A Redlander with a sloppy mohawk demands to be let in. His cybernetic buzz saw arm hints at violence but Nat confuses him with religious platitudes. The caravan leaves in haste.
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| Dry but colorful hills |
The Rules of the Steppe
A winding road leads them north through dry hills. The air is filled with ash and ash lice pester the heroes. Robed figures with gas masks escort them on the ridge. Together they reach the steppe. Nat remembers the customs of the nomads and proposes to break bread. Naida tries to win them as allies against the Redlanders but the shaman insists that the wolves will always hunt the weakest deer and that blood and the dead rule the steppe. The nomads leave in silence unimpressed by moral claims. |
| Nomads of the Ashwhite clan in protective gear |
Later they make camp at a copse of lonely trees. While scouting the area Naida is approached by an old salt prospector who points at the blasted mountain tops where echoes of psychic shrapnel linger in flickering images. There she might find what she is looking for. A caravan of devout Greenlanders arrive. A business opportunity for Nat! Alas, the church demands the tithe and the sack of saffron is appropriated in the name of the prophet. Copernicus prepares a celebration of life with music and vampire wine. Nat kisses a Greenlander and befriends a chicken - or was it the other way round? While everyone is asleep Naida steals the sack back. The caravans depart in opposite directions.
Further north they encounter a tribe of Armadilloids. Food is exchanged. Nat tries to establish a business relationship but breaks an innocent heart instead. "Casey" expresses his love non-verbally: He will travel with them to the end of the world if that is what it takes to be close to Nat. The chicken stares incredulously.
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| The Ancient City of the Nomads |
The Lavender Cliffs
They arrive at the foot of the mountains. There is a huge Baobab tree to the west and way up a village is carved into the face of the Lavender Cliffs. They follow the steep serpentine road. On the plaza they are greeted by weathered elders. Naida visits the shaman and the dead visit Naida. Matriarch Solbec announces that there will be celebrations when the psychic warriors return.The heroes are invited to take part in both war and festivities. |
| A Veteran of the Psychic War |
Actual Play: https://youtu.be/IucWssvC0WM
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