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Roidira smiles and exhales, as if a burden has
been lifted. “So, you claim understanding. You have mastered
the ways of the tongue, now let us test the deepest rafters of
your mind.”
“Now you may drink from this fountain of enlightenment,” she
says, as she gestures to the pool beneath her feet. “Sup on the
knowledge that shall shatter all you hold dear,” she says, with a
strange edge of intensity. “All of you, step forth.”
If you choose to drink, indicate below.
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Skeptical, but intrigued - Anibal steps forward, unhooks his cup from his belt, and reconsiders the act before dipping the container into the water. Once he does, he turns to the Pathfinders with the cup at chest level.
He smells the liquid and raises an eyebrow. "Well - you don't try it, you might regret it.", he says, gives the pathfinders a and takes a huge swig.
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All but Abaal Zadeir, Sword of Katapesh drink from the pool and receive a vison.
Al-Sahba eagerly awaits news back at the temple. She is enjoying a late dinner with Meriwether as they arrive and bids you all to join them “as the first of many rewards for their hard work.”
You report to her all that happened...
“What unspeakable cruelty. I have no love for the Roidiran
faith, but surely her followers deserved better than losing their
goddess among a sea of riddles. Questions of divine philosophy
can be the most challenging questions we face. It is not
surprising that a divinity known for cloaking herself in secrets
would make such questions even more unapproachable. Yet,
I believe there is much to consider with what you have said.
Perhaps the paradox of Roidira’s nature could be understood
through the lens of other absences that we tend to give names.
It could be, in that sense, that as cold is the absence of heat,
ignorance is the absence of knowledge, and darkness is the
absence of light, Roidira represents the absence of something
else. While I have studied theology extensively, you have seen
more of Roidira’s nature than I have. No matter the faith, she
who experiences the touch of the divine becomes an authority
the wise should heed. What are your interpretations of what
you have witnessed?”
Do you reveal any of your visions? How?
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Tesson scratches his head while drinking ale. By the time, you have become accustomed to the smell.
"Yeah, I think there is more to see than what ye used to. Life seems to be concieved as a cycle. I'd say life per se isn't vain for Roidira. It is just a part of another whole. And thus, less significant than some of us use to think it is." he looks around to see if anyone listens.
He then just loudly burps and says with a big grin:
"Just the booze talking I sayz."
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She seems to not reveal what she has seen, as she herself doesnt completely believe what has transpired, though she does make a mention in passing
"one's road does not and should not have a destination, for the journey is what to seek"
before turning her attention to making sure her gear is clean, and prepared for what comes next
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Al-Sahba eagerly awaits news back at the temple. She is enjoying a late dinner with Meriwether as they arrive and bids you all to join them “as the first of many rewards for their hard work.”
You report to her all that happened...
“....No matter the faith, she who experiences the touch of the divine becomes an authority the wise should heed. What are your interpretations of what you have witnessed?”
"Well," begins Abaal slowly. "In my vision, I witnessed five people drink used bath water. What the theological ramifications that are, I do not know."
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After digesting your words, and her plate of roast dire boar, she takes a deep breath and speaks again. “The satrap wished for me to find a way to discredit both the White Feather and the Roidiran cult. In truth, I am uneasy about treating both in the same way. If you were to have your say, How would you have me use the knowledge you uncovered at the shrine?”