Zellara's Ghost's page

Zellara nods "I exist for the city now, my will is bound to these cards, as long as those who carry me defend the city, I shall assist in their defense. Know that these fortunes are truth, and will assist you in the coming days." Effectively you can re-roll a fortitude save.

"In this virulent time, what shat shall give us insight?"

She chooses the 9 shield cards from the deck.

"Strength of body shall persevere in this time"

She looks to Donagar, and places The Mountain Man card "Powers move beyond your control, survive before attempting to move mountains."

Then she looks to Mai, places The Tangled Briar "Ancient deeds will help you, call upon your teaching."

And Marra, The Survivor "You have survived more in your short life than many do in a lifetime. You will have to call upon that strength to survive this ordeal."

She pulls the Desert card for Drakus "Korvosa may seem so bleak that none shall survive without aid, the journey through this landscape can lead to good."

She looks at Nik'o and pulls the Trumpet "The archon wades into the most dire situation without fear for the good."

Then she looks to Gregor and places the Waxworks on table finally. "Helplessness and entropy freeze the blood with horror, break through the horror and persevere."

Do you guys need me to take a photo of the spread to see the cards or are you all familiar with the cards?

The entire room shimmers, a table with an aged Varisian woman appears, dressed in traditional Varisian garb as if she just stepped out of a vardo. Wall hangings appear on the walls as well transforming the room into the den of a harrow reader.

"Hello again Marra, and greetings to your new allies. I fear the city is in great peril. I shall read the cards for you, give you some insight into those perils."

So you're currently in Zellara's house, She manifests her old house once more using the power of the harrow deck. Making it appear as it did when the entire adventure started a month ago.

The warm room lit by candles, Varisian tapestries and rugs line the walls, and floor, a table and chairs laid out around a fortune teller's table overlaid with a finely crafted shawl. All what was once a rather comfortable home of a Harrower.

After the inquisitors leave, Zellara beckons, "Marra, do what you can to have this home transferred to you. I want you to have it."

Throughout the reading Aliandara listens intently, though with a frown on her face, desperate to find the meaning in Zellara’s words. “I am wiser than to ignore a Harrowing and from a ghost at that. The Liar is my card you say, what does that mean though? Does it speak of my past, future or my present?“

"It is your role you play in the current play, roles change from day to day, week to week, year to year, even lifetime to lifetime..."

"If destiny you deny dwarf, then the fates may sway in a most detrimental way, by not accompanying these companions in their foray this evening, I see only death and despair"

"Misaligned Crows Murder, death, loss...but that which can be averted"
"The Misaligned Idiot in the future, greed, will play in your favor, bribery will benefit you."

"The Inquisitor, this is an immutable reality forces in motion.
The Sickness plague, famine, pestilence, it's here the riots possibly, or something set in motion...
"The Mountain Man, powers beyond your control move toward and unknown future. There are forces moving that are unclear."

"The negative...an Empty Throne, The Mute Hag, and The Misaligned Publican... These are the negative, a powerful telling, Your actions will affect these negative forces."

"Important lessons of the past will reveal pacts of evil, and make light revealing a refuge unfound."

"You each have a role to play in the encounter"

Marra you are "the Theatre"
Dwarf you play a role in this as well "The Marriage"
Drakus, "The Tyrant"
Aliandara "The Liar"
and
Panish, "The Courtesan"

The cards reshuffle, and align into the 9 alignments.
(M=Misaligned)
Brass Dwarf - The Crows (M) - The Idiot (M)
The Inquisitor - The Sickness - The Mountain Man
The Empty Throne (M) - The Mute Hag - The Publican (M)

"The Theatre The puppet that acts the scene, unaware of her affect."
"The Marriage, The represents a union, a joining of forces.
"The Tyrant, A leader who is not well liked despite his role"
"The LiarTreacherous love, the silvered tongue."
"The Courtesan Political intrigue, care must be taken or unexpected turns will show."

"I'm not a ghost, I'm the cards, they are me, my soul is attached to them, through the cards, I can manifest an illusion of myself. I did call upon Iomedae to deliver justice to Lamm."

"Encounter with the Lord of Spiders"

The cards on the table begin to shuffle themselves.

One cards flips from the Deck, "The Empty Throne"

"This encounter will become one of diplomacy, you must draw upon your knowledge of the past to be successful."

As Marra fans the deck onto the table, a beautiful woman appears.

"Hello young phoenix," The woman says to Marra"I was listening and heard the stout dwarf mention the vermin. Good dwarf he is most certainly beyond this world, shortly after my own demise. He met with justice."

"Marra, I see you have new friends, shall I perform a reading?"

Zellara turns toward Pavo

"I'm less a ghost and more of a projection Unicorn, I can also project into my surroundings, when you were in my house, it looked as if the house were lived in, but when you return there, it will not look that way today..."

it appears that Zellara thinks of you as the cards she sent you, as she called Pavo, Unicorn.

"I can not know what is not in range of the cards, only that destiny is at hand...something, grand is happening, and you play a major role in the destiny of Korvosa."

Zellara replies, "No, that was an illusion just like this is. My spirit is tied to the Harrow Deck as I said before, so I can project myself from them, but it is quite taxing, so I can only do it once per day."