Resolved: A Clue Written in the Stars (2M)

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Merlin
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Resolved: A Clue Written in the Stars (2M)

Post by Merlin » Thu May 13, 2021 2:51 pm

Player: Merlin (Character: Thage Stormblade)
Rumor:
The Mershani People, an insular human tribe, took shelter in Throal before the Scourge. Through the Long Night, the Mershani worked hard to preserve as much of their cultural identity and traditions as they could while living alongside the people of Throal.

Recently, one of the Mershani Elders was promoted to Assistant Relic Keeper and allowed to help with the preservation and curation of some of the People’s most sacred objects from the time before.
The Elder, Tycho Brahe, is (among other things) an amateur Astronomer. Elder Brahe could not control his excitement when he realized that the background of one of the tablets among the Relics was not an abstract representation of the night sky; It appeared to be a remarkably accurate record of star positions at the time of its carving, at the location of its carving; the Mershani’s ancestral home of Mershan.
Research at the Great Library of Throal has given the scholar two key pieces to the puzzle of Mershan’s location.
 First, the carving has been dated to the spring season of a year somewhere around 840; well before the Scourge which started in 1008.
 Second, study of copies and detailed star charts in a collected body of work Named the Almagest (in the Great Library) have yielded equations that will allow the Elder to “walk the current stars backwards in time and find their match”.
In laymen’s terms, this will allow the Elder to suggest the area best to search for the Mershani’s ancestral home. It will not be a precise answer, there is too much “noise” in the data and analysis, but it could be incredibly useful for finding the People’s lost homeland.

In order to complete his analysis, the Elder needs accurate star chart readings from the highest point that can be reasonably found near three locations; two on the plains outside Throal, and one up in the Throalic mountains <geographic details here>. He has warned you that nighttime weather this time of year can be quite unsettled, and a clear night sky will be needed for accurate readings.
Thage Stormblade, a human warrior adept of the Mershani People, am organizing a party of adepts to travel to the locations and obtain the star chart readings for the Elder.

The is adventure intended for 5 Players.
Note: If none of the PCs selected for the adventure have the needed Navigation/Map Making/Astronomy skills to use the equipment, take the readings, and make the star charts, the Elder will send along a very fragile and frightened apprentice named Bessel with virtually no survival skills. What could possibly go wrong?

Location: Wilderness around Throal
Circle: 2M
Reward: Standard rewards for ECR and difficulty. Potential Adventure Alternative Reward: Half price circle advancement training sponsored by the grateful Mershani community in Throal.
Benefit: Help the Mershani people locate their pre-scourge land in preperation for re-settlement
Notable NPCs: Mershani Elder Tycho Brahe (Assistant Relic Keeper)
Last edited by Merlin on Mon May 24, 2021 12:03 am, edited 4 times in total.

Serespar
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Re: QUEST: A Clue Written in the Stars (2M)

Post by Serespar » Thu May 13, 2021 7:06 pm

Adventure: A Clue Written in the Stars (2M)
LFG: http://fasagames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=2424
AAR: http://fasagames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=2424
Status: AAR Posted
Notable NPCs and Features: Elder Brahe and his apprentice Bessel

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