Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 22 Mar 2007 to 29 Mar 2007 (#2007-31)
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 1. Savage Tide on Mystara VII: "City of Broken Idols"

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Date:    Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:09:27 -0700
From:    Chris Davies <cricharddavies@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Savage Tide on Mystara VII: "City of Broken Idols"

Basically, the major changes to this adventure center around the
different trinity of Immortals honored by the Olman on the
Mystaran Isle of Dread. This starts with the trio of Immortals
portrayed on the disc that Noltus sent back with the demon
hunter. It depicts Kalaktatla (as both the Amber Serpent and in
human form), Otzitiotl (in human form) and Orontiuh (also in
human form).

But who, you may ask, is Orontiuh?

As you may recall from X1, Umlat, the tribal cleric of Mantru,
was described as honoring a "deity" called Oloron, Lord of the
Skies. This Immortal, known as Aeolus elsewhere in the Known
World, was worshipped by the Olman ancestors of the people of
Mantru under the name Orontiuh. (His following among other Oltec
peoples, including those who were preserved in the Hollow World,
died out.)
Aeolus is an Immortal of the Sphere of Thought (probably an
Eternal) whose position in his sphere is analogous to that of
Protius in the Sphere of Time. They are both focused on its
elemental aspect (air and specifically wind, in Aeolus' case) to
the exclusion of the other aspects.

The following changes should be made to the description of areas
in the Taboo Temple.

Area 2: The collapsed statue of a serpent portrays Kalaktatla;
the bas reliefs are of Otzitiotl (depicted with a sun) and
Orontiuh (cloud).

Area 11: The three figures represent Kalaktatla (feathers),
Otzititol (sun) and Ortontiuh (cloud). The moons, stars, and
suns are unchanged. (The Olmans were into astronomy.) It should
be noted that the images that appear are being generated by the
room itself, a sentient artifact created to hold the bow in
safekeeping, rather than being actual messages from the
Immortals, who have other things on their minds. As such, the
first bit of the message should probably be modified as follows.
"The time when this place was holy is long gone, and there are
no longer any among our children's children who recall what has
been lost. So be it. Still, we can help you, strangers, in this
fight that is both revenge for the past and hope for the future.
Heed our words." The rest is the same.

Okay. On to Khala the Two-Headed. "Aspects" are one of the ideas
of the current iteration of D&D that don't mesh well with the
the metaphysics of Mystara. So rather than being an Aspect of
Demogorgon, the creature is a lesser fiend who is on the path to
true Entropic Immortality under Demogorgon's patronage. (He may
even be one of Demogorgon's spawn.) Needless to say, the players
action in destroying this protege in whom Demogorgon has
invested so much time, and in the process also delaying the
ritual that will cure hir little personality problem, seriously
annoys Demogorgon ...



C(hristopher) Richard Davies.
Advocate for Darkness, Part-Time Champion of Light.
Jimmy: This isn't an adventure story. Is it, Mr. Hayes? Hayes: No, Jimmy. It's not.
-- from "King Kong" (2005)



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