Signs and Portents

[Fogtripper]

[Gremlins]

there was one more shortly before Savage Saturday with drakes (fire and forest) in east fields…

[Largo]

there was one more shortly before Savage Saturday with drakes (fire and forest) in east fields…

The harbinger of chaos, a shadowy looking drake, delivered this message with a sort of finality.

"The fifteen thousand days conclude.
With all the treasures that we brought
You have accepted willingly.
You have been paid. You have been bought.
And now, you are our property.
This final message we avow:
You've had your fifteen thousand days.
Your time has passed. Our time is now."

Where the runes attached to the other heralds faded away shortly after their deaths, the Harbinger of Chaos' remain in east field south, even after the storm should have wiped them away.

Obviously, this seems far from over. Whatever the heralds were harbinging has been harbung, or will be soon.

[xepel]

"The fifteen thousand days conclude.
With all the treasures that we brought
You have accepted willingly.
You have been paid. You have been bought.
And now, you are our property.
This final message we avow:
You've had your fifteen thousand days.
Your time has passed. Our time is now."

15,000 days, eh? That's 41 years - and it's been about 41 years since the Puddleby Island Prison Colony (ie, us) was established.

All the treasures they brought - probably all the fur and teeth we've pulled and sold, all the learning we've done while vanquishing them. So now we've been "paid" by them, as we have willingly accepted these "treasures."

Well, now it's time for their revenge. They've had enough of being slaughtered willy-nilly by our hunting parties! Our rampant coining crews! They're going to fight back, and this time, they're going to win. Or at least not lose. Too badly. Hopefully.

... at least, that's my interpretation.

[Largo]

15,000 days, eh? That's 41 years - and it's been about 41 years since the Puddleby Island Prison Colony (ie, us) was established.

All the treasures they brought - probably all the fur and teeth we've pulled and sold, all the learning we've done while vanquishing them. So now we've been "paid" by them, as we have willingly accepted these "treasures."

Well, now it's time for their revenge. They've had enough of being slaughtered willy-nilly by our hunting parties! Our rampant coining crews! They're going to fight back, and this time, they're going to win. Or at least not lose. Too badly. Hopefully.

... at least, that's my interpretation.

I think you're giving what are essentially mindless creatures too much credit. I'm certain there's a sentient ringleader behind all of this, maybe a powerful mage of some sort with a fondness for nature. Bursting into flames and conjuring runes upon being slain isn't a natural occurrence.

[Odesseus]

I think you're giving what are essentially mindless creatures too much credit. I'm certain there's a sentient ringleader behind all of this, maybe a powerful mage of some sort with a fondness for nature. Bursting into flames and conjuring runes upon being slain isn't a natural occurrence.

You know, he has a point... but then stranger things have happened...

[Indigo]

The drake rune initially had an odd symbol associated with it. From what I understand, it looked like this:

: : : : :

Now, it looks like this:

: : : : .

Mystics Asenath and MaryJane examined the symbol. I anticipate many will continue to hold vigil.

[Raul]

seems like it is counting down

[Gremlins]

The drake rune initially had an odd symbol associated with it. From what I understand, it looked like this:

: : : : :

Now, it looks like this:

: : : : .

Mystics Asenath and MaryJane examined the symbol. I anticipate many will continue to hold vigil.

The number of blinking dots has been now reduced to 8. A bit later the symbol was changed to

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: : : . .


Definitively looks like a countdown…

[Gandor Durin]

Bah, that's no countdown! Someone's stealing the dots! Fess up and I won't have to untrain back into a Fighter just so I can whup ya! I don't care if they're the tastiest dots in the lands, they're probably the only thing left keeping the planes from falling apart!

[Raul]

maybe the dreaded Pahk'man got loose?

[Illora Mone]

Down to six dots in the message now.

[Mac]

Maybe someone who has the time should figure out about when the last dot will disappear so we might be better prepared for whatever may happen.

[MaryJane]

If I am timing it correctly - they should run out just about the same time as the next chaos storm hits.

[Cinnamon]

If I am timing it correctly - they should run out just about the same time as the next chaos storm hits.

Can we get a RL date/time on that? Sorry, Town Square, IC, I know.