Ah, villagers desperate for food… poor things.
Although I don’t see how raising the dead helps with their problem…
Although I don’t see how raising the dead helps with their problem…
Ah, villagers desperate for food… poor things.
Although I don’t see how raising the dead helps with their problem…
The Mitchell and Webb Evil Vicar.The abbot did it after they ran off, as in the chapter. Probably didn't mean for the punishment to be so severe but who can say?
Looks like only those guilty of crimes are actually cursed, so if there were any innocent souls in the village then they should be fine. If not a strongly worded scroll of complaint should be sent to the local Necromancy Ombudsman to clear the matter up.The Abbot said:"cursing the whole town and everyone within for their crimes."
Looks like only those guilty of crimes are actually cursed, so if there were any innocent souls in the village then they should be fine. If not a strongly worded scroll of complaint should be sent to the local Necromancy Ombudsman to clear the matter up.
The Mitchell and Webb Evil vicar.
Could be a tricky one, after all the zombies are (from a certain perspective) the good-guys just trying to get justified revenge against a bunch of defilers and grave robbers. What might help is a good curse lawyer as this bit looks promising;
Looks like only those guilty of crimes are actually cursed, so if there were any innocent souls in the village then they should be fine. If not a strongly worded scroll of complaint should be sent to the local Necromancy Ombudsman to clear the matter up.
I actually took it the opposite way, that the Abbott "cursed the whole town and everyone in it" as holding everyone in the village responsible, innocent and guilty, for the crimes of a few.
Well group punishment would be entirely appropriate if the village was an anrcho-syndicalist commune where all decisions of the executive officer of the week were ratified at bi-weekly meetings, because then they would all deserve being cursed.As for curse morality, it would be totally in keeping for medieval tales for the curse to affect anyone in the village because of the crimes of one guy who stopped by ten years ago, let alone a dozen local grave robbers. Then again, it would be in keeping with the Lancaster narrative for the monk to have been extremely, unknowingly specific. In any case theres bound to be a awkward conversation once the abbot wakes up and the crisis is dealt with
Well group punishment would be entirely appropriate if the village was an anrcho-syndicalist commune where all decisions of the executive officer of the week were ratified at bi-weekly meetings, because then they would all deserve being cursed.
A mystery. Very Stephen King.That night, a fog descended upon the gravesite, blanketing the bodies, the markers and the ground itself in a coat of white.
It needs someone qualified to investigate if you do indeed need need a qualified curse lawyer. I recommend getting Witchsmeller Pursuivant:What might help is a good curse lawyer as this bit looks promising;
Uh oh, don’t go too far and create a monster worse than the wraith!He needed to find that part of himself freshly buried within. The darkest heart held a great power, despite his new reticence. Sometimes a monster can only be battled by another, though in his past life he recognised he had gone too far.
Like thatAnd then it opened its eyes, and the inferno scorched within those sockets.
Great line.The wraith seemed to shrink; its terror turned inward. And the storm began in earnest.
Not the only one leaving the sanctuary of the righteous, it seems. Let’s hope Elfwine can find it again.Wigberht was left alone in the entryway, half-illuminated by candlelight. He began to feel the weight of his years upon him, and reluctantly followed the party, leaving the sanctuary of the righteous behind.
Whippets, flat caps, Boddingtons and such like?Rambunctious’ eyes sharpened for an instant and stared into Wigberht’s soul. “He is the King of Lancaster, sir. And all that entails.”
Whippets, flat caps, Boddingtons and such like?
I can only assume he applied the power of that most Lancastrian of god-like figuresHenry VFred Dinbah to defeat the Wraith. Because hitting it with a collapsing chimney is an amazingly effective way of subduing pretty much any creature, magical or mundane.
A good bit of medieval yarn telling and terrible as the Wraith is these updates have been much more "fun", I think because there are some moments to lighten the mood and fundamentally there is a bit of hope around the place;
the tone has moved more towards the NobleBright end of the scale (if you are familiar with it). Whatever you wish to call it I am enjoying them more and hope this style and tone continues.
I am impressed he said that with a straight face. If nothing else he has a mighty future as a diplomat, provided the self deception doesn't come back to bite him.He needed to ascertain the lay of the land outside Saxon territory, introduce Lancaster as a powerful and benevolent neighbour and potential friend in Ireland and Pictland, and reaffirm its bonds with the Welsh peoples.
I am impressed he said that with a straight face. If nothing else he has a mighty future as a diplomat, provided the self deception doesn't come back to bite him.
Also, sad to see Wigberht conflicted. If he just embraced the cynicism rather than get annoyed about it I'm sure he would be happier. You can still be a good man, and a holy man, while having the realistic view on life that the naive call cynicism.
A very nice storytelling conceit.This, all this, feels like the setup in a great game between unthinkable players.
Its name is Kelebek, dropping by from a thousand years hence in the dark recesses of 1930s Ankara.But a power greater than any of us stalks this family, this realm. We are mere pieces in its grasp.
... speaking of whichAnd, if you look at the map,
Its name is Kelebek, dropping by from a thousand years hence in the dark recesses of 1930s Ankara.
... speaking of which
It is reassuring that no matter how many strange, terrible and wonderful things change in this world, some truths are eternal and universal.Pictland was cold, wet and miserable.
This one is easy surely - don't.I have been tormented and struggled with whether or not to bring him in.
It is reassuring that no matter how many strange, terrible and wonderful things change in this world, some truths are eternal and universal.
I must also say that even by the low standards of Medieval medicine trusting a doctor called the Sea-Devil is, at best, ominous. I'm unfamiliar with the CK2 event chain but I have a horrible feeling this might end up with Wigberht being butchered and maimed, hopefully not though.
The supernatural elements have a certain style and tone in recent updates, and Kelebek does not fit them (he's more grey monotony of evil and incompetence in my view, but whatever he is, it is different).
As you've probably guessed I'm not a fan of the character, but putting that to one side I do genuinely believe it would be a mistake to introduce him.