Stories of Lore 1: Da prologue
Now that the village construction is complete enough that no one is freezing in the cold nights up here, we have some time for tackling other issues.
Hrm, so problem number one, we don’t have a way to get off the island unless it crashes into another mountain. While it provides enough for us now, especially as we discover more and more about it, winter will be tough. The lakes and rivers do not have any fish in them, the waters are also somewhat murky with algae. Kennae has suggested that we try to find a way to transplant an…eco something into them to increase our sustainability.
I’ve also been informed by Kennae that we need to be careful with the island’s trees. The more we cut for building materials the less of them we will have in the long run since we can’t just walk a little further to find more again and again. He suggests not only do we need a way up and down, but a way to bring heavy supplies up.
As the last piece of information I have been given by Kennae, he said something about an angry crow flying around. There are a good few birds up here on the island though they’ve generally been docile in my experience. Just keep an eye out for an angry crow I suppose.
We currently have only three people capable of leaving and returning to the island. Wehilani being the most qualified to be going outside by herself, though a harpy of the Huanacan can also hold her own. The last of the three is a shaman of mine who can turn into a bird. However, they are limited to the abilities of a small bird so don’t expect them to be able to bring much back and forth. They are also village folk, so I wouldn’t send them out to cover Wehilani on any expedition.
In terms of other resources, the island’s trees seem normal but interspersed throughout the woods are some strange ones that glow. They produce good fruit generally. Also the mountain to the south…well what is currently south as we are rotating, has caves with peculiar rocks. You may have noticed them also clinging to the underside of the island before we hopped aboard. They appear a light blue with streaks of black and gold throughout them.
The lake is unfortunately stagnant. It seems that whatever was deep enough to stay on the island instead of running through its river to go off the side could stay here for a long time. While it seems fine on the surface, be wary of what is growing deeper below. I have made sure to tell the tribe not to drink from it directly, it isn’t as bad as some water sources I have seen as it collects new water from time to time but who knows where the island has been before we came to it.
While we’re in no position to do so at this point in time, a topic for discussion is about pursuing other clans. As it stands the tribe is roughly three hundred people strong. If we were still on the ground, only the Chanai and other alliances could pose much threat to us. However, we have a lot of uncontested space up here. It is worth considering our expectations when it comes to interacting with other clans. We are in a unique position in that very few can contact us and need us to contact them instead. I had always originally intended to invite the orcs, elves, the Halik humans, and the witch doctors. For various reasons, either they didn’t show up, respond, or make it in time.
We should consider, not only for the future but so our three that fly know what to expect, how to handle other clans. We have unburnt and unexploited land up here, which gives us a superior position over many we might deal with. I will hear your suggestions on the matter. While not all of our clans have those who can fly among them, I will hear such ideas on that matter as well if anything in particular might need doing.