It doesn't work yet, but hopefully it will when I've completed the tasks Ludo set me for it, he explained, hurrying along so they could hopefully make their kill before full dark. If you catch a god in a good mood, sometimes they'll make useful things for you - armor, weapons, or things like this - if you complete certain tasks for them in exchange. The tasks are usually fetching the materials to make the item, he added by way off reassurance.
He sent a pulse of relief to hear that both Aisha and Oliver would be taking shelter in Torchline, gratitude and gladness mixed in. Wise, he praised, as Isuma flew ahead, a bright point at odds with the fiery leaves. Very wise. Many of our newcomers haven't made it through their first LongNight. There was old grief there, sorrow for friends lost before their time, to bad luck or not taking warnings seriously enough. And rest assured, we'll have plenty of work to do for you before then! A cheerful warning as the spoor grew fresher and he slowed his pace so they wouldn't come upon the herd unprepared. The deer couldn't be far ahead now...
Good. The fox very much approved of Aisha's preparedness as he padded around a pile of droppings fresh enough to have him taking care for where he placed his paws, seeking to avoid rustling the dead leaves. The monsters are a kind of proto-Ascended, abandoned by the Voice. They're not really alive anymore, but they don't have the courtesy to stay dead, either. They hunt humans during LongNight, when the gods are weak, but luckily they aren't strong enough to simply break into buildings usually, either. If they catch you outside, though, they'll swarm you. His mental tone was grim as he prowled forward, seeing through his eyes and Isuma's as well as the gryphlet perched high above, watching the herd that was just pass a screen of underbrush. It's safest to stay tucked up tight inside, with snow moss to silence the creaks of your house and windows covered over so no light escapes. If there's no obvious life in a place, the monsters seem content to move past it and hunt elsewhere, but that means all food and water and light and fuel have to be stocked in with you, because you can't leave for any reason without risking attack - or, worse, some of them getting inside whatever door you opened.
He sent a pulse of relief to hear that both Aisha and Oliver would be taking shelter in Torchline, gratitude and gladness mixed in. Wise, he praised, as Isuma flew ahead, a bright point at odds with the fiery leaves. Very wise. Many of our newcomers haven't made it through their first LongNight. There was old grief there, sorrow for friends lost before their time, to bad luck or not taking warnings seriously enough. And rest assured, we'll have plenty of work to do for you before then! A cheerful warning as the spoor grew fresher and he slowed his pace so they wouldn't come upon the herd unprepared. The deer couldn't be far ahead now...
Good. The fox very much approved of Aisha's preparedness as he padded around a pile of droppings fresh enough to have him taking care for where he placed his paws, seeking to avoid rustling the dead leaves. The monsters are a kind of proto-Ascended, abandoned by the Voice. They're not really alive anymore, but they don't have the courtesy to stay dead, either. They hunt humans during LongNight, when the gods are weak, but luckily they aren't strong enough to simply break into buildings usually, either. If they catch you outside, though, they'll swarm you. His mental tone was grim as he prowled forward, seeing through his eyes and Isuma's as well as the gryphlet perched high above, watching the herd that was just pass a screen of underbrush. It's safest to stay tucked up tight inside, with snow moss to silence the creaks of your house and windows covered over so no light escapes. If there's no obvious life in a place, the monsters seem content to move past it and hunt elsewhere, but that means all food and water and light and fuel have to be stocked in with you, because you can't leave for any reason without risking attack - or, worse, some of them getting inside whatever door you opened.
