It was, indeed, a less exciting answer than Jigano had expected, but also somewhat unexpected. "The gods of my world are often in direct opposition to each other," the bard shared, "but rarely in direct conflict. They send their pawns and followers against each other. When the gods on my world war, they tear the very fabric of reality..." Aroden's death had been millennia ago and still the planet had not recovered from the wound his fall had caused.
"An easy deal to make," Jigano agreed with a grin as he finished patting the last seedling into place. "We both have quite a few stories to tell, it sounds like." But first they had things closer to the present to discuss, like shrine visits and guilds. Caiside's experience had clearly left the man with questions that he didn't trust anyone else to answer, and Jigano respected that by turning his attention to their talk of the guild he had started, back during the Deepfrost snows.
"Both, really," Jigano explained in answer to Caiside's questions. "Loreseekers have their own interests and specialties, which they are encouraged to pursue either on their own or with help from fellow guildmembers who share their interests. Generally speaking that's what draws people in the first place. But the other side of the guild is not simply gaining knowledge but knowing when to apply it. Often that means helping people who come to us with questions in need of answers. Those answers might be found in a book, or in making a map of the Underground, or in retrieving rare herbs from the Labyrinth... Not all information is written down, after all." He gave Caiside a wink as he stepped carefully over the new plantings to sit beside Isuma, rinsing his hands from his water container so that it wet the seedlings. "And sometimes we hold the knowledge we gain in trust for the future, recognizing that just because something isn't useful now doesn't mean it won't be later. But the overarching goal of the Loreseekers is to use the knowledge we gain to help the communities and individuals we find ourselves among."
"An easy deal to make," Jigano agreed with a grin as he finished patting the last seedling into place. "We both have quite a few stories to tell, it sounds like." But first they had things closer to the present to discuss, like shrine visits and guilds. Caiside's experience had clearly left the man with questions that he didn't trust anyone else to answer, and Jigano respected that by turning his attention to their talk of the guild he had started, back during the Deepfrost snows.
"Both, really," Jigano explained in answer to Caiside's questions. "Loreseekers have their own interests and specialties, which they are encouraged to pursue either on their own or with help from fellow guildmembers who share their interests. Generally speaking that's what draws people in the first place. But the other side of the guild is not simply gaining knowledge but knowing when to apply it. Often that means helping people who come to us with questions in need of answers. Those answers might be found in a book, or in making a map of the Underground, or in retrieving rare herbs from the Labyrinth... Not all information is written down, after all." He gave Caiside a wink as he stepped carefully over the new plantings to sit beside Isuma, rinsing his hands from his water container so that it wet the seedlings. "And sometimes we hold the knowledge we gain in trust for the future, recognizing that just because something isn't useful now doesn't mean it won't be later. But the overarching goal of the Loreseekers is to use the knowledge we gain to help the communities and individuals we find ourselves among."
