by Yerkan of Elish » Sat Jul 20, 2013 3:53 am
I approach Thrash in his home and bow to him, a**i the boon of a small nook or cranny in his massive throne in which to set up.
When this is offered, I dust it off briefly, set up my current works on a stone, and draw out a great tome from my pocket. Within it are drawings, thousands of them, each depicting the exact layout of my studiolo in perfect detail, down to the titles of the books. Everything in the studiolo was apparently laid out such that, while appearing a mess, the maximum number of titles could be read on the spines of books, including those scattered on the floors. There is minuscule writing throughout the book - a mortal would see a square of light gray, which actually contains millions of pages of text, for every book I owned is contained in this one. I retain my Knowledge domain.
To this place I invite Viktor. "You are told to seek me, it seems. The reason for this, I assume, is my vast collection of knowledge. Well I could tell you many stories of things that you could hunt, but I am afraid I cannot share the experience or thrill of the hunt in the same way that you can. Discovering an unknown tidbit is not the same as biting into flesh with tooth or spear. There was a... being called @Volatilus, and he was an unparalleled hunter. If you could find him, I would hunt him, and then hunt with him. You would share much together.
"If this does not work, however. If Volatilus is not willing to be found. Then I would suggest you hunt any of these which take your fancy. The sslugs are here already. There is perhaps little sport in tracking them, but much experience to be gained from taking down so massive a foe. This requires cleverness and hunting skills that many lesser wolves do not have. I stand and watch as many races try to take down the great beasts that tower above them, and they learn much of many things in this way. You could hunt the Spawn of Earnaness, who fled, perhaps to die. She is now weak, resting, tending to her wounds, and may be an easy kill, but she will be harder to track. You could hunt those who have left us and fled, bring them back here. This will require charisma which few have. You could hunt any further allies of Ravana, any further heralds. I do not know if these even exist, and they would be enjoyable to find, and fulfill all of your urges, for there are many reasons to kill them if it takes your fancy. This last quarry is perhaps that which belongs most to you, but the others are quite viable options, and diversification can never harm a hunter. The humans originally hunted with spears in melee, then they learned to use pits, then bows and arrows. But the real power for their hunt came from all of these together.
enuma eliš la nabuú šámamu
šapliš ammatum šuma la zakrat
gipara la kiissuru susaa la she'uú
enuma dingir dingir la šupuu manama