As Her Light expanded and cleared a way through the fog, those who had gathered within the church for Bonfires and Ritual Sacrifice felt a calling from beyond the gates. Desire for Tokens of Concord began to swell within many, and they would be sought in the world beyond Her chapel.
ππ₯π’ ππ¬π€ π₯ππ° π π©π’ππ―π’π‘. ππ₯π’ π π²π―π°π’π‘ π΄π¬π―π©π‘ π¬ππ’π«π°.
ππ¬π² π₯ππ³π’ πͺπ²π π₯ π±π¬ π°π’π’ π°π±π¦π©π©.ππ₯π’ ππ¬π¨π’π«π° π¬π£ βπ¬π«π π¬π―π‘ π ππ©π© π£π¬π― πΆπ¬π².
ππ¦π©π© πΆπ¬π² π°π’π’π¨ π±π₯π’πͺ π¬π²π± π¬π― π―π’π°π¦π°π± π±π₯π’π¦π― ππ€π’π«π‘π? [1]
Once the fog had cleared, a choice was laid before the adventurers. Two paths lay before them; one to the east and a darkened forest, another to the west and the rubble of abandoned fortresses. Much discussion [2] was had as the group debated which way to go, few of mind they should stay in place.
ππ¦π©π€π―π¦πͺπ° π€ππ±π₯π’π― ππ° π±π₯π’ π΄π¬π―π©π‘ π¬ππ’π«π° π²π.
ππ¬ π±π₯π’ πππ°π±, π π‘ππ―π¨ π£π¬π―π’π°π± π±π₯ππ± ππππ’ππ―π° π±π¬ π΄π―π¦π±π₯π’ π£π―π¬πͺ π π‘π¦π°π±ππ«π π’.
ππ¬ π±π₯π’ ππ’π°π±, π―π²πππ©π’ ππ«π‘ π‘π’π³ππ°π±ππ±π’π‘ π£π¬π―π±π―π’π°π°π’π°. [3]
1,021 members wish to go West toward the ruins, outnumbering the 829 who wish to go East toward the forest. Only 245 wish to stay at the church. [4] As consensus was reached, the pilgrims left westward, towards the devastated fortresses.
ππ¬π² πͺππ¨π’ πΆπ¬π²π― π’π΅π¦π± ππ’π°π± π©π¬π¬π¨π¦π«π€ π±π¬π΄ππ―π‘π° π±π₯π’ π―π²π¦π«π° ππ₯π’ππ‘.
ππ° πΆπ¬π² π’π΅π¦π± βπ’π― π π₯πππ’π©, πΆπ¬π² π£π’π’π© π π°π²π‘π‘π’π« π π¬π©π‘π«π’π°π°. [5]
The journey would take some time, and it was unclear what lay ahead of them. The path would carry them 15 miles before the first fallen outpost.
ππ¬π² π£π¬π©π©π¬π΄ π π±π₯π¦π« π―π¬ππ‘ ππ₯π’ππ‘.
βπ± π΄π¦π©π© ππ’ ππ± π©π’ππ°π± 15 πͺπ¦π©π’π° π²π«π±π¦π© π±π₯π’ π£π¦π―π°π± π―π²π¦π« π¦π° πͺπ’π±.ππ¬π² π₯ππ³π’ π«π¬ π₯π’ππ―π±π₯ π¬π²π± π₯π’π―π’, π±π―ππ³π’π©π’π―.
ππ’π©π π¬πͺπ’ π±π¬ π±π₯π’ π£π¬π―π°ππ¨π’π« π΄π¬π―π©π‘. [6]