Editing Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence (section)

== Gulliver's Ascent ==
The Circle began their journey together in the South, toward [[The Penitent]].  As they journeyed through The Lap, the presence of a [[The Mountain That Devours|Tyrant Lizard]] walking through the city accompanied by a group of what could only be Solar Exalts drew the attention of the local authority.  While Rover's agile gait was enough to evade the mortal guardsmen, the Circle soon found themselves being followed by a group of Terrestrial Exalts.  Thus began the [[Battle of the Bulge]].

With their enemies either dispatched, half-buried, or punched entirely off The Penitent, the Solars continued their climb up to the head of the giant statue.  Once there, they did a rather cursory search for entrances to what they believed would be a hollow inside the statue.  However, when their search revealed nothing, [[Feyth]] suggested a somewhat more direct approach.  [[Sirokos]] and [[Duricorre]] took turns melting and punching, respectively, through one of the eyes of the great monk, and after three days of this 'excavation', were able to breach the inner rooms.

What the Circle found within was intriguing.  Apparently, someone or something used to live inside the head of The Penitent, and while no records but the dust of eons passing remained, one room seemed to be of great importance, and centrally located within the series of rooms.  As the room appeared to be designed for meditation, Duricorre was selected to simply meditate in the room and see if there was a greater purpose behind its design.  What Duricorre found was that the room allowed him to become aware of all the Geomancy for the South, including uncapped demesnes and Freeholds.  More than that, however, it seemed the room gave him the ability to affect these things, to some degree.  Knowing this knowledge was dangerous, Duricorre was conflicted on whether to reveal the information to the rest of his party.