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− | "There are some tribes forbidden to look upon the faces of their gods. So weak are they that to see their gods whole would shatter their minds. Not so the Grinning Tempest. We are strong, and so our god can walk among us. Do not look at him, children, without thinking how much greater than a man he is. Look up and see his height, look across and see his mighty thews. Pray to him that he will give you a feather from his | + | "There are some tribes forbidden to look upon the faces of their gods. So weak are they that to see their gods whole would shatter their minds. Not so the Grinning Tempest. We are strong, and so our god can walk among us. Do not look at him, children, without thinking how much greater than a man he is. Look up and see his height, look across and see his mighty thews. Pray to him that he will give you a feather from his shoulders or arms to protect you. See his club of war and know that you shall never lift it, see his silver armor, his gift from the Prince of the Northern Jungle, and know that it shall never grace your shoulders. We are weak compared to him, but do not forget that we alone among the Hill Tribes can even look upon our gods face - that we alone among the Hill Tribes are strong." |
-- ''Nine Eagle, shaman of the Grinning Tempest tribe of Hill People'' | -- ''Nine Eagle, shaman of the Grinning Tempest tribe of Hill People'' | ||
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==A Growing Storm== | ==A Growing Storm== | ||
− | "I am troubled, Nine Eagle, for the future of our people. Our god has grown sullen since he met the [[Storm of Amber|Golden Lord]] in battle before the gates of [[Chebam]]; now storm clouds always nip at our heels like a pack of claw striders. I thought things would grow better when the god returned from his visit with the great Prince of the Northern Jungle, but instead the horned wolves have followed him home. It is fit for Shouting With Iron to lie with our women and beget thunder children; you know that I am one so blessed. But now the horned wolves have begun to make... demands... and our people are ill at ease. I will trust my god, as my tribe has for generations before me, but something must soon come of his plans, or I fear the hunters may soon war with the horned wolves." | + | "I am troubled, Nine Eagle, for the future of our people. Our god has grown sullen since he met the [[Storm of Amber|Golden Lord]] in battle before the gates of [[Chebam]]; now storm clouds always nip at our heels like a pack of claw striders. I thought things would grow better when the god returned from his visit with the great [[Ma Ha Suchi|Prince of the Northern Jungle]], but instead the horned wolves have followed him home. It is fit for Shouting With Iron to lie with our women and beget thunder children; you know that I am one so blessed. But now the horned wolves have begun to make... demands... and our people are ill at ease. I will trust my god, as my tribe has for generations before me, but something must soon come of his plans, or I fear the hunters may soon war with the horned wolves." |
-- ''Swift Iron, Hunter of the Grinning Tempest tribe of Hill People'' | -- ''Swift Iron, Hunter of the Grinning Tempest tribe of Hill People'' | ||
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[[Heaven's Mandate]] | [[Heaven's Mandate]] |