SolomonBrand
"So come, death. take me or take everyone else in this place. You will feast tonight either way."
recap of journeys SBoW completed his trials. It was a long, excruciating task in which he should have died 3 times, but wasn't allowed, as he was under the protection of Lady Ananke during the trials. He tried stealing the sigil and hiding the temple. Each time he did this, Bast became incensed and killed him. the first time was being obliterated.. turned into pink mist. The second time he was drowned in the sea by the coast of Serosian with chains wrapped about him. The third time he progressed a little further, trying to appeal to her. At her lair, she rejected his appeals about her being on a path which led to darkness. 10:17 The fourth time, having learned a great deal from the previous experiences, he was able to get her to trust him enough to listen. He hid her temple, but left the sigil where it was. He approached her and reasoned, able to get her to promise to stay in her lair until the battle was over, rather than enter the battle to assist the Victoriana legion. she extracted a promise from SBoW that he would walk the battlefield with her after it was concluded to determine if justice was served. He went to confirm that would satisfy the task given by Ra, then went back to Bast with an amended deal - he would bring the temple seal to her for her keeping, then return when the battle was completed.
murishani 10:27 Each time SBoW died, he relived the entire experience again - beginning with awakening under the tree where he met Archer Luminex. He was offered a Mirabellan plum - a sacred fruit. When SBoW bit the plum, it fast-forwarded the next 18 months of SBoW's experiences.. he saw the triumphant breaking through of Archer to become a mage. He experienced the 15 months on the island with Calypso and her people. He fell in love with Calypso as Ulysses, saw the birth of Ulysses Setsiris... gave him to Antonius Abbraxas to be raised. replayed the final day of the city of Toth barrickea. witnessed the reuniting of the people of Calypso with the people of Heliopolis. 10:29 There were small differences in the story each time, as SBoW tried different things. He met Wayland and Strahbo both - they were Oerendine mages at this point. They were surprised that SBoW knew them. Learned that the doorway crystal magic was lost magic sometime between the fall of Barrickea and when SBoW invented it as a master mage project. 10:31 He saw Unamau spare herself by hiding in the oracle's cave. He saw Calypso murdered first by the Oerendine mages (didn't see it, but assumed it happened). He met Ezekiel <second name> who was the high priest when the order fell.
murishani 10:36 The final time, when SBoW got it right, he walked the city with Bast, surveying the damage. They came upon a place where they brought survivors to be healed. There was Amenhotep - not Pharaoh... lying with his torso slashed by a Fusterrenskaad. He was dying. Bast became angry, blaming it on SBoW because he made her wait in her cave. Amenhotep pleaded, telling bast that he had asked her multiple times to turn away from this path. He begged her to return to her lair, as she was not supposed to walk among mortals. SHe was about to, when An-hur, Menhit and Monthu appeared. There was a confrontation and the others challenged An-Hur. He put them in their place. SBoW put himself between Bast and An-Hur to protect her. An-hur slashed at SBoW, but SBoW was hurled across the field, and the slash cut through Bast, who collapsed in halves. 10:38 SBoW got to his feet, and turned to face An-Hur who was finally convinced to leave. SboW rushed to Amenhotep, who passed the mantle of Pharaoh to our hero. He also gave the headpiece to SBoW. Amenhotep then died. (edited) 10:40 SBoW reported to Ra, who had a couple things still to accomplish. SBoW removed the runes of hiding from the temple of Bast and put them around the lair of Bast where the Sigil remained. He was taken to a supernatural field, where as hints of his location were discoverd, he grew closer to a house.. the house of Ananke. 10:42 She gave SBoW an opp to ask any questions, and charged him to provide a summary of what he had learned, along with 4 decisions: his aspect (power), groups for which he is a patron (Parents and Kelpie) and his animal (dragon). The 4th decision was what to do with his name. This would all be required at a ceremony which he was to arrange with Ra. 10:46 Upon returning home, he found himself on the floor of Mythras' tower. Mythras greeted him and ascertained that SBoW was now an earth-bound caretaker. SBoW returned home to greet his family and be healed. he then cleaned himself and went to visit Ra. He reported on his trials, and was given tasks to complete before the ceremony was to take place. Tasks : restore the Temple of Bast, think on who would be a good Bast replacement and wait for Bast to be re-empowered. Upon that happening, the sigil would be given to bast and the ceremony would take place for SBoW to become Pharaoh.
