Rangers of Jungle Deep

  Ruairidh would have to be left behind, and Partho made him as comfortable as possible, as the company eyed the stairs up to the next level of the Temple of Sisyn.  Godric was determined to press on but they were now down to only three.  The Death God did not seem interested, this time, in their destiny. Then came a voice from below, a faint call drifting up through the darkness.  Both Godric and Partho relaxed when they heard the unmistakeable accent of Alladore.  Krik nonetheless faded into the shadows, his new bow held at the ready. "These stairs just keep coming", grumbled Radovan, as he kicked aside a skeleton femur, sending it over the edge to clatter onto the floor far below. Behind him stood a tough-looking warrior that Godric vaguely recognised from a battlefield. "Mina", she introduced herself.  "I'm carrying a message from Szarseesi, whom I believe you know". Godric nodded, and checked over the Ranger's seal on the parchment.  "I f...

  The company wolfed down some of their precious rations, whilst Godric reflected on the nature of this death god they were assisting ( Camp Event : Time on your Own, +1 XP ). Parthoghimeos steadied his nerves by studying the many inscriptions on the tombs and on some of the walls and stairwells, although the strange language continued to elude him. Ruairidh's eyes were alight with fervour, at the idea that the company were truly chosen by Sisyn.  He was proving a valiant companion, and Godric prayed that he would not transpire to be an overly hasty one. Kehar's equipment blessed by Partho in a simple yet touching ceremony, involving much passing of hands and soothing sounds, it was distributed among the companions along with the loot from the tombs. It was time to climb those stairs again.  Upwards, ever upwards... ---------------------------------------------------- Scenario Parameters : This is Depth 4 of the Delve , which implies +1 Enemy and +1 Exploration Marker. T...

Who exactly is this god Sisyn ? If the Alderman's child is the Daughter of Sisyn, he is surely the principal deity of the Tidjits, but if so, where has he gone ?  There seems such a jarring contrast between the open, honest ways of the people of Tidjit, and the somber funerary cult that is folded within the gods's sinister tower.   Nobody was overly surprised when Godric announced that they were heading back to the Temple of Sisyn.  The Ranger had been expecting the Alderman to ask, and his company had joined the dots already. Travel there was uneventful, and the path remembered well enough, with Ruairidh helping once or twice when they might have gone astray.   This time, they did pause to admire the ornate decoration around the temple door.  No-one was astonished to note the recurring presence of a female figure in flowing robes.  Partho had proven keen to decipher the images.  Godric caught a flash of something...unpleasant...on the chipmunk's face...