Sakuya Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I don't personally know Nue, but she is something of a friend of a friend, and I do at least know roughly where to find her."
> Frown.
> "I hope she didn't cause you any problems. It is my understanding that she is a trickster well-documented throughout the ages."

>"Hardly a surprise," says Sir Kay. "It took some time to take a my measure of her. However, there is more to it than a simple hello. She had in her possession a sword of particular interest to the Round Table, and I would know what she's done with it."

[Kilgamayan]

> "I can do that. Would you like it returned?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can do that. Would you like it returned?"

>"That's not necessary at this point," says Sir Kay. "If it has been misused, do free emancipate it from whomever was foolish enough, and I'll find a suitable reward. If not, then it's no matter, simply a point of curiosity."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Very well. Is there any other business you wish to conduct over there?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Very well. Is there any other business you wish to conduct over there?"

>"Nothing I wouldn't prefer to see to myself," he says.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "Understood. Is there anyone in this village that could serve as a guide, or is this an unfortunate case of 'travel north and hope for the best'?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Understood. Is there anyone in this village that could serve as a guide, or is this an unfortunate case of 'travel north and hope for the best'?"

>"I'm afraid you'll have to manage," he says. "The peasantry aren't quite up for roving, and I'm sure they would only get in your way. Do keep your chin up, it's quite hard to miss once you're out of the forest."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Very well. Thank you very much for your time, Sir."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Very well. Thank you very much for your time, Sir."

>"Will that be it?" he says. "Very well, I would show you out, but I'm rather busy at the moment. I'm sure you can find your way, it's just over there. If you should return and my manservant is nowhere to be seen, do knock."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Understood. Best of luck with your work."
> Exit the same way we came in.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Understood. Best of luck with your work."
> Exit the same way we came in.

>"Best wishes to finding your way home, as well," he says. "I rather regret I haven't more to offer."
>You head back outside.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nothing for it, it seems. Wait a respectful distance away from the Earl's building, then take flight and head northward.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nothing for it, it seems. Wait a respectful distance away from the Earl's building, then take flight and head northward.

>You take to the air, and head for the north.
>The forest stretches ahead of you as far as you can see, a vast sea of trees dotted by the occasional creek. Here and there you see faeries playing around. Nothing feels familiar, but this could be like any unexplored segment of the Forest of Magic. But it just doesn't stop. Minutes then tens of minutes pass by; you've easily covered the trip to Scarlet Devil Mansion and back twice by now, before you finally see the edge of it. Beyond that are farms, wide fields of rice and other familiar crops. And beyond that, you can see what looks like a town, stretching along the horizon.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Make our way toward the farms, and see if anyone is around withing on them.

[Monarda]

Damn, you sure are quick.

>Look around before landing, could we spot the Hakurei Shrine from the village ? And can we spot the Hakurei Shrine or any notable building from our current location ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around before landing, could we spot the Hakurei Shrine from the village ? And can we spot the Hakurei Shrine or any notable building from our current location ?

>You are too far from the village to spot anything, but it does not look familiar at all and seems much too large to be familiar.

> Make our way toward the farms, and see if anyone is around withing on them.

>You reach the edge of the forest, and look down toward the farms. You can see a fair number of field hands at work in them, tending to the rice paddies. You note the farmhouses seem to be clustered around large fields, no doubt to make the best use of space and communally labor on them.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Make our way to the nearest farmhouse.

[Hello Purvis]

> Make our way to the nearest farmhouse.

>You make your way toward a farmhouse. It is a humble, one-room affair, its walls made of wood with a length of cloth over the door.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Land.
> Is there anyone inside, that we can see?

[Hello Purvis]

> Land.
> Is there anyone inside, that we can see?

>You don't hear or see anyone inside. You imagine they are probably at work in the field, or perhaps tending to some other thing.

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[Monarda]

>Look around for more houses or other people to talk with.

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around for more houses or other people to talk with.

>There are houses all along the edges of the fields. There are people working them, but otherwise you don't see anyone lingering about.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How close was the town we saw to these fields?

[Hello Purvis]

> How close was the town we saw to these fields?

>It's a few minutes away, at least.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Take flight again and head toward the town.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take flight again and head toward the town.

>You make your way toward the town.
>It stretches out in every direction, you can barely see the edges of it from the air. Housing rows, shops, and buildings you cannot identify stretch out in a chaotic tangle. Here and there is a square with some statue or perhaps a well. People of all kinds mill about, carts run up and down the dirt roads at seemingly random, here and there you see farm animals running around; chickens and the odd goat or pig. A babble of voices and sounds of life raise from it in a kind of general roar. You've never seen anything like it.
>You think you are close to the western edge of the town, it comes to an end not too terribly far away, now that you look in that direction. It stretches further to the east, you think you can pick out what looks like a huge marketplace; or at least huger than the one you are used to. To the far east, you can see a forest; perhaps some kind of park? The town certainly goes right to the edge of it.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Land in a clear place that does not risk us getting run into or over by a farm animal.

[Hello Purvis]

> Land in a clear place that does not risk us getting run into or over by a farm animal.

>You land in a nearby square. A number of people are here; some you imagine live in the homes that ring the square, others seem to be grazing animals; mostly chickens. It is not terribly busy. A statue stands in the center of it, depicting a hooded woman holding her arm out to her side, and her open hand raised toward the heavens. No one really seems to take especial note of you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Investigate the statue up close.

[Hello Purvis]

> Investigate the statue up close.

>You have a closer look at the statue. You have no idea who this is, but looking underneath, you notice that she seems to have widely flared ears, making you think of a tapir or a pig. There doesn't seem to be any indication of who this person is. The statue itself seems to be made of granite, you think, and clearly has been around for some time, given the amount of discoloration and wearing on the edges that it has. These give it some nice character, though, rather like some of the older statues in Mistress' Garden.

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