Eingana

From the TBD-Jess campaign.

Eingana is an ancient woman, the color of the earth with flighty white hair and eyes the color of the ocean that seem to fluctuate between the green of the pirated * seas and the dark brooding blue of the untamed freezing depths of the far northwest. She emanates magical power in an aura previously unseen by the mages.

"Welcome, all of you. I'll not mince words and weave tales as my time is soon to pass. I've gathered you here in hope that I could sway you. I hope to sway you to the greater good so you can hopefully reach your potential, as I have."

 As she says this she moves one of her hands from her lap, to her chest and you notice countless strands apparently running from her fingers down into the ground where they apparently vanish into the worn dirt floor.  They seem to shimmer for moments then fade as if never there.  Geffin, somehow you maintain vision of the strands and as you are staring in wide-eyed amazement, you notice two additional things.  One, is that it seems one of the strands from her hand dips only slightly to the ground before arching upwards directly at you and connecting to your chest.  The second thing you notice as you look to your left and right to see if the others in the room have similar ties is that the pleasant aroma has changed slightly to smell more earthy, similar to the smell outside.  You see no other ties before Eingana speaks again, drawing your attention, like an irritable force of nature.

"It is possible I will soon be replaced. It is possible we are on the brink of another cataclysm. You each have a role to play, and a very important role it can be."

 She shudders violently and  you again see the strands shimmering and as the shudder passes you each feel a coolness deep within you, not simply a physical chill, but something more, something powerful and afflicting what feels like the very core of your being.  Along with this shudder you feel a sadness, with the exception of Geyanna who is callous.  She continues.

"My end is coming, as is your beginning. Some of you have already begun as others have ended. I drew you here from afar (pointing to Feng) with the hope that you can help them define themselves and choose their correct paths. There will be others who choose separate paths. There will be others who choose opposing paths."

 Again she shudders and again you feel the cold weakening sadness deep within you. (HT or Will roll everyone - if failed by 2 or more, you falter and drop at least to knees)

"I had hoped there would be more of you. I had hoped for more time. I've drawn this out too long. I suspected it unfair to challenge the fates, but it is what we (she points around the room and glares shrewdly at each of you) must do, lest we act only as pawns in their games." - Anyone with empathy will feel her great sorrow and great pain. "Ceraph, you seek your father and adventure. You seek your past and your future. Sadly, you must choose. I can tell you only that he went in your place to another meeting such as this." "Gyanna, your journey will be like no other your race has ever experienced. Through trial and error you will learn to find what you seek, and what others seek." - Eingana shudders again, so violently that she sags down to support herself on her hands. "Geffin, you must follow that which guides you. Do not second guess yourself as the consequences could be veery undesirable." - Again Eingana shudders immensly, the suffering she's going through apparent on her face and almost palpable, even to the ice princess. As the final shudder subsides, she opens her ancient leathery eye-lids to reveal her eyes, now the dark blue of the distant horizon on a moonless night, then fading to a cloudy cataract gray as her final words to you are "I'm sorry my children. Never lose hope."

When she fades, the mysterious spiderwebish sinews from her fingers fall to glittering dust which falls slightly before whisking off out one of the windows.