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- Hi,
-
- This is Ken Kofman, sending out yet another _As The Wheel Turns_
- posting. I suppose I should put some sort of copyright notice
- on this, so here goes:
-
- Copyright, Ken Kofman (c) 1994. All rights reserved except for
- those that Tor and Robert Jordan deserve, and except that anyone
- who wants to copy this material may do so, so long it remains
- unaltered, including this notice, and so long as no fees of
- any kind are charged for its use.
-
- In other words, enjoy it, show it to all your friends, be inspired
- to run your own game, but since I'm not making any money off of
- this, you shouldn't either.
-
- I hope I did that right.
-
- Anyway,
-
- KenK ken@ictv.com
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- Hi,
-
- I figure you deserve a preview of this, since
- Kei is the only pc who has heard the song. I've
- been doing some more work on the Sea Folk, since
- they are pretty undeveloped thus far. I'll be
- posting it tomorrow for the other players, though
- their *characters* will not know.
-
- Seeker's Song
- (of the Atha'an Miere, author unknown)
- (this can be sung to a real song, whose name I forgot)
-
- Oh, I've sailed upon the oceans and I've sailed upon the seas
- I've weathered storms and crashing waves that brought me to my knees
- I've seen many a cargo lost amidst the salty brine
- But I've always managed to survive.
-
- Yes, I've watched my ship and crew go down amidst the churning ice
- I've returned home from lands unknown with goods far beyond price
- I've never known defeat nor have I fled before a foe
- But now I fear my candle's running low.
-
- I've laughed into the face of death and looked it in the eye
- I've spat into a hurricane and still my face was dry
- I've named the Dark One and he never did collect his due
- But now I think that he is going to.
-
- I've travelled through lands Blighted by the foul Father of Storms
- I've fought against his evil in its uncountable forms
- I've prayed for years that someday I'd return unto the sea
- But now I know that fate is not to be.
-
- :: But one last time I shall sing before I go to die
- :: The sea and the sun and the deep blue sky
- :: But one last time I shall sing before I go to die
- :: The sea and the sun and the deep blue sky
-
- I stood before the Fleetmasters who asked me if I'd go
- I knew where I'd be going but I could not tell them No
- I'd rather die on land than let another shed my tears
- I pray you need not follow in ten years.
-
- :: But one last time I shall sing before I go to die
- :: The sea and the sun and the deep blue sky
- :: But one last time I shall sing before I go to die
- :: The sea and the sun and the deep blue sky
-
-
- --end--
-
- *grin*
-
- Something for Kei to think about, anyway.
-
- Every ten years, 99 people are sent to search for
- the Coramoor, in accordance with legend and
- prophecy. It is written that all who search shall
- die, and that the last living seeker of any ten
- year group shall die on land, away from the sea,
- until the Coramoor is found. This is the true
- origin of that most ancient drinking song of the
- Sea Folk, "Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall."
-
- It is usually a great honor to be chosen, for the
- chosen are amongst the very best the Atha'an Miere
- can muster. The search for the Coramoor is a very
- serious matter. But the Sea Folk are not impractical.
- They do not send channelers. One Fleetmaster is
- always chosen, but never more. It is not clear
- how the Fleetmasters decide who is to go and who is
- to remain.
-
- Note that Fleetmasters are like Admirals, and they
- are all men. There are both Cargomasters and
- Cargomistresses, and Sailmasters and Sailmistresses.
- There are no male Windfinders, for obvious reasons.
- To become a Fleetmaster, a man must have served as
- both Cargomaster and Sailmaster. It is not necessary
- for him also to be a Blademaster, but a man must be
- very, very skilled to become a Fleetmaster without
- also being a Blademaster, or the Master of some other
- weapon. Note that the Sea Folk don't often fight
- amongst themselves, but brawls are common, and naval
- battles are not rare enough.
-
- Anyway,
-
- KenK
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