Fordbridge Park

As the sun was out, I went for a walk in Fordbridge Park this afternoon.



I met a dog who seemed determined to give me its ball. I think it hoped that I would throw it further than the toddler it had brought along was managing.

Session four: the one where we didn't sex the turtle

As lanfykins has already said it was an eventful session of bateleur's 100 Secrets, although with surprisingly little magic.

We started in the capital of Granmark where Rose was expecting her brother (who wanted to arrange a date with a potential suitor) and Carlos (shadowjon) had an unexpected visitor - a certain member of the Owlsroost family whom we had failed to locate in in the Godipede temple. Carlos' visitor warned him that the next time they met he would be working for the enemy and opposing Carlos (and us). A little research uncovered that the Owlsroost family were based in Owl's Crossing. So we made plans to travel north. This suited Rose (leathellin) and Loy (lanfykins) also - Loy had attended the dinner date as Rose (see other account) and they wanted to leave before any further meetings were arranged.

We headed north through Neddra's father's seat in Urthauld where she attempted to warn him of an enemy taking cities from within. They we passed through yet another seat before arriving at Owl's Crossing. There we discovered that Carlos' visitor was Lord Owlsroost, the ruler of the seat and the mysterious Ein (whom we had met looking for him in the town linked to the Godipede temple) was his sister. Owl's Crossing claimed to be the second settlement of civilisation and its success was credited to its divine animal - an enormous turtle (and not an owl) that resided under the bridge. We spend a lot of time trying to analyse the turtle, but sadly didn't get very far. Meanwhile, visits to the estate showed that Ein was a prisoner, Owlsroost was in preparations for war and that many of his estate's people were guards in the Mirror World. We had identified the invisible army.

Lady Rose took a closer look at the Lord's study and discovered papers relating to his travels before he was caught and manipulated by the enemy. It seemed he had once studied the Mythic Epoch, had been searching for some item or place all over the continent and had been trying to be a hero. There were accounts from someone imprisoned in Sarenland territory and other travellers tales from people sent out by an earlier generation. We wondered what he had been looking for - specifically the pocket realm we had found - or sites in general?

Whilst in that area, we also visited other places. We travelled to the sacred forest where Carlos had his soul taken by a dressed monkey with a net - and Rose bought it back with a necklace. Neddra met The Forest (a nine foot spindley creature) who told her she would pay for visiting (she left a mirror with a ribbon and strands of hair).

We journeyed to the Eye Stone and saw visions of our futures. Rose saw an argument between her mother and General Aleks, Neddra saw a new tunnel in her mine, Loy saw herself with (a person who later turned out to be) Valor Joven's reflection and Carlos saw himself conducting a strange experiment.

Finally we headed back to the capital, racing ahead of Lord Owlsroost, only to discover many other traders on the road with mirror soldiers. We arrived too late to stop the invasion, but soon enough to escape with the Guild library, Villefontaine treasures and our lives. Now at the Villefontaine estate, the question is what next?

[Additional place and person names gratefully received - and any corrections.]