The Adventure: Chapter 3

You embark on a silent cruise through the poorly lit back waterways of Issica, which consist of surface level sewer channels and freight ways. Half way into your journey, you can hear the town guard coming alive as dogs bark and voices shout angry orders into the night. No doubt, the trouble at the inn has been discovered.

The five of you manage to stay unnoticed, periodically docking the inn's skiff as patrols march by. You make your way to the Temple of All Faiths, a large stone building of many strange angles and gilded minarets reaching to the sky. You guide the skiff into the temple's dark, icy drainage channel, where the runoff from the holy fountains mingles with the drain water from the lavatories.

The channel takes you right up to the back side of the temple, where the channel is blocked by a heavy metal grate with a big padlock securing it. In front is another skiff with two shadowy figures on deck. As you get closer, your dark vision kicks in, and Torden recognizes them as Tanlius and Ben.

Tanlius hails you: "In the middle of the night on my only day off this week? Just your style, Torden Stormhammer. Well, what kind of mess did you make this time? And who are your friends?"

Ben raises a silent hand in salutations, mute as a stone.

It would make sense that Torden would know the temple in more detail than the other Seekers, but we'll keep it dialed down low so that other players feel like they can contribute on an equal footing.

Ways into the Temple:

The main entrance will be locked for the night and guarded.

There is a stair that leads to a rear entrance, built so that temple groundskeepers can come down to the outflow channel to break off ice build-up. That door is flanked by statues of Kirin, guardian spirits with lion-like features. Tanlius informs you that the door will lead to the servant quarters, most of whom will be sleeping at this hour.

Tanlius tells you that the drainage gate is often left unguarded on nights when the High Priest wishes to have discreet encounters. Consorts are ferried in through this gate, and he has heard rumours of a secret passage that leads directly to his bedchambers.

There are also high-perched windows made of coloured glass that can be accessed by climbing up the oddly-shaped angular walls of the temple.

Well, it has been 24 hours since anyone posted. I feel like I'm pulling teeth to get people to play in this game. So, I've decided to end it.

As long as I learn something from this game, I'll feel like it was worthwhile. If you appreciate the effort I've put into this game, please let me know what I could have done better. What kept you from getting invested in this game? What didn't you like about it? Conversely, what parts did you like?

A few minutes of honest feedback is a small thing to ask for, so please take the time to let me know.