Syngeneia Kathairein part 40
#41 of Syngeneia Kathairein
> You say "good, let's try to get a nap in before it's night again. " You curl up in a ball, soon falling asleep. when you wake, it's night again. clear skies, although cold... perfect flying weather. Seeing that Pyranna is awake as well, you fly off into the night, using the stars to navigate... the stars are a rough navigational method, but you and Pyranna's trek is uneventful. stopping during the days for rest in the many Savannah's littering the land while you fly at night. You hope you end up near Nanabad... soon. > You attempt to reach nanabad with Pyranna, slight doubt sets in but you push it to the back of your head. You fly for hours on end, as you hope you reach your destination...never... ''we're lost, aren't we?'' Pyranna says. ''I guess so...'' you say, slightly disappointed.
''alright, guess we need to get our bearings...'' she says, when you suddenly feel it. That feeling of familiarity... after a while you end up in a city, clearly not nanabad as this one is surrounded by dunes and dunes only... and Nanabad has a great lake. supposedly. ''any idea where we are?'' Pyranna asks. ''no idea, but we might find some clues here'' you say. ''Yeah like this wooden sign. ''Yagood'''' Pyranna remarks. low rise sandstone buildings rise as far the eye can see, a total mess with how haphazardly they are put down. The place looks poorly developed and run down... even with your yellow dragon disguises you are unsure about this.
> You say "well... we don't really got a choice do we? we need to find a way to get to the capitol." You and Pyranna approach the terrible looking town. you stumble into a busy market with exclusively orcs, humans and yellow dragons. Loud and active, the place tires your head already... a male, yellow dragon, approaches you and Pyranna. in broken language he holds up 5 fingers. ''5 camel! 5 camel for woman? me give you 5 camel for woman'' you try to turn him down but this trader is pushy. pyranna does not feel like getting bought from you for 5 camels. ''5 camel for woman. me give you 5 camel for woman''. > You let Pyranna and her temper handle this one, hiding your smirk. Pyranna looks over and sees the yellow dragon's leering grin and gives him a glare. ''You yellow dragon disgust me. Not for 5 camels and not now.
Now go away or I will kill you'' she says. ''you yellow dragon want kill?'' the yellow dragon says. ''yes. Now go away'' Pyranna says. He scurries off ''your dog not trained man! need beating!'' you shake your head. > You say "that was unpleasant, how about some water? I'm feeling whoozy..." You stop at a nearby shop. ''got any water?'' you say to the shop owner. ''water?'' the owner says. ''yeah, water'' you repeat. ''that's 500 gold'' he replies. Before pyranna could kick the crud out of this poor turban donning man, you stop her and it all becomes clear: this town has a serious water rationing problem what is gold if you are dying of thirst? ''alright, water it is'' you say as you both take out your coin purses and buy the water. ''much better. you suggest we get some rest before we continue and see if we can find nanabad tomorrow? ''
> You say "we are purple dragons, we should help these people. I doubt this issue is a long term thing as who would settle in such a dry area on purpose? " You and Pyranna help the town get it's watertank filled when a shipment arrives, which takes until the end of the day... and now that you have the attention of the locals you want to get your bearings... > You ask around where you could find out more about what happened to the water. ''hey, do you know what happened to our water?'' you ask one of the local men. ''oh, it stopped coming'' he says. ''we need water to survive. it didn't come for months. we had enough for drinking but none for cooking or washing. the well we dug dried up and the food spoiled. > You say "so when did this start? " ''the governor came by and said the water was our god given right. he said it was all being diverted to Dunsor'. ''Dunsor?'' you both say in unison.
''yes, Dunsor. he traveled to Nanabad to ask the river god to have mercy on us and give us back our water. > You say "so, when was this governor supposed to return?" ''he was due about 3 weeks ago. we heard he hasn't returned...'' > You say "thank you, we will be on our way. Pyranna, what do you think? the mutant monster, now this... I'm afraid foul play may be involved. " Pyranna nods and you both head for the governor's mansion. the place is obviously guarded to the maximum. You aren't getting any advancements this way at all. > You say "well, let's just use logical clues then. if the water left from the source, a river, the bedding and lots of dead plants must still be there... shall we fly and scout for such thing?" You and Pyranna fly out to the river and hover above it, surveying the land. ''there is something out here'' Pyranna says, pointing.
> You say "great! lets land and survey it! " well, you were right. lots of dried out woody remains and hardened ground. this place is completely dried out. ''aha!'' Pyranna says pointing at the ground. > You say "well, we know which way goes to the ocean. so the other way must lead to whatever blocks off the water. " You head that way. You fly for about half an hour until you spot something... > You say "that looks like a dam Pyranna! " Well, that explains why the town's water dried up. A dam is blocking off the water from reaching the town. You fly over the dam. there is some sort of factory connected to it. a canal channels away alot of mutagenic goop similar to what you saw in that lake and the factory seems to be fed by fresh water. ''they built a factory here? '' you ask. ''you blind or something?'' Pyranna sneers. ''how could they build a factory here without anyone knowing. ''mutated monster...'' Pyranna adds ominously.
> You say "yeah, let's get a drink and head back to Yagood" You and Pyranna head back to town. you fly in, landing in a tall tree in the center of town. ''so, what do we do now? do we warn them? do we try to destroy the factory? do we try to find the governor? '' you ask. ''we should warn them, and destroy the factory! hah!'' sounds like music to your ears > You go to the market and cause a scene to get the attention of as much people you can. You and Pyranna fly down to the market and start creating a big scene. ''help! help! Apocalion!'' you roar, scaring all the merchants into coming out of the shop. ''what the hell is going on here?!'' one of the merchants shouts.
> You say "I'm sorry for the rude way I had to summon your attention, but, let me tell you about the factory and why there is no water" ''how dare you cause a commotion in the market! '' shouts one of the merchants. ''now, shut up and listen! I and Pyranna saw something. we have informed the local authorities. the governor was supposed to come here. well, he hasn't and we have found this out. The man is probably, super duper dead. There is maliciousness here and that factory is why this city is drier than vagina surrounded by neckbeards spouting dad jokes!''
> You say "so, you folks got anything that can help in the destruction of that wretched factory?" The merchants look at each other silently. ''we have nothing...'' one of the merchants mumbles. ''you only gave us those measly daggers...'' another grumbles. ''what about Dakkadakkabum?'' one says. the market falls silent. > You say "let me guess, the village idiot that has bombs?" ''thats right! '' one merchant said. ''can we use that to destroy that factory?'' you quip. ''I don't see why not! '' ''then we shall use that!'' you address the crowd. these folks have nothing to lose and are desperate, so they give you directions for DakkaDakkabum's shed. the guy seemingly got banished from the town. you wonder why... > You head to Dakkadakkabum's shed with Pyranna. The merchant gave you directions and you head to Dakkadakkabum's barn. With his shed and his house, he seems to be really poor. or all his money goes out to explosives... ''hello? Dakkadakkabum? You in there?'' you call.