>>5651533>>5651540>>5651542>>5651573>>5651579>>5651595The brother is put to death in much the same way as his sacrificial victims, though admittedly there was more pain involved, and none questioned the justifications for it, not even the naga who oversaw his punishment with grim necessity. Augury upon his entrails tells our seers and diviners that this storm cannot be appeased by sacrifice, but there is a silver lining: it will not last. Though it will get worse before it gets better, the storms will cease naturally. This is not the work of some angry god or cruel entity---this is a natural storm, albeit a massive one covering an extremely large area.
Word from the sylvians up north is that they have taken to living in temporary shelters constructed up in the trees, but this has proven difficult, as foraging for food in such a time as this is nearly impossible. They have magic that helps them find natural sources of food, mushrooms and such, that they are sharing amongst themselves. The sylvians within our own community try to do the best they can, but there are many, many mouths to feed.
The further-south barbarian tribes are much harder to reach, but word carried on what few scouts have managed to reach those lands is that they are staying mobile, scavenging on drowned animals and such, and for the time being are surviving, though things are looking grim.
Having sent the most capable scouts to the north and south to inform your sister communities of the news that the storms will not last forever, and with some hope rekindled in the people with the news that the storms will eventually go away, what we need now is a plan on how to weather the storm. What will we do when it gets worse before it gets better? What preparations do we make, or what plan do we put into action?
