>>5914122Priests run out of the chamber where the Rightful Heir Meraha is recovering, each one panting and sweating, scratching their skin and requiring a douse of water. These priests are the best versed on Dream Magic, yet each who lay eyes upon Meraha's burned body find themselves plagued by the very same burning pain Meraha had to endure, and still do. Meraha remains in critical condition, perched upon the twilight of life and death, requiring constant care to not succumb to his injuries. He is also stuck in a delirious state due to the constant burning agony of his scars. Neither able to fight nor lead, yet his survival is required, as he is the only one that can unify Ta as one.
>Action 1: Meri's new whale hunt. She seeks the oil that may help Meraha with his burns, though with her age knows not to get too greedy.Though few know of Meraha's survival, Meri has kept an ear out and visited him at the temple. She found herself gazing upon his body, experiencing the excrutiating pain he suffers every waking moment. She would later awaken in an adjacent room, soaked in sweat, and realize that the war may be lost. Meraha may never recover enough to face Hatmer. At least with current medicine. But Meri remembers a new medicine, the oil of the whales. It has various effects on skin it is applied to, it has not yet been tried on burns, but she can't just let the Rightful Heir die, especially after he covered for her regarding her blame in the whale disaster. So Meri gathers her crew, requisitions a small fleet of ships, and sets out to hunt herself some whales. Her marines have also been trained for this, so they will surely make up for the lower number of ships available. Meri is by now showing signs of age, she is wiser, and decides she shall catch just one or two whales, so as to not lose her entire catch again.
>Action 2: Age of Violence. Bandits roam Ta, Warlords fight each other, without a worthy Pharaoh the lands become unruly and dangerous.Ever since Hatmer took the throne, the Kefis had started to become unruly. However with the arrival of Grognar's army and the assassinations on both the Per-Desher and Kem-Mi-Neb clans, the Per-Desher rule is no longer recognized. Bandits prey on the citizenry, Clan feuds reignite, warlords gather armies to fight one another, so they may become the next Pharaoh. Life gets a lot less comfortable for the citizenry, but mercenary work becomes much more lucrative, it is a time of opportunity, mercenary bands form. The rivers that used to bring ferries of produce, now bring bandits and mercenaries. But as a result, Miew influence wanes, as their rule over the waters is in contest by Kefi vikings.
