Reflections in the Water



This is a Lake exploration event. It can occur once per playthrough and offers the chance to acquire Raw Fish and  Orichalcum Bead.

Inspect
A faint sparkle of light catches your eye on the surface of the water. Sun rays shine gently from between the clouds. You notice a glowing, circular reflection where the rays meet the water. It's too regular to be natural. Even if the undulation of the water makes it hard to read, it reminds you of the shape of a rune.

Examine the reflection
Relevant Skills:  Wisdom  You know in your heart this is a well-known rune, with some kind of universal power. -
 *  Try to Remember ( Wisdom )
 * Success :Of course! It is the *SOWILO, the mark of the sun. Something everyone worships every day, no matter who their gods are. It's the rune of guidance, success, honour, and fire.
 * + Wisdom
 * Failure : ???

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 *  Throw a Stone ( Agility )
 * You pick up a nearby stone and aim at the glimmering reflection.
 * Success : As the stone falls in the middle of the shiny circle and shatters it with a splash of water, some clouds briefly hide the sun, and you feel a deep sadness.
 * + Depression.png Depression
 * What were you thinking? No doubt you won't improve your mood by trying to negate symbols of light.
 * Failure : ???

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 *  Enter the Water ( Courage, Constitution , Agility )
 * You put your feet into the water and start walking. When it goes above your waist, you have no choice but to start swimming to get closer to your objective.
 *  Swim ( Constitution )
 * Success : You're getting closer, but after a while, you suspect the sun rays have their own will and are trying to stay out of your reach. The circle of light keeps moving as you do, It's almost within your arm's reach.
 * + Fatigue.png Fatigue
 * Failure : ???
 *  Try to Catch it ( Agility )
 * Success : You manage to touch the border of the light circle, and to your surprise, it's solid. You grab it firmly. It's hot to the touch. Whatever your holding is getting increasingly hot, and you're beginning to wonder if you should remove your hand or not.
 * Failure : ???
 *  Hold It ( Courage )
 * Success : It burns! There's steam above the water... But you can handle a little pain, can't you?
 * + Injury.png Injury
 * Failure : ???
 *  Hold It ( Courage )
 * Success : Despite the increasing pain, you don't let go. You swim back as fast as you can, dragging the steaming hot artifact with you.
 * + Injury.png Injury
 * Failure : ???
 *  Hold It ( Courage )
 * Success : There is no way you will leave this thing now you've caught it. No, you'll get it back to shore, no matter the cost!
 * + Injury.png Injury
 * You've finally made it back to shore. You're barely standing, and your hand is nothing but throbbing pain and burnt flesh. yet, you won. As you lift the glimmering artifact to inspect it closer, it dissolves into a fountain of light and fire, engulfing your body, You feel better than you've felt in a long, long time.
 * - Fatigue.png Fatigue
 * + SOWILO blessing]]
 * You hear the sound of a small object falling at your feet. It's a metallic copper-coloured sphere.
 * + Orichalcum Bead.png Orichalcum Bead
 * Failure : The pain is too intense for you. Your hand aches so badly you can barely keep swimming.
 * + Injury.png Injury
 * You decide to turn back before it's too late. You're rather far from the shore
 *  Keep Swimming 
 * You carry on, slowly, patently. You're not sure how long, but it's tiresome enough.
 * + Fatigue.png Fatigue
 *  Keep Swimming Constitution 
 * Success :You maintain a steady pace for a while, but so do the sparkling rays. Suddenly, they vanish. However a handful of dead fish floats right where they were. Maybe it wasn't all for nothing, after all.
 * + Raw Fish.png Raw Fish
 * You decide to turn back before it's too late. You're rather far from the shore
 * Failure : ???


 * Swim

Requires: Constitution

Success

You're getting closer, but after a while, you suspect the rays have their own will and are trying to stay out of your reach.

The circle of light keeps moving as you do. It's almost within your arm's reach.

+fatigue, loop back to paragraph 4.1.1

Failure

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 * Give up

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Failure

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 * Turn back

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Turn back
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Failure
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