Occultist

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Set immediately after Return

The ritual had led to a sign, the clap of thunder and the wind playing in his and Wardruna's fur before taking off, leading the pair elsewhere on the mountain range. As the pair chased after it, Vitus was putting the puzzle pieces together in his mind, which was mostly him thinking he should see what happens with a live sacrifice, or at least a freshly killed...but what if he had gotten this sign because the deer was an older kill?

What if the plagued lands needed the rot to answer?

He needs to test his theory, but first, the task at hand.

Side by side with Wardruna, they chased.

skill: seer

The gods had spoken. They drew the path my wind and snow and so both Wardruna and Vitus heeded it without question.

Together they ran, following the wind, until they were no longer in the high reaches of the mountains as they once were. Instead, much further south, into the gently sloping foothills which would take them into the outskirts of the mountain which would become the deep wooded Briar Veil.

It is here where Wardruna paused her run, panting. [Q]The first rune I saw, that first mass dream, it had weird symbols and glowed blue.[/q[ She spoke to Vitus. Did he remember? Surely had had to. Wardruna's head whipped around her, olive eyes seeking.

Occultist

That had been the first time, coming to Northwind summit to seek similar guidance from Ragnar's grave, though then he hadn't been nearly as urgent, hadn't brought a proper offering. But then the air had choked, suffocated, others had been drawn to the summit as well in droves. I remember he answered. Fiadh and Valeska had found similar runes at Elysium's lake source as they stopped to catch their breath, Vitus' eyes sought out the wind blown snow again, the glow of runes he knew would be their destination. Originally, I had wanted to try a sacrifice there, but with the air being more breathable here... he gave a light shrug, as he walked in a circle with his gaze fixed in search.

Others have found similar, elsewhere. My cousin had been drawn to a structure in the desert south, same as we had here It was almost as if it was in sync.