diff --git a/questions.md b/questions.md deleted file mode 100644 index 184385c..0000000 --- a/questions.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -# Questions - -3 The landscape across the Haeth has many vibrant places. -What kind of place do you come from? - -- Comfortable places that provide shelter and food, like farms, gardens, or markets -- Verdant places that are lush and inviting, like fields, glens, or lagoons -- Liminal places that are the way between other places, like bridges, ports, or taverns -- Sprawling places that inspire wonder, like carnivals, castles, or metropolises -- Lonely places where the rest of the world does not intrude, like caves, graveyards, or moors - -4 Travellers in the Haeth find themselves journeying together even if their reasons for travelling are vastly different. -What was the reason that made you embark on your journey? - -- A past that I want to leave behind -- A future I want to go towards -- A desire to learn more and see the world -- A want for the riches and bounties of the Haeth -- A need to be with the people on the trail - -5 Along our travels, we must be prepared for whatever the road has in store for us. -What thing do you carry spares of should your companions not have it already? - -- Blankets for when it is chilly -- Torches to light dark tunnels -- Snacks for when we are peckish -- A song for when it is too quiet -- Incense for when we need to show respect - -6 Our journey will take us through the sweeping arc of the seasons. -Which season do you look forward to the most? - -- Leap: a time of melting frost and great rain -- Bright: when flowers bloom and the sun blazes -- Breathe: a season of swarming bugs and fleeting days -- Silt: when the leaves turn red and fall as the days get colder -- Chill: a season hushed in deep snow and thick frost - -7 When travelling with companions, it may be difficult to find time alone. -What do you do to get those precious moments of solitude along the way? - -- Wake up early before everyone else -- Stay up late after everyone else has gone to bed -- Excuse myself and retire to some place quiet -- Lose myself for a moment in vigorous exercise -- Withdraw silently into my own mind, even around other people - -8 The Haeth is full of small gods, many forgotten, scattered amongst its many settlements and sprawling wilderness. -Which of these gods are you least likely to forget? - -- The god of a warm, comforting bath who smells like citrus -- The god of overflowing tankards who will obligingly buy you a round if you ask nicely -- The god of dense forest canopies who will shelter you from inclement weather -- The god of bioluminescent mushrooms who will light your way in the dark -- The god of childish wonder who changes form for each new phenomenon you encounter - -9 Everyone in the Haeth is be fundamentally good, except the mighty whose souls may be weighed down by power or poisoned by the struggle. -Of all these people whose goodness may be in conflict, for whom do you have the greatest understanding? - -- The monarch who ushered in great change -- The lord who tried to make the land prosper -- The general who protected his people -- The hero who sought power to protect his kin -- The soldier who did his duty - -10 There was once a great war that tore the Haeth asunder. -But where were you during it? - -- In the midst of it, doing my duty -- On the sidelines, looking after the lost and wounded -- Far away, holding on to the peace - -11 The war has left its many scars along the Haeth and its people. -What shadow of the war are you trying to escape? - -- Guilt for my part in it -- Shame for not taking a stand -- Pain from its many losses - -12 The time for violence has long ended, and the Haeth is now a place of peace. -Why do you believe violence is wrong? - -- Because of who we become when we resort to violence -- Because of the pain it causes to those around us -- Because all gods, big and small, have warned us against it -- Because peaceful solutions to conflict are just more effective -- Because the ends do not justify the means - -13 Journeys through the Heath involve incidental companions: people who are coincidentally going the same way for now, who may part ways or end their travels should their paths diverge from their companions’. -What would mark the end of your journey? - -- Arriving at the place I am seeking -- Finding the person I am looking for -- Completing a great task I set myself -- Becoming the person I want to be -- Acquiring what I need - -14 When we first set out on our journey, we did so in search of some place to call home. -What would it take for you to call a place your home? - -- Familiar comforts of the place I come from -- Shrines and knicknacks reminding me of my time on the road -- A picturesque landscape with majestic sunsets -- A charming workshop where I can keep myself busy -- People with whom I belong - -15 Journeys through the Haeth have a way of continuing even after they end. -After your travels have ended, how will you keep the journey alive? - -- In the stories I tell or the songs I sing -- With the trinkets with which I will furnish my home -- By always leaving my door open for my companions -- By visiting old friends regularly -- By embarking on another journey once again