Carta's Cut

[inagutterson]

WHO: Yngvi, Kithan Gandir, Seoraj Allaway, Ciri, Wren Coupe
WHAT: The Carta ask Yngvi to investigate a 'situation' in Orzammar. Of course he's got that sinking feeling when it involves his family, Orzammar, and the Casteless.
WHEN: First week of Harvestemere
WHERE: Orzammar; Dusttown, Deep Roads
NOTES: ooc post, Yngvi asks Kit and Petrana for permission, Letter to Scoutmaster Beleth; major warnings for violence and character death

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[inagutterson]

The further Kit gets, the more red lyrium there is growing, a deliberateness to it. It points inward, around a bend into a cavern that'd be easily missed even with the glow; this dark everywhere else it burns the eyes, with darkspawn usually present, or roving packs of deepstalkers, perhaps spiders, there's more to be wary of that don't beg looking into every dark space.

But there's a hand outstretched.

Lyrium grows from it, nothing else left.

Louder the closer he gets, groans of effort. Laughter from a few others. Commands-- still no Darkspawn.

[ragweed]

The cavern might be easily missed by another set of eyes, but Kit's had decades to grow accustomed to the tricks of the shadows; the cavern's entrance catches his attention, and draws him closer, mindful with each step of the red lyrium that grows and reaches from the stone--

--he pulls up short at the sight of the hand, lyrium protruding from the flesh, and stares at it with dull horror wrought on his face.

It takes a few moments for him to get his legs to move, past the sudden, roiling nausea in his gut, but he manages. Keeping to the shadows and moving with practiced silence, he slips further into the cavern, just enough to get a glimpse of what lies ahead. Just a glimpse, enough to ascertain the number of bodies, of enemies and prisoners alike, and then he'll return back.