Humakt Draws the Line

Humakt Draws the Line is a ritual in which a hero attempts to enter the Gods War to assume the role of Humakt by reenacting the myth Humakt Divides Life from Death, a story of Humakt finding and mastering Death and separating the living from the dead.

## Benefits

The benefits you can select are:

* Redraw the line that once seperated the living from the dead.
* Personal prowess.
* Fill our sword-arms with death.
* Keep the undead at bay.

## Quester

The quester should ideally be a worshiper of Humakt and have high Combat skills, but Magic and other skills are also useful.

Kerenna or Korestene would both be suitable, if available.

## Walkthrough

### Kargan Tor

   <Quester> meditated on <his/her> blade and rode toward the clamor of death. Looking down at <his/her> sword, <he/she> saw that it was bloodied, and that a warrior of the <other clan> lay dead at <his/her> feet. This clan <likes/dislikes/neither likes nor dislikes> you.

A life claimed, <he/she> is able to find and step into a timeless time. She perceives the cosmic mountain, on which stands the primal war god Kargan Tor. How does <Quester> petition the battle god for the right to be trained?

1. "I fight selflessly."
2. "I fight to uphold tradition."
3. "I fight with certitude."
4. "I fight without fear."
5. Don't ask permission. Fight!

### Gate of Introspection

   <Quester> asks Kargan Tor what more <he/she> can do, now that <he/she> knows how to fight. "Go to the Gate of Introspection," says the sentinel of the cosmic mountain.

<Quester> encounters many false trails along the way. After finding the gate, <he/she> sits in contemplation of it for a year, which is not a mortal year but an instant and an eternity all at once. What lesson does <he/she> seek from this meditation?

1. The secret of Fortitude
2. The secret of Insight
3. The secret of Toughness
4. The secret of Transformation
5. The secret of No Secret

The choice may sweep through the clan. The quester might age backwards by one day and understand a truth beyond words.

### Death of Grandfather Mortal

    On his way back from the Gate, Humakt encounters Eurmal the Trickster, who has discovered Death in the form of a sword. The Gods War swirls and twists. Overlapping but contradictory versions of the same event beckon for <Quester>'s attention. Which incompatible truth does <he/she> move towards?

1. Eurmal slays Grandfather Mortal.
2. Humakt slays Grandfather Mortal.
3. The sword slays Grandfather Mortal.

Choosing **Eurmal slays Grandfather Mortal** upholds a truth Rams hold, making other clans of Rams to look favorable upon you.

### Follow Humakt?

    <Quester> remains behind as Humakt heads home with the sword. <He/She> knows that Orlanth will soon take the sword and use it to kill the sun. In Humakt's next action, he severs his ties to Orlanth's tribe. If <Quester> joins this incident, the cohesion and harmony of your clan will suffer, but you would gain considerable magic.

1. Follow Humakt to his break with Orlanth.
2. Move ahead, finding him later in the story.

Choosing to **follow Humakt** will gain Clan Magic at the cost of mood.

### Zorak Zoran

    <Quester>, who has become one with Humakt, holds a broken sword. Orlanth broke it to bits by striking it against the sun. Humakt gathers up the shattered pieces. He finds some of them in the possession of a coalescing darkness spirit named Zorak Zoran. <Quester> knows this is the troll death god, in the process of becoming. Though not yet wreathed in flames, Zorak Zoran already wields a big shard of the sword. Every inch of him screams danger.

1. Ask for the sword piece back.
2. Attack immediately.
3. Issue an honorable challenge.
4. Flee this episode, whose outcome inevitably favors Zorak Zoran.

Choosing to **issue an honorable challenge** will have Zorak Zoran laugh and lunge at you, yet the quester holds true to Humakt's truth. If you survive, your quester is strengthened for the next task. Your god-talkers may predict good fortune against trolls for the next four years.

### Drawing the line

    Humakt draws the line between life and death with his sword, cutting a vast chasm that drops them into hell. How does <Quester> assist in sending the undead to hell?

1. By shooting arrows into the fray.
2. By sweeping aside a skeleton horde.
3. By taking on the biggest vampire.
4. By wading into a knot of zombies.
5. By welcoming death.

## Notes

This ritual cannot be performed if Humakt is dead.

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