Reflections in the Water

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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**

Requires : 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
It's on the tip of my tongue... but you can't remember it at the moment. How frustrating!
+  Depression

## **Throw a Stone**

Requires : 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
What were you thinking? No doubt you won't improve your mood by trying to negate symbols of light.
Failure
???
## **Enter the Water**

Requires : 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
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
You extend your arm as far as you can, and swim frantically for a few seconds to increased your speed, but to no avail: + Fatigue
* **Hold It (Courage)**

Success: It burns! There's steam above the water... But you can handle a little pain, can't you?
+  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
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
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
+ SOWILO blessing
You hear the sound of a small object falling at your feet. It's a metallic copper-coloured sphere.
+  Orichalcum Bead
Failure
The pain is too intense for you. Your hand aches so badly you can barely keep swimming.
+  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
* **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
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.

<effects> +fatigue, loop back to paragraph 4.1.1

**Failure**

???

* + Give up

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**Failure**

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* Turn back

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