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AnthonyDiff — The Attendant of the Chained Seeress

Published: 2015-09-15 01:53:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 6036; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 161
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Description Jesarrin was rumored to have the second sight.  A gift from beyond the grave that parted the curtains of time for her hidden eyes.  Many came to see her and inquire about the future, offering gold and rare gifts in exchange for a hint of what was to come. 

The cost of such a talent was steep.  She could never give a direct answer, replying to supplicants in cryptic riddles and sayings.  She had to show her devotion to the source of her power by remaining always chained to a giant boulder deep within her cave, being attended by handmaidens that themselves had to wear yokes of metal as a mark of their servitude to the Seeress.

To speak to the Chained Seeress supplicants had to first speak to one of her attendants, prove they were worthy of her time.  In theory this weeded out those who did not have serious questions. In practice this weeded out all but the wealthy and politically connected.
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Comments: 8

KristinF [2015-09-17 16:05:51 +0000 UTC]

That is quite a hairstyle!  Good work hon 

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AnthonyDiff In reply to KristinF [2015-09-18 23:47:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! 

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thomvinson In reply to AnthonyDiff [2015-10-21 16:54:54 +0000 UTC]

That hair has my attention, very interesting!

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AllTheStawf [2015-09-15 03:41:21 +0000 UTC]

she has her hands up like the cops are pointing guns at her.

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AnthonyDiff In reply to AllTheStawf [2015-09-18 23:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm.  I hadn't noticed that.

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The-Roland-Deschain [2015-09-15 03:06:38 +0000 UTC]

The black chick looks very enthused, lol.  Will we see more of the woman in black?

So how do the people who come to see the seeress know that these predictions are really true, do her riddles pinpoint a specific event, or are they so vague that they can be interpreted in many ways?

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AnthonyDiff In reply to The-Roland-Deschain [2015-09-18 23:45:48 +0000 UTC]

Actually the person dressed in black is a guy.  The hairstyle is an Asian one.

I modeled the seeress after the ancient oracles in Europe.  To paraphrase Obi-Wan, "The predictions come true, from a certain point of view."

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The-Roland-Deschain In reply to AnthonyDiff [2015-09-19 04:40:11 +0000 UTC]

So they are indeed vaguely worded, then.  Ha, that's very clever!

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