[pnpgm] Update #52 - Varo

[Bessie Hadley]

Varo heads for the roof with the others, running through the tunnels & passages with the group, but her mind is caught up on the pictures she’d seen of the figures & the moon. She was feeling extremely wary of her friends being bunched up with folks she was unfamiliar with, like the robed man with the fancy sword & bow who had been with Kaz, & wondered about him. 
She also remembered the wall pictures of the beasts surrounding the central figure & then them all appearing to have died around that figure. She was beginning to feel that Varek intended nothing but death for them all, after making them “beast” servants/followers.
She felt repugnance about him & felt he was thoroughly evil, seeking only his own power for himself alone.

She continues to gather within herself an even stronger focus to Ernalda, praying for Balance & Wisdom & true aim as she attempts to do her part to stop this interloper from creating more havoc upon this countryside & its people. 
“Earth Mother Ernalda, may our hearts & arms be true to you today & lead us to success in saving the Balance & the lives of the good peoples here now. Guide our arms & our hearts!” 

And fiercely deciding she would bow to no faker of the Moon, she prepares to fight, even to die for Ernalda’s Balance & Love of Life. Varen's "Bad Choice" was his choice not hers or her companions. As to the strangers with her friends, they would act for their own goals; hers was to help end this travesty, in whatever tiny way Ernalda would aid her. 

Her mind continuing to focus upon her inner vision of The Earth Mother, Varo casts Detect Traps toward the roof as they approach it, intending to warn everyone of any traps that can be avoided. 
As she nocks her arrow, preparing to fire, she also casts Ignite twice – first upon Varen’s robes, then again upon her arrow, so that it will flame as it flies. She will not launch the arrow until she has warned everyone of any traps detected & also seen if the ignite spell on Varen's robes can distract Varen at all. 
She plans to move toward the right just a bit, if it won’t attract Varen’s attention. Then she will fire upon Varen, aiming toward his shoulder, flank, or wherever the flammable parts of this clothing may ignite & strike the body beneath clothing. With the spell-casting, it might mean her arrow is cast later than the others' arrows, but it will carry the righteous indignation of Ernalda, Earth Mother to restore Balance & the Justice that goes with it. 
If Varo has time, she may cast Ignite upon her next arrow, too, or upon one of her companions' projectiles.


Bess L. Hadley