Qaid's Quests • The Past Masters
Chapter 1: The Pass
MOMENTS
TEXT SUMMARY
• MOMENT I •
I met Adept Hadrien of the Rock in the days post-departure. After leaving the Atelier I followed my intuition northwards, where the clouds were headed, and he had walked up behind me as I made my camp on the third evening. He’s a quirky old man who carries a book with him, he also has a psychic rabbit with him whom he insists on calling “The Hare”.
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Sunset (Wizards), 2023
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MINT MOMENT I
Sorcerer Qaid of the Sun leaves The Atelier and meets Adept Hadrien of the Rock.
• INSPIRATION•
Sunset (Brothers), 1830-1835
by Caspar David Friedrich
• MOMENT II •
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At the higher altitudes on the third day, I began to lose my breath. We had left early before the sun had risen and needed to make the pass by midday. If we did not make it, we were supposed to turn-around and try again tomorrow.
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Melting snow, Bliss Forest, 2023
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MINT MOMENT II
Qaid and Hadrien venture into an icy landscape accompanied by their familiars, Raj and the Hare.
• INSPIRATION •
Melting snow, Fontainebleau, 1880
by Paul Cézanne
• MOMENT III •
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The following morning we woke before sunrise again, packed away the tents, and lifted our little rabbits into our arms. Both of them were conserving energy and could no longer hop out the trail ahead - this time it’d be up to us.
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The Shadow of Mount Unicorn at Sunrise, 2023
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MINT MOMENT III
The companions make it to the mountain top, contemplating the majestic Mount Unicorn.
• INSPIRATION •
The shadow of Mont Blanc at Sunset painted from the summit, 1873
by Gabriel Loppé
• MOMENT IV •
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I was about to start writing about Time and its peculiar effect on my being when I heard what sounded like a bird call to my right.
'CAAWWW'
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Corvids on the mountain, 2023
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MINT MOMENT IV
A crew of corvid bandits approaches.
• INSPIRATION •
The Plague on the mountain, 1901
by Theodor Kittelsen
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Long after Hadrien had first traveled through the foothills near the Psychic Leap, he was there again.
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