Re: Pharaoh
Inauspiciously, the infidel's planned late afternoon departure gets pushed back. When Fodor and Eonwe climb back to the top of the pyramid door, one with a mind to trade up and the other with a last-minute request, they find the ingress sealed and no amount of pounding or cursing will summon the Cynidiceans forth. By the time they have finished their glum descent, an hour has been lost (departure time -> 17:00).
Then one of the camels, Eonwe's, proves even more ornery than the rest. It takes him an exhausting hour of coaxing before the beast submits to the half-elf's will (departure time -> 18:00).
Thus, with the sun having all but set, the outfit starts its journey to the pyramid of Amun-Re, following a well-marked path, the hooves and feet of previous travelers having marked the way.
Eight hours later, bruised and dizzy from the irregular cadence of the camels, save for Orum, the riders reach their first cynosure:
Rising up out of the dust, twin pillars of stone stand slanting at odd angles, their surfaces pockmarked and sand-worn. Odd inscriptions are faintly visible in the pockmarked surfaces.
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Location on Map: A (though out of sight of the lost pyramids)
Travel Time for One Desert Hex: 2 hours
Provisions: 7 Days
Current Time of Day: 02:00
Fodor gets camel spit in his eyes, blinding him for two rounds, but he convinces his camel to be ridden for the day.
Vixl's camel tries to spit in her eyes but she dodges the globules. She convinces her camel to be ridden for the day.
l'Atreq's camel tries to spit in his eyes but he ducks in time. He convinces his camel to be ridden for the day.
Tarrahn's camel tries to spit in his eyes but he raises his staff in time. He convinces his camel to be ridden for the day.
Eonwe's camel refuses to rise for a full hour before it can be convinced to be ridden for the day.
Orum and his horse immediately form a lifelong bond.
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