The first small fire

THE BELL BELOW / I / THE DROWNED ROAD

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| BELL THIEF                  RANK 1        |
| BLOOD [####..   ] 4/6    MIGHT 2          |
| FLAME [**.  ]     2/3    BURN  3          |
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Someone has built a shelter from a church door. Beneath it, a fire waits in a circle of stones. The rain stops at the edge of its light.

You can rest, or gather what little fuel remains. Either way, the fire will be ash when you leave. There is no returning to an unused night.

The road has hardened you. Entering the abbey will raise your blood capacity by one. This is a good place to keep a bookmark.

Choose your way

Sleep beside the fire / restore up to 3 blood; grow stronger

Gather the coals / gain up to 2 flame; grow stronger

What you carry

I. Reed token / Wren remembered; a name can lower a sword.

Mercies kept: 1 of 3. Weapon: burial knife.

 @ I    --- . II   --- . III  --- . IV   
 road       abbey      choir      bell
 + travelled    @ here    . beyond

Keep this fate / bookmark this page

Field guide / rules, callings, and saving

The Bell Below / choose a new pilgrimage

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