Hey everyone, so I just started Ironsworn yesterday and have been having a lot of fun with it but something just happened that I need some help with. My character has been through hell in a short time and I want something nice to happen and the dice gave me an opportunity, I think. I posted this question the discord too but I can't keep up with the chats as I'm usually on in between doing other stuff so I figured this would be better.

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I've come to a really interesting place in the story and I'm wondering what others would do. Let me just copy my notes over so you guys see what's happening...

Some preamble, my character Mal is traveling with a companion, Milla who's a mystic. They have a bond now and I've taken the companion asset for her as a kindred. They've been traveling together for awhile and they're pretty close, I think. And this is what just happened:

Undertake a journey

Roll wits (1) 1 for preparing = 7

Challenge dice = 4 & 7

Weak hit

Reach a waypoint and mark progress but -1 supply

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Waypoint

Hidden Thicket

Descriptors: Beautiful, Withered, Mystical

So I think it’s less they find this place and Milla just feels it and is pulled in this direction. I see large, beautiful standing stones with ancient runes carved onto them hidden by thick vines and trees. It’s ancient but it is beautiful. This is a safe place for them to be.

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I’m going to roll a gather information with Milla’s help, adding the companion’s 1. I have an idea but I want to see if it happens

Roll wits (1) 1 = 6

Challenge dice = 5 & 5

A strong hit with a match! Holy crap, yes.

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So I think Milla is communing with this area, the Ironlands themselves, ancient and powerful. I think she’s able to cast a spell of some kind or some sort of omen comes to her. Let’s see if the oracle sparks anything.

Overwhelm Ruin

Oh wow…I think…Milla is going to come into some sort of power here.

I'm wondering if I should take Milla and stat her out as a full character now as she comes into some crazy ancient power or just tack a ritual onto her abilities as a companion or maybe some other ideas if you guys have any.

I think this ruin is going to be cracked or otherwise destroyed through this and power is going to be granted or unlocked in Milla.

What would you guys do in this situation?