Session Start: Tue Jan 21 00:00:00 2003 Session Ident: #Exalted [17:11:07] * I beleive it all goes without saying that you people are all Solar Exalts, and are all in Great Forks, the most civilized town outside of the Blessed Isle. Civilized, in this case, meaning it's a raging party town, with very few murders, a thriving trade in slaves and drugs, and could more or less be described as the nexus of Scavenger Lands culture, was there not a big city called 'Nexus' squatting right over there. [17:13:49] * All in Great Forks for your own reasons, you've been called to the city's palace by servants of the Three, the gods who founded and now watch over the city. It's midday, and the last of you finally entered the antechamber to the room of the Three, having been led here by their bureaucrats. [17:14:06] [Session Start] [17:14:31] ( Lumberjack ) [17:14:54] * Kane is sitting down, wearing a large, concealing cloak with the hood up. [17:15:23] (I always log.) [17:15:28] * Lenoria is sitting down, dressed similarly to Kane, but seems to be reading a book ) [17:15:38] (That's my gimmick, I'm the guy that logs shit.) [17:15:45] ( You log the FUCK out of things. ) [17:17:33] * Ximena looks around, not looking that impressed. She twirls a forlock around her index finger. She is learning against the wall. She's not wearing much. Just a dark brown tunic like thing with no shoulders that ends a few inches above her bellybutton and has a diamond shaped bit cut of of the center of the chest. She also has on a short dark green skirt like thing that is cut up both sides hanging from a shash around her waist. [17:19:24] * Alitheia is standing up with arms folded and looking bored. She's got shortish, slightly wild black hair and features that mark her as hailing from the realm. She's wearing a long tan coat that's cut fairly tight above the waist but loose below. [17:21:21] * Lenoria occasionally glances up from her book to look at her surroundings. [17:23:31] * After several minutes, the doors open. A servant walks out, and silently directs you towards the chamber, a room with a golden floor, and silver murals inlaid with jade on the walls. the ceiling is arched into a dome, with a fresco on it, which seems to represent the three gods at the far end of the room, the Spinner of Glorious Tales, the Weaver of Dreams of Victory, and the Sheild of a Different Day. [17:23:47] * Lenoria stands up, and follows... [17:24:14] * Ximena has a toffe colored skin tone, short very curly dark brown hair, and deep green eyes. She scraches her lightly freackled nose and looks towards the door. She pushes herself off the wall after a moment and follows. [17:24:23] * Alitheia sighs in an exaggerated manner before moving to follow. [17:24:24] * Kane stands and walks into the chamber. [17:25:04] * Talespinner (CHBoucher@dialup-67.25.0.117.Dial1.Manchester1.Level3.net) has joined #Exalted [17:25:25] * Dreamweaver (CHBoucher@dialup-67.25.0.117.Dial1.Manchester1.Level3.net) has joined #Exalted [17:25:26] * Daysheild (CHBoucher@dialup-67.25.0.117.Dial1.Manchester1.Level3.net) has joined #Exalted [17:27:44] * Dreamweaver is the first to speak. The Dreamweaver is a fairly androgynous entity at first, though it soon begins regularly shifting through a cascade of those from your pasts, speaking in their voices. "I am glad to see that our invitation was not denied, Children of the Sun." [17:28:28] * Lenoria blinks at being called that [17:28:33] It's not like I had much to do, aside from drink heavily. [17:28:39] Had nothin` bettah tah do. [17:29:44] * Talespinner looks up. The Talespinner is a strong-looking, middle-aged man, worn by travel, with a halo of golden light about his head. "Indeed. There's little better you could do, for the livelihood of Great Forks, and the souls of her people are at risk." [17:31:17] * Lenoria listens, respectfully [17:32:27] * Ximena inspects her fingernails. [17:33:31] * Alitheia 's manner changes instantly as she enters the presence of the three, from cocky boredom to that of someone used to being in the presence of those of import. She speaks in a clear voice that belies her appearance. "I am honored to answer your summonings." [17:33:56] As am I... [17:34:26] * Daysheild now speaks. The Daysheild is a strong, proud, beautiful warrior, with raven tresses, and her eyes like granite. "Starting roughly a month ago, trade caravans heading for our city began being attacked. When found, there was no sign of the crew or the goods. Sadly, our military is not in a state to deal with such actions, nor shall it be for quite some time." [17:34:48] Missin` goods yah say? [17:34:59] What we ask you to do, fair Exalts, is naught but a small favor. [17:35:02] * Lenoria frowns [17:35:23] I assume these aren't conventional bandits, as those generally wouldn't put someobdy's soul at risk. [17:35:30] We beleive the bandits to be the Fair Folk, operating out of a patch of the Wyld, three day's travel from town. [17:35:41] ... fair folk? [17:35:48] A trifling matter for beings such as you. [17:35:49] * Lenoria seems surprised [17:36:36] And while some stolen goods would be inconveincing as stands... [17:37:03] Can we keep tha bootah? [17:37:11] The sheer efficiency of these marauders, not to mention the threat of Ravagers makes us worry. [17:37:18] * Lenoria nods [17:37:59] You can have your share, and you will gain our favor, if you succeed in this simple task. [17:38:40] Ah'm in then. [17:38:58] I just need directions, some supplies for the trip, and to go pick up Fairy-Basher from my room. [17:39:07] * Alitheia nods. "I accept. I would not want to leave the Fair Folk to prey on the defenseless." [17:39:10] I accept in order to aid those who need help. [17:40:15] Excellent. The military of Great Forks will provide horses and provisions for the trip at the north gate. [17:41:39] Thank you [17:41:40] When we leavin`? [17:42:06] You can leave so soon as you're ready. [17:42:28] * Lenoria nods [17:43:07] (do we know each other?) [17:43:18] ( Probably not. ) [17:43:39] ( Doubt it. ) [17:43:54] (Unlikely. I wasn't going to downtime the whole trip for socializing reasons.) [17:44:05] (rightio!) [17:44:16] * Ximena looks around at the group,"So... howd yah track us all down?" [17:44:16] * Griever (Griever@h24-69-225-82.vc.shawcable.net) has joined #exalted [17:44:29] ( Hi Greiver. You're just in time to miss the start of the session! ) [17:44:38] (Many apologies! ^^;) [17:44:43] (I'd also like to note that the Three was probably my most impressive bit of NPC multitasking to date.) [17:44:55] ( Heh. ) [17:45:07] (Gooooo charles!) [17:45:10] They're powerful spirits. THey probalby keep very good track of what's going on in their city. [17:46:32] * Talespinner smiles. "A spirit in our employ finds it... advantageous to follow the comings and goings of the Chosen of the Gods, Madam Alumit." [17:47:58] I suppose we should introduce ourselves to each other... [17:48:46] You may wish to leave the introductions for the road. You will have more than enough time, even on horseback. [17:48:50] * Lenoria nods [17:48:54] How far we gotta go? [17:48:58] * Kane nods. "I need to go pick up some stuff in my room." [17:49:28] * Sliptime to the gate? [17:49:37] ( Fine by me. ) [17:49:42] ( Sure. ) [17:49:54] ( Yep ) [17:50:25] ( /me just realized how amusing it is to have a mighty spirit with the name of a webdesign application. ) [17:50:27] (NO!!!!!! oki) [17:51:16] ( "I'd like you to meet my friends, Flash, Freehand, and Fireworks." ) [17:51:51] ( What about Frontpage? ) [17:52:01] ( That ain't Macromedia. ) [17:52:44] * A short time later, the four of you arrive at the north gates of the city. You're let through, and led to saddled horses. Behind the horses are a half-dozen pack mules, loaded down with easily enough food and provisions to last the week there and back. The soldiers calmly get out of the way. [17:54:06] * Ximena goes and starts talking to the horses. [17:54:27] * Talespinner is now known as Horse [17:54:45] *horse noises* [17:55:00] * Kane loads what apepars to be a seldge wrapped in protective cloth onto one of the mules, and picks a horse, more or less at random. [17:55:51] * Alitheia is carrying a pack, and moving in a relaxed and casual manner again. She lets out a yawn. "So glad to be outta there. Hate that formal audience crap." Her manner of speaking has changed as well, matching her posture, and also has apparently accquired a somewhat backcountry sounding accent. (Just imagine that she speaks Kansai-ben. :P) [17:57:10] Whoze a cute widdle horsie? YOUR a cute widdle horsie! [17:57:16] * Alitheia wanders over to the horses to pick a mount. [17:57:20] (YOU'RE even) [17:57:34] *Horse noises* [17:57:53] So, who're all you guys? Nice to have names to call ya, if we're gonna be travellin' together. [17:58:26] Ah'm Ximena, but yah can call me whatever version of that yah want. [17:58:35] (How sad is this: I live in Assfuck Egypt, and I don't even know the noises that horses make. Despite all my neighbors having them.) [17:58:36] * Lenoria removes her hood. She's a beautiful young woman with long, flowing black hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. [17:58:47] I'm Kane. [17:58:54] My name is Lenoria Tomekeeper. I hail from the Necropolis of Sijan... [17:59:30] Yes, very nice. We should problay get going before we start telling each other our life stories. It's a three-day journey, and we'll have plenty of time. [18:00:01] * Alitheia makes a comically exaggerated bow. "Name's Alitheia Dovesong. You can all me 'Theia, though." [18:01:27] ( Huh. According to the stats for horses in the main book, Kane is both more enduant and can run faster than a horse. ) [18:01:37] * So, with names out of the way, you get going on your three day journey, with plenty of time to start telling each other your life stories. [18:01:38] * Alitheia chooses a horse, and attempts to mount it. Emphasis on the 'attempts', as despite her seemingly rural manner, she seems to have a little difficulty getting on. [18:01:49] * Ximena rides her horsie good-like. [18:02:27] ( Hooray we're going! ) [18:02:37] (So we can have our Eclipse ride Kane instead of a horse. Excellent.) [18:02:56] * Kane turns to Lenoria. "So. What were you doing in Great Forks? I was under the impression that Sijanese tended to avoid it like the plauge." [18:03:09] (I already dun like where this is going) [18:03:41] ( I'll be too busy running around hitting things to carry somebody around. ) [18:03:49] What is ah Sijan anyway? [18:04:12] (What? Not a one of the Ride charms say you can't ride on another Exalt.) [18:04:26] (Particularly one with Endurance charms.) [18:04:37] ( And that looks like it'll take a while, so I'm going to go take a quick trip to the little heavily-armored badass' room. ) [18:04:52] The city of the dead. We have vast mausoleums and graveyards... [18:05:22] I hear like only monstars lived thar. [18:05:24] Many of the dead of this area are taken there. [18:05:27] * Lenoria frowns. [18:05:28] No, no. [18:06:30] Nah. S'where all the real rich bastards want to get buried. [18:06:46] ( We keep them locked in the attics, and feed them a bucket of fish-heads every night.) [18:07:01] Or cremated. Or embalmed. There are many, many, many ways to deal with the dead... [18:07:03] (Damn evil twins. Hugo, quiet) [18:07:17] We also have vast libraries and museums... [18:07:32] Well just goes ta show yah yah cant' belive all yah hear! Course ah didn't in tha first place! [18:08:18] You were probalby thinking of Shadowlands. And many of those have poor mortals trapped in them under the rule of its Deathlord. [18:09:41] Townies get alla the stuff mixed up yah know. And thar the only people I had to find out anythan from! [18:09:44] Well, nothing wrong with Deathlords. Unless they start mistreating the living. [18:10:02] Have you been to Thorns lately? [18:10:13] * Alitheia scowls at the mention of Deathlords. [18:10:25] Hm. I did visit there, last year. [18:10:37] It was pretty awful. Although I did hear that it used to be worse. [18:10:59] (Go go gadget GM timeline!) [18:11:21] ( ... Yeah, I can';t figure out if Lenoria meant she went there before or after the Mask of Winters attacked it. ) [18:11:32] ( Although I figure the attack probalby would've been rather big news. ) [18:11:34] * Alitheia looks at Kane. "You from Thorns, then?" [18:11:39] Yes. [18:11:41] ( After. ) [18:12:27] Well, yes, I suppose you could say that "has been attacked and converted into a Shadowland" is better than "Is in the middle of being attacked and covnrted to a Shadowland". [18:12:40] * Alitheia nods slowly. "Bad story, that." [18:12:48] * Ximena puts on a happy face and says,"Ah'm from nowhere in particular. Lived on tha road my whole life!" [18:14:34] Fascinating. Tell me of your culture. [18:15:02] So, you get out before or after the attack? [18:15:07] During. [18:15:12] (Okay, as reference: It's now Real Year 768. Thorns was taken over by MoW in 764.) [18:15:33] I was part of one of the few successful evacuation attempts. [18:15:41] The fact that I Exalted in the middle of it probalby didn't hurt. [18:15:58] ( Cha, you told me that Thorns is actually improving under the rule of the Deathlords, right? ) [18:16:13] ( ... Uh. No. ) [18:16:14] (No.) [18:16:19] Well, shit. Guess you got a bone to pick with the Mask, then. [18:16:20] (even I nkow that) [18:16:33] ( In fact, it's supposed to be a pretty bad place to live even for a Shadowland. ) [18:16:38] (note: I HAVE read the whole exaulted book from cover to cover, but it was a year ago) [18:16:38] ( ... oh. Damn. ) [18:16:40] Yes. Yes I do. [18:16:50] Well my familah and ah would go around all over the lands and perform for people. Cheer 'm up yah know! Big ole family too.. [18:17:06] ... "Would"? [18:17:14] (A lot of *other* places have Deathlord rulers that aren't absolute cockholes. MoW is like Hitler. Or maybe Stalin.) [18:17:36] ( Ah... ^_^;;; ) [18:17:49] ( Or Statler. Or Hitlen. ) [18:18:07] * Alitheia turns her attention to Xi. "Oh, you're an entertainer too?" [18:18:50] ( Or Trog Dor? ) [18:19:31] ( /me suddenly has to try very hard not to picture MoW as a Goth Dr. Doom. ) [18:19:36] (Nah, MoW doesn't burninate anyone.) [18:19:40] * Ximena looks said,"Yah... would... tha realm didnt' like us much... none of my family or any of the other familys. We got attacked one day over near Lookshy.. [18:20:01] * Lenoria frowns. [18:21:38] * Alitheia clenches her hands angrily around the reins as she listens. [18:23:15] Not much more ta say... wuzza slaughter. [18:23:51] That's terrible [18:24:27] * Alitheia looks down, her expression dark. She seems to be trembling with anger. "They have...a lot to answer for." [18:24:59] Traitors.. [18:25:50] Traitors? Ah don't think so... anyway almost all of those ones are dead now. [18:26:53] The Realm's military didn't lift a finger to help Thorns when the Mask of Winters attacked it, either. [18:28:40] * Alitheia speaks quietly. "The Realm...used to be my home. Hell, I lived in the bloody Imperial City itself. I got to see the corruption close-up." [18:29:14] * Lenoria nods. [18:29:27] What are your castes, if I may be so forward? I am of the Twilight Caste... [18:29:36] Dawn. [18:30:12] I specialize in hitting things with swords until they stop moving. [18:30:17] Zenith, as I understand it. [18:31:02] Night.. dunno how ah know that.. but ah do! [18:32:31] (This session's going to have to be cut short, given when it started, and how I have a long day tomorrow. Sorry.) [18:32:55] ( Alrighty. ) [18:32:56] Exalted when I ran away from home. *smirks a bit* Was a spoiled little rich kid, black sheep of the family. [18:33:07] ( Aw. Well, guess you need sleep. ) [18:33:21] ( Already? Aw. ) [18:33:22] (could we just keep talking?) [18:33:43] ( Yeah, we don't really need a GM for that, do we? ) [18:34:13] (Feel free. Assume when the coversation winds down that the sun is setting and it's time to set up camp.) [18:34:25] (How'd I manage for my first time sorta-GMing Exalted?) [18:34:34] ( Not bad. ) [18:34:38] (i liked!) [18:35:12] ( Pretty good. ) [18:35:14] ( Presuemably next session we'll get there, and hit our first combat. ) [18:35:23] ( And then things will bog the hell down. ) [18:35:55] (Will they ever. I'll have to study the systems chapter in my spare time.) [18:36:15] (Along with making the profiles for the Fair Folk.) [18:36:24] ( Maybe shomebody should amke up a "How To Split Your Dice Pools" chart. ) [18:36:50] * Charles is now known as CharleSleep [18:38:13] * Ximena looks at Lenoria,"So how yah exalt?" [18:38:54] Attempting to find information on an old burial rite before a spirit would awaken angry. [18:39:27] The souls of the dead must be kept appeased, and the details of many old traditions have been lost.. [18:40:05] * Alitheia grins and winks. "Wonder what the fiance I was running away from would think of me now." [18:40:26] ( "I'm thinking about sandwiches!" ) [18:40:48] Depends on his opnion of "Anathema". [18:41:25] * Alitheia 's grin becomes slightly nasty. "He's a Dragonpunk." [18:41:36] Ah. Not very good then. [18:42:11] ... Which reminds me. Have any of you seen, say, some non-fox animal with a busy fox tail around? [18:42:16] S'why I ran in the first place. Hopefully he's not dumb or crazy enough to follow. [18:42:37] Hmm... nope [18:42:45] Dragon blooded Ick! [18:42:49] ( She's Foxy (haha) [18:43:03] * Alitheia shakes her head. "Nope, why?" [18:43:30] I was worried that Alike might be around. [18:44:03] Alike? [18:44:22] My wife back in the First Age. [18:44:38] I'm pretty sure she's been alive this entire time, too. [18:44:58] Why yah worried? Woudln't see be happy ta sorta see yah again? [18:45:09] Why yes. She is. [18:45:12] Very happy. [18:45:14] * Alitheia blinks. "Wow, you remember all that?" [18:45:18] Deleriously happy. [18:45:31] Insanely happy. [18:45:31] I see. [18:45:41] Speaking of which, she's not exactly the sanest of women. [18:46:56] And you're all rather attractive females. I don't think she'd take that very well. [18:47:35] Sounds like a lotta fun. [18:47:43] yah.. how yah remember so much? I don't know any details at all about before-me! [18:47:55] Just lucky, I guess. [18:48:13] ... Well, that and the fact that Alike keeps tlaking about how _wonderful_ it was back in the first age whenever she's near me. [18:48:25] * Ximena awwwwws. [18:48:45] A lot of which are specifically about how wonderful it was when we were married, and none-too-sublty hiting that we should get married again. [18:49:04] Which would be fine except that she's a fucking nutbar. [18:49:43] Hm. [18:49:52] Well, maybe you could marry her and then she'd calm down. [18:50:13] (Restraining orders are just another way of saying I love you) [18:50:41] Heh. From my one time meetin' him, Randohl wasn't the most stable boy either. Fire aspected, to boot. [18:51:14] Don't those guys like sometimes have fire fer hair? [18:51:24] The old ones, yeah. [18:52:16] ... you know, I have to wonder why Deathlords always pick those odd, odd names. [18:52:27] Pretty freaky lookin'. [18:55:39] There wuz one of those dragon people with the ones that attack mah family... [18:57:15] A fire aspect? Or another sort? [18:59:24] * Ximena shrugs,"Beats me... ah didn't exalt till my family was all dun for.. ah wuz out huntin when the attack came. Got back, took out the standards... ran when I saw a dragon." [19:03:26] * Alitheia nods, scowling angrily again. [19:05:53] * Jex (l33tl3ss@AC8227D8.ipt.aol.com) has joined #Exalted [19:06:12] They're horrible, all of them. [19:07:07] Yes... [19:07:46] Every last realm supporter needs to DIE! [19:08:27] * Alitheia looks over at Lenoria. "So, what was that you were saying about traitors?" [19:08:57] "Now, some of them only support the Realm because if they don't a bunch of soldiers will show up and hit them a lot. [19:09:12] The whole mangling of the truth... [19:09:15] * Lenoria frowns. [19:11:26] Well they aint' REAL supporters then. [19:11:53] Yes, but you can't tell the differnce just by looking. [19:13:40] * Alitheia looks at Lenoria. "What, you mean that Immaculate bullshit?" [19:14:18] Yes, although I would not have used such strong words... [19:14:44] * Ximena huhs? [19:15:44] * Alitheia snorts. "You prob'ly didn't have to put up with the priests out in Sijan." [19:16:31] Hm. No, but I am aware that the Realm did destroy many valuble sources of information... [19:16:33] * Lenoria frowns. [19:16:38] So much knowledge, lost.. [19:16:59] Yah can't believe nothin yah hear nowdays! [19:18:13] You prob'ly know more about that than we do. Session Close: Wed Jan 22 00:00:01 2003