Session Start: Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 2003 Session Ident: #Exalted [16:35:24] * Two days ago, the circle arrived in Sijan, Lenoria's home city, and quite possibly the gloomiest place in creation. For those of you familiar to being surrounded by reminders of the inevitability of death, it's not too bad. However, for those of a less morbid background, the experience is quite unpleasant. [16:37:46] * We begin roughly midway into the day, when Deyton arrives at the Skull and Rod to find the Circle. [16:38:45] * The room is made of stone, with fair but plain beds and several shelves carved into the wall. The air is cool and dry, and those who've experimented have found that no sound gets in or out. [16:40:46] (You can start anytime.) [16:41:10] * Lenoria is in her room, reading [16:41:17] * Kane naps. [16:42:05] * Alitheia is sitting on a bed, idly plucking at her lute. She seems depressed. [16:42:22] * Ximena says,"Ah don't like this place atall." To nobody in particular. [16:43:05] * Deyton is randomly shuffling his packs from shoulder to shoulder as he sits with a nondescript book in hand. [16:43:50] ( Ally oughta fit right in, then. :P ) [16:45:04] Sooo... how long we gotta be here again? [16:45:39] * Lenoria looks out of her room. [16:45:48] Until we find something to adventure outside for. [16:46:01] (Isn't she staying in her own house?) [16:46:18] ( ... oh. Whoops. ) [16:46:21] ( Cancel that line. ) [16:46:22] Zzz. [16:46:54] * Deyton idly reads his book, sitting uncomfortably. [16:50:46] * Ximena shouts loudly! [16:51:21] * Lenoria gets out of her house and closes the door. This being the middle ages, it likely doesn't have a lock. [16:51:28] * Lenoria walks towards the Skull and Rod. [16:51:30] * Kane opens an eye and glares at Ximena. "We don't have anythign to do until Lenoria comes back with some form of lead. Get some sleep or something." [16:51:35] * Deyton is startled to the point of yelping. [16:51:39] * Lenoria steps in [16:52:18] Was too damn quiet. [16:52:40] * Alitheia sighs. [16:52:53] * Lenoria nods hello to everyone [16:53:13] I'd think that's the way it is in places like this. [16:53:27] Makes everyone quieter whether they like it or now. [16:53:30] * Kane looks at Lenoria. "So, found something that needs to be smote with the fury of the Unconqured Sun yet?" [16:53:31] (^not) [16:54:02] Possibly... [16:54:20] * Kane actually opens his other eye and sits up. "Do tell." [16:54:36] A member of the Funerist's Observance, Jiunan Nightwarden, has commited a greivous crime. [16:54:50] Lets go get him! [16:55:15] And this crime was? [16:55:18] * Alitheia looks up. "What sorta crime?" [16:55:44] Atacking without provocation... [16:55:46] * Lenoria frowns. [16:55:46] * Deyton puts the book back in his pack and stares abjectly at Lenoria, still wholly uncomfortable with the pack and with the city at large. [16:56:04] He used to be in such good standing in this city, too... [16:56:09] That's a crime here? [16:56:09] ... Attacking without provcation what? Bunny rabbits? [16:56:21] Little kittens? Random passerby? [16:56:22] Well, a major criminal offense, I mean. [16:56:28] * Alitheia raises an eyebrow. "Attacking what, exactly?" [16:56:49] * Deyton is quite interested, now, being that law is one of his passions, to say the least. [16:56:55] Some soldiers of the Mask of Winters. All they were doing was escorting a concubine... [16:56:58] * Lenoria frowns. [16:57:03] Curious... [16:57:08] * Kane stands up. [16:57:22] Any enemy of the Mask of Winters is a freind of mine. He problaby needs help, though. [16:58:01] Oh, he probably does need help of some sort. Although I would like to know his motivation for doing that. [16:58:02] Any leads on where he went? [16:59:07] I'm not sure. [16:59:11] ... [16:59:13] * Lenoria frowns. [16:59:21] Lets do SUMTHANG! [16:59:24] * Deyton slyly grins. [16:59:26] The description of the ones who were escorting the concubine... [16:59:31] Concubine, you say? [16:59:34] They sounded like Abyssals. [17:00:08] * Alitheia scowls. "That could be a problem." [17:00:09] ( Didn't Jiuan Nightwarden Exalt at that point? Wouldn't that kind have filtered over to Lenoria? ) [17:00:24] If he's wandering, he's probably left by the eastern bridge. [17:00:58] * Animemancer is now known as GMancer [17:01:00] (The fact that he survived did. That implies something if he can manage to live.) [17:01:05] He must have been a talented man if he could have taken on several Abyssals. [17:01:25] ( There _Are_ lesser undead, y'know. ) [17:01:40] * Lenoria is clearly implying something here, as the tone of her voice has actually changed for a little bit in that sentence [17:02:00] ( It was probalby one Abyssal and several Nemmisaries or something. ) [17:02:06] ... Hmm. [17:02:06] Then lets go get them! [17:02:07] You mean he Exalted. [17:02:10] (True.) [17:02:16] Precisely. [17:02:39] That's a good thing, right? [17:02:41] Well, whgatever type he is, he should be a useful ally. [17:02:53] ( Does he face further penalties, or is being ejected from the Funerist's Observance penalty enough for attacking someone? ) [17:03:08] * Kane starts packing his stuff. "Let's go track him." [17:03:19] (He was exiled.) [17:03:24] ( I hope somebody invested in a lot of Survival. ) [17:03:35] * Lenoria nods. [17:03:51] * Alitheia nods. "Right." [17:03:57] Lets go do somethang! [17:03:58] I have no fear of associating with him. He has already suffered all the penalties for the crime... [17:04:04] ( Not that that means too much. He _is_ a Dagger of Heaven after all. ) [17:04:23] We are not dealing with a fugitive. Which makes things a bit easier. [17:04:41] ( I've only got 2 survival, unfortunately. ) [17:04:53] I would be glad to help him in opposing the Abyssals. The use of soulsteel is something I cannot tolerate. [17:04:57] * Kane finishes packing and putso n his cloak. "I'm ready." [17:05:48] * Ximena is packed too! [17:06:16] * Deyton shifts his bags nonchalantly and neglects to comment, being that he hasn't managed to really unpack in his time in Sijan. [17:07:21] * Alitheia quickly repacks and places her hat on her head. "Let's go." [17:07:24] ( Did any of you guys try to tour the museums of Sijan? ) [17:07:30] ( They're really quite nifty. ) [17:07:50] ( Place is creepy as hell. I figure Kane napped a lot, mainly. ) [17:08:02] (ximena woulda if somebody went w/ her) [17:08:11] ( Lenoria would have gone with Xim. ) [17:08:38] Need to pack anything, Lenoria? [17:09:22] Already did earlier. I've packed what I need for a journey like this. [17:09:39] (then we went!^^) [17:09:53] ( Yay. We'll probably see if we found any leads later. ) [17:09:53] Let's get going then. [17:09:56] * Lenoria nods. [17:10:00] * Kane heads out and stuff. [17:10:07] * Lenoria heads out and stuff. [17:10:13] * Deyton follows suit. [17:10:19] . [17:10:31] * Alitheia heads out. [17:11:20] * Ximena follows! [17:11:39] * Lenoria helps and acts as a guide towards the eastern bridge [17:12:45] * Kane is guided to the eastern bridge. [17:13:20] * Cyndane is now known as Cyn_Away [17:13:36] * Deyton shudders at the innate sppoky blahness of Sijan whilst tagging along. [17:14:26] * Alitheia follows along quietly, still overwhelmed by the gloominess of the city. [17:14:43] I realize that Sijan may be uncomfortable for most outsiders, but it does have its advantages. [17:14:59] Like WHAT? [17:15:09] * Lenoria frowns. [17:15:14] Please, don't shout in this place. [17:15:25] You'll wake the spirits. [17:15:37] That would be "bad". [17:15:41] Fine. Like what? [17:15:48] * A passing Funerist glares at Ximena. [17:15:49] Anyway, the Empire was never able to truly capture this place during its attempts to expand into these areas. [17:16:17] Nobody wants to fight a war in an area where you would risk angering the spirits. [17:16:33] The extent of their invasion of Sijan involved asking permission to keep some troops in the city. [17:16:51] So far, I've seen mausoleums, warnings about spirits, heard stories about psychos who randomly attack people, and I for one am rather edgy. [17:17:00] I don't recall if permission was granted or not, but nothing more happened. [17:18:24] So yah are safe livin` here. But livin` here sucks. Guess it makes up fer it. [17:18:29] ( Okay, a=ny minute now we'll get to the east bridge, and then... We're lost! ) [17:18:50] * You leave Sijan over the Rising, and head to the east, following the road. [17:19:27] ... Sooo. ANybody got any ideas on how to track this guy? [17:20:14] We go this way! [17:20:27] * Deyton shrugs quietly and makes sure he fishes his nifty swords from his pack, lest some beast or bandit attack him without any defenses. [17:20:39] And are you basing that on anything in particular, Ximena? [17:21:30] * Deyton moves much closer to Lenoria and acts as social as possible. "And your suggestions, my dear, would be...?" [17:22:10] Its better then that way! [17:22:15] * Ximena points back at the city. [17:22:19] * Lenoria frowns. [17:22:42] That is my home city you just insulted. [17:22:44] .... Well, lacking any better ideas? [17:22:49] * Kane looks at the rest of the party. [17:22:52] (Tracking is Survival, right?) [17:22:58] ( Think so. ) [17:23:10] ( Keep in mind you're tracking a Night here. You're not exaclty likely to succeed. ) [17:23:25] ( We don't know that. ) [17:23:41] ( Not like -I- know anything about this guy you're all talking about. ) [17:23:48] ( I don't, either. ) [17:23:53] Lemme see if I can pick up a trail. [17:24:03] Righto. [17:25:12] (Charles? And we need a bot. ) [17:25:24] -herring.sandwich.net:@#Exalted- Charles invited Dicesuke into channel #Exalted. [17:25:24] * Dicesuke (dice@155.92.103.53) has joined #Exalted [17:25:26] ( Botbotbot ) [17:27:06] We need footprints. [17:27:22] Are you good at tracking? [17:27:28] Ah ain't. [17:27:29] Me? [17:27:32] Yes. [17:27:48] * Alitheia starts looking around for tracks and such. [17:28:03] ( OI! Cha, what am I rolling and what's my difficulty, already? ) [17:28:04] Not in the least. So far as I know. Yourself? [17:28:15] ( Per + Survival. ) [17:28:18] ( Charles is dead!!!!!!;;;;;;;;) [17:28:27] ( Who do I want to kill today? ) [17:28:36] No. But 'Theia is. I recommend you shut up and let her work. [17:28:46] Yah! Be quiet! [17:28:56] 4 d10 [17:28:56] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alitheia (4 d10) and gets 4 1 7 4. [17:28:57] (Lemme roll for Nightwarden's roll. I was checking his sheet.) [17:29:05] 6 d10 [17:29:05] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Charles (6 d10) and gets 6 7 4 5 8 10. [17:29:07] ( ...Dicey, you bastard. ) [17:29:10] * Lenoria looks around, too. [17:29:26] ( We all roll perception? ) [17:29:31] (Difficulty 5 to find a trail.) [17:29:33] (Sure.) [17:29:42] 3 d10 [17:29:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lenoria (3 d10) and gets 4 4 9. [17:29:49] 3 d10 [17:29:50] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ximena (3 d10) and gets 3 9 2. [17:29:59] ( That's 3 collective successes... ) [17:30:03] ( Kane? Deyton? ) [17:30:03] 2 d10 [17:30:03] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kane (2 d10) and gets 4 10. [17:30:10] ( 5 collective successes. ) [17:30:13] 4 d10 [17:30:13] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Deyton (4 d10) and gets 2 7 7 3. [17:30:17] (7!) [17:30:19] ( 7! ) [17:30:26] ( w00t! ) [17:30:29] ( I don't think "Collective" is relavent here. ) [17:31:06] ( Why not? If we all looked for a pair of keys in a house, likely, one of us would at least find the keychain. ) [17:31:08] (Hold on, I fucked up.) [17:31:11] 3 d10 [17:31:11] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Charles (3 d10) and gets 2 7 6. [17:31:25] (Okay, it was only difficulty *one*) [17:31:35] (heh) [17:31:54] ( ^_^;; ) [17:32:02] ( So we found the fuck out of him. ) [17:32:14] ( It's an opposed roll, actually, so we need to get more successes than he did. ) [17:32:22] * Kane and Deyton find bootprints, heading to the south in fresh mud. [17:32:30] ( Muwahahaha ) [17:32:46] Bootprints. Heading south. [17:32:54] * Lenoria nods. [17:32:59] * Lenoria follows that way, after Kane [17:33:09] * Alitheia grins. "Guess you guys outdid me." [17:33:11] ( /me gets Scavenger Sons to check what's south of Sijan. ) [17:33:34] Looks that way. *follows with a bounce in his step, to be escaping the gloom* [17:33:36] Eh, it was luck. I'm sure you'd do better than me long-term at it. [17:34:06] * Lenoria has been, by the way, since the beginning of the game, been wearing a black robe with blue flame patters outlined in silver on the bottom. It's resembled a lot of the uniform-looking Sijanese clothing, so she might be slightly important there. [17:34:14] (My mother's really ill. Be back in ten or fifteen. Sorry! Just assume I follow silently, for the most part. ~_~) [17:34:26] ( Seems... A river, and then "nto much". ) [17:34:41] ( Southeast. ) [17:34:46] ( Eastern bridge, then south ) [17:35:00] ( The footprints are heading south. [17:35:08] * Ximena walks along happily! [17:35:12] * Kane heads south. Woo. [17:35:27] * Alitheia follows the group. [17:36:34] ( I think that was our last tracking roll for the day, and then we make anotehr one in the morning and the folliowng afternoon to keep on his trail. ) [17:38:25] (Yeah.) [17:38:41] ( I assume we're all setting a rather brisk pace, the better to catch up with him? ) [17:38:47] (Yep.) [17:39:06] ( Shall we sliptime on until we lose the trail, catch up, or smoething noteworthy happens then? ) [17:39:15] (Option One.) [17:39:27] (I say to when we roll again.) [17:39:46] ( Option one? Er? ) [17:40:06] * You come to a small, though fast, river, and lose his path. Trees surround you, and the sounds of wildlife echo in the woods. [17:40:08] ( ... Well, or until we trace him into a town. You don't use Survival to track people in towns. ) [17:40:15] 3 d10 [17:40:15] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Charles (3 d10) and gets 7 5 5. [17:40:59] (Difficulty 2 Tracking rolls.) [17:41:39] ( Theia, Deyton, you have the nice 4-die pools, why don't you go first? ) [17:41:48] 4 d10 [17:41:49] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alitheia (4 d10) and gets 8 7 4 8. [17:41:51] 3 d10 [17:41:51] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lenoria (3 d10) and gets 4 1 3. [17:41:57] ( Someone roll for Dey ) [17:41:58] * Alitheia checks around. [17:42:03] 4 d10 [17:42:04] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kane (4 d10) and gets 1 9 4 8. [17:42:06] 3 d10 [17:42:07] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ximena (3 d10) and gets 2 10 3. [17:43:07] * Lenoria blinks, the stops. She motions towards a forest. [17:43:39] * Everyone *except* Lenoria sees trampled grass on the other side of the river. [17:43:51] I see the trail. [17:43:56] There was some movement there, just now... in the forest [17:43:57] * Ximena shakes her head and elbows Lenoria and points at the trampled grass. [17:44:01] Let's go then. [17:44:42] ... hm. Probably just some other travelers. [17:44:47] * Lenoria follows the others along [17:45:21] ( Gak. So sorry. Will explain afterwards. ) [17:45:32] (Back, if you hadn't guessed. ) [17:45:40] (Can we just cross the river easily?) [17:45:41] ( So, we keep going and stuff. ) [17:46:01] * Deyton follows along, being all sorts of observant, apparently. [17:46:02] ( At "small but fast" I think we can easily _jump_ accross it. ) [17:46:03] * It's not long until you come to a small forest village, the sign of which reads Vis De Porc. It's a small place with stone houses, and a fair-sized common area. [17:46:59] * Some people move between the buildings, while others till feilds on the far side. In the far entrance of the town, it seems as if some hunters are coming back with a freshly killed deer. [17:48:49] * Deyton grins at the sight of a town. "Do you think they'd have a good bearing on the man we're following? I'd guess as much." [17:49:34] Hope so. [17:49:53] So who volunteers to talk to them and find out? [17:50:40] Ooooh, Ah like this place! [17:50:45] I will! [17:50:47] I'm... a bit shy around people. [17:50:57] `theia is great at talkin` ta people! [17:51:08] * Kane looks at Ximena. "... Why, becuase they'll likely have booze?" [17:51:09] * Deyton controls the urge to mutter that her shyness applies only to those who are breathing.... but only barely. [17:51:51] * Alitheia turns to Lenoria. "Wouldya be able to describe this guy for me?" [17:52:09] Oh, yes. [17:52:12] Cuase it ain't no creepy villiage of livin` dead people! [17:52:17] * Lenoria describes the guy to Alithea. [17:52:26] * Lenoria frowns at Ximenia. [17:52:29] Ah, yes, it does have that going for it as well. [17:52:41] I assure you, most of the population of Sijan is either dead or alive, not in between. [17:52:59] He's a tall, slender man... [17:53:07] Wears grey robes. [17:53:18] (I'd just like to note that the name of the village is "Pig Screw" in French. This will be my naming system for all hamlets in Exalted from now on.) [17:53:26] Other than that, typical Sijanese person with grey eyes and black hair. [17:53:38] ( Pig screw in various languages? ) [17:53:51] (Translated sequentially.) [17:54:03] * Alitheia nods. "Arright. I'll go see what I can find." [17:54:05] ( XD ) [17:54:53] (The next one you find will be Vis De Porc translated to German, or Schweineschraube.) [17:56:44] * Clem (CHBoucher@dialup-64.159.119.117.Dial1.Manchester1.Level3.net) has joined #Exalted [17:58:02] * Theia finds a large, ruddy-cheeked man, who broke off from the hunting party. He wears red-dyed leather armor and pants, and has a wide-brimmed hat. He has a chopping sword on his belt. [17:58:49] 'Scuse me, sir? [17:59:23] Howdy, ma'am! [17:59:30] * Deyton wonders if he can sit down somewhere and not become dirty... well, dirtier. Man's got to look his best when at least making some (contrived) effort to make business relations abroad. [18:00:16] Good huntin' today? [18:00:17] * Kane is, of course, quite non-dirty. [18:00:24] * Deyton subsequently wonders if he there are any opportunities to set up a trade relationship here, and more importantly, what Vis De Porc offers. [18:00:35] ( Quiet, you clean bahstid. :P ) [18:01:01] * Kane gets out his knife and idly tosses bits of grass in the air and cuts them in half lenghtwise. [18:01:20] ( You'll be noticed as magic FIRST. We've been travelling. You're clean, I'm dirty. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I wonder who the strong ones are. ) [18:01:45] ( Easier to protect MY money. :D ) [18:02:06] * Deyton eyes the grass and loses all interest in sitting. [18:02:09] Sure was. Caught ourselves a big ol' mother. 'Ow can I 'elp you [18:02:11] ? [18:02:25] ( Deyton, hint. Buy inns. Hire someone to do the managing. Pick up your share of the profits whenever we stop by in a town. ) [18:03:05] * Ximena sits down and watches Kane! [18:03:25] ( That's only relavent in a game with a less abstract monetary system. ) [18:03:31] ( Thought already occured to me. But so far, Deyton's pretty damn sure its a good thing to at least make an effort to hide the fact that he's around anywhere and has mooooney. Buying establishments in every otehr town isn't a good example of that strategy. [18:04:05] * Ximena is clean as well. [18:05:53] Well, I've been travellin' with a few friends. We think a friend'a ours came through here. Tall thin guy, wears grey robes, typical Sijanese features. [18:05:55] ( As are Theia and Lenoria, IIRC. ) [18:06:21] * Deyton is pretty curious about it. And, after being hushed for mentioning Exaltedness last time, he chooses quiet as the answer. [18:06:54] Real quiet type, yeah? Kinda guy just makes a room colder? [18:07:13] * Alitheia nods. "Yeah, that sort." [18:07:25] * Deyton moves farther from Kane and his sharp toy. "Why is it that his knife is nigh on as big as my primary defenses?" [18:07:46] ( Hey, it's only about 10 inches long. ) [18:08:30] ( While hook swords are about 3 feet or so. ) [18:08:54] Yeh, he's 'ere. Doesn't seem the type t' want visiters, though. [18:09:34] ( Yeah, but YOURS looks scarier. :P ) [18:09:39] * Alitheia nods. "Yeah, sounds like'em." [18:09:47] ( ... Uhhh... Why? ) [18:09:54] ( It's a knife. A good knife, but jsut a knife. ) [18:10:03] ( As opposed to those funky-looking hook swords. ) [18:10:06] ( THIS is a knife! ) [18:10:14] ( Deyton is knifephobic) [18:10:15] Know where'es stayin'? [18:10:22] (No, that's a spoon.) [18:10:36] (There is no spoon.) [18:10:41] Yeh, right over there. *point* [18:10:42] ( I see you've played knifey spoony before. ) [18:10:51] ( SPOOOOOOOOON! ) [18:11:14] ( Argh. I need to afk for a minute. ) [18:11:18] ( You just said my favorite line, Dem ) [18:11:24] * Alitheia grins. "Thanks!" [18:11:25] ( Kane wandered off to take a leak or something. ) [18:11:42] ( No more knife. :( ) [18:11:52] No probm, ma'am. [18:12:02] ( Hee. ) [18:12:10] * Alitheia waves to the man and heads back to the group. [18:13:11] * Ximena watches lil bugs in the grass!\ [18:13:23] Well, either there's a lotta guys like this wanderin' around, or we found our man. [18:13:41] * Lenoria nods. [18:14:01] Hmm. [18:15:04] * Alitheia indicates the place he's said to be staying. [18:15:59] Lets go say hi! [18:16:42] You up to talkin' to him, Lenoria? [18:16:43] * Lenoria nods. [18:16:50] Yes... [18:17:19] * Kane wanders back. [18:17:34] What'd I miss? [18:17:59] We saved the world! [18:18:00] Found our guy. [18:19:02] Cool. [18:19:10] We gonna go talk to him now? [18:19:35] ... [18:19:38] Depends. [18:19:45] Will he be violent? [18:20:08] Probably only if he thinks we're out ta get him! [18:20:27] And in the unlikely event he does, I can problaby handle him. He's still fresh. [18:20:51] * Lenoria frowns. [18:21:06] Please, try not to do permanent damage if possible. [18:21:24] WIth that sword? *laughs* [18:21:29] Yeah, I should be able to do that. [18:21:53] So, we ready? [18:22:12] Yah! [18:22:15] Yes... [18:22:19] Yup. [18:22:28] * Deyton shrugs [18:23:23] * Kane gestures at Theia. "LEad the way, then." [18:23:57] * Alitheia leads the way! [18:24:03] * Kane follows! [18:24:28] * Ximena follows! [18:24:35] * Deyton tags along [18:26:53] * Lenoria follows [18:27:13] * The man described is in the sparely decorated home, the walls bare, a sleeping roll on the floor, and next to it, a quiver of arrows, a cloak, and a Orichalum breastplate. Nightwarden sits watching the fire in the far wall's fireplace. [18:27:43] * Alitheia stops to let Lenoria enter first. [18:28:27] * Lenoria enters slowly, stepping in a Sijanese-like way. Quiet, but not really trying to be really obvious about trying to be quiet. [18:28:43] Greetings, Jiunan Nightwarden. [18:28:50] ( Spending a mote of essense ) [18:29:05] * Lenoria looks down at the man, while her caste mark starts to shine... [18:29:08] * Kane steps in after Lenoria. "Heard you pissed off the Mask of Winters but good." [18:29:22] Yah! and we like that! [18:29:36] * Clem is now known as Nightwarden [18:29:44] ...Who are you people? [18:29:51] ( ... Can we turn _off_ the voluntarily glowing caste mark effect? ) [18:30:11] Lenoria Tomekeeper, Librarian of Sijan. [18:30:42] Caste Twilight. [18:30:54] * Alitheia steps in behind. "Yo." [18:31:03] Ah'm Ximena Alumit! Night caste, if yah wanna know that borin` stuff. [18:31:11] * Ximena smiles at Nightwarden. [18:31:19] Kane Lukyan. Ex-guardsman from Thorns. Dawn. [18:31:33] Any enemy of the Mask of Winters is a friend of mine. [18:31:57] * Deyton leans against a wall behind Kane, quietly. Uncomfortably shifts, again. [18:32:00] * Nightwarden is, as described, a pale, slim man. He has a haunted look about him, and seems to be speaking from far off. His face is hard and somewhat creased, and he is well-muscled. [18:32:47] Greetings, Lenoria Tomekeeper, Kane Lukyan, Xivali Alumit. [18:32:57] Alitheia Dovesong, travelling bard. Zenith, and pleased to meetcha. [18:33:41] * Charles nods, and continues staring into the fire. "Greetings, Alitheia Dovesong." [18:34:01] ( HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ) [18:34:05] ( The GM greeted you! Go you! XD ) [18:34:21] (Grah.) [18:34:23] ...Deyton Launce. Eclipse. [18:34:28] ( *giggles* ) [18:37:05] Greetings, Deyton Launce. I am Jiunan Nightwarden, formerly of the Funerist's Observance. What do you wish? [18:37:35] We wish to hear of what has happened. [18:42:11] In the winter of my twenty-third year, a woman came to Sijan to die, though she was still young, and very vital. Her skin was smooth and pale as polished alabaster, her hair as onyx, her lips as red and full as a garnet. She was escorted to the House of Death by four soldiers from Thorns. [18:43:32] * Lenoria nods.. [18:44:17] * Ximena listens. [18:44:39] I could not see inside the house, so as she went to die, I waited in the street. After a time, they came out, the guards and the mortwrights taking her body to the Hall of Graceful Embellishent, then the Deathspeakers came. [18:44:42] * Alitheia leans against a wall and listens to the story. [18:45:13] * Kane listens. [18:45:25] . o O (Ah. Female problems.) [18:46:25] It was not long before it became clear that she was not being prepared for burial, but to be raise her. When she left, she seemed even more downcast than before, though her beauty was all the more heartbreaking. When I saw her, I knew I could not let her be taken back to Thorns. [18:47:01] * Ximena straches her head and looks confused. [18:48:04] I crossed the Rising, and hastened to the Setting so I could find their trail. They seemed not to notice me, or paid me no heed if they did, but as they stepped past the first of the great mausoleums, I challenged them. [18:48:14] * Lenoria nods, already knowing what would happen later in teh story [18:50:20] ...And then, by some force of nature and by the limits of your humanity broken, you struck them violently. *Deyton has gotten over his discomfort as a result of hearing a human emotion from a resident of the city of the dead* [18:50:31] I asked if she would go of her own free will, and she looked at me, brown eyes blank of hope, and shook her head once. The guards asked if I would challenge them. I did. [18:50:40] Let the man tell the story, Deyton. [18:50:50] It is rude to interrupt. [18:51:31] * Alitheia gives Deyton a LOOK. [18:52:42] I cut down two of the nemissaries after I took the Grimcleaver of their leader from his hands and was filled with warmth. The woman ran, and went into the river, while the last of the guards fought to delay me. For my attack, I was cast out of the order. [18:53:32] * Lenoria nods [18:53:39] * Deyton goes all sorts of squirrel-y, and hides in Kane's shadow. [18:53:40] Now, the path before me is to wander the scavenger lands, looking for her. I fear to enter Thorns, but I feel the day is coming when I must. [18:53:55] * Nightwarden pays Deyton no need, and goes silent. It seems his story is over. [18:54:20] (No *heed*) [18:54:43] * Ximena still looks a bit confused. [18:55:04] I see. [18:55:28] In which direction did the river flow? [18:56:05] Eastward, though soon, it will bend back to the west, as will I. [18:56:12] * Lenoria nods. [18:56:30] * Deyton is confused, wholly. [18:57:47] Um... allow me to explain. In Sijan, undead are sometimes raised. [18:58:56] Now, the concubine who was being escorted earlier... I was told that she was selected to be for... unique tastes which I do not share. [18:59:10] Jiunan prevented her from meeting that fate [18:59:18] So um... was she killed and raised or not? [18:59:28] No. [18:59:52] ooooooo, ah got yah know. Wasn't sure if he stop that or just her being delivered. [18:59:57] (now) [19:00:04] (No, she was killed and raised.) [19:00:12] ( Oh. ) [19:00:21] ( Cancel that line, then ) [19:00:28] ( Bweh. Stupid me misparsing. ) [19:00:39] ( ... wait, so how'd she run off and have free will? ) [19:01:02] (Undead != Mindless) [19:01:08] ( Ah ) [19:01:10] ( Not nessecarily, anyway. ) [19:01:47] ( As I've warned Charles, I have to go in two minutes to take care of my mother... ) [19:01:55] She was killed and raised, but was not brought to Thorns to serve as a concubine. [19:02:10] (So, it's good that Lenoria was tactful about the necrophilia thing, given how Jiunan found her more attractive after she was killed.) [19:02:43] ( Well, it's not quite as creepy if they're still, you know, ambulatory and not rotting or anything. ) [19:02:49] * Alitheia smiles softly at Jiunan. "You are a very noble man, Sir Nightwarden." [19:02:57] ( Yes it is. Now, I be gone. :( ) [19:03:07] * Deyton (Griever@h24-69-225-82.vc.shawcable.net) Quit (Quit: ) [19:03:19] (I got hW to do... wanna just stop here?) [19:03:44] Thank you, Madam Dovesong. [19:04:20] I will do my best to try to have the sentence of banishment lifted. [19:04:37] I do not plan to return. [19:04:38] Your actions were just, and not unprovoked. [19:05:55] ( End of session now? ) [19:05:58] I plan to follow the woman until I find her. I doubt I will need to return to Sijan. [19:05:59] ( I could use sleep. ) [19:06:09] (Okay, end of session.) Session Close: Tue Feb 25 00:00:00 2003