Destiny's Tears-Prologue: A Jewel in the Shadow Part I

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Fedowin

AbM

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Fedowin shrugs and lounges against the wall, eyeing the two surviving attackers speculativly.

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Abdiel Lyanthra

[Mojiin] To Mhrzhar:
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FreeXenon said:
"Convocation? What convocation?? For what?? What is happening there and why do we care? "
"The convocation is a gathering to dicuss the creation of a company of Spelljammers. It is through discussion of this convocation that I met Melody and Zykovian. I have explored this planet to the extent of my desire, and I wish to travel to other worlds, I believe that this convocation, and the company that will be established from it, is a very good opportunity for me to continue travelling to other planets. It will allow me to learn about the other planets and to see how they are similar or different to Arris, so that I may protect Arris better when I eventually return. It is the same reason that I am trying to find the Crazan Arris. If it does exist, and it does do what it is supposed to do, then it will change the balance on Arris to our favor."

FreeXenon said:
"The magics.. ths staff... she spoke mojiin and I felt her sincerity. She said to check her blue eyes? I do not know what that means - might be Valsian trickery at play... There was something about her that made me believe that there was something horribly wrong here. Nemesis did not judge her or any of them guilty... When she fought me she used strength draining magics and tried to subdue me.... She did not want to kill a 'Sister' even though I used the full force that Nemsis has granted me."
"You say that she had blue eyes? Erila, the first Ecomancer that I ever met, once told me that an ecomancer with blue eyes was a sign that they had reached a certain level of connection to Arris, it would allow Arris' love to provide them with sustenance so that they would not exhaust our mother's natural resources."

"She also mentioned at the beginning of the confrontation that they were not to kill me, although they came very close to doing so anyways. Whether Nemesis found them guilty or not, they attacked us first, without provocation."

FreeXenon said:
"She said that she saw the one you call Zykovian kill the crimson-scaled sister in cold blood... and was seeking vidication, which is not and attitude I would expect from your kind (Preservers/Ecomancer). I would almost think that she had trained as an Avenger.... how well do you really know this Zykovian... Killing in cold blood those that are not guilty and a child of Arris and you condone this??? Surely you have not slipped this far from the grace of Arris?"
"Relax sister, I have not slipped from the grace of Arris. Zykovian did not kill our crimson-scaled sister. As, I have already mentioned, we were travelling through this section of the city trying to find the Crazan Arris, when we came upon the body. She had been dead for a while, but I had been with Zykovian for a good portion of the day, so he could not have killed her. We went to inspect the body, and that is when we were attacked by the others."

"To answer your question, I do not know this Zykovian very well. We have known each other for less than half a day. We have had a number of discussions during this time, and he has proven himself useful and reliable ... so far. I do know that unless he has the ability to be in two places at once, that he did not kill our sister."

FreeXenon said:
"More of your fairytale hope - Still there is something greatly amiss here. There are Taij present and Nemesis demands retribution for the Taij. I will not go on this fairytale of yours but I will assist until this Taij is brought to justice. Maybe you can convice me to believe in that which does not exist and can be stolen."
"I will do my best. I accompanied you on your mission, and you can accompany me on mine. I do not think that we will ever see things from the same point of view, but we can try to expand each other's understanding of the worlds."

FreeXenon said:
"We can go to the Labourers Ward - we might find help for our cause there. I will escort you to the faith ward. It seems that you are needing the protection as your 'friends' are not able to provide it for you."
"I thank-you for escorting us to the Faith ward. Zykovian and the other that I do not know, will stay here. We will travel with Melody, you will find that she is quite trustworthy, and friendly as well. A lot of the locals seem to have a fascination with her that I simply do not understand. As I mentioned she is friendly, but the locals can not seem to stop staring at her. Sometimes I do not think that I will ever understand non-Mojiin. We can go to the Laborer's Ward once our search for the Crazan Arris is complete."

FreeXenon said:
"If I am going to be spending some time with your friends you might want to give me primer on the common language [Seelie]. It looks like I may find a use for it."
"Indeed, it is a very useful language. Although, I myself was going to ask a very similar request of Melody concerning the language that everyone else around here seems to speak. I would be pleased to teach you the basics of the language. You will find that there are a lot of similarities between Mojiin and Seelie, although there are some sounds that are difficult for our mouths to recreate exactly."[/SBLOCK]
 

Abdiel Lyanthra

All but Molpe:[SBLOCK]To Mhrazhar (in Mojiin):[SBLOCK]
FreeXenon said:
"We have death by Dagger, Gas, Fire, Drinking, and Falling. We can try to check with the local authorities to see if there have been any other deaths of our breathren. Maybe our Labourer's Ward man can help us with it.

Do we know any thing about this dagger... maybe the dagger is special or has intrisnic historical/archaeological value and may point us to the others? What do you think - Sister?
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"Those are very good questions. None of which I have an answer to. I will ask the others if they can inquire into these issues."[/SBLOCK]

To the others in the group (in Seelie):[SBLOCK]"My sister and I have discussed what is going on, and we have a few questions that we believe the answers to may be important."

"In the note it mentions that five Mojiin will be estinguished. By dagger, by gas, by fire, by drinking and by falling. While you are talking to the local authorities Zykovian, could you see whether there have been any other Mojiin found without life, whose lives would have been taken by any of these methods."

"Also, do we know any thing about this dagger? Is it special? Does it have any historical ties? Does the symbol on it belong to an organization? If we could find a link, then that may point us back to the killer. Does anybody know someone who could find this information? While we believe that we should continue the search for the Crazan Arris,
we will need the most information possible.
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Zykovian and Abdiel:
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Both of you recognise the flowers on the dagger as Amaranthian in nature.
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Fedowin:
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The craftmanship on the dagger is delicate and exquisite, as if made by the dainty hands of a fair lady.
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Melody

Big Group:

[SBLOCK]Melody takes the money from Zykovian and puts it into a pouch.

(Eldish & Seelie)
[SBLOCK]“Okay, I will fetch some healing potions for you then. Here, take this one for now.”[/SBLOCK]

She then hands the Altanian one of the healing potions they found on the captives.

(Eldish & Seelie)
[SBLOCK]“Take care, both of you, until we return.”[/SBLOCK]

Afterwards Melody turns to Abdiel and says:

(Seelie)
[SBLOCK]“I hope, we will have the time soon, so I can start teaching you the Dolathi language, Abdiel. That would be really helpful for future conversations.”[/SBLOCK][/SBLOCK]
 
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Melody

Big Group:

[SBLOCK]Turning around gracefully, Melody speaks to Fedowin and Zykovian once more:

(Eldish)
[SBLOCK]“If we cannot find you here on our return, we shall meet in the Laughing Sail Inn.”[/SBLOCK]

Then she leads the two Mojiin to the Faith Ward.[/SBLOCK]
 

Abdiel Lyanthra

Melody:
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Thanee said:
Afterwards Melody turns to Abdiel and says:
“I hope, we will have the time soon, so I can start teaching you the Dolathi language, Abdiel. That would be really helpful for future conversations.”

Upon hearing this Abdiel laughs a deep hearty laugh. He turns to Melody and replies "I apologize for laughing, I did not intend to make a jest concerning your suggestion, it is just that my sister and I were just talking about this a few heartbeats ago. She asked me if I could teach her Seelie so that she could communicate with every one else and I mentioned that we were supposed to do that same thing with the Dolathi language."[/SBLOCK]

Mhrazhar:
[SBLOCK]In response to something that Melody said, Abdiel starts to laugh, and replies in Seelie.[/SBLOCK]
 

AbM:

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*Zykovian passes his money to Melody as he and Fedowin stay behind and tend to the captured, the fallen, and the recovered items. Perhaps when they are finished, one of them can find the guards while the other stays behind and watches the bodies.*



*Meanwhile, Melody, quite knowledgable about the way to the Faith Ward, leads the two Mojiin onward.*



[OOC: Melody Mhrazhar and Abdiel have more to read in the next part ]

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MAM:

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*After taking a few more alley cuts, you reach the silvery gate leading to the Festive Ward. By now the twilight that had watched your battle with the bandits has become the darkness of night, but the stars and the two moons provide good illumination, and the beautiful buildings of the Festive Ward are well-lit as well.*



*As you stride purposefully through the Festive Ward, after travelling about two-thirds of the way to the Merchant's Ward, which is just before the Faith Ward, Selar begins reacting more strongly, his eyes glowing bright red!*

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Melody

Abdiel & Mhrzhar:

[SBLOCK]Melody turns to Abdiel and says:

(Seelie)
[SBLOCK]“Is that what we are looking for?”[/SBLOCK][/SBLOCK]
 

Abdiel Lyanthra

M&M:[SBLOCK]
Melody:[SBLOCK]
Thanee said:
“Is that what we are looking for?”

"Yes. That is exactly what we are looking for. It means that we are now within twenty tree-heights of the Crazan Arris. If we head in the correct direction, I may start feeling its presence as well. We will have to return here with the others once our mission to find healing is complete."
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Mhrazhar:[SBLOCK]"Do you see Selar's eyes? It is the presence of the Crazan Arris that is causing this. Do you still not believe in it's existence?"[/SBLOCK]

Rystil:[SBLOCK]
OOC: Am I correct? Is this the cause of the glowing red eyes? If so, can I detect the presence of the Crazan Arris through my connection with Selar?[/SBLOCK]
 

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