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First Post
The Blademaster nods, he turns and gestures for you to follow. As you pass through the doorway, the walls are lit with Everburning torches, no smoke, no maintenance required, very useful.
[sblock=Perception DC 16]
You notice another portcullis in the ceiling about thirty feet into the hallway
[sblock=Perception DC 21]
You notice many "murder holes" in the ceiling and walls, this hallway would become a deathtrap if the defenders so chose it. [/sblock][/sblock]
As you are led to through the halls, you catch glimpses of open doors as you pass and there's men and women, mostly human, training with all manner of heavy blades, from the traditional longsword, to the glaive, and, of course, the massive fullblade, the pinnacle of swords.
"Our academy here trains those in the way of the Blade, to those who swear the swordpact, and become members of the Aldori swordlords upon completion of their training." he explains, leading you to a set of wooden doors, bound with iron. The guards there have the doors open before you get to them, not slowing your progress. As you pass into the large room beyond, you notice the domed ceiling and the mural painted on it. The first is of a nobleman being bested by what could only be a bandit in a duel, then that noble walking away in shame, his hands covering his face, followed by the same duo squaring off, this time with the nobleman as the clear victor, that same noble again standing in front of a large building of white stone.
At the end of the hall, on a ten foot dais, upon which lay five high-backed chairs, sit three males and two females, the males are an elf, and a pair of humans, while the females are a human (sitting in the center) and a halfling.
[sblock=female]
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Saren takes a knee in front of the dais, the heated conversation having stopped the moment you entered the room, and the female beckons him to rise.
"As always you stand on ceremony Blademaster Saren, you know that it is not necessary. What brings you to our council chambers?" the female asks.
"Swordlord Jamandi Aldori, I humbly present a group that is interested in aiding against the bandits to the south. I have the utmost confidence in their abilities to at least attempt the undertaking. I take my leave of you to allow you to speak freely and to return to my duties" the man says, nodding to the group as he leaves.
"Very well, thank you Saren." she replies, turning her attention to the group, an appraising eye takes you in, as the others do the same, and she smiles after her perusal, a small one, but a smile nonetheless. "Greetings, I am Swordlord Jamandi Aldori, these are the rest of the High Council, Swordlords Aloin, Karolek, Derian, and Awiergan Aldori" she says (the first three are the males, Aloin is the elf, while Awiergan is the female halfling), gesturing to her fellows.
[sblock=History DC 14]
You know that the name Aldori is an homage to the first Swordlord and that all you complete their training are required under the Swordpact to take its as their own name [/sblock]
"As you are here and interested in aiding us, I suppose you require further information on the task we, and Lord-Mayor Ioseph Sellemius, are asking. Our first steps to battling the banditry that plagues the Stolen Lands is to explore and map the region, it has been so long since any explorers have returned from the region our own maps are useless to us. The area is huge, roughly 35,000 square miles, so yours shall not be the only group, there will be three others, each with a different region to investigate. If you agree, we will provide you with a charter that will grant you right of travel in the contested Stolen Lands, with the full backing of his Lordship. Our offer for completion of the exploration of the lands and the mapping of the region is 5,000 gold crowns for the group plus full rights and privileges to any artifacts or other valuables uncovered during your exploration. Do these terms sound agreeable?" Swordlord Jamandi Aldori asks.
[sblock=Perception DC 16]
You notice another portcullis in the ceiling about thirty feet into the hallway
[sblock=Perception DC 21]
You notice many "murder holes" in the ceiling and walls, this hallway would become a deathtrap if the defenders so chose it. [/sblock][/sblock]
As you are led to through the halls, you catch glimpses of open doors as you pass and there's men and women, mostly human, training with all manner of heavy blades, from the traditional longsword, to the glaive, and, of course, the massive fullblade, the pinnacle of swords.
"Our academy here trains those in the way of the Blade, to those who swear the swordpact, and become members of the Aldori swordlords upon completion of their training." he explains, leading you to a set of wooden doors, bound with iron. The guards there have the doors open before you get to them, not slowing your progress. As you pass into the large room beyond, you notice the domed ceiling and the mural painted on it. The first is of a nobleman being bested by what could only be a bandit in a duel, then that noble walking away in shame, his hands covering his face, followed by the same duo squaring off, this time with the nobleman as the clear victor, that same noble again standing in front of a large building of white stone.
At the end of the hall, on a ten foot dais, upon which lay five high-backed chairs, sit three males and two females, the males are an elf, and a pair of humans, while the females are a human (sitting in the center) and a halfling.
[sblock=female]
Saren takes a knee in front of the dais, the heated conversation having stopped the moment you entered the room, and the female beckons him to rise.
"As always you stand on ceremony Blademaster Saren, you know that it is not necessary. What brings you to our council chambers?" the female asks.
"Swordlord Jamandi Aldori, I humbly present a group that is interested in aiding against the bandits to the south. I have the utmost confidence in their abilities to at least attempt the undertaking. I take my leave of you to allow you to speak freely and to return to my duties" the man says, nodding to the group as he leaves.
"Very well, thank you Saren." she replies, turning her attention to the group, an appraising eye takes you in, as the others do the same, and she smiles after her perusal, a small one, but a smile nonetheless. "Greetings, I am Swordlord Jamandi Aldori, these are the rest of the High Council, Swordlords Aloin, Karolek, Derian, and Awiergan Aldori" she says (the first three are the males, Aloin is the elf, while Awiergan is the female halfling), gesturing to her fellows.
[sblock=History DC 14]
You know that the name Aldori is an homage to the first Swordlord and that all you complete their training are required under the Swordpact to take its as their own name [/sblock]
"As you are here and interested in aiding us, I suppose you require further information on the task we, and Lord-Mayor Ioseph Sellemius, are asking. Our first steps to battling the banditry that plagues the Stolen Lands is to explore and map the region, it has been so long since any explorers have returned from the region our own maps are useless to us. The area is huge, roughly 35,000 square miles, so yours shall not be the only group, there will be three others, each with a different region to investigate. If you agree, we will provide you with a charter that will grant you right of travel in the contested Stolen Lands, with the full backing of his Lordship. Our offer for completion of the exploration of the lands and the mapping of the region is 5,000 gold crowns for the group plus full rights and privileges to any artifacts or other valuables uncovered during your exploration. Do these terms sound agreeable?" Swordlord Jamandi Aldori asks.
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