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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 1051006" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>Session 6 (cont'd):</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora seeks out her friends. Dove still hasn't made it back yet, but she finds Lhovrik, Ginara, and Melania fairly quickly.</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora looks at her friends earnestly. "We need to reach out to those who do not see the Light of Luirta and bring them into the faith. Many of the people in the Docks do not follow the righteous Gods of the Church Imperial."</p><p></p><p>Melania's tone is skeptical. "I'm not saying I disagree with you that it would be better if there were a few more regular church goers and a few less Vergdunians, but are you sure this is a good idea? People could be a little touchy about this."</p><p></p><p>"Touchy? People could try to kill her just for showing up in the Docks, let alone for prosyletizing!" Lhovrik bursts out. "Just let things be."</p><p></p><p>Aurora wants nothing to do with his skepticism. "Luirta has called me to this mission, and I must bring her Light to the unbelievers. Now, in their time of troubles, is when they most need the Light of Truth. Whether you'll go with me or not, I must bring it to them."</p><p></p><p>"No one said anything about leaving you to do this on your own," Ginara says. "Lhovrik may not want to do anything, but I think spreading the faith in the Docks could be exciting."</p><p></p><p>"Fine. If I have to go to keep the rest of you safe, I will. But I still think it's a stupid idea."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora thinks for a moment. "We should wait for Dove to join us. She'll help prevent anyone from getting bad ideas if there are people who are resistant to the Truth."</p><p></p><p>In Dro Sanek, Dove waits for her appointment with the champion. After a brief wait, a clerk shows her in to the office he has been assigned.</p><p></p><p>"Ah. You're Dovkania Skyrnath?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, sir. You wanted to see me?"</p><p></p><p>"Indeed. Please, have a seat." Sir Theron gestures at a chair with a friendly smile. Dove notes that he still has the perfect posture and commanding attitude that she saw before, but he also has an open, approachable attitude. He is still dressed in his armor, with his sword readily at hand. "Why don't you tell me what happened before the lemure attacked."</p><p></p><p>"Yes, sir. I was marching along in formation when someone threw something at the people we were escorting. I thought that it was a threat, so I batted it down, resulting in some of the alchemist's fire within splattering on me. I wasn't sure what to do then, sir, because I didn't want to leave my station, but when I saw a lemure emerge from the I decided I needed to inform you. I wasn't sure what to do."</p><p></p><p>"You did well. The lemure is a type of devil. They mostly are found in the Hells, but there are some in our world, although not many, particularly within the Empire. We have a duty to destroy them or drive them from our plane. Based on the way the lemure faded, it was probably summoned, not one of the lemures that live in our world. Attacks with ordinary weapons are not very effective against most devils. If you don't have one already, you should get a silver weapon for use against devils, lycanthropes, and similar threats.</p><p></p><p>"You should have been more aggressive in chasing the man who threw the alchemist's fire. That's very suspicious. It's both a lethal attack and one that indicates prior planning."</p><p></p><p>"I'm sorry, sir. I was trying to follow orders and protect the group we were escorting."</p><p></p><p>"You did well. The most important thing was maintaining safety, and your actions helped preserve our guests' safety. Have you thought about what your goals are?"</p><p></p><p>"No, sir. I haven't really thought about what I want to do, beyond serving well as a ranger."</p><p></p><p>"You could become an officer; with your skills, quick wits, and good family, you would be likely to be promoted rapidly. Becoming an officer would be very honorable, and I'm sure you would serve well. But the Empire also needs heroes who will handle challenges that regular armies are not well suited to. If you choose to serve in that way, you may well become a champion someday."</p><p></p><p>"Thank you, sir. I'll have to think about that further, sir."</p><p></p><p>"Good. Either way, you should be more assertive. The Empire needs soldiers who will step up to a challenge and deal with threats aggressively." The champion pauses. "I'm assembling a team of soldiers for a trip up north. If you would be interested, I could arrange to have you assigned to the mission. It could be a good opportunity."</p><p></p><p>"Thank you, sir. I'll consider the assignment. Sir... I heard someone say 'F---ing butchers' in Draconic before the alchemist's fire was thrown."</p><p></p><p>Sir Theron leans back a little bit. "As I suspected... they must have known. Let me ask you a question. Who do you think we were guarding?"</p><p></p><p>"Their small size, and the Draconic, makes me think they may have been kobolds."</p><p></p><p>"Correct. They are a group of unaffiliated kobolds from the kobold empire in the South. They are independent of their empire, and people higher in the service of the Empire than I have decided that they can be used to accomplish our goals." Sir Theron pauses. "It's not my place to determine whether the plan is wise. But we need to maintain secrecy. If it were common knowledge that we were escorting a group of kobolds into the city, people would have rioted. Many people still remember the last war. A major incident could have been terrible."</p><p></p><p>Dove nods.</p><p></p><p>"In addition to yourself, I need to recruit other alert people, with good eyes, ears, and a sense of judgment. If you know people who might be appropriate, arrange for them to see me."</p><p></p><p>"I will, sir."</p><p></p><p>"Dismissed."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 1051006, member: 3448"] Session 6 (cont'd): Sister Aurora seeks out her friends. Dove still hasn't made it back yet, but she finds Lhovrik, Ginara, and Melania fairly quickly. Sister Aurora looks at her friends earnestly. "We need to reach out to those who do not see the Light of Luirta and bring them into the faith. Many of the people in the Docks do not follow the righteous Gods of the Church Imperial." Melania's tone is skeptical. "I'm not saying I disagree with you that it would be better if there were a few more regular church goers and a few less Vergdunians, but are you sure this is a good idea? People could be a little touchy about this." "Touchy? People could try to kill her just for showing up in the Docks, let alone for prosyletizing!" Lhovrik bursts out. "Just let things be." Aurora wants nothing to do with his skepticism. "Luirta has called me to this mission, and I must bring her Light to the unbelievers. Now, in their time of troubles, is when they most need the Light of Truth. Whether you'll go with me or not, I must bring it to them." "No one said anything about leaving you to do this on your own," Ginara says. "Lhovrik may not want to do anything, but I think spreading the faith in the Docks could be exciting." "Fine. If I have to go to keep the rest of you safe, I will. But I still think it's a stupid idea." Sister Aurora thinks for a moment. "We should wait for Dove to join us. She'll help prevent anyone from getting bad ideas if there are people who are resistant to the Truth." In Dro Sanek, Dove waits for her appointment with the champion. After a brief wait, a clerk shows her in to the office he has been assigned. "Ah. You're Dovkania Skyrnath?" "Yes, sir. You wanted to see me?" "Indeed. Please, have a seat." Sir Theron gestures at a chair with a friendly smile. Dove notes that he still has the perfect posture and commanding attitude that she saw before, but he also has an open, approachable attitude. He is still dressed in his armor, with his sword readily at hand. "Why don't you tell me what happened before the lemure attacked." "Yes, sir. I was marching along in formation when someone threw something at the people we were escorting. I thought that it was a threat, so I batted it down, resulting in some of the alchemist's fire within splattering on me. I wasn't sure what to do then, sir, because I didn't want to leave my station, but when I saw a lemure emerge from the I decided I needed to inform you. I wasn't sure what to do." "You did well. The lemure is a type of devil. They mostly are found in the Hells, but there are some in our world, although not many, particularly within the Empire. We have a duty to destroy them or drive them from our plane. Based on the way the lemure faded, it was probably summoned, not one of the lemures that live in our world. Attacks with ordinary weapons are not very effective against most devils. If you don't have one already, you should get a silver weapon for use against devils, lycanthropes, and similar threats. "You should have been more aggressive in chasing the man who threw the alchemist's fire. That's very suspicious. It's both a lethal attack and one that indicates prior planning." "I'm sorry, sir. I was trying to follow orders and protect the group we were escorting." "You did well. The most important thing was maintaining safety, and your actions helped preserve our guests' safety. Have you thought about what your goals are?" "No, sir. I haven't really thought about what I want to do, beyond serving well as a ranger." "You could become an officer; with your skills, quick wits, and good family, you would be likely to be promoted rapidly. Becoming an officer would be very honorable, and I'm sure you would serve well. But the Empire also needs heroes who will handle challenges that regular armies are not well suited to. If you choose to serve in that way, you may well become a champion someday." "Thank you, sir. I'll have to think about that further, sir." "Good. Either way, you should be more assertive. The Empire needs soldiers who will step up to a challenge and deal with threats aggressively." The champion pauses. "I'm assembling a team of soldiers for a trip up north. If you would be interested, I could arrange to have you assigned to the mission. It could be a good opportunity." "Thank you, sir. I'll consider the assignment. Sir... I heard someone say 'F---ing butchers' in Draconic before the alchemist's fire was thrown." Sir Theron leans back a little bit. "As I suspected... they must have known. Let me ask you a question. Who do you think we were guarding?" "Their small size, and the Draconic, makes me think they may have been kobolds." "Correct. They are a group of unaffiliated kobolds from the kobold empire in the South. They are independent of their empire, and people higher in the service of the Empire than I have decided that they can be used to accomplish our goals." Sir Theron pauses. "It's not my place to determine whether the plan is wise. But we need to maintain secrecy. If it were common knowledge that we were escorting a group of kobolds into the city, people would have rioted. Many people still remember the last war. A major incident could have been terrible." Dove nods. "In addition to yourself, I need to recruit other alert people, with good eyes, ears, and a sense of judgment. If you know people who might be appropriate, arrange for them to see me." "I will, sir." "Dismissed." [/QUOTE]
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