Rystil Arden said:Having heard of the disgrace of Kalis Ny'Dal-Malarn, Galldrian has been making overtures to gain the service of the respected historian, but all attempts have failed so far.
What were your thoughts on why?
Rystil Arden said:Having heard of the disgrace of Kalis Ny'Dal-Malarn, Galldrian has been making overtures to gain the service of the respected historian, but all attempts have failed so far.
I left that up in the air. Perhaps Kalis is loyal, thinks that Galldrian will fail, or something else (maybe his research has led him to believe that he needs to do something important in Eyros).Abisashi said:What were your thoughts on why?
Rystil Arden said:I left that up in the air. Perhaps Kalis is loyal, thinks that Galldrian will fail, or something else (maybe his research has led him to believe that he needs to do something important in Eyros).
Oh, and I like the flavour of dark druids, but does it conflict with the druids are extremely rare idea from earlier?
Sir, deep in the shadows of the midnight gloom, we have uncovered a dark assassin's guild of....druids? I love it! Secretive evil druids, living among the normal folk, eventually experiencing their flesh changing red-purple from the corruption and using their "A thousand faces" ability to disguise themselves as average citisens. That's just my flavourish take on this, not a contribution or anything.Abisashi said:Sounds good, I was just wondering if you had something specific in mind.
Well, the dark druids can still be somewhat rare. They probably try to stay hidden, so people still think druids are very rare, when they are just mostly rare. It's kind of cool having the majority of druids be evil. What are your thoughts, hero4hire?
hero4hire said:Due to the corrupt influence that the blood in the soil has on the environment, Druids of a darker nature congregate to the lands of Eyros and are often used as unaffiliated assassins by those with means.
Even Druids of Good have trouble resisting the dark powers the land's blood offers.
Arkhandus said:The current Grand Monarch, unbeknownst to others, has assigned one of his nephews to covertly follow and observe Felra's trip, since the Monarch has some ill feelings towards her that he hasn't even disclosed to his nephew.
Mouseferatu said:The current Grand Monarch, Ezlan Zul-Dagvar dal-Zhal ty-Mulcibe, has recently been grumbling to all who will listen that he made a mistake in declaring Vajar the next Presumptive.
Abisashi said:Do you mean ill feelings even beyond what he's grumbling aloud? Or is the time being 4am getting to you?
Arkhandus said:The druids hero4hire mentioned would likely be foreigners anyway, and/or peasants in Eyros who keep their druidic link to nature a secret. Perhaps the souls of those whose blood is spilt on the Eyrian soil, or the spirits of the land, whisper to these folks and drive them to kill? In any case, no reason to rule out his idea, it's a neat one and it could work. There don't have to be a lot of druidic assassins about, and likely aren't. As for the whole jewels as unlucky thing proposed a bit earlier, perhaps the ruling class has, by law, reserved most gemstones in Eyros for the nobility to use in maintaining the nation's magical defenses (read: the Masks and Praes Thanatos), so only a few Eyrian nobles have managed to keep hold of some gems for their personal jewelry. Precious stones like obsidian, bloodstone, and turquoise are probably still common in jewelry.