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<blockquote data-quote="97mg" data-source="post: 6877310" data-attributes="member: 6799460"><p><strong>Aletia: More than let on</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Aletia raised her vessel, nodded, and said </span><span style="color: #0000cd">"to Vallio! May his early end not be in vain."</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Whilst the heat of Tejj burned her lips, throat, and then her empty gut, she took the seat which had been offered and did her best to ignore the flame-churned pain. She wasn't sure if it was the effects of the brew, but she swore she heard Crez hissing in the recess of her mind. </span><span style="color: #a52a2a">~Athiasssss, the drow ssssslayer.~</span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">As Kayote opened up to her she became fully absorbed in the old warrior's anecdotes and memories. It seemed an element of trust was already forming between the two, indeed the story of Hadus'Mento really got her attention.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #0000cd"> "That, Master Burlock, is indeed the Vallio I knew. A man who would be so unusual as to wish to speak with a dragon, and a man so bold as to think it as possible. It seems I owe you more than your friendship Sir, as indeed without you by his side, things maybe indeed have been very much... different."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span><span style="color: #000000">She listened on, ears pricking up in that true elvish way, hanging onto every nuance of the man's words that might bring her knowledge, or clues of a path to tread.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"What became of Omar in the end? Is he still in your service Sir?"</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span><em><span style="color: #660000"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #660000"></span></em><span style="color: #0000cd">"Yes," </span><span style="color: #000000">the young elf simply replied, dropping her eyes to the floor for a moment in thought. Yes, Aletia was young and oft too keen, yet she was far from "dim". Just as it was right now with Kayote, people had a knack for opening up to her... revealing things which should remain unsaid. Even though her time in this land had been limited, her prying thoughts, ability to "overhear" and sweet demanding gaze had already cracked open information she at first thought of no consequence.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The expression she gave the old warrior at the end of his stories was one of understanding, a silent knowing appreciation of to what he'd referred, <em>"the Black Network."</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #0000cd">"Master Burlock, to this very day I have walked the earth as an observer, a neutral soul who sought only to find peace and be gracious with all that surrounds. This, Vallio taught me, to follow my heart and make as little or as much of life as I alone chose. Yet now truly "alone", I must confide in you of my horrible dreams, of my constant sense of watching eyes, of a beast which lingers in my shadows till it tears me asunder. With my family and Vallio now taken into the dark, with this endless feeling that I am hunted, like some last link in a chain to cut... I stand here perhaps, ready to serve, to make some small difference."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"Many in my position would choose but two fates, to run and wither in grief and loss till the end of their days, or to swear vengeance, and with sword drawn fall quickly into a foul dark trap. No. Of neither do I wish to partake. Master Burlock, I will walk this earth under moonlit skies for the sake of peace, yet should my lady Sehanine Moonbow's needs show a path to the dark, to drow, to those who kick life like dust to the breeze, then I shall with pride cast burning light into their black soulless eyes. Until then, until this dark beast has the courage to show himself and lay challenge, I will prepare. I will do everything I can to be ready for that day, in body, in skill, in soul, and in here."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span><span style="color: #000000">Aletia tapped a finger to her forehead, indicating that of all her needs, knowledge was the most prized.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #0000cd">"By serving you Master Burlock in ways you see fit, I do believe that I can help you with your business, your enemies and errands. In return I shall learn and squeeze the strength of insight from this black-plagued land, and when my time comes, succeed or fall, I will have done all and beyond that which I could ever have been expected."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"To you no doubt I appear as just a youngling with wide open eyes and unscarred flesh. Indeed, I have much to learn of battle, of the evil that lurks in our midst, but death I now know well, well enough to stare in the face. In time to come you will no doubt know of what I can and can't do, but for now let me say this..."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"I am not one to charge into battle and take chances with blade, but, should you need someone quiet and light of feet, to watch thine enemies with patience, to deliver information, then I tell you now that these, every single one, is at your ready."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span><span style="color: #000000">Aletia slowly slid half a shaft of arrow from a quiver at her back, before revealing, <span style="color: #0000cd">"Daughter to a fletcher and craftsman you see, each shaft balanced by hand, each point honed to the precision of mine own hand, and each one ready to make its demand. I believe also that perhaps your fair daughter and I share a bond, a touch with the arcane, and ways to present foes with troubles not to be underestimated."</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000cd">"When the time comes, and duty calls, I stand ready for you Master Burlock, be it now, tomorrow, or some future day. Strand by strand, piece by piece, I wish to watch the drow, their networks, their alliances, all that troubles you, all that caused Vallio's suffering, all that took my family from me, will fall to pieces, or I will die honorably, beneath the moon trying, and either way to Sehanine shall I return."</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><strong>[</strong>Knowledge (Streetwise) = 21<strong>]</strong></span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Aletia Stats]</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong><img src="http://www.dawnindustry.com/Temp/AletiaS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></td><td><strong>ALETIA </strong><em>- Shining in the darkness</em><strong><br /> <br /> Sheet: </strong><a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=725599" target="_blank">http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=725599</a><strong><br /> Level</strong> 4 Sorceress <strong>Init</strong> 3, <strong>HP</strong> Max: 22 Current: 22, <strong>Speed</strong> 30ft<br /> <strong>AC</strong> 14, <strong>Touch</strong> 13, <strong>Flat-footed</strong> 11, <strong>Fort</strong> 3, <strong>Ref</strong> 4, <strong>Will</strong> 4, <strong>Base Attack Bonus</strong> 2 <br /> <strong>Longbow </strong>+5 to hit / D8 damage (+1 point blank +1 with magic arrows)<br /> <strong>Longsword </strong>+2 to hit / D8 damage<br /> <br /> <strong>Familiar</strong> Crez (Tiny silver viper) <strong>Init</strong> 3, <strong>HP</strong> Max: 11 Current: 11, <strong>Speed</strong> 15ft<br /> <strong>AC</strong> 19, <strong>Fort</strong> 2, <strong>Ref</strong> 2, <strong>Will</strong> 4, <strong>Base Attack Bonus</strong> 2 <br /> <strong>Poisonous Bite </strong>+2 to hit / D1 damage (+poison)<br /> <strong>Abilities: </strong>Deliver touch spells, Alertness, Improved evasion, Spare spells, Empathic link</td></tr></table><p> [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="97mg, post: 6877310, member: 6799460"] [b]Aletia: More than let on[/b] [COLOR=#000000]Aletia raised her vessel, nodded, and said [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cd]"to Vallio! May his early end not be in vain."[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] Whilst the heat of Tejj burned her lips, throat, and then her empty gut, she took the seat which had been offered and did her best to ignore the flame-churned pain. She wasn't sure if it was the effects of the brew, but she swore she heard Crez hissing in the recess of her mind. [/COLOR][COLOR=#a52a2a]~Athiasssss, the drow ssssslayer.~[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] As Kayote opened up to her she became fully absorbed in the old warrior's anecdotes and memories. It seemed an element of trust was already forming between the two, indeed the story of Hadus'Mento really got her attention. [/COLOR][I][COLOR=#660000][/COLOR][/I][COLOR=#0000cd] "That, Master Burlock, is indeed the Vallio I knew. A man who would be so unusual as to wish to speak with a dragon, and a man so bold as to think it as possible. It seems I owe you more than your friendship Sir, as indeed without you by his side, things maybe indeed have been very much... different." [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]She listened on, ears pricking up in that true elvish way, hanging onto every nuance of the man's words that might bring her knowledge, or clues of a path to tread.[/COLOR] [I][COLOR=#660000][/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=#0000cd]"What became of Omar in the end? Is he still in your service Sir?" [/COLOR][I][COLOR=#660000] [/COLOR][/I][COLOR=#0000cd]"Yes," [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]the young elf simply replied, dropping her eyes to the floor for a moment in thought. Yes, Aletia was young and oft too keen, yet she was far from "dim". Just as it was right now with Kayote, people had a knack for opening up to her... revealing things which should remain unsaid. Even though her time in this land had been limited, her prying thoughts, ability to "overhear" and sweet demanding gaze had already cracked open information she at first thought of no consequence. The expression she gave the old warrior at the end of his stories was one of understanding, a silent knowing appreciation of to what he'd referred, [I]"the Black Network."[/I] [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cd]"Master Burlock, to this very day I have walked the earth as an observer, a neutral soul who sought only to find peace and be gracious with all that surrounds. This, Vallio taught me, to follow my heart and make as little or as much of life as I alone chose. Yet now truly "alone", I must confide in you of my horrible dreams, of my constant sense of watching eyes, of a beast which lingers in my shadows till it tears me asunder. With my family and Vallio now taken into the dark, with this endless feeling that I am hunted, like some last link in a chain to cut... I stand here perhaps, ready to serve, to make some small difference." "Many in my position would choose but two fates, to run and wither in grief and loss till the end of their days, or to swear vengeance, and with sword drawn fall quickly into a foul dark trap. No. Of neither do I wish to partake. Master Burlock, I will walk this earth under moonlit skies for the sake of peace, yet should my lady Sehanine Moonbow's needs show a path to the dark, to drow, to those who kick life like dust to the breeze, then I shall with pride cast burning light into their black soulless eyes. Until then, until this dark beast has the courage to show himself and lay challenge, I will prepare. I will do everything I can to be ready for that day, in body, in skill, in soul, and in here." [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Aletia tapped a finger to her forehead, indicating that of all her needs, knowledge was the most prized. [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cd]"By serving you Master Burlock in ways you see fit, I do believe that I can help you with your business, your enemies and errands. In return I shall learn and squeeze the strength of insight from this black-plagued land, and when my time comes, succeed or fall, I will have done all and beyond that which I could ever have been expected." "To you no doubt I appear as just a youngling with wide open eyes and unscarred flesh. Indeed, I have much to learn of battle, of the evil that lurks in our midst, but death I now know well, well enough to stare in the face. In time to come you will no doubt know of what I can and can't do, but for now let me say this..." "I am not one to charge into battle and take chances with blade, but, should you need someone quiet and light of feet, to watch thine enemies with patience, to deliver information, then I tell you now that these, every single one, is at your ready." [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Aletia slowly slid half a shaft of arrow from a quiver at her back, before revealing, [COLOR=#0000cd]"Daughter to a fletcher and craftsman you see, each shaft balanced by hand, each point honed to the precision of mine own hand, and each one ready to make its demand. I believe also that perhaps your fair daughter and I share a bond, a touch with the arcane, and ways to present foes with troubles not to be underestimated." "When the time comes, and duty calls, I stand ready for you Master Burlock, be it now, tomorrow, or some future day. Strand by strand, piece by piece, I wish to watch the drow, their networks, their alliances, all that troubles you, all that caused Vallio's suffering, all that took my family from me, will fall to pieces, or I will die honorably, beneath the moon trying, and either way to Sehanine shall I return." [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][B][[/B]Knowledge (Streetwise) = 21[B]][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000cd][/COLOR][/COLOR] [sblock=Aletia Stats] [TABLE="width: 800, align: left"] [TR] [TD][B][IMG]http://www.dawnindustry.com/Temp/AletiaS.jpg[/IMG][/B][/TD] [TD][B]ALETIA [/B][I]- Shining in the darkness[/I][B] Sheet: [/B][URL]http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=725599[/URL][B] Level[/B] 4 Sorceress [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] Max: 22 Current: 22, [B]Speed[/B] 30ft [B]AC[/B] 14, [B]Touch[/B] 13, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 11, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 4, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Longbow [/B]+5 to hit / D8 damage (+1 point blank +1 with magic arrows) [B]Longsword [/B]+2 to hit / D8 damage [B]Familiar[/B] Crez (Tiny silver viper) [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] Max: 11 Current: 11, [B]Speed[/B] 15ft [B]AC[/B] 19, [B]Fort[/B] 2, [B]Ref[/B] 2, [B]Will[/B] 4, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Poisonous Bite [/B]+2 to hit / D1 damage (+poison) [B]Abilities: [/B]Deliver touch spells, Alertness, Improved evasion, Spare spells, Empathic link[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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