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<blockquote data-quote="Sanglorian" data-source="post: 5870004" data-attributes="member: 83822"><p>Ah, excellent twist on the Sack Man - not what I was expecting, and a very interesting direction to take it.</p><p></p><p>Two entries about elfloves.</p><p></p><p><strong>ELFARD GOLLEN'S STORY (Expansion to 25.04)</strong></p><p>On the rare occasions when Svetlana Verlime has time to sit around the fire with the Sundial Inn’s guests, Elfard Gollens tells the story of Lisbet. </p><p></p><p>Lisbet was as strong and brave as any man, but neither dwarfcraft shields nor Sanguine armour can guard a woman’s heart. In the days when the Verlimes held grander titles but served worse beer, Lisbet left her home in Treebrush to serve as a <em>man</em>-at-arms – Elfard pauses here for snickers – for Duke Verlime.</p><p> </p><p>Her oaths and martial training stood her in good stead, but she had a woman’s fickle heart which no power – Elfard pauses here to glance significantly at Svetlana – can tame. One day when Lisbet stood watch upon the beacon, a ragged and worn elf approached the door. She bade him enter and fed and watered him. They fell to talking, and Lisbet fell into his purple eyes.</p><p> </p><p>Soon it was more than conversation that she shared with the elf lord, and when she kept a lonely watch upon the beacon he would send a ribbon – tied to an arrow – up into the air. She would slip away from her post and they would roll about in the lilac-strewn fields. Lord Verlime never knew of her tryst – and here another look is directed meaningfully at Svetlana.</p><p> </p><p>One day she sighted the arrow and rushed to the field, pausing only to slip a lilac behind her ear. But when she reached the circle of toadstools in which she and the elf lord usually lay, he was nowhere to be seen. When she made her way back she saw elves manning the beacon, and her lover leading a band of stag riders towards Verlime Citadel.</p><p> </p><p>Lisbet ran to warn the Verlimes, but she could not outstrip the elves. By the time she reached the citadel, it had fallen. She took her bow and sent an arrow through the heart of her treacherous lover.</p><p> </p><p>The elf lord’s troupe seized her and, in revenge, left her tied to a post in Treebrush while they burned it to the ground. It was only then that she felt a stirring in her belly, and some months later she bore the elf lord’s child.</p><p> </p><p>As for the elf lord, I am told that his spectre walks the land still, spreading lies about his lover Lisbet in the hope that one day his betrayal of the sacred bonds of love will be forgotten.</p><p> </p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p> This story does not accord with the one told in Treebrush. What is the true story?</p><p> Is there anything between Svetlana and Elfard, or is it all wishful thinking on his part?</p><p> What happened to the child of Lisbet and the elf lord, if there ever was such a child?</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Forgot my second entry!</p><p></p><p><strong>THE SLEEPING VALE (24.07)</strong></p><p>Elves, as beings of magic, do not need to sleep; in fact, they are unable to do so. As such, the Dreamsong is beyond their reach. </p><p></p><p> This vale is dotted with towers tiled in pastel mosaics. Each tower is climbed in a different manner: this one by beanstalk, this one by a ladder woven of hair, this one by begging the cockatoos circling overhead to carry you aloft.</p><p> </p><p>At the top – and usually only – room of each tower a human noble sleeps. When a mortal falls in love with an elf, he or she can be given a life as long as his or her lover – but only in this permanent dream state (this caveat is rarely mentioned). Few elves deign to lie with common humans; only bluebloods are found here.</p><p> </p><p>Elven sages and poets listen to the mumbling of the sleepers to record and track the Dreamsong as best they can. </p><p> </p><p> Sometimes mortals are seduced for their acute sensitivity to the Dreamsong. </p><p> </p><p> <em>Hooks:</em></p><p> Which noble is currently being wooed with the intention of adding him to the sleepers?</p><p> Can half-elves dream?</p><p> Who wants one (or all) of the sleepers awoken? How could this be done?</p><p> Why are the elves so concerned by the Dreamsong?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanglorian, post: 5870004, member: 83822"] Ah, excellent twist on the Sack Man - not what I was expecting, and a very interesting direction to take it. Two entries about elfloves. [B]ELFARD GOLLEN'S STORY (Expansion to 25.04)[/B] On the rare occasions when Svetlana Verlime has time to sit around the fire with the Sundial Inn’s guests, Elfard Gollens tells the story of Lisbet. Lisbet was as strong and brave as any man, but neither dwarfcraft shields nor Sanguine armour can guard a woman’s heart. In the days when the Verlimes held grander titles but served worse beer, Lisbet left her home in Treebrush to serve as a [I]man[/I]-at-arms – Elfard pauses here for snickers – for Duke Verlime. Her oaths and martial training stood her in good stead, but she had a woman’s fickle heart which no power – Elfard pauses here to glance significantly at Svetlana – can tame. One day when Lisbet stood watch upon the beacon, a ragged and worn elf approached the door. She bade him enter and fed and watered him. They fell to talking, and Lisbet fell into his purple eyes. Soon it was more than conversation that she shared with the elf lord, and when she kept a lonely watch upon the beacon he would send a ribbon – tied to an arrow – up into the air. She would slip away from her post and they would roll about in the lilac-strewn fields. Lord Verlime never knew of her tryst – and here another look is directed meaningfully at Svetlana. One day she sighted the arrow and rushed to the field, pausing only to slip a lilac behind her ear. But when she reached the circle of toadstools in which she and the elf lord usually lay, he was nowhere to be seen. When she made her way back she saw elves manning the beacon, and her lover leading a band of stag riders towards Verlime Citadel. Lisbet ran to warn the Verlimes, but she could not outstrip the elves. By the time she reached the citadel, it had fallen. She took her bow and sent an arrow through the heart of her treacherous lover. The elf lord’s troupe seized her and, in revenge, left her tied to a post in Treebrush while they burned it to the ground. It was only then that she felt a stirring in her belly, and some months later she bore the elf lord’s child. As for the elf lord, I am told that his spectre walks the land still, spreading lies about his lover Lisbet in the hope that one day his betrayal of the sacred bonds of love will be forgotten. [I]Hooks[/I] This story does not accord with the one told in Treebrush. What is the true story? Is there anything between Svetlana and Elfard, or is it all wishful thinking on his part? What happened to the child of Lisbet and the elf lord, if there ever was such a child? EDIT: Forgot my second entry! [B]THE SLEEPING VALE (24.07)[/B] Elves, as beings of magic, do not need to sleep; in fact, they are unable to do so. As such, the Dreamsong is beyond their reach. This vale is dotted with towers tiled in pastel mosaics. Each tower is climbed in a different manner: this one by beanstalk, this one by a ladder woven of hair, this one by begging the cockatoos circling overhead to carry you aloft. At the top – and usually only – room of each tower a human noble sleeps. When a mortal falls in love with an elf, he or she can be given a life as long as his or her lover – but only in this permanent dream state (this caveat is rarely mentioned). Few elves deign to lie with common humans; only bluebloods are found here. Elven sages and poets listen to the mumbling of the sleepers to record and track the Dreamsong as best they can. Sometimes mortals are seduced for their acute sensitivity to the Dreamsong. [I]Hooks:[/I] Which noble is currently being wooed with the intention of adding him to the sleepers? Can half-elves dream? Who wants one (or all) of the sleepers awoken? How could this be done? Why are the elves so concerned by the Dreamsong? [/QUOTE]
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