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<blockquote data-quote="haiiro" data-source="post: 1817506" data-attributes="member: 1891"><p><strong>Quisk</strong></p><p></p><p>Emerging onto the roof of Pub, the Follies found a wide, bare expanse that offered a remarkably good view of the city. While they took in the sights, Thissiken scampered over to one wall and began circling the rooftop in a methodical fashion. Arriving at particular spot, he told the Follies that this was where they should wait for Quisk. The Follies had time to bring up several chairs, and also to notice that there were no ravens on the roof -- in Selgaunt, a very unusual absence indeed.</p><p></p><p>Moments later, a single raven descended and touched down on the low wall, precisely where Thissiken had stopped a few minutes ago. The raven cocked its head and said, "Thissiken. So, these are the friends you have told me about."</p><p></p><p>There was a collective pause among the Follies, during which time Thissiken nodded and the raven said, "Caw."</p><p></p><p>Once they'd gotten over their initial surprise, the Follies discovered that Quisk was both personable and businesslike. The raven established what it was that they wanted -- namely, more <em>feather tokens</em> -- and then informed them of a variety of other options. His master, he said, not only made the ubiquitous bird tokens, but a wide variety of other tokens as well.</p><p></p><p>Interspersed with casual jibes -- as when Tal commented that communication was very important, and Quisk responded, "That's the brightest thing you've said so far today" -- were descriptions of several compelling items.</p><p></p><p>One was a silver raven figurine that acted exactly as a <em>feather token</em>, but was reusable. Another was a <em>feather token</em> that sent its message to several people at once, and the third was a token that sent a message, then waited and returned with the response.</p><p></p><p>When the Follies mentioned that they'd have to look into their finances, Quisk said, "Quaal would like to express his sincere appreciation for saving this useless little gnome. I think we'll be able to work something out for you."</p><p></p><p>At which point the raven sneezed loudly, and abruptly turned into a small white badger. The badger said, "Bugger."</p><p></p><p>After it had been established that he was alright, Quisk asked for some pepper. Tuggle stepped forward and mentioned that he could produce the same effect with a small spell, which he proceeded to describe. About three words into his description, Quisk interrupted: "Oh, <em>prestidigitation</em>. Fire away." Tuggle did so, and with another loud sneeze the badger transformed into a little brown gibbon.</p><p></p><p>This process was repeated often enough for Cupric and Jaehn to determine that it was not a spell, but something inherent in Quisk (although not inherent in the same sense as it would be for a doppelganger, or a druid). For his part, Quisk was nonchalant about it, remarking that he tried to make sure it didn't happen while he was flying.</p><p></p><p>After it became clear that he wasn't going to turn back into a raven -- or even something with wings -- right away, Quisk requested some entertainment. Having discreetly asked Thissiken if the raven was trustworthy (to which he responded, "He's very trustworthy, unless he's the weasel"), the Follies were quite comfortable around Quaal's emissary, and a Rook's Night song was shortly being sung by their resident bard.</p><p></p><p>After a few minutes, Quisk sneezed his way back into raven form, took the scrap of paper on which the Follies had written their communications wishlist, and departed. Before leaving, he told them to return to the rooftop just as night fell for a second meeting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haiiro, post: 1817506, member: 1891"] [b]Quisk[/b] Emerging onto the roof of Pub, the Follies found a wide, bare expanse that offered a remarkably good view of the city. While they took in the sights, Thissiken scampered over to one wall and began circling the rooftop in a methodical fashion. Arriving at particular spot, he told the Follies that this was where they should wait for Quisk. The Follies had time to bring up several chairs, and also to notice that there were no ravens on the roof -- in Selgaunt, a very unusual absence indeed. Moments later, a single raven descended and touched down on the low wall, precisely where Thissiken had stopped a few minutes ago. The raven cocked its head and said, "Thissiken. So, these are the friends you have told me about." There was a collective pause among the Follies, during which time Thissiken nodded and the raven said, "Caw." Once they'd gotten over their initial surprise, the Follies discovered that Quisk was both personable and businesslike. The raven established what it was that they wanted -- namely, more [i]feather tokens[/i] -- and then informed them of a variety of other options. His master, he said, not only made the ubiquitous bird tokens, but a wide variety of other tokens as well. Interspersed with casual jibes -- as when Tal commented that communication was very important, and Quisk responded, "That's the brightest thing you've said so far today" -- were descriptions of several compelling items. One was a silver raven figurine that acted exactly as a [i]feather token[/i], but was reusable. Another was a [i]feather token[/i] that sent its message to several people at once, and the third was a token that sent a message, then waited and returned with the response. When the Follies mentioned that they'd have to look into their finances, Quisk said, "Quaal would like to express his sincere appreciation for saving this useless little gnome. I think we'll be able to work something out for you." At which point the raven sneezed loudly, and abruptly turned into a small white badger. The badger said, "Bugger." After it had been established that he was alright, Quisk asked for some pepper. Tuggle stepped forward and mentioned that he could produce the same effect with a small spell, which he proceeded to describe. About three words into his description, Quisk interrupted: "Oh, [i]prestidigitation[/i]. Fire away." Tuggle did so, and with another loud sneeze the badger transformed into a little brown gibbon. This process was repeated often enough for Cupric and Jaehn to determine that it was not a spell, but something inherent in Quisk (although not inherent in the same sense as it would be for a doppelganger, or a druid). For his part, Quisk was nonchalant about it, remarking that he tried to make sure it didn't happen while he was flying. After it became clear that he wasn't going to turn back into a raven -- or even something with wings -- right away, Quisk requested some entertainment. Having discreetly asked Thissiken if the raven was trustworthy (to which he responded, "He's very trustworthy, unless he's the weasel"), the Follies were quite comfortable around Quaal's emissary, and a Rook's Night song was shortly being sung by their resident bard. After a few minutes, Quisk sneezed his way back into raven form, took the scrap of paper on which the Follies had written their communications wishlist, and departed. Before leaving, he told them to return to the rooftop just as night fell for a second meeting. [/QUOTE]
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