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<blockquote data-quote="Fieari" data-source="post: 1407191" data-attributes="member: 16221"><p>Mich returned from the forest seriptitiously, as usual. He never understood the fear given to the place... it was wonderful and amazing and awesome and beautiful and fun all rolled up into one! Even his peers tended to have a similar fear, picked up from their parents most likely. Unlike Mich, who was regularly forbidden to pass beyond the town's edge but regularly did anyway, his friends were the sort that didn't even NEED forbidding.</p><p></p><p>But when he returned today, he found most of his clothes bundled up, food wrapped in cloth, and an envelope* on the table. "The ship leaves in two hours..." your mother began, masking her own emotions remarkably well. There was only enough money in the family to send one... and there would be gold left over for schooling. The would be money enough to follow later, but for now, you would be safe. And that's what matters.</p><p></p><p>And so within an hour you were standing on the docks, and then shortly afterwards on the deck of the "Lady Blue Windserpent"... a beautiful ship with tall billowing sails. You have your very own room on the ship, and don't have to work or anything during the voyage. All has been paid for.</p><p></p><p>On the ship, you meet up with Mary, who hadn't paid for a ticket, but rather had managed to swim out to the ship and climb up the anchor. It was really a very foolish thing to try. Later, she would say that it was a strange magic that made her decide to do it, but it certainly looked like a reaction to fear of what was happening plus a good bit of impulsiveness. At least she hadn't actually gone into the Navan like she had been originally planning. She wanted an adventure. Secretly, she wanted to find a cure for her mother... then she'd come back and everyone would thank her and she'd be the hero! Er... Heroine!</p><p></p><p>She didn't get to have nearly as comfortable a ride to Samis as Mich did, even though Mich kept visiting her in the holds and bringing her food (which his mother had paid for). The journey, all in all, was about a week. The ship only left sight of the shore for one day, in order to catch a current, so he overheard.</p><p></p><p>Both Mary and Mich together got to overhear something maybe a little more important though. While in the holds, they could hear through the floor to the captain's room above... and they heard the following conversation:</p><p></p><p>Captain: "If you're so insistant on bringing the medicine to Neva, why not just put it on the ship, instead of trying to go THROUGH?"</p><p></p><p>Owner: "The leaves are very magical, and are apparently overly sensitive to both salt and water. Just passing them over either of the two elements taints the product... even if sealed away perfectly! No, I've tried by sea. It must go by land."</p><p></p><p>Captain: "You've lost three caravans to the forest already."</p><p></p><p>Owner: "If the medicine does not get through, in half a decade, I dare say there will be no one left in Neva to buy it. Raising boat prices will cover expenses from losing caravans. I'll just need to hire better guards... if they fail, I won't have to pay them anyway."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Vandir's Dad decided he didn't like the atmosphere in town now. He didn't want to abandon their home, but at the same time, it no longer seemed safe. Within a few days after the attack, he announced to his family that they were going to take a buisness trip... that is to say, find work in Samis for a while and hope things became safer back at Erdafel, which would always be "home"... monsters or no monsters.</p><p></p><p>On the road between the two cities, Vandir watched as an ordinary house-cat dashed in front of them. Poor thing... it looked far too well groomed to be a stray. It must have run away from its master.</p><p></p><p>After reaching Samis, and finding temporary lodging, Vandir was given time to himself to explore the city. He lost no time in finding the docks. A proud and beautiful ship had just docked... and a boy about his age was disembarking alone. (Mary decided she would climb down the anchor again. Making sure she'd not be caught at any part of the journey, she wasn't about to be caught now that she was at its end).</p><p></p><p>Not far from this place was also a tiny gnome girl. She was crying, but also holding onto the same cat Vandir had seen running through the countryside just a day before.</p><p></p><p>It seemed that she had chased after her cat, who had taken a strange interest in comming here (and almost seemed to be LEADING her here... the cat never ran farther than she could see). And when she had come here, strange men had made fuss over her... but more importantly, over one of her possessions. A small acorn, which they unjustly stole from her. They might have kidnapped Edwina as well, but for her cat, who was quite furious with the men and not only made a successful grapple check, but executed a nice bite and claw attack as well, making the men drop the girl so she could run.</p><p></p><p>The men were dressed in Green and White. They wore robes, as if they were religious men-- priests.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Garreth, bored, had also been walking about the docks today.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As soon as Mary disembarks (which she does quickly), you are all together. What do you do? What do you talk about?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>* The envelope contains a letter of rights, a note that will enable you to recieve gold from a moneychanger in Samis. When your mother gave it to you, she invoked the simple mechanical magic that cast an Arcane Mark on the back of your hand, as well as on the note. The mark would make anyone stealing the letter from you not be able to use it... the peice of paper was worthless to any but you.</p><p></p><p>Not that it would be of MUCH use to you, anyway... instructions were on it that the money was all to go to the school where you'll stay and eat.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>((Appologies that some of you got more attention/plot hooks than others... Garreth esspecially seems to have gotten the shaft this time round, but that's mostly because he's already HERE, the others are comming to meet HIM. I'll try and see too it he gets some spotlight of his own soon enough though.))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fieari, post: 1407191, member: 16221"] Mich returned from the forest seriptitiously, as usual. He never understood the fear given to the place... it was wonderful and amazing and awesome and beautiful and fun all rolled up into one! Even his peers tended to have a similar fear, picked up from their parents most likely. Unlike Mich, who was regularly forbidden to pass beyond the town's edge but regularly did anyway, his friends were the sort that didn't even NEED forbidding. But when he returned today, he found most of his clothes bundled up, food wrapped in cloth, and an envelope* on the table. "The ship leaves in two hours..." your mother began, masking her own emotions remarkably well. There was only enough money in the family to send one... and there would be gold left over for schooling. The would be money enough to follow later, but for now, you would be safe. And that's what matters. And so within an hour you were standing on the docks, and then shortly afterwards on the deck of the "Lady Blue Windserpent"... a beautiful ship with tall billowing sails. You have your very own room on the ship, and don't have to work or anything during the voyage. All has been paid for. On the ship, you meet up with Mary, who hadn't paid for a ticket, but rather had managed to swim out to the ship and climb up the anchor. It was really a very foolish thing to try. Later, she would say that it was a strange magic that made her decide to do it, but it certainly looked like a reaction to fear of what was happening plus a good bit of impulsiveness. At least she hadn't actually gone into the Navan like she had been originally planning. She wanted an adventure. Secretly, she wanted to find a cure for her mother... then she'd come back and everyone would thank her and she'd be the hero! Er... Heroine! She didn't get to have nearly as comfortable a ride to Samis as Mich did, even though Mich kept visiting her in the holds and bringing her food (which his mother had paid for). The journey, all in all, was about a week. The ship only left sight of the shore for one day, in order to catch a current, so he overheard. Both Mary and Mich together got to overhear something maybe a little more important though. While in the holds, they could hear through the floor to the captain's room above... and they heard the following conversation: Captain: "If you're so insistant on bringing the medicine to Neva, why not just put it on the ship, instead of trying to go THROUGH?" Owner: "The leaves are very magical, and are apparently overly sensitive to both salt and water. Just passing them over either of the two elements taints the product... even if sealed away perfectly! No, I've tried by sea. It must go by land." Captain: "You've lost three caravans to the forest already." Owner: "If the medicine does not get through, in half a decade, I dare say there will be no one left in Neva to buy it. Raising boat prices will cover expenses from losing caravans. I'll just need to hire better guards... if they fail, I won't have to pay them anyway." Vandir's Dad decided he didn't like the atmosphere in town now. He didn't want to abandon their home, but at the same time, it no longer seemed safe. Within a few days after the attack, he announced to his family that they were going to take a buisness trip... that is to say, find work in Samis for a while and hope things became safer back at Erdafel, which would always be "home"... monsters or no monsters. On the road between the two cities, Vandir watched as an ordinary house-cat dashed in front of them. Poor thing... it looked far too well groomed to be a stray. It must have run away from its master. After reaching Samis, and finding temporary lodging, Vandir was given time to himself to explore the city. He lost no time in finding the docks. A proud and beautiful ship had just docked... and a boy about his age was disembarking alone. (Mary decided she would climb down the anchor again. Making sure she'd not be caught at any part of the journey, she wasn't about to be caught now that she was at its end). Not far from this place was also a tiny gnome girl. She was crying, but also holding onto the same cat Vandir had seen running through the countryside just a day before. It seemed that she had chased after her cat, who had taken a strange interest in comming here (and almost seemed to be LEADING her here... the cat never ran farther than she could see). And when she had come here, strange men had made fuss over her... but more importantly, over one of her possessions. A small acorn, which they unjustly stole from her. They might have kidnapped Edwina as well, but for her cat, who was quite furious with the men and not only made a successful grapple check, but executed a nice bite and claw attack as well, making the men drop the girl so she could run. The men were dressed in Green and White. They wore robes, as if they were religious men-- priests. Garreth, bored, had also been walking about the docks today. As soon as Mary disembarks (which she does quickly), you are all together. What do you do? What do you talk about? * The envelope contains a letter of rights, a note that will enable you to recieve gold from a moneychanger in Samis. When your mother gave it to you, she invoked the simple mechanical magic that cast an Arcane Mark on the back of your hand, as well as on the note. The mark would make anyone stealing the letter from you not be able to use it... the peice of paper was worthless to any but you. Not that it would be of MUCH use to you, anyway... instructions were on it that the money was all to go to the school where you'll stay and eat. ((Appologies that some of you got more attention/plot hooks than others... Garreth esspecially seems to have gotten the shaft this time round, but that's mostly because he's already HERE, the others are comming to meet HIM. I'll try and see too it he gets some spotlight of his own soon enough though.)) [/QUOTE]
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