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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7266835" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>Additional Info Discovered by Respen</strong></p><p></p><p>During the course of the 4 days, Respen does get a few chances to walk freely around Clare’s domicile; <span style="color: #0000ff"><em><strong>Iron Golems bar the entrance to four key points,</strong></em></span> otherwise, there are no guards to be seen anywhere.</p><p></p><p>Clare’s slaves, which consist mainly of Drow males, but which also include a few Humans, Dwarves, and Gnomes, have the run of the place, just as Respen does. Respen learns, through conversations with them, that they are Clare’s personal buffet; Clare feeds on them when she has need, but is careful not to drain them completely. </p><p></p><p>One Human slave, named Torrendel, tells Respen that <em><strong>just being touched by Clare makes him tired,</strong></em> but she always casts some sort of spell on him afterward that makes him feel better, even refreshed. He says that he was captured by the Drow as a teenager, during one of their nocturnal surface raids. He says that he was badly treated by his first mistress, but Clare purchased him 4 years ago, and that despite Clare’s feeding habits, overall, life in this household is much easier. His required tasks consist of menial chores, housecleaning, and cooking meals for the other slaves. Torrendel, it seems, is a chef, among other talents. He is also an artist, and has painted several murals for Clare, all of which followed the same theme: sunrises. Sunrises over the ocean, over the mountains, over lush, green hills, over waterfalls, etc.</p><p></p><p>Torrendel also says that Clare does sometimes kill slaves, but usually only for grievous offenses; escape attempts earn slaves a beating, nothing more. But he knows of at least one instance where a slave took advantage of his privileges, and did serious harm to another slave; the victim nearly died. Clare killed him for that transgression.</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #ff0000">“She’s insidious in that regard,”</span> <strong>Torrendel says.</strong> <span style="color: #ff0000">“She has that young girl come sing to them. The girl must be a bard. She sings, calming them down, like a lullaby. Then Clare takes them into another chamber, and the screaming begins.”</span> </p><p></p><p><strong>Torrendel relates that he has only seen this happen once, but other, older slaves have told him that she has done things like that many times.</strong> <span style="color: #ff0000">“Of course, from what I understand, they often deserved it. It happens a lot to her Drow slaves; they’re so despicable, they often end up commiting some heinous act that draws out her wrath. And the result is always the same: the slaves call it ‘Clare’s Lullaby.’ Those that hear it are never seen again.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 7266835, member: 6790669"] [b]Additional Info Discovered by Respen[/b] During the course of the 4 days, Respen does get a few chances to walk freely around Clare’s domicile; [COLOR=#0000ff][I][B]Iron Golems bar the entrance to four key points,[/B][/I][/COLOR] otherwise, there are no guards to be seen anywhere. Clare’s slaves, which consist mainly of Drow males, but which also include a few Humans, Dwarves, and Gnomes, have the run of the place, just as Respen does. Respen learns, through conversations with them, that they are Clare’s personal buffet; Clare feeds on them when she has need, but is careful not to drain them completely. One Human slave, named Torrendel, tells Respen that [I][B]just being touched by Clare makes him tired,[/B][/I] but she always casts some sort of spell on him afterward that makes him feel better, even refreshed. He says that he was captured by the Drow as a teenager, during one of their nocturnal surface raids. He says that he was badly treated by his first mistress, but Clare purchased him 4 years ago, and that despite Clare’s feeding habits, overall, life in this household is much easier. His required tasks consist of menial chores, housecleaning, and cooking meals for the other slaves. Torrendel, it seems, is a chef, among other talents. He is also an artist, and has painted several murals for Clare, all of which followed the same theme: sunrises. Sunrises over the ocean, over the mountains, over lush, green hills, over waterfalls, etc. Torrendel also says that Clare does sometimes kill slaves, but usually only for grievous offenses; escape attempts earn slaves a beating, nothing more. But he knows of at least one instance where a slave took advantage of his privileges, and did serious harm to another slave; the victim nearly died. Clare killed him for that transgression. [COLOR=#ff0000]“She’s insidious in that regard,”[/COLOR] [B]Torrendel says.[/B] [COLOR=#ff0000]“She has that young girl come sing to them. The girl must be a bard. She sings, calming them down, like a lullaby. Then Clare takes them into another chamber, and the screaming begins.”[/COLOR] [B]Torrendel relates that he has only seen this happen once, but other, older slaves have told him that she has done things like that many times.[/B] [COLOR=#ff0000]“Of course, from what I understand, they often deserved it. It happens a lot to her Drow slaves; they’re so despicable, they often end up commiting some heinous act that draws out her wrath. And the result is always the same: the slaves call it ‘Clare’s Lullaby.’ Those that hear it are never seen again.”[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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