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<blockquote data-quote="Haraash Saan" data-source="post: 5195502" data-attributes="member: 46615"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I managed to drink several goblets of reasonable wine before she finally appeared. She saw me at once and continued on her way out of the inn. Leaving my wine unfinished, I also exited the inn. She was waiting outside.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As I opened my mouth to speak she whispered harshly, “Not here.”</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I nodded and told her to follow me, leading her to The Dueling Ducks. Inside we found the others waiting for us. They were huddled around a small table looking inconspicuous. </span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ship’s Cat identified the Master as Decistratus, the name Polema had given us in the bandits lair. Ship’s Cat had left Thessingcourt soon after her arrival. Decistratus had found out about her whereabouts and commanded her to come before him. Whilst she was not a tattoo wearing member of Orsa Terminus, she knew of Decistratus and was scared enough to answer his summons. His interest in her was limited to the events that had occurred in Halfast some months before. Such was her fear of him that she kept no secrets from him. Decistratus was well aware of the activities of the Hydra and how we had ruined the first attempt on the Kings life. </span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">We could hold no grudge against her, she did what she had to survive. After her tale she left us to our own devices fearing that we might be noticed together. We chose to retire to my quarters in the castle to hear what Moxadder and Argonne had learnt.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Decistratus had sat before them in a large chair, beside him lay two carefully groomed ornamental dogs. The room itself was empty other than his throne, although remarkably unusual. Two long pits of fire edged the walls leading up to his throne. Their flames licked and charred the images that were painted on the walls.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">From their description I deduced that they represented the nine levels of hell, although strangely there was a tenth layer depicted. It had very mundane scenes, of note was a temple in Godsheim, Decistratus himself, the great temple of Gerech in Riverglenn, the Halfast arena and the walls of Morannin. All religious teachings that I had learnt taught of the nine levels of hell, each one for a different type of heretic. Devils were their keepers, and they ensured an afterlife of torment and pain. But never had I been told of a tenth level. Did the scenes illustrated insinuate that Anka Seth was a level of hell?</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It occurred to me that this mysterious painting must be in someway tied to the man that sat before Moxadder and Argonne, for Decistratus translated from the Old Gerechian into ‘Ten Layers’.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Decistratus was initially suspicious of Korb/Moxadder but as our doppelganger managed to fumble through his tale of the bandits failure, told mostly with fact, his suspicion waned and was replaced with annoyance.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The lord of Orsa Terminus then suggested that Korb/Moxadder should be killed and Argonne take his place, Moxadder once again was inspired, no doubt because of his sudden impending doom. He weaved a cunning lie. The clever Irusdeshian came up with a scheme to impersonate me and take over Montfort. In the process he would capitalise on my obvious wooing of Gyda and seize the lands of Stowmarket as well. </span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The gleam in Decistratus’s eye proved that he was enamoured to the plan but it did come with a simple proviso, “Fail me again Korb and you will not get off lightly.” And to Argonne he added, “You had better be ready to take his place if need be.”</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Whilst speaking one of his dogs had stood and padded over to Moxadder, sniffing him with great zeal. In the ultimate act of disdain it lifted its leg and relieved itself on Moxadderm urine running down his leg and into his boot.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The Master continued with an evil grin, “ Rufus is not amused by your incompetence. He wishes you to prove yourself to me. You must pay for your failure.”</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Argonne explained to us that Decistratus had desired a simple sacrifice, a finger removed perhaps, but Moxadder failed to reach that safe conclusion and proceeded to disembowel himself, hence his obvious pain.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Surprised, but satisfied Decistratus called an end to the meeting and the pair left his presence.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haraash Saan, post: 5195502, member: 46615"] [FONT=Arial]I managed to drink several goblets of reasonable wine before she finally appeared. She saw me at once and continued on her way out of the inn. Leaving my wine unfinished, I also exited the inn. She was waiting outside.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]As I opened my mouth to speak she whispered harshly, “Not here.”[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I nodded and told her to follow me, leading her to The Dueling Ducks. Inside we found the others waiting for us. They were huddled around a small table looking inconspicuous. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Ship’s Cat identified the Master as Decistratus, the name Polema had given us in the bandits lair. Ship’s Cat had left Thessingcourt soon after her arrival. Decistratus had found out about her whereabouts and commanded her to come before him. Whilst she was not a tattoo wearing member of Orsa Terminus, she knew of Decistratus and was scared enough to answer his summons. His interest in her was limited to the events that had occurred in Halfast some months before. Such was her fear of him that she kept no secrets from him. Decistratus was well aware of the activities of the Hydra and how we had ruined the first attempt on the Kings life. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]We could hold no grudge against her, she did what she had to survive. After her tale she left us to our own devices fearing that we might be noticed together. We chose to retire to my quarters in the castle to hear what Moxadder and Argonne had learnt.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Decistratus had sat before them in a large chair, beside him lay two carefully groomed ornamental dogs. The room itself was empty other than his throne, although remarkably unusual. Two long pits of fire edged the walls leading up to his throne. Their flames licked and charred the images that were painted on the walls.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]From their description I deduced that they represented the nine levels of hell, although strangely there was a tenth layer depicted. It had very mundane scenes, of note was a temple in Godsheim, Decistratus himself, the great temple of Gerech in Riverglenn, the Halfast arena and the walls of Morannin. All religious teachings that I had learnt taught of the nine levels of hell, each one for a different type of heretic. Devils were their keepers, and they ensured an afterlife of torment and pain. But never had I been told of a tenth level. Did the scenes illustrated insinuate that Anka Seth was a level of hell?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]It occurred to me that this mysterious painting must be in someway tied to the man that sat before Moxadder and Argonne, for Decistratus translated from the Old Gerechian into ‘Ten Layers’.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Decistratus was initially suspicious of Korb/Moxadder but as our doppelganger managed to fumble through his tale of the bandits failure, told mostly with fact, his suspicion waned and was replaced with annoyance.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The lord of Orsa Terminus then suggested that Korb/Moxadder should be killed and Argonne take his place, Moxadder once again was inspired, no doubt because of his sudden impending doom. He weaved a cunning lie. The clever Irusdeshian came up with a scheme to impersonate me and take over Montfort. In the process he would capitalise on my obvious wooing of Gyda and seize the lands of Stowmarket as well. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The gleam in Decistratus’s eye proved that he was enamoured to the plan but it did come with a simple proviso, “Fail me again Korb and you will not get off lightly.” And to Argonne he added, “You had better be ready to take his place if need be.”[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Whilst speaking one of his dogs had stood and padded over to Moxadder, sniffing him with great zeal. In the ultimate act of disdain it lifted its leg and relieved itself on Moxadderm urine running down his leg and into his boot.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The Master continued with an evil grin, “ Rufus is not amused by your incompetence. He wishes you to prove yourself to me. You must pay for your failure.”[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Argonne explained to us that Decistratus had desired a simple sacrifice, a finger removed perhaps, but Moxadder failed to reach that safe conclusion and proceeded to disembowel himself, hence his obvious pain.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Surprised, but satisfied Decistratus called an end to the meeting and the pair left his presence.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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