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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 2417474" data-attributes="member: 5203"><p><strong>A Night to Be Merry</strong></p><p></p><p>This week's update is a short fictional piece written by Tolly's player, Neil, though the dialogue between Tolly and Arrie was a joint project of their players over email. This story gives a bit of insight into the workings of Arrie and Autumn's home kingdom, Merlion - I added a bit more at the end.</p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p> Tolly watched Lanara closely. She had muttered under her breath most of the time as they were coming back to the Orcish camp, and he distinctly noted differences in the cadence of what she had been practicing, and what she was singing now. He did not understand Orcish, but there was a certain set of words that Arrie had identified as meaning "Warchief" that was no longer in her telling. He regretted that necessity, but Keth was very firm about not wanting the true nature of their mission made public. Cowardly, but what more could one expect of Grabâkh’s get? One could dress a pile of dung in fancy clothes, but it would still reek. He returned his attention to Kyle.</p><p></p><p> “I fail to understand why they haven’t been destroyed,” he said again, raising his voice.</p><p></p><p> “We’ll get to it soon enough, Tolly,” said Kyle. “I just want a chance to poke at them a bit and see what they do.”</p><p></p><p> “They are items infused with psionic power,” Tolly argued, “and therefore are abominations.”</p><p></p><p> “No, Sun-Harrow and Takar were abominations. These are just the things they owned.”</p><p></p><p> “Your distinctions are pointless. They are to be destroyed.”</p><p></p><p> “And, like I said, they will be. But I want the chance to see how they work, so that maybe we can figure out what these ‘abominations’ are capable of doing.”</p><p></p><p> “The only thing I want to learn from these things is how to destroy them more efficiently.” Tolly stood, and strode away, before his anger got the best of him. He could not understand this need of Kyle's to justify the existence of the heretical items. Why couldn't the poor fool see that he was endangering his very soul? He was already a man in flux, as was obvious by his mental shifting from Bles to Erito in his religious patronage, and this insistence on studying the Forbidden was obviously a temptation he was unable to overcome. Steps would have to be taken. He fingered his hammer at his side. Heresy has to be stamped out, or it would fester, like a wound gone sour. And did not a Archon tell him he was to be Ardara's scalpel, her tool in cutting the infection that was psionics out of this world?</p><p></p><p> The problem was, he liked Kyle. Kyle was a dependable, intelligent fellow, with a forthright nature and eye for good craftsmanship. Their friendship had grown quickly, and had been strong before this had come between them. He prayed that it would not be a decisive split, for it would be distinctly painful spiritually for him to have to act against the mage. He sighed, and then a light touch on his shoulder pulled him from his reverie.</p><p></p><p> "Tolly? Are you alright?"</p><p></p><p> He knew without turning who it was--he had memorized that voice--how could he not? He heard it in his dreams all night as well as awake in the day. He drew a deep breath, and concentrated on control.</p><p></p><p> "No, not particularly, Autumn. Kyle is being...unreasonable about these abominations. Can he not see that they are offensive to the very Earth we stand upon?"</p><p></p><p> "Tolly, you have to trust that he knows what he is doing. He doesn't enjoy arguing with you, he just wants to see their capabilities before destroying them, so that we can be prepared for others like them."</p><p></p><p> "A righteous sounding cause, but one that rings hollow, my Lady."</p><p></p><p> "Besides, Tolly--did you not see how different that axe is? What if those materials that they are made from are a common thread, and only when that material is included can the item be 'charged' with that energy? Kyle needs to study them to try and find that commonality."</p><p></p><p> The cleric turned to gaze at Autumn. "Now, that is a thread I did not see. Hmm. Perhaps. I think that I feel outnumbered in this, and the lack of support has me on edge--your sister, Lanara, and Osborn have all stated that they feel Kyle is correct, and Kavan has been quiet on the subject. I find that while I feel I am on solid theological ground, my companions are staring at heresy, and finding it attractive to them."</p><p></p><p> "Now, Tolly, you are not alone in wanting to destroy these things--I agree with you. They must be broken, but we have to know what we are fighting!"</p><p></p><p> Tolly sighed. "As you wish. I will attempt to mediate myself, but it feels so...wrong! But, I drag you down, when you should be celebrating our success."</p><p></p><p> "How can we celebrate, when one of us is so upset?" The Sentinel smiled at the Ardaran priest, and he lost himself there for some moments. The smile started to fade a bit. "Tolly?"</p><p></p><p> He shook himself. "Well, then, let us return to the celebration. Have you ever heard of the Dwarven Toss Dance?"</p><p></p><p> She looked at him askance. "No, I don't believe so. What does it entail?"</p><p></p><p> "Do you trust me?"</p><p></p><p> "Maybe..."</p><p></p><p> Tolly grabbed her hand, and led her to the center of the dancing circle.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">* * *</p><p></p><p> "Arrie? A moment of your time? In private?" Tolly stood at the shoulder of the lithe fighter. She looked up at him.</p><p></p><p> "Only if you promise not to throw me around like you did Autumn. Wasn't that the Ale Toss dance?"</p><p></p><p> The young priest blushed. "Well, yes, but she did not know that, and I was not going to let her think she was being compared to a keg--it could lead to unpleasantness. It is, however, a very energetic and enjoyable pastime."</p><p></p><p> "I'll bet," laughed Arrie. "So, what did you need?"</p><p></p><p> "Oh, just a few questions concerning yourself and your sister. You of course, have been...hmm...deeded, perhaps? Hmm, the term escapes me, but your marriage was arranged. Is it thus with all of your family? Or are some more free to choose than others?"</p><p></p><p> "Well, my sister made some overtures to the family about such things. Autumn outright... threatened is such a nasty word, so we’ll say told instead – the rest of the family that if they have any ‘ideas’ for her, then they can stick them someplace… unpleasant.”</p><p></p><p> “That probably sent your mother into a fit.”</p><p></p><p> “Actually, Autumn talked to the twins* about it, just because they’re in charge of our kingdom, and Mother and Father are pretty much going to do whatever they tell them. That… that pissed Mother off. But she was sort of prepared for it, so she just sort of simmered." Arrie shrugged as though to indicate helplessness. "Mother disapproves; she just does. It’s kind of her whole point in existing.” </p><p></p><p> “So actually, I did very well when we went there and she didn’t disapprove of me as strongly as the rest." Tolly's voice was thoughful. "One could say I’m exceeding with her.”</p><p></p><p> “Uh-huh. Mother disapproves of everything, so no one ‘wins’ with Mother. Father will quietly be happy for Autumn if she’s happy. He’s actually really mellow, sort of balances Mother out. So, pretty much so long as Autumn’s happy, he’ll be happy for her… quietly, but happy for her.”</p><p></p><p> “Quietly so as not to set off your mother, one would presume?”</p><p></p><p> “Exactly.” Arrie laughed richly. “He’s learned. Really, Autumn can choose whoever she wants, because Autumn is an adult. What would be nice would be to find someone who can respect her; not necessarily as an equal in all things, because Autumn needs to excel. So it needs to be someone – at least, in my opinion – someone that let’s Autumn be special in the way she is special. So, if she hooks up with another Sentinel, I foresee things getting tumultuous. If she hooks up with someone who is more… cerebral, that would probably be a good match, because he’s, you know, smart, and she’s… brawny.</p><p></p><p> “But someone who can deal with the family’s politics is probably also a good choice, because while Autumn may not be directly involved in things, she’s never going to be able to get away from being involved in them somehow. So it would be nice if her mate didn’t have really vocal opinions about what’s going on; like, I don’t know, if he hated the elves, that would make for some friction, since our kingdom is inside the elven empire. You know, stuff like that.”</p><p></p><p> “I don’t hate the elves, I just dislike certain individual elves, Arrie."</p><p></p><p> "Of course." Arrie looked quizzically at Tolly. "Why the sudden interest in my sister's marital situation?"</p><p></p><p> He shrugged. "Curiosity. I was uncertain if arranged marriages were a common practice in your homeland."</p><p></p><p> "Nope, just for me. It's a treaty thing**." The exoticist turned at looked very directly at Tolly before she spoke again.</p><p></p><p> “Really, if anyone breaks Autumn’s heart, I will break them. Quietly, so that Autumn doesn’t notice, but I will break them. Because that’s what we would do for each other.”</p><p></p><p> Tolly peered at Arrie, looking for signs of humor, and finding none. He raised his eyebrows. "So," Tolly said, changing the subject, "what is the role generally of priests in your political climate in Merlion?”</p><p></p><p> “Um, priests of any type are not very common in Tlaxan in general, other than Erito maybe. In Merlion, there's even fewer. Erito is not the racial deity for humans, so I mean everything’s not ‘in Erito’s name'. The church of Tor is pretty active as far as keeping justice and dealing it out. The rest of the clergy has their niches and fulfills them. The Coviere family has tended to be, at least outwardly, fairly aligned with Erito as a patron, because it’s acceptable. My father’s family tends to be more aligned with Tor, just because of the position they hold in the kingdom. Autumn, because of her own religious beliefs, has not chosen to endorse anyone in particular over the rest. She has her patron, but she’s not like…” The fighter waved her hands, as though searching for a concept. "blatant about it."</p><p></p><p> Tolly looked thoughtful for a moment, absorbing the new ideas.</p><p></p><p> “What are generally the views on priests of the Four, rather than the One? Because you’ve mentioned the One, and a few of the Many, but none of the Four.”</p><p></p><p> “Because they’re all patrons of other races, and our kingdom is mostly human, and we’re surrounded by elves, generally Erito and those directly beneath Erito are more common.”</p><p></p><p> “More at the forefront?”</p><p></p><p> “Generally the clergy of, like, Ardara and Feesha are not going to go out of their way to go through Tlaxan to get to Merlion. So we tend to have a dearth of certain types of clergy. It happens not to include the four racial deities because, well, we’re humans. We got screwed.”</p><p></p><p> "I don't think screwed is quite the way to look at it--anyone is free to worship any of the gods. I'm human."</p><p></p><p> Arrie shrugged. "I know, but you always hear about the 'favored children'...and humans." </p><p></p><p> "I see. Thank you for the information, Ariadne. I appreciate the knowledge. Some day in the future I may wish to settle, and creating a Temple in an area bereft of Ardara's faith would be of benefit to myself and my Church. Merlion could be an area to consider." He bowed to Arrie. "If you will excuse me?"</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">* * *</p><p></p><p> The next morning Tolly woke with the sun. His morning ablutions he performed briskly, and with some discomfort. He had forgotten how much work the Ale Toss dance could be--even when what you were making airborne weighed less and was far more pleasant to handle than the kegs he had learned the dance with. He caught the attention of one of the orcish priests and gained the loan of a small pedestal. After a victory such as they had yesterday, it was proper to give thanks, and he felt the need to preach the word of Ardara today. Besides, if he could get Kyle to stay for the sermon, perhaps he could prick his conscience where the abominations' items were concerned. He smiled at the day. The battle were going well, he was on his way to fulfilling his vows, he was almost eighteen, and he was, so far as he could tell, successfully courting a beautiful woman. What could possibly stain the day?</p><p></p><p> "Lo! Hearken to my words, for I shall speak of beginnings, of Love, and of cooperation..."</p><p></p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------</p><p></p><p>* The 'twins' Arrie refers to are Damen and Corrissane Coviere, identical twins who share the throne of Merlion. Auror Verahannnen, who is Arrie's mother and Autumn's adopted mother, is an aunt to the Coviere twins. The Coviere family has always ruled the kingdom of Merlion, and their cousins, the Verahannens, generally see to its defense.</p><p></p><p>As was revealed in a previous story, Autumn is actually the eldest daughter of Damen and Corrissane's mother, Lysanne Coviere, through an affair with a celestial that occurred before Lysanne married her husband, Alrich. Autumn was adopted by the Verahannens after the birth of the twins in order to avoid any complications of succession. Though she legally has some claim to the title, Autumn has no desire to be Queen of Merlion, and so continues the charade and has kept the Verahannen name. She also avoids going to Merlion's capital city, as she is the spitting image of her birth mother and her appearance there would likely raise questions.</p><p></p><p>** The arranged marriage between Arrie and Prince Herion is part of an old treaty between the Kingdom of Merlion and the Empire of Tlaxan - basically, Merlion doesn't have a lot to offer as a vassal kingdom, so had to offer up a relative of the royal family to cement the deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 2417474, member: 5203"] [b]A Night to Be Merry[/b] This week's update is a short fictional piece written by Tolly's player, Neil, though the dialogue between Tolly and Arrie was a joint project of their players over email. This story gives a bit of insight into the workings of Arrie and Autumn's home kingdom, Merlion - I added a bit more at the end. -------------------------------------------- Tolly watched Lanara closely. She had muttered under her breath most of the time as they were coming back to the Orcish camp, and he distinctly noted differences in the cadence of what she had been practicing, and what she was singing now. He did not understand Orcish, but there was a certain set of words that Arrie had identified as meaning "Warchief" that was no longer in her telling. He regretted that necessity, but Keth was very firm about not wanting the true nature of their mission made public. Cowardly, but what more could one expect of Grabâkh’s get? One could dress a pile of dung in fancy clothes, but it would still reek. He returned his attention to Kyle. “I fail to understand why they haven’t been destroyed,” he said again, raising his voice. “We’ll get to it soon enough, Tolly,” said Kyle. “I just want a chance to poke at them a bit and see what they do.” “They are items infused with psionic power,” Tolly argued, “and therefore are abominations.” “No, Sun-Harrow and Takar were abominations. These are just the things they owned.” “Your distinctions are pointless. They are to be destroyed.” “And, like I said, they will be. But I want the chance to see how they work, so that maybe we can figure out what these ‘abominations’ are capable of doing.” “The only thing I want to learn from these things is how to destroy them more efficiently.” Tolly stood, and strode away, before his anger got the best of him. He could not understand this need of Kyle's to justify the existence of the heretical items. Why couldn't the poor fool see that he was endangering his very soul? He was already a man in flux, as was obvious by his mental shifting from Bles to Erito in his religious patronage, and this insistence on studying the Forbidden was obviously a temptation he was unable to overcome. Steps would have to be taken. He fingered his hammer at his side. Heresy has to be stamped out, or it would fester, like a wound gone sour. And did not a Archon tell him he was to be Ardara's scalpel, her tool in cutting the infection that was psionics out of this world? The problem was, he liked Kyle. Kyle was a dependable, intelligent fellow, with a forthright nature and eye for good craftsmanship. Their friendship had grown quickly, and had been strong before this had come between them. He prayed that it would not be a decisive split, for it would be distinctly painful spiritually for him to have to act against the mage. He sighed, and then a light touch on his shoulder pulled him from his reverie. "Tolly? Are you alright?" He knew without turning who it was--he had memorized that voice--how could he not? He heard it in his dreams all night as well as awake in the day. He drew a deep breath, and concentrated on control. "No, not particularly, Autumn. Kyle is being...unreasonable about these abominations. Can he not see that they are offensive to the very Earth we stand upon?" "Tolly, you have to trust that he knows what he is doing. He doesn't enjoy arguing with you, he just wants to see their capabilities before destroying them, so that we can be prepared for others like them." "A righteous sounding cause, but one that rings hollow, my Lady." "Besides, Tolly--did you not see how different that axe is? What if those materials that they are made from are a common thread, and only when that material is included can the item be 'charged' with that energy? Kyle needs to study them to try and find that commonality." The cleric turned to gaze at Autumn. "Now, that is a thread I did not see. Hmm. Perhaps. I think that I feel outnumbered in this, and the lack of support has me on edge--your sister, Lanara, and Osborn have all stated that they feel Kyle is correct, and Kavan has been quiet on the subject. I find that while I feel I am on solid theological ground, my companions are staring at heresy, and finding it attractive to them." "Now, Tolly, you are not alone in wanting to destroy these things--I agree with you. They must be broken, but we have to know what we are fighting!" Tolly sighed. "As you wish. I will attempt to mediate myself, but it feels so...wrong! But, I drag you down, when you should be celebrating our success." "How can we celebrate, when one of us is so upset?" The Sentinel smiled at the Ardaran priest, and he lost himself there for some moments. The smile started to fade a bit. "Tolly?" He shook himself. "Well, then, let us return to the celebration. Have you ever heard of the Dwarven Toss Dance?" She looked at him askance. "No, I don't believe so. What does it entail?" "Do you trust me?" "Maybe..." Tolly grabbed her hand, and led her to the center of the dancing circle. [CENTER]* * *[/CENTER] "Arrie? A moment of your time? In private?" Tolly stood at the shoulder of the lithe fighter. She looked up at him. "Only if you promise not to throw me around like you did Autumn. Wasn't that the Ale Toss dance?" The young priest blushed. "Well, yes, but she did not know that, and I was not going to let her think she was being compared to a keg--it could lead to unpleasantness. It is, however, a very energetic and enjoyable pastime." "I'll bet," laughed Arrie. "So, what did you need?" "Oh, just a few questions concerning yourself and your sister. You of course, have been...hmm...deeded, perhaps? Hmm, the term escapes me, but your marriage was arranged. Is it thus with all of your family? Or are some more free to choose than others?" "Well, my sister made some overtures to the family about such things. Autumn outright... threatened is such a nasty word, so we’ll say told instead – the rest of the family that if they have any ‘ideas’ for her, then they can stick them someplace… unpleasant.” “That probably sent your mother into a fit.” “Actually, Autumn talked to the twins* about it, just because they’re in charge of our kingdom, and Mother and Father are pretty much going to do whatever they tell them. That… that pissed Mother off. But she was sort of prepared for it, so she just sort of simmered." Arrie shrugged as though to indicate helplessness. "Mother disapproves; she just does. It’s kind of her whole point in existing.” “So actually, I did very well when we went there and she didn’t disapprove of me as strongly as the rest." Tolly's voice was thoughful. "One could say I’m exceeding with her.” “Uh-huh. Mother disapproves of everything, so no one ‘wins’ with Mother. Father will quietly be happy for Autumn if she’s happy. He’s actually really mellow, sort of balances Mother out. So, pretty much so long as Autumn’s happy, he’ll be happy for her… quietly, but happy for her.” “Quietly so as not to set off your mother, one would presume?” “Exactly.” Arrie laughed richly. “He’s learned. Really, Autumn can choose whoever she wants, because Autumn is an adult. What would be nice would be to find someone who can respect her; not necessarily as an equal in all things, because Autumn needs to excel. So it needs to be someone – at least, in my opinion – someone that let’s Autumn be special in the way she is special. So, if she hooks up with another Sentinel, I foresee things getting tumultuous. If she hooks up with someone who is more… cerebral, that would probably be a good match, because he’s, you know, smart, and she’s… brawny. “But someone who can deal with the family’s politics is probably also a good choice, because while Autumn may not be directly involved in things, she’s never going to be able to get away from being involved in them somehow. So it would be nice if her mate didn’t have really vocal opinions about what’s going on; like, I don’t know, if he hated the elves, that would make for some friction, since our kingdom is inside the elven empire. You know, stuff like that.” “I don’t hate the elves, I just dislike certain individual elves, Arrie." "Of course." Arrie looked quizzically at Tolly. "Why the sudden interest in my sister's marital situation?" He shrugged. "Curiosity. I was uncertain if arranged marriages were a common practice in your homeland." "Nope, just for me. It's a treaty thing**." The exoticist turned at looked very directly at Tolly before she spoke again. “Really, if anyone breaks Autumn’s heart, I will break them. Quietly, so that Autumn doesn’t notice, but I will break them. Because that’s what we would do for each other.” Tolly peered at Arrie, looking for signs of humor, and finding none. He raised his eyebrows. "So," Tolly said, changing the subject, "what is the role generally of priests in your political climate in Merlion?” “Um, priests of any type are not very common in Tlaxan in general, other than Erito maybe. In Merlion, there's even fewer. Erito is not the racial deity for humans, so I mean everything’s not ‘in Erito’s name'. The church of Tor is pretty active as far as keeping justice and dealing it out. The rest of the clergy has their niches and fulfills them. The Coviere family has tended to be, at least outwardly, fairly aligned with Erito as a patron, because it’s acceptable. My father’s family tends to be more aligned with Tor, just because of the position they hold in the kingdom. Autumn, because of her own religious beliefs, has not chosen to endorse anyone in particular over the rest. She has her patron, but she’s not like…” The fighter waved her hands, as though searching for a concept. "blatant about it." Tolly looked thoughtful for a moment, absorbing the new ideas. “What are generally the views on priests of the Four, rather than the One? Because you’ve mentioned the One, and a few of the Many, but none of the Four.” “Because they’re all patrons of other races, and our kingdom is mostly human, and we’re surrounded by elves, generally Erito and those directly beneath Erito are more common.” “More at the forefront?” “Generally the clergy of, like, Ardara and Feesha are not going to go out of their way to go through Tlaxan to get to Merlion. So we tend to have a dearth of certain types of clergy. It happens not to include the four racial deities because, well, we’re humans. We got screwed.” "I don't think screwed is quite the way to look at it--anyone is free to worship any of the gods. I'm human." Arrie shrugged. "I know, but you always hear about the 'favored children'...and humans." "I see. Thank you for the information, Ariadne. I appreciate the knowledge. Some day in the future I may wish to settle, and creating a Temple in an area bereft of Ardara's faith would be of benefit to myself and my Church. Merlion could be an area to consider." He bowed to Arrie. "If you will excuse me?" [CENTER]* * *[/CENTER] The next morning Tolly woke with the sun. His morning ablutions he performed briskly, and with some discomfort. He had forgotten how much work the Ale Toss dance could be--even when what you were making airborne weighed less and was far more pleasant to handle than the kegs he had learned the dance with. He caught the attention of one of the orcish priests and gained the loan of a small pedestal. After a victory such as they had yesterday, it was proper to give thanks, and he felt the need to preach the word of Ardara today. Besides, if he could get Kyle to stay for the sermon, perhaps he could prick his conscience where the abominations' items were concerned. He smiled at the day. The battle were going well, he was on his way to fulfilling his vows, he was almost eighteen, and he was, so far as he could tell, successfully courting a beautiful woman. What could possibly stain the day? "Lo! Hearken to my words, for I shall speak of beginnings, of Love, and of cooperation..." ----------------------------------- * The 'twins' Arrie refers to are Damen and Corrissane Coviere, identical twins who share the throne of Merlion. Auror Verahannnen, who is Arrie's mother and Autumn's adopted mother, is an aunt to the Coviere twins. The Coviere family has always ruled the kingdom of Merlion, and their cousins, the Verahannens, generally see to its defense. As was revealed in a previous story, Autumn is actually the eldest daughter of Damen and Corrissane's mother, Lysanne Coviere, through an affair with a celestial that occurred before Lysanne married her husband, Alrich. Autumn was adopted by the Verahannens after the birth of the twins in order to avoid any complications of succession. Though she legally has some claim to the title, Autumn has no desire to be Queen of Merlion, and so continues the charade and has kept the Verahannen name. She also avoids going to Merlion's capital city, as she is the spitting image of her birth mother and her appearance there would likely raise questions. ** The arranged marriage between Arrie and Prince Herion is part of an old treaty between the Kingdom of Merlion and the Empire of Tlaxan - basically, Merlion doesn't have a lot to offer as a vassal kingdom, so had to offer up a relative of the royal family to cement the deal. [/QUOTE]
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