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<blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 4131074" data-attributes="member: 21938"><p><strong>It Begins...</strong></p><p></p><p>The last of the smoke from the Vashti's funeral pyre has drifted to the heavens. The wizened old husband and wife who serve as Cormondal's official mourners have swept the ashes off the ghat where the cremation took place into the waters of the Anhoi River[sup]1[/sup].</p><p></p><p>The other mourners have gone home. The only figures who remain on the ghat are Aru Leng, already being called the 'Young Vashti', an anhoine man in the robes of a minor administrative clerk[sup]2[/sup] and six disparate-looking individuals, human and otherwise.</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Yellow">Well, we may as well proceed</span>," says Aru. The clerk hands her a scroll, she breaks open the seal, unrolls it and reads it silently for a moment. "<span style="color: Yellow">Right, *ahem*</span></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em>To be read in the event of my death, in the presence of my successor, whatever legal representatives are required and no other individuals except for those known by the names of Three Flowers, Growling Ape, Xielt, Tam the Mystic, Jar'Thol the Wanderer, Annika and Dirt.</em></span>"</p><p></p><p>Aru Leng pauses to scan the group and make a mental count. </p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Yellow">One missing, but never mind. So...</span></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em>To the aforementioned individuals I propose a task that I feel is suited to their skills, temperament and the touch of destiny that I see upon them. The old Cormondal Temple has long fallen into ruin, its treasures mostly saved, lost or looted. However, one important ceremonial item, the statue of the Grand Mutta, was hidden and I believe that the aforementioned individuals have the ability to retrieve it. I have left sealed documents with the local Magister Administory to be opened when the statue of the Grand Mutta is successfully returned to my successor, detailing remuneration for performing this task. You may be wise to pay heed to rumours of monsters, spirits or bandits dwelling in or near the ruins, and remember that what you seek can be found between dusk and dawn.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em>So say I, Vasu Leng, Vashti of Cormondal, Thirty Second Day, Eighth Month, 150th Year of Independence</em></span>"</p><p></p><p>His work as witness done, the clerk takes his leave of the group with the smallest required depth of bow. The Young Vashti re-rolls the scroll and taps her chin with it. </p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Yellow">The Old Temple is about a mile upstream along the banks of the Leng,</span>" she says. "<span style="color: yellow">I was told that there was a flood about thirty years ago and it was deemed unsafe since then. It's up to you whether you'll take the old lady's task. If I know her, your remuneration may well be a homily on the virtues of charity.</span>" This last said affectionately. "<span style="color: Yellow">I'll be here on the funeral platform for the next five days, conducting the necessary prayers. After that, ask for me in the New Temple. What are your thoughts?</span>"</p><p></p><p>[SUP]1[/SUP] The most common form of Imperial funeral is the cremation. The ashes are then disposed of in a form appropriate to the deceased. The Old Vashti, having ties to the healing powers of water, has been cast into the river.</p><p>[Sup]2[/SUP] His elaborately embroidered silk robes proclaim him to be a Clerk of the Glittering Waters, the second rank of administrative clerk. Quite junior.</p><p></p><p>[Sblock="OOC"]Pick a colour for direct speech from your character. Footnotes will be used for background details from time to time.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr Simon, post: 4131074, member: 21938"] [b]It Begins...[/b] The last of the smoke from the Vashti's funeral pyre has drifted to the heavens. The wizened old husband and wife who serve as Cormondal's official mourners have swept the ashes off the ghat where the cremation took place into the waters of the Anhoi River[sup]1[/sup]. The other mourners have gone home. The only figures who remain on the ghat are Aru Leng, already being called the 'Young Vashti', an anhoine man in the robes of a minor administrative clerk[sup]2[/sup] and six disparate-looking individuals, human and otherwise. "[COLOR=Yellow]Well, we may as well proceed[/COLOR]," says Aru. The clerk hands her a scroll, she breaks open the seal, unrolls it and reads it silently for a moment. "[COLOR=Yellow]Right, *ahem* [I]To be read in the event of my death, in the presence of my successor, whatever legal representatives are required and no other individuals except for those known by the names of Three Flowers, Growling Ape, Xielt, Tam the Mystic, Jar'Thol the Wanderer, Annika and Dirt.[/I][/COLOR]" Aru Leng pauses to scan the group and make a mental count. "[COLOR=Yellow]One missing, but never mind. So... [I]To the aforementioned individuals I propose a task that I feel is suited to their skills, temperament and the touch of destiny that I see upon them. The old Cormondal Temple has long fallen into ruin, its treasures mostly saved, lost or looted. However, one important ceremonial item, the statue of the Grand Mutta, was hidden and I believe that the aforementioned individuals have the ability to retrieve it. I have left sealed documents with the local Magister Administory to be opened when the statue of the Grand Mutta is successfully returned to my successor, detailing remuneration for performing this task. You may be wise to pay heed to rumours of monsters, spirits or bandits dwelling in or near the ruins, and remember that what you seek can be found between dusk and dawn. So say I, Vasu Leng, Vashti of Cormondal, Thirty Second Day, Eighth Month, 150th Year of Independence[/I][/COLOR]" His work as witness done, the clerk takes his leave of the group with the smallest required depth of bow. The Young Vashti re-rolls the scroll and taps her chin with it. "[COLOR=Yellow]The Old Temple is about a mile upstream along the banks of the Leng,[/color]" she says. "[color="yellow"]I was told that there was a flood about thirty years ago and it was deemed unsafe since then. It's up to you whether you'll take the old lady's task. If I know her, your remuneration may well be a homily on the virtues of charity.[/COLOR]" This last said affectionately. "[COLOR=Yellow]I'll be here on the funeral platform for the next five days, conducting the necessary prayers. After that, ask for me in the New Temple. What are your thoughts?[/COLOR]" [SUP]1[/SUP] The most common form of Imperial funeral is the cremation. The ashes are then disposed of in a form appropriate to the deceased. The Old Vashti, having ties to the healing powers of water, has been cast into the river. [Sup]2[/SUP] His elaborately embroidered silk robes proclaim him to be a Clerk of the Glittering Waters, the second rank of administrative clerk. Quite junior. [Sblock="OOC"]Pick a colour for direct speech from your character. Footnotes will be used for background details from time to time.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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