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[v.3.5] Realmsian Dragonstar: The Battle of Toril PbP Game [IC] (Game Cancelled)
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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 7387074" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: #663333">"The Keeper has already let you come into Candlekeep without all of the usual restrictions,"</span> Zorbath notes. <span style="color: #663333">"If we stayed completely true to out traditions, you all would have been turned away at the gate. A fully loaded carvan of people cannot just roll up to this fortress and expect to be let inside. We do understand that change is coming to Toril and that change will likely be violent. If the library's tomes are going to be protected, or at least preserved, Candlekeep can't become a permanent hideout for freedom fighters."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: teal">"Yet you'll put out the children and the elderly too,"</span> Rodan replies indigantly.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #663333">"We are not an orphanage or a hospice, although the children could stay longer if they wish to devote themselves to Candlekeep as future acolytes of the order. There wouldn't be a guarantee of acceptance but bright minds will be given a chance to stay, if they so choose. We will not force them to stay and become monks."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: teal">"They won't survive on their own,"</span> Rodan insists.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #663333">"Then they must find permanent shelter elsewhere,"</span> Zorbath replies calmly. <span style="color: #663333">"We are willing to help them <u>find</u> a safe refuge from this invading empire, but it won't be here. We will do what we can and that is all."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #800000">"Aye,"</span> Thrak nods. <span style="color: #800000">"I will do my best.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #663333">"If you are seeking aid for your quest,"</span> the gatewarden says. <span style="color: #663333">"Find a man named Firebeard Elvenhair. He's a mage of some skill and he travels a lot along the Sword Coast. His main trade is books, which makes him valuable here, but he dabbles in other items as well."</span></p><p></p><p>The goliath nods and heads into the inn.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The gatewarden points Soumral towards The Hearth for food. <span style="color: #663333">"And Winthorp should have goods for sale at the House of Rest. While he doesn't carry a wide selection of weapons, I'm sure he has something of value."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: teal">"I will go check on Haspur,"</span> Rodan replies. <span style="color: teal">"And make sure he is well taken care of."</span> The raptoran bows to the gatwarden and then walks off towards the stables.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #800080">"Will do,"</span> Emiko replies to Yin Hun. She follows the big goliath. The two of them enter the inn together. The edifice is quite down to earth. <em>'A typical backwater hostel'</em>, Emiko thinks.</p><p></p><p>The place is quite clean, however. A bald, rotund man stands near a table and chats up a guest. The guest is definitely dressed like a noble, although he'd be laughed out of any noble court in the empire. Said guest seems to be complaining about something. The bald man diffuses the nobleman's anger with a well-timed joke and a free drink. Then he notices Thrak and Emiko. There are an odd pairing and they smell of the road. The nobleman holds his nose and gags through a silk handkerchief.</p><p></p><p>The bald man just smiles and greets them warmly. <span style="color: #cc9966">"Yer are welcome in The Rest. I'm assuming ye are two of the guests that ol' Ulrant told me would be arriving from Baldur's Gate. Well met,"</span> he shakes both their hands, Emiko's first and Thrak's second. <span style="color: #cc9966">"I am Winthrop. I've set rooms aside for ye and yer companions. While they aren't my best, the rooms are cleaner than an elf's arse! Har!"</span> Then he whispers, <span style="color: #cc9966">"A private bath is extra, I'm afraid. But I'll only charge ye a single silver each for use of the tub and changing the water, of course. You can choose to use the keep's bathhouse."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Fr-hall," Belgeon tries to say. "I've never heard of them, which isn't surprising, I guess."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00ff33">"Do you think these beings will help us?"</span> Bentey Mirrorshade asks. <span style="color: #00ff33">"Or are they just more invaders?"</span> The gnome had had to give up several rare cookbooks to the monks in order to get his wife, Gellana, and their two children safely inside Candlekeep.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Before he heads of to check on Haspur, Rodan tells Yin Hun that he'll take a look at the items later if no one else claims them. The idea of getting a hold of a ship and getting off this planet plays through the raptorans mind and he looks towards the wagons where he knows Yin Hun and Emiko stored the pods components.</p><p></p><p>"I'd be interested in taking a look at what you got and learning more about this empire we're going to be fighting," Belgeon says eagerly but queitly. Yin Hun notes that without his Flaming Fist uniform, the soldier looks younger—a lot younger.</p><p></p><p>"Right now, all I want is a meal and a good night's sleep," Loranys says while stifling a yawn. She walks with Soumral towards The Hearth. The two of them enter the eatery along with a young refugee who is carrying a basket. The inside of the The Hearth is cozy and smell of food wafts out the door—freshly baked bead, slow-roasted chicken, and the smell of spices.</p><p></p><p>Soumral notices a happy petite woman who is taking care of everyone with a smile. She hugs several patrons that she obviously knows and pats the young boy on the head when he comes up to her with his empty basket. She rubs the dirt from his cheeks and fills the basket with bread, fresh vegetables, and cheese. He nods in thanks and rushes out with his treasures.</p><p></p><p>The young miss sees the two woman enter and she greets them warmly and offers them seats around a table with others. "I will bring you some plates," she says. "I am Elisabet. Welcome to The Hearth."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"I'll put together some notes on my experiences while I was there," Belgeon adds. "Since you had to give up your magical map, I can draw a map from memory. Well, the parts I saw, at least, and the route we took to get from Baldur's Gate to Citadel Adbar, and the road to Ascore too. That will get us to the edge of Anauroch. Of course, if we're going to take a ship up the coast, my map will only be good for part of the way. I'm sure the monks will have a detailed map, but whether or not they'll let us copy." Belgeon shrugs his shoulders. "I think I want some food first." The young man heads towards The Hearth.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00ff33">"I'll join you all shortly,"</span> Bentley says with a wink and a nod. <span style="color: #00ff33">"I have to go check on my kin and make sure we get settled in the tents."</span> The gnome heads off towards the baths and he soon catches up with Rodan.</p><p></p><p>Gatewarden Sturon waits patiently for Yin Hun while Silhouette goes after the Keeper of the Tomes to discuss 'library privileges'. It doesn't take her long to catch up with them.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999">"You wish something, do you Miss Silhouette,"</span> Ulrant says plainly to Silhouette. <span style="color: #999999">"Of do you prefer Lady Siel van Atsmiaan, or perhaps the name your sire 'gave' you at birth"</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 7387074, member: 2012"] [COLOR="#663333"]"The Keeper has already let you come into Candlekeep without all of the usual restrictions,"[/COLOR] Zorbath notes. [COLOR="#663333"]"If we stayed completely true to out traditions, you all would have been turned away at the gate. A fully loaded carvan of people cannot just roll up to this fortress and expect to be let inside. We do understand that change is coming to Toril and that change will likely be violent. If the library's tomes are going to be protected, or at least preserved, Candlekeep can't become a permanent hideout for freedom fighters."[/COLOR] [color=teal]"Yet you'll put out the children and the elderly too,"[/color] Rodan replies indigantly. [COLOR="#663333"]"We are not an orphanage or a hospice, although the children could stay longer if they wish to devote themselves to Candlekeep as future acolytes of the order. There wouldn't be a guarantee of acceptance but bright minds will be given a chance to stay, if they so choose. We will not force them to stay and become monks."[/COLOR] [color=teal]"They won't survive on their own,"[/color] Rodan insists. [COLOR="#663333"]"Then they must find permanent shelter elsewhere,"[/COLOR] Zorbath replies calmly. [COLOR="#663333"]"We are willing to help them [U]find[/U] a safe refuge from this invading empire, but it won't be here. We will do what we can and that is all."[/COLOR] [COLOR="#800000"]"Aye,"[/COLOR] Thrak nods. [COLOR="#800000"]"I will do my best.[/COLOR] [COLOR="#663333"]"If you are seeking aid for your quest,"[/COLOR] the gatewarden says. [COLOR="#663333"]"Find a man named Firebeard Elvenhair. He's a mage of some skill and he travels a lot along the Sword Coast. His main trade is books, which makes him valuable here, but he dabbles in other items as well."[/COLOR] The goliath nods and heads into the inn. The gatewarden points Soumral towards The Hearth for food. [COLOR="#663333"]"And Winthorp should have goods for sale at the House of Rest. While he doesn't carry a wide selection of weapons, I'm sure he has something of value."[/COLOR] [color=teal]"I will go check on Haspur,"[/color] Rodan replies. [color=teal]"And make sure he is well taken care of."[/color] The raptoran bows to the gatwarden and then walks off towards the stables. [COLOR="#800080"]"Will do,"[/COLOR] Emiko replies to Yin Hun. She follows the big goliath. The two of them enter the inn together. The edifice is quite down to earth. [i]'A typical backwater hostel'[/i], Emiko thinks. The place is quite clean, however. A bald, rotund man stands near a table and chats up a guest. The guest is definitely dressed like a noble, although he'd be laughed out of any noble court in the empire. Said guest seems to be complaining about something. The bald man diffuses the nobleman's anger with a well-timed joke and a free drink. Then he notices Thrak and Emiko. There are an odd pairing and they smell of the road. The nobleman holds his nose and gags through a silk handkerchief. The bald man just smiles and greets them warmly. [COLOR="#cc9966"]"Yer are welcome in The Rest. I'm assuming ye are two of the guests that ol' Ulrant told me would be arriving from Baldur's Gate. Well met,"[/COLOR] he shakes both their hands, Emiko's first and Thrak's second. [COLOR="#cc9966"]"I am Winthrop. I've set rooms aside for ye and yer companions. While they aren't my best, the rooms are cleaner than an elf's arse! Har!"[/COLOR] Then he whispers, [COLOR="#cc9966"]"A private bath is extra, I'm afraid. But I'll only charge ye a single silver each for use of the tub and changing the water, of course. You can choose to use the keep's bathhouse."[/COLOR] "Fr-hall," Belgeon tries to say. "I've never heard of them, which isn't surprising, I guess." [COLOR="#00ff33"]"Do you think these beings will help us?"[/COLOR] Bentey Mirrorshade asks. [COLOR="#00ff33"]"Or are they just more invaders?"[/COLOR] The gnome had had to give up several rare cookbooks to the monks in order to get his wife, Gellana, and their two children safely inside Candlekeep. Before he heads of to check on Haspur, Rodan tells Yin Hun that he'll take a look at the items later if no one else claims them. The idea of getting a hold of a ship and getting off this planet plays through the raptorans mind and he looks towards the wagons where he knows Yin Hun and Emiko stored the pods components. "I'd be interested in taking a look at what you got and learning more about this empire we're going to be fighting," Belgeon says eagerly but queitly. Yin Hun notes that without his Flaming Fist uniform, the soldier looks younger—a lot younger. "Right now, all I want is a meal and a good night's sleep," Loranys says while stifling a yawn. She walks with Soumral towards The Hearth. The two of them enter the eatery along with a young refugee who is carrying a basket. The inside of the The Hearth is cozy and smell of food wafts out the door—freshly baked bead, slow-roasted chicken, and the smell of spices. Soumral notices a happy petite woman who is taking care of everyone with a smile. She hugs several patrons that she obviously knows and pats the young boy on the head when he comes up to her with his empty basket. She rubs the dirt from his cheeks and fills the basket with bread, fresh vegetables, and cheese. He nods in thanks and rushes out with his treasures. The young miss sees the two woman enter and she greets them warmly and offers them seats around a table with others. "I will bring you some plates," she says. "I am Elisabet. Welcome to The Hearth." "I'll put together some notes on my experiences while I was there," Belgeon adds. "Since you had to give up your magical map, I can draw a map from memory. Well, the parts I saw, at least, and the route we took to get from Baldur's Gate to Citadel Adbar, and the road to Ascore too. That will get us to the edge of Anauroch. Of course, if we're going to take a ship up the coast, my map will only be good for part of the way. I'm sure the monks will have a detailed map, but whether or not they'll let us copy." Belgeon shrugs his shoulders. "I think I want some food first." The young man heads towards The Hearth. [COLOR="#00ff33"]"I'll join you all shortly,"[/COLOR] Bentley says with a wink and a nod. [COLOR="#00ff33"]"I have to go check on my kin and make sure we get settled in the tents."[/COLOR] The gnome heads off towards the baths and he soon catches up with Rodan. Gatewarden Sturon waits patiently for Yin Hun while Silhouette goes after the Keeper of the Tomes to discuss 'library privileges'. It doesn't take her long to catch up with them. [COLOR="#999999"]"You wish something, do you Miss Silhouette,"[/COLOR] Ulrant says plainly to Silhouette. [COLOR="#999999"]"Of do you prefer Lady Siel van Atsmiaan, or perhaps the name your sire 'gave' you at birth"[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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