Even Newer(er) Tavern Thread: The Hanged Man
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Mewness
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"Trees? Oh! Yes. Talking trees. But then, I suppose--" Papolstaanas glances at Ironheart "--discussing talking trees might be sort of rude. Like talking about someone as though he's not even there, when there's a talking tree right here in the room." Papolstaanas bursts into laughter. "How odd that sounds, a talking tree in the room," he murmurs.
CaBaNa
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The door to the tavern hangs open after the robed elf steps in and has his "experience" and through it steps another robed figure. An eladrin enters, a long pipe hanging from his lips, the robes smoky pink and orchid colour and a near matching pink smoke cloud puffs from the pipe.
His faces seems to concentrate for a moment then relaxes. He enters without a sound and sits at an empty table. A barmaid moves to whisper something to him (likely about standard procedure of introductions), but if he hears, the eladrin ignores her.
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The elf's eyes are focused on the human, known as Gil [/sblock]
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You hear a whisper in your ear, with your natural Arcana abilities, you know it is a Ghost Sound.
"Hello young man. I have a task that I think you..... well suited for...would you come over to my table?" the voice whispers and you see the newcomer's attention focused on you.
OOC: [MENTION=82643]CaBaNa[/MENTION] - hope I do an adequate job
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Kinda like this, but I presume with a different coloured cloak.
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Gil at first stands motionless, torn between the afflicted and the beckoning call of the arcanist. When the elf recovers, Gil finally makes the move to the Eladrin's table. Nothing involving arena fighting I hope, my name is Dante but people call me Gil. says the human in hushed tones.
When Artemis arrives at the table, Gil is missing, it seem the scholar wandered off to speak with an eladrin.
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renau1g
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"Yes, yes, I know who you are Dante Mephisto Gilagmesh" the man says, drawing deeply of his pipe, the pink smoke cloud obfuscating his face as he pauses for a moment and considers the man in front of him.
He nods, seemingly to himself, and then leans in close, I am Veruzak, but keep that to ourselves, you see, I..... should be at my home right now, silly laws about illegal herbs and some such nonsense. I was hoping to catch a friend here, but I haven't seen Bell in some time....so it appears you'll have to do. I see by your dress you study in the arcane, so I have an offer for you. Not here though, we must abscond to a quieter place, however the task I require of you will be too great for one man, so I would ask you gather at least four to five others with you and join me in the back room. You will want some with strength of arms as well as strength of minds. When you have chosen, I will meet you in a back room" Veruzak says, then gets up and starts to walk away, before turning back to Gil, "Oh, and one last thing, no bugbears, disgusting creatures" he says with a shudder as the eladrin's eyes dance over Kane and Kruk's conversations and the mess that their meals have made on the floor around them.
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It is a well-known "secret" (at least amongst the adventuring public) that Veruzak is the head of the Institute for Arcane Cyphers
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Veruzak was arrested, put on trial, and placed under house arrest.
Veruzak was charged with transporting illegal herbs into Daunton from laughing gallows.
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If someone can give XP to renau1g, do it for me, please
FourMonos
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Artemis turns and immediately offers to help the blind elf to the table, "Very pleased to meet you, my good man. Are you alright now? Can I get you anything? My friend Gil was just here, a brilliant mind with study in healing as well as magic. Well, I'm sure he'll be back in a bit.
He then introduces the gnome mage at the table, "This is another comrade in arms, Lilli. She is an arcane prodigy herself. Truly she saved me from the depths of hell once."
Artemis orders some stew from the barmaid, enough for the three at the table and some clean water and wine.
"And don't be silly about this 'in your debt' nonsense. Nothing anyone here wouldn't have done."
Then he kind of mumbles to himself, "I did carry that strumpet of a bard over my shoulder all through a smoking pit of magic... did I even get a thanks... I don't think so."
Neurotic
I plan on living forever. Or die trying.
Slight smile plays at the elfs face. He graciously accepts the help although it seems he moves around freely.
"You say that anyone would do the same. Yet, they didn't. And it just might be that your vicinity saved my life as the assassins who were after me didn't manage to activate the mark fully. Thus, I survived." flash of color goes again across his eyes and he frowns.
"I get glimpses of strange silhouettes and shadows of beams and the bar, but colors are all wrong from what I remember. Maybe they inadverently helped me. That would be something, near death experience to restore sight to a blind man."
He shakes his head
"Study in healing AND magic, you say? Strange occupation. I know this is usually not the question to ask, but we're in Hanged Man. When you say she saved you from depths of hell, you didn't mean it literally, did you?"
"You say that anyone would do the same. Yet, they didn't. And it just might be that your vicinity saved my life as the assassins who were after me didn't manage to activate the mark fully. Thus, I survived." flash of color goes again across his eyes and he frowns.
"I get glimpses of strange silhouettes and shadows of beams and the bar, but colors are all wrong from what I remember. Maybe they inadverently helped me. That would be something, near death experience to restore sight to a blind man."
He shakes his head
"Study in healing AND magic, you say? Strange occupation. I know this is usually not the question to ask, but we're in Hanged Man. When you say she saved you from depths of hell, you didn't mean it literally, did you?"
FourMonos
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"Well, my soul was bound to a devil and it was only the heroics of Lilli, Gil and a sarcastic shardmind that saved me. That and the ritual performed by 7 Rabbit after the devil was defeated. Khirad be praised.
"But listen to me rant! Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt your previous thoughts. Did you say assassins were trying to kill you?" Artemis unclips his heavy iron rod from his belt and watches the door.
"Don't fear, Ilarion, I will help protect you if they come back. We gave that pirate Rhagast something to think about when he came in here after Phoenix and that other pirate. Well, the other way around, but you catch my meaning."
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