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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mewness" data-source="post: 5630116" data-attributes="member: 14889">"Not a great deal," says Gelik, in response to Dartmoor's question. "The captain's name was Havner Ames. I understand that it had a seahorse figurehead, which might make it distinctive. Much as I would love to make grandiose claims for the amount of treasure on board, I rather doubt there will be much. But Ordro chartered the vessel for his researches, so who knows what he found?"While the conversation continues quietly, Noriaki has time to go over Kovack's logbook. Sasha sometimes peers over from one side and helps him puzzle out a word, but at other times is looking up at the stars or distracted by the half-dozen-or-so Irregulars that always seem to be around her for some reason. Noriaki is still making his way through the book when she says a good night to everyone and goes off to sleep.For the most part, Kovack records the ports he visits, the cargo he takes on and unloads, the passengers he takes on and drops off, the crew he hires and discharges, and weather conditions at sea. All of this is noted down impersonally, with no illuminating detail at all, and is consequently extremely boring. Much of the writing is blurred, and it seems scarcely worth the trouble of figuring out exactly how much silk was selling for in any particular location.The first thing that captures Noriaki's interest is the mention of Ieana, who is picked up on the Isle of O. Her name is recorded, as usual, without any added personal detail. A few more entries of typical weather reports follow, and then comes the section where the style changes completely. After Ieana has been on board for a little over a week, Kovack suddenly becomes obsessed with her, and goes over and over his obsession in intense, purple prose. He details every aspect of her appearance, and though he does not seem to find her exactly beautiful, he is constantly marveling that he had not noticed how fascinating any particular feature of hers was until now. He speculates on the meaning of every gesture she makes, every facial expression; indulges in wild flights of fancy as to her background and their possible future together; laments the fact that she does not appear to notice him that often; and, to Noriaki's distaste, records some extremely lurid sexual fantasies about her.These passages are written over the course of several days. Kovack neglects to date the entries after a while (although it is clear that time is passing from his incidental mentions of meals or the time of day). Then the tone changes again, to one of smug triumph. Ieana, it seems, now returns his feelings. He goes over the various loving things she has said to him (which could have been drawn from a list of "most tired romantic clichés," but which he tirelessly invests with nuanced meaning and emotion). He reverently describes their sexual encounters (but fortunately, and perhaps curiously, these descriptions are much more vague than the previous fantasies). He also exults in the strange fact that he is the only one who knows Ieana's "true form": he seems to think that if anyone else saw her as she really is, they would all want her, as he does, and he would have to kill them to keep her. He is particularly concerned about Alton, the first mate, whom he suspects of knowing about Ieana's "secret splendor."The final entry is a truly abysmal love poem that seems to have been written not long before the Jenivere arrived in Daunton. There are no records of the passengers and cargo taken on there.[OOC][MENTION=75065]jbear[/MENTION] The usual standard is that new published material becomes official one month after publication (unless a proposal nixes it, as has been the case with themes). Errata become official immediately. "Playtest" and "preview" material don't become official until (one month after) they reach their final form. The community is pretty cool with people retraining stuff that has gotten nerfed beyond recognition.I use the compendium heavily, so as far as I'm concerned it doesn't really exist until it's in there.[/OOC]</blockquote>

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