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<blockquote data-quote="97mg" data-source="post: 6890375" data-attributes="member: 6799460"><p><strong>Aletia: Spilling with details</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">This was going well for Aletia as the intoxicated warrior spilled forth with more and more information. She wasn't sure if it was trust and the seeds of friendship being sewed, or just a consequence of the man's intensive consumption of brew. Probably a little of both.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">With talk of Burlock's family, Omar and ultimately revenge now on the cards, the young elven lass started to wonder how much of this Master Burlock would likely remember come dawn. Such a tragic life, so many painful steps that this soul had taken, honour, duty to family, preservation of bloodline, the creation of equity, all taking a heavy price. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Aletia felt great sorrow for Burlock, his affliction and heavy addiction to booze with its resultant effects on constitution and mind. One thing was for sure. If Burlock had any intention of making a mark in the Black Network's side, he'd need to clean himself up, and fast. Was he truly committing to a crusade? Or were these the idle dreams of a man who'd lost his soul to regret and self pity?</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other issues began to scratch at Aletia's mind too. She'd clearly stated her position. Her needs. Her offer for an exchange of "services" that might see her leave this meeting with a roof over her head, and maybe even the musings of a future. So far though, Burlock had spoken much, unearthed many truths that Aletia truly sought to know, yet had failed to really "commit" to anything at all. Was it time to give things a little push? </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">She new all too well that negotiation with drunken souls was impossible. However, Burlock hadn't spoken a resounding "no" at any point. Perhaps this was the man's way of saying "yes"?</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">No. She wasn't going to push. This was as close to Vallio's wake as she would likely ever receive, and valuable information and insight was spilling from the man like a barrel split in two. Aletia would go with the flow, soaking it up, and finding strength in speaking with her former Master's friend, whether he would remember or not. She would. She'd remember all of it. Every second.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"I have no doubt that Rhea is strong, surely, as she has your blood in her veins. This is as much a ladies world as a man's Master Burlock, and we share the same feelings of regret, struggle and loss. She loves you dearly. I see it in her eyes that she fears for you, for the ways you punish yourself for those things you could never have known would take so much from you. She wants to see you well Sir, as dare I say it, <u>she</u> may feel responsible as much as you do. You need each other. You need each other's strengths, and I too stand and offer mine, as one friend of Vallio to another."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"Family?" </span><span style="color: #000000">Aletia laughed a little nervously at this suggestion. </span><span style="color: #0000cd">"Oh Burlock, I assure you now, that I have no intentions of gifting the moon to my offspring any time soon. My heart is elsewhere, with Vallio, and finding a way to make sense of his death. After all, I am yet to find a young man worthy of my hand should truth be told!"</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em><span style="color: #660000"></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em><span style="color: #660000"></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em><span style="color: #660000"></span></em>"You and Rhea must stay together and safe. We must ensure that their striking is never again endured, and that all that you have worked for remains with your blood, to once again grow both strong and true. It is for this reason, that I hope, as an outsider, a newcomer to these lands, that I might offer you the service of someone anonymous, a woman, an unlikely target, who can sift for information and work with your allies to protect all you have left. This would honor Vallio, as would the demise of any Black Network scum who dare make themselves vulnerable as I hunt for the answers... and opportunities."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"I feel your burning desire for revenge Burlock, your need to equal the scales of suffering, and to that end I am here for you. As all that Rhea has left, only you can decide that which comes next, though I expect she would rather have her Father here, alive, strengthening himself, preparing for whatever might lie ahead. Until you are truly ready, and certain of Rhea's long-term safety, let me make preparations, and seek strands of knowledge to expose their weaknesses."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"What say you Master Burlock? Do we have a deal?"</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">She extended her hand, ready to seal their allegiance.</span><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">"Shall we get Rhea Sir? We should tell of... at least some of what has come to pass here tonight. That I shall serve you in this house, and assist your family, and in return you will be introducing me to a colleague, for whom mine eyes and arrows might be required at times, all in the name of protecting your family? One step at a time we will work against the Black Network, and secure strength and longevity for all of us."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p>[sblock=Aletia Stats]</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong><img src="http://www.dawnindustry.com/Temp/AletiaS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></td><td><strong>ALETIA </strong><em>- Shining in the darkness</em><strong><br /> <br /> Sheet: </strong><a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=725599" target="_blank">http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=725599</a><strong><br /> Level</strong> 4 Sorceress <strong>Init</strong> 3, <strong>HP</strong> Max: 22 Current: 22, <strong>Speed</strong> 30ft<br /> <strong>AC</strong> 14, <strong>Touch</strong> 13, <strong>Flat-footed</strong> 11, <strong>Fort</strong> 3, <strong>Ref</strong> 4, <strong>Will</strong> 4, <strong>Base Attack Bonus</strong> 2 <br /> <strong>Longbow </strong>+5 to hit / D8 damage (+1 point blank +1 with magic arrows)<br /> <strong>Longsword </strong>+2 to hit / D8 damage<br /> <br /> <strong>Familiar</strong> Crez (Tiny silver viper) <strong>Init</strong> 3, <strong>HP</strong> Max: 11 Current: 11, <strong>Speed</strong> 15ft<br /> <strong>AC</strong> 19, <strong>Fort</strong> 2, <strong>Ref</strong> 2, <strong>Will</strong> 4, <strong>Base Attack Bonus</strong> 2 <br /> <strong>Poisonous Bite </strong>+2 to hit / D1 damage (+poison)<br /> <strong>Abilities: </strong>Deliver touch spells, Alertness, Improved evasion, Spare spells, Empathic link</td></tr></table><p> [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="97mg, post: 6890375, member: 6799460"] [b]Aletia: Spilling with details[/b] [COLOR=#000000]This was going well for Aletia as the intoxicated warrior spilled forth with more and more information. She wasn't sure if it was trust and the seeds of friendship being sewed, or just a consequence of the man's intensive consumption of brew. Probably a little of both. With talk of Burlock's family, Omar and ultimately revenge now on the cards, the young elven lass started to wonder how much of this Master Burlock would likely remember come dawn. Such a tragic life, so many painful steps that this soul had taken, honour, duty to family, preservation of bloodline, the creation of equity, all taking a heavy price. Aletia felt great sorrow for Burlock, his affliction and heavy addiction to booze with its resultant effects on constitution and mind. One thing was for sure. If Burlock had any intention of making a mark in the Black Network's side, he'd need to clean himself up, and fast. Was he truly committing to a crusade? Or were these the idle dreams of a man who'd lost his soul to regret and self pity? Other issues began to scratch at Aletia's mind too. She'd clearly stated her position. Her needs. Her offer for an exchange of "services" that might see her leave this meeting with a roof over her head, and maybe even the musings of a future. So far though, Burlock had spoken much, unearthed many truths that Aletia truly sought to know, yet had failed to really "commit" to anything at all. Was it time to give things a little push? She new all too well that negotiation with drunken souls was impossible. However, Burlock hadn't spoken a resounding "no" at any point. Perhaps this was the man's way of saying "yes"? No. She wasn't going to push. This was as close to Vallio's wake as she would likely ever receive, and valuable information and insight was spilling from the man like a barrel split in two. Aletia would go with the flow, soaking it up, and finding strength in speaking with her former Master's friend, whether he would remember or not. She would. She'd remember all of it. Every second.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000cd]"I have no doubt that Rhea is strong, surely, as she has your blood in her veins. This is as much a ladies world as a man's Master Burlock, and we share the same feelings of regret, struggle and loss. She loves you dearly. I see it in her eyes that she fears for you, for the ways you punish yourself for those things you could never have known would take so much from you. She wants to see you well Sir, as dare I say it, [U]she[/U] may feel responsible as much as you do. You need each other. You need each other's strengths, and I too stand and offer mine, as one friend of Vallio to another." "Family?" [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Aletia laughed a little nervously at this suggestion. [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cd]"Oh Burlock, I assure you now, that I have no intentions of gifting the moon to my offspring any time soon. My heart is elsewhere, with Vallio, and finding a way to make sense of his death. After all, I am yet to find a young man worthy of my hand should truth be told!" [I][COLOR=#660000] [/COLOR][/I]"You and Rhea must stay together and safe. We must ensure that their striking is never again endured, and that all that you have worked for remains with your blood, to once again grow both strong and true. It is for this reason, that I hope, as an outsider, a newcomer to these lands, that I might offer you the service of someone anonymous, a woman, an unlikely target, who can sift for information and work with your allies to protect all you have left. This would honor Vallio, as would the demise of any Black Network scum who dare make themselves vulnerable as I hunt for the answers... and opportunities." "I feel your burning desire for revenge Burlock, your need to equal the scales of suffering, and to that end I am here for you. As all that Rhea has left, only you can decide that which comes next, though I expect she would rather have her Father here, alive, strengthening himself, preparing for whatever might lie ahead. Until you are truly ready, and certain of Rhea's long-term safety, let me make preparations, and seek strands of knowledge to expose their weaknesses." "What say you Master Burlock? Do we have a deal?" [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] She extended her hand, ready to seal their allegiance.[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cd] "Shall we get Rhea Sir? We should tell of... at least some of what has come to pass here tonight. That I shall serve you in this house, and assist your family, and in return you will be introducing me to a colleague, for whom mine eyes and arrows might be required at times, all in the name of protecting your family? One step at a time we will work against the Black Network, and secure strength and longevity for all of us." [/COLOR] [sblock=Aletia Stats] [TABLE="width: 800, align: left"] [TR] [TD][B][IMG]http://www.dawnindustry.com/Temp/AletiaS.jpg[/IMG][/B][/TD] [TD][B]ALETIA [/B][I]- Shining in the darkness[/I][B] Sheet: [/B][URL]http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=725599[/URL][B] Level[/B] 4 Sorceress [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] Max: 22 Current: 22, [B]Speed[/B] 30ft [B]AC[/B] 14, [B]Touch[/B] 13, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 11, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 4, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Longbow [/B]+5 to hit / D8 damage (+1 point blank +1 with magic arrows) [B]Longsword [/B]+2 to hit / D8 damage [B]Familiar[/B] Crez (Tiny silver viper) [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] Max: 11 Current: 11, [B]Speed[/B] 15ft [B]AC[/B] 19, [B]Fort[/B] 2, [B]Ref[/B] 2, [B]Will[/B] 4, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Poisonous Bite [/B]+2 to hit / D1 damage (+poison) [B]Abilities: [/B]Deliver touch spells, Alertness, Improved evasion, Spare spells, Empathic link[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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