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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 6932969" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>BILLANVERTHORNE'S DREAMS</strong></p><p></p><p><em><strong>At the point where Aletia is knocking at the door, Bill is already downstairs, disrobed, and stretched out on a rug. He is asleep as soon as his head is down. The previous day has taken alot out of him.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>~Bill's Dreams:</strong> <strong>(Focused upon the memories of what he told Jabbar; his mind is ever-centered on his guiding purpose.)~</strong></span></p><p></p><p>[ooc]</p><p></p><p>~<span style="color: #000000">Bill decides to reveal all of what he knows about Jarahdrin to Jabbar. </span><span style="color: #FF0000">~Perhaps the minor biographical details to which I am privy might have more significance to Jabbar; perhaps these details will reveal to him something that I was unable to deduce.~</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"My new-found friend,"</span><span style="color: #000000"> Bill says to Jabbar, </span><span style="color: #0000FF">"I have found the following information from credible sources: Jarahdrin is half-Ahkenaten / half-Grey Elf, son of an Ahkenaten trader named Hadi Masoud, who married a Grey Elf named Kyesti Sumoro. Jarahdrin's parents met in the kingdom of Seillon while Hadi was buying goods in the market. After a brief romance (which was highly frowned upon) Kyesti began to carry Hadi's child..."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill pauses a moment, then continues:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"The Sumoro family is part of the Merchant-house caste and are thus very rich and influential in Seillon. They forbade Kyesti to marry a human. Nor was Hadi or his son allowed to remain in Seillon indefinitely. Eventually they were pressured to return to Vulkh after Jarahdrin was old enough to leave his mother. House Sumoro did support Jarahdrin's upbringing with a small fortune which Masoud invested in the most prestigious boarding schools. Jarahdrin spent most of his adolescence with other privileged youths of various merchant lords and wealthy officials."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill refills his tea, takes a long drought, and continues:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"Meanwhile Hadi's trade business grew quite prosperous and eventually he hoped to leave the reigns to Jarahdrin when he was old enough to retire. Jarahdrin had other plans however because he was altogether enthralled with the mysteries of history and obscure lore. He had no interest in the family business but Hadi insisted he involve himself. Therefore, Jarahdrin did a fair amount of trade throughout the kingdom by his fathers side but he quickly grew bored with it and began to travel further abroad on speculative trade ventures. He did this for several years, rather unsuccessfully because he was busier investigating local lore and exploring than actually making deals happen."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill smiles as he concludes the brief biographical lesson:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"Eventually his father became too infirm to manage the business properly and called for Jarahdrin to take over. Jarahdrin only did so until his father passed away twenty years ago, than he left the management in the hands of a small group of merchants while continuing to collect the lions share of the profits for himself. Things have remained that way ever since and most people aren't even aware of Jarahdrins' ownership of the Masoud Trade Company... <strong><em>So you see, my friend, Jarahdrin is a merchant in name only,</em></strong> for the sake of his father's dying wishes, and for the sake of having enough money to live well and pursue his own interests, that being the obscure lore I spoke of earlier. It is this hobby of his, this passion for obscure lore, which interests me. I suspect that my father Terrandar, knowing of his knowledge, went to him for advice and consultation, once he began to discover things..."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill pulls two scraps of paper from his pouch. One is his father's letter to Jarahdrin. The other is the partially burned journal page.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"Read these, my friend." </span><span style="color: #000000">Bill says.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">Terrandar,</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">So glad you got a chance to read The Definitive Guide to the Olympian Glades of Arborea,</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">I found the chapter regarding wine making very amusing! Surely that could not be true!</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">I'm still working on your copy of The Mating Habits of the OwlBear. I'm not sure whats</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">more frightening, the material or imagining how someone managed to observe that behavior</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">so closely and lived to write about it! </span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">I'll send it back to you when I'm finished, although I must say I hope your next </span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">offering is something of a lighter read.</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">Cheers! </span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">Jarahdrin</span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">*unreadable* ...with him briefly this morning. I didn't even... *unreadable* ...my suspicions before he confirmed them. He says the enemy may sometimes know our routes before we leave on patrol. There must be spies or informants in our midst! </span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000">*unreadable* ...prove this... *unreadable* ...perhaps some of the ambushes... *unreadable* ...particular soldiers who say the wron... *unreadable* </span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill allows Jabbar and Avar to peruse the papers for a minute or two, before continuing:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><em><u>"The Definitive Guide to the Olympian Glades of Arborea</u></em> is obviously a reference to information gathered about the Elves, perhaps about the Gray Elves in particular.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><em><u>The Mating Habits of the OwlBear</u></em> is a reference to what my father had discovered about the humanoids of the Skull Mountain Hegemony.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><em><u>I'm not sure whats more frightening, the material or imagining how someone managed to observe that behavior so closely and lived to write about it! </u></em>This is obviously Jarahdrin expressing his concern about what Terrandar knew or suspected, and he is obviously hoping that Terrandar is mistaken, or perhaps exaggerating somewhat. I suspect that this is wishful thinking on Jarahdrin's part."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill gets a look of deep concentration on his face as he speaks. </span><span style="color: #0000FF">"I will tell you what I think it all means, in a nutshell. I think it means that the Grey Elves are somehow in league with Skull Mountain. Consider carefully the following facts:"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"1: My grandfather was killed on the slopes of Mt. Gythmora 400 years ago along with all his men. After the mountain went dark and no word was getting out the court feared the worst. my grandfather (Billanverthorne Sr.) was sent to recover a gray elven wizard sent by the court to the stronghold of Kurukshetra (capital of the former Dwarven kingdom of Whurgythmora). </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">2. Those same scouts reported a dwarf (matching the description of a Whurgythmoran prince named Beloch) lured my grandfather and his men into an ambush of hobgoblins. Bill Sr. managed to seize Beloch and demand he release his men, but a hobgoblin assassin backstabbed him. The rest of his men fought on and they all perished.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">3. The court sent word to Torgrimm IronAxe about an inner-clan betrayal and demanded compensation for the loss of their soldiers.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">4. Torgrimm IronAxe amassed an army with the other dwarf lords and marched on Mt. Gythmora.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"><strong>5. The high elves called to assemble the army and join Torgrimm, both to avenge the deaths of Bill Sr., and company and prevent a strong evil from occupying the mountain. But that call to arms was vetoed by the gray elves."</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill gets a grim look on his face. </span><span style="color: #0000FF">"Number 5 is what bothers me the most. Why would the Grey Elves be so reluctant to act against Skull Mountain? It is a mystery that I am hoping that Jarahdrin has already looked into... and hopefully has found answers to..."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Bill sighs, long and slow. He rubs his eyes with his fists, and then runs his fingers through his hair, the way people do when they are exhausted, and are trying to stay focused.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"There you have it, Jabbar, Avar... You now know everything that I do. I will not rest until my father and grandfather have been avenged. And more importantly, until justice has been served! I also intend to find the taint within the Grey Elf kingdom, and remove it like an amputation of a rotten limb. The vastness of their network be DAMNED... I WILL HAVE MY DAY OF RECKONING!"</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span>[/ooc]<span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 6932969, member: 6790669"] [b]BILLANVERTHORNE'S DREAMS[/b] [I][B]At the point where Aletia is knocking at the door, Bill is already downstairs, disrobed, and stretched out on a rug. He is asleep as soon as his head is down. The previous day has taken alot out of him. [/B][/I] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]~Bill's Dreams:[/B] [B](Focused upon the memories of what he told Jabbar; his mind is ever-centered on his guiding purpose.)~[/B][/COLOR] [ooc] ~[COLOR=#000000]Bill decides to reveal all of what he knows about Jarahdrin to Jabbar. [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]~Perhaps the minor biographical details to which I am privy might have more significance to Jabbar; perhaps these details will reveal to him something that I was unable to deduce.~[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"My new-found friend,"[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] Bill says to Jabbar, [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]"I have found the following information from credible sources: Jarahdrin is half-Ahkenaten / half-Grey Elf, son of an Ahkenaten trader named Hadi Masoud, who married a Grey Elf named Kyesti Sumoro. Jarahdrin's parents met in the kingdom of Seillon while Hadi was buying goods in the market. After a brief romance (which was highly frowned upon) Kyesti began to carry Hadi's child..."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill pauses a moment, then continues:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"The Sumoro family is part of the Merchant-house caste and are thus very rich and influential in Seillon. They forbade Kyesti to marry a human. Nor was Hadi or his son allowed to remain in Seillon indefinitely. Eventually they were pressured to return to Vulkh after Jarahdrin was old enough to leave his mother. House Sumoro did support Jarahdrin's upbringing with a small fortune which Masoud invested in the most prestigious boarding schools. Jarahdrin spent most of his adolescence with other privileged youths of various merchant lords and wealthy officials."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill refills his tea, takes a long drought, and continues:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"Meanwhile Hadi's trade business grew quite prosperous and eventually he hoped to leave the reigns to Jarahdrin when he was old enough to retire. Jarahdrin had other plans however because he was altogether enthralled with the mysteries of history and obscure lore. He had no interest in the family business but Hadi insisted he involve himself. Therefore, Jarahdrin did a fair amount of trade throughout the kingdom by his fathers side but he quickly grew bored with it and began to travel further abroad on speculative trade ventures. He did this for several years, rather unsuccessfully because he was busier investigating local lore and exploring than actually making deals happen."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill smiles as he concludes the brief biographical lesson:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"Eventually his father became too infirm to manage the business properly and called for Jarahdrin to take over. Jarahdrin only did so until his father passed away twenty years ago, than he left the management in the hands of a small group of merchants while continuing to collect the lions share of the profits for himself. Things have remained that way ever since and most people aren't even aware of Jarahdrins' ownership of the Masoud Trade Company... [B][I]So you see, my friend, Jarahdrin is a merchant in name only,[/I][/B] for the sake of his father's dying wishes, and for the sake of having enough money to live well and pursue his own interests, that being the obscure lore I spoke of earlier. It is this hobby of his, this passion for obscure lore, which interests me. I suspect that my father Terrandar, knowing of his knowledge, went to him for advice and consultation, once he began to discover things..."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill pulls two scraps of paper from his pouch. One is his father's letter to Jarahdrin. The other is the partially burned journal page.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"Read these, my friend." [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Bill says.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][I] [I][COLOR=#FF0000]Terrandar, So glad you got a chance to read The Definitive Guide to the Olympian Glades of Arborea, I found the chapter regarding wine making very amusing! Surely that could not be true! I'm still working on your copy of The Mating Habits of the OwlBear. I'm not sure whats more frightening, the material or imagining how someone managed to observe that behavior so closely and lived to write about it! I'll send it back to you when I'm finished, although I must say I hope your next offering is something of a lighter read. Cheers! Jarahdrin[/COLOR][/I] [/I] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][I] [I][COLOR=#FF0000]*unreadable* ...with him briefly this morning. I didn't even... *unreadable* ...my suspicions before he confirmed them. He says the enemy may sometimes know our routes before we leave on patrol. There must be spies or informants in our midst! *unreadable* ...prove this... *unreadable* ...perhaps some of the ambushes... *unreadable* ...particular soldiers who say the wron... *unreadable* [/COLOR][/I] [/I] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill allows Jabbar and Avar to peruse the papers for a minute or two, before continuing:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][I][U]"The Definitive Guide to the Olympian Glades of Arborea[/U][/I] is obviously a reference to information gathered about the Elves, perhaps about the Gray Elves in particular. [I][U]The Mating Habits of the OwlBear[/U][/I] is a reference to what my father had discovered about the humanoids of the Skull Mountain Hegemony. [I][U]I'm not sure whats more frightening, the material or imagining how someone managed to observe that behavior so closely and lived to write about it! [/U][/I]This is obviously Jarahdrin expressing his concern about what Terrandar knew or suspected, and he is obviously hoping that Terrandar is mistaken, or perhaps exaggerating somewhat. I suspect that this is wishful thinking on Jarahdrin's part." [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill gets a look of deep concentration on his face as he speaks. [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]"I will tell you what I think it all means, in a nutshell. I think it means that the Grey Elves are somehow in league with Skull Mountain. Consider carefully the following facts:"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"1: My grandfather was killed on the slopes of Mt. Gythmora 400 years ago along with all his men. After the mountain went dark and no word was getting out the court feared the worst. my grandfather (Billanverthorne Sr.) was sent to recover a gray elven wizard sent by the court to the stronghold of Kurukshetra (capital of the former Dwarven kingdom of Whurgythmora). 2. Those same scouts reported a dwarf (matching the description of a Whurgythmoran prince named Beloch) lured my grandfather and his men into an ambush of hobgoblins. Bill Sr. managed to seize Beloch and demand he release his men, but a hobgoblin assassin backstabbed him. The rest of his men fought on and they all perished. 3. The court sent word to Torgrimm IronAxe about an inner-clan betrayal and demanded compensation for the loss of their soldiers. 4. Torgrimm IronAxe amassed an army with the other dwarf lords and marched on Mt. Gythmora. [B]5. The high elves called to assemble the army and join Torgrimm, both to avenge the deaths of Bill Sr., and company and prevent a strong evil from occupying the mountain. But that call to arms was vetoed by the gray elves."[/B] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill gets a grim look on his face. [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]"Number 5 is what bothers me the most. Why would the Grey Elves be so reluctant to act against Skull Mountain? It is a mystery that I am hoping that Jarahdrin has already looked into... and hopefully has found answers to..."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Bill sighs, long and slow. He rubs his eyes with his fists, and then runs his fingers through his hair, the way people do when they are exhausted, and are trying to stay focused.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]"There you have it, Jabbar, Avar... You now know everything that I do. I will not rest until my father and grandfather have been avenged. And more importantly, until justice has been served! I also intend to find the taint within the Grey Elf kingdom, and remove it like an amputation of a rotten limb. The vastness of their network be DAMNED... I WILL HAVE MY DAY OF RECKONING!" [/COLOR][/ooc][COLOR=#0000FF] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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