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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Draggy" data-source="post: 3444695" data-attributes="member: 37256">Because you can never get enough BhrynThe Pearly Gates News Sunrise Edition Lady of the Sword: Celestia speaks out about Bhryn, their Paragon Recently several Celestians were interviewed about the woman they call 'Paragon'.  What do they really think of her?  What secrets can they divulge about her personal life?  We here at 'The Pearly Gates News' decided to get the scoop for our readers. We first spoke to a Celestia's chief blacksmith, banking that she would have some knowledge based on the Paragon's innate draw towards anything that remotely sword-like: "The Paragon?  A walking disaster on legs...look around you, this is a forge!  Solid metal construction, all sorts of safety measures in place...I was gone for two hours and look!" Upon surveying the scene it appeared that half of the forge had been burnt down, the other half was hanging by a prayer...the swords left hanging on the wall were very well sharpened though. Speaking of prayers, we traveled to the local temple.  Here's what a few acolytes had to say: Acolyte 1: "I remember one time, there had been some terrible devestation in the city of Justice, so the Paragon took a batch of cookies down to lift the spirits of those in need... ...Well, some spirits were lifted I suppose...and I had a guardinial throw up on me.  Hairballs, yuck!" Acolyte 2: "There was this one time I walked into the main sanctuary of the temple and she was stark naked!  And there was-" We were prevented from finishing this interview by the High Priestess of the temple, but she also had some words to share on the esteemed Paragon High Priestess: "Bhryn'o'vyl?  Yes, one time the Paragon and I switched roles as a test by our Lord, Paladine.  It was an...interesting trial, especially when I returned to a temple full of militia guards.  There's no doubt about it, Bhryn'o'vyl has a strict sense of duty...perhaps too much so.  It took me over a moon to dissuade the acolytes from traipsing to the Abyss for the greater good..." We decided to see what the army of Celestia itself had to say: Soldier 1: "Ye didn't hear this from me, but the gal's full on barmy." Soldier 2: "It ain't 'er, it's 'at god-forsaken sword o' 'er's.  It...talks." Soldier 4: "Ah yeah...an' seems to've taken to 'er elven friend.  The bleedin' thing kept pulling the poor Paragon 'round by 'er sword belt, an' I swear I 'eard it say "Oil me"..." There was a general murmur of agreement (and snickering) from the troops, and then one had an interesting story to share with us. Soldier 3: "I just think ya all ought' know never to let that woman heal ya.  That sword-thing a hers'll make ya bleed green...an' it 'urts like the Hells!  I thought havin' a sword through me shoulder was bad 'til that!" We've been unable to confirm this rumour, but then again very few people report of letting the Paragon make an attempt unless they were incapacitated from stopping her, and the Paragon herself has seemed to eschew healing in favor of more...devestating prayers. We wanted a more intimate look at the Paragon, so we tried to find people in Celestia who were close to her.  Unfortunately, her latest husband was unavailable for comment, as were the previous two, but we were able to speak with the man to whom Bhryn'o'vyl was once betrothed and the man next in line for the position of Archmage, Avyn Van'Aetha.  Here's what he had to say: "She's a tough woman.  I wouldn't trade places with her for the world, but I respect what she does.  She has earned all of Celestia's respect and admiration, most especially mine." We later learned that Mr. Van'Aetha once tried having the Paragon teach him the art of swordfighting.  He turned up in the medical ward of the temple with a black eye and a sword through his foot.  Speculation still runs wild on this incident, but Mr. Van'Aetha declined to comment. Finally, we spoke to the Council of Celestia, but they declined comment stating, "The Paragon must be upheld as a pillar of virtue, honor, and righteous vengeance among our people."  When asked to comment on this statement from the council, one bystander was heard to say, "Well 1 out of 3 isn't bad?" We also recieved many comments that she seems more human than celestial, but others say she's so celestial it's frightening.  It is on this opinion that Celestia seems to be split, and many a debate was sparked from it during our interviews, some citing the time she spends at the local tavern on the prime world of Oerth as well as her taste in men, others citing her merciless hand when it comes to dealing with anyone who would threaten Celestia and it's people, and we do mean anyone. All in all, though, our reports have found that the people of Celestia generally look up to their Paragon as a woman of strength and valor, and their protector. That's all for this edition of Pearly Gates News, thanks for reading and gods bless!((I love ya B <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ))</blockquote>

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