Destiny's Tears-Prologue: A Jewel in the Shadow Part I

[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

[sblock]Nodding Molpe tries to accept that she lacks the understanding she needs to truly aid the delightful and rambunctious child she was trying to keep up with, “Of course your right again Wei-Han,” she said as she sighed, “I guess I don’t really have much sense when it comes to living in such a place… It’s, well, on Amaranthia neither Esperanza nor her mother would live in such conditions… It’s just shocking.” [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Molpe:
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*As you follow Esperanza down a side-alley, Wei-Han ponders beside you in reply to your thoughts.*

"Then it is my guess that youl peopre have no need to eat? In a society whele food is a necessity, if theil is good rand for falming, it becomes inevitabre that peopre will have to rabour hald to ploduce theil own food, rike the lice bogs in Lara-Kai. But hele in this city, theil is no good rand for falming, and so the peopre must get theil food flom far away, but this is expensive. Despite this fact, theil are many rucrative jobs hele that can be found nowhere erse and pay mole than enough to make it wolth youl whire to stay hele, even with the high cost of riving...but not evelyone can have those jobs, and so thele are arways some who wirr suffel."

*Wei-Han sighs*

"It would all be so much easiel if we had no need to eat."
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[Eonthar]

Abdiel Lyanthra, Mojiin Preserver

Zykovian, Melody & Rystil:
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“I was interested in speaking to Abdiel here about his culture, particularly a jewel known as the 'Crazan Arris' or the Heart of Arris.”

"What an interesting way to start a conversation you have. Do you wish to hear about my culture, or about the 'Crazan Arris'? I can assure you that they are two very different things." Abdiel pauses and studies Zykovian intently for a few moments before continuing cautiously. "Why don't you tell me what you know about the 'Crazan Arris', and I will add any details that I can to your description."

"I am sorry if I seem a little cautious, you ask to speak of my culture, and then bring up a gem that I did not think any Drak-Mojiin had ever heard about."
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

[sblock]Distracted Molpe finally managed to mumble an reply, “Yeah, I imagine it would be…”

* As they traveled down the side-alleyway Molpe cannot help but feel closed in and confined against her will, she forced herself to be strong and to continue on but she quickly withdrew from speaking as she became lost in thought, she couldn’t live this way and it bothered her that others did. Needing support Molpe reached out for Wei-Han’s hand. * [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Molpe:
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*Understanding her feelings from their talk before, Wei-Han takes Molpe's hand firmly, to offer her support, but gently, so as not to restrict her freedom*

"Molpe" he says, leaving off the long Most-Honourable-and-Radiant appellation in favour of her ungarnished name for the first time, "You are sweet, innocent, and kind, that you are. I imagine it would be hald fol you to undelstand the twists and intligues that peopre hele in the city find necessaly to make a riving. Sometimes, even I find myserf bemused, and I come flom a rand that is much mole simirar to this prace than youl home, that it is."

*Molpe turns her gaze to Esperanza. While the girl had at first seemed nothing more than one of the huddled masses of people in this filthy ward, she had proven to be an interesting and unique individual, and now thanks to Molpe, Esperanza looks that way too. The tattered rags she wears are now white and pristine, if still ripped, like no normal rags should be. The layer of dirt and grime that had once covered the girl has been gone long enough to affect even the girl's self-confidence, her gleeful stride unhesitatingly confident in her appearance like Molpe's. The girl's golden-blonde hair spills forth from her head and blows in the wind envelope that her high speeds create around her, and her blue eyes sparkle in joy as she tastes the breeze. No, if Esperanza dropped the rags to the ground and stood nude, she would seem less out-of-place in the lake with Molpe in Seelyne than she does here in the dirt and grime of the Labourer's Ward.*
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[Thanee]

Melody, Dolathi Eldritch Infiltrator

Abdiel & Zykovian (& Rystil may read, too ;-)):

[SBLOCK]OOC: Melody normally speaks Eldish, but if you had talked in Seelie, she also uses that language then.

“Yes, I know the tongue of the good-hearted fey. It's a beautiful language, isn't it? And my name is Melody, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.”

Struggling to contain her excitement, Melody answers to Abdiel.

“Yes, Spelljamming. Isn't that great? Exploring the Wildspace and to journey into unknown territory, and the Archduke's Alliance will even provide all the necessities... it's almost too good to be true! Anyways, the Grand Ampitheatre should be hard to miss. It's that huge circular building in the center of Eldiz, at least I think it is there; it's been a few years since I visited it, but I'm sure I would find it. Yes, surely.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Eonthar]

Abdiel Lyanthra, Mojiin Preserver

Melody, Zykovian & Rystil:
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OOC: Unfortunately Abdiel does not speak anything but Mojiin and Seelie - so all communication with him will have to be in one of those two languages. "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Melody. Are you also a friend of Amity's? If so, she has a lot of friends - or makes them very easily." Abdiel pauses for a couple of moments to ponder this. "Yes, spelljamming is 'great'," he responds with less enthusiasm than Melody, "It is, of course, the way that I made it to this planet." Another slight pause. "What is the 'Archduke's Alliance'? Would you be willing to lead me to this 'Grand Ampitheatre' tomorrow? I do not remember have seen this huge circular building that you talk of. I may have seen it, but I do not have an ease with buildings. Now, if you told me that it was 'the building next to the granak tree with the split trunk and leaves that are greying slightly on the south side', then I could definitely find my way back there. I guess my mind works differently." [/SBLOCK]

 

[Thanee]

Melody, Dolathi Eldritch Infiltrator

Abdiel & Zykovian:

[SBLOCK]“Amity has many friends, yes. To me she's a friend once removed, so to say, the friend of a friend. I came here to find others interested in Spelljamming and this whole deal, and Amity just pointed me to you, that's why I am here. So I guess that makes you a friend twice removed; at least not a complete stranger,” Melody says with a wink of her eye and accompanied by a friendly smile.

“Oh, my mind works different as well sometimes,” she continues, still smiling. “There are many different people and most think differently, too. Your kin does not build cities then? You live very much in tune with nature, yes? But you don't mind cities, like this, or do you?”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Keia]

Zykovian T’Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist/Marksman

Abdiel & Melody:
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"What an interesting way to start a conversation you have. Do you wish to hear about my culture, or about the 'Crazan Arris'? I can assure you that they are two very different things." Abdiel pauses and studies Zykovian intently for a few moments before continuing cautiously. I am sorry if I seem a little cautious, you ask to speak of my culture, and then bring up a gem that I did not think any Drak-Mojiin had ever heard about."

*Zykovian sighed, he had spoken too quickly . . . that much was certain. Now he had to decide the best way to approach the situation. He smiled reassuringly, and paused for a moment to enjoy the beauty of the Rowaini woman also seated at the table.*

**Rystil Only**[sblock]‘It sounded as though the pair had several things to do . . . a convocation, an amphitheatre, even spell-jamming. Clearly,’ Zykovian felt, ‘I should be direct before they are off on their adventure . . . though the thought of ‘adventuring’ does sort of appeal to me as well.’[/sblock]

In the melodious tongue of the Seelie, Zykovian began anew, “My name is Zykovian and I have been tasked by a Mojiin to recover the stolen Crazan Arris for him . . . and I would think your people. I truly have no idea what it is, only that I need to recover it for him. Any assistance you could provide in this would be deeply appreciated by me . . . and your people. I apologize for my abruptness, Abdiel, but I have learned that one must move quickly before the trail is cold on a matter such as this.” [/sblock]

 

[Keia]

Zykovian T’Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist/Marksman

Abdiel & Melody:
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“Amity has many friends, yes. To me she's a friend once removed, so to say, the friend of a friend. I came here to find others interested in Spelljamming and this whole deal, and Amity just pointed me to you, that's why I am here. So I guess that makes you a friend twice removed; at least not a complete stranger,” Melody says with a wink of her eye and accompanied by a friendly smile.

*Zykovian smiled at the 'friend once removed' comment, so many ways to interpret the phrase . . . he was happy he did not have to translate the phrase . . . he doubted it would mean the same in High Praetorian or even Eldiz. Zykovian looked to Amity, to see if there was any read from her on either of the pair he was sitting with.*[/SBLOCK]