Diplomatic Immunity: Wedding Bells a'Ringing

[Rystil Arden]

"See you soon, Vasha."

(OOC: If you want to go by who other characters were talking to, Tiberius is talking to Kastor, El has Orin, Mythweaver is talking to the two fathers, Ferris is talking to Aerope, and Claudia is talking to Amber. That leaves only Plydek, who Vasha already talked to and went off to get some food after he guided Vasha to Helena. Don't worry, though--if you start up a conversation with one of the others, we can fit you in at a different timing. For instance, Amber didn't talk to anyone really before Tiberius talked to her, so Vasha could talk to her then. Etc.)

 

[Bront]

Vasha will head over to talk to Kastor, "Hi, I'm Vasha, the one you were oogling while I was talking to Plydek" she says with an inocent smile.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Vasha will head over to talk to Kastor, "Hi, I'm Vasha, the one you were oogling while I was talking to Plydek" she says with an inocent smile.

(OOC: Okey dokey, I'll place this one later when I have it all worked out--it will most likely go after Tiberius moves on next chronologically)

"Greetings, my lady. I'm sorry if you thought I was ogling you--I was more heckling my brother a bit, so I didn't intend to insult you or make you feel uncomfortable. If you did, I'm sorry," Kastor apologises, "You were very kind to go talk to my sister."

 

[Bront]

OOC: that's when I figured it would be.

Vasha chuckles, "It's all right, apparently you do that a lot. And Helena is a very nice person. It's a shame that the very thing that would bring people too her is what keeps them away."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Aye. It was sometime a paradox, but the time gives it proof. It doesn't keep the suitors away, though. Still, I knew Lynestra would be married first."

 

[Erekose13]

"You would presume correctly, as is so often the case for a Byblan. I am King Tyrus Tyndarea," the reddish-blond haired man replies.

"And I am Lord Atreus Atreides. So, my son got involved with the Byblans, then? He's never been much of a great thinker or even a good merchant, so hopefully he didn't get in your way too much."

"No he most definitely was not in the way. Your son helped me unearth an archeological dig of an ancient civilization way out in uncharted wildspace. We found some very interesting artefacts during our dig. He pulled me out of many scrapes though as we had to contend with the unquiet spirits of the ancients." replies Mythweaver.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I see," Atreus nods, "So he was successful? That's a surprise. I don't remember him talking about this, though--did you actually finish the excavation or did it fail in the end?"

"Atreus, you know you needn't be so hard on the boy."

"Oh, I'm just trying to help him. As per tradition, very soon the family business will fall to him as first-born son, on his next birthday in fact, and if he doesn't want to look a fool, he needs to learn to stop being a dreamer and start being successful at his ventures. Don't you agree, Mythweaver?"

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

"Yes, that makes sense. And they must not need to eat or anything, so beyond the initial buy-in, they may eventually be more economical than having a servant. Plus since they're constructs, they surely don't sleep, so they can be on guard at all times."

“Perhaps, though they are quite expensive to my knowledge. I believe they do need to power down from time to time to recharge too, but they can usually stay active and alert longer than your average humanoid.”

 

[Erekose13]

"I see," Atreus nods, "So he was successful? That's a surprise. I don't remember him talking about this, though--did you actually finish the excavation or did it fail in the end?"

"Atreus, you know you needn't be so hard on the boy."

"Oh, I'm just trying to help him. As per tradition, very soon the family business will fall to him as first-born son, on his next birthday in fact, and if he doesn't want to look a fool, he needs to learn to stop being a dreamer and start being successful at his ventures. Don't you agree, Mythweaver?"

"Indeed, Lord Atreides, we were very successful. For quite a while I had been searching for such a site; a site dating back centuries. It is in ancient history my work lies you see. While it was difficult to get much work done with all the keening spirits around, we found a treasure trove there. I have only had this one chance to work with him, though we have continued to write to one another over the interveening time. Based on that particular venture I'd have to say that he is quite successful and I wish him the best on all future endeavours." he replies.

 

[Rystil Arden]

“Perhaps, though they are quite expensive to my knowledge. I believe they do need to power down from time to time to recharge too, but they can usually stay active and alert longer than your average humanoid.”

"Well sure, I'll admit it's a hefty buy-in, but it stastically must pay off eventually. I mean, let's think about it. Let's say you have a servant who is paid about 1 silver penny a day--that's going to be the lowest possible wage, as that's what an unskilled labourer makes in a day. Realistically a trained bodyguard is probably more like silver mark a day. So even at 1 silver penny a day, that's 4 gold crowns per year. After 50 years, you could have bought a magic sword at that cost--5 years if we go with 1 silver mark a day. And these Plebs will last more or less indefinitely, and can be passed on from father to son. So let's say the buy-in is 2,000 gold crowns, or about 10 magic swords. I'm sure it can't be more than that--that's probably an overestimate. Admittedly, that's 500 years of unskilled labourer wages, but only 50 years of low bodyguard wages. Which means a Pleb pays for itself in less than a lifetime. Over time, it saves huge amounts."