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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 4773183" data-attributes="member: 21938">OOC: Oops, guess it's me![SBLOCK=Tristan and Jerrigan]Tristan and Jerrigan set off to Castle Korvosa, intent on returning the Queen's lost brooch and, perhaps, looking forward to rewards both monetary and intangible.Castle Korvosa towers over the city. It is built atop a huge stone pyramid, an ancient Shoanti ruin known as the Grand Mastaba. When General Korvosa conquered the surrounding lands he forced the Shoanti out of the area and, the castle was built atop the ruin as a grand gesture of "up yours" to the natives. The southeast corner of the Grand Mastaba is in poor repair where people have removed stones for their own building materials over the years, the rest is still an imposing edifice with stone steps up each of its four sides.The castle proper is an towering building in Chelaxian style, all black stone, spiny turrets and gargoyles, but the gates are open and the castle guard (members of the Korvosan Guard) allow you entry once you have told them of your mission. Two of them accompany you through the busy courtyards to the inner keep where a tall, dark, beautiful woman dressed in ornate (yet funnctional looking) armour designed as much to show off her shapely form as to protect her from damage, stands waiting.One of the guards explains the situation to her and she nods."Thank you, and well done," she says to the guard. "You may leave us now, I'll take these heroes to Her Majesty myself." The guards bow to her and return to their posts.The woman smiles warmly at you both."The Queen will be pleased," she says. "Perhaps you will bring a little bit of happiness to her. Come with me. You'll have to leave your weapons outside the throne room, I'm afraid, but I'm sure Her Majesty has nothing to fear from such fine upstanding citizens as yourselves. You must tell me how you came by it some time, but first I must inform you of protocol"As she talks, the woman takes you down the broad corridors leading to the throne room."First, you must wait until the Queen addresses you before you speak. Second, address her as Your Majesty the first time you speak to her; after that Ma'am will suffice. You may not touch the Queen's person, and do not approach the throne unless requested to do so. You are not courtiers, so I don't expect you to bow or curtsey correctly. Now, how do you wish to be addressed to Her Majesty?"[/SBLOCK][SBLOCK=Crispin]Korvosa lacks many temples. Only the large Bank of Abadar and the newly built Temple of Asmodeus stand alone. Worshippers of other gods, including the dwarf god Torag, are forced to share this domed building known as The Pantheon.The young acolyte runs off, a nervous look on his face. For a moment, Crispin isn't sure if he hasn't just frightened the youth away, but shortly there are heavy footsteps and a burly dwarf appears. His calloused hands smooth down his beard and conspicuously adjust the warhammer at his belt."Ah'm Khadmeade," he says in a gruff voice. "And who might ye be, shoutin' mah name aboot like tha'?"[/SBLOCK][SBLOCK=Maya]Not much to report for Maya. Selling the items is a fairly straightforward affair. There is a stand of shops known as Eodred's Walk which cover your typical adventurer's buying and selling needs. It will, however, take bout as much time as the boys trip to the Queen.[/SBLOCK]</blockquote>

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