Heroes, Inc., Day 2: Goldenight

[DM_Matt]

Timrin sits deep in thought for a moment, apparently calculating his words before responding. He tries to sound non-confrontational as he questions their employer.

"Lady Aleena, I am not terribly familiar with the geography of Faerun, but how are we to 'sail' to Mulhorand? Isn't it on the Sea of Fallen Stars somewhere?"

"Secondly, it seems like it would take an incredibly long time. I appreciate your concerns about exploring without a ship as our base, but we are adventurers. I'm sure I can safely say we have each been in this ugly situation before. If there are magical gates or a means for us to teleport nearby it seems that would save a huge ammount of time. As you can tell we are already loath to 'abandon' our charges and this City during a time of crisis. The sooner we can get there and back seems the better course even if it is more dangerous."

Aleena responds: "It is in fact far away, and not possible to sial directly. However ,there is a gate several hours out to see that you can use. It was built by sea elves long ago to link their domains, and used when the elves of Cormanthar migrated en masse to Evermeet. Unable to hide that particular event, the world became aware of the gates, and evenutally a treaty was signed by which the elves would allow use of the gate, for a fee, to ships of nations friendly to them. The gate will take you right to the Inner Sea. It should only take a few days to get to your destination.

As far as the island chain, it is known for its dangers. Lost civilizations, pirates, mad mages shut up in their towers. One especially dangerous one is a Chronomancer who calls himself The Mitheril Lord. It is said that is you approach to close to his island, he can remove you from the timestream itself!"

 

[kirinke]

"Lovely and lets not mention sea demons, sauguin, serpents, water elementals and goddess knows what else and ooo, ghost ships to top it all off." she shook her head. "They say the quickest way to kill yourself is to go on the high seas. Something there will do it for you, at no cost." She grinned. "My sort of trip, really."

If it wasn't on the bloody water. she thought to herself. She'd go, but she'd be bloody glad to be on dry land again.

A whispery snicker echoed in her mind.

 

[frostrune]

Timrin smiles wryly at Alethia, "You're not very optomistic are you?". He follows that with a wink before turining back to Lady Aleena.

"Perhaps the ship is not such a bad idea, but how do we solve the problem of Aiden Zuran without it appearing to be a snub?"

 

[Falkus]

"Why should we care if he thinks it's a snub?" asked Dyria, quizically.

 

[kirinke]

"It's never wise to piss off someone who will be in a position of power later and who will be able to help you greatly or hinder you greatly when he has that powerful position." Alethia told Dyria. "We might not like him much, but simple fact is, we can't afford to irritate him."

 

[frostrune]

"Not only that, but Lady Aleena will soon be fighting a war of public opinion. Very soon this city may have to choose a new Open Lord. Many see only the good that Aiden Zarun has done. With each passing day more folk flock to his banner. He may not have said it openly yet, but his actions speak of his ambition for the title. Our Lady Aleena also has her own supporters <he nods toward her defferentially> and a contest for the title may likely come down to the two of them."

"Regardless of our personal feelings, our actions reflect upon Lady Aleena. An open snub of this City's new savior will appear as petty jealousy and surely hurt Lady Aleena politically. We cannot allow that to happen."

"If we are right about Aiden Zarun, we cannot afford for his power to grow. This situation must be handled with forethought and tact."

 

[DM_Matt]

(Rather than a vision, how about...Someone casts Commune, th eupshot is, Helm agrees with Oberon hthat the island is the better route.)

So now what?

 

[Hawkeye]

"If we are right about Aiden Zarun, we cannot afford for his power to grow. This situation must be handled with forethought and tact."

"Then it is good that we have such a charismatic and diplomatic person as you within our group, Sir Timrin.", Shando says with a straight face, knowing Sir Tim enjoys the simple straighforwardness of battle versus court intrigue and politics.

"I think we need to consult with the Lords before we leave. The situation may have changed."

Hawkeye

 

[frostrune]

OOC: Matt, just assume that commune happened and we'll keep rolling.

Timrin smiles sourly. He saw this coming the minute he spoke about it.

"If we are agreed we will be taking a ship to Mulhorand, Lady Aleena and I can make the proper arrangements... possibly with Lt. Kiran's help? Obviously we will limit Aiden's participation as much as possible."

 

[kirinke]

Alethia nodded. "Aye, better to keep the adder in sight than under the brush and ready to strike," she agreed wryly.