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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scarogoth" data-source="post: 327760" data-attributes="member: 3507">Lisanara and Feledar get acquainted...Lisanara and Feledar appear in a 15 by 15 room which has a well in it. Feledar immediately notices the heat in the room and casts endure elements first thing as they arrive._ Lisanara waits for him to finish then says, "You will probably need that everyday here if you are going to wear your armor all the time. However, I would suggest that until we are ready to depart on the expedition, you consider leaving it off for your own comfort. You will draw a lot of attention to yourself here wearing that amount of armor about the town.""Naturally." Feledar says. Not revealing he was just being prepared for the worst case of some nasty ambush when they arrived in this place unknown to him before."Now, if you'll follow me," instructs Lisanara."After you, Milady!" says Feledar. She opens the door of the well house, the blinding sun makes if difficult to see at first but your eyes quickly adjust._ You enter a courtyard in front of a large one-story stucco house."This is my home," and Lisanara approaches the double front doors set in the centre of the building. She opens the right-hand door and enters the darker interior, waiting inside for Feledar to enter before she closes the door. The interior of the house shows stone slabs for the floor and pale cream coloured walls. It is much cooler in the house out of the burning sun. They are currently in a hallway about 10 feet wide and Feledar can see a door at the end."You have a nice apartment here," Feledar compliments her."Thank you, it was provided very nicely by a black dragon some years ago," she says with a small smile. "After we slew it of course," she continues. Feledar raises an eyebrow and smiles knowingly."Come through to the livingroom and we'll have a chat," invites Lisanara.Feledar follows the lady to the end of the short corridor, noting that two other corridors branch off to the right and left. Entering the doorway straight ahead, Feledar sees a rather large room."Where could I leave my equipment, Milady?" asks the captain."Just set it there on the floor for now. I'll have Veeta show you to your room later. Would you like to remove that armor too?" asks Lisanara."If we are not going to meet some Black Dragons here too," Feledar smiles at Lisanara.She smiles, "Not today I hope." Her expression does change slightly though, "However, there is a good possibility we will encounter a red one in our expedition. But I'll tell you more about that in a few minutes."Lisanara removes her cloak. Before she lays it over the back of one of the several chairs in the room, she reaches into an inside pocket and pulls out a weasel! Cuddling the little creature she says, "This is Ella."Feledar gives Ella an approving look but doesn't comment otherwise.Setting Ella down Lisanara says to her, "Ok, off you go for your lunch. But don't be away for long." Turning to the captain, "Are you hungry captain? Or would you like a drink?""A drink perhaps, please," he replies."Some refreshing juice then I think. I'll be right back; make yourself comfortable." Lisanara then slips out the open door and disappears to the right.The livingroom contains several comfortable looking chairs and a rather impressive expanse of books along the back wall. Feledar thinks, slightly sullenly (hmm... juice instead of wine...) but smiles for his thought and makes himself comfortable on one of the chairs after removing his armor and setting it carefully on the stone floor against the wall. He perks up a little at noticing the small rack of wine bottles at the end of one of the bookshelves._ (At least she does drink wine,) he thinks. Feledar just looks at those bottles longingly for a while before Lisanara returns.He hears her footsteps returning down the hall and she slips back in the door. "Veeta will be here soon with the refreshments. Tell me captain, you must have many more questions. Share them with me."Lisanara settles in one of the single chairs giving the captain her full attention."First I would be happy to hear whatever you might know about Kruk-Ma-Kali, Milady." he says."That covers a lot captain. Do you want to know all about his reign as king over this region 500 years ago? Or do you mean the tomb?" she responds."You could do a short version of his history and then concentrate to the tomb," answers Feledar."He ruled over this region for about 13 years. His empire extended at least as far as current Kalamar Empire and over the Legasa Peaks to the west into Brandobia. He seemed unstoppable. But he eventually was murdered by an assassin's poisoned blade by all accounts. His loyal followers then constructed a tomb for his body. Reputed to be full of traps, and then buried or disguised the tomb so well that it's remained undiscovered up until present day. Past expeditions have tried to find it.""And now you claim to have found it, right?" says Feledar."I believe I am onto a solid lead that will take us there," she nods. "All the expeditions have gone north from here, toward the Great Valley. A large valley that is cut into the mountains.""One could easily think now that is a wrong direction, right?" asks the captain."Not necessarily," says Lisanara. "I believe one expedition did indeed manage to find the tomb, but then most were probably killed by a red dragon. I will need to locate one more book before I'm sure. This red dragon surfaces in many of the tales of the area.""A dragon sounds a formidable guardian," says Feledar."Whether it knows it guards the tomb or not, it is hard to say," responds Lisanara. "And yes, a red wyrm is indeed a formidable guardian. But not impossible I believe. It will be narrowing down the 'where' in the Great Valley the tomb is located. I'm sure its not just out in the open or it would have been found by now.""Shouldn't we try to find first some means to fight the dragon then? I have heard of powerful enchantments to arrows that could slay a dragon with a precisely aimed shot," says the captain.Lisanara smiles, "Yes, I too have heard of such things. However, they are not without great cost and extremely difficult to find.""And you don't have any lead to those items of great power?" he asks. "Unfortunately, items of great power often seem to be associated with wielders of a greater power, and who do not necessarily wish to part with them... if you understand me captain," Lisanara says with a patient smile."Certainly," responds Feledar."Crafting magic weapons, I'm afraid, is not my area. There are few I believe who would have the power to even construct such items," she continues."That is true. Then we will have to find more common means to get around that foe," says Feledar."I truly believe that through magics and intelligent forethought, we will prevail," says Lisanara with confidence."I'm sure the Old Man will help us there," Feledar also smiles confidently."Unfortunately, the dragon will probably not be our only opponent between us and the tomb. Many creatures are known to inhabit the area. Getting there will probably be as difficult as traversing the tomb itself." She smiles, "But the rewards will be worth it I am sure." As she speaks, you hear footsteps along the corridor again."Most likely. I have heard Dijishy is a place for monster hunters to come at," says Feledar."Absolutely captain," responds the wizardess."Now tell me more about this tomb," starts Feledar. However, in through the door comes a young woman of small stature. She has an innocent beauty and bears a tray containing a pitcher with glasses and a couple plates with cold meats, cheese and bread."Veeta, thank you dear," says Lisanara. Veeta enters with a shy smile and moves to place the tray on the table."Thank you," Feledar says politely to the servant."Veeta will show you to your room in a bit. Thank you," she says to the departing girl. Lisanara rises and pours them each a glass of juice."I prefer fruit juice during the heat of the day, captain. Sometimes alcohol and the heat do not mix well. Come the evening and the cooler temperatures, then we will share some wine between all of us to cement our budding relationship," says Lisanara."I trust in your experience of the ways of the desert," Feledar says."Dijishy has been my home for some years now," responds Lisanara. "I picked here because of the Great Sanctuary of Knowledge.""What did colonel tell you about our churches interests in this mission?" asks Feledar."Parama and I have been speaking for some months. I did not wish to fully commit to the project until I was fairly certain I could deliver. I know what we must obtain for your temple, the Banner of the Old Man. Or the Banner of Kruk-Ma-Kali as it was also known," says Lisanara."Are you confident it will be found in his lost tomb?" asks Feledar."It is mentioned a few times in the historical books of the time," says Lisanara. "And since it disappeared at the time of his death, one could safely assume it is in the tomb. It would have been a prize worthy of a king's tomb.""I sure hope so," says Feledar. "What do you know about the banner?"Taking a sip of her juice, "The banner, being a minor artifact itself was a very powerful tool for Kruk-Ma-Kali. From what I can tell about the military accounts, it seemed to boost the morale of his troops while reducing that of their enemies. There are other accounts of how the fallen hobgoblins seemed to be able to pass off mortal wounds and get up to walk away after the victory. I do not think they were raised from death, but they did not seem to give in to their deadly wounds. But I am sure there is more.You might consider researching it further in the library. I've only concentrated on deciding it was in the tomb, not all of its abilities.""Do you think we might encounter some krangi expeditions looking for the tomb too?" asks Feledar."It is possible," respond Lisanara. "I do know there are some Krangi living in the Great Valley. We will need to use absolute stealth when traversing the area. That said, I do not think it wise for you to wear that armor until absolutely necessary.""I speak fluent Krangi if we should need to converse with them," says Feledar."As do I captain," says Lisanara."I thought so," he winks."I have been studying the tomb for some years. Gathering bits and pieces of information so that one day I could take part in just this venture. I believe I only need one further bit of information from the library, and then we will be ready on that front." As you speak, you notice Ella return, looking a bit rounder, and she slinks over, climbs up into Lisanara's lap and curls up for a sleep. Lisanara absently strokes Ella's fur. Feledar doesn't pay much attention to her familiar. He's seen enough of those in Bet Rogala already."How about I have Veeta show you to your room for now captain. And we'll continue after you've settled in. I am expecting a visit soon from Evaristo, another member of the team. I'm sure you'll wish to meet him."Feledar nods and Lisanara rises, holding Ella in her arms. She calls to Veeta and the young girl leads the captain to his room. Ten feet by fifteen feet, it is not overly large, but looks comfortable enough. There is a small table and a chest at the end of his bed which is empty. Feledar begins to settle in to his room.</blockquote>

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