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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8301479" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p>Xander watches as Maur comes round the corner and tries to run him down in the corridor. The duergar steps aside to let the dwarf pass him. </p><p></p><p><em>"Not quite far enough."</em> He thinks. He can see the female canine humanoid is ready to pincushion him if he appears, regardless of the Sonnthord's wishes. She looks agitated. <em>"I will not die here today."</em></p><p></p><p>He sighs and realizes he should have engaged the dwarf. It was stupid and vain. Hmm, perhaps he could appeal to their lust for treasure. He steps back down the corridor towards the one called Aureus... <em>"A strange name, that."</em> and pulls his healing potion from his belt. He quickly downs the elixir and and makes sure it takes full effect before speaking. The wounds on his feet heal... he resists the urge to run. He drops the potion bottle on the floor next to him.</p><p></p><p>He holds up his hands in surrender with nothing in them and mentally ends his invisibility. He keeps his back against the wall of the corridor to be able to see both the Sonnthord and the canid female. Aureus looks at him and growls. She looks ready to shoot.</p><p></p><p>"Hold your weapon," Xander says. "I surrender myself to you and the Sonnthord. I know when I am beat and I have no wish die here today."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">"I don't believe you,"</span> Aureus says.</p><p></p><p>"I would not have dropped my invisibility if I was lying now," he says. "To do so would be very dumb, don't you agree?" He pauses. "I no longer have my axe, and I could never beat the Sonnthord in a fight one on one. You have my surrender, but it comes with a request."</p><p></p><p>Moments after he has surrendered, he watches as the other adventurers come around the corner. <em>"Just in time, or I'd be dead,"</em> he thinks. There is the centaur who saw Xander in the light of the Hell Forge and a... half-orc? It must be the druid. Aeron's apprentice. Tarrak had told him about the druid, warrior, and two elves who had came out to the island before but hadn't mention the canid woman, this Aureus. The one called Ffar, of something like that, comes around the corner next followed by the human approaching from the other corridor. He doesn't remember the warrior's name but he sees that the rumors are true... the man has Cruel Justice.</p><p></p><p>"I would prefer not to end up executed in Carnell and I'm willing to offer not only all my possessions, but also all the information I know about Tarrak and his undead brood." The other 'heroes' comes around the corner along with Aries. "I knew there was something off about you," Xander says to the man. "You were a little too skilled to be a simple acolyte."</p><p></p><p>Aries remains silent under the watchful gaze of Timmins and Wieland.</p><p></p><p>"Very well, be a mule," Xander rolls his eyes. "Besides the possession I have on me, there is wealth and magic to be had in my private chambers. I'm hardly a prisoner here and I am paid well for my forging services. I did not have time to retrieve my personal wealth from my bedchamber after you arrived. In the bottom drawer of my dresser is scroll, my satchel with gold, and velvet bag with four jewels in it. The drawer is locked and protected with a fire trap, so you'll need me to get it open." He pauses and looks at Maur. "I realize that wealth likely means nothing to you, which is why I barter for my life and my freedom with not only the secret passage that leads from this island back to the mainland, but a reckoning of the forces that Tarrak still controls." He looks at the others. "Before I tell you anything else, I need assurances that I will not end up being executed by <u>him</u> or anyone else in Carnell."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Be very careful about making demands, wizard,"</span> Aureus replies. <span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">"You are in no position to demand anything."</span></p><p></p><p>"Don't be so sure," Xander mocks. "I've lived here for a long time and unlike Tarrak and his fanatical followers, I know the laws of this land." He looks at Quinn and Cruel Justice in his hands. "Meum est vita tua. Non dissipabit illud."</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(235, 107, 86)">"Well, that is surprising,"</span></em> Cruel Justice says. He translates the words telepathically to Quinn and the others and what they mean in the Strandlands. <em><span style="color: rgb(235, 107, 86)">"I accept your surrender, Xander Dragoncloak."</span></em></p><p></p><p>The duergar looks shocked to hear the sword use his full name.</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(235, 107, 86)">"You cannot hide your <u>true</u> self from me, duergar,"</span></em> the sword says plainly. <em><span style="color: rgb(235, 107, 86)">"I will hold you to your vow."</span></em></p><p></p><p>[Spoiler="Translation"]<strong>"My life is yours. Do not waste it."</strong></p><p></p><p>This is a formal declaration of surrender in the Old Tongue of the Strandlands. It is primarily spoken by the members of the senate and once these words are spoken, citizens of the land are duty bound to take the speaker at his word unless he/she breaks the vow. It's a bit more complicated than a simple surrender. It's a negotiating tactic as much as it is a declaration of surrender.</p><p></p><p>If Xander is forced to speak against his will, either magically or by threat of force, the violator could find themselves being executed themselves. Very few people outside the Strandlands have ever invoked this phrase. For the deurgar to know it is... unsettling.</p><p>[/Spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 8301479, member: 2012"] Xander watches as Maur comes round the corner and tries to run him down in the corridor. The duergar steps aside to let the dwarf pass him. [I]"Not quite far enough."[/I] He thinks. He can see the female canine humanoid is ready to pincushion him if he appears, regardless of the Sonnthord's wishes. She looks agitated. [I]"I will not die here today."[/I] He sighs and realizes he should have engaged the dwarf. It was stupid and vain. Hmm, perhaps he could appeal to their lust for treasure. He steps back down the corridor towards the one called Aureus... [I]"A strange name, that."[/I] and pulls his healing potion from his belt. He quickly downs the elixir and and makes sure it takes full effect before speaking. The wounds on his feet heal... he resists the urge to run. He drops the potion bottle on the floor next to him. He holds up his hands in surrender with nothing in them and mentally ends his invisibility. He keeps his back against the wall of the corridor to be able to see both the Sonnthord and the canid female. Aureus looks at him and growls. She looks ready to shoot. "Hold your weapon," Xander says. "I surrender myself to you and the Sonnthord. I know when I am beat and I have no wish die here today." [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]"I don't believe you,"[/COLOR] Aureus says. "I would not have dropped my invisibility if I was lying now," he says. "To do so would be very dumb, don't you agree?" He pauses. "I no longer have my axe, and I could never beat the Sonnthord in a fight one on one. You have my surrender, but it comes with a request." Moments after he has surrendered, he watches as the other adventurers come around the corner. [I]"Just in time, or I'd be dead,"[/I] he thinks. There is the centaur who saw Xander in the light of the Hell Forge and a... half-orc? It must be the druid. Aeron's apprentice. Tarrak had told him about the druid, warrior, and two elves who had came out to the island before but hadn't mention the canid woman, this Aureus. The one called Ffar, of something like that, comes around the corner next followed by the human approaching from the other corridor. He doesn't remember the warrior's name but he sees that the rumors are true... the man has Cruel Justice. "I would prefer not to end up executed in Carnell and I'm willing to offer not only all my possessions, but also all the information I know about Tarrak and his undead brood." The other 'heroes' comes around the corner along with Aries. "I knew there was something off about you," Xander says to the man. "You were a little too skilled to be a simple acolyte." Aries remains silent under the watchful gaze of Timmins and Wieland. "Very well, be a mule," Xander rolls his eyes. "Besides the possession I have on me, there is wealth and magic to be had in my private chambers. I'm hardly a prisoner here and I am paid well for my forging services. I did not have time to retrieve my personal wealth from my bedchamber after you arrived. In the bottom drawer of my dresser is scroll, my satchel with gold, and velvet bag with four jewels in it. The drawer is locked and protected with a fire trap, so you'll need me to get it open." He pauses and looks at Maur. "I realize that wealth likely means nothing to you, which is why I barter for my life and my freedom with not only the secret passage that leads from this island back to the mainland, but a reckoning of the forces that Tarrak still controls." He looks at the others. "Before I tell you anything else, I need assurances that I will not end up being executed by [U]him[/U] or anyone else in Carnell." [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]"Be very careful about making demands, wizard,"[/COLOR] Aureus replies. [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]"You are in no position to demand anything."[/COLOR] "Don't be so sure," Xander mocks. "I've lived here for a long time and unlike Tarrak and his fanatical followers, I know the laws of this land." He looks at Quinn and Cruel Justice in his hands. "Meum est vita tua. Non dissipabit illud." [I][COLOR=rgb(235, 107, 86)]"Well, that is surprising,"[/COLOR][/I] Cruel Justice says. He translates the words telepathically to Quinn and the others and what they mean in the Strandlands. [I][COLOR=rgb(235, 107, 86)]"I accept your surrender, Xander Dragoncloak."[/COLOR][/I] The duergar looks shocked to hear the sword use his full name. [I][COLOR=rgb(235, 107, 86)]"You cannot hide your [U]true[/U] self from me, duergar,"[/COLOR][/I] the sword says plainly. [I][COLOR=rgb(235, 107, 86)]"I will hold you to your vow."[/COLOR][/I] [Spoiler="Translation"][B]"My life is yours. Do not waste it."[/B] This is a formal declaration of surrender in the Old Tongue of the Strandlands. It is primarily spoken by the members of the senate and once these words are spoken, citizens of the land are duty bound to take the speaker at his word unless he/she breaks the vow. It's a bit more complicated than a simple surrender. It's a negotiating tactic as much as it is a declaration of surrender. If Xander is forced to speak against his will, either magically or by threat of force, the violator could find themselves being executed themselves. Very few people outside the Strandlands have ever invoked this phrase. For the deurgar to know it is... unsettling. [/Spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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