Teleri breaks through the water and both the standoff and the strange man. She climbs to the bank and stands behind her two friends, her sharp mithril blade sheathed for now, but it is clear that any move she considers hostile will possibly be the last move that strange human makes. "Who are you?" she asks quietly, her voice betraying her bone-deep weariness.
Lamentation of Lolth - Chapter VIII
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Wilphe
Adventurer
Laurent gives a quiet smile as the dog wolf's down it's sausage. Have I got all my fingers: One, Two, Three, Four, yes FIVE excellent. He gave the owl a smug expression and wagged his finger at it in admonishment, "I hope you saw that." It was only then that they started to pay attention to the newcomers
"You would be right friend, at least I hope we're friends. I mean you haven't tried to kill me yet, which makes you more friendly than anyone else I've met in this wilderness so far, not that I've met a lot, it is a wilderness after all."
"Anyway, it is not a place to travel alone, no indeed, that's why I am here. Of course I'm not entirely surely where here is, but I'm pretty certain that if it's not where I need to be, then it's somewhere on my way to wherever there is. I hope that's cleared that up for you."
"What, so you can pick it up? I'm not in the habit of disarming myself in front of random strangersm, even ones as charming as your good self, especially when I'm outnumbered 5 to 1. Such odds would hardly be fair, even with me disarmed," he scratched his chin thoughtfully, "Perhaps if I blindfolded myself first? And stood on one leg?"
The arrival of Teleri however prompts a rather different reaction,
"Who am I? Who am I?, he repeats the question again in elven, "A sailor known as Untwald once gave grave offence to a Priestess of Umberlee and was forever forbidden from plying his trade on her domain. In order to escape her wrath he was commanded to carry a fishing boat on his back and walk inland until he reached a land where no one would know what manner of object he carried."
"Faced with the wrath of a such a deity he had no option but to follow her dictates in order to propitate her. For many days and weeks he travelled until finally he reached a far distant land where the locals looked at him askance. For what manner of man was it who carried a home on his back like a snail? There he settled, and there at last he was free from the Umberlee's vengence."
"Far did Untwald's quest take him, but twice as far must I have gone to find a place where my fame has not penetrated," he finds a convient stump and leaps upon to strike a heroic pose, "Know then that you stand in the prescence of Laurent de Laurentis, Legend of the Waterdhavian Stage, he jumps down and his voice becomes soft and quiet, "Twice as far as Untwald must I have travelled to find a land that knows me not. Yet ten, twenty times further must I have gone for no word of the vision of beauty I see before me to have reached my ears. I know of no poems or sonnets composed in thine honour fair maiden for such must surely exist, I do confess my ignorance of thy name and station and humbly beg forgiveness great lady."
"You would be right friend, at least I hope we're friends. I mean you haven't tried to kill me yet, which makes you more friendly than anyone else I've met in this wilderness so far, not that I've met a lot, it is a wilderness after all."
"Anyway, it is not a place to travel alone, no indeed, that's why I am here. Of course I'm not entirely surely where here is, but I'm pretty certain that if it's not where I need to be, then it's somewhere on my way to wherever there is. I hope that's cleared that up for you."
"What, so you can pick it up? I'm not in the habit of disarming myself in front of random strangersm, even ones as charming as your good self, especially when I'm outnumbered 5 to 1. Such odds would hardly be fair, even with me disarmed," he scratched his chin thoughtfully, "Perhaps if I blindfolded myself first? And stood on one leg?"
The arrival of Teleri however prompts a rather different reaction,
"Who am I? Who am I?, he repeats the question again in elven, "A sailor known as Untwald once gave grave offence to a Priestess of Umberlee and was forever forbidden from plying his trade on her domain. In order to escape her wrath he was commanded to carry a fishing boat on his back and walk inland until he reached a land where no one would know what manner of object he carried."
"Faced with the wrath of a such a deity he had no option but to follow her dictates in order to propitate her. For many days and weeks he travelled until finally he reached a far distant land where the locals looked at him askance. For what manner of man was it who carried a home on his back like a snail? There he settled, and there at last he was free from the Umberlee's vengence."
"Far did Untwald's quest take him, but twice as far must I have gone to find a place where my fame has not penetrated," he finds a convient stump and leaps upon to strike a heroic pose, "Know then that you stand in the prescence of Laurent de Laurentis, Legend of the Waterdhavian Stage, he jumps down and his voice becomes soft and quiet, "Twice as far as Untwald must I have travelled to find a land that knows me not. Yet ten, twenty times further must I have gone for no word of the vision of beauty I see before me to have reached my ears. I know of no poems or sonnets composed in thine honour fair maiden for such must surely exist, I do confess my ignorance of thy name and station and humbly beg forgiveness great lady."
Teleri's mouth quirked in a semblance of a smile at the even stranger than she thought human. "I'm no great lady. Some would say I'm not even a lady, but a child, but that is a matter of opinion. My name is Teleri, the scowling one over there is Calenthang and the elf next to him is Seilwooden. The gnome with the ferret is Brody and the human is Dunstand. And now, as we have introduced ourselves, I think that the stage of killing first and asking questions later is over for now." she said wryly in elvish.
hippocrachus
First Post
Calenthang watches Laurent go through what must seem to the human a captivating performance with hand on hilt. When Laurent seems to end his dramatic flourish, the elven warrior crosses his arms and stares with a bored expression. This wasn't getting the party the rest they needed.
[sblock]As a fan of mythology, you have my kudos, Wilphe. Make of that as you will
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[sblock]As a fan of mythology, you have my kudos, Wilphe. Make of that as you will
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Velmont
First Post
"No, it's mean you are harmless. Rex has never been wrong on that yet. Now, if you like, follow us, but don't do anything stupid and try to keep that mouth shut before you attract to us what remain in this swamp. Broddy is generally mute as a stone compare to you. Once at the village, you'll be able to talk as much as you want." replies Sielwoodan to the stranger. He strokes Rex again and whispers to him a command to follow him. On that, he turns in direction of the village.
"Let's move." He says to his companion. He stops beside the gnome and help him to stands up. once he is sure the gnome will follow, he take the lead of teh group, his bow ready and start to find a path out of this cursed area.
[SBLOCK=OOC]I like all that talk... but my character hate that. Don't take it personnal... but Laurent should
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"Let's move." He says to his companion. He stops beside the gnome and help him to stands up. once he is sure the gnome will follow, he take the lead of teh group, his bow ready and start to find a path out of this cursed area.
[SBLOCK=OOC]I like all that talk... but my character hate that. Don't take it personnal... but Laurent should
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hippocrachus
First Post
Calenthang grunts his agreement to the elven ranger and waits for everyone to follow before taking the rearguard.
"If you're that lost, I'd follow us if I were you." Teleri said, scritching Rex's ears a bit sadly and whispers in elvish. "Don't worry my furred friend. We'll get you some food soon," she promises and then more or less follows Seilwooden's advice.
OOC
oh, I figure she's dressed by this point.
OOC
oh, I figure she's dressed by this point.
ooc: Sorry for the dissapearing act, my computer at home died and I was without the internet for most of the weekend.
IC: Broddy says nothing as they meet this strange human, his thoughts are lost in other things for the time being. He follows Sielwoodan in an almost robotic fashion, clutching the book to his chest as if his life depended on it.
Saddness, fear, guilt and a variety of other emotions are easily read on the gnomes face. As they ride back to the village he comes the realiation that only by discovering the mystery of this book will he be able to have a chance at finding his lost friends and he will find them... No matter the cost.
IC: Broddy says nothing as they meet this strange human, his thoughts are lost in other things for the time being. He follows Sielwoodan in an almost robotic fashion, clutching the book to his chest as if his life depended on it.
Saddness, fear, guilt and a variety of other emotions are easily read on the gnomes face. As they ride back to the village he comes the realiation that only by discovering the mystery of this book will he be able to have a chance at finding his lost friends and he will find them... No matter the cost.
Wilphe
Adventurer
"I am delighted to make your acquaintance and would be happy to accompany you whereever you may be headed. I have nothing better planned and I'm sure my meeting you must be a sign," he looks at the snowy owl, "It is. isn't it?"
"HOOT"
"You see, he agrees with me. One hoot means yes, two hoots means no."
"HOOT"
"That means double yes, he uses a lot of emphasis sometimes. Lead on then fair maiden, my only wish is to follow where you tread."
He nods at Sielwoodan and places his hand over his heart, "I promise to never accidentally lead you into an ambush." Laurent takes a position in the middle of the party, close to Teleri.
"HOOT"
"You see, he agrees with me. One hoot means yes, two hoots means no."
"HOOT"
"That means double yes, he uses a lot of emphasis sometimes. Lead on then fair maiden, my only wish is to follow where you tread."
He nods at Sielwoodan and places his hand over his heart, "I promise to never accidentally lead you into an ambush." Laurent takes a position in the middle of the party, close to Teleri.
Velmont
First Post
Sielwoodan stops a moment and look at Laurent. He then look at the owl. He grabs a thing in one pouch and put his arm at the horizontal, a small piece of meat in his open hand. The owl dive and land on the arm. He quickly grabs the piece of meat and fly back to his place.
"Now stop to speak about things you don't know about." On that, he leads the group on the way back.
[SBLOCK=OOC]Wild Empathy roll: 16. raise to indifferent. I guess that owl is not a familiar, just a wild bird out there for the fun of it...[/SBLOCK]
"Now stop to speak about things you don't know about." On that, he leads the group on the way back.
[SBLOCK=OOC]Wild Empathy roll: 16. raise to indifferent. I guess that owl is not a familiar, just a wild bird out there for the fun of it...[/SBLOCK]
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