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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 891281" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Game #15 - 5/11/03</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Chapter 46, “The Guests Arrive”, July 10th, 3:45 P.M.</strong></p><p></p><p>Final preparations for the dinner are made. The catwalk had been decorated with various banners and flags in front of black netting, behind which padded platforms had been set out for the dozen members of the ship’s crew. This in effect created a ‘duck blind’ above the dining hall, for the fighters to wait with their crossbows and short composite bows. Lloyd, the ship officer in charge of artillery takes charge of this group, who all get into position. Ship Captain Jacob takes up position at the top f the stairs near the catwalk. </p><p></p><p>The four-armed part-minotaur Cheveyo takes position on stage by the case holding the items. Fiona decides to also go up to the catwalk, positioning herself near the end by the stairs. The party members decide where each of them should sit, putting the clerics Vincenzo and Timothy at the table nearest the entrance to the room. The armed and armored construction workers are set up in pairs consisting of a human and a dwarf at each door. Hiroshi heads upstairs, along with the crewmember Lothar and Harback, the dwarf fighter/cleric construction worker to guard him. </p><p></p><p>Outside, nearly 100 Jawlt Army troops have the whole building surrounded, with a dozen of the army’s best archers up on the roof of the building. Finally, the gnome prisoner Wobblewick is brought out to the barn, to be guarded by several soldiers and Cassie’s pet Wyvern. One of the players asks (in an Elmer Fudd voice , pronouncing R’s and L’s as W’s) “Do we really want to leave Wister Wobblewick and a wyvern in one room?”</p><p></p><p>A carriage arrives with Lord Kindor and council members Ki-Geloryn and Melito. Ki is given the task of official greeter. Melito decides to position himself in the table at the far corner of the room. When is it pointed out that the orc warlord and his party are assigned to that table Melito replies “Good, people will then be watching them rather than me.” Kindor and Serita position themselves at the table beside the stage, where no guests have been assigned. </p><p></p><p>The first to arrive, per their own explicit orders and protocols, are the uppity elves from Silvanost. The elvan royalty and their bodyguards make their way to the assigned table. The waitresses immediately serve them baskets of bread, cheeses, and fruit. Glasses are filled with a barely-alcoholic wine, prompting another player to comment “This really is like a bad wedding.” </p><p></p><p>Next to arrive is the orc Hargash and the two orcs and half-ogres of his party.” Furynick brings them over to the corner table, where he and Melito engage them in conversation. Hargash stands and walks over the Silvanost table to introduce himself. The elves are appalled that an orc would even attempt to speak to them, the elvan Queen just saying “Thank you”, and then turning her back. Ki helps to guide Hargash back to the table before an incident erupts. </p><p></p><p>A steady flow of guests follow. Everyone rises when Queen Jennifer makes her entrance into the room, taking a seat at a table directly in front of the stage. The arrival of the group from Grenvale, with the wizard Dmitri levitating in the chest of coins that the halfling Treasurer named Tucker insists on using as a chair, reminds Serita that they haven’t made any precautions to prevent guests from casting spells within the building. She tells Kindor “We’ll have to fix that before the auction itself.”</p><p></p><p>Among the next guests to arrive are two groups that the party had not yet met. The first of these is from the land of Draconer, and is comprised of Prince Edmin Drake IV, a 12-year old human, Captain Barigev Oldsmith, a tall and very experienced fighter, and Elinda Shortstrike, a halfling servant. Timothy checks their auras as being neutral good, lawful good and lawful neutral. The second group consists a Duchess Alexia Greatwing, from the land of Ladymist, and her three Satyr servants. She is attired a an elegant emerald green dress, and is wearing a considerable amount of jewelry . Timothy detects a range of alignments from them, being primarily neutral but with hints of both evil and lawfulness. Timothy is also appalled to discover that Serita has seated them at his table, and is shocked at the rather bawdy and hedonistic table conversation of the satyrs. </p><p></p><p>When King Matthan and his companion Thomas Khorram arrive they are escorted to the table at the far corner of the room by Ki and Serita. Serita tells Matthan that this seating is for his own protection, as they have heard information about an assassination plot against him. This totally panics the man, who exclaims “Assassins!”. Serita can’t resist the urge to add to his discomfort , saying “Don’t worry, we’ve seated a pair of dragons at the table with you as well.” “Dragons!” Matthan exclaims. Ki reassures him that they are safe, being good aligned Bronze Dragons. As they walk away Ki tells Serita “You shouldn’t tease him like that.” “Killjoy” she replies.</p><p></p><p>Across the room, Queen Jennifer says to her table companions Narg and Mojo “I should probably go say hello to Matthan. Would you care to join me?” Mojo replies “Let’s wait. I think I need to get a few more drinks into me before I meet your husband.” Narg tells Mojo “Take it easy, we don’t want to cause trouble.” Mojo replies “If I was going to do any harm to him I wouldn’t be drinking. The alcohol might unsteady my aim.” </p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Ki and Furynick have their hands full keeping Hargash under control, and he is continually leaving his seat to go say hello to the other guests. He takes a particular interest in the young Prince Drake, whose bodyguard Captain Oldsmith protectively moves to stand between them. Most disconcerting is that Hargash continues to be polite, courteous and friendly to everyone he meets, even those who want nothing to do with him. </p><p></p><p>Among the last to arrive is the other group that the party had not met, a quartet of gnomes from the land of Kalephornyah. Ki announces their names and titles as Sovereign Ruler Knavadah, Sovereign Spouse Dahkohtah, Sovereign Heir Jeremiah Q. Wildwanderer III, and Lord Chamberlain Namfoodle. Both Mojo and Serita recognize the young boy’s name , as the owner of Jerry’s Tavern back on their island is a gnome named Jeremiah Q. Wildwanderer II. The two decide to go speak to them. </p><p></p><p>They being with small talk, asking why they have come to the auction. The Sovereign Ruler says “Heard there was going to be some interesting items. I thought I might be fun to watch how high the bidding gets on the Rock Hammer of Bold Edgar.” Namfoodle interjects “Yeah, especially since I have the real one,” as he holds up an exact duplicate of the other two that they have seen.” Both Serita and Mojo laugh at this. </p><p></p><p>Mojo then tells Knavadah “I believe that I used to adventure with both your father and brother.” “You knew my brother Knebrskah? I hear that he died valiantly.” ‘Yeah, well you hear a lot of things,” Mojo replies. “What happened to him?” Serita asks. Mojo answers “It was back with the Liebercrantz group. An ogre mage froze him to death, and they decided to leave him that way. He’s now used as a plant stand in the main hallway.” </p><p></p><p>Serita then asks Knevadah “And do you know where your father is?” Knevadah replies “Last I heard he was running a tavern somewhere in this Lordholding. We checked into the One-eyed Gnome Tavern here in the city, assuming that it was my father’s, but proprietor turned out to be a different one-eyed gnome. We hope to find him before we head back, as he’s never met his grandson.” “Well, good luck,” Serita says, and leads Mojo away from the table. Mojo asks “Shouldn’t we tell him?” Serita, who has never like Jerry, simply answers “No. Do you really want more gnomes visiting our island?” Mojo answers “Okay, you’ve got a good point.” </p><p></p><p>The next-to-last guests to arrive are the bronze dragons, in their twelve-foot tall humanoid dragon forms. There is a nasty exchange near the door as Dutchess Greatwing and her satyr companions jump to their feet, and she exclaims in a venomous voice “What are <u>they</u> doing here!” The female dragon Katarensela cranes her head in the Duchess’s direction, and sweetly replies “We are here to prevent you from acquiring the gem that you seek.” The satyrs all state profanities in response, and reach for their weapons. Both Timothy and Vincenzo physically move themselves between them, and Vincenzo tries to calm everyone down. Ki ushers the dragons in the direction of their own table, as the dragon Ssiralkoth nods towards Timothy. The cleric heads over and the dragon whispers to him “Be careful. She is part green dragon.” </p><p></p><p>The final group to arrive, per their own explicit orders and protocols, are the elves from Mengale. Kindor then rises, welcomes everyone present, then announces “Due to the presence of clergy from a number of different churches there will not be a spoken prayer, but I ask instead that everyone present observe a moment of silence so that each of us can say our own silent prayers to our respective gods and goddesses. After a few minutes of quiet, Kindor then announces “The Bidders’ Dinner will now be served.” He sits, and Serita states “Very well done, dear.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 891281, member: 8530"] [b]Game #15 - 5/11/03[/b] [B]Chapter 46, “The Guests Arrive”, July 10th, 3:45 P.M.[/B] Final preparations for the dinner are made. The catwalk had been decorated with various banners and flags in front of black netting, behind which padded platforms had been set out for the dozen members of the ship’s crew. This in effect created a ‘duck blind’ above the dining hall, for the fighters to wait with their crossbows and short composite bows. Lloyd, the ship officer in charge of artillery takes charge of this group, who all get into position. Ship Captain Jacob takes up position at the top f the stairs near the catwalk. The four-armed part-minotaur Cheveyo takes position on stage by the case holding the items. Fiona decides to also go up to the catwalk, positioning herself near the end by the stairs. The party members decide where each of them should sit, putting the clerics Vincenzo and Timothy at the table nearest the entrance to the room. The armed and armored construction workers are set up in pairs consisting of a human and a dwarf at each door. Hiroshi heads upstairs, along with the crewmember Lothar and Harback, the dwarf fighter/cleric construction worker to guard him. Outside, nearly 100 Jawlt Army troops have the whole building surrounded, with a dozen of the army’s best archers up on the roof of the building. Finally, the gnome prisoner Wobblewick is brought out to the barn, to be guarded by several soldiers and Cassie’s pet Wyvern. One of the players asks (in an Elmer Fudd voice , pronouncing R’s and L’s as W’s) “Do we really want to leave Wister Wobblewick and a wyvern in one room?” A carriage arrives with Lord Kindor and council members Ki-Geloryn and Melito. Ki is given the task of official greeter. Melito decides to position himself in the table at the far corner of the room. When is it pointed out that the orc warlord and his party are assigned to that table Melito replies “Good, people will then be watching them rather than me.” Kindor and Serita position themselves at the table beside the stage, where no guests have been assigned. The first to arrive, per their own explicit orders and protocols, are the uppity elves from Silvanost. The elvan royalty and their bodyguards make their way to the assigned table. The waitresses immediately serve them baskets of bread, cheeses, and fruit. Glasses are filled with a barely-alcoholic wine, prompting another player to comment “This really is like a bad wedding.” Next to arrive is the orc Hargash and the two orcs and half-ogres of his party.” Furynick brings them over to the corner table, where he and Melito engage them in conversation. Hargash stands and walks over the Silvanost table to introduce himself. The elves are appalled that an orc would even attempt to speak to them, the elvan Queen just saying “Thank you”, and then turning her back. Ki helps to guide Hargash back to the table before an incident erupts. A steady flow of guests follow. Everyone rises when Queen Jennifer makes her entrance into the room, taking a seat at a table directly in front of the stage. The arrival of the group from Grenvale, with the wizard Dmitri levitating in the chest of coins that the halfling Treasurer named Tucker insists on using as a chair, reminds Serita that they haven’t made any precautions to prevent guests from casting spells within the building. She tells Kindor “We’ll have to fix that before the auction itself.” Among the next guests to arrive are two groups that the party had not yet met. The first of these is from the land of Draconer, and is comprised of Prince Edmin Drake IV, a 12-year old human, Captain Barigev Oldsmith, a tall and very experienced fighter, and Elinda Shortstrike, a halfling servant. Timothy checks their auras as being neutral good, lawful good and lawful neutral. The second group consists a Duchess Alexia Greatwing, from the land of Ladymist, and her three Satyr servants. She is attired a an elegant emerald green dress, and is wearing a considerable amount of jewelry . Timothy detects a range of alignments from them, being primarily neutral but with hints of both evil and lawfulness. Timothy is also appalled to discover that Serita has seated them at his table, and is shocked at the rather bawdy and hedonistic table conversation of the satyrs. When King Matthan and his companion Thomas Khorram arrive they are escorted to the table at the far corner of the room by Ki and Serita. Serita tells Matthan that this seating is for his own protection, as they have heard information about an assassination plot against him. This totally panics the man, who exclaims “Assassins!”. Serita can’t resist the urge to add to his discomfort , saying “Don’t worry, we’ve seated a pair of dragons at the table with you as well.” “Dragons!” Matthan exclaims. Ki reassures him that they are safe, being good aligned Bronze Dragons. As they walk away Ki tells Serita “You shouldn’t tease him like that.” “Killjoy” she replies. Across the room, Queen Jennifer says to her table companions Narg and Mojo “I should probably go say hello to Matthan. Would you care to join me?” Mojo replies “Let’s wait. I think I need to get a few more drinks into me before I meet your husband.” Narg tells Mojo “Take it easy, we don’t want to cause trouble.” Mojo replies “If I was going to do any harm to him I wouldn’t be drinking. The alcohol might unsteady my aim.” Meanwhile, Ki and Furynick have their hands full keeping Hargash under control, and he is continually leaving his seat to go say hello to the other guests. He takes a particular interest in the young Prince Drake, whose bodyguard Captain Oldsmith protectively moves to stand between them. Most disconcerting is that Hargash continues to be polite, courteous and friendly to everyone he meets, even those who want nothing to do with him. Among the last to arrive is the other group that the party had not met, a quartet of gnomes from the land of Kalephornyah. Ki announces their names and titles as Sovereign Ruler Knavadah, Sovereign Spouse Dahkohtah, Sovereign Heir Jeremiah Q. Wildwanderer III, and Lord Chamberlain Namfoodle. Both Mojo and Serita recognize the young boy’s name , as the owner of Jerry’s Tavern back on their island is a gnome named Jeremiah Q. Wildwanderer II. The two decide to go speak to them. They being with small talk, asking why they have come to the auction. The Sovereign Ruler says “Heard there was going to be some interesting items. I thought I might be fun to watch how high the bidding gets on the Rock Hammer of Bold Edgar.” Namfoodle interjects “Yeah, especially since I have the real one,” as he holds up an exact duplicate of the other two that they have seen.” Both Serita and Mojo laugh at this. Mojo then tells Knavadah “I believe that I used to adventure with both your father and brother.” “You knew my brother Knebrskah? I hear that he died valiantly.” ‘Yeah, well you hear a lot of things,” Mojo replies. “What happened to him?” Serita asks. Mojo answers “It was back with the Liebercrantz group. An ogre mage froze him to death, and they decided to leave him that way. He’s now used as a plant stand in the main hallway.” Serita then asks Knevadah “And do you know where your father is?” Knevadah replies “Last I heard he was running a tavern somewhere in this Lordholding. We checked into the One-eyed Gnome Tavern here in the city, assuming that it was my father’s, but proprietor turned out to be a different one-eyed gnome. We hope to find him before we head back, as he’s never met his grandson.” “Well, good luck,” Serita says, and leads Mojo away from the table. Mojo asks “Shouldn’t we tell him?” Serita, who has never like Jerry, simply answers “No. Do you really want more gnomes visiting our island?” Mojo answers “Okay, you’ve got a good point.” The next-to-last guests to arrive are the bronze dragons, in their twelve-foot tall humanoid dragon forms. There is a nasty exchange near the door as Dutchess Greatwing and her satyr companions jump to their feet, and she exclaims in a venomous voice “What are [U]they[/U] doing here!” The female dragon Katarensela cranes her head in the Duchess’s direction, and sweetly replies “We are here to prevent you from acquiring the gem that you seek.” The satyrs all state profanities in response, and reach for their weapons. Both Timothy and Vincenzo physically move themselves between them, and Vincenzo tries to calm everyone down. Ki ushers the dragons in the direction of their own table, as the dragon Ssiralkoth nods towards Timothy. The cleric heads over and the dragon whispers to him “Be careful. She is part green dragon.” The final group to arrive, per their own explicit orders and protocols, are the elves from Mengale. Kindor then rises, welcomes everyone present, then announces “Due to the presence of clergy from a number of different churches there will not be a spoken prayer, but I ask instead that everyone present observe a moment of silence so that each of us can say our own silent prayers to our respective gods and goddesses. After a few minutes of quiet, Kindor then announces “The Bidders’ Dinner will now be served.” He sits, and Serita states “Very well done, dear.” [/QUOTE]
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