Lost Homeland

[Dog Moon]

"This isn't a family business," he tells you. He pauses to look back at the cat woman and laughs. "No sirree, definitely not a family business. I'm just working the counter. Kiarra here is the one that knows the city well, assuming you're willing to go on a tour, of course, since that sounds like what would befit you best, hmmm." He looks at you expectantly with a raise left brow. "It is one silver per person per tour," he adds.

 

[Aereas]

Reaching into my coin puse I pull out two gold coins and hold them out to the man saying in a calm tone with a slight smile "I desire more than just an average everyday tour. We would like to know as much as possible about the layout of the city including what areas are safe for travelers and what should be avoided as just the start of it."

OOC: I've deducted the gold from my sheet on my comp and will update the one online when I begin changing more than just 2 gp.

 

[Charberus]

"Here is one for me and Skitter over there." I Hand him 2 Silver pieces, "I think Freylin has Vita coverewith the gold piece."

 

[Dog Moon]

Vita realizes she has no money to pay for her tour, and then turns to Freyla, whom she thanks.

The man takes the coins with a smile. "Thank you, and now I will let the lovely Kiarra take over from here."

The cat woman stands and approaches you. Her hair is an interesting dark blue-black color, short and sleek as a cat except for the wild spikey hair on her head. Her body is lean and muscular with powerful legs. The light blue eyes of a cat peer out from beneath her brow. Only when she nears do you notice the deep gashes in her neck. "Shall we?" she asks in a light voice.

Outside, she almost immediately stops and turns to you. "Before we begin with the actual part of the tour, is there anything you would like to know about the city of Manifest in general?"

 

[Charberus]

"Mostly the history, lore, and how the city came to be the way it is. Also, if there were any legends of people or items involved too."

Alth pauses a little, then says, "What I am looking for in the tour, is information and guidance of places to go and places to avoid."

 

[Aereas]

As the cat woman stands up I give a slight curtsy and say "Greetings Kiarra, I am Freylin. What I am mostly intrested in is the laws of this city as well as its layout. My companions and I are in this city in the attempts to find a lost associate. He has not checked in yet and so any likely hiding spots that one could hide at would be good as well. I do not wish to rule out the dangerous or shady places as I do not know this person very well and as such I do not know where he would be most likely to hide at. Another thing to look for would be a hunter that may be able to help in tracking him down if we fail. Or, worse case scenerio, even a guild that specializes in hard to come by information. The Hall of Farewell is currently trying to find what they can on him but I wish to have a few backup plans ready in case they can't find him."

OOC:
Hard to come by information is my polite way or subtly hinting at a thieves guild or something like it that would have good reason to know as much as possible about what happens in the city and who crosses its borders.

 

[Dog Moon]

OOC: After a few tests of her languages, you find that she knows Draconic, and that is the language she is currently speaking to you in.

Kiarra laughs and says, "Maybe I should have asked what you don't want to learn instead.

"The city of Manifest was created by the God Mrutvu, though no one truly knows why and he has never explained himself. People speculate that he created this place as a bridge between the Land of the Dead and Lecrutia. Why, now that is what people disagree on. Some people believe it is to allow an easier passing between life and death, others believe that he connected the two worlds to increase his own power. Some also believe that Webyrd forced him to build this world to allow the dead to return to Lecrutia.

"Manifest has a surprisingly simple history. Being protected by Mrutvu, Manifest and the surrounding area has not seen even a hint of the wars that have occurred in the past. Perhaps this is why there are so many of the living staying here.

"As for finding your friends, beyond the Hall of Farewell and the Registry, there is little help to be found. There was once a Guild created for the sole purpose of finding others, but the problem is that most people cannot be found because they do not live her either any longer or they never have. The Guild accepted payment half upfront and half after the person has been found. If the person isn't found, then they do not receive the second half. Still, they theoretically spent time searching for the person, so they upfront payment is kept. However, too many people claimed that the people of the Guild accepted the money upfront but never bothered to search for the people. Besides, beyond asking every single person living in Manifest, it is impossible to determine whether the person being looked for is even here.

"You understand the problem, yes? As for your other question, they will be answered more on the tour. So unless you have any further questions about the city of Manifest in general, I think we are ready to start. Of course you can ask questions during the tour and if I have not answered your questions to your satisfaction, you may ask more after the tour is done."

Kiarra smiles and waits for either your questions or affirmation that you are ready to start the tour.

 

[Charberus]

"nope, I am ready to go."

 

[Aereas]

Laugping slightly over her comment I reply with "If you woulda asked that then I wouldn't have had anything to say."

As she begins talking about the city I listen intently until she asks if were ready to begin. Nodding I say "I'm ready to start at anytime. I beleive most of my questions would have to wait until were out there anyway."

 

[Dog Moon]

"Excellent," she says as she begins walking into the city further.

She doesn't walk long before she stops before the Hall of Farewell. "This is the Hall of Farewell," she says. "This is where you find information about those who may have signed up for to the Registry, but have since been 'killed', incarcerated, or are criminally known but have not yet been put in prison. If you're looking for someone and something odd has happened to them, this is the place to look.

"It is run by the Yisa-Khardomas, a Guild which has become split in twain and now has two goals. The first is to run this building and help people better find whoeever they are searching for. Unfortunately, they do not help as much as those at the Registry who have the names of every Ghost and living person who signs in. There is jealousy from those working at the Hall of Farewell, but they still are able to help many people. In an eternity, there have been many people found 'worthy' of incarceration.

"The other goal is had by the Ghosts in the organization. It is to help keep the other Ghosts well enough in line so that they don't commit horrible crimes and give Ghosts a bad name. It kind of works, kind of not. Mrutvu doesn't apparently seem to mind this goal or the fact that they have a small force capable of dealing with criminals who get out of hand.

"The reason for the two different goals is that it was once two different organizations, but they had similar enough goals that they felt they could join to become even stronger and to be able to help even more. It could have been an excellent idea had the two different groups not felt so strongly about what they did. Despite being under one name, they are separate in everything else. Those with the first goal rarely speak to those with the second, and vice versa, except for their meetings when it is necessary to have open communication."

Kiarra smiles. "I don't know if you've been here or not already, but I figured even if you had, they would not have been eager to discuss the details of their organization beyond a few words. Any questions?"