Lost Homeland

[Dog Moon]

The guard pauses for a moment to think out a coherent answer. "Mrutvu hates the Undead. In the rare instance that an Undead is found to be living in or around Manifest, it is quickly and systematically annihilated. As for what the difference between the Ghosts and the Undead, well, these people are the physical manifestations of the dead, the soul given form, if you will. Undead are said to have lost their souls during their transformation between life and Undeath."

It almost sounds like a prepared speech, but chances are that if you're asking these questions, other people arriving here may have asked similar questions. "As for being 'killed', I wouldn't recommend it. Most who do are turned into Ghosts after several days, though bringing them back to life here is easier because of the connection this place has between the living and the dead. Unfortunately, there is also a chance that you will be irrevocably dead, gone into what has been called True Death, whether you're ready for it or not. Ghosts automatically go there, so killing a Ghost is highly illegal." He gives each of you a hard look, making sure you are aware of that, before continuing.

"You see, this world is basically a linking point between the two worlds to make passing over more easy for people. People only come here if they have some sort of unresolved issue in life. For some, their issue is resolved and they travel to their True Death, though others prefer to stay here even after everything turns out fine.

"If this person you are attempting to find has no unresolved issues, then you are not going to be able to return him to Lecrutia." He stops and turns to the other guard. "Did I answer everything okay, you think?" The other guard merely shrugs, so the first one turns back to you two. "Well, do you have any questions? I can't think of anything that I missed."

 

[Charberus]

"Thank you kindly sir." Alth says as he bows again, he enters the Manifest and heads over to the Registry building. Keeping a watchful eye about what people are doing.

OOC: I am taking this oppurtunity to see how this culture is, and how people react to each other. Mostly learning how to fit in faster and not be caught by thieves prying on new people. OOC: Skitter will be commanded to watching over me. But, of course he is being impossible and likes to look at all the new sights and sounds. Every so often he will watch over, but mostly engaged at seeing all the new things.

 

[Aereas]

Listening to the guard I find everything to make sense. With the mentioning of killing ghosts being illegial it brings up another question though. "I can understand why killing a ghost would be illegial, but how can one tell if one was slain? Do they leave a remains behind after death? Also, what if you were attacked by a ghost. Is there any laws to protect the living in those cases?"

 

[Dog Moon]

The guard frowns slightly at your question, but he answers with, "Well of course murder of anyone is illegal, but he is the Deity of the Dead, if you get my drift. And they do leave remains," he adds.

OOC: Forgot to mention this before, but they are speaking in Gnome.

[SBLOCK=Freylin]You notice that though you hear him speaking in Gnome, the motions that his mouth are making are off, like a bad dub.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Charberus]

Skitter chuckles abit and says something (ogrun). Alth holds down the laugh as he explains it to skitter (ogrun), "When he said (imitating guard) 'they leave remains' , (back to Ogrun) he didn't mean Ghost Poop."

 

[Aereas]

Looking a little perplexed for a brief moment I say "Yes, of course murder would be illegial in any sense, but perhaps I should rephrase my question. Obviously no one would want to murder anyone for fear of the law and morality reasons. However, the life of an adventurer is a dangerous one and at times you are forced to kill another in an attempt to save your own life. Do the living have the right of self defense when being attacked by a ghost? Or any one else for that matter. Fighting is something I do so prefer to avoid, but it is inevitable that it will happen at some point in my life. I merely wish to know the rights I have in this new land."

OOC: I've been assuming the convo was done in gnome but good to know still ^^

To the DM:
[sblock]As he replies I try to pay closer attention to his words to see how off he seems, and weather the words actually seem to be coming from his mouth or just him in general. Lastly, how well is he speaking gnome.[/sblock]

 

[Dog Moon]

The guard frowns. "It's just like normal when living, except that everything is slanted against the living."

[SBLOCK=Freylin]It's coming from his mouth. He seems to be speaking it perfectly. It has the appearance of a dub, like in old Chinese movies dubbed by English actors.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Charberus]

OOC: I see that Freylin and Vita aren't with me. So, I will stop where I am and wait for them. All the time looking at the scenery, and grooming Skitter.

 

[Aereas]

Frowning myself over his reply I say "Thank you for your help sir. Have a nice...." I pause a moment looking up at the sky before I fnish with "Day."

Then I walk over to Alth and say in draconic "this place is anti-living as far as thier laws go. Be careful not to get in trouble." Then speaking in gnome again I add "[Let us go to the registry and see what we may be able to find.[/color]" After thats said I begin walking there knowing he will be close behind me.

 

[Charberus]

"Yes," saying to Freylin in a joyvial manner, now that we are walking towards the registry office, "That is why we are a sneaky race."

Skitter bucks the bumps the side of Alth, and then acts like nothing happened.