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<blockquote data-quote="Qik" data-source="post: 5694843" data-attributes="member: 6673727">Quioan chuckles, enjoying the breeze blowing in from the water as well as the conversation.&nbsp; &quot;You mean to say you're twenty?&nbsp; I'm a hundred and twenty.&nbsp; And I'm not that far removed from when I came of age.&quot; He once again finds himself contemplating the scale of the short-lived races.&nbsp; &quot;I don't know how you humans do it sometimes...&quot; he says, then quickly adds, &quot;No offense meant, of course.&nbsp; It's just hard to contemplate such a fundamentally different time-frame.&quot;&quot;I come from Ilumistae, an isolated forest village deep within the Baronies.&nbsp; It's a remarkable place, really - all high elven culture and courts and magical research and ritualized duels...&quot;&nbsp; He trails off, then laughs.&nbsp; &quot;It's enough to make you sick.&nbsp; But having been gone for as long as I have, I've come to respect it for what it is.&nbsp; Which, when you come down to it, is home, for better or worse.&nbsp; I hope to return some time soon.&quot;&quot;As for why I left...&quot; the elf shifts, somewhat uncomfortable. &quot;Truth be told, I'm still trying to figure that out.&nbsp; In short, it was a dream - a powerful dream, on the eve of my traditional coming-of-age celebration.&nbsp; I don't really remember the specifics, but what I do remember was the intensity of the message: 'Go.&nbsp; Help.'&quot; He sighs. &quot;As in, help those in need.&quot;&nbsp; Turning to look Elenka in the eye: &quot;I had a very privileged life, in the way that only isolation can bring, and this dream brought with it such an awareness of the suffering of others, of the horrors that exist in our world...&quot;&nbsp; He shakes his head, turning to look back out over the water.&nbsp; &quot;I was called to help, to make some small contribution, and that is why I left.&quot;&nbsp; He laughs.&nbsp; &quot;Plus, if I had to participate in one more ritual parade celebrating my third cousins graduation into a new rank of swordsmanship, I would have climbed the highest tree in the wood and flung myself off the top of it.&quot;&quot;So your people - it sounds like they have a special relationship to the wood.&quot;&nbsp; [sblock=Stats]&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Quioan_Scorchsong_%28Qik%29" target="_blank">Quioan Scorchsong</a>&nbsp; HP: 15/15AC: 15 (Touch: 15, Flat-footed: 10)CMD: 18Fort: +3, Ref: +8, Will: +4Perception: +8Spells:- 0: Light, Detect Magic, Ghost Sound- 1: Mage Armor, Gravity Bow, Enlarge PersonBonded Item: Unused[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Qik, post: 5694843, member: 6673727"] Quioan chuckles, enjoying the breeze blowing in from the water as well as the conversation. [COLOR=Lime]"You mean to say you're twenty? I'm [I]a hundred[/I] and twenty. And I'm not that far removed from when I came of age." [/COLOR]He once again finds himself contemplating the scale of the short-lived races. [COLOR=Lime]"I don't know how you humans do it sometimes..."[/COLOR] he says, then quickly adds,[COLOR=Lime] "No offense meant, of course. It's just hard to contemplate such a fundamentally different time-frame."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Lime]"I come from Ilumistae, an isolated forest village deep within the Baronies. It's a remarkable place, really - all high elven culture and courts and magical research and ritualized duels..."[/COLOR] He trails off, then laughs. [COLOR=Lime]"It's enough to make you sick. But having been gone for as long as I have, I've come to respect it for what it is. Which, when you come down to it, is home, for better or worse. I hope to return some time soon."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Lime]"As for why I left..."[/COLOR] the elf shifts, somewhat uncomfortable. [COLOR=Lime] "Truth be told, I'm still trying to figure that out. In short, it was a dream - a powerful dream, on the eve of my traditional coming-of-age celebration. I don't really remember the specifics, but what I do remember was the intensity of the message: 'Go. Help.'" [/COLOR] He sighs. [COLOR=Lime] "As in, help those in need."[/COLOR] Turning to look Elenka in the eye:[COLOR=Lime] "I had a very privileged life, in the way that only isolation can bring, and this dream brought with it such an awareness of the suffering of others, of the horrors that exist in our world..."[/COLOR] He shakes his head, turning to look back out over the water. [COLOR=Lime]"I was called to help, to make some small contribution, and that is why I left."[/COLOR] He laughs. [COLOR=Lime]"Plus, if I had to participate in one more ritual parade celebrating my third cousins graduation into a new rank of swordsmanship, I would have climbed the highest tree in the wood and flung myself off the top of it."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Lime]"So your people - it sounds like they have a special relationship to the wood."[/COLOR] [sblock=Stats] [URL="http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Quioan_Scorchsong_%28Qik%29"]Quioan Scorchsong[/URL] HP: 15/15 AC: 15 (Touch: 15, Flat-footed: 10) CMD: 18 Fort: +3, Ref: +8, Will: +4 Perception: +8 Spells: - 0: Light, Detect Magic, Ghost Sound - 1: Mage Armor, Gravity Bow, Enlarge Person Bonded Item: Unused[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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