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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix" data-source="post: 3005267" data-attributes="member: 16166"><p>[sblock]Hey, I played it as if your character didn't know any better, rich noble bastards...[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Whale smiled and began rambling, telling Alexi of many of his exploits in the city, as well as the dozens of suburbs that he'd travelled in the last few years, and if Whale had even only half been lying it would've made him a force to be reckoned with.</p><p></p><p>It seemed that a man they new as Ham, a bartender from a suburb called the Apartments, had contacted each of them for a hidden employer. They were contracted for 5,000 silver pieces (with a 100 silver retainer) to travel out into a dangerous suburb called the Outskirts. It was said that the Outskirts was the last suburb one could travel before reaching the outer wall of the city, but as it was populated by the savage beasts that could not survive in the populated areas, few people survived the journey.</p><p></p><p>The cut for the mission had not been decided, as it was not unusual for one or more to fall in battle and change the portions, though it seemed that there was an unspoken thought of 'forceful negotiation' in Whale's words.</p><p></p><p>In the five days that the group travelled for Alexi learnt many things of the city from the talkative Whale, about suburbs, people, legends, gods, magic, and mostly food. The man seemed more and more excited to talk about Burgi and questioned Alexi more and more about his home and how to get there.</p><p></p><p>Dragon and Boar were different. Dragon rarely spoke to Alexi unless he was telling them of possible danger ahead, pointing out the way to go, safe places to eat or sleep the night, or simply telling them to shut up.</p><p></p><p>Boar was quiet and spoke little on the trail. Over cups at night or during dinner Boar would offer quiet reflection on the days events, correct a misunderstood fact about the city, or simply point out something that had to be looked into in the next few days. There was nothing meek about him though, more, deliberate.</p><p></p><p>Alexi discovered on the fourth day that Whale's real name was Diminyk and that he was the last of an order of knights from a far-off suburb called the Darklight, a place where eternal darkness swallowed the streets so bright lights continuously burned to allow people to walk the streets. Apparently one night all the lights went off at the same time, he shuddered at that point in his story, and nothing more was said of it.</p><p></p><p>Dragon and Boar's horses stood on an old dock at the end of the street, waiting for the other two to catch up with them. Both seemed to be in quiet discussion with each other, and as Alexi and Diminyk approached it could be seen that a fast flowing river some several hundred meters wide streched as far as the eyes to see to their left and right.</p><p></p><p>"Seems like we've got a problem friend."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix, post: 3005267, member: 16166"] [sblock]Hey, I played it as if your character didn't know any better, rich noble bastards...[/sblock] Whale smiled and began rambling, telling Alexi of many of his exploits in the city, as well as the dozens of suburbs that he'd travelled in the last few years, and if Whale had even only half been lying it would've made him a force to be reckoned with. It seemed that a man they new as Ham, a bartender from a suburb called the Apartments, had contacted each of them for a hidden employer. They were contracted for 5,000 silver pieces (with a 100 silver retainer) to travel out into a dangerous suburb called the Outskirts. It was said that the Outskirts was the last suburb one could travel before reaching the outer wall of the city, but as it was populated by the savage beasts that could not survive in the populated areas, few people survived the journey. The cut for the mission had not been decided, as it was not unusual for one or more to fall in battle and change the portions, though it seemed that there was an unspoken thought of 'forceful negotiation' in Whale's words. In the five days that the group travelled for Alexi learnt many things of the city from the talkative Whale, about suburbs, people, legends, gods, magic, and mostly food. The man seemed more and more excited to talk about Burgi and questioned Alexi more and more about his home and how to get there. Dragon and Boar were different. Dragon rarely spoke to Alexi unless he was telling them of possible danger ahead, pointing out the way to go, safe places to eat or sleep the night, or simply telling them to shut up. Boar was quiet and spoke little on the trail. Over cups at night or during dinner Boar would offer quiet reflection on the days events, correct a misunderstood fact about the city, or simply point out something that had to be looked into in the next few days. There was nothing meek about him though, more, deliberate. Alexi discovered on the fourth day that Whale's real name was Diminyk and that he was the last of an order of knights from a far-off suburb called the Darklight, a place where eternal darkness swallowed the streets so bright lights continuously burned to allow people to walk the streets. Apparently one night all the lights went off at the same time, he shuddered at that point in his story, and nothing more was said of it. Dragon and Boar's horses stood on an old dock at the end of the street, waiting for the other two to catch up with them. Both seemed to be in quiet discussion with each other, and as Alexi and Diminyk approached it could be seen that a fast flowing river some several hundred meters wide streched as far as the eyes to see to their left and right. "Seems like we've got a problem friend." [/QUOTE]
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