Night's Embrace: Part 1--A Touch of Darkness

[Boddynock]

(OOC: There's an SBLOCK for Kel at Post 782 in case you missed it Boddynock )

OOC: Thanks, RA - I'm afraid RL has been OTT as of late! (Hmm, not sure if that's an Australian contraction or one you'd be familiar with: OTT = over the top, ie, excessive.) I'm flat out like a lizard drinking today, so I'll try to get to it as soon as I can (I refuse to use yet another acronym in this post!) Boddynock

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Oh, it's very very soon. A few months away."

(OOC: Gotcha BN)

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

"I suppose that fits the Night's Embrace, Titus?" Shan asks.

To the elves, he explains, "It seems like they're preparing to rise again. How much time is left before the coronation?"

Titus' lips thin and his expression darkens, but he does nothing yet to confirm or deny Shan's assumption, asking, rather, "Do you happen to know where the coronation is meant to be?"

[sblock=OOC]Kn: Rel (+2) check to verify this is the anniversary of the defeat of Night's Embrace, or can I assume Titus would know given his obsession with them?[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Titus OOC]Oh, he probably celebrates that day given his obsession--the problem is the elves haven't given an exact day, so he can't match it up

It'll be 20 years from the cult's total annihilation in about four months.
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*The male priest says something in Elvish with a raised eyebrow, and the priestess laughs.*

"Well, it's a coronation, so probably at the palace unless they have some special coronation place. I don't know how these coronations work--I'm an ambassador of my people here, not a citisen. We all are, really. Hence why it seems so chimerical that you would come to ask us of all the possible choices, unless this is a prank."

*The priestess says something in Elvish to him.*

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

"Well, it's a coronation, so probably at the palace unless they have some special coronation place. I don't know how these coronations work--I'm an ambassador of my people here, not a citisen. We all are, really. Hence why it seems so chimerical that you would come to ask us of all the possible choices, unless this is a prank."

Titus shrugs, feigning nonchalance. "You pointed out how quick my kind are to live and die. With your long lifespans, we figured the elves would remember the terror of the Night's Embrace with more immediacy than humans."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Twenty years is but the blink of an eye for the Tel-Quess," the elf admits, "However, you may have overestimated the amount we ever cared about that cult in the first place, and moreso once it was destroyed. In the grand scheme of things, this 'Night's Embrace' was but a trifle of very short duration. For a human, it may have seemed to have lasted a long time or been important. The ones who know more are likely those of other races who had more invested in it. In fact, while dwarves do not live as long as the Tel-Quess, they understand the way of time, so I am sure that dwarven veterans would have more information--even humans have lived between the cult's destruction and now, and they breed and die like rabbits."

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

"Twenty years is but the blink of an eye for the Tel-Quess," the elf admits, "However, you may have overestimated the amount we ever cared about that cult in the first place, and moreso once it was destroyed. In the grand scheme of things, this 'Night's Embrace' was but a trifle of very short duration. For a human, it may have seemed to have lasted a long time or been important. The ones who know more are likely those of other races who had more invested in it. In fact, while dwarves do not live as long as the Tel-Quess, they understand the way of time, so I am sure that dwarven veterans would have more information--even humans have lived between the cult's destruction and now, and they breed and die like rabbits."

Titus bristles, but manages to bite down on his retort and keep his clenched fists at his side. He bows his head ever so slightly, gives a smile that far more closely resembles a canine baring his teeth, and turns to his companions to say "I think we've got what we need. Anyone else need to ask something?"

Whether they do or don't Titus excuses himself back to the temple entrance.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Bump)

 

[Shayuri]

On seeing Titus emerge from the temple, Sulannus hurries over, keeping her hood drawn forward and asks, "You're back already? Did you learn anything? Where are the others?"

 

[Legildur]

Blunt, who had already intended to walk out, exits the temple shortly after Titus and soon joins him at his side.