Oathbound : Homecoming (the gathering) everybody in!

[Ferrix]

"Ah... kindred marked men you are, odd at least that you could call the two of you kindred," pointing out the obvious difference between the two, "but all the same, that goes for me as well, we must have at least half of something in common, eh?" Raising his arm to show them the marking, and then going on, "So, I take it you two are up for a drink?" Producing a flask from under his cloak, he takes a swig, then proffers it to them. He'll pass it around, it's a sweet honey tea still hot, he'll then take another swig himself and return it to the cloak. "The night's young, what say we build a fire, sit around and swap a tale or two?" Looking back and forth between the two, he smiles curiously and rests back against the tree.

 

[Voadam]

"Hummm ... let's see. I think I still have the parchemins with me ..." Orillian opens the chest that his small earth elemental is carrying and starts rummaging through it, using both his hand and the magic of his talisman. Finally, he seems to have found what he was looking for and he makes the two parchemins float toward the Lumin. "This is a map of a land visited by a powerful young mage while he disappeared from this one. The other parchemin is an old drawing of what my 'tattoo' used to look like a few years ago. There are some resemblances, don't you think ?"

"Thank you. Yes it does seem to correspond to these points on the map. I vaguely remember mine being in a similar configuration a few years ago. Have you come to any conclusions about the possible significance of this? If you were inspired to transcribe your marks at that particular time so that you could recognize the map then we may indeed all have been subtly influenced to be in certain positions and for this map to catch your eye to bring us to some future purpose. But then that would indicate we have been influenced for some time by some power and does not reveal the nature of that power or whether it is a force for good or evil. Of course it could just be an interesting coincidence between the marks and the map which will only obscure the true nature of this mystery."

 

[hafrogman]

Tristan nods his agreement with the man as he and Baja move forward to join him.

"Yes, thank you for your hospitality."

Once they have joined him and passed around the flask, Tristan turns to regard the young man.

"I feel that the three of us have something important to discuss. We all have something in common. I suspect you have no more idea of the origins of these marks than either of us do. Am I correct?"

 

[Ferrix]

Tristan nods his agreement with the man as he and Baja move forward to join him.

"Yes, thank you for your hospitality."

Once they have joined him and passed around the flask, Tristan turns to regard the young man.

"I feel that the three of us have something important to discuss. We all have something in common. I suspect you have no more idea of the origins of these marks than either of us do. Am I correct?"

"Nothing creative enough to sound true. It's been there as long as I can remember and no one has been able to give me a decent answer about them as of yet. So, other than the big guy," pointing out the half-orc, "and now myself, have you met anyone else who has the same markings? It seems there are more than three dots and that means probably more marked men or perhaps women." A wry grin spreads across his face.

 

[hafrogman]

Tristan shakes his head.

"No, I have never met another before, always the other dots have stayed far away. However, it was only just recently that Baja and I met, and now we have come across you as well. And if we can infer anything from the placement of the other marks, it appears that another conjunction is taking place elsewhere. Something is happening now that has never happened before, and I personally want to know what it is. I want to see what happens when all the marks are in one place. Would you be interested in joining us as we search for an answer?"

 

[Voadam]

"So Orillian, are these magical talismans that you use to accomplish your magic or are you a practitioner? Do you have any travel magic? I am trained in the arts of the Order but those are focused on warring against the undead and other dark forces and healing the hurts that they cause. I have no personal travel magics at my disposal."

 

[deadestdai]

Baja listened to the two men talk. He'd have piped up and offered his own opinions, obversations and so forth, but it seemed that everyone always spoke so much more "intelli-junt like" than he did. So the only thing that gave away Baja's involvement with the conversation, was the odd "seemingly" appropriate nod at each of the other's words.

To be honest, he was wondering why the newcomer's flask'd drink didn't taste of alcohol?

Still, it was nice to sit with others he could feel so comfortable with in such a short time as to call, "brother".

His stomach rumbled. Me am hungry. 'Gonna hunt - be right here, ya? The half-orc made sure to see whether the others wanted to join him then gathered his gear and left to find deer or boar or rabbits or a cow or whatever. (Baja wasn't particular about what he ate, as long as his rumbling stomach went away.)

 

[hafrogman]

Tristan nods to Baja and smiles at him.

"Yeah, I'll still be here when you get back. Don't be away too long though, I don't want to loose track of you."

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
(also here.... just need the grand puba's thumb's up b4 i can play. ^_^)

 

[GPEKO]

"Thank you. Yes it does seem to correspond to these points on the map. I vaguely remember mine being in a similar configuration a few years ago. Have you come to any conclusions about the possible significance of this? If you were inspired to transcribe your marks at that particular time so that you could recognize the map then we may indeed all have been subtly influenced to be in certain positions and for this map to catch your eye to bring us to some future purpose. But then that would indicate we have been influenced for some time by some power and does not reveal the nature of that power or whether it is a force for good or evil. Of course it could just be an interesting coincidence between the marks and the map which will only obscure the true nature of this mystery."

"While I'm starting to believe there is some power is bringing us together -- three of us together can no longer be a coincidence after all -- the only thing that 'pushed' me to draw this were boring lectures on the theorical working of magic at the guild. We tend to be lacking in patience during your youth you see ... But anyway, I think we need to find a lot more of this puzzles' pieces if we are to solve it. Like I mentionned earlier, I say we move on the east road. If we can't find others with the sign, we can at least consult the great librairies in the country of Solvergne which that way."
OOC: I'm making all this up but I think it OK... Is it ?

"So Orillian, are these magical talismans that you use to accomplish your magic or are you a practitioner? Do you have any travel magic? I am trained in the arts of the Order but those are focused on warring against the undead and other dark forces and healing the hurts that they cause. I have no personal travel magics at my disposal."

"Really ! What a question ! Don't you think that someone travelling with a walking rock would be relying on more than just a few magical trinkets ? If you must know, I'm mostly an expert of the incantations that bring and bound creatures from other planes of existance. As such, I've studied the magical 'pathways' that are distributed through the worlds but I'm not yet confident enough to use them over long distances. I guess I'll just rely on a good steed for now."