[PBP] Tholestia Chapter 1: Minotaur trouble and a failed ambush

[Ilan]

"Well Roland, not to be a bore, but we did make a deal that none would know of our mission. Only the essential details should be revealed to others. That Patrick claims to ba a ranger makes no difference. For all I care he is just a normal woodsman with none of the honour that people associate with rangers."

I glance at Patrick.

"Could you do me a favor, Roland. When you address me with my title could you address me then with Sir. I am thankfull that you address me with lord and I appriciate your respect. But I'm very proud of my title of Sir of Dunraven. Lord reminds me to much of my homeland. And in these humanlands I like to be called by the title that the humans gave me out of respect and gratitude."

"How did you become a knight?"

 

[Deepwinter 7]

OOC: Euhm am I a bit late to say something along the lines of "Hey, who is this old man too trust so easily, maybe he is not speaking the truth and is only using us to get rid of some Minotaurs. We should first ask for confirmation from others... etc... etc..." Luckily you are all a straightforward ignorant lot, and this time it might pay of. My god this thread goes fassst

Deepwinter 7 keeps quiet and tries to decide whether to start liking or disliking our single-braincelled paladin. Concerning a full-frontal attack on some minotaurs, his thought are clear... he'll help for some time, but when the sh.t has hitthed the fan he's off.

After a while he walks over to Roland and Tristan and says in a respectful tone:

"Excuse me noble Sirs, in case of an attack on the Minotaurs I could greatly enhance your defense with a powerful spell of mine that makes you immune to both magical and normal weapons for quite some time. Warn me when we draw near to combat and I will grant you both this favour. I can also enhance the magical dweomer of your weapons, but only if they haven't been enchanted too powerful yet."

 

[takew]

"Well that will definitely come in handy. Especially since the sword i am handling now aint that great *SNIF*.... But one day I will be reunited with my precious."

 

[Sullaf]

To Ilan:
"I will try to keep our mission objectives more to ourselves, although time has taught me that the quickest way is to just spill out the information. That way you get the best and the most answers. As you are one of noble blood I respect your wishes and will address you with Sir from this moment on."

Roland gently pads Simba lightly on his back and continues: "I did not merely become a knight, it was my calling." Rolands eyes begin to sparkle as he absentminded touches his holy symbol, "Heironeous himself appeared in my dream and demanded that I would rid the world of evil in his name. Heironeous showed me part of the future. At least I think it was the future. It was a glorious prophecy. I saw a perfect world full of love and peace. The next night I had a horrible nightmare. A giant spider completely destroyed that beautiful world, which Heironeous had created." Roland face changes to a determent expression. "From that moment on I saw clearly what my goal in life was: to never let that happen. I took an oath to have faith in Heironeous and obey his directions, to defend his church and their possessions at all costs, to show courage in battle, to use my strength to protect the weak and feeble, to respect women and those of the Cloth, to champion right against wrong, good against evil, to never take part in any wrongful quarrel for reward or payment and to be truthful in all doings and to never lie." Roland smiles and continues "So here I am, and what is your excuse?"

To Deepwinter 7:
Completely surprised by the sudden change in Deepwinters attitude Roland is a little speechless. After Tristan replies he recovers and adds to Tristan in a grateful voice "Thank you kindly Deepwinter 7. I totally agree with my friend here, although it is not my plan to attack them. We are just going to arrest them and bring them to justice, but if the Minotaurs should resist, a battle could be unavoidable. Your help would be greatly appreciated. You need not worry about my sword though. It has been in my family for ages and has very powerful magical powers. I do not think your powers could be of any use there, but to be immune to weapons is very powerful indeed. That would help us a great deal!"

 

[Deepwinter 7]

With a subtle voice Deepwinter 7 addresses Roland and says:

"The power that I could manifest on you and your companion is called Inertial Barrier, it will not make you completely immune to normal weapons, but will absorp a large part of the damage otherwise done to you. It will not strenghten your armor, or make you harder to hit, but less susceptible to damage. After about 2 hours or sufficient damage the power will wear off though."

In a more stern voice he adds to Roland:

"If you were really serious about arresting a minotaur, I think you have received too many blows on the head. Minotaurs are said to be proud people, not yielding to any laws but their own; and their law is one of strenght and not of order

OOC: If I don't know this, drop the last sentence

We would be wiser to either attack them well prepared or leave them be. It makes no sense to try to negotiate an arrest or a truce, Minotaurs are an evil Race and putting us in a defensive position would be very dangerous. I even will go so far as to say that I, convict or not, refuse to participate in such a mission, for we will not walk out of their habitat unscathed. Let us arrange for a more sensible solution, one in which strength and honour are accompanied by stealth and cunning"

After turning his head to Tristan, Deepwinter 7 adds with a raised eyebrow:

"Why is it that I always have a deja-vu when I hear you speak? It seems that much that you say reflects the words of others. Are you posessed by some strange being or something, because your behaviour seems to be rather off-worldly. Oh, and please stop refering to your sword as if it's a great love lost. I don't want to hear about your fantasies no longer... You are losing credibility, and I have noticed that people who lose their credibility usually get themselves killed"

 

[Sullaf]

WULF adressing anybody who listens....

People, I must say I have more fatith in Mr. Deepwinters approach than the less subtle, though courageous tactic of Mr. Goldsteel. Although I have great faith in him and gladly respect his authority, especially since I am the benjamin of our group , I must ask you brave paladin Sir, to contemplate for a moment and allow all of us to decide on a common strategy Directly adressing Roland


OOC// tap tap excuse mr. and mrs. minotaur we have come to bring you and all your 25 companion to...er...eh..justice, If you would kindly follow us to the nearby prison please//OOC

 

[Deepwinter 7]

OOC: "But oh of course Mister Wizard Sir, you are most right in your cause. Please spare a minute so I can round up my associates. We won't be long.... after all it is SO obvious that you and your merry Men are stronger than we are"

 

[Ravellion]

To Deepwinter: Diactum knew this, so he might have told you when he first though that it might be minotaurs (about a page or two back by now... gee, the thread is fast!)

Patrick:"Horses? You actually want to go through forested hills with horses? I move faster on foot, then while guiding a horse, though I see that unlike most Asmtradan Knights, you haven't completely slowed your Horse down with Heavy plate barding. We could use the horses, if you really insist."

Patrick, after that, seems satisfied with the information he has given.

 

[Sullaf]

To Patrick:
"Am I to understand that we travel through forest invested terrain? For I was under the impression that the tracks found by my companion Lord ... Sir Ilan were in the open fields. I therefor assumed we were to travel by horse."

To the rest in general:
With a face of honest amazement Roland speaks to the party: "I really do not see why we should not arrest the Minotaurs as planned. They are criminals as far as I'm concerned and they should be brought to justice, what's so strange about that? Is this not the way you people normally uphold the law? Sure, they might not cooperate and we might have to kill a couple who do not follow procedures but this is the way Tristan and I have always conducted our work, and quite successfully if I may say so."

Roland turns to Deepwinter and in a level, curious voice continues: "It seems that you have more tricks on your sleeve than a Verduran merchant. Tell me, what would your sensible solution be? How would you persuade these Minotaurs to accompany us to court?

 

[takew]

To DW7 in a uncontrolled and angry voice:
“Who are you to judge about my behaviour? That sword you are talking about is what keeps me going day in day out. I am a trained master of the longsword, the sword of Heironeuos himself. Without that sword, I feel naked and only half alive. This minor version is just a helping hand in the search for me precious…”

In a normal voice:
“Sorry that I lost my self-control. But you MUST understand that the sword I am looking for is worth more to me than anything ells I posses. It is maybe a bit over the top my affection to this lost sword, but please give me some slack…”