[Sealed Lands] The City of Taleas

[Kalanyr]

"It is simple, your group will nominate a champion, and I will nominate a champion in my interests, the two will then do combat, no one else may attack in any fashion anyone engaged in the combat. I do not expect you to win but merely to see if you are good enough to complete this task. If you win, you may ask whoever I nominate 3 questions. Simple ? "

Please do not highlight the following spoilers unless you are the character in question (IF YOU ARE IN STEALTH MODE PLEASE DO NOT READ WHAT FOLLOWS UNLESS IT IS ADDRESSED TO YOU):

Argus:

Spoiler

This second mention jogs your memory, this is a trial that the Faerie used to hold before the Seal, a ritual between themselves for status, if you recall correctly the loser had to perform 3 services for the winner.

 

[Serpenteye]

"It is simple, your group will nominate a champion, and I will nominate a champion in my interests, the two will then do combat, no one else may attack in any fashion anyone engaged in the combat. I do not expect you to win but merely to see if you are good enough to complete this task. If you win, you may ask whoever I nominate 3 questions. Simple ? "

"And if your champion wins we will proceed on our mission without your assistance. Quite simple.
Very well, I accept your challenge. I will fight your champion to unconciousness or surrender."

 

[Festy_Dog]

Argus scowls.

"Ach! Now I remember. Ye failed tae mention somethin' goblin. If'n I remember correctly, if our champion loses ye'll be askin' three things o' us. An' they techni'cly dinna need tae be questions, services was what was 'riginally granted tae the victor. We be havin' no tricks outta ye, aye," he says loudly so everyone present can hear, "Always schemin'. I'd accept no challenge from any goblin, they'll have some little friend waitin' tae stab ye in the back once yer attention is all on them. Pah!"

Argus proceeds to mumble a multitude of curses in Dwarven about fey, goblins, and other apparently associated evil-doers all out to get the dwarves.

 

[Kalanyr]

The goblin looks surprised (Which everyone gets an impression is totally false).

"Oh dear, I must have forgotten so carried away with the usual use to forget to mention the general terms.As for the second, you're incorrect, that you would have to answer 3 questions if you lost, sadly that magic of the trial only applies to those of faerie blood and possibly a few others. And now that I have clarified that, do you all accept Dekiran as your champion ? "

 

[Festy_Dog]

Argus grunts, maintaining his sour expression.

"Bah, save your feeble actin' fer the other goblins back in yer hole," he says angrily, then looks Dekiran up and down, "Lad, ya look like ye should be off prancin' about a royal court. Leave this tae someone who can swing a weapon. I'm sure ye can stand back an' wave yer hanky in a helpful manner. Better than gettin' ya pretty-boy face hacked off."

 

[Inez Hull]

Haragaos cast his haughty gaze over his companions, "Perhaps you will allow Aeter's judgement to be shown. Allow me to stand as our champion. If he wills it that we take up this challenge I will succeed, if he he wills it not then I will fail. And if he is indifferent... then better one who can wield a blade and call on divine aid than one whose greatest asset is his tightly grasped arrogance." Haragaos sneer rests on Dekiran before he bows his head and takes up his holy symbol in silent prayer.

 

[Serpenteye]

Dekiran answers the insults with calm condescension.

"It is my responsibility as a nobleman to accept an offer of duel from an opponent I wish to honour. It would be a sign of disrespect to send this ghoulish shaman against our prospective allies." He looks at the cleric.
"If this was a duel to the death you would be an appropriate choice. If all that was required was to beat our honourable opponent to a bloody pulp I do not doubt that any one of you could perform admirably. It would be most unfortunate if the duel ended thus, though. Weapons are less predictable than spells, as you well should know. A lucky strike with an axe or a blade can reduce a strong man from full health to a bleeding corpse and such an accident would doubtless make the situation less pleasant for us all. I have at my disposal the means to end the fight without the risk for such an incident. I can kill, but only when the situation calls for it."

 

[DanielJ]

I'll agree "looks at Dekiran for a moment then looks away as if in a dream"

 

[Inez Hull]

"Your responsibility as a nobleman..... It is amusing that one who claims to be the author of his own fate so readily falls back on the privelege of birth to justify himself. You show your self belief to be nothing more than a mask. Embrace the truth, embrace humility, as I have embraced the mantle of servanthood to Aeter. Handing your will into the care of a power greater than yourself is a liberating experience."

 

[DanielJ]

so what do you belive we should do? Haragaos