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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 1023983" data-attributes="member: 5137">Greppa, I'm glad you warned me about the dialogue <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.Just so's y'all know, Amalan was much fiercer and well-spoken before 4-5 weeks passed without record <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" />Just a quick comment, since I don't think this was ever explained to anyone but Bellos: there is a feat that allows attunement/sensitivity to the land, and by sending faint ripples through the "green pond of life", allows communication with others who are nearby and similarly sensitive.Bellos wasn't communicating, however. He was splashing wildly.When Amalan went looking for the hatchling dragon he'd not been warned about, you can imagine his surprise to find a scrawny Aglaonese citizen, with a terrible story of a dragon murdered, a land ravaged, and a tiny band of heroes trying to stop it all.Note: from Greppa's point of view, he gave a pretty exact quote. It covers the important parts of the dragon's little thank-you speech, after all, which you'll notice is 70% additional lands <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />.Here's a fairly exact quote, from my planning notes. I think I may have changed a few bits on the fly, though."THAT A DRAGON DIED IS TRAGEDY, BUT DO NOT THINK I AM BLIND TO YOUR HEROISM." A breathy pause, then, "FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TODAY, I THANK YOU. RETURN TO YOUR LANDS. REJOICE. FOR I SEE FIT TO REWARD HEROISM, AND EXTEND THE COMPACT WITH YOUR PEOPLE. THE VALLEYS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF LITTLE LAKE SHALL BE YOURS, AND IN YOUR NAME." Another pause, as the dragon stares hard in the direction of the mining shaft, then nods and repeats, "THANK YOU." He leaves, fading into the forest.Okay, looking at that, I know I changed a few bits <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />. I dropped the "rejoice", cuz I was looking at the players, who were looking at me, and they didn't look like the word would resonate with them right at that moment <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />. And I think I reworded "I see fit to reward heroism", although I'll be damned if I can remember how.(As for how I had that planned - Amalan was going to show up whether Bellos went and got him or not; it was just a matter of whether or not the PCs were on his good side or not, so I had two speeches prepped)"Stupid humans"... did I actually say that? Gah!Although, I am pretty sure he said "and now you will have only death."Note: when Greppa says "celestial", he isn't talking about in the way that a Theralis citizen would use it - by that standard, Athan was more celestial, and this fellow was more fiendish. But in the more modern sense,in that he had an angelic, almost guileless expression, he did.Also, Greppa described him very prettily, but neglected to mention his name (even though he refers to the name later in this post, with no preamble or linkage <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />): it's Akeros.And here's another description of him..."His skin as pale as ivory, his eyes darkest blue, his nails blackest talons. He was beautiful. He ripped apart the final initiate himself, following the ritual he'd watched for three days, and finally spoke. 'I require clothing. And weapons.'. Akeros had returned."And one more thing... Thelanna was a lot sneakier than presented here <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />. Greppa and Merideth both fell for it hook, line and sinker until Bellos put things in perspective several minutes later. Of course, it's his diary, so that's to be expected <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />(Greppa's PLAYER didn't fall for it, but he did an admirable job of having his character fall for it; writing it this way later is just icing on the cake for me <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />)</blockquote>

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