Alinis looks thoughtful. "You know, we don't have to be rivals. You're interested in helping the people of this town for a fair bit of coin right? So are we. Instead of being at crossed-swords so to speak, why not work together? There seems to be plenty of unpleasantness going around and it looks like there will be more to come. If we pool our resources together, we can share our information as well as coin and glory equally. It might not be as much as we'd like, but at least this way, both sides benifit. If we continue to be rivals, any enemies we both might have will capitalize on it and take out both your group and ours." she said politely.
Shackled City - Chapter III
- Thread starter Majin
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She shook her head. "Elyas, did it ever occur to you that the kobolds are not a minor evil? If you were listening, there is something behind all of these attacks coordinating them. We should all concentrate on that. Once we take care of this whatever it is, the kobolds and much of the problems plagueing this town will not be quite as bad."
hippocrachus
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Orpheus follows Annah's suit and ignores the others, their incompetent bickering not helping or moving the conversation along in the least.
Do us all a favor and keep your mouths shut for a change, he thinks to himself vehemently; looking at his companions for only a second.
"I'm sure we're not the only band of amateur adventurers around; who amongst the city's rabble try to compare themselves to your heroic...stature?" he asks the others, but having eyes only for Annah.
Do us all a favor and keep your mouths shut for a change, he thinks to himself vehemently; looking at his companions for only a second.
"I'm sure we're not the only band of amateur adventurers around; who amongst the city's rabble try to compare themselves to your heroic...stature?" he asks the others, but having eyes only for Annah.
Majin
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OoC: Todd will be recovering from the effects of Orpheus' spell next go around, so he best be ready for a pissed off, bratty noble. 
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"We will continue our efforts with the kobolds alone, I think. As for other adventurers, I can only assume there must be others around, but they have not stood out enough for us to notice," Zach says, then begins paying incredibly too much attention to his drink. "We normally don't fraternize with other groups," Annah explains, beginning to blush. "It is generally considered to be below our station to do so..." she adds, slightly embarrassed it seems.
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"We will continue our efforts with the kobolds alone, I think. As for other adventurers, I can only assume there must be others around, but they have not stood out enough for us to notice," Zach says, then begins paying incredibly too much attention to his drink. "We normally don't fraternize with other groups," Annah explains, beginning to blush. "It is generally considered to be below our station to do so..." she adds, slightly embarrassed it seems.
Alinis' mouth quirked. And they call elves haughty. "We elves of the Nerenese empire do not consider any to be beneath us. We have learned what many other elvish nations have not, to their sorrow. That any station must be earned through sweat and tears and not through blood-right alone. All of our nobles have earned the right to lead through experience. Not through an accident of birth."
She grinned at Annah. "In other words, our nobles get the snottiness beat out of them quite early. The ones that don't learn, get killed pretty quickly." she nodded to the group of adventurers. "Your friends are probably headed that way if somebody doesn't teach them the error of their ways."
She grinned at Annah. "In other words, our nobles get the snottiness beat out of them quite early. The ones that don't learn, get killed pretty quickly." she nodded to the group of adventurers. "Your friends are probably headed that way if somebody doesn't teach them the error of their ways."
hippocrachus
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"Surely they know that, Alinis," he states tiredly, trying to impress upon her that insulting their experience isn't the most diplomatic way of educating them.
"Is their some form of Guild Hall around that we might study the competition at?" he asks Annah innocently. "We may not be able to compare to yourselves, but there has to be some ladder we can start at the bottom of..."
His sonata finished, Orpheus notices Todd's return to reality with obvious misgivings. Before the dumb man can stumble about with an insulting response, Orpheus looks to Annah almost pleadingly.
"I'm glad my meager talents could so fascinate you, Noble Vanderboren!" Orpheus says to the man happily. "I believe my companions and I have wasted enough of your time this night," he continues, rising from his seat and slinging his mandolin across his back, "so we will take our leave of you. Lady Annah," he smiles, bowing his head.
"Is their some form of Guild Hall around that we might study the competition at?" he asks Annah innocently. "We may not be able to compare to yourselves, but there has to be some ladder we can start at the bottom of..."
His sonata finished, Orpheus notices Todd's return to reality with obvious misgivings. Before the dumb man can stumble about with an insulting response, Orpheus looks to Annah almost pleadingly.
"I'm glad my meager talents could so fascinate you, Noble Vanderboren!" Orpheus says to the man happily. "I believe my companions and I have wasted enough of your time this night," he continues, rising from his seat and slinging his mandolin across his back, "so we will take our leave of you. Lady Annah," he smiles, bowing his head.
"Indeed," Alinis says dryly, she stood and bowed, with just a hint of distain in her voice. "A word of advice. Before you go assuming that people have less rank than you, make sure of it. It... tends avoid bad feelings later. After all... Clothes mean nothing, it is who is wearing them that matters."
I am glad my parents taught me to treat others based on who they are rather than what blood flows through their veins. I am very glad that my people do the same. Otherwise we'd be as extinct as the other elvish nations.
I am glad my parents taught me to treat others based on who they are rather than what blood flows through their veins. I am very glad that my people do the same. Otherwise we'd be as extinct as the other elvish nations.
Majin
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hippocrachus said:
Annah thinks for a moment before answering Orpheus. "There is no "guild" exactly, at least that I know of, and I have lived here most of my life... But there is one place that that I know of that holds a sort of record of prominent groups that have passed through here at one point or another. It is a magic shop. "Skye's Magical Emporium" it is called. It's run by a female gnome who's quite eccentric. To only those groups of customers that have proved themselves worthy in her eyes does she attach a magical rune to the front of her shop, upon one of the large bricks that it is built with. These runes displays the name of the adventuring parties in her favor. She gives special discounts to these groups as well," she explains, as Todd starts to rouse from his entrancement.
As Orpheus and those with him make to leave the bar, Todd can be heard sputtering to himself and asking quick questions of his companion as to what had just transpired. A quick glance back before exiting through the door, Orpheus sees with no doubt, Todd's eyes boring a hole through him, undeserved, but undeniable hatred eminating from them.
