CREATION SCHEMA
SEGMENT 325
“Shy-Anne Shard”
BARRAKAS 17, 999
The Golden Chalice is located in a wealthy area of Passage, Aundair. Only the wealthiest are members here. Few can be a guest here unless given approval by three or more members. It’s very exclusive. Royalty, Nobles, powerful warlords, mages and Dragonmarked house members are all members here. Tonight they are entertained by the famous elven bard Jaerun.
One of the few guests here watches everything with great amusement. She understands power, the power of command, authority, magics and even the supernatural. But she understands something they do not- the power of the mind. Shy-Anne Shard has traveled far and wide but seems to always arrive back in Passage. She has beaten dungeons created by the great creator- Drogan, she has defeated demons sent from the waste lands of the west, and she has even dared to defy the celestials in the Plane of Shavarath. She even courted a dragon once… and obviously lived.
Today, she seeks knowledge that she believes a merchant only has. The merchant has little care for her abilities and influence beyond the mind but her son is another thing. Like putty, she has manipulated him and now hopes to find the secrets she seeks.
That is until a quiet pop sound is heard nearby. She knows the sound. She heard it once when traveling with Kim Elderich. It is the sound made by Glyder Freetime whenever he leaves and arrives in another time. Looking around she sees the gnome peering out from a curtain on the balcony. He looks both lost and in search of something. When he sees her he smiles and waves then ducks as a security guard looks his way- alerted also by the sound of his arrival.
The guard is suddenly confused as she reaches out to mind with her. Glyder takes this time and opportunity to walk into the building and scurry to the back unseen by anyone.
“Excuse me Lord Ternity, I must…. Visit the water room. I will return shortly.” She stays up allowing her upper thigh to show through her gown and smiles. The young man nearly drops his wine in response.
“Hurry back malady. I do so enjoy your company.” He watches her leaves and smiles with lust and ill intensions.
Checking that no one is within listening distance, Shy-Anne looks about then goes into the water closet. “We need to stop meeting in these kinds of places. People will begin to talk.” Says the Gnome with a sly smirk. He is older than she remembers him being. She almost thinks he has aged decades in the past year when she remembers he passes through time. To her, a few months have gone by; to him it may be decades slipping through time, past, present and the future.
“Let them talk. The truth is more appealing and amazing to me. Why have you seeked me out? And since when did you gain control over your time jumps?”
“Limited control but yes- I can direct the jump slightly. For the past five years I have learned much about the magics of time. But I seek not to lecture you on that but give you fair warning.”
“Warning?”
“On the 28th of Rhaan in the year of 999, you will meet in the Deneith Compound outside of Sharn. Avoid the city as there is danger there seeking you and those you meet there. One will fall within the City of Towers. “
“I enjoy mysteries as much as anyone else but let’s get to the point. What is this about?” Shy demands as her patience runs low.
“Kim” as if that explains everything.
“oh.” And it seems it does.
The gnome begins to talk about the artifact created on Xen’drik thousands of years ago. How it is tied to the creation of the Forges and war forged. How it could lead to far worse things. He warns her of the Emerald Claw, the Cannith house, Warforged from Steel nation and another group of Warforged not of our world.
“One more thing- beware of the giants…… opp! Gotta go!” The gnome touches a ring he wears and the familiar pop sound is heard as a gentle knock at the door is heard. She decides that now is good a time as any to get her information and allures the young nobler into the water closet.