The Land of the Seven Realms: Opening Moves

[Thordain]

Gwynnw stands to take the proffered hand.

Well met, Kintys Redstar. I am Gwynnwr Henriksson, or Gwyn as my friends call me.

Ian Taelmaron... no, I haven't heard the name. In fact, I -

At this point, Gwyn notices the third stranger come into the room, right on the heels of the nobleman and his tatooed companion, and close the latch on the door! A stealthy stranger, with quiet and graceful movements, clearly not affiliated with this nobleman, following him in the door and closing and LOCKING it behind him. Something is very wrong here.

This has all the trappings of an assasination in progress!, thinks Gwyn to herself.

Gwyn makes a soft clucking sound with her tounge, the signal she and Smiles have used in the past to signal Danger!!

Gwyn turns back to Kintys. The woman appears genuine enough.

Would you excuse me for just a moment, Kintys?

Gwyn steps across the room to the nobleman's table, and lays a heavily mailed hand on the newcomer's shoulder.

Excuse me, Sir. You've just locked the door to the common room.

Gwyn smiles, a hard smile.

Other patrons might want to visit this establishment. A locked door would prevent them from entering. Perhaps you'd care to unlock the door?

 

[perivas]

Kintys approached the blonde and extended her hand. "Good even. I'm Kintys Redstar. You don't look like you're a local, which means you may be just the sort of person I'm looking to talk with. I'm looking for a man named Ian Taelmaron. Have you heard of him?"

Turik eyes Ian curiously. In a low voice, he addresses Ian, "Speak quickly. Are we expecting friends or foes? Regardless, they--in a great number--seemed to have found you." Turik quickly notes in his mind a possible exit besides the front door.

 

[Morwyld]

Ian looks at Turik, for a moment, after you ask your question. "That remains to be seen, I think."

Then he takes sighs, and stands up. "No time like the present to find out." Nodding politely to Taem, he says, "I am Ian Taelmaron. You are looking for me."

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Other patrons might want to visit this establishment. A locked door would prevent them from entering. Perhaps you'd care to unlock the door?

"I am Ian Taelmaron. You are looking for me."

"I am Taem, and you are correct. Unfortunately, we- that is, my companions and I," with this, he makes a small motion with his hand to indicate the two at the bar, and Kintys in her cloak, "Are not the only ones. Three people appear to be waiting outside; they seem to have followed you, and are hoping to waylay you as you leave the inn. Or, perhaps," and at this, he turns and nods politely to the woman beside him, "Before then. Hence the latch."

 

[perivas]

Turik also stands up and his hand edges ever closer to the handle of his blade. He keeps a close eye on Taem and his "companions" and listens carefully to his words. OOC: Readied action: draw and attack Taem at first sign of violence from he or his "companions".

I don't want to offensive and repugnant to the others. But given the odds, Turik will likely act on the side of caution. Hope that doesn't make things too tough for the group to link up

 

[Uriel]

Sparrow regards the newcomer and sas 'It appears that pleasantries will have to wait, your companion seems distressed. Perhaps trouble is nigh.'
Sparrow stands, grabbing his bow from behind him, casually drawing an arrow and holding it in his right hand, though it is not yet nocked.

OoC: I will watch the windows for any suspicious characters, seeing as the Inn seems to be going the way of a fight.

 

[Liminal Syzygy]

Smiles' head swivels around at the signal from Gwyn and he watches closely as the events unfold. As he does so, his right hand unconsciously begins to inch towards the daggers hidden at the back of belt.

But he stops the motion of his hands, scolding himself, thinking Don't be unprofessional! Drawing steel or being seen to reach for a weapon will only escalate the situation. You need allies!

At Sparrow's words he stands up from his chair, holding his empty hands up in plain view. He says to Gwyn across the room "He may be telling the truth. Why don't you check out the window?"

Using his diplomatic skills to his full ability, he continues on to addresses the room "Ok everyone, calm down. I don't think any of us should make any sudden moves. You there who shut the latch, did you get a good look at these three people? And were they moving towards the Inn or lying in wait outside?"

OOC: Smiles is thinking these may be agents sent after himself and Gwyn, not necessarily the new arrivals, and his even more eager to make friends if that is the case.

 

[Thordain]

Gwyn casually moves to the window, and brushes a hanging pot with her arm, appearing to do so by accident.

She then bends over to pick it up and replace it on its hanging nail, taking the time to look out the window, but in an unobtrusive way.

Ooc: Spot check

 

[perivas]

Sparrow regards the newcomer and sas 'It appears that pleasantries will have to wait, your companion seems distressed. Perhaps trouble is nigh.'
Sparrow stands, grabbing his bow from behind him, casually drawing an arrow and holding it in his right hand, though it is not yet nocked.

OOC: I think there was a mis-communication here. By "companions" I meant Kintys, Sparrow and Tragus. If he did indeed notch the arrow, I would have struck at Taem. In my mind, nonchalantly grabbing a bow and then nonchalantly drawing an arrow are impossibilities. Maybe, we should rework this part....

 

[Liminal Syzygy]

OOC: You said "if he did indeed notch the arrow, I would have struck at Taem" but he didn't actually nock/notch it, just readied it in his other hand so that he could nock it quickly if necessary. In any case it would be metagaming for Sparrow to change his action and you can't draw and strike with a single readied action unless you have the Quickdraw feat.