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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3113982" data-attributes="member: 35788">And thus begins the tale of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=3106453&postcount=2" target="_blank">Aekalos</a>, dragon son of Sappurapolician the Bronze Wyrm.The Sudden Approach of Unexplainable PowerIn the early years of Aekalos, when he began his adventures, Partuss was a significant city in the Confederacy of Tongra.  Partuss boasted the fourth largest population in the land, but it was a close race between it and its nearest competitor: Fingerdale.  Eberdeen, Juniper, and Bacrothen were the only cities that clearly outshined Partuss in glory and reputation.Earl Patron was the rightful authority in the land.  Of course, much like the baronies, the dukedoms, and the lordships the title was passed from one heir to the next - although not necessarily to the firstborn.  Each family had a particular method of picking the next ruler.  But the point was that each time a new ruler died the next ruler would merely pick up the title and assume it - such was the case of Earl Patron when his father died a decade ago.During the prior decade, the area saw growth, prosparity, but also a stiff increase in competition and hostility for merchant and land rights.  The town thrived on its shipping industry, but of late a small tribe of Sahuagin had started to become a menace to the area.  For the time being the Sahuagin problem was left to the ships captains.  Earl Patron did not want to involve his troops until the problem threatened other aspects of life beyond the shipping.  Being out on the water was assumed to be a dangerous job.There was a bit of a rumor that the mage Warus - patron of many businesses in Partuss - was organizing some kind of effort against the Sahuagin.  Certainly the mage was powerful enough to mount such an effort, but the stories were sketchy at best.  No official publications or announcements were produced as to the effort by the mage.This is the seaside climate that our young Aekalos found himself wandering through Partuss, searching to learn about the world and explore it according to the directions of his dragon father.  It was as he wandered through the streets of the substantial town that he had what seemed to be a fortuante encounter with a trio of expert sailors. - - - - - - - - -"Blast it all, Merrick.""I know, Tiergar.  Bloody unfair.  Labeled as a pirate and thrown in jail.  He's a good captain, he is."As Aekalos heard the two boisterous voices of two members of an oncoming trio he suddenly felt the third as the man ran into Aekalos on the street.  Or, perhaps it was the other way around.  Neither of the two seemed to see the other coming and both ending up sitting on their backsides after the hit."Bloody landlubber!" exclaimed Merrick.  "Watch where you put those stiff legs of yours or else I'll drag you back to the Queen Forseth and run you through with my 'running-people-through' stick.  You won't like that, I can guarantee you!"  He laughed and smiled at Aekalos as he winked towards him and then reached out to lift up his friend who had hit the ground.Tiergar reached out a heavily calloused hand and offered it to Aekalos.  As he did, Aekalos could easily notice the highly toned muscles present up and down his arms.  "Up you go, stick-boy.  You don't get muscles like these sitting on your backside all day."The third rose and dusted himself off.  He nodded as he offered a polite half-bow and said, "Ain't many men who can get me on me backside that easily."  The three sailors shared a hearty laugh and the insinuation.  "So what's your name, lad?  They call me Badrick and I'll have the name of the young man who knocked me on me ..."Before he could finish he was cut off by Merrick.  "We don't use our sea tongues in port, Badrick.  Don't get many of the lasses by saying things like that.  And what else is ports for besides the lasses?""And arrestin' decent captains." Tiergar reminded.  Once they finished jabbing each other with words they paused to listen to Aekalos answer.</blockquote>

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