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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7842684" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>First Blood</strong></span></p><p></p><p>The morning of day 30 of Uktar, Veran rose early and gave a message to Jandrico Swift at the Gatereach Inn, to be delivered to Veran's superiors at the monastery outside of Archenbridge. He and the others then spent the daylight hours pursuing individual projects: Brok-Tul and Jokull spent time collaborating on ideas for smithing, while Rahnee bought some leather dyes and Aerikoth spent many hours in magical study. An hour before Jokull was due to depart for the Quivering Thumb arena, the companions reunited to prepare for the evening and discuss their plans.</p><p></p><p>All agreed that they were ready to ask for another assignment from the Mercenaries Guild, while Veran expressed interest in further investigating the Amee Pass area. Brok-Tul commented that he and Jokull would like to set up a small forge in Turnton, given the difficulty involved in establishing one in Westgate, then perhaps set up a stall in the Market to sell their products. In addition to the profit motive, Brok-Tul was driven by the idea of dedicating the work to Helm, and eventually establishing a shrine in the city. The conversation wandered to the blasted tree outside of Turnton which Brok-Tul had observed, as well as the “talking tree” and the disturbing encounter at the shrine of Garagos in the Seven Hills area.</p><p></p><p>The hour of Jokull's departure was reached and Rahnee and Brok-Tul wished him the blessings of Tymora and Helm as he left. He said he would be angry, if by chance his opponent landed the first hit. A short while later, the others made their own way to the arena, paying the five gold per-head entry fee at the door. Once inside, they saw a lively crowd, and Rahnee and Brok-Tul placed bets with Oddsmaker Drugo.</p><p></p><p>The first match featured the barbarian Ru'allah against a lion, which arena master Stanslav informed the crowd had been captured by a tribe of wemics in the Shining Plains. The lion severely clawed its barbarian opponent, who just barely managed to dispatch the beast and save his own life with a well-timed sword thrust. After Ru'allah did a limping victory lap around the arena, it was cleared for the next match, which featured Jokull (introduced as "Josurr" the exiled Purple Dragon) and a hooded man whom Stanslav called the "Sembian Blademaster." Stanslav's booming voice informed the crowd that, since Cormyr and Sembia had come to blows in the city, the Sembian was challenging Josurr's presence in the arena. Jokull emerged from the gladiator pit, roaring and banging his sword on his shield as he entered the arena to the cheers of the crowd.</p><p></p><p>The Blademaster, who had been anonymously loitering in the back of the main room, quietly walked down the arena ramp, drawing his sword and saluting Stanslav. Both duelists sheathed their swords as Stanslav activated the arena barrier, which would be lifted once one of them had drawn first blood. Jokull berated the Sembian, daring him to go farther than first blood, then removed his own helmet, revealing a portion of Jokull's hooded face painted purple. The Sembian casually dropped the point of his sheathed sword to the floor, asking Jokull what he was waiting for. As soon as the words were out of the Sembian's mouth, Jokull cried "enough!" and threw his helmet at his opponent, who ducked to avoid it, but could not avoid Jokull's follow-up draw and sword thrust, wounding his arm. Wincing in pain, the Sembian cried foul, but Stanslav declared "Josurr" the victor of a fair fight. Jokull bowed to his opponent, who complemented him on unexpectedly fighting with his brain rather than just his swordarm. Before departing, the Sembian warned Jokull that if they met again, the advantage would be the Sembian's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 7842684, member: 7015827"] [SIZE=6][B]First Blood[/B][/SIZE] The morning of day 30 of Uktar, Veran rose early and gave a message to Jandrico Swift at the Gatereach Inn, to be delivered to Veran's superiors at the monastery outside of Archenbridge. He and the others then spent the daylight hours pursuing individual projects: Brok-Tul and Jokull spent time collaborating on ideas for smithing, while Rahnee bought some leather dyes and Aerikoth spent many hours in magical study. An hour before Jokull was due to depart for the Quivering Thumb arena, the companions reunited to prepare for the evening and discuss their plans. All agreed that they were ready to ask for another assignment from the Mercenaries Guild, while Veran expressed interest in further investigating the Amee Pass area. Brok-Tul commented that he and Jokull would like to set up a small forge in Turnton, given the difficulty involved in establishing one in Westgate, then perhaps set up a stall in the Market to sell their products. In addition to the profit motive, Brok-Tul was driven by the idea of dedicating the work to Helm, and eventually establishing a shrine in the city. The conversation wandered to the blasted tree outside of Turnton which Brok-Tul had observed, as well as the “talking tree” and the disturbing encounter at the shrine of Garagos in the Seven Hills area. The hour of Jokull's departure was reached and Rahnee and Brok-Tul wished him the blessings of Tymora and Helm as he left. He said he would be angry, if by chance his opponent landed the first hit. A short while later, the others made their own way to the arena, paying the five gold per-head entry fee at the door. Once inside, they saw a lively crowd, and Rahnee and Brok-Tul placed bets with Oddsmaker Drugo. The first match featured the barbarian Ru'allah against a lion, which arena master Stanslav informed the crowd had been captured by a tribe of wemics in the Shining Plains. The lion severely clawed its barbarian opponent, who just barely managed to dispatch the beast and save his own life with a well-timed sword thrust. After Ru'allah did a limping victory lap around the arena, it was cleared for the next match, which featured Jokull (introduced as "Josurr" the exiled Purple Dragon) and a hooded man whom Stanslav called the "Sembian Blademaster." Stanslav's booming voice informed the crowd that, since Cormyr and Sembia had come to blows in the city, the Sembian was challenging Josurr's presence in the arena. Jokull emerged from the gladiator pit, roaring and banging his sword on his shield as he entered the arena to the cheers of the crowd. The Blademaster, who had been anonymously loitering in the back of the main room, quietly walked down the arena ramp, drawing his sword and saluting Stanslav. Both duelists sheathed their swords as Stanslav activated the arena barrier, which would be lifted once one of them had drawn first blood. Jokull berated the Sembian, daring him to go farther than first blood, then removed his own helmet, revealing a portion of Jokull's hooded face painted purple. The Sembian casually dropped the point of his sheathed sword to the floor, asking Jokull what he was waiting for. As soon as the words were out of the Sembian's mouth, Jokull cried "enough!" and threw his helmet at his opponent, who ducked to avoid it, but could not avoid Jokull's follow-up draw and sword thrust, wounding his arm. Wincing in pain, the Sembian cried foul, but Stanslav declared "Josurr" the victor of a fair fight. Jokull bowed to his opponent, who complemented him on unexpectedly fighting with his brain rather than just his swordarm. Before departing, the Sembian warned Jokull that if they met again, the advantage would be the Sembian's. [/QUOTE]
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