Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm
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Arishan Tüen Li
Magistrate, I believe that the law don`t consider it full punishment to behead the defiler, I believe I read that it demands the Pit of bamboo or was it the the butterfly impaling?
He hesitates a moment
I Apologize deeply, I don`t wanted to doubt your authority and knowledge, especially not your judgement, I remember well, that the law allows for reasonable replacement of such punishment if necessary!
Then he talks to the defiler
If you repent and try to amends your crimes, the Magistrate could be look upon your cause wit wellemeaning and reduceyour punishment according to the law, he could even recommend for mercy in your cause if he´s sure you`re serious and `ve fully tried to do amends. I could in this cause support his recommend.
Magistrate, I believe that the law don`t consider it full punishment to behead the defiler, I believe I read that it demands the Pit of bamboo or was it the the butterfly impaling?
He hesitates a moment
I Apologize deeply, I don`t wanted to doubt your authority and knowledge, especially not your judgement, I remember well, that the law allows for reasonable replacement of such punishment if necessary!
Then he talks to the defiler
If you repent and try to amends your crimes, the Magistrate could be look upon your cause wit wellemeaning and reduceyour punishment according to the law, he could even recommend for mercy in your cause if he´s sure you`re serious and `ve fully tried to do amends. I could in this cause support his recommend.
sword-dancer
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Arishan Tüen Li
An example would be fitting
An example would be fitting
hearing you talk about his fate, the prisoner turns whiter each time. finally, it seems to be too much for him. With tears forming in his eyes, he begins to talk. Slowly at first, with quite a few pauses in between, but gaining more resolve to confess as he speaks.
"Please Magistrate, I repent the sins in which i took part, helping these others defile this holy place. i was but ahumble soldierfrom the Northern Border Territories, when they took me prisoner in a raid and led me from the enlightened path the spirits of my ancestors had set before me. We came from the shadowlands, travelling here via an ancient stone arch. Longying, the baoren, called it the Pathways of Nightly Whispers and it brought us and another group here in but a few days, instead of weaks, unnoticed. We parted ways with the other group, led by a human named Wang Xueshi (selfstyled "the Bloodwarrior"). they went to the areas around the provincial capital, while we traveld towards the coast, seeking these stones [ooc: he nods in the direction of the stones you found with the baoren]. Longying said they would contain the spiritual essence of this and other places, which he planned to sacrifice to his Master ind the Eternal Shadow. before we came here, we had visited two other shrines, one not far from the entrance to the Pathways, the other one about a day's travel distant from here. There, Longying also aquired these stones.In the name of the spirits of my ancestors, The glowing stone is from the last site, while the other one he already has used in sonme dark ritual or another during the last storm. As far as i know, he hadn't managed to get the stone from this site before you arrived. The jade pieces are only meant for those who have served the Eternal Shadow for some time, protecting them on their tripps into the deepest parts of the shadowlands where they meet their masters for the first time. Without thhe jade, i was told, the powers of the Eternal Shadow yould warp one's very soul." he bends his head, his gaze directed on the floor before him. "i beg forgiveness for my sins and await the judgement i deserve. i shamed my family, my ancesters and the empire."
"Please Magistrate, I repent the sins in which i took part, helping these others defile this holy place. i was but ahumble soldierfrom the Northern Border Territories, when they took me prisoner in a raid and led me from the enlightened path the spirits of my ancestors had set before me. We came from the shadowlands, travelling here via an ancient stone arch. Longying, the baoren, called it the Pathways of Nightly Whispers and it brought us and another group here in but a few days, instead of weaks, unnoticed. We parted ways with the other group, led by a human named Wang Xueshi (selfstyled "the Bloodwarrior"). they went to the areas around the provincial capital, while we traveld towards the coast, seeking these stones [ooc: he nods in the direction of the stones you found with the baoren]. Longying said they would contain the spiritual essence of this and other places, which he planned to sacrifice to his Master ind the Eternal Shadow. before we came here, we had visited two other shrines, one not far from the entrance to the Pathways, the other one about a day's travel distant from here. There, Longying also aquired these stones.In the name of the spirits of my ancestors, The glowing stone is from the last site, while the other one he already has used in sonme dark ritual or another during the last storm. As far as i know, he hadn't managed to get the stone from this site before you arrived. The jade pieces are only meant for those who have served the Eternal Shadow for some time, protecting them on their tripps into the deepest parts of the shadowlands where they meet their masters for the first time. Without thhe jade, i was told, the powers of the Eternal Shadow yould warp one's very soul." he bends his head, his gaze directed on the floor before him. "i beg forgiveness for my sins and await the judgement i deserve. i shamed my family, my ancesters and the empire."
Gez
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« You could show us the way to the two other defiled shrines, and to the entrance of that pathway. The stone that hasn't been used for a profane ritual will need to be put back in place. The two others, maybe they could be cleansed. »
Lin Xu asks the priest what he thinks about all this.
Lin Xu asks the priest what he thinks about all this.
sword-dancer
Explorer
Arishan Tüen Li
He looks long on the items, then asks the spirits
Would you please show me, if they´re tainted?
[OOC : Casts detect taint]
He looks long on the items, then asks the spirits
Would you please show me, if they´re tainted?
[OOC : Casts detect taint]
Arishan:
[After concentrationg a bit, the dull stone shows strong taint, while the glowing stone is only crisscrossed with a small spiderweb ob taint, barely dulling its shine.]
The old priest nods slowly. "I'm sure there is a ritual to cleanse these stones, but as far as i remember it must be performed at the sites from which they were taken. And you would certainly need something to offer to the spirit of the place so defiled in order to calm the resulting malevolance of it. Let me think about it for a little while. I can then probably tell you more about it."
[After concentrationg a bit, the dull stone shows strong taint, while the glowing stone is only crisscrossed with a small spiderweb ob taint, barely dulling its shine.]
The old priest nods slowly. "I'm sure there is a ritual to cleanse these stones, but as far as i remember it must be performed at the sites from which they were taken. And you would certainly need something to offer to the spirit of the place so defiled in order to calm the resulting malevolance of it. Let me think about it for a little while. I can then probably tell you more about it."
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