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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 7324539" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p><strong>Senor and Senorita Fernandez</strong></p><p></p><p>The next day, we have our last official team meeting before heading to Ber. We say goodbye to Margit, who will go officially on a vacation in a couple of weeks and who will then assume her cover identity of Victoria Royceton, a doctor from Flint who's traveling to a medical congress in Vendricce.</p><p></p><p>As planned, Carlyle and Auryn will take on their alter Egos once they reach Reo Pedresco, home of Senor and Senorita Fernandez who got happily married two weeks ago. </p><p></p><p>Amira Fernandez (which is short for Amiranya and means “immortal Queen” in elvish) is an Eladrin who was found by the minotaur ranger Bosca at the Elfaivaran border when she was a toddler. Bosca, who was hunting big game for her initiation rites back then, took the child as her own as she thought her ancestral spirits sent her a sign. She was raised among the small tribe of minotaurs and trained to be an archer and dinosaur hunter. When her “mother” died of old age 12 yeas ago, Amira got restless and decided to travel the countryside, where she picked up various skills and found that she had a knack for playing piano. Also, the people she met were really enthralled by her singing voice. Once she came to Reo Pedresco, she found a job as a pianist in a fancy bar where she was able to make some decent money on her own. There, she met her future husband Hector, a frequent patron of the bar who came there for inspiration for his novels and who got intrigued by the mysterious foreigner. Being both rather intellectual, they quickly fell for each other over their long conversations about art, life and philosophy and finally got married. They plan to go on a long world trip as neither of them has ever left Ber (but they surely heard lots and lots of stories) and Hector promised Amira to maybe start looking for her Eladrin parents once they reach Vendricce. </p><p></p><p>As Auryn has a rather distinctive look, Amira has copper hair instead of silvery-gold <span style="color: #008000">(Auryn first proposed “red” as her favorite color, but Carlyle insisted that this would strike out even more. “Decrease the value of the metal and you'll be fine” he said and offered to mix her a hair dye</span>.). She also lacks Auryn's signature scarves and hides her “scar” and her freckles with make-up. She's interested in Panoply philosophy and has a pretty fiery temper. Oh and she has quite a beran accent and wears a distinct perfume (<span style="color: #008000">unlike Auryn who uses small bags filled with dry herbs and petals which she wears in hidden pockets</span>).</p><p></p><p>Hector Ignacio Fernandez is the sole heir of the “Flamingo Press”, a small but fancy publisher of romantic novels. His family, originally called di Fernando, immigrated to “wild and romantic” Ber from Crisillyir when they realized that their own nation had too many rules and restrictions for their taste. They settled in Reo Pedresco, where young Hector decided that he'd love to write novels himself. Sadly, he was never satisfied with the results and got invested in the family business after his parents died. He's still prone to starting novels, but lacks the time to finish them. When he met Amira, he simply thought he found a new muse, but he quickly realized that this woman meant more to him than just an inspiration for books. Hector loves traveling and the prospect of adventure and he's happy to be finally able to live some of his wildest dreams. As a true son of Ber, he learned the art of both dueling and self-defense.</p><p></p><p>Hector is a human, so Carlyle makes sure to cover his deva markings. His hair is pretty gray as he's in his early fifties and his style of dress and hair is far more daring than the that of conservative Mr. Carlyle. Still his clothes are immaculate and stylish as he follows the newest trends of Reo Pedresco. His publisher, the Flamingo Press, has a tiny pink flamingo for a logo, so he also has flamingo embroidery on his kerchiefs and scarves.</p><p>(<span style="color: #008000">Auryn has actually learned small handiwork as a child, so she did the embroidery herself</span>) </p><p></p><p>We travel for a few days on our planned route to and through Ber and finally reach Reo Pedresco. There we meet our contact, Stella, who organizes a secret meeting with the officials. They hand us our new identity papers and traveling passes. Then we take some time in an RHC hideout to change into our Alter Egos Hector and Amira and then head to the harbor to take a ship to Beaumont. </p><p></p><p>At the pier we meet an orcish family named Giento. As we all seem to be waiting for the same ship, we make ourselves acquainted with the Grientos and are quite a bit surprised to learn that they will practically be taking the very same trip we take, all the way to Vendricce. Unlike us, none of the Grientos seem to be particular happy about their upcoming trip. Damata, husband of Ejeka seems eerily depressed about something while rebellious teenage daughter Pabo is on the brink of starting a revolution against this “vacation” she really doesn't want to be part of. Mischievous son Taro is as hyperactive as kids of his age can be, but at least he's in a good mood while listening to Hector's stories of high seas adventures. </p><p></p><p>As we continue listening to the Grientos' family troubles, it seems like Pabo is disappointed by her dad who'd rather become a businessman than a respected warchief. She says that he got no honor in his bones and demands to be wed to some mighty warrior so she can keep the family tradition alive. Damata on the other hand tries to explain to his daughter that money equals and even surpasses pure military prowess in this new world when it comes to power, even if he doesn't seem too sure about his fortunes. </p><p></p><p>Also, he seems a bit shocked when Hector tries to support Damata's arguments by telling stories about crime lords and their syndicates who might as well hold a power rivaled only by the Bruse. Which makes us think that this business dad might have some shady skeletons in his closet.</p><p></p><p>After a few days aboard our ship to Beaumont, we slowly befriend the Grientos. We are pretty sure that they are no Obscurati, but nevertheless keep our eyes and ears open on some of the dirty secrets Damata Griento might accidentally reveal. Especially young Taro is keen on listening to “Uncle Fernandez'” adventure tales and he's always on the lookout for pirates on the horizon. </p><p></p><p>While the Grientos use the stop in Shale to go shopping, we prefer to stay on board as we don't wish to risk running into people we know. (Amira is seasick as she's never been on a boat before and Hector doesn't want to leave her side)</p><p></p><p>Some days (and lots of Taro's assumed pirate sights) later, we reach the Yearsol archipelago. There, we see some conspicuous looking sails on the horizon. Looking through a spyglass, we can spot that they could indeed belong to a well-hidden pirate ship, so we carefully alert the captain to our finding. We also ask whether we are allowed to arm ourselves as we are citizens of Ber and would prefer to be in a position to fight invading pirates. </p><p></p><p>The captain gives his okay but also asks us to prevent causing a panic among the passengers. He adds that this area is pirate-ridden indeed and that they barely managed to escape the pirate ship Marjolie a few weeks ago. And from the looks of it, this might very well be the same vessel. </p><p></p><p>This prospect causes Auryn to be frozen in shock for a second. She then takes “her husband” by the hand and drags him to their cabin. Carlyle seems a bit confused and asks what's wrong with her, so she explains that it was the crew of the Marjolie who raided the Salty Spray, the ship she and Zahir took to travel west. She adds that while she's still keen on getting her revenge, she also understands that she is on an important mission and cannot risk blowing her cover. So she'd prefer to not clash with the pirates as a fight between them and her would surely end in a bloodbath. </p><p></p><p>Carlyle tries to calm Auryn down a bit as he points out that no one knows whether the Marjolie's crew is the same it was over seven years ago, so they might not be the same pirates who killed Zahir. Auryn thinks about his words for a while and finally says that this is even pretty likely the case as captain Mona, the pirate who sold her to Fordren, bragged about buying a new ship with the pile of money she'd win. </p><p></p><p>Carlyle then apologizes for all the pirate jokes he made while being on deck, as Auryn had no chance to fight back while being Amira. He had no idea that the pirates they could be encountering were actually her old enemies and he surely didn't mean to hurt her. She kind of shrugs it off and says that his jokes were not so much of a big deal. Still, she wishes to come back one day and kill all those who were involved in Zahir's death and her abduction. “My face will be the last thing they'll ever see and 'justice for Zahir' the last thing they'll ever hear in their miserable lives” she hisses. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(Yeah, she might have arranged herself with letting Fordren live for now, but those who killed Zahir are on a very different scale of “despicable”. There's not really much worse she can think of than killing a young Eladrin. Plus she has her very own, special relationship with death.</span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">Also, remember the paragraph on means of address? Hector and Amira are totally intimate and informal, while Carlyle and Auryn are still formal. Makes it a bit easier to distinguish which persona is saying what.) </span></p><p></p><p>Thanks to our captain's navigating skills, we are able to outpace the pirate ship. After a while, we notice a small, strange wave that seems to be traveling at the same speed as our ship. We take a closer look through the spyglass we lent from the captain and see a strange metal tube that's sealed off with glass coming out of the water. We tell the captain of our finding and he's as astonished as we are as he knows of no creature of the sea who would have or use a metal tube. </p><p></p><p>We try to find an explanation for the strange phenomenon, and muse that it might be some kind of spyglass that you'd use from underwater (tube + lens = spyglass) and do some wild guesses like the Danorans training giant kraken who use spyglasses to control their borders. Still, the tube's movement is far too smooth to be really held by a living being. Carlyle remembers seeing sketches of an underwater snorkeling vehicle drawn by a Crisillyiri “genius” in a museum a few decades ago, but he cannot really point his finger on that being something similar. </p><p></p><p>As the captain thinks that this tube might belong to a sea monster, he decides to fire a warning shot in the direction of the tube which causes the device to sink below the ocean's surface. After that, Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez spin their very own tales about what might be happening thirty thousand leagues under the sea. The deep sea must be breathtaking, we assume...</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(Ooc we totally knew that this was most likely a periscope and that the Danorans could have developed some kind of submarine to spy on foreign ships in the precious Yerasol archipelago. But there is no way our characters, who are okay-ish in terms of engineering, could have thought of something that far-fetched.)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 7324539, member: 6816692"] [b]Senor and Senorita Fernandez[/b] The next day, we have our last official team meeting before heading to Ber. We say goodbye to Margit, who will go officially on a vacation in a couple of weeks and who will then assume her cover identity of Victoria Royceton, a doctor from Flint who's traveling to a medical congress in Vendricce. As planned, Carlyle and Auryn will take on their alter Egos once they reach Reo Pedresco, home of Senor and Senorita Fernandez who got happily married two weeks ago. Amira Fernandez (which is short for Amiranya and means “immortal Queen” in elvish) is an Eladrin who was found by the minotaur ranger Bosca at the Elfaivaran border when she was a toddler. Bosca, who was hunting big game for her initiation rites back then, took the child as her own as she thought her ancestral spirits sent her a sign. She was raised among the small tribe of minotaurs and trained to be an archer and dinosaur hunter. When her “mother” died of old age 12 yeas ago, Amira got restless and decided to travel the countryside, where she picked up various skills and found that she had a knack for playing piano. Also, the people she met were really enthralled by her singing voice. Once she came to Reo Pedresco, she found a job as a pianist in a fancy bar where she was able to make some decent money on her own. There, she met her future husband Hector, a frequent patron of the bar who came there for inspiration for his novels and who got intrigued by the mysterious foreigner. Being both rather intellectual, they quickly fell for each other over their long conversations about art, life and philosophy and finally got married. They plan to go on a long world trip as neither of them has ever left Ber (but they surely heard lots and lots of stories) and Hector promised Amira to maybe start looking for her Eladrin parents once they reach Vendricce. As Auryn has a rather distinctive look, Amira has copper hair instead of silvery-gold [COLOR="#008000"](Auryn first proposed “red” as her favorite color, but Carlyle insisted that this would strike out even more. “Decrease the value of the metal and you'll be fine” he said and offered to mix her a hair dye[/COLOR].). She also lacks Auryn's signature scarves and hides her “scar” and her freckles with make-up. She's interested in Panoply philosophy and has a pretty fiery temper. Oh and she has quite a beran accent and wears a distinct perfume ([COLOR="#008000"]unlike Auryn who uses small bags filled with dry herbs and petals which she wears in hidden pockets[/COLOR]). Hector Ignacio Fernandez is the sole heir of the “Flamingo Press”, a small but fancy publisher of romantic novels. His family, originally called di Fernando, immigrated to “wild and romantic” Ber from Crisillyir when they realized that their own nation had too many rules and restrictions for their taste. They settled in Reo Pedresco, where young Hector decided that he'd love to write novels himself. Sadly, he was never satisfied with the results and got invested in the family business after his parents died. He's still prone to starting novels, but lacks the time to finish them. When he met Amira, he simply thought he found a new muse, but he quickly realized that this woman meant more to him than just an inspiration for books. Hector loves traveling and the prospect of adventure and he's happy to be finally able to live some of his wildest dreams. As a true son of Ber, he learned the art of both dueling and self-defense. Hector is a human, so Carlyle makes sure to cover his deva markings. His hair is pretty gray as he's in his early fifties and his style of dress and hair is far more daring than the that of conservative Mr. Carlyle. Still his clothes are immaculate and stylish as he follows the newest trends of Reo Pedresco. His publisher, the Flamingo Press, has a tiny pink flamingo for a logo, so he also has flamingo embroidery on his kerchiefs and scarves. ([COLOR="#008000"]Auryn has actually learned small handiwork as a child, so she did the embroidery herself[/COLOR]) We travel for a few days on our planned route to and through Ber and finally reach Reo Pedresco. There we meet our contact, Stella, who organizes a secret meeting with the officials. They hand us our new identity papers and traveling passes. Then we take some time in an RHC hideout to change into our Alter Egos Hector and Amira and then head to the harbor to take a ship to Beaumont. At the pier we meet an orcish family named Giento. As we all seem to be waiting for the same ship, we make ourselves acquainted with the Grientos and are quite a bit surprised to learn that they will practically be taking the very same trip we take, all the way to Vendricce. Unlike us, none of the Grientos seem to be particular happy about their upcoming trip. Damata, husband of Ejeka seems eerily depressed about something while rebellious teenage daughter Pabo is on the brink of starting a revolution against this “vacation” she really doesn't want to be part of. Mischievous son Taro is as hyperactive as kids of his age can be, but at least he's in a good mood while listening to Hector's stories of high seas adventures. As we continue listening to the Grientos' family troubles, it seems like Pabo is disappointed by her dad who'd rather become a businessman than a respected warchief. She says that he got no honor in his bones and demands to be wed to some mighty warrior so she can keep the family tradition alive. Damata on the other hand tries to explain to his daughter that money equals and even surpasses pure military prowess in this new world when it comes to power, even if he doesn't seem too sure about his fortunes. Also, he seems a bit shocked when Hector tries to support Damata's arguments by telling stories about crime lords and their syndicates who might as well hold a power rivaled only by the Bruse. Which makes us think that this business dad might have some shady skeletons in his closet. After a few days aboard our ship to Beaumont, we slowly befriend the Grientos. We are pretty sure that they are no Obscurati, but nevertheless keep our eyes and ears open on some of the dirty secrets Damata Griento might accidentally reveal. Especially young Taro is keen on listening to “Uncle Fernandez'” adventure tales and he's always on the lookout for pirates on the horizon. While the Grientos use the stop in Shale to go shopping, we prefer to stay on board as we don't wish to risk running into people we know. (Amira is seasick as she's never been on a boat before and Hector doesn't want to leave her side) Some days (and lots of Taro's assumed pirate sights) later, we reach the Yearsol archipelago. There, we see some conspicuous looking sails on the horizon. Looking through a spyglass, we can spot that they could indeed belong to a well-hidden pirate ship, so we carefully alert the captain to our finding. We also ask whether we are allowed to arm ourselves as we are citizens of Ber and would prefer to be in a position to fight invading pirates. The captain gives his okay but also asks us to prevent causing a panic among the passengers. He adds that this area is pirate-ridden indeed and that they barely managed to escape the pirate ship Marjolie a few weeks ago. And from the looks of it, this might very well be the same vessel. This prospect causes Auryn to be frozen in shock for a second. She then takes “her husband” by the hand and drags him to their cabin. Carlyle seems a bit confused and asks what's wrong with her, so she explains that it was the crew of the Marjolie who raided the Salty Spray, the ship she and Zahir took to travel west. She adds that while she's still keen on getting her revenge, she also understands that she is on an important mission and cannot risk blowing her cover. So she'd prefer to not clash with the pirates as a fight between them and her would surely end in a bloodbath. Carlyle tries to calm Auryn down a bit as he points out that no one knows whether the Marjolie's crew is the same it was over seven years ago, so they might not be the same pirates who killed Zahir. Auryn thinks about his words for a while and finally says that this is even pretty likely the case as captain Mona, the pirate who sold her to Fordren, bragged about buying a new ship with the pile of money she'd win. Carlyle then apologizes for all the pirate jokes he made while being on deck, as Auryn had no chance to fight back while being Amira. He had no idea that the pirates they could be encountering were actually her old enemies and he surely didn't mean to hurt her. She kind of shrugs it off and says that his jokes were not so much of a big deal. Still, she wishes to come back one day and kill all those who were involved in Zahir's death and her abduction. “My face will be the last thing they'll ever see and 'justice for Zahir' the last thing they'll ever hear in their miserable lives” she hisses. [COLOR="#008000"](Yeah, she might have arranged herself with letting Fordren live for now, but those who killed Zahir are on a very different scale of “despicable”. There's not really much worse she can think of than killing a young Eladrin. Plus she has her very own, special relationship with death. Also, remember the paragraph on means of address? Hector and Amira are totally intimate and informal, while Carlyle and Auryn are still formal. Makes it a bit easier to distinguish which persona is saying what.) [/COLOR] Thanks to our captain's navigating skills, we are able to outpace the pirate ship. After a while, we notice a small, strange wave that seems to be traveling at the same speed as our ship. We take a closer look through the spyglass we lent from the captain and see a strange metal tube that's sealed off with glass coming out of the water. We tell the captain of our finding and he's as astonished as we are as he knows of no creature of the sea who would have or use a metal tube. We try to find an explanation for the strange phenomenon, and muse that it might be some kind of spyglass that you'd use from underwater (tube + lens = spyglass) and do some wild guesses like the Danorans training giant kraken who use spyglasses to control their borders. Still, the tube's movement is far too smooth to be really held by a living being. Carlyle remembers seeing sketches of an underwater snorkeling vehicle drawn by a Crisillyiri “genius” in a museum a few decades ago, but he cannot really point his finger on that being something similar. As the captain thinks that this tube might belong to a sea monster, he decides to fire a warning shot in the direction of the tube which causes the device to sink below the ocean's surface. After that, Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez spin their very own tales about what might be happening thirty thousand leagues under the sea. The deep sea must be breathtaking, we assume... [COLOR="#008000"](Ooc we totally knew that this was most likely a periscope and that the Danorans could have developed some kind of submarine to spy on foreign ships in the precious Yerasol archipelago. But there is no way our characters, who are okay-ish in terms of engineering, could have thought of something that far-fetched.)[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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