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<blockquote data-quote="Myth and Legend" data-source="post: 5106515" data-attributes="member: 82679"><p>Merry smiles at both men as she opens a drawer and takes out several boxes of makeup. <strong>"Paladins are men of faith, similar to master Kye here. Maybe he can explain better?"</strong> With that, the girl turns begins to apply a thick red substance on her lips using her thin index finger, and a bit of red powder on her cheeks using a small brush. Meanwhile, Jill is running around the room, giggling and poking Thok and Kye when they are not looking. With a sigh, Merry looks out the window, noticing the rain outside. <strong>"This will mess up my clothes and hair. How inconvenient."</strong> She mutters, as she heads upstairs.</p><p></p><p>The girl soon comes down with three small blankets, and hands two of them to Thok and Kye. <strong>"These will provide cover from the rain, we have about twenty minutes walking before we reach the inn."</strong> She then turns towards Jill and instructs her with a strict voice. <strong>"Alright let me hear it." </strong>With a sigh, the little girl starts reciting. <strong>"I will not open the door and I will not go outside. If anyone comes I keep quiet, and if he is a bad person I hide in the pantry behind the flour sacks."</strong></p><p></p><p>Merry smiles and nods, and pats Jill on the head.<strong> "Good girl. And no sleeping with the oil lamp near your bed, I don't want to remind you how dangerous fire is."</strong> Jill nods with a "Yes Merry." and gives an obedient look. As the group is about to leave, Jill runs forward to the two men and hugs each one's leg. <strong>"Bye! Come and play again sometime!"</strong></p><p></p><p>It's an uneventful, if rather unpleasant trip across the deserted Western road towards Angewatch. The splashing of rainwater, the thunder above and the fast approaching dusk are the only things keeping the group company. Merry refuses Thok's offer of carrying her on his shoulders with laughter, as she points towards her dress. <strong>"I'd have to take this off first, but I don't think master Kyelinger would approve of such indecency."</strong> the girl says with a mischievous smirk on her face.</p><p></p><p>She is making an effort to keep herself dry with the blanket, attempting to safeguard her hair and makeup, and that makes Merry walk a bit slower than normal. Still, after about half an hour, just as the night has finally settled and Angelwatch has been littered with the yellow lights of windows and lanterns, the group reaches a large three story building made of stone. Above the massive wooden door hangs a barely visible sign, showing a picture of three women in different regalia. It is too dark for Kye to see anything other than vague shapes, but Thok can clearly make out the women and the text below. Sadly, even though he sees well in the dark, the Barbarian cannot read.</p><p></p><p><strong>"This is it, "The Three Queens" inn! Now let me warn you, some of the patrons here are... umm obsessed with me. Don't get involved though, you have gotten in enough trouble for me in one day."</strong></p><p></p><p>With that, Merry leads the group inside.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Alevyth, Sensalar and Adelaide have been sitting on a side table in the far right corner of "The Three Queens", waiting for someone to service them for the last ten minutes, while Bran has been busy out back in the stables, tending to Lobri's needs. The place is crowded and noisy, especially one group of Dwarves sitting on the longest table on the left side of the main hall. They have already succumbed to drunken stupor, singing with raspy voices in slurred Dwarven and banging their tin tankards of ale on the table.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Well at least it's warm.</strong> - mutters Adelaide and turns around to stretch her hands towards the fireplace behind them. - <strong>The innkeeper was kind enough to provide this table, but he has forgotten about us completely." </strong>Adelaide pouts at the man in question, a middle-aged fellow with rare gray hair, a pot belly and a rugged shadow on his chin.</p><p></p><p>He seems very busy, running from table to table and yelling orders to the cooks back in the kitchen. <strong>"ROAST CHICKEN, BOILED MEATS AND POTATOES, A PITCHER OF HERBED WINE AND A PLATE OF CHEESE!"</strong> he yells at the top of his lungs while leaning over the bar, his voice overcoming the common cacophony for a moment.</p><p></p><p>Just then, the door swings open and a group of three people walk in. A tall human man clad in armour and with a bastard sword on his hip, an even taller and very muscular Half Orc with a greatsword strapped to his back, and a charming human girl dressed in a red and black dress, with a white lace shirt on top.</p><p></p><p>Nobody seems to notice them yet, apart from one of the Dwarves who slams his fist on the table and points towards the Half Orc. <strong>"OOOORC!"</strong> he bellows at the top of his lungs, launching a massive amount of spit, ale and food everywhere. The other four Dwarves turn around and immediately grab for their weapons at the sight of the muscular newcomer.</p><p></p><p>[sblock]If either group wants to make conversation, please do so. Ask the NPCs anything you like, I will edit the replies in this thread. Then you can take action. Didn't want to make you guys talk if you didn't however, so i rushed to the action. BTW i'm really wandering how come Alevyth and Sensalar didn't ask about the Valley when it was mentioned, and Kye didn't ask about the Paladins. Was that by choice or did i overwhelm you guys with posts? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Myth and Legend, post: 5106515, member: 82679"] Merry smiles at both men as she opens a drawer and takes out several boxes of makeup. [B]"Paladins are men of faith, similar to master Kye here. Maybe he can explain better?"[/B] With that, the girl turns begins to apply a thick red substance on her lips using her thin index finger, and a bit of red powder on her cheeks using a small brush. Meanwhile, Jill is running around the room, giggling and poking Thok and Kye when they are not looking. With a sigh, Merry looks out the window, noticing the rain outside. [B]"This will mess up my clothes and hair. How inconvenient."[/B] She mutters, as she heads upstairs. The girl soon comes down with three small blankets, and hands two of them to Thok and Kye. [B]"These will provide cover from the rain, we have about twenty minutes walking before we reach the inn."[/B] She then turns towards Jill and instructs her with a strict voice. [B]"Alright let me hear it." [/B]With a sigh, the little girl starts reciting. [B]"I will not open the door and I will not go outside. If anyone comes I keep quiet, and if he is a bad person I hide in the pantry behind the flour sacks."[/B] Merry smiles and nods, and pats Jill on the head.[B] "Good girl. And no sleeping with the oil lamp near your bed, I don't want to remind you how dangerous fire is."[/B] Jill nods with a "Yes Merry." and gives an obedient look. As the group is about to leave, Jill runs forward to the two men and hugs each one's leg. [B]"Bye! Come and play again sometime!"[/B] It's an uneventful, if rather unpleasant trip across the deserted Western road towards Angewatch. The splashing of rainwater, the thunder above and the fast approaching dusk are the only things keeping the group company. Merry refuses Thok's offer of carrying her on his shoulders with laughter, as she points towards her dress. [B]"I'd have to take this off first, but I don't think master Kyelinger would approve of such indecency."[/B] the girl says with a mischievous smirk on her face. She is making an effort to keep herself dry with the blanket, attempting to safeguard her hair and makeup, and that makes Merry walk a bit slower than normal. Still, after about half an hour, just as the night has finally settled and Angelwatch has been littered with the yellow lights of windows and lanterns, the group reaches a large three story building made of stone. Above the massive wooden door hangs a barely visible sign, showing a picture of three women in different regalia. It is too dark for Kye to see anything other than vague shapes, but Thok can clearly make out the women and the text below. Sadly, even though he sees well in the dark, the Barbarian cannot read. [B]"This is it, "The Three Queens" inn! Now let me warn you, some of the patrons here are... umm obsessed with me. Don't get involved though, you have gotten in enough trouble for me in one day."[/B] With that, Merry leads the group inside. Meanwhile, Alevyth, Sensalar and Adelaide have been sitting on a side table in the far right corner of "The Three Queens", waiting for someone to service them for the last ten minutes, while Bran has been busy out back in the stables, tending to Lobri's needs. The place is crowded and noisy, especially one group of Dwarves sitting on the longest table on the left side of the main hall. They have already succumbed to drunken stupor, singing with raspy voices in slurred Dwarven and banging their tin tankards of ale on the table. [B]"Well at least it's warm.[/B] - mutters Adelaide and turns around to stretch her hands towards the fireplace behind them. - [B]The innkeeper was kind enough to provide this table, but he has forgotten about us completely." [/B]Adelaide pouts at the man in question, a middle-aged fellow with rare gray hair, a pot belly and a rugged shadow on his chin. He seems very busy, running from table to table and yelling orders to the cooks back in the kitchen. [B]"ROAST CHICKEN, BOILED MEATS AND POTATOES, A PITCHER OF HERBED WINE AND A PLATE OF CHEESE!"[/B] he yells at the top of his lungs while leaning over the bar, his voice overcoming the common cacophony for a moment. Just then, the door swings open and a group of three people walk in. A tall human man clad in armour and with a bastard sword on his hip, an even taller and very muscular Half Orc with a greatsword strapped to his back, and a charming human girl dressed in a red and black dress, with a white lace shirt on top. Nobody seems to notice them yet, apart from one of the Dwarves who slams his fist on the table and points towards the Half Orc. [B]"OOOORC!"[/B] he bellows at the top of his lungs, launching a massive amount of spit, ale and food everywhere. The other four Dwarves turn around and immediately grab for their weapons at the sight of the muscular newcomer. [sblock]If either group wants to make conversation, please do so. Ask the NPCs anything you like, I will edit the replies in this thread. Then you can take action. Didn't want to make you guys talk if you didn't however, so i rushed to the action. BTW i'm really wandering how come Alevyth and Sensalar didn't ask about the Valley when it was mentioned, and Kye didn't ask about the Paladins. Was that by choice or did i overwhelm you guys with posts? :)[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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