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When Amaron tells me that the captain and Stargazer are already in the castle I frown.
"I don't want to be left behind . The ill ones are being well tended at the temple, right? ok, then maybe a short visit and then straight to the castle" I say while I drink some blue and soup. "Thanks for the dry clothes"
and then, when the Illithyri male talks to me and asks about my mate I think
[i:2ell96gs]"Hummm... he's asking about my mate. How do I tell him I don't have any without causing trouble?"[/i:2ell96gs] so I don't answer that question, but I look at his tail [i:2ell96gs]"Hmmm... certainly anxious"[/i:2ell96gs] and then he asks how is it that I'm alone... then I grin and answer.
"I'm not alone..." I make a sign with my hand for him to look around me and remember that Amaron still there "this are all my fellow shipmates, but if you want you can seat here (*I show him a seat nearby)... I have to leave soon, though"
I don't want to appear anxious for the same reason I know he is. He could be nice, but I do want to check the rest of the crew and catch on whatever's happening in the island.
He sits down at the chair beside you, as close as he can get and watches you for a few moments, before stating in illitharese ( a combination of drow and infernal)
"You know what I think? I think you are alone...Some rare and elusive creature that has been lost amongst the world of the ..."
He looks around at the refugees in the bar, a vast amount of which are human.
"Mayflies...It must be lonely, being the only one like yourself.How can you get close when to show your true self means to frighten people away? Most would call us demon and run in fear. "
He reaches up to touch your face,
" We alone can truly understand each other..."
He is cut off here by Amaron, who barks abruptly,
"Zaklathan...remove your presence from here before I throw you out the door, and dont think I cant do it either."
Zaklathan snarls at the larger nymaru male, but stands up and bows formally to you,
"My name is Zaklathan.If you should have need of me, I live in the barracks outside of the castle..."
"When your not in here..drinking and whoring."
Amaron interrupts. Zaklathan snarls again at him, but returns to where he was sitting, in a corner alone, nursing a bottle of blue.
"Im sorry about that, miss, he is incorrigible, but I suppose...never mind..he has no real excuse.As soon as you are ready I will take you to the temple and to the castle."
*Boled considers the offer if it can be called that, free aid in repairing ship either way (?) , but perhaps some new passengers that might be assainated. There appears to be part of a puzzle missing here.*
Princess, for your aid in reparing our ship, if in can be repaired, I would gladly take three passengers to the port cities and tell you and your escott all we know about them. Perhaps we *glances to Raven* might even be able to spot a new organization. A group of people that was not at the ports the last time we called. We do know of course some people in the towns that we port in, harbor masters, some inn keepers and the like that we might get information from that would not be told to a stranger. *Considers this a fools errand at best the chances of finding assasin group that has stuck and killed many already are unlikely to be found, at wrost the crew might end up dead when an assassin seeks one of the new passengers. It would not be wise to refuse such an offer, more help will be provided with more willing workers if both work for a cause. His cause is to get off the island, there cause is to get information from the Sword Coast that they might not be able to get. Saying No indeed some might work on fullfilling the promise of aid, but others would be looking for other ways to get information. Agreeing all avialable would be working on repairing the ship. His eyes glance toward Raven again.*
We will pay for the aid we are offered, the price carries some risk but is far less then I would have expected. This though is not something you nor the rest of the crew signed on for. With the ship damaged and perhaps most of cargo gone, duty of the ship is to return what I can to where it belongs as safe as posible. I would hear your thoughts on this generious offer of repairs without us paying, or taking the risk of having assassins seek to kill our new passengers There appears to be an element of danger that the crew did not sign on for. Perhaps a choice should be offered them of taking on an additional danger *glances to Mara* if security requires it the crew need not be told in detail the details of danger, just taking three passengers inceases the chance of not seeing their home. That they could stay here until the three passengers are delivered and if those that go will return for them. *speaks directly to Mara now* We will not know for sure how long or even if we can repair the ship. It grounded near shore and if the waves and winds do not break it up it might take a short time to repair with minor magics, if greatly broken up it might take months with more powerful magic. We might need to build a ship which could take years without magic. A final answer can not be given to you now or a sailing time. I need to know how badly she ha been hurt.
" Knowing the treacherous reefs that encircle our island, I hate to tell you but the damage will be substantial.But our offer to assist you in the rebuilding still stands. We have many fine craftsmen, although the claws may lead you to think otherwise, and magic we have aplenty.With the assistance of many your ship will be repaired promptly.You may find it odd that we offer to assist you even if you do not provide us with aid, but it is a complicated matter.Suffice to say that you are good people of Faerun, and therefore we do not have a choice, we must aid you."
She turns to look at a large seal upon the wall.It is a strange , yet beautiful seal.In it is a dragon, a unicorn and a winged humanoid figure.There are runes all about the seal, written in different tongues, but one side has the runes in common, and it states,
"For the Gods, For the Family, For Faerun"
[color=midnightblue:1s7cvum1]Raven looks over to the seal that the princess is looking at and notices the words in common before answering the captain. [i:1s7cvum1][b:1s7cvum1]I must say that I agree with you about the crew and not telling them of the full danger. I also agree with you about the needing to get what needs to be delivered to where it needs to go. Yet you know my golden rule and I live by it. Help those that need aid, and don't take any thing for it, BUt with the offer of aid that they give us, we trully can't refuse to offer them aid in return.[/b:1s7cvum1][/i:1s7cvum1] The drow frowns for a moment then looks directly at Mara, his bright blue eyes piercing, [i:1s7cvum1][b:1s7cvum1]It could be the Night Maks that run deep within Waterdeep and West Gate. That's just a guess, but the assasination sounds like something they would do.[/b:1s7cvum1][/i:1s7cvum1]
After sitting calmly for a moment though, he looks between both the captain and the princess, a reflective look on his face. [i:1s7cvum1][b:1s7cvum1]Then again, it could be some Llolithian drow trying to stop something before it can truly get started.[/b:1s7cvum1][/i:1s7cvum1] After making this last statement, he sits back and ponders, a look of dread coming over his face. [i:1s7cvum1]Do they still seek me as they do the others that leave them, or am I just becoming paranoid at the fact that none have come across me in a long while?[/i:1s7cvum1][/color:1s7cvum1]
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Eilistraees' jusron kus trelao waer'honglath pholor verin areion ussta velven.
"I truly do not know, sir..As you have seen we keep our island home quite secret.It is warded by great magicks and the reefs are dangerous for even the shrewest of sailors.They seem to come and go by a portal of some means, although how someone managed to get that past our wards , I dont know.My mother made a few enemies during her adventuring days as The Willowsong, but since that burden as fallen upon me, she has lived a quiet life, and I have not left for my adventures yet.Im sorry, I see I am rambling on about things you have no comprehension of.Suffice to say my mother brought about the destruction of an extremely nasty black robed wizard, and perhaps he still has some followers who seek to kill her.Or perhaps...But no I am sure he has nothing to do with it.Im probably just grasping at straws, but you see why I need your assistance."
IC: Down on the shore the waves lash the savage rocks and reefs furiously. On the cliff side, the figure of a man can be seen pounded by the waves, clinging on to a rock for dear life, blood pouring from his hands as he clutches the knife like edges of the rock.
Titles:
Master of the Lady's Dances
Recoverer of the Tome of Moonlight
Scribe of the Dark Maiden's Temple
OOC: Ok, now I'm confused... how many lenguages are in the island? Nymarese and Illitharese? or are they the same, just different dialects?
IC:
She nods at Zaklathan when he says she can find him in the barracks and puts a face as Zaklathan leaves, she frowns and looks sadly at her soup again
"He certainly knows how to speak to a woman, right, Amaron? but I can't blame him either. I understand him... although he won't find what he's looking for in the bottom of a bottle..." she looks at Zaklathan in his lonely corner and then at Amaron again "I wish men took female more seriously... most just want to have fun... maybe that's what he needs I don't want to be an object, you know?." I make a brief pause and look at him again, trying to smile "As soon as someone brings me dry clothes and I get changed we can go to the castle, ok? in the meantime, why don't you tell me his story? oh, and please call me Ibn, ok?"
ooc to tyrmer..of course you can..the more the merry ho ho ho...
You can hear two male voices walking on the cliff sides above you , as they walk they speak to one another in a language that more than likely you do not understand.
One of them sounds as if he stops above the cliff side where you are hanging and says something to his companion,
"Hail down there,"
You hear in common, booming down from the top of the cliff,
"Having a bit of a problem are you?"
ooc..sorry sabal, i see that i did it again..i need to update that page..nymaru speak in a tongue that is a combination of gaelic and celestial, illithyri speak in a tongue that combines drow and infernal, but they usually only speak to other illithyri or nymaru in their own language, they speak in common to all else.
Amaron smiles,
"Of course , Lady....err Ibn..sorry..Your clothing is on its way, I fear we have stretched our warehouse supplies to their limit, and I have had to send a messenger home to get you something to wear.I hope you dont mind but my oldest daughter is your size and she has much to spare, she is a female , therefore you already know how spoiled she must be."
He smiles then, in seeming fondness,
"If you really wish to hear Zaklathans tale, then I must tell that I am not the one to tell it, you should speak to him yourself. Perhaps after we visit the castle you can go see him in his barracks.A lech he may be, but he would do you no harm.However , I cannot say the same for some of the other male illithyri in the barracks, so do stay on your guard , Ibn."
He looks a little uncomfortable,
"I do not mean to treat you like a child and I realize I have no right to tell you what to do, but my daughter is around your age, and well, you have the look of her, although she , of course is much lighter in skintone,"
He laughs, then adds seriously,
"There have been many new illithyri males added to the militia because of the troubles I am sure the princess will speak to you about.Some are fresh from the Underdark.It is these males you need to be cautious around."
Just as he finishes speaking a nymaru girl walks into the tavern.Many of the male patrons whistle at her, for she is pretty and young, but Amaron glowers at each of them in turn , and they quickly look away from her.
"Chalithra!"
Amaron says sternly to the girl,
"What are you doing here?You know this is no place for a maiden."
"Pish..posh..I only wanted to see the new girl, there are so few of us, you know."
She moves over to you and hands you a bundle of clothing, before starting to speak to you animatedly.
"Well, Im Chalithra, a maiden still, thank the gods, my father is intimidating enough the men run from my doorstep.But Im grateful for that, you know how overbearing they are,"
She rolls her eyes,
"But you!?Oh, you must be an adventurer.How exciting! I wish I could do that, but, alas, I am not the Willowsong , so I must stay here, and eventually bred with whatever lout is stronger than my father."
She sighs,
"But ..oh..Im sorry, your standing here dripping wet and Im blabbing my mouth off."
Amaron cuts in.
"You can change in the back room over there and then we shall head out to the castle."
The man looks up at the top of the cliffs, hsi face stark white against the dark water. A look of fear is in his eyes, fear for his life. He opens his mouth but he seems to weak to call out.
Titles:
Master of the Lady's Dances
Recoverer of the Tome of Moonlight
Scribe of the Dark Maiden's Temple
*Nods at Raven's words, while considering the resources the Princess offer.
Your magisty, then we will plan to begin repairs with the dawning of day. My weather sense tells me the waters will be calm.
Raven slavage will be under your control, I will do a damae assesment of the ship. Though if the reefs are that bad it might be easier to build a new ship. Until then the crew must be encoraged to rest.
[quote="Tyrmer":6h1rs39s]The man looks up at the top of the cliffs, hsi face stark white against the dark water. A look of fear is in his eyes, fear for his life. He opens his mouth but he seems to weak to call out.[/quote:6h1rs39s]
The voice calls down again,
"Well do you want up or not ?Those cliffs are quite steep and slippery."
[quote="Bhaern Quel":3pnal422]*Nods at Raven's words, while considering the resources the Princess offer.
Your magisty, then we will plan to begin repairs with the dawning of day. My weather sense tells me the waters will be calm.
Raven slavage will be under your control, I will do a damae assesment of the ship. Though if the reefs are that bad it might be easier to build a new ship. Until then the crew must be encoraged to rest.[/quote:3pnal422]
The princess nods,
"I would say the inn is filled with the rest of your passengers and crew.You may stay here , if you like, the castle has more than adequate space."
[color=midnightblue:3irbvwz8]Raven nods to the captains words about him being in charge of the salvage crew and smiles at the princess' offer of kindness. [i:3irbvwz8][b:3irbvwz8]Thank you m'lady, but I will rest under the stars while I'm on land, so that I may be beneath the gaze of the Maiden.[/b:3irbvwz8][/i:3irbvwz8] He then stands and begins to gather his pack and weapons that he brought with him and prepares to leave.[/color:3irbvwz8]
Eilistraees' jusron kus trelao waer'honglath pholor verin areion ussta velven.
. The ill ones are being well tended at the temple, right? ok, then maybe a short visit and then straight to the castle" I say while I drink some blue and soup. "Thanks for the dry clothes"
I don't want to be an object, you know?." I make a brief pause and look at him again, trying to smile "As soon as someone brings me dry clothes and I get changed we can go to the castle, ok? in the meantime, why don't you tell me his story? oh, and please call me Ibn, ok?"