<strong>Dalen Black, Human Trickster</strong>(http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=856633)<div class="floatright">(http://drakonis.org/uploads/7/v/0/7v0ng7m0e3/2010/11/04/20101104002606-df16ea6a.jpg)</div><br/>Looking at both Lilith and Noemi seriously for a moment, Dalen nod his head slightly and moved to sit down near the two of them again. His expression remained somewhat thoughtful, his right hand up on his chin, trailing a fingertip just beneath his lips as he went through the events that he could recall. They had their former captain to thank for their death and trip to limbo, and the drowess and some uncertain powers to thank for their return, even if it was for the goal of vengeance.<br/><br/>Truthfully, he hadn't cared if the captain lived or died in one of the fights eventually, he hadn't intended to stay on the ship for too long, eventually leaving to pursue his craft elsewhere when things had quieted down enough, but instead he had found himself murdered for an accusation he didn't understand. He had no reason to betray the captain. That was partly why he wanted to know what the drowess told the man. He had a natural distrust towards folks at times, and he wondered if she had hinted that the captain would meet his end at the hands of the four recently resurrected people. If so, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy, one set in motion by the captain by giving them the motivation to want to take the old crook's life. Even so, that meant the drowess was partially guilty for their fate, and the months they were now missing. Yet those thoughts should wait, he noted to himself.<br/><br/><strong>"I have a lot on my mind, and having been dead for months has finally began to sink in. I would say there's a fair bit of stress behind all of that, but you may be right. We do need to let go for a while, so it shall not overwhelm us."</strong>He had no reason to decline the offer for wine or company, though he did think that the earlier remark about further surprises was not exaggerated and had been serious about taking watch.<br/><br/><strong>"About me and miss Noemi, I'd say I did manage to forget a few things a gentleman never should."</strong>He flashed a playful smile at the two of them, then raising a finger as he counted the points with them while speaking.<strong>"First, I kept a lady waiting while digging for the gear, prioritizing that above more pleasurable pursuits. Second, I approached her afterwards when it was convienient for me, not when she was on the right mood. Third, I approached as I did while still a touch sweaty and dirty from the digging, again not a point on my favor. While fun games can leave a fellow sweaty, he shouldn't approach a lady already in such a state. Fourth, there's different approaches to be taken about such matters at different times, and my approach seems to be as badly rusted after that time in death's hands as my bones are stripped bare in the sand outside."</strong><br/><br/>Shrugging his shoulders casually at this, he looked at the bit of wine in the chalice he had held out at Lilith when she held the bottle that Noemi had brought out of her gear. His expression turned somewhat serious as he thought about the task ahead of them still.<strong>"I want vengeance for what happened to me. The captain accused me of something I was not going to. It is because he murdered me first that I want him to suffer and die now. If there was some prophecy towards us killing him, I would say he set it in motion himself with that act."</strong>Cruel smile played on his lips at that. Finishing the wine in the chalice he set it down before answering the initial question.<strong>"We share a goal in seeking vengeance. I want him dead, and will lend my skills to you in that pursuit. After it is all over, we'll stay together or part company, but until that time I am ready and willing to assist in what needs to be done."</strong><br/><br/>Thinking on the things spoken, Dalen looked at Lilith and Noemi seriously though, a faint smile playing on his lips again as he took a breath and began to speak.<strong>"I can move unseen while remaining highly aware of my surroundings, I can convince a lock to open with the aid of a few simple tools, I can either sidestep traps easily enough or work to jam them in place to allow safe passage. I consider myself to have a learned tongue, speaking English, French, Italian, Spanish, Elven and so forth. I would say I am always refining my linguistics a little further. I also love to weave lies together, or convince someone of my point of view, true or false. I can lay down threats and implications that make an average man quickly surrender what information we may crave from them, as well as having a fair chance to tell when someone is lying. I can act like someone else and put together a role, a disguise, when necessary. I have practiced a fair bit of acrobatics as well, it comes in handy while escaping from folks that would want to teach you a lesson in case a plan runs afoul of unforeseen circumstances."</strong><br/><br/>Faint smile played on his lips as he drew a short breath, continuing a little further.<strong>"While I have a fair control of my smallest motions as necessary, and a fair bit of presence when its called upon, I've come to notice that to push myself to the edge I need to have enjoyed the pleasures of sex beforehand. It does tend to last for the day when I have, but suffice to say I often sought to enjoy such bliss before tasks at hand so I'd stand better prepared for them. Though doing without was hardly a real problem, but its been in my nature to seek whatever advantage I can get."</strong><br/><br/>That said, he looked at both Lilith and Noemi perfectly seriously.<strong>"While I think the three of us possess a fair share of skill and talent here, I would still hope our fourth companion returns as well. While some of his mannerisms has me laughing, he seems like a decent fellow and could be a valuable to ally to have. Still, its not in our hands right now, we'll just have to wait and see if he returns."</strong>That said he shrugged, turning his words towards the two of them in turn.<strong>"I prefer not to lead, so I will follow. Magic and infernal powers seems like a frightening combination. I would say that having you two grinning wickedly while speaking a few words about your fantastic imagination to any potential troublemakers should help in creating an intimidating presence strong enough to frighten someone all the way to death perhaps."</strong>He flashed an amused grin at this, but shook his head then, trying to get more serious. Joking was fine at times, but they were talking about serious matters.<br/><br/><strong>"While I don't bring anything mystical to the table, I believe the two of you have a whole arsenal of powers in that. So I shall do my best to aid where I can."</strong>Although he had noticed the single bed present, and heard Noemi's words, he said nothing on that topic right then and there. He was not averse to the idea, but he had put a foot in his mouth about the topic a moment earlier, and so chose to leave his words to what he had already said. Besides, he really did feel rusty right now.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">I am glad to be able to post here a bit this weekend after all. That said, 'a bit' may be a wrong choice of words. If Dalen got way too vocal, again feel free to interrupt / shut him up at any point. I thought of him speaking his mind freely after abit of wine, after deciding thinking things over quietly is unlikely to help too long. <br/><br/>Its early on in the game still, and it seems the character's personality is still abit... hmm, ungrounded, perhaps. I am seeing how Dalen turns out, I have the general outlines but it seems that I have to play him a bit longer to see for myself as well. I hope I don't intimidate anyone with a wall of text to read, I can try and keep it down shorter in the future if people prefer so. I just got a bit carried away on the realization I actually -could- post from home this weekend, and the results you can see above.<br/><br/>Doesn't help matters that I haven't played a rakish character in a fair while, and have probably managed to make him a weird person to interact with so far anyway.</div></div>