[Exalted Paragons] Narrative (chapter 1-3)
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				Title: <strong>[Exalted Paragons] Narrative (chapter 1-3)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>05-05-2006, 04:09:22</strong>
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				<i>Ajoxer, please give us a bit about your charecter on a normal day, and how he'd normaly recieve a job offer.</i>&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>05-05-2006, 12:51:48</strong>
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				He quietly sat at his desk, looking over the last season's reports. " Damn... Looks like we may be having a bit of trouble..." he sighs, quietly looking over the budget for something he can change, when he looks up- A couple moments afterwards, a clerk-like young woman. "... A job for me? Been a while, hasn't it?" He looks towards her, curious- He hasn't done assassin work for a few months, been too busy setting up that new trade route.<br><br>She quietly sat an unopened parsal on his desk, adressed apropriatly to get the attention of his assasin persona and heavy with the click of tightly packed jade and silver.&nbsp; <br><br>The parsal was delivered by a Guild-sponsored and high priced messenger service with a repuation for getting the job done reliably and without questions and, true to form, the seals on the parsal were not tampered with, nor were their poisoned needles in the wax when he opened it.&nbsp; <br><br>The contents were two fold, a bulky letter and a noticably bulkier chest of coin.&nbsp; <br><br>The letter's contents were thus:&nbsp; <br><br>"Dear sir, <br><br>"I have researched your reputation for several years before entrusting these secrets to you, and pray you will forgive me if I wax cathardic in this letter.&nbsp; <br><br>"Eighteen years ago, my teacher Furious Buffalo was murdered by the Imaculate Order, who refuse to tolerate the Dragon Blooded in service to Ahlat.&nbsp; (I offer as further evedicne of this asertion their pressure on the Leopard Seat to end recruiting of Dragon Blooded into the Royal Guard of Harborhead, the Brides of Ahlat, and their recruting of the ten imaculates still within the Brides away from Harborhead and into their legions.&nbsp; <br><br>"I have since suceeded Furious Buffalo as high priest of Ahlat within Harborhead and continued his work to unify the nation under His blessed worship.&nbsp; Since the disapearence of the Empress, and subsequent murder of the Leopard Seat and disapearence of his sucessors, Her descendants by a Harborhead consort, the monks of the imaculate order have repeatedly sponsored violence against the smaller, less defended temples of Ahlat.&nbsp; How can I protect them against the Dragon Blooded?&nbsp; How can I avenge my teacher?&nbsp; <br><br>"And so I have turned to&nbsp; you.&nbsp; I have evedince that three senior imaculate monks signed the order to murder Furious Buffalo, and pray you to avenge him, for his murder, and for the strength that the church of Ahlat lacks without him.&nbsp; <br><br>"I am prepared to pay this much again upon completion of the assasination if only one is eliminated, and as much again if all three monks are eliminated, you need only meet with me discretly, <br><br>Excelent Ibis, High priest of Ahlat, Thane of the Upswept horns."&nbsp; <br><br>Along with a few maps of Harborhead and it's capitol Kirghast, including the sewers, there's a transcript of the assasination order and it's three signatures:&nbsp; <br><br>The Abot<br>Cynis Klaital <br>White Jade Tree&nbsp; <br><br>notes include that the Abot has not given any name for many years, that Cynis Klaital is the iinstructor in Air Dragon Martial Arts, and that White Jade Tree is a fanaticaly convert from the brides of Ahlat over a hundred years old, master of both air style and wood style.&nbsp; <br><br>These three are not the most dangerous monks in Kirghast, that honor is reserved for a Trio curently assinged to the Wyld Hunt and the pursuit of the Solar Exalted Birde of Ahlat Shinging Bright.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>05-05-2006, 16:30:32</strong>
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				It wasn't every day a noblewoman of the fey humbled herself to ask for help.&nbsp; <br><br>Not that the many solars assembling here knew she was fey when she sent swift flying messengers to seek them.&nbsp; The etherial and lovely sprites would gladly fly to the end of the earth to bid the solars come to the aid of a humble city/state and her embattered queen.&nbsp; "My lady begs your aid, chosen of the sun," the little sylphs would bow so that their gossamer dresses almost spilled off of their cleevage.&nbsp; "Her people starve, from the depridations of half a thousand mighty bandits, her sons have all bled out on the field of battle.&nbsp; The daughters of her subjects are offered up one by one to appease the bandits, and the walls of her great city cannot hold, so she begs you to come to her aid."&nbsp; <br><br>And so they came to a land of rolling hills, scattered trees, and rich farmlads, west of the land ravaged by Mask of Winters and south of the Hundred Kingdomes proper.&nbsp; They traveled amongst empty fields to a fortified small city on a hill, and were admited through the walls, escorted to the crystal tower manse in the center of the city.&nbsp; They climbed the diamond staircase to enter a throne room filled with tapestries, cushions, and rich jewels.&nbsp; Here were they welcomed by scantily clad common fey girls with sleek bodies and feline fetures, who washed the road dust from their feet, offerd them comfotable sandals and silken robes and chill wine, and promised baths and any pleasures they desired after their audiance.&nbsp; <br><br>Then were they lead before a grand an elfin lady in a dress of diamonds and mist with mother of pearl scale mail tight against her femenine chest.&nbsp; She rose to greet them, and shocked all her court by curtsying deeply.&nbsp; <br><br>"I bid you all welcome, chosen of the sun, chosen of the imaculate dragons, and favoured of the Exalted.&nbsp; I thank you all for your benevolance, and offer you rich reward should you drive away the bandits that plauge me and my neighbors.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>07-05-2006, 17:50:22</strong>
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				She quietly sat an unopened parsal on his desk, adressed apropriatly to get the attention of his assasin persona and heavy with the click of tightly packed jade and silver.&nbsp; <br><br>The parsal was delivered by a Guild-sponsored and high priced messenger service with a repuation for getting the job done reliably and without questions and, true to form, the seals on the parsal were not tampered with, nor were their poisoned needles in the wax when he opened it.&nbsp; <br><br>The contents were two fold, a bulky letter and a noticably bulkier chest of coin.&nbsp; <br><br>The letter's contents were thus:&nbsp; <br><br>"Dear sir, <br><br>"I have researched your reputation for several years before entrusting these secrets to you, and pray you will forgive me if I wax cathardic in this letter.&nbsp; <br><br>"Eighteen years ago, my teacher Furious Buffalo was murdered by the Imaculate Order, who refuse to tolerate the Dragon Blooded in service to Ahlat.&nbsp; (I offer as further evedicne of this asertion their pressure on the Leopard Seat to end recruiting of Dragon Blooded into the Royal Guard of Harborhead, the Brides of Ahlat, and their recruting of the ten imaculates still within the Brides away from Harborhead and into their legions.&nbsp; <br><br>"I have since suceeded Furious Buffalo as high priest of Ahlat within Harborhead and continued his work to unify the nation under His blessed worship.&nbsp; Since the disapearence of the Empress, and subsequent murder of the Leopard Seat and disapearence of his sucessors, Her descendants by a Harborhead consort, the monks of the imaculate order have repeatedly sponsored violence against the smaller, less defended temples of Ahlat.&nbsp; How can I protect them against the Dragon Blooded?&nbsp; How can I avenge my teacher?&nbsp; <br><br>"And so I have turned to&nbsp; you.&nbsp; I have evedince that three senior imaculate monks signed the order to murder Furious Buffalo, and pray you to avenge him, for his murder, and for the strength that the church of Ahlat lacks without him.&nbsp; <br><br>"I am prepared to pay this much again upon completion of the assasination if only one is eliminated, and as much again if all three monks are eliminated, you need only meet with me discretly, <br><br>Excelent Ibis, High priest of Ahlat, Thane of the Upswept horns."&nbsp; <br><br>Along with a few maps of Harborhead and it's capitol Kirghast, including the sewers, there's a transcript of the assasination order and it's three signatures:&nbsp; <br><br>The Abot<br>Cynis Klaital <br>White Jade Tree&nbsp; <br><br>notes include that the Abot has not given any name for many years, that Cynis Klaital is the iinstructor in Air Dragon Martial Arts, and that White Jade Tree is a fanaticaly convert from the brides of Ahlat over a hundred years old, master of both air style and wood style.&nbsp; <br><br>These three are not the most dangerous monks in Kirghast, that honor is reserved for a Trio curently assinged to the Wyld Hunt and the pursuit of the Solar Exalted Birde of Ahlat Shinging Bright.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>07-05-2006, 21:27:48</strong>
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				(Have fun you too.)&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>07-05-2006, 23:54:17</strong>
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				He quietly smiles. He looks up towards the young clerk. " I'll be going on a business trip, my friend... I'll trust you to arrange things." He quietly stands, walking over to one corner, quietly pulling back a panel, smiling as he quietly lifts out the long obsidian-and-orichalcum blade he keeps there, quietly taking a slice through the air, seperating the flame of a candle from the rest of the wick. He grins as it falls straight back into the candle wax, hissing slightly, a tad bit of smoke rising from the candle. " Never loses an edge..." He removes the dark black sheath, sliding the sword into it quickly, slinging the sheath over his back. " Arrange a coach to Harborhead..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 05:01:59</strong>
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				Six arived in Kirghast on the Fourth of Ascending Water, to find the common folk of the town had come out of their houses during the lunch hour to enjoy a light, cool rain.&nbsp; Water from heaven was a blessing this far south, even in the season of Water.&nbsp; It wasn't the best time to grow crops, but the grass would thrive and the cattle would feed.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 05:07:00</strong>
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				Mist cleared her throat as she stepped forward, keeping her manners carefully in mind.&nbsp; She had refused all the servants' offers as politely as she could, once she realized what sort of beings she was dealing with -- it wasn't like the sweet-natured Twilight to be paranoid, but who knew what the Fair Ones were planning?<br><br>"Your Highness," she began with a tone that she hoped was appropriately grave.&nbsp; "I am Diamond Mist.&nbsp; It is an honor to be so welcomed into your court."<br><br>Unseen Essence flickered behind Mist's eyes, expanding her senses beyond the mortal.&nbsp; "You will forgive me, though, if I ask that you satisfy my curiosity before I offer my aid.&nbsp; What manner of bandits are able to so harry your people?"&nbsp; It was terribly improbable, she knew, that mortal men would pose any danger at all to the raksha.<br><br>(OOC: Activating All-Encompassing Sorcerer's Sight for 6 motes.&nbsp; Muse, feel free to roll Intelligence + Occult (10) if there's any pertinent details to be found.)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 05:07:35</strong>
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				He walks through the streets, a living phantom as he moves to find himself an inn to have a small bite to eat, and then get down to the business of plotting the horrible death of several well-loved members of the community.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 05:29:58</strong>
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				Mist and the others had sensed that this glorious tower was a Manse the moment they entered it, but Mist's charm swept away the layers of illusion the Fae had laid to reveal it to be quite a bit more powerful than she initialy thought, but the Raksha princess showed no sign of baring the hearthstone that channeled all this power, nor was it anywhere in sight.&nbsp; <br><br>Two minor air elementals with strung but unocked bows stood dematerialized in the corners, ready to materialize and defend their mistress.&nbsp; <br><br>"The bandits are many, too many."&nbsp; She swallowed hard.&nbsp; "Five hundred imperial legionaries are my foe, and my weather control has done little to shrink their numbers, only drive them away.&nbsp; I know not why they were cut off from the Realm, but they've been billeted out in the hills for two years now, buying food.&nbsp; Their comander was negotiating for farming rights, and I thought very soon I'd have a new neigboring city state, but that comander has vanished, replaced by two brothers with white hair and slits to their golden eyes.&nbsp; They blur with speed in battle, and erymanthoi come to their call.&nbsp; Two dragon blooded oficers remain, that I'm aware of, but it was the two with demon's eyes who stole my Hearthstone.&nbsp; Without it, I could not lead my armies into the field for protracted periods, not without ravaging my people, which i have sworn not to do."&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoldenChild</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 08:59:30</strong>
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				Raynor stood in the back of the group not saying much, just listened. He wasn't comfortable being here, he always felt out of place when being forced to deal with royalty. But he kept telling himself that it wasn't because of <em>her</em> he was here, it was because of her people. He wore very simple clothing and the only thing that reviled that he was something more then a farmer was the Daiklave he wore on his back and the braces that was strapped on his arms.<br><br>“Sorry you highness for interrupting…” Raynor suddenly said and bowed, even he knew to follow the protocols of the royal courts. “Do you know where these bandits reside? Do they have any larger or more permanent camp?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 12:16:36</strong>
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				(It is Cathak Kazeira as note ;))<br><br>Cathak Kazeira was riding whit his eight men and whit his companion Talya, a air aspected dragon-blooded sorceress. She was riding white stallion while Kazeira rided whit dark brown light warhorse. They were riding towards one village for updated supplies and the village has been often stopping point in Kazeira's 'patrol' route.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 13:16:19</strong>
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				Kazeira continued the route, but he soon sensed something was wrong, his divine blood sensed.....great heat at distance, and smoke in the sky! In direction of the village! Kazeira quickly barked to his men; "Legionaires, arm yourself for battle. There seems to be trouble mixing up in Emerald's Rest!" Kazeira started ride hard and his men during the move drawed out their bows other hand and guided their horses whit knees and holding reins other hand. They all weared short swords and chainmails, target shields strapped other side of their saddles and sturdy spear along whit it. Whit thundering hoofs the mercenary band headed towards the village.<br><br>When they arrived, they saw village was in ablaze! Houses were burning and women and childrne screamed and curse of farmers! The mercenaries saw that there were bandits everywhere! Chasing women or cutting down farmers who try defend their homes!<br><br>"Reel, lead three to the east of the viillage, Jaco lead three to the west. Talya, you go to north but be prpeared ride support any of my men in need. I go to middle and head south! Ragned first but when bandits close melee, draw them out of the village and gather back north side! Lanya, do your worst in northern side then. GO!" The men followed Kazeira's command, he is sure Vermillion Legionaires can handle evne half dozen of bandits and Lanya an be a sorceress but she is well capable use her staff in combat.<br><br>Kazeira unmounted from his horse, making frontal backflip and falling gracefully into ground. Sametime his body sets up into burning flames when he called out activate his gift of the red dragon to cover his body into flames. Kaz started run towards the one group of bandits, he holded his shield forward but he holded past it the tip of his glaive formed tip of his direlance. He started yell sharp and loud howling warcry and bandits startled and turned around....to see one fo their fellow be skewered half by ten feet long direlance's blade!<br><br>The bandits attacked Kaz, foolishly so, thanks the flaming aura each bandit get badly burned by flames which surrounded Kaz before he cleaved all the rest four bandits, wounding them seriously and all falling into ground badly bleeding, some alive and some not. In distance he saw other bandits get peppered by arrows and bandits turned return fire, but bandits were clearly more used to melee than ranged combat so their return fire was near pitifull example of bownmanship. In northern side bandits screamed and runend in horror, yelling soemthing about sorceress and Kaz saw a lighting bolt strike the poor bandit down.<br><br>Soon Kaz felted his gemstone warn him about impending danger, so his shield hand quickly turned near reflex alike and deflected a well aimed arrow away from path hitting his head! He saw one of the roofs a man who weared red/deep green leather armor and holded a green jade bow. Around the man was a green glow and green swirling essence leafs danced by invisible wind.<br><br><em>"Damn! A rogue dragon blood, he gives already bad name to the already thrice cursed power hungry careless dynasts! Empire does not these kinds of thugs hang around and lead bandits!"</em><br><br>Kaz walked forwaards to the wood aspected dragon-blood, he focused on his essence and soon flames around him lookded darker, like in hells themselves and many pahntom images of warriors walking towards the wood aspected warrior appeared and Kaz loudly shouted to the dragon-blood (whit riverspeak) while he pointed his glaive towards him; "HEAR ME DRAGON'S BASTARD! CALL YOUR BANDITS ATTACKS NOW OR I SURE CUT YOUR DOWN ALONG WHIT THEM!"<br><br>The wood dragon-blood did not listen Kaz, he instead showered hail of arrows at him as reply and that was reply enough! Kaz raised his shield again and his uncanny fast reflexes dodged the arrow or were deflected by his well made dragonwing shaped metal shield. Whit growl Kaz runend to the archer and he jumped onto the burning roof, seeting it greater blaze whit his aura and clsoed in to the archer! During his climb and charge the archer shooted one arrow, the arrow whistled past Kaz, nearly nicking his straw hat off!<br><br>Kaz made a powerfull horizontal swing towards the archer, but the archer agilely swayed under the blow and dodged it and stepped back out of direlance's reach. The archer jumped a long jump to other roof and fired arrow in midair but that one Kaz deflected whit his glaive, expecting the wood aspected dragon blood is not surely staying melee whit him and continue use arrows.<br><br>Kaz taked a few steps back for running start, but his jump falled bit shorter so he managed get grip on the roof's edge where wood aspected dragon blood had runend into. When Kaz got up, he was greeted again by arrow and this time his hat DID fly off his head and whit curse Kaz rolled onto the roof and again the wood aspected archer had jumped off!<br><br>"Damn annoying bastard arent you? You actually make me work for killing you."<br><br>The chase continues troughout the village, the bandits have been succesfully drawed out and the fight had focused onto northern side of the village. Then suddenly there is loud crashing sounds and alot of screams, screams of bandits. Lanya had used her most destructive spell in her terrestrial circle sorcery, the obsidian butterflies! The obsidian butterflies teared both flesh, wood and rock in whole northern village area, cutting down houses and bandits into shred and also wide gap of the woods aswell. But Lanya has trained in use of sorcery enough so that she did not make the miles extending spell go trough the village, merely scrap it's northern side while killing the rest of the numerous bandits. The rest any surviving bandits were running likely by now, so it was Kaz's task to cut the head of the snake!<br><br>The wood aspected archer fled into the woods after seeing all his men to die in one go, Kaz in his tail and forest setting into blaze after him when his burning aura both continues protect and burn the forest around him. He lost trace of the bandit, and Kaz killed off his burning aura and he moved seek traces. He saw a teared cloth in a bush and he headed that way, he soon heard a loud man's scream in ahead of him, so Kaz rushed forward and then he saw oddest sight ever.<br><br>He saw that the wood aspected warrior has been knocked out, face literally smashed, land laying against a tree while a woman, some blood in her right fist, was crouched over the wood aspected warrior. But most disurping was her golden arm shields, and her golden shining chainshirt. Kazeira had seen such metal before, it was Orichalcum, metal of the gods and used only by anathema! If that was not enough, when woman turned her forehead had constantly blazing golden symbol of cursed anathema!<br><br>Kazeira growled at her and said; "Should had quessed, not even rogue dragon bloods fall that down whitout some dark influence. Prepare to die Anathema!" Kazeira knows it is near suicidal attack anathema alone, but hsi men and Lanya are far away and he surely does not let anathema get away now she is on his sight! So Kazeira can only wish that dragons smile on him today and his skills are enough defeat this direst of threats what Realms possess to any hero fo the dragons. So Kazeira spinned his direlance around his head and flexed his muscles and taked a stance, a northern speardancer stance whit his shield and direlance. He holded the direlance blade back while shield forward.........preparing to charge. <br><br>His body started burn by small fires now and his only ruby red eye glowed like small crimson sun in his eye socket and his skin looked scaley alike, covered by essence scales and flame motis flying behind him formed faint image of pair of wings, to person whit good imagination he appeared to be a crouched dragon, readying to charge.<br><br>OOC: I rolled nat 1 whit d10, but still my iniative is 24 (think botching does not apply to iniative). Anycase I have burned 2 essence for using my fire aspect trait (not active now), then 2 for Gracefull Tortoise Technique (not active now), 1 for Phantom Fire-Warrior Horde (not active now) and 5 for Crimson Pentacle Blade Form (active now). So 5 peripheral essence in bandit encounter and 5 now in this encounter.<br><br>Iniative (24) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=444442)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 16:03:47</strong>
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				ooc: Ahem. While I don't mind you setting the scene and writing out the whole bandit thing, I don't appreciate being written into the story without any input. I'll allow what you wrote to stand, but do note that 1) Her chain shirt is worn under her clothes, 2) Her caste mark is not shining. There's a gold disc on her forehead, but that's usually covered. (I've recently updated her description actually.) I accept her bracer can be seen. I don't mind him making assumptions that she's an Anathema, but please don't do this next time.<br><br>"You know Kian. I think today's going to be a wonderful day." Irnai said enthusiastically. "Look at the sun, the sky. Beautiful isn't it?" She took a deep breath, reveling in the essence of nature.<br><br>"You say that everyday." The cub growled, walking silently beside her. "And most of the day we end up in all kinds of trouble as you help people with no sense of discretion at all." Sniffing something, he crept forward into the bushes.<br><br>Not really paying attention, Kian always went off when he found something interesting, she continued speaking. "You can't be so dreary Kian. Look on the bright side of life." She laughed happily and skipped forward, before doing a little twirl in mid-step and throwing her arms out to savour her surroundings. There was a shout as Kian found his prey and scratched him.<br><br>And a man leapt into the clearing right into her fist before crumpling to the ground, unconscious. Irnai, was understandably frantic when she realised what had happened.<br><br>"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please don't be dead! I didn't mean to do that! I'm sorry!" She apologised profusely, looking at the man anxiously.<br><br>"Relax. He's alive." Kian told her after sniffing at the dragon-blooded. "And he's a dragon-blooded. One of those that hunt you. You better leave before he wakes up."<br><br>"But I can't do that. I hurt him! I have to wait for him to wake up so I can apologise properly." Irnai answered, still worried the man might accidentally die after all. She hadn't meant it. Really.<br><br>Still fretting over the current situation, another man crashed into the scene. "Oh are you his friend? I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to hit him. He jumped right into my fist. I'll pay for his medical bills I promise." She tells him distractedly, not seeming to even notice his words and fanciful displays as she's more worried about the man she accidentally knocked out.<br><br>ooc: If your init is 24...how the heck do you get 24 init? Anyway, if you rolled a 1, you just add 1 to your init. No way I can beat 24 init. My base is 6. So unless you roll under 16, you can always assume he gets init. She's busy talking this round, so try and hit her now.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 17:13:29</strong>
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				Sorry :(. I had no description where to refer to when I typed that up, so I 'asumed' the castemark may shine and chain shirt can be seen etc (I do not have Dawn caste book so I have no idea of it's capabillities). Sincere apologiesfor my offensive manner how I placed you into the story whitout your approval :(. I promise not do this again but I typed all pre-scenes so that we can directly jump into the duel scenes. I will edit the old post but I ask that would you be okay if your char had forgot to cover the castemark this time? Otherwise Kazeira would only see the orihalcum bracer and that would not alarm him to react nor wearing orihaclum chain shirt (it is possible dragon blood wear orihalcum gear but it is distasted and costly essence wise). My base Ini is 9, my jade hearthstone bracers give +3 Ini as material bonus, and also direlance haves high speed rate (I had not book whti me so I thinked it was 8 base number and I recall accoridng rules weapon speedis added to Ini) + jade material adds +3 to weapon's speed. If Speed is not added, then my base Ini is +12 so I got 13 (so you can still beat me whit good roll).<br><br>Anycase I post back home after reviwing the stats of direlance and checking my charms and possible circumstance modifiers (fatique and mobility pen whit shield use comes to mind).
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 19:58:48</strong>
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				(OOC: Magic chain shirts are ridiculously expensive for their soak value.&nbsp; Being easy to conceal is the only benefit they provide for the cost.)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>08-05-2006, 20:32:24</strong>
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				OOC: Ok, I edit the my post after Dream replies but here comes my action (also added stats of my weapon to charsheet).<br><br>Kazeira disliked to attack clearly vulrenebal foe, but he knows the anathema would not give same mercy what he would give in a fight, but still he only channeled more essence to make using a shield effortless task he shouted; "Stand up and turn face me anathema! I will overrun you, do you fight or not!" Kazeira knows he may have doned mistake by sacraficing his momentum, but he cannot never live on by himself if he kills near childlike anathema by just driving his dire lance to her vulreneball back whitout at least giving chance to fight!<br><br>OOC: Use Gracefull Tortoise Technique charm (2m) and Kazeira is holding a full dodge until next round. You suffer -1 to hit me thanks target shield.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 13:56:05</strong>
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				ooc: Oh yeah, all the jade gives you a ridiculous bonus to speed. Lol. But I never realised an artifact could be exceptional. I was under the impression that only mundane weapons can be exceptional.<br>And yes, the chain shirt is too expensive, but it being orichalcum helps a little with the extra soak. <br>Anyway, I don't mind letting her permanent castemark be exposed this time. She forgets it often enough.<br>I assume it's -1 to her dice pool.<br><br>Irnai still doesn't seem to realise his threat to her, still looking anxiously at the Wood-Aspect. "It's not the time to fight. I don't even like to fight, so no, I'm not fighting you. We should help your friend first. I don't think I hit him that hard, but he looks so injured." Crouching down, she pokes the dragon-blooded gently. "Please wake up?" She asks hopefully. "I'll be more careful next time." She's busy making sure that the dragon-blooded is still breathing and hasn't stopped.<br><br>"Irnai...we should be leaving now..." Kian growls, staring at the dragon-blooded. The only thing that holds him back from attacking is the fact that he knows Irnai would be scolding him endlessly later, and he knew that he would be no match for the dragon-blooded.<br><br>"I told you. I have to make sure he's okay. It's my fault he's in such a bad shape." Irnai retorts, taking out a cloth and wiping the man's face.<br><br>ooc: You can't seriously expect her to attack him. She never makes the first move in a fight. Feel free to attack.&nbsp; ;D
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 15:25:48</strong>
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				OOC: I twas more reason of honor (he is Paragon after all) give you chance to attack him first and turn around face him. Nothing more ;).<br><br>Kazeira sighs and he then cold bloodly makes swift charge onto the anathema woman and run short distance past her, moving like fiery comet and his glaive seared air whit heat and flames when glaive was aimed to slice the woman into half........<br><br>OOC: Yeah, all these jade gear + insane speed of Direlance (which is +12 normally but +15 whit jade) makes my char almost always act first. Anycase I have +1 to martial art attack thanks northern stance specialization, then +3 thanks the martial arts stance, +3 from weapon's accuracy and base 10 dice (+1 also coming from attacking from behind). I got 11 successes in my attack and I do double damage whit dire lance during a charge.<br><br>Single martial arts attack (1d10=10, 1d10=5, 1d10=9, 1d10=8, 1d10=5, 1d10=8, 1d10=1, 1d10=5, 1d10=9, 1d10=4, 1d10=7, 1d10=8, 1d10=8, 1d10=7, 1d10=7, 1d10=3, 1d10=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=445906)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 16:03:38</strong>
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				ooc: Ouch. That's so evil. I spend to double my dice pool and declare a full dodge. 5m for Reed in the Wind. I know the rules don't allow this technically, but with Kian shouting a warning, I think it'll be enough. My first roll sucked, so I spent a luck point and rerolled.<br><br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=445953<br><br>"Irnai!" Kian yowled desperately as the dragon-blooded made his charge.<br><br>"What?" Irnai jumped up at his desperate cry and the firey comet simply breezed past her with Kazeira following in its wake. The heat is enough to warm her skin and she immediately faces the Fire Aspect. While slow, she's not completely stupid and she knows an attack when she sees one. <br><br>"Hey! That's not very nice. I know you're mad I hurt your friend, but there's no need to be mean. I'm really really sorry. I already said I would pay for his medicine. I'm not going to run away." She explained to him earnestly, trying to get him to understand that she didn't really mean to hurt him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Soulsemmer</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 20:41:13</strong>
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				(Not to butt into your thread, but I think I should speak up...<br><br>Artifacts cannot be made exceptional. They are already above and beyond what a mundane weapon can do.<br><br>That is all.)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 20:43:31</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=5329.msg182152#msg182152">Quote from: Soulsemmer on 09-05-2006, 20:41:13</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Artifacts cannot be made exceptional. They are already above and beyond what a mundane weapon can do.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>(He paid Artifact 3 for the thing.&nbsp; If anything it's weaker than what a 3-dot Artifact should be, so I have trouble seeing this as a problem.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:15:52</strong>
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				( Yea, I mean, all things being equal, there must naturally be some weapons that are made better than others. A copper sword, or something like that, made as well as a regular steel sword, or whatever material is used in Exalted, is probably a bit weaker- A jade sword, in the opposite direction, is a bit stronger, though a lot rarer. Paying artifact points seems fairly fair for a somewhat better-than-average sword. Maybe a house rule? * shrug.*)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:17:23</strong>
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				A tall, coffee skinned, sleekly muscled woman, nude save for a short kilt and cloak of intricatly woven blue, black and gold came forewards and saluted the Fey queen as an equal.&nbsp; Her body was dotted with rapdily fading pale scars, and clean, ritual scar paterns marred her body in a few points, including a circle of dots on one breast.&nbsp; She was fully mature, but still very young, and walked at the head of a five&nbsp; similar women like the first jewel on a crown of warrior damsels.&nbsp; <br><br>"Lady Stormweather, it pleases the Leopard Seat and the Church of Ahlat, all praise to his name, that I lead a talon of his brides in answer to your call for aid.&nbsp; My name is Shining Bright, Bride of Ahlat and chosen of the Unconquered Sun.&nbsp; My second is Ridgecat by Firelight," she indicated a similiarly dark woman, but with fiery hair, "Tigress by Twilight, Tigress by Dawnlight," she indicated a pair of lovely twins, "And Seruna."&nbsp; The last woman showed her age in heavier scars than the others and wise eyes, though she was still fresh and young.&nbsp; <br><br>She looked about at the others who had spoken up thus far, curiosity poorly veiled in her eyes.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:22:06</strong>
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				Lady Stormweather swallowed visibly at the realization that her spell of cry for aid had put her in diplomatic debt to Harborhead, but greeted Shining Bright and her talon graciously, then answered Raynor.&nbsp; "They keep a permenant encampment in and around a series of haunted caves thirty miles to the south, south west.&nbsp; My scribes can show you on our maps.&nbsp; Near as we can tell, at least two hundred men are at their base camp at any given time, while raiding parties of fifty or a hundred go where they see fit.&nbsp; They've plundered one city state and reduced it to a shadowland, and two others pay them tribute.&nbsp; Thus far, only my weather magic has protected my people."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:30:38</strong>
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				OOC: I warned you Dream that my char is dangerous, I could had boosted desperately my attack bit more whit valor but I do not try seriously kill (because I do not want kill your char accident) you but give a decent challenge ;).<br><br>After the springing attack and seeing anathema managed dodge his blow, Kaz mid turned in his move and spinned around.....and hitted all might of his direlance onto the unconcious wood aspect dragon blood! Blood and gore exploded out when Kaz's lance drived trough the fabric, bone and flesh. Effortlesly, splitting the whole body into half by just below chest by the glaive alike tip of his lance! If dragon blood was merely uncocnious, it was very dead now!<br><br>Kazeira said to the anathema while he pulled weapon out of the carcash whit wet pulp; "He was not friend of mine, he was a criminal, a bastard of dragon who was not even worth of the divine heritage what his mother had stolen from dynast by carrying child and not telling the dynast about it, and so undiciplined dog whit good breeding becomed bad rapid dog and rapid dogs are killed whit no remorse. So same way are killed possesed anathema!"<br><br>OOC: Yeah, I used one dot more in artifact to make my direlance bit more special than normal. I see it as odd that a spear user whit 5 artifact dots cannot get a better spear :P. I asumed that if one dot in resources are asked to get expectional item, then one dot in artifact gives a expectional artifact which most cases only haves three +1 modifiers spreadable to all the statitics. But I have toughted that whit one extra dot you can give direlance a special ability, like access to knowlegde of a charm but that should be discussed more detail whit Storyteller. So yes, there can be artifact 5 weapons which normally are artifact 2 and most cases storyteller decides the special abilities and updated mods.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:45:41</strong>
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				Kirghast, outside the walls of the imperial garison, was a squalid gheto of thatched roofed, crumbling houses, many adobed but not white washed, or with scafolds set up to weave new thatch but no straw in sight.&nbsp; The children dancing in the streets and shaking play spears at the sky were fed for the most part, but their parents showed the price of it in their own gaunt, often outright malnourished frames.&nbsp; Everywhere were the signs of the practice of trade, tools carefuly stowed or service uniforms worn, but rarely was there scene sign of an honest days wage.&nbsp; Poor shrines to Ahlat were adorned with red weed-flowers for offerings, for few could aford to offer meat.&nbsp; The shrin of the Imaculate Order he passed was no better, though in better repair.&nbsp; <br><br>He found a tavern where beer from yane and two bowls of curry were being served over bread.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:48:03</strong>
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				He smiles, taking the food and paying, adding a generous tip with it. " It seems like things are doing rather poorly- Any idea what seems to be causing these troubles?" He knows he is a fool, but he's always had trouble turning down a person in need if they don't have a generous price on their head.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 22:55:51</strong>
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				A piece of thatch roof slumps in onto a woman, who finds herself laughing and pullling out of her leather dress to feel the rain on her skin.&nbsp; <br><br>He'd noticed by now that these people had few inhibitions about nudity, the only ones still largely clothed were trying to emulate Realm fashions.&nbsp; <br><br>The woman serving his plate smiled at the tip and slipped it into her belt pouch.&nbsp; She glared at one of the Harborheadites still dressed in Realm clothing, then spoke softly, "The Satrap and the great houses pay in promises," she hisses, "and by that I mean, we promise to let you live if you continue to work without the promised pay."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>09-05-2006, 23:07:45</strong>
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				" Ah, yes, the Realm seems to be very absorbed in that particular market lately..." He smiles quietly, passing a few more pieces of silver over, superficially seeming like he's taking a look at the woman, but still talking to the man. " I'm told there are three Dragon-Blooded who dwell here, The Abbot, Cynis Klaital, and White Jade Tree... Would you be able to give me any information about them? I'd like to get the chance to speak with them..." He smiles, appreciating the woman's curves quietly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Soulsemmer</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 01:13:46</strong>
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				(Fair enough. Muse's call.)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 14:40:07</strong>
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				Few things make Irnai angry. Even fewer things make her lose self-control. But she comes close to doing so then. "And your action makes you worthy then?" She asks quietly. "Attacking a defenceless man? Killing in cold blood? Murdering a man who could not lift a finger to protect himself?" She takes a step towards him with every sentence, green eyes filled with sadness. "Who are you to decide who lives and who dies? Even if you have the power, you do not have the <em>right</em>."<br><br>And she does something that she would probably be apologizing about for a long time to come. Disgusted by the dragon-blooded's callousness, she unleashes a single punch with all her pent-up emotions within it as well as a touch of essence.<br><br>ooc: 4 motes on Ox-Stunning blow. One punch straight at Kazeira. 1wp to channel Conviction as she really wants to teach the dragon-blooded a lesson, even if she doesn't want to hurt him.<br>The target shield will reduce my success by one, but that's okay.<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447126<br>5 successes. Reduced to 4 with the shield. *sigh* The dice roller doesn't like me. I spent another luck point for a reroll just for the heck of it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 15:12:21</strong>
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				Kazeira is caught off guard completely by the sudden blow of anathema! He raised his shield for impact but evne then fist bented his shield near ruin and tried knock him out! His martial art training called out fortitude of thedragosn and under smashing blow of Irnai Kaz's body flares bright red and suddenly scales made by fiery essence appear resist the blow's might!<br><br>OOC: Used 5 motes (I think mote spedn was limited to my martial arts rating) to use Five Dragon Fortitude to raise my bashing soak by 10. I have base bashing soak 2 thanks my stamina. So in total I have bashing soak 12 vs your fists damage now. So, roll the 4 dice to see do you get extra damage and also add your essence rate (according Power Combat all exalted add essence rate to the 'minimal' damage after trough hitting target) along whit those successes + whatever is your normal unmodified fist damage. Also my gem stone turns any lethal damage into bashing damage, so you can certainly feel like punching a rock.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 15:46:46</strong>
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				ooc: Well, she always does bashing damage whatever the circumstance, so it's not very important for this battle.<br>Not sure how many motes you can spend at all, but whatever the case I guess I just do ping damage of 2. *sigh*<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447163<br>Hey, not bad. -2 to all your dice pools for the next 5 turns.<br>And you're up. Since I naturally presume you win init.<br><br>Even with all the essence he poured into his defence, Irnai's shot hits its mark and catches a good shot on his chin, making his head spin even if he wasn't injured at all.<br><br>In the meantime, Irnai gives a short yelp of pain and starts shaking her right hand. "Ow! That hurt. You're tougher than rock." She tells him good-humouredly, even if her hand did hurt. "I'm sorry for losing my temper. I didn't mean to just hit you like that. It was very wrong of me. Are you alright? I hope I didn't hurt you." She looks at him carefully to make sure he hasn't been hurt by her punch. She just had to remember that it wasn't nice to hit people without any warning like that. She has been on the receiving end of such blows often enough to know how irritating it is. Even if she didn't like him for doing that, it's no reason to be rude.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 16:07:56</strong>
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				Kazeira grunts after getting nice hit to his chin! He backed a step and he felted hishead ringing whit headache! He growled at Irnai and said; "Lucky punch, let's see do you continue be so lucky next time!" Kazeira now made sudden sweeping strike towards Irnai's legs, trying off balance her and then made a side step to left and made powerful spinningl swing aimed to her stomach, Kazeira planned first attack be merely distracting attack and the second as actual attack. But being wary of her blows Kazeira also stepped back away from Irnai whit short jump where he regained his balance, trying dodge her next blow. Also Kazeira fueled his attacks whit vigor of the brave and confidence of numerous difficult battles past in his life........<br><br>First attack (2, 9) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447177)<br>Second Attack (7, 10, 5, 7, 5, 1, 6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447180)<br>Dodge (4, 1, 5, 8, 6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447182)<br><br>OOC: First attack gets 1 success (not much but it is a hit if not parried or dodged), secodn gets 4 and&nbsp; palced all my extra dice form valor into the second attack and one success in dodge. I get -1 from present injury status and -2 from the Knockback Punch. I burned 1 Willpower power up my dice pools trough valor.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 16:37:01</strong>
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				ooc: Then the first attack automatically fails because of my shield bracer. I forgot to mention that it reduces the success of hand-to-hand attacks by 1. I'll dodge using Shadow Over Water. And although the first attack is a complete miss, I shouldn't know that, so I'll be spending 4 motes on two uses of Shadow Over Water. But I'll only roll one.<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447195<br>Dodge is good!<br><br>"Eh?" Is the only sound she makes as she takes a subconscious step back causing Kazeira's first attack to miss completely.<br><br>"Irnai, you knock him out or I swear I'll kill him or die trying!" Kian finally roars, frantic with anxiety.<br><br>This immediately makes Irnai turn towards Kian and walk towards him, thus the swing goes right past her as she tries to reason with the cub. "But Kian, it's not nice..."<br><br>"You do it Irnai. I mean it." Kian threatens, and faced with the steel will of her small companion, she turns towards Kazeira apologetically.<br><br>"I'm really really sorry. But Kian is <em>very</em> stubborn. I've learned to humour him first before I can get him to listen to me. I'll make it up to you later." With that, Irnai begins her attack in earnest, striking at the dragon-blooded three times.<br><br>ooc: Three attacks. Nothing special since I've already used Shadow Over Water to Dodge.<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447197 Attack 1: 4 successes so net of 3.<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447204 Attack 2: 3 successes<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=447208 Attack 3: 2 successes<br><br>Not sure what defence you might use, so I don't roll for damage yet.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 18:10:00</strong>
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				The resteraunt attendant nodded at the names, making the silver disapear into the tip-pouch.&nbsp; "As it happens I do know those names.&nbsp; Imaculates, they preach against Ahlat all the time, but whenever any other god takes a personal intrest in our lives, they put him down.&nbsp; They expect us to reverence heaven, and the dragons, and the empire, and give freely of our offerings for no return."&nbsp; He shook his head.&nbsp; <br><br>"I've heard those names, but they won't dign to leave the Garison and walk among us with their mortal monks, no, not their exaltednesses.&nbsp; The Abot, he constantly floods the streets wtih posters telling us that we do wrong to pray to Ahlat save on one apointed holiday, when who but Ahlat will do anything for us?&nbsp; Every day, he comes to the white pulpit and in the cozy white temple inside the garison and preaches that, so I hear.&nbsp; I went to see the Abot speak once, his passion almost swayed me, but three shrines to our ancestral gods have been raided in the night in the last year, and what has the Abot done to stop it?&nbsp; Or his mighty monks?&nbsp; Nothing!"&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 18:37:42</strong>
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				Mist's gaze turned to the newcomers momentarily, glancing over the Essence displayed without seriously thinking about it, before looking back at the raksha queen.&nbsp; She wasn't at all thrilled by the idea of aiding a Fair One, but the people of this region clearly needed her help.<br><br>"Then I suppose I...we?...have no choice but to help your people."&nbsp; She glanced around at the other Solars, for so they'd been named, with apprehension and excitement warring in her eyes.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 18:51:35</strong>
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				" He does, eh?" Six smiles, quietly smiling. " And can you blame them? The Dragon-Blooded have a great deal on their plates..." Unsaid goes the fact that they were the one who are heaping it all on. " So, he preaches at the garrison temple? Anyone is allowed inside?" He asks, curious.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 19:29:08</strong>
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				Kazeira feels a full non-deflected impact of Irna's blow into him despite his try dodge it and shield deflect some power of the blow! Whit a grunt and seeing there are more blows coming, Kazeira quickly channeled essence again and he jumped out of Irna's reach of her strikes! Leaving only a flaming after image where Kazeira was and he was now atop a tree branch about ten feet above her!<br><br>OOC: Roll damage normally for first attack (roll strenght + roll for each dice whit rolled success to hit + essence), take my bashing soak 2 into account into damage. Anycase after first attakc and failure dodge it, Kazeira uses Hopping Fire Cracker Evasion (2m) so if you do not have reflexive charm to jump besides Kazeira to continue your attacks, Kazeira is out of reach of the rest punches.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoldenChild</strong> on <strong>10-05-2006, 20:38:30</strong>
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				"Of course we are going to help, I haven't turned down to help innocent people yet." Raynor met Mist's eyes and gave her a reasurring nod. To him his help was not to the queen, only her people.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>11-05-2006, 16:33:47</strong>
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				ooc: I'm pretty sure you have to roll the Dodge before you can actually say Kazeira gets to jump into the tree. The charm should let you roll your Dodge pool to beat my 3 successes.<br>1B from first attack: http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=448505<br>I'll refrain from posting until you roll dodge and we know the outcome.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>11-05-2006, 18:14:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				OOC: I recall the charm allowed use Firecracker's Evasion ANY time, but it is used mostly when faced full attack of some person and only usable when you try dodge. May the dodge be succesfull or not you can activate charm after first attack has been rolled I think. I amy check it at home more details but if it allows so called new dodge and also moving you normal movement distance, here are my rolls (removed multi action pen);<br><br>Dodge (2, 1, 7, 10, 10, 9, 9, 3, 2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=448543)<br><br>If even I would get only 5 dice to do the dodge (like I rolled it already but this chamr allowing re-roll) I still would get 5 successes in dodge. In total I got 7.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>11-05-2006, 19:09:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				ooc: ST intervention requested! Since it's a rules thing and I'm not too sure about it.<br><br>Reading Player's Guide, it appears that this Charm can't be activated to gain a free Dodge roll. It seems to only enhance the Dodge the character might be making, by allowing the character to escape from multiple-attacks. (My first interpretation was that it would give the character a free dodge, hence my above post. My apologies.) So on reading the Charm description, it seems that only when the character <em>successfully</em> dodges the attack can the charm be used.<br><br>That's my interpretation, but I'll appreciate clarification from the ST.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>12-05-2006, 02:38:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Raynor's nod was met with a quick grin, before Mist looked back to the raksha queen.<br><br>"Then I suppose we don't have much time to spare.&nbsp; May we see these maps?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 05:12:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(eep!&nbsp; My books are in my car, which I left at the local game shop because the headlights are out and the sun was down.&nbsp; Sorry, I'll ask for help in the morning.)&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 05:21:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(OOC: Hopping Firecracker Evasion states pretty clearly that you have to successfully dodge the attack for it to work.<br><br>This is not true of most hopping defense Charms, but Dragon-Blooded are the weakest Exalted for a reason.&nbsp; Smoldering Karma Strike has a similar problem compared to other counterattacks.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 06:50:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Let's go with Jefe on this, then.&nbsp; Besides, we don't want this battle drawn out too long.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 10:15:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				OOC: Ok, so I get all hits in then. But because I cannot dodge the attack nor use Firecracker's Evasion, I use my Five Dragon Fortitude by 5 motes (again my bashing soak is 12) after the first blow hits and damages me (I recall ruling that you cannot use this charm AFTER damage is rolled but because it is reflex charm I can activate it after unsuccesfull dodge).
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 17:22:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				ooc: I'll assume you're spending another 10 motes and I'll just roll ping damage for the remaining two attacks. We've wasted enough time as it is.<br><br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=452867<br>Another 2B.<br><br>It'll take a while, but I'm getting there.<br><br>ic: This time, Irnai does not wince as the dragon-blooded absorbs the impact from her blows, even if her fists did smart from hitting the harder-than-rock-dragon-blooded. She stands ready for the next round, Keeping her eyes on Kazeira intently even as she does look extremely contrite for having to strike at him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 18:20:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira winces when he feels the blow hit him again! He is weakening blow by blow but he decides to continue! Kazeira takes a special defensive stance of the five dragons, hoping it will help block anathema's attacks or lesser at least the impact of the blows! He activates a powerfull charm which makes him move gracefully and use his shield and spear as one in defensive maneuvers!<br><br>OOC: Use Five Dragon Blocking Technique, it lasts whole battle and costs 4 motes and one will power to activate. It allows parry egual number of attacks egual to my essence rate (3) in round even when I have not prepared do it whit my full martial+dex dice pool. Kazeira is still -1 in wound category but have suffered in total 4 bashing damage. Also note that Five Dragon Fortitude applies for whole turn of damage so only 5 motes is needed to activate it I think but I will pay 5 more if needed. Also do you not roll all your extra damage dice to see does the damage pierce the bashing (or some cases lethal) soak? Can Dremshard's char do over 12pts of damage whit single normal non-charmed blow?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 21:02:11</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				He snorted and nodded, "Oh, aye, every day the Satrap and his wife comes to services, and the Leopard Seat joins him once a week.&nbsp; They all open the gates of the garison and swing open the white doors of the temple to invite us all in.&nbsp; It starts in about an hour now."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>15-05-2006, 21:24:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				He smiles, nodding. " Well, thank you kindly, I quite admire your establishment." He slips another silver over, standing quietly, and walking out to visit himself an abbot, softly whistling to himself as he walks towards the garrison, cracking his neck softly as he slips like a shadow through the streets, fingering the knives in his pocket.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>16-05-2006, 15:00:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				ooc: Five Dragon Fortitude must be used against each attack. So it's 10 motes. And did you remember the surcharge of 1 mote every turn? Since he's a Fire Aspect and keeps using Earth charms every turn, that's 1 more mote spent every turn.<br>As for damage, I end up rolling ping since aside from extra successes, I always end up doing 2B from my strength. So with your crazy soak, it's always down to ping damage. Though I suppose I have a chance this turn.<br>And the parry is not the full Dex+MA. It's only his permanent essence if there is no parry pool in the first place.<br><br>Irnai presses what small advantage she has, delivering a swift kick with her right leg and following that with a wicked uppercut to his face and using his body as leverage to do a cartwheel and end up back onto her feet again.<br><br>ooc:<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=453912 <br>Kick: 6 successes including willpower.<br>Will spend 1 mote for ferocious jab.<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=453914<br>Punch: 4 succeses<br>Will spend 1 mote for ferocious jab.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>16-05-2006, 19:54:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				OOC: Oh, I did nto knwo that! Also I admit I forgot my 1 extra mote surcharge but I have around 16 in personall and 25+ motes in peripheral (alreayd minused the essence used to use my gear). So I am nearing to the limit but I think you beat me before I run out essence :P. Roll damage from the kick and I succeed rmeove 3 successes form it. I added my direlance's defense value to each parry. Also I forgot subract my injuries and the earlier's punch pen form originall rolls, so I rmeove the latest rolls forom my results.<br><br>Thanks fastened reflexes Kazeira manages deflect the impact of the kick and Irnai's punch whit his direlance and his shield, but Kazeira can feel already the stress of his wounds and headache is distracting also his moves.<br><br>Parry (9, 10, 5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=454154)<br>= 3 successes<br>Parry 2 (5, 10, 2,) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=454156)<br>= 1 successes
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>17-05-2006, 15:49:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				ooc: A roll of 10 gives 2 successes. Also, you don't add any dice to your parry. It's just permanent essence if you have no parry pool in the first place. Following the Player's Guide on how your dice pool cannot go below your permanent essence, it's simply 3 dice a parry.<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=454928<br>5B damage. I forgot 2 dice of damage and rolled them, but no successes so it's still 5B. <br><br>Irnai isn't even breathing hard as she gets the next two hits in, and she can feel that her opponent is slowly weakening. Much as she regrets having to even do this, there's some part of her that knows it is necessary, and feels even greater sorrow that it is. "Please stop. I don't want to do this." She pleads quietly, because sturdy as the dragon-blooded is, she's still afraid that she might accidentally kill him, or cause his death in some other manner.<br><br>ooc: I'm once more assuming he wins init. Don't forget to count in all your penalties when rolling dice.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>17-05-2006, 19:57:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				OOC: At moment last -2 health slot, now it si either -4 or X health status, so your next attack which ever hits knocks Kazeira out (thanks minimum ping damage) and adds any damage over that become marked as lethal.<br><br>Kazeira's bones would had cracked up by the blows of Irnai, but thanks the hearthstone his bones refuse break but instead Kazeira feels dizzying pain surge trough muscles which are battered violently! After that series of blows Kazeira spits out droplet of blood into ground, Irnai had managed hurt Kazeira badly enough cause one of his organs to be shredded and bleed, not seriously tough. But Kazeira's hands and legs were shaking by pain and he knew he was going to die, but Kazeira knew he would die early, he never believed survive to retirement age like his most dearest mentor did so he merely laughed to Anathema's words and say; "Heh, so much afraid of me despite you are giving me diabolic ass kicking a good measure? Do not worry, this will go over soon....but I shall bring you along whit my grave!"<br><br>Kazeira channeled all his valor in his next attack, then he tries move same time gracefully enough to parry a attack then dodge possible second attack and prepared use a charm whcih would give some distance between Irna and Kazeira....that is if he is still concious.<br><br>Kazeira does firstly a powerfull thrust whit his spear towards Irna, aimed towards her groin, but then he heavily lifted his blade upwards and made sudden quick step forwards to try attack her after she had tried attempt dodge or parry his blow and then Kazeira started spin his direlance in defensive posture and move in elusive manner avoid blows.<br><br>OOC: I channeled again Valor to add one automatic success in first attack. I split my dice between two attacks, parry attempt and do one dodge. Rolls are in below (I forgot the rule about minimum dice enver being below essence so I rolled the extra rolls below the first ones);<br><br>Attack 1 (1, 10) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455074)<br>Attack 1 (1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455078)<br>= 2 successes plus one automatic success totals three successes in first attack.<br>Attack 2 (3, 3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455075)<br>Attack 2 (5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455079)<br>= No successes but not glitch either<br>Parry (7, 5, 8, 4, 2, 6, 1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455076)<br>= 2 successes in parry (reduce successes from your succesfull rolls total and so reduce damage)<br>Dodge (10, 6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455077)<br>Dodge (8) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455080)<br>= 3 successes
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>18-05-2006, 15:13:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				ooc: I believe you mean you spend 1 willpower for an auto success. You either spend 1willpower to channel a virtue to get extra dice, or spend 1 willpower to get 1 automatic success. You cannot do both.<br>Also, regarding min essence as dicepool, wound penalties are the only exception to this. So if you're down to 3 dice, you actually only roll 1 die.<br><br>Irnai looks at him with great sadness as she sidesteps the his first attack with the greatest of ease, knowing that his anger is merely distracting him. "Can you not see that I'm trying not to hurt you?" He completely misses his second attack, such that she does not even have to bother moving as the lance cuts the air in front of her uselessly.<br><br>Her castemark now burns, the gold sharp and bright. Her eyes too are bright, but with tears for this is not what she would have wanted. Darting forward, she finds the one point where his direlance falters for a moment and slams a punch through, biting her lower lip as she feels something crack under her blow. "I'm sorry." She whispers just before he falls to the ground.<br><br>Dodge: http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455705 <br>4 successes<br>Shadow Over Water used twice. I'll only roll once since the 2nd one failed.<br>Attack 1: http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455711<br>7 successes, net equals 5.<br>Damage: http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=455714<br>5B. Carrying over, that's 3L.<br>I'm not gonna bother with the 2nd attack.<br>Finally, it's over. Would you make a post where you get knocked out? Maybe last words or what not, and I'll write what she does after he's knocked out up to the point where he should be waking up.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>18-05-2006, 17:43:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				OOC: Ok, but as note Shadow Over Water cannot be used after foe has rolled the hit dice (I readed it's description but it matters little in this fight but in future you have to spend essence for it before foe rolls attack. Also I asuemd you minused already the one success away thanks my shield).<br><br>Kazeira is once again hitted onto the head (again his hearthstone preventing any bone getting broked but it does not prevent organ injuries like his brain) and this time darkness overcomes him, but he does not utter final curses or words, he simply limbly falls down, still the essence dancing around his body but quickly dying out. Blood pulped out between his lips but not much.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>19-05-2006, 18:36:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				ooc: Sorry about the 1 success that should be taken away, so that means 4B which carries over to 2L.<br>Also, reading your hearthstone description I realise that he can't be cut in anyway. So I suppose it's internal damage somewhere.<br><br>Kian lets out a sigh of relief as the dragon-blooded finally falls to the ground. "Thank the Sun Irnai. I was afraid-"<br><br>"Please Kian. Not now." Is all Irnai says and the tiger cub wisely understands that it would be in his interest to be quiet. He settles for going over to the unconscious Kazeira and keeping an eye on him. <br><br>Irnai ignores them for now and walks over to the Wood Aspect. Kneeling beside the corpse, she begins to weep, the tears flowing silently down her cheeks. "I'm sorry. It's my fault you're dead." She whispers softly, fingers combing his hair to neaten him up. Useless as it is, she tries her best to put all the pieces of him back, so he at least looks presentable. However, after a few fruitless attempts, she simply covers his body with a cloth and places his bow over it. "I don't even know your name. And I can't afford the lavish funerals the dragon-blooded should have. I'm sorry. This is all I can give you." She takes a deep breath and places her hand over the body.<br><br>"May the Dragons bless you on the next leg of your journey. May your soul be reborn into a better life as befitting of your actions. Linger not and be at peace." With those words, a soft golden light spreads from her fingers to surround the body, before it burns away into a fine ash. "I heard that from an Immaculate Monk once. I hope that is enough. May the Unconquered Sun bless you, even if you don't believe in him." The last words are said to thin air as the wind blows the ashes away into the trees.<br><br>Irnai spends a few moments in silence, staring at the spot where the Wood Aspect had been. The blood still remained even if the body was gone. But eventually, she wipes away her tears and turns to Kian and her unconscious foe.<br><br>"Are you angry at me Irnai?" Kian asks softly, never having seen her so unhappy before. Irnai can only give the cub a sad smile. "I could never be angry with you Kian. You only mean well. I'm only angry at myself for letting it happen. He wouldn't have died if I hadn't been careless." She silences any objections the cub might have by dealing with Kazeira. <br><br>While she's no doctor, she does know that it's easier to rest and heal if one is comfortable. So she takes away the shield that is encumbering his arm and puts his lance to one side, out of his reach. Then she props him up against a comfortable tree with soft grasses while using her bedroll to keep him warm.<br><br>With that done, she sits down in a meditative pose and waits for Kazeira to wake up. Watching her actions, Kian simply takes up a position beside her. "I won't ask you to leave. But if he's being stubborn, just knock him out again. If he still refuses to listen, we should just leave. That way, he won't attack you, and you don't have to retaliate." Kian finally says as he sits on his hind legs, green eyes staring at Kazeira.<br><br>"Alright Kian. You always were more sensible than me." She answers, one hand stroking her companion. The warmth of his body and his silky smooth fur comforts her in ways she cannot express. And so she sits and waits for the dragon-blooded to wake up, so that they may speak properly.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>19-05-2006, 21:39:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				After hour and two Kazeira shows stirrings and he releases a painfull moan when he draws more breath into his pained lungs. He slowly slits his only eye open, a ruby red colored and focusing his stare to Irnai. Noticing where his weapons were he asked whit clear confusion in his voice; "Why you spared me anathema? Are you a fool or planning further tortures for me!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>20-05-2006, 19:09:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"The right question, would be why should you think I would kill you? " Irnai replies quietly. Kazeira's equipment has been kept out of reach, with Irnai sitting between him and the items, on the advice of one sensible Kian. "I have no plans to torture you, so I suppose you may call me a fool. I have been called that many times. But I do not think it foolish that I do not kill you. After all, why should I kill you?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>21-05-2006, 06:32:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira growled at frustration and said; "Is it not what you anathema do, you cause chaos, destruction and misery to mortals in your wake? Killing anyone who oppose you and killing the guardians of the mortals and the realms, henceworth dragon bloods, and not to mention; take over mortal bodies and control your malign powers trough them. I pity the girl whcih body you have taked over now, but it seems I cannot defeat you yet to release it free."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>21-05-2006, 11:05:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Do we? What you have described sounds more like the Realm where you dragon-blooded come from. You have caused much chaos, destruction and misery to many mortals you meet. You kill anyone who opposes you. You kill the spirit guardians of villages who only ask to live freely." Her tone remains quiet. Though she is not smart, she speaks of what she has seen and read, giving her words the earnesty that only honesty brings.<br><br>"Just like the elemental dragons give you power, the Unconquered Sun has given me my power. I have not been possessed. And what powers I have I use to do good. To help people. I do not need to be released."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>21-05-2006, 15:29:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira replies to Irnar; "Mostly chaos and misery is doned by careless Dynasts or rogue dragon-bloods who falsely claim to be a dynast. The spirits of villages are killed off by Immaculate monks and they are different case anyway. But in your case is unchanged, in ancient times you ruled the world whit tyranny and madness, if you would be lefted alone to grow and fester, the power in you makes you mad! Also one anathema can cause FAR more greater destruction what dragon-bloods would ever muster in numberes! The power what you wield, is tainted and deceptive. You can 'feel' that you have control, but in truth the power manipulates you subtly and changes you so that you do not even notice."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>21-05-2006, 16:06:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"But they are dragon-blooded nonetheless. Why should the spirits your Immaculate monks kill be different? Not all spirits are evil, just like not all dragon-blooded are good. Why should our capacity for power mean that we are evil? It is on how we use our power that we should be judged. The power I wield comes by grace of the Unconquered Sun. It is not tainted and need not be destructive." Irnai doesn't even know why she continues talking. It is quite unlikely the dragon-blooded before her will be convinced by anything that she says. But still she continues speaking, wanting him to hear what she has to say at least.<br><br>"I do not know what happened in the past. I am not responsible for it. Just like I cannot hold you responsible for the dragon-blooded I have seen who abuse their power. I will only judge actions that I have seen. Like how you murdered that defenceless man. He deserved a trial, and a chance to redeem himself for whatever wrong he might have done. There was no need to kill him, he wasn't even able to defend himself."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>22-05-2006, 20:13:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira was angered by the latest sentence enough forget the next arguement what he had about divine nature of dragons and the monks that he said angirly to Irnai; "Defenceless! The damn bastard leaded bandits attack defenceless VILLAGERS a two miles west from here! Just follow the black smoke in sky and you can see what this man actually did! Same man also neary shot my head off after I had asked him once surrender after my men slaughtered his and that was his reply! <br><br>I do not give any compromises after that point and I damn sure do not knock him out and bring him to Blessed Isle into trial which would had taked weeks, the man prisoned already overcrowded prison for weeks during that, to actually get SAME death sentence what I did mercifully immeadly than later! Do not judge before you know past, present and possible future events anathema!"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>23-05-2006, 14:47:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Two wrongs to not make a right. What evil he has done cannot justify our own actions if we do evil in turn. I do not judge. I know I am not wise enough to do that. Therefore, I refrain from passing judgment. We cannot predict what the future brings. You too do not know the past, present and possible future events. Perhaps the man had his reasons for attacking the village. I do not condone his actions, but even you cannot understand his motivation, because you are not him. You cannot know whether given a chance, he might have been willing to atone for his mistake and take action to make amends. Shown the error of his ways, he might have helped the village rebuild. Now there is no possibility for anything at all. Death is final, there is no second chance." Irnai never reacts to his anger, only to his words, her tone always quiet.<br><br>"Violence begets violence. You kill this man now for what he has done. Then perhaps his family will come for you seeking revenge. If not his family then his friends. I find that no matter how reviled a person is, he always has at least one friend. Perhaps he will succeed in killing you. Then your family will spend time to track down the murderer. Or if you succeed in killing your attacker, his friends will come in retaliation. The cycle will never end. Unless you choose to stop it." She gives a soft sigh, her eyes straying to the bloodied spot before focusing on Kazeira once more. "Murder is a poor response to any situation. Even in self defence."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>24-05-2006, 14:42:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira replies; "I do not have luxury to wait and see what happens, lack of action is egual sin than do something which may be a mistake or salvation of many from one man's sin. I base my judgement by experience what I have experienced already. What comes to my death, no one misses me nor revenge to me because it is well known fact that I have all right called it down upon me eversince I was born. <br><br>It is forbidden among dragon-bloods go into vendetta, it is a waste most cases because murder is personall matter but murderers of Dynasts are punished by death if non-dynast and by other means if it was matter of two dynasts according law of Blessed Isle, only family honor would matter and would ask reaction or some other massive scale plot, but I am exile from my family and I am out of their politic influence so that does not matter in me. But I say you are very stupid to give even a chance for mercy upon foes, in times like these no one cannot afford to have a foe which may come back and learned from it's mistakes, that both includes me against you and me against that bastard dragon-blood."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>24-05-2006, 16:58:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"As you have aptly pointed out, just because something is not allowed does not mean it is not done. Where emotions are involved, there is little logic. I doubt you are as reviled as you make yourself out to be. Someone, somewhere will weep over your passing. You must have people who follow you. Everyone has a friend." Irnai answers. <br><br>"Mercy is a virtue. You would kill ten people than risk one coming back to kill you. I would show mercy to ten people, and it would be worth it if just one decided to become a better person because of it. Just because someone is your enemy today does not mean he will always be your enemy. Perhaps they may one day he may be your friend. The world is not as bleak a place as you make it out to be. There is hope still. I believe in the good of people. Just like I believe your intentions are good. You fought to save the villagers and to eradicate the evil you see. I can respect that even if I do not condone your actions. Showing mercy is not a lack of action. It is giving the future a chance to be brighter."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>24-05-2006, 17:08:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira is so deep in the philosophical discussion that he (momentarily forgets) he is speaking whit anathema because all these questions he had asked years before, in his young years at House of Bells and as legionaire; "If killing ten people saves hundreth of same or greater status, respected or good folk from the one person capable kill hundreth or all people, I would do it it instead risking it! It is naturall kill threats which threaten your life or life of people what you care, there is no need always a killing but most cases in present times there is no possible to form peace or give time peace to form or compromises. <br><br>Dynasts focus on their power struggle and leave villages of out of their effective influence and pull troops from their posts closer to Blessed Isle, leaving villages who had counted on legions of Dynasts for protection for generations defendeless against threats what legions were meant to fight in first place! So I do not have power nor resources protect all people in my territory, so I make quick judgements and permament solutions to try make it safer. My actions can be harsh but I give retreating chance most of my foes or one warning...."<br><br>Then Kazeira suddenly recalls his situation and adds; "...but in case of anathemas there is no warning. All anathema know that they are killed or feared on sight, so there is no need of explanations on that or my attack on you. It is naturall part of my life try kill you or die trying, I have no other role under the gazes of the Dragons and I had accepted violent death as my only possible dead. I cannot live and whither centuries in peace, I live and die like shooting star and I ask anyone live sameway."<br><br>Then after that there are echoes....echoes of shouting soldiers and a woman's voice. Kazeira looks tiredly to direction of the voices and turns to Irnar and says soemthing waht he did not think say at all in first place a two hours ago; "I suggest you leave now, those are my men searching for me and I can quaranteed you will fight again if you stay. They are accompanied by battle sorceress and no fist nor kick will help against power of sorcery. I hope you will not regret for not killing me, or do same to a other dragon-blood, because it is quaranteed that you will be hunted eventually down."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>24-05-2006, 17:34:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"It may be a natural instinct. But one should always rise above one's basic instinct. It is what makes us human. It is what seperates us from animals, who have no choice but to fight to survive. You choose to shoulder their deaths for the greater good. I suppose I cannot fault you for that. But I have sworn to myself to never take a life, and that vow I shall keep unto my dying day. Even if that day becomes closer because of it."<br><br>She smiles a little when Kazeira mentions about giving a warning. "And yet you did declare you would attack, trying to goad me into making the first strike. You have honour dragon-blooded. You are more than just a warrior, you reflect upon your actions and motivations. I do not know what the future brings, but you may burn more brightly and far longer than you expect."<br><br>Kian is the first to hear the sounds and is already anxious to go, and Irnai is more than willing to listen to him. Standing, she speaks to him one last time, a soft smile upon her face. "I would have run from the first fight, dragon-blooded, except that I had injured the other man. It was my responsibility to remain and ensure his well-being, as well as to make amends for my mistake. That I will never be able to do now, but that is not your fault. It is only mine. If it had just been you and me, I would have run rather than cause you any injury. For having to do that, I apologise." She gives him a deep bow to show her sincerity. "I am glad to have spoken with you. I have learned much from this. I have not regretted my decision never to kill, and I don't believe I will start now. My name is Irnai, and I hope to meet you again, in more pleasant circumstances. It has been an honour." With the shouts moving closer and closer, Irnai gives him a quick nod before moving to the opposite side of the clearing and running swiftly into the trees, Kian right beside her.<br><br>In a few moments, Kazeira is alone in the clearing, his equipment neatly piled at one side for collection.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Prelude for Kathack Kazira and Irnar Solius.  </strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>24-05-2006, 18:58:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira sitted at the clearing whit himself and his toughts alone. He could had crampled up and walked to his men, but he was in deep toughts and was still when he was found soon after Irnai lefted and they thinked he was hitted badly to his head (he had been but nto that bad). Kazeira had alot think about, he knew anathema can be deceptive sort and lie whit golden tongues, but he had basic instict, as hard core dynast, know when someone was using fine words or lies or was capable to lie but all in girl's actions showed somesort innocence and direct honesty. Same innocence had halted his glaive to give the girl a fair warning instead plunging his glaive at her back when he had opening.<br><br>END OF CHAPTER
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>24-05-2006, 19:17:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				After that was said, soon everyone coud heard sound of marching steps coming to the halls, sound of armored men coming towards it whit slow but by rythmical beat. Soon the hall doors open up and in walks ten soldiers, all armored by chainmails and carrying dark shields whit painted red eye and having spears, escorting a blakc leather clothes and coated dragon-blood whit blakc straw hat and carrying around big red jade glaive at his shoulders! The man can be easily reconized as Dragon-blood! <br><br>If the man's proud walk and his ruby red remaining eye (other eye was covered by black eye patch) would have been enough, his skin appeared glsitening like whit fine red scales altough there clearly were not scales at his tanned skin. Also his dragon hearth bracers around his wrists and a Hearthstone embed one of the bracers was sign that he was chosen of the dragons!<br><br>There was also woman besides this dragon blood, woman whit white mane of hair reaching her shoulders and her having blue eyes and wearing silk clothes of a scholar and carrying a slender white/blue jade decorately carved battle quarterstaff, she weared even a belt where appeared to be books. She eyed warily the other quests and the fey noble. She whispered something to red eyed dragon-blood and he nodded and murmured something back at her. He then walked front while his soldiers remained completely still in two half-circles around the woman and the man said; "Greetings Highness, I asume you still have need for Kazeira and his mercenary band 'Crimson Eyes' at your bandit problem, I see you have handsome gathering here, intresting I say. Anycase if you still have need for me and my fifthy men I want hear your offer up front now before I involve whit this matter any further. No bloody illussion gold or else my men would raid your palace the valuables egual to the minimum payment for me and my men's services."<br><br>The man called Kazeira appeared all ways courtly what is possible for his present attire and speaked in neutral business tone but his eyes told many ways he was very grimly serious about his threat if the fey noble would plan trick him at payment department. But most others would have heard 'Crimson Eyes' before in their travels. Heard that the men were well diciplined (for mercenaries) and leaded according rumours by ex-dynast and that the men had sometimes worked for free by protecting village here and there around river province and heard tales about secret military space somewhere where this ex-dynast and his small army lives.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>25-05-2006, 15:41:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Wow, this place is really pretty." Irnai comments out loud, her eyes shining with wonder as she took in the sight of the crystal manse. "Pretty fishy if you ask me." Kian mumbles to himself, and Irnai doesn't catch his words as they are welcomed and escorted in.<br><br>She looks around as much as she can, appreciating the beauty of the place. Greeting the fae girls innocently, she rejects all the items offered with a smile, more anxious to learn the nature of the problem troubling the woman and the best way she can help. She slips in rather unobtrusively compared to the grand entrance of the Crimson Eyes, though she has once again forgotten her head band, thus proclaiming her status as a Zenith to the rest of the world. She naturally recognises Kazeira, but refrains from interrupting him as that would be incredibly rude. Instead, she looks at all the people in the room, smiling at those who notice her, but mainly just observing what's going on.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>26-05-2006, 20:01:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The fey woman's demeanor did not slip.&nbsp; "I thank you for coming, Captain.&nbsp; I confess, when I conjured the winds to call for aid, I had not expected so many.&nbsp; But I would have been a fool to call and not be prepaired to pay."&nbsp; <br><br>She gestured and a group of servants came forewards baring chests, which they sat down and opened to reveal dozens of glitering bars of silver, five small tight red bags, and five huge white bags.&nbsp; "All I can spare and still hope to feed my people through the winter.&nbsp; A talent of silver," a talent was 64 pounds, a hefty sum even in silver, if only one fifth the value of an equal amount of jade, "5 quintals of salt," a quintal was 160lbs, variable in worth, but generaly worth about a half obold of jade, or about a month's wages for a common laborer, "and five pounds of fire dust.&nbsp; I'm sorry I was not prepared enough to seperate the treasure into individual offers, but I didn't know who or how many would answer.&nbsp; I am further prepared to offer my continued good will as queen of a city state.&nbsp; If my hearthstone is retrieved, I'm prepared to negotiate for it's use in return for a continued alliance.&nbsp; I pray you, diivide the fee amongst yourselves now, rather than come to blows over it later."&nbsp; <br><br>Shining Bright's dark eyes flickered momentarily to the gleaming wealth, then shrugged, "I'd come prepared to fight and bleed as a sign of the leopard's good will and the power of Ahlat's blessing, but firedust is too scarce in Harborhead to be simply bartered away like coin.&nbsp; I request the firedust as our reward, and half in advance for use in the battle.&nbsp; In return I place no claim on salt or silver.&nbsp; If any of you use firedust, I am prepared to divide evenly."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>26-05-2006, 20:27:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira thinks for moment the offer and replies to fey queen; "I accept the payment in silver talent, I think it is enough for my services. Now, can you as employer inform me what me and my men are facing against. I was only informed that there are alot bandits around here."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>26-05-2006, 21:37:13</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Shining bright turned to the mercinary, arching his eyebrow that he'd claim the entire talent of silver leaving the others nothing but salt.&nbsp; <br><br>True, mercinaries were expensive to feed and maintain, but what if the others had expenses?&nbsp; <br><br>She shrugged round shoulders, bossom heaving under the half-concealing cloak.&nbsp; "Five hundred imperial legionaries have overthrown their captain and turned bandit.&nbsp; We're told we face two dragon blooded officers and two brothers with white hair and slited golden eyes who move with supernatural speed.&nbsp; Also at least two Blood Apes."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 01:01:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira released a slow whistle and said; "my, my, my, nice numbers indeed! A former legion turned into bandits and then also command rebelled over and facing also two demons and it makes in total at least one or two sorcerrors among their ranks because only sorcerror can bind those things. I count one of my men count as five normal legionaires or bandits and whit my tactics it can be made even eight vs one match and myself I count cover the rest soldiers and perhaps one of the leaders.<br><br>Then whit about handfull Chosen of Sun it is near gangrape towards them hehe. Anycase I do not want get my men killed while there may be another less casualty option so I ask do you have ANY knowlegde about what was legion's commander before was killed off and what legion the legionaires were before turning into bandits? Also I want get look about map and know their location before I can make any stragedies or plans."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 01:26:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The queen leads them to her library where she puts at their disposal her court scribe, a mortal man named Majere, and several dozen maps of the region.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 01:36:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira asks a local regions map in about hundreth miles radious and wants that someone points out where the bandits have been camped in the region. After that he studies the area where bandits are and tries find any tactical weaknesses in it what he can exploit or note the strenghts of the location.<br><br>Wits+Lore= Tactical Insticts (7, 3, 7, 7, 2, 2, 9, 2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=461856)<br>= 4 successes.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 02:47:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Mist coughed politely.&nbsp; "With all due respect to both of you, you've left the rest of us precious little to divide."&nbsp; Not that she had many expenses -- honestly, she would likely have agreed to help for free -- but it was silly to let herself be stiffed when payment was offered, and even though Kazeira and Shining Bright had staffs as well, they'd left the remaining three Solars with only a pittance.<br><br>She tried her best to stay focused on the maps as they entered the library, but poor Mist had never even been around this many books before, and couldn't help looking around with senses magical and mundane.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 10:03:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira shrugs to that and say; "Do you yourself feed about two hundreth fifthy men and also gear them? The silvers are not merely used to pay the men what I bring, I ask payment for POSSIBLE men what I may bring and also of course bringing in myself and my sorcerror into battlefield plus enough money to share my men what I had bringed in battle to have some personall stash besides paying their comforts. But I am sure the two dragon bloods and the twins have some treasure and I can forfeit much more from that treasure thanks my sure payment from doing this task."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 18:08:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Greetings Queen. I am glad to be able to come to your aid." Irnai greets the hostess first as is polite. Turning to the rest of the party, she also gives them a greeting. "And I greet you all as well, and hope we may be good companions. I am willing not to take any share of the reward. To do the deed itself is good enough, and I shall prize the good will of the Queen. And it is good to see you again." She gives Kazeira a smile, showing that she does remember him.<br><br>"Still, I don't think it's very fair to claim all the silver for yourself dragon-blood. At least the other woman is willing to share the firedust, and it is of great use in battle. I'm sure your men are very expensive to feed, but it's not very nice to ask everyone to give up their claim on the silver just because you have more mouths to feed. They have a stake in this too, and as you point out, they might prefer the sure payment of silver."<br><br>When Irnai sees the maps, she scans all of them so as to remember the layout of the land, but she knows that tactical planning is probably best left to people much smarter than her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 18:25:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"No, I don't.&nbsp; But assuming the three of us divide the remaining salt evenly, you'll have taken...er..."&nbsp; Mist does the math rapidly in her head.&nbsp; "...245.76 times what any of us three has.&nbsp; A lot more, if that's a true talent and not a ledger talent.&nbsp; I don't need much, but it would cost more than I own now to <em>transport</em> a quintal of salt."<br><br>She says all this while still scanning the contents of the library.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>27-05-2006, 23:57:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira studied the ap but he replied to Mist; "Well, that is true that I taked biggest share but I plan distribute the silver evenly whit my men, I do not get much extra besides my men and I have fifthy whit me and rest goes to expenses for horses and possible repair of gears like shields and spears and fullfill quivers whit new arrows and possible medical treatment for my men who are not exalt so they do not heal that fast for next mercenary mission.<br><br>But I can be negotiable to give some of my silver incase if I do not suffer no such expenses or if some other loot is intresting to me but I would ask at this point we would agree that I take the talent of silver and after task is done I can give some of that silver what is left over from expenses plus payment minus the loot what my men and myself get from bandits. Examply if bandits have a supply wagon and I think as ex-imperial legion they have one I would request take it and then I would distribute my silver talents to 'buy' that loot from rest of you. Are these terms agreeable so that we can move continue focus on this task's planning?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoldenChild</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 08:34:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Raynor stared into the eyes of the dragon-blooded.<br><br>"Just like a dragon-blooded to take money when it can be used in a better way. I don't want any of it as it should be used for supplying the people with what they need," If it hadn't been for they being in the middle of the Queen's domain he would have done more then just stared at him.<br>"You can argue as you want but if you are doing this for money I for one don't want you by my side, to many times I have seen mercenaries change side as soon as the other side pay more."<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 11:27:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Shining bright sniffed.&nbsp; "Just light a dragon blooded.&nbsp; All they think of is money and dominating everything they touch."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 12:54:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira stared back whti his single remaining ruby eye while other was covered byeye patch and said whit sarcasm in start of his speech; "So hiring mercenaries is not considered as 'need' for a town or village which haves no military nor general do it's job to defend it? Heroes do not grow in trees in everywhere Chosen of Sun. What comes to contracts I always finish my contracts before I do any other deals and unlike most I do not work for bandits nor criminals nor I ransack villages nor towns. Only their rulers if they turn on me. <br><br>Also what comes to my demand for silver talent I doubt even non-exalted mercenary would not have asked much less and perhaps even more but note that I am invited here also and we are expected work together if I am not horribly mistaken. You may not like me and if you have overly disputes whit me or unable to work whit me even a same cause what you have agreed help willingly, then please leave now. <br><br>I do not work whit people who cannot work as part of team, I do not ask you love nor like me but I ask only able to cooperate and also your abilities can cause a major disaster in everyone's plans if our plans go a cross each other and we may cross fire each other in the dark and no doubt you do not want to be in bandit's camp if I decide bombard it whit fire and hell atop them while I do not kow you are there. Also if you hate me I ask you keep the dispute until this matter is over and you and I can meet at somewhere private deal the issue if you like."<br><br>Kazeira speaks things plainly and fluidly, there was no arguement in his voice but he did give Raynor a choice; Either be part of team to defend defenceless town or go his own. Also Kazeira did lack somesort noble arrogance what Dynast dragon-bloods would have but he is no less confident like a one and his words were drawing a attention and forced anyone listen them and then think them over carefully.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoldenChild</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 13:39:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Raynor let’s him speak without any interruption or even a change in his face that tells what he is thinking.<br><br>“Yes I came here to help a people in need and will do exactly that. But that doesn’t give you the right to decide who this help is going to be executed. For instance, you need your silver to pay your men right… why do you think we, the rest, are willing to share with them. Instead let’s share equally of the money offered to us then it is up to each and one of us to decide who that share is used. My share goes back to the people. If that leaves to little for you, then maybe this is a job that pays to little for your services.<br><br>Another thing… you had… 200 soldiers did you say? What are you planning? A frontal assault on 500 former imperial legionaries? What are you possible going to do with all those men when it is rather obvious that this is a mission that can’t be solved with cheer force alone?”<br><br>It was rather obvious that he didn’t really shared the dragon-blooded’s view on the whole thing.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 17:52:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Irnai looks remarkably distressed at the turn this conversation and taken and interjects with a plea. "Please. Such ill-feelings help no one. All of us have a share in this, so payment should be divided among all of us. An equal share would certainly be best. As you pointed out dragon-blooded, the enemy is sure to have treasures of their own. Surely a share of that would be enough to pay your mercernaries."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 23:11:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira replied; "If you give your share back to the people, then they may in same turn give it to me because if we split whole silver talent into five to six shares, I will not be figthing at all because payment is insuffient. Yes, there COULD be treasure in bandits whit imperial background but there are NO quaranteeds about that and even then the combat may make enemies spend their 'treasury' while trying defeat us and I also waste alot resources, some even non-replacable trying defeat them. <br><br>Yes, I do not have right to deny you helping the people but if we both are doing the task then I ask cooperation. Also if we start ignore invidual personall need for the silver talent and ask egual share, then I demand a egual share of the Fire Dust, despite I have no need such thing but matter is about sharing right?<br><br>Reason for my request is that I do not sacrafice my men who are fighting under my command and decisions just mere 'promise' of suffient payment. I need it near black and white wroten that I get the agreed payment, I would damn work free if decision would weight only mine shoulders but my men are not that virtous and I accept that. Also I doubt my men's figthing spirits would not be high if I can only quaranteed a payment what is mere ten percent of average mercenary and my men are far shot from 'average' mercenaries! <br><br>I suggested that I will 'buy' any treasures or armory found in the bandits camp from you rest after battle is over and so this way you get your share of the silver what you would had got form selling the weapons and armor in markets of Nexus also I do not have any right ask any loot, despite that you would found like ten thousand golden talents in chest in bandit's camp but I would have nay right ask it if I have agreed work for a one silver talent. I do not have 250 men whit me but I would say it is near egual fight against bandits if I do so but I do not plan defeat whole army, 50 men is enough in my opinion to the tasks what I have in mind but if we get need for extra 200 men to make this mission work, I will summon my men from my base arrive in haste to our aid. <br><br>Besides I do not merely bring in just my men and my sorcerror whit one silver talent, I bring also table my skills, deep insight of how imperial legion fights and so I can tell things what you would not know about imperial legions at all whitout detailed investigation plus I have contacts in Legions so whit small luck I can get assistance of severall legions here in longer term crush the bandits like a bug but I would do that only as desperate act and I doubt our hostess appreciate presence of empire on her door step.<br><br>So, shortly said my case is this; Find a way how to make my men happy whit mere one penny for endangering their lives, or better, make their hearth's bolstered enough defend a city which is not their home for free, then I would not care a crap about the silver. If you have no solution to this, I am afraid I must have to stand my point of view and demand whole silver talent or my men leave this city to your hands and wishing you luck defeating the bandits and so you have smaller chance to succeed." Kazeira said the latest line whit finality, he had told all his points and offered severall solution pointers to rest Chosen fo Sun, it was now matter of choice. Would the Chosen fo Sun deny Kazeira his payment or at least get most of the talent and so force Kazeira and his men leave, or would they allow it whit certain terms.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 23:44:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"That's enough, all of you," Mist speaks up, as sharply as she can manage without tearing her eyes away from the books.<br><br>"You two," she continues, waving towards Raynor and Shining Bright, "ought to know that petty insults solve nothing.&nbsp; If all he cared about was money, he wouldn't be here."<br><br>"And you," she tells Kazeira flatly, "are asking each of us to take less than a quarter of what <em>each</em> of your men is to receive, and in a form that I can scarcely carry.&nbsp; I realize that a talent of silver is no great payment for even a fifth of your company, and it would be silly to expect you to split the silver equally when you bring 50 men and we come alone.&nbsp; I did not come here for the money, but I still need to eat."<br><br>(OOC: Muse?&nbsp; Anything interesting in the library?)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>29-05-2006, 23:57:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira shrugs and say; "Better one shared talent of silver among my men than nothing. We have worked for free many occassions but the message made clear this is challenging fight and also some point I have to ask demands for payment. If payment would also come in form of rations or food that would be excelent for my men, I need the talent buy supplies and I am nearing to date when I have to update it or otherwise MY men do not survive over winter season. I am mostly best during situations when I lead my men in battle instead of me alone and I do not bring men into dangerous battles if there is no quaranteed for the payment. There is after all difference between ragtag of bandits and between fighting five times bigger number of folk who seem also have supernaturall aid."<br><br>OOC: As noted everyone should know that Kazeira's men had worked free (he and his men are famous thanks he having reputation 3, small but probally just distant rumours) so he stands true to his words. Also he haves Charisma 4 (plus at least one dot in all social interaction based abilities) so I expected IC wise he would be able negotiate somesort solution to this.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>30-05-2006, 17:51:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"You are being most unfair dragon-blooded. While I cannot expect you to work for nothing, you cannot expect others to work for next to nothing while you take the silver for yourself. I have a suggestion." Irnai finally says. "When I said equal share, it should be completely equal. If this lady," She bows to Shining Bright, "I'm sorry, I was late and could not catch your name, is willing to withdraw her claim, we can split this entire payment into equal shares for each of us. Then we may each be free to do as we like with our share, whether it be to keep or to pass it to someone else. I am willing to give the Firedust to the lady and the silver to the dragon-blooded to feed his men."<br><br>She then addresses the men who have come with Kazeira. "I understand that what you will receive from this will be rather little, and I am sorry that it is not enough. But as your leader has pointed out, no doubt the bandits that we attack will have their own treasure. Your company would get an equal share of it as well, and if there is indeed many golden talents as your commander suggests, it would surely be more than enough to clothe and feed all of you with enough leftover for you to be comfortably well-off. Certainly you agree that this would be a good compromise?"<br><br>ooc: Oh man, it occured to me while I was writing and I just had to do it. You said it Zaer, if someone can convince your men to be happy working for a mere penny you wouldn't care about the silver.&nbsp; :P <br>Here's the roll of Cha+Performance, and yes, I used my good luck:<br>http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=464956<br>6 successes. Hopefully that's enough...though actually I guess it's more of a roleplaying thing. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>30-05-2006, 19:09:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira turns and looks to his men, he has refused to try negotiate his men to work for free because he sees it unfair to them. But he now intrestingly waits his men's replies to Irnai's words, altough all 50 are not present but 10 could be considered big enough population so that other men may coerce to work whatever decision these men will decide as reply to Irnai's words. Kazeira waves his hand to give his men permission to speak. <br><br>But Irnai does not know these men, most had been once forced to join same legion where Kazeira was, and all of them were trouble makers somesort and so disgraced among their families or someone who had power send them into legion. In end coin gives the only comforts what these men will get and not all of them are valorous like Kazeira is but are loyal none the less and they have dicipline.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>30-05-2006, 22:26:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=5310.msg193745#msg193745">Quote from: Jefepato on 27-05-2006, 02:47:33</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">She tried her best to stay focused on the maps as they entered the library, but poor Mist had never even been around this many books before, and couldn't help looking around with senses magical and mundane.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>A scholar who'd studdied in Great Forks might not be overly impressed by the large, cicrular room, whose walls were floor to ceiling shelves filled with maybe 500 books and 10 times as many local records.&nbsp; Nothing triggered her magical senses other than a 6" high doll busily sweeping the dust away.&nbsp; <br><br>The books were printed in major metropolis's and sold by guild caravans, they ranged from River Country Histories, to coppies of the imaculate texts, to adventurous romances.&nbsp; <br><br>The largest scale map availalbe showed that they were some 200 miles West of the teritory claimed by Mask of Winters, 260 miles east of the nearest great redwood grove, and six hundred miles Northwest of SHinging Bright's home in Harborhead.&nbsp; There were jungles to the South, and notations of the advances of barbarian hordes both mundane and wyld-twisted.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>30-05-2006, 22:30:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Hard, scarred men looked on Irnai, and their stone faces softened at her empasioned words.&nbsp; They traded glances for a moment, then one stepped forewards and whispered to Zaer.&nbsp; "Oi, Captain, Anathema have to eat too, right?&nbsp; I 'eard the fair one say these bandits have already sacked two cities, there'll be plenty of plunder for the pickings, we don't need to take their shares."&nbsp; <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>30-05-2006, 23:02:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira listened what his men said and then nodded and then told to everyone at map table; "Alright, I do not take the silver talent nor anything else what is offered here, but I ask right to choose first if we find any spoils from bandit camp if that is alright whit you."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 07:09:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"That's more than fair," Mist responds, much more cheerfully.&nbsp; "I simply don't wish for anyone to be left destitute."&nbsp; She leaves the bookshelves behind, noting to her dismay that as interesting as they might be, there's little of practical use to her here.<br><br>She peers over the map, noting it carefully.&nbsp; "I suppose the main question now is, what talents does everyone bring to the battlefield?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 09:00:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Shining bright peered over the maps, then glanced to her scantily clad fellows.&nbsp; "Seruna, what is your council?" she inquired, using Rivertongue out of defrence to the others.&nbsp; <br><br>That seemed to cause the twins to quirk eyebrows, but Ridgecat By Firelight gave them a calm look, then turned to the elder...&nbsp; <br><br>She might have been twenty five.&nbsp; "We are a disperate group, and legionaries don't hold shield walls at a run so well as we do.&nbsp; Perhaps our talon should be used for a flanking manuver or a rapid response unit to shore up formations?"&nbsp; <br><br>The tall, sleek black solar turned to the gentle girl, "Is it Irnai?&nbsp; I am called Shining Bright, I have not met other chosen of the sun before this day.&nbsp; I pray we will work well together."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 09:09:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(Sorry I'm taking so long here, having some manic/depresive cycles.)&nbsp; <br><br>The gentle rain came to a slow stop as Six strides down major streets towards the great white washed walls.&nbsp; He gains admitance with little effort, noting a number of pamphlets stuck to walls both inside and out solemly arguing the wrongness of showing favoritisim to Ahlat and counseling young women against joiing his brides.&nbsp; <br><br>He saw a slave train driven past, three dozen Harborheadites with straighter hair than their curly haired captors lead towards the docks.&nbsp; A straight haired man standing in a door way spat on the street as they passed and they traded glowers but didn't slow.&nbsp; "Their children will die in the salt mines," he hissed to the last warrior to pass escorting the slaves.&nbsp; "Is this how you honor the foe who tested you?"&nbsp; <br><br>The slave driver spat back, but moved on quickly.&nbsp; <br><br>Up ahead, a bell toled, and sudenly the streets were filled with folk of all backgrounds heading for the tall but simple white basalt basilica of the Imaculate Order.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 1A: A Gentleman and An Assasin</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ajoxer</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 11:22:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				He sighs softly, watching the scene go by as the water drips along, and continues on as the people pour out into the rain-streaked streets, quietly walking along towards the hall, thinking over his plan- Unfortunate thing about Exalted, they're so much damn harder to poison... He'll have a bit of time to think his plan over, at least.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 12:30:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				OOC: Any response to my Tactical Insticts? I succeed by 1 over the needed success amount to get tactical information regarding the bandit camp location or the legion tactics itself (and would quess that even little success provides soem results thanks being ex-legionaire captain himself).
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dreamshard</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 15:29:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Irnai gives Kazeira and his men a bright smile and bows to them gratefully. "Thank you for your graciousness. I have no objection to that condition dragon-blooded. I am glad this matter could be resolved amicably."<br><br>When Shining Bright calls her name, she turns to that woman with a sincere smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you Shining Bright. I do hope we may work well together. All of you here are the first other Chosen of the Sun I have seen as well." Now addressing the others, she makes her request almost sheepishly. "I'm sorry I was late, but if I could trouble all of you to introduce yourself? I would like to know who I will be working with. I'm Irnai, a Zenith of the Unconquered Sun. This is Kian. He's my best friend." She nods to Kian, silently urging him to greet the others.<br><br>All Kian does is to flick his tail, though his green eyes scan all the people present here.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoldenChild</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 15:38:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Sorry for being heated dragon-blooded, but these kind of descussions always get the worse out from me. I hope you can accept my appoligy." Raynor makes a honourble bow towards Kazeira.<br><br>"Of course I will introduce myself, my manners aren't what they once where. I'm Raynor a dawn of the Unconquered Sun." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>31-05-2006, 15:49:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira in return pays a honorable nod to Raynor and wheneveryone introduces himself he speaks; "If anyone does not know me I am Kazeira Cathak, a former dynast and captain of Vermillion Legion and at moment leading 'Crimon Eyes' mercenary band. The sorceress there *points to her white haired woman companion* is Talya Devir, a battle sorceress plainly said." Talya does not speak but she nods when her name is mentioned and remains where she is and continues observe and also seems alsos tudy the libary and it's tomes.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jefepato</strong> on <strong>01-06-2006, 01:11:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I'm called Diamond Mist," she introduced herself, for the benefit of those who hadn't arrived the first time.&nbsp; Mist allowed a mote of Essence to bleed through her anima, revealing the mark of the Twilight on her forehead.&nbsp; "I'm a scholar and a sorceress.&nbsp; I can fight a little, but I should probably get some armor before I go near a battle this size."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>12-07-2006, 00:43:17</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=5310.msg182207#msg182207">Quote from: Muse on 09-05-2006, 22:22:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Lady Stormweather swallowed visibly at the realization that her spell of cry for aid had put her in diplomatic debt to Harborhead, but greeted Shining Bright and her talon graciously, then answered Raynor.&nbsp; "They keep a permenant encampment in and around a series of haunted caves thirty miles to the south, south west.&nbsp; My scribes can show you on our maps.&nbsp; Near as we can tell, at least two hundred men are at their base camp at any given time, while raiding parties of fifty or a hundred go where they see fit.&nbsp; They've plundered one city state and reduced it to a shadowland, and two others pay them tribute.&nbsp; Thus far, only my weather magic has protected my people."&nbsp; <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>The camp and the ravaged city state, 10 miles west of it, are both clearly visible on the map.&nbsp; <br><br>Something occurs to Zaer quickly, for as any general knowes, any group the size of an army is hard pressed to march more than ten miles in a day, and suplying an army requires that they live off of the land or the suplying will grow progessivly more costly.&nbsp; The two surounding city states that pay tribute are similarly distant from the haunted caves, and the lands that they're free to raid without risking the fey queen's storm magic or disrupting their tribute are even further away.&nbsp; Raiding parties of fifty to a hundred could be caught as much as a week away from their base camp.&nbsp; More likely 1-3 days.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Chapter 2: Where Few Stood Against Many</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Zaer Darkwail</strong> on <strong>12-07-2006, 02:19:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Kazeira wonders a moment and says; "Odd, hwo long the bandits have been cmaping here again? Not long I asume, because army this army far away from their resource income and basic calculations in my head makes me asume that this army is either near starving to death at moment ro they ahve ability to get resources quickly to them form possible base camps or not have need for it which is ridicullous to me. Only a undead army could get along whit lack of supplies or whit common supply amount what I have measured the bandits route from towards other tributed city states and areas where they could have raided whitout fear of fey queen's storm magics. Somehow the army gets supplies often but does not use common means to get it and using magic get such would ask literally a unit of powerfull mages traveling daily whit magic or numerous demons carry them vast distances."
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