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Post by DM-Delfon on Jun 26, 2023 5:51:05 GMT -5
As you approach you can see the guardsman using his stout cudgel to poke through the Half-Orc's belongings. You take a knee and start to gather the belong the items. "Excuse me Mistress, but you're interfering with an ongoing investigation." It strikes you as odd that his voice sounds almost respectful. You look up and say your piece, and watch as his face twists in anger. Pointing at the Half-Orc, the guard spits, "Get this crap off the road or I'll fine you for littering, and disrupting the flow of traffic." Switching his attention to you, he growls out, "How dare you interfere with a lawful search, foul-blood. Bag. Now." He holds out his free hand expectantly. The knuckles of his other hand are white from how tight he is holding the cudgel.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jul 8, 2023 12:28:35 GMT -5
she takes her bag off her shoulder and hands it to him. though it empty aside from some traveling rations she keeps in the bag and a spare change of clothes. her swords are clearly hanging from her hips as she holds out her hand for her bag. " are you done?" she asks the guard, slightly confused as to why he was so respectful at first but figuring it was because he hadnt recognized her at first that it was the reason for the sudden change as her eyes gave away what she was.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jul 13, 2023 17:17:58 GMT -5
The Half-Orc quickly gathers his belongings, before giving you an apologetic look as he heads past the guards into the High District. As soon as he snatches the bag out of your hand, he upends it onto the ground. Your annoyance grows as one of your tightly packed rations opens up and spills across the cobblestones. The second set of clothes are poked and prodded with the end of his cudgel, damp spots soak through the material quickly as the street is still a little damp from the rain the night before. The guard tosses your empty bag back at you, intentionally missing your outstretched hand. "Pick that garbage up." He snaps. He glances over at Annabelle, then back to you, "Who do we have here?" He looks closely at her eyes, "Is she Human, or do her eyes get messed up when she starts bleeding?" He pauses for a second, then adds, "Do your kind even get their moon?"
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jul 14, 2023 13:11:48 GMT -5
ignoring her stuff on the ground she steps protectively infront of annabelle. "leave my daughter alone." she says anger in her voice at his questions. " why.... your not one of those who have a blood kink are you?" she asks a slightly evil smirk on her face as she crosses her arms over her chest watching him. "or are you more twisted than that?" her voice dripping with icy intentions as she stares at him. her own solid white eyes seem to glow briefly though it happened so fast it could have simply been a trick of the morning sun.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jul 14, 2023 18:28:14 GMT -5
As you move between the guardsman and Annabelle the guardsman raises his cudgel, ready to strike you if you make a move toward him. The other guards shift their positions, seeming more alert and clearly watching to see what is about to happen. Annabelle laughs as the man's questions become less and less appropriate. Her laughter draws a quick glance from you, and you see that one of her fists is clenched, and small flames dance along her knuckles. The guardsman notices too, and immediately stands up straight. "What in the hells?" he mumbles as he staggers back a few steps, his knuckles are white on the haft of his cudgel.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jul 15, 2023 14:08:43 GMT -5
she quickly reaches for annabelles hands with the hopes to exstinguish the flames, never really turning her attention away from the guardsman as she watches him. "afraid of a mother and child now are you?" she asks with a snear trying to keep his attention on her till annabelle can get the flames under control and also to protect Annabelle. Iko didn’t care what kind of beating or punishment she faced as long as it meant keeping Annabelle safe. the girl had suffered enough and as long as she had breath in her body annabelle would be kept safe.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jul 27, 2023 12:19:22 GMT -5
The flames that run across her knuckles are hot, as one might expect of fire. When you first grab her hand, you instantly jerk back as if you had grabbed a pot out of a roaring hearth. Steeling yourself, you carefully wrap your hands over hers to smother the flames. "The only thing I fear here is that your filthy blood is being passed along." The guardsman sneers, "Get on with your business in the High District quickly. You have an hour or I will send men to collect you." He gestures into the tunnel with his cudgel, his face an odd mix of rage and is that fear?
You look at where his weapon is pointing and see a tall man wearing a red tabard over scale mail. A broken loom is depicted on the front of the tabard. He is armed with a long sword, and has a shield strapped to his arm. The man stands just past the end of the guardsman's weapon, his own weapon hand held up to show that it is empty.
(You do take a single point of damage from the flames.)
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jul 27, 2023 12:49:02 GMT -5
with a roll of her eyes she gathers her things and then nudges anabelle towards the tunnel. debating if she should mention this encounter to tully, this man shouldnt hold the position he does if this is how he treats the people he is supposed to protect. " come on we have places to be." she says as she leads annabelle towards the tunnel. eyeing the other guard with suspicion.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jul 31, 2023 9:46:01 GMT -5
The man in red stares at Annabelle as you pass one another. He heads down the High Road away from the High Gate as you head into the tunnel through the wall. Entering the High District Annabelle whistles through her teeth, "Wow, this place is still amazing. I've always wanted to come here to look around." She begins to walk backward, looking over the wall at the city that descends to the river. "I've been here before, but we were hustled from the gate to the Light Shrine and back so I never got a chance to actually look around." You spot a very well dressed Halfling, so handsome you would be better suited to call him beautiful. He is dressed impeccably, and wears a platinum band on his right hand. The Halfling leads a group of younger people of various races. They have the look of students, and all wear a copper band on the ring finger of their left hand. These children all seem too young to be married.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Aug 5, 2023 11:48:38 GMT -5
she watches them curiously for a few moments before turning her attention to annabelle. "some people here are nice, others not so much, lets not dilly dally." she says as smiles at annabelle, as she watches her watch others before turning her attention to the path ahead and continuing towards the light shrine.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Aug 6, 2023 18:44:58 GMT -5
The journey to the Light Shrine is easy enough. You've made it a number of times and the High District is designed so that all the roads lead to the Light Shrine. The main throughfares of the High District open up so you can see the splendor of the shrine itself long before you reach it. The building is beautiful, easily taking your breath even though you've seen it before. Arriving at the shrine things are much the way you expect them to be, with a few greeters standing near the gate into the shrine. As you arrive one approaches, "Hello there. Welcome to the Light Shrine. How can we be of assistance?"
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Aug 13, 2023 8:44:19 GMT -5
"im here to speak with the high priest... to see if he has any work for me and to discuss a few other things." she says with a smile as she stands just a little bit straighter. a feeling of peace flows over her when ever she is at the temple, even with everything she has been thru and how often she has questioned pelors purpose for her there was something calming about being at the light shrine.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Sept 23, 2023 9:08:23 GMT -5
The greeter nods, "The High Priest has been expecting you actually. Follow me." They begin to walk toward the main temple building. You follow behind them as they lead you toward the High Priest's office. The greeter knocks quietly. The High Priest's voice calls out, "A moment please." You both wait patiently until the door opens, "Thank you for waiting, I'll take it from here." The greeter nods, and takes their leave. The High Priest smiles, gesturing into his office, "Come in please." He enters behind you, and takes a seat at his desk, "What can I do for you today?"
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Nov 4, 2023 7:15:24 GMT -5
she follows him into the office and takes a seat." i wanted to see if you had any work for me?" she asks as she looks over at him a smile on her face, though she kept Annabelle in her peripheral vision just incase. a mother is always aware of where her child is and even though Annabelle wasn't biologically hers, she was still her daughter no matter what.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Dec 30, 2023 22:47:39 GMT -5
The High Priest crouches down beside Annabelle once she settles into a chair, "You must be Annabelle. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." He offers his hand to her and she takes it shyly. He gives it a polite shake and moves behind his desk to sit down. "I do have work for you, though I'm not sure it's the best topic of conversation for our young friend here. There have been several disturbances in the city lately, and the Mage's Guild is really interested in putting a stop to them." Annabelle smirks when he suggests that she isn't old enough to hear what needs to be said, "You mean the murders? You think seven people being killed isn't going to be spoken about by everybody? I heard the last one was a Mage." The High Priest looks surprised, but smiles his fatherly smile, "Can't put anything past you Annabelle. With your permission Iko, I can continue since she already seems to know what I'm about to say anyway."
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Dec 31, 2023 16:18:36 GMT -5
"she would have found out one way or another" she says as she glances at annabelle, a mix of motherly pride and concern for her safety in her eyes before she turns her attention back to the high priest. Settling back into the seat. "How can i help?" she asks, knowing this might lead her to more info about who killed mysts friend and possibly a way to stop those who were after myst to begin with.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jan 1, 2024 9:02:46 GMT -5
“To put it simply, I want you to put a stop to these murders. Perform your own investigation and find those responsible. I’ve been authorized to give you the power to make arrests within Clifton. If they put up a fight you are also authorized to use deadly force. Pelor can collect a confession from beyond the grave if required. You best be sure before you take a life however.”
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jan 3, 2024 10:58:59 GMT -5
"understood sir. hopefully no one will give me trouble." she says thinking back to the guard at the gates who always has issues with her. she cant help but feel rather pleased with the fact that she has been given such an important mission. " is there a reason this was given to me and not another member of the temple.?" she asks her curiosity getting the better of her at the moment. She couldn't help but wonder if pelor himself had pushed for this but why would a god be focused on a lowly assamir such as herself.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jan 6, 2024 11:18:39 GMT -5
The High Light Bringer shakes his head, "There isn't any specific reason I choose you, aside from the fact that you've shown competence and the ability to get things done since you arrived in town. I also feel like the dreams you've described to me are leading you down this path. Who am I to argue with potentially prophetic dreams?" The man slips a badge of sorts across the table. "This identifies you as working for both the Duchess and me directly. It will allow you bypass normal guardsmen, and even sergeants. Captains will still outrank you however."
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jan 6, 2024 16:52:46 GMT -5
"thank you" she says as she takes the badge and clips it to her shirt for the moment so she doesn't loose it." is there a time line in which this needs to be done by" she asks as she looks back at the high light bringer.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jan 6, 2024 17:44:47 GMT -5
He takes a deep breath, and breaths it out slowly before answering, "Hopefully before anybody else gets murdered. We've got the casters keeping their students inside the Guildhall where they're safe. If they have to leave for any reason they get a guardsman escort. We're hoping that will be enough, but that only protects the students. Full fledged mages are still walking around the city without those rules in place for them." He shakes his head at that, "They're book smart, but not street smart and it might get them killed if we don't find the cause and put a stop to it."
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jan 6, 2024 18:00:22 GMT -5
"so as quick as possible understood." she says with a nod as she begins to stand. "is there anything else you need of me?" she asks wanting to make sure she had everything she needed. information included before dropping annabelle either back at the house or with yoseph for the day so she could go and see what she could gather information wise.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jan 6, 2024 20:32:09 GMT -5
The High Priest stands when you do, "Nothing that I need from you, but I have something I can offer to you." He looks significantly at Annabelle, "I can offer you an in home tutor. Someone that can teach her all the things a child should know, and provide for any needs she might have while you're out of the house working." He crouches beside Annabelle's chair, "I'm sorry my dear. I know you're capable, but we need to make sure you're well cared for and safe. Iko here can't do her job if she has to worry about you back home now can she?" You can tell that Annabelle wants to object, but the Lightbringer's calming presence is enough to keep her silent. Glancing up at you he continues, "The tutor will cost you a silver protector a day, while the Light Shrine will foot the rest of the bill. If you complete this mission for us, we will take on the whole bill and add a personal guard to see to Annabelle's safety while you're working."
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jan 6, 2024 20:39:15 GMT -5
"thank you" she says with a nod, grateful for the offer mainly because it would keep Annabelle safe and allow her to do her job properly. Glancing at Annabelle she knows that she wont like this arrangement but if it means keeping her safe then she would spend any amount of money and do what ever she could to keep her safe. "it would be greatly appreciated."
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Post by DM-Delfon on Jan 6, 2024 21:27:53 GMT -5
"I can take care of myself." Annabelle says clearly, but without spite or anger in her voice, "But you're right Iko needs to focus on her work. Stopping these killings is important." She looks up at Iko's eyes, "They're killing people that can touch the weave." Annabelle's fingers make the motions she made before when demonstrating casting spells for you. "I will cooperate." Annabelle seems to be taking this remarkably well. Suspiciously well in fact. "Very good." The Light Bringer responds. "I will have them at your door at sunrise. We can get started tomorrow morning. Sound good?" Annabelle smiles, finally standing, "Yes Sir." She says, and offers the man a perfect curtsy.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Jan 6, 2024 22:39:09 GMT -5
"thank you" she says as she eyes her daughter, Annabelle's sudden compliance with something that normally would make her mad has her suspicious as to what she has planned but she wasn't going to discus that in front of the high priest. Giving a more formal bow before she turns towards the door making sure Annabelle is at her side.
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Post by DM-Delfon on Mar 10, 2024 19:31:47 GMT -5
The High Lightbringer stands, returning to his spot behind his desk. "I have another engagement to attend to now. Thank you for coming all the way up here, and for taking on this responsibility. Your work begins tomorrow morning." He smiles at Annabelle, and gives her a little wave, "Thank you for coming too Annabelle." Annabelle smiles and gives a shy little wave before turning to you. You both make your way to the door, and the High Light Bringer follows you to the door.
Standing outside the room is an older gentleman with plate armor that shines like the sun. You notice a crest on the chest piece of his armor that looks much like the Pelorian holy symbol you know and love, but it seems odd. It's blue instead of gold, and has more points to it than normal. He nods to you and Annabelle in turn, before he follows the High Lightbringer into his office.
Annabelle follows you away from the High Light Bringer's office, a step behind and another to your right. She is behaving perfectly, which is starting to get under your skin. None of her personality is shining through her words or her actions.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on Apr 13, 2024 15:18:00 GMT -5
The minute they are outside of the temple iko takes Annabelle's hand and pulls her slightly off the path and beneath the shade of a tree so they mostly have privacy. "What ever you are plotting, stop it. I know you can take care of your self but I need you safe and watched over. Do you want to return to the orphanage? If I left you alone, you would be taken back to the orphanage or worse taken by who ever is killing magic weilders" she says as she looks at Annabelle and there is actual fear in her eyes. Fear that something will happen to Annabelle.
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