LetsFlyDuring the time between getting her horse and venturing over to the gate Iris stopped to tell a story to anyone who would listen. She set a small bowl she had picked up somewhere on the ground and began her tale.
"Long ago, when humans lived near the Lake of King Myz, there was a hunter. This hunter supplied meat to the butcher in his town, and cherished his visits to the surly man, for the butcher had a lovely daughter whom the hunter had fallen for. Her hair and skin were fair, and her eyes a rich blue. He often saw her reading quietly when she was not working for her father. She was quiet, though, and seemed to prefer solitude, and he never really got a chance to speak with her. For years he admired her from afar.
"One day, he finally got up the courage to tell her how he felt. She was flustered, and nearly dropped the water jug she had been carrying.
"'For years I have watched you. You seem so sweet, so intelligent, so gentle. Would you permit me to court you, my dear?' the hunter inquired, taking the jug from her, setting it down, and cupping her hands in his. 'It would be an honor to be allowed to love you.'
"She pondered his proposition for a moment before replying, 'The next time I see you, the next time you deliver meat to my father, I shall be there, and I shall give you my answer.'
"With that he smiled, gleeful, and bowed. 'Thank you, my dear. I shall await your answer.'
"The next day, the hunter crept around the trees on the shore of the lake, his bow at the ready. He had been hunting a deer for a while and had been waiting for the perfect shot, but had lost the stag not moments before. Suddenly, he heard a snap of a twig, and without even looking, loosed his arrow in the direction of the noise. A cry erupted, and promptly died. There, upon the ground, lay the butcher's daughter, with her favorite book in hand, and an arrow in her throat.
"He held her as she died, and the corpse he delivered to the butcher that day was not one to be cut and sold, but one to be mourned."
The crowd applauded and Iris bowed as they threw silver pieces into the dish. She counted them up as she headed towards the gate. In total she had gotten 1 gold and 10 silver pieces. A nice profit for a grim story.
The group was all at the gate when she arrived. "Oops, sorry for being the last one to the party, guys," Iris chuckled, "Was having a little too much fun telling a story. Shall we go now?"
With that the group began their journey on to the palace.
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I shall do so :) or turt will. Either way you're down to 18.
Hey Alex, it looks like your post cut off there?
Xiga said
Msg me in event of an opening pls :D
Of course ^^
Mkay, so I'll start a PM for this since Turt doesn't want it to be part of the turn notification one.
Leotamer said
I support this idea a lot. I feel like if the GM is included in all the PMs, it would work just fine and would help alot.
Turt would be included in the PMs, yes.
So I had two ideas.
Turt has made mention to me that he would like to see more conversing between the characters. I thought that since we have this very convenient group pm feature thing, to avoid cluttering up the IC and to make it easier to talk to one another without the turn order we could use a group pm thread to chitchat IC. What do you guys think?
Turt has made mention to me that he would like to see more conversing between the characters. I thought that since we have this very convenient group pm feature thing, to avoid cluttering up the IC and to make it easier to talk to one another without the turn order we could use a group pm thread to chitchat IC. What do you guys think?
I made that map a while ago for a different story, but the world is pretty much based off of it. I'm making a map more suited to this story but that shall do for now.
Also I have some Announcements you all should read!
1. You can control the NPCs like the horse vendor, or the lawyer.
2. You all should post your character sheets here so you can update them. I'll update the ones in the second post periodically. This is so you can add things to your inventories and tally your money and keep track of things.
3. We're adding an "Others" section to the CSs at the bottom. I'll edit mine in the second post to show you all what it should be like, but it's basically for things you've done in the story that you should take note of. For example, mine would now read "Owes 3 gold to a horse vendor in Titania." I might never pay him back, but if I see him again he might bug me/be a little upset. It's a story plot thing.
Also I have some Announcements you all should read!
1. You can control the NPCs like the horse vendor, or the lawyer.
2. You all should post your character sheets here so you can update them. I'll update the ones in the second post periodically. This is so you can add things to your inventories and tally your money and keep track of things.
3. We're adding an "Others" section to the CSs at the bottom. I'll edit mine in the second post to show you all what it should be like, but it's basically for things you've done in the story that you should take note of. For example, mine would now read "Owes 3 gold to a horse vendor in Titania." I might never pay him back, but if I see him again he might bug me/be a little upset. It's a story plot thing.
Iris looks to the lawyer, "Can you do us a favor and send a message to the Palace that the Goblins are planning an attack and are probably already on the move? Tell them to watch for red smoke."
The lawyer nods, "I'll get right on that."
Turning to face the others, Iris says, "I don't know about you all but I think I'm set for a bit of a walk. I don't want to walk for 4 days though, and get there right as the battle starts, so I think I'll see if I can't find a horse or something."
With that she walks from the room, and wanders over to some vendors who appear to be selling horses just across the street. A portly man with a scraggly beard stood near several horse stalls. He, and the entire building, smelled of horse manure.
"How much is the cheapest horse you have?" Iris inquired of the man.
He looked her up and down. "My cheapest horse is 3 gold." He smirked, his browned teeth showing through slightly.
Iris grimaced, knowing that was all the gold she had. "Would you be willing to go any lower?"
He bobbed his head from side to side considering it. "Perhaps."
"What if I pay you full price later? I'm off to help the palace with a goblin attack, and I need to get there quickly. But once I do I'll probably be rewarded and could pay you well then. How's about it?" she offers.
He ponders this for a moment and nods. "Sounds good to me. Rog, bring out the gray one!"
Roger, the stable hand, brings out a small gray horse and hands it over to Iris. "Here's your horse, ma'am."
"Thank you," she smiles, nodding to the both of them, and then goes to wait outside the lawyers office for the others. She knows a single horse won't put a dent in their travel time, but if the others could haggle some off of him too, or pay for some, they could probably get there faster. If not, a horse was at least nice to have around.
The lawyer nods, "I'll get right on that."
Turning to face the others, Iris says, "I don't know about you all but I think I'm set for a bit of a walk. I don't want to walk for 4 days though, and get there right as the battle starts, so I think I'll see if I can't find a horse or something."
With that she walks from the room, and wanders over to some vendors who appear to be selling horses just across the street. A portly man with a scraggly beard stood near several horse stalls. He, and the entire building, smelled of horse manure.
"How much is the cheapest horse you have?" Iris inquired of the man.
He looked her up and down. "My cheapest horse is 3 gold." He smirked, his browned teeth showing through slightly.
Iris grimaced, knowing that was all the gold she had. "Would you be willing to go any lower?"
He bobbed his head from side to side considering it. "Perhaps."
"What if I pay you full price later? I'm off to help the palace with a goblin attack, and I need to get there quickly. But once I do I'll probably be rewarded and could pay you well then. How's about it?" she offers.
He ponders this for a moment and nods. "Sounds good to me. Rog, bring out the gray one!"
Roger, the stable hand, brings out a small gray horse and hands it over to Iris. "Here's your horse, ma'am."
"Thank you," she smiles, nodding to the both of them, and then goes to wait outside the lawyers office for the others. She knows a single horse won't put a dent in their travel time, but if the others could haggle some off of him too, or pay for some, they could probably get there faster. If not, a horse was at least nice to have around.
Valeric said
I suppose I'm too late then? Dang. Feel free to contact me if someone drops, I might still be interested.
I shall make a list for this :)
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