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Hi! I'm interested! I'm trying to get back into RPing after a pretty long break, so I'll probably be at a free/low-casual level. PM me or something :)
I'm interested! :)
Didn't have any ideas, didn't think any of my characters would say anything if they didn't have an idea, didn't know if your characters would say anything, didn't want to keep the Baron waiting too long. So, short post. Sowwy. =/
Nei was done thinking for the day. He was used to these meetings but still only had limited tolerance to them. He'd only stepped up because no one else had started talking, and he felt a responsibility to do something because he was old guard. But the Baron had called them here without even having a plan for them, and obviously he didn't have anyone at all on his side. Maybe the best course was to ride out to see that Janus woman and do whatever seemed reasonable once they were there and couldn't back out. Nei caught Thetrous' eye; the swordsman looked as bored as himself and as eager for action. Let Leon do the talking. Or Mordechai. The kid was quiet, but now that he'd said something maybe he'd keep going. The Baron wanted ideas... Well, Nei didn't have any.
He took some quick glances to the side when he thought the Baron wasn't looking -- he was sitting right in front of him, so it wouldn't do to look completely unfocused. Nainë looked like she'd finally stopped stuffing herself with food. Now she was just popping a grape in her mouth every so often, and her eyes were still on the Baron. You could tell she was listening and probably deep in thought too. Maybe she could come up with a plan. Just pull Janus' will to attack straight out of her brain, he thought with a trace of his old skepticism of magic. Kainen looked completely above everything that was going on, but Nei didn't manage to catch his eye to see if he was restless like Thetrous and him, or just had a faraway look for some reason.
He took some quick glances to the side when he thought the Baron wasn't looking -- he was sitting right in front of him, so it wouldn't do to look completely unfocused. Nainë looked like she'd finally stopped stuffing herself with food. Now she was just popping a grape in her mouth every so often, and her eyes were still on the Baron. You could tell she was listening and probably deep in thought too. Maybe she could come up with a plan. Just pull Janus' will to attack straight out of her brain, he thought with a trace of his old skepticism of magic. Kainen looked completely above everything that was going on, but Nei didn't manage to catch his eye to see if he was restless like Thetrous and him, or just had a faraway look for some reason.
The castle was prepared for battle. It pleased Kai, making his blood pulse. The long walk through the castle let him appreciate the business and everything that came with preparing for battle. He didn't particularly listen to the conversation with their escort, although he paid attention enough to hear anything interesting. The man was talking about the castle's current situation, and the general situation of the area. Refusing the Council's authority didn't seem to be a good decision for Elensa; they could have avoided a lot of bickering just by listening to a party who had the bigger picture in mind. A picture that included more races than just humans, for instance.
Kainen hadn't thought twice about keeping up his human identity when he joined the White Shields, indeed he had barely thought about it once. But he was beginning to realize he would have to keep up appearances particularly well during this mission. He honestly didn't care if his companions found out he wasn't human, but the people of this land would make him regret it if he slipped up. Sometimes Kai was glad of his clipped ears. Although, he reminded himself, he wouldn't be here if not for his human appearance. They wouldn't have sent him, a new member of the order, on this mission if he weren't a human.
Kai sat down at the Baron's table, as did the others. They were all in a row facing Laflur, Kai sitting at the end next to Nainë with her staff between them. Glancing down the row, it looked like the three Shield veterans had sat themselves in the middle, directly across from the Baron, and the two younger men were at the opposite end of the table. The seven of them didn't look half bad together, he thought. The group was quite diverse despite the uniformity of race. Only one non-human if you didn't count Kainen, and even that one was half-human. It was strange, you almost forgot how tall Elves and Men were. Their height seemed normal without all the Dwarves in comparison. The half-dwarf half-human actually looked short.
Food and drink came quickly, as it should. This was a castle after all. Kai didn't touch anything, unlike Nainë right next to him. She dug in as if she hadn't eaten all day. Kai smirked a little, he would never have thought such a thin little thing would act like that. He crossed his arms and leaned back when the Baron started talking. Since he was kind of watching her, he noticed how Nainë's big grey eyes latched onto the Baron. The woman barely blinked. Kai was glad it wasn't him she was staring at like that... It was unsettling.
"What would you have us do? As you can see, there are not enough of us to fight an army." It was that axe-wielder talking. Nei. Kainen rather liked him: he knew what he was doing and he looked like he'd get himself dirty. His experience couldn't rival Kai's as the Man had to be in his twenties, possibly early thirties: not many years to an Elf. But a decade or so of experience in the same organization meant he really knew what he was about. Kai was perfectly content to let him or Thetrous or Leon do the talking. Anyone really, except that little prick Caden. Green as grass and thought himself king of the world. It was one thing to be young and think everything that happened to you was the center of the universe, but if you'd been out a little, fought and traveled the world and met people, it was ridiculous to have nothing to talk about but yourself. Although Kainen had to admit he found it a little amusing.
The Baron sighed. "Yes, I couldn't hire nearly enough of you for a full-on attack. But perhaps you could find another way to dissuade her." His eyes scanned the map in front of him, and so did Kai's. It was a map of the area, with Laflur's castle in the center and the city of Endel on the right edge. His neighbor Devon's lands were east of here, as big as Laflur's lands. Janus' castle was northeast, above Devon, and her lands were smaller. Hogswallup was north, where Laflur's enemies were apparently massing. Two days... That didn't leave them much time. Perhaps the most they could do in that short frame was a parley which wouldn't get anywhere. Various other names were printed around Laflur's lands, varying in size and in the colors and symbols overlaid on their section of the map. Kainen wondered who those Barons were and who they'd side with in a pinch. It might look like it wouldn't matter if their band could sort things out so as to avoid a war, but playing on the loyalties of everyone in the area could help or hinder them in that task.
But Kai didn't need to say anything, because Nei had apparently been thinking the same thing: "What about the others?" he asked, pointing to the map. "We could talk with Janus, but we would need to know exactly what we're talking about to have any chance of getting anywhere. For example, does anyone sympathize with you? Is there any chance of any other barons joining the fight on either side?" He wasn't cutting corners, that Nei. Some Barons would have been offended that he wasn't being all formal.
Kai tried to think of other alternatives to deal with Janus. They might be able to harass her army somehow, or even sneak into her castle to get information or somehow prevent her from going into battle. They could also take charge of the battle at the Castle, leaving the Baron to sneak off and try to persuade Janus. Kai doubted a Baron would be happy to relinquish command, but it was worth thinking about. The ideal solution would still be to talk with her, maybe play on some loyalty or debt or something, and get her to back down all by herself. Who knew, maybe she'd even listen to common sense. Why were all these Barons so intent on keeping things the way they were? It hardly seemed worth going to war over. Kai wondered what their true motivations were.
Kainen hadn't thought twice about keeping up his human identity when he joined the White Shields, indeed he had barely thought about it once. But he was beginning to realize he would have to keep up appearances particularly well during this mission. He honestly didn't care if his companions found out he wasn't human, but the people of this land would make him regret it if he slipped up. Sometimes Kai was glad of his clipped ears. Although, he reminded himself, he wouldn't be here if not for his human appearance. They wouldn't have sent him, a new member of the order, on this mission if he weren't a human.
Kai sat down at the Baron's table, as did the others. They were all in a row facing Laflur, Kai sitting at the end next to Nainë with her staff between them. Glancing down the row, it looked like the three Shield veterans had sat themselves in the middle, directly across from the Baron, and the two younger men were at the opposite end of the table. The seven of them didn't look half bad together, he thought. The group was quite diverse despite the uniformity of race. Only one non-human if you didn't count Kainen, and even that one was half-human. It was strange, you almost forgot how tall Elves and Men were. Their height seemed normal without all the Dwarves in comparison. The half-dwarf half-human actually looked short.
Food and drink came quickly, as it should. This was a castle after all. Kai didn't touch anything, unlike Nainë right next to him. She dug in as if she hadn't eaten all day. Kai smirked a little, he would never have thought such a thin little thing would act like that. He crossed his arms and leaned back when the Baron started talking. Since he was kind of watching her, he noticed how Nainë's big grey eyes latched onto the Baron. The woman barely blinked. Kai was glad it wasn't him she was staring at like that... It was unsettling.
"What would you have us do? As you can see, there are not enough of us to fight an army." It was that axe-wielder talking. Nei. Kainen rather liked him: he knew what he was doing and he looked like he'd get himself dirty. His experience couldn't rival Kai's as the Man had to be in his twenties, possibly early thirties: not many years to an Elf. But a decade or so of experience in the same organization meant he really knew what he was about. Kai was perfectly content to let him or Thetrous or Leon do the talking. Anyone really, except that little prick Caden. Green as grass and thought himself king of the world. It was one thing to be young and think everything that happened to you was the center of the universe, but if you'd been out a little, fought and traveled the world and met people, it was ridiculous to have nothing to talk about but yourself. Although Kainen had to admit he found it a little amusing.
The Baron sighed. "Yes, I couldn't hire nearly enough of you for a full-on attack. But perhaps you could find another way to dissuade her." His eyes scanned the map in front of him, and so did Kai's. It was a map of the area, with Laflur's castle in the center and the city of Endel on the right edge. His neighbor Devon's lands were east of here, as big as Laflur's lands. Janus' castle was northeast, above Devon, and her lands were smaller. Hogswallup was north, where Laflur's enemies were apparently massing. Two days... That didn't leave them much time. Perhaps the most they could do in that short frame was a parley which wouldn't get anywhere. Various other names were printed around Laflur's lands, varying in size and in the colors and symbols overlaid on their section of the map. Kainen wondered who those Barons were and who they'd side with in a pinch. It might look like it wouldn't matter if their band could sort things out so as to avoid a war, but playing on the loyalties of everyone in the area could help or hinder them in that task.
But Kai didn't need to say anything, because Nei had apparently been thinking the same thing: "What about the others?" he asked, pointing to the map. "We could talk with Janus, but we would need to know exactly what we're talking about to have any chance of getting anywhere. For example, does anyone sympathize with you? Is there any chance of any other barons joining the fight on either side?" He wasn't cutting corners, that Nei. Some Barons would have been offended that he wasn't being all formal.
Kai tried to think of other alternatives to deal with Janus. They might be able to harass her army somehow, or even sneak into her castle to get information or somehow prevent her from going into battle. They could also take charge of the battle at the Castle, leaving the Baron to sneak off and try to persuade Janus. Kai doubted a Baron would be happy to relinquish command, but it was worth thinking about. The ideal solution would still be to talk with her, maybe play on some loyalty or debt or something, and get her to back down all by herself. Who knew, maybe she'd even listen to common sense. Why were all these Barons so intent on keeping things the way they were? It hardly seemed worth going to war over. Kai wondered what their true motivations were.
Ehh... too lazy to fix the map.
I was trying to figure out how old Kai is, but I can't really get a feel for it. Maybe it doesn't matter. How long do you think the kingdom of Alberyn's been around? I was kinda thinking like a century or two, but in terms of Elves that wouldn't be very long at all...
By "dissuade the Baroness", did you mean a diplomacy mission, or fighting her troops or something to distract them from Laflur's castle?
In your first post you said it was Baron Devon that was going to attack, but in your second one it was Baron Heath Kathy...?
(At first I read Janus as Janos, like Janos Slynt from A Song of Ice and Fire. But anyways...)
I was trying to figure out how old Kai is, but I can't really get a feel for it. Maybe it doesn't matter. How long do you think the kingdom of Alberyn's been around? I was kinda thinking like a century or two, but in terms of Elves that wouldn't be very long at all...
By "dissuade the Baroness", did you mean a diplomacy mission, or fighting her troops or something to distract them from Laflur's castle?
In your first post you said it was Baron Devon that was going to attack, but in your second one it was Baron Heath Kathy...?
(At first I read Janus as Janos, like Janos Slynt from A Song of Ice and Fire. But anyways...)
PS: I'll probably run through all my character's POV just to start getting a feel from them before I pick one, or switch to having them all in the same post.Sounds like a good plan. Maybe I'll do that too.
Oops. It's pretty short. Sorry... =/
Nei whistled loudly as he rode along. Traveling was interesting even though the countrymen were hateful, and this human band was interesting too. It was nice to finally work with Thetrous and Leon after seeing them around for so many years, and it was always fun to meet newbies. At first he hadn't been so sure about being with so many of his own kind. It was strange after so many years spent mostly in the company of dwarves, with some elves. But they seemed alright, and in any case they were all White Shield. Nei wondered idly if he was in danger of getting too used to human company
The castle had been in view on the horizon for a while now. Nei hadn't been keeping track of time, so he didn't know how long it had been. But now dusk was creeping in and they were really getting close.
"Is the Baron sending someone to wait for us at the entrance?", asked Nainë, riding behind him with her staff strapped horizontally to the left side of her saddle. The side with the crescent sagged down, and Nei thought it must be annoying to lug that thing around, forgetting that he himself walked around with a huge axe strapped to his back.
"Eh, who knows", he answered. "Hope so. Else we might have to convince whoever's at the gate that we're not on a mission from Ceris." The good people of Elensa probably wouldn't care much for White Shields, seeing how they were mostly composed of dwarves in general.
As they all found out just a few minutes later, the Baron did have someone waiting for them at the gate. Before they even reached it a man rode out to the band of White Shields. He carried a standard displaying a sable rose on a silver field.
"Hail, White Shields", he called. "Baron Laflur welcomes you to his castle." When he reached them, he continued, "Follow me, if you please."
Nei grinned. It was good to be welcomed.
The castle had been in view on the horizon for a while now. Nei hadn't been keeping track of time, so he didn't know how long it had been. But now dusk was creeping in and they were really getting close.
"Is the Baron sending someone to wait for us at the entrance?", asked Nainë, riding behind him with her staff strapped horizontally to the left side of her saddle. The side with the crescent sagged down, and Nei thought it must be annoying to lug that thing around, forgetting that he himself walked around with a huge axe strapped to his back.
"Eh, who knows", he answered. "Hope so. Else we might have to convince whoever's at the gate that we're not on a mission from Ceris." The good people of Elensa probably wouldn't care much for White Shields, seeing how they were mostly composed of dwarves in general.
As they all found out just a few minutes later, the Baron did have someone waiting for them at the gate. Before they even reached it a man rode out to the band of White Shields. He carried a standard displaying a sable rose on a silver field.
"Hail, White Shields", he called. "Baron Laflur welcomes you to his castle." When he reached them, he continued, "Follow me, if you please."
Nei grinned. It was good to be welcomed.
That day they had gotten two fresh newbies and two reassigned from other Bands.
Aren't there three newbies? Caden, Mordechai, and Kai. (although Kai's not young and green.) And Nainë's the only one who was reassigned.
In this case those said recruits were mainly human. [...] a band of humans and half-humans
My half-elf is passing himself off as a human though, so as far as everyone's concerned the recruits are all human and there's only one half-human in the band.
Now they were a days ride from Baron Laflur's castle, near the southern edge of Endel.
Would that be the southern edge of Elensa, then? Since there was a mix-up between Elensa (the region) and Endel (the city).
Now they were a days ride from Baron Laflur's castle, near the southern edge of Endel.
So they're on horseback?
Sorry for all the comments, and I haven't even posted... I really don't know where to start, actually. Since your post was really general, I'm not really sure what I should do... I mean, if I wanted to do something general too, I could do a rough sketch of how my guys relate to the other band members, but other than that I'd be repeating stuff you said about how it's weird there's so many humans and how racist the Elensa population is. But I have no idea where to start with a more specific close-up scene of the characters... Unless I fast forward all the way to the arrival at the castle or something.
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