I have a bit of a problem... I really don't like that Oliver called for Jan to basically bring half their human army. I mean...what fun is it when two large groups just start fighting? All Oliver and Sanguine herself would be able to do was stand around and watch... I mean yes, this second fight will have more enemies. But not THAT much more... I kinda wanted it to be just the two of them vs about 50~60 enemies so they could have some fun.
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I have been actively roleplaying for around 18 years now, since age 15. Which, as you might have guessed, makes me 33. I've done most of my rping on forums, averaging 2 to 4 paragraphs. Though I also LARP, and have played D&D for about 17 years. Real life has become a larger part of my life though, so my activity has lessened. Even so, I don't think I'll ever stop rping. :)
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Yea, I try to keep such things to a minimum in rp's. But sometimes I feel it's needed to get some things moving along. Otherwise we'd be stuck 'finding out' about the basics for another 2~3 pages of rping at least. :P
Once outside, the two of them were very quickly met with about a dozen drawn swords, with weary faces pointed their way. "Ser, unfamiliar people coming from the sherriff's office!" Though before either of them had to do anything the sherriff quickly rushed out. "Wait! It's okay! They're the ones that saved us." Immediately the swords were lowered again. Sanguine was relieved as she felt she had dealt with enough of this problem for one day. One man was still on his horse, though now stepped off, waving for the soldiers to make way so he could approach the two. The man looked quite burly and strong, on top of wearing heavy chain mail and plate on his arms and legs. Not to mention his apparent weird fighting style, as both a sword and an axe were strapped to his horse's saddle.
"Who are you two?" He spoke, a slightly stern look in his eyes. Sanguine was actually a bit intimidated by him. But she hid it on the outside as best as she could. "You must be one of the royal head warriors I've heard about. A pleasure to meet you, sir Bartholmew Burghersh. I am lady Sanguine Ithil. This is my...companion, Oliver de Katze. I'm a mage and he's a paladin. We're travelling adventurers of sort." The man's eyes softened when he heard that they were adventurers. Which meant Sanguine had been right to guess that adventurers held a bit of a reputation. It seemed to clear them of any remaining suspicion at least.
The large man bowed. "Thank you, adventurers." One of the soldiers, probably Bartholmew's right hand, spoke up. "Sir, you shouldn't bow to people like-" The man quickly interrupted him. "Silence! These two just saved this village for us. It shames me to say that we would have been too late ourselves. We owe them, if anything." Sanguine sighed, shaking her head slightly. "While such considerate actions are welcomed, sir, there are more pressing matters. We captured one of the soldiers. And he told of a second attack." The man's eyes hardened again as he quickly turned to his soldiers. "Men! Check the surrounding land for any movement! We have more enemies incoming!" He turned to the two of them again, the look in his eyes already betraying what he was thinking. "Lady Sanguine, sir Oliver. I want to ask for your assistance if need be. We will engage any enemy coming this way, however that means we can't protect the villagers themselves. I'll pay you handsomely for your assistance. Sanguine looked to Oliver, though she already had a pretty good idea about what he would say. "I'd like a moment to discuss some things with my companion. But we will help, right Oliver?"
(( Bartholmew: pre10.deviantart.net/0bea/th/pre/i/201.. ))
"Who are you two?" He spoke, a slightly stern look in his eyes. Sanguine was actually a bit intimidated by him. But she hid it on the outside as best as she could. "You must be one of the royal head warriors I've heard about. A pleasure to meet you, sir Bartholmew Burghersh. I am lady Sanguine Ithil. This is my...companion, Oliver de Katze. I'm a mage and he's a paladin. We're travelling adventurers of sort." The man's eyes softened when he heard that they were adventurers. Which meant Sanguine had been right to guess that adventurers held a bit of a reputation. It seemed to clear them of any remaining suspicion at least.
The large man bowed. "Thank you, adventurers." One of the soldiers, probably Bartholmew's right hand, spoke up. "Sir, you shouldn't bow to people like-" The man quickly interrupted him. "Silence! These two just saved this village for us. It shames me to say that we would have been too late ourselves. We owe them, if anything." Sanguine sighed, shaking her head slightly. "While such considerate actions are welcomed, sir, there are more pressing matters. We captured one of the soldiers. And he told of a second attack." The man's eyes hardened again as he quickly turned to his soldiers. "Men! Check the surrounding land for any movement! We have more enemies incoming!" He turned to the two of them again, the look in his eyes already betraying what he was thinking. "Lady Sanguine, sir Oliver. I want to ask for your assistance if need be. We will engage any enemy coming this way, however that means we can't protect the villagers themselves. I'll pay you handsomely for your assistance. Sanguine looked to Oliver, though she already had a pretty good idea about what he would say. "I'd like a moment to discuss some things with my companion. But we will help, right Oliver?"
(( Bartholmew: pre10.deviantart.net/0bea/th/pre/i/201.. ))
It's fine. It's not like a lot happened in mine. Just a lot of world explanation. :P
Haha. Your mind is in a weird place lately. :P
Phew, that was one hell of a post... xD I have an idea for the royal warrior already, though if you want to create him be my guest. As long as he's very grateful for what San and Oliver have done.
Sanguine paused for a brief moment at his words. She didn't think he would abandon her either way, but it was still a relief to hear it from himself. The woman quickly resumed her pace though, as people were still waiting for them. Plus she wanted to get this over with as soon as possible.
As soon as the vampiress stepped inside the building she let out a soft sighed of relief. The sun didn't bother her too much with the umbrella, but now that she was inside again she could definitely feel the difference. Almost like moving from a searing hot summer day into an airconditioned building. Inside the Sherriff was waiting with two glasses and a bottle of wine. She didn't want to drink wine though. Not before knowing if she could actually drink it. It would look rather bad if she took a sip now and ended up throwing up or something. "The wine is appreciated, Sherriff, but you should save it for another time." The woman spoke, moving to sit down across from the couple. "I'd like to finish our business here as soon as possible, so we can let everyone recover from their losses." Quite a few lives had been lost during the attack, not to mention the damage to the buildings. So she was sure they wanted to deal with that as soon as possible.
"Er...o-okay." The man spoke, leaving the wine on the table to put away afterwards. "S-so...you mentioned...i-information? W-what kind?" Sanguine wanted to answer the question right away, but immediately realized her questions would be weird. Who wouldn't know about such basic things as the kingdoms and ongoing wars and such, right? "To put it simply, we're unfamiliar with the world as it is. I've been...asleep for a long time. And my friend has secluded himself for religious purposes for many years. So we're a bit out of touch. I want to know about the current countries, any wars that are going on, the currency being used these days, and if anything changed in the hierarchy."
Both of them seemed to be a bit relieved. Maybe they had thought that she'd ask about far more sensitive information. Sanguine wasn't sure, but didn't feel the need to ask either. The Sherriff started explaining to the best of his knowledge. The land was divided into three kingdoms. The Re-estize kingdom, a kingdom ruled by an elf where all peaceful races were welcome. It was bordered by mountains to the north and the sea to the south. To the north-west was the kingdom of Baharuth, a kingdom ruled by humans, with other races being considered second-class. And finally the Slane Theocracy to the north-east. A kingdom ruled by the church, and where anything but human was considered bad. Re-estize and Baharuth were on neutral terms, though the non-aggression treaty between them was shaky at best. Re-estize and the Slane theocracy were at war, though through some reason unknown by the sherriff a war was only fought once a year. Both countries would offer an equal piece of their land, and the winner would get the other's part. Sanguine figured that was at least better than random battles going on wherever.
Next up was the Re-estize hierarchy. As already known, the kingdom had an elven king, guarded by 10 royal warriors. Below him was the council made up of some nobles and powerful mages. Below that came the nobility and the kingdom's greatest warriors. The warriors were actually part of a country-wide adventurer's guild. An organization working surprisingly similar to what you'd expect from a fantasy story. People could sign up to become adventurers, learn skills for a price, and get assignments to complete for money. It was basically a place to get quests. Anyone able to use magic was automatically almost regarded as a minor noble, as magic took a lot of study and skill to use.
Sanguine showed some of her gold, but the sherriff didn't recognize it. It couldn't be used as currency, but the gold itself had worth. So they could simply smelt the coins into gold bars and sell that for this world's currency. Finally the woman asked about the capital of the kingdom. The man couldn't tell how many people lived there exactly, though he estimated a few thousand. It was called E-rantel, and was about 4 hours of travelling by carriage to the west of the village.
It took quite a while for everything to be explained, and luckily the village stayed peaceful during that time. Though just as Sanguine wanted to ask a little more about the other two countries, they were interrupted by a commotion outside. In particular, what sounded like a few dozen horses. "It's one of the royal warriors! Sir Bartholmew Burghersh has come!" Sanguine wasted no time to start on damage control. "Sherriff, do not mention what I am. In fact, it must remain a secret from as many people as possible. Considering how people react to vampires here, it would only cause problems. And I think we'd all prefer things to remain peaceful." She tried to keep Oliver's words in mind. To not make the sherriff or the village too terrified of her. But her eyes had a glare in them that suggested she would 'not be happy' if her identity got out. The man quickly nodded, having an idea about what that glare might mean. "Of course, lady--er..." "Sanguine." She quickly answered, realizing she hadn't given her name yet. "Lady Sanguine, I won't tell anyone." The woman then stood, turning towards Oliver. "How about we go greet this royal warrior? I wonder what kind of man he is."
As soon as the vampiress stepped inside the building she let out a soft sighed of relief. The sun didn't bother her too much with the umbrella, but now that she was inside again she could definitely feel the difference. Almost like moving from a searing hot summer day into an airconditioned building. Inside the Sherriff was waiting with two glasses and a bottle of wine. She didn't want to drink wine though. Not before knowing if she could actually drink it. It would look rather bad if she took a sip now and ended up throwing up or something. "The wine is appreciated, Sherriff, but you should save it for another time." The woman spoke, moving to sit down across from the couple. "I'd like to finish our business here as soon as possible, so we can let everyone recover from their losses." Quite a few lives had been lost during the attack, not to mention the damage to the buildings. So she was sure they wanted to deal with that as soon as possible.
"Er...o-okay." The man spoke, leaving the wine on the table to put away afterwards. "S-so...you mentioned...i-information? W-what kind?" Sanguine wanted to answer the question right away, but immediately realized her questions would be weird. Who wouldn't know about such basic things as the kingdoms and ongoing wars and such, right? "To put it simply, we're unfamiliar with the world as it is. I've been...asleep for a long time. And my friend has secluded himself for religious purposes for many years. So we're a bit out of touch. I want to know about the current countries, any wars that are going on, the currency being used these days, and if anything changed in the hierarchy."
Both of them seemed to be a bit relieved. Maybe they had thought that she'd ask about far more sensitive information. Sanguine wasn't sure, but didn't feel the need to ask either. The Sherriff started explaining to the best of his knowledge. The land was divided into three kingdoms. The Re-estize kingdom, a kingdom ruled by an elf where all peaceful races were welcome. It was bordered by mountains to the north and the sea to the south. To the north-west was the kingdom of Baharuth, a kingdom ruled by humans, with other races being considered second-class. And finally the Slane Theocracy to the north-east. A kingdom ruled by the church, and where anything but human was considered bad. Re-estize and Baharuth were on neutral terms, though the non-aggression treaty between them was shaky at best. Re-estize and the Slane theocracy were at war, though through some reason unknown by the sherriff a war was only fought once a year. Both countries would offer an equal piece of their land, and the winner would get the other's part. Sanguine figured that was at least better than random battles going on wherever.
Next up was the Re-estize hierarchy. As already known, the kingdom had an elven king, guarded by 10 royal warriors. Below him was the council made up of some nobles and powerful mages. Below that came the nobility and the kingdom's greatest warriors. The warriors were actually part of a country-wide adventurer's guild. An organization working surprisingly similar to what you'd expect from a fantasy story. People could sign up to become adventurers, learn skills for a price, and get assignments to complete for money. It was basically a place to get quests. Anyone able to use magic was automatically almost regarded as a minor noble, as magic took a lot of study and skill to use.
Sanguine showed some of her gold, but the sherriff didn't recognize it. It couldn't be used as currency, but the gold itself had worth. So they could simply smelt the coins into gold bars and sell that for this world's currency. Finally the woman asked about the capital of the kingdom. The man couldn't tell how many people lived there exactly, though he estimated a few thousand. It was called E-rantel, and was about 4 hours of travelling by carriage to the west of the village.
It took quite a while for everything to be explained, and luckily the village stayed peaceful during that time. Though just as Sanguine wanted to ask a little more about the other two countries, they were interrupted by a commotion outside. In particular, what sounded like a few dozen horses. "It's one of the royal warriors! Sir Bartholmew Burghersh has come!" Sanguine wasted no time to start on damage control. "Sherriff, do not mention what I am. In fact, it must remain a secret from as many people as possible. Considering how people react to vampires here, it would only cause problems. And I think we'd all prefer things to remain peaceful." She tried to keep Oliver's words in mind. To not make the sherriff or the village too terrified of her. But her eyes had a glare in them that suggested she would 'not be happy' if her identity got out. The man quickly nodded, having an idea about what that glare might mean. "Of course, lady--er..." "Sanguine." She quickly answered, realizing she hadn't given her name yet. "Lady Sanguine, I won't tell anyone." The woman then stood, turning towards Oliver. "How about we go greet this royal warrior? I wonder what kind of man he is."
While I know of the "And his name is John Cena!!" meme, I don't know how that correlates to waving hands in front of one's face. xD
Sanguine was surprised when Oliver stopped her. And it seemed quite a pleasant surprise at first when he kissed her just as passionately as he had done every time before. She breathed in deeply as their lips locked, briefly forgetting that they were still standing almost in the middle of a village. Luckily he kept a good hold of her, as he always managed to do it in such a way that her legs weakened. However what came next was a less pleasant surprise. She frowned after he was done, pushing him away rather than accepting his second kiss. Something was wrong with his way of thinking, in her opinion. "I thought you knew me better than that. I just put my roleplay experience into practice, you know. It was an act. A proper powerful person would be insulted by being called a servant, wouldn't they?" Oliver's way of thinking worried her. Like this was a world where modern day civility applied. Instead it seemed to be quite the opposite.
"You seem to have a rather rose-coloured view of this world. But if it's anything like our medieval times, and so far that seems to be the case, then striking some fear into the local is exactly what needs to be done. I don't plan to unnecessarily harm anyone, but if we want to make it in this world we need to appear as powerful as possible while keeping as many tricks up our sleeve as possible." She sighed, shaking her head a little. "This isn't really the time or place to have this discussion. Let's wait until we're on our way back to the tomb." Oliver's words had confused her, to say the least. A little bit angry as well. Though at the same time it made her think about various things as well. As she said though, those were matters for when they weren't in range of so many potential onlookers or eavesdroppers.
Sanguine moved to the side and started walking again. It would look weird if they kept the Sherriff waiting, and she really didn't want to continue the conversation at the moment either. So she thought it best to continue with what they had come for in the first place for now.
"You seem to have a rather rose-coloured view of this world. But if it's anything like our medieval times, and so far that seems to be the case, then striking some fear into the local is exactly what needs to be done. I don't plan to unnecessarily harm anyone, but if we want to make it in this world we need to appear as powerful as possible while keeping as many tricks up our sleeve as possible." She sighed, shaking her head a little. "This isn't really the time or place to have this discussion. Let's wait until we're on our way back to the tomb." Oliver's words had confused her, to say the least. A little bit angry as well. Though at the same time it made her think about various things as well. As she said though, those were matters for when they weren't in range of so many potential onlookers or eavesdroppers.
Sanguine moved to the side and started walking again. It would look weird if they kept the Sherriff waiting, and she really didn't want to continue the conversation at the moment either. So she thought it best to continue with what they had come for in the first place for now.
I want her being a vampire be a problem, but not too big of a problem... Otheriwse it would make the story a whole lot more difficult to think of on my part. ^^;;
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