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Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 12:39 AM

Loranna's Notice: Yes, I know there are two sets of rules right now; we are currently revising the boilerplate intro section, and this is a work in progress.

(yes I know I'm being slow in the revision; please be patient

RP Rules:

Hello, and welcome to our Elder Scrolls Role Playing threads, where we adventure and socialize in the vibrant land of Tamriel.

Before we begin, we'd like to clarify a few things:

Loranna's Roleplay, while an open roleplay where everyone is invited to join, is not a limitless or unregulated game. There are rules we have set ourselves that make roleplaying easier and more enjoyable for everyone of us. Please take the time and read the following guidelines carefully and, more importantly, act according to them.

1. Have fun!

2. Fun does not mean you can do whatever you want, though.

Let us please clarify some points. While everyone is welcome to join in, they are NOT welcome to jump in and do big, world-changing things without DISCUSSING IT FIRST. Let me be very clear about what cannot be done without permission:

Affecting other characters:
Any action that effects another person's character, for ill or good. Although most people realize they can't harm another person's character without permission, many don't realize that you can't HELP another character without permission, either. Many characters have flaws for a reason. Don't go healing, saving, or otherwise fixing another character without DISCUSSING IT FIRST with the player involved.

Major Events:
Any event that would drastically change things that have been done to the world, whether the change is physical (rebuilding destroyed locations), political(converting a population to a new cause), military (killing off all the badguys) or anything else. Almost every situation, good or bad, that exists in the RP was done for some reason. Don't go changing or fixing things without DISCUSSING IT FIRST with the group.

For the purpose of coordinating this RP, backstage fun and discussing current and future events, we have established a chatroom on chatspike.net, chatroom #Loranna_RP. We strongly recommend that you have a glimpse in there, since it is the easiest and most convenient way to discuss characters and settings, explain rules, plan and give you the background information you need to play in this RP. You can find information on how to join the chatroom ((((//HERE\\)))).

Here are various other rules, tips and information you should take time to read before joining this RP:

1. Background History:

Loranna's RP has accumulated a rich background history. Of course, no-one can know all that has happened in this RP, but it is important that you have at least an idea about the major events that took place during the last one-and-a-half years. There are a few posts of Loranna that explain the history of the RP from her character's viewpoint and a summary of the events in the RP is in progress, you can find them ((((//HERE\\)))). Another summary is available as text file from Nalion, please ask via our chatspike channel or per PM to Nalion for the time being. We are working on a more permanent solution to provide this information.

The chatroom #Loranna_RP on chatspike is probably the best and fastest way to get yourself informed about the RP, just ask the moderators and long-time players there if you need any information. They will gladly help you. It is also very advisable to read up on the most recent posts and threads to become a grasp of what is happening right now in the RP. This will significantly help you in finding a way to join the action and will reduce the probabiliy of mistakes.

2. Reading and catching up on the RP:

We're a dedicated lot of players, and we love this RP. This means we put a lot of effort in our posts, do a lot of planning and discussing to create our plotlines. This requires time and dedication. And we require this of you as well. This means, take your time to read the posts of the other players and take the time to catch up on the plot if it progressed while you were away. This simplifies your rejoin into the action. It is also a sign of respect to the other players. If you don't have the time to read their posts, why should they bother with yours, then?

Again, please let me repeat this, for it is very important. If you are not able or willing to put time and at least reasonable effort in this RP, think again whether you want to join this RP or not.

3. Gathering information

Gather information about the RP, be it asking in chat, by reading older posts and getting up to date on the history or by asking via PM. No-one can know everything, sure, but everyone can ask about what happened. We're glad to assist! Again, this can not be done without some interest in the ongoings in the RP, effort and a good bit of dedication.

4. Roleplaying

Roleplaying doesn't just involve making your character say something (in-character chat). It also has a descriptive element. Motions and emotions of your character, worries, joys, mimics, movements... we want to see them! Describe how your character acts, this gives you a better grasp of your character and will help your fellow players build up a relationship to your character. It's not only action and big fights we have here in this RP, there is a major social aspect to it as well.

5. Posting

Try to take your time to post. Yes, we are aware that there are hectic scenes, like in big combats, where some things move faster, but is it in general a good idea to look over your post again to check it. Yes, we know it sounds stupid and obvious, but please care about spelling, punctuation and grammar. They are not just things you learned in school once to forget afterwards. We are no decryption experts. Those grammar rules have their meaning, and there are tools out there to help you(word spell checker for example). Again, the chat is a perfect way to ask for
time and coordinate with other players if you have problems.

6. Character control / multiple characters

Once more, about controlling characters that belong to other players: You cannot control a character that is not your own (with a few exceptions, like having talked to the player of the character beforehand). This means most of the time the following:

* In combat, you can only try to attack another character, but whether you hit him or how much damage is inflicted is up to the player of the character, and only him/her.

* This applies to healing or helping the character as well; feel free to try and offer help to a character, but let the other player describe the effects of the healing/helping.

* Especially in combat, you have to work closely with the other players, the chatroom is the best and easiest method to discuss these things.

Another thing related to this topic is referring or speaking to other characters whose players are not online. If possible, try to avoid involving characters when their player is not present. It ties down your character while waiting for the other player to come back, and you don't know whether the respective player has other plans when he is back.

Additionally, avoid generating scenes where you involve a character, affect him with an action and finish the action before the player can react (stealing, attacking, casting spells or similar actions). Example: No running up to someone, rob him and run away to safety all in one post. This is a no go.

Controlling multiple characters. We have no written limits on how many characters you may control; the limit is you. In general, it is very advisable that you stick to one character when you are new to RPing. When creating a character, it is VERY important that you consider your character carefully. Again, this has something to do with effort and dedication. It is generally a bad sign if you join up, post a couple of posts and then say you are bored with this character and make a new one. Other players might get annoyed greeting and introducing their characters to a new character when it is obvious that this character will not last long because the player gets bored with the new character. This RP is a social RP as well, and it is very difficult to socialize with a character that is badly played, where you can see by the style of writing that the player is already bored with the character and will throw him away at the next opportunity. RPing is all about characters and your character is your "representative" in this RP, your voice, your arm, your mind. Please take this into account when creating and playing your character.

As a general rule of thumb, use only one character until you feel comfortable with him, can control him, have fun with him and the character is established in the RP. The rest will run automatically after a while when you get more confident and experienced in RPing.

7. Secret plans

Secret plans and surprises are seldom fun for anyone else. Before they're revealed they're boring, because nobody knows about them, and afterwards they're just annoying, because nobody knew about them. Examples: Your character suddenly remembers that he has a castles all over Tamriel and calls in troops to help. Or: Your character suddenly reveals he is a spy of the Emperor and knows everything.

8. Ingame consequences of character actions:

Morrowind the game was rather lenient when it came to direct consequences after a character's action. This is not the case in our RP. There are laws and local customs, and there are guards and other authorities that are there to enforce them. So, starting tavern brawls, stealing, murdering, open assault and all other related actions are very likely to be persecuted and punished (this can go up from your character ending up in jail, being banished or to be executed). This doesn't mean that there are no murders or thefts in the RP, but it does mean that if you do that, be aware of the consequences your character will have to deal with.

9. Additional helpful information:

Please make sure that you read the following posts of Allerleirauh ((((//link here\\)))), dealing with some of the above mentioned rules, as well as the hints on character generation done by Loranna ((((//link here\\)))). Please take the above mentioned rules and information into careful consideration, they will help you in joining this RP quickly and are useful to avoid problems. And more importantly: act according to them!

** Not following the above advice will only result in two things: your post is likely to be completely ignored by everyone else as if it did not happen and/or you are asked to leave the RP. This is obviously not good for anyone, so please, discuss major events before doing them and act according to the rules mentioned above. **
Thank you, and have fun!

Hello, and welcome to our Elder Scrolls Role Playing threads, where we adventure and socialize in the vibrant land of Tamriel.

Before we begin, we'd like to clarify a few things:

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NEW!!!

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Newcomers, we ask you to http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=141737&view=findpost&p=2871855 before starting up; everyone will be happier for it. Also, http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=141737 as soon as possible; this will give you an idea of who is in the RP.

To help you get up to speed, here is http://www.tc.umn.edu/~rhod0091/lrp/temp.html. This summary doesn't cover everything but it sums up some of the bigger events our campaign has covered. Note: She will probably update and edit this summary as time goes on.

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This is an 'open roleplay' and everyone is encouraged to join in at any time!

'Open' roleplay does not mean 'unorganized' or 'limitless', however. The events in this story are usually planned, and if something BIG happens, you can be certain that it is the result of much discussion between players, usually in the mIRC chat (#Loranna_RP, Chatspike server). This is not just a bunch of disorganized individuals doing what they think would be fun for their character at the time.

So, while everyone is welcome to join in, they are NOT welcome to jump in and do big, world-changing things without DISCUSSING IT FIRST. Let me be very clear about what cannot be done without permission:

1:
Any action that effects another person's character, for ill or good. Although most people realize they can't harm another person's character without permission, many don't realize that you can't HELP another character without permission, either. Many characters have flaws for a reason. Don't go healing, saving, or otherwise fixing another character without DISCUSSING IT FIRST with the player involved.

2:
Any event that would drastically change things that have been done to the world, whether the change is physical (rebuilding destroyed locations), political (converting a population to a new cause), military (killing off all the badguys) or anything else. Almost every situation, good or bad, that exists in the RP was done for some reason. Don't go changing or fixing things without DISCUSSING IT FIRST with the group.

Everyone who is involved in the RP is welcome in the mIRC chat channel #Loranna_RP, on the Chatspike server. If you have a plot idea then you are encouraged to go there and discuss it. If you cannot get on the channel for some reason, or if the player whos character you would affect with your plan is not there, then PM them using this board's PM function. That's what it's there for.

If you do not have MIRC, you can http://www.chatspike.net/?p=javairc. Enter in a nickname where prompted and hit Submit. You'll be asked if you want to trust the signed applet. Hit Yes, and you'll be in the main chatspike channel. From there, type /join #Loranna_RP

You'll enter our chat channel and we can talk to you.

Not following the above advice will only result in one thing: your post is likely to be completely ignored by everyone as if it did not happen. This is obvously not good for anyone, so please, discuss major events before doing them.

Remember: Secret plans and surprises are seldom fun for anyone else. Before they're revealed they're boring, because nobody knows about them, and afterwards they're just annoying, because nobody knew about them.
Thank you, and have fun!

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IMPORTANT: WE HAVE JUMPED SIX MONTHS INTO THE FUTURE; IT IS NOW SUN'S HEIGHT IN THE RP (i.e., July)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/Shardie/mapofmorrowind2.jpg is a map provided by Shardie showing the current division of territory between the forces loyal to the crown and the rebels in Morrowind, pre-attack on Ald Raathim.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/Shardie/MorrowindMap.jpg are the current borders, post-attack. Note; this map is a work-in-progress.
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Summary for Loranna: Loranna is in Ald Raathim, having just recently met with the ambassador from the Empire to discuss the building of the Imperial Embassy in Ald Raathim. She has also spoken with Nalion regarding his findings from Firsthold's Royal Library, and has renewed hope for Goranthir's future.

Posted by: Shardie Jan 27 2006, 12:43 AM

As I write, I am currently en route to Cheydinhal. Its a lovely town, and its close enough to the action of Morrowind without being too deep into it.

Well, I got a very sour letter from Llana, asking me why I sent her to Ald Raatham... I havent bothered to reply that she could make a great fortune there. I heard Indoril Faryon climbed the Kragenmoor Peak, and got some information on what the Royalists are plotting. I think he is getting quite worried, with all the setbacks of late.

Anyway, Ive got my room all sorted out in Cheydinhal, you can see the mountians from the window, which is indeed a relief.
I'll see if there is anything worth writing tomorrow

Posted by: syronj Jan 27 2006, 12:48 AM

Summary: Shaka, an Argonian battlemage, is sitting with Anya and Kiseena in the Nymph and Noggin.

Shaka applauded P'Rassha's story. The Khajiit seemed to have an inexhaustible number of them. It was a talent that Shaka had never really possessed, but would have liked to own.

He studied Anya, sensing that her hunger might be growing again, if her body language and words were any indication.

"Anya, if you're thirsty again, I hope you know that I'll help," he said quietly.

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 12:52 AM

Summary

Kethiah, the very pregnant ex-assassin, ex-co-proprietor of the Nymph and Noggin with her (not ex, but current) husband Isidor, ex-excise (ex-excise?) and ex-export/import agent (and secretly ex-Spymaster) for the Duchess of Ald Raathim, is in her room, sleeping. When she wakes up, she will be doing precisely nothing on Healer's orders until she gives birth, and it is driving her crazy. The one plan she has so far is to get a Mage tutor for her and her stepchildren, Tyradil and Tilitalia.

Alas and Alack, Khajiti former smugglers turned "Gentlemen of Leisure" (and secretly Loranna's new Spymasters, in theory) are on their ship "The Senchal Rose" in Ald Raathim's harbor, making some kind of a deal with Llana, a document expert.

Diano Asprenas, the new Imperial Ambassador to Ald Raathim, is staying at the castle while his embassy is being built next to the Mages Guild.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 01:30 AM

Summary: Anya is in the Nymph & Noggin, talking with

QUOTE(syronj @ Jan 26 2006, 11:48 PM)

Anya's cheek twitched, and she pursed her lips tightly.

Snapping more than she intended, she replied, "No. Don't ever say that again, stop offering!"

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 01:37 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 01:30 AM)

Summary: Anya is in the Nymph & Noggin, talking with

Anya's cheek twitched, and she pursed her lips tightly.

Snapping more than she intended, she replied, "No. Don't ever say that again, stop offering!"

Kiseena, who had been cuddled up to Anya's side and enjoying some warmth and drinking, winced when Anya shouted. She peeked shyly up at Anya, her ears still folded down from the surprise.

"Kiseena is sorry Kiseena offered the same, earlier, friend Anya," shr murmurs, tickling her whiskers against Anya's cheek to try and cheer her up as much as to try and calm herself down. Kiseena was skittish, even for a khajiit.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 01:53 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 12:37 AM)

Anya batted Kiseena's whiskers away, "Don't do that, I'm not in the mood."

Anya winced at her own abruptness, she squeezed Kiseena, "I'm sorry, just that, it's the same thing as someone dangling a jewel in front of you, saying "It's not yours, but take it." Understand?"

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 01:57 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 01:53 AM)

"All too well, friend Anya," Kiseena murmured, sitting a bit more upright. She flicked an ear, looking into her drink.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 02:10 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 12:57 AM)

"All too well, friend Anya," Kiseena murmured, sitting a bit more upright. She flicked an ear, looking into her drink.

Anya frowned, pulling her close. She kissed the top of Kiseena's head lightly, "Oh please don't be that way, kitten. Sometimes, it's as much a mystery to me as it is to you."

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 02:16 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 02:10 AM)

Anya frowned, pulling her close. She kissed the top of Kiseena's head lightly, "Oh please don't be that way, kitten. Sometimes, it's as much a mystery to me as it is to you."

Kiseena let out a moment of purring dispite herself. "Kiseena does not understand well," she said. "Anya wants to be close, but does not want to. As well, Anya seemed happier when Kiseena did not know her secret.. and if it will help, Kiseena will pretend Kiseena never heard it."

She lets out a breath. "Kiseena just wants Anya to be happy again."

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 02:21 AM

The Nymph and Noggin

Magister Zadion stepped out of the garden with his small pouch. For some reason, the herb garden at the Nymph grew fire fern much more prolifically than the herb garden at his own Guildhouse or at the castle. Kethiah had given him permission to harvest a bit when he was running low.

He gave the barkeep a few gold for it, and squeezed his way through the crowded tavern, and into the night.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 02:29 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 01:16 AM)

Anya smiled at Kiseena's purr, scratching her head, "You're such a sweet little kitten. If Anya is upset, it probably won't be something you did."

Anya looked at Shaka with pleading eyes, a mix of I'm sorry. and, well, the last part was lost when she glanced off.

She shook Kiseena, tilting her head towards Zadion. "Shall we?"

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 02:34 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 02:29 AM)

Kiseena looked up, and perked. With a sly smile, she slipped from the booth, paying for the drink she'd bought. "Sounds like fun to Kiseena," she purrs.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 02:47 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 01:34 AM)

Kiseena looked up, and perked. With a sly smile, she slipped from the booth, paying for the drink she'd bought. "Sounds like fun to Kiseena," she purrs.

Anya prodded Kiseena, pointing towards the buildings, "Alright, little miss acrobat. Put your skills to use. Most of the buildings are rubble so the going will be rough, but I'm sure you can get enough of a climb to keep a decent eye on Zadion. Lotus will be near too."

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 02:47 AM

Ald Raathim

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 12:34 AM)

Kiseena looked up, and perked. With a sly smile, she slipped from the booth, paying for the drink she'd bought. "Sounds like fun to Kiseena," she purrs.

Down the dark streets Magister Zadion walked, ducking down an alleyway which was relatively untouched by the invasion. It was an area of Ald Raathim which resembled Caldera more than a Dunmeri village, with building abutted next to one another.

Zadion knocked on one darkened building, and a candle came alight on the second floor. A moment later, the door opened, and Zadion slipped inside.

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 02:55 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 02:47 AM)

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 02:47 AM)

Ald Raathim
Down the dark streets Magister Zadion walked, ducking down an alleyway which was relatively untouched by the invasion. It was an area of Ald Raathim which resembled Caldera more than a Dunmeri village, with building abutted next to one another.

Zadion knocked on one darkened building, and a candle came alight on the second floor. A moment later, the door opened, and Zadion slipped inside.

Kiseena gave a nod to Anya, and was soon off to the rooftops. She followed Zadion as well as she could, frowning though when she spied him entering a building. Murmuring a quick prayer to the Clan-Mother, she leapt to ground level. Using the innate night vision of her people, she peered secretly into one of the windows on the first floor.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 03:00 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 12:55 AM)

Zadion could be seen through the dirty window handing the parcel of herbs to a man. A Breton or an Imperial, it was difficult to tell, for he was an usual specimen of any race. He was pale to the point of opalescence with a face that looked like it had once been very handsome before some unspeakable suffering. The dark circles under his eyes bespoke exhaustion, but the eyes themselves were alert.

Together, the two men walked up the stairs to the second floor, talking.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 03:00 AM

Anya smiled, it was nighttime again. None of Mangus' rays threatened to burn her flesh. Her confidence shown through, and she grinned, this was her element, moreso than before.

She glided towards the door, easily using the shadows to her benifit, aided by an unearthly quiet. Once near, she pressed her ear on the door, seeing if anyone was near to either catch a conversation or sneak through the door.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 03:04 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 01:00 AM)

With Anya's vampiric senses, she could hear the conversation through the door as if she were in the room. Zadion was talking to the man, who definitely had an Imperial accent.

"Could it be a Keerilth?" Zadion asked.

"Very unlikely," the man responded. "They don't travel far from northern Valenwood. Montalion or Garlythi from the west. Volkihar, perhaps, though I don't think they like the warmth ..."

Then the voices faded as they went to the second floor.

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 03:07 AM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 03:00 AM)

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 03:00 AM)

Kiseena ducked her head, letting out a gentle breath. She looked up to Anya, and pointed upwards to try and relay that the two of them had gone to the next floor.

Looking upward, Kiseena began to use her acrobatics to their highest potential, scaling her way up the wall using only her claws and the few features of the building she could find useful. Eventually she came to the same place she had been, just one floor higher. Again, she slowly peeked an eye through the window to this room.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 03:11 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 01:07 AM)

It was a bare bedroom with a very uncomfortable looking bed. A second bed was in the room, with a dirty sheet covering was seemed to be a human body. It was still, not even breathing from what Kiseena could see. A corpse.

The two men, still talking, stood over the body.

It twitched. The man was still alive.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 03:14 AM

Anya entered the house, the door proving no trouble. With Invisible in full effect, she lightly padded towards the stairs. Keeping quiet, she slowly made her way foward, close enough to smell the two men, her nose twitching, a third.

Wondering why Zadion would have reason to slink about in the night, she made her way closer, trying to get a view. She wondered what those names mentioned where too.

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 03:19 AM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 03:11 AM)

Kiseena watched, frowning. She wasn't sure she understood what was going on, but it wasn't for her to understand; Kiseena's job was to watch and listen, and let the others understand.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 03:22 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 01:14 AM)

"It's an effective spell to stun them for a day," the man was saying, as he and Zadion stood over the covered form which had begun thrashing. "And then it wakes up, and it's mad."

Zadion pulled back the sheet, and there was the "man," such as he was. His face was hideous, pallid, twisted, all fangs and fury. A vampire.

"He looks like a Berne or any of the local varieties," Zadion frowned. "The ones in Tel Dresori --"

"It," said the man seriously, changing Zadion's use of the pronoun. "Is not of Morrowind. It only looks like this because it has not fed in seventy-two hours. Beast!" he said, addressing the vampire. "Do you know who I am?"

The creature growled, still thrashing. The chains that bound it glowed red, obviously enchanted. "Movarth Piquine."

"That's right," the man nodded, not smiling. "So you know you will die the final death tonight. The only question remaining is how long you will suffer. That is up to you."

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 03:27 AM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 03:22 AM)

Kiseena's eyes widened a bit as she saw what was on the bed. That was a lot closer to the things she'd heard of vampires, though not knowing what they were saying didn't help matters much.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 03:28 AM

Anya liked to think she was rarely suprised, but this caused her to nearly gasp. Stifling the exclamation, she silently cursed. This spell would bode ill for her if they ever found her secret. She would need to tread even lighter than before.

She noticed the scents were different, she should have noticed sooner and was upset at herself that she didn't. Movarth Piquine, so Master Zadion was cavorting with captive vampires.

She studied Movarth, trying to understand why he would have a vampire chained to a bed, starving.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 03:47 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 01:28 AM)

She studied Movarth, trying to understand why he would have a vampire chained to a bed, starving.

The vampire snarled and writhed, but Movarth merely looked at it with cold hatred. "I have three questions for you. Answer them all fully and truthfully. What clan are you?"

The vampire hissed at him. "Bonsamu."

"Really?" Movarth said. "Zadion, would you fetch me the candle?"

Zadion brought it. When Movarth put it next to the vampire's head, a greenish skull could be seen beneath its skin.

"So you are," Movarth nodded, still not smiling. "Very good. Has your Clan infiltrated Tel Dresori?"

The creature shook its head violently. "No! It is not us!"

"Do you know who it is?"

"The Karath!" the creature answered.

"Is that possible?" Zadion asked Movarth.

"Even likely," the pale man answered. "And one more question --"

"You said three!" the vampire hissed.

"Did I? Well, I'm having such a good conversation, I don't want it to end," Morvath said. "How many vampires are there other than you in Ald Raathim, and who do they have influence over?"

The vampire looked at him with wide eyes. "I don't know."

A black mist drifted down from Movarth outstretched palm, and at their touch, the vampire howled in immortal agony.

"I don't know!"

"I don't believe you," Movarth said quietly, and continued the torture.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 03:54 AM

Anya frowned, she wasn't as familar with vampire clans as she would have liked to have been. Come to think of it, she didn't even know the name to her clan. She was familar with the ones in Vvardenfell and the surrounding areas, and that was about it.

Anya wrinkled her nose as the candle was brought near the vampire. Paying close attention, and mentally tracking the time she had left with Invisible, she simply watched during the torture. She didn't know the vampire, and the information would be much more valuable.

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 03:58 AM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 03:47 AM)

Kiseena watched, not sure how to react. The vampire was being tortured, and that would normally hold no sway over her emotions, but Anya was one as well.

Frowning, she pulled her head away to glance down. She couldn't see Anya, but hoped to the Clan-Mother that her friend wasn't close enough to get into any sort of trouble with the group she was watching.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 04:04 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 01:54 AM)

The torture continued, with the vampire shrieking, "I don't know!" as the black mist from Movarth's hands seeped into him.

"It's possible he doesn't know," Zadion said, looking a little nauseated.

"Unlikely," Movarth said coldly. "We sometimes don't recognize them, but every vampire can spot another one easily. This beast has been in Ald Raathim for weeks now ... He's surely --"

"In the ruins of the Drunken Guar!" the vampire screamed. "There's one! I don't know his name or clan, but he sleeps in the ruins of the cellar during the day!"

"There we are," Morvath nodded, still not smiling. "Who else?"

"That is the only one!" the vampire screeched. "Please! You said you'd kill me!"

"I'm in no hurry," the pale man said. "Who else?"

The vampire never spoke again, only screamed. Eventually, the mist drifting down from Morvath's hands turned from black to white, and it lay still.

"I think we got everything out of that one we could get," Morvath said to Zadion. "Maybe the one in the Drunken Guar knows more. I'll take him tomorrow morning."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 04:13 AM

Anya grimaced and bared her teeth and fangs at his final death, though with Invisible, she didn't show them anything. She was glad that this vampire hadn't caught on to her yet. She would have killed them without hesitation if her name or description came up.

She wuickly gathered her wits. Quietly making her way outside, the Invisible faded as she entered the alleyway. Keeping hidden, she scaled the building Kiseena had, and perched next to her.

"I'd like you to keep a watch on these two. I want to visit with another vampire, before they do. Keep your eyes and ears open for anymore information. Remember, everything helps." Anya winked at her.

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 04:17 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 04:13 AM)

Kiseena nodded, shivering from what she'd seen. Dispite vampires as a whole still being a bad thing in her mind, she didn't like seeing anything die the way that one had.

"Kiseena will try to make Anya proud," the khajiit said, her tail gently tickling one of Anya's hands.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 04:20 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 02:17 AM)

From Kiseena perspective outside the window, the two men continued to talk, as the body which had been the vampire slowly, slowly disintegrated into nothingness, less than dust.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 04:20 AM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 03:17 AM)

Anya stiffled a giggled, and batted at Kiseena's tail, "Focus, kitten."

Anya crept to the edge, before turning around and whispering, "Keep in mind these are powerful people." She lept from the edge, landing lightly with Slowfall. She made her way towards the remains of the Drunken Guar, determined to reach this vampire before they did.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 04:26 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 02:20 AM)

Much of the Guar had already been torn away by the workers, using its stones to rebuild Ald Raathim's defenses. In the cellar, though, much remained. It took over an hour to search the place thoroughly, particularly knowing that a vampire would be good as evading detection. Eventually, Anya had to conclude that it was not there. It was doubtless somewhere in the night, hunting, unaware that its sanctuary had been found.

Posted by: S'reddit Jan 27 2006, 04:33 AM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 02:20 AM)

From Kiseena perspective outside the window, the two men continued to talk, as the body which had been the vampire slowly, slowly disintegrated into nothingness, less than dust.

Eventually, Magister Zadion left, and walked back through the dark city streets to the Mages Guild.

Posted by: White Rhino Jan 27 2006, 04:39 AM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 04:20 AM)

From Kiseena perspective outside the window, the two men continued to talk, as the body which had been the vampire slowly, slowly disintegrated into nothingness, less than dust.

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 04:20 AM)

Kiseena gave an apologetic nod, watching Anya decend. Letting out a breath, she continued to watch the two, hoping her skills can keep her hidden as she does such.

One thing was for certain. She hoped she'd never see Anya turn to dust like that, someday...

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 07:44 AM

ooc: Isidor, male nord, is running the Nymph and Noggin, while his wife, Kethiah, rests. He also should be looking into a mage tutor sometime ...

Ingmar, Isidor's brother, is sitting at the bar of the Nymph and Noggin, drinking and thinking.

Tsei is asleep.

Posted by: syronj Jan 27 2006, 09:49 AM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 03:29 AM)

Anya looked at Shaka with pleading eyes, a mix of I'm sorry. and, well, the last part was lost when she glanced off.

She shook Kiseena, tilting her head towards Zadion. "Shall we?"

Shaka sat at the table for a while after the two women had left, thinking. He wanted to help Anya, but it looked to be time to back off from her again, as he had had to in the past.

She had regained so much of her old personality that he tended to forget she no longer breathed, no longer had a beating heart. Anya had desires and pressures now that he couldn't really understand, and Shaka wasn't about to join her in undeath in order to understand.

I still love her, though. Maybe this respite in the war is putting everyone on edge, wondering when the other shoe will drop. Sometimes I think I'm the only one to ask: Can the rebels build more war machines? Or are they stuck with the ones they have, just as we are?

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 10:28 AM

Summary:

After his and Loranna's little verbal mishap in Firsthold, and after they had both arrived back at Ald Raathim, Slyvos took to making sure all his books were still in their place, and was still going through the massive collection he had...

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"no, this one goes here... no wait, here." He placed one of his copies of the Arcturian Heresy into place near one of the other books that was of a similar type. He didn't organize by alphabetical order, but by what type of knowledge the books had, and who had written them, if applicable.

He then noticed one of the books was missing. It was by far the most vile tome he had in that collection of his... "WHERE IS IT!?" He scrambled about looking for the book, looking frantic at it's loss. It was one of his journals, the one that held the darkest knowledge he had ever discovered... and one of the few such tomes that hadn't burned with his tower up in Solsthiem. "wait, phew... here it is, it got stuck under Legions of the Dead..." he locked the chest once more with the most powerful wards and traps he could afterwards, making sure that the only one who would every get to his journals would be him.

And then our khajiit hero leaned back in a chair somewhere in his library, and fell asleep for a little cat-nap.

Posted by: One87xe Jan 27 2006, 10:57 AM

*...Summary: Osa is still sleeping off the bad Soup she had eaten yesterday and dreaming of cakes...*

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 02:17 PM

QUOTE(White Rhino @ Jan 27 2006, 05:39 AM)

After Zadion had left, Movarth Piquine spent the night going over a large map in his room. It showed the shape of Morrowind, but it seemed divided up by regions Kiseena had never heard of. It was almost like there was a different political system of states that he know of, and the borders were in flux.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 03:05 PM

QUOTE(S'reddit @ Jan 27 2006, 03:26 AM)

Anya settled down and closed her eyes, resting for a bit. Her other sense, however, were still alert.

She waited for the vampire to return, she didn't doubt he would. Just as a precautionary measure, though, Anya colored her skin an ashen hue, and reddened her eyes. If anyone knew of her true identity, then it would spell disaster for not only her, but those she knew and cared for. So she hid, waiting out the night until day came and the vampire would come to rest, she was interesting in what he had to say.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 03:35 PM

After his little mishap with the books, and of course fixing the mishap, Slyvos was now sitting in the Nymph and Noggin, all alone at one of the tables off to the side. He was reading a book with some illegible writing in it, the book lacking a title on the front of it. Well, it was illegible to anyone else who read it, but he was well aware of what it said.

And the khajiit was also sipping a bottle of flin as well, as it had very little side effects he deemed worthy of worrying about. It seemed like it would be a quiet night for once...

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 03:38 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 03:35 PM)

Isidor wandered over to Slyvos, and took a seat across from him.

"How are you doing, Sly?"

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 03:39 PM

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 04:05 PM)

Anya could feel it when the other vampire was near. Piquine had been right. It wasn't just her sense of smell, though that detected a slight sweet smell of undeath in the air, but it was her instincts as well. She was a predator, and she detected another predator in the area. The part of her that was a creature of instinct said it is feeding from our territory, and it is not family. Fight or flee.

Then her sense of hearing kicked in, and she heard the tap of clawed feet in the ruins above. There were four of them.

It was a dog, but it was a vampire that squeezed its way between pieces of wreckage and came down into the cellar. A skinny, bedraggled-looking animal, pathetic really, the kind you see in every alleyway without taking much notice.

Its muzzle was slick with blood.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 03:43 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 03:38 PM)

Isidor wandered over to Slyvos, and took a seat across from him.

"How are you doing, Sly?"

Slyvos glanced up from his book, seeing a familar nord across from him, and wondered what Isidor could possibly want. "I guess as well as one can be, what with the war and everything." He took another sip from his flin, his eyes going back to the book.

Still, he looked like he was still paying attention to what Isidor had to say, if anything.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 03:49 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 02:39 PM)

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night
Anya could feel it when the other vampire was near. Piquine had been right. It wasn't just her sense of smell, though that detected a slight sweet smell of undeath in the air, but it was her instincts as well. She was a predator, and she detected another predator in the area. The part of her that was a creature of instinct said it is feeding from our territory, and it is not family. Fight or flee.

Then her sense of hearing kicked in, and she heard the tap of clawed feet in the ruins above. There were four of them.

It was a dog, but it was a vampire that squeezed its way between pieces of wreckage and came down into the cellar. A skinny, bedraggled-looking animal, pathetic really, the kind you see in every alleyway without taking much notice.

Its muzzle was slick with blood.

Anya cocked her head curiously. She had already extended her claws, they were reflexive as soon as she noticed it's presence. A vampire animal, a novel idea.

She crouched down, seemingly relaxed, but her body was on alert. If this vampire tried anything, it would see just how fast she could be. Calling on Beast Tongue, she called to it, "Do you have a name, canine?"

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 03:50 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 03:43 PM)

"I don't know how much free time you have, or will have, but there's something I should probably ask you about ... Kethiah wants her and the children to learn magic, and I thought you might be interested ..." Isidor asked, apprehensively.

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 03:56 PM

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 04:49 PM)

The dog turned to Anya, its eyes alert. It had not been surprised to find her there. Doubtless, she was as easy to smell as it had been.

The transformation from dog to man was almost instaneous. If Anya had blinked, she would have missed it.

The man was tall, muscular, bearded, and, of course, naked. He took a seat on the dirty floor, and looked at her.

"Lahkbar," he said. "Is this a social visit, or a fight?"

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 03:59 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 03:50 PM)

Slyvos looked up from his book, closeing the volume slowly, which caused a bit of dust to come off of it. He hadn't bothered getting the dust off of it when he took it from his study, so turning the pages made a bit of a mess.

"hmm... I suppose I could, depending on how much time they'd be willing to put into learning it. Magic isn't really useful except in very menial tasks without quite a bit of effort put into learning it..." and yet somehow Loranna got very good at it in a small amount of time...

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 04:00 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 02:56 PM)

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night
The dog turned to Anya, its eyes alert. It had not been surprised to find her there. Doubtless, she was as easy to smell as it had been.

The transformation from dog to man was almost instaneous. If Anya had blinked, she would have missed it.

The man was tall, muscular, bearded, and, of course, naked. He took a seat on the dirty floor, and looked at her.

"Lahkbar," he said. "Is this a social visit, or a fight?"

Anya smirked, and remained crouched at eye level, "Pretty trick. I wish I could do that."

Anya shook her head lightly, "Just a social visit, but it could turn into a fight, it's really up to you. I just want to know what you know."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 04:08 PM

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 05:00 PM)

Lahkbar stood up and wiped his bloody face with a dirty cloth, looking Anya over.

"I don't want to fight, and I don't want to tell you everything I know, but I want to know what you're doing in my sanctuary," he said. "So we're at an impasse. You tell me what you're doing here, and if I can, I'll answer a specific question if you have one."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 04:10 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 03:59 PM)

"Well, anything you can do is greatly appreciated," Isidor said. "Want me to see if Kethiah's awake, so you can talk to her?"

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 04:12 PM

Slyvos nodded, leaning back a bit in his chair and finishing up the bottle of flin he had in front of him. "Of course, if she's willing to learn, I'm willing to teach."

He motioned for one of the barmaids to bring him another flin, as he was still thirsty as could be.

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 04:15 PM

Kethiah's Room, The Nymph and Noggin, Ald Raathim

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 05:12 PM)

Kethiah was awake, and currently reading the 36 Lessons of Vivec. She put it down after a page.

"This is slow reading," she said, rubbing her head.

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 04:17 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 04:12 PM)

Isidor nodded, and left the table. A few moments later, he peeked into Kethiah's room, to see if she was awake.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 04:18 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 03:08 PM)

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night
Lahkbar stood up and wiped his bloody face with a dirty cloth, looking Anya over.

"I don't want to fight, and I don't want to tell you everything I know, but I want to know what you're doing in my sanctuary," he said. "So we're at an impasse. You tell me what you're doing here, and if I can, I'll answer a specific question if you have one."

Anya straightened herself, her red eyes narrowing slightly. "I came because I'm not the only one that knows of you, and I wanted to find you before someone else did."

"Now, what I want is to know what might be happening that these people would place such interest in the vampires here. I have this odd feeling that they're not capturing us just because they're self-glorified vampire hunters."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 04:18 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 05:17 PM)

Isidor nodded, and left the table. A few moments later, he peeked into Kethiah's room, to see if she was awake.

"Good morning," Kethiah smiled, and then looked to the window. "Oh, it's night ... My clock is all messed up."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 04:25 PM

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 05:18 PM)

"These people? What people?" Lahkbar snarled, also narrowing his eyes. "What's happening here is that I'm a dog of war, and I found a nice little town where I can pick off the wounded or the little ones without being bothered. It sounds like you're saying someone's hunting you. Tough luck, sweetheart. I don't share my den."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 04:27 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 04:18 PM)

"Good morning," Kethiah smiled, and then looked to the window. "Oh, it's night ... My clock is all messed up."

Isidor smiled, and kissed her. "Quite all right. Slyvos is downstairs, and he said he might be able to give you and the kids lessons. Sound good?"

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 04:32 PM

Kethiah's Room, The Nymph and Noggin, Ald Raathim

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 05:27 PM)

Isidor smiled, and kissed her. "Quite all right. Slyvos is downstairs, and he said he might be able to give you and the kids lessons. Sound good?"

Kethiah shook her head. "Oh, no. He can't, sweetheart. I just got through talking to Loranna about how she was going to get him to take some of her burdens from her, like you're doing for me. I'd be like Slyvos hiring you to teach Loranna axe-fighting instead of working here at the tavern ... I couldn't possibly accept. Did he already agree to it?"

(OOC - Be back in 20 minutes)

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 04:33 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 03:25 PM)

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night
"These people? What people?" Lahkbar snarled, also narrowing his eyes. "What's happening here is that I'm a dog of war, and I found a nice little town where I can pick off the wounded or the little ones without being bothered. It sounds like you're saying someone's hunting you. Tough luck, sweetheart. I don't share my den."

Anya pursed her lips, her voice raising, "Don't patronize me, mutt. I have more resources at my disposal than you could hope for. Hunting me? I'm afraid you have the prey and the hunter confused."

"So sorry I can't be forthcoming, but I think even someone of your stature understands the concept of discretion. I came with a warning, and this is how you react, pathetic. We'll see how you fare before the morning's over."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 04:52 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 04:32 PM)

Kethiah's Room, The Nymph and Noggin, Ald Raathim
Kethiah shook her head. "Oh, no. He can't, sweetheart. I just got through talking to Loranna about how she was going to get him to take some of her burdens from her, like you're doing for me. I'd be like Slyvos hiring you to teach Loranna axe-fighting instead of working here at the tavern ... I couldn't possibly accept. Did he already agree to it?"

(OOC - Be back in 20 minutes)

"He did agree. And he did agree to help Loranna. I guess you're right, and we can always hire someone from the guild, I suppose ... Though Sly'd be a good choice."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 05:14 PM

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 05:33 PM)

The vampire chuckled. It was not a pleasant sound. "So, first you come to my lair threatening a fight and seeking information. And now you complain that I am not sufficiently grateful for your charity. Why in the world would I trust a fellow predator, when I have seen no sign of even one vampire hunter in Ald Raathim? Believe me, I've been around long enough to smell them coming from a long way."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 05:19 PM

Kethiah's Room, The Nymph and Noggin, Ald Raathim

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 05:52 PM)

"He did agree. And he did agree to help Loranna. I guess you're right, and we can always hire someone from the guild, I suppose ... Though Sly'd be a good choice."

"Yes, he's the best, no doubt, but the kids and I can make do with a much lesser mage for our training," Kethiah said. "Please thank him for me, but tell him that if I accepted, Loranna would kill us both. He's promised to be less of a bookworm for her, and I wouldn't want him to trade books for tutoring, when there are more important things."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 05:36 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 05:19 PM)

Kethiah's Room, The Nymph and Noggin, Ald Raathim
"Yes, he's the best, no doubt, but the kids and I can make do with a much lesser mage for our training," Kethiah said. "Please thank him for me, but tell him that if I accepted, Loranna would kill us both. He's promised to be less of a bookworm for her, and I wouldn't want him to trade books for tutoring, when there are more important things."

Isidor nodded. "I suppose you're right ... I'll tell him in a minute, in that case. On another, unrelated subject ... Any idea who you want the baby's godparents to be? I thought of that for some reason today ..."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 05:38 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 06:36 PM)

"Actually, yes," Kethiah smiled. "I would like Shaka to be his godfather. We have a long history: you and him, and him and me. Plus, he brought me lovely flowers."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 05:41 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 05:38 PM)

"Actually, yes," Kethiah smiled. "I would like Shaka to be his godfather. We have a long history: you and him, and him and me. Plus, he brought me lovely flowers."

Isidor smiled. "I thought Shaka too, or Nalion. As for the godmother, Loranna is the obvious choice, but Anya is a good choice as well ... Except for the whole Vampire thing ..."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 05:47 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 06:41 PM)

Isidor smiled. "I thought Shaka too, or Nalion. As for the godmother, Loranna is the obvious choice, but Anya is a good choice as well ... Except for the whole Vampire thing ..."

"I was thinking about Loranna too, but she'll have her own child soon enough," Kethiah smiled. "Though I'm sure she'd do a good job."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 05:53 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 04:14 PM)

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night
The vampire chuckled. It was not a pleasant sound. "So, first you come to my lair threatening a fight and seeking information. And now you complain that I am not sufficiently grateful for your charity. Why in the world would I trust a fellow predator, when I have seen no sign of even one vampire hunter in Ald Raathim? Believe me, I've been around long enough to smell them coming from a long way."

Anya raised an eyebrow, her tone reprimanding, "Threatening, gratitude? My dear dog of war, you've completely misunderstood. Tell me how I threatened you? I said this was a simple social visit, but it could be a fight if you wanted. I never wanted your gratitude, I found it pathetic that you would assume I came to you for help from the big, bad imaginary hunters."

Her stance betrayed her incredulous view, "I only came for imformation, not your trust. You certianly seem to enjoy infering more than you really should. Besides, I told you I doubted these were just vampire hunters. I know you're better than this, I know what our nature enhances."

Anya turned, as if to leave, "But since you already told me you have nothing of value, I see no reason to stay and get mixed up in the hunt for you."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 05:53 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 05:47 PM)

"I was thinking about Loranna too, but she'll have her own child soon enough," Kethiah smiled. "Though I'm sure she'd do a good job."

"Yeah." Isidor said, "Anyway, I'll go tell Slyvos. I'll be back later, though." He kissed her, and walked back down to Slyvos's table.

"Hmm. Kethiah said that you need to pay more attention to Loranna, and that tutoring her and the children shouldn't be your top priority. Not a problem, though, we can always get someone from the Mage's Guild."

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 05:57 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 05:53 PM)

Slyvos had just finished up another flin, before Isidor came over to tell him the news. All he did was shrug. "yah, you're probably right. I did promise to help Loranna after all... speaking of which, I think I'll go find her soon."

He picked up the book he was reading, and put it to the side, shaking his head a bit to clear his thoughts. "make sure you get someone good to teach those kids though; don't need an amatuer messing with their heads."

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 05:58 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 05:57 PM)

"Will do. And thanks for offering to help." Isidor stood up as well, and went back to work in the tavern.

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 06:01 PM

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 06:53 PM)

Anya turned, as if to leave, "But since you already told me you have nothing of value, I see no reason to stay and get mixed up in the hunt for you."

"Aw, leaving already?" Lahkbar smiled, some blood from the night's victim was still on his lips. "Well, I suppose it's for the best. It'll be sunlight soon, and you'll want to take shelter with your copious 'resources' which I could never dream of. Sorry I couldn't be more help."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 06:08 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 05:01 PM)

The Cellar of the Drunken Guar, Ald Raathim, Night
"Aw, leaving already?" Lahkbar smiled, some blood from the night's victim was still on his lips. "Well, I suppose it's for the best. It'll be sunlight soon, and you'll want to take shelter with your copious 'resources' which I could never dream of. Sorry I couldn't be more help."

Anya just laughed, her back still turned, squaring her shoulders in a confident manner. Many times in the past, she had found what she needed by eating away at their security, she herself maintaining confidence in her position. "You really don't understand just how much of a disadvantagous position you're in. Sunlight is not a bother for me, I'll just be outside, watching. There are other ways of finding what I want."

Still, she wasn't sure if he truly cared at all. But she wasn't bluffing when she said there were other ways. She would watch another interogation if need be.

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 06:26 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:08 PM)

"You really don't understand just how much of a disadvantagous position you're in. Sunlight is not a bother for me, I'll just be outside, watching. There are other ways of finding what I want."

"I'm sure you'd tell me what they are, but you're much, much too mysterious and discreet," Lahkbar rolled his eyes. "Good luck, sweetheart."

He turned back to the cellar, transforming once again into a dog, and crawling into a little hole in the corner.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 06:33 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 27 2006, 05:26 PM)

Anya shook her head and left the building, marveling a bit at his pig-headedness. She could have made a snappy retort, but it wouldn't have made any progress, and she would rather watch his face when she had proven to be right.

He was close to the mark on one problem. It was rather difficult to extract information when you didn't wnat to reveal any of your own.

She made her way to the castle, pausing for a moment to find a dark alley to shed her dunmer disguise. Stopping a passing servant, she asked to see the Duchess.

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 06:36 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 06:33 PM)

Loranna, the servant reveals, is in her study; the ashen-skinned Duchess admits Anya quickly,

"Hi dear," Loranna says, putting aside the paperwork she's preparing for Slyvos. "What is it?"

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 06:48 PM

Ingmar exited the Nymph and Noggin, stepping out into the night. As he walked, he thought. It was good to be back in Ald Raathim, to be around people he cared about, and, he hoped, cared about him. The city would be rebuilt soon, he hoped, and things would go back to normal.

Something to look foward to, at least, he thought, as he wandered around.

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 06:50 PM

Summaries:

Reeds Saloat, after enjoying a few drinks of alcohol and meeting two people he didn't expect, he has returned to his bookstore to sleep.

Valerius, in an amazingly odd timing coincidence, has just entered the Nymph.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 06:53 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 05:36 PM)

Loranna, the servant reveals, is in her study; the ashen-skinned Duchess admits Anya quickly,

"Hi dear," Loranna says, putting aside the paperwork she's preparing for Slyvos. "What is it?"

"Hi, Loranna." Anya said, taking a seat. She relaxed herself, reverting to her pale color. She didn't like to do it, as people found it unsettling usually, but she was tiring herself.

"I have some interesting information on Zadion. Kiseena should be keeping an eye on him for the moment, but first, did Shaka tell you anything in Firsthold?"

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 07:00 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 06:53 PM)

Loranna frowns a bit as Anya reverts to her unnatural sheen, guessing that the Bosmer was feeling weary. "He mentioned you discovered the Magister was burning papers, but other than that, he didn't tell me much," she says. "I was a bit distracted with the events in Firsthold to give it much thought at the time ... what new information have you learned, dear?"

Loranna raises her hands slightly, weaving a small restore fatigue spell to help Anya regain her energy.

Posted by: apocolipseLater Jan 27 2006, 07:01 PM

OOC: Summary

Dar'Tessir is in the Nymph & Noggin getting desparate from boredom

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 07:05 PM

Valerius walked into the Nymph, ordered a bottle of Ale, and sat down at the bar. He drank in silence for a minute before taking a survey of his surroundings. Noticing a bored-looking Khajiit next to him, he asked, "Buy you a drink?"

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 07:05 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 06:00 PM)

Anya smiled, "Thank you."

"Well, I'm not to sure how interconnected these two events are. The scraps I found mentioned a formal reprimand against him, and contained a map to a castle I'm not familar with, oh hold on-" Anya rumaged through her cloak, pulling the carefully wrapped scraps out, "Here. He was away at Tel Dresori, a place he seems to have been visiting a bit as of late, when I found those."

"While I was at the tavern last night, I saw him slink off, and followed with Kiseena. He reached a small house, and met with a partner named Movarth. They- they had a western vampire, a clan I'm not familar with, chained to a bed, half-starved. They killed him while interogating him. It seems they're looking for vampires throughout the city. I located another, and they're about to attack him. I'll be there before they make it though."

Posted by: dentris Jan 27 2006, 07:05 PM

P'Rassha's summary:

This night was quite a night. Usually, P'Rassha is a reasonable khajiit, but it seemed he lost all sense of reason. Was it Dana? His story? Violetta? Something else? Nobody knows.

After his storytelling, he asked for more bottle of alcool a normal man could handle. Fortunatly, one needs more than that to kill a nine feet tall bipedal jaguar. Unfortunatly, it was enough to get him drunk more than necessary.

Posted by: apocolipseLater Jan 27 2006, 07:07 PM

QUOTE(stargate525 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:05 PM)

Dar'Tessir seemed to start, as if coming out of deep thought. Or a coma. "Hu-? Ah. Thank you, Dar'Tessir would like a drink. May Dar'Tessir enquire as to the name of his benefactor?"

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 07:09 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:05 PM)

"Reprimand ... hrn ..." Loranna frowns some. "I've heard the Redrorans and Indoril lodged a complaint about certain Mage Guilds refusing to stay nuetral in the war ..."

She looks over the scraps, wondering what could be in Tel Dresori, her frown deepening. " ... A half-starved western vampire, being interogated?" she asks. "And another vampire? Tell me every detail you can, please ..."

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 07:16 PM

QUOTE(apocolipseLater @ Jan 27 2006, 06:07 PM)

Dar'Tessir seemed to start, as if coming out of deep thought. Or a coma. "Hu-? Ah. Thank you, Dar'Tessir would like a drink. May Dar'Tessir enquire as to the name of his benefactor?"

Valerius gave the money to the bartender as the Khajiit's drink came, replying to him, "Valerius. I'm a leiutenant under Slashes-With-Claws, maybe you've heard of him? Either way, just helping out a fellow bar patron with a free drink."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 07:20 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 06:09 PM)

Anya thought for a moment, recollecting the various names she had found out. She then began recounting the details of the conversations to Loranna. She included the names of the vampire clans, Keerilth, Montalion, Garlythi, Volkihar, Bonsamu, and the Karath. She recounted how they seemed to be looking for the clan that had infiltrated Tel Dresori, and were looking for Vampires here that might know.

She then recounted her encounter with Lahkbar, but it didn't include much, since it wasn't much but mud-flinging. "What could be going on in Tel Dresori?"

Posted by: dentris Jan 27 2006, 07:21 PM

QUOTE(stargate525 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:16 PM)

P'Rassha heard Valerius mention the Commander Slashes-with-Claws and approached with difficulty. After all, it's hard for a Khajiit with an height greater than the ceiling to navigate through a room full of table and guests while having to much alcool in your veins.

He said with difficulty: "P'Rassha knows about Slashes-With---something. P'Rassha fought with him...Hey, P'Rassha fought with you too, Valerius.

Let P'Rassha sit a bit please."

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 07:24 PM

QUOTE(dentris @ Jan 27 2006, 06:21 PM)

"Be my guest," Valerius said to the stranger, "Barkeep, another drink for my friend here."

Posted by: Shardie Jan 27 2006, 07:24 PM

The Senshal Rose

There, it had taken all night, but it was finished. She looked them over with a eyepiece to make sure there were no flaws, and the Copy of the "Camoran Usurper" which the twins had ordered was wrapped up in a brown paper bag. Now would be the difficult task of looking for the mysterious kitties. It was almost morning, so she expected to find them in the other cabin...

Posted by: apocolipseLater Jan 27 2006, 07:25 PM

"Dar'Tessir thanks Valerius. Yes Dar'Tessir has met Comander Slashed-With-Claws, and fought with him, though not under him."

QUOTE(stargate525 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:16 PM)

"Dar'Tessir thanks Valerius. Yes Dar'Tessir has met Comander Slashed-With-Claws, and fought with him, though not under him."

Dar'Tessir was glad for a distraction and his mood improved considerably when his Cyrodiliic brandy arrived. It was really the only thing he drank, as he didn't care for the dunmer brews and its side effects were minimal.

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 07:28 PM

QUOTE(apocolipseLater @ Jan 27 2006, 06:25 PM)

"Wait a minute..." Valerius looked at him a moment, then put his hands up to his face so that he was only looking through a slit in his fingers, "I know you. You were in the Crab with Slashes and I during the seige, right? I was the guy in the steel bucket, if you remember me. I never forget a face," he paused, then added, "as long as I have my helmet on."

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 07:29 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:20 PM)

Loranna listens to Anya with an ever-darkening expression, muttering "I'm already disliking this Movarth person and I haven't even met him yet ..."

She sighs. "I don't know what might be going on at Tel Dresori, but I've had reason to believe that vampires form the west had been moving to Morrowind for a while now, drawn by the chaos of the civil war."

" ... I wouldd really like to talk with Zadion about these matters, and soon," she says, her expression suggesting she might not be totally civil in that conversation. "We don't need western vampires treating Ald Raathim like their personal larder, an I'm rather not impressed by anyone who resorts to the methods you've described this Movarth person using; there's enough zealots in Morrowind these days as it is."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 07:34 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 06:29 PM)

Anya frowned, "Just let me see what I can find in a few hours, then I leave him to your devices."

"I don't like this either. It's entirely concievable that one of the vampires could lead to me. I'd kill them before they could do anything, and I'd rather use them to get information."

Posted by: apocolipseLater Jan 27 2006, 07:36 PM

QUOTE(stargate525 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:28 PM)

When the imperial put his fingers to his face Dar'Tessir was puzzled at first but when Valerius mentioned why his helmet Dar'Tessir understood. "Ah, yes. Dar'Tessir remembers. Valerius was the one who thought he knew how to operate it yes?" Dar'Tessir smiled. He added, "Valerius fought well," just to let him know it was a joke and he wasn't taking a stab at Valerius.

Dar'Tessir looked over to the intoxicated Cathay-Raht. He had dealt with impaired Khajiit of the larger varieties and knew they could be quite dangerous and thus decided to be cautious with what he said. "Greetings Cathay-Raht."

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 07:38 PM

QUOTE(apocolipseLater @ Jan 27 2006, 06:36 PM)

"So did you," Valerius said to him, taking a sip of his ale.

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 07:48 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:34 PM)

"Yet another reason to not want zealous vampire hunters in our city ..." Loranna mutters. "All right; see what you can learn in the next few hours and report back to me. I'll confront Zadion about the presence of vampires in Ald Raathim and his torture-inclined friend afterward."

"I think I just thought of something else to have Slyvos help me with ..." Loranna says. "Depending on how extensive the western vampires have become in Ald Raathim, we may need to devote full time effort to dealing with them."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 08:02 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 06:48 PM)

Anya nodded, "I'll get what I need from them. And I agree we'll need to deal with the vampires, before they dig any deeper into hiding."

Anya paused for a moment, "There's... one more thing too."

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 08:04 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 08:02 PM)

Anya nodded, "I'll get what I need from them. And I agree we'll need to deal with the vampires, before they dig any deeper into hiding."

Anya paused for a moment, "There's... one more thing too."

"Yes?" Loranna looks at Anya questioningly, her tone making Loranna fear something was amiss.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 08:13 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 07:04 PM)

"Yes?" Loranna looks at Anya questioningly, her tone making Loranna fear something was amiss.

"I'm, ah, having problems."

Anya's eyes darted a bit, "Oi, how do I say this? It's getting more difficult everyday it seems. I mean, I make sure to hunt outside most nights, but that's just no subsitute for a person's..."

"Everybody keeps offering themselves to me too. It's getting harder and harder to not stare, to keep my fangs hidden, I really have no intentions of feeding off of people."

"Then there's Kiseena, the little darling. Oh, I don't know what to do."

Posted by: SpartanShea117 Jan 27 2006, 08:13 PM

Summary

Kratos has received Loranna's reply to his letter. The ships are being loaded and Molag Mar is being turned over to Helseth's Royal Army.

Ivelaes is on his father's flagship, loading his equipment and making sure the fleet is ready to set sail.

Astien Dalomax is at the Temple of Dibella, greiving over the death of Maranda and praying to the goddess for her.

QUOTE

Dear Kratos,

I've been telling myself that we are fighting for freedom, and for the ideal of a world where we all can be part of something greater than ourselves. While I still believe in these ideals, I understand your weariness ...

Allerleirauh said it best, I think, at the end of the Dawn; the Tribunal are your strongest and truest ancestors, and so long as you are true to what they stood for, they will live in your heart. But in the fighting that's going on, I think many people have forgotten that; it saddens me, but I fear the Tribunal's ture glory is now reflected in shattered mirrors ...

I still have hope that someday, Morrowind can see peace - a peace I hope to share in, be part of. If Molag Mar no longer needs you and your men, I welcome you back as a friend and whatever aid you can bring as a grateful Duchess. I hope you are able to find some sort of respite for your weary spirit here on our shores; may your journey here be safe and swift.

We'll be waiting for you dear; give my regards to your son.

Dres Loranna Pyrel, Grand Duchess of Ald Raathim

Kratos gripped the Royal soldiers forearm in goodbye as he completed the handing over of Molag Mar.

"For Almsivi and Morrowind, friend. Give these scum hell. I'll rejoin the fight yet." He waved as he boarded his ship.

The ships weighed anchor and they put out to sea; the wind caught the white fabric and the flagship seemed to float above the water if only for an instant.

They set sail for Ald Raathim.

Kratos stood on the starboard side of the ship, watching as Molag Mar became ever distant on the horizon. "Farewell ..." Kratos whispered as Ivelaes approached.

"Well, Sir, I see you've changed back into your Indoril Armor. I just want you to know, I support you fully in every decision you make." The young Dunmer said as he stood beside his father.

Kratos gave him a fatherly pat on the head, messing his hair up, and patting him on the back.

"I know, son, you have always been loyal to me. But, you must also learn to think for yourself, i'm not always going to be around to offer you authority. Do you get what i'm saying?" Kratos asked.

"Yes, Sir." Ivelaes replied, trying in vain to get his hair to it's original state.

The Grandmaster smiled and set an arm around his shoulders. "I support you loyally in your decisions as well, son." Kratos smiled once more.

They waved to Molag Mar in the far distance.

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 08:14 PM

The Senshal Rose, Ald Raathim Bay, Morning

QUOTE(Shardie @ Jan 27 2006, 08:24 PM)

There, it had taken all night, but it was finished. She looked them over with a eyepiece to make sure there were no flaws, and the Copy of the "Camoran Usurper" which the twins had ordered was wrapped up in a brown paper bag. Now would be the difficult task of looking for the mysterious kitties. It was almost morning, so she expected to find them in the other cabin...

They were indeed in the cabin next door, fast asleep, it being very early morning. Alas and Alack did not prefer to rise in the early morning, nor in the mid-morning. From time to time, they would arise in the late morning, but early to mid afternoon was far more civilized for these Gentlemen of Leisure.

Still, when Llana peeked in, Alas said, without opening his eye. "You done already?"

Posted by: Shardie Jan 27 2006, 08:17 PM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Jan 28 2006, 12:14 PM)

The Senshal Rose, Ald Raathim Bay, Morning
They were indeed in the cabin next door, fast asleep, it being very early morning. Alas and Alack did not prefer to rise in the early morning, nor in the mid-morning. From time to time, they would arise in the late morning, but early to mid afternoon was far more civilized for these Gentlemen of Leisure.

Still, when Llana peeked in, Alas said, without opening his eye. "You done already?"

'Indeed, pages 43 and 44 will intrest you the most, I'll leave the book here,' Llana whispered to Alas. She put it on the ground by the door and returned to her room, smiling. She had done some good work today

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 08:18 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 08:13 PM)

Loranna closes her eyes, but her expression betrays her worry. " ... Everyone?" she asks, remembering Anya's comment to her at Kethiah's wedding, not wanting to get a taste for a Duchess ...

"... Wait; what about Kiseena?" Loranna asks, her eyes opening again.

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 08:28 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 07:18 PM)

Anya nodded, "Shaka, Telera, those two won't stop about it when I even get a a little hungry."

"And Kiseena, I love the girl to death, like a little sister. But I don't think she understands how much I can hurt her if I lose my control of my urges. For a thief, she's a bit naive. Shaka's torn up about this and I can never seem to say the right thing to him, Telera I don't think cares what happens to her but she's been incredibley closed with her feelings, and Kiseena, she just wants to be close with somebody. It's hard enough to not loose my mask in a crowd, but with three people vying for Anya's attention... On top of this, The scent of blood is growing stronger everyday."

Anya looked flustered, "It's enough to make a girl scream with insanity. Sometimes I think assassinating people was so much simpler."

Posted by: Sheogorath Jan 27 2006, 08:31 PM

QUOTE(Shardie @ Jan 27 2006, 09:17 PM)

"Thank you," Alack mumbled. Neither of them slept hard. "We'll give your gold ... in a ... little ... bit ..."

Posted by: apocolipseLater Jan 27 2006, 08:41 PM

QUOTE(stargate525 @ Jan 27 2006, 07:38 PM)

"So did you," Valerius said to him, taking a sip of his ale.

"Dar'Tessir thanks Valerius, but it is not so. Dar'Tessir opened a door and killed the driver, other than that he got his arm cut." He stated this very matter-of-factly, without a trace of shame or any other emotion, just as if he had been telling of a match at the arena.
"But let us not dwell on such things. How has life been for Valerius since the battle?"

Posted by: syronj Jan 27 2006, 08:44 PM

Shaka waited for a less busy time in the tavern before seeking out Isidor.

"How's Kethiah doing today?" he asked.

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 08:48 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 08:28 PM)

"If only Illidan were still around ..." Loranna mutters to herself, feeling a mixture of sympathy, worry, and regret. She'd had hoped Anya's bloodthirst would grow easier to control with time and practice, not harder.

Then again, Anya had only been a vampire for a few weeks so far, and she had a lot of things on her mind. An even Loranna, a dedicated Dibellan, would have found Anya's relationship situation a bit hard to handle.

"We may need to sit down and talk with your three admirerers and soon," Loranna says, trying to get her thoughts into some sort of odrer. " ... What about you? What do you feel about yourself right now?" she asks, feeling stupid for asking as soon as the words leave her mouth.

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 08:54 PM

QUOTE(syronj @ Jan 27 2006, 08:44 PM)

Shaka waited for a less busy time in the tavern before seeking out Isidor.

"How's Kethiah doing today?" he asked.

"Fine." Isidor said, pulling up a seat, with a smile. "One interesting thing came up when I talked to her, though ... Would you like to be our child's godfather, Shaka?"

Posted by: syronj Jan 27 2006, 08:59 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 09:54 PM)

"Fine." Isidor said, pulling up a seat, with a smile. "One interesting thing came up when I talked to her, though ... Would you like to be our child's godfather, Shaka?"

Shaka was stunned. "I'd . . . be honored, Isidor. I've heard of the human custom, a little. I would be responsible for the child's spiritual development, I think? And raise him or her if something happens to you and Kethiah, as far as I know. Am I correct?"

"Have you thought of a godmother as well?"

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 09:02 PM

QUOTE(syronj @ Jan 27 2006, 08:59 PM)

"That's about right, yes. As for a godmother, it's between Anya and Loranna. Though, Loranna will have her own child soon enough, and Anya's a vampire."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 09:12 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 07:48 PM)

Anya frowned, "Illidan?"

Anya leaned foward, her lips pursed in concentrations, frowning, she looked up, "I- Well. Sometimes, no.. most the time, I feel like this curse, gift, only gave a name to what I've always been."

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 09:15 PM

QUOTE(apocolipseLater @ Jan 27 2006, 07:41 PM)

"Don't be so modest," Valerius says to him, "Without you getting us into that first one, we may never have been able to hold the docks. Indirectly, you're probably responsible for saving the whole city."

"Well I've been promoted," Valerius mentioned, "not a whole lot to do except break in my new command and help rebuild the city. To tell the truth. And how is Dar'Tessir faring?"

Posted by: syronj Jan 27 2006, 09:19 PM

QUOTE(Stargazey @ Jan 27 2006, 10:02 PM)

"That's about right, yes. As for a godmother, it's between Anya and Loranna. Though, Loranna will have her own child soon enough, and Anya's a vampire."

Shaka hugged Isidor. "Let's ask Anya soon. Who better as a protector for him or her? Loranna would be wonderful at it too, of course, but she will have a lot on her plate for the forseeable future."

Shaka sat back again. "The funny thing is, I haven't been around children much in my life. Never knew my parents; my village raised offspring communally. But I'll try."

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 09:23 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 09:12 PM)

"He was the other one of our companions who was turned; he might have been able to offer you advice on resisting the bloodthirst," Loranna explains, sighing.

She looks at Anya and takes a deep breath. "You're feeling damned no matter what you do, huh?" she asks Anya, raising her eyebrows. "No matter what you do, you're feeling like a monster because you've always been one, is that what you're feeling, dear?"

Posted by: apocolipseLater Jan 27 2006, 09:25 PM

QUOTE(stargate525 @ Jan 27 2006, 09:15 PM)

Dar'Tessir smiled and thanked Valerius, but didn't seem to make much of it. "Dar'Tessir is fine. He is starting to run low on funds but has a job and can get more." With that he finnished off his Cyrodiliic Brandy and motioned to the barmaid that he didn't want any more.

"How does Valerius like the army? Dar'Tessir is not the soldiering type, nor the type that wakes with the sun."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 09:27 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 08:23 PM)

Anya paused for a moment, the looked Loranna in the eye and nodded, not speaking.

Posted by: stargate525 Jan 27 2006, 09:30 PM

QUOTE(apocolipseLater @ Jan 27 2006, 08:25 PM)

"Well enough to make a career out of it," Valerius says to the Khajiit, "My father was a military man, and his father, and on and on and on. Family buisness, you might call it."

"What about you? What is it that you do?"

Posted by: Stargazey Jan 27 2006, 09:32 PM

QUOTE(syronj @ Jan 27 2006, 09:19 PM)

Isidor smiled, and hugged the Argonian back. "I'll ask Anya the next time I see her. And thanks for saying yes, Shaka. I appreciate it."

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 10:12 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 09:27 PM)

Anya paused for a moment, the looked Loranna in the eye and nodded, not speaking.

Loranna smooths a hair out of her face, and looks at Anya with a concerned, but hard, gaze.

"I think, dear, you should remember what you said yourself the night the cure failed on you. You need to find your own answers to this, keep it from beating you - but I can tell you, until you can accept yourself for who you are without the curse, you'll not succeed in accepting yourself as who you are with it."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 10:25 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 09:12 PM)

Anya pursed her lips, "How-"

"How can I accept this? This used to be the life I knew, the life I wanted. Why is it painful to watch now?"

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 10:37 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 10:25 PM)

Anya pursed her lips, "How-"

"How can I accept this? This used to be the life I knew, the life I wanted. Why is it painful to watch now?"

"Because you're not the person you once were," Loranna says, more gently. "You've seen too much, done too much. You know now that there's more to life than what you used to think; you have friends, loved ones, reasons to live beyond just yourself and your own personal quests. You can't just accept what you used to be, what you used to want."

"But you can't change who you used to be, either. That was a problem I had to wrestle with uring the Dawn, myself. I couldn't ever be the Incarnate Mother again, but until I could accept that at one point, I was that demon girl, I couldn't rest easy with myself. You need to learn to forgive yourself; that doesn't mean just brush off what you did that you can't accept now, but it does mean realizing that you have changed, that things are different now."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 11:08 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 09:37 PM)

Anya leaned foward again, putting her elbows on her knees, and her hands behind her head.Her mind when through limitless kills, assassinations, bloodlettings... When had she began to enjoy her line of work? When was it no longer a quest for ill-placed vengence and had become a way of life? This had been what she had chosen to mold herself into, blinded by hatred. Why did they have to die? Why?

After thinking for a moment, Anya straightened up. "Well, you have the report on Zadion, I need to leave before it's too late."

She stood up, her face showing a hint of anger, evidently not directed at Loranna, "Thank your for your words, really. They hold truth, but I'm afraid I've made choices that I can't change."

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 11:13 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 11:08 PM)

Anya leaned foward again, putting her elbows on her knees, and her hands behind her head.Her mind when through limitless kills, assassinations, bloodlettings... When had she began to enjoy her line of work? When was it no longer a quest for ill-placed vengence and a way of life? This had been what she had chosen to mold herself into, blinded by hatred. Why did they have to die? Why?

After thinking for a moment, Anya straightened up. "Well, you have the report on Zadion, I need to leave before it's too late."

She stood up, her face showing a hint of anger, evidently not directed at Loranna, "Thank your for your words, really. They hold truth, but I'm afraid I've made choices that I can't change."

"So have I dear," Loranna says with a soft smile. "It's never too late to start doing the right thing, never too late to build anew."

She blinks, feeling her eyes growing moist. "Good luck; be careful, and get back to me once Zadion and his ... friend ... have finished."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 11:21 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 10:13 PM)

Anya gave Loranna a small smile, and left the castle.

She quickly made her way back to the ruins of the Drunken Guar. She was still midly upset that it was destroyed, she had used it when she felt like a drink, and didn't like the social setting of the Nymph & Noggin. As she entered the center of the foundation, she sniffed, and snarled in anger. She was too late. Zadion and Movarth had already arrived, their scents faint in the air.

The problem was, there was no sign of struggle, as far as she could see. So that fool decided to swallow his pride and take my sweetheart adive.

She turned and left the ruins, she began sprinting back to the castle, aided by Jump magic, leaping over obstacles easily. Quickly, she made her way back to Loranna.

"I missed them, I was too late. I don't think they caught the vampire, whether that's a good or bad thing, I won't say. You can round up Zadion at your discretion, I'd wait until his friend was with him though."

Posted by: Loranna Jan 27 2006, 11:25 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 11:21 PM)

Loranna was mildly surprised to see Anya again - and seemed upset to hear the vampire slipped away from the vampire hunters.

"Great; now we have a confirmed child-killing vampire dog on the loose," she mutters. "All right; I'll go find Zadion and see what answers I can get out of him. In the meantime ... new priority for you dear. Find that vampire and kill him; ask Slyvos to help you with this, tell him I'm asking him to help you deal with any vampires you turn up."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 11:30 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Jan 27 2006, 10:25 PM)

Anya nodded, avoiding any potential lectures, and left the study.

She made her way to Slyvos' Library, and knocked on the door.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 11:36 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 11:30 PM)

Anya nodded, avoiding any potential lectures, and left the study.

She made her way to Slyvos' Library, and knocked on the door.

Slyvos had been leaning back in his chair, trying (and failing) to balance a book on his finger tip out of boredom. Such ways to idle away time, when his eyes were starting to annoy him from the reading for once.

When Anya knocked on the door, slyvos fell backwards on the chair, the book falling on his face. He looked alittle dazed, as he acknowledged the person at the door's presence. "It's not locked, you can come in..."

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 11:38 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 10:36 PM)

Anya giggled, "After 4000 years, you'd think you would be able to learn impeccible balance."

"Loranna has a request for us. A little hunting excersion."

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Jan 27 2006, 11:45 PM

QUOTE(Xyber02 @ Jan 27 2006, 11:38 PM)

Anya giggled, "After 4000 years, you'd think you would be able to learn impeccible balance."

"Loranna has a request for us. A little hunting excersion."

"well, for that 4000 years I was a skeletal creature, so I didn't focus on physical capabilities... besides, this isn't naturally my body, so I'll never really be used to it." Slyvos said with a roll of his eyes.

At the mention of Loranna, Slyvos' ears perked up. "really? what are we hunting, precisely?"

Posted by: Xyber02 Jan 27 2006, 11:49 PM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Jan 27 2006, 10:45 PM)