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Berny-Mac
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Adal gathered around several prostitutes, a couple other women, and the girl he was hitting on earlier with and marched upstairs with 2 full tankards of ale.
"Now this is the life I love!" yelled out Adal in joy as they went up to his.
Within a couple of minutes, several screams and moans came from the room upstairs, but were barely heard by the other patrons as the hustle and bustle of the tavern was overpowering and nearly completely drowned out the noises.
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Skyrim RP? YES!
Here it is!
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DagothGares
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No gods or kings
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posted June 13, 2011 12:21 AM |
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Charles sat down at the table, while mumbling siomething along the lines of "I'm going to have to see what other people you can get to come along with you before I make my decision."
Which annoyed Darren quite a bit, but this feeling was overruled with the relief that he wouldn't be asking any more annoying questions.
Swain was a bit taken aback by Obsidian's story. "That's quite a tragic tale, you got there. The templar I saw were probably from another clan though, since they came from the frigid north." Swain looked a bit into the distance. "Well, anyway, let me just get started prattling about bygone days." this would have been an ideal time to light a cigar or pipe, but since Swain doesn't smoke, he just started talking about the war he's been in.
"It all started about fifty years ago when the emperor of our northern neighbours, the Second Ergitan Empire." Swain paused for a moment. "The land you're in is called Dromand, by the way. It's a somewhat independent kingdom, though usually our rulers do the emperor's bidding out of fear from an invasion from the emperor. Human relations are a bit more complex. just remember that the more powerful a human is, the more power he seeks and the more willing he is to kill otehrs over it." Swain said matter-of-factly. "Anyway, the emperor at the time, a certain Louis the second, the current emperor is emperor Ergitan the sicteenth, by the way, now this emperor was quite worried about something: that by his knowledge and knowledge of the Ergitan secret services, which really aren't so secret, there walked on this earth at least ten individuals that could decimate his army with relative ease. These people were wizards and the emperor wanted them to... Well he wented them to make a pledge of loyalty and undergo... A certain ceremony. It's kind of complex and I don't understand much of it myself, but the wizards didn't want to undergo it, none of them."
Which was Swain's awkward way of explaining that the Emperor would have them their free will taken of them. The emperor somehow didn't see this plan backfire. From that you can see that much is to be said about an education teaching children that they can grow up to be and do whatever they want, doubly true of children that turn out to be emperors.
Swain's hand went to and rubbed his neck as he let out a big sigh while the events he experienced unrolled before his eyes. It's kind of annoying. He should really just stick to his story. "So, some wizards left, one defected to the emperor for some reason and the remaining ones form an alliance, the league of wizards to actually form a front against the empire. You see, they were quite capable of destroying it, but most of them felt it would be wrong to actually attack them, because of the high casualty rate of people who didn't have much to do with them. Some didn't have those qualms, the most infamous of them was Zaun, the destroyer, the murder and he has many more of thsoe pet names. The next three decades after that it was a war of the imperial landed nobility, client armies from subjugated territories, battle and scroll mages, golems against wizards with their apprentices, mercenaries, golems and... magical races, usually humans crossed with some animal."
"Now, I know what you're thinking: How are scroll and battle mages different from wizards? Well, first off the power they wield is gained through entirely different means and wielded in entirely different ways. I don't know too much about it, but I know a battlemage can't hope to best more than five guys and a scroll mage can't even best a small child if he's unprepared. Now, the war developped pretty ruthlessly and a lot of men died. At the start it started on the land of the Ergitan empire, Zaun and two more wizards, I think one of them was called Theodorus, went out to destroy as many military outposts and forts, before the empire had its armies rallied. It got to two very nasty battles, before they retreated and a war was fought on the many islands off the western coast of the empire. At the start they employed templar, but they quickly deserted after they smelled all the human politics behind it. Templar were excellent in this war, you see, they could feed off the magic from enemy mages and such. Then it was mostly mercenaries, but as coffers ran low, they employed soldiers."
Swain was running a bit low and even this old-timer felt like he'd been yacking on too much. "The war, in essence, was a war of sieges and guerilla tactics. You see, traditionally, when a wizard has finished its apprenticeship and goes off to study the craft on his own, they build a tower with all of their power artifacts inside. Of course, during this war, that proved to be a very easy target, so several more built or abandoned ruins were turned into makeshift bases. They filled them with traps, golems, magical creatures and were guarded by mercenaries with supplies to last long sieges, which the wizards would relieve in intervals in which they replenished their power, lost through the slaughter of entire companies of soldiers. The war was a logistical and strategic nightmare for the empire; and the wizards themselves lost a lot of their power through the loss of their towers or even the loss of locations of some of their towers, which was even more embarassing than having it being taken by force. The war ended more than a decade ago with most of the wizards having vanished off the face of the world with most of their artifacts. Some had been killed. The defector, Montague, still lives and some others have to be alive. Not many dare venture into the isles, afraid of stumbling into battle golems that are still active or walking into traps. Most treasure hunters don't return after a while and some treasure hunters have been seeking for ten years without having found a thing."
Swain felt like he did a good summary. He felt like he maybe should have said something about the origins of golem foundaries, its ties with wizards and the leaps of evolution warfare had taken, with gunpowder-based infantry gaining more and more advantages and the rise of piracy on the west coast, but he was out of time as a raven suddenly landed on the table and he had more pressing matters to attend in a couple of moments. "Well, that is all you really need to know about the wars and, I suspect, more than your average person knows about it." He said it softly as his hands caressed the big bird. He smiled and said: "By the way, this is Beatrice, my helpful little assistant." He then made a small cooing sound you wouldn't have expected from the gruff and tough Swain.
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If you have any more questions, go to Dagoth Cares.
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gnomes2169
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Duke of the Glade
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posted June 13, 2011 05:26 AM |
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Though his face couldn't show it, the shock Obsidian felt when Swain said that Templar had eaten the magics of mages shocked him deeply. He made no claim to understanding magic... he probably thought that the warding runes on our bodies actually ate the magic instead of dissipating it. Thinking, in fact hoping, that this was the case, Obsidian nodded at this statement. Those monsters had to have been destroyed in the demon purge... Templar who could absorb magic were almost-gods born from the mixing of holy and demonic magics... and were destroyed at creation since it had been discovered that their tainted souls slowly bent to the will of the demon kings and lords.
When Swain was done, Obsidian nodded to his 'aid.' "A pleasure to meet you, Lokieli." He spoke the ancient name for the great ravens of old. "If you will give me but a moment more, I think that I should repay this man for what he has given me..." Obsidian placed his hand palm-down on Swain's crippled leg, runes on his arm glowing brightly. "This will, unfortunately, hurt." A bright blue flash lit up half of the tavern, drawing many complaints and brief cries of protests from most patrons and the spilling of a few drinks... As well as a cry of shock and pain from Swain. ((The volume of which is to be determined, as the pain is the same as when the leg was crippled in the first place.)) When the light faded, Obsidian looked like he did when he came in to the tavern. He slammed down the flagon of ale, and his runes again pulsed slowly and evenly. The only other noticeable difference came from Swain's leg, more exactly the rune on it.
"That... should do it." The rune faded away, "It was an old wound... took more of my strength to heal than I had thought, even with the preparation I had gone through while you told your story. As long as you don't cripple your leg again... it should be fine. Though you won't think so for the next minute or so." Bitterly, he added, "Rune magic always works that way."
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Yeah in the 18th century, two inventions suggested a method of measurement. One won and the other stayed in America.
-Ghost destroying Fred
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B-E-T-A
Promising
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Guess Who is Back?
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posted June 14, 2011 06:54 PM |
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"Zaun..." Quasu whispered as old memories were stirred inside her mind. She remembered her master and creator Theodorus. Theodorus the Mountain Sage, master of Golems and Gargoyles, creator of the Kra'San and Son of the very Earth itself. Like all of the very great wizard Theodorus had many titles.
Quasu thought back to when she had first been created. The Kra'San were originally a magical experiment that Theodorus conducted "Just because I wanted to make something capable of more intelligence than the animalistic gargoyles and order following golems." she remembered his exact words. "Back when I created your eggs you were not really an necessity for the world. Since then however, things have changed. Me and my "colleages" will soon have use of you, if my predictions come true."
Yes. Quasu remembered. She remembered about how Theodorus had explained that they originally was meant to be a made as a new, peaceful, but intelligent species for this world, but that before they were finished he had to make chances because of a prediction he had had. Theodorus had that power to see the future, but as it always was in motion he did not often pay heed to any prediction that said something about what would happen in the next year, as that soon could be changed. But as the beginning of the war drew close, Theodorus started to see the signs and had as a final change, decided to give the Kra'San hard feather armour and unnatural strength. He had also however, begun to cut down on their free-will, so that they would not decided to turn side to the Empire when the war started.
Quasu and the rest of the first-hatch was however "Under-developed" as the change came so late that they didn't have time to truly adjust, thus they were weaker than their younger kind, as well as more vulnerable as their feather armour was not as hard. But on the positive side, they had almost complete free-will and was therefore perfect to be leaders and coordinators during the war. Quasu was different than those however, as she was chosen to be Theodorus' personal assistant.
It was like this, that Quasu learned about Alchemy, magic and the world beyond the islands, while her kindsmen learned how to fight using their deadly speed, claws and beaks. While it is true that Quasu had the same beak, the same claws and the same speed, she had almost never used them like her kindsmen had, and was therefore like a vagabond who had just picked up a knife whenever she had really needed it. Well, a vagabond who had had some training with the knife he had just picked up was probably more like it, as Theodorus had insisted she train. Although those skills were rusty, as she had not bothered keeping them after the war had ended.
The ending of the war. Ohh yes, that brought bad memories to life. Quasu remembered the sound of the empires armies marching up towards the Mountain tower Theodorus had used as his headquarters and main facility. She also remembered the horrid sounds that came from the falling men which the gargoyles had picked up and dropped several hundred meters up in the air. She sound people made when golems squished them. The thunder of the flintlocks. Ooh the flintlocks! What horrors they bring! Quasu shivered at the thought.
It had been horrendous to watch the battle, as her kindsmen were slayed and the golems were crushed. Luckily, she had not needed stay long as Theodorus gave her a mission to take the most important artifacts and "recipies" as he called them, to his next hideout and there she was to prepare it for his arrival and make it so that he could immidiately start building a new army. Quasu had done so. She had taken the items to the hideout and made it so that all was prepared to begin creating Kra'San, Golems, Gargoyles and other warriors and magics as well. And then she had waited. Waited and waited and waited, until she finally she had enough, and left to find her creator.
Quasu was now finally out of her memories and back in the tavern. She sighed as she just thought a bit about how she had learned about the wars ending, and that Theodorus had not been seen since he used his magic to make the whole mountain collapse on itself, destroying a great deal of the Empires army.
Quietly, Quasu stood up and walked over too the man who had shouted out about Zaun's map. "Would anyone of you mind if I sat down?" Quasu asked and waited for a reply.
Since learning that, Quasu had left the islands and continued to search for clues as to where her creator might be, for whatever happened to the her masters "colleages", for any clues about other Kra'San. She had searched now, ever since the ending of the war. until now, finally, she had a map...
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There is no good or evil, only madness. The question is "Just how mad are you?"
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Keksimaton
Promising
Supreme Hero
Talk to the hand
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posted June 16, 2011 07:54 PM |
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Swain breathed heavily while slumping on his stool. He feels around his leg and, ignoring the pain, it seems completely healthy. "Hurts like a mother, but it's fine," Swain gasps. "I can't thank you enough master templar, but I must be on my way." He beckons the bartender for a bit and says: "Get him another one, on me." Then after paying his bill, Swain takes his leave and soon there's no sign of him or the raven ever being there.
Darren takes only a quick look at Quasu before quipping: "Not at all! Please sit right down!" and nudging his brother who was staring at the bird-person's beak like a complete country bumpkin. "Now say, would you be interested in our treasure hunting venture, miss...?" Darren spoke with a sugary tone. Though Horace didn't utter a single word, the look on his face said everything: "How can you tell that that's a female!?" Darren quickly flashes a smug grin in response before returning his full attention to Quasu.
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Noone shall pass, but no one besides him shall pass.
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B-E-T-A
Promising
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Guess Who is Back?
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posted June 16, 2011 09:28 PM |
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"Thank you." Quasu said and sat down.
"Now say, would you be interested in our treasure hunting venture, miss...?"
"My name is Quasu and it's a pleasure to meet you. And while yes, I might be interested in your treasure hunt, isn't it proper to tell ones own name before asking for that of another person?" Quasu "smiled". Or atleast it was her equality of a smile.
"No matter." Quasu said after having gotten their names "As I said I would maybe be interested in joining you on your hunt, but it all depends on one thing." Quasu pointed one claw up in the air to signify the "one" part before politely asking "Could I please see that map for a second or two? I promise to not steal it."
((I'm going to assume you introduce yourself Keksi or Dagoth  ))
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There is no good or evil, only madness. The question is "Just how mad are you?"
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mvassilev
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 16, 2011 11:14 PM |
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Charles looked around the tavern, trying to see who else was interested in the brothers' announcement. Then he saw something much more interesting. A templar was sitting at the counter, drinking. Talk of Zaun's treasure, and now a templar, Charles thought. The former was still dubious, but this templar was real - what could it be doing in this village? Not many of them had been seen since the Wizards' War. Charles decided to look into it, and approached him.
"Hello," Charles said, "My name's Charles. Mind if I sit down?"
"Do as you will," the templar replied, "I am called Obsidian."
Charles sat in the seat recently vacated by Swain. "It is a rare thing to see a templar these days," Charles said, "Not since the days of the old war... If you don't mind my asking, what brings you here?" Obsidian briefly told him what he told Swain earlier. "Forgive me for not addressing you as 'your Majesty'. It would sound strange and attract too much attention. So you have demons in your land?" Charles said, "And yet the templar race still exists. You are more powerful than us humans."
"We fight them off as they come," Obsidian replied, "Do you not have any here?"
Charles was surprised at this question. "Not for two hundred years, since- it's a long story,' he said. Obsidian motioned for him to continue. "The Wizards' War was fought with firearms, artillery, golems, magic, and human sweat. It was a bloody conflict - almost half of the families in Dromand lost something. An arm, a leg, a life. But it could've been much worse. It could've been like the Black War. You haven't heard of that one? A few centuries ago, the Ergitain Empire conquered some small kingdom and made its king submit to vassalage. A fairly normal course of events. Then the Emperor asked that kingdom for increased contribution in gold and men. Instead of doing as asked or turning to diplomacy, the king hired a wizard to summon high-level demons to fight the Empire. We humans didn't do so well. It only took a day for them to turn against their master and eat everyone in the kingdom. That's right. Everyone in the kingdom was eaten. When the Imperial forces came to investigate, they found the land had been completely burned and demons were summoning their relatives from the Inferno. After years of bloody battles that made the Wizards' War look like child's play, the Empire was victorious, though even it lost its Emperor to the hungry mouth of a demon. Incidentally, that was the first war in which golems were used. It was found that golems were effective, as they're sturdy, heavy, and don't care if they're hit by demon magic. Better than even 20 men in strongsteel.
You are unfamiliar with strongsteel? It's a metal made from iron used to make weapons and armor in other kingdoms. It's lighter and sturdier than normal steel, and most importantly it's highly resistant to magic. The downside is that two swords of strongsteel cost more than every house in this village put together. But Dromand has no need of strongsteel because we mine griron - called so because it resembles green iron. It's basically naturally-occurring strongsteel, and, to our knowledge, is only found in our eastern mines, in the mountains. Of course, it's still expensive, but Dromand can afford to equip its army with something considered special equipment in other lands. We pay the Empire in griron, so it doesn't demand much of us.
Anyway, what was I saying? Yes, the Black War. When all the demons were killed, the new Emperor, Louis I, called a big council of every person of importance at the time. Kings, nobles, wizards, even mayors. There they signed the World Pact, which absolutely forbade summoning demons. Since then, even the vilest outlaws and strongest wizards have not even dreamed of violating it. The Wizards' War was fought with golems because if demons were summoned, it would be likely that all of the Empire would be killed.
So, since the Wizards' War, we've been at peace. Or so they'd like us to believe. Every kingdom has its own minor conflicts. Ours happened to be a miner conflict. But that's not important, as it's over.
Sorry to bore you with the history lesson. More importantly, you've heard this announcement. What do you think? I'll probably be going with them. Who knows, Zaun might have hidden something good."
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gnomes2169
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Duke of the Glade
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posted June 18, 2011 03:21 AM |
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We pay the Empire in griron, so it doesn't demand much of us.
((Note, I can but in at a certain part of the discussion if you have a point that could be used as a break/ if the flow doesn't break. As long as it works...))
"You people have your metals, but I have yet to find any dark steel here. Trust me, it puts your grion and strongsteel to shame. It is immune to heat, cold and water, cuts through magic wards, pierces demon hide, and can still slice a tomato." Obsidian adds with a chuckle. "Of course, it is nothing short of a miracle that I found a blade shaped piece of the stuff and was able to put on runes to bind it to myself before Xirn found it... But back to what you were saying."
When Charles had finished and asked Obsidian his question, the Templar just had one thing to say...
"What announcement?"
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Yeah in the 18th century, two inventions suggested a method of measurement. One won and the other stayed in America.
-Ghost destroying Fred
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mvassilev
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 18, 2011 03:32 AM |
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"A few minutes ago that young man over there," Charles gestured in Darren's direction, "said he had a map to Zaun's treasure. Zaun was a powerful wizard during the war. We haven't heard much about him since the war ended, though. It's been suggested that a group of people follow the map and get the treasure - Zaun must have something worth getting. Of course, it's questionable if the treasure is still there, or if the map is real, but that guy seems convinced. If you're interested, ask. We'd be glad to have a templar with us."
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gnomes2169
Honorable
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Duke of the Glade
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posted June 18, 2011 03:52 AM |
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This could be advantageous to me, Obsidian mused, this treasure might be hidden or cross paths with a Templar sect... I might even find my home on the way. "Yes, I might be interested. Who should I talk to?"
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Yeah in the 18th century, two inventions suggested a method of measurement. One won and the other stayed in America.
-Ghost destroying Fred
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Berny-Mac
Promising
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Lord Vader
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posted June 18, 2011 04:09 AM |
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Adal came back from his room upstairs with his ladies, all looking tired and all having very messy hair.
"Another round of ale me and the ladies if you will! We some refreshment after romping around the jungle AHAHAHAHA!" said Adal as he slumped into a chair near the bar in hysterics.
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mvassilev
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 18, 2011 04:33 AM |
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"Him," Charles said, pointing to Darren, "I didn't catch his name when I talked to him, but he's the guy."
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Eccentric Opinion
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Berny-Mac
Promising
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Lord Vader
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posted June 18, 2011 04:37 AM |
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"Dabben he said!" said Adal as he stumbled near them with a tankard of ale. "Or was it Daggen? Something of the sort."
Adal eyed Obsidian and then said, "What're you?"
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gnomes2169
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Undefeatable Hero
Duke of the Glade
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posted June 18, 2011 04:55 AM |
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Obsidian's eyes locked on the loudmouthed man who had interrupted both him and Swain and now Obsidian and Charles, locking him with a death stare that only intensified as he realized the man's race.
"Excuse me, Charles. I have to deal with a certain... infestation your people have." His runes burned with fury and a buzz of power sounded as he drew the blade on his back, holding it in one hand. "You there, demon spawn." Runes on the sword lit up in blue as well, "You will have ten seconds to pray to whatever obscene gods you have before I end your vile existence." He leveled the blade to point at Adal's face.
"Hey you two," The innkeeper interrupted, "I've about had it with your disturbances. I try to run a respectable establishment here, and you two seem hell bent on tearing apart the hard work of the last twelve years of my life. You, half-demon, with your damned arrogance and debauchery, and you gem... golem... thing, with your flashes of light and now threatening death to one of the guests! If you two want to settle this... problem you seem to have, then do so outside." The poor man rubbed his temples to sooth himself. "Oy, I need a drink..."
Obsidian shot one scathing look at Adal before sheathing his blade. "Fine. I will respect your customs, and wait." He bowed to the inn keep before sitting down next to Charles. "Sorry for the interruption, who do I talk to again?"
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Yeah in the 18th century, two inventions suggested a method of measurement. One won and the other stayed in America.
-Ghost destroying Fred
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Berny-Mac
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Legendary Hero
Lord Vader
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posted June 18, 2011 05:02 AM |
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"Keep, shut up! I'll give you an extra arm and leg of gold if ye just shaddap!" yelled Adal at the bartender. He then turned back to Obsidian and said, "Look here ye hunk o' rock, there ain't no need to start threatening me simply because me mother was raped by those horny dogs, hehe, pun intended. So you calm yourself down before ye start pissing sand, eh?"
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mvassilev
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 18, 2011 05:04 AM |
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Charles raised his hand before things could get worse. A half-demon, Charles thought, and a templar. And me. Strange that all of us would converge in this village. The templar would be useful for handling anything big and difficult we might find defending Zaun's hoard.
"That man over there," Charles said quickly, pointing to Darren. Then he glared at the half-demon's show of poor manners.
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gnomes2169
Honorable
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Duke of the Glade
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posted June 18, 2011 05:52 AM |
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The runes flashed dangerously again when Adal spoke drunkenly. "Thank you, Charles. I'll go talk with him shortly." As he walked past Adal, he grabbed the half-demon's shirt at the front, lifting the rude snob off his feet.
"I do not make idle threats, nor do I make threats for no reason." The templar hissed in the half-demon's face, "If I were anyone else, any other templar in my race, then you would have died the first time you opened your mouth for what you are. As it is, like to show mercy and give a man time to test and prove himself." Obsidian threw the patron back into his chair, "I must say, you failed with flying colors. If you want to fight me now, then that's too bad. My sense of honor does not allow me to fight a drunkard such as you, not in your state. Goodbye, pit spawn."
Obsidian drew close to the conversation going on between Darren and the Bird-lady. Since they were talking, he drew off to one side and respectfully waited for his turn.
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Yeah in the 18th century, two inventions suggested a method of measurement. One won and the other stayed in America.
-Ghost destroying Fred
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Berny-Mac
Promising
Legendary Hero
Lord Vader
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posted June 18, 2011 05:57 AM |
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"HAH! You can't kill me, mountain man!" yelled Adal again drunkenly as he rose up with a bottle in hand. "I'M INVINCIBLE!"
With that he collapsed onto the floor unconscious.
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 18, 2011 06:42 AM |
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After Adal fainted, Magnus bursted into hysterical laughter.
- Invincible he said...- The dwarf wiped a tear- Invincible... Did ye hear that Drago? The runt's invincible...- he started laughing again.
- Seems that those girls had just defeated him. Cheers beardy.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Berny-Mac
Promising
Legendary Hero
Lord Vader
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posted June 18, 2011 07:59 AM |
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"Oh you love him now? Wait until you find out that he had no intention of paying for everyone's drinks." said a prostitute near them. "He was laughing all about it in bed. Soon he'll be crying about it."
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