[HQ Ignorance] Scene 31: To the Castle Coast

[Lev Lafayette]

--- Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:

> Aalmon looked around him as Tierre read, judging the
> social standing of 
> each present so he could know to whom his words must
> be addressed. He 
> quietly rubbed at a talisman for blessing in dealing
> with these strange, 
> yet seemingly not hostile, foreigners.
> 
> For the first time since the elf-woman had left
> Baros looked cheerful at 
> the sight of his distant kin so far from his
> homeland. Stepping up to 
> his brothers side to support him he seemed to almost
> have a skip in his 
> step.
> 
> 
> Aalmon stepped forwards with a finely measured bow
> "I will speak for the 
> Fellowship if it please you, Lord Tierre. Each
> member of our fellowship 
> was sent by our homeland to avert a great evil that
> has been forseen, 
> that the demonic Lord Death on a Horse will bring
> forth if he is not 
> stopped. Some of our fellowship have fallen on the
> path, the plant woman 
> and the stone man have set out on their own course
> for the moment and we 
> hope to join with them again as soon as we can.
> Those that are here 
> thank you for your kind reception."
> 
> "The ghost of the first man to live and die set us
> on the course that 
> now leads us to speak with one named Wilkairtha.
> When last men marched 
> under this banner" he continued gesturing towards
> Azhur "there was great 
> war and terrible curses were unleashed. To avert the
> coming evil we must 
> seek peace and if not the undoing of curses at least
> the gaining of 
> freedom from their harm. This is why we have
> traveled here so far from 
> our homelands and we humbly beg leave to continue
> our quest - which is 
> for the ultimate gain of all those descended from
> the First Man who sent 
> us here."

"How odd that a plant-man and a stone-woman - sorry,
it was the other way around wasn't it? - should go off
together. Whatever is going on there?"

(There are titters throughout among the courtiers)

"Ahh, well at least you have some diminished Darkmen
in your kin. Where is their keeper, I ask?"

"So you wish to speak to Wilkairtha? You know of his
story? During the days of the Stygian Empire, he led a
great band of Telmori through these lands, and gave
many the curse. This is well documented*, although his
name is rarely mentioned."

"I believe he has been preparing himself for some
other battles - there are rumours afoot that there's a
little  bit of trouble in the Kingdom of Seshnela -
foreign invaders and something like that. Telmori and
his merry band who both enjoy a fight and feasting on
meat of fallen men would not miss such an
opportunity."

Tierre gives a gruff laugh...

"I give you leave to find Wilkairtha; he will be east
of here, in the Kanthor Forest. However, I do
seriously think you should speak to Tallboot here"; he
gestures to the centaur. "He is the representative of
the Beastmen in the forest and in contact with the
Telmori."

His expression suddenly becomes very grave. "Be very
careful".

Tierre claps his hands: "Music, dancers, food and
wine! Show the foreigners that we people of the Castle
Coast  know how to entertain!" 


*
http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~BLUEMAGI/RaliosCompositeHistory.htm




       
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