[HQ Ignorance] Re : Scene 65: The Free City of Khorst

Wed May 21 11:00:29 UTC 2008

Feeling no need to lie in this instance, Riku turned to the king, "My dear
King Anzhur, I'm hurt that you find my actions suspicious. I sense
incredible magics in this woman. She has the ability to breathe underwater
and manipulate water the way you & I could move sand. She would be an
incredible asset to us in our journey to Esrolia. Also, we would be doing a
noble deed setting this woman free. If you are reluctant for her to
associate with me, then perhaps she could be in your personal guard. I sense
that she is not un-trained in the arts of warfare."

Many ideas raced through Riku's mind on the uses of this girl, but for now
he was quite content to be honest and helpful in his dealings with the
king......for now....

[OOC]
No offense taken :) Hopefully you have a *slightly* better idea of his
character now ;)
Also, just looking on my character sheet and there is only one 'k' in Riku.
Sorry, for the confusion everyone.

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Loran <aillet_l at yahoo.fr> wrote:

> Azhur looked at Rikku, half surprised, half suspicious, as if he was
> considering some poisonous snake, just discovered sleeping in his right
> boot. Was the Godlearner waking up to male concupiscence after a long
> comatose sleep in the Luatha's prison ? Was he really trying to extort some
> money from him to exert his perverse lubricity on an helpless victim or,
> more probably, with this first contact with Civilization, was he naturally
> falling back into his inner vices and scheming again to realize some
> abhorrent experiment against the laws of the world?
> Reminding the advices of the wise crimson demigods of the twilight's
> horizon, Azhur answered to Rikku's demand with a quite reluctant voice and
> after a long hesitation:
> - "Why would we spend our limited money to buy an unfortunate slave? Where
> I come from, slavery is an heavy sin and I have personally spent several
> years of my life pursuing and hanging slavers from the Kingdom of War… I
> will not try to convince you of the moral benefits of such civilized
> position, but we are here at the threshold of the Genertela's pagan lands
> and I suppose that we will find no charity or honor to change the barbarian
> ways of the local inhabitants… And for… hum!… uncontrollable urges, I guess
> there must be several specialized houses near the harbor… for a much more
> cheaper cost."
> This being said, Azhur felt tense, ready to defend himself against a
> violent reaction, having already experimented that sex-driven rapists could
> become ferocious as dangerous beasts when opposed.
>
>
> [OOC]
> Please see here no offence against the player, Damien. I'm just trying to
> play the sordid prejudices that the GM heavily tried to incultate us against
> the godlearners (babies-eaters and so on...).
> As a player, I know that the vast majority of them were faithful and
> honorable malkioni trying to improve the universe, based on the moral
> superiority given by the miracle of the Abiding Book.
> You have now an occasion to show us what type of guy Rikku is...
> Personnally I always prefer cooperation among players and I will take any
> occasion to build this type of relation (within the limits of my PC's
> possibilities).
> Loran
>
> ----- Message d'origine ----
> De : Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au>
> À : HeroQuest Glorantha <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
> Envoyé le : Lundi, 19 Mai 2008, 13h59mn 32s
> Objet : [HQ Ignorance] Scene 65: The Free City of Khorst
>
> Scene 65: The Free City of Khorst
>
> Under the skillful direction of the Godlearner Rikku,
> "The Acindina" hugs the coastline towards the beacon
> that marks out the harbour city of Khorst. His mind is
> full of the knowledge that this region was once a
> Godlearner stronghold in the second age which he
> visited many times, with many great cities like
> Eelnor, the great base of the Godlearner navy and the
> island-city of Veakmal, a haven for sailors like
> himself and of course Thanor, the provincial capital,
> famed for the Villbane College, dedicated in the
> studies of the pagan deities even if they did call it
> the "City of Tricksters". Ha! Even the most trivial
> mental gymnastics were beyond them!
>
> It was also the lands where the Godlearner's engaged
> in the disasterious 'Goddess switch', an example of
> their ability, albeit with catastrophic effects. By
> HeroQuesting they first introduced the grain goddesses
> of Wenelia and Slontos togther in the same story,
> turning them into sisters, and then traded husbands.
> First, the crops failed. Then in 930 ST, the Closing
> effected trade and travel. Finally, in 1050 ST the
> regional Goddess Slontos rolled over, and much of the
> landscape fell beneath the waves. Still, the knowledge
> gained was still worth the results, Rikku mused. The
> Gods can be changed, and they can be manipulated by
> human powers.
>
> He looked around the rest of his party with only a
> modicum of contempt. Icthya was playing with fishes
> again, a rather charming and delightful act of
> child-like behaviour. The Mostal was with the
> engineers down below. Well, at least they realised
> they were machines, he mused. On board, Karala and
> Knarl were in conversation about the latter's planned
> departure, and the ever pious King Anzhur was engaged
> in a fine theological discussion with Jareena the
> Healer.
>
> Taking the boat within the harbour and finding portage
> was simple enough. It was a fairly busy place, quite
> clearly a popular trading location. The harbour and
> mooring fee was particularly exhorbitant, with only
> King Anzhur and the Mostal Kalen carrying any
> particular quantity of funds. Rikku couldn't resist
> the opportunity to throw in a couple of golden
> Godlearner coins from the second age into the mix.
> Apparently the fee also came with an armed escort out
> beyond the reach of the pirates, although - according
> to the harbourmaster - such activity had increased
> significantly with the raids of the Wolf Pirates in
> recent years. Now apparently there were new forces;
> waetargi and the mermen were systematically attacking
> ships. The elder sea races were rising, and it seemed
> that they wanted to remove land-based creatures from
> their territory.
>
> Khorst was a friendly, surprisingly well-organised
> city, operated by a syndicate of merchant guilds.
> Whilst the holy mantra of supply and demand and free
> trade were rich here, it did not necessarily apply
> this to human cargo. Whilst travelling among the main
> market street as the various hawkers attempted to sell
> their wares, the Fellowship could not help but notice
> a slave auction, managed by a less than savoury
> character. Legitimate captives from pirate ships, the
> slaveowner claimed. "They declared war on the fine
> people of Khorst, and thus they pay the consequences".
>
> Riku stopped suddenly and stared at an Esrolian woman.
> Her build was muscular, her skin olive and her
> piercing blue eyes stood out from a mop of black hair.
> But it was not the physical features that had
> attracted Riku's attention. Through the Godlearner
> secret of Runesight, he could see the Power within
> her. Water, Movement and Infinity! The signs of an a
> person who has the magics to open sea! Not only that,
> but Air *and* Water? This is a person who breathe
> beneath the waves as well as she could above them.
> Riku grabbed King Anzhur by the sleeve. "We must buy her!"
>
>
>
>
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