Ro crawls away as Phil will kill me for that

Rand wonders if someone still see this

Vincent (Rand): Toryn and i were going to visit the priest i think.... for the rest i know there is other stuff that happens/happened, but i'll leave that to those involved as i haven't read up on it ;)

Currently everyone is in Brighthaven and had gone off on seperate tasks. Rand, Ro and Toryn to see the priest and Toothpick and Tala off to see the merchant guildmaster about the caravan. Aikira went off on his own

Bob: Help ! Someone kidnapped my character ! :P

Priest Bob Bob of Quellious: Oh no...you're right!

The group is still in Brighthaven and has been for several days now gathering supplies, identifying objects, and talking to various towns people about the mystery of Befallen and the caravan at hand

Toryn, Ro, and Rand have gone off to see Priest Bob Bob of Quellious, Toothpick and Tala went off to see the merchant guild about a map of the caravan, and Aikira went off on his lonesome (probably to search for his long lost love....The Tailor)

Vincent (Rand): Toryn, as you are the talker, you lead on at the priest okay :)

Toryn (Toryn): actually weren't we still identifying some items at the shop?

Kenny (Ro): i don't even know what i'm doing at the priest

Kenny (Ro): i just walked after u

Toryn (Toryn): Rand just paid them 300 gp of good money to idenfify a few items

erus (Aikira): anyone at the weaponshop?

When the group gets to the small and modest town temple, the door stands open letting fresh air in and an old man in white robes sleeps with a huge tomb laying on his chest

Toryn (Toryn): evil GM do you mean a huge tome (e.g. book) laying on his chest?

Petra (Evil GM): yes

Evil GM: The priest sits in an old rocking chair, he has long white hair and a long white beard....much like Gandolf in the lord of the ring movies

Toryn: " Greetings ! " booms Toryn in his loudest not-being-subtle-paladin voice " I am Toryn of the Knights of Order , in service to his benevolence, Mithaniel Marr - these are my allies, Ro and Rand "

Priest Bob Bob jumps in the air, snorting, dropping the book on his foot

Ro smiles at the priest

Priest Bob Bob (whimpers): Ouch!

Rand grabs his book and hands it back to him with a friendly smile

Toryn: " Are you all right ? " booms Toryn concernedly rushing to the old man's side

Priest Bob Bob runs his hand over his beard, composing himself, and takes the book

Priest Bob Bob looks at Toryn

Priest Bob Bob: I'm old, not deaf son

Ro bursts out in laughter at Toryn

Toryn: " I'm being loud ? " says Toryn loudly, blinking

Toryn: " Sorry, I always talk this way "

Toryn: " What's so funny ? "

Priest Bob Bob gently sets the book down on the side of the rocker and gingerly sits down

Rand walks to Toryn and softly smacks him over the head

Ro: nooting' Ro assures toryn speaking just as loud

Priest Bob Bob: Yes, you're being loud...now, what can I do for you?

Toryn: " As I said earlier I am Toryn of the Knights of Order in service to Mithaniel Marr - these are my allies, Ro and Rand - he is a priest of the goddess of magic, Druzzil Ro"

Toryn: " May we be so bold as to ask your name and the god or goddess you have the honor of worshipping Father ? "

Priest Bob Bob coughs and sits up straight

Priest Bob Bob: I am Father Bob Bob of Quellious

Toryn: " Ah the child goddess of peace " says Toryn, beaming... " The higher beings that we worship are allies in a sense "

Priest Bob Bob: Yes, yes...now, what can I do for you?

Priest Bob Bob: There's only so much sun in a day and these old bones need to get back to na....I mean, I need to get back to reading.

Toryn: Toryn's face darkens... " Father much as this may disgust you - well to begin with we have slain the ones who have been kidnapping the others in your village "

Toryn: " They were hiding in caves not far from here and making themselves out to be the Barrow King "

Rand: "Could i interest you in a cup of tea and some religious talking later this afternoon" Rand says, "I would love to exchange views and thoughts on the more knowledgeable things in life"

Toryn: " During our adventures we uncovered several cursed and unholy items "

Priest Bob Bob: Ohhh...yes. The mayor has already been by to speak with me. Early this morning I have done some rites for those whom we sadly lost to such defilement.

Rand: "I am sorry, continue Toryn" Rand says

Priest Bob Bob looks at Rand with a "oh please, I just want to go back to napping" look on his face

Toryn: " May Mithaniel Marr - and of course Quellious " Toryn adds the goddess's name visibly as an afterthough " Guide their steps in the afterlife "

Priest Bob Bob: And so it shall be

Toryn: " No need to apologize Rand - yes the cursed items"

Ro is standing there with her hands behind her back twisting one foot clearly bored

Toryn: " They are beyond our knowledge as we are junior members of our respective religious orders"

Rand grabs the few items he has left in his backpack and hands them to the priest

Toryn: " We were hoping perhaps you might have some knowledge of what they are, whom they represent .. we seek to know more of the enemy we fight "

Vincent (Rand): a necklace with bertoxulous symbol, a a human skin and 3 black robes

Priest Bob Bob picks up the necklace with contempt

Ro sighs loudly

Toryn: " And we would know more of this Bertoxulous - we know he's some god devoted to evil of course but beyond that his name is unfamiliar"

Toryn: " Food soon" says Toryn reassuringly patting Ro's arm

Ro 's face turns raid and she looks cold at Toryn

Kenny (Ro): eerrr turns red :P

Priest Bob Bob: Yes, yes..Bertoxulous..

Toryn: " What ???? " says Toryn looking puzzled - then he turns his attention back to the priest

Priest Bob Bob: This god is commonly known as the Plaguebringer by most religious orders of the light, for that is what he and his children do. Bring plauge and disease to our world.

Rand: "I think she is bored, not hungry" Rand wispers to Toryn, "I think she would rather do other things with you"

Priest Bob Bob leans forward, switching to an obvious lecture mode

Aikira walks around town, looking surprised at everything he sees

Priest Bob Bob: Now, what some religious orders fail to teach their pupils is that not all those that worship what we consider these foul gods...are evil.

Priest Bob Bob: Think of the world with all goodness and no evil. With no sickness, dying, plague, destruction. Not only would it be quite a boring place, there would be no balance.

Priest Bob Bob: In the way, there must be a god of disease and death, for what if everyone in this world lived?

Toryn: " True " says Toryn reluctantly " I suppose some balance is needed - we paladins are more likely to try to defeat evil than to preserve it but I see your point "

Priest Bob Bob: We don't have to like it, but it must be there.

Priest Bob Bob smiles at Toryn and sits back in his chair

Toryn: " Do you know anything of these cursed items, their ... properties if you will, what they do ?"

Ro turns around and walks out the temple

Priest Bob Bob studies the other items

Toryn: " Damn it " says Toryn then looks visibily embarassed " Pardon me father "

Rand listens intently to what the priest says and nods in places where he fully agrees

Priest Bob Bob: As much as I would love to tell you that they are cursed, they are not. They are just material items.

Toryn: " Rand she can get into all sorts of trouble without us ! "

Toryn: " Eh? " says Toryn looking puzzled

Rand: "She's not stupid Toryn, she'll be fin" Rand says

Vincent (Rand): fine*

Toryn: " A brother needs to look after his younger sister ... and she knows nothing of our culture ! "

Rand: "Still, she will be fine" Rand says, "Stop fussing about her too much, give her a chance to learn and experience"

Toryn: Giving one last look after Ro Toryn reluctantly turns back to the priest ... " What can you tell us of Moltor father... have you heard of the name before ? "

Priest Bob Bob: Moltor, Moltor, Moltor....

Priest Bob Bob: I used to know a family by the name of Moltor, long ago when I was but an apprentice in the Temple back in Qeynos..

Priest Bob Bob: Odd that you would bring up that name on this side of the pass

Rand looks at the priest in surprise, clearly not expecting that

Toryn: " There was a cult of evil men who said they worshipped Moltor - and that they were sacrificing the villagers in that god's name "

Toryn: " In the caves - we killed all of them save Abraxes"

Toryn: " Abraxes is now a prisoner here in the village"

Priest Bob Bob: That's even odder. I would probably know if a Moltor came across the continent.

Priest Bob Bob: Yes, poor misguided soul. Evil has clearly corrupted the poor boy.

Toryn: " What do you know of Befallen father? It's possible the cultists may take their orders from someone in that place

Priest Bob Bob shakes his head

Priest Bob Bob: I'm sorry my son, that I have never heard of

Rand: "We have a feeling that Befallen must be along the trade route" Rand says, "Can you confirm this father?"

Priest Bob Bob: However, I would know the great libraries of the great cities might have it mentioned.

Toryn: " Perhaps we should return to our place of birth " says Toryn looking at Rand " See what the libraries in Freeport have to say "

Rand: "Maybe we should go to Freeport and find the information" Rand says to Toryn, "i doubt we'll find it here and i don't really want to sit around waiting for a messenger that may not even show up"

Rand: "I can see we agree" Rand says to Toryn with a smile

Toryn: " True the messenger might not even come - for all we know these servants of Moltor might already be aware their allies in the cave have fallen "

Toryn: " Can you think of anything else to ask the honored father Rand? We really should go after Ro " says Toryn looking concernedly in the direction Ro left in

Priest Bob Bob starts snoring

Toryn: " Never mind " says Toryn looking down at father bob.... " No actually wait there is something" ...

Toryn: " Sorry to bother you again father " booms Toryn in his loudest voice shaking father bob bob's shoulder

Priest Bob Bob jumps to his feet, swinging his fists

Priest Bob Bob: what!!!! orcs!!!

Toryn: " No, no father it's us ! " reassures Toryn

Priest Bob Bob blinks a few times

Priest Bob Bob: Oh, oh...yes...

Priest Bob Bob strokes his beard, composing himself again

Rand: "You should learn to temper your voice my friend" Rand laughs at Toryn

Toryn: " Normally father we would destroy these items we have brought to you - to the divine sight granted to paladins by Mithaniel Marr they reek of evil - but you say they have no such aura that you can see? "

Toryn: " Normally we'd sell them for some coin but ... "

Toryn: " Right right quieter " says Toryn a fraction less loudly

Priest Bob Bob: Well, my boy, they're certaintly tainted by evil. However, I can detect no magical aura on them. They're just items, material things...mayhap tools...

Priest Bob Bob settles back down in his chair, smoothing his robes over his thin legs

Priest Bob Bob: If you would like to leave them here, I would be happy to take care of them for you.

Toryn: " Do you think blessed Quellious might remove that aura of evil from them father ? We'd be happy to share a portion of the profits from the sale of the item with your temple but I don't feel comfortable selling them in their current condition "

Rand nods at Toryns request

Priest Bob Bob: I would think it best to destroy such tools...they're simple objects, however, *peers at the human skin* who would want to buy human skin other than the dark ones or maybe a troll?

Priest Bob Bob: And the robe, one can get ones like those for mere coppers.

Toryn: " I was thinking more of the green gem but you're right father"

Priest Bob Bob cocks his head to the side a bit

Priest Bob Bob: Gem?

Rand grabs the gem and holds it up to the priest

Rand: I also got the gem in the pouch back, it has no real name, but it has an activation word that allows the speaker and holder of the gem a 2d8+5 heal for a maximum of 3 times (it has 3 charges).

Rand: I also got the gem in the pouch back, it has no real name, but it has an activation word that allows the speaker and holder of the gem a 2d8+5 heal for a maximum of 3 times (it has 3 charges).

Rand: /ooc oops

Vincent (Rand): oops

Vincent (Rand): ppffff

Priest Bob Bob peers at the gem

Priest Bob Bob: Hmmmmmmmmmm......

Stuart (Toothpick): Cool item

Rand: "I would rather keep the effect as it may proof very usefull, but i think the paladin would feel better without the evil stench on it" Rand says

Priest Bob Bob: Yes, I think I might be able to get rid of the taint of this object. Would you be willing to hand it over for a night?

Vincent (Rand): yeah, pants come in later btw... i still have those on me

Toryn: Toryn looks at Rand

Rand: "But of course father" Rand says

Toryn: Toryn looks visibly relieved at Rand's reaction " Yes, please ... thank you father"

Priest Bob Bob takes the gem and tucks it into his robes.

Priest Bob Bob: If you come back in the morning, it will be ready for you.

Toryn: " And regardless of the outcome with the gem - this is for the temple coffers" says Toryn handing a platinum piece to the priest .... " From one servant of the Light to another "

Rand: "Thank you father" Rand says

Toryn (Toryn): I mean platinum coin

Priest Bob Bob: Oh! Thank you. This will buy some much needed components when the next caravan comes through.

Rand quietly signals the priest that he has a private question after the others leave

Priest Bob Bob sighs and nods in Rands direction

Toryn: " Well I'm off to go find ro " booms Toryn oblivious to the exchange and obviously forgetting Rand's suggestion to speak more quietly

Toryn: " We'll try to catch up with the dwarf and dark elf too "

Priest Bob Bob sticks his fingers in his ears, trying to get the ringing to stop

Toryn: Toryn strieds off

Aikira is walking around, looking for the others

Ro is sitting outside the temple next to the door with her back to the wall and her knees pulled up, sleeping

Rand shakes his head at the noise and makes a mental note to start training Toryn in speaking more softly

Toryn (Toryn): strides

Priest Bob Bob looks at Rand impatiently

Rand: When Toryn walks out of the temple, Rand stays behind for a minute to ask the priest for some advise. "Father, can you help me with something?" Rand says softly, "In the forest i have been behaving rather strange for being me"

Priest Bob Bob: What seems to be the problem son?

Aikira pulls up in front of the temple and sees ro sleeping

Rand: "I am worried that i am on the wrong path and may fall to evil" Rand says, "I killed a fleeing Orc that we had captive, i pushed a fellow member of our party because he was willing to do something to the Orcs... And i enjoyed it all"

Rand starts to sob softly

Toryn: " Oh thank Mithaniel " says Toryn relieved looking at Ro - then he spots Aikira and smiles " Greetings friend ! "

Toryn: " It looks like our little enchantress got bored with the conversation inside "

Aikira: greetings toryn! did you found what you were looking for?

Rand: "My godess Druzzil isn't in favor of aggression, but not against it either" Rand continues, "So i am at a loss"

Priest Bob Bob: Yes, yes, I can see where you would be worried my son. Any priest of the light should be worried by such actions.

Rand: "So i am" Rand whimpers

Toryn: " Well we found out that this Bertoxxolous mentioned in the caves is the god of death and disease - other than that nothing much"

Priest Bob Bob: Now, if you look at this logically, by killing the orc you possibly have saved future lives.

Aikira: interesting...

Aikira: what about this place called befallen?

Rand: "I know and i try to think that, but it won't stop the nightmares i have about killing anything and everything" Rand cries softly

Toryn: " The village priest - that's who we were just speaking too - knew nothing of it .. how would you feel about a trip to Freeport? He suggested the libraries there might have more information about the place "

Priest Bob Bob gets up and walks inside of the temple...after a few minutes he comes out with a rolled up letter

Toryn: " I have certain connections there with my Order that might be of use to us - Rand could check with his Order as well, they all appear to be scholars "

Aikira: do you think someone like me is welcome there?

Priest Bob Bob: Here, take this to the Temple of Quellious when you reach Freeport. I think you are in great need of inner peace.

Toryn: Toryn scowls " I don't put up with racism, especially racism targetted at a worthy ally such as yourself "

Aikira nods in appreciation

Rand: "That i am father, thank you" Rand bows deeply to the old man after accepting the letter

Toryn: " I'll let them know you fought bravely at our side against the forces of evil - orcs who serve darkness and the undead and cultists and such "

Toryn: " They'll have to go through me before they get to you, put it that way - not that you're incapable of defending yourself by any means" chuckles Toryn

Aikira: but before we leave toryn, I need your help...have you allready bought a silver dagger?

Evil GM: Toryn, give me an Int roll

Ro wakes up by the sound of the conversation and looks up at Toryn with a look on her face clearly expressing,'you again????'

Rand leaves the old priest to his nap and walks out to join the others (after making sure he wasn't looking all teary eyed anymore)

Toryn: " Take mine by all means ! " says Toryn handing his over

Rand: "I have a silver dagger, Aikira" Rand says when he steps out of the temple

Toryn: " I"ll just buy another one "

Evil GM: Toryn.....you know that Aikira won't be welcomed in Freeport above at all

Aikira: I thank you, here is some money

Aikira makes a gesture towards toryn with his moneypouche

Rand: "what were you all talking about while i chatted with father Bob Bob" Rand asks

Toryn: Toryn's face hardens in resolve.... " There are certain areas in Freeport that might harbor some resentment against the dark elves - again I'll make it obvious you're our ally ... I won't put up with anyone insulting you "

Toryn: Toryn waves away Aikira's offer of money " Think nothing of it, you'd do the same for me "

Rand: "They will never let him enter alive" Rand says, "not at all Toryn and you know it"

Aikira puts away his pouche and accepts the dagger

Aikira: Thank you

Toryn: " They'll have to go through me " says Toryn stubbornly ..... " This whole judging people by their race thing has to stop - we're supposed to be the bastion of civilization and all "

Aikira: maybe I can get in cloaked

Aikira: or take me in as a prisoner?

Rand: "It might be better if we let Aikira, Toothpick, Tala and Ro" Rand starts, "behind outside the city while you and i research Befallen at our own guilds"

Ro stands up, runs a finger over Toryn's chest sedicuvely and says,' me bak too inn'

Vincent (Rand): well, dark elves are not welcome there at least

Ro walks off

Toryn: " I won't hear of it ! " roars Toryn " Hiding them like some sort of criminal ... "

Bobby (Sunfall): That's right, I thought they took in just about everybody

Vincent (Rand): Tooth, did you mention you were a rogue? or were you some other class to us?

Toryn: Toryn points at himself and tells Ro gently " Brother" ... points at Ro and says " Sister "

Vincent (Rand): not really... always hard to get your faction up with them :)(

Toryn (Toryn): Toothpick introduced himself as a bounty hunter

Petra (Evil GM): back, reading

Rand: "It won't help to get either taken prisoner or killed" Rand exclaims at Toryn

Stuart (Toothpick): I mentioned I was um ... an "expert" I think ... bounty hunter will do.

Rand: "But maybe Toothpick knows a back entrance being a bounty hunter and all" Rand says, looking at Toothpick questioningly

Toryn: Toryn grumbles but can't think of a logical counter-argument....

Toothpick sniffs.

Toothpick: I might ... dangerous business, sneaking into walled cities an' all.

Toryn: " I am a paladin of the Knights of Order - not to sound pompous but we have some influence there - I'll let them know Ro and Aikira are under my protection and are allies"

Rand: "If you can guide Aikira and Ro in, Toryn, Tala and me can enter the normal way. Unless Tala wants to enter with you" Rand says

Toothpick: I think that if suitable coins changed hands ... we could get every one in.

Rand: "Where is Tala anyways?" Rand asks

Toothpick: Tala has decided to pursue a career somewhere else.

Aikira 's face darkenss a bit... not amused about the idea someone should "protect" him

Toryn: Toryn notices and corrects himself " I"m sorry my friend I meant no insult - and I apologize for Freeport as a whole as well "

Rand sees Aikiras face

Toryn: " We consider ourselves the most civilized nation in the world but in some ways we're backwards.... too much so "

Aikira: I appreciate your efforts toryn, as well as the efforts off rand for my safekeeping, but I can stand my ground

Rand: "He would not be protecting you Aikira, but just opening doors while you protect him and Ro" Rand says quietly to the Dark Elf

Aikira straigthens his back, standing proud

Rand pats Aikira's shoulder, smiling at him with confidence

Toryn: " Tala's left eh? That's a shame, didn't get a chance to thank the ranger for all her help "

Toothpick: Aikira ... I'm afraid that this is not so much about protecting you but about allowing us to enter and move around Freeport.

Aikira nods at rand

Rand: "That is a shame, she was rather good with her bow" Rand says

Toryn: " Still you seem to be good at all the same things she was - ranger, bounty hunter, the two have some simularities " says Toryn looking at Toothpick

Aikira: you are right my friend priest, I didn't looked at it from that point of view

Toryn: " What did you find out about the caravans Toothpick ? "

Rand smiles at Aikira in a very friendly way

Toryn: " The trade routes that is ... "

Toothpick: Well, the Guild are rather unhelpful ... tight we buggers as ever but I think I nae where to git some answers.

Toothpick winks.

Toryn: " Unhelpful ?!? After saving the villagers from those cultists? .. The nerve ! " exclaims Toryn

Rand motions to Toryn to calm down

Toothpick: Merchants ... only interestd in money.

Toryn: " Sorry " says Toryn to both Toothpick and Rand... " You were saying Toothpick

Aikira aikira equips his silver dagger instead of his normal one

Toothpick: However ... I think some of Brighthaven's less ... "upright" merchants may be of help.

Toryn: " As long as they don't serve the forces of darkness " says Toryn warily

Rand: "Not everyone is thankfull for something you saved them from, unless it actually happened to them already" Rand wispers to Toryn "Sometimes people ignore danger untill it happens and they will not be thankfull for something they didn't want to believe in"

Toryn: " Alternately we could look in Freeport for that information too "

Toothpick: Moving on to Freeport might be a good idea ... 'course, there is supposed to be someone coming to the Barrow to meet Abraxus, is there not ?

Toryn: " I suppose " Toryn grumbles to Rand, then laughs " That's my military training for you, very confrontational - it's a good thing we have someone here trained as a scholar to keep us in check "

Toryn: " So what should we do ? " says Toryn looking around at the group... " The village priest wil try to remove the taint of evil from the green gem so we can sell it for some profit, in exchange for giving him a portion"

Toryn: " But he says it will take him one night "

Rand: "I wish i was as steadfast in believing that as you are my friend" Rand wispers

Toryn: " Do we want to stay here for one night and move on to Freeport "

Stuart (Toothpick): So ... are we all moving on to Freeport or do we want to try and ambush this agent who has a meeting with Abraxus ?

Toryn: " Or follow Toothpick's leads up here in the village? "

Rand: "i don't think we should sell the gem, we can give him some platinum for it, but the gem may proof very very usefull later on"

Aikira: we can pay him with my tainted platinum coin. I've still got one

Vincent (Rand): i would say move to freeport

Toryn: Toryn looks shocked ... " I don't know how I feel about having cursed items in our possession "

Rand: The priest said he would clean it's stench of evil.

Toryn: " Well we'll see if it still has these healing properties you mentioned afterwards Rand "

Rand: yeah, without it, we can sell it

Rand: "Let's go buy some more things such as food and water and prepare to travel to Freeport" Rand says decidedly

Rand walks off to the town to buy some much needed supplies as Ro ravaged his food

Toryn: " Is everyone else in agreement about Freeport then... Aikira ? " says Toryn questioningly looking at the dark elf

Toothpick shrugs.

Aikira stands still, his mind looks troubled...

Toothpick: OK ... it is not what I'd do ... Freeport aint gonna move but the agent ... ?

Toryn: " True we'd forgotten about him ! " exclaims Toryn

Toryn: " Hang on, do you mean the caravan or the messenger due back to the caves Toothpick ? "

Toothpick: The messenger.

Rand: "It can be weeks before it turns up, if at all" Rand says, "Who knows, maybe they already know of the fall of their comrads in the cave"

Aikira: wait! aikira says

Toothpick shrugs.

Toryn: " So it sounds like Toothpick wants to ambush the messenger, Rand doesn't think it's a good idea" says Toryn ... Toryn stops to look at aikira

Aikira: toryn, rand... go back to the priest with me, we should ask him some other questions

Aikira: its about... befallen

Toryn: " You have something Aikira " says Toryn questioningly .....

Rand: "The priest never heared of Befallen, he pointed us to Freeport or Qeynos"

Toryn: " Something you picked up in your travels - or perhaps the dark elves have knowledge of it ? "

Aikira: maybe he has not heared of befallen, perhaps he has heared of some people who've been there

Toryn: " There's no harm in it " shrugs Toryn... " Let's go wake the priest up again "

Rand: "he didn't say he had" Rand interjects

Toryn: Toryn chuckles imagining what the priest's reaction will be

Toryn: " Come on then, he's this way " says Toryn to Aikira heading back inside the temple

Aikira follows toryn

Rand shakes his head thinking "Poor priest"

Toothpick: I'll meet you back at the tavern ... priests, dwarves, certain spells, my trade ... an unhealthy mix.

When you get back to the Temple, the door is closed and you can hear some chanting going on inside

Toothpick stomps off to the market.

Toryn: " He's a priest of Quellious, child goddess of peace " Toryn explains to everyone else... " See you back at the tavern toothpick"

Toryn: " Hmmm... he might be cleansing the gem of it's taint Aikira - could be dangerous to interupt - he's old, his heart might give out Marr forgive me for saying so - would you be all right with us checking with him tomorrow ? "

Toryn: " He said we should check with him tomorrow in any case regarding the gem ... "

Aikira: that's allright with me...I want to ask him something

Toryn: " All right then I guess we'll meet Toothpick back at the inn sooner than expected

Toryn: " About this messenger going back to the caves ... let's take a vote everyone"

Toryn: " The dwarf wants to intercept the messenger, Rand is against it .... Aikira what do you think ? "

Toryn: " The messenger was supposed to show up three days from when we left the caves - so that would be sometime tomorrow "

Aikira: leave him be

Vincent (Rand): i thought it was 3 weeks...

Vincent (Rand): if it was 3 days, we missed it

Toryn: " All right two votes against intercepting the messenger, one for ... " Toryn looks at Ro " Fight evil man coming back to the caves? " Toryn asks Ro questioningly

Evil GM: Ro'

Evil GM: Ro's not with you guys ;-)

Aikira looks troubled and can't get his thougths straightend out

Toryn: " Ro? " Toryn says questioningly looking around... " Never mind"

Aikira: wait...

Aikira: evil man? how so?

Toryn: " Well he's allied with the cultists in the caves who were sacrificing the villagers here - Abraxes , the leader of the cave-cultists, says he got his orders from the notes the messenger brought "

Evening is approaching

Stuart (Toothpick): I really think we should try and ambush this messenger.

Aikira: I reconsider my former thought, maybe it's best if we go with toothpicks proposal

Ro closes her eyes enjoying the melting applepie on her tongue and after a while opens her eyes and asks the lady,

Aikira: let's take him down

Toryn: " All right, two votes for intercepting the messenger, one against ... sorry Rand I'll have to agree with the others on this one, I say we go for the messenger "

Toothpick returns to the inn with some rather sharp looking bits of metal.

Toryn: " So it's decided - we try to ambush the messenger tomorrow back at the caves "

Toothpick: Ah think we've made a wise call ... but, ah'd suggest we lay up afore hand and make sure we know the area ?

Toryn: " Let's all go find Toothpick at the inn then " announces Toryn... " Cheer up ! " Toryn adds clapping Aikira on the back

Toryn: " It isn't like you to be this worried ! "

Rand: "The problem is, that if the messenger was coming in 3 days, we missed it already (we have been in town 2 days and traveled for 1)" Rand says, "if it comes in 3 weeks we will be here for a long time waiting"

Aikira: perhaps some good ambushing would cheer me up, but it is very important that we speak with the priest

Toryn: " Damn ! " says Toryn... " Again, good thing the scholar's with us, I didn't think of that "

Vincent (Rand): insert that about 15 remarks earlier as my dad had to bugger me and i couldn't respond

Aikira: I do know some things about befallen...

Stuart (Toothpick): We have been in town 2 days ?

Toryn: " We should talk about that " says Toryn to Aikira

Toryn: " If it's something you feel comfortable sharing"

Rand: "We can talk to the priest tomorrow as we have to wait on him cleansing the gem anyways"

Stuart (Toothpick): If we have missed the agent then ok - on to Freeport but if it is a matter of waiting a week or so ... are we in a hurry ?

Petra (Evil GM): took a day to travel back from the Barrows and you guys have been in town several days now

Vincent (Rand): waiting 2 and a half week?

Vincent (Rand): we may as well go to FP and get back in time :)

Toryn (Toryn): yes it is true the messenger is supposed to come back once every 3 weeks

Toryn: " The messenger probably saw what we did to the caves, I doubt he'd come back after that " says Toryn out loud

Ro looks down and sees the pie.

Toryn: " I'll have to change my vote to agree with Rand's then .. Aikira what do you think? About the messenger I mean... "

Stuart (Toothpick): Freeport is over 1000 miles away ... that's about 2-3 weeks ride ?

Aikira: I think it is a waiste of time, spending another two weeks in this town

Rand: "so do i"

Petra (Evil GM): give or take about 600 miles away...if you ride hard you can make it in two weeks but risk foundering your animals

Stuart (Toothpick): Sorry 3-4 weeks.

Toryn: " True .... so, let's vote on our next course of action... Aikira how do you feel about going to Freeport after we talk with the priest tomorrow? Rand and I are for it ... with the reassurances of course that I gave you earlier regarding your treatment there, and Ro's treatment too for that matter "

Stuart (Toothpick): OK.

Vincent (Rand): even then, we would spend tons of money staying here...

Toothpick: (POLL) Messenger

Aikira: I'm good with that, let's go to freeport

Toothpick: (POLL) Freeport

Petra (Evil GM): everyone vote which you're for

Toryn (Toryn): lol - scroll up toothpick, we've been here over 3 days, messenger has come and gone and has seen that we caved in the entrance to the caves ;)

Toryn (Toryn): I'm for freeport evil GM

Petra (Evil GM): remember, ro isn't there

Kenny (Ro): even me? Ro hasn't been listening one bit

Stuart (Toothpick): Day to here ... two days in town .. if the messenger is/was arriving in 3 days ... that could be tonight ?

Toryn (Toryn): actually Toothpick evil GM says we've been in town several days so we already missed him the first time he came - and remember we closed the entrance to the caves, if the messenger saw that he probably wouldn't bother coming back afterwards

Evil GM: Night is starting to fall

Toryn: " Let's get back to a warm fire and some food " exclaims Toryn... " The tavern that is - I'm sure Ro ate most of the food there already " Toryn chuckles

Toryn: " We need to hurry if we want to fill our belly, before she polishes the rest off "

Rand grins at Toryn

Toryn: Toryn grins back and heads off for the tavern, checking to make sure he isn't leaving anyone behind

Rand Rand walks into the inn and spots Tooth and Ro

Toryn: " Aikira do you feel comfortable talking about your experiences with Befallen " Toryn asks Aikira as they walk

Toryn: " If not that's perfectly fine of course "

Ro is sitting at a table staring dubiously at a pie that stands on the table in front of her

Toryn (Toryn): never mind I forgot Aikira isn't here :P

Rand: When everyone is at the inn, Rand pulls out the pants that he had IDed at the mage guild and puts it on the table.

Toryn (Toryn): Toryn heads back to the inn

Rand: I got the pants back from the mage guild, they told me these are "Barbed Leggings" that give the wearer +2 bonus to iniative as well as +1 AC.

Rand: "I think that Aikira would be best suited to use them, but since they are Toothpicks spoils i won't make that decision" Rand says

Vincent (Rand): yeah, well, maybe, haven't thought about that LOL... you're right though

Toryn (Toryn): :P

Stuart (Toothpick): I don't think the leggings will fit Toothpick.

Toryn: Toryn chuckles looking at the pants " Well they're definitely not dwarf sized ! What do you think Toothpick? "

Rand: "They also told me that the pants came from Befallen where they worn by dead and undead alike" Rand continues

Toryn: Toryn scowls looking at the pants

Rand: "The pants are not evil though"

Toothpick: So ... the Mage's know of Befallen then ?

Toryn: " Oh, all right then "

Toryn: " Toothpick, any objections to Aikira wearing them ? "

Rand: "i actually never asked, Toryn" Rand says

Toryn (Toryn): detect evil on the pants evil GM

Toryn: Toryn folds his arms and stares at the pants in concentration, a frown on his face again

Petra (Evil GM): no evil detected

Toryn: Toryn looks relieved " Mithaniel Marr tells me they don't have the reek of darkness about them, unlike most of what we found in those cursed caves - Toothpick ? "

Aikira pops up from under the table

Toothpick: They dinnae fit me so yous can have 'em.

Rand hands the pants to Aikira

Aikira: nice pants

Toryn: " We have some magic pants " Toryn tells Aikira " They make you move even faster in battle than you already do and give you some slight protection against the blows of your opponents - would you like to have them Aikira ?"

Aikira: why not

Toryn: Toryn tries to keep a straight face but ends up chuckling.. " Magic pants, whoever heard of such a thing.... magic shields yes, swords yes but pants.. what will those enchanters come up with next ? "

Aikira: I'll try them later on this evening

Toryn: " No offense " Toryn adds hurriedly looking at Aikira , " Might as well put them to good use "

Evil GM: It's about 9pm at night now

Rand: "Magical armor pieces aren't that uncommon Toryn, you can see them at the enchanters guild quite often" Rand tells to Toryn

Aikira: are you in for a little story about befallen? aikira asks the group

Toryn: toryn chuckles again and looks for Ro

Toryn: " Befallen, right ! " says Toryn turning back to Aikira

Rand excuses himself and goes to the washhouse to do a daily washing of his robe to honor Druzzil.

Aikira: it's not much

Toothpick frowns as Rand leaves.

Toryn: Toryn sits next to Ro patting her arm in a friendly fashion

Ro: "Tooyn" Ro calls out to Toryn without loser her pie out of her view

Aikira: back in neriak a nercromancer called gomph (aikira almost spits out that name) he told me about befallen

Toryn: Toryn signals the serving wench for another pie for Ro keeping his eyes on Aikira all the while and listening intently

Aikira: he told me off a gnomish necromancer called Menizzia who had gone back to befallen to ressurect some big wig necromancer

Ro wipes the other pie of the table as soon as the serving wench puts it down next to Ro's pie

Toothpick slowly prepares a pipe of tobbaco.

Aikira: that being said, I must warn you, I don't know if you are powerfull enough to put up a fight against a mighty necromancer

Aikira: off course I fear not going to battle against them

Toothpick stares levelly at the Drow.

Ro: "Tooyyn" Ro calls out to Toryn again

Toothpick (muttering): Of coursenot.

Toothpick (muttering): Of course not.

Evil GM: 10pm at night

Aikira: I must rest my eyes a while

Aikira: see you all in the morning

Toothpick: So ... what esle did Gomph say ?

Aikira: nothing

Aikira: that was all...

Stuart (Toothpick): *else.

Ro picks up her pie and walks up the stairs to her room

Toothpick: But he knew about Befallen ?

Aikira: I suppose so

Toryn: " We're all heroes here , facing evil is what we do - and if we die it will be a glorious death in the name of Mithaniel Marr, guaranteeing us eternal happiness in the afterlife - good night everyone ! " says Toryn cheerfully following Ro

Aikira: humans... aikira sneers

Rand comes back close to midnight and leaves straight for his room, hoping for a dreamless night of sleep

Toryn: Toryn totally misses Aikira's comment, oblivious as usual, as he heads upstairs

Toryn (Toryn): actually, evil GM ?

Aikira: well goodnight to you to fellow dwarf, I thank you for these pants

Petra (Evil GM): yes?

Aikira nods at toothpick and walks upstairs

Toryn (Toryn): might need your input on this one to see if it's something Ro recognizes

Toryn: Toryn follows Ro to her room and smiles at Ro as he sits down next to her on the bed.. holding her hands he says " My father .. Sir Lucen "... Toryn follows with a physical description of what Lucen looks like

Toryn (Toryn): evil GM this is where we need your input to see if it's anyone Ro recognizes

erus (Aikira): do we all sleep in the same room or...?

Toryn: Toryn points at Ro and says " Your father ? " making it a question

Ro sits there listening to Toryn with her pie on her lap

Evil GM: No, seperate rooms

Toothpick slowly draws on his pipe and strokes his bald head thoughtfully.

Evil GM: Ro...give me an intelligence roll

Toothpick (muttering): I wonder if the messenger will leave any tracks ?

Toothpick stands up and moves quietly outside to look at the weather.

Aikira looks at the pants, pulls his uniform down and tries on the pants, then he puts on his uniform over those pants

Ro looks at Toryn puzzled,

Toryn (Toryn): scroll upwards ;)

Toryn (Toryn): Toryn just gave a physical description of Sir Lucen's appearance to Ro

Evil GM: Ro doesn't reconize the description

Toothpick walks swiftly back into the inn, pens a quick note and slips the terse message under Toryn's door.

Toryn: " Might be your father " says Toryn intently looking at Ro

Toryn: " My father say he go to deathfist orcs to make baby - might be you "

Ro stares at Toryn back

Toothpick (muttering): Messenger could leave tracks, off to investigate - back tomorrow - stay out of trouble.

Ro still looks puzzled at Toryn until she suddenly raises her pie and starts talking'pie maaybe machic, house got from now house gone'

Aikira lies himself down on the ground and puts his katana next to him on the floor and goes to sleep

Toryn: Now Toryn looks puzzled

Toryn: Toryn smiles at Ro " We go freeport " says Toryn brightly " Show you where Toryn was born ! "

Ro puts the pie down and looks around the room

Ro: weere Tala?

Evil GM: Midnight

Toryn: " Tala gone " explains Toryn... " Left "

Ro: me no sleep aloon' Ro pleads at Toryn

Toryn: Toryn smiles and pats Ro reassuringly on the shoulder ... Toryn gets out of his armor and curls up next to Ro , his back to her .... " Good night sister " says Toryn giving her a friendly kiss on the forehead - then Toryn goes off to sleep

Toryn: e.g. Toryn falls asleep next to Ro

Ro lies there next to Toryn with a huge smile on her face

Ro turns around and puts her arms around Toryn while singing a lullaby

Evil GM: Ro's singing wakes you up, it's the song she sings to make people drowsy

Toryn: Toryn looks startled for a moment then smiles at Ro " No need for magic little sister, I can get to sleep well enough on my own - I sleep the sleep of the righteous, only evil doers have difficulty falling asleep at night, weight of their sins and all that "

Toryn: Toryn realizes this might be a bit much to digest and rephrases it

Toryn: " No need magic to sleep, it okay " Toryn pats her reassuringly on the shoulder and turns around to go back to sleep again

Ro lies there with wide spread eyes looking at Toryn

Toryn: Toryn falls asleep murmuring prayers to Mithaniel Marr

Ro sighs deeply but keeps her arm around Toryn

Evil GM: Morning starts rolling around

Rand is up early and has a haunted look in his eyes again.

Ro has her arms still tightly around Toryn while she is cuddled up to him and sleeping deeply :P

Rand gets up and goes to the commons room for something to eat and drink, hoping it will settle his nerves

Toothpick (muttering): Ah was lookin fer a friend o' mine ..wassat you say ?

Toryn: Toryn wakes up and murmurs a prayer to Mithaniel Marr, then turns around and smiles at Ro patting her on the arm

Toryn: Toryn pulls his armor , sword and shield on and gestures for Ro to come downstairs with him

Ro sleeps still

Toryn: Toryn smiles, pats her again then heads downstairs

Rand: "Toryn, i really need to go to freeport soon, i have personal business there aside from our research and i am affraid my personal business can't wait much longer" Rand says when Toryn gets down to the commons room and joins his table.

Toryn: " Of course - we'll check in with the village priest first, I need to grab a silver dagger then we'll be on our way " Toryn assures Rand

Rand: "Thanks my friend, but if we wouldn't leave today i am affraid i may go insane" Rand admits

Toryn: " Anything you want to talk about " says Toryn concernedly ...

Ro walks down the stairs with her pie and goes sit next to Toryn

Toryn: " Morning ! " says Toryn cheerfully patting Ro on the arm

Toryn: Toryn signals the serving wench for more pie for Ro

Ro checks her arm to see if she doesn't have any scars from all the patts Toryns gives her on her arm before rolling her eyes and just hitting the new pie of the table

Toryn: Toryn gives her a confused look " Don't like pie anymore ? "

Ro sighs and turns to Toryn

Rand looks at Ro

Ro: 'machic mpie meeybe' Ro says while pointing at her pie

Rand: "What is up with the pie, Ro" Rand says," You seem agitated about it"

Rand: "you say that pie is magical?" Rand asks

Toothpick (muttering): You live around here ? Cave maybe ?

Ro shrugs

Toryn: " I can't believe we're having a conversation about pie " chuckles Toryn ... " Between that and the magic pants I haven't had that many laughs in a while "

Ro: doon'd knoow

Toryn: " Since we're in a hurry to leave I"ll go wake the dwarf and the elf " announces Toryn getting up

Ro looks at Toryn with dangerous glaze in her eyes

Toryn: " What ??? " says Toryn pausing to look at Ro confusedly

Hold up the conversations guys...

Evil GM: I really hate to do this to you guys...but I'm going to call the game. I'm coughing so hard I can't even see the computer screen now

Evil GM: To make up for it there's extra XP

Evil GM: If you guys want to keep roleplaying....I can leave this up and just read the log in the morning

Ro: 'you theenk me oonlee theenk food' Ro says at Toryn

Rand nudges Toryn to stop laughing as Ro seems quite serious about the pie

Evil GM: I'll post the XP tomorrow, the log, ect, ect...email me with anything you guys want to finish up in Brighthaven...and again, really, really, really sorry

Ro: ' you noo idee what womaan waants'

Rand: "Why would you think it is magical Ro?" Rand asks seriously

Toryn: " No, no ! " says Toryn reassuringly to Ro ... " I know you like food but you like other things too - like pretty dress ! "

Rand nudges Toryn a little harder while telling him to talk normal to her, she seems to understand 100% and it is less degrading

Ro: 'Pie froom leedy, me try pie then house poof goon" Ro tries to make clear to Rand making a poofing mocve with her hands

Ro turns to Toryn and start to turn red

Rand: "Hmmm, that is strange, we may need to ask either the mage guild or the priest about that. Make sure to come along Ro." Rand says

Ro: "ME OONLEE LIKE FOOD TO EET COOZZ NEED FOOD FOR LIVE!"

Ro: Ro yells at Toryn

Toryn: " Really ? Full Common ? " says Toryn to Rand... " Impressive" ... Toryn stops taken aback at Ro yelling at him

Rand: "You are right Ro" Rand says, "toryn is a bit thick in not seeing that you are more then just eating food"

Toryn: " Yes little sister, of course you need food to live " says Toryn reassuringly

Rand: "He needs a slap to the head sometimes i think" Rand jokes

Toryn: Toryn looks confused

Rand motions a fake slap at Toryn for being thickheaded

Toryn: " Thickheaded about what ??? "

Ro: FOOOD' Ro yells

Rand: "Toryn, you should show some more respect to Ro, she showed you often that she understands you and you ignored it... just as you ignored her story about the pie and the fact that she is interested in a lot more then food" Rand says berating the paladin a bit

Ro: 'yoo waant mee fat piig'

Ro: yoo leev in caage and noo food!'

Ro: yoo eet much too!'

Toryn: " All right I'll stop giving you food then " says Toryn apologetically, " Or not so often anyways "

Rand: "No Ro, we don't want you fat" Rand starts, "we want you happy

Ro: while pointing at Toryn she says at Rand' he keep geeving pie!'

Toryn: " And I didn't know her Common had improved that much - all right then full sentences from now on to her " reassures Toryn

Rand: "Just treat her like you treat me and try to listen carefully to what she says" Rand tells Toryn

Toryn: " Got it - it's hard not to think of her as a baby sister though - far as I'm concerned it's VERY likely we have the same father " mentions toryn

Rand: "Ro, is there some magic why you can suddenly understand us so well" Rand asks?

Ro throws her pie as hard as she can at Toryn

Toryn: " I tried to explain this to her last night - my father's journal mentions he went to the deathfist orcs to have a child in order to " Toryn interrupts himself to try and duck the pie

Rand: "That very well may be, but even your little sister deserves to be treated like a normal being" Rand points out

Ro: really furious Ro screams at Toryn,' MEEH NOO BABEE!' Toryn: Toryn fails to duck and the pie hits him straight in the face (I'm assuming)

Toryn: Toryn sits there stunned

Toryn: " All right all right I'll stop giving you food ! " shouts Toryn

Ro: "EET YOOR OON PIE! BE PIIG U SELF! WHO BABEEH NOW!"

Aikira: aha, allrightie then, guys I'm going to bed in a few secs then

Toryn: Toryn ducks and shouts the same thing mentioned above " All right all right I'll stop giving you food then ! "

Rand: "Calm down Ro, i think Toryn finally understands that he has to show some respect" Rand says to Ro

Aikira: :) nice playing again catch you all next week

Toryn: " I don't know how I would have gotten all that pie out of the links in the necklace for my holy symbol if she'd hit me " grumbles Toryn... " You wouldn't believe how intricate plate armor is too - plenty of cracks to clean out "

Rand: "Maybe you should learn quicker to respect her, her temper certainly matches her heritage" Rand laughs at Toryn

Toryn: Toryn winces " I wouldn't make any comments about her heritage, I'm sure she can easily get a hold of another pie and you might not be as quick to duck as I was "

Toryn: " And we know how you feel about cleanliness "

Ro looks at Toryn with her mouth open since he's thinking of his own armor first still, She looks at Rand and runs out of the inn while she starts to sob

Toryn: " Oh no ! " exclaims Toryn

Toryn: " I should go apologize... "

Toryn: " Little sisters " sighs Toryn... " Far as I'm concerned unless I get any evidence to the contrary I'm convinced she and I have the same father "

Toryn: " As I mentioned earlier before I had a PIE thrown at me "

Toryn: " My father's journal had an entry saying he was going to the deathfist orc clan - her clan - to make a child"

Toryn: " To cement his alliance with them "

Toryn: " I don't think it's any coincidence a beautiful young orcish woman was born shortly thereafterwards "

Rand: "Maybe not, but you may want to be a bit more carefull in bringing that info" Rand says, " if only because she wants you to have other interests then just that"

Toryn: " Eh ? " says Toryn looking confused

Rand: "I don't think Ro cares about her heritage, she may even love you" Rand states

Rand: "And not in a brotherly way" Rand adds

Toryn: Toryn looks shocked

Rand: "As a result she may not like or be interested in her heritage so you may want to procede carefully

Toryn: " Well incest is certainly frowned upon in my religion ! " declares Toryn

Rand: "She doesn't care"

Toryn: " Well this certainly does complicate things - thank you for pointing this out my friend "

Toryn: " Well she thinks she doesn't have a father so she doesn't believe what I have to say "

Rand: "Now go after her and make up" Rand says, "There is no reason to make her cry and run off"

Rand: "Together we will find a way to tell her, but not now" Rand says

Toryn: " Might cause more damage but yes of course I'll try - if her interest is romantic and I can't return it that will be a problem in and by itself " murmurs Toryn

Toryn: Toryn heads off after Ro

Rand shakes his head at those two... keeping them apart and together will prooof to be an interesting task... Druzzil my Godess, what do you have in mind for me

Toryn: " Ro ! " says Toryn concernedly.. He sits down next to Ro and hugs her " I am very sorry ! "

Ro: while snottering and crying Ro answers,'meeh ook Tooyn'

Toryn: Toryn does his best to clean her up then kisses her gently on the forehead .. " Toryn love Ro ... like sister " says Toryn firmly

Toryn: Toryn visibly remembers he doesn't have to speak broken Common anymore

Toryn: " I do love you like a sister Ro - I'm absolutely certain the same blood runs through both our veins"

Ro sits there snottering

Ro looks up at Toryn and claims,' me orc, u humaan'

Toryn: " You might be half human " insists Toryn ...

Toryn: " Look at you Ro - by human standards you are beautiful ! "

Toryn: " Your appearance is unusual for an orc - I don't think that's a coincidence"

Toryn: " And my father talking about going to the deathfist clan to make a child - I'm sure that's no coincidence either "

Ro looks up at Toryn puzzled

Ro: "meeh noo father" she wishpers at Toryn

Toryn: " Everyone has a father" insists Toryn holding Ro's hands gently " Your father might not have had the intelligence to stay around for his childhood - his loss as far as I'm concerned "

Toryn: " but everyone has a father - how else could you have been born ? " adds Toryn, smiling

Ro: "orc doon'd look breed weeth whoo. Orc doon'd knoow daad'

Toryn: " Oh I see - that's a difference between you and I then ... with humans the father is supposed to stay with their child as well as the mother - whereuopon with orcs it looks like you stay with your mother but the father leaves... all right I understand now "

Toryn: " Do you want to go to Freeport ? It's a very big city, the place where I was born - lots of exciting things to do and see there ! "

Ro: "many humaans, humaans no like gereen skiin"

Toryn: " Then they'll have to deal with me " says Toryn firmly .. " I don't put up with racism - people not liking you because your skin is green, or black like Aikira's, or whatever - it shouldn't matter .. I have many friends within Freeport, I'm sure they'll listen to me... and you are beautiful Ro, like I said before, and that's something humans do like " Toryn adds the last comment with a wink

Toryn: " Beautiful by our standards even if you don't think so "

Ro: "yoo doon'd thenk me bootiful" Ro says desperatly

Toryn: " I think you are very beautiful " says Toryn firmly " But I also think you are my sister and normally us humans do not sleep with our sisters or brothers "

Toryn: " It is against our beliefs "

Ro: "why? loove couuntz, nooh?"

Toryn: " Yes but we humans are different from orcs that way " says Toryn smiling at her

Ro: "orc maan nevr looves orc wooman, juzt breeed." Ro says while looking sadly at the ground

Toryn: " Well that's definitely a shame " says Toryn firmly " Among humans you only breed with people you love - well for the most part " laughs Toryn

Toryn: " When this is all over if you like you can come live with me in Freeport - I think you'd like it there ! It's a very exciting place ... "

Ro: "maany peeple hate orc, meeh orc. Meeh hate many peeple"

Toryn: " Well if they don't like you in Freeport we'll go somewhere else then - family needs to stick together " declares Toryn

Ro: "aand yoor vather?"

Ro: "he good maan?"

Toryn: Toryn's face darkens ... " No he is not a good man... he used to be ... he's actually the ruler of Freeport but he's not supposed to be"

Toryn: " The Knights of Order - the paladins to whom I belong - used to help the people of Freeport rule that place"

Toryn: " They left my father in charge while the paladins left to fight a great war "

Toryn: " My father decided he liked ruling Freeport so much he refused to give up control of it after the war "

Toryn: " He even killed one of our fellow paladins out of anger "

Toryn: " He may be our father ... but no Ro, he is not a good man "

Ro burst out in laughter," yoo theenk human freepoort chief breed wheet orc?"

Toryn: " I know it " says Toryn quietly ... " We keep journals - records of what we've done, some of us humans"

Toryn: " I found a journal of his saying that he had been to the deathfist orc - he wanted to rule you too, you see"

Toryn: " And he thought if he made a child with someone from the deathfist orcs he could become closer to your clan"

Ro: "humaan nevr orc chief, orc eet humaan"

Toryn: " Yes but I'm sure you can breed with us too - take Aikira for example, he's a dark elf.. you'd assume they couldn't breed with humans.. but they can.. I've seen half elves with my own eyes, half elf, half human "

Toryn: " If elves can do it why not orcs ? "

Ro looks up at Toryn

Ro: "then u nnot love meeh? u noot want breed?"

Toryn: " I do love you " says Toryn firmly " The same way a human would love his own sister - to me you are family and that is very important .. but no Ro I'm sorry, I don't want to breed... among humans brothers do not breed with sisters.. I hope you can accept that "

Ro looks totally puzzled at Toryn,'why? yoo strong, meeh strong, good babeeh"

Toryn: " Yes but that's just the way it is among us humans.. no matter how good the babies would be, brothers do not breed with sisters ... Though I agree, from the way you swung that axe at our foes you are very strong ! And good with your songs too - I'm sure you've saved our lives many times over Ro, all of us "

Ro bllushes while mumbling,"me noo strong, me noo week, me juzt me."

Ro: "yoo stroong, Aakiaria stroong"

Ro: "rand weel" ro says before she starts to giggle

Toryn: " No Ro you are very strong - you're good with your axe, like a warrior - and you can cast spells like a wizard - you have the best of both worlds ! "

Toryn: " As for Rand - well he's a priest, his strength lies in other areas, knowledge and healing - he helps us a lot too, in his own way "

Ro: While she starts to laugh Ro shakes her head,' yoo aand Aikiaria big and stroong, me smaall. me no stroong, meeh meeh

Toryn: " Welll we'll have to agree to disagree on that one - I don't think someone who can split a foe in half with her axe in one blow is weak by any means " says Toryn winking... He gently pull s her to his feet " Let's get back to the others in the tavern"

Ro picks Toryns hand while saying with sparkling eyes,"meeh caan go get drezz toodeey"

Toryn: " Absolutely, you'll look lovely in it ! saysToryn

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