Gnomes2169
2015-09-29, 01:58 AM
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The wind whipped in a hollow rush through the mountain peaks, bringing with it the chill of autumn and promise of colder times ahead. Through the peaks of Catena's border mountains, this wind swirled through pines and brush, finding a small pass through the mountain that acted as a natural funnel. Swirling past a guard outpost, wyverns and their riders sheltering themselves behind thick furs and walls of oak, the wind continued to climb higher and higher. The paved road led the wind up through a small town, the people living here little more than farmers and smiths, a simple community that did what it could to provide for itself and the soldiers that kept it safe. But even from here, the wind found another corridor that wound yet higher. Well-paved steps eventually flattened out in a small plateau, whipping around a fortress with a river-fed man-made lake fed by the runoff of melting snow beside it. Here the wind finds a dead end, and rolling up and over some rocky crags, it slips out of the tunnel it had found to carry itself farther away, deeper into the heart of the winged lord's lands.
So instead, we will focus on the fortress it had passed. An older place that had until recently been abandoned, the fort was somewhat crumbled and decayed, the chapel that had once resided within completely collapsed, and the decorations and statues long worn down by wind and snow. However, that had changed when a young noble woman named Anna had purchased the deeds to the place, and then sent out riders to look for those who were down on their luck, calling them to join her in this place and perhaps make a bit of coin for themselves. While most of those who came were more fit to man things like the stables, or carpenters that had been hired by the young lady to begin reconstruction, some with a more mercenary bend to them had shown up over the course of a week or two.
Recently, some riders had returned from the nearby lands of Tolerind and Cordisu, both of them bringing word of some trouble and potential jobs, and of cours Catena, the patron nation of this company of misfits, had sent a messenger as well with another offer of their own. And so Anna had called a small meeting, wondering which avenue her small private army wanted to explore.
((Feel free to RP before the meeting itself comes up, but I'll introduce the three 1st missions you have access to quick))
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Sitting at the head of the table inside of the mess hall, the chipper and well dressed noble woman claps her hands together once the last member of the merry band finally arrives, standing up and cheerfully calling out, "Welcome, welcome, one and all! My but it is nice to finally have everyone in the same room, isn't it? Now then, since I'm not sure everyone has been introduced yet, I'm sure you'll all want to say who you are and where you are from and... oh. I never realized how many elves we had here. Well more on that later, sorry about the cold weather,but we can save such introductions for later. All you need to know right now is that we have received a few job offers already!" Anna said, before gesturing to a map of Rovina laid out on the table. Three different pieces, one with Cordisu's flag, one with Tolerind's, and one with Catena's decorated the map, with a small pin pricking the location of the fortress that acted as the home base for this company. "As you can see, we actually have a few offers coming in! Each should be within our abilities to handle, nothing all too complicated yet before we get to learn how to work together."
"A merchant in Cordisu by the name of Jaq Merrilin is asking for some mercenaries to help guard his caravan on the road. While he isn't exactly open about what kind of cargo he is carrying, the reward he offers is substantial, and since his path comes through Catena he thought to offer us preference in guard duty. Getting in on Cordisu's good side might help us get our foot in the door for some of the arena events, if we wanted that."
"A priest names father Moulden in Tolerind is complaining about some armed thugs that have been terrorizing his community. He's offering a collection of his staves, tomes and medicines as well as a small bit of gold as a reward for our services, and being on the holy city's good side is always a grand idea."
"Finally, my father is offering us a job to take care of some Wandering Axe bandits who have taken to marauding through our southern communities recently. While it shouldn't be too hard to deal with them, this will likely be as difficult as Jaq's escort, and there will be an extra reward if we can manage to save the towns they are terrorizing."
"So, what do we want to do?" Anna finished, smiling cheerfully and clapping her hands before opening the decision up to a general vote.
Mission one: A sweet Intoxicant *** (2 missions left to accept)
Mission type: Escort (you control the caravan)
Rewards:
+3 reputation with Cordisu (Arena events, access to poison weapons, access to dark magic level C)
500 gold each
+2 general reputation
Mission two: Shepherd's Plight ** (2 missions left to accept)
Mission type: Search and destroy
Rewards:
+2 reputation with Tolerind (Access to Light and Water level C, +1 angelic host reputation)
3 healing staves, 3 antidotes
100 gold and 1 vulnerary each
+2 general reputation
Mission three: Blunt the Axe *** (2 missions left to accept)
Mission Type: Protect towns + search and destroy
Rewards:
+3 reputation with Catena (Access to earth magic level C, +5% off silver weapons, +1 general reputation)
250 gold each
+2 general reputation
Speciall: +150 gold each/ town protected (max 5 towns)
((setting image))
The wind whipped in a hollow rush through the mountain peaks, bringing with it the chill of autumn and promise of colder times ahead. Through the peaks of Catena's border mountains, this wind swirled through pines and brush, finding a small pass through the mountain that acted as a natural funnel. Swirling past a guard outpost, wyverns and their riders sheltering themselves behind thick furs and walls of oak, the wind continued to climb higher and higher. The paved road led the wind up through a small town, the people living here little more than farmers and smiths, a simple community that did what it could to provide for itself and the soldiers that kept it safe. But even from here, the wind found another corridor that wound yet higher. Well-paved steps eventually flattened out in a small plateau, whipping around a fortress with a river-fed man-made lake fed by the runoff of melting snow beside it. Here the wind finds a dead end, and rolling up and over some rocky crags, it slips out of the tunnel it had found to carry itself farther away, deeper into the heart of the winged lord's lands.
So instead, we will focus on the fortress it had passed. An older place that had until recently been abandoned, the fort was somewhat crumbled and decayed, the chapel that had once resided within completely collapsed, and the decorations and statues long worn down by wind and snow. However, that had changed when a young noble woman named Anna had purchased the deeds to the place, and then sent out riders to look for those who were down on their luck, calling them to join her in this place and perhaps make a bit of coin for themselves. While most of those who came were more fit to man things like the stables, or carpenters that had been hired by the young lady to begin reconstruction, some with a more mercenary bend to them had shown up over the course of a week or two.
Recently, some riders had returned from the nearby lands of Tolerind and Cordisu, both of them bringing word of some trouble and potential jobs, and of cours Catena, the patron nation of this company of misfits, had sent a messenger as well with another offer of their own. And so Anna had called a small meeting, wondering which avenue her small private army wanted to explore.
((Feel free to RP before the meeting itself comes up, but I'll introduce the three 1st missions you have access to quick))
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Sitting at the head of the table inside of the mess hall, the chipper and well dressed noble woman claps her hands together once the last member of the merry band finally arrives, standing up and cheerfully calling out, "Welcome, welcome, one and all! My but it is nice to finally have everyone in the same room, isn't it? Now then, since I'm not sure everyone has been introduced yet, I'm sure you'll all want to say who you are and where you are from and... oh. I never realized how many elves we had here. Well more on that later, sorry about the cold weather,but we can save such introductions for later. All you need to know right now is that we have received a few job offers already!" Anna said, before gesturing to a map of Rovina laid out on the table. Three different pieces, one with Cordisu's flag, one with Tolerind's, and one with Catena's decorated the map, with a small pin pricking the location of the fortress that acted as the home base for this company. "As you can see, we actually have a few offers coming in! Each should be within our abilities to handle, nothing all too complicated yet before we get to learn how to work together."
"A merchant in Cordisu by the name of Jaq Merrilin is asking for some mercenaries to help guard his caravan on the road. While he isn't exactly open about what kind of cargo he is carrying, the reward he offers is substantial, and since his path comes through Catena he thought to offer us preference in guard duty. Getting in on Cordisu's good side might help us get our foot in the door for some of the arena events, if we wanted that."
"A priest names father Moulden in Tolerind is complaining about some armed thugs that have been terrorizing his community. He's offering a collection of his staves, tomes and medicines as well as a small bit of gold as a reward for our services, and being on the holy city's good side is always a grand idea."
"Finally, my father is offering us a job to take care of some Wandering Axe bandits who have taken to marauding through our southern communities recently. While it shouldn't be too hard to deal with them, this will likely be as difficult as Jaq's escort, and there will be an extra reward if we can manage to save the towns they are terrorizing."
"So, what do we want to do?" Anna finished, smiling cheerfully and clapping her hands before opening the decision up to a general vote.
Mission one: A sweet Intoxicant *** (2 missions left to accept)
Mission type: Escort (you control the caravan)
Rewards:
+3 reputation with Cordisu (Arena events, access to poison weapons, access to dark magic level C)
500 gold each
+2 general reputation
Mission two: Shepherd's Plight ** (2 missions left to accept)
Mission type: Search and destroy
Rewards:
+2 reputation with Tolerind (Access to Light and Water level C, +1 angelic host reputation)
3 healing staves, 3 antidotes
100 gold and 1 vulnerary each
+2 general reputation
Mission three: Blunt the Axe *** (2 missions left to accept)
Mission Type: Protect towns + search and destroy
Rewards:
+3 reputation with Catena (Access to earth magic level C, +5% off silver weapons, +1 general reputation)
250 gold each
+2 general reputation
Speciall: +150 gold each/ town protected (max 5 towns)