Wheel of Time MUD

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On a regular day in Illian, a young entertainer assembles a crowd to prove he can put on a show.

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Kibera surveys the assembled crowd.

Kitiara smiles happily.

Kibera says 'I had no idea so many fine lords and ladies would be joining us
today, or I would have put on my feastday clothes.'

Kibera smiles happily.

Mykael bows before Kitiara.

Kibera sweeps into a grand bow.

Ominas smiles happily.

Kitiara smiles happily.

Mykael gives a mug to Kitiara.

Quincey bows deeply.

Maddy sits on the edge of the fountain and fills her flask.

Kibera says 'Yes yes yes, I shall keep you waiting no longer!'

Ominas drinks stout ale from a mug.

Maddy curtseys before Kitiara.

Maddy beams a smile at Kitiara.

Quincey claps approvingly.

Ominas smacks his lips appreciatively.

Ominas says 'this is a fine ale, Master Mykael.'

The sun sets.

Mykael says 'The Dolphin's best!'

Kibera says 'Drink deep of your mugs, whether they contain ale, teas, or anything in between.'

Jainen gets a water skin from a backpack.

Quincey nods in agreement.

Jainen gently fills a water skin from a fountain.

Jafra drinks dark beer from a dented tankard.

Kibera steps into the center of the Square where there is an open area, and waits a moment for the audience's attention.

Kitiara sips from the ale.

Kibera gets a loaf of bread from an embroidered, cotton shoulder bag.
Kibera eats the bread.

Maddy gets a leather water flask from a backpack.

Mykael sits up straighter, listening to Kibera intently.

Kibera rubs his stomach contently.

Maddy gently fills a leather water flask from a fountain.

Kibera coughs loudly.

Kibera says 'Hello! I am Kibera, from Three Rivers!'

Maddy puts a leather water flask on her belt.

Quincey arches an eyebrow.

Kibera waits expectantly for someone in the crowd to recognize his obviously very famous homeland.

Maddy grins at Kibera.

Jafra says 'don't you mean Two Rivers'

Kibera says 'What? Surely you've heard of Three Rivers?'

Ominas nods at Jafra.

Quincey says 'Never'

Kibera says 'Never heard of it you say? Impossible. I’d never taken Illianers to be insular, unworldly, and provincial'

Kibera loses his composure briefly.

Ominas scratches his head, clearly bewildered.

Jainen eats a large slab of meat.

Kibera trails off as he mutters to himself.

Kitiara sips from the ale.

Kibera says 'Well, nevermind about all that. We can talk about the Three Rivers another time.'

Kibera clears his throat abruptly. “Ahem!”

Kibera drops his voice by a register, settling into his performance.

Quincey coughs loudly.

Kibera says 'I am here, because darkness gathers around us, and something that has been lost for an age, must now be found. Our very salvation depends upon it'

Kibera lets his voice trail off into silence, which he allows to linger for a moment. Then, abruptly, he begins again.

Kibera says 'The shadow stirs, and night falls over Tarwins Gap. It reaches south, past beyond the Borderlands, even. It creeps along the Black Hills, grasping for the southlands, for us, even here, in the Square of Tammaz.'

Maddy frowns.

Kitiara sips from the ale.

Kibera says 'Yet against this tide of darkness, there is still hope there is always hope!'

Kibera says 'Untold numbers of years ago, before even the Age of Legends, mortal hands wrought a plain horn of gold, able to call the greatest heroes who ever lived, or had yet to live.'

Kibera scans the crowd with his eyes before settling his gaze on a little boy sitting near the front.

Kibera lowers the tone of his voice, almost if his words are for this one little boy, alone.

Kitiara sips from the ale.

The sky starts to get cloudy.

Mykael takes a deep pull on his belt flask.

Quincey sits and listens.

Kibera says 'Indeed, it is possible that some of you who are here today will accomplish deeds of valor so noteworthy, so heroic, that you may find yourself called by the Horn, when it is blown, and fight alongside Artur Hawking, Birgitte Silverbow, and the other Heroes of the Horn in Tarmon Gai’don.'

Kibera pauses for effect, before looking away from the child, and speaking to the larger crowd once more.

Kibera says 'Yes, though it is older than even the Age of Legends, it is said the Horn of Valere was protected by the ancient Aes Sedai, and hidden away for a time when it will be most needed.'

Kibera says 'For just as the Horn has need of Heroes, so too does the world have need of the Horn. And though the horn gathers men and women of great valor, they are not to be called for some trivial border skirmish.'

Kibera gestures wildly.

Kibera says 'No! The prophecy of the horn, such as has been passed down in legend from loremaster to loremaster, says, ‘Let whosoever sounds me think not of glory, but only of salvation.’'

Quincey giggles.

Kibera says 'When the night is darkest, all hope seems lost, the bright blast of the Horn will herald the coming of the dawn, and announce the clash between the Light, and the Shadow!'

Kibera says 'Countless would-be heroes have sought the Horn. When last a Hunt for the Horn was called, neither our great grandfathers, nor their great grandfathers were alive.'

Ominas explodes with whistles and cheers.

Kibera says 'Another time, I will tell you of Buad of Albhain, who rode to war in a great chariot with her daughters, clad in steel and leather.'

Kitiara looks at Ominas.

Kitiara sips from the ale.

Kibera pauses for effect, before speaking again with a twinkle in his eye.

Ominas claps approvingly.

Kibera says 'Or for those with romance in your heart, the tale of Rogosh Eagle-Eye, and Dunsinin. Or the beautiful Birgitte Silverbow, and her hatchet faced great love, Gaidal Cain.'

Ominas says 'Cain!'

Kibera says 'Many heroes who are now bound to the Horn began first by seeking it, like Lian, whose last stand against a terrible foe is preserved in song and story.'

Quincey whistles appreciatively.

Kibera says 'But today, we spoke of the Horn itself, and those who dare to hope that it can be found.'

Ominas eats a choice steak.

Kibera paces the Square, making eye contact with individual audience members as he exhorts the crowd.

Kibera says 'Seek the Horn! So that we might tell tales of your deeds and misadventures.'

Kitiara sips from the ale.

Quincey thinks hard.

Maddy says 'Oh yes Birgitte please. I love to hear about her.'

Kibera paces faster, looks around even faster.

Kibera says 'Seek the Horn! So that we might remember its existence.'

Kibera points dramatically at the little boy he spoke to earlier, dropping his voice
conspiratorially into an intense whisper that still carries across the Square.

Kibera says 'Seek the Horn! Because though you do not seek glory, it often finds you on your journey.'

Maddy flicks imaginary dust off her dress before looking up at Kibera as he continues.

Kibera now speaks again to the entire crowd.

Kibera says 'Seek the Horn! For the reward for its finding goes beyond adventure, and glory. No, the most beautiful reward of all awaits. Salvation.'

Lightning starts to show in the sky.

Kibera says 'I am Kibera of Three Rivers. Every word I have said is true, and I am here all week.'

Kibera makes a simple bow, and holds it for just a moment, before standing back up, his face breaking into a radiant smile.

Quincey smiles happily.

Kibera says 'Thank you'

Quincey claps approvingly.

Mykael claps approvingly.

Ominas explodes with whistles and cheers.

Mykael explodes with whistles and cheers.

Jainen blinks placidly and then smiles and claps.

Quincey says 'You are awsome!'

Maddy says 'Would you consider coming to Tar Valon so the Novices could hear?'

Kitiara claps lightly

Maddy smiles at Kibera.

A member of the Illian watch has arrived from the west.
Kibera smiles happily.

Kibera says 'I would be honored.'

Maddy claps approvingly.

Ominas says 'that's a good idea'

Kitiara says 'Is it?...'

Maddy says 'Wonderful I will let them know to watch out for your arrival.'

Kibera says 'It is my life's dream to travel the world and tell stories.'

Kitiara says 'I am to assume the Novices do not have more important duties than hearing about... the horn of valor.'

Ominas says 'You will be known throughout the lands one day'

Kibera says 'Though Three Rivers is paradise itself, I would like to see the rest of the world before I grow old.'

Maddy says 'Yes true, but a small break may help them focus better.'

Ominas says 'Next time you speak I want to hear more of this "Three Rivers."'

Kibera says 'Ahh yes'

Kibera says 'Another time, Lord Ominas.'

Kitiara says 'speak with Sheriam about it at least.'

Kibera grins mischievously.

Maddy says 'Kibera please yes I would like to know more of this place too.'

Kibera grins mischievously.

Ominas smiles happily.

Ominas bows deeply.

Maddy nods at Kitiara.

Ominas beckons everyone to follow him.

Ominas says 'Well, I'm heading north.'

Kibera bellows 'Thank you all for coming.'