A Visitor in the Night --- &RPaward

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A Visitor in the Night --- &RPaward

Post by plando » Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:47 pm

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Ely edit 16 Sep 2021:

1-6 qps, depending on length and quality.

Potential +1 qp: if part of a series: x

Total: 2 qps

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The Queen's Blessing
You step into this respectable looking inn. The common room is busy,
although not overcrowded. The bar patrons look well entertained by the
combination of pleasant music and strong ale. There seems to be some room
by the bar and you are tempted to sit for a few hours and enjoy some
relaxing company. The inn is much larger than it appeared from the outside.
You can see a door to the kitchen as well as a stairway to the guest rooms,
and there is a room to the east which has various bargames.
[ obvious exits: N E S U ]

A copper tap with free ale is here.
A board showing the rules hangs here.
A board hangs on a wall peppered with tales of glory, adventure and history.
Nenel of Two Rivers is standing here.
Samm Vimes of the Watch is standing here.
An avid Illuminator stands here gripping a pouch of black powder.
Faiz the Sun Major is standing here.
Tolza the Tower Accepted is standing here.
Redrik of the Borderlands is standing here.
Lady Alison San is standing here.
Xarim Al'Kael, Warder to Caelophlyn Sedai is resting here.
A Tairen bloodstock stallion stands here, tail swaying with the breeze.
Penzei Perets, Tower Accepted, Yellow Ajah Apprentice is standing here.
A shapely young woman skillfully weaves amongst the chaos, taking orders.
Basel the bartender serves customers with a greedy smile.

* HP:Scratched MV:Full >
where
Players in your Zone
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Nenel - The Queen's Blessing
Samm - The Queen's Blessing
Plando - The Queen's Blessing
Faiz - The Queen's Blessing
Tolza - The Queen's Blessing
Redrik - The Queen's Blessing
Alison - The Queen's Blessing
Xarim - The Queen's Blessing
Penzei - The Queen's Blessing

Plando says ‘I think I’ll be stepping out for a second boys, nobody drink my beer you hear me!’

A roar of laughter cries out from around the bar, various parties laughing.

Plando sloshes ale from an old clay stein as patrons of the bar clap him on the back and cheer him on loudly after such an expansive performance just earlier that evening.

Basel yells from the back of the bar, ‘don’t make me come looking for ya, you haven’t paid your tab!’

Plando bursts into laughter before barking back at Basel, ‘ An Illuminator never ends up paying his tab!’

Basel laughs as he returns to serving the crowded bar, shaking his head.

Pushing the swinging oak doors of the Queen’s Blessing Plando slips just outside onto the wide boulevard of Caemlyn.

Plando makes his way towards the back alley, in search of a vacant wall on the side of the alley.

A Wide Boulevard
You are on a wide boulevard that stretches all the way across Caemlyn. The
extremely wide road is cut in the middle by a strip of grass with trees placed
evenly all along the boulevard. Off to the west you can make out one of
Caemlyn's four gates. To the south you see a small brick inn. A sign is posted
above the door.
[ obvious exits: N E S W ]
Zone: Outer Caemlyn
An oil lamp, set in a steel cage, hangs from a high wooden pole.
A gray palfrey prances skittishly nearby.
A ragged looking man asks for spare coins.
A draft horse is here.

Winding Path Through the City
This short and extremely narrow side street squeezes between several buildings
as it twists its way through the southern region of the Outer City.
[ obvious exits: N S ]

Path Through the Outer City
This short and extremely narrow side street squeezes between several buildings
as it twists its way through the southern region of the Outer City. You can see
the outer road to the south.
[ obvious exits: N S ]

Plando paused for a moment looking both ways to ensure no one was watching.

Plando leans up against an old stone wall to relieve himself.

The beautiful night sky was a glow from a million different stars strewn over the top of Andor like a blanket.

The sounds of the tavern could be heard from just up the alley, glasses filled with all different kind of concoctions fueling the midnight hour with good times and reasons to believe the Wheel was turning towards the Light.

Plando smiled as the feeling of a slight buzz coursed through his veins after a night of catching up with old friends and meeting a couple of new ones along the way, the life of an Illuminator.

Plando recalled the show and how it had gone swimmingly except for the last little bit where Teben had damn near lit the thatched roof of the butcher shop on fire next door.

Snickering at the thought of it the sound of a black cat screeched somewhere behind him.

Plando says ‘ ayyyy, who goes there?’

Plando continues relieving himself, an ale induced grin across his face.

Plando says ‘ Teben you rascal, you’re not going to scare me mate I know it’s you.’

Wrapping up his work Plando turns abruptly confronting the noise behind him, but to no avail.

Plando peers into the darkness of the empty street, a smirk on his face.

Plando mutters under his breath, `rascal.. must be the ale.`

Plando stares down the alley into the darkness, towards the Southern Road.

Plando puts his hands on hips, contemplating the wind and if maybe he was playing tricks on himself.

Muttering something about Andoran Ale Plando shrugs his shoulders and turns to walk back to the tavern.

Plando begins yelling out loud as he turns, ‘Alright Tebe..’

Path Through the Outer City
This short and extremely narrow side street squeezes between several buildings
as it twists its way through the southern region of the Outer City. You can see
the outer road to the south.
[ obvious exits: N S ]
A great wolf, leader of its pack stares intently at Plando, seeming to make some type of connection.

Plando almost jumps out of his own skin, startled by the visitor.

Plando stops in his tracks, his feet frozen to the cobblestones.

The beautiful main of the great wolf billows in the night breeze, yellow eyes deeper than eternity staring into Plando’s.

Locked in his own adrenaline Plando stares back at the mysterious visitor.

A stream of thoughts suddenly bursts through his mind unlike anything he had ever felt before.

Plando starts to speak but, his words just pass from his mind across the cold cobblestone floor to the mirky gray wolf standing across from him.

… ‘its you’ …

--- `it is me’ ---

--- `you remembered` ---

…` your wounds, they’re healing`...

…`good. We hunt soon`...

The band plays something strangely eerie and fitting of the moment in the distance.

Plando extends his hand towards the mirky gray visitor with the brilliant eyes, still fixed on one another.
Someone turns down the long alley off the wide boulevard just overhead, making a decent amount of noise.

Teben’s voice can be overheard yelling Plando’s name, the illuminator’s assistant drunkenly searching for his instructor.

Plando turns for what felt like only a second to ward off his drunken explorer of a student, but as he turned his visitor had gone in the night.

Another thought bounced off of the inside of Plando's mind, clear as day despite the golden eyed visitor nowhere to be found.

…`we hunt soon`...

Plando slumped to the ground, his cloak and tunic sliding down the side of the old stone walls of the alley.

Plando’s whole body breaks out into a cold sweat and lets out a huge sigh of relief.

Plando stares up at the twinkling night’s sky in disbelief, staring into the tiny little gaseous orbs of light overhead.

Wiping the sweat from his brow just as Teben finally makes his way down the alley, he yells back ‘Over here.. Teb.. Teben..’

Teben stares sheepishly at Plando as he appears to have seen a ghost.

Teben says, `mate, are you alright? You’re white as a sheet… did you throw up or something?`

Grinning from ear to ear Teben helps Plando to his feet.

Plando brushes himself off before commenting on his position, `yeah just, uhh damn Basel’s soup isn’t what it used to be.`

Clapping Plando loudly on the back Teben burst into a fit of laughter as he places a familiar arm around his instructor and they head back up the alley path towards the Tavern.

Staring over his shoulder, Plando peers down the alley from which they came.

Off in the distance, although hard to make out.. A pair of yellow golden eyes stares back at him from the Southern Road.

…`Soon`...

Path Through the Outer City
This short and extremely narrow side street squeezes between several buildings
as it twists its way through the southern region of the Outer City. You can see
the outer road to the south.
[ obvious exits: N S ]
A pair of golden eyes follows from the shadows.
A drunken illuminator's apprentice is here, helping Plando back up the alley.

Winding Path Through the City
This short and extremely narrow side street squeezes between several buildings
as it twists its way through the southern region of the Outer City.
[ obvious exits: N S ]
A pair of golden eyes follows from the shadows.
A drunken illuminator's apprentice is here, helping Plando back up the alley.

A Wide Boulevard
You are on a wide boulevard that stretches all the way across Caemlyn. The
extremely wide road is cut in the middle by a strip of grass with trees placed
evenly all along the boulevard. Off to the west you can make out one of
Caemlyn's four gates. To the south you see a small brick inn. A sign is posted
above the door.
[ obvious exits: N E S W ]
Zone: Outer Caemlyn
An oil lamp, set in a steel cage, hangs from a high wooden pole.
A gray palfrey prances skittishly nearby.
A drunken illuminator's apprentice is here, helping Plando back up the alley.
A ragged looking man asks for spare coins.
A draft horse is here.