The Paths of Tragedy - Page 3

February 24, 2008, 8:59 PM

"Welcome to our group, I am Sir Cairn Rosencrant. Former Captain of the Royal Guard." Cairn stretches his hand and gives Jonad a firm handshake. After that Cairn summoned one of the maids. "So gentlemen, what would you like to eat? Let's have a fest to celebrate our agreement." Gade and Cairn ordered some roasted steak, with gravy, two loaves of bread, a vegetable salad and a bottle of their best wine.

February 24, 2008, 9:13 PM

Cairn had a form hand shake. Way harder then Jonad had guessed.
Muse be from all that time holding that sword.
Jonad had nimble fingers, it came with the profession.
As the grip was released, Jonad gave a slight shake. Almost as if he where to shake loose his fingers from each other.

He snatched the leather pouch. And looked inside.
Indeed, this was what he mentioned.
Jonad felt good now.

Then, like music in his ears. More food.
Not just food, but good food.
Jonad was in heaven.

"Thanks. Sir Cairn." he stated, and thought for a second
"Is it ok with you if I just call you Cairn.or do you prefer me to use the Sir prefix?" He asked. After all. Depending on the personality, one could get angry for less.
thoguh. Jonad didn't have that image of Cairn. but asked just to be sure.

February 24, 2008, 9:41 PM

"Well if this is the beginning of great friendship, let's drop the formalities shall we?" Cairn laughed as he served some wine and had a mouthful of the precious liquid. As they enjoyed a nice conversation, the meal was brought and both Gade and Cairn said a prayer to appreciate the food to God. As the night fell, Cairn, Gade and Jonad were set on the very beginning of their adventure. No one knows what fate has in store for them. As their fist objective, Cairn had in mind heading towards the east, towards the forest region and then south to the city of Palacious.

February 24, 2008, 11:21 PM

Zeria Iiyasei stopped outside of a small inn, in the Port Town of Vaid. She was fully cloaked, not a feature in sight but her swords strapped to her sides.

"I can finally rest...I grow weary after my long journeys like this..."

She entered and took a quick look around, before sitting in a darkened corner.

"Can I get you something?"

"Just a glass of red wine...I'm parched after my travels"

The person went away and Zeria sighed, taking a better look from underneath her cloak. There was a group of men together, and they looked quite joyous. Almost suspicious...did they know Julius, perhaps? Or maybe even Lucious? She would have to make a point of listening in on them later. Maybe she would use her ability and merge with the shadows later to follow them.

"Here is your red wine"

"Thank you very much"

Zeria paid for her wine and sat quietly in the corner, sipping slowly...her gaze hidden by the cloak, but never leaving the group of men...

February 26, 2008, 3:52 AM

Upon arriving at the port town of Vaid, Arthvader, cloaked in what seems to be a dark blue turban, took his time to look around the area.

'Wow, this is one big area. I better find myself someplace to relax.'

Eventually, He entered a inn. Inside, he took a seat next to Cairn and the others. "What would you like for me to get for you?" The bartender asked.

"A glass of water would be fine."

"Okay. One glass of water coming right up." The bartender said as he made his leave. As he waits for his water to arrive, he turned his attention to the group. Suddenly, he decided to greet himself.

"Hey, It seems we haven't met before. It's nice to meet you. I'm Arthvader. Who're you guys?"

February 26, 2008, 11:03 AM

Damian, during his travels encountered a small settlement in the nearby mountains, as he walked towards it, using his staff as a walking stick approached the settlers who resided there. When he approached an aging man with his own small and knobbly walking stick and sporting a large greying moustache. As he approached the man he raised his weak left hand to bar his path. "Excuse me, I seek passage through your settlement. Please allow me passage." Damian asked the old man. "I am afraid that is not possible, this is sacred ground where we worship the balance between good and evil, the undisturbed balance which keeps us from being cast into oblivion." The old man replied. "Okay... I suppose I shall take my leave". Damian bowed to the old man slightly and turned around and proceeded down the mountain path, the old man then returned to the settlers.

"Where shall I go to now? I suppose my travels will lead me to a village at some point..." Damian said to himself.

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Cain, seated before the strongest fighters in his army announced his plans to lure his brother to him. "I want you to lead your units through to various villages which follow a certain path, directly here. I want to end my brother's life before he can obtain the Dracoknight blade, I know my backstabbing father passed this knowledge onto him." Cain announced to his officers. As they proceeded to the exit, without a word they began gathering their forces and marched towards the gates of Darkofia castle, preparing to burn the villages down.

February 27, 2008, 5:34 AM

OOC: I was given permission to use Julius.

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IOC:

Hejaloki was dressed in white robes and his long grey beard and hair went to his waist. Hejaloki looked at the forest around him thinking of the past.

He walked in the darkness using his staff to give off light to see the path to the town ahead. They were headed towards Palacious and be there tomorrow mourning

He turned to his helper.

His helper was clothed in white and had a mask on that revealed his eyes only. He had a gemmed sword on his waist.

"Lord Julius," Hejaloki said in whisper.

The helper turned to Hejaloki and responded, "Yes, master."

Julius has lost his memory two years ago. Most of what happened between then and now was training of honor, selflessness, magic, and swordsmanship. He was taught this by Hejaloki.

"Remember our alias. Mine is The Prophet and yours is Octavis Sode. Remember no one is to know your your real name. Understand Julius?" said Hejaloki.

"Yes of course." replied Julius.

Then they continued onward into the town.

February 27, 2008, 5:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Julius Argexis

Gade grabbed Cairn's hand and rose to his feet. He tried to get off his clothes as much dust and dirt as he could. Cairn released Gade's hand and smirked seeing that Gade had given up tearing him apart. Cairn sighed, having recently fought an old friend was not what he enjoyed the most, but it was that or ending up as chopped meat.

"Well it seems that I thought wrong Cairn, sorry for not trusting you. A man who refuses to kill a former friend and forgives his mistakes is worthy of being respected and trusted. Thank you Cairn."

"Ah don't mind it. Anyhow, I guess that after this little brawl we might need something to refresh us. Come on and let's get a drink."

"Aye, thank you Cairn."

Before leaving, Cairn noticed a strange person approaching him. The man introduced himself as "Jake", and was congratulating Cairn and Gade for their battle. Cairn was curious about this man, obviously he had never met him before.

"My name is Sir Cairn Crey Rosencrant. It has been an honor to meet you. Sorry if I am hasty, there are some matters that I must attend to. If you wish to speak more, come by the Inn. I shall be waiting."

Cairn bowed formally and then he and Gade entered the bar once again. The people inside stared at them intrigued and amazed that no one was killed. Cairn and Gade arrived by the counter and the bartender took their order. "I want some whiskey!" Gade said anxiously. "Just wine for me, thank you." Cairn replied with patience. Both friends shared a drink as they had a conversation about the problems affecting the kingdom. According to Gade, the Royal Army lacked organization and many of their knight had left it to run their own personal groups. The kingdom is divided by discord and distrust, and the king knows not what to do. Cairn smiled, though he was disappointed for he expected more of his former comrades. After much talk, Cairn asked Gade to join him in his quest to restore unity to the kingdom. Gade hesitated at first, but soon he realized that sometimes the people had to fight their own battles, regardless of how bad times were.

"Now what we need now is some more people. I wonder if we can recruit others here." Cairn said wondering about their next destination. It was obvious that they required to reach the royal city of Palacious, and arrange a meeting with the king, but with Cairn's reputation after his rumored failure at Helena Fortress, getting inside without expecting some hostility would be foolish.

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Originally Posted by Arthvader

Upon arriving at the port town of Vaid, Arthvader, cloaked in what seems to be a dark blue turban, took his time to look around the area.

'Wow, this is one big area. I better find myself someplace to relax.'

Eventually, He entered a inn. Inside, he took a seat next to Cairn and the others. "What would you like for me to get for you?" The bartender asked.

"A glass of water would be fine."

"Okay. One glass of water coming right up." The bartender said as he made his leave. As he waits for his water to arrive, he turned his attention to the group. Suddenly, he decided to greet himself.

"Hey, It seems we haven't met before. It's nice to meet you. I'm Arthvader. Who're you guys?"

Cairn heard the man as he kept enjoying his glass of wine. Soon after having another sip of the wine, Cairn turned to speak with the man. "I am Sir Cairn Rosencrant and this tall man with the big beard is Sir Gade. I've never heard of your name."

Seeing that he needed to go to his room Cairn arranged a meeting with this man. "I can't speak much at the moment. If you wish we could discuss a few things later. Now I'll retire to my chambers. Meet me in a few hours before the entrance of this bar. I shall be waiting."

OOC: Sorry Hera, I added that part to compensate (or try to) part of my mistake.

IOC:

The sun was setting on the port town of Vaid. Cairn had left the bar and retired to his room leaving Gade at the bar enjoying his meal. As he went upstairs, Cairn kept thinking about those two warriors he had meet before, the once named "Jake" and "Hera Ledro". After reaching the door to his room, Cairn turned the doorknob and entered the room, locking the door behind him.

He sat on the bed, staring at the wall, not knowing what lies on his future, nor interested in foretelling it. He thought of how he was going to reach the city of Palacious, and how he was getting a meeting with the king, if he was lucky enough to get one. Seeing that it was still earlier in the night, Cairn wondered if he would be able to find these Jake and Hera Ledro. Determined to have a decent talk with them, Cairn rose from the bed and walked towards the exit. He locked the door as he left, heading downstairs and exiting the bar. Gade didn't notice that Cairn was leaving, for he was entertained with a group of females he recently met.

Meanwhile Cairn found himself standing before the Inn & Bar, as if he were awaiting for fate to play its role and arrange a meeting with these mysterious beings.