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Rivals
"Trust Jahira to pick a time like this to 'Take Care of Important Business'! Now we'll need to find another healer!" Rade slumped onto the ground.
"May I suggest the Copper Coronet; it's generally got some needy adventure lurking around" Piped up Jan. Rade jumped to her feet. She dusted herself off and nodded.
"Ok, well head there next. I'm sick of sleeping on the ground anyway!"
The bar was filled to the gills with drunks, whores and brawlers. The young man sniffed, which was a mistake because the smell sent him reeling. A scantily dressed lady came over to him and smiled the smile of someone who had just… well; I'll leave that to your imagination.
"Hey there honey," she said "What's a fine lad such as you doin' without a lady eh? I'll tell you what, if you pay a little somthin' the Esmeralda will attend to your every need" The man raised his head, a look of disgust on his slightly scarred face.
"Back off harlot" He snarled "I have no wish to speak to a woman who lowers her self to prostitution" Esmeralda sneered at the man.
"If you're gonna' be so rude I'll find business else ware" And with that she flounced off. Leithian slunk from behind the bar and sat at the mans table.
"Now, there went an opportunity" He growled "Esmeralda is a lovely woman, very… Skilled" The man turned his dark eyes on the owner of this hellhole.
"Please refrain from talking to me, the alcohol on your breath disturbs me"
"Just you watch who you're talking to!" Leithian half shouted "I own this place and I could have you kicked out at a moments notice" He stood up and returned to his place behind the bar. Well done, the man thought, You have managed to upset two people already. His train of thought was interrupted as the doors flung open to reveal a travailing party in cloaks. There leader was obviously of a feminine build, though she kept her hood up. Hmmm, thought the man, maybe they need a strong sword arm and some white arts to aid them. He walked over to the group's leader.
"Fair Lady, what brings you to this cesspool of corruption?" The woman turned to face him. She lowered her drenched hood, and the mans breath caught in his throat. Her face was delicately constructed with almond shaped eyes that where the colour of chestnuts. Her brown, bedraggled hair framed her face and fell over her eyes. Truly, she was the most beautiful woman that he had ever seen. She smiled at him.
"Well, actually we were looking for a new healer" She said cheerily "But you look more of the fighting type so…" The man waved his hands.
"No no, wait!" He gabbled "I am a fighter priest!" Then he remembered his manners "*Ahem* I am Anomen Delren, warrior priest of Helm, and who might you be?"
"Hello Anomen, I'm Rade Rydrillan. My party and I are looking for a cleric of some sorts, would you like to travel with us? But it may only be temporarily" Anomen nodded.
"It would be an honour to serve a lady such as yourself" he bowed, making his armour click. Rade smiled.
"Ok then Mr Delren! Let me introduce you to the other guys" she turned around and walked over to the table where her companions sat. They looked at Anomen with interest, and Zugothra sniffed his shoe.
"He seems pure of heart, mistress" said a voice inside Rade's head.
"Ok, thanks Zugs" Rade turned to Anomen. "Ok Ano. First meet Jan Janson; he's an inventor and serves as thief/mage in the party. Next is Minsc; he is an' Ice Dragon berserker' and ranger from Ramashan." Minsc coughed "Oh yeah, and Boo, that's his hamster. This is Yoshimo, he's a bounty hunter. And this…" Rade sighed "Haer'Dalis, put your hood down!" The Tiefling lowered his hood, his blue hair already dry. Anomen stepped back in surprise, knocking over someone's beer in the process.
"I hope your paying for that!" said an unhappy drunk, who then promptly fell back to sleep.
"What… What are you sir?" Anomen asked. Haer'Dalis looked at him and sighed.
"Not of this plane, my armoured hound, a bard and a plane jumper. I hope that sedates your hunger for answers" Rade sat on the seat next to the bard.
"Sit down, Anomen" She said. Anomen sat next to the gnome, and looked at his new leader. She smiled back at him and picked up her ale. Haer'Dalis watched Anomen. That man is far to interested in my raven, and something will have to be done to remove his needy eyes from her. Rade looked at the stormy expression on the bards face.
"Something wrong Haer?" she asked. The actor quickly changed his expression.
"Nothing, my raven" He said happily "Nothing at all"
Rivals
"Trust Jahira to pick a time like this to 'Take Care of Important Business'! Now we'll need to find another healer!" Rade slumped onto the ground.
"May I suggest the Copper Coronet; it's generally got some needy adventure lurking around" Piped up Jan. Rade jumped to her feet. She dusted herself off and nodded.
"Ok, well head there next. I'm sick of sleeping on the ground anyway!"
The bar was filled to the gills with drunks, whores and brawlers. The young man sniffed, which was a mistake because the smell sent him reeling. A scantily dressed lady came over to him and smiled the smile of someone who had just… well; I'll leave that to your imagination.
"Hey there honey," she said "What's a fine lad such as you doin' without a lady eh? I'll tell you what, if you pay a little somthin' the Esmeralda will attend to your every need" The man raised his head, a look of disgust on his slightly scarred face.
"Back off harlot" He snarled "I have no wish to speak to a woman who lowers her self to prostitution" Esmeralda sneered at the man.
"If you're gonna' be so rude I'll find business else ware" And with that she flounced off. Leithian slunk from behind the bar and sat at the mans table.
"Now, there went an opportunity" He growled "Esmeralda is a lovely woman, very… Skilled" The man turned his dark eyes on the owner of this hellhole.
"Please refrain from talking to me, the alcohol on your breath disturbs me"
"Just you watch who you're talking to!" Leithian half shouted "I own this place and I could have you kicked out at a moments notice" He stood up and returned to his place behind the bar. Well done, the man thought, You have managed to upset two people already. His train of thought was interrupted as the doors flung open to reveal a travailing party in cloaks. There leader was obviously of a feminine build, though she kept her hood up. Hmmm, thought the man, maybe they need a strong sword arm and some white arts to aid them. He walked over to the group's leader.
"Fair Lady, what brings you to this cesspool of corruption?" The woman turned to face him. She lowered her drenched hood, and the mans breath caught in his throat. Her face was delicately constructed with almond shaped eyes that where the colour of chestnuts. Her brown, bedraggled hair framed her face and fell over her eyes. Truly, she was the most beautiful woman that he had ever seen. She smiled at him.
"Well, actually we were looking for a new healer" She said cheerily "But you look more of the fighting type so…" The man waved his hands.
"No no, wait!" He gabbled "I am a fighter priest!" Then he remembered his manners "*Ahem* I am Anomen Delren, warrior priest of Helm, and who might you be?"
"Hello Anomen, I'm Rade Rydrillan. My party and I are looking for a cleric of some sorts, would you like to travel with us? But it may only be temporarily" Anomen nodded.
"It would be an honour to serve a lady such as yourself" he bowed, making his armour click. Rade smiled.
"Ok then Mr Delren! Let me introduce you to the other guys" she turned around and walked over to the table where her companions sat. They looked at Anomen with interest, and Zugothra sniffed his shoe.
"He seems pure of heart, mistress" said a voice inside Rade's head.
"Ok, thanks Zugs" Rade turned to Anomen. "Ok Ano. First meet Jan Janson; he's an inventor and serves as thief/mage in the party. Next is Minsc; he is an' Ice Dragon berserker' and ranger from Ramashan." Minsc coughed "Oh yeah, and Boo, that's his hamster. This is Yoshimo, he's a bounty hunter. And this…" Rade sighed "Haer'Dalis, put your hood down!" The Tiefling lowered his hood, his blue hair already dry. Anomen stepped back in surprise, knocking over someone's beer in the process.
"I hope your paying for that!" said an unhappy drunk, who then promptly fell back to sleep.
"What… What are you sir?" Anomen asked. Haer'Dalis looked at him and sighed.
"Not of this plane, my armoured hound, a bard and a plane jumper. I hope that sedates your hunger for answers" Rade sat on the seat next to the bard.
"Sit down, Anomen" She said. Anomen sat next to the gnome, and looked at his new leader. She smiled back at him and picked up her ale. Haer'Dalis watched Anomen. That man is far to interested in my raven, and something will have to be done to remove his needy eyes from her. Rade looked at the stormy expression on the bards face.
"Something wrong Haer?" she asked. The actor quickly changed his expression.
"Nothing, my raven" He said happily "Nothing at all"
