[HQ Ignorance] Scene 29: To the Castle Coast

[Nic Hughes]

Lev Lafayette wrote:
>
> Finally, the Cutting Shark reached the Castle Coast
> and from their the Castle of Rhis. With the mark of
> Talar, the Fellowship (barring Icthya and Kalen of
> course) gained audience with Tierre of Caskell, also
> known as Speaker to the Beastmen. The castle whilst of
> modest size, was well-constructed and clearly many
> hundreds years old. Young Tierre, with his piercing
> blue eyes and long blue-black curls, was unkempt yet
> still regal. Apart from the usual courtiers and
> representatives of neighbouring human keeps, there was
> also Dwarves from the Iron Mountains present, an
> Aldryami from Kanthor, and a Centaur, representing the
> Beastman.
>
>   
Aalmon looked around him as Tierre read, judging the social standing of 
each present so he could know to whom his words must be addressed. He 
quietly rubbed at a talisman for blessing in dealing with these strange, 
yet seemingly not hostile, foreigners.

For the first time since the elf-woman had left Baros looked cheerful at 
the sight of his distant kin so far from his homeland. Stepping up to 
his brothers side to support him he seemed to almost have a skip in his 
step.

> Tierre read the letter of introduction from the Talar,
> and in a nonplussed manner handed it to a servant.
> "Now", he said. "Tell me your side of the story"
>   
>   

Aalmon stepped forwards with a finely measured bow "I will speak for the 
Fellowship if it please you, Lord Tierre. Each member of our fellowship 
was sent by our homeland to avert a great evil that has been forseen, 
that the demonic Lord Death on a Horse will bring forth if he is not 
stopped. Some of our fellowship have fallen on the path, the plant woman 
and the stone man have set out on their own course for the moment and we 
hope to join with them again as soon as we can. Those that are here 
thank you for your kind reception."

"The ghost of the first man to live and die set us on the course that 
now leads us to speak with one named Wilkairtha. When last men marched 
under this banner" he continued gesturing towards Azhur "there was great 
war and terrible curses were unleashed. To avert the coming evil we must 
seek peace and if not the undoing of curses at least the gaining of 
freedom from their harm. This is why we have traveled here so far from 
our homelands and we humbly beg leave to continue our quest - which is 
for the ultimate gain of all those descended from the First Man who sent 
us here."


--
Nic