[HQ Ignorance] Scene 85: The Elf Sea and Merchants

[Lev Lafayette]

On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 23:01 +0100, Nic Hughes wrote:
> Lev Lafayette wrote:
> > "Ah. I play with my lord and master Jo Mith. Just a friendly game you
> > understand, he already knows all my secrets and more... Oh, and I must
> > introduce myself. I am Xigxag, bodyguard to the most noble Issaries
> > trader, Jo Mith.."
> >   
> "I am Aalmon the Far-Rider a messenger from the city of Riverjoin to the 
> far West of here beyond the Empire. We are heading to the North West of 
> here so I doubt we will travel together for long but I am always glad to 
> talk with traders and see what might come of it." He eyed up the troll, 
> judging whether he had the ear and heart of his employer or was little 
> more than an impressive bit of hired muscle to deter attack.
> 

Your first judgments is that he is more than hired muscle; the fact that
he's engaging in a chess game, something which you are fairly certain
trolls don't normally engage in, and has referred to his Jo Mith as "the
most noble".


> (OOC : some of Aalmon's new magic should help his ability to judge the 
> standing of Xigxag - Enhance Understanding and Find Meaning in Words 
> working with his usual Speaker to Barbarians. How much that matters 
> depends on the current phase of the moon.)
> 

It's currently a crescent moon..