The World of Layonara
Character Development => Development Journals and Discussion => Topic started by: Pibemanden on November 09, 2007, 08:41:30 AM
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*Storold walks through the Tribute to Allurial heading for the portal in Stormcrest to chop some wood. When an old woman stops him*
[21:42:47] Old Woman oh why its Mr Doesscha isnt it, seen you at the Temple,
[21:42:49] Storold Doesscha: *Storold is walking minding his own business*
[21:43:00] Storold Doesscha: Eh... Temple?
[21:43:12] Old Woman you got a blessing for an ailing old woman
[21:43:23] Storold Doesscha: *Looks a little confused*
[21:43:44] Storold Doesscha: Well of course.. But ehm.. Which temple?
[21:43:56] Old Woman got a touch of something I don't entirely understand...you ..you are a follower of Lucinda aint ya..*looks confused*
[21:44:15] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*I am a lucindite of heart and word
[21:44:28] Storold Doesscha: And surely I can give you the blessing of Lucinda if you want it
[21:44:40] Old Woman Of course its probably back a year or two since I...well I saw you once right at the front with all the other Officials..you could good
[21:44:59] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*
[21:45:22] Storold Doesscha: Well do you want it done right here or do you want to go somewhere more private?
[21:45:39] Old Woman here is fine for me if it is fine with Lucinda
[21:46:09] Old Woman *looks for a sign of the temple*
[21:46:10] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*Of course it is fine with Lucinda, she appresiates everyone who accepts her blessing no matter where or who they are
[21:46:57] Storold Doesscha: *Storold is carrying a lightning bolt shaped amulet other than that he doesn't carry anything special visiable*
[21:47:36] Old Woman *coughs and splutters*
[21:48:00] Storold Doesscha: *Looks concerned at her*Are you alright miss?
[21:48:28] Old Woman oh Ive been worse
[21:49:16] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little and folds his hands*Well...
[21:49:16] Old Woman Maybe this will be my last blessing, you can never tell,
[21:49:42] Storold Doesscha: Well I certainly hope it isn't, I hope you will live to see many more years and wonders of the weave
[21:49:56] Old Woman ...Ive been saying thta for years now you know
[21:50:21] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles brightly*Well who knows, I doubt anyone does really
[21:50:29] Timulty Keel: *nods* Good evening.
[21:50:33] Storold Doesscha: *Nods*
[21:50:38] Old Woman *coughs* evenin
[21:50:41] Storold Doesscha: Hello sir
[21:50:51] Timulty Keel: I hope all is going well?
[21:51:11] Storold Doesscha: It is as well as it can be it seems*nods a littel*
[21:51:14] Old Woman oh well as can be expected considerin I probably got the plague or some such
[21:51:32] Timulty Keel: *Looks concerned* Er.. the plague?
[21:51:59] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*I better get going with what you asked me for then...
[21:52:13] Old Woman still Mr Drossanicha if'n you dont mind gettin on a bit I had an errand to be fetchin....
[21:52:29] Old Woman ..I do messages for the old man next door
[21:52:39] Old Woman *coughs*
[21:52:40] Storold Doesscha: *Nods and starts chanting*
[21:52:54] Timulty Keel: Well.. I hope that works out alrigth then.
[21:53:11] Old Woman oh you will probably not see me again son
[21:54:07] Storold Doesscha: Lady of Spells give your blessing to this old woman who has long been here in this world to see your blessings here and touch on the weave to her best ability. Open her eyes to even more wonders to come in the days ahead of her and let her embrace you and your weave even if her days here will
[21:54:24] Storold Doesscha: *end and her soul will pass on to the life after this
[21:54:28] Old Woman hmm say *sniffs* that seemed to work a treat....feel....better already....best be getting that grog now..thnaks Mr Storiishold
[21:54:47] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*You are most welcome
[21:55:03] Old Woman you dont have know some right big words Mr ....Lucinda be with ya
[21:55:03] Storold Doesscha: Please do ask if you need anything more from me
[21:55:16] Storold Doesscha: Big words?
[21:55:24] Storold Doesscha: *Frowns*
[21:55:59] Storold Doesscha: Hmm..
*Storold moves on his way to Stormcrest after the old woman heads home. He meets a guard who asks him to go to SPellgard since Trier wants to see him there, Storold moves to Spellgard immidiatly where he walks into the temple.*
[22:10:06] Storold Doesscha: *Waves*
[22:10:21] Clarielil Healer of Lucinda: Storold...hello
[22:10:41] Storold Doesscha: Ehmm... I got a message to come here to meet Trier is he somewhere near?
[22:10:50] Storold Doesscha: Or well... Rather near
[22:10:52] Trier: Indeed
[22:11:16] Storold Doesscha: *Nods politely*Hello sir Trier
[22:11:28] Trier: Prompt....*eyes up and down* good
[22:11:41] Storold Doesscha: Lucinda provides
[22:11:42] Trier: this way please
[22:12:31] Trier: You and I we have not spoken for....how long?
[22:12:31] Storold Doesscha: Gah... This will wear off soon I hope
[22:12:49] Trier: wear off?
[22:12:50] Storold Doesscha: Hmm... Not really sure... You replied to my letter though
[22:12:59] Storold Doesscha: Yeah... I am moving a little too fast
[22:13:39] Trier: what are you talking about?
[22:13:54] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles*My haste spell
[22:13:59] Storold Doesscha: Which is off now
[22:14:15] Trier: Oh perhaps it had your tongue hasted too what
[22:14:23] Trier: right well
[22:14:33] Trier: here you are, yes your letter
[22:14:48] Trier: some things in there *ponders* a worthy work
[22:14:59] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*Thank you
[22:15:21] Trier: Glad you you thought to run it by *opens hands* the rest of us
[22:15:45] Storold Doesscha: Well that was the least I could do after our last talk
[22:16:10] Trier: Thats the sort of run it through the proper chain...of....communication..we rather like
[22:16:17] Trier: what
[22:16:34] Storold Doesscha: Just as you said, it was done as it should have been all along
[22:16:40] Trier: better than say...running off on an idea all alone, or with those ...others
[22:17:08] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little and sighs*
[22:17:36] Trier: We are an organisation here, stronger than the strongest of our number, weak...well weak as the weakest link sometimes
[22:18:09] Trier: You know how it is...yes not sure your heroic nature hasnt held you back a little ove rthe years
[22:18:48] Trier: *paces, thinking* well only a title anyway, its all in Lucinda's name what
[22:19:11] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little frowning at Trier looking rather piuzzled*
[22:20:06] Trier: *Pauses* Well probably a few changes ahead of us all one way or another, you have always been ready to move with the times Storold...you ready to move with us all
[22:20:41] Trier: Say, we were to look over some of the issues in your letter, you could handle the ..collective approach on that one?
[22:21:09] Storold Doesscha: Ehh... Collective approach..?
[22:21:30] Trier: The Temple..Storold, the Temple and all its compartments
[22:21:44] Trier: All its collective work and wishes
[22:21:51] Storold Doesscha: Wha... I should handle that?
[22:22:07] Trier: *joins his fingers* All working as one..together
[22:22:21] Trier: No not you...all of us
[22:22:33] Trier: each doing their part
[22:23:12] Storold Doesscha: Well of course I will continue to do my part in all of this making sure that our coorperation runs as it always have, I will see to my training and such
[22:23:46] Trier: *looks intensely and then*....Good
[22:24:15] Trier: Well when we know any more we will let you know what, now another thing,
[22:24:30] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*
[22:24:31] Trier: something I hear happened at Port Hempstead
[22:24:53] Trier: Heard of a blessing given an old lady by some passing paladin caused quite a stir
[22:25:23] Storold Doesscha: Stir?! I hope nothing bad happened down there, just the usual weave fun and such
[22:25:35] Trier: Some say Lucinda herself showed her hand
[22:25:53] Trier: say the woman darn near skipped home
[22:26:22] Storold Doesscha: That must really have been something*Smiles a little*I am very glad the old woman is fine
[22:26:46] Trier: Now I know you think you are good Storold but even you cannot believe you are that good....*nods stoically*
[22:27:08] Trier: This temple acknowledges the rturning of favour
[22:27:31] Trier: Will you accept and wear the favour of Lucinda
[22:27:32] Storold Doesscha: What... Was it that woman? I thought it was someone else...*Looks rather chocked and confused by this*
[22:28:17] Storold Doesscha: Of course I do, I wish only to do her will to the lands
[22:28:25] Trier: The touch of Lucinda...through you helped an ailing old woman......I take that as returned favour
[22:29:32] Storold Doesscha: Are you sure of this? I don't even feel I have worked as hard as I should have done towards doing this, too much time with the family and all
[22:29:46] Trier: But I dont ....make such jusgemnts...I consult, I ...communicate through the compartments that are the Temple...the Temple acknowledges the return of Storold Doesscha
[22:30:24] Trier: and so you and I ...we get back to business, Lucinda business
[22:31:03] Storold Doesscha: *Nods politely*I will do my best to train so I can serve as I should have been all along and in time even better
[22:32:02] Trier: Good...I heard *smiles almost* you had plans for your future skills...explain them to me?
[22:33:13] Trier: Something about going into the specialist combat techniques?
[22:33:25] Storold Doesscha: Well... It is nothing official... I just thought well... That I wanted to include the weave more in my fighting style, don't get me wrong you have all excelent tutors here and they teach the best way, I just thought that it could help if I enchanted my blade with some more weave
[22:34:07] Trier: well there are many..paths
[22:34:42] Trier: Not sure you have what it takes of course what
[22:36:31] Trier: Right well I have a busy day, no doubt you have too what, *turns uncharacteristically at door*
[22:36:56] Storold Doesscha: Of course, I wont hold you back from all your business, I will get back to training as soon as possible
[22:37:10] Trier: *offers a glint of pragmatic face* testing times Storold, lets hope we are both up to it*turns and walks*
[22:37:22] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*
[22:38:21] Storold Doesscha: *Storold looks rather shaken*
[22:38:36] Storold Doesscha: Right..
*Storold goes about his business in town as normally that day and returns to the temple just before he is going home. Here he finds Clover lingering outside the temple.*
[23:57:56] Clover: *looks through the night sky and rubs her eyes*
[23:58:23] Clover: *walks slowly up to him * Sir?
[23:59:11] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little, hello Clover
[00:00:08] Clover: Hi sir...Mind if I sit with you awhile
[00:00:17] Storold Doesscha: Not at all
[00:00:29] Clover: Thank you *she sits*
[00:01:28] Clover: Mr. Storold...*she seems shy
[00:01:32] Storold Doesscha: **Looks back into his book writing a few things*
[00:01:36] Storold Doesscha: Yes..?
[00:01:58] Clover: I had a visit today from a preistess..you know her..and well she made me think
[00:02:20] Storold Doesscha: Hmm... Who would that be and well thinking is always good
[00:02:57] Clover: *she looks down* I know I am weak in faith....a little clummsy...but I BELIEVE in you
[00:03:26] Clover: I believe you to be honest and sincere....fathful and true
[00:03:38] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little*Why would you do that...? I mean there isn't much left to believe in if you ask some people sadly
[00:03:55] Clover: and.....although I don't understand what has happend of late..I do want to say I'm sorry
[00:04:38] Storold Doesscha: **NOds a little and looks down*I am sorry too
[00:05:00] Clover: You have lived your faith in Lucinda , walked it, taught it .......and I am sorry for letting my foolishness get in the way
[00:05:48] Clover: I have come to understand that this may be a time of testing for you and I both sir *she looks at him*
[00:06:10] Storold Doesscha: Well I was rather foolish too... But well... I don't know how to repair the damage I have done so far
[00:07:01] Clover: Like I was told....do not lose faith....stand firm..be a rock and do not let the water move you down stream
[00:07:22] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles a little*That was very wise words
[00:07:29] Clover: One day we will understand the reason behind that which we are being tested
[00:08:03] Clover: *smiles shyly* It is something I am slowly learning
[00:08:49] Storold Doesscha: Well I think you are doing a really good job Clover, you will learn enough soon
[00:09:04] Clover: I am sorry I spoke to you in that disrespectful tone...and the bitter words that came from my mouth
[00:09:42] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little*I know... It was rather silly really
[00:10:15] Clover: Thank you sir....I soooo want to latch on some meaning to my life and with you and Lucinda I have begun to think there is something
[00:10:58] Storold Doesscha: Hmmm...? Do speak your mind
[00:11:30] Clover: we cannot waver in our faith...and we must perservier....although the road looks tough
[00:11:56] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little*
[00:13:04] Clover: I've wanted to be loved accepted and well *she looks down* I may not find an earthly love but you have shown me much through your witness
[00:13:39] Clover: that maybe I am seeking the wrong kind of love
[00:14:04] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little* I am sure you will find that special one Clover, you are still young and there are many who would like you as their wife and life with you the rest of their life
[00:15:43] Clover: *she looks up and shrugs* But sir I long for the relationship that we once had....the friendship...and well want to say that I'm completly satisfied with the honor in doing what you feel led to do
[00:16:30] Clover: and I am here to support you completly
[00:16:51] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles a little*I will still have you as a friend I have many things I need to work on really... First of all I need to find trust in people I can't agree with
[00:17:04] Clover: I don't need to know all the details or the in and outs..but if you allow sir I will bare this burden with you
[00:17:47] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles a little*Well you can surely help me greatly
[00:18:18] Clover: and I want to be an instrument for Lucinda...and an aide to you
[00:18:48] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little*Are you sure of this path?
[00:20:28] Clover: I am...the road is narrow sir...and rocky for sure...and there will be times of doubt....but I believe that I have the faith now that my mother had and the women who came before her
[00:21:20] Clover: I have much studying to do..but I feel enormously blessed by Lucinda and I can not turn my back
[00:21:40] Storold Doesscha: **Smiles*Well in that case I will make sure that Lucinda will be happy to have you to help her
[00:22:01] Storold Doesscha: And well
[00:22:18] Clover: *closes her eyes and smiles* thank you sir
[00:22:58] Storold Doesscha: *Mumbles*May you always walk in Lucindas light
[00:23:04] Storold Doesscha casts Bless
[00:23:12] Clover: For the next season I plan to devote my time in serving her completely
[00:23:20] Clover: *bows* thank you sir
[00:23:45] Storold Doesscha: Clover... I might have some tasks I need your help with in the future
[00:24:12] Clover: then I will be ready sir.....*goes and sits by the gate to pray*
[00:24:24] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles and nods*Stay safe Clover
[00:24:37] Storold Doesscha: Ohh...
[00:24:46] Clover: *looks up*
[00:25:03] Clover: yes?
[00:25:05] Storold Doesscha: *Gives her a hug and smiles*It is alright, I was wrong about a lot of things
[00:25:27] Clover: *she wipes a tear of gladness away* thank you sir
[00:25:52] Storold Doesscha: Just be ready when I need you again, we have a lot of work to do
[00:25:55] Clover: together with Lucinda at our side we wil make all things right
[00:26:05] Clover: *nods*
[00:26:11] Storold Doesscha: *Nods and smiles*We will do our best to try, that is for sure
[00:26:49] Clover: I will wait for your summon...but until then I must pray for continued quidence
[00:26:54] Storold Doesscha: Now you better return to your prayers, I have some gathering to do myself
[00:27:04] Clover: farewell sir
[00:27:19] Storold Doesscha: Stay safe Clover
[00:27:21] Clover: *kneels*
*Storold heads home after this and seems very happy when he walk into the house giving Mylindra a huge hug and a very passionate kiss before hugging all the children in turn after which he tells them about what happened today.*
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*Storold sits alone in his library while Mylindra is putting the children in bed. Storold finds his journal and starts to write in it*
Finally I am yet again amough the choosen who can proudly wear the name Protector of the weave, I still had the title before but it felt empty without her presence to show that our faith in eachother was strong. Now I prepare to take on bigger challenges like perfecting the weave around my rapier and thereby making my combat even more effective.
After the happy message was presented for me by Trier I met Clover outside the temple. She was sorry for what she had done and well... I was kind of sorry too, I didn't mean half of the things I said to her but well I said them anyway so I told her I was sorry. From now on we will work together helping Lucinda and the church out in the best way possible.
I don't really know where to go from here I have a few ideas about how to address some of the things I pointed out but well I still need some time to think about it all. The last time have been very trying for me and I don't know how to mend some of the wounds I opened again and made but I will find a way with Lucinda guiding me.
*Storold looks up as Mylindra walks by in a red dress he suddenly grins to himself and closes the journal following her through the house.*
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*Storold seats himself in his library again taking out his journal after a long day in Spellgard he writes as Ethan and Jonnathan run around the place playing with some small swords occationally bumping into the table or Storolds chair.*
So far one of my plans seems to be progressing like planned, I just need to send a letter to the Warder and Trier asking for their help in rallying some more priests and protectors, but so far I seem to have Clover, Sala and Samir helping me and hopefully more will join as soon as I get in touch with the leading figures and some more of my friends.
Other than that I guess my life has been pretty uneventfull, the secret of the strange rings that appeared on our fingers when we freed the Lumbral scared me, I immidiatly hid the ring in my bag and now I am trying to figure out where to keep it so it wont be touched by my family and so that I will be safe from the influence. Surely it is a great gift from the Lumbral, but it isn't a gift I find to my liking, I feel the darkness is something you should try to keep out of unless it is avoidable but well I will see if the need for a such ring ever arises to serve Lucinda better I will put it on but for now it is going into safe keeping.
*As Storold dips the pen to continue writing the boys jump him and try to bring him to the floor while he desperatly tries to keep seating while saving his pen and retaliating against the boys after some time the fight ends ina draw and Storold chases the boys out of his library telling them to go play in the front of the house while he finishes his studies. He spends an hour or so working on the rapier still having little succes with enchanting it before he jumps out a window and goes to play a trick or two on the boys.*
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*Storold comes home in the middle of the livingroom as usual when he uses his tome however he doesn't speak much but goes to prepare dinner for the family and doesn't really say anything even when they poke him about what is wrong.
Later when the Mylindra has put the children to bed and Storold has been sitting in his library alone untill Mylindra went to bed too. Then he heads out into the dark winter night, his footsteps are heard all the way through the snowy forest. He walks around the forest determined but yet without a goal, he finds some of the stray giants living there and tries his best at keeping his focus on the rapier while fighting them however it results in a red trail following him through the forest.
After some time he returns home not because he seems happy about seeing it but rather to colaps on the couch. Mylindra finds him in the morning and concerned she calls for Rofiriens blessing to cure Storold of all his wounds, as they slowly close he opens his eyes looking to her with a weak smile.*
Storold : I am sorry love, I just tried... But it seems that I failed as I usually do. But don't worry I will be fine, and thank you very much for making me feel better I am pretty sure I would still be hurt when I woke up.
*Storold goes around his normal business at home after this seemingly not really affected by the bad mood he has been in, at least not when he is at home.*
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*Some days after his incident with the giants Storold returns to Spellgard to continue his training, this time he keeps to the protectors and doesn't really do anything but follow the basic combat training and after that he goes to attend some seminars on abjurations in the tower. After that he heads home as usual and seems to be doing alright in general. He spends the next couple of weeks this way not really saying anything about how he is feeling or how he has been in the past days. However he mostly avoids Hempstead and doesn't linger at home for a day or two for some family time he simply just focuses on Spellgard and his training.*
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*Storold sits at home in his library he hasn't talked much all day but he played with the children and seemed happy enough as he walked around. However now he looks at his journal with a sad look. He slowly picks up his quill and begin to write*
Why, why did I loose my temper like that. I knew all along that Angela was like that but well I sort of ignored it untill that point... I am not really sure why I decided to use the words I did, but Angela was wrong and she had been wrong before. But she wont see it, and I can't do anything about it.
So after today I guess I lost a dear friend who I would rather have then have her understanding of what is right and wrong. I just hope that she might learn or that the times will change.
But for now I guess I can say goodbye to that friendship, I don't really know why but I guess we are both too stubborn to cave in to the other, I just didn't want to bring the issue to her face at the time since it might cause more pain than the anger that followed did. But how can you understand that when you are angry and upset because you believe the other party is?
*Storold sighs and closes his journal looking a bit to his rapier before heading to bed hugging Mylindra tightly as he crawls in.*
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*After having traveled from Spellgard to Hlint and having used the portal to get to Huangjin the group finds themselves in the town.*
[00:25:31] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles*Here we are
[00:25:53] Ogzughimmal: wonderous architecture... even if this city were reduced to ruins, they would be studied for many millenia aftewrdss
[00:26:10] Storold Doesscha: *Frowns looking to Og but nods none the less*
[00:27:02] Clover: the city is huge
[00:27:17] Storold Doesscha: *Storold leads them through the town to the shrine of Lucinda*
[00:27:21] Storold Doesscha: Indeed it is
[00:27:30] Storold Doesscha: It is the capital of Tilmar
[00:27:42] Ogzughimmal: you can learn much from a culture by the methods in which they build. This marble and the pillarss, very carefully detailed, a basiss on geometric designss... they likely have a very good grassp of methematicss here.. a sholar reefuge
[00:28:08] Ogzughimmal: *scetches the building in the distance*
[00:28:09] Clover: *following Storold she takes in all the beautiful buildings*
[00:28:20] Storold Doesscha: *After a walk through the busy city they arrive at the spot*//Which is here with the portl
[00:28:29] Ogzughimmal: Gather Information Check: + = 36
[00:28:57] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles and waves to the priests and other people gathered there*
[00:29:19] Clover: *stands back and smile politly*
[00:30:14] Storold Doesscha: *Motions Clover and Sala forward*These are Sala, a priestess from Mistone and Clover a faithfull sorceress from Mistone too
[00:30:42] Clover: *bows* Well met
[00:30:53] Clover: It is an honor to be here
[00:31:05] Sala Stonehill: *bows* I'm honored to be here.
[00:31:14] Ogzughimmal: *bows* and I am Ogzug'himmal... the worldss top supplier of alchemical ingredientss. Fair prices and quick collection.
[00:31:19] Storold Doesscha: *Nods to Og*And this gentleman is an interested person from Mistone as well, Ogzug'himmal I believe
[00:31:27] Sala Stonehill: *smiles*
[00:31:32] Ogzughimmal: It is so.
[00:31:34] Clover: *looks across and smiles at him*
[00:32:47] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles and nods as they bow*We came here to help spread the word in this busy city, I myself am Storold Doesscha, a Protector of the Weve who went here to protect the faithfull willing to Travel this far
[00:33:06] Sala Stonehill: It's a beautiful shrine.
[00:33:34] Storold Doesscha: *Nod with Salas remark*You have done a great job building this
[00:33:53] Clover: *nods* one that truely represents our lady of the weave
[00:35:45] Storold Doesscha: Well I believe we have a few things to speak to the people gathered here*Nods to Sala and Clover then to the small crowd of people mostly dressed in blue clothes standing around the shrine*
[00:36:34] Clover: *wrings her hands nervously and smile wide as she listens to storold*
[00:37:24] Storold Doesscha: *Coughs quietly looking the crowd over*People of Huangjin, we come to you with a message, a message about our fair Lady and her Weave that spread throughout the lands
[00:38:54] Storold Doesscha: Clover here knows of her from her own experience with magic and Sala has served her all of her life like her mother before her, so they have had a long experience with touching on the weave and speaking the word of the LAdy
[00:39:08] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles and gestures Clover to come forward*
[00:39:24] Clover: *tries not to trip as she makes her way forward*
[00:39:39] Clover: *she smiles to the people*
[00:39:58] Storold Doesscha: *Takes some steps back and returns to observing the crowd looking expectingly to Clover every now and then*
[00:40:19] Clover: *clears her throat* Yes...thank you storold
[00:41:08] Clover: As storold said my name is Clover...and it has been recently that my faith has cemented my walk with Lucinda
[00:41:13] Ogzughimmal: *scribbles franticly in his journal, studying the crowd and their reactions closely*
[00:41:42] Clover: I believe many such as myself have forgotten that she is with us
[00:41:50] Clover: *coughs*
[00:42:40] Clover: Mr. Storold has reminded me as well as a priestest named Samamntha that she has been with me from the beginning
[00:42:58] Storold Doesscha: *The crowd seems to be consisting of mostly Lucindites and some friends that they have brought although a few ankhs can be seen around the nec of some the people gathered there*
[00:43:58] Clover: My doubts were so childish and selish to be honest...But I am here to remind you to stay firm
[00:44:31] Clover: the Coran arta i' should remind us of who we serve
[00:44:43] Clover: What our behavior should be.
[00:45:57] Clover: the second precept which I find fitting for today..is Promote the Weave in all its forms and guises for those who touch the weve tuch upon me....said by Lucinda hereself
[00:47:00] Clover: It is our gift from our dear lady...to use for our and her good purposes so I ask that this shrine be used by all who love her
[00:47:38] Clover: For without the Weave we are lost..it is our life
[00:48:05] Clover: *wipes her hands on her dress and steps back*
[00:49:08] Storold Doesscha: *The crowd claps lightly and nods in agreement with Clover except the few who frown at the speach seeming to be taking the words in trying to make sence of them*
[00:49:37] Storold Doesscha: *Smiles and nods to Clover patting her on her back as she steps back*
[00:49:47] Sala Stonehill: *looks terrified*
[00:49:51] Ogzughimmal: *doesn't speak to the crowd but sits back in with them, and studying their sociology*
[00:50:17] Storold Doesscha: *Looks to Sala smiling*
[00:50:39] Clover: *bites her lip knowing she could have done a better job*
[00:51:40] Sala Stonehill: Our Lady gives The blessing of her Weave freely to all who can touch it, asking nothing, not even thanks. And yet, we owe all thanks to Her, for this wonderous blessing.
[00:52:42] Sala Stonehill: Who among you has not been touched by Her?
[00:53:35] Sala Stonehill: Even those who cannot sense the weave have been blessed by healing and by spells woven by those using Her blessed Weave.
[00:53:52] Storold Doesscha: *The crowd looks a bit to one another and seem to be talking quietly to eachother but no one objects to Salas statement rather the people who already bear Lucinda colors seems rather happy smiling thankfully to the sky*
[00:54:26] Sala Stonehill: We owe her so very much, and all she asks is that the Weave not be harmed.
[00:55:19] Sala Stonehill: Those few who distort and block Her precious Weave hurt, cause pain, to Her very Self!
[00:55:52] Sala Stonehill: Praise Her, give thanks to Her, but above all, protect Her.
[00:56:37] Sala Stonehill: Do nothing to harm the Weave, and if you think some damage may be being done, come and tell those here at the shrine.
[00:57:22] Citizen: *a new person in the crowd raises his hand*
[00:57:24] Sala Stonehill: I have been truly blessed, having walked in her Weave since my earliest steps, guided by my own mother.
[00:57:33] Sala Stonehill: Yes?
[00:57:42] Citizen: what is Lucinda's view on the use of Necromancy?
[00:57:42] Ogzughimmal: *makes some very lucradtive contacts for alchemical ingredients from the faithful mages gathered*
[00:57:52] Ogzughimmal: ah
[00:58:15] Clover: *steps forwrd once again* And one last thing and I will stand quite...the last precept of the Coran arta i' says....Tolerate no harm to come to me or mine, my gifts FREELY given to those who follow used indefense of my body in the weave and my soul in the Coran arta i' Tha vair mean. For surly as that which takes from life takes from me, that which takes from me takes from life
[00:58:27] Sala Stonehill: Necromancy is not evil; it is a valid use of the Weave. However, people may use it to do evil.
[00:59:02] Storold Doesscha: *Nods with Salas words*
[00:59:10] Citizen: so Lucinda is the Mother of Magic?
[00:59:12] Clover: the lady says to use all her gifts to benefit the Weave and through it others *she nods at sala*
[00:59:20] Sala Stonehill: She is indeed.
[00:59:28] Citizen: so she has control of the weave?
[00:59:39] Citizen: and grants it to all?
[00:59:46] Ogzughimmal: *takes very frantic notes on this topic*
[00:59:53] Sala Stonehill: She does indeed grant it to all.
[01:00:30] Clover: Lucinda se upon sacred scrolls herself...I have no doubt in her
[01:00:40] Clover: *set*
[01:00:43] Ogzughimmal: Question... what about the spells of her godly enemies, whom seek to destroy her? They as well? This does include the Black Wizards of Arabel
[01:00:47] Sala Stonehill: Beings by their nature may be more or less able to use it, but it is there, waiting...
[01:00:52] Citizen: Then she also allows those who have evil intentions to manipulate necromatic powers?
[01:01:07] Citizen: for their own purposes?
[01:01:48] Sala Stonehill: Yes, the decision that something is evil is not one that She makes. There are other gods and other authorities to deal with that.
[01:02:14] Citizen: but she grants them yes?
[01:02:30] Sala Stonehill: She will not say, 'You are evil, and I take my gift from you"
[01:02:35] Clover: You have forgotten what we have said so soon? It is to be used in defense of my body she says...any other use would be consieved as against her
[01:02:56] Sala Stonehill: She allows it.
[01:03:02] Clover: that is my understanding *she looks to Storold*
[01:03:34] Citizen: What kind of Goddess allows evil to have the use of powers such as these?
[01:03:36] Sala Stonehill: Storold is one of her Protectors. It is his job to stop anyone who causes harm to the Weave
[01:03:47] Citizen: yes to the weave, but not to..
[01:03:54] Citizen: Not to human kind
[01:04:06] Citizen: you are only caring to the nurture of the weave aren't you?
[01:04:11] Sala Stonehill: There are others than human who use her weave.
[01:04:15] Storold Doesscha: She allows even evil to use her weave however we must not forget that our duty is also to promote the weave in all its forms, it is not promoting the weave to make evil use of it and do as you fear people are doing
[01:04:16] Citizen: thats all *you* are concerned about
[01:04:50] Sala Stonehill: I care for my fellow beings and will do all I can to keep them from harm
[01:04:58] Citizen: Does that mean She allow the ilk of Corathites to have the use of the Weave?
[01:05:11] Storold Doesscha: We are only concerned about that yes, however you must not forget that the church of Lucinda has powerfull healers and mages at their disposal too these have many tiems stepped up to help rid the world of evil
[01:05:26] Ogzughimmal: Did not she mate with Corath to create Xeen?
[01:05:46] Ogzughimmal: What was the tale behind that union?
[01:05:52] Citizen: *a few snickers come from the crowd*
[01:05:53] Clover: I will say this...she allows it...if for no other reason to show us how much we depend on her ...for if there were no evil how would we know her goodness
[01:06:19] Citizen: and then *to Clover* doesn't humanity on Layonara suffer because of this?
[01:06:32] Citizen: again I must *ask*
[01:06:34] Sala Stonehill: As I understand it, that was before she became a goddess, when, like us, she was only human and made a human mistake.
[01:07:22] Storold Doesscha: *Frowns looking to the man*
[01:07:46] Clover: does a person suffer aches and pains only to make him worse? NO it is to make him stronger to benefit generation to generation
[01:07:47] Citizen: what kind of Goddess would even do that....one that suggests....such care
[01:07:59] Sala Stonehill: And perhaps that mistake makes Her less ready to condemn others who err. She leaves that to their fellows.
[01:08:05] Clover: One that wants you and loves you
[01:08:33] Citizen: that loves us? yet allows evil to use the Weave for their own purposes to teach us a lesson?
[01:08:43] Citizen: That sounds.....what can i say...
[01:09:20] Sala Stonehill: I don't think it's to teach a lesson, rather it is to let like judge like.
[01:09:22] Clover: What is your purpose sir...where is your heart..are you here for understanding or to be a thorn
[01:10:21] Sala Stonehill: Would you not rather explain your inability to meet your taxes to another whose purse is slim, rather than to a man clothed in gold?
[01:10:25] Clover: What rock do you stand on? *she gets clearly irritated*
[01:10:48] Storold Doesscha: *Looks the man over for holy symbols of any kind*
[01:10:50] Citizen: i find it interesting that a group of Lucidinites come into Huangjin where the Toranite Citadel lives and preach Lucinda tenants *to Clover*
[01:10:55] Sala Stonehill: So, She leaves the judgement of men to man.
[01:11:13] Ogzughimmal: A simple quesstion is hardly a thorn. It is a valid one. I am curiuss as well
[01:11:48] Citizen: near where the Toranite citadel*
[01:11:48] Sala Stonehill: *grins* and perhaps to the judgement of Toran
[01:12:39] Ogzughimmal: You said before that she once wass human like uss, and not a god. During that time, did she casst magic?
[01:12:54] Ogzughimmal: and if sso... then wass there magic before the weave?
[01:12:58] Clover: Dear Sir...We must follow our hearts...I am not ashamed..if you were in love would you go to the deepest darkest cave or the tallest mountain top to declare it
[01:13:07] Storold Doesscha: So you speak of the great light that has recently settled here in town, does he not allow people to live by another code that doesn't follow the laws carved in stone by Himself? We have our view on things and he has his, however we have no other business than preaching at the srine that has bee
[01:13:17] Storold Doesscha: *Been created for our Lady here
[01:13:35] Sala Stonehill: It seems reasonable to think that she did work with magic. In that time, other beings managed the Weave.
[01:14:07] Storold Doesscha: The Weave have been here longer than Lucinda, she has however been taking care of it for a very long time
[01:14:23] Sala Stonehill: They faltered in the task, and She stepped in and saved it for us.
[01:14:53] Citizen: And how **long* ago did she *step* in? Did she take it by force?
[01:14:54] Storold Doesscha: And without magic everything would be lost, I believe even the toranites touch on the weave even if they are not agreeing with the godess herself
[01:15:50] Sala Stonehill: Remember, She does not threaten you, or your god, nor does she dispute his province. She only is and guides the Weave for all.
[01:15:53] Clover: *nods to Storold*
[01:16:10] Storold Doesscha: If Lucinda took the weave by force why would she preach that we should use the weave for good? And why would she let her enemies use the wonder that magic is? She believes that magic is to be shared not kept locked away from everyone
[01:16:23] Sala Stonehill: Indeed
[01:16:40] Citizen: So she lets her enemies use it?
[01:16:50] Sala Stonehill: Yes, she does.
[01:16:52] Citizen: *a few snicker at this comment*
[01:16:52] Clover: It is FREELY given I would remind you..she forces no one
[01:17:11] Storold Doesscha: Indeed, if you go into the citadel here you can ask for Torans blessing and his priests will acces the weave and grant it
[01:17:13] Citizen: What kind of Diety is that?!
[01:17:50] Sala Stonehill: It is difficult for us humans to comprehend such generosity, such selflessness. We can only admire it and be thankful for it.
[01:17:59] Citizen: She could saved Layonara from the Dark Ages right?
[01:18:09] Storold Doesscha: What kind of diety would keep her gifts away from everyone? Who would limit their domain to the few select while the rest of the world would be left blind to the gifts the diety provides for everyone and espeially for her followers
[01:18:28] Citizen: if only she stopped granting the power of the Weave to Bloodstone
[01:19:03] Citizen: we would have gone without the years and years of Bloodshed
[01:19:09] Citizen: and suffering
[01:19:22] Clover: And if she did would you have learned more....Blessed are those who perserver through these troubled time
[01:19:39] Citizen: so we are to suffer to learn lessons from Lucinda
[01:19:43] Sala Stonehill: True, but Toran could have struck him dead with a thought. Why didn't he do that?
[01:19:57] Ogzughimmal: Well, in the absence of magic there would still be equitable suffering I believe. The human nature to kill and power is jusst as easily attained throw sword and politics than magic. There I do not fault her.
[01:20:15] Clover: It depends on how you sir define suffering
[01:20:22] Sala Stonehill: None of the good gods acted to stop Blood. We cannot know why
[01:21:09] Citizen: starvation and hard times *to Clover*
[01:21:19] Storold Doesscha: No the gods aren't here to carry us through life, they are the pillars that we lean on in times of trouble, Lucinda grants us magic to help the world and ourselves to a better future
[01:21:40] Citizen: constant and endless war is something that we had to go through
[01:22:22] Sala Stonehill: We are not babes to be cosseted and protected. We are intelligent beings with free will, advancing and learning by our own efforts. Would you go back to the crib?
[01:22:32] Ogzughimmal: Well, there were the seven sissterss, her chosen who were quite active in politics at the time... that is a large influence of the world, itss management
[01:22:39] Clover: Then we should put a women who is with child to death..for the labor and pains she will endure will surley cause her to suffer
[01:22:41] Citizen: this seems to be the catch 22..*to Storold*
[01:22:53] Clover: *rolls her eyes*
[01:23:11] Citizen: First yoiu say that Lucinda grants us magic to help the world and ourselves to a better future
[01:23:22] Storold Doesscha: Yes
[01:23:29] Citizen: yet she still allows Corathites, Shadonites access to that same magic
[01:23:34] Citizen: Why?
[01:23:49] Ogzughimmal: hey, Shadonitess aren't that bad. I wouldn't kneel to him, but he knowss how to party
[01:24:07] Sala Stonehill: *grins*
[01:24:49] Sala Stonehill: Why are there many gods, and not just one?
[01:24:50] Clover: Ithink if we knew the complete answer to your question it would be us that you would be serving..therefore...in our mortality we have to have faith
[01:24:53] Storold Doesscha: Because no one can control the whole, controlling the whole of magic goes against our faith
[01:24:59] Citizen: and i mean that man there *points to Og* says that she was pregnant with Xeen with Corath
[01:25:31] Ogzughimmal: indeed, that iss a story I've never heard a full telling of. They had a child together
[01:25:34] Storold Doesscha: Indeed, Xeen is Lucindas child and an important allied of her
[01:26:22] Sala Stonehill: Men change. Perhaps he was not nearly as bad as he is now, as a god. And human beings make mistakes. Remember that Lucinda once was human.
[01:26:38] Citizen: so the logic of Lucinda granting magic is a farce then? I am confused. First you say she can control the Weave then you say that no one can control it.
[01:26:44] Storold Doesscha: [Tell] Those are the worst questions you can get
[01:27:11] Citizen: Corath not as bad as he is now?
[01:27:14] Storold Doesscha: Indeed, however Lucinda is the weave and the weave is her
[01:27:52] Citizen: Hold on
[01:28:08] Citizen: So what happened before she was a Goddess
[01:28:12] Citizen: What was the weave then?
[01:28:17] Storold Doesscha: Her own words speak clearly to us though and tells us not to try to control the whole, and again she has no intentions of bloking even her worst enemy from the use of the weave because she knows that the path is ever changing for everyone
[01:28:31] Clover: I once heard Blessed are those who have not seen and believe...what do you believe
[01:28:51] Ogzughimmal: indeed, there were creatorss before our godss who casted magic... does she serve them?
[01:28:56] Sala Stonehill: It was still the Weave. At one time it was controlled by some dragons
[01:29:09] Citizen: But then she cannot be the weave right?
[01:29:15] Sala Stonehill: She serves us by keeping the Weave
[01:29:17] Citizen: Why is there mismatch of stories?
[01:29:24] Citizen: So now she keeps the Weave?
[01:29:46] Citizen: First you say she IS the weave...now you say She KEEPS the weave
[01:29:49] Sala Stonehill: She and the Weave have intertwined fully
[01:30:04] Storold Doesscha: Yes, she is both the weave and the keeper of it
[01:30:15] Sala Stonehill: If you damage the Weave, you are damaging Her.
[01:30:22] Citizen: So she keeps herself?
[01:30:36] Storold Doesscha: She keeps herself and magic
[01:30:44] Ogzughimmal: So anti-magic zoness are woundss on her?
[01:30:54] Sala Stonehill: Yes, they are.
[01:31:02] Storold Doesscha: Yes, those are places where the weave and therefore she are hurting
[01:31:24] Clover: I refuse to argue this...for the sake of argument...If you truely are seeking then I would have no problem in discussing this ..But for now sir...I'm afaid you are trying to stir our faith
[01:31:40] Ogzughimmal: How do they happen? What could so wound a god? If one were to casst magic to create one, why would she not stop it from being casst to wound her?
[01:31:43] Clover: *and she steps back and listens*
[01:32:59] Ogzughimmal: And if she chooses not to do so herself, then why is there an order for protecting the weave? It seemss she doess not want protection, if she grantss spells that destroy her integrity
[01:33:43] Storold Doesscha: You touch on her body, the weave, as you cast, however there is no real control other than the one you have over the strands of the weave. You can never feel that Lucinda is stopping you from casting because that isn't what she preaches, she wants you to feel the wonder of magic not the rest
[01:33:59] Storold Doesscha: *restraints of rules as you do so
[01:34:21] Clover: *gives a nod to storold*
[01:34:29] Sala Stonehill: She relies on Her faithful to protect her Weave.
[01:34:55] Storold Doesscha: We have five simple rules we live our lives by, that is all Lucinda asks of us. She does not give us a recipie for living our life, she gives us some of the wonder that the world would be without without the weave
[01:35:15] Citizen: What are those five simple rules?
[01:35:36] Clover: *rolls her eyes and wonder if he has heard anything at all*
[01:35:51] Storold Doesscha: They are all collected in the Coran arta i' Tha vair maen
[01:36:01] Storold Doesscha: As Clover have been reciting all along
[01:36:19] Citizen: //please note there are a number of passer bys so although you may have said these may not
[01:36:34] Storold Doesscha: However for the sake of simplicity I can repeat them in the order they are writen down by Lucinda herself
[01:37:02] Storold Doesscha: The Weave is life, for it is my body and my soul
[01:37:38] Storold Doesscha: Promote the Weave in all its forms and guises, for those who touch the Weave touch opun me
[01:38:19] Sala Stonehill: Channel The Weave for it is my gift to you, use it for your purposes but do not attempt to control the whole, for I am the whole and endless change is my nature. Use me as guide and the path will remain clear
[01:39:26] Storold Doesscha: Use all my gifts to benifit the weave, and through it others. The Weave is life and without it we are list. Share your gifts with others freely, aiding where you can
[01:40:57] Citizen: *waits for them to finish*
[01:41:03] Storold Doesscha: Tolerate no harm to come to me or mine, my gifts freely given to those who follow used in defense of my body in the Weave and my soul in the Coran arta i' Tha vair Maen. For as Surely as that which takes from life takes from me, that which takes from me takes from life
[01:42:07] Storold Doesscha: Those are the five rules, or statements if you wish, that Lucinda wants us to live by
[01:42:38] Clover: another word would be Precepts
[01:42:55] Citizen: Funny that it has no mnention of Salvation for Humanity
[01:43:03] Citizen: like you suggested before
[01:43:19] Ogzughimmal: Well, not all godss are good. There is no moral perogative it seemss in that code
[01:43:19] Storold Doesscha: Use all my gifts to benifit the weave and through it others?
[01:43:38] Citizen: *he considers that*
[01:43:55] Storold Doesscha: For as surely as that which takes from life takes from me?
[01:44:07] Citizen: *laughs*
[01:44:24] Storold Doesscha: *Frowns looking at the man*
[01:44:34] Citizen: then there must be a lot of Lucidinites out there that are taking from her right now then
[01:44:39] Clover: *smiles at Storold with confidence*
[01:44:47] Storold Doesscha: How so?
[01:44:52] Citizen: how many people have you killed lately?
[01:45:01] Citizen: or lifes have you taken?
[01:45:07] Citizen: using the weave?
[01:45:48] Storold Doesscha: Let me turn that around, how many lives have I saved by doing so?
[01:46:07] Sala Stonehill: Monsters, many, and some monsters may have human form, but we respect human life just as you do.
[01:46:22] Clover: *she whisper* Bravo sir *to Storold*
[01:46:24] Storold Doesscha: I belive even the keenest Aeridinite sees the need in removing the few who wants to harm the many
[01:46:32] Citizen: *a few murmurs go though the crowd*
[01:46:58] Storold Doesscha: Let me give you an example
[01:48:01] Storold Doesscha: If I stop a mage or priestess from using the weave by counterspelling and in that way prevents him or her from harming others while he himself is either killed or being caught and brought to justice by Rofirienites or others
[01:48:51] Storold Doesscha: Would it be wrong of me to do so because I know that this action will harm this one person while if I do not do this a whole village or maybe even more will pay for me sitting with my harnds in my lap watching him do as he wished to
[01:50:04] Citizen: *considers that thought*
[01:50:57] Storold Doesscha: A very good example was the stopping of a Coratite high priestess who almost succeded in stopping the ritual that cleared the sky, or Milara who tried to stop another important magical ritual? Should I just have watched them and let them do as they pleased?
[01:51:26] Citizen: You are right in that respects, but what of all those other lucidinites
[01:51:41] Citizen: that go out there to Thunder Peaks or Belinara to kill things?
[01:52:00] Ogzughimmal: Ah.. the Celgarsss... the one with the golems is insane
[01:52:33] Citizen: Explain that
[01:52:43] Storold Doesscha: Things? Define things?
[01:52:51] Sala Stonehill: Things? Do you mean giants and dark elves and fire drakes and...?
[01:53:17] Sala Stonehill: Will you walk up to them and offer to shake hands?
[01:53:24] Sala Stonehill: *grins*
[01:54:11] Citizen: Some decide to enter the Misted Villages
[01:54:23] Storold Doesscha: *Nods slightly*
[01:54:33] Citizen: When they keep to themselves
[01:55:03] Citizen: I believe in Morality, but purposefully going in there. well
[01:55:21] Citizen: they kill.
[01:55:27] Citizen: *he stops*
[01:55:29] Storold Doesscha: That is a very interesting question
[01:56:01] Citizen: oir other places around Layonara
[01:56:15] Ogzughimmal: indeed, though Toran and the otherss seem more interested in assaulting tribes of the monsterss... and some monsterss have inherent magical power, tapping into the weave with no study
[01:56:24] Ogzughimmal: it would seem she is neutral in such conflictss
[01:56:34] Clover: You kill sir..I hate to say it.but you do...you do it to put food on your table and clothes on your back.....are you holding us to one standard and yourself to another?
[01:56:56] Storold Doesscha: However one must consider a few things here, I have never entered a place to slaugther and maim. I only wish to study the place yet they offer me no words or promises of safe passage
[01:57:29] Citizen: Then kudos to you. What about all the other Lucidinites out there?
[01:57:33] Storold Doesscha: Instead they choose to attack those of the faithfull that follow me, and I do as Lucinda taught me, I protect the faithfull from harm
[01:57:55] Citizen: Can you account for all of them too?
[01:58:02] Citizen: what about you?
[01:58:13] Citizen: *looks to the other two*
[01:58:51] Sala Stonehill: I accompany groups traveling to obtain needed resources.
[01:58:52] Clover: Nay I for can not...But I would hope that for those out there who misuse their gifts would repent...and I for one would help them to do that ...we are not all perfect
[01:59:18] Sala Stonehill: I use my magic to protect them from harm and to heal them if they are harmed.
[01:59:24] Ogzughimmal: They are not misusing it though... they are promoting the weave in all its formss... slaughter is simply one of many
[01:59:38] Storold Doesscha: *Frowns slightly*
[02:00:01] Storold Doesscha: Mindless slaughter isn't the way of the weave
[02:00:14] Clover: I agree sir
[02:00:20] Ogzughimmal: In fact, the only misuse of the weave mentioned in the code is simply harming the weave itself
[02:00:31] Storold Doesscha: And taking from life
[02:00:32] Clover: very true indeed
[02:01:03] Citizen: So why are there spells that take life. Death Magic?
[02:01:06] Storold Doesscha: Mindless slaughter is taking from life, however working towards the common good isn't mindless neither is it slaughter
[02:01:06] Ogzughimmal: Well, on that note then... taking from life... is that not the necromancy and negative energy of the undead?
[02:01:15] Citizen: Isn't that hypocritical?
[02:01:29] Storold Doesscha: Why is there spells that give to life, healing and such?
[02:01:46] Citizen: Why is there spells that take life?
[02:01:55] Citizen: if it is to promote it?
[02:02:04] Ogzughimmal: They seem mostly granted to divine cassters. Oness who pledge their lives and soulss to other gods, her and the oak
[02:02:19] Ogzughimmal: Life giving magic is not taught or attained throught he arcane
[02:02:40] Ogzughimmal: is the weave is life, how come it needs a god, her or others, or a totem to heal?
[02:03:46] Sala Stonehill: The Weave is Her life.
[02:03:48] Storold Doesscha: Consider this, someone wishing to kill and harm people, like a demon or a demon of a man running around ready to kill as soon as the oppotunity arises. Then comes someone with the knowledge of finger of death and sees his intentions, should he refrain from taking a life because it itself would be wrong?
[02:04:24] Clover: or should we come to you for permission first
[02:04:29] Storold Doesscha: And what difference would it make if the person was a knight in a shining plate with a sword with the excat same power as the spell?
[02:04:45] Clover: Bravo once again sir
[02:05:04] Citizen: The point is sir. If the Goddess wants to promote life why have death magic in the first place? Why not just disintegrate that and have only spells that protect
[02:05:30] Clover: *sighs*
[02:05:31] Storold Doesscha: Then again turn the question around, wouldn't the spell protect by removing the treath?
[02:05:38] Storold Doesscha: *threat
[02:06:24] Ogzughimmal: Well, to be fair, a finger of death is far more human than bludgeoning somebody to death without magic. And without magic, there would still be conflict. I believe her code's focus is simply maintaining magic with no moral perogative
[02:06:45] Citizen: Maybe *to Storold*
[02:06:45] Clover: or then we would have demons hiding under the protection of the WEAVE....
[02:06:56] Sala Stonehill: Such strictures against a type of magic would be a dimunition and a damage to the whole of the Weave, would it not?
[02:07:15] Citizen: But it does sound hypocritical to say
[02:07:18] Clover: *nods to Sala*
[02:07:34] Citizen: Lucinda promotes life, yet has Death magic
[02:07:39] Sala Stonehill: It is a weave, not a fringe of strings, it is a Whole, with no parts cut out.
[02:08:16] Storold Doesscha: Aeridin promotes life, yet his paladins bear arms
[02:08:57] Citizen: Aeridin promotes life and his clerics typically have staffs
[02:09:04] Citizen: to disable not to kill
[02:09:17] Storold Doesscha: Yet they are capable of killing?
[02:09:46] Citizen: striking in the right place, but they do not hit there do there do they?
[02:09:52] Clover: the next itme a rabid bear or wolf you cross sir do not kill it for you must reason with it with words and maybe it will leave you and all that you love alone
[02:10:01] Ogzughimmal: Death by Stave is far more cruel than finger of death. The subject merely sleeps for eternity, while the bludgeoned hemmhorage for hours before death
[02:10:22] Citizen: and remember we are talking about the Weave
[02:10:29] Citizen: rather than weapons
[02:10:39] Storold Doesscha: The weave is both weapon and armor
[02:10:43] Ogzughimmal: Indeed, Lucinda would not hold domain over a caning, unless it was enchanted
[02:11:22] Citizen: Anyway it has been an interesting discussion...I will think over this
[02:11:24] Clover: we are talking about life..and useing what benefits at the crucial time it is needed
[02:11:27] Citizen: Good day
[02:11:28] Storold Doesscha: It is no different, however it is the most wonderfull armor and the most dangerous weapon if used right
[02:11:35] Storold Doesscha: *Nods*Good day sir
[02:11:37] Ogzughimmal: Indeed, I too have learned much.
[02:11:51] Citizen: *the restt of the crowd murmurs but continue to stay*
[02:11:58] Clover: I hope you do indeed think upon it sir and do come back
[02:11:59] Ogzughimmal: Every ansswer leadss to a deeper question... such is the nature of study
[02:12:00] Sala Stonehill: Each god holds dominion over his or her own interests.
[02:12:12] Sala Stonehill: Toran says...
[02:12:16] Sala Stonehill: Protect the realms and rout injustice wherever you find it. Raise up the weak and empower them, so that they might see the strength of Toran. Seek out the servants of evil, most notably those who follow Corath and Pyrtechon, and bring them to justice.
[02:12:43] Sala Stonehill: Should Lucinda take over the realm of Toran?
[02:12:48] Clover: *takes a hankie and wipes her brow*
[02:12:56] Sala Stonehill: I think not.
[02:13:21] Clover: you go girl *she whispers*
[02:13:37] Ogzughimmal: Toran's realms has an equal if not greater level of contradiction though. He takess a militant moralist perspective. At least Lucinda seemss a bit more balanced
[02:13:44] Sala Stonehill: Remember, She does not ask for your worship, or even your gratitude, only that you not damage the Weave.
[02:14:01] Storold Doesscha: And that you show the world how wonderfull the weave is
[02:14:42] Clover: *she nods*
[02:14:43] Ogzughimmal: How does one harm the weave though? Magic, correct?
[02:14:52] Sala Stonehill: Thank you for speaking with us and listening to us this evening.
[02:14:57] Storold Doesscha: Truely it is a powerfull weapon and armor as I said, but there are also many beauties hiden in there... Think of the enchanting illusions bards and illusionist use to entertain
[02:15:10] Storold Doesscha: *Nods to Sala after he finishes*
[02:15:58] Sala Stonehill: Yes, Ogzug'himmel. Respect the gift she has given you.
[02:17:10] Clover: *she stifles a yawn and smiles*
[02:17:10] Sala Stonehill: If no one has further questions, I think we are done here.
[02:17:53] Storold Doesscha: *Nods politely to the people assembled*I am glad that you found time to listen to what we had to say today
[02:17:59] Ogzughimmal: Indeed, you have given me much to think about
[02:18:13] Clover: and pass the word that all are welcome to visit the shrine of Lucinda as welll as the temple on Mistone
[02:19:18] Storold Doesscha: Indeed, the Temples and Shrines throughout the world are open to anyone who shares Lucindas goals and thoughts. They are places of great magic and wonder indeed
[02:19:22] Ogzughimmal: thank you for the journey and excellent debate. I shall go to my studiess and ponder these points, and their implicationss on spellcraft
[02:20:15] Clover: farewel sir..it was nice meeting you
[02:20:20] Ogzughimmal: It is so.
[02:20:24] Storold Doesscha: Indeed, stay safe Sir
[02:20:38] Sala Stonehill: Shall we go home?
*Storold says goodbye and heads to Westerns Gate where Mylindra has taken the children to see how the temple is progressing there.*
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*Storold sits at his library after he has traveled with the children and Mylindra back to Clover from Huangjin where the children have been having a fun day out of the normal routine of the forest life. Mylindra and Storold has spend the most of the day speaking with the people working near the temple while the children played with some of the other children there.
He sits there for quite some time playing a bit with the weave around his rapier then as the sky clears and sets the scene for another frostcold night he kneels inside the library looking towards the eight stars that make the Circle of eight.*
Storold : *Mumbles softly to himself* Dear Lady of Spells, I hope that my service to you today was what you hoped for and that this will cause more people to see the light of magic in the darkness rather than the darkness our enemies tries to cover your true message in. Thank you for helping me with staying on my path and through that show others the path of magic and wonder.
I hope that both the weave and you will be healed by the results of the work that I do here and that many more will follow after me in my path to ensure that the weave will endure as it always have with its constantly changing nature. Hpefully your guiding light here on the sky and the Weave will help me understand my challenges in magic and slowly allow me to step forwards towards the path of greater understanding than I have ever had in the Weave.
*Storold slowly raises and mumbles a blessing over his own rapier smiling contently to himself as he walks to bed again humming a happy tune*
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*Storold walks through the winter forest with the boys. He show them all of the great places there are there telling them how to use the ice on the lakes there are safe to slide very far on and even engages in a small snowball fight as they walk there. He walks a rather wellknown path with them keeping his eyes out of stray giants. He suddenly spots something blue and brownish red hanging in a bush. He tells the boys to stand still while he goes to investigate.
He comes closer and takes the piece of cloth feeling it with his fingers as he examines it. Suddenly he reaches for his cloak and lets his fingers run down to a place where the fabric has been torn. He sighs remembering loosing the piece of cloth a few weeks ago. Just as he looks down a well aimed snowball hits him in the neck, "Got him!" shouts Ethan as he and Jonnathan runs off. Storold dusts the snow off his neck and hurries after them grumbling playfully as they race home to the farm house.
Later that night after having had a lovely dinner with his family Storold sits smiling at his study ready to look at a few interesting rocks and branches he found in the forest. He reaches for his pocket and freezes as his fingers touch a stiff piece of fabric. He slowly reaches for his heads with both his hands and burries his face in them.
After some time he heads out into the forest closing the door gently behind him. He made sure that the house was asleep as he left and he walks through the snowy forest alone. The moon is shining from a clear sky and each breath results in a small fog being emited from his mouth. Even though it is winter and all normal tracks are covered Storold quickly finds his way. He walks not minding the freezing cold as he finds the groove again, the tree in the middle is covered in snow.
Storold quickly dusts it off as he kneels down besides it, looking for the specific thing that marks the tree. He dusts almost all of the trees bark off as he searches, but eventually he is able to find the small memorial plate set there. He sighs looking down as the last bit of snow is removed "I am sorry father, I failed you", a single tear falls from his cheek and ever so slowly it falls towards the ground. As it falls Storold hears a small voice inside his head, "Why..?"
He suddenly jerks up as if he woke up from a dream. "Why... Why... Why?" He slowly repeats to himself. He looks around with a frightened look in his eyes "I.. I shouldn't, should I?" He quickly regains his calm as a thought appears deep inside his head "NO!" He looks even more confused and scared around not really sure what to do he falls to his knees still close to the tree.
He sits there staring for a while before he slowly gets up dusting his knees off. "I am sorry, this wasn't supposed to happen" he bows his head a few moments before he turns and starts walking slowly home not minding the biting cold.
As he approaches the house he sees a figure walking around the outside of the house with a lantern. He quickly covers himself with invisibility and sneaks closer the best he has learned. As he gets close he is able to grab the person by the arm having stood perfectly still waiting at a corner. The person screams loudly before Storold manages to get a hand over the mouth of the figure resulting in the lantern falling to the ground with a small *plump* as the flame dies on impact with the cold snow.
She looks at him with terrified eyes before he freezes in his movements and lets her slip out of his hands. Moments later everything turns black as the Word of Rofirien hits him, he stumbles into the wall and the world and its sounds seems to fade far away. He falls deep, deep, deep into a black hole seemingly there is no end but all in a sudden it just seems to stop. He finds himself face to face to someone he hasn't seen in years but never will forget. "Storold, I never thought this would happen..." the eyes look sternly at him even though there is a hit of kindness there.
Storold looks down not wanting to keep eye contact. The man steps forward and lifts Storolds head high with his hand under his chin. "You seem to have forgotten a lot since last time I saw you" the voice speaks in a toneless manner. "Look me into the eyes now, don't fear what you see"
Storold slowly nods and looks directly into the eyes that piece all the way into his mind."What happened Storold, where did the man go? And who replaced him?" Storolds eyes flicker and he doesn't seem willing to answer at first when he stammers "Gon.. Gone? I am still here" The man just shakes his head letting his hand fall to Storolds shoulder not holding his head anymore. "Storold, is this what you want to be.. Is this what you promised to be?" Storold sighs and shakes his head, "You bring shame, not honour to your family. But why do you do that?" Storold remains silent only blinking every now and then. "You fear of failure stops you, your clinging to the past failures stop you. All you ever do is speak of failure, you only speak of succes in anger and defence." Storold simply nods and bites his lip. "Don't you have anything to say? Have you gone mute?"
Storold takes a deep breath looking down for a moment before he returns to the mans eyes "I have done wrong, more wrong than the ones who bring the name wrong doer opun themselves. I claimed things that weren't true, I did things I couldn't stand by. But that is.. The past now" Storold rubs his neck slightly and looks down "It wont, no, it WONT happen again" his eyes seems to light both with anger and sorrow as light suddenly starts to come through the mans eyes and Storold slowly closes his to ajust to the bright light.
"Love... Love" Her voice sounds concerned as she washes the last bit of blood away from his forehead. He slowly blinks looking up at her confused. She hugs his neck tightly having his head in her lap with a few soft pillows underneath it "I am so sorry.. I didn't mean to", she cries as she hugs him having sat there with him for what seemed to her like hours. Storold smiles weakly and looks up at her "It is alright sweetheart you didn't know who was out there" She still cries but her eyes seems rather determined now rather than sad "Don't you ever do that to me again! This is the second time in a month you just when out like that and got home hurt in the middle of the night" Storold sighs quietly and hugs her as he sheds a tear too "Never... Never again love, I am here for you and you are here for me. That is what we promised, I wont doubt that for a second.. ever" Storold kisses her cheek softly and looks to her with sad eyes knowing he had done wrong again but deep inside him he knew that this was the very last time he would ever do something like that to her or anyone else.*
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*After a few days to recover and some time with the family Storold is back in Spellgard. Here he talks a lot with his fellow protectors and thereby tries to deal with some of the things he has been through lately. He still seems rather shaken in his behaviour so when he comes home after the first day there he writes a letter and sends it the same night by bird towards Hempstead.
The very next day Storold is back in Spellgard seemingly more at peace but still rather off his normal mood. He starts the day by seeking out Kalenth again. He appoligises for being so absent as he has been the last long while but he wishes to continue his training.
The next few days Storold tries to show how far he has gotten. He can produce the desired effect but it doesn't seem to stick to his rapier. Kalenth tries to help him but it seems that somehow the shape of the rapier is too different from the shortsword to make it possible to track Storolds exact error in his attempts to enchant his rapier.
After some time Storold heads back to the protectors headquarters and tries to follow the basic training that started there this morning. However he finds it hard to focus and he doesn't gain much from this but he does learn some more of the clergy and the structure of the church and some of the names behind the titles.
Storold heads home to hug his wife and children smiling as Sarrah shows him the snowman her brothers helped her build outside the house. He goes to his study in the evening looking at the rapier he uses for practice going over each inch of the blade itself as he works with the weave. After some hours he returns to Mylindras side on the couch in the living room. He kisses her cheek as he sits down looking at her book with his arm around her.*
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*Storold walks home with Mylindra and they decide after dinner that they have had far too little time alone lately. The set out for a wonderfull trip to Voltrex where they have their second honeymoon sort of. After a few days of lovely time spend there they return home and find everything to be perfectly in order they are happy to be back and everything falls back into its old pattern.
Storold works towards his goals in his training as usual and tries his best to serve as good as he can. After some time though he falls back to not doing much and soon he become a rarely seen in Spellgard although he answers if they need him. As he spends more time helping Jonnathan and Ethan with their magic and helps Sarah by showing her around in the forest.
Although one morning Storold wakes up to an empty bed. He looks towards the door and barely stubles out in his clothes before he is met with the glare of Mylindra. "You said it was the last time!", Storold just freezes and starts thinking up what to do now and finding some of his best appologies to Mylindra as he rushes out the door to get the things she demands from him.*
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*After some time working for Mylindra and talking some to his friends he seems to realise that staying away from Spellgard might not be the most constructive route he can take so after having made sure that Mylindra can handle herself for the rest of the day, and having told the children to behave and help their mommy, Storold heads through the portal to Spellgard.
Here he starts his training as usual and prayes in the evening in the temple for Lucindas blessing for his sword. He keeps to the normal protector training for the first week but then he finds that he already knows a lot of the stuff they are going through at the time so he starts wandering a bit. Soon he again finds his teacher Kalenth and shows him his progress with the rapier so far. Still he lacks a lot and he tries to follow Kalenths training again, still he seems to lack the final touch that makes the effect stick for enough time.
After a few days of training in Spellgard Storold seeks out Angela again and after a little talk about his progress with the rapier he joins her in the arena for a battle where he again gets beaten by the far more skill full Angela which she seems as both funny and sad at the same time because Storold is still lacking a lot of the basic techniques in rapier fighting which he never really learned in Spellgard. So the rest of the day is spend fencing over and over again trying to get the perfect stance and the perfect flow in the combat.*
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*Storold comes home after an adventure on Belinara, he seems in a rather odd mood since he is both happy to see his family again and distressed about something. He finds peace to cook dinner and help the children with some work outside the house though before he finds himself in his library after having kissed the children goodnight. He finds his journal on a shelf where it has always been and takes it out to write a new passage.*
Really, they say that they didn't save me and they don't want to hear when I thank them for it... I feel like there is something we haven't talked over yet, there is nothing wrong with being saved and saying thanks, but for some reason they seem to think that I did a lot to keep them alive. They either need to get a grip on reality or well accept that some things are as I say and not just as they want them to be. Not everyone can be equally good and some are simply so good that they will shine above everyone else no matter what.
*Storold sighs and goes to find Mylindra hugging and kissing her smiling to himself again*
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*Storold sits holding Ethans lifeless body in his arms everything around him is chaos, blood has formed small pools on the floor of the hall and the living room furniture is tossed about. Storold hugs the dead body letting some tears fall on the little boys face.*
Storold:So soon... Too soon, where are his children, his love... Everything has just been ripped away from him..
*Storolds voice breaks and he looks even more sad at Ausir outside, he spots Lucindas constalation and mumbles softly over the boy*
Storold: Dear lady of spells please bring this little boys soul safely back to his shell, don't let him miss his magical journey here in this world and leave him to wander aimlessly in the void forever.
*Storold kisses the little boys forehea gently and strokes his hair sighing to himself*
[22:25:19] Alleina Shiante: *Alleina seems to have been placed down in a bed somewhere, her own face looking more of someone dead than living. Her breathing are very shallow and slow at the time of laying down. Regardless of what the others are asking of her, or saying, she seems to be quite insisting of herself resting... if not out of necessarity.*
[22:26:16] Storold Doesscha: *Storold gets some of the other to look after Jonnathan while he cleans Ehtan up and gets the body some fresh clothes*
[22:27:17] Storold Doesscha: *He carefully places the body on the couch in the livingroom and sits with his head in his lap mumbling some prayers to Lucinda looking very sad down at the liveless face*
[22:27:28] Alleina Shiante: *She seems to have taken a long, but unsteady, night of sleep and wakes up the next morning. While her hair is still just a big mess, quite unusual from her, she once again is on her feet.*
[22:28:31] Storold Doesscha: *Storold sits looking really tired by now still looking down at the boy noding slightly to Alleina as he notices her*
[22:29:48] Alleina Shiante: *She puts her arms around herself as she approaches. In a quiet whisper, she says.* You should be getting some sleep yourself, Storold.
[22:30:09] Storold Doesscha: **Shakes his head looking down at the boy*I can't...
[22:30:56] Alleina Shiante: *She carefully walks forward and brushes a strand of hair away from the boy's face.*
[22:31:39] Storold Doesscha: *Looks down at him sighs quietly*He was so happy when I left him... I had promised to take the fishing when I returned....
[22:32:55] Alleina Shiante: Oh...? *She smiles a little as she once again touches the face of the child.* Tell me about it, Storold...
[22:34:03] Storold Doesscha: Well... I had just told them a goodnight story as usual when I thought about what I could do when I returned, I was going to be gone for quite a while, and I knew that they loved to go fishing with Mylindra and all...
[22:34:47] Storold Doesscha: So I thought that maybe we could go on a boys only fishing trip to Lake Corax for some days, camping out on the island maybe...
[22:35:20] Storold Doesscha: *SIghs a little and gently touches the boys shoulder*Guess there will be nothing of that now...
[22:36:06] Alleina Shiante: *She nods a little to that, her eyes still locked on the face of the child.* There are so many things that one realises one could have done with one's beloved, would you not say? When one looks back to what has happened before, once again...?
[22:37:57] Storold Doesscha: *Looks down at the boy and a single tear rolls down his cheek*I just want him back.. I can't see how I and even less Jonnathan can live without him... They are inseperable I have never been able to go do something with one of them without the other one wanting to come along too
[22:39:45] Alleina Shiante: *She lets her fingers gently dance over the forehead of the child, her attention not wavering from him at all.* What would you imagine a life without him being...?
[22:41:39] Storold Doesscha: Empty? Well at least life would be horrible knowing that one who should pass long after I have gone to serve Lucinda forever is dead way before his time... One of my sons dead a the hands of my enemy, he never lifted a finger against him...
[22:42:30] Storold Doesscha: *Shakes his head slightly*I don't know if life will even be worth having if I can't hug and kiss Ethan again... But I guess I would have to go on for my other children and Mollys sake
[22:43:56] Alleina Shiante: *Her eyes are slowly filling with tears also, but it is not completely certain if they are filled with tears for the same reasons as Storold's.* Perhaps one should value the moments one has more than what one usually does...
[22:44:37] Storold Doesscha: *Sighs and nods a little*But still... This isn't right, he should be the one left when I am not here anymore, not the other way around
[22:46:48] Alleina Shiante: Life twists and turns in ways unknown for us mortals, just as love twists and turns in the most unexpected ways.
[22:46:50] Storold Doesscha: *Looks down at the boy and touches his forehead gently*THis just isn't right...
[22:47:27] Storold Doesscha: **Shakes his head*Yet there are some things that shouldn't be changed... Even if change is the only constant there is
[22:49:34] Alleina Shiante: *She closes her eyes.* Come up with a single good reason this is not right, nor that it is something that should be. A sole reason... the best you can give..
[22:51:21] Storold Doesscha: *Sighs quietly*Simply because he was too young he had his whole life ahead of him... His first love, his first kiss, his own family.. His own journey on the path of magic he just began his development towards that and then somehow who he has never touched or fought against sends someone to kill hi for the actions of someone else
[22:52:38] Alleina Shiante: *She leans forward to the child, having her nose touching the child's while she's looking into his closed eyelids.*
[22:54:32] Storold Doesscha: *Holds the boys lifeless body steady as Alleina does this looking hopeful at his face*
[22:55:24] Alleina Shiante: *All of sudden, the small eyelids start to move with the little chest moving up and down in a way as though it had not have had the air for a very long time. Alleina is yet looking down at the child...*
[22:56:00] Storold Doesscha: *Storold smiles a little and looks up towards the cealing mouthing a thank you*
[22:58:18] Alleina Shiante: *She carefully stands up again, her long hair covering her face in the same messy way as before. In an unsteady voice, she says.* There is little more that I can do that you cannot now. Please do give him the love that is so well deserved for someone as small as he is... I... I need some time for myself...
[22:58:33] Alleina Shiante: *She turns around and starts to walk away.*
[22:58:42] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little*Thank you...
[22:58:56] Alleina Shiante: There is nothing to thank me for, Storold...
[22:59:14] Alleina Shiante: *She puts a hand to her face as she pushes the door open with her other.*
[22:59:55] Storold Doesscha: *Storold hugs the now very weak boy and kisses his cheek*It is alright now... Daddy is here again
[23:00:45] Alleina Shiante: *The door is slowly closed behind them.*
[23:01:32] Storold Doesscha: *Storold sits with Ethan for quite some time just hugging and kissing him every now and then not talking much to him other than answering the questions the boy has in a nice way*
[23:02:09] Alleina Shiante: *It doesn't look like Alleina returned to the house that day... nor could she be found anywhere nearby.*
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*...Storold walks alone in the forest looking around as usual carefully walking the paths he knows well. He moves through the forest without drawing any unwarted attention as he slowly finds the old and abandoned hut by one of the lakes. He carefully opens the door which slowly moves open on its rusty hinges. He has not been here for years, not after he bought the house in Clover, he looks around the old house nodding a little to himself.
He looks around the house finding a dusty shelf with some books on. He takes one of them looking it over sadly with the small tower on the front, the title being the wizard and the tower of magic on Alibor. Storold sighs quietly sitting on an old bed with the book loosely in his hands looking around.
He seems to be thinking to himself as he sits there for seemingly a rather long time not moving much other than going over the details of the hut. After some time he gets up taking the book with him in his hand stuffing all the rest into the bag he has on his back.
He slowly walks through the forest finding the paths back home smiling a little as he sees the children in the front lawn the twins seems busy showing their rabbit to their little sister who seems rather interested in in trying to feed some lettuce to it.
Later that day Kalin comes by and Storold helps him create a triggerable wierd ward that casts the weird spell on Storolds front lawn if the trigger word is spoken. Storold thanks Kalin many times for his help as he takes his leave.
That day Storold gathers his children around the fireplace and starts reading the story about the mage and the tower on Alibor, "Once opun a time..."*
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*Storold stands in the training grounds of Spellgard. "Faster, more legwork... More Weave focus", he wipes some sweat from his forehead and tries to keep up with Kalenth as he fences his best with the rapier. After ten minutes they take a short break coughing slightly as he drinks from his canteen."Well seems I am getting better at my fencing but the weave doesn't quite follow the rapier sadly.", Storold sighs a little looking the heavily enchanted mithril rapier over, "some day, Angela said I was getting better so many soon...".
After a long days training Storold finds himself back at the temple again rather tired but still having a few last things to do before he returns to Clover to his family he heads inside asking for any letters and news from the temple. Before he heads home he finds himself in front of the alter mumbling a short prayer to himself, "Lady of Spells, please help me in these trying times where the whole world seems to be descending into chaos. Let me see the true meaning of things and through that be able to do your will to the world. Please guide me on my path as I feel weak against the comming tide and let me with your guidance make sure that the Weave and thereby you forever will be strong and that the places where it has been weakened will be cured". Storold gets up and walks towards the exit using his tome to get home to his wife and his children.*
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*Storold sighs quietly to himself picking up the quill to write a new passage in his journal*
I have failed the church and believed in a follish Mist priestess. I feel stupid for believing her and I doubt that any trust will ever be gained again. Now even the false trust where I trust that she will do something irrational or just be an idiot.
But even worse than making a fool out of myself in front of Trier I failed my duty... Talia fell while under my protection because I felt someone outside our order needed it more. This was a foolish act and as punishment everyone except one mage feel. I don't ever know how I can redeem myself from such foolishness.
I do belive however that it is time to look ahead and try to figure out what I can do now to serve better. My report to the church on the cult is nearly finished and I have some great help in Connor with the issue of the Dark Peaks. So hopefully things will clear up to.
*Storold sighs and heads out to play with his children smiling again while he runs around the house after them*
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[04:38:59] Kali: *She smiles* Tis 1000 true for the private reading, that alright?
[04:39:11] Kali: *She carefully shuffles the peculiar deck of cards*
[04:39:11] Storold Doesscha: **Sits carefully down and looks around wondering*Yes sure sure....
[04:39:42] Kali: Now then, have I ever read your cards before?
[04:39:50] Storold Doesscha: **Shakes his head*No never...
[04:40:06] Kali: *She carefully slides the crystal ball out of the way and places the deck on the table between them.* I'll explain how it works then.
[04:40:15] Kali: First, place your hand on the deck and close your eyes.
[04:40:34] Kali: Try to concentrate, and let your thoughts diminish *She speaks in soothing and melodic tones*
[04:40:38] Kali: Try to think of nothing.
[04:40:38] Storold Doesscha: **Carefully places his hand on the deck closing his eyes*
[04:41:24] Kali: The cards, you see, will guide us down a path. A single strand that makes up the many twisting sinews of thought, feeling, emotion, and events in your life
[04:41:30] Storold Doesscha: *Focuses his mind on shutting down any thoughts that he might have*
[04:41:40] Kali: The first card, is that of the past. It is the start of this path.
[04:41:47] Storold Doesscha: Concentration Check: 20 + 41 = 61
[04:41:52] Kali: The second, will show how it is linked to your presnt days,
[04:41:59] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little listening to her seeming to only hear her voice*
[04:42:01] Kali: and the final, a glimse into what has yet to come to pass.
[04:42:17] Kali: *She gives him time to concentrate* Now clear your mind..
[04:42:23] Kali: *After another moment*
[04:42:33] Kali: Good.. *She smiles a little* You can open your eyes.
[04:42:49] Kali: *She takes the deck from him and carefully places three cards face down between them*
[04:42:59] Storold Doesscha: **Opens his eyes slowly eyeing his hand on the deck and lets it slide to Kali*
[04:43:31] Kali: The first card is the reflections of the past *She turns it over a first card.*
[04:45:05] Kali: *The card appears to have a hand painted and pecuilar image on it. It is that of a man, hanged by a rope to the neck from a gnarled and twisted oak tree. Though the card seems a bit gruesome, the man seems a little at peace*
[04:45:16] Kali: The hanged man.
[04:45:36] Kali: In your past, this represents you devotion to a worthwhile cause.
[04:45:38] Kali: However.
[04:45:41] Storold Doesscha: **Looks rather worried at the card*
[04:45:49] Kali: There was at some point a temporaty suspension of success.
[04:46:13] Kali: You made a sacrifice, and experienced a long waiting period.
[04:46:19] Kali: Sometimes this is a rebirth or sorts.
[04:46:36] Kali: This lead to a transromation.
[04:46:44] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little still looking rather suspisious at the card*
[04:46:45] Kali: A change in circumstances.
[04:47:57] Kali: *She smiles brieffly and then concentrates on the second card as she turns it over* The second card is the present days, it will illustrate the present that grew from this past.
[04:48:37] Storold Doesscha: *Sighs somehow in relief not letting go of the card that was flipped from the past it seems*
[04:49:26] Kali: *The image on this card is an older gentleman surrounded by a hall of books, that resembles the great library. The image this time is turned upsidedown, in the orientation of the card*
[04:49:32] Kali: The lost Libraian.
[04:50:11] Storold Doesscha: **Looks between that and the first card frowning*
[04:51:04] Kali: In your present days it seems you refuse a certain counsel or assistence. This can be in the form of a negitive resistance towards help, after your transformation from the past, this can be.. the symbol of a continuation of bad habbits or the type of lifestyle that you had prior to the changes in the past.
[04:51:34] Kali: You may be suspisous of the motivations of others around you..
[04:51:39] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little*
[04:52:12] Kali: You seem to waver on the verge of something presently. It is reflected in your past as well.
[04:52:31] Kali: *She leans foward a little and turns over the final card* A glimse to that has not yet come to pass
[04:53:01] Storold Doesscha: **Quickly looks at the other two cards then to the pile of cards*
[04:54:54] Kali: *The image on the card as Kali turns it over is that of a red headed human female. She stands under a thick canopy of leaves and seems entiwned with the very foliage that surrounds her, there are animales walking around, and she seems very godlike*
[04:55:04] Kali: *The card is again upside down however*
[04:55:12] Kali: Katia.
[04:55:17] Storold Doesscha: **Looks sort of confused at the card*
[04:56:02] Kali: You waver on your path after transformation, and without a change you continue to be faced with conflicting interests in the future..
[04:56:37] Kali: She represents in this orientation a certain volatility, an imbalance, poor judgement even..
[04:56:47] Kali: Disagreements, physical and mental stresses..
[04:57:09] Kali: This is your future on this path
[04:57:13] Storold Doesscha: **Looks concerned over the three cards scanning them briefly*
[04:57:17] Kali: *She frowns a little in thought*
[04:58:03] Kali: It is through fickle choices, and desicions that you get there though... so perhaps understanding this transformation in the past will help you make wiser choices and avoid imbalance in the future.
[04:58:25] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little*
[04:58:26] Kali: It is more of a warning than a true fate, this card. But if you change nothing, than that is what will be.
[04:59:44] Storold Doesscha: **Looks around quickly his face turning somewhat more pale*
[04:59:58] Kali: *She runs her hands across the faces of the cards slipping each seamlessly into the deck*
[05:00:59] Kali: The future may be fluid, but in stagnent waters there is little change... I'd encourage you to think about this transformation in the past, and look to those that try to offer guidence in the present..
[05:01:12] Storold Doesscha: **Pulls up his hood rather fast and nods a little to Kali*
[05:01:19] Kali: Instead of disregarding it... for they may be the salvation of your future..
[05:01:28] Kali: **She nods a little sliding the deck aside and standing*
[05:01:45] Kali: I hope it will serve you well Storold.
[05:02:04] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little fumbling with his purse*
[05:02:35] Kali: *She offers a slight encouraging smile as she takes the true with one hand, her bracelets jingling slighlty.*
[05:02:41] Kali: Thank you.
[05:02:52] Storold Doesscha: **Nods a little and stands slowly*
[05:03:05] Kali: *She bows lighlty, tucking the pouch away*
[05:03:52] Storold Doesscha: *Slowly moves to the door taking the handle looking back at Kali*
[05:04:10] Kali: *She smiles a bit* If once you figure it out, you'd like another reading...
[05:04:13] Kali: Let me know..
[05:04:28] Storold Doesscha: *Nods a little opening the door*
[05:04:29] Kali: The cards can reveal a lot about a person.
[05:04:37] Kali: **She nods a lttle following him out*
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*Storold walks into the Raven Trade building in Hempstead, dragging his feet slowly under the semi heavy load seemingly not overly well. He drops the things he is carrying off in their respective crates and walks slowly up the stairs careful not to fall due to being exhausted. He drops down in a bed upstairs after having walked by the empty meeting room.
He doesn't lie there long before he finds himself in a restless sleep. He finds himself wandering in a long corridor. Inside the corridor is various figures from the past/present. He sees the "children" from Vehl slowly drinking the energy of Tarile leaving her dead. All of his friends dead in various ways while a figure dressed like him with his face hidden stands in the shadows.
A change of the corridor happens and all in a sudden he sees the bloodstained corridor he knows too well. however when he looks around it is not only Ethans bloods that fills the corridor. As he sees his slaughtered family he tries to turn away but finds himself unable to untill all turns black...
Slowly his vision comes back to normal and he looks over the sky with clear white stars in the sky. As he gazes down he finds himself underthe sky walking along a lake where the stars a reflected walks a lady dressed in a blue dress. She doesn't look away from the pond but just says with a sad voice "You failed me Storold..." as she turns her head slowly continueing to talk Storold jumps awake bathed in cold sweat looking around the emtpy room.*
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*Storold sits in his library looking out of the window seeing his children play around outside. As he looks over the shelves in the room he finds his journal and takes it out of the bookcase.*
I guess time is running out on one of my duties. Or well so it seems. Tarile is getting weaker and weaker but well I guess that is what old age does to people. I will surely miss her when she is gone even if we have had our disagreements.
The children, well first it seemed the resposability was moving to Alana, but now the church seems to be planning on sending the children home due to some information they got from the crazy Mist priestess. It seems rather reasonable though and I guess the church knows what it is doing so I gave them what I had to help with getting the authorisation through as fast as possible.
Other than that things have been very quiet, Lin'da returned and she is still the same old but well still she seems changed but I have yet to see if her mind is still set on solutions involving big magic displays rather than reason.
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*Storold sighs to himself having checked into the protectors quarters in Blackford for a while. He sits at one of the tables and takes out his journal and a quill and starts to write.*
I guess I have been fooling myself all the time. While I clearly stand for something as a person with my devotion to Lucinda something in me have always been pulling the other way. I feel that my love for order and rules keeps conflicting with my beliefs in constant change. The laws are constant yet the Weave have little respect for constant things. I know my morals [strike]are[/strike] were high, at least I did follow my heart and the teachings at all time now. But well my heart and my head are walking in two directions I feel. I guess I will try praying for guidance and send a letter to Trier to try to get some peace in my mind.
*Storold closes his book takes some parcament from his pack and writes a letter to Trier before going to the temple for a prayer before he heads home to Clover using his tome.*
Storold Doesscha: Lucinda, please hear your humble servant.. I find myself in great doubt but yet I remain strong in my faith in you... However my faith in myself is failing
Storold Doesscha: I believe your ways are the right ones to follow in general, yet I feel that I am going against what I once believed in myself... I would like to rid myself of that doubt
Storold Doesscha: Yet I feel that the world needs the firm hand that prevents change but without change we wont see any good and the rule of the world is change...
Storold Doesscha: We need to further your goals and stop being so selfish yet I feel that part of me is pulling me towards somewhere that doesn't suit a protector like me
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*Storold sits in his library at home humming a soft childrens tune as his youngest son lies in a crib in the room sleeping. He takes up a quill and a journal as he stops the humming and starts writing...*
So much joy and so much sadness. I guess my time in the forest where I was born is comming to an end. As things are I cannot continue to live here and it might even involve endangering the twins since the laws that we sought to escape have caught up with us again. I surely hope that change will come to these parts swift and that Rael will no longer be limiting the use of the wonders of the weave till his own mages and the weave will once again be seen as a good thing in this kingdom.
I hope that my children will see less trouble than I have but my faith in that grows thiner as I see the world of today. The dragon cult and Pytheceon seems willing to set the world on fire for their side and the adventures seems more interested in the amount of true they can gather than trying to do something to actually save things.
*He sighs quietly to himself and looks into the crib with a small smile*
At least the future has still hope with the children that are born today, sadly the betrayer has stopped some from having children but well I am blessed with the ability and I hope that in time the curse that he has put opun them will be lifted so that they will have the blessing of being parents too.
Speaking of being a parent, it seems that Clover has decided to push her own family plans out into the unknown now. She has for some reason choosen to let Trith go, I really hope it isn't due to the conversation I had with her about things. While I know that how she choose was wrong it might have been the only oppotunity she had for a wise choise but it seemed I was right about what her heart was set for. Sadly she cannot have what someone else have already claimed as their own...
*Storold looks at the last line and then to the crib nodding a little before closing the book walking to make some breakfast for the family.*