EliteCommander

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Lucius...this isn't the Blood.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Sharee listened to Kayal as they stepped off the ramp onto the docks.She honestly did not care if Kayal heard every single thing she and Noelle said. He and everyone else on the ship would find out later that afternoon what happened between them. Since the matter was essentially settled, she started to calm down as they made their way to the docking authority. It took her a few moments, but she remembered the reason she wanted to speak to Kayal; however, she needed to settle matters with the local authorities first. The trio approached the Khajiit in Thalmor robes who was waiting impatiently on them, with Sharee taking the lead.

"Ah, would one of you be the captain of this vessel?" He asked once it was apparent they were approaching him.

"That would be me." Sharee answered, immediately dropping the bag of septims into the Khajiit's hand as soon as she was in front of him. "There it is, five hundred septims. Is there anything else, or may we go about our business?" She asked somewhat impatiently.

"Just one thing." The Khajiit responded as he took a neatly folded parchment from his bag and handed it to her. "This one just needs you to sign this." He said, removing a quill from his bag and uncorking a small inkwell.

Sharee rolled her eyes and complied, signing a fake name onto the document before quickly handing it back. He nodded, then left wordlessly, which was completely fine by her. With that out of the way, they could get down to the real reason they were there. By far, the best starting place in her experience for finding information was a tavern. Not only did people tend to congregate there, but they tended to congregate while drunk, further improving the odds of her getting something useful out of one of the patrons. There usually was one close tot he docks, so they likely wouldn't have to look around for long.

"Now that that's over, yes, I wanted to speak to you. I've been paying attention to you over the past few days. I think you would make a good officer. We need to have one more to make sure all our combatants have someone to report to directly. To that end, I'm giving you charge of a team of four. Two of them are your friends, Zana and Nalla, or whatever their names are, and another two I forgot the names of. I'll give them to you later. Most of the other roles on the ship are filled, so you're going to be doing a lot of training with the crew. I suspect the other officers will be training their people, but you're going to be working with the rest, especially the non-combatants. Some of those sailors really know what they're doing, some...don't. You say you know a lot about sailing? Show me, and more importantly, show them." As Sharee was finishing her explanation, they spotted a tavern and stepped inside. As expected, it was at least moderately crowded, so there were plenty of potential targets for them to get information from. For now, she would simply observe and scope out the crowd to see who looked like a weak link to exploit.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Any idea with what to do for the rest of the day, or do you think it would be time to skip ahead a bit? It would probably be a few days before Sabine would be ready to fight again, though things can happen in the middle if you have any ideas.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"No, I was a Treeminder." Meesei said, shaking her head with a bit of a smile. "To say one is a witch implies that they study dangerous or immoral magic and rituals, which I do not. I do still study magic, but what I study is far less...dubious."

Meesei finished her tea and placed it down beside her before looking at Tunxeek curiously. Speaking to him reminded her of her own childhood, as he was likely going through many of the same lessons her own father taught her. Different villages had different traditions, but it was fair to say that his experiences likely mirrored her own fairly closely. "What of you, Tunxeek? What do you study? What do you wish to learn?"

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"Certainly." Ahnasha answered with a grin. She stood up slowly and carefully to her feet, something that was starting to feel more cumbersome every day. "Was moving always this difficult?" She groaned in a strained, sarcastic voice. Walking over to the same rock as before, she grabbed her brush and waited for Fendros to take his pose again.

Kaleeth was a bit interested in what the couple were doing. Her village of course had painting and art, but painting a portrait of another person was not something they really did. She chuckled at Fendros' pose, which was rather funny without context, and a little funny with context. "Why does he need to do that for you to draw?" Kaleeth asked.

Ahnasha was concentrating on her painting, so she did not take her eyes of of it and Fendros, but she did answer nonetheless. "So I can draw him with as much detail as possible. I am not that good yet, but the point is to draw him as realistically as possible. I rather enjoy it, though I can't imagine it would be that interesting to watch."

"Oh, I see." Kaleeth answered with a nod, at least moderately sure she understood. Leaning onto Janius once again, she looked up at him with her head resting on his shoulder. "What should we do, then?"

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Alright. After another post from Leon, they should be in the tavern. Not sure where Lucius and New Yorker's characters will be by that point.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Sharee crossed her arms and nodded. "Good. Since you're being so cooperative, I'll keep it nice and simple. Fifteen lashes, on the deck, in front of the crew. I'll say what you did, then deliver the punishment myself. We have work to do now, so we're not doing it right this second. Later this afternoon, maybe early tomorrow morning depending on how things go. Now, you still have duties to perform. Get ashore, get what you need for the infirmary, and keep an eye out for any marks. You stay cooperative and impress me with your performance and I might even give you a bit of extra leniency."

As she spoke, Sharee got herself dressed in her leather pants and chainmail vest, and armed with her cutlass and daggers. In order to avoid looking too threatening, she left her crossbow behind and kept her smaller blades well-hidden. As usual, she also carried a bag filled with useful potions and poisons of her own make. The situation with Noelle had her annoyed, but she needed to think clearly enough not to make any mistakes. Sharee could not afford to let the offense slide, as using her magic to manipulate herself or the other officers was definitely unacceptable. However, she needed to be careful not to be too hard on Noelle, as her illusions could be immensely useful as well, not to mention her role in the infirmary. While she would quite enjoy making the Breton suffer, she needed to make the flogging quick and limit the lasting pain to make sure she wasn't too resentful.

Once she was ready, Sharee shepherded Noelle out of her quarters, then left just behind her. To her surprise, Kayal was waiting right by the door, though Sharee did not show any visible reaction at first. After locking the door to her cabin, she motioned for Kayal to follow so they could walk and talk. She had already been delayed long enough and needed to get ashore. "Enjoy the conversation? What do you want?"

The Depths of Deception

Kyelin said
So, are we all now just coming up with posts as to why we meet up? And will we all meet in a single place right off the bat, or catch up with individuals, makes small groups, and then the groups all meet up?

Basically, now is the time, if you like, to do an intro to your character. You can have your character be alone, or with another character if you decide you want them to know each other. Then, each character will be ordered by someone (whatever is appropriate to the character) to go to the city of Concord on Pax to meet with the Assembly for a joint operation between the various species. I plan on posting once everyone else gets a chance.

The Depths of Deception

No need to rush to quickly. The advantage of this kind of beginning is that it lets everyone give a good intro to introduce their character. The downside is that it can take some time to get everyone together.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei drank her tea silently at first. It was made with ingredients she was accustomed to, so it tasted rather familiar. One of the effects of the drink was an increase in energy and alertness, so Sabine seemed to spring to life to some extent after a few minutes. When the conversation shifted to Sabine's alchemy, she brought up the coven to Tunxeek, who of course did not have any experience with what she was talking about.

"Witches are people who have dedicated themselves to studying any type of magic they can. They are not often well-liked, as they sometimes study magic that people consider morally wrong. Sabine was raised with them, but left them years ago and has been with us ever since." Meesei explained.

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Kaleeth leaned onto Janius and tried to relax as much as possible. Even with the change of topic, the entire situation had filled her with stress. She had the sensation in the pit of her stomach that something could go wrong at any minute. Even if she knew that was unlikely, she couldn't get rid of the feeling. Still, she put on a smile and started to scratch the wamasu's neck. "I have heard stories of Saxhleel in the past keeping wamasu, but my village has never tried it. I do not know if it is possible, or if they are just stories."

The wamasu shifted around for a few moments in Janius' arms before curling up and closing its eyes. Evidently, Jumps' activity level had exhausted it. "I don't know what a dog is, but wamasu can grow quickly. It will be bigger than me in a few years. I don't know if they are smart though. They are good at hunting, but that could be just instinct...and lightning. It is usually hard to get close to wamasu to learn about them, especially if they are alive. I wonder if Jumps is...boy or girl? I know the males get aggressive during mating season, and females get aggressive if they have eggs."

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

I suppose Leon may not be on until later, so if you need me to make a post allowing you to continue on, New Yorker, I will.