Hekazu

Hello everyone ^.^ I am new here.

Welcome, welcome! I do hope the guild can offer what you seek, although there really should be no doubt in that, especially now that we are getting new sections every now and again.

Then, you asked where you should start. This here is a guide for new users. Have fun in the guild!

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

I think you might want to control Noddy in your next post as well. Don't worry about it, I'm quite sure you have noted how he tends to behave on different occasions, and if something goes wrong I can always ask you to change it, right?

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

As Noddy continued thinking and muttering things, Harol noticed Freya being awfully quiet. Well, she seemed to be cautious, and she was right. Even if Noddy was not the threat here and that was for certain, someone or something else could pop in unannounced and then it would certainly help to have somebody ready to fight... Although Harol himself knew he could not cast his spells within the village. That would cause way too much collateral damage. Sometimes it annoyed him he could not cast a simple ball of fire or something, but he was of House Arkdal. It was how he was trained. Maybe at Clasz they could teach him more simple tricks? At least he could ask.

Then Noddy seemed to get an idea. "I think I've got it", he said while lowering his fingers from his chin and donning a smile, "It stared me right in the face, but only now did I figure out it was possible. This room. Certainly there is only a bed for one, but I guess I could arrange something discreetly... no open questions so I don't draw attention to you two... And I'm used to staying awake in the night with little to no preparation time, so I can stand guard for the night. Indeed!" Now his smile was on a rather wide point and he still continued "Now Warlock, I provide a safe place for you, for her, and stand guard. Won't that be all three?" Harol's eyes widened for a moment, then he spoke back in an angered tone: "A greedy one, are we? Well two can play this game. You indeed provide us a safe place, but standing guard is a part of it. Besides it is only one place. I could say it is one."

Noddy was shocked by this, that could be clearly seen. Had he not expected Harol to be able to negotiate with him? Nevertheless, he scratched his head, trying to restore the smile that had disappeared from his face and continued negotiating: "Now now, let's at least say a safe place for you and her for two, okay? Fair for both of us?" Harol nodded and spoke "Well, now it has some sense in it. We'll see how well we sleep though. Two if no problems, one if something manages to disrupt us. Not including stuff outside of course if it is carriages or something, you cannot help that." "Guess that'll have to do..." Noddy answered and sighed slightly. "I'll go find something for the second bed. I think you, warlock, should stay here for you might draw attention... but you, dagger-wielder, you can come with me if you will. I could use some help in the acquiring..."

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

Harol followed Freya, and when the little spectacle with the drunk happened, he couldn't help himself smiling and almost laughing. The man was certainly not expecting to get any sort of reaction towards him, and while getting threatened was just the answer he deserved, the look on his face was priceless. But after the first wave of amusement had passed, Harol couldn't help but realize that he had been travelling with this person for about a day now. What stopped her from doing the same to him? That certainly was something he needed to be aware of. Well, for now it seemed like he was safe from such outbursts though.

Not too long after that, Freya reached Noddy's table and called for the man's attention. Noddy lazily opened his left eye, scanned Freya for a moment with his eye and then spoke back with a voice that sounded like it's owner had seen everything: "Well then what happens depends on your friend, for your shape does not look familiar to me." He then opened his right eye as lazily to the halfway point and turned to face Harol who had just sat into the table as well, and now pulled his hood back just a bit. As the tattoo came to his sight, Noddy's both eyes widened, and suddenly his voice gained a whole new undertone: The man was curious. "Well certainly I'll see to it whoever you are", Noddy said towards Freya, "as I owe the house of your friend here... what was it now... three more favours I think...? This place is a wee bit full of curious ears though, so if you don't mind we should go elsewhere." Noddy rose up from the table, and a slight clinking could be heard from his belt. There were three rings inbetween two blade sheaths, and these rings looked much like the ones in Harol's staff. Noddy made a little 'follow me' gesture, and moved towards the stairs at the back of the room.

Harol rose to follow the man and shared a few silent words with Freya: "Oh, so that's why... the man owes us ring favours... I'll explain in more detail later, but I assure you, we can trust him. We can trust nobody like we can trust him." Harol did not bother mentioning the fact that the man actually would not have any real reason to protect Freya as an individual, but Harol knew that as long as she was with him, he would have to. They moved to the downstairs area where Noddy opened one of the rooms with a key he was carrying and after letting everybody else in, he followed and closed the door behind him. "So, Arkdal", Noddy started and moved his fingers over the three rings on his belt, "what is it?" "We need to get to house Clasz, and this village happened to be on the way. We simply need a place to stay the night without fear, and then we can get there tomorrow", Harol answered to the question and took a look at Freya. Noddy placed his forefinger on his chin and muttered to himself "How to arrange, just how..." before adding "Certainly, let me just think a bit..." in a more audible voice.

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

"Now that you mention it, I do know one person that could help..." Harol said in response to Freya's suggestions. He didn't know Noddy all that well, just pretty much what the man looked like, and the fact he was indeed a man. And that he could most often be found in the tavern spending time, but rarely drinking. "The problem is, I don't know him all that well. I've been told to steer clear of him unless in real trouble though, but I guess our situation counts. We just might find him in the tavern if we looked for him... We really cannot go asking around for obvious reasons." Having said that, Harol started making his way back towards the main road. Just standing here would get absolutely nothing done.

As he walked into the village, he undoubtedly drew attention in his wizard's equipment, but in the end people here had gotten rather used to seeing visitors to house Clasz, and they all looked pretty much like that. Nobody bothered to look at him any longer than a brief glance, and thus nobody would be likely to notice his now somewhat hidden family tattoo. Harol did remember where the tavern was as they had nearly always stopped for a moment to stretch their legs (and some to quench their thirst) in this village. And there it was, the same old wooden building with one floor above ground and the actual rooms within the cellar. Harol had never understood the choice to build rooms of the tavern like that when there as an actual inn with better rooms above ground, but now he realized how useful that model was for people in tricky situations.

As Harol opened the door and held it open for Freya for a moment, the smell of the tavern rushed to meet him. Ale, sweat, wood, some smoke... all kinds of things really. Not really a place where Harol liked to be, but he stepped in to search for the man. Most tables had groups of people in them, betting on things, drinking down their money, debating loudly, and other such things. But in one table at the back sat a man dressed in leather armour with carved wooden decorations scattered here and there, with his black hair on his eyes that were apparently closed. That was him, no doubt about it. Harol looked at Freya and said: "That's him."

A Single Galaxy [Sci-Fi Nation RP]

Mm-hmm. Yup, I think we can safely assume this is ending soon-ish. Quite sad.

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

Yeah, seems like I managed to be more active. Although isn't it comical how I only say it 7 hours after my actual post...?

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

For now, there was nothing Harol found discussion worthy, and just continued on while making sure Freya could keep up. It seemed as if the wound had not slowed her down at all. That was an impressive feat, ignoring such a large wound, but one could only hope that she was not draining too much of her strength by moving that fast. Well, she would say something if she couldn't keep up the pace, right? For now, they really had nothing else to do but go on. Even with the hood obscuring his vision somewhat, Harol tried his best to stay aware of his surroundings. He honestly believed the assassins would not try again this soon, but you never know. Best stay vigilant.

The rest of the day passed somewhat uneventfully, unless one wanted to count the occasional animal crossing the road before them. Thanks to their rather quick pace, Harol and Freya managed to reach the village well before sunset, and they would have time for a brief pause. Before actually entering the village though, Harol wanted to discuss their options: "So, Freya. There we have the last village before we enter the grounds of house Clasz. Thanks to our quick pace, we have reached this place before sundown, so we might be able to take a break here before continuing on towards the house. We have no hope of reaching them before tomorrow though, so we will likely need a good place to rest. I'd love it if we could have an actual bed, but I'm not really sure if we can safely sleep in a village... What's your opinion on this? Think you'd know better, living life like this for longer than me."

Harol stared at the village from the little hill they were standing on. He could barely make out a few houses from the midst of the trees that were on his line of sight, but they were not what was on his mind right now: He had remembered a person that lived in the village. He might actually still be there... Noddy, the one guy people said to steer clear from unless in real trouble. Well, now they were. He could take a quick look around if he'd find the person, but it was nothing of high priority. He could not even go around asking thanks to the tattoo that people would surely remember, and it was nothing he'd like to bother Freya with with that arm wound of hers.

A Single Galaxy [Sci-Fi Nation RP]

And I still am pondering about the Insectoid bonus. Does it let me colonize places cheaper or what is it? I (more or less) need to know!

Warlock in distresss (hekazu and FaihtfulMuse)

I will try and reply more often from now on.