Reign of Winter - Part 1

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Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Berryshine » Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:53 pm

The sleepy village of Heldren has rarely seen such excitment or concern. Hunters from the nearby Border Wood speak of unnaturally cold weather that descended upon the wood only days ago. Although it is midsummer, heavy snows followed and those who returned spoke of an uneasy presence in the woods, as well as strange, new predators. No one knows what this unseasonal weather means, but the town's soothsayer, Old Mother Theodora, claims that dark times lie ahead.
As if to prove that prophecy, a badly wounded man staggered into town yesterday. A mercenary, he claims to be the bodyguard of Lady Argentea Malassene. He told the village council that the noblewoman's escort was attacked on the edge of the Border Wood by bandits and strange, wintery creatures.
Now the townsfolk turn fearful eyes to the snowy forest, worried what else may emerge, a concern shared by those few simply passing through the town.

Although the sun is bright and the sky is clear of clouds, it is a cold morning in Heldren, thin patches of frost lurking in the shadows as the village begins to wake.

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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby littleangryman » Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:57 am

Someone in town was already awake. In the town inn, a strange traveler who'd arrived in town the day before yesterday is hastily finishing her breakfast, clearly intent upon leaving as soon as possible.

For most in Heldren, the weather and the rumors of wintry creatures were unsettling. For Tartessa Elvanna, they were worse: unsettling and familiar. She'd put a great deal of effort into getting so far away from the distant land of eternal winter, and now it seemed to be following her here. Surely that wasn't possible, and yet...

Tartessa finishes her meal, pays the barkeep, and gathers her few effects. She should have been on the road to Kelesh two days ago. It's time to leave now. She makes sure she has all her stuff, and steps out into the morning chill, intending to go find the stables.
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Mr_Praetorian » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:41 am

Baragrim Wintersun drags himself through the town's main drag on his way back to his living quarters. He has just returned from visiting his father on the outskirts of town and is emotionally worn from the encounter. As always, Baragrim presents a hearty grin and a friendly smile, kindly nodding to anyone he passes by. Those who know him well know this is a facade, and deep within him is great turmoil over the legacy of his father.

An unearthly cold breeze whips around the buildings of Heldren, and Baragrim stops, deadly silent. Something foul is amiss. He can feel it, though he knows's not why. A few seconds go by, the wind fades, and Baragrim continues his trek.
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Terashell » Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:09 am

Kiriana had wandered into town the night previous, drawn by something she couldn't quite place. After negotiating for a room for the night and hiding her name so her father's bloodhounds couldn't find her, she'd set up shop in the inn's tavern, keeping tabs on the comings and goings of the locals and out-of-towners. Determined to find her reason for wandering to this grubby little town, she drew her cloak tighter against the cold that blew in whenever someone opened the door.

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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Sajuuk » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:47 pm

Izora had risen with the dawn, as was her custom, to say prayers to Sarenrae for all that the Dawnflower had done. Feeling that the day wouldn't warm up much past as much as it already had today, she activates her earrings and calls forth the protective magic inside them to ward her against the Taldan weather. Of course, all weather here was cold compared to Qadira, but Izora knew that it shouldn't be this cold in the summer, even in Taldor.

Setting up in the common room of the tarvern, Izora finishes scribing the previous day's entry in her journal, filling the page with the intricate glyphs that make up the Ancient Osiriani language as she details out the last legs of the journey of the trade caravan she rode alongside to make it here from Katheer to study Taldor. When that was finished, she began to scribe the first bits of today's entry as well, writing down the day's weather and her initial thoughts about the day.

Though the purpose of her journey here was to learn about the history and current status of Taldor in the hope she could find some way to aid those in Qadira who did not desire to go to war with the declining Taldor Empire, there was plenty of time to investigate other things, and the strange, wintry creatures that the badly wounded man that had arrived shortly after she had certainly sounded like abominations that need the fury of Sarenrae brought to bear against them. And if the Lady Malassene required aid, she felt obligated to help the Taldan Noblewoman, as it could help strengthen the peaceful ties between Qadira and Taldor.

Packing her things in her backpack, Izora strides out into the cold morning, still wearing traditional desert garb - minus the turban and face veil, there were benefits to not being in the desert at the moment. Thankful she had thought ahead and purchased the magic earrings before leaving Qadira, she starts to ask around town for information about the attack and the unnatural weather.
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Rose » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:40 pm

Luna looks at her mother's skull as she tightens her blanket around her in her hut on the edge of town. "It feels like home don't it? Not my home anyway." she says as her familiar sits on top of her mother's weathered staff. "This cold is not natural, young one." the black bird says. "What do you know, blasted crow!" she shouts before tossing a piece of meat at the bird. "Come on bird brain. I need to head to town.". Luna grabs her staff "Mother watch over the house while we are away." she yells as she heads toward town.

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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Berryshine » Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:28 pm

Asking around town turns up a lot of information, and two atempts at flirtation, for Izora. The weather is, unshockingly, incredibly unusual. A couple of quiet mutters that she probably wasn't meant to hear suggest that some are suspecting Qadiran involvement. One of the farmers has lost half his crops to frost, and claims that the other half was stolen. Another farmer's son has fallen ill - he says that right before it happened, he saw a talking deer in the forest. There should be a group of rangers in the Wood, called the High Sentinels, but if brigands could attack a well-armed caravan and take a noblewoman, they're clearly not doing a good job, and a local hunter has headed into the forest, apparently to prove his stories of seeing a massive white weasel in there.

In the stables, Tartessa finds that she is not the only one awake. A gnome is sat there, absently fiddling with some small tool - until he notices her entrance. Pocketing the tool, he stands and turns to face Tartessa.
"Going somewhere?" he asks, speaking flawless Skald with just the faintest hint of an Iresseni accent.

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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby littleangryman » Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:29 am

Tartessa cocks an eyebrow at the gnome, clearly surprised and slightly shaken to be addressed thus. "Possibly. What concern is it of yours?"
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Berryshine » Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:55 pm

"Well," the gnome replies after a few moments. "My concern is mostly for my home. Not that I've always lived around here. It's just, back where I used to live .." his voice trails off as he pauses to order his thoughts properly. "This place is starting to remind me of there. And so are you."
He leans back, his hands disappearing into his pockets.
"Now, folks round here think I come from Wispil, and I've not done much to correct that, so I'm hardly one to pry. But the weather didn't start changing to something so ... familiar when I got here, either. I'm making no accusations, not yet, but if this is as familiar to you as it is to me, you know things aren't going to be pretty for anyone."

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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Sajuuk » Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:12 pm

Izora decides that it would probably be for the best if she dispelled the rumors that Qadira is behind the cold weather. After all, if Qadira was going to change the weather in Taldor, the weather would be changed to warmer - not colder. The High Sentinels should probably be looked into, they may have met with some terrible fate if they allowed brigands to kidnap Lad Malassene, but Izora knew better than to head into hostile territory on her own. Perhaps she could recruit some help at the tavern...
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Rose » Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:52 pm

Luna and her raven reaches the town. "Bird brain, you go look around. See if anyone has need of me. We need money, now go." she says before the bird flies off to scout. Meanwhile Luna heads to the shop and picks up a Fortune-teller's deck and a Portable alchemist's lab. She just pays the normal asking price and leaves the store. "80 gold pieces to my name. Time to go get drunk!" she says with laugh as she heads off to the tavern.

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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Mr_Praetorian » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:53 am

Finally, Baragrim makes it back to the Town Guard Barracks. He enters, giving the guards on duty a salute, and inquiring about the wounded man that apparently straggled back into town recently.
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby littleangryman » Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:40 am

Tartessa sighs, visibly relieved. "Apologies for being... suspicious. For a moment there, I had this crazy thought that Grandmother might have sent you. Or worse, Great-Grandmother." She shudders. "It's time, you know. She'll be here any day now. And I have no intention of being anywhere near home when that happens." She stares out into the street, watching the frost glitter in the morning sun. In any event, he was right. Things would get ugly. And if the rumors are to be believed, they already are.

Maybe this was far enough after all. Maybe this happened every time Baba Yaga returned to Golarion. Tessa straightens up and turns back to the gnome. "You probably never expected to hear this from the likes of me, but it's going to be alright. This will probably pass when she takes Grandmother and goes. I hope."

After finishing her conversation with the gnome from home, Tessa returns to the tavern, wondering to herself if that room was still available. After all, if the roads were that dangerous, she may as well extend her stay in Heldren.
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Berryshine » Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:29 am

A noblewoman's guard, Baragrim is told, ambushed passing the Border Wood. While the town guard is remaining on guard, they're also remaining in the town. However, the dwarf is informed that some of the village council has decided to send people into the wood - they should be turning up at the tavern any time now.

In fact, the council has already arrived there, or at least one member of it has.
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Re: Reign of Winter - Part 1

Postby Mr_Praetorian » Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:55 pm

Baragrim head's towards the tavern. He has today off anyway.
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