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[Skyrunner]

((Crashed when I wrote a whole paragraph... I hate you iPod!!))
@SerCon

"Well..." Wheatly paused. "They thought I would die a quick and hurty death. My father wished for me to be a Paladin..." He chuckled uneasily. "Turns out I did nearly die. Twice already. You know, there are a number of spells that raise the dead? ... It is too bad that not many people have access to such spells..." Wheatly sipped from his mug. "There are too few high-level clerics in this world... Why might it be that way? High-level wizards and sorcerers are likewise few and far between. On the other hand, there are plenty of high-level fighters and other classes. Why, even the squad leader Paladin himself is an Epic paladin!" He shook his head sadly.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Rae looked over her shoulder. "Oh, hey Tali! Good to see you again!" She leaned over slightly in her chair to give the sitting dwarf a hug - one that wasn't quite as crushing as it used to be. "I missed you! I was only gone a week or two but it feels like forever." She turned back to Wheatly. "Really? You'd think they would have been more concerned if you were a paladin. As I see it, they're the ones leading the charge while clerics are supposed to sit back and assist, hopefully never coming into danger." She looked over Wheatly. "Speaking of that, why don't you wear the heaviest armor you can find? Ria tells me that magic from the Gods or nature isn't hampered by iron and steel the way arcane magic is."

Next she turned to Tali. "Before I came back here, I had some stuff appraised." She pulled out the adamantine dagger. "Um, I know you like collecting daggers and stuff... so... I thought you might like this! It's real adamantine, from the hilt to the tip." She held it towards Tali, hilt first.

[Dwarmin]

Tali hugged back, muttering "Eh, let go of me you silly Elf..." but she had a wide grin, and was glad to see her friend once more. Especially since...well, she didn't know how she felt about her, but it was something... It was sort of thing that probably couldn't be reciprocated, Tali thought.

She took the dagger, weighing it with both hands.

"Nice...thanks, Rae. I'll put it to good use, naturally.

Ah, raising dead you say? Nice discussion for such a beautiful morning!

Riawilde was talking something about that last night-ya know Spirit Witches like yer sister can bring the dead back to life? ...she told me her spells work alot better than true Resurrection, but it has to be done really quick-like, between the point where your body stops and your soul is about to pass on. She had another sort of Druidic spell prepared that did the thing, sort of a transfer of spirit...awful dangerous to the caster though.

http://dndtools.eu/spells/masters-of-the-wild-a-guidebook-to-barbarians-druids-and-rangers--44/last-breath--1911/

Naturally, she'd developed it for you, Kanesrae. Worst case scenario, she said. You know how much your sister loves you, Elf...so you know'd what she do for ya.

She was telling me all about it, anyway. Sort of morbid discussion we got into that night...I blame the Kraken Ale."

[The Fool]

Luke quickly and accurately jotted down the details of the manifest using his calligraphy skills on a sheet of paper that he usually used for sutras. He didn't appreciate the loss of paper and ink that could have been used for something so much more powerful, but it wasn't anything he couldn't replace with a few silver. "Noire? Which of these ships did they build?" He held the piece of paper out the clerk along with a freshly inked brush. "I assume that 100 gold coin minimum is a yearly fee for a standard crew member?"

((100g is a lot to gain for a non-adventurer. You might manage it within a year with the profession skill for most jobs. To get that within a month would be amazing in most cases.))

[SeriousConcentrate]

Rae grinned at Tali's protests. "You know you like it," she teased as she ruffled Tali's hair. Or attempted to; it was braided pretty tightly! She figured it was a dwarven thing. She'd never seen one without at least one braid in their hair or beard. Tali told her about a certain spell, and Rae looked uncertain. "Well... I don't think it would ever come to that. I hope not!" She considered it. "Well... I mean... I don't want to die any time soon, but I don't want her to do something that might get her killed, too. I mean, she's engaged, and I think she was the favorite daughter. A lot of people would miss her."

Kanesrae drew random designs in a spilled puddle of water with her finger. "You know... she has a future ahead of her. A husband, sons and daughters maybe... I don't know. The Tyrmitore are nice people, and were friendly to me, but I think Kornes Kanes like myself always exist... apart... from the tribe, rather than a part of it. There are tales of those who lost too much of themselves to the anger, and had to be killed when they turned upon their friends and family. That's why I went back." She looked at Wheatly, then Tali, then turned her eyes back to the table. "It was too hard to control myself, and I was afraid that would happen to me, too. That maybe one day I would lose myself to the rage and I would hurt, or even kill, one of my friends. I couldn't live with that idea."

Amariat had figured in to her training. She had enough self-control now that when it felt something, she could compartmentalize its emotions instead of being overwhelmed by them. "You know... I've been thinking. I'm glad we've been together so long, but I'm curious. Out of all the people in that bar you could have asked to be your bodyguard, why did you pick me?" she asked, fixing her eyes on Tali's.

(Also, didn't know about that site. I'll be looking through it now, too. :3)

[Skyrunner]

@Fool
((Yup, I know.))

The clerk seemed impressed by the speed of Luke's note-taking.
"Yes, sir, the hundred gold is for a yearly contract. The sloop, schooner, clipper and unnamed galleon were all build in Noire, hence the price. If I were to say something, sir, the sloop is frankly too small for a sea-going vessel. The clipper is unwieldy and best for merchants."

@SerCon
Wheatly said, "It is mostly because this robe is a +4 one, quite useful. Also, I do not have the funds for a suitable replacement." He returned to sipping water.

[The Fool]

Luke hastily noted that schooner and the galleon were by far the best options available at the port authority. "Thanks for your time. I'll be sure to come back tomorrow morning after I discuss all this with my colleges. We'll definitely be buying a ship in the morning." Luke was about to turn and leave when he had a sudden realization, they had no crew. "Where would you suggest finding a crew for a ship? It's unlikely that I'd run into a full crew of unemployed sailors by just asking in the streets."

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Oh? Where did you get it?" Rae asked, intrigued. "A gift from your parents, maybe?" She grinned. "Well, I can't disagree with preferring a robe. I'm still getting used to not wearing armor myself and I have to admit normal clothing is a lot more free and easy to move in than chain and hide." She downed her water. "If you wanted armor, though, I'd help you buy it."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Alith sat nearby, watching the rest interact with each other.

[Dwarmin]

Tali pursed her lips and stared into her coffee for moment.

Why indeed. The truth wasn't nice.

Tali had first seen in Kanesrae, a combination of skill with a blade, a hale constitution and a true measure of courage and a bit of innocence. All good reasons-but what clinched was her essential good nature. Because, Tali had known so cynically, the Elf lass would do the right thing, would not leave her to die, or betray her-likely not even to save herself.

And yet, Tali had known she could do these things, if she had to. She had done them before. Tali had spotted Rae first not as a real person-or anything close to a friend or ally. No, she had first seen her as a mark, someone to be manipulated, profited from, and discarded.

Like Toman. Like Caela. Like Regis.

But she became friends with the Elf. She was just so open...left herself so vulnerable. In Talis world, people just didn't act like that. Not even Toman had been that trusting.

Kanserae had implicitly trusted her...and when Tali had the chance to bail and leave the Elf in dire straits, she was able to excuse it away in her mind. Not today, she had mused. You still need her, she would think. Not now, she's too wary of you, her mind warned.

It took a while for her Dwarven mind to realize the excuses were getting increasingly poor. When it came to it, Tali just couldn't bring herself to cross that final line-to betray someone like Kanesrae would not just be a passing thing she could drink away-it would blacken her soul, make her into a monster.

So she stuck by the Elfs side-perhaps hoping in some small part, that Kanesrae would show her something good in the world, more than just surviving. Which was all she had done. But there was still a bad part of Tali, that wanted to see Kanesrae change, become more like her.

Then Tali wouldn't feel bad about the betrayal.

...She was good at hiding her emotions though-not much of this showed on her face. She just laughed and clapped the Elf on the back.

"Cause I knew a skinny lass like'd ya only eat quarter rations on the trail, and save me the rest. D'ja think I chose ya for yer tactical brilliance?"

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Alith thought deeply about his history.

He had been a spy, a saboteur, a backstabber and a traitor. Even though he was a doppelganger, they took him in. But, when they learnt about his history, surely they would throw him out.

Alith refrained from telling them how he got to meet them....until later.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Rae giggled and shook her head. "You don't eat THAT much, Tali," she said, poking her in the ribs as if to prove her point. Truth be told, she had probably eaten a lot more of the two... but using the rage always made her so hungry! And there was a lot of good food out there that needed eating, too. What else was gold for if not to buy the things you wanted? And glisten and gleam in great piles. I can see why dragons love it so much, she thought.

"Well, whatever your reasons, I'm glad we met. My travels would have been a lot more lonely and less interesting if you'd left with someone else." She smiled at Tali. "We've certainly had some fun times, anyway. Remember that Alastor guy, the bandit with the huge nose? I wish I could have seen the look on his face when he read that note." Rae and Tali had been hired on to rescue a few captives and the town's fortune from Alastor's camp, and managed to defeat the entire guard he had left behind and recover the valuables. Tali had, of course, taken a bit of a finder's fee out of the gold, and Rae had left a note in the camp telling him exactly what had happened and where she would be waiting if he wanted to try and get them back.

"He never did show up... do you think maybe he couldn't read?" Kanesrae mused.

[Dwarmin]

"Aye. Lass like you shouldn't be lonely, Rae. Even if you need a Dwarf for company!"

Tali smiled, and drummed the table with her stubby fingers.

"Ah, more an' likely, Mr. Alastor found himself uh...dethroned, as it were. We did embarrass him quite badly. It was your idea to leave him that little basket of fruit with the note. The pink bow was just cruel.

I mean, that was low, even for you Elf. Quite ruined his reputation as a ruthless brigand, I say."

Tali winked, and grinned.

...Tali recalled, while she had most assuredly not knifed Alastor Aldrocki in a back alley afterwards personally, she had made sure to leave enough evidence to one of his favored subordinates to make them think he had planned the whole thing himself to cut his gang out of the profits. Tali had, in fact, been working a handsome young doe for the job a week before it went down (in most senses of the word)-and she made sure her lady friend had known the place Rae mentioned in the note.

It had been like that a few times on jobs-Tali has to keep secrets, she hoped for the right reasons. Rae would probably just feel bad if she knew how badly Alastor had died, so Tali has spared her the gruesome details.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Rae laughed and shook her head. "Ah, well. I thought maybe it would make the news go over better. And what's wrong with pink bows?" She looked at her shoulders. "If I knew where to find some pink feathers, I would add them to my collection here. I quite like the way they look and feel..." Rae moved a shoulder, causing the green feathers on it to rustle. "You're probably right, though. He probably ran off somewhere else. We should look for him again sometime, see if he's up to no good."

A thought for another time. "So... what was your favorite job we did?" There were quite a few to choose from. They both got from level 3 to 9 working together, after all.

[Skyrunner]

((Mind if I try a no-fighting, mystery-esque quest that might help in revealing the lore of the world here? As in, you travel around the city ... and talk to people.))