**The girl nods as she keeps looking at the map.**
Arl - "Good to know. Juris, I think we should try to sneak up behind this ridge over *here*. That's where I'd hide if I was going to ambush travelers."
It was early in the morning when Morgan LaChance arranged to meet with Anfor Ironfoot, the precinct captain in Epicrin. The dwarven peacekeeper sat behind a mountain of paperwork, the Elexian noblewoman perched anxiously on a chair she got the feeling served for both visitors and for suspects.
Anfor- Yer message was quite vague lass. You want the peacekeepers to help with yer father.
Morgan- Not exactly, no. I'd like to swear the brass oath and become a peacekeeper.
Anfor cocked the mage a suspicious look.
Anfor- To help yer father?
Morgan- Not directly. The estate has been targeted by a gang in Elexia that thinks they're the next big thing. Too small to get the guard involved but small enough to be scared off by a peacekeeper being involved.
Anfor- So we're a means to an end.
Morgan- Not the best foot to start on, I admit. However, I assure you I take the oath seriously and intend to live up to everything the peacekeepers stand for.
Anfor- Alright lass, I'm willing to take the risk on ye. Hold this and repeat after me...
The dwarf passed Morgan a truthstone, designed to detect deception and used to swear in only those honest about the oath. Morgan repeated the Brass Oath, an oath of devotion to the law and allegiance to the guild.
Morgan- ... so I swear, with all my will.
Anfor- Alright, looks good. Welcome aboard, you can grab your sigil and gear upstairs.
Morgan- Thank you, I swear I'll be a service to the guild.
With that sorted, Morgan collected the necessary gear and departed.
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On her way out of the guildhouse with her new spectacles tucked in the inside pocket of her jacket, Morgan bumped straight into the fiery peacekeeper.
Morgan- Sorry, guess I don't really know my way around this place yet.
The bump was brief enough that Morgan had avoided feeling how hot Golan's skin was and she seemed to preoccupied with apologising to notice his glowing veins and burning stare.
Golan was about to reprimand his assailant with a "Look where you're going!" or something similar, until he noticed how beautiful she was. He coughed.
"Oh, that's umm, okay. You'll learn. I mean, it takes practice. Well not really practice, but experience. Not like you did anything wrong, it's okay, it's just I've been a Peacekeeper for almost ten years and this place is basically my living room. Well I haven't been officially Peacekeeping that long but I kinda grew up here. Not to brag or anything, I hate braggarts. Most of the time, I mean unless I already like them for some other reason, then I kind of put up with the bragging. Unless it's totally true, then its not bragging, not really. And what I said was true, so I guess I didn't need to specify that I hate bragging. Because I wasn't."
Golan ran out of steam and started to realize how stupid he sounded, but fortunately it's tough to notice when he blushes.
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At some point during Golan's rambling Morgan seemed to have become fixated on his glowing veins, apparently not catching half of what the peacekeeper had said.
Morgan- Ten years? That's a long time to roam these halls, have you seen any big names brought in?
"Oh, the high profile ones? I was either too young to really appreciate the difference when they were brought in, or after that, I was off chasing other bounties with my dad. Well, adopted dad. Orin. You know, that one."
Golan was able to direct Morgan's attention to the wall upon which were place artist renderings of the Peacekeeper Guildleaders, the last of which was Orin.
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"Right, legacy. I... I never really thought of it that way. Do you think people look at me that way? Wondering when I'm going to live up to Orin's legacy?"
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"If you're judged based on your parents success, then you're always going to be a failure. Orin is not only an amazing guild leader, he also took in and raised an amazing kid. How do I top that? Should I start recruiting orphans now, in the hopes that one of them will turn out to be as talented as I am with magic?"
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Morgan raised a finger to her cheek, tapping it in an exaggerated manner as she began to lay out the plan.
Morgan- I have a couple of buildings in Elexia you could use to lodge them. You could build yourself an orphan peacekeeper army in a few years if you travel from city to city. Maybe you can go for quantity over quality.
Golan crossed his arms at that, He was amused by Morgans cheekiness but wasn't willing to play along very far.
"Probably not a very good idea, I'm awful with kids. I don't understand them and they smell. Wait, do you actually own buildings or was that just a joke?"
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Golan briefly considers the merits of proposing marriage to this woman. The phrases 'never work again' and 'set for life' enter his mind. But after a few seconds Golan realized he was daydreaming about a relationship with a girl directly in front of aforementioned girl, and that is impolite.
"Right. You are embarrassingly wealthy, you know that?"
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If Golan had ever read a summary of the noble houses of Elexia, he might recall Lachance being near the middle of a long list of titled families. Not exactly running the city but respected enough to express opinions.
Morgan- Technically? I mean, in practice everything seems to just even out.
"I don't know what that means really, but that's okay. So, you have money? But you're also a Peacekeeper? Why wouldn't you just hire a Peacekeeper for whatever you need?"
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Calben jabbed a point on a map, mounted on the wall.
Arl - "Anything else we should know about him?"
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Calben- He's packing a rifle of some sort.
Arl - "Good to know. Juris, I think we should try to sneak up behind this ridge over *here*. That's where I'd hide if I was going to ambush travelers."
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
**Arl give the man a short, polite bow before setting off.**
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Anfor- Yer message was quite vague lass. You want the peacekeepers to help with yer father.
Morgan- Not exactly, no. I'd like to swear the brass oath and become a peacekeeper.
Anfor cocked the mage a suspicious look.
Anfor- To help yer father?
Morgan- Not directly. The estate has been targeted by a gang in Elexia that thinks they're the next big thing. Too small to get the guard involved but small enough to be scared off by a peacekeeper being involved.
Anfor- So we're a means to an end.
Morgan- Not the best foot to start on, I admit. However, I assure you I take the oath seriously and intend to live up to everything the peacekeepers stand for.
Anfor- Alright lass, I'm willing to take the risk on ye. Hold this and repeat after me...
The dwarf passed Morgan a truthstone, designed to detect deception and used to swear in only those honest about the oath. Morgan repeated the Brass Oath, an oath of devotion to the law and allegiance to the guild.
Morgan- ... so I swear, with all my will.
Anfor- Alright, looks good. Welcome aboard, you can grab your sigil and gear upstairs.
Morgan- Thank you, I swear I'll be a service to the guild.
With that sorted, Morgan collected the necessary gear and departed.
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Morgan- Sorry, guess I don't really know my way around this place yet.
The bump was brief enough that Morgan had avoided feeling how hot Golan's skin was and she seemed to preoccupied with apologising to notice his glowing veins and burning stare.
"Oh, that's umm, okay. You'll learn. I mean, it takes practice. Well not really practice, but experience. Not like you did anything wrong, it's okay, it's just I've been a Peacekeeper for almost ten years and this place is basically my living room. Well I haven't been officially Peacekeeping that long but I kinda grew up here. Not to brag or anything, I hate braggarts. Most of the time, I mean unless I already like them for some other reason, then I kind of put up with the bragging. Unless it's totally true, then its not bragging, not really. And what I said was true, so I guess I didn't need to specify that I hate bragging. Because I wasn't."
Golan ran out of steam and started to realize how stupid he sounded, but fortunately it's tough to notice when he blushes.
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Morgan- Ten years? That's a long time to roam these halls, have you seen any big names brought in?
Golan was able to direct Morgan's attention to the wall upon which were place artist renderings of the Peacekeeper Guildleaders, the last of which was Orin.
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Morgan- That's a pretty impressive legacy. A lot to live up to.
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Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
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Morgan- I don't know a lot about Epicrin. In Elexia, lordlings are always judged on how they compare to their parents... and how much they can drink.
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Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Morgan- I have a couple of buildings in Elexia you could use to lodge them. You could build yourself an orphan peacekeeper army in a few years if you travel from city to city. Maybe you can go for quantity over quality.
"Probably not a very good idea, I'm awful with kids. I don't understand them and they smell. Wait, do you actually own buildings or was that just a joke?"
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Morgan- Just a couple, I deeded the house to father when I asked him to manage the Lachance estate.
"Right. You are embarrassingly wealthy, you know that?"
*Would Golan recognize the Lachance estate?*
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Morgan- Technically? I mean, in practice everything seems to just even out.
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!