May 27, 2026 10:28 pm
TheGenerator says:
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gonna give Jormund the chance to interject here. He might want to take over in a more mannered way. 😁OOC:
😂Trial by Fire
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May 28, 2026 2:57 am
Jormund looks around at the finery and the obviously expensive and masterfully prepared food and can't help but wonder what this kind of wealth would do to his life. How many expeditions would wealth like this fund? How much research materials would flow into his laboratory like fine wine?
And then there was the lady herself - beauty beyond compare, as fine as cut gems and as alluring as secret magics. Jormund shook the gold coins from his eyes as Filbur began to regale.
"A-ah, yes! With quick thinking on behalf of my friends and I we were able to quickly dispatch the fire demon. While it was immobilized by it's aversion to water, we struck it down before it could spread the blaze further. All in a day's work, I dare say." Jormund grins and chuckles politely.
And then there was the lady herself - beauty beyond compare, as fine as cut gems and as alluring as secret magics. Jormund shook the gold coins from his eyes as Filbur began to regale.
"A-ah, yes! With quick thinking on behalf of my friends and I we were able to quickly dispatch the fire demon. While it was immobilized by it's aversion to water, we struck it down before it could spread the blaze further. All in a day's work, I dare say." Jormund grins and chuckles politely.
May 29, 2026 2:02 am
It's as if she were living vicariously through the imagery and the story as you tell it. "How thrilling! Oh my. Such bravery! Bravo! Bravo!" she gathers herself though she is still smiles, it seems to disapear almost as soon as it appeared. She sits up, with her back straight and her eyes upon yours.
"There is a reason I've requested your presence. I have a task for you if you choose to take it. In return, you will each recieve an emeral coin upon completion. The task is to escort my niece, Agni, is to be transported by wagon to the high crags of Storm Point Asylum. The poor girl’s mind is eroding by the day. She is to be under constant care, kept in irons, and delivered to the high alchemist of Storm Point: the honorable Erasmus Fane. Once she is securely housed, with arranged accommodations, payment will be made upon your swift return. I will also offer a retainer, a fighting man named Harl, as help. What say you brave fellows? You have a few moments to confer," she rises and says, "I will be in the study. I await your decision within the next few moments." She leaves you alone on the terrace, overlooking the garden.
"There is a reason I've requested your presence. I have a task for you if you choose to take it. In return, you will each recieve an emeral coin upon completion. The task is to escort my niece, Agni, is to be transported by wagon to the high crags of Storm Point Asylum. The poor girl’s mind is eroding by the day. She is to be under constant care, kept in irons, and delivered to the high alchemist of Storm Point: the honorable Erasmus Fane. Once she is securely housed, with arranged accommodations, payment will be made upon your swift return. I will also offer a retainer, a fighting man named Harl, as help. What say you brave fellows? You have a few moments to confer," she rises and says, "I will be in the study. I await your decision within the next few moments." She leaves you alone on the terrace, overlooking the garden.
May 29, 2026 9:57 am
Filbur listens intently to the request of lady Walcrest. After she leaves, he turns to Jormund. "Well 'oo'da thunk it?! The lady's go' a mad niece. And tha's a lo' o coin she's offerin'." He says excitedly. "Looks like this is a bloo'y nice gig if yur askin' me."
"Where is Storm Point anyway?" He asks Jormund, whom he expects to know these kind of things.
He thinks a moment and adds. "It does mean we'll be leavin' the fellas in the mines to deal with dem fire blokes demselves." He shrugs. "Can't be in two places a' once, eh?"
"Where is Storm Point anyway?" He asks Jormund, whom he expects to know these kind of things.
He thinks a moment and adds. "It does mean we'll be leavin' the fellas in the mines to deal with dem fire blokes demselves." He shrugs. "Can't be in two places a' once, eh?"
May 30, 2026 2:27 am
Jormund's eyes glint at the mention of such a generous ransom. He turns to confer with Filbur after the lady leaves. "A kingly reward for a simple escort assignment! It would seem that our luck is turning up," he says, shaking the man's shoulder and laughing perhaps a little louder than would be considered proper.
His joviality dims at the mention of the miner's plight. "Aye, that is a pickle," he says, stroking his beard. He mumbles to himself, weighing the literal weight of an emerald coin against his communal conscience. "I'm of no mind to abandon those miners when I can render aid, but I must admit that coin has been light recently, and if I am to improve my arcane efficacy I shall need research materials. Yes, that's it - we are simply raising funds to better equip ourselves for the task."
Jormund smiles, happy to have navigated his moral quandary to the delight of his greed. "What say you?"
His joviality dims at the mention of the miner's plight. "Aye, that is a pickle," he says, stroking his beard. He mumbles to himself, weighing the literal weight of an emerald coin against his communal conscience. "I'm of no mind to abandon those miners when I can render aid, but I must admit that coin has been light recently, and if I am to improve my arcane efficacy I shall need research materials. Yes, that's it - we are simply raising funds to better equip ourselves for the task."
Jormund smiles, happy to have navigated his moral quandary to the delight of his greed. "What say you?"
May 30, 2026 2:05 pm
"Right, mate. Tha' makes to'al sense." Filbur agrees. "Oi mean, the be'er our gear and skill, the be'er we'll be able to clean up tha' mine, eh?" He half smiles / half grins. "Le's tell the lady we'll do it."
Filbur fills his cup with some of the wine that's on a small table close to him and drinks it up eagerly. Might as well take advantage now that he's here. He's sure nobody will miss a bit of drink.
"No way I'm doin' it in these clothes though..." He adds, pulling on the uncomfortable shirt he's wearing that seems to make the back of his neck itch.
Filbur fills his cup with some of the wine that's on a small table close to him and drinks it up eagerly. Might as well take advantage now that he's here. He's sure nobody will miss a bit of drink.
"No way I'm doin' it in these clothes though..." He adds, pulling on the uncomfortable shirt he's wearing that seems to make the back of his neck itch.
May 30, 2026 3:38 pm
"Very well then," says the Lady, "an emerald coin when you return from escorting my niece, Agni, to the Storm Point Asylum and into the hands of the high alchemist, the honorable Erasmus Fane. I will send one of my men with you, Harl - a fighting man of good repute, and my Houseman shall see you off in the morning at daybreak," and extends her hand to shake yours. The handshake is a binding deal in Rivergate, as long as there is a witness. You realize this as you look at the Houseman, he is watching every detail.
Jun 1, 2026 6:56 pm
After the lady leaves again, Filbur speaks to the servant. "Righ', Mr. Neb. We'll some supplies fur our journey, then." He tells him. "Oi'm guessin' you could 'andle that fur us? Jormund 'ere is gonna make you a list, eh." He says with a jovial smile.
Jun 2, 2026 1:55 am
Jormund is distracted by the far-off gleam of an emerald coin in his future as Filbur nominates him. "Hm? Oh, yes! A list. Such a list I shall make. Come, come, no time like the present!" The excitable dwarf pushes his party out of the door to prepare and thumbs the red crystal under his tunic. It shines, catching a light that isn't there. "Yes," he mutters, "off to adventure!"