Delmah Phor

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Market Street

"I think I saw the temple last time I was here. It's impressive, but not somewhere I'd like to visit again. Or even really look at too much, to be honest." Something about it unsettled Jack, though she can't quite put her finger on what, exactly.
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Artemis wrote: Dec 01, 2022 9:09 am [Panic! at the Enclave]

Eun will find herself walking between large, vertical houses, set behind high walls. Some were for minor noble families, or merchants with great wealth. Sigils sculpted in stone declared the alliances of most, decorated in shimmering faerie fire. A noblewoman passes, seated on a riding lizard, while guards escort her. She doesn't even look at Eun, and the guards look down at her. They all wore new armor and shining blades, but were not being openly hostile. Mostly they expected the 'Surfacer' to stay out of their way.

On this street, running east and west if Eun can tell, there's a T junction, with a road running south. She can go forward or back or turn?
[Panic! at the Enclave]

Yeesh. Staying away from them, Eun thinks to herself. The last thing she wants to do is make herself a nuisance in a town where she could easily picture herself disappearing by way of woodchipper.

...Except for the fact that they might actually know the way back to the main gate. And a noble at least still has a reputation to maintain, right?

"Um... excuse me? I, um..." She starts, trailing off as it starts to sink in how bad of an idea this is.
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[Market Street]

"Yeah... it's a bit unsettling there." Aly'ithra agrees.

[Panic! at the Enclave]

One of the guards turns to face Eun a scowl on her face. The noblewoman glances her way, looking down her nose at the human.

"What do you want?" Asks the guard woman roughly.
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[Temple of Lolth]
Artemis wrote: Nov 30, 2022 8:14 amThe priestess smirks. "Ah it would take a lot of planning, but we have already spread to the other city, Riverside, there are tunnels there which we use for farming. Many of our number take residence outside the enclave's walls, as well. There are drow in the police and military forces, beyond those who work directly for the Houses. We expand, though, it has slowed of late."
Ah, good, they have plans in the works.

Riverside, huh? Maybe she ought to visit the enclave there at some point.
"Slowed just because your networks are larger, or is something passing in your way?"
"And how much has Lolth's worship spread among the other races?"
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[Panic! at the Enclave]

"I, um..." Eun starts, doing her best to maintain her nerves. Clearly the guard is angry with her already. She's probably not going to be the least bit sympathetic, but... what's the worst she can do, really? Just refuse to help her? In what sense does that leave her any worse off than she was before?

"...I'm... sort of lost." Eun admits finally. "Could you point me back toward the main gate?"

There. She admits it. Now she's crazy vulnerable. This was a much worse idea than she gave it credit for.

"Sorry, I don't mean to bother you, I should just..." She points over her shoulder and steps back. "...I should go find it on my own. Sorry."
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Artemis wrote: Nov 30, 2022 8:14 am [Weapons Stall]

"If you want to be thematic, we can do a thundering and lightning combination." The blacksmith suggests. "Thunder for stunning at close range, lightning strikes to take out longer range foes."

* * *

The clerk verifies the diamonds with his little scale device and grins. "We are in business." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a notebook. "Now, tell me the specifications you want. I know you want to enchant it so it sheds cherry blossoms, would you like any other enchantments on it? How long would you like it to be? What sort of wrappings would you like?" As Taos describes things, he'll start sketching and writing down notes.
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"I'm not in need to stay in a theme." Fade just says. "I can use whatever works. If this works out well, I will point every potentional customor at your store."
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[Weapons Stall]

Taos shakes her head. 3: "No no, no cherry blossoms. That's a little... played out." :3 "I just want a glowy or glittery trail when I swing it... pink, of course. The blade'll be pink too, but leave the edge uncoloured. Oh, and make the wrapping silvery, to match my sheath."

Taos leans forward to get a look at the clerk's notepad, putting her hands on her skirt. "I want a 60 centimeter blade, 30 centimeter handle," she says, while her 'face' switches to a display showing the same lengths converted to various measuring systems.

0: "Oh, and don't forget to enchant it to be extra light." :3 "And to make the *SHING!* noise when you pull it out, like in the movies." X3 "I know it annoys some people, but I like it." the robot adds.
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[Temple of Lolth]

"Our networks are larger, and we have expanded to fill the space we were allotted. We need more room, basically." The priestess says. At the next question, she gives the drider an odd look. "Why would the Spider Queen want to worshipped by anyone but Drow?"

[Panic! at the Enclave]

The guard gives an annoyed sigh. "Go down that street there, and you'll get to the main square." She says, indicating the T junction. "I'm sure you can find your way out from there."

[Weapons Stall]

"Themes are useful. Help the magic a little. Makes it more... cohesive. But if there's a different element you'd prefer, tell me." The blacksmith says to Fade.

* * *

The clerk scratches out some nots and rewrites something. "Glittery trail, right. Sorry. Do you want the blade to be made out of Mithril? It would make it lighter than regular steel, without the use of too much magic."
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[Panic! at the Enclave]

Oh.

It's... it's that simple, is it?

Well, now Eun can be certain that she did, in fact, waste the guard's time.

"Right. Thank you. Sorry." She winces, backing toward the T junction before turning and walking briskly and rigidly away.

Yeesh. Different world, same pervasive embarrassment.
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Market Street

"Fortunately there's lots of other interesting buildings to look at and sit on so I don't need to look at it too much, y'know?" Does put a rather big chunk of the enclave off-limits or at least tricky to navigate, though.
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... "Mithril?" :3 "That could work," Taos nods. "You use grey mithril, right?" she adds quickly.
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Artemis wrote: Dec 05, 2022 11:17 am [Temple of Lolth]

"Our networks are larger, and we have expanded to fill the space we were allotted. We need more room, basically." The priestess says. At the next question, she gives the drider an odd look. "Why would the Spider Queen want to worshipped by anyone but Drow?"
Ah, of course. More room for more drow, thus moving out into more cities.
"What do you mean?" The drider gives the priestess an odd look back. "The Spider Queen wishes for all elves to follow her path, and some among the lesser races embody her teachings as well."
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[Market Street]

Aly'ithra giggles. "Just be careful whose roof you sit on. They're a bit paranoid when it comes to security around her." She jerks her chin towards the guard that was escorting her. He narrows his eyes and frowns.

[Weapons Stall]

"Mithril is silvery, almost white. Like this." The clerk picks up a dagger from a nearby table and brings it over to show Taos. Its sweeping curves were worked in shining mithril, an elegant weapon, beautiful and deadly. "If you want grey I can suggest cold iron." He picks up another weapon, this one a punching dagger. He flexes the mechanism in his fist, causing the blade to butterfly out, which would open up a brutal wound in its target. It was a dull, utilitarian grey. Steel in its most basic form. "Its good against Fey and Outsiders." He explains. "But if you want something nicer." He puts down the daggers and picks up a pair of shortswords. They were thin, and as straight as the horizon, the blades were grey with a hint of blue in the firelight. "It'll cut though nearly anything, holds an edge forever, and believe it or not it's not made of metal but stone! The Dwarves go nuts for this stuff. Native to the Underdark. You won't find veins of it near the surface. I think its made by the faernezz, personally." Realizing Taos probably doesn't know that work the clerk adds: "It's like a magic aura given off by the Underdark. Gives the residents their special abilities that separate them from the surfacers."

[Panic! At the Enclave]

Eun will soon find herself walking past the Administrative Headquarters and out to the central square. The big building was festooned with banners in autumn festival colors. A large one across the front showed the path of the moon across the sky, black and new at its zenith. Soldiers stood in formation out front, where a stage had been erected. They were receiving commendations and promotions, as was traditional at this time of year.

[Temple of Lolth]

The young priestess grits her teeth. "She wants to see the lesser elves destroyed, crushed into subjugation."
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Market Street

"I am, don't worry. I've not been caught out yet, and most of my long-term roosting is elsewhere. I know a few places where I stay at night, if I don't have company that own their own roost anyway." Jack grins, and raises an eyebrow at Aly'ithra, though she's not going to suggest anything further unless Aly responds favourably. She's got a guard right there, and they've just met.
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Artemis wrote: Dec 05, 2022 11:17 am [Weapons Stall]

"Themes are useful. Help the magic a little. Makes it more... cohesive. But if there's a different element you'd prefer, tell me." The blacksmith says to Fade.
[Weapons Stall]

Fade is silent for a moment. Since he doesn't really show any expression it might just look like when a robot is in a loading screen, near no movement vision fokused on some thing and his face nearly expressionless.

"One of my weapons can be charged with electricity, but not for long range or anything beyond striking range. I guess it is a good choice then." he says.
"Do you also sell other ites that aren't weapons? I'm looking for a controllable light source."
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[Weapons Stall]

"No, just weapons and armor. I'm a blacksmith, not a wizard." The smith replies.
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"I see." He replies. "What kind of Armor do you provide?"

The man might easily see that fade doesn t wear any kind of armor if he is skilled enougth. The layers of rags make it hard to notice, but Fades mpvemnts aren t restricted by anything.
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[Weapons Stall]

!:3 "Humm, let me think a minute..." Taos says, scratching her chin - or the bottom of her screen - as she considers which option she likes best.

The silvery mithril is nice, but it might clash with the rest of the sword, not to mention the wrapping and sheath. As for the cold iron, she likes the colour a lot more, but she's never really met any fae or outsiders... or at least, she doesn't think she has. Finally, the faernezz' metal. Seems it's being marketed as the best option, and Taos always was a sucker for good marketing.

>:3 "I think I'll go with that faernezz stuff, if it really is as good as it purr-ports to be."
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[Weapons Stall]

The smith looks Fade up and down. He wants armor too? Well alright, she thinks to herself. "I can do anything from simple bracers to a full suit of plate. The more elaborate, the more time it will take. Especially if you want chain or scale mail." She explains.


Over with Taos, the clerk exclaims "Excellent choice!" He scribbles down more notes. Next he asks, "Do you mind if I take some measurements from you? Length of your arm and height? Best to fit the blade to you."


[Market Street]

Aly'ithra tilts her head, not sure what Jack was implying. "Oh, good. I'm glad you have safe places to stay."
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"Full armor is to much." he states. "I would need something to cover some parts so i can use that to block attacks, giving the enemy the false sense of breaking through my fighting. Something like bracers. Is there anything magical in your store that can cover more then it physical does?"
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:3 "Oh, sure, you do what you need to do," Taos says, standing aside so that the clerk may take her measurements.

Taos is precisely 2 metres tall, or whatever the equivalent is in relevant units, and her arms are equal to 50 centimetres long.

Once the clerk is done, Taos will ask "Is that all, or do you need anything else?"
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