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A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover

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egoo said:
[X] Crake
The guy wasn't F!Aegon's inner circle, so I care little for us sparing him.
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Going by canon, he's actually not as bad as his reputation implies. He liked the name because it made him sound cooler.
Myles was not dark and handsome like his infamous forebear, Ser Terrence Toyne. Instead, Myles was jug-eared, with a big nose and a crooked jaw.[1]

Myles was known as Blackheart because of the sigil of House Toyne, which was depicted on his shield. He enjoyed the nickname and appreciated having a fearsome reputation, but he was not a cruel man. His good friend Jon Connington considered Myles full of life.[1]
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[X] Crake

I'm impressed with Lizzirth's moxie.

A Red Dragon Wyrmling asking for sanctuary among the Efreeti...that's daring on a good day. If she had the slightest inkling of our history with the forces of the Brazen Throne, however, then it was sheer insanity.
 
DragonParadox said:
By Dragons' Wit ​

Sixteenth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC

While the prospect of true children of Tiamat growing more numerous in your empire does not exactly fill you with good cheer Amrelath and even Ysandrix have proven that they can dwell within a larger society without harm, that they can in fact be helpful so long as the worst of their instincts... of your instincts, for you have felt their touch often enough, are held at bay. One can hardly count upon individual choice and reason or circumstance to see that done.

"The greatest proof that you could give that you have forsworn Her not only in word but deed is to care for any hatchlings that may spring from any joining between you," you proclaim to a somewhat wary to attentive Zerylaz. "Firstly, that you teach respect for imperial law and do not set out brashly into other lands bringing war and strife to my doorstep unlooked for. If you are actually minded to form a true relationship with your get and encourage it among them I would look to it with favor."

"Pardon, Great One," the young dragon interjects, a gleam more of mischief than malice in his eye. "But it seems to me that you are encouraging us to be more like the Old Lords of the Fourteen, those called tyrants and accursed by the land whose heritage you claim."

You allow a genuine chuckle to escape your lips before answering with a saying that feels as old as dragonkind. "If mine enemy should choose to eat meat, I will not strive to subsist on rocks only to spite him. Being a part of society is helpful, having that society exist only to cater to one's cruelest whims is not, as the fate of those you named shows."

A pledge is sworn then, solemn but without needless formality: "Under your wings I fly, flame and talon, mind and magic by your will unleashed."

"Under my wings guarded you fly," it is only when you speak the closing formula that you realize it is the same one by which the Elder Dragons bound the others before the Rise of the Fourteen and the dawn of Valyria. Strange to have dredged it back from oblivion, but as with so many other shards of the past you will see it mortared into a new edifice.

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Alas that you are not the only one capable to planning for the future, nor is Tiamat as thoughtless as the dragon who perished on the outskirts of Valyria. When you make use of a small measure of the power glittering within the Well of Eternity to seek out the last young dragon whom Yss had not been able to discover, the soul-deep bond offers you the answer readily enough, but it is not one you appreciate: 'In the Court of the Great Sultan, Heir of Iblis the Accursed, sanctuary claimed and given.'

"I don't think Maelor would appreciate it if we showed up in the middle of the Sultan's palace to wreak havoc," Dany notes with dust dry humor. "Still, perhaps when we deal with the Forge we could also speak to Lizzirth."

"Speak?" Ser Richard shakes his head, annoyed at having discovered one more enemy out of reach.

"She has not done anything too terrible that we know of," your sister points out reasonably. "True, seeking sanctuary of the Brazen Throne is frustrating, but being clever is hardly reason to kill someone out of hand. Indeed it would give them all the more reason to turn if presented with the right incentive."

What do you do next?

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OOC: You guys can suggest an interlude chain if you like, not just what to do next as Viserys.
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Very neat bit of Dragon history and culture there, DP. What's old is new again!
 
The only thing I'm confused about @DragonParadox--I feel like I'm telling you this every update at this point because someone you introduce makes some decision that implies they "had to be high" at the time--why would anyone seek sanctuary from the paranoiac tyrant who has a habit of twisting the heads of his followers around (literally) for even minor mistakes? And falling on the wrong side of any number of the clownish joke for "laws" in the City of Brass is difficult for one keeping a low profile, never mind being in the spotlight.
 
Crake said:
The only thing I'm confused about @DragonParadox--I feel like I'm telling you this every update at this point because someone you introduce makes some decision that implies they "had to be high" at the time--why would anyone seek sanctuary from the paranoiac tyrant who has a habit of twisting the heads of his followers around (literally) for even minor mistakes? And falling on the wrong side of any number of the clownish joke for "laws" in the City of Brass is difficult for one keeping a low profile, never mind being in the spotlight.
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She is a youngish dragon, right? For all we know she might like that sort of thing.
 
One Autumn Leaf said:
She is a youngish dragon, right? For all we know she might like that sort of thing.
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It's just that the enemy of my enemy is not your friend, he is still your enemy. And now you've painted a target on your back for any number of people who are twirling their fiery mustaches and contemplating how they are going to consign you to a fate worse than death for giggles because they are a Stupid Evil society of cartoonishly evil assclowns thanks to Baator's machinations.
 
Crake said:
The only thing I'm confused about @DragonParadox--I feel like I'm telling you this every update at this point because someone you introduce makes some decision that implies they "had to be high" at the time--why would anyone seek sanctuary from the paranoiac tyrant who has a habit of twisting the heads of his followers around (literally) for even minor mistakes? And falling on the wrong side of any number of the clownish joke for "laws" in the City of Brass is difficult for one keeping a low profile, never mind being in the spotlight.
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What seems likely is that she did not seek sanctuary directly with the Sultan but with a faction in his court, one that would rather like a young dragon for some reason or another.
 
To be honest, getting granted asylum by Brassy is most likely the same as becoming his slave. Asking for something like this means you are openly admitting to being weak and vulnerable, so I see zero reason for him to grant anything more then a promise to not kill the asylum seeker on a whim.

Edit: Faceless or not, my argument stands. Getting asylum in the CoB most likely sucks utterly.
 
Azel said:
To be honest, getting granted asylum by Brassy is most likely the same as becoming his slave. Asking for something like this means you are openly admitting to being weak and vulnerable, so I see zero reason for him to grant anything more then a promise to not kill the asylum seeker on a whim.

Edit: Faceless or not, my argument stands. Getting asylum in the CoB most likely sucks utterly.
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In her defense we literally mugged her god.

At some point desperation makes its vote and sense takes a back seat. Slavery is one thing, but at least a slave can eventually work themselves up the proverbial ladder, or even break free.

It might be degrading for a few decades to be sure, but what are decades to one who courts immortality?

To her it might as well be the same start we ourselves had back in or long lost days of thievery under the "mentorship" of that old thief who's name escapes me at the moment.

Growth, especially magical growth, tends to be exponential. So long as she has a "safe" place to grow she will become stronger one way or another, and if that place has chains for the immediate future, then so be it.

Beats oblivion at any rate.
 
Azel said:
To be honest, getting granted asylum by Brassy is most likely the same as becoming his slave. Asking for something like this means you are openly admitting to being weak and vulnerable, so I see zero reason for him to grant anything more then a promise to not kill the asylum seeker on a whim.

Edit: Faceless or not, my argument stands. Getting asylum in the CoB most likely sucks utterly.
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Lizzirth is probably being treated as some Efreeti Noble's pet right now.
 
@DragonParadox, do we know about any dragon populations in the Planes of Fire, Air, and Earth? The Plane of Water had Brine Dragon rulers, but I'm more wondering about dragon populations in general. For example, Adamantine Dragons like Darleth, or that one Hex Dragon we've been eyeing. Do we know of any others?
 
Nobody bothers with Wyrmling Tables nowadays. The latest fad is in Wyrmling Footstools. They're self-propelled, self-cleaning, and their undying hatred really sells the luxury experience for a discerning Efreeti of wealth and taste.
 
Duesal said:
@DragonParadox, do we know about any dragon populations in the Planes of Fire, Air, and Earth? The Plane of Water had Brine Dragon rulers, but I'm more wondering about dragon populations in general. For example, Adamantine Dragons like Darleth, or that one Hex Dragon we've been eyeing. Do we know of any others?
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It's really hard to judge dragon population because when a dragon old enough to cast serious spells does not want to be found and just wants to sleep on their hoard, they generally are not found. However as a general rule planar dragons tend toward the esoteric when it comes to their magic and the eccentric in personality. Also there is a definite weighing of the scales in favor of strong magic and high intellect. Fang dragons and rust dragons for instance are almost entirely unheard of outside of rare tomes on the subject of dragons.
 
DragonParadox said:
It's really hard to judge dragon population because when a dragon old enough to cast serious spells does not want to be found and just wants to sleep on their hoard, they generally are not found. However as a general rule planar dragons tend toward the esoteric when it comes to their magic and the eccentric in personality. Also there is a definite weighing of the scales in favor of strong magic and high intellect. Fang dragons and rust dragons for instance are almost entirely unheard of outside of rare tomes on the subject of dragons.
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So that's an overall "no," then?

No wonder the Efreeti took Lizzirth. She's the definition of exotic.
 
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