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Having Halla found a school would be hilarious.
Her lasting legacy: public education.
Her lasting legacy: public education.
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
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I'm aware, though Steinarr didn't actually keep it a secret. My point was more...we don't grab specific people and ask them to fight for us. Not usually anyway.
This, however, is certainly true.
Yeah. It's because we have Forgefire as an Alloy (and can thus be raised via Campfire) which is actually used a lot, which is likely an unusual situation for someone to be in, I think. Most people either don't care much about Forgefire or have it as a full Hugareida rather than an Alloy.
We've accepted some pretty weak people on our crew, historically. We brought Aki along on combat missions when he was, like, 13 scrawny and blind...I feel like Halla's reputation is not that she demands warriors she fights with be excellent immediately.
Mhhh, the most ironic thing would be if like Trausti was trans and had just awkwardly been waiting for a social slot to announce that to her employer.
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Given shapeshifting, I think trans people would mostly be in the form that matches their gender identity. So, like, Trausti or Vagn could be trans but they'd probably be trans men since they look male at a glance. They could also be women using that to impersonate men, but I'm dubious they'd be trans women since there's an easy transition option and they just...haven't. If one of our retainers were a trans woman, I'd expect that they wouldn't be waiting for Halla to initiate a social to transition, y'know?
One of them being a transman is possible, but not ironic. One of them being a woman in disguise would be ironic, so that's my current bet. Maybe Vagn?
I.F. Ister
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Reckon I'll call it a bit sooner than expected. Voting is now closed
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Stigmar was also called out as ironic as a choice when I talked about two huskarls marrying and what that would mean for our Jarlsoul-in-Training count.
Maybe Stigmar isn't the Most Normal Norse Man, but is instead an exceptional (but less so than Halla) Norse woman in disguise?
Maybe Stigmar isn't the Most Normal Norse Man, but is instead an exceptional (but less so than Halla) Norse woman in disguise?
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The thing is, we know Stigmar's family, we grew up with Stigmar as the older brother of one of our best friends. The whole family would need to be in on it, it would have needed to start real early, and they'd need to be very good at keeping secrets indeed. It's not impossible, but it seems very unlikely.
I think it's more likely the rest of the example you used that was being referred to.
clearly Stigmar is just a transgender norse woman
Visiting Jurgdby 2
I.F. Ister
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[X] "While I was on the way to Gotland to scatter my father's ashes, we made a stop-over in Denmark, I loaded the hold with Healing and Restful Clay. Things sort of got a little out of hand, and we ended up back here before I could sell it off, and I still _have_ all of those goods. Do you think Jurgdby could make use of this?" Offer to trade the Healing Clay and at least some of the Restful Clay
-[X] Slip in some Eyespeech during this discussion. _"I also have some information that your father might find noteworthy, but I've already caught a few watchers and the information is sensitive, if you can arrange a private meeting, I can likely slip their eyes for a moment to get there."_
-[X] Slip in some Eyespeech during this discussion. _"I also have some information that your father might find noteworthy, but I've already caught a few watchers and the information is sensitive, if you can arrange a private meeting, I can likely slip their eyes for a moment to get there."_
"While I was on the way to Gotland to scatter my father's ashes, we made a stop in Denmark to collect my sister and, while I was there, I happened to pick up a hold full of clay of both Healing and Resting varieties." You tap a foot against the ground as you look eyes with Baldvin, "I also have some information your father might find noteworthy, but I've already caught a few watchers and the information is sensitive. If you can arrange a private meeting, I can slip their eyes to get there."
"You'll be looking to sell those, I presume?" Baldvin hums at your nod, "I see. I will inform Father of this."
"I am, yes," so he can Eyetalk too, eh? Very interesting, Mister Baldvin, very interesting indeed.
"In that case," he points towards a side lodge, "when Father is done speaking with the King, he'll be waiting for you there. For the time being, however, I recommend you experience the rest of the town while Father and the King converse."
Thanking him for his assistance, you head off to do just that.
What do you do while waiting?
[ ] Head to the Shapecrafter's den
[ ] Head to the Seer's abode
[ ] Head to the Skald's lodge
[ ] Head to the Shipyard
[ ] Mingle with the Kyrsvikingar
[ ] Mingle with the populace
[ ] Examine the Thralls
[ ] Check out the markets
[ ] Write in
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AN: Not much to say here
No moratorium and a short vote
Honest question, is there a reason no one has brought up Stigmar maybe gay?
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He doesn't seem to be, given he had an affair with a woman in Wessex.
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[X] Examine the Thralls
We want the shapecrafter, but that's not time sensitive and this probably is, thinking about it.
We have seen Stigmar take women off to have sex with them and both come back smiling. He got a Hugareida from some time spent with a potter's daughter in Wessex and has talked about that event. It's not impossible for him to be interested in men, but it's pretty clear he's interested in women as well if so.
We want the shapecrafter, but that's not time sensitive and this probably is, thinking about it.
We have seen Stigmar take women off to have sex with them and both come back smiling. He got a Hugareida from some time spent with a potter's daughter in Wessex and has talked about that event. It's not impossible for him to be interested in men, but it's pretty clear he's interested in women as well if so.
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[X] Head to the Shapecrafter's den
[X] Examine the Thralls
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[X] Head to the Seer's abode
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I'll call voting in an hour
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[X] Examine the Thralls
[X] Examine the Thralls
This is definitely true, but I think it might be slightly more opaque to a local farmer's daughter than it would be to readers of the Quest. Our public image is going to be weighted more towards our more recent and more famous deeds - when we were stronger and tended to ship out with predominantly (not exclusively by any means) fairly strong warriors. There were some newbies we took along with us as well, absolutely, but I'm not sure that would be the immediate first impression, or what comes across most strongly through stories.
That being said, yeah, it's not like we've done anything to intentionally discourage people joining up, and we've generally lent a helping hand where possible.
This is definitely true, but I think it might be slightly more opaque to a local farmer's daughter than it would be to readers of the Quest. Our public image is going to be weighted more towards our more recent and more famous deeds - when we were stronger and tended to ship out with predominantly (not exclusively by any means) fairly strong warriors. There were some newbies we took along with us as well, absolutely, but I'm not sure that would be the immediate first impression, or what comes across most strongly through stories.
That being said, yeah, it's not like we've done anything to intentionally discourage people joining up, and we've generally lent a helping hand where possible.
I kinda want to see the local seer
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We have a limited number of 'actions' here, I believe, and lots of access to a seer at home. This is our only opportunity to pick up these thralls, and there are no skalds at home and no shapecrafters we can trust...the seer would be interesting but other stuff takes priority.
True to some degree, but I suspect the weaker people who came with us definitely would have talked about doing so a lot, which likely makes it more well known. Like, that's definitely one of their most exciting life events, so I'd expect them to talk it up.
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honestly, Halla has some of the best feats in the Hading valley and is one of its best warriors, being in upper top. even among peak warriors, its likely many of the warriors there never faced a Jotnar in a riddle game, Halla tends to have crazy adventures. so that could be rather intimidating for a simple farmer daughter who doesn't know Halla will likely have no problem taking her along.
we can encourage it more at the tournament next year maybe? and I still think Evyor should absolutely create an all girls warband, at somewhere more populated