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NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)

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Winter 9/Asvir Visit 8.2
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    • [X] Go see what the Skald is up to
    [X] Go shopping!
    -[X] Look for anything exotic and magical, especially plants or seeds, check if there are any livestock for sale at a reasonable price (perhaps unlikely after the famine, but worth checking).
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    What's available? (Hamingja: 27) 27 Successes, damn
    As you walk into the market place, there's an oddly familiar, yet previously absent energy in the air. It takes you a moment to place it, but the source is as obvious as she is attractive.

    The world seems to watch with bated breath as a woman with a sword on her hip looks over the various exotic goods on display. Her pants are green and baggy, yet tighten up at her sandal-heralding ankles. The color of her silk shirt is purple and the sleeves are just as baggy as her pants—though they tighten up at her elbows rather then her bare wrists. Dazzling gems serve as the eyes of a snake's head serving as the pommel of the sword hanging from the left-side of her waist-cinching belt. A scarf of deep red cloth curls about her neck and shoulders as a trailing length falls down her back.

    As you move closer to get a look at the goods, a pair of striking yellow eyes turn towards you—the spark of something eerily familiar shining deep within.

    'Ambition's Spark,' Blackhand names it as she watches you approach. 'Be wary around people with ambition in their eyes, for they are fated to either rise in shining glory or fall in agonizing flames.'

    "I'm Halla Skyfire," you greet the stranger warmly, dispelling a measure of tension with an outstretched hand.

    She stares at you as her eyes rove over your form. She lingers on your arms, thick with hardened muscle, and on your palms, dense with warrior's callouses. Something approaching admiration flickers in her eyes as she meets your battle-scarred hand with a smooth, slender hand forged with a core of solid iron.

    "They call me Lidrun of the Red Scarf," Lidrun's voice is sweet yet sour, soft yet sharp, shallow yet soulful. No matter the words she speaks or how she says them, the mark of her kind is unmistakable even without the confirmation of her next words, "and I am a skald in search of story and glory."

    Would you like to ask her anything?
    [ ] Yes, you would!
    -[ ] Write in
    [ ] No, you'll proceed to the shopping. After all, there's a number of interesting things on display.

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    AN: ;P

    No moratorium.
     
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    • Oh man, I dunno what to ask, but when presented like that we simply have to talk to her. We could even try and recruit her, depending. Probably not right now, but as a future project if we can get her to stay in the general area.
     
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    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun?"
     
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    Skippy said:
    Excite!!

    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun?"
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    Don't forget the threaded elephant!
    And maybe asking for our kids future.

    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun? Or how we fought a monster stitched together out of body parts and reanimated like a draugr by the nidingr my family has had a feud with?"
    -[X] "My kids aren't old enough yet, but I'm considering apprenticeships for them with a Skald, can you tell me something about your craft and do you know any Skalds that would be interested when they are old enough?"
     
    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun?"
     
    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun? Or how we fought a monster stitched together out of body parts and reanimated like a draugr by the nidingr my family has had a feud with?"
    -[X] "My kids aren't old enough yet, but I'm considering apprenticeships for them with a Skald, can you tell me something about your craft and do you know any Skalds that would be interested when they are old enough?"

    We're not sure if any of our kids actually want to be a skald, but it's possible, and seems worthwhile asking.
     
    Some questions to ask..

    Solrun: How far am I from knowing all the 'basics' of Seidr?
    Vagn: By any chance, did you ever hear of a Geat having a fanxy axe stolen by an outlaw, some eight, nine, years back?
    Halla: Is your own 'level' of Hamingja something you are aware of? What about other people's?

    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun? Or how we fought a monster stitched together out of body parts and reanimated like a draugr by the nidingr my family has had a feud with?"
    -[X] "My kids aren't old enough yet, but I'm considering apprenticeships for them with a Skald, can you tell me something about your craft and do you know any Skalds that would be interested when they are old enough?"
     
    Whelp. It's a skald. Time to swim in hot water...

    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun?"
     
    Imperial Fister said:
    As for the power of Skalds...

    They make Twists.
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    We could do a price check on that if it's a service she offers a "no friendly fire" twist would be rad

    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun?"
    -[X] could you make me a twist so I don't burn my friends when setting enemies ablaze? What would that cost?
     
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    Orbmorb said:
    We could do a price check on that if it's a service she offers a "no friendly fire" twist would be rad
    -[X] "My kids aren't old enough yet, but I'm considering apprenticeships for them with a Skald, can you tell me something about your craft and do you know any Skalds that would be interested when they are old enough?"
    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun?"
    -[X] could you make me a twist so I don't burn my friends when setting enemies ablaze? What would that cost?
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    Is the kid question subvote above the "Yes you would" vote one purpose?
     
    Personally I think for an introduction, we don't necessarily need to overload her. There'll be time for questions later.

    But I also don't really mind, it's cool whatever we go for.

    Shard said:
    Is that the Spotlight effect..?
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    It is similar to what we've seen described before with Odr cultivators, although it might also be an effect of being a Skald - they're walking nexuses for Orthstirr.

    The description of her Ambition's Spark as eerily familiar is also interesting. Who else might we have seen who could have that? My best guess is Wolfwind, and I wonder if ambition at that level actually takes the form of a spirit which enters into some sort of contract with the host or something.
     
    Skippy said:
    The description of her Ambition's Spark as eerily familiar is also interesting. Who else might we have seen who could have that? My best guess is Wolfwind, and I wonder if ambition at that level actually takes the form of a spirit which enters into some sort of contract with the host or something.
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    The last person we were warned about in regards to ambition was Folkmarr Manetaker. And we have it ourselves, of course. I think it describes the Bold Trait as much as anything. Remember that the opposite of Bold isn't necessarily Cowardly, but Content.
     
    DeadmanwalkingXI said:
    The last person we were warned about in regards to ambition was Folkmarr Manetaker. And we have it ourselves, of course. I think it describes the Bold Trait as much as anything. Remember that the opposite of Bold isn't necessarily Cowardly, but Content.
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    I think the way the name is being being capitalised here, and the fact that her eyes are yellow, which is not that unusual by Norse cultivator standards but not a usual eye colour, makes me think there might be a specific thing going on here? I don't think it's just a fancy description of the Bold trait; the way Blackhand referred to it strongly suggests to me that it is a distinct phenomena with distinct effects.

    The Proper Nouns don't get dropped just for no reason, you know?
     
    Skippy said:
    I think the way the name is being being capitalised here, and the fact that her eyes are yellow, which is not that unusual by Norse cultivator standards but not a usual eye colour, makes me think there might be a specific thing going on here? I don't think it's just a fancy description of the Bold trait; the way Blackhand referred to it strongly suggests to me that it is a distinct phenomena with distinct effects.

    The Proper Nouns don't get dropped just for no reason, you know?
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    I mean, the Bold Trait is in fact a distinct, known, thing with distinct effects? So I'm not seeing a contradiction there.

    To go into the last time we were warned of ambition (or, at least, the last one I remember):

    Imperial Fister said:
    'You should be careful of him, Halla,' Blackhand's warning draws you up short, 'He has hungry eyes, full of bold, brazen ambition.'

    "Just like you and me..." you realize as waves lap at the beach and seabirds croon high above.

    'Just like you and I.'
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    That's in regards to Folkmarr, but it clearly also indicates that we have it as well. Which means it's either invisible...or it's the Bold Trait. I think the latter, but whatever it is, we definitely have it. Halla probably less extremely than Blackhand, and maybe even less extremely than Folkmarr or our new Skald friend here, but we have it.
     
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    [X] Yes, you would!
    -[X] "Want to hear the story of the time I threw riddles with a Jotun? Or how we fought a monster stitched together out of body parts and reanimated like a draugr by the nidingr my family has had a feud with?"
    -[X] "My kids aren't old enough yet, but I'm considering apprenticeships for them with a Skald, can you tell me something about your craft and do you know any Skalds that would be interested when they are old enough?"

    Who knows, maybe she will want to join us on our next adventures.
     
    I'm not sure I want to tell them about the Horra fight, since that might get the Horrason's attention again. The Jotun fight since we're screwed either way, but telling them about the Draugr stuff seems like we'll be poking over old wounds.
     
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