Eluriel speaks with Luminier about the recent darkelf attacks, the Order, freedom.

You travel a short distance north.
The market place of Elvandar.
This is the center of the market place of Elvandar. The ground is paved
with jade plates and all around you can see shops and people who offer
various wares or services. You hear the bubbling sound of water which comes
from the middle of the market, where you notice a large crystal fountain.
The market place itself extends in every direction.
There are eight obvious exits: north, northeast, east, southeast,
south, southwest, west, northwest.
An ancient stone altar and an ornamented water-filled marble basin.
Beladan and Luminier.
> Very fresh and very slight tracks of an elf leading northeast, coming from sou
thwest.
Luminier drinks water from the fountain.
Luminier is a silver-tongued ageless male human.
His body looks exceptionally well conditioned for a human. A large scar runs
across the left side of his face and has made his left eye appear milky white
instead of a deep silver. His face is solemn and shows clear signs of age that
are made worse from his severe scars. His drab brown hair greys in some areas.
He has scars on his nose, left cheek and right cheek.
He has silver eyes.
He has long brown hair and a very short brown beard.
He is tall and of normal weight for a human.
He looks repulsive.
He is in good shape.
He is somewhat alert.
He is wearing a heavy left leather boot, a heavy right leather boot, a
leather eye-patch, a long dark robe, a long white tunic, a medium leather
backpack, a right chain gauntlet and a solid dwarven shield.
You surmise that he wears additional body armours, leg armours and head
armours under this.
Luminier washes himself in the fountain.
Luminier looks at you.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Greetings
Luminier nods formally.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: How are you?
You nod slightly.
Luminier removes a helmet.
Luminier runs his hand through his hair moving it out of his face.
You say in Common: Well enough.
You ask in Common: I read there were attacks by dark elves?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: I heard something about
that among some elves in the streets.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: I heard some guilds were
attacked too.
You ask in Common: Are there any thoughts to why?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Darkelves hate elves.
People do a lot worse things for less of a reason.
You ponder the situation.
You ask in Common: When were they last seen, do you know?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: We can certainly check.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: First I need some food
however.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Hungry?
Luminier takes many bronze coins, ten copper coins, eight gold coins and
many silver coins from his backpack.
You say in Common: No, thank you.
Luminier nods slightly.
Luminier walks out west.

[And then we meet by the gates.]

You travel a short distance south.
At the city gate of Elvandar.
As near the Elvandar city walls, you are impressed by the craftsmanship of
the builders who constructed this huge, massive gate. White ornamented
marble flanks the heavy oaken doors and you notice detailed pictures of
animals and legendary creatures carved into the wood. Despite its beauty
and elegance, it looks nearly impossible to break this gate open with brute
force. A street leads north into Elvandar, and you can leave the city to
the south.
There are two obvious exits: north[r], south[r].
Lanfin, Luminier, Morsglade, Shansori (surrounded by a circling breeze) and
Warogwen.
Luminier asks Lanfin in Common: offender
Lanfin says in Common: Following offenders are known:
Lanfin says in Common: glaring silver female warg recently
Lanfin says in Common: thick-armed middle-aged male darkelf, also known
as Ketta, recently.
Lanfin says in Common: long-legged dark-skinned male darkelf one week
ago
Lanfin says in Common: barrel-chested white-skinned male darkelf one
week ago
Lanfin says in Common: long-legged dark-skinned male darkelf one week
ago
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Seems as though it was a
week ago now.
Luminier asks Lanfin in Common: murderer
You nod thoughtfully.
Lanfin says in Common: Following murderers are known:
Lanfin says in Common: thick-armed middle-aged male darkelf, also known
as Ketta, recently.
Lanfin says in Common: glaring silver female warg recently
Lanfin says in Common: long-legged dark-skinned male darkelf one week
ago
Lanfin says in Common: barrel-chested white-skinned male darkelf one
week ago
Lanfin says in Common: thick-armed copper-skinned male darkelf one week
ago
You ask in Common: What do you know of Ketta?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: He is a fool. He was a
Crusader. He now confides in Sathonys.
Hmmmmm.
You ask in Common: The dark elves have attacked elsewhere as well?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Other guilds
apparently.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: This has happened in the
past.
You ask in Common: Which guilds?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Rangers and Shaolin I
think.
You nod.
You say in Common: Hm. I wonder if they will appear again.
Luminier goes hmmmm.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Evil has a habit of
returning no matter how many times you smash its head in.
Luminier runs his hand through his hair moving it out of his face.
You say in Common: Yes...
Luminier looks at you.
You ask in Common: Is there any other news? I thought I might pay a
visit to Arborea.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: None I have be notified of.
If you were following it, the small war with the Order came to a close
recently.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: But little other than
that.
You ask in Common: Oh? What of the Order?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: The Order is a small band
of people that are extremely secretive and mysterious.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: People know very little at
all about them.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: They are led by a human
named Cemoch.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: One named Kian had recently
joined them and caused some trouble after killing some Taniel Clerics.
Hmmmmm.
You say in Common: Yes, there were notes reporting he laid claim to the
western and northern lands. Does he still hold that claim?
Luminier goes hmmmm.
The eagle-eyed long-armed male human walks in from south.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: He claims only the west
now.
The eagle-eyed long-armed male human says quietly in Boreal:
Erkkuen
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: He leaves the North for us
to fight the Sathonites for.
Luminier nods kindly to the eagle-eyed long-armed male human.
Eagle-eyed long-armed male human.
A wild shock of white hair and a heavily lined, weather-beaten face
give the impression of a man aged beyond his years. His angular frame
is tough and wiry, all knees and elbows. Two penetrating, beady eyes
gaze out from above a large, aquiline nose.
He has scars on his nose, left cheek and right cheek.
He has dark eyes.
He has normal long white hair and a short white beard.
He is tall and lean for a human.
He looks repulsive.
He is in good shape.
He is somewhat alert.
He is wielding a strong ornamented composite-longbow with his left hand.
He is wearing a dark chain coif, a dark cloak, a left dark chain boot, a
left dark chain gauntlet, an ornamented leather quiver, a right dark chain
boot, a right dark chain gauntlet, a small herb bag and a small silver
amulet.
You surmise that he wears additional body armours under this.
The eagle-eyed long-armed male human looks at you.
You nod slightly to the eagle-eyed long-armed male human.
The eagle-eyed long-armed male human tells you in Common: I don't
think we are acquainted.
The eagle-eyed long-armed male human introduces himself as: Arthur Tanner,
Packmaster of the Rangers.
You introduce yourself as: Eluriel Aelin-uial.
Arthur tells you in Quenya: A pleasure.
You nod to Arthur.
>Arthur says quietly in Common: I'll leave you to talk, however
Arthur waves.
Arthur walks out north.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: If you wish to travel out
west past the Amward bridge
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Tread lightly.
You nod.
You ask in Common: Do you know if he works independently of the Order,
or if his actions reflect upon them?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: My impression of him is
that he follows Cemoch's wishes. But largely seems to have a mind of his own
and uses his own methods to achieve Cemoch's ends.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Likely why he was chosen
for the Order.
You say in Common: I see.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: He is young, skilled, and
intelligent.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: His magical sword makes him
that much harder to thwart.
You ponder the situation.
You ask in Common: Is it known just what the Order's motivations
are?
Luminier shakes his head in disagreement.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Like I mentioned,
everything about them is a well kept secret.
You nod slowly.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: I inquired Kian about it
and he says he just wishes to roam free.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: To which I thought it was
already a freedom given to him by the Lady Evren.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: His words are riddles most
likely. If he doesn't care to be forthright, than I can do little to change
his mind.
You say in Common: Mm, perhaps not everyone is as free as they would
wish...
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Some of us self impose
limited freedom to achieve a certain end.
You say in Common: Or else have things imposed upon us.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: This is also true.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: It is true because we must
conform to a way that the Lord and Lady have sent down for us.
You nod thoughtfully.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Because it is the only way
to follow the path of the Light. We have the ability to choose otherwise,
but to follow a certain path we are forced to follow a certain idea.
You say in Common: Yes, if that is your choice, I suppose.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: I choose it to achieve a
certain end. I choose it because I feel it is right. I choose it because I
like to do it.
You nod slowly.
You ask Luminier in Common: How long have you been a Crusader, may I
ask?
Luminier ponders the sky for a moment.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: About 14 years now.
You nod.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: I was accepted at a young
age.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: I was even a Shao-Lin for
some time.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: After I left the Crusaders
after my first year.
You ask in Common: What made you leave?
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: It all seems so silly
now.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: But I left because the
Crusaders have a vow of chastity and I had believed I had found a woman that
wished to marry.
You say in Common: Love... that doesn't seem silly.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Love is short sighted.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Love distracts.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: As a Crusader, one can only
love the just and righteous cause.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: If you'll excuse me I have
some causes to take care of.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: Stay in the city for
now.
You nod.
Luminier says deeply and quietly in Common: A Sathonite is about.
Luminier removes a cross.
Luminier wears a helmet on his head and neck.
Luminier wears a cross on his neck.
Luminier walks out south.

-- ElurieL - 2011-06-23