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Logen's sensitive nose picks out a faint odor, and it quickly grows stronger as somebody heads towards them. Then it becomes suffocating
"Ack watch where you're blowing that filth!"
After Galacia questions him, he pauses i always boast about it, why do i hesitate? what is is about this woman?
"Well, as you may have noticed from my story i'm not exactly a military dog. kinda freelance a bit, take...opportunities where i can get em to get some money"
"Well met Galacia."
When asked if she's sure that she's an elf, Tali looks thoughtful for a moment before looking at her hands and torso and feeling the tips of her ears.
"Pretty sure." she says with a grin.
Her voice drops and the smile disappears as she begins to speak again, this time quite serious.
"People have a misconception about elves. That they're supposed to be graceful, stoic, and all of this other crap. Until you get them alone or past their shells and then they're full of passion and life and ready to jump yer bones. Lemme tell ya that that's as far from the truth as you can get. I've lived with humans for most of my life, but I've met a few elves. The one that taught me ho to use that," she points to the curve blade still leaning against the table, "was coarse as tree bark, and had a vocabulary of curses that'd put most sailors to shame. He didn't hesitate to tell ya that ya looked like s$~* doin' a routine, but when ya got a compliment from him, ya know ya earned it. Another was a sorceress that loved life and lived it to the full. She was clumsy as hell, but she never let that stop her from dancing to a tune or two. Then there's the one who was on the village council that threw me out."
She goes silent for a moment. Her jaw clenches in an effort to choke back the tears welling in her eyes.
"F!!!in' b#$## that one. She cast the vote that got me kicked out as a 'threat' to the well-being of the village. I was about what a five-year-old human would be then that happened. All because I was the daughter of a madman."
She reaches for her tankard, but puts it back and grabs the one the barkeep put on the table after finding it empty. She takes a long pull from it and seems to shrink in her seat as she lets out a sigh.
"Sorry, you probably don't wanna hear my sob story. Heh, figured I'd be over it after thirty years."
Tali gives Galacia an apologetic half-smile before turning to Archaouss with the tankard.
"Thanks, and sorry about earlier. My temper has a way of getting the better of me."
When Oscar comes back to the land of the living, she chuckles some at his self-depricating comment.
"Hello, no need to apologize. We all tend to get carried away at times."
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Logen carefully listens to Tali, then speaks up when she's done
"I'd say the only part i dont like about your story is thinking that you found someone who swears worse than me. i've been keeping my tongue silver in the presence of all these pretty ladies. You got the blood of an elf but the soul of a fighter, and i bet Gorum would welcome you into his domain"
Logen looks sick of having nothing but water and orders a large meal, anything with fish he can get.
Archaouss shrugs. "We all have our quirks, and our troubled pasts." he replies giving her a sad half smile.
Oscar looks up at the orc and then down his nose at his pipe, and ends up making a cross eyed expression. There's something to be said for bravery, and something else entirely for stupidity
He clears his throat slightly and then puts out his pipe, mumbling to himself.
Turning to Talant'edhel he says gravely "That sounded far too personal for an unknown lout such as myself to have overheard, I apologize for eavesdropping." Then with a wicked grin he empties his tankard on the floor and refills it from a small cask that was hidden under his cloak. "Try this" he says offering the tankard, "Its my own special brew, and Its won quite some acclaim back home."
Oscar blinks several times at the orc, arm still outstretched.
After a pause he looks down at the drink in his hand. "Oh, this? He takes a long pull from the frothing mug. "Ahhhh, can't beat that micro brewed flavor."
Rifling through several pockets, Oscar finally produces several small, stiff slips of paper and hands them out to everyone. They read:
Oscar aramil
Professional Brewmeister
There is also an address in some obscure town.
"I should probably have mentioned that sooner. I'm here on business, trying to sell my brew to the inkeep."
Galacia's head spun with everything that was going on. The man she's been speaking to for so long is a pirate, the first elf woman she meets is a vulgar drunkard, and now there's another man blowing smoke everywhere and purposely spilling his drink. And to top it all off, thinking about her mother had invited the voices back into her head. They started softly chanting "Find her" at first, drowning out the voices of those around her. After a few moments they built up into a scream that caused the girl to quickly jump out of her seat.
She looked a bit flustered, a glimpse of panic in her eyes. "I-I'm sorry. I need some fresh air." She pushes her chair back under the table and makes her way for the door as quickly as her feet can carry her.
"I do believe you have upset the lady my dear captain." Archaouess says from his table a bemused expression on his face.
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Logen relaxes a bit when Oscar explains himself, but still has a scowl at him.
"Never cared for the dreck, and...
He notices Galacia start to panic. ah great blue above and below, !^#@#$# it up! he's still not sure why he cares so much about the half-elfs opinion. normally he tells anyone who disapproves of him to get sea-rot, and elves are lucky if they don't have a new scar
"Calacia, wait!"
Logen slides his blade away and follows after her, trying to keep up
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"I do believe you have upset the lady my dear captain." Archaouess says from his table a bemused expression on his face.
"Ack ya stupid sulking elf, unless you want your organ arrangement to be upset to i'd stow it!"
edit: dex check: to follow Calacia, assuming she has 30 move speed (i exchanged my barbarian boost for something else)
"Merely an observation friend. Organ rearrangement does not sound friendly. The town guard wouldnt approve of that I think. Now im never one to want to involve the guards nor they me. Just another observation." The elf gives the half orc a wide smile showing his teeth.
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"Merely an observation friend. Organ rearrangement does not sound friendly. The town guard wouldnt approve of that I think. Now im never one to want to involve the guards nor they me. Just another observation." The elf gives the half orc a wide smile showing his teeth.
Failing to keep up with the half-elf, Logen's fury turns onto the sharp-tongued elf
"I'll gut the bloody guards with ya! Let's see if ya enjoy each other's company when you're buried together!" intimidate
Logen's frustration quickly turns to anger as the situation falls apart around him. He feels his vision fading and his eyes turn into that yellow-redish hue again
Seeing the half-elf that calmed Logen gone, she quickly steps up to intervene.
"Okay, okay. We're all a little tired and arrows have been loosed by all sides, myself included. Lets just calm down and enjoy the rest of the evening, hmm?"
I suppose now would be a bad time to ask you for that practice duel? Krallek chuckles to himself.
Not that your in any frame of mind to have a lecture Logen, but coming from experience, no you wouldn't want to have been raised on the streets. I'll save my sob story for some other time since there's a lot of that going about at the moment.
Archaouss frowns dropping the fake smile his eyes going flint hard.
"Your not worth anything dead orc. Now listen to the lady. Go calm the young miss down and cool your blood."
Sense motive
Draws a hidden knife from under his sleeve, palming it.
"حسنا، قبل النوم!"
Seeing that the good Cap'n was not exactly acting like an adult, Tali decides he needs a more motherly touch.
A motherly touch in this case being a swift sucker-punch to the jaw. The crack of fist on chin is followed by an elf going "owowowowowow!" while shaking her hand to try and stop the pain. Then a short, not-so-sweet curse upon realizing that the blow didn't even come close to dropping him.
"يا القرف!"
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"حسنا، قبل النوم!"
** spoiler omitted **Seeing that the good Cap'n was not exactly acting like an adult, Tali decides he needs a more motherly touch.
A motherly touch in this case being a swift sucker-punch to the jaw. The crack of fist on chin is followed by an elf going "owowowowowow!" while shaking her hand to try and stop the pain. Then a short, not-so-sweet curse upon realizing that the blow didn't even come close to dropping him.
"يا القرف!"
** spoiler omitted **
[ooc] oh wow a fighter with improved unarmed strike? huh that's interesting
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Oscar seems to unconsciously light up his pipe and begins puffing away at it ferociously as he slides back against a wall.
Well this has gotten interesting.
Ready to throw hidden dagger at Logen if he moves closer with the falchion.
"Now I would ask that you put that big thing down before somone gets seriously hurt." Archaouss says still sitting down.
"I really don't want bloodshed here orc. Bar fights are fine but murder is quite another." The elf quickly says watching the large sword nervously his hand gripping the knife handle clenches but readies to throw it.
If I live through this make a note to not tease big half orcs when they are near me Mental note
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"I really don't want bloodshed here orc. Bar fights are fine but murder is quite another." The elf quickly says watching the large sword nervously his hand gripping the knife handle clenches but readies to throw it.
If I live through this make a note to not tease big half orcs when they are near me Mental note
Threat
Failed to confirm crit.
A half full tankard of ale flies through the air and smashes Logen upside the head.
Damage
Wow you guys are half nuts.
Instead of joining the fight, Krallek steps back out of the fray for now and takes a swig of his ale.
This ought to be funny. Bartender, you got anything to snack on?
Galacia runs outside, ignoring the protests of Logen as she does so. She doesn't go very far though, and leans against the building just outside the door, before sliding down to the ground trying to calm her beating heart and clear her head. Then came the commotion from inside. The girl chooses to block it all out, choosing instead to rest her head on her arms and close her eyes. "Why can't you leave me alone? She didn't know what good it did to speak back to the voices in her head, especially out loud, but she didn't particularly care at this point.
Tali looks a little surprised to see the half-orc going fo the other elf with the falchion instead of her, but not so surprised she could act.
"Oh no you don't!"
She rushes teh apparently murderous half-orc and starts to put him in a hold.
"You wanna fight? Fine, but I ain't havin' ya kill someone in an alehouse!"
...calls the gendarmes, then hides. Everyone is arrested and are no longer available to go adventuring.
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Tali looks a little surprised to see the half-orc going fo the other elf with the falchion instead of her, but not so surprised she could act.
"Oh no you don't!"
She rushes teh apparently murderous half-orc and starts to put him in a hold.
"You wanna fight? Fine, but I ain't havin' ya kill someone in an alehouse!"
Haha since you don't have improved grapple you provoke :p
unfortunately looks like i miss. time to try to get out...
...calls the gendarmes, then hides. Everyone is arrested and are no longer available to go adventuring.
Sleight of Hand
Oscar tries to hide in his own pocket and ends up a tangled mess of cloak on the floor.
When Krallek hears the call to the local security he braces himself for action. He knows this is a little bit of harmless fun but if the sentries get rough, one of them is going to need a new set of teeth.
He looks over at the bartender and says I been here before, there is NO WAY the guards are gonna come in here and not blame me fer this. I ALWAYS get blamed. Soon as dey come in the door they will look at the broken crockery and furniture and jump me. Dey won't even SEE them skinny little elves what started the whole thing.
...calls the gendarmes, then hides. Everyone is arrested and are no longer available to go adventuring.
@ Oscar: That was the most epic sleight of hand check I have ever seen.
Tali is thrown back by the powerful half-orc and decides that a knock-out is going to have to do.
I believe that's 9 non lethal on Logen.
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...calls the gendarmes, then hides. Everyone is arrested and are no longer available to go adventuring.@ Oscar: That was the most epic sleight of hand check I have ever seen.
Tali is thrown back by the powerful half-orc and decides that a knock-out is going to have to do.
I believe that's 9 non lethal on Logen.
"Great Gorum I'm done! I didn't even hurt the lad, just gave him a bruise. Now may I please go talk to the lady?"
"Not until you tell me why ya had to draw a meat cleaver to knock 'im out! Ya could 'ave killed 'im ya idjit!"
From the way she's half-shouting, you might be able to tell that she was upset, just a smidge.
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"Not until you tell me why ya had to draw a meat cleaver to knock 'im out! Ya could 'ave killed 'im ya idjit!"
From the way she's half-shouting, you might be able to tell that she was upset, just a smidge.
Logen frowns, and working around his bruised jaw he says
"Cus unlike you I don't fancy rearranging the bones in my hand. I hit him with the flat side anyways, he'll be up in a bit. Just teaching him a lesson is all. I ain't hurting no one else, so BACK OFF"
he finishes off with a menacing glare and gets right in the elfs face, hoping to scare her into backing off. intimidate:
INT check to try and follow battle FAIL!!!