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"Priyya, Varisia not that big, how you get lost like this?"
No worries, Ben. Justin and I both have this game on our RSS feeds so just like with your above post, we'll see when it gets bumped. It's good to hear that things are going well. Even 30-some years later, my parents still regale people on what a difficult baby I was to feed so I'm sure it'll all work out. :)
Oh damn... Hey Ben, if you want to gain some damage-reduction against the swarm of calls and emails you'll be getting about the baby, this is one of the actual legitimate uses of FB. Might net you some additional freetime (once setup) since you can answer stuff ONCE on there and have it seen by many friends/family instead of having to update everyone who calls individually.
No worries Ben, take care of your wife and new henchman and be sure to take lots of baby pics for Facebook (since that's what folks do these days). In the meanwhile, Anneke is going to float awaaaaaay...
When Priyya re-enters the bar, Anneke leads her over to Nadya and raises both their arms up into the air in victory, "Give cheer for Anneke's sword sisters! They make any Ulfen proud!" With that, she splits the winnings with her sword sisters and enjoys the revelry.
"Tank not empty yet..." Anneke shrugs her shoulder and dunks her mug in again.
Anneke scowls at Harrell for teasing Nadya, "No worry, Na-dya, Surya-ka-Vahaak and Anneke avenge you!"
Anneke nods approvingly at Gilbere's thoughts on curly beards and gives him a pat on the shoulder before clanking her mug against Priyya and Nadya's for the next round.
Anneke leans over to Priyya and comments, "Southern women stronger than their men!"
Anneke cheers all the more loudly at Nadya's belch!
"Gill beer, you not drink today? Old Ulfen recipe, see how others like?" She dunks her mug in the tank again offering it to the dwarf. "Make beard grow long, curly!"
Anneke looks at the odd fish, shrugs her shoulders and dunks a mug in the tank.
"Hmm..." she frowns slightly, "ya, just like Olaf used to make..." Anneke gives an approving cheer at Nadya and Paehz's intestinal fortitude. She nudges Paehz's arm and nods in Nadya's direction, "Good stuff, father always say this put hair on chest! She do good!"
Anneke pauses as if she just saw a ghost. "Wait, Priyya means—" Her eyes grow wide. "Aldern thinks—" The color drains from her face. "Hoooo boy..."
"Look good? Huh... what that have to do with anything?" Sense Motive DC 15: It suddenly dawns you that you're not sure Anneke gets the whole idea of the birds and the bees. At the very least, it seems like her main ideas the continuance of species are related to winning battles, not to procreation.
"Sooo, yes. Aldern then..." she scratches her head, "Understand thanks for saving life, guess deal maybe good thing too. Not sure what a pre she ates Anneke as woman means though. Don't think it like Ulfen men being glad for shield maiden in battle though..."
Wrinkling her forehead a little, Anneke replies, "Well, you know I not stop at just one drink so probably not get back in time."
Sense Motive DC 15:
She's being frank about not wanting to stop at one drink or making it back in time. Sense Motive DC 19: But you get the feeling that it would be too tempting of an excuse to bail on this awkward challenge she's steeled herself against: dinner with a nobleman.
Just one drink? Anneke scratches her head. Not sure that worth time. "Wait up Priyya..." Anneke whispers, (well, what passes for her whispering anyway), "Have friends drink here, one bar good as other. That too far to walk. We have stuff to do here soon."
Frowning at yet another mention of this old light, Anneke asks, "Sound like lot of strange stuff with this 'Old Light'. You sure that all it is? Priests or mages ever..." she searches for the word then sighs, "make sure it ok?"
Thanks! :)
Anneke nods thoughtfully as she listens intently to the dialog with Shalelu. She gives a hearty laugh at the elf's joke about snacking on goblins, "Hah! Yah, take many gobos on spear or sword to make good roast!" These elven women seem rather capable. Armor is well-worn, bow has seen lots of use but well cared for. Not shy around men or danger... Good ally!
Noticing Gilbere's googly-eyes, Anneke scratches her head and doesn't know quite what to make of question or mannerisms. Wonder if we are sure that he's not really a gnome...
"Your efforts thus far in helping to solve our mystery is greatly appreciated, but I have to admit my primary concern right now is that of defense and safety. I leave for Magnimar for reinforcements this evening, and it would ease my conscience to know capable people such as yourselves defended it's walls until I can return with more men. The choice, of course, is yours, though." Anneke nods at the Sheriff's words. "Ya I think so too. Make sure home safe first before strike out."
After draining another shot of something labeled Dragon Bile, Anneke looks at Priyya and asks, "Poe-light? What is that? Sound like fancy word for backwards talk."
After Priyya explains the rather non-Ulfen concept of politeness as a form of respect (well, that and dosing her with another 3 shots), Anneke eventually settles down. "Still not like that word, but if you say so..."
"Warriors!" she hisses thru clenched teeth. "We warrior-sisters, not ladies. Lady sit around, look pretty, need warrior to save her. We not ladies!"
Snapping out of it, Anneke calls out to Nadya and Priyya, "Do I look like lady?" Throwing her hands in the air, she walks up to the bar heedless of the fact that it's well before noon and begins ordering something that sounds like it would take the color off a dragon's scales. "Lady...." she scoffs as she unflinchingly downs the smoking liquor that Ameiko pushes her way with a fire poker. "Show him what for not kona þegar ég högg hann svo hart gonads hörfa til baka í líkamann..."
When you look to Anneke, you find her standing there looking at a fancy letter with her lip curled and her left eyebrow twitching. The only sound to escape her lips is, "Whaaaaaaa?!" Turning to look at Nadya like some mad animal, she thrusts the letter towards her and growls, "Rrrreeeaaad!" She then sits down heavily and subconsciously begins sharpening her swords, eyes crazed and distant. Sense Motive DC 2:
You get the teeny tiniest feeling that Anneke is ever-so-slightly pissed off about something. Just a little. LIIIIIIITTLE! Sense Motive DC 5:
You realize that she's not mad at any of you. Sense Motive DC 10:
You conclude that she really doesn't even realize any of you are there right now. Perception DC 15: Is that steam coming out her ears?
"True. You ever try to keep up with horse? Not easy. But if enemy still here do we not pursue sure thing in favor of a maybe? Enemy here maybe know where horseman go."
"North go away, no can tell how far. But south near town, could still be threat. At least that we can do something about maybe."
Oh, I love it! It's one of those games that makes me play past my wrists hurting and waaaay past my bedtime on work nights. <== Case in point. I played Alis as a City Elf Rogue in the original campaign and I'm playing Alexis as an Elven Grey Warden Mage in the "Awakening" expansion. IMO this is what NWN2 should have been like. It certainly is BioWare's spiritual successor to their lineage of great CRPGs (Baldur's Gate, NWN, etc.)
No worries. I myself was taking advantage of the free time to get some much-needed time in with DragonAge — something I can't do at work. :)
Anneke cups the coin in the palm of her hand and then shines it about. "Good trick!"
"I, fer one, am eager t' get on the trail o' Pavo... but we were invited t' the dedication of the cathedral t'morrow. My thinkin' is that if there is someone local - Pavo or someone else - involved in what's goin' on around here, someone's bound t' know about it. I'm thinkin' it'd be worth tryin' t' gather some more information." "Think Kord do better job talking 'round than me." she frowns somewhat remembering what happened at Pavo's house. "Sword and halberd be more useful if trail lead to something." With that, Anneke follows Paehz as he heads back to the north gate. On the way, she'll see if she can get someone to lend her a torch with which to root out more trouble-makers.
"Ah, Sheriff! Ya Gill Beer can you tell what dead gobo friend say about Thistletop and working for Longshanks? I think maybe you remember better."
The Ulfen warrior frowns at the kissing comment and tries the korma on some of the skewered fowl with something approaching fatalistic determination. She sweats a bit while she partakes of it, but is holding her own and seems to be enjoying it. "Priyya, food like this be good for Linnorm Lands. Not need heavy furs no more when crossing frozen marsh and glacier." She wipes her brow and takes a gulp of tea, "Think I try some Reeta next..."
“It's a safe bet that he was in collusion with Longshanks and his goblins.” "Hmm, dunno bout collision, but kids near Pavo's house say he leave town near start of festival even though he suppose to guard North gate. Oh, Gill Beer. Guards have gobo prisoners, maybe if you put charm on one you make it talk. Sheriff say he come here in hour or two to talk with us. Hearing gobos from Thistletop has interest to him." Smelling the spiciness of Priyya's cooking, Anneke jokes, "Priyya, if this test to see who stronger, I think maybe you fight dirty. If I die and not get in VallenHall, Anneke haunt you. Think will need lots of tea..."
Townhall: "Meeting at tavern is good. Friends there, maybe they remember more, maybe Gill Beer could come back and put charm on other gobos too. Maybe they talk then." Anneke gives Pellius an Ulfen handshake in appreciation and thumps Paehz on the arm indicating they need to make haste or suffer the wrath of Priyya.
townhall: "Hmm," Anneke seems to be trying to recall anything that might be useful. "Gill Beer our mage charm gobo who said a longshank order them to burn place and kill. Think longshank is that guy or maybe other? Oh, it also say it from tribe at Thistletop. Maybe that guy go there too?"
If this isn't helpful and doesn't lead to anything else then Anneke will suddenly remember, "Uh oh Paehz, time!" she points toward the setting sun thru a window. "Surya-ka-Vakaar spend all day cooking, not want to make her angry, we go now!"
Townhall: Then the boy, along with his whole whoopin' and hollerin' gang of kids runs off down an adjacent alleyway, everyone shouting in triumph and slapping the back of the courageous kid who stole a kiss from this Maiden of Death. "Aaaaggh!" Anneke winces like she just walked into a spider web in the dark and wipes her cheek with the back of her hand. "I be slimed!" Regaining her feet, the so-called 'Maiden of Death' takes up her arms and silently follows Paehz over to the town hall. "Hey, Master Paehz, Miss Anneke, my name's guardsman Pellius. It's an honor to meet you both. Is there something I can help you with?" "Hail Pellius, just Anneke. You see many fights, ya? Know of places nearby where... someone not wanting found travel? Need be where heavy wagon could go. Also, council have break soon maybe? Only need short one to talk with Sheriff."
Pavo's:
Anneke's icy-blue eyes turn to regard the small boy and she smiles at his courage. Kneeling down on the street to put herself at eye-level with the lad, she says, "You have good eyes and honest heart. Be a good man when you get bigger! You follow old Pavo to see which way he travel or if anyone meet with him? Overhear him mumble over where he go, what he do now?"
Pavo's: Assuming Paehz didn't find any traps on the door, Anneke will set her halberd and sword by the door so that it doesn't look like she's attempting to murder anyone. Since he is better with his bow, she'll head in first, if need be she can always duck to give him a shot.
Unlike with her big weapons, she keep her shield at the ready before her, crouching behind it and peering over the top to give Paehz a vantage too. She's in full-defense mode if anything jumps her.
Pavo's: "Can Paehz search area for tracks and stuff? Maybe can I help."
Gate: "Know where he live?" she gives him a solid pat on the back with her left hand as she leans her right shoulder against his as as the shake hands, "We should go there to see if any hint about trouble."
Before leaving, Anneke will try to aid Paehz in looking for anything noteworthy around both the inside and outside of the gate.
Gate: Anneke nods and extends her hand to the boy in the greeting of her people's warriors. "Good guard, yes. Heart in right place, duty clear. Where should we find Pavo to talk? Maybe charm control him, we need make sure all is ok."
Gate: "Soldier," Anneke's eye's narrow "you know what duty is? Not standing here. Not holding pike." she hefts her halberd, "To KILL, to keep weaklings ." As she says 'safe' she brandishes her halberd in a strong thrust that impales its point far into the wooden gate post. She yanks it free and looks over her shoulder at him. "If you know things that keeping secret should cause others harm, then would that make you friend, or foe? If you would be friend, honor duty, keep weak safe, then help those who try to do same." She swings her halberd up to rest across he shoulder. "Unless you can kill 12 gobos with 10 arrow."
No worries, I was out-of-town too, so it just helped to save on the amount of typing I had to do from ye olde Droid. ;) Congrats on surviving The Big O! :D
"Hmm, food too hot, but good drink."
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