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You are who you choose to be... but nothing is free. Last edited by Tydorei; Mar 7th, 2018 at 06:34 PM. |
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I have taken the Oath of Sangus Last edited by Berith; Mar 7th, 2018 at 08:50 PM. |
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Cosiho had been listening on and off as he ate and drank, but choked on his mead as the fire-headed one mentioned that the bald one wanted to kill the lot of them. He cleared his lungs of the alcohol burn by firing his ice breath straight up into the air in a roar, freezing the remnants of the drink in his windpipe and blasting them into the air above the table. This also had the effect of causing snowflakes to form and fall down onto the people assembled. He ended his roar with loud guffaws of laughter. When he was finished, he levelled his gaze at Cromm Crúaich and spoke, all the mirth from laughing gone from his voice, "You would presume to kill all of us? And you think we'd let you? You think HE'D let you?! Listen here crumb cake, and listen well, the fact that you find yourself in this great hall means Bane wanted you here, same goes for the rest of us. It isn’t anyone’s business to ask why, only to obey. You want to go on a killing spree? I hear Cyric is hiring, why don’t you go peddle your madness there. And know this, until our god says otherwise, it’s the rest of us that are permitting YOU to live.”
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- I apologize for my insanity in advance Last edited by L0stTh0ught; Mar 8th, 2018 at 05:56 AM. |
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02/26/24 - New position and personal real estate work is keeping me busy, please PM me if I am running behind. |
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. I have taken The Oath of Sangus Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out. Last edited by Begon Ugo; Mar 8th, 2018 at 11:11 AM. |
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"Oh, they usually do," the old man assured Crimson Jade, "And when they don't, why, chances are good I won't even remember them going bad! But don't go taking advantage now," Cromm added, waggling a finger at her, "My friend here, he don't ever forget!" He reached out to pat the haft of his battleaxe, which seemed to twitch slightly at his touch.
"And you folk," he continued, looking from Onryou to Karys and then, grin broadening, settling his gaze upon Cosiho, "Don't you go fretting, now! I ain't so rude as to start a ruckus here and now! I'm asking the terms, that's all! 'sides," Cromm added, his smile widening, "Me, I finish fights! They got a way of finding me, they do!" He took another pull from his bottle before pouring the rest of its contents over the axe. Wine ran down along the haft and across the weapon's head, but none of the rivulets reached the floor, the crystalline blade having somehow absorbed them. "He ain't much of a drinker, not of wine, but this here is a special occasion," Cromm explained cheerfully. Cromm fell silent for a moment as he listened to the others, and nodded vigorously at Zevlina's words. "If I were a betting man -- which, as it happens, I am! -- I'd be betting that there someone needs killing. Probably a lot of someones." His smile had tightened a little, and now seemed more predatory than merry. "My friend and I, we're not often called on for anything else. Ain't to say that I don't have other talents, mind, but most of 'em, there just ain't much call for. Killing, though...there's always a need for that." "But hells," he continued, leaning back in his chair. "Maybe I'm wrong! Wouldn't be the first time, surely won't be the last, eh?" Last edited by Bookfellow; Mar 8th, 2018 at 05:45 PM. |
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. I have taken The Oath of Sangus Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out. |
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"Truth, my dear doctor, is in the eye of the beholder. I never tell the truth because I don't believe there is such a thing." -Elim Garak ~ ~ ~ By my solemn vow, I have taken the Oath of Sangus. Last edited by BattleFries; Mar 8th, 2018 at 08:09 PM. |
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You are who you choose to be... but nothing is free. Last edited by Tydorei; Mar 10th, 2018 at 10:51 PM. |
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As Cosiho loaded up his second plate, he looked around at everyone elses', noting the half-eaten, cooling, messy states the dishware was in. He had eaten every morsel on his plate, and he hadn't wasted a single crumb in the process, making sure to eat over his plate to catch them and eating the bite-sized morsels whole, saying a silent prayer in his thanking Bane for the wondrous meal as he finished. "Ungrateful slobs..." he thought to himself, using the same dead, impassive expression he had acquired as a slave, while his former master's family and guests would eat their dinners while having his slaves fight for his amusement; everyone assembled at this table had dropped a few rungs on his respect ladder. "You 'free people' are all alike, throwing away everything that loses your interest and casting aside everyone that doesn't entertain you or gain you advantage, all the same." He snorted derisively at the one called the silver-haired elf, casting her a side-eye as she crowed about her skills, "You can be as artistic as you want; yes I kill things, if Bane says the word and I kill it, barring that, I scream Bane's name in honour as the thing kills me. Bane commands and I obey as quickly as possible. Unlike some people..." He deliberately looked down at her plate before he continued, "...I don't play with my food.
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- I apologize for my insanity in advance Last edited by L0stTh0ught; Mar 10th, 2018 at 08:59 PM. |
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It took several minutes for Cromm to regain control of himself after Zevlina's comment. Thrice, he seemed to have to have composed himself...only to mutter "Babies!" in a wondering tone before one more erupting once more into wheezing laughter. "You, lass," he eventually managed, "You're all right, you are!" With a sigh, he wiped the tears from his eyes. "Ah, I needed that, by damn! Can't remember the last time I had such a laugh!"
"As to art, well, that's where we differ, lass. Killing is a craft, I've found, not an art. It's a subtle difference, to be sure, but one worth remembering. There's no wrong way to do art, I'm told -- but killing, that can easily go wrong. Terrible wrong, even! But hells, who am I to say? The only art I like is the sort with naked ladies in it, eh?" Looking to Cosiho, he grinned. "And I don't generally eat my kills, neither. But I ain't one to judge, friend! No, no, not old Cromm!" The old man bared his teeth, white and even and all of them still present, and then clacked them together. "Hells! Better than what I usually eat when I'm on campaign, eh? Had enough salt pork for a dozen lifetimes, I have!" |
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