FE 1 Ander

[8/18/2017 4:19:54 PM] Underwater Skeleton: So! You are in the Monastery of Harmony, when your Master, a tiefling monk named Scribe, pulls you out of the meditation hall you were in.

[8/18/2017 4:20:14 PM] *** Ander approaches him and bows. ***

[8/18/2017 4:21:51 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  How long have you been here?

[8/18/2017 4:22:07 PM] Ander: A year and half, Master Scribe.

[8/18/2017 4:22:46 PM] Ander: Not counting the month or so your healer kept me in bed.

[8/18/2017 4:26:07 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  How do you feel you're doing? You joined our Order under unusual circumstances, after all.

[8/18/2017 4:27:47 PM] Ander: I feel I am definitely stronger since I started training. I mean, did you see what I did to that training dummy there? Head clean off.

[8/18/2017 4:29:07 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  I don't mean how well you can knock heads off. I mean... your anger.

[8/18/2017 4:29:25 PM] Ander: ...I...I am not sure.

[8/18/2017 4:29:35 PM] Ander: In my old life, rage gave me power.

[8/18/2017 4:29:45 PM] Ander: It is hard to give up.

[8/18/2017 4:31:06 PM] Ander: ...is this why my training has slowed, Master Scribe?

[8/18/2017 4:31:56 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  No. Your training has slowed because we're running out of things to teach you. You know the forms, you know the katas. You know the mantras and meditations.

[8/18/2017 4:32:03 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  But this is a controlled environment.

[8/18/2017 4:32:15 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  Things here are stable.

[8/18/2017 4:32:41 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  You will never be finished training if you do nothing but train, do you understand?

[8/18/2017 4:33:19 PM] Ander: .....so...am I...like...graduating?

[8/18/2017 4:33:48 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  ... sort of. more like we're kicking you out of the nest.

[8/18/2017 4:34:14 PM] Ander: ...you want me to leave.

[8/18/2017 4:35:46 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  I want you to continue learning out in the world. To apply what you have learned, then come back to us, stronger and wiser.

[8/18/2017 4:36:16 PM] Ander: ...I see. ...can I keep the sword?

[8/18/2017 4:36:27 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  It was a gift.

[8/18/2017 4:36:46 PM] Ander: Awesome! ...I mean...thank you, Master.

[8/18/2017 4:37:35 PM] Ander: ...so...where do I go to learn...what you said before?

[8/18/2017 4:38:39 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  Ever considered joining an adventuring company?

[8/18/2017 4:40:10 PM] Ander: ...not really. I've heard of them, but...when you are with the tribe, you don't usually leave. And when I was here, I did not think much of leaving.

[8/18/2017 4:41:01 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  I think it'd be good for you. Teach you to deal with an unstable cross section of society, and an opportunity to put your skills to the test.

[8/18/2017 4:42:43 PM] *** Ander nods. "That sounds good...I think.  They mostly kill things, right?  I'm good at that.  I shall do this." ***

[8/18/2017 4:43:10 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  They on't just kill things... but they do fight things, fairly regularly.

[8/18/2017 4:43:25 PM] Ander: Also good.

[8/18/2017 4:43:32 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  Tell you what. Head on down to a pub in the city called the Bearded Unicorn.

[8/18/2017 4:43:59 PM] Ander: ...in what city?

[8/18/2017 4:47:10 PM] Ander: Right, this city. Mustached Pegasus, got it.

[8/18/2017 4:47:18 PM] Ander: I will not fail you, Master Scribe.

[8/18/2017 4:47:40 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  Bearded Unicorn.

[8/18/2017 4:47:57 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe:  You do not want to go to the Mustached Pegasus, trust me.

[8/18/2017 4:48:28 PM] Ander: ...o...kay, I will not ask.

[8/18/2017 4:48:34 PM] Ander: Unicorn, right.

[8/18/2017 4:49:03 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Scribe nods. "All right, then.  Song's Grace to you, Ander."

[8/18/2017 4:49:10 PM] Underwater Skeleton: He bows!

[8/18/2017 4:49:26 PM] *** Ander bows back. "Song's Grace, Master Scribe.  Thank you." ***

[8/18/2017 4:50:29 PM] *** Ander goes off to find the Side-burned Centaur. ***

[8/18/2017 4:51:38 PM] Underwater Skeleton: That is not a bar.

[8/18/2017 4:51:56 PM] Underwater Skeleton: That is a 'club' whose door you are turned away from.

[8/18/2017 4:52:33 PM] *** Ander probably has a fight with the bouncer that she resoundly wins before realizing that and moving on. ***

[8/18/2017 4:53:12 PM | Edited 4:54:43 PM] Ander: Let's say she eventually finds the right bar. :)

[8/18/2017 5:28:12 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Eventually, you get directions to the proper place, the Bearded Unicorn. You're heading that way when you hear a commotion down a nearby alleyway.

[8/18/2017 5:28:30 PM] *** Ander goes to investigate, quietly. ***

[8/18/2017 5:29:39 PM] Underwater Skeleton: You see a couple of rough looking customers, a huge human male and a goliath woman, standing over an older gnome fellow who's on the ground, holding his stomach. They look agitated and impatient.

[8/18/2017 5:30:00 PM] Ander: ((I assume I don't recognize any of them))

[8/18/2017 5:30:21 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Nope.

[8/18/2017 5:30:38 PM] Underwater Skeleton: They haven't noticed you at all, very intent on the mugging.

[8/18/2017 5:30:57 PM] *** Ander walks out, confidently. "Song's Grace, what seems to be the trouble here." ***

[8/18/2017 5:31:29 PM] Underwater Skeleton: The goliath looks at you. "Oh, nothing, our friend here had a bit too much to drink and--"

[8/18/2017 5:31:47 PM] Underwater Skeleton: She's cut off by the gnome fellow saying 'help me, please..." in a raspy voice.

[8/18/2017 5:32:39 PM] *** Ander smiles. "Oh, this is good.  ...ok, in all fairness, I should warn you.  Let him go, or I will have to hurt you very badly.  Probably some bone breaking.  So, last chance, you two.  Run along." ***

[8/18/2017 5:33:28 PM] Underwater Skeleton: The human kicks the gnome, t hen they both turn toward you. "Yeah, yeah. Maybe you should run along, eh?

[8/18/2017 5:34:11 PM] *** Ander smiles more intensely. "Ok, have it your way." ***

[8/18/2017 5:34:18 PM] *** Ander runs up and decks the guy. ***

[8/18/2017 5:34:29 PM] Underwater Skeleton: NOt gonna make you roll for the fight here, just gimme a d20 roll.

[8/18/2017 5:34:47 PM] Ander: ((2...oh dear))

[8/18/2017 5:35:16 PM] Ander: ((Ander is very out of practice at streetfighting))

[8/18/2017 5:37:35 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Yes, yes you are. You do get a few good licks in, but you get a bit roughed up. Then there's a strange sound like a tiny crack of lightning, and both muggers fall over. At the end of the alley, you spot a Mek putting a weapon in its holster at his side and coming over. He's brass-colored, with glowing blue eyes. "Hey, you okay?"

[8/18/2017 5:38:18 PM] *** Ander nods. "I was just getting my second wind.  I could feel it." ***

[8/18/2017 5:38:31 PM] Ander: "...fancy toy."

[8/18/2017 5:39:34 PM] Underwater Skeleton: He helps the old man up, and takes some rope out and binds the two muggers. "HEy, old timer, go on and find a guard, tell 'em to come clean these two up."

[8/18/2017 5:39:49 PM] Underwater Skeleton: The Mek looks at you again. "So, that was pretty brave, steppin' in like that."

[8/18/2017 5:41:09 PM] Ander: "Meh.  I've fought worse.  ...a lifetime ago, but still."

[8/18/2017 5:41:49 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Mek:  Still. You didn't have to step up. C'mon, I was headed to the Unicorn. I'll buy you a drink.

[8/18/2017 5:42:07 PM] *** Ander bows to the stranger. "Thanks, I am called Ander, I serve the great Song through the Resonant Harmony." ***

[8/18/2017 5:42:27 PM] Underwater Skeleton: Mek:  Canto. Canto 7, pleased to meet you.