Lightsword Saga

[Sir Karsimir]

Idea!

If the silk dress Kaydee was wearing needs scrapping, or at least some of the fabric scrapping, the material could be used for a silk undershirt for Julen to wear as extra armour.

Because silk is strong, it is very difficult to pierce. So against stabbing or arrow attacks, the silk acts as a net which catches the point of the weapon and creates drag. The point can still puncture the flesh beneath, but the drag from the silk shirt would prevent the wound being deep enough to reach organs. IE: just a flesh wound.

Another nice feature, the silk layers would be driven into the wound rather than the arrowhead. First of all making the arrow easier to remove without taking a larger chunk of flesh with it. Secondly the silk plugs up the wound to reduce bleeding.

[Julen]

Wow, I thought you'd be the LAST person to suggest getting Julen into a dress.

Seriously, cool idea. I like it.

[Julen]

Permission requested to write a post dealing with some people reacting to Vernon's rumor spreading?

[Lylessa Uluki]

Certainly, if you are so inclined.

[Julen]

I assumed that Rollick and Uluki remained sitting on the floor for awhile. If you want Julen to find them doing something else, I'll edit the post.

[Lylessa Uluki]

You assumed correctly. That's what I intended.

I did have a question for you, though. Is Kaydee still with Julen when he finds Uluki and Rollick? I'm going to assume so in my post because of the "come on" and the "we," but if you had something different in mind, please let me know and I will edit either before or after I post it.

[Julen]

You, too, assumed correctly. Kaydee is indeed with Julen when he finds Rollick and Uluki.

Are we awesome, or what?

[Lylessa Uluki]

Yeah, we're like psychics.

Or maybe we're just able to understand things that are implied.

Whatever. We're awesome.

[Sir Karsimir]

One thing, I will be going away soon to help my grandmother's house and finish some work there. Probably only 3 days or so.

Quinn, are scene looks like it's drawing to a close, anything you want to do?

You changed his name AGAIN???

Actually I am going through an experimental phase of wanting the name to match the linguistic background - something Germanic rather than Celtic (which means I'll probably be hopping from idea to idea until I find something I like). Unfortunately I have kept the name so long that I can't figure a way to make it plausible.

Ideally, rather than outright name hopping, simply a way to adjust Railtus to remove the Latin style and replace it with a Germanic style (which we can justify with the fact the frog is going away ). Then Von X for his homeland province (Germanic form). Then De Anstrun from his House.

[Lylessa Uluki]

As you guys will have noticed if you read my post before last-- and I would be surprised if it didn't come up again in the current conversation-- Uluki, Rollick, and family are currently considering leaving the compound due to illegal magics and marauding gods.

I just wanted to make sure it was clear that the reasons for this are purely IC, and nothing OOC going on there on my part at all. It's just the way events and characters happened to work out in the last scene, things unexpectedly became a little difficult in terms of their sticking around.

Which is cool, and we'll see where it goes IC. I can go either way depending on how things work out from here. I just didn't want you to see OOC subtext, because there is none. It's all based on what happened IC, and how the scene shaped up. I totally heart you guys!

[Sir Karsimir]

If Uluki + family do end up deciding to leave, they will be given all the support needed (Aorle will understand the need to keep on the move when an evil spirit like that is after them). This could become a way to meet Kotesh and co (which is my incentive to finish working on Fate of Ash, Hearthfire and Wrathfire and so on).

We can find another way to arrange for the compound to be defended if Uluki & the nomads leave. Varanghar would gladly help, although would want to avoid dragging the Anstrun name into this (just say he organises everything and leave what he organises blank).

This could, incidentally, enable Phelan to meddle with the compound a little, bastard that he is.

Basically, if you do decide to leave the compound, we can work around it and still involve you in the overall story should you wish.

Of course, don't let this stop you if you decide you want to join another storyline. Just don't feel chained to the wall either.

[Lylessa Uluki]

I don't have any plans to join another storyline, nor do I have any particular desire for my characters to leave the compound-- I'm just open to it if the way things have gone, it has become necessary.

My characters don't think they have any kind of creature actively after them. Anga made it pretty clear she was done with Rollick, so they don't expect to see her again. The problems are, 1.) Rollick is concerned he's acting as a magnet for evil things, which Uluki doesn't agree with, but is afraid others may believe-- plus the fact people may misinterpret Anga's visit as indicating Rollick is evil. 2.) Uluki just did very obvious illegal magic.

When we were planning out the scene, I knew problem #1 was going to need to be dealt with, but problem #2 was not planned and just sort of evolved from how the scene went. For purposes of dramatic reaction, I stacked the scene with people who didn't like Uluki and Rollick. As the scene went on, it became obvious magic was going to be needed to save Rollick-- but there was no plausible way for me to get rid of characters I'd already put in, even though they became inconvenient when magic time came.

Which is cool story-wise, and there's nothing wrong with it. What happens now for my characters will just depend on how things go IC. Their preference would be to stay, but they don't want to put other people in needless danger, and at this point things are way above and beyond anything Aorle agreed to, so they would completely understand if it's time for them to move on. They'll try to do some damage control with the refugees, of course. Obviously it's in my characters' best interests to stay, but they won't insist on it if it seems detrimental to other people. It pretty much is going to depend totally on how other characters react.

The nomads aren't going to leave, regardless. They've made an agreement to help at the compound till after Shim, and they'll stick to their word on that unless something really cataclysmic happens to prevent it. Then after Shim, they'll be moving on, no matter what Uluki's family decides to do. If things did go in that direction, Uluki and family would simply hide out elsewhere in Marn until the nomads were ready to go. So you'll have the nomads to defend the compound.

[Sir Karsimir]

No probs. Suffice to say Uluki and her family will be given full support regardless of what they decide.

On the 'evil magnet' issue, as far as the paladin is concerned, all of the refugees have something dangerous after them (mostly criminals and such), so on principle leaving Rollick & Uluki to face that danger alone would be no different than leaving the other refugees to Snyde.

On the illegal magic front, the paladin never saw it and has no intention of investigating an accused 'crime' of healing. He doesn't want to know if she used magic, although acknowledges there is only so much he can do to defend her if people are intent on attacking her.

Which reminds me, I think the paladin may end up having a very chilling word with Mamie and the assorted anti-Uluki crowd - about the fact they are counting on Uluki refusing to harm them and that they are using that as cover for their own moves against her. On second thoughts, I think Blargen may wish to talk with them on the matter.

[Quinn]

One thing, I will be going away soon to help my grandmother's house and finish some work there. Probably only 3 days or so.

Quinn, are scene looks like it's drawing to a close, anything you want to do?

No, I'm cool. Sorry for the delay in posting.

[Julen]

So, Julen is off to beat the -- ahem -- to have a nice, rational discussion with Vernon. Do you want to play him or shall I just write the scene? I'm fine either way.