Siobhan's fantasy epic of eipc fantasy (open, PM me first)

[Goonmaster]

Kath learns of a sinister affair...

Kath’s eyes shine bright with anger as the bodyguard woman mentions the rape…
“Well I hope Magistrate Konrad is wise enough to punish that sonofabitch the way he deserves…He certainly wouldn’t get any mercy from me.”
She starts pondering legal and political ramifications, something she rarely ever does.
“Sooo…if he gets mistrialed this could possibly cause a War between both nations…that’s horrible! Do we know if the couple had actually signed notarized divorce papers? Or were they just estranged? This could be the legal detail to tilt the balance here…”
Something with this situation doesn’t feel right at all to Kath. Deep inside, she senses that this rapist is going to walk free, in order to prevent a War.
After looking around to make sure Ludmilla isn’t watching, she pours the woman another drink, and hands it to her with a wink.
“That one’s on me…Sooo…are both of them in town right now? The rapist AND the victim? I would assume they’re both testifying in this trial? I bet that poor woman’s been through hell. And if this asshole walks like I think he will, she might be in grave danger! Once he realizes he is above the law and walks free, there’s no telling what he would do to her…but again, maybe Felicia will fuck our beloved Magistrate into doing the right thing…What do you think? I'm Kathalyna, by the way. But everyone just calls me Kath...What's your name?"

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Kath

The woman smiles "Petra." she extends a hand as she looks Kath in the eye "and thank you for the water. The magistrate tends to... go a while. From what i understand I might be parked here a considerable amount of time" she uses her left hand to snag the glass "It wouldn't come to war, they're commoners... but what it would come to is rioting for sure. It COULD give one or the other the excuse to invade but the other would come to our defense so... probably not war, almost certainly rioting. Of the 100,000 people or so in the city, only 70 are local to the duchy and of the other foreigners, the Volk make up about 10,000 and the Ludowy about 10,000. even if a small portion of them riot... well considerable damage would be done."

"As for the man, he's on a prison galley. Konrad likes to sentence rapists to the galleys as rowers" the natural harbor kept the sea placid and so the harbor defense consisted of galleys. the oared ships were more agile on a calm sea, and also provided a larger surface for cannon. While the fighting men were all paid, the rowers were almost all convicts. Life below deck was brutal and sometimes short. Of the three magistrates in town, Konrad was famous for sending men of violence to spend a decade lashed to an oar.

"From what i Know of him... he'd probably love to make an example of him. It is a tense situation though. word is Kasimir has the dragoons armed and armored at the north gate, ready to ride down the river roads in short order if the city flares up."

(to refresh, Kasimir is the duke of Gradzlata)

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Clancy

Andrej grits his teeth but nods. He inhales, then exhales, looking at the two of them "It.. its sweet. you two." he looks embarrassed and looks away, further into the crypt, trying to make a joke of it "if you're not going to ask her to marry you just this minute maybe we can get my sword" he tries a smile though its weak, his confidence on a knife's edge.

Kasia for her part colors "oh my god one fuck doesn't a marriage make" In the past when she'd make a remark like that, Clancy knew her to physically distance herself from whoever she was entangled with. She remains pressed in againt him for a moment though and whispers "you need at least 50 or so before you get to ask me dumb questions" she whispers, then smacks his ass "lets do this thing"

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Jon

The bone is indeed fractured but not broken. Jon will have to be careful for a time about taking too many hits on the shield arm. It wont be impossible to use, but he may want to lay low for a bit. as he burns the cat, he can see a candle lit in the house.

 

[JonathanBair]

Jon stays at the barn on the ground watching the cat burn. Jon then goes to the outter fires to check the pile's with the layers cross-laying. 3 peaces of wood on the ground then a layer of wood slices laying on top of them so the wood slices under them are at the ends and in the middle. That is stacked 3 times to make a tower, to help give it a long burn time for the night.

After the cat is burnt up, Jon checks the piles/towers Jon sees the top row has fell into the row below it, and all seam to be in good shape. Jon then looks to the house to see if the candle inside can still be seen or not inside Karina house.

 

[Goonmaster]

Kath attempts to learn more about Petra, and shares some local secrets

“Petra…nice name…”
Kath shook her hand. She listened carefully to the situation, taking in every bit of information.
“Well, it seems our Magistrate is a good guy after all. The galley is indeed a good place for that garbage of a Human Being! I just hope they don’t burn the City down over this rapist…let him be forgotten…But then again, Duke Kazimir seems to be ready for this…Gradzlata will not just let itself be torn apart by their squabbles!”
She pours herself a small, but strong drink, and raises her glass to Petra.
“To our wise Leaders! And Gradzlata!”
The local potato liquor deliciously burns it’s way down Kath’s throat, and brings a smile back to her face.
“Sooo, Petra…you said you like cock…I could accommodate you anytime, you know? Or at the very least, I know a couple of arena Wrestlers turning tricks on the side, they’re definitely a lot…manlier than me, if you knowhadamean, hihi! Just saying, a healthy beautiful woman in her prime like you should be having some FUN in life…what’s YOUR thing? Your one kink you don’t tell anyone about? I bet you 2 to 1 I could make it happen…that’s what I do, baby! Everyone has a thing… Tell me what gets you off, this City has something for everyone…trust me…”
She looks over to one of the guards, trying his best not to stare back at her, blushing as he converses with one of the girls, acting overly macho.
“You see Karl, over there? He loves to pretend being this chick magnet. He’s good at it, too…But really, he gives me 2 silver to suck my dick on the regular…He’s even better at THAT…It’s so funny, he tries so hard to hide from Society and his family. But his wife ALSO gives me money on the regular…more than him too...I’m not even gonna go into what SHE’s into… Let’s just say it involved two Dwarves, some oil of slipperiness, and a LOT of dildos. I had to special-order them for her over at Valeria’s Secret Hut, and they were NOT cheap…speaking of which, you should come there with me sometime. This Wizard artificer friend of mine makes the most AMAZING sex toys in the World. No joke, one visit to her store, and you'll be sexually self-sufficient for life, haha!"

(OOC I'm making stuff up, feel free to take over and make them yours, or just discard them)

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Jon

WHen Jon looks up to the house after ensuring the cat is burned away, the candle is no longer lit. The farm has returned to its normal stillness, and the feeling of tensiona nd wrongness seems to have fled. Even the cattle have resumed their sleep, and the night remains peaceful.

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Kath

Petra blinks "wait you have a... but you're.... so.... pretty" She turns scarlet as Kath teases her, blushing clear through her ears. She starts to lean over as if to look, when Kath starts telling her outrageous tales. Petra slaps her arm good naturedly. "you wicked thing! you had me believing you for a moment" She sticks out her tongue and laughs, shaking her head "some bodyguard I am getting taken in by that ruse" She leans against the bar "shame, it'd be hot to watch some big bearded hunk doing that." She looks over at Kath, voice teasing "I can't tell you my most secret kinks though, because if I did you'd blab them all over town like you did poor Karl and his wife there, in the hopes of enticing some other girl to share your bed."

She grins, full of herself for a moment, but also she seems relaxed and banters easily with Kath "So... i mean. I don't know if its rude to ask but... is your elven side like...all blonde hair and shimmering samite and aren't we ever so important Tyr Caenwyr elf lords, or are they City Elves? I mean the coloring makes me think you're from the Tyr but it could come from your human side so..." she trails off, clearly more curious than she is concerned about the propriety of asking.

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Clancy

Kasia rollss her eyes "just what a girl wants to hear from a guy. let me blast you with the next thing that comes up." she grins at him and Andrej groans at the double entendre. "you two deserve eaach other"

The party makes its way through generations of the dead, coming at last to the end of the road. here, not in a sarcophagus, lies the bones of the founder of the house of Simic. Untarnished and gripped in his two skeletal hands is a longsword of exquisite make. the blade is steel alloyed with mithril. The leather wrapping the hlt is supple and black, as if time had not passed. Set in the hilt is a sappire of great quality. Other rings and necklaces adorn the skeleton,but it is the sword the boy reaches for. Before he can touc it, a blue mist envelopes the body and the figure of a man is evident "who dares disturb me" he says in an archaic version of the local tongue, then repeats in homines when he doesn't get an answer

"WHO DARES DISTURB ME???"

 

[siobhancan99]

"I am Andrej Simic son of Jozep Simic, and I am here for my birthright" Andrej proclaims with as much pomp and confidence as can be mustered, given the circumstances.

"YOU....ARE....NO....BLOOD....OF....MINE" the spirit rises, though the skeleton and the blade remain in place. the specter passes a ghostly hand through Andrej who cries out. Clancy can see frost on the boy's armor where the hand passed through. Andrej lashes out with his mace, which passes harmlessly through the specter

"fuck this" announces Kasia, who dieves behind a nearby sarcophogus.

 

[siobhancan99]

Clancy's shot hits home and the arcane energy from it does give the specter trouble. It howls and floats over towards Clancy, slashing with its claw and grazing him. Clancy can feel the cold of the grave on his flesh, and feels the frostbite damage setting in. Andrej whirls with the unnatural speed given to him by Clancy and drives the sword twice into the creature. Clancy can see the glow diminish with each pass of the blade, and also steadily with the energy of his own spell.

Kasia uncorks a bottle and runs over, "let me know if you want this potion" staying back from the specter itself.

 

[siobhancan99]

Andrej growls "face me beast. i have your blade" he slashes again and again, each pass of the enchanted blade diminishing the spirits energy. the specter reaches through his shield, gripping the arm. Andrej howls but presses the blade through the beast again.

Kasia steps past clancy's arm and presses the potion to his lips "reload"she whispers, letting the healing draught pass his lips and the magic instantly starts to take effect.

 

[siobhancan99]

Clancy's spells dissipate the last of the vengeful specter, though Andrej is clearly the worse for wear. His armor os covered in frost and his skin where exposed shows signs of serious cold damage. the boy's breath is labored but he struggles to his feet. "Clancy... if you ... weren't here." he swallows "if you weren't here I'd be dead. I owe you my life" he looks around, then down at the sword "well. I guess it truly is enchanted. I'm not sure that's worth the three of our lives."

 

[siobhancan99]

Kasia starts to hand one to Andrej "lets look around here a moment" he says as he takes the potion and downs it. he sifts through the skeleton on the slab, grabbing shining bits here and there and stuffing them into a shack "if these aren't my ancestors, fuck em" he growls "take anything you want and lets get out of here"

 

[siobhancan99]

Kasia looks over the crypts but ultimately nods. Andrej accepts the logic "fair enough" then heads up and out, moving swiftly, almost angry "I need to find out if my father sent me here to die, if perhaps im not really his son"

At the exit he fishes out the gems he took off the dead man. he gives a ruby to Kasia and a few gold bracelets to Clancy.

Kasia's eyes go wide "Clancy this thing has to be worth 100-200 gold."

 

[Goonmaster]

Kath reveals more to Petra

“Haha! Smart girl! I am the WORST secret keeper in this World, indeed! Good call. Well…as a token of trust, here’s my not-so-secret secret…”
Kath giggles at Petra’s confusion. Once again making sure Madame Ludmilla isn’t watching, she quickly flashes her, lifting her skirt and proudly showing Petra her shemale cock for just a second.
“Most people are just as confused as you…at first…I was blessed by the Demigoddess, to experience both sides of…life. And to share the love with everyone. Again, if we all fucked more often, there’d be a lot less conflicts in the World…”
As Petra mentions Kath’s hair, and asks about her heritage she blushes.
“Aaw, thank you! I actually dye it a different color every week or so, haha! But I might just keep this sexy red after all, since you like it…. Well, let’s just say my dad is a horny Elf ranger from the Woods, still out there somewhere. And my mother was a human…whore. That’s right, I said it…no shame in our game, girlfriend. That’s how I got so many connections in this biz. I actually owe her a lot. Her and Ludmilla were good friends, that’s how I got this particular gig. Sadly, the Plague took her away from us about a decade ago. But I try and carry on her teachings, and philosophy. It upsets a lot of people, but you know what? Fuck’em…”
She sighs in relief.
“You know, Petra, no one ever asks me these questions...It actually feels good to talk about it every once in a while…thank you…What about you? How did you end up becoming the Magistrate’s Chief of Intelligence? I know it’s one of those few jobs you can’t just get from a couch promotion…even Felicia got turned down haha!”

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Clancy

Kasia returns the kiss, swatting him "200 gold is ... 4 percent of what i owe simic. fuck. 4 percent. jesus" she laughs and tosses theruby in her palm "well." she screws up her nose "its also more than a year's rent so... maybe i do that with it and work on Jozep after."

She whispers "maybe the kid will off his old man if it turns out hes a bastard. i mean the kid, the old mand is definitely a bastard"

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Kath

Petra looks and immediately looks away with a laugh, the color returning to her cheeks again "wow so not lying. ok then" she looks again, but the skirt is back down. "well, maybe you do have something in that skirt" she returns her attention back to the bar, wondering if this is all part of a pplan to off her boss "I'm not chief of intelligence or anything. I do bodyguard work for rich assholes, and all the rich are assholes in some way" she grins at Kath and then reutrns her attention to the bar "im paid better than intelligence chiefs, I only take short jobs that are high danger and high profile, and then i sail around on my boat for months on end and drink too much wine" she grins at Kath "I got these jobs initially because of my husband, may he rest in peace. He was a dragoon and then he went into the private body guard business and brought me with him. I was better at it then him which is why he's no longer with us." she shrugs "that was a few years ago"

 

[siobhancan99]

Andrej snorts but nods "honestly, it could be that the line was broken by that old specter's wife. we will see how my father reacts to me being alive." he shifts "but yes, I won't go crazy until you've been paid and Ms. Kasia has her share taken off the books. Then I can have an awkward conversation with my dad." he shakes his head "I am grateful the two of you were there. i will always remember it, even if you were there for pay."

 

[Goonmaster]

Kath and Petra hanging out

Kath shed a couple of tears as Petra mentioned her dead husband.
“Sorry about your husband…I know good men are harder and harder to come by these days.”
As Petra tells her about taking only short contracts, she smiles.
“Well, whadayaknow? A one night stand girl…you and I aren’t so different after all! Tell me, how long will you be in town for? There’s LOTS to do in this City. You should take advantage before you leave…and not just the sex…I mean, you should definitely try that, but the old Temples and palaces are really worth a peek. So are the gardens, and the beaches ..”
Kath does her best to keep her new friend entertained, and hopefully aroused. She is definitely different from the other women who hang out at Ludmilla’s. Something about her traveling lifestyle actually intrigued her a lot. All those ships coming and going from the City all day, and Kath had never even boarded one…
“You know, Petra…you’re a hell of a girl. I wish they made more like you…Oh, I think Felicia is busting her finishing move…wait for it…wait for it…THERE it is!”
The entire bar was shaking, louder and harder by the second. They could both hear Felicia screaming in her usual soprano voice, bouncing furiously on top of the Magistrate’s cock, crescendoing into a symphony of delightful shrieks and grunts. They both could hear Lord Konrad unloading what seemed like gallons of cum, moaning in bliss. Kath giggled again.
“The old prostate massage…works every time. You just put a finger in their ass, reach the right spot…and BAM! Instant orgasm! That’s how I found out I loved anal myself, hihi! But it’s always a good trick to make them finish quickly when you need them to.”

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Clancy

When Andrej enters the house his father is there, pacing, looking at the door. THe relief on the older Simic's face is palpable and he rushes over to embrace his son. "Andrej!" he steps back "you're hurt. this isn't from the traps." he frowns and looks overa at Kasia "the potions weren't enough? no matter. Anrej come, sit. I'll send for a healer"

Andrej looks somewhat relieved by his father's fussing, and the older man doesn't leave rth room but calls for the butler to summon a cleric and also to lay out food for the trio

"there's rioting in town, you should stay here for the night. Kasia I'll put the money on your books. Mr. Dunne there's 100 platinium in a purse waiting for you" he gestures over to a sideboard, which has a leather purse fat with coin.

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Kath

"I was pulling your leg I don't own a boat. I figured turnabout was fair play. I do just take short jobs though and I do travel when i'm not working. I've done work through the former bright empire, I've been down south where the famine is hitting. I spent a summer in Keshvar.. I have a house, along the river but by the north gate. I barely use it. There's just something about being out in the world you know? I want to travel to the Tyr. I want to travel the spice road through the burning sands and see the Eternal Empire on the other side..."

PEtra rolls her eyes at Kath's last bit "the last thing i want to think about his him with a finger up his butt" she makes a face and shudders "anyway he will be down in a few minutes i'm sure. I have to check the street..."

 

[JonathanBair]

Jon sighs to him self seeing the house all dark, part of him was hoping to get a little time sleeping inside the house. Jon makes his way into the barn pulling the doors softly but securely in place. Jon then takes his shield and sits on the floor with his back into the corner. Jon moves the shield over him where he plans to sleep. Jon will tend to his arm in the day time with more light.

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Clancy

"that won't be necessary Mr. Simic" Kasia's voice cuts through the room with a firm tone. "Mr. Dunne is not responsible for my debts"

The elder Simic smiles at her, approvingly "noted." he looks at Clancy "seems your love can't be bought Mr. Dunne. In time i think you'll find how nice it is to know that. Like Andrej's mother and I."

Andrej clears his throat "about that. The... there was a spirit there. He said I'm not a Simic father." He leans forward "He said I was no blood of his"

Jozzep laughs "you're not. Neither am I. your ... purported great great grandfather was a notorious boy-buggerer. the rumor has always been that his wife slept with Kazimir's greet grandfather and we're a line of bastards. It suited everyone's purpose to keep up the fiction."

 

[siobhancan99]

Reply to Jon

In the morning, Karina arrives with bandages and tends to Jon's wounds,fussing "you should have come to the house. Men." he snorts and looks him over "did the bite break the skin?" the question seems almost pregnant with implication, and when jon shows that it did not she seems palpably relieved. she cleans the scratches adn wraps the arm with the hairline fracture. She spends a little too much time making sure he's ok, then helps him barry his things up to the house "you travel light. you should invest in a few sets of clothes"