09-30-2018, 12:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-29-2018, 04:20 AM by Magikeeper.)
The carriage looked fairly typical for the area albiet larger and a bit better furbished. The wood looked sturdy, the old man driving it trustworthy enough, the equiphant's pulling it in good shape. The top of the carriage did look like it'd support Agnes guarding plan if needed.
Ariella, however, grinned at Agnes as she shook her head. "If he actually tried that he'd be risking more than just losing the game." Her grin faded as she thought about the matter more deeply. "He wouldn't attack me, or do anything as flashy as assaulting a carriage on the main roads.. but if he could have something happen to you... I think you should stay at our manor until the games start. I mean, I was going to offer that anyway, but you have a point that he did look rather desperate."
After the group was situated in the carriage Ariella and the others began answering their questions. First, to Huelen- "Correct on both counts! Although healers will be present, you should keep in mind that 'grievous bodily harm' could very well turn into 'death' in the time it takes for them to get to your fallen foe. The area for the games is quite large and the healers, aside from Monsieur Jebidiah, will likely be staying behind the flags for safety's sake.
Tia took over at this point, turning to Darby with a thoughtful look. "The opposite, really, from what we've heard they're all very strong and we're not sure how they ended up working for Hadrian." The warrior shrugged as she explained "They got involved in a bar fight on the way here. Only three of them fought, but apparently the seven men fighting them were utterly smashed. Their opponents weren't well trained or anything, but some of them were pretty burly.."
Arialle nodded "It could be that the other three are weak, but based on our reports the reason they didn't fight is because two of them were keeping the third one out of the fight - much to her dismay! - and it sounded like everyone present very much wanted to let them keep doing that."
Tia pulled out some of the papers they had gathered."The flaming blood woman, right? It was more that the barkeep was afraid she'd burn the place down if she got involved." She shared the documents with the group.
There opponents were a team of six individuals. The first was a man called "Jarbson", a muscular fellow that punched like a stampeding bison and tackled like one too. He and the other three that'd fought all had Ballenian accents, and it was thought that they were from some gang in Tiburon (although this was unconfirmed). His compatriots were a gaunt primal-magic user, "Deeter Halifax", that seemed to have a thing for bats and a rather dexterous woman, "Almira", that favored hookswords and storm magic. The other three were an androgynous wolf-shifter archer only known as "Scruffs", a mysterious cloaked figure called "Masiro", and finally...
Ariella pointed at the last section. "Oh the ink got smudged there. Her name's "Nessa Viachaslau", not "Nevra Eopia".
Tia laughed "Ariella, it doesn't look anything like Eopia."
Ariella crossed her arms in a mock pout. "It definitely does." She then started laughing as well.
In anycase, the last member was a woman with glowing veins, steaming breath, and a penchant for bones and forming various things from her own blood. She also appeared to love fighting, but had been prevented from actually doing so during the bar brawl.
"The group's been fairly quiet since then, I believe Hadrian had them take up residence in his manor. Based on how much food he's had delivered I think we can also safely conclude they eat a lot and that one or more of them really likes fish, chocolate, and pasta. At least two of them must love pasta, I cannot believe one person is eating all of that."
Ariella, however, grinned at Agnes as she shook her head. "If he actually tried that he'd be risking more than just losing the game." Her grin faded as she thought about the matter more deeply. "He wouldn't attack me, or do anything as flashy as assaulting a carriage on the main roads.. but if he could have something happen to you... I think you should stay at our manor until the games start. I mean, I was going to offer that anyway, but you have a point that he did look rather desperate."
After the group was situated in the carriage Ariella and the others began answering their questions. First, to Huelen- "Correct on both counts! Although healers will be present, you should keep in mind that 'grievous bodily harm' could very well turn into 'death' in the time it takes for them to get to your fallen foe. The area for the games is quite large and the healers, aside from Monsieur Jebidiah, will likely be staying behind the flags for safety's sake.
Tia took over at this point, turning to Darby with a thoughtful look. "The opposite, really, from what we've heard they're all very strong and we're not sure how they ended up working for Hadrian." The warrior shrugged as she explained "They got involved in a bar fight on the way here. Only three of them fought, but apparently the seven men fighting them were utterly smashed. Their opponents weren't well trained or anything, but some of them were pretty burly.."
Arialle nodded "It could be that the other three are weak, but based on our reports the reason they didn't fight is because two of them were keeping the third one out of the fight - much to her dismay! - and it sounded like everyone present very much wanted to let them keep doing that."
Tia pulled out some of the papers they had gathered."The flaming blood woman, right? It was more that the barkeep was afraid she'd burn the place down if she got involved." She shared the documents with the group.
There opponents were a team of six individuals. The first was a man called "Jarbson", a muscular fellow that punched like a stampeding bison and tackled like one too. He and the other three that'd fought all had Ballenian accents, and it was thought that they were from some gang in Tiburon (although this was unconfirmed). His compatriots were a gaunt primal-magic user, "Deeter Halifax", that seemed to have a thing for bats and a rather dexterous woman, "Almira", that favored hookswords and storm magic. The other three were an androgynous wolf-shifter archer only known as "Scruffs", a mysterious cloaked figure called "Masiro", and finally...
Ariella pointed at the last section. "Oh the ink got smudged there. Her name's "Nessa Viachaslau", not "Nevra Eopia".
Tia laughed "Ariella, it doesn't look anything like Eopia."
Ariella crossed her arms in a mock pout. "It definitely does." She then started laughing as well.
In anycase, the last member was a woman with glowing veins, steaming breath, and a penchant for bones and forming various things from her own blood. She also appeared to love fighting, but had been prevented from actually doing so during the bar brawl.
"The group's been fairly quiet since then, I believe Hadrian had them take up residence in his manor. Based on how much food he's had delivered I think we can also safely conclude they eat a lot and that one or more of them really likes fish, chocolate, and pasta. At least two of them must love pasta, I cannot believe one person is eating all of that."