Thursday, April 24, 2014

The second day: Meeting the Towns folk.


The first sermon

She woke up from a dream that wasn't a dream. In fact, it seemed that it was a recollection of the trial that sent her to the mortal realm. She saw the Archangel of la Zaridel forcing his hand onto her forehead as he shouted: "You are banished from Heaven and shall live a mortal life until you can repent your heinous crime.". As the words seared through her head she she felt like her knowledge of the heavens and its inhabitants were more difficult to remember as the names of the archangels disappeared from her mind.

She woke up as she smelled the breakfast father Henry prepared and they discussed her need to find herself work and a place to stay as the church will be able to help her for a time, but that she would need to find her own place in time. She exited his house and looked around as she saw that not all militia men wore breast plates and heavy shields, they wore chain shirts and light shields as it seemed like the late night watch man had the upper hand. She looked around and saw the symbol of the city, a Tower made of stone with what seemed to be block crumbling under it. however she noticed that the district colors, turquoise, were around the symbol letting people know that they had changed jurisdiction. She arrived at the districts church that could only house 40 believers and noticed that it was jammed packed with people, both big and small, young and old. She started talking with everyone and introduced herself. Though she was beautiful and friendly. many were awkwardly pushing her away as the more she talked the less sense she made, as she mentioned her angelic origins to everyone.  There she met the Butcher Amel and his wife Lucille, he was a scruffy man with simple clothing, but you could see that the man handled meat and had little to no class. He talked to the sweet Alythiel but quickly realized that she wasn't' all there, but not before mentioning the issues that the district was having with the undead. She continued to speak with the rest of the group and always she could feel the uncomfort of the crowd against their plight as many lost family to the undead.

She also met a small, scrawny woman named Marie, she had blonde hair and blue eyes and seemed to have a welcoming smile, which laid contrast to her husband Korag's rough exterior as he looked like an over sized over muscled dwarf.. As it turns out he is the districts Blacksmith and she a waitress at the local inn called the Fallen Barrel. She also learned that they are the night watchmen's parents as he mentioned her upon his return home. Once she met them she quietly sat down to hear the sermon of Father Henry and as it finished, she started looking for work.

Looking for work at the Fallen Barrel:

She walked around the district and met with Marie who was starting her work shift and started her chat on finding work at the inn. There she met the owner, Riso, an old man that seemed to have seen better days, his great axes attached to the back of the inn alongside his old armor he looked at the young women and sneered as she entered the kitchen. There Alythiel showed more of her lack of knowledge of the mortal world as she wasn't aware of cooking, cutting vegetables and other cooking tasks, however she did show that she was a competent performer as she took a mandolin and played wonderfully for Riso and Marie. Though Riso didn't need another waitress he was convinced that she would be able to bring more clients to his inn and accepted to let her play.

It was then that she had found her first type of work: Performing for the masses. She played and played through out the day and ended her day at Marie's house where she met Kale once more. They quickly discussed the issues plaguing the city and Alythiel reiterated that she was here to help them destroy the darkness. Kale showed disbelief that such a small girl would be able to actually do anything against the darkness. Especially that she seemed to say that it was one great darkness. The night went one without a hitch as she slept for the night dreaming once more of her judgement as she quickly realized that her penance was slowly turning her into a full mortal, removing all traces and knowledge of the plane of Heaven and possibly of her heritage.

Meeting a new Friend

 as she started to play at the inn she noticed an early patron come in, he was an elven druid as it seems as he was wearing odd clothing , curled around his long oak staff was a viper, looking a little irritated but calm. He sat down and also noticed her heritage. They talk a little and she learned his name was Saali and that he was her to help the district of Majora deal with a pest problem. As it turned out, Majora is currently plagued with rats and the druid council from the southern forest of Morgalith sent a vermin expert to deal with the issue. They smiled as he started eating and parted ways.





Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Arriving at LaTour

Background for the first Game:

City of LaTour:

It is named the city of light as it is a Theocracy dedicated to Hannah the goddess of light. This city is considered the highest degree of purity and has yet to see a darkness come forth to destroy it until now. The once proud city is now under siege by the unknown power that is currently corrupting many of the crypts. Raising the dead and ensuring that the population is rightfully scared.

Background on the goddess Hannah:

She is the goddess of Light, good and forgiveness. She has a very libertarian view on forgiveness making her a very open goddess , ensuring that all those whose heart may falter still have a chance at being forgiven.Her followers however do not follow her very forgiven nature as the mortal world isn't as white and black. They have seen far to many liars and usurpers to let her all forgiving heart be the only decision point. Though they are all good in their hearts many have  pushed aside the all forgiven portion of her creed to ensure that only those who truly merit heaven reach it.

Beginning of the game:

Alythiel wakes up in what appears to be a cemetery. Around her is a crater of about 15 feet most of it has destroyed what were once grave stones as someone is calling out to see if anyone was hurt. She meets Kale, a night watchmen of the Merival district that was sent to investigate the falling of a start in the Greystone cemetery. He was surprised to find only a young girl standing in the middle of the crater and even more surprise to find that the dead rose and surrounded them. As they fought on Alythiel noticed one of them being taken over by the dark mist, as as it moved, it also thanked her for his freedom and that this land would know the true meaning of Darkness. The fight between them and the skeletons dragged on but they survived as Kale brought her to the only Priest he knew to discuss her origins. His name was Henry and he listened to her story about her being an angel fallen from grace, seeking redemption. Kale and Henry looked at each other and though she speaks the truth, they are yet unsure if she speaks the truth or only believes herself to be an angel.

The begining of the Game

So i have just one player for this one as my standard players are either taking care of babies or are on long term travel.

but the game starts as this:

Game settings:

My own setting.

under Pathfinder game play.

PCs:

Alythiel

Class: Bard
Level: 1

Mythic Tier : 1
Class: Archmage

Background:

She was a lower class angel that used to be a care taker for the mortal souls that came through the gates and ensure their safety. Her time with the mortals taught her to be curious and at some point in time her curiosity over came her as she saw higher ranking angels bring a box into safety. Through determination she was able to reach the box before it became unavailable and like pandora before her she opened it. Letting a cloud of darkness seep through and an unknown evil was released as it left for the mortal world. Angered by her transgression she was sent to the mortal world for penance stripped of her ranks and powers she was to never return.

We started the game as she fell into the city of LaTour.