Ye Olde Adventure Worlde session 46

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Summary

Laris, Korivan, Eyllia and the others return to Ankai territory, where Gaath Kryx informs them that he had a dream during his death from the Ancestors and a servant of the Raven Queen warning of a dead beast that is rising... and a personal message for Laris. After arriving back in Nēšu Abamātu everyone gets caught up on all the news, and the mercenaries from the Green Steel Legion (and House Allatu) are presented to May and the court. Afterwards, Induriel consults with his advisors. Dianthea stops by to see Eyllia and Vana, who is still recovering. Korivan talks to Malak about his options for the future.

Session

Session date: 2019-10-27

In Game date: Soon after the last session.

Korivan and Laris speak with Gaath Kryx, who has returned from the dead

<YOAW_Narrator> You make your way safely back into friendly territory with minimal incident, which I'm sure you're all pretty relieved by. Tukte, true to Damasuhu's word, proves to be a skilled healer, and can, if not completely heal your wounds, at least ease your pain and get you on your way. The Turathi prove to be companionable travelling company, though they represent a significant concern, of course.
<Korivan> (Are they bothered by the demon?)
<YOAW_Narrator> At length, you'll return to the Ankai encampment and be greeted by Gaath Kryx.
* NPC1 is now known as Kryx
<Korivan> (wait I thught he ded? :o)
* Kryx does look pretty rough, but is walking and, so far as you can tell, breathing.
<Kryx> Gaath Korivan. Hraal Laris.
<Laris> Gaath Kryx, how are you doing?
<Kryx> It seems Bane's army didn't need me just yet.
<Kryx> We must speak, later.
<Laris> Well, we are glad to have you with us until then.
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> Yes
<Kryx> For the moment, do we have prisoners?
* Kryx looks at Malak and Gurluk.
<Korivan> :|
<Korivan> No.
<Laris> We have... resolved the situation.
<Laris> But they are not our prisoners.
* Kryx narrows his eyes at the pair.
<Kryx> Then they are...?
* NPC2 is now known as Malak
<Korivan> They will not.... stay on your lands
<Laris> Under my protection.
* Malak , for his part, hides behind Gurluk and peeks around.
* Kryx sighs heavily.
<Kryx> As you say. You are, of course, welcome here. You must be tired.
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> has there been word.... from Hraal Kraaz.
<YOAW_Narrator> (Hold on, I need to do some geographical math ;) )
<Kryx> None that I know of.
<Kryx> Though I would imagine he has been informed by now, from what your warriors tell me.
<Kryx> Please, come and rest. I will have food and drink brought for you.
<Laris> Thank you.
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> YOur hospitality... is welcome
* Kryx will lead you into the camp, though he'll ask that Gurluk and Malak stay with your people rather than his.
<Laris> (that's fine)
<Korivan> (Yeah, they know what they've done ;p I'll check in on Malak later though)
* Kryx will, true to his word, have food and drink brought for you.
<Kryx> Tell me how this was resolved. Was the booyashag killed?
* Laris will let Korivan handle that one ;p
<Korivan> It was not... necessary.
* Korivan says, frowning though because it isn't liek he's really had time to think this through
<Korivan> The demon's power was.... subverted. Bane acccepted it as... an offering.
* Kryx frowns, but nods.
<Kryx> And the boy and the demon?
<Korivan> (Josh would ainr be the right prefex here to indicate that the maazikai are gone and thus the kid is tribeless, or is there some other way to talk about it?)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Anir' seems appropriate, yes.)
<Korivan> It was.... the child. Malak anir'Magga anir'Maazikai... alone, vulnerable to their patron's lies. He wanted.... freedom.
<Laris> The boy was under the control of a malicious power, but Gaath Korivan was able to break its hold. The demon... we thought would likely become feral at that point, but it seems to remain under his control. We aren't sure how, but it has travelled with us safely, fighting to protect us when need be, and does not seem to currently pose a threat.
* Kryx again frowns, but nods.
<Korivan> The demon... protects him. I have not had time to....investigate their link. But it has wills and desires and....obedience.
<Kryx> It cannot stay here.
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> Yes.
<Kryx> And I cannot entirely guarantee the boy's safety among my people.
* Korivan nods again
<Korivan> I will speak to... the Kobrakai.... or the Hramuun. Maybe they will... adopt him.
* Kryx sighs wearily.
<Kryx> It would be good if the boy can be...raised well.
<Korivan> If he wishes to stay with the Hrieffen... that will take work
* Korivan says frowning, but also doesn't really think Malak will
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> Yes.
<Kryx> I do not envy you this burden, Gaath Korivan.
<Kryx> Bane has given you a difficult battle.
<Korivan> Challeges... bring growth.
<Kryx> Just so.
<Kryx> More ahead, I fear.
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> Always @_@
<Korivan> Tell me.... we hard heard you died.
<Kryx> When I was...gone, I spoke to the ancestors and...another.
<Kryx> They said my work was not yet done here, and that this was the front upon which Bane and his allies needed me to fight for now.
* Korivan nods
<Kryx> One of your people, Hraal Laris, a servant of your Queen.
<Laris> oh?
<Kryx> She said a dead beast rises, and we are called upon to stop it.
<Laris> That sounds troubling.
* Korivan frowns
<Korivan> What... beast?
* Korivan says thinking about the Turathi and the empire they are trying to proclaim
<Kryx> I...cannot remember. It is...difficult. An ancient thing, come from the south and west.
* Korivan nods
<Korivan> I will... seek advice form the ancestors for insight @_@
<Korivan> (though if they have anything to offer now I'd listen ;)\
<Laris> We are glad that they chose to return you to this world, as we will have need of your strength and wisdom in the days to come.
* Korivan nods in agreement
<Laris> Particularly if a battle lies before us.
* Kryx nods.
<Laris> What will your people do now? Remain here, or travel elsewhere?
<YOAW_Narrator> The ancestors are oddly quiet for now, seemingly as drained as you are, or perhaps distracted elsewhere.
<Korivan> (still? Hmmm.)
<Kryx> We will return to the lake to rest and heal, I think.
* Laris nods
<Kryx> Though it will be a little time before all are ready to move.
<Laris> If there is any aid we can provide, please let us know.
<Kryx> Thank you for your help.
* Kryx will let you go back to your own encampment, though he'll stop Laris on his way out.
<Kryx> Hraal Laris...
* Laris pauses
<Laris> Yes?
<Kryx> I have a further message from your Queen's servant.
<Kryx> It is meant for you specifically.
<Laris> Tell me.
* Kryx 's eyes cloud over, a trance state you've seen among the goblins before. He begins singing, surprisingly in Thantopolitan, his voice oddly inflected. The song is an old Thantopolitan lullaby. It speaks of the weave of fate, and an individual's role within the greater tapestry, offering solace that all things are part of the Raven Queen's p
* Kryx lan.
* Kryx looks a bit awkward after he comes back to himself.
* Laris is surprised, but listens carefully
<Laris> Thank you. I ... will think on this message.
<Kryx> I was not sure of the content. Did that mean anything to you?
<Laris> It is a song for children among my people. It tells of how we are all part of a greater plan, and our fates are guided by the Raven Queen.
* Kryx nods.
<Laris> It was a woman, who gave you this message?
* Kryx nods.
* Laris describes his mother a bit.
<Laris> Does that sound like her?
<Kryx> It is...cloudy, but that sounds correct, yes. An ancestor?
<Laris> Yes.
<Laris> Thank you for bringing me this message.
* Kryx nods.
<Kryx> Thank you again for your aid.
* Laris will take his leave, then.
<Kryx> The Ankai owe you a debt.
* Kryx will let you go then.
<Laris> We are allies - it is our responsibility. We will trust that you will aid us likewise if the need comes.
* Kryx nods.
<Kryx> Our strength is yours.
* Laris will salute him and go, then.

May and Saḫḫiru meet with Laris on his return

<YOAW_Narrator> Well then, the trip will be managed with little trouble. May, you'll receive word that folks are returned from dealing with the threat to the Ankai. (I imagine you get informed when the guards spot the Drake.)
* May will arrange to have the wounded taken to the temple when the ship comes in.
* Laris will come to make his report to May, when he has a chance
* Kryx is now known as Sahhiru
<Laris> (and/or Sahhiru, of course :)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Library, meeting room, or great hall?)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Up to y'all)
<May> (Laris is a friend, he gets to meet me in the library :3 )
<Laris> (aww)
* Korivan would also like to see May but I don't report to you so nyeh ;)
* Sahhiru smiles when he sees Laris.
<Sahhiru> It's good to see you returned safely, Lugal.
<May> Laris! I'm so glad you're back!
* Laris nods, returning the smile.
<Laris> It was a more difficult journey than we anticipated, and there is much to discuss.
<Sahhiru> Please, sit.
* Laris sits
<May> Yeah. We have some things to tell you too. But please, go ahead.
* Sahhiru will take a seat himself. His tail will surreptitiously touch Laris's leg reassuringly under the table.
* Laris will summarize as best as he can - the fight against the demons to defend the Ankai, pursuing the 'thread' of control until we located the boy, and how Korivan was able to sever the tie between him and the patron. Then how the demon somehow remained under his control (?) and we agreed to bring them back here as the boy wouldn't agree any other way.
* Sahhiru scowls.
<May> Where is the boy now?
<Laris> (great question? did we leave them outside the city, or what?)
<YOAW_Narrator> (I feel like he'd want to stay with Korivan, if possible, so maybe on the Drake for now?)
<Laris> (okay)
<Laris> They are on the Drake presently.
* Laris then describes the orcs we encountered, the couple of fights against them and the injuries incurred, and how the mercenaries (?) of the Green Steel company came to our aid and have returned with us.
<May> I wonder how he still has control of the demon. Or maybe he doesn't and the demon just... likes him. Is that even possible?
* May looks at Sahirru
<Sahhiru> It shouldn't be.
<Sahhiru> Though one demon concerns me less than these Green Steel mercenaries.
<May> Yes. That is worrying.
<Laris> They describe themselves as servants of Dananu of House Allatu, Voice of the Dragon, Emperor of Turath. Does this mean anything to you? I know the house is an old and prominent one, but not one I thought had any remaining strength.
<Laris> Certainly not enough to claim the title of Emperor.
<Sahhiru> Well, not and keep it, I would imagine. Seems like they haven't tried to press the point too far for the moment, or we'd have heard.
<May> Yes, but if they didn't know we existed until now...
<Sahhiru> Dananu...he's well-bred, I'll give him that. The Allatu are, as you say, an old House, and favored.
<Sahhiru> Much of the House would have to have been wiped out for him to be their head, though.
<Sahhiru> He's young yet.
<May> Well... you could say the same of me.
* Sahhiru nods.
<Laris> You aren't claiming to be Empress, however.
<Sahhiru> But there should have been more of House Allatu with the Green Steel Company. His parents, for instance.
<May> Gods no. This city is enough of a headache.
<Sahhiru> Though I suppose years have passed.
<Laris> We have met only these few, although I understand their numbers are greater.
<May> Is it possible they were in... that they were in the city when it fell?
* Laris will describe the ones who came with us, and their apparent skills that we've observed (e.g. Damasuhu is a magic-user, Tukte is a healer, etc.)
<Sahhiru> It's certainly possible.
<Sahhiru> Damasuhu?
* Laris nods
<Laris> Does that name mean something to you?
<Sahhiru> Gnome, tattoos, large mustache?
<Laris> That's the one.
<Sahhiru> Dananu has powerful friends indeed.
<May> You know him?
<Sahhiru> Damasuhu is...was a favorite of the Empress. Lord Hunter, most called him.
<May> Should I ask what he hunted?
<Sahhiru> For the Empress? Traitors and malcontents. On his own time? Much the same, once they'd been condemned.
<May> Sounds pleasant.
<Sahhiru> He's dangerous. A powerful warlock, and likely still empowered by his patron. His lies in Faerie, rather than the divine realms.
<Sahhiru> The others I don't recognize, but Tukte is an...unfortunate name.
<Laris> They are certainly powerful. They managed to drive off the orcs that had threatened to overpower us, and seemed barely winded by the effort.
<Sahhiru> Well, they caught them by surprise, it sounds like, and likely weren't coming off two battles and no sleep.
* Sahhiru smiles.
<May> I'm sure you softened them up first.
* Laris gives a slight smile at that.
<Laris> Well... you said you had news to discuss with me, as well?
<May> Yes...
<Sahhiru> I believe it to be related, actually.
<Laris> oh?
<May> We had a visitor from the Amanya Hatal. Sort of. She's here on her own accord. Yula. Roimë's daughter.
* Malak is now known as Meghan
<May> She came to warn us about a vision that she had. About a beast rising up in the south. A dead beast that wants to devour us. Induriel and I performed a ritual to share her vision. It's very real.
* Laris frowns.
<Sahhiru> You see the correlation.
<Laris> I think I have also heard something about this. During the fight against the demons, the Ankai Gaath Kryx was slain, but by the time we returned to them, he had been restored to life. He brought with him messages from Bane and the Raven Queen, speaking of a dead beast that rises from the south-west and a coming threat.
<Sahhiru> Well, at least the gods are leaving us blind.
* Sahhiru sighs.
<May> If I wasn't so terrified I'd be happy that we have so many other worldly benefactors apparently looking out for us.
* Sahhiru smiles slightly at that.
<May> The question is... what do we do next?
<Laris> Why did the Amanya Hatal wish to warn us of this? do they seek alliance to better defend against the threat?
<May> They didn't.
<May> Yula came on her own. Against her mother's wishes.
<Laris> Ah.
<May> I like her. She's got guts.
<Sahhiru> Though she believes it is in their best interest to ally with us.
<Sahhiru> Or at least coordinate.
<Sahhiru> Roime didn't believe her vision, however.
* Laris nods
<May> She's going back to try to talk her mother into taking the warning more seriously.
<May> (Has she left yet?)
<Laris> Still, it is a starting point, if we can build on it to further an alliance.
<YOAW_Narrator> (She hasn't left yet, no.)
<May> I believe she's still here if you wanted to talk to her yourself.
<Laris> At some point, yes, if she is willing.
<Sahhiru> It appears we have much to do.
* Laris nods
<May> Indeed. Dead monsters aside, how were our losses at the battle?
<Laris> Vana was perhaps the most badly injured, at Captain Eyllia's hand when she was ...possessed for a time being. But Gaath Korivan and Meghan also incurred considerable injuries. I understand they will all recover, however.
* May sits forward a bit at the mention of Korivan being injured.
<May> I see.
* Laris can also speak a bit on the losses that the Ankai incurred, number-wise.
<May> At least you got there in time...
* Laris nods
<May> Ok. We will talk more tomorrow, but if there's nothing else for now then go get some rest in your own bed. You deserve it.
<Laris> Thank you.
* Sahhiru will follow Laris out into the hallway.
* lan_phone (uid135102@id-135102.brockwell.irccloud.com) Quit (Quit: Connection closed for inactivity)
* May will stay in the library to think.
<Sahhiru> How are you? Truly?
<Laris> Exhausted.
<Laris> Worried.
* Sahhiru nods.
<Sahhiru> I'm very glad you're safe.
<Laris> Glad to be back.
* Sahhiru will make sure no one is around, then lean in to kiss Laris.
* Laris leans against him for a moment
<Laris> It was close.
<Sahhiru> And it sounds like Rufus is all right as well? That was a lot of taxing spellwork,
<Laris> Yes. He probably needs rest even more than I do.
<Laris> and I should get word to Dianthea that we're back. She will want to know we're all right.
<Sahhiru> Well, I hope you have enough for a bit more before you retire. Dianthea's been...well, she's maintained her composure, but she was very worried.
<Sahhiru> Oh, you can tell her yourself. She's in your quarters.
<Laris> oh :o
* Sahhiru smiles.
<Sahhiru> Go comfort your wife and be comforted in return. I have much work to do.
* Sahhiru will lean forward and kiss Laris on the cheek before taking his leave.
<Laris> I... I should go to her, then, you're right. Thank you.
* Laris returns the kiss and will head off to find Dianthea, then.

May officially recieves the Turathi mercenaries at court

<YOAW_Narrator> (May, you want to receive the Turathi?)
<May> (No, but I will.)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Heh)
<YOAW_Narrator> (This being a more public type meeting, anyone else want to be there? I imagine this is a great hall situation.)
<Laris> (in principle Laris might want to be there, but in practice I feel like he might be otherwise occupied)
<Korivan> (I actually would liek to see this iof I'm not too busy ;p)
<Laris> (Laris, muffled, from inside his room: it's okay, you go ahead without mgmhhhhhrgdf)
<May> (lol)
<Induriel> I would, surely! :D
<Induriel> (ww, but right idea. :P )
* Meghan is now known as Damasuhu
* May will smile at Korivan when she sees him, although perhaps her smile might fade a bit when she sees his bandages.
* Korivan gives her a bit of aleer/smile in addition to his usual nod
* Damasuhu will be brought in accompanied by a guard, who will announce him.
* Induriel lets himself be guided in to the audience room for this meeting...
* Eyllia will be there as well with her little brother
<Damasuhu> Greetings, Siru Mamitu of House Lalu, from his highness Dananu of House Allatu, Voice of the Dragon, Emperor of Turath, long may he reign.
* Damasuhu bows deeply.
<YOAW_Narrator> His companions do the same.
<May> Greetings. Welcome to Nesu Abamatu. I hear we owe your group thanks for assisting our forces.
<YOAW_Narrator> As described, Damasuhu is a wiry gnome dressed in the manner of a Turathi lord, tattooed and mustachioed. Sumaktar is broadly built, with close-cropped hair and dark red skin. Her teeth and nails shine like brass. Tukte is not hooded today, but she keeps her eyes downcast. She appears more human that her compatriot, with olive skin, delicate horn, and a thin tail snaking behind her.
* Induriel listens as Valtheriel quietly whispers these descriptions into his ear
<Damasuhu> Our pleasure, both in giving our assistance and in finding another sittu of the Empire.
<Damasuhu> I regret only that I have nothing to offer for your hospitality. I make a poor ambassador for his majesty.
* Dianthea (webchat@252.ranchwireless.com) has joined #gnomeland
<YOAW_Narrator> (horns*)
<May> We are very glad of your assistance and I take that as more than enough of a gift, but I'm afraid that I must disappoint you slightly. Nesu Abamatu is not a sittu of the empire any longer. We are an independent city.
<Damasuhu> Of course, Siru Lalu. I merely referred to our shared heritage. I apologize if I have given offense.
<May> Not at all. I just want to make sure we are on the same terms.
* May smiles.
<YOAW_Narrator> (Sittu just means "remnant." It's not like a political division or anything.)
<May> (Oh, I thought maybe it was like a Satrap)
<Damasuhu> You and your people seem to have done quite well for themselves. You must be quite proud.
<May> (Either way, I stand by it)
<May> Thank you. I am. They are good people. We're trying to build a place here for ourselves in the empire's absence.
<May> We welcome all who enter the city with good intentions.
<Damasuhu> The Empire's quiescence, shall we say. I assure you, it lives on.
* Damasuhu nods.
<May> Does it.
<Damasuhu> In land, little enough, I'll grant. In strength and conviction, very much so.
<Damasuhu> Much as your own corner of the world has done, I'd wager.
<May> I'm glad to hear that. It's comforting to know that not all of my homeland was lost.
* May does not seem conforted.
* Damasuhu nods graciously.
<Damasuhu> I am glad to have brought good tidings.
<May> Will you be staying long in the city? I'm sure you have much news for us from the south.
<Damasuhu> I should think we can't stay for long, but we are happy to share news. Perhaps we can send a more formal delegation in the future?
<May> Of course. We would be more than happy to open lines of communication and diplomacy with your people. It may be a great benefit to us both.
<Damasuhu> I very much hope so, Siru Lalu.
<YOAW_Narrator> (That seems good for that scene, unless you have more to add?)
<May> Until then I will have rooms prepared for you and your companions in the castle. Please, if there's anything you require let me know.
<YOAW_Narrator> ( :) )
<May> (No, I think we're good there. We at least have a measure of each other now)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Okay, who wants to talk to whom and where?)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Lot of catching up to do :) )
<Laris> (Korivan and May should catch up ;)
<Korivan> (May :x)
* May will send a message to Korivan after the gathering to meet her when he can.

Induriel consults his advisors concerning this new development, and then visits their leader

br><Induriel> (Well, I'll want to find out what's been going on, and get a briefing from my peeps on what the heck the new arrivals portend. If anything.)
<Induriel> (And of course, visit them to pay my respects after that.
<Induriel> )
<YOAW_Narrator> (Okie doke. I think the Laris/Dianthea scene is about to wrap up. Y'all want to do May and Korivan there, and Induriel can talk to his peeps and then the Turathi in here?)
<May> (sure)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Or y'all can grab another channel, of course)
<YOAW_Narrator> (I don't want to cut anyone off)
<Induriel> (Sounds good! I still have my be-somewhere-at-5 deadline, so I appreciate being able to go next...)
* Sahhiru is now known as Valtheriel
* Induriel consults with his entourage after the audience
<Valtheriel> Back to your apartments, Lord Antalanon?
<Induriel> Indeed. I would like to discuss these developments...
* Induriel is led back to his apartments. As soon as the door closes, he turns to Valtheriel.
* Valtheriel will guide you there.
<Valtheriel> Quite the turn of events.
<Induriel> Yes. Their arrival here is most unexpected.
<Induriel> Fortunate, from what I hear... the Nesu Abamatu force was in some trouble when they came to the rescue.
<Induriel> However, this insistence that the Empire still exists...
<Valtheriel> A concerning development, to be sure.
<Induriel> Well, perhaps it is merely bravado. But who is - or was - His Highness, Damasuhu?
<Valtheriel> There are more remnants in Aethrennar, but they've never tried to claim continuance.
* Valtheriel pauses a moment.
<Valtheriel> Firstborn son of Akanna and Persu of House Allatu. A boy when Turath fell.
<Induriel> He does seem very much the Turathi lord. But you say he is a gnome.
<Valtheriel> (Oh, sorry, Dananu is the Emperor, Damasuhu is the gnome. She was answering about Dananu.)
<Induriel> (My mistake - I got the names confused too, and thought Damasuhu was referring to himself as a Highness. :P )
<Induriel> And he represents the rightful heir of the house? Or claims to...
<Valtheriel> Damasuhu, called Lord Hunter, or simply "the Huntsman" was an unblooded member of the Haiatu. (The intelligence network of Turath.)
<Valtheriel> So he claims, yes.
<Valtheriel> Dananu would have been...sixth in line for his House, I believe. And Turath had no formal line of succession for the Imperial throne.
<Induriel> No, indeed. The idea of there being any *need
* for succession was treasonable - Ratha was to rule forever.
<Induriel> (What does 'unblooded member' imply, here?)
<YOAW_Narrator> (Not dragonmarked.)
<Valtheriel> Indeed.
<Induriel> So this Prince Dananu, if he is indeed alive, would be the rightful heir?
<Induriel> To... well, to all formerly Turathi lands? And alliances?
<Valtheriel> Formally? Unlikely. I would imagine it's a grandiose claim for legitimacy.
<Valtheriel> For instance, Queen Alcarinel's fealty was to Ratha.
<Induriel> It would definitely be, shall we say, *difficult
* to assert any such claims. Still, it is a delicate point to keep in mind when dealing with them.
<Valtheriel> Yes, my lord.
<Induriel> So we can safely claim that alliance has been fulfilled, and that we are free to negotiate new terms. Should we choose to enter another.
<Induriel> And any attempts to claim our allegiance may be politely but legitimately rebuffed by pointing that out.
<Valtheriel> Yes.
<Induriel> However, perhaps we will be best served by ignoring the issue. For now.
<Induriel> What does this Damasuhu's appearance mean for us?
<Valtheriel> It is difficult to say for now. At the least, it is another faction to navigate.
<Induriel> They may be considerably less sympathetic to Vanilorra, however. That at least is a positive.
<Valtheriel> Something to consider in dealing with them and Siru Lalu.
<Induriel> What of their military strength?
<Valtheriel> Difficult to assess. The Green Steel Legion numbered some 5,000 before the Fall, but that number could have fluctuated wildly in the intervening years.
<Induriel> I seem to remember we thought they might be near a while ago...
<Valtheriel> Off to the south, over the mountains. Not quite near, but somewhat within the sphere of concern of Nesu Abamatu.
<Induriel> (Is that where we'd expect them to be? I thought the main lands of the Empire were more to the east of us or something.)
<Valtheriel> They are under contract with Iter-Was, much as the Ola Sorne are.
<Valtheriel> (Turath was south and west of here, significantly so)
<Induriel> (Goes to show what I know. :P )
<Induriel> Well, we must make sure that we are among the first to pay our respects. Let us go and see them, as soon as they are settled in.
<YOAW_Narrator> (Heh, it happens. There's a lot to keep track of)
<Valtheriel> Yes, my lord.
<Valtheriel> (And we can head on to that?)
<Induriel> (sure!)
* Damasuhu will have been given a room in the newly expanded portion of the keep.
* Valtheriel can guide Induriel there.
* Induriel reaches out for Valtheriel's arm so she can guide him to Damasuhu & company's new quarters
* Induriel waits to be announced and permitted entrance
* Valtheriel will handle that formality.
<Damasuhu> Please, come in, Lord Antalanon.
<Damasuhu> You are quite welcome in my...these quarters.
* Valtheriel will lead you in and to a chair.
<Induriel> Thank you, Daialu Damasuhu. You are most welcome in Nesu Abamatu! Your arrival here is a cause for great happiness.
<Damasuhu> For some, I'm sure. It is a wonderful surprise to find the city, and moreso to find it doing so well.
<Damasuhu> Well enough that Queen Alcarinel has seen fit to dispatch an ambassador, even.
<Damasuhu> A blessed land indeed.
<Induriel> Indeed. In her wisdom, Her Majesty perceived that this place had great potential. I believe it is only beginning to fulfill it.
<Induriel> I am sure that Siru Lalu appreciates the help you gave the city's forces.
<Damasuhu> We could of course act no differently.
<Damasuhu> But I am happy we were of assistance.
<Induriel> Yes. Now that contact has been established, I hope we will have a long and happy association.
<Damasuhu> I hope for the same. Perhaps you could tell me how Aethrennar fairs? We've had little news from the north, with the demon lands blocking much trade. I trust your homeland is well?
<Induriel> Yes, thank you. Aethrennar still stands, and is still guided by the wisdom of Queen Alcarinel.
* Induriel frowns
<Induriel> Unfortunately, her territory is... somewhat reduced.
<Damasuhu> And unfortunately common turn of events.
<Induriel> The rebellious Traitor lómelindë remains unrepentant, and maintains a war camp far away, in Vanilorra.
* Damasuhu nods.
<Induriel> I am sorry to say that he has even managed to insinuate some representatives into this very court.
<Damasuhu> A shame, really. Your Queen could use his counsel and his people in these trying times, had they remained loyal.
<Induriel> Indeed.
<Damasuhu> That's not surprising. These dark times make for strange alliances.
<Induriel> An unfortunate necessity, as you say.
* Damasuhu nods.
<Induriel> I understand that you and your company are yourselves associated with Iter-Was, to some extent?
* Damasuhu nods to that, as well.
<Damasuhu> They offered shelter to our people, much as it seems Aethrennar did to House Lalu. We're currently helping them secure an area for a northern settlement.
<Damasuhu> Well, southern from your perspective.
<Induriel> . o O (More loyal to your patrons than Mamitu was to hers.) :/
<Induriel> Indeed. I take it they hope to be neighbours to Nesu Abamatu soon, then?
<Damasuhu> It would seem so, though I did not know it at the time.
<Induriel> Did they not realize the town survived, then?
<Damasuhu> I should say that I did not, or at least not to this extent.
<Damasuhu> I believe they've maintained some trade, but that is not my area of expertise.
<Induriel> Ah. Well, I'm sure the two polities will be able to come to an arrangement. How far north was Iter-Was planning to expand?
<Damasuhu> I'm not entirely sure, but presumably they'd prefer to use the mountains as a northern border.
<Induriel> (That's still well south of us, right?)
<YOAW_Narrator> (They're just south of the Ankai lands. Basically the Ankai lands are up into the foothills, but then it's orcs past that.)
<Induriel> That should cause no conflicts then, I hope.
<Induriel> And you are engaged to help clear the lands up to that point, I suppose. And afterward?
* Dianthea is now known as Merula
<Damasuhu> Time will tell. I imagine it will take a few years to truly secure.
<Induriel> I am sure you are correct. I am ill equipped to evaluate military matters myself, I fear.
<Induriel> However, now that you have been re-united with us, I hope you will give some thought to perhaps pursuing that association after your current duties have been duly discharged.
<Damasuhu> It is not for me to say, Ambassador, but I will relay the thought to his majesty when next I see him.
<Induriel> Simply something to consider among the possibilities for the future.
<Induriel> In any case, I am most glad you are here.
<Damasuhu> I thank you for your kind welcome, Lord Antalanon.
<Induriel> It is my pleasure, Daialu Damasuh.
<Induriel> I will leave you to rest - and go write a letter to inform my Queen of the happy news of your arrival.