Ashnabis session 52 - Revision history

Curtana: /* Daifan and Junan talk about Khesh, and Junan goes to speak with him in disguise */

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‎Daifan and Junan talk about Khesh, and Junan goes to speak with him in disguise

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Curtana: /* Daifan tells Chimi and Idovo about seeing Khesh */

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‎Daifan tells Chimi and Idovo about seeing Khesh

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 <br><Junan> I always find it makes me so dizzy
 <br><Junan> So you teleport in from where in Daligash?
-<br><Khesh> Ah, I live in Kindi Nalto, with my wife's family, although I did grow up in Daligash.
+<br><Khesh> Ah, I live in Kindi Nasku, with my wife's family, although I did grow up in Daligash.
 <br><Khesh> I see I must still have something of an accent :)
 <br><Junan> Oh there I go again, blundering into assumptions again.

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 <br><Daifan> fortune to us then... lets drink to that
 <br>* Idovo and Chimi will share a toast to that.
-<br><Daifan> ( :3 )

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	<br><Daifan> Junan found out for me		<br><Daifan> Junan found out for me
	<br>* Chimi says dryly		<br>* Chimi says dryly
		+	<br><Daifan> He is not in prison. Just Choradan.
		+	<br><Idovo> It's not dissimmilar...
		+	<br><Daifan> mmhmmm
		+	<br><Idovo> Are you okay? He didn't recognize you, did he?
		+	<br><Daifan> no one recognized me unles I wanted them to.
		+	<br><Daifan> and... I'm.. I thiknI am okay?
		+	<br><Idovo> It must have been a shock.
		+	<br><Daifan> Yes, very much. I couldn't believe it.
		+	<br><Daifan> But...what can he do to me here?
		+	<br><Idovo> I don't know... I guess nothing, unless he was going to try and, I don't know, kill you to get revenge or something.
		+	<br><Chimi> That seems pretty unlikely...
		+	<br><Chimi> I mean, revenge for what, anyway? He seems like he came out of everything fine, if he's married to some Choradani rich girl.
		+	<br><Chimi> well, apart from the Choradani part.
		+	<br><Daifan> mmm.
		+	<br><Daifan> I suppose there are things he coudl do or say, if he knew I was here, that could maybe make me lose my job, or make life... awkward
		+	<br><Idovo> But you could do just the same to him.
		+	<br>* Daifan nods
		+	<br><Daifan> worse, no doubt
		+	<br><Daifan> I pity his poor wife >.>
		+	<br><Idovo> I guess, anyway. I don't know if his new in-laws know all about his past.
		+	<br><Daifan> mmhmm
		+	<br><Chimi> He'd be stupid to try and mess with you, anyway, even if he did know you were here.
		+	<br>* Daifan nods
		+	<br><Daifan> So I think I will just ignore him, if I can
		+	<br><Idovo> He's only here for a week or so?
		+	<br><Daifan> That is what he told Junan, thouhg of corse they are looking for new business opportunities
		+	<br>* Idovo nods
		+	<br><Idovo> Well.. he's hardly likely to come around here.
		+	<br>* Daifan smiles
		+	<br><Daifan> He'd better not
		+	<br><Idovo> And probably in Kaskind you can avoid him.
		+	<br><Daifan> yes, though if he is aroudn Katenzhi, I suppose, that might be more complcaed, but I expect I can manage
		+	<br><Daifan> It's just tiring, to think about him.
		+	<br><Chimi> Does Katenzhi know about this?
		+	<br><Daifan> I have a life here now
		+	<br>* Daifan shakes her head
		+	<br><Daifan> there was some kind of matter that came up for her and the twins
		+	<br><Daifan> family things I suspect
		+	<br><Chimi> Do you think you should tell her, or just keep silent? I don't know if she's the kind who will deal with it better if she's prepared in case it comes up, or if telling her will just mean she's more likely to accidentally let something slip?
		+	<br><Daifan> I can talk to her, if I need to
		+	<br>* Daifan considers
		+	<br><Daifan> a little of both? but I can manage. She doesn't need to know every sordid detail to know I don't want to deal with him.
		+	<br><Idovo> Maybe she'll be too busy to worry about it, since she just got married.
		+	<br><Daifan> yesh, exactly
		+	<br><Chimi> Maybe right now, but if he's tied to that family now, who knows if she'll be dealing with him in the future.
		+	<br><Daifan> mmm
		+	<br><Daifan> well.
		+	<br><Idovo> Or maybe they'll just go back to Choradan and you'll never see him again. That'd be okay too.
		+	<br><Daifan> I can check in with her, perhaps. She might have some sense of how much she'll ever see her inlaw again >.>
		+	<br>* Idovo nods
		+	<br>* Idovo puts his arm around you.
		+	<br><Idovo> Are you sure you're okay? You want a drink or anything?
		+	<br>* Daifan leans against him and smiles
		+	<br><Daifan> I would not say no to a drink
		+	<br>* Chimi can pour you some of the wine they were having.
		+	<br><Daifan> If this had happened, oh... last year, maybe even 6 months ago.... I would be a mess
		+	<br><Idovo> Well, you've got your feet under you now. He can't do anything to you here.
		+	<br><Daifan> Now, I just feel....like the life I have here is so right for me, that even he has no power over it
		+	<br>* Chimi nods
		+	<br>* Daifan nods
		+	<br>* Daifan will still take a big drink of wine
		+	<br><Daifan> you two are such a big part of that
		+	<br><Daifan> I'm so grateful
		+	<br><Daifan> Wherever I wander, you are my home
		+	<br>* Idovo smiles
		+	<br><Idovo> Well, you're always going to have a place here with us.
		+	<br><Daifan> Good.
		+	<br><Daifan> fortune to us then... lets drink to that
		+	<br>* Idovo and Chimi will share a toast to that.
		+	<br><Daifan> ( :3 )

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	<br>* Jimba watches him walk away, much angrier than he thought he'd be.		<br>* Jimba watches him walk away, much angrier than he thought he'd be.
	<br><Llillilli> <q> I am sorry, brother.		<br><Llillilli> <q> I am sorry, brother.
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		+	===Daifan tells Chimi and Idovo about seeing Khesh===
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		+	<br>* Daifan will come home after the wedding and whatever shenanigans ensued, in a more pensive mood than one perhaps might expect from the context
		+	<br>* Idovo and Chimi are sitting by the fire, enjoying some time together since Shira is asleep.
		+	<br><Idovo> oh hey - how was your friend's wedding?
		+	<br>* Daifan will come and sit
		+	<br><Daifan> the wedding itself was fine.
		+	<br>* Daifan considers
		+	<br>* Chimi looks a little concerned
		+	<br><Daifan> but there were a few big surprises that came out of it
		+	<br><Chimi> Did something happen?
		+	<br><Daifan> Khesh was there.
		+	<br>* Idovo looks shocked
		+	<br><Idovo> What? Why?
		+	<br><Daifan> He's married to one of Katenzhi's new husband's sisters.
		+	<br><Daifan> they're staying around town for he next week or so.
		+	<br><Chimi> So he's not in prison, then?
		+	<br><Daifan> Junan found out for me
		+	<br>* Chimi says dryly

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	<br><AshnabisNarrator> You can get her a drink and help her recover, and perhaps that's a good point to move on?		<br><AshnabisNarrator> You can get her a drink and help her recover, and perhaps that's a good point to move on?
	<br><Veznara> (Sure)		<br><Veznara> (Sure)
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		+	===Jimba and Llillilli confront their father outside===
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		+	<br><AshnabisNarrator> Okay, Jimba, did you want to approach your father? and if so, how do you want to do this?
		+	<br><Jimba> That's a very good question
		+	<br><Jimba> Jimba's so bad at subterfuge.
		+	<br><Jimba> I feel like he'd probably want to approach him later, after the wedding, if possible.
		+	<br><AshnabisNarrator> That would be doable - he probably isn't going to stay super late or anything, so you could watch for when he leaves and then follow him out to talk outside or elsewhere?
		+	<br><Jimba> That works for me
		+	<br><AshnabisNarrator> Okay - so it sounds like Llillilli also wants to go with you?
		+	<br>* Gasku can be found outside the main fort, in the broad plaza leading towards the land registry. It's still raining so he's walking briskly.
		+	<br>* Jimba will walk after him for a little bit, getting up the courage to talk to him.
		+	<br>* Llillilli trails along with him
		+	<br><Jimba> Okay, nothing for it
		+	<br>* Jimba walks up to Gasku.
		+	<br>* Llillilli backs you up.
		+	<br><Jimba> Gasku?
		+	<br>* Gasku turns around.
		+	<br><Gasku> Yes?
		+	<br>* Llillilli stares at him, as this is the closest she's been
		+	<br><Gasku> Who are you?
		+	<br><Jimba> My name is Jimba. Jimba Ghughife.
		+	<br><Gasku> ...
		+	<br><Gasku> Are you cousins of Shiklazh, then? Why ... who?
		+	<br>* Gasku asks, mostly confused.
		+	<br><Llillilli> We are cousins of Katenzhi.
		+	<br>* Llillilli says grimly
		+	<br><Jimba> Cousins of...what she said.
		+	<br><Gasku> ... On our side ...
		+	<br><Gasku> ... no.
		+	<br>* Jimba nods.
		+	<br>* Gasku takes a step back.
		+	<br><Jimba> I just wanted to meet you.
		+	<br><Jimba> Kat told me you were here for her wedding.
		+	<br><Gasku> This has got to be a cruel hoax.
		+	<br>* Gasku takes another step back on the slick flagstones.
		+	<br><Llillilli> No.
		+	<br><Jimba> I'm not really sure how to prove otherwise, but what would we have to gain by lying?
		+	<br><Gasku> And you ... what is your name?
		+	<br>* Gasku says to Llillilli.
		+	<br><Llillilli> I am called Llillilli.
		+	<br><Gasku> You were to be sent with the tide ... she promised ...
		+	<br><Jimba> (Sent with the tide?)
		+	<br><Llillilli> What a stupid euphemism for abarbaric practice.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> (given to the Hand to be redistributed as corpseborn)
		+	<br><Jimba> (I figured, I just didn't recognize the turn of phrase)
		+	<br><Jimba> We were raised by our family.
		+	<br><Gasku> I never asked for any of this. I never wanted this.
		+	<br><Jimba> Clearly.
		+	<br><Jimba> -_-
		+	<br>* Llillilli looks disgusted.
		+	<br><Gasku> What ... what did they tell you, of your mother?
		+	<br><Jimba> What do you mean?
		+	<br><Llillilli> She died,
		+	<br><Gasku> But you know .. you knew that you were not meant for this society. They told you that you were corpseborn and yet still kept you.
		+	<br><Llillilli> There is no such thing as 'corpseborn.'! It's just a stupid invention!
		+	<br><Llillilli> Your sister saw that we were children, like any other children.
		+	<br><Jimba> If it sets your mind at ease, uncle was quick enough to remind us of our place.
		+	<br><Gasku> I ... am sorry. I did not know. That was unkind.
		+	<br><Jimba> I'll add it to your tally.
		+	<br>* Jimba sighs.
		+	<br><Jimba> I was...hoping this would go better.
		+	<br><Gasku> I don't know what you want from me.
		+	<br>* Llillilli bites back a reply, and looks at Jimba
		+	<br><Jimba> I guess this is it.
		+	<br><Jimba> I wanted to meet you. See who you were.
		+	<br><Jimba> I've done that.
		+	<br><Llillilli> Let's go, Jimba.
		+	<br><Jimba> You can go back to whatever coward's life you've made for yourself.
		+	<br><Gasku> I ... am in town, with my ... eldest son ... I ... please understand. I am not explaining well.
		+	<br><Llillilli> If you make trouble for our aunt... You will regret it.
		+	<br>* Llillilli says darkly
		+	<br>* Jimba nods assent.
		+	<br><Gasku> Trouble? I don't want ... I only learned you existed a moment ago ... what do you mean?
		+	<br><Jimba> The first thing you said to us is how we're not meant for this society.
		+	<br><Jimba> But Aunt Shiklazh raised us.
		+	<br><Jimba> What my sister is saying is that you'd best not cause her any trouble over it.
		+	<br><Gasku> I ... won't. Please, understand ... this is too much to take in.
		+	<br>* Jimba sighs.
		+	<br><Jimba> Look.
		+	<br><Jimba> I don't want anything from you.
		+	<br><Jimba> But, if you care to know us at all, Aunt Shiklazh can tell you where to find us.
		+	<br>* Gasku nods.
		+	<br><Gasku> I understand.
		+	<br><Jimba> If not...well, it's already been two decades.
		+	<br><Gasku> I should go. I ... won't cause trouble.
		+	<br><Llillilli> Good.
		+	<br>* Gasku turns and walks away.
		+	<br>* Jimba watches him walk away, much angrier than he thought he'd be.
		+	<br><Llillilli> <q> I am sorry, brother.

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	<br><Gasku> Of course.		<br><Gasku> Of course.
	<br>* Katenzhi will rush off to find Jimba and/or Llillilli.		<br>* Katenzhi will rush off to find Jimba and/or Llillilli.
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		+	===Daifan and Junan, in disguise, flirt with Jimba===
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		+	<br>* Junan lets Daifan know what he learned and then point out Jimba
		+	<br><Junan> If he does stick around or is despirate to get his feet into something, we'll probably know
		+	<br><Daifan> mmmm, yes, lets pay atention to someone more worthy ;)
		+	<br>* Daifan nods
		+	<br><Junan> lets have some fun :)
		+	<br>* Daifan will grab an extra glass of wine and go to encircle our target ^-^
		+	<br>* Jimba will be making the rounds, chatting with folks.
		+	<br><Junan> I told you, look at those shoulders and that tan... he's knows how to work a mast, I'm sure of it.
		+	<br><Jimba> (Chatting is kind of his default)
		+	<br><Daifan> Oh, yes!
		+	<br><Daifan> Hey sailor - offer you a drink? ;)
		+	<br>* Daifan says, proferring the wine
		+	<br><Jimba> (Okay, so, do I roll Perception?)
		+	<br><Jimba> (Also, what're y'all's disguises like?)
		+	<br><Daifan> (yeah perception, I guess we shudl actaully make rolls ;)
		+	<br><Junan> (ok)
		+	<br>* Daifan is a nicely dressed lady
		+	<br><Jimba> !roll 1d20+15
		+	<br>* Daifan rolls for Jimba: [ 1d20+15 ] getting [ 15 ] which, after the modifier [ 15 ] totals [ 30 ].
		+	<br>* Junan is a well dressed merchant with a fine trimmed beard
		+	<br><Daifan> !roll 1d20+13
		+	<br>* Daifan rolls [ 1d20+13 ] getting [ 13 ] which, after the modifier [ 13 ] totals [ 26 ]
		+	<br><Jimba> I certainly wouldn't say no. ;)
		+	<br><Junan> !roll 1d20+17
		+	<br>* Daifan rolls for Junan: [ 1d20+17 ] getting [ 10 ] which, after the modifier [ 17 ] totals [ 27 ].
		+	<br><Daifan> (we can probably each boost the other with an assist, and I have a disguise kit. i.e. fancy makeup too that I didn't include in the roll)
		+	<br>* Daifan smiles
		+	<br><Daifan> You're part of the bride's family?
		+	<br><Jimba> Cousin, on her mother's side. Jimba of the Ghughife.
		+	<br><Jimba> And you?
		+	<br><Junan> (yeah those bonuses would make them +4 higher)
		+	<br><Daifan> (yeah)
		+	<br>* Daifan smiles at Junan
		+	<br><Daifan> Or, we have good buiness with the fort so.. technicaly we're party crashers, but who could resist such a lovely shindig? ;)
		+	<br><Jimba> Indeed. I'm...not even really sure who's paying for all this.
		+	<br><Jimba> But, hey, it's not me, so drink up. ;)
		+	<br>* Daifan grins
		+	<br><Daifan> Its all good for business - and nice to get out of the rain, whew!
		+	<br><Junan> So did we guess right? You are a sailor?
		+	<br><Jimba> Hmm? Oh, yes. Sailor, trader, surveyor...jack of all trades, really.
		+	<br><Daifan> you cetainly have the shoulders >:D
		+	<br>* Jimba smirks at that.
		+	<br><Daifan> very versitile - sounds fun ^-^
		+	<br><Junan> How do you endure those lonely days at sea? It would drive me crazy?
		+	<br><Jimba> Well, I think every sailor finds ways to pass the time.
		+	<br><Daifan> I'm sure - and even better when you come back to land, right?
		+	<br><Junan> Maybe you make up for it while you're back in port. Like on nights like this?
		+	<br>* Jimba chuckles.
		+	<br><Jimba> Those stories are exaggerated. Mostly. ;)
		+	<br><Jimba> What sort of business do you do with the fort?
		+	<br><Daifan> Maybe, - but this is a party - a joyous occasion, to celebrat a happying...comig together ;)
		+	<br><Jimba> And, I'm sorry, I completely forgot to get your names.
		+	<br><Daifan> of a new couple :D
		+	<br><Junan> I'm not sure we even mentioned them
		+	<br>* Junan gives a sly smile
		+	<br><Jimba> I was trying to ask...
		+	<br><Daifan> no but wed be happy to get more acquainted ^-^
		+	<br><Daifan> I'm Afra
		+	<br><Junan> Gasu
		+	<br><Jimba> A pleasure to...make your acquaintance.
		+	<br><Daifan> well we certainly hope so ^-^
		+	<br>* Daifan says, resting their hand on Jimba's arm for a moment ;)
		+	<br><Junan> Afra likes strong hands
		+	<br><Junan> I'm inclined to agree we her
		+	<br><Jimba> I'm fairly partial to them myself, though I've got...wide-ranging interests.
		+
		+	===Katenzhi interrupts to tell Jimba his father is there===
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		+	<br>* Katenzhi will come jogging up as fast as possible in her dress.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Jimba!
		+	<br><Jimba> Kat!
		+	<br>* Daifan looks over
		+	<br><Daifan> Oh, the bride herself!
		+	<br><Jimba> Hey, congratulations.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi looks at the two people with him.
		+	<br><Jimba> I haven't had a chance to say that yet.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Jimba I need to talk to you... now.
		+	<br><Daifan> yes, what lovely earrings those are
		+	<br><Daifan> chose in excellent taste ;)
		+	<br><Junan> You must be excited for such a wonderful event
		+	<br><Daifan> (Assuming Daifan picked them out ;)
		+	<br><Jimba> Sure. Kat, have you met Afra and Gasu?
		+	<br><Katenzhi> !roll 1d20+15
		+	<br>* Daifan rolls for Katenzhi: [ 1d20+15 ] getting [ 12 ] which, after the modifier [ 15 ] totals [ 27 ].
		+	<br><Junan> I styled my beard just to match this wonderful occsaison
		+	<br><Katenzhi> (Perception)
		+	<br><Jimba> (Has Kat not seen Daifan in disguise earlier?)
		+	<br><Daifan> (not... quite, but probably D looks... strangely fmailiar? ;)
		+	<br><Daifan> (Oh yeah, she might know)
		+	<br><Katenzhi> (You had a 26, didn't you?)
		+	<br><Junan> (I dont think we would keep that a secret from Kat since she would want you to be here)
		+	<br><Jimba> (Well, there were possible modifiers, but, yeah, I think Kat would know?)
		+	<br><Daifan> (yeah)
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Daifan... I really need to talk to my cousin right now...
		+	<br><Daifan> (she can know that's fine)
		+	<br><Daifan> ...is everything okay?
		+	<br><Jimba> I knew it!
		+	<br><Katenzhi> No.
		+	<br>* Daifan says, ther demeanor changin for overtly flirty to concerned
		+	<br>* Katenzhi will grab Jimba's arm and tug him away to a corner.
		+	<br>* Jimba snaps his fingers and turns to point at Daifan accusatorily.
		+	<br><Junan> What's happened?
		+	<br><Daifan> ...they can tel us later
		+	<br>* Jimba lets himself be dragged away.
		+	<br><Jimba> Kat, what's going on?
		+	<br><Daifan> We can go fid Llillilli though and let her know something is happening
		+	<br><Jimba> You look like someone died.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Ok listen... I need to tell you something and it may be the most important thing I've ever told you and... here, have a drink first.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi catches a glass of something off a table and hands it to him.
		+	<br><Jimba> I've had a couple. I'm fine.
		+	<br><Jimba> What's going on.
		+	<br>* Jimba is now serious.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Please don't freak out...
		+	<br><Jimba> Maybe not the best lead-in.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> ...your father is here.
		+	<br><Jimba> ...
		+	<br><Jimba> What?
		+	<br><Katenzhi> He... he just came up to me and mother. He said... he heard about the wedding.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> He's... he's really here.
		+	<br><Jimba> Huh.
		+	<br>* Jimba looks stunned.
		+	<br><Jimba> Wow. That's...
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Are you ok?
		+	<br><Jimba> Uh, wow.
		+	<br><Jimba> Yeah, no, I'm all right.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> I'm sorry I... didn't know how else to tell you.
		+	<br><Jimba> Kat, this is your big day. You should be out mingling and enjoying it.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Jimba, this is so much more important than my stupid fake wedding.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi glances around quickly to make sure no one heard that.
		+	<br><Jimba> Hey. It's completely real.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> I mean, it's a real wedding, yeah, but.... whatever, that's not the issue right now.
		+	<br>* Jimba smirks.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Do you... do you want to see him?
		+	<br><Jimba> ...I think so?
		+	<br><Jimba> Can you point him out?
		+	<br>* Katenzhi will look around the room and try to surreptitiously point out the grey haired man in the blue and white coat.
		+	<br><Jimba> Huh. Okay.
		+	<br><Jimba> You talked to him?
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Briefly. He said he'd be in town a few days. He's staying at the inn.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> With his... son.
		+	<br><Jimba> His son?
		+	<br>* Katenzhi nods.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Jimba... whatever you need me to do...
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Just tell me.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Wedding be damned.

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	<br><AshnabisGM> The wedding will be officiated by none other than the high priestess of the colony, Dezmali Jesha of the Hand. Marrying into nobility has its privileges, you suppose.		<br><AshnabisGM> The wedding will be officiated by none other than the high priestess of the colony, Dezmali Jesha of the Hand. Marrying into nobility has its privileges, you suppose.
	<br><AshnabisGM> In the absence of an Argolda lineage house, the General has opened several halls for the family, and graciously allowed some space for you too, Kat, so that you're not trying to change into your wedding dress on the boat.		<br><AshnabisGM> In the absence of an Argolda lineage house, the General has opened several halls for the family, and graciously allowed some space for you too, Kat, so that you're not trying to change into your wedding dress on the boat.
		+
		+	===Katenzhi prepares for her wedding, with help from her mother===
		+
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Katenzhi, you are getting ready, with your family nearby either helping you with your dress, jewelry, and makeup (your mother), or fretting anxiously about how everything will go today (your father).
		+	<br><Shiklazh> You look beautiful, my sweet. How are you feeling? Not too nervous?
		+	<br><Katenzhi> I just need to remember that I've called lightning down on swamp monsters. I can handle this. Probably.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> No lightning today!
		+	<br>* Shiklazh says firmly.
		+	<br>* Romoga laughs.
		+	<br><Romoga> The ceremony is indoors, fortunately.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Well, none from me at least. It's petty nasty out.
		+	<br>* Romoga looks out the window.
		+	<br><Romoga> I still think maybe we should have had the ceremony in Choradan - only a few of his family will make such a trip.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> It was best all aound, I think.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> Well, it's too late for that now. They already arrived - his parents, his brother, sister, and the sister's husband - and we need to put on a good display for them, so they'll see how well Gefraz is marrying.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Right. That's exactly the reason my wedding should be nice.
		+	<br><Romoga> I suppose so. As long as it all goes well.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> Yes, so they know their money is well spent :)
		+	<br>* Katenzhi sighs.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> Don't be worried, though - I'm sure everything will be fine and afterwards, you can relax and have a good time.
		+	<br>* Shiklazh gives you a gentle hug, careful not to disarrange your hair or dress.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> ight. Looking forwad to it.
		+	<br><Romoga> He's a good man, your Gefraz.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Yeah... he actually is.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> We're very proud of you, my dear.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> I just never thought this day would come.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Hoped... actually.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> But he is a good man. I could do a lot worse.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> And thank you both for... all of this. Everything.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> I know you only want what's best for me.
		+	<br><Romoga> All we did is give you a gentle nudge.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> After this, we will be out of your hair! until grandchildren begin to arrive, that is :D
		+	<br><Katenzhi> <q> yaaaaaaay...
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Is everyone where they're supposed to be?
		+	<br><Shiklazh> I think it's just about time... we should get into place.
		+	<br><Romoga> Yes, I think so.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi hugs her mother and gives her father a kiss on the cheek.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Wish me luck, I guess.
		+	<br><Shiklazh> The very best.
		+	<br><Romoga> Full fortune to you, my beloved daughter.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi smiles, genuinely.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> Thank you.
		+
		+	===The wedding of Katenzhi and Gefraz takes place!===
		+
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Most of you haven't spent much time in the interior of the Fort - nor have you had much reason to want to. But the place definitely has its appeal. You knew there was a lot of construction last summer on the outbuildings, but the Fort itself has had lots of recent interior construction, mostly decorative.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Spring greens bedeck the walls and the Argolda banner has been erected here and there near the suite of halls where the event will take place.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> The great hall itself, an oblong chamber with high round windows above you, lit by oil lamps along the long walls, is one of the least local-looking parts of Ashnabis any of you have ever been to.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Even the Omban elites like Galdai normally make accommodations to local architectural practice and the climate of the Sestapor. Here, there is none of that - it is humid and sparse.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> None of you have ever been to a Choradani wedding, and the most recent wedding you were at, Lllillilli's traditional Aummesh ceremony, was very different.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Like hers, this one features a procession of the bride, but instead of various lineage members, Katenzhi is escorted by a cadre of armed sentinels from the Fort in full dress armor, as if they were guarding a precious treasure. The journey is just down the hall, rather than through the whole town.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> A great bass horn signals your arrival in the great hall for the gathered guests, who rise and stand at attention. A young girl, perhaps a sentinel in training, sprinkles heavily scented water from a chain in front of you, moistening your path.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> One thing that is the same is the presentation of the bridewealth - that coin, previously agreed upon, that compensates Katenzhi's father for the loss of her labor to the family.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Gefraz is led out by his father Kertu, along with other members of the Argolda clan who surround him, holding great spikes upon which vines spiral down to the floor. The groom himself is wearing a long, elegant coat trimmed with gold braid, and his mustache is neatly curled.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> Daifan, your attention was mostly on Katenzhi at first, naturally, but as she heads down to her new husband's family, you see a familiar face among them.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> A tall dark man stands among the shorter, olive-toned Argoldas. After a moment, you recognize it as Khesh. You have absolutely no idea what he is doing here. He does not appear to see you or notice you - if indeed he would recognize you anymore. But you are certain that it is him.
		+	<br>* Daifan unconsiously grips Junan's hand more tightly
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> The high priestess Dezmali extends her hands towards the bride and groom, drawing you towards her.
		+	<br>* Dezmali is wearing resplendent long black robes, with a gold-lined belt around her waist. Her presence fills the room and all eyes are upon her as she begins to speak.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Before the eyes of the ancestors and living members of the Argolda and Lovresi lineages, we come to join these their descendants Gefraz and Katenzhi in marriage.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Once, all Kinds were one Kind, and all Clans were one Clan. But the Unfolding is unpredictable, and Coherence is fleeting. The cosmic egg is forever cracked.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Yet a marriage is our way, as men and women, of claiming back Coherence against the sorrows of life. The joining of these two Clans, Argolda and Lovresi, serves to please the ancestors whose lives and deeds bring us to this moment of choice.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Our ancestors beseech us: create life! Our ancestors command us: have hope!
		+	<br>* Dezmali takes an ornate silver bowl full of water and offers you each a sip from it.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Without water there is no life - may you be blessed with a long and satisfying life together.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi takes a sip from it.
		+	<br>* Gefraz does as well.
		+	<br>* Dezmali then follows this with a second bowl full of newly-sprouted grains, presenting you each with a few to eat.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Each seed has within it the potential to bring forth new life - may you be blessed with a fruitful and productive life together.
		+	<br>* Dezmali takes a third bowl, this one full of a mix of spices, and offers you a taste.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Spices give seasoning to life - may you be blessed with a prosperous and delightful life together.
		+	<br>* Dezmali mixes the substances together - spices, grains, and water - and places them aside for your later post-ceremony meal.
		+	<br>* Dezmali then brings forth a long black cloth. She wraps one end around your right forearm, then brings it over to wrap around Gefraz's left forearm.
		+	<br><Dezmali> Let this show that you are now bound to one another, with a tie that you have chosen and accepted willingly. You are now husband and wife.
		+	<br>* Gefraz gives you a kiss that's long enough to convince the relatives but short enough not to be too much of an imposition.
		+	<br><Katenzhi> (Awww, he's so thoughtful :3)
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> A great cheer goes up throughout the hall!
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> The new couple leads the procession westwards down a long hallway, then north through an enclosed courtyard where a quartet of players of long Choradani stringed instruments serenades you onward.
		+	<br>* Katenzhi smiles at the crowd
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> You head finally into a great round banquet hall, laid out already for the guests. The scent of smoked meats and spices fills the air. You honestly don't know who's paying for this, the Argolda or the Fort. As long as it's not you, you're not sure you care.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> There is a great dais at the center of the room for you and Gefraz, with all the other tables around the walls, looking inward towards the new married couple.
		+	<br><AshnabisGM> And now, the great wedding feast!
		+	<br>* Katenzhi will smile at Gefraz and walk with him up to the dais