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Today\u2019s snippet, titled \u201cThe Next Village\u201d, is a piece I wrote about my PC in Mark’s new (Good) Pathfinder Campaign.
\n Be forewarned, there may be mature themes and naughty language below.
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\n \t\u201cShe wants to get to the next village,\u201d Rhiallis said, pressing her fingers to her temples in amazement. \u201cWhat the actual fuck?\u201d
\n \tHer friends chuckled. The butterfly-winged woman\u2019s answer had been the most puzzling, but to be fair, several of the applicants had had less than stellar responses to the questions the Valorous Order put to them during the interview process.
\n \t\u201cThere\u2019s not much to debate though, is there?\u201d Sadie pushed her hair behind her ear as she spoke. The mug of ale before her was disappearing quickly and Rhiallis could tell the halfling was itchy to get out of the rented chamber and back to whatever filled her nights here in Kenebres.
\n \t\u201cNot really. I think we\u2019re all in agreement.\u201d
\n \t\u201cYeah.\u201d
\n \tZeke frowned, tossing his beautiful golden hair. \u201cYou\u2019re right, of course, but are you sure we shouldn\u2019t give Priya a chance? She was so-\u201d
\n \tSadie interrupted. \u201cNaive?\u201d
\n \t\u201cAdorable.\u201d
\n \t\u201cThat\u2019s hardly a good reason to take her deep into the \u2018Wound. In fact, it really is a very good reason to leave her here. She is not really ready to venture into that kind of danger. Perhaps one day – but not this one. Yuki is the only real choice.\u201d
\n \t\u201cYeah,\u201d Sadie said again. \u201cWe can\u2019t take either of the men and we definitely can\u2019t take Priya, even if she was cute. Yuki has my vote. And she did say she\u2019d make that ring for me, too.\u201d
\n \tRhiallis nodded. They had conducted four in-depth interviews after reviewing what seemed like countless applications by lesser mages. A human man with sorcerous powers, Renaldo; an elven girl with blue-black hair and butterfly wings, Priya; a second human man, Lando, who floated into the interview on an enchanted chair and whom no one was convinced could walk on his own two feet; and their unanimous selection, a human female from Tian-Min, with the characteristic slanted eyes and a cascade of white-silver hair that reached her waist. She hated herself for being so shallow, but had immediately dismissed Lando, despite his obvious experience and power, simply because she could not believe a man of such girth and apparent laziness was capable of surviving extended periods in the Worldwound. Renaldo was handsome and charming and frankly, if it were not for James\u2019 love waiting for her back in Drezen, she might have flirted shamelessly with him and taken him for a relaxing no-strings-attached tumble. But he did not work magic upon objects and could not provide any enchanting services at all – something the Valorous Order had much need of these days. He too, had found himself summarily crossed off the list.
\n \tThat left Priya, whose bubbly spirit was undeniably infectious but seemed too young, naive, and unfocused to suit their needs; and Yuki, who instantly charmed Rhiallis with her superficial resemblance to Kumiko (and their other new recruit – Hikaru), but who was well-spoken, willing to negotiate on the creation of enchanted items within reason, and knowledgeable about the dangers they faced traversing the \u2018Wound. The choice was clear, the decision almost instantaneous.
\n \tYuki would be the fifth member of the Valorous Order.<\/p>\n
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\nNote: Image is “King Jagiello Statue Central” by (Mulligand) from SXC.hu; edited by me<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today\u2019s snippet, titled \u201cThe Next Village\u201d, is a piece I wrote about my PC in Mark’s new (Good) Pathfinder Campaign. Be forewarned, there may be mature themes and naughty language below. – \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 – \u201cShe wants to get… <\/p>\n