Posted by Newsboy on September 10, 2000 at 16:16:37:
In Reply to: The last meeting between Bfarido and Cirianna, a long roleplay log. posted by Soren(VIP) on September 9, 2000 at 08:33:13:
> A bit of background. Ciri and I had grouped for weeks. From level 17 to 32 I think. But I was growing older and was increasingly accepting the aid of the Empire. This lead to me out-ranking her a bit and increasing her fustration. A long talk over tells lead to this last meeting and exchange of words.
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> (The log have been edited ro remove about a trillion standart commands)
>
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> <1046hp 369m 213mv> where
> east
>
> Cirianna tells you 'I am in Eryn Galen....'
>
> <1046hp 393m 247mv>
> Cirianna tells you 'Be sure to bring your new friends...I am sure
> they will wish to help'
>
> <1046hp 401m 284mv> tell Cirianna And the Soldiers have gone other
> place I think
> You tell Cirianna 'And the Soldiers have gone other place I think'
>
>
> Skip me running to Mirkwood
>
>
> <1046hp 626m 116mv> north
> Entrance Hall
>
> [Exits: north east south west]
> A bronze dagger gleams slightly here.
> (Translucent) (White Aura) Cirianna is here.
> A male wood-elf wanders here, looking a little lost in the castle.
> A flesh golem has arrived.
> A mummy has arrived.
>
> <1046hp 626m 113mv> emote touches his lips with two fingers and bows
> deeply .
> Bfarido touches his lips with two fingers and bows deeply .
>
> <1046hp 626m 113mv> ' Salaam
> You say 'Salaam'
>
> <1046hp 626m 113mv> , looks at you, his black eyes filled with sorrow.
> Bfarido looks at you, his black eyes filled with sorrow.
>
> <1046hp 651m 150mv> lo Cirianna
> Before you stands a young looking woman, her clothing covered by a
> dark cloak
> that she keeps loosely wrapped around her. Her long, white hair is
> most often
> covered by a hood that casts a shadow over her face. When in the
> daylight, the
> shadow dissipates, showing a face that is scarred on one side by the
> heat of
> what must have been seering flames. Her eyes are a deep shade of
> greenish-grey
> that peer from behind the hood and seem to pierce the soul, searching
> past the
> outward and looking inside to find purity. Her voice is cold and
> calloused, an
> edge to it when she deigns to speak and her blood red lips rarely
> turn upward
> into a smile.
> Cirianna, a female dark-elf, is covered with bleeding wounds. (50% -
> 75%)
>
> Cirianna is using:
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> <1046hp 651m 150mv>
> Cirianna nods slowly, her eyes low.
>
> <1046hp 651m 150mv> , looks down at his wrinkles hands and then to
> your still young face.
> Bfarido looks down at his wrinkles hands and then to your still young
> face.
>
> <1046hp 651m 150mv> whisp Pretty as ever.
> You whisper 'Pretty as ever.'
>
> <1046hp 681m 187mv>
> Cirianna looks at you.
>
> <1046hp 681m 187mv> eq
> You are using:
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> inscriptions
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> <1046hp 681m 187mv> desc
> Your description is:
> The black clad figure before you stands just 1.70, perhaps a bit more
> but it is hard to see for sure. The size of the shoulders and hips
> gives
> him away as a man, thin but a man non-the less. His body is wrapped
> in several pieces of black cloth, leaving nothing but his hands and
> eyes exposed to the elements and the scurrying looks of people.
> His hands are long and slender, with a brown-yellow tan to them.
> Delicate fingers never used for hard labour leads the thoughts to
> a magician or artist. Above a thin crocked nose sets a pair of deep
> brown or black eyes. As the only clearly visible feature in his face,
> they are truly the only entrance to this mans soul.
>
> <1046hp 681m 187mv>
> Cirianna stamps her foot in a fuming rage and glowers at you.
>
> <1046hp 711m 224mv>
> Cirianna says 'Why must you say such?'
>
> <1046hp 711m 224mv> , stands his ground, looking at you.
> Bfarido stands his ground, looking at you.
>
> <1046hp 706m 224mv> , shakes his head a bit.
> Bfarido shakes his head a bit.
>
> <1046hp 726m 261mv> ' I did not mean to infuriate you
> You say 'I did not mean to infuriate you'
>
> <1046hp 696m 261mv>
> Cirianna says 'Why can you not for once just say what you think?'
>
> <1046hp 696m 261mv> , looks around himself for a better place to
> speak.
> Bfarido looks around himself for a better place to speak.
>
> <1046hp 719m 298mv> ' Let us go somewhere else
> You say 'Let us go somewhere else'
>
> <1046hp 719m 298mv>
> Cirianna nods.
>
> <1046hp 719m 298mv> ' Perhaps outside
> You say 'Perhaps outside'
>
> <1046hp 719m 298mv> ' To the gardens
> You say 'To the gardens'
>
> <1046hp 719m 298mv> , nods towards the north east.
> Bfarido nods towards the north east.
>
> <1046hp 731m 335mv>
> Cirianna nods.
>
> <1046hp 731m 335mv> fol Cirianna
> You now follow Cirianna.
>
> Skip a bit more running.
>
> <1046hp 634m 373mv>
> You follow Cirianna.
> On a Platform
>
> [Exits: up down]
> Cirianna is here.
> A ranger stands here, watching his guild.
> A flesh golem has arrived.
> A mummy has arrived.
>
> <1046hp 634m 370mv> l
> On a Platform
> You stand on a small platform built around the trunk of the beech
> tree. This
> particular tree is very tall, and you can see that another, larger
> platform
> is built overhead. This platform has no furnishings besides a few
> lanterns
> hanging from branches, unlike most of the other platforms which have
> sleeping
> mats. Rope ladders lead both down to the forest floor and further up
> into the
> tree.
>
> [Exits: up down]
> (Invis) (Charmed) A shambling mummy sways here reeking of the grave.
> (Invis) (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> Cirianna is here.
> A ranger stands here, watching his guild.
>
> <1046hp 665m 407mv>
> Cirianna sits herself on the edge of the platform, her feet dangling
> over the edge.
>
> <1046hp 665m 407mv> tell Cirianna group me, please
> You tell Cirianna 'group me, please'
>
> <1046hp 665m 407mv> af
>
> Cirianna sits down on the ground.
>
> You are affected by:
> Spell: 'transform' modifies none by 0 for 22 hours.
> Spell: 'transform' modifies damage modifier by -10 for 22 hours.
> Spell: 'transform' modifies hp by 479 for 22 hours.
> Spell: 'wraithform' modifies none by 0 for 1 hours.
> Spell: 'wraithform' modifies none by 0 for 1 hours.
> Spell: 'detect invis' modifies none by 0 for 36 hours.
> Spell: 'greater undead' modifies none by 0 for 13 hours.
> Spell: 'lesser golem' modifies none by 0 for 13 hours.
> Spell: 'infravision' modifies none by 0 for 19 hours.
>
> <1046hp 665m 407mv>
> You join Cirianna's group.
>
> <1046hp 678m 417mv> cast scourge
> The guildguard turns slightly green, but it passes.
> The guildguard appears to be blinded.
> The guildguard er blind!
> The guildguard yells 'Help! someone is attacking the guild!'
> Your Scourge of the Violet Spider EVISCERATES the guildguard!
> The guildguard has a few scratches. (90% - 100%)
>
>
> Skip me killing the guildguard.
>
>
> <871hp 136m 417mv> The guildguard is already blind.
> The guildguard is already weakened.
> Your Scourge of the Violet Spider MUTILATES the guildguard!
> Your acidic bite MUTILATES the guildguard!
> Your acidic bite EVISCERATES the guildguard!
> The guildguard is DEAD!!
> You receive 12 experience points.
> The guildguard's heart is torn from his chest.
>
> <871hp 96m 417mv>
> Cirianna closes her eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
>
> <871hp 96m 417mv> , nods upwards.
> Bfarido nods upwards.
>
> <871hp 96m 417mv>
> You follow Cirianna.
> The Living Library
>
> [Exits: down]
> (Translucent) Cirianna is here.
> A small, striped snake crawls swiftly through the grass.
> (White Aura) Your guildmaster stands here, studying a book of botany.
> A mummy has arrived.
> A flesh golem has arrived.
>
> <871hp 96m 414mv> l
> The Living Library
> You stand on a large platform built around the middle of a large
> beech tree.
> Built around and even into the trunk are a number of bookshelves,
> containing
> books and scrolls on topics from botany to animal behavior to war
> strategies.
> The books are protected from the open weather of this platform by a
> small
> roof just over the bookcases and by glass doors on the bookcases
> themselves.
> If you stand still, you can feel the forest around you: hear the
> chittering
> of squirrels, smell the rich, decaying leaves, and see the soft
> motions of
> leaves in the breeze. A rope ladder leads down through an opening
> near the
> trunk towards a small platform below.
>
> [Exits: down]
> (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> (Charmed) A shambling mummy sways here reeking of the grave.
> (Translucent) Cirianna is here.
> A small, striped snake crawls swiftly through the grass.
> (White Aura) Your guildmaster stands here, studying a book of botany.
>
> <871hp 96m 414mv> , walks to the bookcases.
> Bfarido walks to the bookcases.
>
> <879hp 127m 417mv>
> Cirianna attempts to sit again, her feet dangling again off the
> platform's edge.
>
> <879hp 127m 417mv> , lets his old fingers run over the tomes.
> Bfarido lets his old fingers run over the tomes.
>
> <900hp 172m 417mv> , turns to you again, haveing read the titles he
> is ready for you.
> Bfarido turns to you again, haveing read the titles he is ready for
> you.
>
> <900hp 172m 417mv> rest sits down next to you, his body arching a bit.
> Bfarido sits down next to you, his body arching a bit.
>
> <900hp 172m 417mv>
> Cirianna breathes in slowly and deeply, her eyes darker than ever
> before, like the clouds before a storm.
>
> <900hp 172m 417mv> , looks over the green garden under the platform.
> Bfarido looks over the green garden under the platform.
>
> <928hp 270m 417mv> ' This is so deferend from Home
> You say 'This is so deferend from Home'
>
> <928hp 270m 417mv>
> Cirianna nods silently.
>
> <983hp 365m 417mv> ' At times like this I miss Qabileh el Shams
> You say 'At times like this I miss Qabileh el Shams'
>
> <983hp 365m 417mv> ' My desert tribe
> You say 'My desert tribe'
>
> <1009hp 435m 417mv> ' The sanctuary of the camp
> You say 'The sanctuary of the camp'
>
> <1025hp 506m 417mv> ' The howling of the desert wind
> You say 'The howling of the desert wind'
>
> <1025hp 506m 417mv> ' The song of my people
> You say 'The song of my people'
>
> <1025hp 506m 417mv> , looks down at his hands before he goes on.
> Bfarido looks down at his hands before he goes on.
>
> <1041hp 573m 417mv>
> Cirianna listens to the voice nearby, it seeming many miles away.
>
> <1041hp 573m 417mv> ' Thise are some of the things I have given up
> You say 'Thise are some of the things I have given up '
>
> <1041hp 573m 417mv> ' Forever
> You say 'Forever'
>
> <1046hp 693m 417mv> ' as Jihadihi shire, devotede magican,
> sacrificeses are made
> You say 'as Jihadihi shire, devotede magican, sacrificeses are made'
>
> <1046hp 693m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers 'For knowledge's sake.'
>
> <1046hp 693m 417mv> , nods slowly, agreeing with your words.
> Bfarido nods slowly, agreeing with your words.
>
> <1046hp 746m 417mv>
> The sun slowly disappears in the west.
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> ' It is not a thing I wish upon others, much less
> myself
> You say 'It is not a thing I wish upon others, much less myself'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> ' But as the call for knowledge is stronger ..
> You say 'But as the call for knowledge is stronger ..'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> , lets his voice trail of..
> Bfarido lets his voice trail of..
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna turns to you quickly, opening her mouth in fury and then
> closing it again.
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> , looks down at his wrinkled yellow hands.
> Bfarido looks down at his wrinkled yellow hands.
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> ' Go on
> You say 'Go on'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'If you mean to try to tell me this is why you left my
> side...for knowledge's sake...I swear I shall kill you.'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'It is all I have tried to give you.'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And instead......'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says '...you...you...'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> ' This is just an old mans rambles
> You say 'This is just an old mans rambles'
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna turns her head away again, her breathing coming heavier, her
> eyes full of a deep dark fire.
>
> <1046hp 794m 417mv> , looks at you. His black eyes tells you nothing
> of his toughts.
> Bfarido looks at you. His black eyes tells you nothing of his toughts.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Never did I leave you side for always.
> You say 'Never did I leave you side for always.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' But never was I there for always
>
> Cirianna says 'You wish to use me while it is convenient for you?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> You say 'But never was I there for always'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Oh that is rich indeed.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna stands up.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , looks down at his hands.
> Bfarido looks down at his hands.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna paces back and forth along the edge of the platform, her
> feet teetering on the edge.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And now you think you have learned all you can from
> being with me...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> stand stands slowly, very slowly.
> Bfarido stands slowly, very slowly.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'So you go to the...almighty, oh so knowledgable
> Imperials...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna rolls her eyes, disgusted.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , shake shis head.
> Bfarido shake shis head.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' No, it is not posible
> You say 'No, it is not posible'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' The only way I can learn all from you ..
> You say 'The only way I can learn all from you ..'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , shakes his head, dismissing the tought.
> Bfarido shakes his head, dismissing the tought.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> l
>
> The sun rises in the east.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> The Living Library
> You stand on a large platform built around the middle of a large
> beech tree.
> Built around and even into the trunk are a number of bookshelves,
> containing
> books and scrolls on topics from botany to animal behavior to war
> strategies.
> The books are protected from the open weather of this platform by a
> small
> roof just over the bookcases and by glass doors on the bookcases
> themselves.
> If you stand still, you can feel the forest around you: hear the
> chittering
> of squirrels, smell the rich, decaying leaves, and see the soft
> motions of
> leaves in the breeze. A rope ladder leads down through an opening
> near the
> trunk towards a small platform below.
>
> [Exits: down]
> (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> (Charmed) A shambling mummy sways here reeking of the grave.
> Cirianna is here.
> (White Aura) Your guildmaster stands here, studying a book of botany.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Say it'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Nothing, again, I am getting old
> You say 'Nothing, again, I am getting old'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' To much time spend in studies have left me a fool
> You say 'To much time spend in studies have left me a fool'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'All of this time and still you cannot say what you are
> thinking.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , begins a chant of magic. You know the words.
> Bfarido begins a chant of magic. You know the words.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'How many times do I have to listen to you start a
> thought and never complete it?'
>
> <567hp 744m 417mv> ' My tought are never finished it seems
> You say 'My tought are never finished it seems'
>
> <567hp 744m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Well, you could at least finish one aloud....'
>
> <567hp 785m 417mv>
> Cirianna glares icily at you, you feel cold to your bones.
>
> <567hp 785m 417mv> , moves to the bookcases again, picking up a tome
> about flowers.
> Bfarido moves to the bookcases again, picking up a tome about flowers.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Are you such a coward that you cannot even tell me
> what you are thinking knowing that I shall never seek your face
> again?'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> , looks at you, sadness is clear in his eyes.
>
> The sky is getting cloudy.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> Bfarido looks at you, sadness is clear in his eyes.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Never again ?
> You say 'Never again ?'
>
> Cirianna says 'That is what you want'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , shakes his head slowly from side to side.
> Bfarido shakes his head slowly from side to side.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' You know it is not
> You say 'You know it is not'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'It is why you choose as you do.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The snow begins to fall.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The snow stops falling.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' I chose nothing not already chosen by other and
> wiser men before me
> You say 'I chose nothing not already chosen by other and wiser men
> before me'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Surely you do not expect that I would continue to come
> to you, sharing my knowledge with you when I know who it is you turn
> to?'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You are your own man.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Do not blame your decisions on them.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> ' You seek me to compromis so you don't have to,
> Pure One
> You say 'You seek me to compromis so you don't have to, Pure One'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna closes her eyes and hums for an instant.
> A magical spring flows from the ground.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna drinks water from a magical spring.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> fill skin
>
> Cirianna says 'You already told me you compromised...'
> You fill a water skin with water.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'I made it clear from the beginning I never do.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , nods a thank to you for the water.
> Bfarido nods a thank to you for the water.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> fill 2.skin
> You fill a water skin with water.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' I compromis my ideals for knowledge
> You say 'I compromis my ideals for knowledge'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna feels her foot slip off the edge and she teeters for a
> moment, but manages to catch herself and begins to walk the edge of
> the platform again.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The night has begun.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'The Imperials are not known for their knowledge.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , flips a bit in the book, stopping a bit here and
> there.
> Bfarido flips a bit in the book, stopping a bit here and there.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'They are known for their blind following...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says '..their lack of inner knowledge...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says '..their cowardice and their otherwise dispicable
> nature.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' With the strength of the blades they wield I can
> gain more power and insight
> You say 'With the strength of the blades they wield I can gain more
> power and insight'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> ' Gaining knowledge needed before the Becomming
> You say 'Gaining knowledge needed before the Becomming'
>
> <567hp 787m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'So then you sacrifice knowledge for suppossed power.'
>
> <567hp 787m 417mv> ' But all those things you claim them to be, Yes,
> they are so
> You say 'But all those things you claim them to be, Yes, they are so'
>
> <567hp 787m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You needn't affirm what I already know to be truth.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Power, the wrong word.
> You say 'Power, the wrong word.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'No, it isn't the wrong word.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You are correct...you go to them because you are slow
> to learn the ways of the blade alone...as am I.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You go to them because it is the easy way.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' The Fast way
> You say 'The Fast way'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Nothing one ever learns well is learned
> easily....nothing.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> ' Yes, perhaps so
> You say 'Yes, perhaps so'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You will not become....not like this.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head.
>
> <567hp 793m 417mv> , looks down at his hands a bit.
> Bfarido looks down at his hands a bit.
>
> <567hp 793m 417mv> ' From each battle fought I get closer to my goal
> You say 'From each battle fought I get closer to my goal'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> l
> The Living Library
> You stand on a large platform built around the middle of a large
> beech tree.
> Built around and even into the trunk are a number of bookshelves,
> containing
> books and scrolls on topics from botany to animal behavior to war
> strategies.
> The books are protected from the open weather of this platform by a
> small
> roof just over the bookcases and by glass doors on the bookcases
> themselves.
> If you stand still, you can feel the forest around you: hear the
> chittering
> of squirrels, smell the rich, decaying leaves, and see the soft
> motions of
> leaves in the breeze. A rope ladder leads down through an opening
> near the
> trunk towards a small platform below.
>
> [Exits: down]
> A magical spring flows from the ground here.
> (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> (Charmed) A shambling mummy sways here reeking of the grave.
> Cirianna is here.
> (White Aura) Your guildmaster stands here, studying a book of botany.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'It is true as well when you fight alone.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> nod
> You nod.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Or with others who would push you to gain
> knowledge...rather than the supposed power.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' It is, but I learn from death and corpses.
> You say 'It is, but I learn from death and corpses.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The day has begun.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You kill alone.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The sun rises in the east.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You can kill as well with those who would have a
> common goal...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Again, not with the speed needed to defeat time
> You say 'Again, not with the speed needed to defeat time'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Those who would not turn on you as soon as assist you.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Learning quickly is not learning well.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> ' Again you speak as someone that lives forever.
> You say 'Again you speak as someone that lives forever.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'I can tell you this as surely as I am standing here.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'The Father will grant me the length of life I need to
> accomplish all that I must do until he thinks I have outlived my
> usefulness...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'The Gods would do the same for you...but how can they
> respect one who compromises all he holds true?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Rushing into and forcing learning is not well I
> agree. But I have no wish for my death
> You say 'Rushing into and forcing learning is not well I agree. But I
> have no wish for my death'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says '..for the sake of 'quick' power?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'The lie of the Imperials and it has slipped within
> you.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' And I have noone that deems useful or not
> You say 'And I have noone that deems useful or not'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You who I thought would scoff at it as quickly as the
> others accept it.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , shakes his head a bit.
> Bfarido shakes his head a bit.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'They too think that a quick rise of power is what will
> make them succeed...but do you not see what happens?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Remember when we were much younger ?
> You say 'Remember when we were much younger ?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'It merely makes them fall all the harder.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' We travelled with a thief from the Empire
> You say 'We travelled with a thief from the Empire'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'One who was ignorant.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna nods.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' He returned a weapon to me half a year later
> You say 'He returned a weapon to me half a year later'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And what came of him?'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna peers around herself intently.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Likely as not, he killed himself rather than live the
> lie of the Empire.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> , moves his hand to his mouth to choke a small
> laughter.
> Bfarido moves his hand to his mouth to choke a small laughter.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , looks at you with a smile on his face.
> Bfarido looks at you with a smile on his face.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> lo Cirianna
> Before you stands a young looking woman, her clothing covered by a
> dark cloak
> that she keeps loosely wrapped around her. Her long, white hair is
> most often
> covered by a hood that casts a shadow over her face. When in the
> daylight, the
> shadow dissipates, showing a face that is scarred on one side by the
> heat of
> what must have been seering flames. Her eyes are a deep shade of
> greenish-grey
> that peer from behind the hood and seem to pierce the soul, searching
> past the
> outward and looking inside to find purity. Her voice is cold and
> calloused, an
> edge to it when she deigns to speak and her blood red lips rarely
> turn upward
> into a smile.
> Cirianna, a female dark-elf, is in perfect health. (100%)
>
> Cirianna is using:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You scoff me...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' They are not all profane and untrust worthy
> You say 'They are not all profane and untrust worthy'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'I have spoken to nearly all of them....'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' If you condem them all, are you not clouded by a
> fog as well ?
>
> The snow begins to fall.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> You say 'If you condem them all, are you not
> clouded by a fog as well ?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'There is one that stands alone as one who is not so
> closed minded as the rest...Zepachu'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , nods again.
> Bfarido nods again.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' I have never meet him. Is he a soldier ?
> You say 'I have never meet him. Is he a soldier ?'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> The snow stops falling.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'We did not speak at length...I am not certain,
> although I remember he told me I was a blade at heart.'
>
> <567hp 781m 417mv>
> Cirianna rolls her eyes, disgusted.
>
> <567hp 781m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'But he was different.'
>
> <567hp 781m 417mv> , looks down again trying to hide something in his
> black eyes.
> Bfarido looks down again trying to hide something in his black eyes.
>
> <567hp 781m 417mv>
> The sun slowly disappears in the west.
> The clouds disappear.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Dealing with soldiers are usefull for gathering
> corpses.
> You say 'Dealing with soldiers are usefull for gathering corpses.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna looks at you, her eyes a piercing gaze.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , turns his back on you, flipping the pages in the
> book he holds.
> Bfarido turns his back on you, flipping the pages in the book he
> holds.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The night has begun.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Aye, of course...and I am of no use for such so that
> is why I have been disgarded...never mind the rest that you told me.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Never mind the quest for knowledge...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Let us gather corpses endlessly...'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'With no thought of who helps...'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> The sky is getting cloudy.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'With no thought of their motive..or reasoning.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Aye...let us accept their help blindly...naively.'
>
> <567hp 783m 417mv> , still have his back turned to you, but you can
> see he nods slowly with his head.
> Bfarido still have his back turned to you, but you can see he nods
> slowly with his head.
>
> <567hp 783m 417mv>
> Cirianna opens her cloak slowly, sliding it off one shoulder,
> exposing one arm.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Do you see this?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna points out a lengthy scar, still healing.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , turns to see what you are talking about.
> Bfarido turns to see what you are talking about.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The snow begins to fall.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , takes a steep forward to get a better look.
> Bfarido takes a steep forward to get a better look.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> Cirianna says 'That necromancer did that...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Havilahd
>
> Cirianna points a little lower on her arm.
> You say 'Havilahd'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And this one...one of their assassins...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , gets a distant look in his eyes and says ' He is
> a strong Sorceror'
> Bfarido gets a distant look in his eyes and says ' He is a strong
> Sorceror'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna shows one on the palm of her hand, very deep.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And this...one of the ones who calls himself a blade.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> , focus his attention on you again.
>
> Cirianna shakes her head.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> Bfarido focus his attention on you again.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> Cirianna shrugs her cloak back onto her and pulls
> it more tightly around her.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Wounds heal Cirianna.
> You say 'Wounds heal Cirianna.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The snow stops falling.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Aye, of course...that is what I wished to know.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Even the one on your cheek. It is almost gone now
> You say 'Even the one on your cheek. It is almost gone now'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You needn't say anything more.'
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv> , takes a steep towards you.
> Bfarido takes a steep towards you.
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv>
> The sun rises in the east.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna takes a step backward, her heel on the edge of the platform.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> ' Some wounds heals faster than others
> You say 'Some wounds heals faster than others'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Some never heal.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> , moves his hands to the Githa' around his head.
> Bfarido moves his hands to the Githa' around his head.
>
> <567hp 780m 417mv> whisp I know
> You whisper 'I know'
>
> <567hp 780m 417mv>
> The clouds disappear.
>
> <567hp 780m 417mv> , starts to unravele the clothing covering his
> head.
> Bfarido starts to unravele the clothing covering his head.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna takes another step backward, her eyes fixed on your hands as
> they move.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , suddenly stops his movements.
> Bfarido suddenly stops his movements.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , turns around.
> Bfarido turns around.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , walks to the other edge of the platform.
> Bfarido walks to the other edge of the platform.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , refits the black cloth, the Githa' , around his
> head.
> Bfarido refits the black cloth, the Githa' , around his head.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> whisp No...
> You whisper 'No...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head and yanks a book from the shelf, throwing it
> across the platform at you, hitting just below your knees.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> , falls down on the platform.
> Bfarido falls down on the platform.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> rest puts his hands flat on the floor.
> Bfarido puts his hands flat on the floor.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers 'I....'
> The sky is getting cloudy.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers 'I hate you.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers 'More than I have ever hated another..I hate you.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers '..for betraying yourself....'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers '...for betraying me...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> It starts to rain.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The snow begins to fall.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , stands up again. Picking up the tome, it is
> about mountains.
> Bfarido stands up again. Picking up the tome, it is about mountains.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> stand goes the bookcases and put the tomes in its
> place.
> Bfarido goes the bookcases and put the tomes in its place.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna puts her arm on the shelf and shoves off all the books in
> reach, watching them fall into a pile on the platform, in complete
> disarray.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> gasp
> You gasp in astonishment.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Cirianna
> You say 'Cirianna'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> rest kneels down, trying to take to tomes in his
> arms.
> Bfarido kneels down, trying to take to tomes in his arms.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Do whatever you wish...but one day you will wish you
> had been true to yourself....'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The sun slowly disappears in the west.
> The snow stops falling.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'True to that which mattered to you...and it will be
> too late.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> stand puts some of the books in a little pile then
> stands up and walks to you.
> Bfarido puts some of the books in a little pile then stands up and
> walks to you.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> whisp I never wished for any of this.
> You whisper 'I never wished for any of this.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Liar.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna glares at you, her breath hot on your face, her fists
> clenched.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> whisp When we walked the desert mountains, when we
> were younger ..
> You whisper 'When we walked the desert mountains, when we were
> younger ..'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' betraying you, you say.
> You say 'betraying you, you say. '
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Betraying yourself.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Little do the gods care who I am
> You say 'Little do the gods care who I am'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' You are the one that speaks with the Gods
> You say 'You are the one that speaks with the Gods'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'They look down on those who are firm in their beliefs.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You know...I thought we were alike in many ways.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'I truly did.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna's thirst hits her.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head slowly, her hood so far over her face now it
> is almost touching her nose.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'There was a time when you knew what you wished...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And you followed it unwaveringly.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Now, you look for the fast answer...the easy answer.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'The quick way...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna's thirst hits her.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Becoming is not a quick thing...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'It is not something done with ease...it is
> accomplished with a lifetime of knowledge.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The moon changes and begins a full phase.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You throw away now all that you have labored over for
> the cheap lies of the Empire.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And yet still you cannot be true to yourself...'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' That I have gathered. A lifetime of knowledge
> You say 'That I have gathered. A lifetime of knowledge'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' But it is running slow.
> You say 'But it is running slow.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'No, you have not. Your life is not over.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The sun rises in the east.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'So why stop gathering knowledge?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna mutters something quietly to herself.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , gets a pouch of sand from his girdle.
> Bfarido gets a pouch of sand from his girdle.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'As thick as they are...so blinded in their illusion.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna cries out to the heavens.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , emptys it on the floor.
> Bfarido emptys it on the floor.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna yells 'Father, how could I have been so decieved?'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , gives you an empty pouch.
> Bfarido gives you an empty pouch.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Shake this, see what little sand there is left.
> You say 'Shake this, see what little sand there is left.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna's thirst hits her.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna nods ever so slightly.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' My life is running out.
> You say 'My life is running out.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The rain stopped.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' But my quest for knowledge is not over
> You say 'But my quest for knowledge is not over'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'So it is for all of us...our lives wane daily.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' A few live forever.
> You say 'A few live forever.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'If you think the way to have what you want is to do so
> quickly, now that you think your life is at an end, you are wrong.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You will not accomplish it any more that way than you
> would if you took the time you needed to with it.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The clouds disappear.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' It is a chance I have to take.
> You say 'It is a chance I have to take.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , nods slowly, picking up the book from before.
> Bfarido nods slowly, picking up the book from before.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna shakes her head.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
>
> Cirianna says 'I only hope that you live long enough to regret your
> decision this day.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna turns from you and calls to the heavens for some water on
> her lips.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna's thirst hits her.
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv> , looks up from his hands.
>
> Cirianna closes her eyes and hums for an instant.
> A magical spring flows from the ground.
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv> Bfarido looks up from his hands.
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv>
> Cirianna drinks water from a magical spring.
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv> ' Cirianna, do you belive I have taken the
> Bloodoath ?
> You say 'Cirianna, do you belive I have taken the Bloodoath ?'
>
> <567hp 789m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'It matters not if you have or if you haven't.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'So long as you walk with them, you walk in their
> ways...and they care naught for knowledge.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'When you join with them in your 'quest', you in fact
> put it aside....'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' I care not for their motives
> You say 'I care not for their motives'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'For the sake of their lie of the quick power.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Again, all this is not of my concern
> You say 'Again, all this is not of my concern'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'Then you stand beside them as they kill me. Make me
> your enemy when I would offer my hand to assist you in your quest.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> ' I know you disaprove
> You say 'I know you disaprove'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'They will turn from you when you are in need.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'And you will be more alone than you were to begin
> with...'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> The sky is getting cloudy.
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv> , nods again at your words.
> Bfarido nods again at your words.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'But you don't care, I know.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You needn't say it.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'You evidently said all you needed to say..and I heard
> it quite clearly.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The sun slowly disappears in the west.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> ' Shake the pouch Cirianna. let it calm your anger
> and help you understand my motives.
> You say 'Shake the pouch Cirianna. let it calm your anger and help
> you understand my motives.'
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The night has begun.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna throws the pouch back at you angrily.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , looks at the pouch flying over the edge of the
> platform.
> Bfarido looks at the pouch flying over the edge of the platform.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'What need have I to understand your motives?'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna says 'There is only one thing I have need for any
> longer...that becomes more and more clear to me.'
>
> <567hp 764m 417mv>
> Cirianna whispers 'I hate you.'
>
> <567hp 787m 417mv> , looks down at his old hands.
> Bfarido looks down at his old hands.
>
> <567hp 787m 417mv>
> Cirianna takes your hand and presses it to her lips and climbs down
> the rope quickly.
>
> <567hp 787m 417mv> l
> The Living Library
> You stand on a large platform built around the middle of a large
> beech tree.
> Built around and even into the trunk are a number of bookshelves,
> containing
> books and scrolls on topics from botany to animal behavior to war
> strategies.
> The books are protected from the open weather of this platform by a
> small
> roof just over the bookcases and by glass doors on the bookcases
> themselves.
> If you stand still, you can feel the forest around you: hear the
> chittering
> of squirrels, smell the rich, decaying leaves, and see the soft
> motions of
> leaves in the breeze. A rope ladder leads down through an opening
> near the
> trunk towards a small platform below.
>
> [Exits: down]
> A magical spring flows from the ground here.
> A small, striped snake crawls swiftly through the grass.
> (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> (Charmed) A shambling mummy sways here reeking of the grave.
> (White Aura) Your guildmaster stands here, studying a book of botany.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> where
> People near you:
> (PK) Cirianna The Greenwood
> (PK) Bfarido The Living Library
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , looks downwards after Cirianna.
> Bfarido looks downwards after Cirianna.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv>
> The garter snake leaves down.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , kneels at the pile of books and starts to sort
> them again.
> Bfarido kneels at the pile of books and starts to sort them again.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> where
> People near you:
> (PK) Cirianna The Back Door
> (PK) Bfarido The Living Library
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> stand stands back up, putting the last of the
> books in it's propper place he departs the Library.
> You are already standing.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> , stands back up, putting the last of the books in
> it's propper place he departs the Library.
> Bfarido stands back up, putting the last of the books in it's propper
> place he departs the Library.
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> where
> People near you:
> (PK) Cirianna A twisty passageway
> (PK) Bfarido The Living Library
>
> <567hp 794m 417mv> cast word
> The High Altar of the Great Temple
>
> [Exits: north south]
> An old woman kneels here in prayer.
> (White Aura) The Enlightened Master of the Temple is here, praying
> for the weak.
>
> <567hp 780m 208mv> quit
> [MASTER] the Archmage: The Orb of Magic dims a bit as Bfarido leaves
> us.
> Awaiting the hour of reprisal, your time slips away...