Dale News - 2015-01
| Date | Location | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | ESGAROTH | An Avaricious Arathmor Arrives |
| 13 | ESGAROTH | Of handsome hoods |
| Post Title: | An Avaricious Arathmor Arrives |
| Author: | Varic |
| Date posted: | 9 January 2015 |
| Short version:
VARIC Arathmor arrives in town, abuses his debtors, and is instructed in the righteous path of kindness by ORIANA Karath, at whom he scoffs. THORALD Karath skulks about in a hood sort-of-shopping and later is glimpsed by ORIANA, who is surprised at the fleeting sight. Elvish is spoken; Livestock phenomena is discussed. Gossipy version: "I was in the market today," Imulda remarks to her neighbor Lotte, who is unimpressed. "When are you not? You're always spending money you haven't got." Unimpressed and critical. Imulda is undeterred. "And you wouldn't believe what I saw there, would you? There's a new Arathmor arrived in town, the young Lord VARIC Arathmor of Dale." Lotte mulls it over. "A new Arathmor? I did think I'd misplaced some coins yesterday, but probably they ended up in his pockets, somehow." Imulda goes on. "He was having it out with some poor merchant who was fool enough to borrow money from Arathmor from a venture that went bad. All the cargo lost, and now Lord Varic is calling in the debt, that that poor man's got nothin' to show for it, all that money borrowed. I wouldn't want to be in his shoes, to be sure! But they happened along the Lady ORIANA Karath, and there's a noble with a kind heart. She is the sweetest thing, isn't she? And so talented, she was even speaking the elf language today! Why isn't she married yet? Hm! Well she tried to tell the Arathmor that kindness and charity is a better way, but she should have known better, bless her, those types will never listen. Some man in a hood was hanging around the edges of their conversation, or maybe it was just coincidence... he stepped right through the pair of them, anyhow, and Lady Oriana looked like she'd seen a ghost." (Cameo appearance by the redoubtable THORALD). "I wonder who it could have been?" Lotte wonders. "I don't know," Imulda admits. "Probably someone wondering why any decent girl would take so long talking to them as have never got anything nice to say." Lotte admits to having heard some gossip already, "Is it true that he called her a two-headed sheep?" Imulda cackles. "He might have done. Who knows what goes on in those addled minds?" | |
| Post Title: | Of handsome hoods |
| Author: | Thorald |
| Date posted: | 13 January 2015 |
| "You know that story Ines... errr... Ermessinde? Imelda? Zelda? Well, anyway, the one she spun about the Arathmor and that manly Steward of Karath?"
"Come now, Piggy, she's not really that manly. When she wears a dress, I can see the...," "Shut up and look busy, boss is coming!" ... "So yes, I know who that hooded person was that stalked the... err... girly Steward of Karath." "Reaaallly? How would you possibly know?" "I was making deliveries on the square and heard it clearly! She said it was her brother!" "That's very unlikely..." "Don't hail on my march!" "You mean, rain on your parade?" "What parade? What are you talking about?!" "It is the say--- ugh, nevermind. Did the stranger look like... what did they call him? Bear? Moose? Something like that." "I don't know but they must be close because when we came back to the docks, I saw them chatting by the railing, all close and such. Hrm.. so if not her brother, it must be her man!" "Why would Lord Gerik hide himself like that?" "Pfft! Please, he's not her man, he's too soft!" "He's in the army, he can't be soft, Piggy. When you're hip-deep in orcs, you gotta be tough." "Yes well, that's what I've heard. Shh! He's coming this way again! Grab the net!" ... "It's Imulda, by the way. She's my wife." "... crap." | |
