Post from Jordi on his test actions... Return-Path: Delivered-To: pnpgm@softhome.net Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 03:00:05 -0700 (PDT) From: SERGI SALLENT To: pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl Subject: [pnpgm] What to do? List-Id: PBeM Campaign run by Scott Adams List-Unsubscribe: , [Jordi - Trading test] [Jordi gives the dialogue above. Enoz listens and then looks around the tipi. Rohm leans over and whispers to Enoz in hushed tones. With the crackle of the fire pit its hard to hear but some words in Zen'da are heard like "Caladan" "stranger" "trust" "time". Jordi senses a sense of relief from Enoz as she talks. Enoz looks to Jolcz and to Jordi. Then nods.] Enoz: "Besides family and life? Right now my most precious gift is --" [He points to jolcz, he nods to her] "this." [Jolcz leans back and grabs a heavy sack. >From it she pulls out something. In the light it gleams. Its a small wooden statue the size of a fist. It is that of a eagle. the eyes sparkle with ...ruby gems? Or maybe fake glass. hard to tell. The eagle is perched on some "rock" or tree. Its wings are half out and half spread. The small statue is very artistic and delicate. It stands a fist high and a fist wide. In some cultures it might not be worth much but Jordi can tell it must've took months to carve based on the way the wings are so delicate showing the fine curves and edges of veins. To a collector it might be priceless. To a common merchant maybe nothing. Jolcz holds it in her palms and out to show Jordi.] Enoz: "I am not a normal Zen'da. I'm a craftsman. I carve things from wood and stone. Why do you think I live away from the village?" [Rohm bows her head in what seems shame to Jordi] "We do wasteful things to them. This right now is my most precious art work. To you a world traveller it might be worthless. To me its priceless. Now. Again i ask. Why and who is this for?" GM: Actions? Comments? “Well, it’s a long story. And not a nice one. A year ago, I was captured by Clyman pirates. They held me captive in a fortress. Caladan ­and others- rescued me. Together, we attacked a clyman fortress, where clyman priesstess were trying to do some nasty rituals, and had some evil artifacts built. We attacked them, and we won the combat. We freed a lot of captives, and we destroyed the evil artifacts. We left the island, and we arrived to Marentia. Some of the party settled in Marentia; others, like me, returned to our homes. However, we all meet in Marentia from time to time. In one of these meetings, Caladan asked us for help. He had learned his tribe has problems from a merchant, and he wanted to return home to help. We travelled with him, confident that we will be able to help him and his tribe. After a long trip, we arrived yesterday to the camp of Caladan’s tribe. After eating, the shaman Cetric offered us a ceremonial drink. He poisoned us… -Jordi points to the warrior that comes with him- … if he is honest, he will say I’m not lying. Cetric insulted Caladan, and asked us to take trials. I don’t know why I accepted to take the test, because I think I don’t want to remain in this lands, I think I don’t want to help a tribe that has broken the sacred laws of hospitality… perhaps I just want to help Caladan. Cetric’s test is this: I must obtain your most precious gift. It’s a trade test. I don’t want to harm you or your people; even for Caladan I won’t do it. Much less for Cetric. I think I can pass the test easily, if you have a minimum trust in me. I can’t buy it, because nothing in the earth can buy a soul, and part of your soul is in your work; a merchant won't pay a lot for it, but for true lovers of beauty, it's a masterwork; but you can keep the two extra horses I have, I can return to Cetric’s tribe with your gift, and after showing everybody I have obtained your most precious gift, I will return with it, and I will return it to you. But the problem is that I don’t know if I want to pass the test. I can't hear the voice of my hear, because hate for Cetric deafness me to any other sound. What do you suggest? Because you are a wise man, and I need advice.” Note: Jordi can't hear his hearth, not his "hear". Jordi/Sergi __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/