Post from Jordi on actions... X-Persona: Return-Path: Delivered-To: pnpgm@softhome.net Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:51:06 -0700 (PDT) From: SERGI SALLENT To: pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl Subject: [pnpgm] Jordi tries to answer Cetric. List-Id: PBeM Campaign run by Scott Adams List-Unsubscribe: , Hello: (OOC 1: I hope Wilma behaves like a good girl. It seems a super-monster hurricane; I hope it touches land far away from your home, Scott. Good luck, best wishes.) (OOC2: The situation for me -my character- was very interesting and challenging!! I initially thought that Jordi will be able to "hire" the most valuable posesion of Enoz exchanging it for two horses -that is, in fact, Jordi will hire it for two horses- a good plan if Enoz trusted Jordi. But things changed a lot once in the village. Fortunately, Chris character, Ben'dar, had been explaining our adventures, and made a remark that he explained a lot of Jordi's actions, to make people in the tribe be more amicable with Jordi. That gave me the idea about what to say (OOC: Chris, if we ever meet in person, I will buy you a drink... ). The only thing that wasn't true 100% was that Cetric knew that Jordi was married with Neva; it wasn't clear if he heard everything or not. But, well, nobody -except Cetric- knew it... and, of course, Jordi won't ask. Jordi wanted to do the test for Caladan and Ben'dar, but also tried to took advantatge of the situation to lower Cetric prestige and status in the eyes of the tribe. Jordi dislikes Cetric, shaman or not.) Jordi will look at Caladan: "May I speak?" (OOC: from now onwards, Jordi will act as if he was following Caladan or Ben'dar suggestions or leadership; I tought of it several weeks ago, but I failed to mention it. The idea is to make the rest of people believe that they are the leaders, so their status in the tribe -and society- grows. He can't act as a retainer, but he can act as if Caladan and Ben'dar were, in some way, leading the group.) (I imagine that Jordi can speak). "Cetric, you have said that in our tests you tried to discover our abilities and valour. However, in no test our "morals" or ethics were taken into account. What we did, a group of mercenaries would have been able (OOC: Is this gramatically correct?) to do. But you never asked or tried to discover something about our moral, ethics or what lies in our hearth. Now, I will tell you what lies in our hearth. What you call "Caladan's pet" is our friend. It has helped us in countless situations. It has risked its life to help Caladan and the rest of us. Of course, it can't kill a dragon, or move a heavy stone, or deliver a hard blow with a sword; but, taking into account its limitations, it has been extremately useful; because one must be valued by what one has done and what one can achieve with his abilities and characteristics. And it has performed very well. Now, you are asking Caladan to kill it. To prove his loyalty to the tribe. Do you want to know what I think about it? That killing it would only turn Caladan into a monster, for killing a friend for nothing!! He won't prove anything, except that he is a cold blooded monster!! And what about the tribe? Would you trust the future of your tribe to a man who killed his best friend just for a show? Let me remember you what kind of people Caladan is: a man who, after hearing that his tribe had problems, has crossed a lot of countries, and travelled a lot of time, to return to his tribe, to aid it in its time of danger; a man who has returned with a group of friends to help his tribe, a group of friends who were -note, Cetric: "were", not "are"; the change is entirely your responsability- ready to fight and risk their lives to help him; and don't forget that all of us have a live, projects and responsabilities that we have left behind to help him. My uncle is a King among our people, and I serve him as a diplomat and warrior when needed; I had to left his service without notice to come here with Caladan. And the rest of us can explain similar stories. Ben'dar has left his lands unattended to help you, for example; and he can be a ruined man when he returns to his lands. And do you dare, poisoner of guests, to ask Caladan where his loyalties are? You are the only person who had showed unworthy of trust in this room; because perhaps you're powerful, but you have acted unwisely; if you wanted us to submit to a test, there was no need to poison us; we would have endured it for love of Caladan and Ben'dar; the same love that doesn't allows us to kill an innocent friend (Jordi points to the firesnake)." (OOPS... it has been longer than intended...) (OOC: This is directed more to the elders of the tribe than to Cetric. Jordi believes Cetric is a cunning man, and Jordi doesn't think he will be able to change his mind; so, Jordi, while speaking with Cetric, is trying to influence the elders. He will put passion in his speech, using his actor skill, to give more emphasis to his words; but, in fact, he isn't lying or saying anything that isn't false. At least, I think so.) Jordi/Sergi __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ pnpgm mailing list pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl http://abroere.xs4all.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pnpgm