The Journey South
It begun when Crystal Amarath received an invitation with Vorshgard's mysterious and reclusive head of state a man known as the Master Shaper. Her relationship to Vorshgard is a complicated one it’s her late father’s homeland and one of the few connections she has to her past but it’s ruling caste the Shaperate are generally not nice people and the man considered the foremost among them is certainly a man to be wary of.
Part 1: A Night it Redport
Stormwind Rider is a great way to cover great distances at speed but even then, going from the East to the South can be exhausting. Eager to avoid interest from Realm garrisons they evaded Harborhead and touched down on an island in the Great Lakes region.
Walking dirt roads and paths for oxen carts they found themselves in Redport a coastal city frequented and partially ran by pirates. As Exalts they knew they were more than capable of defending themselves but somewhat optimistic that they wouldn’t have to if they kept their heads down and travelled towards the money, leading them to an inn simply known as Irsia’s.
Shortly after arriving they were treated to a zither performance by the lady herself, Irsia is something of a local legend as the Queen of Courtesans and one of Redport’s ruling council. They have dinner, a chance to learn a little more about the region and see about getting rooms for the night so they can travel on to Chiaroscuro in the morning.
With an empty stage and an open invitation to perform multiple members of the group decide to give it a shot and predictably impress the owner. She's something of an interesting figure herself in local lore since Queen of Courtesans isn't a title that Irsia just gave herself but rather she's a Courtesan who was fortunate enough to marry into royalty and subsequently rejected it for being boring causing a small war when she left her husband for the local of a nearby kingdom. Upon learning that her guests are Exalts who have travelled halfway around the world she's forced to confront the reality that she's being a big fish in a small pond, there's talk about her going to visit Seven Sentinels and in the short-term she's quite eager to show some them that she's worthy of her title.
While this is going on however Tempest and Nalia are playing a game of cards with a man by the name of Dufrene, who appears to be more than what he seems. for the cards that they’re playing with appear speckled with blood and some point into the game Tempest remembers this same deck of cards from his past. Dufrene admits to having been in Nexus in the past but is otherwise cagey as to his exact nature while Tempest is equally reluctant to let this stranger get under his skin.
Out of character comparisons are made between Dufrene and the Devil because the whole exchange was so foreboding, but the mystery of who the man was remains unsolved for now but a countdown has started.
It begun when Crystal Amarath received an invitation with Vorshgard's mysterious and reclusive head of state a man known as the Master Shaper. Her relationship to Vorshgard is a complicated one it’s her late father’s homeland and one of the few connections she has to her past but it’s ruling caste the Shaperate are generally not nice people and the man considered the foremost among them is certainly a man to be wary of.
Part 1: A Night it Redport
Stormwind Rider is a great way to cover great distances at speed but even then, going from the East to the South can be exhausting. Eager to avoid interest from Realm garrisons they evaded Harborhead and touched down on an island in the Great Lakes region.
Walking dirt roads and paths for oxen carts they found themselves in Redport a coastal city frequented and partially ran by pirates. As Exalts they knew they were more than capable of defending themselves but somewhat optimistic that they wouldn’t have to if they kept their heads down and travelled towards the money, leading them to an inn simply known as Irsia’s.
Shortly after arriving they were treated to a zither performance by the lady herself, Irsia is something of a local legend as the Queen of Courtesans and one of Redport’s ruling council. They have dinner, a chance to learn a little more about the region and see about getting rooms for the night so they can travel on to Chiaroscuro in the morning.
With an empty stage and an open invitation to perform multiple members of the group decide to give it a shot and predictably impress the owner. She's something of an interesting figure herself in local lore since Queen of Courtesans isn't a title that Irsia just gave herself but rather she's a Courtesan who was fortunate enough to marry into royalty and subsequently rejected it for being boring causing a small war when she left her husband for the local of a nearby kingdom. Upon learning that her guests are Exalts who have travelled halfway around the world she's forced to confront the reality that she's being a big fish in a small pond, there's talk about her going to visit Seven Sentinels and in the short-term she's quite eager to show some them that she's worthy of her title.
While this is going on however Tempest and Nalia are playing a game of cards with a man by the name of Dufrene, who appears to be more than what he seems. for the cards that they’re playing with appear speckled with blood and some point into the game Tempest remembers this same deck of cards from his past. Dufrene admits to having been in Nexus in the past but is otherwise cagey as to his exact nature while Tempest is equally reluctant to let this stranger get under his skin.
Out of character comparisons are made between Dufrene and the Devil because the whole exchange was so foreboding, but the mystery of who the man was remains unsolved for now but a countdown has started.
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