The Tale Of Telina Delvanni: Chapter Two., Of Mad Wizard's, duty and faith. Options

[Tellie]

Here is the previous one.
The story of Telina Delvanni.Chapter one

Hi, a new chapter is now here, and before we start, I'd like to thank Starge, and the other, who created this site, and made it possible for me to write my tale here.


Chapter 2. Of mad Wizards, duty and faith.

We stood in the center of Baladas study room, at the top of Arvs-Drelen. He looked me sharply in my eyes.

-"Telina, know this, I took you as my mouth, beacuse you need a friend and mentor, an I'm propably the best friend you'll ever have here the next month's, but also beacuse you're an extremely powerfull individual, and after a little training, I believe you'll surpass even the ancient and powerfull Divyath Fyr, and that says quite a bit".

I just stared into his friendly, and knowledegable eyes, totally bereft of words.

-"Now, I have a small chore for you, I am in need of someone to deliver this message to Berel Sala, at Vivec, it explains what happened at the hall-of-justice yesterday".

I stared at him with no small feeling of guilt and confusion.

-"You see, I said that I could find out what caused the big catrastrophe, at the teple, now naturally it is just a big lie as I knew what you did, but I could not let you get caught with it, as that would have cost you you're life". "Now, go and deliever this to Berel Sala, he is currently resided in the Vivec High-Fane".

With that I took my leave, and I deposited most of my personal effects in Baladas studyroom, so that he could study them and maby improve some of it, while I went to Vivec, the only thing I took with me, was my Silver-staff-of-peace; in case the guards in the temple required some sort of identification for entrancance, after such a serious accident had occured.

I walked outside Arvs-Drelen, and accidentlu pushed the into the face of an orc.

-"Watch where you're going" I snapped at her, and then I continued to the silt strider.

-"Under sun and sky mutshera, we greet you warmly, do you want to travel somewhere"? The silt-strider operator, proved to be quite friendly, he even gave a discount for being a telvanni. "Oh, my daugther is in that house, it's quite facinating that house, so what position did you hold in the house, again"?

-"Why me, I'm the mouth of Master Baladas, but I intend to go even further in the house, so right now, I'm on official house buisness, to the Vivec High-Fane".

After some cosy seven hours, we was at Vivec, but he did not land, instead he stopped over the temple.

-"Here, go down by this rope, as I have to hurry up with a shipment to Vos".

I slid down the rope, and my suspicions were soon proved, the temple square was heavyly befested with the guards, whom I'd come to know as Ordinators. I stopped before the netrance to the Vivec High-Fane, and presented me to one of the Ordinators.

-"Telina Delvanni, mouth of Master Baladas in house telvanni, are here to give the investigation report to Berel Sala, and I seek entrance to the High-Fane".

I waited for a minute, while the Ordinator was in the High-Fane Talking. Finally he came out with Berel Sala, who looked on me with suspicion, in his eyes.

-"Ser Delvanni, we cant take anyone into the high fane at the moment, before we have read the report, so hand it over, and take this letter of confirmation back to Master Baladas, as a sign of me have recieved the report".

With that he walked back in again, while reading the report, and since I was in a hurry, I quickly made my way back to Arvs-Drelen, and up to Baladas.

-"Hello Telina, may I have the letter you were given "?

"How in the name of oblivion, does he know things like that, are he telepathic of something", I thought inside me.

-"Yes, Telina, I'm actually quite good in telepathy, and in time I shall teach it to ou, but now, I have prepared you're room, it is the room on your right hand side, when you go into the side corridor, in the first floor, I also strongly advice you to go and rest now, and come back here later, as you need some sleep now".

This post has been edited by Telendil Delvanni: Feb 12 2006, 01:18 AM

[mplantinga]

An excellent start to chapter 2. It's good to see Telina and Baladas getting along so well. I will be looking forward to Telina learning telepathy; I can't wait to see her use that against Gothren. (I think it would be a great way to tell what spells are going to be cast so that Telina could more easily protect herself---wink,wink). Keep up the great work.

[Kiln]

It took me quite some time to read all of the last chapter and the beginning of this one but I finally accomplished it and I must say that I'm impressed by the unique way that Telina handles characters of the game, her actions are true to her personality and that's what makes this story good.

Patiently awaiting the next update.

[minque]

¨HeHe....nice start Tellie! As I mentioned I kinda like the relation between Telina and Baladas...! It adds some excitement in the story.

Hmmm....I´m getting more and more eager to update Serene now.....*sigh* I just wish I´d have the time to sit down and do it....

[jack cloudy]

Nice story so far. I like it. The telepathy thing sounds interesting, though I do hope it is something that can be turned off. I think it is hard to get a decent rest if people are constantly screaming in your mind. Hmm, Ordinators. I wonder what they are. Sounds like some kind of elite guard. *makes mental note to go to Vivec some day for sightseeing.*

[Tellie]

Hmm, Im really in the thrust here now, updating two times one one day, it's you'alls fault, you make me do it beacuse of you replying
But Minkey please update Serene, I'll give you brown cheese if you do.


I walked back down through Arvs-Drelen, and on my way towards my room, I met one of Baladas servants.

-"Oh hello, Ser Delvanni, my name is Lahwati Druulena, I'm a hireling in the house", she was actually a very nice woman, and she had served Baladas the last thirty years.

-"Oh, well I'm Telina as you obviously know, I'm pleased to meet you, you wouldnt happen to have some tea around would you"?

-"Why sure we have, just go to your room, and I'll be back shortly".

I walked on, and soon found my room. It was quite big, and in it was a large cosy bed, stuffed with many blankets and pillows, and beside the bed, up agains the wall, was a large bookshelf. I nearly fell over with glee, when I saw all the interesting books there. There was also a large closet, where I could keep my clothes, a nice round table with a couple of chairs, and in the corner, there was a shelf where I could keep my armour and weapons.

I had just taken off my armour, and made sure all my weapons was on the shelf, when Lahwati, came in with a tray, filled with different kinds of food, two cups, and a large tea can.

We had quite a happy hour, and I ate more pleasurably than I had ever done before in my life. We discussed each other's background, and after one hour, I nearly fell over by tireness, so Lahwati Took up the tray with the remaining food, the cup's and the can, and walked out.

I laid myself into the warm, cosy and slightly fluffy bed, and fell asleep almost instantly.

Me and Haldin, entered the room of the Night-Mother....Proxima. We bowed our heads, and announced ourselves.

-"You called for us, mistress" said Haldin.

-"Yes, my faithfull servants. "In the province of Morrowind, we have three high members, one of them is placed in Mournhold, the other one is one of the highest memberrs of the imperial legion, stationed on the island of Vvardenfell, the last one have been stationed by the king of Morrowind himself, to become one of the ruling members of Vvardenfell".

-"But lately, they have started to faulter, and are sometimes even failing theur missions, YOU Haldin, shall travel over there, and if they starts to faulter again, you are given direct command of the brotherhood assassins, so that you may kill these leaders, and take command yourself".

-"You Telina, my closest friend, you I have other plans for": "I'm getting weak and old, I wish that you are to become the new Night-Mother of the brotherhood, after I retire". "But before I retire I have some things to fix up first, so in two months, you will overtake command of the brotherhood". "Now go".

Me and Haldin, left her, and Haldin gathered up his gear, and I followed him towards the shipyard some five hours later. I had tears in my eyes, beacuse I knew that our relationship would end here, with him going to Vvardenfell, and I had to stay here.

-"Telina, my love, I have to leave now, but I promise that I shall come back for you, later". "All I want you to do now, is to be brave, and never forget me", he barely managed to hold back the sorrowness in his voice when he talked, but the tears, he could not stop, from falling down.

I did not even think, or care about the fact that several hundreds of people was around us. I took my hands around his face, and kissed him. I do not know how long we kissed, all I knew was that when the ship sailed into the horison, I felt more sad and terrible that I had ever felt before.

When I got back to the head quarters. one of the Masters, approached me, with a letter in his hands.

-"Telina, thank goodness, you're here, we have been given a top priority mission, that has to be done within two hours, you have to assassinate, the lord of Chorrol, he is the cousin of the Emperor, and he is in his villa, here in the town, but in two and a half hours from now, the imperial guard will come, and escort him up to the palace".

With that I woke up, and I had tears in my eyes, with the thought of Haldin. Just one hour after I had been given that mission, I were on my way to prisin unconcious, for later been sendt to Morrowind. In that moment, I woke up in my bed, and thought of the memory I had just relived in my dreams, I sveard an oath to Azura, to exterminate the Dark Brotherhood.

After that, I fell into a dreamless sleep.


Oh my that was longer than I thought, enjoy.

[jack cloudy]

Yawn. What, it's morning already?

Ok, I won't bother people with sleeping problems. Nice part on explaining her history a bit more. So she swore to take out the Brotherhood, but Haldin is still in it. Conflicting loyalties, that makes for an interesting read.

[Elidor]

Ohh I like the New thread for chapter 2, very well done and a nice start. Maby later on you'll elaborate more on Haldin? Perhaps Telendil will meet him?

[minque]

Ohh I like the New thread for chapter 2, very well done and a nice start. Maby later on you'll elaborate more on Haldin? Perhaps Telendil will meet him?

Oh I hope it´s Telina who will meet him and not Telendil herself!

Yes yes let´s hope we´ll get to hear more about this young lady´s adventures reeeeeeally soon....

[Kiln]

Great update as usual, I enjoy the emotion put into the characters in this story and the main character's thoughts and feelings are described a bit more with each update. Patiently waiting.

[mplantinga]

More intriguing backstory for Telina; I will look forward to hearing more about her past. It seems that she has made a new friend in Baladas' household; I wonder if her new friend will have some important role to play?

[Tellie]

Hi, jus want to tell you, that I have schedueled updates at tuesday, friday and maby sundy, but tuesday and friday are definatly new updates ( on the night though my time ).

thanks for all replies.

[minque]

Phew!....You are amazing! How the **** do you do it? Every update of mine is preceeded by lot of thinking and considering, then during writing i often get to think of some other plot or event that has to go in...and then RL comes running and takes control.....hmmmmm

But I´ll ait eagerly of your updates.....hehe you´ll probably get your story finished before I even get to the end of chapter 4!

[Taillus]

I am really enjoying this story as well as a handful of others. I am so glad I had found this forum it really gets me pumped for Oblivion and allows everyone to tell some stories. Great job so far and I can't wait to read on

[Tellie]

HEHE......i think you would like to know how I do it minkey. Well, university is not so hectic at the moment, and right now i'm off from work, but that is something I'm gonna tell you about later. Well, when I'm home,without nothing to do, i often sit down, and does a small brainstorm, cutting out the ideas I dont like to have in right then, and then I write it for hand, before posting it, just in case I like to change something. Sometimes, I have just been winging it, but most of the time, it takes about three or four hours planning and writing before i actually type it in, so you might just say that i have little to do at the moment. I'm actually starting to plan another story, that will go in parralell with this one, but I dont know when I'll start writing it. hope this explained a bit to you.....Oh my that was a long one.



I woke up,this early Tirdas mornung, and it took me a long time to realise that it was my birthday today, i was turning twenty-four.
After dressing, i walked up to Baladas, who had aleredy gotten the table ready, and on it, was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen....a cake.

-"Good morning my child, happy birthday", he said smiling. i did not even bother to ask him how he knew.

I was about to ask if had made the cake himself, when he answered that one as well. "Yes, that one I made myself, I mean you deserved something special, after all you been through".

I was completely astonished by the kindness of this old man. He was feared by all people in the proximity of some six-hours walk from here,sake for those who knew him.

we ate our breakfast, and had a quite joyfull time. After that i was given presants, the first one was a fine dress sowed by lahwati, and from Baladas, wery young nephew i were given, some twenty self-enchanted scrolls. But the most exiting one had to be the one from Baladas.

first, i was given a big friendly hug, and then a pair of shoes, who made me jump much higher, an amulet who would paralyze my enemies for more that a minute,while giving them frost damage as well, and then came the last presant....

-"Telina, before your grandfather died, he gave me this paper, which is his will. "the first part say's :

CODE

when Telina turns twenty-four, she will be handed over by account at the bank of Vvardenfell, with all the money.

-"Which means that you are now the owner of about fivehundred-thousand septims Telina". "As you increase in the house, you will be given moreof old Salendil's will", Baladas looked at me in a manner that showed that he enjoyed himself to the limit, when he was allowed to give such a happy presant to someone he cared about.

I had lost my word, I did notunderstand that it was possible to have so much money. In the end I managed to speak again, and after thanking Baladas, and the others for the presants, i explained to him that I wanted to go on a shopping trip to a town somewhere.

-"Telina, I have another mission for you, before you can go out on that possibly day's long shopping trip", he smiled as he said this.

-"In the Grazelands, there are two ashlander tribes, one of them is the Ahemmusa tribe." "It is located at the topof the grazelands, nearly at the shore".

-"I want you to go there and help the poor ashlanders out for a while, as they need all the help they can get, and it will also change your point of view". "while you're there, you willmost likely meet a friend of mine named Serene, she is an imperial woman, who will most likely treat you quite good".

-"Since it has been over a year since we parted, i have missed her birthday, so I would like you to give her this presant here". "After you have arrived there, you must help them as good as your skill are, and stay there for half a year, spend a little of each day, poundering of the meaning of yourselves here on Vvardenfell".

Before I walked out, we spent an hour togehter, and he learned me some new spells, and thaught me a whole lot more about the skill of Destruction, Illusion and Restoration. I was sad when i walked out from him, as i realised that it would be over half-a-year before we could meet again.

With me I had only my two staffs, and the skull chrusher. And after a while thinking of my role in this world i transported me to Vos.

There, I went over to the bank of Vvardenfell, to make a deposit.

-"So, you want to maken a deposit, from the account of Salendil Delvanni, eh, well you're allowed to do that if you can prove that the account will go over to you".
I showed the will of my grandfather to the bankier, and I was allowed to take out some money. 50.000 septims richer in a chest, I started towalk towards the Ahemmusa tribe.

It was just around dusk, when I saw the tents of the Ahemmusa tribe.

-"Hold it right there outlander", a angry voice came out towards me, and three archers stepped out against me, pointing at me with drawn bows.

-"What are you doing here outlander, we dont allow scum like you here".

-"I'm here to talk to your Ashk".......SMACK! I found myself laying on the ground, blood dripping from my mouth. I stood up, and the mer punched against me again, but this time I was ready. I quickly sidestepped him, and took the staff of magnus, in front of his throat.

-"I'm here on official Telvanni buisness, and understand that a woman named Serene is staying here, take me to her now", I said, and right after that, I was clubbed over the head, and fell into unconsiousness.

That was all for today.

This post has been edited by Telendil Delvanni: Feb 14 2006, 10:02 PM

[Kiln]

Nice update, 500k is alot of money and I hope she will spend it well. Oh yes and the idea of her living with the Ahemussa around Serene is very interesting, I can't help but wonder how things will play out.

Edit: The ashlanders didn't give her such a warm reception...I do hope she's treated better in the next update.

This post has been edited by Kiln: Feb 14 2006, 10:16 PM

[Tellie]

I have now edited the last part into the above post.

Enjoy.



This post has been edited by Telendil Delvanni: Feb 15 2006, 07:38 PM

[minque]

Uhhhhh.....where are their manners? The Ahemmusa warriors should know better than knock down an innocent woman.....even if she´s a Telvanni!

Now then....it must have been Zallit again I reckon, he really is a hot-headed young man.....but he should know better by now....I think Serene has to have a talk with him!

It´s gonna be really interesting now...

[Elidor]

Oh I hope it´s Telina who will meet him and not Telendil herself! 

Yes yes let´s hope we´ll get to hear more about this young lady´s adventures reeeeeeally soon....

 

*slaps forehead* Now how could I have possibly made that mistake?

[Tellie]

Change of plans, I'm giving one out now, as well as tomorrow, but I guess you dont mind...


I soon woke up though, and found myself sitting on my knees, with three spears pointing at me.

-”You outlander” the one who had hit me first said. ”Did you say that you wanted to deliver something to Serene”

-”No,I was only playing jokes, and hoping that you would die from laugh”, I snapped at him, and clearly he felt more than less intimidated, as all of them stepped back a little. ”But now that I think over it,I’d rather go and see your Wise Woman, and see what she has to say to this.

Two of the ashlanders, followed me towards the largest tent, that stood away from the other tents, to show it as something for itself. The ashlanders, indicated that I should og in, and while they stood guard outside, I went into the tent. It was a dark tent, filled with…power, at the other side of the tent, stood an old woman, who’s inner power, virtually poured out from her. I bowed deep and adressed her.

-”Wise Woman of the Ahemmusa tribe, I’m sent here bytt he telvanni master Baladas, to stay in your camp, and help you with my best of abilities”. With me I have a letter from Baladas explaining everything, and also i bring from my own inspiration, 50.000 drakes, that can be used to help the tribe, with getting food, new fabric, more land, and also bartering capabilities, do you accept my humble gift”?

She first took up the letter, and read it some times, before making up her desicion.

-”Yes, Telina, I accept your gift, you’re welcome to stay as long as yourself want, but you have to getyour own tent”. ”Oh, I reckon that Zallit have been a little rash again, he will be dealt with, my name is Sinnammu Mirpal, and I understand, that you’re seeking Serene, she is in the tent, right on the left side of this tent”.

I tanked her, and went out again. I soon found Serene’s tent, and I walked innside.


I know it's a little short, but I just wanted to post one. The one tomorrow will be longer though. Enjoy, and dont be shy, feel free to comment.

This post has been edited by Telendil Delvanni: Feb 17 2006, 10:25 AM