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[Acadian]

Buffy:

Ylenno suggested that he, Tarrick and Buffy meet the next day to sign up at the Adventurers Guild. Completely unfamiliar with that guild and those who ran it, Buffy breathed a sigh of relief. “I’d be ever so grateful for the company. I’ll bring my completed sign up forms and, since I’m here on behalf of my guild, I’ll have my letter of introduction from the Council of Mages with me as well.”

“Shall we meet outside the Adventurers Guild then?” She placed a handful of coins on the table for the serving girl and shouldered her bow. “Oh and at what time?”

[Colonel Mustard]

Tarrick

"Shall we meet outside the Adventurers Guild then? Oh and at what time?" Buffy asked as she gathered her things and put some coin on the table for the food.

"I think meeting outside the guildhall a good idea," Tarrick said. "The meeting is supposed to be an hour and a half after dawn* so we could meet a quarter of an hour or so before then, if that would work for both of you. Be good for me, if you're both alright with it."




*This is an official GM Fact. Supported by science.

[Acadian]

Buffy:

“That sounds perfect,” replied Buffy to Tarrick. “I’m so glad to have met you both so we’re not all complete strangers when we head for Sutch.” She smiled brightly from Redguard to Bosmer. “See you early tomorrow then.” With that, she turned on her heel and breezed out of the now much quieter inn.

[Uleni Athram]

Ylenno gave both of them his trademark roguish grin.

"Team Fluffy-Rainbow-Sweetroll-Unicorns has been founded," he said in a playful tone. "All for one and one for all! Alright, I'll see you crazy clowns later."

He followed Buffy out of the establishment and bid her au revoir as they parted ways; she was satying at the Mages Guild and he was boarding at the Flowing Bowl. As he walked towards the docks, he can't help shaking his head at today's happenings. Today was even wilder than those days when he was on one of his drunken rampages! He meets a childhood idol, gotten into a brawl with a strange young man, and met all sorts of colorful characters. As the gates to the docks opened and he was met with the salty spray of the Anvil harbors, he can't help thinking about the similarities between Buffy and Caelefensil. For a moment he saw the Lady as her sister. It was... sad. Her memory was still too strong for him to move on. He passed by the dockworkers with the image of her face in his mind. He entered the Flowing Bowl, heedless of the large brawl taking place, and went up to his room disquieted. He laid himself on the matress there and went to a dreamless sleep.

*****

The Adventurer's Guild Hall was larger than both the Mages and Fighters Guilds' combined, despite its relative young age. Like all the other buildings in Anvil, it was constructed of white marble, but Oedipus paid some wizards to enchant the whole building with some sort of shining spell; when Magnus was bright enough, the enchanted marble would reirect light like a sharp, foggy metal. It gave off the illusion of radiating. Quite clever. And probably quite expensive too. At its shining parapets were the green and gold banners of the Adventurers, they too shining like a beacon as they fluttered about in the early dawn breeze. The gargantuan oaken door with the sigil of the Guild stood over even the most tallest of Nords, and today, with the beginning of the sign-up season, it was open.

Ylenno peered inside.

If anything, it seemed like it was even larger inside! And the interior ... Lords above, it was simply gorgeous! Black marble floors that were like smoky mirrors beneath one's feet, several sets of small pillars that held the foundation from the inside, and the decorations looked like they belonged from a castle rather than an organization's hall. Ylenno would've liked to see more, but he was waiting for the others by the entrance. It didn't hurt to be fashionably early, he thought. He glanced at some of the approaching figures. They were familiar.

He waved at them.

"Hey! Over here!"

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OOC: Just nudged things along to advance the plot, nothing more. And the 'familiar figures approaching' could be anyone of you guys, not just Tarrick and Buffy, so interact with the elf!

[King Of Beasts]

Westley

Westley awoke early in the morning from a restless sleep filled with endless nightmares. He dragged himself out if bed and made his way over to the chest in the corner of the room with his belongings. He had packed an almost full set of glass armor. Westley didn't favor helmets much, besides, his lycanthropy enhanced his strength and speed. He'd easily be able to avoid arrows flying past his head and any traps that may give him a concussion.

Westley changed into his armor, put everything back in his backpack, had a quick bite to eat, then made his way down to the Adventurer's guildhall. The place looked magnificent! It seemed to be composed entirely of marble, and when the sun's rays hit it, the building glowed like a bright star in the dead of night.

The exterior and interior if the building were surprisingly large. Westley gawked wide-eyed at the main hall if the guildhall. Despite being in awe of the great beauty surrounding him, he continued to lurk in corners, away from anyone else. His corner lurking was interrupted when Ylenno saw him, and a few other people. The Elf waved his hand in the air and signaled Westley and the others over.

"Hey! Over here!"

Westley slowly made his way over to the Elf.


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[Elisabeth Hollow]

Kayla moved lithely in her leather armor, dodging bodies in similar garb to make her way to Ylenno. She nearly bumped into a man wearing glass armor. Dawnbreaker's sheathe clacked against his armor, and before she could chastise the man for stopping so abruptly in front of her, a grin spread on her face when she saw who it was.

"Westley!" she cried. "I didn't recognize you without blood all over you!" she teased. Kayla glanced around.

"Where's Buffy?"

[King Of Beasts]

Westley

"Westley! I didn't recognize you without blood all over you. Where's Buffy?"

A wide grin spread across Westley's face "Kayla! Yea, I cleaned myself up before bed last night. Can't go walking around covered in blood. Sorry I bumped into you. No, I haven't seen Buffy, sorry. "

Westley glanced around to see if Buffy was anywhere in sight.

[Acadian]

Buffy:

The wood elf was up well before dawn. After tending to her mare at the stable, she enjoyed a sweet roll, some strawberries and hot tea with some of her guild mates. They wished her luck as she left the guild.

Her boots and greaves were of natural buckskin. A russet vest of the same material covered much of her medium brown sturdy twill shirt. Willow the bow, a fur wrapped quiver (with drain holes for the rain of course) and her magical pack rode comfortably on her back. Screenshot

She had seen the outside of the Adventurers Guild many times. An impressive building to be sure. She looked forward to seeing the inside.

Approaching the building, Buffy's face brightened to see Ylenno, Kayla and Westley. The Imperial, now wearing glass armor, didn't appear to be wielding any dangerous table cutlery and she didn’t see any stray dogs nearby. Nevertheless, she kept a bit of safe distance from the accident-prone Imperial as she approached.

With a smile, she chirped, “Good morning, everyone!”

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[King Of Beasts]

Westley

Westley waved at Buffy as she approached Ylenno, Kayla, and himself. She had a bright smile in her face, but still kept a small distance from him.

“Good morning, everyone!”

"Good morning Buffy. I hope you slept well." Westley adjusted the strap of the scabbard for the Blackwater blade as he greeted Buffy.

[Elisabeth Hollow]

Kayla envied Buffy's petite figure as she strode up to the small group. Kayla closed the distance between them and gave the smaller elf a side-hug.

"Good morning, sunshine!" She grinned. The grin was genuine, but the Altmer was painfully aware of her height. She wished she was smaller and more graceful, like Buffy.

"Are we ready for adventure?"

[Acadian]

Buffy:

Kayla gracefully closed the distance with her long legs and gave Buffy a warm hug. Buffy returned the hug with both arms and felt a welcome moment of safety in the brief embrace. As the two mer withdrew, Buffy looked up at Kayla, acutely aware the difference in stature between the two, and suppressed an envious sigh. The graceful high elf was so tall and statuesque. No one would ever call her a twig or seedling.

“Good morning, Sunshine!” said Kayla. “Are we ready for adventure?”

Buffy grinned at the high elf’s confidence, and joked, “I thought that was yesterday!”

“Good morning, Buffy,” said Westley with a smile. “I hope you slept well?”

“I did, thank you, Westley,” replied Buffy. “It’s a good thing too, since I don’t know when we’ll get to sleep in real beds again!” She pointed to his arm. “I trust my healing yesterday was satisfactory? No problems with that arm today or your ability to use a sword?”

Between all the words, Buffy managed to briefly catch Ylenno’s eye and give him a warm smile.

[Elisabeth Hollow]

“It’s a good thing too, since I don’t know when we’ll get to sleep in real beds again!” Buffy pointed to Westley's arm. “I trust my healing yesterday was satisfactory? No problems with that arm today or your ability to use a sword?”

Kayla snorted. "Hopefully the only thing that is impeded is his ability to throw knives and spoons with razor-sharp accuracy!"

Kayla caught the friendly smile Buffy shot Ylenno. Kayla wanted to tweak Buffy's nose, but didn't want to get her hand bit off. Instead, she busied her left hand by tracing the hilt of Dawnbreaker. The sword's gleaming gem was safely hidden under the soft leather flap attached to the metal sheath on her hip. Her right hand, however, was pressed on her right hip. She leaned all of her weight on her right leg.

"You ever sleep on the dirt, Buffy?" She glances at Westley. " I think you roll in it." She playfully bumps Westley with her hip and laughs.

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[King Of Beasts]

Westley

After briefly hugging Kayla and greeting her, Buffy pointed at Westley's arm “I trust my healing yesterday was satisfactory? No problems with that arm today or your ability to use a sword?”

Westley shrugged his shoulders "My arm is much better. Thank you for healing me Buffy. My arm is much better since yesterday." Westley gave Buffy a warm smile.

Kayla bumped Westley with her hip and laughed after asking if he's ever slept in dirt.

"No, I've never slept on dirt. I don't intend to until the the expedition either."

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[Acadian]

Buffy:

Buffy was relieved to hear Westley report that his arm was doing well.

She then giggled at how comfortably Kayla teased the big Imperial.

“Sleep on the dirt?” repeated Buffy. “Well, I admit to a fondness for feather beds and even sheets of silk, but I’m afraid I spend more nights under the stars with my mare. Does a bedroll count? I’ve had to rely on restore fatigue spells instead of sleep a few nights though. Perhaps such spells can be of help if we end up standing long watches.”

Buffy looked up at Kayla and added with a sober shiver, "I'll bet you've had to sleep in the snow."

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[Elisabeth Hollow]

Buffy looked up at Kayla and added with a sober shiver, "I'll bet you've had to sleep in the snow."

Kayla grinned. "If you ever visit Skyrim, I'll teach you how to make a snow cave. I'm not much for any type of magick except destruction, but fatigue spells seem useful."

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[Acadian]

Buffy:

“You can make a cave in the snow?!?” Both eyebrows disappeared under blond bangs. “I have a toe ring of resist frost that a dear Nord named Jerric gave me. . . but I’d need nine more of them to sleep in a cave made of snow!”

Buffy smiled in admiration at the Almer. “I’m glad you’re skilled in destruction. I’m afraid that by specializing so heavily in the bow, illusion and restoration, my destruction skills are. . . well, I can cook a mud crab, light a torch and chill an ale but not too much more than that.” After a moment, she added, “Well, that’s not completely true; in order to support my bow, I’ve become quite skilled with weakness to poison and drain speed effects.”

Hoping to draw Ylenno into the conversation, she smiled his way. "Brother Bosmer, what magic is it that makes your hair stick up like that?"

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[Colonel Mustard]

Tarrick

He had bid his mother farewell and left his earnings with her in the house, left the house after a quick breakfast and made his way to the Guildhall of the Adventurer's Guild. The morning streets of Anvil were bustling, and a lot of the crowd were carrying weapons or equipment with them, no doubt for the expedition.

It didn't take him at all long to find the Guildhall, and as they had agreed, Buffy and Ylenno were already there along with Kayla and Westley. Tarrick hoped that a night's sleep had calmed the Imperial down.

As he came into earshot, he raised a hand and called out; "A good morning to all of you, my friends!"

[Elisabeth Hollow]

Kayla turned at Tarrick's greeting. She gave him a warm smile and a friendly wave. She wasn't able to get to know him past his antics when they first met. She wondered what flowery words he had prepared for them this time.

[Acadian]

Buffy:

Among the many voices now crowding the guild area, Buffy recognized Tarrick’s as he sounded a greeting. She caught his eye and, as he approached, joined Kayla as both elves waved their welcome. Buffy spoke, “How does the day greet you, Redguard? We were just trying to tease Ylenno about his hair.”

[PhoenixGamer]

Once Elaninde woke up she knew that this was the day. This was the day when they would be signing up for the expedition. As she walked around the city buying potions and repairing her gear, she was trying to sum up what had happened in the last few days. She had seen a werewolf enter the city, found out he was probably this guy called Westley, made some new friends and gotten a very low amount of sleep. As she got to the guild hall her mind was still boggling at the thought of going around with a werewolf, sure he had the ring of Hircine but if she decided to take it back... She and the other expedition members could probably take him down in a straight fight, but if he had the element of surprise... Suddenly she saw someone she recognized, it was the hair of Ylenno, the bosmer that had bumped into her yesterday. She decided to go over to him and say hello.