Re: The Karrows
In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 17):
Thousand Bones big, hairy eyebrows go up so high, it almost looks like he's suddenly sprouted hair on his bald head again. Your story seems to be the last thing he was expecting.
Hmm, he hmmms and pokes at the coals in the brazier with a charred stick. I am not sure what to say. The Shoanti were once one people. And we dwelt in that valley Korvosa now sits upon. The old tales mention it as a holy place of import. But my clan came to a dispute with the others very early on. We split from the others and came to rest here in the Cinderlands before they did. It is one reason we tend the places of the Shoanti dead. But much of our shared history was lost to us. I need to consider-
The flap of the yurt comes up and a man comes in, kneeling beside Thousand Bones and whispering something to him. Thousand Bones is quiet a moment and then nods. The fates have a strange way of favoring you my friends. Stay here for now. Rest. This evening we shall gather as a clan and you shall join us. There are some who have arrived who...well. You may meet them as well and soon. But let us talk more this evening. Please excuse me. I have a duty I need to attend to.
He gets up and walks out quickly. A woman comes in after a moment and lays out bed rolls for you as well as sees to offering you more water and a light lunch.
From outside, a loud voice suddenly booms And are these Oheke here now? The voice is deep and filled with a sort of acidity you would expect from the Queen or a demon lord.
The flap of the yurt opens and a tall, powerfully built warrior strides in as if this were his yurt. He is Shoanti, but seems different from the others you've met up to now. First of all, there are no bones on him. His skin is tattooed and laced with old scars. He couldn't be more than twenty four but he seems to have the poise of a warrior twice that age. He puts his hands on his hips and studies you all, cocking his head to one side and smiling a smile so strained it could split his chin open at any moment from the tension.
Well, he says in a playful voice. Enjoying ourselves Outsiders?