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| 2. Brief Respite From the Looming Darkness. Posted by The GM. | Group: 0 |
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Doriah accompanied the guards and was pleased when Capshaw joined her. She nodded quickly, knowing it would be helpful if he could tell her more about what was going on and the role of House Jorasco in the city. "I'd be grateful for whatever you can tell me." She was going to ask some questions as Tremor caught up before they could leave. "The party in two days?" she asked him, remembering her deal with Tremor. There was a lot going on, but it was true she would need something to wear and time to prepare. She'd had very little time to think about it yet and to plan. She needed to know who else would be there, especially among her friends and figure out their goals and what to do. "Thank you for your recommendation and your help - and for reminding me. I'll go there on the way back," she promised Tremor. "If I'm not back today, then it might be tomorrow. I should be, though." After that, they were on their way. This message was last edited by the player at 14:22, Sun 19 May 2019. | |||||||||
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"I've heard of the healing houses there before. They have quite the reputation," Doriah said, remembering the times her fellow soldiers had spoken of them. Healing spells weren't all that uncommon, but there was a difference between patching yourself up in the field and the level of professional healing some of the Dragonmarked houses offered. Some were terrible people beneath it all but the same could be said for any segment of society. "I've never failed to be impressed by resurrections," Doriah replied. "Creeped out somewhat, yes, though it's nice to have a backup plan." She wasn't joking. "I hadn't realised just how much the Tulita had been through until today. I mean, don't get me wrong, I knew they'd had a rough time of it and that they were exploited, but today has opened my eyes nonetheless." Her eyes widened as Capshaw explained the resurrection stone's 'errors'. "Oh my, that's a terrible mistake.. or whatever it is, to make. I can't see that making life any easier for House Jorasco." My heart bleeds. "I would say magic goes beyond science. It's an art, even to those whose dragonmarks give them their power - like me. I believe there are levels of understanding. You can understand and yet not understand everything, and sometimes that can make a very big difference. However, it's not always reason not to act using what knowledge you have or what you feel you know at a given time. Sometimes that's all you have to work with, and you can do nothing or move forward." She considered Capshaw's words and explanations. "So do you think if the resurrection stone worked as advertised, she'd be easier to deal with?" There was the small complication that that would be helping House Jorasco, but the people resurrected - if they could do so correctly - would be the ones benefiting from it most of all. Maybe there was a way to convince Alhaura to be more pleasant to those who were helping people too. OOC: What kind of relationship do House Jorasco and House Deneith have? Do you need me to roll some dice on that? | |||||||||
Doriah knew how the Houses worked. Dragonmarked Houses were tied to the families that possessed the Dragonmarks. The magical markings that enables some a particular knack with a particular kind of magic. With an innate advantage to their domain, it had been fairly easy for the Houses to establish, over time, a de facto monopoly in their areas. Deneith had the mark of Sentinel: protection. It seemed only right that they should take over such mercenary duties as security, bodyguarding and so forth. Jorasco's healers were the best, on whole, and the fact that the gods, for whatever reason, chose to imbue their priesthood with a semblance of the House's proficiency, did not detract from this. But while many powerful people needed security, everyone needed some health care, from time to time. And that meant huge profit for Jorasco. On the continent, Jorasco was one of the most powerful of houses. No one wanted to see what would happen if their family was barred from healing services indefinitely. One thing the Houses agreed upon (with only a few dissenters) was that together they were stronger, and so even if Orien and Lyrandar went back and forth about whether airships were an infringement over the transportation of people and goods, overall there was a gradual improvement in the status quo--and most importantly the Houses all got rich. Doriah had yet to see her portion of these riches, of course, but she had been assured, many times, that it would come. In time. But here, things were not so clear. The Houses were not on stable ground, and if they could not perform as advertised, then they might as well be selling snake-oil. Dragonmarked herself she should be accorded some respect. It would be an opening. And she was not considering making any requests of Jorasco, which might put her into their debt; rather her idea was to allieviate an obstacle that Jorasco was hampered by. It would have the reverse effect--putting the healers into her debt. If she could do it without implying that these same healers were sub-par at their business. It was a thin line of distinction, and, while she did not consider herself a diplomat, she'd walked that line before.
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It would really be better if they had a diplomat for this job and not a soldier, she reasoned. Doriah could be a blunt instrument at times, but she cared about the people who needed help, and perhaps that put her in the best position to have this negotiation. Usually actually caring won out over some qualifications that were probably relevant. "Not yet," Doriah answered with a smile. "It really depends on a lot of things, whether I can.. or we can. I'm not going to pretend to hold all the answers if I don't, but I am willing to lend them a hand if they aren't asses about it too much. I'm not saying they are or would be, by the way. I'm saying you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, and I'll have to see where things stand. I want to help out the people here so I'll do what I can?" Doriah winced at mention of scorpions. |
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