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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Mar 29, 2023 9:46:54 GMT -5
"Time is unforgiving for all and everyone, Mr. Zerrux. When did you live?"
While she wasn’t used to regard undead things in such a nonchalant way, it dawned on her that her time with the Lord of Ghouls had certainly made such interactions look far more trivial. Ronaldo was always by Bellighul's side, and though he didn’t speak much and looked much less menacing than the undead before her, they were all very similar. Kamille glanced over to Virox for a moment. Should that be the time to ask further? She seemed to think there wouldn’t be any better opportunity than that.
"Who is Xer'vasz? I never heard of him..."
As for herself, there was little about her that was worth hiding.
"I'm a half-elf, yes. Though my elven lineage is obscure. Where are you right now?"
He spoke of being locked away in a tomb, and she was apparently very curious about it. Kamille thought of what he must've done to deserve such treatment to be banished after death, and while she wasn’t interested in changing his fate, she would gather all pieces of information she could. If he was thinking of getting out of his "prison".... she would want to know what kind of person he was when he was alive, and that would determine her actions... or lack of.
"Were you an elf? Some kind of mage? Did you belong to the Mage's Guild?"
A curious one indeed.
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Post by rathfen on Mar 29, 2023 10:59:31 GMT -5
Zerrux is silent a moment as her questions come, there was no easy way to really decipher how long ago he was entombed, much less hope the Era he lived wasn't so far gone in history that it really was forgotten. Still, she seemed curious of him, his intent, perhaps more, so answering this all in short order benefitted him.
"I lived in the Drak'thulun Era, a rather overly elaborate word made to mean the Era of Unions, a time when many creatures, people's and cultures were far more united than they had been in the past."
Edgar lifts a bony hand to point at Virox as his master continues, it seems from the skeleton's slumping that it wasn't fond of being used as a middleman for this, but was enduring it for the sake of not having to do it many more times.
"He is that one's father, though I assume you might know him by one of his titles if any of those survived. They called him the Endless Maw, The Soul-Devourer, Old Darkwalker, The Hungering Fiend...at least those are the ones he held in my time."
He ponders a moment of how to explain that next questions.
"Frost Gale, the Coldwood specifically in case you need a general idea of where in it. To answer the next question, I was half elf myself, though that feels like many lifetimes ago. I was as my mother's tribe called them, a Bonewaker, a necromancer for simplicity. As for any Mage's guild, to my memory, there wasn't one around when I was alive. Not that I could go raising the dead all willy-nilly, but many powerful practitioners of magic had some sets of tenets that we followed, perhaps some of those lasted long enough to be the foundation of this guild you speak of?"
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Mar 30, 2023 10:04:01 GMT -5
Kamille squinted her eyes at the remarks the undead servant was issuing. It... didn’t quite fit? The modern Guild was stabilished in accordance with the Crown and the royal family of Sun Elves, while the vestiges found of an old guild dated back to the discovery of magic itself. She would need to fact check that, and search all the names he had been dropping, but all in all the unfamiliarity of such names led her through another path...
...Maybe they weren’t from Charon? Maybe they were from somewhere else? She'd seen people and things that claimed to be from different worlds, it wouldn't be new. But it did raise a question as to what he intended now.
"Your servant is very far from Frost Gale. While Frost Gale remains the home of the dark elves, Moonglade is under the name of the moon elves."
He must be somewhat powerful to be able to shot his power back at Moonglade from the Frost Gale. She glanced over to Virox. If it was true that he was indeed the offspring of a demon worthy of so many terrible titles...
...well, who was she to judge?
If he was indeed the son of a demon, it would be another point of interest for her to keep him close... She didn’t know what he was capable of, but seemed to think she could direct him towards something good.
"You told us of your legacy.... What's that all about, precisely? Maybe it's not lost, just.... buried somewhere..."
Though she wasn’t sure she was willing to dig it out, she still wanted to know more about him.
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Post by rathfen on Mar 30, 2023 10:34:39 GMT -5
Virox takes the time to adjust to this new information he had now, his father, a Demon, and the title, it fit the name his pack had called his father when he would ask about him, what didn't make sense was why something undead would know his father of said undead was as old as it was saying, or was it the thing talking through the undead? Virox wasn't sure, but he was listening nonetheless.
Zerrux notices her expression, or at least as best he can.
"Something not adding up for you? Not surprising, got the same expression when I asked about my mother, apparently, orcs are not commonly seen or heard, which felt strange, but I assumed that perhaps her clan had simply disbanded or died out while I was entombed."
The skeleton's posture shifts, a thinking one.
"Interesting, I have no memory of different elves, only the ones in this forest, of whom my father was one. I'll be honest, that does explain the strange person Edgar saw on his way out of Frost Gale."
Zerrux was baffled, he remembered things, this forest, very clearly, his father spoke often of his own people, they were the moon elves, yet he could not once recall his father mentioning any dark elves, something wasn't adding up, how long had he been gone? He'd though a few thousand years, had he perhaps been displaced by magic of some kind? And if so, why? To what end had they tossed him into the darkness only to emerge here if that was the case?
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Apr 5, 2023 19:59:18 GMT -5
"....Are you okay, Virox?"
Kamille had noticed how quiet Virox had become before that whole exchange, and that made her worried for a moment. She couldn't begin to understand what kind of process he must be going right now, learning all that about his father.
It was really an interesting coincidence that Virox would show up the same day that undead did... Perhaps it was following him? Searching for him? She found it curious, and she wasn't convinced of this lord necromancer's intentions... Not that she should be convinced of Virox's intentions either, but if his actions said something, so far Virox have been open to conversation, and even spoke willingly of himself. And even volunteered to help taking care of the forest.
Kamille turned to the undead once again.
"Orcs are not very commonly seen, specially around here... Who is it that you spotted on your way out of Frost Gale?"
The more she spoke with the necromancer through his servant, the more a restlesness grew inside her. She couldn't know why that was, but to ignore such feelings wasn't wise.
"What do you intend on doing now?"
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Post by rathfen on Apr 5, 2023 20:46:36 GMT -5
Virox comes out of his thoughts, Kamille's wish to know if he was alright was somewhat touching, he wasn't quite used to the kindness of others entirely, but he appreciated her inquiry as to his well-being.
"Virox thinking, thinking make Virox brain hurt, but Virox do it anyway. Virox not sure what undead thing want, but Virox sure Virox father same demon undead thing mentioned."
For better or worse, Virox seemed unchanged in his expression and posture, giving an air of trying to understand and put pieces together. Zerrux on the other hand seems to contemplate Virox's oddly gentle nature, perhaps seeing the merit his old "friend", if one could call the two that, saw in the creatures to wish to bring a child into this world, perhaps the gentle nature negated the problem the two had faced? Zerrux returns his attention to Kamille all the same.
"A dark elf, male I think, cloaked in rather well made armor, not very scavenger looking."
Zerrux pondered her next question, it was the simplest to answer, yet the most difficult for even him to discern in some ways.
"I suppose, given I am effectively a skeleton locked in a coffin in a frozen tomb that i will continue to look for a way to free myself..after that? No clue, suppose I'll find some sort of disguise to hide my undead nature, find a town or city with a sizable library and see if history might unveil some answers to what happened to my people, my empire...among other things, I think I have a theory or two."
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Apr 6, 2023 16:47:54 GMT -5
"Yes... Dark elves and Frost Gale make sense... It's were their city is located..."
Kamille looked concerned over this lord Zerrux perhaps wanting to come back... If he was locked away, it was certainly not for nothing. Perhaps.... She could interfere with that. She looked over to Virox. Assuming he wouldn't want to speak much of what was on his mind in front of the undead servant of Zerrux, she possibly would want to speak to him alone later.
"I can procure some information for you. That's what I do, you know? I have a good library. Tell me the names I should be searching and I will do my best to come up with some answers for you in no time... Meanwhile..."
Maybe this was the time to mark territory?
"I'm not sure how much things have changed since you've last been here, but now this forest is under my protection. Mine, the druids of the conclave... And Virox's as well."
She wondered how Virox would react to that, so she side-eyed him.
"I hope your presence here will not be disturbing to the villagers and the travelers around here. Can you assure me of that?"
Kamille wasn't one to make blatant threats, but she would step right up to the line and frown upon him. It was better if he would take the hint, and if not... Well, that's on him.
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Post by rathfen on Apr 6, 2023 17:06:38 GMT -5
Zerrux ponders her words, needing very little incentive it seems to find a reason to seek aid, especially if it is given willingly.
"Valis Gladeheart, and Voraka Scartusk, my father and mother respectively, should yiu find information on them, likely what happened to my people, my home, will be with them, even if it is but a small footnote, anything is better than what my mind claws at to remember..shadows and fog that doesn't dissipate."
Zerrux would blink if he had eyes, Edgar would too for the same reason and same lack of ability, for her words were somewhat surprising, offering help one moment, barely veiled threat the next, were it not clear she wasn't orcish, he'd swear she was a descendant of his mother's tribe. Virox blinks, looking at Kamille, there's a goofy looking smile, he seems happy to be trusted to aid in this, happy to be included in such a declaration of defenders.
With her threat made, and his surprise worn off, Zerrux deems to reply.
"Shouldn't be an issue, I am content to let Edgar remain in this spot, he does not eat, he doesn't sleep, so other than hiding from the living for obvious enough reasons, I think I am content to let this be the end of his journey for now until you return with any information you can find.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Apr 9, 2023 9:59:09 GMT -5
The names didn't ring any kind of bell, but she made a mental note of them to search in her books. While a more honorable person would have blushed, Kamille remained stoic. Sure, she was promising to look up information about this necromancer, which is what she would want to do anyway, thirsty for knowledge as she was. And although she knew that would give Zerrux the feeling she was on his side and willing to aid him...... That was not what she was promising.
It all would depend on the kind of information she would find about him.
"I will look it up. I have means to do so. I'm assuming... About a week is enough to dig up something. We may meet right here again, then?"
She waited for Zerrux's confirmation, then looked up to Virox. He looked somewhat happy, and although she liked to see that, it didn't dawn on her why. And as a final farewell, Kamille turned to Zerrux's servant, Edgar, and gave him a perfect curtsy, one worthy of a noble lady. Depending on this Zerrux's guy background, he would recognize the woman as someone who had her time among the royalty.
"I believe this is where we part ways. I wish you well, my Lord, but now I'll dive into the task. See you in a week time."
And as she turned to leave, she glanced over to Virox to see if he would follow her.
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Post by rathfen on Apr 9, 2023 10:34:38 GMT -5
"Agreed, a week's time, until then, Edgar knows well how to hide himself, as for me, I shall conserve my energy, burning it like this too often can be...unpleasant."
He notices her curtsey, giving a proper bow, one showing his own royal upbringing, Edgar wasn't a fan of the bow, it made his spine crack a bit sometimes, but his master seldom made him do it, so a small amount of less grumbling was reasonable. With that, Edgar wanders to go hide himself wanting already to be away from anything that might attack him. Virox doesn't hesitate to follow Kamille, he seemed eager to out distance between him and the undead thing, it wasn't pleasant to his nose, nevermind how unpleasant it was to look at.
Once at a nice enough distance away, Virox would speak.
"Virox not sure what feel about dead thing. Dead thing know Virox father, dead thing also seem ominous. Virox not sure what Dead thing do once it know what it ask Kamille."
Virox ponders what he was told again, his father was indeed Old Darkwalker, but the rest of what he had been told, it was painful for his head to wrap around, but he was trying anyway while he walks with Kamille.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Apr 16, 2023 19:02:19 GMT -5
Kamille kept walking, glad that Virox was following her. Her pace was slow, as if she was lost in thoughts until Virox spoke up about what was bothering him. If all monsters were like Virox, she had a good reason for having a place in her heart for them... Straightforward, ready to speak their minds and their hearts. She liked that.
"I can only imagine what that must feel like, Virox... It's okay to feel what you're feeling. I hope you can come to terms with what you learned today. If there is a piece of advice I have to give you that I learned the hard way is that you can't change your past - only how you frame it, how you chose to see it, and what you do with it from now on. You don't need to follow on your father's footsteps if that's not what you want. There is more to you than your bloodline."
The Witch finally raised her eyes to the monstrous Virox. From all of the creatures, it was curious she was speaking of bloodline and heritage to someone like him. Past the monstrous exterior, Virox had shown her nothing but kindness and patience - she should show him some honesty in return.
"I'll be honest with you, Virox, but keep this between you and me. I promised I would search the information for him, but I never promised to help him. I'm not sure we should. I'll see what I'll find in my research before I come to a conclusion. What do you think about all of this?"
Kamille was clearly directing him towards a specific path, likely her house.
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Post by rathfen on Apr 17, 2023 8:11:55 GMT -5
Virox nods, listening to Kamille, she was knowledgeable, and he had grown quickly to trust her intention, such that he didn't mind sharing his thoughts and feelings about things they were dealing with, especially this situation they now found themselves in. He is quiet for a few months as they walk before speaking once more.
"Virox want to live Virox own life, Virox tired of being told what Virox is, what Virox do, Virox protect forest, stand with Kamille, because Virox choose, not because others make Virox do it. Virox not want to be like Virox father, but wonder where Virox father is, if dead or just missing. Virox have questions, Virox not likely get answers."
Despite everything, Virox appeared to still hold true to what he wanted, the truth of his origins could be what they are, he gad no intention of letting them define who he is and what he wants to do.
"Virox think Undead thing not telling Kamille everything, if Undead thing know Virox father, Xer'vasz, maybe Undead thing know where he go? Maybe Xer'vasz know why Undead thing was imprisoned."
Virox seems far more focused now, resolute in the task before them. Finding information was but the first part, from there, he would follow Kamille's judgement of how they proceed from there.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Apr 17, 2023 10:30:52 GMT -5
Virox never ceased to surprise her. Not only he was smarter than appearances first led to believe, he was also strong willed. She was yet to know more about his honesty and morals, but only time would truly tell that... And she had a good feeling about him.
"I commend you for wanting to be your own thing, regardless of what others tell you. And I can understand wanting to find out more about your father... I think.... Sometimes we might need to understand where we come from... So we know where to go?"
Kamille put a hand to his arm in a light pat.
"It's easy to feel disheartened, I know. But don’t loose hope, we might still get something. Maybe this Zerrux guy knows something... But I might warn you right away... People like him... People like me... We usually don’t give up information for free... You're gonna have to find something he wants."
As someone who dealt with secrets and information, she knew how costly they could be. She didn’t mind finding something about him as of now since it was of her own interest as well, but if things started to get more complicated...
"Well, Virox, that's my house."
As they made a turn and the treeline finally opened a bit, they would find themselves at the margins of a slithering river. Up ahead of them rose two mounts, and squashed between them, like a bridge over the river, what looked like a small hut, with a stony staircase carved on the bared earth of the mount beside it. There was no denying that was magic that kept the house up there.
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Post by rathfen on Apr 17, 2023 11:10:15 GMT -5
Virox ponders Kamille's words, nodding in understanding that ot was commendable that he wished to forge his own path, but also that seeking answers from Zerrux was a dangerous idea, given how people with secrets were according to Kamille. He turns his attention to the house, the mountains, drinking in the majesty of it in a sense. He seems rather excited, then remembers her warning, his tail the only thing still shaking with joy, as he keeps as calm as he can as he ventures with her towards it.
"Kamille house very pretty, Virox not see home like this before, all houses in forest float?"
His curious nature was showing a bit, as he tilts his head, staring at it during their approach.
"Does Kamille think Undead thing might be older than it thinks, maybe undead thing not think good anymore?"
Virox appeared to have come to a conclusion that it was likely that Zerrux had been gone far longer than even he knew, vastly much longer, and perhaps as a result might have a fading mind, losing memories and possibly forgetting important details that didn't quite sound right without the smaller ones.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Apr 26, 2023 4:44:19 GMT -5
"My house is different. Do you wanna come inside? It's a bit larger than it looks... As long as you can pass through the door, you'll be fine."
It's easy to see Virox is excited, and she finds it kinda endearing, even despite of his appearance. As they approached the stairs, Virox could notice a giant boulder that was half hidden before they made a turn.
"I... Don't know what to think of him. That's why I'm gonna search for informations on him, but I do have a suspicion he is hiding something, or that he's not being completely honest so far. We probably should proceed with caution around him..."
What looked like a boulder on the distance, as they approached, soon revealed itself to be a giant, scaly and spiky creature, curled up with its head hidden beneath his wings, a couple of massive horns poking out. It was fairly big, had black scales as polished as mirrors, and its rhythimic breathing possibly indicated it was asleep. Kamille made a gesture for Virox to be silent, speaking in a hushed tone.
"This is Kalaf, Virox. I would like you two to meet once he wakes up. He's with me, so there's no need to worry if you find him around the forest."
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