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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 12, 2018 21:10:43 GMT
"And we know about that, and I am assuming there are things in place to counter just such a thing now, other than just care. Animals will be trickier. Has anyone studied the those dying of these diseases?" Aelyx asked. She would certainly like to, and imagined Hel might too. "I appreciate this must not be part of your usual tour, but surely it is refreshing to discuss something different than just... how savage the savages are."
She looked to the tiger, "I am not under the illusion this place can be tamed... I just want to get a glimpse of it."
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Post by The Terror on Dec 13, 2018 4:47:34 GMT
"You must excuse Aelon. He has not yet seen enough of Sothoryos to appreciate its true beauty." An elderly black man enters the room. "My name is Lopopo. Forgive my impertinence, but the Society employs me as a guide."
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 13, 2018 8:53:33 GMT
“I don’t worry about impertinence” Aelyx said, spinning to look at the newcomer, her eyes very quickly appraised him, he looked too old to be a proper guide, most guides she’d used before were young men, but she knew better than to judge on appearances though. “I have been accused of it myself on many occasion. “I am Aelyx Caltarys.” She gave him a respectful incline of the head.
“You must know this place better than anyone here, to be enlisted as a guide. It does not sound as if they give you much work these days though.”
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Post by The Terror on Dec 15, 2018 18:49:52 GMT
"Oh, I know it quite well. My brother and I were the first sane creatures to ever set foot in this area. You will not find many others outside my family who dare brave the wilderness here without being offered some vast fortune."
(Aelyx Int: 87)
It occurs to Aelyx that this old Summer Islander must be a member of House Adaxios, the original settlers of this land before the arrival of the first Volantene expedition here.
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 15, 2018 19:06:19 GMT
“If you could charge a great fortune, why don’t you?” She asked, raising her head slightly as if he’d challenged her, “or are none other than the society willing to venture into the jungle at all?”
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Post by The Terror on Dec 15, 2018 19:13:47 GMT
Lopopo laughed. "Now you sound like my nephew Artumar. But I am afraid that is a rather long and sad story. Suffice it to say, I believe the jungle holds more valuable secrets than a salt mine or some trees to cut down. Venturys Santygar is one of the few people to recognize this truth."
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 15, 2018 19:39:33 GMT
“And what do you consider to be the valuable secrets it holds?” She asked, putting the direct relation in place in her mind and nodding. Aelyx had been meaning to go and visit the Adaxios’ soon, but this confirmed that she needed to.
She decided not to press for the story, and instead changed direction, she imagined a falling out of sorts hence why he was here, “I thought the Valyrian sent colanies here for thousands if years? Or do you not consider them to be sane?”
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Post by The Terror on Dec 16, 2018 19:22:23 GMT
"Ah, but Gorgossos, Gorosh, and Zanettar were founded by Ghiscari settlers. Yeen is unlike any Valyrian city ever seen. And of course Dracaros is a mere child's fantasy, fit to be sought after only by dreamers and madmen."
(Aelyx INT: 101)
Aelyx had of course heard of the Lost City of Dragons, but had never really heard of it in detail. Her uncle had always been more interested in unlocking 'true history.' All she could recall was that a thousand years before the Doom, Valyria had set up a fabulously wealthy colony that mysteriously vanished.
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 16, 2018 19:35:45 GMT
“Valyrian... Ghiscari, still here before you,” she commented playfully, that he’d ignored her first question was not lost on her. “But it hardly matters, you’re the most experienced in the area, and that is what is important.”
Aelyx grinned at his dismissal “everything is a myth until it is found,” she wouldn’t write the place off, but she’d not waste resources on chasing ghosts either, she’d like to get used to the place first. “When was the last time you ventured into the jungle?”
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Post by The Terror on Dec 16, 2018 21:57:14 GMT
"Three days ago. And no, I don't consider what the Kindly Mother and her brethren do as 'sane'."
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 16, 2018 22:07:56 GMT
“I am not talking about her...” Aelyx said, frowning for a moment, wondering if he could properly understand what she was saying to him, he just seemed to be... talking randomly, she as talking about thousands of years, and not within the last five or even ten, but she didn’t push it.
“So recently, I’m interested in sleeping by the jungle some nights... trying to get used to the sounds it makes, I take it that is not wise?”
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Post by The Horror on Dec 17, 2018 9:11:46 GMT
Aelon had been silent for a moment, he always enjoyed to hear the summer island talk, his voice had some kind of enthralling gravitas. But at that moment, he saw an opportunity to cash in on the situation.
"Well, it is always dangerous to be in the jungle, even if you are close to the walls of the city." He let a small grin escape. "However, by employing the services of the Geographic society of Linyanti or by becoming a member of our humble abode, you could have all the guidance and experienced of the three men in Linyanti with most knowledge of the jungle's comings and goings."
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 17, 2018 14:48:41 GMT
“Is that the official pitch?” Aelyx asked, looking amused, “you sound as if you’ll throw in three nights for the price of two,” her tone was slightly mocking, though it didn’t sound malicious, “how is it you would keep me safe?”
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Post by The Horror on Dec 17, 2018 16:03:43 GMT
"Was it that bad?" Aelon asked awkwardly. "Santygar always says that we should try to get clients whenever we are able, but since no one ever came here with the same intent as yours, I never got to practice the proposal."
"But hey, deal is on the table. I'm sure we could be of use if you ever go in there. We know every nook and cranny, what kills you and what kills you painfully... All that info that newcomers won't have."
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Post by Aelyx Caltarys on Dec 17, 2018 16:52:26 GMT
“You know every nook and cranny of an upmapped, barely traversed jungle?” Aelyx asked looking disbelieving,
“It was not so bad, your pitch, but hearing that no one else has heard it, and hearing that you need to give it to all who come in makes me think only one thing... why?” She asked, with a shrug of her own, “or does not exactly fill one with confidence,”
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