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252370 No. 252370 ID: 197650

I'm Roanna, my father is the chieftain of aaaaall of this land. He is a great warrior, but has maintained peace for our tribe.
Today, he sent me to travel to the far end of his land to buy him (and me) some horses!

Right now, I'm taking a rest.
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No. 252371 ID: be29bc

Nice to meet you, Roanna!
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No. 252377 ID: 24a9bd

Sounds like a stand up guy.
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No. 252378 ID: 197650
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252378

Hi!
I'm some way from my father's home town now, I could go to the nearest town and buy/rent a horse there, or I could travel the old fashion way.
I guess I could buy some supplies there too.
That reminds me, they should have ale there!

I could save some of the coin father gave my by walking, it would take longer but I could explore the land more thoroughly.
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No. 252382 ID: c943c2

Well keep going on foot, see if you can find some quality low-price horses somewhere.
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No. 252390 ID: c71597

>>252378
Cut those horns off from your helmet. Then get going.
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No. 252407 ID: 31e5bb

why? she is mighty viking lass, and a viking without horns is not any real viking at all.
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No. 252431 ID: fba40f

>>252407
Yes it is.
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No. 252444 ID: c71597

>>252407
They gain 10 extra viking points for not having horns on the helmet.
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No. 252459 ID: 620bfb

>>252444
Quiet you, true barbarian northmen need no viking points. They know that they're better, no matter how impractical their gear.
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No. 252489 ID: 644ca1

>>252390
No cutting off those horns unless there is nothing else to drink from, then you cut off one horn and fill it with mead.
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No. 252651 ID: 197650
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252651

Why would I want to get rid of my horns? Father got me this helmet, and I think it look cute on me!

As for drink, father doesn't like it when I drink, so he didn't have any booze packed. I could buy some in a nearby village though.
Other than that I've got water for a few days, but there's plenty of rivers, streams, lakes and the occasional snowy bit to quench my thirst.

I've got plenty of money with me, father wants me to buy some of the finest mounts of the land.
He gave me plenty of money for the journey aswell.
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No. 252661 ID: c71597

>>252651
See that's the problem with the horns, they look cute. They're not practical, in fact they're dangerous. You're likely to die because you wanted to look cute.

Hmm, get some meed and the horses. And make sure you're not tricked by the horsemerchant.
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No. 252666 ID: 31e5bb

anyway... let's hike on down the road again.
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No. 252674 ID: 197650
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252674

What would get me killed? these are father's lands, noone would dare attack anyone who carries his family symbol!

Let's get going.
I guess I'll go visit the nearest town first, though the horse merchant is several days from here, weeks if we don't hurry.
Father didn't tell me to get back any time soon, so we have all the time in the world.

We should think of some fun things to do while we travel!
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No. 252675 ID: 31e5bb

jam your sword into that hole in the tree
maybe you will skewer something to eat.
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No. 252682 ID: 197650
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252682

Yeah, take that tree!

...That's an awful lot of tree sap seeping out of that tree.
I don't think thats a critter.
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No. 252684 ID: 31e5bb

sweet, we accidentally slain a trent! loot it's corpse.
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No. 252686 ID: 701a19

>>252684
OR we just ticked-off a dryad.
Ask it what it is and why it's a tree.
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No. 252688 ID: c71597

>>252682
Hmm, it's probably pissed off now. Better cut it down with that axe. Don't forget to resharpen them when you make camp. They're likely to dull a bit if you cut down trees with them.
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No. 252705 ID: 69e533

That's some strange green tree sap. Tree sap is usually transparent yellowish.

How good are you with that sword? Every run a man through?
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No. 252708 ID: 197650
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252708

Let's see what I hit then.

What do we have here?
I was expecting a dead Fay in here or something.

I know they're just fairy tales shut up!
Father did tell me about living trees deep in the old woods, but this path has been here for generations.
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No. 252710 ID: 31e5bb

try saying sorry to the tree, you only want to hunt any critters not hurt it.
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No. 252713 ID: c71597

>>252708
That's odd. This requires further study. Cut the tree apart and see what you find in it.
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No. 252716 ID: 197650
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252716

Sorry mister tree! I didn't mean to hurt you! I was just looking for lunch!

I'll be the first to say this is odd, but if I just apologised isn't it hypocritical to then cut it up?

Father and brother taught me how to fight, and my father was a great warrior in his time. Brother isn't bad either, but I'm better~

He told us that he taught us so we could defend ourselves, but should pray we'd never have to use it.
Father rules the land in peace, and has used diplomacy to keep it that way. I've never had the need to actually kill anyone.
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No. 252718 ID: 31e5bb

okay then, let's keep going.
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No. 252723 ID: c71597

>>252716
Trees can be vengeful bastards. Better play it safe than sorry and cut it down now while you have the chance.
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No. 252726 ID: 31e5bb

>>252723
no, we said sorry, if it can't accept that then we will fight it when the time comes.
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No. 252745 ID: eac7aa

vikings that dont wage wars?

trees that bleed green?

oh my. how is magic in your country treated?
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No. 252746 ID: c71597

>>252726
That's hardly the viking way. We should deal with the threat immediatly and finally. Then possibly desecrate the corpse as a warning to others.
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No. 252754 ID: 197650
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252754

I'll report this to father when I return, in the meantime, I've got my eye on you, mr. tree.

Magic? Magic is only real in fairy tales, stories to scare the children.
The only ones who've been told to ever use magic were elves, and those are looooong gone.
Any magic disapeared with them.
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No. 252761 ID: c71597

>>252754
So wait, if the elves are all gone then who is the valkyries now? Although I guess those aren't really needed if there's no fighting, everyone would just end up in Hel then.

Oh well, lets move on. The faster you get somewhere where you can get horses and booze the better.
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No. 252806 ID: 197650
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252806

The mortal usually aren't visited by valkyries, father claimed to have seen one once, but I am convinced it was just a lady-warrior.

Althought father rules his land in peace, these lands are still unstable. War could break out at any moment, as it has done for generations. But father started the longest lasting peace we've seen in a while.

That isn't to say we don't fight outsiders, raiders, that sort of thing. We're not at full scale war with anyone right now.

The elves died out ages ago, they say before man was made. there's only stories of elves ever existing, and there are many versions of the same stories. Some even say an ancient people of Man wiped out the elves.

They're just stories, only children believe in magic.
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No. 252808 ID: c71597

>>252806
Are you telling me you don't believe in the rune magic of the All Father? Because that can land you in quite a bit of trouble, he's not known for being forgiving. He might just content himself with some sort of prank or gift for you though.

Anyway, if there are raiders that occasionally pop up then you should take more care. Can't know if there are any in the area or not.
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No. 252832 ID: 197650
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252832

Runes are charms, that's not magic! At least not like the elves had magic. Runes are the will of the gods. There are so many gods, I probbably don't know half of them.
And yes, I do believe in the gods, everyone does.

No raider would ever dare come this close to father's village. It's well armed and there's scouts and patrols always making sure noone is stalking the roads.

the roads are very safe between father's village and Dirime.
Speaking of Dirime, we're here!

First I think we should check out the merchants, a bar, and probbably go shopping for some clothing or visit a blacksmith.
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No. 252836 ID: c71597

>>252832
Start at the blacksmith or probably better to start with a tanner. By the way, how much money
do you have, anything extra for buying stuff for yourself or only to pay for horses?
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No. 252844 ID: 31e5bb

sure, to the merchants.
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No. 252856 ID: 197650
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252856

I'll try the blacksmith first, I could check out some armor, or maybe some cute iron trickets or something.
Oh I can't wait to haggle, back in father's village I used to always haggle with the market vendors, oh the jooooly moly.
This guy is huge!
The blacksmith is a sketchy looking giant (not litteraly), his hair is unkept and greasy, wearing a stained blacksmith's apron. And his head is doned by an... odd hat?
There's a single window in the shop, and it doesn't shine in at a favorable angle, I can barely see the Blacksmith's end of the shop!
I can see a few swords and axes on display.

Im not sure if I'm confident to haggle with this guy, he might break me in half!
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No. 252857 ID: c71597

>>252856
Lets ask him what he's got in terms of armour. Probably won't be able to afford anything, chain mail is insanely expensive. But if you're lucky he might have some scale mail or something cheaper for sale. You should get some greaves and pants also. Probably going to have to go to a leatherworker for the pants, something that will add a bit of extra protection for your legs. Bare thighs look very nice, but wounds are very nasty. Having a bit of extra layer protecting you is alot better.
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No. 252860 ID: 31e5bb

also it could get cold and having something on would keep you warm.
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No. 252865 ID: 197650
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252865

"uuhm.. eh.. W-what kind of armor do you have for sale, great and, uh, giant blacksmith?"
"d'ppends on what you're after."

uuhmm...
I think we should be real specific with this guy. And for the record, im already wearing pants, they're just tight!
So what should I ask for? tricket, scale mail, chainmail, weapons, greaves?

I think I packed a cloak in my bag, but I'm not entirely sure. I'd have to check outside. It's a bit cramped in this shop.

My axe and sword were given to me by my father, I think they are of high quality but I'm not a blacksmith. I'm not sure if his blades are of better quality than mine.
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No. 252871 ID: c71597

>>252865
Ask him what he's got in terms of scale and greaves, both for your shins and your thighs. Oh, and if he could put some chinstrap on your helmet so it doesn't look like it's about to fall off all the time, makes it alot easier to carry it as well.

If the mail is too expensive then you should probably check out the leatherworker's place. Or the tailor. Either leather armour or quilted cloth can work if you can't afford anything better.
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No. 252889 ID: 197650
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252889

A propper steed from father's favorite breeder will easily cost 500 pieces of gold.
Ive got a 1200 coin budget from father, but he expects me to haggle it down a little. But even if I don't, father will be pleased if I can bring him a horse or two.

I've got another 500 pieces for the journey.
So I've got a 1700 pieces budget for all of it put together.

The blacksmith shows me his wares, and tells me the prices. He also adds that he isn't very good at chainmail, he prefers to work with plates, and weld them together.

The prices differ deppending on the material.
Any useful piece of welded plate will cost a lot of money.
For anything leather that isn't a whole cap, he tells me I need to visit a leatherworker.

If I want a real helmet to protect me, I'll have to buy one. This one was just a gift from father, and I doubt it's made of military-grade steel!
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No. 252891 ID: c71597

>>252889
Ask what the studded leather and the norman helmet would cost. If the price isn't to high then purchase the shin greaves that protect the knee as well.

Also, your father seems like a rather rich man. How far does his influence and word stretch? Would you be able to pay this blacksmith for instance in a papper of credit that he can check in at your fathers palace? Or possibly something that you would return to pay at a later date? Hmm, actually would it be possible that he knows of you? Otherwise that might be a hard sell.
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No. 252897 ID: 197650
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252897

He tells me that the studded leather will only cost 25 pieces. The norman helmets are the six displayed at the top left, they're all about 100 pieces, because they are welded metal, the bottem row has a faceguard aswell, those cost 125 pieces.

These are the prices for regular steel, since I'm royalty, and wealthy, I can afford high quality steel.
The greaves cost 300 pieces, it's a large piece of welded steel. With the helmets they can bolt together smaller places, with greaves they can't.

Father is indeed a rich man, he gained control of a vast amount of land after a series of military and political campaigns. Currently, his tribe is as large, if not larger, than our neighbouring tribes.
Some smaller ones have made pacts, even together those would have a hard time beating us.

Father treats its people fairly, and the people aren't comfortable with credit or possibly empty promises. Father taught me to pay the people as the people would, straight up cash.

It's possible he knows of me, but most people focus on father and my brother, as they are the "real" leaders of the tribe.

I guess I could drop father's name, but I have no idea if he'll believe me.
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No. 252899 ID: 31e5bb

hmmm, studded leather sounds good.
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No. 252905 ID: 197650
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252905

I ask the blacksmith for the Studded Leather armor. He walks into the shadows and quickly returns with the studded vest.
He informs me that, should I have ideas for designs myself, he does commisions.

He tells me he's sorry but he doesn't sell any pants.

If I want gauntlets, I'll have to commision them as they have to be made to size, unique to each person. A cheaper alternative is a pair of mitten gauntlets.

Making any armor out of cheaper materials like bronze or copper or alike will reduce the prices severely.

For a small fee, the blacksmith offers to engrave my family icon in any of my armor pieces.
They say that if an item carries the icon of a strong family, the item itself becomes stronger.
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No. 252906 ID: c71597

>>252897
Get the studded leather, the norman helmet with the faceguard and the greaves. You will simply have to live cheaply on the road. See if he's willing to throw in a small knife or dagger as well if you mention his shop on the road and suggest it for your friends. Maybe try haggling a bit and suggest that you could be a return customer and interested in buying some larger orders in the future.

Should probably pick up a backpack of some kind as well as a waterskin, something to store supplies in. They should be fairly cheap. Then buy durable supplies that are cheap. And don't forget a fire starting kit. Sleep at the stable or innfloor, that's usually alot cheaper. Then you can see about sleeping at the stable of farms on the road or sleeo outside if the weather is good. That should make sure you still have money to buy two horses even without haggling. Hell, maybe you could even get 3 if you haggled good.
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No. 253065 ID: 197650
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253065

I get the studded leather, greaves with kneeguards, and fail to persue the man to toss in a dagger or knife. If I want one, I'll have to buy one.
He would be grateful if we spread the word about his shop, but he can't afford any kind of discount for it. though for large orders from father, he can.
He also tells me he has a fire starter kit for sale, only 3 coins, and since I'm smaller than his usual costumers, he'll engrave my helmet for free. The 3 brows on the top have to say, they are to strengthen the helmet.
He can modify the size and shapes of the holes in the helmet, and engrave it with all sorts of decorations.


I already have a bag I carry around my shoulder, and there's 1 waterskin in it. I didn't pack any food yet since I figured I'd hunt for my food on the way there, or visit a town to buy some.
For sleep I've spent a lot of time sleeping in the woods, off the path before. But I guess it's better to sleep in towns now that I'm carrying this much money.
Father wanted me to pick him up a horse and allowed me to buy one myself, I'm not entirely sure how to get 3 horses with me, but father would be impressed if I pulled it off!

The shop keeper tells me this comes down to 450 gold pieces, but I manage to haggle him down to 400.
For an extra 10 coins he tells me he's prepared to put an iron edge on my shield, which should make it more durable.


I'd have 1300 left if I buy this.
1290 if I take his offer on the shield.

(the right of the image shows the standard patterns the blacksmith will put on it if we don't come with suggestions.)
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No. 253083 ID: 31e5bb

only thing i got is a dagger on each cheek with the handle towards the mouth and the points aimed right under the eyes.
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No. 253087 ID: be29bc
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253087

Proposal (Open to change)
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No. 253090 ID: c99f30

This sure is a lot of equipment you are getting, I'll bet your father's going to mumble a bit about 'women shoppers, send them out for one thing and they bring back half the store."
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No. 253092 ID: 197650
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253092

I try out my new equipment while I walk out of the shop. This helmet is restricting my breathing a lot, so I don't plan to wear this a lot outside of fights.
The new coat and greaves are pretty heavy compaired to my clothes, but it's not that bad.


Where should I go next? I could get some booze at the bar, go shopping for some leather equipment or clothing, I think there's a merchant in this town that sells clothing made from exotic materials.
I could also go buy some food at the marketplace. I could probbably get a cheap woolen tent or something at the clothing shop too.

I could also visit the chief of this village if we want to.
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No. 253093 ID: be29bc

Go see the chief! It's only polite.
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No. 253098 ID: c71597

>>253092
Go see the chief. It's polite and he might offer you some supplies, either at a discount or entirely free.

And don't worry about the extra weight. You will get used to that pretty quickly and then you won't even notice it unless you take it off.
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No. 253108 ID: 197650
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253108

I make my way through the busy streets, and find my way to the Lord's keep. The guards stop me, but after showing my father's family seal to the guards they let me pass.
His lordship has a lot of duties, and visting unannounced in some cases results in a polite "get the hell out".
I disarm and disrobe of my armor, and am allowed into his lordship's chamber. He is presented on a throne with 2 large braziers next to it. He doesn't look very happy.

The lord if this land is called Asvaldt. He was a powerful and loyal ally of my father, in the days he still fought to unite the tribes.

Having walked around for a while with the vest on, I now feel all light and strong!
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No. 253109 ID: c71597

>>253108
Tell him you're simply passing through and thought it would be polite to visit him and announce your presence. Ask him if there's any messages he would like you to pass on to your father the next time you meet him.
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No. 253111 ID: be29bc

Politely introduce yourself and inquire about the current state of affairs (POLITELY and CHARMINGLY)
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No. 253112 ID: 31e5bb

yes, and as an ally it is your duty to assist him, ask if there is a reason for his scowl.
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No. 253124 ID: 197650
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253124

"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything my Lord, I thought it was polite to visit you as long as I am in town. I am Roanna of-" I start
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No. 253125 ID: 197650
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253125

I am rudely interrupted; "ROANNA MY DEAR! HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN! COME HERE AND GIVE UNCLE ASVALDT A HUG!"

Oh god I remember this, Lord Asvaldt used to visit Father occasionally, he was as large and loud then as he is now. He looks older, but no bit less mighty!
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No. 253127 ID: c71597

>>253125
Well, don't be rude. Hug back, he's probably seen you grow up over the years. Ask him how he's been and say that you're sorry that you haven't been visiting more often but have been busy at your fathers place.
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No. 253143 ID: 197650
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253143

Being squashed in the position I am, It's hard to hug back!

When he puts me down I tell him It's nice to see him again, and apologise for not visiting in so long. "Ive been awfully busy at father's village"

He looks at me and smirks "NO NEED TO MAKE UP STORIES AS AN EXCUSE, I'VE HEARD OF YOUR EXPLOITS FROM YOUR FATHER. IM GLAD YOU'VE BEEN LEARNING THE LAY OF THE LAND. IT IS A GOOD THING TO KNOW."

"How have you been?" I ask the giant before me. "EXCELLENT, EVEN THE TEST OF TIME HASNT BROUGHT ME DOWN YET. HOW HAS YOUR FATHER BEEN DOING?
"He has been well my uncle Asvaldt, he and brother have been kept busy with their dutie to our united tribe. there's been a lot of raider attacks at the southern rivers."

"AND YOU'VE COME HERE TO ASK FOR MY MEN'S AID?"

Why DID we come here? to get a discount? To see uncle again?
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No. 253146 ID: 31e5bb

little of column A a little column B. you wanted to see him again but also ask if he has anything he would be willing to give you to help you on your journey.
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No. 253150 ID: c71597

>>253143
Tell him that you were in town and decided you should visit. Tell him you're on a trip to get some new horses for your fathers stable, and maybe one for yourself as well.

Ask him if he's had any problem or stuff.
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No. 253213 ID: 197650
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253213

"I was on a journey for Father to purchase him a new mount, I came visting your town to buy some supplies, and thought it to be polite to visit you, Uncle."

"OFF TO SIGMUND THEN, EY?" yells Uncle, Sigmund is a foreign horse breeder, he moved here during father's campaigns and has been the favorite horse owner of the chieftains.
"YOU MUST BE CARRYING ABOUT A CONCIDERABLE SUM OF GOLD, DID YOU VISIT THE BLACKSMITH FOR EQUIPMENT YET?"
"Yes uncle"
"BLAST I COULD'VE GOTTEN YOU A DISCOUNT, OLD HÁKON OWES ME. HERE, TAKE MY SEAL. IT WILL WIN YOU FAVOURS AND DISCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE ON MY LANDS. BUT DONT ABUSE THIS PRIVILEGE, I TRUST YOU ON THAT."

I take uncle's seal, I can either go about freely now, visiting the clothes or supplies vendor, or find a bar. Alternatively I can stay here with uncle and continue talking to him. If you have any questions I can't answer, he might be able to.
I could also just leave now and continue my journey to Sigmund.
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No. 253226 ID: c71597

>>253213
Hmm, you can stop by again on the way back. Thank him for the seal, for his time and tell him that you will visit on the way back as well and you're going to try to convince daddy to visit him sometime soon. Or invite Asvaldt over.

Then you should probably be on your way to the market and pick up some nice supplies. Depending on how late in the day it is you could either keep going to stay over for the night at your uncle's place.
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No. 253229 ID: 31e5bb

tell him about the leaky tree and how you think it may have old elfish magic in it. and ask what he thinks of it. then talk about why he looked so grumpy when you came in, was he just mad about someone showing up out of nowhere?
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No. 253330 ID: 197650
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253330

Thank you for your seal, Uncle. I'll be sure to visit you on my way back!
I'll try to convince father to visit you soon aswell.
"NO NEED" he proclaims "YOUR FATHER AND I SPEAK FREQUENTLY, EVEN IF IT'S MERELY VIA LETTERS, I KNOW HE HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN VISIT OLD, LOUD MEN."

It's around mid-day, I got up early to go on father's journey. I can make some conciderable distance before it becomes too dark to travel.

Speaking of which, uncle, why did you look so grumpy when I entered?
"USUALLY, WHEN I GET UNEXPECTED COMPANY, ITS SOILED NOBLES COMPLAINING THEY DONT OWN ENOUGH THINGS YET. IT IS A TOOL TO DISENCOURAGE THEM AND INTIMIDATE THEM"
"Oh.. On my way here, on the path between father's village and Dirime, I hit a tree with my sword, and some green liquid poored out. I think the old legends of elven magic say someth-"
"PFAH, MAGIC! WE BOTH KNOW THOSE ARE CHILDREN'S TALES, YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS NOT, ROANNA. BUT, IF THERE IS GREEN LIQUID POORING FROM A TREE, THIS IS WORTH INVESTIGATING. THANK YOU ROANNA."
"thank you Uncle, I think I will continue shopping, and then my journey now."
"GOOD TRAVELS ROANNA, MAY FRIKA WATCH OVER YOU."

I finish the wine and bread uncle gave me, and make my way through the busy streets to a nice looking clothing shop.
...Clothes! Clothes everywhere!
"Can I help you miss?" asks the girl by the counter as she puts her work down.
There's pretty paintings of men and women in clothing all over the walls, aswell as a few pieces of clothing on display.
The girl by the counter is wearing a somewhat revealing dress, and had nice looking curly hair,

I've heard people in the streets talk about this shop, they make all clothing to size, and have access to foreign materials. I've heard they even have silk.
They're prepared to do commissions, and since all clothing is custom made, they don't charge much extra for a commission.
There's also plenty of standard designs, for those less creative than others.

Prices mostly deppend on the amount of cloth goes into a design, that material and how complex the stiches might get.
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No. 253338 ID: c71597

>>253330
While a dress would be very nice it's not something you can really use now. You can pop in here on the way back and see what you can find then and how much money you have left.

But since you're here, guess you can see if they have a small tent or something. Not really sure it it would be necessary though.

What you should be looking up is food and stuff like that. Take care of your most immediate needs, complete the task and then see what extra stuff you can get.
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No. 253342 ID: 31e5bb

well, a simple dress may be nice if you have plans to attend a ball sometime in the immediate future.
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No. 253357 ID: 197650
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253357

I inquire about a tent by the lady, to which she cheerfully complies, she puts down a tent on the counter for a mere 2 piece of gold.
Father always did want me to wear a nice dress during formal events, even if I wasn't the center of attention. Getting myself such a dress might be a good idea.
Since they mainly do commisions, the lady asks if I have any specific ideas in mind.
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No. 253361 ID: c71597

>>253357
Don't really know. Probably something a bit longer than that one.
I kind of suck at female fashion advice, so someone else is going to have to fix that.
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No. 253492 ID: 7c97d9
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253492

Something simple yet elegant.

And do something about those boots! I know they're functional, but you need something more glamorous!
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No. 253615 ID: cf68aa
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253615

Here you go, simple indeed.
Hell with this little fabric it should only be 1 gold.
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No. 253616 ID: cf68aa
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253616

Oooh, a 'dress'...
How about something that shows off the goods?
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No. 253619 ID: 6550ad
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253619

What did you just say? The joke is getting old? I don't know the meaning of that expression!
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No. 253620 ID: 0499d6

>>253492

Seconding this one
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No. 253637 ID: c71597

>>253492
Hmm, this one looks pretty damn good.
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No. 253655 ID: 197650
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253655

I give some of my ideas to the shopkeeper, she seems excited!
After fiddling around a bit, and exchanging ideas, we came up with this. I love it,I feel all pretty!
Removing the ropes that tied my boots tightly was a good idea.

I could buy this, or make some additional changes. If I decide to buy it, the next stop will be the leather worker, I'll pick up some dried beef and some fruits on my way there. There should be plenty of water along the road.

I could spend the night at the inn or at a tavern or alike, it shouldn't cost much though sleeping off the roads is always cheaper. I could also make a bit of distance if I decide to travel on a bit further first.
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No. 253658 ID: c71597

>>253655
That looks pretty damn good. Buy it, pick up the supplies and then lets get on the road. We have quite a bit too go.
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No. 253752 ID: c9b315

>>253655
Looks good. Pay and move on. Or maybe add your clan symbol to the back.
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No. 253962 ID: 197650
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253962

I've had the lady stitch on a small family emblem on my back before leaving, the dress came to a total price of another 5 pieces.
I decide to keep on the dress for a while, at least untill I leave town again. I feel so pretty!

I make my way through a small alleyway on my way to the market, I come across a neat little leather worker's shop. I can either just buy some food from the market and leave, or I could ask for some boots, shoes or pants at the shop.

I could also explore the market in more detail, find fortune tellers, musicians and other entertainment.
Last, I could visit a bar for some ale or wine. I could spend the night there, but even if I had to get some clothing made I would still have time to make some distance from the town.
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No. 253966 ID: c71597

>>253962
The boots you got should work fine. Have to keep enough money for the horses. A small tent could be useful I guess. Then pick up the necessary supplies in the marketplace and be on your way. You have a task to complete after all.
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No. 253988 ID: 197650
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253988

I leave town with 1285 pieces left, I should be able to buy father 2 mounts at full price.
After spending what was left of the day on the road, I've moved off the path and into the woods, I should be far away enough to avoid being seen by bandits or raiders.

Eventhough uncle Asvaldt's land is one of the safest parts of father's lands, I thought I'd better make sure.

Traditionally, when travelling in a group we gather around a fire and share stories, songs and our dreams.

Are there any stories you'd like to hear?
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No. 253990 ID: c71597

>>253988
Hmm, oh I know. The story of when Loki stole Thor's hammer and gave it to some giants and their leader demanded Freya's hand in marriage. That one is sweet.

Or maybe some stories about your family. Don't know, you can choose yourself which one you would like to tell.
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No. 253998 ID: 614440

Is that the one where Loki turns into a mare and seduces some horse or was that even, oh yeah that was when he trying to stop that guy from building that wall.
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No. 254013 ID: 060f17

Roanna I am falling in love with you and your personality. Could you give us a hug please? :)
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No. 254017 ID: 197650
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254017

awww, that's so nice of you to say.~

As for Loki, I don't know any storys about a Loki.
I could tell you about Balric the Chainmaker, or Europa. Maybe you want to hear of Malaki?
My family's story is mostly uneventful, untill the last few generations, in particular father's war stories!
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No. 254018 ID: c71597

>>254017
Lets hear the one about Balric the chainmaker then.
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No. 254357 ID: 197650
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254357

Baldric was the god of blacksmitting, he was born from the fires of industry, a great number of generations back. To blacksmith was to worship Baldric, and all blacksmiths were disciples to him.

'Till one day, Malaki visted him.
From the nightsky he spoke, and filled Baldric's mind with all the evils of man.
Baldric was filled with anger, and soon all smith's would find their weapons or poor quality.
Such was their punishment, and such was an attempt to make man wage less wars.

Instead, the blacksmiths adapted, using less but higher quality metal for new, more terrible weapons.

Baldric realised his mistake, and decided he had too much influence on the cruelty of man.

Malaki merely laughed, he knew man would find new ways to harm eachother, even more creatively with limited tools and resources.

Baldric felt guilty now, more than ever. And swore off his true passion. He choose to no longer be responcible for weapons and war.

He spoke to Caecus, the god of the written word.
Baldric wanted to have all the cruel acts of man, so he could forge their chains with them.

Caecus agreed after Baldric was tasked by him to forge a golden pen. The tip of pure gold, the "hilt" of silver and the feather itself of gold

Caecus and Baldric had an agreement. Caecus would give up his words of cruelty, and Baldric would make our chains from them.

Today, we know that our bad deeds forge our chains, and we carry those chains with our soul.
If one is a bad person, one will get heavy, thick chains and shackles. This usually makes people weak and sickly, tired.

If you die after a life of cruelty and have done nothing but cause suffering, it's said Baldric's chains will weight down your soul so much, that it can't ascend to the afterlife.
Your soul is doomed to forever walk around the realm of man, always observing, always ignored.

That, is the ultimate punishment of the wicked.

Do you want to hear another tale?
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No. 254369 ID: c71597

>>254357
Nice tail. Lets hear one about Malaki as well, seems like he's also somewhat important.
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No. 254378 ID: ca8629

I heart me some story time.
Let's hear about Europa. It has a nice ring to it.
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No. 254380 ID: c71597

>>254369
Appears like I can't spell for shit, meant tale, not tail.
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No. 254410 ID: 197650
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254410

Malaki was once a god in a mortal shell, he was a god of tricks and pranks!
He lived as mortal a long, long time ago, and mostly played harmless pranks on mortals.
Never enough reason to really look for him and punish him for it.

A long time ago, there was an emperor obessed with his crown.
It was a family heirloom, and an emperor's proof to rule.
Malaki once disguised himself and told one of the king's wise men there was a replica crown.
The wiseman quickly spread the news to his colleagues, which told their families, which told their friends...
The rumor spread like a wildfire and soon the entire empire was convinced the current emperor didn't have the real crown, and therefor didn't have the right to rule.

Malaki was pleased.

Once again, Malaki disguised himself, this time claiming that to determine if his crown was real, he could calculate the volume of the crown.
Malaki told them that the replica should have a lesser volume than the original, too small to see but measurable.
The emperor agreed and met him at his makeshift lab, there he showed the Emperor a pit filled with water.
The mislead emperor lowered his crown into the pit. Little known to him, what he saw was merely an illusion, as the emperor would soon find out.

When the crown was lowered in the water, it became appearant that it was bottemless, and the crown was lost forever.
Malaki tried to teach the emperor a lesson of vanity, and that the right to rule was not in the hands of some jewel.
Instead of realising this, the emperor was overcome with rage, and arrested Malaki. For 3 days did the emperor chase him, and after a great many tricks, he was captured and tortured.
His body broken, Malaki was dying. The emperor had him slowly die on display in the highest and most respect shrine of their empire.
There he lay for 4 days before the end approached.

At this time, Frika, goddess of inner peace and firtility took pity on Malaki.
The nightsky was her domain and granted his soul a new host.
Malaki would be the night, and the night his body. Each star would be his eye.

Now in an odd union, Malaki would be the night sky, and Frika would be the moon.
With this new body he was more powerful than he could ever imagine. But, with the location of his body, he was forever out of reach.
Bound by godly law, the sky and mortal man could never meet.
Malaki's trickery knows no bounds, and would find ways around these laws.
Forever now, Malaki will observe all of man's cruelty and kindness.
It's said that given enough kindness, he could learn from man and be a kind spirit once again.


Europe was born of the fires of war, his blood born from the cruelty of man.
His smell is of the battlefield, of gore and sulfur, piss and vomit.
Malaki's strength deppends on how much is being fought in the world, his power goes between incredibly powerful to cripplingly weak.

He is possibly the oldest of gods, as old as conflict itself.
Many different cultures portray him differently.
We usually portray him as our ancestors have.

I don't really like either of them, they're so full of hate... cruelty...
Most people pray to either of them just to be spared their wrath, they don't want to help anyone.
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No. 254411 ID: c71597

>>254410
Hmm, interesting tales. But now it's probably time for you to sleep. Tomorrow will be a new day with new experiances.

By the way, don't judge the gods from only your own perspectives. The gods are also shaped by the mortals perceptions, especially those last two. They are what you make them into.
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No. 254448 ID: 76fa14

Keep your belongings close to you at night so no one steals them.
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No. 254475 ID: 197650
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254475

I've moved all my belongings into my tent, and reduce the camp fire to a tiny flame, it'll burn out in about half an hour and I've made sure the fire can't spread.

Enough stories for the night, It's bed time!
Tomorrow will be another long, good day.
Pleasant dreams~
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No. 254476 ID: 197650
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254476

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No. 255580 ID: 197650
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255580

I am Roanna, my father is the chieftain of aaaall of this land, he is a great warrior that has maintained peace for our tribe.

One day ago, he sent me to travel to the far end of his land to buy him (and me) some horses!

Right now, I am having a great dream~
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No. 255587 ID: 197650
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255587

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No. 255589 ID: 197650
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255589

Oh gods what!
There's a bear in my tent!
There's no food there stop that!!

My belongings are still in the tent, unless he threw them around somehow, What do I do?
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No. 255590 ID: e31d52

>>255589
Let him snuff about. He's not gonna hurt you. Yet. Ohgodwatchoutforthecub.
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No. 255591 ID: 42db5c

well, options are A: ignore it and get on with your day, since it has yet to maul you, i doubt it will at all.
option B: grab your axe and cut it's head off.
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No. 255634 ID: 93d4b0

It looks like he's trying to smell your vagina. Let him smell your vagina.
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No. 255639 ID: 86bcd4

Must move slowly to him and thenput your hands up and then try to push him out. If that fails grab some food and throw it outside the tent. Either way it stops the bear from invading your privacy.
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No. 255649 ID: 197650
File 128959445531.jpg - (30.15KB , 444x559 , 38.jpg )
255649

I'm trying to push him out of the tent but he's way stronger than I am!
I think he's just loking for food and smelled mine or somethi-

HEY STOP THAT THERE'S NO FOOD THERE
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No. 255652 ID: e31d52

>>255649
I think it wants your dress.
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No. 255655 ID: 99c91a

take out a jerky stick and throw it out the tent.
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No. 255658 ID: d3dfb8

Lie down and assume a nonthreatening position. Hopefully it will lose interest and go away.
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No. 255661 ID: 93d4b0

Just let it happen. They have pretty small penises proportionally.
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No. 255713 ID: ca8629

>>255652
>>255661
You are the worst. The WORST.
I see you have a sword in the background. If the thing starts to get angry and growl, get ready to grab yon sword and defend yourself.

Uh... just remember that bear skulls are unfortunately thick.
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No. 255715 ID: d3dfb8

>>255713
Remember to not do any quick or sudden movements because we don't want to fight this bear. Careful when grabbing your sword as we don't know how smart this bear is. Actually we probably shouldn't grab it at all, shit could get dangerous.
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No. 255716 ID: 6cb242

/cast freezing trap
/cast train beast
/cast feed pet
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No. 255718 ID: d3dfb8

>>255716
Magic is fairy tails n shit yo.
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No. 255873 ID: 197650
File 128966119957.jpg - (25.21KB , 657x332 , 40.jpg )
255873

You are all crazy!
I let him sniff around a bit further, and he seems most interrested in my bag. So I pick out a bit of jerked beef and throw it out of the tent.

I get dressed and peek out of the tent, the bear is eating the jerked beef, and he looks adorable
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No. 255877 ID: dab201

>>255873

Clearly the answer here is to tame the bear and make it your companion.

...Just make sure you always have a lot of food on hand.
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No. 255908 ID: c71597

>>255873
Yeah he looks adorable. Until he gets pissed off, roars, rears up on his hindlegs and then slams you down and starts eating you.

Just pack up your things as fast as you can and be on your way before he notices you again.
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No. 255911 ID: a49390

yeah, just get moving before he decides to mess with you more
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No. 255941 ID: 8a6625

press tits, receive beef jerky. I like this system
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No. 257467 ID: 197650
File 129002154167.jpg - (24.45KB , 298x396 , 41.jpg )
257467

I guess that -is- a pretty great system, for bears.

I wave goodbye politely to the bear, and make my way back to the road.
I walk through a small ruin, and approaching the road, I hear 2 voices on the other side of the wall.

They don't sound like they're having a pleasant chat.
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No. 257468 ID: 2abeac

scamper up to the top of the wall and say "what's going on?" being high up will grant you a tactical advantage.
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No. 257469 ID: c71597

>>257467
Get on your greaves and helmet. Then lift yourself up and peer over the wall. Hopefully they don't have trap planned for that.
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No. 257498 ID: 40cb26

>>257467
You should investigate, but be careful. Maybe they're saying something important, so listen in. If they are two brutes who are about to kill each other then just let them. If one of them is a victim then you might have to step in. But it's probably just a couple oafs being oafish. Still, be prepared for anything!
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No. 257559 ID: 20fc85

>>257468
You know... cause then they can take out your legs and you'll fall and hit your head and die (or at least be stunned long enough to get killed) if they're hostile

Height advantage only works when on slopes or you're far away with a bow
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No. 258008 ID: 197650
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258008

I get my equipment together and climb on the wall, looking over the edge I see 2 men.
One of them is wearing a torn leather mask, and a loincloth, other than that he is covered in blue paints.
He is really muscular...~

The other looks like a foreign merchant, carrying a big backpack and a sack of supplies.

I'm guessing the almost naked man is a Kelt, and the merchant is a Slav.

The Kelt seems to be robbing the Slav, all he has is a dagger.
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No. 258018 ID: c71597

>>258008
Oh, a Woad warrior. Hmm, are you still in your fathers lands? You know so you can claim that you're upholding the peace and stuff. Eh, we can worry about that later. Get out the axe and the shield, sneak around the corner and slam the kelt in the back of the head with the blunt end of the axe. You want him to go down immediatly so don't hold back. And don't immediatly turn your back to the slav or something like that. Keep him at a distance and ask who he is, why he's there, where he's going and who the celt is.
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No. 258095 ID: c99f30

I presume you don't just allow literal highway robbery in your land. Even if they are both just foreigners.

Hmmm, maybe you can try a different approach? Walk up to the kelt, kinda seductively, maybe stroke those big muscles of his, work your way up to his chin, then grab his neck and slam him into the wall.

Just borrow a bit of rope from the Slav, tie up the kelts arms and (bind his forearms behind him.) And Voila, walk him home and show your father the new Thane you've captured.
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No. 258097 ID: 69bee4

Although seduction could be interesting, a liberal use of blunt side of a weapon to an unprepared enemy head seems the correct choice to both establish your badass-itude and show how theft is treated in your father's parts.
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No. 258371 ID: b9a60e

>>258097
A thief would have his hand cut off, not sure about a mugger like this one.
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No. 258378 ID: c71597

>>258371
We can cut off his hands later. Or maybe carve the blood eagle on him to really show people that nasty things happen to robbers. First of all we knock him the fuck out though.
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No. 258700 ID: 197650
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258700

I climb up higher on the wall and get ready to knock the Kelt out, while I climb up I can make out their conversation.
The Slav is talking in a thick accent "If you are thinkink you vill be gettink avay vid dis, you should know I am very vell connected man, I vill have you hunted do-"
Only to be interrupted by the celt, they don't usually travel into our lands, and remain deeper into the ancient woods, they're generally in places of no real value to our people, so we don't bother eachother much.
"Save me the speech, just hand over all everything you got and I *might* let you li-"

This time, the Kelt is the one being interrupted, by my axe to the back of his head!

It startles the Slav, and I'm pretty sure I just knocked that Kelt out, if not give him a concussion.
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No. 258706 ID: c71597

>>258700
Give him a solid kick to head as well to make sure he's really out. And kick away the knife from him. Then ask the Slav is he's got any rope, if he has then tie up the kelt's hands behind his back. Then we can check if he's still alive. If he's still in the land of the living then the slav can take him to your uncle's place so he can decide what to do with him. If he's dead then roll him into the nearest ditch.

Then we can ask the Slav what that was all about.
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No. 258722 ID: 701a19

>>258700
You said he's hot, right? Keep him as a pack mule; buy some rope from the trader, put a noose around the guy's neck, and bind his hands behind his back. Make sure to get enough rope so you can hogtie him at night, plus some extra.
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No. 258746 ID: 9b7e5c

Wait, what? What?? No, wait, no bondage no -- just check first if the traveler is ok or something, then we'll see about the naked dude. You dont enslave someone that can potentially overpower you easily.
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No. 259039 ID: 197650
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259039

I quickly toss off my helmet so I can see what I'm doing, and move in.
As I tie up the Kelt, the Slave stands there laughing "I vas tellink you you vould be sorry!"

Keeping him as my packing mule huh? That's not a bad idea, slavery isn't exactly forbidden, afterall. I guess I'll keep him, if he stays somewhat calm.
...I guess he IS kinda hot, I mean, I haven't seen his face yet, but if his body is any kind of indication...~

I had a bit of rope with me, but after this I'm comletely out.
I also thought to gag him. I should be a few days away from the nearest town, so I think I'll need to get creative when it comes to tying him up at night.
For the record, I had enough for a noose.

As for him overpowering me, Kelts generally rely on numbers, charging in as a big group and kill the enemy with a quick axe swing before they can kill them.
I don't really know how they fight 1on1, but all he had is a dagger.

Besides, Father is a legend, he trained me personally! Noone could overpower me, NOONE!

The Slav tells me that I'm "My saviour! You have saved me many vares and gold pieces, I vant to do somthink in return, how about I am givink you discount? That is, if you are not plannink to rob me too..."

Generally merchants travel with a big escort, in big groups at once, so journeys have to take place less often.
It's kind of odd to see a lone merchant travel around, though I guess Uncle's lands are concidered very safe.
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No. 259040 ID: 69bee4

Thank him for the discount, ask to see his wares, but first ask for rope as a freebie, so you can keep this guy down and still have rope.
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No. 259041 ID: 701a19

>>259039
"Have any manacles and rope?"
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No. 259042 ID: 40cb26

>>259039
He may not be much for tactics, and he isn't well armed and even less armored. But all that buffness still counts for something so be wary.

Might as well ask about his wares. Maybe he has something special. Or useful. Or at least more rope.
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No. 259043 ID: c71597

>>259039
Taking him as a packmule is a horrible idea. You can't watch him the entire way, he's not broken yet, you don't have proper restraints and you don't know if he has comrades in the area or not. If he's with you then he could alert them to your presence and then they would overpower you with numbers, after which it likely would be a gangrape to death if you're lucky, if you're unlucky they decide to keep you around for a few years.

Oh, and he's likely butt ugly under that hood, can't see many other reasons for why he would wear it.

Just tell the Slav that you were simply keeping the peace in your uncle's lands. Direct him to your uncle's holding and tell him to bring the Kelt there for trial, it's possible he might get some bounty as well for handing over a robber, or possibly money for selling him as a slave.

After that you can take the Kelt's knife and then be on your way.
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No. 259047 ID: b473f7

i agree, the risk-reward ratio is too far to the risk side to be worth it.
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No. 259049 ID: 197650
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259049

"Just upholding the peace in Uncle's lands, sir."
I tell the slave, he falls to his knees all of a sudden going
"A tousand pardon, I did not know you vere nobility! Pleaze spare life, I did not know!"

...
While I try to get the Slav back on his feet, how about we have a vote on the Kelt matter?
It's possible there's comrads, true. I guess I could scout around further, or I could travel with the merchant and ask Uncle for a few armed men.

I could hand him over to the next town to have him punished, or I could sell him there.

I could slit his throat here but there wouldn't be anything to gain from that.

I should add, because we haven't had a war in quite a while, we haven't had a lot of prisoners turned into slaves, so slaves are pretty damn valuable nowdays.
It's possibly the next town has a slave driver, I could hire him to break the Kelt to be obedient.
Alternatively I could try that myself.

Kelts are almost always really bad at fighting, no real form of martial art. I should be able to handle quite a lot at once, if I've already got my helmet on and whatnot at the time.
Luckily for us, Kelts also believe in a sort of a code of honor, it's not unheard of but they're not likely to reduce themselves to an ambush. They also come from pretty deep into the ancient woods, if they travelled with a big party here, Uncle's patrols would've found them as soon as they got close to the path. If there's fewer of them that means they can't do a lot of damage.

He could also be usefull to ride the second horse should he be obedient by then.
Plus, I woulnd't mind some eye candy.~
If he's ugly under the hood then it's a good thing I've already got a hood for him.
speaking of which, his hood was probbably a disguise or something, I've heard that some Kelts believe that hiding your face makes the enemy less likely to hit it.

While the Slav is kneeling and muttering something in his own language, I grab a bit of rope dangling from his backpack. "I hope you dont mind?"

What should I tell the Slav?
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No. 259053 ID: 4cfe95

>>259049
Take the Kelt as your slave.
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No. 259055 ID: f613fa

hmmm, take him to the next town but i don't think you need a slave. sell him for extra cash so you can get THREE horses.
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No. 259057 ID: 701a19

>>259049
Keep the kelt slave. You have every right to enjoy nice things, and be it for aesthetics or mechanics his nice body is yours.
"Oh, stop it. We're not pissants like that. I don't want anything from you, except maybe more more rope or a set of manacles."
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No. 259077 ID: 40cb26

Keep him, he has use and value. First bit of trouble though, and his life is forfeit.
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No. 259079 ID: 7c97d9

Slavery!
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No. 259084 ID: 69bee4

Really, you deserve a Woad warrior for yourself. Though I should warn you it may be opening one of its eyes.

Also, tell the Slave it truely was nothing, a discount is appreciated, and be sure to tell the land of the beautiful warrior who saved him.
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No. 259136 ID: c71597

>>259049
That you need more rope if you're going to do something stupid like having an untrustworthy killer as your travelling companion. Make sure he's hobbled, don't ever loosen his ties for any reason. Tie him to a tree every night, make sure there are no sharp rocks anywhere near him. Don't sleep for long periods, instead nap for short periods so he doesn't have time to get loose and get at your stuff. Oh right, carry all of your own shit and make sure he gets nowhere near it, if he comes closer to you than 2 feet then beat his fucking ass, maybe crack a rib or two.

If you had the stuff for making sure that he survive it I would suggest you cut off his hands and tongue. A mule doesn't need those and it makes sure he can't easily fight you or alarm anyone.

Preferably you should let the Slav handle him. But since that's not going to happen, atleast don't be fucking stupid about it.
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No. 259158 ID: 197650
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259158

It's decided then, I'll keep him!

I tell the Slav
"Oh, stop it. We're not pissants like that. I don't want anything from you, except maybe more more rope or a set of manacles."
He gets up from his knees and tells me "Very vell, I vill be sure to tell whole land of beautiful saviour! I have pair of manacles for you, take dem, for free. As for my wares, I have much to offer. I vould have more if my escort didn't run off... I can make few commision also, if you have somethink in mind."
The Slav takes a moment to explain his wares and how glorious they are from his motherland.
"I am also seeink you are keepink the Kelt? slave or prisoner? Either vay, I have heard that Kelts believ that vhen dey lose, their life belongs to the victor, tho usually through more honorable combat. Still, he should be quite obedient for new slave."

After I browse through some of the Slav's wares, the Kelt slowly gets up. Like the Slav predicted, he is just sitting there quietly.
He doesn't seem very happy about the situation though.
It's possible the Slav missed mentioning some of his wares, if we have anything specific in mind he didn't list,we should ask him about it.
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No. 259159 ID: 701a19

>>259158
Buy some aphrodisiacs, two or three smooth weapon hilts, and some contraceptives.
Tell him the next town you're headed to, and offer to escort him there.
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No. 259161 ID: c17187

wat? no. get a pot, a fire starter, and some food.
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No. 259162 ID: 45be60

>>259159
Contraceptives have not been invented, and the example aphrodisiac appears to be a piece of cheese.

Open the Lore tab on the menu, I am curious what is offered.
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No. 259163 ID: 701a19

>>259159
Oh, also ask the Kelt if he was after anything specific from this guy or just general looting.
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No. 259188 ID: 40cb26

>>259158
Check out what manner of Lore he has to offer.
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No. 259189 ID: c71597

>>259158
More rope then lets see what kind of fetishes he has. Hopefully something warrior appropriate.
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No. 259218 ID: 197650
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259218

the Slav starts unpacking his bag to show me his wares, laying them out on a smooth piece of silk;
"I have many vares, take look. aphrodisiacs? Dis is lotion, in bottle shaped like lady. It is meant to be put on skin of lady in thin layer, makes it 20 times more sensetive! Man in home kountry assures me."
"Next I have dis exotic sand, very smooth to touch, very pleasant on naked skin. Dis cheese is very rare, very valuable, even small bite fills person with great sexual stimulation."
"I have lotion in dis small decorated case, it not really an aphrodisiac but it makes skin very smooth very quickly."
"I have many hilts, many sizes many finishes, take pick."
"Kontraceptives? I have small chest of skins, they made to be thin but very strong."
"I have many pots and pans, choose size, I vill have it or somethink close to it."
"Dis is special device, it vas based on a design of Vhite City, I call it Fire Maker, it makes sparks every time you pull lever, very usefull, very expencive. I have flint if you prefer that, much cheaper"
"I have many foods, mostly dried meats. I have bread vith me if you vish."
"Lore? I carry few books, quite rare. I have story of Vhite City, Krissendam and de story of nine angels."
"Much rope is available yes, soft rope, sharp rope, rough rope, smooth rope, you take pick."
"Fetishes? I carry vith me Icon of strength, a fetish for blacksmith, for crops, fertility, infertility, Frika, name other fetishes you vant I might have in bag."


I ask the Kelt if he was after anything specific. He just pretends he didn't hear the question.
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No. 259220 ID: c71597

>>259218
Rough rope and the Icon of Strength. As you get the manacles for free you don't really need any of the other stuff. Unless you're lacking in flint, should always have something to use to start a fire with when you're out hiking.
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No. 259223 ID: 69bee4

As you know your father than anyone else, id say pick up a few things he might find interesting or impressive. Such travels should be about effect, because a warrior princess like yourself deserves some fame, and maybe something nice besides the horse for yourself, a gemstone, or necklace maybe.
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No. 259233 ID: 2ec8d6

Books are valuable, buy at least one.
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No. 259239 ID: c71597

>>259233
Books are also expensive as fucking hell. We're meant to get atleast one horse, preferably two. Even if we sell the Kelt he's probably not worth as much as a book or a horse.
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No. 259245 ID: 701a19

>>259218
In descending order of importance:
Some contraceptives, strong rope, basically any kind of hilt for a one-handed blade, the skin-smoothing lotion, and an infertility fetish.
Don't spend TOO much cash though, and once he's all packed up afterwards tell him what town you're heading to next and ask if he wants to come with you.
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No. 259459 ID: 197650
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259459

some rough rope is pretty cheap, only half a gold piece.
Books are expencive to make, require a lot of labour from educated people, and can easily be torn, they cost 200 pieces a piece.
I've got some flint with me, but this device is meant to make starting a fire easier, I don't NEED it.
The slav offers me some contraceptives for free, he claims they're not very hard to make.
I guess I'll take a hilt, the Slav says he will throw in a pommel for free. only 2 pieces.
An infirtility fetish, I guess that's always handy to have... 5 pieces.
As for the lotion... The slav suggests I smell it.

...hmmm..
It smells great, he assures me that "It vill make your skin as soft and smooth as silk"
Normally, it would cost me 200 pieces, but the Slav claims that I may very well have saves his life, and offers it for free.
It's a foreign lotion, and should be concidered pretty valuable. Normally a merchant would buy a conciderable amount of it, to really be able to distribute it.
The Slav tells me this is all he had left anyway, so it wouldn't bring him that much profit anyhow.

Right now, I have 1285 gold pieces left. Each mount should cost 500 or so pieces.
So I can spend 285 pieces on whatever wares the Slav has to offer, and the rest of the journey.
Remember that these are mostly luxery goods, most other wares are cheaper.
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No. 259461 ID: 45be60

how's your food? otherwise, its not good to use all your money before you have your main goal wrapped up.
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No. 259477 ID: c71597

>>259459
Take the stuff he offers for free, and the rough rope, infertility fetish as well as a strength fetish.

You should have everything else you need. With selling the Kelt and possibly the lotion you might get enough money to afford 3 horses as well as help in getting them back.

The rest is stuff you don't really need, it will only weigh you down and possibly break on the way.
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No. 259496 ID: feb4a2

>>259459
Your Kelt may, quite literally, have nothing but what he was carrying. You should get a little more food and water. Enough to keep him moving, at least.
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No. 259500 ID: c71597

>>259496
It's just a few days to the next place. He can manage without food, he can get water from streams and stuff.
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No. 259502 ID: c99f30

>>259477
>You should have everything else you need. With selling the Kelt and possibly the lotion you might get enough money to afford 3 horses as well as help in getting them back.


I somehow doubt she plans on selling her new acquisitions so much as putting them to use herself.
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No. 259507 ID: 492153

>>259459
Does he have any dress's?
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No. 259530 ID: 197650
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259530

I decide to buy the Infertility and Strenght fetishes, some rough rope, the hilt and whatever the Slav offered me for free.
Meaning the lotion, manacles, contraceptive.
The Kelt only appears to have a dagger and what leather he is wearing, though upon asking him he tells me he had put away a small pouch of medical herbs behind the ruin walls.
He could get by without food for a few days, but if I make him carry my stuff that might not be too smart.
I ask if the merchant has any dresses or the like, he informs me that he "was great tailor in old kountry, all I have here is materialz, but I make something quick vithout much kost if you vish? You vill have to tell me vhat you vish though."
He can basicly do really cheap commisions. If you want him to make something you'll have to come up with some ideas first.

...Just looking at this stuff makes me feel a bit... you know...
"Be very careful, is it very hard to make any conciderable amount of dat, very expencive. I suppose you could try tiny teetsy bit if you vish, should have same effect."
...

The fetishes and rope end up costing 12 and a half gold pieces, but I manage to haggle him down to 10.
Unless we want him to make something in specific, be it leather, cloth or any other easily worked material, I will bid him a good day and inform him of Uncle's town.
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No. 259533 ID: 701a19

>>259530
Try a tiny, teensy bit to see what happens, but I think it'll cost a bit too much to buy.
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No. 259547 ID: c71597

>>259530
Don't try that. You need to have clear an unimpeded judgement right now, you got a slave to herd and a task to complete. After it's done you can party like hell.

Oh, and don't let the Kelt carry any of your stuff. He might take something he could use to get free and then attack you with. He doesn't go near any of your stuff or come closer than 3 feet.
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No. 259580 ID: da8f19

Try a little, do what you want with the slave!

No reason not to. Be happy!
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No. 259955 ID: 197650
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259955

Just a tiny teetsy little piece...
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No. 259956 ID: 197650
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259956

It's good...!
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No. 259957 ID: 197650
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259957

...
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No. 259959 ID: 197650
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259959

oooouuuuhhhhh...
What happend..?
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No. 259961 ID: 701a19

>>259959
Look around!
Where's your equipment? Where's your slave?
How do you feel? Good? Super good?
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No. 259964 ID: d3dfb8

How do you feel?
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No. 259967 ID: c71597

>>259959
You did a dumb shit thing and took strange substances in an enviorment that wasn't under your control.

Look around you and see where you are and what you have with you.
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No. 259969 ID: 197650
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259969

I feel... I feel pretty good actually. I've never been one for mornings so this is tough even if I hadn't been in a weird situation...

I feel like I've been drinking, but not hung over... I actually feel pretty good, more than usual.

I... *cough cough* "agck!"
...I think I was chewing this in my sleep.
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No. 259970 ID: 701a19

>>259969
Are those... panties?
Ok, you REALLY need to look around you. Where is your slave, and where is your gear?
I hope what happened is something benign, like losing your virginity to your new slave. Instead of something horrid, like being sold into slavery.
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No. 259976 ID: 197650
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259976

After inspecting the panties for a moment, I conclude that these are in fact, not mine.
slavery..?
Slavery..
...SLAVERY?!
I shoot the fuck up to look around.

...I'm on the roof of a building...
What
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No. 259978 ID: 2b7df1

Musta been a hell of a party.

Begin madcap adventure to discover what you did last night and where your stuff ended up.
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No. 259979 ID: 701a19

>>259976
Ok, now, look around for your belongings. Including your slave.

Put those panties in your pocket; you MIGHT want to return them to their owner at some point.
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No. 260045 ID: 11d842

Well get down from there any make some careful enquiries as to what's happened. Be prepared to laugh and brush off any strange comments.
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No. 260051 ID: c71597

>>259976
Seems like you got yourself dateraped. Congratualtions. Hope you learned something valuble about accepting stuff that you haven't tried before from strangers when you're alone in a far off place. Also, you said the nearest settlement was a few days away, that shit must have been strong as fuck.

Ok, lets get down from the roof and take stock of the situation. There is a small chance that you have not made a total and complete fool of yourself in the eyes of everyone and lost everything you own.
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No. 260082 ID: 8555c2

Ride the building like a mechanical bull.
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No. 260085 ID: 8555c2

Holy fucking hell, what happened to your stomach?!
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No. 260113 ID: 197650
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260113

After resisting the temptation to ride the building like a mechanical bull I conclude I have more pressing matters.

I can't find my bag around on the roof anywhere, so I climb down.
It's not hard, I've had to help father repair some roofs before, they put this ledge here just for that purpose.
I don't have any pockets in this dress so I just clench it in my fist, maybe I can trade them back for my own pair.
what's on my stomach? nothing. That's a gap in the dress kept together with some string.

...There's a bed lodged through the window...
What the hell happend last night?!

I remember... I can only really remember there was a party..
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No. 260114 ID: 5c8f91

Apparently, none other than the best kind of party.

See if there's another way to come down, climbing the bed to go in seems like a no-no.

Wait, how many stories down?
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No. 260117 ID: c71597

>>260113
Go inside and see if you can remember anything. Shit, daddy is going to be so fucking pissed if he hears about this and there are no horses.
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No. 260120 ID: 383006

Collect the sock and then make your way inside through the bedhole. Don't step on the bed - that might tip it into the street below.
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No. 260203 ID: 197650
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260203

I make my way down through the window.

None of my stuff was on the roof, other than that I'm wearing and these panties.
...What -am- I wearing? where did I get this dress??
Oh shit you're right, father won't be happy if I can't find my money back!

I make my way through.

...Holy Frika, what happend?
there's ale tankards all over the places, axes lodged in the wall, a blood covered spear...
I think that's my sword sticking through the stuffed moose head.
There's someone hanging in the shandelier,I think I can see my shoe on the door post, theres vomit on the wall and on the floor, broken chairs and tables...

This must've been an AWESOME party!
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No. 260206 ID: 1578e2

>>260203
Better hope that infertility fetish works, woman, or you're almost certainly knocked up you whore.
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No. 260207 ID: 701a19

>>260203
Oookay... Can you check to see if you're still a virgin? It'd be a shame to not remember that.

Gather up your stuff, then get that guy down and ask what exactly happened.
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No. 260209 ID: be29bc

Get yonder weapon (Both of them, if you can carry them, actually) and try to find as much of your stuff as you can. It might be under the furniture and stuff, but most likely it's gone for good. :\
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No. 260211 ID: c71597

>>260203
Oh fuck. If the money isn't already gone for paying for this party then you're probably going to lose it all in paying for the damages. And if it gets out that you were responsible for all of this shit then your fathers enemies could use it to damage his reputation. Fuck, this is bad, on multiple levels. Get that sword out of the moosehead, get down whoever is in that chandelier and demand some motherfucking explinations or you're going to start cutting things off.
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No. 260213 ID: a9ba96

Get the guy down from the chandelier, and figure out where your slave and your shit went
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No. 260223 ID: d3dfb8

Collect everything of yours you can find.
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No. 260302 ID: 197650
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260302

I don't FEEL un-virginised, nor do I FEEL pregnent.
I could find a shrine or something to find out but those old guys running the show tend to not know what they're talking about.
Also be pervs.


Anyway, I don't actually remember sex of any kid, but not remembering it doesn't say anything, judging from this mess.

I gather whatever stuff I can find, I find one of my socks in a tanked, my boot on the door post and my sword in the moose. I'm still missing my panties, my bra, my bag and all items that go in them, my right sock and I might've bough some wrist or arm bands for this dress, I can't remember. All this stuff is too much to carry around like that. I assume I'm still renting this room, so I could just keep it here untill I get my bag back.
I found an axe in the wall with some innitials on it, It's of an exotic design too.

I poke the maid stuck in the shandelier awake with the bloodied spear.
"..wh, what..? Oh! Lady princess! good morning!"
"Lady Princess?"
"That's how you demanded we called you last night!"
...
Well I guess I am a lady of the realm, and I am a princess...

"Have you seen a Kelt?" I ask the maid.
"What, your little boyfriend? Not since last night. Aww do you think he ran off? you two looked so cute together!"
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No. 260305 ID: 45be60

ask if the panties are hers.
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No. 260353 ID: c71597

>>260302
If you have led a very active lifestyle, much riding and stuff, then it's likely that you no longer had a cherry to pop, so to speak. The lack of panties and the referal to the Kelt as your boyfriend are quite worrying in that regard. As is the fact that you insisted on being called a princess, makes it easier for someone to connect the dots and tell your dad, which is why this clusterfuck of stupidity needs to be handled as quickly as possible.

Start by getting that maid down from the chandlier, get her to tell you everything that she can remember from when she met you up until this moment. Ask he if she recognises the carvings on the axe, where you might have bought the dress, who were involved in the party and everything you said that she can remember.
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No. 260414 ID: b6c6fc

yeah get her to tell you everything that happened

hopefully this looks a lot worse than it actually was
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No. 260419 ID: 197650
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260419

260418

"hey?"
"yeah?"
"Are these panties yours?"
The maid checks under her skirt for a moment; "Nope"
"ah.."

"could you come down?" I ask her
"Sure!" and with that, she jumps down into my arms. She's smiling like an idiot, clearly she had a good time last night.
"I can't remember a thing, what happend last night?"
She continues grinning like a fool:"I told you, we had an awesome party, you were really the life of it all."
"No, I mean specificly, what happend yesterday?"
She looks a bit puzzled: "You really can't remember? You came into the inn with your cute Kelt boyfriend on a leash, you looked so happy with him. You rented off this entire floor and started inviting anyone who walked in up for a party. The news spread.. and more people joined in. When I was done loading all the inn's ale and supply of boar up, I didn't really have anything to do so you asked me to join in, from there it's all a bit of a blur."

"ok.. That helps a lot, thank you."
"you're welcome~"
"Do you know where I got this dress? What the carvings in this axe mean?"
"Well, the dress is of a pretty exotic material, I'm sure if anyone knows where it's from it'll be Asmund, he's got tabs on all foreign trade. As for the axe, you're better off asking mercs or the blacksmith, they know all about weapons." the maid tells me.


As for my lifestyle, I've been exploring and adventuring in father's lands as long as I can remember, yeah, I've had an active lifestyle alright.
The aftermath of this party can go down a few ways.. either it'll make me, and therefor father, more popular among the people, or I could be seen as a loose partying, spoiled princess. It could win support for father among the nobility for keeping the people happy (and also not rioting), or it could be seen as an act of unrest. The only real way to be sure is to ask around.
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No. 260420 ID: c71597

>>260419
Ok, situation might not be completly horrible. But we still need to find all of your stuff, get back enough money for atleast one horse, preferably more and possibly get some very personal revenge on the Kelt and that merchant.

So, lets take care of the most immediate concerns first. Check around the room and see what stuff you can find. Preferably a bag of money and the rest of your gear. And some more clothes, preferably a pair of clean panties and some other stuff. Then we can go check with the innkeeper on what the fuck was going on and where you might have gotten that dress.
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No. 260468 ID: 602bbd

Well it might be pretty tough affording those horses now that you blew all your money partying.
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No. 260514 ID: 197650
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260514

I make my way through the main hall of this floor, I find my bra and quickly put them on, now that noone's watching.
The maid starts picking up the pieces around the place, she told me I can still use the room, so I can keep all the things I can't carry there.
There's some money scattered around the hall, aswell as various odd sights, but none of my things.
I now have 10 pieces of gold.

I stumble down the stairway and walk to the bar, its beautifully decorated with wood carvings. the barkeep eyes me up and says "Good morning m'lady, had a good night sleep?"
"uuh.. yeah, thank you. You're the inkeep?"
"Indeed, I told you so last night. 4 times."
"oh, sorry, I'm just having trouble remembering anything.."
"Not unusual for someone who drank that much."
"I mean from the past few days."
"Couldn't 've been the ale."
"Oh I didn't mean to.."
" 's alright. So what is it I can help you with? I'm here to offer assitance afterall, m'lady."
"...Could you stop calling me that?"
"Yesterday you threatend you'd flog me personally if I didn't."

This guy is... oddly calm, unimpressed even...
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No. 260518 ID: 701a19

>>260514
"I seem to have misplaced a variety of things, including the remains of my cash, my cute little kelt slave boy, my clothes, and my equipment. Would you by any chance know where I might be able to find any of these things?"
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No. 260553 ID: 75f5b7

"... well, I'm good now, you can stop calling me that." "No, its not a trick."
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No. 260576 ID: c71597

>>260514
Probably made his money to open up the inn from putting that sword and shield behind him to good use in a couple of raids. To him you're most likely not much more than a snot nosed punk of a kid and he's simply humoring you with a title because that's easier.

Anyway, ask him what was going on, when you arrived what people you had with you when you arrived and what stuff you had with you when you arrived, how much money you paid for the room and if you gave him anything to keep for safe keeping. Oh, and what town this is. Then you can find out where you can find Asmund and if the innkeeper would be any good at recognising weapons.
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No. 260641 ID: 197650
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260641

"I've misplaced some of my stuff, including my.. uhh, cute.. kelt.. The rest of my clothing, and my equipment."
"I don't suppose you'd know where any of those are?"
"And stop calling me that. No that isn't a trick..!"
The man puts down the tankard he was cleaning:
"But you are a princess though, aren't you?"
"Does it matter?"
"'spose not. Either way, yeah, I saw your Kelt leave last night. I think he was still sober. He walked off with a leather bag in his hands."
"My stuff..!"
"And I assume that among your stuff was your money. That means we have a problem. Now don't panic, I've been running this inn long enough to know how things go."
"Concidering the size of the party last night, the whole guard knows your face. I'm giving you a chance to find your things and pay me, but untill then you are not allowed to leave this town."

I think for a moment and ask the innkeeper;"Who did I come in with last night..?"
"You came in with about half the village, and your Kelt plaything."
I light up for a moment: "uhm, what did I have with me at the time?"
"your kelt toy was carrying your bag, you were waving around your sword, and other than that you were wearing what you are wearing right now."
"Who is Asmund?"
"Asmund practicly lives on the market grounds, they're on the town square. You'll recognise him from his hideously purple sash."
"Speaking of which, this might be odd, but what town is this?"
"You're in Halldor."
That's the village I was heading to when I ran into the merchant.
"I don't suppose I gave you anything for safekeeping?"
"As a matter of fact you did."
The innkeeper puts down an apple with a face craved into it onto the counter.
"..."
"My thoughts exactly."
"um, I dont suppose you'd be any good at identifying weapons?"
"I've been plenty of men brag about how big their sword is compaired to the other guy's, try me."
When I show him the axe, he takes a look at it for about half a second and tells me "Karl Talhoffer."
Now I think about it, I think the spear had an icon in the tip too. I decide to show him the Bloodied spear aswell.
"Any idea what happend with this"
"Doesn't look like your blood, obviously, I think it's not even human."
"Either way, it was made by the local blacksmith, Steinn."
"You owe me about a hundred gold pieces from that entire party, by the way."
"On a related note, you might want to look through some of the other room, it's possible you misplaced some of your stuff in one of those."

I nod to the innkeeper and try to think of what to do next.
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No. 260642 ID: 75f5b7

Well, you Are a princess. You just don't feel Like one.

I say, market first. We might cross with the Kelt slave around there somewhere. If anything, the maid will find whatever things you left behind and you can get with her either.
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No. 260644 ID: 701a19

>>260641
First check the other rooms since you're already here. One of your boots was on that bed, and I think some of your clothes were in the vicinity of the broken window.
Second ask the town guards if they know where your kelt is, and track him down.
Third start asking around the marketplace.
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No. 260651 ID: c71597

>>260641
One thing to do before checking those other rooms. Go to the guards and ask them if a Kelt has passed by. If yes, then ask where and when, if no then ask them to halt any Kelts that might come by, refer to the innkeeper.

Then you can go search through the other rooms, there is a slight chance that he hasn't run off with all of your stuff yet. If that's the case then you can still track him down here and make him pay, for everything.
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No. 260810 ID: 197650
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260810

By chance there is a guard sitting in the tavern this morning, he's sitting sleepishly staring at his mug of water.
"Excuse me sir..?"
He ignores me, and the innkeeper informs me that, "He isn't allowed to buy ale anymore, guard's captain's orders. It's left him a shell of a man..."

If I were to buy him a drink I'm convinced he'll be more willing to talk to me, but I've only got 10 gold pieces left.
I'll check upstairs first.

Climbing back up through the flight of stairs, I find myself in the main hall. It's a mess!
I've already gathered all my clothing from the room I woke up.. on..
There's 3 rooms left, aswell as what I think are 2 bathrooms.

I can hear the maid still cleaning things up in my room.
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No. 260814 ID: 174af0

Pick up the piece of clothing up there.

Offer the maid to help with pulling the bed back inside.

And check the leftmost room (Let's left-hand-rule a bit :3)
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No. 260857 ID: c71597

>>260810
Go deal with the guardsman first. Every second you use on something else is a second that your property can use to get away from you.

Offer to buy him an ale after he has talked with his captain, get the innkeeper to support you on it. He can drink and then sob like a baby because drink has ruined his life and he can't get access to his only solace after he has helped you deal with your problem.

After that has been dealt with you can help the maid and loot whatever crap your very rambuctious guests left.
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No. 260937 ID: 197650
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260937

I head back downstairs and ask the innkeeper for an ale, it's only half a piece.
He nods at me, and clearly sees where I'm going with it.

Approaching the guard, he looks up. I sit down to him and slide over the tankard.
"Hello, could I ask you a few things?"
"what's the point, nothing's worth it anymore." the guard says, looking jealously at my ale.
"So I've heard, you really love ale don't you?"
"more than life itself..." he says, licking his lips.
"Well I know you can't order any ale from your captain, but what if a certain someone were to leave a tankard her conveniently..."
"Did the captain send you?"
"Oh no, I just want to knew a few things.
"So a bribe is it? Sure."
"What can you tell me about the Kelt who came in here with me last night? I kind of lost him..."
"The town folk might've liked assuming you two were just an... expressive couple... we figured he was a servant or a slave."
The guard takes a slip of "his" ale.
"Kelts are normally not allowed into the city, concidering they usually don't approach a city with intentions other than pillage and plunder."
"We made sure he won't leave the city, not through the gates anyway. Where he is right now, no idea. But the guard should have an eye out for him, so you could ask some guards on duty."

The guard seems certain he is still in the town, so it's just a matter of finding him.


After dealing with the guard I make my way back up, and retrieve my fancy dress from the chandelier. After looking through some more items of the hall, all I find is 3 gold pieces.
There's a bathroom for women on the right, for men on my left.
In front of me I enter the left hand room, in it, an interresting sight awaits me...

"eh... 'lil help?"
The man appears to be covered in candle wax, and is tied to the bed...


I've got 12 and a half gold pieces left.
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No. 260939 ID: 40cb26

>>260937
Tell him you're busy right now. He isn't going anywhere so unless he can give you a good quick reason otherwise just tell him you'll come back later to help him. Depending on how good a sport he is about that, you may not want to be in much of a rush to help him or to bother at all.
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No. 260941 ID: 45be60

>>260939
This man must be teased for letting himself end up in this situation (with his underwear intact)
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No. 261004 ID: 20fc85

>>260937
definitely from the same party.

He must know something. Offer to free him if he can tell you what happened last night.

Proceed to help get him out...
slowly...
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No. 261005 ID: 701a19

>>260937
Is that the kelt?
If not, untie him and ask what he knows about where your stuff would be.
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No. 261072 ID: c71597

>>260937
Tell him that you also need a little help, you would be happy if he would help you find your property if you cut him loose.
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No. 261146 ID: 197650
File 129120664884.jpg - (8.24KB , 181x196 , 64.jpg )
261146

"Sure, I -could- help you... But I'm a bit busy myself~"
"er..."
"You're obviously tied up because you did something naughty, maybe I should just leave you here for a while longer~"
"hehe.. you're joking... right?" The swallows loudly, its fun to see him like this.~
"Yeah, I am. But you need help, and so do I."
"What do you need?"
I start walking over his body with my finger, starting with his leg, making my way up. It makes him shiver.~
"I seem to have misplaced my Kelt.."
"your boyfrie-"
"Hes not my boyfriend..! But he has my stuff, which I'll need back. Tell me what you know, and I might untie you~"
I continue to tease him some more, I think I like being in power~
"You told him to go some place, I couldn't hear where, with your stuff to keep it safe... um, you came in with him on a leash, before that I saw you groping some slave's ass at the market grounds."
"That's all I know, I swear..!"

Should I untie him?

And after that, where should I go?
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No. 261148 ID: 701a19

>>261146
Sure. If you let him go now it's just playful teasing, no harm done. If you don't then it might be seen as mean-spirited.

Go ask the market guards if they've seen your Kelt around.
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No. 261158 ID: c71597

>>261146
Ask him if the Kelt still had a mask on. You don't really know how he looks like unless he's naked and painted. So it's kind of hard to find him if you don't have someone with you that can identify him. So, tell if this guy knows what he looks like at the time he disappeard and can identify him then he's got to tag along with you and go Kelt hunting.
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No. 261169 ID: 8555c2

fffffffffff I can't tell who is saying what.

Before we decide to untie him ask him who his master is. We don't want to piss them off. Messing with someone's property is not ok. Especially helping it escape.
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No. 261185 ID: 197650
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261185

R- "I don't suppose you could tell me if he still had his mask on?"
Man- "uh, yeah, wearing just his loincloth to."
R- "So how do I know you're even a free man?"
This makes no sense, there's no war so slaves are valuable, no master would leave him like this!
Man- "uhh.. I guess you can't?"
R- "Imagine all the things I could do with you if you weren't..."
Man- "..."
R- "Hah! I'm just kidding, here I'll help you out."

I proceed to untie the man and help him piece together his clothing, during the search, I run into my helmet.

Man- "Thank you, for both the party and the untying, lady princess."
R- "...Stop calling me that"
Man- "You threatened to 'have my kelt have his way with you' last night if I didn't."
R- "..."
Man- "Trick -you- this time."
I give the man a soft punch to the shoulder, and he makes his way downstairs.

There's 2 more rooms and 2 bathrooms left to check. Alternatively I could go to the market now.
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No. 261186 ID: c71597

>>261185
Check them out. Might contain clues or stuff you will need in the search for your property.
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No. 261302 ID: 701a19

>>261185
I said this before, but you should really go ask the guards at the marketplace. Then you're a short walk from the blacksmith and the stalls where you groped a slave.
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No. 261318 ID: 45be60

>>261302
Dude, we'll get to it. No sense walking back and forth across town with one shoe when where are still rooms to check here. Only reason we had was to make sure the guards wouldn't let the kelt leave with our stuff, and they won't.

Another bedroom next!
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No. 261384 ID: 197650
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261384

I enter the third room, and; "Oh my gods."
That's lady Siv, or at least, the statue of lady Siv!
Other than the giant freakin' statue in the room, there's blue... paint, or dye, everywhere!
they've been drawing on the walls, and I think I spot my greaves.
That statue... I think we might be in trouble...
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No. 261385 ID: c71597

>>261384
Yeah, because that thing is either expensive as fucking hell or you stole it from a temple. Well atleast you got credible deniability. You can blame the sacriligeous theft on the Kelt and the Slav. Everyone at the party can probably confirm that you were royally fucked up and very much not at your full senses.

Oh well, looks like that's your shield on the wall and possibly one of your axes. Gather up whatever is useful and search through all the drawers and barrels. Then it's onwards to the next room.
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No. 261398 ID: 45be60

>>261384
Is that Kelt paint? Looks like the cleaning lady has her job cut out for her. Hope it comes out.

Is that a bra hanging from the sword?
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No. 261400 ID: c71597

>>261398
Could be panties.
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No. 261410 ID: 5e01fc

I'm more worried with whats it even doing here.

And where it should be.

And how are we gonna do that.

... I vote next room, and find the leettle maid. We gotta tell her about the statue.
After checking these drawers.
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No. 261435 ID: 3416ec

Retrieve sword bra.
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No. 261495 ID: 701a19

>>261384
Try to clean the paint off the statue, if you can.
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No. 261613 ID: 197650
File 129142639056.jpg - (89.39KB , 880x892 , 67.jpg )
261613

The shield on the wall look like a bad fake, probbably purely for decorative purposes. The axes behind them are both 2 handed axes, and they're heavily decorated, I doubt they were made for battle.

I walk up closer to the wall and inspect the paint, and yes, it looks like the same stuff my personal Kelt "wears".
As for these drawings...

Moving on.

I fish the undergarments from the sword and conclude that they aren't panties, It's a thong, it has a tiny little heart stitched in the front...
Sexy.

I try to remove some of the paint from the statue with a conveniently placed rag but this isn't working, it's already dry!
I quickly make my way to the maid in my room and inform her of the statue.
She is pretty short, for our standards, with beautifully bright eyes, I can tell right away she's from the continental lands.
R-"uhh miss, how many statues to Lady Siv does this town have?"
Maid-"Five, why?"
R-"eh.. I think we kind of uh... Stole one."
Maid-"WHAT?!"
R-"I know! What if I stole it from a temple or something?!"
Maid-"Huh? what? No I mean, I was just impressed you'd be able to get a statue to Lady Siv all the way in here all by yourself..!"
She makes a good point, I probbably couldn't have done this alone, probbably not with just my Kelt to help me either.

Maid-"well, uhh, I guess I could try calling in some favors, some friends, to help you move it."

Should I take her offer? for all we know we can get the chief's soldiers to help us or something, that way we wouldn't be wasting her favors.
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No. 261616 ID: c71597

>>261613
Tell her that you can try to help her out moving it at some point later. Have to fix some other stuff first.

Ok, lets search the last places and then get on with the slavehunting.
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No. 261617 ID: 5e01fc

Just... leave it where it is, tell her to keep it... hidden? I don't know.

First we gotta find out where the statue goes, THEN find out if anyone will be willing to help with the statue back where it should be.

In the meantime, the lady will have to clean and keep it safe.
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No. 261621 ID: 3416ec

Equip thong buttfloss.
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No. 261631 ID: 45be60

>>261613
Aww, Roanna <3 Kelt

>>261621
that's somebody else's buttfloss! Or at the very least, not the underwear she remembers wearing before the party.

To the bathrooms! Be sure to knock on the men's room before peeking in, and be embarrassed about it. so naughty~
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No. 262006 ID: 197650
File 129156761858.jpg - (77.03KB , 684x862 , 68.jpg )
262006

I inform the maid to stick around as I might need her help later, she just nods and walks off to clean up the other room.

Im not gonna put this thong on, its not mine!
I dont know who painted that... but I guess its kinda sweet.

I check the last room, and wander inside. Something about this strikes me as familliar.
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No. 262058 ID: 0b2a05

Go look at those bottles, recognize anything there? And that shield, and I guess check the bed too. Do you remember anything about those clothes?
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No. 262076 ID: c71597

>>262006
Looks a bit like the one with the bed through the window, only there's no bed through the window here. Well lets get looting, there is alot of clothing spread out here, might find some of the pieces you're missing.
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No. 262239 ID: 197650
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262239

I've made my way through the carnage of the party and inspect the items.
I recognise one of these bottles, its a herbal mix that allows one to become drunk without the sick feeling, nor the hangover.

The shield that's mounted belong to the Hildr family, a long time ago they started a huge war, and made a name for themselves as a powerful and strong family. Their family icon praises Frika, Malaki and Europa.
There's some spears in it, so I guess someone used it as target practice.

Looking through the drawers I find my own, regular dress, some foreign looking clothing that look familliar, some of my contraceptives, some used and some unused...

On the table with the bottles and glass is my inferility fetish, and on the best there's a used contraceptive... aswell as a pair of trousers hanging over the ledge, and someone's short dress. It's got a heart stitched into it at the front.
I also find a plate with some fruit on the ground, aswell as a pillow that's been stabbed a lot. Theres's feathers scattered around it but no sign of blood or anything.

I've found 10 gold pieces in the room, and find my little chest of contraceptives half full under the bed.

I remember now, this is the room I first went into when I rented this place. I left my stuff here and... The rest is a blur.
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No. 262244 ID: 5e01fc

Half full? Do you remember coming in with someone?

You think the heart-thong matches the heart-dress?
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No. 262266 ID: 40cb26

...Are you sure you don't feel un-virginised? Not even a little? Maybe it was this heart wearing person who had that sort of fun.
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No. 262291 ID: 45be60

wear your regular dress
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No. 262326 ID: 3416ec

Equip regular outfit.
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No. 262334 ID: c71597

>>262239
Put on your old clothes and the pants. Gather up the used contraceptives. They're reuse friendly, provided that you wash them out. Gather up the spears, they're yours by rules of partyloot. Once you're done taking anything that can be remotely useful you should check out the last bathrooms. Then do an inventory check to see what you got that's useful right now.
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No. 262507 ID: 197650
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262507

I gather up the contraceptives, and set them apart to be washed, I grab the spears and put them down in the room with the crashed bed.
I put on my own dress, but these pants are too big for me!

I move on, pantyless, to the ladies bathroom.
I open the door for a peek and... wow...





inventory:
bootsx
greaves x
socksx
panties
brax
fancy dress
normal dressx
sexy dressx
studded leather coatx
axe
shield
helmet
swordx
bag
slave
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No. 262509 ID: 45be60

Nice bathroom. Looks like your shield was being used as a nice leaning board against the bath corner.

I am getting the feeling that whoever's underwear was in your mouth has your pair. It might be prudent to ask at the front desk who the person wearing the hearts was.
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No. 262594 ID: c71597

>>262507
When faced with too big pants there is one thing to do, use or improvise a belt. It's not very hard, either use a proper belt or use some rope, if there isn't any rope then cut some out of a fabric.

Hmm, check if that is your shield.
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No. 262609 ID: 383006

>>262509
This
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No. 262688 ID: 197650
File 129175296420.jpg - (38.32KB , 438x636 , 70.jpg )
262688

I'm 100% certain this is my shield, and so I collect it.
There's actually a tiny flag attached to the shield, or is it a tiny sail? I think it's made out of someone's handkerchief
I'll give the belt thing a shot ...no.
As for the heart clothing? I'm somewhat sure the dress and the thong are a match, the heart's worked into the design look the same, and were attached the same way.

Moving on to the other room I notice a small chamber, and have a peek inside.
There's a bust statue in the toilet, and it's wearing my helmet!
This leaves my Kelt, my bag and its contents, my axe, my panties and my fancy dress missing.
Also, someone painted stuff all over it.
Grabbing my helmet I enter the other bathroom.


...
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No. 262692 ID: 146bca

>>262688
I still say that thong is probably yours. You could've bought it while you were hopped up on...whatever it was that made you wake up on the roof.
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No. 262693 ID: 3416ec

What is that on the statue? Pantyhose?
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No. 262748 ID: c71597

>>262688
You put a pantyhose on the head of Europa? Hope he's not one to bear grudges over minor things like that, should probably remove them to lessen your amount of sacrilige a little bit. Anyway, the pants is mostly so that you don't go around accidently flashing your private parts to everyone. But whatever, that hardly seemed like something you were concerned with during the last few days.

Ok, seems like you have searched everywhere, get suited up and armed up and then it's time to go hunting for your property. It's running around somewhere in town. By the way, how much do you estimate that you could sell the Kelt for?
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No. 262773 ID: 197650
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262773

That's no statue, that's a mosaic to Europa, god of war.
It's beautiful really, and it must've cost a fortune!
To even get some of these colours would cost a fortune!
I guess this inn was mostly used by mercenaries and soldiers during the wars, I've heard they liked the idea that Europa protected them when they weren't in arms.

I find my ugly helmet on the ground when I enter, and now I've seen teh whole upper floor, I wonder: where should I go next?

I could investigate the bloodied spear, I could go to the marketplace, I could try finding whoever the thong and the heart dress belong to, if they're not mine, I could go look for the pantied I woke up chewing on, I could investigate this Karl Talhoffer, I could look into the apple I carved a face into and gave to the innkeeper, I could go looking for where I got that statue of Lady Siv from.
Maybe look into the kelt paint, or the potion-y looking things, or the slave I appearantly groped? Or I could look into anything else we can come up with.

Either way, I make my way downstairs, enroute there I realise that's my axe sticking out a tankard, and inventory it.
All I need to find now are my panties, my fancy dress, my Kelt and my bag including all my stuff that goes in the bag.

The prices for for slaves differ greatly between towns, the prices go up when there's a high demand and no war or raiders, if there's no desire for them, but there is an offer, they can still sell poorly. I'd have to check the local prices.

Either way, my dress goes down to my knees and should be enough to propperly cover my privates unless I start doing crazy stuff, which I don't plan on doing.
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No. 262782 ID: 45be60

>>262773
ask the inkeeper who was wearing the hearts last night, and sheepishly tell him he may as well return the apple he has been keeping safe for you. Tell him you are going out to track down your kelt so you can pay him for the mess.
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No. 262783 ID: 40cb26

>>262773
Check around that statue and see if anything ended up over there around the back or hidden by the water. Then head to the marketplace and ask around about everything else.
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No. 262874 ID: c71597

>>262773
Yeah, and stuff always goes as you have planned. Use the panties you found yourself chewing on, they're also loot according to the rules of insane parties. Put on your gear and then we go.

Lets hit up Talhoffer first. Then the market to go looking for your property.
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No. 262878 ID: 3416ec

Can you not fashion crude undergarments from the large pair of pants you found? There's certainly enough fabric to go around.
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No. 262879 ID: 701a19

>>262773
Ask the innkeep about the woman in hearts, then go ask the marketplace guards about your Kelt.
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No. 262927 ID: 197650
File 129183932366.jpg - (39.93KB , 643x423 , 72.jpg )
262927

Fine, gods! I'll just put on the heart thing, the panties are still kind of wet... moist... oh shut up.

Walking past the innkeeper I ask him, as sheepily as possible, for the apple.
Inspecting it, it is indeed just a silly smiley.
R-"What could you tell me about these heart themed clothes?"
Innkeeper- "Not a lot, just that someone at the party wore them last night, it's hard to keep track of who wears what when there's so many people."

I don't know where this Karl Talhoffer is at the moment, but the innkeeper told me I could probbably find him by talking to Steinn, the local blacksmith.

Either way, I make my way to the market square and try to get the attention of one of the guards.
R- "excuse me, sir? Could you tell m-"
Guard- "Of course my lady!"
The guard turns around quickly with a smug grin on his face, and... you have GOT to be kidding me.
his clothes.. are way too tight...
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No. 262928 ID: 3416ec

>I'll just put on the heart thing, the panties are still kind of wet... moist... oh shut up.

Gross gross GROSS GROSS TAKE THEM OFF QUICK AUGH.
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No. 262933 ID: 197650

>>262928
the PANTIES are west, from being in my mouth
the THONG is perfectly dry.

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No. 262937 ID: 1854db

>>262928
It's from her own spit, relax.

Grumble at the man for being so damned OBVIOUS.
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No. 262946 ID: 3416ec

>>262933

Okay okay. Nevermind.

Inform the guard that it is impolite to pitch a tent in front of a lady.
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No. 262947 ID: 8a6625

what's going on behing you?
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No. 262962 ID: c71597

>>262927
Oh god he's a sleezy fucker. Ok, just ask him if he's seen any kelts around. Keep it simple and keep to the task.
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No. 262979 ID: 197650
File 129185036955.jpg - (43.39KB , 643x423 , 73.jpg )
262979

I don't know if he's sleezy... but he's not pitching a tent.
That's a fashion thing some foreigners took with them from the continental lands...
The rich guys there appearantly wear these really tight clothing to show off their manhood.. I've heard some of them even wear oversized codpieces to come across as "better than thee"..

R-"Just tell me where I can find Steinn."
Guard-"Why, certainly my lady!" He kindly points me toward one of the shops, and goes on rambling about my blinding and devine beauty...

In the center of the market square there's a man preforming an old tragedy, it's about a man who we fooled by Malaki to murder his own family.
The short singing parts are completely off-key, his pacing is completely wrong, and he can't pronounce the names right.. Father used to enjoy listening to this play..

It's tradition for merchants to preform plays and music to get the attention of people, so they can buy at their stand. This guy is... disgusting.
I can almost smell his stench from here, he's fat, his hair uncombed and the innkeeper was right, that sash looks aweful...
That must be Asmund.. ugh.
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No. 262981 ID: 3416ec

>>262979

Throw your hatchet at him.
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No. 263005 ID: 5e01fc

>>262981
And boldly butt into the scene singing the songs and telling the tale the way it was meant, yo.

And try to make it all part of the show.

(note: do not kill the guy when tossing the hatchet at him)
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No. 263019 ID: c71597

>>262979
Oh that guard is sleezy alright, probably uses one of those enlarging codpieces as well.

Ugh, lets put off a meeting with Asmund for a bit later. Lets see Tallhoffer first. But before that ask about Kelts from this guy.
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No. 263107 ID: 40cb26

Ask him if he's seen the Kelt, be sure to describe him as a "big guy" then smile and bite your lip. Just because he's wearing a cup doesn't mean you can't hit him right in the manhood, ha!
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No. 263123 ID: 197650
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263123

R-"Just... Have you seen a Kelt?"
Guard-"Male or female?"
R-"male, he's kind of.. big, if you know -where- I mean."
Guard-"..Haven't seen him!"
Somehow I'm not surprised.

I quickly get as far away as possible from the guard as possible and butt in at what I assume is Asmund.
Ohgod he smells of filth and perfume.
He wears a plain robe with wide, oversized sleeves, he's wearing a purple sash to show how wealthy he is, and has a red drunkard's nose.
His hair is a mess too.

A-"...-Call ze Gods to answer mé."
A-"Freek-ah come!-"
R-"Frika come!"
R-"Inside there is anger now."
R-"Calm precedes the rage."
R-"Cry again, cry again."
R-"Moment of toil."
R-"Call the Gods to answer me."
R-"Hear me say 'hear my pain'."
R-"All the Gods to answer me."
R-"Frika come!"
R-"Frika come!"

Villager:"ROCK ON!"

A-"...Alright, fine, you vhin."
A-"Vhat are you selleeng?"
R-"I just want to ask you some questions."
A-"Zen stop zteeling my costumérs and as-"
A-"Hey, you are zat girl vhat bought the dress last night!"
A-"How can Asmund help you tozay?"

Should I ask him abut the Kelt? Steinn? the party?
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No. 263124 ID: 701a19

>>263123
Ask if he knows where your Kelt got off to, and if he knows where Tallhoffer is. THEN ask him what he remembers about the party last night.
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No. 263142 ID: c71597

>>263123
Ask if he does refunds, has seen the kelt recently and why he doesn't hire a crier instead.
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No. 263148 ID: 45be60

>>263142
Don't ask about refunds! At LEAST not until all other questions you could possibly think of have been asked. That's the reason he like us!
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No. 263523 ID: 197650
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263523

R-"Could you tell m-"
A-"Not here, come to my tent."
I follow Asmund into the biggest tent I've seen in the marketsquare so far.
Walking inside I'm hit by a wave of exotic smells, sweet, dry, salty, spicey... So many at once..
Asmund marches inside and places himself behind an improvised counter.
A-"Sorry for zhat, but it ees against rules to chit and chat on square, eet might take away attention from other mechants."
A-"So, Ladey preencess, vhat can I do for you?"

R-"uhm, I'm looking for a Kelt, and need to kno-"
A-"Ah, a Kelt? I have a few-a Kelt slaves, you vhant male or female?"
R-"No I mean one I already own and.. kind of... lost."
A smug smile appears on Asmund's face before saying:
A-"Vhell den, you cant get something for nothing, what are you offering?"

I think we should give this some thought before agreeing to anything.

R-"Right, well, instead, could you tell me where I can find Karl Talhoffer?"
A-"Oh dat Krissendammer is alvhays somewhere else, best bet is to ask someone he talks to daily."
A-"I can tell you he LOVES veapons though.:

R-"Thank you, Could you tell me what you know about my party last night?"
A-"Only dat it vhas vhild and people spent a lot of money on outfits for it, you included."
R-"So why don't you hire a crier to advertise your shop?"
A-"Because I need to draw attention, not sing vhell. Besides, I have a boo-ti-ful singing voice."
He states, as he sticks his nose up arrogantly.

Anything else we wanna ask this guy or should we just ask about refunds now?
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No. 263551 ID: 45be60

You like the dress you got from him, right? How much did you spend on it? After all, just because you don't remember buying it doesn't mean you wouldn't have anyway.
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No. 263555 ID: 3416ec

Your dress is riding in your ass there.
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No. 263611 ID: c71597

>>263523
About how much you paid for the dress, then you can ask about refunds. Although I suspect that he's going to offer you something like a quarter of what you paid for it. So it's probably better to sell it off to some other merchant.

By the way, that thong does make your ass look very nice.
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No. 263735 ID: 197650
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263735

Thanks, I guess. ...Stop staring at my ass.

R-"I bought a dress from you yesterday, right?"
A-"Dis is true, it vhas 10 pieces, if you had forgotten dat too."
That's pretty expencive for a dress with so much of its cloth missing.
R-"About that.. do you do refunds?"
A-All sales are final."

Should I look around his shop, go visit Steinn, Talhoffer?
There's still a bloody spear that needs some investigating, those potions in the room, ask around about that Kelt paint, maybe that guy tied to the bed?
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No. 263737 ID: c71597

>>263735
Tell him his singing voice is aweful, he's ugly as sin, a sleezy asshole and you don't really like him. Then go look for Talhoffer.

You don't actually have to say it. But you should go look for Talhoffer.
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No. 263834 ID: 6436df

Or you can offer to use your singing voice to draw in customers for him, for a cut of the profit and the information he is with-holding on you.
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No. 263862 ID: c71597

>>263834
That could work. Just don't like this fat bastard.
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No. 263886 ID: 197650
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263886

R-"About my Kelt... What if I offer my singing voice in exchange for the information?"
A-"hmmm.."
A smile appears on his face as he seems in thought.
A-"Under one condition, you vhill have to vhear vhat I tell you. It vhill attract more attention."

After a short while in the dressing room, I come out.
R-"you have got to be kidding me..."
A-"POIFECT"

Should I really go through with this...?
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No. 263887 ID: 701a19

>>263886
"If you expect this from me then you better be able to tell me exactly where he is."
Sing Sweet Transvestite. It fits the outfit."
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No. 263902 ID: ea1073

Would you as an honest business man wear this, probably not. How about you give me your nicest things to model them for you while I sing rather then make a mockery of your establishment. After all you aren't trying to sell jester stuff so stop trying to draw in the wrong crowd and ruining both our reputations when there's no reason to.
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No. 263926 ID: 45be60

>Should I really go through with this...?

No. You still have some self respect.
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No. 263937 ID: c71597

>>263886
You look like a confused hooker going into battle. Seriously, you're the daughter of a lord, have some dignity. Tell him that you either get to decide yourself what you wear or he can fuck off.
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No. 263951 ID: 197650
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263951

You're right, I'm a damn princess! I don't have to take this kind of crap! My father OWNS these lands! I could have him beheaded if I wanted to!

I tear off most of the more emberrasing items and shout at Asmund: "Who the hell do you think I am?! Did you really expect me to parade around in that disaster of an outfit?!"

A-"Calm down, it's just vhat the previous lady wore when she vhorked for me, if you have a better idea, please, go ahead."
A-"Either you pick something from my tent and return it to me afterwards, or you think of a good pattern yourself. If it's any good, I can sell the design to cover the expences of making it later."

[spoiler] next posts decide if we have another paperdoll or if I should just post some designs to choose from]/spoiler]
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No. 263955 ID: 146bca

PAPERDOLL!
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No. 263959 ID: c71597

>>263951
I'm lazy and suck as an artist. I'm fine with premade choices.
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No. 264151 ID: 907423
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264151

Hmmn, I don't know.

Thought it would be nice dressing kinda like him -- its his shop -- but people from his area tends to drape themselves quite plainly. The idea is basically a toga with some long, colorful cloth to drape on you, maybe yellow, or something between aqua and indigo. Flashy color and flashy singing, but not flashy clothes.

Don't ask about the fishnet.
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No. 264230 ID: 7dad57
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264230

1. Colorful Wooden Beads woven into hair braids, and Small Decreative Ram Horn HairPin.
2. Necklace of Colorful Polished Stones, and Fox Fur Scarf
3. Soft Leather/Wool Tunic of Neutral Colors, and loose Linen/Silk dyed burgandy shirt that covers arms and if prefer midsection.
4. The distinctive color sash, used as a belt instead. With decrotive lace w/ polished seashells for wristbands and belt.
5. Cream or Tan colored skirt that goes past the knees that should show off any boots or stockings. The boots should tie together any loose ends that the outfit otherwise displays.

Least i'm getting better at MS Paint, can't say the same thing about using posting files on this sight...
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No. 264434 ID: 197650
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264434

After rummaging through some of Asmund's chests and piles of clothing, I put together an exotic dress from the far south.
Teasily slipping off Asmund's hiddeously purple sash, I walk off into the street and apply it as a finishing touch.

A while of singing later...

R-"Until the end and back again"
R-"Defiant to the last man"
R-"'til there's nothing left"
R-"To fight against"
R- "No surrender"

Villages-"Rock on greek-ish dude!"
Guard-"Just the way granna used to love it.. Bam."
Asmund-"Zhank you vary much, you made me great business! As revhard, you can keep ze clozhing, have zhis small purse of coins, and I vhill tell you vhat I know!"
He tosses me the purse of coins, there's 50 pieces in here!
Asmund-"Last I saw him, he dropped by zhe blacksmith during zhe party, and I believe he vhas heading to ze slave pens after zhat."
Asmund-"I am afraid I have no zheen him today. Talhoffer I saw just now, outside. He talks to Steinn daily, he vhill know where he vhas heading last. Onze again, zhank you!"
I guess I made him a lot of money, a LOT of money. The sash alone would've cost more than this.
Should I change my outfit or just go straight to.. the slave pens, Steinn, [other]?
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No. 264437 ID: c71597

>>264434
Yeah you should change your outfit. Get back into your regular stuff and get your gear on. You want to appear as dangerously competent here. Outward image is rather important for nobility, so going around in what you got on right now isn't really the best idea.

Oh, and go see Talhoffer. Then we can see Stein and after that we can hit the slave market.
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No. 264464 ID: 907423

Heheh. We completed a sidequest and got a new outfit! :D

Pfft. No time for changing! Go forth and find your slave!
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No. 264674 ID: bc9415

yeah, change. need to be ready.
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No. 264693 ID: 197650
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264693

I ask Asmund for a discription of Talhoffer, and have a quick change.
I soon wrestle my way through the market and find him.
R-"Excuse me mr. Talhoff?"
T-"Ya?"

What to ask?
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No. 264697 ID: 701a19

>>264693
"I'm selling these fine leather jackets!"

No. "I'm looking for my Kelt. He seems to be missing, along with most of my possessions. Have you seen him around?"
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No. 264742 ID: c71597

>>264693
Ask about that axe you found in the wall, the spear and then about your kelt. Knowledge about that axe could give us a name on someone else you can ask about what happened while you were out on some doped up cheese that you nommed down without any idea of the consequences.
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No. 264815 ID: 197650
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264815

I explain to Talhoffer what's going on, and quickly return his axe to him.
He seems deeply in thought, as he did when I first saw him. He reminds me of some of the educated Wise-men in father's court.
T-"I was suspecting foul play, und ya, dis is indeed mein Axe, danke, jonkfrau. I must have forgotten it last night. I believe we had a game to see who had the best aim with the throwing axe. As for the spears, I recall a boar, or something. I'm afraid I can't help you more with that."
T-"As for your Kelt, I believe he is still within the city, around the taverns of ze northern gate."
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No. 264816 ID: c71597

>>264815
Ask him who won. Then go look for your property. Get a few guards to come with you.
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No. 264961 ID: 197650
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264961

R-"Who won?"
T-"Why, if I recall right, you did."
I continue with a bit more small talk, mostly discussing throwing techniques with Talhoffer, then I move on.

On my way to the nothern gate, I adress 2 large, what seem to be guards. After showing my royal insignia, my family mark, they have no trouble following me.
Together, we arrive at the northern gate district... This place is full of taverns and inns...

The older guard asks me; "Do you know which one he's in? Checking 'em all with him moving about freely, it could be days before we'd find him."
The younger one seems more interrested in some of the woman than in finding my Kelt...

uhhmm... now what?
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No. 264976 ID: 907423

Well, what else?
Its a half-naked dude with a mask wearing blue paint. Doesn't matters how many people is around. If you guys fan out and start asking, it'll lead you to him.

Or at the least, to someone else who was in the party :3
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No. 265018 ID: 701a19

>>264961
Motion to the older one "You can stand watch here and keep an eye out for him in case he moves."
Point to the young one "If you can't tell village women from half-naked men in blue paint, then I'll make my kelt give you a very thorough education on the differences. You check those, I'll check these. I'll find you when you should be done."
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No. 265028 ID: c71597

>>264961
Tell them that it's still only a matter of time. Keep both with you and work through the bars. Try to find a stable boy or serving wench in each place that is receptive to the prospect of some cash if one of them were to spot him and tell you. And threten to bring down the fury of your father and the guards on them if they keep such information from you.
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No. 265174 ID: 197650
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265174

I first adress the younger guard; telling him that: "If you can't tell village women from half-naked men in blue paint, then I'll make my kelt give you a very thorough education on the differences. You check those, I'll check these. I'll find you when you should be done."
In responce, he just swallows loudly.
The older guard on the other hand, chuckles quietly and says "I told you something like this would happen."
R-"You say here and keep an eye out for him."
Older guard-"As you wish, your highness."
R-"It should only be a matter of time now."
both guards-"Aye, your highness."

Honestly, there's dozens of inns here, let alone other shops and stuff. This could take a long while with this approach.
Let's get on with it.

First I find a Kelt, he was drinking something in one of the inns, under his hood.
He tells me that; "I haven't seen any other Kelts in this town, but it would be highly unusual for a Kelt to abandon his master."
"Normally, if a Kelt is bested in a fight, his life belongs to whoever beat him. To run away would disgrace his name his family, and even leave them cursed by the gods."
"It's possible if he's an orphan and is in bad favours with the gods already, though."

The next masked naked man with blue paint isnt exactly what I was looking for...
R-"Seriously, how many gay men are in this town?"
Man-"enough to keep me in business~"

Next I adress one of the barmaids, she's a woman past her glory days.
R-"Have you seen a Kelt around here? He should be mostly naked, wearing a mask and he should be covered in blue paints."
wench-"Man troubles huh? I haven't seen him, but you might want to put away the sword if you're still interrested in him, not all men are into dominant women."
R-"No he's not m-"
wench-"And it wouldn't hurt you to change your outfit, get a lower cut, a tighter fit, men go crazy for it."
R-"But he's not m- Wait what's wrong with the way I dress??"
wench-"Nothing if you're not interrested in getting yourself a man."
R-"but I-"
wench-"Listen I've had more men than you've probbably ever met, trust me on this one."
R-"...Just keep an eye out for him..."
The wench then nods and walks away, getting her rear firmly groped while she's serving drinks.
Meanwhile.. I'm being ignored by these guys.. Why is noone groping my ass? Is she right about the clothes..?
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No. 265175 ID: d3dfb8

You have a sword and a scowl. I don't think it's the dress.
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No. 265178 ID: 9a5057

Do you WANT random guys grabbing your ass as you walk by? Behave yourself. You are a princess after all. A princess who is trying not to ruin her family name at that.
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No. 265179 ID: 701a19

>>265174
Why would you WANT them to grope you? Anybody who would reach out and touch somebody like that uninvited doesn't deserve to touch you. You'd basically be obligated to gut them for sake of your honor, and you don't have time for that.
As far as WHY? You're not a victim because you're not helpless. You walk like a warrior, wield your weapons openly, and take pride in your skill; anybody drunk enough to think you're easy prey has long since passed out.
Keep checking the inns, and remember to ask the innkeeps if somebody else was minding the place last night.
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No. 265248 ID: c2c011

>>265174
It's about the sword and the look that you might use it. You're simply too much of a badass warrior woman for them. They don't know what they're missing out on. Anyway, why would you want these amateur gropers? Lead a raid or two and then you should have enough money to buy a few professional gropers from the slave market.

Anyway, keep at it. Sooner or later you will find him.
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No. 265316 ID: 197650
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265316

I move on to the next inn, and ask the barkeep for info on my Kelt, about earlier...
...No, I guess you're right, I have my honour to defend!
I think I'd like the attention th-
R-"EEK!"
Stranger-"OH YEAH,ROYAL INSPECTION! WHO'S DA KING?"

...You can tell what happend next.


Trying to forget this entire thing ever happend, I move on.
Maybe someone claimed him as his own slave? I don't know if that's even possible, though I guess he didn't have a slave mark.
There's an auction going on for 2 continental slaves, there's only a few nobles, and these are the only 2 slaves I see.
There's 2 nobles bidding on this slave, one of them is skinny, and looks dead serious.
The other looks like he has a greasy skin, greasier, thin hair, and hasn't slept for days. He talks in a weak voice..
...I think I know what *she'll* be doing for the rest of his days..
Auctioneer-"Do I hear 50? 50 gold pieces?
Noble-"over here.."

They're being sold for patheticly low bids...

After looking around further and concluding he's not here, I find another inn I haven't checked.
Looking around after asking the barkeep and a few patrons, a young man walks up to me.
Young man-"Excuse me, madam? I know this will sound highly unorthedox, and I will probbably deserve a slap to the cheeck for it, but I must ask."
R-"..."
Young man-"Might I see your undergarments? I saw you at the... rather... wild, party last night... There was a girl there whom I believe I have fallen in love with. But all I remember is those hearts on her unmentionables.."
Young man-"Please dont be mad.."
R-"...you're serious?"

This day is just getting better and better...
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No. 265318 ID: c2c011

>>265316
Well now you know to not do drugs. Because this is what happens when you do. So never again, unless it's berserker mushrooms and you're looking to die in glorious combat.

Anyway, tell him that you don't know who owns the heart panties. You claimed them as your own rightful loot after the same rather wild party. So he will need to find some other way to identify her. Oh, and ask him if he's seen your kelt, and also why the slaves are being sold for such low prices when there is a shortage of them.
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No. 265321 ID: 907423

>>265318
You mean a surplus. If they're sold cheap, is because there's too many.

Yes, slap him very lightly, no, you won't hike your skirt up to him, yes, inquire about average slave price around here, about Kelt... ands about this rather interesting night this sir had :3c
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No. 265322 ID: 701a19

>>265316
Tell him that you're not her, but you're looking for her to return her underwear. And her dress. And see if she knows where your slave is.
After that, immediately go buy that slave girl. Save her from a life of being constantly raped by men too old, ugly, and vile to find a match will ensure her loyalty for life.
While you could technically use your authority to just take her, instead use it to buy her from the winner for however much they paid.
We're going to need to shenanigan our way back to being able to afford the horses anyway, and she'd be a valuable asset for that.
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No. 265378 ID: 69bee4

Instead of making the likely seemingly poor offer of 50 marks, try instead to convince the noble to meet somewhere a few hours from now. Once you acquire your Kelt and more stuff, you can make an actual offer.

Or just, you know, move on if you prefer.
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No. 265450 ID: 197650
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265450

R-"You're right, that kind of a question does deserve a slap"
I then proceed to slap him.
R-"But I can tell you I found her thong, and no I am not hiking up my skirt, I am looking for her to return her dress and her underwear."
R-"But tell me, what happend last night? I can't find my Kelt and some of my belongings, nor can I remember what happend."
Young Noble-"Oh dear, well, I was attending the party without my dearest knowing.. and I met the heart girl there... She stole my heart I'm afraid. I -have- to see her..!"
Young Noble-"I recall you sending your man-servant away, but I do not recall where, I was too drunk at the time. But I am certain the heart girl was more sober at the time."
R-"How would I go about finding her?"
Young Noble-"Well, it's likely she is at the bath house, esspecially if she is of noble birth. I wouldn't be allowed to check, of course, as I am a man and so not allowed into the ladies bath"
Young Noble-"You could identify her if she put on your panties on accident, or perhaps she has some other clothing marked with a heart..."

R-"So what about these prices on the slaves?"
Young Noble-"dreadful isn't it? I've seen many friends go bankrupt because of it. People are just content with working themselves, and noone is buying! Then the king passed a law that makes it very hard to make our fellow men into slaves."
Young Noble-"So all we get is slaves from rival tribes, which is hard to go as we have a non-aggression pact with most of them, or we'd have to import slave, like these continentals. But they're short, usually weaker, and can't stand the cold as well."
He shakes his head;"Absolutely dreadful."
He tells me how to find him, should I find anything out, and I make my way back into the busy streets.


Save a slave? I guess... where are you going with this?
I mean, she's a slave. What's the point? slave prices are low, so what would selling her accomplish?


Creepy noble-"Oh yes, you'll make a fine addition, a fine addition indeed..."
R-"Excuse me?"
Creepy Noble-"hm? I assure you, I just bought her, I'm not violating any laws. Now get out of my way."
R-"No, sir, I just wish to speak to you in private, later."
Creepy Noble-"And why would I do that? I'm eager to try out my new asset, and why would I waste my time with a commoner?"
Creepy Noble-"I have better things to do, give me 1 good reason I should waste my time talking to you."

...Well I suppose I could tell him I'm the daugher of the man he serves.
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No. 265453 ID: c2c011

>>265450
You could. But he probably wouldn't believe you. Just ask if he was at some killer party last night, if he wasn't then just let him be on his way. Alienating noble families is really not a good way to protect your reputation, maybe if the slavegirl was someone local and there was some tragic story. But she's some familyless foreigner. You won't gain shit out of saving her.
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No. 265457 ID: 701a19

>>265450
What? Why would you sell her? What sense would that make?
No, you want her because you need all the help you can get and she can do things you can't. Slaves are below servants in terms of rank, and nobody pays servants any heed.
But you, even to somebody who doesn't know you're the princess, are an imposing force that commands attention. People will watch their tongues and actions around you.
Besides that? You're going to need all the help you can possibly get, and the combination of what they do to runaway slaves, gratitude for being saved from a life of old man rape, and decent treatment will result in her being quite loyal to you.

Flash him your proof of identity and offer the 50 gold you got from the merchant.
"My apologies, but I am here on royal business and I need that slave. This matches your expenses, and your cooperation will be relayed directly to my father, the warchief."
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No. 265459 ID: 9a5057

Creepy dude said "addition" like he already has a collection of slaves. How many does he need for this opperation?
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No. 265469 ID: 4e6b6b

Can we even identify ourselves? We cant really use our authority on him.

Hmmn, we could invite him personally to the VIP room of the next party we throw, if he sells us the slave for 50 coins. You know. The party for the cool people, swingin' orgy and all.

If he asks why you want her, its because you need to get the slave ready for it first! :D

Imean, seriously. Doesnt matter if he didnt show up at the party or not. He certainly heard it. We can use that.

Its this, or offering to blow him in a back alley.
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No. 265470 ID: c2c011

You people do remember that we owe someone money, don't know how much money we have left in our funds and have to pay for atleast 1 600 gold horse, right?

Because buying up some slave that will be worthless as an informant unless we train her for that exact purpose for years isn't exactly what we need to get our task done.
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No. 265478 ID: 701a19

>>265470
You don't need to give somebody years of training in order for them to be effective at eavesdropping. They just need to understand the language, be able to focus, have a decent memory, and be able to go unnoticed.

Beyond that, the benefits of having a retainer are many and varied; anything a person can do, including working to earn cash, can be assigned to her.
Given how much cash Roanna pulled in from that merchant it looks like she might be able to earn enough cash by getting fat smelly men to pay a pair of attractive young women to perform in their stead.
Remember, that was a tip from a person who makes his living being as stingy as possible.
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No. 265484 ID: 197650
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265484

The mounts are easily 500 pieces, I still owe the innkeeper a fair amoung of cash, I should ask how much I owe him specificly.
I currently have 62 and a half gold piece.
R-"I'm here on royal business an-"
Creepy Noble-"You look nothing like a royal messenger."
He's right, father usually has men clad in uniform do things for him outside of his town.
R-"I need that slave, your co-"
Creepy Noble-"Of course."
R-"...Your cooperation will be relayed directly to my father, the warchief."
Creepy Noble-"Isn't that convenient, and I suppose you happen to have left your royal seal in your other pants?"
..SHIT, father gave me a family ring, our family seal is imprinted in it, and it's evidence of my royal blood, but ITS IN MY BAG.
R-"uhm.. I am to organise a party, like the one you may have heard about, last night?"
R-"I wanted to invite you and prepare your slave for it.."
Creepy Noble-"I throw my own parties, and I wouldn't need to rent a place to do so. Furthermore; what sort of king would send a messenger to another city to organise an orgy?"
R-"I didn't say orgy.."
Creepy Noble-"That's all this slave is good for, what else would you need her for?"
...

I suppose she would be usefull to preform tasks I can't, esspecially since some people do know my face to be that of the princess...
Eavesdropping? might work.
Have her work for cash? sounds good!
Make her work for Asmund? Now I'm starting to feel sorry for her.

But first we'll have to convince this noble to hand her over. I could just TAKE her if I had my royal seal...
Then again, I could just slit his throat when he walks through an alley...
Bad thoughts!
I don't care how creepy he is he is still a person.
...kinda.
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No. 265485 ID: c2c011

>>265484
Hey you could totally slit his throat. But he's the son of some nobleman and not just some nameless thrall so that could get some annoying consequences. Just tell him to fuck off. You don't need her specifically. After you're done with the horse task you can get some other slave that is better suited to the task. Right now you don't even know if she speaks the same language as you, making her into a useful agent would take time, besides, she would mean alot of more costs for you.

Now lets get out of this fucking dump and continue the search for your wayward property.
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No. 265487 ID: 701a19

>>265484
Just shot him your insignia. We know you have that since you showed it to the guard: >>264961

Really, your face should be proof enough of your identity. You're far from a minor figure, and any noble with a modicum of political savvy would be able to identify public figures such as yourself instantly. Shout "ENOUGH!", then show the seal and say that you were trying to offer him compensation. Optionally, use your left hand to backhand him for his brazen insolence and disrespect to a member of the royal family first.
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No. 265490 ID: 197650
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265490

I do? but I'm not.. OH SHIT
I MUST HAVE DROPPED IT WHEN I PUNCHED THAT ASS-GRABBER.

Ohgodsohgodsohgods, father is going to kill me if I don't get that back!!

Creepy Noble-"Are we done here?"
I gulp so loud that I could imagine half of the town could've heard me.
R-"I.. uhmm, you were right, I left my insignia in my other pants...dress... I'll find you later to prove it..!! Where do you live?"
Creepy Noble-"The villa you're standing next to, now move aside. If you waste my time again because you couldn't find your "insignia" I'll send you to the gallows, understood?"
R-"..."

There's no way none of the guards would recognise me, hell they'd have to go through my stuff before I were hung, and my shield is authentic.
That'd save me, right..?
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No. 265492 ID: 701a19

>>265490
You're a PRINCESS! Stop stumbling over your words and letting him interrupt!
"Your threat has been noted. Enjoy your remaining time."
Leave and go find the insignia. Right now. Far beyond not having proof of identity, that could fall into very wrong hands.
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No. 265497 ID: 197650
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ok girl, you can do this, you're the bigger person..
R-"Your threat has been noted, sir.. what was it?"
Creepy noble-"If you were truly nobility you would know the name of the great Auda family."
I do know that name, Father mentioned they played a small part in a battle over a bridge when he was still waging war.
Appearantly they were all weak cowards, and have since then done nothing but inbreed and import luxery goods, half of which they deem "damaged" and keep themselves, instead of supply to the market.

I nod and bid the noble goodbye, he'll probbably start trying out his new asset the moment he gets home, if we hurry there's a chance we'll get there before he does.
Then, I quickly rush through the busy streets and return to the inn of the ass-grabber...
Rushing to the innkeeper, I try to ask him;"Sir, did you find a ri-"
He interrupts me, and just points at the ass-grabber sitting at a table."You'll want to talk to him."
Ass-grabber-"I knew you wouldnt be able to resist me for long."
R-"...You remember I punched you in the face, right?"
Ass-grabber-"I jest, and apologise for my behaviour, your majesty. I didn't realise."
Ass-grabber-"I suppose you'll want your ring back?" he suggest, as he slides it over the table.
Ass-grabber-"Could a good citizen get a small kiss for his loyalty? A rogue might've sold it to a rival noble."
R-"I'm sorry, but no way in hell is that going to happen."
Ass-grabber-"Very well. I'll just sit there, spending the rest of my night all alone.."

Now I kinda feel bad.. He just wanted to have a good time...
Anyways.. where do I go now? immediatly back to the noble? or, since he's probbably sodomised her already, try finding my Kelt and my money to give him a popper offer?
I could always just seize his goods.
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No. 265498 ID: 4e6b6b

A good deed is its own reward, and he was .. duly punished for grabbing your ass.

He deserves a kiss to the forehead. No more.

And after that, quick! Gotta find the man!
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No. 265500 ID: 701a19

>>265497
Give him a hug, and your thanks.
Go find a few soldiers and return to the noble's villa; his family is corrupt and cowardly scum, and the casual way he threatened to have you killed suggests he has had many fiat executions over the years.
He threatened to kill a member of the warchief's family, and intent of regicide is high treason.

This is a fine time to exercise your authority and make an example of a disloyal noble. As a fringe benefit you can claim enough of his assets that you don't need to worry about the inn or the horses.

No, you won't kill him. Instead you'll strip him of his wealth and position, declare his harem free (except for the new one; you'll keep her), and make him the slave of his former harem.
His assets will be divided as follows:
*His former harem will be granted a portion sufficient enough for them to live comfortably on.
*You will seize a portion sufficient for your mission plus ample expenses. Around 2000 gold should cover it.
*The remaining portion will be divided equally between the local soldier quartermaster and the remaining nobles. The soldiers so they can get better equipment and training, the nobles so they very clearly understand the message of 'Loyalty is rewarded, disloyalty is punished'.
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No. 265501 ID: 1854db

>>265497
Forget about the slave. Would it really be proper for you to butt in and muck about in some other royal family's business like that?

I think we should go to that bathhouse, perhaps the owner of your panties would know where you sent the Kelt?

Also give the man a little kiss.
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No. 265502 ID: 8a6625

>>265501
there is a diffrence between royal and noble my friend, a king can have a baron's head just by asking politely
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No. 265507 ID: 701a19

>>265501
His family is known for being cowards and valuing self-service over loyalty, he kills people for no real provocation, and he's been using his position to embezzle goods.
He's a leech on the kingdom, and this is a good chance to remove his undesirable ass from power and remind other nobles that it's in their best interests to behave.
Beyond that, it helps establish that Roanna is not going to take shit from anybody. She's a royal of a warrior court; she can't have people doubting her strength and mettle.
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No. 265541 ID: 4e6b6b

We. Are. Overstepping.

We have NO reason to simply walk in and seize everything he owns; unfortunately, cowardice is NOT a crime to the level of Treason, and corruption is almost expected of his level of nobility. He's within his right so seize goods he paid for.

Wanna give him a lesson? Take the slave, sure, although seizing her without payment STILL is stealing.

But we do NOT have the authority or reason to simply go in and destroy this man's and his family's life.
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No. 265546 ID: c2c011

>>265497
That guy might get some cash later when we're done with the horse buisness. Now he's not getting shit, no hugs no kisses not a single fucking thing. You're a princess, show some dignity instead of going around kissing perverts in common taverns, in fact he should be happy that you don't punch him in the nuts for not going after you and giving it to you immediatly with a sincere apology. If you hadn't showed up he probably would have sold it to afford some whores and ale.

Now lets get back to the task. That is to get back your property so that you can get atleast one horse to your father before he starts worrying about what his daughter is up to. Although if the way this task has been handled is any precedent it's a wonder he lets you out of the house without a guard.

Oh, and fuck that slavegirl. She's just some random fucking foreigner. You have zero obligations towards her. So forget about the creepy noble for now, you can't just go around and confiscate noblemens goods on nearly no basis at all, that's not good for your family. Instead you can use some political maneouvering to put them in a position where it's clear that they're incompetent fools and then take all of their shit and sell them down on the continent.
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No. 265550 ID: 701a19

>>265541
If it was within his right then he wouldn't need to claim the goods were damaged. Nobles don't care about other nobles stealing goods unless they or somebody they like is victim, and that kind of paper thin excuse is only effective against people who have no power or recourse.
Conversely, Roanna would have been well within her rights to gut him in the street, but the people who would care in this case are other nobles. The purpose of the excuse is not legitimacy, but to warn other nobles that the royals do not suffer disloyalty among their vassals. The purpose of dividing a large chunk of his assets up amongst the other nobles is to get them to agree he deserved it and approve of the action, as well as reminding them that loyalty is well rewarded.

Roanna has made it clear that her father has a very low opinion of his family. Removing this prick would be a service to both the town and her father.

In more immediate terms, seizing his property allows Roanna to ensure that she'll be able to pay for both the horses and the inn bill even if her property can't be found.

Also:
<Velenor> he does deserve it
<Velenor> trust me :3

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No. 265552 ID: 0499d6

Also, he did threaten to have you killed for bothering him, even after you told him who you were (albeit without proof).

For that matter, is it acceptable to go around threatening to kill commoners if they bother you? I think not.
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No. 265553 ID: 701a19

Go to court and check his standing.
<Velenor> anyhow if she wants to be sure
<Velenor> she could just visit the local court
<Velenor> her father set up a system to organise his lands and at the court they have a family tree of anyone important
<Seven01a19> Sure of what?
<Velenor> if hes unimportant enough to just kill or ruin
<Velenor> land's devided under his top generals and trusted noble friends, they devided their lands amongst the local nobility
<Velenor> its possible this noble family holds and incredibly insignificant amount of land
<Velenor> or that this guy specificly is just a mistake in terms of importance and usefullness to the family

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No. 265561 ID: 197650
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I guess it's good to visit the local courts, and it could never hurt to learn more about the nobles around here.
Arriving at the court, I'm met with the biggest wooden gate I've ever seen, it's made of thick, strong wood. The rest of the building is stone.
After showing my royal insignia, I am quickly led to the library, there I find a great colletion of books, and am helped to find the right one.

It says here that this noble is called Ing.. It's supposed to stand for firtility. Appearantly the years of inbreeding have made it somewhat hard for them to have propper children...
ugh..
I remember father saying that their family was immoral and was willingly and knowingly ruining its own blood-line.
He's talk about just having them removed, but he said it'd be too much of a hassle to gather troops and support to wipe them all out. He wouldn't really gain anything from it.
The local lord, and ruler of the city, has given their family a small portion of the local trade. They hold a few docks and roads, and impose taxes and tolls on them.
They're mostly living from the wealthy treasury they were able to rob together before their belongings were re-assigned.

This guy specificly seems to adore the pleasures of the flesh.. It says here he has a huge harem, and regularly buys new slaves, almost all of them female.
besides that, he often buys goods from the local blacksmith, the blacksmith doesn't give out information on what, and Ing himself is reluctant to share any information about it too...
Whatever it is, it must be made of metal...


Armed with knowledge, I make my way to the mansion Ing should live in. Should I really go through with this?
It's been a while.. the girl's probbably been "tried out" already.
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No. 265564 ID: c2c011

>>265561
No you shouldn't go through with it. You can come back later and do it properly. As it is right now you're alone, not alot of people know where you're at and while you're armed you don't have your armour or your shield with you. Inside there is some perverted freak who is likely not going to be happy with you taking away all that he owns, if he decides to take you out it won't really be all that hard if he has a few guards, which he should have since he's a nobleman. ANd then you would be stuck in his rapedungeon and probably the target of one of his snuff fantasies, or he would marry you, rape you until you give birth to a kid. Kill you and then start a rebellion against your father, possibly lose or win, in either case you're fucking dead and a civil war is the result of you acting like an impetous moron.

Instead focus on the reason you're out here. Getting your father his horse, for which you need to reclaim your property, not try to claim new property all on your own. So lets focus on finding the Kelt first, then we see what you still have left. Depending on that we can either confiscate all that this shitpile owns and use that to pay for the horses or we go and get the horse buisness done, then we get back to daddy, get his approval for routing out this waste of noble flesh and his kin and do it properly.
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No. 265565 ID: 701a19

>>265561
You've got some soldiers at your back, right? They serve a few purposes here. First is that they discourage him and his guards from doing anything stupid, second is that they provide trustworthy witnesses, third is that they will keep these people under control while you disrupt the status quo, fourth is that they can act as your eyes, ears, and hands while you're busy here, and fifth is their ability to help you respond to unknowns. If he's doing what I think he's doing then you're going to want some experienced soldiers there who won't flinch in the face of disturbing events.

Of course you should go through with it. Your father wants to get rid of them, and threatening the princess with death is high treason.
Why are you so concerned that she's already been used? She's had a taste of the life you're saving her from, and she's doubtless witnessed the sort of things to which he has subjected his harem. That's just going to make her all the more loyal to you for saving her from the far worse traumas than what she suffered.
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No. 265571 ID: 197650
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265571

Why am I so concerned? I donno, I guess I'm trying to imagine what she's going through. Thanks to you...
Anyhow, I go about the streets and gather up a couple of soldiers, personal guards tend to be a bit lacking in training, unless they're like, royal guards. So I won't need THAT many.
Still, I gather up a good number of 'em.
'sides, if we can claim his assets we could maybe afford a third mount, with a third mount we'd need a third person to ride it. So we might aswell pick out one of the slaves.
Some of the stuff we found out worries me though, there's some gods that encourge sadism and sexual torture, father outlawed the worship of those gods. Either he just loves stuff like bondagen, and I guess snuff or something, or he's worshipping forbidden gods.
I could go and grab my shield if you'd prefer that?
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No. 265572 ID: 701a19

>>265564
The longer she waits the less viable the high treason accusation is, and going to her father would be taken as a sign of weakness. The response must be immediate or it does more harm than good.
While her father technically doesn't need a reason to remove this filth, doing so without one would cause unrest among the other nobles.
It goes beyond this particular noble as well; making an example of him will cause other nobles to question their ties to his family and erode their support. If the Auda family tries to seek revenge for what Roanna does to Ing then they'll be on the chopping block as well. If Roanna distributes Ing's wealth to local nobles then others will be looking for an excuse to take down members of the Auda family so that the warchief will award them the spoils; normally one noble family starting a fight with another would be grounds for punishment, but if they're considered fair game...
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No. 265573 ID: 701a19

>>265571
Have the soldiers send runners to fetch your shield and that older guard. Have them meet you at Ing's Villa.
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No. 265574 ID: c2c011

>>265571
Riding a horse is alot more than just sitting on the back. An unused rider is simply going to be more trouble for you and make the journey longer. Besides, they're going to be fresh out of whatever twisted rape dungeon he has, they're not going to be up for long crosscountry walks or crosscountry rides.

Let this shit wait until you can get the entire family. If you take him now it will just make it harder to get the rest later. Besides, going around confiscating nobles estates because you're short on cash is not a good method. It's one of those things that seriously makes the nobles consider a rebellion, because, while you're taking down a vile waste of flesh this time, who knows who is next? When you spend all of your money on some huge party the next time they're going to be wondering if they're the ones next in line to cover the lack of funds that your own unthinking behaviour caused. It won't make them more likely to support your father and it sure as hell won't make it more likely that you could take the throne.

So don't do this the wrong way. Do it the right way, get a clear mandate and clear support, then take the entire family. Confiscate all of their lands and holdings, take them all captive and then sell them as slaves down on the continent.
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No. 265580 ID: 701a19

>>265574
Unless he killed her or amputated some of her bodyparts then the slave he just got is still fit for travel.

Her father wants this guy removed, and right now we have a legitimate reason for it. Her face is so well known that even a drunken lout knew her by appearances alone, but this piece of trash saw fit threatened her with death. That's high treason, and the impact it will have on her and her father's reputation varies over time. She didn't kill him on the spot, so she won't gain a reputation for being prone to rash action. She gathered soldiers, which will mark her as methodical and cautious as well as a person who acts decisively and with ample force. She researched his family, so she can show off that knowledge when she's calling him out to play up preparedness.
Now that she IS prepared, however, delaying will only harm her reputation.

The plan isn't for her to take the noble's estate, it's for her to take enough to cover what she needs and divide the rest up between his slaves, the soldiers, and the other nobles. She won't have to worry about spooking the other nobles since taking a pittance from the estate establishes it as not being about money; doubly so if the amount is small enough that she could have reasonably demanded it as tribute without much trouble.
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No. 265581 ID: 701a19

>>265580
Oh, Ro, when the old soldier gets there ask him about Ing and executions. We want to know how many people he's had killed and how flimsy his reasons were.
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No. 265612 ID: 197650
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I tell one of the soldiers to fetch my sword for me, meanwhile I continue gathering soldiers.
After a short while I've gathered 20 men, counting the man who just came back with my shield.

We make our way back to the mansion, and knock on the door. A male slave opens the door, he is still shackled.
Slave-"Hello..? How may I help y-"
R-"Your master is under arrest for high treason."
Slave-"Oh! I-"
I invite myself, and my men in, and walk into the main hall. All I see is some decortions, and 2 naked slave girls, one of them looks like she was bringing some fruits somewhere.
I notice they both have their nipples pierced.

R-"I demand to know where your master is."
Slave-"He is in his underground chamber, noone is allo-" I interrupt the slave and show him my royal insignia, he swallows loudly and quickly moves to grab a key from a hidden compartment.
He then proceeds to open the lock.
Right behind the door there's a long stairway leading down.
I tell a few of the men to search the rest of the mansion, and make my own way down with the majority of the soldiers.
Down the stairway I encounter a vast dungeon, there must be dozens of cells, and even more slaves captured here.
We make our way through the tunnels, and find all slaves are female, figures, and are all bleeding, or have bled, from whipping lashes.
Some have had their ear cut off or their eye cut out, others are chained up, or otherwise restrained in uncomfortable or painful ways.
I encounter a few decorations in the walls, they look like they were dedicated to Malaki.
Most of them have a bit of hair, so they've been here, and alive, for a while.
At least he doesn't starve them...
I do come across the occasional body part... mostly hands or feet...
Some of the girls are uncomfortably young, even some of them have been mutilated...
None of this is technicly against any written law... but everyone, nobles, commoners and royalty disapprove of badly treated slaves..
Giving them barely any food because your soldiers need it more is one thing, but purposely mutilating them is another...

One girl has an icon carved into her head, and her ear was cut off, she looks like she was recently "used"...
There's a doorway right next to her, and so I decide to enter through it.

He sits on a really soft looking couch, with a slave sitting in front of him, her entire back is bleeding from whip lashes, and he's pressing down on her head.
There he is, the bastard. I can hear the sound of his slave gagging and slurping and sucking all the way across the room, he's really making her work...

R-"Ing of the Auda family, you are under arrest by the authority of the warchief, for acts of high treason in threatening the warchief's bloodline, you are suspect of worshipping forbidden gods and executing innocent citizens of the warchief's lands."
Old Guard-"50 times, at least, that last one."
Ing looks up, surprised, but keeps pressing down on the slave girl's head. I think it's the one from the market.
Ing-"What are you doing here?! I told you I'd have to send to the gallows... if.. you.." He seems to notice the numerous guards standing in his chamber with me.
Ing-"...You weren't bluffing? you're actually royalty?! Oh gods, I beg your forgiveness! I did not know! You must understand..! The others, they have been trying to seize my assets for years...! I thought you were one of them!"
He seems to press down even harder on her head now he's panicing, at least he's gotten up a bit from that arrogant looking slouch..

I've got him by the balls, metaphoricly, what should I do now? I could have him killed right here, right now. None of the guards would object, or tell.
Alternatively I could have the guards throw him in the Lord's dungeon. He'll be treated poorly, I can seize his assets, and if the Lord is a tough one, he'll be stuck for the rest of his life.
After we decide what to do with him I can send out a part of his assets to the local nobility and add a reminder that loyalty is rewarded, disloyalty is punished.
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No. 265618 ID: c2c011

>>265612
Well lets show him a bit of a good time. Stab him, in the guts. Try to make sure you don't get the kidneys or the spleen, you do want to cut open his intestines though and rip out some of them through the hole, should keep him occupied to try to get them back. Then we hand him over to the local lord. After which he can either rot in a jail cell for as long as it takes for the infection to kill him, or you can tell them to carve the blood eagle on him.

Oh, and lets get this shit confiscated and sell the slaves to the local lord or something. He can figure out what the fuck he wants to do with them. None of them seem to be good enough to travel with you.
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No. 265622 ID: 701a19

>>265612
Walk over and help that poor girl before he chokes her to death. You're keeping the new girl as a personal servant.

As I said before: Free his other slaves, give them his villa and enough of his assets that they can live comfortably. Then brand him with the slave mark and let his now-former slaves know that they have absolute control over his fate.

Take a few thousand gold for yourself, then tell the soldiers that anything that doesn't go to the ex-slaves will be divided up and distributed to the nobles and to the garrison's coffers.
Send a few guards out to fetch healers and clothes for the former slaves, and have a few others start gathering all the bodyparts and corpses they can find and bringing them out to the front steps. Doing so will attract attention that will bring nobles out to investigate. Once things are set here, you'll take him outside, read the charges against him and carry out his sentence right there, branding him as a slave and putting him at the mercy of those he has abused.
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No. 265623 ID: 0499d6

>>265622

Seconding this.

If you really must smack him around yourself, I recommend finding and using one of the whips that he apparently has stashed in the place. More humiliating that way.
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No. 265624 ID: 701a19

>>265612
Oh, and isn't that the mark of a forbidden god on his chest?
Yea, lets go with the petard hoist.
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No. 265627 ID: 20fc85
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265627

>>265622
At first, I was thinking of something like this

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but then, putting him at the mercy of those underneath sounds much much better...

So... even if we don't eviscerate him or have him choked on his/someone's penis, this guy deserves something harsh...
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No. 265631 ID: 61ea4a

Chain him up in one of his torture devices and let the slaves have their way with him. It's what he deserves.
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No. 265633 ID: cd2cf9

I'm somewhat against making an example of him... this guy might have associates.

Associates we wanna catch unprepared
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No. 265634 ID: 701a19

>>265627
I suppose we should tell his slaves to keep him alive so we can extract the names of the other followers of his forbidden god...

Oh, I suppose we had better keep his mark and worship secret. It wouldn't do for him to give us a list of names only to find their houses devoid of life due to forewarning.
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No. 265636 ID: 0499d6

Well, it's probably a safe bet that the blacksmith is, if not actively involved, at least accessory to such. He (the blacksmith, that is) may be willing to give you info about any others.

And possibly assistance in other matters, as well... it couldn't hurt to have a skilled craftsman who owes you a favor or two...
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No. 265686 ID: d82d75

Slaves have no rights, allowing them to have there way w/ the guy is giving them far more then they are allowed. They should be given basic medical attention if necessary and resold or you and your father own them.

He should be marked as slave as well and given a reminder to his inhumane ways for all to see.
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No. 265688 ID: 701a19

>>265686
That's why we're revoking their slave status. This is far beyond acceptable treatment of slaves, and many of them aren't ever going to be able to function normally again. The slave market has more supply than demand, and even if it wasn't flooded nobody is going to purchase slaves with missing body parts and crippling mental trauma.

>>265636
Yes... Offer him a pardon for his work producing implements for the noble in exchange for information on who else buys these things.
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No. 265692 ID: 197650
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265692

I pull the girl away from Ing, saving her from a penis overdose. And no, I can't believe I just used that phrase either.
She's pulled off with a loud "Plop", and she takes a deep gasp for air.

R-"I hereby declare my royal speaking right, you will recieve no trial, and your punishment will be determined by me."
R-"You are hereby stripped of all your belongings, your ranks, priviliges and titles. You are by all rights a slave. You will be the propperty of those you have wronged."
R-"The only condition will be that you must remain alive, and capable for telling us who else was involved in this false worship."
Ing-"NO! WAIT!! Your highness, I beg you, forgive me, I worshipped no gods..! A merchant came to our town, from across the sea, he told me it was a... firtility mark...!"
Ing spouts as he grovels at my feet, ugh, he's getting my boots all dirty.
R-"It's over Ing, at least go down with some dignity."
Ing-"But.. I... H-how much would it cost to make this all go away?!"
R-"I guess I'll attempt at bribing royalty to your list of charges."
I signal the guards to chain him, and he is quietly carried off upstairs. I tell the oldest guard that; "All slaves should be informed they are free, I will take care of these."
R-"Award the slaves 50% of the assets that belonged to Ing, grant 45% to the local nobility and to the military quarter master, leave 5% for me."
Old Guard-"Yes your majesty."
He waits for a moment before the other guards leave the room before saying: "Your majesty, the other men might not have known, but that symbol is one of forbidden god, not some firility mark."
Old Guard-"I presume you will wish to keep this quiet, as to not cause other cultists to go into hiding?"
R-"How do you..?"
Old GUard-"I fought such cultists along side with your father, your majesty. He saved my life in that fight."
I give him a soft smile and nod, understanding, he walks out of the chamber.

I first give the market slave my sexy dress, it's the only spare clothing I've got with me. (I had a soldier fetch my bag)
R-"Are you alright?" I ask, inspecting her back.
Slave-"I guess.." She seems fine, so I ask; "Aren't you happy you're free of him?"
Slave-"I guess... but I'm still a slave, yours now, right? Or will I be sold again...?"
Should I set her free with the others, or keep her for myself?
For now, I'll tell her that "I still have to figure that out, Just stay here, you'll be safe with the soldiers, they're loyal."
Slave-"A-alright.."

She's a bit of a downer, but wouldnt you be after that?
I then carefully remove the girl screwed to the wall, and help her down.
R-"Are you alright?"
Mysterious girl-"I-I just need.. A minute.."
She's speaking with a thick accent, and she's stumblbing around like she's been up there for days.
...Now I think about it, that wouldn't surprise me...
She looks familliar though..
R-"Just say here, the soldi-"
Mysterious girl-"I know.. they're loyal..."
I'll sort this all out later when I know what to do with 'em

I make my way to the blacksmith, for now. Arriving at the scene, a buff man stands in an open workshop, he sees me walk up to him and proclaims; "WELCOME! COME IN AND KNOW ME BETTER, MAN!"
He looks nice enough... and the soldiers did say this should be Steinn.
The torn cloth on his head tells me he is a disciple of Baldric.
He's currently enjoying some kind of drink.
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No. 265737 ID: 701a19

>>265692
Show him the royal insignia, and motion for him to follow you to the back of the shop where you don't need to worry about listeners.
"You did work for Ing, formerly of the Auda family. If you cooperate, and tell no one but I and my family of these matters, then that would be evidence enough that you weren't aware of how Ing was using your works.
I want to know the the names of everybody who has purchased works like that."
If he wants to know why then tell him that Ing was kidnapping and torturing full citizens, and you don't believe he was working alone.

The next stop is going to be whatever healer is closest. Show the seal, then tell them this is royal business and you have a lot of wounded people. Tell them to gather more healers and meet at Ing's Villa, but that the wounded appear to be stable and so any healers engaging in urgent care are exempt.

After that you're going to be heading back to the Villa. Take the non-slave girl and the new-slave girl to a quiet room, and tell the slave that you'll keep her as a retainer. Tell her a free person would consider it a good job, and that as royal property it would be treason for anybody to harm her.
Then give her a hug - carefully, what with those lash marks, and whisper "I'm on a mission and need extra hands; after that we can talk it over."

Then sit back down with your new slave and ask the non-slave who she is, how she got there, and what she remembers.
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No. 265784 ID: c2c011

>>265692
Wait, why are you freeing the slaves? And giving them money? This shit makes no fucking sense. They're fucking property, they're part of the loot you get out of this place, you should simply sell them on to some fairly nice low maintenence owners, which is better than they have any right to expect. I mean why the flying fuck would you give them 45% of what you take here? It makes no fucking sense whatsoever, if you're not taking it for yourself then send it over to Dad or something.

Oh, and this dipshit. Ask him what Ing oredered from him.
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No. 265803 ID: 197650
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It's not about the freedom of the slaves, it's about humiliating Ing. Giving his slaves what he used to own will hurt his ego more than any torture would.
At this point he's going to be tortured by his former slaves anyways. And given the slave market, flooding it with dozens of new slaves would just make it collapse further.
I could keep 'em myself, but that would just make travelling around harder, and more expencive.
as far as Ing thought, they were only good for being raped, so it's not like it's likely they'll ever actually get a propper job, esspecially as abused, former slaves.
Giving them a propper chance at life, even giving them some luxery, will be more painful for Ing to watch. He's got a life of physical and mental abuse ahead of him.
That was the point of this all, to make an example out of him. Without revealing his forbidden god worship, it'll just seem like an ironic punishment, and will keep the nobles from abusing their slaves too much.
It makes for a great punishment for Ing too.
5% of his assets should still be a conciderable amount, remember that these slaves will have to share the rest of his money, for the rest of their lives. It might even run out before that.
I could change the amount, and take more for myself if that makes you feel better.
If we take too much for ourselves, the other nobles might think we're just out to pay for our party, that wouldn't look good.

I walk up to Steinn and show him my insignia, and insist to speak to him behind his workshop, he sheepily obeys.
Steinn-"Royalty? Am I in trouble?"
R-"You did work for Ing, formerly of the Auda family. If you cooperate, and tell no one but I and my family of these matters, then that would be evidence enough that you weren't aware of how Ing was using your works."
R-"I want to know the the names of everybody who has purchased works like that."
Steinn-"Well, he paid me good money to be quiet about all of this, but if it's royalty, I know where my loyalties lie."
Steinn-"He bought some tools from me alright, most of them could be used for leatherworking, some of them were a bit odd of design, I'm not sure what he'd use them for. He also ordered a couple of piercings, I figured for his slaves."
Steinn-"As far as I'm aware, that's not illigal, is it?"
Steinn-"As for others, the only ones that have ordered simmilair tools were a travelling merchant, some leatherworkers and the occasional noble dropped by for some piercings, and that's over the course of the couple last years."
Steinn-"The only one that bought as many, as frequent as Ing, was Ing."
R-"hm, well, stay put. I'll send a soldier to make sure you don't go anywhere. I might be back later with more questions."
There's still a bloodied spear with his craftsmanship written all over it in my room.

The soldiers are already taking care of the wounded, most of the wounds are superficial, and the old guard should know enough tricks to treat those. Otherwise they can send out runners.

I make my way back to Ing's mansion, and find the 2 girls in one of the many chambers, it's lightly decorated, with a perverted painting on the wall. The smell of flowers is nice though.
I tell the market slave that "You'll come with me, and work as a servant. Most free people would kill for that kind of a job."
Slave-"...Why can't I go free, like the others..?"
I feel kinda guilty...
R-"You're a special case, you weren't abused as much yet, you're still useful. You'll be safer if you're concidered a princess' propperty too."
Slave-"..." She stays quiet, I think she's accepted her fate, but isn't thrilled about it. Maybe she'll warm up over time?
I give her a soft to comfort her, she weakly returns it.
I whisper to her; ""I'm on a mission and need extra hands; after that we can talk it over." I think that brightend her up a bit.
The other girl looks at us a bit uncomfortably.
R-"Ah, right. You... You look familliar, how'd you end up here?"
Mystery girl-"You don't remember? You invited my to your party when you were preparing."
R-"I sort of, can't remember a whole lot..."
Mystery girl-"...Well, my name is Ada, I'm a nobleman's daughter from Krissendam."
Ada-"I was visiting here on behalf of my brother, who wanted to do trade here with a man named Asmund. When I was on my way to your party yesterday, An almost naked man in shackles jumped me from an alley."
Ada-"When I woke up I was whipped, though as it seems not as badly as these other girls... I was suspended above his couch, and... well... he touched me.. places..."
Ada-"And he smeared some of this red stuff on me... I think it might be blood... I don't know what he was planning... But, well, thank you.."
Ada-"I'm in your debt..."

What's next?
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No. 265808 ID: c2c011

>>265803
What's next is that if you're going to free them all then free all of them. Including the most recent purchase. And take a bigger share for yourself. 10 to 15% atleast.

Then we get back our shit. Get the horse task done, go back and talk to daddy about this and then send out some secret orders that all of the Auda families holdings are to be seized by orders of the crown at a set date to make sure you get all of them.

Then we go through which ones are innocent and can be trust and which ones we're going to hand over to the priesthood of Oden for the next blot. Noble blood should do quite nice for that.

Oh, and tell Ada to go to your fathers place with an escort of the local guards. She's to stay there so that she can act as a witness in future trials and so that's she is safe until then. Oh, and it also makes it easier to make sure she doesn't talk about it before we can get the entire family. We don't want them to know that someone is onto them.
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No. 265810 ID: 9a5057

Good gravy, 5% is fine. We already thought about a distribution of wealth and told people what we were going to do. Don't go changing that without a damn good reason, or that will REALLY start screwing up our reputation. Stop being greedy.

Now appologise to the slave girl (well, both of them I guess) for not being able to get her out of here sooner, and ask her name. Remind her that the wealth the others recieve is going to have to be shared, and won't last forever. They will all need to get jobs eventually, and the job you offer is among the nicer ones available, you promise.

Now go figure out where Ada's clothes got stashed. She wasn't kidnapped naked.
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No. 265812 ID: 701a19

>>265803
Tell Ada "I don't think Ing was alone in this, but we need to be careful if we want to keep them from fleeing. Lets get you cleaned up and find your clothes; I want to take you to see Asmund and see if he jumps."

Look for metal restraints - the more exotic ones that go beyond simple manacles - and gather some of the more interesting examples. You're going to take these to the smith and see what he can tell you about them.
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No. 265817 ID: cd2cf9

Say nothing. Change nothing. Stick to the plan.

Keep the slave
Find something to dress our fellow noblegirl with. Lets see what we can do about her in terms of sending her home too.

Sides that...
We have a kelt to find.
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No. 266098 ID: 0499d6

You may want to take Ada and the new girl to the bathhouse, and get them cleaned up, in addition to making sure they're properly dressed. Besides which, one of your leads on tracking down your kelt is there, too.
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No. 266219 ID: 197650
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Demanding a bigger share of his assets might upset the other nobles, they could think I was just after his money!
More money would allow me to buy more horses though... But at this point, 5% is already about a thousand pieces.

I'll be sure to get a messenger or patrol or something to send a letter to my father.
He'll know how to handle a situation like this.

R-"Ada?"
A-"Yes?"
R-"If you want, I can have an armed escort bring you to my father's keep, you could act as a withness should this thing come to bite my in the ass."
R-"I don't think Ing was alone in this, but we need to be careful if we want to keep them from fleeing. Lets get you cleaned up and find your clothes; I want to take you to see Asmund and see if he jumps."
R-"It would also be safe, and father could help you sort how you'll get back to your family."
A-"I guess..."
R-"First though, let's visit the bathhouse, clean up a bit!"
Ada lights up; "Sounds good!"
Even the slave girl seems to light up a bit from hearing that.
Speaking of which, should we name her? ask her name?

I tell a soldier to be on the lookout for Ada's clothing, and look for some clothes in general. So far the entire mansion seems to be lacking women's clothing.
Meanwhile, I send another soldier to go and fetch Ada some new clothing, He'll meet me by the bathhouse.
I'll drop by here again after I'm done in the bathhouse to pick up some of the manacles and whatnot, then I'll drop by Steinn again to ask him about them.

I arrive at the bathhouse escorting the 2 girls, when we enter, there's a girl in a tiny top standing behind a counter. It's barely covering her rather large chest...
Behind her is a big, nicely carved depiction of ausa vatni, our goddess of bathing and water in general.
Bikini girl-"Hello! How can I help you?"
Usually, these kinds of big, decorated bathhouses have a few different group-baths, sometimes a sauna, and some private baths.
We'd have a better chance at finding the heart girl if we ask for the public ladies' pool.
in private I could keep a closer eye on Ada and my slave though. There's bars of nice smelling soaps available, but I'd have to pay for them.
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No. 266250 ID: 701a19

>>266219
Ask the girl's name while on the way to the public bath. You want to get washed up and look for the heart girl, so go to the public baths first. Go ahead and buy some nice soap; you want the noble girl to like you so the tale she tells her family paints you in a good light as otherwise their natural inclination will blame you for things that happen in your lands, while your slave should be kept in good condition. Remember, you're keeping her as a retainer; she'll do errands for you, deliver messages to people, handle sensitive matters you would rather not explain to soldiers or guards, and overall keep you from doing stupid things that screw everything up. That means you want her to be healthy and happy.

Spending a little on soap is worth it. Also ask if they have any hot mineral baths; that would help with the soreness both of them are assuredly feeling right now, and would be nice after a visit to the public bath and the sauna.
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No. 266251 ID: 0499d6

>>266250

Agreed. If you want them to trust you, you have to trust them first.
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No. 266278 ID: c2c011

>>266219
Fuck heart girl. He can find his own fucking sweetheart in his own fucking time. These two need some privacy. Get a private bath and a sauna of your own. Oh, and tell the guards that just because some big bust was made they can't stop searching for your kelt. He's still missing with all of your shit and you still want that stuff back.
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No. 266303 ID: 701a19

>>266278
You're obviously not familiar with how this works. First you get clean, then you relax. You go to the private bath after the public bath because private baths are more likely to be heated and thus better for lounging in.
Besides, we're looking for her because we want to talk to her, not to help him.
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No. 266599 ID: 197650
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Before I leave I make sure to inform the guards to look for my Kelt.

ask which girl's name? the girl at the counter or my new slave?
I'll do both!
R-"Hi, we'd like to visit the public bath."
Bikini girl-"Very well ma'am, the lady's dressing room is down this hall and to your right."
R-"Might I know your name?"
Elise-"Elise, at your service ma'am."
R-"Nice to meet you, Elise, and thank you."

I make my way with the girls to the dressingroom, while walking I ask; "Hey, what's your name?"
Poking the slave girl in spot on her arm that doesn't look sore.
Slave-"My name if Flora..."
As a the owner, I have the right to re-name her to anything I like, if I choose to.
R-"Don't worry Flore, your tasks under me will be simple. Mostly errands, delivering messages, things I can't do in my royal position."
R-"That sorta thing, certainly not playing target practice for whips."
Flora-"Yes, mistress."
She seems slightly reliefed, like some weight was taken off her shoulders.
You don't so much buy the soap as you rent it here, paying half a piece, I'm given the soap. It's nicely scented and has been worked to be colored softly pink.

We get undressed and grab a few towels, which are provided for free. Ada marches out the door when we're all done; shouting "ONWARD!"
She's quite eager it seems, can't blame her.
We pick a spot by the water to settle down, and enjoy the soak. Oh! It's slightly warm, they must have one of those fancy heating systems here!
The bathhouse is an important community building, we often discuss important issues here because its public, and nudity implies complete openness and honesty.
It's daytime right now, so there's only 2 other women in here with us. Most of the bathing takes place in the evening.
Sometimes a noble will donate a system or work of art to improve the bathhouse, to win favours with the common people. That's how most heating systems end up at the bathhouses.
Some of them are build on naturally hot springs.
Ada decides to let her head soak thoroughly under one of the water jets, which always pump in new, fresh water.
As for private baths, I can choose out of a few different kinds of baths, a simple one, which is a basic bath, no real extras and usually a crappy heating sytem.
An extended one, which is slightly larger and comes with a small water pump, keeping the water fresh no matter how long you decide to soak.
A luxery one that comes with an automated heating system, usually a spring or a slow cosntant supply of fuel for the heating, a pump and it's a nicer room.
The Noble chamber usually has a big window, build in a position or in a part of the building that still allows complete privacy, a pump, an automated heating system, some sweet scented candles, a bigger bath aswell as art.
And a royal bathing chamber, I've never actually used one of those, since father has his own bathing house at his keep. I don't know if it'll differ between here and there.
I can get a sauna, again, devided into the same class system, for the same prices. I was sure to grab 500 gold from Ing's home, in advance. We'll see later how much money my share will be.
But for now, I have 500 pieces to spend on anything we like.
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No. 266603 ID: 701a19

>>266599
Well, first ask the two that are there if one of them is missing a heart-themed dress. If not, then ask if they know anybody who owns one. Ask Elise too, since she might know.

For now, put an arm around Flora's back and rest her head on your shoulder. "Relax. My name is Roanna, but you can call me Ro if you like. At least you can in private; my family doesn't care much for pomp and protocol, but the nobles are happier if we play along with their games.

Relax! Enjoy yourself! We're here as much for you as Ada."
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No. 266612 ID: 0499d6

>>266603

Just be a bit careful... it's quite probable that her back is still a bit sore from Ing's attentions. Those kinds of welts don't subside very quickly.
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No. 266664 ID: dbc81a

>>266603
Oh, were those your panties in the changing room? Also, any other familiar clothes or faces there?
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No. 266751 ID: 197650
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I move over to Flora, and put my hands on her shoulders, huging her more than this would hurt her more than it would make her feel comfortable.
R-"Relax, my name is Roanna, you can call me Ro if you prefer that. At least, you can in private, you know how formal nobles can get."
F-"Yes mistress, thanks mistress..."
I guess she's used to master and mistress, I wonder how often she's been sold.
R-"Relax, enjoy yourself, we're here as much for you as for Ada."
F-"Yes mistress."

hm...


I tell Ada and Flora I'll be right back, and swim over to the other 2 girls in the pool.
R-"Excuse me, I don't suppose a girl in a heart themed outfit at the party last night rings a bell with you?"
The girl im talking to is almost entirely submerged in the water, she just shakes her head.
I guess she doesn't know anything. She's acting cute though~

I swim over to the shallow bit of the pool and ask the other girl.
R-"Excuse me, does a hear themed girl at the party last night ring a bell?"
When she notices me she quickly covers herself a bit more, she must've been raised in a small town without a real bathhouse, some of the smaller villages aren't worth the effort or the money to just give a bathhouse.
It's not a huge deal, but they don't really have the same kind of habits when it comes to bathing.
Girl-"...Maybe... Who wants to know?"
R-"I am Roanna, daughter of the warchief."
Her eyes widen up, she might quite possibly have heard of me, hehe.
Girl-"I, you... your highness..!"
R-"Relax, I'm just trying to piece together what happend last night, I can't remember a thing."
Girl-"I am ashamed to admit my leige, I am the heart girl... I cheated on my fiancé that evening in my drunken stupor.."
R-"That's a shame, but I don't really care about that. I just wanted to know if you ran off with my panties~"
Heart Girl-"...Oh. Um, I think I might have, what do they look like?"
I try to discribe it to her, "An exotic, really soft kind of silky cloth, frillies at the back, open but kinda tied half shut at the front.."
Heart girl-"Yeah, I think I kind of stole those..."
R-"Trade ya your thong for my panties?"
Heart Girl-"S-sure.. I'll probbably stay here for a long while, if you finish up before me, could you just leave my undies with my stuff, and take yours back?"
R-"Sure~"

I think it's about time we hit the private baths now, I can pick between the 5 different kinds, royal sounds interresting to me, and I think it'd be nice to show off in front of a foreign noble, and a slave we're trying to trust us.
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No. 266754 ID: 2b7df1

>>266751
Well thats good.

Still doesn't really address the question of how they ended up in your MOUTH, but at least we know where they belong now.

Hmm, should we mention the married guy who fell in love with her last night, and wants to see her? They are clearly both upset by what happened at the party, but it doesn't seem like ignoring the situation would help anything.

...Wouldn't it be romantic if those two are already a couple and somehow didn't recognize each other at the party? I mean the guy already said all he remembers is the hearts. Falling in love all over again. Sigh~<3
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No. 266755 ID: 701a19

>>266751
You might want to tell her there's a noble boy outside that's crushing on her heavily, and that her dress is back at the Inn. Ask if she could take the one of yours she wore here to exchange them if she finishes first, and that you'll fetch her dress if she doesn't.

Sure, check out the royal bath. Also, see if the staff can get some analgesic or healing balm for your friends.

Ask Flora where she was originally from and how long she's been a slave.
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No. 266909 ID: 197650
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R-"I think I met the guy you had a little fun with last night, He seems totally into you. I can assume it was you guys that used the contraceptives?"
Heart girl-"Yeah... Did you tell him I'm here? I don't think I'm ready to see him again..."
R-"Nope, don't worry."
R-"Your heart dress is back at the inn by the way, you can come exchange it for my dress when you're done here.
Heart Girl-"Alright.. thank you... your majesty."

We could try getting them together in 1 room, see if they recognise eachother?

I drag the girls along to the royal private bath, and ask the girl at the door for some balms and for a peek and whatnot.
The moment I step inside I'm sold, it's got a huge pool, a small pool with bubbles coming out of the bottem, It's all heated, and heated propperly. Unlike the public pool.
It's got a bunch of reall soft towels, scented candles and soaps, a huge window looking out over the mountains. This place must be built on the edge of a hill or a cliff or something!
After sending the girl to fetch some of the ointments and crémes they have, we jump in.
Ada is swimming back and forth in the big pool, Ada lies down on the heated stone at the ledge of the pool.
When the ointments and whatnot are brought in I decide to rub it over her back, she lefts out of a soft moan.
Not a sexy moan, but a massage kind of moan.

R-"So, Flora, how long have you been a slave?"
F-"For a couple of years now, It's hard to keep track. I've been sold a lot of times, sometimes I wouldn't see the light of day for weeks..."
F-"When I was young.. younger, my father said he ran into financial problems. Women don't have the same rights in Krissendam as they have here..."
F-"He said Id either have to work as a prostitute, or he'd have to sell me into slavery."
F-"He told me he had a buddy, someone who traded slaves with the Norse... He wanted me to end up in the North, so I could make a living for myself there."
F-"Father gave me to his friend, as a guest to take along with his next shipment, but when we cross the border he put me in shackles, had me shaved and tatoo'd and said I was now his propperty.."
F-"He sold me to a captain of another ship they ran into on their way north... Since then I've changed hands a lot..."
R-"Sounds like you've had a tough life..."
F-"I've got a feeling it'll be better from now on.. I've never had a mistress that cared if I was hurt.."
F-"Thank you.. mistress..."

After that, she closes her eyes again, and enjoys the softness of the towerls, the warmth of the stone, and whatever effect these ointments have.
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No. 266917 ID: 701a19

>>266909
Doesn't it feel great to help this poor girl?

Either keep working in the ointments or take a nice swim, then do whatever it is you normally do to relax in the bath.
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No. 267008 ID: 701a19

>>266917
Hey, how about you send for Crushing Guy AND Heart Girl? You can always use more information about what happened, and if they recognize each other then all the better.
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No. 267098 ID: 8d8786

You should make an effort to learn people's names, rather than calling them 'heart girl' and such. That's just heartless.
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No. 267181 ID: 197650
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relaxing it is!
I decide to make a couple of lazy laps, enjoying the warm water, Flora seems to really enjoy whatever the effect of those ointments are, I think she might be fantasising or dreaming along with it.
I admit, I'm curious to what their effect really is, tempting...


Ada took a seat in the bubble bath, and after calling for her, the heart girl shows up and joins her.
I think Ada has dozed off by now.

I could call for some music, if I want. Meanwhile, I think I could ask the heart girl some more stuff.
It'll take a while for the bathhouse personal to find the young noble, and to drag him here. So we've got some time to kill, if we even want to put them in a room together, naked.
...Without contraceptives.
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No. 267182 ID: 701a19

>>267181
Of COURSE we want to put them in the room together naked!
If they're so driven that they'd have sex without contraceptives right in front of the princess then they deserve the results.

Tell heart girl to relax a bit, and ask her name.
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No. 267266 ID: 197650
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I invite the heart girl over to sit with me, and talk for a bit about her prince charming.
Halfway through the conversation, the doors open, and a familliar, naked, face comes walking through the doorway.

Young Noble-"Your majesty, I came as soon as I..."
R-" 'Sup, casanova."
Young Noble-"I.. er.. uhm, another party, your majesty?"
R-"You could call it that, I believe you've met this fine lady before?"
Young Noble-"Yes, she is my fiance.. but how does this.."
R-"Casanova, meet heart girl, heart girl, meet Casanova."
Both-"But... does that mean..?"
Well, it's obvious they fell in love witch eachother all over at my party, unaware who the other one was. Whoever, it took a moment for them to get it.
I spent the rest of the conversation explaining everything.

I think Ada fell asleep, and Flora is still thoroughly enjoying her ointments.
What's next? Should I send them off, invite him in? Ask any more questions?
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No. 267267 ID: 701a19

>>267266
Invite him in. Ask their names, and find out more about the party.
I think Flora could stand to have those ointments massaged in some more, if you don't mind. If she's awake then ask her how those ointments feel.
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No. 267385 ID: b7798b

>>267267
This
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No. 267389 ID: d3dfb8

We need to come to the bathhouse more often, it seems very...... relaxing.
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No. 267403 ID: 3416ec

Ask about the Kelt.
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No. 267408 ID: c2c011

>>267266
Tell them that they can both fuck off. Or say something nicer. You have no reason to have them there. Seems pretty clear that they can't really inform you about a whole lot on the party since they were busy fucking. It also means that the infertility charm better work if you got busy, since you obviously didn't use the contraceptives.

Anyway, you got shit to do. You still need to find your property. Pay off your debts, set up the guard caravan back to your father's place. All of which will take time. And then get preparations set up for tomorrow when you need to be on your way again. You already lost several days to a drugtrip.

Oh, and you should consider taking a few extra guards with you. Ing's connections might trigger some retaliation out on the roads. And a single warrior and a slave are probably not going to be able to resist 10+ attackers.
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No. 267429 ID: 197650
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We idley chitchat for a bit, mostly asking the love birds how they ended up meeting, talking about the party and what they had planned for the future.
R-"While we're on the subject, I can't remember much about the party, I know I sent off my Kelt with my stuff, but I don't remember where! I don't suppose you'd know?"
I ask, ready for disapointment.
"I do, actually" She says, "You sent him off to the tavern with an ancor for a sign, you carved it's icon in an apple to remind yourself."
I.. The apple?! That wasn't a smiley! That was a badly drawn ancor!
I quickly get up and get dressed, asking Ada if she can keep an eye on Flora.
Half-dressed I rush out of the door, putting on as much I can on my way.
A little later I arrive at the right tavern, my Kelt is here, he's playing some kind of card game with a sailor.
R-"I've been looking all over town for you! You wasted all my father's money on ale and gambling didn't you!"
After a while of screaming.. I start to get tired. He just casually sits there, staring at me.
I realise he's got something in his hands, and peek down.
Kelt-"Everything's still there."
Kelt-"I wasn't betting money with this game."
...
Sailor-"Yarrr, he be a keeper, didn't spent a penny."
...Now I look more closely, this sailor looks more like a pirate. He's got a wooden leg and is wearing an old continental navy uniform, he's torn and ragged... If he was ever in the navy, he hasn't been for a looong time.
He's got a thick mustache and a goatee, one of his eyes is closed shut..
Ok... So I've got my Kelt, I've got my money, and by now the soldiers should be done deviding Ing's assets.
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No. 267438 ID: 45be60

>>267429
"I... wait.. what? What was he betting then?"
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No. 267444 ID: 701a19

>>267429
Alright. Settle up things here, then go back to the inn to retrieve the heart girl's things and settle the tab (I want to know how much that bill worked out to be, by the way) then head back to the bathhouse so your loyal Kelt can enjoy himself - and perhaps you can make up for being so quick to anger.
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No. 267464 ID: d3dfb8

Sexual favors.
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No. 267526 ID: c2c011

>>267429
Make sure everything is there. And berate him for not being able to keep better track of his master. He should have steered you away from all the crazy shit during your drug fueled crazy time. Threten him with neutering and selling as a harem guard.
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No. 267548 ID: 69bee4

hug your Kelt and apologize quickly for being an ass, tell him its been a hectic and convoluted day, and a good job on not losing anything. Also, figure what he was betting then. Say hello to sailor man!
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No. 267924 ID: 197650
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I take a seat and go through the things in my bag, it's all here. And I'm not going to hug him, or apologise, he's a slave now.
Sexual favours? Wha- Why? All he did was not run away!
"You should have kept better track of your master." I tell the Kelt, trying to sound the way my old teacher used to sound when I made a mistake.
Kelt-"Mistress, and I believe it's meant to work the other way around."
"I mean, you should've steered me away from doing all that crazy shit I did when I was effected by that.. cheese.."
The kelt smirks and informs me that "I did, you tried to do me 3 times, almost picked 4 fights, and tried to jump the bones of other people in the streets."
R-"I.. uhm.. Good."
I turn to the sailor, and introduce myself.
"I'm Roanna Ragnvaldr, daughter of the warchief."
Sailor-"Yarr, it be a pleasure. I be cap'n Adolf, cap'n of ye ol' ship Njordr. Sadly me original ship went under, a beauty she was."
R-"So, uhm, what are you two betting with, then?"
Both-"Peanut!"
I look at the two questioningly, and ask "...What?"
Sailor-"They be free at yonder bar, the barman be handin' em out to attract more patrons."

I'm not taking the Kelt to the bathhouse, he just spent all day playing cards. He doesn't need to relax!
I think I'll send Ada and Flora with an escort back to father, I can take the Kelt with me to help with the horses, and frankly, out of all 3, he seems like the most usefull muscle.
If I leave town now, to make some more distance, I can make some distance, or I could stay here overnight again, and enjoy the luxery of a good bed.
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No. 267928 ID: 701a19

>>267924
Stay the night, and take Flora with you to get the horses. You and the Kelt have plenty of muscle, but there are plenty of vital tasks that aren't demanding; taking care of horses and managing camp, for example, will eat hours out of your day with light but necessary work.

See if she knows how to cook; that would be a boon.
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No. 267932 ID: c2c011

>>267924
Stay overnight so you can get the money issue fixed. And check to make sure everything you had before is still there. Oh, and you should probably take that statue back now.

Get up at sunrise tomorrow, get your gear on, debts paid and supplies restocked. Then go get those horses. Once we're done with the horse buisness you can pick up some better armour and start plotting how to take down Ing's entire family.
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No. 267933 ID: c2c011

>>267928
Taking care of horses and managing camp is not light work. Especially not if you have been a houseslave, don't know the work and just got whipped enough to leave wounds.
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No. 267941 ID: 701a19

>>267933
I don't know what scale you're using, but they really are light work.
These aren't wild horses, they're warhorses. They're trained to follow orders and not scare easily, Flora won't have any trouble with them.
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No. 267949 ID: 45be60

>>267924
You are not done yet young lady. There is still the matter of getting that defaced statue back where it goes.
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No. 268013 ID: c2c011

>>267941
Saddling and unsaddling is hard work, rubbing them down is also a bit of work, as is making sure nothing is stuck in their feet. And they're warhorses, which means they're aggressive as fuck and will take a chunk out of you if you seem the slightest bit unsecure. And if you have never done any of those things before it is quite a bit of work, especially if you're not welltrained and you have big bleeding wounds on your back.
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No. 268016 ID: 701a19

>>268013
Ah, I see the problem. You're using the modern definition of 'hard work'. These tasks are time consuming and non-trivial, but don't require much in the way of physical strength.
I don't know where you get the idea that warhorses are aggressive; aggression makes a horse more likely to disobey the rider to act on its own, and the horse shouldn't be trying to fight on its own.
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No. 268023 ID: c2c011

>>268016
It's hard work for a houseslave that seems to mainly have been used as a fucktoy, has open wounds on her back, will get an infection, is unused to walking long distances and have never done the work before. Which is really why we shouldn't bring her along, she's going to get sick, she hasn't done shit like this before and she's going to slow us down. If she comes along she would hinder more than she would help.

And the horse is supposed to fight on its own, the horse is a weapon as much as anything else for the rider. It's supposed to kick, bite and stomp anyone who isn't the rider. If it's superbly trained it's even supposed to guard a downed rider.
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No. 268027 ID: 701a19

>>268023
1: Those are not open wounds. They never bled.
2: I think you're underestimating how much walking these people do every day, and how much exercise she gets. I've little doubt she's in good shape as far as strength and stamina go.
3: Much of the work in horse care doesn't require a lot of instruction, and Roanna is going to have to train the Kelt in how to do these things anyway. Remember that each horse she gets will cost her about an hour of work every day, and the only way to reduce that is to have more people doing the work.
4: You've seen too many movies. Horses are fragile creatures, and doing any of that is going to result in it breaking a leg and dying. While trained horses may guard a downed rider, this is done with the expectation that the horse standing guard would discourage attacks. Beyond that, the horse might be able to fend off an attacker but its chances of surviving after fighting are very low. Remember, you don't give a horse to somebody worth less than the horse; if the horse dies so the rider can live then it's money well spent.
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No. 268233 ID: 197650
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I think it's a good idea to see where we actually got that statue from, best bet is one of the chapels or shrines, I think.
It's probbably smarter to go bring it back at night, if that's where we got it.
I think bringing it back in public like that might spark too much drama and whatnot, could be bad for the family name.

As for taking people with us, I figure Flora was mainly used as a house slave... for, well, "physical duties", cleaning and cooking.
I don't think she's quite as used to travelling, or caring for horses.
I guess being used as a.. toy, would build some stamina? Anyhow, her back, and her ass are in bad shape, but it's not bleeding.
I think the worst that'd happen would be that she'd have a very uncomfortable ride.
In overall she'd probbably just slow us down.

I'm pretty used to travelling, and I know how to care for horses.
If I know anything from the stories of Kelts, it'd be that they can walk, and run longer than us... Though obviously we are faster.
...And stronger.
I don't know if he knows how to care for horses, but he might?

The horses father wants are renown to be obedient to their master, sometimes it's an issue of getting it to actually accept you as your master...
They say that they will never run away from a good warrior, one worthy of being their master. They'd defend him to the death.
Poor warriors on the other hand.. some have gotten themselves trampled, some of them had the horse run away on them... that sort of thing.
Father is confident they'll accept me as their master, and It's likely they'll accept anyone who obeys, untill I'd try sending them into battle.
They get really aggressive when they're fighting, but they'll still obey. Father really values them.

Either way, I'd have to ask them if they can care for horses, or cook. By tomorrow they'll be sure to have sorted out Ing's assets.
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No. 268239 ID: c2c011

>>268233
Hmm, sounds like there's not alot more to do then until tomorrow. Prepare for the journey, get the statue back to the right temple and see if you can get a few guards to tag along on the last leg of the journey.
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No. 268263 ID: 701a19

>>268233
We're in no rush.
Cooking is a useful skill to have on the road, and right now you're trying to get Flora to like and trust you. Bringing her along could slow you down, but long-term concerns matter more.

Oh, and take some soldiers with you when you leave town. Ing may have powerful friends.
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No. 268932 ID: 197650
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I tell the Kelt to come back to the same tavern we were in last night, when he's done here.
I've told a guard to inform Flora that she needs to report back to our tavern when she's done, and that Ada is welcome to stay with us tonight if she wants.
Meanwhile, I scout around town a bit to see if anyone's missing a statue.
Hey that looks like a statue used to be the- fffffffffffff-
That's a temple of the cult of Caecus, they're not really evil or anything, but they're like, really strict... If they found out I stole their statue I'll be scrubbing floors for the rest of my life!
I won't let that happen! We're sneaking that statue back here tonight!

Untill then.. I suppose we'll have time to figure out who to take with us.
Taking along too many guards would just make it appear like we're transporting something valuable.. none would make use a target, kind of?
I know I'm a good fighter, father tells me so.
The kelt probbably knows how to swing a sword or a dagger...
Flora would just be incredibly vulnerable, if we got attacked she'd be either stolen or killed, or ignored.
The cooking seems usefull, but I know how to cook, a bit. The Kelt might?
As for getting her to like me.. why bother? I mean, I already own her. She doesn't seem stupid enough to actually try to run off. She should be happy that she's got a master that won't torture her daily! If I send her back to father she wouldn't even be raped daily. That's more than most slaves can say.
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No. 268939 ID: c2c011

>>268932
If your own cooking is tolerable then that's all you need. 2 or 3 extra guards should be enough. Gives you the option to set up a proper guard scheduel and it should be enough to deal with most stuff on the road. Flora goes with Ada back to dad, you don't need her with you here. It's hardly like she's currently any less conscpicious than the kelt, what with the shaved head and stuff. Nor is it very likely that you will need skull and dagger stuff just to buy a few horses.

Anyway, you should make sure you got enough food for the journey. Oh, and did you keep any of the weapons found in the rooms you rented?
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No. 268942 ID: 701a19

>>268932
There's a major difference between a slave that obeys and a slave that's loyal. If she's loyal then she'll be more proactive about helping you.

Besides, you promised her you would take her and talk about her position and freedom when your mission is complete, remember? Even if you don't care about slaves your word is still your word, and you want her to choose to stay by your side.

As far as travel goes, you're going to want to make yourself look like some commoners following a squad of soldiers for safety. That means you're going to want to dress the kelt so he doesn't look like a kelt, dress Flora so she doesn't look like a slave (Bandaging her head and using pigs blood so it looks like she was wounded, for example), and dress yourself so you don't look like you've got money.
That also means picking up some weapons that are cheap enough for commoners to be able to afford them, sharing a tent, and generally putting on the appearance of people who don't have much going for them.
Act like the soldiers intimidate you and like you're unhappy with your lot in life.

Sneaking the statue back is a risk. Instead, just return it in the middle of the day and pay for it to be painted.
No explanation, just bring it back; if they say anything to the effect that you stole it, just give them a sidelong stare and say "Are you accusing the royal family of thievery?"
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No. 268943 ID: c2c011

>>268941
But her mission isn't complete. It's complete when she's back with the horses at her dad's place. Which is where the slave will be. They can talk there.

Also, why the fuck should she act like some dirtgrubbing commoner in her own damn land. Besides, it would just make it harder for them to defend themselves if they did get attacked.
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No. 269154 ID: 197650
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I'll just go with my kelt, and maybe a couple of guards. I'm not gonna travel in rags.
I tell a few soldiers to organise an armed escort for Ada and Flora tomorrow, and have a couple of guys on standby for myself.

I decide to head back to the Tavern for now, to wait for nightfall.
The kelt turns out to be called Eoghan, he's a young warrior. That's about all he'll tell me for now.
I still have a couple of throwing axes, some spears a dagger and a sword from the party. They're all currently in my room.

The inkeep informs me that paying for the rooms will cost me 120 pieces. That's actually quite a bit concidering we didn't do that much damage. Though I guess we broke the window..


When nightfall comes, I quickly use a sheet to cover up the statue, and start moving it through town. It's really heavy, but me and my Kelt can handle it with just the two of us.
We manage to get it back to its spot, without being noticed.
R-"I can't believe we're gonna get away with this!"
???-"Get away with what, your majesty?"
Ohcrapohcrapohcrapohcrap
What do I do?!
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No. 269160 ID: c2c011

>>269154
Oh fuck, the statue isn't back in there yet is it? Shit, guess you're going to have to come partially clean and tell them that you never thought you would be able to get away with returning this statue that you found. No need to specify exactly where you found it.
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No. 269180 ID: 18743a

Well, you did manage to get the statue back in place without being noticed. Granted, they were almost certainly aware of its disappearance, and given its sudden reappearance and your presence at the scene, it won't take a scholar to figure out what happened.

I'm going to second the "We happened to find the statue and wanted to return it quietly, without anyone making a big fuss about it" strategy.
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No. 269185 ID: 45be60

"...Damn. *Sigh* Get away with my plan to anonymously replace the statue that went missing. Please don't tell anyone, I'm doing it out of respect for Lady Siv, not personal glory."
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No. 269321 ID: 701a19

>>269154
"I'm honestly not sure; a Slav trader gave me some drugged cheese a few days ago. I can't remember anything between then and when I woke up this morning, but somehow that statue was in the inn and later I noticed yours was missing. I wanted to bring it back when nobody was looking to avoid making a spectacle of it, but...
Please, can you tell me what you know of last night?"
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No. 269332 ID: 197650
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"Damn..." I sigh, "Get away with my plan to anonymously return your missing statue... A Slav trader I met on the road gave me some drugged cheese, or something, a few day ago.. I can't remember anything between then and when I woke up.."
I can her her walk up to me slowly; "Please don't tell anyone... I wouldn't dare disrespect Lady Siv, she's my idol! I just didn't want to make a fuzz.."

The priestess is fairly close now, and tells me "I suppose... I don't feel like there was any harm in your intentions, and although hiding behind "drugged cheese" is barely a believable excuse, I'm inclined not to care."
Priestess-"Clearly you had no intention in glory or money, concidering you came putting it back in the dead of night. I'd let you off scot free, mostly because you're royalty.. but there's 1 issue."
Priestess-"You got paint all over our statue."
R-"It wasn't m-"
Priestess-"I thought you couldn't remember what happend."
R-"Well... I don't THINK it was me, I would never do that!"
Eoghan-"So I suppose you want us to clean it up?"
R-"I tried that the paint won't come off!"
Priestess-"Then I suppose you two have a long night ahead of you, neither of you are to go anywhere untill it's cleaned off."

...
After she goes back inside, Eoghan tells me that, yes, Kelt paint is really, really hard to remove. ...unless you know how to make a certain paint remover.
He just needs 10 pieces and he'll be back in a jiffy with the right materials, unless you'd rather spend the next couple of hours scrubbing Lady Siv's breast.
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No. 269333 ID: 701a19

>>269332
Do it. You need to be well rested for tomorrow.
Go back to the inn, rent ONE room for the night, and cuddle up with Flora in bed. After the day you've had you could stand to fall asleep with somebody soft in your arms.
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No. 269334 ID: c2c011

>>269332
Scrubbing breats you say, hmmm... no they're stone. Not hot in any way in the slightest. Give him the cash and tell him to hurry up.
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No. 269343 ID: 197650
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After scrubbing the stone breast for about an hour before Eoghan shows up again; "Sorry it took so long, I had to check outside of town for some of the herbs."
I thank him and apply the substance, the paint just kinda flows off with the stuff...
"Well that was easy, c'mon lets go back to the tavern." I suggest.

When we arrive I order a couple of drinks, and thank him for his help. "Y'know you're not half bad for a Kelt, I always heard you guy were brutes and basicly monsters."
"Funny" he says "They told me the same about your kind."
I ask him "So why'd you do it?"
"Do what?" he asks
"Say with me, I could imagine in the time I was drugged, and when you were waiting in the tavern, you could easily've ran off, you're not even slave-marked."
"It's the gods." he tells me, "If a Kelt is beaten in honorable combat, his life is bound to whoever beat him. In this case, my life belongs to you."
Eoghan-"If I ran away, my name would be cursed, my family would lose all their priviliges and have their name cursed. It'd bring ruin to my family and myself."
Eoghan-"I wasn't happy about you beating me in an ambush like that... But the gods demand I remain loyal to you."
After some more idle chitchat, I find out there's a Kelt town not that far into the woods, they used to live further away but putting down roads and chopping down trees on our side has left then closer to us than usual.
His mask is appearantly also a religious thing, Kelts can show their faces, but they think it brings good luck to hide it. Generally warriors will refuse to take off their hood.

Well, I'm spent for today, if I just rent the 1 room all 4 of us would have to share the bed.. I could easily afford a second room, and have 2 of 'em sleep there.

I guess I could share a bed with Flora as my own cuddly toy..?

I'll sent Ada and Flora off tomorrow, I'll take Eoghan with me, and I could take a number of soldiers. I'd need to pay them if I reliefed them off their duties to the local lord though. I could alternatively ask the lord to loan me some men, they'd still be under his paycheck. Though I'd have to ask permission first.
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No. 269348 ID: 18743a

Ask the local lord for an escort. Just a couple soldiers should be fine.
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No. 269353 ID: c2c011

>>269343
The kelt can sleep in the common room near the fire. Flora can get some very small room with a single bed and you can share one with Ada. Since you're both high class that should work out.

Tomorrow you can get a few extra soldiers to guard along the last stretch of the travel. You're probably going to have to pay for food for them yourself, but if you sell your "righteously" aquired weapons at the next town over then it should cover the cost of food for the extra guards.
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No. 269372 ID: c328b9

>>269343
THe right, and honourable thing to do, would be to show him you are better than your brethren and ask him what honourable combat exactly entails. If it's less than to the death, challenge him to it. He deserves to have a fair chance!
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No. 269382 ID: 45be60

If you want an escort, the truly responsible thing to do would be to ask the local lord to spare a few of his men for you and pay them yourself. I dunno why you would need some NOW though, if you didn't need any when you left home.

>>269372
Apparently the definition is pretty loose, since he considers that he already lost honorable combat to us.
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No. 269426 ID: 701a19

>>269343

>>269353
No; he needs to be well-rested at the start of travel, and it looks like he was awake all last night.
Two rooms. Ada and Eoghan in one (give Eoghan instructions that he's to obey any reasonable requests she makes, of course), while you and Flora take the other. Cute cuddle toy~

Tonight you should draft two letters. One you will hand to Ada, the other you will hand to Flora. Both will be sealed with your insignia.
The outside will give orders to whoever they meet; Ada's that she is a visiting dignitary under royal protection and to be escorted to your father, while Flora's stating that she is royal property and not to be touched.
The letters themselves will be addressed to your father and explained what happened with Ing from how it relates to Ada and Flora, respectively. However, you will leave out the evidence of forbidden god worship.
For THAT information you will have the old guard pick somebody he trusts to lead their escort and relay that information in person.

Tomorrow morning you'll want to do a few things before you go;
*Check on those two lovers to see how they're doing.
*Check on the former slaves to see what the final tally was, collect your cut, and see if they've gotten any names from Ing.
*Meet with the old guard to arrange escorts (He should stay behind to keep an eye on things.)
*Meet with the local lord to get these escorts subsidized.
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No. 269427 ID: c2c011

>>269426
He's a hardy Kelt. A night on the floor near a fire should be freaking luxury to him.
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No. 269508 ID: 197650
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I think Eoghan deserves a bit better than sleeping on the floor tonight, though I guess he's probbably used to worse.
Ada doesn't seem to mind sharing a room with an exotic hunk, as she offered to sleep with him, actually.
And so, Eoghan will sleep with Ada, I'll sleep with Flora.
I instruct Eoghan to follow Ada's instructions, being nobility, he can't really refuse anything.
I'll send the letters tomorrow, father taught me ways to hide things in existing letters, and other methods of getting messages across through hostile terrain, I'll take care of it tomorrow morning.
And I don't really see the point on checking up on those 2 lovebirds, they're just minor nobles, and they're already getting married anyways.

I quickly crawl into bed with Flora, who is already sleeping, after shaking a faint temptation to use her as my personal teddy bear... slave.. I just decide to get some rest.
I feel she's softly hugging me, like her teddy bear though... I decide to just ignore it and get some sleep, she's probbably just dreaming anyways.


The following morning I write the letters, send 'em off and immediatly go and visit the local Lord. The rest of the gang is still asleep.
When arriving at his keep, I show my insignia and am led in. One of the royal guards mentions my share of Ing's assets has been calculated, and is being sent to the tavern as we speak.
After being told to wait for a while, I'm let into the Lord's chamber.
The man is tall, even for a norse man. He's wearing a golden crown decorated with gems, and is wearing a finely crafted outfit.
He eyes me up and stands up from his (massive) throne, and starts marching past me, slowly.
"Roanna Ragnvaldr... fifth heir to the throne..." he starts, "Responcible for little more than bringing her daddy a few pretties, and some occasional coins, in her careless adventures into his lands."
He pauses for a moment, and starts marching back and forth in front of me, "Yet, when you arrive at my town, you cause major unrest with a big feast, upset the nobility with stripping Ing of his title, somehow a statue of Lady Siv vanishes, and half the population can't work today because of a hang-over."
Stopping in his tracks he stands still and looks at me again;"I had to cover up Ing's arrest with accusations of treason and corruption, and set to work a sum of my soldiers to replace the working force that's laying in bed now, moaning about their headache."
After a moment he starts marching again: "You didn't think I wouldn't find out What Ing's been up to, after you made a spectacle out of his arrest like that, did you?"
"It's costing me a lot of money, and it could've costed my head had I not reassured the nobility. All because of your recklessness, just like your father."
I feel kinda bad.. father sometimes gave me speeches like this when he was really angry.."And that, child, is why you are most welcome in my town, whenever you wish to visit."
He breaks off his stern teacher act, and gives me a hug, "Such carelessness is what get's things done and is what gave me a job, I was growing terrible bored with all these boring, routine duties untill you came along."
"Thank you sir" I tell the lord as he lets me back down "You knew my father?"
"Knew him?" he chuckles, "I saved his life countless times! Damn fool never learned to watch his back!"
After catching up a bit with him, it becomes clear that he fought with my father during the wars.
His crown is because he's of the last royal family that ruled over these lands, he defected from what was left of it to join father, and for his loyalty he was allowed to keep his status, and was given a wealthy port town.

"A few man?" he asks, when I bring up the matter of an escort for myself and Ada and Flora. "How many are we talking, 200?"
"uh.. more like, I donno? 10?" I suggest, "I just need 1 or 2 men to watch my back for the last bit to Sigmund.
"Buying some steeds for your father ey?" He asks, so I tell him "And hopefully myself, sir."
"Well, I suppose I could spare some royal guards, they're my best men." His lordship tells me, "As long as you can feed them, they're on my paycheck."
"There was this old guard.. I think he fought with you and father-" I try to say, but am in interrupted, "Omarr".
"Sure, I guess? anyways, he was really helpfull, and seemed loyal. I'd like to ask you to have him keep an eye on things, in particular the affairs that involved Ing. We don't know if anyone was sharing his worshipping."
"Concider it done." the lord proclaims, and after some further idle chit-chat, I thank his lordship, and make my way out.

Is there anything left in town we want to do? purchase armor, food? clothes for the Eoghan?
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No. 269564 ID: 701a19

>>269508
Go to the barracks and speak with the commanding officer so they can work out logistics.
Eoghan isn't used to armor, so it would screw up his ability to fight. However, since clothing in general would do the same thing and we need to keep a somewhat low profile you should get him some flexible armor along the lines of soft leather.
You want to check on the former slaves to see how well they're adjusting and what they've gotten out of Ing.

After that, all that's left is to see Ada and Flora off. Ask Ada how she enjoyed last night, and give Flora a hug - if she hugs you back, then kiss her forehead.
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No. 269578 ID: c71597

>>269508
Food, and maybe an extra tent. If Eoghan wants clothes then he can tell you so himself.
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No. 269776 ID: 197650
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logistics?

I decide to drop by a leather tanner on my way back to the tavern, and pick Eoghan up some light leather stuff, We still have the cloaks from last night, so he can put that up if he needs to be a bit less obvious.
As for the slave, they have the local nobility and whatnot showing them the ropes, hoping to get back part of that money some day. They'll be fine. They're to report what they learn to the soldiers, so I'll find it out sooner or later.
When I arrive at the tavern, everyone's up and about, I inform them that we're moving on, sending Ada and Flora with the armed escort.
Before they leave I take Ada aside and ask how she enjoyed last night, and "What'd you make him do?~"
"Oh, hehe, It was pretty tame, before you get any ideas.. I mostly had him do push-ups, work up a sweat, while I watched.." she says, lighting up a bit.
We continue to joke around a little about Eoghan, and say our goodbyes, she give me a last thank you and walks off.

I take Flora apart for a moment, and give her a hug. She doesn't really react, as I've come to expect. She just let's it happen.
She doesn't seem bothered or anything, I guess it's just a force of habit.

I wave them off at the town gates, and make sure I know they're on the right path.


Now then, I can either travel as far as I can with Eoghan and 1 or 2 guards, or we could have a duel.
Eoghan would be a lot more loyal, but it'd mean preparing hallowed grounds for the duel. It'd take a small chunk out of the day, and I'd have to decide to do it here, or when we made camp.
If I win, He'll be as loyal as can be, and if I lose, my life belongs to him. I'm fairly sure I could take him, but is it worth the risk?
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No. 269779 ID: 701a19

>>269776
Instead of dueling for YOUR life, have the terms for victory be his freedom.
Besides that? You don't want to spend that much energy just before leaving on a trip, and you don't want to waste even more time.
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No. 269832 ID: c71597

>>269776
What? No duels. You won fair and square. Ambushes are fair, just as feints and trickery in a fight are. So no jepordising your freedom and health on a silly duel to doublesettle a score that has already been settled. You can show him that you're superior with arms later as a training session, then your freedom isn't at stake either.

Get your gear and armour on and start moving instead, you have lost enough time being blitzed out of your mind on cheese. By the way how much money did you get?
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No. 269989 ID: 197650
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After picking up my share of Ing's assets, I've now got 3000 pieces. A mount will likely be 500 pieces or more, unless we can haggle it down a bit.

Well, I guess if I ever need his unquestionable loyalty, I could duel him some other time.
I suppose I could also change the conditions, his freedom versus his unquestioning loyalty? he'd have to beat me twice to gain my freedom.
Either way, that'll have to wait till tomorrow.

We move a fair bit off the road and set up camp, after making good progress for the day.
The 2 royal guard I took with me have offered to be the ones to keep watch, and I can't say I want to object to that offer.

They're getting firewood and water from a nearby stream right now, I could tell some stories, or ask them for stories, alternatively I could wait for them to get back, and get some sleep.
I could also duel Eoghan now, with my terms for the duel. I feel fit enough to fight.
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No. 269990 ID: c71597

>>269989
No duels. You can spar with him later and then prove how much more awesome you are, but no duels.

Anyway, watch with just 2 dudes is kind of hard on the two guys. Split it up evenly between all of you. And remind Eoghan that he is yours now, even if it's his clanmates that he see he's to raise the alarm. Anyone comes near the camp and he wakes up everyone.

Oh, and see if you can get the guards to share some wartime stories with you. You have probably heard quite a few from your dad over the years, but it's quite different to hear the stories told by the grunts compared to the ones told by the leaders.
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No. 269992 ID: 701a19

>>269989
Four overlapping watches. You take last watch, Eoghan takes first watch.
Get some sleep.
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No. 270009 ID: a76809

>>269989
I say go for the duel.
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No. 271017 ID: 197650
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While the guys are getting wood and water, I take some time to quickly, and crudely, carve a sort of wooden sword for Eoghan. I plan to spar a bit with him.

When the lads come back we spent some time around the fire, eating some soup and bread, aswell as a bit of dried meat.
It is delicious, appearantly the thinner guard, named Anundr, is a great cook!
The other guard is a bit of a brute, big and strong though, he's called Anvindr.
They exchange a bit of chat and share some of their stories, they tell us they were weren't really soldiers before this, through odd luck they ended up going from raider to being royal guards.

After we finish up our fill, I lay out some branches to indicate the hallowed ground. This is just practice, and I haven't given Eoghan a propper weapon.
My sword, on the other hand, it still quite sharp. It might be better to put the scabbard, or I could just be really really careful not to slit his throat.
I've made sure he won't see this as a propper duel, so even if he beats me, it doesn't count.

Anvindr-"5 pieces on the Kelt."
Anundr-"You think she can't take him?"
Anvindr-"He is stronger, he will win."
Anundr-"Oi, I'm not as strong as you, and need I remind you, during that brawl in Krissendam, it was me that saved YOUR ass."
Anvindr-"But you are not also lady, usually. Besides I save you from Angel."
Anundr-"All you did was tell me not to stand up!"
Avindr-"And you owe me for it."
Anundr-"Well then, just because of that, I'll bet you 10 pieces she'll win."
Anvindr-"You're on."

The guards are talking about something, I think they might have noticed my ever so sexy curves~

Anvindr-"Shame she is so young, I would've showed her a good time on this journey"
Anundr-"Just remember who she is, we don't want to end up like we did on our trip to Pol."
Anvindr-"Don't remind me, I still can't get comfortable around those freaky daggers."

How should I open the duel? agressively with a low high or chesthigh blow, defensive and wait for him to leave a gap in his defense?
I could just go berserk and throw him to the ground, though that's a bit risky.

Eoghan-"ready?"
Andundr-"Get on with it!"
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No. 271026 ID: 18743a

Fight defensively. It is better to let him make the first move and take advantage of any mistakes he makes, rather than to risk the opposite happening. Also, if you get the opportunity to smack him around, make sure to do it with the flat of your blade, so you don't seriously injure him.
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No. 271028 ID: c71597

>>271017
You have a shield and he doesn't. So play it defensively and see what he does. If it was the real thing you should probably give taunting a try to make him overexert himself because he doesn't want everyone to say he had a hard time beating a girl. But this isn't the real thing to save that trick for later.

After you have seen how he attacks and moves a few time you can try to smack aside his blade with your shield when he attacks and then either go for a stab(stopping slightly before you run him through) or a short smack on the side of his head/throat with the flat of your blade. Or fight dirty and go for knees, legs and groins. But those tricks are also good to save for when it's the real thing, then they're so much more unexpected.
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No. 271056 ID: 40cb26

Yeah keep on the scabbard, it wouldn't do to hurt him.

You want to start on the defensive, as reacting has advantage over an initial assault. Especially if your opponent isn't familiar with your ability and technique.

>>271028
He didn't have a shield in the first place so fairness isn't an issue. He just isn't a shield fighter.
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No. 271057 ID: c71597

>>271056
Just having a shield when your opponent doesn't isn't being unfair. It's just being better prepared. Sort of like an ambush. Attacks to the knees and groin could however be seen as dishonourable conduct and various other crap. Which is why it's a good idea to make other people believe that you're honourable, then they won't expect it.
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No. 271163 ID: 701a19

>>271017
Let him make the first move, and pick a tight defensive strategy - focus on learning how he movies and not getting hit, attacking only when the chance of success is high and the chance of a counter is low.
Once you understand how he moves you can switch to more aggressive tactics.
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No. 272084 ID: 197650
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Eoghan lashes out at me, each time striking with both hands above his head. The first I push away with my shield, and the second I parry.
I let his blade slide down mine, and I manage to give him a punch to the face, his stance is less stable, and he has to assume a new stance now.

I could re-take my defensive stance, or I could try to continue attacking him. If I do, I'd have to choose how. I could disarm him, try to floor him, etc.

How should I proceed?
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No. 272114 ID: c71597

>>272084
Use your right foot to push in his leading leg further, that should take him more off balance and hopefully make him fall forward, since he seems to have alot of his weight forward right now. Anyway, when he falls forward is when you meet his face halfway with a shield slam.
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No. 272236 ID: 45be60

>>272114
Yeah, that guy is just asking for a foot sweep. Don't give him a chance to set his footing though, or you will end up on the ground instead. I would recommend keeping your shield dedicated to preventing his sword from getting anywhere dangerous in the mean time, and just using your shoulder to 'encourage' him on his way down to the ground.
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No. 276189 ID: 197650
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I try kicking him off his foot, but it's just planted too firmly.
Meanwhile, he swings his blade up, which I manage to block with my shield, after regaining my balance from the blow shortly, I bring around my blade to his neck.

R-"Gotcha."
E-"Well fought... Should I call you mistress now?"


Anvindr-"Hand em over."
Anundr-"No way, you still owed me 5 pieces from saving your arse from back in Pol."
Anvindr-"What? We never went to Pol!"
Anundr-"Not as far as you remember, you drunk."
Anvindr-"You drink more than I do!"
Anundr-"At least I can still walk straight after 3 tankards."
Anvindr-"Fine, in that case, you still owe my 5 pieces from that sabotage mission neat the Eoghan wall."
Anundr-"How did you save me there? You blow up the charges too soon and they just happend to propell me away from that guard!"
Anvindr-"still count."
Anundr-"fine."


Oh my, I guess that does sound interresting..~
Anyways, should I just hit the sack, or should we share some stories, or something?

Anvindr-"Not to commit to treason, but you can really get a nice view on her backside from this angle."
Anundr-"you always focus on the wrong parts of women."
Anvindr-"What's wrong with a bottem?"
Anundr-"The front's more important."
Anvindr-"Guess I can't argue there."
Anvindr-"...If she heard us, act drunk."
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No. 276197 ID: c71597

>>276189
Tricky fucks.

And lets hear some stories.
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No. 276204 ID: d3dfb8

Two words.
Gang.
Bang.
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No. 281952 ID: 197650
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281952

>tricky fuck
>gangbang

What.
No.

We retire to a campfire and each try to come up with some tales, the night progresses and Anvindr and Anundr share the most stories.

Anvindr-"...And so he drops the King's damn royal seal, right into a storm drain!"
Anundr-"Not my fault, tiny ring was so slippery."
Anvindr-"After you got your greasy hands all over it, yeah."
Anvindr-"So we were panicing, hacking away at the storm drain to get it back. And I swear to the gods, that thing was more solid than the armor of nobility we've fought!"
Anundr-"Anvindr was crying like a little girl, complaining we would get flogged if we did not get it back, too."


The night passes, with a long washing list of highly improbbable and crazy stories. If even a shred of them are true, they've been all over the world!
It really shows how bad some nobles can be, and how hilarious being a merc can be! It's quite a change from father's stories, who rambles on about how important it is to keep the kingdom together.
They must be impressive warriors, or incredibly lucky ones. I'm starting to get a bit tired though, And I ask Eoghan to take the first watch.
They'll stay around the fire for some more tales, and I discreetly ask Anundr and Anvindr to make sure he doesn't try to flee, just in case.
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No. 281954 ID: 197650
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No. 282860 ID: 197650
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The night progresses peacefully, and I fall away into a familliar dream...
It was a few years ago, I can't remember how many, but I know I was in Leifr. It's a small village near father's fort.
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No. 282861 ID: 197650
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I'm in bed with Hakon, we're in a small hut father had let built for us, just outside of town.
The night before we heard that today a raiding party would attack the village... Hakon became a warrior of the village less than a week before that, it he had to fight with them.
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No. 282862 ID: 197650
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He told me I was too important to throw away my life, and it was his duty to... He already knew they didn't stand a chance.
I told him father would pardon him if he came with me, but he refused. The gods themselves would damn his family if he ran for a fight.

I tried to reason with him, but his mind was already made up. I remember feeling so powerless at the time.
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No. 282865 ID: 197650
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282865

I gave him my sword, may it's spirit guide him well and keep him safe. He pulled me closer and we kissed, soon thereafter he left, and I was left alone in the cold. I was the last person to see him alive...

When I arrived at father's keep, he had already sent men to aid the village, but word had already reached him that it was too late, the whole village had been burnt to the ground, Hakon's body was never retrieved.
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No. 282866 ID: 197650
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282866

I HATE that dream.

After that whole ordeal I asked father to train me, so I wouldn't have to feel that damn powerless ever again. But then the gods seem to enjoy pestering me and making me feel weak in my dreams instead.

What a shitty way of waking up, but now I'm awake, what should I do first?
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No. 282868 ID: 3416ec

Brew a cup of coffee.

Or something with caffeine in it.
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No. 282872 ID: 4d7f8c

>Hakon's body was never retrieved.

Just going to note this, the gods have a wicked sense of humor.

If he is dead then it may just be his haunting due to improper burial, if NOT then he is almost guaranteed to show up again in a manner at time most inconvenient.
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No. 282877 ID: 701a19

>>282866
Your Kelt. The gods may torment your dreams but they can shove it if they want to keep you alone when you're awake.
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No. 282879 ID: c71597

>>282866
What kind of raiders was it that hit the village?

Also, that sucked for you. Hopefully it won't happen again in the future. Although to make sure of that you're going to have to make sure that the raiders who did it can never do it again. Or any other raiders do something similar.
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No. 282924 ID: 197650
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282924

What's coffee? What's caffeine?

I feel guilty because he had to go and get killed while I could've done something, I'm the freakin' king's daughter of all people.
He deserved a propper burial, if anything... I already gave up on that small chance he's still alive, I had to move on, get out of father's keep.
Thats why I'm usually just wandering, adventuring. I can't stand being cooked up in some fort anymore.

I'm so -not- in the mood for jumping the Kelt's bones, maybe some other time.

The raiders that hit us were some continentalists, probbably hired by one of father's rivals. They killed everyone and burnt most of the bodies.
Hakon's body wasn't the only one that wasn't found. Some people were rounded up and hung in their camp or the town square, others were just tossed on the piles of burning corpses when they were still alive...
Father said he sent some of the best warriors he had, way overqualified for just taking on regular mercs. They think they hunted down and killed every last one of them, but there's no way of knowing since we never knew their numbers.

Where the village used to be is now a flower garden, with runes and stuff to honor the fallen. The hut father had built for me and Hakon should still be around, I haven't visited it since I last saw him...
After that disaster father started sending out more patrols but the other lords aren't as keen to spend more money to keep their roads safe.

ugh, I think I need a drink, already.
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No. 282925 ID: c71597

>>282924
No drinking in the morning. Makes for bad habits. Get dressed and get some food in you instead.

So, there were no punative raids in answer for it? Damn, well I guess we can change that. Might take some time to get done though.

And don't beat yourself up over what happened. Wasn't anything you could have done by staying there. And by going to made it more bearable for Hakon, he knew that even if he would fall, you would remain. That probably meant a lot to him towards the end. Knowing that you would have died as well would probably not have helped him at all in any way.

By the way, how much more travel until we get the horses?
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No. 282990 ID: d3dfb8

Take a drink or ten, then lay back down and rest a bit. You deserve to sleep in you've had a very busy few days. Cut back and relax a little.
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No. 282996 ID: 2ac4d5

>>282924
its possible that the strongest ones were taken as slaves, your boyfriend included. some armies used tobe composed of conscripted slaves that were promissed freedom after a certain number of battles.
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No. 283124 ID: 197650
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Father said he knew who probbably paid for the raid, and send out a couple of raiding parties. They were all successful but we got no answers out of it.
If I had stayed maybe he wouldn't be dead now, or I could've been more presuasive and he wouldn't have stayed. Or maybe I could just've died with him.
I dont think he was captured, if he did they wouldn't leave behind my sword, that thing is worth a fortune.
Whatever, I should be just a few days away from Sigmund. 2, 3?


Fuck it- I throw on a quick robe and pour myself a drink, tankard in one hand, the other on my head, I make my way outside of the tent.
It's still before noone. What a night, I don't feel rested at all.
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No. 283131 ID: c71597

>>283124
He wouldn't have been any happier because you died there. And you wouldn't have changed the outcome. And your father certainly wouldn't have been happier. Sucks to be one left behind, but it eases the passing of those that fall to know that someone they cared about lived.

Anyway, enough remembering about the past. There are new developments that require your attention. Specifically a robed dude with some wierd censer and claw hand thing. You should probably check what that's about.
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No. 283140 ID: 701a19

>>283124
Some kinda mage guy?
Don't turn to look, just call for the soldier to report. Don't flap; you are unflappable.
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No. 283166 ID: 197650
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Enough of the past indeed!
I take a big sip of my tankard, that hits the spot.
A mage? I guess? he's wearing a kettle helmet, do mages wear armor?
whatever, I am unflappable, appearantly.
I ask for Anundr by name, he seems to say something to which the figure nods, and he walks over.
Ro'-"Who's that?"
Anundr-"Strange man, smells of death."
Ro'-"Bad news?"
Anundr-"Don't think so, he say he was looking for herbs in the woods when he found our camp, says he is doctor."
No mage then...
Ro'-"What does he want?"
Anundr-"If I had to guess I would say annoy me as much as Anvindr does."
Anundr-"But he told me, he wants to sell wares and offer services. Just remember doktors are expensive, he only came because he saw royal seal."

I guess I could take a look? Or at the very least check out that claw thing of his, it looks coooool.
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No. 283167 ID: c71597

>>283166
Yeah sure, shouldn't hurt to take a look at the stuff he has. Just don't take any drugs of any kind. You don't react well to stuff like that.

And keep a guard nearby. Oh, and tell the Kelt to start taking down the camp and make ready for travel. Anvindr can help with that so you're nearly ready to go once you're done with the doc.
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No. 283183 ID: 701a19

>>283167
We are in agreement.
Just keep in mind that a good doctor wouldn't reek of death.
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No. 283411 ID: 197650
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I ask Anundr to wake up the rest and start breaking camp, though I ask him to stay close in case the doctor is up to something. He wanders off for a moment to kick Avindr in the side and tells him to break camp, who proceeds to do the same to the Eoghan. Anundr then rejoins me.

I walk over to the doctor and greet him; "Hail, I understand you're looking to sell your goods?"
Now I'm closer I get a chance to inspect him more closely, he's wearing a kettle helmet, cheap but good protection, its modified to show some kind of beak popping out of the front.
His face is hidden behind some sort of dark veil, aswell as the shadows of his cloak. His hand is coated in pieces of iron, forming a small bit of protection and tipping his fingertips with bird-like claws.
His robe looks pretty tight around the chest, wide in the armpits and thinner in the elbos, then a lot wider at the sleeves.
The cloak and hood are kept together by a brosch, it looks like a plain, undecorated bronze plate.
The man's posture doesn't change at all, his stiff shoulders remain perfectly straight as he grabs a small suitcase.
When he pops it open with what I can now tell is a huge mechanical claw, I start to notice the incense he's spreading, It's like the exact opposite of Asmund's tent.
Dr-"Yes, I have many wares. Leeches, oils, ointments, herbs, incense, etcetera."
Dr-"The tools are not for sale. I can cure any ills you might have aswell."
He seems very straight forward, only saying what's essential to get the point across, not one for merry conversation.
I can recognise a few of these, some of father's doctors used these when we got a fever or other illness.
Most of those were either ointments or a medicine one drinks, though I'm uncertain of what the other vials contain.
I guess the idea is to mention whatever illness it is you're trying to cure, and he'll advice which vial to use.

That drug thing was not my fault, I couldn't have known it was that potent!
I suppose I could ask him why he reeks of death too, though to be honest, I don't know what death smells like, I don't smell anything that seems out of place either.
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No. 283412 ID: 701a19

>>283411
Sadly, I can't think of anything. Unless he has a vial of insulin and a syringe, anyway...
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No. 283413 ID: c71597

>>283411
You don't really have any problems you need medication for. And can't really forsee anything you would need it for in the near future.

And why he smells doesn't really matter, besides it would be rude to ask. You could however ask if he has any medical texts. Your dad might appreciate something like that and it could prove useful in the future.
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No. 283437 ID: 197650
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Dr-"It is always better to avoid than to cure, I always say."
He hangs the incense from one of his large claw's fingers, and proceeds to grab one of the items from his suitcase.
Dr-"This for example, will, when applies, warm you up. It allows one to keep away frost bite longer."
Dr-"I have a small collection of luxery goods, normally applied after trauma to lessen scars, etcetera."
Dr-"This ointment will reduce scarring left by a wound, and when applied to normal skin or flesh will make it feel softer."
He unscrews a small jar, showing a green-ish substance, it doesn't smell that bad but it's not exactly parfume either.
Dr-"This should allow a wound to be free of infection if applied daily."
Dr-"I carry a small number of drugs also, substances that will help one keep awake, berserker's weed, etcetera. Sedatives also."
Ro-"any kind of scripts, books?"
Dr-"Expensive taste, I have a few scrolls, mostly basic treatment of shallow cuts. Bandages also."

I ask Anundr for a private chat for a moment, and ask him if he thinks this guy is legit.
Anundr-"I am covered in scars, often, I am not concious when treated. But I recognise some ointments, I think he trustworthy. Besides, he wear raven robes, shows dedication."


Roanna-"Berserker's weed?"
Dr-"It is a collection of a few weeds, when combined and smoked it leaves one in a state of bloodlust, men believe it doubles their strength. I offer my services as doctor for extended periods also.
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No. 283439 ID: c71597

>>283437
Some of that anti-infection stuff might be good to have aroudn though. Would suck if you cut your finger and then died from blood poisoning.

While you shouldn't get him on retainer for yourself right now, you could send him on towards your Dad. If this guy is good then your Dad might have some work for him.
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No. 283446 ID: 1854db

Why should we not hire a doctor, exactly? Seems like a good idea to me.
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No. 283450 ID: c71597

>>283446
Because it's an additional person to care for on the trip and keep track of. Will also make the going slower, more people generally means slower travel.

Then there's the cost factor. We still need to buy some very expensive horses. And doctors are expensive as well, their retainer costs are generally not low.
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No. 283457 ID: 701a19

>>283439
Infection is always a risk, but there are cheaper treatments that are no less effective. Honey, for example.

Thank him for his time and continue on your way.
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No. 283472 ID: c71597

>>283457
Do we have honey?
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No. 283481 ID: 197650

>>283472
nope
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No. 283483 ID: 701a19

>>283472
No, but honey is cheap and readily available.
If we weren't trying to travel light we could have picked some up in the last town.
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No. 283484 ID: c71597

>>283481
We should probably get some anti infection stuff then. Because getting wild honey isn't that easy.
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No. 283487 ID: c71597

>>283483
It might not be insanely expensive. But it's not something most people have around for every day use or have readily availible.
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No. 283748 ID: 197650
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Ro-"Wouldn't honey be a cheaper alternative"
Dr-"Yes. The ointment prevents other unpleasantries however. Flesh and skin rot for example. The ingredients are simple enough, thus not too expensive. Wounded men here have been reluctant to try it."
Ro'-"You sound like you know your stuff, but I'm afraid I can't bring along any more people. If you travel to the capital though, you could try asking my father. He kind of owns the place."
Dr-"Apologies, I was not aware I was amongst royalty. Your highness. Thank you."
Dr-"If I have nothing of interrest, I will take my leave."

I don't really know a whole lot about chemicals or drugs, so unless you guys have some stuff to ask him for, I guess we could just part ways here.

If we decide to move on, do you guys have any plans for on the road? conversation material, games, whatever. There aren't any more towns between us and Sigmund but he's still a few days away.
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No. 283749 ID: 701a19

>>283748
If it's actually cheap then go ahead and get some. Other than that? No.
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No. 283750 ID: c71597

>>283748
Get some of the anti-infection stuff.

As for games along the road. Maybe some nice marching songs. Although that's not very good for avoiding detection. Otherwise there's always I Spy. Or just walking in stoic silence. The two guards probably know a few ways to make marching less boring.
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No. 283791 ID: 197650
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I decide to buy the ointment, it only costs half a piece, after which we part ways. I've given him a short note for father and whatnot so he's allowed into his keep to begin with.

After marching for what feels like a good number of hours we eventually run out of songs, and I'm starting to lack behind...

Anundr pauses occasionally to see if I don't lag behind too much.
After a while he asks "Want us to slow down?"
I feel kind of emberrased, I'm the royalty here, wouldn't I look weak if I took his offer?

I guess Anundr and Anvindr are used to marching, and I've always heard Kelts have to make their way on foot since their woods are too dense to use horses.

I still feel weak though...
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No. 283795 ID: 701a19

>>283791
Speed up to match until you need a break, then have them take a break. Do NOT lag behind them!
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No. 283812 ID: 9a5057

You are on a casual stroll, enjoying the scenery, with no need to hurry. Just because they are used to walking fast doesn't mean they always need to.
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No. 283823 ID: c71597

>>283791
Well they're used to it. You're not, nothing to be ashamed of. And there's no reason to wear yourself out. Take regular breaks but keep moving. Eventually you will build up some more stamina and you will be able to go longer.
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OH GODS WHY MY LEGS WHAT DID YOU DO
Anundr-"Did offer to slow down."
Ro'-"I was just going to take more breaks to rest instead!"
Anvindr-"Sorry your highness, we usually don't really you know, take breaks."
Eoghan-"That doctor would've been helpfull right around now.."

Now what
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No. 283876 ID: c71597

>>283871
Now you stretch some, massage your legs and then get up and keep on moving. Possibly hand over your pack to the Celt and tell him to carry that as well.
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No. 283879 ID: 9a5057

Well great, now you'll be traveling even SLOWER and look like MORE of a weakling.

Make camp around here unless there is a town literally over the next hill. No point making it worse.
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No. 283884 ID: 701a19

>>283871
"Eoghan? Not the time."
Have him massage your legs to break up the cramps.

How far did you get, how far do you have to go?

Most importantly, have you learned to pace yourself? What did you learn about weakness and the appearance thereof?

Here's a lesson you may not have noticed in all this: Wishing doesn't change reality. Denial doesn't change reality. Ignoring facts doesn't change reality.
You could have taken a break, but you instead chose to ignore your weakness and press onward and as a result you've suffered an injury that will make you even weaker and slower.

Feel the pain. How much worse would it have been if you pushed yourself too hard in combat instead of walking?
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No. 283949 ID: 7ce35e

>>283871
Sorry to say, but your companions probably realized you were going to have trouble before you did.
You haven't Marched before. Your companions have.
Well, Eogan probably hasn't, but he's probably used to long walks anyway.
It is something that has to be cultivated with practice, just like your other considerable skills.
Unfortunately it's hard to put enthusiasm behind it.
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No. 284040 ID: 197650
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284040

Ro'-"Not the time, Eoghan."
Eoghan-"I just meant to say I could try and catch up with him."
Ro-"you can help me get rid of my cramps!"

While Eoghan gets to it I'll try to assess the situation.

...

So... good...
He knows his stuff~

I suppose I could send Anundr or Anvindr for the doctor, but he should be a couple of hours away by now. He didn't seem like the type to march fast, but we did travel pretty quickly.
It'll take a bit before I can really walk with a propper pace again. Anyway, we made a lot of distance, at that pace. It should take another 2 days before we arrive.

I haven't been taught how to pace myself, father just taught me how to fight.
You don't have to remind me wanting something badly enough makes it realy, Hakon isn't alive, is he?!
You wouldn't understand, I carry my father's name. If I look weak, he looks weak. I can't live up to him but people expect me to anyways.
Besides, you were the ones telling me to keep going.

Whatever, we're not making camp, and there are no villages between us and Sigmund.
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No. 284043 ID: 701a19

>>284040
>I suppose I could send Anundr or Anvindr for the doctor, but he should be a couple of hours away by now.

Don't bother. This is a leg cramp, and there isn't much a doctor can do for that besides give you something for the pain.

>I haven't been taught how to pace myself, father just taught me how to fight.

Pacing yourself is entirely about knowing your limits, be it walking or fighting.
Surely your father taught you to hold back in combat? That people who fight with all their strength quickly tire and become vulnerable?

>You don't have to remind me wanting something badly enough makes it realy, Hakon isn't alive, is he?!

Probably not, but since you brought him up I should point out that you've been trying to pretend your love never happened.
When we asked you claimed to be a virgin; you lied to us because you would rather wish your time with him had never existed than bear the pain of his loss.

>You wouldn't understand, I carry my father's name. If I look weak, he looks weak. I can't live up to him but people expect me to anyways.

Yes, and now you know that trying to avoid people thinking you weak runs the risk of far worse than proving them right.

>Besides, you were the ones telling me to keep going.

No, we said to keep the pace and take frequent breaks. You didn't take a break when you needed one, so we aren't to blame for this.
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No. 284059 ID: 40cb26

>>284040
It may not seem fair, but being a woman means you are held to different standards. Being tough is great but you don't have to try to outperform every other guy. It would earn more respect to show that you know your limitations and act accordingly.

Also, be aware that you are pitching little chest tents. Also don't give a damn because it feels so good.
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No. 284064 ID: c71597

>>284040
Get your foot out from his loincloth. Not the time or place.

Rest up a bit more. Then tell Eoghan to carry your stuff and set out at a slightly slower pace, take regular breaks. Then get a full nights sleep and let the others keep guard instead. Next day you should know your limits better.

And unless something went terribly bad you're not going to need the doctor. Better to let him move on.

You're also doing pretty well for someone not used to this crap. Takes a bit of time to build up long distance stamina. But it's quite a useful thing to have.
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No. 284089 ID: 197650
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>>284043
Gods, fine, you're right!
I'm a liar and I wish I never met Hakon so I wouldn't have to lose him.
Happy now?
Noone can know about this, ok? Father expects me to be strong.
If I look weak, he looks weak, and the neighbouring tribes are just looking for an excuse to invade.
If looking strong will kill me at least I'll die making father proud!
A fight usually barely lasts a minute and only at actual battlefields would you need to pace yourself, if you-OUhou- have a decent group of bodyguards they'll relief you from the front line anyways.

>>284064
I wasn't hitting on him or anything, he was just in the way...
Ro'-"When we get moving again, I want you-OUhou-... want you to move at a slower pace, and I want to take regular breaks before my legs get worse."
With disinterrest, Eoghan just nods quietly and seems to focus on my foot; "Yes, your highness."

I guess knowing your limits would b- oh shit am I?
He's just so-OOoooohh good...~
I can't remember the last time I've been touched.. eh, massaged like this. I can't help but caring, if only a bit.


I should be ready to move again in a bit, and at least I learned something out of all of this.
My sla-Aaahhve is an awesome masseur.
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No. 284095 ID: 701a19

>>284089
>If looking strong will kill me at least I'll die making father proud!
No, you'll die making your father sad making him look weak.
You're the chieftain's daughter. If you die that shows he's too weak to even protect his own bloodline.
Let them think you're weak. Better than than proving your weakness by failing.

This brings me to the next point: Ignoring your weaknesses makes you weaker, not stronger. You must admit these weaknesses to yourself, then work against them until they are gone.
You can't keep up with the soldiers? Then walk to build up your strength and stamina.
By the same token, you still nurse the void Hakon left instead of dealing with the problem.
He is dead.
He died with honor.
He enjoyed his time with you as much as you enjoyed your time with him.
The past is past. Remember him, but do not remember him with pain.
When you return home you will speak with your other slave and decide if you will keep her. If so then you will discuss this pain with her, and the pain will lessen.

Oh, and although most fights are quick you're eventually going to encounter somebody you can't defeat quickly, and at that point the only strategy that will see you to the end is fighting conservatively to save your strength so that you will be strong when they wear themselves out.
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No. 284124 ID: c71597

>>284089
Good to know, might be useful. Now load him up with everything but your weapons and then if you're ready, continue.

And as you said, a learning experiance. Now you know one of the things you need to work on more. And this one you learnt in a good way, as opposed to waking up without panties on a roof.
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No. 284126 ID: 3416ec

I think he's peeking up your tunic.
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No. 284162 ID: 40cb26

>>284089
Next time you have him do this for you, use a tent and have a blanket to cover what needn't be shown. You'll want to be mostly naked under it too so you can turn over and pull it back for him to service your back properly. Trust me it's worth it not to be shy about this.

And just out of curiosity, ask him how he came to be so skilled at this.
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No. 284181 ID: 5b95eb

>>284126
Nah, doesn't look like it.
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No. 284223 ID: 197650
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I guess that makes sense...
I'd rather we just dropped it.
Anyways, a fight is usually over within half a minute, because one of the two either makes a mistake or can't keep up. All it takes is 1 mistake.
Still, it's not like I use all my energy for each hit, that'd just be silly.


Getting all my stuff loaded back on Eoghan, we get moving.
After walking for a bit, I ask:"Hey Eoghan?"
Eoghan-"hm?"
Ro-"How'd you get so good? At massaging I mean."
Eoghan-"Learned it from my master, when I was younger."
Eoghan-"We concider it important to keep your body in a healthy state. All warriors are meant to know how to take care of their muscles."
Eoghan-"Just like we're taught to take care of our weapons."


I guess I did learn somethi- I'm never going to live down that party, am I?
Getting my whole back massaged does sound tempting, maybe I'll try it tonight when we make camp."
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No. 284225 ID: 701a19

>>284223
If you agree to find somebody in which to confide your problems, then we will drop it.

We are the product of our experiences. You will never completely live down that party, but that does not mean that it will cause you anguish for long.

You're going to want to have Eoghan teach you about muscle care. You are a warrior princess; you must train yourself in all aspects of combat.
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No. 284226 ID: c71597

>>284223
There is another leason for you here as well. If you're ever in command, don't just evaluate how good your soldiers are at fighting by themselves. See how well they cooperate and especially how good they are at marching. They can be the best warriors in the world, but they would still be useless if they arrive too late for the battle because they weren't able to move fast enough. So keep that in mind for the future.

And no, you're not going to live down that party. But there is another leason in there. Drugs seem to affect you harder than advertised. So if you ever find yourself in need of going berserk and have a few of the berserker drugs availible, then you're probably going to be able to kick ass sorts of ass.
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No. 284265 ID: 197650
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Will you just stop pushing me.
I guess drugs do effect me differently, I'm not sure if it was a good or a bad move to not buy any from the doctor. Ah well, things'll work out.


We spent the rest of the day marching, taking frequent breaks for my sake. The guys are trying to encourage me, but I still don't feel great about being so slow.
Once done for the day, with little light left, we make camp. I ask for Anvindr and Anundr to keep watch, and invite Eoghan into my tent.
I've stripped down to my panties, and am enjoying a damned good massage. I'll ask him for pointers later, I really will.
Yawn... Just.. 5 more minutes...
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No. 284266 ID: 197650
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My name is Gerdr Ragnvaldr.
I am a son of the chieftain, and I am the third heir to my father's throne.

Me and my men are about to reach our destination, our goal is to raid and pillage these coasts, and use the wealth gained to build a stronhold on behalf of my father.
It's been only about 6 days, but the waters were treacherous, but if the rumors are true, this stronghold will pay for itself.

I have 3 large longboats loaded with well armed and well motivated men, 4 ships with mercenaries and workers spread between them.
We are approaching a village, and it is ready to defend itself. I need to prepare a plan for the attack.
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No. 284268 ID: 701a19

>>284266
Wake up, Roanna. You aren't supposed to have a penis, this is going to be all awkward and weird for you.
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No. 284302 ID: c71597

>>284266
What is the beach like? If there are some good shallow waters then hold off outside the coast. Wait through the night and strike at dawn, drive your ships up onto the beach and strike swiftly before they can react. Loot, rape and then burn. Unless you plan on holding it. Young kids and old people get put to the sword, the ones of an acceptable look and age get taken as slaves.

If they have a palisade then things become a bit more problematical. Especially if you need to keep the place, since that means you can't burn them out.

Anyway, do they know you're coming?
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No. 284317 ID: 197650
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My sister is not with us, but my brother should be arriving with a fleet on these coasts within the week!

The local beach is of gravel, it seems, the boat will have no trouble landing if the waters themselves are safe. My captain has assured me they are.
The soil should be soft, so a direct charge would be costly in lives.

We bear father's banner, they should assume we came to trade. I can consult with my mercenary captains. Night time is almost half the day away, and the men are eager to land.
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No. 284323 ID: 701a19

>>284317
Oh, this should be easy then. Get everybody off the boats, have them spread out into the markets and other such areas, then call a meeting with the town's leaders. Tell them that they are now part of your father's lands, that they are to inform the town of this, and that anybody can leave if they want to but they can only take what they can carry at a steady pace.

You have enough soldiers to crush them, but if you're conquering lands then it's best to try to keep things intact. There will be bloodshed, but people are less likely to try and stop you if they think you'll mostly let them be. You'll kill fools and drunks.
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No. 284338 ID: c71597

>>284317
Well they're bloody well going to have to wait. Or you can go at night. But fighting in the dark is a rather chaotic experiance.

The village is hardly going to let you get off your boats and wander into their village unopposed. They might accept an emissary in. But then they're going to know you're there and can prepare for you. It's a lot better to wait until nightfall and then move in just before dawn. That's when their sentries are going to be tired and least watchful. It will also give you the most amount of daylight hours to work with, making it easier to loot the place and convincing your men to be out of there. If you go now they might insist on staying the night in there, which could get you trapped if support arrives for the village from somewhere near.
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No. 285748 ID: 197650
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Only my flagship had come within sight of the shoreline, we (hopefully) made a few convincing manoeuvres to suggest we were a merchant ship sailing to a village further along the coast. From there we were able to hide our presense.

We've been waiting here for hours, and it's getting dark. In the meantime I've put on my armor. It is made of high quality chainmail covered with wool cloth. THere's another layer of mail to protect my shoulders and upper chest.

One of my mercenary captains has approached me:
Kreszenz-"Our men are ready for ze attack. Do you have a battleplan, or vill ve simply all charge in at vonze?"
I could send in the mercs first and preserve our numbers, but if I do that too often it could upset them. I should set up orders too, who to kill, who not to kill but capture, what to burn and what to pillage. That sort of thing.
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No. 285753 ID: c71597

>>285748
You should preferably attack from several different directions. But how feasible that is depends a bit on the lay of the land and how the village is laid out.

As for what to take, depends a bit on where you can unload the goods. If there is a slave market nearby then slaves would be a good thing to grab. Just the ones who look nice or are young and healthy though. People don't want ugly ass old merchandise, or young kids all that often. And since this is a raid, loot anything that looks valuable, burn and kill the rest. See what information you can get about nearby communities. Then go back to your ships and either hit another one a bit further away or start sailing back to unload the loot and possibly get a few more captains in on it.
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No. 285833 ID: 20fc85

>>285748
take a wave approach, and from diffrent directions.
If you can get them to think it was just a raid from inland, you'll be able to take them from the costal side while they try to defend on the inland side...

cause you know, they probably aren't attacked from the shore very often
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No. 298029 ID: 197650
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I've instructed my men to approach from different angles under the cover of night, the mercenaries strike first, then my men move in.
Last, I and my person guard, aswell as the mercenary captains move in.

The Town is quickly burnt and looted, the villagers, some fighting bravely and dying by our blade, some surrendering and enslaved, fall to our will.
A number of them managed to flee into the woods, in this darkness it'll be hard to track them down.

The fight lasts untill deep into the night, and I think this lad looks old enough to be of use.

When we're done here, deviding the loot needs some thoughts.
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No. 298046 ID: c71597

>>298029
Get out of there first, then you can think about dividing the loot. Their response should take a day or two, but on the off chance that they can respond earlier you want to be out on the sea before they can get there. Then you can divide the loot, payment for the Mercs comes first. They did their job and so they're getting paid for it. Once that's done you can divide the rest among the other captains. They can handle loot distribution for their own crews. Although everyone should probably get a small bonus for a job well done.
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No. 298294 ID: 197650
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I manage to persuade this weakling into ratting out his chief in exchange for decent treatment. Appearantly his hut was meant to look like any other to not stand out, but is reinforced from the inside.

Luckily, the idiot didn't lock his doors, and kicking the doors open is no problem at all.
The chief is ordering someone out just as I burst in. He seems alone with a slave chained to his chamber. Outside, the village is in chaos and I brought a few of my elite troops.
There's a chest in here aswell, jackpot.
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No. 298499 ID: 9a5057

He's ordering someone out? What's out the other door?
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