open [REBOOT] Dragon Age: Shadows of The Deep Roads

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"Only that the Crows are the true rulers. At least that is what the whispers say"

 

Annabelinda was never one to offer any threat or even to intimidate. Obviously, her camp-mates were warriors in their own right; and all emanated auras of power. She found endearing that her new friend -dare she say it- introduced her to these new people. She had no idea of any ideas he was holding on directing her blood magic.

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"Only that the Crows are the true rulers. At least that is what the whispers say"

 

Annabelinda was never one to offer any threat or even to intimidate. Obviously, her camp-mates were warriors in their own right; and all emanated auras of power. She found endearing that her new friend -dare she say it- introduced her to these new people. She had no idea of any ideas he was holding on directing her blood magic.

Civera spoke like an old war veteran recalling a distant, but well remembered story. She had advocated against the Crows many times in her life, and it had gotten her in more than her fair share of trouble.

 

"The Crows are not simple assassins like they claim." She said, "They are more than that. In Antiva, being a Crow does not make you a criminal, it makes you a hero, someone to look up to. Many of the ignorant masses love The Crows! The Crows enjoy power and comfort that they could never achieve on their own. Many of them are taken from the lowest places in society. They are taken from the streets and or bought from whorehouses and raised to live like kings in exchange for murder!" Her tone quickly changed to a bitter rage. "They do not deserve the gold they horde! They do not respect anything! They do not look out for their brothers-in-arms! They do not love Antiva! They have turned our streets into piss! They abuse their own people like stray dogs, not even fit to exist! The abuse you Fereldins have felt under Orlais is nothing compared to what they have done to their own brothers!"

 

She stopped herself fem speaking further, realizing that she had said too much. She had more to say. The story was more personal to her than she had lead on, but she was not willing to say more. Not yet.

[Lunar Umbra 14]

"I believe that we should get on with the joining now that the introductions are out of the way." Ümbrgrèss said in a distant voice

 

I want to see these "darkspawn" it will be good to plunge my daggers into something breathing again. It would be a good opportunity to see what the others are capable of.

 

"Oh and by the way, my preferred victims is the ignorant shems." He said quickly to Conor.

 

He turned to Annabelinda, "The ignorant label anything the do not understand is evil." He said softly to her. "Do not be afraid to use your power to protect your comrades." He said again and looked away.

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"I believe that we should get on with the joining now that the introductions are out of the way." Ümbrgrèss said in a distant voice

 

I want to see these "darkspawn" it will be good to plunge my daggers into something breathing again. It would be a good opportunity to see what the others are capable of.

 

"Oh and by the way, my preferred victims is the ignorant shems." He said quickly to Conor.

 

He turned to Annabelinda, "The ignorant label anything the do not understand is evil." He said softly to her. "Do not be afraid to use your power to protect your comrades." He said again and looked away.

Yuril was standing behind him when he turned around. His back was to the the fire, which cast a shadow over his wrinkled face. He had heard enough of Umbrgress in that short time. "If that is what you believe then you are more ignorant than they are," He said.

 

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He raised his voice so that everyone in the camp could hear. "I understand that you come from all across Thedas. The divisions among you are only natural. But you are not as different as you all think. You are no longer assassins, knights, thieves, mercenaries, apostates, and mages. You are Warden Recruits, and you will soon join our ranks. We serve no country or crown. We owe our allegiance to no faction, race or region. As Wardens, Templars will fight alongside blood mages. Elves, men and Dwarves are brothers and arms! There are too many darkspawn for us to be fighting each other!" His voice quickly calmed. "Rica has prepared food. After you all eat, you should get some rest. Tomorrow, the joining ritual will begin."

 

Rica was tending to a pot suspended over the fire. The pot was filled nearly to the brim with a stew made from herbs and vegetables. The stew was meant to have meat, but there was no fresh meat at the campsite due to a failed hunting trip the evening before. The only scraps of meat in the stew came from a few small rodents.

[Lunar Umbra 14]

Ümbrgrèss took his bowl of soup and sniffed it to see if he could smell any poisons in it, smelling none, he then took a little sip and tasted it. After that he concluded only a master poisoner could have made his poison so discret and proceeded to eat his soup.

 

He whispered in Elven, "Soup is safe" to Annabelinda in hope that her small degree of knowledge in his tounge would be able to decipher the words.

Edited June 16, 2014 by Lunar Umbra

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"Thank you" she whispered gratefully and went to get a bowl of her own. She sat down again "I have some skill with poison making but need you not worry, I'm still a novice. As for Antiva or Orlais, the abuse I feel is the same. I am treated unfairly wherever I go, even by my own kin. Even for using my magic 'incorrectly' by their terms."

 

"We've all suffered and that at least...is why I'm here. To protect the suffering who cannot protect themselves." she sighed; ready to get picked on for her innocent but hopeful view.

Edited June 16, 2014 by RunsWithSquirlz

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Connor laughed and took a helping of the soup, then he sat next to anna and gave her a pat on the back.

 

"You, young one, have a very morally bright standing on life, I praise you for it, but make sure you hold on to that, for when you get older you might lose that view on life, and I wouldn't worry to much about your preferred style of magic, I know many a blood mage and shape shifter, and I'm proud to say that most of them have managed to lead normal lives..., to an extent.

[Lunar Umbra 14]

"So" Ümbrgrèss whisper very silently to the blood mage and blood knight while they sit together.

 

"How does one obtain blood magic?" Ümbrgrèss Whisper to them curiously. Wondering if there was a way for him to utilize its power or at least understand it enough to counter it, should it be used against him.

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Connor laughed and took a helping of the soup, then he sat next to anna and gave her a pat on the back.

 

"You, young one, have a very morally bright standing on life, I praise you for it, but make sure you hold on to that, for when you get older you might lose that view on life, and I wouldn't worry to much about your preferred style of magic, I know many a blood mage and shape shifter, and I'm proud to say that most of them have managed to lead normal lives..., to an extent.

"And how many Grey Wardens do you know that lead normal lives?" Civera asked. Pointing out the blatant pointlessness of what Connor had said. "Did any of you listen to Yuril? Or were you all too busy treating Annabelinda like a shiny toy?" She said this after observing how Connor and Umbrgress had been treating Anna differently from the others, acting as if she was the single most important thing in the entire campsite.

 

Anna was innocent enough, and she did not know enough about Connor to have any thoughts about him. Umbrgress, however, she did not like. He had been obsessing over Anna since the moment she entered the camp. Civera knew what it looked like when someone was trying to manipulate another.

[Lunar Umbra 14]

"And how many Grey Wardens do you know that lead normal lives?" Civera asked. Pointing out the blatant pointlessness of what Connor had said. "Did any of you listen to Yuril? Or were you all too busy treating Annabelinda like a shiny toy?" She said this after observing how Connor and Umbrgress had been treating Anna differently from the others, acting as if she was the single most important thing in the entire campsite.

 

Anna was innocent enough, and she did not know enough about Connor to have any thoughts about him. Umbrgress, however, she did not like. He had been obsessing over Anna since the moment she entered the camp. Civera knew what it looked like when someone was trying to manipulate another.

"She could be saving our lives soon, her magic is useful." Ümbrgrèss said simply.

 

"Maybe your afraid of her." Ümbrgrèss said coldly. He was wondering if Civera would be useful, if she got mad to easy, her stealth would mean nothing in combat. He still glanced at the two blood magic users, hoping they would respond to his inquiry.

Edited June 16, 2014 by Lunar Umbra

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Annabelinda finished her stew in silence; quickly getting up and taking care of her bowl. Civera had shocked her into realizing that in mere minutes of her entering the camp; her usefulness was zeroed in on. She had taken Yuril's words to heart and was growing more and more fond of her camp-mates various expertise.

 

"Thank you, Rica for the stew. It was very good." Annabelinda said.

 

"Good evening." she said to the others; giving a respectful nod to Yuril before quickly going in to her tent.

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"Thank you" she whispered gratefully and went to get a bowl of her own. She sat down again "I have some skill with poison making but need you not worry, I'm still a novice. As for Antiva or Orlais, the abuse I feel is the same. I am treated unfairly wherever I go, even by my own kin. Even for using my magic 'incorrectly' by their terms."

 

"We've all suffered and that at least...is why I'm here. To protect the suffering who cannot protect themselves." she sighed; ready to get picked on for her innocent but hopeful view.

"The Wardens accept help in whatever form, but do not let yourself be lead astray." Yuril said only to her. "Your powers are as dangerous to yourself as they are to your enemy. The greatest danger you face is overconfidence."

 

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After another moment of silence, Ser Thomas felt obligated to say something to the two mages. After nearly finishing his meal, he awkwardly said, "I know what the mages among us must think of me. You are both apostates and I am a man of the Chantry. Know this. I do not believe that the Chantry's doctrine on magic is justified. Andraste taught us to seek out our own path. If she could see the Circle Tower, she would only be confused. Believe what you will, but don't think of me as some blind zealot. I am not a fool."

"She could be saving our lives soon, her magic is useful." Ümbrgrèss said simply.

 

"Maybe your afraid of her." Ümbrgrèss said coldly. He was wondering if Civera would be useful, if she got mad to easy, her stealth would mean nothing in combat. He still glanced at the two blood magic users, hoping they would respond to his inquiry.

Rica could easily notice the hostility in the elf's voice. She knew then that she had her work cut out for her. She slurped down the rest of her portion of the soup and waited for Thomas to finish speaking. Afterward she watched them closely to be sure that they didn't get out of hand.

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Rica stood up and dusted off her pants. "We should all be going to bed before the cold settles in," she said, "We'll explain more about the joining ritual tomorrow."

[Lunar Umbra 14]

Later that night Ümbrgrèss woke up and silently walked out of his tent to sit under a tree and listen.... The crickets, the owls, the moths. The few living beings he actually cared for... There might be another though..... "She's a shem." He whispered to himself in protest. He looked into the silvery radiance of the moon. He was begining to think it might actually be more fun to actually join these Grey Wardens than to run away as he had initially planned...... She was not like the other shems, she was not ignorant, she treated him as more than an elf, and she had true power... Ignorance is why he disliked the shems, but a lot of these wardens where not so ignorant, they are outcast from that society just like he is.. These are a different kind of shemlen.. They are humans.....

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She came out as soon as the moon was bright; cloak pulled around her while spinning her staff slowly. Moonlight always felt refreshing to her, she thought it might be the magic in her blood. Annabelinda noticed Umbrgress sitting in silence and approached him.

 

"Hello, oh wait. Excuse me..." she slid the staff into it's holder before sitting down next to him. "Are you nervous too? About the joining, I mean."

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Alric took to the advice from Rica and thought about getting rest. This joining ritual sounded arduous, perhaps even deadly. Alric's experience in the wilderness had taught him a thing or two about rest, and he had decided to sleep out in the open tonight. He thought it a lovely night. He heard Umbergress and Annabelinda talking in the distance. With that, Alric drifted into sleep. Deep, thoughtful sleep.

[Lunar Umbra 14]

She came out as soon as the moon was bright; cloak pulled around her while spinning her staff slowly. Moonlight always felt refreshing to her, she thought it might be the magic in her blood. Annabelinda noticed Umbrgress sitting in silence and approached him.

 

"Hello, oh wait. Excuse me..." she slid the staff into it's holder before sitting down next to him. "Are you nervous too? About the joining, I mean."

Ümbrgrèss turned around a hand on his dagger, then saw it was Anna and put his hand away.

 

"Yes, we might die you know." He said softly.

 

"But I am out here, because I like the sounds a creatures of the night..." he confided in her.

 

"Other elves thought that I was out of touch with nature, but it was not true i liked a different sort of nature." He continued.

 

"Just as I found that there are two types of Humans, there are the shems who are ignorant and hateful, and ere are the humans who think for themselves. I do not have a problem with humans anymore just the shems." He concluded.

 

Why am I telling her this? It just makes me a more vulnerable target! And even if she is not a Shem she's not even your race! Ümbrgrèss mentally berated himself.

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Civera crawled into her tent and weathered herself against the cold. She crawled into her bedroll as deeply as possible so that none of her body was exposed to the frosty air. She wasn't worried about the joining ritual. After all, it was only a ritual. The real challenge would be her service as a Warden.

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After the recruits went to their tents, Rica and Yuril had a conversation by the fire. They were whispering silently.

 

"I'll take the night's watch," Rica offered.

 

"Nonsense." Yuril replied. "You'll need your strength for tomorrow. All I need to do tomorrow is wait at the camp. I'll take the watch."

 

Rica nodded and stared into the fire. "It's too bright. Any dark spawn could find us."

 

"Fire or not, they can find us easily. They can sense us just as we can sense them. Wardens cannot hide."

 

"Do you know what King Aeducan asked of the order? How serious does something have to be for Orzammar to ask for the aid of outsiders?"

 

"Endrin is a sensible man and a friend of the Wardens, more open minded than most dwarves. It might not be quite as desperate as it sounds. He is more willing to call for aid."

 

"Yet the dwarves of Orzammar should be used to darkspawn. I wish I could have your calm attitude about things, but I worry."

 

After a while, Rica went off to sleep as well. Yuril stayed guard for the rest of the night.

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Ümbrgrèss turned around a hand on his dagger, then saw it was Anna and put his hand away.

 

"Yes, we might die you know." He said softly.

 

"But I am out here, because I like the sounds a creatures of the night..." he confided in her.

 

"Other elves thought that I was out of touch with nature, but it was not true i liked a different sort of nature." He continued.

 

"Just as I found that there are two types of Humans, there are the shems who are ignorant and hateful, and ere are the humans who think for themselves. I do not have a problem with humans anymore just the shems." He concluded.

 

Why am I telling her this? It just makes me a more vulnerable target! And even if she is not a Shem she's not even your race! Ümbrgrèss mentally berated himself.

 

"We all have souls and that's enough for me. All races are beautiful in their own way but there aren't many people who stop to admire them. That is why I like the Wardens." she answered quietly.

 

Annabelinda folded her hands; watching a moth flutter around lazily "I was hoping someday to have children; but after the Joining, that's the only thing I will regret. Do you have family?"

[Lunar Umbra 14]

"We all have souls and that's enough for me. All races are beautiful in their own way but there aren't many people who stop to admire them. That is why I like the Wardens." she answered quietly.

 

Annabelinda folded her hands; watching a moth flutter around lazily "I was hoping someday to have children; but after the Joining, that's the only thing I will regret. Do you have family?"

"As a child my keeper found me among my family's corpses, they where killed by shemlen" he said in a quite tone.

 

"He looked to her, how about you?" He asked softly.

 

"Hey it looks like Yuriel is keeping watch." He said more quietly pointing at the campfire.

 

"We better whisper." He added, in a whisper himself.

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"As a child my keeper found me among my family's corpses, they where killed by shemlen" he said in a quite tone.

 

"He looked to her, how about you?" He asked softly.

 

"Hey it looks like Yuriel is keeping watch." He said more quietly pointing at the campfire.

 

"We better whisper." He added, in a whisper himself.

 

"My parents died of sickness when I was young. My aunt discovered my ability and shipped me off to the tower. I was 5, I believe." she lowered her voice to a whisper, looking at the fire and Yuriel.

 

"Mages and...elves aren't so different. We are treated like disease at birth simply because we are different. I'm very sorry for what my kind has done, though it's only my apology; I hope you can accept it." she smiled slowly; taking her purple eyes off the fire to look at him.

[Lunar Umbra 14]

Ümbrgrèss found himself with the urge to comfort her, put his arm around her. But he drove it off this is the first time a sheml....human had apologized to him before.

 

"It was not you who did, or people like you. Mages, elves, dwarves, blood magic, it is all feared because they are different and unknown there are the shems like the ones that killed my family and there are the true humans like you and most of the others that accept each other." He said quietly.

 

"Maybe that's why I hide in the darkness... Because I like the people who have to..." Ümbrgrèss looked a little embarrassed at the exchange.

 

"We should head back to camp, and attempt to get some sleep" he said in his usual cold voice.

 

Just before he got up he touched Anna on the shoulder, "Thank you." He whispered into her ear before leaving.

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Connor finished his meal and headed to his tent, after passing umbra and anna who were chatting quietly, connor smiled and entered his tent, the smell of piss nearly forcing him out of the tent, after a couple of minutes he had adjusted to the smell and began to take his armor off, first his shoulders then his chest plate and then the rest, once he had finished stripping him self of his armor he put it in the corner and went over to his bed roll, he sat down and placed his hand under his shirt, and felt his stomach, he sighed as his fingers came into contact with the patch of scales that had grown over his stomach, just like his shoulder and his knee, it was a sign of corruption, the grim side effect of using to much blood magic. For the past year connor had started to notice how parts of his body changed shape, colour and even become metal, as well as lava.

 

Connor knew that in a couple of years that he would fall to corruption, and he would become a agent of the fade, soon a demon will meld with him and the battle will begin, the victor claims Connors physical form, the loser gets banished to the fade.

 

Connor sighed and removed his shirt and then closed his eyes, hoping to forget about this troubling fact, even just for the night.

Edited June 20, 2014 by lonewolf1735

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After the sun first began to peek over the mountains Rica already began waking up the recruits. Her method was not subtle. She walked to the empty cooking spit from the previous night and banged on it three times with the hilt of her dagger, making three deafening metallic clanks echo throughout the campsite.