APinchOfSalt
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A Pinch Of Salt
"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you." - Kaleus
"Give me one reason why you should." - Cynis Scipio
"Why do you, with your powers, fear these mortals?" - The Surgeon In Manners Exquisite And Profane
"I dont fear them, I fear FOR them!." - Kaleus
"The wine must be really good, can I try some?" - Nadirah
"You're not dead!" - Nadirah "Ow, the arms, the arms. Watch the arms!" - Aravis
The Cast
Player Characters
- APinchOfSalt/Kaleus, a stern tribal Dawn Caste, recently Exalted from amongst Nadirah's crew.
- APinchOfSalt/Nadirah, a beautiful and feisty Zenith Caste, momentary ship captain and funloving nautical criminal.
- APinchOfSalt/Pheyx, a sly and conniving Eclipse Caste Dynast, trying to worm his way into Nadirah's affections.
- APinchOfSalt/Khine, a precise and softly spoken Twilight Caste, a former shipwright for Pheyx.
- APinchOfSalt/Aravis, a quiet but mischevious Night Caste, dabbling with the powers of death.
Major Non-Player Characters
- Cynis Scipio, an ice-cold Dynast responsible for... something?
- Flash, a notoriously gallant and oblivious Outcaste, and captain of Creation's most tasteless ship.
- Hakhuta, a scathingly bitter drake acting as Radeus's spiritual guardian.
- Ebony, a foppish and vain talking cat, recently turned butterball, and Aravis's sidekick in crime.
- Lonn, a kindhearted mortal blacksmith smitten by Nadirah.
- Her Divine Grace The Ivory-Veiled Exemplaress In Its Inevitable Profession, Kaleus's ex-wife and enigmatic Deathlord.
- The Surgeon In Manners Exquisite And Profane, a cultured Abyssal diplomat to the Ivory-Veiled Exemplaress.
- Seran Lorus, the ascerbic and curt governor of Abalone, in mourning for his son.
- Diananda, a ruthless Infernal captain upon the nightmarish Barracuda.
- Boiling Dew, a maniacal Infernal placed under Diananda's command.
- Seran Devine, an amiable and doting Outcaste noblewoman in Pheyx's attentions.
Minor Non-Player Characters
- V'Neef Larina, the Immaculate sent to the temple in Abalone (deceased).
- Khalid, the slimy manservant and manager of Pheyx's estate in his abscence.
- Khine's wolf, the anonymous spirit wolf that's about.
- Grunt, the heroic(ally patient) mortal assistant to Flash.
- Seran Haust, the haughty governor's son (deceased).
- The Scarlet Hood, the androgynously dressed Sidereal owner of a Rotport whorehouse.
- Mei Ren, the mysterious mastermind behind the Five.
- Mnemon Garn, the stern Immaculate leading the local cloister.
- Cynis Jilelia, the dazzlingly beautiful speardancer and hedonist. One of the Five (deceased).
- Cynis Sintil, the bookish pyromaniac sorceror. One of the Five.
- Cynis Vogune, the wry playboy. One of the Five.
- Cynis Aethis, the aloof and condescending sorceress. One of the Five.
- Peleps Vocutus, the as-yet unseen admiral of the third Peleps fleet.
- The White Horror, the beast that rules the squid-people of the Reed Sea.
- Slit-Grin Sam, the grimacing procurer of Rotport.
- Onph, the crotchety Lunar consistently denied his hermit lifestyle by these damned youngsters.
- White Eyes, the mysterious figure from Rotport.
The Story So Far
A Trainwreck Introduction
The story begins in Pheyx's orange orchard; Scipio has arrived to ensure the coming cadre of Dynasts will not be disappointed - a number of slaves had been purchased in preparation for their, ah, festivities, and none appeared to have arrived. Pheyx was keen to assure Scipio that the matter was being dealt with; Scipio has few enemies that have survived to the present day. He orders his pleasure yacht, the Golden Nectar, prepared to sail and meet the slavers as they approach the shore.
Meanwhile, Kaleus and Nadirah are standing on the prow of the Spurn Of The Ancients, its crew long since slaughtered, whilst Hakhuta looks down hungrily at the dolphins. They are in desperate need of provisions and able crew, and decide to stock up on both at Abalone, the nearest major port. They set sail accordingly.
A few hours later, as Pheyx's ornate carriage is clattering down toward his personal bay, his Essence-enhanced vision spots a slaver drifting into the docks, at the other end of the island. Its flag - the Spurn Of The Ancients. He sends a messenger back on one of the carriages' horses, arranging to have his bodyguards meet him at the jetty.
Meanwhile, Nadirah and Kaleus are having difficulty securing their ship - the jetty master, a morbidly obese man and his shrivelling indentured scribe are demanding a quite exorbitant fee. Flash makes a cameo appearance, stepping in gallantly to enquire as to whether Nadirah is being bothered by the pair. After being told by the jetty master that she isn't, he nods amicably and bids them farewell, disappearing as promptly as he came. Nadirah and Kaleus, slightly stunned, barter across a good sum of the ship's loot for the privelige of docking.
Pheyx's carriage draws up, his Legion-trained bodyguards forming a claw about him as he strides down the jetty. Nadirah steps up to the gangplank, and her vision shifts, seeing him for a moment clad in an ivory-white suit studded with pearls, eyes and hair as gold as the morning sun. His entrancing smile fades as the vision does, to the cold and empty gesture he wears nowadays.
All players are welcome to summarise the plot so far, and add in further updates as the campaign progresses. If it gets too big, I'll rearrange the page accordingly.
Peanut Gallery
All players: feel free to add to the Story So Far, or write up IC/OOC journals and character sheets for your subpages, above. Zing points are up for grabs for doing so...DeathBySurfeit
Mmmm, PCs and NPCs. Looks cool. :) - ScrambledValkyrie
