Pelias Pelias wracked his brain. What form of conversation was appropriate when embalming a monarch? Probably nothing, but the silence was oppressive. He murmured quietly, "I could tell that most of the bodies in the square were killed by the fall from the tower. Is it the same here? I didn't ...

Pelias Pelias refrained from rolling his eyes at Conte's condescension. Gnomes, you'd think they invented magic. Well, they probably did, but that's no reason to act like it. If this kept up, he'd have to resort to Dharta's massive vocabulary of gnome jokes. How many gnomes does it take to change a...

Sorry, laptop went kaput on me. All better now.

Pelias Pelias approached the cabinet with trepidation. Alchemy was not his strong suit; too messy and explode-y. Still, best not to look like a complete greenhorn in front of important people. He fished out the brazier - really, a nice piece, Conte must be doing well for himself - and set it up on ...

Pelias Pelias turned away from the sight of the bleeding king. One would think that his training in the esoteric arts would have strengthened him against the sight, but somehow ... not. Apparently there is a difference between reading the entrails of a goat and watching the Gods' appointed leader o...

Pelias "Oh dear. I hope I haven't started a general riot that will destabilize the entire city. Again." I never did explain why he was exiled from Dharta, did I? One way or another, he'd probably be safer inside the building than outside. Pelias tries to slip into the shop and find out wh...

Pelias

At Rus's urging, Pelias scrambles back to his feet.

"Not a bad idea. This is going to be a riot. Do you see a way clear of this mob?"

Pelias Dirty?! Dharta is a land of rivers, I've bathed more than the lot of you put together. ... and now the whole area was becoming a battleground. Honestly, you can't take Rus and Galeshin anywhere. A general melee wasn't in their best interest. Since these locals were spoiling for a political f...

Pelias

Pelias smiles beatifically. Sometimes it is nice to have large friends.

"I believe I'll need to see some certification before you enter. The physician's art requires great concentration, it would be remiss of me to allow anyone in without official business."

Pelias Armbands? Oh dear, I very much fear things are about to become political. "Just a visit to a colleague on this fine morning, a professional courtesy, you understand. Nothing to concern the members of the ... erm, I'm sorry, what does the white armband mean again? Last I saw it meant you...

Pelias A dead body. You've seen them before, Alessio. I'm pretty sure you've sold a few. "There has been a disaster, my dear Doctor Conte. These good soldiers need your help. The King lies dead, and his body must be treated and preserved to protect the honor of his noble line." Pelias ste...

Pelias Suppressing a sigh, Pelias gave a shallow bow. "It would be my honor to guide you." Maybe if he made this quick, he could slip back in time to rifle through the scrolls. One way or another, though, this would probably start his reputation with the officials of Fauchard. And garner ...

Pelias Pelias stroked his beard and looked thoughtful. Truth was, he never put any thought into the matter of embalming. People who were dead rarely wanted their horoscopes cast, and were obviously out of the reach of the physician. "Well, I am graced with a spell to stabilize the dead, but pe...

Don't suppose any of our characters chose "embalmer" as an occupation? No? I'll make something up.

"Pahdon, suh. Ah yew one of the Touched? A skallah?"

I do more than hear it. I can feel it. 'skallah' made my teeth hurt.

Pelias Pelias stared at the body of the hierarch and the text at his hand. Intriguing. Perhaps this offered a clue as to what happened? Regardless, transmutation was an important field just now, and the text was valuable. If he could just discretely lean down ... "Pahdon, suh ..." Dammit....

Pelias

While everyone is distracted by the soldiers, Pelias is going to scan the ground for interesting texts.

Pelias continued his ministrations as the royal guard entered the courtyard. Normally he'd avoid them like the plague - no love for outlanders in that lot - but right now they were the most interesting thing going on. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimps of Galeschin and the son of Rufus...

"Stars above, what a charnel-house!" Pelias covered his mouth with a sleeve, trying to block the reek of the recently deceased. For days he'd been casting horoscopes for the foolish and desperate, and regardless of the question, they had all predicted imminent disaster. He'd finally gotten...

Pelias of Laranth Disgraced Human Wizard of Dharta Careers: Scholar: 1 Wizard: 2 Merchant: 0 Physician: 1 Strength: -1 Agility: 1 Mind: 2 Appeal: 2 Initiative: 2 Unarmed: 0 Armed: 2 Ranged: 0 Lifeblood: 9 Arcane Power: 14 Hero Points: 6 Boon: Moontouched Learned Suntouched Flaw: Foreign Citybound A...