Emotions will be displayed as: text {emotion}. Arnod is a villager who just got his house burned down. He is clearly angry, confused, and frightened. He is also indignant at Axelus for not helping. Axelus is a dwarf who is staying at Bucie to garner support for his revolutionary activities back home. He is the (spoilers) son of the Dwarven king, so he should have a voice that is deep and confident. His delivery should be well-enunciated and deliberate. [1/2] Arnod: Mmph! Humnym! Mah houfhs fhs om fifhre! Gft hfrelp, tiff brafze womd strfp! {slurred, angry, desperate} *His first two lines are slurred because he lost his dentures.* [2/2] Arnod: Ouh hff do hflp! I hff nho glue wfhtsh doon fifs! {desperate, slurred, begging} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/3] Arnod: ...well, that explains why you didn't help. But, uh, did the RAGING FIRE escape your notice somehow?! {relieved, then indignant at the human's ignorance} [2/3] Arnod: I don't care who it is, get me help!! I don't care if you do it, I don't care if you get someone to do it, but someone's got to help with this crazy re-igniting fire! {begging, desperate, near-yelling panic} [3/3] Arnod: Check around Bucie if you need to, but hurry up already! My house is going to burn to ashes if you don't hurry! {begging, desperate, impatient} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/21] Axelus: Hm...where am I going to get help now- Mh? You're one of those human types, right? Do you have- {thoughtfully, to himself, then interested} [2/21] Axelus: Huh? Someone's house is on fire? Guess that's a little more pressing than what I was going to ask. Where is it? {suprised, then a bit sheepish, then questioning} [3/21] Axelus: Oh, that valley by the gate? I think I know where you mean. Let's walk together. So, tell me what exactly happened? {Understanding, then normal, then inquisitive} [4/21] Axelus: Ah, so you're like a mercenary then, and you found this man's house on fire. He said...what? It re-ignited itself? Well, that doesn't make any sense. {understanding, then shocked and disbelieving} [5/21] Axelus: Eh, I'll see when we get there... Oh, what am I doing over here? Yeah, I suppose I do look different from the fare you'd have seen. Well, I'm a dwarf. {a bit dismissively, then questioning, then explaining] [6/21] Axelus: Normally I live in the Molten Heights, past the canyons to the east. Guess for yourself what the land is like, considering the name. {explaining} [7/21] Axelus: Without getting into too much detail, there's... A few problems, with how it's being governed, and I was trying to drum up support over in Llevigar. {explaining, choosing his words carefully as to be opaque about what he was here for} [8/21] Axelus: It, uh. Well, I'm used to getting laughed out of the room back home, but I wasn't expecting to see the same thing over there, just with quartz wallpaper. {embarassed and a bit demoralized} [9/21] Axelus: I was going to ask if you had any way that you might've been able to help, but...well, I can smell the smoke from here. One thing at a time. {Demoralized then trails off, picks up normally at "well"} [10/21] Axelus: ...and where there's smoke, there's fire. This is, uh...that's looking a little more like home, and I'm fairly certain that it isn't supposed to be. {Determined, then a bit confused} [11/21] Axelus: Yep, this fire isn't natural at all... Hell, this almost looks like arson to me! {suprised and thoughtful, then a bit shocked and angry} [12/21] Axelus: So that's the house, hm? Alright, I'll see what I can do. Might not be able to put it out, but if it's re-lighting, then maybe... {thoughtfully, he's thinking to himself at the end so be a bit quiet in your delivery} [13/21] Axelus: Hm...didn't think they'd be this far out, but it'd make sense if... {thoughtfully to himself} [14/21] Axelus: Aha! Here's the problem. It's just a little Fleris. Ehm, to explain, they normally live in the Heights. {triumphantly, then explaning} [15/21] Axelus: Pretty affectionate, good if you can stand the heat, but if you take them away from their mounds they get spooked. {explaining with a sad undertone at the end} [16/21] Axelus: One fleris could've kept setting this man's house on fire, but all the other fallout...there's certainly more where this one came from. {explaining then transitions to thoughtfully" [17/21] Axelus: Let's go talk to the villager outside. He might've seen where the others got off to, or where they came from. {normally but with a commanding undertone} [18/21] Axelus: Sir, I figured out why your house kept re-igniting and solved that issue, but tell me, have you seen any moving sludgy things around here? {explaining then questioning at the end} [19/21] Arnod: Uhm, I don't really know. I've been trying to douse my house so many times over that I haven't really paid attention! {distracted then angry towards the end} [20/21] Arnod: I remember seeing some tar-looking stuff dripping from the mountains behind my house, but that's it! {thoughtfully but with an annoyed undertone, like he wants axelus to fix his problem but doesn't have a chance to ask} [21/21] Axelus: Sounds concrete enough to me. Let's check out what's going on on top of the mountain ridge. Check that book of yours if you need directions. {normally but with a commanding undertone} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/7] Axelus: Hm, you're a pretty quick climber. I thought I'd get ahead of you. Well, this looks like the scorched area down in the valley... Hm! I thought so. {a bit suprised but proud, then thoughtfully when talking about the valley, then confident} [2/7] Axelus: There's only one reason I can think of that there would be so many Flerisi around here... If that wagon's reinforced, then... {thoughtfully, trails off at the end} [3/7] Axelus: Gah, I knew it. Traffickers! And incompetent ones, too, considering they couldn't hold the things. {angry, disgusted} [4/7] Axelus: There's a black market issue in the Molten Heights. Things that you can't find anywhere else are harvested in the Heights for their high value. {explaining with a disappointed and annoyed subtone} [5/7] Axelus: Flerisi are one of them. In the Heights, they're kept as pets. They're relatively friendly, keep your house warm, and don't need much care... {passionate when talking about the benefits of flerisi} [6/7] Axelus: ...But if you take them away from a warm place, they burn everything. To think- Some people use the things as weapons. Can't leave well enough alone... {disgusted and angry, disappointed} [7/7] Axelus: We'll need to catch these flerisi. Here, take this net. While you catch them, I'll repair the cart so we can put them in there later. {resignedly} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/7] Axelus: I've got the cart all repaired and ready, did you get all the Flerisi? Come over to the cart then. We still have work to do. {normally, then questioning} [2/7] Axelus: I'll keep the Flerisi in a smaller fire to keep them calm, see if I can't get them back to the Heights when this is done. {normally, with a bit of disgust surrounding "this"} [3/7] Axelus: For now, I want to see if I can find anything on who these traffickers were. Let's see if they left anything in the front of the cart. {Thoughtfully} [4/7] Axelus: ...oh. Well, didn't notice that the fires went THAT far earlier. That's a problem, isn't it? {shocked, hit with a sudden realization} [5/7] Axelus: To explain, Flerisi aren't all as tiny as the ones we've found here. They feed off cinders and fire... And for this much damage to be caused, well... {explaining with a disturbed subtone} [6/7] Axelus: Methinks this one's getting a bit out of control. This is right next to that big forest, too. Could be a problem if we leave this one be. {normally, resignedly} [7/7] Axelus: We're going to have to track it down and subdue it. Here, follow me. I'll dig us down to the valley. Watch a dwarf at work! {commanding, with a near-joyful subtone at the end} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/2] Axelus: Not bad, eh? Anyways, dunno what that huge gate's for, but it looks like our Fleris friend has commandeered it for a bonfire. {a bit boastingly, then thoughtfully} [2/2] Axelus: At least it's a little more contained than I thought, being in that cave, but we still have to catch it. Lead the way. I'm right with you. {Normally then commanding} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/1] Axelus: What the...?! It inflamed the creatures in this cave! Fend 'em off! {shocked, then commanding} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/1] Axelus: There are more of them coming! Get to the end of the cave! {commanding with a desperate undertone} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/4] Axelus: Gah, more?! Behind you! {shocked, warning} [1/1] Axelus: Hey! Back up! Don't approach the enemies! {commanding, threatening} [2/4] Axelus: Both of us stopping is going to make it take too much time, the traffickers might come back! {quickly, upset undertone} [3/4] Axelus: Listen up. I'll handle these things, while you go after the Fleris. If it's a big one like we think, it'll be a downhill battle- It should shrink if you attack it! {commanding, explaning, encouraging} [4/4] Axelus: Alright, time for a little royal rumble! {excited, confident} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/2] Axelus: Phew, you're alright! Charred and covered in soot, but that's to be expected. Subdued the Fleris, too! I have the net with me, so allow me. {relieved and proud} [2/2] Axelus: Well, this is probably a bit of thankless work we just did, but so is a lot of work. Let's get out of here. We can talk outside. {resignedly} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1/4] Axelus: Well, I say the work is thankless, but that won't stop me, anyways. Thank you for the help, human- This would've been overwhelming alone. {confident, thankful, grateful} [2/4] Axelus: I'll ask the local police force if they've found the traffickers. If they cut and run, well...I got a free cart for the ride home. There's a thing for me to attend to there. {explaining, then mysterious at the end} [3/4] Axelus: Oh, where are my manners? Never even introduced myself this whole time. The name is Axelus. And yours? {a bit embarassed at himself, then normally} [4/4] Axelus: Huh? I'll try and remember that. For now, take this armor for the trouble. Safe travels, soldier! {interestedly, then gratefully}