Carsen was waiting patiently outside the office. He wasn’t really keen on letting himself in at that particular moment, because the captain, an aging man by the name of Horend, was not in a good mood and it would not do him any good to interrupt him. Especially with what was going on inside the office.
“I’m telling you, the City Guard does not handle such matters! If you want protection, hire a bodyguard. We’re stretched thin enough as it is, playing shadows to a junior councilman is not affordable at this moment.” The captain’s booming voice was teetering on the edge of fury. The bureaucrat dared to say something further on the matter.
“Then see to it that the Guard gets more men. Until then, I cannot help you,” was Horend’s response.
The councilman stormed out of the office after that. Carsen waited a few moments to allow the captain to calm his nerves and then entered.
“What is it?” the captain asked gruffly. Carsen placed some documents in front of him on the table and said: “Reports from guardsmen Strick and Perenas. They have noted some suspicious dealings in South Dockside, sir.” The older man snorted at that.
“When are there not suspicious dealings going on in South Dockside?” he muttered under his breath.
Carsen had no answer to that, so he waited for instructions.
“Right, I’ll read through them at some later time. I have some business to attend to right now. You, however, will take these-” he handed a large number of documents over to Carsen-” and take them to the Commander. And while you’re at it, get me some good strong spinweed tea from that tea shop on the corner of Anchor Street, you know the one.” And he waved his assistant away.
Carsen had no trouble finding a suitable horse from the Guard’s stables. He mounted a fine brown animal and made haste towards the Guard Headquarters. And then, when he reached Hall Street, he suddenly felt something was wrong. There was an uneasy air about the city, an eerie tension that cut through the sunny weather and aggravated the contrast between the light shining down from the sky and the shadows that fell where light was obscured.
For just a second, the world was put through a lens of danger.
And then it happened. The Marble Square, just a few streets away, exploded upwards in a burst of stone and dust as a gigantic creature broke out of the ground. A shockwave came a moment later and knocked Carsen and his horse ten feet back and the young man found himself trapped under his mount and blood bubbling from his mouth.
As his life faded, he managed to dimly take note of a few people that had survived the inital blast starting to fight the creature.
There is a large, dangerous and fairly pissed off creature loose in a very crowded part of Styngard. It has already caused significant damage and is probably going to cause more. The creature looks a bit like a gigantic bear or dog, but its fur is a deep dark blue that glints in the sunlight.
You are all in the vicinity and have survived the initial shockwave with minor or no injuries. There are several people around you who are not so lucky. Some are dead, some are badly hurt. A few are trapped under some rubble. Most of those that are able to, run, including guardsmen of the City Guard, but there is one guard that has drawn his sword, readied his shield and bravely stands his ground against overwhelming odds. A passing sorcerer has recovered from shock and is beginning to fight the creature.
Faliara Toiletprincess Infected_alien8_ Samlen CaffeinatedKitty Catcocomics Jolteon42
Info and OOC thread can be found here: http://escaperestart.com/forum/threads/the-shard-coast-info-sign-ups-and-ooc-discussion.20414/
“I’m telling you, the City Guard does not handle such matters! If you want protection, hire a bodyguard. We’re stretched thin enough as it is, playing shadows to a junior councilman is not affordable at this moment.” The captain’s booming voice was teetering on the edge of fury. The bureaucrat dared to say something further on the matter.
“Then see to it that the Guard gets more men. Until then, I cannot help you,” was Horend’s response.
The councilman stormed out of the office after that. Carsen waited a few moments to allow the captain to calm his nerves and then entered.
“What is it?” the captain asked gruffly. Carsen placed some documents in front of him on the table and said: “Reports from guardsmen Strick and Perenas. They have noted some suspicious dealings in South Dockside, sir.” The older man snorted at that.
“When are there not suspicious dealings going on in South Dockside?” he muttered under his breath.
Carsen had no answer to that, so he waited for instructions.
“Right, I’ll read through them at some later time. I have some business to attend to right now. You, however, will take these-” he handed a large number of documents over to Carsen-” and take them to the Commander. And while you’re at it, get me some good strong spinweed tea from that tea shop on the corner of Anchor Street, you know the one.” And he waved his assistant away.
Carsen had no trouble finding a suitable horse from the Guard’s stables. He mounted a fine brown animal and made haste towards the Guard Headquarters. And then, when he reached Hall Street, he suddenly felt something was wrong. There was an uneasy air about the city, an eerie tension that cut through the sunny weather and aggravated the contrast between the light shining down from the sky and the shadows that fell where light was obscured.
For just a second, the world was put through a lens of danger.
And then it happened. The Marble Square, just a few streets away, exploded upwards in a burst of stone and dust as a gigantic creature broke out of the ground. A shockwave came a moment later and knocked Carsen and his horse ten feet back and the young man found himself trapped under his mount and blood bubbling from his mouth.
As his life faded, he managed to dimly take note of a few people that had survived the inital blast starting to fight the creature.
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There is a large, dangerous and fairly pissed off creature loose in a very crowded part of Styngard. It has already caused significant damage and is probably going to cause more. The creature looks a bit like a gigantic bear or dog, but its fur is a deep dark blue that glints in the sunlight.
You are all in the vicinity and have survived the initial shockwave with minor or no injuries. There are several people around you who are not so lucky. Some are dead, some are badly hurt. A few are trapped under some rubble. Most of those that are able to, run, including guardsmen of the City Guard, but there is one guard that has drawn his sword, readied his shield and bravely stands his ground against overwhelming odds. A passing sorcerer has recovered from shock and is beginning to fight the creature.
Faliara Toiletprincess Infected_alien8_ Samlen CaffeinatedKitty Catcocomics Jolteon42
Info and OOC thread can be found here: http://escaperestart.com/forum/threads/the-shard-coast-info-sign-ups-and-ooc-discussion.20414/
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