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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Missiledine's Archives</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missiledines Archives"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Lingsted"><U>Karl Lingsted</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 20 40"><U>Karl Posts 20 - 40</U></A>   |   <B>Karl Posts 41 - 60</B>   |   <A HREF="id165.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl 61 80"><U>Karl 61 - 80</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl 81 100"><U>Karl 81 - 100</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 101 135"><U>Karl Posts 101 - 135</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id268.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 135200"><U>Karl Posts 135-200</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 201250"><U>Karl Posts 201-250</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U><B>Archive Directory</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Karl Posts 41 - 60</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 41 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Turek nods, "We should reach Alfan before</div> <div>                        sundown, there are </div> <div>                        a couple nice inns there, suitable for the</div> <div>                        Missus and the boy." </div> <div>                        Amanda smiles a bit tightly at that. </div> <bR> <div>                        (Alfan is a village that lies a bit less than</div> <div>                        halfway between </div> <div>                        Drunmore and Nygg. It is most famous for its</div> <div>                        honey and its mead. There </div> <div>                        is a species of giant honeybee that makes its</div> <div>                        homes in caves found near </div> <div>                        Alfan, that make the finest honey in all the</div> <div>                        Kingdom. It is customary, when </div> <div>                        drinking Alfan Mead, to salute or toast, 'The</div> <div>                        Queen' in honor of the hive that made </div> <div>                        such divine nectar.. Alfan also has the largest</div> <div>                        population of Halflings </div> <div>                        outside of Dwarfdale (the surface town above</div> <div>                        the underground Dwarven </div> <div>                        city in Ferramentium.) The Halflings have</div> <div>                        proven resistant to the </div> <div>                        bee stings and their small size is a positive</div> <div>                        advantage in harvesting honey.) </div> <bR> <div>                        Your meal arrives and proves to be quite</div> <div>                        good. Soon enough you are </div> <div>                        ready to move on. Amanda will excuse herself</div> <div>                        for a few minutes before </div> <div>                        leaving. </div> <div>                        (Is there anything you want to do?) </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 41 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        Karl will use the bathroom (such as it is)</div> <div>                        before </div> <div>                        returning to the road. </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 42 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Soon everyone is ready and shortly thereafter</div> <div>                        you are back on </div> <div>                        the road. There is still a lot of caravan traffic</div> <div>                        on the roads </div> <div>                        hereabout. Mostly desert traders returning</div> <div>                        from the heartlands of the Kingdom, </div> <div>                        making their way back to Nygg and then</div> <div>                        across the desert to whereever they </div> <div>                        call home. You see many foriegn faces and</div> <div>                        clothing in the men of </div> <div>                        the caravans that you pass on the road (the</div> <div>                        four of you with your </div> <div>                        one pack animal are making better time than</div> <div>                        the heavily encumbered </div> <div>                        caravans.) </div> <div>                        The men of the desert speak amongst</div> <div>                        themselves in their own languages </div> <div>                        and at one point they all laugh and you see</div> <div>                        Amanda blush furiously </div> <div>                        as you ride past one group. </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 42 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Karl speaks to Turek. "I have heard that in</div> <div>                        some areas it is </div> <div>                        safer to form up with a larger caravan. Do you</div> <div>                        think it would be in our </div> <div>                        interest to do so on this journey?" </div> <div>                        When they cause Amanda to blush he will</div> <div>                        quietly ride up to her. </div> <div>                        "What did they say?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 43 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Turek shakes his head, "No sir, not for this</div> <div>                        trip. Traveling from </div> <div>                        Drunmore to Nygg is safe enough." </div> <bR> <div>                        Amanda seems a bit reluctant to talk near the</div> <div>                        boy, but answers in </div> <div>                        a whisper, "They were, uhm, speculating on</div> <div>                        my, err, capacity for, uhm, you </div> <div>                        know... And about what I'd bring on the block."</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 43 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Karl nods. "Is that what passes for flirting</div> <div>                        where we are headed, or </div> <div>                        does that sound as insulting as I think it</div> <div>                        does?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 44 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        Amanda smiles a bit at that and says,</div> <div>                        "Contrary to what a lot of </div> <div>                        people seem to think, Nygg is in Velitrium, not</div> <div>                        the desert. The people of Nygg are </div> <div>                        every bit as civilized as those of Drunmore or</div> <div>                        even The City." (The term, 'The </div> <div>                        City' is generally used when referring to the</div> <div>                        city of Velitrium, the capitol.) </div> <div>                        "There are a lot of desert people visiting Nygg</div> <div>                        at any given moment though." </div> <div>                        She admits. "In almost all the desert cultures</div> <div>                        women are property, </div> <div>                        amongst some of the desert folk, commenting</div> <div>                        on another man's woman is a deadly insult, </div> <div>                        in other cities it is a compliment. I don't know</div> <div>                        where they were from and I </div> <div>                        doubt they expected us to understand them.</div> <div>                        From their tone of voice it was a </div> <div>                        conversation they had, had many times about</div> <div>                        the women of Velitrium." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 44 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        "Then maybe we should assume for the sake</div> <div>                        of civility that where </div> <div>                        they are from its a compliment." Karl smiles.</div> <div>                        "After all, you are certainly a </div> <div>                        woman worthy of many compliments." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                 Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                                                                  PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                                                                  Series 2 GM POST # 45 </div> <div>                                                                  Player : Ray </div> <div>                                                                  Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                  She smiles at that and seems pleased. </div> <bR> <div>                                                                  The rest of the trip to Alfan passes more or</div> <div>                                                                  less uneventfully. There is a </div> <div>                                                                  fair amount of traffic going in both</div> <div>                                                                  directions, but nothing of note. At last </div> <div>                                                                  you top a hill and see the village below. It is</div> <div>                                                                  getting on to dusk and lights </div> <div>                                                                  are shining in the windows below, giving a</div> <div>                                                                  warm glow to an evening that is </div> <div>                                                                  already turning cold. </div> <bR> <div>                                                                  The village gates are still open and will be</div> <div>                                                                  for several more hours. You </div> <div>                                                                  pass through with a weary nod from the</div> <div>                                                                  Watchmen and follow Turek through the </div> <div>                                                                  streets to a respectable looking inn called,</div> <div>                                                                  appropriately enough, 'The Hive." </div> <bR> <div>                                                                  Like a hive the common room is a bstle of</div> <div>                                                                  activity as you and Amanda </div> <div>                                                                  enter, Turek and Ferral are taking care of</div> <div>                                                                  the horses. It will be a few minutes </div> <div>                                                                  before you are approached by a portly</div> <div>                                                                  looking halfling a bit less than four feet </div> <div>                                                                  in height. "What may I do for you fine folk?</div> <div>                                                                  A meal, a room, or both? I am </div> <div>                                                                  Pollit, the owner of the Hive." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                  Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                                                                  PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                                                                  Series 2 PC POST # 45 </div> <div>                                                                  Player : Ray </div> <div>                                                                  Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                                                                  "Two rooms, and four meals. My</div> <div>                                                                  companions will be joining us shortly, </div> <div>                                                                  er, soon." Karl looks a little flustered. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                  Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                                                                  PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                                                                  Series 2 GM POST # 46 </div> <div>                                                                  Player : Ray </div> <div>                                                                  Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                  Pollit leads you to a table. He is all smiles</div> <div>                                                                  and either ignored your gaff, or </div> <div>                                                                  it went over his head. "We have several</div> <div>                                                                  rooms available for the night, perhaps </div> <div>                                                                  you would like to see them before you</div> <div>                                                                  dine?" </div> <bR> <div>                                                                  The crowd here is mostly male, and</div> <div>                                                                  Amanda is drawing a fair number of </div> <div>                                                                  appreciative, though polite, looks. Most of</div> <div>                                                                  the customers look to be merchant </div> <div>                                                                  types, travelers rather than locals, and their</div> <div>                                                                  guards. What conversations you </div> <div>                                                                  pick up on are concerned mostly with</div> <div>                                                                  prices, commodities, horses, sheep and </div> <div>                                                                  manufactured goods. The air is full with talk</div> <div>                                                                  of deals, done and pending, </div> <div>                                                                  opportunities, both missed and realized...</div> <div>                                                                  From what you can gather the past </div> <div>                                                                  year has been good for the merchants,</div> <div>                                                                  despite it being a poor harvest, and </div> <div>                                                                  everyone is flush and happy. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                 </div> </td> </tr></table></body>