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npc inbox: taravast


NPC INBOX: TARAVAST

Reach out to your (not-so-)favourite NPC here, putting their name in the comment header. Try to keep it to just quick text/audio/written exchanges or inquiries that can accept summarised answers, please!

PREVIOUS NPC INBOX FOR ARC I: SA-HARETH & STAIRS OF SIGHS

MACALUSO
Earnest and moderate nephew of Bonaccorso, seeking to succeed his grandfather. A pursuer of astronomy, accountancy, diplomacy and elemental magic, with a long history of supporting the witches of Bessis. Champions firmer ties with foreign citadels to improve Taravast's access to armies and resources. Looking to choose a bride.
VANNOZZA
Beautiful and fierce niece of Bonaccorso, contending to become the next Ilia Doxe. Mind of a scientist and a lady of the hunt. A practitioner and frequent visitor of the necromantic and healing sectors. Has entertained and turned away more lovers than the heroine of a particularly sappy romance novel. Often indisposed.
RIGARDA
Lively, charismatic and gossip-prone lady of the highest echelons, received at every gathering. Can slaughter half a dozen reputations with the right twitch of her brows before breakfast. An associate of the Merchant's and old friend of the current Ilia Doxe of Taravast, Bonaccorso. Indifferent in the game of succession. Loathes crumpets and witches.
THE LAVISH LOCALS
From the witches of Bessis or Attaryl to academicians, politicians, nobles, servant folk, artists or protestors — if you’ve got a question, someone can surely supply an answer.
THE MERCHANT
The patron saint of etiquette and the eastbound getaway expedition. Seems to largely trade information alongside wares. Appreciates spices, strategy and collaboration. Has an eerie and overly cautious manner. Committed. Defends the benefit of the many, to the detriment of the few.
KARSA
Sorceress, young (?). Employed by the Merchant and deferential to him. Talented but fiery and frequently impatient, intolerant of fools. She will get today's job done yesterday. Struggles to sympathise with men, objections and those who cannot absorb information quickly. Enchanted the group's translation devices. Only available until 28/12.
ASGEIRR
The ghost of a scholar monk. Haunts the tattered execution cloak that the party stole from the La Rea bank in Sa-Hareth. Once a champion of equality and freedom, he faced ire for converting his followers against the regionally profitable trade of slavery. Soft-spoken but wise and just, slow to regain his strength. Will speak to those who visit his cloak in brief interludes. Favours necromancers.


SA-HARETH

"HALTHAM" | ANURR
The undead warlord Anurr, previously posing as gentle-mannered giant Haltham. An embodiment of Sa-Hareth's cold storms and wind, who regained his territory from contender Unhalad with the inadvertent help of the party in Arc I. Frostily rational and amenable to some negotiation.

weifinder: (glare | they guide me)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-22 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
( ........oh for heaven's sake )

You don't have anything left to lose.
pulvisetumbra: (dealer)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-22 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
We have not imperilled or delayed your journey to a beacon.

I name this enterprise a success.
weifinder: (calm | as i walk)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-22 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, well, I'm sure you and Hatisse would have titillating conversations I'd love to listen in on over tea.
pulvisetumbra: (broker)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-22 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
And what is a dead witch to do with it?
weifinder: (ask | forces of gravity taking me)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-22 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Plenty, should she take to traveling with us.
pulvisetumbra: (tradesman)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-22 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
She is dea -

( But he pauses. )

Of course.
weifinder: (discuss | when it calls your name)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-22 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
This is your world.

( His world, where dead does not mean gone. Of course, indeed. )
pulvisetumbra: (vendor)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-22 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I do not advise it. But if you intend to be the architects of your agony, so be it.
weifinder: (stare | place to be)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-22 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
We already are, left as we have been. Perhaps a time to invest in better than inherent natures. Perhaps not.
pulvisetumbra: (pedlar)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-22 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not your enemy.
weifinder: (ask | the endless of darkness)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-23 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Allies are not safe, either, Merchant. Nor have I treated you as an enemy. You'd know.
pulvisetumbra: (Default)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-23 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
As your associate, I encourage you to direct your attention back to the matter at hand.
weifinder: (wait | be my shelter)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-23 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Which one, we've several. Hatisse offers assistance with the beacon, under the auspices of her own pride, amusing as it is that our faults weigh heavy with us before and after death. Vannozza will be told of her impending doom, left unchecked; Macaluso makes his plays, but suffers at the lack of popularity and time. We, as whatever we are, have want of a beacon, and you, yes, can point us toward what specifically to activate such through these gateways?
pulvisetumbra: (vendor)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-23 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
You forget something.

Bonaccorso breathes.
weifinder: (ask | where shadows hide)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-23 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Do we want that changed?
pulvisetumbra: (tradesman)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-23 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
I only name the fault in your plan.

What you do with it does not concern me.
weifinder: (right | on empty promises)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-23 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
( he just laughs, not so much sharp as low, hearing that. )

Yes, and he's been pervasive, hasn't he. In unexpected ways to those not yourself.
pulvisetumbra: (Default)

[personal profile] pulvisetumbra 2021-11-23 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
I leave you to ponder him.
weifinder: (wheedle | is right here)

[personal profile] weifinder 2021-11-23 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the enlightening conversation. Goodday.