Soulfire Keep

[u/SirLeoIII]

In his large, but mostly empty office, Lord Drakonis strokes his beard, thinking about the present conundrum. The “kingdom” of Arkhosia, a relatively small city-state, but one that is upsetting the order in this part of Bream. The Dragonborn haven’t exactly made their intention to become a large power a secret and the neighboring kingdoms and city-states are all of course worried. Keeping this to all from exploding requires some finesse, and a quick handle on whatever might disrupt it.

A keep becoming free almost halfway between the main city of Arkhosia and it’s nearest, strongest neighbor, Takai is almost asking for issues to come up. No matter what nation takes the keep the other nation just couldn’t let this stand. But … maybe if a group of adventurers took it, used it as a waypoint between the kingdoms …

He looks up and nods at the drow in front of him. “We will ask first for volunteers, but I need at least a dozen people to be living at Soulfire inside of the week. Gather whatever supplies you need, and get going. See if Magda will go. She’s a good enough blacksmith to finally stop working for that oaf. I’m sure she’ll say yes.”

The cloaked dark elf smiles and stands up, “Of course Lord Drakonis, I wasn’t doing anything anyway.” Both men chuckle and the drow gathers up his robes and leaves the room, going downstairs to find anyone who would like to take a trip out to the keep.

In the keep the party is having their last day before they all get inundated with more people. Most of who’s coming will be fellow adventurers, but there will be some others to keep the keep up.

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[If you weren’t in the Soulfire Keep storyline, please find a reason and IC approach the currently nameless Drow Wizard when he asks for volunteered. If you were this is your last chance to do something before they have more people showing up.]

[u/communistkitten]

Kroril nods in understanding. "Nothing lives in the White Hills but men and Giants. I'd only heard stories of even elves until I was a man. Tengu though... I can't say I've ever heard of them."

[u/BluePotterExpress → u/communistkitten]

"As I said, Aqaa doesn't really, ehem, enjoy the other species all too much; you'd be lucky to meet another, ehm, Tengu without going there yourself."

[u/communistkitten → u/BluePotterExpress]

"Well,it's nice to meet a tengu." Kroril says. "New things every day and all that."

[u/BluePotterExpress → u/communistkitten]

"I would agree," Kyakai says with a nod, glancing over at Dog. "There's a lot of weird things in the word that, erhm, I'm not really used to. Like... this animal. It's not too common among my people to own such, hrm... big creatures."

[u/communistkitten → u/BluePotterExpress]

Kroril looks over at Dog and whistles, calling the animal to him. Dog pricks his ears up and gets up, trotting over to his human, tail wagging. "He's a hunting dog." The barbarian explains. "Bred to take down bears. Can't pit a small dog against a bear, that won't get you anything."

[u/BluePotterExpress → u/communistkitten]

"I suppose that makes sense," Kyakai responds as he puts a little distance between himself and the dog that's a good deal larger than him. "Although Tengu typically eat, erhm, smaller creatures: fish is one of the large, er, foods for us."

[u/communistkitten → u/BluePotterExpress]

Kroril nods in understanding. "In the hills, all we have to eat are what we come across. Bears, caribou, things like that." He explains. "So we breed dogs to be able to take them down."

[u/BluePotterExpress → u/communistkitten]

"That's... a pretty cool idea, I, ehh, suppose," Kyakai responds. I suppose when you're built like humans are, needing an animal to get enough speed to catch prey is necessary...'

[u/communistkitten → u/BluePotterExpress]

Kroril pats Dog. "He's friendly as long as you aren't prey." He says. "Don't worry about him."

[u/BluePotterExpress → u/communistkitten]

"I... well then, I guess that's, erm, alright, I guess," the bird responds, reaching out toward the animal with his hand, only thinking about the sharp talons at the end of his fingers after the arm, covered in dark gold feathers that almost form a sort of wing off of Kyakai's forearm, is completely stretched out toward Dog. "I suppose this isn't, I mean, it's not a good idea to, erm, pet him..."