Episode 1 Scene 1 : The Arrival

Corwyn makes a mental note of the route in.

Magnus has calmly handed over his weapons and held his peace whilst the group was led across the bridge and into the castle. He nods to the old gnome and then follows the Dragonborn through the doors.

As the group passes through the door they step into a 20 foot wide hallway and, once the group has entered the Dragonborn steps in, then the remaining five rear guards enter and the door is closed. This completely shuts out the exterior light as there are no windows within the hallway and so finely are these doors set not even a crack of light can be seen about them. Still the evenly spaced wall sconces provide ample light to the hallway but whose fires, which are noticed by all, give off no smoke indicating that some sort of magic was at work here. To the groups immediate right and left a pair of doors but the Dragonborn, after entering proceeds down the hallway. At the opposite end of the hallway are another set of large doors but prior to getting them there are two sets of stairs the one one on the left leads up and the one on the right leads down. The Dragonborn escorts the group up the stairs to the left. At the top of the stairs the hallway Ts and arrow slit windows can be seen in the outer wall, the Dragonborn turns to his left and escorts the to the first door on their left and opens it and motions that they should enter.

Upon entering the room the group sees a Dwarf sitting behind a desk nearly opposite the and an Elf standing slightly behind him and to his left. Off to the right is another desk, presumably the Elf's, and to the right of the door on the same wall is a large book shelf holding books and scrolls. Behind the Dwarf's desk is a large map on the wall. Once the group has enter the Dragonborn steps in and off to the left but guards do not enter. "New recruits." he says.

The Dwarf nods and says, "Greetings I am commander Kustaa and this is my chief Lieutenant Weimin," the Elf gives a nod, "and you have already met general Shahadur. Your presence here indicates you are wanting to join the garrison as you plan to remain in this village for an extended period of time. Is that correct?"

"Greetings," he responds to commander Kustaa and nods to the other two officers. "That is so. My companions and I have a variety of skills and wonder if these might be of some assistance, sir. My name is Corwyn and I am a ranger. He looks to his friends thinking it best if they describe their skills themselves.

"Indeed, that is our intent, master Kustaa." he bows a little bit. "I am Quincy. I am trained in the monastic traditions of combat, Chi manipulation, and philosophy, and a pretty good cartographer too.

Magnus nods " My name is Magnus, I am a priest of a Torm and before that a soldier, I served in the Flaming Fists, at Baldur's Gate. I would be honoured to join this garrison".

"Alright, good to meet thee all and now to the first order of business getting you sworn in. Weimin here will call each of you forward to take the Oath but first are there any questions before we proceed?"

"Yes sir. How long is the period of service that you would wish to take us on for and what would be the terms?"

"Good questions Corwyn, for myself I am happy to swear any reasonable oath providing it does not conflict with my calling"

"Yes, I agree, what exactly will our responsibilities be after we've taken oath? I am happy to comply, but would like to know beforehand.

The elf responds, "There are numerous services that can be provided by you but I believe assignments might be more to your liking. Otherwise there is guard duty, street cleaning, and a plethora of other jobs that need attending to and should we come under attack you will be expected to participate in the village's defense no matter what service you chose. The length of your service is equal to the length of time you plan to be a member of this village. Everyone is expected to do their part to maintain this village's order and upkeep. That being said if you do not choose to do assignments then the amount of commitment is determined by the assignment taken."

Quincy bows his head, "This is more than agreeable to me, thank you. I do not believe I have any further questions." He looks to his side at his companions.

"That is acceptable to me too" says Magnus

"That is acceptable to me also," responds Corwyn. "You mentioned that 'assignments' might be more to our liking. Did you have any in mind that might you be able to share with us?" he pauses, "After we've sworn the oath of course."

"Yes once the oath has been sworn we can discuss garrison business."

The elf walks over to the other desk and sets down his book then he takes a small pedestal and turns to face the group and then from the back of it he pulls out an orb then says, "Please step forward one at a time and take this orb into your left hand and read these words upon this podium. If you cannot read I will recite them to you so that you can say them."

The Oath
I hereby enter into this oath willingly and of my own volition.
For as long as I carry the mark of the Garrison of Bridgefort I
will do my best to protect Bridgefort, Southbridge Village and
its law-abiding citizens from harm of any sort. So be it thus forth

Quincy steps forward and takes the orb in his left hand. For but a second he rolls it around in his hand, thinking of the reason he travelled so far to Far Reach: seeking an object, an artifact, that to his (very scarce) knowledge, he could be holding in his hand right now.

He looks up to Weimin, and reads the oath off of the podium aloud. Then hands the orb off to the next person.

Corwyn reads the oath. He is intrigued by the blue orb as it briefly glows blue.

He looks expectantly at the officers, hoping to hear more about any 'assignments'.