IC Story Thread: Ch.1, Ad.3 - Black Hand

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Jun 8, 2025 7:58 am
Cirion follows the villagers to their fire and sits on one of the wide stones. The weak fire is still a welcome blessing, after their hard climb exposed to the winds of these wild lands.

Deciding that he might garner information by playing the card of youthful inexperience (a role that his looks lend truth to), he accepts the villagers' food, and wait for the right moment of the conversation to reply.
"Pelargir on the Great River is my home. I am far from my homelands of Gondor."

"Say, kind folks... This is my very first Bangdù Caun... I confess I'm a little nervous... You wise men, can you tell a green one what to expect? How should I behave?"
Jun 9, 2025 4:17 pm
The man raises an eyebrow and nods at Cirion, "Pelargir, eh? The border region, yes? Interesting."

He and another man then sort of chuckle at, seemingly, Cirion's phrasing of his question. The third man, a Southron based on his complexion, seems to be having trouble following along with the conversation in Westron.

"Well, none of us have met Bangdu Caun before, at least nothing more than in passing. And I suspect he'll want to meet you three soon, as well. He always wants to meet new arrivals...

As for what to expect, or how to behave? ... I think most of us are expecting to witness exactly the kind of miracles and works of Power that Bangdu Caun has promised in his letter!

If he proves to be even half as powerful as he claims? Then... well... I think no one here has made this trek if they are not prepared to pledge their life to him, as he asks, aye?

If he proves his power, then we will all be witness to the birth of a glorious Legion! And first among it's ranks.
", you can hear excitement growing in his voice.

The Southron man then butts in, perhaps a bit angry, to say something, and the other two begin speaking to him in a heavy, slurring tongue that you 3 don't recognize, giving you a moment to speak amongst yourselves while they're distracted, if you desire.
Jun 11, 2025 9:27 pm
"Seems like we just entered the legion. Do we meet this Bangdu Caun or aviod?" Duinhir says in a very low voice to his companions.
OOC:
As I understand we can talk freely for a moment. Duinhir only says this if he is certain it is private.
Jun 11, 2025 10:43 pm
OOC:
Yes, I'm giving you the opportunity to process in character what you're hearing. The three men are talking over each other in a shared language that they have different skill levels and dialects of, so they're distracted for a few moments.
Jun 12, 2025 6:37 am
"I feel we must meet him. Why else would we be here? We need to find out what their intentions are."
Jun 12, 2025 6:44 am
He whispers in return, "This might be dangerous... We stumbled on their recruiting campaign... But it will be a unique opportunity to learn about their faction... I don't know..."

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