AZAG (LORDS OF MARS) GAME

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Jul 7, 2025 7:46 pm
Please describe the route to Noxmorte's room, and the outer approach to the room.
Jul 8, 2025 12:38 pm
They walk a few blocks down the busy street before turning left onto a slightly smaller street. The crowd here is thinner and there are fewer shops that open into this street. About four blocks further on they take a right onto an even narrower street, just barely wide enough for a wagon to pass. The buildings look older and feel quieter, it's part of the residential section. Another block and they turn left through an archway that leads into an interior courtyard. A small fountain sits in the middle, the three story building has twenty-four residences spread out around the four sides. Crossing the courtyard, they start up the stone stairs to the second floor, at the landing Noxmorte pulls out his brass key to unlock the door on the left.
Jul 9, 2025 11:48 pm
There's a small boy sitting on the floor in front of Noxmorte's door. He appears to be asleep. In his cross-legged lap there is a small leather bag. You could guess it holds coins.
Jul 10, 2025 12:20 pm
Seeing the boy Noxmorte will stomp his boots on the last few stairs, the louder sound echoing in the stairway. He will hold out his hand for the coins when the boy awakes.
Jul 10, 2025 4:01 pm
The kid blinks sleepily at Noxmorte, then scrambles out of the way. The leather bag thumps and jingles when it falls from his lap. The young boy stands aside waiting to be dismissed and looking with big eyes at Noxmorte and Yirin.
OOC:
I'm going to draw a veil on this scene and leave it to you to describe the aftermath.
Jul 11, 2025 12:25 pm
Noxmorte collects the bag of coins and turns to the boy, "You can go." Opening the door, he enters, scans the room and then motions for Yirin to come in.

Later, he closes the door behind Yirin as she heads back down the stairway. Locking the door he turns back and cleans up in the basin.
Jul 16, 2025 4:45 pm
Noxmorte has a bag of coins and a lingering sense of satisfaction. Assuming he sleeps, what does he do when he wakes?
Jul 17, 2025 12:33 pm
OOC:
He would go looking for work, but I don't have a good point of reference for the game world to know where, specifically, that would be.
Jul 17, 2025 8:15 pm
There are several places to find honest work in Byzaron, and an equal number of places to find … interesting work.

Presuming Noxmorte prefers to be intrigued by his tasks, we'll resort to the tavern called Blast Radius. There's a sign over the door that shows a Star Kings explosive device exploding, and inside the lighting is dim green fluorescent,

Walking in from the later morning sunshine it takes Noxmorte a moment to adjust his eyes. Then he sees there are only a few people in here at this time of day. None of them look at him. Visible curiosity is not an accepted trait in these kind of places.

Who is most interesting to him?
Jul 18, 2025 12:49 pm
Once his eyes adjust to the dim light, Noxmorte will head to the bar to get a drink. With his drink in hand, he turns to scan the room again. He walks across the room and sits at a table with an older man, he's wearing a red sash across his chest and has a long scar below his left eye.

"How's business?", Noxmorte asks with a measured familiarity.
Jul 19, 2025 12:16 pm
"Normal," answers Tombo. He looks calmly at Noxmorte. "You?"
Jul 19, 2025 4:24 pm
Noxmorte lets a half-smile show at Tombo's curt answer. Never really a talker that one. "Between, and looking," he answers keeping the words to a minimum in Tombo's style.
Jul 20, 2025 12:54 pm
"Have you ever entered a wind-lord's tower without permission?" Tombo asks as casually as if he's asking about a trip to the market.
Jul 20, 2025 12:55 pm
("wind-lord" is a Byzaroni term for the psychic spiders who dominate the city, like the one who last night crawled through Noxmorte's brain)
Jul 20, 2025 3:50 pm
Noxmorte cringes at the question, "No, I have not, and I prefer to make enemies in far away lands, not in my home. Surely not with those I often work for and who can crawl through my brain."

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