No, not that one!

BrockthePaine · Post by **BrockthePaine** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:17 pm

I think it's a girl elf!!!

Rokas · Post by **Rokas** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:19 pm

As would be my guess. Eeenterestin'

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:40 pm

Astral's sensible guide for staying alive as an adventuer:

Part7b- Villages

1: Don't do anything to piss-off the locals.

2: Pitchfork wilding mobs are never a good sign. Avoid at all cost.

3: If a situation is nothing to do with you or was never your problem in the first place, don't get involved. Period.

4: If the locals say "We don't like outsiders", don't question it and under no circumstances try to investigate the reason why.

5: Just because someone 'says' they're inocent, dosn't meen they won't rob you blind anyway.

6: Always hold your own opinon of a situation, but keep it to yourself unless abserlutly nessesery.

7: If you abserlutly have to selflessly forfill a quest to help/safe some-one/village that you bearly even know, at least make sure that you know the facts of the situaton before getting up to your neck in someone elce's horse dung.

8. NEVER trust any one who has far too many vouls in their name, no matter how much they pay you.

Madmoonie · Post by **Madmoonie** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:41 pm

Wow....did not see that coming. Thought she would be some sort of....well, goblin thief thing. She still might be a thief however. Dont let the pretty green eyes fool you. Although I do like the new term "road apples."

The JAM · Post by **The JAM** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:55 pm

Okay, I know Quentyn is a rookie, but why did he stupidly cut down the ONLY rope that was VISIBLY holding up the cage instead of the one that was holding the door closed?

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:36 pm

Meh, she's not green.

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:41 pm

road apples?

and now for the chase which will probably lead into the woods maybe all the way back to the ship or something.

Celidah the Bardess · Post by **Celidah the Bardess** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:13 pm

shyal_malkes wrote:road apples?

and now for the chase which will probably lead into the woods maybe all the way back to the ship or something.

Either that, or we get to see Quentyn use some nifty lux tricks to scare the villagers off.

Jaydub · Post by **Jaydub** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:13 pm

I hope she can run. Quentyn has his boots to outrun the larger humans but can She outrun them? Quentyn may need to use some Lux to give them a head start.

Kerry Skydancer · Post by **Kerry Skydancer** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:15 pm

Road apples is a new term? Geez, what a bunch of city slickers.

It's what horses leave behind 'em, of course. Term's been around as long as there've been roads, I think.

StrangeWulf13 · Post by **StrangeWulf13** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:01 pm

Yep. Learned the term from my folks, mostly mom's side since she's handled horses before.

So they're basicly saying the same thing, except Quentyn opts for the more dangerous species. Somehow, "dragon dung" seems to fit the feeling of this situation more, because it's the same feeling you'd have if you actually found fresh dragon dung...

Rokas · Post by **Rokas** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:11 pm

Is THAT what fewmets means? I thought it was some nonsensical thing RH just made up for his characters to say in place of a real cussword, like "gorram" or "frell." O_o

EdBecerra · Post by **EdBecerra** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:02 am

Hmm.. neither one of them seem to have any elf-control. Kids these days... no elf-respect.

We'll have to send 'em some elf-help books.

EdBecerra · Post by **EdBecerra** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:09 am

Rokas wrote:Is THAT what fewmets means? I thought it was some nonsensical thing RH just made up for his characters to say in place of a real cussword, like "gorram" or "frell." O_o

Fewmet is the droppings of an animal, by which the hunter identifies it.It is mentioned in books like "The Sword in the Stone" by T.H. White

More specifically, it is the dropping of a dragon. (Reference Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wind in the Door", and others.)

-- From Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewmets

Derived from the earlier spelling 'fumet'.

Which, interestingly, not only means 'dung', it can also mean a ragout of partridge and rabbit braised in wine.

So, when you say 'this food tastes like $#it', you can really mean it.

TMLutas · Post by **TMLutas** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:38 pm

EdBecerra wrote:Hmm.. neither one of them seem to have any elf-control. Kids these days... no elf-respect.

We'll have to send 'em some elf-help books.

elf, elf she's being repressed.

Now you see the repression inherent in the system!

Wanderwolf · Post by **Wanderwolf** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:54 pm

The JAM wrote:Okay, I know Quentyn is a rookie, but why did he stupidly cut down the ONLY rope that was VISIBLY holding up the cage instead of the one that was holding the door closed?

Take another look; there was no door. Effectively, it was less a cage and more a box. Here are the options available for freeing someone from it:

1. Cut away the thongs holding a number of bars. Not a bad idea, but Quentyn can only reach the tops of the bars; the floor of the box would fall away before the captive could get out.

2. Lower the cage to the ground, then cut the things that bind the bars. Best-case scenario, and no use to Quentyn... story of the unlucky bricklayer, anyone?

3. Cut the cage loose. Have the captive get off the floor of the cage, allowing it to absorb most of the impact. Jump clear as it falls. (This was the plan. Unfortunately, when the half-elf distracted him, he didn't jump free. The cage still absorbed most of the impact, which is why she only has bruises.)

Clearer?

Yours truly,

The wolfish,

Wanderer

EdBecerra · Post by **EdBecerra** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:22 am

TMLutas wrote:
EdBecerra wrote:Hmm.. neither one of them seem to have any elf-control. Kids these days... no elf-respect.

We'll have to send 'em some elf-help books.
elf, elf she's being repressed.

Now you see the repression inherent in the system!

Are you sure it's that? I'm just glad that Quentyn's not anywhere NEAR to being related to her. I can already hear the whispered accusations...

"Quentyn's abusing his elf!"

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:00 am

This is starting to sound like a whole lot of masochistic elf abuse.

S'aaruuk

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:33 am

Sharuuk wrote:This is starting to sound like a whole lot of masochistic elf abuse.

S'aaruuk

What else are Elfs good for?

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:08 am

SolidusRaccoon wrote:What else are Elfs good for?

Now if you're referring to the E.L.F's (Earth Liberation Front).....oh YEAH....I LOVE to abuse them.....that's about all they're good for....that and target practice.

S'aaruuk