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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 9:29PM
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This confused the Shadar-kai. They worshiped the creator of the great light in the sky, their Father. Why were they so different and strange?"
"Then truely we are brothers. But tell me friend, why do you hide your tribute to our great lord? And why would he create you with so many extra pieces of your body?"
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 9:35PM
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"Hide our tribute to Tahns? We have offered none during the time we hav..."
Something occurred to the eladrin. He remembered the archons.
"Or are you creations of Chactross?"
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 9:43PM
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The hunter laughed. "Of course we are! As are you. That is why your hair is so white, yes?"
As a friendly gesture, the Hunter picked up a fist sized rock and walked over to one of the strange brethren. Smiling the whole time, the threw the rock fairly accurately at the strange beings shoulder. It wasn't enough to scar, but hopefully the Pain would remind them what they were missing.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 9:58PM
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The eladrin were...well...confused.
"I'll take it you wish us to leave?"
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:05PM
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The hunter cocked his head. He laughed nerviously. "Is that not the invitation of friendship? Perhaps you, with your strange legs and double head have different greetings? Let us start again. I am Gedo-mar and I am a hunter." Almost instinctively, Gedo-mar reached for a stone, but stopped himself and waited politely for the double-beast to speak.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:10PM
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Strange legs? Double...
Oh.
The elder dismounted his horse, revealing himself to be much like the shadar-kai in shape.
"Our apologies for confusing you. These beasts are called horses. We ride them when we wish to travel more quickly."
He rubbed his shoulder thoughtfully.
"I'll take it throwing stones at people is your way of greeting them?"
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:14PM
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Gedo-mar had seen some horrible tortures, but this being had just removed itself from it's lower half. It made him vomit violently onto the ground. He looked at the possibly-not-quite-as-double beast and grinned. He listened to the old one's explanation for what just happened. "That was new. The double beast becoming one thing, i mean. And also the expelling my fluids. I have never done that before."
"As for the stones, yes. Well. Sometimes it's sticks. One time to greet our leader we all collected small animals and threw them at him. Because they bite and scratch and such. Understandable, you know. And you greet people.... how? Beyond words. Words are obvious."
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:25PM
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The elder thought he was beginning to make sense of this. The scarification...the mention of causing pain as a friendly gesture. There was a definite pattern.
"Words are sufficient among our kind. We understand that this is not true for all beings, however. There are others we once dealt with who used hand gestures. But for the eladrin, words are powerful enough on their own."
He stepped toward Gedo-mar.
"You mentioned your leader. I would like to hold council with him, to formally introduce our kinds."
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:31PM
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Gedo-mar looked nerviously at them. "You are wearing clothes. And your leg-beasts... "horse" or whatever bizzare name you think up, they ought to stay here. I will go ahead and warn my tribesmen not to greet you friendlily. Perhaps you should bring rocks, however. If you do not greet them, they may grow suspicious of you. They may even think that you are not Shadar-kai!" Gedo-mar threw back his head and laughed loudly.
"I shall go on ahead now. I will return in an hour. I would take the time to capture a small animal if i were you."
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4 years ago ::
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:36PM
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"I'm afraid removing our clothing among strangers is...a taboo, among us. Allow us to keep them, and we will gather stones and capture rodents to greet your leader."
He motioned for his bodyguards to dismount as well.
"We will leave our horses here if you desire it, though."
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