Klethi/Interactions

This is the list of interactions with Klethi Contents 1 Introduction 2 Reencounter 3 Retirement 4 Rehire 5 Gathering Information 6 Right to Rule 7 Awarding a Fief 8 Story: Uslum 9 Story Recap 10 Like Quotes 10.1 Deshavi 11 Dislike Quotes 11.1 Artimenner (Map Dislike) 11.2 Borcha (Battle Dislike) 11.3 Right to Rule Objection: Marnid 11.4 Retreating 12 As an Enemy Introduction[] "Hello there. From the look of you, I'd say you're expecting to get into some fights in the near future. Are you by any chance looking for some help? I could be. What's your story? "Well, (sir/madame), as long as I can remember I've had a weakness for pretty things, and it's gotten me into trouble, you see. I grew up in Malayurg castle as a bonded servant, working alongside my mother in the kitchens. I would amuse myself by hunting mice through the pantries and sculleries. I was so good at it that I put the castle cats out of a job, and eventually the lord realized that I might also be employed to track down bigger game, on certain errands of a type perhaps better left unsaid. Needless to say, I found a number of opportunities to avail myself of trinkets that had formerly belonged to my lord's enemies. So I was able to buy myself out of bondage, and find hire as a free agent. My last job was here in (town). Unfortunately, my last employer's wife had a lovely amulet, of a kind I simply could not resist. She doesn't know it's missing, yet, but she might soon. So tell me, are you looking for helpers?" I might be. What can you do? "Well, sir/madam, let me tell you. I may not know how to read and write, but I know the quickest way to a man's heart is between his fourth and fifth rib, if you understand me. I can throw knives, in addition to stabbing with them, and I'm slippery as quicksilver. You'll find me useful in a fight, I'll warrant." It sounds like you can do the job, I will hire you. "Now, that's good news, captain. So, how about paying me a little something to seal off the agreement? A mere 200 would be enough. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I've had some bad luck with employers in the past." All right, here's 200 denars for you. Make yourself ready. Good! Give me a few moments to prepare and I'll be ready to move. Sorry. I can't afford that at the moment. To be honest, I'd prefer someone who was a little less tempted to larceny.(Decline) Sorry, lass. You sound like you might be trouble. (Decline) Mind your own business, lass. (Decline) Reencounter[] I do the odd job from time to time. But there's naught like steady employment, and a regular run of corpses to loot. Retirement[] I've had good times in this company, and I've found myself a pretty trinket or two on the battlefield, but right now it isn't working out. I'm leaving you to go offer my talents to someone else. Rehire[] Captain! They say that you've done well for yourself since we last met. I'll come out and admit that I cursed your name when we parted ways, but thinking back on it you weren't all that bad. All these lords, they're glad enough to send me on little side errands, but they don't much care to have me in their main battle-line. Apparently I spook the men. I've heard it muttered that I'm a witch, or that I eat men's hearts after killing them, or other rot. Not that I mind stabbing a man while he's asleep, but it's a lot more gratifying when he's awake and kicking. So I thought I'd try to find you again, see if you'll take me on. Gathering Information[] Oy, Captain! I had a mind to pay a visit to my old haunts at Khudan. Let's just say that the lord and lady of the place had commissioned a certain service from me, and had been a bit lax about payment. However, a certain sparkly bauble in the lady's possession will fit the bill nicely. I see no need to trouble them by letting them know about my visit, but I could have a wee chat with my old friend the castle steward, who'll be letting me into the place, about goings-on in the (faction). Right to Rule[] Why not, captain? I'm sure you'd make a fine king-- and of course I'd hope you remember the little people like myself who did you a pretty turn on your scramble to the throne. Of course, my lord. And what's more, I figure a girl like me could do you a bit of service raising support with the lords of this land. I may have only had a small part in their schemes and intrigues over the years, but I think I know what they want. And given what I know of their secrets, they'd not want to be denying me admission to their halls, now would they? Give me leave for a few weeks, and I'll do a little tour of my former employers' castles. I'll sing them a pretty song about what you'll do as king, about all the ancient freedoms you'll restore -- let them rob their tenants and tax the merchants and fight their wars and spend themselves silly without a thought to tomorrow, as a noble ought! What do you say to that, captain? Awarding a Fief[] Oh, that's most generous of you, {sire/my lady}. I've been in and out of many a great hall or manor -- not always with the master's permission, I should add -- but I never thought I'd own one myself. Let me think... When I collect my first year's rents, what baubles shall I buy myself? Story: Uslum[] Aye, captain, do you see those? Those are hare tracks in the snow. We must be getting near to my birthplace. The snows in these valleys don't melt until late in the year, and the land is hard to plough. You can grow a bit of barley, but not much else. But there's wealth here in the woods: deer, rabbit and lynx, meat and furs, and the mountains have iron, and traders would ship enough saltfish up the river from the coast to keep the people fed for the winter. Still, it was a thin living, and there were always too many mouths around to feed. The Vaegir king had the Khergit khan don't make life any easier for us, squeezing for tax money the villages they control, and raiding for plunder the villages they don't. Of course, I can't say I wouldn't do the same if I had a castle and an army all of my own. The mighty do whatever they can, and the humble do whatever they must. Story Recap[] Why, captain, I was born in Uslum village, but my mother lost her land to a scheming relative and had to put herself in bond to a nearby lord. Like Quotes[] Deshavi[] Oy -- captain. I was just having a chat with Deshavi, as we picked through the bodies after our last little scrap. Have you heard her story? Can you believe the wrongs done to her? I tell you, it makes my blood boil. I want to cut off all the little bits of those bastards who mistreated her -- and I'll do it, too, if we ever run into them in our travels. Dislike Quotes[] Artimenner (Map Dislike)[] Oy, captain. Just so you know -- there's something funny about Artimenner. He makes strange scrawling in the dirt, and mutters to himself. Fearing witchcraft, I asked him about it, and he told me that a chit of a girl like myself should mind her own business. So I had a look in his baggage, found strange plans and diagrams. I think he's a sorceror [sic], sir, and if I catch him trying to hex me he'll have a knife in his throat. Borcha (Battle Dislike)[] Beg your pardon, sir. Borcha might have been a very good thief, but he's not got the stomach to be a warrior, if you ask me. After our last scrap, I was slicing open the guts of some our foes to check for hidden gold, as a girl who counts her pennies ought. He gagged and muttered that I was an 'animal.' I'll inspect his innards for contraband if he doesn't keep a civil tongue in his head. Right to Rule Objection: Marnid[] Oy -- Captain! I hear that Marnid's gone off to sing a pretty song to the merchants, on how you'll hand them Calradia on a silver platter for them to feast upon, smack their lips, and suck the marrow from the bones. I hope that's just a tale you're telling. A noble lord will at least toss a few coppers to the poor when he holds his feasts, and will make sure that the servants go home with full bellies. A merchant marries his daughter, and you'd be lucky to get a few crusts and scraps of gristle from the table. That's my experience, anyway. Retreating[] Captain. I don't like to run from battle. So many throats left uncut, and so many purses left unexplored... As an Enemy[] Hello, Captain! So, I guess we're enemies! One small word of warning if we end up fighting each other -- once the rage of battle hits me, I can't always account for my actions. Just know that whatever I do, it's not personal. Maybe if we both walk away from this, we can meet once more as friends?