Geas

// For historic reasons, this movement-type ought to be kept:

Zehren[halfling] strolls in from east.
Zehren[halfling] melts down into a sitting position, fat moving about.

// Edited, shortened, and taken a bit out of context but
// it was hilarious trying to train Skragna in how to
// count up to five back then:

You talk quietly in Common: What happens when you count to five?
Skragna[tshahark] grimly growls in Common: I can only count to sree.

// Fat elves

You gasp in astonishment.
You talk quietly in Common: I am fat?!
Akulli[human] says quietly in Common: Not fat!
Akulli[human] says quietly in Common: Just not slender either.

// Sir Otter is always up to jesting:

You talk quietly in Common: You two young halflings should remember that Akulli was once younger, and I met her in Arborea a long time ago...
You nod thoughtfully.
Ottarr[halfling] offers in Common: I was younger once too.
Akulli[human] tells you in Common: It is not the time for stories about a younger Akulli!
Ottarr[halfling] nods slowly to himself.

// Even royal halflings sometimes rub the wrong places:

Zehren[halfling] rubs his rings.
Zehren[halfling] rubs his ribs, rather.

You talk quietly in Common: I eat berries.
You talk quietly in Common: And nuts.
You talk quietly in Common: It makes me ...
You slowly ponder the situation.
You emote: Tanriel glances at Lili[half-elf] briefly.
Lili[half-elf] says in Common: Nutty

// How to find out whether a tshahark is a true tshahark or not:

You show the white orchid to Crimson[tshahark].
You tell Crimson[tshahark] in Common: Hello Crimson.
You tell Crimson[tshahark] in Common: This flower is called a white orchid.
Hmmmmm.
Crimson[tshahark] goes hmmmm.
You tell Crimson[tshahark] in Common: If you are very hungry you could eat it.
Crimson[tshahark] hisses in Common: Crimzsson not like eat flowerzss.
Crimson[tshahark] hisses in Common: Crimzsson like eat boar.
Crimson[tshahark] nods wisely.

// Slightly edited - only one sentence was said in between.
// Apparently someone must have been noisy.

Tatiana[half-elf] looks at the leather backpack.
Tatiana[half-elf] takes a blindfold from her backpack.
Tatiana[half-elf] gives you a blindfold.
Tatiana[half-elf] says swiftly in Quenya: Just shut up and listen, for Lord's sake!
Tatiana[half-elf] tells you in Quenya: If you can't focus, wear that!

// Ranger promotion tests:

Arthur[human] says quietly in Common: I can safely guarantee that there
won't be any questions to which the correct answer is "squirrel"!

// Vegetarian tshahark?

Valentine[tshahark] hisses in Common: sizss one doezssn't eat meat.

// Feature addition suggestion! Flowers should be edible:

Archer[halfling] looks at the white orchid.
Archer[halfling] tries to look thoughtful.
<OOC>: Archer[halfling]: jsyk, you cant eat orchids

// More epic quotes:

Ghalt[half-elf] yells in Common: I think rangers shoot at more dangerous things than squirrels.

// Blackmail attempts!

Skragna[tshahark] grimly growls in Common: Tanriel.
Skragna[tshahark] grimly growls in Common: Train wis me or I'll tell Andy you zssaid you weren't zsscared of her.

// Twig can be convincing (edited the following a lot) -
// apparently smoking pipes is healthy as well?
//
// That halfling gang was extremely hilarious as well.

Twig[halfling] offers the short briar smoking pipe to Delia[elf] for free.
Twig[halfling] offers in Common: A puff, miss?
Hmmmmm.
Twig[halfling] blows some smoke from the corner of his mouth.
Twig[halfling] stops smoking the short briar smoking pipe.
Twig[halfling] gives the short briar smoking pipe to Delia[elf].
Delia[elf] softly articulates in Common: don't mind if I do
Delia[elf] starts puffing on the short briar smoking pipe.
Twig[halfling] nods happily.
A subtle scent of brown tobacco fills the air.
Delia[elf] tells you in Common: I have been known to indulge.
Twig[halfling] offers in Common: The pipe is good for the body, mister. I keep trying to tell you.
A subtle scent of brown tobacco fills the air.
Little white flames burn around Delia[elf]'s fingers.
Hmmmmm.
A subtle scent of brown tobacco fills the air.
Delia[elf] administers more heat to the pipe with her finger of fire and inhales heartily.
The flames around Delia[elf]'s finger vanish.
Twig[halfling] giggles.
Twig[halfling] offers in Common: Neat trick, miss
Delia[elf] blows some smoke from the corner of her mouth.
Delia[elf] stops smoking the short briar smoking pipe.
Delia[elf] offers the short briar smoking pipe to Twig[halfling] for free.

// Also for the record, another, and sorry for revealing IC, Twig has an
// aide, a complice!
//
// Here he is!

Otter[halfling] puffs on the bent briar smoking pipe.
Otter[halfling] says in Common: You don't know what you're missing.

// !!! Sir Otter was trying the subtle approach here.

// Just for historic reasons this ought to be kept as well.
//
// How high is "uncountable": One? Two? More than that?
//
// Keep that in mind when you read the following:

Skragna[tshahark] grimly growls in Common: I wouldn't mind re-learning se zssword.
Skragna[tshahark] grimly growls in Common: Godzss know I kept Arborea zssafe from uncountable numberzss of inzssectzss wis it during se Warzss.

// One ... two ... hmmmmmm.

// More epic squirrel quotes:

Aalia[human] says liltingly in Common: The squirrels are a noble people

// Royal defences:

Lili[half-elf] tries to tickle Zehren[halfling].
Zehren[halfling] swats away at Lili[half-elf]'s tickling hands.

// Frogs could be bodyguards?

You tell Lili[half-elf] in Common: Won't the frogs protect you anyway?
Lili[half-elf] blushes.
Lili[half-elf] says in Common: no
Lili[half-elf] says in Common: they just sing to me

// Taken a bit out of context (the rest of what was said), but Aalia did say that sentence:

Aalia[human] says liltingly in Common: I am a herring

// Teaching tshaharks about squirrel magic:

Tris[tshahark] tells you in Common: Izss what kind of magic izss sey do?
You try to look thoughtful.
You tell Tris[tshahark] in Common: They focus on what seems useful to them, first.
You talk quietly in Common: So it makes sense to do certain things like... levitating chestnuts... regrowing missing teeth... flying from oak to oak...
Hmmmmm.
You tell Tris[tshahark] in Common: If this would be helpful to their cause, sure...
You talk quietly in Common: Perhaps in order to intimidate their opponents.
Aturshus[elf] sighs.
Aturshus[elf] asks Tris[tshahark] in Common: Why in the world do you -encourage- him?
You talk quietly in Common: Like so that they can appear bigger.