I think the title for this is pretty self-explanatory. But here's a bit of set-up: my ho-ish Druid character has been pursuing Grimsflame, a Dwarven Barbarian competing in a fighting tournament. Initially she did this out of the belief that he was going to win, and she still believes that, but as she's learned more and more about him she's beginning to consider him a friend. She also learned that he is literally fighting for his life in this tournament, as in if he wins, he will be free from the Gladiator arena thing that owns him. After learning that, she truly wanted him to win not only for her initial reasons (which I won't get into here), but also for her own. She still continued to pursue him, now genuinely interested, and tried to take him to bed with her the night before the last day of the tournament (at least I think its the last day...that's not important). She had assumed before this that he had had sex many times before, being a big badass fighter and all. However, it turned out that he was a virgin, and she had to explain what sex was to him. She offered them to teach him about sex, and he accepted, so they did it ^^; That was possibly the hardest thing I have ever had to do in roleplaying, and I'm very proud of myself for it.
Anyway, I think that's all you need to know (if anyone actually reads this, that is). Here's Tanisevania's thoughts after they've finished, and Grim starts falling asleep.
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“Afterthoughts” – Tanisevania’s musings after “teaching” Grim
Spent and exhausted, Tanisevania rolled onto her back, listening to Grim’s steady breathing as he drifted off to sleep beside her. She was tired, but surprise kept her from joining him in slumber. There was no other way to put it – she had expected that such a great warrior would have bedded many women before her. So that he hadn’t, ever, came as a shock. Also shocking was that despite his inexperience, he wasn’t bad. He had actually been better, in her opinion, than Vesa had been, all drunkenness considered. She rolled back over onto her side, grinning into her pillow to keep from giggling. I must be a better teacher than I thought too.
Her hand crept from under the covers to reach up and lightly trace one of the scars on his muscled arms. She had barely noticed them before, and this comforted her. Her desire to help him must have been stronger than the feelings such marks stirred in her heart. She had wanted to help him even before this night, to save him from the slave-like life he seemed to lead as a Gladiator. Now that was unnecessary, as his new employer had settled his freedom, but she was happy she could still help him somehow. Strange, she thought, I actually felt honored that he accepted my “teaching.” She had never been with a virgin before, to her knowledge, and the experience had been far from the horrible stories she had heard from others. It had been a bit awkward, but they could work on that, if he wanted her to keep teaching him. She would just have to make sure he understood that she only wanted the sex and his friendship, not his love.
She sighed, reminding herself that her interest in him was not only of her own desires. She had a duty to fulfill to nature itself. Still, she had started this believing that he would win, and despite the fact that his future no longer hung in the balance, she continued to believe it. She knew also that if she continued to be his teacher in these matters, she could use that to get him to take her on the journey expected. A slight groan escaped her lips. She hated using him like this, especially now that she was beginning to consider him a friend. Silently, she wondered how angry he would be if she never told him the truth and he found out on his own. Images of his ferocity in battle flooded her mind, and she shivered. She did not want to imagine the result of that anger.
But she also knew that any fear she had for herself was nothing in comparison to the fate that awaited the earth if that terrible disease was allowed to spread. Honoring nature was her true purpose in all things, and she would do so, no matter what the cost. In fact, she realized, if Grim does want me to be loyal to him, it might be easiest to explain it like that. I belong to the earth itself, far too much to belong also to any one man or woman…
As she finally drifted off to sleep, she resolved to tell him the truth if he won, but only the bare minimum of it. There was still danger that others would abuse the knowledge of her quest, even if Grim would not do so. She would tell him that she wanted to travel to that continent, but would not give any reasons other than her own personal wish to see what nature was like there. Hopefully he wouldn’t press her for further answers and would agree to take her along.
With that she let her eyes droop shut and her body sink further into the mattress, satisfied with the situation and hopeful that it would turn out well for them both.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tanisevania ~ relationships/sexual history
Ta da, its done! This is the relationship/sexual history of my Gnome Druid, Tanisevania. Yes, I know I'm putting waaaaay too much work into this character, but she's really interesting and I want to make sure I play her right since she's so different from me.
So anyway, without further ado...
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Tanisevania – relationship/sexual history
~ First she dates a boy named Arrumwed “Ashfoot” Oaen, shortly after she hits puberty. They stay involved for about a year. She sleeps with him, and is loyal to him, until...
~ A musician nicknamed Sweetsong catches her eye and she cheats on Arrumwed with him. She guiltily confesses it to Arrumwed soon after, and they break up. Sweetsong asks her to start a relationship with him, and she tries because that is what is expected of her. It last 3 weeks. She breaks up with him because she can't stand how romantic and lovey-dovey he's being.
~ Two months later, she finally admits that she's attracted to women, and tries going out with a girl named Erfenna Skorseg. They keep it a secret, but Erfenna begins having problems with having to be so secretive after a month. Tanisevania finds she likes the secrecy even though it’s putting a strain on the relationship, and she can't figure out why. She tries to keep at it for two more weeks, but then...
~ A traveling band of Halflings stops in town. They have a daughter about Tanisevania's age named Isra, whom she befriends, and they end up sleeping together before the family leaves. The Halfling girl does not want to start a relationship at all, so this is Tanisevania's first taste of that being an option. She breaks up with Erfenna the next day, though she doesn't tell her that she cheated. She continues to regret this, feeling like she should have told her the truth.
~ Three months later, she has a one night stand with another boy named Gaerabar. She finds that she likes the unattached sex, but he wants more, and begins acting very possessive of her.
~ A week after that, she sleeps with another boy called Stumble, and Gaerabar gets very angry. He starts a fight with Stumble, who actually only wanted a one-night stand as well. Because of this fight Tanisevania starts to get a bit of a bad reputation despite the open view of sexuality and love that Gnomes have.
~ About two months later, out of guilt for what happened with the last two boys, she starts a relationship with another. His name is Flanavan “Laughing Hands” Varherl Fendal. He is very kind to her and they become good friends, but it still doesn't work for her. After 3 months of trying and being miserable, she breaks it off, certain now that a relationship is not what she wants or needs.
~ About a month and a half later, she finds Eden and enters her Druidic training. While training as a Druid, she sleeps with some of the other "students," but keeps her distance and her secrets because of the mortality rate. Those she chooses to take to bed appear to have the same attitude about sexual encounters that she has come to embrace, and she begins to feel comfortable with her sexuality for the first time.
~ After officially becoming a Druid, she takes off to wander the world on her own and look for a place to create a Grove. She visits several brothels, and has three one night stands with men she runs into, but only in situations where she trusts them enough for that. Otherwise, she keeps to herself and to the forest.
~ Time passes, and as she sets out on the quest the elder gave her, she stays entirely away from any "civilization." She thus doesn't have any sexual encounters until she gets to Debash. Which is probably why she is so eager to visit the brothel when Vesa suggests it.
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This is the final version (unless my DM has a problem with it). I'm also planning on turning the section about Tanisevania, Erfenna, and Isra into a short comic, for practice in making comics. 'Twill be fun ^_^ I'll post stuff for that here too when I have more, as its DnD related. Aaaaaand that's it for today.
So anyway, without further ado...
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Tanisevania – relationship/sexual history
~ First she dates a boy named Arrumwed “Ashfoot” Oaen, shortly after she hits puberty. They stay involved for about a year. She sleeps with him, and is loyal to him, until...
~ A musician nicknamed Sweetsong catches her eye and she cheats on Arrumwed with him. She guiltily confesses it to Arrumwed soon after, and they break up. Sweetsong asks her to start a relationship with him, and she tries because that is what is expected of her. It last 3 weeks. She breaks up with him because she can't stand how romantic and lovey-dovey he's being.
~ Two months later, she finally admits that she's attracted to women, and tries going out with a girl named Erfenna Skorseg. They keep it a secret, but Erfenna begins having problems with having to be so secretive after a month. Tanisevania finds she likes the secrecy even though it’s putting a strain on the relationship, and she can't figure out why. She tries to keep at it for two more weeks, but then...
~ A traveling band of Halflings stops in town. They have a daughter about Tanisevania's age named Isra, whom she befriends, and they end up sleeping together before the family leaves. The Halfling girl does not want to start a relationship at all, so this is Tanisevania's first taste of that being an option. She breaks up with Erfenna the next day, though she doesn't tell her that she cheated. She continues to regret this, feeling like she should have told her the truth.
~ Three months later, she has a one night stand with another boy named Gaerabar. She finds that she likes the unattached sex, but he wants more, and begins acting very possessive of her.
~ A week after that, she sleeps with another boy called Stumble, and Gaerabar gets very angry. He starts a fight with Stumble, who actually only wanted a one-night stand as well. Because of this fight Tanisevania starts to get a bit of a bad reputation despite the open view of sexuality and love that Gnomes have.
~ About two months later, out of guilt for what happened with the last two boys, she starts a relationship with another. His name is Flanavan “Laughing Hands” Varherl Fendal. He is very kind to her and they become good friends, but it still doesn't work for her. After 3 months of trying and being miserable, she breaks it off, certain now that a relationship is not what she wants or needs.
~ About a month and a half later, she finds Eden and enters her Druidic training. While training as a Druid, she sleeps with some of the other "students," but keeps her distance and her secrets because of the mortality rate. Those she chooses to take to bed appear to have the same attitude about sexual encounters that she has come to embrace, and she begins to feel comfortable with her sexuality for the first time.
~ After officially becoming a Druid, she takes off to wander the world on her own and look for a place to create a Grove. She visits several brothels, and has three one night stands with men she runs into, but only in situations where she trusts them enough for that. Otherwise, she keeps to herself and to the forest.
~ Time passes, and as she sets out on the quest the elder gave her, she stays entirely away from any "civilization." She thus doesn't have any sexual encounters until she gets to Debash. Which is probably why she is so eager to visit the brothel when Vesa suggests it.
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This is the final version (unless my DM has a problem with it). I'm also planning on turning the section about Tanisevania, Erfenna, and Isra into a short comic, for practice in making comics. 'Twill be fun ^_^ I'll post stuff for that here too when I have more, as its DnD related. Aaaaaand that's it for today.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
More Tanisevania plans
Okays, Tanisevania just leveled up (to level 2, gods we are so squishable), and I had to go through her stats and so on and so forth to get her all set for next session. This included updating her spell list (though she can change what spells she has per day, as she's a Druid), and I came up with an interesting plan.
The next morning she's going to take the spell "Guidance," which is a +1 to any save, attack roll, skill, etc. one time. It doesn't sound that impressive, but its going to be VERY useful roleplay-wise. She's trying to seduce a fighter named Grim (played by my friend Wayne), and he's currently in a tournament, which is why she's in the city. She'll mediatate for that spell, then try to find him before the matches begin this coming day. If he's all right with it, she'll cast "Guidance" on him, which might not do a world of help but it will show him that she cares about him winning.
Soooo yeah. Go me with the planning *dances*
Aaaaaand I have some other, retcon-like plans, which have to do with detailing her relationship/sexual history. I figure someone might ask at some point and I should have the info available so I won't have to pull it out of my ass when the time comes. Here's what I have in mind so far:
~ First she dates a boy, shortly after she hits puberty. They stay involved for about a year. She sleeps with him, and is loyal to him, until...
~ Another boy catches her eye and she cheats on Boy 1 with this new guy. She guiltily confesses it to Boy 1 soon after, and they break up. Boy 2 asks her to start a relationship with him, and she tries because that is what is expected of her. It last 3 weeks. She breaks up with him because she can't stand how romantic and lovey-dovey he's being.
~ A while later, she finally admits that she's attracted to women, and tries going out with a girl. They keep it a secret, but the girl begins having problems with having to be so secretive after a month. Tanisevania finds she likes the secrecy even though its putting a strain on the relationship, and she can't figure out why. She tries to keep at it for two more weeks, but then...
~ A travelling band of Elves, actually a whole family of Bards, stops in town. They have a daughter about Tanisevania's age, whom she befriends, and they end up sleeping together before the family leaves. The Elf girl does not want to start a relationship at all, so this is Tanisevania's first taste of that being an option. She breaks up with her girlfriend the next day, though she doesn't tell her that she cheated (which is something she regrets).
~ Another while later, she has a one night stand with another boy. She finds that she likes the unnattached sex, but he wants more, and begins acting very posessive of her.
~ A week after that, she sleeps with another boy, and Boy 3 gets very angry. He starts a fight with this new guy, Boy 4, who actually only wanted a one-night stand as well. Because of this fight Tanisevania starts to get a bit of a bad reputation.
~ About two months later, out of guilt for what happened with the last two boys, she starts a relationship with another. He is very kind to her and they become good friends, but it still doesn't work. After 3 months of trying and being miserable, she breaks it off, certain now that a relationship is not what she wants or needs.
~ Shortly after this, she finds Eden and enters her Druidic training. While training as a Druid, she sleeps with some of the other "students," but keeps her distance and her secrets because of the mortality rate. Those she chooses to take to bed appear to have the same attitude about sexual encounters that she has come to embrace, and she begins to feel comfortable with her sexuality for the first time.
~ After officially becoming a Druid, she takes off to wander the world on her own and look for a place to create a Grove. She visits one brothel, and has three one night stands with men she runs into, but only in situations where she trusts them enough for that. Otherwise, she keeps to herself and to the forest.
~ Time passes, and as she sets out on the quest the elder gave her, she stays entirely away from any "civilization." She thus doesn't get any until she gets to Debash. Which is probably why she is so eager to visit the brothel when Vesa suggests it ^_^
I'll flesh this out more with names and descriptions when I have "Races of Stone" with me, but I wanted to at least get this all down and get started. Yup. Aaaand I think that's it.
The next morning she's going to take the spell "Guidance," which is a +1 to any save, attack roll, skill, etc. one time. It doesn't sound that impressive, but its going to be VERY useful roleplay-wise. She's trying to seduce a fighter named Grim (played by my friend Wayne), and he's currently in a tournament, which is why she's in the city. She'll mediatate for that spell, then try to find him before the matches begin this coming day. If he's all right with it, she'll cast "Guidance" on him, which might not do a world of help but it will show him that she cares about him winning.
Soooo yeah. Go me with the planning *dances*
Aaaaaand I have some other, retcon-like plans, which have to do with detailing her relationship/sexual history. I figure someone might ask at some point and I should have the info available so I won't have to pull it out of my ass when the time comes. Here's what I have in mind so far:
~ First she dates a boy, shortly after she hits puberty. They stay involved for about a year. She sleeps with him, and is loyal to him, until...
~ Another boy catches her eye and she cheats on Boy 1 with this new guy. She guiltily confesses it to Boy 1 soon after, and they break up. Boy 2 asks her to start a relationship with him, and she tries because that is what is expected of her. It last 3 weeks. She breaks up with him because she can't stand how romantic and lovey-dovey he's being.
~ A while later, she finally admits that she's attracted to women, and tries going out with a girl. They keep it a secret, but the girl begins having problems with having to be so secretive after a month. Tanisevania finds she likes the secrecy even though its putting a strain on the relationship, and she can't figure out why. She tries to keep at it for two more weeks, but then...
~ A travelling band of Elves, actually a whole family of Bards, stops in town. They have a daughter about Tanisevania's age, whom she befriends, and they end up sleeping together before the family leaves. The Elf girl does not want to start a relationship at all, so this is Tanisevania's first taste of that being an option. She breaks up with her girlfriend the next day, though she doesn't tell her that she cheated (which is something she regrets).
~ Another while later, she has a one night stand with another boy. She finds that she likes the unnattached sex, but he wants more, and begins acting very posessive of her.
~ A week after that, she sleeps with another boy, and Boy 3 gets very angry. He starts a fight with this new guy, Boy 4, who actually only wanted a one-night stand as well. Because of this fight Tanisevania starts to get a bit of a bad reputation.
~ About two months later, out of guilt for what happened with the last two boys, she starts a relationship with another. He is very kind to her and they become good friends, but it still doesn't work. After 3 months of trying and being miserable, she breaks it off, certain now that a relationship is not what she wants or needs.
~ Shortly after this, she finds Eden and enters her Druidic training. While training as a Druid, she sleeps with some of the other "students," but keeps her distance and her secrets because of the mortality rate. Those she chooses to take to bed appear to have the same attitude about sexual encounters that she has come to embrace, and she begins to feel comfortable with her sexuality for the first time.
~ After officially becoming a Druid, she takes off to wander the world on her own and look for a place to create a Grove. She visits one brothel, and has three one night stands with men she runs into, but only in situations where she trusts them enough for that. Otherwise, she keeps to herself and to the forest.
~ Time passes, and as she sets out on the quest the elder gave her, she stays entirely away from any "civilization." She thus doesn't get any until she gets to Debash. Which is probably why she is so eager to visit the brothel when Vesa suggests it ^_^
I'll flesh this out more with names and descriptions when I have "Races of Stone" with me, but I wanted to at least get this all down and get started. Yup. Aaaand I think that's it.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Tanisevania at the Tournament
Wow, its been a long time. However, we just started a new campaign. Huzzah! I am now offifically playing Tanisevania, my Gnomish Druid.
Last night's session was AWESOME!!! And so far she's easier to play than I thought she would be. However, a lot of her reactions to the other characters and the opinions she formed were not voiced, so I felt the need to type out her thought process over the day she spent attending a fighting tournament. Here that is.
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As Tanisevania settled down in her seat next to Vesa, she immediately began staring down at the assembled fighters, studying each as they presented their arms. She didn’t know very much about fighting, or this practice in it, but it seemed as good a time as any to try and figure out who her plan was going to lead her to.
Her plan was simple. She would use her sex appeal, though it wasn’t that impressive, to seduce the winner and get into the caravan through that “bond.” Most of the fighters were male, and she could only hope they were attracted to women. The only woman competing, the one with the bright red hair who danced with fire, had implied in her actions yesterday that she was attracted to men. At least, that’s how it seemed to her based on her reaction to seeing that Dwarven fighter with the odd hair. There was no denying that she was very beautiful, but even if she took interest in women, her looks and apparent skill put her way out of Tanisevania’s league. She sighed, accepting this. After all, not all women who were attracted to their own sex would be attracted to someone like her. It would probably be far easier to attract one of the male fighters, assuming at least a few of them liked women, and could be easily distracted with breasts. In her experience, that wasn’t too hard to do if the man in question fancied women. But she understood too that the men here might not be like the ones in her hometown, so nothing was guaranteed. She would need to do her absolute best to make the plan work, as she didn’t know how else she was going to get into that caravan.
The battles began, and she watched attentively. Every time someone fell it made her wince. She had never been a fan of combat; she hadn’t even participated in the duels that were part of Gnomish culture. If she succeeded and for some reason the winning fighter developed an attachment to her, it might be difficult for her to continue the charade, having an outlook on his or her life that was so different from her own. She didn’t really want to lie, either, but she didn’t see any other way of accomplishing this. She sighed again, softly, so Vesa wouldn’t notice.
Another person had fallen, this time a fighter with scars all over his face. One of them disfigured his mouth on one end. She stared at it, knowing no one would notice her doing so. It was petty and shallow, she knew, but disfigurement of the body often made her uncomfortable. A disfigured body always reminded her of death, and death reminded her of her mother, and how she herself was responsible for…
She shivered, forcing herself to look away from the fallen warrior. She hated the ugliness within herself that made her relieved that he had not won.
As the next battle began, she refocused her attention and continued watching. Eventually, another man of note began to win his own battle, fighting with a bow and arrow instead of a weapon suited to close combat. His style of fighting made her pay attention. Even though she didn’t know much about weapons, she thought this looked…odd, but it was definitely more to her tastes. She too was one to stay farther away from danger. He wasn’t very handsome, but she thought maybe his personality would be one more akin to hers. She would have to wait and see what became of him.
Soon after that, the Dwarven warrior began his battle. He was ferocious and violent; almost every strike of his weapon made her wince. His opponent appeared to fall easily, and she relaxed. It was over. However, the warrior stood over the defeated man, raising his weapon high and looking at the King. It was clear, even to her, that he would kill this man if the King desired it. Her discomfort at his viciousness in battle turned to fear. Would he really kill this man, who he had already defeated? To her relief, the King motioned for him to stand down, and he did so. However, he still raised the man over his head and threw him, hitting him again with the end of his weapon, as if defeat was not humiliation enough. She watched him leave the battlefield, more confused than she had been since she arrived in this strange place.
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The lunch gong rang, and after some deliberation, it was clear to Tanisevania what she must do. She had gone over the results of the battles, weighing each of the victors in her mind. It seemed that the two most likely winners so far were the man with the bow and arrow, and the Dwarven warrior. And out of the two of them, she was fairly certain who would succeed.
Her feet had carried her to the vendors, and she looked around, sure he was seeking his lunch. When she spotted him, she drew all her courage to herself and sauntered over to him. He didn’t notice her at first – too absorbed in his lunch, which he was smearing all over his beard in the process of eating it. She said hello, and he looked around, then down at her. His eyes immediately went to her cleavage. She smiled. Good. As she continued to flirt with the man, whose name turned out to be Grim, she relaxed. Something about the way he acted, his face flushing and his eyes trying their hardest to stay away from her bosom, instilled in her the confidence that if he won, she would not have a hard time of winning him. She even let herself be bold and kiss him on the cheek before she left him. Despite her discomfort in how he fought, she was glad that he might win the tournament, and began to hope for that outcome…as long as he didn’t kill anyone in the process.
She purchased her lunch and made to return to her seat when she bumped into the Kender woman again. Kaleena chattered on at her about the matches, and she smiled and listened politely. She didn’t know much about Kender, but so far this one was amusing. Kaleena mentioned that the man who fought with the bow and arrows was a friend of hers, and Tanisevania made note of this. If he were to win, or even continue doing well, she would have to ask her to introduce her to him. She invited her to join her and Vesa in the stands, but Kaleena declined, suggesting instead that Tanisevania join her up on the wall. Staring up on it, she too had to refuse, and they decided just to meet after the match.
When she sat back down, Vesa was already there. She said hello and set to eating, her face forming a thoughtful expression. What was she going to do if Grim really won? Surely a warrior like him had had many women already, but he still seemed so innocent. Almost boyish, despite his rugged features. Guilt tugged at her heart. Could she really continue lying to him, if she took her plan to his bed? She didn’t want to hurt anyone in this. She would have to tell the truth, or at least part of the truth, eventually…
Feeling eyes on her, she looked up to find Vesa staring. He asked her for her thoughts, and she realized he must have noticed the look on her face. She shook her head, smiled prettily, and assured him that she was just thinking. Her eyes lingered on his face longer than she knew they should have.
What she had wanted yesterday was to skip the brothel and take him directly to bed with her. She couldn’t help it; he was gorgeous, and her attraction to him had been instant. He wasn’t cruel or chauvinistic either, as far as she could tell. He had spoken to her as an equal. They even shared the same interests, obviously, as he had called another man to his bed after going upstairs with two women. Vesa was promising, very promising. She regretted that he was not a fighter, so he could not win the tournament and become her goal. That would turn the task entirely to pleasure.
There would be pleasure, of course. Even if she wasn’t extremely attracted to the winner, sex itself was fun, and she wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to have it. And if Grim won, sex with him would probably be an adventure.
She tried to watch the rest of the matches with the same focus she had in the earlier ones, but none of the battles produced winners that were as impressive. The red-haired woman did not fight that day, but Tanisevania found herself watching her anyway as she sat on the sidelines. Her display of arms had been strange, but skillful. She found herself worrying. What if she won the tournament, and wasn’t attracted to women? What would she do then? Scowling at herself, she forced her fears to the back of her mind. She would wait to see how the woman fought, and if she won, she would approach her tomorrow. She could not plan any farther than that.
A gong rang for dinner, and another, later signified the end of the day’s matches. Tanisevania stood, telling Vesa she’d catch up with him at the Blue Dragon, and bounded down the steps to see Grim again. She had to instill in him the memory of her. As she walked over to him, she made sure to skip a little so her breasts would bounce too. As expected, she got his attention, and set to flirting with him some more. He still acted with such boyish innocence, and it intrigued her. Against her better judgment, she honestly found herself wanting to know more. She left him without another kiss but a promise to return to watch the matches tomorrow. He told her that if he saw her, he’d point her out, and she didn’t know what to make of that.
As she walked away, Kaleena found her again, and immediately began chattering on in her surprise that Tanisevania knew Grim. She explained, smiling, that she was just becoming his friend. She continued pondering this “friendship” as Kaleena talked, but was jolted back to attention as the Kender mentioned that she had gotten some Reindeer fiber to spin with. She didn’t know much about spinning, but she knew where that fiber must have come from. Her thoughts turned to Vesa, and her contemplation turned to concern. He might be angry about this. Assuming the Kender was in tow, she headed off to the Inn they both shared, intending to find Vesa so they could find his poor, shaven reindeer. She had to admit to herself, that in this strange town where so many odd things were happening, she didn’t know what was going to happen next.
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Soooo yeah, that's it so far. Here's what I plan to do at the beginning of the next session, in case I forget:
~ If Vesa isn't too drunk after his own competition, she'll try to get him to spend the night with her.
~ The next morning, she'll get dressed in her new outfit again, meditate for her spells, and then go check on Vesa's reindeer.
~ Then to find some green space (a garden, tree, anything) to refocus herself.
~ Then off to the tournament, making sure to sit where Grim can find her.
Last night's session was AWESOME!!! And so far she's easier to play than I thought she would be. However, a lot of her reactions to the other characters and the opinions she formed were not voiced, so I felt the need to type out her thought process over the day she spent attending a fighting tournament. Here that is.
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As Tanisevania settled down in her seat next to Vesa, she immediately began staring down at the assembled fighters, studying each as they presented their arms. She didn’t know very much about fighting, or this practice in it, but it seemed as good a time as any to try and figure out who her plan was going to lead her to.
Her plan was simple. She would use her sex appeal, though it wasn’t that impressive, to seduce the winner and get into the caravan through that “bond.” Most of the fighters were male, and she could only hope they were attracted to women. The only woman competing, the one with the bright red hair who danced with fire, had implied in her actions yesterday that she was attracted to men. At least, that’s how it seemed to her based on her reaction to seeing that Dwarven fighter with the odd hair. There was no denying that she was very beautiful, but even if she took interest in women, her looks and apparent skill put her way out of Tanisevania’s league. She sighed, accepting this. After all, not all women who were attracted to their own sex would be attracted to someone like her. It would probably be far easier to attract one of the male fighters, assuming at least a few of them liked women, and could be easily distracted with breasts. In her experience, that wasn’t too hard to do if the man in question fancied women. But she understood too that the men here might not be like the ones in her hometown, so nothing was guaranteed. She would need to do her absolute best to make the plan work, as she didn’t know how else she was going to get into that caravan.
The battles began, and she watched attentively. Every time someone fell it made her wince. She had never been a fan of combat; she hadn’t even participated in the duels that were part of Gnomish culture. If she succeeded and for some reason the winning fighter developed an attachment to her, it might be difficult for her to continue the charade, having an outlook on his or her life that was so different from her own. She didn’t really want to lie, either, but she didn’t see any other way of accomplishing this. She sighed again, softly, so Vesa wouldn’t notice.
Another person had fallen, this time a fighter with scars all over his face. One of them disfigured his mouth on one end. She stared at it, knowing no one would notice her doing so. It was petty and shallow, she knew, but disfigurement of the body often made her uncomfortable. A disfigured body always reminded her of death, and death reminded her of her mother, and how she herself was responsible for…
She shivered, forcing herself to look away from the fallen warrior. She hated the ugliness within herself that made her relieved that he had not won.
As the next battle began, she refocused her attention and continued watching. Eventually, another man of note began to win his own battle, fighting with a bow and arrow instead of a weapon suited to close combat. His style of fighting made her pay attention. Even though she didn’t know much about weapons, she thought this looked…odd, but it was definitely more to her tastes. She too was one to stay farther away from danger. He wasn’t very handsome, but she thought maybe his personality would be one more akin to hers. She would have to wait and see what became of him.
Soon after that, the Dwarven warrior began his battle. He was ferocious and violent; almost every strike of his weapon made her wince. His opponent appeared to fall easily, and she relaxed. It was over. However, the warrior stood over the defeated man, raising his weapon high and looking at the King. It was clear, even to her, that he would kill this man if the King desired it. Her discomfort at his viciousness in battle turned to fear. Would he really kill this man, who he had already defeated? To her relief, the King motioned for him to stand down, and he did so. However, he still raised the man over his head and threw him, hitting him again with the end of his weapon, as if defeat was not humiliation enough. She watched him leave the battlefield, more confused than she had been since she arrived in this strange place.
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The lunch gong rang, and after some deliberation, it was clear to Tanisevania what she must do. She had gone over the results of the battles, weighing each of the victors in her mind. It seemed that the two most likely winners so far were the man with the bow and arrow, and the Dwarven warrior. And out of the two of them, she was fairly certain who would succeed.
Her feet had carried her to the vendors, and she looked around, sure he was seeking his lunch. When she spotted him, she drew all her courage to herself and sauntered over to him. He didn’t notice her at first – too absorbed in his lunch, which he was smearing all over his beard in the process of eating it. She said hello, and he looked around, then down at her. His eyes immediately went to her cleavage. She smiled. Good. As she continued to flirt with the man, whose name turned out to be Grim, she relaxed. Something about the way he acted, his face flushing and his eyes trying their hardest to stay away from her bosom, instilled in her the confidence that if he won, she would not have a hard time of winning him. She even let herself be bold and kiss him on the cheek before she left him. Despite her discomfort in how he fought, she was glad that he might win the tournament, and began to hope for that outcome…as long as he didn’t kill anyone in the process.
She purchased her lunch and made to return to her seat when she bumped into the Kender woman again. Kaleena chattered on at her about the matches, and she smiled and listened politely. She didn’t know much about Kender, but so far this one was amusing. Kaleena mentioned that the man who fought with the bow and arrows was a friend of hers, and Tanisevania made note of this. If he were to win, or even continue doing well, she would have to ask her to introduce her to him. She invited her to join her and Vesa in the stands, but Kaleena declined, suggesting instead that Tanisevania join her up on the wall. Staring up on it, she too had to refuse, and they decided just to meet after the match.
When she sat back down, Vesa was already there. She said hello and set to eating, her face forming a thoughtful expression. What was she going to do if Grim really won? Surely a warrior like him had had many women already, but he still seemed so innocent. Almost boyish, despite his rugged features. Guilt tugged at her heart. Could she really continue lying to him, if she took her plan to his bed? She didn’t want to hurt anyone in this. She would have to tell the truth, or at least part of the truth, eventually…
Feeling eyes on her, she looked up to find Vesa staring. He asked her for her thoughts, and she realized he must have noticed the look on her face. She shook her head, smiled prettily, and assured him that she was just thinking. Her eyes lingered on his face longer than she knew they should have.
What she had wanted yesterday was to skip the brothel and take him directly to bed with her. She couldn’t help it; he was gorgeous, and her attraction to him had been instant. He wasn’t cruel or chauvinistic either, as far as she could tell. He had spoken to her as an equal. They even shared the same interests, obviously, as he had called another man to his bed after going upstairs with two women. Vesa was promising, very promising. She regretted that he was not a fighter, so he could not win the tournament and become her goal. That would turn the task entirely to pleasure.
There would be pleasure, of course. Even if she wasn’t extremely attracted to the winner, sex itself was fun, and she wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to have it. And if Grim won, sex with him would probably be an adventure.
She tried to watch the rest of the matches with the same focus she had in the earlier ones, but none of the battles produced winners that were as impressive. The red-haired woman did not fight that day, but Tanisevania found herself watching her anyway as she sat on the sidelines. Her display of arms had been strange, but skillful. She found herself worrying. What if she won the tournament, and wasn’t attracted to women? What would she do then? Scowling at herself, she forced her fears to the back of her mind. She would wait to see how the woman fought, and if she won, she would approach her tomorrow. She could not plan any farther than that.
A gong rang for dinner, and another, later signified the end of the day’s matches. Tanisevania stood, telling Vesa she’d catch up with him at the Blue Dragon, and bounded down the steps to see Grim again. She had to instill in him the memory of her. As she walked over to him, she made sure to skip a little so her breasts would bounce too. As expected, she got his attention, and set to flirting with him some more. He still acted with such boyish innocence, and it intrigued her. Against her better judgment, she honestly found herself wanting to know more. She left him without another kiss but a promise to return to watch the matches tomorrow. He told her that if he saw her, he’d point her out, and she didn’t know what to make of that.
As she walked away, Kaleena found her again, and immediately began chattering on in her surprise that Tanisevania knew Grim. She explained, smiling, that she was just becoming his friend. She continued pondering this “friendship” as Kaleena talked, but was jolted back to attention as the Kender mentioned that she had gotten some Reindeer fiber to spin with. She didn’t know much about spinning, but she knew where that fiber must have come from. Her thoughts turned to Vesa, and her contemplation turned to concern. He might be angry about this. Assuming the Kender was in tow, she headed off to the Inn they both shared, intending to find Vesa so they could find his poor, shaven reindeer. She had to admit to herself, that in this strange town where so many odd things were happening, she didn’t know what was going to happen next.
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Soooo yeah, that's it so far. Here's what I plan to do at the beginning of the next session, in case I forget:
~ If Vesa isn't too drunk after his own competition, she'll try to get him to spend the night with her.
~ The next morning, she'll get dressed in her new outfit again, meditate for her spells, and then go check on Vesa's reindeer.
~ Then to find some green space (a garden, tree, anything) to refocus herself.
~ Then off to the tournament, making sure to sit where Grim can find her.
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