Closed Don't Piss Off a Wizard (Clyde)

[Orion Michaels]

Orion ooc : I think I'm gonna start wrapping this up. Orion's sufficiently spooked. And apparently as I write this, you actually had an effect on his views of the knights! Well done. "What can you do?" he asked, trailing off for a moment, thinking it was kind of sad that someone had to feel that way. If there wasn't an abuse of that awesome power, what did it hurt? Orion would be dead if not for him. No reason for people to react like that, like Orion had. "I have to admit, it's a little upsetting, that you have to feel that way. I don't mean to get deep here, but it's Syliras." The seeds of annoyance at how Syliras dealt with things had long been planted in Orion. His travels to Sunberth had opened his eyes. Sure, it gave him an appreciation of the protection the knights could give, but the iron fist with which they ruled, that didn't sit right. "They breed this contempt. And the only other place I know is Sunberth. They aren't any better. In fact, they're worse. It's just..I don't know. You've heard all the excuses, right? It's..." He trailed again, struggling to find the words to say to this mage who Orion doubted could care less about what he had to say. The few season's Orion had spent in Sunberth had really opened his eyes about the law, but only served to reinforce a negative view on those with magic. And the hypocrisy of it wasn't lost on Orion. Though he couldn't call himself a mage by any means. "I don't doubt the knights would have a problem with someone who could challenge their power. You've given me something to think about, even if you didn't intent do. I'm likely to go home and be all philosophical about this. How absurd." He chuckled, looking over to the wizard. "If I could survive outside these walls...ah, forgive me again. I'm apt to ramble. Perhaps I should see myself out of here. I'm a glutton for trouble in these woods." He gathered up his few supplies and prepared to depart, back to his tiny apartment in the city of Syliras. "My offer of aid is sincere. You've got my eternal thanks for being here and stopping those guys. There was nothing I could have done to come out alive. If you ever need my services, hopefully someday you'll find them somewhere outside of Syliras." He chuckled once again, this encounter really throwing off the way Orion thought about the world. A brush with death, a wizard who didn't understand why people had an immediate distaste for him, and doubt of the knights who have so long claimed to be protectors. "You've got my best wishes, mage."

[Clyde Sullins]

Clyde had no way of knowing what Orion thought. Though if he had, he likely would have been happy. Thinking genuinely that Clyde was not so bad, as even though he was a wizard, he did not abuse it... Thinking that perhaps there was more to this city than he had originally thought... Having a small seed of doubt sown into his pretty little picture of what Syliras was, and how he thought of it. Thinking of the once nice knights whose job it was to protect him and the citizens... Of the safe wall, full of honest and just people... Of the fairness, and equality, and of the justness for the way you acted... Clyde had semi-intentionally sowed a seed of doubt into all of that, into Orion. If he had known, he probably would have been glad. Instead, all he saw was some mild resignation, to plod along as he had, perhaps a bit more cautiously. But he had not real way of knowing if Orion would follow and had listened to his words... He was interested in his words though, when he admitted a small bit of distrust to Syliras, but was upset when he said no were was better. That no were was safe. That the only other place that he knew of, Sunberth, was even worse. "Yes, I have heard of Sunberth, and how they are one of the few places to dislike mages even more than Syliras. Possibly the only one. Though do not lose hope. There are plenty of other cities which are much better. Ones that are more understanding and free, and not so judgmental as Syliras. I do hear what you say, and I know how hard it can be to find a place were you truly belong and are accepted and thought highly of for your skills. Were you are not only praised for your skills, but rewarded well for them. There are places like that, even if it is not here." He did like his next bit, as he worded it. Saying that perhaps the reason Syliras did not like mages, was that it questioned his power. Even he himself hating Syliras, had never rationalized it so, and realized there was a logic behind their hate for mages, as cold a logic as it was. "That is a wise way to look at it. Now that you say it, the reason for the knights hating mages seems so obvious, as we do challenge their power of might of arms and strictness. Mages are above the norm, and so do not fall into line like the cattle that so many people who live here fall into. It is almost slavery, in all but name. But mages it would not be so easy to do the same to..." He smiled at what Orion said, interested in his words... That even he was considering leaving, as he had so long ago, to find a place for him... To find somewhere else... "Interesting... So if you could leave, you would? Then I might have a possible offer for you. You certainly don't have to decide now, but soon... Perhaps next season, most likely, I will be leaving Syliras, with a group. I am working on finding more people who might be interested, and having a medic would be a good addition to any group... I am not for certain were we would go... Likely Nyka or Mura, before heading a bit further north for our final destination. But perhaps if you would like, you could come along with me and my group, for all or part of the journey. Think on it. A good way to leave Sylrias, is in numbers. And you already know I can defend myself. What could stop a group or get in our way, with me at the lead? Just consider it." Clyde would wait a bit, giving Orion time to answer, before heading off, as Orion had been planning to go. "Just think on it. Until we meet again."

[Orion Michaels]

Orion Clyde spoke of other places more accepting. Orion nodded slowly as he spoke. This man, who was surely more well traveled than the doctor, said so, and it was something to contemplate. A freedom from the iron fist of the Sylrian Knights. It wasn't as though Orion had dealt with much, if any, persecution in his life there. It was a matter of principle. Though it was all he knew, it was almost absurd for him to think there were any other options. Syliras, land of the cold hard law. Sunberth, land of no law. Surely there was something in between the two. "I've been one of the cattle long enough," he muttered to himself, struggling internally with the situation at hand. Orion listened to the man's offer. It was quite surprising, really. After how he had insulted him, to suddenly give him a chance to leave with him as their doctor. It was crazy. It was insane. To just leave everything, leave his job, his home, his birthplace, and travel with complete strangers. It was tempting. So tempting. "I will have to think on it. To change my life like that...It's crazy. But I really don't know what's going on after this experience." Orion paused, staring down at the ground. "I'm not even sure if I can wait until next season. I don't know. I just really don't. But..." He took a deep breath, looking back up at Clyde. "I won't be in Syliras much longer. I can't do it anymore. It's really a peace of shyke and I can't stand it. I will think on it. If you come searching for me and I'm not there, I apologize that I was unable to repay you. If our path should cross, well, I owe you the very thing I try and save daily." Orion gave Clyde a final nod before passing him. The more he would think on it, the more it sunk in how much this short encounter had changed him. A slight annoyance at the hard ways of the knights turned to disdain, turned to disgust. It was time for him to make a change in his life. There was an offer to leave with a group. Mura and Nyka...Neither of them were places he'd ever considered going. In all honesty, after he'd returned from his most recent trip Sunberth, he figured he would live in Syliras for the rest of his life. Become a successful doctor, just like he father. Teach prospective students of medicine. Grow old. Grow lonely. Die. But not now. It all had to change, and thanks to this wizard, it would.

[Chevalier]

Orion

LORE

• Off the Beaten Path, It’s Dangerous
• Seeing Crazy Earth Reimancy

EXPERIENCE

Skill	XP Earned
Persuasion	2
Observation	3
Stealth	1
Rhetoric	4

Clyde

LORE

• Fighting the Desire to Overgive
• Intimidating People With Lots of Magic

EXPERIENCE

Skill	XP Earned
Intimidation	3
Reimancy	2
Rhetoric	3
Persuasion	1

Storyteller Notes

Secret :

Alrighty folks, here we are. Good job on the Reimancy Clyde, but remember, since you’re already a Master if you ever want to earn the big Reimancy points (not saying thatyou’re your intent, just something to consider if I ever grade your stuff) you need to do some crazy Reimancy stuff. The awesome, super creative, earth shaking, sweat inducing Reimancy stuff that no one has ever heard before. You’re one of the best, so you need to become the example of what the little Reimancers have to look forward to.