Tallycorith wakes up, since he's been asleep so long, and blinks... in the darkness.... He looks around, trying to see if anyone is awake this late at night, perhaps Razi, as she is usually up this late at night, he wonders how well her wounds have been healing... He gets up, and moves over to her bed, to see if anything can be told from just looking, and sees that she is gone...
Tallycorith says, "Hrm, Milday, where did thou go? A little stroll I suppose...."
Tallycorith shrugs....
Tallycorith walks outside...
You go outside to the courtyard.
Main Courtyard - Sithern KeepTallycorith walks out of the barracks, and sees the guards at the gates. He walks over to one, since they would have seen if Razi had left the barracks, or if they had seen her for awhile... He walks up to the guard over on the left side of the gate and speaks up.. "Excuse me, Milord, but might I bother thee with a question?"
One of the guards turns from his conversation and looks Tallycorith over, nodding "Sure...what can I do for you milord?
Tallycorith says, "I hate to bother thee, but I was wondering about the whereabouts of a friend of mine...."
The guard lightens his tone a bit and nods "An just who might that be sir?"
Tallycorith says, "Her name is Razi, She was wounded awhile back, and I awoke to find her gone, I was wondering if you had seen her, and if she had gone off for a walk perhaps?"
The guard's expression changes to a more dour somber one as he continues to speak. "She and Corporal Shaylarin left about a week ago milord, they haven't returned as of yet to my knowledge. There's been a bit of concern regarding it, hasn't anyone told you?"
Tallycorith says, "Uh, no sir, I have not been told of this.. She's not returned? Has anyone not seen her at all?"
Tallycorith looks kinda worried.
"Neither of them sir" The guard responds with. "Either of them family sir?"
Tallycorith shakes his head, "No, Milord, neither of them are, though Razi is a good friend of mine, doth thou have any idea where either of them have gone, or perhaps what direction they headed off to?
Shrugging the guard turns to his comrade to continue his gossiping, pointing off in a direction almost uncaring in his attitude. "Off towards the interface, though the one patrol that's gone out has yet to find anything...good luck."
Tallycorith nods. "I thank thee sir."
You leave the Keep of Sithern.
Outside Sithern
Sithern rears up before you as you approach. Straight ahead, blocking the main road, stand its heavy outer gates. They are constructed of thick wood interwoven with thick metal wires, these wires meet in the middle to form a continuous lock from top to bottom. The walls are quite similar, though they are of stone shot through with what looks like copper bands.
Above these walls rise six towers, one on each corner, and two in the middle, along the wall dividing the Keep from the residences. These are fancifully decorated in the Royal colors, both in paint and pennants. Though once perhaps used for defense of the castle, they now serve as takeoff and landing platforms for the dragons who call this place home. Dragons come and go among the towers quite frequently, giving one the impression of a beehive.
A branch in the road to the east leads you to a smaller gate. This leads to the residential section of Sithern. Here, dragons have built their own homes, and there are special places for nondragon visitors to take up residence, as well. These gates usually stand open, allowing easy ground access.
Obvious exits:
Fly Residential Area Sithern South
Western Argalian Sky
The cities of Sithern and Light's Gate are the main features in this part of the world, besides the interface. Their roofs show easily above the trees, large tracts of cultivated land surrounding them.
Obvious exits:
Down: Light's Gate Down: Western Interface Down: Sithern South North East
You fly down to The Western Interface.
Western Interface
The shimmery gate of the portal sits to the west of the road and south of the fringes of the Bayoon Forest. To the east lies the entire sphere of Argalia. The road is a simple stone road that doesn't appear to have had much use lately.
Obvious exits:
Fly East Southeast
Tallycorith walks into the area, and looks around, "Well, the guards had said they walked around this way.. But I don't see anything, or at least I think this is where they are."
Tallycorith yells out into the area.. "Ms Razi! Art thou out here?"
The light is dim in the after hours, with shadows being cast about here and there, making things seem to move about to the unwary as a gentle breeze blows by.
Tallycorith says, "Corporal Shaylarin? Razi?! Hello!?!?"
A foul acrid stench is brought through upon the wind, a rotting disgusting tinge about it.
Tallycorith sniffs the air, and his nose wrinkles at the stench of something rotting, some form of rotting flesh, his eyes flash worriedly, hoping that it is just a dead slon, or some other such thing.. He moves around, digging through the foliage around him. Hoping to find the source of the stench... He moves a bushes back, and around... but the wind breaks his concentration.. He pulls out his sword, Silesshirr, and starts cutting down the foliage.
Lying 'neath the foliage in the darkness is a rotting Aldani body, bugs and maggots having made a dent in the hide. The body appears to have been here for some time now, at least a week.
Tallycorith feels his stomach knot, and tries to send his dinner back up as the stench grows almost unbearable of a stench, and the sight hits his view.. He turns his head away from the rotting corpse, disgusted by it, "Oh My God!"
Tallycorith takes a deep breath, and turns back to the corpse, trying to see if he can identify it, but the foliage, and lighting only allow a silhouette, and the sounds of the maggots feeding off the decomposing flesh.... He covers his muzzle with a piece of cloth, and grabs a hold of the corpse's legs, and drags it out into the open air. Hoping to get a better view of the corpse...
The hideous body slumps once it is again dropped in the dim light, revealing a blue scale color in the light. More features can identify the body as a member of Sithern keeps guards, with a corporals rank on the tattered and bloodied clothing.
Tallycorith says, "Mutters under his breath.. "Thou must be Corporal Shaylarin, I am sorry that we couldn't meet on...uh... better terms.. What for happened to you, how did this happen??" Starts looking around in the foliage, looking for some sign of struggle...
Signs there are a plenty, blood soaked ground leading from the body to a copse of trees.
Tallycorith follows the trail of blood to the trees, and looks around, looking for perhaps any weapons, or other such things that would tell who did this, or perhaps...another corpse...
A broken short sword...a large unstrung crossbow...and more signs of scuffling can be seen a short distance from the road where another fight took place it seems.
Tallycorith picks up the crossbow, and recognizes it as the one that Razi carries around with her at all times. The signs of struggle make it known that the battle raged for a long time...and that she fought bravely, but there seems to be little to no blood after this area, and there seems to be no corpse, that means that perhaps she was taken as a prisoner...
Tallycorith looks around for some sign of which way the Attackers went, where perhaps they are housed at the moment, any broken twigs, or another trail of blood, from the attackers wounds, obviously, they would have to have been wounded as well. perhaps he can find where she is being held captive...
Tallycorith says, "Gods d*mn You! Whoever you are, I will find you, and you will rue the day!"