CATS

[soulping]

Welcome to the Guild of Heroes! A place to honour the greatest individuals known to the world, as well as for new would-be heroes to begin their careers in general awesomeness.

That's why you're all here. Individuals with great purpose, who want to change the face of the planet singlehandedly. The guildmaster is nearby, lounging behind the counter.

And also a gnoll, apparently.

Before you do anything, each of you please write a SHORT, ONCE SENTENCE ADVERTISEMENT for yourself.

To the EAST is the exit of the GUILD HALL.

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OLD CITY

[soulping]

The old run-down streets of this quarter of the city are riddled with trash, both material and human. The infirm and ill too poor to pay away their conditions lay in the gutters, and really, if they lived in any of the buildings here they wouldn't be much better off. Even if they were, they'd still be starving.

You can practically smell the discontent in the air, but these people are so crushed by the stark realities of their lives it's likely to never amount to anything.

To the NORTH is a RUN-DOWN TAVERN.
To the EAST is THE MARKET.
To the SOUTH is WEST CITY.

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[justichthys]

… [ this is awful though!! ]

I … ah … [ clenches her fists briefly, and looks around—is there any kind of anything that could be used to do some cleaning around here? ]

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[soulping]

You spot an OLD STREET BROOM.

...It's broken in half.

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[justichthys]

[ IT'LL DO. MAYBE. PROBABLY. ]

[ I'm going to sweep this street ]

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[soulping]

You sweep this street.

...There's some people who would like to thank you for that, but they have literally nothing to give you. However, now all will know that THE SWEEPER AWAKES.

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[justichthys]

[ A HERO TO THE COMMON PEOPLE ]

[ ... nevermind that she's supposed to be doing something else right now ]

Right ... I think that's as much as I can do for now. Everyone, I'm very sorry that I can't do more! [ BOWS TO EVERYONE AND NO ONE, before making her way East. ]

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[soulping]

boop

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[unlimitedcoffee]

[ goes over to one of the "trash" people, crouching down ]

Hey there. Care to share your story?

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[soulping]

Sigh...

Times are tough.

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[unlimitedcoffee]

Times can always get harder. But you're still kickin' so times can always get better, too.

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[soulping]

Yeah, but...

Times are tough.

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[unlimitedcoffee]

But you're not alone. Strength in numbers, they say.

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[soulping]

[ ...he actually looks up at that and -- oh my god this man is absolutely riddled with HORRIBLE BURNS ]

What do you mean?

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[featherduster]

[ Why this

Crouching down near some of the people scattered about, apparently undeterred by the filth and despondence ]

Hey there. Do you have a minute?

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[soulping]

Ah...yes?

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[featherduster]

I just wanted to talk with you a little.

[ Plopping right down next to them ]

I'm afraid I don't understand much about this town. It looks like a tough place.

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[soulping]

It is. The Empire hardly even cares about its own citizens if it gets in the way of their own prosperity.

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[featherduster]

But an empire can't really prosper if its people are suffering, right? If they don't realize that now, they'll have to eventually.

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[soulping]

[ CONGRATULATIONS VASH YOU HAVE DISCOVERED THE CONS OF EMPIRE ]

The important people are prospering.

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[sheerpressure]

[ Oh dear. Let's go.... to the market.... probably.... While she wants to help the people, she also doesn't want to talk to them. ]

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[soulping]

easy street

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[notenoughgazing]

[Ugh. Anything he picks up here is sure to dirty the rest of his treasures, not to mention his hands. Not worth it.

Meow heads right on through to the MARKET- though he's also going to take a look around as he goes. Are the buildings all stone even over here in the slums?]

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[soulping]

[ no -- a lot of them are actually wooden. ]

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[notenoughgazing]

[Good to know, thank you.

Okay, off to the MARKET.]

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[soulping]

boop