EPONA

[soulping]

[ You find yourself sequestered in a cave deep within Waldemar's mountain. A table and a set of chairs have been carved from the surrounding rock. Torches are set into the walls to provide light, while a faint breeze blows through cracks in the walls and ceiling to provide ventilation. There are no doors or windows to speak of.

In the center of the room are your (randomly assigned) gifts: A BASKET OF FOODSTUFFS and AN ELEGANT SWORD WITH A BEJEWELED SHEATH.

There’s an hourglass of wrought silver embedded in the wall, with ten rubies inside. Pinned beside it is an elegant tapestry featuring a crowded church service. You are part of THE PRIESTS.

Resting on the table are the following: a sheet of parchment, a quill, and a capped jar of ink. Written on the parchment is a list and three words in bold lettering:

PROTECT
TARGET
DEFEND

Choose a role and a course of action.]

Comments

[acemedium]

We don't have any more food to give the peasants! Meanwhile the merchants are sitting there with all their money... As an elite brotherhood of priests, we've gotta look after the weak!

[gandere]

By stealing? That's not how things work.

If we're going to steal anything for the peasants, it should be from the noble, not the merchants!

[acemedium]

Just think about it as liberating goods for a good cause. [Spoken like a true priest, Eveningstar]

But the merchants have more money! Don't they?

[gandere]

The merchants are just trying to work hard to support their families. What do you think a merchant family is: a noble one or a peasant one!

[acemedium]

I dunno about.... Merchants sound pretty greedy to me. [Like she's in any position to talk!!]

But fine, if you want to steal from the nobles so bad, we can do that, too!

[gandere]

I don't want to steal from anyone. It's out of character for a priest to steal!

--but if we have to, it should be from the rich.

[acemedium]

We only have the sword left, so it's not like we can give anything else away unless we steal!

And that's what I've been saying! Spreading the wealth, that's priestly, right?

[gandere]

No, a priest is supposed to stay out of these kind of affairs.

[acemedium]

That doesn't sound very priestly....

[She's clearly an expert]

[gandere]

I knew a priest back home. [ WHO IS THE EXPERT NOW. ]

[acemedium]

Did he sit around and do nothing?

[gandere]

No, I think he stole all of my family's wealth.

[ THIS MAKES STAR RIGHT??? Wow it hurts the ego. ]

[acemedium]

....So according to you, I'm right.

[This is new and unexpected]

[gandere]

I hated him for it?

[acemedium]

Is that why you don't want us to rob anyone...?

[gandere]

Geez Eveningstar, it's just a game. I wouldn't make a game personal and all about me, now would I?

[ Yes.

She always does. ]

[acemedium]

[(UNSURE)]

...Well, anyway, we'll get the most points from doing it this way.

[gandere]

[ Safe answer. ] I sure hope so.