Paerys Velethuil
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Paerys Velethuil Loenthra was a Loenthran master painter who traveled the continent to sell his artwork. He presented his esteemed paintings to attendees at the Valley of Gold treaty ceremony. Among them was a painting for Orelwen Greyvael, a handmaiden to the Argent Mirror. The paint's mixture had been secretly adulterated with a topical poison, and Orelwen fell ill as a result; her face was left permanently scarred. Meanwhile at Orelwen's invitation (to thank him for the painting he gifted her), Paerys visited the shining city of Ta'Illistim to promote his artwork. Adventurers soon discovered he had ulterior motives, and Paerys was detained for questioning regarding the poisonings.
A trial was held, and on 8/1/5119 Paerys was found guilty of assault upon members of the court, and conspiring to murder the Argent Mirror. During the course of the trial, he revealed that his family perished in the cataclysm of Talador, on their way to visit him in Wehnimer's Landing. His grief turned into hatred for humans, which ultimately influenced his decision to target the Illistim monarch: he believed her a traitor to elvenkind for signing the treaty at Valley of Gold. Paerys was sentenced to death by beheading, and died on Phoenatos 5, 5119.
The location of his burial was a secret until Lormesta 22 5123, when his corpse was reanimated by the sorcerer Enomna, in the Wraithenmist near Ta'Illistim.
Description
At Valley of Gold, 7/24/5119
You see Paerys Velethuil Loenthra. He appears to be an Elf. He is considerably shorter than average and has a scrawny physique. He appears to be in the meridian of life. He has rheumy amber eyes and pallid skin. He has wavy, coarse aureate hair framing his face and shoulders in a thickly layered mane. He has an oblong face, a straight nose and an upswept pointed ears, the tips of which point out from his hair. He is in good shape. He is wearing a round-brimmed grey leather hat, a blue-black razern pyramid medallion strung invertedly by a silver chain, a steel-buckled dull blue haversack, a high-neck pleated silk shirt with wide cuffs, a pair of slate grey leather gloves secured with sapphire buttons, some frayed granite-hued breeches, and some faded cerulean silk shoes.
Death
[Ta'Illistim, Caear Courtyard]
The illuminated domes of Ta'Illistim Keep rise overhead, each one tiled and sparkling with an abundance of mosaic decoration. Before the keep, the var widens to a half-moon shaped courtyard, which in turn is bordered by the edge of the city green. You also see a large wooden platform with some stuff on it.
Also here: Lady Sayilla, Lady Orelwen, Lord Aeriadrn, Lord Murstyr, Argent Mirror Myasara, Paerys, Ntyre, and many adventurers.
Aeriadrn recites:
"Paerys, you have been found guilty of assault on members of the Court and city. You have also been found guilty of conspiring to murder Argent Mirror Myasara Illistim, her Illumination, Head of House Illistim, Monarch of the Illistimi People, Defender of Ta'Illistim and Keeper of Knowledge."
Aeriadrn recites:
"For these crimes, you have been sentenced to die by having your head severed from your body."
Paerys folds his hands behind his back.
>l paerys
You see Paerys Velethuil Loenthra.
He appears to be an Elf.
He is considerably shorter than average and has a scrawny physique. He appears to be in the meridian of life. He has rheumy amber eyes and pallid skin. He has wavy, coarse aureate hair framing his face and shoulders in a thickly layered mane. He has an oblong face, a straight nose and an upswept pointed ears, the tips of which point out from his hair.
He is in good shape.
He is wearing a high-neck pleated silk shirt with wide cuffs, a pair of thick black iron manacles, some frayed granite-hued breeches, a heavy iron ball and chain with an ankle cuff, and some faded cerulean silk shoes.
Ntyre shoves Paerys to his knees.
>l ntyre
You see Ntyre.
He appears to be an Illistim Elf.
It is difficult to properly see his features as the dark cotton hood of his robe is pulled down over his face.
He is in good shape.
He is holding a wide vaalorn beheading sword in his right hand.
He is wearing a dark cotton robe, a small dark pouch, a pair of leather breeches, and some black leather boots.
Aeriadrn recites:
"Do you have any final words?"
Paerys nods slowly.
Paerys recites:
"See now - how your Mirror treats the plight of Elvenkind. Our people are rewarded with an Alliance by those who would inevitably betray them. I have no regrets."
Paerys says, "Do it."
Ntyre grabs Paerys' head and lowers it to the block before taking a step back.
Aeriadrn recites:
"May the Patrons guide your path swiftly to the Gate."
Ntyre lifts his sword high above his head before dropping it downward with a single, mighty blow.
Paerys slumps over, severed head rolls a few times on the ground before it stills - the head twitches gruesomely, his bloodied lips spasming in his death throes, as he stares hatefully into the crowd before going still.
As the head rolls away from the body, you are splattered with droplets of blood.
Myasara nods.
Myasara just climbed up a massive stairway.
Final death on Lormesta 22, 5123:
>look [Wraithenmist, Shallow Swamp - ] (u175112) Bald cypresses grow in abundance throughout the misty swamp, their vine-strangled trunks flaring out to wide bases. Woody, spiked knees protrude from the glassy surface of the olive-tinged water, roughly surrounding the masses of moss-draped trees. Also here: Legionnaire Agathilea, Legionnaire Esana, Nalver, Peltast Vaeldrys, Warchief Archales, Hunter Alisaire, Bakarus, Meril, Perigourd, High Legionnaire Aureliano, Malinya, Peltast Alanisse, Lady Starletdawn, Lady Akenna, Blade Auait, Blade Arku, Missoni, Lord Xorus, Imperatrix Lylia, Madam Naamit, Lord Zolis, Lady Uniana, Lord Teveriel, Commodore Jaysehn, Sorcerer Anieit, Lihukshi Obvious paths: west The pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck just arrived! [SMR result: -26 (Open d100: 75, Bonus: 10)] A large blue-black vulture lunges forward in an attempt to rake her talons across the pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck, but impacts nothing but air. Greenish-black flames spring to life in Lylia's hand... Lylia gestures at the pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck. Lylia hurls a ball of greenish-black flame at the pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck! AS: +457 vs DS: +391 with AvD: +52 + d100 roll: +70 = +188 ... and hits for 52 points of damage! Crackling blue plasma roasts a smoking hole in the corpse of paersy's neck! With a last inhuman twitch, the pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck falls down, decay rapidly eating away at its lifeless body. The ball of greenish-black flame strikes the pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact. > Decay rapidly races over the pallid corpse of Paerys with heavy stitching around his neck's form as it collapses into foul-smelling compost.