User talk:TUMARA
Opalina's experiences and challenges within Icemule and Landing.
The Icemule's City Council
Opalina's Thoughts..
--A call to action from the citizens of Icemule--
Sitting at the table in my home I'm running through my desire to support Icemule. I don't feel confident in being able to help be on a council but I am feeling this strong desire to do so. I lay my head down on the cool table. My white lizard companion nuzzles my cheek before biting my ear Great even he wants me to stop moping.. Fine Fine I'll just throw myself out there and see what happens.
--The speeches--
The gods above that was a terrible experience! I was so flustered..But it's over now to just wait. I do not like public speaking it's always created deep anxiety in my stomach but I was filled with a fire I didn't understand and I thankfully didn't get sick lucky them...
--The wait--
I've been so blessed, people have returned to town as of late to cast their votes. Whispers and Kind words are pressed on me like a soft blanket of encouragement. I almost feel too warmed by their vote of confidence that I would be a good choice to add to the council. Will I?
--Out come--
Ohh it was so exciting a change of the hands meeting with the Mayor was made to change over to the new city council members. I am so excited to have made it! The voters choose Gespry, Myself, Kobane, Roelon, and Bakarus. I feel really good about this group. Arianiss passed along a nice cloak to Bakarus and gave me a folded parchment. He whispered to me that I needed to show it to Gespry as soon as possible. That was kinda puzzling since I thought the parchment was just a list of Council items to work on! Soon as I had a free moment I opened the note and read it. My heart sank at one of the lines. I put on a smile and refolded the note placing it back into my bag.
The List
After the party I rushed to a private table to re-read the parchment handed to me from the former Council member Arianiss. I unfold the parchment and read..
In the Common language, it reads:
- a wooden plaque in Clovertooth with the names of those who donated metal slabs (Aethyra, Arianiss, Asben, Cyar, Earthdiver, Erienne, Fahlo, Falvicar, Gespry, Jastalyn, Jasron, Jiarine, Kittai, Laelithonel, Portes, Roelon, Taulramil, Teaberry, Trouthe)
- alley shop taxes, where do they go
- will the cottage on east road ever open (otherwise tear it down and put a petting zoo in its place)
- Faire of the North
- more guards (12 of them so shifts can be taken at each gate)
- Vaalor treaty decision
- mend relations with the King of Ta'Vaalor
- elevate Icemule with other cities
- Ta'Illistim embassy in Icemule
- better anti-air defenses
- citizens in town guard positions as captains
- status of Kadya and her Eorgina request
- fix the statue in Town Center
- fix the windmill in the southwest corner of town
- clean up the wreckage in the Elven Alley
- Arnabas
- the traitor is Bakarus (and Aethyra is on the verge of telling everything she knows if something isn't done about it)
- reconnect Icemule to the half-krolvin village in the west
- dock for sea access
- safe haven for non combatants during attacks on town
- system to promote stronger engagement between citizens and council (government)
I read and re-read the name Bakarus... It can't be so this makes no sense at all.. My mind is made up.. I will speak to Bakarus. There is no way I'll sully his name to the rest of the group. I mean we only just made it to the council, it's not fair to hurt him before we know all the truth.
I send a private message to Bakarus, "Do you have a moment? We need to talk. Can you meet me in private at the Moot Hall Lockers?"
Bakarus agreed and traversed to landing only to receive a new message from me correcting the location to the Icemule lockers. This would throw off anyone following him.
Pulling the secret volume on the shelf I enter into the quiet room and wait.
Bakarus enters and greets me with my new title. I'm flustered but smiled anyway. I have no idea if this is right but I have to share anyway I'd want someone to share if I were being accused of something.
I cleared my throat and Told him congrats on getting the cloak from Arianiss and asked him if he remembered the parchment that I was handed.. he nodded and I quickly continued.
It says some terrible things Bakarus.. I don't want to believe it!
He asks to see the parchment and I show him and wait patiently as he reads it not once but twice as well..
He sighs and shakes his head and then asks me if I'd heard of the letters left at the Shrine outside the west gate revealing town secrets.
I nodded my head slowly but shared that I've not read them so I have no idea what was revealed or even who revealed it.
He said there was a woman who found the letters and turned them over to Arianiss, and that even he didn't know what was on them.
He did see, however, how his name could be used because he was used by the lich to share a message. He stated it was entirely out of his control and he is more concerned about the town than ever.
I couldn't help but feel for him Even I know what it means to be controlled by a lich without your permission. It's happened to me!..
I will not share with the rest of the council Bakarus' name. Right in front of him I erased the line that accused him.
I was asked to show this to Gespry as soon as possible.. But it will only be what is needed right now. Bakarus and I agreed to be careful and watch out for each other.
Later I found Gespry and gave him the modified parchment.
What do you know?
Awe I love a good Dreavening! Dreaven has a team of folks that get together and provides special services so we can travel a little safer. Sometimes folks from all over come together at his meetings, to drink, chat, and have a good time.
This is where I was when Sorlu found me. He waved to me. He whispered, "If you have time later can we chat? I want to share a few things with you now that you are on the council." How can I pass that up?! I of course accepted. I was really curious about what was on his mind. I agreed to meet with him he stated he wanted someplace private and I of course thought of the Underground tunnel in Icemule. I suggested we meet at the Lockers..later..
So here I found myself pulling the volume to access the hidden room for a second time.
After speaking with Sorlu and learning a few interesting tidbits about him it became obvious that no one has seen the letters that were written at the Altar revealing town secrets. Town secrets that were supposed to be private? I think the time has some to address that. What was actually in those letters anyway.
Time to visit with Arianiss and if I can't find him.. maybe I should seek out the woman..