TavernTroupePerformingOrder

recite As you notice the troupe members standing to one side, a curtain appears before them blocking them from view. The curtain parts in the center, showing a bard on a stage drinking from her mug. She appears not to notice the audience as her eyes look over three statues that are in different positions upon the stage.

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BARD:

act as the Bard walks over to the smallest of the statues, which sits on the stage far right, and kneels in front of it. He appraises it as he takes another gulp from his ale. The house-cat-size statue appears to be a mongoose with it's small body and short stubby tail. The bard looks at the statue again with a smile before rising and walking over to the next statue. The mongoose's round eyes appear to follow the bard as it moves around on the stage.

sing So ferocious and yet so small;This aspect stands above them all;No lies could he tell;Those he judge he will expel;defender of the gods to the core;this positive aspect, Rutilor.

act as the Bard walks across the stage to the medium-sized statue placed on the stage far left. This statue causes him to give a bit of a shiver as he looks into the piercing eyes of the goshawk. He quickly takes a couple of gulps from his ale to steady his nerves, before returning his study of the goshawk statue. This robust bird has a long narrow tail, short rounded wings and a bold white eyebrow, that seems to be raised as if it's questioning the bard's existence. The bard shudders and moves rather quickly to the third statue, placed on center stage.

sing Dishonesty and deceit;These are some traits he keeps;bribery and corrupt are more;Fallen Paladins he will adore;He always looks for the huge rip-off;this negative aspect, Botolf.

act as the Bard looks proudly at the center statue, that of a noble regal lion. His great maw seems to be slightly open, allowing the bard to get a good glimpse of the great sharp teeth that protrude from it. However, the bard doesn't feel afraid, but protected. He is unable to help himself as he reaches out to touch the stone mane.

sing Lord of Justice, that is him;arbitrating at his every whim;He's fierce in the battle;In lies he does nae dabble;The truth he will ensue;this great blind god, Chadatru.

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NARRATOR:

recite Suddenly, all three statues come alive! The blue-grey goshawk lets out a loud "kak-kak-kak-kak" as it rises to the air and lands on the head of the lion while the mongoose scampers around the bard's legs causing her to flail as she tries not to fall. The mongoose swiftly runs and jumps on the lion's massive back.

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BARD:

act as the Bard stumbles a bit trying to regain his balance as the animals look straight in his eyes. As he stands there rubbing his eyes trying to believe this is happening, the mongoose and the goshawk meld into the lion. The dwarf blinks then covers his mouth, dropping his ale, as he tries to cover up his scream. He tries to move back, but entangles his feet, falling to the ground. The lion, now with blue-grey wings and a furry stub tail, moves towards him.

act as the bard notices that the lion is blinded and unable to see him. He stumbles as he tries to stand and back away quietly when the lion opens its great maw.

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CHADATRU:

'Fear me not, unless you are troubled with sin. For I am the Lord of Justice. You have come for a story, have you not? Well, dear bard, here's a story that you won't resist.

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NARRATOR:

recite The scenery changes before your eyes, showing a newer Elanthia. One with no towns or roads. You wouldn't realize it was the same if it wasn't for a few landmarks that still stand to this day. The lion's booming voice seems to follow the scenery change.

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CHADATRU

recite Many many moons ago, we gods were the only ones to walk upon the lands that you do today. Though it is quite hard to imagine on this day, it is true. Faenella sang at her hearts delight in those grasslands north of here, Kertigen worked hard in the forge that he built deep in the wastelands, Hodierna tended her fields of special herbs in which she healed us when we were wounded. Meraud always performing his magic from the shadows, Tamsine watching over us and making sure we were well fed and taken care of.

at this point the extra characters can be tending fields, feeding people, etc. remember it's only the gods who are on Elanthia at this time.

EXAMPLE ONLY: act as Faenella sings at the top of her voice, swaying to her music.

CHADATRU:

recite We were content as well as we could be. For though it was merely us that walked upon these lands, we had enough to contend with. Damaris the assassin who brought many of us to Truffenyi who raised us with his special talents. Everild, always rushing to battle with someone. Our sisters and brothers, good and bad, were ours. And we had to adapt with the whim of each, for each of us were different and alike in many ways.

Again more actions, showing Damaris, Truffenyi, etc.

EXAMPLE ONLY: act as Damaris stalks Kertigen as he heads to the forge, Damaris' arrow aimed at Kertigen's heart.

CHADATRU:

recite There came a day when the sun didn't shine and not a moon appeared in the sky. All of us stopped what we were doing and simply looked up at the bleak darkness surrounding us. Many of us stumbled around looking for others while those with torches held them out to us as beacons.

Everyone gazes upward.

Some will be holding a torch, while others stumble in the dark, heading for the flickering light.

EXAMPLE ONLY: act as Faenella holds her torch up high for others to see.

CHADATRU: recite As we gathered around, a fierce wind blew out our torches throwing us in the dark once again. We stood our ground and wondered what this strange event was. Never had we seen such a happening as this!

Snuff those torches!

EXAMPLE ONLY: act as Faenella drops her snuffed torch.

CHADATRU: recite Suddenly a great bolt shot from the sky, spilling us to the ground and placing us in a deep sleep. As I awoken, the sky was brilliant once again by the sun. I closed my eyes from its brightness. Enclosed in this self-darkness, I felt a closeness to me stir. I re-opened my eyes only to see different images of me, laying there! Not one, but two!

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NARRATOR:

recite The scenery changes briefly as the Lion looks blindly at the bard who has regained her calmness and even has retrieved another ale from her backpack. The lion smiles knowingly as he senses the look of bewilderment on the bard's face.

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CHADATRU:

'Aye, bard, in those days I could see. But let me continue before I get ahead of myself.

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NARRATOR:

recite The scenery returns to the newer Elanthia, the lion's booming voice returning with it.

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CHADATRU:

recite As I was saying, I opened my eyes to find not one, but two different images of me. One on either side. Hav'roth and the rest were no longer there. I looked closely at these figures and soon saw some of their differences more clearly.

act as Chadatru looks over to Rutilor on his left.

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recite The one to my left had a kindly face, though looking upon the many swords on his being I knew he was a force to be reckoned with if provoked.

act as Chadatru looks over to Botolf on his right.

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recite The one to my right carried a deceitful face, though at the time I could not tell you why. However I recall later his face seemed to twist and turn under the surface as if his very skin was alive!

recite Bewildered, I was unable to look upon their faces anymore. I looked towards the sky once more, trying to determine what had exactly happened. The sun seemed to glow with a brilliance unlike any before. As I stared into those rays, my eyes burned beyond belief, yet I was unable to turn away. I grasped the hands of the figures next to me, their fingers seeming to meld with mine.

Just Chadatru gazes up.

Chadatru holds Rutilor and Botolf's hands.

recite I'm unsure how long we were there or even what time it was, for by this time as I'm sure you realize, I was blind. Then I realized that the figures were speaking for the first time.

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RUTILOR:

'Be not afraid, Chadatru, for we are here with you always.

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BOTOLF:

'Kak! You shall never see us again!

Botolf gives a little laugh at his joke.

act as Botolf gives a little laugh at his own joke.

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CHADATRU:

'Who are you? Were you here before? Surely you could not be for I would have seen you. When I had eyes.

act as Chadatru bows his head.

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RUTILOR:

'We are aspects of you, Chadatru. The positive and the negative. I am Rutilor and this is Botolf. We have been with you for all your duration.

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BOTOLF:

'Looks like you are stuck with us, fella. Hey nice looking blade ya got there, Rutilor. I got a nice little dagger that I could trade for that. Filled to the hilt with gems, it is.

Botolf smirks as he taps an ordinary short dagger.

act as Botolf smirks as he taps an ordinary short dagger.

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CHADATRU:

'I can sense which is which between the two of you. Why are you here? What has happened?

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RUTILOR:

'We are here because you need us. Though each of us are different in our ways, we are the same person. Soon we will have mortals who will need us. Need you.

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CHADATRU:

'Mortals? Need me? I am blind! Of what help can I be to them?

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BOTOLF:

'Kak! This is to be a god? A blind man who fights fiercely? Kak! This is no god! I should be the God! I can easily carry out what needs to be done to those mortals.

act as Botolf wipes his blade upon his leathers, looking around.

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RUTILOR:

'Chadatru, you are more brave than you think. You are more just because you are blind. You are unable to be persuaded by gifts. Your blade sails in your battles quicker than mortal eyes, though you cannot see.

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NARRATOR:

recite And at this moment, a great trumpet seemed to sound. Rutilor and Botolf held the hands of Chadatru as they hurried towards the trumpet. Hurried to the sound of many feet trampling the ground, of blades clashing against each other. A whoosh by Chadatru's ear made him draw his blade. Remembering the words of Rutilor, he held his blade before him, feeling the movements in the air from a slice of a blade. Quickly, he parried and clashed his blade against the opposing one. He fought and fought to the last of the battle.

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RUTILOR, CHADATRU AND BOTOLF

Rutilor holds hands with Chadatru and Botolf.

actions here

Chadatru draws his blade and waves it around, parry, etc.

act as Chadatru draws his blade and quickly parries. With a quick thrust, he sticks his blade into his opponent.

Rutilor and Botolf are in the battle as well so actions here for both of them.

act as Rutilor quickly parries a longsword swinging in his direction. He gives a jab, then draws his blade across his opponent's neck, dropping him to the ground.

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NARRATOR

recite Upon reaching the center of the battlefield, Chadatru overheard a group of men arguing their sides. This time with words, but Chadatru could tell he would soon be hearing the clash of blades again. He brushed by a tree and picked off an aromatic laurel. Holding it high in his hand, he strode forward to two of the men and quickly settled their debate.

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CHADATRU

extra characters here: visibly arguing, on the verge of battling again.

act as Chadatru places his hand on two of the men and talks in low tones. So in low in fact, that others have gotten closer to the god to hear him. As he turns to walk away, the group of men seem to be at ease. Two men turn and watch him join Rutilor and Botolf.

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NARRATOR:

recite The scenery returns to the stage where the bard sits in front of the lion, listening carefully to Chadatru's tale.

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CHADATRU:

'The men were paladins Rutilor told me afterwards. "Defenders of a cause, honorable", he said. Botolf had replied to him, "Different causes. Different honor. One has fallen from ya, Rutilor."

act as the Lion of Chadatru smiles at the bard, his fangs glistening in the light. His blue-grey goshawk wings fold around his taut abdomen while his furry mongoose tail brushes lightly against the floor.

'But he always remains with me, no matter which of my aspects he chooses.

Chadatru roars!

A powerful roar sounds from the depths of your battle fury, your voice spanning the octaves in its rage!

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NARRATOR:

recite And with that, the curtains close before you. With a blink of the eye, they disappear and again the Tavern Troupe stands before you.

Everyone bows.

Narrator introduces him/herself, then bows and pokes their badge.

Narrator introduces director, she bows and pokes her badge.

Narrator introduces extra cast at one time: they bow and poke their badges.

Narrator introduces Bard, who bows and pokes his/her badge.

Narrator introduces Rutilor, who bows and pokes his/her badge.

Narrator introduces Botolf, who bows and pokes his/her badge.

Narrator introduces Chadatru, who bows and pokes her badge.