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  • The Apprentice

    Name: Gavin Piebald

    Appearance: Pigment-less skin, hair and eyes. Reddish blotches of flaky skin everywhere that can be seen. (if you can see his arms) large defensive wounds cover his for-arms.
    Hair: long, white, unkempt.
    Health: Poor; Chronic cough, low light sensibility, physically weak and prone to injury, mildly malnourished.
    Age: Difficult to tell. between 30 and 50
    Profession: Acolyte.

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    "How will i do that without raising questions... questions that could get me killed"?

    The wizened old man rises a bloodied leather strap, threateningly.

    "Use you imagination, or are you as big a fool as you look? Can't you imagine some reason that isn't the truth?" Spittle flies from his mouth. He looks the retch over with an appraising eye. "I can see why your social skills are lacking but i won't teach an idiot." The old man says with discust.

    The elder continues grumbling but it is ignored. Gavin knows his master well enough to know when it's time to stop listening.

    "Three more." The old man moves to the next room, still grumbling.

    Three was too many. Gavin knew the towns people would notice three disturbed graves. Another murder was out of the question. You can't blame everything on vampires, not forever anyway. Besides it was true he didn't have much of an imagination. Vampires seemed an easy explanation for a few missing imbeciles but this town has called in every kind of cleric known to AO. No excuse can last for ever. The graves are no good. Nothing says necromancy like a dug up grave. And of course everyone will blame the albino.

    He smirks. "Just because it's true doesn't make it right."

    That makes him laugh. Then another coughing fit.

    "Myrkul..." He swears. Winded from the hacking. "Do i have to go out? That means talking to people again.?" He rolls his eyes. "That always goes so well."

    He dares a hateful look toward the grumbling in the other room. Then dutifully goes about preparing for a journey.

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    Day's latter...

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    There is a camp sight ahead. Next to it a stranger that Gavin hoped, was just another pie-eyed adventurer. No different from the many corpses he had seen since arriving here. Aside from timing that is. This one hasn't gotten himself killed yet.

    Not a cloud in the sky, again. Gavin imagined he could feel his skin burn under the sun's gaze. He didn't mind it. This was just one kind of pain, the flesh is full of it. His pail skin so sensitive to the sun it had dried, cracked and bled. A condition aided by his constant picking and scratching. Scabs seam to stave away the boredom of a long road trip, but it hasn't been boring.

    Before he even reached the great gates the tests began. Gathering the three hapless corpses was easy enough. Avoiding becoming one, was not. He knew he must prove himself faithful but he wanted prof as well. Never did he question Myrkul's greatness, only a god's willingness to share it with him. Gavin felt his faith was being justified even now. He had already felt his power growing. Just as Myrkul's influence was growing.

    ...and would continue to grow. Gavin prays under his breath before he gets too near the camp.

    Had it not been for the hin. Gavin would be lugging those bodies back to the old master right now. Before meeting the halfling Gavins purpose was simple. That's when the doubts begin.

    Gavin never trusted the old man. Now thoughts tortured him. That geezer was just keeping me from true power. There is a temple to Myrkul here and he never mentioned it? He had to have known of it... On the other hand he hadn't actually seen this temple. Who was this halfling? For better or worse he had to find out.

    First a small task. To prove himself to the hin and to test the little ones' word. If Gavin didn't look as he did, he imagined the task would be easier. If he proved useful there was much to learn here. If the halfling is to be believed, that is.The doubts nagged at him. No time for doubts now...

    He looks up at the sky again, squinting against the brightness. Then smiled what he hoped was a friendly smile as he continued walking toward the camp.

    Last edited by Dr.Whodat; 02-04-2012, 11:17 PM. Reason: spacing issues

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