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NPC 002: Spark, Son of the Late Christopher of Trinsic
[+Avatar +Avatar]
You see a boy who appears to be a young teen. He is dirty and unkempt. He looks as if he has been crying, but he sits up straight and looks sharp when he sees you.
"Who art thou and what dost thou want?" You realize the boy has a sling in hand.
<Avatar> You face the boy and tell him who you are.
"So? What makes thee so special?"
"The last time I heard -that- one I fell off a prehistoric creature from Eodon!"
<Iolo> "Boy, this is the Avatar!
Upon my word he is! He has come to help thee!"
Upon my word she is! She has come to help thee!"
Then the boy narrows his eyes, studying you. He slowly lowers his weapon, ready to act in case it's a trap. You admire the boy's obvious experience in dealing with strangers.
You and Spark stare at each other. He is not sure what to do. Finally, he nods his head. "All right. I believe thee. Thou dost look like paintings I have seen. I am sorry, Avatar."
"Yes, Avatar?" Spark asks. "What dost thou want?"
[+bye +murder +job +name +key +key +leave +join +scroll +medallion +gold]
name{
"I have always been called Spark."
}[-name]
job{
"I have no job. I am only fourteen, so I am just learning how to best help Father in the smithy," he says, proudly. But then he suddenly realizes something which terrifies him. "And now that Father is dead, I am an orphan!"
}[+orphan +Father +smithy]
smithy{
"Father was the best blacksmith in Britannia. People were always coming from everywhere to get him to make this and that."
}[-smithy]
orphan{
"My mother died a long time ago. I can just barely remember her."
}[-orphan]
murder{
"I cannot believe Father is dead. And poor Inamo, too. It is so strange. I -dreamed- it was happening. Well, in a way.
"Last night I was having a nightmare about Father. I dreamed that he screamed, and it woke me up. I looked around the house, but he was not in his bed. I was wide awake, so I went out to find him."
[+find +nightmare +Inamo]
"I am sure thou canst find the man who killed Father!"
"Dost thou want me to repeat everything I know about the murder?" [+Yes|+No]
<Yes> "What dost thou want to know about?"
[+chest +key +my story]
<No> "All right."
}[-murder]
chest{
"I am not sure if it's the same one, but I think I saw Father with a scroll just like the one in the chest one or two days ago. I know he was making something special for someone. I am fairly certain it was at his shop. As for the medallion, he usually wore it. I do not know why it was in the chest. And the gold-- I have never seen so much gold in my life. I cannot imagine why father had it."
"Thou shouldst try opening the chest."
}[-chest]
my story{
"It is so strange. I -dreamed- it was happening. Well, in a way.
"Last night I was having a nightmare about Father. I dreamed that he screamed, and it woke me up. I looked around the house, but he was not in his bed. I was wide awake, so I went out to find him."
}[-my story +nightmare +find]
nightmare{
"I know it sounds witless, but... I dreamed that a big red-faced man was watching down on everything and... He looked down... And he noticed Father... That is all I remember."
}[-nightmare]
find{
"No, I did not find him. At least, not right away. But I did see something."
}[+something -find]
something{
"I was in front of the stables. I saw a man and a wingless gargoyle running from behind the building. They ran toward the dock. Then I went inside and found... Father."
Spark's voice falters, and he begins to sob a little.
}[+gargoyle +man -something]
man{
"All I saw of him was that the man had a hook for a right hand."
}[+hook -man]
gargoyle{
"I cannot tell one gargoyle from another. I could not identify him, except that he had no wings."
}[-gargoyle]
hook{
"Wilt thou go find the Man with the Hook? Let me help thee!" the boy pleads. His tears cease, and his face takes on a determined, forceful look.
"Take me with thee! Please! I must avenge Father's death! If thou dost not take me with thee, I will follow thee anyway!"
The boy is all excited now. "I am an expert with a slingshot! I can strike sewer rats with almost every shot! And I am small -- I do not eat much! Please take me! Please ask me to join thee!"
<Iolo> Iolo whispers to you. "I do not know about taking a child on the road with us, Avatar."
Suddenly, Spark lets his sling fly. His target, a small fly hovering above Iolo's head, is smacked out of the air. You laugh as Iolo
yelps, jumps away, curses and runs his fingers through his hair.
Suddenly, Spark lets his sling fly. His target, a small fly hovering above your head, is smacked out of the air.
"I told thee I am good! May I join?" [+Yes|+No]
<Yes> "Hooray!" the boy leaps with delight.
[+leave]
<No> "Fine." The boy looks angry. "But I'll follow thee anyway."
[+leave]
"I know thou wilt find that man."
"I know thou wilt find that man."
}[-hook]
join{
"'Tis about time thou didst ask again!"
"Hooray!"
"Well, on second thought, it looks like too big of a crowd. I do not like crowds."
}[-join +leave]
leave{
"Don't make me go!" Spark cries. "Dost thou really want me to go?" He looks at you with puppy-dog eyes. [+Yes|+No]
<Yes> "Well, should I just wait here or dost thou want me to go home to Trinsic?"
[+go home +wait here]
<wait here> "All right. I shall wait here until thou dost return and ask me to rejoin." END
Spark bows his head and murmurs, "Goodbye, then."
<No> "Thou wilt not be sorry!"
}
Father{
"Father was the blacksmith. I cannot believe that he has been murdered! He had no enemies that I know of. Unless it was The Fellowship."
}[+Fellowship -Father}
Fellowship{
"Well, at first they harassed Father and me when they came around asking us to join. I suppose they do good things. Many people like them. Father eventually joined the group after he went to Britain and took one of their tests."
}[+tests -Fellowship]
tests{
"I do not know anything about them. I never took one. Maybe thou shouldst ask the man at the Fellowship Branch. Klog."
}[+Klog +branch -tests]
branch{
"The Fellowship has branches all over Britannia."
}[-branch]
Klog{
"He is the head of the Fellowship Branch here in Trinsic. He and Father got into an argument a week ago when Klog and two of his friends came over to talk with Father."
}[+friends +argument -Klog]
argument{
"I don't know what it was about. Perhaps thou shouldst ask Klog."
}[-argument]
friends{
"I do not remember what they look like. I did not recognize them.
They were most likely some other members of The Fellowship."
}[-friends]
key{
"That key opened my Father's chest, did it not?"
"That looks like the key to Father's chest. I wondered where it was!"
"What key? Dost thou have the key to Father's chest? Where is it?"
}[-key]
gold{
The boy's eyes widen. "I had no idea that Father had that much money hidden away!"
"I suppose I could give it to thee if thou art going to look for those who killed my Father!"
}[-gold]
medallion{
"Father was a member of The Fellowship. I don't know why the medallion was in the chest -- he usually wore it."
}[-medallion]
scroll{
"I am not sure if it's the same one, but I think I saw Father with a scroll just like that one or two days ago. I know he was making something special for someone. I am fairly certain it was at his shop."
}[+shop -scroll]
shop{
"It's in the southwest corner of town."
}[-shop]
Inamo{
"He was a very nice gargoyle. He helped Father a lot and did tasks in the stables. I cannot think why anyone would want to kill him!"
}[-Inamo]
bye{
"All right, I will speak with thee later."END
}