She pulls the chair out from the table a bit and turns it to face him before taking a seat in it. He can tell she's settling in. The gesture is a universal one for telling someone about something very important to them.
"My world - a place called Kairn - feels so small compared to this place. There are three countries: Etras, Coretica, and Ketesh. The city I live in, Masarra, is a port city in Etras. Etras and Coretica are rather large and powerful allied countries ruled by a monarchy, while Ketesh is a relatively small island nation. They're all... mostly peaceful, but something's been going on between Ketesh and Coretica. Something... that doesn't make sense. Ketesh is small and not nearly as powerful as Coretica, but they're winning battles, sinking ships without cause. It's..." She shakes her head. "Sorry, it's not important right now." There's a shadow across her face as she speaks of it. It's obviously disconcerting to her. She won't allow him a chance to ask more, though, before continuing.
"Humans, elves, dwarves, and a race called 'dragonborn' - men and women with scales for skin, tails, and the ability to spit fire - make up the peoples of Kairn. There's racism across much of the world, but in Masarra, everyone is free to do as they choose. Hell, two of my friends are successful blacksmiths and make some of the best weapons I've ever owned, and one is a dwarf and the other a dragonborn. I wouldn't trade the work they've done for me for anything." That thought gets a bit of a smile.
"Our most advanced weapons are the cannons we mount on walls or the occasional ship. Sea faring vessels have seen the most improvements in the past few generations and people still make their way across the land on horseback when they need to travel great distances. Medicine is limited to healers who work with herbs and plants and, very occasionally, a bit of alchemy. I'm afraid I don't know much about it, though. I know how to patch myself up, but that's as far as my medical knowledge goes."
Her gaze falls to the floor for a moment before moving back to his. "And then there's magic. I've heard tales, of the great wars in which wizards determined they didn't want to be pawns of the ruling class anymore. After the wars, they hid themselves away, and no one has seen one since." She looks away slightly. "At least, that's what I've been told. But some of the things I've seen... I can't be sure."
Although she wants to continue, she stops. She's certain Viatorus has questions by now and wants him to ask before she overloads him with information.
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"My world - a place called Kairn - feels so small compared to this place. There are three countries: Etras, Coretica, and Ketesh. The city I live in, Masarra, is a port city in Etras. Etras and Coretica are rather large and powerful allied countries ruled by a monarchy, while Ketesh is a relatively small island nation. They're all... mostly peaceful, but something's been going on between Ketesh and Coretica. Something... that doesn't make sense. Ketesh is small and not nearly as powerful as Coretica, but they're winning battles, sinking ships without cause. It's..." She shakes her head. "Sorry, it's not important right now." There's a shadow across her face as she speaks of it. It's obviously disconcerting to her. She won't allow him a chance to ask more, though, before continuing.
"Humans, elves, dwarves, and a race called 'dragonborn' - men and women with scales for skin, tails, and the ability to spit fire - make up the peoples of Kairn. There's racism across much of the world, but in Masarra, everyone is free to do as they choose. Hell, two of my friends are successful blacksmiths and make some of the best weapons I've ever owned, and one is a dwarf and the other a dragonborn. I wouldn't trade the work they've done for me for anything." That thought gets a bit of a smile.
"Our most advanced weapons are the cannons we mount on walls or the occasional ship. Sea faring vessels have seen the most improvements in the past few generations and people still make their way across the land on horseback when they need to travel great distances. Medicine is limited to healers who work with herbs and plants and, very occasionally, a bit of alchemy. I'm afraid I don't know much about it, though. I know how to patch myself up, but that's as far as my medical knowledge goes."
Her gaze falls to the floor for a moment before moving back to his. "And then there's magic. I've heard tales, of the great wars in which wizards determined they didn't want to be pawns of the ruling class anymore. After the wars, they hid themselves away, and no one has seen one since." She looks away slightly. "At least, that's what I've been told. But some of the things I've seen... I can't be sure."
Although she wants to continue, she stops. She's certain Viatorus has questions by now and wants him to ask before she overloads him with information.