Ca’armine seeks Gustav’s Vow

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Ca’armine, moving through the group as we walk along, pulls Gustav aside for a word.

“My friend, we have a problem.  I need your help to solve it—though we may both perish in the attempt.

Rask has a cursed sword, and his increasing disquiet—even with the sword out of reach—tells me he may be hosting an evil soul.  Perhaps Zrithak is joined with him.

I am asking him to give me his swords, to fight with batons only for now, but this is a stop-gap.  If the evil inside him concludes he must move against the party—and Red heard him say as much in his sleep!—there will be serious trouble, mainly for me as the keeper of the Black Blade.

Please keep close to me and be ready to defend me if he tries to take the sword from me?

In my prayers it has become clear to me that the sword, and perhaps the evil soul, are avid to destroy us all.  If Rask is under the thrall of these evils, he is the most dangerous foe we have faced together, and we will need to be resolute.

In Raiden’s name I charge you—NONE OF US may wield the black blade even one more time, and he that attempts it, must be stopped, even if his death is the only way.  Will you accept this charge?”

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About Ca’armine

Son of a country priest of Raiden, Ca'armine was the pride of the family when he was admitted to the Academy of the Raidensblud, and began training to join that prestigious order. He learned to his chagrin, that the group had been infiltrated and taken over from within, by the Dark Hand! His true heart and devotion to Raiden could not abide him continuing in that path, so he escaped to the trees and timbers. Now he is on a quest to save Aegir from the corruption the Raidensblud is spreading. His mission in life now, is to redeem Aethelred, purge the evil from the Raidensblud, and stop the entrenchment of evil will on his beloved homeland. Tall order. It will be a miracle if he can pull it off-- the kind of miracle one should never expect to survive. That's fine with Ca'armine. The mission is more important than any one person. It is irresistibly necessary to Ca'armine, that he succeed-- or die trying.

2 thoughts on “Ca’armine seeks Gustav’s Vow”

  1. Gustav reflects back Ca’armines seriousness back to him in his face.

    “I can promise to defend you if he tries to take the sword from you by force. I offer to sleep next to you as well so that I would be awoken if you are molested in any way and can help shield you.

    I assume you have spoken with Alexis on these matters and he is in agreement that no one can use the black blade? I of course have no interest in wielding it and am very suspicious of its power. What of the rest of the team? They are all in agreement?”

  2. Ca’armine responds. “I have not spoken to the rest of the team, so evident does it seem to me, that the black blade is powerfully evil. I would not want to be in the vicinity, if another of us would choose to take it up. However, neither do I intend to be making a permanent decision for anyone on this team. Burying the blade does not make it go away. If we learn that Rask can live without it, keep himself from going back for it, and turn away from it when next we are in its presence, then I will ask for the will of the group. I hope that Rask will understand that he cannot again take it up, except at great peril to his soul, and to those of all of the party. I would not wield it, because I do not know that my own soul is stronger than the will of the blade.”

    Ca’armine thinks again, then says: “If you, or Red, or Alexis were to take out the black blade now, and tell me that it had been secretly retrieved– I would be torn between running away, or fighting the wielder. I would not be relaxed about it.”

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