Plot: Pyatt Pree
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Placeholder for another possible side-thing to be written concerning Pree and Company that Olouth might not be aware of - Pree and the death of lady norah
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Oliver Baba, a Purple Dragon Scout who went by the name Aldrien at the time, found himself patrolling the sewers under Arabel. He routinely conducted such patrols to identify criminal activity or possible enemy infiltration through the vast array of twisting passages.
As he crept silently through the area under South Arabel, he heard quiet voices in the distance. Quickly checking the tie-downs of his equipment to maintain silence, he inched his way along the wall, keeping to the many shadows, until he could place himself in a vantage to spy.
He waited and watched awhile as two persons conducted a deal of some sort. A tall woman in black plate dealt with Pyatt Pree, a man known to be of Thayan affiliation, though not part of the embassy. Baba had seen him about but knew little of his actual dealings.
Intrigued by the location of the dealing, the young Scout chose to linger and listen as the conversation continued. Pree offered coin for certain packages, but didn't make their contents directly known, from what could be heard there. He spoke of "greater things to come" and of these purchases being merely research.
After some more conversation, Pree handed over a small sack of coins as the tall woman laid down a wrapped bundle. Pree unwrapped the end, revealing the corpse of a human woman. Pree smiled and said it would do nicely.
Realizing that he was outmatched by the two plate-armored persons and that an arrest for such would quickly find this foul man returned to the streets, Baba chose not to request backup or make an arrest. Pree seemed a small fish in a larger scheme, and the Scout knew that often letting the small fish run led to a larger arrest that would stick permanently. He clung to the shadows until the woman left and then lingered awhile to watch the Necromancer inspect the corpse.
After some time, with no real activity on the part of Pree, Oliver continued his patrol. On his way back, he swung by a dark and dusty corridor where he pressed a signet ring into an indention in the stone wall. A passageway opened and he left a small unsigned note on a large table. The inner circle of the House of Death would know of this Pree and the risk he posed.
After leaving the report, Oliver returned to the Garrison where he made a more official report of Pree's purchasing of corpses and opened a file on the man that would eventually terrorize Arabel and ultimately save it, in a strange twist of fate.
Oliver would carry those moments for years, constantly wondering if he should have just killed Pree in the darkness of those passages and left his body to rot in the bottom of the sewer's dark waters. It was not the first nor would it be the last time that the process of law seemed to allow those of evil to carry out their tasks, but Oliver knew that he was a man of rules and law and that such was not 'always' his path to take.
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Pyatt Pree had been followed by the law officials of Arabel since the first day that Oliver Baba had seen him buying corpses in the sewers of Arabel. Though there were many reports and rumors of his criminal activity, the evidence acquired did not support a capital conviction by the Knights of the time. The official guidance was to continue to watch and report on his actions . Unofficially, War Wizard Xavien had told Baba repeatedly to keep very close tabs on Pree and if he had the opportunity, to take action against him.
It was believed that Pree's gang had been in some conflict with Raven's gang from the 3 Bars. Unfortunately, a truce had been called and Pree was going to meet with Raven to finalize the arrangements. Baba told Xavien and a plan was hatched.
Baba followed Pree from a distance to the Night Wolf Inn where he resided. While Pree had a brief meeting with some of his minions, Baba crept upstairs and into his room in the inn. He hid under Pree's bed for several hours until Pree fell asleep and then carefully hid an item in the bottom of his belt pouch. Smiling to himself, he crept out of the room and returned to notify Xavien of his success.
Sometime later, the discovery of a magical symbol of her own guild within the possession of Pree would cause a tremendous amount of friction between the would be allies.
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Brilliant reading
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Pyatt Pree is a fairly notable character in a somewhat well known book series (a kickass series, if I might add) A Song of Ice and Fire.
So, if anyone knows about legal/moral issues in stealing someone else's character, speak up (in the series spoiler he's a warlock, ie. evil mage, as well spoiler). I don't think any author would go and copyright names for a book series with so many central characters. I know that Ilyandrim/however you spell it, was originally called Ilyandrim Starym, who was apparently a fantasy book character herself so the name was shortened to just the first part, rather than removing the character from the game.
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I thought the character from song of ice and fire was Pyat, not Pyatt? Thats probably enough change to get away with it I guess.
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My conscience is not appeased.
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Just give him a completely different name and change some non vital parts of him. It works with companies that make medicine doesn't it?
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You're gonna hit that alot, if you cover coa history.
Albert Steiner is an FF9 character.
Oliver Baba, well, obviously.
"Wanderer" is a nomad who narrates Dark Sun sourcebooks (similar to Elminister/FR), and also a Dragonlance character I'm told.
Nelson Alastyr is also from Final Fantasy somewhere, if I remeber right.
and so on…Starym is a ruling family in Evermeett, I don't think Illiandrin Starym is actually canonical, though it's possible. The players first character was Elaida Avery'Da'Roihan (Wheel of time)
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Okay, well that's something that I would consider as past the line.I guess it'll stick to the whole Pyatt Pree thing, though i'm none too happy about it.
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Is there any way we could get more of this? Its quite enjoyable.
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I don't know. You could try to spam inboxes with PMs under an alias until people start posting tid-bits again.
I guess people are just doing other things right now, but so long as there doesn't come a need to shut down coa.ender or anything, it's just here for whenever someone passes by with something to add.
