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[sorcerised]

FORM: Crystal! Or action, if you happen to be around Kirkwall's Lowtown.
SENDER: Arohaerd
RECIPIENT: Everyone with a crystal
WHAT: Aro has itchy feet and wants some advice.
WHEN: Today, mid-morning
WHERE: Lowtown, Kirkwall
NOTES: Crystal or action welcome! Please add any warnings to thread headers.

Hello, everyone. I'm Aro. I know some of you already, I'm sure, from the unfortunate snowbound arrival last month, and then the...incident with that mine, and now some more new faces have arrived too! Anyway.

I'm sure there's many more of you that I don't know. I know that some of you are from this world, and some of you are from others, as I am, but...we're all here, in this city, which is ruled by something called the Inquisition, as far as I can tell, and. Well.

[ A deep breath, while he thinks very carefully about how to word this. ]

While I'm grateful for the hospitality, and please don't think I'm not. There must be more to this place, this world, than Kirkwall. Getting out to see Amaranthine was brilliant, even though we were there to bring the others back. Don't any of the rest of you want to explore? We can go together, make a quest out of it!

And those of you who live here, or who've been here for a while, tell me of the other lands, and cities, and places of this world. Tell me where you like, tell me where I should visit. I just need to know where to start.

[ If you happen to be in Kirkwall to hear this in person, Aro will be the young half-elf sitting on a wall by the side of the road, with a flute dangling from his fingertips. He's very pale and blond, hair short enough for the slightly pointed tips of his ears to show.

Both before and after the broadcast, he'll be seen playing the flute, sounding out a variety of folk songs from his own world. They're strange to people here, but it all sounds like home to Aro. ]

Comments

[untiltheyarent]

Val Royeaux is quite exciting, especially if you've never been. Being new to this world, I imagine you would enjoy it, if you've the coin and the right company.

[sorcerised]

The right company. Well then, I can only ask what that might be! It's certainly an interesting name. Will you tell me about it, and where it might be?

[ He'd like to make his own map of this place. Not because there aren't any, but because he'd like to see it with his own eyes. ]

[untiltheyarent]

Someone you like, who appreciates sightseeing, music, things like that. It's the capital of Orlais, and if you hold to the center of town, it is quite magnificent. I don't recommend straying toward the outer neighborhoods. [Spoken from experience.]

It is the center of the arts in Thedas, as far as many are concerned. Beauty around every turn.

[sorcerised]

Ah. Friendly company.

[ That's good. He'd thought she meant with rich company, or perhaps, as a member of the Inquisition. This sounds far better. ]

It sounds like a beautiful place. Orlais is a different country, isn't it? I'm very interested, but I have to ask: what's wrong with the outer neighbuorhoods?

[untiltheyarent]

[A careful laugh, one that betrays little.]

It is a different country, yes, across the Frostbacks and to the south. The... well, there are neighborhoods where you'd rather not be caught after dark, I should say. Like any city, I'd imagine.

[sorcerised]

The Frostbacks. What a lovely, welcoming name! Those will be snowcapped mountains, I'd imagine?

[ You'd think Aro would hate that thought after being trapped in the South when he first arrived. He doesn't. The thought of climbing a mountain into a different land absolutely delights him. He wonders if it's doable. ]

I think I ought to see them for myself, all things considered. Thank you for the tip!