It had been a long time since Pia held and open class on the care of a mount's feet. Even longer since they had gathered soldiers together to bless their mounts. Then there were all the pets. Every kind of pet you could think of seemed to find a home in Hearthglen. Stormwind was worse. But, did people really know how to care for them properly?
"I think we need to gather the squires and do some serious training on mount care, armor care and for pity sake, how to care for barding. Someone bleached Traveller's...again."
Pia members were scattered about the great hall, most of them. Stoken had rolled a new keg into the hall and tapped it. He probably should have waited a bit after rolling it into the hall. Those who had been drenched with the brew were in their rooms cleaning up. Except for the dwarves who cared not if they were drenched in ale as long as none of it went to waste.
"For Light's sake! Stop licking the ale off the table! Durned heathens" Gentyl strode into the kitchen to get some cloths and a bucket of water. She could hear the slurping as they continued "saving" the ale.
"No need for that," Stoken said when she returned. "Tis a well known fact alcohol disinfects. The tables are cleaner than ever."
She tossed a hot, soapy cloth at each of the dwarves. "Please clean that mess up. For Light's sake, Stillig, get off the floor. You better not be licking that up!"
Stillig jumped, knocking Morefeen's brandy bottle over, adding that to the mess. "I'll fix it," Tom offered and sent a small blue flame toward the growing puddle of alcohol. The small blue flame turned into a large blue ball of fire as it ignited.
Helhammer grabbed a panther skin rug and threw it over the brightly glowing blue flame. "It's out, Sepha." Helhammer nodded, obviously proud of saving them all from the brandy fire.
Gentyl looked with dismay at the ruined rug and forced a smile. "Thank you, Helhammer. Quick thinking."
"He should have thrown a dwarf on it," Morefeen muttered.
"What were you saying about barding, Sepha?" Calendre asked, trying to divert the conversation away from killing dwarves.
"I said we need to teach our squires about care of animals and equipment. I'm tired of ruined barding on Traveller."
"Traveller is drunk horse?" Falore asked.
"Not very often. Sometimes. Well, not so you could notice it."
"Is only horse in pasture who sleeps tilted against a tree." Falore helpfully offered. "He dribbles red grog." She wriggled her fingers, demonstrating how cherry grog dribbled everywhere.
"Anyway. Let's hold some classes on care of animals and equipment."
"I could show them how to make armor and weapons," Rhudran said.
"Maybe we could gather them all up and bless them like we used to do," Gentyl said.
"Ah'd like that," Chauncer added. "Hunters need their animals cared for also."
((So, probably the last week of April, Pia will kick off a week long series of events. We'll start out on a Sunday by blessing animals at the steps of the Cathedral like we used to do lo those many years ago. Throughout the week will be various activities and we'll be giving away lots of pets. Not all of them will be expensive or rare, but we'll have something for everyone.
We'd love people to participate in both the events and in the demonstrations. For instance and in character demonstration of how to make a mechanical pet. Instructions from a tailor perhaps on how barding is made. Care and feeding of animals in character. Training animals. etc. We're pretty flexible. This is just an event or series of events to offer some different role play, chances at prizes and an opportunity to meet new people.
Perhaps Abominus could demonstrate the care and feeding of maggots! We'd provide translators.))
"I think we need to gather the squires and do some serious training on mount care, armor care and for pity sake, how to care for barding. Someone bleached Traveller's...again."
Pia members were scattered about the great hall, most of them. Stoken had rolled a new keg into the hall and tapped it. He probably should have waited a bit after rolling it into the hall. Those who had been drenched with the brew were in their rooms cleaning up. Except for the dwarves who cared not if they were drenched in ale as long as none of it went to waste.
"For Light's sake! Stop licking the ale off the table! Durned heathens" Gentyl strode into the kitchen to get some cloths and a bucket of water. She could hear the slurping as they continued "saving" the ale.
"No need for that," Stoken said when she returned. "Tis a well known fact alcohol disinfects. The tables are cleaner than ever."
She tossed a hot, soapy cloth at each of the dwarves. "Please clean that mess up. For Light's sake, Stillig, get off the floor. You better not be licking that up!"
Stillig jumped, knocking Morefeen's brandy bottle over, adding that to the mess. "I'll fix it," Tom offered and sent a small blue flame toward the growing puddle of alcohol. The small blue flame turned into a large blue ball of fire as it ignited.
Helhammer grabbed a panther skin rug and threw it over the brightly glowing blue flame. "It's out, Sepha." Helhammer nodded, obviously proud of saving them all from the brandy fire.
Gentyl looked with dismay at the ruined rug and forced a smile. "Thank you, Helhammer. Quick thinking."
"He should have thrown a dwarf on it," Morefeen muttered.
"What were you saying about barding, Sepha?" Calendre asked, trying to divert the conversation away from killing dwarves.
"I said we need to teach our squires about care of animals and equipment. I'm tired of ruined barding on Traveller."
"Traveller is drunk horse?" Falore asked.
"Not very often. Sometimes. Well, not so you could notice it."
"Is only horse in pasture who sleeps tilted against a tree." Falore helpfully offered. "He dribbles red grog." She wriggled her fingers, demonstrating how cherry grog dribbled everywhere.
"Anyway. Let's hold some classes on care of animals and equipment."
"I could show them how to make armor and weapons," Rhudran said.
"Maybe we could gather them all up and bless them like we used to do," Gentyl said.
"Ah'd like that," Chauncer added. "Hunters need their animals cared for also."
((So, probably the last week of April, Pia will kick off a week long series of events. We'll start out on a Sunday by blessing animals at the steps of the Cathedral like we used to do lo those many years ago. Throughout the week will be various activities and we'll be giving away lots of pets. Not all of them will be expensive or rare, but we'll have something for everyone.
We'd love people to participate in both the events and in the demonstrations. For instance and in character demonstration of how to make a mechanical pet. Instructions from a tailor perhaps on how barding is made. Care and feeding of animals in character. Training animals. etc. We're pretty flexible. This is just an event or series of events to offer some different role play, chances at prizes and an opportunity to meet new people.
Perhaps Abominus could demonstrate the care and feeding of maggots! We'd provide translators.))
