[since she doesn't know who specifically told him, it's easy to be offended and call them a liar. even though it was probably gale, and she said this stuff to him directly.]
Well, dear, I'm dead. I'm only walking around and speaking to you because I've been necromanced to life by a particular necromancer. [...] She told me herself. It's the part of her that she left in me, by mistake or by design, that keeps me going.
[ stop don't throw gale under the bus (it was gale). he hums thoughtfully for a moment. ]
That much may be true. However... you believe her because you have seen this to be true in some way, or...? [ laudna, ] What exactly do you know about Delilah Briarwood?
[that's a good question. she knows a decent amount about her but almost all of it was directly from her.]
...I grew up in Whitestone. I was there when she and her husband took over, killed most of the old de Rolo family. So I would say I have seen a few things.
[she doesn't like the feeling of other people acting as though they know more than she does.]
I think you should find your own truths. This is an opinion you may throw aside if you'd like, but I don't think Delilah Briarwood is a conduit you want to rely on.
The suggestion is merely for relieving you of your, ah... haunt is all. However, if you prefer to remain as you are now physically, then that is your choice to make. I think it is less others care what you look like and more they care about your well being.
[what a nice thing to say, actually. she looks a little awkward for a second.]
She went away, for a while. Everything was still the same, but she couldn't talk to me anymore, or do anything. I think I'd like it if it were like that again. But it didn't work forever last time, so I suppose I also worry that no matter what I do, she'll eventually come back, and I'll have wasted the wish.
She's much smarter than I am. I won't think of something, and that's how she'll do it.
[ don't acknowledge his learned kindness at all, okay. don't look at it. his neutral evil is slipping right out of his fucking fingers for a second time. ]
Would you tell me more about that occurrence? Do you have any theories about why she went away? Let's not get caught up in thinking she is smarter. She may be cunning, but, clearly, even the most cunning can make errors.
[but, you know, they're both from a d&d world so it's not that big of a deal.]
My friends brought me back to Whitestone, to a cleric who lives there. She told them she would bring me back, but only if she could be sure Delilah wouldn't return with me. She helped them perform a ritual, to send their souls into my consciousness. I... think.
They fought her there and defeated her. And then when the holy woman revived me, Delilah's presence was gone. But I always knew she wasn't entirely gone. Only diminished so greatly she couldn't be felt.
It was my fault that she returned again. After things went so badly for us... I became very angry. I tapped into a well of power I had been avoiding. And I wound up absorbing another person's essence, and I think it fed her.
[ only when there is no cleric or diamond. LIKE HERE APPARENTLY....... ]
Mm.
[ his brows furrow thoughtfully. fucking warlocks man. for as chilly and uppity as he usually acts, his expression is a little softer with sympathy. don't acknowledge that. ]
It seems she is extremely attached to you. [ no shit. ] She must have a very strong will. Is there... something she's after? Aside from clinging to life.
[ ..........why the gods. of course it's the accursed gods. he exhales sharply. OF COURSE. ]
More than likely, yes. I've had about enough of... all these gods. [ thanks. ] From what little I have heard... Delilah is the one who turned her husband into a vampire. It is why she was removed from the Assembly.
...I did know that. But she did it all to save him.
[it's fucked up but there's something she admires about that - how she did it all for love.]
She is the one who killed me. And she did awful things. And I know I ought to be happy to be free of her. But to be honest... [it's just a complicated feeling.]
She's so strong. And she taught me so much about how to be strong. And I know she was manipulating me and intended eventually to discard me. But I don't know if I know how to be strong without her. I have people I love, too. And I want to be able to save them. [and no one has ever given her an answer for how to do that as clearly as delilah, who taught her that you can tear the world apart for them if you're willing to.]
[THIS IS SO QUESTIONABLE... and yet, he's out here committing crimes also, so can he judge a girl for clinging to her warlock patron?]
Well, I feel like I'm hearing this straight out of Gale of Waterdeep's endless mouth. I think both of you are better people as you are. Strong enough as you are. And if not, I think you would find a better way to be strong on your own. Without Delilah, without the orb.
But I do understand. Ultimately, it's your choices to make.
Oh, she'll try. But are you going to let her enact some terrible plan which effects not only you, but people you care about? You'll be involved either way.
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Well, dear, I'm dead. I'm only walking around and speaking to you because I've been necromanced to life by a particular necromancer. [...] She told me herself. It's the part of her that she left in me, by mistake or by design, that keeps me going.
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That much may be true. However... you believe her because you have seen this to be true in some way, or...? [ laudna, ] What exactly do you know about Delilah Briarwood?
Not from her, but... from others.
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...I grew up in Whitestone. I was there when she and her husband took over, killed most of the old de Rolo family. So I would say I have seen a few things.
[she doesn't like the feeling of other people acting as though they know more than she does.]
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I think you should find your own truths. This is an opinion you may throw aside if you'd like, but I don't think Delilah Briarwood is a conduit you want to rely on.
What do you plan to do with your wish?
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[at least, she's been talked into that.]
I only need to decide how. If I wish her gone entirely, it might not go very well for me. And - we need the power she represents.
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I see. I assume you are not interested in simply being alive because of that reason?
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I guess I could wish for that. It would be like wishing to be an entirely different person, in a way. It might be more convenient for everyone else.
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The suggestion is merely for relieving you of your, ah... haunt is all. However, if you prefer to remain as you are now physically, then that is your choice to make. I think it is less others care what you look like and more they care about your well being.
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[what a nice thing to say, actually. she looks a little awkward for a second.]
She went away, for a while. Everything was still the same, but she couldn't talk to me anymore, or do anything. I think I'd like it if it were like that again. But it didn't work forever last time, so I suppose I also worry that no matter what I do, she'll eventually come back, and I'll have wasted the wish.
She's much smarter than I am. I won't think of something, and that's how she'll do it.
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Would you tell me more about that occurrence? Do you have any theories about why she went away? Let's not get caught up in thinking she is smarter. She may be cunning, but, clearly, even the most cunning can make errors.
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[but, you know, they're both from a d&d world so it's not that big of a deal.]
My friends brought me back to Whitestone, to a cleric who lives there. She told them she would bring me back, but only if she could be sure Delilah wouldn't return with me. She helped them perform a ritual, to send their souls into my consciousness. I... think.
They fought her there and defeated her. And then when the holy woman revived me, Delilah's presence was gone. But I always knew she wasn't entirely gone. Only diminished so greatly she couldn't be felt.
It was my fault that she returned again. After things went so badly for us... I became very angry. I tapped into a well of power I had been avoiding. And I wound up absorbing another person's essence, and I think it fed her.
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Mm.
[ his brows furrow thoughtfully. fucking warlocks man. for as chilly and uppity as he usually acts, his expression is a little softer with sympathy. don't acknowledge that. ]
It seems she is extremely attached to you. [ no shit. ] She must have a very strong will. Is there... something she's after? Aside from clinging to life.
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[she doesn't really know that much about any of that, aside from the few mentions delilah has made.]
Which, I imagine, would be a very bad thing.
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[ ..........why the gods. of course it's the accursed gods. he exhales sharply. OF COURSE. ]
More than likely, yes. I've had about enough of... all these gods. [ thanks. ] From what little I have heard... Delilah is the one who turned her husband into a vampire. It is why she was removed from the Assembly.
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[it's fucked up but there's something she admires about that - how she did it all for love.]
She is the one who killed me. And she did awful things. And I know I ought to be happy to be free of her. But to be honest... [it's just a complicated feeling.]
She's so strong. And she taught me so much about how to be strong. And I know she was manipulating me and intended eventually to discard me. But I don't know if I know how to be strong without her. I have people I love, too. And I want to be able to save them. [and no one has ever given her an answer for how to do that as clearly as delilah, who taught her that you can tear the world apart for them if you're willing to.]
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Well, I feel like I'm hearing this straight out of Gale of Waterdeep's endless mouth. I think both of you are better people as you are. Strong enough as you are. And if not, I think you would find a better way to be strong on your own. Without Delilah, without the orb.
But I do understand. Ultimately, it's your choices to make.
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...I think if she's allowed to remain, eventually she'll do something that hurts the people around me. So I need to do something about her.
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Until she finds a better way. Then we will have more problems than only Ludinus and a moon monster.
[Such is D&D life.]
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