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The third chapter of A Curious Story takes place in Trador.

The third chapter of A Curious Story has been posted.

Given all her recent experiences, it was a curious decision by Captain Drewsa to reverse course, and once again attempt to sail for Trador. With this decision made, Callum impressed upon her the idea that they should have her wondrous finds examined by the scholars at the Trador Museum of History, that is should they actually make port. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Curiously enough, the Consort's Duty did reach its intended destination this time, nearly a month after the Winter Solstice. Even better, their salable cargo went for much more than they were expecting. Missa and Callum indulged themselves in some fancy additions to their respective wardrobes. Such additions would be readily called upon for their visit to the Trador Museum of History. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For such a good trading season, the streets around the museum were curiously empty. When Missa and Callum finally encountered someone who could identify the finds, he blanched to a curious pale yellow, told them to wait in the corner by the window, and ran to fetch the Administrator. As he negotiated his way into the space, Callum found himself repeatedly bumping what had to be a very expensive chandelier. It wasn't long before they were met by a man clad only in brown. Administrator Louvre immediately recognized Missa's first find, as it had recently been in their collection. It's a scepter used centuries ago by Hades priests of The Order of The Faith, and was thought lost when a ship carrying a load of their artifacts bound for the museum in Kings Port sank. Curiously the ship sank thanks to the same squall that landed the Consort's Duty in Hojaroja. A hand full of trunks from the ship had been found on the beaches of La Sombra, but most of the artifacts were thought to have gone down in the deepest waters of the area. The other was a scepter used by the priests of Zeus from the same period. The serendipity of the find made the Administrator curious to hear Missa's tale of the finds in their entirety. Missa was curiously generous in offering to turn over both scepters without seeking compensation. They were symbols of a faith not her own, after all, and would hold no religious significance to her. Administrator Louvre countered with the idea of the museum contracting the Consort's Duty to transport all the other recovered artifacts, along with her two finds and a letter detailing all that transpired, to the Grand Halos History Museum of Kings Port. Callum noted that they did have the space for the trunks Administrator Louvre described, but that they were already slated to join one of the protected trade convoys bound for Nova Terreli. If speed of delivery could be a non-issue, the Consort's Duty would be able to keep the artifacts in her hold until they could berth in Kings Port, which Callum projected to be some time in April. After a bit of negotiation, a contract was drawn up. Curiously, the artifacts the museum had been able to recover were in a guarded storeroom exactly one floor below them. And on the roof, one of the guards was enjoying his vantage point. The man's idle curiosity lead him to discover that the private bath chamber of a luscious woman was visible without impediment. Has your curiosity been piqued? Even if it hasn't, you should expect what comes next . . . . . . . . . Wait for it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To be continued . . .

I will be sticking with Kaliphlin, but there will be a character change coming, An upcoming build will sort it all out.

The Crahaish neh Triuri might want to send some people to investigate the mystical aspects of this story, which would definitely engender some ill will from the Order.

For Cat B, don't you mean minimum, not maximum, for the stud count? And I think you meant to use the word conscious, not concessions, in your story.

*passes around bottles of uisge*

What about religious alternatives? Wandering Acolytes from the Crahaish neh Triuri travel the Brick Seas spreading the word of the Triuri.

Maybe not a new animal mold, but a recolor. The skunk could easily be a badger.

A pirate ninja will also pirate others' techniques.

Star Wars will never happen, the same with Marvel, because of Hasbro's exclusive figure deal. That's why all Lego magnets that are to feature figs are glued. Hasbro filed suit over early Star Wars fig magnets that weren't glued. This was before Lego got the Marvel license, but they are under the same exclusivity conditions.

One of the CMFs slated for 2019 was thought to be for the Billion Brick Race movie, but there was a loss of director some time ago. Is there any word about whether production is still ongoing for this movie? Could it still meet its schedule? Given the length of time digital animation movies take to produce, the loss of a director at this late in production might not have been as catastrophic as has been believed.

Ooh! A safe haven for witches, with safe broom parking provided!

The second installment of A Curious Story has been posted. Are you curious yet?

The second installment of A Curious Story is set here, near Fort Elysabeth.

It wasn't long after Missa returned from Dead Sand that she met with the captain of the Knight, another ship which curiously was also in Hojaroja because of the squall. After a curious discussion about the fickle nature of fortune, it was eventually decided that they would sail in convoy to Elysabethtown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was early December, and Missa was feeling dejected about the pitiful trading in port. Her longtime lover, Callum, in a curiously chipper mood suggested a stroll to clear her head. She chose to take her old staff and walk a very narrow stretch of sand not far from Fort Elysabeth. At first she was curious about this oddly bright moss, but then she caught sight of something wondrous. The world has gotten curiouser, and curiouser, because on another beach, among other plants, Missa has found another old staff. The bush she found it in was situated among some precariously positioned stones. Just then the curiously lone cloud dissipated, and the increased daylight glinted harshly off the top of this new old staff. Missa blindly swung her existing old staff into the bush. That resulted in a clang on the rocks, and a squishing from the moss. Thus another old staff came into her possession. Another curious thing is that the bright December sun makes it difficult to discern the depth of the water, and the choppiness of the waves, along this little stretch of sand. Are you curious for more? Well then . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To be continued . . .

While this is well done, it belongs in Special Themes.

Mumbo-jumbo?

Women have been warriors throughout history, it is just the patriarchal dominance of western Europe that refused to recognize them, or actively treated them as heretics. The idiocy of 'gender roles', outside of breeding and nursing of young (biology) , is something we should be actively trying to shed from society.

How about a card adding The Fonz to a crew?

I have several hundred cards that I haven't touched in ages. We recently acquired a scanning printer. I'm pretty good with MS Paint. We'll see.

M:tG?

The Crahaish neh Triuri have a new ship in their fleet, the Valiant Phoenix.

Today in King's Harbour the newest of the Crahaish neh Triuri ships, the Valiant Phoenix, is offloading a shipment of rolls of high quality parchment. From this dockside view we can see that the offload isn't going so smoothly. "Gaah!" cries crewman MacFee, "I don't have it! Hold on!" "Blunderbuss #@$%@!" grumbles crewman Ferguson, who is glad that he had spent the last year training for the caber toss in the Truachesh Games. "Idjits," crewman Poll groused. Amelia Rosen, the woman responsible for the financial records of the Valiant Phoenix, winces at her crewmates' public display of unprofessionalism. If they drop that roll in the harbor, the cost will come out of the crew share. Bo'sun Hofer is a bit annoyed that he has to stand as security for the offload today. If he had known this he wouldn't be wearing his Sunday best. He did so intending to call upon a certain wealthy Corrie widow. Andrew duFreign, craftsman of fine journals and logbooks, is the recipient of the parchment rolls. He stands before his warehouse, hoping none of his order gets damaged. Andrew keeps a selection of his finished products in the warehouse on the chance that a visiting captain would like to make a quick purchase. The warehouse is floored in cork to minimize potential water damage. If you're interested, here's a seagull's eye view of the warehouse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here we can see First Mate Garston in his finest, making a personal delivery of a ceremonial sword to the Governor. He is being escorted by these fine Corrie soldiers. They have their arms at the ready because, while it is ceremonial, the sword is a weapon that will be in close proximity to the Governor. Better safe than sorry. Here we can finally see Captain Ambrose MacMathain. He seems to be in private conference with someone who looks a bit familiar. I believe they are discussing the next port of call for the Valiant Phoenix. Another look at the Valiant Phoenix, particularly the abstract sculpture that represents her name. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope you've enjoyed my little story. If you wish to examine the build in more detail, check the links below. Pics on Flickr: VP 10 VP 11 VP 12 VP 13 VP 14 VP 15 VP 16 VP 17 VP 18 VP 19 .lxf file on Brickshelf (public soon): Valiant Phoenix CCC please!