009 // i carry your bones in my heart

[serpentis]

Who: Dorian and YOU
Broadcast: Fleet-Wide
Action: On the Three Twins!
When: 8/11, Midnight.

[It's rare in Drift Fleet to see Dorian as The Necromancer. He plays with people, he flirts with them. Occasionally his humor is morbid. But that's just him.

But tonight is different.

The broadcast is from a darkened cargo bay of the SS Three Twins.

Dorian is wearing black robes with a pointed hood, and as the broadcast starts, he gestures with a skull-topped staff, seeming to almost do it for show. There's a whispering of something circling him, a spirit, perhaps, and candles illuminate around him as it vanishes.]

I do hope you're having a good night. I had nearly lost track of the date, what with the odd stars, but I'm quite certain that it is the beginning of the eighth month, Matrinalis. Which means, for those of you unaccustomed to Thedosian holidays, it is All Soul's Day. Or close enough. ...regardless...

[He conjures a small flicker of fire in his hand, the light casting shadows on his face, the glowing purple lines of necromantic sigils and runes seemingly etched into his hands and arms.]

It is the day we Thedosians remember our dead. As a necromancer, I daresay I am qualified to lead the celebrations, if you will.

You are welcome to come and extinguish a candle for those you've lost.

((OOC: A combination network post and mingle log! Start up an action thread if you'd like, thread with other folks, just leave a comment in the subject if your character is looking to chat with Dorian.))

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[save_the_souls]

[This video feed started a little strange from Allen's perspective, only going downhill the further it got. Allen almost thought Dorian was doing some weird...theme party thing. He didn't know the man all that well. He was one of Ino's crew- and seemed likable enough.]

[Except that likability? Vanishes the moment Dorian says the word. Any confusion and benefit of the doubt coming from Allen's viewpoint about this? Vanishes into outrage.]

You're the Necromancer?!

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[serpentis]

[He leans on his staff, casually, and smiles.]

It would seem my reputation proceeds me!

[Whatever Allen could say, he's certain he's heard worse from Southerners, so he's not even concerned.]

Yes, I am a student of the Mortalitasi, or, in other words, a necromancer. I've never had the pleasure of being The necromancer, however, it's quite an honor.

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[wolfuncaged]

[Just linefacing into oblivion here. It's so much more easier when Dorian doesn't do this over the network, where Fenris can pretend he's not a Necromancer (or, you know, a mage full stop). He heaves out a sigh. ]

Was this really necessary?

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[wolfuncaged]

[...Wait. ]

Tell me that's not a real spirit.

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[slukhtis]

[ Give him a moment, it's processing...



And then he just grins. ]

Kinda morbid. I like it.

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[serpentis]

It would seem, then, that you're not affected by the delicate sensibilities of the others.

[He quirks his brows a bit.]

You're free to join me, if you wish.

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[experiencepoints]

[Nightingale doesn't sleep much lately, so there's not much to do, and seeing a post like that makes her raise an eyebrow.]

Necromancer... That's a magic-user that fights using summoned undead, right? That must be interesting.

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[serpentis]

Not undead. I regard the dead with respect. I use the spirits of the dead.

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[unconfines]

[Anders actually appreciates All Soul's Day, on occasion will light candles himself quietly and in private, but (like most of his interaction with religion) it's not an experience he's particularly inclined to share. He listens, though, chin propped on one hand and the quirk of his half-smile amused.

He recognizes a spirit when he sees it, wouldn't be much of a healer if he didn't, but to him that hardly seems to be the most interesting part of the scene.]

That's quite the spin you've put on it. [In the Circle it was mostly a holiday for chapel attendance, when the young apprentices would put on a play.] Nothing like a bit of drama to spice things up, mm?

[Because people are pissed! Ha ha.]

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[serpentis]

I suspect that things are...different in Tevinter and Nevarra. Certainly, in the latter, where the Mortalitasi are a political power, I've heard it's quite the celebration.

[He inclines his head a bit.]

In Tevinter, we would dress as spirits and take to the public streets at night, holding parades from one end of the city to the other. We don't celebrate all of the holidays they do in the South, but this is one of them.

[As for the drama...he waves a hand dismissively.]

I've heard far worse on the lower floor of the Magisterium. I'll be concerned when Fenris's hand is lodged firmly in my ribcage. I suspect that's how I'll know I'd overstepped.

[And he quirks a smile. Careless, flippant Dorian.]

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[child_of_bhaal]

Is that how it's done on Thedas? You extinguish a candle for each person?

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[serpentis]

I suspect the traditions are different in the South, and it's a largely regional amtter. Toward the coast, we light candles at sundown in a Chantry ceremony and then each person who has lost someone that year may extinguish one to remind us of what's been lost, and what yet remains.

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[gunslinger]

[ Wow that is some drama with Allen... Not getting in the middle when he knows too little. Besides, it's good television? This kid just looks mildly grossed out and uncertain, but curiosity overrides a lot if he's not being offended. ]

Nothing wrong with remembering those who've passed, but the idea of a real necromancer seems creepy as hell. Can you really bring back the dead?

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[serpentis]

In a sense. I can use a spirit to mimic them. I don't care to delve much further than that, my specialties weren't quite as drastic as some of the Mortalitasi.

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[serves]

[Nnnnope.]

Dorian.

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[serpentis]

Oh, goodie...yes, Commander? Why does your tone imply that I need to cease festivities immediately? Are all of you Southern templars so serious? I nearly have goosebumps!

[Lectures are getting old.]

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[gleamed]

[ rapunzel's only been aboard the three twins for a couple of days, and she's spent much of that time exploring. today is no exception, and she ends up in the cargo bay while dorian is performing the ceremony. she doesn't want to interrupt - in fact, she's not even sure she should be intruding upon what he's doing at all, so she hangs back for a moment, watching the candles and the runes on his arms with fascination. when he conjures up a fire in the palm of his hand, she gasps aloud. ]

Oh!

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[serpentis]

[He holds a ball of fire in his hand, the light flickering ominously, almost. He nearly looks the picture of an Evil Wizard.

And yet, he smiles a bit, and inclines his head. His tone is warm, kind.]

Good evening. I don't believe we've formally met. Dorian, of House Pavus.

[dawnwillcome]

[Who has two pointy ears and isn't going to jump on the omfg Dorian what's wrong with you train?

This elf.]

Would it surprise you entirely if I told you my people remember our dead by planting a tree?

[serpentis]

Not entirely. I suppose it's a good gesture...

[And now he is curious, because he doesn't know much of Dalish customs about the dead]

Do you plant the tree with the body, so that death may nourish life? Or is it an entirely separate affair. Curiosity.

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[notkittenaround]

Necromancy. Charming.

[ Her tail thrashes wildly between the gaps of her cloth armour, her ears low, and her voice expresses all the disdain and regret which might be expected from one whose experience with them has been less than charming. At least this one has yet to fall into gibbering madness and pull out body parts, but that says little for the days ahead.

Magpie presses the palm of her hand to her face for a moment. The Twelve save her from lost spirits, roaming zombies and necromancers with a sense of the dramatic. ]

I pray such a festival involves no more than remembrance, for I fear nostalgia of the dead might draw forth more than ire from the void.

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[serpentis]

Oh, would you care to babysit me? Perhaps we ought to set up a rotation, like guard duty. Everyone watch the dreadfully dangerous necromancer. Careful, he might start shitting out demons.

[Dorian's already so weary of this line of thinking.]

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[peacockherald]

_{[ There is a touch of worry on his brow. He had spoken to Dorian once or twice, and he had seemed likeable enough. He had not run across many necromancers, and while he did not immediately feel the other was bad, it was... worrisome, to see the spirt around him - if that was indeed what it was. ]}

If I might ask... what, precisely, do you do as a necromancer?

_{[ The word seemed universal, but he did not want to assume to quickly either. The idea of extinguishing a candle and honoring his loved ones appealed, but that wisp of something unsettled him slightly. ]}

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[serpentis]

It's quite simple, I necromance.

[Yep, that's about all the explanation he's getting right now.]

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[princessia]

Is that...?

[ A spirit? Elize lets out a little gasp as she sees it on the broadcast.

She's considering coming over to extinguish a candle, to pay her respects to Jiao, her parents, and the people of Hamil. But why do some of the people replying sound upset? She doesn't listen in to any of the other conversations long enough to figure out. ]

...neck-row-man-sir?

[ She stumbles over the word. What's that? ]

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[serpentis]

A type of mage, Elize. I summon the spirits of the dead, in a sense. But there are many traditions of necromancy that involve more mundane things. This is one of them.

[Technically he doesn't really summon them, he just uses them.]

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[justamobster]

Necromancy, huh. S'a dead art where I'm from. Whaddeyou folks do for this All Souls Day? No dancin' skeletons, m'hopin'.

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[serpentis]

Generally, we dress up and hold a parade.

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[killedwithlove]

[Cole still isn't great with videos. This one has his communicator jammed between his knees while he's in the pilot's seat.]

Will you do your remembrance ceremony for Cole and his mother and sister? No one did a ceremony for them before.

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[serpentis]

I can. Would you care to join me?

[It was almost cautious.]

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[lord_wizard]

[Quite a bit of time has passed since they'd had their first rather tense exchange on this subject, and the resultant relative silence that had followed. Admittedly, it had been poor timing and the fact that Felix himself shared more with the art of necromancy that he was generally willing to admit.

It still makes him uneasy, but today that burn somewhat less intensely that his curiosity.

And, perhaps, the chance to get to know someone who is close to Fenris a little better.]

I see you're making friends all over the fleet this evening.

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[serpentis]

I always make friends! Have you taken a good look at me? How could I not, with all of my natural handsomeness and charm?

[A careless, flippant response.]