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[ The feed flickers on, displaying an elf seated in one of the more comfortable seats that the library of Caer Glaem has to offer. Nuada is garbed in his customary black, pale hair hanging loosely over his shoulders, and stares straight at the locket. ]

Good day, gentlefolk. I seek the fell beast known as Greenleaf. If you are near the environs of Caer Glaem, my lord, I can be found in the library. I would like to meet you.

[ And now that the invitation (or challenge, depending on point of view) is out of the way: ]

I also seek stories, or information, from those who may share their worlds with my kind. My name is Nuada Silverlance, son of King Balor, of the Clan Bethmoora. Some of my people - our gods - fled from home many years ago, and I have long searched for their location.

Therefore, if anyone would like to share their legends, I would be a most appreciative audience.

[ The feed shuts off a moment later. ]

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'Greenleaf' is a terrible name for a Fell beast. [He pronounces the capital letter] He sounds like a wuss.

[More nobility.... Why he even bothers, Lusiphur doesn't know, but if this Prince Nuada is in Caer Glaem, it doesn't much matter. So here's his two cents, Silverlance.]

I did not name him, my lord. You would most likely wish to take that up with his father.

[ But what if he wants three cents, kiddo? ]

['My lord' has a nice ring to it, especially coming from an actual prince. For half a second he thinks about commenting on it, but he reconsiders]

It's none of my business what a parent wants to call their kid, less-so if it's Fell, but there should be standards for these kinds of things. Being named after leaves or a flower is far less impressive than being named after weaponry.

[and guess which example was Lusiphur's original father-given name]

[ Eh, Nuada is a special kind of royalty. ]

I have known great warriors with names drawn from Nature. Take care how you address the culture of another.

[ gosh that's kind of hypocritical. cough. ]

[Until proven otherwise, Elvin royals are all the same to him. It doesn't mean he hates them, it just means he's prejudging Nuada for it. Even better when not doing this face-to-face in a way that's likely to get him killed]

I'll address my own culture then and say that a slumtown gutter rat named after a large red flowering bulb gets his ass kicked a lot growing up. It's way less impressive of a warrior name than "Silverlance".

...Then again, I do know a sprite named Petunia who could probably hand me my own head on a spike before I realized I'd lost it. A tiny blue chick with wings. You'd never see it coming. Shocked the hell out of me.

All I'm saying is that to my ears, with no other information, "Greenleaf" sounds like a weakling name. Happy hunting.

Edited 2014-12-18 08:15 (UTC)

If my father had actually named me Silverlance, perhaps I could see your point. As it is, he named me Nuada. I earned Silverlance on my own.

[ He's not sure what to make of this elf. The amount of lip is actually kind of amusing. It's been a long time since he's been around so many people who don't fear him. ]

I am looking forward to the hunt, and therefore thank you for the good wishes.

What did you do to earn it?

[The fact that he earned the "cool" name actually makes him feel a little better about the whole thing. He doesn't know what "Nuada" translates out to, but maybe Elves naming their kids after nature shit was a universal problem. Being trash-talked by humans for flowery names was not Lusiphur's finest childhood memory.

[ to the other point: ] I feel like I'm missing a joke in here somewhere.

I proved myself in battle.

[ Nuada translates into different things, depending on who you ask. None of which he's inclined to share at the moment. ]

You probably are, then. It will make sense to the one I seek.

[He will never actually ask what it means. That would mean admitting more interest than Lusiphur was willing to. This whole conversation barely meant anything other than seeing what this weird elf prince is all about.]

Must have been some battle.

[ Oddly enough, he represents a lot of things, not least of which is kind of sort of being considered the god of war in the myths of his culture. Or the human culture that came after the fae. ]

It was, but most tend to be memorable for those that fight in them.

[Little does Lusiphur know that Nuada is way out of his weight class, but this conversation wasn't a waste of time. At least from Lusiphur's perspective. It's good to know who a few of the heavy hitters are.]

I wouldn't know. [he admits. He's never seen a day of real war or battle.]

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