Recent content by HotepseAken

There was a pause; this was going to fly off script immediately it seemed. Between the three dispositions present, however, it would be a matter of juggling the right voice to speak. "It does benefit Sey'Kube, most wise," Hassi piped up after the pause, almost swiftly, "Surely you've noticed...

Abdaam was the more vocal of the three, and was quick to move when the soldier fetched them from the hall. "Alright, like we rehearsed it," Abdaam whispered, looking back at his companions, "we just need to remember our goal, and move from there." The disorienting climb was comical; several...

Abdaam looked up from the finished letter, which had run on to the back. He was going to have to workshop this a little bit, to make sure it was presentable. With a grimace, he looked up at his teacher, who had leaned on his cane to get a good look at the transcription. "It's..." he struggled...

The words of the Sayyadina, as recalled by Amandim, relayed a certain perspective on life, on the processes, on the pathways of order and structure. A value oft-ignored, given the precedence it deserved. HotepseAken simply took in the recounting without comment nor objection; to dispute the...

Sakstrakshi Nipuna was a name that the Grand Physician recognized; he had studied and spoke with the man at length, long ago. As he understood, in his twilight years he had become a rather spiritual man and blended faith with medicine rather effectively. The information the two had shared had...

HotepseAken looked over what he was given. A crowd, some fifty-plus lepers, each in various states of malaise. A rather sorry lot, the poor things. HotepseAken approached one, gingerly taking his head in his massive hand; he examined him without comment, gaging roughly how destructive the...

Given a majority of the village is going to be reinforcing the aggressors, I'm thinking this is going to be the immediate extent of my direct intervention. Whichever side wins will still have a population (albeit diminished) to exploit.

A village usually had no more than a hundred people; usually further out farms could house higher populations, but Taiman was an exception. Between trade, oasis limits, and the rough soil, it was nearly double the population average. It was on a fast track to becoming a town in a generation or...

HotepseAken found that sharing details of his travels to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience. He spoke of the people he had met, of how the temperature changed over miles that could be difficult to pick out. He spoke of towering trees and desolate dunes, of mountains that pierced the skies...

"You've never been to Bhathairk at all before?" she asked, eyes lighting up with excitement. HotepseAken, the dour sort, kept from showing outwardly how endearing the display was. After a little longer, talk returned to her home city; HotepseAken put little stock in claims of grandeur: He...

"Thank you," HotepseAken replied to her many, many questions, opting to take them as they seemed pertinent, "I shall." He drove his staff into the ground and shifted his weight, minding his limp. She was quite adorable, stammering that way. It was a reaction HotepseAken was used to, really. He...

Clack... Clack... Clack... Clack... Bronze on stone, on wood, on dirt. The jingle of chain, the clash of metal on metal. The sound stopped suddenly... A pair of glowing eyes in the darkness of fading light, looking over the fire. White, like light reflecting off a cat, yet taller than a man by...

Shouldn't be too hard to work out an antigen then, though the process won't be pleasant... Jexlt, if you need treatment, come see the towering Dogtor, I gochu.

Sooo... What's with the poisons? As a medical expert, figuring it out will be important and also something I'm interested in doing. Also, hope you don't mind, but I do have a degree of counter-play to employ.

The bickering between humans was... amusing. Thankfully for HotepseAken, the bickering did not cease. On and on the two nattered one way and the other, passing the time for Hotepse quite quickly actually. HotepseAken watched the cliffs and hills, ears rotating slowly, twitching at distant...