UN: Malik | @everyone

[loyalrebel]

For those who would like a professional, if 12th Century, source of councel in matters of grief, personal loss or simply someone with training and experience in mediating difficult or personal matters to speak to I have opened the bakery in the North Village as both it's functional purpose and a neutral space to speak of such things.

People are also free to use it as a meeting place for groups of such discussions. I will happily vacate or mediate as requested.

Bread will be made daily, and anyone wishing to learn is welcome.

If someone can find some nuts, I will make baklava.

As a point of less awkward discussion: Has anyone here fought and killed what most would consider a spirit or god before?

[Malik, that's not less awkward.]

Comments

un: Abhorsen

[bindsthedead]

There are no gods where I come from, but I have experience forcing Dead spirits to truly die. Free magic spirits were never actually alive, and thus cannot be killed, but it is possible to destroy or bind them.

[loyalrebel]

I assume by Dead spirits you mean the unmoored souls of the deceased who have yet to move to the next life.

I believe Tower and the rest of the Arcana fall more in to the second category, though I think moreso the Illuminants than the Arcana.

What sort of vengeance for destroying their own do spirits generally employ?

[bindsthedead]

I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about, but in general, it's not in the nature of Free magic for spirits made of it to care much about others, even those of their own kind. Although destroying them would give them cause to see you as a threat.

UN: Almasy

[firacrux]

I want to learn. I've never baked before.

I think nuts are out of season right now but I've been doing some foraging lately so I'll keep an eye out.

And for the last question: Yes.

[loyalrebel]

Come by the bakery whenever you have time, it is not a quick thing to do.

Do you mind telling me of it, and what the repercussions were if any?

un: del rey

[fooloftheking]

Glad to see more up in the north. I bring down a lot of trees for my own therapy, so willing to trade the work for more food for the house.

That said, what does awkward mean in your world if that's less awkward? But I'll bite. Does a demon count?

[loyalrebel]

It is quieter up here.

I expect my threshold for awkward conversations has changed quite a bit, but it generally involves people getting angrily offended by easily navigated cultural differences. Or bedding someone's spouse behind their back.

Depends on what sort of demon I suppose, considering I technically was one during that particular fight.

[killorder]

Fresh bread? Srsly? :0

Dude tell me ur bringing that down 2 the north village 2? I'll so play pack animal 2 get sum even if wit green butter :p

[loyalrebel]

Your phonetic spelling aside, what are the non-word characters for?

Also yes, serious fresh bread. It is something I can do easily enough with one arm that contributes something to the livelihood of those here.

un: jane doe

[scathefires]

cool just what this place needs

12th century support groups

[loyalrebel]

If you do not want to come, then do not.

I am simply making an offer of professional advice on things, not holding a blade to someone's throat and telling them to become something they are not.

UN: Skateboard Sniper

[duel_wielding]

Wow, that sounds like a really great service you're offering. I'd be really happy to learn some baking if that's cool.

[Oh, and Theta reminds him rather pryingly that counseling may not be bad, provided the guy doesn't call himself a counselor. Especially about that... other issue.]

Mediation, you say? Uh... is there a good time to come by?

Re: UN: Skateboard Sniper

[loyalrebel]

Whenever you are in the area and the bakery is open is fine for either.

I see no reason both cannot be done at once, I have found kneading bread is a very good way to focus on calm while discussing difficult matters. You also then have the satisfaction of competing something and the outcome of something to eat in the end even if the original problem itself is not completely resolved.

UN: CrashAndBurn

[skyward_eyes]

The word Seifer and I am from? It's pretty common to fight spirits. And in our world history, if you believe the creation lore, humanity has already killed our deity. More or less.

I've had a hand in fighting and commanding a number of spirits, never killed one though.

Re: UN: CrashAndBurn

[loyalrebel]

I admit that i am biased whwn it comes to the desire to fight gods.

UN: Brian Flanagan

[moderndayassassin]

I should probably organize a time or whatever.

Re: UN: Brian Flanagan

[loyalrebel]

Afternoons will probably work best for groups.

Individuals can come along at their leisure.

[capturetheworld]

That is very thoughtful of you to offer, both the support and the food!

[loyalrebel]

It is what i am good at.

un; auditore

[justblendin]

[Let's just ignore the fact that he could probably use about twenty years of therapy.]

Do you know how to make Focaccia?

[Italians and their food.]

Re: un; auditore

[loyalrebel]

No, but if I can get a recepie and the ingredients I can figure it out.

[ataashihunter]

Yes and no. The demons in my world are sometimes considered spirits. There is also a guy we killed who was trying to make himself a god.

[loyalrebel]

Any mortal trying to be a god is rarely doing it for good purposes.

One morning much later

[ataashihunter]

Bull shows up to Malik's bakery nice and early, he got a couple of bottles of beer with him as well as a bucket of spent grain. Peace offerings. He grins when he sees the Assassin.

"I figured some of this might be good for making bread." And for getting some language lessons. There is always that too.

\o/

[loyalrebel]

"Safety and peace, The Iron Bull." Malik nodded in greeting, plopping dough in to a bowl and covering it with a cloth. "I will have to use it in tomorrows batch I think, but thank you. I have some time to wait on this if you would like to stay, I have tea staying hot by the ovens."