Knights of Tezoth

Alaria was no stranger to looking down on people, what with her height, and over the pesky little runt she towered like a cliff. The stubborn little man was trying to get through not just anywhere, but straight to the ruler of these lands, which did little to earn him any trust.

— State your name and the purpose of your visit, — Catharsis declared, sizing up the dwarf, — Lord Cartridge is a busy man.

- I represent the most powerful of Tezoth's regions! I am far too busy a man to waste my time on someone like you! Make way for a diplomat, you lumbering oaf!

For someone who called himself a diplomat, the dwarf lacked both tact and patience, and the ability to put any meaning into his words. The rudeness he displayed and his vague answer only heightened her suspicions. Anyone can claim to be an important figure and a diplomat, and this one hadn't even given his name or provided any proof of his status.

— Nevertheless, Mister Diplomat, you will have to spend it, — the "lumbering oaf" replied impassively, without changing her expression, — without knowing your name, the purpose of your visit, or even the name of the region you represent, I am not authorized to let you through. You haven't even provided any documents to confirm your status.

- Heh! You don't even know who you're talking to! - The gnome proudly presents his interlocutor with a document confirming that he is a representative of not exactly a lord, but of the Knight of Imperialism. - Standing before you is none other than Fravd Mong, the most important diplomat in all of Florenzan!

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Alaria indeed did not know who she was talking to, as she had heard this name for the first time in her life. Given the pride in his voice, however, one got the impression that this figure, insignificant in so many respects at once, genuinely believed it. Then again, even that could be a cunning ploy. Especially since the new acquaintance had still not stated the specific purpose of his visit.

— One moment, — putting on her glasses and squinting, the Tanarsian woman read through the "great diplomat's" credentials, — well, it looks legitimate. However, I still need to know the specific purpose of your visit. What matter does my lord Efereal wish to resolve with Lord Cartridge? Furthermore, given the tense situation in Tezoth, you'll have to forgive me, but the guard will have to search you. Not out of distrust for your name or that of your patron, mind you, don't misunderstand me, but because they could be used by scoundrels with ill intent. You understand that these are troubled times, and a person with malicious intentions, through magic or enchanted items, could disguise themselves as an important figure.