The Keepers of Chaos: A Vault of Hell

Riu Astrial: LIII

Gold, Silver, and Black: LIII

"So... Andraste.. Tell us a little bit about yourself, outside of the.. Murder and chaos of today, or any day for that matter you look like a murder and chaos kind of person." Asher inquired. 'My Selune.' Riu thought, how direct could this guy get? The pure lack of sympathy or even emotion in his voice for the matter truly upset her. Riu may have been from nobility giving her some airs of superiority but only against those actually beneath her! At least show some compassion.

"Well." Andraste spoke softly, her soft blonde hair hanging over her face. After Markos had left Riu made sure to provide the girl with a new set of clothes though they didn't fit the best due to height differences. A few moments of sewing gave them a perfect form. "When I was thirteen my parents disappeared.. Leaving me to raise myself and my seven siblings. I've been adventuring by myself since I was thirty, and oh, just have recently I lost my entire village and family to the cult of the dragon." Riu felt her mouth go agape for a second, Selun that was horrible.

"Oh.. I wasn't exactly asking for your backstory.. More like.. Maybe two days ago? Just kinda.. Basic things, this is Faerun you kinda expect everyone to have that tragedy of a story." Asher snorted. Riu rolled her eyes and tried to offer a hand to Andraste. She didn't take it.

"If that's not a first introduction then I don't know what is!" Herod exclaimed. She let out a small sigh, Riu was tired of these guys making a joke out of everything. What the hell was Asher's story huh? Just some low life who chose the magical word of destruction to take as his last name, going around as a sell sword? Honestly Riu felt she knew nothing about him, yet everything she needed to know.

"I'm so sorry.." Riu lamented she tried her best to show Andraste her sympathy yet the elf didn't budge much. Andraste's nature green eyes held such a contempt of sadness it honestly hurt. "You said you've been adventuring since you were thirty.. Did you do most of that alone or?" Riu inquired politely, desperate to change the subject. Andraste's face grew darker, her copper colored skin looked dull as raw iron. 'I've touched a nerve..' Riu sensed.

"I.. had a group.. Of adventurers recently.. We were traveling through the underdark.. Trying to stop the rebirth of the spider queen when.." Andraste's voice broke and she began cringing. Her eyes in frustration, anger, and sadness. "I.. I made it out alive.. The bard at the tavern.. The uh handsome fellow.." She smiled a little at that. "He tried to heal me the best he could.. But he told me to head to you guys.. The Keepers of Chaos they all called you, said you had a cleric who might fix me up for free since.. Followers of Selun and all." Riu instantly smiled. A follower of Selun? A fellow follower? That was so nice.. Not only did they have another girl in the group- shit the group.. Riu was so instantly entranced with gaining a new party member she had forgotten the others had a say as well.

"What do you think you're gonna do now?" Asher quiered, his tone was.. Lightly hostile though cautious like he was suspicious of Andraste. 'C'mon!' Riu thought she was a follower of Selun; she couldn't be bad. Riu met Asher's masked gaze seeing a familiar understanding pass through them. He eyed Herod then back to her turning his head a little in some kind of signal.

*"He's worried she's the elf I saw in my vision."* Herod's voice whispered into Riu's mind the effects of the message spell, never failing to impress her. That... dammit that made sense Riu cursed.. How could she be sure of this woman's honesty? Her moon touched greatsword did lend the credence of being a follower to Selun however that.. Didn't matter, there was too much risk in the little against her. 'Leue Rodilla.. Regardless of the most minute probability, if the outcome is unfathomable destruction, the probability is assumed absolute.' She thought to herself, she hated philosophers.