Rona’s General Thoughts
Father, please tell me this isn’t you behind all this, that seeking power and greatness hasn’t caused you to hurt all these people. Because as of right now it’s either you pulling the strings or Florien’s family… and I know you were willing to sacrifice your own children to ensure the Loran family would stay superior sorcerers. I know if Yasin hadn’t been born you would have left Mother, isn’t that true? I saw people in pain, dying in front of me. So little help I could provide. I’m not a fucking medic, not a damn cleric either. I don’t want to be. But life is precious. And you don’t beat a man that is scared. I hate it, I hate how vulnerable and pathetic I am feeling right now. I am better than this, I’m not a damn cry baby. This won’t slow me down. I will find you, Father, and I will make you stop this stupid thing that is going on. If it isn’t you causing it, I will expect you to help me. If you and Yasin are part of the rebels, then I know you must care for someone else, even if that is hard to believe. How can you let your own people be killed like rats on the streets? Just wait till I find you. I will have a word with you. Mother would be so disappointed in you. We always fight on the front. That’s what she would have done.
Rona’s Thoughts on the group
Kerrick
I’m losing my hope that people like you truly seek peace for this world. There was something so unnerving about you when I found you with Florien again. And you stood aside, just watching, as the guard executed an innocent man. You hide behind the shield of this proper person that wants to make sure we don’t get seen and be on people’s radars for behaving out of order, but listen. Order trains us to turn our eyes when it commits its crimes. Please don’t be like them, Kerrick. Fight for the people. Sometimes it means doing more than just standing aside. Actions speak louder than words. You can’t protect Tarvo… Adam, forever. You wanted Florien and me to be honest with you, but you knew about Adam, didn’t you? You hid that from us. What else are you hiding?
Florien
I can’t handle it, Florien. Every corpse in front of my feet, it crushes me inside. The last time I saw such a slaughter was when my mother… when she left the world. It’s a massacre. And the worst part is, I believe it’s just a game. It’s always someone’s game, killing people for power and corruption. Tell me everything will be okay again, please. Things change too fast around here. Waterdeep, a spawn point for war and corruption. You are trying, aren’t you? The others… they don’t cherish life. Killing like it does not affect them. But I know you wouldn’t. You’re a good man. I saw it. I am sorry I forced you to stand up and protect me from them. It was my fault. I was foolish to intercept something I was too weak to stop anyway. But if I am being honest, I would do it again. I know I am reckless, and I don’t want it to cause trouble for you and the others. But I can’t just watch… I just can’t. It’s all so much to process, and I don’t know what things may come from now on, but I know that I need you by my side. I dare to hold onto you as long as I still can. Also, I really don’t mind beating this commander up with you. Just give me a word and, well… show him who the wrong Wolfric is. Stupid asshole.
Adam/Tarvo
When you smacked your head against the wall, did it mess with your head? I still don’t understand what exactly Adam is. The true Prince, or are you? Kerrick calls you both the Prince, right? If he lived so many years inside you, or in some way close to you, backed away in your mind… does that mean you will be stuck now?
I wanted to braid your hair, my little brother… I miss you. Adam is… interesting. I don’t know what his intentions are, but he seems decent. Though he clearly lacks manners. I’ll make sure to teach him some respect for “peasants.” You wouldn’t say such things, would you? No.
Please don’t be too lonely in there, my friend. I’ll ask Adam if I can see you at times. Adam is so weak too. Kerrick better teach him something useful. Being trapped with him and the guard was scary. I had to resort to getting us out without a fight, which I don’t mind, but I still felt weak.
Please come back fast so I can give you another hug. I don’t want the one right before the chaos to have been our last one. Is Adam a good person? He has flaws, plenty of them, but is he honest? He trusts me, and it’s… weird. Maybe I do have to treat him like he was always around before, seeing everything we did together.
Rona’s Thoughts on specific NPCs
Billie The Baker
Billie the baker… she was so sweet. She didn’t deserve to die like that, or die at all. She served me my first piece of pie, and it was delicious. She could have baked for everyone. People need good things in such terrible times, and now she is gone. I hope it doesn’t break Kerrick. Rest in peace, little baker. I will pray for you.
General Taverngoers
Those poor people in the tavern… they were so scared, hiding there, and then it was bombed from the inside. Whoever does this is more than dangerous. But why there? The sweet bartenders… I hope I can help them rebuild what was broken, eventually.
Faust’s Second in Command
The second in command of the Wolfric family… he killed an innocent person. I tried… I tried to stop him, but it wasn’t enough. Why did I let myself get stopped? I should have fought. I have so many abilities and used none. Why… why do people like him exist, who seek only to kill? Why?
Rebels
The rebels… they don’t seem like the true danger here. I don’t understand why the guards so easily choose to fight them when the rebels clearly don’t even want to fight. Someone is framing them, I can feel it. The evidence in the tavern, the fear in their eyes… those things are not coincidences. Someone is pulling strings here. Everyone is so bloodthirsty, it makes me sick.