Voice

[bindsthedead]

-Is this working? I hope it is. [The words are have muttered, since Sabriel's speaking to herself. Then she takes a deep breath, and speaks, her words much clearer as she's now speaking into the microphone. Her tone is also a lot more formal.]

Greetings. My name is Sabriel, and I'm a recent arrival here- I'd like to do my best to help, so if anyone has need of me, I will do my best to help. I have some skill in Charter magic and swordplay and I- [Sabriel almost says 'I'm a necromancer' but thinks better of it- best to avoid misunderstandings.] I have training in dealing with the restless Dead.

Also, I understand that a creature from my world is here. His name is Mogget, and I would like to find him as soon as possible. [And Sabriel's tone abruptly changes. The formality fades, and her voice becomes more urgent.]

And for everyone's sake, don't try to remove his collar!

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[voice]

[circumitus]

[Rey has... so many questions. Or maybe just a few. But the first--]

The fuck is "charter magic"?

[She's heard a lot of types of hocus pocus shit during her time in Hadriel, but that one's different.]

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[bindsthedead]

The primary form of magic in the Old Kingdom. It's worked through Charter marks.

[voice]

[circumitus]

So, assume you're talking to somebody who has no idea what either of those things mean.

What does it mean? Charter, as in... something to do with writing?

[voice]

[deadlining]

What does he look like? A description would help a lot with identification.

[ Especially since this sounds like it matters a lot for some unidentified reason... ]

[voice]

[bindsthedead]

He's a white cat- or he's shaped like one at least, with a red leather collar.

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[hellosirs]

Uhm... what happens if his collar gets removed? Hypothetically speaking?

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[bindsthedead]

A binding will be undone, and his true power and nature will be unleashed. But that's not going to happen.

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[aroundthecoroner]

[Hey look a common interest(?).]

When you say "restless Dead"
Do you mean like, zombies and stuff?
Or vampires?
Or, like, ghosts?
I guess I'm just asking what kind of dead these Dead are.

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[bindsthedead]

I'm not sure what zombies and vampires are, but the Dead I'm speaking of come in various forms, some physical, some not.

[voice]

[northerndragon]

[Jon sounds older than he is, maybe, and his voice is low and heavily accented.]

-- Greetings, Sabriel. My name is Jon Snow.

[It isn't, but he doesn't see a need to announce what he's learned to the entire city when he isn't sure what it will mean in the future. And anyway, "Jon Snow" is easier for most to wrap their tongues around than "Aegon Targaryen" would be.]

What do you mean by "the restless Dead"?

[Probably exactly what it sounds like, but there might be particulars. In any case, she has his attention.]

[voice]

[bindsthedead]

A pleasure to meet you. [Sabriel's tone is polite, and formal, but that formality slides into grimness as she continues.]

Things that have died, and then returned. They take various forms- some inhabit corpses. Others are spirits. All of them seek to devour the living.

[Voice]

[missiondeterminant]

Why shouldn't his collar be removed?

[Because that's going to really matter here.]

[Voice; Private]

[bindsthedead]

Because the last time I removed it, he tried to kill me. And he made it clear it would be as slow and painful as he could make it. It's entirely possible he'll repay the next person who does so in the same way.

Also this city seems to have suffered enough destruction without a Free magic monster rampaging through it. [And somehow, Sabriel manages to pronounce the capital F.]

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[theweakhavepurpose]

is he your cat? ive been feeding him.

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[bindsthedead]

I'm not sure if he actually needs to eat, but I appreciate it.

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[themogget]

Well, now. This isn't very sporting.

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[bindsthedead]

Mogget. Where are you?

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[dedikated]

What's up with that collar?

( Not like... she could have said hi, or asked anything else before demanding this, no. Kate doesn't have time for that, and (un)fortunately, Mogget has already tried and failed to recruit her for that task. )

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[bindsthedead]

It's a binding- an ancient and powerful one. And the last time it came off, he tried to kill me.

(Video)

[stonebird]

The restless...Dead? (This topic makes her very uneasy and it shows. Yet her expression doesn't remain frightened; after asking the question, her features harden with determination.) Do you know of White Walkers?

(Video)

[bindsthedead]

No. [Sabriel's face is eerily pale.]

I know of Dead Hands and Shadow Hands, Gore Crows and Mordaut, along with Mordicants... but I have not heard of these White Walkers.

voice

[knifecollecting]

What does Charter magic do?

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[bindsthedead]

Many things, as the Charter contains, describes, and links... just about everything.

voice

[pocketspa]

[This voice sounds a little bored when it picks up, words coming kind of lazily.]

So what's the collar do, then?

[Guess who took a whack at that a month ago? This guyyyyy.]

voice

[bindsthedead]

It's a binding. An ancient and powerful one, to bind something equally so.