Interlude – Halfseekers (Pt. 3)

Interlude – Halfseekers (Pt. 3)
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Interlude – Halfseekers (Pt. 3) is the 97th chapter of Volume 10.

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Mireden enters Liscor promising to himself, the deceased Moore of this reality and the Moore who fled to another world that he'll to what he can to build a better future.
Gathering a crowd by swinging his staff, Mireden walks the streets of Liscor stopping a fight and gets questioned by Beilmark about his intentions and goals in Liscor.
Mireden enters Esthelm looking for the best Charm-Expert of the city to tell them of his business proposal, after meeting with Ediya he brings her and the other [Crafters] of Esthelm into Liscor for a demonstration.
At the Northern Gates of Liscor, Mireden shows them sites of powers such as Tekshia's altar which they can use to craft a new form of charms.

He did not cry on his old friend's shoulder as it would break the both of them and there was so much to do with so little time, the Half-Giant waits in line thinking the silly ways of the smaller folks as he is asked a common question by Liska. He tells her of a time when he met Fraerlings sharing their funny interaction and then enters Liscor promising to himself, the deceased Moore of this reality and the Moore who left for another world that he'll do whatever he can to build a better future.

Liscor's elections have been going on for a few months when he appeared and being new to the city means that he has no base, support or backing to win a seat on the council, yet he has to be on the Council to further enact his plans so he begins with buying a house in the third district with help from the inn's coffers. To build up his credibility he walks through the streets of Liscor twirling his staff which gains the attention of everyone with a crowd beginning to follow him around towards the northern gates of Liscor, in an alleyway he sees a Drake and a Human fighting which he stops. Embarrassed to continue the fighting the two leave with Beilmark telling an incoming [Guardsman] that she has everything handled, about to move on a little girl asks Mireden about the last Half-Giant of Izril which he shares that he is his uncle who has come to Liscor to honor his nephew's sacrifice for the city and that being the last of a species is alright if one has friends and family to be with.

Beilmark has a more subtle and even more direct approach to investigations compared to Zevara's manner of doing things asking the Half-Giant a number of inquiries such as how he gained his competency with twirling the staff with him telling of the time he followed the Nomads of the Sky around trying to find a connection to his Half-Giant ancestry with Beilmark understanding seeing a similar thing with how City Gnolls feel about the life of Plains Gnoll. With one last question she asks about his involvement in the city's elections and his plans for if he fails, he tells her that he's a [Green Mage] as well with ideas for business if he fails which he will not, as he leaves Beilmark put him on the list of Crazy Inn People.

To build the good will he desires from the citizen of Liscor he has to go outside of its influence as there is too much flowing into the city at the moment, out of all the nearby locations he goes to Esthelm as it fit his goals the best as the city is still in a declining state with no true backing even with Pelt's help. After getting directions to the best Charm-Expert in the city, Mireden enters Malack's Mystiques but is not able to find Miss Ediya there, speaking with Malack he learns that even with the Walled Cities they had some business until the Witches of Riverfarm held a festival selling their own kind of charms and trinkets. Mireden shares that he has a business proposal for Ediya and possible work for the [Gemcutter] getting taken to someone who's cleaning the [Florist] statue that's been defaced with mud. Cleaning the statue with a quick spell Mireden introduces himself to Ediya sharing that he has a proposal for her and the other [Crafters] of Esthelm willing to give a quick demonstration in Liscor, Ediya and Malack gather the artisans of Esthelm for the Lord's proposal hoping that this isn't another [Charlatan] or Golden Triangle Incident.

After recharging the portal for him and the thirty following him, Mireden explains that he plans to teach them a new method of creating charms and what he'll want out of their potential partnership, Ediya expresses their skepticism of his plans as the versatility and short lifespan of charms are rather lackluster but quiets down as he reminds them that he comes from The Wandering Inn. Mireden, the group of Esthelm's artisans, and the larger crowd that had followed them halt at an altar by the northern gates of Liscor, he points out to them that there is where Moore and Ulinde of the Halfseekers had died when facing off against the Hag Queen and Draugr. He asks if they feel it with Malack unsure of what he's talking about, he then points to the altar for Tekshia and the 5 Brotherhood members who died fighting the horde of Draugr and names off other significant events that happened around Liscor asking again if they can feel it. Mireden explains to the crowd that those altars are more than just the materials they are made out of, he then shows three items and their significance and by using the energy coming from Tekshia's altar and his belief he creates a spear-charm that's gives a bit of courage. He explains that what he used was the meaning coming from the site of power similar to how Witches work with their craft, but that Witches can't harness that power like they can. He speaks on that eventually charms will become commonplace and that they will grow stronger with more belief in them but that the strongest of them will always be made by those who know the reason why they matter. Mireden was able to sell three charms for the day leaving the stall he was at towards another strange and wonderful journey.