Aranée 32: Pieces Come to Light by NetWorthy
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"D'mere... this is an Elvish name?" Bellikor asked gently, peering at her with intense sky-blue eyes.
"The hunter who found me on a Freskon beach named me. It means 'from the sea' in his ancestral tongue... I owe much to him. I was but a child and he cared for me, taught me all he knew."
"I see. And no complete memories prior to that?" Aranée looked down and shook her head. "Any bits or fragments?"
"My mother and father. I remember speaking to them, Elvish and human..." She looked down again, visibly upset. "I don't remember their names. Sometimes I am so close to remembering..." Her voice trailed off.
"I see," he said again. "Can any other Elves identify you?"
She shook her head. "There are no Elves in the Aeritan - nor in the Disputed Lands."
He nodded. "When you were found, did you have anything with you?"
She nodded. "These were tied to me in a waterproof kit." She set out The Book, her earrings and necklace, her headband and the dagger. "I remember my father writing in this book - the rest were my mother's."
"May I?" She nodded, and he gently picked up The Book. "Fascinating - centuries old." He produced an enormous glass and examined it minutely. "Elvish, without a doubt. Can you read it?"
"Only a few words."
He made a few notes in a journal, and picked up the dagger. He held it to the light and looked at her in surprise. "And how often do you sharpen this?"
With furrowed brow, "I have never sharpened it."
"A hunter with a blade that never needs sharpening. Do you not find this curious?" When she did not reply, "This blade is the finest Dwarven mithral - very rare, very dense, almost indestructible. Remarkable."
Next, he inspected the headband and jewelry. He raised a brow at her. "Hmmm..." He got up and returned with a small vial from a locked cabinet. Using a small glass rod, he placed a single drop of the liquid on a stone in her headband. The drop instantly vaporized with a loud "PFFFFFT!" He shook his head and looked at her. "These stones are a special type of ruby - found only in caves inhabited by dragons."
"Dragons!" she yelped. "I didn't think such creatures actually exist."
"Oh yes, indeed they do. I suspect the cover of your book is dragon hide. These stones are called 'dragons blood' and they are prized for their magical properties." He sat back. "I wonder..." Retrieving another vial and an odd black cloth, he carefully arranged her jewelry and headband on the table - and on impulse, added her dagger. He covered them with the cloth and carefully poured a bit of the liquid on each covered item. A glowing green vapor rose over each of them.
"My dear, please tell me all you can remember. Your mother must have been very special indeed for each object here is priceless in its own right - and each and every one carries a powerful protective magic spell."
--- TO BE CONTINUED!
View the series in numbered sequence to get the entire story.
I'm not happy with the lighting on this, but everytime I turned on shadows it cratered DS3. About 2 hours rendering - then DS3 would just vanish from the desktop. Gone. After a week trying to figure it out, time to just move on...
As always, PLEASE leave your comments or criticisms
- your words mean SO much to me!
Image and story © 2009 by Larry Hodge
Comments (32)
jandunne
Even though you're not crazy about the lighting, the mood in this scene is very evocative. Beautifully done!
PhilW
I really like this one - terrific! I love the characters faces and the green mist and glow effect is beautifully done - top image all ropund!
Cimaira
Wonderful story, I can't wait to hear more. The image is fantastic, because of the wonderful lighting and effects, I didn't even notice there were no ambient shadows until you mentioned it, lol. Excellent work.
Rainastorm
Totally excellent story and image...your lighting is fine! :-) It gives a closed in secret feel to the image...works well I thought...of course, I am FAR from a lighting expert! (As you know...)...lol
mistressotdark
wonderful image and story! very well done
Faemike55
The lighting is okay as is! the story is fantastic and getting better by the chapter.
adrie
Fabulous work my dear friend, the lighting is in my eyes very good also the poses......excellent done in every way.....love it.
magnus073
Very cool work on this scene from the series Larry. As pointed out above the effects are nice and I like your character interaction here also.
mgtcs
Excellent composition and great story as always!
pspworkshop
Absolutely beautiful!
Autumn_Rains
The lighting is beautifully done her, and the story is very intriguing, going to have to take the time to read the other installments
restif
The story continues to intrique! Nice render and characters!
anitalee Online Now!
Excellent
drifterlee
Awesome scene!
brewgirlca
Humm, yes, I have had the same problem sometimes with poser and you just have to cut your losses and move on with the story. Fortunately for you your writing more than makes up for any loss of graphical details. Great story and excellent suspense building. And am I mistaken or is their a bit of a self portrait in this wise man?
NetWorthy
LOL, there IS a resemblence isn't there! It was strictly unintentional, and actually quite funny to have you point it out! Actually, Bellikor is quite "learned" and of good heart, but I'm not sure how "wise" you will think he is when you find out a bit more about him later... (Have I mentioned before that ALL named characters appear more than once in the story? 8-)
densa
wonderful scene and story
e-brink
Great characters and expressions - sorry about your rendering troubles.
Darkwish
Really great work on this!
ragouc
Very good pose and scene. Cool FX
Minda
excellent scene and great story larry...Happy hallooween
FS
A really great work!!!
neelzonline
Another great image
JaneEden
Larry you did a great scene here to compliment your fabulous story telling. Excellent work my friend, hugs Jane xx
Crudelitas
Yes, I also had the problem recently, always the program broke down, there I had to help myself just with photo treatment... But I think that is still worked on it! So, to the story: Splendid story and a wonderful picture, great characters and nice mood! Really very well done!
Kyronimos
great work!
volcomman1
great story ,perfect render!
annie5
I like their expressions..super lighting too! Great result/Magnific scene :)
PSDuck
No complaints on the render, as I do not feel qualified to beef. Great story!
amirapsp
Impressive