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The Asura took the
last step off the gangplank and onto firm ground. Looking around he
saw the famous lighthouse to his left, with its winding side ramp
going all the way to the top. He had heard about the lighthouse
before, and made a mental note to make a visit of the famous site
once he got settled in.
When he was on the
airship, he had held his hat in his hand for fear of it
being swept away by the rushing air. Now he stood on the dirt path
looking at it. A big Moa feather was pinned to the side of it, and he
ran his fingers through it to straighten it out. Happy with the
result, he placed the hat on his head, making sure that his ears
would be comfortable under the brim and started to walk down the path
to his left.
He had heard of Lions Arch before, but this was the first time that he had been here.
And it was kind of weird that it was his first time in the city,
since he was a pirate, and new Lions Arch had been built by a lot of
pirates.
But the Asuras'
pirating days had finished. He was tired of it all. He needed
something different.
He was known as
Captain Daviez, and he came from a completely different world. A
world where fighting against others in strange battle arenas was your
main activity. Where special abilities were the tools of the trade,
and where you actually felt like a god.
Now he just wanted
a normal life.
In the distance he
could see the walls of the city, walls that he had never seen before.
Stone structures with ships hulls embedded in them turned, no doubt,
into homes for some of the locals.
Daviez kept his
stride as he took in the scenery. The bay to his left, where old
Lions Arch rested somewhere under the water. The mountain side to his
right with a massive cave mouth and people coming in and out of it.
He wondered if there was something interesting in the cave for people
to adventure into its darkness, and made his second mental note of
the location to go exploring.
Finally he made it
to the city.
The plaza spread
out before him with its makeshift tent of sails giving some
protection from the sun. Some people were talking to a man near the
entrance to the plaza, and Daviez thought he heard him say... "
It's simple! Just run with it in your hands and don't get squashed!".
The man then burst out in a laughter that had a mischievous ring to
it.
Humans, Norns,
Sylvari, Charrs and Asurans could be seen all over the place. Daviez
was marveled at how, with so much differences between each race,
that there wasn't a full fledged riot here, right now. He guessed
that security was pretty tight in LA.
He now stood at
what looked like the center of the city.
Behind him was the
plaza, further behind was the entrance to where the Asura Gates
stood.
To his right, what
looked like to be a stone octopus, housed some sort of facility. A lot
of people were there talking to some sort of attendants. But from all
the babble that came from there, one phrase could be heard above the
rest. "Less violence, more violets!"
From the sound of
the voice, Daviez assumed that it had to be a Sylvari. Their voices
seemed to have a sweet and harmonious sound to them. A few seconds
later, the same voice repeated the same phrase. And a few seconds
later, the same thing. -Yep! That can get really old, really fast!
- thought Daviez to himself.
Daviez
just stood there. Everything was amazing to his eyes. There was a
zone, nearly in front of him, with forges and workstations and he
assumed that would be where you go to if you wanted to craft
something. A little to his left hand side, another small building
housed some sort of auction house from what he could see from this
distance. And next to the octopus building, was a giant swirl of
light. It rose up in the air, to fall down on itself, and looked like
it was being sucked into the center of the pit. You could say it had
a mystical quality to it. And it also looked like a toilet. A
Mystical Toilet if you could call it anything.
Daviez
just stood there. His big round eyes taking in the scenery, his
floppy ears hearing all the sounds and his nose taking in all the
smells, from the burning wood in the crafting furnaces to the salty
air brought in by the breeze.
"Are
you Captain Daviez?" The voice boomed behind him, that made
him jump.
Daviez
turned and was face to face with... A pair of knee caps.
The
small pirate followed the legs to the hips, and past the torso to see
a big square jawed face smiling down at him. The man was a Norn.
Blond braided hair and a big beard kept on smiling at him.
"Well?
Are you, little one?" Said the stranger with his deep and
powerful voice.
Daviez, still stunned by the approach, nodded in return.
The mountain of a man turned and started to wave and shout, "Here
he is! Found him!"
The
pirate tilted his head and looked past the Norns muscular legs and
saw a crowd making its way towards the two of them. In a matter of
seconds they were both engulfed by the crowd.
Daviez
was greeted with a thousand smiles, pats on the back and words of
"Welcome!", "if you need help, just ask!" came
from every direction. Gifts were just thrown at him, and he was
overwhelmed by everything.
He
looked up at the Norn who was still smiling at him and asked. "How
did you know my name?"
The
giant looked at him and responded. "WP told us of you!"
The
name wasn't strange to him. WP was well known throughout all of Tyria
as the go to guy for the worlds history. But Daviez could only chalk
this up to luck or a happy coincidence. Whatever it was, the little
pirate didn't mind.
The
Norn bent down and handed him a machine. To Daviez, it looked like
one of those betting machines that he had seen in casinos.
"Use
it to salvage whatever you don't want! It costs some copper but,
better than buying salvage kits! Hahahahaha!" He got up and
started to walk away. The laughter fading as he moved.
By
this time the crowd had started to scatter. Daviez checked his bag
and was amazed at how full it was. The crowd had given him food,
gifts and even gold.
A
reception he had never had before.
And
now, he was alone again.
He
started to walk to what he thought would be the housing district when
he spotted something in the corner of his eye. He turned and what he
saw made his jaw drop.
Standing
a couple of meters away was a Charr.
A
big white Charr. A big white NAKED Charr.
Besides
the leather piece hiding his private parts, the feline looking being
was naked. No armor, no boots, no nothing.
The
Charr waved at him and started to laugh. An enormous roar of a laugh
that made everyone turn towards him. The Charr started towards
Daviez, and the Asura didn't know if to run or stand still.
"Hello
little Asura!" He said to Daviez. The look in his eyes showed
that his intentions were nothing but friendly. "Need some help?"
"Uh!
Yes! I'm looking for some housing. Know of any?" Daviez asked
with nervousness in his tone.
"Of
course I do! Follow me." Replied the Charr and started to walk
towards the walls of the city and Daviez followed him a couple of
pace behind.
After
a few steps, the Charr stopped and faced Daviez. It's white fur
glowed in the sunlight, and he said, "Oh! I'm Cadaver
Brokenbones by the way! But my friends call me Cad!"
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