Dishman Family/Willy
Rumors
Of average build and fair complexion, one would not find Willy to stand out in the huddled masses of peasants. Said to have no tongue, he relies only on elementary written signs and gestures. Allegedly the bastard son of a noble, born of a mad whore, he is said to have wandered the Obsidian Islands in search of something.
Patricide and Flight
Willy murdered his father Eoman after spending his adolescence in the Obsidian Islands. After sneaking deep into the lands of Perdan, killing a noble in Eldoret, he then fled southward into Armonia. It is in the region of Betholm (Armonia) that Willy saw the pursuing Eoric. He then went deep into the forest to live outside civilization. At least until it seemed safe to come out of hiding.
Roleplay from Willy Message sent to everyone in the region Eldoret (4 recipients)
Willy had traveled far. From the mainland of the Obsidian Islands, through the wasteland islands, and through the heart of Perdan he had journeyed in search of the monster. Many monsters had been felled by his battered short sword...but not the one who had taken his tongue. The monster that had been in every dream, every waking memory. The only clear memory he had, really. He couldn't remember his childhood in Perdan. He scarcely remembered his adolescence in the Obsidian Islands. Yet the memory of THAT day was clear and always present. The day he lost his mother, his tongue, and his mind.
His mother was having one of her worse days. Raving on about one of the men that had frequented her bed. This one she claimed was his father. Not the only one, but the one that made her most delusional. Even at the age of 10 he knew that a noble would never take him and his mother in. She was a mad whore and he was nothing more than a street urchin. Actually going to see this man she called his father only emphasized her madness. Her madness only emphasized little Willy's dread.
She dragged him to Eldoret. Quite far from the slums of Partora where they scraped by. Babbling and screeching about a handsome and noble man who had paid her promptly and said she was the finest women he had ever taken. A man she had seen only once but knew would remember her. He doubted any memory of his mother would be found in a noble, especially a decade old memory of a night with a whore. None of her other patrons (or fathers, as she liked to call them) remembered her, but he dared not say it. Her wrath could lay him up for weeks, and serious injury this far from there hovel could end up very bad for him. If this had been a journey with one of his orphan friends, or even by himself, he probably would have liked it. Yet it was when they reached the manor of House Dishman that he knew there could be no joy.
It had all happened so fast. His mother had cooed at the retainers patrolling the land. The head of the house, a man called Eoman, had been called out by the friendly servants. He strode out smelling of wine and harder spirits. When his mother had proclaimed that she was his wife and that this was their son, Willy hadn't been surprised to see him strike her. He hadn't even been surprised when his mother started cursing the noble. It had surprised him, though, when Eoman drew his sword and struck her down.
Splattered with his mothers blood, all Willy had been able to do was cry. His mother had been hard to deal with, but seeing her slain had broken him worse than she could have done herself. He picked up where his mothers tongue had left off, cursing the cruel noble like a sailor. Eoman beat him to the ground but couldn't stop him from cursing. Willy was sure he would die, but instead Eoman kneeled down and took out a dagger. Grabbing Willy's tongue, Eoman had cut it off in one drunken swipe. It was then that Willy had gathered enough sense (or shock) to run.
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With the memory of that night, Willy hung in a tree outside the Dishman manor. Willy would take down a monster this night. The only monster that really mattered.
Once lights began to flicker out, Willy slunk down a creek towards the house. Quietly he waited each time he heard the near presence of a guard or retainer to pass. The patrols seemed pitiful. Distracted by monster hordes in neighboring regions, or short handed by their sons military pursuits, Willy had no clue. It was enough that the gods blessed madmen with good fortune for one night.
It was hard climbing to the master bedroom. Slow waits in the shadows when any noise was within earshot, as well as futile peeks into windows of servants quarters. It was when he reached the top floor, hanging by sharp edges of the masonry that Willy saw what he sought. Eoman, old and fat after the 10 years since Willy had seen him, was sleeping alone. Alone....the monster was alone!
Willy broke the latches on the window slowly. Eoman didn't even stir. Nor did he stir when Willy slinked across the floor, stood above his bed, and plunged his short sword into the hold mans chest. Eoman's eyes did open, shocked as a cut pig, but no breath could escape the pierced lung. It was when Willy removed the sword and proceeded to cut out Eoman's tongue that Eoman gurgled his last efforts.
His monster was dead. Willy would have laughed if the cold rage didn't still beat in his heart. Now all that was left was to flee. Flee before any other monsters caught whiff of him.
Further Atrocities
After almost a month, Willy emerged from the woods of Betholm covered in moss and dirt and wearing rags and hides. He started to wander the bordering regions of Perdan, and soon began to succumb to a blood-lust the monsters and undead of the region did not sate. After slaughtering innocents in Caligus and Sirion, he was caught in Westmoor and imprisoned. Before he could be executed, Willy escaped and went back into hiding.
Roleplay from Willy Message sent to everyone in the region Viseu (3 recipients)
Willy slunk among the brush, the barest tone of a lullaby seeping from his toothless grin. He was ecstatic and covered in blood. The blood of 3 different families. 9 human tongues hung from his belt, some of them very small.
He had wandered into Viseu, looking for a prime spot to hunt. The monsters and undead had become boring. Their screams and cries were too inarticulate. Here in the outlying lands of Caligus, there were huts with cottars that could speak and sing. He so loved to hear innocence sing. He had emerged from Betholm with only one trophy. He would leave Viseu with many.
Guards reach the nobles Jehovah, Helios, and Derrick, telling tales of butchery. In two outlying farmer's huts, entire families had been gutted and stripped of skin with their tongues cut out. Other murder's had been found as well, including a chamber maid for the Lord Helios' estate. There were a few signs of who committed these atrocities, the guards said. One, was a trail that lead north into Sirion, another a strange note. The note was scrawled in a child-like hand and simply said "Wily wuz ear"
Roleplay from Willy Message sent to everyone in the region Commonyr (1 recipients)
Willy looked at the present he had left to the people of Commonyr. An alleyway tucked away from the busy inns and markets, now filled with the disconnected parts of a local school teacher. A woman, now scattered across the lonely alley, would be found within the day...her tongue, however, would not. He slinked from the shadows and brush near the town and hastened to continue on his path. His belt of talkers was growing fat...he hummed his lullaby with glee.
The local guards of Commonyr send you a message of atrocities in Commonyr. A woman butchered, some animals stolen, and strange insulting notes spread through the inns of Commonyr. He brings you one such note, reading "Wily wuz ear, preties shuld fear, tis town ha shyte beer an its lords ave fat reers". He tells you it is from a man the locals have dubbed "The Mad Mute". Apparently rumors of his work have spread through the peasantry.
System Message While you rot in your cell, Antonious Turner, Lord Justice of Westmoor, Ambassador of Westmoor, Earl of Bruck, Priest of Church of Humanity, visits you and says:
Antonious was obligated to perform the last rites before doing his duty as Lord Justice and executing the prisoner. One of the newer priests to the Church was also waiting for him. As the prisoner had no tongue, the priest would accept the last rites on his behalf.
Antonious walked up to the cell, the prisoner, Willy sat on the floor, in chains. The guards opened the cell up when the Lord Justice nodded to them. A simple stool was placed in the cell and Antonious proceeded inside and sat down. The young priest followed Antonious inside and stood beside the prisoner. Antonious glanced at Willy for a moment before speaking, “My son, are you ready to confess your sins and ask for forgiveness?” Willy looks up at Antonious and simply nods his head. Antonious opens his prayer book up and begins to perform the last rites.
“Holy Divine, Creator of All, forgive Your child of his sins.” “Holy Divine, Great Artisan who crafted Humanity from the soil, bless Your child and weigh his soul on their devotion to You.”
The Priest then responds on behalf of Willy.
“Holy Divine, guide his soul to Your side.” “Holy Divine, forgive him of his sins for he devotes himself to you in death as he did in life.” “Holy Divine, embrace him in Your Light and shield him from the Darkness Eternal.”
Pausing for a moment, Antonious retrieves a small vial of holy water from inside his robes and marks the symbol of the Divine upon Willy’s brow. Both Antonious and the Priest continue for the next part of the last rites.
“For Thou art Ruler of Paridisus - Realm of Light, of Good, of Purity, of Justice.” “Most Holy Divine, take our souls as Yours so that we may reside at Your infinitium.” “ For Thine is the Power and Glory forever. Amen.”
With the last rites completed. Antonious puts his prayer book back into his robes. He glances at Willy for a moment, before standing up and walking out of the cell. He stops just outside the door and turns to speak to the prison guards. “He is now ready. Take him.” The guards nod their heads in acknowledgement and prepare to take Willy to the execution platform.
System Message Escaped! One morning in your cell, you hear the guards speak about an upcoming execution outside your cell door. As you listen carefully, you find out that is your execution that is being planned. Giving it everything, you try again to escape from your cell, and driven by sheer desperation, you succeed this time! You are free!
