Session Start: Wed Jan 09 16:59:26 2008 Session Ident: #Aeoth 03[16:59:26] * Now talking in #Aeoth 01[16:59:36] la la la la la. 01[16:59:39] la la la la la la. [17:02:03] yo yo yo [17:02:06] what it iz, muthafucka [17:13:25] WHAT IT IS. 01[17:13:37] DELICIOUS 03[17:20:39] * Schneeble (chatzilla@c-71-199-176-204.hsd1.ga.comcast.net) has joined #Aeoth [17:21:40] yo yo yo [17:24:01] Hey there. 01[17:25:51] DELICIOUS [17:27:24] INVINCIBLE CANDY! [17:27:49] How do you eat that? [17:28:43] It's candy that makes you invincible. [17:28:46] And it is delicious. 01[17:29:09] INVINCIBLE CANDY! [17:29:32] http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4574001248690584099&hl=en [17:31:26] Okay, so, art thou prepared to gyrate thy barge? [17:33:16] Uno momento [17:35:45] 'kay 01[17:36:04] OOC channel is #GTFO? [17:36:09] #AeothOOC 03[17:36:24] * NinjaDebugger is now known as Clarissa [17:36:26] YO YO YO 03[17:36:28] * Demota is now known as Lucy [17:36:33] YO YO YO, 'SUP MAH BITCHES?! 03[17:36:40] * Ardweden (ardweden@12-207-214-234.client.mchsi.com) has joined #aeoth [17:36:45] OH SHI- ARD. [17:36:51] Hi, I'm lurking randomly today! :D [17:36:53] XD [17:37:06] and here I was hoping you were going to play [17:37:14] Sorry. Have reading to do. [17:37:19] First week of the semester, you know. XP [17:37:31] Yeah, seriously. See, this thing called 'People having other stuff to do AGAIN' crept up and I'm suddenly down to three players. 03[17:37:38] * Schneeble is now known as Malcolm 06[17:37:52] * Zegon adds an X to the end of Malcolm's name. [17:37:56] X D [17:38:01] doesn't matter. [17:38:04] Three is enough. [17:38:17] Well, let's see how far you guys get today. [17:38:36] you want GT? [17:38:48] Mmmm... [17:39:12] We might, so might as well bring it up. I need to figure out how to put stuff on it in advance, though. 06[17:40:12] * Clarissa gets that starting up. 06[17:41:48] * Zegon looks back trying to figure out the day the game is taking place. [17:42:21] last session was february 7, 1222 [17:42:33] Thank you. [17:42:45] Are you ready to resume? [17:42:58] I believe so. [17:43:19] I'm good to go [17:46:33] [We resume with our heroes on a very cold and snowy vista after Hank, Karjira, and that crazy gnome ran off ahead to investigate the area surrounding the ruins. It's is a reasonable and plausable plan and NOTHING can go wrong with it. With that out of the way, this trio of heroes are overlooking the ruins and should be ready to head in at any time. The current time is 4 PM, 'bout, on the 7th of February, 1222.] [17:47:22] [Overcast sky, the path leading from your current point to that of the ruins is covered in powdery snow, except where it's not in which case it's jagged rock cliffs probably encased in ice.] [17:47:35] [Session Start!] 06[17:49:38] * Lucy looks over the ruins. [17:49:44] Well, Lucy? Are you ready? 01[17:50:54] Ready as ever. [17:51:15] Malcom? 06[17:51:27] * Malcolm pulls back the hood of his cloak as he nods. "I'm ready." [17:51:45] Let's go. Lucy, take the lead. 06[17:52:25] * Lucy walks forward, axe in tow, and horse probably resting somewhere off camera! [17:53:15] [The horse is conveniently in his trailer-home off camera, drinking a espresso and talking with a random late night talk show host. He obviously gets paid more than you clowns.] [18:04:46] [You all make it down without incident, although some more graciously than others. In front of you lies a multitude of large stone pillars sunk deep into the ground. It's eerily quiet, as no animal or plant life seems to be around. The pillars, however, look MUCH larger now that you're closer.] 01[18:05:26] What kinda people lived here again? [18:05:52] [They range in size from 5 feet accross to 30, or even more, in diameter. From this distance you can't exactly make out anything unique on the pillars apart from their unusually large sizes.] [18:12:43] Ancient nation of some sort. They were very strong in magic. [18:12:57] Also, these pillars are part of a symbol of some sort. 01[18:14:09] Any idea what kind of symbol? [18:15:41] No. We'd have to uncover or replace the missing pillars, and then I could take a look at it from the air and see if it rings a bell. [18:16:25] Malcom, if you'd hop off, I'm going to go up for a quick look. Maybe I can replace the pillars in my head. 06[18:17:26] * Malcolm nods and slides off of the pegasus. 06[18:17:56] * Malcolm readjusts his gear once his feet are on more solid footing. 06[18:18:21] * Clarissa flips the reins once, sending Swift Wind up into the sky. 06[18:24:08] * Malcolm frowns and approaches one of the pillars. "Some of the symbols on these pillars look familiar. Similar to holy symbols. And, there's..." He tugs a glove off of one hand and holds it up to the stone. "There's a breeze?" [18:24:38] [The pillars, upon closer inspection, have carvings on them of various things, ranging from small symbols to larger-than-life depictions of creatures.] [18:26:06] [In addition, there are grooves in them. Some are simply astetically pleasing grooves and have been worn away by time, but others are massive 5 foot deep ones. The largest pillar in the center is a good 60 ft. in diameter and has numerous grooves this deep.] 06[18:26:50] * Malcolm kneels as he moves closer to the particular pillar. "There's an archway or something down here," he calls out. 06[18:31:29] * Clarissa brings Swift Wind back down to ground level, near Malcon. [18:31:36] Hey, guess what. [18:31:53] (Chicken Butt?) 01[18:33:32] What'd you find? 06[18:33:52] * Malcolm looks up at the girl on her colorful pegasus. "No thanks. Just tell us, please." [18:34:02] No, no, guess! [18:34:05] Oh, fine. 06[18:34:28] * Malcolm taps his chin. "You were able to decipher some of these symbols?" [18:34:50] close! Try again! [18:35:00] Hm. 01[18:35:14] You deciphered all of them? [18:36:03] Nope! [18:36:07] But I got the big one! 06[18:36:16] * Clarissa grins. [18:36:40] I think the big outer circle of pillars was a containment field. No telling what the inner ones were for, though. [18:37:03] Containment field? Containment of what? [18:37:19] Something really big and REALLY powerful. 01[18:37:30] Really big? [18:38:19] What else would you need a containment field the size of a city for? 06[18:38:37] * Malcolm looks around at the pillars. "At least it isn't here any more." 01[18:38:40] Maybe it could be a lot of things. [18:39:36] Probably. 06[18:41:39] * Malcolm frowns. "I don't know if it's related, but I found an archway or something near the ground. I don't know if it sunk or fell or what, but there's air coming out of it." [18:42:57] Sounds like a way down. It's exploration time! [18:44:01] It's right over here... 06[18:44:14] * Malcolm indicates his discovery, or what's visible of it. [18:44:32] Lucy, check it out, please? [18:44:52] [It is an archway peeking out of the snow. If you pulled some of the snow away, it might reveal an opening large enough for you to climb in. [18:44:54] ] 06[18:45:04] * Lucy goes to check it out. :D 06[18:46:48] * Lucy looks over the snow... 06[18:46:58] * Lucy pulls out her shovel. :D 06[18:47:01] * Lucy gets shovelling. [18:48:53] [After a good 5 or so minutes of digging, there's enough snow pulled away with Lucy's muscular physique that a small 'ramp' leads into the darkness. Warm air slowly creeps from the hole now, but no light.] [18:49:37] [The archway is certainly a doorframe of some kind, and while there's snow inside it's not *full* of snow inside.] 01[18:51:29] Found something! [18:51:59] Go on in, and try not to get killed. 01[18:54:10] Sure 06[18:54:24] * Lucy walks on down, putting away her shovel and taking out her axe [18:55:55] Lucy? [18:56:03] It'd probably help if you had some light. [18:56:30] [Into the darkness Lucy goes, and without a light she can't see much beyond the few feet the light from outside travels.] 06[18:56:52] * Clarissa reaches into her backpack and pulls out a lantern. 06[18:57:19] * Clarissa pokes a finger inside and something brightens, and she shines its cone in past Lucy. 01[18:57:30] Oh, awesome. Thanks! 06[19:01:14] * Malcolm readies his longspear and creeps into the tunnel behind Lucy. 06[19:03:04] * Clarissa follows Malcom in, staying to one side so the light shines relatively freely. [19:09:31] [Into the tunnel you go! And it enters into a small room, but one that must have been much larger before some of the ceiling collapsed. It progresses for a good 15 feet forward, but in the area past there's a huge amount of rubble, keeping you from progressing further. To the right and to the left, there's ample room to move for a good 5 feet on both sides. There are three unanimated skeletons in this room, two who seem to have been caug [19:13:20] ... There are three unanimated skeletons in this room, two who seem to have been caught in the collapse, as half of their skeleton is likely under the rubble, and the third is lying in one of the corners. There is much rubble everywhere, but not so much dust. Air seeps through the collapsed cieling.] [19:13:50] [This is despite the ceiling being blocked by heavy amounts of rubble.] [19:20:58] Well, shoot. 06[19:21:09] * Clarissa starts poking around near the skeletons, looking for stuff. [19:27:09] [After a good while of searching the place and Lucy standing guard, you notice the bones don't appear to be scratched up. Scraps of what may have been leather, but are now dust, abound, and on closer inspection some of the 'rubble' is actually frozen flesh that got too close to outside. Ewww. Still, Clarissa finds a few gold and platinum coins of unknown mintage on the lone skeleton.] [19:27:52] [Malcolm finds an oddly shaped trinket in the chest cavity of one of the skeletons that was crushed by the ceiling.] [19:28:09] What's this? 06[19:28:16] * Clarissa takes out a small handkerchief, picks up the coins without touching them, and stores them in a small coin pouch, away from any other coins. [19:29:09] Coins. Could be money, could be something for collectors. Could be cursed. [19:29:17] What about this thing? 06[19:29:23] * Malcolm indicates the trinket he uncovered. [19:29:42] You haven't touched it, have you? 06[19:30:52] * Malcolm shakes his head. [19:31:13] Good. 06[19:31:20] * Clarissa bends down and shines the light on it more closely. [19:32:18] [With more light, it appears to be something that might have been special. Unlike the surrounding rock, it stands out as a bright blue, almost transparent and luminous. However, this is only when the light is shining on it.] [19:32:41] Could be important. [19:32:57] [It's cold to the touch, and doesn't seem to have any other unique properties.] 06[19:33:02] * Clarissa takes the handkerchief out again and holds it out to Malcom. [19:33:09] Go ahead and get it out of there. Don't touch it, though. [19:33:30] [The size is about 2x3x.5 inches.] 06[19:35:15] * Malcolm takes the handkerchief and uses it to wrap the trinket before placing the thing in a small side pouch in his pack. [19:37:16] Any exits? [19:37:28] [Beyond that, there were undoubtably decorations here at one point: There are several ruined stone and metal frames on the walls, but nothing hangs inside of the 'windows' now.] 06[19:37:34] * Malcolm straightens up and looks around for such. [19:38:11] [If the rubble could be removed, you may be able to go further up, or maybe even accross, in this particular pillar.] [19:38:36] [However, moving collapsed rubble in ancient structures is rarely a good idea.] [19:42:30] [Beyond that, there are no apparent exits despite the one you entered.] [19:42:39] [Err, other than] [19:42:42] Well, we had fairly good luck, here, at least. [19:42:46] Let's find another entrance. 06[19:43:56] * Malcolm nods. "Maybe closer to the center?" [19:45:24] Yeah. [19:45:34] Anything around the outer edges will be slim pickings. 01[19:46:23] I wonder what this place was for [19:49:00] [Rumor is it was a village, city, or paradise at some point.] 06[19:51:31] * Clarissa heads back out the archway. [19:51:44] Come on, we don't want to waste daylight. Ruins are always more dangerous after dark. 06[19:52:34] * Malcolm nods grimly and follows the tiny summoner back through the archway. 01[19:52:42] Sure. 06[19:52:54] * Lucy follows along. Then heads in front of her. Becuase she's bigga. 06[19:53:11] * Clarissa pokes along in front of her with her staff as she walks, making sure of her footing in the ruins. [19:58:28] [Forward the adventurers go closer to the center. The pillar here is smaller, maybe about 20 ft. in diameter. Poking in the ground nets you very little, but looking up there's some snow hanging up on something above the north side of the pillar.] 06[19:58:59] * Clarissa zips around for a better look. [19:59:03] [It is flanked on both sides, east and west, by smaller 5 ft. pillars that barely reach your waist.] [19:59:27] [The snow and ice hanging up there is clinging inside of an indentation of some kind.] [20:03:26] [It may be movable, it's only about 7 ft. up from the ground.] [20:03:54] Um... can anybody get up there? [20:04:35] If you're very, very patient you could wait for me to climb up there. 01[20:05:07] I could lift you up there. [20:07:05] That might work. [20:08:38] ... 06[20:09:31] * Malcolm shrugs at Clarissa. "You asked," he grins. 06[20:09:56] * Clarissa reaches up and pulls her hat down. [20:10:06] Fine. Lucy, lift me up there. 01[20:10:23] Sure! 06[20:10:29] * Lucy bends down and lifts her up. 06[20:12:03] * Clarissa lifts her staff up and does some clearing of snow. [20:17:44] [The snow starts to fall down after some heavy prodding from the staff to remove the ice sheet covering it. Fortunately for Clarissa and Lucy, they're fast enough to get out of the way before a huge amount of snow from above falls down on them where they used to be standing, a good 3 feet worth.] [20:18:36] That's a lot of snow. 06[20:18:51] * Malcolm takes a small step back from the newly fallen pile of snow. "Must be a big hole, or whatever it is up there." [20:19:29] [Probably! Why don't you go up and find out?] 01[20:19:50] Let's go up and find out! 06[20:19:57] * Lucy progresses! [20:21:17] [Lucy starts trying to climb but just can't get a solid hold on the icy surface of the pillar.] 06[20:24:16] * Lucy tries again [20:25:23] [Still can't manage to make it up. The slippery surface is just making the handholds not support your weight evenly enough to get you up that wall.] 06[20:26:54] * Lucy frowns. 06[20:27:07] * Lucy shuffles around her backpack 06[20:27:42] * Lucy takes out a scythe and a rope. 01[20:28:14] Either of you good with a rope? [20:29:03] Only in certain circumstances. 06[20:29:07] * Malcolm looks up at the ledge [20:29:10] . [20:29:14] This isn't one of them. [20:30:25] Lucy, you're gonna have to lift me up. 01[20:30:41] Oh? Okay. 06[20:30:45] * Lucy goes to help Clarissa up 06[20:33:24] * Clarissa sets her staff aside, letting it stand on its own, and goes to be lifted up. [20:34:00] [Lucy lifts Clarissa up easily enough, and if Clarissa manages to stand on Lucy's hands, she can get her upper arms into the passage.] 06[20:35:39] * Clarissa does a little scramble to get up into the passage. [20:39:13] [Clarissa stands up and looks inside. Unlike before, there's no wind coming from within, rather she can hear the sound of hollow non-metal objects banging against eachother from the darkness inside. Shining her light reveals less than one might think, as a still-lit everburning torch is inside the room on the ground, next to a stone desk sunk into the wall.] [20:40:16] [Session End!] 03[20:41:30] * Clarissa is now known as NinjaDebugger 06[20:51:01] * Ardweden waves out for sleep. 02[20:51:28] * Ardweden (ardweden@12-207-214-234.client.mchsi.com) Quit (Quit: Gikathud.) 03[20:51:34] * NinjaDebugger (amakoto@ip72-213-61-8.om.om.cox.net) has left #Aeoth 03[20:52:31] * Lucy is now known as Demota Session Close: Wed Jan 09 20:53:10 2008