Start of #Sharn buffer: Wed Apr 04 21:49:43 2007 [17:09:23] [We pick up where we left off, on the docks of Sharn in the dark hours of night, fighting to prevent people being sold as slaves.] [17:09:31] [Session Start] [17:14:39] * Kesuke moves down the docks, weaving past two of Phanos' buddies with a grimace as he lifts his maul above his head, swinging it down in aims at the pissed hobgoblin's skull. [17:14:49] ((NAME CHANGE)) [17:14:55] (SHHHHH) [17:14:57] * Kesuke is now known as Sev [17:14:58] * Sev moves down the docks, weaving past two of Phanos' buddies with a grimace as he lifts his maul above his head, swinging it down in aims at the pissed hobgoblin's skull. [17:15:02] ( AREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! ) [17:17:37] [The hobgoblin takes the maul in his neck as he tries to dodge.] "AUGH! YER MOTHER WAS A KOBOLD!" [17:17:48] [Aurora's Turn] [17:18:26] MY MOTHER WAS A SAINT [17:20:26] * Aurora starts focusing. Divine silver light starts to drift into the area.... [17:21:32] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init: Alexander, Sigma, Mari, Hobgoblins, Phanos, Aun, Sev, Aurora, Ban, Aurelis, Gnolls & Shipcrew' [17:21:50] [Ban weaves his hands in an intricate pattern and disappears into thin air.] [17:22:45] [Aurelis's Turn] [17:23:23] "Aurelis focuses arcane engery forcefully into a sphere, he hurls the ball into the pissed hobgoblin." [17:24:09] [The sphere of magical force explodes into the hobgoblin's eye and he topples over, bleeding from the open socket.] [17:25:31] [Both Gnolls on the forecastle of the ship focus fire on Sev.] [17:26:05] [Their arrows fail to penetrate his grandfather's breastplate however.] [17:28:36] [The goblin manning the ballista yells for one of the gnolls to get out of the way and sends a ballista bolt sailing into Sev's chest.] [17:29:21] [The other crewmen continue to ready the sails.] [17:29:53] * Sev takes the bolt, wheezing and nearly doubling over. He pulls himself to a stand, roaring. [17:29:54] A scratch! [17:30:33] [On the other side of the ship, Alexander downs a potion and continues his run, jumping across 15 feet of water...] [17:32:45] [He lands with one enlarged foot over the railing, the rest of him following with momentum of his jump.] [17:33:20] * Marianysa cheers at Alexander. "Alright! You show em!" [17:33:49] [Sigma follows Alexander halfway down the dock then turns and throws a dagger at the goblin manning the ballista.] [17:35:19] [His dagger sinks into the goblin's neck, crumbling the artillery gunner to the floor.] [17:35:39] [Mari's Turn] [17:43:46] * Marianysa dives past the unemotional goblin. [17:44:45] [The hobgoblin looks around it dispassionately, then swings at Aun.] [17:45:07] [His vigorless swing doesn't connect with anything.] [17:45:17] [Phanos's Turn!] [17:45:27] * Phanos motions and calls his zombies forward, moving towards Sev along witht he zombie he just fully healed, pointing at the first mate bugbear, chanting and waving his arms about, tossing a handful of dust at the ship, which curls and twists through the air, carrying nightmares within, pushing itself into the lungs of the Hobgoblin. His zombies shuffle aside, leaving a clear path as they shamble towards the ship. [17:48:12] [The unemotional hobgoblin watches the zombie pass it and takes a swing.] [17:48:29] [His heart doesn't really seem to be into it.] [17:51:08] [The bugbear looks at the incoming cloud and coughs up the dust, he doesn't seem that worse for wear but he works on the sails that much faster.] [17:51:28] [Aun's turn!] [17:54:21] * Aun ducks around to the side of the unemotional hobgoblin and tries to jab him in the ribs before he cares enough to turn [17:57:22] [The hobgoblin gives a noncomittal grunt and lies down.] [17:58:01] [Sev's Turn[ [17:58:51] * Sev kneels down, grabbing the half-blind corpse and tossing it off the side of the dock. Up to you how much time that takes (as in if I can still move/act). [17:59:44] Tired of all this garbage littering this beautiful city! [18:00:43] [Aurora's Summoning Spell Completes!] [18:00:48] * Aurora completes her casting. The energy gathers just behind one of the zombies, solidifying into a circular rune. A regal dog steps out of it. [18:00:48] [Aurora's Turn] [18:04:31] * Aurora moves forward next to Aurelis and taps him, her hand covered with more divine power. It forms a glimmering shield of energy around him. [18:08:27] [Aureli's Go!] [18:09:11] "Aurelis focuses his las amount of mental energy into a shocking orb of electricity and hurls it with all of his determination at the angry Gnoll." [18:09:53] "The blast narrowly misses his target, Aurelis releases his blade, a dagger." [18:09:58] * Aurora points, and the dog runs forward... [18:13:22] [The gnolls fire back at Aurelis] [18:14:14] [One of the arrows hits Aurelis in the chest.] [18:15:01] [The ship's sails and now fully unraveled and the ship crew goes about other preparations. One shoves off the plank.] [18:16:05] [Alexander steps onto the ship and immediately starts swinging away with both his blades.] [18:18:10] [He manages to down the last hobgoblin] [18:18:46] [Sigma runs further down and chucks another dagger.] [18:20:06] [Mari's Turn!] [18:29:19] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init: Alexander, Sigma, Mari, Phanos, Aun, Sev, Aurora, Ban, Aurelis, Gnolls & Shipcrew' [18:29:26] [Phanos's Turn] [18:30:21] * Marianysa takes a flying leap for the boat, and comes up short, way short. She grasps at the side of the boat, but can't find a handhold, landing in the water. [18:32:48] * Phanos points to the sky above the sails, a black portal beginning to tear itself in the sky, the heavy weight and tearing bones of the skeletons he's summoning hopefully enough to tear apart the sails. [18:38:32] [Aun's Turn] [18:42:32] * Aun weaves through the crowd and makes it to the edge of the dock, jumping off after the boat. [18:44:31] [Sev's Turn] [18:44:52] * Aun flails as she trips off the dock and falls into the water. "Traveller fuck their eyes out! This is ridiculous!" [18:55:58] * Sev moves down the docks, turning in place and trying to leap over the gap. He calls down to Aun to hold on for until they can get her, but his looking down causes him to hit the side of the ship. He grabs the edge, hurriedly pulling up. [18:56:00] Damn it..! [18:56:22] [A goblin takes a swing at Sev with his tiny morningstar, but misses.] [18:56:47] [Aurora's Turn! And her little dog too!] [18:57:02] * Aurora watches the dog run, and take a leap towards the boat. [19:02:02] * Aurora moves a bit forward, drawing her bow, and fires at the captain [19:04:50] [Her arrow flies true, straight into his neck and he crumples to the deck.] [19:05:22] * Aurora smiles a bit. Then her dog splashes into the water. D: [19:05:29] Oh well. Good enough. Hang in there! [19:05:45] [Suddenly an orb of acid flies out of nowhere from the other side of the ship and collides with the bugbear.] [19:06:03] [Ban appears, his finger pointed at the bugbear, shortly thereafter.] [19:06:41] [Unfortunately it was too dark to see the bugbear.] [19:06:54] [Aurelis's Turn[ [19:09:15] "Aurelis positions his hands into a defensive position and his feet make small grroves into the dirt." [19:09:50] [Aurelis is apparently dillusional too, cause he's standing on a boardwalk of wooden planks] [19:10:16] (There is dirt on the wood, smart ass) [19:10:33] (Not enough to make grooves with) [19:12:03] (Fine, hs smooshes it! does that sound dramatic?!) [19:12:24] (Pay attention to Exalted!) [19:13:12] [The gnolls hop backwards and one fires at Sev, the other Alexander.] [19:14:06] [Sev is unharmed, but Alexander takes a teeny (Relatively) arrow to the shoulder.] [19:15:29] [The first mate misses Alexander with a morningstar.] [19:16:00] [A goblin moves to flank Sev with the first one that took a swing at him.] [19:16:27] [One of them manages to hit.] [19:17:28] [One goblin, standing next to its fallen captain, throws a javelin at Alexander.] [19:18:10] [Alexander catches it in the gut.] [19:18:55] [He fights back, splitting his attention between the bugbear and the goblin that threw the Javeling, stabbing over the railing of the higher deck.] [19:21:45] [Sigma runs back over the deck and throws a dagger toward the first mate, still reeling from a giant gash in its chest.] [19:22:26] [The first mate drops to the deck with a dagger in an eyesocket.] [19:23:17] [Mari's Turn!] [19:28:48] [Mari can't get her head above water.] [19:28:56] [Phano's Turn!] [19:29:07] * Phanos grins darkly as his skeleton steps from the black void in whence it came, jabbing its scimitar into the mainsail and leaping over its edge, the tear of the thick canvas slowing its descent. Phanos steps forward and chants, throwing another cloud of dry, greyish brown bone nightmare dust, letting it take its curling shape and fly into the nostrils of the Seafaring goblin. [19:37:07] [Aun's Turn] [19:40:25] [Sev's Turn] [19:43:33] * Sev grabs his maul, his arms bulging and his feet lifting up onto the flat of his toes. He turns in place to strike it into the face of the pirate goblin. [19:43:56] * Aun struggles against her armor to reach Mari before she goes under even further [19:47:10] [Aurora's Turn] [19:49:13] * Aurora steps a bit closer, pulls back her bow, and fires another arrow, this time at a nearby gnoll [19:50:48] [Ban mutters arcane words of power and forms a ball of electricity, which he throws at the sailor goblin.] [19:51:18] "Aurelis shouts, 'hey! that's my gimmick!" [19:51:47] [The goblin smokes and falls to the deck.] [19:51:59] "Oh right, light YOU invented elecrticity." [19:52:01] * Aun (~CharlesHB@c-75-69-187-78.hsd1.nh.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [19:52:19] [The two gnolls aim at Sev and fire.] [19:52:31] * Aun (~CharlesHB@c-75-69-187-78.hsd1.nh.comcast.net) has joined #Sharn [19:53:47] [The frightened sea-faring goblin withdraws from fighting Sev and flees, jumping off the back of the boat, attempting to swim away.] [19:54:09] [Alexander swipes at him as he tries to run.] [19:55:11] [The inquisitive bisects the goblin, his legs making a few more steps before crumpling, and the torso flug across the deck by the momentum of the blade.] [19:55:53] [Takes a moment and downs a third potion.] [19:57:27] [Sigma runs up the dock and chucks a dagger at one of the two remaining gnolls.] [19:58:36] [His dagger clanks against the railing of the ship, just barely nicking it.] [19:58:47] [Mari's Turn] [20:01:00] [Mari gets up for a breath of air and then struggles to stay above water.] [20:01:06] [Phanos's Turn] [20:01:09] * Phanos points a taloned finger at the injured gnoll, chanting darkly as a black beam of energy peals from his finger and shoots out at it. [20:02:58] [Aun's Turn] [20:04:43] * Aun dives under the water and catches hold of Mari, pulling her above the surface. "Come on. From the sounds of things, it looks like the good guys are winning tonight." [20:04:52] [Sev's Turn] [20:05:08] * Sev moves diagonally to face the snide gnoll and swings his maul at it. [20:05:22] (One sec) [20:06:30] [Aurora's Turn] [20:06:32] * Marianysa gasps, spitting out water. "T-thanks. I guess I made a mess of things again..." [20:07:07] * Aurora reaches for another arrow and fires at the snide gnoll [20:07:28] * Aurora misses. D: [20:07:55] [Ban sighs.] "No more arcane death from me tonight." [20:07:56] Don't worry about it. As long as we win up there, it's all fine. [20:08:08] [He pulls out a heavy crossbow instead and fires.] [20:08:29] [His bolt goes wide.] "See this is why I hate this thing." [20:08:40] [Aurelis's Turn] [20:10:44] "Aurelis positions his hands into a defensive position and his feet make small grroves into the dirt." [20:12:06] [The enfeebled, angry gnoll takes a step back and fires an arrow at Phanos.] [20:14:49] [Phanos gets an arrow in the throat.] [20:15:40] [The snide gnoll grins wickedly as it drops its bow and takes out a battleaxe, swinging at Sev from higher ground.] [20:16:01] * Phanos collapses [20:17:15] [The axe bites into Sev's collarbone, dropping him.] [20:17:25] * Sev collapses. [20:17:41] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init: Alexander, Sigma, Mari, Phanos, Aun, Sev, Aurora, Ban, Aurelis, Gnolls' [20:17:57] [Alexander] "Shit!" [20:18:36] [He steps foward around the mainmast and swings his enlarged blades at the snide gnoll.] [20:20:02] [Alexander finishes his flurry of blades and none to soon as he shrinks back to normal size.] [20:21:37] [Ban tries to throw another dagger up toward the last gnoll, but hits the railing again.] [20:21:46] [Mari's turn] [20:24:17] [Phanos's Turn] [20:26:43] [Phanos bleed a little more.] [20:26:48] [Aun] [20:27:34] [Sev's Turn] [20:27:53] Aun! [20:28:08] [Aurora's Turn] [20:28:51] [Wait! What's this? How is it possible?] [20:29:06] [Sev keeps fighting with an enormous axe wound to the chest!] [20:29:36] * Sev suddenly arches his back, spitting a huge amount of blood out of his mouth and grabbing his maul. [20:30:01] * Sev steps forward, swinging it at the final gnoll. [20:34:38] * Sev smashes it in the face, breaking its mouth and snout and crushing it back into the skull. There's your gruesome. [20:34:58] [End of Combat] [20:35:20] * Phanos lies on the ground, an arrow sticking from his throat [20:35:26] [Alexander rushes to the side of the ship and takes one of the life preservers and throws it to Aun and Mari.] [20:35:46] * Aurora looks over to the side at Aun and Mari. "Are you two okay?" [20:36:02] * Aun grabs onto the life preserver and yells up. "It's over? How'd it go?" [20:36:14] * Aurora leans over to Phanos and places a flame-wreathed hand on him, treating some of his wounds [20:36:16] * Marianysa looks up, grasping the life preserver. "Nothing hurt but my pride." [20:36:50] * Phanos rises slowly. [20:36:52] [A whistles sounds off in the distance.] [20:36:54] Yeah, I managed to not take a scratch there. Look to the dying, Aura. [20:36:57] "I stand on de threshold." [20:37:06] [Sigma] "Crap, the Watch." [20:37:09] * Aurora looks for a closeby guy, and hits him with a minor healing spell. [20:37:14] Right [20:37:16] * Phanos looks around. "I got de green an white juju when we get outta eyah." [20:37:18] And that's the coppers, right on time. [20:37:23] "Cut de slaves loose." [20:37:41] Right. [20:37:47] * Aurora heads over to the slaves. [20:37:53] "Aurelis lowers his head, I am sorry I was of no use." [20:38:12] * Sev drops his maul out of his grip, putting it on his back and turning to sit on the stairs. [20:38:18] Mfh.. My chest hurts. [20:38:19] * Phanos moves over to sev, making a safe jump onto the boat, placing a hand over sev's wound. [20:38:36] * Sev looks up at Phanos, rubbing his neck in an indicative gesture. [20:38:36] [Ban walks around the dock to Aurelis.] "Gotta think of what to do when you run out of spells. S'why I keep this around." [He pats his heavy crossbow.] [20:38:38] That gonna be okay? [20:38:59] * Phanos places a hand over his neck, healing that too. [20:39:06] * Sev nods. [20:39:07] Good.. [20:39:19] Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna get some sleep. T_T [20:39:28] * Sev falls against the stairs, his eyes closing. [20:39:44] "We gots to get outta eyah yah!" [20:39:50] [Alexander] "Crap! I got it!" [20:39:52] * Phanos sends his zombies back into the bar. [20:39:55] "Aurelis shakes his head, I'm sure that's good for you Ban, but I don't know the first thing about using those. [20:39:56] " [20:40:06] [The whistles of the Watch come closer.] [20:40:19] * Phanos searches the captain for a slave key [20:40:26] [Alexander runs over to Sev on the stairs and pours a potion into his mouth.] [20:42:14] * Marianysa makes for shore. [20:42:44] [Alexander calls out to Aun and Mari in a harsh whisper] "Hey guys! Stay out of sight! The watch is coming!" [20:42:48] * Sev mumbles, getting back up to his feet. [20:42:54] Urgh.. watch? THE watch? Gotta get going.. [20:43:01] * Aun nods, swimming under the dock and pulling Mari with her [20:43:24] [Lanterns can be seen approaching the far end of the dock. The only way to get past them would be to head into the Mud Caves which is where the Daask gang came from.] [20:43:33] * Marianysa urks and nods, going with Aun. [20:44:03] [Alexander stands up.] "Okay guys, just play it cool. We're the heroes here. There are slaves chained up in the hold." [20:44:16] "aurelis looks puzzled at Ban, we stay?" [20:44:24] * Phanos nods, having sent his zombies back into tbe bar. [20:44:30] Right. [20:44:38] [Ban finishes putting his crossbow away.] "S'what the boss says." [20:44:41] We did nothing wrong here. [20:45:19] [Shortly thereafter a contingent of watchmen approach from the west.] "Hold! Lay down your arms and keep your hands clear!" [20:45:45] * Aurora puts down her bow. [20:45:56] "Aurelis drops his dagger." [20:46:16] * Sev grunts, tossing his maul down to the floor of the ship. [20:46:23] [All the truestrike agents comply, though Sigma takes a while with his arsenal of daggers.] [20:47:31] [One of the watchmen, a woman with her blond hair cut short steps forward from the rest who block the boardwalk.] "You are all under arrest for assault." [20:47:57] * Phanos complies himself. [20:48:22] Oh yeah, real original idea there! [20:48:27] * Sev grumbles, sitting back on the stairs. [20:48:31] Every freakin' time. [20:48:39] [Alexander nudges Sev's foot.] [20:48:44] "Aurelis thinks, I thought the watch only followed up on arrests if they were unlucky enough to have seen the crime, heh heh, oh, shit, I'm probably thinking aloud." [20:48:48] Sev, calm down. [20:48:50] "Aurelis is quiet." [20:49:44] [The watch captain frowns.] "I don't know what you are all doing here, but you're going to stay right here." [20:50:44] [She turns to one of the other contingent with her, the whole patrol numbering 6 people, and whispers. The one she whispered too shortly runs off back down the boardwalk.] [20:51:16] [She turns back.] "Alright! Everyone off the ship! Line up!" [20:51:54] * Aurora lines up. [20:52:06] [The motions back to her men and to the boat, nodding and mumble something. The men go and reach other the ledge.] "Pass us the plank." [20:52:21] "Aurelis shrugs, atleast I'm clean this time." [20:52:27] * Marianysa looks at Aun, not saying anything. [20:52:57] [Mari and Aun here the approaching guardsmen from above, their boots falling heavily on the dock.] [20:53:01] hear* [20:53:03] It was knocked into the water. [20:53:05] * Phanos steps off of the ship [20:53:23] * Aun looks over at Mari, staying quiet. [20:54:01] [They frown.] "You, find another." [They point to Alexander.] [20:55:03] [Alexander nods.] "Yes, sir. You might also be interested to know there are people chained up in the hold. I don't expect you to look right now, but I urge you to come back at a less dangerous, but not far off, time and help them." [20:55:52] [The watchmen keep a generic expression of stoic anger, trying to look authoritative and competent.] [20:56:25] [Alexander heads into the hold and comes up a few moments later dragging an extra plank.] [20:57:15] [He works with the watchmen to secure the plank, and then walks across it when ordered to.] [20:57:26] "You too!" [They call out to Sev.] [20:57:46] "Aurelis thinks, this was too conveinent, why do I get the feeling these guys are paid off?, uh oh." [20:58:02] * Marianysa cringes. [20:58:02] * Aurelis clears his throat. [20:58:10] * Sev gets to his feet, grunting. [20:58:12] * Aurora frowns. [20:58:13] [Ban grins.] "Aurelis, why don't you shut the hell up for the nice officers?" [20:58:31] What did you want me to do again? [20:58:36] "Aurelis thinks, clear your thoughts, clear your thoughts..." [20:59:05] [They frown, holding their polearms defensively.] "Get off the boat and line up with the others on the boardwalk!" [20:59:31] Psh.. [20:59:46] * Sev heads off the boat, lining up on the dock. [20:59:54] I'm tired and hungry, can we hurry this up a bit? [21:00:43] "You'll keep your mouth shut if you know what's good for you." [21:01:18] [Once everyone is lined up they are made to wait several minutes before twenty more members of the Watch arrive.] [21:02:10] [Theirs hands are locked in manacles and they are taken away, with the 10 would-be slaves as well.] [21:02:51] [The dead are left there for now, without enough manpower to take care of them and the people being arressted.] [21:03:10] "I wonder if Sigma could get out of those, clear your thoughts!" [21:03:47] [Sigma] "Yeah, I wonder if he could." [21:04:48] "Aurelis chuckles, you find my situation funny too?" [21:05:15] [The watch leaves with the detainees, leaving Mari and Aun alone under the docks.] [21:06:07] * Marianysa looks at Aun. "So now what?" she asks, still whispering. [21:06:59] * Aun frowns slightly. "It's a little distasteful, but I suppose we should loot the dead and get the hell out. If we don't take it, the watch will probably confiscate it, and I don't think they deserve it at all." [21:08:13] After that, we should go somewhere to warm up. If I was still in a form that had genitals, I'd be freezing them off. [21:08:26] * Marianysa frowns, but nods. "You sure it's safe?" [21:08:47] (Aun is in Bloody Wiliam form. We now know why he's bloody.) [21:08:56] The sooner we get it and get out, the safer it'll be. [21:09:00] (Hahah) [21:09:18] (She's probably in the Bloody William: Ken Doll Edition form now) [21:09:43] (Yeah. Might as well, once you hit the freezing water) [21:10:16] Alright. Let's go. [21:10:36] * Aun swims to the shore and gets back up to the dock, carefully searching the bodies and taking everything she can get off of them [21:11:17] * Marianysa helps Aun with the looting after getting out of the water. [21:11:41] [Aun finds several plain but very functional weapons. Though not ornate they are masterfully made, and bear the Gorgon seal of Cannith.] [21:12:09] [There are also masterwork suits of armor... especially the giant's full-plate.] [21:12:56] * Marianysa raises an eyebrow. "What the hell are we going to DO with all this?" [21:13:40] Well, Alexander got us the tavern until tomorrow morning. I say we take all we can carry and then cram the rest into a room so we can sell it once we can get to it. [21:14:06] [The two-headed giant also had a pouch on him with a small fortune of gems and galifars. He was either supremely confident, or supremely stupid for keeping all of it on him.] [21:14:43] Sounds like a plan. [21:16:01] * Aun starts moving all the loot into the back room of the tavern, taking all the most portable with her. [21:16:25] * Marianysa helps with that most noble part of adventuring. [21:19:19] * Aun finishes moving it in. "Come on, let's get you to Jorasco. You're looking a little hurt." [21:21:49] * Marianysa smiles sheepishly. "Yeah. Thanks." [21:48:49] [Session End.] End of #Sharn buffer Wed Apr 04 21:49:43 2007