Start of #Sharn buffer: Wed Oct 03 22:16:37 2007 [18:12:39] [The party was given forms to sign, detailing the purpose and nature of the spell being requested and it's target, and the reason for the spell, and many other forms. The Esoteric Order of Aureon seems to be very diligent in keeping it's spells from being used for illegal or ilicit means.] [18:13:21] [Sev finds himself unable to fill the forms out with anything but the truth, and the wizard attendant has just indicated that the other three should fill their forms out as well.] [18:13:25] [Session Unpause] [18:14:37] * Marianysa grumbles and fills the form out. [18:14:46] (Will save) [18:15:04] * Sev shoves his forms back on the table, muttering. [18:17:42] [Mari's hand moves on it's own, writing down facts from her mind she knows as true.] [18:18:31] [Aurelis fills out his forms with a slight frown on his face.] [18:19:54] * Aurora fills out her form. Her version of the events put a lot more emphasis on her own heroics, if anyone bothers to read it. [18:20:01] * Marianysa shrugs. [18:20:45] * Wizard takes the forms once they're filled out. "Thank you. Please wait while these are processed." [18:21:15] * Wizard turns and walks through the stone wall behind him, followed by his owl familiar. [18:21:40] * Mechazawa is now known as Phanos [18:24:35] Well, that was weird. And kind of annoying. [18:29:24] [Out of nowhere, a fifth chair falls from the ceiling.] [18:29:37] [It lands with a little thudd on the carpet.] [18:30:30] * Aurora looks [18:30:40] [The ceiling appears solid.] [18:30:56] [The chair landed upright, ready to be sat in.] [18:31:00] The hell? [18:31:08] [A short instant later, Phanos walks through the wall.] [18:31:43] Like I said. [18:31:47] Damn wizards. [18:31:49] * Phanos steps inside, wearing, of all things, a very regal-looking suit. The makeup has been washed from his face, revealing behind it a very handsome individual. You don't think it's Phanos until he opens his mouth. "So ya be goin do all dis without me now, ya?" [18:32:10] * Wizard is now known as Aurelis [18:32:26] "Sorry. I believe that was my fault, I was anxious to get on with this." [18:33:00] "S'good mon, I been busy wit bizness anyway ya." [18:33:28] * Marianysa stares. [18:33:56] * Aurelis glances at Mari, then back to Phanos, not saying anything. [18:33:59] Why's this guy talking like Phanos? [18:34:09] * Sev stretches his legs out as he sits. [18:34:16] "Had to get cleaned up now, put on me nice clothes. No zombos to see de skullface an' follow or noting." [18:34:25] "No zombos, no need fo bones." [18:34:33] * Phanos sighs, taking a seat. [18:34:40] "...Sorry." [18:34:48] * Aurora blinks. "Oh, hi." [18:35:27] * Marianysa looks down. [18:35:50] * Phanos waves a hand nonchalantly. "S'not no problem. I rathah me formal dress, but vulchah, he dictate I weah dis outta punishment." [18:36:12] "Ithcy peasant clothes." His clothes look rather nice, custom-tailored and expensive, even. [18:37:54] "Where you come from... those are peasant clothes?" [18:38:34] Wow... [18:40:13] "Non-shaman clothes iz all peasant clothes, mon." [18:40:55] * Aurelis rubs his chin. [18:41:04] "I see." [18:42:24] * Phanos seems rather sullen, planting his chin on his fist. "so who we waitin' fo?" [18:45:24] The wizard's looking over the forms we filled out... [18:45:40] "Should me have filled one out?" [18:47:54] * Marianysa shrugs. "You weren't here when he gave them to us, so I guess not." [18:49:31] Like it'll matter. [18:49:37] He'll give you one anyway. [18:49:58] [After a little while, the same wizard comes in.] "Thank you for your patience. We've determined that your spell is within the legal limit of arcane matters as outlined by the Code of Galifar and the Brelish Crown." [18:50:06] * Aurelis is now known as Wizard [18:51:24] Goody! [18:51:40] "The cost of a scrying spell is two-hundred and fifty galifars, regardless of success or failure." [18:52:08] What's the likelyhood of success? [18:53:30] "Without knowledge of the target, I cannot give you an acurate estimate. However, having a portion of his blood negates the difficulty involved in our caster not knowing who he is. Also, the scrap of garment aslo gives us a stronger connection." [18:53:58] "Because of the nature of scrying, if failure is the outcome, we cannot attempt to locate the target for 24 hours afterward." [18:54:13] * Aurora nods. [18:55:37] I guess that's not TOO bad. [18:55:42] We'll pay. [18:58:43] Sev, I'll cover your share. [18:58:55] (That's pretty rude) [18:59:01] (Assuming he's broke without him saying so.) [18:59:43] * Phanos counts around, putting 50 gold on the table. [19:00:11] * Sev shrugs. [19:00:12] Go ahead. [19:00:23] [The wizard's owl swoops forward and opens up a pouch with it's talons.] [19:00:54] * Marianysa puts her money down. "Works for me." [19:01:09] * Aurora puts down 100. [19:01:34] [The owl, quite intelligently, scraps the coins toward the edge of the table and into the pouch in his other talon, then flies back to its master.] [19:01:54] "Please follow me to the scrying room." [19:02:10] * Phanos rises. [19:02:11] * Wizard walks through the wall behind him. [19:02:19] * Phanos walks through as well. [19:03:04] * Aurora follows... [19:03:19] Aargh. Do I have to? [19:03:28] * Marianysa gets up and follows. [19:04:15] [Aurora and the rest step through the illusion of a wall and into a corridor that curves gently back to the right and left, giving the impression that the hallway was circular and loops around on itself.] [19:05:06] [The wizard leads the group around toward the left, passing open archways that reveal identical lounges to the one they were in.] [19:08:44] [Eventually, about halfway around the corridor, an archway appears on to other side of the hall, and inside is a small circular room, with another emblem of the Order on it's floor, but much smaller than the large one in the entrance hall.] [19:09:02] * Wizard walks onto the platform. [19:09:35] * Wizard walks onto the emblem. [19:10:56] * Phanos stands, silently watching [19:11:11] "Please walk onto the emblem. The scrying room is three floors up." [19:11:33] * Phanos steps on, in that case. [19:11:34] * Aurora steps on, impressed. [19:11:36] * Sev shrugs, stepping forward as well. [19:12:12] [The wizard waits for everyone to step into the small circular room. From the inside, they can see the small room's ceiling is perhaps 100 feet high.] [19:12:55] * Marianysa gets on. [19:13:18] [One everyone is on, the wizard touches a stone on the wall, and the platform begins to rise. It passes two other archways opening up into circular hallways before stopping at the third.] [19:14:15] [He leads you around the corridor, but all of the archways opening up to the inside of the tower have doors rather than one-way illusiory walls.] [19:14:41] [He opens one and indicates for everyone to enter, standing beside the door and waiting for everyone to go in before him.] [19:15:52] * Phanos moves inside. [19:16:11] * Sev eyes the wizard as he walks through the archway. [19:16:32] * Marianysa shrugs and goes in., [19:19:06] [The interior of the scrying room is perhaps half as large again as the waiting lounge. One side of the room has five chairs set up for the wizard's guests. Opposite the guest chairs is one chair facing a very large mirrior, trimmed in ornate gold and brass, depicting the Sovereign Lords, with Aureon watching as a father figure over all the others, save Bolderi, Goddess of Community and Hearth, by his side.] [19:20:46] * Sev takes a seat in one of the five chairs, stretching out again. [19:20:54] Nice place, if a bit kooky. [19:20:56] * Aurora has a seat [19:21:04] [Standing next to the chair facing the mirror is an elderly human, perhaps in his sixties. His gray beared is trimmed and neat, and his hair and held back in a ponytail. He looks to have aged very well.] [19:21:55] * Phanos sits as well. [19:22:03] [The wizard guide indicates the other member of the order.] "This is Silias Fellman, he will be performing the casting." [19:22:10] * Wizard is now known as Silias [19:23:00] * Silias nods to the others as they enter. He gives Sev a second glance. "Young man, where did you get that armor?" [19:23:14] * Sev eyes Silias. [19:23:19] What's it matter? You two got your money. [19:23:25] * Marianysa blinks, looking from Sev to Silia. [19:24:21] * Silias laughs good naturedly. "I don't want it. I just knew someone who wore similar armor during the War. I used to be in the Citadel, you know. No everyday magewright would be able to cast this spell for you afterall." [19:24:42] Citadel, you say.. [19:25:48] * Silias nods. "Alas, those days are behind me. The Blackened Book keeps asking for my services, but I tell them they have to go through the Order just like everyone else nowadays." [19:26:02] Elorseth Kincade. Name ring a bell? [19:27:10] * Silias rubs his groomed chin. "Kincade... Kincade... hrm. I don't think I ever got his name. But he did call himself "Agent K". Dark Lanterns are terribly secretive you know." [19:27:44] I can imagine. [19:28:00] * Sev doesn't say anything else, rather leaning back in his seat and looking around the room. [19:28:30] Hm. [19:30:09] "Well, I'll need those samples from the scryee now." [19:31:30] * Aurora nods, and hands them over [19:32:52] * Silias looks at them and nods. "Good, good. Blood sample, nice strong link. This will take an hour to cast. When I'm done, you'll either see the target in the mirror, or you won't." [19:33:24] * Silias walks back to the chair before the mirror and sets the samples on a small table in front of him. [19:33:39] * Silias starts murmering arcane phrases and performing exact gestures. [19:35:23] * Sev eventually falls asleep during the casting. [19:39:57] [After an hour of listening to Silias's deep resonant voice chant what sounds like gibberish to some of you, and barely grasped snippets of sense to the rest, Silias stops speaking and the ten-foot by ten-foot mirror in front of him stops reflecting the room.] [19:40:22] [Instead, is shows a figure lounging in a pile of silk pillows.] [19:40:24] * Marianysa leans forward. [19:40:51] [This being looks like a humanoid tiger garbed in expensive clothes. The body seems mostly human except for a luxurious coat of tigerfs fur and its tiger head, and it's backwards-facing hands.] [19:41:01] * Aurora scowls [19:41:24] Mmhz.. Not there, Lei..~ [19:41:28] Zz.. [19:42:11] [It speaks in a rich, masculine voice, like rolling thunder across a field of wheat. Soft and and commanding, soothing. Completely at odds with the language he speaks, however, which sounds silibant and harsh, vulgar.] [19:42:35] How much for a Tongues? [19:42:46] * Aurora reaches for her cash [19:44:06] (one sec) [19:45:48] One-hundred fifty galifars. Hmm. Interesting, I have no idea what that is. [19:46:29] * Aurora digs out 150 galifars. "Can you cast it?" [19:46:43] "Diviniation is my specialty." [19:46:58] * Silias motions for Aurora to cross the room so he can cast it on her. [19:47:22] * Aurora scoots right over to that guy [19:47:39] "You'll need to sign some forms afterward. Normally I'd make you do it beforehand, but the scrying sensor will only last about 7 more minutes." [19:47:45] Right [19:47:54] * Aurora hands over the cash. [19:47:56] * Silias holds his hands out for her coins. [19:48:02] * Silias takes them and begins casting. [19:48:50] * Silias a few short gestures and arcane sylables later, Silias touches a finger to Aurora's lips. [19:49:05] Thanks. [19:49:14] * Aurora watches with intense interest and scrutiny. [19:50:52] [The tiger-headed man seems to be talking with someone out-of-sight. The other speaker's voice is feminin in tone, but gruff.] [19:51:39] * Aurora mouths some things to herself and turns to the others. "Does anyone have any pen and paper?" [19:52:12] "I do." [19:52:31] * Aurora walks over to Aurelis real quick. "Can I have it?" [19:53:13] [Aurelis walks across the room with his spellbook in hand, opening it and taking out non-spell-treated loose paper he's tucked into the back of it. He hands those to her, as well as the pen he keeps tucked into the spine of his book.] [19:53:27] Thanks. [19:53:29] * Aurora starts writing. [19:54:50] * Aurora glances at Aurelis, then returns to writing. [20:00:27] * Sev snorts a bit, waking up and looking across the room to the mirror. [20:00:52] Woah. Is that what we were dealing with earlier? [20:01:10] [As the tiger-man talks, everyone's able to catch "Khbyer's Gate" in his foreign conversation with someone out of sight.] [20:02:47] [A short while later, the image fades back into a reflection of the room.] [20:03:05] Huh. [20:04:32] * Aurora finishes writing. "Thanks, Aurelis." [20:04:38] * Aurora hands hte pen back. [20:04:57] Thanks, Silias... now about that paperwork. [20:05:01] [Aurelis nods and tucks the pen back into the spine of his book.] "So, what were they talking about?" [20:05:32] * Silias nods. "If you would wait here please." [20:05:49] * Silias exits the room and closes the door behind him, leaving the party inside. [20:06:01] * Phanos looks around, confused. [20:06:15] "Dat catman, his hands be backwads.": [20:06:18] Lots of things... [20:06:25] "Why his hands like dat?" [20:06:59] Figures. [20:07:00] That's because he's a Rakshasa. Everything about him is corruption. [20:07:14] They don't know we're still alive. [20:07:20] But they also haven't confirmed it. [20:07:41] All they know is that the assassin they sent after us hasn't met with them as planned. [20:07:58] "Who was de killah?" [20:08:12] "De chain-mon?" [20:08:20] That's the one [20:08:29] * Phanos nods grimly. [20:09:03] * Aurora passes around the stuff she wrote down. [20:09:05] Hah. Buncha chumps is what they are. [20:10:58] [19:49:44] "Arcathinsheth ularaniax ixolorin the plans must proceed. We have not worked this far for nothing. How did the kyton fare?" [20:10:58] [19:51:53] "They went out the side of the manifest zone, as far as I can tell. Still to early to tell if they're gone." [20:10:58] [19:54:04] "These... quicklings are far to pussiant for my liking. One of them even escaped you in Wroat." [20:10:58] [19:54:27] "That one seems to be out of the ordinary, however. Some power protects him." [20:10:58] [19:55:29] "Well, if they did manage to survive somehow, perhaps it is time we gave them a small measure of respect." [20:10:58] [19:55:35] "...respect?" [20:10:58] [19:56:34] *he nods* "We will treat them with more respect then they deserve. The same respect we hold for our draconic enemies." [20:10:58] [19:57:10] "You'll elevate them to personal combat with you?" [20:10:58] [19:58:10] "They survived everything Kashern threw at them. Unsuprisingly since he used quickling assassins. But I doubt they could succeed where even a dragon failed. If it comes to that... for now we don't even know if the kyton-" [20:10:58] [19:58:24] "-Chenessin" [20:10:58] [19:58:49] "Yes. If Chenessin failed or not. He's merely missed his rendesvous with us." [20:10:58] [19:59:31] "There is the problem of the half-elf though. If he is protected..." [20:10:58] [20:00:32] "True. We will need to do more research on him. For now, don't leave Khyber's Gate." [20:10:58] [20:01:45] "This current situation is more important than our political games." [20:10:58] [20:02:12] "Should I send word that the ambassadors are returning home, then?" [20:10:58] [20:02:31] "That's not necessary, they'll just remain out of the public eye while we deal with this..." [20:12:30] * Marianysa folds her arms. "Hm." [20:13:27] * Phanos grins. [20:13:38] "Now we knows wheah he is, rough-like." [20:14:26] Right. [20:14:57] I think it' sinteresting that they pointed out two people in particular... [20:15:18] The one that escaped the female in Wroat, and the Half-Elf. [20:15:37] * Silias is now known as Aurelis [20:15:40] "That.. would be me." [20:15:52] I figured as much. [20:16:07] * Aurelis leans over to Mari. "That woman he was talkign to. That's the one I had sex with!" :D [20:16:40] Hah. [20:17:16] Right. She's probably immortal. How many diseases can you pick up if you've been around for an eternity? [20:17:27] Better not to think about it. [20:17:40] * Aurelis blinks. "What.. what makes you think she's one of them?" [20:17:45] "We didn't see her!" [20:19:04] * Marianysa eyes Aurelis. "Yes, yes, good for you." [20:19:15] Well, she could change shape. [20:19:20] And she's evil. Really really evil. [20:19:34] And you were around that place. And some female tried to kill you. [20:20:01] "..." [20:20:10] "...maybe... she's.... immune to diseases?" [20:20:25] * Marianysa snickers. [20:20:33] Looks like Aurelis is all crudded up. [20:21:12] Maybe. You might want to get a general health checkup just in case. [20:21:23] "..." [20:21:27] "Yes." [20:22:28] In any case... we've got information. And we got some names. [20:23:48] * Aurelis is now known as Silias [20:24:11] * Silias returns, with a few forms, and a quill already set in an inkjar. [20:24:25] Ah, hi. [20:24:29] "Here, just fill these out, and then I'll get someone to guide you out of here." [20:24:40] * Aurora nods, and gets to work [20:25:37] [Scene Change] [20:26:03] [The group has returned to Mari's home, behind her storefront, to discuss the new information in private.] [20:27:00] "So we can't just go bagin dere, wantin to looks fo a Rakshasha. We gots to find some kinda way to find de mon witout im even knowin wez dere, much less tickin, ya." [20:27:39] * Sev looks at Phanos. [20:27:43] I have no idea what you just said. [20:28:20] He's waiting for news. [20:28:29] So we might be able to get the drop on him [20:29:03] Well I don't know how we'll make one of us look like that pilot. [20:30:03] Probably not, no. [20:30:04] [It's late at night, and the bridge traffic across the front of Mari's shop is sparse. Moonlight from three fullmoons streams through the windows, leaving the night bright enough to see by. Dogs howl in the distance.] [20:30:07] "But wheah he be in particulah, dats de rub." [20:30:22] Well, we saw the room he was in. [20:30:40] That's all we have to go by, aside from general rakshasa habits [20:30:41] "We sawed some pillaz." [20:30:49] "You could throw pillaz in a tent." [20:30:51] Hmm.. [20:33:15] Do they take slaves? [20:34:10] * Marianysa frowns. "I'm not sure we can fool them like that." [20:34:20] Right, they read thoughts, don't they.. [20:34:34] Things like that got all sorta tricks, I wouldn't be suprised. [20:39:09] Well.... the kyton didn't show. [20:39:11] I don't know much about these sorts of creatures, but yeah, I wouldn't be surprised. [20:39:28] I banished it, so I suppose it might be on its way back. [20:39:50] There's an extremely small possibility that we might be able to see it walking around and follow it back to the rakshasa. [20:39:56] But that's... kinda ridiculous. [20:40:32] Heh. If he thought he'd run into you again, I doubt he'll be back here for a long time. [20:44:03] "well, wat do Rakshasha like? Extravgant tings, oi?" [20:44:10] Yeah. [20:44:30] "Lets checka, see whose lodged there an be orderin' a ridiculoose amount of fancy-smancy." [20:44:49] Might be a good place to start. [20:45:11] Mm. [20:47:48] ... be on your guard. [20:47:53] The dog howling is getting closer. [20:47:59] * Aurora takes out her weapon. [20:49:34] * Marianysa draws her swords. "I don't hear anything, but okay." [20:50:13] Sev, can you check outside? [20:50:52] I'm on it! [20:50:56] * Sev grabs his maul, hustling out the door. [20:52:06] [As Sev gets up and walks toward the hallway, there is a crash of glass in several places around Mari's home, and then the door the the storefront bursts in and a slavering howling monstrous dog barrels into the corridor.] [20:52:10] [Init] [20:57:04] * Silias is now known as Aurelis [21:00:05] * Phanos (~rustangel@ip-115-143.atvci.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [21:01:46] * Phanos (rustangel@ip-115-143.atvci.net) has joined #sharn [21:03:33] * Sev grips his maul, howling back at the canine THING as he barrels towards it, his maul aimed to slam down on its head. [21:04:54] (Nix that I'll do it later) [21:09:38] [Recovering unexpectedly fast from bursting through the door, the hound skitters on the floor, finding purchase before running toward Sev, then around him, cunningly. It stands in the middle of Mari's living room, then barks roughly, tearing a gout of flame from it's throat, enveloping Sev and Aurelis.] [21:14:09] [The door to Mari's guest room buckles inward and a second vicious, hellish dog bursts into her living room.] [21:14:56] [Aurora's Turn] [21:15:42] * Aurora grasps her Holy Symbol and starts chanting. She slowly pushes her hands together, and shouts at the dog that attacked Sev and Aurelis. [21:15:52] GODDAMMIT, DON'T BURN MY HOUSE! ...or Sev and Aur. [21:22:27] * Aurora clasps her hands, and thrusts them at the dog. [21:23:43] [With a whimper, the dog disappears from this plane.] [21:24:46] [Mari's Turn] [21:25:18] * Marianysa darts up to the second dog, swords swinging. [21:29:43] [Mari Misses.] [21:29:54] [Phanos's Turn] [21:31:18] * Phanos waves his hands in the air, chanting seriously, sticking out a palm, then removing it, a spectral copy of it remaining behind, moving back into his own hand and ready to do his bidding. He glances out of the window to check if any threats are potentially window-busting. [21:34:45] "Methinks I see sometin out dere, non, me sure, comin towards us from de rooftops." [21:35:25] [Sev's Turn] [21:35:54] I guess I better save those Banishments... [21:37:27] * Yon (~dlarmour@wnpgmb02dc1-59-34.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #sharn [21:37:35] * Marianysa (~dlarmour@wnpgmb02dc1-59-34.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [21:38:24] * Sev takes a five-foot step to Mari's side, swinging past the corner at the dog with a wild girn. [21:38:27] [21:38:35] * Yon is now known as Marianysa [21:41:13] [Two more monstrous dogs run down the hallway to Mari's living room, hot on the heels of the one just banished.] [21:41:43] [One bites at Mari and the other breaths fire over her and the hound just in front of it.] [21:47:39] [Aurelis takes a step back and toward the kitchen, firing off a quick projectile of conjured acid.] [21:49:57] [The hellish hound in front of Mari's guest room barks out another blast of fire.] [21:52:30] [The paint on Mari's walls is scorching black and the carpet is melting into gooey sludge.] [21:52:38] [Aurora's Turn] [21:55:11] * Aurora continues chanting. Her holy symbol burns and glows with an awesome power. [21:56:18] * Aurora moves as she does that [22:03:01] [Two of the hounds disappear in a flash of silver flight emanating from Aurora's holy symbol.] [22:03:09] -f [22:03:16] [Mari's Turn[ [22:03:18] ] [22:04:30] * Aurora speaks more loudly and more clearly. She's on a roll. [22:05:13] * Marianysa eyes the dog dangerously. "My. House." [22:10:00] [With one simultaneous swipe from each of her blades, Mari severs the dog's head from it's shoulders.] [22:11:08] * Marianysa breathes heavily. "Stupid monsters." [22:11:59] [For some reason the crashing sounds of combat don't end with the last dog dead, and there's a crash from Mari's storefront, suddenly, the broken doorway bursts outward even more as the biggest dog you've ever seen wrenches it's way into the hallway] [22:12:28] Damn straight! C'mere you filthy mutt, I'm the POUND [22:13:19] [Phanos looks over to the sudden crashing noise, momentarily taking his eyes away from the window, looking at the giant hellhound. Then from beside him, the window crashes inward.] [22:14:18] [Landing in a crouch is a fairly well-muscles shirtless man, about in his mid-twenties. His hair is short and spiked, dyed silver.] "Oi! OioioiOIOIOI! You stupid furry demon! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!" [22:14:41] [He stands up and draws a katana from his belt, passing his hand over it, wreathing it in silver flame.] [22:14:48] [Session End.] End of #Sharn buffer Wed Oct 03 22:16:37 2007