Start of #Sharn buffer: Wed Jun 18 19:57:26 2008 [17:17:49] * Darkheart is now known as Mauz [17:20:29] * NovaSeaker (Novaseaker@cpe-24-168-45-216.si.res.rr.com) has joined #Sharn [17:20:31] * ChanServ sets mode: +o NovaSeaker [17:23:11] * Marianysa (a@wnpgmb0803w-ad01-69-13.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #Sharn [17:24:39] [Elsewhere, while Aurora, Temper, and Mauz are trying to console Mari, Phanos is busy with his morning ritual... only to be interrupted by a loud crashing noise coming from his storefront below.] [17:24:46] [Session Start] [17:25:50] * Phanos grunts, grabbing his cane sending his gargoyle downstairs and followng after. [17:28:11] [Phanos walks down to the front, only to find the window shattered. On the floor in the middle of his shop is burlap sac with a round object inside.] [17:29:32] * Phanos grunts, odering his hounds out in front of him, having Treewing move over to the sack and open it, staying a safe distance back himself. [17:30:26] * Charles (CHBoucher@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) has joined #Sharn [17:30:53] [It does as instructed, opening the bag.] [17:31:22] * Phanos has it remove the object [17:32:09] [Treewing calmly holds up a severed head, with an envelope tucked into it's mouth.] [17:32:39] * Phanos examines the head itself more closely to check for recignition. [17:33:06] [After the initial realization that it's someone's head, Phanos recognizes it as the head of the vampire woman he met in Graywall.] [17:33:30] "Bah, dat ain't no good." [17:33:43] * Phanos walks up to the gargoyle holding the head, calmly removing the note and reading it. [17:34:18] "Good morning. -Victor." [17:35:58] "Good moorning!" [17:36:15] "It is a fine one, isn't it?" [17:36:23] * Phanos looks around. [17:36:50] [The voice comes at the front door, as it swings open.] [17:38:49] [Standing in the door is a figure dressed in a perfectly pressed black suit with a crimson silk shirt over bare ribs, a bleached skeletal head rising from the collar. A pair of red tinted square-glasses rests on the vestigial bump above its nasal cavity, partially obscuring the deep black eyestockets behind them.] [17:38:53] * Phanos quickly casts a spell that reinforces his own skin with a thick, newly grown bark. [17:39:23] "So, whys ya be trowin' de perfeckly good heads in me windah ere mon?" [17:40:03] "Perfectly good? I'm afraid that's entirely false, my friend. Her head used to be perfectly good on her shoulders, until you lead the hound to her door, so to speak." [17:40:30] [He glances at Phanos's undead, then calmly reaches into his vest pocket.] [17:40:34] "I be not even havin' me dogs wen me met her." [17:41:13] "Figure of speech. The hounds I speak of are far more deadly than your little walking gardens. Speaking of which..." [17:42:19] [He pulls out an object from his pocket, holding it in his bleached-bone fingers.] [17:42:38] "Can me help you, skellymon?" [17:42:45] "No." [17:43:03] "Den please pay for de window an' go." [17:43:19] [With that he holds the object aloft, a vicious maw around a blood drop." [17:43:21] ] [17:43:29] * Phanos holds the end of his cane out towards the mancreature [17:43:33] [Init] [17:45:06] [A wave of dark energy flows out from the object the skeletal man holds.] [17:49:32] [Treewing, Dukey, and Fred immediately start to shudder and shy away from the skeleton man, refusing to look in his direction.] [17:50:06] [He reaches behind him, drawing a flail from his belt.] "Today you die for your sins against the Seekers." [17:50:11] [Phanos's Turn] [17:50:11] "Done be scarin me pets, mon? Dat not too nice, no." [17:52:27] * Phanos throws up a pinch of sulphur and garlic, breathing them in and pointing to the skeletal figure. "HOLD STILL!" his mouth glows with arcane energy as he says this. [17:55:43] * Phanos heads towards the back door of his shop, ducking out of LoS if possible, after seeing his spell has no effect. [17:59:09] [Phanos reaches the back door, left open from when he came down to inspect the noise, and manges to duck into the back room.] [17:59:36] * Phanos closes it after he moves through it. [18:00:08] [Can't this turn] [18:03:41] [Phanos can hear the wooshing sound of a spinning flail approach, and sees Victor turn the corner. His empty eyesockets flare green, discolored by his red-tinted square shades, and the flail suddenly emits a dark light.] [18:04:11] [Phanos's Turn] [18:05:00] * Phanos mutters an incantation, black, draconic wings sprouting from his back. He eyes the rear window, and bursts through it, flying upwards after exit. [18:06:22] [Looking back, Phanos can see Victor leaning out the window, his flail's dark glow dying down.] [18:07:01] * Phanos holds his rod of ropes towards the leaning-out virtor, firing it in an attempt to knock him down and out. [18:16:57] [The grappling end of the rod hits Victor on his shoulder, deflecting off whatever armor he's wearing underneath that silk shirt and jacket.] [18:17:14] [He begins casting a spell.] [18:19:47] [Suddenly Phanos's dragonic wings dispappear and his skin softens to it's normal scaley texture.] [18:21:18] [Phanos's Turn] [18:21:19] * Phanos starts to fall slowly, making a rude gesture at the creature as he passes eye level with him, aiming his cane upwards now instead of downwards and firing it at him again, still trying to jostle the creature out of the window. [18:22:20] [The hook bounces off Victor's skeletal frame.] [18:23:04] [He glances down at the scuffed breast of his black suit jacket, apparently annoyed though it's hard to tell with only a bare skull to make expressions with.] [18:24:39] [He leans back from the window for a moment.] [18:25:03] "You no use ya zombos right, mon!" [18:25:08] [When he comes back he's pointing a ruby-tipped wand down at Phanos. Two magic missiles streak out from it.] [18:29:55] * Phanos takes flight again, going for the elvish quarter. [18:31:50] [As Phanos flies away, the air around him seems to haze, and then with a series of small pops, too numerous to count, a swarm of locusts is upon him.] [18:33:21] * Phanos keeps flying, deciding to instead divert his course to Mari's shop to warn the others before taking out his complaints with the elves. [18:33:25] [Phanos is able to outmaneuver them, but they chase him through the towers for at least 10 minutes.] [18:34:02] [By the time he makes it to the skybridge spanning the canyon between Tavick's Landing and Menthis, the locuts have disappeared.] [18:36:41] * Phanos starts to look for his companions. [18:37:09] [Phanos finds Mari Shop easily, having been there before.] [18:37:50] * Phanos lands at the front door, knocking hurredly. [18:38:21] [Temper] "Someone is at the door." [18:39:34] * Phanos tries for the lock. "Some skellymon done brought me de vampygirl head be trashin' me shop right now, no doubt! Done made me dogs and treewing run, ya! Open up!" [18:40:45] [Temper rises and opens the door for Phanos.] [18:41:41] * Mauz looks up and... grunts. "Really---shit, that sounds familiar. Let the man in already." [18:41:52] Wait, what? [18:41:53] * Phanos heads in, hair out of place from flying. "He sent dem beez aftah me mon! Wore some glasses, he did, red ones, broke me window!" [18:41:56] * Marianysa looks at Phanos, confused. "What?" [18:42:10] How's... argh. [18:42:15] Mari, where are the tables? [18:42:23] "You know I been spyin' on dem Bloody Vol cultists, ya? Elves done killed em, got linked to me. Seekah be aftah me." [18:42:29] We need to set up a defensive position. Don't know how long it'll be before he getshere. [18:42:50] "Carried a flail, ya." [18:42:55] "Does he know you're here?" [18:43:07] "I flew, didn't tell im where I was goin'." [18:43:26] [Temper nods.] "Then he may not know where you went." [18:43:36] Uh...tables? [18:43:40] ... yeah, you look like shit, soldier. Rest, collect yourself. [18:43:54] I guess I've got one, uh, upstairs? [18:43:56] Yeah, for cover. [18:43:58] * Phanos shakes his head. "He could be killin' me plantbos." [18:44:02] * Aurora frowns [18:44:22] * Aurora looks through the front door or windows to see if she can see anything off headed their way [18:44:36] "We go gets him while he done wasted some of is spells." [18:47:01] * Marianysa nods at Phanos, rubbing at her eyes. "Y-yeah. Can't have that." [18:47:26] "No way. He gotta be taken out." [18:47:54] [Temper rises.] "Into battle then." [18:48:14] [He starts heading out the door.] [18:49:02] * Phanos waits on everyone else, too incredibly pissed off to be afraid of the dangers he's leading them into. [18:49:10] * Marianysa goes to the stairs up to her room, quietly saying "I'll, uh, go get my stuff." [18:49:15] We're meeting him head-on? [18:50:28] * Phanos looks to Aurora. "You rathah he go get friens, burn me shop down, den pick us off one by one?" [18:50:40] * Mauz sighs. "I guess this day couldn't have stayed boring. Dragons above and below..." [18:51:49] Let's go get him [18:53:08] [Temper turns to Mari.] "Will you accompany your comrades?" [18:53:58] * Marianysa nods to Temper. "Y-yeah. I'll do what I can to help." [18:54:05] Atta girl. [18:54:08] * Marianysa rushes upstairs to get her gear. [18:54:20] "Tank ya big, girl." [18:55:17] [People hear Mari run up the stairs. Then a bang. Then more running.] [18:55:59] ... do I wanna know. [18:58:10] [More crashing noises as Mari drunkenly puts her armor and gear on.] [18:59:57] [After a bit of a wait, Mari is ready to go.] [19:00:34] * Phanos leads the posse back to his shop. [19:01:11] [The group crosses into Tavick's Landing and heads down to Terminus in Lower Tavick's, where Phanos's shop is.] [19:01:45] * Aurora looks around, alert. [19:01:47] [By the time the group arrives, Phanos's window in perfect condition.] [19:03:07] "I was not hallucinatin'." [19:03:19] * Phanos verbally calls his dogs and gargoyle outside. [19:03:40] [Nothing responds to Phanos, but the door is closed so they might not be able to hear.] [19:04:04] * Mauz makes a face. "I got a feeling that this is going to get very weird, very fast." [19:04:12] I hate that feeling. [19:05:04] * Phanos shouts it this time. [19:05:11] [Nothing responds.] [19:05:23] "Dey'd be hearin' me, ya?" [19:05:31] * Marianysa frowns, rubbing her forehead. [19:05:50] * Aurora checks behind just to be safe [19:07:17] (Behind?) [19:07:27] ( herself ) [19:08:02] [The street is fairly busy, in a tourist-heavy ward with the Lightning Rail station just a few towers away.] [19:08:21] "Well, it's my shop." [19:08:28] * Phanos opens the door and peers in. [19:08:38] [No one's there.] [19:08:45] (Spot check?) [19:08:48] Call for your servants. [19:11:58] * Phanos calls for them. [19:12:51] [Nothing responds.] [19:13:38] ... not liking this at all. Phanos, your call. [19:13:46] "Come outside!" [19:14:03] [Nothing responds.] [19:14:17] "He done stole dem, ya. [19:14:39] * Phanos steps inside, weary for traps. [19:14:48] * Aurora steps in, uneasily... [19:15:35] [Nothing seems to be amiss, except for the tiny jade claw on the counter that Phanos spotted.] [19:15:46] * Marianysa trails nervously behind the rest of the group. [19:15:49] * Phanos walks over to the claw and examines it. [19:17:25] [It's a normal sculpture of a claw made out of green stone.] [19:18:07] "So, dis of any god?" [19:18:15] * Mauz makes a face, then snorts. "Hum." [19:19:18] [Temper holds out a hand.] "May I see that?" [19:19:33] * Phanos hands it over. [19:20:15] "This looks like the symbol of the Order of the Emerald Claw." [19:20:30] "A knighthood of Karnnath." [19:20:56] What could it mean? [19:21:31] "That an entire knight order is out for Phanos's head?" [19:21:37] "It mean who aftah me, de seekah, he one of dem." [19:22:00] "Or dat. Man, dat ain't no good." [19:22:03] (Aurora, Knowledge Religion) [19:23:46] * Marianysa frowns at the claw in confusion. "But it's not made out of emerald." [19:24:36] Hm. Their state religion through most of the last year was... Blood of Vol. The Order of the Emerald Claw was made almost entirely out of them. [19:25:27] Gee, lovely. [19:25:40] * Mauz sighs. "It's like people are getting in line to fuck us." [19:26:01] * Phanos looks down, sighs, and shakes his head. "No mon, ME." [19:26:06] "Me dis time." [19:26:06] "Perhaps we should lay low." [19:26:10] I hope we aren't causing some kind of international incident. [19:26:38] No, Phanos. Remember. Lifedebt. You know I've got your back on this. [19:26:45] Lay low? [19:27:25] [Temper nods.] "Durring my limited battle experience, there were often times were my unit chose to evade enemies rather than pursue." [19:28:15] "Is there any place in the city you think you would be safe?" [19:29:33] Nowhere than I can think of... just how long does it have to be for? [19:29:51] "I have no way of answering that question." [19:30:46] They...usually don't seem to have much trouble finding us. [19:31:04] Any trouble at all, really. [19:31:44] "How bout we go to dem elves?" [19:31:54] Well... hum. No. Not going back. Like they could help me anyway. [19:31:59] "I was spyin on dem fo de elves, and de elves done sook dem out and kilt dem." [19:32:12] "As fah I see, dey owes me." [19:32:22] I suppose that's a good idea... [19:32:50] * Aurora frowns. "We still have the rakshasa to deal with. He knows we're trying to kill him." [19:33:22] * Marianysa frowns, and starts looking around quickly. [19:35:01] Di-did anyone else just hear something? [19:35:24] .... I hear something [19:35:29] "I did too." [19:35:35] It's calling my name. [19:35:39] * Aurora looks around. [19:35:41] No. But now I'm as nervous as you are. [19:35:52] "Les get outta ear." [19:35:57] Yeah. [19:36:13] * Phanos steps out of his shop. [19:36:38] * Mauz follows along, blasting hand twitching a little. [19:36:51] .... calling for help? [19:37:04] * Marianysa leaves the shop in a big hurry. [19:37:22] * Phanos steps back into his shop, listening for something. [19:37:25] * Aurora steps along. "It just stopped." [19:38:05] I...yeah. That's what I heard. [19:38:09] [Temper] "I did not hear anything." [19:38:47] * Aurora tries to figure out if the voice was familiar at all [19:39:31] [It's hard to tell given the means of communication and the faintness of the mental noise.] [19:39:37] (Wis checks) [19:40:23] ... Aun? [19:40:40] It's Aun, it has to be. [19:40:45] [Temper] "Who is Aun." [19:41:06] She used to work with us, but she started working independently for a bit, and then she went missing [19:41:11] We've been trying to find her. [19:41:15] ... Aun? Who's tha---ah. [19:41:18] * Mauz scowls. [19:41:38] Aun? ...oh no. [19:41:45] We need to help her, but... how? She's still alive, at least... [19:42:11] "She coulda used her ead to fetch us tell where we go to do so, ya?" [19:42:49] "Her head?" [19:43:10] "Er mind." [19:43:15] She communicated with us telepathically somehow. [19:44:38] Maybe we should talk to, um...Mi...Miasss...Miash...dammit [19:45:53] Miashta. [19:46:11] At the very least, she needs to know what's happened. We were headed her way anyway... [19:46:14] Let's go. [19:46:17] * Mauz sighs, although he looks less tense now. "This Aun... what was she like?" [19:47:11] She's smart and well-accomplished and sarcastic and she thinks I'm dumb. But she's a good person to have on your side. [19:47:57] "Wort elpin'." [19:48:14] Huh. Sounds like my kind of gal. [19:48:22] * Mauz smiles a litle, rubbing his chin. Oooh, stubble. [19:50:05] Aun's, um...already with someone. [19:50:26] She i-... oh, right. [19:50:35] "Then let us go talk to this Miashta. She would certainly wi-" [Theres a loud throbbing humming sound that seems to emit from the air around you.] [19:50:36] ... and? [19:50:51] * Mauz smirks. He SOUNDS like he's joking. [19:50:54] * Phanos looks around. [19:51:07] [Space next to Phanos's shop opening seems to collapse in on itself.] [19:51:26] "Dat's our sign to go." [19:51:29] * Phanos MOVES. [19:51:33] Oh, hell. [19:51:54] * Mauz hoofs it as best as he can. "Shitshitshit..." [19:52:12] [It snaps back to normal, with the exception of two very attractive people standing there where they weren't before. One of them is a tall man with green-dyed long hair and a robe over loose pants, left open to expose his tattooed chest. The other in Miashta.] [19:52:33] * Phanos turns. "Oh, it dem." [19:52:46] What... oh. What's going on? [19:53:07] * Marianysa tries to stop when she realizes what's happened, but ends up tripping over her own feet. [19:53:13] [Miashta looks frantic and wide-eyed, looking around then seeing you and jumps.] "Oh thank the Light I found you!" [19:53:23] ... you could be a touch less ominous! [19:53:30] "Aun contacted me! She's in terrible danger! You have to go help her!" [19:53:35] Where is she? [19:53:43] "She's in the Shattered Land!" [19:53:46] We got a message from her too. Just "aurora, help", I think. [19:54:13] ... we have to go get her. [19:54:26] Everyone, we leave as soon as possible. [19:54:31] "Or Phanos elp, ya." [19:54:39] "Well, I ready now." [19:54:51] I don't have much. I just need to let Faela and my family know, then I'll be ready. [19:55:57] * Mauz smirks. "Well, at least I'll be amused." [19:56:15] I guess we'll have a place to lie low for a while. [19:56:27] "Ya girl." [19:56:41] [Temper nods.] "To Xen'drik." [19:56:44] [Session End.] End of #Sharn buffer Wed Jun 18 19:57:26 2008