Perpetual Gloom 014

[9/1/2013 7:16:25 PM] Kate: In our last episode you managed to help a lich save his dolly-daughter, and her love! In the process the lich was greatly weakened and you ended up getting a scry from the daughter, who took most of his power back into herself, that said kobolds now had Alydia's sister, Mayala. [9/1/2013 7:16:55 PM] Jamaros: ((I smell a dungeon to crawl)) [9/1/2013 7:17:22 PM] Khiro: We should ask Alain if his people know where the kobolds hole up. [9/1/2013 7:17:45 PM | Removed 7:18:29 PM] Jamaros: This message has been removed. [9/1/2013 7:18:07 PM] Kate: You're all at breakfast, the three of you. [9/1/2013 7:18:21 PM] Jamaros: ((...oh)) [9/1/2013 7:18:26 PM] Kate: So is Cira; she's snoozing on the table. [9/1/2013 7:18:43 PM] Jamaros: ...I just thought of something. [9/1/2013 7:18:47 PM] Khiro: What? [9/1/2013 7:19:04 PM] Jamaros: Now that the lich is no longer a lich, isn't his vampire butler gonna...well...eat him? [9/1/2013 7:19:22 PM] Khiro: I'm sure he took precautions. [9/1/2013 7:19:31 PM] Khiro: And it could be that his daughter won't let that happen. [9/1/2013 7:19:37 PM] Jamaros: Hm, possible. [9/1/2013 7:19:39 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew, mrr, mrow, mew. [9/1/2013 7:19:54 PM] Khiro: What was that? Is that the possessive singular? [9/1/2013 7:20:08 PM] Jamaros: If that was an explanation, you should know only Tae Li understands you, cat. [9/1/2013 7:20:18 PM] Khiro: She's teaching me. But... it's slow going. [9/1/2013 7:20:53 PM] Khiro: Ohh. Continuing... still undead. [9/1/2013 7:21:09 PM] Jamaros: Ah, that is a point. [9/1/2013 7:21:43 PM] Jamaros: ((What are we eating and who made it?)) [9/1/2013 7:22:13 PM] Kate: Charafay's slaves! [9/1/2013 7:22:33 PM] Kate: Alain is weirdly missing! [9/1/2013 7:22:47 PM] Jamaros: ...has anyone seen Alain? [9/1/2013 7:22:52 PM] Khiro: Khiro shakes his head. [9/1/2013 7:22:56 PM] Jamaros: I don't recall seeing him after we got back. [9/1/2013 7:22:59 PM] Amara: Amara stands up. "I'll go look for him." [9/1/2013 7:23:05 PM | Edited 7:23:12 PM] Jamaros: I'll come with. [9/1/2013 7:23:30 PM] Amara: Amara stares at Jamaros. "I think I can do it alone actually." [9/1/2013 7:23:36 PM] Amara: Amara walks out of room. [9/1/2013 7:23:40 PM] Jamaros: ...ok... [9/1/2013 7:23:47 PM] Kate: Cira opens one eye. "Mew?" [9/1/2013 7:24:09 PM] Jamaros: So...two wives? [9/1/2013 7:24:16 PM] Jamaros: Well, two and a half, technically. [9/1/2013 7:24:21 PM] Kate: Cira: Mrow? [9/1/2013 7:24:22 PM] Jamaros: And half a husband. [9/1/2013 7:24:23 PM] Khiro: Fiancees, technically. [9/1/2013 7:24:34 PM] Jamaros: Yeah, but eventually spouses. [9/1/2013 7:24:37 PM] Khiro: Half a husband? [9/1/2013 7:24:49 PM] Jamaros: Well, she still can swap out when she wants. [9/1/2013 7:25:01 PM] Jamaros: Remember, the Lich's "lesson" [9/1/2013 7:25:37 PM] Khiro: True. But where are you getting two and a half? [9/1/2013 7:25:52 PM] Jamaros: No, one and a half wives and half a husband. [9/1/2013 7:26:01 PM] Jamaros: ...the math here is weird, let's just say that. [9/1/2013 7:26:03 PM] Kate: Cira: *Mrow.* [9/1/2013 7:26:24 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at Cira. "Where are *you* getting three, then?" [9/1/2013 7:26:46 PM] Jamaros: I just find that interesting. [9/1/2013 7:26:54 PM] Jamaros: We don't really do that in the Confederacy. [9/1/2013 7:27:03 PM] Jamaros: ...at least, I've never really seen it happen. [9/1/2013 7:27:18 PM] Jamaros: ...it would solve a lot of problems. [9/1/2013 7:27:33 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew, mrrr, mrowl, mrr. [9/1/2013 7:27:34 PM] Khiro: Oh. It's rooted, I believe, in political alliances in Solitiare, originally. [9/1/2013 7:28:06 PM] Khiro: It's not just that they both get married to me, they get married to each other, as well. [9/1/2013 7:28:29 PM] Jamaros: Huh. [9/1/2013 7:29:51 PM] Khiro: Gotta remember, Solitaire is a magocracy. Lot's of magic users. So feuds and political disagreements can get lousy with fireballs and undead. Group marriages and duels helped stop us from blowing each other up. [9/1/2013 7:30:18 PM] Jamaros: I got news for you, politics without magic can usually get just as messy. [9/1/2013 7:30:56 PM] Jamaros: Thinking about it, the Confederacy really should try the multiple spouses thing. I think it would prevent a lot of assassinations. [9/1/2013 7:31:00 PM] Jamaros: ...or cause more. [9/1/2013 7:31:12 PM] Jamaros: Either way, good for the houses. [9/1/2013 7:31:55 PM] Khiro: Exactly. I mean, people still kill each other in duels back home, but they don't render acres of farmland uninhabitable anymore, for instance. [9/1/2013 7:32:21 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew. [9/1/2013 7:32:36 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros sips from whatever hot drink he has [9/1/2013 7:32:54 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at Cira. "Pretty dumb." [9/1/2013 7:33:24 PM] Jamaros: Ok, is this gonna be a thing? The secret conversations with the cat? Cause it's getting annoying. [9/1/2013 7:33:37 PM] Kate: Cira rolls her eyes. [9/1/2013 7:33:53 PM] Khiro: She either said that war is dumb or that her eyeball is made of cheese. [9/1/2013 7:34:19 PM] Jamaros: ...yes, I can see how you mix that up. [9/1/2013 7:34:41 PM] Khiro: I'm still learning. [9/1/2013 7:34:44 PM] Kate: Cira nods. [9/1/2013 7:35:01 PM] Jamaros: ...do you guys find it odd that no one else has come yet? [9/1/2013 7:35:17 PM] Kate: Alydia wanders in, yawning. [9/1/2013 7:35:26 PM] Jamaros: Nevermind. [9/1/2013 7:35:47 PM] Jamaros: So, you're you again...mostly. [9/1/2013 7:35:50 PM] Kate: Alydia: So, what're we doing today? Where's spiderguy? [9/1/2013 7:36:02 PM] Jamaros: Amara's going to figure that out. [9/1/2013 7:36:14 PM] Khiro: Yeah, haven't seen him this morning. [9/1/2013 7:36:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: I am me again! ... I don't know why the lich stuck me with the other form, I will never, ever use it. [9/1/2013 7:36:23 PM] Jamaros: Once we find Alain, we can plan our assault of the Kobolds. [9/1/2013 7:36:31 PM] Jamaros: Really? Never? [9/1/2013 7:36:56 PM] Khiro: Asasault? [9/1/2013 7:37:03 PM] Jamaros: Cause, I must say, as someone who's about to have two spouses, I think you are closing yourself off to worlds of possibility. [9/1/2013 7:37:22 PM] Jamaros: Just an expression Khiro. [9/1/2013 7:37:24 PM] Kate: Alydia glowers at Jamaros. [9/1/2013 7:37:38 PM] Kate: Alydia: Uh, we can't just charge some random kobolds. We have to find the *right* tribe. [9/1/2013 7:37:44 PM] Jamaros: Assault, or sneak, or ambush, some form of dramatic rescue. [9/1/2013 7:37:53 PM] Khiro: Or... dare I say, parlay. [9/1/2013 7:38:05 PM] Jamaros: You think you can deal with Kobolds? [9/1/2013 7:38:10 PM] Jamaros: They're Kobolds. [9/1/2013 7:38:18 PM] Jamaros: It's like trying to deal with a bear. [9/1/2013 7:38:32 PM] Khiro: ... you say, as we sit in a drow city, in a drow house, eating a drow breakfast. [9/1/2013 7:38:40 PM] Khiro: Also, your girlfriend adopted one. [9/1/2013 7:38:56 PM] Jamaros: Tik's not exactly a Kobold...I think. [9/1/2013 7:39:29 PM] Kate: Alydia: I can deal with anyone. [9/1/2013 7:39:49 PM] Jamaros: You're a drow. They eat drow. [9/1/2013 7:39:54 PM] Jamaros: Anyone else see the problem there? [9/1/2013 7:40:11 PM] Kate: Alydia: Uh, they also eat other kobolds, sweetheart. [9/1/2013 7:40:30 PM] Jamaros: Don't call me sweetheart. [9/1/2013 7:40:59 PM] Khiro: First, we have to figure out which tribe we need to deal with. [9/1/2013 7:41:11 PM] Kate: Alydia: Why? [9/1/2013 7:41:15 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew. [9/1/2013 7:41:43 PM] Jamaros: Cause we can't go around fighting all the kobolds until we happen upon your sister. [9/1/2013 7:41:54 PM] Kate: Alydia: I meant why shouldn't I call you sweetheart? [9/1/2013 7:42:15 PM] Jamaros: Because we both have enough sweethearts as it is. [9/1/2013 7:42:37 PM] Kate: Alydia: Good point. Is Ayr going to be sleeping with us every night? [9/1/2013 7:42:53 PM] Khiro: I have no idea. [9/1/2013 7:43:01 PM] Jamaros: ...you have the weirdest family ever, you know that? [9/1/2013 7:43:23 PM] Khiro: Well, wait till I bring them all home. [9/1/2013 7:43:53 PM] Kate: Alydia: Why? Is there some sort of hazing ritual? [9/1/2013 7:43:56 PM] Amara: Amara returns [9/1/2013 7:44:08 PM] Jamaros: Hi...no luck? [9/1/2013 7:44:20 PM] Kate: Alain follows her, waving to everybody. [9/1/2013 7:44:27 PM] Jamaros: Oh, hi. [9/1/2013 7:44:27 PM] Kate: He grabs a plate of mold and eggs, and sits down to eat! [9/1/2013 7:44:42 PM] Amara: Amara mumbles "told you I could find him myself." [9/1/2013 7:44:48 PM] Khiro: Did Amara explain the situation, Alain? [9/1/2013 7:44:53 PM] Jamaros: I didn't think you couldn't. [9/1/2013 7:45:18 PM] Kate: Alain: She mentioned something about kobolds, but. [9/1/2013 7:46:15 PM] Kate: Alain: I *did* finally get a lead from Zarra. She's... surprisingly intelligent, really. I wish she'd stop treating me like a pet, but anyway, the important thing is, it was somebody from Alydia's family that kidnapped Mayala, we're pretty sure. [9/1/2013 7:46:30 PM] Jamaros: I knew it! [9/1/2013 7:46:39 PM] Jamaros: ...uh...sorry Alydia. [9/1/2013 7:46:47 PM] Khiro: And then those people were ambushed by kobolds. [9/1/2013 7:47:00 PM] Jamaros: Or sold her to the kobolds. [9/1/2013 7:47:05 PM] Kate: Alydia: *Who*? [9/1/2013 7:47:11 PM] Kate: Alain: We're not exactly sure. [9/1/2013 7:47:40 PM] Kate: Alain: Apparently some of the kidnappers talked, though, before they were murdered mysteriously. It was a man. [9/1/2013 7:47:53 PM] Khiro: How did she know all this? [9/1/2013 7:48:07 PM] Jamaros: Murdered mysteriously? [9/1/2013 7:48:14 PM] Jamaros: Wait, who did they talk to? [9/1/2013 7:48:30 PM] Jamaros: Zarra? [9/1/2013 7:48:51 PM] Kate: Alain: Zarra and me, in disguise as disreputable... somethings. I don't know what we were supposed to be, she did all the talking. [9/1/2013 7:49:12 PM] Kate: Alain: Let's just say that I have now seen the seedy underbelly of Drow society. [9/1/2013 7:49:17 PM] Kate: Alydia: But did you *enjoy* it. [9/1/2013 7:49:25 PM] Kate: Alain: ... apart from the part where someone tried to stab me, you mean? [9/1/2013 7:49:42 PM] Amara: I bet it was Alak. He was...unfavorable. [9/1/2013 7:49:59 PM] Khiro: Hmmm. [9/1/2013 7:50:08 PM] Kate: Alydia frowns. "... Alak is an ass, but I'm not sure he's brave enough. Let me think..." [9/1/2013 7:50:24 PM] Jamaros: Alak doesn't gain much from this, he's still very far down in the line of succession. [9/1/2013 7:50:42 PM] Jamaros: Did you see any of the murder? [9/1/2013 7:50:42 PM] Kate: Alydia: But his daughter isn't, not if me and Maya are gone. [9/1/2013 7:50:49 PM] Amara: I say we all follow someone in the family. I'm sure one of them will lead us to information. [9/1/2013 7:50:52 PM] Kate: Alain: No, no, that was days ago. [9/1/2013 7:51:26 PM] Jamaros: Maybe we should rescue the kidnapee before plotting vengance [9/1/2013 7:51:30 PM] Khiro: Yeah. [9/1/2013 7:51:36 PM] Kate: Alydia: Valas, Alak, Alton, Ryltar, Calimar, Seldszar, and my own brother, Taryn. [9/1/2013 7:51:48 PM] Khiro: It's all very interesting, but the fact remains, Maya is in the hand of the kobols right now. [9/1/2013 7:51:49 PM] Jamaros: Although, afterward, some vengeance does sound like fun. [9/1/2013 7:52:44 PM] Kate: Alain: Uh, the problem is, the only person left who knows *which* kobolds took her is the mastermind. [9/1/2013 7:53:00 PM] Khiro: How would he know? [9/1/2013 7:53:18 PM] Jamaros: Again, I go back to my selling Maya theory. [9/1/2013 7:53:44 PM] Kate: Alain: Well, presumably they *told* him they lost her, right? [9/1/2013 7:54:02 PM | Edited 7:54:12 PM] Jamaros: But how would they know one group of Kobolds from another? [9/1/2013 7:54:04 PM] Kate: Alydia: My father, my mother's other two husbands, my own brother and my three half-brothers. [9/1/2013 7:54:26 PM] Kate: Alain: How they dress, or their banners. [9/1/2013 7:54:43 PM] Jamaros: and they reported that to the mastermind? [9/1/2013 7:55:09 PM] Kate: Alain: I would think so? I don't know, but it's our best chance, isn't it? [9/1/2013 7:55:39 PM] Khiro: I suppose. Do you know anything about the local kobold tribes, Alain? [9/1/2013 7:56:48 PM] Kate: Alain: Well, there are a lot of them, but I can tell the three or four biggest ones apart. [9/1/2013 7:57:14 PM] Kate: Alain: There's the Vis'Iejir, the Truebloods. They think they're the real descendents of dragons. [9/1/2013 7:58:08 PM] Kate: Alain: The Daari, Kings, think they're destined to rule the Underdark. They're a little on the crazy side. [9/1/2013 7:59:24 PM] Kate: Alain: And then there's the Xurwkar, the Makers. They're more peaceful than the others, but they do run up against us sometimes. Mostly they're preoccupied with building cities and they have more of a real society than the smaller tribes do. They even have an ambassador in Meneluinin's capital. [9/1/2013 8:00:19 PM] Kate: Alain: Those are the biggest tribes. [9/1/2013 8:00:30 PM] Khiro: Hmm. [9/1/2013 8:00:39 PM] Khiro: And they're all at odds with each other? [9/1/2013 8:00:51 PM] Kate: Alain: No, I definitely wouldn't say that. [9/1/2013 8:01:03 PM] Kate: Alain: Sometimes, but sometimes they make alliances with each other against outsiders, too. [9/1/2013 8:01:32 PM] Kate: Alain: My people ended up losing quite a bit of territory when the Vis'Iejir and the Xurwkar allied for a time. [9/1/2013 8:02:19 PM] Jamaros: Well, it sounds like the Xurwkar are the least likely to have ambushed them. [9/1/2013 8:02:45 PM] Khiro: ... just guessing won't get us anywhere. [9/1/2013 8:02:52 PM] Kate: Alain shrugs. "Maybe. It's hard to say; if they got close enough to a kobold camp or anywhere the kobolds consider their territory..." [9/1/2013 8:03:46 PM] Kate: Alydia: Well, we could either kidnap random kobolds until we find out which group of which tribe has her, or we could keep investigating the Drow angle. Are you *sure* it's someone in my family? [9/1/2013 8:03:54 PM] Kate: Alain nods. "Positive. And a man, not a woman." [9/1/2013 8:04:21 PM] Jamaros: Well, I guess we go with Amara's plan then. [9/1/2013 8:04:33 PM] Jamaros: Split up and tail the five men in your family. [9/1/2013 8:05:55 PM] Kate: Alydia: Seven. [9/1/2013 8:06:04 PM] Jamaros: However many. [9/1/2013 8:06:23 PM] Khiro: Who is it most likely to be? Not in terms of the reasons they'd have to do it, but who could do it. [9/1/2013 8:06:55 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... Any of them could. Taryn doesn't seem likely, he's not that old, but... [9/1/2013 8:07:31 PM] Kate: Alydia: He could pass as grown. He's big for his age. [9/1/2013 8:07:40 PM] Khiro: Any of them that might willingly deal with the kobolds? [9/1/2013 8:07:48 PM] Kate: Alain: It was a man ensconced in a black cloak, that's all we know. [9/1/2013 8:07:58 PM] Kate: Alydia: Maybe, but I doubt it. [9/1/2013 8:08:04 PM] Kate: Alain: I don't think the kobold thing was on purpose. [9/1/2013 8:08:34 PM] Jamaros: Maybe, but that's a pretty major oversight. [9/1/2013 8:08:51 PM] Jamaros: Also, why would they keep her alive if they're not in league? [9/1/2013 8:09:06 PM] Khiro: They might think to ransom her. [9/1/2013 8:09:21 PM] Jamaros: Why haven't they done so yet? [9/1/2013 8:09:59 PM] Khiro: How do we know they haven't? Put it this way:  Someone wants Maya out of the way. [9/1/2013 8:10:00 PM] Kate: Alain: ... or they ate her. [9/1/2013 8:10:11 PM] Kate: Alydia glares at Alain. "They did *not* eat her." [9/1/2013 8:10:16 PM] Jamaros: She wasn't eaten when she was scryed. [9/1/2013 8:10:17 PM] Kate: Alain: ... I hope not too, but we don't know. [9/1/2013 8:10:26 PM] Khiro: His band of kidnappers get waylaid by kobolds, who take her captive. [9/1/2013 8:10:40 PM] Kate: Alain: Oh, she was scried? Good! [9/1/2013 8:10:52 PM] Khiro: ... the one behind this keeps the kobolds on the hook, and gets a perfect hiding place. [9/1/2013 8:11:12 PM] Jamaros: Also possible. [9/1/2013 8:11:22 PM] Kate: Alydia's face darkens. "... that's incredibly evil. And possible." [9/1/2013 8:11:42 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... do you think I should go back home? [9/1/2013 8:11:59 PM] Jamaros: No, you're a suspect, and therefore, in danger if you do so. [9/1/2013 8:12:12 PM] Jamaros: You won't be able to help anyone from a dungeon cell. [9/1/2013 8:12:21 PM] Kate: Alydia: But if I went home, and brought you all with me, it would be obvious it wasn't me. [9/1/2013 8:12:32 PM] Khiro: It would, however, likely flush out the culprit. [9/1/2013 8:12:42 PM] Jamaros: Yes, because, as total strangers, we make for the best alibi. [9/1/2013 8:12:58 PM] Kate: Alydia: Well only a guilty person runs away. [9/1/2013 8:13:19 PM] Kate: Alain: ... not really, lots of innocent people get nervous. However, that *would* give us an opportunity to spy on the men of your house. [9/1/2013 8:13:20 PM] Jamaros: Says every wrongly convicted criminal ever. [9/1/2013 8:13:38 PM] Khiro: It's a lot easier to accuse her of being behind this all when she's not int he room providing proof that holds up against magical detection. [9/1/2013 8:13:58 PM] Kate: Alydia: Right. [9/1/2013 8:14:25 PM] Jamaros: And while we're giving this testimony, aren't we also providing a target for the real kidnapper. [9/1/2013 8:14:49 PM] Jamaros: ...oh...that's a horrible plan. [9/1/2013 8:14:59 PM] Kate: Alydia: I'm the bait? [9/1/2013 8:15:37 PM | Edited 8:15:46 PM] Jamaros: ...maybe we should leave some of us in disguise or sneaking around, to get the drop on any attempting assassins. [9/1/2013 8:15:47 PM] Khiro: Khiro thinks, sipping from his cup. [9/1/2013 8:16:08 PM] Kate: Alydia: You should definitely stay looking like Drow. [9/1/2013 8:16:26 PM] Kate: Alain: And I should stay a slave, I think. I don't like it, but they definitely hear a *lot* of things. [9/1/2013 8:16:32 PM] Khiro: They key to all of this is showing up with Alydia, and seeing who scrambles away. [9/1/2013 8:18:01 PM] Khiro: .... wait. What if Alydia became Kalanor and Tae Li took on Alydia's shape. Long enough for us to get a possible suspect. [9/1/2013 8:18:27 PM] Jamaros: ...wait a second...wait a second... [9/1/2013 8:18:35 PM] Jamaros: The water elemental guy, how healed is he? [9/1/2013 8:18:56 PM] Kate: Alydia: Why? [9/1/2013 8:19:00 PM] Kate: Her eyes narrow. [9/1/2013 8:19:12 PM] Jamaros: Same plan Khiro thought up [9/1/2013 8:19:27 PM] Jamaros: But, instead, we have him do it. [9/1/2013 8:19:31 PM] Khiro: Tae Li can take care of herself. Ayr really can't. [9/1/2013 8:19:32 PM] Kate: Alydia: We can't put Ayr in danger like that. [9/1/2013 8:19:50 PM] Jamaros: Being made of water, I would assume he could take more damage. [9/1/2013 8:20:15 PM] Kate: Alydia: *No.* [9/1/2013 8:20:23 PM] Khiro: And he wouldn't convince anyone that he was Alydia, anyway. No. [9/1/2013 8:20:23 PM] Jamaros: Fine. [9/1/2013 8:20:33 PM] Jamaros: Oh, and Tae Li would? [9/1/2013 8:20:34 PM] Kate: Alydia: It's been *tortured.* [9/1/2013 8:21:00 PM] Jamaros: "Yes I am Alydia, murderous, slaver assholes.  Now let me tell you where I've been." [9/1/2013 8:21:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: Hey, who said I was murderous. [9/1/2013 8:21:16 PM] Amara: Just trust her a little bit. She'll do fine. [9/1/2013 8:21:52 PM] Kate: Alydia: But what's the purpose of having two of me? [9/1/2013 8:22:26 PM] Amara: (( brb )) [9/1/2013 8:22:48 PM] Khiro: Ace in the hole. [9/1/2013 8:23:08 PM] Jamaros: I don't know. [9/1/2013 8:23:24 PM] Jamaros: Then, if the assassin hit's Tae Li we lose one of our best fighters, right out. [9/1/2013 8:23:39 PM] Khiro: You know your house. You'll be freer to poke around if you're not you but you. [9/1/2013 8:24:10 PM] Khiro: I don't think there will be any assassins. [9/1/2013 8:24:18 PM] Amara:  (( back )) [9/1/2013 8:24:27 PM] Kate: ((Except the ones after Jamaros, of course.)) [9/1/2013 8:24:38 PM] Khiro: ((Well, yeah.)) [9/1/2013 8:25:13 PM | Edited 8:25:19 PM] Jamaros: ...Are you sure it's a good idea to sneak around the house while we flush out the criminal? [9/1/2013 8:25:14 PM] Kate: Alydia: I don't want anyone to know I was a man for a while. [9/1/2013 8:25:49 PM] Khiro: Well, these things are suggestions. Any others? [9/1/2013 8:26:59 PM] Jamaros: I think we should keep it simple. Alydia goes in, gives as much of the story as she feels necessary to draw out the kidnapper, and we stay as back up. [9/1/2013 8:27:26 PM] Jamaros: I do still recommend one or two of us remaining hidden for a surprise counter-attack if needed, but that's just my thoughts. [9/1/2013 8:27:59 PM] Kate: Alain: Tae Li and I could stay. [9/1/2013 8:28:08 PM] Amara: (To Alain) "Tik is okay, right? I left her in your care…and you don't exactly have her with you…is she still okay?" [9/1/2013 8:28:41 PM] Jamaros: See? I knew that nickname would grow on you. [9/1/2013 8:28:49 PM] Amara: Amara glares at Jamaros. [9/1/2013 8:29:04 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros returns a confused, scared look [9/1/2013 8:29:15 PM] Khiro: Khiro continues eating. [9/1/2013 8:29:37 PM] Jamaros: Anyway, I guess that's our plan then. [9/1/2013 8:30:23 PM] Khiro: All right. [9/1/2013 8:30:59 PM] Kate: Alain shakes his head. [9/1/2013 8:31:00 PM] Amara: It sounds like we're winging it, so let's just hope it turns out as well as all the other times we've had to wing it. [9/1/2013 8:31:16 PM] Jamaros: You mean where no one's died yet? [9/1/2013 8:31:27 PM] Kate: Alain: She's on the chair over there, asleep. [9/1/2013 8:31:28 PM] Amara: Yet. [9/1/2013 8:32:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: So we're all heading back to my house, then? I kind of want Tae Li along. And Alain can help more as a slave, can't he? [9/1/2013 8:32:34 PM] Khiro: If we're looking for information, yes. [9/1/2013 8:32:35 PM] Amara: Everyone should go. Safety in numbers. [9/1/2013 8:32:56 PM] Jamaros: We should leave Gus here with Tik. [9/1/2013 8:33:05 PM] Amara: Obviously. [9/1/2013 8:33:16 PM] Jamaros: And Ayr to recover, but otherwise, yeah. [9/1/2013 8:33:28 PM] Kate: Alydia: Ayr has to come with us. [9/1/2013 8:33:52 PM] Khiro: Why? [9/1/2013 8:33:54 PM] Jamaros: ...why? [9/1/2013 8:33:57 PM] Kate: Alydia: I'm pretty sure Tae Li won't let him go, she's pretty fatherly about it. [9/1/2013 8:34:27 PM] Jamaros: He'll be fine here. He'll be better here. [9/1/2013 8:34:55 PM] Kate: Alydia: Then she'll stay here too. [9/1/2013 8:35:10 PM] Jamaros: *groan* [9/1/2013 8:35:19 PM] Jamaros: Maybe we should discuss this with Tae Li. [9/1/2013 8:35:48 PM] Kate: Tae Li walks in, followed by an old dwarf with a raggedy beard. "Discuss what with me?" [9/1/2013 8:36:00 PM] Jamaros: Ok, what in all the fucks? [9/1/2013 8:36:27 PM] Kate: Dwarf: ... this one does not understand the question. [9/1/2013 8:36:42 PM] Khiro: This is Ayr. Ayr, this is Jamaros, and Amara. [9/1/2013 8:36:51 PM] Jamaros: Hi. [9/1/2013 8:36:57 PM | Edited 8:37:03 PM] Kate: The dwarf bows. [9/1/2013 8:37:00 PM] Amara: Umm…hi. [9/1/2013 8:37:09 PM] Amara: Things just keep getting stranger around here. [9/1/2013 8:37:15 PM] Kate: Ayr: This one is pleased to become acquainted with you. [9/1/2013 8:37:26 PM] Jamaros: Understatement of the century. [9/1/2013 8:37:47 PM] Kate: Alydia: This is the person from the bucket, Jamaros. [9/1/2013 8:37:59 PM] Jamaros: I know. I gathered. [9/1/2013 8:38:20 PM] Amara: Has he….it….always looked like that? [9/1/2013 8:38:34 PM] Khiro: No. Ayr changes shape like most people change facial expressions. [9/1/2013 8:38:46 PM] Kate: Ayr: This one becomes. This one may assume a different shape if you wish it, my lady. [9/1/2013 8:39:08 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... the first person to treat Ayr like a servant will lose his head. [9/1/2013 8:39:29 PM] Amara: Well that escalated quickly, Tae Li [9/1/2013 8:39:45 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... okay, maybe she *is* more motherly than fatherly. [9/1/2013 8:39:50 PM] Jamaros: Yes, as always, nothing but pleasant tidings and well-wishings from Tae Li. [9/1/2013 8:40:06 PM] Khiro: ((brb.)) [9/1/2013 8:40:36 PM] Kate: Alain: Can I just say right now that I'm very glad my parents aren't Drow. [9/1/2013 8:40:57 PM] Jamaros: In this group, I'm not sure that helps. [9/1/2013 8:41:29 PM] Jamaros: So, if we're back in our row disguises, I'm guessing I'll have to go with the miniskirt look again. [9/1/2013 8:42:06 PM] Kate: Alydia: It does show your legs. [9/1/2013 8:42:50 PM] Kate: Tae Li dishes up Ayr some food and hands it to him; he turns into a tall, thin elven young woman with long, curly brown hair and brown eyes, and then takes the plate. [9/1/2013 8:43:00 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I do not care about his legs. [9/1/2013 8:43:17 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What are we discussing? [9/1/2013 8:43:19 PM] Jamaros: Well, I guess that puts you in a minority. [9/1/2013 8:44:56 PM] Jamaros: We're planning to use Alydia as bait to draw out the kidnapper. [9/1/2013 8:45:17 PM] Jamaros: We're going in disguise and Alydia's going to give a condensed version of what happened. [9/1/2013 8:45:37 PM] Jamaros: We need to go there to back her up, including with Alain and you. [9/1/2013 8:45:55 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... are you certain that is safe? [9/1/2013 8:46:08 PM] Jamaros: Exactly what have we done that's been safe? [9/1/2013 8:46:28 PM] Kate: Tae Li nods, and then looks at Alydia. "You are not permitted to die." [9/1/2013 8:46:36 PM] Kate: Alydia: Thanks for the clarification, I'll keep that in mind. [9/1/2013 8:46:40 PM] Jamaros: Aw, she does care. [9/1/2013 8:47:16 PM] Jamaros: You two make such an adorable...uh...2/3s [9/1/2013 8:47:17 PM] Kate: Tae Li blushes bright red. [9/1/2013 8:47:32 PM] Kate: Ayr: ... this one finds the conversation somewhat cryptic. [9/1/2013 8:47:45 PM] Kate: Alydia: By the way, Ayr likes to make things. [9/1/2013 8:47:56 PM] Jamaros: ...make things how? [9/1/2013 8:48:20 PM] Kate: Ayr: To create. From wood, metal and magic. [9/1/2013 8:48:31 PM] Khiro: ((Back.)) [9/1/2013 8:48:35 PM] Jamaros: You mean like cobbling? [9/1/2013 8:48:55 PM] Kate: Ayr: This one has made shoes, master. [9/1/2013 8:49:22 PM] Jamaros: Um...yeah...my name is Jamaros, I'd rather you call me that. [9/1/2013 8:49:30 PM] Jamaros: Especially when Tae Li's around. [9/1/2013 8:49:45 PM] Kate: Ayr: This one has also made cloaks, wands, armor and swords, Master Jamaros. [9/1/2013 8:50:03 PM] Jamaros: ...cloaks...really? [9/1/2013 8:50:50 PM] Kate: Ayr nods. [9/1/2013 8:51:02 PM] Kate: Alydia: She's going to make our wedding rings too. [9/1/2013 8:51:16 PM] Jamaros: Is Ayr a she? [9/1/2013 8:51:24 PM] Jamaros: I mean...do you differentiate? [9/1/2013 8:51:24 PM] Kate: Alydia: Uh, currently. [9/1/2013 8:51:35 PM] Khiro: We tend to go with whatever shape she's in. [9/1/2013 8:51:52 PM] Jamaros: ((I would like to point out, you described him as a bearded old dwarf)) [9/1/2013 8:52:11 PM] Khiro: ((She changed into an elf girl.)) [9/1/2013 8:52:14 PM] Kate: ((Yep. Until he changed into an elven woman a few minutes ago.)) [9/1/2013 8:52:24 PM] Jamaros: ((Ah, I missed that, sorry)) [9/1/2013 8:53:05 PM] Jamaros: Ok, well, we were talking Tae Li, and we feel it'd be better if Ayr stayed here during the mission, with Tik and Gus. [9/1/2013 8:53:21 PM] Kate: Ayr: ... this one does not wish to be separated; it belongs. [9/1/2013 8:53:51 PM] Jamaros: We're not going away forever, and you haven't fully recovered. [9/1/2013 8:54:01 PM] Jamaros: It's smarter for you to wait here, where it's safe. [9/1/2013 8:54:47 PM] Kate: Ayr: ... this one does not wish to be safe if its others are not safe. It *belongs.* [9/1/2013 8:55:08 PM] Kate: Alydia: ...we just don't want you to get hurt, Ayr. [9/1/2013 8:55:27 PM] Jamaros: We'll be fine. We are at our best when not safe. [9/1/2013 8:55:39 PM] Jamaros: You'll continue to belong after we get back. [9/1/2013 8:56:45 PM] Kate: Ayr: ... this one does not care if it is not safe, it has not been safe. This one would not be alone again. Please. [9/1/2013 8:57:11 PM] Jamaros: You won't be alone. There's Gus and Tik, that's plenty company. [9/1/2013 8:57:48 PM] Khiro: There might be violence, Ayr. [9/1/2013 8:58:22 PM] Jamaros: And you're still in very bad shape. [9/1/2013 8:58:47 PM] Kate: Ayr: This one would stay, this one does not care what happens to it. [9/1/2013 8:58:55 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I will stay if Ayr stays. [9/1/2013 8:58:55 PM] Amara: If she thinks she can come with, then we should just let her. No use in wasting time arguing. [9/1/2013 8:59:33 PM | Edited 8:59:38 PM] Jamaros: And what happens if this turns out to be worse than we thought? [9/1/2013 9:00:08 PM] Kate: Alydia: Wait. What if we just visited Charafay every day? [9/1/2013 9:00:18 PM] Amara: Then you can blame on me! Or bad timing! Those are what you usually blame, right? [9/1/2013 9:00:21 PM] Kate: Alydia: That way we wouldn't be leaving her here by herself for the *whole* time. [9/1/2013 9:00:46 PM] Jamaros: ...Is that seriously what this is about? [9/1/2013 9:00:51 PM] Khiro: I'm hoping that it's not going to take long to find the information we're looking for. [9/1/2013 9:01:13 PM] Jamaros: I was just saying we should talk about it given the circumstances. [9/1/2013 9:01:58 PM] Kate: Tae Li: She has been *tortured.* And her creator was killed in front of her. [9/1/2013 9:02:50 PM] Jamaros: ((To Tae Li)) Exactly why I say it should wait here while we complete the task. Everything will be fine when we get back. [9/1/2013 9:03:33 PM] Kate: Ayr: How long? [9/1/2013 9:03:44 PM] Jamaros: A few hours probably. [9/1/2013 9:04:53 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... wait, I thought we'd be staying at my house. [9/1/2013 9:05:40 PM] Khiro: The longer we stay there, the more in danger you are. I thought the point was to show up with you, gauge reactions to your arrival. [9/1/2013 9:06:03 PM] Kate: Alydia: And then leave? We wouldn't have time to investigate. [9/1/2013 9:06:13 PM] Kate: Alydia: Besides, mother will *never* let me leave again. [9/1/2013 9:06:20 PM] Jamaros: I thought we were going to draw the kidnapper out, catch him, get the information we need, and leave. [9/1/2013 9:06:37 PM] Jamaros: And, that is a good point. [9/1/2013 9:07:01 PM] Kate: Alydia: What, the kidnapper's going to say "Alydia, you are back! I am the kidnapper!" [9/1/2013 9:07:02 PM] Jamaros: Aly's mother doesn't seem like the type who will let this just go with her daughters. [9/1/2013 9:07:33 PM] Kate: Alydia: You've been watching too many bad plays, whoever did it is *not* going to confess. [9/1/2013 9:07:36 PM] Khiro: No, the kidnapper is going to freak out and try to hide it. [9/1/2013 9:07:49 PM] Jamaros: Well, if we're going to stay, we should bring Gus and Tik with us, we won't have any idea when we'd be able to come get them. [9/1/2013 9:07:57 PM] Jamaros: Exactly what Khiro said. [9/1/2013 9:08:27 PM] Khiro: ((And then I will roll a 1 on my SM and screw it all up!)) [9/1/2013 9:08:41 PM] Jamaros: ...although, in hindsight, this plan does seem to have a few more holes. [9/1/2013 9:08:49 PM] Kate: Alydia: They're all men, nobody knows what the hell they're thinking! [9/1/2013 9:09:00 PM] Jamaros: What is we pretended we knew who the kidnapper was, to draw him out. [9/1/2013 9:09:17 PM] Jamaros: Thanks, Aly. [9/1/2013 9:11:18 PM] Khiro: If we're staying at your house for longer than a few days, then yes, we should take Ayr. But what about when he find out what we're looking for? How do we leave? Do we take everyone with us into Kobold-infested tunnels? [9/1/2013 9:11:43 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... no. [9/1/2013 9:12:01 PM] Jamaros: And I'm not sure your mother would let you go into the caves with us. [9/1/2013 9:12:02 PM | Edited 9:12:32 PM] Kate: Ayr: ... this one will do as it is told. [9/1/2013 9:12:18 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You will *not*. [9/1/2013 9:12:22 PM] Kate: Ayr flinches a little bit. [9/1/2013 9:12:48 PM] Jamaros: This does change things. [9/1/2013 9:12:52 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... the hell with it. Everyone comes with us to the house, and we figure out the kobolds bit later. How's that? [9/1/2013 9:13:27 PM] Khiro: Not ideal. But nothing's ideal down here. [9/1/2013 9:14:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... right. So what am I going to tell them about where I've been? It's been two weeks. [9/1/2013 9:14:22 PM] Jamaros: I guess half a strategy is better than none at all. [9/1/2013 9:14:55 PM] Jamaros: ((brb)) [9/1/2013 9:14:56 PM] Khiro: You've been recovering from your injuries. You've had amnesia. You've been ina  coma. What would they believe? [9/1/2013 9:15:13 PM] Kate: Alydia: Any of it, I'm a fantastic liar. [9/1/2013 9:15:23 PM] Kate: Tae Li: That is hardly something to boast about. [9/1/2013 9:15:44 PM] Kate: Alydia: You are weird, Tae Li. I bet Jamaros agrees with me. [9/1/2013 9:16:16 PM] Khiro: Then pick a lie and stick with it. [9/1/2013 9:17:27 PM] Kate: Alydia nods. "Amnesia it is. I didn't remember and all of you people...helped me not die in the caves?" [9/1/2013 9:17:28 PM] Jamaros: ((back)) [9/1/2013 9:17:42 PM] Khiro: Yeah. [9/1/2013 9:17:57 PM] Khiro: We were wandering and found you ruined and brought you to the nearest settlement. [9/1/2013 9:18:13 PM] Jamaros: Sounds like a story. [9/1/2013 9:18:36 PM | Edited 9:18:44 PM] Jamaros: Although, is it common for large groups of drow to just go wandering through the caves? [9/1/2013 9:18:59 PM] Khiro: We're traveling from one city to another. We have enough of a menagerie at this point. [9/1/2013 9:19:11 PM] Kate: Alydia nods. "Yeah, agreed." [9/1/2013 9:19:48 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... by the way, I'm not a lesbian, and if anybody finds out about me and Tae Li it's going to be bad, so don't talk about it, okay? [9/1/2013 9:20:10 PM] Jamaros: My lips are sealed. [9/1/2013 9:20:17 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... what? Why? [9/1/2013 9:20:40 PM] Kate: Alydia: It's not feminine to like other women, okay? It'd be a lot like being a man, it'd be bad. [9/1/2013 9:20:59 PM] Jamaros: Again, thanks Aly. [9/1/2013 9:21:57 PM] Kate: Alydia: What? [9/1/2013 9:22:12 PM] Jamaros: "It'd be like being a man, it'd be bad" [9/1/2013 9:22:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: It's politics, I don't make the rules! [9/1/2013 9:22:23 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You are *ashamed* of me. [9/1/2013 9:22:49 PM] Kate: Alydia: I am *not.* [9/1/2013 9:23:07 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... look, it's just better to keep it quiet, okay? [9/1/2013 9:23:15 PM] Kate: Tae Li: *Fine.* [9/1/2013 9:23:24 PM] Khiro: Khiro winces. [9/1/2013 9:23:46 PM] Jamaros: ((To Khiro)) Look closely friend, this is what you're signing up for. [9/1/2013 9:24:24 PM] Khiro: Yes, thank you for your sage guidance. [9/1/2013 9:24:34 PM] Khiro: ((Can we take a biobreak?)) [9/1/2013 9:24:51 PM] Kate: Yeah, ten minute break! [9/1/2013 9:24:56 PM] Jamaros: ((K)) [9/1/2013 9:35:54 PM] Kate: ((We all back?)) [9/1/2013 9:36:01 PM] Jamaros: ((I am)) [9/1/2013 9:36:16 PM] Amara: (( I'm back as well )) [9/1/2013 9:39:43 PM] Kate: ((We'll wait a few minutes for Khiro. I texted him as well.)) [9/1/2013 9:39:51 PM] Jamaros: ((How'd things go with that Pathfinder game, Amara?)) [9/1/2013 9:40:42 PM] Amara: (( …. well….it still hasn't happened….everybody moved away for college and the dm hasn't said anything about when we'll play it online. Which sucks. I had a badass summoner made )) [9/1/2013 9:41:05 PM] Kate: ((Summoners are awesome! Especially when mixed with illusionists.)) [9/1/2013 9:42:01 PM] Jamaros: ((That sucks. I hate making a great character, and not being able to use them. It's like having a brand new toy you can't open)) [9/1/2013 9:42:45 PM] Amara: ((Ahh that would be cool!! I made my summoner seem like a druid on surface level. At least for the first couple of levels. My character was in search for runes that could make a person live forever…soooo hiding any sketchiness was the goal! A druid would be a lot more unsuspecting )) [9/1/2013 9:43:10 PM] Khiro: ((Back.)) [9/1/2013 9:43:19 PM] Kate: ((Indeed! I've had games where people were like "He's got a holy symbol! Clearly upstanding citizen!")) [9/1/2013 9:43:34 PM] Jamaros: ((Sweet, so, we were probably arguing.)) [9/1/2013 9:43:42 PM] Jamaros: ((In game, that is)) [9/1/2013 9:43:53 PM] Kate: ((This group does that a lot!)) [9/1/2013 9:44:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: On the surface it won't matter, Tae Li. I just don't want to hurt my family. [9/1/2013 9:44:36 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... even if someone in it did turn me into a man and kidnap my sister. [9/1/2013 9:44:40 PM] Jamaros: Well, they don't seem to play by that rulebook. [9/1/2013 9:45:04 PM] Khiro: Khiro frowns. [9/1/2013 9:45:05 PM] Kate: Alydia: Oh yeah? You know lots of Drow women who like women, do you? [9/1/2013 9:45:24 PM] Khiro: ((only in Khiro's slash fiction.)) [9/1/2013 9:45:55 PM] Jamaros: No, but I know about feuding families and I know that if you go in not willing to hurt anyone, you're gonna get hurt. [9/1/2013 9:46:18 PM] Kate: Alydia: I don't want to hurt their political chances because I love Tae Li, okay? [9/1/2013 9:46:42 PM] Jamaros: Oh no, that's completely logical. You shouldn't bring that up at all. [9/1/2013 9:47:06 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... it is not important. We can keep quiet, it is not permanent. [9/1/2013 9:47:32 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... thanks. All right, should we just... go there now? [9/1/2013 9:48:03 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. "No time like the present." [9/1/2013 9:48:24 PM] Jamaros: Alright, we should go pack then. Doesn't sound like we're coming back. [9/1/2013 9:48:30 PM] Kate: Alydia nods. "Right." [9/1/2013 9:48:41 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew. [9/1/2013 9:48:44 PM] Jamaros: ((End of the Chara's house era)) [9/1/2013 9:48:47 PM] Kate: Indeeeeeed. [9/1/2013 9:49:02 PM] Kate: Alain heads out to grab his things. [9/1/2013 9:49:20 PM] Kate: Ayr sticks with Jamaros. "This one is told you rescued it." [9/1/2013 9:49:39 PM] Jamaros: Um...kinda, yeah. [9/1/2013 9:49:51 PM] Amara: Amara goes to gather up her things, as well as Tik. [9/1/2013 9:50:09 PM] Jamaros: Look, uh, thank me later. [9/1/2013 9:50:18 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros ditches Ayr and chases after Amara. [9/1/2013 9:50:32 PM] Khiro: Khiro goes and grabs his haversack. [9/1/2013 9:50:52 PM] Jamaros: ((Can I meet with you and Amara in a separate chat?)) [9/1/2013 9:50:54 PM] Kate: Ayr: Very well. [9/1/2013 9:50:58 PM] Kate: ((Sure!)) [9/1/2013 10:01:16 PM] Kate: Everyone meets in the hallway. [9/1/2013 10:02:07 PM] Kate: Gus is there, looking half-asleep and so is, presumably, Ayr, who now resembles a tiny little halfling woman with lime-green hair and matching eyebrows. [9/1/2013 10:02:37 PM] Kate: Alydia: All right. Are we ready? ... don't forget to maintain your Drow identities. [9/1/2013 10:02:43 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros enters, with his sack, looking and dressed as a drow [9/1/2013 10:03:05 PM] Amara: Amara changes into her drow form. [9/1/2013 10:03:26 PM] Khiro: Khiro is in his drow form. [9/1/2013 10:03:48 PM] Kate: Alydia: I mean, know who you are, and everything. [9/1/2013 10:04:08 PM | Edited 10:04:25 PM] Jamaros: Oh, right, uh...are we just rehashing our old stories? [9/1/2013 10:04:21 PM] Jamaros: Cause, I'm not sure if I want to be Tae Li's husband again. [9/1/2013 10:04:48 PM] Jamaros: ((I cannot believe I remembered that)) [9/1/2013 10:05:55 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I do not want you to be my husband either. [9/1/2013 10:06:00 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... good point. [9/1/2013 10:06:13 PM] Khiro: I'll be Tae Li's husband. Jamaros can be Amara's. [9/1/2013 10:06:25 PM] Kate: Alydia: Oh. Right, all right. [9/1/2013 10:06:28 PM] Amara: I don't like this plan. [9/1/2013 10:06:30 PM] Kate: Alain: And I'm a slave again. [9/1/2013 10:06:31 PM] Jamaros: ...um...maybe that's not such a good idea either. [9/1/2013 10:06:46 PM] Kate: Alain *eyes* Amara and Jamaros. [9/1/2013 10:06:49 PM] Jamaros: I'll be her cousin instead. [9/1/2013 10:07:01 PM] Amara: Jamaros can be in your love triangle/ square. Alain can be my slave and we'll stick with that. [9/1/2013 10:07:23 PM] Kate: Ayr: What part will this one play? [9/1/2013 10:07:31 PM] Kate: Gus: Can I just be a cook, I was good at that. [9/1/2013 10:07:45 PM] Jamaros: You can be a cooking slave, Gus. [9/1/2013 10:07:47 PM] Kate: Gus: Well, I wasn't really, but people tend not to stab cooks. [9/1/2013 10:07:57 PM] Khiro: You're going to need to stay in one form until we tell you it's okay to change, Ayr, can you do that? [9/1/2013 10:08:16 PM] Kate: Ayr nods. "This one may remain. Which form shall I take, Master Khiro?" [9/1/2013 10:08:23 PM] Kate: Gus: Cooking slave, right. [9/1/2013 10:08:27 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew, mrrow. [9/1/2013 10:08:44 PM] Jamaros: What about Tik? Can we fit her with one of the headbands so she can be a drow? [9/1/2013 10:09:16 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... it might be better to just leave her as she is for now. She's too cute to be viewed as a threat, so I'd think she's safe. [9/1/2013 10:09:38 PM] Jamaros: ...ok...What's Ayr's form gonna be? [9/1/2013 10:09:56 PM] Kate: Alain leans over and puts a hand on Amara's shoulder, lightly, whispering into her ear. [9/1/2013 10:10:24 PM] Khiro: Um. "Maybe another lizardperson, like Gus." [9/1/2013 10:10:40 PM] Kate: Ayr turns into a carbon-copy of Gus. [9/1/2013 10:10:47 PM] Kate: Gus: Gah! ... do I really look like that? [9/1/2013 10:10:50 PM] Jamaros: Not so exact, Ayr. [9/1/2013 10:10:56 PM] Khiro: .... well, not exactly like Gus. How about a female? [9/1/2013 10:12:02 PM] Kate: Ayr turns into a *very* pretty Draconic woman, with long silvery hair, silvery scales across her forehead and some fairly creepy pupil-less silver eyes. [9/1/2013 10:12:22 PM] Khiro: Well, that will do. [9/1/2013 10:12:46 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... I kind of want to braid her hair. [9/1/2013 10:13:01 PM] Jamaros: Ok...so, I'm one of Tae Li's husbands with Khiro? [9/1/2013 10:13:16 PM] Kate: Alain whispers to Amara a bit, and then nods and smiles slightly. [9/1/2013 10:13:30 PM] Kate: Tae Li: If you wish. [9/1/2013 10:13:36 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros looks over but says nothing. [9/1/2013 10:13:47 PM] Jamaros: I'd rather be a cousin. [9/1/2013 10:13:50 PM] Kate: Alydia: Fine, but I'm not marrying Jamaros. No offense, sweetheart, but you're not my type. [9/1/2013 10:14:01 PM] Jamaros: Yeah, right. [9/1/2013 10:14:19 PM] Jamaros: No offense taken, Aly. [9/1/2013 10:14:31 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros is distinctly less jovial than usual [9/1/2013 10:14:32 PM] Kate: Alydia: Good. [9/1/2013 10:15:05 PM] Jamaros: Ok, so, if that's settled, I guess we can just go. [9/1/2013 10:15:25 PM] Khiro: ((Next episode on 'As The Underdark Turns'.)) [9/1/2013 10:15:37 PM] Kate: Indeed! [9/1/2013 10:15:43 PM] Jamaros: (( :D )) [9/1/2013 10:15:46 PM] Kate: Ayr opens the door! [9/1/2013 10:15:58 PM] Kate: You're all met by a massive gout of flame. Reflex check! [9/1/2013 10:16:33 PM] Jamaros: ((25, perfect)) [9/1/2013 10:17:10 PM] Khiro: ((21.)) [9/1/2013 10:17:18 PM] Amara: (( 20 )) [9/1/2013 10:17:37 PM] Kate: Ayr screams; all three of the rest of you realize that the flames aren't real--they're illusory only. [9/1/2013 10:17:41 PM] Kate: Initiative! [9/1/2013 10:17:49 PM] Jamaros: ...the fuck now! [9/1/2013 10:18:02 PM] Kate: Bet I had you going with the ref check, though! [9/1/2013 10:18:04 PM] Jamaros: ((3, fuck)) [9/1/2013 10:18:22 PM] Jamaros: ((Blew my good role on the fakeout check)) [9/1/2013 10:18:42 PM] Khiro: ((12.)) [9/1/2013 10:18:59 PM] Khiro: ((Well, it was a disbelief roll disgused as a reflex check! Cunning!)) [9/1/2013 10:19:11 PM] Jamaros: Is it too much to ask for five fucking minutes of peace! [9/1/2013 10:19:21 PM | Edited 10:20:22 PM] Kate: * Round 1: Amara, Khiro, Alydia, Tae Li, Alain, Jamaros * [9/1/2013 10:19:38 PM] Kate: * Amara * [9/1/2013 10:19:49 PM] Jamaros: ((What about me and the assailant?)) [9/1/2013 10:20:04 PM] Kate: Now that the fire is clear you *can* see a person ahead of you, with two others flanking him or her. The assailant is wearing a cloak and hood. [9/1/2013 10:20:34 PM] Kate: ((Sorry, I left you off! The assailant you don't know until it's their turn.)) [9/1/2013 10:20:42 PM] Jamaros: ((K)) [9/1/2013 10:20:55 PM] Kate: The person with the cloak is clearly the caster; the others are wearing heavy armor. [9/1/2013 10:21:13 PM] Amara: Amara casts Grease! [9/1/2013 10:21:18 PM] Kate: On? [9/1/2013 10:21:25 PM | Edited 10:21:34 PM] Amara: the caster/ ground? [9/1/2013 10:21:52 PM] Kate: You can get a 10 foot square, so you can grease underneath both the caster and one of the flunkies. [9/1/2013 10:22:34 PM] Amara: Caster and flunkie on the left! [9/1/2013 10:23:12 PM] Kate: ... as both of them roll ones, they both fall to the ground! [9/1/2013 10:23:21 PM] Kate: *Two* ones in a row. Geebus. [9/1/2013 10:23:45 PM] Kate: * Khiro * [9/1/2013 10:24:39 PM] Khiro: Khiro creates the illusion of a charging minotaur running at them! [9/1/2013 10:25:10 PM] Kate: * Enemy Caster* [9/1/2013 10:26:08 PM] Kate: The enemy caster tries to scramble away; she manages to crawl out of the grease but doesn't get to stand up. [9/1/2013 10:26:20 PM] Kate: * Flunky 1 * [9/1/2013 10:26:42 PM] Kate: The flunky still standing moves in front of the greasepile to block the path of the charging minotaur! [9/1/2013 10:27:09 PM] Kate: * Alydia * starts on a war chant. Inspire Courage, +1 attack, +1 damage for everyone! [9/1/2013 10:27:31 PM] Kate: * Tae Li * moves to make sure Ayr is all right. [9/1/2013 10:28:03 PM] Kate: * Alain * takes the opportunity to web the second flunky to the ground, using a pillar and Charafay's house as anchors. [9/1/2013 10:28:07 PM] Kate: * Jamaros * [9/1/2013 10:28:25 PM | Edited 10:28:34 PM] Jamaros: ((Are any of them engaged with someone else?)) [9/1/2013 10:29:07 PM] Kate: Not yet! The minotaur is gonna charge Flunky 1, though. The problem is, you can't really flank with the minotaur because that would involve standing in the grease. [9/1/2013 10:29:31 PM] Khiro: ((Sorry, lost connection for a sec there.) [9/1/2013 10:29:55 PM] Jamaros: ((Have any of them not attacked yet?)) [9/1/2013 10:30:32 PM] Jamaros: ((As in, I can sneak attack them?)) [9/1/2013 10:31:07 PM] Kate: The guy on the ground hasn't, yet! [9/1/2013 10:31:25 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros attacks him, SNEAK ATTACK CHARGE! [9/1/2013 10:31:34 PM] Jamaros: ((Ok, not a charge, but still)) [9/1/2013 10:32:08 PM] Jamaros: ((Crit Fail...fuck)) [9/1/2013 10:32:17 PM] Kate: A *lot* of ones today! [9/1/2013 10:32:26 PM] Kate: Jamaros can't see him under the webbing, it turns out! [9/1/2013 10:32:42 PM] Kate: * Flunky 2 * Fails to escape the webbing! [9/1/2013 10:33:32 PM] Kate: * Round 2: Amara, Khiro, Enemy Caster, Flunky 1, Alydia, Tae Li, Alain, Jamaros, Flunky 2* [9/1/2013 10:33:35 PM] Kate: ** Amara ** [9/1/2013 10:34:15 PM] Amara: Amara casts sleep - caster [9/1/2013 10:34:29 PM] Khiro: ((Elves are immune to sleep, remember.)) [9/1/2013 10:34:43 PM] Amara: (( Is she an elf? Didn't realize we established that….)) [9/1/2013 10:34:49 PM] Khiro: ((well, good point!)) [9/1/2013 10:34:51 PM] Kate: It's impossible to tell underneath the cloak. [9/1/2013 10:35:20 PM] Kate: Whatever it is under there, it shakes it off, somehow; Amara can feel *something's* eyes on her from underneath that cloak. [9/1/2013 10:35:28 PM] Kate:  ** Khiro ** [9/1/2013 10:35:45 PM] Kate: Who also controls the illusory minotaur. [9/1/2013 10:36:42 PM] Khiro: Khiro keeps the minotaur charging, concentrating on maintaining it. [9/1/2013 10:37:11 PM] Kate: Simple enough; you can do that and still do something else this round. [9/1/2013 10:37:26 PM] Khiro: ((I thought concentration was a standard action?)) [9/1/2013 10:37:56 PM] Kate: I... don't think I've ever seen it played that way. Certainly not before an illusion interacts with something else. [9/1/2013 10:38:35 PM] Khiro: ((It is. Khiro will move up to where Tae Li and Ayr are, though, while maintaining it.)) [9/1/2013 10:38:57 PM] Kate: Yeah, you can do that for sure. Or draw your sword and flank with Jamaros. [9/1/2013 10:39:07 PM] Kate: (Carefully; there's still plenty of grease over there.) [9/1/2013 10:39:24 PM] Khiro: ((Good idea, I'll that, then, flank with JAmaros.)) [9/1/2013 10:39:36 PM] Kate: *nod* Jams gets flanking on his next turn. [9/1/2013 10:39:40 PM] Kate: * Enemy caster* vanishes. [9/1/2013 10:39:54 PM] Kate: * Flunky 1* closes with the minotaur, and tries to hit it with his sword! [9/1/2013 10:40:21 PM] Kate: And misses! And fails his will save to disbelieve and notice it's not real! [9/1/2013 10:40:38 PM] Kate: ** Alydia** [9/1/2013 10:40:45 PM] Kate: Alydia: Who *are* these people? [9/1/2013 10:41:02 PM] Jamaros: Well, one of them seems to have left early. [9/1/2013 10:41:02 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... and the hell you're disappearing on *me* you stupid bitch. [9/1/2013 10:41:43 PM] Kate: Alydia runs at the grease, seemingly not caring if she slips and falls--and casts Faerie Fire. Now Jamaros and Khiro are glowing with blue flame! [9/1/2013 10:42:00 PM] Kate: ... but so is an invisible person about five feet back from the grease, who has also managed to stand up. [9/1/2013 10:42:45 PM] Kate: ** Tae Li ** on finding that Ayr is not hurt by illusory flames, grabs her spiked chain and goes to the Flunky. She looks annoyed. [9/1/2013 10:43:28 PM] Kate: ** Alain ** seemingly does nothing, but the minotaur snarls menacingly! [9/1/2013 10:43:49 PM] Kate: ** Jamaros ** is flanking with Khiro. [9/1/2013 10:43:58 PM] Jamaros: ((Flanking the flunky?)) [9/1/2013 10:44:08 PM] Kate: The one on the ground in all the webs, yep! [9/1/2013 10:44:22 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros turns to the mysterious invisible flaming figure [9/1/2013 10:44:26 PM] Jamaros: "Just one second" [9/1/2013 10:44:44 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros turns back and strikes the prone, stuck, flat-footed, flanked flunky [9/1/2013 10:44:58 PM] Jamaros: ((How many fucking bonuses do I get on this guy)) [9/1/2013 10:45:03 PM] Kate: A lot. [9/1/2013 10:45:14 PM] Kate: Just roll, don't worry about the bonuses for now. [9/1/2013 10:45:49 PM] Jamaros: ((I think I got a fourteen total, but that's against his flat-footed AC at a -4 penalty)) [9/1/2013 10:46:04 PM] Kate: A hit! Jamaros finds his sword slide in through the webbing, and hit the flunky! ... who flickers and vanishes. It was an illusion too. [9/1/2013 10:46:21 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros turns back to the invisible figure [9/1/2013 10:46:38 PM] Jamaros: Well, that was anti-climactic [9/1/2013 10:46:51 PM] Jamaros: ((I'm not gonna attack, I just wanted a one-liner of some kind)) [9/1/2013 10:47:03 PM] Kate: *** Round 3: Amara, Khiro, Enemy Caster, Flunky 1, Alydia, Tae Li, Alain, Jamaros*** [9/1/2013 10:47:08 PM] Kate: *** Amara *** [9/1/2013 10:47:30 PM] Amara: (( about how far away is this mysterious invisible flaming figure? )) [9/1/2013 10:47:31 PM] Kate: There's still one flunky facing the illusory, growling minotaur, and the enemy caster behind the line of grease, glowing softly with FaerieFire. [9/1/2013 10:48:03 PM] Kate: About 45 feet, probably? You could get within 30 if you need to without stepping on the grease. [9/1/2013 10:48:50 PM] Amara: (( Ehh I'd have to get a lot closer for any of my spells...)) [9/1/2013 10:49:05 PM] Kate: ((Which ones?)) [9/1/2013 10:49:37 PM | Edited 10:50:16 PM] Amara: (( Well I was planning on burning hands - that's 15 ft. Give me a sec to look through their ranges? )) [9/1/2013 10:51:23 PM] Kate: Move, then cast. [9/1/2013 10:51:33 PM] Amara: Yeah I'll do that! [9/1/2013 10:51:53 PM] Khiro: ((Also, not igniting the Grease would be awesome for those of us close to it!)) [9/1/2013 10:52:02 PM] Kate: You can angle up. :) [9/1/2013 10:52:11 PM] Khiro: ((I'd consider that a personal favor.)) [9/1/2013 10:52:19 PM] Jamaros: ((Ditto)) [9/1/2013 10:52:22 PM] Amara: (( I'll make sure to consider that (: [9/1/2013 10:52:29 PM] Kate: Fried ex-boyfriend. Hmm. [9/1/2013 10:53:06 PM] Kate: And the figure rolls a 1 for her reflex check. What's with all the ones today, anyway? Roll damage! [9/1/2013 10:53:30 PM] Jamaros: ((Which figure, the flunky or caster?)) [9/1/2013 10:53:45 PM] Kate: The caster. [9/1/2013 10:54:02 PM] Kate: She can't hit both without getting one of you guys. [9/1/2013 10:54:12 PM] Jamaros: ((K)) [9/1/2013 10:54:37 PM] Kate: There's a scream of pain from the caster, who is either a woman or a castrato. [9/1/2013 10:54:56 PM] Khiro: ((Damn castrato assassins.)) [9/1/2013 10:55:11 PM] Kate: Stuff happens! [9/1/2013 10:55:17 PM] Jamaros: ((You can't even get a cheap shot on them)) [9/1/2013 10:55:17 PM] Kate: *** Khiro *** [9/1/2013 10:55:34 PM] Kate: ((Depends on *exactly* what's missing.)) [9/1/2013 10:55:53 PM] Khiro: Khiro drops the minotaur illusion to cast Color Spray at the caster. [9/1/2013 10:56:31 PM] Kate: And she ... fails her will save for that. These guys are *terrible.* [9/1/2013 10:56:57 PM] Kate: I mean, I'm embarassed on their behalf. [9/1/2013 10:57:21 PM] Kate: *** Flunky 1 *** vanishes. That was an illusion too! [9/1/2013 10:57:23 PM] Jamaros: ((Worst. Assassins. Ever.)) [9/1/2013 10:57:29 PM] Khiro: ((Assassin. Singular.)) [9/1/2013 10:57:59 PM] Kate: *** Alydia *** tries to stand up, and walks carefully out of the greased area, to stand behind the fallen assassin. [9/1/2013 10:58:42 PM] Kate: *** Tae Li *** delivers to her a spiked chain *in the face*. [9/1/2013 10:58:59 PM] Kate: End initiative, as the invisibility spell on the assassin ends. [9/1/2013 10:59:23 PM] Kate: She's just sort of laying there, bleeding and now totally unconscious. [9/1/2013 10:59:33 PM] Jamaros: ...that was embarrassingly easy. [9/1/2013 10:59:46 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros inspects the caster's body. [9/1/2013 10:59:48 PM] Khiro: ((WHo is it?)) [9/1/2013 10:59:49 PM] Kate: Alydia: Would've been harder without the faerie fire. [9/1/2013 11:00:02 PM] Kate: It's a person in a heavy cloak! She's still alive, but bleeding. [9/1/2013 11:00:04 PM | Edited 11:00:33 PM] Amara: (( Of course he inspects her body. Wink wink nudge nudge )) [9/1/2013 11:00:16 PM] Kate: Tae Li puts her chain away. "I do *not* like illusionists." [9/1/2013 11:00:16 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros removes the caster's hood. [9/1/2013 11:00:24 PM] Khiro: Khiro clears his throat. [9/1/2013 11:00:58 PM] Kate: It's a woman with blue scales along the sides of her face; she looks to be about Khiro's age. [9/1/2013 11:01:04 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What? [9/1/2013 11:01:16 PM] Khiro: you're marrying an illusionist. [9/1/2013 11:01:29 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... oh. I was not aware of that. [9/1/2013 11:01:29 PM] Amara: Well that got awkward quickly.... [9/1/2013 11:02:15 PM] Amara: I wonder what she wanted. [9/1/2013 11:02:24 PM] Amara: Should we tie her up and keep her around for questioning? [9/1/2013 11:02:32 PM] Jamaros: One moment please. [9/1/2013 11:02:33 PM] Khiro: She's still alive. Let's ask her. [9/1/2013 11:02:46 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros pulls out a knife [9/1/2013 11:02:55 PM] Jamaros: Hm. [9/1/2013 11:03:24 PM] Jamaros: ...fuck... [9/1/2013 11:03:34 PM] Kate: Alydia: Wait, you're not going to just gut her, are you? [9/1/2013 11:03:42 PM] Jamaros: Well, this was bound to happen sooner or later. [9/1/2013 11:03:48 PM] Jamaros: Hm. Oh no, it's hers. [9/1/2013 11:03:53 PM] Kate: Alydia: Oh. [9/1/2013 11:04:02 PM] Kate: Tae Li: *What* was bound to happen sooner or later? [9/1/2013 11:04:12 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros holds up the plain looking knife [9/1/2013 11:04:17 PM] Kate: Gus: ... uh, does this happen to you guys all the time? [9/1/2013 11:04:21 PM] Jamaros: She was here to kill me. [9/1/2013 11:04:21 PM] Khiro: I assume this is why you were asking about anti-scrying measures? [9/1/2013 11:04:28 PM] Jamaros: ...yeah... [9/1/2013 11:04:36 PM] Kate: Alydia: Ex-girlfriend? [9/1/2013 11:04:42 PM] Jamaros: I should've mentioned this earlier. [9/1/2013 11:04:52 PM] Jamaros: No...my father... [9/1/2013 11:04:59 PM] Amara: THAT WAS YOUR FATHER?! [9/1/2013 11:04:59 PM] Kate: Alydia: She... wait, this is your father? [9/1/2013 11:05:03 PM] Jamaros: NO! [9/1/2013 11:05:05 PM] Kate: Alydia: ... your father is kinda hot. [9/1/2013 11:05:20 PM] Kate: Alydia: I was gonna *say*. [9/1/2013 11:05:22 PM] Jamaros: No, she's part of the Hundred...I'm pretty sure anyway [9/1/2013 11:05:27 PM] Kate: Alain: Hundred what? [9/1/2013 11:05:40 PM] Jamaros: The Hundred...they're bad...really, really bad. [9/1/2013 11:05:48 PM] Amara: Well she wasn't a very menacing assassin, now was she? [9/1/2013 11:05:58 PM] Jamaros: No, which is surprising. [9/1/2013 11:06:22 PM] Kate: Alydia puts a hand on the woman's arm and casts a healing spell. The bleeding stops. [9/1/2013 11:06:32 PM] Jamaros: Are you kidding me? [9/1/2013 11:06:52 PM] Kate: Alydia rolls her eyes. "It's harder to ask them questions when they're dead, Jamaros." [9/1/2013 11:07:03 PM] Jamaros: She won't answer any questions. [9/1/2013 11:07:20 PM] Jamaros: She won't even admit to the Hundred's existence. That's how they work. [9/1/2013 11:07:24 PM | Edited 11:07:33 PM] Jamaros: And she won't accept being captured. [9/1/2013 11:07:53 PM] Khiro: One of these days tehre will be a non-fanatical assassin cult. [9/1/2013 11:08:10 PM] Kate: Alydia: I considered joining one, but the medical wasn't very good. [9/1/2013 11:08:17 PM] Khiro: You know, that joined the cult just for the tax break. [9/1/2013 11:08:29 PM] Kate: Alydia: They *did* have good tax breaks. [9/1/2013 11:08:43 PM] Kate: Alydia: Well, should we kill her, then? [9/1/2013 11:08:49 PM] Jamaros: ...probably... [9/1/2013 11:09:19 PM] Amara: Don't you want information?! Don't you want to know how to stop any more from coming?! [9/1/2013 11:09:38 PM] Kate: Tae Li frowns. [9/1/2013 11:10:02 PM] Kate: Ayr: ...this one prefers nonviolent solutions... [9/1/2013 11:10:11 PM] Jamaros: We can try, but we won't get any information. [9/1/2013 11:10:21 PM] Jamaros: Hundred do not answer questions. [9/1/2013 11:10:31 PM] Khiro: Maybe she's just really bad at it. [9/1/2013 11:10:42 PM] Amara: Well hell we're a gang of misfits! Maybe we'll add a fucking assassin to our line-up! [9/1/2013 11:10:51 PM] Amara: Might as well *try* to get information. [9/1/2013 11:10:52 PM] Jamaros: THE FUCK WE WILL! [9/1/2013 11:11:00 PM] Jamaros: She is not joining us. [9/1/2013 11:11:11 PM] Amara: QUESTION FIRST. THEN KILL [9/1/2013 11:11:17 PM] Jamaros: ...fine! [9/1/2013 11:11:19 PM] Khiro: Yeah, I'm also for drawing the line at assassins. [9/1/2013 11:11:22 PM] Amara: FINE! [9/1/2013 11:11:32 PM] Jamaros: FINE!!!! [9/1/2013 11:11:38 PM] Kate: Ayr: ... this one has killed... [9/1/2013 11:11:49 PM] Amara: DON'T YOU MAKE ME CAST BURNING HANDS AT YOU! [9/1/2013 11:11:53 PM] Jamaros: ...which one? [9/1/2013 11:11:55 PM] Kate: Ayr bursts into tears. [9/1/2013 11:12:08 PM] Jamaros: What...what just happened? [9/1/2013 11:12:15 PM] Amara: Not you Ayr, sweetie. Just Jamaros. [9/1/2013 11:12:26 PM] Kate: Tae Li hugs her, and strokes her hair reassuringly. [9/1/2013 11:12:42 PM | Edited 11:12:48 PM] Jamaros: Khiro, can you please tie up the deadly assassin that we're gonna have a chat with? [9/1/2013 11:12:59 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. [9/1/2013 11:13:00 PM] Kate: Alydia: Father was a real bastard. Ayr said he made her kill people for him. [9/1/2013 11:13:27 PM] Khiro: She got tortured because she refused. [9/1/2013 11:14:10 PM] Kate: Alydia: So we already have one assassin, we don't need any more. [9/1/2013 11:14:39 PM] Kate: Alydia pats Ayr's shoulder. "It's all right, you belong, nobody's going to make you do that ever again. Shh-shh." [9/1/2013 11:14:50 PM] Kate: Cira sits on the assassin's chest. [9/1/2013 11:15:14 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew. [9/1/2013 11:15:55 PM] Jamaros: Khiro, she tied up yet? [9/1/2013 11:16:02 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. [9/1/2013 11:16:10 PM] Kate: Cira has no opposable thumbs! She can't help. [9/1/2013 11:16:12 PM] Jamaros: Good, can we wake her up? [9/1/2013 11:16:17 PM] Kate: Roll use rope, Khiro! [9/1/2013 11:16:27 PM] Kate: Or you can just use Alydia's manacles, that works too. [9/1/2013 11:17:00 PM] Khiro: ((yeah, let's do that.)) [9/1/2013 11:17:28 PM] Jamaros: Here, let me help tie her. [9/1/2013 11:17:44 PM] Jamaros: ((23 should be tight enough)) [9/1/2013 11:18:08 PM] Kate: She gets tied up *and* manacled! [9/1/2013 11:18:14 PM] Amara: Amara pulls out her yo-yo and starts swinging it around. [9/1/2013 11:18:14 PM] Kate: She's going *nowhere.* [9/1/2013 11:18:38 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros ties the ropes so tight, you can see her hands turn red from the poor circulation. [9/1/2013 11:18:40 PM] Kate: This is where I look to see if there are spells that don't have somatic components while you wake her up. >.> [9/1/2013 11:18:55 PM] Kate: They turn blue! They were a little blue to begin with. [9/1/2013 11:19:23 PM] Jamaros: ((Right...I have clearly shown my poor understanding of draconic biology)) [9/1/2013 11:19:33 PM] Kate: Well, she's part blue-dragon, so. [9/1/2013 11:19:53 PM] Jamaros: Ok, so anyone got ideas on how to wake up our prisoner [9/1/2013 11:20:02 PM] Amara: Hit her? [9/1/2013 11:20:03 PM] Khiro: Khiro slaps her! [9/1/2013 11:20:27 PM] Jamaros: ((Is that a roll?)) [9/1/2013 11:20:53 PM] Kate: Nah, she's unconscious. [9/1/2013 11:21:06 PM] Kate: She wakes up, opening slit-pupil blue eyes. [9/1/2013 11:21:30 PM] Khiro: Khiro tries casting Charm Person. [9/1/2013 11:22:40 PM] Kate: Man, you should've done that when she was asleep. [9/1/2013 11:22:55 PM] Kate: ... fortunately her luck is terrible today, and it works. [9/1/2013 11:22:57 PM] Khiro: ((It only JUST occurred to me.)) [9/1/2013 11:23:17 PM] Jamaros: Wakey wakey [9/1/2013 11:23:23 PM] Khiro: Okay. Hi there. What's your name? [9/1/2013 11:23:48 PM] Kate: Assassin: Sal. [9/1/2013 11:24:16 PM] Khiro: Sal. I'm guessing you know who my friend here is. [9/1/2013 11:24:56 PM] Kate: She smiles. FANGS. [9/1/2013 11:25:13 PM] Kate: Assassin: Jamaros Dynne. [9/1/2013 11:25:22 PM] Khiro: Do me a favor and answer his questions? [9/1/2013 11:25:52 PM] Kate: Sal: He's my enemy. [9/1/2013 11:26:19 PM] Khiro: Why? [9/1/2013 11:26:26 PM] Jamaros: How do you recognize me through the illusion? [9/1/2013 11:26:49 PM] Kate: Sal: A spell allowing me to see spells. [9/1/2013 11:26:59 PM] Kate: Sal: He knows why. [9/1/2013 11:27:09 PM] Jamaros: ...My name's not Dynne. [9/1/2013 11:27:18 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros scowls as he says that [9/1/2013 11:27:43 PM] Khiro: How did you get here? [9/1/2013 11:28:01 PM] Kate: Sal: It is and it is not. [9/1/2013 11:28:08 PM] Kate: Sal: Teleportation. [9/1/2013 11:28:18 PM] Jamaros: How many others know I'm here? [9/1/2013 11:28:50 PM] Kate: Sal: All of them. [9/1/2013 11:29:12 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros eyes go wide in shock [9/1/2013 11:29:36 PM] Khiro: ((17 SM on that one.)) [9/1/2013 11:30:15 PM] Khiro: ... who is 'them'? [9/1/2013 11:30:30 PM] Kate: Sal: Not his family. The rest of us. [9/1/2013 11:30:53 PM] Kate: Alydia: Really? How's your dental? Ow! [9/1/2013 11:31:00 PM] Jamaros: Why haven't they struck yet? What are they waiting for? [9/1/2013 11:31:00 PM] Kate: Alydia glares at Tae Li, who has just pinched her. [9/1/2013 11:31:16 PM] Khiro: Yeah, why did you come here alone? [9/1/2013 11:31:27 PM] Kate: Sal: This is Drow territory. One must be circumspect. [9/1/2013 11:31:58 PM] Jamaros: Ah, well, at least they're conscientious assassins. [9/1/2013 11:33:52 PM] Khiro: So they'll come one by one? [9/1/2013 11:34:06 PM] Kate: Sal: They come as they come. [9/1/2013 11:34:08 PM] Kate: She shrugs. [9/1/2013 11:34:29 PM] Amara: I don't like her. Why doesn't she just answer simply? [9/1/2013 11:34:39 PM | Edited 11:34:44 PM] Jamaros: Because she can't [9/1/2013 11:34:53 PM] Khiro: She doesn't know. [9/1/2013 11:35:21 PM] Amara: Why did you call him Dynne? Is that your real name Jamaros? [9/1/2013 11:36:23 PM] Jamaros: Were you sent here directly by Sarron, or by Zharn? [9/1/2013 11:36:45 PM] Kate: She smiles. "He is a bastard. He has no name; that is his name and also it is not." [9/1/2013 11:37:18 PM] Kate: She doesn't answer Jamaros. [9/1/2013 11:37:33 PM] Khiro: Who were you sent by? [9/1/2013 11:37:56 PM] Kate: She shrugs. "I cannot say." [9/1/2013 11:38:05 PM] Khiro: Why not? [9/1/2013 11:38:37 PM] Kate: Sal: It is spell. [9/1/2013 11:39:19 PM] Kate: Sal: His father is not his father. I do not understand this, but it is not my task to understand. [9/1/2013 11:39:38 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at Jamaros. "That mean anything to you?" [9/1/2013 11:40:17 PM] Jamaros: The words do, but I don't understand how that keeps her from answering my question. [9/1/2013 11:40:31 PM] Khiro: She's under a spell. [9/1/2013 11:40:40 PM] Khiro: Probably a Geas or something. [9/1/2013 11:40:57 PM] Kate: Sal: If he was my son, he would have my name. He fights well. [9/1/2013 11:41:06 PM] Khiro: See, I think she likes you. [9/1/2013 11:41:17 PM] Amara: Amara scoffs. [9/1/2013 11:41:22 PM] Jamaros: Oh, well that makes me feel all bubbly inside. [9/1/2013 11:41:44 PM] Jamaros: Who cast the spell? Was it the Hundred? [9/1/2013 11:42:35 PM] Kate: Sal shrugs. "Blood is a weak tie; bravery the stronger. Your family is made of fools." [9/1/2013 11:43:14 PM] Jamaros: ...I think we have enough information here. [9/1/2013 11:43:26 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. [9/1/2013 11:43:33 PM] Kate: Sal: I must go. I warn you not to keep the dagger. [9/1/2013 11:43:51 PM] Jamaros: Heh, and where exactly do you plan on going? [9/1/2013 11:43:58 PM] Khiro: Why shouldn't he keep the dagger? [9/1/2013 11:45:05 PM] Kate: Sal: It is cursed. [9/1/2013 11:45:59 PM] Kate: Sal eyes Jamaros. "I would have been proud of you." [9/1/2013 11:46:20 PM] Jamaros: Good to know. [9/1/2013 11:47:10 PM] Jamaros: So, you said you were leaving. I still don't see how you plan to do that all tied up. [9/1/2013 11:47:11 PM] Kate: She smiles. TEETH. [9/1/2013 11:47:29 PM] Kate: There's a weird crunching sound. [9/1/2013 11:47:41 PM] Kate: Sal: It is already decided. [9/1/2013 11:47:51 PM] Khiro: ...crap. [9/1/2013 11:48:05 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros drops the dagger and reaches for his Rapier [9/1/2013 11:48:19 PM] Khiro: It's poison, isn't it? [9/1/2013 11:48:43 PM] Kate: She closes her eyes, still smiling. Then she convulses a few times and lies still. [9/1/2013 11:49:10 PM] Amara: Is she….still alive? [9/1/2013 11:49:27 PM] Khiro: No. One of her teeth was filled with poison. [9/1/2013 11:49:41 PM] Amara: That's disgusting. [9/1/2013 11:49:43 PM] Kate: Alydia: So... bad dental, then. [9/1/2013 11:49:48 PM] Khiro: Very. [9/1/2013 11:49:50 PM] Jamaros: Well, we got everything we needed from her anyway. [9/1/2013 11:49:55 PM] Kate: Alydia: Good to know. [9/1/2013 11:50:03 PM] Jamaros: Curious why she didn't do that earlier. [9/1/2013 11:50:11 PM] Amara: Should we just leave the body here for Chara to deal with? [9/1/2013 11:50:28 PM] Kate: Alydia: I say we bring it in and put it on the couch. Naked. Reading a newspaper. [9/1/2013 11:50:48 PM] Jamaros: Why a newspaper? [9/1/2013 11:50:55 PM] Kate: Alydia shrugs. "Why not?" [9/1/2013 11:51:00 PM] Khiro: Probably my spell kept her from killing herself. [9/1/2013 11:51:27 PM] Jamaros: Well, this doesn't really change anything. We should still get on with our plan. [9/1/2013 11:51:32 PM] Jamaros: Maya's still in danger. [9/1/2013 11:51:46 PM] Kate: Tae Li: We should check for other valuables. [9/1/2013 11:51:50 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. [9/1/2013 11:52:04 PM] Kate: Alydia unlocks the manacles and takes them back. [9/1/2013 11:52:44 PM] Khiro: Khiro checks the body! [9/1/2013 11:53:05 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros searches her body as well (16 Search) [9/1/2013 11:53:08 PM] Kate: Roll search! [9/1/2013 11:53:20 PM] Kate: Alydia helps. [9/1/2013 11:53:52 PM] Kate: Jamaros finds she's wearing a ring. [9/1/2013 11:54:12 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros looks closely at the ring. [9/1/2013 11:54:14 PM] Kate: Khiro finds some other things hidden in her clothing more carefully--some diamonds, sewn in, and some other stuff. [9/1/2013 11:54:34 PM] Jamaros: I guess those diamonds were a portion of her payment. [9/1/2013 11:55:04 PM] Kate: The ring has a little feather motif on it. [9/1/2013 11:55:27 PM] Jamaros: ...hey, Khiro, anything magical about this ring? [9/1/2013 11:55:43 PM] Khiro: Khiro uses Detect Magic! [9/1/2013 11:56:27 PM] Khiro: Yeah. Given the feather on it, I think it's imbued with Featherfall magic. [9/1/2013 11:57:32 PM] Jamaros: ...neat. [9/1/2013 11:57:37 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros puts it on [9/1/2013 11:57:51 PM] Kate: Alain: Good to know I can throw you off a building now. [9/1/2013 11:58:02 PM] Khiro: Khiro pulls off her slippers, her cloak, her amulet, and a pearl. [9/1/2013 11:58:08 PM] Khiro: Slippers of Spider Climbing. [9/1/2013 11:58:09 PM] Jamaros: ...we're going to do this now... [9/1/2013 11:58:16 PM] Khiro: Cloak of Charisma. [9/1/2013 11:58:24 PM] Khiro: Amulet of Health, I belive. [9/1/2013 11:58:28 PM] Jamaros: ((To Alain)) [9/1/2013 11:58:32 PM | Edited 11:58:38 PM] Khiro: And a pearl of power. [9/1/2013 11:59:12 PM] Kate: Alydia: So... Amara takes the Pearl of Power, I assume? Or? [9/1/2013 11:59:18 PM] Kate: Alain: Sure. [9/1/2013 11:59:20 PM] Khiro: Or the cloak. [9/1/2013 11:59:28 PM] Kate: Alydia: Maybe both. [9/1/2013 11:59:35 PM] Jamaros: I'm willing to trade the ring for the cloak. [9/1/2013 11:59:58 PM] Jamaros: Given I'm, you know, kind of a con man. [12:00:13 AM] Khiro: Amara? [12:00:20 AM | Edited 12:00:26 AM] Amara: I'm thinking! [12:00:46 AM] Amara: (( and researching )) [12:01:32 AM] Kate: Alain: Do I still get to throw you off a cliff? [12:01:47 AM] Khiro: And a circlet of persuasion. [12:02:25 AM | Edited 12:02:47 AM] Amara: (( wouldn't the pearl of power be useless to me becauseI I don't prepare spells? )) [12:03:21 AM] Khiro: ((That's... true.)) [12:03:30 AM] Khiro: ((I don't prepare, either.)) [12:03:41 AM] Jamaros: ((Does Alydia prepare any rituals?)) [12:04:18 AM] Kate: Could be! It still gives you one you cast, but you don't seem to be running out of spells, so you probably don't need it. [12:04:45 AM] Khiro: I'm thinking this stuff mostly comes from previous victims, as she couldn't use a circlet of persuasion and a headband of intellect unless she had two heads. [12:04:53 AM] Kate: Alydia has a short spell list, or you could give it to Tae Li, or trade it for moneys. [12:05:34 AM] Amara: (( Wait what would I gain? Because I've been really stingy on my spells….I could use one more spell a day or something )) [12:05:41 AM] Jamaros: ((Do we know how powerful the cloak of charisma is?)) [12:05:51 AM] Khiro: ((+2.)) [12:06:27 AM] Khiro: ((I think that the cloak should go to Amara, since she's a sorc, and you can take the circlet of persuasion, which gives a +3 to charisma checks rather than the charisma stat.)) [12:06:53 AM] Jamaros: ((Ok, and I'm guessing you should get the headband to help expand your spells?)) [12:07:06 AM] Khiro: ((Yeah.)) [12:07:13 AM] Khiro: ((Intellect is my spellcasting stat.)) [12:07:22 AM] Amara: (( Alydia or Tae Li can have the pearl then )) [12:07:38 AM] Jamaros: ((I think Aly would make the best use of it)) [12:08:22 AM] Khiro: ((Yeah.)) [12:09:01 AM] Kate: Okay! Make sure you guys put these on your charsheets as I'm not doing bookkeeping at all for this game! [12:09:22 AM] Khiro: That leaves the slippers, the amulet of health, and a Wand of Cure Light Wounds. [12:09:53 AM] Kate: Alydia: Me and Tae Li are the only ones who can use the wand, right? [12:10:04 AM] Khiro: Khiro nods. "I think so. [12:10:11 AM] Kate: Alydia: Slippers of Spider Climb, well, Alain doesn't need *that.* [12:10:22 AM] Kate: Alydia: Amulet of health... which of us is most fragile? [12:10:31 AM] Kate: ((How many HP do y'all have when full?)) [12:10:52 AM] Khiro: ((16.  Though I do disarm most traps.)) [12:11:10 AM] Amara: (( 14. And Khiro has a point!! )) [12:11:30 AM] Jamaros: ((17)) [12:11:46 AM] Khiro: ((Just sayin!  I am a bit hardier than Amara, though.  So I'll leave it up to you two.)) [12:12:09 AM] Jamaros: ((Well, I definitely do not need it)) [12:12:09 AM] Kate: Alydia: Amara, you take it. [12:12:24 AM] Kate: Alydia: Give Khiro the slippers, so that he can sneak on the ceiling. [12:12:44 AM] Kate: Alydia: And Jamaros keeps the ring so we can push him off cliffs for fun. [12:12:59 AM] Amara: (( is the amulet of health +2? )) [12:13:03 AM] Khiro: I'm fine with all of that.  ((Yeah.)) [12:13:11 AM] Jamaros: Hey, I was almost assassinated, don't I get some sympathy? [12:13:25 AM] Kate: Alain: No. [12:14:44 AM] Jamaros: Alright, so, this happened, we've now stripped her of anything worth having, I say we get moving and put this whole incident behind us. [12:15:18 AM] Khiro: Good idea. [12:16:01 AM] Jamaros: ((Can we say we did that and call it a night?)) [12:16:15 AM] Kate: Yep! [12:16:39 AM] Kate: You bring the corpse into Charafay's house and the slaves take care of it. [12:16:57 AM] Kate: And there we stop for the evening. Hope you enjoyed yourself, even though your assassin was singularly inept! [12:17:27 AM] Jamaros: ((Well, maybe the next assassin will live up to the name Hundred))