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The Sentinel - Ruined City Rooftops He shoots a quick look back at Deishu, looking over his shoulder as he does so. The knives are at the ready, and he's moving with a more quiet step, one that's ready to spring into action. His bandoliers should have something to slow any pursuers, but now might be a bad time to make that call. "Caltrops on the roof to slow any pursuers, then a fireburst in the street to clear a path for the rest of them?" he whispers. "May be our big chance if we sprint for it." The pouch of caltrops easily comes off of his belt and rests heavy in his other hand. Whatever Deishu's choice was, the Sentinel was ready to act.
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Kan Deishu - Some ruined town "We need to warn them." Deishu whispered to the Sentinel. "Help them get up here, if they wake those up it'll be worse for them than whatever is-" He continued until he noticed Jacob going to tap them. Deishu tensed, ready to spring into action if needed.
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Pablo - Idiot Road Now it was a long time since he had seen a Gorgon, but he couldn't for the life of him recall if they had legs, or a snake tail. Just getting silver basic facts straight
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Jacob - First Line of Defense, The Spire - Hive City, S.E. Almost at the line, he hears a panicked cry and rushing steps. He whirls around. It was just Davos and his slaves. He points his knife, straight-armed, at his face. "You think you're scared Now, Davos? Imagine when you don't have Any slaves left. By all means, send one over though. If this goes bad, I'll have need of him."
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The Guardian of the Gate - The Garden The skin easily fits like a scarf around her neck. It is large enough for it. As Gwendolyn reached through the gate the guardian seized her wrist and threw her to the "ground" outside with bone shattering force. It was as if she didn't truly exist until she passed through that gate. Though she felt it was aware of her earlier. "NONE MAY ENTER THE GARDEN!" The force of the words could be felt with the terrible weight of the world behind them. Fiery wings suddenly burst forth from the guardian's back as it draws its weapon, a flaming sword that burned with a heat hotter than any real fire. The guardian was now positioned between her and the gate. It had blue eyes and an uncompromising stare, its stillness and infinite implacable patience gazed at her as if it found her wanting. You have its attention. Pablo - Idiot Road Pablo could remember that Medusa type gorgons usually had serpentine bodies and that this one as described was no different. Other gorgons, including the grandsire would probably have different appendages. But he could firmly remember and from all signs know that the one he was seeking had the lower torso of a snake. Confirmed Jacob - The path to the Spire, The Ancient Underground City As Jacob firmly disturbs the monsters in wait, Dan and Dave leap into action. At Jacob's brandishing of his weapon, Dan and Dave draw their own and fan out around him. Their orders were clear. At Jacob's threat Dave sneered. "We're gonna take you down man. One way or the other." Before things could progress Dan stammers. "Oh poo poo. Man. Game over. Game over man." He whined out the last bit. Because indeed it was too little. Too late... It was not dormant enough to climb.  Scream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btz8aFFWm4c Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCe7y0dkM4w They begin to start disentangling themselves, gathering their limbs and begin to rise, each creature as it it blindly notices the group on the ground begins screaming one by one. Answering screams begin and exponentially increase from there throughout the cavern. Its not quite a sophisticated alarm, but nature has its way. Deishu and The Sentinel- The Buildings Above the Path to the Spire, The Ancient Underground City  Deishu suddenly feels the tone stop. Then noise. A burst of discordant rage and aggression on all possible levels. Where there is movement sometimes there are eyes glowing in the darkness. Different types and differing ways of sensing the world among them. The Sentinel gasps as he sees the multitudes on the ceiling suddenly moving and throughout the city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfD35HT9irU Small and large, its as if someone kicked over an ant's nest. The movements and search are so far unfocused, except locally. It will only be a matter of time before the whole cavern is aware of your presence. Suddenly a slender humanoid figure clad in gray shoots by you both surprising you, a feat that wouldn't normally be possible if not for the current circumstances. Everyone - The Path to the Spire, The Ancient Underground City The figure lands in the street and begins dodging through the waking forms making her way to the spire. She brings her fingers to her lips and whistles a sharp tune. In the distance a small door on the side of the spire begins to (slowly) open of its own accord. She's not wasting any time on any of you. I am Communist fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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The Sentinel - Ruined City "Oh, hell. The spire! Get to the bloody spire!" he shouts, breaking into a full dash. Leaping across rooftops, he reaches into his bandolier and flings a handful of vials filled with orange fluid into the masses of bugs in the street. Alchemist's fire was useful - it burned like the Hells and stuck like glue. He stuck the landing, breaking further into a sprint and making a beeline for the door. As he does, he'll glance behind him, making sure the others are moving forward as well.
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Pablo - Idiot Road In that case, I shall take the right path, if I hang around I might end up missing them. And I don't know if I want to go and see what made those other tracks.
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Jacob - Battle Ground - Hive City, S.E. "Time to go." He does an about-face. He sprints after the figure, trying his best to follow its path, assuming it to be the safest. As he goes, he frees up some of his own blood. Slice!  He flings his blood wide at an antenna as he jumps over a limb. Slice!!  He lands into a crouch, swinging his arm in most of a circle, and dodging left. He pushes his blood with all he can. Slice!!!  He never saw any eyes. All he saw, was antenna. He figures that's how they see, and if they have sticky blood clogging their possibly delicate ridges, they won't. He sees the Sentinel descend into view in ahead of him. --------------------------------------------------------- Jacob tries to follow the mysterious figure. He bends his blood into antenna around him, trying to 'blind' them As an aside, I'd like to apologize to the group for rashness
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Gwendolyn - The Garden Luckily, Gwendolyn had no bones, but she still wasn't quite sure if her body could sustain many more blows like that one. Definitely not one of her brighter ideas. Something something stars. She quickly rolled off her back and sat cross-legged in front of the sentinel, cocking her head. "Does that mean you haven't been? That's a pity; it's a rather idyllic place, a place worth a visit or two, if you like that kind of scenery." Gwendolyn looked at the area around, now that she wasn't inside 'the Garden.' "Though, I must admit, I like this place better than the Garden. Thanks for letting me out. Er... There's nothing that says none may leave the garden, right? I can stay here?"
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Xozo - The Ancient Buried City/Ruins? His hackles rose as he continued his pace. His extrapolations were taking him no closer to progress in his head, while trying to gain insight from the others had not went well. Still they could agree on one task at a time. Maybe the test was about teamwork and cooperation, picking out apprentices that Pater knew would clash in one way or another. The three loud humans, Dave, Dan, and that other one would have been key hints about that objective. Xozo’s mind wandered again and groaned at another dead end in his head; teamwork would have been the lesson, not the goal itself. He did not even realize the reality around him till he felt his Puzzle Sphere knocked out of his hands. The Cryptomancer cursed as he searched the passage for his Sphere. Thankfully he was not taken too far in the labyrinth; he still kept sight of the party - or at least those who took the ground. Then he heard the scrattling of insect feet, and Xozo immediately fled. It was gratifying to him that there was help here. Perhaps this person could hold some interesting insight to this land. As he kept up, he kept focus on tapping the Puzzle Sphere on this figure - who she is, what its origins were, or her strengths and foible. He felt pressured to do it, but there was little time to waste. “The speed of this!” He rasped as he kept his chase. Oh, Puzzle Sphere… Oh Puzzle Sphere… I wish to know our rescuer…
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Gwendolyn - The Gateway The Guardian restated his earlier message. The answer plain. "None may enter. No I have not been inside, but I know it and it's contents all too well." His warrior stance didn't lessen in the slightest. Perhaps your proximity to the gate... The Group at - The entryway to the spire, The Ancient Underground City  The female beckoned from just inside the entryway. She hissed, "There's not enough room in the lift for all of you. Someone has to remain outside." Her weapon looked dangerous. Hell, she looked extremely dangerous. It didn't look like she would be volunteering. Choices, choices. At least one of you must remain outside I am Communist fucked around with this message at 09:49 on Feb 1, 2015 |
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Pablo - Idiot Road Pablo follows the leftmost path. Soon he comes upon the gorgon. She was asleep. Nude, and looking very lethal. A curved dagger lay nearby her bow. It looked like a mighty weapon, the arrows had to weigh 8 pounds themselves. A monster's weapon...
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Jacob - Entryway, The Spire - Hive City, S.E. He was doubled-over. He didn't feel great, and he was bleeding. "I...I volunteer to sit on someone's shoulders...."
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A_Bug_That_Thinks posted:Jacob - Entryway, The Spire - Hive City, S.E. Now thats an idea! Now if anyone would want to do it~. Also, it shouldn't take gallons of blood to accomplish some blinding. A thin coat would have done the trick. Unless you like role playing being drained all the time. When it comes time for points you'll get a better idea 
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Lucien - The Witch's Cottage, A field of swords As he moved to sit down, Lucien was stumped. First threats on his life, statements on cutting his legs and chopping his arms. Then a drink of what spelt like a fantastic brew of brandy fit for royalty, and now a question. He paused for a moment, reflecting on the events that had brought him and this mouth watering aroma of brandy together. Facing the facts himself, this Witch of Skin and her seductive beverage of ecstasy were looking for something. The question was, that something might have been the same thing that he seeked. Or she could be asking for a backrub. Or to share this delightable liquid of bliss placed in front of him and WHY THE HELL WAS HE NOT DRINKING THE drat THING DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK DR - He slamed his hands into his thighs, taking a moment to breath the aroma of the cup before him. It was good. Better than the drink he shared with Ratella after his coming of age stag night with the lads up by Creaker street. Better than the bootleg SurfShine teacher Maddy made to pay the bills. It was intoxicating. He found his hands slowly moving to grasp the cup as he spoke. "Payment? Ah! Payment. Ahem." He wanted to watch himself carefully. He seeked something too. What that something was he had yet to decipher, but he had yet to decipher. But if there was anything he could do, it was to lay the cards at the table. "I seek payment in the form of.. uh... Knowledge. For which I can give the service of Understanding. I seek.. uh.. payment in the form of hospitality, which I can give in the service of guidance. And... uh... I seek payment in the form of power, I think... which I can give the service of counsel." He grasped the cup fully, slowly lifting it to his lips. God was he thirsty, and if he was about to die, he would rather do it after a drink.
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Gwendolyn - The Gateway "That's just as well. I had no intention of heading back in." Gwendolyn stood and took a step back, holding her hands up in supplication. "We got off to a rather bad start, so why don't we start fresh? My name's Gwendolyn, and I'm rather glad you're not throwing me around like a rag doll. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance...?" Sizing up the sentinel. What does it look like exactly, up close, other than flaming sword, wings and weird material?
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The Sentinel - Ruined City Spire "Hell with it. I'll carry him," he says, hoisting the weakened blood mage onto his shoulders. "Hold still, lad, it'll keep you from bleeding out too quickly. And..." he pauses. "Drink this," he says, handing up a bubbly red vial. "Healing elixir. I keep a few on hand for when my work gets a bit...difficult." In his mind, he dimly makes himself aware of any and all possible options in case the thaumaturge tries to knife him in the back.
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Jacob - Tiny Lift, The Spire - Hive City, S.E. The Sentinel felt strong underneath him. "Thank you. Whatever else, we're comrades-in-arms. That's sacred. We spill blood together, as our blood is spilled together." He sips the elixir, contemplating the situation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks I am Communist. I'll try and keep the cost/effect ratio more in mind. Also, it was the idea of sharing action and health points that really convinced me to roll a blood mage, so I'm giddy for points to be handed out
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Xozo - The Ancient Buried City - Before the Spire The Cryptomancer’s frown had not left his face as their would-be savior had warned them of a hitch in the plan. He could not help but wonder why she would try to save people if she could not save them all, or rather why she would settle for that conclusion when she could have done better. Her motives seemed clouded but for now there was little choice but to believe her. There was little doubt that he could not survive these enemies out here; Xozo balked at the idea of physical labour, let alone combat. It would have been better if the party stayed together instead of having to let one of them go. Perhaps this whole excursion was a test of teamwork after all, but as a less tangible goal instead of physical one. He looked at the rest of the party and put together what information he could on them, trying to posit who has the better chances. The nonhuman looked the most physically adept, and in theory should have the best chances of them all; the human Caleb would come in second; Xozo would have the third best; while Jacob, Dave, Dan, and the shady human would have the lowest - even if they all worked together… The Adojurugani sighed as he mulled over the scenario, reflexively twisting the Puzzle Sphere in his hands, not even looking for answers or a new power, but just to calm himself. There were other uses with Cryptomancy besides the enhancements bestowed on a well-kept secret, but this was far from the test he was hoping for. “Pardon, but does this bother you as well?” He asked Deishu and the rest, though keeping his voice quiet as to not let their savior overhear him. She might pick him out as their scapegoat... AnAnonymousIdiot fucked around with this message at 09:56 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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"Come here dear...its for the good of the species..." A sleeping cyclops. A mysterious chessboard. A red sun? Lucien - The Witch's Cottage, A field of swords  The queen's eyes suddenly glowed with green fire, her HATE suddenly visible. "That will cost you a finger. Doing that. Doing what you just did." Lightning quick a cleaver suddenly materialized in her hand. About to take your precious finger. He skin popped and sizzled and filled the cottage with the smell of burning swine and bacon. It sicked Lucien to smell it. "I'll ask it again. I will be specific and literal once again. Could it have been the drink? The rules here must be different he thought to himself. What did she ask before? What would he offer for a service? Not what service he would offer in exchange for what payment. Surely that must be the clue, unless he wanted to lose body parts. The witch of skin hissed again. "What would you ask in payment for a service? I'm not asking it what services it wants to provide, only an idiot can miss it. Words have power here. POWERRRRRRRRR." She grew to fill the rest of the fillable space in the cottage. Her shoulders stuck beams on the ceiling as her body hovered over Lucien. Teeth like knives filled an Ogrish mouth, skin like a burnt oak tree, kind of leathery split around muscle. Her sagging flat breasts heaved as she breathed fetid breath onto Lucien. His eyes were filled with the sight. He could answer her question. Or...run out of the open door between her legs. Her large body almost couldn't move it was so big. Did he get her angry enough for a mistake? Options, options, always options. Its should become apparent the witch is either insane or under some kind of magical rules or agreement in what her actions and what her interactions are or can be. Perhaps this is how she became so powerful. Gwendolyn - The Gateway The guardian said nothing. It didn't give its name. Perhaps it didn't have one. 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Kan Deishu - Some ruined town "We are strangers here, under a test whose objective remains unclear to us. I think my companion asks if I am bothered by this one;" Deishu said, gesturing slightly at Jacob. "He has acted strangely and may be addled or mad." He said simply and truthfully to the strange woman. "I am Deishu. May I ask who you are and what this place is?" He asked politely, introducing himself first as was polite.
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The Sentinel - Ruined City "Addled, maybe. Mad, more slightly. But he's one of us, and we're all gonna get through this test alive. I'm Caleb, by the by. Good to meet you." He pauses, thinking. "If this is the only functional structure, Jasa, then what's its purpose?"
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Jasa - The Tiny Lift, The Spire, he Ancient Underground City/Ruins She wrinkles her nose at Caleb. "Do YOU know its purpose?" she says sarcastically. She shakes her head. "Who cares." She starts muttering angrily under her breath about rubes and newbie explorers making rookie mistakes. "I don't care why you're here. Only that you're ruining MY day. I was curious about you but since its clear you're all ruled by an idiot whether you know it or not." She points at Jacob. "I decided to leave you all to die." She snorts. "But I'm no Ashman or Deader going to help make it happen. You made it and you're here. But don't think I owe you anything." She eyes the rest of you fiercely, resting one hand on her weapon. "In fact. You owe me. Big. This place was to be the biggest score ever and you all ruined it. A virgin deadsite. Ancient and unplundered. Sleeping evils better left sleeping. The works." She said the last ending in a slight pout. "The lift stops 3/4 of the way up. It goes no further. I think its last instructions were to go from here to the bottom and back up again. Anyway, you all sound insane. Quest this and quest that. You those tower boys? All of them come out of there mad. And mostly stupid..."
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Davos - The Tiny Lift, The Spire, The Ancient Underground City/Ruins Davos wasn't particularly pleased with her tone, but managed a cordial tone when he asked, "You wouldn't happen to know the way back to civilization would you? I'm sure you don't want to have tower-men hanging around too long."
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Jasa - The Tiny Lift, The Spire, he Ancient Underground City/Ruins "Define civilized. There's Centerstone, a hub of sorts with traders and the like. But its a long hike even without you kicking this hornet's nest. Any food we could get scavenged along the way is most likely eaten by now. The whole ecosystem down here is going to get wiped again. All the collected water slurped up by monsters. The works." She bitterly bit out. "There's a portal. Its more like a crack but its wide enough to fit a barrel through, its located in the grounds behind the palace. All you have to do is put a bit of string to it and it will open. But there's no getting to it now. The big soldiers are probably awake." She shuddered.
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Davos - The Tiny Lift, The Spire, The Ancient Underground City/Ruins "So there's no way back to the surface, that's unfortunate. Perhaps there is something in this Spire which might be helpful in escaping this mess."
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