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Fenric
2007-04-11, 08:16 PM
Fenric smiles

That is nice. I'm sure I'll find something to do with a random portfolio. Goodness knows I've done it before...

(( Tobacco, and Hay. And now somebody's going to be stuck as the God of Baking and Baked Goods when they show up at the temple at some random point in the future. ))

Deadly
2007-04-11, 08:20 PM
((Heh. I had actually been thinking of making him the Demigod of Muffins, but I just couldn't find a reasonable way to grant him the portfolio. You've really had some good ideas today :)))

Deadly stands up, still holding the small raccoon. He turns around and spots Fenric and grins "You were right, Fenric. This is the greatest muffin ever! And I found it thanks to you!"

The small raccoon rolls it's eyes "Deadly is apparently very adept at repressing bad memories and experiences."

Fenric
2007-04-11, 08:22 PM
(( Ah, well, if you do want it, then you get it. ))

Fenric grins

And there's an added bonus when you get back here...

Fenric steps back from the mirror.

Deadly
2007-04-11, 08:24 PM
((Thanks :smallbiggrin:))

Deadly blinks and hurries back through the mirror.

Colmars body glows briefly, then fades away.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 02:47 PM
Mirror Inari's is silent, but a few dark people move among the shadows, looking for items to loot and dark magic to grab up.
The cult grins to themselves.
This was a good place for finding lost things...

*clank clank clank*

The cultists don't hear it at first, but there is a metallic, clanking sound approaching in a rythymic fashion.

*clank clank clank clank*

A dark skinned woman approaches the scene, her unnatural eyes swinging over them.
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It is time for you to atone for your crimes.
Prepare to die.
The cultists scramble, but the woman leaps at the nearest one and cleaves him in two, then charges after them with stunning speed.
They don't have a chance.
She swipes her sword and lops the leg off of another cultist, who collapses, crying and bleeding on the ground as she carves her way through a third and fouth, then a fifth.
The sixth and seventh cultists split and run in different directions, and one of them looks like he is going to make it away and hide when the woman charges after the other and deals with him in short order.
However...
The woman looks at the fleeing cultist and points her sword at him, and he explodes in a bloody spray of skin and organs.

The second cultist, still missing his leg and weeping, is dragging himself towards the mirror. The woman walks up to him and drops her sword through his neck and looks over her work with a dark expression.
Skuld's work be praised. She mutters under her breath, clearly not meaning the phrase at all.
mAesa stalks off, growling.

Exachix
2007-05-13, 02:49 PM
mExy and mLorrian look up, forgotten about... sort of. They Watch. Waiting for their part to be fulfilled in the story.

Fenric
2007-05-13, 02:49 PM
(( And mirror Aesa arrives :smallbiggrin: ))

Lykan
2007-05-13, 02:55 PM
A slow clapping can be heard from the shadows

Bravo. That was one of your finer massacres, if I may say so myself.

A pair of glowing white eyes appear in a shadow-y corner.

Forgot one, though. He scampered out.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 02:59 PM
He won't make it far.
mAesa wipes off her sword carelessly and shoulders it again.

Exachix
2007-05-13, 03:00 PM
The mirrors of Exy and Lorrian watch, silently.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:00 PM
Damn right.

A head rolls out from thee shadows, a terrified expression on its face

I saw to that.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 03:02 PM
You won't make it very far either if you keep doing my work.
mAesa practically growls.
They both know it is a false, if meant, threat. She can't do anything of the sort, due to her oath.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:10 PM
The voice laughs hard

Aww, is the pally all angry now?

mNoriko steps from the shadows, hands dripping in blood

You're not as fun as you used to be.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 03:13 PM
By Surtur, hold your tongue, woman, or I'll cut it out. I'm no paladin and you know it.
mAesa glares down at one of the corpses, knowing that her oath prevents her from desecrating the bodies, even though she slew them.
Indeed, she starts gathering them up, intending to bury them.

Exachix
2007-05-13, 03:14 PM
mLorrian and mExachix watch in the shadows still.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:23 PM
Noriko skips around behind her, grinning

Aww, come on, let me in on the fun, huh?

She animates some of the dead, which walk themselves out of the ruin

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 03:25 PM
mAesa twitches, wanting to just laugh, but finding herself compelled to bury them.
She points her sword at Noriko.
You know I can't let you do that.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:31 PM
mNoriko smiles, humming as she animates another zombie

Aww... Why not?

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 03:34 PM
Noriko. Don't make me kill you. Release them.
Aesa advances on her, holding the sword ready.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:41 PM
mNoriko sighs, letting the spell drop

You're no fun, Aesa.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 03:46 PM
Aesa hisses and begins burying the corpses.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:50 PM
Noriko chuckles

Stuck working all night, hmm?

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 03:53 PM
mAesa doesn't answer, and keeps burying the corpses.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 03:57 PM
mNoriko smiles and leans on mAesa

C'mon... You can't be enjoying this...

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:05 PM
Hmph. What makes you think I am?
mAesa glances at her.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:08 PM
Well, it's certainly not the look on your face.

She matches mAesa's current look, then grins again

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:10 PM
mAesa keeps frowning and grumbles under her breath as she finishes digging the grave.

Fenric
2007-05-13, 04:11 PM
mirror-Fendran (who is a paladin) stomps in muttering

Stupid cultists keep coming back...

He notes mAesa and mNoriko

here...

He looks around

Late.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:14 PM
Should he happen to use detect evil, mAesa shows up quite plainly as such.
She glances up at him and then begins placing the bodies in their grave.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:15 PM
Noriko sneers at Fendran before looking at mAesa again

Is that paladin's code going to keep you from any fun tonight?

Ahe leans aginst mAesa again, smiling

Any... At all?

Fenric
2007-05-13, 04:16 PM
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Fendran looks around a bit

There doesn't seem to be much left to be done here for now.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:17 PM
We'll see. mAesa says grudgingly.
She begins piling the dirt back on top of the corpses and glances back at Fendran.
Yeah, well when I do something I at least get the job done.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:22 PM
mNoriko frowns

Indeed, you are absolutly no fun.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:25 PM
mAesa finishes burying the corpses and dusts off her hands.

Fenric
2007-05-13, 04:27 PM
Fendran hmphs and strides out again.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:30 PM
Noriko smiles and wraps her arms around Aesa

Is that it for the night?

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:32 PM
Unless there is something on the way back.
mAesa sheathes her sword.
Or if Skuld wants me to do something else.
She says the last with a resigned sigh.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:37 PM
Noriko pouts

Maybe you should take the quickest route home, then, hmm?

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:39 PM
There's nothing in my code against shortcuts.
mAesa's voice is dry and mocking.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:45 PM
Noriko smiles and places a hand on Aesa's cheek, still leaning quite close

Then maybe we should go. All this talk is wasting time where we could be having fun.

AmberVael
2007-05-13, 04:46 PM
mAesa gives a short nod and stalks off through the streets.

Lykan
2007-05-13, 04:51 PM
Noriko follows, smiling

Exachix
2007-05-14, 02:01 AM
mExy and mLorrian come out of the shadows and hiding.

"What strange people."

"Humph. I thought this place was dead."

"Well, perhaps it's not."

"Oh great."

Exachix
2007-05-14, 02:48 PM
Exachix, Lorrian, Kantur and Krystal all Teleport in.

mExy and mLorrian look at them.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 02:55 PM
Krystal grins a not particularly pleasant grin and fades into incorporeality.

Say when, my love

Exachix
2007-05-14, 03:03 PM
Lorrian pulls her bow up.

mExy draws a large blade. mLorrian twirls her own staff and casts a spell (mage armor)

Exachix smiles.

"Hello. Go on Krystal."

Kantur
2007-05-14, 03:07 PM
Kantur casts Prayer and raises his swords

Fenric
2007-05-14, 03:08 PM
Krystal releases her spell, and the nasty batlike razor-sharp shards of shadow swarm out to attack mLorrian and mExachix.

She immediately moves on to another mystery: this one a noctumancer power combining shadow and magic.

Exachix
2007-05-14, 03:11 PM
mLorrian and mExy try to ignore the shadows, but they annoy them alot. mLorrian casts a ray of frost to freeze a bunch of them, and mExy slashes, before turning to Lorrian and charging her.

Lorrian fires off 2 arrows at mExy, and Exachix casts Flame Strike at mLorrian.

Kantur
2007-05-14, 03:14 PM
Kantur tries to move into mExy's way and slash at him with the swords.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 03:16 PM
Krystal releases Greater Shadow Drain: a disjunction-like affect that gives Krystal the magical energy so disjoined, at mLorrian.

(( She gets one spell-level restored for every three she disrupts. ))

Regardless of whether it works or not, she starts another spell.

Exachix
2007-05-14, 03:21 PM
mLorrian glares at Krystal, throws a dagger at her, and tries to hit the tentacles with another dagger.

mExy stops short of Kantur and tries to bring his sword up to slice him, but Lorrian fires off another few arrows at him.

Exachix casts Shatter at the dagger (but up to Fen if He did it in time) and then casts Fire Shield on Krystal.

Kantur
2007-05-14, 03:28 PM
Kantur brings the shortsword across to block the slice instinctivly and brings the longsword round in a wide arc.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 03:39 PM
Krystal grunts as the dagger sinks into her leg, but keeps her concentration and releases a lovely swarm of enhanced magic missiles. (( And Magic Missiles can't miss ))

She takes the time to extract the dagger from her leg, rather than immediately beginning another spell.

Exachix
2007-05-14, 03:41 PM
Exachix casts Flame Strike Again at mLorrian, who gets hit by all and fires a pretty powerful Beam of Ice at Exachix.

mExachix is parried and parries Kantur's strike.
Lorrian fires more arrows, enhanced so they shock on impact.

Karsen appears and watches, carefully.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 03:52 PM
Krystal experiments to see how mLorrian enjoys quickened, twinned lightningbolts.

She immediately starts on another.

Kantur
2007-05-14, 03:54 PM
You going to bring it out of a trot?

Kantur feints with the shortsword, trying to simply buy enough time to get into a good defensive position.

Exachix
2007-05-14, 03:57 PM
mExy looks at Kantur.

"What?"

As he swings at him, slower this time, as he's injured, being hit by 1/2 arrows from Lorrian, who growls.

mLorrian gasps, seemingly injured, and throws a dagger at Exachix, who dodges and begins to cast a spell.

Karsen watches and sees mLorrian injured, as well as mExy, before hmming.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 03:59 PM
Krystal grins and drops a maximized Abi Dalzim's Horrid Wilting on mLorrian. Then she charges the mirror-person.

Kantur
2007-05-14, 04:01 PM
((You try and convert "Are you going to bring it out of first gear"...:smallwink: ))

At least put in some effort here...

At 'effort' he lunges with the swordsword (Which I'll point out in case it'd affect future plots is the Finaldeath shortsword from Fendran's room)

Exachix
2007-05-14, 04:04 PM
(("Come on and haste you idiot"

yeah good point))

mExy tries to dodge and just manages it.

mLorrian brings a dagger up to block Krystal, and before anything else can happen, a voice rings out. Lorrian doesn't quite fire an arrow.

"STOP!"

"Oh for frells... Karsen I've suspended a spell just at the targeting point. Good Excuse. Now."

Fenric
2007-05-14, 04:05 PM
Being incorporeal has the advantage of not having any momentum, so Krystal stops. She backs out of range of the dagger and looks at Karsen

Yes?

Kantur
2007-05-14, 04:10 PM
Kantur springs back a good 5-10 feet, adjusting his feet for a stable landing in a defensive position.

Exachix
2007-05-14, 04:11 PM
"I do Exachix. These must stay alive."

mExy, Exy, mLorrian and Lorrian all look slightly confused.

"They have to be alive when you go to Ylara to open the lock."

"Why? So long as the keys are intact the lock should open."

Lorrian shakes her head, lowering her bow.

"I don't think it's that simple. For Example, don't the crystals sometimes shatter?"

"Look you three, Ylara's been well and truly destroyed."

"Their world you idiot."

Exachix's spell diffuses.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 04:15 PM
Krystal fidgets frustratedly and looks at Kantur

This is awkward. You think someone might have considered this before we started blasting each other.

Exachix
2007-05-14, 04:17 PM
Karsen smiles and looks in the corner.

"Hit THAT!"

But it's too late... a dead time pudding gets them.

((Sorry... I really should go to sleep...'night guys))

Kantur
2007-05-14, 04:19 PM
Kantur assumes the telepathy'll work both ways
Blasting? I don't recall doing any blasting....Ooooh, you guys. But yeah.
He grins at her

Fenric
2007-05-14, 04:30 PM
Krystal sighs and solidifies again, favoring her wounded left leg.

Well, with that resolved with this lot, the place we're after is down the stairs over there.

Kantur
2007-05-14, 04:37 PM
Well then, let's get started.
He starts to head off, though stops to wave his hand infront of mExy several times.

Fenric
2007-05-14, 04:57 PM
Krystal pauses to swig a healing potion, then heads off down the stairs herself.

(( Except it's time to go. Not sure what the schedule for tonight looks like... ))

Kantur
2007-05-14, 05:00 PM
Kantur keeps slightly infront of Krystal, searching for traps and other dangers.

((Ok, have fun))

Exachix
2007-05-15, 03:21 AM
The Dead-Time pudding retreats. And the group begin slashing at it with weapons and spells.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 03:51 AM
It's hardly it's fault, It didn't choose to be a dead-time pudding...

Exachix
2007-05-15, 03:54 AM
The Group stop and look at Kantur.

"Good point. Ok.. I'm not happy about this."

The rest agree and turn to Karsen.

"It's not my fault! Just don't kill each other, you need to be alive."

Kantur
2007-05-15, 04:06 AM
And for the benefit of me especially, how exactly do you know this?

Exachix
2007-05-15, 04:10 AM
Karsen hmms.

"I don't know, and I didn't know that I would have to do this until I came here."

Lorrian blinks and hmms. mExy and mLorrian glare at Karsen and Exachix throws up his arms.

"Great!"

Lorrian grins.

"It makes sense though, if you die for any significant length of time the crystal shatters..."

Kantur
2007-05-15, 04:21 AM
I guess now the question is; are you two willing to help?
He looks across at mExy and mLorrian

Exachix
2007-05-15, 04:27 AM
mExy shrugs. mLorrian sighs.

"Well, by the looks of it, we're needed by your Exachix at 'home'. So I don't think we have much choice." She sighs. "Yes I'll help."

mExy nodds. "I may as well."

Exachix looks at mExy then mLorrian, then at Karsen.

"Unless Mr I-Don't-know says otherwise."

Karsen shakes his head. "You all have to be at Ylara though."

He grins and fades out.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 04:38 AM
He looks across to Exy and Lorrian
Do you two trust them? I know I don't.

Exachix
2007-05-15, 04:40 AM
Exachix shakes his head, Lorrian looks at them.

"To be honest, I don't trust them much at all. Being attacked by one a while ago does that to people."

mExy sighs and mLorrian looks at mExy.

Lorrian hmms.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 04:45 AM
Kantur walks over
Well then, I can think of two things. The first is to chain them to something and find some way of keeping them silent until we get back in case they have any spells handy that'd let them free. And I doubt after that they'd be too peaceful...The other one I can think of is possibly more cruel. A Mark of Justice on each of them, putting them into a helpless state should they attack anyone from our Town.

Exachix
2007-05-15, 04:57 AM
mExy looks at Kantur, angrily, but mLorrian seems calm. "I guess you won't trust our promises?"

Lorrian sighs and shakes her head.
Exachix nodds to Kantur.

"Or just Mark of Justice to get them to not attack us. Maybe even a Geas or Quest would work as well."

Kantur
2007-05-15, 05:04 AM
It's really the same thing either way round, the mark doesn't stop someone doing something, just provides consequences to it. I saw them used occaisionally back home, it was quite amusing to see a thief frozen in place after trying to steal again...Can't say I've seen much use of Geases.

Exachix
2007-05-15, 05:08 AM
Exachix smiles.

"It's the same sort of thing."

((and I have to go now... sorry Kantur.
Be back later =( ))

Kantur
2007-05-15, 05:11 AM
I prefer the Mark of Justice, you get more choice over the effects.

((It's fine, I have washing to get done and stuff to do in town anyway))

Fenric
2007-05-15, 09:08 AM
Krystal wanders down the corridor, finally coming to the smashed-through secret door. She peers into the rubble-filled hallway, noting several obvious traps right away.

Exachix
2007-05-15, 10:30 AM
Exachix hmms and thinks. Lorrian sighs.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 12:06 PM
Come to a decision yet, oh high priest of Inari?

Exachix
2007-05-15, 12:09 PM
Exachix casts Hold Person on mExy, before beginning Mark of Justice on him.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 12:19 PM
Kantur heads over to mLorrian and begins the Mark of Justice

Exachix
2007-05-15, 12:26 PM
mLorrian does move, accepting this.

Exachix finishes and a glowing red mark appears on mExy's forehead, before fading.

mExy still glares at Exachix.

Lorrian watches.

Exy's Mark Of Justice:
1. Limitations
1.1 Do Not attack any member of the party.
1.1.1 This includes: Exachix Prolari NorZilliar, Lorrian Solari Zephyr, Kantur [lastname] and Krystal NorZilliar. This list is hereforeandafter refered to as 'the party'
1.2 Do Not attack any priest/Priestess of Inari.
1.3 Follow the party's commands.
1.4 Do not attempt to dispell or get someone to dispell this mark of Justice.

2. Result
2.1 The bearer of this mark will be frozen in place should the above commands be broken.

Fenric
2007-05-15, 12:31 PM
Krystal works her way down the hallway, stopping in front of the ugly door, which is now cracked and loose. She hmms and pushes it over: it falls in with a crash which echoes down the corridor. Krystal looks around before stepping inside.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 12:32 PM
Kantur finishes up with the mark on mLorrian, detailing it with the same limits and consequences of mExy's one.

Exachix
2007-05-15, 12:33 PM
Exachix smiles faintly and begins to follow Krystal.

mLorrian sighs and follows. mExy snears and follows his sister.

Lorrian sighs and looks at Kantur.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 12:41 PM
Kantur ignores the mirrors and heads over to Lorrian, sliding one arm around her and stroking her cheek with the other.
Something up?

Exachix
2007-05-15, 12:42 PM
Lorrian hmms.

"Part of me thinks it's cruel to do that... but I suppose it's neccesary. Shall we follow them?"

Kantur
2007-05-15, 12:45 PM
We can release them from it after this is all done...Though it'll mean another fight I'm sure. And yeah, I'm sure Krystal and Exy'd get into too much trouble without back-up...

Exachix
2007-05-15, 12:50 PM
Lorrian nodds.

"Very True" She grins.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 01:13 PM
Let's go save them before they really need it
He grins at her and heads for the stairs to catch up with the rest of the party

Exachix
2007-05-15, 01:16 PM
Lorrian follows.

Kantur
2007-05-15, 01:28 PM
Kantur looks at the traps with disgust
Does no one put in any effort anymore?
He sighs and gets to work disarming them.

Fenric
2007-05-15, 01:33 PM
(( Hm... some things that would have been useful if I had only mentioned them earlier.

The traps down below were disabled long ago when Fendran, mKrystal, and mExachix last went through: so there's nothing to do in here.

We're in the other thread, now. ))

Fenric
2007-05-16, 09:18 PM
The evil mirror-Inari suddenly manifests fully in her sanctuary. Wide eyed with surprise, she looks around.

What just happened???

She looks at the general destruction with a scowl.

This will never do...

With a wave of her hand, the evil temple is suddenly in pristine condition: all the work of a myriad of different invaders is reversed in an instant. She walks to the altar and sits in front of her own statue to ponder this new development.