Clash of the Titans

[Wavelab]

OOC:
You have time to establish things and do what you want. You basically have a week's worth of buff time/rp/head start compared to the other people. So do what you want but keep the collateral damage to a minimum. Traps/ambushes/whatever are fair game though.

[drack]

OOC

So are we still doing the science convention thing? :smalltongue:

If so I assume we're before then, but t sounds fun.

[BelGareth]

Oooh, it begins...

[Morcleon]

OOC

So are we still doing the science convention thing? :smalltongue:

If so I assume we're before then, but t sounds fun.


OOC
Yep. Hosted by yours truly. :smallwink:

Except it's less of "science", and more of "those people who got displaced" + various important people. :smallbiggrin:

[drack]

IC:

Kitra, chairmen of CUP, sat at her desk finishing the last of the paperwork on the grotrid incident...

[Wavelab]

OOC:
Putting "IC" is not necessary. Everything will be assumed to be IC unless placed in spoilers with a tag such as this post. Also, try and keep the OOC at the bottom of the post and the IC at the top unless there is something important OOC we need to know before the IC part.

[Morcleon]

A knocking is heard on the door to Kitra's office. A male voice, seeming at once both playful and tired, sounds from beyond the threshold. "Hello? Kitra-dono...? May I come in?"

[drack]

Kitra looks up before smiling a cynical smile. "enter" she replies in a sing-song voice as she slips the completed paperwork under a much more pleasant report.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

The handle turns, and the door opens. Into the room steps two figures. One is a dark haired man of medium height in a white shirt and black vest, with a slowly turning monocle-esque device on one eye. The other is a short blue hair girl with a green sundress and wide straw hat. She gives you a wide, happy smile.

The taller of the two you recognize as Sonozaki Akira, head of the Sonozaki Corporation. The short child is unknown to you, however.

"Hello there Kitra-dono." Akira nods his head to Kitra with a small, knowing smile at the reports on her desk. He reaches into a pouch at his side and pulls out a small amulet and tosses it to you. The chain is thin, but made of a mithril/adamantine alloy, and the pendant is of an infinity sign, half bright silver, half blood red. "Here, you might need it for the upcoming Temporal Convention. Intelligence has it that there might be an attack during the Convention, so I'm passing these out for protection."

[white rider]

Dodoran, clad in magnificent silver and gold robes, calmly strolled into the hospital portion of his castle. He moves from bedside to bedside, pausing to lightly touch the more serious cases and instantly heal them.

[drack]

At Kitra's office

catching the amulet with her clawed hand Kitra nods silently. Kitra had always been a rather intimidating figure, Born albino with hair as white as snow, and eyes the vibrant shade or red that most see only in witnessing bloody deaths. Her skin had also been turned a ruddy shade of grey by some sort of magic on the battlefield. (Everyone knew there was too much of it to be good for anyone.) Dark cloths wrapped around her covered most of this Beyond a small gap of cloth over her eyes.

Idly she clicked the amulet between the metal plated finders of the renown claw that had killed an unkillable man with his own weapon. "I don't suppose you have decided to reconsider your options and hire some faithful members of CUP after all? You do know that we have a surplus of labor in these times and every little job helps..."

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

Akira leans against the wall, gazing around the room. With a raised eyebrow, he chuckles lightly. "Aren't the ten you're taking with you to the Convention enough to gather information?"

"Although if you put it in terms of jobs..." he mutters, glancing off to the side. "I suppose I could hire some to guard the portals that we'll be using to transport attendees to and from the Convention. At least that way the place will actually look protected..."

[drack]

Kitra's office

"Shame, how could you think so little of me? I only want to prevent the world from descending into anarchy again. Surely you can see the merit in CUP's operations?" Through that kerchief you're pretty sure she's smiling, but she continues as if she isn't. So how many innocent souls would you like to save from malnutrition again?"

Any ranks in sense motive? :smalltongue:

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

As Kitra is talking, the young girl silently pulls on Akira's pant leg and looks up to him questioningly. He nods back, and she fades away. Turning back to Kitra, Akira muses, "Hm. We'll have four locations total, and each site will be rather large, so perhaps a complement of... 20 of your men per site, 80 total?"

His face takes on an amused expression. "And yes, we'll feed all of them with the best food we have."

OOC
Sense Motive check is 120. :smallwink:

??? (Young Girl in a Green Sundress)
Hospital, Dodoran's Castle

Behind the robed man, a short, blue-haired girl appears in a burst of sparkles. She is dressed in a green sundress and has a wide-brim straw hat on her head. A curious expression appears on her face as she speaks.

"Excuse me? Are you Dodoran-san?"

[drack]

Kitra's office
Good, good... I would still advise more for an event of this scale, but I can hardly convince you otherwise... So would you like those to be paladins, common-folk, or trained guards?

OOC

Figured. Kitra is a bad lair. :smalltongue:

You can tell that Kitra seems to care about getting jobs for her soldiers, and that averting scocial anarchy is at least part of it, but she certainly seems to be keeping her part in keeping them fed and employed. So far there are plenty of jobs that could have fattened her own pocket that she's passed on to the mercenaries that believe in her, though at the same time she is rather mocking and sarcastic in her manner.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

With a shrug, Akira smiles. "Well, as I said before, it's not so much for the extra protection (although it does help somewhat), but more for the visible presence of protection."

"Trained guards would be preferable. Paladins may send out the wrong message to some of our less than holy attendees, and common-folk would send an even worse message that we don't have skilled defenses."

He pauses for a moment, then raises an eyebrow and gives Kitra a wry smile. "I suppose this is the part where we haggle over the payment? Name your price, then."

[drack]

Kitra's office
Vary well, shale we go with the going rate of five silvers per man per day?

OOC
level 1 merks, an Kitra gets none of the profits as these are goons of the organization, not her personal subordinates)

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

Akira stares blankly at Kitra for a few seconds before shrugging. "Eh, that seems alright. I was actually expecting more... The Convention is planned for a full seven days, so that's 35 silver per man, 2800 silver to the CUP total."

[drack]

Kitra's office
Vary well, you can distribute the funds to the men as earned, and we will simply monitor that you do so. Naturally the offices of CUP are maintained by donations from our upper echelon, so fear not, your donations will go where they are needed.

mercenaries by DMG are 2sp/day, so I figure it's enough to put some coin in their pockets too. :smalltongue:

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Castle in Nysa, Throne Room

Kneeling before the vacant throne, Denzen says his prayers before rising to take his seat. He settles onto the throne, a paragon of gnoll-kind with dust brown fur and piercing yellow eyes, draped in the fine garb of his position and wearing an ornamental axe at his side. Before him, citizens of Nysa enter slowly, forming a line to make their pleas in the audience with the king.

The throne room is warded against teleportation, but if any see fit to visit him other than his own people, they are ushered in by a tall gnoll in an important-looking black and silver suit, who introduces them to the Prophet-King of Nysa.

DM
Denzen is currently affected by my Divine Blessing and Possess Mortal abilities, though he has control and I am only looking through his eyes. Also, 6 Avatars are going out into various major cities controlled by the player characters, disguised as common (human) businessmen, and seeking to pick up as much information on the government, plans for attending the upcoming convention, and the leader himself as they can without being overly noticed.
Gather Information: [roll0]
Bluff (for hiding intentions if questioned): [roll1]

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest...

A healthy young centaur woman accompanied by a bear walks through a secluded glade deep in a temperate forest. "Well, it's not often I get invited to a party" the centaur directs at the bear "What ever shall I wear?" she says with a smirk as she flips a crystal disc absently in one hand, a commoner watching would be surprised to hear the bear give a deep chuckle and a quip in return "I think I'll wear my tuxedo"

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

With a grin, Akira nods. "Very well. They shall be paid, rest assured."

"Oh, by the way," he pauses, then continues. "We're removing the total disarmament clause, again due to the intel we've received. Don't bring in anything too blatantly powerful, but basic weaponry is fine. We can enforce the peace sufficiently."

??? (Young Girl in a Green Sundress)
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

After quite a few citizens of your kingdom come to plea their cases, you see a short, blue-haired girl in a green sundress and wide-brimmed straw hat. She is escorted by tall gnoll in a black and silver suit, as expected. As she stops in front of your throne, she bows and speaks in a small, rather innocent-sounding voice.

"Hello, Duvaria-sama. For the upcoming Temporal Convention, we have received intelligence that there may be an attack. Please take this amulet. It shall help in case we are correct."

She gestures, causing a small hole opens in the air. An amulet on a thin mithril/adamantine chain floats over to you. The pendant on it is in the shape of an infinity sign, half silver, half blood red.

??? (Young Girl in a Green Sundress)
Some Forest

You see a short, blue-haired girl in a green sundress and wide-brimmed straw hat walking around. She's humming a strange tune, but stops once she sees you.

A radiant smile appears on her face as she calls out. "Hello there Gerta-san! Nipah~!"

OOC: Sonozaki Corporation/Atriol
The two terms "Sonozaki" and "Atriol" are often incorrectly used as interchangeable. They are not. The former refers to the military/commercial company, while the latter is the civilization.

There are more rumors than fact about both, but there are a few consistent facts.*They are extremely powerful and well-supplied, and*seem to be able to do quite a bit with impunity.

They have also developed and released a wide scale communication phenomenon known as the PsiPhone. Due to the cost (200 gp) only the nobility and adventurers can consistently afford them.

More data will come with Gather Information checks specifically on this topic (and when I feel like typing it up :smalltongue:)

[drack]

Kitra's office
Vary well, I suppose what I have on now is fine then?

Also be sure nothing goes wrong. I have decided in place of my ten I will take the whole of the board. they can defend themselves well, but if people threaten them I bear no responsibility for damages that may ensue...
OOC

The board is mostly epic NPCs of all avenues of life. :smalltongue:

Ah yes, and I assume we each have appraise high enough to make out what each other has so lets list visible equipment.

Claw: plain metal claw, looks to be more for decoration, though if the stories are even half true it's far more dangerous then anything else
Sword: plain bastard sword, a touch stylized
cloths: plane cloth
Rings: Two brass bands inter-lain with diamonds that are non-magical
Shield: a sleek non-magical buckler half concealed around the clawed arm.
The rest is the cloths described above.

[niw18]

Random city

Pao would walk into the city as he was looking for adventures office of a mayor office to seek work. He would stop next approaching person to see if he can get information on any type of work the city might have to be done. He really did not care it could be stopping goblin raiders to guard work as long as it gave him something to do and scratch his adventurers itch that he has.


gather information [roll0]

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

Akira shrugs. "Very well then. We have sufficient preventative measures to prevent most conflicts."

Indeed I do. :smalltongue:

Eye-gadget thing- It looks magical, with the flashing lights and turning, but it's not. It appears to be made of something similar to copper.*Nonmagical.
Clothes- Cotton, with some other fibers weaved in. As stated before, white shirt, black vest, black pants, black shoes, fingerless grey gloves. Nonmagical.
Katana- Made of a blood red jade, stylized with a pattern of fiery red and orange stars.*Nonmagical.
Wakizashi- Made of a matte black metal, stylized with a pattern of cold blue nebulae.*Nonmagical.
Rings- One of silver with an embedded sapphire, one of gold with an embedded ruby. Nonmagical.

[drack]

Kitra's office
... I hope so... In any case is there anything else?

Cool, another person with no items with magic/special mechanical features and the like. :smalltongue:

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

"Hmm, I believe so," Akira nods. He winks and throws a casual salute. "Then, I shall see you again in a week, at the Convention. May your weather stay clear, Kitra-dono."

Um, yeah... Let's go with that. :smallbiggrin::smalltongue:

[drack]

Kitra's office
And may there ever be blood and coin to feed you blade. Kitra returns.

Well if they o have such feature an appraise check is prone to spotting them... :smallwink:

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest...

"Hello little girl, how do you know my name?" She smiles down while the bear sniffs cautiously at the stranger.
I don't suppose true seeing is telling me anything about her?


Common knowledge and visible equipment:

Byss is naked and carrying only that crystal disc which is non-magical. A knowledge check would identify it but if I say which one people will immediately metagame what it is.

You may not of heard of Byss Gerta but most soldiers and mercenaries have heard fairy tales and stories by campfire of a mighty warrior said to be stronger than a god called "the fist of the earth", not many people know that the beast of legend and the centaur before you are the same person but I think most PCs with the kind of skill ranks we have would.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Kitra's Office

Akira nods, then disappears in a swirling burst of shattered light. The faint remnants of his teleportation slowly fade into nothingness...

Well, even an epic Appraise is only enough to detect magical auras... :smallbiggrin:

But, eh, you having more data won't exactly hurt me, will it? *murphy's law, activated* :smalltongue:

Eye-gadget thing- it seems to be used for scanning and identification and eye-based stuff like that.
The rest of Akira's accoutrements seem to be just there for show (and, in the case of the swords, for cutting things).

Psicraft 24:
"Transport travelers" function of reality revision.

Furude Yukari
Some forest

The girl giggles at the bear, then bows to you. "Well, if we knew your location well enough to send you an invitation to the Temporal Convention, it stands to reason that we know your name, yes?"

She smiles knowingly, and, for a second, seems far older than she appears. But then her innocent visage returns, and she chirps, "Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Furude Yukari, of the Sonozaki Corporation!"

"We've recently received some intelligence that there may be an attack during the Convention, so please, take this amulet. It will protect you to some extent during your week in Ostia."

She gestures to the side, and a small hole opens in the air. An amulet floats out of it and over to you. The chain is thin, but made out of a strong mithril/adamantine alloy. The pendant hanging on it is in the shape of an infinity sign, half bright silver, half blood red.

To the bear, she smells like a young, blue-haired girl in a green sundress. :smallbiggrin:

You can't see anything unnatural about her. She appears to be, for all intents and purposes, a young, blue-haired girl in a green sundress. However, your true seeing seems to wavers slightly.

Make a caster level check of DC [roll0] for more information.

Despite the fact that you are one of the few (read: the PCs) who know any significant information about the Sonozakis, you have never heard of a Furude Yukari, although her voice does sound vaguely similar to the insane laughter that often preceded a Sonozaki invasion during the War of Ages... Yay, character development! :smalltongue:

I'm assuming that I've sent invitations to all the PCs, and they have been received and accepted.

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

The gnoll king tips his head curiously at the sight, unused to seeing human children around this area. And unsupervised, at that.

"Hello, child. Do I presume too much that you are a representative of the Sonozaki Corporation?" He catches the amulet in one clawed hand, examining it. "I can provide more security if necessary, but what sort of attack are you expecting?"


Common knowledge and visible equipment:
Nysa is a relatively new nation that has sprung up within the last few decades, a theocratic union of the previously divided and constantly warring gnoll tribes.

Denzen wears the clothes of royalty and the gloves and hooded cloak of the Prophet-King, which is similar to the garb the clerics among Nysan society wear. The axe he wears at his side glows with faint magic, but not much. The only other magical aura coming from him originates from the miniature silver shield hanging against his chest at the end of a chain necklace. The shield is gray-silver and etched with obsidian, a black chevron engraved near the top and a golden strip of lightning underneath. Knowledge Religion would identify more about this.

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest


"Ah, so either this company of yours smiles upon child labor or you are more than you appear little girl. Even if you are a child who would trust a child with such a task anyway, no, you are some other creature attempting to deceive me" the young centaur frowns as the bear slowly moves around behind the girl "So, what do you gain by deceit? Are you hideous? Perhaps a foul demon? Or perhaps a villain recognized on sight?" the centaur begins to flip the disc that she holds in the air.
"Nevertheless I cannot accept this trinket from you, my faith forbids me from such vanities. Maybe instead you could tell me what the device does and what sort of attack you are expecting?"


I can't seem to find where true seeing says it requires a caster level check to work... is it some ability that you have?
My character sheet is uncompleted and caster level is one of the things that's still up in the air but lets assume that I either can't roll that high or got a natural 1 if I can :smallwink:
I will use detect evil though.

[drack]

OOC

Fine, fine. :smalltongue:

Random city
Kitra stretched standing and allowed her hand to gently fall and caress her sword. Deciding she had had enough of reports for the moment she went out for a walk about the town.

No doubt she was moderately surprised when Pao stopped her asking about work.

"Sadly there are few such jobs these days, and commonly people will seek mercenaries for such tasks through channels like CUP i order to more immediately recruit the muscle they need. Luckily we've just received a job if you' like to work for us...?"

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

"Indeed I am," she replies. "My name is Furude Yukari."

"More security is unnecessary. It's merely that it is better if we need not worry excessively about the safety of our attendees." Yukari shrugs and glances around aimlessly before continuing. "As for the nature of the attack, that has not yet been confirmed, nor is it very likely to be."

Knowledge (religion): [roll0]

Some Forest

"Me? A villain? Don't be ridiculous, Gerta-san. Why would I be a villain...?" questions Yukari, as she giggles.

Composing herself, she gives a half-hearted chuckle and sigh. "What does it do? Oh, it lets us rapidly place various magical defenses onto the wearer. It's not inherently valuable; it just works as a beacon. We can make do without, though, if it's a faith-related confliction.

"As for the nature of the attack, that has not yet been confirmed, nor is it very likely to be."

Yeah, it's not just anti-true seeing, it's anti-divination, requiring opposed checks to see if anything works. Incidentally, detect evil doesn't seem to work either (no reading, ala :Belkar:).

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest

"If your not a villain then what are you, you're not the little girl that you pose as, that much is sure. What manner of creature are you?" the girl now stands in between the bear and the centaur.

[white rider]

Dodoran's castle
Dodoran finishes with the patient he was checking on, a man who had both of his legs and most of his upper body blown away in a magical accident.
"My apologies for taking so long. And please, I'm just Dodoran. Would you like to talk in private?", the paladin asks as the injured experimenter stands up and walks out of the hospital.

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Some forest

With a sigh, Yukari glances at her position between the bear and centaur. She chuckles. "Ah, but that, my dear Gerta-san, is classified. I can, however, tell you that I am not... well, alive in the strictest sense of the word. Not in the sense of an undead, or construct, but just... untethered to a physical body. This particular body was actually built specifically so I didn't have to rely on illusions."

Dodoran's Castle

The girl nods and follows you out of the hospital. Once in a private room, she begins to speak. "My name is Furude Yukari, of the Sonozaki Corporation. Concerning the upcoming Temporal Convention, we have received intelligence that suggests at a possible attack during the week. To prevent harm to our attendees, we have been distributing these pendants."

She gestures to the side, and a small hole opens in the air. An amulet floats out of it and over to you. The chain is thin, but made out of a strong mithril/adamantine alloy. The pendant hanging on it is in the shape of an infinity sign, half bright silver, half blood red.

[BelGareth]

The Lord commander had looked like he was enjoying the sparring session, but it had suddenly turned around, when he smacked him in the back of the head with the flat of Grimnir. When that happened the jubilant smile was wiped clean, and intensity and focus returned.

The crowd of War-Clerics was jeering and hooting, all manner of discipline lost, for the moment.

The ring was a large circle of green flame, the floor a checkered stone, black and white in honor of her Red lady. It was enchanted to even out the odds when two people dueled, allowing masters and apprentices to use skill of blade instead of raw power. It leveled the playing field, but when you're dueling a demigod, such things still did not help.

But Aegir enjoyed it, and so to did Felix, the Lord commander.

It had been going on for some time, and sweat beaded down the naked torso of Aegir's dark stony chest.

But it then ended as the Deputy Commander, Jaron Xil, entered the dueling chamber. Something must have been up, and so the duel must end.

Heaving his great battleaxes, he launched an up down assault against the commander, a standard routine for a dual wielder, causing the man to curse and instinctively shift his stance and defense to cope with it, opening the man up to the more deadly crescent hammer strike. Two strokes in he broke his momentum, rolled to the right with lightning speed and swung both weapons from both sides at the commanders knees and neck.

The Commander saw what was coming at him at the last moment and managed to parry the neck chop while jumping into the air to avoid the ankle swipe, he managed it, but put himself into an open position for the backswing, both blades met the man in the chest, the 'hammer' connected and sliced him in two.

The Lord-Commander disappeared in a puff of smoke, appearing next to the Deputy-Commander with a wry grin.

"You always get me with that!" he declared with a finger pointed towards Aegir.

Shaking the magic off, the ring puffed out at his will "Aye, I do." he said, with a big grin "But you fall for it, every time! whats a man to do?"

Shaking his head the man smiled and turned to his Deputy "News my Lord?"

The Deputy-Commander was a rueful man, loving War almost more than he did the Rule of man. Or simply put, rules. He was the lawmaker in the Citadel, and most of the students had dubbed him the 'grand judge'.

He nodded to the Lord-Commander "Yes Milord, a message has come for his Liege" he said pointing towards Aegir.

Aegir pointed to himself "Me?" he said incredulously, as if he was no one.

Lord Jaron showed no change in emotion "Aye"

Shaking his head at his stoic Deputy, Aegir laughed out loud, making a booming sound in the chamber "I shall take it in my chamber." With that, he tossed both axes in the air, caught them and walked out towards his room.


The legend of Aegir is known far and wide, a Goliath who championed Her Lady in Red (the Red Knight), gained sainthood and became her Ordained Champion gaining godhood through sheer force of will and experience. He recently opened a War academy dubbed the Citadel and recruited those men and women with like mind.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Aegir's Chamber

As you walk into your chambers, you are met by the sight of a dark-haired man of medium height. You recognize him as Sonozaki Akira, leader of the Sonozaki Corporation. Beside him stands a short, blue-haired girl in a green sundress with a wide-brim straw hat. As they see you enter, they perk up and bow slightly to you.

"Hello, Aegir-dono. As you likely know, I am Sonozaki Akira, of the Sonozaki Corporation. My companion here is Furude Yukari. We have received intel that suggests a possible attack during the upcoming Temporal Convention. In order to better protect our attendees, we are issuing these amulets, which should help greatly."

He nods to Yukari, who then gestures to the air, a floating hole opening above the ground. An amulet floats out of it and over to you. The chain is thin, but made out of a strong mithril/adamantine alloy. The pendant hanging on it is in the shape of an infinity sign, half bright silver, half blood red.

Thank you for the obvious prompt. :smallbiggrin:

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

"And that may be, but I tend to err on the side of caution," he says aimlessly, examining the amulet. After a moment, piercing gold eyes return to the little girl. "What could this amulet possibly do to outweigh the protective efforts of a squad of my guards?"

I should have just assumed you would get that check... :smallredface: The shield is a stylized holy symbol of Swaoul, a deity of justice and retribution that the gnolls claim as their patron. Denzen won the throne largely through the prestige his claims of dream-connection with the deity gave him, and the shows of power to back it up. Thus the title, Prophet-King.

Incidentally, what does the amulet look like under Greater Arcane Sight and True Seeing?

[white rider]

Dodoran holds up the pendant, running the usual magical checks on it.
I use detect magic, identify, etc.

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

"But a squad of guards can only protect against some attacks," Yukari points out. "This amulet will attune you to our wards, which has a much more comprehensive defensive array."

The amulet looks exactly the same under True Seeing. Under GAS, however, the amulet itself is nonmagical, but there are two spells detected: Arcane Mark and Augment Object.

Dodoran's Castle

Yukari continues to stare at you with a curious and utterly adorable look.

At this level, it's generally best to list out everything. :smallwink:

You detect a faint aura of universal and a faint aura of transmutation.

Spellcraft DC 15
Arcane Mark

Spellcraft DC 18
Augment Object

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest

"Don't you think it's a little creepy to create vessels or whatever in the shape of little girls?" Byss gives a dismissive wave and changes subject
"Anyway, yes it's a matter of faith for me, I'm afraid I wont be able to carry the amulet but I hope that I will survive the foretold attack and be able to help in it's aftermath despite my lack of protective jewelry"

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Some forest

"Eh," Yukari shrugs. "This is the self-image I have, so why wouldn't I take this form?"

She then hums, and tilts her head to the side. "Well, we don't have to have the amulet to have you attuned, but it just helps." She stares very intently into your eyes for a few seconds. A faint wash of... some form of mental energy passes around you, then Yukari smiles. "Okay! I think we can identify you closely enough that you should be fine for the Convention."

[BelGareth]

Aegir is toweling his head off as he walks into his chambers, he pauses as he see's Sonozaki Akira and his companion. He grins, obviously he was going to have to improve the Wards of this place. And soon.

He listens as he moves inside and pours himself a decanter of wine, offering some to his abrupt guests. He waits for them to finish,
"Your pendant is well received, but you do you know there is a front door, right?"

He waves off the question, "You do have sufficient protection at this convention correct? I am more than willing to provide some assistance, be there in a completely professional manner of course. These kinds of things bore me to death. What exactly was the intel suggesting? I mean, should I bring a regiment? The Red Lady knows the boys are itching to stretch their legs"

[white rider]

Dodoran smiles, than turns back to the girl.
"Now, exactly what sort of military force will you have at the convention?"

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Aegir's Chamber

Akira and Yukari both accept Aegir's proffered drinks with simultaneous nods of thanks. The shorter of the two finishes the drink in one gulp and chirps, "Psh. Doors are for normal people!"

Rolling his eyes at his companion's antics, Akira takes a much slower sip, and answers Aegir. "Of course we have sufficient protection. We're the Sonozaki Corporation." He grins, and takes another sip. He continues, "If you wish, you may bring a few of your best men. But, please, make sure that they know that the Convention meant to be peaceful, and that said peace will be very strictly enforced."

Furude Yukari
Dodoran's Castle

Yukari smiles, and giggles. As she speaks, her hands gesticulate excitedly. "Well, we'll have these giant ships guarding the place, a lot of soldiers around, and we'll have our awesome magical wards!"

She pauses to take in a breath, then continues in a much calmer voice. "Oh, and they'll all be invisible too. Nipah~!"

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

"Sufficiently skilled guards can take care of much," Denzen counters with a toothy grin. He waves a hand. "But I digress. Are there any other matters that I should be aware of before the Convention?"

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest

"So do you eat girl-thing? We were just going to the river to catch some fish if you would like to join us"

[niw18]

Random city

He would look to the being from under his hat and listened to her words and would look to her “what does this job require to be done“ he would inquire from the female that seemed to work for this cup place . His hand looked like brown muck like hand and fixed his hat and looked and paid attention to the female wondering what type information on the job the women will give him.

[drack]

Random City

"Guard duty for a convention."

[niw18]

Random City

He would ponder to himself for a moment before deciding it was work he had all money he needed for the monastery any money he ever made was at monastery "well count me in and all have to pay me is a place to stay and a donation from this cup place to Burning fist monastery" he would inform the female. He wondering what type convention it was he did hear in his travels of leaders of various places meeting but had no idea it was for this convention thing.

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

Yukari tilts her head and she sways back and forth, as if contemplating quite a bit. She stops and smiles at you. "Hmm... The Convention is peaceful. Don't attack or provoke others. This peace will be strictly enforced. Other than that, there is nothing else."

Some forest

With a disappointed stare, Yukari pouts slightly. "Hey, just because I'm not a real human girl, it doesn't give you the right to call me a 'girl-thing'. I mean, how would you like it if I called you a 'horse-thing'?"

She shrugs dismissively, then nods emphatically. "But yes, I would love to join you." With a smile, she follows you.

[white rider]

Dodoran responds, "Well, in that case I must request permission to take a force of around a hundred soldiers. You needn't worry- my honor guard are all paladins."

[drack]

Giving the man an odd look Kitra proceeds to explain how The Committee for Unfinanced Potential (CUP) Is a non-profit community outreach program matching mercenaries with employers, and working to ensure that everyone is able to feed their families. "Currently we have a job guarding a convention for a week, for which you will be compensated five silver pieces per day. Is this not precisely what you were just asking directions for?"

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Dodoran's Castle

With a nonchalant shrug, Yukari smiles. "Go ahead. But please do note that the Convention is entirely peaceful, and that the peace will be strictly enforced. That means no smiting."

She giggles at her joke, and folds her hands in front of her. "Is there anything else you would like to know?"

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest

The only response Yukaris pout gets is a hearty laugh before the centaur sets off. After a few minutes walking through the forest the sound of running water can be heard and not long after that the trees give way to a wide river with large fish leaping upstream. The bear races off ahead and leaps into the water and with a carefree laugh Byss follows. The centaur snatches up a large fish that she bites into hungrily, she waves at the girl to come and join them.

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
River, Some forest

With a wide smile and laugh, Yukari dashes forwards over the water, her footsteps only lightly touching the surface. She stops beside Byss and her eyes dart around, looking for a fish. One swift swipe later, a large salmon rests in her hands. She tosses it into the air, and then, with a shout, she leaps up to meet it at its peak.

A flash of metal later, Yukari lands in a crouch on the river surface. A split second later, her hastily acquired ninjato spearing through several equally hastily made pieces of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed. Where she got the sword and the rest of the supplies remains a mystery.

"Look! It's sushi!" she declares triumphantly, pulling a piece off with her teeth and enthusiastically eating it. She then pulls several more off telekinetically, and offers them to Byss and the bear.

Because, obviously, all young children are taught how to make midair ninja sushi. :smalltongue:

[niw18]

Random City

He noticed the odd look and laughed it had been a while and it a very odd concept that not many practice anymore. He would listen to the explanations and heard her “I did but I cannot do to my training and beliefs carry anything of wealth I live a life of poverty so can you have five silver to the monastery where it be held and used to feed orphans that we take in plus get supplies we might need” he would explain to the female that was confused and looked to her again “where is the convention being held and when did you want me to be there for” he would ask her.

[drack]

Random City

Still somewhat concerned that the man was not hearing her Kitra repeated that she was not the employer and would have no power to direct his funds. "You can meet in front of the CUP office at 5O' clock in three days. It's a large brick building with an iconic cup on the front, you can't miss it."

[niw18]

Random City

He would nod "alright but can pass message to person that does have the power to redirect the funds" he would say to her and nod "I shall be their nice and early" he say to her and respectful bow to her before going to look around the town it was not really worth to steal from him since he only has clothing he has on to steal.

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest

The bear sniffs cautiously at the sushi but he shakes his head and he back to eating the still wriggling salmon in his paws. Byss tastes the strange morsel but you could assume by the look on her face that like the bear she likes her fish wriggling. "Ah, that's a... different.. way to eat fish"

[drack]

Random city
Nodding Kitra continued to her meeting. Knocking four audible knocks of varying pitch a heavy panel slid to reveal a bulky face, which nodding opened the door. Within kitra headed straight for the private room in which she was to meet Arrasil Sah

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

"Of course. In fact, as a show of good faith, I will lay down my weapon now. Do keep it safe." Denzen passes Yukari the axe, hilt first. "It has been good to meet you."

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Some forest

Yukari shrugs. "Eh, I guess that's to be expected. It is an acquired taste, after all."

She finishes off the sushi and then, with a curious look, places her head under the water to stare at the fish close up.

Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

With a gracious nod, Yukari accepts the axe from Denzen. She flips it around, admiring the design. "It's a wonderful weapon, Duvaria-sama. I shall be sure to keep it safe. May your weather be ever clear."

She bows again, and leaves the room, toting the axe on her shoulder. Upon leaving the castle, she teleports away in a flash of shattered light.

The axe will undergo the following spells/powers:
Analyze Dweomer
Greater Arcane Sight
Legend Lore
Object Reading

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Throne Room, Castle, Nysa

"And yours..."

Denzen hums after the girl leaves, and he rubs his hairy chin in thought before looking back at his citizens.


Analyze Dweomer: There is minor transmutative magic on the axe that is identified as the Morphing property of a weapon.
Greater Arcane Sight: The spells you identify on the axe are Arcane Mark and Greater Magic Weapon.
Legend Lore: This item is not legendary by itself, but legend has it that Denzen has been seen channeling great power through it.
Object Reading: How long are you planning to study the axe with this? Tell me if it is more than this.
Last owner’s race: Gnoll
Last owner’s gender: Male
Last owner’s age: 38
Last owner’s alignment: Lawful Evil
How last owner gained and lost the object: Given by his god; handed to you.

[white rider]

Dodoran's palace
"My men know better than to act unprovoked. But first, if you don't mind..."
Using detect magic, greater arcane sight, identify, detect good/evil/law/chaos, etc on Yukari.

[Avalon®]

Sehrul Rahman
A hidden mountain valley

Sehrul sits in the center of the clearing with legs crossed and eyes closed in meditation. To any observer, it seems like he has been like this for at least a week.

His meditative state is soon disturbed, however, as he notices a disturbance in the area.

In a calm and gentle voice, he addresses the visitor in his midst. "There is no need to hide. My grove is welcome to all."

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Dodoran's Castle

"Hmm...?" Yukari gives you a perplexed look. A few seconds later, she realizes what you are doing. "Oh! No, I don't mind at all. Just a second..."

She furrows her brow in concentration, temporarily flicking down her wards long enough for your spells to go through.

Detect Magic/GAS: You detect a single overwhelming aura of universal.
Identify: She is not a magic item.
Detect (alignment): Strong chaos, none else. Canceled roll (forgot that I had lowered wards): [roll0]

Hidden Mountain Valley

A young, blue-haired girl in a green sundress steps out from behind a rock. You recognize her as Furude Yukari, the primary liaison from the Sonozaki Corporation. She smiles at you.

"Hello, Rahman-san. For the upcoming Convention, intel has been received that there may be an attack. Please, take this amulet. It will allow you to be protected by our wards."

[Avalon®]

Sehrul Rahman
Hidden Mountain Valley

Ah, little Yukari! How nice of you to drop by!" Plucking one of the rare fruits that only grow from this valley from a nearby branch, Sehrul offers it to her. "Would you care for some fruit?" Not many have tasted have braved the peaks to sample them, but the last time I was away from here I have heard nothing but praises for these sweets."

"I apologize for Titania's absence. She's currently away on one of her...excursions. But I assume that finding her would be well within your clan's means. I am sure that at least some of your chroniclers would be interested in her accounts of her...unusual time period. Spirits only know if how much the tales about her have warped and changed from her own time until I heard them as a young boy. I wouldn't even dare to imagine how much they have changed more since my childhood until the present day."

Yukari can really feel the weight of these words since local legends regarding the "Man in the Mountain, Sehrul Rahman" have, in one form or another, been circulating for at least several millennia.

Resting his chin on his hands in a contemplative pose, he peers deep into the depths of her eyes. "Now tell me more about this attack little one. I am sure Titania would be interested in what she would call "some honest bloody fun".

Titanomach, "Titania"
Somewhere deep in one of the many red light districts in Sigil

A woman with bright red hair exits a room with nothing but a bedsheet wrapped around her. Strewn unconscious all around the room are various angels, demons, devils and other beings both mortal and immortal.

Before closing the door, the redhead tilts her head back and bids them goodbye with a smile. "Ta! Everyone! Try to keep up next time or risk being more of a disappointment to me."

OOCI assume that this iteration of Yukari looks the same as the others under the guise of True Sight and Arcane Sight?

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Hidden Mountain Valley

Nodding gratefully, Yukari receives the fruit, and takes a large bite. "It tastes great! Thank you!"

Pausing for a second, she chuckles. "Yes, I've already found her. She's just finished her 'excursion', as you called it. Quite the excursion too..."

"We actually don't know the nature of the attack, nor when it will happen. We'll just have to be vigilant the entire time," she sighs. From a small hole in the air, an amulet floats out and over to you. Its chain is of mithril and adamantine, and the pendant is shaped as an infinity sign, half bright silver, half blood red.

Yeah, she looks the same under true seeing and GAS.

...actually, make an opposed CL check against [roll0]

Red Light District, Sigil

As the scantily-clad redhead walks out of the room, a small figure watches her. After a few seconds, she jumps and lands on the lower figure, hugging her tightly.

"Hiiii 'Tania-chaaaaan~! How are you?" she squeals. With a bright smile, she giggles and gives her a mock disapproving look. "So, how many did you take on this time? Nipah~!"

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
Some Forest

"The idea that someone would attack the convention is troubling, the powerful warriors and figures that are going to be there would make such an attack quite a brazen move, the assailant must be quite confident in his power. Lets hope he's overconfident."
Byss says with her look becoming more serious.
"How did you get wind of the attack? please tell me all you can so that I can best prepare."


you didn't notice it before but she has a single slim crystal horn rising vertically out of her forehead and her fingernails are in fact the savage talons of a bird of prey (DM just approved some stuff that changed appearance)

[Lexin]

Random city
Nodding Kitra continued to her meeting. Knocking four audible knocks of varying pitch a heavy panel slid to reveal a bulky face, which nodding opened the door. Within kitra headed straight for the private room in which she was to meet Arrasil Sah

Arrasil Sah Kallathar

Random City

Kitra walks in, going through the halls, until she reaches the office area of Arrasil. A servant leads her to a library, where Arrasil waits for her. He is sitting in a wide armchair with a thoughtful expression on his face. There is another, empty armchair opposite to his and a small table with two glasses of wine between them.

As Kitra approaches he nods to acknowledge that he noticed her.
"So, why did you want to meet?"
He asks in quiet voice. And points to chair encouraging her to sit down.

Arrasil
http://images.epilogue.net/users/griffingirl/Epi_Fred_March.jpg

[drack]

Private library

Kitra slips across the room as cooly as a cat accepting the glass before taking a seat on the arm of Arrasil's chair.
Casually she sips her beverage before replying "We've been invited to that science convention thing. You'll be expected to come." Kitra had found it always best to be direct and honest. he was such a bad liar that she would never have gotten anywhere without honesty.

Kitra

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101207224106/diablo/images/thumb/6/66/Wizard_Assassin_Fullbody_by_artbycarlos.jpg/447px-Wizard_Assassin_Fullbo

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Some forest

Shaking the water out of her hair, Yukari sighs. "Alright, but first, some precautions."

She holds up two fingers in front of her face and mutters something under her breath. For a moment, nothing happens. Then, a wave of magic explodes outwards from her. Nothing seems to change, save for a sense of total detachment from the world outside of the large bubble of magic.

"There, that should do it," she says, stretching a little. "Now, as for the details. One of our recent divinations came across what appeared to be some details for an attack upon the Convention. We attempted to look deeper, but were blocked by something that we could not penetrate. This in and of itself is disturbing, but we have found out that the origin point of this signal is not from the Prime Material. This means that the most likely source of these attackers are from one of the Outer Planes, which means that they may have divine support."

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

Arrasil nods slowly "Sounds fascinating... said with only a slightest hint of irony ... but there would be 'everyone that matters'... so I guess I would come too. Place and time?"

[drack]

It is later today, so we may as well just come together.

OOC
Darned OOC-IC time gap :smallannoyed::smalltongue:

Swirling her wine she takes another sip, good stuff, before continuing. "And our host doesn't want us to bring any non-mundane armaments with us."

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

"Good, just inform me when it's time."

"Oh, so I guess I should leave my letter opener here in this case..." Said with slightly amused expression "Do they expect trouble?"

OOC

Just in case... armaments mean weapons, not all magic equipment?

[drack]

Private library

Yes.

"Hmm. They claim to have airtight security, and hired eighty of our guards to keep up appearances, but I'm suspicious... I'm always suspicious when the whole board travels..."
Kitra, taking another sip, ended up taking a swallow or two this time.

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

"It is not like we are defenseless, although you are right, it's better to be prepared..."
He stares in space for a while, thinking how to prepare, but then focuses back on Kitra.
"More wine?"

[drack]

Private Library

Absently Kitra holds out her now empty glass. "Yes"

"Naturally I have no need of the stuff, but I fear for the rest of you..."

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
some forest

"Divine intervention and creatures from another plane. That gives me some hint as to how to prepare but why? what would they have to gain from attacking?" Byss asks as she turns the crystal disc thoughtfully in her hand.

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

A servant shows up and pours wine.

"I will manage... he says with slight smile on his face ...as for others... they know when to watch out, I suppose they can at least defend themselves."

[drack]

Private Library

Kitra sighs "I suppose you're right. Though what do you think we should do if something does happen?"

Removing the sword from her back such that it wouldn't ruin the nice cushion Kitra allows herself to sink back into it.

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

"Deal with every problem in an appropriate way. Take it as you like." He answers with a thoughtful expression on his face. He sips some wine and adds "Just don't show mercy... it would be impolite..."

[drack]

Private library
True, but they seem worried of an attack, look they even gave me a "special amulet" with which to ensure my safety. Here, take a look, but don't touch it least it be rigged... Perhaps it was odd, but while Kitra would take countless risks to herself as if they were nothing, she had a certain aversion to expecting others to do the same, especially those under her protection.

[Snowfire]

Private library
"Mothering as always, aren't you Kitten?" A wry tone drawled from the door, a blonde haired woman dressed in soft greens in the doorway. "I got bored of making the puppets dance, remembered your message, and came over to see if you were in." The delicately featured woman, beautiful beyond the means of words to properly describe, stepped into the room.

"So what's the amulet? Beyond one of those things that Sonozaki keep on trying to locate me about so that they can give me one." She chuckled as she crossed the room, sinking into the other chair. "I wonder if they'll give up any time soon..." She mused. "Anyway, it's good to see you two. It's getting harder and harder to find people who don't fall over drooling whenever they see me...."

She actually sounded annoyed by the last point.

[drack]

Private library
"Twinkle Star! What took you?! We were beginning to think you'd gotten lost in the heavens with all those comments about fallen angels..." Kitra's tone is light and taunting as she gestures for the old friend to take the vacant seat.

[Snowfire]

Private library
"Eh, once you've seduced twenty Archangels away from Heaven, you've seduced them all." The woman replied with a rather satisfied grin. "I've considered a few times letting one of the Sonozaki's lackeys find me just so I could try them out...but there just isn't the same thrill."

"So Kitten, what's the new jewelry from them about? Got on the 'inside' with one of their execs?" Her blue-grey eyes twinkle with teasing amusement.

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

"Interesting... Let's see." Arrasil whispers something trying to find out what's the purpose of the amulet.
He nods politely again, as another guest comes in.
"...And nice to see you too."
He says just a short while before a servant shows up serving wine... or accepting other requests.

[drack]

Private library
That's not fair Twinkle Star, you know what happens in the heavens stays in the heavens! Besides, it's not like that time with you in the enemy camp int he battle of Borgloth... you better hope they don't find out the real story behind that... Besides I havn't been myself lately. With all this CUP work I'm lucky I can even see you two. No, this was given by a formal representative who invited us and told me to relay the message that we all three need to leave our letter openers home this time. They claim they're expecting an attack, so I hope you haven't grown to be a dull little Twinkling Star."

[Snowfire]

Private library
"Only stays in the heavens if the guy in question is still there afterward." Jena replies with a wink. "And seriously Kitten, Borgloth?" She chuckles again. "That's in one of the 'totally-not-based-on-me' graphic novels of the War. Thought you knew.

"As to Sonozaki's worries...well I guess considering their rep then it could be something vaguely serious." She shrugged. "As to my twinkling, Kitten?" She whistles softly, a single pure note that causes the entire world to slow - senses heightening and racing with joyous light. Then the sound cuts off as she stops. "I think it's still going strong." She smirks.

[drack]

Private library
"Borgloth... don't try pulling wool over my eyes. I was there. :smallcool:

Regardless I think we should keep on our toes. Anyone who would threaten an assembly of the top brass at CUP can't be minor-league... I suppose I'll leave our escape plans to you Twinkle Star"

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Some forest

Yukari shrugs, and mutters. "Our destruction, I guess. We have a lot of enemies from the Outer Planes. The most likely ones would be Mechanus or the Nine Hells, or even some militant faction of Celestia."

Greater Arcane Sight on the crystal disc?

Private Library

You hear a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at your chamber door.

[Snowfire]

Private library
"Well, it mainly depends on if you want me to do something sensible or crazy, Kitten." She shrugs. "As to specifics..." She trails off at the knock on the door. "Did either of you invite anyone else? Because I swear, if that's one of those Sonozaki drones, I'm blaming you." She (half) jokes.

OOC:As a note, any form of diviniation type effects attempted on 'Twinkle Star' (not her real name) simply fail or show you a fake reading.

So you won't know she's here until you walk in :smalltongue:

[drack]

Private library
No, chances are they won't return for me, and you're untraceable. Chances are it's just a vary poorly trained servant. :smallconfused:
Shrugging kitra pockets the amulet. the man had likely run a verity of tests on t by now, and chances weren't good that it would matter much. "Truthfully I feel little need for sensibility, after all we are walking unarmed into a place with minimal security, and mention of potential danger. No, whatever keeps us alive will do..."

[Snowfire]

Private Library
"Except I doubt that any servants of Arrasil would be that criminally untrained." Shrugging, she gestures at the door, swinging it open with a casual display of magic, turning slightly in her chair to face the door. "Yes?"

Will save vs DC 51 or be affected as Charm Monster please.

[drack]

Private library
Kitra lazily allows her gaze to travel to the source of their interruption unmindful of how her hand brushed the hilt of her sword.

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Private Library

As the door swings open, you see a short, blue-haired girl in a green sundress. Her face shows a cute little pout as she mutters, "I'm not a drone, dammit!"

She walks in and, pulling a chair out of her pocket, sits down. Nodding to Kitra, she addresses Jena and Arrasil with a small smile. "Hello, Arrasil-san, Jena-san. I take it that Kitra has already briefed you on the basics behind the amulet? Good. Then I need not give you the same regurgitated speech I have given so many times."

She floats over an amulet each to Arrasil and Jena. Then, noticing the wine bottle, her eyes light up. "Ooh, wine! Can I have some? Please?"

Oh, I don't need a divination... :smallamused: Also, unless it's an epic anti-divination, metafaculty still has a chance of piercing it.

The spell fails to affect Yukari at all.

[drack]

Private library
Swooping in Kitra takes the bottle emptying the remnants into her glass. "No wine for children-drones." Snatching the other amulets from the air Kitra continues "...and no odd trinkets for the band."

Out from the office, and standing before her recruits she somehow seemed more dangerous. Those albino eyes no longer looked albino, but those of inhuman creatures that walk the night. "Tell me." she begins her voice a dark purr. "Why didn't you simply conclude our business in the office rather than interrupting my lunch break?"

[Lexin]

Arrasil Sah Kallathar
Private library

He stares for a while at the newcomer with a visible hint of disgust on his face.
"...And tell me please how did you get in here? It is quite important question as I would have to either fire my servants or ressurect them... your answer would speed up things."

[Snowfire]

Private Library
"Quite right, Kitten." Jena nods in thanks to Kitra. "And children should learn not to interrupt where they're neither needed, nor wanted." She shakes her head. "It's quite sad really, parent's used to teach their kids right."

I am utterly, flat immune to all forms of detection via the use of anything but extraordinary abilities. This is an Epic defense. And it's Ex.

So little Yukari - presuming that's her - will have had no idea that Jena was here until she - Jena - opened the door. That's the only reason I put in the "Sonozaki keep on trying to locate me" and drack said "you're untraceable". :smallwink:

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Private Library

Yukari gives the now empty bottle a dark look and mutters under her breath, "...meanie." She pulls a bottle of sake and a cup from her pocket, and pours herself a drink.

Then, with an innocent expression, she tilts her head over to one side, and looks to Kitra. "Oh, our business is concluded. I just came here for the other two. I'm sorry if I disturbed you."

Turning to Arrasil, she takes a large gulp of her beverage before giving him a radiant smile and giggling. "Magic! Nipah~!"

At Jena's words, Yukari raises her eyebrow incredulously and snorts. "Oh please. If anyone's a child, it's you."

Unless it's to her benefit not to, Yukari will always act as if everything is happening just the way she planned. So it's not as if her behavior will change, she'll just adapt instantly to the new situation.

But vision is (Ex), no? :smalltongue:

[drack]

Private Library
Kitra seems completely unperturbed, walking over to the child and squatting until they're at eye level.No, not at all, though I fear business with those who serve under me is as business with me myself. So what is our business again?

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Private Library

Yukari stares confidently back into Kitra's eyes, her gaze never wavering. In a steady voice, she says, "My business is none other than the highest level of protection we can offer for all of the attendees to our Convention. If you wish to deny your friends access to our wards, feel free. But don't come crying to me when they die because you were saved by our wards and they were not."

[drack]

Private Library
Kitra considers this, the knowing smile never vanishing from her face, and still never reaching her eyes. "I see, so it is something that you consider a threat even to the board of directors of CUP. Tell me, what is it we should fear so little one?"

[Snowfire]

Jena laughs, almost sadly, at the child's response.

"Oh, Yukari-san, if only you could open your eyes." She sighed, the melancholy sparkle remaining in hers for a moment, before clearing. "Sidestepping an argument that would likely get us nowhere though, I believe I must decline your no doubt kind offer.

"We did not reach the here and now by being careless, jel'sutho'enedra." She said, voice gently. "And on that note, I believe I agree with Kitten here. What is it we should fear?"

Ok, question and a note:
What does Yukari look like under an Epic True Seeing type effect?

And if Yukari has Tongues or something similar in effect, she'll understand that word as meaning something along the lines of "forever-younger-sister". :smallwink:

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Private Library

Taking another long drink, Yukari sighs and rests her hand on her face. "And that's the main threat, isn't it? We don't know what the attack is going to be. The unknown is always the most dangerous, yes?"

"But, we do have some information. We know that it will originate from the Outer Planes. Thus, one can assume it will come from one of our enemies, likely Mechanus or the Nine Hells, or even a particularly militant faction of Celestia."

She then stops, glancing at Kitra. A barely suppressed smile appears on her face. "...Kitten? That is so cute and disturbing at the same time."

Under epic true seeing, Yukari looks like a short blue-haired girl in a green sundress. So exactly the same. :smalltongue:

[Snowfire]

Private Library
"You should hear what she calls me, jel'sutho." Jena snickered wickedly.

[Moonlitdreams]

???
Dodoran's palace

It is nearing the time of the Convention, perhaps two hours before, when Dodoran will be informed by his guards that there is someone here to speak with him.

A wiry young gnoll sits with a shaman's walking stick that he taps against his hairy knees as he waits.

[drack]

Private Library
Ah, well it's better then the enemy that we have no idea about. If it's the outer plans then perhaps you will be able to handle it. Were it on the other hand the deep reaches of the shadow plane, or the outer astral, then we could have been facing trouble... Turning her back Kitra reminds the girl "Perhaps you should be helping your master begin the opening ceremony?"

OOC:
Knowledge the planes for the win! :smalltongue:

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Private Library

Raising a curious eyebrow, Yukari replies with a smirk, "Oh? And what does she call you?

To Kitra, she shrugs. "Yeah, I guess so. The Outer Planes really don't have much going for them but their deities and their infinite size." She says this in a serious manner, but you can tell that she's quite confident about the whole affair.

"Indeed. The Convention is about to start. Would you three like to rendezvous with the rest of the board, and then accompany me to Ostia?"

[drack]

private library
"We should get going."

After everyone begrudgingly forsakes the warm room, the comfortable chairs, and the nice wine, Kitra leads the group back to the CUP headquarters where eighty merks wait. With a look that says "you better pay them" Kirta announces to the merks that the little girl is their employer telling them to play nice. After that she gathers the CUP board members inside giving them the standard schpeal on how they represent CUP today, and how not to screw it up before they all head out to the convention.

[Snowfire]

Private library
"A lady never tells, alsh'leeka'aen." Jena replies with a knowing wink. "Especially not to one of your tender years." She chuckles at the next question. "And we shall make our own way I think, little one. No doubt we will see you again, but for now I ask you to leave us. We know the way."

[Morcleon]

Furude Yukari
Private Library

Yukari nods politely at Jena, a strained smile upon her face. "Very well then, Jena-dono, I shall see you at the Convention. May your weather be ever fair."

She snaps her fingers, and disappears in a burst of shattered light, taking the entire mercenary group with her. The shards slowly fall to the floor, fading away to nothing.

[drack]

Afterwards the above happens, hopefully with the employer returning to accept/lead the merks, and Kitra happily follows snow to the convention. :smallbiggrin:

OOC:

No rush, jut leaving an opening for you to post when you get to it :smalltongue:

[niw18]

Pao was in front of place that the convention was going happen it was two days early and went from sitting to pacing back and forth to sitting and in between meditation. He would stay their waiting he had traveled and walked whole city already and got bored so he decided to wait for the day the job started. He would also chant mantra going between two odd sounding tongues one seemed gentle kind and soothing the other harsh and seemed have an evil soul chilling quality to it.

The next day he would do the same and also watched as people pasted by. He would then stand as the sun and moon had raised and lowed three times which meant that the day of the convention was at hand and waited wondering if that strange women would be here to give guidance or some other person from this cup place would appear to him.

[Morcleon]

http://www.wallchan.com/images/mediums/15291.jpg
Temporal Convention, Perlucidum Ostia

The long awaited day of the Convention has arrived. One way or another, you arrive at a single large platform, floating above the clouds and filled with milling beings of all shapes and sizes. Elves and dwarves, faeries and dragons, angels and devils and demons, even a few cosmic horrors, have come to attend this Convention. Uniformed figures (they appear to be male and female humans, but they do seem a little... off) dart about the area, marking in those who have arrived, and checking them in for customs.

After some time of this bureaucratic mess, the uniformed officials, apparently finished with their business, depart and take their positions at the edges of the platform. A figure steps up to the front, and his visage is broadcast to several screens scattered around the border, his voice booming through multiple sound amplifiers. All recognize him as Sonozaki Akira, the leader of the Sonozaki Corporation, and the legendary "Undying Scientist" from the War of Ages.

"Welcome, welcome, beings from across the multiverse, to the First Temporal Convention! For those who may not know me, I am Sonozaki Akira, your host for these seven days. This week, you shall be able to meet those whom have never before seen or been seen in the cosmology, you will see strange and wondrous devices from exotic locales, and you will see a preview of the world of the future, a place of post-scarcity, post-need, of intelligence and understanding."

He pauses, and glances around at you. In a somewhat softer voice, he continues. "Most everyone here is a veteran of the War of Ages, that terrible thing that killed so many, and forever changed the status quo of this world. It is very likely that you may see a former, or even current, enemy of yours. I ask you, do not attack or provoke them. This is a place for peace and understanding, for a self-sustaining society cannot be run off of aggression and impulse. We will be enforcing this total mutual cease-fire very strictly."

In a more cheerful tone, he claps his hands and gestures widely. "But enough of that! This is a time for exploration and new things, new ideas! Enjoy yourselves! Any information you need is likely already on your invitation; any more questions or comments may be directed to me, or any of our officials scattered around the grounds."

He steps off of his podium, and the vessel you are on descends through the clouds. Barely a quarter minute later, the barrier parts, and you can see the great city of Perlucidum Ostia. It is an intricate mass of vast floating platforms, interconnected through skywalks, gravity tunnels and portals. Small vessels fly between these structures, as metallic schools of fish, following a pattern known only to them. And in the center of it all, is a massive spire of metal and crystal and light. It stretches from the ground up, extending hundreds of stories high. It is known simply as, the Spire of Ostia. This is where you shall begin.

You estimate that the platform you are standing on will take a few minutes to descend to the point of debarkation.

These few minutes gives you a chance to speak to Atriol officials, Akira, and/or each other. Enjoy the RP time. :smallcool:

[drack]

Still distracted by this mention of an attack Kitra quickly surveys the geography off the area.


could I have some mention of geography of the convention/wards around it? :smalltongue:

[Morcleon]

Geography of Ostia
The actual Convention will be located outside, on the various platforms around the Spire. Your living quarters and the various other amenities are inside the Spire. All of this is very much freeform, due to the sheer complexity of the event.

The area below Ostia is a mostly flat grassy plain, with scattered trees and bushes. Upon closer inspection, the trees and bushes are actually arranged in a subtle circular pattern. Beyond this is a tall mountain range, jagged and icy at the peak, yet glittering gloriously in the sunlight.

As for the wards, you can tell from the faint, sporadic shimmers that they cover a large dome, extending out to the far side of the mountain range. They don't seem to be doing anything to you now. For any details on these wards, you will need a detect psionics-type effect and a psicraft check.

[white rider]

Dodoran's castle
"Alright, thank you than. I will see you at the meeting. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have business to attend to."
OOC: sorry for the post gap, I had an unexpected lack of wifi... again :smallannoyed:

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta
Temporal Convention, Perlucidum Ostia

A very healthy looking young female centaur stands on the platform. She has brown fur, tanned skin and a powerful build. Her fingers sport claws, there is the suggestion of feathers throughout her long dark hair and she has a single slim crystal horn rising vertically out of her forehead.
She is turning a small red crystal disc over in her hand in an absent minded way as she looks around at the others on the platform. A large bear accompanies her and by his association you might assume that this centaur is a druid.
She smiles at the other assorted figures before speaking.
"Looks like we have quite a collection of personalities here, a number of quite famous even infamous faces"


looking around with Arcane sight and true seeing at the assembled personages [roll0] spot

[drack]

Probing for magic

Kitra shows up devoid of magical items, and wards. :smallwink:

[Snowfire]

"Quite a collection indeed, my lady..?" She trails off, inflection questioning. Jena's blonde trails hair behind her in the wind, playfully tossing and teasing at a slightest movement.

Radiates no magic, no alignment aura - if anyone asks - and appears devoid of magical items except for a bag on her belt, which radiates moderate conjuration, and a small patch in one pocket which also radiates moderate conjuration.

I know if anyone is mundanely disguised, and have an Epic - if that matters - True Sight type effect.

[greenpotato]

The centaur raises an eyebrow "Lady? I don't have any such titles princess but you can call me Byss. And what would your name be.." she pauses to look you up and down "..my lady"


Detect Magic:
-faint auras of telepathy, psychometabolism and psychokenisis on the centaur, the crystal that she holds and the bear
-a moderate aura of transmutation on the bear

True seeing:

the bear is actually a smug looking Chronotyryn

[Snowfire]

"Jena, or Twinkle Star if you listen to her." She jerks a thumb in the direction of Kitra. "And I meant no offence with my giving of title, I simply find it wiser sometimes to be courteous." She winks at the bear. "An interesting friend you have, though. How do you do?" The last question focused on the bear.

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Temporal Convention, Perlucidum Ostia

A robed gnoll shaman with dusty brown fur and yellow eyes stands upon the platform, mildly looking around. He is flanked by four guards and two younger, blue eyed gnolls that are looking around with wonder.

"And I am Denzen. Nice to meet you, ladies." He smiles.


Denzen: Radiates no magic, seems to carry no magic items other than a silver holy symbol of a shield around his neck, which radiates faint evocation.

I have True Seeing; looking around with Spot: [roll0]

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira
Temporal Convention, Perlucidum Ostia

Through the crowd, you see a figure wandering around, shaking hands, greeting dignitaries, and throwing around a small joke here and there. He spots this group, and a wide grin spreads across his face. Making his way over to you, he chuckles. "Well, well, well. Such a gathering of the major players in the world, eh?"

This is Sonozaki Akira. A dark haired man of indeterminate age, he is clad in a white shirt with a dark red waistcoat. On his back are two swords, the longer one a blood red and the shorter a night black. And upon his eye rests a strange monocle, with a beveled rectangular screen and esoteric symbols flitting upon it. He bows to the group as a whole before addressing those who have made themselves known.

"Byss-san. Little Yukari-chan has told me quite a bit about you. Good things, of course."

"Duvaria-dono. Yukari-chan still has the axe you left in her keeping, and she says that you need not worry."

"Jena-dono. A void incarnate, yes? Interesting, I had always supposed your type a legend. Imagine my surprise when Yukari-chan told me otherwise."

"And Kitra-dono! It is such a pleasure to meet you here. Although I see you still are set on having your entirety cloaked, even on such a lovely day as this. A shame..."

All throughout his talking, he wears a warm smile, and seems quite welcoming to you all.

Detect magic (& similar)
Moderate conjuration on belt.
Overwhelming universal on self.
Insane numbers of various magic/psionic auras, all overwhelming.

Alignment sensing
Overwhelming evil, strong good, strong chaos.

(...I'll let you guys stew on that for a while... :smallamused::smalltongue:)

True Seeing
The exact same, save for a fresh red scar on his right cheek.

[drack]

"Well you know how it is" Kitra vaguely replies with a wink. "looks kill."

[white rider]

Dodoran enters, fashionably late and clad in magnificent silver robes, flanked by a massive retinue of paladins. Motioning for his honor guard to stay back near the spire. Dodoran himself simply ascends through the air to meet the host at his platform. Once there, Dodoran bows to Sonozari, than to the others, before walking up to Jena. The paladin has no obvious weapons, but appears completely calm.
"And how are you on this fine day, milady?"
If detect alignment:
Dodoran radiates overwhelming law and good
if detect magic/arcane sight/etc
Dodoran has a magical ring on his finger (strong conjuration), and a magical amulet (strong transmution), as well as a host of abjurations
true seeing
In Dodoran's place stands a tall silver dragon

[Snowfire]

"Young, beautiful, sexy. What about you, sweetsilver?"

DC 57 will save or be affected as Charm Monster. This is not an attack.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

Akira chuckles and throws Kitra a bemused look. "Yes, I'm sure that the mere sight of you would strike me dead."

He pauses, then mutters as an afterthought. "Well, deader, if you will..."

[Snowfire]

Jena turns to Akira, and chuckles. "Oh, sorry, missed you in the swarm of Paladins." She takes his hand, kisses it once, and returns it to him. "And as for your void incarnate supposition, I'm afraid you're quite wrong my dear fellow." Her voice fades, growing soft - and tinged with sadness. "Truth be told, it has been so long that I have almost forgotten how or why the powers wielded by such as you cannot touch me. I simply know that it is."

Blonde hair flicks in the wind as she shakes it out, as if clearing her mind of such things. "But that is the past, and there is little point in dwelling in it when the future awaits."

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

With a slightly amused face, Akira returns the hand kiss, and nods, with the slightest hint of melancholy flickering across his face. "Ah, it was not my supposition, but Yukari-chan's. She does tend to jump to conclusions rather quickly. But such is youth."

He then raises an eyebrow and muses, "But as to your source of power... Before, I had just assumed it was a powerful, focused ward, but now this new, unknown source intrigues me. Perhaps you might allow me to perform some tests and in depth scans upon your person?" He smiles hopefully. "I promise they won't hurt in the least, and that you will have full control of how far I may go."

[drack]

Kitra chuckles. "I doubt you'll get this one into any test beyond a test of endurance in bed, or a test of strength on the field. Am I wrong Twinkle Star?"

[Snowfire]

"You wound me, Kitten!" Jena replies, pulling one hand to her breast as if clutching at a cut. "I'm not that bad, those two are just my particular favourites. As I would think you would know." She sticks her tongue out at Kitra, then returns her attention to Akira. "Whilst I could be willing, you must understand that others - most of whom would have been present here if they were alive - have tried to wrest that secret from me. Not one has been successful." She shrugs. "Perhaps after the convention, we could discuss the possibility. But even if I did go through with it, I would not hold out much hope.

"The power hides itself as well as it hides me, you see."

[Morcleon]

With a bemused look, Akira's eyes flicker between the two. Such an amusing pair. He pipes up with a small smile. "...I certainly wouldn't mind either of those..."

Slightly more seriously, he winks at Jena. "And don't worry, Jena-dono. It doesn't hurt to try, ne? And who knows? Maybe I just might be able to find it."

[drack]

"You have many secrete that hide themselves in you don't you Twinkel Star." Kitra jabs.

[Snowfire]

Jena chuckles, an eyebrow twitching upwards, as if evaluating. "Eh, perhaps. But again, after the Convention. Definitely after the Convention." She laughs at Kitra's comment, shaking her head again. "Kitten, if you're jealous, you can always take me up on my offer." Turning back again to Akira.

"Perhaps, perhaps not, Akira. For you must consider the possibility that I might not want you to find it. The war is not long past, remember. And old instincts die hard."

[drack]

Taking a step back coyly Kitra apologizes. "I fear can't do that for reasons we both know all too well. All the same we did come here to have fun, so let us go and enjoy the festivities. Perhaps we'll even get a chance to duel for old times sake." Playfully Kitra draws forth her sword winging mock blows before looking about to see what there was to do at this convention.

[white rider]

Dodoran sways slightly. "Could you turn off your charm? I trust you don't want swarms of lovestruck paladins following you around.
Leaning in, Dodoran whispers, "I'm sure only one star-dazed paladin is enough."
Dodoran jives a jump of mock fright as Kitra draws her sword, and with a laugh, a massive suit of silver and gold full plate springs up around him, and a massive greatsword appears in the paladin's hand. Jokingly, Dodoran says, "Oho, Miss Shadow, care to dance?"

[drack]

"I would love to my sir knight" Kitra replies as she sheaths her sword and takes the end of his in her hands bending to kiss it as a suitor might have kissed her hand. Then spinning around between his arms she grasps his sword-bearing hand with both of hers raising it in opposition of her friend. "I challenge you Sir. Twinkle-star to a mighty duel with my new human armor and sword."

[Morcleon]

Akira grins. "As you wish, Jena-dono. We all have our secrets, yes?"

As Kitra draws her sword, a slight breeze whips up around her, only to disappear as Akira glares at the space around her. He rolls his eyes, then bursts out laughing at the sight of Kitra attempting to wield Dodoran's sword with the paladin still attached. "...are you actually serious about dueling your friend with a paladin? Because that would be a rather interesting sight."

The slight rumbling beneath your feat stops, and you realize that the platform has stopped moving. It seems you have arrived at the Spire. As you look over, fields of swirling violet and gold form a bridge to a giant open gateway into the Spire itself. Many of the guests begin making their way across the light bridge.

[drack]

"Her sword is nicer, I see no reason why I shouldn't therefore be allowed to wield a paladin in place of my own." Kitra replies with a rueful grin, and a wink to her old friend.

[Morcleon]

"Very well then," Akira proclaims with a raised hand. "If Jena-dono has no objections...?"

[drack]

Idly she draws her sword (careful not to cut her new paladin's face with it), and tosses it to Jena, then glancing about the clearing platform she adds "And a floating arena seems a perfect place for a duel."

"Then again" she considers out loud. "I'd allow you to wield the paladin as I wield Twinkel Star if you'd like to join us."

[Morcleon]

Akira raises an eyebrow at the invitation and smiles. "Hm. I've never wielded a paladin before. It should definitely be an experience."

"Although not on this floating platform. Regulations, and all that, yes? Let us go to another place. A place specifically designed for such a duel between legends." If there are no objections, he snaps his fingers, and Kitra, Jena, Dodoran and he are shifted away.

They appear on a floating platform much like the one they had left, but devoid of people. And, on the outside, devoid of city. The landscape is one of swirling stars and glowing suns. The platform is moving throughout this area, dipping and diving under asteroids and over rivers of iridescent light. It is truly a sight to see.

Akira gestures into the air and grins at Kitra and Jena. "Now, then, ladies. Shall we begin?"

[Snowfire]

"Notice however, Akira, that I never said no to your offer of a bed for the night." She says with a wink, shifting her attention again to the Paladin. "Wait, I...oh" She giggles. "My apologies. I forget so often to turn it off around people." Her eyes dim slightly, the sparkle within fading to a latent dot of light. She shakes her head at Kitra's antics with the Paladin, but catches the blade easily as their position shifts.

"You know Kitten," she says idly, fingers moving across the handle of the bastard sword, "one of these days I'm not going to play along. Then again, that day will likely be a long time from now. And....ah, there it is!"

She presses her finger on a spot on the blade, there is an audible crack, and the entire weapon erupts into blue-silver flame. She twirls the flamesword a few times, light flashing across the condensed fire, and grins at Kitra.

"You always try to hide the damned on-switch, don't you."

[drack]

Grinning Kitra slips from the paladin's arms to those of Jenna allowing her backside to rub against the other woman's front "A vary long time from now" She corrects. "Though I figure it'll be because you're too old to keep up."
Carefully Kitra grabs the hilt of her blade with her sword hand, and the base of the blade with her clawed hand, allowing Jena control over the blade.

[Morcleon]

Akira winks back to Jena with a grin. "Noted it has been."

He holds up two fingers in front of his face, closing his eyes. Nothing seems to change... He opens them, and slowly draws out his blood red katana, slight crackles of blue fire and lightning flowing from it with an ominous glimmer. He has left his night black wakizashi sheathed.

Disappearing with a shimmer, he reappears crouched on Dodoran's blade. Muttering behind him, Akira smiles faintly. "Figured it would be better if you wielded me on your blade. Probably wouldn't even work the other way around. It's not like I could even lift you..."

He looks (to his) upward, grinning cheekily at the two women as the music begins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvV-SE3dDZ0). "Please, don't hold back. I can resurrect any of you that die."

True Seeing
He is now clad in a futuristic looking suit of armor, colored silver and blue. OOC, think Iron Man + Mandalorian battle armor. :smallsmile:

[drack]

Kitra laughs as the man joins the others sword, contented to remain in Jena's embrace, rather then embracing her blade. "I think this one's in the bag Twinkle Star." She informs her human armor/sword matter-o-factually.

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen Duvaria
Temporal Convention, Perlucidum Ostia


"If none of you mind, I will follow."

Assuming no objections are raised, Denzen goes with the others to the dueling area, standing back and out of the way and looking on with curiosity.

[niw18]

The old monk would travel around taking in what each spire has to offer before finally getting to spire that had duels being held and found a spot to watch thinking it might be interesting to watch to see what the generation after his own had produced. He would sit cross-legged looking at each person and wait to see what they can do.

[white rider]

Dodoran laughs at being picked up and swung around by the inhumanly strong mercenary, but slides out of her grip. Stepping up, the paladin takes a seat, seeming completely oblivious of the fact that he is sitting on thin air. Suddenly, a massive lion appears beneath him, complete with a saddle, a bridle... and claws larger than Kitra's head. Dodoran's sword flies to his hand, transforming into a glowing lance of pure light.
"I would prefer not to have to go through dieing, thanks. And although I don't mind being a weapon, I think that Archax here would feel a bit left out."

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta

Byss watches the mock fight with half interest as she scans the surrounding area for this 'attack'

[drack]

Kitra snuggles in comfortably in Jena's arms, bracing her legs and preparing to match the movements of her old friend's heartier body, preparing to back her up as needed.

Ready action: use claw if necessity arises

Also assuming everyone has foresight so we'll start when someone moves

Happily she teases the paladin "Sorry, but with Twinkles here you may not have a choice." Without turning she asks Jena "Ready Twinks?"

[Snowfire]

Jena focuses on the beat of the music, the song whistling through her mind as her own arms come up around Kitra to direct her motion.

"Am I ever not, Kitten?"

Initiative of 81. I do not need to roll.

[drack]

"Well if I recall the battle of Hanhill pass....." Kitra jests. "And there was that time when the enemy caught you literally with your pants down in Rahuk's palace... And then there was that time-" Suddenly cutting off a dark smile creeps across her face as she adds "...and we're not even going to get into that small matter with Gregory of the Flying Ducks..."

[Snowfire]

"Hanhill was deliberate, as you well know. You were no better at Rahuk, and as for Gregory, please Kitten. It was you who sparked off that entire debacle because your rations 'weren't good enough.'" Jena smirks. "However, neither the time nor place for such things I think, dear."

The two forms blurred, blue-silver flame wreathing them both, and then they snapped across the space separating the two teams - the same flame trailing in their wake.

Jena spun and whirled to the beat, the sword in her hand flaring with light, before she it brought slicing across the mounted Paladin in a storm of condensed fire.

Attacks:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Attacks target touch AC, ignore any and all AC bonuses from spell/powers, deflection bonuses, and any AC of divine origin. Please tell me if any hit.

[drack]

"Vary well" Kitra mutters "Though I fail to see how saving you hide with a platoon is no better off..."

As they begin to move Kitra begins telling a tale in a language long forgotten, yet almost musical in nature. A tragic tale of a maiden who's hand was sought by countless suitors. Eventually the fair maiden snapped. The tale revolves largely around how she killed each of them, and is quite careful to enunciate the torment of each as they pleaded to her to take them rather then "feed them to the everlasting darkness" an interesting tale for sure, but from a vary much alien culture for sure. Perform oratory [roll0]

[Morcleon]

As Jena's blade cuts toward's him, you can see a faint, resigned grin. Your blade slashes completely through him twice, both cuts being surrounded by an amorphous golden light. Afterwards, his skin is unharmed, but there are two large rents in his vest and shirt.

"...really? Are you really that eager to get my clothes off that you would destroy my clothes?"

He chuckles and draws his other blade, which bursts into fire and lightning as it leaves the sheath. With a bright smile, he cuts down, rapidly striking with a flurry of cuts.

Katana:
1. [roll0]
2. [roll1]
3. [roll2]
4. [roll3]

Wakizashi:
5. [roll4]
6. [roll5]
7. [roll6]
8. [roll7]

Odd numbers are for Jena, even numbers for Kitra. Tell me which ones hit. All touch attacks, cannot be healed by rest, fast healing, or regeneration.

[drack]

Kitra's eyes narrow as much of the man's clothing falls to the ground. Terrified to her core of the partially stripped man drawing two swords from the seems of those garments Kitra jumps, allowing instinct to guide her she drops to the ground twisting about Jena's form finishing behind her and grasping her tight.

Dex check to move from grappled position to grappled position. :smalltongue:
[roll0]

[Snowfire]

"Eh, Kitten would tell you," Jena replies, her smile turning to a grin - eyes flashing with the joy of combat as she catches Kitra in her arms. "Sometimes I just," her form shimmers, as if reality is warping around her, "can't," her free hand comes up in a sardonic wave, "help," and as the blades slice down she becomes a blur of movement, "myself."

The blur races away from the blades, reforming about a hundred foot away into the forms of Kitra and Jena - and the latter blows Akira a kiss. "And if I wanted your clothes off, you'd be out of them." She teases.

You miss both of us with everything.

[drack]

Kitra swings down resuming original stance then considers the man. He may have two swords, but she'd seen men with two bigger ones who looked less clumsy with them. Looking to Akita and then to Yukari, Kitra sticks out her tongue.

[niw18]

He would watch the fight and noticed one he meet start speaking a langue he had not heard in a long time and listened and yawned it was that story and watched what impressed him most is one that attacked seemed to have a lot of skills. He would watch Jena as she gotten his interest at the moment the old monk has not seen such lack of regard for life since his daughter and his Jena person reminded him of her and watched to see what they would do next.

[white rider]

OOC: all hit. But no way am I dead.
Dodoran groans with the hits.
"You scratched my armor! I like this armor!"
Slamming his lance down, Dodoran charges at the insolent girl who dared to attack him.
All attacks ignore all armor, armor enhancements, and damage reduction. And a couple other things that I might be forgetting, but probably not.
Charging smite! (assuming that you are 100 ft away from me)
1)[roll0], [roll1] damage and [roll2] unholy and 33 con. damage 1153
2)[roll3], [roll4] damage and [roll5] unholy and 33 con. damage 1148
3)[roll6], [roll7] damage and [roll8] unholy and 33 con. damage 1139
4)[roll9], [roll10] damage and [roll11] unholy and 33 con. damage 1152
All attacks target both of you (epic stuff) and the smite does affect both of you (more epic stuff) and I got a full attack on a charge, yes (kinda...lame, compared to what drack is gonna throw out)

[white rider]

Yeah! Crit! In your face! Boom! What!
*cough*
Conform for #4: [roll0], for an extra [roll1]+[roll2] unholy + 66 con 2304, and another 3d6 con damage (next post) and 15 bleeding damage a turn

[white rider]

[roll0] con damage to both of you, on top of the other stuff.
And sorry for the triple post. Perhaps I should put all that crit stuff in the first post, but my epic stuff kinda screws that up...

[Morcleon]

"Ah, it seems that you two aren't just talk," muses a grinning Akira. Catching the blown kiss with two fingers and pressing them against his lips with a returned wink, he retorts, "And rest assured that if you did want them off, they would be off."

As the paladin charges, Akira leaps into the air and lands in a crouch behind the two women, his clothing already having been repaired. His voice softly amused, he whispers with a smile, "So it seems that I actually have to fight you two seriously. It's been a while since I've had to do so. I do hope you'll give me a good fight, alright?"

OOC:
If anyone who's just watching the duel wants a mini-plot hook, just post something about going into the Spire. :smallsmile:

[drack]

Kitra releases the sword slipping free of Jena's grasp. With ease she deflects the first three attacks with her claw before using it and a skillful twist of the wrist to send the fourth attack back at the paladin full force.

Having done this kitra makes an exaggerated motion of grabbing her torso, and with an exclamation of "Oh! Gaa! Daa" she spins on her heel falling to the ground. (on top of the paladin if he's dead)

[white rider]

Dodoran grimaces as his attacks are turned away, but as his ten foot lance is spun around to stab at his chest :smallconfused:, he vanishes, the lance going through the space he once was. As soon as the attack fails, the paladin reappears, the lance transforming into a massive greatsword.

[drack]

Kitra gets up dusting herself off and frowning as she walks over to the spectators at the edge of the ring. As she goes she blows a kiss to her old friend "Knock em dead for me"

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta

"If you need help to finish this Akira I could step in" the centaur says



BTW: "So it seems that I actually have to fight you two seriously. It's been a while since I've had to do so. I do hope you'll give me a good fight, alright?"
is sooo anime, nest thing you'll laugh and say "This isn't even my final form!"

[drack]

Kitra glides over to the centaur placing a hand on her shoulder. "Oh come now, Twinks has never been one for privacy, but she's never been much one for interruptions either." :smallwink:


But... but... it isn't his final form :smalltongue:

[Snowfire]

"Little one, neither of us have fought seriously since we met." Jena replies, sticking her tongue out at Akira. "And all thing's considered, I wanted to fight you." She says, one hand dropping from the burning sword in her hand.

There's a sudden blur of movement, and then - quite suddenly - there are a pair of manacles around Dodoran's wrists. Spikes shoot out from the cuffs, digging into the paladin's flesh and locking tight.

Auto-20 on attack roll. Using class feature to convert crit threat with manacles to automatic manacling. These manacles do not have a break DC and cannot be escaped from via use of the Escape Artist skill, freedom of movement, or any similar effects. For the purposes of effects, you are grappled. By a pair of manacles. :smalltongue:

Turning away from the now bound paladin, Jena's eyes flare with an almost feral light. "Now then, shall we?" She spins around Akira and her blade dances forward once more, glaring silver etching after-images in the eyes of those watching.

Attack 1: [roll0]
Attack 2: [roll1]
Attack 3: [roll2]
Attack 4: [roll3]

As last time on attack effects, except all are focused on Akira. Tell me if I hit, as usual.

[drack]

Calmly Kitra walks over to the shackled paladin ad pulls out a bottle of wine sitting down beside him to commiserate. "So, me dead and you a prisoner...." Kitra trails off as she works the bottle open and takes a swig before passing it to the paladin.

[Morcleon]

Sighing as Dodoran is chained up, Akira silently wonders if Jena is one of those people who enjoy dominating others. ...he decides to leave that judgement for a later date. He smiles back with a twinkle in his eye. "Just with me? I'm touched..."

As Jena's blade travels closer, Akira mutters with a grin, "Indeed we shall." At each of the first three strikes, he seems to reposition himself instantly on the other side of the sword, which passes harmlessly through his former position. On the fourth, however, your blade arcs towards him again, but, at the last second, the target you see is no longer Akira, but your own back. Two portals have formed, one in front and one behind, so that your final attack has targeted yourself.

Then, Akira's red blade stabs out at you twice, the first time supernally focused, the second covered in a diamond sheen, but both perfectly aimed.

None of your attacks hit me, but your last one hits yourself. :smallbiggrin:

Both attacks are natural 20s.
Damage 1: 1046

Damage 2: [roll0] + 12 negative levels
Concentration check against touch AC is 523. If it actually fails (:smalltongue:), then /4 damage on attack 2.

[Snowfire]

"Oh, you will be." Jena teases, shooting straight up, taking her away from her own strike and out of Akira's reach in another flare of shimmering fire. "But later, hot stuff, later."

Own attack misses me. Miss, miss.

[Snowfire]

The flame continues moving, Jena's form arcing across the battlefield and then coming hurtling down through the area Akira was left standing in. Fire explodes around her opponent: once, twice, thrice, and on and on, each rush of fire coming ahead of a deadly, supernaturally aimed strike from the blades now in each of her hand.

She finishes in the same place she had been six seconds ago, right in front of Akira, using the last of her movement to dance in and steal a kiss.

Sorry for double post, forgot that I needed to post Jena's actions - also had to do some essay work.

Anyway.

8 hits, unless nat 20s do not auto-hit you.

Damage 1: [roll0] + [roll1] + [roll2] = 399
Damage 2: [roll3] + [roll4] + [roll5] = 402
Damage 3: [roll6] + [roll7] + [roll8] = 404
Damage 4: [roll9] + [roll10] + [roll11] = 432
Damage 5: [roll12] + [roll13] + [roll14] = 392
Damage 6: [roll15] + [roll16] + [roll17] = 406
Damage 7: [roll18] + [roll19] + [roll20] = 390
Damage 8: [roll21] + [roll22] + [roll23] = 490

Total: 3315

Non-attack damage: [roll24]

Damage ignores all damage reduction/hardness, cannot be healed by fast healing, regeneration or any type of supernatural healing, disables fast healing and regeneration in general for 1 round and is untyped non-lethal (that still affects you even you are immune to non-lethal).

Also, loose access to a number of spells, invocations, maneuvers and powers whose total level equals [roll25]

The loss of spells/powers etc is not a result of the rolled attacks.

[white rider]

Dodoran grins and floats the flask to his lips.
"I really have got to learn that trick with the parrying. Pity I wasn't cut out to be a martial adept. But," he says to Jena, "You really shouldn't count me out of the fight."
Telekinesis on Jena- disarm (rolls in OOC thread)

[drack]

"Martial what?" Kitra returns half interested. "No, no, don't expect you to be out so easily, but you forget I had one last ace up my sleeve. A bottle and drinking companion." Kitra flashes the paladin a dangerous grin as she takes another sip. "Those two things can keep a man busy for quite a while, and..." looking into his eyes with her cold keen ones and smiling she continues "Rarely will anyone mind the 'assault'" Considering she adds "Surly you don't dislike distractions do you sir night?"

[Moonlitdreams]

Denzen has remained still on the edge of the platform for some time, bright yellow eyes intent upon the spinning performing fighters before him. There is a moment where he pauses, tips his head up a little, and then calls for his guards.

Speaking in hushed tones to one of them, he quietly excuses himself. The two younger gnolls, curious, stay to watch. The four guards disappear with him.


Spellcraft DC 22
They disappear through a casting of Greater Teleport.


Morcleon:
Denzen is going to the Spire. :smalltongue:

[white rider]

"Well, depends on how good the ale is."
Taking another swing, Dodoran grins. "But it just so happens that this ale is very good, so you should be safe for now."

[greenpotato]

Byss heads towards the spire

[drack]

Kitra gives the man a wink. "That is because it is wine, not ale."

[white rider]

"Eh, close enough."

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

Again, Akira flickers slightly to avoid each fiery strike with a bemused (and marginally bored) expression. As Jena kisses him, a slight look of surprise flits across his face, but is soon replaced with amusement as he leans forward to deepen the kiss.

After a few seconds, he telepathically murmurs, "Perhaps we should take this to a more... private location?"

Denzen Duvaria

Gonna have to say where, considering you are teleporting. :smalltongue:
Byss Gerta

As you walk into the Spire, you are met with the sights of hundreds of different civilizations, of a vast myriad of stands and buildings and beings all milling around. Many admiring gazes are thrown to you, some furtively, some less so. This place seems to contain primarily restaurants and similar diners, as well as a set of stairs marked "Living Quarters". There is also a set of stairs going down, likely to other floors of the Convention.

You are on floor 1. What do you wish to do?

[Snowfire]

Sonozaki Akira

Again, Akira flickers slightly to avoid each fiery strike with a bemused (and marginally bored) expression. As Jena kisses him, a slight look of surprise flits across his face, but is soon replaced with amusement as he leans forward to deepen the kiss.

After a few seconds, he telepathically murmurs, "Perhaps we should take this to a more... private location?"

The blade of burning light in one hand fades in the wind, vanishing into nothingness, and slender fingers rise to play across Akira's chest, tiny flares of heat at their tips burning through the fabric.

Well, I was getting bored. Jena replies. Perhaps you can hold my attention in...another manner. Akira can feel the playful desire dancing across edge of the mental connection. Take a girl for a ride, perhaps?

[drack]

Meanwhile Kitra takes another long drought of wine vaguely pointing at the paladin "There's plenty of difference. Ale reminds me of muddied roads and soiled shoes from before the war. Wine allows me to reminisce of simpler times then these in which people fought and died, and everywhere you walked your boots would be soiled another color entirely." dreamily gazing off into the stars as if deep in thoughts that would sit well with a warm fireplace and a nice quilt kitra asks "Sr knight. What were you back in those days? The days of wine and ale?"

[white rider]

Dodoran sighs. "I was a king. I still am, I guess, but... I ruled half the earth. Or perhaps I will still rule, but I can't think that I wouldn't have informed myself of the impending disaster in some way. Either way, though, my empire is dust in the wind."
The paladin sighs again. "We all are, really. None of us belong here. None of us should exist. It might be better if we didn't."

[drack]

"Truly?" Kitra asks somewhat amused and intrigued by the comment. "What of us who were born to this era? Should we not exist as well?" Kitra leans on the knight allowing her warm cheek to rest on his arm as her breath mists softly in the void of space. "Were you to all become dust all the air would be dark, and the sun would never shine again. And we would all be left coughing and wheezing." Looking up at the paladin's face Kitra asks "You don't want to leave us coughing in a dark world, do you?"

[Morcleon]

"With pleasure, my dear. With pleasure." Akira winks, and glances upward. With one hand under Jena's legs, and one supporting her back, he taps on foot on the ground. A moment later, they rocket into the air on a roaring pillar of white fire, smoke and light.

Mere seconds later, he lands upon another platform, much smaller, and with an alabaster sheen. However, it's not so much a platform as a large room, whose ceiling is the top of the demiplane itself. Grinning, he lets Jena down and whispers into her ear. "I just made this room a few seconds ago. Wonderful place, isn't it?"

[white rider]

"Ah, now you've got me going all mopey," Dodoran says, straightening up and grinning. "I sometimes wish we were back in battle. I used to be one of the greatest warriors the world had ever seen. Now the only thing my hand holds is a pen. Hells, I haven't died in years."

[drack]

Kitra, frowning now punches the paladin's armor. "So you do! You do want to leave me coughing in a dark world! Twinks was right to lock you up. Bad man. Bad man." Suddenly Kitra seems almost serious "But can you give me one good reason that you should return to dust?"

[Moonlitdreams]

@Sonozaki Akira

Two floors below where the "wall of darkness" was.

[Morcleon]

Denzen Duvaria

You appear in the middle of a large lobby, relatively empty. The walls and ceiling are made of a finely crafted marble, interspersed with artistic swirls of various metals. The few occupants spare you and your entourage a cursory glance, then take little notice of you.

To one side, a set of stairs lead down into what appears to be a very lively area, likely the Convention itself. To the other side are several sets of large metal doors, with various helpers stationed as needed. To your front, there is a reception desk, with a young, bright-eyed elf lady manning the post. Her nametag reads "Ilyia Rilyn'und".

After a few seconds of you looking around, she waves to you and addresses you. "Hello there sir! You must be King Duvaria. Welcome to the Seagull Hotel. Would you like to be taken to your room?"

[greenpotato]

Byss moves down a floor.

[white rider]

"Because this life is boring, and the afterlife that I would go to is exciting. But I press on, I live on. Life has it's highs and lows, but the peaks are greater then the top of Celestia."
Dodoran grins. "Dammit, I'm getting mopey again! This is why I try to stay away from philosophers. But speaking of miss sparkle, how am I going to get these off..."

[drack]

Kitra walks away. She knew paladins were self righteous and bold, but she had never seen one be so boring and self obsessed in their woes. In all her kindness though she had left the paladin the remaining half a bottle with which to drown his woes. Shame mercenaries can end up so messed up. Taking no particularly special path Kitra begins wandering the crowd looking for a familiar face, some exotic looking sugary treats, and some fun childish events to keep her excited and happy... that and chocolate... because everyone always needs chocolate.

[Morcleon]

Byss Gerta

The next floor down is far quieter than the first, which was a rather rowdy, public place. This one is one of the arts, with sculptures and paintings, books and tomes in various tents scattered rather haphazardly across the place. Every genre you have ever heard of is here, as well as several quite obviously not from this world. Scholars and artists, as well as the simple admirers wander about, fascinated by the enormous variety of the displays.

Give me something to work with here, 'kay? Some goal or idle curiosity that catches your eye or something like that. You can make stuff up. The place is big enough that it probably exists anyway. :smallbiggrin:

Kitra

As you wander through the Convention, you find a stand selling various delicacies from far off worlds, and you purchase a few, munching on their wondrously strange and sometimes conflicting flavors. After a rather short time of experience most of the various amusements you find interesting, you find your first and last objectives conveniently located at the same spot.

An old-fashioned building of red and gold stands prominently beside the main plaza on this level, advertising a myriad of chocolate morsels of the highest quality. And peering curiously into its window is a tall lady dressed in a fancy blue and white dress. Despite the differences in height and dress, her reflection resembles Yukari's to a startling degree, even to the extent that you suspect they are one and the same.

[white rider]

Dodoran gives his goodbye to Kitra and jumps off the platform, transforming into a silver dragon in midair and winging his way to the tower.

[drack]

"Flavor or quantity?" Kitra asks addressing the woman as she too looked through the glass munching on her candied cotton. It always amazed her how much people from the future could do with cotton...

[Morcleon]

Dodoran

As you circle the tower, several other dragons appear in your sight. The four close enough to be plot important talk to are two topaz, one sapphire, and an amethyst dragon. The sapphire, a female, approaches you and hails you with a roar. Hello there! I see we have another visitor of our kind to this gathering. I am Mikaela of the Varastok Mountains. And you are?"

Kitra

"Ah..." The woman starts slightly at your sudden appearance. Regaining her composure, she smiles kindly and replies, "Flavor, most definitely. Even the greatest amounts of simple chocolate pale in comparison to the most expertly crafted blends of cocoa and sugar."

[drack]

True, true, but I can't help but take many of the little flavored ones to try!"

[Morcleon]

Kitra

Chuckling, the woman nods in agreement. "Indeed. The variety of tastes is one of their best factors."

She blinks, as if suddenly remembering something, then gives a somewhat embarrassed smile. "Oh, I apologize. I haven't even give you my name. I am Furude Miyoko. And who might you be?"

[drack]

"I'm Kitra" Kitra replies before asking "Would you like to ride the wheel of iron with me?"
Ferris wheel

[Morcleon]

Kitra

Miyoko perks up at the sound of your name. "Oh? You're Kitra-dono?" She giggles and gives you an amused look. "You're the girl that my younger cousin has been ranting so much about. If I didn't know any better, I'd say he had a crush on you. But alas, his childish days have passed, and he rarely resorts to such tactics anymore..."

She then nods enthusiastically. "Oh yes. I've been wanting to ride that, but it feels so awkward going alone." With a joyful expression, she walks with you to the wheel of iron. Reaching into the folds of her dress, she pulls out a small, but exquisite, bar of chocolate and unwraps it. She offers a piece to you with a hopeful smile.

[drack]

Cousin? Kitra asks before happily accepting the piece of chocolate as they get in line for the "wheel of iron"

[Snowfire]

"With pleasure, my dear. With pleasure." Akira winks, and glances upward. With one hand under Jena's legs, and one supporting her back, he taps on foot on the ground. A moment later, they rocket into the air on a roaring pillar of white fire, smoke and light.

Mere seconds later, he lands upon another platform, much smaller, and with an alabaster sheen. However, it's not so much a platform as a large room, whose ceiling is the top of the demiplane itself. Grinning, he lets Jena down and whispers into her ear. "I just made this room a few seconds ago. Wonderful place, isn't it?"

"It'll do." Jena replies teasingly, spinning out of Akira's arms and dancing - as if carefree - just out of his reach."The real question though, is will you. Her eyes flare, subtle power sweeping out around her to trace intricate patterns in the air and her lips purse in a flowing whistle the blends somehow with the patterns around her and her elegant moves through them.

Give me a CL check for each piece of technology on Akira's person. Oh, and Akira himself if he's actually a hologram - or similar.

[Morcleon]

Kitra

"Yes. Little Akira-kun." Miyoko looks amused at your enthusiasm for chocolate and continues, "He is the one who decided we should have this Convention, after all."

Sonozaki Akira

"Would you care to find out?" responds Akira with a blithe smile. With a quiet snap of his fingers, a soft flurry of sparks flies up to join with Jena's patterns, and he steps forwards, reaching an outstretched hand for hers, a playful grin on his face. "I assure you, you won't be disappointed. And who knows? Perhaps I shall even exceed one with as high of expectations as yourself."

[Snowfire]

"Perhaps you will." Jena slips past Akira's outstretched hand, curling into the curve of his arm as a delicate finger rises to gently rap his eyepiece. "But...without all the gadgets I think. Light arcs across Akira's body for a moment, and Jena brushes the eyepiece away, letting it fall to the ground as the other pieces of technology shut down or fall away.

"You don't mind playing fair, do you?" She whispers in his ear, before darting around to catch his lips in hers.

Hope you don't mind the tech falling off, it's thematic effect more than anything else. If you do, I can change it.

[greenpotato]

Byss wanders around, not sure what shes supposed to be doing or what all this odd stuff is around her.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

The eyepiece falls to the ground silently as Akira chuckles and whispers back, shivering slightly as the light plays across him. "Ah, so eager, are we? And I don't mind it at all. In fact, I think I'll rather enjoy it."

He lets himself be captured in Jena's kiss and, wrapping his formerly outstretched arm into the small of her back, readily returns the favor.

Nah. As I said, I can always get more. And besides, at this level, we can't focus everything on the numbers, can we? :smallwink:

Byss Gerta

Suddenly, from out of the crowd, comes a small blue and green blur that latches onto your side with a happy squeal. "Byss-san! You came!"

You look down to see a radiantly beaming Furude Yukari, now dressed in a red and white miko outfit, with her hair done up in a fancy side ponytail.

[greenpotato]

Byss Gerta

"Hello girl-thing, good to see you. Can you tell me what I'm supposed to be doing?" Byss says with a smile as she indicates vaguely at the bustling activity around her.

[Morcleon]

Byss Gerta

Yukari's small eyebrow twitches and she whines, "Hauu... I told you not to call me that..."

But then brightening up, she throws her hands up in the air and exclaims, "Explore! Learn new things! Have fun! Come on, I'll show you something you might like." Pulling on your hand, she drags you through the crowd, towards some unknown destination. As she does so, she glances back at you and smiles. "This place is probably a bit disconcerting for you, after spending so long in the presence of nature. Although, this entire city is actually a sort of nature, you know. It lives, breathes, grows. It's a wonderful place, Ostia..."

[greenpotato]

Byss laughs at the creatures whine and follows her though the crowd with the bear loping along behind. "Alive? But how is that possible?" she says looking around at the buildings in a confused manner.

[Morcleon]

Byss Gerta

With a mysterious smile, Yukari replies, "Everything is nature, in a way. The molecules within these buildings have existed as many other things before our ancestors had even been born, and in the long aeons after we have all died, they shall be many more things yet."

She perks up, as if remembering something. Reaching into her sleeve, Yukari pulls out a bar of chocolate, wrapped in a red and gold foil. Carefully peeling off the thin metal, she offers some to Byss with a hopeful smile. "Would you like some? It's a very nice piece of candy."

[Snowfire]

Sonozaki Akira

The eyepiece falls to the ground silently as Akira chuckles and whispers back, shivering slightly as the light plays across him. "Ah, so eager, are we? And I don't mind it at all. In fact, I think I'll rather enjoy it."

He lets himself be captured in Jena's kiss and, wrapping his formerly outstretched arm into the small of her back, readily returns the favor.

Nah. As I said, I can always get more. And besides, at this level, we can't focus everything on the numbers, can we? :smallwink:

I'm told I bore easily, Sono' she whispers into his mind. One of the reasons they have to keep on replacing the higher ranks of the heavenly courts. Akira feels her smile into the kiss, one hand coming up around his head to pull him closer. And if you thought that was something... She seems to twist slightly, fingers of her free hand dancing across Akira's back and setting his mind afire as something very akin to silver flame flickers around them.

Perform (THAT skill): 240

Yeah, in all honesty, playing the numbers game is just going to end with us blowing the top off of the demiplane. So that will probably be my only roll of that for this scene - which I foresee us pulling a curtain on rather soon :smallbiggrin:

[greenpotato]

"I don't think so, it smells fake, synthetic, like processed sugar and all sorts of odd chemicals" Byss says with a shake of her head "Sorry if I offend but no, I would not like any thank you"

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

"Then it seems that the heavens know not of how to please such a woman as yourself, Jena." A smile within the kiss and a pulse of invigorating green light into their minds follow Akira's reply. Surprised (in a good way) at the sudden influx of feeling, he murmurs back with a mental wink, "...such a wonderful feeling. Let's see if I can give the same to you..." He shifts almost imperceptibly, and presses closer, both minds set aflame in silver and green hues.

Perform (that skill): 233

Pretty nice, considering my complete lack of any ranks. And yes, this level of intimacy is probably the most these boards will hold. :smallbiggrin:

Byss Gerta

Yukari sighs, then shrugs. "More for me, then."

A minute more of being dragged along, and Yukari stops at the central plaza of the floor, where a medium-sized tree stands. But upon closer inspection, one can clearly see that it is exceptional, having been born of magic and life, its veins slowly throbbing with light.

Walking up to it, Yukari taps lightly on the trunk, whispering into it. From inside, a creaking noise begins to issue, and a young boy with short red hair, appearing no older than ten, steps forth in a homespun tunic and pants. He smiles at you. "Hello, Byss Gerta. Little Yukari has told me about you. Welcome to the An'weld Tree. You may call me Negitas."

[greenpotato]

"Hmmm..." The centaur squints at the 'boy' suspiciously.

Knowledge Nature on the tree [roll0]
Knowledge Arcana on the tree [roll1]
Is the boy the same thing as Yukari?

[Morcleon]

Byss Gerta

"..." Negitas stares back, curiously, before muttering to Yukari. "You never told me she was this paranoid..."

Yukari just shrugs.

You know that the tree is a Tree of Arcane Fate.


The tree (which is always either a cherry tree or an ash tree. The reason for this is a secret known only to a select few) suffuses the earth around it with magical essence. Anyone born within a mile of the tree is much more likely to become a sorcerer, their fate infused with the kiss of the arcane. Wizard's towers are likely to appear by such trees, merely by coincidence. Perhaps the wizard likes the look of the landscape, or the sight of cherry blossoms. Anyone who chops down the tree is immediately enlightened to the true nature of reality, and most likely discorporates into pure nirvana. After one hundred years of growth, the tree bears a fruit. Anyone eating it becomes a god, but at great cost, though each pays their own price.

Negitas is not the same thing as Yukari. You can tell that he is the spirit of the tree, after a fashion, the arcane energies of the tree having coalesced and spontaneously granted itself sentience.

[niw18]

Search for Devil Representatives

He left and explored the spire and went to where devils and Representatives for each layer of hell chosen as the nine arch devils would most likely location. Pao was more interested in who the schemer had sent to represent the ninth layer of hell as he knew him well enough that he will properly be looking to use this to his advantage somehow. He would travel around spire till he was directed to area that devil Representatives where.

[Morcleon]

Pao

It's surprisingly easy to navigate the place. There are maps every so often, and the occasional helpful official. After about a quarter hour of wandering, you see a number of pit fiends, one obviously higher in standing than the rest. She turns as you approach, and gives you a disdainful look.

"And what brings you here, child of earth?"

[Snowfire]

An indeterminate time later

"Not bad at all, Sono'" Jena sighed pleasantly, curled in beside the man as she traced intricate whorls on his chest, fingers leaving a lingering trail of cold fire dancing on his skin. "Not bad at all." She smirked. "Not quite as practiced as myself, but definitely impressive.

"What of yourself?"

[Morcleon]

"That was... quite good." Akira murmurs, running a finger through Jena's hair, small green sparks still trailing from his hands. He lets out a contented breath, smiling over at his companion. "Definitely the best experience I've had."

[Snowfire]

Jena chuckles at her bedmate's comment. "Well, I have had rather a lot of practice." Her smirk widens. "One of the reasons that the Upper Planes keep on having to find new champions." She says wickedly. "I keep on stealing their current ones away, you see."

She glanced around the room, it pretty much devoid of any functional piece of furniture other than the bed the two were in, and raised an eyebrow at Akira. "So...what sort of dilation where we running on in here?" She asks innocently.

[Morcleon]

"And what do you do with these stolen champions, I wonder?" Akira chuckles with a playful twinkle in his eye. "I do hope you aren't planning to steal me away."

Smile widening at Jena's observation, he gives her an approving nod, and replies, "Smart girl. I'm rather surprised you noticed. We're doing a... 32 to 1 time ratio, I think."

[Snowfire]

"Oh, now that would be telling, Akira." She replies, teasing. "A girl should have at least a few secrets, alshoa'chern." Her eyes flash with a wicked light and she laughs again. "And if I was going to steal you away, I already would have. She states lazily.

She shakes her head at his compliment. "I'm not just a pretty face, Akira. And as you might have noticed a while back, I do have ways of dealing with things most don't notice. She stares out of the room for a moment, as if seeing far more than what the window showed. "It's wonderful to watch though." She turns her head, eyes almost...wistful...as they meet his. "Most don't study time manipulation. I had to."

[Morcleon]

"Ah, and yet another secret to peak my curiosity," muses Akira with a smirk. He looks at her with a determined smile. "One of these days…"

He gazes back into her eyes, and something flickers across his face, regret, perhaps. Quickly replaced by a faint, sad smile, he says softly, "It seems, then, that we've both had rather difficult pasts. Someone… very important to me once told me not to dwell on the past too much, and to look forwards, to what is to come. As cliche as it sounds," he chuckles softly, "perhaps we should look to the future, yes?"

[Snowfire]

Jena smiles, eyes almost pitying for an instant. "I would be surprised if any among this conclave have had anything but difficult pasts, alshoa'chern." She replies gently. "And I suspect there are pieces of your past that even you run from in fear. When you pause, when you joke or try to laugh away the words you just spoke. They're there in those moments." She shakes her head, her gentle smile never wavering. "Yet if you face those moments, instead of fleeing them, you free yourself. What is to come is what will be, but you shape that future with the actions of the moment. And if you face the dark places, let go of the pain and loss and fear inside, you find a peace that - if all shared it - might be the end of conflict as it exists in reality." She shrugs, then tilts her head at him, blinking innocently.

"And here I am pouring secrets into your hand, and you've not seen fit to offer in return?" She smiles - truly this time - and shakes her head alike to a mother with an unruly child. "Come, a secret for a secret. 'Tis only fair, and surely you have more than enough to match my own few without breaching your safety."

Do you have Tongues or something similar active?

[Morcleon]

"Indeed..." Akira sighs, a pensive expression on his face. "Often, I do try to ignore it, and most of the time, it works. But there are those times where it doesn't work. He glances over at her with a regretful smile. I want to face it, to finally accept my darkness. But there's something stopping me. I don't know what..."

Smiling back at her, he tilts his head to one side with a raised eyebrow. "Ah, secrets are the true currency of this world, yes? But I suppose you have more than earned some from me." He hesitates for a second before speaking, his eyes gazing off into the distance.

"I had to kill my mother." He lets out a breath before continuing. "It was in the middle of the war. We had a doomsday device, of sorts, so that if things on the planet got bad enough, we could destroy the entire place. Anyway, my mother was one of those who had worked on it, and knew the key to activate it, and she had been possessed by one of our enemies. We managed to disrupt its hold on her for a few seconds, and in those seconds, she ordered me to kill her. I-" He stops, takes in a deep breath, and finishes, "I did it. I just... killed her..."

[Snowfire]

Jena listens as Akira speaks, projecting only an accepting silence until he finishes. Her eyes flick up again to his, seeming to look straight through him, and she reaches up. A soft hand traces his face in a gentle caress, and her tone is almost apologetic. "I did not say that you must accept your presumed darkness, child. I only said that letting go of it could free you of the pain that torments you every waking moment - and many of those in slumber."

Her hand slips, curling around the back of his neck and drawing him down beside her so that their eyes are level. "Your enemies must have been truly terrible for you to have been forced to create a device so preemptively destructive." She sighs, the outgoing breath soft, and blinks slowly. "There are many things I could tell you Akira. That it was not your fault. That your mother could not have wanted to live like that - or after what she might have done in thrall. But I won't." She shook her head. "You know the reason, even if it lies buried in your mind; surrounded by fear that fights with a self-destructive fury against the possible truth of my words. Some say your mind tells you one thing whilst your heart tells you another. In my experience a truer answer would be to multiply the amount for the mind by twelve - at least. And do not even consider that of the heart.

"Those numbers aside though, somewhere deep down you fear not that it was wrong to kill your mother - in fact part of you I think wishes that I would tell you such so you could respond with indignation and anger - but that it was, as you fear to believe, right. For if you were right in your choice, then the responsibility lies with you. If you were wrong, then she was wrong - so the blame can be attached to one other than yourself." She squeezed his shoulder once.

"The mind is a funny thing, Sonozaki Akira. Powerful beyond belief, but fettered by self-doubt, anxiety, and the crushing fear of taking responsibility - true responsibility - for all that you have done in this life. For if that responsibility is yours, then all your failures are down to you and you alone - or so many (you among them I believe) believe. The truth is quite different. But..." She sighed again. "That truth is not something that I can teach. Would that I could, but I cannot."

"Yet you have given me a secret, so I ask you if you would be willing to trade if I gave another, if only to learn some small measure of the other. My past is a long, painful book. But it is not without joy, and there is light at its end. Would you care for me to read a passage in exchange for another from yours?"

So, that would be a natural 20 on the Profession (Counselor) roll I think...:smallbiggrin:

[Moonlitdreams]

In the Spire


Denzen Duvaria

You appear in the middle of a large lobby, relatively empty. The walls and ceiling are made of a finely crafted marble, interspersed with artistic swirls of various metals. The few occupants spare you and your entourage a cursory glance, then take little notice of you.

To one side, a set of stairs lead down into what appears to be a very lively area, likely the Convention itself. To the other side are several sets of large metal doors, with various helpers stationed as needed. To your front, there is a reception desk, with a young, bright-eyed elf lady manning the post. Her nametag reads "Ilyia Rilyn'und".

After a few seconds of you looking around, she waves to you and addresses you. "Hello there sir! You must be King Duvaria. Welcome to the Seagull Hotel. Would you like to be taken to your room?"
Denzen Duvaria

The gnoll king softens at the reception, offering a toothy smile. "Indeed, it is I. I would see my room so I can drop off some items that are weighing me down, yes." The youngest guard shuffles, and Denzen snorts. "Yes, and I presume there are rooms for this lot as well?"



OOC:
Sorry for the wait. ^^;

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

Akira accepts Jena's counseling intently, silently. He smiles gratefully at her, but his eyes seem to hold even more regret then before. "I..." He pauses, and sighs. "Thank you, Jena. I suppose I'll find the truth when I'm truly ready. Thank you."

He smiles wistfully and gazes over at her. "It's interesting, how calming just talking about things can be. But still, I wonder where my mother is now..."

"But enough about me. It's not often that I find someone who can relate to me at all, so yes, I would definitely be willing to reciprocate your secret for another of mine."

Indeed it would be a 20. /akirahug :smallsmile:

Denzen Duvaria

In the Spire
"Alright then. Just a sec." Ilyia turns to metal doors and calls out, "Hey! Crynthoris! Get over here!"

A black-haired young man quickly walks over and offers to take any items you wish to hand him. "Sir? If you'll follow me..."

He turns and leads you to the metal doors. Tapping a button marked with an up arrow, the doors open, and a spacious, but empty room is revealed. "Come in, and we'll be at your rooms shortly."
OOC:Eh, it's fine. It is Thanksgiving, after all. :smallbiggrin:

[Moonlitdreams]

In the Spire


Denzen thanks the man, but he and his guards keep their burdens as they step into the elevators. Denzen gives the mechanical contraption a distrustful sniff, unused to this level of technology.

OOC: If anything would show up on Greater Arcane Sight or True Seeing that isn't already visible, let me know.

[Morcleon]

Denzen Duvaria
Inside the Spire

Crynthoris waves his hand over a spot on the wall, and a floating panel pops up. It seems to contain the entire guest list. He taps it a few times, and the room around you seems to waver, then refocus. (GAS detects Wish.)

He taps another button, and the doors open again, this time onto a long, ornately decorated hallway, filled with doors. "After you, sir."

OOC: You notice that a lot all of the interfaces are illusions, but do seem to be a valid control point for the technology.

[Snowfire]

"Everyone faces their demons in the end, Akira. No matter how hard one runs, or tries to lock them away. Eventually you loose the choice. But I do not think that will happen to you." Jena replies, then chuckles at his next words.

"K'ren'fa, you would scarcely be what you are if you did not wonder. And talking properly, as we do now, has always been the primary - and likely best - stress relief mechanism in existence.

"As to my secret however..." She trails off, again seeming to look through him rather than at him, then her lips quirk in a sudden, wistful, almost-smile. "I had a sister once." She says. "A long, long time ago. " She snapped her fingers, silver fire dancing wickedly around them . "She is the reason I have this. The reason that I am even here, now." She shook her head. "I was given a gift, but it was not without price." She snapped her fingers again, snuffing out the flame. "And in the end, the sister who gave me it was forced to send me away so that the stars would keep turning."

She stopped. "There is more, but I think that is one secret, K'ren'fa"

K'ren'fa translates to "Bright Eyes". Again, several 404 errors.

And on the counselling front, it would likely be unfair of me not to say that I'm actually training to be one. So I have...somewhat of an advantage on that front :smallsmile:

[niw18]

the adventure in the search was rather easy as maps and helpful officials aiding him and soon notice pit fiends and walked up it was quarter of an hour since he started but he finally found then and noticed female pit fiend and the disdained look she gave him " so your master taught you well and what is the schemer up to this time" he would ask the pit fiend and laugh " i am just checking up I know your master very well" he say

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

Listening intently, Akira gazes at Jena, silently offering his support. Once she finishes, he nods slowly, placing his hand onto hers. "So you are not native to this existence either?" He leans in slightly and murmurs, "And as for your sister and this gift, perhaps there was a reason that you were sent here. We would not exist without a purpose. It is purpose that creates us, purpose that drives us, and finally, purpose that destroys us. But finding this purpose is difficult. I certainly haven't. Have you?"

"And another secret from me, then?" He asks, with a grin. "Very well then, Jena-chan."

"I wasn't always a vampire, as I am now. I was born a faerie, actually, in what here would be called the Underdark. That was a long time ago. I was spirited away by a vampire and through some dark ritual, was transformed into her servant, despite my fey blood." A small cut appears on his finger, and he mutters, "Well, lack of blood, now. Anyway, I was forced to serve her for quite some time, before breaking free from her grasp with the help of my family. After that, I guess... I guess I just decided to live with it, despite the stereotypes thrown against me."

He glances over at you and smiles. "That would be another from me, yes?"

Well, I'd say you're doing very effectively with that training. :smallsmile:

Pao

Unimpressed, the fiend raises a fiery eyebrow at you. "And just because you say that you have connections with my master, you expect me to tell you anything? Come now, I am not as foolish as that. Have you any proof of this supposed connection?"

[Snowfire]

"That it would be. And more power to you for defying the stereotypes that seek to define you."

Jena smiles, quite peacefully, and nods. "As to my origin, no. Not as far as I can tell. The gift given to me was a...culmination of sorts. Something my sister had worked on for...a...long time." She shrugs. "Our people had always had some ability, but my sister...she was something else. I think you would have liked her." She quirks an eyebrow. "She was - I believe - the first member of our race to actually start delving into the secrets of our gift. Perhaps it was folly - considering the reaction to me - but I think not. I think rather that...well." She shakes her head.

"I found my purpose a long time ago, willingly and in full knowledge of its cost." She says finally, a single finger painting patterns in the air above them. "The gift I was given was an...understanding more than anything else. A way of looking at my abilities, and that of others, and was quite unique. And I have made it my life's work to complete that understanding." Her finger traces strange letters on the edge of the pattern, before moving to its heart. "Watch."

She lays the tip of her finger on the center of the pattern, and the world blows away in a haze of light.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs47/i/2009/232/5/a/Alchemia_by_cherry12.jpg

And as suddenly as it began, it ends, the seemingly endless torrent of lights and symbols fading back into the world around them. And Jena sighs. "Every time, a little more revealed."

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

"..." Akira blinks a few times in the aftermath of the light show. An admiring smile crosses his face. "Just when you think you seen everything, life finds a way to surprise you. That was quite the sight. The fundamental formulae for your gift, I presume?"

He quirks an eyebrow back at Jena. "And perhaps I would have liked her. But unless the doorway to your original realm is reopened, I probably won't meet her. I've met her sister, though, and I have to say, I do quite like her."

[Snowfire]

"I believe so." She replies. "Now, I think, you might understand why the powers of this world find such little purchase on my body, soul and mind. To them, I am simply...not there."

Her eyes turn sad though, at mention of her sister. "Even if the doorway could be re-opened, I doubt that you would have more than a passing glimpse of her before she was slain." She says finally. "She tapped a power that the Gods of our universe had never intended to be controlled. Not beyond simple magics. Theory, theory was safe. But practicing such theory... She shook her head. "That was a death sentence, passed down from the Highest in fear that the gift of Silver granted to my people would be let us steal their power away. And in giving me the understanding she did - even fragmented - we defied them beyond their paltry ability to forgive."

Her hand turns under his, squeezing gently. "But in the end, she did the right thing. And whilst I know she would like you, if she was to come here, now, I might be forced to take her somewhere far away: where she could be safe from all those who would wish to take her understanding by force - and where you might be safe from her." She smirks. "For I think even you might find yourself out of your depth if confronted by both me and her at once."

[drack]

"Ah" Kitra replies sagely pretending that she knows who the lady is talking about. Practically dragging the lady towards the "wheel of iron" kitra "Say lady, how do you see yourself?" Kitra asks as she pushes her way through the crowds.

[niw18]

Pitfiends

Pao noticed the eyebrow raise and heard her words and laughed "how smart of you but simple mined that you did not notice a right fit of heaven and left fist of hell guess and I have meet him we have a natural non interference agreement with understanding that balance must be kept" he say to the pitfiend that was being careful. He found this pit fiend very interesting that was to say for sure.

[Morcleon]

Sonozaki Akira

"Yes, I believe so," he muses. "Still, it's quite curious that two worlds, so similar, can be so different..."

He listens to her talk of her sister, and returns the hand squeeze. Finally, he smiles wistfully. "A power not meant to be controlled... it reminds me of the circumstances of our escape from our original planet. Our science so surpassed even the greatest of the magical beings that they waged a war on us to preserve their supremacy, under the pretense that this power would corrupt us. We fled, of course, and eventually found our way here."

He glances over and gives her a quirked eyebrow. "So it seems I'll never be able to meet this sister of yours then. A shame, I suppose. Although I do rather disagree with that final statement." He grins and chuckles. "My abilities have generally been able to carry me through anything, and sheer arrogance and willpower shall do the rest."

Kitra

"With a mirror," Miyoko replies with a wry smile, letting herself be dragged along amiably. "But to actually respond to your question, in what way do you mean, look at myself?"

Pao

She smiles, a devious grin, and chuckles. "And what, then, would our little balancer like to know of my master?"

[drack]

Continuing to push through the crowd Kitra chuckles. "A good answer were that by question, but I asked not how you look at yourself, but how you see yourself. When you look in your mirror of mirrors, what is it you see?" :smalltongue:

Finally reaching the wheel Kitra sighs in exasperation at the length of the line.

[Morcleon]

Kitra

Giggling, Miyoko nods and smiles. "Ah, you make a good point. How I see myself, hmm...?"

She pauses, then shrugs. "I see a woman too foolish and arrogant in her youth, who couldn't see properly the consequences of her actions, whose hubris blinded her to what she had done, and who, in her old age, is trying to fix everything she had done wrong."

[drack]

Kitra responds without turning "Well I'm just a small time farm girl trying to survive to tomorrow and have some fun. Must be nice having regrets, frets, and goals. What do you have to regret so much anyways. I'll bet I killed more people then you did, and probably lead to the deaths of more friends too."

[Morcleon]

Kitra

"Regrets and goals are purpose. And it is purpose that creates us, purpose that connects us, purpose that guides us. Without purpose, we would not be here." Miyoko smiles at Kitra, her eyes glittering with amusement.

"What have I to regret? Much. I suppose my primary regret is killing my beloved's family. Yuki-kun has forgiven me for that yet." She laughs dryly, with a hint of of sadness. "Ah, but quantity is not everything, yes? You may have killed more, but those who died by your hand at least were allowed to travel to their respective afterlives. Those I killed... I didn't just kill them," she whispers . "I utterly destroyed their souls."