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Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
There is a still, cold silence in the air, broken only by the groans of the wounded.
Two men stare out in shock from a room that has just had one wall collapse. A thin Davethran scholar with yellow eyes, and a fat, balding, Qusan merchant, both shocked at the destruction in front of them.
The main room of the Bronze Cauldron, and the bedrooms above it, have completely collapsed. In the centre of the pile, a red-headed man struggles, trapped by rubble, and near him a tiny woman is standing on top of the pile of brick, beams and bodies, looking rather stunned. Near the edge, by the back room, a pretty young Mokai woman is standing on top of the rubble, pulling a dusty Zhan out of the bits of wood and brick, and his tiny pesudo-dragon.
Several burly men are trapped under beams, groaning. Luckily, they don't seem to be in too much pain, due to their advanced state of drunkenness.
These few appear to be the only survivors, but there could be more people buried under the rubble.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Akim was just about to say something when suddenly, one wall decides to rudely interrupt their little chat.
"..... "
For a few moments, he just sits there, trying to make sense of what just happened.
"Uhm. Meeting adjourned i suppose...."
He gets up from his chair, still slightly stunned, taking a look at the situation.
"Oh dear.... that doesn't bode well..."
Then he realizes that there are survivors.
"Can anybody tell me what just happend here ? And someone go get some help, we have to move this rubble, there might still be survivors trapped under it !"
Akim tries to make his way over the rubble, looking for something.
Lycar
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Krashnix
Krashnix tries to escape from the pile of rubble, but is unable to, there's just too much. Not giving up just yet he calls out for help.
If anyone is still alive i could use some help over here.
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Livina
For a moment, all the Mokai could do was stare at the black flames blossoming across the tavern, but then instinct jumped in, and she dodged nimbly the falling scraps and pieces of ceiling as the inn began to collapse.
Now, the dust choking in her lungs, she found herself helping Rheban out of the pile. Anything to stop thinking about what must have happened.
"By the lady..." She breathes, as she straightens up once more and surveys the damage. Shaking her head, she steps to and works on removing the rubble above the strange red-haired man that had called himself a priest.
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Between the two of them, Livina pulling the beams and Krashnix pushing them off, they manage to lever him out of the rubble. His once-beautiful blue robe, with a golden phoenix embroidered on the front, is torn and covered in dust. After a bit more work, they manage to get Krashnix's mace and heavy shield out as well.
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Leaving him by the wayside for the moment, Livina continues to search deeper, looking for Ismal and Draven.
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Rhebin
Still caught in utter, terrified surprise, Rhebin stands there, unable to help after Livina's aid.
Master? Are you awake? Master?
"...Come on, Aidan," Rhebin says, finally pulling himself together. He moves swiftly towards the wreckage, the psuedodragon in toe, chanting a quick, curt spell while motioning. As he reaches the remnants, Rhebin suddenly spurts up, growing to twice his height while his tiny psuedodragon suddenly fills out to the size of a fairly large dog. Both now proceed to help Livina extract any survivors, both secretly hoping to see Ismal and Draven...its so hard to make new companions.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Rhebin, Livina and Aidan search through the rubble, and are soon joined by the local Qusans from the street. Rhebin, with his wizardly intelligence, remembers where everyone was, and it isn't too hard to pull a number of men from the rubble. Many others however, are quite dead.
After about half an hour of digging, the fat merchant shimmers and fades, revealing underneath the yellow-eyed, black-clothed man who you saw in manacles earlier. He shrugs at Akim, and gives a wry smile.
Searching the area where the explosion happened, over several hours of digging, Rhebin manages to find the corpses of Sumner, Hern, Khorik and Draven. Underneath Draven, they find the body of a beautiful woman, familiar to Livina and Rhebin, but not to Akim, Kizima or Krashnix.
All of the corpses are badly burnt, and crushed by falling masonry. They're quite definitely dead.
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Livina
Livina bites her lip and droops her head as she sits back.
Damn it. I was just starting to like them a little. The Mokai offers a silent prayer to the Lady.
Wherever you two are, I hope you're together. She averts her gaze for a moment, and then turns to Rhebin, hopelessness in her face.
"What now? They're dead. All of them. How are we supposed to find Orin now?"
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Kizima
Orin...I guess he figured out the potion well enough. This confirms it.
During the recovery, Kizima does her best to help with moving the rubble. Afterwards, she faces the yellow-eyed man.
"Orin, I see you're still well. I don't suppose you have any idea what just happened?"
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Rhebin
"Damned Gar'zeth...I don't know, Livina," Rhebin says, speaking her name for the first time, "this whole calamity has been one loss after another--the Aelf, Gar'zeth, Malus..." he drifts off, voice stammering a bit as he looks to the corpses of Ismal and Draven where Aidan stands, moving as if in prayer for both.
He was a child of the dragons. It seems only appropriate that I...and she...and...
"We understand, Aidan," Rhebin manages to eek out. "So I don't know."
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Livina Lightfoot
Flexing a leg, Livina kicks at a piece of rubble with the toe of her doeskin boots, looking angry.
"To hell with the archmage. I'm done running his errands, People with doubles, people exploding people wi- wait." She blinks rapidly and then passes a hand through her now gritty black hair, held back with a green ribbon. "I think we just missed something." She swivels and looks over at the midget woman and the yellow-eyed pair. "Did she just call that man Orin?"
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Kizima
"Not too many other suspicious-looking young men with yellow eyes around here, my friend. I'd be surprised if it were someone else."
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Livina Lightfoot
Looking at Kizima in confusion, Livina chooses her words carefully. "Well...I see two suspicious-looking people with yellow eyes right now..." She shakes her head. "but I guess that can wait," she says, looking around at the wreckage. "We'd better see if we can at least free the other patrons..."
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Rhebin
"...More dead men, then, Livina? Fine..." Rhebin says, helping to sift through the last bits of the remnants.
Any within sixty feet of Aidan would clearly hear a sad, rasping voice in their heads, reciting some barely audible chant.
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The yellow-eyed, black-robed man looks with anger at Kizima. I am well, no thanks to you and your friends who kidnapped me and made me come across the ocean with you. He gestures at the red-haired man, Krashnix. Luckily, people on this side of the Bitter Sea are evidently kinder, and free you rather than kidnapping you.
He looks Livina up and down. You said you were looking for me. Why? Are you here to kidnap me as well?
He turns his head slightly to Akim. I know you said I ought to keep my identity secret, but this midget woman knows who I am, so there isn't much point.
By this time, the Qusans have taken the few survivors away.
Searching diligently, Kizima manages to find Kaleff's body, burnt to a crisp.
However, Akim is unable to find Gareth's body under the rubble.
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Livina Lightfoot
"Weeelll..." she clasps her hands behind her back and toes the rubble. "Yeah, kinda. I mean, we were supposed to tell you that Govan in Ralm wants you to become the Magus Sillwater. If you came back, I was gonna get paid a lot of gold. I don't suppose you want to be the Magus?" She asks, half hopefully.
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He raises an eyebrow. And why exactly does he want me to do that?
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Rhebin
"Hmph. Don't be so cold, Livina," Rhebin says, now returned to his normal size as he kneels beside Aidan, the psuedodragon still watching over Draven's corpse, and Ismal's.
"This...oh, this has just been a long line of misfortunes. And oddity. What happened here? That man exploded...and that man was another man too. And now, honorable people are dead and the damn wizard's run off to who knows where and this is not a time to be concerned with that old mission. That job," he says, pointing to Draven and Ismal, "is over. I don't want anything to do with it."
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Livina Lightfoot
Livina adopts a "Well, what can you do?" expression
"Some sort of ritual, I dunno. Govan's man said it wouldn't hurt you, whatever it is. Anyways, think about it; I'd be really really happy in you want to go back, but I guess i'd understand if you didn't. I won't try and make you." It's an incongruous statement, given that the Mokai woman in front of you is completely unarmed and unarmored. With that, she begins sifting through the rubble, trying to free any other survivors amidst the onwatchers.
She pauses as Rhebin makes his remark. "Hey, I'm sorry they're dead too! I was kinda getting to like them; I'm just saying, six thousand gold is six thousand gold!" A thought seems to strike her "Oh yeah...Gar'zeth's gone. That'd be one hell of a walk. Blow that, then."
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Livina Lightfoot
As the Qusans leave, Livina turns to Rhebin. "So...you know dragons, right? Is there something we should do, now they're dead? A song, a prayer, or something?"
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Rhebin
"I don't know dragons," Rhebin says. "He does," and motions to Aidan, who has finally concluded his strange vigil. Rhebin turns and appraises the other survivors while drawing out a silver flute from his satchel.
"What now?" he asks, then plays a few clear, loud notes and stands, waiting.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Livina
The Mokai woman looks from side to side. She seems to be wrestling with some internal debate. Finally, she speaks.
"Um, if we're going to bury them and all...they don't need to take their stuff with them, do they? I mean, we could probably sell some of it to pay for the burial." She smiles as she warms to the topic. "Maybe even pay for a good memorial stone? Yeah. I think we owe them a decent burial."
Satisfied with her reasoning, Livina steps towards the corpses and begins searching them for valuables, magical equipment, etc.
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Kizima
Kaleff...are you coming back? Is anyone coming back? Hern? I'd even settle for Cafoas at this point. Is everyone really gone this time?
Kizima ignores Orin completely, seemingly lost in thought.
Okay, they want valuables. I suppose that's justifiable. As much as I like my friends, they deserve a decent memorial. And I could use some help to finish what they started. Okay, Kaleff had that ring that turned aside Evil Hern's blows, kind of like that dragon had some forcefield (must be similar), and Hern had a really big, decorative sword that someone said was magical. The sword can probably pay for everyone's memorial, and I think the ring should go towards continuing the betterment of the world, just as Kaleff would have wanted it. Which means I'll hold onto it until I can find a better recipient.
Kizima searches Kaleff's fingers for the ring, then goes to where Hern was found to see if she can locate his greatsword.
Thought I heard something about 6000 gold...wonder if I could get in on that.
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Rhebin
Rhebin "supervises" Livina as best he can, trying to make sure that each item taken into her custody doesn't disappear...less a question of trust, he told himself, and more a question of his own wretched nervousness and ruthlessly mercenary past.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Orin sighs. Look, I didn't get on with most of these people... I think it's best if I leave now. I'm sorry, but I won't be going to Govan. As you say, without a wizard it's a long way. And I don't really want to be sacrificed to summon an army of demons.
Kizima searches Kaleff's body, and finds two rings. One is the ring that deflected blows, the other the one that Kaleff never worked out the purpose of, though he was sure it was magical. He just never got around to identifying it. Around his neck is a talisman, the holy symbol of Imshaeroth that he got from Ruchion's corpse before. On his arms are magical bracers, and at his belt is a pouch with magical components on. His backpack can't be found, it's probably under the rubble.
She next goes on to Hern. He's wearing his spiked plate, which will be very difficult to get off, and holding loosely the great blade he got from the vault in Mokar. It's hilt is engraved with angelic wings.
Around his neck is an amulet of some sort, and on his belt are tied four bottles, all of which have been smashed by falling masonry.
Meanwhile, Livina (watched by Rhebin) searches the bodies of Draven and Ismal. She finds Draven's mighty mace on his belt, the one that sparks when bashed against things, and of course the mithral full plate that his corpse is still wearing. On his hands are gloves inscribed with runes, and on his back is a beautiful cape, but it's torn and shredded.
Ismal wears a beautiful vest under her clothes, covered in magical sigils, and has a set of matching silver jewellery, necklace, earrings, and finger rings. She also has a pouch of spell components on her belt, and a finely-wrought dagger of cold iron.
This leaves the corpses of Sumner and Khorik still unsearched.
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Livina
Gathering together the vest and Jewelry, Livina sighs as she turns away from the remains of Ismal. "You could be pretty creepy sometimes, but I'm sorry you're dead." Working through the remains of Draven, Livina removes the gloves and then also takes the mace.
"I'm sorry you're dead, too. Bull-headed as you were, you were brave and gorgeous."
After a moment's silence, Livina moves on with some curiosity to the bodies of the men called Khorik and Sumner, looking for valuables.
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Rhebin
Unwilling to deal with the corpses of those for whom he has no relation, Rhebin kneels beside Ismal, perplexed. He ticks off Livina's discoveries on his fingers--especially easy for a zahn, possessed as he is of twelve fine fingers.
Vest, jewelry, components, rings, dagger...but shouldn't there be a spellbook? Unless of course she was gifted by a talent like the Voice, innate power...perplexing.
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After a moment's silence, Livina moves on with some curiosity to the bodies of the men called Khorik and Sumner, looking for valuables.
Akim watches scowling as the small woman loots the corpses of her earstwhile companions. As she turns her attention to his former companions however, he steps up and holds his hand in front of her, standing firm.
"No. Let them be. They didn't survive their track back out of the ash desert just to be picked clean by some featherless vulture."
"They were imperial nobles and they deserve better then that. Do not touch them or i will have to summon the town guard to have you arrested."
Lycar
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Livina Lightfoot
Stopping, the Mokai lady turns her head to one side as she regards the man in the scholar's robes.
"Oh. You knew them? Sorry..." She dusts off her hands. "They're yours, then." Backing away from the adept, she returns to Rhebin. "I guess...we find an undertaker now? Someone ought to stay with them..."
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Rhebin
Rhebin packs the flute away, satisfied at some distant sound or sight that's caught his attention.
"Yes...that would be the proper thing to do," he says, having Aidan add a small addendum: I do not trust them.
"So, then, I will wait here with them while you find an undertaker.
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Livina
Livina nods, and looks around at the wreckage one more time. She hesitates.
"Hey, Rhebin? Thanks for not being dead." She flashes a brief smile, and then trots out of the remnants of the inn, looking for the discreet black signs that, at least in the Mokai kingdoms, marked one of the undertakers.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Rhebin
"Why Livina," he whispers as she reaches the edge of his vision, "what a sweet-talker you are. I'm glad your not dead either."
Rhebin turns, waiting. Despite his best attempts to restrain his gaze, it eventually wanders and finds its way to the others, crossing over Ismal and Draven's corpses.
"Are...are...do you need any help?" he finally stammers out to any of the other nearby survivors.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Kizima
Kizima inspects the rings and amulets, and decides to leave Kaleff the holy symbol. She takes Hern's amulet, the two rings, and the bracers, though. As she lifts the greatsword, she pauses and lays it down back on Hern.
Maybe he should just be buried with it. It's too heavy to carry around besides. Now where is Sumner? He was here too.
Noticing that someone is guarding him, Kizima turns her attention back to her fallen comrades. She begins positioning their bodies in dignified poses, fit for burial. She puts Hern's sword in his hands, laving it vertically down his body. Kaleff...she positions in a manner that should fit in a casket.
After that, she puts on the ring she can identify, and puts the rest away in her backpack. Who knows what those do?
"See if you can make your way back, you two. I know it's been done, Kizima whispers silently to the two corpses. She then turns to watch the threshhold for signs of the undertaker.
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Krashnix
After getting free from the rubble Krashnix thanks the woman who helped him then surveys the scene of devistation around him. After a short time ,with regret in his voice he speaks.
This is most unfortunate. They seemed to be good people. I pray that their souls find Imshaeroths embrace quickly. We should build a funeral pyre for them, then scatter their ashes to the winds.
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Livina looks around, but can't see any undertaker's signs, nor those of the Priests of Veldaera, who perform funerals.
However, at this point a detachment of guards marches around the corner, led by a couple of middle-aged, robed men, covered in mystic symbols and carrying staffs.
They look at the destruction of the inn, shocked. By Gothul's festering foreskin, swears one, what in Goramesh happened here?
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Kizima
"Somehow I think you will have trouble convincing me to burn what little is left of their bodies. I know already that it is no common rite for the dead. Burying them will be easy enough."
Isn't that guy a priest of Isana, according to Evil Hern? Fire goddess of some sort? I think he's trying to curry favor with her, or something.
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Krashnix
With a surprised look in his eye Krashnix turns to Kizima
Better to burn then and truely put their to spirits rest than bury and have them come back to haunt us. That was an unholy blast that killed them, so theres no telling what its effects might be. I understand your sentiments, these were your friends and your pain at their loss must be great, but think how much more terrible it would be for them to be raised as undead, forcing you to kill them all over again. Is that a risk you would be willing to take?
Krashnix pauses in thought for a moment, closing his eyes and thinking deeply.
Parhaps you would like them brourght back to life? I am not powerful enough to accomplish such a feat, at the temple of Isana a days ride from here it may be achievable. However, we are not priests of Imshaeroth so there is no guarentee, and such a service would not come freely. The costs for rasing back to life, especially of so many, is substantial, but if you have the will, and the gold it would be worth a try. What do you think?
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Livina
Seeing the guards, Livina makes a snap decision
If I just keep on going, I certainly get to keep their stuff, but then the task of explaining stuff is left to...Orin and the shady guy, the midget lady, and Rhebin. Hm.
Livina steps forward.
"Um," she says, lifting a hand. "There was a fight, and then a Bazalite blew himself up, bringing down the roof. He...killed a bunch of my friends."
Livina looks for a passerby to ask about an undertaker.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Hey, you! The wizard is pointing at those of you still atop the rubble. What's going on here!
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Kizima
Why nothing, sir, just your average, everyday, friendly tavern game.
"Some psycho used unholy magic to explode himself and destroyed this place, plus a bunch of the people inside."
Having to fight my friends. Sounds familiar. Still, I do wonder if I'd be able to raise money to have them brought back. If there were a few nice houses in the area...
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The wizards order their soldiers to help move the rubble, and get people out. They gesture for Kizima, Rhebin, Akim and Krashnix to come down and talk to them. Livina of course is off to look for an undertaker, and Orin seems to have made good on his promise and left, though none of you saw him leave...
So, what details can you tell me? This man who exploded, what did he look like? Did he give any reason?asks the wizard who hasn't spoken yet.
Meanwhile, Livina is directed to a small shop full of coffins. Yes, miss, can I help you? asks the man at the counter.
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Krashnix
Krashnix look at the wizard, his eyes cold and his tome sombre
As the woman said. There was a fight and the defeated man, a worshiper of Bazal, used his foul power to explode himself, and the tavern, when he found out he couldnt defeat the men he attacked. The man was old and had white hair. He called himself Hern, the 'Demon Knight' and claimed that he was not from this time. He wore armour that was black and covered in vile symbols of Bazal
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The wizard frowns. Bazal you say.
Ravan Zere worships Bazal, hisses the other wizard. Could he have been a spy? Or maybe he's trying to scare us off by killing our civilians.
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Kizima
"He also came from some alternate version of our world, and served the emporer there. And he was here to make this world mroe like his, or something. It's hard to interpret the ramblings of psychotic killers."
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Livina
It's only as Livina steps across the threshhold and sees the stacked and mounted coffins that it hits her. She closes her eyes and leans for a moment against the wall. Gathering her wits about her once more, she straightens up and replies.
"Yes...Some friends of mine have been killed, and I want to arrange a memorial for them. Can you do that?"
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
You have our deepest condolences, miss. To be honest, it doesn't sound like it, the man probably says this a hundred times a day. Have you arranged with a priest of some sort for a funeral?
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Livina
Livina shakes her head. "No. I don't think they'd want a service from any priests around here. Their homes are on the other side of Ravan's lands; I think just the memorial. A statue and a stone, perhaps. Is there a mortician who can do..." She waves a hand. "Embalming, dressing, all that stuff?"
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Indeed, we can make a very nice set of gravestones. As to the mortician, there is one near the Wizard's Guild.
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Livina Lightfoot
Livina nods. "I guess...we'll want at least three, and one double stone. I'll be back later." Stepping out of the door, Livina pauses in the street, watching people come and go for a few moments. With a shake of her head, she forces herself to smile. She was still alive, wasn't she? Besides, there'd be plenty of prospects in a city like this. Maybe she'd even make good on returning that locket. Setting off at a breathtaking pace, Livina runs towards the spires of the Wizard's Guild, revelling in the sensation of being alive and free.
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Livina runs through the twisting streets towards the wizard's guild. She takes a short-cut through an alley way.
Smash! Something heavy bashes the back of her head.
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Livina
Reeling from the blow, Livina turns the forward impact into a turn, pivoting on one foot.
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Livina spins around, only to meet another blow to the temple, knocking her unconscious on the floor.
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Rhebin
Rhebin approaches slowly, Aidan roosting on his head once more.
Don't spies usually need to live to relay their information, the psuedodragon offers to the wizards and all those gathered telepathically.
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True, nods the wizard. It's more likely to be a terror tactic. Anyway, we'd like you to come to the Guild and answer some questions, please.
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Rhebin
"With apologies," Rhebin says, gesturing politely towards Draven and Ismal, "I can not leave my friends until we have arranged for their proper burial. My friend Livina has gone to fetch an undertaker. After she has returned, I would be happy to answer any questions for the Guild."
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Kizima
For the millionth time in the past week.
Kizima wordlessly begins descending from the rubble, but takes one last glance at the bodies.
"I'm assuming these will remain undisturbed, for the most part?"
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
The wizards nod. We understand. How long do you think she'll be?
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
Kizima
Guess we're waiting here then. Bori-wait a sec. Evil Hern was talking about all those titles. Orin mentioned earlier that he remembered them.
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Ish'ti ka'nem.
"Y'know, I think there may have been a spy from somewhere. Name's Orin, has yellow eyes, last seen wearing black robes. He uses disguise illusions, though."
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Re: Age of Ruin IC: When all your friends are dead
A spy? Hmmm... the older wizard strokes his long beard. Perhaps we ought to send a message back about this.
The other wizard nods. I'll tell the Guildmaster immediately. A man called Orin, yellow eyes, black robes, uses illusions. Was he Davethran then? Any other details for me to tell the Guildmaster? What makes you think he might have been a spy, was he with the devotee of Bazal?