The Necromancer's Pact VII: Lake of Tears II

**Callos_DeTerran** · 2006-09-07, 02:13 AM (ISO 8601)

Callos

Stubborn, selfish, spider-killing, tree huggin, son of a lame dragon of course I think little of the Balance! When have I ever given cause to believe that I actually don't think little of the way things naturally are? Maybe its when I conjure forth fire from my finger tips or delve into the minds of others. Maybe he got that impression when he learned I too was a bloody necromancer.

Maybe the frustration of the past couple of days had finally gotten to the necromancer. It certainly felt like it. The wave of hopelessness that had overcome him when he had learned of Sheyra's condition, combined with the impotent rage when the others had abandoned their mission to hunt hydras, and the sheer confusion raised in him by the odd behavior of the Lord and Lady had smelted together into a whirlwind of negative emotions that Callos knew could never end well. And how conveniant that a target for his rage had so readily presented itself!

Eager fingers flexed and untensed with a readiness to....well inflict great harm unto this wolf was stopped by this talk of convincing it to move out of the way. Or of eating it. Neither suited his purpose, after all he simply wanted to blast it down to such tiny little pieces that nothing on earth was left of it. Was that so wrong? Deep down in the far corner of his mind though thats exactly what his mind was screaming at him.

Don't do it! This is what lead to you joining Jintan in the first place! These emotions aren't natura....!

Too late. This furry little bastard had to be removed out of the way and he knew just how to do it too. A hand went into his pack and pulled out the heavy tome that contained his dweomers in it. As always the pages flipped through the spells of its own accord until it landed on the right one. His free hand raised up and danced through the arcane motions. Once it was complete it happened. A black bolt of electricity arced out from the humans roughly skinned hand and went on its way to the furry creature.

And what worried the human deep down was how good it felt to simply let his rage guide his actions. Every inch of his body ached to unleash more magic again, on other more resilient targets, like the hydra he had seen or Sethra if possible. Callos was sure if he had the chance....

To others though his dark eyes where almost smoldering with an....evil/odd/deranged glee as he shuddered.

"Mystara above! That felt good!"

((Callos will move so that no one else is in the way (though preferablly so people are still around him) and close enough the lighting bolt will hit the wolf.
6d6=24
DC 15 for half))

**Lost Sage** · 2006-09-07, 02:27 AM (ISO 8601)

Kiah

Kiah stares in shock as the tall wizard unleashes a black bolt of electricity at the creature.

!!!

Her features settle into a grim look as she watches the rest of the party's reactions.

black?

**Erikkin** · 2006-09-07, 06:51 AM (ISO 8601)

Fizahn:

Fizahn had been lounging in a relaxed position, waiting for Hajih to take care of the wolf, but his eyes widen as Callos fires his lightning. He springs up from his cart and grabs his crossbow. Hastily loading it, he shouts at Callos. "You big fat stupid pile of horse dung! What do you think you're doing? Don't you know they always hunt in packs? Hajih could have got us past them without a scratch, but now you've brought the entire pack down upon us!" They probably have us surrounded too.

**dauphinous** · 2006-09-07, 07:19 AM (ISO 8601)

Delphinia

Delphinia saw the wolf. Big deal. One wolf. All this talk about killing it. Why don't we just ignore it? Maybe the wolf isn't interested in attacking a small army. No normal wolf would be, even one with a decent sized pack. We're just-

She had fallen to scowling at the group's reaction to the lone canid when Callos threw his lighting bolt. Her face went slack with incredulous shock. Blessed- holy- frigging- by the- !!! She just stared at him, no words within her to describe the incredible outrage she felt for such a callous disregard for life.

**blackfox** · 2006-09-07, 08:21 AM (ISO 8601)

Katrin

Since Hajih had said he was going to deal with the wolf, Katrin had stopped watching it, focusing on riding her horse, which she was still not very comfortable doing.

Katrin jumps, startling her horse, when Callos casts the lightning bolt. She tries to keep it under control as she yells at Callos, "How can you just kill an animal like that, unprovoked?! A lone wolf wouldn't have attacked us anyways, there's too many of us!"

**Dr._Bob** · 2006-09-07, 10:15 AM (ISO 8601)

Yix settles down on Tiriel's saddle pondering her riddle.

[hr]
Several of you are startled when Callos strides towards the wolf and blasts it with a black lightning bolt.

The wolf, larger than it seemed from a distance, yelps in pain when it is struck by the lightning bolt. The blast knocks it down, but it scrambles to its feet and disappears over a ridge, its tail between its legs ...

**kariokie** · 2006-09-07, 10:29 AM (ISO 8601)

Nyssa

"Well no wonder you people are constantly in trouble, if that's the extent of your problem solving abilities!" Nyssa sits back in the wagon, actually annoyed.

**Callos_DeTerran** · 2006-09-07, 10:30 AM (ISO 8601)

Callos

It didn't die? Thats certainly a new one. And it got away!

He could hear his teeth grinding as he took a couple of quick steps forward to pursue the beast but managed to reign himself in. No way that he'd be able to catch his target not now anyway. It only came as an after thought that the others where talking to him and the words where met with a blank stare and a shrug.

"I don't know what you're all getting so worked up over. It was a wolf. It was in the way, carneverous, resilient apprantly, and managed to walk away from the bolt. Granted I didn't think that it would survive the electrical shock but it somehow did and now its gone. Shall we continue?"

**sacreddeamon** · 2006-09-07, 10:56 AM (ISO 8601)

Thokk

*Thokk at first remains as slack jawed as the rest of the group, then his face breaks into a grin*

"AHAHAHA! Lookit the wolf run! Nice shot there lad, didn't take the beastie out, but I guess it may help to have it already cooked for us, eh?"

**runehawk** · 2006-09-07, 11:19 AM (ISO 8601)

Lizardkin druid

The running served to distract the lizardman. The ache in his muscles felt so good.

As he drew in big breaths of air, He savoured the crisp, clean, cold air. So different from the smell of woodsmoke and horses that he had to breathe in Pwent.

aaah.. this is much betterl...

As he paused to breathe from running and spy his path, he saw the wolf on the distant ridge. He stood there admiring its sleek form.

For a moment he was brought back to the time he had been apprenticed to his old master.

The sights and sounds and smells of the plants and creatures of his hunting grounds. Everything had been such a wonder. He had been so blind to the beauty around him before. The color and sound he heard filled him with a sense of admiration for his god and joy at being alive to experience it.

He had watched bees pollinating wildflowers for a day unmoving. Before his training he had barely noticed them like any other lizardkin.

After all, if it wasn't food or a threat why should it merit any attention?

It had been a time before he ascended to the position of druid, before Sethra. A time when he was free as that wolf on the ridge.

Feeling a momentary pang of envy, he set off ahead leaving the wolf to one side and the main body of his packmates a distance behind him. His mind on the new flavour of emotion he had experienced as he forgot about the wolf.

Any creature would watch for what entered its territory. Besides wolves never attacked the sentient races unprovoked. They simply weren't their natural prey as Semuanya had made them. He also knew a pack as big as his wouldn't be attacked.

Best to pass thru the territory swiftly. The wolves will not feel threatened

A few minutes later, a loud explosion behind had him diving forward for cover.

The air stank of burnt flesh. He winced as he sensed the loss of the earlier serenity. It was as if a large pebble had been tossed into a calm pool, disturbing its surface. Where there had been a atmosphere of peace and nature unspolied, he could only feel pain and a trace of destructive magic now.

wizard Magic!.... Semuanya!.... Why?

His expression tightens as he snarls and starts back to his pack.

I will skin the one who caused that!

Thinking some hidden enmy was present, he starts studying the surroundings closely as he trudges back.

**Spaz** · 2006-09-07, 01:00 PM (ISO 8601)

Yix

After much scratching of his chin, and much churning of his brain, Yix comes up with the answer. "Of course a man can marry his widow's sister, but first he'd need express written consent of from his wife. He'd also not have to be dead anymore, unless she likes that sort of thing." Yix makes a grossed out face after giving his answer, having a metnal image of someone marrying a dead body.

**kuja.girl** · 2006-09-07, 02:46 PM (ISO 8601)

Tiriel

"Errr... yes. That was the point. Normaly a dead man can't marry anyone..."
She breaks off her sentance as she spots the lone wolf that seems to be the center of discussion for most of the party.
Why the hell would you want to eat a wolf? She thinks, ahh, good. The ranger with the obnoxious pants is going to take care of it. We shouldn't have any problems then........! !
The hair on the back of Tiriel's neck stands up as a bolt of electricity is unleased near her. She wheels her horse around and looks at the caster, quickly noticing the angry/mad look in his eyes.

Without hesitation she quickly dismounts, unsettling Yix, and runs towards Callos. She grabs him by his collar and lifts him of his feet.
"Just what the bloody hell do you think you're doing?!?"" she yells at him.

[ooc: I figure that there's a good chance that Callos will drop his spell book while this happens, if not, well things will only get more interesting since Tiriel is almost 6' tall and pretty strong... oh and doesn't like being surprised like that.]

**HempRope** · 2006-09-07, 04:14 PM (ISO 8601)

Achkby, Halfling Sorcerer

Whoa.

Achkby sends a lopsided grin to Callos.

"Might have to put more juice on that if ya wanna take out anything more than a stirge," Achkby comments with a raised eyebrow.

**Ludo** · 2006-09-07, 06:27 PM (ISO 8601)

Nolan

Nolan winces at the crack of lighting that strikes the wolf. He sighs and hops out of the cart to stretch his legs. He wishes the mage hadn't done that. Not because of any feelings about the wolf but because of the inevitable back and forth yammering that it would elicit.

**Frojoe21** · 2006-09-07, 06:55 PM (ISO 8601)

Aeroz

Upon seeing Callos unleash the bolt of lighning at the wolf, Aeroz shudders a little.

Note to self, don't buy a dog when travelling with Callos

"Right then...I guess we won't have to worry about that anymore."

**Zeal** · 2006-09-07, 07:44 PM (ISO 8601)

Hajih

Hajih runs back to his cart, the wolf in tow.

"I was thinking of luring the wolf away in a ... less lethal manner, but nice work anyways."

**Callos_DeTerran** · 2006-09-07, 08:55 PM (ISO 8601)

Callos

What where all of them bickering about? All he had done was remove a pest from the way and now all of them where getting worked up over it. It was a wolf, no big deal. Of much bigger note was the angry woman charging towards him for some unknown reason. Fingers twitched again but he didn't do anything, instead a steely glare settled unto his face as he looked right into Tiriel's eyes. So when the taller woman grabbed him and pretty much hoisted him up to eye level he didn't look shaken. If anything he looked more detached and cold then he ever had.

"What I did was a boon to this group so don't get angry because I startled you out of your revere. Now unhand me woman or we'll both end up regretting the decisions we've made today and have yet to make."

It wasn't loud. It wasn't even threatening. It was more like when a surgeon was telling you about the treatment for your sickness or a lawyer laying out the probability for a case. And most importantly it was meant only for her to hear and probaly owuldn't carry much farther away.

**kuja.girl** · 2006-09-07, 10:46 PM (ISO 8601)

Tiriel

Tiriel returns Callos stare. Her tone is surprisingly level and calm after her last outburst.
"What you did was uncalled for. The next time you blast an unprovoked animal, you'd better hope I'm not around to see it."

She resists the urge to throw Callos to the ground. Instead, she politely sets him down before she walks back to her horse. She remounts, apologizes to Yix, and nudges her horse into a trot, routing around wagons and other people as needed. Her shoulders are set and tense. It's clear to all that she's still angry.

**bhdrake** · 2006-09-08, 02:55 AM (ISO 8601)

Lumpy

"Pah, lay off it. Ain't no different from killing hydras, and we all know that don't hardly bother anyone."

Resting his bow against his forecantle, he directs his attention forwards, not bothering to look back as he continues,

"And he can, but only if he marries the sister first."

Flicking his reins, he chrks his tongue, directing his horse onward.

**Lost Sage** · 2006-09-08, 04:37 AM (ISO 8601)

Kiah

"No Lumby, it is not the same as the Hydras." Kiah says in an even, controlled voice.

"One can only hope that one of us are not considered 'in the way' for just standing and watching."

She watches Callos as she says this. She did not hear what was said, but something in the confrontation between Tiriel and Callos left her with a cold feeling in the pit of her stomach.

As the wagon moves on, Kiah is again quiet.

**dauphinous** · 2006-09-08, 07:09 AM (ISO 8601)

Delphinia

I came back for this? Delphinia shakes herself, finally recovering from the shock. She urges Gladi to dash up and stop a few feet in front of the wizard. Her face holds an angry, ugly glare.

"A wolf is about as much like a hydra as I am. I'm in your way. Are you going to blast me for it? Maybe you'll feel more like a man if I pull out my bow first. Or maybe you're just too much of an arrogant, self-centered bastard to give two hoots about anything other than yourself."

**bhdrake** · 2006-09-08, 07:40 AM (ISO 8601)

Lumpy

Lumpy snorts belligerantly,

"Not the same? Care ta explain? I've seen a wolf standing in the road in front'a me today looking fer a meal, and a hydra doing the same two days ago. I bet yer up in arms 'cause the hydra's got some magic in it but that don't mean squat. Hydra didn't choose ta be magic, that's how they are. Why's that make it less worthy'a yer sympathy, so undeserving'a life that ya'd slaughter it, babies and all, but blanch at one wolf?"

He growls low, continuing darkly,

"Yer starting down a dangerous road, laying down two-faced logic like ya are, Ya don't wanna go down it with me."

**runehawk** · 2006-09-08, 07:50 AM (ISO 8601)

Lizardkin Druid

The druid jogs to a halt. He keeps studying the surroundings agitatedly.
" Are there others near?

He looks to Tiriel, Trinark and others he's close to. The unspoken question of 'What just happened?' is evident from the confusion on his face.

Although not very bright, after a while he can sense tension between Callos and some others. And that the rest of his party aren't concerned with the surroundings.

It is beyond him to guess the motivations for one of his packmates for attacking a harmless animal and he will not put two and two together without someone spelling it out to him..... (upon which he gets very mad)

**blackfox** · 2006-09-08, 08:23 AM (ISO 8601)

Katrin

Without looking back at Lumpy, Katrin says, "A single wolf, even a hungry one, is not much of a threat to a group of almost 20 people and a bunch of horses. It didn't attack us, which the hydra did. It was just standing on the hill. I'm surprised it didn't run away earlier; most wolves would be afraid of this many people. Or any amount of people, for that matter."

**HempRope** · 2006-09-08, 10:30 AM (ISO 8601)

Achkby, Halfling Sorcerer

Achkby, surprised, finds himself siding with Lumpy for once.

"The hydra attacked you once, but you got away none the worse for it. When we went back for it, it wasn't even in the way. Now, I'd much rather we'd ignored both the hydras and the wolf, since neither one was a threat. But don't complain just because Callos' target was furry," he argues with a half smile.

**Callos_DeTerran** · 2006-09-08, 11:23 AM (ISO 8601)

Callos

Again with the commotion. It was beginning to make his head throb in a way it hadn't in years. All over a wolf and whither it had been right to blast it. It had walked away for Mystara's sake! Probaly not even mortally from how fast it had went. And now there was an angry halfling/gnome (Why can't I find Delphinia's race?x.x) in front of declaring she was in the way and asking if he was going to blast her.

What's wrong with these people? Did she just question if I cared for anyone....Ah hell no! Calm....calm....its just not worth it. She doesn't know anything about you. She has no clue at all.

"Move, I'm not going to rise to the bait and I'm not going to keep waiting. Whats done is done. Nobody here can change what I did and I don't feel sorry for doing it. Now lets keep going. We're burning up more time standing here discussing the diffrences between a hydra and a wolf then we would have if I had just done and we kept on going."

**dauphinous** · 2006-09-08, 12:56 PM (ISO 8601)

Delphinia, halfing ranger
:)

She curls a lip and sneers at the wizard. "Yeah, gods forbid we should waste any time on what's right or wrong. Your mission is too damn important to worry about anything like that. Right, wrong, it's all just a semantic argument, anyway isn't it?" The sarcasm drops and only anger is left. "You do something as cold as that around me again, and you might find more than a glare burrowing into your back. There's no point to saving the world if you mean to treat it like your personal playground." She nudges Gladi forward, out of his way, intending to stay off to the side until everyone has a chance to get moving again, then drop back to the rear.

**runehawk** · 2006-09-08, 01:06 PM (ISO 8601)

Lizardkin Druid

The lizardman blinks and looks at the rest while they converse until Callos utters,
What.. I... did..to the wolf...

WHAT?! this human fouled this place.... and..... and... hurt the wolf

Drawing himself to his full height, he steps up to the magic-user, shoving people aside until he grabs and pins the wizard down.

Shoving a single clawed digit into his mouth, the lizard prevents him from calling more of his corruptive magic while spluttering as he tries to find words as a hundred thoughts race thru his head.

This one protected sheyra and linda and the other wizard in my pack...

Sheyra is in big danger. When you were spider-abomiantion and killed my packmate, One did not kill you. I hear words of my packmates and gave you your life. , he says loudly.

If he sees Callos not casting a spell, he will remove a finger and let him stand.

"Never hurt the ones who cannot hurt you. You are not spider-abomination any more. ", he snarls. He seems more upset at being betrayed than angry.

My people were not all wrong about these pinksksins

I brought the pinksksins here. I brought unnatural death and imBalance to this place

He hangs his head as he walks away, the beauty around him no longer touching and rejuvenating him.

OOC:
Lemme apologise for manhandling yr char, CDT.

P.S. Ssathiya did not see the bolt hit the wolf so he doesn't know that the wolf took the bolt and lived.
p.s. Ssathiya's in-game relationship with callos was at best cordial now it's on the rocks.If callos loses his patience and fights, the lizardman will deal subdual damage unless he starts getting hit with powerful spells, then he'll go all out.

**Erikkin** · 2006-09-09, 08:25 AM (ISO 8601)

Fizahn:

Fizahn directs his attention back to the party after he's sure nothing is going to attack them. He grins slightly as the druid hoists Callos off his feet. "Everything is okay now. We can get on our way. We did not destroy the balance, but it has been thoroughly chastised. Any part of the balance will think twice before getting in our way. If we have any problems with wolves, though, Callos takes full responsibility. Get this cart moving, Hajih." Fizahn settles back onto Hajih's cart. He keeps one furtive hand resting on his crossbow.

**Dr._Bob** · 2006-09-09, 10:03 AM (ISO 8601)

It will be dark soon and unfortunately there is no sign of any village or inn to rest at for the night, so you will be forced to spend the night out in the open or to force a march through the night by moonlight.

Si'rene listens to the fallout from Callos' hasty actions impassively. "We need to make camp," is her only comment.

In the distance, a wolf howls ...

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