Exploring Aatos (IC)

[CosmicOccurence]

Good morning Hunger. How did you sleep?

Lax! he exclaimed. Even he had just woken up, he had still gotten a better night's sleep than he was used to, and he knew it. Hunger rubbed his belly in anticipation, and looked up at you questioningly Lax?

[MesiDoomstalker]

Hungry huh? Well we did get an early bed.... Janan goes around waking his other two pokemon. Patience awakes as he approaches him, as he always did. Fury was more difficult (as always) shooting little wisps of flame at Janan to get him to go away. Janan is persistent, finally getting the little dragon from his slumber.

C'mon, lets see if they have any food downstairs.

[CosmicOccurence]

The inn's main room was sparsely populated with early risers. The barkeep recognizes you, and quickly gets you whatever you want (within reason). A lovely young maid brings your food to you and scurries off to help other patrons.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Janan ordered some hearty breakfast (which he still has issues eating), with a hearty helping of fruit. Patience and Hunger get a large plate of mystery meat and fruit, while Fury gets a plate of mystery meat. Dig in. You two have to share.

[CosmicOccurence]

You all dig in, Hunger especially. It had been so long since you'd had decent meals that your plates were cleaned within minutes of it being placed in front of you. Hunger licked his lips contentedly, and Fury snorted a small wisp of fire. Patience simply sat silently after he had finished.

After you were done, the waitress quickly shepherded you out of the building to make room for new customers in the ever filling room. The daylight was bright in Kamfrietta, though the smell of feces dampened the bright effect somewhat. As did the idea of the deed you would have to commit in several hours.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Janan returns his team. He heads towards the bathhouse where his mark would be, taking time to look over the entire building. Taking notes of all entrances, conventional or otherwise. He also takes note of how busy the house was before going to enter it himself, after examining it satisfyingly.

[Major]

"Thank you, we'll see what the future holds. Hopefully you'll be safe and won't need a Ranger anytime soon." Ovelia said with a soft smile. Then once everyone was healed up Ovelia mounted Maximus and began the trip back to down in the dark, relying on Maximus's flames to guide her path.

[MintyNinja]

The bird that actually hurt Torch was in for a nasty surprise as the Litwick's purple flame singed the feathers of his attacker, causing a burn. "Well, that one's a goner," Theo says as he spies the burn take hold. "Torch, let's step this up a bit, don't let the rat escape." As the Litwick whirls a line of flames at the fleeing rat pokemon, Theo throws a carved, wooden ball at the bird that had been burned.

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Theo:
Basic Ball: (1d100+5)[101] on Bird that used Peck.

Torch: HP 16/29, Def 8, SDef 8, Spd 5
Flame Body activated on bird that used Peck. It is now Burned as well as Poisoned.
Fire Spin: AC 4 (1d20)[20] Trapped for (1d4+1)[4] turns. (1d12)[5] damage at beginning of Rattata's turn.
Fire, Special: (1d12+18)[25] If Crit (1d12+6)[8]

[CosmicOccurence]

Janan returns his team. He heads towards the bathhouse where his mark would be, taking time to look over the entire building. Taking notes of all entrances, conventional or otherwise. He also takes note of how busy the house was before going to enter it himself, after examining it satisfyingly.

The Bathing House has a decent amount of traffic, as the early morning risers prepared for the day. You remember enough about the layout from yesterday, though if you wanted to get into the pool area, it would cost you another 1 shekkel.

The male and female bathing areas were enclosed and separated from each other by 8 foot tall wooden fences. They could be scaled, but awkwardly due to their being designed to keep others from peeping over the top. Other than the main entrance or scaling the walls, no exits presented themselves to you.

[CosmicOccurence]

"Thank you, we'll see what the future holds. Hopefully you'll be safe and won't need a Ranger anytime soon." Ovelia said with a soft smile. Then once everyone was healed up Ovelia mounted Maximus and began the trip back to down in the dark, relying on Maximus's flames to guide her path.

You arrived back at Corus just as the sun was rising over the horizon. Maximus was breathing heavily, and it seemed like he would appreciate a nice rest after the day and night's exertions. He came to a stop outside of the stables next to the training grounds of the palace where he knew food waited for him.

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-3 to all rolls due to lack of sleep. This will end after 4 hours of sleep.

[MesiDoomstalker]

The Bathing House has a decent amount of traffic, as the early morning risers prepared for the day. You remember enough about the layout from yesterday, though if you wanted to get into the pool area, it would cost you another 1 shekkel.

The male and female bathing areas were enclosed and separated from each other by 8 foot tall wooden fences. They could be scaled, but awkwardly due to their being designed to keep others from peeping over the top. Other than the main entrance or scaling the walls, no exits presented themselves to you.

Satisfied, Janan finds a place on the street where he could view the entrance. He settles down, looking like a vagrant (not too hard considering he was one), releasing Fury to perch on his shoulder. The little dragon kept anyone too nosy out of his business, especially children. Fury is unusually calm. He probably could sense Janan's uneasiness.

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[CosmicOccurence]

The bird that actually hurt Torch was in for a nasty surprise as the Litwick's purple flame singed the feathers of his attacker, causing a burn. "Well, that one's a goner," Theo says as he spies the burn take hold. "Torch, let's step this up a bit, don't let the rat escape." As the Litwick whirls a line of flames at the fleeing rat pokemon, Theo throws a carved, wooden ball at the bird that had been burned.

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Theo:
Basic Ball: [roll0] on Bird that used Peck.

Torch: HP 16/29, Def 8, SDef 8, Spd 5
Flame Body activated on bird that used Peck. It is now Burned as well as Poisoned.
Fire Spin: AC 4 [roll1] Trapped for [roll2] turns. [roll3] damage at beginning of Rattata's turn.
Fire, Special: [roll4] If Crit [roll5]

The rat falls to the ground as the flames lull it into unconsciousness. The bird bats your basic ball away with a wayward wing and cries in pain as the burn and poison drain the vitality from its body. One bird attempts to peck at Torch again but misses badly. The burned bird changes course and slams into you for 22 normal damage.

[MintyNinja]

"Son of a-" Theo exclaims as he takes the hit. His lip is split and the taste of blood fills his mouth. He takes another ball from his pocket and without even throwing it he swings it down on the small bird with force. Seeing the rat pass out among the flames, Torch spits embers at the bird right in front of him.

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Theo: HP: 62/84
Basic Ball: (1d100+5)[68] Burned, Poisoned Bird right in front of him.

Torch: HP 16/29, Def 8, SDef 8, Spd 5
Ember: AC 2 (1d20)[13] Burn 18+
Fire, Special: (1d12+18)[25] If Crit (1d12+6)[8]

[CosmicOccurence]

Satisfied, Janan finds a place on the street where he could view the entrance. He settles down, looking like a vagrant (not too hard considering he was one), releasing Fury to perch on his shoulder. The little dragon kept anyone too nosy out of his business, especially children. Fury is unusually calm. He probably could sense Janan's uneasiness.

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[roll0]

You were left well enough alone during your vigil. As time passed, the bath house became less busy. By the time you mark came, there were only five people bathing. Three men and two women; four men counting the mark. It was high noon when he had entered the bath house.

[CosmicOccurence]

"Son of a-" Theo exclaims as he takes the hit. His lip is split and the taste of blood fills his mouth. He takes another ball from his pocket and without even throwing it he swings it down on the small bird with force. Seeing the rat pass out among the flames, Torch spits embers at the bird right in front of him.

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Theo: HP: 62/84
Basic Ball: [roll0] Burned, Poisoned Bird right in front of him.

Torch: HP 16/29, Def 8, SDef 8, Spd 5
Ember: AC 2 [roll1] Burn 18+
Fire, Special: [roll2] If Crit [roll3]

The bird disappears into your ball in a web of bright golden symbol magic. The other pokemon falls to Torch's flames, and the battle was over. Torch floated contentedly in front of you, his flame bright and full of life.

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Lv 8 vital spirit taillow. Choose nature

[MesiDoomstalker]

You were left well enough alone during your vigil. As time passed, the bath house became less busy. By the time you mark came, there were only five people bathing. Three men and two women; four men counting the mark. It was high noon when he had entered the bath house.

Janan gets up and follows the man into teh bathhouse, paying his way in, trying to keep an eye on him.

[CosmicOccurence]

You see him in the changing room as you both strip off your clothes and pick up the towels provided to you by the establishment. The man acknowledges you with a nod of the head and leaves through the door to the pool. As he turns his back to you, you see a small red hand tattooed on his back surrounded by tattooed bloodstained. You know from experience that this is the mark of one in the Hand. Apparently he felt safe enough to display the mark here without worry of attack. It is Kafrmietta after all.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Janan nods back following him into the bath. He slips into the bath, Fury remaining on his shoulder. Janan relaxes, looking like he's fully enjoying the bath, despite how nervous he was. Water feels real goood today.

[MintyNinja]

"There we go. Good job, Torch. First night out and already we've caught someone new," Theo says. He looks to the wooden ball that he had floated back to his hand. The golden runes were just fading into dark scorch marks on the surface of the ball as he said, "I'll call you Zephyr." Looking only slightly worse for wear, Theo and Torch return to their new apartment. There's lights and sounds coming from the bars, but for tonight, all they need is sleep.

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The next morning is heralded by church bells and Theo wakes suddenly. He collects his pokemon into their respective capsules and dresses quickly. He leaves the ornate armband in his bag for now, he didn't need to be identified by rank here in the city.

He skips breakfast and walks the streets quickly. He needs to find out if Lord Tarril or Anya had any work for him today.

[CosmicOccurence]

Janan nods back following him into the bath. He slips into the bath, Fury remaining on his shoulder. Janan relaxes, looking like he's fully enjoying the bath, despite how nervous he was. Water feels real goood today.

Nobody responded to you, though Fury did burp a small gout of flame. Two of the men who had come together with a woman got up and left. There were now only three men bathing including you, and one attendant. You mark seemed more than content to spend his time in bliss while he visited the watery paradise.

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Make a wis check

[CosmicOccurence]

"There we go. Good job, Torch. First night out and already we've caught someone new," Theo says. He looks to the wooden ball that he had floated back to his hand. The golden runes were just fading into dark scorch marks on the surface of the ball as he said, "I'll call you Zephyr." Looking only slightly worse for wear, Theo and Torch return to their new apartment. There's lights and sounds coming from the bars, but for tonight, all they need is sleep.

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The next morning is heralded by church bells and Theo wakes suddenly. He collects his pokemon into their respective capsules and dresses quickly. He leaves the ornate armband in his bag for now, he didn't need to be identified by rank here in the city.

He skips breakfast and walks the streets quickly. He needs to find out if Lord Tarril or Anya had any work for him today.

The Messenger House was still rather empty, as many people were in church at the moment. And many that weren't instead chose to sleep in and have a lazy morning.

Welcome to the Messenger House. Would you like to purchase a messenger ? Prices are on the board, with local messages being 1 Gold and inter-city ranging from 2-5 Gold.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Janan slipped deeper into the water, realizing he made a blunder.

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[CosmicOccurence]

You notice a small bird pokemon you hadn't seen before floating above the bath house. It had poofy head with one abnormally long feather extending past it's head. Every once in a while it would land on the roof and examine the pool with piercing eyes. It seems to be paying particular attention to you mark.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Janan nudges Fury with his head, motioning to the bird with his eyes. Fury lifts an eye lazily, acknowledging the bird but not moving from his perch. Janan returned his gaze back to the waters. He sighed deeply, closing his eyes. Opening them again, his mark and the bird are swathed in vivid colors.

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Activating Aura Reading.

[MintyNinja]

Theo sets a coin on the counter and scribbles out a quick missive to the Tarril Estate.

I have a place. Enclosed is the address. I'll be exploring the city more today, to make contacts and such. I await my time to serve,

Theo Aleato

He tells the cashier to send this to the Tarril Estate and then he leaves the building. It's still rather early, and the night's adventures seem to finally catch up to him. Theo walks back towards his apartment looking for a place to eat that wasn't about paying the most. He also keeps an eye out for any healers, he hadn't checked on Zephyr yet but it was a safe bet she wasn't going to be doing to well.

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Wis (1d20-2)[-1]

[CosmicOccurence]

Janan nudges Fury with his head, motioning to the bird with his eyes. Fury lifts an eye lazily, acknowledging the bird but not moving from his perch. Janan returned his gaze back to the waters. He sighed deeply, closing his eyes. Opening them again, his mark and the bird are swathed in vivid colors.

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Activating Aura Reading.

Like most any criminal, this man's grey aura is moderately dark, but it's color and shape isn't viscous enough to show any immediate plans to hurt somebody. It seemed like he was simply a shady man taking a bath.

The bird's aura was a pastel yellow, lighter than it would be if it were hunting. No matter who owned it, right now it was simply observing.

[CosmicOccurence]

Theo sets a coin on the counter and scribbles out a quick missive to the Tarril Estate.



He tells the cashier to send this to the Tarril Estate and then he leaves the building. It's still rather early, and the night's adventures seem to finally catch up to him. Theo walks back towards his apartment looking for a place to eat that wasn't about paying the most. He also keeps an eye out for any healers, he hadn't checked on Zephyr yet but it was a safe bet she wasn't going to be doing to well.

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Wis [roll0]

As you were walking down the street, the morning sun shone in your eyes brightly, blinding you to the fact that a black shape was descending on you from the sky. Suddenly, large talons gripped your money bag and ripped it away from your body. The darkly feathered creature flies away from you giving a sharp Krow! call as it went. The last you saw of it was when it flew into the bell tower of the richest cathedral in your section of town.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Thats good at least. Neither were hostile. Wait, why did he just think that? Whatever, not important. Janan sits back and tries to relax. It wasn't working but he tried.

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just going to wait till he decides to leave.

[MintyNinja]

Theo makes a mental note of where the bird went with his gold and resolves to track it down once Zephyr is healed up. He'll need more of those pokeballs plus some cash for fixing up the Taillow. He quickly returns to his apartment and grabs 5 bags of 100 gold coins each. He disperses them throughout his pockets and once again heads out into the city. Someone had stolen from him, a bird with dark coloration. Something that he might want to catch. He walks south from his apartment, along the shops and keeps his eyes open looking for a healer.

[CosmicOccurence]

Thats good at least. Neither were hostile. Wait, why did he just think that? Whatever, not important. Janan sits back and tries to relax. It wasn't working but he tried.

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just going to wait till he decides to leave.

Eventually, the mark removes himself from the water and heads into the changing room. The bird sits on the rooftop, eyes peeled: waiting for something.