And the battle of wills begins!
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[sblock=round 1]
[sblock=Sharpe]
Your illusions block the the wizard's mind probe, but you cannot break his defenses. Round 1 is a draw.
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[sblock=Vermitrax]
You reveal to Vlastoes that your group was hired by brother Navio to located an orb which when combine with a shield, becomes an artifact of great power.
Your attack fails to break through his defensives
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[sblock=round 2]
[sblock=Sharpe]
You reveal nothing to Vlastoes, but you learn from him that that he controls a black dragon with a device that forces the beast to do his will. The black dragon leads a group of goblins who raid trade routes for loot. The dragon is allowed to keep a percentage of the loot while the rest goes to him. the black dragon's clan has a scar on their chest, which was administer to each goblin by one of the dragon's talons.
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[sblock=Vermitrax]
You cannot defend against the wizards mind attack. You reveal to Vlastoes that your motives are not the same as the others in your party and that in more than one occasion you have expressed displeasure on how the group operates. Many times it seems that it is you against the party.
You manage to penetrate his defenses this time. Vlastoes reveals to you that he is looking for an orb for his master, the mighty dragon Bosch. Vlastoes's are the same as his master: glory and power. He was recently promoted as the number 1 servant of the dragon, as a result of the dragon Bosch killing the former number 1 servant, a dragonborn warlord, for incompetent work.
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[sblock=round 3]
[sblock=Sharpe]
Vlastoes takes advantage of a momentary lapse in your mental defenses. You reveal to Vlastoes that you and your party recently defeated the remaining forces of this goblin hideout, but not before a raiding party of goblins set out to attack another group of goblins, which may contain a prisoner who might have an orb.
This time the wizards defenses block your attack, and you learn nothing from the wizard.
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[sblock=Vermitrax]
You reveal to Vlastoes that Brother Navio has another group of adventurers who have shield of great power which is activated by seven orbs, of which that party has four of the seven.
This time you can't break the wizard's defenses. Vlastoes reveals nothing
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[sblock=round 4]
[sblock=Sharpe]
Vlastoes's mental attack is brutal. You reveal to Vlastoes that Brother Navio told them that a trusted friend had recovered an orb, and was in the process of returning it to Navio before he was kidnapped by another group of goblins, which the cleric suspects is holding the friend hostage. The goblin group is easily identified by a scar tattooed across the chest.
However, Vlastoes mind defenses can't fight off the surge of mental images you throw at him. You learn that during that Vlastoes is aware of the ongoing verbal sparing among Vermitrax and the rest of the party and that he's made a suggestion to trying to recruit Vermitrax to join him. You do not know what Vermitrax thinks about this offer.
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[sblock=Vermitrax]
Vlastoes mind attack succeeds one more time. This time you reveal to him that your soul is one of darkness.
Vlastoes reveals nothing to you about him, but mentions that perhaps you are joined with the wrong party and that you'd do much better joining him.
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All at once, the minds of the bard and the wizard break free from the hold of the device. The disc deactivates, turning back to its dull black color. The two stagger backwards a few steps, then regain their focus. After several deep breath the two are ready to communicate with what they want to share with the rest of the party.