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<blockquote data-quote="Nephis" data-source="post: 9251954" data-attributes="member: 20459"><p><em>At Davos's outburst, <strong>MYLISTRA</strong> and Jendi both turn to leave, but Toriq stops in her tracks. The sheriff's emphatic gesture with his arm has caused his greatcoat to open, revealing the necklace he is wearing, a leather cord holding a fragment of stone... a very <strong>specific </strong>stone. In fact, Toriq has only seen such stone - of a deep dark purple red, almost black, color, with small metallic flecks - deep in the forest ... the Ruby Spire. This is a piece of the Ruby Spire around the sheriff's neck. But why and how? The witch, noticing her friend pause suddenly, glances around to see what caused her to do so and sees what she is staring at with horrified fascination around Davos's neck. Her own eyes widen for a moment, then flick up to his face, narrowing in consideration. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Where did you get that stone, sheriff?" Toriq asks, holding carefully onto a calm, even tone. Davos opens his mouth to give an expectedly belligerent answer, but he seems unable to actually do so. Everyone, including Jendi standing at the threshold of the office, wait for an answer ... any answer. The sheriff closes his mouth, eyes a little cloudy with confusion, and looks at the three figures standing, staring at him. Sweat beads up on his brow as he struggles. Then, with a shake of his head, his confidence appears to return, his eyes back in focus. "What are you still doing here? I told you good day! Unless you want the handling and cell time I'm offering?"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Mylistra now takes up the reigns: "the stone on your necklace, Davos? Where is it from? It is dangerous and, I believe very strongly, is having an effect on you." Jendi steps back into the room, now also staring at the rock. "What kind of stone is that? I've never seen anything like that!" he wonders aloud. Toriq answers darkly, "I have. Its source is unknown, but pieces of it are used in very powerful magicks, in very powerful <strong>compulsion</strong> magicks." Davos begins to bluster somewhat incoherently, occasionally refocusing on expelling them from his office, but their questions are obviously striking a cord of some sort ... at least for brief moments.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>NEMO</strong> remains unnoticed, hanging back, watching everything going on, eyes darting from Toriq's face, to the sheriff's, to Myslistra and back to Toriq. Something is clearly going on, so he wants to be ready for his opportunity, as soon as he figures out what that could possibly be. From his vantage point behind Davos, he sees it: his opportunity. He sneaks forward on soft feet, leaps up onto Davos's chair, and, after sticking one of his daggers between his teeth, reaches gingerly up to the leather cord with both hands. While the conversation continues between the taller folk, the halfling carefully, slowly, seamlessly, eases the<em> cord around until his fingers can reach the stone. Listening to Mylistra's insistent pleas that "surely here is proof that Cosmo cannot be trusted, for surely no one else would do such a thing" and "how can you force your daughter to marry someone you obviously do <strong>not</strong> trust, for why else have you been compelled to agree?" Nemo makes a quick slice of the cord, quickly catches the stone before it falls. Hopping back down from the chair, he sneaks over to the others to see if there is any effect.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>There is. Almost immediately the bluster fades, and Davos falls back into his chair, looking up at them. His hand rubs at the spot where the stone had lain, as if his skin is irritated by some contamination. He bows his head, staring blindly at the top of his desk, head slowly shaking. Then, he looks up at them with a frown. "The wedding is off. You may now leave." Picking up some papers on his desk, he ignores them for a minute or two while they continue to stare watchfully. Looking up finally, he frowns deeply at them, then roars, "I bid you good day!!"</em></em></p><p></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p><em>Mylistra holds Elena's hands, giving her assurances that they succeeded in convincing her father to stop the wedding. "I'm sure your father will give the news to you this evening, when he returns home. But it is truly off!" The witch exchanges glances with Toriq before continuing. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"I have something else for you, something for you to use as a form of currency in power, should the need ever arise. I know you have wondered for years about what happened to your mother and how you came to be delivered from the wrath of her madness. Indeed, you have often told me how you worry about the possibility of her eventual return." Pausing, Mylistra reaches into her satchel for a piece of rolled vellum tied with a pink cord of leather. "I have here proof that her return will not happen, that you may rest easy ... and how it came to pass." She looks up into the eyes of Elena for a long moment, watching knowledge grow in that young woman's eyes. Knowledge, but not resignation. Sorrow, but with it resilience and resolution. Mylistra gives her a grave smile in acknowledgement. "Here. Use it if necessary: know that this information - used wisely - should empower your life's journey." She presses this into the hand of the young woman. "And know I will always come if you call."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>[HR][/HR]</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Once again, we are leveraging an Advantage to parlay 1 Success at the Hard DC into 2 Successes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mylistra makes a Secondary Skill Insight check to recognize that Davos is under a curse of compulsion: +10=Autosuccess, for a +2 SS bonus to</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nemo's Primary Skill Thievery check to remove the necklace with the fragment of the Ruby Spire from around Davos's neck (and thus break the curse): r18 +13 +2 SS = 33 vs. 22 Hard DC. Success for 2 Successes. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mylistra hands Elena the piece of blackmail leverage given by the Children of Sorrow: proof that Davos - seeing Elena's mother as a threat to his daughter - killed the mother.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nephis, post: 9251954, member: 20459"] [I]At Davos's outburst, [B]MYLISTRA[/B] and Jendi both turn to leave, but Toriq stops in her tracks. The sheriff's emphatic gesture with his arm has caused his greatcoat to open, revealing the necklace he is wearing, a leather cord holding a fragment of stone... a very [B]specific [/B]stone. In fact, Toriq has only seen such stone - of a deep dark purple red, almost black, color, with small metallic flecks - deep in the forest ... the Ruby Spire. This is a piece of the Ruby Spire around the sheriff's neck. But why and how? The witch, noticing her friend pause suddenly, glances around to see what caused her to do so and sees what she is staring at with horrified fascination around Davos's neck. Her own eyes widen for a moment, then flick up to his face, narrowing in consideration. "Where did you get that stone, sheriff?" Toriq asks, holding carefully onto a calm, even tone. Davos opens his mouth to give an expectedly belligerent answer, but he seems unable to actually do so. Everyone, including Jendi standing at the threshold of the office, wait for an answer ... any answer. The sheriff closes his mouth, eyes a little cloudy with confusion, and looks at the three figures standing, staring at him. Sweat beads up on his brow as he struggles. Then, with a shake of his head, his confidence appears to return, his eyes back in focus. "What are you still doing here? I told you good day! Unless you want the handling and cell time I'm offering?" Mylistra now takes up the reigns: "the stone on your necklace, Davos? Where is it from? It is dangerous and, I believe very strongly, is having an effect on you." Jendi steps back into the room, now also staring at the rock. "What kind of stone is that? I've never seen anything like that!" he wonders aloud. Toriq answers darkly, "I have. Its source is unknown, but pieces of it are used in very powerful magicks, in very powerful [B]compulsion[/B] magicks." Davos begins to bluster somewhat incoherently, occasionally refocusing on expelling them from his office, but their questions are obviously striking a cord of some sort ... at least for brief moments. [B]NEMO[/B] remains unnoticed, hanging back, watching everything going on, eyes darting from Toriq's face, to the sheriff's, to Myslistra and back to Toriq. Something is clearly going on, so he wants to be ready for his opportunity, as soon as he figures out what that could possibly be. From his vantage point behind Davos, he sees it: his opportunity. He sneaks forward on soft feet, leaps up onto Davos's chair, and, after sticking one of his daggers between his teeth, reaches gingerly up to the leather cord with both hands. While the conversation continues between the taller folk, the halfling carefully, slowly, seamlessly, eases the[I] cord around until his fingers can reach the stone. Listening to Mylistra's insistent pleas that "surely here is proof that Cosmo cannot be trusted, for surely no one else would do such a thing" and "how can you force your daughter to marry someone you obviously do [B]not[/B] trust, for why else have you been compelled to agree?" Nemo makes a quick slice of the cord, quickly catches the stone before it falls. Hopping back down from the chair, he sneaks over to the others to see if there is any effect. There is. Almost immediately the bluster fades, and Davos falls back into his chair, looking up at them. His hand rubs at the spot where the stone had lain, as if his skin is irritated by some contamination. He bows his head, staring blindly at the top of his desk, head slowly shaking. Then, he looks up at them with a frown. "The wedding is off. You may now leave." Picking up some papers on his desk, he ignores them for a minute or two while they continue to stare watchfully. Looking up finally, he frowns deeply at them, then roars, "I bid you good day!!"[/I][/I] [HR][/HR] [I]Mylistra holds Elena's hands, giving her assurances that they succeeded in convincing her father to stop the wedding. "I'm sure your father will give the news to you this evening, when he returns home. But it is truly off!" The witch exchanges glances with Toriq before continuing. "I have something else for you, something for you to use as a form of currency in power, should the need ever arise. I know you have wondered for years about what happened to your mother and how you came to be delivered from the wrath of her madness. Indeed, you have often told me how you worry about the possibility of her eventual return." Pausing, Mylistra reaches into her satchel for a piece of rolled vellum tied with a pink cord of leather. "I have here proof that her return will not happen, that you may rest easy ... and how it came to pass." She looks up into the eyes of Elena for a long moment, watching knowledge grow in that young woman's eyes. Knowledge, but not resignation. Sorrow, but with it resilience and resolution. Mylistra gives her a grave smile in acknowledgement. "Here. Use it if necessary: know that this information - used wisely - should empower your life's journey." She presses this into the hand of the young woman. "And know I will always come if you call." [HR][/HR][/I] [LIST] [*]Once again, we are leveraging an Advantage to parlay 1 Success at the Hard DC into 2 Successes [*]Mylistra makes a Secondary Skill Insight check to recognize that Davos is under a curse of compulsion: +10=Autosuccess, for a +2 SS bonus to [*]Nemo's Primary Skill Thievery check to remove the necklace with the fragment of the Ruby Spire from around Davos's neck (and thus break the curse): r18 +13 +2 SS = 33 vs. 22 Hard DC. Success for 2 Successes. [*]Mylistra hands Elena the piece of blackmail leverage given by the Children of Sorrow: proof that Davos - seeing Elena's mother as a threat to his daughter - killed the mother. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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