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<blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 2819294" data-attributes="member: 9758"><p><strong>Synopsis of 9/20/05 session - “Avast, Ye Land Lubbers! We Be Going On A Trip!”</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Synopsis of 9/20/05 session</em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>“Avast, Ye Land Lubbers! We Be Going On A Trip!”</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>The mess was cleaned up and Gareth was moved to a clean bed. Jahar and Jade’s Luck examined the bones before Jahar smashed the bones into fine sand. Jade’s Luck realized A-dom was seriously dehydrated and set him up in a bed in the room Gareth was in and brought him much bat broth soup.</p><p></p><p>Jahar arranged for an unoccupied crypt to store the bones in. He set up the bones into three piles; one in a closed sarcophagus, one in an open sarcophagus and one on the floor. Sometime during the night, Jade’s Luck and Tiger moved over to the crypt to stand watch while Empty Bucket and Jahar stayed to protect Gareth. Jade’s Luck and Tiger watched the crypt from a cracked open door to the tomb. At sunrise, Luck watched as the specks of bones floated into the air and disappeared. Expletive followed.</p><p></p><p>Back at the forge, Jahar was in the process of casting Bones of Stone at sunrise. He noticed a speck of bone float up from a crevice in the forge where he had chiseled a rune on a bone a second before the Bone Lion appeared. The Lion had more scorch marks than before; a hold over from the damage done by Jade’s Luck. The Bone Lion made a beeline for the door where Gareth and A-dom were. An unconscious Gareth went ‘Arrrrrr!’ Luckily, A-dom noticed the Bone Lion and shut the door. The door lasted less than three seconds. A quick battle ensued in which a still seriously injured A-dom helped Jahar keep the lion from getting much past the door by bracing against the doorframe and grappling it while Bucket bashed it with ROB. Luck arrived and zapped it shortly before Bucket killed it again.</p><p></p><p>While picking up the mess and discussing what they had seen, it finally came to the group that they needed to get Gareth well away from where this creature was killed before sundown. Jade’s Luck was damaging it and making it easier to kill each time, but it’d be back again soon. Jahar went to see the Bodhisattva and talked about getting the group far away from the lion. The Death lord said he’d need to amend the contract with a conscious Gareth, but he could get the group far away quickly. They would just have to all be there. So, an hour after the attack, Jahar had been granted an audience with the Bodhisattva for the entire group. Now, Bucket didn’t want to appear before the Death lord at all, but the Bodhisattva had expressed that everyone <strong>HAD</strong> to be there. Jahar talked about finding a diplomatic way around this. ROB expressed the most expedient idea was that he could store Bucket, if he were dead. After all, the group knew of Bucket’s great healing powers and that he wouldn’t even stay dead. Tiger took that idea to heart and drew his sword.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong><em> Can't we solve this with diplomacy?</em></p><p></p><p>Tiger noded and skewered Bucket with his sword, Diplomacy. Jade’s Luck expressed great displeasure with this course of action. The not quite dead, but unconscious Gareth expressed his agreement by moaning, “Arrrrrr!” Jahar didn’t seem pleased that Tiger had acted before a course of action was agreed upon. ROB was put in the armor chest, since he did not want to be seen by the Bodhisattva. Gareth was then carted out on his bed to the Palace.</p><p></p><p>After detailing the situation to the Bodhisattva, he looked over A-dom and Gareth and asked A-dom if he felt well. The answer was no. The Bodhisattva offered to heal Gareth enough to make him conscious, and fix A-dom some too.</p><p></p><p>Laying his hand on A-dom, the wretch yelped in pain and passed out. He looked noticeably better, though. Moving on to Gareth, the searing pain awakened the craftsman, but didn’t make him pass out like the wussy A-dom.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong><em> I need a beer.</em></p><p></p><p>Gareth was quickly fetched a beer. The smell of beer awakened A-dom and he was brought one as well. The Bodhisattva talked to Gareth, proposing an amendment to his contract, offering to postpone it till say, some time within the next hundred years. Gareth had full say in when he fulfilled said remaining two months, but by ninety-nine years and ten months, it became mandatory. Gareth would be paid for his month’s service now and the remaining two months when he did the work. He could even split up the time into two one-month sessions. The agreement was made and the pact sealed.</p><p></p><p>The Bodhisattva then talked about sending the group away from there. He had a minion captain of a ship, which he would relocate them to. Before that, he offered both A-dom and Jahar something, but they had to promise they wouldn’t lose it. The two fools agreed (pact sealed) and A-Dom was given a black book (we didn't know A-dom could read). Jahar was given a card (like from a tarot deck of cards). Gareth’s payment was brought out and the Bodhisattva then had the group hold hands or whatever (physical contact necessary). He then drew a playing card with the picture of a captain of a ship on it. The captain looked more and more life-like until he reached out of the card and grabbed Jahar, pulling everyone through.</p><p></p><p>The group was now standing, sitting, laying on a bed on the deck of a ghost ship. The dark, green sun of the Underworld shone overhead. Dark water stretched across the horizon in most directions. A familiar looking island could be seen in one direction. And, strangely enough, everyone felt compelled to talk like a pirate. They quickly met the Captain, <strong>The Undefeated Dolphin of the Deadly Seas</strong>, and found out the ship was hunting pirates. Arrr!</p><p></p><p><strong>Captain Dolphin: </strong><em> We be the Bodhisattva’s privateer crew, of the Bloodless Maiden. That be the ship you’re on. ARRRRS!</em></p><p></p><p>Gareth was a little confused by the sails not being there, but it looked like a good ship, so he complimented it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jade’s Luck: </strong><em> Be there quarters for a fair maiden be and her things. (pause) arr?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong><em> Would you be needing some help with these pirates, Captain?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Captain Dolphin: </strong><em> Aye! That’d be helpful.</em></p><p></p><p>Salty Sam led Jade’s Luck down to some nice quarters, where she stowed her stuff and removed ROB from the chest. ROB spit Bucket out and Luck stored him in the room. He eventually got better.</p><p></p><p><strong>A-dom (referring to Jade’s Luck):</strong><em> Isn’t she bad luck? Shouldn’t we throw her overboard?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Captain Dolphin: </strong><em>No. The Bloodless Maiden loves blood-filled maidens on her.</em></p><p></p><p>The captain was a nice enough guy, for a dead guy. When he turned around, he revealed eight swords still stuck in his back.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong><em> I’ve looked like that.</em></p><p></p><p>Captain Dolphin filled the Circle in on the pirates. Said pirates had plundered some of the Bodhisattva’s goods and they were on a mission to retrieve those goods. They thought the pirates were on the island and they were planning to surprise them in a few hours. Arrr!</p><p></p><p><strong>A-dom: </strong><em> Avast?</em></p><p></p><p>With Seventeen hours to relax, Gareth and A-dom relaxed and rested. Gareth looked a lot better after Eleven hours, and a bit better still several hours later. A-dom took the time to read some of his book, which appeared blank to everyone else. Jahar sang pirate songs with the crew. The crew loved him and thought he was cool.</p><p></p><p><strong> Captain Dolphin: </strong><em>Are you calling the Captain a dirty dolphin?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong><em>You know you like it.</em></p><p></p><p><strong> Captain Dolphin (in agreement): </strong><em>Arrr.</em></p><p></p><p>They met Chum, who was a sailor with a nasty shark bite and Jahar asked the Captain about a portal back to Creation. Fortuitously, there was such a portal on the island, near the big, black, phallic symbol.</p><p></p><p>Empty Bucket became nondead and fully healed. The crew didn’t seem to care about his presence. Bucket was noticeably pissed about being killed and blamed the first person he saw, Jade’s Luck, and the rest of the Circle.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jade’s Luck: </strong><em> The wee dragon-blooded scallywag is a might perturbed by his unfortunate ending. (pause) ARRR!</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong><em> Me thinks, Tiger. You be having, like, a talk with this young scallywag, should things set aright.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jade’s Luck: </strong><em> Me thinks you should not be eating anything that comes from his kitchen, all right? Arr.</em></p><p></p><p>Bucket was referred to both Dirty Bucket and Chum Bucket before the circle headed down to speak with Bucket.</p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Bucket: </strong><em> Which one of you rotten scoundrels is going to die next? Arr! Why am I talking like pirate?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong><em>The pirate in me says, ye be askin for it.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Ryan: </strong><em> Arr, I download an mp3.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong><em>Arr, we understand you might be a bit angry at us? </em></p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Bucket: </strong><em> You KEELED me.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>ROB: </strong><em> You got better!</em></p><p></p><p>Bucket blamed everyone for killing him. Everyone tried to shift the blame off of themselves, but Bucket was stubborn.</p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Bucket: </strong><em> I’m getting a new Artifact. Arr!</em></p><p></p><p><strong>ROB: </strong><em>Good Luck.</em></p><p></p><p>Ghostly echoes of Bucket cursing at the group could be heard.</p><p></p><p><strong>A-dom: </strong><em> You need to get over this. </em></p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Bucket: </strong><em> You’re next. You try it!</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong><em> I don’t think they should have done it, okay?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Bucket: </strong><em> Okay! I like you still.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Alex: </strong><em> I find it funny I am the only one to maintain Bucket’s good graces.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Gabe: </strong><em> Such as they are, he’ll still let you die.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Alex: </strong><em>Oh yeah.</em></p><p></p><p>He continued to accuse the Circle of killing him, telling Jahar he should have stopped Tiger by leaping in front of the blade from across the room. He could do it. After all, he’s Exalted.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jade’s Luck: </strong><em> You’re Exalted too. Why couldn’t you jump out of the way?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Bucket: </strong><em> I’m Dragon-Blooded. We suck!</em></p><p></p><p><strong>ROB (important voice): </strong><em>Empty Bucket! Stop Sucking!</em></p><p></p><p>Not understanding ship lingo, Empty Bucket went to the poopdeck in search of poop to punish ROB. The circle gave him just enough info to go searching for the head instead, with no directions to it. Eventually, Empty Bucket came back with a head named Johnny. Johnny died a silly death where he lost his body while drinking. And to add insult to injury, his best friend stole all his hats. Johnny’s job on the ship was as the figurehead. Jade’s Luck found Johnny a hat, then A-dom preceded to mess with him by stealing and returning said hat.</p><p></p><p>As the ship approached the island, Gareth procured himself an eye patch. A group of people were spotted upon the beach by those not being Gareth. A-dom recognized two of the figures as being demons.</p><p></p><p><strong>A-dom: </strong><em> Aru? (confused monkey noise) ATHEMA! (gleeful). Those are DEMONS! ARRRR! Demons off the Port… Thingy!</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong><em> I’m glad you’ve learned the difference between port and starboard...</em></p><p></p><p><strong> Captain Dolphin: </strong><em>That’s starboard, you idiot.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong><em> Well, at least you learned the terms.</em></p><p></p><p>The Circle activated charms and got into a boat with some ghost marine. Jade’s Luck got scary (Terrifying Apparition of Glory). Gareth and A-dom sang “What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?” Jahar joined in. Bucket didn’t want to go along, but Luck ordered him to come along. Bucket walked on the ocean floor underneath the boat.</p><p></p><p>When the boat within a short distance from the island, Jade’s Luck yelled out to flee while they still can. A large group of the pirates on shore fled, leaving only eight and the two demons. All the marines in the boat jumped out and swam away. The rest of those in the boat thought about fleeing, but managed to stop themselves. Both demons started casting. A-dom, Jade’s Luck, and Gareth started rowing fast while Jahar and Tiger shot arrows at the demons and mook-pirates. A few seconds later, a swarm of Obsidian Butterflies flew forth from one of the demons. Everyone in the boat dived into the ocean to avoid it, with varying degrees of success. Only a second or so later, another swarm flew forth from the other demon. This time, Gareth lifted up the boat as a shield while Jade’s Luck and Jahar hid behind him. With a land bridge of sharp Obsidian shards leading to the island, the circle stopped swimming/rowing and charged. With a mighty leap, A-dom landed in front of one of the demons and brought his club down on its head. The battle was short lived, seeing as the demons had wiped out their own mooks with their spells. One more swarm of butterflies was sent forth. Jade’s Luck and Jahar hid behind Gareth and his boat shield, with Gareth and the shield taking the damage. One of the demons dematerialized and the other got his head sliced off by Gareth. When A-dom went totemic, theme music began to play about him. I imagine it was something akin to the Imperial March.</p><p></p><p>The Captain rowed ashore and took over the menial stuff like recovering the treasure and squishing the pirates. With Bucket and Johnny rejoined with the Circle, the group went to go talk to Opec.</p><p></p><p>Jahar talked with the dark Opec about stabbing himself in the face, current state of affairs in Creation, Death lords (they’re friendly fellows), and the Underworld. Bucket wanted to mess with Jahar while he was out of it talking to Opec, but Jade’s Luck ordered him not to. Jahar also found out the portal on the island always leads from the Underworld to Creation, but only sometimes from Creation to the Underworld. Opec kind of liked the Death lords and didn’t have a problem with shadow lands. He did say that creating shadow lands to cover Creation was very bad, though. It seemed Jahar’s previous incarnation was the only one that ever came to visit him. Opec said he liked visitors, just not Gareth or Tiger. A-dom found out that Opec was Lightbringer’s funeral marker, but didn’t share this with anyone. It turned out that when Opec was being ‘created’ (our bound, or mutated into his current state), he was formed several hundred feet in the air. He landed on Lightbringer. Opec showed an interest in A-dom’s book and did something with it or to it when he held it up to the obelisk. Jade’s Luck questioned Opec about whom the Death lords serve. Opec said the Death Gods and said they were completely different from the Yozi. He asked her if she was a priest and said he thought she should be and she should have a chat with her god about it. Opec didsn’t like to talk to Gareth and Tiger and only grunted noncommittal answers at them. He was happy to chat with E=everyone else.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong><em> I don’t think he likes that I made him.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong><em> This thing is so over hyped.</em></p><p></p><p>Before leaving, A-dom asked Opec if Death lords collected souls. When Opec told him about soulsteel, he was intrigued and wanted to learn more. In answer to another question, Opec said he didn’t think a Death lord could turn a Solar into a Death knight. </p><p></p><p>The Circle finally left Opec and headed for Gareth’s crypt. As they approached, they saw some ghosts come out of the crypt. The ghosts could be heard saying, “Yeah! The masters have returned! The masters have returned!” Then they faded away.</p><p></p><p>The inside of the crypt looked a lot like it did on the other side. There was lots of writing in Ancient and a sarcophagus with a suit of armor in it identical to Gareth’s armor. Jahar and Empty Bucket translated the scripts. Over the door, it said <em>Here Lies the Evening Tide of Autumn, Binder of Opec, Creator of Atlantis, And Lord of All in Sight</em>. There were several funeral poems about how great Autumn was, written by other members of the Circle (The Wretch of Winter, The Priestess of Summer somethingorother, & others).</p><p></p><p>Gareth made sure to seal the sarcophagus and tried several phrases to get the security system turned on.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth: <em> Guard This Place… Once More!</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong><em> Hey savior. You might want to say that in old tongue.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth (in old tongue):<em> Defend Here Now!</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Figuring that was good enough, the Circle walked out of the crypt to look for the portal. When they got outside, they found themselves back in Creation. Jahar immediately went over to talk to Opec. A-dom and Gareth laid down to rest and heal. Gareth’s eye patch and Bucket’s friend Johnny disappeared when they passed back into Creation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ao the Overkitty, post: 2819294, member: 9758"] [b]Synopsis of 9/20/05 session - “Avast, Ye Land Lubbers! We Be Going On A Trip!”[/b] [i]Synopsis of 9/20/05 session[/i] [size=5][b]“Avast, Ye Land Lubbers! We Be Going On A Trip!”[/b][/size] The mess was cleaned up and Gareth was moved to a clean bed. Jahar and Jade’s Luck examined the bones before Jahar smashed the bones into fine sand. Jade’s Luck realized A-dom was seriously dehydrated and set him up in a bed in the room Gareth was in and brought him much bat broth soup. Jahar arranged for an unoccupied crypt to store the bones in. He set up the bones into three piles; one in a closed sarcophagus, one in an open sarcophagus and one on the floor. Sometime during the night, Jade’s Luck and Tiger moved over to the crypt to stand watch while Empty Bucket and Jahar stayed to protect Gareth. Jade’s Luck and Tiger watched the crypt from a cracked open door to the tomb. At sunrise, Luck watched as the specks of bones floated into the air and disappeared. Expletive followed. Back at the forge, Jahar was in the process of casting Bones of Stone at sunrise. He noticed a speck of bone float up from a crevice in the forge where he had chiseled a rune on a bone a second before the Bone Lion appeared. The Lion had more scorch marks than before; a hold over from the damage done by Jade’s Luck. The Bone Lion made a beeline for the door where Gareth and A-dom were. An unconscious Gareth went ‘Arrrrrr!’ Luckily, A-dom noticed the Bone Lion and shut the door. The door lasted less than three seconds. A quick battle ensued in which a still seriously injured A-dom helped Jahar keep the lion from getting much past the door by bracing against the doorframe and grappling it while Bucket bashed it with ROB. Luck arrived and zapped it shortly before Bucket killed it again. While picking up the mess and discussing what they had seen, it finally came to the group that they needed to get Gareth well away from where this creature was killed before sundown. Jade’s Luck was damaging it and making it easier to kill each time, but it’d be back again soon. Jahar went to see the Bodhisattva and talked about getting the group far away from the lion. The Death lord said he’d need to amend the contract with a conscious Gareth, but he could get the group far away quickly. They would just have to all be there. So, an hour after the attack, Jahar had been granted an audience with the Bodhisattva for the entire group. Now, Bucket didn’t want to appear before the Death lord at all, but the Bodhisattva had expressed that everyone [b]HAD[/b] to be there. Jahar talked about finding a diplomatic way around this. ROB expressed the most expedient idea was that he could store Bucket, if he were dead. After all, the group knew of Bucket’s great healing powers and that he wouldn’t even stay dead. Tiger took that idea to heart and drew his sword. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b][i] Can't we solve this with diplomacy?[/i] Tiger noded and skewered Bucket with his sword, Diplomacy. Jade’s Luck expressed great displeasure with this course of action. The not quite dead, but unconscious Gareth expressed his agreement by moaning, “Arrrrrr!” Jahar didn’t seem pleased that Tiger had acted before a course of action was agreed upon. ROB was put in the armor chest, since he did not want to be seen by the Bodhisattva. Gareth was then carted out on his bed to the Palace. After detailing the situation to the Bodhisattva, he looked over A-dom and Gareth and asked A-dom if he felt well. The answer was no. The Bodhisattva offered to heal Gareth enough to make him conscious, and fix A-dom some too. Laying his hand on A-dom, the wretch yelped in pain and passed out. He looked noticeably better, though. Moving on to Gareth, the searing pain awakened the craftsman, but didn’t make him pass out like the wussy A-dom. [b]Gareth: [/b][i] I need a beer.[/i] Gareth was quickly fetched a beer. The smell of beer awakened A-dom and he was brought one as well. The Bodhisattva talked to Gareth, proposing an amendment to his contract, offering to postpone it till say, some time within the next hundred years. Gareth had full say in when he fulfilled said remaining two months, but by ninety-nine years and ten months, it became mandatory. Gareth would be paid for his month’s service now and the remaining two months when he did the work. He could even split up the time into two one-month sessions. The agreement was made and the pact sealed. The Bodhisattva then talked about sending the group away from there. He had a minion captain of a ship, which he would relocate them to. Before that, he offered both A-dom and Jahar something, but they had to promise they wouldn’t lose it. The two fools agreed (pact sealed) and A-Dom was given a black book (we didn't know A-dom could read). Jahar was given a card (like from a tarot deck of cards). Gareth’s payment was brought out and the Bodhisattva then had the group hold hands or whatever (physical contact necessary). He then drew a playing card with the picture of a captain of a ship on it. The captain looked more and more life-like until he reached out of the card and grabbed Jahar, pulling everyone through. The group was now standing, sitting, laying on a bed on the deck of a ghost ship. The dark, green sun of the Underworld shone overhead. Dark water stretched across the horizon in most directions. A familiar looking island could be seen in one direction. And, strangely enough, everyone felt compelled to talk like a pirate. They quickly met the Captain, [b]The Undefeated Dolphin of the Deadly Seas[/b], and found out the ship was hunting pirates. Arrr! [b]Captain Dolphin: [/b][i] We be the Bodhisattva’s privateer crew, of the Bloodless Maiden. That be the ship you’re on. ARRRRS![/i] Gareth was a little confused by the sails not being there, but it looked like a good ship, so he complimented it. [b]Jade’s Luck: [/b][i] Be there quarters for a fair maiden be and her things. (pause) arr?[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b][i] Would you be needing some help with these pirates, Captain?[/i] [b]Captain Dolphin: [/b][i] Aye! That’d be helpful.[/i] Salty Sam led Jade’s Luck down to some nice quarters, where she stowed her stuff and removed ROB from the chest. ROB spit Bucket out and Luck stored him in the room. He eventually got better. [b]A-dom (referring to Jade’s Luck):[/b][i] Isn’t she bad luck? Shouldn’t we throw her overboard?[/i] [b]Captain Dolphin: [/b][i]No. The Bloodless Maiden loves blood-filled maidens on her.[/i] The captain was a nice enough guy, for a dead guy. When he turned around, he revealed eight swords still stuck in his back. [b]Gareth: [/b][i] I’ve looked like that.[/i] Captain Dolphin filled the Circle in on the pirates. Said pirates had plundered some of the Bodhisattva’s goods and they were on a mission to retrieve those goods. They thought the pirates were on the island and they were planning to surprise them in a few hours. Arrr! [b]A-dom: [/b][i] Avast?[/i] With Seventeen hours to relax, Gareth and A-dom relaxed and rested. Gareth looked a lot better after Eleven hours, and a bit better still several hours later. A-dom took the time to read some of his book, which appeared blank to everyone else. Jahar sang pirate songs with the crew. The crew loved him and thought he was cool. [b] Captain Dolphin: [/b][i]Are you calling the Captain a dirty dolphin?[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b][i]You know you like it.[/i] [b] Captain Dolphin (in agreement): [/b][i]Arrr.[/i] They met Chum, who was a sailor with a nasty shark bite and Jahar asked the Captain about a portal back to Creation. Fortuitously, there was such a portal on the island, near the big, black, phallic symbol. Empty Bucket became nondead and fully healed. The crew didn’t seem to care about his presence. Bucket was noticeably pissed about being killed and blamed the first person he saw, Jade’s Luck, and the rest of the Circle. [b]Jade’s Luck: [/b][i] The wee dragon-blooded scallywag is a might perturbed by his unfortunate ending. (pause) ARRR![/i] [b]Jahar: [/b][i] Me thinks, Tiger. You be having, like, a talk with this young scallywag, should things set aright.[/i] [b]Jade’s Luck: [/b][i] Me thinks you should not be eating anything that comes from his kitchen, all right? Arr.[/i] Bucket was referred to both Dirty Bucket and Chum Bucket before the circle headed down to speak with Bucket. [b]Empty Bucket: [/b][i] Which one of you rotten scoundrels is going to die next? Arr! Why am I talking like pirate?[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b][i]The pirate in me says, ye be askin for it.[/i] [b]Ryan: [/b][i] Arr, I download an mp3.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b][i]Arr, we understand you might be a bit angry at us? [/i] [b]Empty Bucket: [/b][i] You KEELED me.[/i] [b]ROB: [/b][i] You got better![/i] Bucket blamed everyone for killing him. Everyone tried to shift the blame off of themselves, but Bucket was stubborn. [b]Empty Bucket: [/b][i] I’m getting a new Artifact. Arr![/i] [b]ROB: [/b][i]Good Luck.[/i] Ghostly echoes of Bucket cursing at the group could be heard. [b]A-dom: [/b][i] You need to get over this. [/i] [b]Empty Bucket: [/b][i] You’re next. You try it![/i] [b]Gareth: [/b][i] I don’t think they should have done it, okay?[/i] [b]Empty Bucket: [/b][i] Okay! I like you still.[/i] [b]Alex: [/b][i] I find it funny I am the only one to maintain Bucket’s good graces.[/i] [b]Gabe: [/b][i] Such as they are, he’ll still let you die.[/i] [b]Alex: [/b][i]Oh yeah.[/i] He continued to accuse the Circle of killing him, telling Jahar he should have stopped Tiger by leaping in front of the blade from across the room. He could do it. After all, he’s Exalted. [b]Jade’s Luck: [/b][i] You’re Exalted too. Why couldn’t you jump out of the way?[/i] [b]Empty Bucket: [/b][i] I’m Dragon-Blooded. We suck![/i] [b]ROB (important voice): [/b][i]Empty Bucket! Stop Sucking![/i] Not understanding ship lingo, Empty Bucket went to the poopdeck in search of poop to punish ROB. The circle gave him just enough info to go searching for the head instead, with no directions to it. Eventually, Empty Bucket came back with a head named Johnny. Johnny died a silly death where he lost his body while drinking. And to add insult to injury, his best friend stole all his hats. Johnny’s job on the ship was as the figurehead. Jade’s Luck found Johnny a hat, then A-dom preceded to mess with him by stealing and returning said hat. As the ship approached the island, Gareth procured himself an eye patch. A group of people were spotted upon the beach by those not being Gareth. A-dom recognized two of the figures as being demons. [b]A-dom: [/b][i] Aru? (confused monkey noise) ATHEMA! (gleeful). Those are DEMONS! ARRRR! Demons off the Port… Thingy![/i] [b]Gareth: [/b][i] I’m glad you’ve learned the difference between port and starboard...[/i] [b] Captain Dolphin: [/b][i]That’s starboard, you idiot.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b][i] Well, at least you learned the terms.[/i] The Circle activated charms and got into a boat with some ghost marine. Jade’s Luck got scary (Terrifying Apparition of Glory). Gareth and A-dom sang “What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?” Jahar joined in. Bucket didn’t want to go along, but Luck ordered him to come along. Bucket walked on the ocean floor underneath the boat. When the boat within a short distance from the island, Jade’s Luck yelled out to flee while they still can. A large group of the pirates on shore fled, leaving only eight and the two demons. All the marines in the boat jumped out and swam away. The rest of those in the boat thought about fleeing, but managed to stop themselves. Both demons started casting. A-dom, Jade’s Luck, and Gareth started rowing fast while Jahar and Tiger shot arrows at the demons and mook-pirates. A few seconds later, a swarm of Obsidian Butterflies flew forth from one of the demons. Everyone in the boat dived into the ocean to avoid it, with varying degrees of success. Only a second or so later, another swarm flew forth from the other demon. This time, Gareth lifted up the boat as a shield while Jade’s Luck and Jahar hid behind him. With a land bridge of sharp Obsidian shards leading to the island, the circle stopped swimming/rowing and charged. With a mighty leap, A-dom landed in front of one of the demons and brought his club down on its head. The battle was short lived, seeing as the demons had wiped out their own mooks with their spells. One more swarm of butterflies was sent forth. Jade’s Luck and Jahar hid behind Gareth and his boat shield, with Gareth and the shield taking the damage. One of the demons dematerialized and the other got his head sliced off by Gareth. When A-dom went totemic, theme music began to play about him. I imagine it was something akin to the Imperial March. The Captain rowed ashore and took over the menial stuff like recovering the treasure and squishing the pirates. With Bucket and Johnny rejoined with the Circle, the group went to go talk to Opec. Jahar talked with the dark Opec about stabbing himself in the face, current state of affairs in Creation, Death lords (they’re friendly fellows), and the Underworld. Bucket wanted to mess with Jahar while he was out of it talking to Opec, but Jade’s Luck ordered him not to. Jahar also found out the portal on the island always leads from the Underworld to Creation, but only sometimes from Creation to the Underworld. Opec kind of liked the Death lords and didn’t have a problem with shadow lands. He did say that creating shadow lands to cover Creation was very bad, though. It seemed Jahar’s previous incarnation was the only one that ever came to visit him. Opec said he liked visitors, just not Gareth or Tiger. A-dom found out that Opec was Lightbringer’s funeral marker, but didn’t share this with anyone. It turned out that when Opec was being ‘created’ (our bound, or mutated into his current state), he was formed several hundred feet in the air. He landed on Lightbringer. Opec showed an interest in A-dom’s book and did something with it or to it when he held it up to the obelisk. Jade’s Luck questioned Opec about whom the Death lords serve. Opec said the Death Gods and said they were completely different from the Yozi. He asked her if she was a priest and said he thought she should be and she should have a chat with her god about it. Opec didsn’t like to talk to Gareth and Tiger and only grunted noncommittal answers at them. He was happy to chat with E=everyone else. [b]Gareth: [/b][i] I don’t think he likes that I made him.[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b][i] This thing is so over hyped.[/i] Before leaving, A-dom asked Opec if Death lords collected souls. When Opec told him about soulsteel, he was intrigued and wanted to learn more. In answer to another question, Opec said he didn’t think a Death lord could turn a Solar into a Death knight. The Circle finally left Opec and headed for Gareth’s crypt. As they approached, they saw some ghosts come out of the crypt. The ghosts could be heard saying, “Yeah! The masters have returned! The masters have returned!” Then they faded away. The inside of the crypt looked a lot like it did on the other side. There was lots of writing in Ancient and a sarcophagus with a suit of armor in it identical to Gareth’s armor. Jahar and Empty Bucket translated the scripts. Over the door, it said [i]Here Lies the Evening Tide of Autumn, Binder of Opec, Creator of Atlantis, And Lord of All in Sight[/i]. There were several funeral poems about how great Autumn was, written by other members of the Circle (The Wretch of Winter, The Priestess of Summer somethingorother, & others). Gareth made sure to seal the sarcophagus and tried several phrases to get the security system turned on. [b]Gareth: [i] Guard This Place… Once More![/i][/b] [b]Jahar: [/b][i] Hey savior. You might want to say that in old tongue.[/i] [b]Gareth (in old tongue):[i] Defend Here Now![/i][/b] Figuring that was good enough, the Circle walked out of the crypt to look for the portal. When they got outside, they found themselves back in Creation. Jahar immediately went over to talk to Opec. A-dom and Gareth laid down to rest and heal. Gareth’s eye patch and Bucket’s friend Johnny disappeared when they passed back into Creation. [/QUOTE]
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