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<blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7418218" data-attributes="member: 6855545"><p><strong>ZYARA/ALICE</strong></p><p></p><p>Alice's sudden advent serves Zyara as a warning. The monastery taught a great many things about the demons and the hidden paths that led them towards the underbelly of our world - and they also warned about their rebellious offspring. Gifted with humanity's free will, some of these creatures could transcend the wickedness of their ancestral bloodlines - although some chose to feed their demonic natures, indulging in the lower planes' philosophies.</p><p></p><p>Zyara's main concern falls upon the traces of necromancy, though. The monk knows for a fact that many Fey - as well as many elves and gnomes - chose to ally with the demons, gathering power at the cost of purity. Dark Fey began roaming the land, sprouting from the caves beneath Laholt with the corrupted dark elves as their soldiers. Maybe Galena made her own choice on the matter. If she is in fact flanked by her enemies, it would be an easy way to push them back - since the angels wouldn't lend aid to the savage Fey. Besides, Alice's presence could be proof of a dark alliance - even if the tiefling doesn't hold to her demonic heritage, the blood's still there, ready to reveal names and allow invocations, as opportunities arise...</p><p></p><p>Alice herself considers Galena's excesses. All too cautious, she seems to have covered the area in traps - mostly to deny access to the inner sections of the houses. All around, the stone has been subtly cut in lines and punctured here and there. No triggers can be found, though. The worn-out aspect of the cuts suggest that the fissures allow projectiles to be shot forward.</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000">[@jmucchiello, sorry to call you out here, but I need a second history roll from you, as well as a sense motive, please. You can also take 10 on this one if you so choose, as usual.]</span></em></p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>DAXIO/ARANEL</strong></p><p></p><p>Studying the statue reveals a peculiar thing: it hasn't been charged by magic energy in any usual sense of the term. No mage, warlock or sorcerer has brought the thing to completion. Daxio can feel the magic lay lines rising from it on account of sheer prowess. This is the work of a master sculptor. The work is harmless for the most part, except for the one it tries to portray. It's vague beauty seems to seek out something in the portrayed entity as it approaches, as if it needs to rescue some unique attribute from the entity's very soul to be completed. </p><p></p><p>As Aranel walks away from the statue, her eyes fall upon the trees surrounding the area. Something keeps whispering to her that this entire city is no ordinary woodling settlement. She can't quite put her finger on it, but something stirs from the very air around her, as if every vista was, in fact, a danger in disguise. Suddenly, it hits her. Her eyes slide through the statue's pedestal, where an open triangle rests, a subtle, yet visible, signature of the artist: Fyra, the Eye! She's the one that made this statue, of course! She's widely known for the perfection of her works, and she lives right here, in Alessia! The style, though, does not match her usual dedication to realism, even though part of her style can still be seen.</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></p><p> <em><span style="color: #FF0000">@<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936" target="_blank">Shayuri</a></u></strong></em>, can Aranel give me a sculpture test? Take 10 if you wish!]</span></em></p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>ARDUNIEL/MOSS</strong></p><p></p><p>Arduniel's attention is immediately caught by the walls, almost as if Alessia's past became apparent. And how many dangers it holds! The spirits linger, he knows that much, and it is almost as if he can grasp the shadowlands beneath our own plane of existence. The walls weren't openly attacked. The watchers were slain by assassins - a somewhat traditional strategy for the sly wyldlings - but someone made it overly cruel and painful. It is almost as if someone wished to provoke the awakening of shadows in here. Could it have been planed all along?</p><p></p><p>Still, something's amiss. Why doesn't he feel the mere lament of the shadowlands as he considers the creatures resting in wait? No, he realizes, these can't be mere shadows! He feels pulsating hate, not a reflex of his own! These entities were literally brought forth from the blood seas of hatred realms! They are infernally-touched, Arduniel's sure of it! They died sinners, someone knew it - maybe even made it sure - and they've been shackled here by someone with knowledge of their names... And their whereabouts. This is black magic of the worst kind! Maybe this disease is not something bred in this plane of existence after all...</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Moss glances at the pacing crowds down below. The dragonette senses a muffled, careful set of steps right below his position, within one of the barred windows. Someone watches and wishes to remain hidden...</p><p></p><p>In the distance, he sees the giants' coterie crossing the plaza with a sure step. three watchers appear from concealment, halting the group. A quick altercation takes place, the watchers shoved away by the massive creatures that escort the elves. They continue upwards, coming ever so closely to the gates of the castle.</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></p><p> <em><span style="color: #FF0000">@<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a></u></strong></em>, I need some sense motive from Moss, as well as some perception. I know sense motive isn't his forte, but he's the one that has the eagle sight right now!]</span></em></p><p></p><p> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801311" target="_blank">KahlessNestor</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936" target="_blank">Shayuri</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank">MetaVoid</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6847138" target="_blank">Charlotte of Oz</a></u></strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archon Basileus, post: 7418218, member: 6855545"] [B]ZYARA/ALICE[/B] Alice's sudden advent serves Zyara as a warning. The monastery taught a great many things about the demons and the hidden paths that led them towards the underbelly of our world - and they also warned about their rebellious offspring. Gifted with humanity's free will, some of these creatures could transcend the wickedness of their ancestral bloodlines - although some chose to feed their demonic natures, indulging in the lower planes' philosophies. Zyara's main concern falls upon the traces of necromancy, though. The monk knows for a fact that many Fey - as well as many elves and gnomes - chose to ally with the demons, gathering power at the cost of purity. Dark Fey began roaming the land, sprouting from the caves beneath Laholt with the corrupted dark elves as their soldiers. Maybe Galena made her own choice on the matter. If she is in fact flanked by her enemies, it would be an easy way to push them back - since the angels wouldn't lend aid to the savage Fey. Besides, Alice's presence could be proof of a dark alliance - even if the tiefling doesn't hold to her demonic heritage, the blood's still there, ready to reveal names and allow invocations, as opportunities arise... Alice herself considers Galena's excesses. All too cautious, she seems to have covered the area in traps - mostly to deny access to the inner sections of the houses. All around, the stone has been subtly cut in lines and punctured here and there. No triggers can be found, though. The worn-out aspect of the cuts suggest that the fissures allow projectiles to be shot forward. [I][COLOR=#FF0000] [@jmucchiello, sorry to call you out here, but I need a second history roll from you, as well as a sense motive, please. You can also take 10 on this one if you so choose, as usual.][/COLOR][/I] [B] DAXIO/ARANEL[/B] Studying the statue reveals a peculiar thing: it hasn't been charged by magic energy in any usual sense of the term. No mage, warlock or sorcerer has brought the thing to completion. Daxio can feel the magic lay lines rising from it on account of sheer prowess. This is the work of a master sculptor. The work is harmless for the most part, except for the one it tries to portray. It's vague beauty seems to seek out something in the portrayed entity as it approaches, as if it needs to rescue some unique attribute from the entity's very soul to be completed. As Aranel walks away from the statue, her eyes fall upon the trees surrounding the area. Something keeps whispering to her that this entire city is no ordinary woodling settlement. She can't quite put her finger on it, but something stirs from the very air around her, as if every vista was, in fact, a danger in disguise. Suddenly, it hits her. Her eyes slide through the statue's pedestal, where an open triangle rests, a subtle, yet visible, signature of the artist: Fyra, the Eye! She's the one that made this statue, of course! She's widely known for the perfection of her works, and she lives right here, in Alessia! The style, though, does not match her usual dedication to realism, even though part of her style can still be seen. [I][COLOR=#FF0000] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936"]Shayuri[/URL][/U][/B][/I], can Aranel give me a sculpture test? Take 10 if you wish!][/COLOR][/I] [B] ARDUNIEL/MOSS[/B] Arduniel's attention is immediately caught by the walls, almost as if Alessia's past became apparent. And how many dangers it holds! The spirits linger, he knows that much, and it is almost as if he can grasp the shadowlands beneath our own plane of existence. The walls weren't openly attacked. The watchers were slain by assassins - a somewhat traditional strategy for the sly wyldlings - but someone made it overly cruel and painful. It is almost as if someone wished to provoke the awakening of shadows in here. Could it have been planed all along? Still, something's amiss. Why doesn't he feel the mere lament of the shadowlands as he considers the creatures resting in wait? No, he realizes, these can't be mere shadows! He feels pulsating hate, not a reflex of his own! These entities were literally brought forth from the blood seas of hatred realms! They are infernally-touched, Arduniel's sure of it! They died sinners, someone knew it - maybe even made it sure - and they've been shackled here by someone with knowledge of their names... And their whereabouts. This is black magic of the worst kind! Maybe this disease is not something bred in this plane of existence after all... Meanwhile, Moss glances at the pacing crowds down below. The dragonette senses a muffled, careful set of steps right below his position, within one of the barred windows. Someone watches and wishes to remain hidden... In the distance, he sees the giants' coterie crossing the plaza with a sure step. three watchers appear from concealment, halting the group. A quick altercation takes place, the watchers shoved away by the massive creatures that escort the elves. They continue upwards, coming ever so closely to the gates of the castle. [I][COLOR=#FF0000] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380"]Neurotic[/URL][/U][/B][/I], I need some sense motive from Moss, as well as some perception. I know sense motive isn't his forte, but he's the one that has the eagle sight right now!][/COLOR][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380"]Neurotic[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801311"]KahlessNestor[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936"]Shayuri[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106"]MetaVoid[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6847138"]Charlotte of Oz[/URL][/U][/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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