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<blockquote data-quote="Galfridus" data-source="post: 73983" data-attributes="member: 119"><p>Jonetello leaps nimbly out of the way of the <em>Bead of Force</em>. Rose doesn't move a muscle; in fact, he seems pleased to be surrounded by an impenetrable magical wall. As the party watches, he drinks a potion, readies a second, then stands and waits, a slight smirk on his face. Thirteen tension-filled minutes follow. </p><p></p><p>Without warning, the force bubble vanishes. Before anyone can react, Rose gulps down his second potion and vanishes. Thorald spots a set of footprints appearing in the fresh snow, moving quickly away from the campsite. "He's running!" he yells, pointing. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately for Rose, Alamar is one step ahead, mentally. He runs after the invisible merchant and casts <em>Invisibility Purge</em>. The rest of the party runs up and surrounds him. Rose shakes off a <em>Charm Person</em> and a <em>Mind Blast</em>, but his sword hand is not so quick, and Jonetello easily disarms him. He reaches for his sword, taking a shoulder wound from Jonetello, then looks around at the group. "Very well...I surrender," he declares, dropping the sword to the snow once again. He casually reaches up to a charm hung around his neck, speaks a strange word, then begins concentrating. Jonetello immediately strikes him again, but Rose continues to concentrate a moment longer before his eyes refocus. "I am done now," he says, and does not resist as the group ties him securely. They remove his leather armor, charm, sword, and pouch (containing a thousand gold pieces) and place them all in the bag of holding - just in case. </p><p></p><p>The party prepares for a round of questioning. Alamar casts <em>Zone of Truth</em>, and senses that Rose has succumbed to the spell. They have only a few minutes to ask questions.</p><p></p><p>"What are you doing here?" is the first question, which Rose declines to answer. Magnimiliar attempts to intimidate him into answering, but Rose seems completely unfazed by any threats. He denies sending the invisible stalkers, but falls silent when asked if he knows who did. He admits that he intends harm for the party, but will not give any specifics. He flatly refuses to answer any questions regarding the Order of Ardinor. He states that he is not a spellcaster and does not have the power to summon an invisible stalker. "You have no idea of the juggernaut that is approaching," he says with a grim smile. "Your actions are really quite irrelevant." When asked what he was doing, he says that he was merely traveling about Wassan making trade agreements; in a week's time, he was to send work to Nip in Leston, who would begin readying a caravan to head south. The party threatens Rose with death, or with turning him over to the authorities, but he is not concerned. "Kill me if you must," he taunts. "Or perhaps the elves would give you justice, as you seem to have killed Mystarion," suggests Jonetello. At this, Rose sneers. "The elves? The humans here would do a better job of dealing out justice, I think." About this time, the spell expires, and the party gags Rose while they discuss his fate.</p><p></p><p>There is some talk of killing him, but no one seems willing to do the deed. In the end, the party decides once again that traveling to the elvish kingdom of Thelden is the best option: there, Mystarion's family can probably help interrogate Rose. They set a watch and retire for the night.</p><p></p><p>The next morning, Magnimiliar decides to try <em>Charm Person</em> one last time. To his surprise, the spell succeeds. Rose looks at him with a new sense of "friendship." </p><p></p><p>"Tell me what's going on," urges Magnimiliar.</p><p></p><p>Rose looks up at him. "Leave the elf and the wizard," he says, glancing at Thorald. "Get as far away from them as you can. That is the only way you might survive what is to come."</p><p></p><p>"What is coming? What do you mean?" demands Magnimiliar.</p><p></p><p>"I am going to do you a favor," replies Rose. He speaks two mystic words, and then begins to choke. His eyes roll back in his head, and as Magnimiliar watches in amazement, he dies.</p><p></p><p>As one, the rest of the party looks at Rose's corpse, then at Magnimiliar. "I didn't do it!" he insists.</p><p></p><p>To be continued...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Galfridus, post: 73983, member: 119"] Jonetello leaps nimbly out of the way of the [i]Bead of Force[/i]. Rose doesn't move a muscle; in fact, he seems pleased to be surrounded by an impenetrable magical wall. As the party watches, he drinks a potion, readies a second, then stands and waits, a slight smirk on his face. Thirteen tension-filled minutes follow. Without warning, the force bubble vanishes. Before anyone can react, Rose gulps down his second potion and vanishes. Thorald spots a set of footprints appearing in the fresh snow, moving quickly away from the campsite. "He's running!" he yells, pointing. Unfortunately for Rose, Alamar is one step ahead, mentally. He runs after the invisible merchant and casts [i]Invisibility Purge[/i]. The rest of the party runs up and surrounds him. Rose shakes off a [i]Charm Person[/i] and a [i]Mind Blast[/i], but his sword hand is not so quick, and Jonetello easily disarms him. He reaches for his sword, taking a shoulder wound from Jonetello, then looks around at the group. "Very well...I surrender," he declares, dropping the sword to the snow once again. He casually reaches up to a charm hung around his neck, speaks a strange word, then begins concentrating. Jonetello immediately strikes him again, but Rose continues to concentrate a moment longer before his eyes refocus. "I am done now," he says, and does not resist as the group ties him securely. They remove his leather armor, charm, sword, and pouch (containing a thousand gold pieces) and place them all in the bag of holding - just in case. The party prepares for a round of questioning. Alamar casts [i]Zone of Truth[/i], and senses that Rose has succumbed to the spell. They have only a few minutes to ask questions. "What are you doing here?" is the first question, which Rose declines to answer. Magnimiliar attempts to intimidate him into answering, but Rose seems completely unfazed by any threats. He denies sending the invisible stalkers, but falls silent when asked if he knows who did. He admits that he intends harm for the party, but will not give any specifics. He flatly refuses to answer any questions regarding the Order of Ardinor. He states that he is not a spellcaster and does not have the power to summon an invisible stalker. "You have no idea of the juggernaut that is approaching," he says with a grim smile. "Your actions are really quite irrelevant." When asked what he was doing, he says that he was merely traveling about Wassan making trade agreements; in a week's time, he was to send work to Nip in Leston, who would begin readying a caravan to head south. The party threatens Rose with death, or with turning him over to the authorities, but he is not concerned. "Kill me if you must," he taunts. "Or perhaps the elves would give you justice, as you seem to have killed Mystarion," suggests Jonetello. At this, Rose sneers. "The elves? The humans here would do a better job of dealing out justice, I think." About this time, the spell expires, and the party gags Rose while they discuss his fate. There is some talk of killing him, but no one seems willing to do the deed. In the end, the party decides once again that traveling to the elvish kingdom of Thelden is the best option: there, Mystarion's family can probably help interrogate Rose. They set a watch and retire for the night. The next morning, Magnimiliar decides to try [i]Charm Person[/i] one last time. To his surprise, the spell succeeds. Rose looks at him with a new sense of "friendship." "Tell me what's going on," urges Magnimiliar. Rose looks up at him. "Leave the elf and the wizard," he says, glancing at Thorald. "Get as far away from them as you can. That is the only way you might survive what is to come." "What is coming? What do you mean?" demands Magnimiliar. "I am going to do you a favor," replies Rose. He speaks two mystic words, and then begins to choke. His eyes roll back in his head, and as Magnimiliar watches in amazement, he dies. As one, the rest of the party looks at Rose's corpse, then at Magnimiliar. "I didn't do it!" he insists. To be continued... [/QUOTE]
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