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<blockquote data-quote="haiiro" data-source="post: 1774748" data-attributes="member: 1891"><p>Even down on the ground, Jaehn was a flurry of activity. Compartmentalizing his mind, he attempted to <em>daze</em> the white figure, while simultaneously commanding Drake to seek out the music district and round up Cupric and Artemis. Perhaps because Drake began to argue with him (it's a big city, and he had <em>no</em> idea where to look, and...) the spell passed harmlessly around its target. At that same moment, De'lea burst from concealment.</p><p></p><p>The fire of her faith at full roar, she brought her sword around in a great sweeping arc and <em>smote</em> the figure in white. Brushing aside the flickering force of his <em>mage armor</em>, her blow cut him in two just above the elbows. There was a brief, pregnant pause -- and then he appeared to explode, showering everyone within ten feet with blood as he fell apart.</p><p></p><p>Wet and startled, Tuggle and Jaehn nonetheless wasted no time giving his corpse the once-over: while Jaehn patted down the bottom half, Tuggle searched the top half.</p><p></p><p>As De'lea stood over them, wiping her sword clean, Tuggle's search uncovered the figure's face -- and the gnome got a good look at his pale gray skin, elongated head, and tentacles. Although his features were otherwise mostly human, a slim and noisome tentacle protruded from just beneath each eye, and another pair emerged from the creature's jaw line.</p><p></p><p>Leaving the creature's hood open so others could see his true nature, Tuggle quickly directed a <em>recent occupant</em> at him. While Tuggle learned that the being's name was Liddis Malzevent, and that he was a bel-illeth, Jaehn recovered the slim black wand that had been used to <em>charm</em> him.</p><p></p><p>Noting that screams of panic and fear had started up -- and that the blood-soaked bystanders were beginning to come out of shock -- the pair then did their best to look innocuous. Jaehn used his hat to disguise away the blood and fade into the background, while Tuggle commenced wailing and pretending to be surprised by what had just taken place.</p><p></p><p>What followed was a few minutes of frenzied escaping, negotiating with guards, deception, stealth, and existential confusion (the latter, oddly enough, contributed by Vicktor).</p><p></p><p>First: the existential confusion. After a moment of <em>what the hell is going on around here</em>, ogre-sized Vicktor climbed the closest building and began clambering over the rooftops. When he reached a gap too wide to cross, he sat down to wait and see if he'd return to normal size, the whole time wishing he had some way to wash off all the blood.</p><p></p><p>Eventually he shrank, shrugged it off, and started walking back to the inn.</p><p></p><p>Second: the escaping, negotiating, and other trickery. Two squads of guards -- Calderro's Blades and Alseyn's Rangers -- also arrived in rapid succession. Though it would have been difficult for an observer to sort out, in a short period of time they: believed Tuggle's story about De'lea rescuing them; found out about Tuggle's Follies and their performance that night; got lambasted by Tal for failing to adequately guard the city; tried to detain several Follies (even going so far as to surround them with a spear circle); and wound up letting them all go, although only after Tuggle told the Blades their names.</p><p></p><p>In any case, a lot of bluffing was involved.</p><p></p><p>When all was said and done, it was the second time in the past few hours that the Follies had made their way back to Farry's Port in ones and twos -- only this time they had Thissiken in tow, riding piggyback on Talishmere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haiiro, post: 1774748, member: 1891"] Even down on the ground, Jaehn was a flurry of activity. Compartmentalizing his mind, he attempted to [i]daze[/i] the white figure, while simultaneously commanding Drake to seek out the music district and round up Cupric and Artemis. Perhaps because Drake began to argue with him (it's a big city, and he had [i]no[/i] idea where to look, and...) the spell passed harmlessly around its target. At that same moment, De'lea burst from concealment. The fire of her faith at full roar, she brought her sword around in a great sweeping arc and [i]smote[/i] the figure in white. Brushing aside the flickering force of his [i]mage armor[/i], her blow cut him in two just above the elbows. There was a brief, pregnant pause -- and then he appeared to explode, showering everyone within ten feet with blood as he fell apart. Wet and startled, Tuggle and Jaehn nonetheless wasted no time giving his corpse the once-over: while Jaehn patted down the bottom half, Tuggle searched the top half. As De'lea stood over them, wiping her sword clean, Tuggle's search uncovered the figure's face -- and the gnome got a good look at his pale gray skin, elongated head, and tentacles. Although his features were otherwise mostly human, a slim and noisome tentacle protruded from just beneath each eye, and another pair emerged from the creature's jaw line. Leaving the creature's hood open so others could see his true nature, Tuggle quickly directed a [i]recent occupant[/i] at him. While Tuggle learned that the being's name was Liddis Malzevent, and that he was a bel-illeth, Jaehn recovered the slim black wand that had been used to [i]charm[/i] him. Noting that screams of panic and fear had started up -- and that the blood-soaked bystanders were beginning to come out of shock -- the pair then did their best to look innocuous. Jaehn used his hat to disguise away the blood and fade into the background, while Tuggle commenced wailing and pretending to be surprised by what had just taken place. What followed was a few minutes of frenzied escaping, negotiating with guards, deception, stealth, and existential confusion (the latter, oddly enough, contributed by Vicktor). First: the existential confusion. After a moment of [i]what the hell is going on around here[/i], ogre-sized Vicktor climbed the closest building and began clambering over the rooftops. When he reached a gap too wide to cross, he sat down to wait and see if he'd return to normal size, the whole time wishing he had some way to wash off all the blood. Eventually he shrank, shrugged it off, and started walking back to the inn. Second: the escaping, negotiating, and other trickery. Two squads of guards -- Calderro's Blades and Alseyn's Rangers -- also arrived in rapid succession. Though it would have been difficult for an observer to sort out, in a short period of time they: believed Tuggle's story about De'lea rescuing them; found out about Tuggle's Follies and their performance that night; got lambasted by Tal for failing to adequately guard the city; tried to detain several Follies (even going so far as to surround them with a spear circle); and wound up letting them all go, although only after Tuggle told the Blades their names. In any case, a lot of bluffing was involved. When all was said and done, it was the second time in the past few hours that the Follies had made their way back to Farry's Port in ones and twos -- only this time they had Thissiken in tow, riding piggyback on Talishmere. [/QUOTE]
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