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<blockquote data-quote="Cage-Rattler" data-source="post: 3862398" data-attributes="member: 52785"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Chapter One - Happy Landings</strong></span></p><p>The first sensation that greeted the trio once they passed through the mysterious window-portal was the <em>noise</em>. A great din that could only be produced by a crowd of thousands assaulted their ears and, glancing around, it would seem they emerged smack in the middle of an urban marketplace of sorts. But what a market! Creatures of all sizes and dispositions -- some recognizable to the newcomers, many not – rubbed elbows with each other as they milled about the hundreds of tent-like stalls. The air was thick with shouts, cries, snarls, shrieks, and whistles as stall-tenders hawked their merchandise and beings of several dozen different races haggled and squabbled over various wares which ran the gamut from outlandish articles of clothing to disconcertingly large, pale worms with almost-humanoid faces.</p><p></p><p>Despite their sudden appearance, no one seemed particularly put-out of sorts; in fact, it was questionable whether any of the strange creatures which crowded the plaza took notice of the Faerunians at all. Hagen, whom they had come to search for, was nowhere in sight.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sindr:</strong>[sblock]Although your time in the Thayan academies was less-than-pleasant, your teachers were admittedly thorough in covering all things arcane, and you easily recall your lessons in Planar Cosmology. There was one location in particular – a city called “Sigil” – that acted almost like a hub to all the outer planes; if you had to guess, you would say that was your current location. Given your current environment, it wouldn’t be a far stretch to guess that you were in the city’s Market district, or ward.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Something collided suddenly with Heinrich’s back and bounced off with an audible <em>clang</em>. Whirling around, the holy warrior recognized the black iron mask –which had been, and <em>should</em> be, resting on -- Hagen’s desk now staring up at him from the cobblestones at his feet. It truly was a hideous thing, leering at him like the face of a fiend, and the fact that there was no indication as to how it had ended up on their side of the portal was more than a little disconcerting...</p><p></p><p>=======================================</p><p></p><p><strong>Somewhere Nearby:</strong></p><p>Although the Grand Bazaar in Sigil's Market Ward isn't particularly known for its portals to the Prime, any berk knew that it wasn't unsual to see some clueless sod pop in practically anywhere in the City. What was unusual was hearing a clueless sod babbling about "Darkspine" practically before his feet even touched the ground. It was also unusual to see a scowling barbazu shove its way through the Bazaar crowds, grab the same prime by the scruff of his neck, and haul him off to -- somewhere.</p><p></p><p>'Course, Cagers are used to unusual. When three more bashers fall out of the same portal as the first in short order, looking all cage-struck, most bodies didn't even seem to notice.</p><p></p><p>There were some who did, though; the <strong>metal-skinned bladeling-kin</strong>, for example, or the <strong>aasimar</strong> with a certain air of charm about him. Something about those three primes seemed to demand their attention; at the very least, the clueless would need the help of some real bloods -- those keen to the ways of the planes -- if they wanted a deva's chance in the Abyss of surviving the City of Doors.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>OOC:</strong>[sblock]Hooray! The game is finally afoot. A few quick and dirty rules about posting (and I’ll mention this in the OOC thread, as well): I’ll be handling skill rolls, but leave combat rolls in your hands. Please choose a color for your character’s speech and thoughts, and please use italics for the latter. (I’ll reserve <span style="color: yellow">Yellow</span> for NPC speech). Try to keep OOC comments in the OOC thread or in a spoiler block. Above all, have fun, and be sure to leave me feedback as the game runs its course.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cage-Rattler, post: 3862398, member: 52785"] [size=3][b]Chapter One - Happy Landings[/b][/size] The first sensation that greeted the trio once they passed through the mysterious window-portal was the [i]noise[/i]. A great din that could only be produced by a crowd of thousands assaulted their ears and, glancing around, it would seem they emerged smack in the middle of an urban marketplace of sorts. But what a market! Creatures of all sizes and dispositions -- some recognizable to the newcomers, many not – rubbed elbows with each other as they milled about the hundreds of tent-like stalls. The air was thick with shouts, cries, snarls, shrieks, and whistles as stall-tenders hawked their merchandise and beings of several dozen different races haggled and squabbled over various wares which ran the gamut from outlandish articles of clothing to disconcertingly large, pale worms with almost-humanoid faces. Despite their sudden appearance, no one seemed particularly put-out of sorts; in fact, it was questionable whether any of the strange creatures which crowded the plaza took notice of the Faerunians at all. Hagen, whom they had come to search for, was nowhere in sight. [b]Sindr:[/b][sblock]Although your time in the Thayan academies was less-than-pleasant, your teachers were admittedly thorough in covering all things arcane, and you easily recall your lessons in Planar Cosmology. There was one location in particular – a city called “Sigil” – that acted almost like a hub to all the outer planes; if you had to guess, you would say that was your current location. Given your current environment, it wouldn’t be a far stretch to guess that you were in the city’s Market district, or ward.[/sblock] Something collided suddenly with Heinrich’s back and bounced off with an audible [i]clang[/i]. Whirling around, the holy warrior recognized the black iron mask –which had been, and [i]should[/i] be, resting on -- Hagen’s desk now staring up at him from the cobblestones at his feet. It truly was a hideous thing, leering at him like the face of a fiend, and the fact that there was no indication as to how it had ended up on their side of the portal was more than a little disconcerting... ======================================= [b]Somewhere Nearby:[/b] Although the Grand Bazaar in Sigil's Market Ward isn't particularly known for its portals to the Prime, any berk knew that it wasn't unsual to see some clueless sod pop in practically anywhere in the City. What was unusual was hearing a clueless sod babbling about "Darkspine" practically before his feet even touched the ground. It was also unusual to see a scowling barbazu shove its way through the Bazaar crowds, grab the same prime by the scruff of his neck, and haul him off to -- somewhere. 'Course, Cagers are used to unusual. When three more bashers fall out of the same portal as the first in short order, looking all cage-struck, most bodies didn't even seem to notice. There were some who did, though; the [b]metal-skinned bladeling-kin[/b], for example, or the [b]aasimar[/b] with a certain air of charm about him. Something about those three primes seemed to demand their attention; at the very least, the clueless would need the help of some real bloods -- those keen to the ways of the planes -- if they wanted a deva's chance in the Abyss of surviving the City of Doors. [b]OOC:[/b][sblock]Hooray! The game is finally afoot. A few quick and dirty rules about posting (and I’ll mention this in the OOC thread, as well): I’ll be handling skill rolls, but leave combat rolls in your hands. Please choose a color for your character’s speech and thoughts, and please use italics for the latter. (I’ll reserve [COLOR=yellow]Yellow[/color] for NPC speech). Try to keep OOC comments in the OOC thread or in a spoiler block. Above all, have fun, and be sure to leave me feedback as the game runs its course.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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