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<blockquote data-quote="Sic_Pixie" data-source="post: 5930851" data-attributes="member: 52403"><p><strong>Almost an animal</strong></p><p></p><p>Performing the ritual the high priest has a confused look as it does not seem to take hold. Sitting down at his desk he brings out a large book and starts reading with a worried expression. After several minutes Grembor is shifting uncomfortably in his seat getting as worried as the elder priest is looking. Finally a young priest is summoned and given a key from around the Elder’s neck who looks surprised as he runs off out of the room.</p><p></p><p>Smiling the Elder dismissed Grembors questions with a wave of his hand and sets out some extra paraphernalia; sprinkling silver dust in a wide circle round Grembors seated form and setting large white candles at exact points. The priest returns bearing a very large and dusty tome and a small bag which he presents to the Elder. </p><p></p><p> Taking the heavy book he places it reverently on his desk and opens it in a cloud of dust; tutting in disgust at the cleanliness of the tome he bows gently over the pages to remove most of the detritus before carefully leafing through the tome. Finding the page he needed he picks up the small bag and with a careful hand and many trips back to the tome to check he completes a careful and intricate circle of power round Grembor. If Grembor knew much about magic he may indeed be very worried.</p><p></p><p>The holding and focusing circle compleate he turns the page to the complex ritual; gathering several other items from his desk and sending an underling to gather some others he starts another ritual; this one as far as Grembor is concerned consists of being splashed with water; some fine silvery dust and some plant which he manages to recognize as wolfsbane. Towards the end of the ritual the silver seems to burn his skin and he can feel something dark and powerful coiled within his mind. Each splash of water; sprinkle of silver and brush with the plant seems to scour his soul and sends shooting pains through his whole body.</p><p></p><p>With a feral growl he launches himself at the fragile appearing old man; teeth bared and fingers crooked like claws the old man is sure to meet his doom at the teeth and claw of the feral wolflike being. That is if the barrier he set up didn’t bring Gremborwolf to a sudden and abrupt halt as his face hits a very solid obstruction; slumping to the ground dazed the old priest continues walking round the circle sprinkling various things upon the prone form. With a soul tearing howl the priest finishes the ritual and a ghostly red mist arises from the prone Grembor and flails about the circle unable to break free; it’s fierce eyes rest upon the old priest with pure evil and hate before with a clenching grip the old priest rips the spirit apart.</p><p></p><p>Grembor wakes up several minutes later with no memory of the events and the last thing he remembers was the priest walking round him setting up some candles. The old priest is sitting in his chair with sweat running down his face trying to stem the tide with the sleeve of his robe. </p><p></p><p>“You had a powerful spirit inside of you young man; it was very reluctant to leave. I would wager you were infected before the others were and it had longer to latch onto you. I don’t know if I could have removed its presence if left another hour.” Grembor looks on in fear at the old priests words; “don’t worry you have been cleansed; I would suggest you go and bathe to remove some of the after effects of the ritual.” With that an underpriest with a concerned look at the Elder priest sitting in his chair looking like a shadow of his former self reaches for a glass of water with a shaking hand as he escorts Grembor out to find the baths.</p><p></p><p><em>DM Note: Grembor was infected prior to the others; his illicit affair with the stable mistress infected him with Lycanthopy several hours prior to the more obvious bites when fighting the Primals at the Stairs of the Moon. The Stable mistress is not a werewolf in the books but it was too good a chance to give up and they would have a spy in the camp. Grembor was turning into a Dorzhanev werewolf as evidenced by the female Cybrisa Dorzhanev looking at him strangely upon the tower top. Grembor and the party had no idea though …</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sic_Pixie, post: 5930851, member: 52403"] [b]Almost an animal[/b] Performing the ritual the high priest has a confused look as it does not seem to take hold. Sitting down at his desk he brings out a large book and starts reading with a worried expression. After several minutes Grembor is shifting uncomfortably in his seat getting as worried as the elder priest is looking. Finally a young priest is summoned and given a key from around the Elder’s neck who looks surprised as he runs off out of the room. Smiling the Elder dismissed Grembors questions with a wave of his hand and sets out some extra paraphernalia; sprinkling silver dust in a wide circle round Grembors seated form and setting large white candles at exact points. The priest returns bearing a very large and dusty tome and a small bag which he presents to the Elder. Taking the heavy book he places it reverently on his desk and opens it in a cloud of dust; tutting in disgust at the cleanliness of the tome he bows gently over the pages to remove most of the detritus before carefully leafing through the tome. Finding the page he needed he picks up the small bag and with a careful hand and many trips back to the tome to check he completes a careful and intricate circle of power round Grembor. If Grembor knew much about magic he may indeed be very worried. The holding and focusing circle compleate he turns the page to the complex ritual; gathering several other items from his desk and sending an underling to gather some others he starts another ritual; this one as far as Grembor is concerned consists of being splashed with water; some fine silvery dust and some plant which he manages to recognize as wolfsbane. Towards the end of the ritual the silver seems to burn his skin and he can feel something dark and powerful coiled within his mind. Each splash of water; sprinkle of silver and brush with the plant seems to scour his soul and sends shooting pains through his whole body. With a feral growl he launches himself at the fragile appearing old man; teeth bared and fingers crooked like claws the old man is sure to meet his doom at the teeth and claw of the feral wolflike being. That is if the barrier he set up didn’t bring Gremborwolf to a sudden and abrupt halt as his face hits a very solid obstruction; slumping to the ground dazed the old priest continues walking round the circle sprinkling various things upon the prone form. With a soul tearing howl the priest finishes the ritual and a ghostly red mist arises from the prone Grembor and flails about the circle unable to break free; it’s fierce eyes rest upon the old priest with pure evil and hate before with a clenching grip the old priest rips the spirit apart. Grembor wakes up several minutes later with no memory of the events and the last thing he remembers was the priest walking round him setting up some candles. The old priest is sitting in his chair with sweat running down his face trying to stem the tide with the sleeve of his robe. “You had a powerful spirit inside of you young man; it was very reluctant to leave. I would wager you were infected before the others were and it had longer to latch onto you. I don’t know if I could have removed its presence if left another hour.” Grembor looks on in fear at the old priests words; “don’t worry you have been cleansed; I would suggest you go and bathe to remove some of the after effects of the ritual.” With that an underpriest with a concerned look at the Elder priest sitting in his chair looking like a shadow of his former self reaches for a glass of water with a shaking hand as he escorts Grembor out to find the baths. [I]DM Note: Grembor was infected prior to the others; his illicit affair with the stable mistress infected him with Lycanthopy several hours prior to the more obvious bites when fighting the Primals at the Stairs of the Moon. The Stable mistress is not a werewolf in the books but it was too good a chance to give up and they would have a spy in the camp. Grembor was turning into a Dorzhanev werewolf as evidenced by the female Cybrisa Dorzhanev looking at him strangely upon the tower top. Grembor and the party had no idea though …[/I] [/QUOTE]
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