(CSDGH) Demon with a Glass Hand [IC]
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The goliath remains quiet, agreeing to go with group mostly because he doesn't have a better plan and he doesn't know them and this could be important. Content to observe and remain silent, he follows in the rear of the group.
The captain's request for disarmament makes him hesitate for a moment, letting the hand out of his immediate protection troubled him, but given the Virtues reputation he found it unlikely that the hand was in danger from them. He was interested in what the priests had to say and not entirely sure that a well woven story couldn't still be dangerous. So he reluctantly parted with his weapons and followed the large captain into the city.
The girl, Shard, was by appearances Sun-touched and it disturbed him that that kind of power was in her hands, she did not seem inherently dangerous, but nearly anything could set off one of the sun-touched. Haros seemed to be honest, which was good. He was more than willing to hand off this hand to the Virtues or Haros if the God-King did not immediately sense something wrong.
The captain's request for disarmament makes him hesitate for a moment, letting the hand out of his immediate protection troubled him, but given the Virtues reputation he found it unlikely that the hand was in danger from them. He was interested in what the priests had to say and not entirely sure that a well woven story couldn't still be dangerous. So he reluctantly parted with his weapons and followed the large captain into the city.
The girl, Shard, was by appearances Sun-touched and it disturbed him that that kind of power was in her hands, she did not seem inherently dangerous, but nearly anything could set off one of the sun-touched. Haros seemed to be honest, which was good. He was more than willing to hand off this hand to the Virtues or Haros if the God-King did not immediately sense something wrong.
Creamsteak
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"So then you did not see the creature's remains?"
"It may be one of them then. You have had personal experience with their kind sister, please do tell them what you know."
The huge creature pauses, bites her lower lip briefly, then sighs before speaking.
"I have fought against a creature that could slip in and out of our world as simply as you might open a door. They fade from vision, then re-appear only to strike again and again. Even if you can destroy them, they do not seem to die. A week later, or maybe as soon as a day, it would come back to strike again."
"The creature I fought did not use a mind-blade however. This creature used powers of the mind and magic. I later would find that other such creatures may exist with different weapons."
The human woman finishes the explanation. "Our lady informed us that the creatures served the death proxy when Iantia here joined our order. We gave her asylem from the attacks of the creature. It made one more attempt on her life, and was driven off, not seen since. These wraiths are all said to serve Seto as his knights. There are whispers that these loyal minions are what keeps the death proxy safe from war. He is called the desert heretic for his open love of the old gods, but those that raise weapons against his home are soon found dead, assassinated by his loyal servants."
"Further complicating our relations with the proxy of death, his goals are not that different than our own. On some strange level, he seems to wish to make the world flourish and bloom again. It is in his methods and actions that we reject him. He is definitely a strange one, not ally nor enemy to most."
All explanations aside, "Let us hope that you are not entangled with such a creature. They are relentless."
"It may be one of them then. You have had personal experience with their kind sister, please do tell them what you know."
The huge creature pauses, bites her lower lip briefly, then sighs before speaking.
"I have fought against a creature that could slip in and out of our world as simply as you might open a door. They fade from vision, then re-appear only to strike again and again. Even if you can destroy them, they do not seem to die. A week later, or maybe as soon as a day, it would come back to strike again."
"The creature I fought did not use a mind-blade however. This creature used powers of the mind and magic. I later would find that other such creatures may exist with different weapons."
The human woman finishes the explanation. "Our lady informed us that the creatures served the death proxy when Iantia here joined our order. We gave her asylem from the attacks of the creature. It made one more attempt on her life, and was driven off, not seen since. These wraiths are all said to serve Seto as his knights. There are whispers that these loyal minions are what keeps the death proxy safe from war. He is called the desert heretic for his open love of the old gods, but those that raise weapons against his home are soon found dead, assassinated by his loyal servants."
"Further complicating our relations with the proxy of death, his goals are not that different than our own. On some strange level, he seems to wish to make the world flourish and bloom again. It is in his methods and actions that we reject him. He is definitely a strange one, not ally nor enemy to most."
All explanations aside, "Let us hope that you are not entangled with such a creature. They are relentless."
pathfinderq1
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Creamsteak said:
Suvarion had dropped into a meditative trance nearly as soon as the others left- the time had passed, truly, as but an instant. Once the guard captain returned, her mind was drawn back to the waking world, and only the briefest flicker of her eyelashes hinted at the shift. She gave another, deeper, bow in the captain's direction, and gathered the remaining gear. "Lead on," she called.
"It said it recognized my aura," Shard says abruptly, snapping out of a dazed look. "It asked me if it killed me before."
She shrugs at that. "I didn't know. I guess it might have. How are you two sisters, when one of you is big and has four arms, and the other is smaller and has a thing in her head?"
She shrugs at that. "I didn't know. I guess it might have. How are you two sisters, when one of you is big and has four arms, and the other is smaller and has a thing in her head?"
Creamsteak
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pathfinderq1 said:
The guard captain takes you down the long winding path back to the cathedral below. It takes about 5 minutes to complete the journey. On the way he only makes one strange comment, "You know, two days ago we wouldn't have to act like this."
Shayuri said:
"You are a strange one... and your story is equally odd."
"The sisterhood refers to all of the female priests of the virtues. We are all sisters by the god kings divine gifts. Much like many monks or male priests call each other brothers. It is true though that I share a great deal of fondness for Dian, as she has been my mentor as I follow the path of righteousness in this world. I love her as much as I would my own blood."
"This 'thing' is simply a psionic item that gifts me with the graces of some of the great wisdom of our lady. I know not what that odd thing is coming out of your head."
"Oh," Shard says, a little disappointed at the pedestrian nature of the device. "Mine's...stuck in me. I know I'm not right... I..."
Her voice changes in register, and her bearing changes to become straighter, more confident. An expression of despondence washes over her face, making her seem momentarily older...
"...I was pulled from the forge half-wrought, half-made and quenched in the blood of the army I slew..."
Then she returns to normal...or at least to how she was before.
"...the desert people called me Crystal at first, but then they called me Shard. Because their sooth said I was broken," she confides. "But they helped me. Then they asked me to go..."
Shard breaks into a wobbly smile as she looks back at the others.
"It's nice to be around people who aren't afraid of me."
Her voice changes in register, and her bearing changes to become straighter, more confident. An expression of despondence washes over her face, making her seem momentarily older...
"...I was pulled from the forge half-wrought, half-made and quenched in the blood of the army I slew..."
Then she returns to normal...or at least to how she was before.
"...the desert people called me Crystal at first, but then they called me Shard. Because their sooth said I was broken," she confides. "But they helped me. Then they asked me to go..."
Shard breaks into a wobbly smile as she looks back at the others.
"It's nice to be around people who aren't afraid of me."
Creamsteak
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Shocked a bit by the distractingly different personality, the priests seem a bit more on guard.
"Should we be afraid of you?"
When the green gauntlet is brought down to the cathedral the two priests ask that it be brought to an alter behind them and set upon it.
"This altar is the Urn of Wisdom Unbound. It was created to help guide the path of the priests."
After the item is set, the two sisters take positions on opposite sides of it (one east, one west) and concentrate for two minutes in silence. Once this is done they both stand up. The larger one picks her four blades off the ground and looks down at the item with what can only be described as greed. The human looks up at the giant and is in shock, eyes wide open.
"The artifact has tempted Iantia! Captain I'm going to need your help!"
Initiatives
Haros 20
Suvarion 19
Dian 18
Shard 16
Thalnil 12
Iantia 10
Guard Captain 5
First a surprise round ensues for Iantia alone. She drops one of her blades and grabs Dian with an open hand. Dian is not armed and can't take the attack of opportunity. Iantia attempts to grapple her with just the hand (taking the -20 penalty to grappling to not be considered in a grapple). Iantia wins this check, and now Dian is in her hand.
"Dian, sister, I need to take this outside the city. Please do not object."
"Should we be afraid of you?"
When the green gauntlet is brought down to the cathedral the two priests ask that it be brought to an alter behind them and set upon it.
"This altar is the Urn of Wisdom Unbound. It was created to help guide the path of the priests."
After the item is set, the two sisters take positions on opposite sides of it (one east, one west) and concentrate for two minutes in silence. Once this is done they both stand up. The larger one picks her four blades off the ground and looks down at the item with what can only be described as greed. The human looks up at the giant and is in shock, eyes wide open.
"The artifact has tempted Iantia! Captain I'm going to need your help!"
Initiatives
Haros 20
Suvarion 19
Dian 18
Shard 16
Thalnil 12
Iantia 10
Guard Captain 5
First a surprise round ensues for Iantia alone. She drops one of her blades and grabs Dian with an open hand. Dian is not armed and can't take the attack of opportunity. Iantia attempts to grapple her with just the hand (taking the -20 penalty to grappling to not be considered in a grapple). Iantia wins this check, and now Dian is in her hand.
"Dian, sister, I need to take this outside the city. Please do not object."
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