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<blockquote data-quote="Fragsie" data-source="post: 5073641" data-attributes="member: 83065"><p>[sblock=OOC]Thought it'd be fun for Vaunea to have a secret admirer![/sblock]</p><p>Skalisss' statement grabs the oni's attention and he tears his gaze fully away from the ongoing battle in the arena below to look at the dragonborn squarely in the face.</p><p>"<span style="color: Orange"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Stolen?! From <em>MY </em>Turtledome!? That is something I will not stand for, the perpetrators must be found and publicly punished before every filtcher on the isles thinks the Turtledome is an easy mark</span></span></span>." Anger creeps unsubtly into Mr. Pinches voice and he thumps his fist on the arm of his throne in an attempt to disperse it.</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Orange"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Are the other three gladiators here in the arena as well?</span></span></span>" </p><p>Kargh and Skalisss give synchronised nods and the oni continues, "<span style="color: Orange"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I will have our best minds look them over this evening, but if there is nothing they can do to reverse this odious theft I will have them transported to the Temple of the Obolus first thing in the morning, perhaps the Lautonites will have a better idea of how to deal with it, and they will be better prepared to care for them too.</span></span></span>" </p><p></p><p>Mr. Pinch sits in thought for a moment, all concern for the match momentarily gone. He seems to come to a decision and looks the group over, his gaze falling on Andrec; "<span style="color: Orange"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">You must be the government man? You would do well to inform your superiors that I expect them to help in the endeavour of healing the minotaurs, my men have been assaulted within your city and your city was supposed to be a safe place for them...</span></span></span>."</p><p></p><p>The well dressed entrepreneur was going to continue, but his concentration is shattered as a huge cry rises from the crowds below. Looking over to the illusionary screens you see another close up of the female minotaur fighting in the arena pit;</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">"<span style="color: RoyalBlue">VAUNEA!! VAUNEA!! VAUNEA!!</span>"</p><p>[sblock=Passive Perception 15]You hear Kargh whisper under his breath</p><p>"<span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">Vaunea... a powerful name indeed...</span></span>"[/sblock]</p><p> </p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Orange"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Blast! I take my eyes of them for a second...</span></span></span>" Mr. Pinch's irritation is clearly rising, his attention is divided and he doesn't like it. He reaches over to the other side of his throne and picks up a short rod. It looks similar to the sort of implement a warlock would wield, it is made of a bright silver metal and is etched all over with arcane symbols. At it's head is a small glass orb about four inches in diameter which glows softly when the oni grips it firmly.</p><p>He takes an almighty breath and shouts into the orb and half a second later your ears are assailed from all directions as his magnified shout echoes around the TURTLEDOME!</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Orange">BONESWARM!</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Orange">BONESWARM!!</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p>The screens zoom in on first one then a second broiling mass of bones steeped high on the battlefield below. As the oni's shout echoes it's last the piles both seem to develop a hideous fluidity and take to the air as huge hovering, undulating masses. The bones within the blobs slide over one another in a mind jarring display of physics being broken, skulls within the creatures rise from the mass and give off blood-curdling howls before submerging back beneath the bone-tide.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Seemingly satisfied with his work, Mr. Pinch places the rod down beside him and turns his gaze back to the adventurers assembled before him.</p><p>"<span style="color: Orange"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Although you have already fulfilled your contract, I would like to retain all of you to investigate and if possible cure the condition of my warriors, what say you? Of course I will pay you the reward promised, for you have done as I asked, I have already selected two items that I believe will benefit your group, they will be brought to you when you leave.</span></span></span>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fragsie, post: 5073641, member: 83065"] [sblock=OOC]Thought it'd be fun for Vaunea to have a secret admirer![/sblock] Skalisss' statement grabs the oni's attention and he tears his gaze fully away from the ongoing battle in the arena below to look at the dragonborn squarely in the face. "[COLOR="Orange"][FONT="Times New Roman"][SIZE="4"]Stolen?! From [I]MY [/I]Turtledome!? That is something I will not stand for, the perpetrators must be found and publicly punished before every filtcher on the isles thinks the Turtledome is an easy mark[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]." Anger creeps unsubtly into Mr. Pinches voice and he thumps his fist on the arm of his throne in an attempt to disperse it. "[COLOR="Orange"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Are the other three gladiators here in the arena as well?[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]" Kargh and Skalisss give synchronised nods and the oni continues, "[COLOR="Orange"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I will have our best minds look them over this evening, but if there is nothing they can do to reverse this odious theft I will have them transported to the Temple of the Obolus first thing in the morning, perhaps the Lautonites will have a better idea of how to deal with it, and they will be better prepared to care for them too.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]" Mr. Pinch sits in thought for a moment, all concern for the match momentarily gone. He seems to come to a decision and looks the group over, his gaze falling on Andrec; "[COLOR="Orange"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"]You must be the government man? You would do well to inform your superiors that I expect them to help in the endeavour of healing the minotaurs, my men have been assaulted within your city and your city was supposed to be a safe place for them...[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]." The well dressed entrepreneur was going to continue, but his concentration is shattered as a huge cry rises from the crowds below. Looking over to the illusionary screens you see another close up of the female minotaur fighting in the arena pit; [center]"[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]VAUNEA!! VAUNEA!! VAUNEA!![/COLOR]"[/center] [sblock=Passive Perception 15]You hear Kargh whisper under his breath "[COLOR="Red"][size="1"]Vaunea... a powerful name indeed...[/size][/COLOR]"[/sblock] "[COLOR="Orange"][FONT="Times New Roman"][SIZE="4"]Blast! I take my eyes of them for a second...[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]" Mr. Pinch's irritation is clearly rising, his attention is divided and he doesn't like it. He reaches over to the other side of his throne and picks up a short rod. It looks similar to the sort of implement a warlock would wield, it is made of a bright silver metal and is etched all over with arcane symbols. At it's head is a small glass orb about four inches in diameter which glows softly when the oni grips it firmly. He takes an almighty breath and shouts into the orb and half a second later your ears are assailed from all directions as his magnified shout echoes around the TURTLEDOME! [CENTER][FONT="TimesNewRoman"][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Orange"]BONESWARM! BONESWARM!! [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] The screens zoom in on first one then a second broiling mass of bones steeped high on the battlefield below. As the oni's shout echoes it's last the piles both seem to develop a hideous fluidity and take to the air as huge hovering, undulating masses. The bones within the blobs slide over one another in a mind jarring display of physics being broken, skulls within the creatures rise from the mass and give off blood-curdling howls before submerging back beneath the bone-tide. Seemingly satisfied with his work, Mr. Pinch places the rod down beside him and turns his gaze back to the adventurers assembled before him. "[COLOR="Orange"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Although you have already fulfilled your contract, I would like to retain all of you to investigate and if possible cure the condition of my warriors, what say you? Of course I will pay you the reward promised, for you have done as I asked, I have already selected two items that I believe will benefit your group, they will be brought to you when you leave.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]" [/QUOTE]
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