[AU] Stone Bones

[Rybaer]

"So what map are you following? And how did you find it?" the woman demands.

Leesea maintains a casual demeanor throughout.

"We follow no map," she says. "Like I already told you, we're tourists exploring that which our people have not seen before. Had others come before us, and returned with a map to follow, our little adventure would be pointless. Explorers crave that which is unmapped and unknown."

 

[manifold]

Dak

Dak hisses in Sibbecai, ""Just y'all two bloody pups behave. Killin' fer its own sake won't he'p us a'tall." "

He says to the spirit in the wall, "Who is betrayin' flesh, Mister Spir't? Wot is it wot's breakin' them old bones? Is it critters like them yonder, or...tell us how to he'p you! Is it you sendin' them dreams? Were are them bones at?"

He takes a breath, and exhales in an beseeching request for the spirits of the place to lend him thier wisdom, asking them to expand the reach of his senses and the resolve of his heart.

[ooc: casts heightened Lesser Ability Boost on himself, Wis becomes 22, mod +6]

Dak then turns his attention to the grotesque gaggle of subterranian creatures, and tries to discern thier motives.

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet shrugs at Dak's words.* "Seems clear enough to me...." *He then turns his attention to the GGOSC as well, and slips into the conversational mode he knows best - watching quietly without speaking, trying to understand what passes....*

 

[manifold]

dak

[ooc: Dead Raddish, did you see the spoiler text? i forgot to put it in quotes so it just looks like a big, black space and like Dak is talking to the wall spirit in Sibeccai, which he isn't. Sorry!

Isida: Dak had asked the wall earlier if the GGoSC were the betrayers of flesh. Was the spirit ignoring him, or didja miss that?]

 

[Ashy]

Darthallys sneers, but does not reply....

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet keeps his blade lowered, but doesn't dismiss it. He seems to share Dar's opinion of Dak's words, but is willing to let the others try their negotiations before the newcomers attack. He steps closer to Dar, standing side-to-side, and peers at the group, prepared to BUMP his arm if anything should occur.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Leesea maintains a casual demeanor throughout.

"We follow no map," she says. "Like I already told you, we're tourists exploring that which our people have not seen before. Had others come before us, and returned with a map to follow, our little adventure would be pointless. Explorers crave that which is unmapped and unknown."

"Yeah, and my mother was a qualleg. You're not hurt, you still have your supplies, and you don't look lost, so you're following something. You might not have been here before, but you have help all the same, little fly. Try again, and make sure the answer rings true this time," the woman says belligerantly, her grip tightening on her sword.

He says to the spirit in the wall, "Who is betrayin' flesh, Mister Spir't? Wot is it wot's breakin' them old bones? Is it critters like them yonder, or...tell us how to he'p you! Is it you sendin' them dreams? Were are them bones at?"

*There is a great soft roar, and suddenly the voice rings in the heads of the Company of the Stones.*

BETRAYERS OF FLESH STAND BEFORE YOU, THEIR PERVERSITY MEANS TO BREAK THE BONES. THE EARTH SENT YOU THE VISION, SO THAT YOU MAY RIGHT THE BONES, AND BRING AN END TO THEIR UNNATURAL WAYS. THE BONES LIE BEFORE YOU, GUARDED BY THE SHADOW SERPANT, AND THE CRUELTY OF THE BETRAYERS

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet is not a patient man. He has seen this attitude before. At the least, the Betrayers will try to rob them. At worst, they'll slice them up for gruel. His job, to his eyes, is clear. He nudges Darthallys, and whispers 3 words in Sibeccai.* On my mark.

He then concentrates for a score of seconds, his eyes fixed on the woman. Assuming nothing untoward happens, a ball of mud suddenly forms along his gaze, hurtling at the woman.*

OOC: Using witch casting to cast Heightened mudball with no material or somatic components, 2 round casting time. Then he charges.

 

[rangerjohn]

Atlas

OOC: Sibbecai speak giant according to Isidia.

"Well that decides that," Atlas says drawing his sword. "Why do you disturb the Bones of the Earth?" He says menacingly.

 

[Erekose13]

At the Kelthet's signal to attack Phaern quickly casts a earthy sorcerous blast at the woman and her allies, before moving to a high position where he might charge from at the next opportunity.

[ooc: 6d6 earth dmg, reflex save DC 16 for half, 20' radius]