Clutches of Evil - IC: Chapter Two

[D20Dazza]

As the party prepares to leave Bahruul addresses the woman "You say the other two are trapped on the surface? Surface Ellayna did not indicate that. Why do you say so? And, if they are truly trapped as you say, why have you not rescued them?"

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Ellayna replies, "Trapped by the force barrier of the miners, of course. we haven't rescued them because we canot. Magic does not flow well among our people and their barrier is magical, no?"

With a further nod of sorrow Ellayna looks to the ground. "Besides. If the mining company has set up a barrier against us, what do you think they would do if they found we had been able to bypass their barrier?"

Ellayne continues to stare at the ground as she addresses Bahruul's first assertion. "It is that very reason I suspect our friend on the surface did not tell you she was trapped. Everyone in that town is connected one way or another to the miners. If her secret got out, what do you think they'd do to her? Or Markie?"

She turns her back on the party and her shoulders shrug as if she is fighting back a sob. "I would hope the fact that you have not slaughtered me with your weapons is an indication that their secret is safe with you. I am assuming the priests have kept their end of the agreement since they are still alive and the priests left some time ago."

 

[D20Dazza]

"Well then by Bretin's great horned head we will rescue them then" Bahruul swears with a growl.

 

[jkason]

Byntrou, roguishly sorcerous barbarian

She turns her back on the party and her shoulders shrug as if she is fighting back a sob. "I would hope the fact that you have not slaughtered me with your weapons is an indication that their secret is safe with you. I am assuming the priests have kept their end of the agreement since they are still alive and the priests left some time ago."

Byntrou looks to the others, then offers the following: "Lady, so far as we're aware, the priests never made it back out of the mines. It's why we're here."

 

[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric

Ellayne continues to stare at the ground as she addresses Bahruul's first assertion. "It is that very reason I suspect our friend on the surface did not tell you she was trapped. Everyone in that town is connected one way or another to the miners. If her secret got out, what do you think they'd do to her? Or Markie?"

She turns her back on the party and her shoulders shrug as if she is fighting back a sob. "I would hope the fact that you have not slaughtered me with your weapons is an indication that their secret is safe with you. I am assuming the priests have kept their end of the agreement since they are still alive and the priests left some time ago."

Keryth stops turning towards the door they entered by, his attention caught by Ellayna’s answers, “If that is the case, I’m surprised that she didn’t ask us to bring them with us though, as we told her exactly where we were heading.”

“As fo our weapons, we don’t go about slaughtering people so you needn’t fear them, Ellayna...they are so we may defend ourselves, as the surface is at times a very dangerous place...filled with many unscrupulous people.”

 

[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric

Byntrou looks to the others, then offers the following: "Lady, so far as we're aware, the priests never made it back out of the mines. It's why we're here."

Keryth nods at Byntrou’s assertion, “Indeed, as we told Markie, the priests did not return...”

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Ellayna turns back around as she is spoken to and replies to the news of the priests, "Well, I can guarantee that they left here."

 

[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric

“How long were the priests here, if you know?” Keryth asks, wondering if they perhaps headed the other direction without being seen.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

"Hard to tell," Ellayna says. "It's so hard to tell about anything pertaining time and people down here. You just get used to not knowing for sure so you quit noticing things like that. Especially once our people became enamored with the surface dwellers. I'd imagine the same will happen to you all if you stay long enough."

 

[jkason]

Byntrou, roguishly sorcerous barbarian

"Hard to tell," Ellayna says. "It's so hard to tell about anything pertaining time and people down here. You just get used to not knowing for sure so you quit noticing things like that. Especially once our people became enamored with the surface dwellers. I'd imagine the same will happen to you all if you stay long enough."

"Is that what this is? Have you taken the shapes of the surface dwellers out like other beings put on new clothes?" Rather than being frightened, the boes seems rather fascinated by the idea.