Constables of the 14th Ward

[Scotley]

The Witch Doctor smiles a toothy grin and takes out a soft leather case filled with sharp instruments of some sort and some little pots of vile smelling goo. Whatever 'the traditional manner' is, it doesn't look to be pleasant. You can only hope it doesn't involve piercing body parts you'd rather keep whole. The Cheif looks to Darius. "You seem to be the one doing all the talking here, so will you be making the bond?" The Witch Doctor looks at Thea and licks his lips with a lumpy tongue, "Perhaps the girl? I hear humans let their women order them around." The Witch Doctor begins a chant and he lights some incense and begins waving it about the party in a censor that looks like it was an olive oil jar before it got broken in half. It smells of garlic and unwashed feet.

 

[xedr]

Darius reaches out and grabs Wally's arm, yanking him close enough to growl in his ear [highlight]"What are they going to do to me if I say 'yes'?"[/highlight] He watches Wally's face closely as he awaits an answer. [sblock=ooc]If no answer is forthcoming, Darius will smile and nod, stepping forward as he cusses a blue streak under his breath - something about violence being the lesser of two evils.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Wally Alphonsus

Wally whispers back to Darius, "Oh, don't worry, Constable, it won't hurt much..... for very long...... I think....."

 

[Scotley]

Darius steps forward. The Witch Doctor looks at Thea with some remorse and then requests the Darius and the chief strip to the waist. He lights a large candle and begins heating some small needle-like instruments in the flames. Soon he begins to use them to draw a small tattoo on the upper left breast of each man. The strange symbols seem to be a mix of Sylvanoptera and Orcish with crude figures of a halfling being carried in a protective cocoon and then a group of powerful looking figures with pointy weapons menacing cowering animal like creatures each with a bloody moon above its head. "To break this bond will bring down a terrible curse on the oath-breaker and his tribe or um squad or whatever." He looks to the chief. "Do not forget your vow to leave the halfling safe." Then he turns to Darius. "Do not forget your vow to Eliminate the threat of the Blood Moon tribe." He goes on with a litany of terrible things that will happen to the oath breakers and works himself into a frothing frenzy with much capering about before the Chief finally whacks him on the shoulder and says. "A fine bond and curse. That will do." He goes to the entry of the chamber and shouts. "Bring us the Halfling!" Soon the little fellow is before you simpering. "Thank you Constables, I'm glad to be out of that cage. Escort me home at once." Seeing the shirtless tattooed Darius he comments, "Gods what sort of heathen rituals are you people engaging in down here. Ugh. That's disgusting. I want to go home now. I'm going to demand justice for this..." He continues on leading some of the Constables to consider the fact that the Udzar's method of whacking a rambling charge may not be a bad way to go.

 

[xedr]

[highlight]"Cool, I always wanted a tattoo"[/highlight] says Darius as he puts his shirt back on. [highlight]"Grab the ungrateful bastard and let's head back to town. I need to talk to Magistrate Ironshirt."[/highlight]

 

[Leif]

Tattoo ("De Plane, De Plane!!")

When the Witch Doctor is all finished, Darius is sporting a brand, spanking new tattoo of symbols, pictures, and orcish script that covers the right half of his chest. Chief Udzar has a matching one, as well as a few other large tattoos that are visible elsewhere on his body.

 

[Lou]

Raul

... the Chief finally whacks him on the shoulder and says. "A fine bond and curse. That will do." He goes to the entry of the chamber and shouts. "Bring us the Halfling!" Soon the little fellow is before you simpering. "Thank you Constables, I'm glad to be out of that cage. Escort me home at once." Seeing the shirtless tattooed Darius he comments, "Gods what sort of heathen rituals are you people engaging in down here. Ugh. That's disgusting. I want to go home now. I'm going to demand justice for this..." He continues on leading some of the Constables to consider the fact that the Udzar's method of whacking a rambling charge may not be a bad way to go.

"Quiet! Before they decide to send you back as a corpse instead of alive!" Raul hisses at the halfling. Moving to whisper in the halfling's ear, Raul says, "The negotiations are at a critical point; we are almost out of here. Try to control yourself."

Turning to Darius, Raul grins and asks as innocently as possible, "So I guess that makes you a greasy boy now?" Raul sputters, trying not to laugh out loud and offend the orcs.

 

[Leif]

Chief Udzar

Darius
Chief Udzar says, "Yes, indeed it does just what the other constable said! You are considered a member of our tribe now, so take care that no Bloody Moon orcs see this! No telling what they might do because of it."

Raul
Krado takes your advice and pipes down quickly.

 

[jkason]

Moru Sen, human conjurer

Moru does his best to hide the hiss of sympathetic pain he feels. While curious about the ritual, he refrains from trying to invoke his magical sight; no telling who might misinterpret it as an offensive spell. Instead, he decides to wait until the group is alone to take a look. It's possible the curse is merely ritualized and not actually magical. At least, Moru hopes that's the case...

 

[Scotley]

[sblock=Moru]There is some lingering magic in the tattoo. It seems highly unlikely that it would have anywhere near the power to ruin lives that the Witch Doctor was going on about. Yet there could be something to it.[/sblock]