Curse of the Azure Bonds chapter 1: Tilverton

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Please!" Sidra calls out strongly, "We beg your forgiveness! Some magical effect tried to take over our actions, our friends did not know what they were doing. Please, we will stay in your custody as a show of good faith..." here Sidra's eyes flick over to Ferrik, "...until we can solve this mystery to your satisfaction. We wish to bring no harm to anyone here. He who cast the spell upon us, he is your enemy."

OOC: Diplomacy check for all Sidra's worth: +13, but using Voice of Reason class ability, which gives her +4 on Diplomacy checks when attempting to use words and reason to defuse a tense situation, so total is +17.

 

[Thanee]

Dawn

Listening to Sidra trying to explain what happened, Dawn watches the guardsmen's reaction.

 

[Scotley]

Charum

Putting up no resistance, Charum submits to the guards. "We have been controlled by fell magic. I am sorry for being unable to resist it for a time. Sidra are you okay? I am truely sorry."

 

[Raylis]

Ferrik of Rasheman

Ferrik's expression changes from jovial to shock "Me? I did this? [i[Never![/i] I would never try to hurt the princess! I save princesses not hurt them!"

 

[Eva of Sirrion]

The princess gives the guards their orders.

Take them to a holding area for the time being. We'll deal with them later. Make sure there are adequate wards in the holding area in case the mental-control they were allegedly under kicks in again. For now, clear the entire room, we'll continue the ceremony in private, given the circumstances.

Somebody always brings an assortment of rotten vegetables, fruits and eggs to events like this, and you can only wonder if those that do so anticipate just such an occurence like this as you're pelted with such items as you're led away. The Tilverton jail facilities are typical jail facilities, hard stone floors and stout iron barred doors. You're each placed in separate cells.

Oye, we only got a cell barely big enough to hold this one. One of the purple dragon guards says regarding Xi.

Well then, I hope your knees is good! Says the other as Xi is forced into a very cramped cell. I wouldn't worry too much about your knees though love. Once you visit the headsman's block tomorrow, I imagine you'll be more concerned about the splitting headache he gives ya! hehehe. I'll be back later with your chow lovelies, enjoy the decor.

[sblock=ooc]You've each been placed in individual cells: Xi, Dawn and Ferrik along the left side of the block, and Dominic Charum and Sidra along the right. There's 10 feet between each cell, and 20 feet in the hall separating the two sides.[/sblock]

 

[Falkus]

Dominic sighed after he was bundled into the cell. It wasn't the first time he'd wound up in jail, and it probably wouldn't be the last, but this was the first time he'd been in for such a serious offense.

As soon as the guards weren't looking his way, he began inspecting the lock on his cell door. With this attempted assassination, magically compelled or not, he felt he'd overstayed his welcome in this town and kingdom, even subcontinent. As soon as he could get out, and take his friends with him, he'd do so.

In his previous dealings with the law, Dominic had always found that the best defense you could make in court was to be a hundred miles away when the trial started.

 

[Raylis]

Ferrik of Rasheman

"So what exactly happened?" the berserker asks, sitting on the ground, "I remember watching the princess walk up the way, then I was standing next to her with a bunch of guards behind me."

 

[Eva of Sirrion]

[sblock=dominic]The Purple Dragons have spared no expense designing this cell. Not only is there a lock of the highest quality on the door, but the lock has a few razor sharp surprises waiting to pop out on anyone foolish enough to try to pick it. Not only that, but there's also a magical paralysis trap designed to freeze anyone who does manage to open the lock right in their tracks.[/sblock]

 

[Falkus]

"Damn, damn, damn, damn!" Dominic quietly cursed. There was no way he could get it open. If he had tools, maybe he'd be willing to risk it. But if he had access to tools, then he wouldn't be in the cell.

With the mechanical means of escape limited, that left the human element. Maybe he'd get his chance at feeding time.

 

[Scotley]

Charum

Charum calls out to the others, "We need to call all those who have examined our tattoos to speak on our behalf if we are to have any hope of convincing them that our actions were not our own. With luck an appeal to logic will help. Had we really wanted to slay someone our assualt would have been better coordinated and we would have been working together rather than changing sides one or two at a time."