Dr. Si's Curse of the Crimson Throne - Beta Group

[Ambrus]

The sweltering air in the room continues to stir, picking up small debris and fluttering loose clothing about before coalescing once more into a dust devil that swirls around the tiny halfling boy. Suddenly, violently, the wind blasts forth again, flowing harmlessly over and around the holy warrior standing in the doorway as it rushes towards the defiant deserter in the next room. To Edmond, the desiccating wind feels like little more than a gentle spring breeze.

[sblock=OOC]Repeating Dj'hân's previous action, moving as necessary to get a proper line of effect to Verik.

I might be wrong, but I suspect that Oni misunderstood that Verik was heading towards the far wall in the main room (rather than the one in his bedchamber) to fetch the spear and so assumed that Lynn would get an opportunity to hit him with her spell.[/sblock]

 

[Neurotic]

Edmond Deathwish

"Look, Verik. we don't want to hurt any of you. If we did you'd already be dead. Come with us, have a talk with Marshal Kroft and you can return here."

Raising his voice so he can be heard more clearly in another room.

"That goes for all of you. You may resign as guards to come here and do good if you wish, but right now, you are deserters in hard time for town guard. Please come in peace."

"How do you get your meat? You don't seem to buy it from local butchers..."

 

[Oni]

Lynn frowns when it becomes obvious he doesn't intend to give up. Raising her wand the unleashes another bolt at Varik.

[sblock=ooc]

use wand of MM again.

Yeah I was a little confused which is why I went for a vague ready action. ><

Really I guess it doesn't matter too much now, he's taken a decent amount of subdual damage so I reckon we can pummel him into submission now without worrying about killing him.

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[Dr Simon]

A bolt of magical energy streaks from Lynn's wand, swerves around Edmond and strikes Verik hard on the shoulder as he springs for his spear. His fingers have barely closed on the shaft when another blast of burning air springs from Dj'hân. Verik weaves, stumbles, swings his spear clumsily at Edmond, who bats the blade away easily with Deathwail. Verik sways on his feet, seemingly barely able to stand.

"We don't want to hurt any of you. If we did you'd already be dead. Come with us, have a talk with Marshal Kroft and you can return here. You may resign as guards to come here and do good if you wish, but right now, you are deserters in hard time for town guard. Please come in peace."

Verik leans heavily on his spear and nods.
"Very well...," he says. "I'll speak to Kroft." He throws the spear to the floor and, with great effort, pulls himself to attention. "These men followed my lead. I want clemency for them. Leaving the guard was entirely my idea."

"How do you get your meat? You don't seem to buy it from local butchers..."

Verik gives a tired laugh.

"I have powerful contacts," he says with a cryptic little smile. "They can get anything past the blockade."

[SBLOCK=Edmond]
You notice the two un-tied deserters, Baldrago and Karralo, exchange rather uneasy and nervous glances when you ask about the source of the meat.
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[Neurotic]

[sblock=Dr Simon]
Noted. When I can get them alone (away from Verrik), I'll try to get something out of them. I'll try to notify others in party...

Edmond waited with AoO for Verrik when he reached for his spear, but no matter since he surrendered. We are victorious !
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[Dr Simon]

[SBLOCK=Neurotic]
YEah, I only read the OOC post after doing this. I rolled anyway, and it was a miss (5), so nothing changes, fortunately.
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[Ambrus]

The halfling guttersnipe breathes a heartfelt sigh of relief when the renegade finally surrenders. In the first few moments of calm that follows, Dj'hân steps up to the towering holy warrior and pokes the man gently in the ankle with the quivering tip of his staff of curing.

OOC: Dj'hân makes Use Magic Device skill checks with the wand of cure light wounds until he succeeds in discharging it once more on Edmond.

 

[Oni]

Lynn breathed an inward sigh of relief, it seemed like this was going to have a decent outcome afterall. Of course it would not due to show that, their fragile authority needed to be maintained. Keeping a stern face she continued to watch the other men as Edmond questioned their quarry.

[sblock=ooc]

Readied with colour spray should they change their mind and try anything.

How much time did we use up getting into the butchery, and assuming the guard we sent for is coming and actually left immediately how long would it take them to get from the citadel to our present location?

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[Neurotic]

Edmond Deathwish

Taking hold of the arrow in his shoulder as he feels healing energies pouring into him, Edmond yanks it out and smiles at tiny guttersnipe.

"Thank you, Dj'ahn, I appreciate it."

Motioning with the arrow to Verrik to go past him:
"Let's go. Since you surrendered, we'll talk to Marshal Kroft that you and your man are shown some leniency. You can tell her yourself the same about them.

You two! Get up and hoist your companions up. We're going down. Lynn, go down first and prepare to blast them if anybody tries anything funny. We've shown enough mercy already."

 

[Ambrus]

The knee-high guttersnipe steps aside to make way for Verrik and Edmond once he's satisfied that the holy warrior has recovered sufficiently from his injuries. Pulling his long red cap off his disheveled head, Dj'hân replaces his staff of curing inside. Pausing with his hand inside his hat, the urchin peers intently around the office for a moment.

[sblock=Doc]OOC: Reaching into his cap, Dj'hân takes ahold of the Harrow card he'd drawn earlier and uses its power to detect magic in both rooms once more. He's looking to find the source of the magical aura he'd noticed during his earlier infiltration. If it's in Verrik's room he'll duck inside as the adults are preparing to move down the stairs and head right to it to collect it before heading out himself. If Verrik has it on his person he'll try to determine what it is and likely point it out to either Lynn or Edmond.[/sblock]