E1: Tomb of Chaos [Judge: Patlin] [Concluded]

[Manzanita]

"This creature may not what it seems to be. Evil dwells within its heart, but not all Evil creatures are deceitful beings."

Percy rolls her eyes at Rodimus. "As we know. Still what can we do? If we let her go, she could raid our cache. If we take her with us, she could steal or betray us. What if we make her leave then close the heavy stone doors behind us?"

 

[SlagMortar]

Nars, happily unaware of Percy and Ishmael's conversation, offers Nestiphae a sip of water. "Are you, ah, thirsty?"

 

[Erekose13]

"Oh yes please" replies Nestiphae, eagerly taking a drink from Nar's offered water.

 

[IcyCool]

OOC: Sorry, I've been sick for the last several days.

At Percy's suggestion, Gorefoot looks slightly horrified. After a few moments, he begins chatting with Nestiphae. While Percy goes over to Ishmael, Gorefoot asks, "Nestiphae doesn't sound like a Gnomish name, where did you get it?"

 

[Erekose13]

Nestiphae has calmed down considerably as she sits quietly with Nars and Gorefoot chatting. She glances in the direction of Percy every once in a while. To Gorefoot's question she replies, "Sure it is. At least that the name my parents gave me." Her eyes tear up again for a moment, but she blinks it away and drinks a bit more from Nar's waterskin.

 

[nimisgod]

"She mayreturn with reinforcements, a dangerous prospect given that she might know something of our abilities now" Ishmael was truly at a loss regarding the situation. "The main point of contention is whether this person is a threat to us or not. Be she a spellcaster? Be she a shapechanger? Be she an assasin? Or be she a warrior, her stature nonwithstanding?

How we deal with her is dependent on this, I think..."

 

[Manzanita]

Percy

"We must decide something quickly. I suppose we'll take her along for now. Let's see what she wants to do."

Percy re-enters the room. "Well, Nestiphae, I see you're being well taken care of. We are here to expore this complex. We may be here for some time. What is it you wish to do? It will be dangerous is stay with us. Do you feel capable of leaving on your own?"

 

[Erekose13]

Happy to see Percy again, Nestiphae answers, "I'd like to stay with you if that's okay? I don't want those nasty gnolls to get me again."

 

[Manzanita]

"I thought you might, dear, but honestly, I fear it will be more dangerous with us than apart from us. Tell me. You did kill this gnoll. Do you have special skills or magical abilities?"

Percy examines the barrel she was found in as she talks. Does it look like a gnome really could climb in herself, then put the lid on from the inside?

OOC: OK. Everyone else feel free to chime in if you have a suggestion as how to handle this gnome.

 

[Erekose13]

"Magical?" She looks startled, blushing as she looks up as Percy. "Nothing like that..." she shakes her head. "Really, I only managed it out of sheer luck." She sighs, biting her lower lip. She shudders as she looks in the direction of the gnoll's corpse. " I think he was just.. mostly drunk already. He tripped, and slipped...and...and then I saw the dagger...." her voice becomes almost inaudible, knuckles gone white as they wring the fringe of her tunic. "I didn't want him to do... do bad things to me."

After a moment she looks down at her hands, unclenching them. "I never thought I could do a thing like that." Drawing a deep breath she looks back up at Percy. "please, don't leave me here. They'll come, I know it. They'll see what happened to -him-.." a little whimper. "I'll keep up. I won't slow you down... and I'm good at hiding, really!"