Jemal
Adventurer
*OOC: *
Evil Team:
Voidrazor - Human Priest (Melee Buffer)
Avalon® - Old Kobold Wizard
pallandrome - Evil Blackguard/Archmage (Interplanar Arms Dealer/Info Broker)
Nephtys - Insane Human Priest
Tailspinner - Half-Dragon (Blue)/Half-Ogre Fighter
Allright, here's the thread for the Evil part of my Epic Problem. You guys will be having a little bit of a different background than the good guys. You have discovered and/or you know everything in the opening OOC background, but not the same way.
(BTW, this is written as though speaking mainly to a single person, each of you should read and assume that you ARE that special person.)
*IC* Over the last several weeks, you have each been seperately approached by a young woman. She radiated no aura's whatsoever, not of power, magic, good, evil, or anything else. Each of you were offered one of your greatest wishes come true, the woman convincing you that if you can find something for her, an Obelisk of immense power which was hidden on the Prime Plane at the beginning of time, she can garauntee your dream coming true, as well as her own. Without ever seeming forward, she has helped you realize that you could do this and have what you had always wanted.. no, what you always knew you were ENTITLED to. You feel a sense of gratitude towards your mystery benefactor, though whenever you try to recall her, the only thing that comes to mind is that gentle, melodic voice. A few days ago the five of you got together, The Lady having told you of the other marked, and that you may need to use them to find what you are searching for. It became clear to you, even without her gentle warning, that you should probably keep any mention of her quiet from your new.. 'allies'.
You figured out a good time to make your way through the barrier, when the more mighty guardians would be occupied, and all you would have to go through would be a small army of demons, devils, and angels, mostly focused on each other.
You each have your own reasons for going, and you know that the others probably have their own, but the 'group reason' has been unanimous (having been proposed to you all by a very trusted source) - The Material plane is prime for the picking, and there is much power to be had. There are ancient artifacts and temples, there are mortals who've never encountered such power as yours before and could be easily swayed, and of course there are those... meddlers, the other's who seem to have broken the seal. They will have to be dealt with so they don't interfere with you.
The only debate, it would seem, has been on.. what to do first when you get there. That is what has occupied the last few hours of your time, and it is coming to a head now. With no clearly defined path, some of the others have begun bickering.
*Specific information : *
[sblock=VoidRazor and Pallandrome]
With your information skills, you both know a fair bit about the current state of the multiverse.
You are aware that several other Marked individual.. 'heroes' have been summoned to the Observatory and are being sent into the Prime to find out what is going on. They could cause problems. You also know a fair bit about the current Prime, it's customs, etc. You know your way around, know who's king where, what's worth money, how powerful certain kingdoms are, who the most celebrated heroes and vile villains are, and what's been happening up until last year.
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[sblock= Just Pallandrome]
You've heard many things in your time, and some of them come to mind now as useful.
There was once an Ancient Bard, the grand master of all master bards, who lived on the prime before the Ban took place. It is said that if a question could be answered by any mortal, he knew the answer. You also know that some of the other rumours about him are true - he is a mortal, though he stopped aging at 100, and he currently lives on the Prime, travelling around the world on a caravan.
If anybody knows of this Obelisk, he would.
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[sblock=Nephtys]
I'll be emailing you b/c there's a fair amount I need to tell you.
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*OOC*
The Good team starts their thread when you guys go through the portal, so anything you guys post before going through the portal is technically 'in the past'. There are only two requirements :
#1 you go through the portal at some point, together.
#2 you do not attack the observatory itself.
ALSO, if anybody has any specific questions, feel free to ask. There's a lot of information out there and I'm still trying to decide what to give you free and what to make you work for.
BTW, in your first post, please include a spoiler containing what would/could have been offered to you. Regardless of how hard/impossible it would have been to figure out, she knew it.*
Evil Team:
Voidrazor - Human Priest (Melee Buffer)
Avalon® - Old Kobold Wizard
pallandrome - Evil Blackguard/Archmage (Interplanar Arms Dealer/Info Broker)
Nephtys - Insane Human Priest
Tailspinner - Half-Dragon (Blue)/Half-Ogre Fighter
Allright, here's the thread for the Evil part of my Epic Problem. You guys will be having a little bit of a different background than the good guys. You have discovered and/or you know everything in the opening OOC background, but not the same way.
(BTW, this is written as though speaking mainly to a single person, each of you should read and assume that you ARE that special person.)
*IC* Over the last several weeks, you have each been seperately approached by a young woman. She radiated no aura's whatsoever, not of power, magic, good, evil, or anything else. Each of you were offered one of your greatest wishes come true, the woman convincing you that if you can find something for her, an Obelisk of immense power which was hidden on the Prime Plane at the beginning of time, she can garauntee your dream coming true, as well as her own. Without ever seeming forward, she has helped you realize that you could do this and have what you had always wanted.. no, what you always knew you were ENTITLED to. You feel a sense of gratitude towards your mystery benefactor, though whenever you try to recall her, the only thing that comes to mind is that gentle, melodic voice. A few days ago the five of you got together, The Lady having told you of the other marked, and that you may need to use them to find what you are searching for. It became clear to you, even without her gentle warning, that you should probably keep any mention of her quiet from your new.. 'allies'.
You figured out a good time to make your way through the barrier, when the more mighty guardians would be occupied, and all you would have to go through would be a small army of demons, devils, and angels, mostly focused on each other.
You each have your own reasons for going, and you know that the others probably have their own, but the 'group reason' has been unanimous (having been proposed to you all by a very trusted source) - The Material plane is prime for the picking, and there is much power to be had. There are ancient artifacts and temples, there are mortals who've never encountered such power as yours before and could be easily swayed, and of course there are those... meddlers, the other's who seem to have broken the seal. They will have to be dealt with so they don't interfere with you.
The only debate, it would seem, has been on.. what to do first when you get there. That is what has occupied the last few hours of your time, and it is coming to a head now. With no clearly defined path, some of the others have begun bickering.
*Specific information : *
[sblock=VoidRazor and Pallandrome]
With your information skills, you both know a fair bit about the current state of the multiverse.
You are aware that several other Marked individual.. 'heroes' have been summoned to the Observatory and are being sent into the Prime to find out what is going on. They could cause problems. You also know a fair bit about the current Prime, it's customs, etc. You know your way around, know who's king where, what's worth money, how powerful certain kingdoms are, who the most celebrated heroes and vile villains are, and what's been happening up until last year.
[/sblock]
[sblock= Just Pallandrome]
You've heard many things in your time, and some of them come to mind now as useful.
There was once an Ancient Bard, the grand master of all master bards, who lived on the prime before the Ban took place. It is said that if a question could be answered by any mortal, he knew the answer. You also know that some of the other rumours about him are true - he is a mortal, though he stopped aging at 100, and he currently lives on the Prime, travelling around the world on a caravan.
If anybody knows of this Obelisk, he would.
[/sblock]
[sblock=Nephtys]
I'll be emailing you b/c there's a fair amount I need to tell you.
[/sblock]
*OOC*
The Good team starts their thread when you guys go through the portal, so anything you guys post before going through the portal is technically 'in the past'. There are only two requirements :
#1 you go through the portal at some point, together.
#2 you do not attack the observatory itself.
ALSO, if anybody has any specific questions, feel free to ask. There's a lot of information out there and I'm still trying to decide what to give you free and what to make you work for.
BTW, in your first post, please include a spoiler containing what would/could have been offered to you. Regardless of how hard/impossible it would have been to figure out, she knew it.*