Epic Problem : Return to Power

[Guest 11456]

Jool the Drogorn

Jool ignores the current situation. "At last we are all here." She turns to Xis. "Let us be off on the hunt."

 

[Voidrazor]

"The Lady of the Void managed to put a compulsion on both Salarassa and myself. Xis, if you concentrate on why it is exactly that you'd trust her to share power with you, I think you may notice an anomaly."

"As to you delusions regarding my motives, Ijazim, I can only remind you that it was I that retrieved the fleeing Disciple, but not I that warned us all of the perils of attempting any sort of magic on her remains. Now are you saying that you knew nothing of your meddlesome goddess' actions?" Juggling factors such as the Disciple's unexpected abilities, the spellscale's words and the stronger than expected divine surge after his own Miracle, Panarchus views the myriad possible futures and attempts to divine the optimal path amongst them to take (i.e. consults Foresight).

 

[Nephtys]

Ijazim laughs, "And if you concentrate on Panarchus words and actions I think you'll notice a greater anomaly. But then what is 'Lord of Paradox' other than another way of saying Lord of Anomalies?"
"Xis, this deciever and his allies have been working against us from the very beginning, denying us the knowlege and power the Disciples death should have given us. And against you Jool his offense is even greater. The Disciple fell to your blade, and yet he stole your victory and delivered it to the hands of a being who can never be anything but our rival or enemy."
"His words are lies, but badly wrought. How could minds such as ours be controlled without our knowlege? I think you will find your inclinations towards my mistress to be nothing more than mutual self-interest. All deities need allies and as eternal beings their perspectives and plans tend to be long term. Why would She act dishonourably towards you when by acting within the bounds of whatever agreement you made she can both gain power for herself and power trough a continuing alliance with you? Why would she lie and ruin her chances of gaining other allies in the future?" He snorts derisively, "Panarchus is a being of chaos, he cannot comprehend why anyone wouldn't break their agreements like he himself has broken his ties to us."

Juggling factors such as the Disciple's unexpected abilities, the spellscale's words and the stronger than expected divine surge after his own Miracle, Panarchus views the myriad possible futures and attempts to divine the optimal path amongst them to take (i.e. consults Foresight).

ooc: Are you casting a spell or just using a spell that's already active? Is this your action after you've automatically gained initiative? And in that case, Jemal, is it my turn now?

 

[Guest 11456]

Jool the Drogorn

".... And against you Jool his offense is even greater. The Disciple fell to your blade, and yet he stole your victory and delivered it to the hands of a being who can never be anything but our rival or enemy."

Jool's thoughts return to the battle with the Disciple and she slowly begins to shake her head. "No! I sliced the Disciple's head from her body. No victory was stolen from me. I felt the surge of power and that being that you speak of helped me in that endeavor. That rival or enemy helped me to defeat the Disciple. What is this deceit do you speak of?"

 

[Nephtys]

Jool's thoughts return to the battle with the Disciple and she slowly begins to shake her head. "No! I sliced the Disciple's head from her body. No victory was stolen from me. I felt the surge of power and that being that you speak of helped me in that endeavor. That rival or enemy helped me to defeat the Disciple. What is this deceit do you speak of?"

"And the Disciple will live again, returned to life, unlife or whatever form the Deity wishes to give her powers. She is too great a resource to simply be thrown away and the choice of who to serve is no longer hers. She will be brought back if she is not already and she will be used as a weapon against us. This city's deity considers us all anathema to this plane, if he would aid you against the Disciple it was only because he thought of her as a greater threat. That may already have changed when Panarchus broke the balance of power. His deceit is obvious, as are his loyalties. He seeks to divide us, turn us against each others, all in the service of the one being who has benefited from his actions."

 

[Voidrazor]

Panarchus chuckles, "Yes Jool, who are you going to believe, Ijazim or your lying eyes. And Xis, I only ask that you investigate this matter with the most efficacious means you have available. As for Galidor resurrecting the Disciple to his own advantage (snort). It is theoretically possible, though of course highly unlikely that I am wrong. But it seemed to me that he wasn't exactly the sharpest of gods. I doubt he fooled us."

OOC: No, Foresight was already active. I was just checking to see if there was any information from it.

 

[Guest 11456]

Jool the Drogorn

"Enough! Actions speak louder than words. Let's be off. Xis!? Are we going now?"

 

[Nephtys]

"Enough! Actions speak louder than words. Let's be off. Xis!? Are we going now?"

Ijazim raises an eyebrow. "Don't forget that I am the only one who knows the approximate location of our prey. How far are you going to get without me?"

 

[Jemal]

*ooc* Great roleplaying guys, I don't see any need to butt in with something else at the moment, just giving a heads up to let you know I'm still here, bidding my time.*

 

[Guest 11456]

Jool the Drogorn

Jool gets an evil smirk on her face. "Hmmm. Then perhaps I should cut open your head and extract the information myself." Bored, she strolls over to the other group and looks them over.