Fallen World (Mature, Dark)

[WarlockLord]

"Anyone want a dwarf? Seriously, what should we do with him? Interrogation?", asks Mystic, ready to cast charm person if the situation requires it.

 

[Gli'jar]

"Anyone want a dwarf? Seriously, what should we do with him? Interrogation?"

Canthan smiles and steps forward, "Exactly what I had in mind. Bind him first and unless any of you would like to have a hand in this." Canthan turns to Ysande, "Or if you have a less invasive approach, please by all means." Canthan gleefully turns back towards the dwarf, and unsuccessfully attempts to stifle a bit of laughter, "Otherwise, you may want to step back, this is going to get messy. Oh yes bring the ogre in too." Canthan finishes with small claps of his hands.

 

[Autumn]

"Less invasive - just as you say," Ysande agrees drily. "Leave it to me. We can always try the messy approach if I can't get anything out of him."

She approaches the dwarf and bends down to where he rolls on the floor, speaking in soothing sing-song tones laced with subtle arcane power. "Sweetie, shhhh... I'm here. I won't let anybody hurt you, okay? Calm down..."


[sblock=OOC] Casting Charm Person, DC 19.

If he makes the save she'll try again next round with Charm Monster - DC 21.

Figured Ysande may as well cast the Charm since she has a slightly higher spell DC, not to mention social skills to make better use of it.[/sblock]

 

[Nephtys]

When he finally stops laughing he turns to Ysande, breathing heavily from the exertion, tears still running down his grubby cheeks. "Why? Why did ye have to kill her, my beautiful girl? She had done you nothing wrong. Ye... We must have frightened ye. Ye must have killed her by mistake, but it nay matters now. Ye must flee this place. Strangers do not live long here, and I don't want ye to die too, ugly as ye are."

 

[Autumn]

Ysande's holds the dwarf's eyes with a look of utmost gravity and pity, even as her hands weave in an intricate pattern of arcane gestures. When she speaks again the persuasive power behind her words is almost irresistable. "Listen," she says softly, laying a hand lightly on his shoulder. The look in her eyes carries a compelling note of appeal. "We don't have much time, but you need to understand that nothing is as it seems here. The death of your friend... was not an accident. But know that he was not who you thought he was."

She pauses for a moment, letting the statement sink in.

"There is a festering rot in Cel-Candon," she continues in hushed tones. "Events are unfolding that cannot - must not - be allowed to reach their conclusion. For your sake I cannot reveal too much - but I can tell you that demonic influence has seeped in here. Hard to believe? Look."

She gestures to Kaj, who glowers malevolently. "Do you see the truth? This one was careless and I have bound him for a time, forced him to divulge what he knows of the plots that are afoot. But there are others. Perhaps even true demons, within the bounds of Cel-Candon. You understand the implications?"

She bites her lip, looking away for a moment as if overwhelmed. "There may still be a chance - but listen. Tell nobody of this. There is nobody you can trust! There is no telling how deep the corruption may run here.

I'm... so very sorry to burden you with such terrible knowledge. But I need your help. You can do your part to help root out the poison, to aid us in reclaiming this place before darkness falls! I need you to tell me the best way down from this level, and give me an idea of how any defenses can be skirted with a minimum conflict. Our contacts here have been compromised, and now we have little intelligence. Anything at all you can tell me might be of help in the struggle we have ahead of us."


[sblock=OOC]Cast Glibness (somatic component only, yay) for +30 on Bluff checks for the next two hours.

Bluff 1d20+57 = 62[/sblock]

 

[Nephtys]

The Dwarf looks at Ysande in chock and confusion, "He? Mija was a he? How is that possible? I mean, I have... Gods, he fooled me all along, but I still love the poor bastard. I suppose. She was, I mean he..." He looks at the corpse, pondering the strange news, before Ysande draws him back.
"It is true what ye say, there is evil here and though some might be new there is also old, as old as the mountain itself, they say. And now the Demons have entered, as we all knew they would in time. When I saw him with ye, and ye looking like a succebus yerself, I thought... I'm sorry." He lowers his eyes in shame, but sobers once the true gravity of the situation hits him.
"I will help ye however I can, but I don't know that much meself anymore. Mija and I, we were banished up here months ago when the Tree-shaggers came, since then much has changed down there. But I know the rock of Cel Candon better than they, and I know of a way I think they do not. Not far from here there is a rift hidden by a false wall in apartment 108. It is a narrow passage that leads down to a fungus-cavern below. It is where we... we got our food. It's not usually guarded, but if ye cannot pass for elves of duergar ye will be found soon or later."


[sblock=ooc] That's an impressive bluff-check .[/sblock]

 

[Autumn]

"Thank you, my friend," Ysande says sincerely, leaning in to kiss the dwarf's forehead. "You've done what you can. We must move on. Be safe."

Behind her meanwhile Kaj, unable to control himself any longer over the issue of the ogre's gender, gives a loud snort of laughter.

Ysande's face twitches momentarily before she controls herself.

"Let's go, then," she says to the others. "There's no time to waste. Apartment 108."

[sblock=OOC]Hahaha... you did it on purpose, a female ogre to confuse my late-night coffee-addled mind when I was writing that last post.

I'm such a doofus. [/sblock]

 

[Nephtys]

[sblock=ooc]
Ysande is just too damn persuasive , if you would have told him he was female he would probably have believed that too. [/sblock]

 

[Bloosquig]

Big will wait till the dwarf is not in the room anymore before quickly going over the body of the ogress and looting anything valuable. Then he'll stuff the body out of the way as best he can and follow the others quickly.

[sblock=ooc]I didn't see anyone else doing the looting so I'll go ahead and do it. Awesome bluff check for Ysande by the by. [/sblock]

 

[Gli'jar]

"Much less invasive indeed, " Canthan then finishes with a wry smile, "and much more effective."