Forgotten Heroes IC

[Shayuri]

"Magic's unpredictable," Lily says shortly to Chester. "It works...it doesn't...who can say why? Anyway, I'm starting to think maybe our quest to recover our memories should end right here. I may not remember much, but it doesn't take a genius to see that there was some -serious- bad news in our pasts. Hard to pronounce names, bondage, glowing cultists...the whole bit."

She looks around at the others, gauging their expressions.

"Are we sure we still want to know? We have our stuff, our lives, our souls...maybe we should just chalk this one up to 'insane luck' and get on with our lives."

 

[Amazing Triangle]

At the mention of "summoning Xiphid" Brother Markus goes deathly pale.

"Please tell me they did not what to summon Xiphid, The Demon Lord. His return would surely plunge us back into another dark age, as it did the last time. Then, unlike now, we had great heroes, like Morand and Torlin, to banish him. Did the cultist say his name?"

Brother Markus is now wringing his hands visibly worried.

 

[Voadam]

At the mention of "summoning Xiphid" Brother Markus goes deathly pale.

"Please tell me they did not what to summon Xiphid, The Demon Lord. His return would surely plunge us back into another dark age, as it did the last time. Then, unlike now, we had great heroes, like Morand and Torlin, to banish him. Did the cultist say his name?"

Brother Markus is now wringing his hands visibly worried.

"So he's a demon lord? Aye he named him and spoke of bringing him back. I take it he's a destruction rule and conquer demon and not a simple pact maker in his dealings with mortals then. Got any books with lore on him I could study?"

 

[Voadam]

"Magic's unpredictable," Lily says shortly to Chester. "It works...it doesn't...who can say why? Anyway, I'm starting to think maybe our quest to recover our memories should end right here. I may not remember much, but it doesn't take a genius to see that there was some -serious- bad news in our pasts. Hard to pronounce names, bondage, glowing cultists...the whole bit."

She looks around at the others, gauging their expressions.

"Are we sure we still want to know? We have our stuff, our lives, our souls...maybe we should just chalk this one up to 'insane luck' and get on with our lives."

"We have enemies. If demons and cultists are in our path it is best to know it so we can face them aware rather than be caught unprepared if they come after us again. And there is the matter of veangance. Honor demands an answer to wrongs done upon us. Those claws upon your gauntlet are not for scratching backs, but for vicious close in fighting. I've known pit fighting gladiators who specialized in such weapons and they are not to be discounted. I've hunted demons before and they can be faced, though it is much better to be prepared than to face them unawares."

 

[Shayuri]

Lily nods unhappily and waves a hand as if to break up the words.

"Yeah yeah, I know," she admits. "I just have a feeling we're gonna wish we couldn't remember all this again before we're done with it. But okay. So...we need an expert on demonology, right? Someone who'd know what the summoning ritual for this thing is like. Maybe that'll give us a clue about what happened to us. After all, it's obvious the summoning failed. We're here...Xiphex isn't."

 

[Voadam]

"Actually whether it succeeded is an open question. And it raises an important point. Brother Markus, can you perform the magic of detecting the presence of evil? If so please perform it upon me. To my knowledge I bear no item of dark magic and should reveal no taint of evil unless something has happened without my knowing. I want to eliminate the possibility that we are living hosts for the return of this demon. That would explain our being let loose without memories and with our arms and armor. The presence of supernatural evil and possession should be detectable to priestly divinations or paladinsight though."

 

[Shayuri]

Already pale, Lily's face whitens further until it seems of almost chalky color.

"You manage to come up with the happiest and shiniest of ideas," she says dryly. "No wonder I wound up travelling with you."

 

[Voadam]

"You manage to come up with the happiest and shiniest of ideas," she says dryly. "No wonder I wound up travelling with you."

"Nah you were probably beguiled by my dashing good looks and volunteered to be my bodyguard just to be near me as I spent evenings drinking with Skitha." Voadam winks as a grin crosses his face. "My demon lore expertise was just a secondary bonus for you, I'm sure."

 

[hafrogman]

"So, this Xiphid guy. . . bad, right? I'm not familiar with the tale, or at least I'm not anymore. These great heroes, what did they do? Didn't they kill him? Is it really possible to bring back ancient dead demons?"

Chester scowls slightly at his empty vial again, more annoyed than ever that he missed the show.

 

[Voadam]

"So, this Xiphid guy. . . bad, right? I'm not familiar with the tale, or at least I'm not anymore. These great heroes, what did they do? Didn't they kill him? Is it really possible to bring back ancient dead demons?"

"He said they banished the lord. You can bring back the banished. I will create illusory images of the ones I remember tomorrow so you can all be aware of these cultists. I will have to prepare different magic than that I have readied currently to do so though."