Forgotten Heroes IC

[Shayuri]

Lily watches the door for some moments after the thing's gone, visibly worried.

"I'm not sure we have terms where that thing's concerned," she says. "It seems like it can find us whenever it wants to. If we want to fight it, we'll have to carve our way through the bandits to reach it...which is exactly what it wants us to do. Otherwise we'll just have to jump it when it shows up to threaten us again...and I'm sure it's well prepared at those moments."

She sighs and shakes her head. "I hate demons."

 

[Voadam]

Voadam's eyes are hard and calculating "Fenris' cavernous jaws. That walking into his own darkness is a good trick." Voadam starts to pace as he considers. "Our host should be able to provide us with a name. He keeps the register of adventurers and if there is a guide in this town he should know of them. We should be off as soon as we can. If Althora houses no guides then I say we go without one and hope to acquire one as we go. I don't think it was a supernatural power that led the Aspect to wait for us here. He relied upon a mortal minion before and stated he almost did not believe the report of us. He verified it with his own damned eyes. It would not be hard for one of the bandits to find out where we are staying if given a description of us as a group. An Aspect is powerful but not omniscient nor omnipotent, simply strong in supernatural power. I would like to know what his specific weaknesses are before we have our reckoning so it is to the swamp and the Tome."

 

[Moonstone Spider]

"Why don't we just go find a tavern? Heroes always meet in Taverns. I think I read that somewhere once. We'll find a guide in two or three rounds."

 

[JonnyFive]

"Whats a round?"

 

[hafrogman]

Chester chuckles to himself.

"Think who we're talking about here. A round of drinks. Three rounds later and we could all be well soused and not care about a guide. I think we'll find another way."

 

[JonnyFive]

Zzerki

"You actualy number that disgustign stuff? and you all think that i'm wierd...."

 

[Moonstone Spider]

"Hmph. It took fourteen rounds the last time I passed out. Anyway maybe the guide will show up sooner. If not at least we get to be drunk for a while and that's always a plus."

 

[Lot]

"Hmph. It took fourteen rounds the last time I passed out. Anyway maybe the guide will show up sooner. If not at least we get to be drunk for a while and that's always a plus."

Seifer listens, doing his best to hide his disgust with such excess.

"I enjoy a drink as much as the next man, but we need our wits about us, especially at times like this. A tavern is a good place to see people, but it is a place for people to see us. If we want our enemies to know what we are planning, a tavern would be the place to go."

 

[Voadam]

"Hmph. It took fourteen rounds the last time I passed out. Anyway maybe the guide will show up sooner. If not at least we get to be drunk for a while and that's always a plus."

Voadam grins. "Bold faced liar. It only took one round of the potion to get you to pass out. Your starting to lose your touch." Voadam reaches into his pouch and pulls out some money. "However, why don't you see if the innkeeper has any spirits, I'll buy us both a round to toast our new venture and you can let him know I want to speak with him confidentially. Since he acts as adventure broker he might know of a good swamp guide and buying some wine from him is a good way to get him talking."

 

[Voadam]

Voadam turns to Lily. "I'm hoping the Tomes give us some insight on what grounds will be advantageous to confronting the Aspect. Or the church of Johann research bears fruit. We should also check back in with them. With Grokkun staying there to research and the dissappearance of Dunestrider and Lugka I think that leaves us without immediate magical healing. The church might be able to call up another cleric to journey with us and provide miraculous healing as needed. It will be bloody work before long and it would be better to have somebody who can mend wounds instantly. I don't want to have to rest up for months in between assaulting Xiphid and moving on to Nass and his undead minions."