Garlicnations, "Forgotten realms and the Planes"

[Shayuri]

The raven shuffles away from Shoon warily, half-spreading its wings.

"Hey! I showed respect! You don't see me gorging...oh okay, it was a bad joke. Sorry I offended your tender sensibilities. As for the tender of bar, someone's obviously trying to get our attention. I'm sure...ah HAW!"

It snags a letter out of the air in its beak and with surprising coordination opens it with a claw and picks out the letter...spreading it underfoot and turning its head sideways to read.

"Oh lovely. I -told- you this was a setup, Hedwan! Or...well, I thought it to myself at least!"

The raven leaps off the counter...and changes. For a moment it looks like a gnome, younger and darker of hair and eye than Hedwan, clad in tanned leather breeches and vest...then it blurs again and standing there instead is a towering minotaur, armed with a wicked looking club! It looks up at the ceiling and bellows loud enough to shake the windows, "COME STAND BEFORE US, COWARDLY WIZARDS! YOUR CRIMES DEMAND VENGEANCE!"

 

[JDragon]

Fash takes a moment to examine the letter.

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Once he's looked it over, he picks it up and opens it, taking a minute to read it.

"So someone wanted me out of the way. Looks like I'm going to have to spoil their plans." Watching the interaction between some of the others he continues to think to him self, "Well more is always better than less."


Looking over at the human tending the bartender, "So, any idea how he actually died?"

Spinning around on his bar stool Fash address the other's, "Well I can't speak for anyone else, but I know that I let very few people tell me what I can & can't do. And I'm certainly not going to let someone that isn't willing to show their face to deliver the threat."

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon catches a letter and reads it with growing confusion. "Is the revenge of some foe?" he crumples the paper and drops it. "No, why involve these others, but what is it?" He looks at the others, “We must not act rashly.” He turns to Fash, “I’m… not sure what it was, though it must have been some kind of dark magic.”

Spotting the raven morph into first a gnome and then a Minotaur, Shoon immediately goes into a combat stance. “What are you?!” He exclaims.

 

[Shayuri]

"I am Oma!" the minotaur declaims, then it seems to notice Shoon's stance, and it...chuckles. Chuckles and wave a negatory hand as it rests the end of its club on the floor to lean on.

"Relax, relax! I wasn't shouting at you! In fact, if these wizards feared us all enough to try something like this, then I salute you, sir!" It nods its bullish head approvingly. "You must be puissant indeed!"

With booming footsteps, the gigantic minotaur walks over to Shoon and extends a hand big enough to engulf his head in its palm. "Well met!"

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon relaxes his stance when it becomes apparent that whatever 'puissant' means, this strange shapechanger is at least not hostile. He causiously offers his hand in return. "I am called Shoon." he pauses, "Your true nature is not that of what you appear to be, why the deception?"

 

[Shayuri]

Shoon's hand is clasped in a -strong- furry paw and shaken gently.

Oma shrugs at the question. "If you had the freedom to do so, would you not wear whatever skin pleased you, Shoon? My true nature is change. I explore existance by changing the eyes I see it through! It's an intoxicating thing, though the path is a costly one."

The minotaur grins. It's a rather horrible sight. Despite the bull-like head, a minotaur has rows of razor sharp teeth that betray its carnivorous nature.

"And what of you? What is YOUR true nature? Why would wizards fear you so?"

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon steps back after the handshake, still not entirely comfortable with Oma’s current form. “I am content with my own form. The most important changes come from within; you need not change your form to improve yourself.”

“I am a servant of the Morning Lord, Lathandar, of the order of the Sun Soul. Though I admit that there are many who might wish me ill, I know no more of these wizards than you do. However, if they feel they need to imprison us, with threats and no explanation, then their intentions cannot be good. We must learn the nature of this prison before we seek to escape it.”

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Boombamela

Boombamela freaks when she sees the raven turns to a gnome and then to a minotaur but she remains silent, she knew about the existence of shapechangers and even her master wield that kind of morphing power, luckily for her she didn't need that kind of magic.
She remain on the fireplace, listening to the others, after a momnet she turns to the armored lady that stands near the door and the window
Do you see anything out there?
she then turns to the others
I think there is a back door in there
She points to door that lead to the small kitchen and take out something from her small bag, a small necklace with hand like medallion, she place it over her head, then she points to the remaining of the barkeeper [hand of the mage] and search for a door key among the dust without touching it.

 

[garlicnation]

You all hear a massive crash.


Fash and shoon:

Spoiler

It sounds like a fireball spell, but on a much larger scale.

Fash:

Spoiler

You notice the letter is written by magic, or at least someone with unfailiing handwriting

Boom:

Spoiler

Nothing but dust is on the barkeep, and you notice that your mage hand feels very stressful and takes more concentration than usual to maintain

 

[Ferrix]

Hedwan's head cocks to the side, "what do you think that was Oma?"