Heroes, Inc.: Aftermath

[Falkus]

OOC: It annoys the seven hells out of Dyria, that's for sure

Dyria breathed a quiet sigh of relief as it was revealed that the government wouldn't be taking action against them. She had no grudge with this town, and she didn't want to have to fight her way out.

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
I think it annoys the seven hells out of everyone. Even Alethia and Naverone are annoyed, but they understand Silverymoon's precarious political position. At least we gave them the information they needed to combat Zarun's nosey nelly, cowardly politicting.

 

[frostrune]

Timrin looks around at each of the assembled group of leaders, then humbly nods.

It was a shrewd political decision; most likely staving off a confrontation that would have benfitted no one. Still, he was to be an outlaw. The less than straight-forward endorsement was not to his liking.

Can a paladin operate outside the law? Would Helm remove his grace for this transgression? He must tread carefully. Zarun would attack him with a cruel barb. He would send righteous agents to apprehend them forcing a confrontation that was unwinnable. Were Timrin to strike against an agent of good, perhaps even in self defense, his divine gifts would be forfeit.

And what of the lesser agents of the shield? And Maggie? His own company had yet to arrive from Tethyr. They must be turned back or re-routed.

Much must be done with little time.

 

[DM_Matt]

Timrin looks around at each of the assembled group of leaders, then humbly nods.

It was a shrewd political decision; most likely staving off a confrontation that would have benfitted no one. Still, he was to be an outlaw. The less than straight-forward endorsement was not to his liking.

Can a paladin operate outside the law? Would Helm remove his grace for this transgression? He must tread carefully. Zarun would attack him with a cruel barb. He would send righteous agents to apprehend them forcing a confrontation that was unwinnable. Were Timrin to strike against an agent of good, perhaps even in self defense, his divine gifts would be forfeit.

And what of the lesser agents of the shield? And Maggie? His own company had yet to arrive from Tethyr. They must be turned back or re-routed.

Much must be done with little time.

So now what?

BTW, Timrin will not lose his powers for running from Zarun's grasp.

 

[frostrune]

Timrin has a couple orders of personal business to take care of hopefully with the help of the Temple to Helm in Silverymoon.

1) Issue a sending to Devan (his cohort): Zarun planning to arrest all members of the Hidden Shield seize property. Maggie also target. Secure mythal device and Maggie. Escape to Tethyr and wait.

2) Issue a sending to Valdon (Cpt. of company): Do not land in Waterdeep. The City is no longer friendly. Direct captain to nearest friendly port of call. Await further orders.


Devan would warn the others at the HQ. Secure the Mythal device and Maggie, and use Word of recall to escape to Temple of Helm in Myratma, Tethyr. He can take three additonal members with him if they are willing.

Highsword Valdon would direct the captain of the ship to drop my forces off at an alternate port. Make camp outside the city and await further orders.

This is beyond what we decide to do as a group. The only thing that might change is if everyone has other plans for the Mythal.

 

[kirinke]

So now what?

BTW, Timrin will not lose his powers for running from Zarun's grasp.

ooc:
That's good to know. Especially since Zarun is lying through his teeth....
Alethia doesn't have a problem with the Helmites guarding the mythal. As far as she's concerned, if it's out of Zarun's grasp and in friendly hands, that's a good thing.


Alethia's orders to her followers are: Half of her flock of birds will come directly to her, so she can deploy them to act as spies and scouts, the rest of her followers are to provide support to those fleeing the Hidden shield compound and to confound their pursuers however they may, save that they may cause no lasting harm unless harm is done to them. Then head with the fleeing hidden shield operatives and continue to provide support and aid.

First chance she gets, she is going to cast a commune spell to see if the effects of the Namer's meddling has faded enough for her goddess to answer some very important questions.

Is Zarun in league with the Twice Damned?
Is Zarun one of the Twice Damned?
Is Zarun Raku?
Is Zarun Abarax?

Anyone else have any questions?

IC
Alethia bows her head in a moment of silent prayer, the full implication of being a wolf's head just now reaching her. It would not be the first time a Selunite fell out of favor and it would not be the last. At least Silverymoon was still friendly, or at least as friendly as it could be. Zarun would pay for his lies and if she had her way, it would be in a manner that would totally destroy every one of his scemes and plots.

"My lords and ladies, when you speak with Zarun be very careful and always be on your guard. He has a strange ability to charm those who hear his voice, if they are not wary, he will sway them with his lies. Send your spies to Waterdeep and let them see the truth of what we have said. The city is falling apart under his leadership and soon there will be nothing left but chaos and the broken shards of the once great jewel."

 

[DM_Matt]

ooc:
That's good to know. Especially since Zarun is lying through his teeth....
Alethia doesn't have a problem with the Helmites guarding the mythal. As far as she's concerned, if it's out of Zarun's grasp and in friendly hands, that's a good thing.


Alethia's orders to her followers are: Half of her flock of birds will come directly to her, so she can deploy them to act as spies and scouts, the rest of her followers are to provide support to those fleeing the Hidden shield compound and to confound their pursuers however they may, save that they may cause no lasting harm unless harm is done to them. Then head with the fleeing hidden shield operatives and continue to provide support and aid.

First chance she gets, she is going to cast a commune spell to see if the effects of the Namer's meddling has faded enough for her goddess to answer some very important questions.

Is Zarun in league with the Twice Damned?
Is Zarun one of the Twice Damned?
Is Zarun Raku?
Is Zarun Abarax?

Anyone else have any questions?

IC
Alethia bows her head in a moment of silent prayer, the full implication of being a wolf's head just now reaching her. It would not be the first time a Selunite fell out of favor and it would not be the last. At least Silverymoon was still friendly, or at least as friendly as it could be. Zarun would pay for his lies and if she had her way, it would be in a manner that would totally destroy every one of his scemes and plots.

"My lords and ladies, when you speak with Zarun be very careful and always be on your guard. He has a strange ability to charm those who hear his voice, if they are not wary, he will sway them with his lies. Send your spies to Waterdeep and let them see the truth of what we have said. The city is falling apart under his leadership and soon there will be nothing left but chaos and the broken shards of the once great jewel."

It seems that the Namer's protections still hold, at least enough to block such direct questioning.

The results technically say no to all the name questions, but its possible that that is just because he has changed his Truename such that he is technically a different being than the ones you names, if he origionally was.

The first, however, is answere "Yes"

 

[kirinke]

"Timrin, I would not worry overmuch in loosing your paladin graces in running from Zarun and his decrees." She tells the worried paladin. "For my commune with the Lady Selune has revealed that Zarun is indeed in league with the Twice Damned as we have long suspected and therefor undoubtably evil in the extreme and his rule over Waterdeep is a farce at best." she then relays the information to her team-mates, Lord Taern and the rest of the assembled nobles/rulers in Silverymoon either face to face or through Taavi, one of her Lantern Archons.

She then turned to Timrin, her expression fell and angry, though her voice is still deceptivly pleasant and calm. If Zarun was present at that moment, she would gut him like a trout and the demon would use his head like a hockey puck, before they could stop themselves from doing so.

"Now we have our proof of his misdeeds. Our next course of action after dealing with the demon-dragon is this. How do we expose Zarun's actions and machinations in the eyes of the people? Simply killing him will do no good. We need to destroy his reputation as well and show that the foundation of 'trust' he has built is nothing more than lies and misdirections."

She looked inward striving for a semblance of calm, letting the anger go, for with no target nearby, that anger was dangerous, especially since she and Naverone were so closely linked by now, their emotions echoed each other. After a moment, she looked up. "He is in part responsible for Aleena's death, even though Cronos' soldiers committed the crime. And I suspect he is also partly responsible for Lord Perigeron's death as well." she said softly without a doubt in her voice or mind.

Naverone snarls softly in agreement. Aleena was his friend and though he could not save her, he could help plan her murderer's downfall.

ooc:
I assume that they will call a meeting with Lord Taern and the rest of the rulers/nobles they met earlier to discuss possiblities that is once Taavi relays her message and they confirm it with their own gods/goddesses.

 

[Falkus]

"Now we have our proof of his misdeeds. Our next course of action after dealing with the demon-dragon is this. How do we expose Zarun's actions and machinations in the eyes of the people? Simply killing him will do no good. We need to destroy his reputation as well and show that the foundation of 'trust' he has built is nothing more than lies and misdirections."

"Easier said then done," Dyria replied. "From what I can see, he's got just about the entire government and population wrapped around his finger. Unless we can get him to go on a public killing spree, I'm not sure what we could do to get the people to see him for what he really is."

She sighed. "Sometimes, I wonder why I bother. The people have freedom, yet throw it all away just because some charismatic lord tells them to. It's like slavery, except that the chains of regular slaves are visible, and aren't that hard to break."

 

[kirinke]

"That's why we need the help of the other rulers and nobles." she smiled grimly. "They most likely have a great deal more experience in exposing corrupt leaders than we do."

The demon's laugh was like brittle leaves on a winter's day. I also have some experience in dealing with corrupt leaders. But exposing them.... That's the right trick.