Heroes, Inc. Day 3+, Voyage to Sarkon

One of the (dominated) pirates speaks up.

"There is a man whom mother had recently begun to associate with that I do not trust. I do not think he has the interests of the family at heart. I love my family, but I want to destroy him. He is very tall and usually wears a simple cloak and stands behind mother at all times. The cloack's hood has always covered his face. The few times he has gone into combat, he shown powers I have not seen in all my years traveling the oceans of many universes. He can transform objects as fast and as often as a skilled swordsman can swing a blade. He uses his power to repair the ship...usually

I once saw him in combat. A group of knights charged at mother and him. He extended his hand and one of the knights armor fused together, trapping him. Then another lunged at him, and he sjumped away, but then he placed his and on the ground and a great fist sprung up from the earth and grabbed that knight. Then, his hands turned into long blades. He spun and decapitated both trapped knights in once single motion.

Ever since he arrived, mother has seemed on edge. Our missions changed. No longer was it about the secrets of the unierse and amassing fortunes. We suddenly took to raiding these islands, removing the ppulation, and destroying old ruins and writings. I do not undertsand his motives, but I do understand that something very strange is happening."
 

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Alethia considered this. "Timrin is he telling the truth?" she asked.

So... If we remove this creature or seem to concentrate our attacks on him, then perhaps the rest of the pirates will turn on him as well, giving us more room to manuver. I do so love dividing and conquering.... the voice whispered.
 

Crimson (Psion) AC:26 HPs: 99 PPs: 181

Alethia said:
Alethia considered this. "Timrin is he telling the truth?" she asked.
"He is, he's one of mine," Crimson offered. "Though there have been one or two that have had minds so complex that they were able to shroud the truth when I asked for it."

Looking at the pirate, Crimson said, "Tell me the truth. Is the story you just told to truth? Are you letting something out that you would tell your very close and trusted friends?"
 

Keia said:
"He is, he's one of mine," Crimson offered. "Though there have been one or two that have had minds so complex that they were able to shroud the truth when I asked for it."

Looking at the pirate, Crimson said, "Tell me the truth. Is the story you just told to truth? Are you letting something out that you would tell your very close and trusted friends?"

Yes.""
 

Crimson (Psion) AC:26 HPs: 99 PPs: 181

DM_Matt said:
"Very well, continue to tell me the truth. Is the story you just told to truth?" Crimson asked, and waited for a reply.

"Are you letting something out of your story that you would tell your very close and trusted friends?" Crimson asked, and waited for a reply.

"What are you letting something out of your story that you would tell your very close and trusted friends?" Crimson asked, and waited for a reply.

OOC: Sorry, forgot the "If so tell us." and the wait for a reply to each questions <sigh>.
 

DM_Matt said:
"He can transform objects as fast and as often as a skilled swordsman can swing a blade."

Fin winces as the examples are given.

"Formidable," he murmurs. "And scared of something, something the druids here know or knew."

He gives the group of rescued islanders a once-over, looking for anyone who appears to be a leader, an elder, or to have a druidic connection.
 

"It sounds like your mother is being controlled somehow by this creature, either by spell or by threat. Would you help us destroy him of your own free will?" she asked both the pirates being controlled by Crimson and the ones who aren't.

She looked at Fin. "Maybe it's some type of evil fey. We've been running into them alot recently," she added dryly. "If it's attacking these people, perhaps the druids of this place had it contained and it somehow got loose."
 
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kirinke said:
"What about the pirates we already have?" Alethia looked at them. "We can't exactly leave them with the prisoners." she looked thoughtfully at rather woebegone pirates.

"We let them go. If they fight on our side, which I doubt will happen, they have a chance at redemption. If not, they die as warriors, which is more honorable than an execution."

kirinke said:
Would you help us destroy him of your own free will?
Indeed, Murdoch adds, this would right some of the wrongs you inflicted on these islanders.
 

Only the dominated pirates agree to fight.

The others say "We trust the wisdom of our mother. We will never disobey her"

The dominated ones say. "We would, but we could not bring out brothers and sisters to do so as well. Without your magics to open our minds, we could never have considered the possibility that the transmuter is a threat.



Meanwhile, their forces are still moving, with the group of 50 circling around towards your position and the smaller group approaching you as well.
 

Alethia sighed. "Listen, if you help us, you won't have to hurt your mother. I'm not asking that. All I'm asking is for you to help us against the transmuter. It's fairly clear that both your group and the islanders are pretty much prisoners to this creature. If you help us, you will be helping your mother," she told them quietly. "Right now, it isn't her making the decisions. It's the transmuter."

Diplomancy +8.
 
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