Heroes, Inc.: Kryptgarden

[kirinke]

Extremely pricey, but perhaps worth a try.

ooc
How pricey is pricey? Also, we need to think about ennobling our company, all of us with the exception of shando are probly rich enough to do so.

IC:
I still don't like it. I really don't like this idea of a celebration. Anything could pull this thing down about our ears like a badly balanced house of cards. she told the demon privately.

Aye. And when you least expect it, the viper will strike. I would say, look for an attack either a day before, or as the party concludes, when everyone is feeling accomplished, full and offguard. the demon agreed.

"Also, remember that these fiends have access to domination and charm type spells as well as drugs that can induce people to talk and do things they normally wouldn't. Anyone coming into the celebration area should be throughly vetted before allowing entry. After all, it only takes one to make an assassination attempt." Alethia added.

 

[Hawkeye]

ooc
How pricey is pricey? Also, we need to think about ennobling our company, all of us with the exception of shando are probly rich enough to do so.

OOC: Remember that Shando set aside 50K of gold to help the company get its charter.

Hawkeye

 

[frostrune]

Aleena tries to address everyone's concerns

"I agree that an enormous celebration is impossible to secure and too big to compared to what it is celebrating. I also agree that we need to do something for the poor. The purpose of the event should be to gather the powerful to access their resources, as well as as way to lobby the Hidden Lords, most of whom should be there. There we will also arrange a charitable initiative as well, collecting donations from those present. It is nonetheles vital, however, that we give the leaders hope and show what we HAVE accomplished thusfar. This will rally my base of support as well as appeal to th emasses as word of our deeds travel.

Security should not be that difficult, and I'd like in fact for you all to be guests. The city can provide ample guards to suppliament the others your company can provide, and many of the weathy and powerful of waterdeep are mighty in their own right. We'll have an arms cache on hand if poeple need to defend themselves. "

Timrin stoically accepts the news, realistically figuring Lady Aleena had her mind made up about the celebration anyway.

He patiently waits for the others to finish before asking the question on everyone's mind, "Will Zarun be invited? He has thus far played a key role in the defense of this City... at least as far as the populous believes. Handling him is a double-edged sword. Inviting him shows you put the City above petty personal squabbles but it gives Zarun access to our intelligence and worse yet... plans to deal with this new menace. Not inviting him hopefully secures our information and plans but probably hurts your public image."

"You have most likely already considered this. I'm sure you will choose wisely", he finishes with a bow.

 

[DM_Matt]

Timrin stoically accepts the news, realistically figuring Lady Aleena had her mind made up about the celebration anyway.

He patiently waits for the others to finish before asking the question on everyone's mind, "Will Zarun be invited? He has thus far played a key role in the defense of this City... at least as far as the populous believes. Handling him is a double-edged sword. Inviting him shows you put the City above petty personal squabbles but it gives Zarun access to our intelligence and worse yet... plans to deal with this new menace. Not inviting him hopefully secures our information and plans but probably hurts your public image."

"You have most likely already considered this. I'm sure you will choose wisely", he finishes with a bow.

"I can try to invite him, but it is quite possible he will choose not to come. I do not think this will be a problem intellegence-wise, however, since this is not that kind of meeting quite yet. Its all about getting resources more than organizing them."

"It will take a couple days to get this planned. You can wait around and examine threats within the city, or you could telport back to Sarkon and investigate THOSE leads.

 

[DM_Matt]

bump

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
I'm thinking that Aleena does know about Alethia and Naverone. I could be wrong...

Also, matt, I have a rather nasty idea concerning the situation Alethia and Naverone are in and Kurin.... Might be fun to sound it out.... Do you have an email I could reach you with?

IC
"I'm probably better off here, helping Lady Aleena coordinate the logistics of the celebration and figuring out how to incorporate my followers in with whoever winds up guarding the celebrants. We should have at least a few others who know how to speak celestial or sylvan. Cyril, the blink dog, while he can understand common, can't speak it, so that's a real sticking problem." She shook her head tiredly. "I really hate politics you know." and grinned at Maggie. "But I hate puzzles more, so you would probly be best to send to Sarkon."

 

[DM_Matt]

ooc:
I'm thinking that Aleena does know about Alethia and Naverone. I could be wrong...

Also, matt, I have a rather nasty idea concerning the situation Alethia and Naverone are in and Kurin.... Might be fun to sound it out.... Do you have an email I could reach you with?

IC
"I'm probably better off here, helping Lady Aleena coordinate the logistics of the celebration and figuring out how to incorporate my followers in with whoever winds up guarding the celebrants. We should have at least a few others who know how to speak celestial or sylvan. Cyril, the blink dog, while he can understand common, can't speak it, so that's a real sticking problem." She shook her head tiredly. "I really hate politics you know." and grinned at Maggie. "But I hate puzzles more, so you would probly be best to send to Sarkon."

(Just spoilertext it)

Maggie responds "I would really like to tend to Aleena's safety myself, but I suppose no one else here could figure out how to do whatever this is we need to the viewing device."

She moves accross the room to a crystal ball, and starts scrying for the device. The an image appears on a blank wall. It shows the device from above and from a distance and she brings the image in closer. Calicos standing near the device, working the controls. A couple metal men and about a dozen soldiers and attendants are standing around and/or examining the device. Each piller now has a mitheril band around the top of it. Energy arcs between them, and each also has an arc moving inward towards a levitating mitheril ring, which in turn emits pulses of light downward. This is in addition to the arcs of the machine's usual operation.

As the scrying starts, Calicos shuts down the machine, and he and a few of his men board a levitating airship beyond the cliff. A few soldiers leave the ship, and it beginds sailing. There are now two metal men and seven human warriors patrolling. Looking around, Maggie finds a whole camp of Calicos' men near one of the temples on the island.

Moving out, Maggies sees a number of airships in the far distance. Oddly enough, it seems that some of the nearby islands seem to have simply disappeared.

 

[kirinke]

For Matt
[sblock]
Hmmm. Considering that it looks like Kurin copied the spell or ritual that bound Naverone to Alethia, maybe he could have been one of the priests that were present during that ritual, which would explain how he knows it. That could explain why they botched the rite, it was the first time they ever attempted it. He may or may not remember her specifically. He could have already been a vampire at that point as well. My next best idea would be involving both Kurin and Calicos.[/sblock]

Alethia's eyes narrowed as Maggie manipulates the image. Overhead, her archons begin to look agitated, making figure eights above them in nervousness. They clearly don't like this much. At all.

"So it appears that the plan has changed," Alethia said, her voice deadly cold.

 

[frostrune]

(Just spoilertext it)

Maggie responds "I would really like to tend to Aleena's safety myself, but I suppose no one else here could figure out how to do whatever this is we need to the viewing device."

She moves accross the room to a crystal ball, and starts scrying for the device. The an image appears on a blank wall. It shows the device from above and from a distance and she brings the image in closer. Calicos standing near the device, working the controls. A couple metal men and about a dozen soldiers and attendants are standing around and/or examining the device. Each piller now has a mitheril band around the top of it. Energy arcs between them, and each also has an arc moving inward towards a levitating mitheril ring, which in turn emits pulses of light downward. This is in addition to the arcs of the machine's usual operation.

As the scrying starts, Calicos shuts down the machine, and he and a few of his men board a levitating airship beyond the cliff. A few soldiers leave the ship, and it beginds sailing. There are now two metal men and seven human warriors patrolling. Looking around, Maggie finds a whole camp of Calicos' men near one of the temples on the island.

Moving out, Maggies sees a number of airships in the far distance. Oddly enough, it seems that some of the nearby islands seem to have simply disappeared.

"Helm's unblinking eye!", Timrin exclaims. "Chronos' damnable cult has seized the device and appears to be setting up camp for the long haul. I'm not sure what they are up to but it can't be good."

"Now what do we do?"

 

[Steve Gorak]

"Now what do we do?"

"It seems to me that we need to go there, clean up the place and secure it, create a permanent gate for easy access and protection, and then come back to Waterdeep."

Looking at Maggie: "Do you have an idea how much the wayfarer's guild would charge for the transportation of our party and for the gate?"