Heroes, Inc.: Kryptgarden

frostrune · Jun 18, 2006

Timrin calmly looks around the group as the debate rages; not entirely sure he is ready to leave the fight just yet... until Maggie says she has only one teleport left. That clinches it.

"We need to go," he says, "Maggie, get us out of here."

kirinke · Jun 18, 2006

ooc:
A debate that lasted only about 1 minute realtime.

IC
"And sooner rather than later!" Alethia agreed.

DM_Matt · Jun 18, 2006

frostrune said:
Timrin calmly looks around the group as the debate rages; not entirely sure he is ready to leave the fight just yet... until Maggie says she has only one teleport left. That clinches it.

"We need to go," he says, "Maggie, get us out of here."

She teleports everyone back to Castle Waterdeep as the ships prepare another salvo. Now what?

kirinke · Jun 18, 2006

OOC
Go to Aleena and report on what they know. And don't forget to mention those nasty ships and the weapons they carry. Hmmm. Then pay a visit to the college. Armed to the teeth with lots of backup.

DM_Matt · Jun 19, 2006

kirinke said:
OOC
Go to Aleena and report on what they know. And don't forget to mention those nasty ships and the weapons they carry. Hmmm. Then pay a visit to the college. Armed to the teeth with lots of backup.

You meet Aleena in her study. She has been meeting with numerous politicos, merchants, mercenaries, adventurers, dignataries, and other powerful folks about the threats form the north and about her own political situation. Upon hearing the news, she says:

"A shock, but also an opportunity. Apparently this "Namer" is quite a big catch, and were it not for Cronos creating that crystal as insurance against betrayal, we would never have known he existed. Actually catching him will be difficult though, as it would require each and every person involved to know how we got this information, and by extention, all about the threat from Cronos. No one can think of the Namer except in terms of his cover identity, without thinking about him as a proxy for the alternate Namer that Cronos spied on, since the Namer does not exist in this universe thanks to his channging his truname and obliterating his old one. I suppose we can trust much of the military with this knowledge, but I fear that if the truth of the situation were to become widely known ,there would be mass-panic...and Aiden would add to the disaster by taking advantage of it.

The celebration will be tonight. Your secondary teams can assist the military and a patchwork of noble and diplomatic bodyguard crews with security, but you should attend off-duty to celebrate our victories so far and to meet the many worthies who will be in attendance. Until then (it is around 10am), do as you wish to catch the Namer if you want to strike today."

frostrune · Jun 19, 2006

"I feel grossly ill-prepared for the task, but I'm afraid we may need to act quickly if we wish to have a chance of catching this 'Namer'. Chronos' men will most likely deduce it was us who attacked their men and used the machine. If they realize that this 'Namer's' identity is compromised they will surely warn him."

"We may lose our opportunity if we hesistate."

"All that said.. how do we catch someone who doesn't exist? that can change reality? I am very uncomfortable with this new type of magic. I do not understand it. I do not know what to expect and therefore cannot adequately prepare. And taking him alive only makes things more difficult."

kirinke · Jun 19, 2006

Reality is what you make of it and how you percieve it. At least in general terms. Perhaps by not making a plan or acting in an organized fashion, we might be able to catch this creature. After all, he expects us to be orderly, he expects us to act in a recognizable fashion. So we must not be predictable. the demon sighed, frustrated. Do not feel alone my friend. I'm out of my depth here as well. But as you say, if we do not act quickly, we will loose this chance. About the only thing we can do once we capture this creature is ask the gods for help in keeping him under wraps. We can't do it by ourselves.

"How do we catch someone who doesn't exist? By definition, he does exist somewhere, just maybe not in our reality. He can change reality, but not every reality. He has cheated death, so he might be an enemy of death and the natural cycles of the world. The gods Kelemvor or Osiris might be able to help us, perhaps we can approach their clergy." she held out her hands in supplication and frustration. "I can pray to my goddess for help and tell her what has happened, that Shar is involved. We should all pray to our deities for that matter. It could not hurt and can only help."

Hawkeye · Jun 19, 2006

"He does exist. We saw him. We spoke to him. He is just in disguise, a very effective one. He at least appeared to be injured in the attack upon him. Wemay be able to do the same. The sooner we do this, the more likely it is that we catch him off guard."

Hawkeye

frostrune · Jun 20, 2006

Hawkeye said:
"He does exist. We saw him. We spoke to him. He is just in disguise, a very effective one. He at least appeared to be injured in the attack upon him. Wemay be able to do the same. The sooner we do this, the more likely it is that we catch him off guard."

"Why do I remember none of this?", Timrin questions. "Can his re-writing history already be working on me?"

OOC: I have no recollection of this whatsoever. Perhaps he erased himself from my reality

Hawkeye · Jun 20, 2006

frostrune said:
"Why do I remember none of this?", Timrin questions. "Can his re-writing history already be working on me?"

OOC: I have no recollection of this whatsoever. Perhaps he erased himself from my reality

OOC: You probably missed this part of the DMs description of the events.

"The final image is the Namer changing his face and body and appearing in an office full books. It seems that he is a professor at the Waterdeep Bards College...you recognize him, becuase it seems he was the one attacked by the leader of that crazy Rashemi cult you met at sea, but survived."

Hawkeye