Heroes, Inc. : Rasheman

[Hawkeye]

OCC: Devan has learned where they keep prisoners from his interogation: the city jail. He would have passed it on to you all just like everything else.

IC: Timrin closes his eyes and a look of 'not again....' crosses his features.

He explains to Maggie and Shando, "Naverone just told me the others have observed a safehouse being raided and rebels being led off in chains by a powerful force of Thayans."

"He did not say it, but I'm sure they are planning to attack."

"We are never going to have opportunity to plan anything if we can't stay out of trouble for more than 5 minutes", he shakes his head.

"What should we do?"

Shando sighs. "Tell them not to attack. The three of us can't go out into the city. We still need eyes and ears and if they make themselves unwelcomed, our mission here will by wasted. We need information badly. They should follow and obtain information. It would be a shame to win a skirmish or two, but then lose the battle for the city."

Hawkeye

 

[DM_Matt]

Shando sighs. "Tell them not to attack. The three of us can't go out into the city. We still need eyes and ears and if they make themselves unwelcomed, our mission here will by wasted. We need information badly. They should follow and obtain information. It would be a shame to win a skirmish or two, but then lose the battle for the city."

Hawkeye

Though she knows she'll face resistance, Maggie argues for an attack:

"I can hide our identities. We can't lose our route to the underground, and that knight sounds like an important target. They will not be able to identify us...its dark and I will use illusions. Besides, we do not need to leave any Thayan survivors."

 

[kirinke]

They are spoiling for a fight Timrin. Alethia and I are doing all we can to forestall any rash actions, until we gain a better idea of what we face. Naverone said worrridly. The Thayan Knight rides a Nightmare. he said, knowing that Timrin would get the gist of that importance.

 

[frostrune]

Timrin's eyes roll back in head in a look of exasperation. He shares a resigned look with Shando.

"One of the Thayans rides a nightmare", he says shaking his head.

"The others are spoiling for a fight. Apparently subtlety is beyond us", he shrugs.

He holds a hand up toward Maggie as he telepathically communicates back to Naverone.

"Is this a trap?", he says knowing the demon is probably thinking the same thing. "Can we trust this Marco?"

 

[kirinke]

It seems a bit too convient to me, but then I'm naturally a suspicous sort. I do not sense any evil in Maarco, but then, I do not sense much good in him either. He is a smuggler though and those are known to turn on one for a bent copper piece.

Naverone relays what Timrin says and her expression narrows. "Before we begin to even plan an ambush, how do we know this isn't a trap? It does look a bit too convienent after all." she says quietly, now that they were far enough away from the main crowd and under the dubious cover of the alley, enough so that the Nightmare Rider couldn't see them. "Reacting now might win us a battle, but loose the war. The Thayan's don't know our faces yet nor our auras." she said, hating to say it, but having too.

"We are here ultimatly to gather information. We do not know our enemies strengths or weaknesses and acting before we have time to gauge either is folly." she said, echoing what the others in the Temple are telling Naverone. "How do we know that those under the hoods are even our allies? They could be simply Thayan soldiers in Rashemi dress, used as a lure for any stragglers that might have escaped the raid."

 

[Hawkeye]

Timrin's eyes roll back in head in a look of exasperation. He shares a resigned look with Shando.

"One of the Thayans rides a nightmare", he says shaking his head.

"The others are spoiling for a fight. Apparently subtlety is beyond us", he shrugs.

He holds a hand up toward Maggie as he telepathically communicates back to Naverone.

"Is this a trap?", he says knowing the demon is probably thinking the same thing. "Can we trust this Marco?"

"Remind them that there has already been a single incident against the current rulers of this city. Another attack may result in greater repression and the deaths of more innocents. We need to keep quiet."

Hawkeye

 

[Falkus]

Naverone relays what Timrin says and her expression narrows. "Before we begin to even plan an ambush, how do we know this isn't a trap? It does look a bit too convienent after all." she says quietly, now that they were far enough away from the main crowd and under the dubious cover of the alley, enough so that the Nightmare Rider couldn't see them. "Reacting now might win us a battle, but loose the war. The Thayan's don't know our faces yet nor our auras." she said, hating to say it, but having too.

"We are here ultimatly to gather information. We do not know our enemies strengths or weaknesses and acting before we have time to gauge either is folly." she said, echoing what the others in the Temple are telling Naverone. "How do we know that those under the hoods are even our allies? They could be simply Thayan soldiers in Rashemi dress, used as a lure for any stragglers that might have escaped the raid."

"It's too obvious to be a trap," Dyria replied. "The purpose of a trap is to lure the target in. If they were doing that, those knights, that nightmare and those wizards would be out of sight, not parading around in the public. They'd make it look like we could easily kill the guards and free the prisoners, not make it look like we'd have our work cut out for us. What they're doing here is putting on a show for the locals, make any others with criminal and rebellious tendencies realize that resistance is futile and all that."

 

[DM_Matt]

(Tick-tock, tick-tock)

 

[kirinke]

Alethia's jaw clenched. She's clearly not happy with the situation. "It's Timrin's call," she said finally, relaying it through Naverone. She will abide by his desision. He's after all, quite a bit more experienced in matters of war than she is, not to mention their leader.

 

[frostrune]

"I appreciate your confidence in me", Timrin relays through Naverone, "but you need to decide on this one. I cannot see what is happening. I cannot survey our odds. I cannot judge how formidable our opponent. I don't like tipping our hand this early but the description of that knight rankles me."

"I will concede, Dyria has a point. It sounds an impressive show of strength, not something you would expect if it were a set-up."

"Your call Alethia, you or Murdock. We can meet you en-route if you wish to press the attack."

After he sends his response, he looks at Maggie and Shando. "We must be ready to move. I think they are going to attack."