Hewligan's Rise of the Runelords: The Skinsaw Murders
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hewligan
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Justice Ironbriar rips off his mask as he half kneels, half slumps against the wall. His face is red and sweaty, his eyes wild with adrenaline and fear.
"Stop!" he shouts at his men as they come charging up the stairs. They stop without hesitation, about 8 steps below Jokad.
"Put down your razors. It is over. It is over." His eyes move to regard the many bodies that litter the stairs and floor. So many dead. His bodyguard, his cultists ... his eyes rise to regard Kael.
"You have all the cards, how do you wish to play them?"
Below, on the stairs, his men slowly drop their weapons, pulling their masks back from their faces. Their eyes slowly lose the possessed look that had clouded them.
OOC: He has surrendered - but how do you want to play it?
"Stop!" he shouts at his men as they come charging up the stairs. They stop without hesitation, about 8 steps below Jokad.
"Put down your razors. It is over. It is over." His eyes move to regard the many bodies that litter the stairs and floor. So many dead. His bodyguard, his cultists ... his eyes rise to regard Kael.
"You have all the cards, how do you wish to play them?"
Below, on the stairs, his men slowly drop their weapons, pulling their masks back from their faces. Their eyes slowly lose the possessed look that had clouded them.
OOC: He has surrendered - but how do you want to play it?
hewligan
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No - we have to move. Perhaps we can limp along until the end of this adventure (a month or so), but if we do plan on continuing on through the Adventure Path then I cannot handle the slowness, the number of outages, the lack of any updates on the main page or on the meta forum as to what is going on .... it is just so frustrating, and we have been very patient.
I know that sounds like a moan, but I do pay for this site and they also make money on advertising, and having it fall over every month for a few days (or a week in this case) can kill a game like this.
So yes, we move, but whether it is immediately, or whether it is after this adventure I am not sure.
Lastly - I am in Norway tonight on business. Back tomorrow. My internet did get connected at home late last night (it is amazing what a complaint can do), so I am back in the game.
Jokad roughly shoves the disarmed cultists up the stairs and watches over them menacingly as Jovik helps to bind them. The adrenaline of the fight is still high for him and he appears about as menacing and frightening as any of you have ever seen him.
OOC: Jokad is trying to intimidate those remaining cultists to keep them cowed and compliant while his friends ask the questions.
AS for EN world... This latest was the last straw for me. I'm all for moving it, the sooner the better. Yahoo would be my preference as I already have accounts established and can updates on my cell.
OOC: Jokad is trying to intimidate those remaining cultists to keep them cowed and compliant while his friends ask the questions.
AS for EN world... This latest was the last straw for me. I'm all for moving it, the sooner the better. Yahoo would be my preference as I already have accounts established and can updates on my cell.
Friadoc
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Kael lets his allies do the talking, as his mind is still reeling from the foul magics used upon him, as well as the debilitations caused by them.
OOC
I'm good for either Google or Yahoo, as I've accounts on both. While Google is my main account, I've used my Yahoo now and again for various other groups or reasons.
OOC
I'm good for either Google or Yahoo, as I've accounts on both. While Google is my main account, I've used my Yahoo now and again for various other groups or reasons.
hewligan
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Justice Ironbriar rails against your attempts to take his men and himself prisoner, rising and speaking loudly in his commanding voice.
"No, this is a surrender, but we will not become prisoners. You underestimate me. I am Justice Ironbriar, a man of influence in this city. A man of great power and with many friends."
His three men back away from the approaching Jokad a half step, their hesitation all too obvious. They watch and wait warily.
Ironbriar speaks again.
"I will take these men, and leave with them. We will leave this city, forever. You have my word for it. You can tell the authorities what you like, but give us 6 hours to make our escape. In return ... in return I will tell you who has really been orchestrating this."
One of the cultists, a young, handsome man with fair hair unexpectedly speaks up.
"He has been a pawn of that woman for too long! I am done with following him and his whore!"
And with that he turns and moves to leave. One of the other young men follows him, throwing his mask to the floor. The final cultist on the stairs spits in the direction of Ironbriar.
"You let your cock ruin this great project. You need to repent ELF" This last work is spat with disgust.
With the three cultists moving to leave, the dynamic of the situation has clearly turned against Ironbriar.
He turns to Kael, a pleading look in his eyes.
"I will take you to her. I will lead you to her. Then, once you have finished with her, you can let me go? You will never hear of me again.
OOC: I am afraid I couldn't just let you take the 3 men prisoner as they had not surrendered and were still a few steps away from you all - I appreciate you were trying to push things on, but the dynamic of the situation was not quite so strongly in your favour (or the elf's). Please feel free to either let the 3 men go, or stop them (you will need to fight them), and negotiate as you desire with Ironbriar.
"No, this is a surrender, but we will not become prisoners. You underestimate me. I am Justice Ironbriar, a man of influence in this city. A man of great power and with many friends."
His three men back away from the approaching Jokad a half step, their hesitation all too obvious. They watch and wait warily.
Ironbriar speaks again.
"I will take these men, and leave with them. We will leave this city, forever. You have my word for it. You can tell the authorities what you like, but give us 6 hours to make our escape. In return ... in return I will tell you who has really been orchestrating this."
One of the cultists, a young, handsome man with fair hair unexpectedly speaks up.
"He has been a pawn of that woman for too long! I am done with following him and his whore!"
And with that he turns and moves to leave. One of the other young men follows him, throwing his mask to the floor. The final cultist on the stairs spits in the direction of Ironbriar.
"You let your cock ruin this great project. You need to repent ELF" This last work is spat with disgust.
With the three cultists moving to leave, the dynamic of the situation has clearly turned against Ironbriar.
He turns to Kael, a pleading look in his eyes.
"I will take you to her. I will lead you to her. Then, once you have finished with her, you can let me go? You will never hear of me again.
OOC: I am afraid I couldn't just let you take the 3 men prisoner as they had not surrendered and were still a few steps away from you all - I appreciate you were trying to push things on, but the dynamic of the situation was not quite so strongly in your favour (or the elf's). Please feel free to either let the 3 men go, or stop them (you will need to fight them), and negotiate as you desire with Ironbriar.
Jokad roars, "YOU THREE WILL HOLD OR YOU WILL JOIN YOUR BROTHERS ON THE SAWDUST FLOOR!!!"
And in a lower tone but equally menacing he adds, "Do not for a moment think you can outrun a Shoanti. Think very carefully before you move..."
He looks very prepared to vault after them and run each and every one into the ground.
And in a lower tone but equally menacing he adds, "Do not for a moment think you can outrun a Shoanti. Think very carefully before you move..."
He looks very prepared to vault after them and run each and every one into the ground.
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