IC The Thirteenth Moon: Night of the Blood Moon
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pneumatik
The 8th Evil Sage
Berrent pokes around the alleyway. "How the heck ... I don't see anything on the wall, Alise. I dunno, I guess running up the wall is no weirder than flying, and that's my best guess." He looks up the wall. "Anyone have a grappling hook, or at least some rope?"
[sblock=roll explanation]After three tries I finally got the die roller here to make my search check roll, except I hadn't put the description. Anyway, Berrent sees nothing.[/sblock]
[sblock=roll explanation]After three tries I finally got the die roller here to make my search check roll, except I hadn't put the description. Anyway, Berrent sees nothing.[/sblock]
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Herobizkit
Adventurer
Vigil quickly surveys the area, uncertain of the veracity of the others' observations.
Adjusting his bulk to the rear of the party, he announces, "The presence of masonry fragments suggests that one or both of the persons involved may have arrived from the rooftop."
Vigil pauses to allow the others to speak. He believes that his observation is helpful and waits to see who decides to take charge.
To Berrent's question, he states, "It is imperative to find the assailant before long. Vigil does not possess the items of which you speak."
Vigil gauges the direction of the bootprints and begins to advance in their general direction, readying his morning star and shield in one fluid motion.
Adjusting his bulk to the rear of the party, he announces, "The presence of masonry fragments suggests that one or both of the persons involved may have arrived from the rooftop."
Vigil pauses to allow the others to speak. He believes that his observation is helpful and waits to see who decides to take charge.
To Berrent's question, he states, "It is imperative to find the assailant before long. Vigil does not possess the items of which you speak."
Vigil gauges the direction of the bootprints and begins to advance in their general direction, readying his morning star and shield in one fluid motion.
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Alise looks down at her party dress, a dress that cost her a week and a half of skipped meals to be able to look the part tonight.
"I'm not sure where'd I'd hide a rope in this dress."
"I'm not sure where'd I'd hide a rope in this dress."
airwalkrr
Adventurer
[sblock=Brief Update]I had a very busy time studying Friday so I did not have time for a major update. The next major update will be tomorrow. Below is a brief update to answer some of your in-character actions thus far.[/sblock]The wall looks very challenging to climb. The masonry is fairly sheer rock. The mortar lines look to be the only place one might grab hold. Nevertheless, a more careful examination of the wall indicates that the marks are indeed boot prints. Stranger things have happened in Sharn. After all, the city is often said to reside upon a manifest zone that somehow enhances certain kinds of flying magic. The Skyway district, which floats overhead, could not exist without it. Still, the evidence seems to indicate that someone climbed the northern wall recently.[sblock=The Planes or Local DC 15]Sharn is built within a manifest zone with the plane of Syrania, a plane of air.[sblock=The Planes only DC 20]Magic that allows flight and levitation is enhanced in manifest zones with Syrania.[/sblock][/sblock]Vigil attempts to follow the bootprints out of the alleyway, but his efforts are stymied. Although it seems pretty clear only one person entered the alleyway from the east, at which point the trail becomes impossible to follow with all the foot-path from the main street, and only one person (the injured elf) exited from the west (towards Mandyran's), there are still two sets of prints upon the ground in the alleyway itself. Whoever the second individual was, that person most likely came from above.
Herobizkit
Adventurer
"That seems... elaborate," Vigil says as he returns to the group.
FloatingDisc
First Post
Dorius hurries out to join everyone in the alley, still scribbling notes furiously. After listening to the discussion about how someone might ascend or descend a sheer wall, he casts Detect Magic. He directs it towards the wall, with its cone shaped field taking in the masonry fragments.
"I think I may be able to find out what's up there faster." She reaches to her necklace and releases the clasp that holds the small crystal her grandmother gave her.
Using the lessons she has been learning in the school she reaches out her mind to the crystal. [sblock="Telepathic to crystal"]"Wake up, I need you now, Listen, I really need you to climb up this wall and look in the window. And this is important, I need you to be truthful to me. No stories not fibs, just what you really see. Ok? Can you do that, even just this once?"[/sblock]
She holds the crystal out to the wall and it grows thin spider-like legs out of some clear wispy material that seems as though it's boiling away. The crystal attempts to climb the wall.
Using the lessons she has been learning in the school she reaches out her mind to the crystal. [sblock="Telepathic to crystal"]"Wake up, I need you now, Listen, I really need you to climb up this wall and look in the window. And this is important, I need you to be truthful to me. No stories not fibs, just what you really see. Ok? Can you do that, even just this once?"[/sblock]
She holds the crystal out to the wall and it grows thin spider-like legs out of some clear wispy material that seems as though it's boiling away. The crystal attempts to climb the wall.
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airwalkrr
Adventurer
The psicrystal moves up and down as if nodding in assent to Alise's telepathic command, but she knows deep down its own tendency to mislead is bound to creep into its report. It moves up along the wall swiftly and effortlessly, like an insect creeping. About 30 feet up, it comes to the window and pokes its body up against the frame. The psicrystal relates what it sees telepathically:[sblock=telepathy to Alise]I see a gathering of numerous flesh beings. One appears to be short and have pointy ears, like a gnome. He is drenched in blood from head to toe! The others are a mix of humanoid races. All wear robes of deep crimson as they speak to the one covered in blood. They are speaking in whispers so I cannot hear them well. But I do believe I heard one claim to be the murderer of the elf!
Alise senses that the psicrystal is clearly exaggerating about the drenching in blood. But blood certainly seems to be present. Furthermore, she doubts the psicrystal can hear anything of substance, much less a clear confession of murder, attempted or otherwise. It seems to be more or less truthful about the other details.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge, Religion or Local DC 10]Crimson robes are well known to be the favored garb of the followers of the Blood of Vol. The Blood of Vol is a relatively common religion in Karnnath, though the faith of the Sovereign Host remains dominant. In Sharn, their followers are believed to be a small and silent minority.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge, Religion DC 15 or History DC 20]At various times in Karnnath's history, the faith of the Blood of Vol has waxed and waned in popularity and acceptance. The present time is a waning period. Followers of Vol call themselves Seekers.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Religion DC 20]The fundamental belief of the Blood of Vol is that death must be conquered, not endured. The undead are revered as champions in the struggle to conquer death and show mortals the path to godhood.[sblock=Religion DC 25]A number of undead take active roles in the rites and leadership of the Blood of Vol. The greatest center of worship is the Crimson Monastery, in the Karrnathi city of Atur.[sblock=Religion DC 30]Vol the lich is the active though hidden leader of the faith.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 15]In Sharn, the practice of the Blood of Vol religion is generally looked down upon, although it is not technically illegal. Few follow the Blood of Vol openly; those who do are typically shunned socially, politically, and economically.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 20]The followers of Vol in Sharn generally congregate in the Graywall district of Middle Tavick's Landing. They also believe in the existence of the gods of the Sovereign Host--and despise them. The core belief of the Sharn sect is that death is the greatest evil of all. There is no glorious afterlife, no rebirth. Death is oblivion at best, and eternal torment for a soul taken by the Keeper.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 25]It is rumored that the head of the household of a powerful smelting family, the Hazals, is the High Priest of the Blood in Sharn.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 30]There is a suspected to be a group of vampires lairing in the Ocean View district of Upper Tavick's Landing. These vampires are said to have ties to the Hazals.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][sblock=all players]If Alise chooses to relay this information in detail, you may all read the telepathy stat block so that DarwinofMind need not simply repost everything.[/sblock]
Alise senses that the psicrystal is clearly exaggerating about the drenching in blood. But blood certainly seems to be present. Furthermore, she doubts the psicrystal can hear anything of substance, much less a clear confession of murder, attempted or otherwise. It seems to be more or less truthful about the other details.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge, Religion or Local DC 10]Crimson robes are well known to be the favored garb of the followers of the Blood of Vol. The Blood of Vol is a relatively common religion in Karnnath, though the faith of the Sovereign Host remains dominant. In Sharn, their followers are believed to be a small and silent minority.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge, Religion DC 15 or History DC 20]At various times in Karnnath's history, the faith of the Blood of Vol has waxed and waned in popularity and acceptance. The present time is a waning period. Followers of Vol call themselves Seekers.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Religion DC 20]The fundamental belief of the Blood of Vol is that death must be conquered, not endured. The undead are revered as champions in the struggle to conquer death and show mortals the path to godhood.[sblock=Religion DC 25]A number of undead take active roles in the rites and leadership of the Blood of Vol. The greatest center of worship is the Crimson Monastery, in the Karrnathi city of Atur.[sblock=Religion DC 30]Vol the lich is the active though hidden leader of the faith.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 15]In Sharn, the practice of the Blood of Vol religion is generally looked down upon, although it is not technically illegal. Few follow the Blood of Vol openly; those who do are typically shunned socially, politically, and economically.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 20]The followers of Vol in Sharn generally congregate in the Graywall district of Middle Tavick's Landing. They also believe in the existence of the gods of the Sovereign Host--and despise them. The core belief of the Sharn sect is that death is the greatest evil of all. There is no glorious afterlife, no rebirth. Death is oblivion at best, and eternal torment for a soul taken by the Keeper.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 25]It is rumored that the head of the household of a powerful smelting family, the Hazals, is the High Priest of the Blood in Sharn.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 30]There is a suspected to be a group of vampires lairing in the Ocean View district of Upper Tavick's Landing. These vampires are said to have ties to the Hazals.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][sblock=all players]If Alise chooses to relay this information in detail, you may all read the telepathy stat block so that DarwinofMind need not simply repost everything.[/sblock]
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"My crystal sees a gathering of beings, one short possibly a gnome, may or may not be covered head to toe in blood. They wear crimson red robes. And are wisphering. It claims to have heard a confession but I know from experience to doubt it's honesty. I know when it is lying always. So there are humanoids, and a gnome, and red robes, but no confession."
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FloatingDisc
First Post
Bardic Knowledge check
(Dorius doesn't know anything about red robes...)
(Dorius doesn't know anything about red robes...)
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pneumatik
The 8th Evil Sage
Bennet
Bennet looks carefully at Alise after her comment about hiding things in her dress. "I can think of ... actually, nevermind."
"No one has a rope? Dorius, could you make a note that I need to buy a rope?"
"Red robes, eh?" Bennet thinks. "Those guys might be Blood of Vol. There's not a lot of them in Sharn, but they're around. Oh, waitwaitwaitwait wait - the Blood sect in Sharn think death is the worst possible thing. If they tried to kill that elf they're really upset with him, like more than just mad he walked in on their secret meeting up there or something. Guys, this is bad. This is the real deal. The Blood in Sharn absolutely hate the Sovereign Host. They're bad news." He draws his rapier and looks up at the window nervously.
"Hey, if we go where we need to go and it goes bad, the Blood generally hang aroudn the Greywall district of Middle Tavick's Landing," Bennet says. "One of us needs to get word to someone that they're up to, uh, something. Crap."
Bennet looks carefully at Alise after her comment about hiding things in her dress. "I can think of ... actually, nevermind."
"No one has a rope? Dorius, could you make a note that I need to buy a rope?"
"Red robes, eh?" Bennet thinks. "Those guys might be Blood of Vol. There's not a lot of them in Sharn, but they're around. Oh, waitwaitwaitwait wait - the Blood sect in Sharn think death is the worst possible thing. If they tried to kill that elf they're really upset with him, like more than just mad he walked in on their secret meeting up there or something. Guys, this is bad. This is the real deal. The Blood in Sharn absolutely hate the Sovereign Host. They're bad news." He draws his rapier and looks up at the window nervously.
"Hey, if we go where we need to go and it goes bad, the Blood generally hang aroudn the Greywall district of Middle Tavick's Landing," Bennet says. "One of us needs to get word to someone that they're up to, uh, something. Crap."
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Herobizkit
Adventurer
If it were possible for Vigil to appear more rigid and tense, he would perceptibly do so. "Blood of Vol? If the interlopers are indeed Blood of Vol, then by the Light of the Flame, they must be purged from this world."
Pointing to the window with his morningstar, Vigil grimly adds, "A way into the tower must be found, and it must be found NOW."
Pointing to the window with his morningstar, Vigil grimly adds, "A way into the tower must be found, and it must be found NOW."
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airwalkrr
Adventurer
Vigil canvasses the tower looking for a means to enter. He readily locates several possible means of ingress. If he travels to exit the alley on the east side, he locates a large set of double doors made of solid wood with reinforced steel on the bottom level of the east side of the tower; this is the level where the party is presently located. There is a built-in lock upon the doors however. Two walkways lead up from both the east side of the tower and the west side. Each leads to a single door made of similar materials to the bottom door. Theses doors also have locks built in. The west door on the second level also has two paned-glass windows on either side of the door from which lamp light can be seen flickering within. There are no other doors leading into the tower which you can see. There are windows on the third level however on the north and south sides. And on the third level there is also a balcony leading out above the walkway to the west side door. The tower is enormous, and likely contains many rooms and segmented areas which are inaccessible depending upon where you enter. Whether or not the locks are open is a matter of speculation at this point, but given the atmosphere in the city, it is safe to assume they are locked.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 10]Breaking and entering is a crime with stiff penalties in Sharn.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 15]Crimes against the wealthy and nobility (which is likely in this case given the stature of the University District) often carry much stiffer penalties than usual.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 20]The right document can get you a pardon for a crime you haven't committed yet, such as a Letter of Dispensation.[sblock=Bardic Knowledge or Local DC 25]Such letters always closely detail exactly what permissions the bearer is given and are issued by high-ranking government officials only to trusted parties. The Citadel has the authority to grant a Letter of Dispensation.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]
FloatingDisc
First Post
Dorius sees Vigil inspecting all the entrances and finding them locked, and muses aloud "Well, breaking and entering is obviously a crime, and in a wealthy district like this, I think we'd be even more likely to attract the attention of the local constabulary..."
Dorius moves to the walkway on the western side, attempts to slip into the shadows and peek in the window lit with the candlelight on the second floor.
Dorius moves to the walkway on the western side, attempts to slip into the shadows and peek in the window lit with the candlelight on the second floor.
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airwalkrr
Adventurer
Dorius can clearly see beyond the window a young man sitting at a table with pen and ink working feverishly on writing something. He occasionally stops to consult one of many of the books that are stacked upon the table, but focuses his main efforts upon writing. He does not appear to notice Dorius.[sblock=Spot DC 10]Some of the books he is consulting lie open and have indistinct pictures.[sblock=Spot DC 15]You make out circular and ovular forms on the pictures in the books.[sblock=Spot DC 20]One of the open books clearly shows a blood-red moon.[sblock=Spot DC 25]Beneath the blood-red moon illustration you can just barely make out the heading "Kharesk" and smaller letters beneath.[sblock=Spot DC 30]You can make out even smaller inscription below the heading, Mark: Death, Dragon: Unknown, referred to as "Crya" in Giantish.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]
pneumatik
The 8th Evil Sage
Bennet
Bennet looks around the building hurriedly. "Yeah, we can't break in." He looks up to the walkway where Dorius is hiding.* "Depending on what Dorius sees in there, we may want to just go knock on the door and confront the Vol-ists. Vol-ites? Vol-ian? Bloods? Anyway, we shouldn't let them hole up forever or sneak out."
[sblock=* OOC]I'm assuming that since we could observe Dorius the whole time we can still see him where he's hiding from the guy inside.[/sblock]
Bennet looks around the building hurriedly. "Yeah, we can't break in." He looks up to the walkway where Dorius is hiding.* "Depending on what Dorius sees in there, we may want to just go knock on the door and confront the Vol-ists. Vol-ites? Vol-ian? Bloods? Anyway, we shouldn't let them hole up forever or sneak out."
[sblock=* OOC]I'm assuming that since we could observe Dorius the whole time we can still see him where he's hiding from the guy inside.[/sblock]
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