IG's Legend of The Ripper [IC]

[PhoenixAsh]

Dacen shakes his head with a small smirk after a cursory look-through of the book and hands it over to Xao. Clearly it is right up the mystic's alley. "Seems about right to me, Xao. Question is, what happened to Crofter?"

Dacen draws out his mace and stays close to Xao, keeping an eye on their surroundings while his nose is buried in the book.

 

[Rhun]

Rexy back toward the door, her blade held ready to skewer any bat that decides to try and sample her blood. "I don't like the look of those rodents," she says quietly to Fen.

 

[industrygothica]

There looks to be at least a few spells in the book that appear legit, but it will take Xao more time than he's got at the moment to translate and transcribe them.

Rexy & Fen:

As you raise your weapons in preparation to defend yourselves you see the ghostly image of a female in a light colored dress standing in the moonlight. The bats soon give way, and swarm the room while taking flight out through the window, creating a strobe effect on the otherworldly apparition.

This must be the ghost of Mari Kell.

 

[Rhun]

Having absolutely no idea how to respond to the ghostly visage before them, the swashbuckler levels her rapier at the form as she assumes a combat stance. "Who are you?" she demands, her voice quavering a little as she speaks.

 

[industrygothica]

The apparition does not speak, but only smiles as the bats fly through her ghostly form. Amidst the fluttering chaos, she takes flight and charges you, but fades away as she reaches you.

Rexy's heart seems to skip a beat as the ghost flies toward her, momentarily freezing her limbs. As the ghost disappears, Rexy slowly comes to herself again, but she is obviously shaken.

[sblock=Rexy]Shaken for 10 minutes. A shaken character takes a -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.[/sblock]

 

[Autumn]

"... damn creep," Fen mumbles, collecting himself after the shock he had felt at he apparition's appearance and trying to look like it never happened. "Least she scared the bats off..."

He advances into the room, tentatively at first, looking about him for any further points of interest beyond the swarms of bats and the dead whore.

 

[Rhun]

Rexy shivers uncontrollably. "I like that not at all," she says, her voice barely a whisper.

 

[PhoenixAsh]

Dacen frowns at his companion's words, though not a witness to the spectacle inside the room they are examining, Rexy's challenge speaks to something troublesome. He moves up to the door and peers inside. Seeing nothing apparently amiss he clears his throat, "Alright in here?"

 

[Schmoe]

"What has happened Dacen?" Xao stands up, carefully closing the book and placing it in a pouch at his belt.

"Come, let's go see what Rexy and Fen have found. I don't think I'll get much more from the book, at least not tonight."

 

[industrygothica]

[sblock=ooc]I believe I'm going to leave this opportunity for a bit of PC interaction--talk amongst yourselves, and decide what to do from here.[/sblock]