In the Middle of...Somewhere

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

The translucent creature, which, upon closer look, seemed to have a small layer of white flakes across its skin, looked directly up at Victor who stood in front of him. But the creature didn't seem intimidated at all, and it took a defiant pose, growling loudly, "Send us back now!

Just behind him was the other creature, airy looking and not actually touching the floor at its feet. It pointed a finger that seemed to wave in an invisible breeze at Victor, "Killing is not sending back!"

 

[ethandrew]

Piping up from behind Victor and Yarra, Slim asks in a very hurried voice, "How do we do that?" He will take a couple steps forward and hold his rapier down against his leg in a non-threatening pose.

 

[Legildur]

Yarra breathes a sigh of relief as the killing stops. He waits in anticipation as to what can be done to 'send them back'.

 

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Valmun watches all this, and then chuckles, "Usually, after starting a brawl with misshapen spell throwing fiends, it's best to finish it." Shaping action to words, he readies an acid orb, though he doesn't throw it immediately, instead waiting to see what direction the negotiations take.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

The translucent one didn't budge, continuing its stare down with Victor despite the severe height difference and the fact that it didn't really look all that threatening at all. But the other one, the breazy-looking one that looked like it should have blown away, immediately dove for one of the many large tomes on the ground.

It picked the huge book up in hands that didn't look solid enough to hold anything, and thrust the open book forward to show the pages were covered in interesting looking runes and diagrams, "Brought us here! Can't go back! You send us back!"

Slim:[sblock]The writing looks to be Draconic. At first glance, it looks to be some kind of very complicated spellbook.[/sblock]

 

[ethandrew]

Somewhat caught off-guard by the rapid approach by this wispy creature, Slim takes a half step back before realizing this beast is showing him the pages of a book and not his iminent death. Glancing down haphazardly, Slim notes a few indistinguishable runes and markings. However, leaning down and thoroughly looking reveals familiar writing. "Wait, I recognize this, it's draconic. Goodness I haven't read this in a few years," he looks around at his fellow shipwreck-mates. Spying the one he wants he shouts out quickly, "Umm, Val... Valmun! Come look at this, see what you make of it!" Slim will continue to look down and start to read before he looks up at acknowledges the weird creature staring at him expectantly. Shyly he laughs, "Just one more second, thanks!"

 

[EvolutionKB]

Victor

Victor, still holding his spear leveled at the creatures, quickly looks to Valmun, before returning his gaze to the odd creatures. "Well, what does it say!"

As Valmun looks over the text, Victor looks at the creatures once more this time more calmly says, "Where are you from and who brought you here?"

Diplomacy: +14

 

[Legildur]

Relaxing the grip on his crossbow as the book is presented, Yarra looks across to the downed creature. "What about that?" he says, gesturing towards the creature they have probably killed. "Is to late?" he asks.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

While the creature holding the book up expectantly simply continued to stand there in the same position, waiting for something, obviously, the other seemed to actually hear the questions that were being asked.

Its attempt at being threatening seemed to fade and it peered curiously up at Victor, "Not from here...too hot here...brought...taken here long ago by thing like you! So...so you send us back since you like other!"

At Yarr's mention of the third creature, the two others simply gave him a confused look, then glanced down at the unmoving body, then didn't seem to think about it anymore. In fact, the one holding the book took a step forward and attempted to thrust it higher.

 

[Legildur]

"Hey, don't look at me!" exclaims Yarra taking a slight backward step from the thrust out book. "I don't know Draconic."