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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8263877" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>Elsewhere in Old City...</strong></p><p>Custodio wonders if he being punished by the gods. He knows being forced to sit through the tribunal process about the disaster that occurred in New City is meant to be a punishment by Sir Silvon for his lack of decorum as a member of the Purifier's temple. Yes, he'd had to testify about what he saw and did during that crisis, but he had expected to be discharged from the proceedings afterwards. Instead, both his Temple Master and Lord Commander Oakfirst had insisted that he sit quietly and learn something about chain of evidence and proper procedure. The d'Elite of the Vanquisher is ready to pull his hair out by the time the Lord Commander is called to testify.</p><p></p><p>Custodio watches Lady Pomander out of the corner of his eye. She sits next to him under a deep robe and hood. No one else but he and the Lord Commander know she is there watching the proceedings. The Magistrates tear into Oakfirst about how he could let key figures from the crisis just pick up and leave the city. Of course, they are referring to Terger, as well as Gralf and Pekko. There are threats of ostracization, which causes a murmur in the crowd. Lady Pomander giggles under her hood. Several others try to suppress laughter. There would outrage if the Magistrates tried to ostracize Lord Commander Oakfirst.</p><p></p><p>The murmur dies down and then there is shouting heard rising in the distance... coming from the north of the Tribunal. That is the one problem with having an open-air courtyard for legal proceedings, the risk of interruptions. Custodio becomes tense. This is no minor disturbance. Something major has happened. The shouting become screams that continue to rise and fall in the distance. Custodio thinks he hears someone say 'gate'. He looks at the Lord Commander and can see he is worried too. Lady Pomander stands and looks towards the north. <span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">"What has happened now,"</span> she says to herself.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Bailiff! Find out what in the Nine Hells is going on!"</strong> Lord Brynmor Rosson shouts over the noise. <strong>"By the gods, we will have order in Old City!"</strong></p><p></p><p>Custodio knows that Lord Rosson is all about law and order and hates to be interrupted when he is trying to improve his political position in Bluffside. The man put in a bid to become the newest member of The Five, although Custodio doubts the man realizes he'd have to give up being a Magistrate if he did win the position. The bailiff salutes Lord Rosson and rushes away from the Tribunal with several other members of the Guards of the Tribunal. A handful of Elites go with them. The murmuring returns and quickly turns into outright chatter.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Quiet!"</strong></p><p></p><p>The murmuring continues for several minutes. Eventually, the bailiff comes back. He is white as a sheet. "L- lord Ros- son," he can barely get the Magistrates name out. "The Iron Gate stands open!"</p><p></p><p><strong>"What!"</strong> A different Magistrate yells. <strong>"May the gods save us!"</strong></p><p></p><p>Lord Rosson turns bone white and nearly falls trying to get up out of his chair.</p><p></p><p>Oakfirst turns to look at Lady Pomander. His eyes are wide. She shakes her head and pulls off her hood. The gathered crowd gasps and begins to panic and shout.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">"I do not know why!"</span></strong> She yells.</p><p></p><p>The shouting stops. The gasping increases and some of those in attendance begin crying. Custodio gets up out of his chair and looks at the Lord Commander.... then at Sir Silvon. The paladin nods and Custodio knows his punishment is over. Oakfirst turns back to the Magistrates and speaks.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119)">"My lords, this tribunal is over, for now."</span></p><p></p><p>"You, you don't get to decide-" Lord Rosson tries to say.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">"Lord Rosson, the tribunal is over!"</span></p><p></p><p>"Yes, yes mi' lady."</p><p></p><p>Lady Pomander nods to Oakfirst and then motions for him and the Elites to go find out what has happened. <span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">"Go Custodio. He will need your help."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Yes mum,"</span> Custodio says. He rushes out of the Tribunal with the other Elites and is soon running beside the Lord Commander. In all there there two dozen guards heading towards the Iron Gate.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119)">"It has to be them,"</span> Oakfirst says. <span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119)">"I hope they caught the Renegade."</span></p><p></p><p><u>Meanwhile...</u></p><p>Two of the other members of The Five watch from the Palace of Bluffside as the Great Gate Construct rises from the Old City Rift and opens the Iron Gate. It is either one of the other members of The Five making a play for power or someone has made a grave mistake that will cost them their life. Lord Wilton Blander fumes in silence while Lord William Wellington III watches the colossal construct do its work with fascination.</p><p></p><p>"At least we know it still works," Lord Wellington muses. He is grinning from ear to ear. "I never thought I'd get to see it work again."</p><p></p><p><strong>"This cannot happen! Only I- WE can open the Iron Gate!"</strong></p><p></p><p>"Calm down, Wilton."</p><p></p><p><u>In the Gardens</u>:</p><p>The dragori-fehr watches as the Great Gate Construct rises up over Old City in the distance. The other tenders had tried to keep him from scaling one of the Garden's massive trees. Sylemis wonders what all the fuss could be about. He ponders and then thinks of Tuck and the kobold's new allies and friends. Yes, they seemed like his friends. Perhaps they caught the sorcerer. "I hope you are well, my friends." He looks over the expanse of the gardens and watches as many of the citizens of Old City rush back into the district, proper.</p><p></p><p>[Spoiler="DM Only"]</p><p><u>Through the looking glass</u>:</p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">"This is not the chaos I want for Bluffside!"</span> Phelix Del Cannitha yells at the crystal mirror in front of him and rages over the events transpiring in Old City. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">"They will rally everyone to their sides! I must stop them!"</span> He turns to one of his Loyalists. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">"Go! Stop them! Bring me that doppelganger!"</span></p><p>[/Spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 8263877, member: 2012"] [B]Elsewhere in Old City...[/B] Custodio wonders if he being punished by the gods. He knows being forced to sit through the tribunal process about the disaster that occurred in New City is meant to be a punishment by Sir Silvon for his lack of decorum as a member of the Purifier's temple. Yes, he'd had to testify about what he saw and did during that crisis, but he had expected to be discharged from the proceedings afterwards. Instead, both his Temple Master and Lord Commander Oakfirst had insisted that he sit quietly and learn something about chain of evidence and proper procedure. The d'Elite of the Vanquisher is ready to pull his hair out by the time the Lord Commander is called to testify. Custodio watches Lady Pomander out of the corner of his eye. She sits next to him under a deep robe and hood. No one else but he and the Lord Commander know she is there watching the proceedings. The Magistrates tear into Oakfirst about how he could let key figures from the crisis just pick up and leave the city. Of course, they are referring to Terger, as well as Gralf and Pekko. There are threats of ostracization, which causes a murmur in the crowd. Lady Pomander giggles under her hood. Several others try to suppress laughter. There would outrage if the Magistrates tried to ostracize Lord Commander Oakfirst. The murmur dies down and then there is shouting heard rising in the distance... coming from the north of the Tribunal. That is the one problem with having an open-air courtyard for legal proceedings, the risk of interruptions. Custodio becomes tense. This is no minor disturbance. Something major has happened. The shouting become screams that continue to rise and fall in the distance. Custodio thinks he hears someone say 'gate'. He looks at the Lord Commander and can see he is worried too. Lady Pomander stands and looks towards the north. [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]"What has happened now,"[/COLOR] she says to herself. [B]"Bailiff! Find out what in the Nine Hells is going on!"[/B] Lord Brynmor Rosson shouts over the noise. [B]"By the gods, we will have order in Old City!"[/B] Custodio knows that Lord Rosson is all about law and order and hates to be interrupted when he is trying to improve his political position in Bluffside. The man put in a bid to become the newest member of The Five, although Custodio doubts the man realizes he'd have to give up being a Magistrate if he did win the position. The bailiff salutes Lord Rosson and rushes away from the Tribunal with several other members of the Guards of the Tribunal. A handful of Elites go with them. The murmuring returns and quickly turns into outright chatter. [B]"Quiet!"[/B] The murmuring continues for several minutes. Eventually, the bailiff comes back. He is white as a sheet. "L- lord Ros- son," he can barely get the Magistrates name out. "The Iron Gate stands open!" [B]"What!"[/B] A different Magistrate yells. [B]"May the gods save us!"[/B] Lord Rosson turns bone white and nearly falls trying to get up out of his chair. Oakfirst turns to look at Lady Pomander. His eyes are wide. She shakes her head and pulls off her hood. The gathered crowd gasps and begins to panic and shout. [B][COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]"I do not know why!"[/COLOR][/B] She yells. The shouting stops. The gasping increases and some of those in attendance begin crying. Custodio gets up out of his chair and looks at the Lord Commander.... then at Sir Silvon. The paladin nods and Custodio knows his punishment is over. Oakfirst turns back to the Magistrates and speaks. [COLOR=rgb(71, 85, 119)]"My lords, this tribunal is over, for now."[/COLOR] "You, you don't get to decide-" Lord Rosson tries to say. [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]"Lord Rosson, the tribunal is over!"[/COLOR] "Yes, yes mi' lady." Lady Pomander nods to Oakfirst and then motions for him and the Elites to go find out what has happened. [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]"Go Custodio. He will need your help."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]"Yes mum,"[/COLOR] Custodio says. He rushes out of the Tribunal with the other Elites and is soon running beside the Lord Commander. In all there there two dozen guards heading towards the Iron Gate. [COLOR=rgb(71, 85, 119)]"It has to be them,"[/COLOR] Oakfirst says. [COLOR=rgb(71, 85, 119)]"I hope they caught the Renegade."[/COLOR] [U]Meanwhile...[/U] Two of the other members of The Five watch from the Palace of Bluffside as the Great Gate Construct rises from the Old City Rift and opens the Iron Gate. It is either one of the other members of The Five making a play for power or someone has made a grave mistake that will cost them their life. Lord Wilton Blander fumes in silence while Lord William Wellington III watches the colossal construct do its work with fascination. "At least we know it still works," Lord Wellington muses. He is grinning from ear to ear. "I never thought I'd get to see it work again." [B]"This cannot happen! Only I- WE can open the Iron Gate!"[/B] "Calm down, Wilton." [U]In the Gardens[/U]: The dragori-fehr watches as the Great Gate Construct rises up over Old City in the distance. The other tenders had tried to keep him from scaling one of the Garden's massive trees. Sylemis wonders what all the fuss could be about. He ponders and then thinks of Tuck and the kobold's new allies and friends. Yes, they seemed like his friends. Perhaps they caught the sorcerer. "I hope you are well, my friends." He looks over the expanse of the gardens and watches as many of the citizens of Old City rush back into the district, proper. [Spoiler="DM Only"] [U]Through the looking glass[/U]: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]"This is not the chaos I want for Bluffside!"[/COLOR] Phelix Del Cannitha yells at the crystal mirror in front of him and rages over the events transpiring in Old City. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]"They will rally everyone to their sides! I must stop them!"[/COLOR] He turns to one of his Loyalists. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]"Go! Stop them! Bring me that doppelganger!"[/COLOR] [/Spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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