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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8531930" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"What elssse can I tell you about my condition that you don't already know?"</span> Sylemis replies with pained rasps. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"If Ramass hasss had this curssse placed upon me, then there isss little you or anyone elssse can do for me, permanently."</span> As the Loremaster's vernal touch power courses through him, the pain the dragori tender is in subsides but not as much as before. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"Hmm, it sseems your healing power won't work forever, but the worst of the pain is gone. I thank you."</span></p><p></p><p>Sylemis looks at Akos quizzically when the Loremaster mentions the 'secret well'. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"I haven't heard of any ssuch well. Where did you hear about it?"</span></p><p></p><p>"There is a rumor that there is an ancient well in the Jade Thicket," Vinny replies.</p><p></p><p>Sylemis ponders for a moment and then shakes his head. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"No, I've never heard of it. If it a local legend, no one has told me the sstory. Why does it matter?"</span></p><p></p><p>[Spoiler="DM Only"]</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=257158" target="_blank">Sylemis - Knowledge (nature) check: 1D20+4 = [4]+4 = 8</a></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😑" title="Expressionless face :expressionless:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f611.png" data-shortname=":expressionless:" /></p><p>[/Spoiler]</p><p></p><p><strong>OOC:</strong> I'm fairly certain that you haven't asked Sylemis about the well in the past. If you did, I don't remember.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Ramas,"</span> Custodio asks Sylemis. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"That's the ruler of the dragori, right?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"Ramas Dalabba Assyl is the Dragon Emperor of the Diamond Throne,"</span> Sylemis replies. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"He isn't just the ruler of the empire. He is considered a living god and is worshipped as ssuch by my people. Personally, I never believed he was anything but a highborn dragori-sah and a decent magician, but it doesn't matter what I think. He sstands as the latest Dragon Emperor in an unbroken line that extends back throughout the empire's history."</span> He sighs and pats Mutt on the head. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"Despite his line's claim to be gods, he is not powerful enough to curse me himself. However, Villisihn Essendyl, his Court Sorcerer, is more than powerful enough to have conjured up this curse."</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"Of course, Ramas could have had one of the high priests of the Temple of the Eternal Dragon curse me through powerful magicks, rarely used. I can't fathom why they would care that much about me. I was just a disgraced noble's bodyguard. Yes, that noble was of fair rank, but he wasn't the right hand of the emperor. His assassination wasn't empire sshattering."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Maybe there was more to it than you know,"</span> Custodio suggests. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Perhaps the noble knew something damning about the emperor."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"Unlikely. I don't think he ever visited the palace."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(222, 184, 135)">"Another sorcerer,"</span> Florrie says angrily. <span style="color: rgb(222, 184, 135)">"There seems to be a lot of them causing trouble lately."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">Sss-sorcery is commonplace in the empire,"</span> Sylemis says. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"But not all ssuch gifted individuals are like thiss evil Renegade they are hunting."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">"But could there be a connection?"</span> Falen asks.</p><p></p><p>Sylemis gets up and stretches his sore muscles and joints. Mutt wags his tail, happy to see the dragori feeling better. The druid/monk steps towards the fireplace and then turns to heat up his backside. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"The heat issss good,"</span> he sighs with a long hiss. He seems to be pondering Falen's question.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"I don't know,"</span> he finally says. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"Anything iss possible at thiss point."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"You sseem troubled my friend,"</span> Sylemis notes Tuck's expression. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"This has been hard on you,"</span> he looks at each of you. <span style="color: rgb(172, 225, 175)">"On all of you. You have been tasked with a terrible burden, it sseems."</span></p><p></p><p>"We're all a bit tired," Custodio says. He yawns and then notices the prisoners mingling in with the tenders and staff of the manor. He stalks over to Lowenan and says to the man in a low voice. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"I will find a hole to put you in later, but for now, we will find a secure room to lock you and these others in for now."</span> He motions to the other side of the room, insistently. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Go sit over there and don't cause a scene. You are very outnumbered here and you don't want to anger the Lanterns."</span></p><p></p><p>Lowenan nods warily. He motions for the other disgraced guards to join him in a corner with several lounge chairs and and a small table. They all fallow suit and young Silagord is soon fast asleep with his cat on his lap. Lady Arnona tries to stay awake, but soon she is asleep as well. Lowenan and Rhilaseth don't sleep. Both of them are too on edge and well trained.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"I will go with him,"</span> Custodio offers. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"I need to find a room for our, guests,"</span> the Vanquisher cleric glances towards Vinccenzo and then motions to Lowenan.</p><p></p><p>Vinny nods. He keeps one eye on the sorcerer and the other ex-guards.</p><p></p><p>Sylemis sits back down next to Tuck and Mutt. He rubs the big dog's chin and then curls up to rest more comfortably. Mutt snuggles up next to him and Tuck. Sylemis doesn't notice the tension between the Exemplars and their guests. He's too tired.</p><p></p><p>Florrie <u>does</u> note the tension, however. She glances suspiciously at Lowenan and then moves to speak directly to the Loremaster. <span style="color: rgb(222, 184, 135)">"Is there something I should know about your <em>guests</em>? And please try not to be <u>sly</u> with me."</span> She looks at Tim to see if the knight's face betrays him. <span style="color: rgb(222, 184, 135)">"If there is more danger to all of us with them being here, I need to know. Right now."</span> Her tone is firm but not aggressive. Her concern for those in the manor is obvious. <span style="color: rgb(222, 184, 135)">"There are innocents here."</span></p><p></p><p>As Breva and Custodio make there way around the manor, the young paladin doesn't detect any evil emanating from any of the staff, Dark Lanterns, or his fellow Exemplars. He helps Custodio find a suitable room on the second floor where the disgraced guards can be secured.</p><p></p><p>Once the duo return to the main hall, Breva turns his sense for evil on the ex-guards. He had tried to sense them in the portal room, but the magic of that room might have interfered with his divine ability. His isn't too surprised to discover that Lowenan has a faint evil aura, but he is surprised to discover the man named Rhilaseth also has such an aura. Neither Lady Arnona nor Silagord radiate any sort of evil, although Breva cannot be certain with both of them asleep.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #C4BDAC">"Careful paladin,"</span> Lowenan immediately senses what Breva is doing. <span style="color: #C4BDAC">"Your ability is not admissible in a case at Bluffside's Tribunal, and you could help my case if you go too far."</span> He glances towards Akos and Florrie. <span style="color: #C4BDAC">"Or you could get both of us killed here and now."</span></p><p></p><p>"We are not doppelgangers," Rhilaseth adds quietly.</p><p></p><p>So far, Florrie hasn't noticed what Breva is doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 8531930, member: 2012"] [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"What elssse can I tell you about my condition that you don't already know?"[/COLOR] Sylemis replies with pained rasps. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"If Ramass hasss had this curssse placed upon me, then there isss little you or anyone elssse can do for me, permanently."[/COLOR] As the Loremaster's vernal touch power courses through him, the pain the dragori tender is in subsides but not as much as before. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"Hmm, it sseems your healing power won't work forever, but the worst of the pain is gone. I thank you."[/COLOR] Sylemis looks at Akos quizzically when the Loremaster mentions the 'secret well'. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"I haven't heard of any ssuch well. Where did you hear about it?"[/COLOR] "There is a rumor that there is an ancient well in the Jade Thicket," Vinny replies. Sylemis ponders for a moment and then shakes his head. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"No, I've never heard of it. If it a local legend, no one has told me the sstory. Why does it matter?"[/COLOR] [Spoiler="DM Only"] [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=257158']Sylemis - Knowledge (nature) check: 1D20+4 = [4]+4 = 8[/URL] 😑 [/Spoiler] [B]OOC:[/B] I'm fairly certain that you haven't asked Sylemis about the well in the past. If you did, I don't remember. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Ramas,"[/COLOR] Custodio asks Sylemis. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"That's the ruler of the dragori, right?"[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"Ramas Dalabba Assyl is the Dragon Emperor of the Diamond Throne,"[/COLOR] Sylemis replies. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"He isn't just the ruler of the empire. He is considered a living god and is worshipped as ssuch by my people. Personally, I never believed he was anything but a highborn dragori-sah and a decent magician, but it doesn't matter what I think. He sstands as the latest Dragon Emperor in an unbroken line that extends back throughout the empire's history."[/COLOR] He sighs and pats Mutt on the head. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"Despite his line's claim to be gods, he is not powerful enough to curse me himself. However, Villisihn Essendyl, his Court Sorcerer, is more than powerful enough to have conjured up this curse." "Of course, Ramas could have had one of the high priests of the Temple of the Eternal Dragon curse me through powerful magicks, rarely used. I can't fathom why they would care that much about me. I was just a disgraced noble's bodyguard. Yes, that noble was of fair rank, but he wasn't the right hand of the emperor. His assassination wasn't empire sshattering."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Maybe there was more to it than you know,"[/COLOR] Custodio suggests. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Perhaps the noble knew something damning about the emperor."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"Unlikely. I don't think he ever visited the palace."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(222, 184, 135)]"Another sorcerer,"[/COLOR] Florrie says angrily. [COLOR=rgb(222, 184, 135)]"There seems to be a lot of them causing trouble lately."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]Sss-sorcery is commonplace in the empire,"[/COLOR] Sylemis says. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"But not all ssuch gifted individuals are like thiss evil Renegade they are hunting."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]"But could there be a connection?"[/COLOR] Falen asks. Sylemis gets up and stretches his sore muscles and joints. Mutt wags his tail, happy to see the dragori feeling better. The druid/monk steps towards the fireplace and then turns to heat up his backside. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"The heat issss good,"[/COLOR] he sighs with a long hiss. He seems to be pondering Falen's question. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"I don't know,"[/COLOR] he finally says. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"Anything iss possible at thiss point."[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"You sseem troubled my friend,"[/COLOR] Sylemis notes Tuck's expression. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"This has been hard on you,"[/COLOR] he looks at each of you. [COLOR=rgb(172, 225, 175)]"On all of you. You have been tasked with a terrible burden, it sseems."[/COLOR] "We're all a bit tired," Custodio says. He yawns and then notices the prisoners mingling in with the tenders and staff of the manor. He stalks over to Lowenan and says to the man in a low voice. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"I will find a hole to put you in later, but for now, we will find a secure room to lock you and these others in for now."[/COLOR] He motions to the other side of the room, insistently. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Go sit over there and don't cause a scene. You are very outnumbered here and you don't want to anger the Lanterns."[/COLOR] Lowenan nods warily. He motions for the other disgraced guards to join him in a corner with several lounge chairs and and a small table. They all fallow suit and young Silagord is soon fast asleep with his cat on his lap. Lady Arnona tries to stay awake, but soon she is asleep as well. Lowenan and Rhilaseth don't sleep. Both of them are too on edge and well trained. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"I will go with him,"[/COLOR] Custodio offers. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"I need to find a room for our, guests,"[/COLOR] the Vanquisher cleric glances towards Vinccenzo and then motions to Lowenan. Vinny nods. He keeps one eye on the sorcerer and the other ex-guards. Sylemis sits back down next to Tuck and Mutt. He rubs the big dog's chin and then curls up to rest more comfortably. Mutt snuggles up next to him and Tuck. Sylemis doesn't notice the tension between the Exemplars and their guests. He's too tired. Florrie [U]does[/U] note the tension, however. She glances suspiciously at Lowenan and then moves to speak directly to the Loremaster. [COLOR=rgb(222, 184, 135)]"Is there something I should know about your [I]guests[/I]? And please try not to be [U]sly[/U] with me."[/COLOR] She looks at Tim to see if the knight's face betrays him. [COLOR=rgb(222, 184, 135)]"If there is more danger to all of us with them being here, I need to know. Right now."[/COLOR] Her tone is firm but not aggressive. Her concern for those in the manor is obvious. [COLOR=rgb(222, 184, 135)]"There are innocents here."[/COLOR] As Breva and Custodio make there way around the manor, the young paladin doesn't detect any evil emanating from any of the staff, Dark Lanterns, or his fellow Exemplars. He helps Custodio find a suitable room on the second floor where the disgraced guards can be secured. Once the duo return to the main hall, Breva turns his sense for evil on the ex-guards. He had tried to sense them in the portal room, but the magic of that room might have interfered with his divine ability. His isn't too surprised to discover that Lowenan has a faint evil aura, but he is surprised to discover the man named Rhilaseth also has such an aura. Neither Lady Arnona nor Silagord radiate any sort of evil, although Breva cannot be certain with both of them asleep. [COLOR=#C4BDAC]"Careful paladin,"[/COLOR] Lowenan immediately senses what Breva is doing. [COLOR=#C4BDAC]"Your ability is not admissible in a case at Bluffside's Tribunal, and you could help my case if you go too far."[/COLOR] He glances towards Akos and Florrie. [COLOR=#C4BDAC]"Or you could get both of us killed here and now."[/COLOR] "We are not doppelgangers," Rhilaseth adds quietly. So far, Florrie hasn't noticed what Breva is doing. [/QUOTE]
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