Malvoisin's War of the Burning Sky - IC Thread

Rystil Arden said:
'Gabral! What in the blazes was he thinking? If he could get me out of here, he should have told me that. He puts himself at risk with whatever game he is playing. As for the Council, well, I already tried to ask them myself.'

(OOC: :lol: You could have told me if Gabral was the next contact and I'd have changed my hook a bit ;))
[sblock=Cassandra, Knowledge: Local Check]
Fae remembers one member of the city council, Erdan Menash, who was especially vocal against the Ragesian occupation. It seems as though he may be sympathetic to the resistance and others who would defend Gate Pass against the invaders. Although his ideas were dismissed by the other members of the council, he may be a useful ally in the effort to escape the city.
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OOC: Gabal's school isn't a necessary hook, just one possibility. And, should the group decide to go that direction it's not necessarily Gabal who will personally lend them a hand.
 

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Torrent nods at the various comments offered. "Very well, it sounds like most of you wish to seek aid at Gabal's School. That's fine with me, I'll go along with just about any plan you cook up."

"Now, here's what I had in mind for after we get out of the city. There's a little-traveled road that leads south thirty miles to the border of the Innenotdar Fire Forest. The Elf Road used to run straight through into Dassen, but that was before whatever catastrophe happened that set off the neverending forest fire. Anyway, all the other major roads that lead to Dassen will either be impassable with snow, or crawling with Ragesian soldiers. So, I brought along an ace up my sleeve that will let us take the unexpected route...potions that will let us survive the heat of the Fire Forest. There's enough for all of us, and I doubt any pursuers we might attract will be as prepared."

Torrent sighs, and contemplates her empty mug, then sets it down hard on the table. "All right, then, if nobody has anything else to say, we should get moving to the depository." Torrent's words hang in the sudden silence, as the New Years bells have stopped their ringing.

[sblock=Listen Check, Aridha and Markus]
In the sudden silence of the bells ceasing, Aridha and Markus hear a sound from upstairs. It sounds like the creak of a floorboard...someone is moving on the second floor![/sblock]
 

The prospect of walking through a forest that never ceased its burning did not sit well with Markus and as his grip tightened on the mug in his hand, he fought to keep his nervousness from showing.

~Another test..it is just another test to see if my strength can survive in the fire as well in the ice...~

Even as the thought entered his mind, Markus knew he would not be as strong in such a place, as fire was as opposed to him as air to a fish...

~What was that sound?~

Putting the mug down and drawing his spear, Markus' ears strained and once more he heard the creaking of the boards from above them. Looking around to see if anyone else had heard it, Markus pointed to the stairs with his spear and raised a finger from his partial hand to his lips.

[sblock=ooc]Hope they get my cue and advance towards the stairs.[/sblock]
 

Coldan listened to Torrent's suggestion and simply nodded. He was here to help, but as an outsider, knew little of the town that could be of assistance. His assets were in his training; they were of no use here.

Like they were of use in Morrus?

He clamped down that thought tightly, and began to say something when the odd half-orc made the quieting gesture. It was a fairly universal gesture. Quiet He nodded, and put a hand to his sword, slowly drawing it as quietly as he could.

Little movements. Little movements.
 

Seeing Markus' actions, Xander slowly draws his greatsword from its sheath. He makes a gesture to his companions to continue speaking. No need for a sudden silence to scare off whoever or whatever Markus may have heard. "Perhaps then we should get underway?" he asks, his voice level, as he begins to move slowly toward the stairs.
 

Aridha grimaces, baring her teeth, and nods pointing up. Then she whispers, "Some stay down here. If there's an ambush, they may come from above and through the door at once."

With a whicker of metal, she's drawn her dagger and turned to face the doorway they'd come through.
 

"Indeed. It is just as I told you earlier," Cassandra says, referring to the ambush in a double-entendre while pretending to continue the conversation normally with Xander. She draws her blade silently and stays behind Coldan.
 

OOC: Can everyone let me know specific positions for your characters? Who is going upstairs, waiting at the base of the stairs, guarding the door, etc.?
 

OOC: Coldan is near the middle of the room, ready to move towards either the stairs or the door as needed (if possible). If he'd have to choose, he'd do the downstairs door as the stairs seems to have drawn the attention of some of the others already.
 

ooc: Markus is at the end of the bar nearest the stairs and getting ready for anything that comes down it. If he goes up, there is limited space to move on the stairs and he doesn't want to make the bottleneck effect happen.
 

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