No Man's Land (IC)

[Shayuri]

"Interesting," Thorn muses. "Who's the woman?"

She pauses, thinking it through. Bond to the woman. Come and save her. She's trapped in a cathedral surrounded by now-sprung traps.

"So he's on his way here then? Now?"

 

[Darimaus]

"That is the assumption. Though we think he knows we can't harm her until he shows up, so we are going to execute her at the stroke of midnight to ensure an element of urgency. He has come to her aid before, when a band of raiders attacked the village she was staying in. He didn't show up until she had no chance of escaping to safety. We can only assume the same thing will happen here."

The Paladin looks out the window grimly at the roof of the cave, as if trying to look into the sky beyond. He turns back to Thorn.

"You will help us?"

 

[Necro_Kinder]

Munthrek looks over to Tekumo and they speak in whispers of draconic to each other. Munthrek then looks over to the paladin and states: "Although we do not like the idea of killing an innocent to get to the Disciple, we will help you. do you have any militia or others who can help?"

 

[Shayuri]

"Hang on here...you're really going to kill her?" Thorn seems more than a little surprised. Not terribly dismayed. Just surprised.

"You don't think that's kind of a waste? If they're linked, we might be able to use that. Like you're doing now. Kill her, and we lose that possibility."

She looks at the massive cathedral.

"Can we talk to her?"

 

[Darimaus]

The Paladin shakes his head at Thorn's suprised outburst.

"You do not understand. He won't come until the threat is credable. He will not rescue her from captivity, or ensure her living enviroment is one of comfort and happiness. His concern is keeping her alive. If we are not prepared to execute her when the time comes, he will not come. However, if you wish to talk to her feel free. Just try not to comprimise the trap while you do so. Apart from being bait, she is of no importance to us."

 

[Nephtys]

OOC: Nephyts: Ok, heres what you manage to find.

You find all of the Tomes you are shopping for.

You find two rings of your +30 Diplomacy and Gather Information.

You find your 2 portable holes.

You find Dimensional Shackles.

You find the Rod of Absorption.

You find a Mantle of Epic SR.

You find Boots of Teleportation

You find Gem of Seeing.

However, you cannot find any slotless items, since the shopping here is basically "out of the books". If you want slotless you will have to get it crafted and wait the appropriate timespan.

Take into account the skill boosters are epic, so they will cost alot. I don't think you have enough gold to buy everything.

I thought skill boosts up to 30 were non-epic, becoming epic only on +31. If that's not the case I go for the highest non-epic skill boost.
Yashar also places orders for the slotless items he wanted. When can he expect them to be done?

Btw, are the prices also out of the books?

 

[Brother Allard]

Morrigan watches Alex's display of horror with mild disgust. But he does not have to endure the pointless violence very long. The door is soon busted open by a large group of guards, who demand the two of them freeze.

Morrigan turns to look at the guards with a look of incredulity on his face.

"You can't possibly be serious," he says, craning his neck to get a better look out of the broken door. "How may have you got out there? 10? 15? You'd better go get some more and come back."

He turns back to Alex, shaking his head. "Can you believe these guys? So rude. Interrupting your performance, and then insulting you by bringing such a paltry force." Nonplussed, Morrigan finds himself at a loss for words. Or appears to.

Taibhse looks on, as impassive as ever.

 

[Darimaus]

Alex reaches over and releases a latch, abruptly ending his performance with the sudden death of all the participants in one last horrid verse.

"Do not worry. Their foolishness shall be repaid, with buety and art the like this world as ever seen."

He backfilps off his stage and lands within the formation of guards. His claws pierce the back of the leader, and he twist and turns them in order to cause just the right amount of screaming to satisfy his whims. The other guards can only stare, being paralized with fear. With a resounding laugh, he sunders his victim in two, and proceeds to decimate the guards. Four of them run back into the streets, and Alex quickly gives persuit.

"Now ALL of them will become beautiful. I shall bestow my art upon this entire city!"


OOC: Nephtys: I'll give you up to +20 skill boosters non-epic. As for the cost of your items and time to create the slotless items, they will all be normal.

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Obsidian & Granite

Obsidian is silent for a few moments. Times like these are far and few between for him. Hardly has he ever been in need of a direction or a destination. As a result of never being able to understand the concept of sleep or rest his days are either filled with battle or traveling the landscape. So when the Dwarven Queen poised him with what would been a simple question, he was at a lost for words.

He moves towards the gate guards and asks them if anyone of could point the trio in the direction of nations capital. If none of the guards are able to do so, he simple moves back towards the group and climbs onto Paul’s back and states, “We Press.” As he helps lift the Dwarven Queen onto the Hellfire Dragon.

OOC: They fly across the sky and scan the horizons for the closest village or town that they can find so that they may obtain directions to the Country’s Capital. Obsidian would ask the Nymph to cast some kind of Know Direction or Location Spell but he knows little of magic and even less of specific location spells.

 

[Voidrazor]

The Paladin shakes his head at Thorn's suprised outburst.

"You do not understand. He won't come until the threat is credable. He will not rescue her from captivity, or ensure her living enviroment is one of comfort and happiness. His concern is keeping her alive. If we are not prepared to execute her when the time comes, he will not come. However, if you wish to talk to her feel free. Just try not to compromise the trap while you do so. Apart from being bait, she is of no importance to us."

Lowryllyth asks a series of questions, prompting for the answer to each before
asking the next. Her tone is more commanding than curious. "How long will it take to reset the trap? Have a number of townsfolk sufficient to rebuild the town been evacuated with foodstuffs? Have contingencies been put into place to make certain the woman slain even if he manages to teleport directly to her?"

Turning to her companions, Lowryllyth explains in gentler tones, "If the child has no sentiment for this woman, yet needs her alive, she may be the key to his power. These people are willing to risk the sacrifice of their town and many of their loved ones to accomplish this. To be squeamish over the morals of their plan would be a grave insult to their honor."