Part 1: The Forgotten Forge (Knight Otu judging) [Concluded]

[Rystil Arden]

"I do agree that she is probably giving us the equivalent of beads, Akhi," Selene agrees, "She's paying us a total of what, 2000 gold right? That's the cost of that magic sword we found on Saber, and that sword is obviously worth much less if the Lord of Blades arms his minions with them who are searching for the schema, right? If this is an important magical schema, it is clearly worth significantly significantly more than that price--she is rather clearly trying to fleece us, and the worst part for me is if she is doing it for a foul purpose."

 

[stonegod]

"One may speak to anyone in the chain of command to verify orders; it may be frowned upon, but it is a right. If one knows of the appropriate Cannith person, lead the way tomorrow. Kharas is identifying the purpose of this device in addition. But, we should also verify these non-corporeal spirits of which only you can hear. The onus of proof would be yours. There are divinatory magics you can procure for such purpose. Any other course of action based upon secret evidence would be as faulted as following Lady d'Cannith blindly by your logic."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I didn't say we must blindly follow the Spirits. I said we should verify for ourselves by checking before we do something foolish and hasty...After they led us to the murder scene with visions and then again when they guided my strike, and even every day as they bless me with their magic power...can you really say they are not real? Is a spirit any more unusual than a living construct?"

(OOC: I forget--can her Beast Totem become visible to anyone else?)

 

[stonegod]

"I have lived in this city enough to know that the most complex deceptions are built upon initial truths and staged coincidences, many involving magic. Such interplay of betrayals is the heart of Sharn. Thus my willingness to attempt to verify Lady d'Cannith and my unwillingness to take your spirits at face value." The warforged shrugged. "That is my opinion."

OOC: RoE is silent on the issue, though they call it "intangible," "not a creature in a normal sense", and it cannot be affected by spells that ward off spirits, etc., etc.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Well, if they can be seen, her beast totem can fly out and make itself known at some point, so I guess that's sort of important )

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Ah well--I'll just say it is visible--better flavour that way )

*Siobhan shakes her head gently in annoyance, but she closes her eyes and prays earnestly to the spirits, and a tiny intangible totem spirit blinks into visibility just over her shoulder, floating in the air almost as if drifting on gossamer strands or floating on ethereal eddies.*

 

[GwydapLlew]

[sblock=OOC]Beast spirit states that it is a "powerful internal spirit." It also has artwork depicting the shifter and his totem, and language stating "The beast spirit...is at once a seperate entity and an extension of the shifter druid's own lycanthropic heritage."

If you read the sidebar regarding it in RoE (p. 127), it indicates that it is inside the druid, and can be projected into summoned creatures and the like.

Personally, I consider it to be something that is essential to the PC, and cannot manifest - there are no rules for it to be able to do such a thing in RoE.[/sblock]

"Ye do be missin' the point, Siobhan." Mordin interjects, watching this strange interplay between the schizoid shifter and whatever beings she with whom she communicated.

"We were hired to do a job. If you be havin' problems with that job, ye shouldn't have taken the Lady's coin. I fer one am not goin' t' get a blackmark next t' me name because some sort o' familiar don't be liking the job."

This conversation was taking a worrisome turn for Mordin. Was this shifter crazy enough that she was honestly wanting to welch on the deal?

 

[Bront]

OOC: RoE describes the totem spirit as internal, and thus it can't manifest itself to others.

"Sister, we agreed to the job, and as long as it's not of neferious intent, then we need to honor our word. I agree we should learn what the Schema is, but if it is of non-harmful intent, then we should be of our word," Stulgar says.

"Besides, if it was truely so valuable, would they have not hired more potent mercinaries? And perhaps come along to escort us? It is likely of less importance than you place on it, or at least it is by itself."

 

[Velmont]

"Can you lower your voice a bit? I have difficulty to concentrate on that schema, and you'll attract everything in a miles." mummers Kharas just loud enough to everyone to hear. After grumbling a few more words unintelligible, he continue to inspect the adamantium schema.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I didn't take her coin," Siobhan reminds the others, "And if we do ask the higher-ups in her house and this lady is on the up-and-up and not doing something nefarious here, than I have no problem giving it to her for free. I'm not in it for the money--I'm just hoping that the money will motivate at least some of you to listen to me because apparently doing the right thing does not."

'Even brother' she adds sadly to herself.