[Planescape] Squaring the Circle Redux - IC

[Ashy]

Seeing his companions casting pre-combat preparation spells, Burrow sighs and follows suit. "No rest fer th' weary, eh lad?", he asks Claw and casts stoneskin upon himself.

The badger grumbles, but flexes his massive shoulder muscles as if preparing for a good, solid fight...

 

[Thanee]

Zoe Windwalker

Stopping in her tracks and whirling around to look at Burrow, Zoe replies to his now repeated question: “I thought you knew why we are here? This must be the place we found mentioned in that manuscript. Daubei's Obscure Woe, the place where Daru ib Shamiq disappeared.”

“And no worries about your little friend, as long as he doesn't try to kill me first...”

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Vlad muses on the name of the place out loud. "The place where Daru ib Shamiq disappeared. Yet, 'obscure' basically means 'to hide' or 'forgotten, not commonly known' — a couple thoughts, then: perhaps Daru or Daubei (both or either) haven't disappeared so much as they have been hidden. Two different things, to be sure. Or, perhaps, something forgotten rests here; the cause of Daubei's Woe being forgotten and lost to time. No matter either way, I suppose, but the thoughts might help us later on."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Blade makes her own battle preparations, making sure her daggers are loose in her sheaths, and gripping her dire flail, Silver Slayer, with her gauntleted hands. As she prepares herself, she catches sight of Burrow's little shadow, and goes over to the kobold. Kneeling down to bring herself closer to his level, she reaches into her bag, and comes up with a silver dagger. Holding it hilt-first towards the kobold, she indicates that he should take it.*

"You can use this to help defend yourself and others. It will even pierce the hides of devils. Use it in good faith," Blade says as she gives it to him. It's a bit big for the little creature, but it's better than having him going about unarmed. Unfortunetly Blade had no armor that would fit one so small, and she made an immediate promise to herself to remedy that lack as soon as she had some free time.

OOC - Blade is giving the kobold a Medium alchemical silver dagger.

 

[Ashy]

Burrow smiles when he sees Blade accept the kobold but his eyes grow wide when Zoe wheels on him.

"S-sorry, lass, I did not mean ta offend. I merely thought we were goin' ta have a spot o' rest first... Ya know, a dram ta drink and a speck ta eat? Perhaps some jab and then a jig??" The mephling waggles his mouth in a pantomime of talking and does a half hearted little dance, all without taking his eyes from the fiesty Faerunian...

 

[Thanee]

Zoe Windwalker

“Well, I'm afraid, you missed that part, friend,” Zoe says with a big smile. “We've been in the tavern just before coming here.”

 

[Ashy]

Burrow shakes his head sadly, "Always a bar's maid and never a bar...", he says, jokingly...

 

[deadestdai]

The journey wasn't so awful to Flaust. Whilst the terrain and climate were pretty cruddy, the ugly housing and downtrodden inhabitants seemed rather like her own home, The Hive. The fighting, was a different matter. Much to the wariness of her friends, Flaust found these events delightful, if not down right comical. One instance, she found herself in the middle of two humans and an orc, all fighting over a poor mangy dog who had apparently somehow been voted this eveing's "dinner"; only all three had decided this at the same time. Rusty knives flashed out from belts and boots, and blood was spilt. Though not Flaust's. She squeeled with glee as the angry orc tried to gut her, but managed to stab his opponent in the thigh instead as she bent to pick up a pretty stone. She giggled as the stab victim in turn managed to lance his own weapon through the orc's eye, though had aimed at the girl's mid-drift and missed, just as she stretched her achey bones. Flaust would have enjoyed the spectacle further if Blade hadn't dared to once again reach into the fight and pull her out by her collar.

Forgetting the insident almost as soon as they had moved on, Flaust, along with the others surveyed the scene of Daubei's Obscure Woe.

What a dreary place. I hope none are left here to make us more melancholy....

Seeing Vlad and Zoe and Barrow cast upon cast upon cast, she couldn't begin to wonder if trouble weren't arrivin' anytime soon? She smacked her lips and decided to look like she was getting ready for whatever it was that "might" be coming too so as not to be left out. She tightened straps, pulled hard on laces and made sure buckles were fastened tight, all the while looking about to make sure she hadn't missed exactly what the others were preparing against.

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[Sephiroth no Miko]

*Blade makes her own battle preparations, making sure her daggers are loose in her sheaths, and gripping her dire flail, Silver Slayer, with her gauntleted hands. As she prepares herself, she catches sight of Burrow's little shadow, and goes over to the kobold. Kneeling down to bring herself closer to his level, she reaches into her bag, and comes up with a silver dagger. Holding it hilt-first towards the kobold, she indicates that he should take it.*

"You can use this to help defend yourself and others. It will even pierce the hides of devils. Use it in good faith," Blade says as she gives it to him. It's a bit big for the little creature, but it's better than having him going about unarmed. Unfortunetly Blade had no armor that would fit one so small, and she made an immediate promise to herself to remedy that lack as soon as she had some free time.

The kobold backs away in alarm, peering at you from behind a large piece of rubble with wide ruby eyes. But as you hold out the dagger patiently, he timidly creeps forward to examine it with ginger interest. "Uhm.... yous say this for me? *yip*" he asks in evident confusion. After some gentle prodding, he takes it cringingly, as if expecting the whole thing to be a taunt or cruel trick. When nothing happens, he makes a few experimental slashes with it and then tilts his head curiously at you. "Why yous give shiny sword to nobody like me? *yip* People gives stuff, always wants somethin' in return. Whats you want?"

In the meantime, you take this chance to get a better look at the little guy, and note with some relief that he isn't entirely unprotected; he's wearing dirty patchwork leather armor-- not pretty and likely vermin-infested, but serviceable in a pinch. He also carries a tiny sliver of a dagger at his waist though you suspect the blade to be rusted and notched, judging from the condition of the battered scabbard. Aside from a crude pendant of a mouse skull hanging about his neck, that seems to be the extent of his gear, though.

 

[Thanee]

Zoe Windwalker

Meanwhile, Zoe moves around the courtyard and towards the entrance of the mansion, when her gaze falls once again upon the statue in the center of the graveyard.

Taking a few steps to the side, she strides towards the graveyard and the statue, to see, if there are maybe some inscriptions left on it, which might be left in a decipherable condition. With her gloved hand, she brushes the vines away carefully.