Romance of the River Kingdoms II

[Dr Simon]

The hallway is empty. The door at the end is ajar, and Mystal can hear the sounds of people moving about, clinking glasses, rustling etc. Sounds more like somebody tidying up than a party in progress. There are female voices too, and Mystal hears snatches of gossip.

"And then she said..."

"So I turned round and said..."

"What? But I thought he was seeing her with the teeth..."

"Not any more. Apparently, what happened was..."

 

[Shayuri]

Annika notices Mystal's ears prick up at something she can't make out, and silently mouths at him, 'is it safe?'

 

[Neurotic]

Listening for a moment, Mystal takes a quick peek and retreats.

Mystal returns to the group "There is serving staff clearing out the hall. It's safe as long as they are busy and making noise. They are not dangerous. But we cannot pass deeper unless somehow we scare them off or wait until they finish."

 

[Shayuri]

Annika nodded. "Lets give them a few minutes to finish...and if they don't leave, we can pretend to be guests or some other ruse."

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 43/43, F +6,R+3,W+7 (Spells: 1:4/5, 2:4/4)
Ape Form (AC: 18, Touch: 18, Flat Footed: 14)

Ape nods at Annika's words. He is willing to wait, too.

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Ape
Spells (CL: 4, DC: 13+spell level)
infinite/Day Level 0: Stabilize, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
5/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Lesser Vigor, Detect Spirits, Summon Nature's Ally I.
4/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II, Protection from Spirits, Ball Lightning

Baboon Traits:
AC: 18, Touch: 18, Flat Footed: 14
Fort: +7
Refl: +5
Will: +7
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Perception: +10
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[Dr Simon]

You wait, whilst on the other side of the door the sounds of clattering and chattering continue. Just as they are beginning to die down you hear footsteps at the other end of the long gallery. A robed man flanked by two gaurds turns the corner.

"Good Morning," says the robed man. "Perhaps you'd like to explain what you are doing here?" He is dressed in the everyday silk robes of an administative clerk, and you recognise him as one of the Magisters underlings from the night before. He is also the same clerk who officiated at the Old Vashti's funeral, as Annika and Ape notice.

 

[Walking Dad]

OOC: did detect magic reveal the possessing spirits last time? If yes, is it possible to secretly check the robed man?

 

[Shayuri]

(confusion...is he saying that to the servants, or to us?)

 

[Dr Simon]

OOC: [MENTION=4936]Shayuri[/MENTION] - he's addressing you. @walkingdad - it might have done, I'll have to check. Detect spirits definitely would.

 

[Walking Dad]

OOC: Then Ape will try it. Detect Spirits, if necessary, but not if Detect Magic suffice. We may need all the spells we got later.