Shackled City - Chapter II

[Majin]

Keygan's eyes light up upon being presented his familiar, and he quickly unlocks the cage to free his friend. Starbrow, as eager to see his master as the gnome himself, excitedly climbs onto Keygan and starts running back and forth across his shoulders.

Wholly unprepared for Zeric's threats the locksmith balks at the man's venomous zeal, and his exuberance for his returned familiar quickly fades in light of the hexblade's words. Replaced by it is an utter look of guilt. Keygan thinks to defend himself given the circumstances surrounding the position he was put in, but does not bother, knowing it would not do any good. He instead focuses his thoughts on hoping against all hope that all the children he allowed to be kidnapped by producing his skeleton keys were still unharmed, and would stay that way until this scary behemoth of a man before him could take his anger out on the kidnappers themselves instead of him.

 

[Verbatim]

Zeric watched as the smile quickly faded from the locksmith's face as his words, and their truthful promise, registered in the gnome's mind.

~The guilty must always be aware of the price of their actions...~

Turning back to face the others, Zeric stood his ground, waiting for the verbal onslaught he was growing accustomed to receiving from those he travelled with.

~Hurry your hunt Raven as the longer we tarry here, the longer the children are in the hands of the dark ones...~

 

[Dhes]

After the big man is finished throwing his tantrum, Elyas help Orpheus carry Alinis.
On entering the locksmiths shop, Elyas is surprised by the prescense of the dwarf. Oh nice another religious nut.

ooc: The map has bien update, please note that there are 2 runes in the room with the Mimic, Majin neglected to tell us, but asked me to let you guys know when I updated the map. They are Gnomish runes just like the ones in the first rooms.

 

[kirinke]

Alinis slowly wakes, her mind a jumble of dreams and half-remembered arguments. She no longer feels like hell, but she can't say she feels perfectly peachy either. She finds herself in a cot in the gnomes familar shop. She sits up, wincing a little. Well I'm alive. No question about that. she turns and sees a cup of water on a small table and downs it, easing her raw throat.

She throws off the light blanket and staggers into the main shop, finding her companions. "What's going on?"

 

[hippocrachus]

Orpheus comes into focus as Alinis is healed and smiles broadly when the elven woman wakes to join them. He ignores everything Zeric says and properly introduces himself to Althron.
"My good dwarf, I am Orpheus," he says in the Dwarven language without too much accent.

 

[Mimic]

"Elves you say? Watching this shop? I will look into it. Where were they when you last saw them?"

Althron looks up and once again raises an eyebrow when he spots the half-orc. "Aye, elves they were, two of them, on the rooftops when I spotted them. If you could scout and see if they are still there but becareful, they may be commons thiefs but they could have a darker purpose."

As Zeric introduces himself and the others a quick "I-should-have-guessed" look crosses his face which he hides quickly as he nods a greeting to each in turn and he listens to Zeric's threats

"Justice will be met, have no doubt gnome but I am sure that the church will take into consideration the fact that you are assisting us... belated as it is. And now that the elf maiden is back among the living," he says noting that Alinis is entering the main room, "that she and one other can escort you back to the church where, hopefully, she can recieve more healing. I would rather not deplete my magics so soon. The others can wait with me for the half-orcs return and fill me in on what has been acomplished so far."

"My good dwarf, I am Orpheus," he says in the Dwarven language without too much accent.

"Hail and well met Orpheus. Would it be too much trouble to escort the gnome and Alinis back the church? Get the elf healed and both of you return here as quickly as possible." Althron replies back in Dwarven.

 

[hippocrachus]

"Aye," he says, and offers Alinis his arm.
"Alinis and I will return shortly," he says to the party. "Keygan, come with us."

 

[kirinke]

Alinis nods, grabbing her weapons. "Sure," she grimances. "If they have something to do with this," she looks at her half-elven friend. "Diplomacy may be found at the sharp end of an arrow."

She takes her cloak and drapes it over her, effectively concealing her weapons and the fact that she is also wearing armor. "Let's go." she glances at the gnome. "I've had a really bad day Keygan. If you betray us, I will not so understanding,"

 

[Dhes]

“Don not worry master Keygan, it seems that most of my companions like jumping to conclusions. I have no doubt that you’re an honorable man.” As Orpheus and Alinis leave for the church with the dwarf, Elyas takes the time to work on his book.

 

[hippocrachus]

(OOC: The dwarf's not going, Dhes )