Shards of Memory-Prologue: Fractured Union

[Rystil Arden]

Kirkesh:
[SBLOCK]
*Weary from her escapades tonight with Kirkesh, but kept awake and alert by the adrenaline, Vanessa lies with Kirkesh for a while but then falls asleep, her arms around him and her head nestled gently against his chest.
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[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
[SBLOCK]
*Yuriko slashes at Shinoa twice across the chest with her Blessed Jade Katana, slaying the kyuuketsuki where she lies.*

*The wolf releases the defeated kyuuketsuki and turns toward Yuriko and the children, wiping the black blood off of its fangs with a paw, as it gazes at them intently.*

(OOC:

11 + 11 = 22, hit
3 + 9 + 6 = 18 damage (immune to Sneak Attack)
17 + 11 = 28, hit
9 + 9 + 5 = 23 damage, Shinoa is slain.)
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil[sblock]*Yuriko gave a sharp wrist action with the hand holding the katana, clearing the blade of the blood of the creature, then bowed from the neck to the wolf.*

"My thanks, great one," Yuriko said keeping her eyes on the wolf. "I believe that I can get myself and these little ones to the monastery for treatment before it is too late."

"No sharp movements children," Yuriko called to them, sparing a quick glance in their direction.

OOC: I can't think of what it is called when the samurai snaps his wrist to clear the blood from a fine blade. I know it has a name, hopefully you understand what she was doing. If this doesn't work, she'll wipe the blade on the clothes of the former Shinoa. Dodge opponent = wolf.[/sblock]

 

[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]“It seems to be how things work. The girls usually want to look more petite, while the guys want to look more muscular. Well I’d rather be my normal size, especially with you, but I don’t think that will suffice for this exercise,” he replies with a grin and a wink.

*With them both caught up in the adventure of the moment, Zaeryn then picks the reduced Valyssa up and estimating where the null gravity effect should be launches Valyssa under his own strength (if he thinks it’s within 30 feet or tells her to jump as he propels her if it's a little further), and prepares to catch her. After launching Valyssa, Zaeryn suddenly realises that he doesn’t know which direction she will fall if she does reach the null point, he hopes she falls back his way or has learned the feather fall spell...*

OOC: Well for low-light vision I only had to silence the spell (I used a 2nd-level slot), so that means she’s mastered spells at least one level higher than me--handy to know. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
[SBLOCK]
*The wolf nods at Yuriko's words and then its form slowly begins to melt away, revealing a strikingly beautiful woman with snow white hair and pale-blue eyes and an aura of Otherworldliness around her.*

"Stay and rest here, little cub who hides in the shadow," the woman tells Yuriko, "You will be safe soon...I will leave the decision of what to do with that..." she turns her head to point at the kyuuketsuki with her little nose, a gesture that probably would have been more demonstrative had it been a snout, "...to you."

*She smiles kindly with her lips closed--baring one's teeth is considered a threat by dogs and wolves alike--and then she is suddenly surrounded by a whirling cloud of delicate snowflakes. When it clears, she is gone.*

*The children stand wide-eyed and unable to react, though it is eventually Rin who recovers first. Tears coming to her eyes, she tries to take her mind off her mother, by asking quietly:*

"Was she...one of the Spirit Folk?"
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[Bront]

RA:
[SBLOCK]

*Weary from her escapades tonight with Kirkesh, but kept awake and alert by the adrenaline, Vanessa lies with Kirkesh for a while but then falls asleep, her arms around him and her head nestled gently against his chest.

Kirkesh smiles as he runs his fingers through her hair, indeed agreeing with her sentiment as he falls asleep quickly. Tomorow is another day...
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[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
[SBLOCK]
"Ya, I guess you're right," Valyssa nods with a smile, as she prepares to jump a bit.

*Zaeryn tosses her up as she propels herself a bit forward, spreading her arms as if flying and then tucking her knees in close and doing a quick somersault as she hits the null-gravity zone, tugged simultaneously in both directions at once as she floats for a little while in midair, tugging herself laterally by making slight perturbations of her body to shift the gravity zones' edges*

"Wheeeee! This is fun! It's almost like I have a Levitation spell, only it feels much weirder!
(OOC:

Feather Fall is a Close Range spell, so if Zaeryn has it, he can always cast it on her just before she exits his max range

How do you know she doesn't have the Sudden Still or Sudden Silent feats?)
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil:[SBLOCK]

"Stay and rest here, little cub who hides in the shadow," the woman tells Yuriko, "You will be safe soon...I will leave the decision of what to do with that..." she turns her head to point at the kyuuketsuki with her little nose, a gesture that probably would have been more demonstrative had it been a snout, "...to you."

*Yuriko nodded in solemn understanding of what was given . . . but uncertainty as to what should be done. Yuriko bowed much deeper now that her suspicions were confirmed, giving much more respect and trust than before.*

"Was she...one of the Spirit Folk?"

"I . . . believe so, Rin," Yuriko replied, once her voice returned to her. "We should pay our respects to our ancestors for watching over us, and to the spirit folk, and the great white wolf in particular for their aid. But first . . . we have a decision to make."

OOC: Once fully changed/consumed, has Yuriko ever heard of anyone being recovered? [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Kirkesh:
[SBLOCK]
*Kirkesh is eventually awoken by some loud arguing coming from the common room--it seems to have been going on for a while.*

"Excuse me sir," the innkeeper says a bit angrily, "This may just seem like a little shanty to you, but this is a private establishment and you will respect my guests' privacy!"

"Mind your betters, churl," speaks a clear yet arrogant male voice in Rowaini-accented Eldish, "If you harbour criminals, that makes you no better than a criminal as well. In the lands from which I hail, you could be hanged for your impertinance."

"With all due respect, sir, this isn't 'the lands from which you hail' . I am an Eldish citisen, and you have no right to make unwarranted searches or seizures."

"It won't be unwarranted for long, here come your guards, for whom I sent before I rushed here."

*A new voice enters the conversation.*

"I'm sorry Mr. Polrey, but you're going to have to let him have a look. He isn't just making random searches--he has used Divination magic to ensure that he has the right room, and we will do our best to make sure that none of the other guests is disturbed."
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*Zaeryn moves along beneath Valyssa, waiting to catch her...feeling a little more relaxed than he did a few moments ago, as she seems to have quite good control of her movement.*

OOC: Since he doesn’t have feather fall, as I never bothered to swap it for something else, that won’t work. As for sudden still or silent spell well I don’t know for sure, but they just seem underpowered for an arcanist with the once a day limit (they’re much more useful to a spellcaster which needs to prepare spells).[/SBLOCK]