Storms of Change [IC]

[Manzanita]

Manzanita Sparrow

Manzanita moves towards the bound spell caster.

OOC: Does Manzanita remember who had the spellbook when the prisoners were searched? Was it bandit 1?

She crouches down next to him, and pulls down his mouth-gag (if he has one). "You are the spell caster, no? You cast a sleep spell during that combat, yet this spell is not in your spellbook. How did you cast that?"

 

[silentspace]

A quick conversation with the others lets Manzanita know that Bandit 1 did indeed cast the spell.

The bandit growls at Manzanita, his eyes glowering malignantly. “First, you attack a group of honest folk who are just minding our own business! Then you steal my spellbook, and now you want me to decipher it for you? Hah!” He spits contemptuously on the ground. “Figure it out yourself, woman!”

“Unless,” he continues, eyeing Manzanita’s attractive figure. His lips part in a lecherous leer, displaying his yellowish-brown teeth. “If you do something for me maybe I’ll do something for you, eh? A lil’ quid pro quo? If you’re gonna press-gang me into military service, well, I might not be enjoying the pleasures of the fairer sex for a while, eh? Or if not you, the other one'll do just fine too!” He nods his head in Alyssa's direction. "What do you say, girlie?"

 

[silentspace]

Mirena pulls Bert aside, hugging him tightly. “Filbert, you’re always so brave! Standing up to those centaurs all by yourself! It didn’t look like any of the others was going to help you either, although they did in the end. There aren’t many men who would stand up to seven archers all alone! I would have helped you, but I had to get my wagon under control first. I’m so happy you’re ok!” She hugs him again.

“But Bert, those men really scare me! And if Stalthas says they have friends, maybe we should… get rid of them? I don’t want to kill anyone, but what if their friends come by and see them tied up like that? Oh, I don’t know Bert! Will you protect me if something happens? Like you protected those centaurs?”

"Are you sure about not taking me with you? I could help cook or something, maybe..."

 

[silentspace]

...

 

[Chaos Apostate]

A quick conversation with the others lets Manzanita know that Bandit 1 did indeed cast the spell.

The bandit growls at Manzanita, his eyes glowering malignantly. “First, you attack a group of honest folk who are just minding our own business! Then you steal my spellbook, and now you want me to decipher it for you? Hah!” He spits contemptuously on the ground. “Figure it out yourself, woman!”

“Unless,” he continues, eyeing Manzanita’s attractive figure. His lips part in a lecherous leer, displaying his yellowish-brown teeth. “If you do something for me maybe I’ll do something for you, eh? A lil’ quid pro quo? If you’re gonna press-gang me into military service, well, I might not be enjoying the pleasures of the fairer sex for a while, eh? Or if not you, the other one'll do just fine too!” He nods his head in Alyssa's direction. "What do you say, girlie?"

Alyssa stops mid-sentence and walks over to the man, an odd little smile on her face. She stops and looks thoughtfully at the bandit, before turning to Manzanita.

"Well, it sounds like a fair deal to me. He tells you what you want to know, and in return I'll take him into the back room of that inn over there and show him the 'pleasure sof the fairer sex' for half an hour or so." The strange smile was still on her face, and an odd gleam in her eye. As she looks at Manzanita, her eye closes in the slightest shadow of a wink, which she takes care to ensure the Bandit notices. All the while, she's fingering the hilt of the longsword that hangs at her side. She bends down and cups a hand round the man's face, staring at him with eyes full of insanity. She cocks her head to one side and her eyes unfocus. She freezes for a second before spitting in the man's face and standing up.

OOC: Essentially, this is an intimidate check. Alyssa's trying to make the bandit think she's a complete psycho, and hopefully tell Manzanita what she wants to know so that she won't let the crazy elf-bitch near him. Her intimidate modifier is only +1, of course... but there's no harm in trying, right?

 

[Thels]

Zanock looks at Adromon walking away, when he notices the business around the captured bandit. Walking over, he asks Manzanita in orc while drawing his falchion: "Hey, is this the shaman that placed that curse upon me? Is he causing problems?" Waiting for an answer, Zanock eyes the bandit with an angry look in his face, his fingers running up and down the falchion.

OOC: By the official rules, dwarves cannot ride ponies, since both dwarves and ponies are mediumsized.

 

[Seonaid]

Rowyn gets settled and takes the time to rest a bit before the sun goes down completely. She gets out her crossbow and puts it within easy reach, and readies an action to load it if anything happens that threatens the caravan.

 

[Dimwhit]

Aronai takes his place at the watch and watches the others with interest.

 

[silentspace]

The bandit spellcaster looks up at Alyssa. At first he has a look of bewilderment on his face, but then switches to another one of his crooked smiles as he admires the young elven lass. “Alright girlie, you’ll do just fine!” [+5 circumstance bonus to Intimidate, failed.] Then she spits in his face. Taken aback, he starts yelling “What the hell?! Are you crazy? Sorry girlie, you won’t do at all! I’ll only take the first one!” He nods at Manzanita.

When Zanock arrives glaring and playing with his falchion, the bandit struggles and pulls back a bit. “Me, cause problems? Tied up like I am? Nah, I’m just conducting a wee bit of… business… with the girlies here! Nothing to concern yourself with!” He winks at Zanock.

 

[GPEKO]

Stepping into the unknown... this is what life's all about."

Filbert smiles widely at this notion. "I could'nt agree more." He is about to add more but Mirena pull him aside.

“But Bert, those men really scare me! And if Stalthas says they have friends, maybe we should… get rid of them? I don’t want to kill anyone, but what if their friends come by and see them tied up like that? Oh, I don’t know Bert! Will you protect me if something happens? Like you protected those centaurs?”

"Ah ... sure. Mirena, calm down and don't worry. I sure we are safe. Besides, like Darien said, we are going to bring those guys to the authorities in Carodan, so there's not much to worry about."

"Are you sure about not taking me with you? I could help cook or something, maybe..."

"Like I said, I'd be happy to take you along, if this is really what you want. I.. I can't really garanty you'll be safe with me. I mean, I'm just a small halfling and we might be going on a dangerous adventure. Perhaps it would be best if I talk to Darien. I could convince him to remove your punishment. I think you've clearly learn your lesson and, as such, he will probably agree that there are no use to isolate you anymore."