'The Perilous (Chapter I, II, III, IV)

[Scotley]

Belok Half-Giant Rogue/Psychic Warrior

"Phelan, why don't you check out the V.I.P. room and let us know what you find out. Does anyone else want to go?" Belok also seems a bit distracted by all the female flesh on display. Regaining his wits he adds, "I think that may be a little rich for my tastes, but I would like to see the observation deck."

 

[Elocin]

Liliana Fighter/Warmage

"Well my friends I think that, come morning, we should..." he trails of while glancing at a passing houri dancer. Suddenly remembering himself he opens his mouth as if to speak and remembers that he's traveling with a lady. His cheeks turn scarlet.

"Er... yes... umm... tomorroow... Em..." He clears his throat and pointedly not looking at a point some six inches above Liliana's head he says, "Tomorrow. We should collect Sher Farid and then make the journey to Shabu's tower. Its clear that Shabu is not here so we might as well look him up in his home. If he's not there then we can always check Denatis Peak."

With slight shudder of laughter running through my body, turning to Thane, "Is there a problem Thane? Was there something you were about to say?"

I definitely like this place and can not wait to spend some more time here. This is a place where I can get along and have a good time without having to worry about the repercussions.

"Well I think we have gathered as much information as we are able to in here. I am going to join Belok on the Observation Deck and take a look around and then I will be heading to bed. It looks like we have a long journey tomorrow and we should head out at first light. I am hoping that Sher enjoyed his evening under the stars and that he is fine, which I am sure he is. Gentleman (winking at Thane) I will see you all in the morning."

With that I leave and make my way up to the Observation deck and then to our room to get a good nights sleep.

 

[drdevoid]

Delmar, Dwarf Cleric

"I think I'll go change into a more simple tunic that's not as, er, inspiring and join Phelen in the Regnant Room. We can make a clean sweep of information gathering, get a hardy night's rest, rejoin Master Farhid and be off."

Turning to Phelen,"That is if that's okay with you, Little Buddy?"

 

[Gideon]

Phelen

Phelen gives a little shake of his head and smiles "Sounds good to me...I'll wait here, hurry back, skip."

 

[Tonguez]

Sher feels his muscles tense and is about to spring forward against the saurian, until he sees the strange wooden face and is momentarily startled. Tghe strange scene unfolds and as the saurian disappears he allows himself to shift to human form and then cautiously approaches the wooden man

"Peace stranger" he calls ahead "may I approach?"

 

[Lobo Lurker]

When Thane finishes talking it up with a couple dancers, he ventures back to the group. "Sorry I didn't explain, I was just wondering if Shabu might be holed up in the Regnant Room. If you had the money, it might be a very... umm..." He glances at Liliana, "...err... comfortable place to hide out."

OOC: Did any of the dancers cough up any info?

 

[UniversalMonster]

Observation Deck

Just to describe the observation deck- it's like going on to the roof of the building; a long, wide spiral marble staircase leads to the top of the building where there is an elaborate verdigris encrusted archway just as you reach the top of the stairs. And then you finally your'e at the top- on the roof there is a massive air bubble about 120' in diameter.

You can see that you are indeed deep underwater, on the edge of a sandy cliff and surrounded by coral and seaweed beds. The Prismatic Spray from outside is decorated to look a bit like a sandcastle. There is even an underwater entrance with a force-porticullis that looks like it is guarded by a pair of shell-armored humanoids. They might be locathah or mermen, it's hard to tell from your distance and angle.

Small groups of people are milling around talking and a pair of female bards are playing light chamber music on an unusually exotic looking instruments (a tombura bass sitar and a zither). There is a smaller bard up on the deck where refreshments are being served, but due to the the obvious intimate and quiet nature of the observation deck, you have a much harder time gathering information here.

Still, it's nice.

 

[UniversalMonster]

PHELEN: The Regnant Room

Phelen drops back into the shadows and waits until another group approaches the door where the half-ogre is guarding. He can see a small group of 4 middle aged human sorcerers dressed in blue cloaks- the order of the Azure Eye, a sort of club for non-adventuring spellcasters who get involved in community work. They wear wide sweeping cloaks adorned with blue feathers.

Each of them count out a stack of coins and they all seem both slightly intoxicated and very eager to see the entertainer in the room; "Darwa, The Elemental Diva".

As the first on the group move through the door Phelen slips in behind the second ones cloak, and then darts off to the edge once inside.

It's a big room, and not exactly full, but lively. This room is considerably darker- there is a small orb of light at each of the small tables, and in the center of the room is a raised stage. A gleaming silvery-skinned female dressed in diaphonous silks, layered veils, and glittering shawls is on stage singing in a strange, unearthly tongue. Perhaps Auran? The effect is similar to what you must imagine a Charm spell is like.. it is one of the most beautiful unaccompanied voices you have ever heard, and the singer effortlessly moves through scales and arias that you would never have thought possible with just voice.

Phelen manages to break away for a moment and try to scan the crowd for signs of Shabu. Nobody really meets his description, and most of the people here are not exactly willing to chat.

So Phelen enjoys the show.

OOC: If Phelen or anyone else would like to come in and try anything special, let me know. Otherwise we can go ahead to the next day and the trip towards Shabu's tower.

 

[UniversalMonster]

Sher Farhid:

Meanwhile back in the dunes,

The wooden man does not answer immediately, but eventually stands up.

It's a wooden mannequin, probably an animated objuct or simple construct.

It bows, and indicates the pathway back out of the dunes as if it were leading Sher into a grand ballroom. Then it begins marching back up the hill. As it turns, Sher notes a brass plate on the back of it's knobby wooden head that reads "Property of Shabu".

 

[Gideon]

Phelen, impressively, looks around and spotting several gorgeous women but no Shabu doesn't interupt the other patrons and just settles back into the relaxation that is the Voice.

ooc:look at the time must be tomorrow