The Portal (Wanderers)

[Maiu Tanta]

my name is Maiu Tanta and i am a sorccess.

 

[Endovior]

The clerk nods, scribbling some information down.

"Very well. Morgan, you go through that doorway for your testing."

He points to a doorway across the room.

Turning to Maiu, he continues.

"Maiu, you go through that doorway for your testing."

 

[Morgan Talthos]

and like a good boy i head through the door for my testing

 

[Maiu Tanta]

Maiu goes through the door the guy pointed to

 

[Endovior]

Morgan:

Behind your door is what looks like a training room. A number of other militant-looking guys are in here, getting beaten up by stronger guys (in an obviously nonlethal but nonetheless painful way). The stronger guys are wearing pins with the balance symbol of the Merchant's Guild on it. One of them, who happens to be unoccupied, looks you over.

"Ahh, more meat. Come at me, then. Use you hands or the blunt instrument of your choice... if you win, you're in."

Maiu:

Behind your door are a goodly number of obvious mage-types, and a few highly-durable targets being blasted by all manner of spells. Some skilled-looking mages wearing the pin of the Merchant's Guild look on, offering mostly criticism, which others hurl their spells. One of the pin-wearing mages approaches you.

"Hmm, another one. Show me what you've got."

 

[Maiu Tanta]

maiu uses mage hand to grab the target and throw it toward the nearest wall.

 

[Morgan Talthos]

I smiel at his coment and drop all my exses stuff agensit the wall and pull my 50ft rope fromt he bag. i drop all my weapons except my mace and leave my armor on. slowly i walk towards the guy and stand just out of his reach.

"so i beat you then i get your job sounds like fun"

Initiative: 20

 

[Endovior]

Maiu: Your spell fails... the target must weigh more then 5 pounds. The mage watching you shakes his head. "Mage Hand? I'm afraid you'll need to do better then that."

Morgan: (transcribed from IM session)

You drop your gear, except for a mace and some rope. You swing at his leg with your mace, but he darts back. He attacks with a sweeping kick, but you sidestep the attack. You dart in and try to catch him with your rope, but he grabs at your rope and tries to pull you down with it. You jerk back, and pull HIM down! You jump on him and try to choke him, but he scrambles out of your grip, and tries to hit you in the face. You dodge, and try to kick his legs out from under him. He grabs your leg and flips you, then kicks you in the face for your trouble. You try to get up, but he hits you square on the nose with a spectacular punch that breaks your nose, sending blood splattering everywhere! Nevertheless, you grab him around the neck! He tries to knee you in the groin, but fails, then, with increasing desperation, he tries to break your hold, succeeding after a time. You try to punch him out as he's choking for air, but he hits you solidly in the chest as you approach, knocking you out.

You are awakened after some time by the man who defeated you standing over you.

"You lost, but you did alright... better then most of the idiots who came through here. As a matter of fact, you nearly won. I've put your name on a sub-list... if we're short of people after the selection process... likely, considering the quality of most of the idiots I've seen in here... you're in."

 

[Morgan Talthos]

I slowly begin checking my wound while sill lieing down.

"thanks i'm staying at The Twin Swords inn you can find me there i'm in room 7 leave a message if i'm not there but after your beating i'll need to recover a bit. hey i came in hear with a female sorrceress named maiu do you knwo if shes still here."

 

[Endovior]

Maiu: (Again, from IM)

You summon a Giant Celestial Fire Beetle, which gnaws on the target a bit, then vanishes. The mage looks unimpressed, and asks "Is that it?" You attempt to send your guard dog in to attack, but he frowns saying, "No, no, that's not magic at all! Next!" You respond quite rudely. He smiles evilly, and waves his hands. Everyone else backs away from you. You have a moment to leave, but you stay, staring the mage down. He casts a spell, and suddenly tentacles pop out from the ground and attack you! With a grin, he declares, "And now, for a demonstration of why it's stupid for bumbling novices to insult trained magicians." Instead of crushing you to death, the tentacles begin stripping you of your posessions, and your clothing. Your dog, on the other hand, IS crushed to death. You ask him how he expected a novice to take out such a target with only a few spells. He responds that he didn't... but he did expect courtesy, and now he has to make an example of you. A mage elsewhere in the room sends you a mental message to apologize, implying that if you don't, your assailant will not only publicly and painfully humiliate you, but is alos likely to take you home and use you as a test subject for his experiments. That being said, you apologize profusely, saying "I am so very sorry for what I have said, I'll keep my mouth shut when I'm around people who have authority over me from now on." He seems to consider that, and then says "So you shall, then...", and you find yourself unable to speak. That being done, the tentacles release you (sans your posessions and all clothing but your underwear... and you have to grab for that!) You are sent from the room in humiliation and disgrace.

Morgan:

The man nods slowly.

"It's all over the guild... she insulted the head of the Merchant Magi, and he quite publicly stripped her of her clothing and her dignity with some sort of tentacle spell. She fled the building hours ago. If you're with her, I suggest you find her fast... it's getting dark, and it's dangerous for a woman to be out like that, in such a state of undress."