The Psionicle, Part IX

[The Forsaken One]

Drat the little spy. Should have cleaved it when I had the chance, last time I'm making that mistake. Rodents... shrug...

Lifting up her sword Ruth turns to Shardorn while she lifts her shield from her back which seemed to be slightly stuck behind her bow.

I might just be a little smith but it seems strange to me that a treasure of knowledge of this kind is left unguarded... Something you want to share with us? And what kind of books are kept here anyway.... this place is already creeping me out. I don't like the underground anybit. What brought you here when you were here before anyway.. alot of questions I know but I'm the curious type... if I'm annoying you just let me know..

Ruth shrugs and looks at Jansson who's prodding the wooden floor in his turn and it seems to hold as well.

Ugh, let's just get going. I'm missing the sun already. I hate dungeons.... Open battle is more my type of game..

 

[Darkwolf]

ooc: Jarvel, Probably you or me with the eye of concentration as nothing other than that wand appeals to me and its not really all that good having most of the healing in one place

Narok mutters a spell then chitters to the weasel as it passes, "What causes such speed, little one?"

 

[Zhure]

Osius

"It almost acts like it's trying to summon help, for Jirlai, one presumes."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Shardorn nods. "This place is guarded - but only the important places. As I said before, there is a great door guarding the place where I think a piece of the psionicle is. I didn't really explore too much last time, so I don't know if there are similar wards elsewhere."

"What kind of books... books of history. Books about psionics. Books... in general. And I came here because I was following Jirlai."

She smiles, and shakes her head. "No, you're not bothering me with your questions. Better you ask questions and get rid of your ignorance, than to remain ignorant and kill us all simply because you didn't know something you should've."

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Narok - the weasel seems to ignore you as it goes, though it looks back at you quickly before it disappears, as though to show that it understood.

 

[Darkwolf]

"Chitter Chitter Squeak...ahem...sorry..Where are the places that will kill us? If we start looking around we need to know what to keep an eye out for."

 

[GnomeWorks]

"There are no places that will kill us, that I know of." Shardorn says simply.

 

[Zhure]

Osius

"But if my guess about Jirlai is correct, then there is[/] something capable of causing distress in a powerful mage. If so, we'd best be cautious." Osius moves up to the front rank as close as possible, counting on the extra sensory input from his psicrystal to help warn him of any dangers.

 

[The Forsaken One]

Ruth clangs her sword on her new aquired shield.

Ok then, let's get this over with. If the other two pointy thingy wielding guys take point. I'll cover the rear so that noone backstabs the casters. Shardorn, care to hang in the back with me to talk a bit? You seem to have quite some tales to share and I'm eager to hear them! Like why were you following the sorcerer and I still don't know the full background of this little quest and this Psionicle or how it works. I presume you guys already have pieces since you spoke of 'another piece'.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Tori'shel makes a face at Osius' comment. "I don't know if there's something that would distress Jirlai... if that's his familiar - and I can't say if it was or not, I never saw his, and I don't even know if he's got one - then it might just be here on the look-out for us."

Shardorn nods to Ruth. "Very well. I'll answer your questions."

"When I first started out, freshly trained by the church of Rashida," Shardorn says, "my first few 'adventures' were with Jirlai and Keth, who was an orc fighter. After awhile, I learned that Jirlai was taking orders from a githyanki called Ratheqar. I'd encountered this one before... he is a very self-centered, evil person. I didn't want to be working for Ratheqar, directly or indirectly, so I left Jirlai. That was several years ago."

"When this group went into the Thri-Kreen caves north of Garanasseur, we encountered Jirlai. He had grown in power, of course, but I was accompanied by Keth, who had still been working for Jirlai until we bested him. He escaped us, but Keth and I followed him. We chased him here, to this library... we had no idea that it was here."

"Here, Jirlai killed Keth. Jirlai claimed that he didn't... but I don't see who else could have. It was very deliberate, and was no accident. I buried Keth near the entrance of the library - that's what that small mound was - and stayed here, resting and recovering my strength from our encounter with Jirlai."

"And the Psionicle... well, I'm not really certain what it does. I know that it pertains to psionics, obviously, and that it must be reconstructed or else all psionics and those who use it will fade away, and the force of psionics will die. There was a small village some distance away from Garanasseur that I was staying at, and the elder there had a staff, the base for the psionicle. I don't know how he got it, or where it had come from, but when the village was attacked by thri-kreen, he told me to take it from the village and bring it somewhere safe. That's when I encountered this group of fine people. Since then, we have gathered the Crystal, the gem that pertains to the psionic discipline of telepathy, and the 'Eye', the gem that pertains to clairsentience."

"And... I believe that there is a gem here, hidden behind the great door with the mark of Kotrit upon it. I'm not certain of it, but I am almost certain. Not even Kotrit could destroy such a powerful artifact, and he loathed psionics very much... I could only see a thing like a piece of the psionicle being so powerful, and so well-guarded."

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How is the party arranging itself, in general? I don't need specifics, as the hallways will change in width which will give rise to changes in position... just general locations of each person in relation to the others.

 

[Dalamar]

"So, basically, what we have is small people involved in very big business."
Syld grins at his pun.

OoC: Syld will be staying close to center of the group and also try to stay pretty close to Shardorn.