GnomeWorks
Adventurer
The Party Splits
Jhessail nods. "It would not be too difficult to determine if it isss a piessse of the Psssionicle, then."
The yuan-ti shrugs.
"Perhapsss. You would know more about thisss than I. Although... if you have brought a piessse of the Psssionicle with you, then perhapsss the illithid will ssstrike more readily sssooner than we expect them - they would have a chanssse to get two piesssesss, for the prissse of one..."
"That isss good." Jhessail says. "We were expecting nothing lesss... and nothing more."
Tori'shel looks up at Jansson, and shrugs.
"It wouldn't be a good idea for us to split up, you are right... but I can catch up. I have a compass with me, and I'm sure that the yuan-ti encampment can't be far."
"It might." Tori'shel says, a slight edge coming into her voice.
"See?" Tori'shel says, speaking to Jansson. "We won't be lost. We'll be fine. Trust me."
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As the rest of the group sets off with Jhessail, Desimus stays behind with Tori'shel, helping her to look for her watch.
There are sections that follow - one is for those who stayed with Tori'shel, and one for those that continued on with Jhessail. They appear in that order. Unless you are exceptionally good at seperating player knowledge from character knowledge, only read the section that pertains to you!
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Desimus
As the rest of the group wanders away from earshot, Tori'shel sets what looks like a mechanical toy soldier on the ground.
"Search," She tells it, and it begins walking around, kicking the dirt up.
She surveys the forest, facing away from you. She takes a look down, then returns to surveying the trees.
"You should have left with the rest." She says simply, not turning to face you. "They would have stood a better chance at what awaits them, if you would have also been with them."
She laughs. "But of course, what am I talking about?" Both of her hands seem to be tinkering with something, but what it is, you can't see it. "We'll find my watch, and be on our merry way."
She turns to face you. In her hands, you see... her watch!
"But, you see, I had my watch the whole time. I had something that needed to be done, undisturbed by the rest of you." She drops the watch to the ground. "I will still do what I need to do... once you, Desimus, are... dealt with."
Her right hand reaches into one of her pockets, and withdraws a pistol. She slowly aims it at Desimus.
"Any last words?"
Initiative and actions, please.
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Jhessail and Friends
Tori'shel and Desimus disappear from your view as you continue on, deeper into the trees.
"I am both the ssspiritual and the... political, leader of my tribe." Jhessail says. "They are one in the sssame." A pause, then: "It isss not much further."
True enough, after a few minutes more, you suddenly find yourselves in a large natural clearing.
You can see many dome-shaped huts, crafted out of wood and dirt. You can also see at least a dozen yuan-ti, similar in appearance to Jhessail, milling around, minding their own business.
"Thisss isss our home." Jhessail says, gesturing towards the buildings. "We live sssimply. None of our ssstructuresss are permanent - sssomething that we retained from our heritage even after we left the Sssalpheriansss. The only building that isss more permanent is the Temple of Imzil, which isss beyond thossse treesss there." She points to the other end of the clearing. "It isss crafted of ssstone. I ssshall take you to the temple, and you can find ressst there."
She starts heading across the clearing. As she does, the yuan-ti around her quickly get out of her way. They also part for you, getting out of your way as quickly as possible.
Jhessail nods. "It would not be too difficult to determine if it isss a piessse of the Psssionicle, then."
The yuan-ti shrugs.
"Perhapsss. You would know more about thisss than I. Although... if you have brought a piessse of the Psssionicle with you, then perhapsss the illithid will ssstrike more readily sssooner than we expect them - they would have a chanssse to get two piesssesss, for the prissse of one..."
"That isss good." Jhessail says. "We were expecting nothing lesss... and nothing more."
Tori'shel looks up at Jansson, and shrugs.
"It wouldn't be a good idea for us to split up, you are right... but I can catch up. I have a compass with me, and I'm sure that the yuan-ti encampment can't be far."
"It might." Tori'shel says, a slight edge coming into her voice.
"See?" Tori'shel says, speaking to Jansson. "We won't be lost. We'll be fine. Trust me."
-----
As the rest of the group sets off with Jhessail, Desimus stays behind with Tori'shel, helping her to look for her watch.
There are sections that follow - one is for those who stayed with Tori'shel, and one for those that continued on with Jhessail. They appear in that order. Unless you are exceptionally good at seperating player knowledge from character knowledge, only read the section that pertains to you!
-----
Desimus
As the rest of the group wanders away from earshot, Tori'shel sets what looks like a mechanical toy soldier on the ground.
"Search," She tells it, and it begins walking around, kicking the dirt up.
She surveys the forest, facing away from you. She takes a look down, then returns to surveying the trees.
"You should have left with the rest." She says simply, not turning to face you. "They would have stood a better chance at what awaits them, if you would have also been with them."
She laughs. "But of course, what am I talking about?" Both of her hands seem to be tinkering with something, but what it is, you can't see it. "We'll find my watch, and be on our merry way."
She turns to face you. In her hands, you see... her watch!
"But, you see, I had my watch the whole time. I had something that needed to be done, undisturbed by the rest of you." She drops the watch to the ground. "I will still do what I need to do... once you, Desimus, are... dealt with."
Her right hand reaches into one of her pockets, and withdraws a pistol. She slowly aims it at Desimus.
"Any last words?"
Initiative and actions, please.
-----
Jhessail and Friends
Tori'shel and Desimus disappear from your view as you continue on, deeper into the trees.
"I am both the ssspiritual and the... political, leader of my tribe." Jhessail says. "They are one in the sssame." A pause, then: "It isss not much further."
True enough, after a few minutes more, you suddenly find yourselves in a large natural clearing.
You can see many dome-shaped huts, crafted out of wood and dirt. You can also see at least a dozen yuan-ti, similar in appearance to Jhessail, milling around, minding their own business.
"Thisss isss our home." Jhessail says, gesturing towards the buildings. "We live sssimply. None of our ssstructuresss are permanent - sssomething that we retained from our heritage even after we left the Sssalpheriansss. The only building that isss more permanent is the Temple of Imzil, which isss beyond thossse treesss there." She points to the other end of the clearing. "It isss crafted of ssstone. I ssshall take you to the temple, and you can find ressst there."
She starts heading across the clearing. As she does, the yuan-ti around her quickly get out of her way. They also part for you, getting out of your way as quickly as possible.
