The Psionicle, Part VIII

[Jarval]

"Good to see you again friend." Jansson calls to Thomas, grinning widely at the guardsman. He turns quickly on hearing the female voice.

"Shardorn!" Jansson jumps from the carriage and hugs the cleric warmly. "We feared you might be dead. How are you? Where have you been? We have much to tell the council, we've had something of an interesting trip."

 

[GnomeWorks]

A look of surprise crosses Shardorn's face as Jansson embraces her warmly. "No, no, I'm fine. A little beat-up for all my running around, but not too bad."

She smiles slightly. "I'm sure that we can exchange tales after you've talked to the Council."

Her smile quickly fades, however. "However, I would like it if you explained one thing on our way there... why are Jirlai and Tori'shel with you?"

 

[Dalamar]

"A pleasant surprise to see you, Shardorn."
Syld smiles warmly.
"We were... I was worried when you were nowhere to be seen and Jirlai showed up. As to why they're wit us... databanks, magical and technological muscle, and meat shields."
A joking smile crosses Syld's face.
"Seriously though, it's complicated and I don't understand it completely myself."

 

[Jarval]

Her smile quickly fades, however. "However, I would like it if you explained one thing on our way there... why are Jirlai and Tori'shel with you?"

"It's a long story. They decided to tag along after us, and tried to take the Eye of Imzil. Jirlai was with a goblin and a githyanki, both of whom seemed to know him, and I think the githyanki was in charge. Jirlai killed Niko and Animus, although the Yuan-ti priestess managed to bring Animus back to life." Jansson takes a sips from his waterskin, then continues. "I managed to fell Jirlai, but I had the priestess heal him. He'd spared my life in the 'Kreen caves, so I did the same.

"The village came under attack from illithid, so we had to leave fairly quickly, and we didn't really want to leave them with the Yuan-ti, so here we are."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Syld
"We were... I was worried when you were nowhere to be seen and Jirlai showed up. As to why they're wit us... databanks, magical and technological muscle, and meat shields."

"Jirlai got the best of me when we met up." Shardorn says, by way of explanation. "I decided after that to stop following him, and returned here to wait for you. I am glad that he didn't prove problematic for you."

Jansson
"...and tried to take the Eye of Imzil. Jirlai was with a goblin and a githyanki, both of whom seemed to know him, and I think the githyanki was in charge. Jirlai killed Niko and Animus, although the Yuan-ti priestess managed to bring Animus back to life."

Shardorn's eyebrows raise slightly as you mention a githyanki in league with Jirlai. "A githyanki? You didn't happen to catch his name? And... what is this 'Eye of Imzil' that you speak of?"

"I am sorry that you lost a companion." Shardorn says. "I don't recognize the name, though."

Jansson
"The village came under attack from illithid, so we had to leave fairly quickly, and we didn't really want to leave them with the Yuan-ti, so here we are."

"Illithid!" Shardorn exclaims. "It is a wonder that you have come to us in one piece!"

"My friends, I would like to continue our conversation," She says, "but the Council must see you now. If you have seen illithid, then the Council must know. The situation has evidently gotten worse..."

With that, she begins walking to the clocktower.

 

[Creamsteak]

Animus tries to sneak off unnoticed from the group, to find some solemn holy place to rest his stressed mind and cramped body. He doesn't want to be noticed by the group or anyone else.

 

[Zhure]

Osius

After greeting Shardorn, Osius also suggests they go to the council right away. "There's no sense in putting this off. Tomorrow we will probably be as dirty and tired."

 

[dkoz]

"Maybe the council can advice us on the intelligence of the staff and how we can shield ourselves from it."

Desimus will head straight for the tower.

 

[Jarval]

"Maybe the council can advice us on the intelligence of the staff and how we can shield ourselves from it."

"Good idea. I've had enough of that thing, one way or another." Jansson quickly heads off with the others towards the tower.

 

[Zhure]

Osius

"The council seems to know quite a bit. Maybe they have a way to bind the two parts together."