Whirtlestaff's Wizards' Academy Revisited, IC01

Crus's Tower

The wizards spend the morning in the Hog's Head Inn and puttering around Twain. After a hearty lunch at the Hog's Head, they decide that it's time to go and see Crus. Crus's tower is situated about half a mile, give or take, to the east of Twain. There is a fairly good road that leads out to it and then continues on past it. Crus's Tower is between the road and the Quail River and there are some smaller outbuilings closer to the river bank, with one right on the bank that has a sturdy dock just behind it. A good-sized boat is moored there, as are several smaller boats.

The tower itself is 60 feet in diameter and 50 feet tall. It is constructed wholly of mortared stone and capped by a crenellated parapet. There is a board affixed beside the door that bears a stylized "C" in the midst of several arcane looking symbols. You surmise that this is to deter casual passersby from disturbing Crus.

Tylara, being the fastest walker among you (or so she fancies) is the first one to approach the door, and being something of a headstrong lass, she immediately knocks loudly. Poor Manny has to run a little bit to keep from falling too far behind, but most of his friends are, thankfully, more considerate of his short legs. ;) As the rest of the group joins her on the doorstep, a large mouth appears on the wall beside the door, and speaks in a very deep bass voice:

"Yesssssssss? What do you want?
What's the matter, haven't you ever met a talking tower before?
Mwaaaahh ha ha haaaaaaaaa!"
 
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"I have only heard of such powerful magic employed in the towers of great wizards, surely we have come to the right place then, the home of Crus?" Xavier says in a loud voice, hoping that his words can travel through the stone of this tower.
 

Tylara

Startled, but unwilling to let it show before her fellow wizards, Tylara responds, "I must say that I have not heretofore encountered a talking tower. Would you be so kind as to use your impressive voice to alert the Wizard Cuss that he has visitors from Whirtlestaff's and that we bring greetings from his old friend Professor Jack Claret?"
 

Wizard Crus

When Tylara says this, you hear a loud "THUNK" from behind the door, followed by some muffled cursing, and some liquid that appears to be wine begins to seep under the bottom of the door. Soon enough, the door creeeeeeaks open a bit, and the wizened head of a human peeks around quite a bit lower than you would expect for a human. "So....Indeed....ah hmmmm, so tell me, how is Jack these days, or as we used to call him, 'Old Number Seven'?"

When the mouth on the wall finished speaking, it faded back into the wall until it vanished once again.
 
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a large mouth appears on the wall beside the door, and speaks in a very deep bass voice:

"Yesssssssss? What do you want?
What's the matter, haven't you ever met a talking tower before?
Mwaaaahh ha ha haaaaaaaaa!"
Kerlan looks at the mouth from the back of the group and speculates. "I believe that is a Magic Mouth, possibly with Permanency," he says quietly to those nearby, but not loud enough for Crus to hear.

OOC: Spellcraft Roll (1d20+13=25). Am I right?
 

Kerlan looks at the mouth from the back of the group and speculates. "I believe that is a Magic Mouth, possibly with Permanency," he says quietly to those nearby, but not loud enough for Crus to hear.

OOC: Spellcraft Roll (1d20+13=25). Am I right?
Kerlan thought that he was being quiet, but, apparently, Crus has extremely superior hearing. "Ahhhh! Well, I'm glad to see you've got at least ONE skilled wizard among you, what with all that nonsense the rest of you were spouting about talking towers! That trick is to ward off the ignorant masses, door-to-door rat-catchers, and whatnot. It is not intended to fool those knowledgable about arcane secrets. But I am forgetting my manners! Come in, come in all!!"

OOC: Sorry Kerlan, I couldn't resist! I was just so happy to have someone speak up and tell it like it is. Are you going to put me in the Naughty-DM-Time-Out chair now? :)
 
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Tylara

The elf enters the tower after giving Kerlan an icy look. "Professor Claret was well when last we saw him. He sends his regards and a package," which she duly extends to him--A blue rectangular birch wood box.
 

Wizard Crus

The older wizard has now become a child again: Upon seeing the box that Tylara is offering to him, he goes to the middle of the room where everyone can see him clearly, sits in the floor on a big pillow, and then motions for Tylara to bring him his present. "Oh, goody goody goody!!! I wonder what it is?" He looks thoughtful for a moment and then his eyes get as big as saucers and he says, "Ohhh!! And after this, we'll all have CAKE!!!!" :D

OOC: Some of you may soon begin to wonder just how "tightly" this dude is "wrapped." (Not that it appears to bother him in the slightest.)
 
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capizzio starts just a bit at the mouth but scowls at the revelation brought by Kerlin. He is now wondering what the gift just is as the reation of the man seems to be that of a second childhood. he cautiously awaits for the meeting tocontinue with neutral attitude though as the mystry unfolds.
 

Xavier looks at the others in disbelief, now realizing why this man has set up shop way out here in the middle of nowhere.
 
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