Session 4: In the woods where pixies play...

[Dracos]

12/9/2007 10:48:53 AM <Drac-DM>   The crack of thunder and showering of rain failed to wake the tired duo as they slept deeply inside the warm comfortable inn.  Breakfast was served early and it was a well rested duo that stepped out hunting for Sunako early in the morning.
12/9/2007 10:50:07 AM <Kuran>   After spending a few minutes bargaining with the spirits for what spells he can cast today, Kuran is ready to go. "It be miserable out there. You two can stay and wait while I go take care of the well if you prefer," he generously offers his female colleagues.
12/9/2007 10:51:04 AM *   Sunako is quieter than usual, a wet, pale shadow of her former dark and depressing self.
12/9/2007 10:52:15 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie shrugs. "We're all responsible for the job. I feel like I should go, if it's all the same to you, Kuran."
12/9/2007 10:52:47 AM <Drac-DM>   Taking a short sidetrip, Kuran and Jai saw to it that the mysterious well would no longer be a threat to anyone.  A quiet Sunako followed them, exuding a  misery and smell that  kept small animals away and killed birds midflight.
12/9/2007 10:54:14 AM <Drac-DM>   Nonetheless, upon their return, a small dove was waiting for them, perched oddly on top of one of the fenceposts.
12/9/2007 10:55:00 AM *   Kuran is puzzled at the presence of a bird that has not been slain by Sunako's ghastly presence!
12/9/2007 10:55:50 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie is feeling generally sullen and subdued right now, so she lets Kuran look at the bird. Animals are his specialty anyway, right?
12/9/2007 10:57:02 AM <Kuran>   Since it could be that someone cast Animal Messenger, Kuran looks to see if the bird has any messages tied to it or anything like that.
12/9/2007 10:57:25 AM <Drac-DM>   Indeed there was a piece of parchment wrapped around its leg.
12/9/2007 10:58:20 AM <Kuran>   "I wonder if this message be for us?" Kuran muses, approaching the bird in a slow and unaggressive manner before reaching out to carefully remove the parchment and take a look.
12/9/2007 10:59:49 AM <Drac-DM>   The bird chirped and proceeded to fly rapidly away from the party.
12/9/2007 11:00:14 AM <Drac-DM>   Unfolding the message, Kuran found a flowing script:
12/9/2007 11:02:24 AM <Drac-DM>   "I hope this finds you in good health, Divines. There has been a divination that a few minor breaches have occurred near Ku-yich.  While it is likely that  the current issue is a result of these, I'd like you to patrol the nearby towns and make sure other problems aren't occurring.  I suggest you head north to Sun-yich."
12/9/2007 11:04:22 AM *   Kuran reads the note aloud for the benefit of the others. "Looks like we not be heading home just yet," he concludes.
12/9/2007 11:06:35 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods, thinking this over. Truth be told, she's not that upset about not heading back right now. She fits in pretty well in these little border towns anyway.
12/9/2007 11:06:43 AM <Sunako>   "Just as well," Sunako sourly agrees.
12/9/2007 11:08:05 AM <Kuran>   "Lets be asking for directions and getting some supplies before we head up to Sun-yich, then?" Kuran suggests, proceeding to set about doing just that.
12/9/2007 11:09:49 AM <Drac-DM>   The townsfolks were grateful.  Not too grateful, but pointing out directions and providing some reasonably priced supplies were well within their propositions, provided Sunako did not join them inside.
12/9/2007 11:09:49 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "I guess we may as well set out as soon as we're ready, then. It IS a lovely day for it after all," she says with a grimace.
12/9/2007 11:10:58 AM <Drac-DM>   The trio set forth, and it was not a days travel before they came to the slightly larger, but still small village of Sun-yich.  The villagers did not s eem to be expecting them.  Though there seemed to be a minor panic going on near the center of town by the commotion.
12/9/2007 11:11:37 AM <Kuran>   "Sound like something be happening. Lets check it out?" Kuran suggests, following the trail of noise to the centre of town.
12/9/2007 11:12:16 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Hm?" Jai looks towards the commotion with interest, striding forward to check it out before anyone even suggests doing so.
12/9/2007 11:12:23 AM <Drac-DM>   The townspeople were gathered, yammering noisely as they approached.  "Why I haven't seen them all day!'  "He vanished right out of my shop!  One moment he was there,, the next gone!"  "I sent her out to do laundry and the next thing I know, there is giggling and  she's vanished!"  "Mayor, you must do something about this!"  "Yes!  This isn't acceptable at all!"
12/9/2007 11:13:35 AM *   Sunako does her best to hide behind Kuran and Jai, as fits the situation, while trying to listen in on the townspeople.
12/9/2007 11:14:59 AM <Kuran>   "What all this fuss be about?" Kuran asks the nearest townsperson over the babble.
12/9/2007 11:15:09 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Well, she's not likely to get good information from the rowdy mob the way they are. Best to get their full attention first! She shoulders her way through the crowd, making sure people notice her along the way, heading for the Mayor.
12/9/2007 11:17:24 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+5
12/9/2007 11:17:24 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+5 and gets 13." [1d20=8]
12/9/2007 11:17:27 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+9+2
12/9/2007 11:17:28 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+9+2 and gets 20." [1d20=9]
12/9/2007 11:18:10 AM <Drac-DM>   "Well...huh, who are  you?" He wondered to Kuran. (Cont)
12/9/2007 11:20:27 AM <Drac-DM>   "Well, peace people...I hear your troubles and trust me we are doing everything we can to resolve the situation..." The mayor's beady eyes roamed the crowd and noticed Jai and her outfit.  "In fact!' he thundered, "our solution that I requested has just survived.  Hurry, let her up here."  he gestured, the crowd parting and Jai soon standing in the center with the mayor. "This is a divine who has come from the holy capital to solve
12/9/2007 11:20:27 AM <Drac-DM>    our problems!" He boistorously announced, the crowds attention completely drawn to Jai at the moment, sounds of awe and amazement running through them.
12/9/2007 11:21:13 AM <Drac-DM>   OOC: Survived=arrived
12/9/2007 11:21:31 AM <Kuran>   "That's our girl!" Kuran beams at Jai's can do attitude as she expertly takes charge of the situation.
12/9/2007 11:23:20 AM *   Sunako nods timidly behind Kuran.
12/9/2007 11:23:42 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie strikes an authoritative pose, trying to look as serious as possible (though she's somewhat flustered and excited about having people look to her for help again). "Yes. Can you please tell us the nature of the problem?" she says, pointedly to the Mayor--she doesn't need the crowd starting up again.
12/9/2007 11:24:37 AM <Drac-DM>   OOC: Roll a diplomacy  roll
12/9/2007 11:25:17 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+9
12/9/2007 11:25:17 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
12/9/2007 11:27:47 AM <Drac-DM>   The crowd quieted a bit, as the mayor began to speak.  "Ah, it seems...almost every child in the village has vanished.  One by one over the last day, lady Divine."
12/9/2007 11:29:43 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie frowns, her hands clenched together behind h er back. Kids again? "A single one every day, or more than one? Anything you could tell us would help. Is the timing of the disappearances regular?"
12/9/2007 11:32:11 AM <Drac-DM>   "Well," The man was flustered.  "They've been vanishing from our homes all day.  We've looked all over but we haven't been able to find them!"  The crowd clamored in.
12/9/2007 11:34:28 AM *   Kuran decides to look around for any spirits besides the usual inoffensive ones that have no way to influence the world besides yammering in his ear non stop.
12/9/2007 11:35:31 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Alright, alright," Jai shouts over the babbling, raising her hands and making the traditional "let's keep it down, folks" gesture. "Can you tell me anything more about the disappearances? How exactly does it happen? I'm a sorcerer and I know a bit about magic."
12/9/2007 11:36:08 AM <Drac-DM>   Kuran did not detect any... but did sense there had been some here!
12/9/2007 11:37:19 AM <Drac-DM>   "Magic?  You think?" "Oh no, wizards have absconed with our kids!" The crowd was nervous.  "AHEM... well, it appears...nobody is quite sure.  It always happened when they were out of sight.  Sometimes some tools went missing as well."
12/9/2007 11:39:06 AM *   Kuran wonders if it was the work of mischevious spirits, and resolves to have a look around the town once Jai's finished getting what information she can.
12/9/2007 11:39:49 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "So we don't know anything about how it happens..." she thinks to herself. And..tools? That's odd. "What kind of tools? I know, I know, you want to know where your children are, but it seems strange that tools would vanish at the same time and it might give us a clue."
12/9/2007 11:40:57 AM <Drac-DM>   "My broom is missing" "And my hammers!"  "And some of my kitchen knives went gone!"
12/9/2007 11:42:21 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie frowns. No obvious connection there. "And they disappeared at the same time as the children, or later?"
12/9/2007 11:44:05 AM <Drac-DM>   "Yes"  "No, afterwards!"  The responses were scattered and not in agreement.
12/9/2007 11:46:47 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Well, that didn't help much. With answers this inconsistent, it's hard to find a pattern. She turns back to the Mayor. "Have there been any other disturbances in or around your town lately? Unusual creatures sighted, strangers passing through?"
12/9/2007 11:48:08 AM <Drac-DM>   "No...not at all.  Other than our normal traders.  John made a trip through here last week."
12/9/2007 11:50:19 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "John? I guess he's familiar to you all, but could you tell me what it is he trades? Did anyone buy any exotic trinkets or anyting from him this time?"
12/9/2007 11:51:59 AM <Drac-DM>   "Not that I've heard of?"  The town sounded negatory on that.  "He trades in repair items and food."
12/9/2007 11:54:41 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Sounds like a dead end. "Alright. I think we should have a look at the site of the disappearances first. If nothing turns up, we'll scout the local woods for signs of anything out of the ordinary. Don't worry, we'll find your children." -Hopefully alive this time-, she adds mentally.
12/9/2007 11:58:30 AM <Drac-DM>   The townspeople cheered, though Jai had a hard task in front of her.  Checking with the villagers, it seemed there was no 'one' place, but instead the children had vanished from all over the town.
12/9/2007 11:59:07 AM <Kuran>   "I think there be spirits at work here," Kuran suggests. "Lets take a look around the village and see what we can see, eh?"
12/9/2007 12:00:33 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Yeah," Jai agrees. "It's hard to see a pattern so far."
12/9/2007 12:02:34 PM <Drac-DM>   Traces of magic and fey were here and  there about the town as they investigated, but no spirits  presented themselves to Kuran's eyes nor active spells nor mystic items presented itself to Jais.
12/9/2007 12:02:46 PM <Drac-DM>   This was a small village and not even magic items were to be found here.
12/9/2007 12:04:32 PM <Kuran>   "Could be they've left now that all the children have been taken," Kuran muses, looking around for any animals that might have seen anything.
12/9/2007 12:04:58 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie kicks a stone in frustration and looks to Kuran. "Can't find any kind of trail?"
12/9/2007 12:05:09 PM <Drac-DM>   There were some farm animals, and horses and things.
12/9/2007 12:05:16 PM <Drac-DM>   one of them might have seen something.
12/9/2007 12:05:20 PM <Sunako>   "We should try to meet John if he isn't far off," Sunako suggests hesitantly. "If not the culprit, he might have more information."
12/9/2007 12:06:24 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Well, they said he came through last week. It'd be a trek to find him by now, and I don't think we can just leave these people like this. ...They probably wouldn't let us, for one thing."
12/9/2007 12:06:44 PM *   Kuran casts speak with animals and then goes to ask Mr Ed if he's seen what happened to any of the children!
12/9/2007 12:06:50 PM <Sunako>   "Maybe he lives alone in the woods, a short distance away?"
12/9/2007 12:08:42 PM <Drac-DM>   "Golly, geewhilickers...  I could really use some peanut butter.  Kids?  Yeah, chucky was here earlier washing my coat.  He ran off midway to play with some friend.  Left me not all shiny!"
12/9/2007 12:09:13 PM <Kuran>   "Did you get a look at the boy's friend?" Kuran asks.
12/9/2007 12:10:37 PM <Drac-DM>   the horse neighed. "it was the kid from around here.  The one that always poked me when he came!"
12/9/2007 12:11:16 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie just watches the conversation, never sure what to make of Kuran doing things like this, but she can't help but smile.
12/9/2007 12:11:31 PM <Kuran>   "I see. So you haven't seen any strangers here, then? Besides me and these two, anyway?" he gestures at Jai and Sunako.
12/9/2007 12:11:43 PM <Drac-DM>   To Jai, it looked like the two of them were neighing at each other rapidly.
12/9/2007 12:11:47 PM <Drac-DM>   Quite weird.
12/9/2007 12:12:01 PM <Drac-DM>   The horse shook its head. "Neeeo."
12/9/2007 12:13:36 PM *   Kuran nods. "Okay, then," he lets the horse go and looks around for any other animals he could interrogate while the spell's running.
12/9/2007 12:15:01 PM <Drac-DM>   He saw a pussy cat.  A fat tabby lazing about on a porch.
12/9/2007 12:16:16 PM *   Kuran goes to ask Garfield if he's seen any strange people around town! Besides him and his buddies.
12/9/2007 12:17:56 PM <Drac-DM>   "What about Jon?"  The lazy cat looked up at Kuran with a tired eye.  "Look, I know how this goes, you come up, you ask questions, you expect us not to take  notice....  how about some lasanaga and then we'll talk?"
12/9/2007 12:19:47 PM <Kuran>   "... lasagna? This is Ifurita, not Italia! Does anyone in this village even know how to make lasagne?!" Kuran asks incredulously.
12/9/2007 12:21:09 PM <Drac-DM>   "No, probably not... that'd explain why I have such a craving for it."
12/9/2007 12:22:22 PM *   Kuran facepalms. "Just tell me if you've seen anything or I'll ask the spirits to send us a rat twice as big as you are to play with."
12/9/2007 12:24:09 PM <Drac-DM>   He grinned. "Deal... like the brats?  All day they've been heading into the woods.  Laughing like it was some kind of joke or game."
12/9/2007 12:25:35 PM <Kuran>   "That be the kind of useful information I be talking about!" Kuran exclaims happily. "Which way do the children be going?"
12/9/2007 12:27:10 PM <Drac-DM>   The cat shrugged, pointing to the east a bit.
12/9/2007 12:27:17 PM <Drac-DM>   "whatever floats your boat mr."
12/9/2007 12:28:08 PM <Kuran>   "Good job, cat!" Kuran nods, before reporting his findings to his colleagues. "The children all be laughing and running off to the woods to the East."
12/9/2007 12:28:53 PM <Sunako>   "East it is, then," Sunako agrees.
12/9/2007 12:29:51 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods. "Good work. Let's just head out, then. If we tell the townsfolk, they'll be sure to run out on their own."
12/9/2007 12:30:50 PM <Kuran>   "Just in case there be any trouble, wait a second, Sunako," Kuran suggests, before reaching over and casting Barkskin upon her. "Since I didn't get to do much last time, at least I can do this before the trouble starts," he adds sheepishly.
12/9/2007 12:32:00 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie makes preparations of her own, summoning the usual aura of holy armor.
12/9/2007 12:32:36 PM <Sunako>   "The power... the power!"
12/9/2007 12:34:00 PM <Kuran>   "It be a blessing of the tree spirits, making you as strong as the oak," Kuran nods happily after buffing Sunako's fragile flesh. "Even protect you against the sunlight, too!"
12/9/2007 12:34:44 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "And here's a blessing -from- the sunlight," Jai says with something resembling glee, offering the same white aura of protection to the monk.
12/9/2007 12:35:13 PM *   Sunako shivers, before taking her cloak off and folding it neatly. "Alright, I'm ready now," she announces, and mentally begins counting backwards to the spell's end.
12/9/2007 12:39:16 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Well, let's go, then. Keep an ear out for whatever the spirits may tell you, Kuran. You seem to be having better luck than I am today." With that, she sets off into the forest towards the east.
12/9/2007 12:40:42 PM <Kuran>   Kuran cocks his head for a moment as they walk along before announcing, "The spirits be saying someone using the children as slave labour to be building a gazebo."
12/9/2007 12:41:51 PM <Drac-DM>   Heading off into the woods, they found it a rather nice forest to travel through, the animals peaceful and the weather nice  for going through... 
12/9/2007 12:41:54 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: Spot checks
12/9/2007 12:41:59 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Gazebo?" Jai shakes her head. "Whatever, obviously we have to stop them. Do the spirits have any idea who...or what, I guess...is behind it?"
12/9/2007 12:42:16 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+12
12/9/2007 12:42:16 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
12/9/2007 12:43:13 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11
12/9/2007 12:43:13 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 and gets 26." [1d20=15]
12/9/2007 12:43:21 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/9/2007 12:43:22 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 5." [1d20=4]
12/9/2007 12:45:42 PM <Drac-DM>   Sunako spots a couple of small warriors heading towards them stealthly through the wood, dressed in leather armor and wielding what looked to be a couple maces and a sword.  At a glance they appeared to be halflings?  Hard to tell through the brush.
12/9/2007 12:47:13 PM *   Sunako points out the strange undersized warriors. "I'll go there and hit them until they stop exploiting children," she announces to the others.
12/9/2007 12:47:49 PM <Kuran>   "Wait!" Kuran stops her. "What if they *are* the children! Children are short, too!"
12/9/2007 12:48:13 PM <Sunako>   "I won't hit children," Sunako states simply.
12/9/2007 12:49:24 PM <Drac-DM>   "HALT," A voice cries out from nearby.  One of the halfling? warriors.  does sound very young, more childlike.   "Giant invaders!  You are trespassing on the king's land and are now our prisoners!  Throw down your weapons!
12/9/2007 12:51:12 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods. "Sunako...try to be close enough to be sure before doing anything rash--" she starts, before the little people speak up. "This land is within the boundaries of Sun-Yich," she says, challenging them and attempting to detect the presence of any enchantment while she keeps them busy.
12/9/2007 12:52:15 PM <Drac-DM>   "It is not!  We have you surrounded!  Surrender or else~ Na Na~ You Can't Win!"
12/9/2007 12:52:52 PM *   Sunako walks firmly towards the one talking, for once not intimidated by appearance, sunlight and any other fearsome things.
12/9/2007 12:53:54 PM <Drac-DM>   "Hey!  That's not surrendering!" He sounded angry.
12/9/2007 12:55:23 PM <Sunako>   "Who is in charge?" she asks. "I'll face that coward in single combat!"
12/9/2007 12:56:16 PM >Jai_Wo_Xie<   Looking towards the voice, he's frankly shining and covered with magic!
12/9/2007 12:56:35 PM <Kuran>   "Maybe you little ones should be surrendering, we not as surrounded as you think!" Kuran calls as he casts a spell to summon a small earth elemental behind the children, adding in terran, "Just look tough, that's all," which prompts the musclebound man of earth to flex and pose menacingly.
12/9/2007 12:56:53 PM <Drac-DM>   "What?  You want to face....  King Bobby?  How dare you giant!" He pointed a sharped short sword at her.
12/9/2007 12:57:48 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "They're enchanted!" Jai says, almost having to cover her eyes from the glare of magic surrounding the child. "They're not going to listen, but try not to hurt them more than it takes to subdue them."
12/9/2007 12:58:23 PM <Drac-DM>   A shriek is heard in the woods as one of them runs off~
12/9/2007 12:58:29 PM *   Sunako kicks the sword away. "Yes."
12/9/2007 12:58:57 PM <Drac-DM>   "Eek...  Monster!"  He ran off into the woods at that, leaving his 'sword' behind.
12/9/2007 12:59:10 PM <Drac-DM>   The other, seeing his two allies flee, began sneaking off as well~
12/9/2007 12:59:37 PM <Kuran>   "Lets be following them?" Kuran suggests as the elemental lumbers after the children, continuing to flex its rocky muscles.
12/9/2007 1:00:10 PM *   Sunako gives chase! But not too fast, lest she catch up for real before reaching the goal.
12/9/2007 1:00:27 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie doesn't need to be told twice! She chases after the children with her teammates.
12/9/2007 1:00:31 PM *   Kuran likewise pursues, keeping the children in sight.
12/9/2007 1:03:55 PM <Drac-DM>   Running after the one, they found themselves... arriving in a tiny little throne room, all carved of wood within the the kingdom, a boy sitting on the throne with a cloak and a staff and a pair of shorts, picking his nose.  "Hey, what's this?  Chucky, what's going on?"
12/9/2007 1:04:07 PM <Drac-DM>   "King bobby!  Help, its giants!  Giants are attacking us!"
12/9/2007 1:04:41 PM *   Sunako walks up to King Bobby, grabs him by his neck, and does her very best to deliver an unforgettable spanking to him.
12/9/2007 1:05:47 PM <Drac-DM>   As she approaches he calls out. "Guards... Guards!  Army!  I'm being attacked!"   (Do you want to continue your action?)
12/9/2007 1:06:23 PM <Sunako>   OOC: Exciting grapple go?
12/9/2007 1:06:25 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie keeps an eye on her surroundings (as distracting as the sight of this ersatz monarch is). There are bound to be more of them around, and while they might be no threat individually, things could get messy if they swarm in.
12/9/2007 1:12:05 PM <Drac-DM>   As Sunako approaches, a trio of blonde young girls with little fairy wings fly out from behind his throne, pointing bows at her.  "Halt," Giggles. "In the name of the king!"  "Kos!" "Kotono, your majesty."  "Just get them my tiny ko army!"
12/9/2007 1:12:56 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+2 end this
12/9/2007 1:12:56 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+2 end this and gets 19." [1d20=17]
12/9/2007 1:13:11 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+5 I am become enraged
12/9/2007 1:13:12 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+5 I am become enraged and gets 11." [1d20=6]
12/9/2007 1:13:56 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d20+4 triplets go!
12/9/2007 1:13:57 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d20+4 triplets go! and gets 11." [1d20=7]
12/9/2007 1:14:04 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+9 knowledge nature, wtf are these
12/9/2007 1:14:04 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+9 knowledge nature, wtf are these and gets 18." [1d20=9]
12/9/2007 1:14:34 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+3
12/9/2007 1:14:35 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+3 and gets 6." [1d20=3]
12/9/2007 1:16:20 PM >Kuran<   these are clearly not native creatures.  Spirits or fey or some such.  It takes some thought, but he thinks he's heard of them before.  Pixies, playful little creatures who are generally non-malicious.
12/9/2007 1:16:43 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d20+1
12/9/2007 1:16:44 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d20+1 and gets 2." [1d20=1]
12/9/2007 1:17:34 PM *   Drac-DM has changed the topic to: Kuran > Sunako > Tiny Ko Army > Chucky > Jai > Bobby
12/9/2007 1:19:28 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: Kuran go.
12/9/2007 1:19:51 PM *   Kuran walks forward and waves a finger at the pixies. "You three had best be stopping all this nonsense right now, or I be having to chastise you! Don't be thinking I don't know that it be your fault the children be acting all wacky, because I can just tell you little pranksters be into the gazebos and things like that!" he sternly reprimands them.
12/9/2007 1:20:04 PM <Kuran>   OOC: readying an action to chastise if the tiny ko army does not cooperate
12/9/2007 1:21:17 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: They will respond on their action.  Sunako, go.
12/9/2007 1:21:25 PM *   Drac-DM has changed the topic to: Sunako > Kuran = Tiny Ko Army > Chucky > Jai > Bobby
12/9/2007 1:21:46 PM *   Sunako ignores the floating irritants and goes to grab the kid, before spanking him.
12/9/2007 1:23:28 PM <Drac-DM>   The king screams, kicking and trying to wrestle free. "Abuse!  Unhand me you scoundrel!"
12/9/2007 1:23:51 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: Roll ..uh, nonlethal if you wish?  I suppose you could spank him for no damage.
12/9/2007 1:24:01 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d8+5 go to sleep
12/9/2007 1:24:02 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d8+5 go to sleep and gets 12." [1d8=7]
12/9/2007 1:25:54 PM <Drac-DM>   The 'king' takes the sound knock to the head, collapsing bonelessly in Sunako's grip unconscious, the loud smack filling the clearing.
12/9/2007 1:30:21 PM <Drac-DM>   The sprites fly high up in the air, chittering among themselves, before responding. "Hey, they're hurting them!  That's not playing right!"  The sounded airy, kind of like one would expect from a california valley girl.  "No go, mr!  You can't just come in here and break up our game!  Go to sleep!"
12/9/2007 1:30:47 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: kuran, you have a readied action here, but they are not in 30 feet range  of you.  Would you like to correct that as part of your action, or take  another one?
12/9/2007 1:31:30 PM <Kuran>   OOC: Yes, I will walk forward and then activate chastise spirits
12/9/2007 1:31:55 PM <Kuran>   "You be the ones going to sleep, silly spirits!" Kuran returns as he focuses his powers of chastisement!
12/9/2007 1:31:59 PM <Kuran>   roll 6d6 DC 21 will half
12/9/2007 1:32:00 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 6d6 DC 21 will half and gets 21." [6d6=1, 3, 4, 6, 6, 1]
12/9/2007 1:34:04 PM <Kuran>   OOC: strike that
12/9/2007 1:36:05 PM *   Kuran draws his bow and shoots a cold iron arrow up at one of the pixies.
12/9/2007 1:36:09 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+7
12/9/2007 1:36:09 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
12/9/2007 1:38:15 PM <Drac-DM>   The arrow flies past them as they return fire in trio!
12/9/2007 1:38:20 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d20+5
12/9/2007 1:38:21 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d20+5
12/9/2007 1:38:21 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d20+5 and gets 8." [1d20=3]
12/9/2007 1:38:22 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d20+5
12/9/2007 1:38:22 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
12/9/2007 1:38:23 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d20+5 and gets 16." [1d20=11]
12/9/2007 1:39:25 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: Fort and Will saves.
12/9/2007 1:39:34 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d6-2+1d6
12/9/2007 1:39:36 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d6-2+1d6 and gets 10." [1d6=6][1d6=6]
12/9/2007 1:39:43 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+8
12/9/2007 1:39:43 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
12/9/2007 1:39:44 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+8
12/9/2007 1:39:45 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
12/9/2007 1:39:46 PM <Drac-DM>   OOC: 10 nonlethal damage acrued.
12/9/2007 1:40:20 PM <Drac-DM>   The tiny arrow embeded itself into Kuran's side painlessly leaving him feeling kind of woosy, stumbling for a second before he shook it off.
12/9/2007 1:40:29 PM <Drac-DM>   roll 1d20
12/9/2007 1:40:30 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-DM rolls 1d20 and gets 13." [1d20=13]
12/9/2007 1:41:32 PM <Drac-DM>   A hard wood shaft banged off of Kuran's back without doing anything.  Well, he felt it of course, but it wasn't nearly sufficient to even leave a bruise.  "Halt you villians"
12/9/2007 1:42:24 PM *   Disconnected (Connection reset by peer).
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**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Dec 09 13:44:39 2007

12/9/2007 1:44:39 PM *   Now talking on #dunes
12/9/2007 1:44:39 PM *   Topic for #dunes is: Sunako > Kuran = Tiny Ko Army > Chucky > Jai > Bobby
12/9/2007 1:44:39 PM *   Topic for #dunes set by Drac-DM at Sun Dec 09 13:28:31 2007
12/9/2007 1:44:40 PM *   ChanServ sets mode +a #dunes Dracos
12/9/2007 1:44:40 PM *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to Dracos
12/9/2007 1:45:14 PM *   Drac-DM has quit (Connection reset by peer)
12/9/2007 1:45:33 PM *   You are now known as Dracos-DM
12/9/2007 1:45:53 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Jai's turn.
12/9/2007 1:45:58 PM *   Dracos-DM has changed the topic to: Sunako > Kuran = Tiny Ko Army > Chucky > Jai
12/9/2007 1:47:45 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie spares the bothersome pixies a moment's glare. They sound so much cuter in stories than they are while trying to kill you...Well, she'll hopefully have time to snipe at them soon enough, but she decides to help out Sunako for now. A dramatic flourish...and suddenly the monk can fly!
12/9/2007 1:50:17 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Sunako's turn.
12/9/2007 1:50:52 PM <Sunako>   And fly she does, to punch one of the fairies in the mouth!
12/9/2007 1:51:12 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+8 be stunned
12/9/2007 1:51:13 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+8 be stunned and gets 25." [1d20=17]
12/9/2007 1:51:40 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d8+5 dc16 plz
12/9/2007 1:51:40 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d8+5 dc16 plz and gets 11." [1d8=6]
12/9/2007 1:53:18 PM <Dracos-DM>   roll 1d20+0 fort save of doom
12/9/2007 1:53:18 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Dracos-DM rolls 1d20+0 fort save of doom and gets 18." [1d20=18]
12/9/2007 1:55:00 PM <Dracos-DM>   the little fairy was apparently more hardy than Sunako would have guessed stumbling back. "Oooh, you big meanie!  Come on girls!  Rabbit formation!"  They giggled. "Yeah, that'll work," "okay, ready...and go!" they darted every which way...and vanished before Sunako's eyes.
12/9/2007 1:55:19 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Kuran's move.
12/9/2007 1:56:03 PM <Kuran>   "It maybe no work as well as you think!" Kuran calls as he begins to cast a spell, not even bothering to cast defensively.
12/9/2007 1:56:25 PM <Dracos-DM>   roll 1d20
12/9/2007 1:56:26 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Dracos-DM rolls 1d20 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
12/9/2007 1:56:41 PM <Dracos-DM>   roll 1d20
12/9/2007 1:56:42 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Dracos-DM rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
12/9/2007 1:56:48 PM <Dracos-DM>   roll 1d4
12/9/2007 1:56:49 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Dracos-DM rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
12/9/2007 1:57:20 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+9 concentration DC 11 to not lose the spell
12/9/2007 1:57:21 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+9 concentration DC 11 to not lose the spell and gets 12." [1d20=3]
12/9/2007 1:58:03 PM <Dracos-DM>   Again, the kid 'Chucky' around his feet whacked out with a broomstick, smacking hard into Kuran's foot and almost distracting him.  The little brat!
12/9/2007 1:58:13 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: You keep the spell
12/9/2007 1:59:31 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Jai
12/9/2007 2:02:16 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie soon joins Sunako in the air! She hasn't done this before, and veers wildly for a moment, but soon finds her balance, floating thirty feet above the ground and keeping an eye out for those blasted pixies.
12/9/2007 2:06:37 PM <Dracos-DM>   All she hears is giggling, not a sight of them to be seen.
12/9/2007 2:06:41 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Sunako
12/9/2007 2:06:44 PM *   Sunako just waits, floating aimlessly and presenting a large target.
12/9/2007 2:08:44 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Kuran, and 'summoned monster'
12/9/2007 2:09:02 PM *   Dracos-DM has changed the topic to: Sunako > Kuran =Summoned Monster = Tiny Ko Army > Chucky > Jai
12/9/2007 2:09:33 PM <Kuran>   A fierce dire bat appears in the air, screeching as it uses its sonar to locate the nearest pixie and flying to attack it if it's within 40 feet. If there are none that close it will merely circle overhead in search of them.
12/9/2007 2:10:19 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Kuran, roll its attack!
12/9/2007 2:10:26 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+5
12/9/2007 2:10:27 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
12/9/2007 2:10:31 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+5 crit check
12/9/2007 2:10:32 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+5 crit check and gets 21." [1d20=16]
12/9/2007 2:10:48 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: That's a crit
12/9/2007 2:11:12 PM <Kuran>   roll 2d8+8
12/9/2007 2:11:12 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 2d8+8 and gets 21." [2d8=7, 6]
12/9/2007 2:12:23 PM [Obsidian²] File caching completed.
12/9/2007 2:12:41 PM <Dracos-DM>   A horrific screech is heard as the bat chomps with a snap, a bloody pixie appearing in its jaw, torn apart!
12/9/2007 2:13:01 PM <Dracos-DM>   roll 1d20
12/9/2007 2:13:02 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Dracos-DM rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
12/9/2007 2:13:22 PM <Dracos-DM>   Kuran feels another smack against his side from the kid, still trying to fend him off. "Down, giant!"
12/9/2007 2:13:29 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Jai's move.
12/9/2007 2:14:58 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Sunako's move now.
12/9/2007 2:15:07 PM *   Dracos-DM has changed the topic to: Sunako= Kuran =Summoned Monster = Tiny Ko Army > Chucky > Jai
12/9/2007 2:15:12 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11 where are you freaks?
12/9/2007 2:15:12 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 where are you freaks? and gets 14." [1d20=3]
12/9/2007 2:15:34 PM *   Sunako leaps from cloud to cloud, all with the single goal of driving her boot into an invisible creature's head and feeling it grind underneath her heel. Without much success. But hope is eternal.
12/9/2007 2:16:20 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Jai
12/9/2007 2:16:54 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+11 listen
12/9/2007 2:16:55 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+11 listen and gets 17." [1d20=6]
12/9/2007 2:17:18 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20 for listen!
12/9/2007 2:17:19 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20 for listen! and gets 4." [1d20=4]
12/9/2007 2:18:03 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie floats over to a sturdy tree, keeping her back to it to minimize avenues of attack while she keeps an ear out for the troublesome pixies.
12/9/2007 2:18:05 PM <Dracos-DM>   Nothing.
12/9/2007 2:20:09 PM <Dracos-DM>   OOC: Sunako and Kuran's go again.
12/9/2007 2:20:12 PM <Dracos-DM>   roll 1d20
12/9/2007 2:20:12 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Dracos-DM rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
12/9/2007 2:20:25 PM <Dracos-DM>   The kid keeps whacking him with that stick boldly!
12/9/2007 2:20:52 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11 statistically, this will one day succeed
12/9/2007 2:20:52 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 statistically, this will one day succeed and gets 23." [1d20=12]
12/9/2007 2:21:13 PM <Dracos-DM>   Sunako: You hear some sobbing, getting softer quickly.
12/9/2007 2:21:25 PM <Dracos-DM>   Not nearly enough to aim by.
12/9/2007 2:21:46 PM *   Sunako zooms off in that direction, ready to kill! And signaling Jai to follow.
12/9/2007 2:23:32 PM <Kuran>   The bat flies after Sunako, screeching for more delicious pixie blood!
12/9/2007 2:24:07 PM <Dracos-DM>   ==============

[Dracos]

12/16/2007 10:05:40 AM <Drac-GM>   The Divines stood in the clearing, the throne still intact as well as many of the wood props around it.  'King' Boby was unconscious, the quick blow from Sunako having robbed the child of his awareness.  The kid, chucky, noticing he was alone now, turned to flee the clearing and escape these giant invaders.  The clearing beyond that was quiet, the birds and animals chased away by the brief ruckus.
12/16/2007 10:08:38 AM <Drac-GM>   Rushing off after the invisible pixies, Jai, sunako, and their summoned bat companion headed deeper into the woods, whisps of white and pink and blue fog semi-transparently weaving around the woods as they headed inward.
12/16/2007 10:08:45 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll knowledge religion Sunako
12/16/2007 10:09:07 AM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+8
12/16/2007 10:09:08 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
12/16/2007 10:09:24 AM <Kuran>   Since that annoying fat kid has stopped hitting him, Kuran is content to wait for the return of his brave comrades.
12/16/2007 10:11:12 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie waits for a lead from the bat for now, since she herself can't tell where these blasted pixies are.
12/16/2007 10:11:58 AM >Sunako<   overflow protection
12/16/2007 10:14:37 AM <Drac-GM>   The bat seems to know where to go, heading straight down the same path....
12/16/2007 10:15:07 AM >Kuran<   if you're keeping track of the bat by any means, you can know that the bat has lost them and is simply continuing along assuming they are still ahead of it.
12/16/2007 10:15:59 AM <Sunako>   "We shouldn't got into the mists," Sunako tells Jai. "Maybe we should get the children back and leave?"
12/16/2007 10:18:11 AM <Drac-GM>    The bat flew through some of the fog with seemingly no ill effect, though it seemed a bit hard to see it through it.
12/16/2007 10:18:11 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie frowns. "You're probably right. It's bad enough that we can't see them, without being blinded to our surroundings too. I don't imagine the spell on the kids will be broken until we've dealth with the pixies, but...it's better we don't get split up, I think."
12/16/2007 10:19:53 AM <Sunako>   "If we do go, we shouldn't separate," Sunako decides.
12/16/2007 10:22:06 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods. "We'll follow the bat a ways and see if it finds anything, and turn back before going too deep."
12/16/2007 10:25:07 AM <Drac-GM>   The bat didn't seem too be turning around but did vanish right before their eyes with an almost mystical fade out.
12/16/2007 10:27:14 AM <Sunako>   "Spells wear off after a while, don't they?" Sunako asks Jai. "Maybe if we keep the children away from the creatures long enough, they'll recover?"
12/16/2007 10:28:20 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "I suppose so. Speaking of which, we won't be able to fly forever. We'd better regroup now." Saying so, she heads back towards Kuran.
12/16/2007 10:29:46 AM *   Sunako follows her, staying close.
12/16/2007 10:32:12 AM <Drac-GM>   Heading back, they found Kuran waiting for him, one child unconscious in his throne, and the rest scattered and vanished into the woods.
12/16/2007 10:35:39 AM <Kuran>   "Did you catch those little fiends?" Kuran asks hopefully upon seeing Jai and Sunako return.
12/16/2007 10:35:56 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie glances at King Bobby. "So that's all we've got right now, huh?" To Kuran: "No, they vanished into the woods."
12/16/2007 10:36:42 AM <Sunako>   "We could wait here," Sunako suggests.
12/16/2007 10:36:50 AM *   Kuran shakes his head sadly. "The spirits be saying it probably too late for those other children. We'd best be taking this one home - I can do the healing so he can walk on his own, and no one need to ask questions about any bruises, eh?" he gives Sunako a reassuring smile at that.
12/16/2007 10:37:29 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "'Too late?' What, you mean we can't do anything for them?"
12/16/2007 10:37:58 AM <Kuran>   "They likely food for those little blonde demons by now," Kuran nods. "Nothing we can do, so best we be moving on."
12/16/2007 10:39:37 AM <Sunako>   "...food?"
12/16/2007 10:39:49 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie punches a nearby treetrunk, and subsequently winces. "If we don't at least stop those little critters, this'll just happen somewhere else!"
12/16/2007 10:41:09 AM <Kuran>   "I thinking they be too scared to come back after we killed one of them, but the children already enchanted be done for," Kuran explains sagely. "Lets be moving on so we can forget this very tragic story, eh?"
12/16/2007 10:42:07 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "You
12/16/2007 10:42:24 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "You're sure?" She isn't looking forward to explaining this to the villagers.
12/16/2007 10:42:44 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll diplomacy
12/16/2007 10:42:52 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Jai
12/16/2007 10:43:20 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+9
12/16/2007 10:43:20 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
12/16/2007 10:44:19 AM >Jai_Wo_Xie<   You have a bad feeling when you think about trying to explain it to the villagers, constructing the scene in your head, you can't help but feel struggle for words to calm them.
12/16/2007 10:44:24 AM <Kuran>   "At least we saved this little guy, eh?" Kuran cheers, reaching over and casting cure light wounds to take care of that nasty and incriminating bruise on his head.
12/16/2007 10:44:27 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d8+5
12/16/2007 10:44:28 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
12/16/2007 10:46:57 AM *   Sunako holds onto the boy so he won't run away.
12/16/2007 10:47:36 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy remains asleep, but his bruise heals, leaving no mark of the blow.  He could probably pretty easily be woken up now.
12/16/2007 10:48:18 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie kneels down and attempts to wake him, shaking him gently by the shoulder. "Hey, Bobby. Can you hear me?"
12/16/2007 10:50:46 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy stirred, looking up...and shrieking, "Guards... Its the nappers!   Save me from the giants!"
12/16/2007 10:50:48 AM *   Kuran idly kicks the ravaged Kotono's body into some bushes and out of sight.
12/16/2007 10:52:07 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Bobby--hey, snap out of it!" She holds the boy tight for now, not letting him squirm away. "We're not done here," she says to her companions.
12/16/2007 10:52:57 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Grapple check.
12/16/2007 10:53:38 AM <Kuran>   "Maybe knock him out again? I can heal him just before we get to village, no one ever need to know!" Kuran suggests brightly.
12/16/2007 10:53:42 AM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11 are you kidding?
12/16/2007 10:53:42 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 are you kidding? and gets 22." [1d20=11]
12/16/2007 10:54:03 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+4
12/16/2007 10:54:03 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
12/16/2007 10:55:18 AM <Drac-GM>   Between Sunako and Jai, they have the struggling child pretty well restrained.
12/16/2007 10:56:18 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "He'll just wake up like this again later, Kuran. Us not being around to see it doesn't make it any better.
12/16/2007 10:56:26 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "
12/16/2007 10:58:05 AM <Kuran>   "If you happy to listen to his crazy words, sure," Kuran shrugs. "Anyway, we be going, now?"
12/16/2007 10:58:51 AM <Sunako>   "Where are your friends?" Sunako asks the boy sternly.
12/16/2007 11:00:07 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "I don't think we were sent out here to just bring one of them back and apologize, Kuran." She turns back to Bobby, waiting to see if Sunako's questioning has any effect. If not, she'll have to try and enchant the boy.
12/16/2007 11:03:28 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy clammed up angrily, glaring at him. "You won't capture my subjects too.  They'll save me!  Nappers!"
12/16/2007 11:04:34 AM <Sunako>   "Where won't we catch them?" Sunako asks him.
12/16/2007 11:05:40 AM <Drac-GM>   roll 1d20-1
12/16/2007 11:05:42 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-GM rolls 1d20-1 and gets 0." [1d20=1]
12/16/2007 11:06:26 AM <Drac-GM>   "Oh no, you won't fool me" He glared sternly.  "i'll never tell you of any hideout!"
12/16/2007 11:07:05 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie glances at Sunako. "Let me try. We'll see if one enchantment can beat another?"
12/16/2007 11:08:32 AM <Sunako>   "Discipline will be better," Sunako mumbles. "And where is the hideout we'll never find?"
12/16/2007 11:10:33 AM <Drac-GM>   "Nu-uh, you're trying to trick me to tell you where the wood fort is.  I won't fall for that.  You won't find it hidden next to the pond!"
12/16/2007 11:14:40 AM <Sunako>   "It's such a shame we'll never find this pond in time," Sunako laments. "It seems his subjects will get eaten by the witch that lives underneath its surface."
12/16/2007 11:15:01 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll bluff.
12/16/2007 11:16:50 AM <Sunako>   OOC: It's negative, can't I be creepy instead?
12/16/2007 11:18:54 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC:You can, but it won't work for what you're trying
12/16/2007 11:19:34 AM <Sunako>   roll 1d20-2 :(
12/16/2007 11:19:35 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20-2 :( and gets 0." [1d20=2]
12/16/2007 11:20:03 AM <Drac-GM>   "Nu-uh!  There no such thing, you are big liars!"
12/16/2007 11:21:18 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "You should listen to Sunako, Bobby. She knows all about witches. In fact, that's why we came here, to stop that witch from eating allll you little children. I'm sure she was just waiting for all of you to be there at once..."
12/16/2007 11:22:34 AM <Kuran>   "They probably already dead, now," Kuran notes dejectedly.
12/16/2007 11:22:52 AM *   Sunako dips her head, letting her long hair cascade over her face. Peeking beyond it, she eyes Bobby eerily. "Children are the witch's favorites."
12/16/2007 11:23:39 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll bluff, -8 circumstance modifier.
12/16/2007 11:23:44 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Jai that is.
12/16/2007 11:23:49 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Others can Assist
12/16/2007 11:23:55 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll versus ten if so.
12/16/2007 11:24:27 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/16/2007 11:24:28 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 10." [1d20=9]
12/16/2007 11:25:51 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+3 aid why not
12/16/2007 11:25:51 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+3 aid why not and gets 11." [1d20=8]
12/16/2007 11:27:18 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy looks a bit confused.  "But...there is no witch here.  Really...  what are you talking about?"  He looked a bit frightened at Sunako.
12/16/2007 11:28:56 AM <Sunako>   "They grab little children when they come close and pull them below," Sunako tells him, leaning closer until she's almost nose to nose with him. "The children struggle but they can't escape! And then, she eats them!"
12/16/2007 11:30:03 AM <Drac-GM>   "Children?  Huh?" He blinked at her owlishly.
12/16/2007 11:31:12 AM *   Sunako has quit (Leaving)
12/16/2007 11:31:23 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "See, Bobby, we've dealt with lots of witches before. And we can't help you guys out by getting rid of this one if we don't know where she is!"
12/16/2007 11:31:44 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Diplomacy.  -10 circumstance check.
12/16/2007 11:32:53 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20-1
12/16/2007 11:32:53 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20-1 and gets 16." [1d20=17]
12/16/2007 11:33:18 AM *   Sunako (~Corwin@bzq-79-178-52-251.red.bezeqint.net) has joined #dunes
12/16/2007 11:34:39 AM *   Kuran gives channel operator status to Sunako
12/16/2007 11:35:05 AM *   Kuran has quit (Connection reset by peer)
12/16/2007 11:35:11 AM <Drac-GM>   wb
12/16/2007 11:35:20 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Strike wb
12/16/2007 11:36:06 AM <Drac-GM>   "w-well..." the boy seemed shaky.  "You have to agree to serve me!" He suddenly said.  "And stop being bad giants!"
12/16/2007 11:37:35 AM *   Ebiris (WinNT@user-5442ef13.lns3-c8.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
12/16/2007 11:37:35 AM *   ChanServ sets mode +a #dunes Ebiris
12/16/2007 11:37:35 AM *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to Ebiris
12/16/2007 11:37:38 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Of course, Bobby. As soon as all your friends are safe, of course."
12/16/2007 11:37:59 AM *   Ebiris is now known as Kuran
12/16/2007 11:39:13 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy thought a second. "No, now!  Stop being bad giants now and unhand me," He replied petulantly.
12/16/2007 11:40:28 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie peers at Sunako for a moment and then lets the boy go. He's just a kid, and they can catch again if need be.
12/16/2007 11:41:00 AM *   Sunako is indeed ready to catch him if he bolts.
12/16/2007 11:42:00 AM <Drac-GM>   The king brushed off his clothes as he landed, looking over them cunningly.  "Okay, you're now my new guards!  Got it?  We'll go back and fight the witch... then head back to my castle!"
12/16/2007 11:42:42 AM <Kuran>   "Can't you just hit him again, Sunako?" Kuran asks hopefully.
12/16/2007 11:44:02 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie ignores Kuran's remark. As much as she's half-tempted to agree with him, it's not Bobby's fault he's being such a nuisance. "Of course, your majesty. Just lead the way."
12/16/2007 11:44:32 AM <Drac-GM>   The kid turned, leading the way through the woods....then stopping. "My scepter!"  He wailed.
12/16/2007 11:44:50 AM <Drac-GM>   "We have to go get my scepter!"
12/16/2007 11:46:38 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie represses a groan. "Think of your subjects, your majesty. They're in danger right now! And what kind of king would you be without subjects? The scepter will be waiting when you get back."
12/16/2007 11:48:01 AM <Sunako>   "The witch has collected many scepters," Sunako says, tugging on her shoulders. "Probably. Gold, silver, jewels."
12/16/2007 11:49:19 AM <Drac-GM>   The child pouted. "Fine.  Then off.  To the pond!"  And off he lead, the party traveling to a modest little pond mere minutes away.  Indeed, it was quite easy to find, just slightly off a beaten forest trail.
12/16/2007 11:50:29 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie follows along, keeping an eye out for any more of those wretched Ko creatures.
12/16/2007 11:56:58 AM <Drac-GM>   There was no sign of any fairies or sprities or ghosts...though the fog was light throughout the forest as they walked. 
12/16/2007 11:57:01 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: SPot checks.
12/16/2007 11:57:11 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+12
12/16/2007 11:57:11 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32." [1d20=20]
12/16/2007 11:57:34 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/16/2007 11:57:35 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 17." [1d20=16]
12/16/2007 12:01:19 PM <Drac-GM>   Kuran easily spots a classic wood fort, hidden poorly in the trees.  A child's venture, built up in a tree with ramshackle wood pieces and rope.  The kind he'd expect young boys to make.
12/16/2007 12:02:44 PM <Sunako>   "Since we're all working together, will you introduce us to your subjects?" Sunako asks the boy. "We don't want them to get the wrong idea."
12/16/2007 12:02:46 PM <Kuran>   Kuran... spots the wood amidst the trees? "So, what now?" he asks now that they've found the fort. And a telling lack of either witches or other children.
12/16/2007 12:04:42 PM <Drac-GM>   Heading closer to the fort, they can clearly hear some other children planning, one familiar voice talking about wicked giants that kidnapped the king.
12/16/2007 12:17:47 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie has quit (-=SysReset 2.53=-)
12/16/2007 12:18:40 PM <Drac-GM>   Looking at the scary woman, the king considered. "No, first we must defeat the pond witch.  Otherwise they might get eaten by her!"
12/16/2007 12:20:22 PM <Sunako>   "We have to warn them so they don't see you and follow," Sunako counters.
12/16/2007 12:22:05 PM <Drac-GM>   "...but the pond is right here." The boy pointed at the pond that they were standing beside.
12/16/2007 12:22:26 PM *   Sunako nods. "It is very close. They are certain to spot you."
12/16/2007 12:22:41 PM <Drac-GM>   roll 1d20-1 confused kid
12/16/2007 12:22:42 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-GM rolls 1d20-1 confused kid and gets 8." [1d20=9]
12/16/2007 12:23:02 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie (~Melanchth@pool-96-231-67-2.washdc.east.verizon.net) has joined #dunes
12/16/2007 12:23:15 PM <Drac-GM>   "You don't make any sense,' The kid stared at her, not really understanding the problem at  all.
12/16/2007 12:25:17 PM *   Sunako gives channel operator status to Jai_Wo_Xie
12/16/2007 12:25:23 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Your majesty, please consider this: you have to tell your subjects that we are now your guards, or they may attack us while we deal with the witch."
12/16/2007 12:26:19 PM <Drac-GM>   "Ooh... but that's why I needed my scepter.  They'd know I was in charge of you," He frowned.  "Okay.  I'll go talk with them while you kill the witch!" He replied thinking it over.
12/16/2007 12:26:31 PM <Drac-GM>   "That way they'll know you're working for me!"
12/16/2007 12:27:56 PM <Sunako>   "Works for me," Sunako says with a shrug.
12/16/2007 12:28:43 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods.
12/16/2007 12:29:21 PM <Drac-GM>   The kid nodded, trusting them as he  went over to the tree fort and started climbing up into it.  It was built for kids their size, so it'd be a bit of a stretch if any of them wanted to squish through the door and go in too.
12/16/2007 12:30:03 PM *   Sunako looks into the pond.
12/16/2007 12:30:32 PM <Sunako>   "Any magic around? If something is keeping those kids here, it might be nearby."
12/16/2007 12:31:48 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie makes a show of investigating the pond, since that's what they're supposedly doing there, and makes a search for magical auras at the same time.
12/16/2007 12:32:17 PM <Drac-GM>   There was a hint of magic about the woods, but nothing strong or specific.
12/16/2007 12:33:52 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie frowns and speaks to her companions (quietly enough to avoid the children above hearing her): "Nothing stands out. Anyone got any ideas?"
12/16/2007 12:34:41 PM <Sunako>   "I'll take a look," Sunako muses, jumping inside to take a better look below the surface.
12/16/2007 12:35:54 PM <Drac-GM>   Ew...  that wasn't a really nice pond to jump into, small and smelly and murky to look through, but also pretty shallow.  Barely deep enough for Sunako to swim in and if she just leaped in without tryng, she'd find it only came up to her chest.
12/16/2007 12:37:11 PM *   Sunako feels right at home. After spending almost a moment below, she emerges, coming ashore. "Seems clear, now," she announces.
12/16/2007 12:38:54 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Good work, Sunako," Jai chimes in. "The children might've been in serious trouble if we'd let that witch get to hem."
12/16/2007 12:39:18 PM <Sunako>   "She was pretty weak. They might have taken her."
12/16/2007 12:39:37 PM <Drac-GM>   There was some chatter from the fort, discussion that they could listen to if they tried.  The kids were obviously watching through windows in it.
12/16/2007 12:39:55 PM <Kuran>   "Yeah, one of them hit hard enough," Kuran mutters, rubbing the bruise on his ankle.
12/16/2007 12:40:08 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+11 listen why not
12/16/2007 12:40:08 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+11 listen why not and gets 28." [1d20=17]
12/16/2007 12:41:07 PM <Drac-GM>   "B-ut, my king!" "They're my servants now!  Like those fairies.  With this we can conquer the entire forest.  Even they won't be able to stand against us!"
12/16/2007 12:41:17 PM <Drac-GM>   "You mean?" "All hail king bobby!"
12/16/2007 12:41:49 PM <Kuran>   "These children be crazy..." Kuran mutters. "We need to be taking them home."
12/16/2007 12:42:44 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Taking them home won't help while they're still enchanted," Jai says, quiet enough now that only her companions should hear her. "We need to stop the pixies."
12/16/2007 12:43:04 PM <Sunako>   "We need to meet our fellow servants," Sunako announces. "Don't we? To work better together?"
12/16/2007 12:44:12 PM <Kuran>   "From what the boy say, it sound like he be controlling them. Maybe it be because of that sceptre he mentioned?" Kuran wonders. But that makes far less sense than the evil blonde fiends being the masterminds... such a conundrum.
12/16/2007 12:44:20 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Absolutely," Jai agrees. "If we're to defeat his majesty's enemies, we need to coordinate with one another!"
12/16/2007 12:46:42 PM <Drac-GM>   The king came down, three young boys, one Kuran recognized as the one he'd faced earlier in pitched combat.  "So, my giants... you have defeated the foul witch?" He sweeped his cloak around him.
12/16/2007 12:47:18 PM *   Sunako flicks a particular vile bit of swamp off her hair. "The king is welcome to check for himself."
12/16/2007 12:47:46 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "We have!" Jai declares with a bow and a flourish. "She'll not threaten you again, your majesty. Are there any other vile fiends to be disposed of?"
12/16/2007 12:48:09 PM <Drac-GM>   "All hail the great king!" The followers cheered.  "Yes...there are... vile, vile fiends!  They have thwarted us at every turn!" He replied strongly.
12/16/2007 12:50:05 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Who are these wretched enemies of the kingdom?" Jai inquires. Much as she knew it probably wasn't the childrens' fault that they were acting like little tyrants, serving "King Bobby" was rpaidly proving to be galling.
12/16/2007 12:51:58 PM <Drac-GM>   "Xiyu, lead my giants and capture them!" He pointed at a young kid with a little wood spear.  "You, giant, you will follow him and capture them!"
12/16/2007 12:52:07 PM *   Disconnected (Connection reset by peer).
**** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Dec 16 12:52:07 2007

**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Dec 16 12:53:44 2007

12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   Now talking on #dunes
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   Topic for #dunes is: Derrick > Ground goon = Crossbow Gang > Pilfer > surprised Goon
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   Topic for #dunes set by El-Cideon at Thu Dec 13 20:39:46 2007
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   ChanServ sets mode +a #dunes Dracos
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to Dracos
12/16/2007 12:53:54 PM *   Received a CTCP VERSION from freya
12/16/2007 12:56:29 PM <Dracos>   The young boy with dark black hair started off, looking a bit worriedly at the 'giants'.
12/16/2007 12:58:08 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie glances at Sunako and Kuran, and follows the boy with a shrug.
12/16/2007 12:58:35 PM *   Sunako looks scarier than usual, and likewise follows. Her protections from the sun are still on, after all.
12/16/2007 12:59:12 PM *   Kuran sighs wearily and trudges after the others.
12/16/2007 1:00:45 PM <Dracos>   Heading after the boy, they found the forest getting more...well, flowery is the only way to put it.  It was as if someone had taken the time to plant a bunch of small flowers all over the place, right alongside the trails and things.  It really brightened up the walk.
12/16/2007 1:00:51 PM <Dracos>   OOC: Spot checks.
12/16/2007 1:00:57 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+12
12/16/2007 1:00:57 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
12/16/2007 1:01:24 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/16/2007 1:01:25 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 16." [1d20=15]
12/16/2007 1:02:26 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+6
12/16/2007 1:02:27 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
12/16/2007 1:03:38 PM <Dracos>   Their eyes roamed as  they traveled...and though it was for an instance, Kuran noticed an observer, spying on them from the woods, a tiny fairy that quickly leaped up and fluttered deeper towards where they were going.
12/16/2007 1:06:38 PM <Kuran>   "I think someone be expecting us," Kuran notes for the others benefit. "It look like one of those little blonde fiends from earlier, but not blonde. Flew off that way," he points in the direction they're heading.
12/16/2007 1:07:54 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie hangs back a ways from their guide, so she can talk to the others without being overheard. "If they're Bobby's enemies, they might be able to help us. Play nice at first and make sure our guide doesn't scamper off when he sees what we're up to."

[Dracos]

12/16/2007 10:02:30 AM <Drac-GM>   ========================
12/16/2007 10:05:40 AM <Drac-GM>   The Divines stood in the clearing, the throne still intact as well as many of the wood props around it.  'King' Boby was unconscious, the quick blow from Sunako having robbed the child of his awareness.  The kid, chucky, noticing he was alone now, turned to flee the clearing and escape these giant invaders.  The clearing beyond that was quiet, the birds and animals chased away by the brief ruckus.
12/16/2007 10:08:38 AM <Drac-GM>   Rushing off after the invisible pixies, Jai, sunako, and their summoned bat companion headed deeper into the woods, whisps of white and pink and blue fog semi-transparently weaving around the woods as they headed inward.
12/16/2007 10:08:45 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll knowledge religion Sunako
12/16/2007 10:09:07 AM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+8
12/16/2007 10:09:08 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
12/16/2007 10:09:24 AM <Kuran>   Since that annoying fat kid has stopped hitting him, Kuran is content to wait for the return of his brave comrades.
12/16/2007 10:11:12 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie waits for a lead from the bat for now, since she herself can't tell where these blasted pixies are.
12/16/2007 10:11:58 AM >Sunako<   overflow protection
12/16/2007 10:14:37 AM <Drac-GM>   The bat seems to know where to go, heading straight down the same path....
12/16/2007 10:15:07 AM >Kuran<   if you're keeping track of the bat by any means, you can know that the bat has lost them and is simply continuing along assuming they are still ahead of it.
12/16/2007 10:15:59 AM <Sunako>   "We shouldn't got into the mists," Sunako tells Jai. "Maybe we should get the children back and leave?"
12/16/2007 10:18:11 AM <Drac-GM>    The bat flew through some of the fog with seemingly no ill effect, though it seemed a bit hard to see it through it.
12/16/2007 10:18:11 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie frowns. "You're probably right. It's bad enough that we can't see them, without being blinded to our surroundings too. I don't imagine the spell on the kids will be broken until we've dealth with the pixies, but...it's better we don't get split up, I think."
12/16/2007 10:19:53 AM <Sunako>   "If we do go, we shouldn't separate," Sunako decides.
12/16/2007 10:22:06 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods. "We'll follow the bat a ways and see if it finds anything, and turn back before going too deep."
12/16/2007 10:25:07 AM <Drac-GM>   The bat didn't seem too be turning around but did vanish right before their eyes with an almost mystical fade out.
12/16/2007 10:27:14 AM <Sunako>   "Spells wear off after a while, don't they?" Sunako asks Jai. "Maybe if we keep the children away from the creatures long enough, they'll recover?"
12/16/2007 10:28:20 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "I suppose so. Speaking of which, we won't be able to fly forever. We'd better regroup now." Saying so, she heads back towards Kuran.
12/16/2007 10:29:46 AM *   Sunako follows her, staying close.
12/16/2007 10:32:12 AM <Drac-GM>   Heading back, they found Kuran waiting for him, one child unconscious in his throne, and the rest scattered and vanished into the woods.
12/16/2007 10:35:39 AM <Kuran>   "Did you catch those little fiends?" Kuran asks hopefully upon seeing Jai and Sunako return.
12/16/2007 10:35:56 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie glances at King Bobby. "So that's all we've got right now, huh?" To Kuran: "No, they vanished into the woods."
12/16/2007 10:36:42 AM <Sunako>   "We could wait here," Sunako suggests.
12/16/2007 10:36:50 AM *   Kuran shakes his head sadly. "The spirits be saying it probably too late for those other children. We'd best be taking this one home - I can do the healing so he can walk on his own, and no one need to ask questions about any bruises, eh?" he gives Sunako a reassuring smile at that.
12/16/2007 10:37:29 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "'Too late?' What, you mean we can't do anything for them?"
12/16/2007 10:37:58 AM <Kuran>   "They likely food for those little blonde demons by now," Kuran nods. "Nothing we can do, so best we be moving on."
12/16/2007 10:39:37 AM <Sunako>   "...food?"
12/16/2007 10:39:49 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie punches a nearby treetrunk, and subsequently winces. "If we don't at least stop those little critters, this'll just happen somewhere else!"
12/16/2007 10:41:09 AM <Kuran>   "I thinking they be too scared to come back after we killed one of them, but the children already enchanted be done for," Kuran explains sagely. "Lets be moving on so we can forget this very tragic story, eh?"
12/16/2007 10:42:07 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "You
12/16/2007 10:42:24 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "You're sure?" She isn't looking forward to explaining this to the villagers.
12/16/2007 10:42:44 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll diplomacy
12/16/2007 10:42:52 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Jai
12/16/2007 10:43:20 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+9
12/16/2007 10:43:20 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
12/16/2007 10:44:19 AM >Jai_Wo_Xie<   You have a bad feeling when you think about trying to explain it to the villagers, constructing the scene in your head, you can't help but feel struggle for words to calm them.
12/16/2007 10:44:24 AM <Kuran>   "At least we saved this little guy, eh?" Kuran cheers, reaching over and casting cure light wounds to take care of that nasty and incriminating bruise on his head.
12/16/2007 10:44:27 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d8+5
12/16/2007 10:44:28 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
12/16/2007 10:46:57 AM *   Sunako holds onto the boy so he won't run away.
12/16/2007 10:47:36 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy remains asleep, but his bruise heals, leaving no mark of the blow.  He could probably pretty easily be woken up now.
12/16/2007 10:48:18 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie kneels down and attempts to wake him, shaking him gently by the shoulder. "Hey, Bobby. Can you hear me?"
12/16/2007 10:50:46 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy stirred, looking up...and shrieking, "Guards... Its the nappers!   Save me from the giants!"
12/16/2007 10:50:48 AM *   Kuran idly kicks the ravaged Kotono's body into some bushes and out of sight.
12/16/2007 10:52:07 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Bobby--hey, snap out of it!" She holds the boy tight for now, not letting him squirm away. "We're not done here," she says to her companions.
12/16/2007 10:52:57 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Grapple check.
12/16/2007 10:53:38 AM <Kuran>   "Maybe knock him out again? I can heal him just before we get to village, no one ever need to know!" Kuran suggests brightly.
12/16/2007 10:53:42 AM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11 are you kidding?
12/16/2007 10:53:42 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 are you kidding? and gets 22." [1d20=11]
12/16/2007 10:54:03 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+4
12/16/2007 10:54:03 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
12/16/2007 10:55:18 AM <Drac-GM>   Between Sunako and Jai, they have the struggling child pretty well restrained.
12/16/2007 10:56:18 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "He'll just wake up like this again later, Kuran. Us not being around to see it doesn't make it any better.
12/16/2007 10:56:26 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "
12/16/2007 10:58:05 AM <Kuran>   "If you happy to listen to his crazy words, sure," Kuran shrugs. "Anyway, we be going, now?"
12/16/2007 10:58:51 AM <Sunako>   "Where are your friends?" Sunako asks the boy sternly.
12/16/2007 11:00:07 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "I don't think we were sent out here to just bring one of them back and apologize, Kuran." She turns back to Bobby, waiting to see if Sunako's questioning has any effect. If not, she'll have to try and enchant the boy.
12/16/2007 11:03:28 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy clammed up angrily, glaring at him. "You won't capture my subjects too.  They'll save me!  Nappers!"
12/16/2007 11:04:34 AM <Sunako>   "Where won't we catch them?" Sunako asks him.
12/16/2007 11:05:40 AM <Drac-GM>   roll 1d20-1
12/16/2007 11:05:42 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-GM rolls 1d20-1 and gets 0." [1d20=1]
12/16/2007 11:06:26 AM <Drac-GM>   "Oh no, you won't fool me" He glared sternly.  "i'll never tell you of any hideout!"
12/16/2007 11:07:05 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie glances at Sunako. "Let me try. We'll see if one enchantment can beat another?"
12/16/2007 11:08:32 AM <Sunako>   "Discipline will be better," Sunako mumbles. "And where is the hideout we'll never find?"
12/16/2007 11:10:33 AM <Drac-GM>   "Nu-uh, you're trying to trick me to tell you where the wood fort is.  I won't fall for that.  You won't find it hidden next to the pond!"
12/16/2007 11:14:40 AM <Sunako>   "It's such a shame we'll never find this pond in time," Sunako laments. "It seems his subjects will get eaten by the witch that lives underneath its surface."
12/16/2007 11:15:01 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll bluff.
12/16/2007 11:16:50 AM <Sunako>   OOC: It's negative, can't I be creepy instead?
12/16/2007 11:18:54 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC:You can, but it won't work for what you're trying
12/16/2007 11:19:34 AM <Sunako>   roll 1d20-2 :(
12/16/2007 11:19:35 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20-2 :( and gets 0." [1d20=2]
12/16/2007 11:20:03 AM <Drac-GM>   "Nu-uh!  There no such thing, you are big liars!"
12/16/2007 11:21:18 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "You should listen to Sunako, Bobby. She knows all about witches. In fact, that's why we came here, to stop that witch from eating allll you little children. I'm sure she was just waiting for all of you to be there at once..."
12/16/2007 11:22:34 AM <Kuran>   "They probably already dead, now," Kuran notes dejectedly.
12/16/2007 11:22:52 AM *   Sunako dips her head, letting her long hair cascade over her face. Peeking beyond it, she eyes Bobby eerily. "Children are the witch's favorites."
12/16/2007 11:23:39 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll bluff, -8 circumstance modifier.
12/16/2007 11:23:44 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Jai that is.
12/16/2007 11:23:49 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Others can Assist
12/16/2007 11:23:55 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll versus ten if so.
12/16/2007 11:24:27 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/16/2007 11:24:28 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 10." [1d20=9]
12/16/2007 11:25:51 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+3 aid why not
12/16/2007 11:25:51 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+3 aid why not and gets 11." [1d20=8]
12/16/2007 11:27:18 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy looks a bit confused.  "But...there is no witch here.  Really...  what are you talking about?"  He looked a bit frightened at Sunako.
12/16/2007 11:28:56 AM <Sunako>   "They grab little children when they come close and pull them below," Sunako tells him, leaning closer until she's almost nose to nose with him. "The children struggle but they can't escape! And then, she eats them!"
12/16/2007 11:30:03 AM <Drac-GM>   "Children?  Huh?" He blinked at her owlishly.
12/16/2007 11:31:12 AM *   Sunako has quit (Leaving)
12/16/2007 11:31:23 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "See, Bobby, we've dealt with lots of witches before. And we can't help you guys out by getting rid of this one if we don't know where she is!"
12/16/2007 11:31:44 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Diplomacy.  -10 circumstance check.
12/16/2007 11:32:53 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20-1
12/16/2007 11:32:53 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20-1 and gets 16." [1d20=17]
12/16/2007 11:33:18 AM *   Sunako (~Corwin@bzq-79-178-52-251.red.bezeqint.net) has joined #dunes
12/16/2007 11:34:39 AM *   Kuran gives channel operator status to Sunako
12/16/2007 11:35:05 AM *   Kuran has quit (Connection reset by peer)
12/16/2007 11:35:11 AM <Drac-GM>   wb
12/16/2007 11:35:20 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Strike wb
12/16/2007 11:36:06 AM <Drac-GM>   "w-well..." the boy seemed shaky.  "You have to agree to serve me!" He suddenly said.  "And stop being bad giants!"
12/16/2007 11:37:35 AM *   Ebiris (WinNT@user-5442ef13.lns3-c8.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
12/16/2007 11:37:35 AM *   ChanServ sets mode +a #dunes Ebiris
12/16/2007 11:37:35 AM *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to Ebiris
12/16/2007 11:37:38 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Of course, Bobby. As soon as all your friends are safe, of course."
12/16/2007 11:37:59 AM *   Ebiris is now known as Kuran
12/16/2007 11:39:13 AM <Drac-GM>   The boy thought a second. "No, now!  Stop being bad giants now and unhand me," He replied petulantly.
12/16/2007 11:40:28 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie peers at Sunako for a moment and then lets the boy go. He's just a kid, and they can catch again if need be.
12/16/2007 11:41:00 AM *   Sunako is indeed ready to catch him if he bolts.
12/16/2007 11:42:00 AM <Drac-GM>   The king brushed off his clothes as he landed, looking over them cunningly.  "Okay, you're now my new guards!  Got it?  We'll go back and fight the witch... then head back to my castle!"
12/16/2007 11:42:42 AM <Kuran>   "Can't you just hit him again, Sunako?" Kuran asks hopefully.
12/16/2007 11:44:02 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie ignores Kuran's remark. As much as she's half-tempted to agree with him, it's not Bobby's fault he's being such a nuisance. "Of course, your majesty. Just lead the way."
12/16/2007 11:44:32 AM <Drac-GM>   The kid turned, leading the way through the woods....then stopping. "My scepter!"  He wailed.
12/16/2007 11:44:50 AM <Drac-GM>   "We have to go get my scepter!"
12/16/2007 11:46:38 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie represses a groan. "Think of your subjects, your majesty. They're in danger right now! And what kind of king would you be without subjects? The scepter will be waiting when you get back."
12/16/2007 11:48:01 AM <Sunako>   "The witch has collected many scepters," Sunako says, tugging on her shoulders. "Probably. Gold, silver, jewels."
12/16/2007 11:49:19 AM <Drac-GM>   The child pouted. "Fine.  Then off.  To the pond!"  And off he lead, the party traveling to a modest little pond mere minutes away.  Indeed, it was quite easy to find, just slightly off a beaten forest trail.
12/16/2007 11:50:29 AM *   Jai_Wo_Xie follows along, keeping an eye out for any more of those wretched Ko creatures.
12/16/2007 11:56:58 AM <Drac-GM>   There was no sign of any fairies or sprities or ghosts...though the fog was light throughout the forest as they walked. 
12/16/2007 11:57:01 AM <Drac-GM>   OOC: SPot checks.
12/16/2007 11:57:11 AM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+12
12/16/2007 11:57:11 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32." [1d20=20]
12/16/2007 11:57:34 AM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/16/2007 11:57:35 AM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 17." [1d20=16]
12/16/2007 12:01:19 PM <Drac-GM>   Kuran easily spots a classic wood fort, hidden poorly in the trees.  A child's venture, built up in a tree with ramshackle wood pieces and rope.  The kind he'd expect young boys to make.
12/16/2007 12:02:44 PM <Sunako>   "Since we're all working together, will you introduce us to your subjects?" Sunako asks the boy. "We don't want them to get the wrong idea."
12/16/2007 12:02:46 PM <Kuran>   Kuran... spots the wood amidst the trees? "So, what now?" he asks now that they've found the fort. And a telling lack of either witches or other children.
12/16/2007 12:04:42 PM <Drac-GM>   Heading closer to the fort, they can clearly hear some other children planning, one familiar voice talking about wicked giants that kidnapped the king.
12/16/2007 12:17:47 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie has quit (-=SysReset 2.53=-)
12/16/2007 12:18:40 PM <Drac-GM>   Looking at the scary woman, the king considered. "No, first we must defeat the pond witch.  Otherwise they might get eaten by her!"
12/16/2007 12:20:22 PM <Sunako>   "We have to warn them so they don't see you and follow," Sunako counters.
12/16/2007 12:22:05 PM <Drac-GM>   "...but the pond is right here." The boy pointed at the pond that they were standing beside.
12/16/2007 12:22:26 PM *   Sunako nods. "It is very close. They are certain to spot you."
12/16/2007 12:22:41 PM <Drac-GM>   roll 1d20-1 confused kid
12/16/2007 12:22:42 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-GM rolls 1d20-1 confused kid and gets 8." [1d20=9]
12/16/2007 12:23:02 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie (~Melanchth@pool-96-231-67-2.washdc.east.verizon.net) has joined #dunes
12/16/2007 12:23:15 PM <Drac-GM>   "You don't make any sense,' The kid stared at her, not really understanding the problem at  all.
12/16/2007 12:25:17 PM *   Sunako gives channel operator status to Jai_Wo_Xie
12/16/2007 12:25:23 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Your majesty, please consider this: you have to tell your subjects that we are now your guards, or they may attack us while we deal with the witch."
12/16/2007 12:26:19 PM <Drac-GM>   "Ooh... but that's why I needed my scepter.  They'd know I was in charge of you," He frowned.  "Okay.  I'll go talk with them while you kill the witch!" He replied thinking it over.
12/16/2007 12:26:31 PM <Drac-GM>   "That way they'll know you're working for me!"
12/16/2007 12:27:56 PM <Sunako>   "Works for me," Sunako says with a shrug.
12/16/2007 12:28:43 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods.
12/16/2007 12:29:21 PM <Drac-GM>   The kid nodded, trusting them as he  went over to the tree fort and started climbing up into it.  It was built for kids their size, so it'd be a bit of a stretch if any of them wanted to squish through the door and go in too.
12/16/2007 12:30:03 PM *   Sunako looks into the pond.
12/16/2007 12:30:32 PM <Sunako>   "Any magic around? If something is keeping those kids here, it might be nearby."
12/16/2007 12:31:48 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie makes a show of investigating the pond, since that's what they're supposedly doing there, and makes a search for magical auras at the same time.
12/16/2007 12:32:17 PM <Drac-GM>   There was a hint of magic about the woods, but nothing strong or specific.
12/16/2007 12:33:52 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie frowns and speaks to her companions (quietly enough to avoid the children above hearing her): "Nothing stands out. Anyone got any ideas?"
12/16/2007 12:34:41 PM <Sunako>   "I'll take a look," Sunako muses, jumping inside to take a better look below the surface.
12/16/2007 12:35:54 PM <Drac-GM>   Ew...  that wasn't a really nice pond to jump into, small and smelly and murky to look through, but also pretty shallow.  Barely deep enough for Sunako to swim in and if she just leaped in without tryng, she'd find it only came up to her chest.
12/16/2007 12:37:11 PM *   Sunako feels right at home. After spending almost a moment below, she emerges, coming ashore. "Seems clear, now," she announces.
12/16/2007 12:38:54 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Good work, Sunako," Jai chimes in. "The children might've been in serious trouble if we'd let that witch get to hem."
12/16/2007 12:39:18 PM <Sunako>   "She was pretty weak. They might have taken her."
12/16/2007 12:39:37 PM <Drac-GM>   There was some chatter from the fort, discussion that they could listen to if they tried.  The kids were obviously watching through windows in it.
12/16/2007 12:39:55 PM <Kuran>   "Yeah, one of them hit hard enough," Kuran mutters, rubbing the bruise on his ankle.
12/16/2007 12:40:08 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+11 listen why not
12/16/2007 12:40:08 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+11 listen why not and gets 28." [1d20=17]
12/16/2007 12:41:07 PM <Drac-GM>   "B-ut, my king!" "They're my servants now!  Like those fairies.  With this we can conquer the entire forest.  Even they won't be able to stand against us!"
12/16/2007 12:41:17 PM <Drac-GM>   "You mean?" "All hail king bobby!"
12/16/2007 12:41:49 PM <Kuran>   "These children be crazy..." Kuran mutters. "We need to be taking them home."
12/16/2007 12:42:44 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Taking them home won't help while they're still enchanted," Jai says, quiet enough now that only her companions should hear her. "We need to stop the pixies."
12/16/2007 12:43:04 PM <Sunako>   "We need to meet our fellow servants," Sunako announces. "Don't we? To work better together?"
12/16/2007 12:44:12 PM <Kuran>   "From what the boy say, it sound like he be controlling them. Maybe it be because of that sceptre he mentioned?" Kuran wonders. But that makes far less sense than the evil blonde fiends being the masterminds... such a conundrum.
12/16/2007 12:44:20 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Absolutely," Jai agrees. "If we're to defeat his majesty's enemies, we need to coordinate with one another!"
12/16/2007 12:46:42 PM <Drac-GM>   The king came down, three young boys, one Kuran recognized as the one he'd faced earlier in pitched combat.  "So, my giants... you have defeated the foul witch?" He sweeped his cloak around him.
12/16/2007 12:47:18 PM *   Sunako flicks a particular vile bit of swamp off her hair. "The king is welcome to check for himself."
12/16/2007 12:47:46 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "We have!" Jai declares with a bow and a flourish. "She'll not threaten you again, your majesty. Are there any other vile fiends to be disposed of?"
12/16/2007 12:48:09 PM <Drac-GM>   "All hail the great king!" The followers cheered.  "Yes...there are... vile, vile fiends!  They have thwarted us at every turn!" He replied strongly.
12/16/2007 12:50:05 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Who are these wretched enemies of the kingdom?" Jai inquires. Much as she knew it probably wasn't the childrens' fault that they were acting like little tyrants, serving "King Bobby" was rpaidly proving to be galling.
12/16/2007 12:51:58 PM <Drac-GM>   "Xiyu, lead my giants and capture them!" He pointed at a young kid with a little wood spear.  "You, giant, you will follow him and capture them!"
12/16/2007 12:52:07 PM *   Disconnected (Connection reset by peer).
**** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Dec 16 12:52:07 2007

**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Dec 16 12:53:44 2007

12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   Now talking on #dunes
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   Topic for #dunes is: Derrick > Ground goon = Crossbow Gang > Pilfer > surprised Goon
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   Topic for #dunes set by El-Cideon at Thu Dec 13 20:39:46 2007
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   ChanServ sets mode +a #dunes Dracos
12/16/2007 12:53:44 PM *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to Dracos
12/16/2007 12:53:54 PM *   Received a CTCP VERSION from freya
12/16/2007 12:56:29 PM <Dracos>   The young boy with dark black hair started off, looking a bit worriedly at the 'giants'.
12/16/2007 12:58:08 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie glances at Sunako and Kuran, and follows the boy with a shrug.
12/16/2007 12:58:35 PM *   Sunako looks scarier than usual, and likewise follows. Her protections from the sun are still on, after all.
12/16/2007 12:59:12 PM *   Kuran sighs wearily and trudges after the others.
12/16/2007 1:00:45 PM <Dracos>   Heading after the boy, they found the forest getting more...well, flowery is the only way to put it.  It was as if someone had taken the time to plant a bunch of small flowers all over the place, right alongside the trails and things.  It really brightened up the walk.
12/16/2007 1:00:51 PM <Dracos>   OOC: Spot checks.
12/16/2007 1:00:57 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+12
12/16/2007 1:00:57 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
12/16/2007 1:01:24 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+1
12/16/2007 1:01:25 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 16." [1d20=15]
12/16/2007 1:02:26 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+6
12/16/2007 1:02:27 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
12/16/2007 1:03:38 PM <Dracos>   Their eyes roamed as  they traveled...and though it was for an instance, Kuran noticed an observer, spying on them from the woods, a tiny fairy that quickly leaped up and fluttered deeper towards where they were going.
12/16/2007 1:06:38 PM <Kuran>   "I think someone be expecting us," Kuran notes for the others benefit. "It look like one of those little blonde fiends from earlier, but not blonde. Flew off that way," he points in the direction they're heading.
12/16/2007 1:07:54 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie hangs back a ways from their guide, so she can talk to the others without being overheard. "If they're Bobby's enemies, they might be able to help us. Play nice at first and make sure our guide doesn't scamper off when he sees what we're up to."

[Dracos]

1/6/2008 1:44:52 PM <Kuran>   "Okay, let's keep going, then," Kuran agrees as they press on.
1/6/2008 1:46:57 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Highest listen check, roll.  Only one roll please.
1/6/2008 1:48:31 PM <Kuran>   OOC: I have +11
1/6/2008 1:48:48 PM <Sunako>   OOC: Ditto
1/6/2008 1:49:16 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   OOC: I've got nowhere near that, so it's one of you two.
1/6/2008 1:49:25 PM <Sunako>   OOC: Go for it
1/6/2008 1:50:02 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11
1/6/2008 1:50:02 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
1/6/2008 1:50:20 PM <Drac-GM>   Heading off, they found themselves approaching a similar groove, complete with carved out throne, painted pink and against a tree sprouting flowers all the way up its trunk.  It was really quite the sacchrine scene and the young boys frowned, staying back a little and outside the clearing.
1/6/2008 1:50:43 PM >Sunako<   you hear a girlish giggle behind the throne.
1/6/2008 1:51:46 PM <Sunako>   "I'll check behind the throne," Sunako whispers quietly and tries her best to blend with the background and circle around.
1/6/2008 1:52:38 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie turns and looks back at the boys with a dramatic flourish. "Perhaps you should wait out here and let us deal with these vile fiends?"
1/6/2008 1:53:17 PM >Kuran<   glancing around, you see noticible footprints in the flowers.  The ground isn't really good for hiding tracks.  There's several of them all over  the place, as despite the flowers it seemed to have been walked a round in regularly.  Several recent ones seem to be moving away but the direction seems almost random.  (If you want to follow some tracks, ask and we can do a roll for that)
1/6/2008 1:53:45 PM *   Kuran looks to see if he can see where the tracks are heading.
1/6/2008 1:53:58 PM <Drac-GM>   The boys looked at each other, and then at their king bobby. "Y-yeah, That sounds good!  Go my giants!"  He stood boldly up, posing with his silly cloak.
1/6/2008 1:56:44 PM <Drac-GM>   Heading through the flowers (they really were quite a nice arrangement, but so bright and colorful.  It was really very irritating.  Did they not know how to plant black roses or anything?), she glanced behind the throne...another giggle, but nothing visible.
1/6/2008 1:56:49 PM *   Kuran enters the clearing to look at the tracks!
1/6/2008 1:57:28 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+12
1/6/2008 1:57:28 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
1/6/2008 1:57:42 PM <Sunako>   "The giggling, it disturbs me," Sunako mutters, heading back towards Kuran.
1/6/2008 1:59:45 PM >Kuran<   you can tell most of these aren't real tracks.   Not in the openly faked, but in the people keep leaving and coming back fashion.  They seem to have been made by little kids or halflings or goblins of some sort.  They don't appear to be wearing heavy soled shoes.  Given about an hour, you are pretty sure you could eliminate all of the old tracks and follow the most recent ones.
1/6/2008 2:01:03 PM <Kuran>   "So, what now?" Kuran looks to Jai for some inspiration on what to do.
1/6/2008 2:01:38 PM <Sunako>   "The dazzling creature could attract others of her kind," Sunako suggests.
1/6/2008 2:03:36 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie sighs. "Well, I don't see anything for it but to go in and announce our presence. I'll have to put on a show for the kids--" (assuming they'll be within hearing range) "--but hopefully not sound to violent that these critters won't come out and talk. Well...here I go." So saying, she strides into the grove.
1/6/2008 2:06:26 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll 1d20 unmodified for everyone roaming around the clearing.
1/6/2008 2:06:44 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20
1/6/2008 2:06:45 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20 and gets 19." [1d20=19]
1/6/2008 2:07:11 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20 for something
1/6/2008 2:07:11 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20 for something and gets 3." [1d20=3]
1/6/2008 2:07:39 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20
1/6/2008 2:07:39 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
1/6/2008 2:10:32 PM <Drac-GM>   Kuran wandered over, leaning against a tree, and...stepping on something.  Soft, and audible by the girlish 'ow' that came out of it, a few of the flowers promptly getting depressed as something seemed to move away from him.
1/6/2008 2:11:11 PM *   Kuran gropes around in the direction of the girlish voice!
1/6/2008 2:11:52 PM <Drac-GM>   He catches...what feels like an ankle!. "Eeek, the giant's got me!  Let me go, Let me go!"
1/6/2008 2:12:59 PM *   Corwin (~corwin@bzq-79-178-79-204.red.bezeqint.net) has joined #dunes
1/6/2008 2:12:59 PM *   ChanServ gives channel operator status to Corwin
1/6/2008 2:13:25 PM <Kuran>   "I no be giant, you just be tiny," Kuran retorts. "Uh... Jai, I think I found one. What we do, now?"
1/6/2008 2:14:03 PM <Drac-GM>   He felt kicks hammering against his arm.  Someone was clearly trying to get lose.  (You take 1 point of subdual to keep your grip)
1/6/2008 2:15:53 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Well, uh..." She raises her voice and directs back toward the boys. "Clearly we'll have to interrogate this dangerous creature!" She adopts an apologetic expression for the creature, and speaks quietly enough that those outside the grove wouldn't hear her. "It's alright, we just want to talk."
1/6/2008 2:16:52 PM <Kuran>   "Yes, so stop with the kicking," Kuran adds, wincing and resisting the urge to smack his burden against a nearby tree.
1/6/2008 2:17:31 PM <Drac-GM>   "Let me go, let me go," She whined, s ounding all together like a little girl.
1/6/2008 2:18:23 PM <Kuran>   "Only if you promise not to be flying away."
1/6/2008 2:19:41 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "If we let you down, do you promise not to skiiter off into the brush or somewhat? We just need information. We're trying to help someone and, well, we think you might be the person to talk to."
1/6/2008 2:20:53 PM <Drac-GM>   "Huh, I can't fly. um.um...but Pipsy said you were bad giants and just wanted  to hurt us!"
1/6/2008 2:21:54 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie shakes her head. "We only hurt monsters. You don't look much like a monster. Who is Pipsy?"
1/6/2008 2:22:10 PM <Kuran>   "Doesn't look like anything at all..." Kuran mutters irritably.
1/6/2008 2:22:34 PM [Obsidian²] File caching completed.
1/6/2008 2:23:28 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Diplomacy.  -10 if Kuran is still restraining the kid.
1/6/2008 2:23:48 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   OOC: Is he?
1/6/2008 2:24:34 PM <Kuran>   OOC: yes
1/6/2008 2:24:57 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20-1
1/6/2008 2:24:57 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20-1 and gets 0." [1d20=1]
1/6/2008 2:26:29 PM <Drac-GM>   "Nu-uh...you just want me to say so you can hurt them!"
1/6/2008 2:27:31 PM <Sunako>   "Maybe it's a monster. We can't see it, after all," Sunako suggests, coming closer in her usual menacing way.
1/6/2008 2:29:19 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Intimidate.  +4 mod.
1/6/2008 2:29:44 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+10 Jai got -10!
1/6/2008 2:29:48 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+10 Jai got -10! and gets 17." [1d20=7]
1/6/2008 2:31:49 PM <Drac-GM>   She looked at Sunako...and started wailing.  "Please don't hurt me!"
1/6/2008 2:33:08 PM <Sunako>   "I need to see that you're not a monster," Sunako tells her sternly.
1/6/2008 2:34:46 PM <Drac-GM>   "I'm not! I'm not!" She wails, struggling with Kuran, though easy enough for him to keep his grip on.
1/6/2008 2:35:14 PM <Sunako>   "I'm not seeing you," Sunako repeats, tapping her foot in irritation.
1/6/2008 2:37:48 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll spellcraft Jai
1/6/2008 2:38:21 PM <Drac-GM>   "b-but that's just because alice did something to keep you you from seeing us."
1/6/2008 2:38:33 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+10
1/6/2008 2:38:33 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
1/6/2008 2:38:55 PM <Drac-GM>   Jai: Nothing comes to mind.
1/6/2008 2:39:09 PM <Kuran>   "Well get her to undo it?" Kuran asks. "Since it didn't help very much, did it?"
1/6/2008 2:40:04 PM *   Sunako nods firmly.
1/6/2008 2:44:36 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll reflex  Kuran.
1/6/2008 2:45:17 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Twice actually.
1/6/2008 2:45:55 PM <Kuran>   roll 2#1d20+4
1/6/2008 2:45:56 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 2#1d20+4 and gets 18." [2#1d20+4 = 7, 11]
1/6/2008 2:47:37 PM <Drac-GM>   The flowers around them suddenly grew with tremendous speed, wrapping around Kuran's arms and legs and pulling him tight, his grip loosened enough for the invisible girl to pull free during the surprise, squishing through the flowers as it spread.
1/6/2008 2:48:18 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Init rolls (above 10) to react.  Grapple if any of you want to leap at the invisible girl.
1/6/2008 2:48:39 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+3
1/6/2008 2:48:39 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
1/6/2008 2:48:44 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+2 init
1/6/2008 2:48:44 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+2 init and gets 18." [1d20=16]
1/6/2008 2:48:48 PM <Drac-GM>   "Run Masia, get away from them," A squeaky voice chirped from well above them.
1/6/2008 2:50:32 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+4 for grappling invisible creature!
1/6/2008 2:50:33 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+4 for grappling invisible creature! and gets 23." [1d20=19]
1/6/2008 2:52:58 PM <Drac-GM>   Jai seizes the invisible girl up against her as they flowers finish growing.
1/6/2008 2:53:04 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Reflexes saves for the other two.
1/6/2008 2:53:42 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11
1/6/2008 2:53:44 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
1/6/2008 2:54:28 PM <Drac-GM>   Sunako's swift motion and flurry of hands lets no vines near her dark figure.  While it'd stiill be a tangle to walk out, no vines are holding her tight.
1/6/2008 2:54:39 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Jai?
1/6/2008 2:56:36 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+3
1/6/2008 2:56:37 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
1/6/2008 2:58:21 PM <Drac-GM>   Jai wasn't so lucky, her and her invisible friend were pinned up with the flowers, the sound of a little girl sobbing coming from it.
1/6/2008 2:58:38 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Sunako, listen check.
1/6/2008 2:58:45 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+11
1/6/2008 2:58:46 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
1/6/2008 3:01:15 PM >Sunako<   "Well that was a bright idea.  They caught her too.  And the others are still hiding near the clearing."  "Well, its not like you had any better ideas Pipsy... ooh, they totally ruined the game."  "Now now, just think, maybe we can lead them off."
1/6/2008 3:02:26 PM <Sunako>   "You know that saying, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye?" Sunako asks, eye twitching. "There's going to be a lot of badness if I don't see you squeaky freaks on the count of three. One, two--"
1/6/2008 3:03:39 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie just holds the invisible girl tight for now (not that she has much choice, entangled as she is). If whoever's controlling the vines wants to get their friend out, they'll have to let Jai out too.
1/6/2008 3:04:35 PM <Drac-GM>   Sunako-listening:  "Huh, she heard us, what should we do?"  "Don't trust  them.  You heard what Kotono said." "But they'll hurt them....I'm going out."
1/6/2008 3:05:08 PM <Drac-GM>   A single pixie appeared floating nearby in the clearing.  "You found me, meanies." She crossed her arms. "I'm Pipsy."
1/6/2008 3:05:12 PM *   NeremWorld has quit (Ping timeout)
1/6/2008 3:05:40 PM <Sunako>   "I don't give a suiciding squirrel who you are," Sunako tells her angrily. "Let the others go free right this instant!"
1/6/2008 3:05:44 PM <Kuran>   "Are you responsible for making all the children around here go crazy?" Kuran asks accusingly.
1/6/2008 3:07:00 PM <Drac-GM>   "Only if you stop ruining our fun," She pouted and glared. "You came and just started beating everyone up!"
1/6/2008 3:07:39 PM <Sunako>   "That's not how it works," Sunako tells her, as her other eye begins twitching as well. "You do as I say or we kill you all and burn down the forest."
1/6/2008 3:08:38 PM <Sunako>   "Horrible, horrible evil creatures," she mutters to herself. "Never seen any more deserving."
1/6/2008 3:10:15 PM <Kuran>   "Don't you be lecturing us when you abduct all these children away from their homes!" Kuran fires back. "Empty-headed little spirits should think about the consequences of their fun."
1/6/2008 3:11:02 PM <Sunako>   "Maybe we'll just take that one to their parents and let them kill her slowly before tending to the fires," Sunako agrees, nodding. "Maybe they'll make a game of it, too!"
1/6/2008 3:11:43 PM <Kuran>   "Ahh... no, I no be thinking their parents do that. They be worried about missing children, not wanting to hurt them," Kuran gives Sunako a dubious look.
1/6/2008 3:11:51 PM <Drac-GM>   "Y-you...you're horrible monsters!  I thought humans were supposed to be nice and like to play... but you're wicked and mean and cruel and just want to kill people!"  The pixie turned almost redfaced, pulling out her bow and pointing it at sunako before something grabbed her from behind, the pixie shrieking almost non-sensibly in rage as she was hauled off.
1/6/2008 3:12:31 PM <Sunako>   "You don't think they'd want to hurt the freaks that stole their children?" Sunako asks Kuran, thus missing the pixie's anger.
1/6/2008 3:13:40 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie keeps an eye on this pixie being dragged off, curious to see who's behind her.
1/6/2008 3:13:49 PM <Kuran>   "Oh, I thought you meant parents want to kill children," Kuran replies to Sunako. "I doubt they care much about spirits either way so long as they stop causing trouble."
1/6/2008 3:14:42 PM <Sunako>   "I suppose we could overlook it this time and let them go with a warning if they stop, if you're sure the parents would be alright with that."
1/6/2008 3:14:45 PM <Drac-GM>   Well, that left them rather wrapped up still, a sobbing presence struggling in Jai's arms.  Jai didn't see anything pulling the pixie away.
1/6/2008 3:15:19 PM <Drac-GM>   The pixie was long gone at this point, her shrieks beginning to leave audible range.
1/6/2008 3:16:15 PM <Sunako>   "How long does it take for the forest to grow back?"
1/6/2008 3:17:59 PM <Kuran>   "Depends how old it is to start with," Kuran replies, trying to extricate himself from his entanglement.
1/6/2008 3:18:02 PM >Jai_Wo_Xie<   as someone who grew up in a rural environment, you would know such an action would devastate a lot of the food they might depend on, and possibly have many other long term negative implications for the nearby town.  Additionally, forest fires can be hard to control, and could cause unrelated damage.
1/6/2008 3:18:36 PM <Sunako>   "I'm thinking it is evil and must be destroyed for the greater good," Sunako states categorically, helping Kuran and Jai extract themselves from the flowers.
1/6/2008 3:18:40 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Str check Kuran.
1/6/2008 3:18:45 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20
1/6/2008 3:18:45 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20 and gets 14." [1d20=14]
1/6/2008 3:18:53 PM <Sunako>   roll 1d20+4 aid?
1/6/2008 3:18:54 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Sunako rolls 1d20+4 aid? and gets 20." [1d20=16]
1/6/2008 3:18:54 PM <Drac-GM>   Kuran finds himself firmly trapped.
1/6/2008 3:19:36 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Bad idea guys," Jai says tiredly. "Don't start anything you can't stop. And people live off the animals in these woods. We can't just burn it all down to get rid of the pests."
1/6/2008 3:19:50 PM <Kuran>   "Besides, we need to get the children out of here, first."
1/6/2008 3:19:55 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+10
1/6/2008 3:19:56 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+10 and gets 27." [1d20=17]
1/6/2008 3:21:40 PM >Jai_Wo_Xie<   you recognize the spell as likely being Entanglement, which means that at worst, it should wear off in a half hour if you wait.
1/6/2008 3:23:08 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie squirms a little in her bonds, but recognizes the vines as the product of a common spell. "They'll wither away if we wait long enough..."
1/6/2008 3:23:44 PM *   Kuran settles in to wait.
1/6/2008 3:23:57 PM <Sunako>   "Works for me," Sunako agrees, slowly moving away from the vines to lean against the throne.
1/6/2008 3:24:59 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "So...I guess we haven't learned much that we didn't know coming in. Anyone have any ideas that don't involve fire and ruining the locals' livelihood?"
1/6/2008 3:26:17 PM <Drac-GM>   About twenty minutes later, the vines vanished, leaving the clearing...rather barren in fact.  The pretty flowers all gone.
1/6/2008 3:26:18 PM <Sunako>   "Having the next generation run off also ruins their livelihood," Sunako points out.
1/6/2008 3:27:05 PM <Kuran>   "We need some way to deal with their invisibility," Kuran reasons. "I can summon bats, but they can't see too far, so we need to already know where to look even before that."
1/6/2008 3:27:20 PM <Drac-GM>   Jai at this point found she was holding on to a young sobbing girl, probably no more  than eight years old.
1/6/2008 3:28:26 PM <Sunako>   "Why are you siding with the monsters that took you away from your parents?!" Sunako exclaims once it's clear their captive is human.
1/6/2008 3:28:57 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie kneels down before the girl, still holding onto her tightly enough that she's not likely to slip away, but trying to avoid seeming threatening. "Hey, it's alright. Will you please just talk to us. I think there's some kind of misunderstanding here..."
1/6/2008 3:30:19 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll diplomacy.
1/6/2008 3:30:34 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+9
1/6/2008 3:30:34 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+9 and gets 20." [1d20=11]
1/6/2008 3:31:23 PM <Drac-GM>   She sobbed, clearly frightened beyond speech, somewhat hiccupping, but not running away.
1/6/2008 3:31:45 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Kuran, Survival check at -5.
1/6/2008 3:32:18 PM <Kuran>   roll 1d20+7
1/6/2008 3:32:18 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kuran rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
1/6/2008 3:32:32 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Okay, well, that's a little better...right? Best to take things slow. "My name's Jai. Can you tell me yours?"
1/6/2008 3:34:07 PM <Drac-GM>   The vines had mostly ruined the tracks.  It was hard to tell anything now from the ground.
1/6/2008 3:34:59 PM <Drac-GM>   "Um...M-Masia," she rubbed her eyes, looking up at Jai.
1/6/2008 3:37:34 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Masia. That's good. Want to si down next to me here and talk things over? The church sent us out here to look for missing children, that's all. We didn't come here to hurt you."
1/6/2008 3:38:01 PM <Drac-GM>   "Missing child-ren?" She hiccupped. "What are those?" She innocently asked.
1/6/2008 3:42:16 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "From Sun-yich," she says gently. "All the village's children up and disappeared in one day. It's our job to help people, so we couldn't just let them stay missing. We tracked a few of them out into the forest and, well...here we are. You don't know anything about this?"
1/6/2008 3:42:51 PM <Drac-GM>   "Um...nope.  What do they look like?" She  wondered.
1/6/2008 3:44:46 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Well, they look like, um, children." How do you answer a question like that? "Masia, where are you from? Don't you miss your parents?"
1/6/2008 3:47:24 PM <Drac-GM>   She rubbed her  nose. "I'm from here...I don't know what you're talking about.  I've always been here with Queen Si-wu and her  royal guards."
1/6/2008 3:49:30 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Queen Si-wu?" She peers up at her companions, wondering if either of them can make sense of this. "You mean you grew up here in the forest with...with those pixies?"
1/6/2008 3:51:08 PM <Drac-GM>   "Yup," She chirped.  "Well, I don't remember ever not being with Queen  Si-wu.  Pixies...oh, you mean the royal guards?"
1/6/2008 3:53:32 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Um, I guess I do. So, you mean you don't know who your parents are. Er, do you know what parents are? Masia...most kids your age, they grow up with people like us."
1/6/2008 3:54:44 PM <Drac-GM>   "Nu-uh," She was starting to calm down over the discussion with Jai.
1/6/2008 3:58:17 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Oh boy. There was a *lot* of explaining to do with this one. "Well, uh...most kids are taken care of by a man and a woman. Big people, like us. A lot of the people around here lost their children recently. How do you think Queen Si-wu would feel if you suddenly disappeared, Masia?"
1/6/2008 4:00:21 PM <Drac-GM>   "She'd be sad..."  She frowned.
1/6/2008 4:00:27 PM <Drac-GM>   roll 1d20-1
1/6/2008 4:00:34 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-GM rolls 1d20-1 and gets 15." [1d20=16]
1/6/2008 4:00:49 PM <Drac-GM>   "w-wait...do you think I'm the children?"
1/6/2008 4:03:05 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie smiles. "You're the right size and shape, but I guess maybe you're not. It seems like the royal guards took them, so we thought you were kidnapped too. Even if you're not...we'd appreciate it if you could help us find all these lost kids."
1/6/2008 4:05:22 PM <Drac-GM>   She sniffled. "But I don't know...Yukali told us all to go hide.  That the bad guys were coming to attack again with giants."
1/6/2008 4:05:49 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "'Again?' Does it happen a lot? Who is Yukali?"
1/6/2008 4:06:47 PM <Drac-GM>   "One of the royal guards.  She makes such nice tea.  Um, yeah.  They all wear armor and stuff and shout real loud.  But they can't beat Si-wu's magic flowers!"
1/6/2008 4:08:12 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Armor?" She glances at Sunako and Kuran again. The villagers didn't seem like they could afford outfitting any respectable force in armor. "Masia, do these giants look *exactly* like us, or...?"
1/6/2008 4:09:12 PM <Sunako>   "Midget-sized," Sunako helpfully supplies.
1/6/2008 4:10:52 PM <Drac-GM>   "huh...you're giants," She frowned.  "Don't call us midgets."
1/6/2008 4:11:25 PM <Drac-GM>   The boys snuck into the clearing. "Hah, My giants have won the day!"  He waved his stick around.  A new one apparently.
1/6/2008 4:12:13 PM <Kuran>   "That mean you ready to go home like good little boy?" Kuran asks. Well, if the conflict is over maybe they'll be bored enough to do so.
1/6/2008 4:13:02 PM <Drac-GM>   "Huh?  Well...I don't know," Bobby pondered. "I didn't think on what'd we do if we'd win."
1/6/2008 4:13:34 PM <Sunako>   "How about a visit to the neighboring land, for now?" Sunako proposes.
1/6/2008 4:13:39 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Don't you feel like heading back home now?" Jai suggests helpfully.
1/6/2008 4:14:15 PM <Drac-GM>   "Neighboring land...we have other ones?" he turned to his new giant Sunako, ignoring her earlier brutality.
1/6/2008 4:14:38 PM <Sunako>   "We had to come from somewhere."
1/6/2008 4:16:40 PM <Drac-GM>   "Are they ...giants too?" He wondered, worried about whether his new found forces could take them at Sunako's suggestion.
1/6/2008 4:17:31 PM <Sunako>   "They can't really fight, but yes," Sunako agrees. "If it came to a battle, we could take them all."
1/6/2008 4:18:49 PM <Drac-GM>   He grinned craftily and turned to his minions.  "Now that we've captured flowerland, we will also capture our new neighbors.  I'll be king of all!"
1/6/2008 4:19:13 PM <Drac-GM>   "All hail king Bobby!" the other boys cheered.  Masia looking ready to flee.
1/6/2008 4:20:45 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "It's alright, Masia," Jai whispers to the girl. "We just need to make them think they're winning, that's all." At the same time, she really, really hopes Sunako knows what she's getting started here.
1/6/2008 4:24:00 PM *   Sunako bravely leads the way, wrapping herself tightly in her dark cloak once she leaves the safety of the forest.
1/6/2008 4:27:24 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie hangs back a moment with the girl. "Masia...you don't have to come with us if you don't want to." If the kid doesn't know what parents are, could she really have come from the village with the rest? She seems happy where she is...
1/6/2008 4:28:32 PM <Drac-GM>   OOC: Roll diplomacy Jai
1/6/2008 4:29:22 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   roll 1d20+9
1/6/2008 4:29:22 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jai_Wo_Xie rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
1/6/2008 4:30:53 PM <Drac-GM>   "You're nice...and I don't know where anyone is...I'll go with you," she quickly decided following and sticking near the pretty lady Jai.
1/6/2008 4:31:43 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie nods and takes the girl's hand, following the others at some distance.
1/6/2008 4:35:31 PM <Drac-GM>   And so they returned to the village, several happy townspeople sweeping up their children, who struggled and complaiined... though the tide soon turned a fair bit more grim. "What happened to my boy?"  "My daughter doesn't remember anything!"  "Besa?  Besa?  Where are you Besa?"
1/6/2008 4:36:24 PM <Drac-GM>   Masia tried to stay near Jai, despite the big woman hugging her and trying to tallk at her.
1/6/2008 4:36:59 PM <Sunako>   "It will take some time, like all things," Sunako rasps from underneath her heavy cloak.
1/6/2008 4:37:41 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   If Masia doesn't actually belong to any of the people here, Jai's loathe to leave her in the hands of strangers. Unless someone comes out with a story of having a newborn abducted eight years ago, she'll be reluctant to just hand the girl over to someone.
1/6/2008 4:37:50 PM <Kuran>   "The spirits be playing tricks on their minds," Kuran explains. "Most of the girls still be out there."
1/6/2008 4:39:46 PM <Drac-GM>   The big womann grabbed Kuran. "Well...can't you fix it?  You guys are the spirit experts," She seemed a bit frantic.  The crowd a borderline mob despite their joy at their return.
1/6/2008 4:40:23 PM <Sunako>   "If we don't have to babysit while we do it, maybe," Sunako hints.
1/6/2008 4:41:14 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "They were entranced by pixies," Jai tries to explain. "It should only be a matter of time before the enchantment wears off," she adds, realizing as she says it that she's not sure this is true.
1/6/2008 4:43:45 PM <Drac-GM>   The mayor stepped forward. "Calm... We'll get everything worked out, Calm down I say"  He shouted trying to quell the crowd.  "See, she says just to give it time," Trusting the expert in the matter.  "Now, do you know what happened to the other children?"
1/6/2008 4:47:35 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Some of them ran from us, so I imagine they're still in the woods. We came back with their 'king' though. Bobby here should be able to lead the rest of back, I think."
1/6/2008 4:49:28 PM <Drac-GM>   Bobby was being a petulant brat at the moment, as Jai saw him screaming and shouting about traitorous giants, his father holding him down with a look of confusion at what the heck had gotten into the boy.
1/6/2008 4:53:18 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Ooookay, now is definitely the time for a little magical persuasion. Drawing closer to the child, she concentrates on connecting his mind to hers, on making him prone to agreeing with her suggestions and ideas. Of course, she has to look as inconspicuous as she can while doing this (bad enough the boy was enchanted once; do the townsfolk need to see it happen again?) If they can get Bobby to cooperate, they can probably brin
1/6/2008 4:54:55 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   probably bring in everyone, so it's worth trying.
1/6/2008 4:56:24 PM <Drac-GM>   roll 1d20-1
1/6/2008 4:56:24 PM <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Drac-GM rolls 1d20-1 and gets 12." [1d20=13]
1/6/2008 5:00:26 PM <Drac-GM>   His eyes seemed to go out of focus for a moment, the spell working its magc on him as he stopped wrestling a bit.
1/6/2008 5:01:25 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "Boddy, you can relax now. You're back home. The war's over, remember? You won, so now it's time to lead all your soldiers back, right?"
1/6/2008 5:03:58 PM <Drac-GM>   "Huh...all my soldiers are here."
1/6/2008 5:07:34 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "What about the girls, Bobby? Weren't there other children out in the forest?"
1/6/2008 5:08:03 PM <Drac-GM>   "Children?  I don't know, Giant."
1/6/2008 5:08:58 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "What about the rest of the...non-giants, then?"
1/6/2008 5:11:02 PM <Drac-GM>   "Well, you beat them all right?  I mean I didn't see it, but I heard the yelling and the fighting so they must be gone!"
1/6/2008 5:13:34 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie stands up and looks around. "How many girls are still missing?" she says to the mayor.
1/6/2008 5:13:56 PM <Drac-GM>   "Well, let's see..." He took a count.  "Three young girls, about 4, 6, and eight are missing."
1/6/2008 5:15:23 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Eight? Well, if Masia had been anyone's child, her parents would've claimed her by now. Bobby's not being much help, but Jai can at least tell him to order his other "soldiers" to behave, and does so. "Masia," she says to the young girl, "did you see any other girls like you in the woods?"
1/6/2008 5:17:19 PM <Drac-GM>   "Huh?  You mean the rest of Queen Si-wu's court?"

[Dracos]

1/13/2008 1:01:02 PM <Drac-GM>   1/6/2008 5:08:58 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   "What about the rest of the...non-giants, then?"
1/13/2008 1:01:02 PM <Drac-GM>   1/6/2008 5:11:02 PM <Drac-GM>   "Well, you beat them all right?  I mean I didn't see it, but I heard the yelling and the fighting so they must be gone!"
1/13/2008 1:01:02 PM <Drac-GM>   1/6/2008 5:13:34 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie stands up and looks around. "How many girls are still missing?" she says to the mayor.
1/13/2008 1:01:02 PM <Drac-GM>   1/6/2008 5:13:56 PM <Drac-GM>   "Well, let's see..." He took a count.  "Three young girls, about 4, 6, and eight are missing."
1/13/2008 1:01:02 PM <Drac-GM>   1/6/2008 5:15:23 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Eight? Well, if Masia had been anyone's child, her parents would've claimed her by now. Bobby's not being much help, but Jai can at least tell him to order his other "soldiers" to behave, and does so. "Masia," she says to the young girl, "did you see any other girls like you in the woods?"
1/13/2008 1:01:02 PM <Drac-GM>   1/6/2008 5:17:19 PM <Drac-GM>   "Huh?  You mean the rest of Queen Si-wu's court?"
1/13/2008 1:03:16 PM *   Infinite_Ko_Loop sets mode -m #dunes
1/13/2008 1:03:52 PM <Jai_Wo_Xie>   Ah. Well, that pretty much clears it up. Jai goes to the mayor and lets him know that there must still be another group out there. They ought to be easy to track down, leaderless as they are now. With the whole village searching, it'd get done in no time.
1/13/2008 1:09:17 PM <Drac-GM>   The journey had been rough, but with the entire village searching under Jai's direction, the few scared children still out there were found, lost and hungry among the woods.  Still, the children seemed to have no idea who their parents were or what was going on as they were brought back to the village.
1/13/2008 1:15:22 PM <Drac-GM>   "Can you do anything, Divine one?" The mayor asked pleadingly of Jai.
1/13/2008 1:18:00 PM *   Jai_Wo_Xie isn't sure. "The spell is broken. It should be only a matter of time until their memories come back. Until then...do everything you can to help them remember. They shouldn't go anywhere in the meantime, at least." She instructs Bobby that it would be best to let his "soldiers" rest up for a good long time.
1/13/2008 1:21:14 PM <Drac-GM>   The mayor took her at her word, hoping that this disaster was behind them.  The party stayed the night at the inn before traveling around the nearby villages, their presence met with praise, though no further disasters crossed their path.  The people were clearly happy to see such interest from temple's finest.  A couple of months passed, the Divines eventually finishing their tour of the nearby rural villages and returning to the capital.