026. Gilderoy and the Son of Yezrut! "Is that my sworn goblin nemesis?"

[Corwin]

[18:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> ----
[18:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The gentle back and forth of the watery trip is lulling. The days pass long and uneventful on the seas, the slender elven ship staying fairly close to the shore. The trip around and into the Bay of Sparkling Stars is nonetheless quite the pretty one, the entrance passes just pass sunup. IT is now early in the morning, the ship just now starting to head into the bay proper. Within a day you should reach Balmuria's harbor, where the f
[18:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Within a day you should reach Balmuria's harbor, where the faraway Crimson Guard is said to wait. Gilderoy is currently in his room. He can hear the work above decks as normal, as well as some other noise. The sailors, while still elves, are not the brightest of the bunch. However, there is a certain curious energy about them - setting anchor in a human port is not a common event. Yet with the establishment of trade with the United
[18:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop>  Yet with the establishment of trade with the United Baronies and Pallanth, perhaps it will become more common? Still, there is time yet to kill until the harbor is reached...OOC - If you want to do anything, feelf ree, Gilderoy.
[18:45] * Alicia sets mode: +o Nephrite
[18:46] * Nephrite is now known as Gilderoy
[18:46] <Gilderoy> Spending an entire boat trip in one's room really wasn't the best course of strategy, he had learned. So, while in fact the room was rather nice, he decided that it would be a much better idea to go out and see for himself what was so fascinating about this thing they had called an ocean. Really, it was just water, what the hell was the big deal? He mulled these thoughts over as he trudged up the stairs to the main deck.
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[18:51] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The ship's gentle sway back and forth is enough to make some men ill. Yet all still on the boat are not so afflicted, working away to keep the sails accurate and the ride smooth. Coming out, Gilderoy finds that the bay water is a beautiful sparkling green, like a sea of liquid emeralds. A contrast from the more open, blue ocean beyond this bay, pleasing to his eye. There is something often lulling about it, invitingone to stay and l
[18:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop>  inviting one to stay and look if one wished, to fall into a shallow sleep of hypnosis and rythym. Back and forth, back and forth, cresting waves over and over, a looking face of water atop one wave grinning as it looks up to the boat, back and forth, back and forth, easy rythym.
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[18:55] <Gilderoy> Ugh, he thought. People actually do this every day? It was nice, he supposed, but at the same time it really wasn't his cup of tea. At the very least, he wasn't sick to his stomach like some of the other passengers, and for that he was thankful. After a moment or two of deliberation, he decided to go and look over the side of the boat out into the vast horizon. Maybe he'd spot buried treasure! Yeah, right.
[18:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Going and looking, Gilderoy spots the view of the coastline. The outer parts of the bay are fairly rocky, but a few villages can be distantly seen. The rockiness continues, but levels off as the bay proceeds. It's quite pleasant, the blue sky above bright. Below the water stirs, as...
[18:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 and gets 13."12 [1d20=13]
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[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 and gets 9."12 [1d20=9]
[18:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 and gets 3."12 [1d20=3]
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[18:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Two sailors are near the edge of the water, one stopping and staring. You note the other one going to him, the two talking briefly before they both laugh and return to work. Otherwise, the deck is uneventful as well.
[19:01] <Gilderoy> He simply sighed and shook his head, running a hand through his hair. "This Crimson Guard better be all it's cracked up to be, or else this will be one hell of a wasted trip..." He shook his head again and just leaned on the railing of the boat, content for the time being with the quiet atmosphere.
[19:02] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As the ride proceeds on, the smell of sea water is bracing. Oddly so, as after a few minutes, a bit sprays on Gilderoy's face. A stream of it, as if shot up from the water.
[19:03] <Gilderoy> Well, he certainly didn't expect that! Sputtering and wiping his face with an unhappy grimace, he stood up a bit more to try and get his bearings straight and look back down at the water. "I don't think water is supposed to do that, so what...?"
[19:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> On a wave a face of water can be spotted, grinning from ear to ear.  It looks most amused. It's somewhat indistinct for features, but it is most definintely a face.
[19:04] <Gilderoy> He mumbled to himself and rubbed a temple. "Wonderful, now I have the ocean deciding to make this more interesting... Oh well, at least it isn't a boring trip..."
[19:06] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Another spray of water idly arches up, splashing the railing besides Gilderoy. "Going towards the port city?" It calls, in slightly accented elven. "Balmuria?"
[19:07] <Gilderoy> He couldn't help but laugh at that. Was the water just as bored as he was? "Yes, that's correct. I'm heading there in an attempt to locate the Crimson Guard and join their forces."
[19:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> You can hear noise behind you, a few sailors talking. "Is he talking to himself..." one curiously carries on the wind. Meanwhile, the strange face keeps chatting. "Ooooh. Tell Seira that all of us down below send regards!
[19:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "
[19:12] <Gilderoy> Well, at the very least, he'd confirmed a name for himself. "Seira, huh... All right, I'll let her know."
[19:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Good! Tell her it may be awhile - there was more damage done to them than I first thought. They're just so...simple now!" That smile turns to a frown, but it doesn't stay long. "Good luck on the sea!"
[19:17] <Gilderoy> "Thank you." It was strange, thanking the water, but such is the way of life in these strange times. It really wasn't any more strange than a man leaving his home in search of joining a merry band of adventurers, he thought.
[19:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As the watery face slips beneath the surface, Gilderoy can hear more footsteps behind him. "Um...sir?" A sailor's voice is heard, "Who are you talking to?"
[19:22] <Gilderoy> He blanched. They couldn't hear it? Oh well, it wasn't a conversation they needed to hear anyway. He turned to the sailor with a rather neutral expression. "Haven't you ever seen a Cleric commune with spirits before?" It sounded plausible enough.
[19:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There are a few sailors behind him, glancing  at each other. One does nod, more or less, trying to smile. "It was just unusual," he offers, scratching the side of his head. "Just wanted to make sure you weren't about to jump overboard."
[19:29] <Gilderoy> "No, if I had wanted to do that, I would have done it quite some time ago." He smiled, attempting to intone that what he had said was a joke. Well, partially, anyway.
[19:32] * Dracos is now known as Drac-grocery
[19:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The sailors seem to take this, nodding and smiling, going back to work. The smiles seem geniune or close enough, the business of running the ship given full attention again.
[19:34] <Gilderoy> He turned back around, letting out a sigh of relief. At least they hadn't tried to detain him for lack of mental stability. Communing with spirits... hah! At least that wasn't a total lie, really.
[19:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Indeed. On those reflections the trip into the harbor begins! Soon, you can see Balmuria...! (More)
[19:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> At first you see the bay - a few ships sit attached to long wooden docks. Often white masted and tall, they strive towards the blue sky. Buildings and warehouses line behind the docks, people distantly seen bustling about there. Busy and noisy, a human city. On the west side of the city, you can see construction being done, a large new wing being added. It's not quite as big as one might expect, but you can see a lot. A hill in the
[19:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop>  A hill in the center of the city, ornate buildings on it. A large garrison, full of soldiers. And on and on and on, slowly coming into focus.
[19:44] <Gilderoy> He shifted his weight and stood up, letting out a stretch. He headed back to his room to retrieve his belongings, since he certainly didn't want to forget them and have them lost at sea!
[19:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> THis takes a little time,a s the boat approaches the harbor. As Gilderoy prepares, he can hear the sounds of the crew as they prepare to lay anchor. It's a noisy time as Gilderoy returns to the deck, the ship slowly angling in. A batch of humans are standing on the dock as the ship approaches, mostly sailors and the like.
[19:47] <Gilderoy> He made sure to stay out of anyone's way, as he didn't want to lose any of his things (Or maybe not bump into people? Who knows.) Either way, he waited patiently on the deck for the boat to finish its docking procedures.
[19:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> This does not take long. The elven sailors look out, as the humans below stare. A few wave and vice versa, murmurings with the humans. But soon enough the plank down is lowered, a path possible...
[19:57] * Gilderoy (Ryan@131.247.168.83) Quit (Connection reset by peer)
[19:59] * Nephrite (Ryan@ws-7n9bzb1.east.usf.edu) has joined #dunes
[20:00] * Nephrite is now known as Gilderoy
[20:00] <Alicia> [19:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> THis takes a little time,a s the boat approaches the harbor. As Gilderoy prepares, he can hear the sounds of the crew as they prepare to lay anchor. It's a noisy time as Gilderoy returns to the deck, the ship slowly angling in. A batch of humans are standing on the dock as the ship approaches, mostly sailors and the like.
[20:00] <Alicia> [19:47] <Gilderoy> He made sure to stay out of anyone's way, as he didn't want to lose any of his things (Or maybe not bump into people? Who knows.) Either way, he waited patiently on the deck for the boat to finish its docking procedures.
[20:00] <Alicia> [19:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> This does not take long. The elven sailors look out, as the humans below stare. A few wave and vice versa, murmurings with the humans. But soon enough the plank down is lowered, a path possible...
[20:00] * Alicia sets mode: +o Gilderoy
[20:03] <Gilderoy> With that, he bid his watery journey adieu and stepped forward, moving briskly but not rushing into the city of Balmuria. He wondered if there were any signs up anywhere that might point him towards the Crimson Guard's quarters... maybe he'd just ask a local townsperson.
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There are lots as he steps out, the half elf getting a lot of looks. Sailors and peasants are around him, but not quite getting in his way. Past this crowd you see a few guards at teh end of the dock, keeping a watch on what's going on.
[20:12] <Gilderoy> Guards. Of course, they'd know where to find them. He strode confidently towards one and moved in carefully to get their attention. "Excuse me, I'm looking for some information on the Crimson Guard." Hopefully this person wasn't a new recruit... but even if they were, if the rumors had spread across the ocean...
[20:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> They're both fairly young, one of the two turning. "Hey, Smoot - remind of you of the Captain?" the other says, looking at Gilderoy and his ears. The other turns and smiles nicely enough, "What do you need to know?"
[20:14] <Gilderoy> The Captain? Interesting. "I'd like to know where I can find them, or someone that would be able to tell me how to join them." Waiting for the guard to laugh like a fool in three, two...
[20:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The guards both blink, "Hey, Dirk..." Smoot mutters, the two quiet before shrugging. "Go to the garrison and ask for Comm -oh wait, isn't he on leave?" Dirk just shrugs and picks upf or him, "Go ask for Commander Oberuth or Colonel Khardon."
[20:17] <Gilderoy> Oberuth and Khardon... Hmm... Something about those names... "I will do so. Thank you for your time." He turned and began walking in the direction that he had noticed the barracks in from the boat. Hopefully this wasn't going to turn into some sort of ridiculous matter.
[20:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As you walk down the street you get looks. Casual looks and interested one, adults being discreet and children often staring. You pass by houses and shopes, the smell of a bakery teasing your nose. "Mommy, it's another elf!" One girl can be heard caroling. But nonetheless the way forward is not hindered. Soon you approach the garrison, soldiers sparring outside of it. A grand set of af ew large buildings, rustic and well used.
[20:28] <Gilderoy> He continued to walk in that direction and stopped when he came upon the garrison. He looked around, deciding simply to walk inside the first one he saw, worst case scenario is it was the wrong one and he could get directions to the building where he'd be able to find this Oberuth or Khardon, hopefully one of them was around.
[20:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> You get looks as you do and you can note most of the doors have guards. As you approach, they look on at Gilderoy, longspears on display, chainmail worn.
[20:35] <Gilderoy> He stopped in front of one and looked at them. "I'm looking for your Commander. Oberuth or Khardon. It's about the Crimson Guard." He'd gotten to this point with no problems, at least.
[20:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "On what business?" The guard asks, a middle aged man inquires directly. He eyes you a moment, then his voice goes from businesslike to respectful. "...are you on elven business?"
[20:44] <Gilderoy> Elven business... He could use that, but it might get him in trouble later, so he decided that he'd be honest for the time being. "I would like to speak with them about joining the Crimson Guard."
[20:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The guard looks on, considering a moment. "I'll send a page to pass the message on," One of the two guards speaks, going briefly inside. The other nods, looking Gilderoy over. "You look like an adventurer...?" He ventures.
[20:45] <Gilderoy> "You could say that." He simply stood there, with a rather neutral expression. "It's been quite a trip to get here."
[20:51] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The guard nods, "You're from Pallanth?" he saks, after seeming to pause for that last word, stumbling over it. "The elven kingdom?"
[20:53] <Gilderoy> "Yes." He ran a hand through his hair absently, looking off to the side for a moment before looking back. "I was surprised, nothing really eventful happened on my way here."
[20:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> You notice soldiers going about, as well as a striking woman in some sort of mithril armor, looking about as well. "You came through the Barbarian lands?" he inquires back.
[20:58] <Gilderoy> "Regretably, there aren't many other ways to get from Pallanth to... quite frankly, anywhere else. Honestly, I understand the want to seclude ones' self, but at the same time, what a pain it is to try and get anywhere..."
[20:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Yeah, the goblins ride in once in awhile and we have to chase them from the farmsteads - and I've heard they're the least of the problems." The guard makes a face, before nodding his head. "Vicks, by the way. Say..do you know Captain Seira? She's elven like you, so..."
[21:02] <Gilderoy> Do all humans know each other? No? Of course not, idiot! "No, I've never met her before." He kept his face and voice neutral, he didn't want to offend anyone just yet. "I've heard mention of her name, of course, but we don't know each other personally."
[21:02] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Oh." Vicks shutsu p at that, and just as well. For in a moment the other guard returns and gestures. "This way."
[21:04] <Gilderoy> "All right, thank you. Good day." He nodded to the guard who had been speaking to him and went after the other. He hoped this one wasn't just going to take him to a waiting room so he could waste some more time.
[21:06] * Drac-grocery is now known as Dracos
[21:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> So Gilderoy enters. Down halls, lots of guards about. Itlooks recently cleaned, but after af ew you walk past a storming man. He wears clothes and a cloak, stomping off and clearly irritated. Past him, you are lead to a room - a meeting room, a few tapeistries about, a table and chairs. Here rests a man with a strange, amused smile, slender. His eyes look you over as you enter in, "Come, come, sit down," he invites, " Colonel Khardo
[21:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop>  Colonel Khardon. You are?"
[21:12] <Gilderoy> Taking note of where they were going as he went, he raised an eyebrow at the storming man, shrugging slightly to himself as he's led into the meeting room, taking a quick look around before stepping forward and towards a seat. "My name is Gilderoy. I am here to join the Crimson Guard." He didn't say 'inquire about' or 'potentially join,' he just said 'join.' That was the difference in his own mind.
[21:16] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Chuckling to himself as he waves at a seat, "This is interesting now. Did our illustrious friend Celebrimbor send you?" he inquires, "Or are you coming for naother reason?"
[21:17] <Gilderoy> Keep a straight face... keep it... keep it...! "I was drawn by the rumors of its accomplishments. I believe that I can be a great addition to the force and am always looking for ways to further my own experience and knowledge, and real-world experience is the best way to do that."
[21:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Alright..." Khardon seems to be amused by all this, leaning back in his chair. "SIt dow and I'll send for the Crimson Guard to come by. I imagine it will be fairly soon, if my guess isn't off.
[21:22] <Gilderoy> He did finally take a seat. He didn't like sitting when trying to explain himself, he had a tendency to be too animated when he was serious and just go ahead and stand again. For now, though, he sat. "Oh? Well, that's fortunate, then."
[21:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Isn't it? Just like an able body wanting to join up," Khardon observes, "So tell me. What can you do? Might? Magic? Something else?"
[21:25] <Gilderoy> Was everyone in the human lands so... ...nevermind. "I am a Cleric, sir. Although I do have some competancy with a bow as well."
[21:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> He nods agreeably to that, "How do you like Balmuria, then?"
[21:38] <Gilderoy> I guess he'd have no idea how long he'd been here... But even so, what a loaded question. "I've only been here for about..." *He looked thoughtful.* "Well, I haven't been here long enough to tell you one way or another. I'll get back to you on that."
[21:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Khardon just chuckles, "Indeed, I wonder how we compare to the fabled splendors of the great palaces of the Elven Kingdom. We are but a small, growing nation." In his amusement he eyes Gilderoy, "Though. I should warn you that the duties of the Crimson Guard are not without danger and possible death." His amusement slides away as he considers.
[21:42] <Gilderoy> How did you end up making a commander? Do you always tell people such obvious statements? Ugh. Careful... Careful, keep it cool. "Well," he began, his face turning slightly to show a small smile. "I'll be happy to inform you at a later time how this place compares with Pallanth, but I really wouldn't concern myself with it, as Balmuria has a completely different atmosphere and purpose for existing, so it will be difficult to even look at the two sid
[21:42] <Gilderoy> e by side."
[21:43] <Gilderoy> He took a breath. "Also, sir," he continued, the same small smile on his face. "I am aware that joining the army would be dangerous and am quite prepared for the risks. I would not be here if I didn't think myself capable."
[21:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Well, I'm not sure you quite understand. In the past month we've had an ancient blue dragon nearly destroy the city, a giant lair of shocker lizards explored, ancient ruins with horros best left to history uncovered and visits to alternate planes of existance." He nods after a moment, listening, as the door opens. Two others enter...

[Corwin]

[21:49] * Seira enters, red cloak billowing before it settles over her shoulders. She salutes to Khardon, before her eyes turn to examine the elf. "Captain Seira reporting as ordered, Sir!"
[21:51] <Alicia> We were ordered? Despite worrying about the fact that no one tells her anything, Alicia endures it all with stoicness, her own dark green cloak not quite billowing as she follows Seira inside, easily able to look over the short half-elf's head to see Khardon and the new arrival. She dutifully echoes Seira's salute, however.
[21:52] <Gilderoy> Finally, maybe some people who knew what they were doing. He turned and regarded both of them for a moment before nodding in a polite manner. He desperately hoped that these two would at least have some common sense.

[Corwin]

[17:39] <Kotono> "Good. First of all, meet Gilderoy," Khardon looks pointedly to the half elf.
[17:40] * Seira nods curtly at Gilderoy.
[17:40] <Alicia> "A pleasure," Alicia manages with some attempt at pleasantness, wondering what this is about. At least Seira seems as much in the dark as her.
[17:43] <Kotono> "He's come to Balmuria looking to join the Crimson Guard," Khardon continues, "He also is a cleric according to his own words."
[17:44] <Seira> "He came to join the training program, Sir?" Seira seeks to clarify.
[17:44] * Kotono sets mode: +o Gilderoy
[17:44] <Gilderoy> According to his own words... Right, like I'd lie about it. 'Heal us!' 'Oh, sorry, I was lying the whole time, can I stay anyway? Teehee.' He just kept his neutral smile on and nodded in return. "It is a pleasure to meet you all."
[17:44] <Alicia> Alicia's eyes widen and she begins to open her mouth before clamping down on her instinctive outburst, forced to remind herself that this post would be considered an honour rather than a chore for some people. After a second to recover her thoughts, she settles on asking, "What interested you in joining this outfit, Gilderoy?"
[17:47] <Gilderoy> Finally, a question that was worthy of an actual answer. "I wish to further my studies and experience. I have heard a great many rumors and stories about the potentially legendary Crimson Guard and wished to do my part and assist. I believe that it can help me further along what I believe to be my own path."
[17:50] <Alicia> Well, they did kill a dragon, Alicia is forced to admit to herself. That's bound to attract glory-seeking people with death wishes. Still, Seira's comment interests her more. "What does the training program normally entail?" she asks her two superior officers.
[17:50] <Seira> "Four years of training to get to a level beyond that of a regular guardsman, where you receive training specialized to your unique talents," Seira responds.
[17:52] <Kotono> Khardon begins to nod, "I'm not sure yet. I want to see how capable he is; I admit this is a slightly unusual request. But then again," A shrug as he glances at Alicia, "That's not the first time it's happened."
[17:53] * Alicia chooses not to disillusion Khardon about the fact that she hardly requested her current role, merely standing primly behind Seira and keeping her lips sealed.
[17:53] * Seira tilts her head, looking straight at Gilderoy. "How about we ask, then? Gilderoy, wasn't it? How capable are you?"
[17:53] <Gilderoy> Ha! What a joke. If they actually thought he'd come all this way to be told 'You need more training,' then they were all fools. "I am certain that once I am allowed to prove my worth, you will realize that such a thing is not necessary."
[17:53] * Seira nods. "Yes. I quite agree."
[17:54] <Kotono> As the party talks, there is a quick rapping on the door. A rather winded sprinter pokes his head in, breathing in and out. "Sir!"
[17:55] <Gilderoy> Honestly. Did they get this sort of thing normally? Who'd come all the way to ask to join an elite fighting force and not be prepared to handle it? Ah well. He just sat quietly in his seat and turned his attention to the sprinter, raising an eyebrow curiously.
[17:55] <Kotono> "Yeah?" Khardon inquires, waiting and sitting up.
[17:56] <Kotono> "Si-sir, there's a goblin at the gate demanding to see Captain Seira. It's demanding revenge and it says it's ready now."
[17:56] * Seira can't help herself, she laughs right then and there.
[17:57] <Kotono> "...A goblin? As in singular?" Khardon inquires with a quirk of his lips.
[17:57] * Alicia blinks and eyes Seira, before looking back at the guard and awaiting his response to Khardon's question.
[17:57] <Seira> "A--" a giggle escapes, "--a goblins? Is that my sworn goblin nemesis?"
[17:58] <Kotono> "Uh, that's part of the problem, si-sir," The guard goes on. "You may want to come s-see this."
[17:59] <Seira> "Permission to go and--" Seira coughs into her fists, regaining control of her senses, "--meet this goblin, Sir."
[17:59] <Kotono> Khardon pauses at the guard's words, before nodding. "Alright, go ahead. Alicia, go with him." He pauses, glancing at Gilderoy. "You as well, I suppose. Just in case. Now then, what do you mean by that?"
[18:00] <Kotono> "It b-brought...company," The guard huffs air out, at last getting back his breath.
[18:01] * Seira goes to see the goblin plus company, a bounce in her step.
[18:02] * Seira heads up to the battlements to take a look, first!
[18:02] * Alicia follows behind Seira, taking a moment to cast Shield on herself once they're just before the city gates. Goblins or whatever, she's not going to leave herself open if they try anything.
[18:04] * Gilderoy simply shrugs and stands up. "I would be curious to investigate this myself." With that, he simply followed the others who left, leaving little room to be told 'no.'
[18:08] <Kotono> So Seira, Alicia and Gilderoy head out. Seira climbs the battlements, the gates also open. You see Biggs and Wedge on defense, as about one hundred feet away a single goblin stands. He has a longsword, struggling to keep it upright, too big for his body. "Seeeeirraaaaa"! he calls. While this would normally not be a problem, the three trolls around him in a loose defensive triangle are. Especially how one of them has a greatclub big enough to
[18:09] <Kotono>  greatclub big enough to smash most rocks into dust, too. The trolls are big, nasty creatures, foul skinned and leering, with stringy black hair hanging. Familiar creatures to Seira in particular, a foul odor wafting over even from a hundred feet away. They look on at the city and lick their lips.
[18:10] <Seira> From atop the battlements, Seira presses two fingers to her lips and whistles loudly to gain the goblin's attention. She stands proudly, red cloak billowing once more, and looks down at the tiny goblin below, while her bow is held calmly in her right hand, arrows all safely in the quiver.
[18:10] * Alicia stands by Biggs and Wedge at the gates, casting Enlarge Person on herself but otherwise letting Seira handle things.
[18:11] * Seira also calmly checks whether the trolls are close enough to each other to perish in the same fireball.
[18:12] <Kotono> "Finally! I'm ready, you murderer!" Jumping up and down, still overshadowed by his three friends, you see he wears dirty leather armor reinforced by rusty strips of iron. "Come down here so I can avenge my father's death!"
[18:13] <Seira> "Yeah, no." Seira snaps her fingers. "Fireball."
[18:13] <Seira> roll 8d6 dc17
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d6 dc17 and gets 19."12 [8d6=4, 3, 4, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2]
[18:14] <Kotono> Wedge and Biggs stare, the older one glacning to Alicia. "Friend of the Captain's," he asks.
[18:14] <Alicia> "Just joined up," the currently giant-sized magic knight replies, watching the fireball soar overhead and hefting her sword.
[18:15] <Seira> "Trebuchets, fire!" Seira commands loudly to the guards assigned to operate the two devices.
[18:15] <Kotono> "Lucky you today," Biggs murmurs, as he continues to watch the carnage.
[18:15] <Kotono> OOC - Savign throws for the fire.
[18:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24."12 [1d20=20]
[18:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5."12 [1d20=1]
[18:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10."12 [1d20=6]
[18:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11."12 [1d20=10]
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 2#1d100 since I forgot earlier, ASF
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2#1d100 since I forgot earlier, ASF and gets 109."12 [2#1d100 = 100, 9]
[18:17] <Kotono> The fireball bursts! As the three watch it, two of the trolls are scorched enough to make them snarl! THe one with the greatclub is able to duck away, only mildly burnt! The goblin...isn't effected? You see the outline of something looming over his body instead. "You HAVE NO HONOR!" The goblin jumps up and down again, irate.
[18:17] <Gilderoy> Looking a bit surprised by that, Gil just chose to fold his arms and watch what was going on.
[18:18] * Alicia watches impatiently, waiting for them to actually commit to an attack before she intercedes, but for now letting Seira handle this. It seems personal, anyway.
[18:18] <Seira> "You're the one who came to attack the city after your whatever tried that and failed!" Seira calls back, ready to send more magic at the trolls and the sole goblin.
[18:21] <Kotono> The trolls look on with burnt, smoldering skin, glaring daggers at Seira first, but then around. With a savage cry they charge the gates! OOC - Initiative. I'll have the traps roll; I didn't execute them sicne everything else deserved a chance to act and decide if combat would begin after the fireball.
[18:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+10 nerveskitter
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 nerveskitter and gets 26."12 [1d20=16]
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 1d100 ASF
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 ASF and gets 35."12 [1d100=35]
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 nerveskitter
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 nerveskitter and gets 13."12 [1d20=4]
[18:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 trolls without greatclub
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 trolls without greatclub and gets 4."12 [1d20=2]
[18:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 trolls with greatclub
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 trolls with greatclub and gets 20."12 [1d20=18]
[18:23] <Gilderoy> roll 1d20+3
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22."12 [1d20=19]
[18:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira (26)>Gilderoy(22)>Greatclub troll(20)>Alicia(13)>Trolls 1 and 2 (4)'
[18:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20 traps
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 traps and gets 1."12 [1d20=1]
[18:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira (26)>Gilderoy(22)>Greatclub troll(20)>Alicia(13)>Trolls 1 and 2 (4)>Heavy ammo (1)'
[18:25] <Kotono> OOC - Seira goes first. You'r eup, elfy one.
[18:25] * Seira snaps her fingers again, before taking hold of her bow fully.
[18:26] <Seira> roll 5d6 ice storm
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d6 ice storm and gets 15."12 [5d6=6, 3, 1, 3, 2]
[18:26] <Seira> OOC: DC 18
[18:26] <Kotono> OOC: No save anyhow.
[18:27] <Kotono> Ice rains down and pelts the trolls! A great storm of sleet follows the burst of fire, as Wedge and Biggs ready spears and step bakc, preparing! "WHat is it about this city..." Biggs mutters under his breath.
[18:27] <Kotono> The goblin is yet unhurt again, the outline of a large being overshadowing his body, as if embracing him against harm.
[18:27] <Kotono> The trolls get icy lumps to go with their searing burns, staggered but not done yet!
[18:28] <Seira> "Don't even think about trying to enter!" Seira calls down, before seeming to turn back. "Ready the boiling oil!"
[18:29] <Kotono> "You're just a no good elven coward killer!" The goblin shouts defiantly, not charging with the trolls. OOC - Gilderoy is up.
[18:29] <Gilderoy> Finding himself embroiled in this combat already, Gilderoy decided to do something to make himself useful. "Give me a moment, that goblin... there's something about that armor..."
[18:29] <Gilderoy> OOC: Knowledge: Arcana for the armor on the Goblin.
[18:29] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
[18:29] <Gilderoy> roll 1d20+11
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12."12 [1d20=1]
[18:30] <Seira> "I don't see you charging bravely into the oil of death, either!"
[18:30] <Gilderoy> OOC: :(
[18:31] <Gilderoy> He let out a sigh. "Nevermind."
[18:32] <Kotono> OOC: You can still take an action. Generally mental checks aren't a full round's action.
[18:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32."12 [1d20=20]
[18:34] <Gilderoy> He decided to turn his attention on one of the other trolls, but frowned because getting close to it would probably be a bad idea.
[18:34] <Gilderoy> He snapped his fingers and raised a hand, deciding to try out Searing Light and see how it liked it.
[18:36] <Gilderoy> roll 4d8
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 4d8 and gets 19."12 [4d8=6, 6, 1, 6]
[18:36] <Kotono> OOC  - You need to make a ranged touch attack first.
[18:36] <Seira> "Cleric, right?" Seira calls down at Gilderoy. "I don't know if it's the armor, but the little guy found some divine protection. Or infernal. Who knows? Think you could do something about that?"
[18:38] <Gilderoy> OOC I have absolutely no idea what that means.
[18:38] <Seira> OOC: Ranged attack
[18:38] <Alicia> OOC: ranged attack. Has to beat his touch AC.
[18:38] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Make a normal attack roll for ranged. Most creatures have much weaker touch ACs sicne that by passes armor and the like.
[18:38] <Seira> OOC: Yours should be 1d20+9
[18:39] <Gilderoy> OOc: OK
[18:39] <Gilderoy> roll 1d20+9
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d20+9 and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
[18:40] <Kotono> OOC: Hit, you did your damage.
[18:40] <Seira> OOC: Look above?
[18:41] <Demedais> OOC: That's what Dune said, Seira.
[18:41] <Seira> OOC: Ack! It's the playboy!
[18:42] <Kotono> The lead troll is viciously burnt, the searing light tearing off a good part of it's side! But it's still charging, enraged! Indeed, the first troll makes it sixty feet, hustling as fast as he can! The wounds he's taken heal even as he runs, regenerating gruesomely, splattering blood as flesh closes! OOC - Alicia.
[18:44] <Alicia> "Whatever happens, stay behind me," Alicia warns the guardsmen, stepping forward and sweeping an arm to the side as she incants, "Doppelgangers, come forth!"
[18:44] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 30."12 [1d100=30]
[18:44] <Alicia> roll 1d4+2
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+2 and gets 6."12 [1d4=4]
[18:44] <Alicia> At her words, six duplicates of the giant paladin appear around her, making it impossible to tell which one is the original!
[18:45] <Kotono> As this happens, the other two trolls advance! They mend even as they run aswell, letting loose loud battlecries as they rush! "That's right, get them! Get them!" Leaping up and down in hurried excitement, he watches the carnage! OOC - I forgot his initiative, I'll just toss it at the end of the round with the traps.
[18:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira (26)>Gilderoy(22)>Greatclub troll(20)>Alicia(13)>Trolls 1 and 2 (4)>Heavy ammo (1)=Goblin'
[18:46] <Kotono> The trebuchets prepare and fire at the charging trolls!
[18:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14."12 [1d20=5]
[18:47] <Kotono> roll 1d10
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 4."12 [1d10=4]
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 fort saves
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 fort saves and gets 16."12 [1d20=5]
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 fort saves
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 fort saves
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 fort saves and gets 12."12 [1d20=1]
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 fort saves and gets 24."12 [1d20=13]
[18:49] <Kotono> roll 1d3
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 3."12 [1d3=3]
[18:50] <Kotono> The trolls are peppered with goblin's fire, burnt and one gagging at the foul smell! This is enough to cause further damage, weakening them! OOC - Seira. Sec for me.
[18:58] * Seira nods in satisfaction as the city's defenses prove adequate against targets of slighter bulk than that of ancient dragons, and grinds her teeth, ghostly apparitions surrounding her at once! One, two-- five pairs of bluish teeth appear, clattering, and she sends them all to bit at the most wounded of the trolls! "Let's see how you like it when someone bites you for a change!" she calls after them.
[18:58] <Seira> roll 5d6 manyjaws, reflex dc 20
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d6 manyjaws, reflex dc 20 and gets 17."12 [5d6=1, 6, 3, 2, 5]
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5."12 [1d20=1]
[19:01] <Kotono> The troll is surrounded by chomping teeth, going down like a light! It's body keels over, trying to mend itself even as it's knocked out! OOC - Gilderoy.
[19:03] <Gilderoy> He pondered, looking at the goblin thoughtfully. "I will attempt to dispel it."
[19:04] <Gilderoy> He waved his hand in the air and uttered a few words, attempting to dispel the magic that was protecting the goblin.
[19:05] <Gilderoy> roll 1d20+8
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22."12 [1d20=14]
[19:08] <Kotono> The goblin screeches as a blob of black shoots out from it's body! It forms about twenty feet behind the goblin, steaming as it stands up! A horrible figure, about three hundred pounds and seven feet tall! Cruel barbs cover it's inhuman body, eyes burning red. Steam rises from it's body, as the goblin falls to it's knees and makes a pitiful whimpering! OOC - Rolling it's initiative, it won't act until next round.
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11."12 [1d20=5]
[19:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira (26)>Gilderoy(22)>Greatclub troll(20)>Alicia(13)>Evil creature(11)>Trolls 1 and 2 (4)>Heavy ammo (1)=Goblin'
[19:09] <Kotono> The greatclub troll races on, charging full steam as it reaches Alicia! OOC - You have reach for an AoO now?
[19:09] <Alicia> OOC: I have reach, but so to trolls. It evens out.
[19:09] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:09] <Kotono> The troll slams forward with it's club, attempting to cave Alicia's head in!
[19:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 27."12 [1d20=15]
[19:11] <Alicia> OOC: 1d7 to hit the real me. AC is 24, images are AC 13
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d7 1=hit
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 1=hit and gets 4."12 [1d7=4]
[19:12] <Kotono> The club smashes through an image with ease, making it wink away! But the real Alicia is completely unhurt! OOC - Alicia.
[19:14] <Alicia> As soon as one of her images winks out, the remaining six Alicia's snarl and lunge forward, a dozen blades lashing out as one to rend the troll into nothingness! Striking first overhand, she then spins around, letting the other end of her sword tear through the monster's legs, before finishing with an upwards cut right under the troll's ribs!
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22."12 [1d20=13]
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+4
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5."12 [1d20=1]
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 4d6+8
[19:14] <Kotono> OOC - First two hit.
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d6+8 and gets 27."12 [4d6=4, 5, 6, 4]
[19:18] <Kotono> The twin slashes rip into the greatclub holding troll's flesh, tearing it apart and scoring two distinct wounds! BUt wounds that only enrage it further, allowing it to cry in rage! The evil creature beyond looks on, seeming to survey the situation!...
[19:18] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 83."12 [1d100=83]
[19:18] <Kotono> But nothing seems to happen...? OOC - Troll is up.
[19:19] <Kotono> The other surviving and not unconcious troll continues to charge and reaches Alicia, as the downed one slowly begins to stir and pick itself up!
[19:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 charged on Alicia, claw swipe
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 charged on Alicia, claw swipe and gets 21."12 [1d20=10]
[19:19] <Kotono> roll 1d6 to target real one, 1=hit
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 to target real one, 1=hit and gets 2."12 [1d6=2]
[19:20] <Kotono> Another image winks away, slashed through as Alicia takes on two foes at once! But she is safe, antoher image sacrified for her safety! The heavy ammo loads, firing on the downed troll!
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 10."12 [1d20=1]
[19:21] <Kotono> But the goblin's fire misses, shattering too far away! Meanwhile, the goblin hacks and coughs, looking at the demon. "Aaaah! Hurry!" it cries, looking no fearfully at the gate where Seira, Alicia and Gilderoy are!
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC - Seira.
[19:24] <Kotono> The creature that left it's body looks on, shaking it's head balefully. "4Come to me," it breathes out.
[19:24] * Seira frowns, and decides to leave the teeth to their grisly work as they tear into the disoriented, savagely-wounded troll. Her form wavers, disappearing from sight, and she moves down from the battlements, coming to within range of Alicia and Gilderoy. "I'll cast Haste the first chance I've got," Seira says on her way down, before stopping, safely clear of the trolls.
[19:24] <Seira> roll 5d6
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d6 and gets 16."12 [5d6=6, 1, 2, 6, 1]
[19:25] <Kotono> This troll is torn into, flesh chomped up and staggered to unconciousness again! Meanwhile, you can hear the sounds of the townspeople watching, calls beginning to echo behind you, words ofe xcitement! OOC - Guidleroy.
[19:30] <Gilderoy> He pondered, looking around at his allies to check their condition before deciding his course of action. If one of them needed healing, he'd rather keep them up.
[19:30] <Kotono> Gilderoy can see his allies are unhurt.
[19:30] <Gilderoy> Nodding to himself, he decided to try and puzzle out exactly what that blob was!
[19:31] <Gilderoy> OOC: Can I do a religion check, or would it be something else?
[19:31] <Kotono> OOC: Knowledge: Planes.
[19:31] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 I never miss out on a chance to roll knowledge!
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 I never miss out on a chance to roll knowledge! and gets 15."12 [1d20=7]
[19:32] <Gilderoy> He shook his head. "No, I don't know anything about this..." he raised a hand towards Alicia. "Hold still, I will augment your weapon with some magic."
[19:34] <Gilderoy> With that, he attempted to cast Greater Magic Weapon on the one who seemed to be doing a good deal of damage.
[19:35] <Alicia> "Thanks," Alicia grunts as her blades seem to gleam just a little bit shinier.
[19:35] <Kotono> The greatclub troll settles in, toe to toe with Alicia! It unleashes two savage blows, attempting to maim her!
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (-2 PA)
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (-2 PA) and gets 22."12 [1d20=13]
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 (-2 PA)
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 (-2 PA) and gets 21."12 [1d20=17]
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 3."12 [1d5=3]
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 4."12 [1d4=4]
[19:36] <Kotono> With it's savage offensive two more images are winked out, only three Alicias left! But she is still miraclously unhurt! Meanwhile, the golbin looks to be creeping towards the waiting devil...OOC - Alicia.
[19:37] <Alicia> "Have to do better than that, you filthy beast!" Alicia growls, the trio of remaining knights laying into the troll with everything they have!
[19:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 22."12 [1d20=12]
[19:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 24."12 [1d20=14]
[19:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23."12 [1d20=18]
[19:37] <Alicia> roll 6d6+15
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d6+15 and gets 31."12 [6d6=1, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4]
[19:39] <Kotono> The troll is ripped into thrice, skin torn wide! Parts of it's bone can be seen, it's form heavily staggered! It only stays barely, it's body trying to mend itself in a hurry! Meanwhile, the unarmed troll strikes at Alicia, going after her!
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24."12 [1d20=15]
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22."12 [1d20=13]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24."12 [1d20=20]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 crit check
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 crit check and gets 6."12 [1d20=2]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d3
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 3."12 [1d3=3]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d2
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 2."12 [1d2=2]
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC - What's your AC, Alicia
[19:40] <Kotono> ?
[19:40] <Alicia> OOC: 24
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 1d6+3
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 and gets 7."12 [1d6=4]
[19:42] <Kotono> While two claws dispel the last two images, a chance is had! The troll leaps in, biting at Alicia and tearing away a part of her abdomen, messily chewing on it and mithril! Now the goblin reaches the barbed creature, who enfolds it! Blood spills as the goblin's body is pierced by those barbs, but it goes rigid as the wounds and barbed creature vanish! OOC - Seira.
[19:43] <Seira> "So creepy," Seira mutters, absently glancing at the teeth that continue to savage one of the fallen trolls, before she tells her allies, "Do gather around, magic on the way."
[19:43] <Seira> roll 5d6 +haste on us three
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d6 +haste on us three and gets 13."12 [5d6=4, 4, 3, 1, 1]
[19:44] <Kotono> Seira's magic erupts, hastening the party's speed and reactions! Meanwhile, the goblin turns back around, "I'll get you!" it calls, angry. OOC - Gilderoy.
[19:45] <Seira> "Yeah, yeah," Seira mutters, sighing. "Goblin nemesis, it sounds funny but the newness ends so quickly."
[19:51] * nephrite (~ryan.scud@143-161.127-70.tampabay.res.rr.com) has joined #dunes
[19:51] * Kotono sets mode: +o nephrite
[19:52] * Gilderoy (~ryan.scud@143-161.127-70.tampabay.res.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout)
[19:53] * nephrite is now known as Gilderoy
[19:59] <Gilderoy> Gil turned his attention to the Goblin. He thought, now that it wasn't protected, he might be able to stop it. With that, he raised a hand and attempted to cast Hold Person on that Goblin!
[20:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 18."12 [1d20=17]
[20:02] <Kotono> The goblin goes rigid a moment, but the spell seems to fade away in an instant, it's body still able to move! The club troll, sorely wounded, unleashes on Alicia!
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (-1 PA)
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (-1 PA) and gets 11."12 [1d20=1]
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-1 PA)
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 (-1 PA) and gets 9."12 [1d20=4]
[20:02] <Gilderoy> He muttered something to himself. This was not an impressive showing at all.
[20:03] <Kotono> Yet both attacks come to naught! They slam into the wall, denting it and doing little damage! It's roar is vexed and pained, as Alicia is unhurt!
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC - Go, big girl.
[20:03] <Seira> "So weak," Seira mutters.
[20:04] <Alicia> "You'll regret that," Alicia vicously promises the troll that bit her, shoving it away before she rounds on the one with the greatclub, her double-bladed sword a whirlwind of silver as she hacks into her primary target before spinning and catching the other troll with a few slashes after dropping the first!
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24."12 [1d20=13]
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 17."12 [1d20=6]
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24."12 [1d20=13]
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10."12 [1d20=4]
[20:05] <Alicia> OOC: going to roll each attack seperately and switch to 2nd troll after 1st is dropped
[20:05] <Alicia> roll 2d6+5
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+5 and gets 14."12 [2d6=6, 3]
[20:05] <Alicia> roll 2d6+5
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+5 and gets 10."12 [2d6=3, 2]
[20:05] <Alicia> roll 2d6+5
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+5 and gets 16."12 [2d6=5, 6]
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC - First one downs the clubtroll
[20:06] <Alicia> OOC: so 26 damage to the second~
[20:07] <Kotono> The club troll has it's neck cut out, gurglign as it falls and is knocked out! AS it's body begins to heal  that savage wound, Alicla spins around and rips into the other troll! She gravely wounds it, enough to were it has little option but to attack, even as it chomps on Alicia's stolen flesh and bleeds out from it's wounds!
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28."12 [1d20=19]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23."12 [1d20=14]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22."12 [1d20=18]
[20:07] <Alicia> OOC: first hits
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d6+6
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6 and gets 9."12 [1d6=3]
[20:09] <Kotono> With a rip, the first strike tears into Alicia's leg, making a jagged, bloodied cut! Meanwhile, the goblin turns and stares, shaking it's fist. "Next time!" It calls, before turning and running! OOC - Seira.
[20:10] <Seira> "No way!" Seira exclaims in disbelief. "He's not getting away this time!"
[20:11] * Seira gives chase to the goblin, her hasted form easily covering enough distance to close in on him.
[20:13] <Kotono> Seira arches along, running past the troll and towards the goblin...OOC - Gilderoy.
[20:16] <Gilderoy> He frowned. Despite him just meeting these people, he certainly didn't want them getting too hurt. He decided he'd better close the distance between himself and the one called Alicia in order to patch up some of her wounds.
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC - Which healing spell?
[20:17] <Gilderoy> OOC: Cure Moderate.
[20:17] <Kotono> OOC - Go for it.
[20:17] <Gilderoy> roll 2d8+9
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 2d8+9 and gets 14."12 [2d8=1, 4]
[20:18] <Gilderoy> He muttered to himself as he did it. It wasn't the best spell he'd conjured up, but hopefully it would help.
[20:19] * Alicia emits an unconscious sigh as her wounds are mended, sparing some focus from the troll to nod gratefully back at Gilderoy.
[20:20] <Kotono> The clubbed one stirs, wounds already on the mend! OOC - Alicia.
[20:23] <Kotono> From behind, you can hear guards rallying, townspeople being pushed away! The sounds of heavy b oots, reinforcements preparing, just in case.
[20:25] * Tai{Sleep} (~ferixstad@adsl-76-235-220-216.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) has joined #dunes
[20:25] * Alicia steps back from the troll attacking her and smiles viciously, lowering her sword a bit while holding up a gauntleted hand that begins to dance with flame. "Infinite fire that dances across the weave..." she begins to intone..
[20:25] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 39."12 [1d100=39]
[20:26] * Tai{Sleep} is now known as Taishyr
[20:26] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
[20:26] <Alicia> "Scorching ray!" she concludes, thrusting her arm *away* from the last remaining troll, and instead drilling a pair of blazing hot beams of orange flame through the skulls of the other two trolls!
[20:28] <Kotono> Two trolls are slain by Alicia's magic, downed and put to rest forever now!  As this happens, it prepares it's actions, desprately lunging at her!
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24."12 [1d20=15]
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18."12 [1d20=9]
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5."12 [1d20=1]
[20:28] <Alicia> OOC: AC 25
[20:29] <Kotono> But with superior speed from hastening magic, Alicia is just able toa void the onslaught, dancing out of the way! Meanwhile, the goblin stops moving as Seira approaches! OOC - It's stopping to hold an action. Go, Seira.
[20:29] * Seira unleashes three perfectly aligned arrows into the goblin's back, not having the least bit of sympathy for a robber trying to claim the higher ground.
[20:29] <Seira> roll 3#1d20+10
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3#1d20+10 and gets 60."12 [3#1d20+10 = 25, 23, 12]
[20:30] * Demedais (~ferixstad@adsl-76-235-172-216.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC - First two hit.
[20:31] <Seira> roll 1d8+1+2d6 a1
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1+2d6 a1 and gets 11."12 [1d8=4][2d6=1, 5]
[20:31] <Seira> roll 1d8+1+2d6 a2
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1+2d6 a2 and gets 15."12 [1d8=4][2d6=6, 4]
[20:33] <Kotono> As the arrows strike, the image of ahumanoid form appears over the goblin's body! You see the barbed creature take the arrows, causing minor damage! It's face can be seen, a frozen look of contempt as it's hand reaches out! The goblin screams in pain, unintelliable words spilling forth, followed by, 4"BANE OF MY BEING, WRITHE UNDER MY BLIGHT!"
[20:33] <Kotono> ooc - wHAT'S YOUR ALIGNMENT?
[20:34] <Seira> OOC: CG
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC - Will save.
[20:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+3
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23."12 [1d20=20]
[20:34] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 and gets 22."12 [5d8=4, 3, 4, 8, 3]
[20:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 spellcraft
[20:35] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 spellcraft and gets 32."12 [1d20=13]
[20:35] <Kotono> A cloud of greasy, foul darkness spreads around Seira! It makes her body writhe in untold distortion, her spirit sickened! But she fights down the naseua! OOC - Glideroy is up back by the gate.
[20:38] <Gilderoy> He frowned further. He wasn't familiar with something like this, and really wasn't quite sure what to do at all. He decided that his last bit of augmentation should be given to another, so he moved down to Seira in order to magic her arrows a little bit. He remembered spells hadn't affected the goblin, so this seemed the most prudent choice.
[20:40] <Kotono> Gilderoy moves towards Alicia, using his hasted body to travel along! He'll reach there soon. OOC - Alicia.
[20:41] <Alicia> "I gave you a chance - did you not see what I just did?" Alicia asks rhetorically as flames continue to lick around her mailed fist. "Burn in the Abyss, monster!" she concludes, thrusting her fist forward and splaying her fingers as...
[20:41] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 62."12 [1d100=62]
[20:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 touch 1
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 touch 1 and gets 22."12 [1d20=14]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 touch 2
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 touch 2 and gets 15."12 [1d20=7]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 8d6 fiery pain
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d6 fiery pain and gets 25."12 [8d6=3, 5, 2, 2, 2, 4, 1, 6]
[20:43] <Alicia> A focused beam of fire blasts out from Alicia's outstretched palm, coring right into the troll's chest!
[20:44] <Kotono> The fiery rays scorch the troll, sending it to collaspe onto the ground! It's body still twitches, trying to heal itself despite massive burns! OOC - Seira and the gobby's go.
[20:44] * Seira scowls at the possessed goblin, and casts a nasty hex on him!
[20:45] <Seira> OOC: Hideous Laughter, will DC 20
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 21."12 [1d20=20]
[20:45] * Seira looks upset, and moves back as far as she can.
[20:47] <Kotono> The goblin barely seems effected! It instead screams as dozens of gashes open over it's body, tiny wounds! AS Seira attempts to fall back, it's mouths once more spill forth profanities against existance! 4"ENDLESS FLAMES OF THE DEVIL'S TORMENTING EMBRACE, SHATTER HER BODY INTO ASH!"
[20:48] <Kotono> Two rays burst forth, burning salients to turn Seira and Gilderoy into a crisp, one at each!
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Seira ray
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Seira ray and gets 19."12 [1d20=1]
[20:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 spellcraft
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 spellcraft and gets 33."12 [1d20=14]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Gilderoy ray
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Gilderoy ray and gets 24."12 [1d20=6]
[20:50] <Kotono> roll 4d6 guilderoy
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 guilderoy and gets 19."12 [4d6=4, 4, 6, 5]
[20:52] <Kotono> A beam whizzes by Seira's head as she flees back, as Gilderoy is not so lucky! The beam scorches his chest head on, leaving a nasty burn! OOC - Gilderoy's up now.
[20:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira (26)=Goblin>Gilderoy(22)>Alicia(13)'
[20:53] <Gilderoy> He growled a little bit and looked at Seira, looking more irritated that he had been hit than anything else. "I expect you to pay it back handily for that! Your weapon is a bow, yes? I'll enchant your arrows."
[20:54] <Seira> "Pay it back?" she asks, raising an eyebrow. "This is your initiation, after all."
[20:55] <Gilderoy> "Just kill the stupid demon or whatever it is, will you?" Honestly, of all the times to have an attitude. He waved his hands and cast Greater Magic Weapon on Seira's arrows.
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia, your'e up.
[20:57] <Alicia> Wishing it had just died after the last attack, Alicia takes the time to do this one properly, leaning over the troll as she aims right between the eyes...
[20:57] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 84."12 [1d100=84]
[20:57] <Alicia> And a lance of brilliant flame jets out from her hand to extinguish its life.
[20:58] <Kotono> Bang. It's dead, a hoel burned in it's head as Alicia finishes the job! Behind her she can her the ruckus, the normal defensive reactions to when a threat comes calling. OOC - Siera and the goblin are up.
[20:59] * Seira decides to go all out this time around, her bow charging magically to adjust to the buffed up arrows. One shot, a second, a third, all seek out the goblin's frail form in an attempt to free it of this life and the demon out of her hair.
[20:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+5 (4pa)
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+5 (4pa) and gets 22."12 [1d20=17]
[20:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+5 (4pa)
[20:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+5 (4pa)
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+5 (4pa) and gets 20."12 [1d20=15]
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+5 (4pa) and gets 6."12 [1d20=1]
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC - First two hit.
[20:59] <Seira> OOC: +1 on each, but yeah
[20:59] <Seira> roll 1d8+10
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+10 and gets 14."12 [1d8=4]
[20:59] <Seira> roll 1d8+10
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+10 and gets 18."12 [1d8=8]
[21:01] <Kotono> Two arrows fly forth, the being's body appearing over it again! The goblin is protected, arrows riddling a far superior form! As it does, it's words chant again,the goblin's body buckling, more cuts and gashes appearing!  A cube of energy appears, centered on Seira and thirty feet wide, big enough to also catch Gilderoy in it! OOC - Alignments, you two?
[21:02] <Seira> OOC: Still CG!
[21:02] <Gilderoy> OOC: Neutral.
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC - Will saves, you two.
[21:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+3 it so won't happen twice
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+3 it so won't happen twice and gets 8."12 [1d20=5]
[21:03] <Gilderoy> roll 1d20+10
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d20+10 and gets 27."12 [1d20=17]
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 5d8 Seira takes full, Gilde take half
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 Seira takes full, Gilde take half and gets 28."12 [5d8=8, 4, 8, 4, 4]
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC - Gil takes a quarter, excuse me.
[21:04] <Gilderoy> He made a face. What the hell was this thing?
[21:04] <Kotono> The force is rigid and commanding, potent! Gilderoy is only mildly stung, while Seira finds it repulsive to her very nature! Liek steel bands closing around her soul, allowin gher no freedom! She is dazed, stunned! OOC - Dazed for one round, Seira. OOC - Gilderoy.
[21:05] <Kotono> The goblin's body wobbles, bleeding profusely as you can begin to see dozens of barbs latched into it's skin, etherial and bloodied.
[21:07] <Gilderoy> Well, it wouldn't do to have his allies die on him. He turned to the one who seemed the most injured, Seira, right? Whatever, the name wasn't really important. He held his hands out in order to heal her. (Cure Moderate again.)
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC - Rolli t up and hope you heal Seira up good.
[21:08] <Gilderoy> roll 2d8+9
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 2d8+9 and gets 17."12 [2d8=1, 7]
[21:08] <Gilderoy> He muttered to himself again, this pain was distracting him too much from doing a good job, but it would simply have to do for now.
[21:08] <Kotono> Seira's wounds mend themselves shut, partially healing her devastated elven body! OOC - Alicia.
[21:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 26."12 [1d20=18]
[21:10] <Alicia> Seeing the battle still raging up ahead, Alicia doesn't stick around to gawk at the dead trolls. Taking off at a sprint, even faster than normal thanks to Seira's haste spell, she leaps high over her and Gilderoy, skidding to a halt right in front of the goblin/demon hybrid and glaring imperiously down at it as she holds her double-sword high and ready to strike. "You won't escape from me, fiend!"
[21:12] <Kotono> The goblinb arely seems to notice, in extreme agony, but it's body moves of not quite it's own volition! "S...stop! Too much!" It's voice cries out. OOC - Seira and the goblin are up.
[21:12] * Seira snaps her fingers, coming out of her trance. "Devil, right? I met a friend of yours before. Silver arrows it is!" Reaching for her quiver, she tries to make the devil full of holes.
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC - Oops, I forgot you were stunned this next round.
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC - Er, dazed.
[21:12] <Seira> OOC: That wasn't last round?
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC - You acted last round as it was cast, so no. It takes a single round's actions up.
[21:15] <Kotono> The goblin's voice is subsumed rapidly, however, as it turns! 4"So be it...you are worthless to me, your anger barely a coal to sustain me with this piteous body!"0 Leaping forward, a blob of black escapes the goblin's body, dozens of barbs ripping out and savaging it into a horrid mess! As the goblin falls and gushes blood, the faintly barbed humanoid shaped creature lunges at Alicia! OOC - You can AoO it if you want.
[21:16] * Alicia swings out with a powerful blow at the lunging demon, calling out, "For Mystra!" as her sword glows with divine power!
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 -2 pa smite
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 -2 pa smite and gets 30."12 [1d20=18]
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 2d6+16
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+16 and gets 25."12 [2d6=3, 6]
[21:18] <Kotono> The strike tears into the creature's body, doing enough to score a notable injury! Not a great one and not enough to stop it, as it attempts to embrace Alicia! OOC - Oopposed grapple checks.
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19."12 [1d20=5]
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 40."12 [1d20=18]
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC - Will save.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 20."12 [1d20=7]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 3d8+9
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+9 and gets 31."12 [3d8=7, 7, 8]
[21:21] <Kotono> The barbs rip Alicia's flesh open, but something worse happens! She feels a creeping into her spirit, contamination! For a few moments her body is not her own, but with a feral resistance she psuhes it away! The creature steps back, it's barbs dripping Alicia's blood! OOC - Gilderoy.
[21:21] <Kotono> It's form is slightly insubstaintal looking, somewhat fluid and not entirely defined. It looks...almost imcomplete.
[21:23] <Gilderoy> Ugh. This was beginning to get out of control. The thought of bestowing a curse came to mind, but instead he decided to simply try something in order to damage it. He held a hand out to cast Searing Light again, hoping it might be more effective than his healing had been thus far.
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC - Attack roll.
[21:25] <Gilderoy> roll 1d20+9
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22."12 [1d20=13]
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC - Hit. Damage.
[21:25] <Gilderoy> roll 4d8
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 4d8 and gets 14."12 [4d8=6, 1, 1, 6]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 80."12 [1d100=80]
[21:26] <Alicia> It... tried to get into her. Corrupt her. Use her. "I SAY THEE NAY!" Alicia roars in all consuming fury, her sword-blades turning into mist as she savagagely tears into the devil with all the enraged force she can muster!
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 melee touch
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 melee touch and gets 20."12 [1d20=10]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 melee touch
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 melee touch and gets 15."12 [1d20=5]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 melee touch
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 melee touch and gets 24."12 [1d20=19]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 melee touch crit
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 melee touch crit and gets 14."12 [1d20=9]
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC - First and third hit.
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC - No crit,t hough.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 4d6+12
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d6+12 and gets 24."12 [4d6=3, 2, 4, 3]
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC - Add damage next round, clarify what it is. Fleeing now.

[Corwin]

[17:38] <Kotono> Two blasts of Searing Light pepper the devilish creature, followed by Alicia's barrage of slashes! In that fury it's form is slashed, torn up! A good barrage that flicks away a bit of the substance, a few drops of purple splattering onto the ground. OOC - Alicia and the evil thing is up.
[17:39] <Alicia> OOC: I went. It's Seira and the devil.
[17:40] <Kotono> OOC: Oh yes, duurr.
[17:41] * Nephrite is now known as Gilderoy
[17:45] <Seira> "It's a devil!" Seira says, snapping her fingers as she finally overcomes its spell. "In that case, silver--" She trails off as she recalls a scene from another realm. The longsword, the possession by an evil being, the confrontation at the city gates that lead to it all... could this be it? Hoping she's not making a mistake, Seira takes a step forward, and throws her arms towards the devil as over two cubic feet of water materialize abo
[17:45] <Seira> ve it, only to crash against its form in a massive cascade of nearly one hundred and thirty pounds in bulk, a never-ending torrent peppering the being. Some splashes around, even getting room temperature water on Alicia's liquid, but the only real target is the devil!
[17:47] <Kotono> The creature clutches it's torn side with one hand, stoppering the flow of purple from it's various resisted wounds. It looks on, glistening red with blood stolen from Alicia's body, decorating it like macrabre war paint. 4"You forestall your doom..." 1With those words the creature begins to float up into the air, ascending quickly! OOC - I'm giving it a reflex save since it's essentially damaging like acid or fire to you guys.
[17:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 15."12 [1d20=7]
[17:50] <Kotono> OOC - Roll damage. I'll call it equivalent to a fireball of your normal caster level. xd6.
[17:50] <Seira> roll 8d6
[17:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d6 and gets 27."12 [8d6=5, 6, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]
[17:51] <Kotono> The water splashes the creature! It's form turns jet black, several sizzling blobs of purple jettisoning from it's body! It screams as it soars upward, being deluged by this horrible substance! OOC - It rises 50 ft into the air. Gilderoy, you're up.
[17:54] <Gilderoy> He snapped his fingers. That was a brilliant idea! He wished he had meditated for a bless or two for some water, but this would just have to do. "I don't have much left to use on this, so I'm going to just use what I do have left to keep you all up." OOC: Can he get to Alicia to heal, or does he need to run over?
[17:55] <Kotono> OOC - You can reach Alicia fine.
[17:57] <Gilderoy> He moved over to Alicia, realizing that she had been relatively damaged by this attack as well. He hoped Seira wasn't going to die to another one of those weird sonic things, but so it goes. "Hold still, I'll keep you together." With that, he hoped his healing spells would actually do their job for once. (Cure Moderate again, I think I have one shot left)
[17:58] <Kotono> OOC - Cool, go for it.
[17:59] <Gilderoy> roll 2d8+9
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 2d8+9 and gets 21."12 [2d8=4, 8]
[18:00] <Alicia> "Water, is it?" Alicia growls, taking a deep breath to centre herself as she reaches for a flask of holy water from her belt, which she promptly lobs underarm straight up at the fiend!
[18:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 ranged touch
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 ranged touch and gets 15."12 [1d20=7]
[18:01] <Kotono> The devil, while peppered and damaged, is too fast for the vial! It misses, arcing upa nd landing on the ground several dozen feet away! OOC - Seira and the devil are up.
[18:03] * Seira takes a running leap into the air after the fiend!
[18:03] <Seira> roll 1d20-2
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20-2 and gets 2."12 [1d20=4]
[18:04] <Seira> Unable to get the necessary height, she throws her arm in an arc after it, a trio of missiles following!
[18:04] <Seira> roll 3d4+3
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d4+3 and gets 6."12 [3d4=1, 1, 1]
[18:04] <Kotono> As magical missiles lightyl pepper the creature, it flees 20 more feet up and thirty away, heading towards the east, fleeing! OOC - Gilderoy, you can act now if you can do anything or wish to.
[18:06] <Gilderoy> Nodding to himself that Alicia was safe for now, he hurried back over towards Seira, mentally readying himself for another, smaller, healing spell for her!
[18:08] <Gilderoy> roll 1d8+5
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Gilderoy rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9."12 [1d8=4]
[18:09] <Kotono> Seira's body is mended, patched back up from the spell effects that hurt her so badly! OOC - Alicia.
[18:09] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 3."12 [1d100=3]
[18:09] * Seira nods at Gilderoy in thanks, before returning her attention to the fleeing devil.
[18:10] <Alicia> "No escape, fiend!" Alicia growls as she throws out her arm towards the devil and... nothing happens. Looking even more pissed off, if it was even possible, she follows the fleeing creature, staying below it.
[18:11] <Kotono> OOC - Devil and Seira are up.
[18:11] <Seira> Seira gives pursuit, and her pearl glows as another trio of missiles follow the ones she had sent at the devil earlier.
[18:11] <Seira> roll 3d4+3
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d4+3 and gets 9."12 [3d4=2, 2, 2]
[18:11] <Kotono> The devil continues to flee, twenty feet up and another thirty towards the northeast, skirting onward! It's peppered once more by missiles, but still flies despite more wounsd!
[18:12] <Seira> "This is our best chance of killing it!" Seira calls out as she follows.
[18:15] <Kotono> OOC - Gil's up again.
[18:16] <Gilderoy> He mentally cursed himself for not preparing a Fly spell for a situation like this and simply followed the others, frowning a bit as the fact that this thing may end up getting away. He didn't have much else to do at the moment, so he just ran with them.
[18:16] * Alicia continues to follow the devil, staying directly beneath it as she once more aims upwards and...
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 20."12 [1d100=20]
[18:17] <Alicia> A quartet of blazing blue bolts of magical force lance upwards to strike against it!
[18:17] <Alicia> roll 4d4+4
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d4+4 and gets 17."12 [4d4=2, 4, 3, 4]
[18:18] <Kotono> Another barrage of missiles, impacting the demon! It rocks badly, clearly hurt horrifically! Yet despite this, it just rises straight up this time, 140 ft above you in total! OOC - Devil's taking it's turn to move; Seira's up atthe same time.
[18:19] <Seira> "Just stop running away!" Seira shouts, sending more missiles after it, this time from a wand she withdraws as she runs. "You're as bad as a goblin!"
[18:19] <Seira> roll 3d4+3
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d4+3 and gets 11."12 [3d4=4, 2, 2]
[18:20] <Kotono> With that final barrage, the devil begins to shake! A rain of purple begins as it screams, startign to plummet! Racing towards the ground at a northeast angle, reaching in that direction in futility as it falls! It's plummeting like a shooting star from the heavens, gushing!
[18:20] <Seira> "That's what you get!"
[18:21] <Gilderoy> "I hope it doesn't land on anyone."
[18:21] * Alicia rushes over to where the devil landed, intending to douse the remains with holy water so as to be extra sure it's dead and gone.
[18:21] <Seira> "Any non-combatant still around as this goes on deserves that fate," Seira responds, running after it.
[18:22] <Kotono> It plummets down, crashing hard! It squishes like a sticky drink, a mess of fluid now. You notice it leaves behind nasty barbs, the embedded into it's skin ends having little leech mouths. It's all a mess, the creature most notably dead, it's form mostly lost.
[18:23] * Seira washes away what's left of it with a gesture, lest it try to regenerate and possess something else.
[18:23] * Alicia casts her eyes over the creature, detecting its evil taint and making sure it's actually dissipating. If it could go incorporeal and possess that goblin, there's no telling for sure...
[18:24] * Gilderoy just stands behind the two of them, looking thoughtful about it. If this was the sort of thing he'd need to deal with on a daily basis... Well, this would get quite a bit more interesting indeed.
[18:25] <Alicia> "It's gone," Alicia declares, shrinking back to her normal stature and turning to put a hand on Gilderoy's shoulder. "Allow me to return the favour," she manages a small smile as she cools down from the battle, bestowing some healing energy to the prospective recruit.
[18:25] <Alicia> OOC: 8hp lay on hands
[18:26] <Seira> "Yes, a good idea," Seira agrees, adding her own healing into the mix.
[18:26] <Seira> roll 2d8+8
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+8 and gets 18."12 [2d8=7, 3]
[18:26] <Gilderoy> He chuckled a little bit. "I do appreciate it, but it wasn't necessary. I didn't take nearly as much damage as the two of you did."
[18:27] <Gilderoy> "Thank you, though."
[18:27] <Seira> "It's nothing new."
[18:27] <Alicia> "Your assistance was valued," Alicia nods primly, before looking back towards the gates to see exactly what the city's other brave defenders have been doing.
[18:27] <Seira> With that said, Seira activates her tested and true magical sight, looking around the scene.
[18:29] <Kotono> The guards are keeping a perimeter, archers on the walls and guards at the gate. They're starting to cheer now.
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 24."12 [1d100=24]
[18:30] * Seira waves politely at the guards.
[18:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 34."12 [1d20=15]
[18:30] <Gilderoy> He simply shrugged with a small smile.
[18:30] <Alicia> Alicia casts detect magic herself and has a look around after taking a moment to clean some of the troll blood and demon blood from her blades.
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 62."12 [1d100=62]
[18:30] <Alicia> She also casts mending to fix the bitemarks from her armour!
[18:31] * Seira takes off her signet ring, and tilting her head slightly, drops it into the center of the necromantic magic.
[18:33] <Alicia> "Seira, what are you doing?" Alicia asks at Seira's strange action. "You do realise that magic is pure evil - you should just stay away until it dissipates."
[18:33] <Kotono> Seira doesn't notice anything happening, besides her ring getting a little purplestained.
[18:34] <Seira> "I was curious to see if it would try to possess it," she admits, before cleaning it up with a wave of her hand and summoning it back onto her finger with another. Then, after washing the remains once more, she heads on to take a look at the goblin.
[18:35] * Alicia follows Seira, wondering if the goblin survived its possession by the forces of darkness.
[18:36] <Kotono> The goblin looks very much dead. It's a mess of shredded meat, as if torn apart by dozens of hooks.
[18:36] * Seira looks for magic!
[18:37] <Gilderoy> "So, had you actually dealt with this creature before?"
[18:37] <Seira> "The goblin, or the devil?"
[18:37] <Alicia> "Both are new to me," Alicia shakes her head.
[18:38] <Gilderoy> "Either or."
[18:38] <Seira> "You were actually briefed on a similar situation to the latter," Seira muses. "The goblin didn't seem like much, so he did not warrant specific briefings."
[18:39] <Gilderoy> "Oh, that reminds me." He just realized the boat conversation. "The ocean? Water elemental? I don't know what it was, but it gives you its regards and says rebuilding will take some time. I think that's what it said, at any rate."
[18:40] <Seira> "Ah." Seira nods absently. "We really need to establish better ties with them, or at least better communications."
[18:40] * Alicia chooses not to ask! With nothing to catch her attention here, she simply waits for Seira to finish what she's doing so they can head back into the city.
[18:41] * Seira cleans up the sword and picks it up, moving over to the trolls and examining them and their equipment, too.
[18:41] <Kotono> The trolls have little quipment besides the one large greatclub. Seira and Alicia can see it's not magical.
[18:42] * Seira picks up the club one of the trolls was carrying with considerable difficulty, and while not showing any outwards signs of discomfort offers it to Alicia. "Trophy?"
[18:42] <Kotono> As they return to the gates, Biggs and Wedge peek out, "Congratulations," The latter says respectfully, "But...what in the name of the Baronies WAS that?"
[18:43] <Alicia> "Not in the habit of keeping them," Alicia replies as she accepts the club, eyeing it critically. Just a hunk of wood or did someone actually put effort into crafting it? She nods absently to the guards and lets Seira handle briefing them.
[18:43] <Seira> "An idiot," Seira replies curtly. "Where is Colonel Khardon?"
[18:44] <Kotono> It looks well made enough, but it's still just a large wooden club of massive smashing. "At the garrison, ma'am.  I know a runner was dispatched."
[18:45] <Seira> That useless, no good playboy! Seira merely nods. "Very well. Have the trebuchets reloaded, and the area cleaned. It is now free of magic and foreign influence."
[18:45] <Alicia> Garbage, really. Alicia begins to motion as if to toss the club away, but Seira's words stop her. She won't just litter for someone else to clean up, so might as well take it with her and get rid of it at the garrison.
[18:46] <Seira> "Shall we get back?" Seira asks Alicia and Gilderoy. "I believe we were in the middle of an interview."
[18:47] <Alicia> "As you say, Captain," Alicia nods primly.
[18:47] <Gilderoy> He simply nodded.
[18:47] <Kotono> So the three return to the garrison. Colonel Khardon awaits them there, watching them enter. "The worse for wear," he observes, looking the three over. "What was that all about?"
[18:48] <Seira> "We stopped a predestined devil invasion, Sir," Seira responds calmly. "Let's continue the interview, then?"
[18:49] * Alicia currently looks impeccable, having mended her armour and cleaned her weapons and attire. "The devil offered some challenge, but we prevailed," she affirms.
[18:50] <Kotono> "Pre destined?" Khardon inquires, but after a moment, "Very well then. Gilderoy?"
[18:50] <Gilderoy> What did he want him to say? Confirm what the other two had already just told him? Whatever. "It was of little concern in the end."
[18:52] <Kotono> "How did he do?" Khardon inquires, "The timing was agreeable enough to at least give you a chance to see that."
[18:53] <Seira> "Adequately," Seira responds. "And he certainly fills a niche that has been left unoccupied for far too long."
[18:54] <Alicia> "He offered useful support and healing," Alicia nods, allowing a smile. "Certainly, I have no complaints."
[18:55] <Gilderoy> Adequately? Hmph, next time he'd make sure to heal you last.
[18:56] <Kotono> "Eh." Khardon kicks back, "It's fine with me for now. I'm sure Oberuth'll have something to say about it when he comes back. But you look like you're competent and Lord Salman's making noise about expanding. Assuming you're on the level and not a spy of any number of only marginally friendly nations or persons, welcome aboard."
[18:58] <Seira> "Well, then." Seira nods to herself. "Sir, I would like to follow up on Mihail's statement, so if there is nothing further...."
[18:59] <Kotono> "Oh yes. He came in quite annoyed. His statement was to the gist of 'This Febras contacted me and I accepted a tentative agreement in good faith. Later, when information changed and the situation required it, I did not honor my previous agreement with him."
[19:00] <Seira> "I suppose that would have to do," Seira muses. "Still, I would like to place guards around his house to keep track on the traffic in and out."
[19:01] <Alicia> "The man is a definite risk," Alicia affirms vehemently. "He may not have done anything yet that we know about, but you can be sure he's up to nothing good."
[19:04] <Kotono> "I'll spare a few," Khardon is agreeable again, "But we'll see. Monitoring a wizard is a fundamentally different prospect than other things like that. Besides, all we have is a passing coincidence so far that could be innocent. Let's try not to anger him unless we have something more concrete?"
[19:05] <Seira> "He's definitely working on a dangerous project that is bound to backfire."
[19:06] <Alicia> "I know that evil lurks in his heart. It's as plain as day to me," Alicia begins, before nodding at Seira's words. "I have heard a number of disturbing rumours surrounding him. He bears careful scrutiny so that no innocents will be harmed."
[19:06] <Kotono> Smothering a yawn into his hand, Khardon looks on. "Yes, he'll send the city into a magnificent portal to the Abyss. Seira, we need evidence. We don't lightly go after a wizard capable of slaying men with barely an effort. If he is evil, I'm also not inclined to push him too hard until we're ready, let's not give him a chance to do too much. Tread carefully."
[19:07] <Seira> "He is an evoker. They are all crazy," Seira states as a fact.
[19:09] <Kotono> "Now then..." Standing, Khardon gestures towards Gilderoy. "If you'll come with me, I suspect Archbaron Salman will want to meet you while he's in town."
[19:10] <Gilderoy> He resisted the urge to roll his eyes into the back of his head. What else did someone have to say to him today? "Ah, of course. Excuse me then." He bowed a hair to Alicia and Seira. "I will speak with the both of you shortly."
[19:12] <Seira> "Ask us if you need anything," Seira replies. "I'll try my best to help resolve any problems that may arise." Her eyes move ever so slightly in Khardon's direction, before she salutes the Colonel and leaves.
[19:12] * Alicia inclines her head to Gilderoy in a brief nod. "What now, Captain?" she asks as they leave, sensing that they're done for the day.
[19:13] <Kotono> OOC - Gilderoy, #evildunes
[19:14] <Seira> "I plan on making an example of the goblin to ward off any more idiots that would try to annoy me, but since using an actual goblin is disgusting and distasteful his sword will have to do."
[19:15] <Alicia> "An example?" Alicia's lips twitch upwards as she follows Seira. "What exactly do you have in mind?"
[19:21] <Seira> "I've been thinking of several adequate plaques, but," Seira says, glancing at Alicia, "what do you think about 'Attacking Seira. Don't.' and a caricature of a fireballed goblin?"
[19:22] <Alicia> "A little bit dishonest, since the fireball did no harm to the goblin," Alicia admits. "But the overall theme has merit. Do you get attacked often?"
[19:24] <Seira> "That's why it's a caricature, I suppose," Seira comments. "The actual death scene of a thousand barbed wounds is fear-striking, but not suitable for all ages. And I suppose I don't get attacked all that often in Balmuria, though it did happen a few times when I left the city." She frowns then, suddenly. "Speaking of attacks.... The city has an artifact weapon specifically designed to work against devils, and the Colonel himself holds an
[19:24] <Seira>  equally powerful artifact, if not one of a higher level. And while the battle was taking place in clear sight, he was doing paperwork? Commander Oberuth would never be so lax."
[19:26] * Alicia frowns. "While we did have things in hand, it does seem foolish to have an artifact designed to defeat devils not used when an actual devil attacks - I don't imagine that they're common, but..." she scowls with especially bitter viciousness, "Laxity breeds tragedy."
[19:27] <Seira> "I want to outrank him so badly," Seira admits in a wistful voice, before her face flushes crimson.
[19:29] * Alicia takes a moment to compose herself before she trusts herself enough to speak normally. "You do seem rather young for a captain, it must be said. I'm sure you'll continue to advance if you keep on as you are now."
[19:30] * Seira coughs. "Age isn't everything, you know," she says defensively.
[19:33] <Alicia> "I meant no offence," Alicia hurries to explain. "Take it as a compliment on your abilities? I was still learning to swing a sword when I was your age, unless I miss my guess."
[19:39] * Seira nods noncommittally, before changing the topic by asking, "What is it that you plan to do in the near future, while I am out of town, if I might ask?"
[19:40] <Alicia> "I will do as I am ordered," Alicia answers stiffly. "The Crimson Guard at least appears to have more flexibility than most military outfits I've seen, but still I am tied here until Lord Salman sees fit to release me from his service."
[19:43] <Seira> Seira's expression clouds. She's silent for a few long moments, before saying slowly, "I don't like it when people who have done nothing wrong are forced into servitude. As of right now, I am speaking as a regular citizen and not a member of the Guard, so please consider this offer: I could try and use my ties with the Elven ambassador to have your servitude annulled, if you would like."
[19:47] * Alicia shakes her head, smiling wanly. "You are kind to offer such, but I made an oath and intend to see it through. Besides," she casts her gaze in the direction of the city gates, "I feel I can do some good, considering the scope of this city's problems. Evil must be fought, wherever it lies, and so far it seems that I've sworn myself to a just organisation."
[19:49] * Seira merely nods to that.

<--->

[19:16] <Kotono> Once out into the halls, Khardon sets quite a good pace, walking outside. "I think Lord Salman is overseeing the construction efforts today," He observes offhandedly, leading Gilderoy back outside.
[19:21] <Gilderoy> Why in the world does that matter? Was he supposed to care? "Oh, that sounds interesting." Interesting was a good word, because you could use it to mean 'stupid' on many occasions.
[19:23] <Kotono> "Does it?" Khardon inquires as you continue on, "I'd think meeting the head of a nation is." His tone is light as you head for the west wall, several gates and entryways carved out. Into the construction, around houses and streets being laid.
[19:26] <Gilderoy> Ugh. Don't try and pin your haughty opinions on me, you idiot. I'll decide if he's important enough to warrant my own attention or if he's simply another blustering idiot who thinks himself important. "Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm very excited. But I have no idea what type of person he is, so I'd rather try and just be prepared for anything."
[19:29] <Kotono> "Mmm." Khardon leads you on further, to a hall being constructed. The rough frame of the building has been laid adn slowly stones are being laid. Here a man with a white cloak and armor watches, bearded and stern. Guards stand at either side of him, his look grizzled as he turns. Khardon bows respectfully to him, "Sir, an applicant to the Crimson Guard, Gilderoy."
[19:34] <Gilderoy> He inwardly muttered, deciding that it would have to show "proper respect" to someone such as this and he follows suit with Khardon. "Hello, sir. It is a pleasure to meet you."
[19:35] <Kotono> Turning to see Gilderoy, Lord Salman speaks. His voice is strong and commanding, carrying naturally. "It is a good day when our ranks swell," he begins, "Tell us, why do you wish to enter our service? You do not look like one of our normal citizens."
[19:41] <Gilderoy> For the love of... Was he going to have to explain this to absolutely every person they met? "Sir, I believe that the Crimson Guard... I believe it to be the best way for me to experience challenges worthy of my abilities. I want to be of use to a group... I wish to be able to make sure I am utilizing all of my talents."
[19:50] <Kotono> "Very well." Lord Salman agrees to those words, "If you are willing, we will accept you. For now, Gilderoy will be with Seira and the others?"
[19:50] <Kotono> Khardon nods, "Yes sir. It's what I expected."
[19:51] <Kotono> "Then we wish you well, Gilderoy. Is it not an easy path, we only hope that it will not be too difficult for you." Lord Salman looks on, "Give him the rank of Cadet for now and have him train with Seira and Alicia, yes."
[19:54] <Gilderoy> He didn't like the sound of that, but the title really made no difference to him at all. He was going to do his job no matter what other people expected him to do. "Thank you, sir."
[20:01] <Kotono> "May the Gods watch over you," Lord Salman says with stern warmth, and to that, Khardon bows once more and walks away.
[20:11] <Gilderoy> He turned and followed after Khardon!

<--->

[20:15] <Kotono> Soon Gilderoy returns with Khardon. Once this is done, "Alright," Going on, "Now that this is taken care of, go ahead and show Gilderoy around and continue investigations - carefully."
[20:19] <Seira> "What do you want us to continue investigating, Sir?" Seira asks the Colonel with a touch of curiousness.
[20:22] <Kotono> "I got the impression you were still pretty intersted in Mihail," he casually goes on, going to sit back down.
[20:23] * Seira twitches. "Yes, Sir. That is why I requested that guards be dispatched to observe his residence and actions in secret."
[20:28] <Kotono> Khardon thinks a moment, before just shaking his head. "...very well, I misunderstood. What a day." Sighing a moment, "Very well, you're all dismissed for now beyond getting to know and showing Gilderoy around."
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[20:31] <Seira> "I appreciate not being ordered to assault Mihail's fortified residence head-on, Sir," Seira says graciously, and nods at Gilderoy. "Ready to see the important sites?"
[20:32] <Alicia> "Unfortunately I would serve poorly as a guide, being newly arrived, myself," Alicia laments, though she seems amenable enough to following Seira for the moment.

[Corwin]

[18:18] <Kotono> A few days pass. Seira is busy preparing for a trip, collecting commissioned items and doing all the things that entails. But a day or two before that, summons come. Colonel Khardon wishes to see the three; summoning them to the garrison. On arriving he is sitting upright for a change, wearing good, soild clothes and clear eyed. "Go ahead and sit if you like," he offers. "Business today."
[18:19] <Seira> Once proper decorum has been observed, Seira takes a seat, curious about what could have happened.
[18:20] * Alicia neatly sits herself down with an expectant look towards Khardon. From what she's observed, he's usually a lot more laid back when she's seen him. Hopefully this improvement in his demeanour will stick.
[18:21] <Kotono> "First of all, Demedais has gone on what I think can be loosely called a 'holy quest'." Not pausing long there, "But there's another matter today. Lord Salman received an envoy last night from Malmuth."
[18:21] <Gilderoy> He was a surprised to be called in for such a matter, but decided he had made a good enough impression thus far that it was warranted. He nodded, perhaps out of respect, perhaps out of not wanting to be chastised, and took a seat.
[18:22] <Seira> "Another ambassador, Sir?"
[18:23] * Alicia is more interested in Demedais' holy quest, but keeps quiet until all the exposition is done before asking questions.
[18:24] <Kotono> "Yes. Almand's returning today on to discuss a matter of mutual interest." Looking over them, "Lord Salman wants the three of you there - you're our spearhead. Almand's a trickster who lured a previous member of the Crimson Guard to Malmuth, so don't take him terribly lightly."
[18:25] <Seira> "May we inquire what this matter of mutual interest is, Sir?"
[18:25] <Kotono> "You can," Khardon grins a little bit, "But I'll say that I don't know, either. The details haven't been elaborated on."
[18:26] <Alicia> "What is our role to be, sir?" Alicia asks. "Are we simply there to be displayed, as bodyguards, or will our input be required for the negotiations?"
[18:28] <Kotono> "Display and bodyguards - oh, I doubt Almand would try anything that base - but also perhaps to interject if the circumstances require it." A pause as he looks to Seira first, "You're fully familiar with the situations. Alicia probably has a clue, but Gilderoy? Try and keep your ears open; dealing with Malmuth usually falls on our shoulders."
[18:28] <Gilderoy> No, he had intended to run in and attack the first thing he saw. What was this, a playground? "Of course, sir."
[18:29] <Alicia> "Yes... I understand it was a Malmuthian who employed the services of my sister, is that correct?" Alicia asks neutrally, not having actually confirmed that with Beth during their sole meeting since she arrived here.
[18:30] <Seira> "They might just be telling the truth," Seira muses, "there is no official involvement in destabilizing our regime." She tilts her head curiously. "Sir, what do we know about internal Malmuthian politics? The factions involved in them?"
[18:31] <Kotono> "...yes, that part's a little complicated." Clearing his throat a moment, "From what I understand from reading about it second hand, Irenes hired your sister. WE can't pin him on the Malmuthians, but not by a lack of circumstancial evidence. So..." Khardon shrugs after a minute. "What we think and what we know are two different beasts."
[18:31] <Kotono> "Not much of the current one. I heard a few things - but King Ferdi's closed the borders and exercised very vigorous control. The King of Malmuth is strong by tradition, and he's taking to that quite well."
[18:33] * Alicia nods silently, lips pressed into a thin line as she's once again brought face to face with the shame of her sister's actions. There will be a reckoning for this...
[18:35] <Seira> "In Pallanth, while the King is powerful and his word is law, there are several approaches to everything, foreign policy included, from the great noble houses." Seira nods at Gilderoy. "Our newest recruit would no doubt know this, if not more. I believe it would be beneficial to expand our knowledge of Malmuth. While they clearly have a reason to invade and annex us, they are not the only ones who could conceivably desire a war between M
[18:35] <Seira> almuth and the Baronies, nor the only ones standing to profit from it."
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[18:40] <Kotono> "Yeah. Easier said than done these days, but...hell, worth a go." Khardon shrugs after a moment, "Speaking of, aren't you leaving ina  few days, Seira?"
[18:41] * Seira nods.
[18:43] <Kotono> "What about yourself?" Looking to Gilderoy now, "Do you know anyone that would be useful there?"
[18:46] <Gilderoy> "I have some skill in Diplomatic matters. As Seira can attest to, Pallanth can be a place where wordsmithing is a very valuable talent to have. So much so that it's almost necessary in order to actually get to speak with anyone, due to the fact that most of the houses in Pallanth are more interested in hearing their own words rather than the words of others."
[18:49] <Kotono> Khardon nods to this thoughtfully, "What are your goals on that trip, Seira, and will others coming with your aide your efforts?"
[18:52] <Seira> "It's for personal reasons," Seira responds, frowning lightly. "And I'm not yet certain whether I'll have company on my way, Sir. Of course, if there is anything I could do for Balmuria while there, you need to but name it."
[18:54] <Kotono> "Alright, then go ahead and go to Lord Salman for now," Khardon dismisses you with a wave of his hand, "Shoo, shoo. Don't want to keep him waiting."
[18:55] <Alicia> Ahh, it was nice while it lasted, Alicia reflects as Khardon slips back into his usual lackadaisical mannerisms. "Yes, sir," she intones, rising and departing.
[18:56] * Seira does likewise, quietly.
[18:56] <Gilderoy> He nodded again, standing up and moving to follow the others.
[18:57] <Kotono> You find Lord Salman in a cleared out room of the garrison. He sits here awaiting, guards outside of the door. On the party entering, "Come forth," he instructs, awaiting. "The Ambassador should arrive shortly."
[18:58] <Seira> "Yes, Sir," Seira says simply, bowing.
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[19:02] <Kotono> It is not terribly long for the arrival to come. In the quiet interior room candles keep the room lit. Lord Salman sits in waiting, patience and stern. Soon the door opens, a guard entering with a bow. "The Ambassador from Malmuth has arrived, sir."
[19:03] <Kotono> "Bring him in," Lord Salman replies, awaiting as the guard scurries out.
[19:03] * Alicia stands vigilantly behind and to the side of Lord Salman, every bit the image of an exotic warrior from a far away land, with her unusual looking swordstaff strapped prominently to her back.
[19:04] * Seira merely stands inoffensively, a bit off to the side.
[19:05] * Gilderoy chose to stand to the other side of Seira with a neutral expression. He simply didn't care enough to put on any other face besides the one he had on now.
[19:06] <Kotono> Almand enters without fanfare. His hair is close cropped, bits of gray showing. Yet his face is quite composed and polite, hands clasped behind his back. He walks quickly, a customary, polite and shallow bow. "Your Lordship," he ventures politely. His eyes dance across Seira, then Gilderoy and Alicia last. He looks mildly  interested at her, but there's not any signs of him lingering.
[19:06] * Alicia looks back at Almand. And she Knows.
[19:06] <Alicia> If he's evil or not.
[19:06] <Kotono> "We have heard you wish to discuss matters with us," Salman goes on, "Very well, we will hear you."
[19:08] <Kotono> "Yes. King Ferdi has heard of the tales of what has occured in this realm recently. Of the troubles with Kondrux and before that, difficulties throughout." He pauses, pursing his lips. "His Majesty believes that there may be matters that are productive for our countries to talk about directly. He wishes to meet with you, Your Lordship."
[19:10] * Seira wants to raise an eyebrow, but suppresses the urge, continuing to stand quietly and listen, a disinterested expression schooled onto her features.
[19:11] <Kotono> Lord Salman leans foward, his fists curled into one ball beneath his chin. "Such a matter is of interest to us," he agrees. "On what grounds?"
[19:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 12."12 [1d20=6]
[19:13] <Kotono> Almand closes his eyes a few seconds, before beginning to smile. His words come slow, deliberate. "Your Lordship, we would prefer Valandia. However, is such an...offer is not agreeable to you, we are not adverse to Balmuria or a fabricated meeting ground on the border if you so wish." After another pause, Almand smiles.
[19:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 what's his real preference?
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 what's his real preference? and gets 21."12 [1d20=15]
[19:15] <Kotono> Watching the diplomat with a stern, neutral expression the entire time, Lord Salman finally nods. "We will consider those words as well."
[19:16] <Kotono> "Thank you, your Lordship." A polite bow again, very shallow. "Then with leave I will stay with my retainers in Balmuria until you decide?"
[19:17] <Kotono> "Very well," Lord Salman agrees, "We will contact you with our desicion within a day or two." With those words Almand smiles and turns to leave.
[19:19] <Kotono> Once he is gone, Lord Salman exhales. "A  meeting, hm?" He murmurs as he sits back into the chair.
[19:20] <Seira> "I don't believe they are on the level, Sir," Seira instantly speaks.
[19:21] <Alicia> "Something felt off about all that," Alicia agrees. "My Lord would be well advised to take precautions regarding any dialogue with those the ambassador represents."
[19:22] <Seira> "For King Ferdi to be so uncharacteristically submissive, and yet offer no clues as to the subject of this meeting? If it is not a trap, it is doubtless part of some scheme."
[19:24] * Gilderoy was looking a bit thoughtful about the whole situation. Obviously the two of them were right, but there was something else... But what?
[19:24] <Kotono> "It is entirely possible," Lord Salman agrees as he thinks. "Yet turning down an official invitation of discussion is not politically apt, either." He seems to muse aloud, "If they are plotting a matter, then what? An assassination?" He looks to Seira at that, "If they would be so open at an affair, then war would doubtlessly be following."
[19:25] <Gilderoy> "If that was their wish, I believe they wouldn't bring the pretense of a meeting beforehand."
[19:26] <Seira> "What if they merely sought to frame us, Sir? To set us up, and ruin our alliance with Pallanth?" Seira shrugs. "If they are truly serious, I believe that when pressed for more details on the subject to be discussed at this meeting, they would give in or fold."
[19:28] * Seira blinks slowly, then. "What if an attempt, a failed attempt, was made on King Ferdi's life at this meeting?"
[19:29] <Gilderoy> "I believe that, again, if that were the case, our excuse would simply be 'Why would we attack him in such an open place'"
[19:30] <Gilderoy> "Logically speaking, if you're to assassinate a leader, you do it as close to their home as possible. It allows for more confusion as to whom was responsible."
[19:30] <Alicia> "Their rebuttal would be that it would be nigh impossible for us to attack him in Malmuth's fortified capital," Alicia responds promptly. "You think they seek a pretext to war, Captain?"
[19:30] <Seira> "Or concessions, which seems likelier."
[19:31] <Gilderoy> "It's an assassins' job to get inside hard to reach places." *He shrugged.*
[19:31] <Kotono> "They've tried the assassination card like that before." Lord Salman smiles grimly at that, pondering. "I still hold a small hope that Ferdi is an honorable man and Irenes is acting to his own ends, but..."
[19:33] <Seira> "When dealing with a manufactured pretext, common sense is rarely enough as a defense," Seira responds, shrugging, before addressing Lord Salman. "Sir, I have raised this point just now with Colonel Khardon. Could it be possible that Malmuth is not altogether as homogenous as it seems to us? We have conflicting reports on whether the mage Irenes works for them, and many other accounts. Even if King Ferdi were on the level, how are we to
[19:33] <Seira> know that those that set the plans for this meeting in motion are likewise honorable?"
[19:34] * Alicia nods. "The Captain raises an excellent point. Someone else could be seeking to take their own advantage of a well intentioned offer."
[19:34] <Kotono> "....that may be true, I suppose. Since Ferdit ook the throne, the Empire of Malmuth has been seen as homogenous. But Ferdi himself is said to have taken power in what may have been a thinly vieled coup." But pondering those words further, "Then we have one suspect in particular - Irenes, if so."
[19:35] <Seira> "Should anything happen to King Ferdi in Balmuria, the consequences would be dire. And I am not certain about our abilities to protect you on foreign soil, Sir. If you are deadset about this meeting, might I suggest neutral territory? Instead of the border, however, what about another sovereign nation?"
[19:36] <Seira> OOC: enemy soil, bah
[19:37] <Kotono> "...Pallanth?" Lord Salman asks straightaway. "...if so, yes, that idea...if the elves will agree to it, could hold promise."
[19:38] <Alicia> "Is it not a long and difficult journey through the barbarian lands to reach Pallanth, though?" Alicia asks. "Even if you are agreeable to it, My Lord, King Ferdi may not wish to undertake so great a trip."
[19:39] <Gilderoy> "That, in and of itself, would prove how far he's willing to go for this meeting."
[19:40] <Seira> "And there is the travel by other means," Seira adds, nodding at Gilderoy.
[19:43] <Kotono> "Yes, Alicia. But...I like this idea. It holds several attractive options; Seira. Khardon tells me you are soon going to the elven kingdom?"
[19:44] * Seira nods.
[19:46] <Kotono> "I will pass word onto you when I decide, but Seira. If we agree to this, I will task you to negotiate such matters in Pallanth." Lord Salman stands now, "Go on. I will send news once we have reached a decision."
[19:46] <Seira> "Yes, Sir."
[19:47] <Alicia> "As you say, My Lord," Alicia bows formally before departing.
[19:48] <Gilderoy> "As you wish." He followed the bowing of the others before departing again after them.
[19:52] <Kotono> The day passes. That evening, as the sun has sunk into the sky towards the Baronies, pages come again. Lord Salman wishes your presences immediately, and so you go. The room is quiet as Lord Salman awaits.
[19:54] <Alicia> "My Lord," Alicia bows deeply after entering, eyes on the ground below. "What is your will?"
[19:57] <Gilderoy> He followed Alicia in again, bowing yet again to Lord Salmon. No, he didn't deserve to be called that, he actually seemed like a wise leader. "Sir."
[19:58] <Kotono> "I have met with Almand again. I believe that the idea of meeting in Pallanth would be best, as the integrity of the elven nation would be a bastion against obvious treatchery. Therefore, Seira. I ask that you takewhom of the Guard you see fit and go to Pallanth to secure their agreement. Meanwhile, Almand will carry our agreement to Malmuth and bring back word from King Ferdi."
[20:00] * Seira blinks, forcing herself to voice, "Yes, Sir," as she observes Gilderoy and Alicia. "Do you two have any plans in Balmuria?" she asks, speaking steadily despite her misgivings over her first vacation turning into an official mission.
[20:01] <Gilderoy> He shook his head. "I do not, though I cannot say going back to Pallanth was high on my list of priorities for a good while." He smiled? Odd. "I would be happy to take some of the burden of dealing with them off your shoulders if you'd have me along."
[20:02] <Alicia> "I go where my duties permit," Alicia replies stiffly.
[20:05] * Seira nods curtly. "Our departure from Balmuria would leave a slight hole in the city's defenses, Sir, so I would like to request that they be bolstered temporarily with regular troops."
[20:06] <Kotono> "Very well," Lord Salman agrees, "We can shift troops eastward to compensate."

[Corwin]

[16:30] <Kotono> ---
[16:32] <Kotono> So the party prepares. Getting a boat is not difficult at all, a sturdy hulled ship with tall white sails. The captain is a tired looking man, commanding a small but able crew of seamen. You see him waiting as the party approaches, standing on the deck just past the plank to board the ship.  Around him the seaport of Balmuria bustles, bringing in trade and supplies this warm morning.
[16:35] * Alicia marches on up the gangplank and nods in greeting to their captain. "Good morning, captain. Everything ready for departure?" she asks.
[16:36] <Kotono> "When you wish," He nods respectfully to Alicia. "We receieved word and everything's taken care of. We'll set sail as soon as you're ready." His face is deeply lined, sagging with years and years of living.
[16:37] <Seira> "We're ready," Seira says simply.
[16:38] * Gilderoy decuded to simply let the rest of them do the talking, as it really made no difference to him what happened. He stood behind them with his normal, neutral expression.
[16:39] <Kotono> "You can stay on deck if you want, just stay out of their way," he looks to the sailors, a crisp yawn following. "Alright, we'll raise anchorand set sail now!" With those words, the sailors begin to get to work, the ship being freed rapidly.
[16:41] * Alicia much prefers the fresh air to the ship's interior, and wanders around to the rear of the boat so she can lean against the edge and watch the scenery as they leave harbour.
[16:44] * Seira has nothing planned aside from reading on this trip, preferably in her cabin.
[16:55] <Gilderoy> Having already spent quite enough time inside a cabin for one lifetime, he decided that he'd hang out on deck somewhere away from the sailors and hopefully out of the way of most anything else, too.
[16:57] <Kotono> The ride otu of the bay passes without incidient. The first night of travel is a pleasant time as is the second, the thirdday a travel of open waves and stirring waters. The more open sea quickly turns a beautiful blue, the sunshine playing over the waves. As Alicia and Gilderoy spend time outside, they can see the beautiful blue water and the clear sky. A beautiful blue sky with the coastline just in distant view,
[16:59] <Kotono>  A beautiful blue sky with the coastline just in distant view, a soothing breeze to compliment the rocking of the boat.   However, as Gilderoy and Alicia enjoy this, one can note something. The cry of the man in the crow's next, "There's something in the sky!"
[16:59] <Alicia> "In the sky?" Alicia looks up to see if she can spot it. He wouldn't yell if it was just a bird.
[17:00] <Gilderoy> He muttered something to himself and looked up. What in the world was going to happen this time? It better not be that devil creature again.
[17:02] <Kotono> At first you need a moment, but you can indeed see something beginning to fly your way. It's coming in from the northeast, flapping from over the coastline. A majestic beast, with white eagle's wings. It's large, a body as massive as a lion's. It's a few undred feet up, flying towards the ship.
[17:04] * Alicia moves to the part of the boat nearest its approach. "Someone get Captain Seira," she instructs the sailors, her eyes now able to detect if the creature is evil once it gets within sixty feet, and briefly casting a spell of protection over herself.
[17:04] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 22."12 [1d100=22]
[17:04] <Alicia> OOC: Shield
[17:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 arcana
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 arcana and gets 27."12 [1d20=20]
[17:05] <Kotono> The creature flies closer, well above the crow's nest. One of the sailors nods and hurries off, racing to belowdecks! It's staying away, circling the ship a few times from it's lofty perch.
[17:07] <Alicia> "It's a griffon!" Alicia calls for the benefit of everyone else, tracking the beast with her eyes. "Wouldn't expect to see one at sea, however..." she adds more thoughtfully.
[17:08] <Gilderoy> He blinked, walking over towards Alicia. "Maybe it's here on our behalf."
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[17:10] <Alicia> "It isn't attacking, at least," the female knight observes cautiously. "But a griffon would make a poor messenger."
[17:10] <Anastasia> The griffon continues to circle as sailors panic, a few sputtering! "G-griffon!?" he squawks, making the sign of the evil eye. It continues to circle the ship well overhead, lazily keeping pace with it.
[17:13] * Seira appears from below, bow in hand, but is content to stay out of things until the griffon makes a threatening move and leave handling the situation to Alicia and Gilderoy.
[17:14] <Gilderoy> "I'd think that if it was here to harm us, it would have already done so."
[17:14] <Alicia> "Stay on course," Alicia barks at the panicking sailors. "It's not threatening the ship, so leave worrying about it to us."
[17:15] <Anastasia> As the sailors half obey and half don't, in a bit of a panic, the griffon continues to circle. It seems content to do this another three times, around and around it goes. But then, with a swoop, it takes off towards the south, heading for the coast and away.
[17:17] <Alicia> "That's not the direction it came from," Alicia observes as she watches the departing beast. "Probably was just flying across the bay and got curious when it saw us."
[17:21] <Anastasia> The sailors start to cheer a bit as the creature flies away, some relief quite evident.
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[17:24] <Kotono> As that happen, the captain of the ship comes from below the deck, calling out, "What's going on here," he asks, as he looks up at the vanishing, flying away griffon.
[17:25] <Alicia> "A griffon flew over us. It's gone, now," Alicia informs him, relaxing now that the excitement seems to be over with.
[17:26] <Kotono> Looking at the three and sighing in relief, "Good. Very well, maintain course."
[17:27] <Gilderoy> He turned away, rolling his eyes once he'd done that. Honestly, what was the big deal? Surely these sailors had seen more terrifying things out on the open sea.
[17:30] <Kotono> Soon the ship returns to normal. The trip resumes, the party able to go back to doing what they wish if they like. However, an hour later...again, the crow's nest cries, "There's something in the sky! It's coming back!" Surely enough, in the sky can be seen the griffon, again circling the ship and coming from the northeast once more.
[17:31] <Alicia> "It must be a different one - the last one flew South, remember?" Alicia calls, not bothering to cast any protective spells this time as she watches the majestic flying beast.
[17:31] <Gilderoy> "Perhaps... I don't see why it would have flown all the way around, either."
[17:32] <Kotono> The crew is warier this time, staying at post and watching the sky.
[17:32] <Kotono> It circles three times around the ship with lazy flaps, letting loose a grand roar as it finishes!  Aroar that can be heard loudly even down on the ship's deck, like a lion's proud call.
[17:34] <Alicia> Knowing that griffons can understand common, if not speak it, Alicia draws herself up and yells up after the roar dies down. "What do you want?!"
[17:36] <Kotono> The griffon continues to fly, making a fourth loop of the ship. It lowers slightly, down to nearly the crow's nest. There it flaps, stirring the sails with it's wings before it begins to fly away towards the south, slowly.
[17:39] * Alicia moves to the deck closest to the South and yells after the griffon. "If you want us to follow you, turn back and circle the ship one more time!" she yells. It has to want something if it's bothering them like this.
[17:40] <Kotono> The griffon doesn't reply, instead simply flying out of sight.
[17:40] <Gilderoy> "Perhaps they're simply reinforcements being sent somewhere."
[17:41] <Alicia> "Clearly not our concern," Alicia whirls around and goes to resume sitting where she was previously. "Maintain course," she instructs the sailors.
[17:43] <Kotono> The sailors seem content to follow that order, another hour passing. As high noon waxes down, the sun bright on the blue water, again the crow's next calls, "It's returning!" From the northeast, the griffon flies in, high as it once again begins to circle the ship.
[17:44] * Seira decides to slowly climb up to the crow's nest and take a closer look.
[17:44] <Alicia> "Just ignore it," Alicia mutters wearily under her breath, studiously not paying attention to the creature.
[17:45] <Alicia> After a moment she checks herself, and does look up. It could be trying to lull them into complacence.
[17:46] <Kotono> Climbing up, SEira has to jockey for room with a scraggily, unshaven sailor, but he gives her the room. Up there she gets teh best look as it circles around three times. It's a fearsome beast, one that roars after it's third loop of the ship. A roar that's loud enough to nearly deafen Seira from this distance, and enough to make Alicia and Gilderoy wince slightly.
[17:46] <Kotono> "What in the hells?" A few of the sailors begin to mutter uncomfortably.
[17:47] * Seira rolls her eyes, and just looks for any passangers, missives tied to the griffon's legs, or any other signs of domestication.
[17:47] <Kotono> Seira is able to get a good look at it for just that, for it again begins to descend towards the crow's nest! OOC - Spot check here, I reckon.
[17:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+1
[17:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+1 and gets 6."12 [1d20=5]
[17:49] <Kotono> Seira doesn't notice anything of note on the griffon besides it's natural form. It hovers just above the crow's next, flapping at the sails. But after that, it descends slightly further, nearly on Seira's eyelevel. The beast looks right at the crow's nest, staring.
[17:49] * Seira nods at the griffon. "How are you?" she asks in Common, following it with the same in elven.
[17:51] <Kotono> The griffon does not reply at first as the sailor besides Seirareturns the look, steely. The griffon looks on at Seira, before letting out a quiet mew. It sounds almost piteous, before flapping it's wings and starting to slowly fly away to the south.
[17:53] <Seira> "Come back!" Seira calls after the griffon in Elven, as she looks the beast over once more.
[17:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+1
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+1 and gets 19."12 [1d20=18]
[17:53] <Kotono> AS this happens, the captain storms to the deck. "What's going on," he demands again.
[17:54] <Gilderoy> "It's just the griffon again." He waved his hand dismissively, looking rather bored with this entire situation.
[17:54] <Kotono> The griffon merely continues to fly away, however, the noontime sun beating down hard. Seira does notice a small strap hidden under it's wing - looks like something's been placed there, like a sheet of paper.
[17:55] * Seira frowns, and makes her way to the deck, seeking out the captain.
[17:56] <Kotono> The captain is there, looking at Gilderoy before shaking his head. "Damnable thing," he swears, "REturn to work!" he then bellows to the sailors.
[17:56] <Seira> "Is it feasible to follow the griffon?" Seira asks the captain without preamble.
[17:57] <Kotono> "Ifi t's going to the coast, no, unless you want to find aw ay to sail over land," Swearing as he looks towards the south, "We can follow it as long as the sea goes that way, but we'll be against the Barbarian lands soon."
[17:58] <Alicia> "Why do you want to follow it, anyway?" Alicia asks, overhearing the conversation.
[17:59] <Seira> "Let's do it," Seira muses, "And place your best men in the crow's nest." She turns to address Alicia next. "I believe it was carrying a missive, and not a wild beast. In that case, I am curious to see where it is headed."
[18:00] <Gilderoy> "That really has nothing to do with why we're on this trip."
[18:00] <Alicia> "Why does it keep harassing us, then?" Alicia wonders. "Well, in any case it should be back in another hour at this rate."
[18:01] <Seira> "Either the message it carries is for someone in our city, or someone really close to it. I do not like to leave it as a mystery just as we depart for a considerable time."
[18:04] <Gilderoy> "Why is it any concern of ours? If it's a message for someone who isn't us, then surely it's getting to where it needs to go."
[18:05] <Alicia> "Gilderoy does make a point, but on the other hand, I have to wonder why it seems to keep reappearing. Why not simply wait for it to return, then try and get the letter off it? If it's only circling around and harassing us, it's not getting delivered either way," Alicia reasons.
[18:07] <Seira> "I'm not certain I want someone to use griffons to deliver mail without first clearing it with the authorities in Balmuria, and I have heard nothing of the sort," Seira responds. "But yes, that is also a viable option. I will try it from the crow's nest, should the griffon appear."
[18:07] * Seira heads there, climbing slowly.
[18:07] <Kotono> "...alright," The captain nods, this time staying on deck.
[18:08] <Gilderoy> Were they -joking-? 'Let's try and steal this letter from the griffon!' 'Sure, why not!' It was their funeral, whatever they decided to try.
[18:09] <Kotono> So another hour passes! At one PM it returns, beginning to circle the ship threetimes. At this point the crew only cautiously looks up, keepign calm and in control. The captain mutters af we things, wincing as the griffon once again roars!
[18:09] * Seira calls it over in elven.
[18:11] * Alicia looks up from the base of the crow's nest, trying to see if she can spot the letter Seira mentioned.
[18:12] <Kotono> The griffon slowly begins to lower towards the crow's nest, flapping it's wings. AFter that, it slowly begins to lower towards the crow's nest, staring right ahead. OOC - Spot check, Aliciacreature.
[18:12] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+1 and gets 8."12 [1d20=7]
[18:13] * Seira extends her arm, and her eyes seek out whatever she had seen placed under the griffon's wing, as she wills it to move closer once the griffon is within range.
[18:13] <Kotono> The griffon is about five feet away from the crow's nest or so, out of easy reach. AS Seira reaches, it lets loose a piteous mewing, uncharacteristic of it's body.
[18:14] * Alicia prepares to cast mage hand to try and grab the letter if it begins to move away before Seira can get it.
[18:14] <Seira> Is it a transmogrified cat? Seira wonders, frowning, even as her magic seeks out the parcel.
[18:15] <Alicia> OOC: strike my line
[18:16] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35."12 [1d20=16]
[18:16] <Seira> "Come closer, I won't hurt you," Seira insists to the griffon in a soothing voice.
[18:17] <Kotono> The griffon slowly begins to descend just a little more, looking down at the deck. It flaps it's wings a few times, hovering.
[18:17] * Alicia steps away from the mast so that there's room if it chooses to land.
[18:17] * Seira tries to have her hand brush against any part of the griffon she sees, even as she reaches for a package.
[18:20] <Seira> Tiring of this, Seira casts a spell, gaining wings, and leaves the safety of the crow's nest, reaching for the griffon anew.
[18:26] <Seira> Since the griffon doesn't feel like cooperating, Seira gives up and goes to her cabin to take a nap.
[18:27] <Kotono> As Seira climbs back down, the griffon slowly takes off, beginning to fly towards the south again. The captain watches, before shaking his head at it's departure.
[18:28] <Seira> "Wake me for nothing less than horrible horrors of the deep," Seira says before she departs, uncharacteristically annoyed.
[18:28] <Gilderoy> He really wanted to say something, but just opted to shrug and yawn.
[18:29] * Alicia sighs as their journey continues. "It'll be back..."
[18:32] <Kotono> An hour passes, 2 PM reached. Surely enough, the call of the crow's nest can be heard, the griffon once more returning. It does it's thing, circling the ship three times and letting loose it's loud roar.
[18:33] * Alicia decides to try her luck! Climbing up to the crow's nest as the hour approaches, she waits for the Griffon to arrive, and then calls out to it. "Come here!" she calls, gesturing for it to approach, softening her voice from the earlier demands she put on it when it showed up previously. Those mewls it made the last two times were piteous.
[18:35] <Kotono> The crew keeps an eye on it, but are even calmer this time. The captain continues to watch, muttering invectives under his breath. After it's roar, the griffon descends down to the crow's nest, flapping it's wings then staring, a mew escaping it's lips.
[18:37] <Alicia> "Hungry? Tired?" Alicia asks sympathetically. "Land down there and I'll take care of you, okay?" she suggests, gesturing downwards at the deck below.

[Corwin]

[16:24] <Kotono> As Gilderoy shuffles off below decks silently, the griffon continues. It descends a little more, looking down at the deck. It flaps it's wings steadily, keeping a good hover going.
[16:25] <Alicia> "You can understand me, can't you?" Alicia asks, her tone and mannerisms almost maternal as she once more gestures to the deck. "You must have been flying a long time to keep coming back, so don't you want to rest? It's safe here, I promise."
[16:29] <Kotono> The griffon descends towards the deck. Sailors skitter away from it, as the beast begins to descend downward.
[16:31] * Alicia hops over the edge of the crow's nest and scrambles down the mast. "Everyone make room - don't worry, it's safe," she assures the sailors before continuing to gesture for the griffon to land.
[16:34] <Kotono> Everyone very quickly obeys. They hurry well out of the way, plenty of room for the griffon. It slowly descends to the deck, bowing it's head as it lands there.
[16:37] * Alicia slowly approaches the griffon, reaching up to pet its bowed head with one hand while she produces a dry jerky from her pack, casting prestidigitation to make it smell and taste like prime beef. "Here you go," she offers, carefully holding it up for the griffon to eat.
[16:37] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[16:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 23."12 [1d100=23]
[16:39] <Kotono> The griffon looks downward, not replying to the bait. Instead, it flaps it's wing, showing a sheet of paper pinned under it.
[16:39] * Alicia sets the meat down on the deck so the griffon can lean over and eat if it wants, while she reaches over to carefully unfold the paper and read what it says.
[16:40] <Kotono> The griffon is still. You find that the paper is strapped hard to it's wing - it'll take a few moments to free.
[16:40] <Kotono> "Is it tame?" The captain wonders aloud, staring at the majestic beast of magic.
[16:40] <Alicia> "I think it has been trained, yes," Alicia agrees as she works on releasing the missive.
[16:43] <Kotono> It's tied on by a strangely intracate set of knots. It'll take at least a minute to fiddle them all. Meanwhile, the griffon does not move or react.
[16:44] <Alicia> "Hold very still," Alicia whispers to the griffon, unslinging her sword from her back and carefully using it to cut through the strap. She can mend it magically if needed, anyway.
[16:46] <Kotono> The strap is cut! With that, the entire griffon blinks and vanishes away like nothing at all.
[16:48] * Alicia blinks. "Ahh... didn't expect that," she briefly passes a hand through where the griffon was to ensure it isn't just invisible, then casts detect magic to see if she can detect any traces of whatever spell was used.
[16:48] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[16:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 29."12 [1d100=29]
[16:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 spellcraft hilarity
[16:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 spellcraft hilarity and gets 21."12 [1d20=16]
[16:49] <Kotono> Alicia's hand passes through the air without any difficulty.
[16:49] <Alicia> "It was an illusion!" Alicia boggles, checking to see if the letter still exists. If it does she'll read it.
[16:50] <Kotono> It's gone, alnog with the rest of the griffon.
[16:50] <Kotono> "What in the HELLS?!" The captain swears, making the sign of the evil eye himself. "I heard you Crimson Guard deal in magic, but..."
[16:50] <Kotono> The seamen stir uneasily, staring at where the griffon was.
[16:52] <Alicia> "Cutting the knot seemed to dispel the illusion... but why?" Alicia picks up her jerky and magically sanitises it with her still running prestidigitation spell before taking a bite. "This whole thing is extremely strange."
[16:54] <Kotono> "It makes no sense...you mean it was afake? Why?" The captain stares in further confusion.
[16:55] <Alicia> "I have no idea," Alicia shrugs helplessly. "The note it was carrying is gone as well, so no answers there. Hopefully it won't return now, at least."
[17:01] <Kotono> OOC - Listening cehck.
[17:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+4
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11."12 [1d20=7]
[17:01] <Kotono> roll 11#1d20
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 11#1d20 and gets 142."12 [11#1d20 = 13, 17, 17, 10, 19, 9, 9, 4, 14, 14, 16]
[17:02] <Kotono> One of the ship's mates scowls, heading towards the side of the ship an dlooking down. Meanwhile, ther est look enthralled. "Yes...but why...Damned wizards. It makes no sense." The captain shakes his head.
[17:04] * Alicia shakes her head. "Your guess is as good as mine. I don't even know of any illusions that have such a huge range on them, either - who did this and why is unclear to me."
[17:06] <Kotono> SLAM! The boat suddenly rocks all over, tossing people about! Alicia is buckled by it, the entire ship listing from a massive blow!
[17:07] <Alicia> "Ahhh!" Alicia staggers to the side, propping herself up by stabbing her sword into the deck. "In Mystra's name, what was that?!" she cries, rushing to the side of the boat.
[17:11] <Kotono> Alicia hurries to thes ide of the boat! There she sees a port window open, and below, a sea battle! Strange, sea green humanoid creatures with gills are there, one floating dead on the surface. Along with a few sharks and the biggest shark Alicia has ever seen, 20ft long or longer with ease, just having slammed into the hull and backing up!
[17:12] <Alicia> OOC: are any actually on the surface besides the dead one?
[17:12] <Kotono> OOC: Most them are a fe feet below the surface
[17:14] * Alicia notices all the sharks swimming somewhat tamely around the fishmen, and proceeds to use her prestidigitation effect to make her jerky stink of fresh blood, before hurling it far away from the ship and towards the fishmen!
[17:14] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, I'll resolve that next round. Go ahead and roll initiative in #evil.

[Corwin]

[16:28] <Kotono> ---
[16:28] <Kotono> As Seira returns to her cabin, she begins to notice something. A steady tinking against the wall of her room, an irritating thing. The right wall, that faces the side of the ship towards the ocean.
[16:34] <Seira> Irritated, she goes to take a look outside, opening a window.
[16:38] <Kotono> Looking outside, Seira can see that her window is about level with the oceanwater.  Below it, she can see something that's most distressing. Green fish like creatures with gills, tridents noted. They swim underater with ease, a few sharks around them - and behind them, is the biggest shark SEira has ever seen in her life, bar none. That thing must be nearly twenty feet long. The distressing part is that the strange creatures are using the
[16:38] <Kotono>  The distressing part is that the strange creatures are using their tridents on the hull of the ship underwater, tearing at it.
[16:40] * Seira takes out her bow, notches an arrow and sends it flying into their midst, missing cleanly. "Go away!" she commands in a clear voice.
[16:45] <Kotono> The arrow hits the water adn does little good, hindered by it considerably. There are five of the fish like creatures and three normal sharks, as well as the BIG ONE. One of them looks and yells something in a strange language that Seira doesn't understand. Another looks backwards, saying something in the vicinity of the giant shark. A third - this one has no weapon, but you can see it has nasty talons - speaks in loose Common, "Run away
[16:46] <Kotono> oose Common, "Run away now, before you drown!" The last two continue working on the hull, slashing and stabbing at it. They're doing some damage to it - no breaks yet, but they're well on the way to it.
[16:51] <Seira> "What part of go away is not clear?" Seira snaps in irritation, sending a trio of magical missiles at one of the idiots trying to actively wreck her ship.
[16:51] <Seira> roll 3d4+3
[16:51] * Seira sets mode: +v Reiko-chan
[16:51] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, if this is going hot I want to go into some form of initaitive. Also, we need dicebot.
[16:51] <Seira> roll 3d4+3
[16:51] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 3d4+3 --> 1,0[ 3d4=10 ]12,0{13}
[16:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 nerveskitter
[16:52] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0nerveskitter --> 1,0[ 1d20=1 ]12,0{12}
[16:54] <Kotono> roll 5#1d20+1 green sea creatures
[16:54] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 5#1d20+1 1,0green sea creatures --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{16}, 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{16}, 1,0[ 1d20=2 ]12,0{3}, 1,0[ 1d20=20 ]12,0{21}, 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{16}
[16:54] <Kotono> OOC - Er, I meant group for them.
[16:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 group green
[16:54] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+1 1,0group green --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{11}
[16:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 three sharks
[16:56] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+6 1,0three sharks --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{17}
[16:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 nature
[16:56] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+8 1,0nature --> 1,0[ 1d20=2 ]12,0{10}
[16:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 big boy
[16:56] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+2 1,0big boy --> 1,0[ 1d20=19 ]12,0{21}
[16:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Big ass shark(21)>Sharks(17)>Seira(12)>Sea creatures(11)'
[16:58] <Kotono> The big shark stays back, it's form massive as it seems to be preparing. The lesser sharks swarms around as well, swimming nearby! OOC - Seira, you were MMing?
[16:58] <Seira> OOC: Sure, one of the losers trying to sink us
[16:59] <Kotono> OOC: Anyone in particular, or just nearest green thing or shark or...?
[16:59] <Seira> OOC: One of the losers actively hitting the hull
[16:59] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[17:00] <Kotono> Missiles fly forth! The magicalm issiles, riddle one of the attacking creatures, perforating it's body! It goes belly up in the waer, floating towards the surface! It's mate in chopping makes a loud noise in strange words, taking another swing at the hull before falling back!
[17:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[17:00] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+4 --> 1,0[ 1d20=3 ]12,0{7}
[17:01] <Kotono> It doesn't do much good as he gets out of the way! The others start to fall back, the one that talked to you glaring. "Ooooooh...you'll drown for that!" (More, it's the big shark's go now.)
[17:01] <Seira> "Yeah, yeah, you're all dinner if you stay."
[17:03] <Kotono> The big shark doesn't look impressed! Instead, it swims a bit, before charging the side of the ship head on!
[17:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[17:03] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+17 --> 1,0[ 1d20=16 ]12,0{33}
[17:03] <Kotono> roll 2d8+9
[17:03] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 2d8+9 --> 1,0[ 2d8=5 ]12,0{14}
[17:05] <Kotono> SLAM! The huge shark slams into the side of the boat, making it rock violently! It shakes around like a loose toy, the hull buckled! OOC - Sec, lining in other room.
[17:07] <Kotono> The rest of the fish cautiously hold back a moment, out of Seira's range! OOC - SEira.
[17:08] <Seira> OOC: Out of 150ft range? They swam away that far in a round?
[17:08] <Kotono> OOC - Er, I meant they were doing so. They're not out-out of range, that came out wrong.
[17:09] * Seira sends another trio of magical missiles at the idiot that tried to wreck her ship!
[17:09] <Seira> roll 3d4+3
[17:09] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 3d4+3 --> 1,0[ 3d4=6 ]12,0{9}
[17:11] <Kotono> The second hacker is hit and torn up as he fallsback, letting out a horrible whimper of pain, followed by angry sounds in a strange tongue!
[17:11] <Seira> "And don't come back!" Seira yells after it.
[17:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+4 init
[17:14] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0init --> 1,0[ 1d20=1 ]12,0{5}
[17:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Big ass shark(21)>Sharks(17)>Seira(12)>Sea creatures(11)>AliciaHino(5)'
[17:16] <Kotono> The big shark swims back a bit, before hitting the hull again!
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[17:16] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+17 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{22}
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 2d8+9
[17:16] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 2d8+9 --> 1,0[ 2d8=2 ]12,0{11}
[17:17] <Kotono> Another hit! This is slightly less painful than the last ramming, but it still shakes the boat good! Alicia and Seira are both rocked, as above, you hear sailors cursing! The captain's roar can be heard, "GEt the harpooooons!" Below, you can see the hull cracked, perhaps a few leaks already made. The smaller sharks swim about, waiting...OOC - Seira.
[17:18] * Seira sends five sets of sharp teeth to bite at their dinner.
[17:18] <Seira> roll 5d6
[17:18] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 5d6 --> 1,0[ 5d6=21 ]12,0{21}
[17:20] <Kotono> The huge beast is bitten! It's flank is only damaged by it, not destroyed by a long shot! The marks spill blood out, as the other sea creatures glare! Another one looks backwards, where the dire shark was, and  starts screaming something angrily. OOC - Alicia.
[17:22] * Alicia leans over the edge and gestures to where the wood is starting to crack from the assault. "What is unmade can be made whole again, renew yourself at my command!"
[17:22] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:22] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=88 ]12,0{88}
[17:22] <Alicia> OOC: Mending on the hull
[17:23] <Alicia> OOC: strike that, but I'll keep the roll for the spell I'm really casting
[17:23] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[17:25] * Alicia sweeps her arm, firing a single magic missile at each of the remaining fishmen, letting their blood join the scent from her magicked jerky in the water and hopefully give the sharks something else to think about.
[17:25] <Alicia> roll 4#1d4+1
[17:25] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 4#1d4+1 --> 1,0[ 1d4=4 ]12,0{5}, 1,0[ 1d4=1 ]12,0{2}, 1,0[ 1d4=3 ]12,0{4}, 1,0[ 1d4=1 ]12,0{2}
[17:26] <Kotono> With that missile, the wounded one goes bellyup as well! It dies and floats up, spreading it's fishy blood into the sea! The other three scream, the one yelling to where the shark ones getting even louder. This time, in Common, "Don't care what your spell says! This isn't going how you said it would!"
[17:27] <Kotono> The big shark continues to assault the hull!
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[17:27] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+17 --> 1,0[ 1d20=17 ]12,0{34}
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 2d8+9
[17:27] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 2d8+9 --> 1,0[ 2d8=14 ]12,0{23}
[17:29] <Kotono> CRACK! THe hull buckles horribly, a few holes punched in! None too large, but the damage is being done! The boat rocks even worse this time, wobbling in the water!
[17:29] <Kotono> OOC - Seira.
[17:30] <Seira> Even as her summoned teeth continue their assault of the large shark, Seira summons a storm of ice over the location where she can see magic gathering, as if in preparation to that spell the dimwits oh-so-helpfully informed her of. And if it could catch the shark and anything else while leave the boat alone, all the better.
[17:30] <Seira> roll 5d6 manyjaws
[17:30] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 5d6 1,0manyjaws --> 1,0[ 5d6=12 ]12,0{12}
[17:30] <Seira> roll 5d6 ice storm
[17:30] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 5d6 1,0ice storm --> 1,0[ 5d6=23 ]12,0{23}
[17:35] <Kotono> The shark is torn at, mroe blood flowing. It's starting to thrash a bit, but not so much as to distract it!  Meanwhile, the ice storm begins! You quickly hear a strangled shout, a man's voice and very irritated. "You damned foolish creatures!" Irenes snarls, voice known to Seira's ears, even if he is still hidden from view. Meanwhile, another fishman is caughtin the storm, battered and going bellyup in chunks of ice!
[17:36] <Kotono> As a third fishman floats up, the creatures call back, "Get out of here! Leave him and the shark to them! This isn'tw orth it!" The talking creature calls, starting to dive deeper into the water and swim downward.
[17:37] <Seira> "Irenes!" Seira calls out. "Come to die, at last?!"
[17:37] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia
[17:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:38] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=40 ]12,0{40}
[17:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Big ass shark(21)>Sharks(17)>Irenes(14)>Seira(12)>Sea creatures(11)>AliciaHino(5)'
[17:38] <Alicia> While the voice and Seira's identification of it prompt concern, it's no good if their boat gets sunk. Therefore Alicia focuses on eliminating the shark, firing a flurry of blue missiles down at the overgrown fish!
[17:38] <Alicia> roll 4d4+4
[17:38] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 4d4+4 --> 1,0[ 4d4=12 ]12,0{16}
[17:42] <Kotono> Four missles fly, slamming into the shark! THe staple spell of any half wit mage flies, injuring the shark! The shark's hide absorbs the shots, not down yet, only injured further! Irenes speaks something in Aquatic tones, unknown to Seira and Alicia. The shark begins to withdraw - or would, but instead manages one last slam attempt onto the boat!
[17:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[17:42] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+17 --> 1,0[ 1d20=18 ]12,0{35}
[17:42] <Kotono> roll 2d8+9
[17:42] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 2d8+9 --> 1,0[ 2d8=11 ]12,0{20}
[17:46] <Kotono> CRACK! The sound of shattering wood fills the air, the ship listing! There is now a fair sized hole in the hull, making the entire ship buckle! Badly. Meanwhile, Irenes speaks in those words again, and then in Common, "Drown," he speaks with contempt, "Drown beneath the waves forever!" After that, "Zephyr of the forgotten winds, banished by the rage of the Gods. Come forth and travel with me, on the wings of etherial light!" A wind blows,
[17:46] <Kotono>  A wind blows, powerful magic wrought! OOC - Alicia. The other sea creatures sans big shark and fleeing.
[17:47] <Kotono> OOC - Er, Seira, my fault.
[17:47] <Seira> Seira snipes at the large shark with her bow, even as the teeth bite at it more!
[17:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+4 (4 pa)
[17:48] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0(4 pa) --> 1,0[ 1d20=6 ]12,0{10}
[17:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+4 (4 pa)
[17:48] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0(4 pa) --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{15}
[17:48] <Seira> roll 5d6
[17:48] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 5d6 --> 1,0[ 5d6=10 ]12,0{10}
[17:48] <Kotono> OOC - Bot shots missed.
[17:48] <Seira> OOC: The jaws didn't!
[17:49] <Kotono> OOC - True.
[17:50] <Kotono> The jaws biet at the shark futher, as the ship shakes! Water continues to gush in from it's damaged hull, filling up below Seira's level, surely making the lowest parts of the ships waterlogged! OOC - Alicia.
[17:51] <Alicia> "Get that breach sealed!" Alicia screams at the sailors, doing her level best to kill the shark before it dooms them completely.
[17:51] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:51] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=32 ]12,0{32}
[17:51] <Alicia> roll 4d4+4
[17:51] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Alicia rolled :1,0 4d4+4 --> 1,0[ 4d4=10 ]12,0{14}
[17:51] <Kotono> The sailors have been readying harpoons, but they stop at that and scurry down! The captain even follows!
[17:52] <Kotono> Meanwhile, missiles strike the shark! It does more damage to it, wounding it but it still possesses inhuman energy! But instead, this time, with the hole made..i.t seems to be swimminga way as well, retreating with it's injuries.
[17:52] <Kotono> OOC - Seira, you can go if you want to take potshots or do anything.
[17:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+4 (4 pa)
[17:52] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0(4 pa) --> 1,0[ 1d20=4 ]12,0{8}
[17:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+4 (4 pa)
[17:52] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0(4 pa) --> 1,0[ 1d20=6 ]12,0{10}
[17:53] <Seira> OOC: Potshots fail, unless I can take more
[17:53] <Kotono> OOC - Just one round. Alicia, doing anything, or should we go out of initiative now?
[17:53] <Alicia> OOC: If all the hostiles are fleeing I'll rush below decks to assist in repairs.
[17:54] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[17:54] <Kotono> OOC: Out of initaitive. If you wanna take actions feel free.
[17:54] * Seira snaps her fingers, sending a fireball after the large shark.
[17:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[17:54] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+19 --> 1,0[ 1d20=9 ]12,0{28}
[17:54] <Seira> roll 8d6
[17:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 8d6 --> 1,0[ 8d6=27 ]12,0{27}
[17:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[17:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+14 --> 1,0[ 1d20=19 ]12,0{33}
[17:55] <Kotono> OOC - -1 since it's 13, but so moot.
[17:55] <Kotono> In a globe of steam the retreating shark is burnt and cooked, but it's still moving and fleeing away! It vanishes under the waves, with af ew new scars to remember this day by!
[18:00] * Seira heads towards the area the ship was breached at, mildly disappointed that her pray got away.
[18:05] <Kotono> So Alicia and Seira head to the lowest deck. Here cargo and supplies are storied, sailors working in a foot of water! They're going to the wall, several small/tiny holes and one big one! The hull is horribly bashed in, water gushing! The captain swears, "Get something to stop the flow of the water! Anything!"
[18:08] <Alicia> Don't they have spare wood for exactly this situation? How mind-bogglingly inept. It's almost like they deserve to die... Nonetheless, Alicia proceeds to hack apart some of the internal walls with her sword and then use the newly produced spare wood to buttress against the hole. "Get these planks nailed in!" she yells to the crew while holding them in place.
[18:08] <Seira> "Can we seal off the compartment, Captain, and still remain afloat?" Seira asks.
[18:10] <Kotono> "We do! That's what I meant for them to get!" The captain swears, as the sailors get to work. They fight against the onrushing water along with Alicia, pressing it in, some coming with nails and hammer. "At worst, we may be able to."
[18:10] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia, sec.
[18:10] <Seira> "We can do that, then repair the damage from the outside. I can grant your sailors the ability to breathe underwater as long as it is needed."
[18:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
[18:11] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Seira rolled :1,0 1d20+12 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{26}
[18:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20
[18:12] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{14}
[18:13] <Kotono> The work gets Alicia and sailors soaked, but it seems to be doing some good! As the water increases to knee level, they seal off some of the nastier holes. It looks like it might hold, at least for now.
[18:15] * Seira waits until the leaks are completely sealed, before offering to cast water breathing on several sailors, so that they might reinforce the hull from the outside.
[18:15] * Alicia uses mending spells to seal any gaps left over after they've barricaded the worst of it. "Right, get some buckets and we'll drain the water that's left," she orders.
[18:17] <Kotono> "Right," Teh captain nods, everyone at work. Between Alicia's bailing lead efforts and Seira's second later of outside patching, the hole is repaired by sundown. The ship is quiet, exhausted. Once it's done, the captain invites you to his room. He goes and pours himself a glass of brandy, offering as well. "I never took the stories that seriously," he admits. "I've also never seen a shark that hueg."
[18:17] <Kotono> *layer
[18:18] * Alicia politely declines the alcoholic beverage. "That was a premeditated attack... I wonder if the griffon was set up by Irenes as well, although I still don't understand its purpose," she muses thoughtfully.
[18:18] <Seira> "If that stupid wizard returns, we'll be better prepared for it."
[18:19] * Disconnected
[18:24] * Attempting to rejoin channel #evildunes
[18:24] * Rejoined channel #evildunes
[18:24] * Topic is 'Big ass shark(21)>Sharks(17)>Irenes(14)>Seira(12)>Sea creatures(11)>AliciaHino(5)'
[18:24] * Set by Kotono on Sat Jul 21 17:38:21
[18:24] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Alicia Alicia
[18:25] <Kotono> Taking his brandy and chugging it down, "The griffon makes no sense. Why give us something strange like that and not even attack wtih it?"
[18:26] <Seira> "What did happen with it?" Seira asks.
[18:27] <Alicia> "It makes no sense at all," Alicia agrees. Turning to Seira, "I coaxed it into landing, then when I attempted to get the letter by cutting the strap holding it to the wing, it vanished - griffon and letter, both."
[18:28] <Seira> "But not when you touched it?" Seira muses. "Maybe, if it reappears, we are meant to take a look at the letter without cutting the strap."
[18:30] <Alicia> "Possibly, but since it hasn't reappeared in the last several hours, I doubt it will be back," Alicia admits, shrugging apologetically. "There was a knot, but it looked rather complicated so I thought to save myself the time by cutting it."
[18:32] <Seira> "Either we'll get another chance tomorrow, or it was a distraction for Irenes."
[18:33] <Alicia> "I wonder how he found out we'd be here," Alicia goes on, looking thoughtful. "I suppose we didn't keep our journey secret, though."
[18:34] <Kotono> Listening, teh captain frowns, "How do...wizards find things? Ask a servant creatureor just wave their hands? Or do they have to listen like the rest of us?"
[18:35] <Seira> "There is magic. And there are minions." Seira seems wistful briefly. "Minions, so much cheaper than spell components."
[18:39] * Alicia eyes Seira for a long moment, before coughing and going on, "Yes, he could have used mundane spies, or could have scried on Seira - since they have met before, it wouldn't be too challenging."
[18:40] <Seira> "Oh, that." Seira waves a hand. "He didn't do that one."
[18:40] <Kotono> "Damn," The captain pauses and considers, before stopping. "Regardless, can yout ell if he'll try it again?"
[18:40] <Seira> "If he tries to scry on me, probably," she agrees. "But he didn't the first time around."
[18:42] * Seira considers. "I do have a way to make him visible, though. However much good it would do to us when he can just teleport."
[18:44] <Alicia> "If you can make him visible I can probably disrupt his spellcasting when he tries to escape," Alicia volunteers. "If you scribe a scroll, I could even use the same spell to make him visible, if you have a better way of disrupting him."
[18:45] <Kotono> As the girls talk, the captain gets up. "Feel free tostay here as you talk. I should check on things and set a double watch." TIpping his cap to the two, he heads out.
[18:45] <Seira> "Sadly, it's not spellcasting, but it's worth a try nonetheless," Seira agrees.
[18:48] * Alicia nods distractedly to the captain. "Whatever happens, we should try and focus on Irenes next time he appears, even if the distraction he provides is a threatening one." A rather nasty look flits across her features, "Even if this is my first meeting with him, I still want to bring him to justice for employing my sister."
[18:53] * Disconnected
[18:53] * Attempting to rejoin channel #evildunes
[18:53] * Rejoined channel #evildunes
[18:53] * Topic is 'Big ass shark(21)>Sharks(17)>Irenes(14)>Seira(12)>Sea creatures(11)>AliciaHino(5)'
[18:53] * Set by Kotono on Sat Jul 21 17:38:21
[18:53] * Alicia (WinNT@user-54414fbf.l5.c5.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit (NickServ (GHOST command used by Ebiris_))
[18:54] * Ebiris_ is now known as Alicia
[18:54] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Alicia Alicia
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=17 ]12,0{17}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=15 ]12,0{15}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=61 ]12,0{61}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=54 ]12,0{54}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=38 ]12,0{38}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=31 ]12,0{31}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d100 --> 1,0[ 1d100=4 ]12,0{4}