219.1 Alicia in Kesse #2

[Corwin]

[22:34] <KotonoIbis> Thereafter, Celebrimbor joins Alicia out in the hall. "Will it just be three of us returning," he asks, "Marie, you and myself?"
06[22:35] * Alicia nods. "Even though nothing's happened yet I'm still concerned we could face reprisals here. Besides that we're still only gathering information, so a larger presence would only attract unwanted attention."
[22:37] <KotonoIbis> "Shall we, then?" Celebrimbor says, "Can you amange the teleports?"
[22:38] <Alicia> "I'm thinking we can probably get there with two," Alicia nods. "Here, take my hand," she asks as she focuses on the valley just outside of her old home in Lorasce.
[22:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100 call it studied carefully
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 call it studied carefully and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[22:41] <KotonoIbis> Rain. It's raining in Kelara. A gray drizzle comes down around the three, the valley wet and quiet. No birdsong, no noise besides the pitter-patter of rain.
[22:43] <Alicia> "At least we're just here for a moment," Alicia comments. "Do you have any invisibility spells prepared? I want to teleport directly into the city but can't be sure we won't land near a witness."
[22:44] <KotonoIbis> "I do," Celebrimbor calls on a few words, vanishing from sight.
06[22:48] * Alicia also casts alter self to assume her harmless older lady form and taps Celebrimbor with her quarterstaff to change him into his own favoured disguise before she teleports them onto the alley running alongside of the inn they were staying at in Kesse.
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually?
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually? and gets 54." [1d100=54]
[22:49] <KotonoIbis> They thus appear there without incident. It's also raining in Kesse - a harder, heavy rain. It's rather soaking, rumbles of thunder heard every few seconds.
[22:50] <Alicia> "Wasn't the weather nicer when we left?" Alicia grimaces after confirming no one's around. "You can dispel the invisibility and we'll go inside to get our room rented again today?"
[22:51] <KotonoIbis> The invisbility is gone! Speaking up over the thunder, "A summer storm. Unfortunate timing. Let's." OOC - AFter you rent a room, then what?
[22:52] <Alicia> Alicia's happy to wait in the room for the storm to blow over but she'll callously send her familiar into the cold and rain to scout the castle some more.
[22:56] <KotonoIbis> OOC: Anything in particular there?
[22:57] <Alicia> OOC: looking for any of the three prime suspects, if she gets a clear shot at the chancellery she can snoop around there, otherwise on the alert for notable magic/evil auras. Has voice of the archon cast on her in case needed, taking 10 for 34 on hide throughout.

[Corwin]

[20:27] <Ko-Saulfangirl> --------------------------------
[20:28] <Ko-Saulfangirl> > The invisbility is gone! Speaking up over the thunder, "A summer storm. Unfortunate timing. Let's." OOC - AFter you rent a room, then what?
[20:28] <Ko-Saulfangirl> <Alicia> Alicia's happy to wait in the room for the storm to blow over but she'll callously send her familiar into the cold and rain to scout the castle some more.
[20:28] <Ko-Saulfangirl> > OOC: Anything in particular there?
[20:28] <Ko-Saulfangirl> <Alicia> OOC: looking for any of the three prime suspects, if she gets a clear shot at the chancellery she can snoop around there, otherwise on the alert for notable magic/evil auras. Has voice of the archon cast on her in case needed, taking 10 for 34 on hide throughout.
[20:31] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Thus Marie begins to fly about, hidden and hiding! The first half hour isn't without incident...but it's when she reaches the throne room that something happens. The king is there, looking waxy-gray pale and leaning forward. A dirty, exhausted man kneels before him. "...and it was like ice," he says solemnly. Several richly dressed older men are listening with faces of worry and shock. Besides the king are two women. One is Princess Gis
[20:31] <Ko-Saulfangirl> One is Princess Giselle, dead faced and distant. The other...(More)
[20:34] <Ko-Saulfangirl> She wears the clothes of a nobleman, with a distinctly feminine cut.  Her brown hair is kept back in a ponytail, her form rather short and springy. She's not particularly pretty, but she's not hard on the eyes at all. The King coughs four times, shuddering and clutching his chest for several seconds. "Sanaxt...so the entire royal family..."
[20:35] <Alicia> Is she evil?
[20:35] <Alicia> Paydirt! Marie settles in to eavesdrop a while.
[20:35] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Yes, our spies in the palace all say the same thing. Slaughtered or frozen alive." The man says, "Not a soul in the family survived the night time attack."
[20:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 sense motive, do I get any feeling she's responsible?
05[20:37] -sebben.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[20:37] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-66-25-141-28.austin.res.rr.com) has joined #dunes
03[20:37] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[20:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 sense motive, do I get any feeling she's responsible?
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 sense motive, do I get any feeling she's responsible? and gets 17." [1d20=8]
03[20:37] * Taishyr is now known as taifk
[20:37] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "How reprehensible...fools or not..." Coughing again before straighting up, King Denegren sighs. "Once it becomes official, send royal condolences."
[20:38] <Ko-Saulfangirl> There is some murmuring amid the rich dressed men there, Princess Armanda shaking her head. "I don't believe that. The entire royal house dead? That's not possible...unless it's an act of the Gods."
[20:38] <Alicia> Yeah! Shar! But Marie has more sense than to blurt that out.
[20:39] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Giselle continues to stare ahead, seeing nothing. "No God is that cruel..." Denegren grimaces, "Very well. Tell more to Kort when he arrives...I need to rest." King Denegren rises, a pair of guards coming to help him stand.
[20:40] <Alicia> Marie thinks that Armanda would be the most productive person to follow after this meeting.
[20:40] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Father..." Armanda takes a step forward, extending her hand out. A worried frown crosses her face, "Let Prince Kort handle it. You needen't stress yourself."
[20:41] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Armanda...you have duties to see to..." Denegren rasps, as he is helped away.
[20:41] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "As you wish, Father." Bowing her head from the rebuke, "Sister, come with me," Armanda says, Giselle following her without a single word.
[20:41] <Alicia> And Marie follows both!
[20:42] <Ko-Saulfangirl> roll 1d20+21
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Ko-Saulfangirl rolls 1d20+21 and gets 29." [1d20=8]
[20:44] <Ko-Saulfangirl> They head back to Giselle's chambers. Once in there, Giselle goes to sit on her bed. There are a pair of servants there, but Armanda speaks. "Begone. We have a private matter to discuss," Armanda commands, the room emptying. Once it is so emptied, Armanda steps forward, taking a hold of Giselle's head by the chin. "There's still time to change your mind, sister." With an icy smile, "Kort is not yet King." Looking down, "You'll have scar
[20:44] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Kort is not yet King." Looking down, "You'll have scars...but if you give this penance, you will be allowed to join us."
[20:45] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Giselle looks Armanda in the eyes, a dead look with a serene smile. "Tell brother that I won't. No matter if he kills me...or does it in torment...I will not. I will feel alive. I will feel alive. I will feel alive," she chants.
[20:45] <Alicia> Trying to induct their innocent (for various meanings of the term) sister into their warbed cabal? Marie is tempted to intervene but Alicia would disapprove and can probably handle things better when the time comes...
[20:46] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Smack! The movement of Armanda's palm is lighting fast, leaving a reddening welt across Giselle's cheek. "So you can father more worthless bastard children? Kort's mercy won't extend once he's King. Remember when we went to the dungeons on a lark as children, sister? Our dungeons...are worse."
[20:46] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "I will be alive. I will be alive. I will be alive, I will be alive, I will be alive," Giselle chants, starting to rock back and forth on the bed.
[20:47] <Alicia> So tempted to smack the horrible Sharran with some magic missiles...
[20:50] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "So you can father more bastard children with the scullery cook and the carpenter, or perhaps the stablehands?" Another smack, this one sending  a few droplets of red blood from Giselle's nose. "No matter how many times you do that, it's futile. There is no life. Only the coming end. If you refuse to see that..." Armanda straightens up, "Think about it, sister."
[20:52] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Giselle looks straight ahead at nothing, whispering, "I will be alive...I will be alive...I will be alive..." Armanda leaves her at that, exiting the bedroom.
[20:53] <Alicia> Marie pursues Armanda, rather wishing Alicia hadn't bothered with Voice of the Archon since the temptation to issue an educational command to the princess is hard to resist.
[20:58] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Princess Armanda heads to the third floor. Here one of the noble suites has a thin man surrounded by muscial intruments. Princess Armanda curties to him, "Good afternoon, teacher."
[20:59] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Ah, Princess. You're on time today, how rarely nice." He speaks in a dry, cool voice. "His Majesty expressed a desire that you continue to work on the lute for the end of summer festival."
[20:59] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Of course, teacher," Frowning, with a cute look on her face, "But I so hate these lessons! I would much rather go practice with a sword or with my bare hands!"
[21:00] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "It's your father's will, Princess." With a stern voice and exasperated look, "If you don't study you'll dissapoint him."
[21:00] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Yes, Father mustn't be saddenend now. Even the slightest burden could be too much," Her rebellious voice calms down, as she goes and selects a lute from amid the instruments about. "I suppose I have no choice but to follow the lesson then."
[21:01] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "It's also far more ladylike. You 'fight' like a barroom brawler," Tsk-tsking, "It's not suitable for a Princess of Kesse!"
[21:01] <Alicia> Or slit the throat of some unfortunate to please your dark goddess... Marie really doesn't like this woman who acts like a girl. Who does she think she's fooling? Evidently the whole stupid kingdom...
[21:02] <Ko-Saulfangirl> As she readies her lute, Armanda giggles. "It's far more graceful than that, teacher! A well aimed punch or kick is an art all to itself!"
[21:02] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "I'd hardly call it graceful. Ballet is graceful. Ballroom dancing is graceful. Bare knuckled fighting is not graceful. Now then, if you'd practice the songs for the summer festival today?"
[21:03] <Alicia> Once Armanda starts playing Marie elects to spend five minutes quickly scooting around the castle to search for any other moderate or stronger evil auras before she comes back. She can rely on her target staying in place for that long, at least.
[21:07] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Marie searches about but has no luck in five minutes. She does a quick sweep of the castle - lots of room for error when going that fast.
[21:07] <Alicia> Back to sit on on Armanda's music lesson, then.
[21:09] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Armanda is a pretty fair talent at the lute. Not a contest winner, but she knows how to play it. An hour of this passes, various upbeat songs tried. Most of them are quite pleasant. When it's done, Armanda rises as her teacher applauds. "That was a good practice today. Keep that up and you'll do well at the festival."
[21:10] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Thank you," Smiling widely at that, "In two days then?"
[21:10] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Yes," The teacher says, as Armanda leaves the room.
[21:10] <Alicia> While Armanda plays Marie observes her for magic auras and checks to see if she's wearing any recognisable rings.
[21:12] <Ko-Saulfangirl> No identifiable rings, though Marie does see a few other things.
[21:13] <Alicia> Marie continues to sneak around after the only real viable target in the castle at the moment.
[21:16] <Ko-Saulfangirl> This time she heads to another royal's quarters. Here a man wearing simple, loose blue clothes waits. He's well muscled and has brown hair, alone in his audience room, standing before the fire. A ring on his left finger looks familiar. One of Seira's rings. Spellstoring, she believes. Armanda comes to him, "I have a few hours," she says.
[21:17] <Alicia> Is he evil and does he have any other magic auras?
[21:17] <Ko-Saulfangirl> The man's eyes are a striking black, alluring in a way that makes Marie's legs feel weak. "We'll go, then."
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft for the evil beneath his pants
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft for the evil beneath his pants and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[21:25] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Hm?" Albert looks about, back and forth. "Tsch! There's a lurking secret in the room." With a momentary twist of his smile into a gruesome grimace, "You shouldn't keep secrets from me."
[21:27] <Alicia> That is surely cheating. Not wanting to tip them off to her presence, Marie has little choice but to retreat by phasing into the ceiling, but not so far that she can't hear them still talk nor keep track of their locations by their vile auras.
[21:27] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Armanda scans about as well, "Really? This castle is lousy with divination and spies lately." Marie hears that, somewhat muffled.
[21:29] <Alicia> She should be pretty secure here for the moment, so Marie continues spying, although she wonders just how he detected her - there wasn't any sign of divination magic on him, and that's the only explanation since if he spotted her he wouldn't have been so circumspect.
[21:30] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Shhh." Albert says, a silence settling in. Several seconds pass with no noise at all.
[21:30] <Alicia> Being ethereal is a nice way to ensure absolute silence, even if she is inside a solid object. Marie keeps an eye on their auras to ensure they aren't sneaking off or anything.
[21:39] <Ko-Saulfangirl> After a few minutes, the two are going to another room. Looks like into the bedroom.
[21:39] <Alicia> Staying within the ceiling, Marie heads in the same direction.
[21:43] <Ko-Saulfangirl> They pass through the bedroom, going to the closet. Herein, Marie can here words of arcane power being spoke!
[21:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft to id spell being cast
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft to id spell being cast and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[21:44] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Marie can't identify it! A few moments later, the auras are gone.
[21:45] <Alicia> Well, Marie enters into the room and settles for trying to identify the lingering aura that's left.
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[21:45] <Ko-Saulfangirl> No luck for Marie. It's a walk in closet - no lights, so it's rather dark and shadowy.
[21:46] <Alicia> Shadows do not exist when you have darkvision! Anyway, time to search this closet and bedroom for clues or loot.
[21:47] <Ko-Saulfangirl> OOC: Taking ten or twenty or rolling search?
[21:47] <Alicia> OOC: lets take 20 for 21
[21:50] <Ko-Saulfangirl> Marie takes her time! There's not much of interest in the room - lots of learning and fancy books, good clothes, a mirror, a few half written love letters. Nothing particularly telling or worthwhile, unless Marie wants to steal the loose gold and silver coins he keeps in a drawer.
[21:50] <Alicia> No not really. Does he have a hairbrush or anything lying around?
[21:51] <Ko-Saulfangirl> There's a hairbrush, yes.
[21:52] <Alicia> Briefly turning corporeal, Marie yanks a few strands of hair from it before turning incorporeal again and going to find Alicia and Celebrimbor.
[21:53] <Ko-Saulfangirl> It's not raining anymore. A rainbow can ge glimpsed in the sky, puddles of water all over town. Celebrimbor and Alicia are found in the inn room where they are expected to be.
[21:57] <Alicia> After Marie reports her findings Alicia is less than pleased. "It sounds like they're preparing for something big... and we're still lacking in progress. Although with those hairs... do you think you could try scrying on Albert, Lord Drake?"
[21:58] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "I could try on the morrow. I don't have it prepared," Celebrimbor nods with a look of complete distaste. "Or have executed a big move, or part of one. The attack on Sanaxt is almost certainly the handiwork of these depraved royals."
[22:00] <Alicia> "Having two rings of teleportation gives them a great deal of tactical flexibility," Alicia nods sadly. "And they're not shy at all about using it - of course, neither are we, so at least we're not particularly disadvantaged there. I think it would be best to attempt scrying once we know he's out of the castle - Marie said he'll likely be back in a few hours, so she can try and gather more information then."
[22:05] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Right. Then I should go pursue this safehouse in the meanwhile, so it is available as soon as possible," Rising up now, "I will return in af ew hours."
[22:08] <Alicia> "Since the weather's improved I think I'll go see if I can scour up some more information - hopefully find some people familiar with the castle wandering about this time of day." Alicia proceeds to disguise herself as a skinny teenage girl looking not dissimilar to how Beth was when she left Kelara.
[22:12] <Ko-Saulfangirl> OOc - GI again?
[22:13] <Alicia> OOC: yes, focus this is on the hangouts of the royal family besides the palace - fancy townhouses, countryside villas, that sort of thing.
[22:14] <Ko-Saulfangirl> OOC: Roll away.
[22:14] <Alicia> OOC: take 10 for 25
[22:17] <Ko-Saulfangirl> By late afternoon, Alicia is sitting at a mid-scale bar next to a tired looking woman. She drinks deeply from a mug of sweetened mead, "Oh yeah, I do cleaning at the castle. Hard work. What, are you thinking about trying to get on board with it, girlie?"
[22:19] <Alicia> "I'm a hard worker," Alicia insists earnestly. "And Prince Albert... he's so dreamy..." she sighs wistfully for a moment. "So anyway I was thinking, the castle probably has all the staff it needs, but what about other royal residences? Seasonal work, you know, for when they're holidaying or partying?"
[22:21] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Well, the King's not so well," Keeping her voice in a whisper, "Most of the royals aren't too far away now. But in the fall, after the end of summer festival, it's traditional to go to Halla. It's a mountain retreat to the west, lovely place. If they go this year you might have a chance of getting on board."
03[22:24] * Haruka is now known as Cidward
06[22:24] * Alicia nods. "That's a thought, I guess if I can wait that long. Hmm... they probably need people to look after places like that even when they're not there? In case they skip off for a day or so's getaway?" she asks hopefully.
[22:37] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "There's some permanent staff. Might not be a bad job if you can get it," Rubbing her chin as she says it, "It would beat cleaning in the main castle for sure!"
[22:38] <Alicia> "What places do you think it might be worth asking at?" Alicia prods with a guileless smile.
[22:42] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Tell you what, I can introduce you to the girl in the castle that handles that. Will you be here in a few days?" she asks.
[22:43] <Alicia> "Unless something happens, sure," Alicia shrugs brightly in reply.
[22:44] <Ko-Saulfangirl> "Meet me here in three days," she says, "The girl who does it is back then and I'll bring her over for drinks. You can get the inside track that way."
[22:46] <Alicia> "Okay," Alicia agrees. "So what's it like working there, anyway? I mean, you probably see a side of the people in charge that most folks don't, right?"

[Corwin]

[19:57] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Unless something happens, sure," Alicia shrugs brightly in reply.
[19:57] <Kotono> > "Meet me here in three days," she says, "The girl who does it is back then and I'll bring her over for drinks. You can get the inside track that way."
[19:57] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Okay," Alicia agrees. "So what's it like working there, anyway? I mean, you probably see a side of the people in charge that most folks don't, right?"
[19:59] <Kotono> "Well...." Tapping her chin as she drinks, "Yes, sometimes."
[20:00] <Alicia> "What're they like?" Alicia leans closer and grins in a conspiratorial fashion. "Really?"
[20:03] <Kotono> "His Majesty's not so bad," Lowering her voice into a whisper, "But he's so sick these days. I think he's going to go home to Kelemvor soon."
[20:04] <Alicia> "That means it'll be King Kort, won't it?" Alicia lowers her voice to match, mostly just prodding enough to keep the discussion going so the maid can vent.
[20:06] <Kotono> "Yes. King Kort..." Biting her lip, "He's kind of quiet. He's polite and not rude at all, but he's...well..." A shrug, "He doesn't pay much attention to the maids. He's acting more like a King these days."
[20:08] <Alicia> "Something wrong with him, then?" Alicia suggests quietly.
[20:13] <Kotono> "No, no..." Shaking her head, "I just wonder if..." Blushing now, "There was a rumor a little ago...that...he's deviant. He's not interested in the Princesses of the world."
[20:13] <Alicia> "Oh!" Alicia blushes herself. "That'll make getting an heir difficult, won't it?"
[20:14] <Kotono> "Yes! The rumor is that he was seen coming out of a room with men more than once!" Whispering back, "And they immediately split up and tried not to be seen."
[20:15] <Alicia> "My, my... well, at least Albert's not that way, right?" she suddenly looks worried, "He isn't, is he?"
[20:15] <Kotono> "Oh no!" Her color turns a litlte more calm, finishing her mead off. "He's very friendly to the ladies."
[20:17] <Alicia> "The stories say he's a bit of a playboy. Is it true?"
[20:18] <Kotono> "Oh yes. About two years ago he got friendly with one of the maids. It started leaking out...you know, sowing his royal oats? She's not a maid anymore...I hear she got transferred to a really cushy job out in the country somewhere. So yes, he's a playboy..." But with a longing sigh, "But one of the good ones. He could tell her to go to the Abyss and no one would've batted an eye. But he took care of Axandra instead."
[20:20] <Alicia> Nothing worse than a villain with good publicity, Alicia thinks. "That sounds like a way to get ahead," she forces herself to quelch her feelings of disgust and giggle, "Where was she sent off to?"
[20:22] <Kotono> "Oh, out west. Now that I think about it, I think it was Halla." Waving over another mug of mead and putting down a silver coin in payment, the barkeep comes and goes. After, "She's a nice girl, sweet and innocent. She's a dear, if you make it out there I'm sure you'll meet her."
[20:24] <Alicia> "I can hope," Alicia smiles. "Still... I doubt it would be so easy for me. They're not all handsome princes, after all - so what are the princesses like?"
[20:26] <Kotono> "Well, there's Princess Giselle..." Sighing there, "She's not bad to work for now. It's like working for a doll. Poor girl...she slept around and got her heart tangled up with the common person. His Majesty wouldn't tolerate it. She had two bastards, you know.
[20:26] <Kotono> "
[20:27] <Alicia> "That's a bit unfair, isn't it? Albert gets away with it but not her?" she shakes her head sadly.
[20:30] <Kotono> "That's life. I hear His Majesty was going to marry her off to someone, one of the minor city-states to the southeast. That's just the old rumor, but..." A sweet smile there, "One the cherry is popped, the fruit's no good to sell."
03[20:31] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
06[20:32] * Alicia snorts. "What pig actually cares about that? Do they get turned on by hurting their wife on the first night?" She shakes her head in disgust. "I suppose Armanda would have to be on her best behaviour to avoid the same, wouldn't she?"
[20:33] <Kotono> "That's how men play," A shrug there again, "Armanda's not so bad. She's a tomboy...she might be like Kort and not be producing an heir, either. She insists on wearing men's clothing! It's scandalous. She even learned to fight with her bare hands. But she hasn't slept around, so His Majesty seems to tolerate it."
[20:36] <Alicia> "Not very dignified for a princess, is it?" Alicia agrees. "Why the interest? Has she ever been attacked or had to fight for real?"
[20:36] <Kotono> "Not that I know of," Frowning at that, "She's always been like that, though."
[20:38] <Alicia> "Strange..." Alicia muses. "She must not have much faith in her bodyguards, then."
[20:41] <Kotono> "Dunno," Admitting that, "She's not unfriendly."
[20:43] <Alicia> "Mmmm..." Alicia nods, accepting that. "Any other interesting rumours going around the castle, do you know?"
[20:43] <Kotono> "Prince Denegren got in a fight with one of his servants, or so it goes. He's a bit spoiled...I hear her threw his soup in the poor man's face."
06[20:44] * Alicia laughs. "How old is he, again?"
[20:48] <Kotono> "Fourteen, but spoiled," Drinking again from her mead glass, "Very spoiled."
06[20:49] * Alicia tuts. "You'd think he'd have grown out of it by now," she agrees. "Anyway, it's getting on and I should probably go see about dinner. I'll see you around?"
Session Close: Sat Jan 10 20:55:56 2009

Session Start: Sat Jan 10 20:55:56 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[20:55] * Disconnected
02[20:56] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[20:56] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[20:56] * Topic is 'Pollyanna(24)>Alicia>Arrow Demon(21)>Succubus(20)>Demedais>Marie(17)>Marilith(12)>Eudard(8)>Antenora(6)'
03[20:56] * Set by Kotono on Sat Jan 03 19:34:27
03[20:56] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[20:58] <Kotono> "Be well," she says, as Alicia goes off! OOC - What's your plans now?
[20:58] <Alicia> OOC: Does the map I bought earlier show where Halla is? If not I'll try to locate a new map.
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Halla's well to the west, in the higher hills. There's roads and such that lead to it. This reminds me, net quiet day we need to work on that map of Kesse.
06[20:59] * Alicia heads back to the inn and waits for Celebrimbor to show up so they can plot their next move.
[21:01] <Kotono> That early evening, Celebrimbor returns. Over dinner, "The purchase is going well enough. I can have us using it tomorrow," he says.
[21:02] <Alicia> "Good," Alicia nods. "We can start bringing people over then and prepare to step things up. From asking around a bit I've found out the royals have a residence in Halla to the West. Albert apparently sends his playmates there, so I'm thinking it could be worth investigating since the castle itself seems barren."
[21:15] <Kotono> "I can get a description of it tomorrow and get us over there," Celebrimbor volunteers. "Far easier than travelling overland."
06[21:18] * Alicia digs out the map and shows where Halla is to Celebrimbor. "We don't have time for overland travel," she agrees. "I could probably teleport there as well myself from the map, but we could wait till tomorrow. Say once we've set ourselves up in your building we can go check out Halla then return to Balmuria?"
[21:19] <Kotono> "Pending on how it resolves out, yes," Celebrimbor agrees. "Another day at the latest if we get delayed.
[21:19] <Kotono> "
[21:19] <Alicia> "I hope it is there," Alicia sighs. "The city seems utterly dry of Sharran activity. If we can't find that cathedral we're going to have to take our targets right out of the palace."
[21:21] <Alicia> "You can still scry on Albert on one of his trips if it doesn't pan out," Marie volunteers brightly.
[21:23] <Alicia> "Speaking of that, they should be back by now - want to go take a look around the palace?" Alicia turns to her familiar. Marie gives her ready assent and heads off to scour the place for the evil auras of Armanda and Albert.
03[22:27] * Sierra_Comatose is now known as Sierra_Mikain
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: Searching for just evil auras?
[22:33] <Alicia> OOC: she'll use them as a guide but she'll stop if she sees anything interesting. Also looking for magic auras.
[22:37] <Kotono> As Marie wanders the evening halls of the palace, she comes on something interesting! On the third floor, in one of the nicer rooms, there is a man. He is gaunt faced but composed, serious brown eyes as he sits on the floor. He meditates, a magical pair of bracers worn and a symbol of a pair of scales hanging from his neck.
[22:37] <Alicia> Is he evil?
[22:37] <Kotono> He is not evil.
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[22:38] <Alicia> OOC: any knowledge check for what the scales mean?
[22:39] <Kotono> OOC: Religion.
[22:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9
06[22:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[22:40] <Alicia> Marie marks this location and moves on. If she doesn't find any of her real targets lurking around then she can spy on this guy a little in case he does anything of note.
[22:43] <Kotono> Marie does see Giselle in her room. She's sitting there, a maid brushing her wet hair. Giselle wears nothing, as another maid rubs a smooth lotion into her back. She doesn't seem to particularly care about her state, though. Albert and Armanda aren't seen in their rooms. OOC - Any of this itnerest you or continue on?
[22:43] <Alicia> OOC: move on
[22:45] <Kotono> Going by the King's chambers, Marie finds an interesting scene there. The King is in bed, Kort besides him, sitting in a chair. The man of Kelemvor she say earlier is there, chanting over the King and praying.
[22:46] <Alicia> Is Kort evil? And is he carrying the artifact gnome sword?
[22:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[22:48] <Alicia> Well, looks like Marie's found their priest. She settles in to discreetly observe things.
[22:49] <Kotono> "I'm sorry, but there's nothing to be afraid of," The priest of Kelemvor speaks, "It's His Majesty's time. But worry not, Kemelvor is an open, fair judge of the dead. Death is not something to be feared."
[22:49] <Kotono> Prince Kort closes his eyes, "Father..." he says, reaching hands out to touch his father's hand, holding it.
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 sense sincerity
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 sense sincerity and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[22:50] <Kotono> King Denegren coughs twice, "I could have told you that...it was my time, priest," he says with a dry remnant of humor. "Kort..." He turns to his son.
[22:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[22:51] <Alicia> Huh. Two swords? What a show-off.
[22:51] <Kotono> "Father," he says, "Kesse will prosper. You needn't worry."
[22:52] <Alicia> So tempted! Why oh why is Alicia forcing her to keep quiet? If only she could speak up and tell them what's what!
[22:52] <Kotono> "Good..." Denegren coughs several more times, "My son...I'm proud of you..." He wheezes, then looks up to the priest. "Go. I wish to be with my son...I may yet live longer, but..."
[22:52] <Kotono> "As you wish. Do not worry, The Lord ofthe Dead will judge you fairly," Bowing to the king, the priest leaves the room.
[22:52] <Alicia> Marie on the other hand does not!
[22:54] <Kotono> "Oh Father..." Kort smiles, reaching his hand out. He takes a pillow, reaching out and putting it over Denegren's face. "It's time to go to sleep, Father." There are a few faint sounds and weak coughs from Denegren as he struggles weakly! "Now that it's certain that you're dying...Heheheheh. All your work with me...everything...everything will be laid low, Denegren. Shar is waiting for you, go to her!"
[22:54] <Kotono>  Denegren. Shar is waiting for you, go to her!"
[22:56] <Alicia> Ahahaha! Screw what Alicia said, Marie isn't going to sit by and let this pass! Turning corporeal, she draws her bow and proceeds to unload a flurry of arrows at him from above the door as she yells quite shrilly, "Leave him alone!"
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 34." [1d20=13]
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 30." [1d20=14]
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[22:56] <Kotono> OOC - Three hits.
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 3d4+9+3d6+3d4
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d4+9+3d6+3d4 and gets 31." [3d4=3, 1, 1][3d6=3, 1, 6][3d4=4, 1, 2]
[22:58] <Kotono> The arrows catch Kort offguard as she turns corpreal, shocking and bursting Kort! He staggers, the hold on Denegren broken! "Ugh!" He gasps, turning, "You!" OOC - Initiative.
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[22:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[22:58] <Kotono> "What the hell are you?" He coughs, "A pixie?"
03[22:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Kort Kesse>Marie'
[22:59] <Alicia> "Mystra's wrath, come to bring you down!" Marie might reflect she's been spending too much time around Alicia, really.
[23:00] <Kotono> "Grovel and die, Mystrite!" Kort draws the Resort in one smooth motion, closing into slash Marie!
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (-4 PA, Resort Smite)
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (-4 PA, Resort Smite) and gets 42." [1d20=16]
[23:01] <Kotono> OOC - Marie's AC?
[23:01] <Alicia> OOC: hahaha, not that (28 vs evil)
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 3d8+22+1+6d8 (1 is vile)
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+22+1+6d8 (1 is vile) and gets 63." [3d8=4, 5, 4][6d8=7, 7, 2, 1, 6, 4]
[23:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Alicia's init, she's channelling an enervation into her staff and teleporting to the room adjacent to Denegren's bed
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Alicia's init, she's channelling an enervation into her staff and teleporting to the room adjacent to Denegren's bed and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[23:05] <Kotono> The Second Resort cuts into Marie with sickening, staggering ease! It nearly bisects her, the God-King's long lost power smiting her smoothly! She hangs onto life, feeling utter agony at this touch of divine and unholy power mixed into one! (More)
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 2d8+10
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+10 and gets 14." [2d8=1, 3]
[23:06] <Kotono> As Marie is cut into, Kort quickly touches himself! Almost instantly some of his wounds heal! OOC - Okay, so Alicia's going to react via empthatic link and teleport in here?
[23:07] <Alicia> OOC: she's not going to wait a second if she's feeling Marie in that much pain, no
[23:07] <Kotono> OOC: It'll take a round for you to materialize(You'll basically appear after Marie acts, tied with Kort. Roll the d100 for TP?)
[23:07] <Alicia> roll 1d100 very familiar
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 very familiar and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[23:09] <Alicia> Marie cries out in keening wail of utter agony, turning incorporeal and fleeing into the ceiling to escape!
03[23:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia=Kort Kesse>Marie'
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC - Go, Alicia.
06[23:11] * Alicia appears just in time to see her familiar fleeing in utter agony before her eyes lock onto Kort. "Those swords," she begins with a dark look as she brings her staff into a guard position before incanting a spell and firing a crackling ray of negative energy at him, channeling another enervation into the weapon as she does so. "They don't belong to you!"
[23:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 ranged touch and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[23:11] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 negative levels and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[23:14] <Alicia> A nimbus of holy light surrounds Alicia as she vents her arcane fury upon the Sharran Prince!
[23:14] <Kotono> The clatter of combat is heard as a pair of guards rush into the room! Alicia's ray hits Kort, reducing his life force! Denegren coughs weakly as the guards gawk, "Trouble in the King's room," one calls back, while Kort whirls and goes after Alicia, "Alicia Renyes! Your head is mine!" Kort declares!
[23:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 (-3 drain, using Maim from the resort)
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 (-3 drain, using Maim from the resort) and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[23:16] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[23:16] <Alicia> OOC: 20
[23:17] <Kotono> roll 3d8+14+1 (1 is vile)
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+14+1 (1 is vile) and gets 19." [3d8=1, 1, 2]
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC - nix the damage.
[23:17] <Kotono> roll 2d4+2 cha damage and one physical damage, misread maim
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4+2 cha damage and one physical damage, misread maim and gets 4." [2d4=1, 1]
[23:18] <Kotono> The blow shudders Alicia, making her feel less than she is, reduced! The magic drains her very apperance! OOC - Alicia, assuming MArie's hiding and whimpering.
[23:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20-2 unrelated
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-2 unrelated and gets 9." [1d20=11]
06[23:20] * Alicia grimaces at the blow before turning her glare upon Kort. "Enjoy your petty triumph, Sharran, for it is your last," she intones before unloading a vicious flurry of staff strikes to utterly brutalise and ruin her foe!
[23:20] <Alicia> OOC: divine might, 4th and 2 3rd level channel, using bracers
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 28." [1d20=3]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 38." [1d20=18]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32." [1d20=17]
[23:21] <Kotono> OOC - 28 and above hits.
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 2d4 enervations
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4 enervations and gets 4." [2d4=1, 3]
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 5d8+55+50d4
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d8+55+50d4 and gets 184." [5d8=2, 5, 1, 6, ]

[Corwin]

[20:24] <Ko-DieEliDie> OOC: No last lines, since I think we all remember you doing massive damage and draining to poor Kort. Meanie.
[20:24] <Ko-DieEliDie> ----
05[20:25] -batcave.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[20:25] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-66-25-141-28.austin.res.rr.com) has joined #dunes
03[20:25] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[20:29] <Ko-DieEliDie> Gathering arcane might into her quarterstaff, Alicia slams out! Her arms crackle with eldritch-blue fire as she slams the but of the quarterstaff into Kort's chest! His armor gives way as he staggers back, Alicia advancing forward! SLAM! A blow into his head, sending blood all over! Staggering Kort, Alicia brings her quarterstaff up once more! So dizzied, Kort doesn't have a chance to evade as Alicia thrust the burning staff through the t
[20:29] <Ko-DieEliDie> chance to evade as Alicia thrust the burning staff through the top of Kort's skull! The crack of skull and bone is mammoth, Kort going down in a spray of sizzling, burning away gore! OOC - Yeah, he's dead thanks to the drains on top of it. Free act and more coming.
[20:30] <Ko-DieEliDie> The guards in the room gape in horror, "Prince Kort!" One of them screams, as you can hear noises coming from the hallway. Lots of noises, "It's an assassination!!!"
[20:32] <Alicia> As Alicia straightens herself up and breathes out from her exertions, Marie sneaks back in. "Kort tried to kill Denegren!" she shrieks.
06[20:32] * Alicia quickly looks between the guards and the king. "Armanda and Albert are in on this as well, your highness," she speaks quickly, not wanting to stick around unless this can be rapidly defused. "Tell the guards to stand down and I'll explain, else I am gone."
[20:33] <Ko-DieEliDie> The king is lying on the bed. HIs face is ashen pale, his eyes wide open! His eyes are starting to glaze over, a bit of drool coming. He's...not looking like he's breathing much. A look of total shock is plastered onto his face.
[20:36] <Alicia> "Hells!" Alicia curses, things not working out well at all right now. Since she landed right next to the bed, she reaches down and grabs the king's arm, channelling healing spellfire into him to see if that has any effect while Marie continues to rant shrilly about how Kort was trying to suffocate the king.
[20:36] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 15." [5d4=3, 1, 3, 2, 1]
[20:37] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d20-2
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d20-2 and gets 11." [1d20=13]
[20:39] <Ko-DieEliDie> Kort lies on the floor, the Second Resort besides him. His lifeblood stains in a pool around as another four guards rush in, along with a man in a shining breastplate, "No!" he calls, "You won't have them! We won't fall like Sanaxt!" The spellfire passes into the king, a few ragged breaths coming from him! He breathes a little, but then hsi breath starts to slow again, weakening! In front of Alicia swords are drawn, while some do look at
[20:39] <Ko-DieEliDie> In front of Alicia swords are drawn, while some do look at Marie's babbling. "It's not possible!" one says in shock!
[20:41] <Alicia> "The king is dying!" Alicia yells sharply, hoping someone will have sense. "Get the priest of Kelemvor!" Marie chimes in. "I have no interest in further bloodshed - stand down!" Alicia barks afterwards.
[20:42] <Ko-DieEliDie> OOC - Make a diplo check? Apply the +2 bonus for your aura but also a -8 circumstancial aura. The crown prince IS dead in front of them, y'know.
[20:43] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[20:46] <Ko-DieEliDie> "Call the priests!" The breastplated man calls, as you hear more noise from the hall. He looks levelly at Alicia, "Surrender your weapon. If you are innocent you will be treated justly."
06[20:49] * Alicia shakes her head. "Kort was but one of the conspirators. Albert and Armanda are just as involved, and are guilty of high crimes against the United Baronies. I will not rest until they are likewise brought to justice." She gestures down at the second resort. "That sword is a national treasure of my nation. Did you think Kort simply found it under a bush?"
[20:49] <Alicia> "Hey Alicia, think you could heal me?" Marie whines as she bobs in the air behind the paladin, "If I was corporeal right now I think I'd be in two parts... owww."
[20:50] <Ko-DieEliDie> More soldiers rush into the room, another six! This time, the man's voice is low, "Surrender or be taken. I care not for what you babble of, nor of what this Baronies are." These men look to be guards, many of them with weapons drawn. Some stare at shock at the Prince, others at the King!
[20:52] <Alicia> "Have it your way!" Alicia snaps, tossing her worthless quarterstaff across the chamber towards the guards before casting teleport to transport herself, Marie, the corpse, and its gear back to the inn room with Celebrimbor.
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 48." [1d100=48]
[20:55] <Ko-DieEliDie> Wooosh! The living duo and Kort are transported to the inn room! Celebrimbor is there, starting as he stares at the slain Prince. "What happened," he asks quickly, Kort now staining the inn room floor red.
[20:59] <Alicia> "Our cover's blown," Alicia sighs in disgust as she finally gets around to healing Marie. "But Kort was in the process of violently succeeding the throne from what Marie says... though from what I saw of Denegren I'm not sure he'll see the dawn, whether his other children finish the job or not."
[21:00] <Ko-DieEliDie> Celebrimbor rubs his eyes wearily, "This is Kort? The other two royals remain untouched? If the King is dying, who takes the throne then?"
[21:01] <Alicia> "I think Albert's next in line," Alicia shakes her head. "We're probably safe here since they have no reason to know about our other identities, but I'd rather not risk it - do you have any other teleport spells, Lord Drake?"
[21:03] <Ko-DieEliDie> "I have a few uses of mundane teleport. They can get us to Balmuria, assuming nothing else fails. I also have a few emergency scrolls, but I'd prefer to use those only if things go wrong with teleport."
[21:04] <Alicia> "It'd probably be best to return to Balmuria with them now, I think," Alicia suggests. "We need to inform the others, and we can try to scry on Albert from there tomorrow - I don't think we can wait around much longer."
06[21:06] * Alicia belatedly stops glowing.
[21:12] <Ko-DieEliDie> "Let's go, then...are we going to take Kort with us?" Celebirmbor asks.
[21:14] <Alicia> "They'll probably turn him into a death knight or something if we leave him behind, so why invite future problems?" Alicia shrugs. "We can have him cremated in Balmuria."
[21:17] <Ko-DieEliDie> "Let us go then," Celebrimbor steps towards Marie, Alicia and the body. "Will you be alright, Marie? You're still wounded."
[21:19] <Alicia> "I'm a little better now, although I think I'll need to go to church to heal all of it," Marie replies bravely. "Never thought I'd see a mortal who could inflict vile wounds..."
[21:20] <Ko-DieEliDie> "Now then...first the jungle temple,' CElebrimbor begins to chant, calling on the gods of wind and travel to open the true path ahead!
[21:20] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d100
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d100 and gets 50." [1d100=50]
[21:21] <Ko-DieEliDie> Woosh! It's quite pitch black here - only a beautiful, diamond expansy of the starry sky shedding any light at all. Night's cloak is thick as molasses here, at least for Alicia. "Success. Now for the second leg," Celebrimbor begins to chant again!
[21:21] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d100
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d100 and gets 98." [1d100=98]
[21:22] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d10*1d10
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d10*1d10 and gets 32." [1d10=4][1d10=8]
[21:22] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d9
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d9 and gets 5." [1d9=5]
[21:24] <Ko-DieEliDie> Wooooosh! Again you travel on the wings of teleport, but there is a strange jarring! You stand amid mountains. You can see quite well, the air crisp and cool and thin. These rugged moutnains stretch out around you, the party on a cliff overlooking a bowl shaped miniature valley. But all around you there is an electric blue glow - dozens; nay, hundreds of crackling spots of eletric blue light line the ground, the stony heights, the cliffs,
[21:24] <Ko-DieEliDie> hundreds of crackling spots of eletric blue light line the ground, the stony heights, the cliffs, everything! Countless shocker lizards are all around you!
[21:24] <Alicia> "Ah... you have another teleport available, right?" Alicia draws closer to Celebrimbor, recalling how one of her predecessors in the Crimson Guard met her demise.
[21:26] <Ko-DieEliDie> Celebrimbor stares for several moments. "It's...gorgeous," he murmurs, as if a thousand eletric blue souls were lighting the mountainscape around you. Nonetheless he quickly shakes his head, "I have a scroll. Hold on and pray that nothing happens as I cast. Shield me, just incase!" For even as Celebrimbor begins to react, the lizards turn to stare at the trio! OOC - I'm calling initiative here to see if the lizards are fast enough to try
[21:26] <Ko-DieEliDie> OOC - I'm calling initiative here to see if the lizards are fast enough to try anything unfortold.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[21:26] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d20+6 oh shit that's a lot of lizards
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d20+6 oh shit that's a lot of lizards and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[21:26] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d20+2
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d20+2 and gets 9." [1d20=7]
03[21:27] * Ko-DieEliDie changes topic to 'Alicia=Shocker Lizards>Marie>Celebrimbor'
[21:27] <Ko-DieEliDie> OOC - Go ahead and go, 'icia?
06[21:27] * Alicia quickly incants a spell to protect Celebrimbor. "Weave of magic, protect my ally from the elements!" she calls as the elf is warded against electricity.
[21:28] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 2d3
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 2d3 and gets 5." [2d3=2, 3]
[21:29] <Ko-DieEliDie> The lizards band together! From them two great gouts of shocking lighting come forth, one at Marie and one at Celebrimbor, great gatherings of pure electric oomph! OOC - Ref saves yout wo.
[21:29] <Alicia> OOC: Marie laughs at electricity and proclaims that it feels nice and tingly in her special place
[21:30] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d20+6
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[21:30] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 12d8
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 12d8 and gets 44." [12d8=3, 3, 1, 3, 2, 8, 1, 1, 8, 3, 6, 5]
[21:31] <Ko-DieEliDie> The great bolts turn the sky blue-white with current! Marie is struck by one, unaffected! Celebrimbor is hit byt he other, arcane wards of Alicia springing to life as he endures! While most of the energy dissipates away from him, he still is shaken and staggered! Rocking back," Enough of this place!" Celebrimbor says with a cough, "Wind and earth, move us from this place in an instant!"
[21:31] <Ko-DieEliDie> roll 1d100
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Ko-DieEliDie rolls 1d100 and gets 10." [1d100=10]
[21:32] <Ko-DieEliDie> With a woosh, the party appears in front of Seira's inn! You find the streets are lit exceedingly bright, several torches and lanterns about! A band of guards is on march down the hill, eight strong and with weapons drawn.
[21:33] <Alicia> "Well, that was an unpleasant detour. Do you require healing, Lord Drake?" Alicia offers.
[21:34] <Ko-DieEliDie> Celebrimbor exhales, "I do, but not immediately," he says, going to lean near the door of Seira's inn. It looks pretty late, the doors are closed and the streets are empty. "Get some guards to haul the corpse."
[21:35] <Alicia> "There's some there," Alicia takes a few steps towards the patrol before calling over, "Guardsmen! A little help back here?"
[21:36] <Ko-DieEliDie> The guards turn, hurrying over to Alicia. The leader, Wedge, salutes. "Sir!" he says crisply. "I'll have two of them detatch to help with what you need. We're patrolling after the attack on the Mystran Temple, so the rest of us must hurry along."
[21:37] <Alicia> "The temple was attacked?!" Alicia's eyes widen. "Is everyone okay? What happened?"
[21:37] <Ko-DieEliDie> "There were fatalities int he guard. Creatures of shadow." Reporting, "It happened a few hours ago."
[21:38] <Alicia> "Shadows? Dammit, it was those Sharrans from Kesse, wasn't it?" Alicia curses, clenching her fist. "Right, well give me two men to help carry this load back to the garrison, I'll get the full story there."