235.1 Seira and the Mirage Mullah

[Corwin]

[21:07] <Kotono> -----------------(Assassin Ninja Ko)---
[21:11] <Kotono> Abagail is found not at her work, but at Elle's shop. The two are in the front, a scroll between them as the chat away. Alice meanwhile watches and minds the store, smiling politely to Seira after taking a long glance at her shoulders.
06[21:13] * Seira decides to give the two their time, stopping to chat with Alice for the time being. "Are you all better, now?" she asks, cutting straight to the chase. "I'm sorry about that dragon I brought with me."
[21:15] <Kotono> "Oh yes, I'm fine. I'm used to using dragons as spell components, not as real living monsters." With a brittle smile as she folds her handstogether, "But it's no matter! Can I help you today?"
01[21:15] <Seira> "I'm just visiting," Seira responds. "So does it mean you see me as a walking container of spell components?"
[21:18] <Kotono> "Oh no, of course not!" Alice smiles now, "Countess," she raises her voice, "I know your'e trying to talk, but Seira's here." She then pointedly slips well away, going to adjust some of the wands on display.
[21:19] <Kotono> Elle and Abagail both look up, the former smiling. "Oh Seira! You look well today."
01[21:20] <Seira> "I like to think so as well," Seira agrees, as she approaches them. "Did I offend Alice somehow? I don't think she likes me."
[21:23] <Kotono> As Abagail looks to Alice with a bit of an amused smirk, Elle just shakes her head, "She really doesn't like big lizards or snakes. I don't think it's personal."
01[21:24] <Seira> "So I could be the nicest dragon in the world and it wouldn't matter? Fun." Seira grimaces. "That aside, Abagail, remember that talk we had about heading off into the unknown to explore?"
[21:30] <Kotono> "Oh yes." Standing up striaght from her slight hunch, "I do recall it. What of it?"
[21:30] <Kotono> Countess Stronger sighs a little, "Don't make a fight out of it with her, Seira. It's a phobia, that's all. It's not rational. I tried, I really did."
01[21:38] <Seira> "This isn't my fighting face," Seira responds, pointing at herself. "This is my I give up face. I've tried, it didn't work. Thus, back to the trip! We'll be departing in two-three days, if you're ready on your end, Abagail."
[21:40] <Kotono> "I can be. Where will we be going?" Abagail straights, "Oh, I'll have to prepare for a proper journey, yes. I'll need supplies and spending money, as well as to put things in order here while I'm gone, but none of it shoudl be too terrible to set up."
06[21:42] * Seira nods. "I'll cover shelter and transportation, but I expect you to have something in reserve, just in case. Navigation, however, will be all you. As for where we'll be headed? Past the frozen mountains of Pallanth lies a fertile land. I've seen it, once, and I intend to start our explorations there."
[21:47] <Kotono> "I'll be ready. We'll need rations, soap, some fresh water just in case...oh, hmph. I'll have to go ask the Commander again about foraging..." Thinking as she ticks off things, "I'll have to memorize prestidigation, too."
01[21:50] <Seira> "Amaryl can do the foraging thing," Seira says, not bothered by the prospect. "And if it comes to that, magic would provide. I'll grab a few scrolls for a rainy day. Speaking of those, keep a rope trick in store." Seira then looks speculatively at Elle. "Interested in coming along? There's certainly a spot, especially for you, and we'll travel in style."
[21:52] <Kotono> With a little smile, "No thanks, my days of wandering in the wilderness and smelling like spell components and cantrips are behind me. It does make me feel nostalgic, though..." Her smile is long, distant and very enwrapping, her entire face twinkiling with mirth. "Don't light any forests on fire...or accidentally dry up wells...or get a swarm of bees chasing you...or shocker lizards, anything to do with them..."
[21:52] <Kotono> or get a swarm of bees chasing you...or shocker lizards, anything to do with them..."
01[21:53] <Seira> "If a forest goes up in flames, it will totally be on purpose," Seira solemnly swears.
[21:55] <Kotono> Abagail can't seem to help but laugh at that, while Elle joins in. "Oh yes, Seira, of course. So it'll be the three of you?"
01[21:57] <Seira> "That was always the plan," Seira responds, smiling herself. "But if Abagail wants to bring someone along, I can swing it. For now, I think Yoshi should mind the house and learn more. Taking him into the unknown without some basic education might go badly for any first contact we make with other nations."
[21:57] <Kotono> "Speaking of, I meant to ask you. What did yo usee beyond those mountains?" Elle's question is friendly as she pauses and goes over to the scroll rack. "What's it like over there?"
01[21:58] <Seira> "Warm. Grassy." Seira shrugs. "Pretty much like the warmer parts of Pallanth, but definitely from the other side of the divide."
[21:59] <Kotono> "Or the grassland plains in Malmuth. But something bothers me," Elle goes on, "If it's warm and grassy past those mountains, why is the area before it so cold?"
01[22:01] <Seira> "I can see several possible explanations. One of them is that the great war that ravaged our world in its past ruined the environment in the area. Another is far more benign; the higher you go, the colder it is, and there might be unique conditions trapping the cold front in those areas, but not past the mountains. And, of course, the truth could lie somewhere in between."
06[22:02] * Seira shrugs. "Or the avatar of Lathander could live there. Who can tell, without seeing for herself? So I'm going to do just that."
[22:02] <Kotono> "Magic. It makes sense to me." Abagail smirks a little, "Seira's also right. Perhaps the grasslands are the exception ahead, not the rule?"
01[22:04] <Seira> "There is something past the jungles. There must be something beyond the ocean, the waste and the endless cold as well!" Seira declares. "We know people visited there. We know the world was much larger. If civilization endured here, however diminished, it could've done so elsewhere on the world as well!"
[22:15] <Kotono> "If. What if not?" Elle asks, "What if it's just empty, untamed land?"
01[22:19] <Seira> "Free realestate."
06[22:20] * Seira smiles wryly. "Plus Demedais, at the very least, was hallucinating when he brought back this." She shows the golden coin Demedais shared upon return from the quest given to him by Helm.
[22:20] <Kotono> "I suppose so, if we're the only ones that can get to it," Abagial considers, "If so, you could make yourself queen of a new nation...if you can get a population."
01[22:21] <Seira> "The idea has merit," Seira drawls out. "After all, being immortal and quite powerful, there's no reason not to share your fortune with others."
[22:24] <Kotono> "I haven't seen one lik ethis," Taking the coin and flipping it up and down, "Goo dpoint."
01[22:24] <Seira> "He thought I would like the souvenier. What can I say, he knows me well?"
[22:25] <Kotono> Handing the coin back, "It's a good one," Elle starts to grin a little, "Although, it could be faked or from another plane."
01[22:26] <Seira> "Without a little mystery, life would be boring anyway," Seira says, still unconcerned. "I'll be sure to bring you back a really neat gift, Elle."
[22:28] <Kotono> "Here," Presenting a scroll to Seira, "Just in case something goes very wrong, one greater teleport. If you need to use it fine, if not, just return it when you get back."
06[22:30] * Seira raises both eyebrows at that. "Congratulations," she says after having a moment to process the offering. "I'll be sure to return it to you safely."
[22:31] <Kotono> "I've been working and working," Elle admits, "It's so much easier to learn magic that I'm really breaking all the boundaries I thought existed." With a blushing smirk, "Soon I'll be hitting the highest circle that is known to exist by mortal means. To think..."
01[22:31] <Seira> "Please give me discounts on teleportation circle scrolls when you do~"
[22:34] <Kotono> "Heheheheee." Laughing, "I'll talk to you about it on the day I succeed in casting it."
06[22:35] * Seira laughs as well, having no doubt that this day is not too far.

[Corwin]

[19:30] <Kokokokokoko> -------(Arabian Kos)--
[19:32] <Kokokokokoko> As Seira prepares for her trip one evening, Donald knocks and comes into her room. "Oh Seira." He strolls in, stretching. "You have some guests who want to see you. Berjand and a couple of women."
01[19:33] <Seira> "Mind showing them in?" she requests, having a pretty good idea as to their identities from her earlier meeting with Berjand.
[19:34] <Kokokokokoko> "Sure," Donald turns away, "Oh yeah, you're going out to past Pallanth?"
06[19:36] * Seira nods. "Remember that chat we had with Abagail? It's finally happening. I'd invite you along, but I really want you to focus on ensuring the temples of Waukeen throughout the land are fortified, and ready to receive the teleportation circles."
[19:37] <Kokokokokoko> "No, it's fine. Here, I don't have to worry that much about being killed or facing down whatever monster you guys stumble on." Waving as he goes out, "I'll send them right back, Seira."
01[19:40] <Seira> "Sure thing," Seira agrees, shaking her head at the impossibility of dying, considering the fiend she'd help take down recently. She stands up, closing the door leading further into her study, and retrieves four glasses and a bottle of wine in preparation.
[19:46] <Kokokokokoko> As Seira sets up the bottles and glasses, Donald leads the three in. Berjand is dressed as last time. Esra and Jale follow behind him. Both are dressed in sleek desert robes of white, tinted in a few places with gold. They carry light weapons, a dagger on each visible. Each wears a golden chain wrapped around their forehead, delicate. In the center it holds aloft a golden coin, decorated with Waukeen's face.
[19:46] <Kokokokokoko> In the center it holds aloft a golden coin, decorated with Waukeen's face.
06[19:47] * Seira turns towards her guests, waving them over. "It's been a while, hasn't it?" she asks, holding up a glass.
[19:49] <Kokokokokoko> Berjand steps aside to sit. Esra sketches a curtesy to SEira, using her robes to do so. "It has been long. Have you profited in the meantime?"
01[19:50] <Seira> "Lots and lots!"
[19:51] <Kokokokokoko> "May the Merchant's Friend guide you to more," Jale repeats, "You appear very prosperous, Seira. This hill is good property and your inn stands out very well."
01[19:53] <Seira> "That's its purpose," Seira agrees. "Plus I like staying near Elle. How about you two?" she asks, gesturing towards the wine in invitation. "How's life been treating you?"
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> They go to sit as well, tasting the wine. "It's been well." Esra's voice is warm, well trained now. With a coy smile, "Our lives have improved since we were taken in under the guidance of Waukeen."
[19:57] <Kokokokokoko> "Isonu's been re-teaching them as a project," Berjand passes on the wine after a single sip, "Some combat as well, so they can defend themselves better."
01[19:58] <Seira> Under swordpoint, at that. But it seemed like a better fate than jail, and Seira believes she was proven right about their potential. "I will have to thank Isonu for taking personal interest, then," she muses. "Knowing how to defend yourselves is important, especially where you reside."
[19:59] <Kokokokokoko> "There have been no other giant scorpions, thank all that care to hear," Berjand grimaces openly there, but with a smile. His voice stays even, only tightening a little, "These skills are enough to stymie street rubbish and thugs."
01[20:01] <Seira> "Perhaps, one day we will do something more organized against the thugs rather than offer the populace another way."
03[20:01] * Ebiris (WinNT@user-514d1ef8.l3.c1.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #evildunes
03[20:01] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Ebiris Ebiris
[20:08] <Kokokokokoko> "Maybe," Berjand is quiet for a little as he considers that. Jale just smiles to that, "Seira, I had wanted to meet you again. Here." She withdraws something from her robe - a short dagger wrapped in tanned leathers. It's hilt is worked into the shape of a stick-shaped dragon in flight, mouth roaring. "It's not enchanted, but purely a piece of art." She stands and cursties again, "A gift to you. May it profit you well."
[20:08] <Kokokokokoko>  She stands and cursties again, "A gift to you. May it profit you well."
03[20:10] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
06[20:13] * Seira accepts it, speechless for a moment. "Thanks." She studies the dagger. "Art. I enjoy it, I mean." Holding up the dagger before placing it on a shelf next to her decorative green dragon scale, she repeats, "Thanks, I love it."
[20:15] <Kokokokokoko> Esra smiles to that, "It is pleasing to you?"
01[20:17] <Seira> "Of course!" Seira insists, returning to the sitting area. "Who wouldn't be touched by a gift like that?"
[20:21] <Kokokokokoko> "I speak sincerely when I say my life has improved," Jale goes on now, smiling all the while, radiant. "Anyone could have tossed us into jail for what we did. With your social standing, it would have been nothing for you to do. You helped up stand up instead."
01[20:23] <Seira> "As long as you one day help others make that same choice, and offer them a better way, I will be happy," Seira says in response, after brief contemplation. "I'm certain that chance will present itself, given our involvement with the poor and disenfranchised in Arad. If, at that time, you'll need my help to accomplish something like this, don't hesitate to call upon it."
[20:27] <Kokokokokoko> "We will. Isonu drives the same into us every day," Jale laughs lightly. "His lessons on it are very persistant."
06[20:28] * Seira laughs as well. "How admirable. Did you come here to take a little vacation from all that preaching? I'm sorry for going on like that, then."
[20:38] <Kokokokokoko> "No, it was Isonu's decision that we see mor eof the world," Esra says, "To better understand trade."
06[20:38] * Seira nods in understanding. "How much more of the world, then?"
[20:39] <Kokokokokoko> "This time, just Balmuria. Other times, he's spoken of sending us to other realms when the times are right." Esra explains.
06[20:40] * Seira raises an eyebrow. "If it's a realm of fire, or Waukeen's domain, use a Sending. I won't miss out on such a chance."
[20:41] <Kokokokokoko> Berjand laughs, "I believe they meant other kingdoms, not realms beyond this one."
[20:41] <Kokokokokoko> Esra blushes, "Realms beyond....oh. I remember the lesson Isonu gave us on them. No, I meant places such as Malmuth."
01[20:42] <Seira> "Try Pallanth as your next destination," Seira suggests. "I believe you would benefit the most from it."
[20:45] <Kokokokokoko> "It will depend on where I need to go afar next time, probably," Berjand admits, "I would guess going to the west as more likely, perhaps Kelara or even Nodlitz beyond it. Most trade from further east congregates here now."
01[20:47] <Seira> "Business before pleasure it is, then, I suppose," Seira relents. "Where is the mage that brought you here, now that I think of it?"
[20:48] <Kokokokokoko> "Allister's studying," Berjand's smile weakens a little, "He's been grumpy the entire trip. I'd have asked if he wanted to come, but I didn't want to argue with him again."
01[20:50] <Seira> It is entirely his loss, if going to see one of the greatest mages in Balmuria would lead to grumbling and grumpiness. "That's a shame, I suppose," she muses. "There's nothing wrong with offering aid in transportation, especially when spreading Waukeen's will across the land. As matter of fact, I'm headed to Arad soon, and I wouldn't have a problem bringing more people along."
[20:56] <Kokokokokoko> "If that's an offer, we'll take it. At worst, Allister gets grumpy and travels back alone." Berjand grins now.
01[20:57] <Seira> "It is most definitely an offer," Seira confirms. "You've come at a fortuitous time."
[21:02] <Kokokokokoko> "When?" Berjand goes to half stand, "If it's now, I'll go talk to Allister."
01[21:05] <Seira> "I could leave now, or wait as long as a day. Since I will have company for the trip, however short it is, I'll leave it up to you three."
Session Close: Mon Jul 13 21:06:28 2009

Session Start: Mon Jul 13 21:06:28 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
02[21:06] * Disconnected
02[21:06] * Attempting to rejoin channel #evildunes
03[21:06] * Rejoined channel #evildunes
03[21:06] * Topic is 'Oberuth>Antenora>Seira>Hamatula>Alicia>Latha>Donald'
03[21:06] * Set by Kotono on Thu Jul 09 20:28:48
03[21:06] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[21:07] <Kokokokokoko> There's a moment when the three murmur amid themselves, "The morning is fine. I'll talk to Allister about it." Berjand concludes then
[21:07] <Kokokokokoko> .
01[21:08] <Seira> "That works perfectly for me," Seira affirms.
[21:08] <Kokokokokoko> "We should go then and get to bed," Berjand stands. As he does, Ersa and Jale rise. As one, "May the Golden Goddess watch your every step, Seira."
06[21:09] * Seira smiles pleasantly. "Likewise, Berjand." She nods to each of her guests in turn. "Esra. Jale."
[21:10] <Kokokokokoko> OOC: Hop along a bit? Also, loot post coming for the dagger, fo rrefence.
01[21:10] <Seira> OOC: After my line, sure
[21:11] <Kokokokokoko> OOC: Sure.
06[21:11] * Seira uses a Sending to Lady Malika later that day, once she is alone. 'Lady Malika,' the message goes, 'I would like to visit tomorrow. Would that be at all possible?'
[21:18] <Kokokokokoko> 'It is acceptable. Come to the palace or a guard station, an escort will be provided.'
01[21:18] <Seira> OOC: skip away~
[21:19] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d100
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 58." [1d100=58]
[21:19] <Kokokokokoko> Ah, dawn. Really, it's just the time to wake up. It's triply fun when it's from Donald rapping on the door. "Seira, you awake? Seira? Wake up, it's Guard business."
01[21:21] <Seira> "I'm up," Seira says instantly, as she had been preparing herself for a trip the previous evening, and isn't caught off guard as she might be otherwise. "What's going on?" she asks, quickly dressing.
[21:21] <Kokokokokoko> "Commander Oberuth's here to see you," He calls back, "Something about Demedais."
06[21:23] * Seira finishes attaching the sheath of her sword, and grabs her cloak off the bedside table, affixing it wiht a clasp it as she strides towards the exit. "Let's go," she tells Donald, stepping outside, and sends, 'Seems I'm leaving earlier than expected today,' to Amaryl.
[21:38] <Kokokokokoko> 'I understand,' Amaryl sends back, 'Let me know what happens! Love you!' As you go out, you find Oberuth sitting at one of the tables. His clothes are wrinkled and mussed, his breastplate just barely staying in place. His eyes are baggy and bloodshot. "At ease," he says around a yawn. "Don't worry - I look terrible because I was up all night, unrelated to this business."
01[21:40] <Seira> "Then a rest seems in order, Sir," Seira says, just a bit of chiding entering her voice. "What is the Guard business regarding which I could be of service?"
[21:42] <Kokokokokoko> Donald goes and gets Oberuth a glass of warm tea, which he gulps down. Running a hand through his messy haira fterwards, "Demedais. In short, he'll be gone awhile. In long, Pollyanna was told from above that Demedais is needed for a higher purpose for a time. He is Uatu's realm, but we were told not to disturb him, as the time of prophecy is all consuming. Make of all that what you will."
01[21:44] <Seira> "Any chance you've got Prestidigitation on hand?" Seira asks Donald quiestly as he brings tea for the Commander. She nods at Oberuth's words, listening to them intently. "Sounds like he's having a grand old time, Sir. Why is this worriesome? Uatu had been a stalwart ally of ours from the start."
[21:46] <Kokokokokoko> "I'm fine, dont' worry about it," Oberuth waves a hand. "It's not really troublesome. However, if Demedais is to be gone a time, you need to know and we need to be able to compensate."
06[21:48] * Seira nods. "You need to know that I am only ten minutes away, wherever I go, Sir," she says, after mulling it over. "Either Elle or the temple of Waukeen can summon me back with the spell of Sending from any corner of the world, and I have the means of instant transportation back. Since the scrolls for the former exist in store, it is unlikely you would fall out of contact with me."
[21:50] <Kokokokokoko> "I'm aware." He smothers another yawn in his hand, "I'm not ordering you to stay in Balmuria. Eudard's back, I believe Antenora and Latha are around, and there's also Pollyanna and others. Donald too." A third yawn, "Just be aware."
01[21:53] <Seira> "Speaking of her, how is Latha finding her current assignment?"
[21:55] <Kokokokokoko> As another cup of tea is brought, Oberuth drinking it down as fast as the first, "She's been dealing with a matter with Antenora - the half blooded celestial you brought back - and been working with the Guard a little bit. It's not her that needs the adjustment, it's more of the common soldiers. They're adapting far faster than the previous times, though."
01[21:58] <Seira> "They better, if they don't want to be left behind by the times," Seira agrees, thinking to Amaryl, 'Seems like Demedais will be listening to Helm for the foreseeable future.'
[21:59] <Kokokokokoko> 'Oh!... you mean that in a literal sense, don't you?'
[22:00] <Kokokokokoko> "Yes." With a fourth yawn, "If this is prophecy or some such, I expect it'll be attention getting whenever Demedais finishes. But that's in the future." Standing up, "I'm going home and getting some sleep. Safe travel, Seira."
01[22:02] <Seira> 'That's how it sounds like! On the one hand, he's lucky! On the other, I wouldn't leave you behind to chat with Waukeen for such a prolongued time. Decisions, decisions....' She smiles at the yawning Oberuth, promising, "I always do, Sir. Sleep well."
[22:05] <Kokokokokoko> 'Oh my! How long is it then?' Amaryl's gasp can be heard in Seira's mind, 'Decades? Centuries?'
01[22:08] <Seira> 'I think that would be a bit cruel even for an elf,' Seira notes dryly, seeking out breakfast and something warm to drink along with it. 'I suppose we'll see? My money would be on weeks, with an option for two-three months.'
[22:16] <Kokokokokoko> 'Oh. Going soon?'
01[22:17] <Seira> 'Afraid so. I never asked, but want to come? I'm going to visit with Lady Malika, and then try to head to Kesse. Might even stop in Kelara for some social event.'
[22:18] <Kokokokokoko> 'You're leaving today? Um...' Amaryl thinks, 'Okay, let me get some things together. Give me an hour or two.'
01[22:20] <Seira> 'I can do that,' Seira agrees, finally collecting her breakfast for the day and settling down to eat. 'I'm glad, you know. For the company, and that you don't mind being seen in public like that.'
[22:22] <Kokokokokoko> With a little giggle in Seira's mind, 'Thakns! I'll see you then!' OOC: Ready to skip along a bit?
01[22:22] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[22:25] <Kokokokokoko> That morning, Seira and Amaryl meet Berjand and friends - including Allister. They all gather, gear prepared and ready to go.
01[22:27] <Seira> "I'll aim for the temple entrance, if that is alright," Seira suggests, offering her hand to Allister.
03[22:29] * Kokokokokoko is now known as Kotono
[22:30] <Kotono> Hand taken, "It is," Berjand says, "I'll need ot take them back to Isonu right away anyway."
01[22:31] <Seira> "On three, then!" Seira announces, counting out loud. "One, two,--"
01[22:31] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 99." [1d100=99]
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 9." [1d10=9]
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 2." [1d10=2]
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 3." [1d9=3]
[22:35] <Kotono> Seira calls on her magic! For a moment, she feels suspended in the ethers of teleportation, thrashing about without moving. She appears lying down. She rests in a patch of greenery against a palm tree. Exotic scents tease her nose, the hot early morning sun shaded by the trees.  No one else is around.
01[22:37] <Seira> 'This is new,' Seira thinks to Amaryl. Even ancient barriers erected with transmortal magics left the bond between them intact, so if they are still on the same plane....
[22:38] <Kotono> 'So pretty...' Amaryl murmurs, 'Seira...'
[22:38] <Kotono> As you clear your eyes, you can also begin to hear something. Beautiful music - a lute, a flute and faint singing. It's very well sung, you can tell even from here. The beauty of it sounds somehow chillingly ethereal.
01[22:39] <Seira> 'Teleportation shouldn't do that,' Seira thinks, taking a look around the area she found herself in. 'Can you hear that lute?'
[22:41] <Kotono> No reply immediately. Behind you is a natural spring, full of crystal clear water. On the other side are several colorful silken tents, topped with center poles with crescent moons.
01[22:42] <Seira> 'Can you teleport back home? Right now?' The lack of a response is always worrying. For her part, she travels towards the source of the music.
[22:43] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, make a charisma check?
01[22:43] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[22:45] <Kotono> 'I'll...I'll try...' Amaryl's voice whispers into Seira's mind. Seira travels across the oasis. Coming around, she finds a richly dressed man sitting on a pile of pillows on the ground. His burnished skin is like sandy brass, a big smile on his face. A scimitar rests on his side, unsheathed. It is made of precious platinum, yet looks greatly eroded and tarnished, sand pitted. Yet somehow it sparkles in the little pit-marks.  (More)
[22:46] <Kotono> sand pitted. Yet somehow it sparkles in the little pit-marks.  (More)
[22:48] <Kotono> In front of him dance four women. Each wears transparent silks and is stunningly lovely. Two have fire red hair and two have midnight black hair, all of them with it so long that it dances just above the sand itself. They are slightly elven in apperance, ears curling into points. Each one of them sings a complex, enthralling melody. It is a ballad ot the travels of the sand in the desert winds at night, on the wings of frost denied. The re
[22:48] <Kotono> It is a ballad ot the travels of the sand in the desert winds at night, on the wings of frost denied. The rest of the music doesn't seem to come from anywhere at all, but is still heard. "Aaaah!" Sitting up as Seira approaches, "Welcome, traveler of the sands! Come, have a drink with me and partake of my hospitality!"
01[22:49] <Seira> "Thank you for the offer," Seira responds, coming closer. "Am I the only traveler to come through these parts today?" As she talks with the man, she questions Amaryl, 'Did you make it back?'
[22:51] <Kotono> "You are welcome here. I would not dream of turning away a fellow wanderer of the wastes!" As the richly dressed man speaks, almost laughing happily in his every word, "Yes, you are the only one I have seen." Meanwhile, 'I'm home...Seira, where are you? Where's everyone else?'
01[22:52] <Seira> 'I have... no idea,' Seira thinks back in irritation, which quickly gives way to frustration. 'Teleportation doesn't work that way!' She looks worried on the outside as well. "I wasn't traveling alone, but we all got separated. I have to look for my friends. Could you please help me?"
[22:54] <Kotono> "Ah, you are stricken. Come, sit, I have servants who will look." He claps his hands, several white clad and masked men emerging from the tents. The tips of elven ears can be seen, sa well as sky-blue eyes. "Tell them what they look like and they will venture into the wastes to find them."
06[22:55] * Seira decides to take a chance. If none of the elfin men register as evil to her senses, she would describe her traveling companions to them, and wait to see the results.
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19." [1d20=3]
01[22:59] <Seira> "I can't possibly leave them be and enjoy myself while my companions brave the wastes," Seira declines politely, shaking her head. "I thank you again for your hospitality. Once I have delivered my friends to their rightful destination, I will return and partake of it, but not before."
[23:00] <Kotono> The richly dressed man stands. His humorous twinkle in his eyes fades. "You would insult me and turn down my hospitality, traveler?"
01[23:02] <Seira> 'I need to know. Did you hear singing, a lute or a flute?' Seira asks Amaryl, going over her options.
[23:02] <Kotono> 'I-I heard those,' Amaryl repeats. 'Seira, what's going on?'
[23:02] <Kotono> As Seira thinks, she can notice the half dozen white clad man fanning out and around. The singing stops, the four dancing women all looking at Seira with frosty blue eyes.
01[23:04] <Seira> 'Fey.' She refocuses her mind to the dilemma at hand. "You misunderstand," she insists. "You have asked me to celebrate with you, and I want that very much.
01[23:04] <Seira> However, could you possibly enjoy such a celebration if you knew your friends were stranded, along and afraid in the wastes, and it was your fault? Your food would taste as ashes, and I would ruin the party for everyone with my sour mood and worries.
01[23:04] <Seira> Rather, if we searched together and found my friends, we could all enjoy the aftermath without reservation. Would that not be the preferred outcome?"
[23:05] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check, Seira, +2?
01[23:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+31
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+31 and gets 40." [1d20=9]
[23:06] <Kotono> "Worry not." The man's voice softens again, "My servants will use magic to find your friends. They are as good as saved." With a light, dismissive gesture, "Come. By the time we have finished eating, your friends will join us. You are my guest: There is no need for you to expend your own effort."
[23:07] <Kotono> 'Fey, like in where the Resort was kept? Seira, be careful!' Amaryl thinks, 'Do you want me to go alert the Guard?'
01[23:09] <Seira> 'I don't want to fight a pointless battle, and I don't know the terrain. I'll bet on dealing with them, since I don't have just myself to worry about,' Seira thinks back to Amaryl, nodding to the man. "Very well, I shall rely on your hospitality, then. My name is Seira. How should I address you?"
01[23:09] <Seira> As she awaits an answer, Seira mentally adds, 'Can you just wait with Elle and stay in touch? If the fey play an underhanded trick Lagann can't save me from, you'll know, and you would know where to come, too.'
[23:10] <Kotono> 'I'm running to Elle's right now,' Calling into Seira's mind, 'I'll be there. I see Donald ahead...he's going to Elle's again, anyway. Just in case. Careful, Seira!'
[23:11] <Kotono> "Call me Majanna." He smiles broadly to this, "Servants," he claps his hands, "Fetch our guest fresh food and drink!"
01[23:12] <Seira> 'Majanna is my host, it appears,' Seira thinks in response, returning the smile and giving the descriptions of her traveling companions, including that of Amaryl.
[23:14] <Kotono> Servants hurry away. Meanwhile, 'In Elle's now...whew. Starting to tell them. Shout if you need anything, I'll have us there as soon as possible, even if I have to get Elle to give me a scroll! Find the others, too!'
01[23:15] <Seira> 'I'll see if the fey help me with that,' Seira promises, sitting down next to Majanna, but finding herself unable to relax until those whose lives were entrusted to her have been returned safely.
[23:17] <Kotono> As Seira sits and fails to relax, "I can speak Elven as well, if you'd prefer that," Majanna leans back now, "Tell me, you and your friends got seperated in the wastelands?"
01[23:18] <Seira> "Yes. It was the strangest thing. One moment we were together, nowhere near this oasis, and the next I found myself lying on the ground, all alone," she responds, visibly agitated. "And I'm a polyglot. I lack a real preference."
[23:19] <Kotono> "Aaah, truly a well cultured woman." Food is brought - rare fruits, some Seira hasn't even seen before. Crystal clean water and juices as well go with it. "How about this?" He asks in Sylvan next.
01[23:20] <Seira> "My education extends to this," she returns in the same language.
[23:20] <Kotono> "Outstanding," Shifting into Draconic now, "I am most impressed. From your clothes, you are a well seasoned traveler? A magic caster, perchance?"
01[23:23] <Seira> "I travel all over," Seira agrees. "I've even made friends with the fey of Pallanth on my journeys. Our mindsets tend to be conflicting due to our different natures, but I find that meeting common ground with them is possible more often than not."
[23:24] <Kotono> Chuckling to that, "Perhaps it is. What were they like?"
01[23:25] <Seira> "A lot like you. I quite enjoyed the time spent with them, but at the time I wasn't worried sick over my lost companions."
[23:28] <Kotono> "You are perceptive." With a stop here as he sits up, "But children of two races often find themselves adrift on the dusty paths of life and the world."
01[23:28] <Seira> "They do," she agrees. "True story, that. But I got over it."
[23:30] <Kotono> "A testament to your will," He agrees, sa his head perks up, "Ah, there they are! Look, they return with your friends."
06[23:30] * Seira looks!
[23:31] <Kotono> With the half dozen white garbed men walk Berjand, Jale, Esra, Allister and Amaryl. "Come, join us," Majanni calls over to them. "Servants, more food! Put meat to cook!"
01[23:32] <Seira> 'Incidentally, are you still with Elle?'
[23:33] <Kotono> 'Yes. We're talking now and Elle's making preparations in case intervention's needed. How is it there?' Amaryl asks back.
01[23:33] <Seira> 'It might be needed. They're lying to me. Wait until I ask, or if I suddenly stop responding?'
[23:34] <Kotono> 'Understood.' Amaryl replies. Meanwhile, 'Amaryl' approaches first, going to sit next to Seira. "Oh, we're all fine," she smiles to Seira. "Mr. Majanni? Thank you so much! We were lost and scared!"
[23:34] <Kotono> Berjand goes to sit down, "Yes, food and drink! Let us celebrate!"
06[23:36] * Seira stands up, brushes herself off, and then smiles. "Ah, there come my friends!" she exclaims. "Even the friends that I invented! My, what a coincidence to see you here, friends who don't exist!" Her disguise melts away. "It's okay, Majanni. After all, you could make a case of me lying as well.
01[23:36] <Seira> Now, are you going to return my friends to me, or do I need to establish the superiority of dragons over your troupe?"
01[23:36] <Seira> OOC: This is totally intimidation
[23:37] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
01[23:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 we could've been friends  :/
06[23:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 we could've been friends :/ and gets 27." [1d20=2]
[23:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[23:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 32." [1d20=11]
[23:39] <Kotono> Majanni stands up. With a gust of hot wind from the desert skies, your 'friends' blow away into images of nothing, gone. "Is that what you think, dragon?" He says coolly, "You insult me twice over! I shall punish your overweening arrogance, lizard!" OOC: Roll init, you failed to scare him.
01[23:39] <Seira> roll 1d10 FL
06[23:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10 FL and gets 1." [1d10=1]
01[23:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[23:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[23:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[23:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
03[23:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Majanni'
[23:40] <Kotono> The other servants stand aside, Majanni stretching. OOC: You can act if you like with whatever.
01[23:41] <Seira> "A lesson is needed, I see!" Seira snarls, calling upon Waukeen's grace to deliver her towards the impudent djinni, Resort drawn, where she proceeds to attack him for all she's worth!
01[23:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 22." [1d20=3]
01[23:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
01[23:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
01[23:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[23:42] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
01[23:42] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+5d8
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+5d8 and gets 33." [3d8=1, 2, 7][5d8=3, 4, 2, 3, 2]
01[23:42] <Seira> roll 1d6+2+5d8
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+2+5d8 and gets 28." [1d6=6][5d8=8, 2, 1, 6, 3]
[23:43] <Kotono> Seira charges in, bloodying Majanni, stabbing his chest hard! He grimaces as he utters a horrible word of arcane power! Abruptly...
[23:43] <Kotono> roll 1d4+1
06[23:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[23:45] <Kotono> Seira's vision goes dark, extinguished! Utter blindness envelops her! "Be cursed for insulting me! Have your precious freedom...for even if you escape this illusion, you will never find your friends here! They will become my servants!" OOC: You're blinded. You can't see anything. You're up.
06[23:49] * Seira envelops herself in Stoneskin, flying straight up, and casts Ray Deflection, while phantom images spring all around her.
01[23:49] <Seira> roll 1d4+4
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+4 and gets 6." [1d4=2]
[23:49] <Kotono> Seira only hears silence and the wind blowing...OOC:  You're up again.
01[23:49] <Seira> 'Lagann, is the djinni near?' Seira thinks to her constant companion.
06[23:52] * Seira screams loudly in outrage, waiting for her eyesight to clear!
[23:53] <Kotono> Seira's vision clears a few moments later! She flies above the desert, no sign of the tents. A simple, untouched oasis sits below. With her See Invisible enhanced eyes, she can see a rainbow arching over the surface of the oasis.
06[23:53] * Seira looks for any sign of the others!
[23:54] <Kotono> OOC: Make spot?
01[23:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 21." [1d20=10]
01[23:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 the previous was spot
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 the previous was spot and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[23:54] <Kotono> Seira doesn't see any sign of her friends. (More in PM.)
[23:56] <Kotono> 'Seira?' Amaryl asks. 'Seira?'
01[23:57] <Seira> 'Amaryl, can you ask Elle what she knows about fey mirages and rainbows?' Seira asks, reigning in her rage. 'Split realities?'
[23:57] <Kotono> 'On it,' Amaryl says. 'Hold on.'
06[23:58] * Seira flies about the oasis for the meantime, looking for any sign of the others' passing.
[23:59] <Kotono> The sand is trackless, the sky clear. No signs of intelligent life at all, just endless desert all around you. After about a minute, 'Elle's getting a book about it, it sounds familiar to her. Hold on just a little more, I'll be reading it to you.'
Session Time: Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 2009
01[00:00] <Seira> It's either wait and bide her time, or destroy the oasis in her anger. Seira opts for the former, however close a call it might be.
[00:01] <Kotono> After another minute or so, 'Seira, listen: Mirage Mullahs are fey that reside in the desert. They appear as rich merchants served by beautiful men and women, with the exact forms varying according to the taste of the leading Mirage Mullah. They are very dangerous, as they take insults and slights as great offenses. Further...' Amaryl's voice stops, 'Oh Seira...they lure desert travels in with hospitality, getting them to stay overnight. I
[00:02] <Kotono> 'Oh Seira...they lure desert travels in with hospitality, getting them to stay overnight. (More)
[00:02] <Kotono> 'If they stay until the next sunrise...they become fey servants and Mullah themselves.'
01[00:03] <Seira> 'How do these freaks die?' Seira asks Amaryl evenly. 'And how do I find them?'
[00:04] <Kotono> 'Hold on, I'm still reading!' Amaryl says, voice sharp. '...sorry. Hold on.' Her tone becomes meek a moment later. 'Okay...: Each Mirage Mullah is bound to an oasis. Above the oasis should be a rainbow, but it's invisible. You need magic to see it. Can you see it, Seira?'
01[00:04] <Seira> 'Of course,' Seira returns instantly. 'That's why I asked. It is the only thing out of place.'
[00:06] <Kotono> 'Mirage Mullah seperate their victims into illusionary versions of the same oasis. They exist in all of them, both as home and as a bound prison. To defeat one, you must go into the rainbow - hold on, you need certain magic to do that, but it's technical and I'll come back to it - free any people it's trying to convert into fey at the current time, then draw it out of it's illusions. Then you can slay it. They're magic resistant and despit
[00:06] <Kotono> Then you can slay it. They're magic resistant and despite cold iron, like most fey.'
[00:07] <Kotono> *despise
01[00:08] <Seira> 'I don't have cold iron with me,' Seira thinks back with regret. 'Well, as long as they can be killed. I'll need to go into the oasis while I still have my magic about me. What is the technical part?'
[00:12] <Kotono> 'There are three ways to get into the illusions, besides the Mullahs taking you in. The first is a knock spell. That will let you enter, but it provides no means to escape. The second is a dispel magic. If successful, it will let you enter and exit any of the illusionary parts freely for a minute per dispel. The last is Phase Door. You can use the spell to open 'doors' into each illusion.'
01[00:16] <Seira> Swallowing her pride, Seira grimaces and thinks to Amaryl, 'I'm asking for that intervention. Can you ask Elle to bring you and Donald here? I may not have enough dispel magic spells in reserve to successfully get everyone out on my own.'
01[00:16] <Seira> 'Only two Knock scrolls on me, too,' Seira adds, 'so more might be useful, just in case.'
[00:17] <Kotono> 'Right.' Amaryl whispers back. 'Elle's saying that she needs just a few to prepare. She's getting some greater teleport scrolls ready. Need any others besides that and knocks and dispels?'
01[00:18] <Seira> 'If a dispel allows you to take people out of the illusion, then it should be enough. If we actually have to teleport everyone out of each one, however, I'll be short on that, too, without Elle's help. How soon can you be ready?'
[00:19] <Kotono> 'Elle's saying ten minutes. Do you want us to bring anyone else, too?'
03[00:22] * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
01[00:22] <Seira> 'If we delay any longer by asking others along, my spells will run out. And I don't want to leave our captive friends in that state any longer than necessary.' Seira grimaces anew. 'Captive friends. That never sounds well. It feels even worse. We can't--' Seira pauses, collecting her thoughts and composure alike.
01[00:22] <Seira> 'Can you have Elle teleport over to the version of the oasis I'm in, if I describe it well enough?'
[00:23] <Kotono> 'She said she's using Greater Teleport, so yes. Describe it,' Amaryl says after a few moments, 'Give me a relaly good description and she says it'll be enough.'
06[00:23] * Seira has nothing better to do for the next ten minutes, and it sure beats worrying over those who placed their trust in her.
01[00:26] <Seira> OOC: Greater MI has expired, Ray Deflection has 4 minutes left on it. Travel devotion wears off, Stoneskin has godly duration.
[00:26] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.

[Corwin]

[19:46] <Kotono> <Seira> 'If a dispel allows you to take people out of the illusion, then it should be enough. If we actually have to teleport everyone out of each one, however, I'll be short on that, too, without Elle's help. How soon can you be ready?'
[19:46] <Kotono> > 'Elle's saying ten minutes. Do you want us to bring anyone else, too?'
[19:46] <Kotono> * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
[19:46] <Kotono> <Seira> 'If we delay any longer by asking others along, my spells will run out. And I don't want to leave our captive friends in that state any longer than necessary.' Seira grimaces anew. 'Captive friends. That never sounds well. It feels even worse. We can't--' Seira pauses, collecting her thoughts and composure alike.
[19:46] <Kotono> <Seira> 'Can you have Elle teleport over to the version of the oasis I'm in, if I describe it well enough?'
[19:46] <Kotono> > 'She said she's using Greater Teleport, so yes. Describe it,' Amaryl says after a few moments, 'Give me a relaly good description and she says it'll be enough.'
[19:46] <Kotono> * Seira has nothing better to do for the next ten minutes, and it sure beats worrying over those who placed their trust in her.
[19:46] <Kotono> <Seira> OOC: Greater MI has expired, Ray Deflection has 4 minutes left on it. Travel devotion wears off, Stoneskin has godly duration.
[19:46] <Kotono> > OOC: Okay.
03[19:47] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
05[19:48] -atarians.dejatoons.net:@#evildunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[19:48] * Hatbot (~Net_Smart@24.174.51.230) has joined #evildunes
[19:48] <Kotono> After just about ten minutes, reinforcements arrive! Elle appears, with Donald and Amaryl with her. Dusting herself off, "What's going on," Elle asks quickly, before peering ahead at the oasis. "Oh, there's the rainbow right over it."
01[19:49] <Seira> "It's there, yes," Seira confirms. "Can you both see it?" she asks Elle and Donald.
[19:51] <Kotono> "Yeah," Donald has his sword drawn, trotting to the edge of the oasis. "What's our plan?"
06[19:52] * Seira casts Dragonskin, Bear's Endurance and Shield upon herself, and Heroism on Amaryl. "We dispel, we head towards it, and we get everyone out. One by one, if we have to. Then, we kill the fey that didn't want to play nicely when he had the chance. How about this plan?"
01[19:53] <Seira> *and Mirror Image
01[19:53] <Seira> roll 1d4+5
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+5 and gets 7." [1d4=2]
[19:55] <Kotono> "It's a good plan," Donald agrees, cracking his neck back and forth, taking off his helmet to dry his brow before putting it back on. "If you're ready, let's go do this?"
01[19:56] <Seira> "Waiting on you," Seira agrees, ready to go!
[19:59] <Kotono> Donald reaches forward, dispelling wisps of magic gathering around his hand, "Weave, be undone!" he calls, touching the rainbow!
[19:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[19:59] <Kotono> OOC -10.
[20:01] <Kotono> The red band of the rainbow swells and expands! A shivering band of enlarged colors appear - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. In each you can see an oasis and camp, each one large enough to walk into the image. "According to that book, we have one minute per dispel," Donald says, "So choose one and let's try?"
01[20:02] <Seira> "Let's try to go together for the first time," Seira suggests, heading towards the violet camp. "If the djinni continues to avoid battle and retreats, then we could try splitting up."
[20:03] <Kotono> The group heads into the violet camp! You appear on the other side of the oasis, the tents quiet and waiting ahead. (1 round down, 9 to go)
06[20:04] * Seira hurries towards the tents!
[20:06] <Kotono> It takes a few moments to hurry around the side of the oasis. On reaching it, you find the tents here are empty, no sign of anyone. "Search or try another one," Amaryl asks, "Seira?" (3 rounds down, 7 to go.)
01[20:07] <Seira> "A casual search would do for now," Seira decides, following her own words. "Just long enough we can still make it to the indigo camp if nothing is spotted."
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC: Roll search then?
01[20:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[20:12] <Kotono> Seira and company search about! A quick search turns up thtat the tents are empty here. Nothing of immediate note at all. (4 down, 6 to go.)
01[20:13] <Seira> "Damn. Let's try indigo, for now," Seira announces.
[20:15] <Kotono> The party hurries back to the rip and steps out! Once there, "There's a little more time on my dispel? Indigo, right, let's go!" Donald leads the way in! (7 down, 3 to go.)
06[20:16] * Seira follows closely!
[20:18] <Kotono> Stepping out, you appear on the other side of the oasis once more! You can hear music - drum beats, flutes and strings in a warm, festiv emelody, coming from the other side where the tents are. (8 down, 2 to go.)
01[20:18] <Seira> "I favor the direct approach," Seira tells her companions, hurrying ahead!
[20:25] <Kotono> As the dispel magic fades and the immediate escape route vanishes, Seira and company come around to the tents! Here they find Jale lying about, laughing and feasting. Several white wrapped men are with her, women dancing. Majanni is laughing with her...though his humor is gone in an instant as he sees Seira and company approach.
01[20:27] <Seira> "Didn't I tell you?" Seira asks the fey, striding over with the Resort drawn. "You had a choice, letting my friends go and becoming my friend in turn. You chose to try and trap them into slavery. The punishment for that offense is death!"
[20:27] <Kotono> "Guh..." Jale looks over as Majanni grimaces, a wid esmile on her face. "Oh...Seira..." she burbles, laughing.
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[20:28] <Kotono> Majanni stands, "How did you get here, lizard?"
[20:28] <Kotono> Donalds wings his blade, "We cut and touched our way in. I'd really suggest you consider surrendering. Seira's pissed."
01[20:28] <Seira> "The time for talking is over. The time of shooting you with arrows, however, is just beginning!"
[20:29] <Kotono> Elle sighs, "Fey, you die here as many times as takes, even if we have to drag you out after we free everyone. I'd hate to do it, but...well, yes, Seira is quite furious."
[20:29] <Kotono> Amaryl has her bow ready, locked righ ton Majanni!
01[20:30] <Seira> With a cry of "Death to slavers!" Seira charges the fey!
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: Let's roll init.
01[20:31] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 white garbed men
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 white garbed men and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 women
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 women and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Majanni
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Majanni and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Donald
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Donald and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Amaryl
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Amaryl and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Elle
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Elle and gets 27." [1d20=20]
03[20:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Elle(27)>Donald(22)>Seira(21)>Dancing Women(17)>White Men(14)>Majanni=Amaryl(11)'
[20:36] <Kotono> Elle has a rod in hand, as she makes arcane gestures! An orb of freezing ice shoots at Majanni!
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 13d6
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 13d6 and gets 55." [13d6=5, 5, 6, 2, 5, 2, 5, 4, 4, 6, 4, 3, 4]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 55*1.5
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 55*1.5 and gets 82.5."
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 ref
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 ref and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[20:38] <Kotono> A freezing sphere bursts around Majanni! It covers him in ice, making him howl! Donald makes quick gestures, a pair of black, enervation rays going for Majanni!
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 25." [1d20=12]
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36." [1d20=20]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 crit?
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 crit? and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 2d4
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 and gets 4." [2d4=2, 2]
[20:45] <Kotono> The first enevation crumbles, but the second hits Majanni right on! His body withers as he falls backwards, holding his hands out! "By the desert, stop! Stop! Quarter! I'll free your friends!" He coughs at that, covered in frozen patches and looking like a raisin left in the sun too long. OOC: Seira, you're up.
01[20:46] <Seira> She hates being without her disguise, she hates worrying about her friends, and most of all she hates not being in control, someone having the leverage of hostages against her. All that hate, and the accompanying guilt for letting the situation come to pass, channeled into an attempt to dispel the illusion of her enemy with swiftness, before she has a chance to face him for real.
01[20:46] <Seira> "You lie!" she cries out angrily. "This is more of the same trechery you've tried before!"
01[20:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+5 this is mine
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+5 this is mine and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[20:54] <Kotono> "I'll make it worth your while," He gasps as he holds his frozen hands, trying to wring life into them, "I have something you'll value, dragon!"
01[20:55] <Seira> "Your first step in bargaining for your life is dispelling these illusions and reuniting me with my traveling companions," Seira tells him, seething.
[20:56] <Kotono> With a few moments of concentration, the women and women vanish. Jale blinks and looks about. A few moments later, Berjand and Esra appear. They book look dazed, smiling. Then Allister appears. He has a long, jagged wound on his side, clothes bloodsoaked. His eyes are wild with fiery fury, "There...you...are...fey..." he gasps. "Thought you...could get away..."
06[20:57] * Seira forces herself to slowly move towards Allister, bestowing healing energies to him. "Yes, he did think that," she adds. "Continue."
01[20:57] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 33." [3d8=7, 4, 7]
[20:59] <Kotono> Allister's wounds mostly mend to that touch. As his eyes clear of pain, "Take this," A jewel surrounded by a thin plating of platnium and with a dainty golden chain is tossed to the sand by Majanni. "Take this and flee this place. Analyse it's magics, you'll find it to benefit you, dragon."
06[21:01] * Seira has Lagann deliver the golden chain to her hands, as she is past caring for any possible traps. Her allies would finish the fey off should he try that. A part of her wishes for just that to happen. "Flee?" she asks oddly. "You are telling me to flee, worm? Apologize to those you have taken prisoner at once!"
[21:04] <Kotono> The chain doens't do anything terribly nasty to Seira. Majannit akes a look at them, "I beg your mercy for what I have done." He says quickly.
01[21:05] <Seira> "Have there been other travelers you have likewise ensnared?" she demands, while examining the Waukeeneers to see whether they accept the apology.
[21:07] <Kotono> Berjand looks about, "What's goin gon?" he manages to ask at last.
[21:07] <Kotono> Ersa and Jale are both dazed, "Apologize for the party...what is happening?"
[21:07] <Kotono> Allister glares death at him, "I know your tricks, Fey. I will not become some enthralled servant to you! Your apology isn't worth the sand that you spat out of your mouth!"
01[21:08] <Seira> "Majanni intended to keep you us all as enthralled slaves," Seira informs them. "His error of judgement almost cost him his life. It still might, if he is not truthful in his dealings with me."
[21:09] <Kotono> "I can answer that," Allister glares, "All of the servants are, likely. That's how Mirage Mullah work. They transform travelers into fellow fey."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Yes, but it's already done," Majanni says, "They're happy like this. They'll never get old or die."
01[21:10] <Seira> "They still might, because you will release them into my custody," Seira states. "If they decide to later seek you out and become fey on their own, I would not prevent that."
[21:12] <Kotono> "T-That's impossible! The transformation doesn't reverse!" Majanni sputters.
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[21:12] <Kotono> "T-That's impossible! The transformation doesn't reverse!" Majanni sputters. "If you take them away, they'll sicken and die!"
01[21:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 21." [1d20=4]
06[21:16] * Seira makes eye contact with Elle, wondering whether the beleaguered fey is being truthful. 'Think he's lying?' she also mentally asks Amaryl.
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 28." [1d20=14]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Sense Motive
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Sense Motive and gets 6." [1d20=2]
[21:17] <Kotono> "It's possible. I remember reading something about that and what happens if you take them away from their oasis," She says hesitantly.
06[21:17] * Seira tilts her head. "Restore their minds and free will, then. That neither transforms their natures or takes them away from the oasis."
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[21:19] <Kotono> "I can't," Majannis ays, "The transformation is permanent."
01[21:19] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 there's surely a spell to undo brainwashing without resorting to Wish
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 there's surely a spell to undo brainwashing without resorting to Wish and gets 42." [1d20=19]
01[21:32] <Seira> "Summon those you have converted into fey before me," Seira demands.
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[21:35] <Kotono> Eight women and a dozen men in white wrappings come forth as Majanni claps his hands.
06[21:36] * Seira invokes Break Enchantment, focusing on eight women and eight men, the regrettable limitation the spell has for her.
03[21:37] * Alicia (WinNT@user-5af28bec.tcl124.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #evildunes
03[21:37] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Alicia Alicia
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: You actually have that memorized?
01[21:41] <Seira> OOC: As I said in #e, I'm using Alacritous Cogitation
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, okay, dur.
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC:" Anyway, make CL check?
01[21:43] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC: It caps at +15.
01[21:43] <Seira> OOC: Huh. So it does. 24, then.
[21:46] <Kotono> Calling on Break Enchantment, Seira can feel the magic shatter! The servants stare at Seira, a man speaking first. "I...I...what? Majanni, what happened?" He whirls to him, "I remember the feast and then...what did you do to me?"
01[21:47] <Seira> "Majanni is a fey, and he decided to take travelers that came across his oasis as eternal companions," Seira speaks, stepping closer to those freed of the fey's influence. "I've just broken his hold over you, and the clouding influence upon your minds should be no longer!"
[21:48] <Kotono> "You bastard!" One of the beautiful women moves to cover herself with her arms, "You said you'd make sure I got back in the morning!"
[21:49] <Kotono> Majanni takes a few steps back, "It's d-done. But even so, they can't leave the oasis or they'll die!"
01[21:51] <Seira> "Hmph," Seira snorts, crossing her hands under her chest. "That's what you said about the chances of these people to regain their right minds again!" She addresses the erstwhile slaves next. "My name is Seira, and I'm a wizard. What Majanni says now is true, but it needn't remain that way forever! I swear to you now, that I will find a way to free you completely, and allow you to leave this place one day!"
[21:53] <Kotono> "You..." Another of the men draws a scimitar, "Majanni! You betrayed us!"
[21:54] <Kotono> One of the women smiles to Seira, "Thank you, but in this body now..." Smiling like a cat, "Oh Majanni, look what you did. Even if I went along with it at the time...Rape is rape." With a snap as her fist hits into her palm, "Let the Pasha throw your bones to the wind."
06[21:56] * Seira smiles back at her, though it dims with the woman's next words. "I believe in personal choice," she tells her. "That's all I intend to do. Research a way to give each of you one. The choice to return to who you were, or remain fey. The choice to leave the oasis, or to remain of your own free will."
[21:59] <Kotono> "S-stop them!" Majanni takse several more steps back.
[22:00] <Kotono> ""It'll be your choice," Elle speaks up now, "As for Majanni...Seira? This is your affair, so to speak."
01[22:01] <Seira> 'I'm too angry to choose rationally,' Seira meanwhile thinks to Amaryl. 'I can try to intervene, but to do so for a slaver and a rapist?'
[22:01] <Kotono> 'Is it worth keeping your world to trash like that? I can't really answer that...' Amaryl says quietly. 'People can change, but...'
01[22:05] <Seira> "Think quickly, Majanni," Seira speaks up, her voice carrying over the angry ramblings of his freed slaves. "What can your pitiful life offer to the people of the fiefdoms who would travel through these parts? I won't expect sincere remorse, but if there is something you can do to make up for your villainous deeds, let us hear of it."
[22:06] <Kotono> "...Tsch! I have one more card..." Looking right to Seira, "I can give you a special touch of the fey. Call them off and I'll give it to you!"
01[22:09] <Seira> "Let's hear more about this last card of yours," Seira says evenly.
[22:17] <Kotono> "I can give you or another..." He lokos to Donald, "The elf would be good for it, a tiny touch of fey blood. A bit of fey heritage. It's power will flow within you."
06[22:18] * Seira suspected as much, and thinks to Amaryl, 'Does that interest you?' She squirms ever so slightly. 'I know that you sometimes want to be a bit different, even though you're fine just as you are.'
[22:19] <Kotono> 'Not really. I like studying dragons and you,' Amaryl blushes as she speaks in Seira's mind, looking down. 'The fey I met...I don't like most of them so far.'
[22:20] <Kotono> "Me?" Donald scratches at his armored head, "I wasn't even born an elf. I mean, do I get to act all mysterious and powerful and hop around the forest all the time? Well...do I get some nymphs to go along with me if I took that?"
06[22:21] * Seira nods briefly, having come to a decision. "I would return tomorrow with enough magical energy to free those still captive," she promises, addressing those transformed into fey against their will as she rolls her eyes at Donald. "And I won't stop working on a way to let you leave.
01[22:21] <Seira> The highest levels of mortal magic are just around the corner for me, and beyond them lies more magic still. I've glimpsed it before, and if need be I would attain it to release you from the bonds of the oasis. All I ask in return is that you place your trust in me. Can you do that?"
[22:23] <Kotono> "Oh come on," Donald mutters after Seira finishes, "I bet you'd wonder about pretty nymphs too."
01[22:24] <Seira> Isn't he dating a vapid elf who's the next best thing to one? But Donald is doing well enough to ruin her pledge as it is, and she wouldn't contribute to that as she awaits her answer.
[22:25] <Kotono> "You saved us," One woman replies, as the others nod along with her. "We'll listen to you."
06[22:28] * Seira nods back at them. "Much as I hate to admit it, I might need Majanni around for the time being. He will cater to your every wish for as long as you remain his guests, and I will be stopping by frequently to ensure that is so. His blood dirtying my blade also happens to be an important component in the divination spells.
01[22:28] <Seira> Should he cross me again by mistreating any of you, there would be no escape from my wrath wherever on the planes Majanni tries to run."
[22:30] <Kotono> "So be it," One of the men says, scimitar out.
06[22:32] * Seira nods again, and approaches Elle, casting Detect Magic. "Waukeen would frown upon turning down something offered in such a way," she says quietly. "Are you interested in his suggestion? Donald is already a winged elf, and it didn't help his common sense. Fey blood would be a push in the wrong direction for him."
[22:33] <Kotono> Elle's lips curl into a smile, "I can't say that I am." She looks to Donald, smiling more widely as she does. "I don't know. He's so earnest it's charming...he's not going entirely in the wrong direction all the time."
01[22:35] <Seira> "It can be," Seira agrees. "Still, if you're not interested, I'll take Majanni up on his offer. Please watch me carefully and with mage sight, and if it's a trick, shoot. Through me if you have to."
[22:37] <Kotono> "Hey Seira," Donald calls as he approaches, "Talking to Elle about it? Any idea what that offer'll do?"
01[22:38] <Seira> "The only thing I know for certain is that it would tell me whether I can trust Majanni's word, now that he had been properly cowed," Seira responds quietly. "Like I told Elle, if it's another trick, take him down without mercy."
[22:39] <Kotono> "Sure, got it," Donald agrees, "Careful Seira."
06[22:40] * Seira approaches Majanni once more, at that. "The last time I trusted you, I regretted it. Don't make me regret my poor judgement twice."
[22:40] <Kotono> "You can trust me," Majanni says very quickly.
01[22:41] <Seira> "I can trust you to value your hide," Seira corrects him. "This bit of fey blood? If there are no effects I would find adverse, I'll try it."
[22:42] <Kotono> "Come here, then." Majanni extends his hadn out, "I'll do it."
06[22:43] * Seira holds out her hand in turn.
[22:44] <Kotono> Seira takes Majanni's hand! For a moment her innards feel warm, then the feeling is gone. Majanni frowns. "It didn't work...there's another bloodline that flows in you already, perchance?"
01[22:45] <Seira> "Donald it is," Seira decides, waving him over.
[22:46] <Kotono> "Me?" Donald approaches over, "Now...oh. You don't look any different?" Frowning to Seira, "So now what?"
01[22:47] <Seira> "I don't look any different," Seira affirms. "Since you're the only one who's interested, want to give it a try?"
[22:48] <Kotono> Donald heistates, then shrugs. "Sure, why the hell not? If I end up some immortal 90 pound elf running around the forests, well...Lathander must like or hate me and I'm not sure which." He takes his gloves off, offering a hand out. "Do your worst."
01[22:49] <Seira> "You'll probably just be slender and prettier," Seira assures him, since Majanni didn't seem to try any trick with her.
[22:50] <Kotono> The hands touch! Donald seems to blur a moment, before he stumbles backwards. His ears are a little longer and sharper, his eyes a deep forest green. "Gaaaah..." His voice is slightly higher pitched, a little more like music.
01[22:51] <Seira> "Does Lathander hate you?" Seira inquires.
[22:52] <Kotono> "I'm okay," Donald rubs his eyes, taking off his helmet. His features are more refined, prettier, delicate. "I feel fine...I think I do."
01[22:54] <Seira> "You look fine," Seira agrees, and gravitates towards Elle and Amaryl once more. "There's still time to change your mind, as it seems harmless. I don't see any deception or enchantment."
[22:55] <Kotono> "I'm fine," Elle smiles briefly, as Amaryl looks to Donald, "He looks nicer now," she blushes, "Very elven."
06[22:57] * Seira smirks, reverting to her half-elven disguise. "Strange, how gaining the touch of a fey does that." She gravitates towards Allister, Berjand, Esra and Jale. "How about any of you? As small compensation for all that took place. It seems benign, now that the proper relationship of power had been established."
[22:58] <Kotono> "I had a go at it once justn ow. I'll pass," Alliste rnearly spits. Berjand shakes his head, "This isn't natural. I just want to leave." Esra and Jale look amid each other, Jale speaking. "Is it true what he said, that fey live forever?"
01[23:00] <Seira> "To a point. The beauty part is all true, however, even if for many of them it is only skin deep. Consider this an opportunity. How you use the benefits you derive is entirely up to you, and a touch of fey blood does not carry any innate, evil taint with it."
[23:02] <Kotono> "I'll try it," Jale says, "It sounds like a rare chance."
06[23:02] * Seira nods, and watches carefully for anything improper.
[23:03] <Kotono> Jale approaches, Majanni holds a hand out. He breaths heavily, "It takes my own essence to do it. I cannot do it twice," he protests, "Or it will greatly weaken me."
[23:04] <Kotono> "So?" Jale's hand plays with the end of her dagger, "Fey, you tried to enslave us under the guise of friendship and are now begging for mercy?"
01[23:04] <Seira> "And that would be such a shame," Seira adds in agreement. "Jale's quite right, and I think those you have formerly held in thrall would feel more comfortable with you weakened."
[23:07] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check, Seira?
01[23:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 sure
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 sure and gets 34." [1d20=5]
[23:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Jale assists.
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Jale assists. and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[23:14] <Kotono> "Ghsg." With a desperate look to Seira, "I...will try," he says at last, snatching Jale's hand! She seems to blur for a moment as well! Her skin has a duskier tint, going from slender to incredibly lithe and slim.
[23:14] <Kotono> Majanni falls over, twitching on the sand and coughign.
01[23:14] <Seira> "Until tomorrow, then," Seira announces, and leans closer to Jale to whisper, "How are you feeling?"
[23:18] <Kotono> "Dizzy. But very special." She spins a little, "I feel so beautiful now. I feel different, exotic. Alive."
01[23:20] <Seira> "The opportunity was properly seized," Seira tells her. "Now it's up to you to build upon it." Raising her voice, she says, "Ready to resume our journey? There can't possibly be another mishap so close to our destination."
[23:23] <Kotono> "Go ahead, we'll return back to Balmuria," Elle says, "Good luck with the rest."
06[23:24] * Seira looks at Elle fondly for a long moment. "Without you...."
01[23:24] <Seira> Rather than finishing that sentence, she gathers her original traveling companions and teleports for the temple of Waukeen in Arad.
01[23:24] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]

[Corwin]

[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> > "Dizzy. But very special." She spins a little, "I feel so beautiful now. I feel different, exotic. Alive."
[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> <Seira> "The opportunity was properly seized," Seira tells her. "Now it's up to you to build upon it." Raising her voice, she says, "Ready to resume our journey? There can't possibly be another mishap so close to our destination."
[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> > "Go ahead, we'll return back to Balmuria," Elle says, "Good luck with the rest."
[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> * Seira looks at Elle fondly for a long moment. "Without you...."
[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> <Seira> Rather than finishing that sentence, she gathers her original traveling companions and teleports for the temple of Waukeen in Arad.
[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> <Seira> roll 1d100
[19:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[19:46] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Woosh! The four of you appear where you desired this time! You stand comfortably inside the Temple of Waukeen in Arad, air cool and pleasant enough for the desert.
[19:46] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Ah, back," Berjand exhales deeply, "No fey this time?"
06[19:49] * Seira glances at Jale with a raised eyebrow, before saying dryly, "We should be safe."
[19:56] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Thank you," Ersa says as Jale looks aobut again. "What is your business coming in Arad?"
01[19:57] <Seira> "An ongoing negotiations Isonu has been helping me with," Seira says rather vaguely. "It's delicate, and has not been going well, so I decided to make another personal appearance in hopes of advancing it."
[20:00] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Good luck," Berjand says gravely, "Ersa, Jale, with me. Seira has business to attend to now."
[20:00] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Both bow to Seira, "May you find profit ahead," the say, before following Berjand.
06[20:01] * Seira certainly hopes so, and inclines her head at the three. "Don't hesitate to call on me if there's a need," she offers as they depart.
[20:03] <Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Heading to the palace now?
01[20:04] <Seira> OOC: With Amaryl, yes
[20:06] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Seira and Amaryl head to the palace gates. You are escorted in to Lady Malika's chambers. You find her sitting on her divan, a male servant feeding her grapes. "Hail, Colonel Seira," she greets, "You look well..." She narrows her eyes at Amaryl, "Lady Amaryl as well, welcome."
[20:07] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Amaryl curties briefly, standing behind Seira. "Lady." she returns with respect in her voice.
01[20:09] <Seira> "Thank you for seeing me on such short notice, Lady Malika," Seira responds with a respectful bow. "And for the compliment. You look as radiant as always, it goes without saying."
[20:10] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "We are always pleased to be met by our neighbors to the east." Malika eats a grape, slowly and relaxingly. After, "Let us get to our business then. What desires made you request this meeting?"
01[20:15] <Seira> "I was hoping to secure your help in the matter of Lady Cemile," Seira says, getting straight to the point as instructed. "My appeal to the Pasha appears to have failed. I realize that to try it again would be too confrontational.
01[20:15] <Seira> I don't want to meddle in the internal affairs of a neighboring ally, and it could well be that in persisting, I could draw the opposite reaction. And yet, I still cannot leave this matter alone." Which certainly explains why she had come to Lady Malika, who might not be the best person to ask about Lady Cemile.
[20:19] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Lady Malika eats another grape, resting her head on one hand as she regards Seira. "Ah, Cemile. I have talked to the Pasha about this lingering matter. You must understand that he views her circumstances poorly. Bey Kerem has tried as well, but the Pasha's mind is very set. To change it will not be an easy matter. It would take someone with a tongue of silver and perhaps great enticements to soften the resolve of the Pasha."
[20:19] <Tiny_Ko_Army> and perhaps great enticements to soften the resolve of the Pasha."
01[20:22] <Seira> "What if I said that I view her as a loophole to a contract I have recently signed in order to rid the world of Esthan?" Seira asks, deciding on this argument. "I suspect that what the Pasha resents is restoring Lady Cemile's status and previous life. However, should it be viewed as a matter of swapping her current prison for a different one, things might go more smoothly.
01[20:22] <Seira> I could accept her into my custody, and the Baronies would support me in this, should the Pasha be willing to do so." (more)
06[20:25] * Seira pauses, before elaborating. "The contract in question was made with a devil poised to replace Esthan on our world. I cannot use what I've learned of him during that time to take him out. However, I have good reason to believe that it is the same devil that controlled the lesser one controlling Lady Cemile's body at the time.
01[20:25] <Seira> Having her around to recount the experience and help with the investigation would allow me to have that same information through a different venue, thus enabling me to take him out and drive the fiendish presence on our world into a great disarray. That may well be a goal the Pasha finds palatable, wouldn't you agree, Lady Malika?"
[20:30] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "He may, if presented properly." Her smile is smooth, "Seira, it may be possible indeed. Of course, he may simply allow you to interview her for a brief time to get that information."
01[20:34] <Seira> "I'm waiting on information from an independant source, so having her around to correllate it would be far more helpful, and less disturbing to the Pasha's daily life," Seira notes. "However, I would be remiss if I did not admit to you, Lady Malika, that I have a personal stake in this as well. I was the one who handed her over to be judged.
01[20:34] <Seira> I deeply regret the way this situation has hit the Fiefdoms and its ruler, but that does not change the fact that I sent an innocent person into indefinite incarceration."
[20:38] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Hmmmmmmm." Lady Malika is silent a time. She rises up, going to lean over and whisper something into her servant's ear. He bows to her and departs. Once that's done, Lady Malika holds her arms over her chest, "You speak with conviction and nobility. But..." Lady Malika is bittersweet, a smile long trammeled, "The Pasha's will is absolute in his domain. I will try with the words you have given me, Seira. You rooted out the evil, so l
[20:38] <Tiny_Ko_Army>  I will try with the words you have given me, Seira. You rooted out the evil, so let your will be heard by him. Perhaps yet abayance can be found."
06[20:43] * Seira bows deeper still this time, adding her honest appreciation at the deed to the courtesies she must maintain in present company. "I hope that it will be enough," she says gratefully upon straightening up. "I greatly appreciate your help in this."
[20:45] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Return in a week's time," Malika bids, "By then I will hav eworked my will on the Pasha as best I can. You are welcome. The debt we owe you is not a small one."
[20:46] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Thank you," Amaryl murmurs, making her own curtesy again. "I have no official standing with Pallanth or Balmuria, but perhaps if exile is an option, friends in Pallanth could take her, or friends in Balmuria."
01[20:47] <Seira> "I will do so without fail," Seira promises, before smiling at Amaryl's words. "Balmuria would easily agree to this, as I've indicated, if that is an acceptable compromise."
[20:48] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "I'll have it as an option as well." Malika says, "Is there other business then? If not, I should go and begin to make the arraingements I must make for this."
01[20:51] <Seira> "It's not business, as such, but Waukeen has diverted me to deal with a fey slaver taking refuge at an oasis in the wastes," Seira says in reflection. "I can try to ascertain its specific location and inform you of it. I'm also examing my options, as it might be possible to keep the fey in check and have him aid travelers as penance for his past evil deeds,
01[20:51] <Seira> perhaps saving those weary who must travel through those parts."
[20:53] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Mmmm. Truly?" With a rub of her arm then, "A fey? Very well, inform me when you return."
01[20:57] <Seira> "I can find no other explanation why every time I go off course, I end up going to places which could use my help," Seira says with a light shrug of her shoulders. "Divine providence is my best bet."
[21:03] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Malika nods to that, "It may be so."
[21:06] <Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Resting a day and TPing back over to the oasis?
01[21:07] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[21:08] <Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Roll TP?
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[21:08] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Woosh! Seira and Amaryl appear at the oasis once more. The rainbow over it remains as it was before.
06[21:11] * Seira calls upon the Knock spell!
[21:12] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Part of the rainbow opens up like a door, revealing a path within!
06[21:13] * Seira takes Amaryl's hand and heads inside, after casting Heroism upon her, just in case.
[21:14] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Hand in hand, the two head inside. You come out on the other side of the oasis, the tents opposite it.  Amaryl begins to walk around. "Do you think they spared Majanni, despite what we said?"
01[21:16] <Seira> "I hope so," Seira responds, after thinking it over. "If they just killed him after we've left him weak, I would feel responsible, as if I had them do my dirty work for me. No, had they truly wanted Majanni dead despite my request, I would have obliged them myself."
02[21:16] * Harriet (~carthrat@c122-107-246-130.eburwd9.vic.optusnet.com.au) Quit (Ping timeout)
[21:17] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Coming back, you find several of the transformed fey sitting around. Majanni runs around, bringing them food and drink. His color is bad, his steps weak. The still enchanted servants stand aside, waiting without word.
06[21:18] * Seira sees no reason to prolongue this, calling out for the harmful spell upon them to be undone!
01[21:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:19] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Calling on her magic, the spell shatters! The remaining entrapped fey all turn to Majanni at once! The aware ones smirk a bit, as Majanni whimpers and takes several steps back. "Stay bakc!" he shouts.
01[21:21] <Seira> "I have to ask," Seira voices, not much caring for his feeble protests. "Why do all this? If you had just let travelers stay with you without tricking them, they might well have returned of their own will, or sent others to keep you company and party with you. Many might have undergone the transformation to fey, given the benefits it would hold. So why did you have to coerce people?"
[21:24] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Slipping back as a few of the white garbed men talk to the newly awakened fey, "It-It's my right!" he mewls.
01[21:27] <Seira> "Well, then I guess it's the right of those victimized by you to beat you into a bloody pulp," Seira reasons. "I'm glad we had this chat." She gives a wave to the others. "I'll be back to check up on things a lot, and I'll figure out a means for you to call me quicker if he forgets his trouncing and tries to regrow a spine."
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 77." [1d100=77]