The Dragon-Turtle Meet 15

[Corwin]

19:04 <•Kotono> Voice kept down, "I've been informed," she says, "And that he's exceedingly dangerous. Oh my!"
19:04 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@9C4149D8.37EE7A6F.88F64FCC.IP)
19:05 — Skaya nods firmly to that. "He's just bad news. Ah, was it just the Guild's employees that got informed, or the teams working with you all as well?"
19:08 <•Kotono> "I think some teams were, at least the ones active today. Several aren't due to the quarantine." A whisper now, a lean in. "I've also heard they'v ecaught at least one saboteur who spread plague."
19:10 <Skaya> "That's actually us. Doing the catching, I mean," Skaya tells her with a grin. "We're open to sharing the fun, though. Any of the active teams feeling bored and want to do something useful?"
19:12 <•Kotono> "Good work!" You get a little peck on the cheek as a reward, "I'd give you more, but I'm in service right now. I can russle you up a few people if you need them for something. What is it?"
19:17 <Skaya> "So there's several things that would be great," Skaya says, flashing her a happy smile before a more professional look replaces it. "Overall, the city could use more patrols, so coordinating with the guards to make it happen would be great. Specifically, the city could beef up security at the docks. And the most interesting task would be... is anyone here capable of exploring underwater? Really want to track down that dragon turtle."
19:20 <•Kotono> "It's not a common skillset," Speaking more normally now, "Are you familiar with what lies beneath the waves north of the city?"
19:21 <Skaya> "There's more? Aside from the turtle?"
19:24 <•Kotono> "There's some. There's some wild villages of what I understand are a subspecies of dwarves that can't breathe air, only water. They don't like land dwellers. There's also fairly wild tribe of sahuagin, merpeople and alokare that doesn't get along with them the dwarves, and doesn't much like land dwellers either." Explaining, "On the better side, they both prefer not to interfere with ships,
19:24 <•Kotono> and both of them hunt the occasional siren that makes trouble for the surface."
19:27 <Skaya> "On the scale of one to ten, where one is call land dweller names and refuse to serve them alcohol and ten is acting as one to outright murder any land dwellers that set foot near their village, how are the dwarves and the merpeople?"
19:33 <•Kotono> "Two? Three?" A hum at that, "It won't even get to be violent, but you won't think for a moment that they like you. I hear deeper sea creatures beyond them aren't so hostile."
19:34 <Skaya> "Got it. Sanda should be fine, then. Probably." If she doesn't talk much? "Is there a map I could borrow?"
19:37 <•Kotono> "Not on me, but I can get you one," With a smile, "Do you need it today? If you have time, I can dig up a really good one."
19:39 <Skaya> OOC: Actually, how late is it now?
19:40 <•Kotono> OOC: Late afternoon.
19:41 <Skaya> "Can it be tomorrow morning? I think that works for me."
19:45 <•Kotono> "I can do that," Is the easy agreement, "Anything else I can help you with, hmmmmmm?"
19:47 <Skaya> "I-- yes, but I really couldn't live with myself if something happens. Just do your very best to stay safe as we get through this, alright?"
19:58 <•Kotono> "Oh really?" A soft little smile at that, a lean in to whisper, "You sure, Skaya?"
20:01 <Skaya> "I'm not sure," Skaya admits. "But that's why we shouldn't. If I can't serve an example, I can't expect others to follow me. I never liked the whole do as I say, not as I do thing."
20:06 <•Kotono> "Well, what if I want to help you, no matter how you serve, hm?" A little question right back.
20:12 <Skaya> "I wish we could go out for tea or to watch a show but everything is closed. After the day I've had and the day I'm going to have, that would've been the best way to relax. But I guess we can't have nice things like these during an epidemic and will just have to stop it first."
20:15 <•Kotono> "Go on then, go stop it," A little murmur back, "I'll reward you if you do."
20:16 <Skaya> "Will do~" Skaya says cheerfully as she heads out. She'll need to meet with the others to plan ahead.
20:18 <•Kotono> It's just about sunset when everyone meets at the inn once more. A chance to communicate and decide what next, as...OOC: Go ahead, y'all.

[Corwin]

19:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=29 ]{29}
19:07 <•Kotono> Not quite. You meet Anne outside his room again, "If you're here for the High Reeve, he's meeting someone. If you're here for Dia, she's meeting with him right now." Is the answer.
19:09 <Devar> "Doesn't the second statement answer the first?" Devar asks. "But yes, we're here to talk to Miss Dia."
19:10 <•Kotono> With a tired smile, "Allow me my small amusements today," she answers, "I'm not supposed to let you in, but..." Anne heads inside, gesturing the soldiers aside.
19:12 <Devar> "Given the circumstances, we may be here for the same reasons anyway." He says with a smile.
19:15 <•Kotono> Inside the High Reeve is pale, the room faintly smelling of sickness. He lies back on his bed propped up by pillows and with a cool compress on his head. His gaze is tired as standing at the bed? Even from the back you can tell that the young adult here looks no more than twenty, and has the sort of figure and looks osmeone would mug Sune for. An hourglass figure that leather armor only
19:15 <•Kotono> complements, knee high boots and leather gloves. A hand rests on her hip as you hear her voice, "...and while we might never know, I do think it wasn't connected." She has a voice to match the figure, enthrallingly pretty. She glances back, "Miss Anne, are you-" she stops, then eyes the two new entries. "Your friends them, I presume?" Even the face matches, a smile that's far too pretty
19:15 <•Kotono> for anyone's good. "Lovely!"
19:15 <•Kotono> Sanda sniffs before, "Yes, something like that."
19:16 <•Kotono> The High Reeve coughs once before, "Goodness me, still so tired. I asked not to be disturbed for this, so is this something important?" His voice is less than before, not weak but definitely not full power.
19:26 <Devar> Devar stays quiet - if they were talking of something before they came in he'd like to hear it!
19:31 <•Kotono> There's a beat and another before Sanda steps up, "We wanted to meet with Dia," Sanda explains, "That's all."
19:31 <Devar> "Oh, I'm sorry - I thought you two were discussing something about the current events." Devar says, slightly embarassed. "If you're done, then yes, we came to speak to Miss Dia."
19:31 <•Kotono> "The heroes of the hour want to meet me?" Dia steps forward, "Of course. Here I am," With a soft chuckle, "But you aren't some neophyle students who want lessons, are you?"
19:32 <•Kotono> "Go on," The High Reeve says, "I want to rest my eyes." He goes and does just that, and with a stride, Dia heads on out. Anne goes to tend to the High Reeve, while meanwhile Sanda follows Dia.
19:33 <Devar> Devar will find somewhere more private for them to chat, then nod. "I don't know what you know, but I'm Devar of Eldath - this is Sanda, and I believe you already met Anne." He gestures towards where the High Reeve is. "We had some questions for you - we believe the dragon turtle - or whatever its proper name is, has been poisoned or controlled somehow by the person responsible for this
19:33 <Devar> plague, and we were hoping you might have some insight on it."
19:39 <•Kotono> It's a quiet side room, a guest bedroom that's not in use right now. "I've never met the turtle, the sea isn't my natural domain," Dia admits, "But I'd believe it. I've heard there's a few clutches of them around, dearie, and none of them are that sort of hostile to land creatures." With a little winka fterwards, "So I'd believe someone's made trouble for that poor, poor dragon turtle."
19:40 <•Kotono> Sanda's expression is polite as she speaks, "I see, how fascinating."
19:40 <Devar> "Its eyes were black." Devar says. "If we assume it's poison or something like that, how are you at finding cures?"
19:45 <•Kotono> "I'm decent," she says, '
19:45 <•Kotono> "I'm decent," she says, "Oh, oh! I do have a scroll of Heal, a powerful spell that can wipe away almost any poison."
19:46 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Anne quietly slips in and joins all of you, only catching that. "That is a mighty and powerful spell, if it can be spared."
19:48 <Devar> "Agreed." Devar says. "If we could restore the dragon with that, then that may give us an edge Brachidos wasn't expecting."
19:49 <Devar> "Oh, now's probably a good time, what was that storm for?" Devar asks.
19:59 <•Kotono> "To quench those fires," Is the answer, a little toss of her hair, "I'm afraid it wasn't the best option, but it worked. A fire then and now would've been disastrous because it would've given plague free reign to spread further."
20:00 <Devar> "Did we ever figure out what those fires were from or why?" He looks over to Sanda and Anne. "I was busy with other things so I didn't know anything about them."
20:01 <Devar> OOC: or why they were set*
20:05 <•Kotono> "It looks to have been an accident," Dia mentions at that, "Too many people packed in together around a fire and an accident."
20:06 <Devar> Devar nods. "All right. Well, I'm not expecting you part with your scroll for free, but let me confer with the others before we decide on anything."
20:06 <•Kotono> "If you want it, say the word and we'll come to an agreement," Is a nod back to that, "Is ther eanything else, dearie? I really do have so much to do!"
20:08 <Devar> Devar briefly wonder show old this woman even is, but shakes his head. "No ma'am. We'll find you once we figure it out." OOC: We can meet back up with Skaya
20:16 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, I'll merge both of you shortly. Just finishing up in her room, I think.

[Corwin]

20:20 <Skaya> "So there are some dwarven and sahaugin and mermaid villages nearby, underwater," Skaya opens with. "I'll have a map of the area by morning. Apparently they hate people but Sanda can go underwater."
20:22 <•Kotono> "They hate people?" Sanda asks back, "Hold on, I need more solid numbers than that. Do they hate everyone?"
20:22 <Skaya> "Land dwellers, specifically. On a scale of one to ten, they're a solid three."
20:23 <Devar> "Interesting." Devar says. "We met Dia - apparently she has a scroll of Heal available, I think it's worth trying it on the dragon to see if it removes whatever Brachidos did. If need be, I can pay her for it, but I think she'd accept something besides just gold."
20:24 <Skaya> "Is she willing to shapeshift into a dolphin and come along or summon some sea creature to send along? Anything that happens to come along?"
20:24 <Devar> "I'm sure we could convince her to do so." Devar says.
20:25 — Skaya nods slowly. "And actually, Sanda, you have innate magic to breathe underwater for a few hours, right?"
20:26 <•Kotono> "That's right, if any of you want to come along, and it doesn't take too long," Sanda agrees.
20:26 <Skaya> "I think that's a good idea."
20:26 <•Kotono> Rina sits back, "I'm fine sitting this part out. I'm not well suited to underwater combat, and some of us should stay here in case something happens when we're gone."
20:28 <Skaya> "I agree there too. Devar, want to go? I've set it on fire, but you haven't. Yet."
20:29 — Devar nods. "Sure. Just to be clear - are you suggesting Sanda, me and Dia go to the dragon?"
20:29 <Skaya> "Yes. You could stop by the underwater settlements and see if they know what happened or where it went."
20:30 <Devar> He nods again. "Okay. I'm up for it."
20:30 <•Kotono> "I can live with that." Sanda says, then sighs. "Though what are the odds that...?"
20:36 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, got anything else to add here or are we good to move along?
20:36 <Devar> OOC: No sir
20:37 <Skaya> OOC: I'm good
20:41 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay then, plans for the overnight?
20:42 <Skaya> OOC: Let's set up proper watches, two people each
20:43 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, what pairs?
20:43 <Skaya> OOC: Sanda and Rina, Devar and Skaya.
20:49 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, works. Anne wants to go flying and clear her head, so that gives her some time on top of it. More then.
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=5 ]{5}
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=53 ]{53}
20:50 <•Kotono> First watch is uneventful. Devar and Skaya take their places, as...OOC: Describe how you're doing this since it matters. Just a general outline is fine.
20:51 <Skaya> OOC: Since our mages and priests are together and under guard along with the rest of our party as it is we'll just patrol around the small area we need to protect. Devar, works?
20:52 <Devar> OOC: Yep, Devar can watch from the air.
20:53 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure. So Devar's above the inn then?
20:55 <Devar> OOC: Yeah
20:58 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception, Devar.
20:58 <Devar> roll 1d20+10
20:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}
20:59 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception, Skaya.
20:59 <Skaya> roll 1d20+18
20:59 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{19}
21:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{20}
21:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9
21:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{28}
21:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 crit?
21:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 crit? --> [ 1d20=13 ]{22}
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 2d4
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d4 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{6}
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+14
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{17}
21:03 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 67/67 Devar 77/78 Anne 76/77 Sanda 55/55 Rina 67/73
21:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d12 con ow
21:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12 con ow --> [ 1d12=6 ]{6}
21:04 <•Kotono> OOC: Strike, wrong die.
21:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d10 con ow
21:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d10 con ow --> [ 1d10=8 ]{8}
21:06 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 67/67 Devar 77/78 Anne 76/77 Sanda 55/55 Rina 43/49 (-8 con)
21:06 <•Kotono> Skaya's vigil is abruptly shattered by Rina's cry of pain, and a moment later, "Assassin!" At the top of her lungs, as loud as she can.
21:07 <Skaya> For fuck's sake, how?! She dashes towards Rina at her top speed!
21:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Give me init, Skaya.
21:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Rina
21:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 Rina --> [ 1d20=6 ]{19}
21:07 <Devar> Devar stays in the air - if they try and escape outside or through a window, he's ready to act!
21:07 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
21:07 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{25}
21:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda and go ahead and give me init too then, Devar
21:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda and go ahead and give me init too then, Devar --> [ 1d20=5 ]{5}
21:08 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
21:08 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{11}
21:08 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ????
21:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 ???? --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
21:09 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Rina (19) > Devar (11) > ???? (7) > Sanda (5)
21:09 <•Kotono> OOC: More incoming then since Skaya won init
21:09 <•Kotono> .
21:12 <•Kotono> Skaya dashes into the room as fast as she can. Rina sits on her bed, holding her neck, hints of red leaking out. Sanda's scrambling, spellbook falling aside, staff already in hand. Floating above Rina is a purple-reddish-black winged creature, tiny, and with a wicked looking, vicious knife in hand, stained red. It leers and grins, nothing but fangs in its mouth. It's already going for the
21:12 <•Kotono> window, deftly flying out and trying to escape. OOC: Skaya, move action i used up getting in but rest of it's still open.
21:13 — Skaya charges over to the imp with a punch!
21:14 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12+7 cunning insight, stun
21:14 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12+7 cunning insight, stun --> [ 1d20=12 ]{31}
21:14 <•Kotono> OOC: You used your move action to get into here. How are you charging to attack it then?
21:14 <Skaya> OOC: Charge can be used as a standard
21:15 <Skaya> OOC: My action starts with me only having a standard, which seems like the exact case
21:16 <•Kotono> OOC: Yeah, but only if you can only take a move or a standard. You already moved to get into here, it's not a case of actions being unavailable, it's a case of you already used it.
21:16 <Skaya> OOC: That seemed like an action I took before init but okay, I'll just MM it
21:17 <•Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
21:17 <Skaya> roll 3d4+3
21:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d4+3 --> [ 3d4=8 ]{11}
21:18 <•Kotono> Magic missiles fly and hit the flying creature dead on. It reels back, flight visibly knocked askew by it. It lets out a loud, high pitched whine of pain, just in time for Rina to stumble up, already paling, and make an awkward stab with her sword as it tries to fly out.
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (-3 circumstance penalty Rina)
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 (-3 circumstance penalty Rina) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{14}
21:19 <•Kotono> It's just too slow and off balance, missing entirely. With a laughing leer the creature manages to escape out, as Devar...OOC: It's getting out in time, but you're holding to backstop, so go for it, Devar.
21:23 <Devar> Devar flies down, summoning Storm's Eye in an attempt to impale this thing! OOC: Charging and smite evil
21:23 <Devar> roll 1d20+11+2+8
21:23 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11+2+8 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{39}
21:24 <•Kotono> OOC: Ow. It's in critical HP as it is from Skaya blasting it hard, so roll for overkill.
21:25 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+8 stabbity
21:25 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+8 stabbity --> [ 1d8=4 ]{17}
21:26 <•Kotono> Storm's Eye crackles as it impales the already magic missiled and wounded creature. It lets out a shriek of agony before it shatters like glass. From it falls the knife it holds, several tiny glass vials and a tiny ring. The glass doesn't join it, as it all crumbles away before it hits the ground. OOC: Free act all. Amazed it got past y'all as it is.
21:26 <•Kotono> In the room Rina staggers, coughing and shaking already. "F-fu..." she manages, as Sanda races to the window. "Did you get it?" she calls, already glancing back at Rina.
21:27 <Skaya> "Damn. Devar, get Rina to Anne!"
21:27 <•Kotono> "S-Skaya...help..." Rina breathes out, falling to a knee and towards Skaya.
21:27 <Devar> OOC: So everything it was holding crumbled away, or everything but the knife?
21:27 <Skaya> The best Skaya can do is support Rina and use her healing power to top her off.
21:27 <•Kotono> OOC: Everything but the knife, the glass vials and the tiny ring. What crumbled away was the glass it broke apart into.
21:27 <Skaya> OOC: Rina's at max current hp
21:27 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 67/67 Devar 77/78 Anne 76/77 Sanda 55/55 Rina 49/49 (-8 con)
21:29 <Devar> Devar will rip a piece of cloth off of his shirt to grab the knife and carefully store it, then fly in through the window to grab Rina. "I've got her, and the knife - so we should be able to figure out the type of poison to help her."
21:29 <•Kotono> "Hurry, we don't know how fast the poison acts," Sanda urges Devar on, "Forget the rest of it right now, just take her and go!"
21:29 <Skaya> "Go on, I'll stay here on watch!"
21:29 <Devar> "Got it!" He says and will carefully help Rina up and carry her out!
21:30 <•Kotono> Rina slumps against Devar the moment she's grabbed, a cough that sprays wet, red blood following. OOC: More, some randomness there to how close Anne is right this second, lower the better.
21:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=4 ]{4}
21:30 <•Kotono> Fortune is with you. Anne's flying back as you depart outthe window, "Did something happen?" Anne asks right away, darting over in mid air.
21:31 <Devar> "His familiar got her." Devar says, straight to the point. He'll leave the other information out for now.
21:33 <•Kotono> "So lucky that the High Reeve wasn't that badly affected," Anne murmurs, "So that I have one of these left." A whisper of magic before, "Be made whole."
21:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d4 lesser restoration
21:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4 lesser restoration --> [ 1d4=1 ]{1}
21:33 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 67/67 Devar 77/78 Anne 76/77 Sanda 55/55 Rina 49/49 (-7 con)
21:33 <•Kotono> Rina's comment is incoherent agony, as...
21:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 secondary damage
21:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 secondary damage --> [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
21:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d12 was just enough not to make this a sweat
21:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12 was just enough not to make this a sweat --> [ 1d12=5 ]{5}
21:34 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 67/67 Devar 77/78 Anne 76/77 Sanda 55/55 Rina 37/37 (-12 con)
21:35 <•Kotono> Rina is violently ill, blood and bile spewed out to an unlucky rooftop. She convulses even if helped by Anne's healing, "Get her back down," Anne instructs, "I'll tend to her through this."
21:36 <Devar> Devar will do so - being very careful the entire time. He'll stay nearby for now, taking the dagger out to properly Identify it - maybe that will help Anne in her treatment.
21:37 <Devar> "If it gets bad, maybe we should put her in your armor?" He asks while doing his investigative magic.
21:39 <•Kotono> Back in her bed, Anne works. She inspects the healed wound, works away as Sanda watches, before...Devar finds the knife is merely a simple knife. Well made, viciously barbed - but not magical. "I'm going to, even if I think the worst of the damage is done." Anne gestures, "Come help me take this off, Skaya and SAnda. Devar, could you keep watch while I do this part?"
21:39 <Skaya> "Sure thing," Skaya agrees quietly. Damn, just how did this happen?
21:40 <Devar> "Yeah, you got it. The poison was on the knife - and it all vanished with the creature." He says, before he goes back to keep watch.
21:40 <•Kotono> Sanda follows, "At least it's dead, so more resources denied to him." She eyes the knife, "Did it drop anything else helpful?" A frown afterwards at Devar's words.
21:40 <Devar> "There may still be some on the knife, but I don't know if it's helpful to try and get someone to check." He says as he goes out.
21:42 <•Kotono> "I'll examine it later, when I'm back in my armor, but I already dealt with what the poison probably is once before," Anne explains. Soon enough Rina is in the armor - after losing more blood mouth first, but she's in it. She's pale as milk and trembling, but no more blood comes forth. After several long minutes, "The good thing is that if the intiial shock is survived, the odds are extremely
21:42 <•Kotono> good." Anne announces. "And it makes how well the High Reeve shrugged this off all the more remarkable."
21:44 <Skaya> "If Rina is stable now, can we talk about how this is the second time she's been targeted this way?"
21:44 <Skaya> *we've
21:46 <•Kotono> "We can," Anne's voice tightens, but goes to the window first. Clad in a robe over her underclothes, "You can return now, Devar," she calls. Once that's done, "We stopped his assassin here at least, but Rina...even with magic, she may not recover for a few days. Not with what I have."
21:46 <Devar> Devar will come back at that call.
21:47 <Skaya> "Because of all the lost blood?" Skaya confirms, before asking Devar, "Any chance you purchased something that would help with that?"
21:47 <•Kotono> "How he didn't hemorrage and die stuns me even now," Anne admits, "I don't know who he follows, but whomever it is, they surely protected him."
21:48 <•Kotono> "The lost blood and the internal damage it represents. Her health and body are badly injured, and those injuries need more than a cure wounds spell," Anne explains, "In the same way some sorts of mental damage also need lesser restoration or restoration to wipe away."
21:48 <•Kotono> "Because she's bleeding and injured on the inside?" Sanda asks at that.
21:49 <Devar> "I've been looking in every town we go to, but I haven't been able to find any." He says. "I have a feeling any items with the magic to help with this are sold out, but maybe we can get one of the folks you met to help us?" He looks over at Anne at that.
21:49 <•Kotono> "Mmm-hmmm. Deep organ trauma needs stronger magic, as does damage to the mind, will or psyche," Anne explains, "But to be clear: This is still a win to remove that foul being from this world, and I believe we've blunted the worst of his efforts in this town - or at least I hope."
21:50 <•Kotono> "I can," Anne says, "AS well as use my own restored magic with the dawn. I'll ask for th eproper spells. Moore has been more than generous with my spell requests in this journey."
21:51 <•Kotono> Rina coughs a few times and groans, but stays still after, at rest.
21:52 <•Kotono> "It explains why he's doing a plague two times in a row. The second time has the supplies to fight it taxed from the first," Sanda remarks, sourly. "It' sunfair when our enemies use intelligent strategy. I much prefer the mindless brutes."
21:53 <Devar> "Maybe I should start casting my protective spells on everyone before you go to rest." Devar suggests. "That way at least it might protect against any more surprise attacks."
21:54 <•Kotono> "Until Brachidos is dead, I'm in no hurry to sleep," Anne admits, "Even besides that flying the night away is more fulfilling many nights."
21:54 <•Kotono> Sanda lies back on her bed, "I can't wait until dawn and we can get underwater."
21:55 <Skaya> "Sanda and Devar do need proper rest for their magic to recover," Skaya muses. "And hopefully this was the only assassin."
21:55 <•Kotono> "Speaking of sleep," Sanda goes on, "I need more rest to prepare my spells, even if I don't strictly need sleep. I need quiet reflection and recovery, or I'll be unable to focus enough to memorize new spells in the morning."
21:56 <•Kotono> "Just so," Anne agrees to both, "As do I, Skaya. I have some hopes there, if only because we haven't heard of a further attack yet."
21:56 <•Kotono> "So shoo," Waving her hand, Sanda goes to lie back comfortably on her bed. "Talk in the other room unless you're keeping watch."
21:57 <•Kotono> "Or tending to Rina," Anne shakes her head, "Fear now, the odds of us talking are minimal."
21:57 <•Kotono> *not
21:57 <•Kotono> "Praise Moore," Sanda's voice is bone dry at that.
21:58 <•Kotono> "Cresiel's the quiet one, Moore is quite talkative," Anne mentions at that, "But regardless, rest is right. So..."
21:58 <•Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along, all?
21:58 <Devar> OOC: yar
21:58 <Skaya> OOC: Yes
21:59 <•Kotono> roll 2d4 two lesser restorations to see where that puts Rina at, she has four but probably needs a few for others for political reasons
21:59 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d4 two lesser restorations to see where that puts Rina at, she has four but probably needs a few for others for political reasons --> [ 2d4=4 ]{4}
22:00 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 67/67 Devar 77/78 Anne 76/77 Sanda 55/55 Rina 49/49(-8 con)
22:00 <•Kotono> By dawn, Rina is still pale and weak, even after more healing spells. But she rests peacefully, no longer in Anne's armor. With a promise to seek others to heal her further, Anne departs as...OOC: Plans here, y'all?
22:01 <Skaya> OOC: I'll make sure Rina is guarded and look at the stuff the imp left. Maybe there's a clue!
22:02 <Devar> OOC: It's probably dragon turtle time, Sanda and Devar can go find Dia again to explain the situation.
22:02 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, let's handle those first. Going to ID them, appraise them or what, Skaya?
22:03 <Skaya> OOC: Yes. I'm sure someone with detect magic can check if there's any, I'll just appraise and use knowledge.
22:04 <Devar> OOC: Oh, I can just help with identifying it if we want to make it fast, that's fine. I didn't realize there was anything.
22:06 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, one sec.
22:08 <•Kotono> OOC: Loot.
22:09 <Skaya> "So this ring, what are the odds it is cursed?"
22:10 <•Kotono> Sanda, quietly eyeing it, "And what are the odds Brachidos wears the other ring?"
22:10 <Skaya> "I can find out if I put it on."
22:10 <Devar> "I'm pretty sure it isn't cursed." Devar offers.
22:11 — Skaya nods and puts the ring on. It's supposed to be two-way, right? So let's sense the health of the other wearer and see if he says something.
22:11 <Devar> Devar keeps an eye on Skaya, ready to remove the ring from her if for some reason she's unable to do so herself.
22:12 <•Kotono> You sense the other wearer is in perfect health. You don't hear anything, but you feel something. A mental presence, looming over yours. Like a shadow that blots out the sun, tinged with wordless and frantic mirth.
22:12 <Skaya> 'Oh, hello!' Skaya sends over cheerfully.
22:17 <•Kotono> Desperate joy that burns within you. Burns, burns, burns. The overwhelming, consuming fire to see it happen again and again and again and again and again. The joy is horrible and overwhemingly powerful at the same time, as flicker-flashes. The sensation of your hands choking away life. The hot spray of blood as horrified betrayal blossoms in your prey's eyes. The near giddy joy as you remember
22:17 <•Kotono> the sounds of sobbing. The raw excitement at seeing a new horizon, and the long, iron clad control that bundles it away, tempers it. The memory of Starre, cherished as she tried and failed. The sublime pleasure of a man vowing to commit atrocity to satisfy the yearning urges stoked up by your words.
22:19 — Skaya swiftly takes the ring off and tosses it on the floor.
22:19 <•Kotono> Just as you do, you hear a few words, 'Let's play, Ska-' Then it hits the floor, Skaya's finger achingly warm now.
22:20 <Devar> "...That bad, huh?" Devar asks.
22:20 <•Kotono> Anne firmly scoots the ring away with her foot, just in case.
22:20 <Skaya> "I made him think I couldn't handle it and panicked," Skaya says with a scoff, dusting off her hands. "Please. I've been through much worse."
22:21 <Devar> "Ah, I got you." He says with a nod.
22:44 <•Kotono> "Hmmm..." Anne murmurs at that, "So did you recognize the voice?"
22:45 <Skaya> "You know what, I've never seen him hurt a fly. Maybe he doesn't even exist and it's a bunch of copycats or something."
22:46 <•Kotono> "I wish we were that lucky," Sanda sighs at that, "Still, did he try to attack you mentally or something?"
22:47 <•Kotono> "I'd guess his thoughts are a vile place to be," Anne retorts, "Still though, dawn is here and we are prepared."
22:47 <Skaya> "My finger got itchy, does that count?"
22:48 <Devar> "It's unfortunate that we can't use the ring to find him." Devar says with a sigh. "Especially since now we know the ring wards you against that sort of thing anyway."
22:49 <Skaya> "If you spot someone wearing the same ring, take them in for questioning, I guess."
22:50 <Devar> Devar nods. "Um, I guess now's as good a time as any for Sanda and I to find the dragon with Dia?"
22:50 <•Kotono> "It's something," Sanda agrees, "Yes, I believe it is. We'll go find her. Skaya, good luck here."
22:50 <Skaya> "Good luck."
22:51 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, so Skaya and Anne are on town while Rina heals, and Sanda'n'Devar are off with a guest party member to go diving?
22:51 <Skaya> OOC: Yes. They'll get the map from the Guild, of course.
22:52 <•Kotono> OOC: Sounds good. We'll start there Saturday with the homefront. They'll start on that and your side will start with seeing how the plague is doing, Skaya.