045.2 "Teleports can be inaccurate, but that's bad even for a miscast."

[Merc]

[12:18] <Kozzz> A few days pass without incident. The others travel off in search of mysterious treasure! Two days after they leave Whurric comes to Whimsical Sweets. Awaiting outside are several people - Josa, Yuria and Silver. Josa's dressed in relatively normal traveling clothes, whilst Yuria's dressed as normal. Silver sits on Josa's head, simmering. She wears a round thing that makes her look like a
[12:18] <Kozzz> cherry with a smilely face across teh front. Her arms are crossed, glaring daggers every which way. "Ah, Whurric! At last you have come here! Excellent!" Josa enthuses.
[12:20] <Whurric> "Of course, where else would I be?" the dwarf answers jovially as he approaches.
[12:23] <Kozzz> "By my troth, yes," Josa smiles a moment, "For as the jobs are naught by a fading trickle at this juncture in the passing of the days, we shall go gather ingredients instead!"
[12:23] <Kozzz> "Like, we're gonna go to the mountains and beat up things to gather ingredients!" Yuria pipes in, "You know, that sorta thing."
[12:25] <Whurric> "Ah," Whurric says simply, nodding once thankfully to Yuria before giving his own nod to Josa. "Anything in particular we're going to be looking for?"
[12:29] <Kozzz> "As it so happens, I have a list!" Josa nods once, chin wobbling. "Sistan leaves, highair moss, tinder fungus are the plans I'm looking for, and for creatures?" Josa shakes his head, "What we find, we find."
[12:29] <Kozzz> OOC: If you have any ranks in K:N you can make a check here, Whurric.
[12:29] <Kozzz> *plants
[12:30] <Whurric> ooc: nope
[12:30] <Whurric> "Well, creatures will be easier in that respect, I suppose. You have any drawings or something so we can tell the plants?" he asks.
[12:32] <Kozzz> "Yes," Josa says, passing around parchment. Sistan leaves are two bladed leaves, purplish-red in color. Highair moss looks like, well, moss. Green and shit, yeah? Tinder fungus is an ashy gray, show in the illustration of growing out of a tree.
[12:33] <Kozzz> Yuria wrinkles her nose, "That should be pretty easy," Yuria pipes up, "I mean, like, none of them are poisonous or anything, are they?"
[12:33] <Kozzz> "Of course they aren't," Josa sniffs, "For these shall aid in making new and powerful candies!"
[12:34] <Kozzz> Silver stays atop Josa, growling low in her throat and just glaring death down at the half-elf.
[12:35] <Whurric> "What about tastyness? Isn't that the main point of a candy?" Whurric asks, still studiously ignoring the little floating angry cherry.
[12:37] <Kozzz> "Ah, of course," Josa nods, "Surely it will be tasty and pleasing to the oral senses, for such would be a failing as a candymancer if I did not; surely such will be sweet when properly worked and integrated!"
[12:37] <Kozzz> THWAP! Silver kicks Josa's forehead with one dainty foot, "Shut the FUCK up!" Silver snaps, "You sound like a living advertisement for a windbag thesarus!"
[12:38] <Kozzz> Josa doesn't even blink, though a slight smile creeps onto his lips, "Indeed, the candy we make will use these ingredients to both make new effects and push forward to challenge the palate of any who taste it!"
[12:41] <Kozzz> Yuria watches the interplay and then shrugs, "I'm good with that," she says. "You ready to go, Whurric?"
[12:42] <Whurric> "I am as well," he says in agreement as he smiles to Yuria. "To the gates and onward to the mountains then."
[12:44] <Kozzz> Silver glares more daggers, face a gritted-teeth, jaw clenched mask of displeasure! But as you go forward, "The Sistan Leaves can be found in the west, the other two can be found in the mountains," he announces. "We'll deal with the leaves first."
[12:45] * Whurric blinks and nods again. "Aaah, alright then. Those are the purple ones, right?"
[12:47] <Kozzz> "Yes," Josa says, "The simplest to get. You see, they grow in places where magic has been exercised. As such, it should not be overly difficult to find a batch of them with any blessings from Tymora. Let us go." OOC: Good with moving along?
[12:47] <Whurric> ooc: yup
[12:49] <Kozzz> roll 1d20+9 Yuria attempts survival, feel free to roll aid another for her if you like.
[12:49] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20+9 Yuria attempts survival, feel free to roll aid another for her if you like. and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[12:49] <Kozzz> roll 1d20-1 Josa will; Silver's too busy being emofairy.
[12:49] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20-1 Josa will; Silver's too busy being emofairy. and gets 4." [1d20=5]
[12:51] <Whurric> roll d20+2
[12:51] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+2 and gets 5." [d20=3]
[12:51] <Whurric> ooc: Guess we're not a lot of help
[12:51] <Kozzz> roll 1d100
[12:51] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d100 and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[12:51] <Kozzz> roll 1d100 sub tables!!!!
[12:51] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d100 sub tables!!!! and gets 72." [1d100=72]
[12:52] <Kozzz> roll 1d20+6 Josa
[12:52] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20+6 Josa and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[12:54] <Kozzz> You wander a day away from Balmuria. Yuria pokes and prods around as you go west, but you find no luck. You make out camp in a pleasant field, the sun having set and Selune starting to rise. All save Silver sit before the fire; the little fairy flew off in a huff without a word once camp was made. The peaceable silence is broken by Yuria, "So like," she says, "Do all of you travel a lot or
[12:54] <Kozzz> is this new to you?"
[12:58] <Whurric> "I travel a lot, one of the reasons I often left home for, I just get the urge to go out and explore," Whurric answers after drinking a gulp from a canteen. "Usually stuck protecting someone or another as part of the trip, never really gone on hunting expeditions."
[12:59] <Kozzz> "Ah, of course, a wandering protector. One would think you were a paladin with that mindset," Josa observes, warming his hands before the fire. A cool breeze blows in, the fall night sky slowly turning cloudy.
[13:02] * Whurric snorts. "I like to help people, but not particularly religious. I leave such matters of faith to my brother. It is, after all, where he excels," Whurric notes.
[13:04] <Kozzz> roll 2d6
[13:04] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 2d6 and gets 5." [2d6=4, 1]
[13:04] <Kozzz> roll 1d6
[13:04] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d6 and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[13:06] <Kozzz> "Like-" Yuria begins, as the air above the fire twists! She appears in an instant - a flash of brown hair and gleaming metal armor! She falls hard to the ground, thumping down into the fire! She rolls out of it in a second, groaning and rubbing her forehead!
[13:06] <Kozzz> "Like shit!" Yuria yelps, scampering up and fumbling for her scythe, "Are we under attack!?"
[13:07] * Whurric grabs for his own axe in concern but shakes hishead hesitantly. "I...don't think so? She doesn't look in shape t'do so, at least?"
[13:08] <Kozzz> Rising up and holding her hands out, "Just calm down," she says in smooth, slightly accented Common, "Teleportation mishap! Magic mishap. Give me just a moment and you'll never see me again."
[13:11] <Kozzz> "Young lady," Josa holds his hands up, "As a magus of no small skill I completely understand the difficulties of magic and how certain dweomers can go awry, yet I daresay your recovery could use work!"
[13:12] <Whurric> "Y'don't look so good, lass, I say you wait a bit before trying to leave," Whurric says with a bit of worry as he tries to approach closer, hopefully she doesn't react with fright as he's not yet willing to drop his axe in trust. "What happened to you? Anything we lot can help out with?"
[13:15] <Kozzz> A quick glance at Whurric and a nod, then Josa's going! "Indeedly so! For you have come amid, if not friends, at least fair people who wish you no harm; there is no need for immediate flight or danger. Truly, let us be together as friends, would you care for some dinner?"
[13:15] <Kozzz> OOC: Make a diplo check, Whurric?
[13:15] <Kozzz> roll 1d20+18 Josa
[13:15] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20+18 Josa and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[13:19] <Whurric> roll d20+3 diplo
[13:19] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+3 diplo and gets 18." [d20=15]
[13:24] <Kozzz> The woman hesitates a moment, rubbing her lightly burnt neck. She wears metal gauntlets, the entire outfit rather heavy on the armor. It's not quite full plate, but with a breastplate, greaves, gauntlets and supporting chainmail, it's not far removed. "Where exactly am I, besides the middle of nowhere? Am I close to Tauret at all?"
[13:25] <Kozzz> "Oh, you mean Malmuth?" Yuria pipes up, "You're like a day a way from Balmuria, so yeah, you're fairly off course."
[13:26] <Whurric> "Aye, we're closest to Balmuria," Whurric agrees. "That's some teleporting mishaps you had."
[13:30] <Kozzz> She wears no helmet, but does wear a delicate, wrought gold circlet atop her head. She has brown hair up in a braid that's come half undone. "Balmuria? Urgh." Shaking her head, "Teleport can be inaccurate occasionally, but that's bad even for a miscast." After a moment she looks about, then slowly sits. "I'm Lady Jane Kesper, of House Kesper."
[13:30] <Kozzz> OOC: K:N&R if you have it.
[13:31] <Kozzz> roll 1d20+16 oddly Josa does, I grabbed it as a filler skill.
[13:31] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20+16 oddly Josa does, I grabbed it as a filler skill. and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[13:31] <Kozzz> roll 1d20+8 Yuria
[13:31] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20+8 Yuria and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[13:31] <Whurric> roll d20+5 k:r (no nature)
[13:31] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+5 k:r (no nature) and gets 7." [d20=2]
[13:31] <Whurric> ooc: oh wait, nvm
[13:31] <Kozzz> OOC: I mean Knowledge: Nobility and Royalty. Not K:N or K:R.
[13:31] <Whurric> ooc: yeah, I realized when I saw Yuria roll
[13:32] <Kozzz> "Ah, House Kesper of Kelara." Josa smiles politely, "As I recall, House Kesper is one of the six great families of Kelara?"
[13:33] <Kozzz> Sighing long and resting, curling up her knees and resting her head on it, "That's right. A half-elf, a dwarf and a human." She snorts, "I daresay the legends of Balmuria are apt once again."
[13:36] * Whurric laughs at how she says that. "Balmuria does seem to attract all sorts, doesn't it?" Whurric replies with a grin. "It's part of it's charm, I suppose."
[13:37] <Kozzz> "I guess," Yuria huffs out, "That or a mongrel pot."
[13:39] * Whurric laughs and turns to pat Yuria in the shoulder. "There, there, lass. You know you like it too, even if just a little. You just happen to like Malmuth that much the more."
[13:40] <Kozzz> "Like that's exactly it," Yuria perks up with a smile, "I mean, after all, the races are different and it's totally not a coincidence that Malmuth got so strong with only humans."
[13:41] <Kozzz> Josa frowns at that, "Dear Yuria, I would bid you to reconsider your thoughtless words. Consider your company a moment; and that your mighty empire crumbled before Pallanth and the Baronies once they came to an alliance."
[13:43] <Whurric> "Let's move away from talk of empires and places and get back to the stranger amongst us?" Whurric suggests, lest a fight about politics and history brews deeper. "We were seeing if we could offer some help, weren't we?"
[13:46] <Kozzz> "I don't need aid," Lady Jane shakes her head, "Though I thank you for the offer. I can cast teleportation several times more before I have to relent." She pauses after that, "Peace is aid enough, in any case. War erupts to the west," she intones, "This momentary repreive may be the last one I have for some time."
[13:48] * Whurric frowns. "Wait, war? Can you share the news while you recover before trying to teleport again? What's happening out west, Lady Kesper?" he asks, using her title instead of his more personal moniker of 'lass'.
[13:50] <Kozzz> "The details are still hazy," Lady Jane admits, "But Nodlitz attacked the Kelaran patrols within our own border and sacked a village." Her face turns grim, "This provocation cannot be ignored."
[13:50] <Kozzz> To this Josa shakes his head, "A deep tragedy," he confesses, "One that speaks of death and misery in the coming days, weeks and months; yet something that cannot be easily deferred or deflected."
[13:57] <Kozzz> "Correct." Lady Jane agrees, looking over at the sputtering fire, damaged from her landing. "Let usmake war to the best of our ability. Let us burn down homes, ruin lives, put families to the sword. Let us inspire a fear into the people, so that making war is so terrible a concept that an entire generation shall forswear it after." After a second of that she sighs, "It shall be a grim
[13:57] <Kozzz> undertaking."
[13:58] * Whurric nods grimly. "I only hope that Nodlitz comes to answer for its crimes and offers some reparations before it comes to such harsh undertakings, but I can understand such a thought. Though I assume no answer has been given if you're at the point that you are seeking allies so far east."
[14:01] <Kozzz> "Indeed." A pause, "If you are versed in the recent history of our region, a war between us has loomed like a dire bear for years. To think that Nodlitz would so openly court it, though!" Lady Jane Kesper shakes her head back and forth, "Sickening."
[14:03] <Kozzz> "The nature of mortals changes rapidly, and yet, does it ever truly change?" Josa murmurs, "For no matter how we advance, war continues. No matter how far we come, people seek wealth, power, prestige. How can one expect anything but war, given time?"
[14:04] <Kozzz> "Wow, that sounds really, like, deep," Yuria says.
[14:04] <Kozzz> Lady Jane gives Josa a side glance at that, "An exceedingly pessimistic view, half-elf...though I do not dispute the cynicism there, either."
[14:05] * Whurric shakes his head at Josa's murmuring. It's certainly pretty rhetoric, but nothing helpful unfortunately. "Is Tauret the only place you are seeking allies, or are others making journeys to Balmuria and other places in the area? I'm afraid that I actually am -not- familiar with the history of your region, having never had reason to travel so far west."
[14:06] <Kozzz> "I do; for my words there, I truly believe that war can be ultimately stopped," Going on from that, "If you are familiar with your histories of the Baronies, a simple assassination stopped Malmuth cold in it's tracks and allowed the war to be ended briefly."
[14:07] <Kozzz> Ignoring Josa for the moment, "It's best if I don't say too much of my business in Tauret," Lady Jane says with a moment's sternness, "Though I would be thunderstruck if others are not seeking aid in Balmuria. Dweomerkeeper Taldeer is on quite good terms with Dweomerkeeper Shankar of Balmuria, from what I recall."
[14:09] <Kozzz> With another sidelong glance at Josa after, "The right magics can stop both scrying from beyond and teleportation magic. We would be fools put to the sword and noose if we did not realize that and properly guard ourselves."
[14:09] * Whurric nods in understanding. "I see. I would have offered to head back into town to pass word of your news, but if you already have someone doing such a task, we can probably move on with our own tasks once you've recovered enough to head on your way again."
[14:10] <Kozzz> Yuria frowns at all that, "Like, that was totally unfair," she mutters and glares at the fire.
[14:10] <Kozzz> "Mmm-hmm," Lady Jane pauses, "I haven't even heard your names. What is your profession, if I dare ask? You have the look of being aquanted with combat."
[14:12] <Whurric> "Ah, my manners seem to have left me along with my brother, I had forgotten to do so earlier! My name is Whurric Bofjyr. I am currently in the employ of Whimsical Sweets, led by my friend here," he says as he gestures to Josa, allowing him to introduce himself in his grandiose preferred way rather than doing it for him.
[14:20] <Kozzz> "Yuria!" Yuria adds, as Josa smiles, "I am Josa Confector, hailing from Pallanth. We are Whimsical Sweets, candymakers and troubleshooters combined!"
[14:23] <Kotono> "Hm. Troubleshooters? Mercenaries, you mean?" Lady Jane inquires, eyes narrowing just a little bit.
[14:24] * Whurric leaves Josa to handle that question. He personally thinks they're the same thing, but it might actually mean something different to their employer!
[14:27] <Kotono> "There are certain delicacies that are dissimilar," Josa begins, "Though at times we have taken on certain work that could be considered somewhat mercenary, if one is interested in taking such a tack." Going on from that, "If I may cut to the possible chase, are you interested in our services?"
[14:27] <Kotono> To this Lady Jane nods, "Quite frankly, we're looking to hire allies. If you're any good and if you're willing to come over to Kelara for the duration of the war and sign a contract, you'll be well rewarded."
[14:31] <Kotono> At that, Josa smiles, "Ah, Lady Jane, allow us a period of our own contemplation," Rising, Josa says, "Whurric, Yuria, come with me."
[14:32] * Whurric nods quietly as he moves along with Josa.
[14:33] <Kotono> Thus the three walk aways from the camp. Onc ethey're out of earshot and a little more to be sure, "An interesting offer. What say you two on it?"
[14:37] <Kotono> "Like, it's really far away I think?" Yuria says.
[14:39] <Whurric> "They don't really have a lot of information on what's going on, and we have even less due to how far it is. I dunno how wise it is to get involved in a war not our own, but if it's going to happen, I'd like to help. Just not sure if it's the right thing to get involved right now. If nothing else, we lack most of our group..." Whurric answers in a murmur while stroking his beard, trying to decide, but clearly at odds on what to choose.
[14:41] <Kotono> "Agreed," Josa nods once, "It's far outside our normal range and could be a long committment. It is not our war or our responsibility, do we truly wish to make it those?"
[14:46] <Whurric> "Wish we had my brother here to run a divination on that. Might get some sorta cryptic reply, but I'm sure it'd say if it was the right thing to do or not..." Whurric says with a sigh. "As it is, much as I hate to, I'm of the mind to say no right now."
[14:52] <Kotono> "Agreed again," Josa says, "But let us not close all our doors; we can do this in a way where we leave the chance to intervene later, should we find it suitable."
[14:54] <Whurric> "Aye, that's reasonable."
[14:56] <Kotono> With that the trio go back. On sitting, "At this current time we cannot taket hat offer," Josa says, "Should this change in the short term, we shall make congress with Dweomerkeeper Shankar and pursue, to the utmost of our magic and vigor, a way to join Kelara in this struggle."
[14:59] <Kotono> "I see." Lady Jane's smile is a polite one as she rises, "It is a difficult thing, to leave all behind and go off to war. I do not begrudge it of you, but should you decide to take up arms in this war, we will await you. On that, I have tarried enough here. My magic is ready, my aches are minor. I must continue on."
[14:59] <Kotono> "Nice meeting you! You know, for, like, a woman who falls out of the sky, you're pretty nice."
[14:59] <Whurric> "A good journey to you then, Lady Kesper, and good luck as well," Whurric says.
[15:00] <Kotono> "Good tidings unto you,
[15:00] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[15:01] <Kotono> "Good tidings unto you," Lady Jane agrees, and with a murmur of arcane words she is off!
[15:01] <Kotono> roll 1d100 just for personal kicks
[15:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 just for personal kicks and gets 74." [1d100=74]
[15:01] <Kotono> Once she is gone Josa goes back to the fire, "Fortune is a strange creature, is it not? To have that woman appear before us would be argued as destiny's call. Perhaps we just resisted the call of fate? Or perhaps it was nothing more than whimsy and chance, a raod not taken."
[15:02] <Kotono> "I'm really not sure what you mean by that," Yuria follows along, "But it could be a job if we get deseperate?"
[15:04] * Whurric snorts. "I don't know that we'd ever be desperate to go to war simply because we need money," Whurric says. "If I'm going to war, it's for a cause I believe in and to help the side I feel deserves my axe."
[15:04] <Kotono> "Wise words," Josa says, "Wise words indeed." Resting back before the fire, "Let us rest, and resume on the 'morrow in our hunt for leaves."

[Corwin]

[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Next day, Yuria making survival. Feel free to aid if you like.
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Next day, Yuria making survival. Feel free to aid if you like. and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Josa will aid. Silver's still in bitchafairy mode.
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Josa will aid. Silver's still in bitchafairy mode. and gets 6." [1d20=7]
[20:33] <Whurric> roll d20+2 aid
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+2 aid and gets 22." [d20=20]
[20:33] <Kotono> It's just a few hours past dawn, as Yuria comes to a field like many others here. However she holds up a hand, "Let me go ahead, okay?" she says, scurrying off.
[20:34] <Kotono> Josa nods, basking in the pale fall sunlight. "Aaaah," he sighs in contentment, "Perhaps this is our victory bell, heralding us to success?"
[20:35] <Whurric> "Who knows, who knows?" Whurric muses, as he watches Yuria head on forward, letting her take the lead and scout what's up ahead as requested.
[20:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[20:36] <Kotono> Yuria goes over and kneels down...and then sneezes several times! "Oh, like, fuck!" Yuria's voice whines aloud, "I totally found the leaves, but stay back!"
[20:37] <Whurric> "You alright, lass?" Whurric calls out, but obeying.
[20:37] <Kotono> "Fairydust mushrooms, too!" Another sneeze, "I totally just got exposed to the spores! They make you hall-hallu...oh, what's the word, for when you're seeing things that aren't real?"
[20:38] <Kotono> "Hallucinate," Josa facepalms, "By the Elffather's faith, are you saying that you're about to have a hallucinatory episode, Yuria?"
[20:41] <Whurric> "You have anything that can purge her system of those spores?" Whurric asks Josa with a frown.
[20:44] <Kotono> "I do not," Josa shakes his head, as Yuria starts to come back. In her hands are several purplish leaves, "Well, here you go," she says with a smile, "So um...like, the last time I got exposed to these I ran around naked and tried to cast a Commune spell with the sky, so I could talk to the Emperor, but I don't even know that spell!" Shaking her head back and forth, "Um, I know we've only
[20:44] <Kotono> had one date so this is, like, premature, but can you tie me up, Whurric?"
[20:45] <Kotono> Josa raises an eyebrow, "...I shall leave that choice to your agency, Whurric." Clearing his throat and then coughing, "As this discussion has taken a slightly irregular turn."
[20:46] * Whurric coughs and nods. "Yes well, let's see about getting you...tied up, then. How long does this episode last, if I might ask?" he asks uncomfortably as he colors a bit.
[20:47] <Kotono> "Um, well... a few hours?" Yuria says, going on without a blush, "I mean, like, do you know how to use rope at all?"
[20:48] <Kotono> Silver rolls her eyes, "Gaaaw. I thought Sylvie and Janson were bad enough, but at least they didn't involve other people in bondage." The cherry-like fairy mutters.
[20:49] <Whurric> "I think I can tie a firm knot and wrap you up well enough to keep you from struggling," Whurric mutters, as he starts digging through his pack, not remembering if he'd brought along some rope.
[20:50] <Whurric> Not finding anything, he turns to look to Josa and Yuria. "I don't suppose one of you has some rope? I seem to have forgotten to pack any..."
[20:52] <Kotono> Two heads shake as Josa facepalms again, "Cruel fate!" With a long, drawn out sigh as he fetches the leaves from Yuria and puts them away, "We have a corundrum, then."
[20:53] <Kotono> "We have whatever that, like, is," Yuria frowns as she crosses her arms, "I'm starting to see colors.....oooh..." Her eyes widen as she stares off into space!
[20:54] <Whurric> "Get rid of your weapon at least, if you try anything too embarrassing I'll try to restrain you..." Whurric mutters, not sure if this is more embarrassing than the succubi. Well, no, those were still worse.
[20:56] <Kotono> Josa goes and gently removes her scythe! Meanwhile Yuria smiles, "Like, wooooow..." she says, going to sit and stare out. "I can taste rainbows!"
[20:57] <Whurric> "What's it taste like?" Whurric asks, deciding one way to keep her from divesting her clothes might be to keep her distracted with a good conversation. Even if he'll probably have trouble keeping up on his end...
[20:58] <Kotono> "Authoritttyyyy!" Yuria giggles, "Oh wow, it's like rainbow authority, and authority is so awesome!"
[21:00] <Whurric> "Really? Have you tried eating each color of the rainbow? What's each color taste like if the whole thing is authority?"
[21:02] <Kotono> Yuria grins, her eyes going wider! They isn't an immediate reply, and once there's a bit of quiet, "Do you think you can handle her alone, Whurric?" Josa asks.
[21:16] <Whurric> "I hope? Why, what do you plan on doing meanwhile?" Whurric asks curiously, turning his head to look at Josa briefly.
[21:18] <Kotono> "Well, as I see it we have a few options. We can wait this out, we can go indulge in the mushrooms as well and let what may come, come; or I can at least use the time productively in studying my spellbook."
[21:19] <Kotono> "Shrooms, shrooms!" Silver calls, "I'm sure nothing bad will happen!"
[21:20] <Whurric> "Tell you what, you eat a shroom as well, and we'll talk, little one," Whurric says drily, finally acknowledging the familiar.
[21:21] <Kotono> "Sure!" Silver smiles with a suddenness, "You're on!"
[21:22] <Whurric> "Ladies first," Whurric gestures towards the field ahead of them.
[21:24] <Kotono> Silver flies right to the field! She goes there and works, carrying over a mushroom as long and tall as she is! She grunts and sweats as she carries it, getting back to Whurric. "Hold this," she grunts, "I'll take a big bite out of it and then you can eat the rest."
[21:27] <Whurric> "...I'm a bit surprised you flew over there and brought it back so easily without inhaling any of those spores the lass had," Whurric comments with a raised eyebrow.
[21:28] <Kotono> "Fairy secret," With a little smirk, "Just take it, it's heavy!"
[21:29] <Whurric> "...I think I'll just go watch the lass, you look a little too amused to trust right now," Whurric decides. "You'll just have to fly it back to the field, I suppose."
[21:32] <Kotono> "What's that? Dwarves are chicken?" Silver retorts, "I thought you were all brave and bold!"
[21:36] * Whurric laughs. "There's a fine line between courage and foolishness, little one. A taunt like that's not going to make me jump to the other side that easily. Besides, I promised the lass to watch her first. Can't do that if I'm hallucinatin' alongside her. Also..." he pauses and strokes his beard. "I remember I only said we'd talk if you had a mushroom, not that I'd eat one myself..."
[21:36] <Whurric> "Seems to me, I'm holding up my end of the bargain so far!"
[21:41] <Kotono> Silver glares and drops the mushroom, "God, you're as boring and limpdicked as Josa!" As the half elf calls, "What?!" Silver pouts and flies off!
[21:43] * Whurric shakes his head. "Little one really needs to learn some humility," he mumbles to himself as he goes sit in front of Yuria. "So...still tasting the rainbow, or moved on to somethin' else, lass?"
[21:46] <Kotono> Yuria looks up, a dopey smile on her face, "Hey Whurric!" She starts to giggle!
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 59." [1d100=59]
[22:13] <Kotono> With a big smile, "Say Whurric," she sing-songs, "I feel so good! Like really good!"
[22:13] <Whurric> "Good enough to sing a song?" Whurric suggests, listening to her tone of voice.
[22:17] <Kotono> With that, Yuria starts to sing, "I'm a little teapot, short and stout!" Here is my handle," She holds up a hand, which then goes to her groin, "And here is my spout!"
[22:18] <Whurric> "Woah, lass, no spouting from there!" Whurric declares quickly, shaking his hands in front of him. "Lets sing a different song, like...the beer song! Yes, that one's always fun, right?"
[22:21] <Kotono> "But I want someone to make me spout from there!" Giggling even more, "I'm a naaaughty girl, Momma! But boys are just so totally cute!...mmm, beer? Beer?"
[22:24] <Whurric> "Yes, yes, much better than teapots. Or how about a song about...Malmuth! Yes, I've never heard the anthem for Malmuth, what's that sound like?" Whurric tries.
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[22:26] <Kotono> Yuria starts to sing! It's a grand, stately sort of anthem. It sings of the glory of Malmuth, though Yuria breaking into giggles a lot doesn't help. When it winds down Yuria sits up and goes to stand, "Oh, I know!"
[22:27] <Whurric> "...what is it you know, lass?" Whurric asks, standing as well.
[22:28] <Kotono> "That I can see you! I know I can see you!" Yuria says, glomping into Whurric! "I see you, I see you, ghost!"
[22:31] <Whurric> "I'm not a ghost, lass!" Whurric answers, though he doesn't fight to get loose. He does wonder just what she's hallucinating right now.
[22:32] <Kotono> Oh, Yuria hugs tight! "Oh my Majesty, I'll do it!" Yuria says, voice suddenly serious as she looks into Whurric's eyes! "I know it's, like, my destiny!"
[22:35] <Whurric> "...if you suddenly puke on me, lass, I will be -very- put out," Whurric says drily as he tries to separate Yuria gently away from him. Sure, she's not exactly drunk at the moment, but that's how this scene always seems to play out.
[22:36] <Kotono> "I never would, Majesty!" Yuria blushes, "Never! I'll do it for you and prove my devotion! I'll do anything!"
[22:39] <Whurric> "I think we all know how devoted you are, lass," Whurric replies. "Just try to be happy and do what's right...and don't go undressing and communing with spirits, alright?"
[22:40] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 18." [1d100=18]
[22:40] <Kotono> "'kay," Yuria holds Whurric tight, curling up into him. She closes her eyes, drawing close.
[22:56] * Whurric gives a small sigh and just stands there, holding the girl gently. "Well, can't say it's been boring since I joined up with this group, can I?" he comments to nobody in particular.
[22:59] <Kotono> Soon enough, it is, for Yuria falls asleep. As Whurric sits there with a slumbering blonde, Josa returns. "Ah, gentle repose took her to the land of colorful dreams?"
[23:00] <Whurric> "Indeed. And convinient of you to show up soon after she does, don't you think?" Whurric says with an amused smile. "Already finished with the spellbook, have we?"
[23:04] <Kotono> Clearing his throat, "One learns when to hold them and when to fold them, sometimes," Josa says with a moment's smile. "Besides, she seems fond of you, even if it's a child's crush."
[23:10] * Whurric nods. "Better than that Alain fellow, I suppose."
[23:10] <Kotono> "Indeed," Josa watches and just shakes his head, "I wonder how the others are progressing int hat treasure hunt? If there is justice, they are sitting amid a mountain of coins and treasure as we speak."
[23:17] <Whurric> "As long as they have some way to drag it all back home, of course. Wouldn't do to find such a treasure and have to leave most of it behind now would it?" Whurric notes amusedly. "Wonder how often that happens in this line of work, actually."
[23:17] <Kotono> "It hasn't happened yet," Josa says proudly, "I'm sure they'll improvise something. Janson is bright, Sylvie is brilliant, your brother is sharp as a rapier, and Aaeru...well...I'm sure the others will compensate."
[23:21] * Whurric raises an eyebrow at the analysis regarding Aaeru, having not had much experience with that person yet. "That's an interesting way of putting it."
[23:28] <Kotono> Josa smiles a little more, "It is." Looking down at Yuria, "The two remind me of each other a lot. They could be sisters, almost. So vexing, but loyal friends beneath it. Is that not a trait dwarves appreciate?"
[23:33] <Whurric> "It most certainly is," Whurric agrees. "Though I imagine any being can appreciate such loyalty, dwarf, human, elf, or otherwise."
[23:35] <Kotono> "Indeed." Josa says, lapsing into a comfortable silence after. A few hours pass of waiting, until at last Yuria stirs. "Mmmm..." she looks up and yawns, "Aaah...water...gaaaah, like, headache...!"
[23:39] * Whurric goes fetch some water for Yuria at that. "Hallucinations are over, I take it?" he asks gently.
[23:40] <Kotono> Guzzling down the water, "Think so," she says, "Oh hey, I'm not naked and in jail this time!"
[23:43] * Whurric laughs. "No, you certainly are not. Didn't even have to restrain you at that."
[23:45] <Kotono> "Oh good, because I don't get naked until the second date," Yuria huffs, as Josa rises and speaks over her, "Anyway, let us go now that we have the Sistan Leaves."
[23:49] * Whurric nods to Josa. "You have enough?"
[23:50] <Kotono> "Indeed I do," Josa says, "This part of the trip is a smashing success!"
[23:55] * Whurric nods again. "You said the last two are to be found in the mountains, right? The moss and fungus?"

[Corwin]

[20:39] <Kotono> "Exactly," Josa says, "Hark, let us take forward the march!" With that the party travels along...(More)
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 3#1d100
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d100 and gets 116." [3#1d100 = 69, 6, 41]
[20:45] <Kotono> Two days of travel pass without incident. You begin to head up the Galkass Mountains once more, Yuria leading the way as she searches!
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Survival, feel free to try and aid.
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Survival, feel free to try and aid. and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Josa will attempt it.
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Josa will attempt it. and gets 17." [1d20=18]
[20:46] <Whurric> roll d20+2 aid attempt
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+2 aid attempt and gets 12." [d20=10]
[20:50] <Kotono> Another day passes as Yuria leads you along. The air gets a little thinner as you ascends ridges and climb, your travels long. Midway through this third day Yuria leads you to a cave mouth, "So like," she begins easily, "I'm thinking that with the way there's a lot of streams running through the mountains, that we'll find it in here somewhere."
[20:52] <Kotono> "Ah, outstanding," Josa says, "Into the darkness, without a doubt we will surely find the moss we require within. Whurric, your blood speaks of caves and the underground, yes?"
[20:55] <Whurric> "Yes, why?" Whurric asks simply. "Think we'll have to go deeply into some caves in search of the plants?"
[20:56] <Kotono> "Perhaps, perhaps not, but why not defer to he who knows these perilous depths the best?" Josa says, "In other words, please, lead on with Yuria."
[20:58] * Whurric snorts in amusement but nods as he joins Yuria near the front, helping to look for caves and entrances to nice dark places.
[21:04] <Kotono> Indeed, the cave mouth is right before you. Yuria murmurs, her scythe lighting up! With it shedding light she steps forward, "C'mon," she calls.
[21:06] * Whurric nods. "Keep your eyes and ears peeled for some angry critter deciding he doesn't like house calls," Whurric turns to tell Josa briefly as he pulls out his own axe just to have handy even as he follows right after Yuria. "Not necessarily likely to have trouble, but caves make good shelters for just about anything."
[21:13] <Kotono> The cave is narrow at first, widening out as you go along. You walk for perhaps 100 feet, around a single bend. The air quickly becomes musty, dull and thick. Ahead of you the cave splits in two - one passage going ahead, one branching off in another direction. Yuria glances at Whurric, "Like, is there any way you can tell which one is better to follow?"
[21:18] * Whurric shakes his head. "Just trust our ears, see if we listen anything that sounds useful or dangerous from each end, like water or whatever, and make our decision then," Whurric answers as he cups his ear towards the branching passage. "If we can't pick something from that, I'd say the one going ahead is more likely to not narrow up ahead as much as a branch path though."
[21:20] <Whurric> roll d20+12 listen while I'm at it
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+12 listen while I'm at it and gets 31." [d20=19]
[21:21] <Kotono> Whurric can hear what sounds like moving water coming from the branch.
[21:23] <Whurric> "Speakin' of water, sounds like there's some water down the branch path..." Whurric chips in after that, though he also tries to listen down the main path.
[21:23] <Whurric> roll d20+12 I bet I hear bats!
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+12 I bet I hear bats! and gets 26." [d20=14]
[21:24] <Kotono> The main path is oddly silent - not a noise to be heard.
[21:26] <Whurric> "Damn quiet down this way..." he notes, before turning to the other two as he points his thumb over towards the branching passage. "So I guess we're off that way?"
[21:29] <Kotono> "Right!" Whurric and Yuria leads the others on! After a little while it comes to what look sto be an underground river. It's normal enough on first glance, just passing through an empty cave. However - on the walls all about is moss. Patches of the stuff, Josa clapping his hands together as he goes to inspect it, "Aaah, mercy, will you look at this!"
[21:30] <Whurric> "Lucky then, seems we have but one ingredient left then?"
[21:31] <Kotono> Josa and Yuria go to gather, while Silver flies nearby. She glowers, "I feel like a damned target with this stupid cherry thing on!"
[21:34] <Whurric> "Now why would anyone want to target someone of such charming personality, little one?" Whurric asks with a raised eyebrow and a subtle grin mostly hidden under his beard. "It'd take quite some work on your part for someone to prefer targetting you as opposed to Josa, Yuria or I, don't you think?"
[21:36] <Kotono> Silver gives Whurric a deathglare, as abruptly all falls to darkness! The light from Yuria's scythe winks out, Whurric's darkvision kicking in! Yuria blinks, "Huh?" Josa meanwhile squints in the pitch black darkness, "What in the name of the Elffather?"
[21:38] <Whurric> "You two alright?" Whurric asks as he blinks as his eyesight adjusts to the darkness, moving towards the pair. "What happened?"
[21:38] <Kotono> "My light went out, but that, like, makes no sense! That spell lasts for an hour!" Yuria protests!
[21:38] <Kotono> "I'm fine," Josa says, "Pray, cast it again to banish back this darkness?"
[21:40] <Kotono> "Right!" Yuria says, again intoning Light! With that light returns to the cavern, as if it never left.
[21:42] <Whurric> "Odd that," Whurric mutters as he strokes his beard, but doesn't put much more thought into that. "Anyway, how goes the moss gatherin'? Need a hand, or gotten just about enough already?"
[21:44] <Kotono> "We're about done," Josa says, "Let us continue back. Pray, lead on." With that Yuria and Whurric lead the way back! On coming to the intersection...you find the way you came is gone, a complete, smooth dead end. There is only the silent passage and the passage back to the moss.
[21:46] <Kotono> Josa steps forward, tapping the rock. "This is...unusual," he decides after a moment, "Surely, some supernatural force is at play here. Have we stumbled onto something, perchance?"
[21:47] <Whurric> "...the heck?" Whurric mutters as he moves up to where the exit should have been, pressing his gloved hand against the rock wall where a path should be. "Probably...maybe some trickster illusionist?"
[21:47] <Kotono> "May have!" Silver's voice is all sunshine and rainbows, "I mean, if I were some flesh eating abomination, I know I'd see Josa and think JACKPOT!"
[21:47] <Kotono> The rock is utterly smooth and solid.
[21:48] <Whurric> "And Josa comes with a pretty cherry on top," Whurric says drily as he looks at Silver briefly before turning to the others again. "Seems solid enough...Should we try to break through, or go down this other path?"
[21:49] * Whurric will defer to Josa on the decision.
[21:50] <Kotono> "By all means, try brute force," Josa says, "It stands to reason if that something is forcing us in one direction, the other direction is preferable."
[21:50] <Kotono> "This is sort of creepy," Yuria waves her scythe, "I mean, like, why would this happen here?"
[21:53] * Whurric ignores Yuria's question for now as he gets a good solid grip on his weapon and then puts a fair bit of force into slamming the weapon into the rocky wall.
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC: Hit, roll damage. The wall ain't doging.
[21:55] <Whurric> roll d12+8
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d12+8 and gets 19." [d12=11]
[21:57] <Kotono> With a mighty slam of his axe, Whurric slices through the wall! IT crumbles like soft cheese, revealing the way ahead! Ahead, they line the walls and ceiling. Dozens of them, eyes staring at the party. They crackle with blue electricity, each shocker lizard doing not a thing but watching.
[21:57] <Kotono> "Aah!" Yuria steps back, "There's like dozens of them!"
[21:58] <Whurric> "Ah hell, I hate these little beasties," Whurric mutters.
[22:00] <Kotono> Josa scowls, "There is an entire gauntlet of them!" he mutters, "I can clear away part of them with a fireball, but if they truly extend to dozens and dozens back..."
[22:00] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the shocker lizards do nothing but watch, every single eye on the party.
[22:01] <Whurric> "Something really wants to drive us back the other way...what do you think our chances are of making it through all of 'em?" Whurric mutters as he takes a step back, putting a bit of distance between himself and the lizards.
[22:02] <Kotono> "Mediocre," Josa mutters, "Do any of you have that electric taffy I made?"
[22:03] <Kotono> On they watch...and abruptly, the lizards turn and flee back, scurrying away in one great electric wave.
[22:03] <Whurric> "Just a cherry bomb, I'm afraid, and some healing nectars."
[22:03] <Kotono> "Damnat-" Josa begins, before squinting, "They're running away?"
[22:05] * Whurric turns to look in the other direction, hoping there's nothing looming there that would cause that many lizards to just flee like that.
[22:06] <Kotono> The other direciton is dark, empty, silent. As you watch silence is the only thing you here, not a sound now.
[22:07] <Whurric> "Nothing the other way...but I'm guessing there's got to be something that way anyway. Just way too quiet," Whurric mutters.
[22:12] <Kotono> As Whurric speaks, not a sound comes from his mouth. Only complete silence, Josa's lips moving with nos sound as well! Yuria blinks and does the same, before pointing in both directions with a worried, curious look.
[22:14] * Whurric frowns, and points in the direction of the shocker lizards for his part.
[22:15] <Kotono> Josa nods and leads along! With haste the party hurries back towards the exit...and finds it awaiting them! It's an utterly silent trip until you step outside, the sound of footsteps and the wind suddenly heard. Josa exhales, "Silence? Ah! What curious dweomers! What strange occurances..." A pause to shiver, "I know not what that was, but curiosity is a lethal disease to fight."
[22:18] <Kotono> "If that means we're, like, getting out of here, I'm fine with it," Yuria pipes up, "What in His Majesty's name was that, anyway?"
[22:22] <Whurric> "No idea. I might be curious enough to find out more answers, but I'd prefer to be better prepared if we do so again, and with more of our numbers than just us," Whurric frowns.
[22:22] <Whurric> "There's -something- there, that much I'm sure of..."
[22:24] <Kotono> "Agreed," Josa considers a time before he at last nods, "Enough of this. Irregardless of the fungus, let us alight back to Balmuria. I'll not press my luck, and further, this entire thing here demands research and thought."
[22:26] * Whurric nods. "If you're certain the last ingredient can wait, I'm fine and dandy with headin' back to town."
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 104." [2#1d100 = 13, 91]
[22:28] <Kotono> With that, the group heads home. A blessedly quiet trip, no more problems as they return to Balmuria...OOC: Good there? You have a heap o' money waiting for you if you have any purchases to do, Whurric. Or not since you got that belt.
[22:29] <Whurric> ooc: No purchases from me, though I'll add the belt and such to my sheet later today.
[22:32] <Whurric> d100
[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d100 and gets 69." [d100=69]
[22:34] <Kotono> On returning to Balmuria, Whurric collects his share of the goods. In particular is a belt of strength! As soon as he puts it on and girds his loins with it, he feels a momentary dizziness overtake him! His balance wobbles, his vision swimming!
[22:43] <Whurric> "What the...what manner of belt of strength did my brother and the others bring?!" Whurric mutters outloud as he supports himself against a wall and fumbles with trying to take the belt off again as best he can through his blurried vision.
[22:45] <Kotono> The belt doesn't unbuckle! It stays firmly around his waste as his vision clears...only for the dizziness to get worse! His field of vision is wrong, wide! His mind reels from it, everything sharp and yet with strange angles added!
[22:47] <Whurric> "Ugh...Orval and the others have some things to answer for...soon as I can figure out how to get t'the store," Whurric mutters as he tries for a while longer on the belt before giving up, and closing his eyes for a second to hopefully get a chance to rest from the source of the headache.
[22:48] <Kotono> His eyes shut! The darkness helps a little bit, his head steadying.
[22:49] * Whurric just waits for a minute with his eyes closed, seeing as that seems to help, before trying to open them up again.
[22:50] <Kotono> When he opens his eyes, Whurric finds his vision sharper. His field of vision is different - slightly higher, clearer. In particular he can see more upward, as if he was rolling his eyes a bit without rolling them.
[22:55] * Whurric waits for a while longer then steadily makes way towards the door. Maybe someone back at the store can explain things to him. This was definitely not the kind of belt he'd been told it was!
[22:57] <Kotono> Going out, Whurric heads to the streets! As he does he notices he immediately gets looks - lots of them! Strange glances and a few people who blink-blink and turn away from hima ltogether!
[22:58] * Whurric grumbles, and looks himself over as he continues to head towards Whimsical Sweets, trying to decipher what it was the belt did that's apparently readily visible and disturbing enough to warrant such reactions.
[22:59] <Kotono> Whurric's body looks normal enough, at least to him. He can't see his face or anything, obviously.
[23:00] <Whurric> "Somethin' with my eyes then..." he mutters to himself, and that's all he has to say on the subject until he can get to the store.

[Corwin]

[23:03] <Kotono> Whurric thus heads to Whimsical Sweets! Downstairs Josa and Sylvie are working, the former with a big, yellow bird styled apron on. The latter is dressed up like a Queen, handing out candies to an entire pile of children. "As long as you stay pure hearted and good, you can always find your way to this kingdom of candy!" AS Sylvie goes on, Josa looks to Whurric and nods-no, check that. He
[23:03] <Kotono> starts to nod then blinks, hurrying over to you and blocking your view of everything with his bulk! "Ah, turn away, turn away!" Whispering that, "These are all children of good, wealthy famiiles! I don'tk now what's happened to you, but I bid you not to disturb them!"
[23:06] <Whurric> "Alright, alright. I'll head upstairs and wait there, if y'don't mind?" Whurric says with a small frown, kind of wishing he'd get more of a reaction towards whatever has happened to him, but nods. "Or y'got children up there as well?"
[23:08] <Kotono> "It's fine!" Josa comes with you upstairs, and as soona s you're up, "What in the name of all that is afoul in this world happened to you? Pray, tell me why you haveg rown a third eye!"
[23:08] <Kotono> Meanwhile up there are a few other people. Yuria and Janson are playing cards, Silver curled up asleep atop the supply closet. Otherwise it's pretty normal.
[23:09] * Janson looks up at hearing the other two come up the stairs, his eyes widening as he sees that Whurric has more eyes than he does. "That... ewww, that looks really unsettling," he throws over helpfully.
[23:10] <Whurric> "Is that what's messin' up my vision? Seems like this Belt of Strength the others brought is apparently a belt of -sight- strengthenin' then...! And it's just a tad difficult t'get -off- I'm finding, t'boot!" Whurric replies as he crosses his arms across his chest with a huff.
[23:11] <Kotono> Josa frowns, bringing out a small mirror from his pocket, "Take a look yourself," he says.
[23:12] * Whurric borrows the offered mirror and looks at just what this third eye looks like.
[23:12] <Janson> "Huh? But I checked it myself!" Janson protests, getting up and walking closer to examine the belt a second time... better than looking at those freaky eyes.
[23:12] <Janson> OOC: take 10 for 24 spellcraft
[23:13] <Kotono> The belt looks as normal to Janson's inspection - a belt of strength+2. Meanwhile Whurric looks - between his two eyes and above them is a third eye! It's identical to his other two, save for that the iris surrounding the pupil is a bright green! Together they eyes form a natural triangle.
[23:14] <Whurric> "...Alright, that definitely explains some of them looks I was gettin' on the way here," he mutters.
[23:14] <Janson> "Do you at least feel physically stronger?" Janson asks lamely, straightening up and struggling to meet Whurric's... eyes.
[23:15] * Whurric pauses and flexes his arms, testing how his strength feels and after a bit nods slowly. "I kinda hadn't noticed what with the whole eyeball thing givin' me a headache, but aye. I'm feeling a tad stronger..." he admits.
[23:16] <Kotono> Yuria stares, "Like, wooooooow!" She eyes, "You grew a third eye! Are you going to grow a third arm, a third leg or a third ball?" she says, cocking her head to the side.
[23:16] <Janson> "Well at least I wasn't wrong about that," Janson reassures himself, backing away. "Does the-" he cuts himself off with a strangled laugh at Yuria's questions.
[23:17] * Whurric frowns and turns to look at Josa inquiringly. "The eye's bad enough, I'd rather not deal with extra appendages on top of that!"
[23:19] <Kotono> Josa pauses to smother a laugh, "Aaaah...a moment." Composing himself and banishing the giggles, "Well, if it is a cursed belt, then getting magic to remove it is the next natural step." Waving a hand, "Go visit Balyss and see if you can sweet talk her into doing it on the cheap or as a favor. Otherwise it will cost you some coin."
[23:20] <Janson> "I'll front up half the cost of that," Janson offers. "Only seems fair since I identified it."
[23:20] <Kotono> "Well, at least you didn't grow a second...dwarf sword?" Yuria taps her cheeks as she mulls that, "I mean, I totally mean a penis, but do all of you have to laugh at me over that! I mean, it's a fair question, isn't it?"
[23:21] <Kotono> With a barely restrained laugh and groan together, "Allow your curiosity to ebb away into the lakes of contemplation," Josa shakes his head back and forth, "For I feel your current questions will lead to naught."
[23:21] <Janson> "No, no," Janson smiles widely at Yuria, "We were laughing *with* you, not *at* you!"
[23:23] <Whurric> "I figured y'were laughing at my misfortune, personally," Whurric says with a shrug. "I thank the offer, Janson. I'll see if I can find Balyss. In the meantime, anybody have a bandanna or somethin' I can cover the eye with so as not to disturb people too much as I move around?"
[23:24] <Kotono> Josa nods, going to the supply closet and fetching some spare cloth. He ties it around Whurric's head, covering the third eye! This dims down his field of vision. Meanwhile Yuria just shrugs, "Oh, okay then! Gonna go alone or what?"
[23:33] <Whurric> "If any of you all wants to come with me, you're welcome to," Whurric answers with a shrug, pausing as he takes a few steps trying to adjust to his newly rediminished field of vision. "That is so odd..." he mumbles.

[Corwin]

[20:08] <Janson> "Want some help? You even know where Moonhold is?" Janson asks, watching Whurric sway with concern.
[20:10] <Whurric> "Sort of. Know it's in the western side, but that's about it," Whurric replies. "Haven't had a chance to catch up with the lass since our first meeting, come to think of it."
[20:14] <Kotono> "I'll tag along," Yuria proclaims as the trio leaves Whimsical Sweets! The home of the Lunatics is open, the gates wide. About half a dozen hardtraveled people are within, dismounting from horses. Cheers go up from others around, including Balyss. One horse has no rider - instead, it has a great shard of stone, atop it being what looks to be the head of a goat and a human mixed together.
[20:16] <Janson> "What's that, some satyr statue or something?" Janson asks, sidling up to the shorter silver-haired woman without pre-amble.
[20:20] <Kotono> Balyss glances at Janson, "Orcus," Balyss says, slipping away from the celebration momentarily. "Remember that cursed temple with the moonlight mithral, and how a follower of Orcus was behind it? We've been running extra hard to see if Orcus has any other bases of power around here. From the looks of it, they found one."
[20:22] <Janson> "Oh, awesome," Janson grins in approval, happy to celebrate their triumph. "We should stick around to hear that story, but we actually came because we need a bit of Selune's loving blessings to lift a curse on Whurric here."
[20:23] * Whurric looks curious about the story, but nods quickly at the mention of his curse. "Aye, I'd appreciate a bit of help getting rid of this curse, it's given me somethin' of a headache."
[20:24] <Kotono> Yuria waves a little at that, as Balyss nods. "This way," Balyss leads you to the side away from all the noise. Once with a little more solitude, "Okay, what's the curse and how'd you get it?"
[20:25] * Janson defers to Whurric to explain his misfortune, looking over at all the noise anyway.
[20:27] <Whurric> "Curse seems to be a third eyeball popping up on my forehead, currently hidin' it behind this bandanna," Whurric replies with gruff sigh. "Apparently this here belt of strength seems to have a little extra punch to it that wasn't advertised."
[20:31] <Kotono> "Ooooh." Balyss peers ath ebandanna, reaching out for it. "May I?"
[20:32] <Whurric> "Go right ahead, lass," Whurric replies.
[20:33] <Kotono> The bandanna is pulled away! Whurric's vision corrects as Balyss takes a look, "That's definintely a curse. Do you see out of it?"
[20:34] <Kotono> "Like, I hope so, or it's just like a really ugly zit," Yuria observes.
[20:37] <Whurric> "I can see from it. My vision's a bit different as a result, and part of what's been giving me a headache, though it's not as bad now, think I'm getting a little used to it," Whurric answers.
[20:40] <Kotono> "Well, you're in luck," Balyss says with a little smile, "I've been picking up the slack on common spells and restorations, and I have a remove curse prayer prepared. Hold still and I'll see if I can get this off."
[20:41] <Whurric> "That's great! Much obliged, lass," Whurric says giving a thankful sigh, and waits for Balyss to do her stuff.
[20:44] <Kotono> "Moonmaiden, let your light shatter the bonds of this curse!" Balyss prays, touching the belt! Her hand is surrounded in silvery moonlight, yet the belt glows a pallid gray! Both contact each other for a moment, before Balyss withdraws her hand with a little yelp! "OW!" She shakes it up and down, "Aaaaah, Selune!" With a visible wince, "See if you can get it off now!"
[20:45] * Whurric nods and tries to unbuckle the belt.
[20:47] <Kotono> It's like pushing mollasses - slow and barely any effect. But ever so slowly the belt unbuckles, almost oozing down Whurric's legs and lying at his feet. Once off his vision abruptly returns to normal, the third eye fading away! Balyss winces again, "Selune, heal the wounds!" she chants, her hand enveloped in moremoonlight. Once done her wince relaxes, "Whatever magic is in there doesn't
[20:47] <Kotono> want to go without a fight."
[20:48] <Janson> "But you did it, and that's why you're our favourite priestess in town!" Janson grins at her. "What do we owe you?"
[20:50] <Whurric> "Aye, it's a bit of a pity you can't remove the curse full out, but just getting the belt off is more than enough for me, lass," Whurric replies, nodding with Janson's statement, while pulling out a bag of coin to pay once she answers Janson's question.
[20:52] <Kotono> "A favor," Balyss finishes shaking her hand out, "375 marks."
[20:52] * Whurric nods and pulls out that amount. "Thanks again, lass."
[20:53] <Kotono> "Like, was the eye evil or anything," Yuria pipes up, "It was weird, but I mean, doesn't it still work as a belt?"
[20:53] <Janson> "Yeah, you could probably sell it to someone who's into that. Maybe for more than a regular belt of strength, even," Janson nods, eager to see the bright side.
[20:54] <Whurric> "Mayhaps. Would have to get it reappraised with knowledge of that curse in place, but I'll pass on it myself, I think," Whurric says with a shake of his head.
[20:55] <Janson> "Well if we've got that settled, lets see what's happening with Orcus?" Janson suggests, starting to amiably head over to the crowd. Any excuse for a party!