Day 40B: Black Death Lung!

[Iron Dragoon]

Session Start: Wed Jan 14 12:28:18 2015
Session Ident: #evildunes
* Now talking in #evildunes
* Topic is 'Pepo(27)>Lucy(23)>Veren(16)>Moore(15)>Arrower(9) '
* Set by Kotono on Mon Nov 17 13:30:05
<Kotono> -----
<Kotono> Aaah, the return. The ship is as you remember it, requiring your veils. Pepo is currently being petted by Jetina, carried in his arms. On deck is Kamhoff, kicking back on a reclining chair. Where he got it is anyone's guess. Little flies over as you walk on board, "Hi! Return to oppress?" he asks.
<Pepo> 'Return to rest,' Pepo replies, eyes closed as he rests. 'Is there any fish?'
<Kotono> Kamhoff glances over, "Yeah, the little bugger's been bringing fish in all day."
<Kotono> "Uh huh! Lots of fish downstairs!" Little says, as Jetina pets Pepo. "All want fish?"
<Kotono> OOC: Her arms. Stupid typo.
<Pepo> 'Yes, bring us the fish,' Pepo agrees readily.
<Kotono> "You all go ahead," Jetina puts Pepo down, "I'm going to go freshen up and rest, I'm not hungry."
<Pepo> Pepo simply waits for Little to provide the promised fish.
<Kotono> Meanwhile Kamhoff glances over as Jetina goes, "All of you look like a sorry lot of tired adventurers. How bad was it?"
<Veren > "We all survived. So at least not as bad as could have been. It was not, however, smooth sailing."
<Moore> "I don't think it's the worst place I've ever been, but... I'm pretty sure it's top five..." Moore says with a nod. "If we go back we'll have to bring a lot more anti-undead... everything."
<Pepo> 'It was somewhat taxing,' Pepo says.
<Veren > "Regardless, we have returned with something of a payday. We could use some assistance identifying a few things. I'm sure at least one thing we have will be of use to you, Kamhoff."
<Kotono> "Ah, now that's what I like to hear!" Kamhoff says, "So what all did you bring?" Meanwhile, Little returns with a big platter of fish, putting it before Pepo.
<Pepo> Pepo happily buries his head in the platter and starts steadily devouring it.
<Moore> "There are a few different things, actually." Moore says as he withdraws the stone heart.
* Veren helps lay the loot out for Kamhoff.
<Kotono> It's good, solid fish. Mmm! Fresh! Meanwhile Kamhoff looks them over, "Give me a few minutes..." he murmurs, getting to work.
<Pepo> 'You have done well,' Pepo tells Little as he enjoys his meal. Much better than that bat.
<Moore> "Oh, that's right, Miss Jetina is wearing a ring that seemed to have had another property, but it's no longer working. I don't know if you could figure it out, but I thought I'd bring it up." Moore says with a nod as he watches.
<Kotono> "Just give me a few," Kamhoff works away, as Little beams. "Yay, means good oppression?"
<Pepo> 'No, there is no oppression here,' Pepo says. 'Oppression is what people like Lost Hero do to force their wills on others. I have not oppressed you.'
<Kotono> "Yeah, yeah." Kamhoff says, "Anyway, listen up!" He then goes over the items you have. OOC: Post.
<Moore> Moore holds out the stone heart as well. "Is this something you'd use, Mister Kamhoff?"
<Kotono> "Why yes, it is," Kamhoff brightens right up, "That mace too, for useful scrap. There should be some residual meaning and magic in it as well, hm..." He peers at the rusty hunk of junk.
<Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along in here?
<Veren > OOC: Sure. Gold/rest!
<Kotono> OOC: Okay. Moore over to #evil. I'll do something with Veren and Pepo here.
<Moore> OOC: I assume you mean dunes
<Kotono> OOC: Yes.
<Kotono> Veren goes to rest and Pepo to cat nap. This goes on perhaps an hour - Lucy drops by and grabs Moore briefly before this - before their rests are disturbed by Jetina. "Pepo, Veren," she calls, "Wake up. You need to wake up for something."
* Veren rouses himself, shaking his head a bit and standing up.
<Veren > "What is it?"
<Pepo> Pepo reluctantly opens his eyes and gets up, jumping down from his high rest spot and going after the sound of her voice.
<Kotono> "We need to go to Kamhoff's lab," she says, wearing only her underpadding and a long tunic over it. "That dog...well, I think he wants to see you to. He licked me and removed some sort of poison and I have the strong impression he wants me to get you two."
* Veren nods with a slight frown and heads down.
<Pepo> Pepo agreeably pads on down to the lab.
<Kotono> When you arrive, you find Macaron waiting. He is at attention, his fur already halfway black. Before him is a writhing puddle of black. A tremendously foul, rotting odor comes from it.
<Pepo> Well he doesn't want anything like that in him! He doesn't even want to be in the same room as it! But he nonetheless walks up to Macaron and waits expectantly.
* Veren eyes it, but gives it some space as he approaches the dog.
<Kotono> Macaron licks Veren first. Veren feels...better? It is as if a pain he didn't know he had left. Black oil falls from his body and joins with the existing mass, which grows bigger. Macaron growls low at it before doing the same to Pepo, with the same results. The puddle writhes and strains, as Jetina stays back, "Does it seem familiar for any of you?"
<Kotono> Macaron meanwhile is fully black now, growling low in his throat. He's moving smoother, faster, teeth showing.
<Pepo> OOC: any knowledge?
* Veren shudders a bit, but then bends over and pats Macaron.
<Kotono> OOC: Which ones do you have?
<Veren > "Good boy. Thank you."
<Veren > OOC: I have K: Dungeoneering.
<Kotono> OOC: Make a check on it.
<Pepo> OOC: dungeoneering, local, geography, psionics, nature, engineering
<Kotono> OOC: Make one on dungeoneering and another on local, Pepo.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+20 dungeoneering
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 40 > 12 [d20=20]
<Veren > roll 1d20+12+2 K:Dungeoneering/Inspiration
<Serith> Veren roll for Serith < 32 > 12 [d20=18]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+16 local
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 26 > 12 [d20=10]
<Kotono> Both Pepo and Veren can rule out that it is an ooze. It's not right. It doesn't move like one. Doesn't match them. Pepo can also recall something he heard back in Freeport Rock in passing - a story about a black sludge. Some sort of poison that destroys from the inside out, creating the living dead or something close to them. One thing comes to mind - so subtle that infection is rarely caught
<Kotono> or noticed.
<Pepo> 'It's poison, it turns you into undead if it's inside of you. It's not inside of you now, is it?' he asks Macaron that last while broadcasting to everyone.
<Kotono> Macaron continues to growl at the puddle, which writhes back in return.
<Pepo> 'Jetina, can you cast a healing spell on it? Perhaps positive energy will disrupt it.'
<Veren > "Are you up for it? I can try my wand first if it's just a test."
<Kotono> "I don't want to touch it, but I can channel holy energy," Jetina says, holding her holy symbol, "Qupan, banish this to whence it came!" OOC: Channel energy.
<Kotono> roll 4d6+7
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 20 > 12 [d6=1,6,2,4]
<Kotono> The black ooze ripples and hisses, smoking under it. With that healing energy, the ooze dries up into a crust on the floor.
<Pepo> 'Should probably wash that with holy water,' Pepo thinks.
<Veren > "How long would this take to fully come into effect? Moore and Lucy are likely infected."
<Pepo> OOC: Dune?
<Kotono> Macaron rises, going onto hind legs. Like this, you can see his front paws are now closer to being hands. He slowly walks over to a table and takes a few glass vials, tossing them onto the crust. It hisses and bubbles under it, flaking away like dried blood.
<Veren > "... Macaron, if you ever have puppies, I would like to take care of one."
<Kotono> "Did he just understand us?" Jetina says slowly, then shrugs, "Then again, magic dog and magic cat."
<Pepo> 'I am unsure of the exact infection time. They should be treated post-haste on their return,' Pepo says eventually.
<Kotono> With that done, Macaron merely lies down to rest.
<Kotono> "As soon as," Jetina agrees, smothering a yawn, "We should wait on deck for them to return."
<Pepo> 'I will remain here,' Pepo says, going to curl up next to Macaron, rewarding the dog's efforts with the privilege of his presence.
<Kotono> OOC: Okay, y'all good with pausing here? The other room probably won't resolve fast enough to get back to you this session.
<Kotono> OOC: Assuming so, go ahead and roll 1d100 in here and post the results for the egg, Pepo. I presume you're using the stat boost.
<Pepo> roll 1d100
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 15 > 12 [d100=15]
Session Close: Wed Jan 14 14:22:33 2015