[pnpgm] Game Update #67 - File #350 - Z'leyra enters new room

Scott Adams longshot at darktech.org
Fri Aug 22 05:12:45 CEST 2008


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  HT Alias/Player          Character Name    Type    Status/Notes  Sex
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  R1 John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid  .Normal/Alfar  Ma
  ?? Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human  Ma
  R1 Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard  Normal/Human  Ma
  W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human  Ma
  -- Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....NormalFaerry  Fe
  Do David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human  Ma
  R? J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
  W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human  Fe
  R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human  Fe
     Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog),
             
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     [Recap]

        From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
          Handing the towel back to the metal butler Z'leyra proceeds to
          the north door, halting briefly to visually examine to door and
          area for anything special (writings, traps, whatever) before
          pushing the door open with her staff. Once open she will look
          through then proceed (if not obviously unsafe).

          [Confident that no one in the party has better armor and having
          one of the higher MDVs she figures that she is one of the least
          likely to be damaged by whatever might be on the other side of
          the door.]
        GM: Ack. 

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        From Chion: [Re: Actions]
          Chion will look directly at the metal man try a mana reading to
          get a gauge of the strength of the spell used to create him. He
          is mostly wondering if it is close to his teleporting ability or
          higher. He will then see if he can look around the room without
          being too blinded to see what is what in the place. He expects
          the entire place to light up like a new year's celebration, so
          will keep his eyes shielded while he does it so as to not let in
          too much "light".
        GM: Ack. 

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        From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions]
          "What a strange place.  I will never understand wizards and
          their bizarre desires to create unnatural things with magic."
          Ben'Dar watches the metal man move away.  "It appears to mean us
          no harm. Let us follow and see where it would lead."

          Ben'Dar sees the exhaustion in his friends, but he has no desire
          to stay in this place any longer than is absolutely necessary.
        GM: Ack. 

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        From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
          After resting to regain herself and feeling much warmer, Fremea
          looks around the area more to determine any other magics that
          could here. She scans over her dagger, checking to see what crack
          has happened to it and how she might have to go about fixing it.
          She then looks through the rest of her stuff to make sure
          everything is ok. She will fish out a small bite of her food and
          eat something to help get her blood flowing again.

          After the 'butler' goes to the door, she will follow Z to it and
          proceed a few seconds after she does.
        GM: Ack. 

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        From Raban: [Re: Actions]
          <Raban's skill is good enough to punch high grade magic plate and
           has a good chance on this metal monster unless it was made by an
           Arch Mage, then its very very bad! But yes punching solid metal
           objects is generally a bad idea, and its likely immune to
           anything short of 'serious' and maybe that as well. Disabling
           such a critter is not so hard, smash it and separate the pieces
           in a manner hard for them to move. Dump in Volcanoes, Oceans etc.
           It may not be destroyed but it wont come back for a long time.
           Most bits are not very mobile to start with. Of course the trick
           is being able to smash it to start with ;)  >

           [Raban does not seem too worried that the Metal Man would fight,
           he figures it would already have done so it that was its plan.
           Of course that could change, but until then, he may as well enjoy
           the break and maybe warm up some. Watching out for the Ladies, or
           just watching them, can be done in pleasant environments as well,
           so he will stay close to them.]
        GM: Ack. Punching a man wearing armor is one thing.  The armor bounces
            against skin/bones and knocks breath out.  But punching a pure
            metal door or metal chest only causes physics to work.  With
            force comes force and that usually comes in the area of broken
            hands and such. :)  Unless the metal man is hollow that could be
            easy to deal with but if he's solid then it could be a problem.
            
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        From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
          OOC: Sorry for holding things up guys. I've slept about 9 hours
          over the last three days. Yaawwnn...

          I'd love to post some RP here but due to time (and a zombie
          brain) I'll save this for another post, maybe if the group gets a
          chance to rest.

          By the way, thanks to everyone for their input/feedback on the
          spell issues, especially with Shadow magic. I know it's going to
          take some getting used to and I look forward, as a player, toward
          understanding when and where I can use this magic.

          Arawn graciously accepted the towel offered by Caladan and began
          to dry himself. Quite a bit drier than the others thanks to the
          protective clothing he acquired before leaving the Citadel he
          finished quickly and spent the remaining time studying both the
          creature and surroundings.

          The construct, if that is what it was, was interesting, though he
          refrained from studying it mystically lest some sort of defensive
          reaction occured, whether from it or another source. He wondered
          as to what metal it was constructed from, whether it was truly
          made of bronze or of some other, possibly rare, material. It
          occured to him that it might be possible to deactivate such a
          thing, a switch or power source as it were. He looked to the eyes
          and wondered if they could be removed, a possible switch for the
          creature. Then again, it could very easily not be equipped with
          one, especially if it were truly alive. Something about held a
          repellent quality, as if it were made of cold iron, not a metal
          normally mixed into bronze, yet something inside of him relished
          the opportunity to test his will and toughen himself to the
          ancient fey weakness. While others fled from fire he sought it
          out, attempting to conquer his fear as well as body in an effort
          to master himself.

          After studying it for a bit he turned his attention to the statue,
          examing it top to bottom as best he could. He had worked with
          various metals over the years, some quite rare, and tried to
          identify the metal as well. He looked the statue over, studying
          it in detail, including the face, belt, stick, orb, and platform,
          looking for unusual markings that might be a clue of some sort or
          possibly a language unknown to those present. As he did so he
          wondered if he might recall further information that could
          identify the man or reveal more of this place. Finally he studied
          the wooden base, seeing if it was stationary or if was moveable,
          perhaps on a hidden rotating platform.

          When this was done he looked up the stairs as far as he could
          from the foyer floor and then the walls and doors for markings of
          interest. Assuming nothing unusual catches his interest he will
          then follow Z'leyra and Fremea from the room.
        GM: Ack. Dude.  Your early not late by a day.  So it helps. I did
            the post last night as an advisory in case power goes out and I
            couldn't work on update I'd at least get it prepared tonight
            (Wednesday).  It was optional to post but I appreciate it.  Just
            hope I have power tomorrow night (Thursday) to send out the
            final product!  There will be time for RP stuff.  I missed
            you over the weekend for our chat on the shadow stuff.  We
            still probably need to talk about it.  But I guess you were
            busy and that's fine.  

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     [New Stuff]

        [Ma 2nd, 1633TH. 5th Day of Adventure #4.
        [Location: Chaos domain, Dark Lands, 9 Miles up, Flying Island]

        [Time: 10:13am]

        [Ben'dar looks around as he dries his boots.  If only there were
         time to take them off and pour the water out.  Maybe later.  Of
         course that seems to give people like him a bad name.  Taking
         boots off and wetting a foyer in a nice place like this.  Ben'dar
         smirks at the thought as so called civilized businessmen did the
         same in HIS home.  Irony and double standards are part of civilized
         lands than most barbarian lands.  He shakes his head at the very
         nature of statues.  Things of material wealth is another thing of
         civilization that few barbarians deal with.  Sure Zen'da collect
         horses and family.  but its not things.  Things can be lost.  To
         most nomadic style cultures things are a waste of time.  Of course
         there goes that irony thing affecting him.  In his own home sits a
         ceremonial pike from Ezam's castle.  A thing, a trophy to show
         others.  Maybe he is becoming too civilized.  Ben'dar considers
         spending more time away from the ranch and his people this summer.
         If he can afford the time from his own business.]

        Ben'dar: "What a strange place.  I will never understand wizards
          and their bizarre desires to create unnatural things with magic."
          [Ben'Dar watches the metal man move away.]  "It appears to mean
          us no harm. Let us follow and see where it would lead."

        [Ben'dar quickly reviews the status of the party to his non-healer's
         eyes.   It is clear exhaustion is starting to set into the party.
         Adrenaline is wearing off though Z'leyra still shows some slight
         signs.  Some are starting to shake from the decrease in adrenaline
         or the wet cold.  He seems to be the least bothered by this
         height and physical activity.]

        [Chion stands and dries his clothing off and studies the metal-man
         with inquisitive eyes.  He watches as the party gather towels from
         the metal-man.  To Chion it seems obvious the metal-man is not  a
         true being in the sense of the word.  No emotion seems to be shown
         on its face.  It just seems to be here.  Doing what is needed.  Of
         course he has seen creations like this.  Walking chairs, talking
         tables, talking doors, self aware candles, smart-mouthed treasure
         chests and talking busts of dead wizards.  All toys to him and
         their masters.  A tool rather than a companion or a resource.
         This being seems to be such the same thing. The statue on the
         other hand seems docile and unmoving.  Chion concentrates on the
         being with interest assessing if he could teleport the being
         with a low or high spell.  The problem is if the being is hollow
         it might be 300 pounds or less.  If it is solid then it could
         be twice that as much as 800 or more.  From simple view it is hard
         to determine.  The floor seems to vibrate when it walks indicating
         weight.  But so does Raban when walking on floor boards.  To
         be safe Chion figures this being would take a high level spell
         to teleport.  Chion figures half a ton.  Anything less than half
         of his greatest skill (EL5) would be likely wasted and taking
         chances.  But could Chion risk high mana use.  Some will have
         to be saved for escape or return below.  As Z'leyra advances to
         the door Chion looks away from the metal-man and uses a hand
         to shield his eyes and wipe his forehead.  He scans the left
         and right hallways and north area.  He looks carefully at the
         statue and the others as if assessing the tactical situation.]

        [Unali continues to study the area as well.  She finds no arrow
         slits or dart slits making this area simply a bad place for enemy
         entry.  That means to her the master of the home is either too
         confident or stupid.  Since he might have the power to lift this
         place stupid is probably out.  She figures the statue must have
         some defense to it.  She may not be a sidh but that is clearly a
         easy guess.  She is unsure of how but figures through magic.  She
         keeps an eye on the stairs as that is the weak point to this area.
         Two hallways, four known doors and stairs to contend with.  As she
         watches the area she smiles a bit thinking this place would be a
         great resource to Marentia.  Duke Aren could use it himself or King
         Maros.  But the balance of power would disrupt the region.  Soon it
         would get out and war would ensue to capture or destroy this place.
         If Marentia can't have it then no one should she decides.  Of
         course if one could keep it secret or hidden then maybe it could
         be used for the better of many.  Unali looks at Fremea glancing at
         her dagger in curiousity nature.  She wonders if the dagger is
         damaged and if Fremea could use a spare?  But didn't thig mention
         the Sidh can only touch certain types?  Does Fremea even have
         gloves?  As she considers the situation she wonders if the statue
         could be a petrified person.  Maybe a wizard who was bad enough to
         be caught?  What better trophy would one have than to have
         a prisoner of stone to show your own power and scare others at
         the same time?  Unali finds the tactic actually a good one.

        [Caladan dries off his pants and hands the towel back to the metal
         man.  He leans on his damp staff as if bored by the whole thing.
         He glances around and wonders if the metal-man could be killed or
         destroyed by a fireball.  Maybe not one but a few good ones could
         turn it into sludge.  He only takes a brief glance at the statue.
         As he looks to the left a eyebrow shoots up and he stands a bit
         erect. He smiles faintly and leans into Kiet to whisper something
         that no one else hears.]

        [Raban can hear voices in his head as if Ben'dar is taunting him 
         about the metal-man.  Maybe not Ben'dar but someone else?  Maybe
         Chion.  Maybe his own imagination.  Could Raban take the being?
         Probably.  It all depends.  Raban studies the movements of the
         butler and sees that there is little to rip apart.  Joints, hands, 
         neck, knees, elbows appear to be solid pieces.  Not like put
         together statues of metal.  It is as if the metal is one living
         piece of material like leather.  It shifts and moves as the beast
         does ever changing when he needs it.  That might suggest a being
         of living whatever.  It would be difficult to rip this thing apart.
         Even the head seems one solid piece as if the being was shaped and
         molds from one solid metal slab rather than molded and welded
         together pieces.  Raban figures it would be quite a sight to see
         both fight.  But Raban knows its best not to tempt the being at
         this time.  It seems harmless like Ben'dar says, for now.]

        [Fremea dries her dagger and then tosses the towel to Caladan to
         hand to the being for her.  Caladan does so.  She twists her dagger
         over in her hands and notices 3 very minute marks of cracks.  She
         sighs and knows she might have one, maybe two more good hits out
         of it.  Good hits being hard killing blows rather than knicks and
         simple swipes.  She belts the dagger and studies the metal-man.
         She looks like Chion and Raban for weaknesses but each person for
         different things.  Chion looks for creation and teleport value,
         Raban for combat and Fremea for killing weaknesses.  There seems
         to be no killing spots like a good back place.  It all seems the
         same.  Aside from the head there is no distinct back or front
         chest/back area.  It all looks the same.  Even if a dagger could
         penetrate the metal if possible where are delicate organs or other
         such things?  Fremea is quite a distance away but notices no
         switches, cables or knobs on it as well that might make it a
         mechanical being.  Her revulsion seems to increase as her eyes
         study the being.  Its like having to walk across a lake of normal
         human metals with no shoes on.  Not a pretty thing to think about.
         She doesn't know Sidh as Arawn seems to but she has some instinct
         ancient revulsion to the metal.  It doesn't seem to be some magical
         effect but more psychological.  She finds no single weak point aide
         from maybe the head and hands.  Those seem to be the least areas of
         metal.  But even with no hands the being could still club a person
         with its huge arms.  The size of a Tef'wo's legs.  She re-studies
         the statue for other aspects and can't gleam more information from
         her own mana reading attempt.  She is wary of the statue.  She
         examines the stairs, walls, ceiling and such for other things but
         finds no trace of magic or security issues.  Could it be possible
         to fool a Sidh's senses?  Maybe that is a question for Arawn in
         one of her learning sessions.]

        [Arawn studies the metal-man with keen interest as well as the
         others.  Like the others he studies the weaknesses and aspects of
         the being to see if he recalls any such thing in his past.  As with
         Raban he isn't sure if the being is hollow or not.  As with Chion
         he isn't sure how it was created.  It could be through magic like
         Z'leyra suggests, natural being or through another spell not known
         or recalled at this time.  As with Fremea, Arawn learns of little
         weak points, no switches, no knobs.  He wonders if his magical
         sword will be of some use to use against it.  He doesn't use mana
         reading so not to alert magic or the being itself.  Though from
         the aura that seems to exit Fremea he figures Fremea has done so.
         He notes it for future training in the ways of discreet sensory
         study.  But Arawn knows that Fremea is curious by nature.  But
         curious can also kill a being quickly.  In the brief seconds of
         study he finds nothing of great value of the being.  No memory
         comes to mind.  Being Elf in nature his parent's kingdom rarely
         dealt with metal as is.  To this extreme such a being would never
         be caught in his parent's realm.  Arawn sighs that there is still
         so much more to learn out there than his studies in his parent's
         great library and teachers have given him.  He glances to the
         statue and studies the stone.  It appears to be a simple stone
         mix that can be found anywhere.  Nothing seems distinct about it
         or its design.  No markings, writing or symbols on it or the dais.
         At least from the angles he sees.  The stick has to be a wand of
         some sort a symbol of a wizard's power.  That alone tells Arawn
         this man has to be a wizard.  Not a shaman.  Not a bard.  Not a
         sidh magician.  That rounds the study down a bit.  How many non-
         wizards use wands?  Its size is small and shows no markings or
         symbols on it.  The stone ball in the other hand is a black ball
         that shows it is different from the other stone as if it denotes
         distinct item.  Arawn is unsure what it could represent. It could
         be a fireball, a magical sphere of defense, a ball lightning spell
         or even a simple light ball to show one's path.  The detail isn't
         that great to tell more. the man is clearly human and shows signs
         of weather on his face like a mature adult male in his 40s maybe
         50s.  Arawn has to study more humans to figure out how they age.
         The closest is maybe Duke Aren's age which Arawn only saw briefly.
         Arawn does note a symbol on the stone robe of the man.  Something
         the others may have missed it seems.  It is a tiny symbol of a
         rune not seen by Arawn. His cosmology skills are for elder and
         Druidism not for other alignments.  The rune does have one basic
         taint to it.  A ancient arcane symbol noting the base godhood.
         Before there were alignments.  Before there were distinctions.
         Before there were god wars.  That clue tells him this statue must
         be from ancient and lost times.  Reading the rune from a distance
         away it seems to converge into a new sub-type.  He can't recall
         exactly what type but it seems to have distinct polygons.  Where
         has he seen such a thing before? Arawn hears Fremea sigh at her
         dagger and becomes slightly distracted.  Arawn looks at the walls,
         ceiling and floors but sees no writing or other runes.  He looks
         at the stairs but at this distance only sees faint white steps
         going up.  Arawn glances back at the wooden platform the statue
         is on but finds no other markers there from this angle.  He
         hears some people speak and looks to see Z'leyra approaching the
         north door.]

        [Fremea checks her gear and finds the leather bag has kept them
         mostly dry but leather can only prevent so much dampness.  She then
         recalls her arrows.  It would be no good to have the fluffy piece
         wet.  She dries them off with her shirt and finds them in better
         shape.  She munches on a piece of ration pack and quickly eats it
         whole.  Her rations are much smaller than those like Ben'dar's.
         She smiles at the thought she could live on a few crumbs and he
         would need a rabbit.  Size does make some difference.  She rests
         as she cleans off her arrows of dampness.  She continues to scan
         the area for magic and hiding spots but finds none than the last
         time she checked.  Might be able to hide behind the statue, a door
         or around the corner but that's about it.  She notices Z'leyra
         near the door and quickly packs up. She stands and watches.]

        [Z'leyra hands over her towel to the butler without looking too much
         Her status seems to kick in and treats the being as a butler almost
         by instinct than on purpose.  Then she recalls how her own servants
         have noticed such things and she smiles back at the butler to
         reassure it.  The best masters always keep the low people in their
         minds, hearts and money rolls.  She nears the door and studies it.
         The door is a nice wooden door with better wood than the main door.
         It seems to be treated for time and the elements.  It is a simple
         wooden door of possible pine or spruce?  The trim is stone with a
         thin layer of bronze typical of most fine homes.  The lock looks
         typical quality but not overly intricate.  She sees no writing,
         no runes or other symbols.  She seems to stare at the door for
         half a minute as if confused by the idea of a door.  The butler
         standing a couple feet away stares at her like it seems smarter.
         Z'leyra tries to push the door with her staff but it doesn't
         budge obviously opening southward toward her.  A giggle is heard
         behind her but she ignores it whoever it was.  The butler stomps
         closer and leans in.  His eyes look at Z'leyra like "you open the
         door this way".  It reaches for the knob and twists and pulls the
         door back.  Z'leyra stands confident and is the first to look
         inside.  She nods as if to mean she meant to do that.  Of course
         she did.  Best to not touch the knob for traps.  But if she had
         to she would.  She isn't skilled like a thief or have the
         find traps skill.  She has to rely on only her basic senses for
         such detections.  Maybe she should spend a few days with Balrog
         this summer.]

        [Fremea quickly rushes forward behind Z'leyra before anyone can
         step up front to follow Z'leyra inside the new room.]

        [Kiet looks to the north from his state of seemingly day-dreaming
         looking around.  He has been quiet the last minute or so. He then
         seems to shake it off and looks at Z'leyra.  He leans forward as
         if to speak closer to a person and whispers as loud as he can to
         be heard.  But his words come out just as the door is opened by
         the butler.  Due to the distance between each other his words
         are picked up by all but Fremea.]

        Kiet:  "PZT!  Z'leyra!  There's someone on the other side of that
          door!"

        [Arawn perks up hearing Kiet's warning but then a memory flash
         comes to his mind of what symbol the rune might represent.]

        [Z'leyra and others hear his words  Kiet couldn't have said them
         softer or not be heard.  By the time she got the door opened it
         was almost too late to move closer.  The party is unsure how Kiet
         knows such things.  Could he have been here before?  Suspicion
         rises in the party slightly.]

        GM: Kiet your email didn't say you like moved closer or tried to
            say it soft enough only (like cupped hands).  So it  was heard
            by others.  Sorry.  The room description is  first seen by
            Z'leyra but I'll describe as if everyone enters the room and
            sees it.  It is of course your option to enter the room.  But if
            you don't then keep in mind you don't know what is inside since
            to enter you'd have to be seen in the doorway.  To be seen would
            be known by those inside. :)

        [The room opens up to a size that looks to be 40 by 20 feet in rough
         square size.  Immediately seen is a fireplace that is roaring in
         the far north wall.  It is at least 8 feet wide made of brown stone
         bricks.  The mantle is a light tan wood with a white thin cloth.
         There appears to be a vase on the left of some ornate value, a
         plant in a low stand on the right and a bust of some kind (human
         head) in the middle. Behind the fireplace are two cushioned silk
         chairs of rich value that could be seen in the King's palace.
         Cushions of red and ornately decorated arm rests carved of wood.
         Behind the two chairs is a long couch with high back to the
         south door.  The couch is 8 feet long enough for a man to sleep on.
         The back is tan but as folks near the cushions are silk as well
         and well cushioned of a ping faded color.  To the left and right
         of the couch are two chairs of the same in front of the couch.
         Immediately upon entering the room another couch is seen to the
         right.  It is identical to the one in the center of the room.  This
         one seems a bit longer at 10 feet.  To the left of the south door
         is a glass table.  ON top is a candle and plant centerpiece of
         green plant of some sort.  The glass table can be seen through and
         the two chairs at the table are exactly like the others silk and
         well made.  In the north-east corner of the room is a wooden
         cabinet.  On top is a silver tray with bottles of wine it seems.
         Those who notice the cabinet figure it to contain more drinking
         bottles and maybe food.   There are two doors on the north wall
         on the left and right sides of the fireplace that look like the
         south doors.  The room is well lit by the roaring fire which seems
         to belch smoke up into the wall but not into the room.  There are
         also hanging candle chandeliers at every 10 feet from the west
         wall to the east wall (4 in total) and in the middle of the room
         (at 10 feet roughly center line).  Each has a dozen small candles
         all slit and seems to be in good shape.  Lastly the room is
         covered in a fine and fluffy brown carpet.  It almost looks like
         any standard main reception room for a home for a noble.]

        [But furniture indeed is not the only thing found in the room.
         Standing between the couch and fireplace is a man with back toward
         Z'leyra as she enters.  He stands and turns to face those who
         enter.  He looks young maybe in his mid 20s. He stands tall at 6
         foot 7 and weighs about 250 pounds.  Some of that may be muscles
         and some body frame or fat.  But its hard to tell from his
         clothing.  He just looks as big as Chion.  Sheathed on his right
         hip is a sword.  He is wearing red robes with a brown rope tied at
         his waist like that of a monk or priest.  It hides anything under
         his robes that might be seen.  His neck seems bare though of any
         necklaces.  He has a thick bushy black beard and black hair.  His
         eyes gleam green with a curious nature.  He watches each person
         enter the room and stares at each for a few seconds then smiles
         faintly.  When Z'leyra first enters the man is kneeling at the
         fire as if stoking it with a stick.  He lays the stick on the
         stone floor right next to the fireplace strip and stands at
         hearing the door open.  The man leans against the mantle for
         a second as if to gain his balance and then turns to face
         the others.  With a raises hand thsse who spot it notice
         soft looking hands.  A scar is seen on his neck on the left
         side that is faint but seems distinct if looked directly at.]

        [But Kiet was wrong.  There is a man here but there is also another
         man.  Upon hearing the door he stands from his chair left of the
         couch (DD18).   This one looks to be also in his middle 20s and
         slightly older than the other one.  He stands only 6 foot 3 and
         weighs 195-200 pounds one might guess.  As he stands Z'leyra hears
         the clink of armor under his clothing.  At his hip he positions a
         sword maybe a short sword? In a small dagger sheath sits a dagger
         on his left hip.  His hair is black and has no facial hair.  His
         black eyes shine with almost contempt or annoyance.  He stands and
         crosses his arms briefly and flexes his fingers in what look to be
         toughened hands. He wears simple leather jerkin and pants with a
         tan vest on his abdomen.  his belt is leather with simple
         craftsmanship. He stares at each person up and down.]

        [Both men look the same in appearance aside from one having a thick
         beard.  As looks go they are equal.  Z'leyra notes that Chion,
         Ben'dar and definitely Raban are at least twice or three times
         better looking.  But with such status of noble or richness one
         doesn't care about looks.]

        [Z'leyra enters the room with confidence since no trap or spell
         is cast at her to kill her.  So far so good.  She enters the
         room as if she belongs there.  Behind her Fremea follows with
         Caladan third.]

        [To the side Unali sees Z'leyra enter and hears of a person in the
         room.  She stalls a few seconds and waves the others to enter
         clearly wanting to be last.  As others enter she constantly looks
         over her shoulder toward the east hall and the stairs.]

        [The Bearded Man speaks.]

        Man: "Tufa.  Ma'llum kor'gah'a ue.  Mno'uti ue vulo Ma'll torz'u?"

        [The metal man continues to face south standing with arms down
         staring at roughly Kiet's position as if bored.]

        [Time: 10:14am]

        Actions/ Comments?

        Next Update...Monday...

        GM: I assume the three above enter the room.  I know Kiet
            and Unali will argue who goes last.  But who wants to
            enter the room or stay outside?  Raban, Ben'dar, Kiet
            and Chion can be seen by the bearded man due to the
            position of the doorway.  The other man might see
            Arawn but Unali is probably the only one not to be seen
            by anyone.  If you enter the room let me know a coordinate
            or otherwise I'll put in randomly.  Those in the outer
            foyer heard the man speak but no one in the party knows
            the language at all.  

        GM: I've had 12 power blips to knock computer off and lose
            one paragraph of text.  So better end this update here.
            Plus I said they'd be slow moving from now on. :)
            This is my 5th time trying to spell check it between
            power blips.  Now you know why I wanted to try it last
            night but didn't complete it till tonight.  :)  Hope
            all looks ok.  I might've missed something. 


  Legend -           North /|\
           1 Row    = 2 feet
           1 Column = 2 feet
                ° = Solid wall or earthen rock
           / or \ = Door
           ,,     = Stone Steps
           I      = Stone wall


  -----------------------------------------------------------------

  [1st Floor]

        [Ceiling here is about 10 feet high.]

                  1         2         3         4         5
         12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

                            Fireplace 
        I             _/\______________/\__                     Z
        I            I       \~~~~/       I                     aa
        I   Room A   I         1         @I <Cabinet            bb
        $         -->I     2  *  *       @I                     cc
        I            I    *          *    I <Chairs             dd
        I            I       [====]       I                     ee
        I            I   *                I                     ff
        I   Table -->I  ### C  Z          I                     gg
        I            I  ###        F      I                     hh
        I            I   *         [=====]I <Couch              ii
        I            I_________/\_________I     I               jj
        I                  I  M           /     I    I     I    kk
        I                  I              \_____I    I     I    ll
        I                  I        $$               I     I    mm
        I        \    ___/\I   N    $$               I     I    nn 
        I        /              B                    I     I    oo
        I        I            H   R U                 [[[..I    pp
        I________I____________K/\_____________________[[[..I    qq 
                                                              
                           Main Door

     R - Arawn   B - Ben'dar    C - Caladan    H - Chion
     F - Fremea  N - Raban      U - Unali      Z - Z'leyra
     M - Bronze being          $$ - Statue
     K - Kiet    1 = Bearded Man
     2 - Other Man

                                                                







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