[pnpgm] Game Update #143 - File #1018 - Betrayal
Scott Adams
longshotgm at netzero.com
Mon Jan 10 20:41:03 CET 2011
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
R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma
W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
--.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe
R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma
R1.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma
R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma
R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,
Cover Story Info: [HD- House member, F-Foreigner, N-native non house]
Arawn aka Arawn as Teacher to daughter [F]
Ben'dar aka Bu Da as Horse expert [F]
Caladan aka Ca Lu as Guard/Archer [N]
Chion aka Capt. Chu Mai as Sailor Trustee [HD]
Farseeker aka Fu Sa as Guard [F]
Fremea aka Lin Mong as Noble child [HD] [Disguised]
Kell aka Swan as Trader [F]
Kiet aka Kiet Sunan as Zhou's servant [F]
Raban aka Toban Nu as Entertainer/Guard [F]
Strie'bog aka Sun Zhu as Entertainer [N]
Unali aka Tun Au as Zhou's wife [HD]
Will aka Sun Tzu as hunt master [F]
Z'leyra aka Kakita Junami as Healer [F]
Zhou aka Zhou Wa as Baron Noble [HD]
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[Recap]
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[New Stuff]
[Augado 6th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains]
[ Pamau Province, Pamau City]
[ Northeast of city margins, few miles, river edge]
[Time: 5:46am]
As the party spreads around the burning cabin to explore the
area some watch the darkness, some the cabin itself, some the
skies and some the dead man.
Arawn and Will rush over to the dead man only to find him dead
then suddenly lurch back to life. While this isn't impossible
it is a rare event for a person to just survive death's final
touch. To some it is a omen of good things while others think it
a bad omen of things to come.
Arawn begins to inspect the body of the man as Will joins him.
Will glances over his shoulder to where the large sailor went into
the fire without a care to the world. Will clicks his tongue
thoughtfully as he sees Chion actions. "What did Chion just do?
Maybe he has been holding out on us"
Without looking up Arawn nods, "He's full of surprises but he
knows what he's doing. Let's just hope he can recover something
from the shack,"
As Arawn works alongside Will to do what they can for the man
he calls out to the others in Marentian. "I'm not sure if we can
save him in time without magic! But I can try and draw them to me
or alter his form to free the bugs!"
Arawn and Will obviously start to fumble in their first aid.
While Arawn is trained for Elves for humans it is a new area.
Both he and Will are learning from Z'leyra and it is clear now
that their training is woefully lacking.
Arawn regrets that two of the healers are up in the air some
distance away. He considers the others but none of them seem to
know healing skills as well.
Arawn angles himself to let the light of the burning cabin behind
him shine on the man. On his chest he notices 8 small wounds where
the bugs must've bore deep into the body. Small trickles of blood
seem to seep out of the wound but Arawn is glad it isn't massive
amount. The bugs must be controlling the blood loss in some fashion.
Arawn peers inside the wounds but finds no movement or bugs as
the bugs must be deeper than first thought.
Will tears open the man's tunic with his blade to reveal the man's
full chest. Will notices the tall tell sign of a Peace Brigade
tattoo on his right arm, the one with the fist sign.
Kiet stands near the two men working with arms crossing. He just
told the insane Druid not to use magic now he wants to use magic
again and help this man!
"Their bugs are not all the same." Caladan leans on his war staff
and looks down at the two working on the man. "Some are just there
to do damage while others to chase magic folks. This man is
clearly not a target for such so those bugs will not seek you
out if you try to tempt them. Just common sense."
From the side Ben'dar perks up hearing Marentia and finally
understands the conversation after weeks.
Arawn notices a small movement near a rib and notices a pulse
of mass as if something moving. Arawn places a gloved hand on
the middle of the rib and uses his dagger to slowly come down,
sharp end down, upon the bug. A small trickle of blood is seen
and the skin breaks as the bug places what looks like antennae
outside to detect what is going on.
"They hurt!" The man yells.
Suddenly, Chion appears again and walks away from the burning
cabin as another section of the roof collapses. His hair, boots
and some of his tunic is smoldering and smoking. Soot and sweat
covers his face and bare skin. He gasps for air and then
takes the item from his hand and places it back inside a inner
pocket.
"Fire resistance?" Caladan asks calmly.
Chion nods and then explains there is another human inside
but looks beyond help. Chion explains there is nothing but
burning furniture. He couldn't rescue anything of value but
ashes.
Arawn pinches the bug and uses the dagger to pry it from the
man's chest before there is even time to apply magic or pain
reducing items. With a jolt the bug comes free of the skin
with a bit of blood pooling. But as soon as the bug hits the
air it seems to explode. Tiny bits of bug fall onto the skin
of the man. But the smaller pieces seem to all move quickly
and bore into the skin making their own holes. Arawn is amazed
to find the mother bug replicate into tiny babies at the danger
of being free of the parasite human. So if they are removed it
seems they only duplicate and become more. A foul process indeed.
The smaller 8 or 9 tiny insect like bugs dig deep into tissue
and rib cage going deep into the chest.
The man quiet also watches this scene and shakes his head
in dismay. He seems to give up hope and places his head back
and onto the ground. "I'm a dead man." He glances over at
the cabin. "They betrayed us! No longer need us they say..."
He places a hand on a right thigh as if bugs are moving down
to his legs. "They discarded us...." He grits his teeth through
some obvious pain, "like trash."
With a loud crash the rest of the walls and roof of cabin fall
inward and implode.
Farseeker comes over and leans over the man's head. He
kneels down so the man can see the large body frame towering
over him. Farseeker looks down and speaks softly. "There isn't
much we can do for you. But we can help...us...you and others
to avenge this betrayal. Do you know where they are based at?"
"Gray skulls?" He shakes his head and coughs some minor
blood. Then suddenly his body shakes violently and Arawn
can feel his pulse drop like a stone to nothing. The man's
head slumps and he stops breathing.
Arawn prepares himself to case a God's eyes spell to look inside
the body when the human jerks again about 5 seconds later. The
man wakes up again from death and the bugs seem to want him to
remain alive while they eat him from the inside.
"They...I don't know..." Sweat pours down the man's face
in sheets. "I know Nom had a hard box in the cabin."
Farseeker glances to Chion but the smoldering man shakes his
head as he tries to stop the smoke from rising from his body.
"No. I think he hid it. Under the cabin in a trap door under
the bed....must be something in there..." The man coughs and
looks to Farseeker and then Will. "They will not let me die.
But it can be ended even ...they can't prevent such damage."
The man eyes Will's axe and Farseeker's large blade. "End it
quickly....please."
[Time: 5:47am]
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Next Update...Friday...
GM: Small quick update. Will see if folks wish to post more
since no posts but private emails came in. Will do more
on the chase to come.
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