[pnpgm] Game update #144 - File #1021 - Mercy in pain

Scott Adams longshotgm at netzero.com
Thu Jan 13 19:02:08 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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     Game Update #144 in sequence (file #1021)      
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     [Recap]

        From Kiet: [Re: Actions]                                        
          Kiet is both moved by the plight of the man betrayed by his...
        GM: Ack. 

        From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
          Arawn looked at the suffering man with compassion and pain in...
        GM: Ack. 

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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: 5:47am]

           Kiet is both moved by the plight of the man betrayed by his grey-
         skinned masters, and disgusted with him all at the same time.
         While a betrayer himself, he is also brave enough to want death
         over this torture.  He deserves no particular mercy, but less so
         do the Vong deserve their cruel entertainment.  Kiet moves forward
         and waves off both Will and Farseeker. "I will grant you this
         request for mercy, but none other.  You and the others with you
         have endangered both all your people and, perhaps, ALL people.
         Tell us where they are based and then you can make peace with the
         gods."

           "The axe will work best as he is on the ground.  Were he sitting
         up, then it would be the sword." Once the info is brought out,
         Kiet kneels down to stare at the dying man.

           Arawn looked at the suffering man with compassion and pain in
         his eyes, the agony terrible, a portion of it gripping the Alfar's
         heart. In that moment the man wasn't a Peace Brigader. He was just
         a simple man in pain, waiting to die.

           As Arawn sought to offer what little comfort he could he spoke to
         the others in Marentian. "He should be dead. Even if I try to save
         him I don't know that he'll live once free from the insects," he
         said solemnly.

           Arawn looked to Will and Farseeker. "It seems best to end his
         suffering. And then the insects will need to be dealt with before
         they spread."

           Ben'dar brings the horses forward and hears much of the talk
         in Marentian.  He is confused by the sudden mercy given to this
         man who would have killed the party given time.  Ben'dar glances
         at the burning cabin and wonders what secrets it had once held.

           Zhou stands with arms crossed and looks around. "This is not
         a good start of the day.  I had hoped to get to the cabin to
         learn what it might hold like maps or info.  But it is no use
         now as it burns."

           Chion pats down his smoldering clothing and glares at Zhou
         who speaks the most obvious things at the worst times.

           Strie'bog does a walk around the cabin to ensure there is nothing
         hiding or of value.

           Caladan nods at Arawn's words, "mercy is the best choice.  But
         it has to be a blow that will do the job before the bugs just
         revive him again.  Then you should burn the body to ensure the
         bugs do not survive."  Caladan speaks calmly in Marentian.

           Farseeker stands and nods.  "Will's axe will be the best then.
         My blade can do it but the axe is better."  He stands back a couple
         of feet and crosses his arms.

           Kell scans the light woods around the area.  There isn't much room
         to hide and he watches to ensure the party is alone.  He listens
         to the conversation and wonders how he'd react if he had to decide
         the guy's fate.

           Unali hidden in the blackness in her night dark clothing stands
         like a black shapeless form. She feels slight pity for the man as
         the others do but knows this man betrayed his empire.  Of course
         now he feels that betrayal so the circle is complete.  She wonders
         if some in the Empire like these fools should even be saved.

           Raban remains quiet and stares.  While he also feels pity for the
         man his worry is to the Z'leyra and Fremea chasing after the Flyer.
         He knows they can likely handle things but he knows they fly alone
         with no support other than Fremea.  What if they need to contact
         the party or vice versa?  Eventually they'll have to regroup with
         the party and quickly will that take.  Raban scans the western skies
         and tries to find them in the darkness but fails.

           The man doesn't look at Kiet but just shakes his head as if in
         an intense cold area.  His jaw shivers as if he is either losing
         energy or life itself. "I don't know where their base is.  I swear!
         When we learned that Nom died from being attacked tonight by
         someone we came here as fast as we can..."  He screams as a bug
         inside begins to burrow into a rib.  "...they are eating me
         alive!...please end...this.....we...tried to find info for our
         needs.  They...they arrived...they killed two of us...inside...
         they claimed they no longer needed us..."  He screams as a bug
         exits under an armpit and burrows back in.  "They claimed they are
         everywhere now and our help is no longer needed....Vau tried to
         convince them otherwise but the ...the thing just stabbed him and
         laughed.  He tried to ransack the cabin but gave up as if bored.
         He decided to just burn it down to leave nothing.  But I know
         Nom kept a strong box.  Its metal so shouldn't burn.  Its buried
         in a trap door section under the bed..."  He screams as a small
         baby bug begins to enter his left lung. "..north west corner...
         Nom wouldn't keep it hidden if it wasn't important..that's all
         I know.  Please...end it..."

           Arawn looks to Kiet who seems to want to do the dirty task.

           Kiet considers the man's answers.  He glances to Farseeker.
         The curse seems broken more or less.  A prisoner willing to speak
         and give up as much as he knows, what little there is of it.
         The prisoner didn't die oddly though technically he did die once
         already.

           Kiet motion to Will for the axe. "I'll do it."

           Will glances to the acrobat and wonders if he has the upper
         body strength to do the blow.  But then he senses Kiet is trained
         in a quick one death blow strike.

           "Before you do it..promise me....tell the others our allies
         are ...they have betrayed us!  They must know.  They must prepare."
         The man just stares into the dark skies.  He doesn't seem to even
         notice the party and how they aren't even peace Brigade.  Maybe
         he just assumes that or is too in shock to care.

           Then the man's voice lowers to a near whisper. "I didn't know...
         If only...we knew..."  He begins to mumble to himself and ramble
         on about what must be his family.

           Farseeker turns to Chion. "Strong box.  Can you get it?"

           Chion glances to the blazing and knows a quick tour of the place
         is one thing but staying long enough to recover something in the
         fire could be dangerous even with his ring's resistance.  He
         shakes his head and thinks it might be best to let that section
         burn down a bit more.

           "I could do some nice wind spells to get the fire down but
         this close to the city..." Caladan stares at the burning blaze.

           Arawn quietly says a prayer for the dying man.

           "Wait...Vau...he had a bag....back that way."  The dying man
         raises a hand and points almost to where the party came from.
         "We had ...were able to translate some of their words based on
         their common use.  Vau had it in a small journal in his bag. He
         was the one in the Brigade to speak somewhat with those...things."
         He pauses and mumbles so much it can't be understood then he
         continues again. "Find the bag...it might help...but kill me
         now!"

           Some distance away in the west, Z'leyra in eagle form tries
         to keep up with the faster Flyer.  Her night vision is very
         dim and it takes full concentration just to get a fix on the
         ship based on stars and shift.  But soon the sun might help.
         Before then though twilight will begin to remove starlight and
         making pursuit very difficult.  She remains about half a mile
         behind the Flyer and now maybe a mile away from the party.

           About another half mile behind Z'leyra, Fremea flies with
         one hand to her spyglass.  Too bad it doesn't have a night
         vision spell on it.  While her vision is better at this hour
         her problem is keeping the Flyer centered.  Each time she dips
         or weaves the Flyer is lost and has to be reacquired.  She
         wonders if its best to stare at Z'leyra or the flyer.

         Actions? Comments?

         Next Update...Monday...

         GM: Small update for now.  Anything else want to be asked of the
             guy? I tried to include everyone so folks can post even if
             they feel they don't want to if they wish.  Up to you.
             How long will you guys stick around before search of the
             cabin is done?  It might take a bit of time before ashes
             get smoldering and walls and roof are gone.

         GM: How long does the Eagle/Fremea try to follow in terms of
             the Flyer losing a bit of distance.  it is faster so as
             the time goes on a gap will start to form.  I need to work
             on the math this weekend in fact to see how long before
             the gap becomes half a mile to miles and such.  Problem is
             Flyer might not need energy or fuel but wings will tire
             and need food/water/rest eventually.








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