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FH.John Haight.......HY..Arawn.............Druid
.Normal/Al.. Ma<br>
...Kevin
Newark..........Dorhak............Warrior.Normal/Dwarf....Ma<br>
--.Tobie Bonahoom....YY..Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry..
Fe<br>
W3.Mark
Murtha.......HN..Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
W2.David Sanders.....HN..Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat
Normal/Human ..Ma<br>
R4.Wout
Broere.......YY..Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human ..Fe<br>
...Don.Kerr..............Maelorna..........Dancer..Normal/Human....Fe<br>
...Gilbert.Isla..........Mournath..........Sailor..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
R3
Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
R4.Alex
Koponen......YY..Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human ..Fe<br>
Fake-Kell/Raki........Npc...............Normal..Normal/Shaper...??<br>
Z'layha
..............Npc...............Normal..Normal/Shaman...Fe<br>
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra<br><br>
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Game Update #146 sequence (file #995)<br>
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[Recap]<br><br>
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]<br>
OOC:<br><br>
Just curious if anyone
is updating Arawn on what happened<br>
while he was passed out,
at least while we wait for Z'leyra to<br>
return after the first
teleport.<br>
<br>
IC:<br>
[Quote Raki: "...
As I said in the prison he made a ...<br>
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The tell-tale signs of
magic were absent but that didn't...<br>
<br>
"I don't sense any
wards... any magic at all. But to...<br><br>
[OOC: If Z'leyra takes 4
people with her that drops the<br>
inclusions/people from
15 to 10. Arawn can take the gear,<br>
boy's skeleton (3
inclusions) and 5 more along with himself -<br>
9 total, including
himself. Z'leyra can then take the last<br>
person with
her.]<br><br>
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Making his way over to
Mae's slumbering form, he motioned...<br>
<br>
"What
happened?"<br>
GM: Ack.<br><br>
From Dorhak: [Re:
Actions]<br>
Dorhak doesn't
stand down at all, despite (or because...<br><br>
"Be careful
of this one! After we came through the...<br>
GM: Ack.<br><br>
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]<br>
Noting the
apparent lack of wounds Arawn came to....<br>
<br>
"Her hunger
likely overtook her. All of us seem...<br>
GM: Ack.<br><br>
From Pyan: [Re: Actions]<br>
After all the talk
about time and teleportation Pyan...<br><br>
Pyan says,
"Didn't we use to have a eagle with us? I...<br>
GM: Ack. A very good
observation and comments! Good job<br>
.<br><br>
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[New Stuff]<br><br>
[Febris 9th,
1635TH]<br>
[Time: 5:01
pm??]<br><br>
Raki
speaks of the Shifters making deals with certain<br>
gods.<br><br>
Arawn
couldn't help but think back to Ba-en-kekon's presence<br>
at the meeting
with the other gods, the Champion of Entropy<br>
demanding a means
of potential freedom for the Shifters. It was<br>
an odd request for
a scion of Chaos to ask for any reason other<br>
than the
possibility of attempting to use them in the future.<br>
But as the magic
likely needed all the representatives efforts<br>
it was a request
that was probably acquiesced to.<br><br>
Of
course that didn't dismiss the possibility of Kototh<br>
maintaining his
involvement by aiding the Lone Shifter after<br>
starting the whole
ugly mess.<br><br>
<br>
The
tell-tale signs of magic were absent but that didn't mean<br>
that they didn't
exist. The party had encountered such more than<br>
once in their time
and he felt the need to urge caution.<br><br>
"I don't sense any wards... any magic at all. But to be safe,<br>
I'd suggest a
divination before teleporting if you're set on<br>
that. It's not
foolproof but if a ward or other effect might<br>
throw off the
teleportation it may give us a sense of things. Or<br>
at least some
useful guidance from here on out," Arawn suggested<br>
after Z'leyra
discussed her plans to act as the party's<br>
teleportationist.
"If you make the return journey alone I can<br>
pull the scene
from your mind afterwards. I can then take the<br>
majority with me
and you can take the rest for one final<br>
teleport. This
should help lessen the toll on the forces of<br>
mana."<br><br>
"Just decide on who you're taking with you for the initial<br>
journey."<br><br>
Making
his way over to Mae's slumbering form, he motioned<br>
for Dorhak to
relax as he knelt to examine
her.
<br><br>
"What happened?"<br><br>
Dorhak
doesn't stand down at all, despite (or because of)<br>
Arawn's '
command'. <br><br>
"Be careful of this one! After we came through the gate
she<br>
went bat- sh*t
crazy and attacked me. She's a danger to<br>
everyone
here!"<br><br>
Noting
the apparent lack of wounds Arawn came to the<br>
conclusion that
Mae had likely attempted to feed on the dwarf.<br>
It was a
reasonable conclusion considering the state the others<br>
were in, only his
own retarded aging keeping him from suffering<br>
to the same
extent.<br><br>
Z'layha explains what happened in the last few minutes since<br>
the party came
through the gate including the odd interaction<br>
with Raki and
Kiet.<br><br>
Arawn
watches the almost nude ex-slave in human form. He<br>
figures she
changed again once here and changed again<br>
once Fremea
knocked her out according to Z'layha.<br><br>
"Her hunger likely overtook her. All of us seem famished and<br>
her appetite is
more difficult to control than most," Arawn<br>
replied
sympathetically, directed at both Dorhak and the<br>
unconscious half-
demon he knelt beside. "It's one the things<br>
she fears - losing
control and hurting an innocent."<br><br>
"I would apologize for her but that's something for her to do<br>
when she
awakens," he continued, looking down on Mae with some<br>
concern on his
face. "I may be able to ease her hunger pangs but<br>
I think it will be
best to attempt this after we've vacated this<br>
fortress."<br><br>
Casting an eye towards Dorhak he scanned him for any signs<br>
of exhaustion or
other clue to indicate spiritual depletion.<br><br>
But
from a simple look there is no obvious sign.<br><br>
"And I can see to restoring what she has taken, again once<br>
were out of here
and before she awakens. But if you feel in<br>
need now let me
know."<br><br>
After
all the talk about time and teleportation Pyan<br>
remembers
something.<br><br>
Pyan
says, "Didn't we use to have a eagle with us? I wonder<br>
what happened to
him."<br><br>
Z'layha shakes her head. "Not with us. When you
folks<br>
showed up in the
tribute room no such eagle was around. So must<br>
not have gotten
here like you guys."<br><br>
Z'leyra nods and figures Corona is still back in the<br>
village wondering
what is going on.<br><br>
Z''leyra considers the first group. But before she<br>
decides Raki
speaks up. "Best take me first so I can<br>
pinpoint
him."<br><br>
Z'layha nods, "me too. Only to know the people<br>
around here.
As a guide and such."<br><br>
Z'leyra nods and explains her plan to do. As she does<br>
Raki reforms into
a large winged creature like the one<br>
earlier but much
larger. "Best get on my back."<br><br>
Z'layha nods, "at least 100 feet up and a bit that<br>
away from
fortress. We both don't know how deep<br>
this place truly
is so I assume 100."<br><br>
Raki
moves toward Kell's remains and gently takes<br>
the hefty skeleton
into his talons. "I'd do at least<br>
half a mile up
unless a mountain then a full mile."<br><br>
Z'leyra knows the land rather well but it has been<br>
years. The
forest has bound to be changed. First<br>
Z'layha with
awkward moves climbs onto Raki's back<br>
as he tries to
maintain his balance.<br><br>
Then
Z'leyra grabs her staff and drum. Ensures all<br>
her gear is at
least at hand and secure from falling.<br>
She then casts the
first of the four spells.<br><br>
First
while the others are in contact with Z'leyra, she<br>
casts a
invisibliity spell. The trio disappear. Then<br>
she casts a
Levitate spell. She then tries a insubstantial<br>
spell. But
Raki tries to test this and find his wings hit<br>
the wall as it
failed. She figures this place or someone<br>
was
resisting. But she has little time to warn so recasts.<br>
This time the trio
lose form. Then the Shaman casts<br>
a teleport
spell.<br><br>
The
flying Raki and Shamans end up a half mile above<br>
ground staring
down. The sun is low in the western sky<br>
and so it must be
late afternoon. But the group notice<br>
the forest below
is green. There are no sign of snow<br>
or winter
foliage.<br><br>
Raki
in his ghostly voice says he can't sense the<br>
shifter while
without body mass. Z'leyra notices a<br>
clearing about
half a mile away and it looks like 2<br>
miles away from
fortress. She glances back at the<br>
fortress and sees
it again from the air. Flying over<br>
it with
Fishkerking was a long time ago. But it seems<br>
even more dirty
and full of moss than ever. With the sun<br>
behind them in the
west and fortress to their rear right<br>
or south west the
river is seen in the south west as well.<br>
To the north, east
and south are large spans of forest.<br>
But the clearing
is nearby .<br><br>
Z'leyra controls her levitate spell to the general<br>
direction.
After 30 seconds the trio become solid once<br>
again. But
they are still only half the distance to the<br>
clearing.<br><br>
"There to the right of the clearing. Maybe 3 Kalons<br>
away." Raki
says.<br><br>
Sensing confusion through his mental touch Raki<br>
elaborates.
"That would be ..no not nautical about<br>
a third a mile
south of clearing."<br><br>
The
Shamans glance at the forest and can't see<br>
much above the
canopy. If he is there then he'll<br>
have to be
searched. "Return for the others. Send<br>
them to the
clearing. We'll go from there."<br><br>
Z'leyra can feel Raki's wings flap as if ready<br>
to kick her off so
casts a teleport spell again.<br><br>
Z'leyra finds herself back in the dusty chamber<br>
below the
fortress. She knows that clearing very<br>
well. It is
sometimes used as a festival ground.<br>
It is maybe 500
feet square. It seemed to be void<br>
of folks this time
of day so a teleport should be good.<br><br>
Still levitating Z'leyra's invisible voice<br>
declares her
return.<br><br>
Arawn learns from Z'leyra the location and quickly<br>
gathers the
group. Arawn counts and estimates the<br>
load and
tells Z'leyra she'll have to teleport as he<br>
can't take
any others.<br><br>
Arawn translocates the party toward the clearing. In<br>
order to
avoid teleporting into logs or such he directs<br>
the party
they'll be 1.5 feet off ground to simply<br>
be prepared
to fall on their feet. As the party<br>
arrives all
do so with ease. All except Arawn who<br>
almost lost
the Kameran boy's skeleton in his arm but<br>
he
gracefully recovers and places it on the ground.<br><br>
Z'leyra then appears levitating on the ground. But<br>
now she is
visible.<br><br>
The party look around and see bushes and trees about<br>
50 feet
away. Suddenly nature gets the better of the<br>
brain and
everyone rushes to a nearby bush to relieve<br>
themselves. All except for Z'layha who looks around with<br>
a now
Kell-Form Raki.<br><br>
Z'leyra has a bit of trouble with her own relief as<br>
she hovers
off the ground but it is a bit interesting<br>
to her as
well.<br><br>
While still hungry the party soon reform back into the<br>
clearing.<br><br>
As half the party return Z'layha notices a form in the<br>
bushes. "You there!" A head pops up of a
male. "Edell?<br>
Get over
here!"<br><br>
A boy in his 20s appears from the bushes. He looks<br>
at the party
in their strange dress wondering who they are.<br>
The party
then notices the cold. It is indeed back. While<br>
there are no
sign of winter it is still here.<br><br>
"Z'layha?" Edell looks confused.<br><br>
"What are you doing here?" Z'layha looks
worried.<br><br>
"Just a hike." Edell adjusts his pants and
belts.<br><br>
"Like you did when I found you with that girl in the<br>
bushes? The very young girl." Z'layha raises a
eyebrow.<br><br>
"She was lost and I was helping her." The older teen<br>
boy
replies. The part notices a slight lisp as if he<br>
could be a
bit slow mentally.<br><br>
"When I found you...your pants were down?" Z'leyra<br>
crosses her
arms.<br><br>
"My belt! It just came undone. Honest."<br><br>
"Sure. We'll talk later. Who else is
here?"<br><br>
"As far as I know no one else. Evening meals will<br>
be made soon
so all going home."<br><br>
"Then run home fast."<br><br>
"Yes Ma'am."<br><br>
Raki nods. "Not him I can't pinpoint if it<br>
was him but
just a general area. In that direction.<br>
So let him
go."<br><br>
Edell turns around, "wait! I heard you died?"<br><br>
"Died?"<br><br>
"Just disappeared when they looked for you. That<br>
was a long
time ago."<br><br>
"Edell how long ago?"<br><br>
Edell scratches his head trying to recall. He raises<br>
up 9
fingers. "This many...no .." He adds one more.
"This<br>
many months
if I'm right."<br><br>
Z'layha gasps, "ten months?" She looks at the party<br>
and wonders
how they could've lived this long without<br>
food and
water. If this transition of time was still<br>
going on
unless it was diminished?<br><br>
Edell runs into the forest to the west.<br><br>
"Don't worry he is running away from the shifter.<br>
So he should
be safe. I sense him that way but he<br>
has
stopped. He is curious I think. Maybe a thousand<br>
feet now
away? Shall we go?"<br><br>
Leaving the skeletons behind for now the party moves<br>
into the
forest. Why didn't Edell ask about them? Maybe<br>
the lad is
just a bit too slow.<br><br>
After a few tense minutes the party spots the man<br>
standing in
the middle of the forest. He is dressed<br>
in winter
clothing but is probably fake like Raki's<br>
shifting
skin-clothing. The party could've tried<br>
to ambush
the shifter but he just seem sot be waiting.<br><br>
The man in his '50s standing 6 foot tall seems to have<br>
no
weapons. He glances at the party each person. He<br>
stares
intently at each person. "I know you are here.<br>
Which
one?" He speaks in a deep southern style accent<br>
that is
definitely not Kameran like.<br><br>
Kell-Raki steps forward and drops his form of Kell to<br>
show that
naked humanoid form that Kiet first saw in the<br>
prison. "Here."<br><br>
"Where is Zin and the others?"<br><br>
"Dead at least Zin is. The others are still
trapped."<br>
Raki
replies.<br><br>
"Still trapped?! And that one is still alive?" The<br>
man points
to Arawn. "Then what are you doing here?<br>
Are they
your prisoners? Slaves?"<br><br>
"No. They set...they allowed my freedom."<br><br>
The man steps forward. "Now I know you! The<br>
traitor! The Human Lover! What was your name...<br>
oh that
kid...Raku."<br><br>
"Raki. You will come with us. Back to the<br>
prison by
the same way we went in. That or you<br>
will remove
your shield and be visible to the gods."<br><br>
"You are insane! I will kill all of you and take<br>
that one
back to free the others!"<br><br>
The party all reach for weapons.<br><br>
The Shifter stops. He smiles. "Puny human<br>
weapons do
nothing to me. I've learned so much<br>
in my exile
here. Now I will kill you all slowly!"<br><br>
But instead of shifting into some odd combat<br>
form a
sudden flash of light and smoke is seen.<br>
It is so
fast that it takes a few blinks to get<br>
adjusted. Did the man just try a old smoke bomb<br>
trick?
Really?<br><br>
As the smoke clears though the party sees Z'layha<br>
Raki, Arawn,
Z'layha and ...wait? Two Z'layha's?<br>
Both are
dressed identical and standing side by<br>
side.<br><br>
Which is which?<br><br>
Actions?
Comments?<br><br>
Next
Update....Tuesday/Wednesday?<br><br>
GM: Took a bit of
liberty here. I could've waited<br>
for info on where to land. Could've waited for<br>
plans to take the shifter. But it'd have been<br>
another 1-2 weeks. The shifter was not hiding<br>
so I just had the party come up against him.<br>
Unless someone wakes Mae up she'll be left with<br>
the skeletons in clearing. But yes 10 months<br>
have passed since left village. That would<br>
mean it is end of the year. A full summer and<br>
fall passed by. So what now? I know it is<br>
cliche but there are 2 Z'layha's now. Sadly Raki<br>
sense is not GPS so he can only sense the Shifter<br>
within a area which could cover the party's location.<br>
I hope this going forward a bit is acceptable but<br>
it saves 2-3 weeks and since update was late due<br>
to storms this will have to do. I can work on<br>
next update Tuesday or Wednesday depending on what<br>
posts come to me. <br><br>
GM: Arawn - You
said you could get Z'ls location from<br>
her? How a spell? I'll assume this was done<br>
to save time. But if spell let me know. Before<br>
you ask you sense both Z'layha's identical as<br>
in mana source and such.<br><br>
Z'leyra - assume 3 teleports. The one spell<br>
did fail but who knows why. Well I know<br>
and dwarves do but they have script access. Since<br>
Arawn did suggest Divinstion I didn't do it<br>
since it wasn't determined you would. But<br>
it worked out regardless.<br><br>
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