[pnpgm] Game Update #169 - File #1250 - The Voice...not tv show

Tobie Bonahoom bonahoom at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 4 09:13:21 CET 2021


Fremea says "What is this? What have you done Varange!?" Then she realizes that she is no longer on the throne and seems to yell this to the group instead. She quickly looks around and wonders what the hell just happened. Then the voice starts to demand some kind of answer about the Alfar. She rolls her eyes, then says "He is a more harmless than he looks. He thinks all life is worth saving and there is always some great lesson to learn, even if he sees how much life is pain." She snickers a little at her own comment.

Once Arawn is released, she does a quicker scan around the room. She thinks to herself, what was that she saw? Could it be a possible future? She calls back to when she was called Queen. And she remembers something about a war was coming to the Fae lands. She doesn't really have any love for the royals, but could she actually have them killed? Why would Kaylle be jailed and not be her side? There is too much to wonder about and this is starting to hurt her head. She will hash it out later. Maybe she can talk to Kaylle and get his take on it, or is that a problem too? Maybe her parents.

Shaking her head, she follows the party and watches the interaction with the illusion and decides to look at the book herself. Maybe she can use some of the reading skills she has been working.


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   Character Name
Type
Player
Sex           Notes
..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newark.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Ma..Human/Magician
..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter
..Raddok..........Miner...Bess.Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner
..Tsia.Phan.......Thief...Don.Ker............Fe..Human/Thief
..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
..Upus............Warrior.Gerald.Ford........Ma..Normal/Barbarian
Warrior
..Kimis...........Warrior.NPC................Fe..Normal/Diumgi Companion
..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
..Bes (2).........Warrior.npc................Mo..Bes..............

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Update #169 sequence (file #1250)

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        [Recap]


   From Arawn: [Re: Actions]

        OOC:
Been dealing with things and didn't get a chance to properly check on the
game for the last week or two. Sorry about that. Would've cast a
divination regarding the right/left but looks like that might not be an
issue at this point.


        And sorry to hear
about the other players, from surgery to power outages. Hope that
recovery is swift and everyone is/will be well.


        As the sudden
surprise from being slammed into the ground passed …


        "Thank
you," he replied to the voice, his chin dipping briefly …

   GM: Ack. Wasn't sure if you were also affected by the
weather.  Glad to see ya back.


   From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]

        [Sent in email
see below]

   GM: Ack.


   From Raddok: [Re: Actions]

        Coming out of his
trance/vision, Raddok is shaken, but …

   GM: Ack.

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        [New
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        [Ma
10th, 1636TH]


     [Time:  7:28 pm LW
time]


   As the sudden surprise from being slammed into the ground
passed Arawn appeared calm, focused more on studying the situation and
whatever force was now at play. That a test would occur seemed likely but
that the alfar were not part of the compact was less so, but nevertheless
an interesting discovery. It then occurred to him that the compact might
trace its roots back to the same war that took place between gods and
men, possibly the same one that saw the Shifters and others played a part
in as well. Though a bit more versed on that history than those of the
Middle World he knew that much was hidden from the younger generations by
the elder gods, though for better or worse remained to be discovered.


   "Thank you," he replied to the voice, his chin
dipping briefly in respectful greeting. "My name is Arawn, son of
the Morrigan and son of Payan, and I am no spy. It has been said that I
carry a spark of the oldest in me, something that separates me from most
of my kin. Strength of will and mental prowess are part of this, likely
the reason I broke the trance.


   I am companion to those here, locked away from the Upper
Realms for reasons I do not know. Different I am from many of my family,
for it is peace and healing, of spirit as well as body, that I seek. And
in this I do not cave to any, god or mortal, for there is more to our
existence than one can imagine.


   I have sought to redeem those deemed irredeemable. My desire
for peace helped to avert the Vong invasion of this world, hopefully
helping to plant the seeds necessary to heal the damage brought to them
by the Eldest Serpent. We have arrived here in our quest to save the Bes
king and return him to his people. This and more speak of who I am but
converse with the others if you wish and they shall tell you so, if they
so desire.


   If you wish to know more beyond what they might share with
ask and I shall give you the truth."


   Dorhak starts waking up with that weird elf shoving down on
his chest. Gods, what a dream.  But dying gloriously in battle
against those disgusting goblins, taking many with him, is a noble death
indeed.


   After he finishes coughing he starts waving his arms,
flapping them about as if trying to shoo a fly.  "Get away from
me, blast it!  Go bother someone else!"


   He looks around at the others seeing them in various states
of disability. He’s not sure what's going on, but he drags himself up to
see what can be done to help others.


   Then he hears the Voice.  Great, he mumbles under his
breath, another Voice.  Dorhak prefers the quiet of the caves after
mining is done for the day.


   The Voice clearly says that it can kill him?  Dorhak
thinks on this.  It seems he has almost been trying to kill himself
over the course of this journey. Maybe he should just let nature take its
course?


   No!  He's part of the Crew, and it’s the Captain's duty
to protect his crew from others.


   He speaks out. "Auch!  While the Alfar is weird
and annoying, Perhaps a might bit mad, even.  I have to vouch for
him.  He's of no particular danger to any but himself.  He's
placed himself under a Dwarf Captain for purposes of removing that which
was taken from me, and almost taken from me.  I have never known him
to work at cross purposes to any other person, elf, faerry, dwarf or
Bes.  Not even the Humans.  While he keeps secrets, he isn’t a
spy."


   "if you're gonna kill him, you'll have to kill me
first!"  At this, he shakes his shield in defiance, as if
daring the Voice to try it.


   Arawn feels the force holding him down lessen up ever so
slightly.  He suspects he cold break free but senses he should
not.

   Coming out of his trance/vision, Raddok is shaken, but
quickly reassured – the scene, now that he was awake, now seemed like a
dream – a bad one – but a bit unreal, l, now that he was alert again.


   When Arawn is suddenly knocked to the ground &
apparently pinned to it, Raddok jumps a step or two forward, crying out,
“Wait, wait! He is no spy – none of us are spies! We are just here to
rescue the Bes's king, & just trying now to get back to our homes.”
He then falls silent, standing still, with weapons ready, as he sees
Arawn has begun a dialogue with the unseen force, without appearing to be
in physical distress.


   As Arawn continues to speak, the elf's well-modulated tones
enable Raddok to feel he can relax his stance slightly & he looks
about the area, trying to spot anything (else) odd, & checking out
how the party members seem to be doing, and if anyone is moving.


   Fremea shakes her head and wonders if she should endanger
Kaylle in the future?  Should she be swayed by a dream?  She
looks around for some sense of purpose to figure out this area.  The
mana sources are faint almost dampened down or blocked.  She notices
a large source around the floor and walls and figures it must be severely
purified ground.  Which may explain the power of the magic around
them. But again it seems to be shielded or blocked.  A wise thing to
do in some ways. But she can't seem to find a single source for these
visions.


   THE Bes king yells out in his native language not to be
understood but can seem to be implied, “I vouch for the Alfar!  The
Sister cave draws attention to the elves as the lynch pin of the
alliance.”  He ponders a few and tries to word thing
cautiously.  'The War has been a brutal thing to every race.  I
do not see mistrust in his heart.”  The Bes Guard murmurs his words
in Dwarf Elder.


   The King nods and raises a finger to show that it is best
not to say more. If the voice is aware of the War is well over could it
backfire and self destruct this place or worse?


   The force releases Arawn after a pause. Arawn stands and
nods to Dorhak and the King in thanks.


   “May we continue?”  The King asks out loud.


   But the voice does not reply.


     [Time:  7:34 pm LW
time]


   Dorhak waits a couple minutes and shrugs.  He orders
the party forward down the cave.


   The passage goes down another 30 feet then turns
right.  For another 20 or so feet.  Then there are 2 ways left
and right.  To the left air can be felt and to the right is
darkness.  The Bes Kind suggests, “left.  I suspect that
passage to right is the so called correct passage.  Or maybe it had
the same tests magic as we saw.  But it makes sense to have both end
up in same area here.”


   Going left it gets smaller about 5 feet wide so single file
for about 50 feet.  At the end it opens to a large dark cavern.


   Just as Dorhak steps over the threshold torches on the walls
light up auto-magically.  Soon six torches brighten the room and
shadows draw back.  The cave itself is about 80 by 50 with a ceiling
of 8-10.  All along the walls are wall paintings and pictographs and
runes.  They seem to depict scenes of war against powerful begins or
of peace with Bes dancing and singing.  As well as places not quite
sure where they are forests and mountains of various areas.


   Directly forward about 30 feet is a raised circle about 10 x
10 feet in a circle that is raided up about 2 feet with 2 stone steps.


   In front of that is a raised structure very similar to the
one in the Vahear cave.  It is 2 feet up and is about 15 feet
diameter circle.  But about 10 feet behind the front raised
pedestal.


   On this second area is a raised stone column about 3 feet
that holds a stone square shaped altar or lectern style platform.
This square is about 2 by 2 feet.


   The dust in this cave seems oddly missing.  While it is
there it is almost impossible to detect.  To the right about 40 feet
is a small table abut 2 by 4 feet with what seems to be a book on it.


   To the left about 40 feet is also another stone table like
the right but has nothing that can be seen on it.


   “Stand by.”  The Voice speaks out.


   As the party enters the cavern.  The front center altar
area in the center seems to start to glow.


   “Detecting 5 Humans, 2 Dwarves, 1 Faerry, 1 elf, 2 Bes and
...” It pauses “please identify the other 2.”


   The Bes King says, “Diumagi.”


   “Stand by.”  A pause.  The party realizes this
voice has to be pre recorded.  The numbers given were not smooth as
if inserted into the response.  “


   “Confirmed.  Stand by.  Assessing complex
operations.”


   A pause of a full minute.  “World Entry cave
damaged.  Threshold and portal entry avalanche.  Portal
blocked.  Unusable.  Contact repair teams. Detecting 5 Bes in
area as well as 3 Elves.”


   The King interrupts, “Can you determine location?”


   “Stand by.”


   Soon a image floats to the left of the center raised
areas.  It seems to be a possible illusion or something else?
It shows a overhead view with small red blobs.  It seems all but 1
is in the south forest where the party found-the silo.


   “Are they alive?” The King asks.


   “Yes.”


   The King nods.


   To the right of the front center platform a illusion of a
Elf forms.  Well aged and in a cloak.  “Sister cave defenses
down.  Will enact threshold defenses exclusive to coalition
members.  Stand by.” Moments pass.  “This cave defenses are
active but damaged.  Threshold and entrance wards damaged.
Passage wards active.  Turning back up passage wards on.
Desecration of outer cave by giants detected.    Going
into stand by mode.”  The Illusion disappars.


   Clearly it seems the intelligence is more recorded or pre
determined rather than a live intelligence.


   On the far right table Tsia leans over and inspects the
book.  She comments that the book is blank and useless.


   Barbosa joins Tsia and looks at it.  “No its not.
I see stuff not that I can read it.”


   Arawn steps up onto the center platform.  Unali joins
him in case she needs to kill him as a spy she snickers.  Arawn
glances down at the glowing platform that is full of glowing colorful
crystals.  There must be 32 of various colors.  At the top row
which is slightly separated from the crystals below there are five
crystals. The first seems to be a broken crystal with a clear triangle
shape that has a slight inset.  The next 2 are blue raised crystals
about a half inch that are of no particular shape like the other crystals
on the structure.  The 4th is a green one and 5th a red one.


   On the left side a column is also slightly separate from the
ones in the square section.  There are 6 crystals from top to bottom
– Blue, Blue, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red.  In the center square
section the other 20 odd crystals 5 are not lit up but others are.
All at random colors.


   Unali seems to recognize this layout. It reminds her of the
flying island near the dark lands and possibly built by the extinct
Lymarians.


   King ask out loud, “can we help bring the other Bes here
safely?”


   The Elf image returns, “Stand by.  Nearby Bes only?”


   King wonders if there are more Bes here in the lower world
and that is probably possible.  “Nearby yes.”


   A long pause.  Arawn and Unali notice 3 crystals blink
or change colors on the keyboard like area.


   “We can send a homing signal.  Like so.”


   The two Bes hear a buzz in their ears.  “They may not
understand the purpose.  How far can you communicate with your voice
or image?”


   “Only 16 miles.”


   The King raises an eyebrow such ancient magic, “can you
convey the message to come here to them?”


   “Yes.”


   “Please do so.”


   “Stand by.  Processing.”


   The Elf image disappears.  2 of the crystals on the
keyboard glow red and blink slightly.


   The King asks, “Is this a Portal area?”


   No answer.


   The King asks, “how do we leave here or use this area?”


   No answer.

        GM:
Actions? Comments?


    Next update....Wednesday

        GM: Had
hoped to finish last Wednesday but ran out of time with 90% done.
Started late sadly.  But this is a good place to stop.  Will
try for next Wednesday  if possible.



Player    Damage

        Kimis
   -6

Upus

          -11

Generic Cave layout -
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  1 – Where illusion/map showed
  2 – Where Elf image showed
  O – Raised small area
  % - Rock wall
[-] - Table left (empty) right w/book.
(*) -Glowing keyboard platform area
 ' '= Entrance

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