(7:34:29 PM) You have just entered room "sean24x."
(7:34:35 PM) CGNakibe has entered the room.
(7:34:39 PM) Besyanteo has entered the room.
Idran1701 (7:34:44 PM): Shaun will be lurking tonight. :O
CGNakibe (7:35:06 PM): Too bad, too. Arian has the strong urge to pet the wolf. >:P
CGNakibe (7:35:27 PM): Or maybe that's just me being amused by the potentials.
(7:35:52 PM) SongstressEnlil has entered the room.
Idran1701 (7:36:00 PM): Hey, Pervy. Shaun's lurking tonight.
SongstressEnlil (7:36:09 PM): *Oho!*
Besyanteo (7:36:37 PM): Shaun: Again, you can try it.
Besyanteo (7:36:46 PM): But I make no promises on the status of his hand when he's done.
SongstressEnlil (7:38:02 PM): *Bes has me all curious*
CGNakibe (7:38:26 PM): Oh, I'm sure that his hand will likely be mauled in the process.
CGNakibe (7:38:40 PM): But that doesn't stop it from being considered.
Besyanteo (7:39:01 PM): Pervy:
Besyanteo (7:39:12 PM): Arian is thinking about petting the puppy.
Besyanteo (7:39:25 PM): As I read more about the Beastlands,
Besyanteo (7:39:32 PM): I understand better why that's not a good idea. =D
OnlineHost (7:39:53 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 100-sided die: 93
SongstressEnlil (7:40:06 PM): *It is not, unless given permission :D*
Besyanteo (7:40:22 PM): ... og lord that's creepy.
Idran1701 (7:40:27 PM): Hmm?
Besyanteo (7:40:30 PM): "You may pet me."
Idran1701 (7:40:32 PM): Ah. :D
Idran1701 (7:42:13 PM): Bes, you want time to finish up the reading before we go?
Besyanteo (7:42:45 PM): Hm? Nah, let's go.
Idran1701 (7:43:18 PM): Kay. :O
Idran1701 (7:43:24 PM): <THEN WE COMMENCE>
SongstressEnlil (7:45:00 PM): <Habadasher's friend>
Idran1701 (7:46:06 PM): Both Guy and Karl get some well-needed rest that night, meeting up the next day apart from the others. The first step of their journey seems
easy, as a portal to Bytopia is found quite quickly; perhaps a good sign of things to come?
Besyanteo (7:46:41 PM): <The Guy!>
Besyanteo (7:46:44 PM): (... that.)
Idran1701 (7:46:52 PM): It's a simple matter - a sidedoor into a warehouse along the edge of the Clerk's Ward, that must merely be opened with the desire of entering
Bytopia in mind.
Besyanteo (7:46:53 PM): (Blah. Oh well, better than the first typo.)
Idran1701 (7:47:00 PM): (What was the first one? :D)
Besyanteo (7:47:05 PM): ("The Gay")
Idran1701 (7:47:21 PM): (Heh.)
(7:47:31 PM) NebbieQ has entered the room.
NebbieQ (7:47:34 PM): (Hey folks!)
Idran1701 (7:47:34 PM): (Incoming former PC lurker! :O)
Besyanteo (7:47:46 PM): (HI!)
NebbieQ (7:47:51 PM): (*flex*)
SongstressEnlil (7:47:58 PM): (I want bonus XP for being a performer)
Besyanteo (7:48:01 PM): (You should totally bring him back. FOR GREAT JUSTICE)
Besyanteo (7:48:12 PM): (Martillo. ;-;)
NebbieQ (7:48:24 PM): (Fix my work schedule, and I will!)
Besyanteo (7:49:00 PM): (... :( )
Besyanteo (7:49:08 PM): (I can not. Sadness.)
Idran1701 (7:49:49 PM): (Anyway! Anything the two are taking care of before meeting in the alley?)
SongstressEnlil (7:50:14 PM): (Unlikely)
Besyanteo (7:50:46 PM): (Grisly breakfast, so his compatriot doesn't ahve to see it. He's caught on to the Prime folks not being comfortable with it.)
Besyanteo (7:51:00 PM): (Leftovers used for a casting of resist hunger and thirst)
SongstressEnlil (7:51:01 PM): (Poor Halfling)
Idran1701 (7:51:17 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (7:51:52 PM): They meet in the small alcove; this alley's cleaner than the streets of the Hive themselves, well-kept and in good repair.
Idran1701 (7:52:09 PM): The door stands open, with a sign overhead; Employees Only (portal use notwithstanding)
Idran1701 (7:52:52 PM): ...*stands closed
SongstressEnlil (7:53:13 PM): *Seeming much less haggard than last night.* Ready?
Besyanteo (7:53:52 PM): *he looks much as he ever does, lacking human expression: Intense gold eyes on Karl.* I am.
Besyanteo (7:53:58 PM): (... I wrote Tristan the first time.)
Idran1701 (7:54:09 PM): (Well, they're pretty much the same person.)
Idran1701 (7:54:19 PM): (*shoots Karl in the leg*)
Idran1701 (7:54:23 PM): (Now.)
SongstressEnlil (7:54:58 PM): *Looks toward the door* I wonder if that has to be opened or not?
Besyanteo (7:55:19 PM): I have not used this before. I do not know.
SongstressEnlil (7:56:06 PM): I suppose we'll see. *walks toward it to open it, quite desirous of wishing to see Bytopia.*
Idran1701 (7:56:32 PM): Karl takes the handle, turning it easily, and...the door seems to be jammed.
Besyanteo (7:56:44 PM): ... *left ear flick*
Besyanteo (7:56:50 PM): Is there a problem?
SongstressEnlil (7:57:05 PM): It's jammed.
NebbieQ (7:57:34 PM): (I vote for Guy fixing this with a body slam.)
NebbieQ (7:57:41 PM): (IT IS WHAT MARTILLO WOULD HAVE DONE)
SongstressEnlil (7:57:46 PM): *Tests it a little, to see if it's stuck or blocked*
Besyanteo (7:57:49 PM): (*petitions mental Guy*)
CGNakibe (7:58:08 PM): (I still say that we should've gotten Martillo a +1 Chair of Smiting)
Besyanteo (7:58:11 PM): ("... That makes no sense. *left ear flick*")
SongstressEnlil (7:58:11 PM): (If Amaterasu can do it...*
CGNakibe (7:58:37 PM): (Amaterasu can do whatever the fuck she wants. >:P)
SongstressEnlil (7:59:05 PM): (Except use a ladder)
CGNakibe (7:59:15 PM): (Double jumps are win.)
Idran1701 (7:59:32 PM): Karl tests the door a little, trying to judge the problem...and it swings open freely, though no portal manifests.
SongstressEnlil (8:00:09 PM): There we are.
Besyanteo (8:00:22 PM): ...
Besyanteo (8:00:27 PM): Do you have the key for this?
SongstressEnlil (8:00:30 PM): IM: I would like to go to Bytopia, it sounds much more pleasant than the places I've been.
Idran1701 (8:00:41 PM): Nothing seems to happen.
OnlineHost (8:01:30 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Besyanteo (8:01:57 PM): (Is this good or bad?)
SongstressEnlil (8:02:07 PM): (Yes!)
SongstressEnlil (8:02:38 PM): *Closes, then opens the door, whilst holding that thought*
NebbieQ (8:02:52 PM): (High rolls are good in 3e, low rolls are good in 2e. Exception being attack rolls.)
NebbieQ (8:03:05 PM): (And perhaps dinner rolls, depending on whether or not you have proficiencies in cooking.)
Idran1701 (8:03:14 PM): He holds the thought, trying to open the door again...and again, it seems stuck, warped in the doorframe.
Besyanteo (8:03:17 PM): (Roll for the swis?)
OnlineHost (8:03:23 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Besyanteo (8:03:33 PM): (You somehow got American.)
Besyanteo (8:03:41 PM): ... *left earflick*
Idran1701 (8:03:50 PM): Meanwhile, on a far off plane, Martillo's lunch isn't all that great this day.
SongstressEnlil (8:03:50 PM): *Frowns, tries to test it again.*
Besyanteo (8:03:57 PM): IM: I was told having hands AIDED manipulating these things.
Idran1701 (8:04:16 PM): He tests it again, the thought once more relegated to a background concern...and again, it opens entirely freely.
Besyanteo (8:04:19 PM): (Idran is awesome. =D)
Idran1701 (8:05:08 PM): Though of note, it doesn't seem locked or blocked when it refuses to open; merely jammed, stuck a bit.
Besyanteo (8:05:20 PM): (is the portal there now?)
Idran1701 (8:05:23 PM): (Nope!)
Besyanteo (8:05:31 PM): .... Friend Karl.
SongstressEnlil (8:05:33 PM): (Karl's thoughts)
Besyanteo (8:05:39 PM): (XD)
Besyanteo (8:05:48 PM): (It's like inner Sakura!)
NebbieQ (8:06:05 PM): (THe shark is a nice touch.)
Besyanteo (8:06:09 PM): *Ears perked forward* What are you doing?
Idran1701 (8:06:09 PM): (Heehee.)
CGNakibe (8:06:11 PM): (Inner Sakura rocks. Regardless of what you think of the rest of the show. >:P)
SongstressEnlil (8:06:24 PM): This is supposed to be the portal.
Besyanteo (8:06:34 PM): It does not look that way.
Besyanteo (8:06:44 PM): *paws at it idly*
Besyanteo (8:07:09 PM): IM: I wish a portal would show up, though.
SongstressEnlil (8:07:10 PM): It's rather strange, the key seems to be hoping the desire to go to bytopia, but when I do, it's jammed.
Besyanteo (8:07:41 PM): ...
Besyanteo (8:08:28 PM): We test something?
Besyanteo (8:08:41 PM): *he pads inside, while the door is open*
Besyanteo (8:08:59 PM): Close it, and wish to go.
CGNakibe (8:09:04 PM): (It requires the POWER OF YOUR HEART!)
SongstressEnlil (8:09:07 PM): I was considering that myself.
SongstressEnlil (8:09:34 PM): *Does as instructed; closing it and hoping to go.*
Besyanteo (8:09:39 PM): (Guy: ..."Heart of the Cards" is not familiar to me. o_o;)
SongstressEnlil (8:10:07 PM): (Guy: And now I just feel...not quite dirty. More lame)
Idran1701 (8:10:08 PM): The door is closed, and though Karl places his desire at the forefront once more, Guy sees no portal appear from inside.
Besyanteo (8:10:49 PM): *muffled through the door* If this is a portal, I am a fish.
NebbieQ (8:11:13 PM): (Guy: *Has his taur half turn into a fish half* ...well now, this is just awkward.)
Besyanteo (8:11:17 PM): IM: maybe both of us at once?
Idran1701 (8:11:29 PM): (Oh, Guy's pure wolf, no humanness. :D)
Besyanteo (8:11:40 PM): *puts Bytopia into his heart, and wishes to be there*
NebbieQ (8:11:41 PM): (Ah, I remember now.)
NebbieQ (8:11:48 PM): (Just a talking dog, as Lil put it.)
Besyanteo (8:11:48 PM): (SHe's thinking of Odel)
SongstressEnlil (8:11:53 PM): *Opens the door for him again* I am not so sure.
Besyanteo (8:11:56 PM): (Who was a flop, yes.)
Idran1701 (8:12:06 PM): Karl tries to open the door...though again it seems stuck.
NebbieQ (8:12:10 PM): (Which is why he was turned into a fish, I guess.)
Idran1701 (8:12:15 PM): ...Though it feels like it may have given a little just now.
Besyanteo (8:12:20 PM): (Ha!)
Idran1701 (8:12:32 PM): Perhaps a good strong tug?
SongstressEnlil (8:12:54 PM): *Why not? If it's going to be recalcitrant.*
Idran1701 (8:13:01 PM): (Gimme two d20s. :D)
Besyanteo (8:13:02 PM): (Weird Al - Lasagna)
OnlineHost (8:13:13 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 2 20-sided dice: 12 11
Besyanteo (8:13:23 PM): (Also: AHHHHG! Pervy goes above my reading level! x.x)
Besyanteo (8:13:29 PM): (*grabs a dictionary*)
Idran1701 (8:13:34 PM): He pulls! It gives a little more, but still stays in the doorframe.
Idran1701 (8:13:36 PM): (Stubborn. :O)
Besyanteo (8:13:41 PM): (Oy)
Idran1701 (8:13:54 PM): (Pervy's just trying to show off Karl's fancy book learnin'. :D)
Besyanteo (8:14:05 PM): *Can he see it giving/karl might be strugling?*
SongstressEnlil (8:14:09 PM): *annoyed noise and puts a shoulder to it.*
Idran1701 (8:14:10 PM): He can!
Besyanteo (8:14:21 PM): *he sniffs, backs up,*
SongstressEnlil (8:14:21 PM): (Karl has so little else to show off!)
Besyanteo (8:14:43 PM): *And will ram it with his shoulder.*
NebbieQ (8:14:45 PM): (Pervy's just being modest. Karl has a nice personality, to boot!)
CGNakibe (8:14:52 PM): (Go Ammy Go!)
CGNakibe (8:14:57 PM): (Go Ammy Go!)
Besyanteo (8:15:00 PM): (What can I say? Karl set it up for him.)
Idran1701 (8:15:11 PM): (A d20 from Karl, with a +3 bonus for Guy. :D)
Idran1701 (8:15:17 PM): (*Two d20s)
Idran1701 (8:15:21 PM): (Bonus only on the first.)
NebbieQ (8:15:23 PM): (Martillo smiles on his wolfish compatriot.)
Besyanteo (8:15:29 PM): IM: This is ridiculous. I hope this ends soon, and we can explore this Bytopia...
OnlineHost (8:15:38 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 2 20-sided dice: 4 1
CGNakibe (8:15:44 PM): (Headbut-aga!)
CGNakibe (8:15:53 PM): (*headbutt)
Besyanteo (8:15:56 PM): (Shoulder slam. Which looks like it's going to end badly.)
Idran1701 (8:16:01 PM): And the door pops open...just as Guy hits it!
Besyanteo (8:16:09 PM): (HA)
Idran1701 (8:16:15 PM): The portal snaps into existence, pulling Guy in before he has a chance to react.
Besyanteo (8:16:22 PM): *pft*
NebbieQ (8:16:26 PM): (I hope you saved!)
SongstressEnlil (8:16:47 PM): They should mark that... *Steps in*
SongstressEnlil (8:17:02 PM): *He feel it hit Guy?*
Idran1701 (8:17:10 PM): (Just slightly.)
Idran1701 (8:17:36 PM): Karl passes through...and in an instant, the two find themselves on opposite ends of the entrance to a mine; Karl on the outside, Guy within
the cavern.
Idran1701 (8:17:59 PM): The portal snaps closed, and the two see each other once more.
SongstressEnlil (8:18:08 PM): Did that hit you?
Idran1701 (8:18:13 PM): And it's certainly an interesting plane, once the two get a look at it.
Besyanteo (8:18:18 PM): It did. *matter of factly*
SongstressEnlil (8:18:27 PM): I'm sorry.
Idran1701 (8:18:30 PM): It's almost like Sigil, with land visible overhead...only it's more as two plates laid one on top of another than a ring.
Besyanteo (8:18:32 PM): I am unharmed.
SongstressEnlil (8:18:37 PM): *Looks up*
Besyanteo (8:18:40 PM): (not hurt*)
Idran1701 (8:18:46 PM): A number of mountains dot both surfaces...in a few places, merging to form great spires stretching from one side to the other.
Besyanteo (8:19:03 PM): .... *follows his gaze*
Idran1701 (8:19:12 PM): The largest one appears near the center of the mass, more than likely this plane's main landmark.
SongstressEnlil (8:19:24 PM): IM: Well that explains the name.
Besyanteo (8:19:29 PM): ... I do not like this place.
Besyanteo (8:19:40 PM): It feels not natural.
Idran1701 (8:19:51 PM): (You may want to hold off on that part, Bes. :O)
Besyanteo (8:19:56 PM): (Bah, kay.)
Idran1701 (8:20:09 PM): In landscape, at least, though, it seems fairly nice...pastoral, even. Less wild than the Beastlands, but not nearly as settled as some lands.
Idran1701 (8:20:28 PM): A few forests seem to dot the land above, while these lands here appear chiefly rolling hills.
Idran1701 (8:20:54 PM): A few folks moving about can be seen around the area; about equal numbers of humans and gnomes, working tirelessly at their tasks.
Idran1701 (8:21:19 PM): (Not sure if the reaction still holds or not now. You skipped ahead of my description of the actual look of the place is all, beyond the
sandwich. :D)
Besyanteo (8:21:34 PM): (Think about it this way: )
Besyanteo (8:21:37 PM): (There is no sky.)
Idran1701 (8:21:44 PM): (*nod* True.)
Besyanteo (8:21:50 PM): (Statement stands.)
Besyanteo (8:22:07 PM): (HOWEVER)
Besyanteo (8:22:23 PM): *as an afterthought* ... Maybe better than Sigil.
SongstressEnlil (8:22:49 PM): *Nods* I think so. At least it has soil.
SongstressEnlil (8:23:26 PM): *Moves away from the mine entrance, lest he get in any miner's way*
Besyanteo (8:24:14 PM): *follows him!*
Idran1701 (8:24:35 PM): (Oh, also, minor retcon: Golden Hills, not Filnty Hills. >_>)
Idran1701 (8:24:40 PM): (Mixed it up with a place from Greyhawk.)
Idran1701 (8:24:44 PM): (*Flinty)
SongstressEnlil (8:24:47 PM): (Thought so)
Idran1701 (8:25:38 PM): The pair head down, soon finding a well-worn trail that seems to lead to a small settlement off in the distance.
Idran1701 (8:26:02 PM): A number of mineworkers pass them by as they continue on, picks in hand, a bit cheerful in anticipation of the work ahead.
SongstressEnlil (8:26:32 PM): IM: Isn't mine work supposed to be rather dismal?
SongstressEnlil (8:26:57 PM): *If he sees anyone walking alone, he'll try to stop the guy for a moment.*
Idran1701 (8:27:17 PM): The pair gets a few glances; the sight of Guy is a bit odd. Not too many, though, as most seem to be happy enough to leave them to their
own matters.
Idran1701 (8:27:30 PM): And Karl soon spots a lone miner approaching.
SongstressEnlil (8:28:09 PM): Pardon me, sir.
Idran1701 (8:29:15 PM): Eh?
SongstressEnlil (8:29:48 PM): What is the name of that town?
Besyanteo (8:30:12 PM): *tail wag*
Idran1701 (8:30:41 PM): *He's a gnome, this one, though a taller one than most Karl's seen. Probably the first for Guy, though.* Ah, that'd be Talcite, there.
SongstressEnlil (8:30:59 PM): Thank you.
Besyanteo (8:31:25 PM): IM: It's like an ugly human child.
Idran1701 (8:31:39 PM): Not a problem. If y're lookin' fer a spot of work, plenty of opportunities there.
Idran1701 (8:31:58 PM): (Ha. :D)
SongstressEnlil (8:32:00 PM): *Nods* Excellent, thank you.
Idran1701 (8:32:03 PM): (Just wait until he meets a halfling!)
Besyanteo (8:32:03 PM): (BEcause I'm a silly bastard and forgot all about it...)
Besyanteo (8:32:12 PM): (I guess Arian's holding his spellbook again.)
Idran1701 (8:32:27 PM): (If you'd like, we can retcon in Karl holding it for him.)
Besyanteo (8:32:46 PM): (If he would, then sure.)
Idran1701 (8:32:57 PM): (Just so he's not useless should this go more than one in-game day.)
SongstressEnlil (8:32:59 PM): (He's got a backpack for such things!)
Idran1701 (8:33:06 PM): (And he likes books!)
Besyanteo (8:33:22 PM): (But he can't read this one. Or Guy will bite him. :o)
Idran1701 (8:33:44 PM): (It's not about the Rakaini anyway; doubt he'd care much to read it. :D)
Besyanteo (8:33:46 PM): (Reality of things: Guy would ask him nto to read it. Mages are all like that, as I understand.)
Idran1701 (8:33:47 PM): (*Trakaini)
SongstressEnlil (8:34:23 PM): (He'd understand. but you know how shifty those smoothskins are)
Besyanteo (8:34:32 PM): (Heh.)
SongstressEnlil (8:34:42 PM): *To Talcite!*
Besyanteo (8:34:53 PM): *follow!*
Besyanteo (8:35:04 PM): (It's Christmas at Ground Zero, Shaun.)
CGNakibe (8:35:13 PM): (Wooo!)
Idran1701 (8:35:45 PM): The pair continues on, soon entering Talcite. Even for being on the planes, it appears pretty much like any other mining town Karl
might know of himself.
Idran1701 (8:36:30 PM): Spread out, not too much in the way of industry except what the folks here need to survive. A few children can be spotted, human and
gnome alike (even one dwarven child), though play seems to be at a minimum.
SongstressEnlil (8:36:50 PM): Rather like home, in some ways. A few more gnomes than usual, but otherwise...
Idran1701 (8:36:57 PM): Oh, they seem to be having fun, but not the way Karl's used to.
SongstressEnlil (8:37:23 PM): (Karl: You can tell he's a dwarf child because he has a five oclock shadow at ten AM)
Besyanteo (8:37:31 PM): (Ha)
Idran1701 (8:37:46 PM): (Heehee. :D)
CGNakibe (8:37:57 PM): (The beard is TAKING OVER HIS FACE)
Idran1701 (8:37:58 PM): (That just makes me think of the kid from Dr. McNinja. :D)
Besyanteo (8:38:22 PM): *it's a town. Nothing more unusual than other towns for him.*
SongstressEnlil (8:38:39 PM): *Looks about for a public house or inn, as there's likely to not be much else*
Idran1701 (8:39:00 PM): A couple of the children stop, giving looks of awe towards Guy as Karl hunts.
Besyanteo (8:40:08 PM): *simply walks on by.*
Idran1701 (8:40:11 PM): Karl's search pays off soon, as he finds a small building that appears open to the public. The inside looks like a tavern, though a small
one.
Idran1701 (8:40:25 PM): And those children seem to be following after...growing in number too, as word spreads.
SongstressEnlil (8:41:07 PM): We should be able to get some directions there, I imagine. *Looks back at the horde for a moment.*
Besyanteo (8:41:19 PM): ... *follows his gaze*
Besyanteo (8:41:27 PM): ... *and his fur fluffs markedly*
Besyanteo (8:41:38 PM): We are outnumbered.
Idran1701 (8:41:54 PM): A couple seem to be exchange word...a few flicks of conversation drift over to them - they seem to be daring one another to go over to
him.
SongstressEnlil (8:42:13 PM): We do seem to be rather popular.
SongstressEnlil (8:44:06 PM): We better head in before they start trying to play fetch with you.
Idran1701 (8:44:08 PM): One of the children seems to have gotten up the courage, wandering slowly and a bit fearfully over towards Guy.
CGNakibe (8:44:22 PM): (This is bound to go badly. >:)
Idran1701 (8:44:28 PM): (:D)
SongstressEnlil (8:44:38 PM): *to the door, not really noticing Bravesole*
Besyanteo (8:44:56 PM): ... *follows Karl, yes*
Besyanteo (8:45:12 PM): (Sorry, also reading new Wiki entry.)
Idran1701 (8:46:02 PM): The two head into the building, the kid carefully creeping after, not going beyond the threshold himself as the others egg him on.
Idran1701 (8:46:31 PM): There's a human bloke manning the counter behind, looking to Karl as he enters. Ah, hey. Looking for a room?
Besyanteo (8:46:45 PM): *Right after Karl*
Idran1701 (8:47:25 PM): (Guy's there too, just the fellow's not looking towards him; wolf and all.)
SongstressEnlil (8:47:43 PM): Just some directions, really. Maybe a small something for a snack along the way, as well.
Idran1701 (8:48:39 PM): Ah. Heading off on a trip, sounds like? Where to?
SongstressEnlil (8:48:57 PM): *Nods* Grandin, sir.
Idran1701 (8:49:36 PM): Grandin...can't say I know it offhand. Know anything about it?
Idran1701 (8:50:09 PM): Meanwhile, Guy can hear that kid walking in behind him, reluctantly stealthy as hissing whispers come from outside.
Besyanteo (8:50:21 PM): *he turns and looks at him.*
Besyanteo (8:50:25 PM): *not moving just yet*
SongstressEnlil (8:50:26 PM): It's in the Golden Hills. Supposedly has a portal to the Prime near it, I don't know if it's used much, though.
Idran1701 (8:51:10 PM): The kid freezes, staring back; there's a bit of nervousness in his eyes.
SongstressEnlil (8:51:13 PM): (Guy: When you go to the outhouse, I'm watching you. Kid: WAAAAH! *runs*)
Besyanteo (8:51:27 PM): (... That's horrible and awesome both.)
CGNakibe (8:51:44 PM): (horrisome?)
Besyanteo (8:51:48 PM): (Heh)
Idran1701 (8:51:48 PM): Golden Hills? Ah, that's in Dothion, up top. This here's Shurrock.
Idran1701 (8:52:00 PM): You'll have t'take a trip up t'get there.
Besyanteo (8:52:04 PM): IM: ... Damn. I should get this over with.
Besyanteo (8:52:12 PM): *he sits, and waits*
Besyanteo (8:52:21 PM): *Watching*
Idran1701 (8:52:57 PM): Shaking a bit, he glances back through the doorway, before he again moves carefully towards Guy.
SongstressEnlil (8:53:21 PM): *Nods* Up top, you say? What is the closest way there?
Besyanteo (8:53:27 PM): ... Come here if you are ever going to, boy.
Idran1701 (8:54:21 PM): Jumping a bit at the speech, he stares again. ...Y...you can talk?
Besyanteo (8:54:26 PM): I can.
Idran1701 (8:54:48 PM): *glances over at the exchange, but doesn't pay it much mind* Eh, Centerspire's only 'bout a day's travel from here.
SongstressEnlil (8:54:53 PM): *Looks toward the exchange, and surpresses a chuckle*
Idran1701 (8:55:11 PM): Only a few hours' hike up from there.
SongstressEnlil (8:55:12 PM): *Nods.* Anything we should watch out for?
Besyanteo (8:55:47 PM): IM: Sometimes I think Maños lucky. As a mantis, no one would ever pay attention to him out here.
Idran1701 (8:55:58 PM): (:D)
SongstressEnlil (8:56:00 PM): (Hahahahah :D)
Besyanteo (8:56:08 PM): (=D)
CGNakibe (8:56:21 PM): (Suddenly Guy reminds me of Aragh from a series none of you have probably heard of)
Idran1701 (8:56:58 PM): Eh, we've been having a few problems with ankhegs around here, and y' might run into a ni'iath on th' way up. Other than that, nah, it's
pretty safe.
Idran1701 (8:57:32 PM): Shaking, he steps closer to Guy, keeping a sharp eye on those teeth of his.
Besyanteo (8:57:58 PM): *They're not showing.*
SongstressEnlil (8:58:32 PM): Ni'iath?
Idran1701 (8:58:35 PM): That snout, then.
Besyanteo (8:58:44 PM): (Heh)
Besyanteo (8:58:56 PM): (Also: This would be a great moment to know Prestidigitation.)
CGNakibe (8:59:16 PM): (Oh, yes, yes it would be.)
Idran1701 (8:59:34 PM): Wormy things that fly around in the tween space. Not that common, but sometimes they'll try t' nip at a traveller as they head over.
SongstressEnlil (8:59:42 PM): (Every moment is a great moment for prestidigitation)
Besyanteo (8:59:50 PM): (Heh)
SongstressEnlil (8:59:55 PM): (If I had a mage, that'd be all he'd memorize)
Besyanteo (9:00:12 PM): (With some performance skill, you could use it as a minor illusion.)
SongstressEnlil (9:00:18 PM): I'll keep that in mind. Thank you.
Besyanteo (9:00:19 PM): (Make everyone think you own 12 ioun stones.)
Idran1701 (9:00:34 PM): He's in biting range now, making him even more cautious as he reaches a hand out towards Guy.
Besyanteo (9:00:39 PM): (Which is theororetically impossible. Even more fun!)
Besyanteo (9:00:47 PM): *sits still*
Besyanteo (9:01:06 PM): IM: Every town I pass through, this happens.
SongstressEnlil (9:01:27 PM): Have anything tasty that travels well?
Idran1701 (9:02:01 PM): He gives a quick brush to Guy before snapping his arm back, stumbling backwards and away as the other children chuckle.
Idran1701 (9:02:51 PM): Yeah, I've got a few travelin' rations you can take with you.
Besyanteo (9:03:06 PM): *sits impassive.*
Idran1701 (9:03:34 PM): Your wolf fellow need anything?
Besyanteo (9:03:50 PM): A good distraction.
Besyanteo (9:03:58 PM): *hey, a big word!*
Besyanteo (9:04:04 PM): *... think he's had to use it before?*
SongstressEnlil (9:04:41 PM): I'll see what I can do, Guy. *to the Barman* And a few rations would be nice, I'm running rather low.
Idran1701 (9:05:36 PM): *he nods, pulling out a few paper-wrapped packages* How many days' worth for the two of you?
Besyanteo (9:06:30 PM): I will hunt when I need to.
SongstressEnlil (9:06:39 PM): Five should do.
Idran1701 (9:07:30 PM): *nods* That'll be 6 gold, then.
Idran1701 (9:09:30 PM): The other children seem content to watch Guy for now from a distance, no one else working up the courage to come in and touch him
themselves.
SongstressEnlil (9:09:35 PM): *Digs it out, pays up*
Idran1701 (9:11:07 PM): And here's your rations. *he slides over five of the good-sized satchels*
SongstressEnlil (9:11:46 PM): *take them and stuffs them away.*
Idran1701 (9:12:08 PM): Anything else?
SongstressEnlil (9:12:46 PM): That should be it, unless you happen to have a map you're willing to part with cheaply..
Idran1701 (9:13:01 PM): Afraid not.
SongstressEnlil (9:13:54 PM): *Nods* That'll be all then, thank you!
SongstressEnlil (9:13:58 PM): *to the door!*
Idran1701 (9:14:52 PM): The children scatter as Karl heads out, most of them losing interest in Guy, but a few still watching curiously.
Besyanteo (9:14:52 PM): *follows!*
Idran1701 (9:16:03 PM): (Anything else in the village, or are they pressing on to Centerspire?)
SongstressEnlil (9:16:29 PM): *Toward the spire!* Did you hear what the tavern keeper said while dealing with your friend back there?
Besyanteo (9:17:02 PM): I was...
Besyanteo (9:17:11 PM): dealing with other things.
CGNakibe (9:17:27 PM): (Guy: Not the tail... NOT THE TAIL)
SongstressEnlil (9:17:29 PM): *Nods* It seems our goal is up there. *Motions upwards*
Besyanteo (9:17:42 PM): *looks*
Idran1701 (9:18:59 PM): Again, the land spans above - that massively wide spire seems to be ahead of them, their intended destination it seems.
Besyanteo (9:19:46 PM): ... the large bar of rock.
SongstressEnlil (9:20:17 PM): Yes. It seems we're on the wrong side.
Besyanteo (9:21:27 PM): ... *looks up*
Besyanteo (9:21:49 PM): *and his ears flatten, while his tail droops* I see.
Idran1701 (9:21:58 PM): Guy can just make out the specks of wandering people above.
SongstressEnlil (9:22:49 PM): (You can tell when the shepherds are bored in Bytopia; they'll have their sheep spell out swears)
Idran1701 (9:23:06 PM): (Heh.)
Besyanteo (9:23:14 PM): (HA)
Idran1701 (9:23:35 PM): (That's a good one, Pervy. Someone bored with work in Bytopia. :D)
SongstressEnlil (9:24:02 PM): (I know!)
Idran1701 (9:24:07 PM): (Anyway! Timeskip on to stuff?)
Besyanteo (9:24:12 PM): (Shore)
SongstressEnlil (9:24:43 PM): Oh, do you know what an ankheg is?
Idran1701 (9:24:58 PM): (Guy might. Gimme a d20, Bes.)
OnlineHost (9:25:46 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Besyanteo (9:25:58 PM): (looks like he does)
SongstressEnlil (9:27:12 PM): (Guy: I lost a brother to one. Ass)
Besyanteo (9:28:56 PM): ... They are danger. I have no better words now. We must not fight them if we do not have to.
SongstressEnlil (9:29:59 PM): *Nods* Then keep wary for them. Apparently there are some around.
Besyanteo (9:30:23 PM): Yes. ... If you see one, you will know. Big, big bugs. From the ground.
SongstressEnlil (9:30:57 PM): That's about all I know.
Besyanteo (9:31:23 PM): I do not have better words.
SongstressEnlil (9:31:53 PM): It's sufficient for now.
Idran1701 (9:31:56 PM): (You good for the timeskip now, Pervy?)
SongstressEnlil (9:32:59 PM): (Aye)
Idran1701 (9:34:05 PM): The journey presses on. The occasional traveler passing by away from or towards the Centerspire, though at something of a quicker pace
than the two themselves.
Idran1701 (9:35:00 PM): As they travel, they both can catch a glimpse of what may be a pack of those mi'iath creatures; dark specks floating around, a few
hundred yards from the spire itself. Hovering between the two layers of the plane.
Idran1701 (9:35:23 PM): A few more interesting sights can be seen as well as they near...cargo, being sent from one land to the other, by way of cloth balloon.
Besyanteo (9:36:21 PM): (The planes: Fucking up Physics since eternity.)
Idran1701 (9:36:37 PM): The balloon floating up by heated air, the gondola crashing around as it hits the area between Dothion and Shurrock and discovering a
new down.
Idran1701 (9:37:03 PM): The ballon itself proceeding to shrink as the air within cools, sending the cargo drifting "down" to the "ground".
SongstressEnlil (9:37:23 PM): (Planescape: Physics? For me to poop on!)
Besyanteo (9:37:29 PM): (=D)
Idran1701 (9:37:40 PM): Seems like it might make for an interesting form of transportation itself...if it wasn't for how violently those gondolas seem to crash
about as they swap directions.
Idran1701 (9:39:43 PM): They walk along...as Guy seems to notice something.
Besyanteo (9:39:55 PM): *?!*
Besyanteo (9:40:11 PM): Karl.
SongstressEnlil (9:40:20 PM): Hm?
Besyanteo (9:40:20 PM): I think now is the time to run.
Besyanteo (9:40:34 PM): *looking around wildly*
SongstressEnlil (9:40:41 PM): (Guy: This isn't Bytopia! It's a cleverly disguised Elysium!)
Besyanteo (9:40:47 PM): (Heh.)
SongstressEnlil (9:41:14 PM): *Nods, and steps up his pace noticably* What do you hear?
Besyanteo (9:41:23 PM): (Elysium gains 1 point of honor for it's clever disguise and takes over management of Ninja Burger?)
Besyanteo (9:41:34 PM): The earth moves.
Idran1701 (9:41:43 PM): (Heehee. :D Also d10 from both.)
OnlineHost (9:41:50 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 10-sided die: 6
OnlineHost (9:41:53 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 10-sided die: 10
Idran1701 (9:42:21 PM): (Lucky for Karl that 10=0. :D)
Besyanteo (9:42:24 PM): (Can't recall where my init adjustment is.)
Besyanteo (9:42:34 PM): (or if I have one)
Idran1701 (9:42:41 PM): (Nothing quite yet; only when actually doing something in combat.)
Idran1701 (9:42:53 PM): (Wait, whoops.)
Idran1701 (9:43:08 PM): (...Nope, still none.)
Idran1701 (9:43:17 PM): (Forgot about Dex, heh. But your reaction adjustment's still +0.)
Besyanteo (9:44:39 PM): (15 doesn't take you as far as it used to~)
Besyanteo (9:44:43 PM): (But that's fine!)
Idran1701 (9:45:40 PM): Though the two are on edge, Karl is the first to react to the quickly-forming piles of dirt on either side, as two giant, yellow-carapaced
cratures tunnel upwards; 6, perhaps 7 feet apiece.
Idran1701 (9:46:22 PM): (Unmodified init order: Karl, Ankhegs 1 and 2, Guy. Though they may still be able to run since movement gives no modifier. :O)
Idran1701 (9:46:38 PM): *feet long
SongstressEnlil (9:46:41 PM): (Who is what and where?)
Idran1701 (9:47:01 PM): (The ankhegs are on either side of the pair, about 10 feet away each.)
SongstressEnlil (9:48:04 PM): *Karl will be expeditiously retreating forward at top pace. Because he's got a wolf to outrun :(*
Besyanteo (9:48:34 PM): (Hee. Charcoal couldn't outrun this wolf.)
SongstressEnlil (9:49:03 PM): (She'd get distracted by some sparkly glass)
Besyanteo (9:49:18 PM): (She might at that. =P)
Idran1701 (9:49:38 PM): Karl dashes off! One of the ankhegs lunges towards Guy, snapping its mandibles...though it seems to be slightly stuck in its own tunnel,
stopping just short of him and crashing into the ground.
Idran1701 (9:49:46 PM): The other gazes towards him. (Guy!)
Idran1701 (9:50:03 PM): (Crit miss for the one ankheg that could attack before Guy could run. :D)
Besyanteo (9:50:19 PM): *Keeping pace with Karl. Not about to out run him and leave him to the things.*
SongstressEnlil (9:50:56 PM): (Guy: Want me to do this on two legs, too?)
Besyanteo (9:51:17 PM): (With his dance skill,)
Besyanteo (9:51:22 PM): (He could manage that.)
Besyanteo (9:51:31 PM): (=D)
CGNakibe (9:52:54 PM): (Guy: *outruns ankhegs while walking on his forepaws*)
CGNakibe (9:53:18 PM): (Guy: It only seemed fair.)
Idran1701 (9:53:22 PM): The two dash off, the free ankheg in hot pursuit. And though Karl has a small head start, his pack still weighs him down enough that
the insect soon catches up, just barely nipping at the mage's arm.
Idran1701 (9:53:32 PM): (2 damage. Doesn't encumbrance suck? :O)
SongstressEnlil (9:53:51 PM): (Yes, but when it keeps others hostage :D)
Idran1701 (9:53:57 PM): (:D)
CGNakibe (9:54:10 PM): (Guy! Use your Divine Reflector!)
CGNakibe (9:54:21 PM): (Or better yet. POWER SLASH)
SongstressEnlil (9:54:26 PM): (No no no, this is a Life Beads job)
Idran1701 (9:54:34 PM): (Guy's up!)
CGNakibe (9:54:39 PM): (Machine gun, Shotgun, or Main Weapon?)
Idran1701 (9:54:51 PM): (Only one ankheg chasing, by the way; the other seems dazed by the slip-up.)
SongstressEnlil (9:54:52 PM): (Yes!)
CGNakibe (9:55:06 PM): (I'm a Glaive man myself)
CGNakibe (9:55:14 PM): (Ammy! RAMMING SPEED!)
Besyanteo (9:55:20 PM): *No messing around: He snaps his jaws with a loud clack, and a ball of light streaks out at the one that hit Karl*
Besyanteo (9:55:24 PM): (Magic Missile.)
Idran1701 (9:55:51 PM): *two balls
Besyanteo (9:55:55 PM): (Two then.)
Idran1701 (9:56:09 PM): (Roll damage. :O)
Idran1701 (9:56:14 PM): (1d4+1 each.)
Besyanteo (9:56:15 PM): (2d4 was it?)
Besyanteo (9:56:19 PM): (Ahh.)
OnlineHost (9:56:25 PM): Besyanteo rolled 2 4-sided dice: 2 4
Besyanteo (9:56:34 PM): (all on the one of them.)
Idran1701 (9:56:57 PM): The creature recoils, two steaming pits left in its tough hide, leaking a small bit of ichor.
Idran1701 (9:57:01 PM): (Karl!)
SongstressEnlil (9:57:30 PM): *Is Guy seeming to stop at all? Or does he keep/resume the previous pace?*
Besyanteo (9:57:50 PM): *KEeping pace, if the system allows*
Idran1701 (9:57:54 PM): (The spell's fast enough that that's fine.)
Idran1701 (9:58:19 PM): (Only takes a tenth of a round to cast, after all.)
Besyanteo (9:58:24 PM): (*nod*)
SongstressEnlil (9:58:35 PM): *Then Karl's going to try to bite back any pained noises he wants to make, and keep on trucking, perhaps faster if possible*
CGNakibe (9:59:14 PM): (Remember: Guy just has to be faster than Karl.)
Besyanteo (9:59:27 PM): (And a differnet alignment. =P)
CGNakibe (9:59:35 PM): (Shush, don't spoil the moment. >:P)
SongstressEnlil (9:59:36 PM): (Being faster than your spellbook sucks, though)
Besyanteo (9:59:46 PM): (This as well.)
Idran1701 (9:59:48 PM): The ankheg seems hurt as it snaps around, glaring towards the one that hurt it, giving Guy just enough time to act.
Idran1701 (9:59:50 PM): (Guy!)
CGNakibe (9:59:57 PM): (But spellbooks taste BAD)
Besyanteo (10:00:05 PM): (Also: )
SongstressEnlil (10:00:07 PM): (Tell the Ankhegs that)
Besyanteo (10:00:13 PM): (Is it still following and in melee range?)
Idran1701 (10:00:19 PM): (Yes to both!)
CGNakibe (10:00:26 PM): (Pervy is right, by the way.)
CGNakibe (10:00:34 PM): (This is most certainly Divine Beads time.)
Besyanteo (10:01:37 PM): *Lacking a choice, he'll turn sharply, and run at the injured one full bore. And from there, bite bite bite.*
Idran1701 (10:01:44 PM): (d20!)
OnlineHost (10:01:50 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Besyanteo (10:02:36 PM): (So, do they have AC 8 or below?)
Idran1701 (10:02:39 PM): He chomps down, scoring the softer underbelly, but unable to cut through even with his own powerful jaws.
Idran1701 (10:02:56 PM): (He's grabbing tightly enough to hold on, however, though that'd prevent further attacks on his part until he released the thing.)
Besyanteo (10:03:39 PM): (Nah; Fighting to distract, not martyr himself. He'd let go and move off a bit if possible.)
Idran1701 (10:04:07 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (10:04:47 PM): Guy releases the thing, just as it snaps back at him, giving Guy a nip himself as the wolf backs away swiftly. (3 damage.)
Idran1701 (10:05:07 PM): (Karl!)
Besyanteo (10:05:15 PM): *He yelps!*
SongstressEnlil (10:06:14 PM): *Well, since Guy has decided it's the proper thing, to do, Karl will take that walking stick he's been holding in both hands, whirl around, and try
to hit the Ankheg higher than he expects Guy to be.*
Idran1701 (10:07:12 PM): The ankheg glares towards the oncoming staff, surprised at the level of resistance from what he thought would be easy prey. (d20!)
OnlineHost (10:07:21 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Idran1701 (10:07:22 PM): (And Guy's up.)
Idran1701 (10:08:05 PM): The staff smacks nicely against the shell of the best, but seems of little effect against it, beyond angering it, as it continues to bleed
slightly from the aftermath of Guy's magical strike.
Idran1701 (10:08:10 PM): *beast
Besyanteo (10:08:15 PM): *Back to try to tear flesh from the injured one once more, and then dart 20 feet away thereafter*
OnlineHost (10:08:20 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
SongstressEnlil (10:08:40 PM): (Did we win?)
Besyanteo (10:08:47 PM): (Same rolls as before, so no.)
SongstressEnlil (10:09:06 PM): (3 12s; that's gotta some kind of jackpot)
Besyanteo (10:09:12 PM): (Heh)
Idran1701 (10:09:17 PM): Guy gets in another good scrape, and agily dodges another angry nip from the creature, who'se looking more and more agitated about
the situation. (Karl!)
Idran1701 (10:11:19 PM): (Pervy? :O)
SongstressEnlil (10:11:38 PM): *Well now that he can see it better, due to not fleeing, Karl will try to slam the end of his quarterstaff into the joints of one of Ankheg's segments,
trying to get maximum force behind the impact and hurt the flesh underneath.*
Idran1701 (10:12:04 PM): (d20, -4 for the called shot but an unknown bonus for the softness of the target. :D)
OnlineHost (10:12:23 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
Idran1701 (10:13:04 PM): The blow glances off, just missing Karl's intended target...the ankheg looks about ready to leave this troublesome prey, maybe find a
nice cow somewhere or something...
Idran1701 (10:13:55 PM): ...just then, Guy feels a bit more trembling beneath.
Besyanteo (10:13:56 PM): IM: ... Wait.
Besyanteo (10:14:07 PM): IM: All bugs fear the bi- oh no
Besyanteo (10:14:18 PM): *leap!*
Idran1701 (10:14:40 PM): Guy leaps back, just in time for that second ankheg to make another appearance!
Idran1701 (10:14:47 PM): ...As it snaps towards its wounded brethren!
Besyanteo (10:16:22 PM): ... they will fight. We run now!
Besyanteo (10:16:33 PM): *makes a grand example of doing this*
SongstressEnlil (10:16:33 PM): Right!
Idran1701 (10:16:37 PM): It can't quite seem to cut through its fellow's carapace either, but it's gotten the woudned one's attention.
SongstressEnlil (10:16:49 PM): *Wastes little time following this example*
Idran1701 (10:17:18 PM): The two pick up the pace, dashing off and leaving the pair of bugs behind to fight it out.
SongstressEnlil (10:17:53 PM): IM: I never thought I would be saved by cannibalism!
Idran1701 (10:18:27 PM): By the time they can spy one of them falling, the pair are far from either, much farther than should still be at risk from the survivor.
Besyanteo (10:18:34 PM): *some time later, he'll slow down and try to tend to his gash. It looks deeper up close.*
SongstressEnlil (10:19:11 PM): *Likewise; although less deep in his case, perhaps.*
Besyanteo (10:19:34 PM): (BAd news when 3HP is a third of your health. Eh heheh.)
Idran1701 (10:19:37 PM): (Karl can bind his wound easily enough; what's Guy doing? Just cleaning it, I imagine?)
Idran1701 (10:19:57 PM): (Also 1 hp healed on Karl's part for the binding.)
Besyanteo (10:20:03 PM): (He's lived as an animal for a long time, so near as I can imagine, he licks it clean.)
SongstressEnlil (10:20:08 PM): *Binding, oh yes*
Idran1701 (10:20:10 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (10:20:40 PM): Guy sterilizes it well enough, though the taste of his own blood still gives the act a somewhat foul tang.
Besyanteo (10:20:41 PM): *his left ears seems to twitch regularly with each lick*
Idran1701 (10:22:05 PM): (Guy's act doesn't give any actual healing from it, unfortunately, but it does mean less risk of infection, at least.)
SongstressEnlil (10:22:11 PM): Ah, would you like me to bandage that?
Besyanteo (10:22:52 PM): Please.
Idran1701 (10:23:15 PM): (1 hp for Guy as well with the binding.)
Besyanteo (10:23:19 PM): IM: Can't hurt...
SongstressEnlil (10:23:28 PM): *Sets to it* I'm not very good, but recent times have given me some experience...
Idran1701 (10:25:28 PM): The would is bound well enough, easing the strain on Guy's body some.
Idran1701 (10:25:33 PM): *wound
Besyanteo (10:25:49 PM): Thank you.
SongstressEnlil (10:26:13 PM): You're welcome. Thank you for distracting that thing.
Besyanteo (10:27:00 PM): *the right ear pulls back just a little* You would do the same for me.
SongstressEnlil (10:27:58 PM): *Nods* If it is alright to ask, who requested you come assist us?
Besyanteo (10:28:06 PM): (*grabs info*)
SongstressEnlil (10:28:08 PM): *Gathering things up*
Besyanteo (10:30:24 PM): I chose to leave Brux, to find a way to better... *he stops, and growls, just the barest bit* Your language frustrates me still.
Besyanteo (10:31:03 PM): The Wolf Lord told me this was the best way to reach my goal. Your cause seemed.... "good" is the wrong word, but as close as I know.
SongstressEnlil (10:31:20 PM): Noble?
Besyanteo (10:31:41 PM): *looks at Karl for a moment, digesting the word*
Besyanteo (10:32:03 PM): Maybe. I will say "noble" for now.
Idran1701 (10:32:26 PM): The daylight seems to be dimming now, as dusk approaches.
SongstressEnlil (10:32:56 PM): In this sense, meaning working toward bettering things; good if you will, but without the action being ambigious in regards to whether it is
respectable and truly good.
SongstressEnlil (10:33:07 PM): *How far is the Column?*
Idran1701 (10:33:20 PM): (At least another 8 hours' walk.)
Besyanteo (10:33:28 PM): IM: ... He uses big words to explain small ones.
Idran1701 (10:33:31 PM): (They've been walking for about 6 hours by this point.)
(10:33:38 PM) NebbieQ has left the room.
SongstressEnlil (10:34:35 PM): IM: I suppose it was just past lunch here.
SongstressEnlil (10:34:49 PM): Let's keep going until it gets a little darker, shall we?
Besyanteo (10:35:08 PM): I agree. The dark is no problem for me.
SongstressEnlil (10:36:56 PM): I can manage it for a little while, I think. Some more distance from those ankhegs never hurt.
SongstressEnlil (10:37:05 PM): *Sets off for awhile longer!*
Besyanteo (10:37:17 PM): .... *sets a slightly quicker walking pace on that note*
Idran1701 (10:37:35 PM): The two press on, the sourceless light growing ever more faint. Some time before true night, some clouds of light begin to emerge, from
both near and far.
Idran1701 (10:38:09 PM): Resembling fireflies from a distance, but massive, foot-long dragonflies as they buzz nearby. Though despite their size, they don't really
seem offputting at all to Karl...almost calming, in fact.
Besyanteo (10:38:13 PM): (We pauses while Idran does this. For a number of reasons. Whee.)
Idran1701 (10:38:20 PM): ( http://www.mysidia.org/Planescape/sunfly.jpg )
Idran1701 (10:39:57 PM): There's even a slight humming noise from the flapping wings as they fly around, swarming here and there across the hills.
SongstressEnlil (10:41:07 PM): *Observes them periodically, but more and more often as them come out; especially if the road isn't mean.*
Idran1701 (10:42:02 PM): Watching them seems to give Karl a general sense of good will, happiness.
Idran1701 (10:42:43 PM): They swarm around in fairly unintentional-looking paths, though the appearance in the larger clouds almost gives the sense of a
massive dance amongst the beings.
Idran1701 (10:42:54 PM): (And go ahead with a general unpause if you want. :O)
Besyanteo (10:43:00 PM): ... sun flies. *sounds like he's happy about this*
SongstressEnlil (10:43:21 PM): Rather pleasant, aren't they?
Besyanteo (10:43:32 PM): More than that, but yes.
SongstressEnlil (10:43:50 PM): More than that?
Besyanteo (10:44:53 PM): They are... hm. They are good. They live in good places, and sing and dance and spread happiness in those places.
SongstressEnlil (10:45:48 PM): Rather a shame they don't spread out a bit more; many places could use some good cheer.
Besyanteo (10:46:20 PM): If the place is good, they will come.
Besyanteo (10:46:43 PM): (*skates on the edge of metagamaing*)
Idran1701 (10:47:10 PM): (Hey, if I told you the info, it's free reign for Guy. :D)
Besyanteo (10:47:16 PM): (Oh I know.)
CGNakibe (10:47:26 PM): (Beware the cracks in the ice!)
Besyanteo (10:47:38 PM): (But the only way to be more blatant would be to explain the black and white dichotomy of good and evil in the planes. =D)
SongstressEnlil (10:47:38 PM): (There are mammoths in them!)
CGNakibe (10:47:42 PM): (.... and the Bandersnatch)
SongstressEnlil (10:48:25 PM): *Nods absently, whilst watching them*
SongstressEnlil (10:48:40 PM): IM: Rather a shame the others don't get to see this.
Besyanteo (10:49:14 PM): I wonder... how many of them send messages, and how many are simply here for the enjoy.
Idran1701 (10:49:18 PM): One of them alights on Karl's shoulder briefly, pausing for a short bit before taking off once more to twirl around the pair.
SongstressEnlil (10:49:50 PM): *Normally, he would start at having a giant insect on his shoulder suddenly.*
SongstressEnlil (10:50:22 PM): Are they animals? Or something more akin to yourself?
Besyanteo (10:51:06 PM): Maybe something else. I am not sure. ... They are happiness, and freedom.
SongstressEnlil (10:51:20 PM): *Nods*
SongstressEnlil (10:51:27 PM): IM: Well, it didn't answer back.
Idran1701 (10:52:07 PM): The clouds seem to give the faintest glimmers of intent in their overall forms, though the individual beings that Karl can see seem fairly
mindless in their travels.
Idran1701 (10:52:28 PM): Something like an ant colony, almost.
Besyanteo (10:52:52 PM): I hope they are still here in the morning.
Besyanteo (10:52:59 PM): Their skin shines gold then.
SongstressEnlil (10:53:06 PM): As do I, my friend.
Besyanteo (10:53:32 PM): (Also: I can't get over the cuteness of their face and beard.)
Idran1701 (10:53:42 PM): (:D)
SongstressEnlil (10:54:20 PM): (Indeed. Gets me all tempted to hunt down their MC entry)
SongstressEnlil (10:56:10 PM): IM: I do wonder how the Wolf Lord knew about us, though. And why he would care?
Idran1701 (10:56:12 PM): The "sun"light continues to fade, soon turning into total night as the clouds begin to settle, dimming their lights for the night's rest.
Besyanteo (10:56:59 PM): Mmm. No moon. I see only the sunflies now. We should stop.
SongstressEnlil (10:57:27 PM): Quite so.
Besyanteo (10:57:56 PM): *in response... he just curls up.*
Idran1701 (10:59:19 PM): (So, it's been 3 hours so far; you two want to press on in the session, or cut it for the day?)
SongstressEnlil (10:59:34 PM): *Takes some time to set out a bedroll*
SongstressEnlil (10:59:37 PM): (Bes' call)
Besyanteo (10:59:50 PM): (I'd like to stop for the night, yes.)
Idran1701 (10:59:58 PM): (*nod* Then XP!)
Idran1701 (11:00:44 PM): (350 each for the ankhegs. A bonus 150 to Guy for not eating the kid's hand, and 100 to Karl for not giving up on the door. :D)
Besyanteo (11:00:54 PM): (Ha)
SongstressEnlil (11:00:59 PM): ( :D)
Idran1701 (11:01:11 PM): (I thought that was a fitting twist for a portal to Bytopia. :D)
SongstressEnlil (11:01:27 PM): (Guy: *Licks the hand* Tastes like chickens!)
Idran1701 (11:01:55 PM): (That gives me 6067 XP for Guy right now, Bes.)
Besyanteo (11:02:01 PM): (Got the same here)
SongstressEnlil (11:02:04 PM): (Alternately: Guy: Hey kid. Ever dance with a devil in the pale moonlight?)
Idran1701 (11:02:13 PM): (Heh.)
Besyanteo (11:02:26 PM): (Hee.)
Besyanteo (11:02:40 PM): (Night folks.)
Idran1701 (11:02:48 PM): (Night, Bes.)
SongstressEnlil (11:02:49 PM): (Seeyans)
Idran1701 (11:02:58 PM): (Oh, right!)
Idran1701 (11:03:10 PM): (This night work as a regular time for this session until the party remerge?)
Besyanteo (11:03:10 PM): (Hm?)
Besyanteo (11:03:19 PM): (Works for me.)
SongstressEnlil (11:03:24 PM): (ought to)
Idran1701 (11:03:29 PM): (*nod* Kay. I'll let you head off for real now, Bes. :D)
Besyanteo (11:03:35 PM): (!)
(11:03:39 PM) Besyanteo has left the room.
Idran1701 (11:03:44 PM): (And Pervy: *nod*)
Idran1701 (11:03:50 PM): (Let me know if something comes up? :O)
Idran1701 (11:03:56 PM): (If you can, at least.)
SongstressEnlil (11:04:06 PM): (Roit)