(5:43:58 PM) You have just entered room "talesofbrux."
(5:44:01 PM) CGNakibe has entered the room.
(5:44:26 PM) Besyanteo has entered the room.
Besyanteo (5:44:36 PM): (Pun!)
CGNakibe (5:44:43 PM): (Pun pun?)
Idran1701 (5:45:32 PM): No pun pun puns. >:
Besyanteo (5:46:20 PM): *hugs Idran*
Besyanteo (5:47:47 PM): So, ready to begin?
Idran1701 (5:48:11 PM): One sec, lemme grab fonts so I don't have to look them up mid-game.
Besyanteo (5:48:29 PM): *nod*
Idran1701 (5:50:18 PM): All right, I'm good.
Idran1701 (5:50:22 PM): <BEGIN?!>
Besyanteo (5:50:34 PM): <Hoi!>
Idran1701 (5:51:55 PM): Guy and Roland are left behind in the old campsite for now, Arian and Karin having been gone for at least a half hour by now.
Idran1701 (5:51:56 PM): Without much to do, Roland's taking up pacing, circling the ground, supposedly "watching for intruders".
Idran1701 (5:52:05 PM): Guy can easily tell he's just restless, though.
Idran1701 (5:52:27 PM): The chipmunk's since run off, understandably not wanting to spend any more time here.
Besyanteo (5:53:03 PM): (also also: )
Besyanteo (5:53:13 PM): (Shaun and I both predict that went Xykon dies,)
Besyanteo (5:53:27 PM): (Roy's Dad will either end up in Limbo, or Pandemonium.)
Idran1701 (5:53:33 PM): (Heh. :D)
Idran1701 (5:54:15 PM): There's not much right now to occupy Guy's time himself, besides watching a firefly that's drifted nearby, flitting around back and forth between the two wolves.
Idran1701 (5:54:39 PM): *stops near Guy, shaking out* ...=Do you think they're having any luck?=
Besyanteo (5:55:21 PM): =They are both intelligent enough from my experience. Eccentric, but that will only help their credibility. They'll be fine.=
Idran1701 (5:55:59 PM): =Well, you know them best.=
Idran1701 (5:56:05 PM): *What is Guy doing, by the way?*
Besyanteo (5:56:10 PM): *sitting.*
Besyanteo (5:56:18 PM): *being patient. How unseemly!*
Idran1701 (5:56:43 PM): *slight tone of amusement* =How is it you're the calm one now, anyway?=
Besyanteo (5:57:15 PM): ...
Besyanteo (5:57:18 PM): *tail flick*
Besyanteo (5:57:37 PM): =I'm not sure why. ... I suppose time with the humans has changed me.=
Idran1701 (5:58:54 PM): =For the better, it looks. I just want to do something!=
Idran1701 (5:59:08 PM): ...*snorts, lying down* =It's frustrating.=
Besyanteo (5:59:36 PM): =Our time will come. This waiting is buyying us the chance to come down on them with the entire pack.=
Idran1701 (6:00:41 PM): =You're probably right. Wish I was as hopeful about this as you, though.=
Besyanteo (6:00:53 PM): =What do you mean?=
Idran1701 (6:02:09 PM): ...=I'm worried even this won't be enough, is all. Thinking about what they did...imagine if you weren't there in that city. I'd still just be those humans' mindless...pet.=
Besyanteo (6:03:54 PM): =The Lord will be with us. They couldn't begin to expect that we're coming. I believe this will work.=
Besyanteo (6:04:33 PM): ...
Idran1701 (6:04:47 PM): ...=What is it?=
Besyanteo (6:05:21 PM): =Honestly, now I'm worried, too. But I don't see what else we can do, short of pleading our case to the gods themselves as a united pack.=
Idran1701 (6:06:29 PM): ...*another snort* =I guess I contaminated you some. Sorry about that.=
Idran1701 (6:06:52 PM): *stands, walking over and nudging him* =You were right, though. We should both try not to worry.=
Besyanteo (6:07:31 PM): *nudges back* =For now let's just keep focused. If they have patrols or anyhting like that, they might come by here.=
Idran1701 (6:08:22 PM): =Right.=
Idran1701 (6:08:48 PM): *that firefly continues to flit around, orbitting Guy's head now*
Besyanteo (6:10:15 PM): ...
Idran1701 (6:10:41 PM): *wags his tail* =Looks like it likes you.=
Besyanteo (6:11:12 PM): =Think it's a petitioner? I can never tell when they're this small.=
Idran1701 (6:11:41 PM): =Probably not. It would have said something by now, I'm sure.=
Idran1701 (6:11:59 PM): =The insects usually try to stay away from us anyway.=
Besyanteo (6:12:01 PM): *turns his head suddenly, and blows a puff of air at it with his nose*
Besyanteo (6:12:35 PM): =Yeah. Still, there's this Mantis named Bob that talks to me some times.=
Besyanteo (6:12:40 PM): =Nice guy, even.=
Idran1701 (6:12:41 PM): *It's blown about a little, but keeps up its orbit before landing on Guy's back.=
Idran1701 (6:12:53 PM): =Oh, I think I know him.=
Besyanteo (6:13:23 PM): =Likes to rattle the humans who come here, too. They always jump right out of their boots once they figure out it's him talking.= *chuckle*
Idran1701 (6:14:54 PM): =Heh. The bugs are always great at that. I remember hearing about a mosquito once that was hassling a human for almost a week, whispering in his ears the whole time.=
Idran1701 (6:15:00 PM): =The human thought it was a ghost.=
Besyanteo (6:15:11 PM): *laughs outright*
Idran1701 (6:16:15 PM): =One thing to be sure, at least we won't have to worry about them getting captured, eh?=
Besyanteo (6:17:27 PM): =I'd be surprised, yeah.= *earflick. Mostly trying to get the firefly to leave*
Idran1701 (6:18:09 PM): *it takes off and flits around a little more, before settling on Guy's back again*
Besyanteo (6:18:51 PM): ...
Idran1701 (6:18:52 PM): =How different is it, traveling with a group of two legs, anyway? They treat you well enough, if those two are any sign.=
Besyanteo (6:19:05 PM): =Does that seem odd to you?= *craning his neck to see this thing now*
Idran1701 (6:19:27 PM): =Hmm?=
Idran1701 (6:20:05 PM): *it's glowing too brightly for Guy to make out any details of its body; just a very tiny ball of light to him*
Besyanteo (6:20:14 PM): =It's been doing all it can to get on my back and my head, and stay there.=
Idran1701 (6:21:57 PM): =A little odd, I guess. Maybe it's hungry or something? I don't know much about bugs.=
Idran1701 (6:22:09 PM): *it takes off, buzzing around a little more before stopping on Guy a third time*
Besyanteo (6:22:21 PM): (*checks spell list*)
Idran1701 (6:22:25 PM): *...he's starting to feel a little tired, and his mind's a little slow*
Besyanteo (6:23:06 PM): *starts muttering... but it's incoherent and slow, and his head starts to droop*
Idran1701 (6:23:13 PM): ...=What is it?=
Besyanteo (6:23:28 PM): IM: deja vu (or equivalent phrase)
Besyanteo (6:23:47 PM): =tired...=
Besyanteo (6:23:59 PM): =something... wrong... help...=
Idran1701 (6:24:19 PM): *that bug takes off again, spinning around Guy and flitting into his head this time*
Idran1701 (6:24:28 PM): =...Guy?=
Idran1701 (6:24:31 PM): (d20!)
OnlineHost (6:24:37 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Idran1701 (6:25:04 PM): *he's feeling a little more drained...the bug's doing something, obviously...*
Idran1701 (6:25:20 PM): (He's still coherent enough to attack, at least.)
Besyanteo (6:25:38 PM): (it's inside him though, right?)
Idran1701 (6:25:48 PM): (Oh, not literally into his head.)
Idran1701 (6:25:51 PM): (It bounced off.)
Idran1701 (6:25:57 PM): (Like a fly into a window.)
Besyanteo (6:26:26 PM): (Well then: No time for overkill like now:)
Besyanteo (6:26:44 PM): *his tail arcs, albeit weakly, into a shape not unlike that of a scorpion's when it's abotu to strike*
Besyanteo (6:26:52 PM): (Magic missile, on the bug thingy.)
Idran1701 (6:26:59 PM): (3 1d4+1!)
OnlineHost (6:27:08 PM): Besyanteo rolled 3 4-sided dice: 2 4 3
Besyanteo (6:27:18 PM): (12~)
Idran1701 (6:27:34 PM): *the bug thing is blasted with a set of three missiles...but it's still buzzing around, if a little more slowly*
Idran1701 (6:27:50 PM): *it slams into Guy a fifth time, and he can feel a little more drained...*
Idran1701 (6:28:02 PM): *Roland's at a loss for what to do but bark, trying to scare it off*
Idran1701 (6:28:04 PM): (Guy's up again!)
Besyanteo (6:28:27 PM): =get... away...= *his eyes scrunch up,*
Besyanteo (6:28:57 PM): (Displace Self)
Idran1701 (6:29:55 PM): *One of Guy's loops of leather vanishes and his image blurs, as he appears to shift to a spot a couple feet away*
Idran1701 (6:30:11 PM): *The bug stops, confused, flitting back and forth between where Guy was and where he looks to be...*
OnlineHost (6:30:18 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
Idran1701 (6:30:34 PM): *...and he flits into the false image, to no effect, as it jumps to somewhere else*
Idran1701 (6:30:36 PM): (Guy!)
Besyanteo (6:30:56 PM): =It's... them... get... away!=
Besyanteo (6:31:10 PM): (Melf's Acid Arrow)
Idran1701 (6:31:33 PM): (d20!)
OnlineHost (6:31:40 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Idran1701 (6:31:58 PM): *the arrow buzzes past the bug, slamming into a nearby tree with the hiss of corrosion*
OnlineHost (6:32:04 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Idran1701 (6:32:25 PM): *and it flits through the false image again, flitting around in place even more rapidly*
Idran1701 (6:32:38 PM): *Roland tries to jump at it, snapping...*
OnlineHost (6:32:42 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Idran1701 (6:32:54 PM): *...Only for it to flit away at the last second!*
Idran1701 (6:32:56 PM): (Guy!)
Idran1701 (6:33:09 PM): =I'm not leaving you here, Guy!=
Besyanteo (6:33:51 PM): (... question: )
Idran1701 (6:34:02 PM): (Hmm?)
Besyanteo (6:34:19 PM): (Could guy use teleport object to make his prism for Read Magic appear in the same spot in space and time as the firefly?)
Idran1701 (6:34:38 PM): (...Hmm!)
Idran1701 (6:34:46 PM): (Lemme check. It works the same as Teleport, I know.)
Idran1701 (6:35:27 PM): (Afraid not, you have to teleport onto a surface, you can't teleport into midair. So not unless it lands on something.)
Besyanteo (6:36:01 PM): (... on top of the fly? =D)
Idran1701 (6:36:15 PM): (...Ha. Sure, I'll let you try that. :D)
Besyanteo (6:36:30 PM): (hee)
Besyanteo (6:36:40 PM): *Presto moveo!*
Idran1701 (6:36:55 PM): (d100!)
Idran1701 (6:36:58 PM): (For high or low. :D)
CGNakibe (6:37:07 PM): (Arrrgh. I remember this. >:P)
Idran1701 (6:37:15 PM): (I'd count this as "very familiar".)
OnlineHost (6:37:27 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 100-sided die: 93
Idran1701 (6:37:52 PM): *the crystal appears on top of the fly, immediately falling*
OnlineHost (6:38:02 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Idran1701 (6:38:23 PM): *it tries to get out from under it quickly enough, but the fly is smashed into the ground...*
OnlineHost (6:38:27 PM): Unknown "//" command.
OnlineHost (6:38:32 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Idran1701 (6:38:47 PM): *...but still buzzing around, if a little less speedily*
Idran1701 (6:38:59 PM): *as for the crystal, thanks to the soft dirt, it's still in one piece*
Besyanteo (6:39:11 PM): (Ah-ha!)
Besyanteo (6:39:31 PM): (I now have a (very primitive looking) remake of the planes picture, with alignment reference guide)
Idran1701 (6:39:32 PM): *Roland gives another fruitless attempt at scaring it off, as the fly buzzes towards Guy, trying for a sixth strike...*
OnlineHost (6:39:39 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
Idran1701 (6:39:51 PM): *...and it slams into him! Literally, this time, vanishing into Guy's body.*
Idran1701 (6:39:56 PM): *...And Guy feels back to normal now.*
Idran1701 (6:40:00 PM): *Not tired at all.*
Besyanteo (6:40:06 PM): *perks up*
Idran1701 (6:40:14 PM): T: Sorry! Sorry!
Idran1701 (6:40:21 PM): (Where from? :O)
Besyanteo (6:40:34 PM): *Starts, fur on end, as he whirls around!*
Besyanteo (6:40:42 PM): (I made it.)
Idran1701 (6:40:47 PM): =What? Where'd it go?=
Besyanteo (6:40:51 PM): (Paint)
Besyanteo (6:40:53 PM): ...
Idran1701 (6:40:56 PM): (Oh, awesome. :D)
Besyanteo (6:41:04 PM): *he stops, and stares at Roland*
Besyanteo (6:41:09 PM): =It's in my head.=
Idran1701 (6:41:23 PM): T: Are you okay? I don't like doing that, but I had to...you're better now, right?
Besyanteo (6:41:38 PM): IM: Explain yourself.
Idran1701 (6:41:40 PM): (Mind sending it to me?)
Besyanteo (6:41:42 PM): *doesn't sound happy*
Besyanteo (6:41:48 PM): (sure, a sec)
Besyanteo (6:41:58 PM): (gonna make it a gif, for filesize)
Idran1701 (6:42:06 PM): T: Your courage was so tasty...I just had to!
Idran1701 (6:42:18 PM): *not just back to normal, Guy's actually feeling a little better, even*
Idran1701 (6:42:43 PM): =...In your head?=
Besyanteo (6:43:10 PM): =It's talking to me, and it disappeared after hitting me. It's my best guess.=
Idran1701 (6:43:17 PM): ...
Idran1701 (6:43:20 PM): ...=Huh.=
Besyanteo (6:43:26 PM): (*facepalm*)
Besyanteo (6:43:32 PM): (And I still sent the bmp. Whoops.)
Idran1701 (6:43:37 PM): (Heh. No problem. :D)
Idran1701 (6:44:28 PM): (Cool! One thing: The Outlands is in the middle, and Sgigil's in the Outlands.)
Idran1701 (6:44:33 PM): (*Sigil)
Besyanteo (6:44:39 PM): (Ah.)
Besyanteo (6:44:44 PM): (I can do that~)
Idran1701 (6:44:54 PM): (Still cool, though.)
Idran1701 (6:45:13 PM): T: ...You're not mad, are you?
Besyanteo (6:45:45 PM): *his anger has shifted slightly towards confusion, if it can feel that.*
Besyanteo (6:45:48 PM): IM: ...
Besyanteo (6:45:53 PM): IM: "tasty".
Idran1701 (6:46:00 PM): T: Yeah.
Idran1701 (6:46:48 PM): T: It's...it's what I eat...I don't take it, though!
Idran1701 (6:47:00 PM): T: I just...sort of...feed on you having it.
Besyanteo (6:47:24 PM): (Idran: File. Updated, and gif)
Idran1701 (6:47:33 PM): (*nod* Accepted, but it's being slow.)
Idran1701 (6:47:39 PM): (There it goes.)
Besyanteo (6:47:56 PM): ... *he chuckles*
Besyanteo (6:48:05 PM): =I think I've just been complimented. A sec.=
Besyanteo (6:48:49 PM): IM: Alright. ... Since you're here,
Idran1701 (6:48:55 PM): ...*confused* =All right.=
Besyanteo (6:49:18 PM): IM: What do you know about the humans that have been running through lately, collecting petitioners?
Besyanteo (6:49:29 PM): (... I can't recall how to spell that.)
Idran1701 (6:49:35 PM): T: ...Uh...oh, right!
Idran1701 (6:49:37 PM): (That's right.)
Idran1701 (6:50:08 PM): T: They were here. There were some brave people there, but they were too dark for me.
Idran1701 (6:50:21 PM): T: I like light people better. Like you!
Besyanteo (6:50:29 PM): IM: Heh.
Besyanteo (6:50:35 PM): IM: What are you?
CGNakibe (6:50:45 PM): (Guy, now with half the fat and calories)
Idran1701 (6:50:51 PM): T: I'm a courage incarnate!
Besyanteo (6:51:04 PM): (has he heard of them?)
Idran1701 (6:51:11 PM): (Int/Knowledge check.)
Besyanteo (6:51:18 PM): *collects his crystal*
OnlineHost (6:51:22 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Idran1701 (6:51:25 PM): (He has!)
Besyanteo (6:51:28 PM): (!)
Besyanteo (6:51:31 PM): (Tell me more!)
Idran1701 (6:51:33 PM): (Pure emotion, basically.)
Idran1701 (6:51:39 PM): (Intelligent emotion, at that.)
Besyanteo (6:51:46 PM): ...
Idran1701 (6:51:51 PM): (They find a suitable host, and inhabit them, feeding on the emotion that makes them up.)
Idran1701 (6:51:57 PM): (While giving the host benefits in exchange.)
Besyanteo (6:51:58 PM): *he laughs openly, in wolven*
Idran1701 (6:52:33 PM): (In Guy's case, though this is metagame: +1 to Con and Cha while he's in you, and immunity to magical fear. He's fearless, but not reckless, while the incarnate's inhabiting him.)
Besyanteo (6:52:52 PM): =This is a well disguised blessing. It's a Courage Incarnate.=
Idran1701 (6:52:53 PM): (Also shared by all incarnates is the fact that he can't be possessed while it's in him. Since it's already possessing him.)
Idran1701 (6:53:12 PM): (It can control him, but good ones like this only do if the host says it's okay.)
Besyanteo (6:53:26 PM): (*nod*)
Besyanteo (6:53:29 PM): (Something funny?)
Idran1701 (6:53:35 PM): (Hmm?)
Besyanteo (6:53:37 PM): (There's a race in RIFTS that works similarly.)
Besyanteo (6:53:43 PM): (I've always wanted a character with one. =D)
Idran1701 (6:53:51 PM): ...=Oh, that is a blessing!=
Idran1701 (6:53:54 PM): (Ha. :D)
Idran1701 (6:54:29 PM): T: ...Can I stay?
Besyanteo (6:54:31 PM): IM: I'll forgive you the intrusion if you'll forgive me the torrent of magic I threw at you. Deal?
Idran1701 (6:54:43 PM): T: Oh, that's okay! It's happened before.
Besyanteo (6:54:58 PM): IM: Then yes, stay. *sort of a mental smile*
Idran1701 (6:55:07 PM): T: Thanks!
Idran1701 (6:56:09 PM): (And unless you have more, timeskip to the rejoining? :D)
Besyanteo (6:56:17 PM): *bemused* =Well, that was exciting.=
Besyanteo (6:56:18 PM): (Sure!)
Idran1701 (6:56:41 PM): (SHAUN ARE YOU STILL AWAKE?)
CGNakibe (6:56:55 PM): (NO WAIT YES)
CGNakibe (6:57:03 PM): (Ready)
Idran1701 (6:57:06 PM): (*tases you into consciousness*)
Idran1701 (6:58:15 PM): *Time passes, and eventually, Arian and Karin return through the layer portal.*
Idran1701 (6:58:24 PM): *Guy's incarnate seems fairly quiet most of the time, but it seems to enjoy having normal senses again; it's been a while since the last host, apparantly.*
Besyanteo (6:58:47 PM): *tail wag!*
Besyanteo (6:58:58 PM): *but silence until they repalce the rock*
Idran1701 (6:59:06 PM): *and with the two...is another wolf, collared*
CGNakibe (6:59:13 PM): *grunts a bit....* Well.
Besyanteo (6:59:13 PM): ...
CGNakibe (6:59:17 PM): That done, time to earn my bruises.
Besyanteo (6:59:24 PM): *his tail stops, and falls just a little*
CGNakibe (6:59:35 PM): *and Arian looks around* <.< >.>
Idran1701 (6:59:38 PM): *notices* ...I know, Guy.
CGNakibe (6:59:47 PM): Guy. *nods*
CGNakibe (6:59:49 PM): One moment.
Idran1701 (6:59:52 PM): We had to...buy one of their animals to get out. I don't like it any more than you.
Idran1701 (6:59:57 PM): But at least it's one rescued.
Besyanteo (7:00:19 PM): ... No, no. ... It is... I do not find error on you. Just free him.
Besyanteo (7:00:23 PM): (or her, as appropriate)
CGNakibe (7:00:26 PM): *grabs his weapon, and puts an edge under the collar..*
Idran1701 (7:00:28 PM): (Him.)
CGNakibe (7:00:37 PM): *sawsawsaw*
Idran1701 (7:01:11 PM): *Karin stands back behind the other canines as Arian saws, and it doesn't take long before the collar snaps under his cutting.*
Idran1701 (7:01:33 PM): *The wolf's eyes quickly clear, and he looks up to Arian with quite the growl!*
Besyanteo (7:01:39 PM): *growls in return*
Besyanteo (7:01:47 PM): =Stop! He is not your enemy.=
CGNakibe (7:01:49 PM): See what I mean? Easy now.
Idran1701 (7:01:52 PM): *Snarling, he begins thrashing against Arian, snapping at him* =Slavers!=
Idran1701 (7:02:00 PM): ...=What?=
Idran1701 (7:02:02 PM): *to Guy*
CGNakibe (7:02:08 PM): Damn. * trying his best to hold snarling wolf off of him*
Besyanteo (7:02:18 PM): =They are with me! Do not harm them!-
Besyanteo (7:02:20 PM): =*
Besyanteo (7:02:52 PM): *will relax if the other does*
Idran1701 (7:03:05 PM): *surprised to see another petitioner here, he quiets, still watching Arian teeth bared* =They captured me! Forced their enslavement device on my neck!=
Idran1701 (7:03:15 PM): =Why shouldn't I rip out his throat right now?=
CGNakibe (7:03:17 PM): Which explains why I just cut it off.
CGNakibe (7:03:22 PM): (Whoops)
Besyanteo (7:03:22 PM): =They rescued you while learning the location of the slavers. They risked themselves to buy us the the knowledge we need,=
Idran1701 (7:03:26 PM): (Arian can't speak wolf, yeah. :D)
CGNakibe (7:03:28 PM): (Sorry. ^^;; )
Besyanteo (7:03:29 PM): =to bring to the Lord.=
CGNakibe (7:03:51 PM): Could you PLEASE tell this one that I'd rather not have my throat torn out today? I'm kind of attached ot it. <.<;;;
Besyanteo (7:03:53 PM): =I'd rather you not kill your rescuer, and my ward.=
Idran1701 (7:03:57 PM): ...*he settles, still not looking too happy*
Idran1701 (7:04:09 PM): =A rescuer?=
CGNakibe (7:04:25 PM): Ah, that's a bit better.
Besyanteo (7:04:41 PM): =Yes. Ask Roland if you like. They were with me when I rescued him in Sigil.=
Besyanteo (7:05:04 PM): *head jerk to Roland!*
Idran1701 (7:05:12 PM): ...=You are as I, so I shall trust you. But I'll keep watch on the two-leggers.=
Besyanteo (7:05:38 PM): =They are my wards, and my responsibility. If they behave in a manner that defiles this place,=
Besyanteo (7:05:49 PM): =I will answer to the Lord personally. Let that be enough for you.= *firm*
Idran1701 (7:06:04 PM): =Hmph.=
Idran1701 (7:06:10 PM): *he sits, staring at Arian*
Idran1701 (7:06:19 PM): *but he's not growling or snarling anymore...so that's good!*
CGNakibe (7:06:28 PM): *sighs* Well, that's one thing out of the way.
Besyanteo (7:06:42 PM): We should go now. I will scent.
CGNakibe (7:06:52 PM): ... *turns to Guy* Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we need to move quickly again.
Besyanteo (7:07:07 PM): *he was about to turn around, but he looks back*
Besyanteo (7:07:10 PM): =What?=
CGNakibe (7:07:12 PM): Karin and I showing up didn't put them in the best of moods.
Besyanteo (7:07:14 PM): (... wait)
Besyanteo (7:07:17 PM): (wrong language)
CGNakibe (7:07:41 PM): I have a sinking suspicion they were preparing to move again.
Besyanteo (7:07:49 PM): If we come back this week, we will still track them.
CGNakibe (7:07:58 PM): *nods* Just letting you know.
Besyanteo (7:08:09 PM): =We must track down the Lord and his pack, quickly. I could use both your help.=
Idran1701 (7:08:24 PM): ...=I'll do what I can.=
Idran1701 (7:08:33 PM): =Right. You lead the way, Guy.=
Besyanteo (7:08:59 PM): *begins trying to scent the Wolf Lord! Moving towards any place he might tend to haunt often*
Idran1701 (7:09:54 PM): *it should be comparatively easy; the Lord's back was a few dozen strong when Guy last met him*
Idran1701 (7:09:56 PM): *pack*
Besyanteo (7:10:28 PM): *Awesome! But no reason to slack. He moves with purpose!*
Idran1701 (7:10:36 PM): *Are they covering the portal first, or leaving it open?*
Besyanteo (7:11:42 PM): (Guy would have wanted it closed, yeah)
Idran1701 (7:12:36 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (7:12:51 PM): *The party presses on through the woods, Guy hunting out the Wolf Lord*
CGNakibe (7:13:38 PM): *covering it, yes*
Idran1701 (7:14:25 PM): *It takes some hours before Guy picks up a trace; his pack stayed here a night some time ago, they may still be in the area.*
Idran1701 (7:14:38 PM): *Guy has a general idea which way to head now, at least.*
Besyanteo (7:15:00 PM): *then onward!*
CGNakibe (7:15:00 PM): *looks over to Karinska* Feeling better now?
Idran1701 (7:15:38 PM): *nods, light smile* I am.
Idran1701 (7:15:48 PM): Especially now that we're soon to stopping them.
CGNakibe (7:16:18 PM): I figured that might help. *gives a minor smirk of his own*
CGNakibe (7:16:27 PM): I'm also glad I didn't get bitten. >.>
CGNakibe (7:16:33 PM): Some things are... best avoided, at least.
CGNakibe (7:16:53 PM): *chuckles a little*
Idran1701 (7:17:33 PM): *chuckles a bit back* Oh, I know. I've been bitten before, it's hardly enjoyable.
CGNakibe (7:18:03 PM): (... *keeps the Naki in his brain unable to comment*)
Idran1701 (7:18:27 PM): (Oh, fine, let him out in OOC. :D)
Besyanteo (7:19:22 PM): (Naki sez biting can be such great fun, done right.)
Besyanteo (7:19:25 PM): (yes?
Besyanteo (7:19:26 PM): )*
CGNakibe (7:19:45 PM): (Among other things, yes)
Idran1701 (7:19:52 PM): (Heh.)
Idran1701 (7:20:51 PM): *a cloud of bats pass by overhead, as Guy picks up a stronger scent*
CGNakibe (7:20:59 PM): Since you probably were wondering, they had a pretty fair sized camp going, Guy.
Besyanteo (7:22:30 PM): I expect many, yes.
Besyanteo (7:22:56 PM): *speeds up a bit!*
CGNakibe (7:23:01 PM): A small community, then. They definitely had the right setup for it.
Besyanteo (7:23:58 PM): I see.
Besyanteo (7:24:43 PM): ...
Besyanteo (7:24:57 PM): 'kah-myun-ih-tee'?
CGNakibe (7:25:08 PM): Take... Um. A pack.
CGNakibe (7:25:15 PM): Then bring several more packs into the area.
Besyanteo (7:25:25 PM): ...
CGNakibe (7:25:26 PM): Have them all live together. That's about right.
Besyanteo (7:25:39 PM): Lord will know what to do.
Besyanteo (7:25:50 PM): *la la la, finding, finding*
Idran1701 (7:26:46 PM): *some further hours pass, Guy tracking the scent; they're no more than half a day away now, thanks to how much the Lord wanders about here and there*
Idran1701 (7:26:49 PM): (d20s for both)
OnlineHost (7:27:06 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
OnlineHost (7:27:09 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
CGNakibe (7:27:18 PM): (This is about right, I think)
Besyanteo (7:28:15 PM): =Do you hear that? Smell it?=
Idran1701 (7:28:40 PM): ...=I do.=
Idran1701 (7:28:55 PM): =Yes. Should we ignore it?=
Besyanteo (7:29:57 PM): =I don't think so. A bear might be hell to deal with it it's just a normal bear, but it's a bigger problem if it's a slave. ... and a Petitioner could help.=
Besyanteo (7:30:12 PM): (if it's*)
Idran1701 (7:31:01 PM): =Right. You're our alpha for now, Guy.=
CGNakibe (7:31:01 PM): So. How much farther do we have to go?
Besyanteo (7:31:22 PM): Trouble. Stay back.
Besyanteo (7:31:28 PM): *suddenly, he turns into the woods!*
Idran1701 (7:31:36 PM): (Guy casts Tree!)
CGNakibe (7:31:41 PM): <.<
CGNakibe (7:31:41 PM): >.>
Besyanteo (7:31:44 PM): (=P ha ha ha)
Idran1701 (7:32:06 PM): *quiet* ...What kind of trouble?
CGNakibe (7:32:08 PM): (Guy hits his head against the woods for 10 damage)
Besyanteo (7:32:31 PM): *Karin... finds that Guy is no longer there to ask, as he's trying to head off a barr.*
Besyanteo (7:32:37 PM): *dem barrs*U
Idran1701 (7:33:01 PM): *Guy heads into the woods, seeing the bear stop...brown bear, from the look of it*
Idran1701 (7:33:11 PM): (d20!)
OnlineHost (7:33:28 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Idran1701 (7:33:39 PM): *...No collar, thankfully*
Besyanteo (7:33:50 PM): *And the eyes?*
Idran1701 (7:33:56 PM): *Bright!*
Idran1701 (7:34:03 PM): *Not mindless*
Besyanteo (7:34:06 PM): You speak common?
Idran1701 (7:34:38 PM): I do. *it stands, rearing back on its forelegs*
Idran1701 (7:34:56 PM): *...Eight feet tall if it's an inch.*
Besyanteo (7:34:59 PM): (quick question: )
CGNakibe (7:35:16 PM): (QUICK, GUY. GET YOUR TASER)
Besyanteo (7:35:33 PM): (Seeing as the plane is Good, does that automatically imply all the petitioners are likewise?)
Besyanteo (7:35:37 PM): (Shaun: Ha. =P)
Idran1701 (7:36:36 PM): (Mostly, yes. A little different in the Beastlands because of the animal aspect, but no more than one step removed from N/CG.)
Besyanteo (7:37:47 PM): We go to tell my Lord of the slave makers. Do you follow to help?
Idran1701 (7:37:52 PM): And I see you do as well. And you travel with both wolf and man.
Idran1701 (7:37:54 PM): ...Slave makers?
Besyanteo (7:38:10 PM): (remind me of the group's name?)
Idran1701 (7:38:12 PM): ...Ah, you are merely a petitioner, then, if you follow the Lord?
Idran1701 (7:38:15 PM): (The Vile Hunt.)
Idran1701 (7:38:23 PM): *the Wolf Lord
Besyanteo (7:38:32 PM): ... Yes. And I talk of the Vile Hunt.
Besyanteo (7:38:41 PM): ... IM: What does that make you...?
Idran1701 (7:38:42 PM): ...They work here?
Besyanteo (7:38:54 PM): They are on the day layer now,
Besyanteo (7:39:04 PM): selling all our kin as mindless slaves.
Idran1701 (7:39:10 PM): ...I see.
Idran1701 (7:39:20 PM): Brother Bear should know of this.
Idran1701 (7:39:34 PM): (d20 to recognize that name.)
Idran1701 (7:39:36 PM): (Knowledge check.)
OnlineHost (7:39:39 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
Idran1701 (7:39:42 PM): (No clue! :D)
Besyanteo (7:39:43 PM): (Guy: That movie?)
Besyanteo (7:39:51 PM): (Guy: Becuase it sucked. :( )
Idran1701 (7:39:51 PM): (Hahaha.)
CGNakibe (7:39:52 PM): (Smokey has come to fight the forest fires)
Besyanteo (7:39:55 PM): (Guy: Fuck you, Disney.)
Besyanteo (7:40:23 PM): *has no idea who it is! But, frankly, he can guess that it's atleast similar to the Wolf Lord.*
Besyanteo (7:40:37 PM): Then do that. We must continue.
Besyanteo (7:40:54 PM): Time is not alot now.
Besyanteo (7:41:01 PM): IM: That sounded wrong...
Idran1701 (7:41:08 PM): Yes. But first, you swear that you five are all as you appear, yes?
Idran1701 (7:41:22 PM): Merely wolf and man?
CGNakibe (7:41:38 PM): (Do Arian and Karin hear all this talk, by the by?)
Idran1701 (7:41:42 PM): (Yep.)
Idran1701 (7:41:46 PM): (They're only a few feet off.)
CGNakibe (7:41:57 PM): *wanders over, slowly, hiding behind a tree or two*
CGNakibe (7:42:07 PM): *... yeah, like that really helps him hide when he can't be that quiet*
Idran1701 (7:42:29 PM): *glances towards Arian, smiling at his attempt*
Idran1701 (7:42:38 PM): ...*yep, definitely not a petitioner if he can do that.*
Besyanteo (7:42:44 PM): We are, yes.
CGNakibe (7:42:53 PM): IM: ... okay. Yes. That's why I don't hunt bears.
CGNakibe (7:42:57 PM): IM: Because I'm not CRAZY.
Besyanteo (7:42:59 PM): ...
Besyanteo (7:43:02 PM): IM: wait, what.
Besyanteo (7:43:12 PM): ... Who are you?
Idran1701 (7:44:20 PM): A patron of Brother Bear, Balador. Your group passed into Ursis perhaps a half hour ago, and he wishes to ensure you were not followers of Daragor attempting another invasion of his realm.
Besyanteo (7:44:20 PM): *unabashedly curious!*
Idran1701 (7:44:24 PM): (No roll for this necessary:)
Idran1701 (7:44:36 PM): (Balador is the patron god of werebears and other good lycanthropes.)
Idran1701 (7:44:44 PM): (And Ursis is his realm in Brux.)
CGNakibe (7:44:46 PM): IM: And Guy is talking to it. *shakes his head*
CGNakibe (7:45:17 PM): IM: I suppose there isn't much point to hiding, then, is there?
CGNakibe (7:45:23 PM): IM:... and yet... huge bear....
Besyanteo (7:45:27 PM): ... It is a honor. *stands a little straighter.*
Idran1701 (7:45:44 PM): Please, we are honored by any visitors.
Idran1701 (7:45:59 PM): *chuckles* It was a concern, nothing more. A group of travelers such as you are...
Idran1701 (7:46:04 PM): ...it would not have been the first time.
CGNakibe (7:46:14 PM): ... *sighs. Composes himself.*
Besyanteo (7:46:16 PM): *nods, human like*
CGNakibe (7:46:33 PM): *comes out from behind the tree, but doesn't seem inclined to come much closer*
Idran1701 (7:46:47 PM): I shall inform him of the Hunt's actions here, and we shall watch for any intrusions by their kind into Ursis.
Idran1701 (7:46:57 PM): *he looks back to Arian, grinning* Please. I don't bite.
Besyanteo (7:47:14 PM): *notes Arian* thank you. ... We must hurry. But I hope to meet you again.
CGNakibe (7:47:32 PM): Perhaps not, but caution has been a watchword of late.
Idran1701 (7:47:45 PM): *he nods* May Noctos watch over you all.
Besyanteo (7:48:05 PM): And you.
Idran1701 (7:48:14 PM): *he nods again* And you have our word that no harm shall befall you while you remain in Ursis.
Besyanteo (7:48:42 PM): *nod*
Besyanteo (7:50:09 PM): (And... move on?)
CGNakibe (7:50:13 PM): .... Um. Okay. o.o;;
CGNakibe (7:50:21 PM): Guy.... *thinks*
Besyanteo (7:50:34 PM): (sorry, also doing something else. x.x)
Idran1701 (7:50:39 PM): (No problem.)
CGNakibe (7:50:43 PM): *...shakes his head* Wait. I see. He was watching us.
Besyanteo (7:51:29 PM): Yes.
Idran1701 (7:51:39 PM): *nods*
Besyanteo (7:51:51 PM): ... We must go. My thanks again.
CGNakibe (7:52:07 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (7:52:08 PM): And ours at your visit, however brief.
Besyanteo (7:52:19 PM): *and, he goes!*
Idran1701 (7:52:21 PM): *he heads into the deeper woods, remaining upright as he walks off*
Idran1701 (7:52:51 PM): (How late can you go, by the way, Bes?)
Besyanteo (7:53:15 PM): (I'd prefer to stop within the next 30 minutes. Dishes, and an uncertain morning.)
Idran1701 (7:53:19 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (7:53:27 PM): (I can do that. :O)
Idran1701 (7:53:43 PM): *the group heads on, Guy quickly picking up the scent of the lord again*
Idran1701 (7:54:20 PM): *It's definitely stronger this way, and only another 6, maybe 8 hours ahead from his best guess.*
Idran1701 (7:54:47 PM): *time passes, the scent only growing stronger*
Idran1701 (7:55:17 PM): *Guy can feel the Wolf Lord's presence tugging to him now, calling him.*
Idran1701 (7:55:42 PM): *Roland and their still-nameless companion look to be feeling it too...even Arian can just barely feel the call at the back of his mind*
Besyanteo (7:55:46 PM): *hopefully the Wold Lord can feel his urgency on the other end. Not that Bes knows if it works that way or not*
CGNakibe (7:56:04 PM): *blinks*
Idran1701 (7:56:14 PM): *Something primal, bestial, calling to his currently more-prominent animalistic nature*
Idran1701 (7:56:34 PM): ...Arian?
CGNakibe (7:56:54 PM): I... hear something.
CGNakibe (7:57:03 PM): I guess that's how to say it.
Besyanteo (7:57:21 PM): It is him. Is it not wonderful?
CGNakibe (7:58:08 PM): *nods idly, not sure what to make of this*
Idran1701 (7:59:29 PM): *the newest wolf looks to Arian, heading back and nudging him forward* Hurry. We are nearly there.
Besyanteo (8:00:44 PM): IM: ... I should let him translate to common for me. He's better at it.
CGNakibe (8:02:26 PM): *nudged, speeds up as he goes*
CGNakibe (8:02:47 PM): IM: Wait. Our new friend can speak Common?
CGNakibe (8:02:50 PM): IM: Hm.
Idran1701 (8:02:50 PM): *staying behind Arian, pushing him forward whenever he starts to slack*
Besyanteo (8:03:12 PM): =I never did ask...=
Besyanteo (8:03:17 PM): =What is your name, friend?=
CGNakibe (8:03:18 PM): I'm moving, I'm moving. *doesn't seem too annoyed by the wolf headbutting his legs*
Idran1701 (8:03:44 PM): *Guy can soon smell the scent of the rest of the pack, close enough now that the Wolf Lord is no longer pushing it aside*
Idran1701 (8:04:06 PM): =Edwin. And I suppose I never asked yours either?=
Besyanteo (8:04:12 PM): =Guy.=
Besyanteo (8:04:33 PM): (Edwin familiar at all?)
Idran1701 (8:04:40 PM): (Nope, to neither of them.)
Besyanteo (8:04:44 PM): (also, brb)
Besyanteo (8:06:28 PM): (back)
Idran1701 (8:07:10 PM): *The woods part, revealing a large clearing...filled with wolves. Dozens, some resting, some watching, some eating, some doing...other activities. The scent of a recent kill and fresh meat fills the entire meadow.*
Idran1701 (8:07:51 PM): *And in the center, they can each see the figure of the Wolf Lord; a large wolf, almost 8 feet long, with a dark coat, feeding on whatever prey animal the pack tracked down.*
CGNakibe (8:08:02 PM): O.O
Besyanteo (8:08:19 PM): *stops at the edge of the clearing,*
Besyanteo (8:08:31 PM): *and announces his presence with a howl. Barging in wouldn't be polite.*
Idran1701 (8:08:35 PM): ...Wow.
Idran1701 (8:08:46 PM): *Roland and Edwin join in, as the pack turns to look at them.*
OnlineHost (8:09:27 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
CGNakibe (8:09:43 PM): *... as does Arian, curiously enough*
Besyanteo (8:09:50 PM): (HA)
Besyanteo (8:09:53 PM): (HAHAHAHA)
Idran1701 (8:10:04 PM): ...
CGNakibe (8:10:05 PM): *its a bit ragged for a howl, but, somehow it doesn't feel odd to him*
Besyanteo (8:10:16 PM): *something between amusement and joy at Arian's joining in.*
CGNakibe (8:10:18 PM): IM: ... o.o
Idran1701 (8:10:39 PM): *the pack offers a howl in return, welcoming the lot of them to join*
Besyanteo (8:10:42 PM): (or would it he chagrin? Heheh. Whatever.)
Idran1701 (8:10:56 PM): ...*snickers* Enjoying yourself?
Besyanteo (8:10:59 PM): *he proceeds forward, directly to the Wolf Lord*
CGNakibe (8:11:15 PM): o.o Didn't know I could do that.
CGNakibe (8:11:17 PM): Felt nice, though.
Idran1701 (8:12:26 PM): *Karinska chuckles, reaching up and scratching behind Arian's currently-canine ears* Well, at least you're having a good time.
CGNakibe (8:12:54 PM): mmmm..... ^.^
CGNakibe (8:12:57 PM): Er... >.>;;;
CGNakibe (8:13:12 PM): A little to the left, please?
Idran1701 (8:13:17 PM): *smirking* Come on.
Idran1701 (8:13:38 PM): *quietly* And let's hope they don't end up chasing me into a tree or something.
Idran1701 (8:14:17 PM): *Guy heads forward, the Wolf Lord watching him and his two wolven companions as they pass through the pack*
CGNakibe (8:14:57 PM): Somehow I doubt that'll happen.
Besyanteo (8:16:07 PM): *When he reaches the Wolf Lord... unless he begins to speak first?*
Idran1701 (8:16:14 PM): *he does!*
Besyanteo (8:16:22 PM): *listening time then!*
Idran1701 (8:17:54 PM): *He speaks in a manner such that the entire group can understand, regardless of language. His voice is perhaps a little higher than Arian might have expected, expecially given his frame.*
Idran1701 (8:18:00 PM): Guy. Welcome back. You haven't already finished my mission, have you?
Besyanteo (8:18:23 PM): =I have not. I bring terrible news.=
Idran1701 (8:18:36 PM): Tell me.
Besyanteo (8:18:52 PM): *proceeds to explain everything that's happened! In Wolven!*
Besyanteo (8:18:57 PM): *Sucks to be Karin and Arian*
Idran1701 (8:19:12 PM): ...*snarls a little* I see.
CGNakibe (8:19:22 PM): IM: Dammit, one of these days I'll learn their language. >.>;;
CGNakibe (8:19:31 PM): IM: At the very least it'd be useful to know.
Idran1701 (8:20:10 PM): And how many have they captured?
Besyanteo (8:20:38 PM): (Waht was it, atleast 30 that Guy scented, and whatever else they got before that.)
Idran1701 (8:20:55 PM): (*nod* Yep. At least 30, probably many more.)
CGNakibe (8:21:01 PM): (How many did Arian and Karin see on their trip?)
Idran1701 (8:21:10 PM): (Dozens.)
Besyanteo (8:21:20 PM): =I could smell only 30 as we went, but there must be many more.=
Besyanteo (8:21:24 PM): *looks to Arian*
Besyanteo (8:21:30 PM): *expectant!*
CGNakibe (8:21:52 PM): There were dozens ther that we saw. And that was just the ones that they showed us. *shakes his head* All with collars.
CGNakibe (8:22:04 PM): *snorts* To make them more trainable, he said.
Besyanteo (8:22:18 PM): *his fur fluffs, and his left ear seems to be going mad*
Idran1701 (8:22:23 PM): ...We go.
Besyanteo (8:23:46 PM): (cut?)
CGNakibe (8:23:59 PM): (Seems like a good time for it)
Idran1701 (8:24:09 PM): (Sure!)
Idran1701 (8:24:11 PM): (XP!)
Idran1701 (8:25:13 PM): (550 base. 100 for Arian for going with the hound thing nicely, and 250 for Guy for the Incarnate scene. :D)
Besyanteo (8:25:22 PM): (=D!)
Besyanteo (8:25:32 PM): (880~ *applies*)
Besyanteo (8:26:33 PM): (21790?)
Idran1701 (8:26:46 PM): (That's whatI've got.)
Besyanteo (8:26:49 PM): (righto)
Besyanteo (8:26:51 PM): (Night)
Idran1701 (8:26:53 PM): (Night. :D)
CGNakibe (8:26:54 PM): (21,170)
CGNakibe (8:26:57 PM): (Night)
(8:27:06 PM) Besyanteo has left the room.