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Idran1701 (7:32:32 PM): Right! Well, anything to take care of before we get started?
SongstressEnlil (7:32:51 PM): *First didn't get his pony yet*
Brodzky Zero (7:32:58 PM): *First didn- yeah.*
Idran1701 (7:33:10 PM): First doesn't get a pony. He knows why. >:
NebbieQ (7:33:13 PM): But it's not even Christmas.
CGNakibe (7:33:58 PM): FOR PONY!
Brodzky Zero (7:34:28 PM): *MILKSHAKE*
Idran1701 (7:34:34 PM): Well, shall we begin, then? :O
NebbieQ (7:34:45 PM): Ready!
SongstressEnlil (7:34:51 PM)
: *Shore. A detailed refresher would be nice*
Brodzky Zero (7:35:28 PM): *From First's point of view if you please*
Idran1701 (7:36:12 PM): All right: Stuff happened. It didn't involve the Creator. No one's talking about the Creator. The statue is neat, but more people should be mentioning the Creator.
Idran1701 (7:36:35 PM): That about right, Zero?
Brodzky Zero (7:36:41 PM): *Aha. Yeah, I was getting a bit hazy.*
Idran1701 (7:37:35 PM): Anyway, I'll recap at the start of IC stuff.
Idran1701 (7:37:48 PM): Also, I'm getting a small bit of lag, but hopefully it'll clear up soon.
SongstressEnlil (7:37:52 PM): <We Forgot>
Brodzky Zero (7:37:58 PM): *All those lives...*
Brodzky Zero (7:38:00 PM): *In vain.*
Idran1701 (7:38:45 PM): <WE SHALL BEGIN>
Brodzky Zero (7:39:24 PM): <Proof of The Creator lies in the implausibility of a Beholder evolving that many eyes>
Idran1701 (7:40:12 PM): (Neb, Shaun? :O)
NebbieQ (7:40:19 PM): <BZING>
CGNakibe (7:40:23 PM)
: <The only truth is that you know nothing>
CGNakibe (7:40:47 PM): (Doom?)
Idran1701 (7:41:22 PM): As we left off, the collection of Legundan expatriots (and First!) were gathered on Ortho to defend claims of their homelands being nothing more than rebelling forces against the "true" leadership of Trakain.
Idran1701 (7:41:39 PM)
: Karl was greated with an interesting surprise, upon learning his group's opponent in this was something of a familiar face.
Idran1701 (7:42:12 PM)
: Martillo gave a quite eloquent speech on behalf of the four, while Arian began to try the same.
Idran1701 (7:42:17 PM)
: (Enough for you, Pervy? :O)
Idran1701 (7:45:26 PM)
: (Everyone still here?)
Brodzky Zero (7:45:31 PM)
: (We all left, man.)
Idran1701 (7:45:41 PM): (Curses >:)
Brodzky Zero (7:45:46 PM)
: (ASCII)
NebbieQ (7:45:55 PM): (I am here!)
Idran1701 (7:45:59 PM)
: (EBCDIC)
Brodzky Zero (7:46:04 PM)
: (>:!)
Brodzky Zero (7:46:10 PM): (Neb is lying she left too.)
NebbieQ (7:46:39 PM): (Am not!)
Idran1701 (7:46:50 PM)
: (I don't know who to believe!)
SongstressEnlil (7:46:54 PM)
: (Sorry, talking with Grandma(
Idran1701 (7:47:18 PM): (Aha. *nod*)
SongstressEnlil (7:47:44 PM)
: (And that works. Although if you could IM the last few lines that'd be keen)
Idran1701 (7:48:00 PM): (*nod* I'll do the same for everyone.)
Brodzky Zero (7:48:25 PM)
: (Don't you dare.)
Brodzky Zero (7:51:10 PM): (:D)
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(7:52:12 PM) CGNakibe has entered the room.
(7:53:09 PM) CGNakibe has left the room.
Idran1701 (7:53:27 PM): (Apparently Shaun is having connection issues.)
(7:53:36 PM) CGNakibe
has entered the room.
Idran1701 (7:55:11 PM): (Looking stable, Shaun?)
CGNakibe (7:55:37 PM)
: (More stable than a minute ago, at least)
Idran1701 (7:55:59 PM): (*nod* Well, go ahead and pick up at Arian's speech once you're ready.)
SongstressEnlil (7:56:11 PM)
: (Stop throwing your modules into the Intelligence Incinerator)
CGNakibe (7:57:21 PM): At the very least these extreme measures suggest that there may be another important agenda for the Kazerian aside from trying to... *ahem* "pacify rogue states".
Idran1701 (7:58:43 PM): *nods* Your contention certainly sounds reasonable enough, Sir Renfield.
Idran1701 (8:00:10 PM)
: *Gail speaks up, looking to the Ambassador with less surity now* Unless the Legundans' bodyguard has something to say, I think we should move on, and let the Trakainian ambassador have his say.
Brodzky Zero (8:00:43 PM): *Is oblivious in spades.*
SongstressEnlil (8:01:03 PM): IM: Mmm. Have we pierced his armor a little? Or is it merely an act?
Idran1701 (8:01:12 PM): (Her :D)
Idran1701 (8:01:18 PM): (Oh, wait, misread.)
Brodzky Zero (8:02:10 PM): (WHAT(
Idran1701 (8:02:36 PM): (Thought Karl was refering to Gail, but I believe I was wrong.)
SongstressEnlil (8:02:41 PM): *Looks to Ambassador Goodspells*
Idran1701 (8:02:52 PM): *looking over the Legundans with a grimace, he turns to the collected councilmen and women* First, I would ask that you not be swayed by the...colorful words of these representatives of the rebelling provinces.
SongstressEnlil (8:02:54 PM): (I was, but I recall him being IDed as a guy last time.)
Idran1701 (8:03:26 PM): (Not sure how that would have happened; Gail was always a woman.)
SongstressEnlil (8:03:31 PM): IM: Of course, a Keeper would be wary of a thing like color. Hm...
Brodzky Zero (8:03:53 PM): *Looks over the statue to whoever just said his name.* Hello.
Idran1701 (8:03:57 PM): As I have established before this council on our first meeting, the Trakainian Empire has the continuity of rulership over much of the continent.
Brodzky Zero (8:04:17 PM): (Annyong.)
Idran1701 (8:04:34 PM): This so-called "Paladin" in fact originates from one of our own province states, and yet he stands before us all claiming feality to our foes!
SongstressEnlil (8:04:50 PM): *Small, one-sided grin*
Idran1701 (8:05:14 PM): It is only through the actions of these countries' predecessors not 550 years ago that the Empire fell in the first place, an obvious declaration of war against Trakain.
CGNakibe (8:05:14 PM): *raises an eyebrow at that* IM: So that's your best play? Heh.
CGNakibe (8:05:33 PM): Ah. *grins*
Brodzky Zero (8:05:34 PM): *Paying attention!*
NebbieQ (8:05:34 PM): IM: "So-called"? Hmph!
NebbieQ (8:05:41 PM)
: IM: I'll show him the true power of the faith!
CGNakibe (8:05:44 PM)
: *chuckles just a bit*
NebbieQ (8:05:47 PM): *Crosses his arms, and grimaces*
SongstressEnlil (8:06:38 PM)
: (I think this sums up the general Karl attitude at the moment)
Idran1701 (8:06:45 PM): Working in the service of chaos and disorder, they collapsed our empire in but a night, wreaking untold havoc on vast stretches of landscape, slaying the very incarnation of our planet, and...
Idran1701 (8:06:49 PM): (cont.)
Brodzky Zero (8:07:05 PM): (How many gold coins does Karl have on him?)
SongstressEnlil (8:07:12 PM): (More than you think)
Idran1701 (8:07:27 PM): *...with a glance towards Breinrik*...though I hesitated to remark on this in the past, causing near-genocide in the slaying of the innumerable dwarvish clans that dwelled within the Empire's borders.
SongstressEnlil (8:07:48 PM): IM: Cute.
Idran1701 (8:08:23 PM): If it was not for the state-sponsored group of individuals working in the service of Nalapeo, making their way through our Empire and reaching our capital, only to-(cont)
Idran1701 (8:08:31 PM): savage our holdings with their violent displays against Trakainian artifacts, this would not even be a question today!
CGNakibe (8:09:15 PM): *looks at Karl, as if to say "You hear this guy? He can't be THIS dumb."*
Idran1701 (8:09:17 PM): It was their nations that began this war, and it is Trakain that shall show the superiority of order over them all.
SongstressEnlil (8:09:26 PM): *Openly grinning now*
SongstressEnlil (8:09:44 PM): *And nods to Arian*
Idran1701 (8:09:51 PM): *stepping back from the podium, he appears to be finished for now*
Idran1701 (8:10:13 PM): *And Themyn speaks* Your rebuttal?
SongstressEnlil (8:10:31 PM): May I? *to the party*
CGNakibe (8:10:41 PM): Go right ahead, if you please.
Idran1701 (8:10:44 PM): *Breinrik looks to be actually paying attention now, while Harrison merely nods in agreement with the Ambassador*
Brodzky Zero (8:11:16 PM): <_<
Idran1701 (8:11:16 PM): *Themyn's as inscrutable as ever, as is Thrax; Sharon and Gail both have slight frowns, while Thangfod's...hard to read right now.*
NebbieQ (8:11:54 PM): Of course, Karl.
SongstressEnlil (8:14:17 PM)
: The disguished ambassasdor makes several very interesting claims. Let us begin with exploring the allegation that there is a State-sponsored following of Nalapeo. This is, as I have said last time, silly.
SongstressEnlil (8:15:16 PM): The faith of Nalapeo is outlawed in many nations, and those that do allow it do so only under a wariness befitting a farmer with a wolf in his fields.
Idran1701 (8:15:41 PM): *grimaces, but says nothing*
SongstressEnlil (8:15:46 PM): The idea that any nation would support the followers of chaos and insanity in any particular venture is...well...insane.
Idran1701 (8:16:03 PM): If I may interject?
SongstressEnlil (8:16:42 PM): Please, I was just about to ask that you provide some evidence of this claim, I would be pleased to see it.
Idran1701 (8:16:42 PM): Questor Hendrick?
Idran1701 (8:16:46 PM): (Switch!)
Idran1701 (8:17:02 PM): Questor, what do you know of the nation of Herford?
SongstressEnlil (8:17:37 PM): *Nods*
SongstressEnlil (8:20:27 PM): *After a moment of waiting, as though he were going to make a point*
SongstressEnlil (8:21:11 PM): Well, allow me to explain that interjection for the subcommittee, I thought the distinguished ambassador had more to say.
Idran1701 (8:21:25 PM): Oh, I do, but I wish to know your response first.
SongstressEnlil (8:22:42 PM): Herford is...well, we can call it a nation in the general sense, that is within the realms of the distortion itself.
SongstressEnlil (8:23:36 PM): It was formed after the Trakaini Heresy, when followers of Mauthe, that is recently widowed Goddess of Magic, and Nalapeo, fled from Bremen in the wake of persecution.
Idran1701 (8:24:15 PM): *nods*
SongstressEnlil (8:24:19 PM): And they formed something of a homeland for themselves there among the chaos. Really quite an interesting collection of tribes and clans, given how difficult it is to maintain a settlement.
Idran1701 (8:24:56 PM): And yet, it is a nation. And indeed, Nalapeo is a state-sponsored religion of this realm, yes?
Idran1701 (8:25:46 PM): *with the slightest of smirks*
SongstressEnlil (8:25:58 PM): I am curious, though. How does a nation that formed after the Heresy affect my statement? Not only that, it was formed because these people were persecuted for their beliefs. Does this not say that Nalapeo was found to be (con)
SongstressEnlil (8:26:55 PM): wholly unacceptable by the people who lived in civilized lands? While I cannot vouch for the followers of Nalapeo, I do not believe many magicians would wish to live in such a terrible place, if they had any other choice.
SongstressEnlil (8:27:40 PM): Doesn't that rather imply that Nalapeo's faith was not a welcome thing? Hardly state sponsoring as far as most of the world is concerned.
Idran1701 (8:27:47 PM): ...*not smirking any more, turning back to the Council* What it demonstrates is...is that even today, Nalapeo is...possessed of national support amongst these rebels.
CGNakibe (8:27:49 PM): It is interesting that they have been forced to live in the distortion itself, where no one else would dare stay more than a scant few hours.
Idran1701 (8:27:58 PM): Despite the...nature of the support, it does exist!
SongstressEnlil (8:28:05 PM): After the fact.
SongstressEnlil (8:28:15 PM): There was no Herford before the Heresy.
NebbieQ (8:28:19 PM): In the same way embers support a burning house.
Idran1701 (8:28:22 PM)
: *Even Harrison offers a frown at that argument, if a silent one.*
Idran1701 (8:28:34 PM)
: It is a line of continuity!
Idran1701 (8:28:53 PM): These followers originated from Bremen, where they were...suppressed, to hide the true nature of what led to the fall of Trakain.
SongstressEnlil (8:29:24 PM): WHy would they be suppresed? You are claiming the nations were agents of chaos.
SongstressEnlil (8:29:42 PM): I would think it would be glorified as the triumph you claim it is.
Idran1701 (8:30:08 PM): ...*with a new grimace, he quiets*
Idran1701 (8:30:21 PM): ...Questor, please continue on your rebuttal.
SongstressEnlil (8:30:26 PM): Also, it is interesting to note that Herford has little in the way of allies. It's only neighbor, Bremen, simply watches the border and tries to imagine it is not there.
SongstressEnlil (8:30:30 PM): *Nods*
SongstressEnlil (8:31:28 PM): Next, we have the assertion that this small band of rogues, state-sponsored or not, managed to infiltrate Trakain. May I ask what exactly they did, Ambassador? You've not been very clear on that point yet.
Idran1701 (8:32:09 PM): They snuck their way through the lands of Trakain, moving from village to village and facing Trakaini forces as they proceeded, until reaching the capital.
Idran1701 (8:32:43 PM): There, they unleashed a massive magical attack against the center of Trakain, an attack which channeled and focused across the lands of Trakain, and wiped the empire from the continent in the course of a single night.
CGNakibe (8:33:54 PM): Rather impressive for any band of rogues, small or not.
NebbieQ (8:34:16 PM): And yet, their lands remained.
SongstressEnlil (8:34:16 PM)
: Quite. This means they won a war of attrition against the forces they encountered along the way.
SongstressEnlil (8:34:39 PM): As I am sure Trakain had more defenses than a small band of rogues, as my colleague said.
SongstressEnlil (8:35:12 PM): Not only that, rogues who followed the god of insanity and chaos; I hardly imagine they could achieve much in the manner of well-ordered tactics and complex strategies.
CGNakibe (8:35:21 PM): That would suggest that they had several methods of support, I would imagine. The least of these would be the acquisition of a fairly large amount of knowledge of magic.
SongstressEnlil (8:35:40 PM): This doesn't speak very well for grip Trakain had on its lands, I think.
SongstressEnlil (8:36:04 PM): And, the most interesting point. You claim they committed the Heresy themselves?
Idran1701 (8:36:17 PM): I certainly do.
SongstressEnlil (8:36:40 PM): Then why does the Distortion bear the distinctive mark of Trakaini magic?
Brodzky Zero (8:37:25 PM): (AFK, please continue without me.)
Idran1701 (8:37:45 PM): ...What would you know about Trakaini magic?
SongstressEnlil (8:38:41 PM): I am a scholar of history, specializing in the study of Trakain. Do you believe a proper study can be made without a proper grounding in magical theory?
CGNakibe (8:39:41 PM): Hm. Curiously, you also claim that the various nations acted on and even supported this use of highly destructive magic on the Trakiani themselves.
CGNakibe (8:40:31 PM): And yet... I've always noticed with a sort of fascination of my own that most nations have implicitly banned the use of any magic even a tenth of that power. I wonder where such magic might have mysteriously disappeared to?
NebbieQ (8:40:46 PM): *Shakes his head* It was truely a foul act. I find it difficult to believe that so many would want it to be used so...wantonly.
CGNakibe (8:40:51 PM)
: Why hasn't the nation responsible threatened any of their neighbors with it in the last 500 years? After all, with one competitor gone....
Idran1701 (8:40:56 PM): *he looks to Karl first* I would doubt any not of Trakain to be able to understand the intracacies of Trakaini magic.
CGNakibe (8:41:01 PM): *waves his hands airily*
Idran1701 (8:41:17 PM): *and to Arian* ...It...was a cooperative effort, amongst all nations not of Trakain.
CGNakibe (8:41:41 PM): Oh? Interesting theory.
CGNakibe (8:42:32 PM): Perhaps you could enlighten us ALL on the intracacies of Trakaini magic. It certainly sounds.... powerful. >.>
Idran1701 (8:42:46 PM): Ha! As if I would reveal its secrets to your lot.
SongstressEnlil (8:42:48 PM): That is very curious. It is notoriously difficult to get a whole continent to agree on anything, as well the Subcommittee has likely seen in its efforts outside of Ortho. And nations sponsoring chaos also agreeing?
SongstressEnlil (8:43:15 PM): That simply doubly difficult to achieve.
Idran1701 (8:43:15 PM): Three rebels, and a foreigner who is involved merely out of curiosity?
Idran1701 (8:43:20 PM): (Before Karl, that.)
SongstressEnlil (8:43:24 PM): *Seems doubly
NebbieQ (8:43:34 PM): ...hmn. I apologise, but there is one thing I find difficult to understand.
CGNakibe (8:43:44 PM)
: IM: *chuckles* Only one?
NebbieQ (8:43:54 PM): You just aid that anyone not of Trakain cannot understand the land's magic, yes? Because it is, ah, complex?
NebbieQ (8:44:11 PM)
: just said*
Idran1701 (8:44:12 PM)
: That is indeed true, yes.
NebbieQ (8:44:16 PM): And yet!
CGNakibe (8:44:19 PM)
: Now now, Martillio, I think our friend was busy avoiding just that question.
CGNakibe (8:44:48 PM): Such complex magic would likely need to be met with similar complexity, I would wager.
NebbieQ (8:44:57 PM): *Points straight toward him, his cape fluttering behind* You still claim that all the other nations united in its destruction, using the very magic of Trakain!
NebbieQ (8:45:21 PM)
: How can they hope to master such a destructive craft, if only the Trakain can understand its depth?
Idran1701 (8:45:28 PM)
: Hmph! What evidence does your questor have that the Distortion bares the mark of Trakain in the first place?
SongstressEnlil (8:45:51 PM): A spellbook, which I have submitted previously to the Subcommittee.
Idran1701 (8:46:03 PM): ...A spellbook?
CGNakibe (8:46:21 PM): That makes this line of logic triply suspect. Not only do you expect several nations to work together towards the same end, you also believe them all together...
CGNakibe (8:46:26 PM): ...capable of being able to master something that you yourself claim is suitably complex to puzzle all of us here.
Idran1701 (8:46:57 PM): Such evidence was submitted to the council by the Questor, yes.
CGNakibe (8:47:24 PM): But further, considering that ALL nations currently have bans on the use of magic in general, you would have us suppose that they would all WILLINGLY AGREE to discard such power.
Idran1701 (8:47:31 PM): And while we are still currently investigating, this fact shall be confirmed or not within the week.
CGNakibe (8:47:35 PM): Well, all but Herford, but my point is still plain.
SongstressEnlil (8:48:00 PM): *Nods to Gregor (I think?)*
Idran1701 (8:48:05 PM): (Yep!)
CGNakibe (8:48:10 PM): This theory DOES seem to bear much weight. Perhaps more than it should?
Idran1701 (8:48:43 PM): ...Should this fact be true, what is it you say this implies?
Idran1701 (8:48:58 PM): That Trakain...destroyed itself? Ha! For what reason?
SongstressEnlil (8:49:01 PM): Furthermore, one may investigate the Bleak Abyss within the Deep Ethereal, to see other samples of Trakaini magic to compare to the Distortion.
SongstressEnlil (8:49:15 PM): Was it necessarily the intention, Ambassador?
CGNakibe (8:49:26 PM): Does the horse need a reason to trip over a stray pebble in the road?
SongstressEnlil (8:49:26 PM): Magical accidents do happen.
NebbieQ (8:49:40 PM): It is a saying amongst my order, and several orders, in fact, that pride comes before the fall.
Idran1701 (8:49:45 PM)
: *he looks lost, and a bit thoughtful, at the reference to the Bleak Abyss* ...What realm is this?
NebbieQ (8:50:23 PM): This may be nothing more than a foolish, and tragic, mistake.
CGNakibe (8:50:48 PM)
: Tragedy does seem to be a simpler explanation.
SongstressEnlil (8:51:12 PM): The Bleak Abyss would be the remains, I believe, of the legendary instantaneous transit system that Trakain was rumored to possess in what sources we still have of them.
Idran1701 (8:51:42 PM): ...Wh...*to the Council* I was not informed of this!
SongstressEnlil (8:51:52 PM): Certainly, it matches ever tale. Down to icons of Cranden and Traker
SongstressEnlil (8:51:58 PM): (Hope I got the deities right!)
Idran1701 (8:52:01 PM): The proceedings of the previous Council were provided to you in the briefing document you were given, Ambassador.
Idran1701 (8:52:21 PM): (Drolen, not Traker, but you were half right!)
SongstressEnlil (8:52:26 PM): *Trying very hard not to laugh, now*
SongstressEnlil (8:52:42 PM): IM: Silly Keeper! This is the price of your rejection of knowledge!
SongstressEnlil (8:52:57 PM): IM: Perhaps now The Kazerian will see through you.
Idran1701 (8:53:09 PM): ...*brushing it off* Be that as it may, you are claiming that an empire that spanned across Legunda fell in but a night...from an accident?
NebbieQ (8:53:12 PM): (...does this mean that Meekins is working for the council?)
Idran1701 (8:53:17 PM)
: And you say this is more believable than the truth?
Idran1701 (8:53:26 PM): (Meekins? :O)
NebbieQ (8:53:36 PM): Is it less believable than a band of thieves in the night?
SongstressEnlil (8:53:37 PM)
: That Trakain was overly proud and did not understand what it was getting into?
SongstressEnlil (8:53:55 PM): Well, if this session is to be considered evidence, I find it very believable.
SongstressEnlil (8:55:19 PM): Unless you would like to entertain other theories? I certainly have a few.
Idran1701 (8:55:27 PM): ...*falls silent*
Idran1701 (8:55:39 PM): These theories can be covered at a future point, Questor.
SongstressEnlil (8:55:52 PM): *Nods*
Idran1701 (8:55:53 PM): Though I can understand the interest, the question at the moment is not what led to the fall of Trakain.
Idran1701 (8:56:26 PM): Does your party have more to state in your rebuttal?
CGNakibe (8:56:44 PM): IM: Foolish. We certainly are not the ones under the burden of proof here, I would say.
SongstressEnlil (8:58:08 PM): Hmmm. *Ponders* Well, I would like to question exactly how these state-sponsored, internationally cooperating chaos who were able to overwhelm so much of Trakain's defense actually initiated this destruction.
SongstressEnlil (8:58:19 PM): And, more to the point, why we haven't done so again.
Idran1701 (8:58:36 PM): ...*still silent, not seeming to have a response*
SongstressEnlil (8:59:28 PM): It really does seem to me that either these Nalapeo followers were immensely powerful, or that Trakain was so weak and bloated that a stiff wind could knock it over.
Idran1701 (8:59:54 PM): Again, this conclusion seems logical.
SongstressEnlil (9:00:07 PM)
: And, given that it managed to keep all of its provinces under a decent level of control, from what history has hinted, the latter seems unlikely.
Brodzky Zero (9:00:14 PM): (I amb acl)
Idran1701 (9:00:34 PM): (Welcome back!)
NebbieQ (9:00:46 PM)
: (Hello!)
SongstressEnlil (9:00:54 PM)
: As such, I must reiterate that the Subcommittee, and the Harmonium as a whole, has been decieved by a terrible misrepresentation of the truth.
SongstressEnlil (9:01:37 PM): Unless, of course, there is more than one Legunda, and the one this man is from is not the one you are invading.
Idran1701 (9:02:04 PM): *a slight chuckle comes up from the lighter-hearted members of the council...except Breinrik, oddly enough*
Idran1701 (9:02:15 PM)
: *and more oddly, he actually speaks*
SongstressEnlil (9:02:24 PM): *Attention on the dwarf!*
Idran1701 (9:02:33 PM): Questor, do you have any comments on the Ambassador's statements regarding the Trakaini dwarvish clans?
Idran1701 (9:02:40 PM): *dqarven
Idran1701 (9:02:42 PM): *dwarven
Brodzky Zero (9:03:55 PM): *Is sitting patiently.*
SongstressEnlil (9:05:03 PM): I can.
SongstressEnlil (9:05:52 PM): The dwarven nations upon the borders were indeed destroyed, and it was a terrible blow to the dwarven people of Legunda.
NebbieQ (9:06:25 PM): *Bows his head, his face solemn underneath the mask*
SongstressEnlil (9:06:25 PM)
: So terrible, in fact, that we know very little of what the nature of the relationship between they and Trakain was like.
SongstressEnlil (9:06:57 PM): From what we can gather, the two were allies in the sense that they shared a border.
SongstressEnlil (9:07:09 PM): And, to our knowledge, did not fight.
SongstressEnlil (9:07:45 PM): This may not be so. One may have attacked the other, and they may have been at a stalemate, certain Trakain was expansionist enough to consider it.
SongstressEnlil (9:08:14 PM): I do not believe that those nations would have submitted to Trakain, however, and what records we have does not show this has happened.
SongstressEnlil (9:09:55 PM): Nor do any records seem to indicate a particular dwarven presence in Trakain, or among its military; which does not suggest that dwarves were a part of the empire.
SongstressEnlil (9:10:22 PM): This is about all that I can reliably tell you, sir.
Idran1701 (9:11:01 PM): Then they were not citizens of the Trakaini Empire?
SongstressEnlil (9:11:47 PM): Evidence does not suggest it. Nor could I see them being willing to hand their authority to distant masters.
Idran1701 (9:12:19 PM): Then by the Ambassador's logic, they would be counted amongst the rebel forces?
SongstressEnlil (9:12:57 PM): I imagine so.
Idran1701 (9:13:18 PM): Hmph. *settles back, not looking as cheery or distracted as the first time around*
SongstressEnlil (9:13:55 PM): To my understanding, there is not much dwarven support of Nalapeo at all. Only the rare individual here and there.
Idran1701 (9:14:32 PM): Councillors, do you have further questions for the Legundan ambassadors?
Idran1701 (9:16:35 PM): *with no one coming forward, Themyn nods, looking to their opponent*
Idran1701 (9:16:48 PM): Ambassador, do you have a response to the rebuttal, beyond that you've already made?
Idran1701 (9:17:02 PM): *slightly seething* No, sir.
Idran1701 (9:17:26 PM): *nods* Then I declare this session in recess while we deliberate.
SongstressEnlil (9:18:06 PM): IM: If only I could prove to them that he is a Keeper. But it is too soon for now... But soon, very soon...
Idran1701 (9:18:26 PM): Ambassadors, remain nearby for our decision.
Idran1701 (9:18:32 PM): Otherwise, you are free to leave.
SongstressEnlil (9:19:23 PM): *Nod into a slight bow* Thank you, my lord.
SongstressEnlil (9:19:30 PM): *Exeunt!*
Brodzky Zero (9:20:31 PM): *Followin' the Karl*
SongstressEnlil (9:21:00 PM): IM: Oh this was so satisfying... It's been too long since I've crushed someone.
Brodzky Zero (9:21:20 PM): (Remind me how he can break the wizard's spell and return to being a giant?)
NebbieQ (9:21:22 PM): *Bows his head, and spreads his hand out underneath him, before he stands up and follows after the other two*
SongstressEnlil (9:21:29 PM)
: *Keeping a discreet eye on Ambassador Goodspells, in case he backstabs*
Idran1701 (9:22:24 PM): *he's rummaging in his robe, removing a sealed scroll case with an official Trakaini sigil on it; instructions, perhaps?*
SongstressEnlil (9:22:57 PM): *Ker-watch.* IM: What are you doing now, Keeper?
CGNakibe (9:23:12 PM): *grins, and heads out looking proud of himself*
Idran1701 (9:23:58 PM): *looking over it, he sticks to the others as they head to their waiting room, Harmonium officials watching the lot of them closely*
Idran1701 (9:24:23 PM): *glances between it and the others* A tapestry of lies, all of it.
Idran1701 (9:24:32 PM): And you truly managed to fool them.
SongstressEnlil (9:25:02 PM): (This to the party?)
Idran1701 (9:25:07 PM): (It is!)
Brodzky Zero (9:25:24 PM): >_>
CGNakibe (9:25:28 PM): Ah, but the truth is... far more interesting when used.
CGNakibe (9:25:50 PM): Are you sure we were lying? >.>
Idran1701 (9:26:10 PM): Do you claim the lies are of the Kazerian?
SongstressEnlil (9:26:15 PM): *Grins and shakes his head* No, we were speaking quite truthfully. You must not have bothered to learn much history.
SongstressEnlil (9:26:33 PM): I am curious, are you truly a Trakaini as you claim?
CGNakibe (9:26:43 PM): Unfortunately for you, every word I have spoken is the truth as I know it.
NebbieQ (9:27:34 PM): Hmph. If you honestly think we wove deceit, then I feel a great deal of pity for you.
CGNakibe (9:27:44 PM)
: I'm not sure he knows what to think.
CGNakibe (9:27:58 PM): Perhaps you should call home and see what the answer is on that score.
Idran1701 (9:27:59 PM): *looks directly at Karl* You besmirch my heritage?
SongstressEnlil (9:29:30 PM): No, I question it. Ethnic Trakaini are virtually extinct.
SongstressEnlil (9:29:54 PM): Those few outside the empire did their best to hide it, those that weren't lynched.
Idran1701 (9:30:07 PM): *they reach the library/waiting room, the Ambassador taking a seat in the room with them*
Idran1701 (9:30:17 PM): Yet another reason why we wish to retake Legunda from you all.
SongstressEnlil (9:30:20 PM): And little effort was made to preserve their bloodlines, they quickly interbred into the rest of the world.
Brodzky Zero (9:30:31 PM): <_<
Brodzky Zero (9:30:46 PM): *Looking between Karl and his Playmate*
SongstressEnlil (9:30:46 PM): Now I must know, how did you come here?
CGNakibe (9:30:56 PM): Hmmm.
Idran1701 (9:31:08 PM): ...I need not defend myself to you. Merely them.
SongstressEnlil (9:31:19 PM): Ah. Them.
CGNakibe (9:31:29 PM): I am curious, though.
CGNakibe (9:31:35 PM): What part of the world do you hail from?
SongstressEnlil (9:31:36 PM): IM: HA! I knew it!
Idran1701 (9:31:49 PM): *he looks back to the parchment, shielding it from the view of the others* I am of Legunda, as you all.
CGNakibe (9:31:51 PM): Why have I not heard of any nation who still held any ties to the Trakiani?
Idran1701 (9:31:55 PM): ...But for the foreigner, at least.
Idran1701 (9:32:04 PM): Perhaps you have merely not been listening closely enough.
Brodzky Zero (9:32:10 PM): I am not from Legunda.
SongstressEnlil (9:32:24 PM): I do believe he claims that he is from the empire of old, Arian.
Idran1701 (9:32:27 PM): Indeed not. The Kazerian told us of the six of you.
Idran1701 (9:32:32 PM): *to First*
Brodzky Zero (9:32:37 PM): (I AM LAGGING! First was almost able to call him out >: )
SongstressEnlil (9:32:56 PM): As we have established, these days Trakaini simply no longer exist as a people.
Idran1701 (9:32:56 PM): You must be the traveler who wished to study the Distortion. His name slips from my mind at the moment...
CGNakibe (9:33:43 PM): I know, Karl, but I'm just curious. Besides.
CGNakibe (9:34:06 PM): If he is of such birth, then it would be interesting to trace the bloodlines, and perhaps learn more of something we still know little even now.
Idran1701 (9:35:16 PM): I have no desire to inform heretics such as yourselves.
Brodzky Zero (9:35:26 PM): I am not a heretic.
NebbieQ (9:35:33 PM): Desire or not, you may have to speak up quicker than you'd like.
NebbieQ (9:35:45 PM)
: Wouldn't it be better to let the truth out now, rather than later?
CGNakibe (9:35:59 PM)
: As I thought. -.- Just another waste of perfectly good time.
Brodzky Zero (9:36:03 PM): *Swivels the statue to bear down on him.*
Idran1701 (9:36:12 PM): I know that you have fooled this Subcouncil. And unlikely as it was, the Kazerian ensured I would be prepared for such an occurance.
SongstressEnlil (9:36:27 PM): *While First is statuing the ambassador, Karl will try to read what he's reading*
CGNakibe (9:36:32 PM): Ah, yes. The Kazerian does indeed seem fairly well informed.
Idran1701 (9:36:37 PM): *he begins muttering*
CGNakibe (9:36:43 PM): Although I wonder how he could have missed such a simple thing as a basic history lesson. 9.9
Idran1701 (9:36:43 PM): (Wis/Intuition check, Pervy.)
OnlineHost (9:36:52 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
OnlineHost
(9:36:56 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
CGNakibe (9:37:06 PM): (eeep)
SongstressEnlil (9:37:08 PM): (made it by three! For what it is worth)
Idran1701 (9:37:16 PM): *He tries to get a glimpse, but the ambassador pulls it away just in time*
Idran1701 (9:37:27 PM): *His mutters become more audible, though...*
Idran1701 (9:37:33 PM): (Everyone with Spellcraft, make a skill check.)
OnlineHost (9:37:43 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 5-sided die: 1
Brodzky Zero (9:37:52 PM): (I hope ones is good!)
OnlineHost (9:37:57 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 3-sided die: 2
SongstressEnlil (9:38:01 PM): (Yep they are)
SongstressEnlil (9:38:12 PM): (Passed, don't have a sheet to say by how much though)
Idran1701 (9:38:17 PM): (Arian?)
SongstressEnlil (9:38:35 PM): (Arian: *Is hitting the bottle. With a mace*)
OnlineHost (9:38:42 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 5-sided die: 5
OnlineHost
(9:38:46 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 3-sided die: 3
CGNakibe (9:38:53 PM): (Durrr...)
Idran1701 (9:39:01 PM): (Heh. :D)
Idran1701 (9:39:18 PM): *Arian can't make out what the Ambassador's saying at all, even as he raises his voice*
Idran1701 (9:39:34 PM): *It's getting the attention of the guards in the hallway outside, though, as Karl recognizes it...*
CGNakibe (9:39:37 PM): IM: What IS with all that muttering?
SongstressEnlil (9:39:49 PM): (Arian is too busy with his top hat and narrating himself, Bleh heh heh)
Idran1701 (9:39:58 PM): (Hahaha. :D)
CGNakibe (9:40:09 PM): (Top hat and MONOCLE. Get it RIGHT. e.e)
SongstressEnlil (9:40:15 PM): *PARANOIA STRIKE! To the Ambassador's face.*
SongstressEnlil (9:40:28 PM): *With an a fist*
NebbieQ (9:40:35 PM): Karl!
Idran1701 (9:40:37 PM)
: (d20!)
Idran1701 (9:40:47 PM): (Actually, d10.)
Idran1701 (9:40:52 PM): (Then if you beat initiative, d20.)
OnlineHost (9:41:04 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
OnlineHost
(9:41:13 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 10-sided die: 4
OnlineHost
(9:41:15 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 10-sided die: 4
SongstressEnlil (9:41:16 PM): (HA)
Idran1701 (9:41:22 PM): (Reroll!)
CGNakibe (9:41:24 PM): (444?!?!? OMG DEATH!)
OnlineHost (9:41:27 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 10-sided die: 3
OnlineHost
(9:41:35 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 10-sided die: 3
Idran1701 (9:41:41 PM): (Reroll >:)
CGNakibe (9:41:44 PM): (!!! Alert Level 2)
OnlineHost (9:41:46 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 10-sided die: 7
OnlineHost
(9:41:49 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 10-sided die: 3
Idran1701 (9:41:54 PM): (FINALLY)
Idran1701 (9:41:57 PM): (d20 for Karl :D)
OnlineHost (9:41:59 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
SongstressEnlil (9:42:11 PM): (Yay for improved THAC0?)
Idran1701 (9:42:34 PM): *Karl strikes out, getting him right in the jaw, and those magically inclined can feel the release of spell energy from a miscast spell, far stronger than what they've felt before*
SongstressEnlil (9:42:49 PM): GUARDS!
Idran1701 (9:43:00 PM): ...*rubbing his jaw, with a glare* You...
Brodzky Zero (9:43:02 PM): *Draws his weapons, sensing the conflict happening here.*
CGNakibe (9:43:07 PM): *looks up* wh...
CGNakibe (9:43:08 PM): Oh, I see.
Idran1701 (9:43:09 PM): ...*that magical energy isn't dissipating*
CGNakibe (9:43:09 PM): A spell.
Idran1701 (9:43:21 PM): *In fact, Arian can feel something...off...*
Brodzky Zero (9:43:49 PM): (Assume he put his statue down carefully before drawing 'em, a'course.)
Idran1701 (9:43:49 PM): *the guards in the hallway begin rushing towards the room, as the Ambassador looks around in horror*
CGNakibe (9:43:49 PM): .... what the.... O.o What IS that?
SongstressEnlil (9:44:07 PM): *Glare* Your Keepers won't save you. Not here.
Idran1701 (9:44:09 PM): *Suddenly, there's a crackle, and a flash of light, temporarily blinding the party*
NebbieQ (9:44:11 PM): What did you do?! *Glares at the ambassador, an uncharacterisitc scowl on his face*
NebbieQ (9:44:16 PM)
: (Pretend that was before!)
Idran1701 (9:45:12 PM)
: (I shall!)
CGNakibe (9:45:14 PM): GAAAH. >.<
NebbieQ (9:46:27 PM): *Cries out, and stumbles back*
SongstressEnlil (9:46:41 PM)
: ARGH!
SongstressEnlil (9:46:45 PM): (First: Pretty!)
Brodzky Zero (9:46:48 PM): *Raises his weapons to block that stupid light. Probably isn't fast enough.*
Idran1701 (9:46:49 PM): (:D)
Idran1701 (9:46:53 PM): *He is not!*
Idran1701 (9:47:10 PM): *But it fades fast enough, and the first thing they see...is the ambassador on his feet, cringing from something...*
Brodzky Zero (9:47:35 PM): You have infuriated my Creator! Tremble!
Idran1701 (9:47:50 PM): *...they turn to spot what it may be...a humanoid figure of pure, crackling magical energy, casting its faceless gaze amongst the gathered individuals*
CGNakibe (9:47:58 PM): IM: What is that fool talking about?!? Dammit, I wish to....
CGNakibe (9:48:06 PM): .... bloody hell.
SongstressEnlil (9:48:51 PM): ...Dear Mauthe.
NebbieQ (9:49:13 PM): ...you...
SongstressEnlil (9:49:17 PM)
: *Drawing back.* Arian! Dispel it!
Brodzky Zero (9:49:37 PM): *Looks at this new fellow.*
CGNakibe (9:49:52 PM): I.... I can't. o.o;;;
CGNakibe (9:50:12 PM): I've never studied anything NEARLY powerful enough for that.
SongstressEnlil (9:50:24 PM): Anything that destroys magic! Do it!
Idran1701 (9:50:36 PM): *assumedly sniffing out the lot of them, it focuses on the ambassador...striking before anything can be done*
SongstressEnlil (9:51:00 PM): You to-*Looks at the ambassador and freezes*
Idran1701 (9:51:30 PM): *As it slashes its arms of energy through the ambassador, he grimaces, a drain of energy visible from his face*
SongstressEnlil (9:51:38 PM): IM: No no no no we can't lose it not now!
Idran1701 (9:51:54 PM): *Meanwhile, the guards scatter, dashing back down the hallway and calling out as they go* Quick, get Thrax in here!
Idran1701 (9:52:00 PM)
: We've got a magical emergency!
SongstressEnlil (9:52:14 PM)
: *Whips out a sword from his pack, bearing a marking that looks suspiciously similiar to the one the Ambassador is wearing.*
SongstressEnlil (9:52:28 PM): We must hold it off!
Brodzky Zero (9:52:35 PM): Okay.
Idran1701 (9:52:40 PM): *the ambassador falls, the party unable to tell if he's unconscious or worse...*
NebbieQ (9:52:44 PM): *Snarls under his breath, and dashes towards the ambassador, arms open. He's getting that man away from this...thing, and he's getting him away now.*
Idran1701 (9:52:44 PM)
: *...and the party prepares for battle*
Brodzky Zero (9:52:45 PM): *Makes to whomp that sucker.*
Idran1701 (9:52:47 PM): (Initiative!)
Brodzky Zero (9:52:54 PM): (WHAT DICE DO I ROLL HOLD MY HANDS)
SongstressEnlil (9:52:59 PM): *It is not a very large sword, but Martillo has certainly never seen Karl using it...*
Idran1701 (9:53:01 PM): (d10)
OnlineHost (9:53:07 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 1 10-sided die: 9
OnlineHost
(9:53:08 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 10-sided die: 5
OnlineHost
(9:53:09 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 10-sided die: 9
Brodzky Zero (9:53:12 PM): (I HOPE 9S ARE GOOD)
Idran1701 (9:53:19 PM): (THEY ARE THE WORST)
CGNakibe (9:53:22 PM): (They suck)
SongstressEnlil (9:53:34 PM): (9 means you get to take your time and plan what you're gonna do)
Brodzky Zero (9:53:36 PM): (First has to make sure the statue is safe.)
Brodzky Zero (9:53:43 PM): (It is #1 priority.)
OnlineHost (9:53:50 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 10-sided die: 7
Brodzky Zero (9:54:29 PM): (Karl: I'll run you over. I'm a hate magician.)
SongstressEnlil (9:54:47 PM): (Zero I laughed far too much at that)
Brodzky Zero (9:55:27 PM): (If Neb did as well then I get double whammy points.)
SongstressEnlil (9:56:15 PM): (Music: FOE)
Brodzky Zero (9:56:42 PM): (Music: A remix of one of the last battles in Saga Frontier)
Idran1701 (9:56:49 PM): (Pre-move order: Karl, Creature, Martillo, Arian, First.)
Idran1701 (9:56:55 PM): (Music: None because my sound is broken >: )
NebbieQ (9:57:10 PM): (I am amused)
Brodzky Zero (9:57:13 PM)
: (WHY DOES ARIAN GO BEFORE FIRST IF THEY BOTH GOT NINES)
SongstressEnlil (9:57:27 PM): IM: Can I risk it? No...not I can't. Not this beauty...
SongstressEnlil (9:57:34 PM): Don't bother with spells, it eats them!
SongstressEnlil (9:57:47 PM): *Switch to his staff, putting the sword up*
CGNakibe (9:57:55 PM): (Music: GGX2, The Mask Does Not Laugh)
Brodzky Zero (9:58:10 PM): (What! I've never heard a track called that.)
SongstressEnlil (9:58:23 PM): Use mundane weapons if you can!
Idran1701 (9:58:24 PM): (Zero: It is arbitrary. :O)
SongstressEnlil (9:58:32 PM): (The switch take an action?)
CGNakibe (9:58:42 PM): (GGX2, the new Dynasty Warriors-style game)
Idran1701 (9:58:56 PM): (I'll say no. :D)
Brodzky Zero (9:59:10 PM): (What! Are you joking? GGX2 will always, in my heart of hearts, be Guilty Gear X2)
SongstressEnlil (9:59:29 PM): *Seems...hesitant. Is he afraid?*
CGNakibe (9:59:43 PM): (Joking I am not. Although hey look! That Man now has a fight theme!)
SongstressEnlil (10:00:11 PM): No...YOU'RE WITH THEM! (Pass action til after the thingum)
Brodzky Zero (10:00:31 PM): (I swear to god I have no idea what you're talking about and I'll cut your throat if you speak more of this!)
CGNakibe (10:00:39 PM): If you knew that then why did you want me to dispel it!?!?
SongstressEnlil (10:00:40 PM): IM: It's so obvious now! A destroyer of knowledge!
SongstressEnlil (10:00:56 PM): Dispels are antimagic!
Idran1701 (10:00:57 PM): *casting its gaze around...it focuses on Martillo, his ring especially, and moves forward arms out*
SongstressEnlil (10:01:27 PM): IM: Yes, yes! The paladin's ring! Keep away from the true treasures...
OnlineHost (10:01:36 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
NebbieQ (10:01:57 PM): *Moves back, swaying out of the creature's way...or at least, he'll try to sway out of its way.*
SongstressEnlil (10:02:11 PM)
: IM: ..This staff is but a stick, before the true treasures...
Idran1701 (10:02:26 PM): *leaning back, he's just grazed by the arm of the creature, but that seems to be enough*
OnlineHost (10:02:31 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 8-sided die: 4
Idran1701 (10:03:13 PM): *Not only does the energy burn through his skin, but he can feel the ring's power dim, as spells drain from his mind*
Idran1701 (10:03:30 PM): (The ring's disabled if not drained entirely, and Marty loses both his memorized spells on top of the four damage.)
Idran1701 (10:04:20 PM): (Marty's up, but I need to be right back, sorry. :( )
NebbieQ (10:04:25 PM): (Alright)
SongstressEnlil (10:04:35 PM)
: (Going after Marty, if I may)
Brodzky Zero (10:05:06 PM): (Brb)(
CGNakibe (10:06:08 PM): (Mew)
Idran1701 (10:10:49 PM): (Back, and that's fine, Pervy.)
NebbieQ (10:11:13 PM): Nngh! *Stumbles to the side, and clutches his head. Foul treachery!*
NebbieQ (10:12:23 PM)
: *His blessings had been banished by the beast, and as glorious as his other talents were, they would do no good against an enemy without flesh and blood. There had to be something...*
NebbieQ (10:12:51 PM)
: *His eyes darted around the room, and landed on the closest thing to him - a simple, wooden chair. Well, let it never be said that the gods didn't grant aide in unusual ways*
Idran1701 (10:13:05 PM)
: (:D)
Idran1701 (10:13:14 PM): (+250 XP to Marty.)
Brodzky Zero (10:13:18 PM): (MARTILLO'S EYES FOCUS ON...A TURNBUCKLE)
CGNakibe (10:13:25 PM): (The Wrestler's Best Friend)
NebbieQ (10:13:48 PM): *He gripped the wood tightly, and with a loud shout, he swung the chair towards the creature's head.*
Idran1701 (10:14:27 PM)
: (d20!)
OnlineHost (10:14:34 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Idran1701 (10:14:59 PM): (You know what, because that was awesome, I am overruling the dice.)
Idran1701 (10:15:09 PM): (Just this once :D)
Idran1701 (10:15:13 PM): ((Probably))
NebbieQ (10:15:27 PM): (!!)
NebbieQ (10:15:36 PM)
: (Martillo is grateful for such good fortune)
Idran1701 (10:15:53 PM)
: (I don't think anyone would say something like that deserves a miss :D)
SongstressEnlil (10:16:17 PM): (I am fine with this decision. Idran was just checking for a crit)
Idran1701 (10:16:57 PM): *Martillo gives a mighty swing of the chair into the head of the mass of energy, and his path proves true! Sending it through the head of the creature, the being stumbles and deforms*
Idran1701 (10:17:10 PM): (Roll damage! 1d6, I'll say.)
Idran1701 (10:17:24 PM): (+1 for Strength.)
OnlineHost (10:18:03 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
NebbieQ (10:18:05 PM): (5)
CGNakibe (10:18:21 PM)
: (The blessings of Mihen shine through this chair)
CGNakibe (10:18:31 PM): (Yuri Hyuga: Oh GOD, not ANOTHER one. >.<)
Idran1701 (10:18:31 PM): *Though it quickly reforms itself, a loud crackling issues forth from the creature; a shout of pain, perhaps?*
Idran1701 (10:18:46 PM): (Karl's up again!)
SongstressEnlil (10:20:38 PM): *Man, an angry grimace does not suit Karl, as he swings at it with his staff.*
OnlineHost (10:20:45 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Idran1701 (10:22:22 PM): *He swings, his staff matching Martillo's chair in striking through the creature. Unlike Martillo, however, his staff seems to barely bring forth a reaction in the thing of magic. Its blue glow continues as strong as before.*
Idran1701 (10:22:28 PM): (Arian!)
CGNakibe (10:22:57 PM): IM: Damn... if it eats magic... >.< But....
SongstressEnlil (10:23:48 PM): *Steps back, glaring at it for now* IM: You've just helped me solve the puzzle... Yes, now to simply hold it back until the eye tyrant gets here. Then...curses! What if he's with them too!
CGNakibe (10:23:55 PM): *he begins to chant, and a small blaze seems to start across the room in midair...* (Flaming Sphere)
CGNakibe (10:24:18 PM): (Note: He's trying to go for a far corner of the room for this)
Idran1701 (10:24:28 PM): (Away from the bookcase wall, I assume? :D)\
CGNakibe (10:24:43 PM): (Yes, protecting books is good too)
Brodzky Zero (10:24:49 PM): (He'll pull Karl's aggro)
Idran1701 (10:25:46 PM): *Arian's spell manifests, and quickly takes the being's attention as he turns from the party, focusing on the ball of fire resting on the floor*
Idran1701 (10:26:06 PM): *The heat from it is felt by the entire party, but the distance is great enough that none are damaged by its presence.*
Idran1701 (10:26:09 PM): (First!)
CGNakibe (10:26:11 PM): IM: Ah. There we go. Feeling hungry?
Brodzky Zero (10:28:30 PM): *Leaps over the statue and towards the creature, doing that cool "I'ma cut you both coming and going" thing with both of his fierce blades held to strike!*
Idran1701 (10:28:43 PM): (3 d20s. :O)
OnlineHost (10:28:52 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 3 20-sided dice: 14 16 17
Brodzky Zero (10:29:07 PM): (I hope 14s, 16s, anf 17s are good!)
Idran1701 (10:29:12 PM): (They are !)
Idran1701 (10:30:05 PM): *His first strike comes just short, but First can sense how he need change his focus. He follows up his shamshir with a pair of blows from both blades, the creature recoiling from both, light flickering from its form*
Idran1701 (10:30:16 PM): (1d4 and 1d8+2)
Brodzky Zero (10:30:23 PM): (I roll those?)
Idran1701 (10:30:27 PM): (Yep.)
OnlineHost (10:30:34 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 1 4-sided die: 3
OnlineHost
(10:30:39 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 1 8-sided die: 4
Idran1701 (10:30:48 PM): (9 damage total :D)
Brodzky Zero (10:30:57 PM): ( I hope 9s are good!)
Idran1701 (10:30:58 PM): (Karl!)
NebbieQ (10:31:48 PM): (And the Dark Fact speech comes on Winamp)
SongstressEnlil (10:31:50 PM)
: *Watching it now, to see what it does next. It it comes after him, he'll back away and lead it on a merry chase. If it goes after the ambassador again, he'll try to harry its progress (delay action)*
CGNakibe (10:32:26 PM): (Good to know I'm not the only one with that speech)
Idran1701 (10:32:34 PM): *dashing towards the sphere, it stretches pseudopods from its torso into the spell's form, draining power from it*
Brodzky Zero (10:32:37 PM): (I made a web page for it.)
OnlineHost (10:32:38 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 8-sided die: 3
Idran1701 (10:32:53 PM): *the sphere winks out, looking to be absorbed into the being's form, its back still to the party*
Idran1701 (10:32:56 PM): (Marty!)
SongstressEnlil (10:33:18 PM): IM: Yes! Distract it with little things!
Idran1701 (10:34:18 PM): (I do not know this speech!)
Brodzky Zero (10:34:44 PM): (I'd link you to it, but, audio :I )
Idran1701 (10:34:51 PM): (Yeah :( )
Idran1701 (10:34:57 PM): (IM me what it's from, someone?)
NebbieQ (10:35:17 PM): *The chair is still in his hands, unfazed and undamaged. The path ahead is clear to him, and he swings foward once more, fully prepared to cow it into submission*
OnlineHost (10:35:21 PM)
: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Brodzky Zero (10:35:37 PM): (The first part of the speech describes Karl pretty well.)
Idran1701 (10:36:33 PM): *swinging his makeshift weapon at the creature, this time it seems to ignore the chair entirely, focusing on its satiation and not even turning to face Martillo...does it even need to face him?*
Idran1701 (10:36:35 PM): (Arian!)
CGNakibe (10:37:17 PM): IM: Damn. Was hoping that would last longer.
CGNakibe (10:37:53 PM): *conjures another ball, this time a little further from the thing...*
Idran1701 (10:38:04 PM): (He doesn't have another, I'm afraid.)
Brodzky Zero (10:41:07 PM): (Is someone supposed to be holding my hand?)
Idran1701 (10:41:22 PM): (Shaun should be. >:)
Brodzky Zero (10:41:36 PM): (I don't want to hold hands with a Trillian user.)
CGNakibe (10:42:20 PM): (STFU. >:{)
Brodzky Zero (10:42:23 PM): (IS IT MY TURN?)
CGNakibe (10:42:29 PM): (Besides, I need it to be on IRC without getting lost in the sea of fail)
Idran1701 (10:42:39 PM): (No, it's still Shaun's turn.)
CGNakibe (10:42:46 PM): (And eh. You're right)
Brodzky Zero (10:42:47 PM): (Oh.)
CGNakibe (10:43:32 PM): ... Damn... well, lets see if THIS works... *and with that, Arian begins chanting, forming water from the air into a dagger of ice...*
CGNakibe (10:43:57 PM): *tosses said dagger in a spot less likely to get someone killed. Or property damaged*
Idran1701 (10:45:04 PM): (No roll, since he's "trying to miss".)
Brodzky Zero (10:45:19 PM): (No no, if it critfails he throws it into his shin.)
CGNakibe (10:45:28 PM): (I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO MISS! ... wait... that's bad. CRAP.)
NebbieQ (10:45:30 PM): (No no, toe of his boot)
Idran1701 (10:45:51 PM)
: *Forming the knife, Arian tosses it into a corner; it skitters across the floor without exploding, resting and drawing the creature's attention once again.*
Idran1701 (10:45:53 PM): (First!)
Idran1701 (10:45:57 PM): (Two attack this round.)
Brodzky Zero (10:46:05 PM): (What is the Creature doing?)
Idran1701 (10:46:21 PM): (Focusing on the new spell creation, its back to the party.)
Brodzky Zero (10:46:47 PM): *Makes to stab it in the back with the jambiya and then decapitate it with the shamshiroo.*
Idran1701 (10:48:15 PM): (2 d20s)
OnlineHost (10:48:23 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 2 20-sided dice: 15 15
Brodzky Zero (10:48:27 PM): (I hope 15s are good!)
Idran1701 (10:48:32 PM): (Sorry, a little distracted, watching primary coverage.)
Idran1701 (10:49:06 PM): *Though his blows would be a remarkable feat against a solid opponent, they pass through to no avail against the more energetic being before him.*
Brodzky Zero (10:49:34 PM): *Shrieks something in his rocky native tongue*
SongstressEnlil (10:49:59 PM): *Glances to Ambassador, what's he doing?*
Idran1701 (10:50:00 PM): *The party can hear shouts come from the far end of the hallway, but Thrax is still nowhere to be seen.*
Idran1701 (10:50:22 PM): *The ambassador is still prone on the floor, looking quite rough if he's even still alive.*
Idran1701 (10:50:29 PM): *He may be breathing, but it's hard to tell.*
Idran1701 (10:50:34 PM): (And Karl's up. :O)
SongstressEnlil (10:51:38 PM): No! *Dives toward the Ambassador's side, trying to see if there is anything he can do for the guy.* You won't take any of their secrets to the grave!
SongstressEnlil (10:51:57 PM): (Is there anything he thinks he can do?)
Idran1701 (10:52:20 PM): (He's not even sure what, if anything, is wrong, what with the lack of visible wounds.)
SongstressEnlil (10:54:20 PM): *Tries to ascertain if he is breathing or not*
Idran1701 (10:54:27 PM): (Wis/Intuition check.)
OnlineHost (10:54:35 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
Idran1701 (10:54:44 PM): *He is, but barely*
SongstressEnlil (10:54:52 PM): (I want the exact intake and outtake measurements)
Idran1701 (10:54:57 PM): (4.)
SongstressEnlil (10:55:11 PM): IM: Does he have...this is a golden opportunity!
SongstressEnlil (10:55:35 PM): *Rifles through his pockets, looking for anything like a healing potion. Or interesting things.*
SongstressEnlil (10:55:50 PM): *Not to steal, just for lookin' at. For now.*
Idran1701 (10:56:31 PM): *As Karl checks/rummages about the ambassador, the creature turns its attention to the dagger. Reaching out with another pseudopod, it makes contact with the frigid blade...shattering it, and sending a wave of cold energy out.*
OnlineHost (10:56:41 PM): Idran1701 rolled 1 8-sided die: 4
Idran1701 (10:57:12 PM): *As the energy radiates out, it curves, sucked into the creature's form as it rears back, lightly crackling*
Idran1701 (10:57:22 PM): (Marty!)
NebbieQ (10:58:01 PM): *Glances towards the door, and listens for the sound of footsteps. Is there any sign of help?*
Brodzky Zero (10:59:09 PM)
: (:D)
Idran1701 (10:59:12 PM): *As Marty looks, a repetitive thrumming begins...Thrax looks to be trying to force his bulk through the doorway, the hall too long for his eyes' radiations to reach at this distance.*
CGNakibe (10:59:17 PM): I can't keep distracting it like this, you know!
SongstressEnlil (10:59:52 PM): Just keep it away! These things are too precious!
NebbieQ (10:59:57 PM): Right!
NebbieQ (11:00:15 PM)
: *Dashes towards it, attempting one more swing*
OnlineHost (11:02:53 PM)
: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
Idran1701 (11:03:01 PM): (!)
Idran1701 (11:03:04 PM): (Roll to confirm. :D)
Brodzky Zero (11:03:15 PM): (A turnbuckle manifests.)
SongstressEnlil (11:03:29 PM): (619!)
CGNakibe (11:03:50 PM): (BEHOLD! The true winner of the MAN FESTIVAL has arrived!)
OnlineHost (11:03:51 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
CGNakibe (11:04:14 PM): (Infinite Key, GO!)
Idran1701 (11:04:26 PM): *An amazingly solid blow strikes the creature in back of the head, and it reels forward, slamming into the wall and deforming against its surface*
Idran1701 (11:04:33 PM): (Doubled 1d6+1. :D)
OnlineHost (11:04:50 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
NebbieQ (11:04:52 PM): (...)
NebbieQ (11:05:04 PM)
: (4? Or do I roll 2d6?)
Idran1701 (11:05:12 PM)
: (Go ahead and roll 2d6.)
Idran1701 (11:05:23 PM): (TWISTING THE RULES BUT WHATEVER :D)
OnlineHost (11:05:31 PM): NebbieQ rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Idran1701 (11:05:42 PM): (Well, it's better, at least.)
NebbieQ (11:05:49 PM): (6)
NebbieQ (11:05:59 PM)
: (And I still got the roll, so I gaina moral victory)
Idran1701 (11:06:00 PM)
: (5, actually.)
Idran1701 (11:06:15 PM): (1+1 and 2+1.)
Idran1701 (11:06:28 PM): (Arian!)
CGNakibe (11:07:30 PM): Damn Damn DAMN... *he says as he finally pulls his own weapon, and does his best to skewer the strange creature*
Idran1701 (11:08:04 PM): (d20!)
OnlineHost (11:08:05 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
CGNakibe (11:08:10 PM): (So much hate.)
Brodzky Zero (11:08:20 PM): (7 is a lucky number :) )
Idran1701 (11:08:25 PM): *He swings his blade, but the creature shrugs it off entirely, turning to focus on the party once more*
Idran1701 (11:08:27 PM): (First!)
Idran1701 (11:08:30 PM): (3 attacks again.)
Brodzky Zero (11:08:52 PM): *Slices, dices, makes julienne fries*
Idran1701 (11:09:11 PM): (3 d20s)
OnlineHost (11:09:16 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 3 20-sided dice: 10 17 1
Idran1701 (11:09:32 PM): (Roll to confirm the crit miss.)
Brodzky Zero (11:09:34 PM): (FUCK YOU, INTERNAL CLOCK)
OnlineHost (11:09:38 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Brodzky Zero (11:09:42 PM): (FUCK YOU TO HADES)
CGNakibe (11:09:43 PM): (....)
Brodzky Zero (11:09:59 PM): (Nah just joshin' I don't take games seriously ;) )
SongstressEnlil (11:10:22 PM): (YOU MISSED! IT WENT TO HYADES)
SongstressEnlil (11:10:35 PM): (SIEGFRIED SAYS HELLO)
Brodzky Zero (11:10:40 PM): (No, YOU MISSED! It went to the Plieades.)
Idran1701 (11:10:47 PM): *Though his jambiya makes a true strike against the being, it recoils, smashing its energetic fist into First's shamshir and sending it flying out his hand and into the wall nearby.*
Idran1701 (11:10:55 PM): (1d4 for the hit.)
Brodzky Zero (11:11:08 PM): (Only if you give us the onomatopeia for the shamshir.)
Idran1701 (11:11:16 PM): *CLANG*
OnlineHost (11:11:17 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 1 4-sided die: 3
Idran1701 (11:11:27 PM): (Karl!)
Brodzky Zero (11:11:29 PM): (Glad we could reach an arrangement.)
Brodzky Zero (11:11:47 PM): *Onomatopeia-fies in his own language.*
SongstressEnlil (11:12:36 PM): *No luck achieving anything with the prior goal?*
Idran1701 (11:12:53 PM): *Unfortunately, he has none, no :(*
SongstressEnlil (11:13:19 PM): *Watches the haunt for now, and where it is looking, and what it seems to be targeting next*
Idran1701 (11:14:32 PM): *It looks to be focusing on...Karl.*
SongstressEnlil (11:15:11 PM): *Stands, watching it, moving away from the ambassador, and trying to keep out of range from it.*
SongstressEnlil (11:15:30 PM): *If he can, leading it away from the ambassador and toward the guard knot*
Idran1701 (11:15:43 PM): (Heading towards the hallway where Thrax is thrumming along, then?*
Idran1701 (11:15:45 PM): *)
SongstressEnlil (11:16:09 PM): (If plausible; avoiding possibly disenchantment of himself or the ambassador is more important)
Idran1701 (11:16:48 PM): (Hmm...give me a Dex/Balance check.)
OnlineHost (11:17:03 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Idran1701 (11:17:37 PM): *hustling about, Karl heads down the hallway backwards, keeping his eyes on the creature as it follows after, scampering down the path towards him*
Idran1701 (11:17:44 PM): (Marty!)
SongstressEnlil (11:17:50 PM): IM: Yes, follow me!
Idran1701 (11:20:09 PM): (Neb? :O)
NebbieQ (11:20:40 PM): (Sorry, I didnt' see him come up.)
NebbieQ (11:21:01 PM)
: *Looks towards the ambassador. How is he doing?*
Idran1701 (11:21:23 PM)
: *If he's breathing, it's not much.*
NebbieQ (11:22:32 PM): *Mutters* You fool...
NebbieQ (11:22:54 PM)
: *Sets the chair down, before he walks over to where he lays. The paladin stoops down, and scoops the fallen man in his arms.*
Idran1701 (11:23:20 PM)
: (Is he laying hands, or just picking him up?)
NebbieQ (11:23:25 PM): *Just picking him up*
Idran1701 (11:24:15 PM)
: (Arian and First! Go ahead and both go, but the creature's down the hallway pretty far right now, and getting close to beholder eyebeams.)
SongstressEnlil (11:24:43 PM): *Leading it, leading it...*
Brodzky Zero (11:24:59 PM): *Chasing that sucker down with his jambiya, wailing something fierce in his grinding heathen tongue.*
Idran1701 (11:26:24 PM): (Shaun?)
NebbieQ (11:29:31 PM): (Maybe we should cut off soon?)
SongstressEnlil (11:30:08 PM)
: (Shaun's being hassled by overenthusiastic Obama canvasers wanting to get a jump on the next big thing)
Idran1701 (11:30:13 PM): (We will either way, I imagine.)
Idran1701 (11:30:25 PM): (I just want to get this done first. :O)
Idran1701 (11:30:32 PM): (We'll skip Arian for now.)
Idran1701 (11:30:35 PM): (d20 from Zero.)
OnlineHost (11:30:42 PM): Brodzky Zero rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Brodzky Zero (11:30:58 PM): (What's his bonus for ululating?)
Idran1701 (11:31:05 PM): (+0.005)
Brodzky Zero (11:31:09 PM): (>:!!!)
Brodzky Zero (11:31:27 PM): (Well at least he makes menacing jabbing motions while running. And shrieking.)
Idran1701 (11:31:39 PM): *His swing goes wide, the creature just too speedy as it heads down the hallway, even leaving the floor as it heads after Karl*
Brodzky Zero (11:31:43 PM): (If Bes were here with his Wolfy guy we could have an episode of Scooby Doo going.)
CGNakibe (11:32:11 PM): (Heh)
Idran1701 (11:32:18 PM): *it reaches out a tendril of energy, coming closer and closer to Karl's face...*
CGNakibe (11:32:28 PM): (Sorry, distractions and tiredness)
Idran1701 (11:32:30 PM): *...before it looks to dissolve, the energy scattering into nothing*
SongstressEnlil (11:32:59 PM): *Backpedals a bit more! This could be a sham to let his guard down!*
Idran1701 (11:33:28 PM): *A voice speaks up from the doorway* I guess we don't have to cut through the doorway after all, men.
SongstressEnlil (11:33:50 PM)
: *Starts, stops, and looks back*
NebbieQ (11:33:53 PM): *Places the ambassador on the chair, all nicelike*
SongstressEnlil (11:34:20 PM)
: IM: So he's picked a side...but which? They do not tolerate failure in themselves...
NebbieQ (11:34:24 PM): *After he's positive that he isn't just going to slump over, he removes his cape (the mask stays on!) and twists it, forming a makeshift rope.*
Idran1701 (11:34:26 PM)
: *Themyn comes through and past Karl, visibly enraged for the first time* Who searched Frent?! I want the officer in charge of his examination in my office in 5 minutes!
NebbieQ (11:34:45 PM): (Wait, how far down the hall is everybody else?)
Idran1701 (11:34:58 PM)
: (Right now, about 35 feet or so.)
Idran1701 (11:35:11 PM): (But Themyn's coming down from the far end towards Marty.)
SongstressEnlil (11:35:15 PM): *Ignoring all this, approaching Ambassador Frent (?) Goodspells*
Idran1701 (11:35:25 PM): *he heads into the waiting room with Karl, spotting Marty with the Ambassador* Is he alive?
NebbieQ (11:35:35 PM): Yes, but barely
NebbieQ (11:35:48 PM)
: I thoguht it would be good to, ah, prevent him from hurting himself.
NebbieQ (11:35:59 PM)
: Then I'd take care of what his companion did to him.
SongstressEnlil (11:36:07 PM)
: Waste no time! Heal him before it is too late!
Brodzky Zero (11:36:20 PM): *Looks around for the beast.*
NebbieQ (11:36:25 PM): *Well, he's surrounded now. There's no chance he'd do something so foolish again*
Idran1701 (11:36:26 PM)
: *It is gone!*
Idran1701 (11:36:34 PM): *With no sign that it was ever there to begin with.*
NebbieQ (11:36:39 PM): *He places his hands on both of his shoulders and closes his eyes, offering a prayer to the goddess*
Idran1701 (11:37:14 PM)
: *Different than most, he can feel the healing energy literally sucked from his body, barely even having to channel it into the mage.*
SongstressEnlil (11:37:36 PM): IM: Thwarted again, Keepers. I'll need to carry the message to them, somwhow. and find a way. Yes, a way...
Idran1701 (11:37:38 PM): Officers, take this man into custody, now.
Idran1701 (11:38:01 PM): *two Harmonium officers move up as he slowly rouses, placing him into manacles*
SongstressEnlil (11:38:15 PM): IM: I need not win. I need only stop them, make them doubt...
Brodzky Zero (11:38:27 PM): *Goes to reclaim his sword, and statue*
Idran1701 (11:38:56 PM): *he turns, looking to a nearby official* How did he get a dangerous magical device into the Citadel?! I want an answer now!
SongstressEnlil (11:39:25 PM): If I may, your Lordship?
Idran1701 (11:39:28 PM): I don't...he'd met the background checks, so we merely gave him a third level evaluation, to speed things along for the Subcouncil session, sir!
Idran1701 (11:39:35 PM)
: *looks to Karl* Yes?
Idran1701 (11:39:57 PM): *Meanwhile, First's equipment is retrieved.*
NebbieQ (11:40:04 PM): *Quietly* What was that?
SongstressEnlil (11:40:07 PM)
: He had a scroll with him, and was casting a spell I recognized as a varient of the maze enchantment.
Idran1701 (11:40:10 PM): *The statue looks fine...his shamshir has been slightly chipped against the wall, though! >:*
SongstressEnlil (11:40:30 PM): I acted to interrupt it. The miscast energy formed into that thing, a Spellhaunt
SongstressEnlil (11:40:52 PM): The scroll may well have been disguised as something more innocent. *Looks about for it.*
Idran1701 (11:41:01 PM): And how did he manage to get this scroll through our detections?
Idran1701 (11:41:11 PM): *He finds the scroll and its case easily.*
Idran1701 (11:41:21 PM): *The parchment's blank now, as would be expected for a failed spell.*
Idran1701 (11:41:40 PM): *And the case looks like a simple courier box, sealed with wax, though heavier than would be expected.*
Idran1701 (11:41:47 PM): *courier tube
Brodzky Zero (11:41:57 PM): *Is cursing the day this beast was born.*
Brodzky Zero (11:42:06 PM): *In Firstspeak*
SongstressEnlil (11:42:20 PM): (First: Today sucked!)
OnlineHost (11:42:32 PM): SongstressEnlil rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
SongstressEnlil (11:43:28 PM): ..Aha.
SongstressEnlil (11:43:43 PM): *Holds out the scroll tube to Gregor* It's leaden.
CGNakibe (11:44:05 PM): .... Leaden?
SongstressEnlil (11:44:19 PM): *Nods* To block detection.
Idran1701 (11:44:50 PM): *takes it, handing it to that nearby officer with disdain* All diplomatic officers prior to a Subcouncil meeting are to be given an inspection of no less than second level, officer.
CGNakibe (11:45:02 PM): Figures.
Idran1701 (11:45:06 PM): I...yes, sir. I'll inform the officer in charge of the search.
Idran1701 (11:45:20 PM)
: Send him to my office.
CGNakibe (11:45:30 PM): And he was trying to act like WE were the ones who weren't what we claimed. -.-
SongstressEnlil (11:45:37 PM): My lord, may I ask a favor?
NebbieQ (11:46:07 PM): *Shakes his head* How very dissapointing. Perhaps it was foolish, but I expceted more out of him.
Idran1701 (11:46:08 PM)
: I am not especially in a favorable mood right now, Questor. What is it?
SongstressEnlil (11:47:03 PM): May I be allowed the privilege of examining the ambassador's possessions? I wish to check them for authenticity, and if such is the case, what can be found from them.
Idran1701 (11:47:27 PM): I'll consider your request. After a thorough investigation.
SongstressEnlil (11:47:41 PM): *Nods* As you wish.
SongstressEnlil (11:47:49 PM): IM: So you have chosen a side as well...
Brodzky Zero (11:48:04 PM): (Is this over soon? I want to go to a friend's house and educate him on politics with my fist.)
Idran1701 (11:48:12 PM): (It will be, yes.)
Brodzky Zero (11:48:17 PM): (But I will stick around as long as needed. :) )
Idran1701 (11:48:57 PM): *the ambassador is taken off in chains, barely awake, over whatever objections may be risen* Any damage to property or injuries suffered will be fully recompensed by the Harmonium.
SongstressEnlil (11:49:28 PM): IM: I should have taken that ring!
Brodzky Zero (11:49:39 PM): <_<
Idran1701 (11:50:21 PM): If there are any injuries amongst your people which require tending to, we will bring you to our local staff of medics to restore you.
SongstressEnlil (11:50:37 PM): Is anyone hurt?
Brodzky Zero (11:50:50 PM): My shamshir was.
CGNakibe (11:52:05 PM): I'll be okay... just glad my head isn't pounding any more than it already is.
NebbieQ (11:52:25 PM): I will be fine. And you?
SongstressEnlil (11:52:35 PM)
: It didn't touch me.
SongstressEnlil (11:52:47 PM): IM: They'll never touch me.
SongstressEnlil (11:53:17 PM): *Is the Beholder still about? Or did he run off to eat his 1d6 kittens for lunch*
Idran1701 (11:53:45 PM): *He's still hovering at the far end of the hallway, at the other side of the doorway, looking unsure if he's free to go or not*
SongstressEnlil (11:54:34 PM): *Approaches him, unless Gregor barks out otherwise*
Idran1701 (11:54:44 PM): *He does not!*
SongstressEnlil (11:54:49 PM): IM: Which side have you picked, I wonder?
Idran1701 (11:54:59 PM): ...Eh?
Idran1701 (11:55:09 PM)
: *the 10 foot wide sphere hovers there, watching Karl*
SongstressEnlil (11:55:13 PM)
: Thank you for saving us.
Idran1701 (11:55:54 PM): No thanks are necessary. It was my duty as an officer of the Harmonium to aid wherever possible. *he gives a massive, toothy grin, watching Karl as well as the others in the room*
SongstressEnlil (11:56:14 PM)
: *Nods* Then thank you for being dilligent this duty.
NebbieQ (11:56:32 PM): *Nods tersely* It's...appreciated.
SongstressEnlil (11:56:51 PM)
: IM: As shady as always. I'll have to watch you, too.
Idran1701 (11:58:09 PM): *still grinning* If you wish to show your appreciation, perhaps dinner tonight? To demonstrate a better side of Ortho.
SongstressEnlil (11:58:33 PM)
: *Nods* When?
SongstressEnlil (11:58:46 PM): IM: Yes. Very shady...
Idran1701 (11:58:51 PM): 20th cycle?
SongstressEnlil (11:58:58 PM)
: *When is that?*
Idran1701 (11:59:09 PM): *He has no idea! No one ever bothered to teach him Orthan time. :D*
SongstressEnlil (11:59:53 PM)
: ...I should have expected Ortho to have its own time scale. *chuckles*
Idran1701 (12:00:19 AM): Ah, of course. That would be this evening, in...4 hours.
SongstressEnlil (12:00:44 AM)
: (Can a Sigil run be made in that time, from what he has experienced so far?)
Idran1701 (12:00:59 AM): (Likely no, security alone takes about 3.)
SongstressEnlil (12:01:10 AM)
: IM: Later then.
Idran1701 (12:01:12 AM): (And it'd probably be temporarily tightened now.)
SongstressEnlil (12:01:20 AM)
: This should suffice.
SongstressEnlil (12:01:29 AM): I will be honored to attend.
Idran1701 (12:01:30 AM): *raises his voice slightly* And your companions?
Brodzky Zero (12:01:57 AM)
: <_<?
SongstressEnlil (12:02:04 AM): IM: You've clever. I should expect no less. But your true colors are showing, I think.
SongstressEnlil (12:03:03 AM): IM: Their colors...
CGNakibe (12:03:56 AM): Hm? Ah, well, I think we c ould definitely do that. Or at least, I could.
NebbieQ (12:04:17 AM): It is the least we can do.
Idran1701 (12:04:41 AM)
: Then I shall await the occasion with bated breath.
Idran1701 (12:04:58 AM)
: *with a slight chuckle, Thrax floats off, back through the beholder-sized exit in rear of the Council chambers*
SongstressEnlil (12:05:05 AM)
: IM: Hmm. Yes. Baited indeed....
Idran1701 (12:05:40 AM): *Themyn follows after, stopping to speak to the group once more* Given events, I am temporarily halting deliberations.
Idran1701 (12:06:04 AM): They shall resume tomorrow, and you needn't wait on Ortho to hear the results; they shall be couriered to you if you choose to leave, the lot of you.
NebbieQ (12:06:35 AM): *nods* I see.
SongstressEnlil (12:06:36 AM)
: That is most generous of you.
Idran1701 (12:08:42 AM): (And this seems like a good place to cut. :O)
Idran1701 (12:08:47 AM): (XP!)
Brodzky Zero (12:08:55 AM): (ALRIGHT, sorry for being so terse but I'm being yelled at)
CGNakibe (12:09:04 AM): (Mew.)
Idran1701 (12:10:30 AM): (700 base and 500 for combat. 250 bonus to Marty for the chair, and an additional 200 for his speech. 400 for Karl for good reasoning in the council session and 250 for RPing.)
Idran1701 (12:10:40 AM): (250 for Arian for a good tactic idea in facing the creature.)
Idran1701 (12:11:00 AM): (And 250 for First for RPing during the combat scene quite enjoyably.)
Brodzky Zero (12:11:39 AM): (FIRST WONS)
Brodzky Zero (12:12:29 AM): (Adios, folks. Thanks for having me!)
(12:12:31 AM) Brodzky Zero has left the room.
NebbieQ (12:19:44 AM): (Aaand sleep. Night folks!)
CGNakibe (12:20:06 AM)
: (So sleeepy.)
CGNakibe (12:20:09 AM): (Everyone take care.)
(12:20:16 AM) CGNakibe has left the room.