Session Start: Sat Mar 29 20:43:58 2003 Session Ident: #pvpexaltedrp [20:43] * Now talking in #pvpexaltedrp [20:43] * Topic is 'Exalted: Beauty, talent, fame, money, refinement, job skill and brain But all the things you try to hide Will be revealed on the other side. Now the D and A and the M and the N and the A and the T and the I-O-N Lose your face Lose your name And get fitted for a suit of flames.' [20:55] Can we get a topic change? [20:55] * Jynaru feels... oddly nervous about that in light of recent events. [20:55] * Jydan is now known as Maris [20:56] aw [20:56] I like the topic [20:57] * Jynaru shrugs. Been there too long. [20:57] anyways [20:57] Need some fresh topical topic material. [20:57] anyone can change the topic [20:57] Wrong. That only works on non-registered channels. [21:00] there [21:00] Heh. [21:00] Had to fight with it, eh. [21:01] yea [21:01] * Vanal changes topic to 'Exalted: And it's no, nay never. No nay never no more ! Will I play the Wild Rover, no never, no more.' [21:01] ok then everyone's here... [21:02] When we last left off, we were debating who is going where! [21:02] While there was some discussion with the natives, they forgot to mention something. [21:03] Bowing to Cicada, they say this [21:03] * Cicada would like to go to the village and assist in the birth if possible. But mountain and war has priority if requested. [21:03] "Mistress... your voice has been gifted with your child!" [21:04] "Wha..... but! ... No way!.... errrr.... I see..." (sly smile) [21:04] "It is a miracle! the shamans are at a loss to explain it, for she is still a virgin!" [21:04] "Yes, I see indeed" [21:04] "...." [21:05] * Cicada shakes her head to clear the confusion. [21:05] "Err... yes, it must be a blessed child indeed." [21:05] * Tabius raises one eyebrow and is about to mutter fascinating, but doesn't. [21:05] "You must come with us! Though you are wounded, surely our faith will heal you quickly." [21:06] * Cicada looks to the others for a decision. [21:07] * Vanal shrugs [21:07] The warrior-boys who were sent to find you are preparing their boats for your comfort [21:07] * Tabius just shrugs like Vanal. [21:08] * Jynaru starts to shrug and stops. "Might as well see what's up." [21:08] * Cicada lets Sanyet and the warriors help her to a boat or to Tabuis cloud if that is our means of transport. [21:08] "Where ever people want to go, but either way lets get going. [21:09] The wind blows quietly through the trees, the hot, muggy air clouding your judgement. [21:09] "To the village, then. Let's get out of this place." [21:10] "Fien by me." [21:10] "Take forver to light a smoke around here, anyways." [21:10] * Tabius starts packing stuff up ready to bounce out of this place on a cloud. [21:11] "Too hot to smoke." [21:12] * Maris happily continues his coma fantasy. There are 3000 Cicadas and he's the king! [21:12] The cloud is summoned and soon you are on your way! The young warriors are amazed by tabius' great magic and start to worship him, kneeling and dropping shiney coins in front of them [21:13] "Oh...not this *again*." [21:13] "Oh dear. Tabius just became a kind of ThunderBird." [21:13] "It's times like these I'm glad all I do is hit things." [21:13] Maris is awake, and can move, but that is all. [21:14] (Awww...) [21:14] * Tabius Minions pick up the shinny things and get onboard the cloud. [21:14] he can also talk [21:14] Each of the warriors fall silent when their offering is taken, holding onto their spears, eyes downcast. [21:15] * Maris looks strangely at this before finding an attractive native girl to admire. [21:15] [everyone gets on?] [21:15] [there are only warriors here. more native girls at the camp] [21:15] * Vanal hops on [21:16] * Cicada gets helped on. [21:16] "Wonderful. Get to fly around on *this* thing again." [21:16] * Jynaru climbs on. "Better than the boats, right?" [21:16] Sanyet steadies Cicada around and they both take a seat in a nice part of the cloud which bends like a kind of beanbag couch. [21:16] "Marginally." [21:17] * Maris will get on. [21:17] (Awww.... [21:17] "Well, you can smoke up here. The air movements mean that not even I complain." [21:17] Everyone is on! the warriors maintaing their silent vigil as you start drifting away from the tree-temple, and up above the trees, towards the barbarian village. [21:17] "It must be so exiting to know that you are going to be a father." [21:17] * Jynaru nods. "And it's cooler, too." [21:18] "This is always an.... Interesting sensation...." [21:18] * Cicada gives Sanyet's hand a meaningful squeeze which is returned. [21:18] [so now for the question. Do you want to go over the shipwreck, or do you want to go around it?] [21:18] Around, thank you very much [21:18] (within sight of it, maybe?) [21:18] over land or sea? [21:18] ...like you have to ask [21:19] * Tala sits in her corner of the cloud, watching the island pass by beneath them [21:19] * Vanal light ups his cigarette, puffing away gratefully [21:19] time passes slowly in the cloud, as you drift towards the camp, farther inland so as to avoid going over the sea [21:20] On the second day you arrive at the site of the shipwreck in the early afternoon, tabius taking pains to go around it [21:21] "...Mela, I'd almost forgotten about that thing." [21:21] * Jynaru looks out at it. Spirit children getting loose = bad. [21:21] roll per + awareness [21:21] !ex 5 [21:21] Vanal (5) 7, 5, 10, 2, 7, Successes : 4 [21:21] Vanal : !ex 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 6, Successes : 0 [21:21] !ex 7 [21:21] Cicada (7) 1, 6, 10, 2, 3, 4, 10, Successes : 4 [21:21] Cicada : !ex 7, 3, 8, 7, 1, 4, 7, 3, Successes : 3 [21:22] !exy per + aware [21:22] Maris (5) 10, 3, 1, 9, 8, Successes : 4 [21:22] !ex 6 [21:22] Jynaru (6) 6, 8, 4, 1, 5, 5, Successes : 1 [21:23] Looking out over the shipwreck, it looks quiet to you. this is your first real chance to see the top of the cliff top nearby the sea, which you see is actually rather flat and goes quite some ways. At the top is a small forest, growing in the barren rock [21:23] "...I hate that thing..." [21:23] anybody else wanna take a look? [21:24] "Wasn't that bad. Got a cool hat out of the deal." [21:24] !ex 5 [21:24] Tala (5) 9, 3, 10, 5, 6, Successes : 3 [21:24] "...you weren't carried out on a stretcher." [21:24] The minions have spent the time polishing your swords and armor, clipping your toenails, serving you food, and drink etc [21:24] "I know. I never am." [21:25] "Keep it up and you will be." [21:25] !exa 11 [21:25] Tabius (11) 7, 3, 6, 8, 3, 2, 10, 2, 8, 1, 1, Successes : 5 [21:25] * Vanal is quite testy about that damned ship [21:26] * Jynaru laughs. [21:26] "Just a little levity. Things have been serious for so long I thought it would be nice to crack a joke or two." [21:26] Fortunately there is nothing going on down there. [21:26] * Tabius takes the cloud around the boat and over the cliff, a stand of trees in the middle of a mesa is strange. [21:27] The cliff face is on the shore, between the ocean and the boat. that is very close. [21:27] * Maris coughs nerviously. [21:28] * Tabius comes in from the ocean side then to keep the cliff between them and the ocean, as well as a couple of thousant feet [21:28] (Boat's not going to jump up and get us.) [21:29] However, Tabius seems to have sighted something. As you come in range, you can all clearly see a cross on the top of the cliff, in front of the grove of trees. [21:29] "The magical seal around the site appears to be holding up very well." [21:29] "What is it? A demenshe?" [21:30] "Demense, Cicada. Demense." [21:30] * Tabius manuevers closer to see the cross more clearly. [21:30] You get even closer to the cliff face.... [21:30] * Maris shakes his head. "But I don't really know." [21:30] * Jynaru plucks at the string on his bow. [21:30] and eventually it becomes clear that there is something hanging from the cross on the top of the cliff [21:30] * Vanal takes a deep drag off his cigaretter [21:30] * Tabius steels his resolve hoping its not Tei, but prepaired if it is. [21:31] "I think someone's going to have to go down." [21:31] "Want me to check ?" [21:31] * Tabius gets close enough to figure out who it might be. [21:31] "It can't be me. I could barely hobble over to the cloud." [21:31] You can all now clearly see that it is a person, but you don't know who it is.... [21:32] (How far to leap down/across and check?) [21:32] probably a few hundred feet? [21:32] * Vanal squints [21:32] you can't see who it is. [21:33] * Tabius manuavers closer, hoping that its not the woman guide that was left with the boat on the first adventure to the golden ship. [21:33] "Can you bring us any closer ?" [21:33] 100 feet. [21:33] 90 feet. [21:33] 80 feet. [21:34] * Vanal grips the handle of his blade cautiously [21:34] 50 feet [21:34] * Jynaru 'll halt Tabius there. [21:34] "No...I'm NOT scared..." [21:34] "Why are we moving so close to the ship? Nothing appears to be wrong." [21:34] "Yes, I know you can read my thoughts. Cautious is NOT scared." [21:34] the woman isn't wearing any clothes. [21:34] * Jynaru pauses for a moment and makes with the charms. [21:35] "And don't try anything funny like moving the cloud." [21:35] "The sins of the past come to huant us in the future. [21:35] "...try to stay SEMI-cheerful, goldenrod." [21:36] "Yeah, this is giving me the creeps to, hon." [21:36] * Jynaru sprints across the cloud, taking off at the edge like a brilliant phoenix, crossing the distance and slamming to the ground at the edge, grasping the earth. [21:36] "Is it the guideof the first expedition to the ship?" [21:36] * Maris is now known as Jydan [21:36] * Vanal is seemingly to talk to thin air for portions of conversation [21:36] * Jynaru stands up and brushes himself off, looking carefully at the body. [21:36] * Jydan is now known as Maris [21:36] Jynaru approaches the body, carefully looking at it. [21:37] * Cicada has herself proffed up so that she can cover Jynaru's movements. [21:38] (his flanks, you know, in case of ambush) [21:38] "It's the guide." [21:38] * Jynaru shrugs. "Something damn strong did it, too. Broke the branches off, not cut." [21:38] * Maris suddenly coughs violently. "That's unfortunate and disturbing." [21:38] you've got maybe an hour before twilight. [21:39] "Get Tala down here, we'll pull a proper funeral and go." [21:39] "Well either we stay here for the night or we get going so we can get our of range of the damn ship." [21:40] "How about burying her properly and going on?" [21:40] * Jynaru looks uneasily at the grove. "It won't take long. I don't think being here at night is too good of an idea anyway." [21:40] "Jynaru is right. I don't want to be here if whatever did this comes back." [21:41] * Vanal scowls [21:41] * Tala nods [21:41] "It's not like Tala, Cicada and I are in any condition to fight at the moment." [21:41] * Cicada is unfortunately incapable of helping much with heavy labor. [21:42] * Jynaru carefully cuts her down. [21:42] * Tala is quite well healed. [21:42] "We should take the body." [21:42] Sanyet probably couldn't make the leap, carrying cicada or no. [21:43] The body falls down onto Jynaru, and he hoists it over his shoulder. [21:43] "Fine, either way lets get moving again." and manuevers the cloud over to the cliff face. [21:43] "While the magic surrounding the ship is holding and there is no ghost activity in the valley, I do not like the idea of burying her here [21:43] * Maris nods. "That might be best. Though.... Jynaru, does it smell bad?" [21:43] * Jynaru cross over to the cloud. "No. Been here too long." [21:44] "Then let's move...and the Dragons protect her soul." [21:44] * Jynaru sits it down and looks at it. "It's strange... as far as I can tell she didn't struggle much. And the only thing done was the final cut." [21:44] * Tabius gets the cloud moving at top speed towards the village again, careful to go around the area with the boat, and will fly into the night a little bit to get some good distance [21:44] Sanyet looks at the dead body... [21:44] * Jynaru leans back and stares at the grove. "Maybe a corrupted elemental." [21:44] Storyteller (2) 6, 7, Successes : 1 [21:44] !ex 2 [21:45] He seems concerned but says nothing. [21:45] * Vanal looks at Sanyet [21:45] "Okay, out with it." [21:45] Sanyet shrugs. [21:45] "I've never anything like this." [21:46] * Cicada observes the means by which she was hung up, trying to make out if it was part of some ritual, or just a warning post. [21:46] Just simple rope. [21:46] Not entirely sure where they got the rope. it looks like generic rope to you. [21:46] (aww... no Int ? Occult roll?) [21:46] "(kinky sex ?) [21:47] int + occut [21:47] !ex 6 [21:47] Cicada (6) 4, 5, 7, 10, 2, 1, Successes : 3 [21:47] "That makes two of us. It's that the branches were broken off that bothers me. Those were thick branches." [21:47] * Maris looks at Jyn. "How thick?" [21:48] roll int + lore jyn [21:48] WP autosux. [21:48] !ex 4 [21:48] Jynaru (4) 3, 7, 10, 5, Successes : 3 [21:48] "What a waste. She was just hung there to kill her. No meaning at all..." [21:48] * Maris nods sadly. [21:49] "I'm sure there was menaing to whomever did this." [21:49] "Four to five inches thick... ghost could have done it." [21:50] "Take her down and bring her aboard. [21:50] " [21:50] [21:50] "That.... Is a big branch." [21:50] "Find something to wrap the body in." [21:51] * Maris sighs. He'd rather be with his harem than this stinking body. [21:51] it's quiet. Besides the wind flowing through, there is no smell, no taste, no sound... nothing. [21:51] "I am sure the ghosts possess some powers related to decay and weakening things. " [21:51] * Tala digs out a blanket and uses it to securely wrap the body. [21:52] Before that she wraps her embroidered cloth blindfold around her eyes and studies the body. [21:52] "Hey, uhmm.... Isn't it kinda quiet around here?" [21:53] * Jynaru shrugs. "Always was like this around here. Seems odd that a ghost would do something like this, though. That wasn't near where we were, and you'd think it would want her on the ship." [21:55] "Maybe it wanted to make beer out of her flesh." [21:55] "...that's very pretty Maris, thank you for that lovely mental image." [21:55] "How did it get the body up there if the barrier around the ship is holding?" [21:56] "She died the first night, remember?" [21:56] "The body would have more than likely been on the other side of the cliffs." [21:56] * Tala looks at Maris with a mixture of puzzlement and disgust. [21:59] "I'd say that is rather special. Maybe..." [21:59] * Maris ponders. [22:00] "Special in the 'Oh, look strange lights and faces on the trees.' meaning of special." [22:00] * Maris nods. "I see." [22:01] "Does anybody else not like this? I mean, how quiet it is and this body?" [22:01] * Disconnected [22:07] * Now talking in #pvpexaltedrp [22:07] "Complicated? Twisted, but not complicated." [22:07] "More complicated than a random killing. It was done cleanly, the clothes were removed, the cross was constructed, and care was taken to put it in that specific place." [22:07] "There was no purpose to this killing. She was simply killed and placed on display." [22:08] "Display for WHO?" [22:08] "The seagulls?" [22:08] "The anathema took sick pride in its work. It sought to display its grusome work." [22:08] "We didn't see it. The tribespeople didn't see it. It's a poor display if no one knows you've done it." [22:09] * Maris nods. "Tala may be right. As Vanal has stated, these anathema lack any sense of logic or conscience." [22:09] "The spirits in the ship ?" [22:09] "Are contained." [22:09] "don't go any further than this, or it's YOUR ass on the cross ?" [22:09] (are some of the natives on the cloud as well?) [22:09] "I thought about that. But why? They wanted people to enter the ship." [22:10] (no, they took their boats back) [22:10] "They sure as hell drug us in." [22:10] "No, a warning TO the ship spirits." [22:10] "Facing outwards towards the sea, instead of towards the ship?" [22:11] (Assuming that was the facing here.) [22:11] "The only reason I can think of that she might have been hung up, is to make her spirit into a ghost" [22:11] (yea) [22:11] "If it was a warning it was to those outside not to come inside. [22:12] "Then I've no effin' clue." [22:12] "The silence is likely a lack of spirits since they are all in the ship?" [22:12] "What abotu you Hon, do you have any idea ?" [22:12] "Wrong place for it. The ghost seems likely." [22:12] "It it was to create a ghost, then we should be wary of this body." [22:12] "If another ghost did it, that makes the most sense." [22:13] "And.... Why is it nude?" [22:13] * Vanal continues to seemingly tlak to thin air"You sure you've got no clue ?" [22:14] "The natives seemed to eschew clothing for a while. I'd guess to seem more enticing to the group. You remember their... hospitality." [22:15] * Jynaru sits back and waits. Not much longer at all til the village. [22:15] you'll arive there at noon tommarow. Sun is down, and you are sailing over the ocean [22:16] * Maris smiles. "Hospitality? I'd say that was a bit more than that, Jynaru." [22:16] * Jynaru shrugs. "I know. Hence the father bit." [22:17] "Good practice for the other six, I suppose." [22:17] "As it is, I'm going to get some sleep. Wake me up if the ghost tries to eat me." [22:19] * Tala sleeps during the night [22:19] * Maris sleeps distant from the body. [22:19] "Jyn your awake, take a look at the ocean over there, see anything? [22:20] * Jynaru grumbles and sits back up, looking. [22:20] per + awe -2 [22:20] !ex 4 [22:20] Jynaru (4) 5, 7, 7, 8, Successes : 3 [22:20] just waves. big waves, maybe. [22:20] * Jynaru shakes his head. "Big waves?" [22:21] "Maybe a storm coming?" [22:21] "Well whatever I saw looked really big and alive......" [22:22] The sea is quiet, save for the chomping of waves. [22:22] (CHOMPING?) [22:22] chssss crash chhsssss crash [22:22] you know what it sounds like. [22:22] * Jynaru winces. "Shit." [22:22] "Does this thing go any faster?" [22:23] "It goes this fast. [22:23] * Vanal 's eyes slam open [22:24] "STORM ?" [22:24] * Jynaru grabs his axe and fans with it. "Maybe I should get out and push." [22:24] whatever it is, it isn't coming over here. [22:25] * Jynaru eventually settles back, dozing off fitfully. [22:25] "Well onward and upward I say. Go back to sleep I will warn you of anything else I notice" [22:25] chssss crash chhsssss crash [22:25] * Maris starts to snore. [22:26] in the morning you awake, the trip uneventful. [22:26] (Body still there?) [22:26] smoke can be seen from ahead, where the town would be. [22:26] * Vanal yawns [22:26] yeap. [22:26] It's dead. [22:26] * Maris streches and yawns. [22:26] (Sword didn't kill anyone during the night?) [22:27] was it attuned? [22:27] (Nah.) [22:27] good smoke, or bad 'scorched earth' smoke ? [22:27] it glows balefully [22:27] per + awe (smell) [22:27] "Oh no!" [22:27] !ex 6 [22:27] Jynaru (6) 10, 5, 3, 5, 5, 10, Successes : 4 [22:27] !ex 7 [22:27] Cicada (7) 9, 1, 7, 3, 6, 6, 7, Successes : 3 [22:27] !ex 5 [22:27] Vanal (5) 4, 5, 3, 7, 1, Successes : 1 [22:27] !exy per + awe [22:27] Maris (3) 9, 1, 9, Successes : 2 [22:27] it smells kinda good [22:27] "Smells like food." [22:28] !ex 5 [22:28] Tala (5) 8, 8, 4, 2, 9, Successes : 3 [22:28] "Not like morning sausages, I hope... [22:28] "Smells better than food. Smells like breakfast." [22:28] vanal can't smell any food, and maris just smells smoke. but smells like food. [22:28] (Oh....) [22:29] (smoke is breakfast) [22:29] (yaaay!) [22:29] "I assume they're preparing some sort of festival." [22:29] "Well, the sooner we get the hell off this flying deathtrap, the BETTER." [22:29] When you arrive, there is a large number of natives! they are dancing around a campfire, the gazeebo nearby, covered with wreaths. [22:29] "Hopefully with less orgies than the last one I remember." [22:29] Everywhere there are smaller campfires, tended to by women, with large beasty animals being cooked on them. [22:30] Int the far distance, you can see Maris' mighty city, his castle rasing up above the land... [22:30] (to the north) [22:30] * Maris smiles at his castle. "Ah, home." [22:30] it's far, far away. [22:30] "Think you could've made it any more ostentatious, buddy ?" [22:31] * Maris shrugs. "With the materials that these brutes could manage? Not really." [22:31] * Maris is completely serious. [22:31] "Hey, some of their stuff is pretty nice." [22:31] The practically naked children shout with glee as they run around under the cloud. Maris' honor guard of women are nearby. And a circle of women who are obviously pregnant sit in the grass, talking to one another. [22:32] * Vanal fingers the necklace he acquired form them to give shak...and is currently hanging around his neck [22:32] "Like their women, Vanal?" [22:32] "touchy subject. You know that." [22:32] the sound of playing drums fill the air and reed pipes are played as you float through the air. [22:32] * Jynaru considers. "I should see if I can round down the guard a bit. I need more adamant arrows." [22:33] * Tabius Minions get off the cloud first and perform crowd control. [22:33] The kids are carefully shoved away to make a spot for the cloud to land. [22:33] "I'll tell you, I'll be grateful to hear my unit's piper when I get back... [22:33] * Cicada lets herself be helped down by Sanyet, offering greetings to the welcome commitee. Herself having her spirits heightened by the merriness. [22:33] "/me gracefully hops off the cloud as it slides in for a landing [22:33] * Vanal gracefully hops off the cloud as it slides in for a landing [22:34] * Vanal 's 'Barbarian general' jacket flutterls slightly in the breeze [22:34] "Finally.... [22:34] ...FINALLY... [22:34] * Maris regally comes off the cloud, and is quickly surrounded by his guard. [22:34] The kids dance around your feets, you notice that there is already a large amount of food on the tables in the gazeebo. [22:34] The Vanal has *come back* to the village !" [22:34] The kids scream in glee! [22:34] * Tala waits for the crowd to land before getting off w/ her possessions, then she collects the wrapped body [22:34] The wise, old men start peddling over... [22:35] "Tala, do you wish some assistance with that body?" [22:35] * Cicada completes the formal greeting and ask to the status of the mothers-to-be. [22:35] * Tabius waits for everybody else to get off the cloud with thier stuff. [22:35] wearing shaman cloaks. You see one of them that looks familiar... especially to maris. [22:35] "No, I can handle it. It has dried out from its time hanging." [22:35] The man who stands head and shoulders above the rest... [22:35] (Oh bloody hell. How should I react?) [22:36] (is it Suleyman?) [22:36] (this guy is a lunar. he cemented your position as king. it's up to you if you like him or not.) [22:36] (yeap. Sulayman.) [22:36] * Vanal dusts off his long gray oliphaunt (or whatever the bigass critter was) hide jacket and smiles, inhaling the air deeply [22:36] "Ahhh, the sweet ground." [22:36] * Cicada is very cautious and formal in the presence of the Anathema. [22:36] * Maris nods his head at him. He would bow, but it may lessen his status and power as king. And he would not like that. [22:37] Sulayman smiles and nods at Maris, eyes glinting for a moment at the staff tabius wields, and angrily for a moment at the sword lying on the cloud, but smiles at the end. [22:37] * Tala takes the body far off from the village (if she knows where they bury their dead she takes it there) to perform simple last rites and bury the body [22:38] "The mothers do well, for they had strong fathers. Though thou art weak, my lady, I see that your child is also well." [22:38] Tala heads off without a word to bury the body, which will only take an hour or so. [22:38] * Maris idly ponders pinching the ass the guard in front of him. [22:39] Maris' guards look very seriously at everyone around him, but with unmitigated love at their leader. [22:39] * Tabius takes the staff in one hand and raps his cloak around the other before picking up the sword. [22:39] The sword glows slightly brighter as you touch it [22:39] * Maris does it. He gives her a smile when she hops and turns around to look at him. [22:40] * Vanal shakes his head... [22:40] Actually she does nothing. [22:40] * Tabius grimaces at the sword and walks off with it. [22:40] She's too well trained :) [22:40] (Damn. That takes out all the fun!) [22:40] * Jynaru calls out after Tabius. "Metal-lined box!" [22:40] * Vanal mutters to no-one some more "You really slept with him, eh hon ?" [22:40] * Tabius turns and looks at Jynaru for a moment then continues on." [22:40] Vanal's sword seems to glower at him. [22:41] * Vanal sniggers, having finally gotten a good jab in [22:42] * Jynaru sits down, leaning against the gazebo. "Nice reception. Now what?" [22:42] "Well, we eat breakfast, and lift a pint to a job well-done ?" [22:42] "Well, enjoy yourselves." [22:43] "I told them you would come today. they are most pleased." [22:43] "No monster to be fought? No mystery to solve?" [22:43] [22:43] "No business of State, Sulayman?" [22:43] "Maris' rule has brought order to the barbarian people" he says growlingly, almost unhappily, "but it has ensured their safety." [22:44] * Tabius heads back after an hour or so and eats a hearty meal and pinch's a few butts. [22:44] "Jyn, I want a break. I've been fighting non-stop, losing friends and loved ones for the past year..." [22:44] * Jynaru brushes himself off and gets some food. "Yeah, I know. I just expect someone to run in any minute imploring our help." [22:45] * Jynaru looks to Tabius. "How'd things go with the sword?" [22:45] * Cicada requests to see the pregnant ones and talking with them before eating. She is all too new in the business as midwife, but she will learn. [22:45] "Nothing pressing that needs my attention? I am free to enjoy the fruits of my people's labor?" [22:45] Tala has completed burying the dead body, and indeed, it shall be well. [22:45] * Tabius says "Its doing fine." in a very flat tone. [22:45] "Enjoy yourself, Maris. Your wives await you elsewhere." [22:45] "Seal it and bury it. That thing givers me the wiggins." [22:46] * Jynaru shrugs. "Metal-lined boxes tend to do that. Burying less so. Somebody always digs it up." [22:46] the girls all talk about how crazy it is about you being a mother but are glad you are joining them. [22:46] "Then toss it in the middle of the ocean once we get off this rock." [22:47] * Maris wonders about seeing his wives but ends up deciding that some food would be best at the moment. [22:47] "Got a basement full of dangerous toys like that back at home. Sorcerers spent about a year fortifying the place. Figure that's as good a place as any." [22:47] but they will be glad to teach you the ways of midwifery, as you stay with them." [22:47] * Tabius thinks that the others just don't have a clue sometimes. [22:48] Meanwhile, you feast [22:48] "sounds good to me." [22:48] * Cicada already has a little experience from watching and helping as a child in the village and as a healer in the western farmlands. [22:48] each of the pregnant women come, one with cicada, one with vanal, one with jynaru. The others eat at a lower table, since they do not bear your children. [22:50] The shamans depart for their own places, having paid their respect with their presence, and Sulayman drifts out into the woods... [22:50] * Tala returns to the village after she finishes her solemn task. [22:50] the time will pass uneventfully.. so ask your questions, I will give your answers. [22:51] * Cicada nods to Tala and ask to the dead girl. [22:51] * Maris after feasting, goes to see how his wives fare. [22:51] Your wives are far, far, far away. [22:51] (Ah.) [22:51] (I see.) [22:51] * Cicada would also like to have asked the shamens about the nature of the strange killing. [22:51] there are a few shamans who call this place home. [22:52] How long till the birth? What's up with dead girl? Miss anything exciting wandering around the isalnd? [22:52] * Vanal asks relatively mundane questions...how's the village doing, has any of the fighting bled over, etc. [22:52] there is also a strange woman.... [22:52] per + awareness [22:52] oh...and of course, how's the mother doing ? [22:52] * Maris will feast more instead. And look at the tasty ass of the guard in front of them. He idly wonders what kinds of exersices they do. [22:52] !exy per + aware [22:52] Maris (5) 1, 1, 8, 10, 3, Successes : 3 [22:52] !ex 7 [22:52] Cicada (7) 6, 10, 6, 7, 3, 5, 6, Successes : 3 [22:52] a month and till birth. [22:53] They don't know anything about the dead girl. Andit's been very quiet, unless you are on the front. [22:53] !ex 6 [22:53] Jynaru (6) 1, 5, 5, 9, 7, 2, Successes : 2 [22:53] Strange women make me paranoid. [22:53] But the miracle of the strange maiden does not go unheard. [22:53] How are things on the front. [22:53] She was lost... but she knows their ways. [22:53] ? [22:53] ... [22:54] she knows their speech, and more. But not even the eldest among them can remember her, or her stories.... [22:54] * Cicada has a few ideas about how the maiden got pregnant. But does not tell if Tabius does not. [22:54] (It's Coils! Coils I tells ya!) [22:54] * Tabius eats, takes a couple of sweet rolls in a napkin, finds an unattached girl he likes and takes her back to the hut with him. [22:55] "Well, looks like the bronze skin doesn't keep him from performing after all..." [22:55] Tabius, roll wits + socialize [22:55] er, presence. [22:55] * Vanal scratches his goatee [22:55] * Maris watches Tabius depart and ponders if the tasty ass of a guard in front of him would object. [22:55] * Cicada eyes the strange girl, and quietly whisper to the others. "That girl over there. That is the demon from the pond, the one who was with Tei...." [22:56] "Are you sure ?" [22:56] * Cicada nods. "Positive." [22:56] "So...do we whack her now ?" [22:57] "I don't know. Maybe we better find out why she is here first." [22:57] * Jynaru shrugs. "No true reason to at this point. We accomplished what we wanted to, and she might want to know what happened." [22:57] * Tabius eats, takes a couple of sweet rolls in a napkin, finds an unattached [22:57] * Cicada keeps secret her desire for news of Tei, and the fact that she has been sending idle chit-chat to him every night to keep him company. [22:59] "Any volunteers ?" [22:59] * Jynaru finishes his meal and nods, standing. [22:59] Storyteller (6) 6, 6, 7, 9, 2, 6, Successes : 2 [22:59] !ex 6 [22:59] * Jynaru then wanders over to the strange maiden and greets her in the barbarian tongue. [22:59] "Tala and Tabius might be the best. Along with you and Jynaru. I really cannot fight and would just be endangering Sanyet." [22:59] "Hello, again." [23:00] The maiden looks surpisingly at Jynaru but relaxes, nodding his head to him slowly. [23:00] "a... again...?" [23:00] she sound a little timid. [23:00] * Maris looks around for a better subject than the guardswoman in front of him. [23:00] Maris, your guardswomen are all fine women. [23:00] * Maris thinks that getting her out of her armour is a challenge he doesn't need. [23:00] but.. per + socialize [23:01] * Jynaru shrugs. "You seem somewhat familiar, is all. Perhaps we met earlier?" [23:01] * Tabius has a couple of hours of fun, then gets some sleep since he flew all day and night yesterday. [23:01] !exy per + socialize [23:01] Maris (5) 7, 5, 10, 5, 9, Successes : 4 [23:01] She shakes her head slowly [23:01] Maris, one attractive water-girl catches your notice [23:02] "I'm sorry.. i've never seen a.. civilized man before.. so much.. is different.." [23:02] * Maris raises an eyebrow and walks over to her, telling his guard to watch him, but stay back. This woman is special to the god-king. [23:02] The guard stays back, finding something to do while they watch him carefully. [23:03] * Jynaru smiles. "I heard about that. Thought the story was interesting." [23:03] * Cicada shoots a venomous glare after Maris, then sigh and return her attention to Jynaru's conversation with the maiden. [23:03] * Maris greets her elaborately, ignoring the glare of Cicada. [23:03] The maiden looks confused at Jynaru but then shakes her head slowly. [23:04] "No? That's not right?" [23:04] * Tala walks up to the others, noticing Jynaru w/ the strange woman [23:04] "I.. I'm sorry. I'm very confused." [23:05] "I apologize. Anything I can do to help?" [23:05] "Who is that?" [23:05] "I'm sorry... I.. just want to think." [23:05] tala, make a per + awe [23:06] !ex 5 [23:06] Tala (5) 8, 9, 1, 6, 5, Successes : 2 [23:06] it's coils! [23:06] "She seems almost harmless..." [23:06] * Jynaru nods and stands easily, looking to Cicada and shaking his head ever-so-slightly. [23:07] * Tala frowns and puts on her blindfold [23:07] * Jynaru breaks back into Realm. "If it is her, the battle took a lot out of her. That, or she's laying low." [23:07] * Maris compliments her beauty. Yes, you are good enough for the god-king. No, the guards will not hurt you. Yes, you are a vision of loveliness. [23:07] * Cicada nods to Jynaru to bring the maiden over. [23:08] * Vanal rests his hand on his sword in a seemingly casual manner [23:08] * Jynaru goes into barbarian again. "I'm sorry to intrude... but Cicada would like to speak with you. Do you mind?" He offers her his hand. [23:10] * Maris picks up her burden and hands it off to a guard, who makes a surprised look. He tells her to take it where it belongs and offers his arm to the water girl. [23:11] [Jynaru PING] [23:11] The water girl takes maris' arm, looking up to him lovingly [23:12] * Maris escorts her to an empty hut, making small talk and smiling at her. [23:12] * Tala whispers to Cicada "She is no longer a spirit." [23:12] * Maris signals his guard to surround the tent and be SURE to give them PRIVACY. Unless they want to join in, he jokes. [23:12] The woman who was once coils, and before that, something else, takes Jynarus hand, letting her help her up, giving shy, futrive glances to the shamans as she does so. [23:12] * Cicada nods slowly to Tala. [23:12] (He gives them hand signals, not speach.) [23:13] * Cicada offers Coils food while studying her closely as she eats. (4 pers motes to activate Madness-Analyzing Stare) [23:13] * Jynaru looks a the shamans and smiles reassuringly, engaging in some idle chit-chat about the weather to ease her nerves. [23:14] * Vanal releases his blade, and sips his drink [23:15] Maris' guards guard him well, though unobtrusively. [23:16] Jynaru, roll charsima + socialize [23:16] !ex 5 [23:16] Jynaru (5) 9, 2, 8, 9, 1, Successes : 3 [23:16] She is too worried, Jynaru. Your words do not ease her, though she does not get any less nervous. [23:17] Cicada,make your roll? [23:17] * Vanal looks at Jyn [23:17] (HR) "Want me to try ?" [23:17] * Jynaru nods slightly. (HR) "Not going to do too much good if she's too worried to talk." [23:17] (Per ? Med, right?) [23:18] * Storyteller check [23:18] (it is) [23:18] per + med [23:18] * Maris gives the water girl a most exciting private audicence with the god-king. [23:18] !ex 8 +1 (WP for autosux) [23:18] Cicada (8) 7, 7, 1, 8, 2, 9, 5, 2, Successes : 4 [23:18] * Vanal stands up slowly and smiles his most charming and pleasant smile at Coils [23:18] (5 sux) [23:19] * Vanal tries to RADIATE friendliness, if at all possible [23:19] Presence + App [23:20] [dt] [23:20] !ex 9 [23:20] Vanal (9) 6, 4, 8, 4, 10, 3, 5, 5, 7, Successes : 4 [23:20] The woman seems on edge by Vanal but at least will talk to him. [23:21] (Barbarian) "You msut forgive my friend here. He can be a little boorish at times." [23:21] "I'm Vanal." [23:21] * Tala removes the blindfold and tucks it away, and walks off to occupy herself with some sort of work (something useful to the village that she can do but remain w/in sight of Coils and keep an eye on her) [23:21] "Van.. Vanal." [23:21] "Van works, too." [23:21] she winces immidately looking down into her cup [23:22] "What ? What's wrong ?" [23:22] "Nothing, my lord.." [23:22] * Vanal nods "Okay then. What's your name ?" [23:23] "My name is Whispering Medow.. Lord Lord Vanal." [23:24] "It's a pleasure to meet you, Whispering Medow. What brings you to this aprt of the isle ?" [23:24] "This is my home. I live.. lived here." [23:24] "Lived ?" [23:25] * Cicada holds her left hand under the table and tries to signal the others in hand code that the situation in not dangerous, but unclear. [23:25] * Vanal smiles gently [23:25] "This isn't right!" [23:26]