Geinwortelparadijs: Riddles from the mountains Chapter 12: Caves
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Message Date: 2008-12-25 16:30:23
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: 12: Caves
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Following the trail further upstream along the now empty brook takes half an hour and then the first signs of the explosion show. Piece of fresh mud and rock scattered around, holes in leaves where things fell through. Then through singed foliage a crater shows.
On the opposite side the spring still flows as a small waterfall down the rough steep edges.
Down below is a pile of rubble sloping down to the sides. Along the edge the water flows to a dark spot right below the ending of the trail. Almost under the waterfall is a similar dark spot and on the other side of the streambed a third one. It's obvious these are the three tunnels Tyranael mentioned. A lot less obvious is what to do with the donkeys when going down. Not even a goat would think of walking down these edges.
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Message Date: 2008-12-28 20:31:40
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Looking at the crater edge and the donkeys Tyra ponders what to do with them. Thinking back at earlier events, she gets an idea.
"Meinozsé, could you make a pathway with earth? The donkeys could be led down more easily then. Of course, we'd also have to lead them into the caves which might prove another problem. On further inspection they do look awfully dark and cramped..." she pauses for a moment as she looks at the gaping dark holes of the caves. "Maybe... maybe we should take another venture to spare the donkeys."
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 04:29:00
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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ooc: you can't see from up here it's cramped or not, I was trying to get the impression of a deep and steep opening and the entrances just being darker places where the side receded. You remember from being downstairs that you should be able to walk with 2 Tolvs next to each other without problem, so person and donkey would work as well. Tunnel height might be in issue as that is considerably less then 2 meters, around 1,80
The crater is about 10 meters at the deepest point.
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 05:47:37
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"We can just eleave them tied up here." Lepus suggests. A thought strikes him: "Then we can't go that far in." That is a definite plus in his book.
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 06:14:55
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"But the cave might form a tunnel of some sort, would you really want to have to go back to get the donkeys? And how do we tie them up so they can't eat or drink anything and mutate?" Vladimir looks worried, dark underground caves don't really appal to him.
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 06:56:01
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Nothing is ever easy." Lepus grumbles. "So we have to take them."
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 08:17:36
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Captain Satlin watches down and starts on a really cynical tone
"By the looks of it, I'd say I'm nowhere safe as long as I'm with the current company judging by this little 'mishap'"
He suddenly switches to his formal matter of fact tone
"What are we going to look for in those tunnels? I think we first have to let some of us go down there and take a quick look to have at least some idea how long we expect to be down there. If it's longer then we wish to leave somebody with the donkeys we better take them with us then risking getting stuck without most of our equipment."
He turns to Vladimir
"VlaDiMir, you can go up and down without help, I'd suggest you should be one to go look in the tunnels."
Turning further to Meinozsé
"And we might need you to tell us if its even safe to go into the tunnels. And then I think Tyranael or possibly me should go down there for protection while the other watches the animals and helps with climbing."
Meanwhile he already started getting a rope from his donkey and attaching it.
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 08:46:08
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I'd prefer if someone with weapons would go down there instead of me, someone who knows what he's doing down there. Someone not me especially. I really do not veel like going in there on my own. Too bad we don't have a dwarf..." he looks at Lepus and asks: "cunniculs live undergrounds sometimes, don't they? Do you have any experience with things like that?"
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Message Date: 2008-12-29 08:53:57
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Satlin looks strange at Vladimir
"You are joking right? I suggested going down there with three people among which one with a sword"
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Message Date: 2008-12-30 22:47:50
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I thought you wanted me to scout the tunnel because I did not need help to get down there. If people are climbing down there it makes no difference if one or two persons need help getting down. Besides, Tyra's idea that Meinoszé could make a pathway with magic sounds quite good". Turns to Meinoszé: "Do you think you can do that?". He sighs. "Do you really expect to need a doctor down there? If you are leaving people behind wouldn't it be more to take someone down there who sees with two eyes? I'm not really speleologist material..". Meanwhile he's going trough his bag to find a sweater, it's probable cold down there. "Grumble grumble grumble"
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Message Date: 2009-01-01 17:14:07
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I can assure you that I will not use my fire nova around magical stuff, now that I know what can happen," Tyra says dryly to Satlin in response to his sneer.
"I think though that the Captain has a good idea. If he and Vladimir go into the cave we can wait here to see if it's worthwhile to follow after them. Maybe Meinoszé can go with you, since she has geological knowledge. Then Lepus and I will stay here to mind the donkeys. Then when it has been determined that it's worthwhile, Meinoszé can make a earth bridge to transport the donkeys down there."
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Message Date: 2009-01-04 06:00:09
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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He snorts
"This you will try to avoid, but then we'll get some other magical event. Or you get the feeling your dying anyway and can just as well risk it. But I seem to be the only one here sane enough to want to stay away from that stuff."
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Message Date: 2009-01-04 06:27:11
From: Meinozsé Stensalil
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Meinozsé sighs
"Lets all move back, I like climbing but I'm not in the mood to spend time climbing just to decide down there that a ramp is needed anyways. So lets stay positive, there is something to investigate there"
And she moves a few meters away from the edge and kneels down starting a prayer.
Once everybody is behind her she plants her hands with fingers spread out into the ground.
A slight tremble suddenly starts together with cracking sounds...
Across the hole close to the spring the ground starts shifting forming a path, half in the side, half formed over the hole. From there it spreads counter-clockwise downwards to reach the bottom just before the dark place left of the spring. The path is steep, but a lot better then climbing and can surely fit the donkeys.
Meinozsé stays on her knees for a moment longer in prayer to Kyralanta.
When she gets up she looks at the others
"Vladimir, do you come?"
Smirking "Captain, dare to lead the way on this magical path?"
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Message Date: 2009-01-04 10:15:44
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Tyra does step backwards when Meinozsé tells them to, but more because she doesn't quite trust the former lake. Who knows what might happen this time when the magic went out of control. Fortunately, everything seems okay and she comes forward again to survey the work.
"Well, it seems we would be able to take the donkeys along with us anyway. We might as well move together then. It might be more advantageous to stay together in one group. Also Captain, if it wasn't for our magic, we'd probably already be very dead right now."
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Message Date: 2009-01-05 07:40:53
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"The King picked a bunch of people to investigate weird things happening up here. You think he picked us for our sanity?" Lepus smirks at the captain, clearly relishing the fact that Satlin is in the minority.
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Message Date: 2009-01-06 19:03:15
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Our beloved king is not sane enough to asses other peoples sanity. But he is rather smart, and if he chose a group if magic users to do this task you'd better be sure he had a good reason for that. we seem to be up against something magical, you can't beat magic without maginc. Further, I agree with Ms. Kyliries, we should stay together. Either we all go down there, or we all stay up here." He turns to Meinozsé with a naughty grin: "By th way ms Stensalil, nice ramp!".
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Message Date: 2009-01-08 19:26:34
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Anger seems to be taking its toll on Satlins teeth as they get crunched together as he holds his temper. Almost literally having steam coming out of his ears he turns on his heals and leads his donkey down the trail without any trouble even though his pace seems a bit reckless.
Once down he directly moves onto the pile in the middle to keep his donkey from getting to the water from the spring looking around what's taking the others.
Once everybody is downstairs and looking around its very silent except for the sounds of water falling down from the spring meters above them and burble its way into the dark of the one cave that's downstream.
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Message Date: 2009-01-09 16:38:01
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I'll have you know that there is nothing wrong with my sanity." Tyra says somewhat testily. "It is my duty to follow the king's orders as a Ralri bladesinger. A king who is assuredly concerned about his kingdom's welfare. Of course, I can not speak for your sanity." She turns on her heels and strides down the ramp to join Satlin along with her donkey. Looking into the very dark cave entrance, she looks worried. "I just hope we have enough torches to light our way inside."
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Message Date: 2009-01-10 18:53:32
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I brought a lamp to write by at night." Lepus offers from up the back. "It burns with oil." He adds to Satlin. It could either be a peace offering, or another jibe, it's hard to tell.
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Message Date: 2009-01-11 16:58:26
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Satlin snorts
"I have my own, keep it to chase your ghosts from the shadows"
As he turns his back to Lepus to rummage through his luggage for the lantern.
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Message Date: 2009-01-11 17:10:16
From: Meinozsé Stensalil
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Meinozsé looks around to the three tunnels noticing two are quit similar. The one left of the waterfall though is a bit rougher and smaller, although this one is still wide enough for the donkeys to walk through.
She looks at Lepus as he speaks. "Good, then you stay close to me, I think that will at least assure you a bit that I won't go in if it wasn't stable"
She rummages a bit through her own things and comes up with a lantern as well that she lights and hangs on the donkeys saddle before tying the reins to Tyranaels saddle and grabbing something that looks like a hammer and small pickaxe in one.
"I need to have my hands free Tyranael, you can lead my donkey like this right? It should light the middle of our group like this."
Taking a tour along the caves starting with the rough one she looks at each, taps the wall a bit with her pick and walks on.
Finishing the third she turns to the others.
"None of them seems unstable, but this one looks the most accessible without us having to worry about the donkey's accidentally drinking the water."
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Message Date: 2009-01-14 18:42:23
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Suit yourself." Lepus shrugs, apparently unperturbed by Satlin's response. The cunicul gets out his lamp and lights it up. "How about we keep the donkeys on short leads so we can stop them bending down?"
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Message Date: 2009-01-16 16:53:19
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I think it is best we do not even give them the temptation to drink. We can't hold on to them all the time we are in there. What if we encounter hostiles and I will have to let go of the donkey? I say we go into the tunnel Meinosze chose. She would know best which to choose anyway."
She takes the reins of Meinosze's donkey and moves in the direction of the chosen cave.
"Oh, another thing. I can not tolerate open enmity between members of our party. If there is a disagreement, speak of it openly and don't let things simmer. Now, let's go."
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Message Date: 2009-01-17 09:25:26
From: Meinozsé Stensalil
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Meinozsé smiles sourly
"A nice attempt Tyranael, but I think we can discuss this for weeks and still get nowhere. Our dear captain is just one of those deitofobic meatslashers. There isn't much use in discussing with a paranoia. We just saw it in that soldier who had turned into a three as well.
And if I don't mistake his attitude against Lepus, also a cuniculivore. So it will probably be best to avoid these topics as much as possible or we will probably only get more tension"
With that she turns and walks into the tunnel cutting of an once more quit red Satlin who was about to burst.
Walking into the tunnel it looks smooth. And quickly becomes more moist. Following the bend to the right Meinozsé suddenly stops as the light reveals a pile of mossy rocks.
Meinozsé looks at the walls and ceiling, ticking with her pick to test if it is safe to come closer to the cave-in.
"It seems like an old cave-in. Seems sturdy enough now, even after your explosion"
as she smiles at Tyranael.
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Message Date: 2009-01-28 21:22:41
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I'll ride one of the donkey's and be sure to steer it away form the water. Tyranael would you like me to guard yours? You will have your hands free and my own donkey went vegetarian." If she agrees he'll take his place between the donkeys ears and try to steer it with his feet like he practised before. "Let's go underground!" By now Vladi had realised there is no getting out of this tunnel thing so they might as well get it over with as soon as possible.
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Message Date: 2009-01-31 17:55:21
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"But aren't donkeys always vege... Oh, never mind. Sure, take the reins, but will you be strong enough to control the donkey when it wants to drink?"
Still, she gives the donkey over to the small Fae and steps further into the cave, following Meinozse. She drops the subject of the team's hostilities. As Meinozse said it wouldn't make things better anyway and as it appeared, it would only make Satlin even angrier.
She halts behind Meinozse and inspects the cave in. It looked like they would have to do a lot of clearing rubble to get through this and if it survived her explosion, it would be packed pretty tight.
"We should try one of the other tunnels. It'll take too long to clear this area when we might have other passages which are accessible. The other one where the water doesn't run into would be good."
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Message Date: 2009-01-31 18:56:37
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Sturdy enough to do what?" Vladimir asks.
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Message Date: 2009-02-01 16:28:07
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Going where we don't have to break things first sounds good." Lepus agrees.
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Message Date: 2009-02-05 22:10:09
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"I agree,breaking things will probable just get us in trouble!
I think I can keep the donkey from drinking the water.. I have to, I wouldn't like to sit in a tree growing in a tunnel! I'll just magic it into not drinking! Mwhuaahahaha!" Vladimir is not trying to spare Satlin.
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Message Date: 2009-02-07 16:29:14
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Satlin exaggeratedly clears his throat as he turns and leaves the tunnel this time only seeming to take the bate but actually just doing what needs to be done reversing order and leaving the tunnel so everybody can return to the crater to try the next tunnel.
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 06:16:32
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Die Roll - Spot - Roll Value: 2 (d12, no adj)
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Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka rolled a d12, without any adjustment.
12Total2
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 06:16:58
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Die Roll - Geluk - Roll Value: 3 (d100, no adj)
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Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka rolled a d100, without any adjustment.
13Total3
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 14:29:52
From: Meinozsé Stensalil
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Once out of the tunnel Meinozsé moves to the rough tunnel carefully avoiding getting to close the the spring fed waterfall.
"We should have less problems with keeping the donkeys from drinking water in this one. Do let's hope it soon widens a bit to give us a bit more room instead of being cramped between rough rock."
With that she enters the tunnel, checking if Lepus still is close to her with the lamp.
As Meinozsé's donkey is entering the tunnel it is clear this one is smaller as the lamp she hung from the saddle jams the donkey. Vladimir quickly gets over there and pulls it up allowing the animal to move on releasing the tension from its reigns tied to Tyranaels saddle.
Soon though Meinozsé calls out that it indeed widens and although her curiosity is drawn by the suddenness of it she moves on a bit to allow the others some extra space as well before examining the walls.
As she takes her time to feel and look here and there at the walls that are still far from smooth everybody sees what got her attention, the jagged rocks that had up till now narrowed the tunnel suddenly vanish with a few meters. Here and there small glimmering surfaces reflect light among the many shadows cast by the lantern light from the back.
"I can't see how, but I don't believe this happened naturally, its like somebody broke off all the protrusions. Except that I don't see any tool marks. It doesn't seem to have weakened the structure. It does make me wonder if the same has happened with the ground in the smaller area as I think this whole tunnels should have been this jagged."
With that she moves on, still keeping an eye on all sides, now and then ticking on the wall to keep sure not to walk into a death-trap.Even though the tunnel winds a bit it goes mostly in a straight line for the mountain that delimits this side of the valley.
After an other one of the faint curves more glimmers can be seen as the tunnel turns green. It seems water seeps down here creating glistering water drops everywhere and moss to grow. Meinozsé becomes even more careful at these signs.
"Wait a moment, this water could be a clue that there are cracks here" and she moves on to check the walls. After examining a shadow close to the ground if there is a crack down there and seemingly satisfied she straightens
"Hey, there might be a split further down"
And indeed if light reaches further into the tunnel there is a vague darkness different from how the walls have looked till now. But in the with the lanterns shifting forward it is also just like the green walls Meinozsé just inspected aren't completely solid. Well maybe besides Vladimir, but if he notices he'll discard it as some optical trick or so.
ooc:
Lepus, staying close to Meinozsé or giving her a light from where you were when she asks all to wait?
ooc2:
I got Bootie to roll all values life, she managed to roll high on about every roll except her own...
spot/luck
80/60 -> Mei
88/29 -> lepus
100/89 -> Tyra
8/47 -> Vladimir
76/92 -> Satlin
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 14:36:54
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Tyranael Kyliries
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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As Meinozsé straightens it seems like there is something moving above her. With most lanterns behind you it is difficult to see what it is.
The best you can make of it is a dark green blob forming above her that now slowly comes down.
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 16:17:53
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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OOC: Lepus is staying nice and put.
iC: "Could it be erosion?" The cunicul asks, but he doesn't sound like he thinks so. The walls draw his gaze away from Meinozse, he watches them like he's worried they'll close in and eat them.
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 17:29:32
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus
Subject: Re: 12: Caves: Private observation
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As Meinozsé straightens it seems like there is something moving above her. With most lanterns behind you it is difficult to see what it is.
The best you can make of it is a dark green blob forming above her that now slowly comes down.
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Message Date: 2009-02-08 17:39:03
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Above you! Watch out!" Lepus shouts and points above Meinozse.
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Message Date: 2009-02-09 07:28:05
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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As Lepus mentions it, Satlin and Vladimir notice something strange as well. It seems like there is something moving above Meinozsé. With most lanterns behind you it is difficult to see what it is.
The best you can make of it is a dark green blob forming above her that now slowly comes down.
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Message Date: 2009-02-11 07:24:02
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Vladimir looks at the blob in disgust: "Iieeuuw what's that? It reminds me of Tsami nasal mucus! I haven't seen a blob like this since I did a rhinoplasty on a Fiorek that broke his nose when he ran into a tree while hunting. Meinoszé you better step aside before it falls on you!"
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Message Date: 2009-02-11 07:29:49
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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After a moment of concern for Meinozsé Vladimir looks up to make sure there is notthing hanging over his own head.
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Message Date: 2009-02-23 16:12:18
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Tyra eyes the green glob above Meinozsé critically and should it threaten to fall onto her before she responds, Tyra intends to pull Meinozsé out of its path. Other than that, she looks at the green walls in this tunnel for some additional movement.
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Message Date: 2009-02-24 08:59:37
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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ooc: ok, tyra just killed her initiative.... So lets asume some combat like order based on your spot, Lepus, Satlin, Meinozsé, Vladimir and Tyranael. And of course talking is free out of order.
ic:
While Tyranael looks dreamily at the 'pretty' moss everybody else is taken by a mild panick and sense of urgency.
Meinozsé warned in time by Lepus dives forwards furhter into the tunnel just as the thing above her falls down barely missing her and it bursts to a big green pancake like thing as it hits the ground where it stays still.
For now...
As Meinozsé comes to a standstill after a surprising sublte roll to a half sitting position on the ground past the green walls she looks back with a frightened look
"If that Fiorek mucus is supposed to do that you would have told me that right Vladimir?"
Then things suddenly start to happen leaving that question hanging in the air as suddenly the tunnels seems to shrink and form more blobs all around two of which seem to be slowly heading towards Lepus who is furthest into the mossgrown part of the tunnel. Tyranael is close behind him and noticing some suspicious movements close to her as well that could be the start of half a dozen more blobs forming, but totally missing Meinozsé getting sepperated as the tunnel already lost half its diameter a few meters ahead of her, and the blob that fell just behind Meinozsé reforming.
By now all that was green is moving more or less.
ooc: Lepus, make sure to include where your lamp is shining in your post
Vladimir can decide for himself if he is just within, at over before the green area.
I leave it to your own judgement who(or even if) somebody realises that this might be related to particles leaking in as well. I think especially Meinozsé, Lepus and Vladimir have a good chance.
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Message Date: 2009-02-24 09:21:27
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Lepus lamp will be shining back the way they came, because that is the direction the cowardly cunicul is now going to be running, very quickly indeed. The sound he makes is the war cry of cowards everywhere. "OhshitOhshitOhshitOshit!"
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Message Date: 2009-02-24 09:45:43
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Lepus' mad dash backwards leaves Tyranael with two more blobs heading her way in a notably darker environment as the front lamp runs off and startles the donkeys already tense from being underground in the twilight making some stiffen and Vladimirs bray and shift around like looking for a way out to run to making his lamp sway around.
Satlin lets the cunicul slip by glad to be rid of the little pest and the light shining in his eyes and he lets go of his donkey and dashes towards to front with a lamp in one hand and sword in the other to slash down one of the blobs threatening Tyranael making it splash around and the pieces melting into the surrounding oozes and he gives Tyranael a firm nudge out of the way of the other
"Come one, don't get mesmerised. We are in trouble, help me save Meinozsé!"
And he seems ready to wade further into the tunnel brandishing sword and light to get her out.
ooc: in case Vereleus is faster to post he might take this as a chance to recover sooner. RL influences will be the decisive factor here to keep/get some speed here.
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Message Date: 2009-02-24 14:50:00
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Blinking shortly to try to adjust to the changing light conditions, Tyra draws her swords and slices around her, as she can't make out much around her and knows that Lepus is behind her, Satlin and Meinozsé are in front of her and Vladimir at least not near her, and she makes her way after Satlin's light.
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Message Date: 2009-02-25 21:41:49
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Vladimir tries to calm the donkey he's riding, he reaches over for the lamp to keep it from falling and swinging. He would try to save Meinoszé, but he decides that with Tyra and Satlin trying to get to her it's not necessary to go into the strange green blobs. Instead he'll just stay put for now, struggling with the panicking donkey and trying to keep the lamp burning.
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Message Date: 2009-02-26 07:32:50
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Vladimir succeeds remarkably well in calming his donkey and even the other donkeys seem slightly less likely to turn and blot.
As he is quickly able to light Tyranael and Satlins efforts to get to Meinozsé who is quickly getting harder to reach as the whole section seems to shrink as the green mass moves to close off the passage and trap Tyranael and the captain.
"Watch out! it attacks!" gives away that she is still ok the moment that it goes worse with Satlin on whom 6 blobs dive. He manages to slash two of them in one stroke, an other gets burned as it touches the lamp and leaves a foul singed smell in air.
But the other three... Meinozsé cry "Satlin" tells already much. They hit him on the legs and swordarm and quickly start to envelop him, making him drop to his ooze enveloped where the ooze from the ground starts to climb up on him as well.
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Message Date: 2009-02-26 17:13:08
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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"Captain!" Tyra shouts when he starts disappearing in a mound of green. Aided with the light behind her now, she slashes at the blobs with more aim as she tries to make her way to Satlin. She tries to slash the green away around him, to at least exclude a fresh supply of blob enveloping Satlin.
"Captain, they appear weak to fire. If my swords can't get you free, I'm going to try to surround you with a ring of fire. Prepare as well as you can."
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Message Date: 2009-03-01 18:32:36
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves
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Hearing Tyra speak of a ring of fire Vladimir decides Lepus had the right idea. Vladimir is not really scared of the blobs, but the idea of Tura making fire down here persuades him to guide his donkey outside. He talks to the other donkeys in the hope they'll follow him. "Come one donkey's let's go outside, it's not save in here! Come on!"
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Message Date: 2009-03-02 12:40:08
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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Vladimir seems to work some magic on its own, or its just that his orders are such a close match to the donkeys wishes as he quickly manages to direct them all back to where they came from.
Tyranael can see light reflecting of some machete behind the still narrowing green section. Vaguely Meinozsé can be seen holding it uncomfortably showing no immediate danger for her.
Meanwhile Tyranael's slashing deters the ooze enough to hold its advance on Satlin who takes the opportunity to put the lamp down before him, the warm bottom burning into the layer on the ground that quickly retreats from it leaving some burned remains.
Having freed one hand he frantically tries to pluck ooze of his swordarm to regain some control and not loose his sword. Even thought the slime tries to grab his hand or slip out of it to keep hold on his arm he makes some progress. But about as much as the warm lamp standing close to his legs drives the ooze somewhat off.
Around the top half of the tunnel are forming once more half a dozen blobs.
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Message Date: 2009-03-02 13:15:42
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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As Lepus slows down feeling a bit safer he quickly hears the sounds of hooves coming his way soon followed by the first donkey coming around the corner. As its already in the part of the tunnel that doesn't look smoothed Lepus has the choice of running, jumping or being trampled as the donkeys don't seem to be planning to stop.
Further back towards the crater the first shimmers of light can already be seen revealing the exit of this tunnel.
ooc: Let's hear were/if you guys stop the donkeys. They aren't in the mood to stop till at the crater but if you really want to you could get them to a stop before there.
If you guys just let them sort it out themselves you will eventually have them split up, some heading into the unexplored cavern or trying to drink from the spring water.
Vladimirs donkey is the 2nd in line of the 4.
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Message Date: 2009-03-02 19:19:50
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Jumping comes nbaturally to something bunny shvped, so Lepus leaps out of the way as soonas he has room to. He's not going to be the one to stop the donkeys.
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Message Date: 2009-03-09 13:27:28
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Vladimir yells: "stop donkeys stop!" and hopes the supernatural-donkey-controlling he suddenly seems to have will work once again.
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Message Date: 2009-03-09 17:21:25
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Lepus dashes forwards back out of the tunnel looking for a place to get out of the donkeys path but finds none till the crater is reached. Here he dives to the right as the waterfall makes the left an unattractive option with the scary particles floating around and all that.
If Vladimir had tapped into some kind of magic before to get the donkeys to do what he wanted, he now horribly failed. The first to come out of the tunnel gets startled and does what donkeys do best, stand unmovable like a piece of rock. Then Vladimir comes bouncing out on the second donkey that makes all kinds of strange capers. It might have something to do with Vladimir putting his heels down in an attempt to steer the donkey and the donkey disagreeing and wanting to ditch him. Quit unsuccessfully though, till the donkey has to make a turn as the one in front of it makes it sudden stop. And this donkey takes to the right like Lepus did while making another strange caper that now launches Vladimir towards it precursor while itself almost trampling Lepus as it runs on along the edge of the crater.
The third takes to the left and actually passes under the waterfall!!! but for now, no special effects and new greenery. The fourth goes right again.
The three manage to miss the ramp, mostly because the second donkey is in the way of the third as they both reach the start at the same time and just run around like crazy, and soon manage to get the first to join them as well.
For now, its just donkey chaos in the crater, but by the looks of it, any moment one could dash off up the ramp or into a tunnel or drink some particles. Or if you are very very lucky go stand still on the top of the pile of rubble around which the water from the waterfall still flows towards the third tunnel.
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Message Date: 2009-03-10 03:25:05
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Once he's safe, Lepus starts considering a way to safely snag one of the donkeys. If one happens to pass by he'll grab for the reigns, but he's not getting anywhere near trampling hooves.
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Message Date: 2009-03-10 15:09:25
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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Relieved to see that Meinozsé is at least reasonably safe and that Satlin is freeing himself, Tyra allows herself a short moment to consider the effect of the lamp.
"Captain, keep the slime off me for a moment, I'm going to make it really hot in here."
Touching her palms together, she concentrates on her connection with Hesoldé. "God of the Sun, grant me your blistering heat... Heat Flash!" She intends to summon up a wave of just bearable heat, hoping that the slime won't be able to stand it.
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Message Date: 2009-03-11 07:46:18
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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As Tyranael concentrates Satlin manages to free himself with some help of the lamp enough of the ooze to stand once more. Weren't it that meanwhile the ooze has completed the forming of the blobs and that they now fly once more at the two warriors in their mids.
The choice of targets would suggest it might even have some intelligence as only one goes for Satlins side where he doesn't hold the lamp while the other five go for Tyranaels arms and legs.
As Satlin does his best to help Tyranael as she asked he even manages to dodge the one blob going for him making it harmlessly merge with the ooze on the floor while he manages to swing the lamp to ward off some of the ooze heading for Tyranaels arms. At this same moment she reaches the her chant with a grand gesture intended to steer the heat but only the lamp momentarily brightens as it hits two blobs sending them sizzling around.
Tyranael already felt during the chant something wasn't going as it was supposed to. Her contact with her sun goddess seemed laboured, like she didn't have much attention for her after the power given earlier on the day, or just had a hard time connecting here underground.
The other three hit Tyranael all on her right side that Satlin didn't reach, two on her leg and one on her elbow directly stiffening and weakening the limbs.
ooc: not everything can go away with a big flash of fire :) Tyra knows it's either being underground without a serious light source available like a sun or moon or that the goddess just isn't in the mood, maybe even due to the little mishap that was quite a power display.
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Message Date: 2009-03-17 14:58:52
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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"Curses, I can't make a connection. Well, I suppose we're going to have to do this the hard way. Shouldn't have lost my other sword..." Tyra mutters as she takes her sword from her right hand into her left. She slashes across her right hand in a scraping motion, hoping to scrape the slime off, while her chainmail protects from harm.
But she knows that she can't keep on going on with this forever. They'll have to think of a plan quickly or they'll get tired and the ooze will overwhelm them. She casts a quick glance at the lamp and gets another idea.
"If we can't summon fire, we'll have to make it. Meinozsé, Satlin, does anyone of you have a flask of oil on you right now? We need to burn a path out of here or we'll just tire out."
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Message Date: 2009-03-17 17:13:41
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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By now most of the tunnel has been closed by the ooze hiding Meinozsé in the dark. Its not clear if she heard the question or not as her answer isn't understandable as the oozes seems to muffle it.
For now there is only hoping that she kept a safe distance and is only locked in and not encapsulated.
Satlin only seems to get more cynical from the developments
"And here they once more prove magic is untrustworthy. You can't get it to work while Vladimir shouts something about using it to lead away our supply of oil. Lets get out of this and prepare our rescue on a safe place."
While he is already following his own advice moving sideways out of the ooze infested section, back turned towards Tyranael while keeping a close eye on the next generation of blobs that is forming already.even trying to delay them by slashing at them
Not only
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Message Date: 2009-03-22 14:16:25
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: , Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Die Roll - donkey catching by Lepus - Roll: 24 (d100, no adj)
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Neanie (Ref) rolled a d100, without any adjustment.
124Total24
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Message Date: 2009-03-22 14:35:15
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Vladimir keeps trying to gain control over his donkey but his failure might be a hint that his earlier success was more luck and the good circumstance that the donkeys were actually already wanting to bolt. But on the other hand, it could just as well be an other confirmation of magic's notorious unreliable nature. For now there is at least no Satlin to comment about it as Vladimir goes round the crater on his donkey like its a rodeo.
As Lepus tries to find his moment to catch his donkey, he suddenly realises he doesn't see his own donkey any more, there are only three left in the crater. That moment Satlin's donkey reins swing close by enough to slap him in the head. His protective reflexes to block them even help him here as he not only blocks them, but gets a hold on the reins. The donkey however is startled by the sudden movement and tries do dash off causing Lepus to hang back with all his little might or be pulled down.
But then in the corner of his eye he notices movement. Looking he realises its the donkey Vladimir is very unsuccessfully trying to control coming straight at him.
ooc: people being generally busy, getting hit with deadlines and the portals trouble aren't helping us.
This posts contents are partly based on discussion with Bootie about what Vladimir would be doing as she has had to much other things on her mind to come up with a post.
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Message Date: 2009-03-22 19:08:31
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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With the other donkey coming on, Lepus quickly lets go and lets himself fall backwards. He cares more about his skin than keeping the donkey.
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Message Date: 2009-03-24 14:16:33
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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"If only we'll be able to save Meinozsé in time after we get to a safe place," Tyra remarks, ignoring Satlin's comments about the magic with an eyeroll. He couldn't be expected to understand anyway.
Still, Tyra starts sidestepping as Satlin does and moves closer to him, eventually moving her back against his back so they only have to protect one side each. She slashes at the blobs already there and those forming as they make their way outside.
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Message Date: 2009-04-01 06:27:43
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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Back to back the two fighters manage to get out of the oozes area without to much trouble except that Satlin seems to have let his guard down just a moment to soon and gets hit once more by an ooze, on his lamp bearing arm causing him to drop it, and it goes out....
Now they are just as much in the dark as Meinozsé and only faintly hear squishing sounds of the moving ooze....
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Message Date: 2009-04-07 14:43:27
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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"Oh, gods, just what we needed," Tyra remarks sarcastically, although she starts fidgeting nervously as the light dies out. "We should be okay if we just keep moving in the direction we were going and find our way out by touch," she says as much to herself as to Satlin. She reaches one hand backwards and grasps Satlin's armour, as not to lose contact with him. With her other hand she swats at any oozing sound or touch near her.
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Message Date: 2009-04-07 22:49:37
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Vladimir yells: WIIIEHHHaaah donkey stay STAY!!" softer..: "PLEASE STAY" Vladi looks really desperate and turns to heaven: "oh please Gods, ghosts anybody help me keep these donkeys here!! Please stop them from turning into plants or running away!! The king will killme and I can be useful to you in other ways."
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Message Date: 2009-04-08 11:46:05
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Vladimir's please doesn't seem to be helping much, even though he manages to get his donkey to get to a sudden stop, but it starts to bite around to what it can get, and the one thing that is in reach is Satlin's donkey's stretched out tail, and the bite in that doesn't exactly help to calm down the already startled donkey.
Lepus gets a rain of rocks over him as the donkey dashes off into the dark of the downstream tunnel, leaving just a tuft of hair between the teeth of Vladimirs donkey that stands frozen close to Lepus with an insane look in its eyes like it wants to bite more.
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Message Date: 2009-04-08 11:57:20
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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It isn't only from the touch that she notices she touches Satlin now more then the occasional touch with the back that happened just when leaving. The moment the finger touch, he seems to suddenly take in some extra air, and quickly takes her hand in his.
Then he holds still for a moment as some notice from the start of the tunnel can be heard, some hooves and rolling rocks.
"That should work, and those sounds will help as well. Let's just hope they didn't find any new problems."
Luckily the moving seems to be going well without to painful collision. And the sounds of ooze seem to stay pretty much where you expect them.
By the time you reach the point where the tunnel narrows again, you even managed to remove enough of the remaining ooze to stop it from being annoying. Which is useful as going through the narrow part is going to be rougher as right now, there is hardly a hint of light yet.
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Message Date: 2009-04-12 06:55:25
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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"I'll go get that one!" Lepus offers and runs off after Satlin's donkey. Mainly to get an excuse to not be bitten.
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Message Date: 2009-04-12 17:13:11
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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OOC: Oeps I thought I was logged in but seems Neanie was. This was my message:
Vladimir tries to soothe his donkey and strokes it's left ear: "there there, were out of the scary tunnel, easy donkey.." Hoping the donkey will not try to eat him he looks at where Lepus went: "hmm.. that's strange, Lepus seems to be heading straight into the last tunnel, all by himself.. chasing donkeys makes him very brave."
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Message Date: 2009-04-14 14:35:42
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Battle with the ooze
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Tyra quirks an eyebrow at the vehemence with which Satlin takes her hand, but she assumes that he is just as nervous in the dark as she is.
"Those sounds don't sound very promising," she notes, listening to the sounds coming from outside.
When Tyra notices that they've arrived at the narrower entrance to the tunnel, she starts breathing more heavily and she squeezes Satlin's hand as tightly as she can. Considering the options, she starts walking through the narrower bit, although with undue haste and softly muttering encouraging words to herself.
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Message Date: 2009-04-22 16:43:33
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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As Vladimir sweet-talks his donkey into quieting and looking surprised at the dark gap Lepus vanished in chasing Satlin's donkey, he might miss Tyranael coming out of the tunnel holding hands with Satlyn who follows right behind her. Both of them covered in bloody scratches, dirt and remainders of ooze.
With this there are now less donkey's then people in the crater as also Lepus' donkey isn't in sight.
As Satlin enters the crater he sighs in relief as he can finally see again. He blinks a couple of times trying to get a clear sight and as soon as he has frowns appear as he sees the one thing he came back for to be missing. His donkey with his oil supply.
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Message Date: 2009-04-22 16:57:37
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: 12: Caves - Alone in the dark
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As Lepus dashes after the donkey into the tunnel he soon hears nothing else besides his own footsteps splattering in the shallow streams and the echo's of the donkey running further down the dark winding tunnel.
Luckily he still has his lamp that with the spurt dangles around making all kinds of strange shadows, although not as much as would happen if the tunnel wasn't polished by ages of water.
After a while a vague bray is heard, but that stops halfway to only leave the dying out echo's of the hooves and bray.
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Message Date: 2009-04-23 15:32:23
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Alone in the dark
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Lepus stops dead and actually considers what he just did. "I've gone insane and stupid." He concludes gloomily and with a touch of his traditional fear. True to form he turns about and tries to find his way back to the others as quickly as possible, muttering 'OhshitohshitohshitI'm gonna die' under his breath.
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Message Date: 2009-04-28 14:37:48
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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As soon as they exit the cave and step into the light, Tyra breathes a sigh of relief and lets go of Satlin's hand. Then she surveys her surroundings and notes the lack of Lepus and the oil donkey.
"Vladimir! Where is Lepus and the donkey that carries the oil supply? We need the oil to burn the slime down and get to Meinozsé and we need it quick. I don't know how long she's going to be safe in there."
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Message Date: 2009-04-29 07:02:55
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Vladimir points at the other cave and says: "They went that way. Lepus went after the donkey. Alone. In the dark. You might want to go in and save him before he realizes that."
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Message Date: 2009-04-29 12:20:29
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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The captain sighs a bit as he marches off across to creater right into the third tunnel looking for his donkey.
He arrives in the opening of the tunnel the same moment Lepus comes around the last bend before the opening suddenly seeing the big black form of Satlin outlined ahead. Who directly rises his hand grumbling about being shined in his eyes.
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Message Date: 2009-05-06 23:43:37
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Vladimir yells at Satlin: "Do you see them?"
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Message Date: 2009-05-13 14:58:44
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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After a moment of protecting his eyes with raised hand Satlin steps half out of the opening directly giving room for Lepus to dash out into the open
"Just as much as you do, unfortunately."
Looking darkly towards where-ever Lepus is going
"Hey! Why haven't you got my donkey? We need the oil to get to Meinozsé! Fast!"
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Message Date: 2009-05-14 02:35:56
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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"Because it runs faster than I do and it decided to run down a huge dark cave I didn't feel like getting lost in." Lepus grumbles back, in between drawing in big lungfuls of air.
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Message Date: 2009-05-19 14:42:02
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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"We need that donkey to save Meinozsé!" Tyra shouts and she runs past Lepus and Satlin into the dark cave, not really thinking about how she is going to find anything in there.
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Message Date: 2009-05-22 04:50:24
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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"Here we go again." Lepus mutters and trots after her.
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Message Date: 2009-05-23 14:53:38
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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"Shall I stay here to guard the crater? The last time we all went into a tunnel not much good came from it. And if by any chance Meinoszé frees herself and sees everyone gone she might be upset." Vladimir is quite pleased with this plan.
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Message Date: 2009-05-23 15:01:20
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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Satlin, about to follow the light Lepus is carrying, turns towards Vladimir for a moment.
"Isn't it the rabbit that is playing chicken, then its the one that actually has wings! Do what you want, I need that donkey, just don't count on me searching for you as some carnivorous plant catches you while we are gone"
And of he runs into the tunnel leaving Vladimir with Meinozsés and Tyranaels donkeys alone in the crater.
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Message Date: 2009-05-23 23:51:28
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Back in the crater
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"Thank you for the compliment, chickens are very smart animals, they have an own language and are smarter than toddlers. I'm too smart to let a plant catch me, and I can fly, it's not my favourite pastime but I am able to. There's no need for you to search for me. If you get stuck down there I'll search for Lepus and Ms. Kyliries, if they want they can go look for you after that. Some one had to make sure the donkeys don't drink the water." Vladimir realises Satlin probable isn't listening any more. "Stupid militaristic twat".
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Message Date: 2009-05-24 06:23:51
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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As Vladimir correctly concludes that Satlin isn't going to respond any more he looks around just in time to see Meinozsé donkey about to drink some water, but a charge with his current one and a nice dexterous move later it is avoided and the reigns hooked to the saddle.
Manoeuvring them to the pile of rubble in the middle to keep them out of the water he notices something doesn't add up. When arriving in the valley there were five donkeys. One turned into a tree, one ran off into that tunnel and he still had two with him. But that meant that the last one was still missing, and by the looks of it, that was Lepus'.
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Message Date: 2009-05-24 06:58:18
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Just as Tyranaels dash into another dark tunnel ends with her running into a wall, Lepus follows with the lamp. Realizing that running without light into a dark tunnel wouldn't be smart in a normal situation, let alone here in unknown territory where there already proved to be inhabited by scary oozes.
Walking on together they can hear Satlin grumbling something before he runs in as well, following the light and together you follow the smooth meandering tunnel. There doesn't happened much, nothing besides yourselves is heard, not even from the crater. Lepus will have a reasonable idea where the position was that the sounds of the donkey suddenly stopped and he decided to turn around, but that isn't an option right now.
A few minutes more pass and the tunnel feels like it is descending steeper now.
Then around a corner the donkey stands in a stance like it is startled by something, legs stiff and it's weight a bit to the back like it does when it doesn't want to be dragged forward. The head, ears stiff up, looking slightly down towards the glittering surface of water where the tunnel goes down and is completely submerged.
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Message Date: 2009-05-24 14:09:50
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Well, I'm sure that whatever hvs the dumb animal spooked is safe and not going to eat us like all the other things that spooked them, so after you Satlin." Lepus mutters sarcastically.
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Message Date: 2009-06-02 14:14:31
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Annoyed about running into a wall in the dark, Tyra is quiet as they descend down the cave to where the donkey is, rubbing her sore spots. When they arrive at the donkey she halts a moment to look at his stance. Whatever is there, won't be nice. She draws her sword and casts an annoyed glance at Lepus at his comment.
"This is no time to argue and dawdle. Meinozsé's life might be in danger."
Still she moves forward cautiously, holding her sword in a defensive position, towards the donkey where she can take its reigns.
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Message Date: 2009-06-04 13:30:02
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: , Neanie (Ref), Tyranael Kyliries
Subject: Die Roll - reflex - Roll: 36 (d100, no adj)
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Tyranael Kyliries rolled a d100, without any adjustment.
136Total36
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Message Date: 2009-06-04 14:04:25
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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OOC: It seems it was so dark the wall was closer by then I knew because I thought I said Tyra ALMOST ran into a wall, but reading back I see I was unclear. Sorry about that nose then :P
ic:
Satlin doesn't seem to respond to Lepus this time except moving forward while also drawing his weapon to join Tyranaels approach of the donkey on the other side and take a look at the water, but not after giving the donkey another suspicious glance at it is still in exactly the same position.
The moment Tyranael touches the reins she feels something is wrong. Her fingers tense up in their hold of the stiff reins and she feels it starting to creep up her arm. Then she also notices how the donkey seems to be totally frozen in place. But that position looks like it happened instantaneously.
OOC:
Tyranael has a few moments to try to undo the process and/or share her knowledge or the living sculpture has extended and there is one less to solve the puzzle and one more that needs saving :P
Ow, and if I get impatient in waiting for a post, then that has effects on the outcome.
looking slightly down towards the glittering surface of water where the tunnel goes down and is completely submerged.
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Message Date: 2009-06-08 17:05:18
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Gasping at the loss of control of her left hand, Tyra tries to pull loose of the reigns, but failing that she pulls her arm up and with a quick swipe of her sword, she cuts off the reigns, hoping that will stop the effect.
"Gah! Don't touch the donkey! It's been frozen and the same's happening to me"
Thinking that the effect might continue as long as she holds even a piece of the reign, she drops her sword and pries at her fingers with her other hand, hoping to get them to let go of the bit of reign she has left, taking care not to touch it.
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Message Date: 2009-06-14 11:02:12
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: , Neanie (Ref), Tyranael Kyliries
Subject: Die Roll - reclaiming control of hand - Roll: 25 (d100, no adj)
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Tyranael Kyliries rolled a d100, without any adjustment.
125Total25
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Message Date: 2009-06-14 11:21:46
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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The slash with the sword gives Tyranael a dangling piece of reign lodged in her stiff hand, trying to pry the fingers to loosen doesn't do much, but with some clumsy movements and eventually jamming on end to the ground with the swordtip she can pull it out of her hand. With some swinging en rubbing to get the blood flowing again slowly the cramp disappears from her hand.
The free hand still feels a bit funny, but the thorough approach has worked.
Then Tyranael notices that her swing with her sword seems to have been a bit wide and nicked the donkey a bit as well. It has a shallow cut, that should bleed but doesn't.
Meanwhile Satlin has quickly retreated as close to the wall as he could to avoid having a similar experience if he would accidentally touch the donkey. As soon as he is behind the donkey he tries to get close to Tyranael and offer some help but he doesn't get any further then standing there looking a bit at a loss how to help.
ooc: Hmm, my rolls aren't very good, if you think a roll could be needed, you can always include one yourself. But in this case I liked the thorough approach so it didn't have much influence.
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Message Date: 2009-06-14 17:39:27
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Lepus had also stepped back a bit, but now he reverses direction and approaches slowly. "Can I look at your hand?" He asks. There's definite Lepuslike fear there, but also some of that competence he showed when he used his magic.
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Message Date: 2009-06-15 13:59:46
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Tyranael also takes some distance from the donkey, coming closer to Lepus. "Er, sure. I think it's fine now, but it's better to be safe that sorry."
As she holds out her hand to Lepus, she looks at the frozen donkey.
"I guess that's another donkey down. Maybe we can get the oil from the pack using our swords. I don't think the freezing effect will pass through nonliving materials."
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 06:29:04
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Then how do you call that reign you just cut of? Living? And getting to the containers with swords isn't easy either. The jugs are carefully put into the bags with some wrapping to protect them. Opening the lid is one thing, but digging down into the bag to the wrapping and getting it out with a pair of swords and meanwhile trying not to touch that donkey."
Satlin shudders
"I'm not in the mood to turn into some contorted statue here, or risk my sword. With all that bloody magic going on here it will probably just get stuck in there, or transfer the magic to me when I get it back. good luck with that."
He looks at Lepus
"Now, does your bookknowledge tell you something useful about what the heck happened to our donkey and how we can undo it?"
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 06:53:34
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: 12: Introduction of the Crow
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There had been those interesting bramble bushes and after what according to your stomach feels like days of fast you had to check if they had some brambles and to your joy you even saw some!
But the moment Crow tried to eat it the whole bush suddenly started to move and grab at you like it was some great green octopus with similar ideas about the bird then Crow had about those brambles!
Luckily for the Crow it just managed to escape, even though it did cost you some divine favour to teleport itself a few meters out of that smothering hold.
Fleeing to a top branch a bit further to catch its breath and put the feathers back in order there suddenly was a flash of light soon followed by tremors and a BANG!.
If there actually had been other birds anywhere around they would now have flown up or suddenly stopped singing, but nothing of that sort happened.
The only thing was a cloud started to form farther down, a bit suspicious cloud as it went straight up as a column and then started to roll out forming a bit of a mushroom shape!
At least something there was going on other then the dead silence and occasional carnivorous plantlife that is all that Crow had seen since, yeah since when?
Soon the influx of fresh vapour stops and the cloud starts to drift away and apart.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 07:10:40
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Introduction of the Crow
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Crow, head tilting it's head from side to side while looking at the cloud as if trying to make sense of the enormous blast takes to the air. flying roughly in the direction of the expanding clouds, being careful not to get too close Crow scans the landscape for any food they may have been thrown about by the explosion.
"CAW!" Crow shouts at the landscape "CAW!" followed by a hacking sounds as Crow spits up a piece of plant matter (must be from that bush). Crow, throat now clear, shouts: "hey did anyone see that? that was amazing!"
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 07:22:51
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Introduction of the Crow
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As he gets closer and the cloud drifts off from the site of the explosion it becomes clear what the damage is.
All the smaller plants are snapt away from the centre leaving only the trees standing. From two sides water flows towards the centre. From higher up the valley side a brook flows into a crater. And from the opposite side it seems another little stream flows, but that probably just is the continuation of the other side where it used to go to the river further down the valley and by now that part of the brook is starting to dry up.
Along the side of the crater is a very clean ridge forming a path towards the bottom. On the bottom is more water flowing around a pile of rubble in the centre. On that pile of rubble is a pair of donkeys with loaded pack saddles.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 07:36:46
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Introduction of the Crow
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"Freshly exploded donkey meat!" Crow thinks to himself excitedly as it noses over into a dive towards stricken animals.
Leveling off just a few feet from potential dinner, crow circles in the air only a few feet above them and surveys the surroundings wary of any other donkey meat stealers. Prepared to peck furiously anything else eying his meal ...unless they are something like bears, if it's bears Crow will be glad to settle for seconds.
..or lions, those are scary too.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 07:53:57
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Introduction of the Crow
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ooc: last post in this thread, merging it to the craterguard thread after this post.
ic: Flying down Crow notices the donkey meat is very fresh, like alive and not looking like its damaged by the explosion or anything to give you easy access to the meat through wounds. They have to have arrived here after the explosion while he flew all the way here.
When circling around you also notice that on those saddles you at least see something looking like watersacks suggesting there might be other supplies as well.
But there also something else, there is a little winged man sitting on the back of one of the donkeys. You noticed him as he moved his head from looking to the downstream tunnel towards the tunnel right of the waterfall formed by the brook. Only the third tunnel left of the brook doesn't seem to interest him right now.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 07:56:57
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Just as Vladimir is looking at the third tunnel as most logical place to look for Lepus' donkey he notices movement above him! There is a crow flying around him in the crater! And he looks at him a bit funny, almost as if its considering him dinner!
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 08:42:50
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Crow briefly considers asking the winged fellow if he would mind crow taking a few bites out of him until he notices the winged fellow is sporting a bad case of pink eye. "Bleh" Crow thinks to himself as he imagines the taste of diseased meat. Forgetting the winged fellow Crow focuses on the donkeys and lands on the back of the one Vladimir is seated on.
"Donkeys don't mind being eaten right? ...I'm pretty sure it was something like that" Crow thinks to himself as he drives his beak into donkey flesh. "oh wait, they are stubborn! not something that doesn't mind being eaten, that's what it was!" Crow realizes, beak deep in donkey rear.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 08:48:36
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow
Subject: Die Roll - No Subject - Roll Value: 57 (d100, no adj)
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Crow rolled a d100, without any adjustment.
157Total57
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 11:17:31
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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"Euhm.. excuse me what are you doing?" Vladimir asks while holding his bag ready to wack the Crow in the head if the answer doesn't please him.
*hopes the donkey doesn't go wild again*
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 11:23:24
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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The donkey seems to share Vladimirs thoughts and tries to solve it like it solves all flying nuisances that land on it in reach of its tail. It tries to slap it off, as so the crow has no choice but to fly up as it just in time notices the tail going straight for him. The donkey slaps at the bitepoint a few times more while it still irritates it.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 11:45:50
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Vladi get's up to treat the wound. He cleans it with some disinfectant he has in his doctors equipment and sticks a silly band aid with smiley faces on it. Then he gets back to the head to make sure the donkeys don't drink the water. He looks up and yells at the crow: "It would be very much appreciated if you didn't damage the donkeys it's hard enough to keep them into one donkeypiece as it is!"
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 14:55:11
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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"CAW!" Is the Crow's surprised response to the brutal and unprovoked Donkey attack. Crow starts flying around the chamber more or less unconcerned with the diseased donkey rider and more concerned with the donkey itself. "They call me rude! I've never met a less agreeable pack animal in my life all my life..." Crow begins to lecture and then stops.
"pink eye is highly contagious, who knows when last that the donkey rider washed his hands and I bet they've been all over that donkey!" Crow realizes. "I need to wash my beak!" Crows thinks and dives toward one of the water skins mounted on the donkeys, intending to jab its beak into the material, so it can thoroughly rinse itself in the rapidly draining water.
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Message Date: 2009-06-19 14:56:13
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow
Subject: Die Roll - die water storage container! - Roll Value: 19 (d20, no adj)
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Crow rolled a d20, without any adjustment.
119Total19
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Message Date: 2009-06-24 08:03:11
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Vladimir grubs out a slingshot and some tiny stones from his bag and shoots at the crow before it reaches the water skin. "Stop it you crazy animal! You should drink the water from the river!"
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Message Date: 2009-06-24 08:31:01
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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The pebble strikes the crow annoyingly on the chest, disrupting its intended flightpath a bit as it went up trying to avoid it and just flies over the donkey.
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Message Date: 2009-06-24 10:36:20
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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The crow let's out a "CAW!" as the stone hits him then circles around the donkey in the air twice and falls to ground at the Pinkeye's feet. "all i wanted... was to... meet... a friend... *cough!*" Says Crow to Vladimir before rolling on his back with his head to the side, blood running from his beak. "You didn't... have to..." Crow wheezes and then abruptly stops. He lies on the ground, not breathing or moving, eyes devoid of even a hint of life.
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Message Date: 2009-06-24 10:39:19
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Crow cast a minor illusion, it looks and sounds real but all Vladimir has to do to dispel it is touch it, meanwhile Crow is hiding on the far side of the other donkey, trying hard not to laugh.
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Message Date: 2009-06-24 14:53:28
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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:)
It was slightly overly dramatic :P not that that matters, interesting test for Vladimir.
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Message Date: 2009-06-24 15:03:30
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus
Subject: 12: Lepus observing Tyranaels hand
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Visual inspection shows nothing out of the ordinary. But when touching it is immediately obvious it wasn't literally frozen but more like a serious cramp. (Or in dnd terms, think like a hold person like effect)
The most interesting thing relevant to this that you know about is the fact that it seems to transfer on touch. Most magic doesn't do that and the magic you know about that could sometimes be used for something like this is the innate magic some fey posses.
Other then that you expect it to wear off on its own, but a serious case like the donkeys will take long. It's like a reservoir that drains slower when it is fuller and that tries to balance out when it touches an empty 'vessel'. In this case that was Tyranael, and because she got disconnected quickly enough it will also quickly fade as she is already experiencing as movement returns more and more during your inspection.
Your not sure about the risks of taking a heavy object like a jug of oil from the donkey as you have trouble guessing it's 'capacity' and thus how much touching it would transfer.
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Message Date: 2009-06-25 13:59:54
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"It's not just the reins, it's the whole donkey. It's like the donkey is full of water. But the water is magic. When something else touches it, it tries to even out, like water flowing down hill. THe effect will reverse, but like water, a bigger amount of magic takes time to drain away." Lepus sounds fascinated, which is probably the nicest emotion he's displayed all day.
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Message Date: 2009-06-26 07:27:33
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Well, that's really interesting, but what are we going to do about it? Satlin is right that it will be difficult, if not nigh on impossible, to get the containers without the use of our hands, and we can't do that. And we don't really have the time to wait for the magic to drain away and the donkey to defrost." Tyra is starting to look a tad desperate.
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Message Date: 2009-07-03 07:53:00
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"To stretch the picture, maybe we can get it to flow off faster. We need some rods or something, something for it to petrify." Lepus is thinking at lightning speed, he's frighteningly competent when he isn't sulking.
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Message Date: 2009-07-03 08:15:48
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Satlin glares a bit at Lepus
"Are you really sure about this? The biggest things we have to put against it are our backpacks and our donkeys. And it would be almost suicide to use them to spread the petrification if it turns out it won't become undone. But if it does help, then we should get the other three donkeys here as soon as possible."
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Message Date: 2009-07-07 04:14:41
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"No, I'm not sure. When you're speaking about an inherently chaotic force spawned by a bunch of gods who, while I respect them and worship them to the utmost extent (this bit havving been added hasitly), tend to let their sense of humor express itself in magic, then you really have a problem with things like predictablity." Lepus replies drily.
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Message Date: 2009-07-07 10:36:29
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Satlin looks a bit dump at Lepus as he realises he just got confronted with the same problem as why he dislikes magic, the divine randomness behind it. And that he really might have to rely on the cuniculs magical expertise.
"Can you make a guess about the chance it doesn't work like you say now?"
But as he finishes his sentence there seems to start a slight continuous tremor in the tunnel, and a bit of a strange sound, that has something of a young cunicul child trying to hold back its laughter, or something of similar size.
And who looks at the water, might notice that its moving more then expected from just the tremors.
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Message Date: 2009-07-08 02:54:54
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Here we go again." Lepus gripes, but smartly steps behind the others. He's fresh out of competence, it'll have to be cowardice again.
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Message Date: 2009-07-15 14:35:13
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Vladimir sighs "No, not again! Why do I keep forgetting my amazing SlingShotSissyShoot powers?"
He takes a bushel of thin metal sticks interconnected with elastic rope out of his bag and assembles it to form a stick about one and half times his size. He looks stern at the donkeys "You two please try to stay out of trouble now, I'm going to poke that bird with my poking stick to see if there is any life left in it or if we can use the stick to make cis kebab. Be good donkeys now! I'll sing to you, maybe you like that."
He's a bit worried about leaving the animals and bird that tried to eat one of them and is taller then Vladimir himself. So he sings a song his people sing when they have to do something that scares them. It's a soft and soothing song with no actual words that is known to calm nerves and inspire confidence. Vladimir hopes it works on donkeys too and it will keep him from screaming like a little girl if the bird decides to get up while he's on the ground near it.
He flies to the ground and walks towards the bird with his poking stick ready, his arms stretched as far as possible.
When he's near the crow he pokes it carefully as if he is afraid to wake it.
The moment the stick hits the bird, it vanishes like it was never there, an illusion dispelled.
Vladimir is so surprised he forgets to sing "O Crap" He heads back to the donkeys. Standing on the head of Meinozsé's he looks around.
"Now where is it? And since when do birds fool me with magic?"
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Message Date: 2009-07-15 16:09:42
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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"Serious business, those magical crows" Crow says as it lands on the other donkey’s head. Crow raises its wing to its head, mimicking using it as a sun visor and then begins to search the cavern. "Yup, best we find it soon, who knows what kind of mischief it could be up to."
It is impossible to tell if crow is kidding or completely insane, then again, crow faces aren’t exactly expressive.
"Wait a minute... I think I see it!" Says cow excitedly, then taking to the air it shouts:"quick! after him!" as it flies down the tunnel that Vladimir had been looking down when Crow arrived.
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Message Date: 2009-07-15 16:46:00
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Vladimir looks at the crow flying away. "Okay that takes care of that problem! Maybe he even finds the other donkey. Now, dear Donkeys... if there are talking crows out here how long will it take for you to say your first words?"
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Message Date: 2009-07-16 06:34:41
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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Tyranaels donkey even seems to look up at him like it might be considering talking! But then it returns to its dumb donkey look and start to wander off the mount towards the watery edge.
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Message Date: 2009-07-16 08:03:18
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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"Hey Donkey! Get back here!"
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Message Date: 2009-07-17 03:19:32
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: 12: First tunnel revisited
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As the Crow flies off into the tunnel Vladimir had been looking at he flies into the smooth tunnel to the right of the waterfall. It clearly looks like water has flown there in the past and the walls are quickly becoming more and more moist.
Getting darker there appears a bend to the right where no light from outside can reach, as he flies in he hears a little bit of movement, a bit like moving hard feet, and licking?
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Message Date: 2009-07-17 03:21:53
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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The donkey seems to ignore Vladimir, but soon the reigns of the Meinoszé's donkey get pulled as they were tied to the other one so he could direct both by steering Tyranael's.
For the moment it seems to hold it back from the water, but also seems to be nudging the other donkey out of its slumber and back to the idea of tacking a sip.
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Message Date: 2009-07-17 11:47:55
From: Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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"Oh you guys must be thirsty" He starts rummaging through the saddlebags of the donkey he is on to find a bowl or something to give them some clean water from the waterskins.
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Message Date: 2009-08-04 17:41:33
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Tyra eyes the water suspiciously and takes a step backward.
"We need to make a decision quickly, before the water does something crazy and we'll all be caught in it. What do you think'll happen if we all touch the donkey? Will that average out the magic enough? Otherwise I suggest we get out of here as fast as we can and think of a plan in relative safety."
It was pretty crazy, but Tyra prepared herself to go in either direction, depending on Lepus' words.
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Message Date: 2009-08-05 08:28:46
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"I don't know, and self experiments are an idiot's game. See if you can quickly cut the straps of the packs, maybe we can tae them at least." Lepus eyes the donkey warily, he himself is not getting any nearer to it than he has to.
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Message Date: 2009-08-05 09:43:18
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Satlin, itching to get into action and not leave Meinozsé alone longer then necessary gives, in a rare acknowledgement, an affirmative nod to Lepus and carefully starts to try to get his sword to the straps.
But before touching anything there suddenly is a splashing sound coming from the water as something small surfaces. And almost at the same time Satlin yells a loud curse as his sword and arms seem just as frozen in place as the donkey.
"ARGH!!!! bloody rabbit! Look where you got me and this foul magic of yours!"
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Message Date: 2009-08-05 13:30:28
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"This isn't working, we've got to leave now," Tyra says agitatedly, "Captain, do your legs still work? And if so, let's get out of here." She hardly waits for a confirmation before she either legs it out there or she drags Satlin out of there, trying to make as little contact as possible.
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Message Date: 2009-08-05 16:45:02
From: Captain Jutzef Satlin
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Satlin looks viciously at Tyranael
"If that was an option I would"
And he seems to pull on his arms that just stay put in exactly the same space. They are clearly locked in place, frozen in midair.
"See? Just as much stuck here as when we would have tried your plan."
And again the snickering sound can be heard, but louder this time, less muffled and also less like a little cunicul.
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Message Date: 2009-08-05 16:58:24
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Don't touch him." Lepus says mildly to Tyranael. He doesn't seem too put out by Satlin's discomfort. Whatever surfaced back there does though,and he casts a fearful glance that way. "Let's get out of here. Drag that sword arm on the walls and the trees outside. I think it should help." With that, he's running off, not waiting for the others.
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Message Date: 2009-08-06 06:29:22
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - Craterguard
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and for a while all seems nice and quit.
ooc: unless you go do something before somebody returns from a tunnel, this thread will be dormant for a while.
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Message Date: 2009-08-06 11:56:50
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Lepus looks him over and shrugs. "It was an experiment. Look on the bright side, now we know how it works. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some running away to do. Water pools don't snicker." The last bit is already said from part of the way down the corridor. "Try to touch something else with your foot to let the magic flow off!" He shouts down the tunnel.
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Message Date: 2009-08-06 12:12:14
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Of course they don't!" a voice light like the snickering responds to Lepus' snickering comment. The voice comes from a creature not much bigger then Vladimir(about 25cm) floating above the water. It's a dark blue giving it cover in the dark tunnel and looks like chinese dragon with a pair of not to big wings.
"Hey! don't run off, you seem the most interesting!"
And that moment Lepus gets the feeling the air around him slowly solidifies making it increasingly difficult to move forward till it is impossible. He does feels that moving back towards the water is no problem at all.
"Please come back!"
It flies forward till above the donkey and looks towards Satlin.
"Now, be careful with that donkey, it can't help it got itself so frightened I had to keep it from panicking."
And it touches the tip of Satlin's sword with the tip of its tail and his sword and arms suddenly drop as gravity started to effect it again. He quickly backs of glaring at the creature and meanwhile rubbing the last tingling out of his arms.
ooc: I'm not completely sure about the light situation right now, not enough time to look it up, but I think only Lepus had a lamp and that one probably turned just now...
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Message Date: 2009-08-06 12:14:44
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Lepus
Subject: extra creature info
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The creature seems like something you have seen mentioned in a book about creatures of the fey kind once as a fairydragon(like the little dragon in Mulan so a bit asian like), and the dark blue water version of it. They are among the creatures with the more powerful innate magic. This independence from the gods was mentioned as a reason why some wondered if they were some kind of 'demi demi god' a light version of things like river gods and such that here and there live.
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Message Date: 2009-08-06 13:57:50
From: Lepus
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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"Oh great!" Lepus squeaks. He doesn't even try to struggle, he just resignedly accepts that the universe hates him. "Greetings, noble dragon...thingie..." His attempt to be formal comes off a bit lame, he isn't very good at it.
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Message Date: 2009-08-08 01:49:13
From: Crow
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: First tunnel revisited
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Crow turns the corner and slows his forward flight, landing on the cave floor. Crow hops forward across the floor and summarizes the situation in it's head. Going over what he had learned about the strange visitor to the wastelands: he clearly wasn't alone, what ever over valuables those donkey's were carrying there was at least food. But what exactly were they doing here? Crow had come to this area for the same reason it went anywhere, because it was driven to search for something but not knowing what that something was lost led to mostly aimless wondering. That was hardly a good reason for anyone else to come here.
"Oh well, it will became clear in time" the Crow thinks as it hops forward. The tunnel darkens to the point where crow's is having trouble making things out (Crows prefer not to fly at night). Crow stops moving forward and lowers it's head, it's break opens and silently mouths several words. As soon as it finishes a small cool flame springs to life at the tip of it's beak, lighting the passage ahead as if it were a candle.
Crow briefly considers a little more grandiose lighting display but discards the idea, after all there were too many things around here that had tried to eat crow for it to advertise it's presence like that. Thinking on that Crow says: "owls", Crow shudders at the thought.
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Message Date: 2009-08-08 06:09:31
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: First tunnel revisited
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Turning the corner he quickly moves the cold flame from the tip of his beak to the tip of his hat to see a lot more and notice it really had been a good move to land as there is only a few meters of tunnel left before it is blocked by a pile of mossy rocks, and a donkey licking them. But there seems to be something strange with the donkey and your not completely sure if its just the strange greengrayish colour it seems to have or something more.
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Message Date: 2009-08-12 05:33:05
From: Tyranael Kyliries
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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Surprised at the presence of a dragon, Tyra looks it over quickly. She has never seen dragons before, but at least she expected them to be... larger. At least this seemed to be the thing that kept them all here in this cave. She reaches for her sword, but then only keeps her hand on it, realising attacking it would probably be useless as it can apparently freeze things at will. This will have to be solved diplomatically. Eh, she can do that, right? She is a courtly Tolv after all.
"Greetings, dragon. We did not wish to intrude on your territory, but we require something from this donkey's pack to save our companion in another cave. We wish only to retrieve this and be on our way, as time is of the essence."
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Message Date: 2009-08-12 12:53:00
From: Neanie (Ref)
To: Neanie (Ref), Crow, Lepus, Meinozsé Stensalil, Tyranael Kyliries, Vladimir (aka The Butcher, aka
Subject: Re: 12: Caves - The downstream tunnel
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With just a glance at Tyranael
"Then take better care of that donkey next time instead of letting it run off, no wonder your 'friend' is in trouble."
it 'swims' through the air towards Lepus but touches the donkey with the tip of the tail and merrily announces "Catch!"
As the donkey suddenly becomes mobile again and continues where it left of, rearing, turning on the back legs in an almost falling motion forcing Satlin to jump back to not get hit by front hooves and seems intend on running as fast as possible away.
The fearydragon quietly 'sails' on using the wings to steer to keep out of the donkey and pursuers path to Lepus and flies around him eyeing him and talking on a quit sweet tone.
"You seem a strange one for your kind, you actually know something. Maybe your the company I've been missing for a while now. How comes that you actually know these things? Almost seemed to recognize what was going on?"
ooc: This 'dragon' is about average sized for its kind and as far as I know all dragons on my world :) Big dragons have to much of an impact in how things work. Their niche of scariness will be filled by other things in this world :)
But like many of the fey creatures, knowledge about them varies from none, to folktales with all kinds of misunderstandings and nonsense to book knowledge with detailed descriptions(but also here it is far from flawless)
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