Chapter 5b: Unexpected allies, and a way out?
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Deceidon looks at the orb.
"What do you need us to do?"
"What do you need us to do?"
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Rand lowers and sheaths his dagger, looking more calm at Matkinsai's reassurance, giving a glare at Flynn after his comment on assassin who he no doubt believes to be Rand, even though Rand has yet to publicly kill anyone. He says nothing but listens to the others, he stays near the older mage, acting the part of a bodyguard.
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"This is precisely the reason why I am seeking them out, because they would kill me, kill what I stand for. I need their moral compass, their dedication to their cause to accomplish the orb's destruction. I am not so powerless as to not get a conversation with one of such person's, especially if I offer them a greater evil to slay then say someone like me. And if I were to find such a shadowy warrior, and we do not come to friendly agreement, I can defend myself just fine." Matkinsai smiles an almost crooked smile, traces of confidence or smugness peeking through, you can't seem to tell...Zhym wrote:At Matkinsai's promise that no one harm could come to anyone in the room, Elethil relaxes his grip on his sword.
"You say that you came here to hire these 'shadowy warriors' if you could. But how can you do that if, as you say, they would have a moral obligation to kill you?"
Sunshine keeps his bow trained on the old man as the former Captain, Hal, contemplates the sorcerer's words. "I will have to share in Flynn's opinion on the matter. You appear to be a necessary evil, for now that is. You have our way out, given we can find one of these shadowy warriors, and that is more than enough for me at this point. But if half of what you said is actually true, I think we will be needing more than just the Dathanian army for the battles to come. As much as I hate saying it, we will probably need to work with the other races... Getting back to the person you are looking for, Matkinsai, do you have any idea who he might look like, or she for that matter? I could have some men that are still loyal to me search the town for whom you seek. The Dunnet Community is a haven of former criminals, I'm SURE there is a shadowy warrior somewhere inside its borders."
"Easier said than done Hal. You see, throughout history, they've been masters of disguises, a necessity in their assignments in hunting down magic-users, getting close enough to do the job. They do not have a uniform, but they are organized. I've been spending the better part of my time here trying to pinpoint the orb's exact location, so we will be searching blindly.
"Tell me Hal, how many citizens does the community hold, roughly speaking?"
Hal sits down and thinks for a moment. He mutters a few names and then nods his head as he looks up and says with a bit of half-certainty in his voice, "Eighty to ninety, last I checked, that are still alive that is."
Re: Chapter 5b: Unexpected allies, and a way out?
"Right, well, our first order of business then, first and foremost, is to get out of this realm. All this talk will be for nothing if we cannot get out. I will stay here and make some last minute preparation on my part. While I do this, I you all may feel free to stay here or go back to the community and help in the shadowy warrior search. It would be worth noting that there is no guarantee that everything in this realm will follow us to the real world. With this said, we will most likely have to do some packing, as well as the town villagers; in fact, it would be great if you could all tell them about what is to happen in the near future. I'm sure they will want to be prepared for such an event! Better you all relay this message than I, for obvious reasons as I'm sure you've guessed."
Matkinsai falls silent for a moment, as the zones out and thinks of something again. He nods his head after coming to some sort of mental conclusion and motions for Elithil, Rand, and Deceidon to come forth. "If you will follow me to another room, I have something important to tell you three, and you three in particular." Matkinsai looks at them with eyes that say they mean business. Whatever it is that he has in mind for those three, it must be important enough to want to talk to them alone.
Matkinsai falls silent for a moment, as the zones out and thinks of something again. He nods his head after coming to some sort of mental conclusion and motions for Elithil, Rand, and Deceidon to come forth. "If you will follow me to another room, I have something important to tell you three, and you three in particular." Matkinsai looks at them with eyes that say they mean business. Whatever it is that he has in mind for those three, it must be important enough to want to talk to them alone.
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"And even more secrets..." Flynn says below his breath and makes to leave, eyeballing the sphere one last time. He then looks to the others "Do we just walk out the way we came in?"
Re: Chapter 5b: Unexpected allies, and a way out?
Whitsell ponders and answers,
Do we even know where we are? Are we back in our world completely? and could we be have marks against us? we may want to proceed cautiously...
Do we even know where we are? Are we back in our world completely? and could we be have marks against us? we may want to proceed cautiously...
Dandelion - female half-orc beautyqueen in training (The Lone City in the Wildlands) OSRIC
Halfpint - female halfling badgirl wannabe (Lab Lord- The North Marches) LL
Mark'd - charismatic human fighter (Lab Lord- The North Marches) LL
Halfpint - female halfling badgirl wannabe (Lab Lord- The North Marches) LL
Mark'd - charismatic human fighter (Lab Lord- The North Marches) LL
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Elethis raises one eyebrow and follows the wizard.
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Rand simply nods and follows along with Matkinsai to the next room.
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Deceidon takes the orb, not wanting to lose sight of it again, and follows.
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For those who are staying to talk to Matkinsai, remain on this thread. The rest of you can resume using the Chapter 5 thread, The Fabricator of Planes.
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Re: Chapter 5b: Unexpected allies, and a way out?
A mistake on my end then, got items mixed up with characters. Can still make it feasible though, showing that Matkinsai is not all-knowing. He may assume that you have it, but that doesn't mean its a fact. I'd encourage you to work this problem through via in-game chat.Zhym wrote:
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Are we posting all our actions in spoiler tags?
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I will leave this up to you. I only did it the first time around because some players were transitioning back to the previous thread line. If you want to keep it all in spoiler tags, we can do it. Still much easier than handling multiple PMs.Zhym wrote:Are we posting all our actions in spoiler tags?
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Life is a roller coaster, if you don't stop to enjoy it then you may as well not even ride.
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Life is a roller coaster, if you don't stop to enjoy it then you may as well not even ride.