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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Posted
I actually did that about 12 hours ago, but it must've not had a post title. Good thing I still had it saved, lul.
Posted on 2008-09-16 at 16:27:08.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Title
"Every Warrior Needs a Friend," bellowed Manalagna Hammer as he extended his right arm as a sign of warrior comradeship to the Elf. "My Name is Manalagna Hammer! Perhaps You Know Where a Fellow Warrior and Comrade Could Spend Some of His Gold on Needed Magical Supplies? I Will Make It Worth Your Time to Accompany Me in Finding the Necessary Supplies!"
Dusk looked down at the arm of the dwarf. His garments were strange for a human or elf, let alone for a dwarf. This... Manalagna seemed to collect as many odds an ends as anything else. The elf did not return the gesture other than by eying the dwarf again.
"No," he simply replied, and much quieter than the dwarf. "I must assume that anything we could need would be provided as best as possible by the council."
Dusk crossed his arms and leaned against he pillar. His eyes peered around at the others, some of whom stared at the dwarf, too. Dusk looked down at his own belt and the one blade visible. Something in his mind remembered the rusty blade he and the tiger cub had found in the rotten chest.
"Wait," he said. "There may be one thing you can aid me with..."
Dusk opened up his backpack and loosened the neck of the bag within. Despite being able to fit within the knapsack, the bag weighed a static 12 pounds and could carry much more than that. After a little search, Dusk reached in to find the old sheath of the shortsword they had found before the Twilight event.
"This blade contains an enchantment, that which I do not know the source of, only that it exists," Dusk said, drawing the blade smoothly despite the decrepit condition of the hilt and sheath. "While I wish its properties appraised before we travel and I might have need of it, I do not currently have the gold to purchase a pearl of sufficient value nor to pay a mage for such services."
His hooded eyes turned towards the others and the door behind which the council members had disappeared.
"Unless the council has the resources to provide such items or services, I will aid you, dwarf, in finding what you need in return for funds or such a pearl," said Dusk to Hammer. He bowed slightly, though still did not take the dwarf's extended arm.
Posted on 2008-09-16 at 16:25:37.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Yea
I was just about to say that I was waylaid by the bandits of work and school over the weekend and while I did sit down and start, I needed time to think about this. I have time this afternoon, though, and I will get something in then, after Lab.
Its just a difficult situation to remain IC and nice.
Posted on 2008-09-15 at 16:04:07.
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Topic: When The Silence Breaks... Q/A
Subject: Lul
You should write my character (Ciemanel) in. He was in your first Baelenoa game here.
Posted on 2008-09-14 at 04:03:51.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: POst
I'll make one this evening for the IC stuff that needs to happen.
Posted on 2008-09-12 at 19:53:22.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Right
Coo. Hammer, you should probably just get one of those, rather than lending me 95 gp. meh. I'll just make a post.
P.s. if that post was IC, I think my character might have punched yours.
Haha. I just noticed that part of it was IC. I might have to punch you.
Posted on 2008-09-11 at 20:44:36.
Edited on 2008-09-11 at 20:47:58 by Vilyamar
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Topic: ~*Whom Gods Annoy*~
Subject: A post that got deleted
((Grrr...!))
”We still out number him lads! And he seems to be carrying some ‘spensive stuff! Let’s get him!”
Raen smiled with amusement as she used the building wall to support her. The three boys really didn't know what they were getting themselves into. While she expected that any dwarf wearing that much armour to fend the trio off quickly and easily, even barehanded, she decided to stick around. If nothing else, it would be entertaining.
Raen took a quiet step around the corner to lean against the wall of the building just inside the alley. She dropped her pack off her shoulder, catching it in her right hand before lowering it to the ground. A smirk appeared across her face.
((Raen will watch and step in if the dwarf seems to be in trouble or if the thugs try to run away. If they attempt to run past her, she'll try to trip one.))
Posted on 2008-09-11 at 20:22:32.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Q
Does that mean you need 5 ranks of Knowledge Arcana to properly identify an item's magical qualities?
Posted on 2008-09-11 at 20:15:05.
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Topic: Whom Gods Annoy - Q/A
Subject: Post?
It ain't posted!
Posted on 2008-09-10 at 22:37:13.
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Topic: When The Silence Breaks... Q/A
Subject: lul
hah. That's what you get for feeding Grugg.
Posted on 2008-09-09 at 19:20:44.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Moolah
Hot damn. I need 95 GPs for a proper pearl. Lul. I'm pretty broke.
Posted on 2008-09-05 at 23:34:38.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Identify
Are there Magical ID services available via an NPC in the area (or a PC for that matter)?
Posted on 2008-09-04 at 21:33:23.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Introductions
For two days Dusk waited within the city limits. He took his few hours of rest when he wished, but for the remainder of the time, he wandered and observed the citizens of Wanqir.
The city seemed distant to him. He could remember a time when a place like this would seem right at home. It would have been a place where he could feel secure in the fact that fear held the city’s collective consciousness in an iron fist. A place where he could as forgettable as the gruel one ate for breakfast.
Not this time, however. This time was different. He felt isolated and exposed as he walked the streets. More eyes drew to him than he was accustomed to. There were strangers in their city often but now, with the coming of the Twilight, the ordinary denizens seemed off put by even the simplest of changes in their scenery.
Dusk found the name associated with event to be unanimous. Everywhere he went the commoners spoke of the Twilight. The Watch had been increased, mostly to ease the minds of the simpler folk who thought that more men in arms on the cobblestones would mean less of chance for the threat to convalesce into a real danger.
He took in the defenses of the city or at least those that were open to public view. Dusk could guess that Wanqir’s officials would have magically enhanced most of their defensive walls and structures but would they be new enchantments or ancient ones? The city was not recent and while only the recent year had been calm, the same could not have been said for the previous decades. The natural world had its own way of reclaiming arcane energies.
At dawn, two days after the Council of Wanqir had addressed their citizens, Dusk approached the great doors to the chamber. Previously he had pondered his options to either approach the council to attain a space on the advanced party or perhaps simply to exit the city and begin his own approach of the mountain, tying in with the group as it left. But he had found and read the multitude of notices as soon as they went up and decided this was not the time to play alone.
He was the first, but certainly not the last, to enter the great entrance hall. A single guard from the front door led him to the center of the hall and bid him wait for the council. Dusk took up a place leaning against one of the marble pillars and waited. The council members filtered in and out for some time, a few looked his way as they went about their business of preparations. Dusk watched them in silence, waiting for others to join him.
They soon gathered, standing arranged as they did during their proclamation after the Twilight. Dusk pushed off his shoulder blades and walked slowly into the middle of the hall before the veiled council.
“You know me,” he said calmly and softly, leaving his hood up. “Or at very least, of me. I will aid your party as best I can. You must prepare for the worst. I have never seen anything of this kind.”
With that, Dusk returned to his pillar, silent and waiting.
After some time had passed, not long, perhaps an hour, others began to enter the hall. There were not many. A human man, neither elderly nor young, entered the hall. The council still did not move or speak until others arrived. Two other humans entered, followed shortly by another group of soldiers, though Dusk knew them to be of Aqinarr from the sigils adorning their armour. Finally, after some time of milling about, a dwarf entered the hall as well, though it took Dusk a moment to realize since the dwarf was fairly tall for his kind.
As soon as the dwarf joined the group, the council members shifted and began to speak.
"As the representatives for all of Tiancann, we thank you for coming." One of the Council members says.
"This event has caught us by surprise; if we were more alert, perhaps we could have foretold it. But alas, we did not, and so we are unprepared. As such, the armoury available to us is insufficient for what you likely will require." Another member says gravely.
"In all honesty, we never thought to prepare for conflict and combat; recovery after the storms and natural disasters was put at the highest priority, and war was something that was unthinkable at the time."
"However, that is enough about what could have and what should have been done; right now only the future and present need be considered."
"The Scout will be here momentarily. In the meantime, we suggest you all get to know each other. Learn each other's strengths, where you can find advantages, and even downfalls, where you learn to support each other. As you are all here, you all share the same mission; it is only natural that you all should come to know each other to do so in the best way possible. You may also take a look in the armoury, which is located down the hallway to your left, through the open door."
Dusk listened and watched as they turned as one and moved further into their citadel, leaving the humans, dwarf and Dusk to… acquaint themselves with one another. Dusk listened as Tersoal Montwyvern, Saint Amaranth, and Lieutenant Chang introduced themselves and their respective parties. The elf remained silent, watching, judging and learning of those who would depend on him and vice versa over the coming weeks. He watched those who spoke and those who listened, those who bowed and those who stood straight.
Finally most of the group had been identified save the dwarf and Dusk. A few of the humans looked at both expectantly. Dusk still did not remove the hood of his cloak and his low cowl, though he did step forward away from the pillars. Dusk looked at the tall dwarf, catching his eye, but no introduction came forth.
“You may call me Dusk,” he said. “Those who know me already know that my business and birth are my own. It shall suffice that I know what I am doing.”
((Dusk appears almost indistinguishable from the pillars and shadows with the hood of his cloak up. His chin is visible and all can tell he has tanned skin, for an elf. His heritage is not immediately apparent, however. Everyone can see his brown traveling boots and pants as well as his shortbow. Beneath the cloak are his sack, belt, his two Wakizashi and his arrows. The sack and weapons may be glimpsed as he walks. He also has supple black leather gloves and a black stone medallion with a strange sigil engraved on its face. He also is wearing a white cloth shirt that can be seen beneath his cloak. It is laced to the neck.))
Posted on 2008-09-03 at 07:23:12.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Multiple characters
If you take a look back at some of the previous posts, you'll see that Kaelyn controls two and Sibelious I believe has a couple of NPCs tagging along that he doesn't really control, but fit with his character's storyline.
Posted on 2008-09-03 at 06:48:58.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: I wish
Yea, I wish they could.
Posted on 2008-09-01 at 17:26:14.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Sorry been w/o interwebs
Silence reigned in the deepening night as the council and scout completed their report to the populace. Even Dusk could not bring himself to break the air. It seemed that even the smallest motion or sound would shatter the confidence of the entire world, leading to chaos in the presence of this event.
Whether the event would be catastrophic or not was still to be seen and given that Dusk had built up enough curiosity surrounding the past few hours to last him a lifetime, it seemed right to see this through. This advance party would surely arrive at the city to pass through its gates as a final checkpoint before the site of the event. Dusk knew he still had a few hours before then, so quietly he slipped back through the crowd towards the edge of town, returning to the traveler's inn and acquiring a room from whoever remained. He wouldn't need it long anyways...
((Will sleep the two hours he needs for a full rest. There is nothing I need that I can pay for.))
Posted on 2008-08-27 at 05:24:02.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: sorry
today. I had my computer but no inet access and was gone for the last week. Plus its taken me about 3 weeks to decide what to do/say here.
Posted on 2008-08-26 at 23:32:55.
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Topic: Grugg's Out For 3
Subject: Lol
Win gold in Ping Pong? That sport, in China, Korea and Japan, is bigger than hockey, football and Olympic swimming combined here.
Posted on 2008-08-24 at 02:57:48.
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Topic: ~*Whom Gods Annoy*~
Subject: The sounds of conflict
Raen's mind was elsewhere. She wandered the streets, peering at the wares of some of the open air merchants and daring a peek at some of the smithies in the area. She knew that she didn't have the need for anything, nor the coin to buy it if she did need it.
The others felt the need to gather some information before they left so Raen walked around a while, gathering her head for the trek.
Paying no attention to her surroundings, Raen traced a line along the brickwork of the rear sides of some shops. The buildings were made sturdily enough, though some mortar had started to wear on the corners in some places. The rough stone under her fingertips was pleasantly cooling. Such simple actions had an unusual calming effect on Raen and she was paying so much attention to the wall that she almost missed hearing angry voices beyond the next corner. Removing her hand from the wall, Raen stopped short of the corner and listened.
”You better not put up a fight here stubby, you’re outnumbered and you know it!” said a human voice. Raen knew it to be a young man, but that was all she could tell from the voice. Her back to the wall, Raen leaned out just enough to see three thugs with their backs to her confronting what seemed to be a dwarf. Raen silently raised an eyebrow at the situation wondering how three humans had worked up the courage to harass a dwarf wearing several weapons, a shield and a full set of spiked armor. He looked like he could take on ten of them let alone three.
Raen quickly glanced up and down the street to see if there was anyone else around that might rush in, such as the city guard, before turning her attention back to the dwarf and humans just as the dwarf dropped his pack, loosened a morningstar and bent to retrieve his shield. The fighter didn't yet move off the wall, still waiting to see whether the dwarf truly needed help or not.
Posted on 2008-08-19 at 23:35:35.
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Topic: Whom Gods Annoy - Q/A
Subject: lol
Hahah. I'll have a post in today.
Posted on 2008-08-19 at 23:21:02.
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Topic: Whom Gods Annoy - Q/A
Subject: poke!
Poke!
Posted on 2008-08-11 at 00:17:52.
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Topic: Moving- across town no big adventure...
Subject: Penguins?
I got to pat a penguin once. Does that count?
Posted on 2008-08-09 at 15:08:53.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Postage is gonna cost you a Copper
"I'd suggest staying up a while; there's bound to be an announcement at the city center any moment now explaining what has happened." the man says softly.
Dusk nodded at the keeper, taking in the room. Those who remained moved to the windows at the front to peer out onto the street. At least the brave ones did. Others crawl out from under the tables while others still peer from booths along the far side and whisper amongst themselves. Many soon get up and exit the tavern, including some who come down from their rooms in the back, barely dressed for the cool night.
As they exit, Dusk melds into the crowd and rides the current of people towards the city center. Some insight might well be interesting enough to stay up for.
Posted on 2008-08-05 at 07:44:05.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: a post! I live!
In what seemed like a former life now, Dusk would have been elated to see the familiar stonework of humans after having been in the wilds for so long. Now he simply gazed ahead with indifference at the open gates of Wanqir. His pace picked up a little, though. His mortal feet still longed for some reprieve from the miles he had put behind him since the afternoon’s… excitement.
The noise of people shuffling through the city slowly came within Dusk’s range of hearing, a low drone that blanketed the area within the city limits. People talking, bartering or hawking their wares; animals braying or stamping their feet mixed with the clatter of goods and children playing were all sounds of a city. Wanqir was no different than countless other centers Dusk had lived in and been to.
The guards admitted him without pause and Dusk made his way through the crowds towards an inn sign he had spotted. But halfway through the crowd the elf’s steps falter. The hairs on the back of his neck raise and quickly his senses alert Dusk to his surroundings, even though no strange sound, smell or vision has come to him. But something has changed. Hands now on his blades without even thinking, Dusk turns towards the gates through which he had just entered only to witness an event that would change his life forever.
The grasses through the gate stood still for but a moment, the gentle breeze that had ushered in the evening stayed as if a great storm of the plains was about to break. The air itself now seemed to stand still and those without as great command over their senses as the ninja had taken notice to the utter calm that permeated their world. The sound of business died as people looked at each other bewildered. The only noise came from the animals that stood tied, horses and mules braying in utter terror, the whites of their eyes showing. Dogs and cats barked and howled, cowering beneath what little shelter they could find. Dusk’s mind flitted to the lycan he had saved earlier. Would she feel this terror as they did?
Dusk scans the skies for some hint of a storm, even though there had not been one for many months. While most people stood still, Dusk walked back to where he had entered the city to stare out the gates with the guards who looked around the empty and unnaturally still plains. Then in the distance he spots what looks to be lightning far in the distance, white and unnerving.
Dusk blinks, thinking perhaps he had caught his eyes in the flash despite the bolts being so far away. But the white cracks in the sky do not fade. The elf can barely begin to question what sorcery would, or could, accomplish this when a cacophonous roar washes over them. It is all the elf can do to cover his ears against the assault. So great is the shockwave that Dusk can feel the very earth trembling and he is sure that others can, too.
People screamed in fright, many businesses closing their shops and gathering their wares quickly. Those patrons rushed home, the streets clearing quickly. The white-faced guards stared at each other in confusion, not sure if they should calm the people down, send them home or evacuate them.
Dusk looked at each before turning back towards the city, heading back for the inn. His tired feet needed rest. He would attempt to wrap his head around this as soon as he could sit down.
Posted on 2008-07-26 at 22:19:31.
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Topic: Whom Gods Annoy - Q/A
Subject: Here
I'm here, just waiting on an update.
Posted on 2008-07-26 at 20:28:58.
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