North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-12-21 - The Supervisions of Darkstone (log)
Eorgaen 21-22, 5123
by Leafiara Autumnwind of the TownCrier
Disclaimer
This log is purely intended as an archival record of spoken words and actions of characters within the game as could be witnessed by the character or characters who were present to record them. Leafiara's player and the TownCrier hold no position on the veracity, falsity, legitimacy, nor illegitimacy of any character dialogue, opinions, perspectives, interpretations, and stances presented herein.
Synopsis
After Pukk reports seeing a woman dragging a body into an alley, a search commences on the streets of Wehnimer's Landing--and in the tunnels beneath and through the buildings above! However, nobody can find anything... Soon enough, a dead Lylia says something is amiss; meanwhile, Envoy Tikba sees a haze. Lylia says she was practicing illusions and a dead Linguist says a silver haze pulled him out of the Rift to the Landing's sorcerer guild. As that goes on, Tikba asks if anyone else is seeing kiramon, which they aren't, and Leafiara speculates that people are seeing tailored visions. Lylia reports that Linguist has been possessed and bit out her throat, and Councilor Vaemyr backs up that, although he has Linguist's corpse animated, it's moving beyond his control. Tikba then reports that Drazaa and she are seeing things others don't.
Given the odd circumstances and reports of wild disparity as to what people have seen or not, Tikba, Pukk, and others conclude that illusions or hallucinations are pervading the area. Envoy Thrassus eventually postulates that they're manifestations of people's fears. Then Pukk reports something is happening to Mourdeyan in the square... and, indeed, a bone snaps in her arm as she gets possessed, yanks her own bone out, and stabs Lecrand in the eye with it! People try to restrain her, but afterward, her possessed body starts stabbing herself in the chest! She begins to cackle with a green glow coming from her throat, where she stabs herself--and then again in the eye.
Her neck, then Linguist's skin and Lecrand's skin, begin to show signs of leprosy again; meanwhile, Tikba sees more kiramon. As leprosy continues to spread, Kiyna, Leafi, and Pukk see a crimson orb roll into the square--but Leafi identifies it as an illusion. Kiyna then sees another one that Leafi doesn't. Lylia sees something about Xorus, which she later describes as his face melting and breaking into spiders before melting into another face; meanwhile, people try to work through the logic of what's happening. Soon, Magister Raelee considers the possibility that she's hallucinating as she stares at Owly, saying she sees Gutstorm; others see him too, but unlike her, they don't see him eating Owly. She concludes he must not be since at least one other person would bodily throw themselves in the way.
The rest of the night proceeds without incident as people hypothesize and muse over possibilities: Darkstone Castle, Octaven, Sheru, a Sheru disciple, and more.
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Log
Street Scramble
[General] Pukk thinks, "Somebody find that woman."
[General] Leafiara curiously asks, "Woman?"
[General] Peggyanne asks, "Which woman?"
[General] Pukk thinks, "A woman was dragging a small body into an alleyway."
[travel]
[General] Leafiara hurriedly thinks, "On my way to search."
[travel throughout the next entire bit; several thousand lines comprised primarily of room descriptions have been excised amidst the conversation]
[General] Peggyanne asks, "By the bad side of town in landing?"
[General] Pukk thinks, "Was through TSC."
[General] Peggyanne thinks, "Oh."
[General] Peggyanne thinks, "On my way then."
[General] Pukk thinks, "Rooks, keep a lookout for a woman dragging a body with blood dripping from her mouth."
[General] Jaffrey thinks, "It was a man not a woman."
[General] Leafiara thinks, "Not seeing anything yet..."
[General] Pukk thinks, "It was a woman."
[General] Peggyanne asks, "Where are you Leafiara? Might I assist in any way?"
[General] Leafiara thinks, "Currently scouring the east side of town, at least before the bridge."
[General] Emmeranne thinks, "Nothing at the healers tent."
[General] Leafiara thinks, "Times like this, generally best to stay split up."
[General] Tikba uncertainly asks, "Is something amiss?"
[General] Peggyanne thinks, "Until something exciting happens at least."
[General] Directed to Tikba, Leafiara thinks, "Pukk reported someone dragging a small body into an alley."
[General] Drazaa reports, "Erebor Square is clear currently."
[General] Tikba apprehensively thinks, "Ah."
[General] Peggyanne thinks, "No one in the warehouse."
[General] Pukk thinks, "Nothing in the warehouse."
[General] Firela thinks, "Ohh this is going to end badly."
[General] Emmeranne thinks, "Nothing in the Brass Tower."
[General] Leafiara thinks, "Nothing amiss in buildings along South Ring Road so far..."
[General] Pukk thinks, "Anybody look around the docks? Thats usually where most bodies end up."
[General] Emmeranne thinks, "I asked the Portmaster but he didnt seem to know anyting."
Pukk says, "I can't think of any other places."
[General] Goldstr asks, "Anyone check inside Stone's Bathhouse?"
Pukk says, "Wait..let me go check the den."
Leafiara says, "I'll poke around down here." (she's in Burrow Way by this point)
[General] The ghost of Lylia thinks, "Something has gone quite amiss."
[General] Pukk thinks, "It wouldn't kill you to tell everybody hi you know..."
[General] Leafiara thinks, "Nothing in Burrow Way so far..."
[General] Pukk thinks, "Oh wait....I guess it did."
[General] Tikba apprehensively asks, "What is that haze?"
[General] Leafiara asks, "Haze?" (Leafi is still in Burrow Way, so if it was for above ground, she saw nothing)
[General] The ghost of Lylia thinks, "I was in the guild, practicing certain illusions that require the services of a demon."
[General] The ghost of Linguist thinks, "I had a silver haze pull me out of the Rift when I was dead."
[General] The ghost of Linguist thinks, "At least I think it did. It was there when I died."
[General] The ghost of Linguist thinks, "Then I wound up in the Sorcerer Guild in the Landing."
[General] Leafiara thinks, "For lack of any better ideas, now poking around the east side of town past the bridge."
[General] Directed to Lylia, Pukk asks, "You were trying to summon another demon?"
[General] The ghost of Lylia thinks, "No, I was not trying to; I succeeded."
[General] Tikba evenly asks, "Is anybody else seeing the arrival of kiramon?"
[General] Leafiara slowly thinks, "...no."
[General] Leafiara speculatively asks, "Hmm... tailored visions?"
[General] Kisun asks, "Where is that at Tikba?"
[General] Tikba evenly thinks, "I...may be seeing things."
[General] Leafiara asks, "Didn't that happen previously too?" [OOC note: Separately from this storyline, the mini-storyline leading up to the release of the Ascension hunting ground, The Hive, involved aelotoi around the world seeing visions involving the kiramon... though that's actually not what Leafi had in mind this particular time. Early in chapter 2 of North by Northwest, there was a past incident that didn't make it into a log during which Tikba had visions in Moot Hall of what appeared to be herself from another valence trying to escape the kiramon.]
[General] Tikba thinks, "I came to the entrance to the Sorcerer Guild, to see if I could aid Lylia."
[General] Directed to Leafiara, Tikba thinks, "Yes."
[General] The ghost of Lylia thinks, "Beware. I died as Linguist bit out my throat, animated by something other than my own sorcery."
[General] Vaemyr thinks, "I took lylia to town square, I have lingquist but he's dangerous body is moving and attacking on it's own."
[General] Petat asks, "Excuse me?"
[General] Emmeranne asks, "Vaemyr where might you be?"
[General] Leafiara considers, "Hmm... the previous visions happened early into the skirmishes with the Ember Vale, but Tyeid's gone now, so it could have been another source all along..."
[General] Pukk asks, "Does this sound like blood magic?"
[General] Leafiara muses, "More like mental magic if anything."
[General] Peggyanne thinks, "Tis me peeking."
[General] Emmeranne thinks, "Blood magic doesnt take control of a body after its dead."
[General] Darphin thinks, "Not pure blood magic, no."
[General] Pukk thinks, "Peggy likes peeking in on me."
[General] Lylia thinks, "When I saw Linguist's body, I was going to animate him and take him to town. And then his eyes glowed green and he bit out my throat."
Speaking curiously to a crackling sickly green fire, Leafiara wonders, "Hmm... might you be the source..."
[General] Lylia thinks, "This is why I rarely help people. Hmph."
[General] Vaemyr thinks, "I mean it's closer to necromancy than either of those, it's similar to what sorcerers can do with animates, but we typically cannot animate things with souls still attached."
[General] Thrassus asks, "Green, eh?"
[General] Directed to Lylia, Pukk thinks, "Well he just wanted some nice aged meat..."
[General] Kisun thinks, "New meaning of green death. *coughs*."
[General] Leafiara thinks, "Just when I'd passed by a manafire and walked back to ponder it..."
[General] Tikba evenly thinks, "Drazaa and I seem to be seeing things that others do not."
Leafiara says, "Hm."
[Town Square Central]
This is the heart of the main square of Wehnimer's Landing. The impromptu shops of the bazaar are clustered around this central gathering place, where townsfolk, travellers, and adventurers meet to talk, conspire or raise expeditions to the far-flung reaches of Elanith. At the north end, an old well, with moss-covered stones and a craggy roof, is shaded from the moonlight by a strong, robust tree. The oak is tall and straight, and it is apparent that the roots run deep. You also see the Arahnim disk, the Emmeranne disk, a sinuous bone white serpent that is sitting, the Magneslim disk, a large acorn, a pale-faced coppery barn owl, a large acorn, a large acorn, a silver-traced carved mahogany cart with some stuff on it, some wide stone benches with some stuff on it, an herbal remedy donation bin and a round silver-banded barrel.
Also here: Whimweaver Leafiara, Lecrand, Arahnim, Sister-in-arms Mourdeyan, Lord Thrassus, Macquire, Tuachoob, Xorus, Imperatrix Lylia, Lady Guennwhfar, Instructor Emmeranne, Pukk, Churros, Benga, Tuaheal, Dumple, Magneslim, Lady Aradella
Pukk says, "I know Xorus' answer to all this."
[Leafi fogs over]
Possession
[Sorcerer Guild, Entrance]
A silver portcullis with sharp protruding spikes looms ominously over the entrance to a sandy courtyard. Tall, black marble walls streaked with red veins enclose this compound to the east and west. The black sand from the beaches has migrated here to cover the entire area. You also see the palm frond-shaped Leafiara disk, a bushy-tailed golden brown coyote, a grim wasteland spirit that is flying around, a hooded guard and a jagged path between the rocks.
Also here: Whimweaver Leafiara, Lord Darphin, Lady Rysolee, High Lady Delilahrae, Admiral Peggyanne, Grand Lady Mystiq, High Lord Linguist, Town Councilor Vaemyr, Drazaa, Tikba
Vaemyr says, "I believe the green mist is probably related to the reach, and blight."
Speaking to Peggyanne, Mystiq says, "Move along."
Linguist says, "Can't accept."
Vaemyr says, "The blight has shown the ability to possess things, no reason it probably couldn't possess bodies."
Speaking to Mystiq, Peggyanne says, "I want to make sure no more danger is afoot."
Drazaa whispers something to Tikba.
Speaking curiously to Vaemyr, Leafiara asks, "I'm guessing this is unusual even by the standards of sorcerer illusions?"
Speaking to Peggyanne, Mystiq says, "Trust i already did."
Mystiq says, "He killed lylia."
Tikba carefully says, "These visions of kiramon were not as vivid as before."
Speaking to Peggyanne, Mystiq says, "If you can not trust what i say."
Linguist says, "I'd never seen a silvery haze like that in the Rift."
Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "Was no illusion, again it was much more like an animate action."
Tikba haltingly says, "I merely thought I saw them approach, but then they were not there."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Leafiara clarifies, "Oh, I meant what Tikba and Drazaa are seeing."
Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "Green mist welled up, controlled the body and it lashed out, bit Lylia's neck, bit my leg."
Vaemyr says, "Oh I haven't seen any visions."
Linguist says, "Then a normal n'ecare showed up and was strangly powerful. I was dead in Plane 5 and then I was pulled into the Sorcerer guild, the mist followed."
[General] Thrassus thinks, "From the sounds of the hallucinations it seems like it could be our new friend in the castle."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Leafiara considers, "Okay, well, that's certainly more... solid."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Drazaa asks, "Ah, you were there as well. A green mist?"
Tikba slowly says, "I met Grishom Stone in the Rift, some time back. Or at least I was told it might have been him."
[General] Guennwhfar thinks, "Stop smoking that stuff and the visions will probably cease."
Tikba says, "But his power was not silver."
[General] Pukk asks, "Well. I was noticing some of my skin was flaking off and falling to the ground..which got me wondering what I had..and a few minutes later it was the woman..so maybe it was all an illusion?"
Speaking to Drazaa, Vaemyr says, "I came to get them out of the guild, animated Lylia and came back for Linquist, who's body lunged and took a piece out of my leg."
Tikba slowly says, "I suppose Pukk might have seen things as well, as he says."
Vaemyr says, "Was very cold."
Vaemyr says, "Way colder than any bite should be."
[General] Darphin thinks, "I was standing next to you Pukk and seen neither the woman nor the flaking skin."
Leafiara ponders, "There seems to be little to go on here, but even if we could figure it out, how to make anything actionable from that determination..."
[General] Directed to Darphin, Drazaa notes, "This seems consistent with what occurred to both Tikba and myself."
Vaemyr asks, "Have we checked the mana fire close to here?"
Tikba says, "I am not sure what would bring together Drazaa, Pukk and I."
Leafiara says, "I checked one of the manafires in town, but no others."
Vaemyr asks, "The one of the cliffs?"
Leafiara says, "A good thought, though."
[Leafi checks it out, but there's nothing]
[General] Pukk thinks, "Something happening at TSC with Mourdeyan."
[Town Square Central]
This is the heart of the main square of Wehnimer's Landing. The impromptu shops of the bazaar are clustered around this central gathering place, where townsfolk, travellers, and adventurers meet to talk, conspire or raise expeditions to the far-flung reaches of Elanith. At the north end, an old well, with moss-covered stones and a craggy roof, is shaded from the moonlight by a strong, robust tree. The oak is tall and straight, and it is apparent that the roots run deep. You also see a woven chain of spear-shaped pale ash leaves, a glossy green bay leaf, a glossy green bay leaf, an annoyed aurora spirit that is flying around, the Arahnim disk, the Emmeranne disk, a sinuous bone white serpent that is sitting, a large acorn, a pale-faced coppery barn owl, a large acorn, a large acorn, a silver-traced carved mahogany cart with some stuff on it, some wide stone benches with some stuff on it, an herbal remedy donation bin and a round silver-banded barrel.
Also here: Whimweaver Leafiara, Town Councilor Irval, Magneslim, Admiral Peggyanne, High Lady Delilahrae, Lady Rysolee, Lord Darphin, Churros, Grand Lord Kisun, Grand Lady Mystiq, Petat, Savageheart, Lecrand, Arahnim, Sister-in-arms Mourdeyan, Lord Thrassus, Macquire, Tuachoob, Xorus, Imperatrix Lylia, Lady Guennwhfar, Instructor Emmeranne, Pukk, Benga, Tuaheal
[General] Isterio asks, "Should everyone just avoid TSC right now?"
Mystiq says, "Minds, bodies and souls taken over this night."
Mourdeyan groans.
[Darphin tries to web her]
Pukk says, "They tried for my mind and when it didn't find anything there it went after other people."
Speaking to Darphin, Mystiq says, "Stop it."
Emmeranne says, "Just protect her."
Mourdeyan squints at Darphin.
Speaking to Mystiq, Darphin says, "They said contain her."
Speaking thoughtfully to Pukk, Leafiara acknowledges, "You know, that makes a surprising deal of sense."
In a fair imitation of Xorus, Pukk says, "Indeed."
Irval says, "That means including from herself."
Speaking to Pukk, Tikba asks, "What happened to Mourdeyan?"
Emmeranne says, "Cntain doesnt mean attack."
Xorus recites:
"Everyone join Pukk"
Suddenly, a bone snaps in Mourdeyan's right arm and pokes through her flesh! She howls, spitting and licking the air wildly with her tongue. She grabs the bone with her left hand, tightens her fingers around it, and yanks it from her flesh, pulling it free entirely. She licks the blood from the sharpened, splintered bone just before she lashes out and stabs Lecrand in the eye with the bone!
Mourdeyan glances at Pukk.
Speaking to Tikba, Pukk says, "She lurched over and look to be in pain."
Irval exclaims, "No!"
Peggyanne exclaims, "Oh this again!"
Lecrand shrieks!
Peggyanne says, "This happened to me last week."
Pukk says, "That."
Leafiara suddenly says, "Wait..."
Lecrand says, "Owww."
... 40 points of damage!
Strike through eye, Lecrand is lobotomized!
Lecrand drops dead at your feet!
Peggyanne says, "They are trying to possess him."
Tikba slowly says, "You are not..." [OOC note: Leafi and Tikba were most likely thinking the same thing, namely that it was an illusion, because there was a delay between the earlier messaging and actual mechanical damage inflicted.]
Tikba says, "Ah."
Emmeranne says, "Oh my."
[various people start to Web, Tackle, and Sweep Mourdeyan for the next bit]
Pukk says, "What is going on."
Xorus says, "Impressive."
Emmeranne says, "That was impressive indeed."
Mourdeyan screams!
Arahnim exclaims, "She's like a tree!"
Leafiara muses, "Curious."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Wot da hell me jush walk inta?"
Speaking to Mystiq, Darphin says, "Suddenly webbing her doesnst seem like a bad idea, does it."
Arahnim says, "Good roots."
Vaemyr says, "It can possess corpses too."
Churros asks, "What is it?"
Emmeranne asks, "Anyone have any rope?"
Churros asks, "What is happening?"
>se
[Town Square, Southeast]
Pedestrians and wagon traffic move off in all directions here, some going to the large intersection with South Ring Road, others crisscrossing the square via the bazaar. Men and women carrying neatly tied parcels or sacks and coils of rope slung over their arms emerge from the wooden facade of the old general store. You also see a polished red steel lantern mounted on a wooden post, a muscular red-armored guard, a long oak table with a long piece of cord on it, a large wooden table with a small plate of steel on it, a wide wooden stand with a coil of thick rope on it and a mushy black door.
Asben, Eralice, Darphin, Emmeranne and Pukk followed.
You select a coil of thick rope.
>nw
[Town Square Central]
This is the heart of the main square of Wehnimer's Landing. The impromptu shops of the bazaar are clustered around this central gathering place, where townsfolk, travellers, and adventurers meet to talk, conspire or raise expeditions to the far-flung reaches of Elanith. At the north end, an old well, with moss-covered stones and a craggy roof, is shaded from the moonlight by a strong, robust tree. The oak is tall and straight, and it is apparent that the roots run deep. You also see a dwarven recruiter, a bushy-tailed golden brown coyote, a grim wasteland spirit that is flying around, the palm frond-shaped Leafiara disk, the skull-shaped Irval disk, the Magneslim disk, a woven chain of spear-shaped pale ash leaves, a glossy green bay leaf, a glossy green bay leaf, an annoyed aurora spirit that is flying around, the Arahnim disk, the Emmeranne disk, a sinuous bone white serpent that is sitting, a large acorn, a pale-faced coppery barn owl, a large acorn, a large acorn, a silver-traced carved mahogany cart with some stuff on it, some wide stone benches with some stuff on it, an herbal remedy donation bin and a round silver-banded barrel.
Peggyanne asks, "Why are we attacking her?"
Leafiara offers Emmeranne a coil of thick rope.
The ghostly voice of Lecrand asks, "Am I about to turn into something?"
Kisun says, "Ye can BIND em.."
[General] Guennwhfar thinks, "Been there for 20 min and nothing happening."
Emmeranne accepts Leafiara's thick rope.
Leafiara helpfully says, "There's literally always rope available outside the general store."
Darphin says, "Peggy not attacking trying to contain her."
Mourdeyan says, "Don't, I can't..."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne says, "Hopefully thins is for your own good."
Mourdeyan nods.
Mourdeyan nods.
[General] Guennwhfar thinks, "Invoker in smalll park."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Tikba says, "We will rid you of whatever this is."
Mourdeyan says, "Don't let me hurt annaone."
The ghostly voice of Lecrand asks, "Could I get some healing?"
Kisun says, "I think whatever is causing this, will be able to fight through a simple rope though."
Speaking softly to Mourdeyan, Lylia says, "I know. It is not your doing."
Vaemyr says, "I assume it is the entity that was seen the other night, that was warning about darkstone and such."
Speaking to a dwarven recruiter, Pukk exclaims, "Run man! Run!"
Irval asks, "Is she bound?"
Mourdeyan says, "Else."
Linguist says, "I can raise if needed."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Mystiq says, "Trying not to."
Irval says, "Someone grab some manacles."
(Emmeranne takes the rope and attepmts to tie Mourdeyan to the oak tree.)
Mourdeyan says, "M'sorry Lecrand."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "He owe ye money Mourdeyan?"
Speaking to Vaemyr, Leafiara says, "Is it, though? This seems distinctly different from anything in the warning."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne says, "No offense."
Mourdeyan groans.
Leafiara says, "The warning was famine and blight, not possession and violence."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne says, "Just dont anyone to hurt you oryou hurt them."
Peggyanne asks, "A moonbeam perhaps?"
Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "Hmmm true."
Broad asks, "What the heck is goin on in this town?"
Mourdeyan nods at Emmeranne.
Mourdeyan says, "Exactly."
Tikba slowly says, "I do not know what this is, except, as you say, that it is not the first time I have seen kiramon that were not there."
Tikba says, "Or that somebody's eyes seemed to bleed."
Speaking to Lecrand, Irval says, "We'll get you up but the lady knight is not herself."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "It good think me woke up to feed me tater."
Mourdeyan says, "She said, she was not the bleak, she was far worse."
Drazaa whispers something to Tikba.
Suddenly, Mourdeyan takes her splintered, bloodied and broken bone and turns it around, violently stabbing herself in the chest over, and over, and over.
... 10 points of damage!
Strike to the chest breaks a rib!
... 5 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the chest.
... 5 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the chest.
... 10 points of damage!
Strike to the chest breaks a rib!
Speaking to Irval, Emmeranne says, "I feel safe that my rope tying ability is within safe reason to hopefully keep her contained."
... 10 points of damage!
Strike to the chest breaks a rib!
Suddenly, Mourdeyan takes her splintered, bloodied and broken bone and turns it around, violently stabbing herself in the chest over, and over, and over.
... 5 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the chest.
... 5 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the chest.
... 10 points of damage!
Strike to the chest breaks a rib!
[more Web, Sweep, Bind]
Petat says, "Umm."
Petat says, "Bye."
Petat flags down a nearby urchin and exchanges a few words.
The urchin nods to Petat and takes off, with Petat in tow.
Lecrand says, "Ack."
[General] Guennwhfar thinks, "Never mind, seems to be a bit of a ruckus in TSC right now."
Mourdeyan cackles, a green glow emanating from her throat, just seconds before she wedges the bone up under her neck.
... 10 points of damage!
Well placed shot to the neck!
She is stunned!
Vaemyr says, "Yeah that's the green glow I saw."
[Moonbeam]
Irval exclaims, "Keep her restrained!"
Tikba says, "Whatever animates her cannot be bound."
[General] Isterio thinks, "Sounds like it's a good idea to avoid it then."
Goldstr exclaims, "Sheesh!"
Lylia murmurs, "I had to try."
Bait says, "That should hold her Admiral."
Lecrand yells, "Constable!"
Mystiq says, "Going to have to kill her more then likely."
(Emmeranne pulls the rope tighter in an effort to contain Mourdeyan against the tree.)
Drazaa says, "Stopping this force would require more than rote magic."
Leafiara asks, "I wonder, though... can it only affect one person at a time?"
(Pukk holds Mourdeyan down.)
Kisun says, "Can someone heal her please, before she bleeds out.."
Thrassus says, "She's going to take care of that herself, I think."
Vaemyr says, "Needs an exorcism than restraint."
Speaking firmly to Mourdeyan, Tikba asks, "If you can hear us, what do you want?"
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Lecrand asks, "What is your name?"
Mourdeyan sits up.
Irval says, "Im worried about healing her.It might be contagious through saliva."
Mourdeyan howls, spit flying as she shakes her head wildly. She turns the bone to her eye.
Irval says, "Or blood."
... 9 points of damage!
Well aimed shot almost removes an eye!
She is stunned!
Emmeranne exclaims, "Just heal her!"
[Sweep, Moonbeam]
Irval exclaims, "Fine!"
[Mind Jolt, Symbol of Sleep]
Irval says, "But if I eat your face , its not my fault."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Mourdy me gonna hold ye shtill moment."
(Pukk holds Mourdeyan down.)
Eralice softly says, "Something just left out of her."
[General] Falvicar thinks, "Hum de dum dum dum."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Lecrand asks, "Why did you stab me?"
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne asks, "You ok now SIster-in-arms?"
Peggyanne says, "Someone disarm her."
From nearby, you hear Murharzarm yell, "You all alright over there?"
Mourdeyan groans at Drazaa.
Speaking to Lecrand, Emmeranne says, "Same you reason you tore out Lady Lylia's throat I imagine."
Pukk yells, "No!"
Pukk yells, "Be careful coming here!"
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Lylia gittin coal fer trakmash dish year."
Speaking to Peggyanne, Kisun says, "Sorcerer could take her arms off.."
Speaking to Emmeranne, Lecrand says, "I didn't do that."
Leafiara tentatively suggests, "Seems calmer now, but maybe we should move away from the middle of the square if this keeps happening..."
Mourdeyan says, "M'sorry."
Mourdeyan cackles!
Speaking to Kisun, Peggyanne says, "I did NOT mean literally."
Speaking to Gutstorm, Tikba says, "This is a reasonable time to ring the alarm."
Speaking to Lecrand, Emmeranne says, "Not knowingly no."
Mourdeyan buries her face in her hands.
Kisun says, "Can't stab yerself in da eye, without a arm.."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Onnit!"
Lecrand says, "No. Like that wasn't me. That was someone else."
Darphin says, "She seems oddly immune to magics."
Mourdeyan stands up.
High above Wehnimer's Landing a burst of fiery-orange light erupts in the sky, radiating outward and shining with intensity. The searing glow lingers in the air for a few moments before fading away. Suddenly militiamen take to the streets, rushing off in different directions as orders are shouted out amongst them.
High above Wehnimer's Landing a burst of fiery-orange light erupts in the sky, radiating outward and shining with intensity. The searing glow lingers in the air for a few moments before fading away. Suddenly militiamen take to the streets, rushing off in different directions as orders are shouted out amongst them.
High above Wehnimer's Landing a burst of fiery-orange light erupts in the sky, radiating outward and shining with intensity. The searing glow lingers in the air for a few moments before fading away. Suddenly militiamen take to the streets, rushing off in different directions as orders are shouted out amongst them.
Spreading Trouble
Mourdeyan's neck swells up. That can't feel good.
Peggyanne says, "Why dont we take her to a sanctuary where she cannot harm herself."
Pukk says, "She is pretty easy to trip."
Irval says, "Uh oh..."
Speaking drunkenly to Tikba, Gutstorm slurs, "Push it tree time incase no one hear firsht two."
Pukk says, "Oh..that don't look good."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Leafiara admits, "Okay, now *that's* more like the warning."
Kisun says, "That's not good."
Tikba slowly says, "Your neck."
Goldstr says, "Hopes ye magickers kin help me wife."
Eralice softly says, "This doesn't look pretty."
Scale-like, shiny blebs begin to appear on Linguist's skin, growing with frightening rapidity.
Linguist says, "Um."
Tikba evenly says, "The kiramon are here again."
Lecrand's skin begins to crack and peel, bleeding from the fresh wounds, pus oozing out disgustingly.
Pukk recites:
"Everybody join Leafiara just in case"
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "You're it."
[General] Peggyanne thinks, "Might be a good time to muster the militia or what forces we have."
Tikba chants, raising her blood marble prayerbeads to her lips as she calls forth her invocation!
Tikba gestures.
Tikba grates out a hoarse, throat-rending incantation in an unknown language.
A small human child cries out, "Endangering public safety!". His mother then sends him off for the night watchman.
[General] Guennwhfar thinks, "Hmmm, town militia is being mobilzed; that can't be good."
Buboes suddenly erupt over Mourdeyan's body. Definitely painful.
Tikba slowly says, "Oh."
Leafiara yells, "Seriously?"
Lecrand says, "I'm going to bed before I get accused of my own murder."
Leafiara yells, "She was protecting the peace!"
Leafiara murmurs, "Or trying to, at least."
Thrassus asks, "Fears manifesting, perhaps?"
A quartet of burly deputies bursts in, closely followed by the night watchman.
With great ease, the night watchman grabs Tikba and shackles her wrists.
"Aha, Varlet! I have you!" the night watchman cries out.
The night watchman then drags her off.
[General] Tikba resignedly thinks, "I am sorry."
Leafiara mutters, "Well, I tried."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Mystiq says, "Putting you down has to be the answer I am guessing."
Xorus says, "Looks like a touch of the leprosy."
Lecrand says, "What the heck."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Me confoodled, who joinin who."
Thrassus says, "Here we go again."
[Locate Person spell:]
[Wehnimer's, Jail Cell]
Dirty walls surround you, and a metal-banded door blocks your only exit. From somewhere in the darkness, you can hear the sound of a creature moving about.
Also here: Tikba who is lying down
[General] Directed to Tikba, Pukk thinks, "It's okay Tikba. You have joined a select group of us who were arrested for protecting the town."
Speaking to Leafiara, Peggyanne says, "Hold her and bring us to your sanctuary."
[more leprosy breaks out]
Mourdeyan asks, "Tikba?"
Drazaa yells, "Kayse!"
Leafiara says, "I had to check that she was actually in jail and that that wasn't also an illusion."
Emmeranne asks, "Do we have anyone with a steady enough hand to cut that from her neck without killing her?"
Lecrand exclaims, "I'm going to hide!"
[General] Directed to Tikba, Darphin thinks, "Aye, we welcome you."
Lecrand says, "Get away."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Leafiara explains, "She got hauled off to prison..."
Tikba arrives, guided by an urchin, who nods to Tikba and quickly takes off.
Kisun exclaims, "Be safe!"
Leafiara says, "Oh, there she is."
Irval says, "Would be prudent, find others that likewise will need shelter."
Vaemyr says, "The militia millitia signal t just be Guts though."
Tikba amusedly asks, "Can I still join if I was pardoned?"
Speaking to Leafiara, Peggyanne says, "There she will not be able to harm herself."
Speaking amusedly to Tikba, Leafiara says, "Sure."
Pukk says, "Good ole Guts."
Irval says, "Uhh linguist."
Mourdeyan's face becomes flushed and she breaks out in a sweat.
She is stunned!
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Me shaved da town."
Speaking hopefully to Mourdeyan, Leafiara says, "Are you--"
Speaking to Irval, Linguist asks, "Whats up?"
Leafiara slowly says, "Nope, not doing better yet."
Irval says, "The red spots on yer skin."
Kiyna says, "I came as fast as I could..."
Tikba says, "This looks the same as the disease we suffered last time, indeed."
Thrassus says, "She is affected by the same disease."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Yeah, I'm noticing that."
Leafiara says, "It's spreading now."
Leafiara adds, "Again."
A small crimson glass orb rolls in from the shadows. [I believe only Rooks saw this.]
Leafiara suggests, "If anyone is especially squeamish, I'd probably suggest--"
Speaking in Faendryl, Lylia hisses something you don't understand.
Mystiq asks, "We are all standing here in awe why?"
Leafiara says, "...no, that's an illusion." [OOC note: I actually caught it even before typing "get orb," heh.]
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Pukk says, "If you feel like eatting somebody remember we have Irval. It's alright to eat him."
Kiyna dubiously says, "...Was this a bad time to arrive."
Speaking tentatively to Kiyna, Leafiara says, "Well... maybe."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Irval says, "No, it isn't."
Kiyna just went east.
Leafiara wryly says, "The plague again--"
Leafiara glances east.
Mourdeyan says, "Not plague."
Darphin recites:
"She wont be a harm to anyone, if she isnt living"
Mourdeyan makes a wheezing sound.
Pukk says, "Did you see an orb."
Kisun asks, "The green death?"
Leafiara corrects, "Leprosy, right."
Linguist says, "Raznel Curse."
Speaking quietly to herself, Peggyanne says, "Lorminstra protect us all."
Vaemyr says, "I think people are seeing things."
Speaking to Pukk, Vaemyr says, "No I didn't."
Leafiara says, "The orb was an illusion."
From nearby, you hear Lecrand yell, "I think I'm about to die again!"
Speaking to Kiyna, Emmeranne says, "Seems the Lady-in-arms has become either infected with a disease or has been used as a vessal by some unknown force."
Pukk says, "I tried getting it again."
Kiyna says, "There's another orb." (OOC note: Leafi didn't see that one, meaning it outright didn't appear in the log)
The blebs on Linguist's skin swell and expand, some bursting and horribly disfiguring his skin.
... 13 points of damage!
Linguist's skull cracks with an audible "Pop"!
He is stunned!
Mourdeyan's body is wracked painfully by her disease!
... 10 points of damage!
Small veins in Mourdeyan's neck burst, the blood flows freely.
She is stunned!
Vaemyr says, "I'm not seeing most of the things you all are talking about."
Leafiara says, "I caught myself just before trying to grab it--"
[unstun for Linguist]
Irval says, "Oo."
Broad says, "Yeesh."
Pukk exclaims, "So. Thadston is promoted and then this happens. It's all connected!"
Speaking uncertainly to Vaemyr, Tikba asks, "Did you not see Mourdeyan strike herself and Lecrand while possessed?"
Grasping at Understanding
Leafiara reasons, "There's no way there would be orbs at this point in time. It was easier to see through than a body being dragged into an alley, which could easily happen any given night..."
Kiyna asks, "Can't all be illusions, right?"
Mourdeyan rolls around as if in a stupor, laughing for no apparent reason.
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "You know some people do weird things.."
Speaking to Tikba, Vaemyr says, "I've seen the physical attacks and movements, along with a strange green mist, nothing else. Perhaps it's because I have somewhat of a resistence to illusions."
Linguist says, "Ugh."
Speaking carefully to Kiyna, Leafiara says, "Well... so far, when they aren't illusions, they've been brutal possessions and stabbings."
Eralice softly asks, "This is the green death everyone has been talking about??"
Tikba thoughtfully says, "Orbs, kiramon, vampires." [OOC note: the "spectral ancient vampire" in the square was actually Brute's custom Spirit Servant.]
Lecrand says, "Help."
Irval says, "Lecrand is now also infefcted."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Pukk says, "It's because you are really really old."
Speaking to Kiyna, Darphin says, "Linguist is having a pretty convincing illusion if that is what it is."
Speaking offhandedly to Eralice, Leafiara says, "No, pure coincidence. This is leprosy."
Kisun says, "I have nae seen any orbs yet."
Speaking to a pale-faced coppery barn owl, Tikba asks, "What are you seeing?"
Speaking to Kiyna, Linguist says, "I hope this is an Illusion. This.... hurts."
The coppery barn owl hoots at Tikba.
Speaking to Vaemyr, Pukk says, "Your mind is like a really tough piece of beef jerky."
Irval says, "Please remain here, we can't risk you spreading anything else to other citizens we can't readily keep an eye on."
Linguist looks extremely weak, as though the dark nodules on his skin were eating their way inside of him.
... 8 points of damage!
Small veins in Linguist's neck burst, the blood flows freely.
He is stunned!
Thrassus says, "The same sort of things folk saw on that research trip to the castle."
(Lylia stares at Xorus, her expression stony and her face ashen.)
Irval says, "And I."
Irval says, "Would rather not have to track you down."
Speaking politely to a pale-faced coppery barn owl, Tikba says, "Please do not take this the wrong way, but I must admit I do not know what you are saying."
Speaking to Pukk, Vaemyr says, "What does that say about Xorus's mind then hah."
The coppery barn owl hoots at Tikba.
Broad exclaims, "Im gonna go spread it!"
Speaking to herself, Lylia murmurs, "Look for the lie, there is always a lie to any vision..."
Speaking to Tikba, Pukk asks, "How can you not understand him?"
Lecrand says, "I promise I won't peep in the bathhouse if I don't have to go through what I saw that lady go through."
Emmeranne says, "I have yet to have any odd visions myself."
The disease that wracked Mourdeyan finally appears to have run its course.
Speaking suddenly to Kiyna, Leafiara says, "Considering all this, you might need to check on Kharusa soon..."
Speaking to Emmeranne, Kisun says, "Same here. Luckily."
Speaking to Leafiara, Emmeranne says, "You can have this back... apparently it did no good."
Emmeranne offers Leafiara a coil of thick rope.
Mourdeyan says, "All who were there when the child gave it's warning."
Leafiara accepts Emmeranne's thick rope.
Tikba says, "We are certainly seeing our own particular dangers, if you are seeing the orbs."
Mystiq says, "Suffer it is."
Mourdeyan says, "Ware."
Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "If she's at her home she should be ok, there's some pretty powerful wards there."
Speaking carefully to Kiyna, Leafiara says, "If we're really lucky, she can see through them far more easily than most."
Speaking to Lecrand, Peggyanne says, "Lorminstra be with you, may you be judged fairly."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Kisun asks, "Warning?"
Pukk says, "Wait..so my visions is a woman dragging off a small body and an orb."
Pukk says, "That sounds about right."
Lylia stiffly says, "They are just visions. Only visions."
Speaking to Linguist, Irval says, "It seems your symptons or fading or going dormant, we not outta the woods yet."
Pukk says, "Lylia's vision is death and destruction."
(Lylia's lip curls in disgust.)
Pukk says, "Check."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Seems like it, still sore."
Lylia says, "Horrible visions."
Speaking wryly to Pukk, Leafiara says, "We've grabbed a lot of orbs and run off to our self-sacrificial deaths before, after all."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Goldie, ye go armor support?"
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne asks, "How are you fairing?"
Speaking wryly to Leafiara, Tikba says, "Perhaps not a fear if you rush towards it."
Speaking to Linguist, Irval says, "Might be wise to takeaseat."
Pukk says, "Leafiara's visions are about me in my heels....check."
Speaking suddenly to Pukk, Leafiara says, "Actually, wait, no, I don't think it's as simple as that..."
Pukk says, "It's all making sense."
Goldstr says, "Sorry Guts Jess reinforcement."
Vaemyr says, "I feel like perhaps it's trying to feed off strong emotions."
Speaking offhandedly to Tikba, Leafiara says, "Right... it's not the orbs themselves, it's--I think the fear is that the Rooks would go awry again."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Irval says, "You as well..."
Tikba frustratedly says, "The kiramon again."
Raelee asks, "It does make one wonder, regarding the technique... with such mentalism at play? Is the magic designed to invoke fear, and it lets the mind conjure its imagery? Or does the source of the magic need to search the mind for something... adequate?"
Speaking to Leafiara, Kiyna says, "Could be."
Speaking softly to Asben, Eralice says, "Not sure I want to stay here, that looks. . .well. . .nasty."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "Woah. That makes even more sense."
Mourdeyan says, "Indeed."
[General] Tikba frustratedly asks, "What do you want?"
Speaking to Tikba, Darphin asks, "You see them here?"
Vaemyr says, "Fear and pain."
Tikba says, "Only for a moment, each time."
Speaking to Raelee, Lylia says, "I do not know. But it bears investigation."
Speaking to Tikba, Darphin says, "Interesting,"
Speaking to Raelee, Emmeranne asks, "I would think it depends on the host its trying to, seduce, if you will?"
Speaking to Linguist, Irval says, "You looking better already."
Mourdeyan says, "Just tell me whot ye need me t'do."
Pukk says, "I kept asking Owly if he saw where that woman went and he kept asking me "Who"."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Cigars cure all ailements."
Speaking to Pukk, Leafiara considers, "Not to get all Raelee on you, but most things do have intent and purpose behind them--it's just a matter of unraveling them through understanding based in logic."
Pukk says, "I should have known then."
Peggyanne asks, "What if someone volunteers to be a host?"
Raelee gives a sidelong glance at Leafiara.
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Me kin handle any illnesh."
Speaking to Leafiara, Raelee says, "He should be so lucky."
Leafiara grins crookedly at Raelee.
Tikba gazes in amusement at Raelee.
Peggyanne says, "Hmm i have a bad feeling."
Pukk says, "Oh great. Leafi is sounding like Raelee."
Mystiq says, "Kill them both and ride what is afflicting them."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Irval asks, "How are you feeling?"
Vaemyr says, "Everyone who's seen things though, we should probably record whom all was affected, see if there's any correlation."
Speaking to himself, Pukk says, "It's okay."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Still strange happenings. First I encounter a weirdly powerful n'ecere in the Rift, then a mist follows me after my dead body gets sucked into the Sorcerers guild, then possessed."
Mourdeyan says, "I think not."
Speaking to Mystiq, Emmeranne says, "Then perhaps we wont have a clue as to how to fight it nect time."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Mystiq says, "You will live faster then you blink."
Speaking to Linguist, Lylia says, "Do not forget the biting out of throats."
Kisun asks, "Anyone else hear that?"
Gutstorm's violet-crested macaw loudly declaims, "Gutstorm is a pirate! Pirate. Argh! Give him rum!"
Mourdeyan asks, "The snow?"
Speaking to Lylia, Vaemyr says, "Legs too."
Tikba frustratedly says, "We cannot strike at our enemy if we cannot see them."
Speaking to Kisun, Leafiara asks, "No, what was it this time?"
(Lylia risks a quick glance at Xorus.)
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Then I unfortunatly bit out Lylia's throat...."
Emmeranne says, "What journal."
Peche says, "Ooops."
Speaking to Lylia, Linguist says, "So sorry about that."
Kisun says, "Heard a voice.."
Kiyna says, "If you're talking about the journal in the snow, that's someone's ghost shroud thing."
Lylia says, "I do not hold you accountable."
Peggyanne says, "You are hearing my cowl."
Speaking to Emmeranne, Mystiq says, "Or we stand here and watch it while twisting out thumbs."
Peggyanne says, "My appologies."
Kisun asks, "Lookin for a journal under da snow?"
Leafiara says, "Oh, that one was just... a familiar spirit from people's haunted books or whatever those are."
Speaking to Mystiq, Emmeranne asks, "If thats what it takes, enough harm has happened already, lets not be so hasty to make more shall we?"
Linguist offers Lylia an off-shoulder emerald silk gown edged in vaalin threading.
Speaking to Lylia, Linguist says, "A symbol of my appreciation and gesture of apology."
Lylia places a hand over her heart.
Lylia accepts Linguist's emerald silk gown.
Mourdeyan says, "Might find your hands full."
Linguist smiles at Lylia.
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne says, "Thats whyt I have two hands."
Speaking to himself, Pukk says, "Note to self. Lylia takes gowns as apologies."
Speaking quietly to a pale-faced coppery barn owl, Raelee says, "Come."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Goldstr asks, "Is it gone? Ya better?"
The coppery barn owl moves closer to Raelee.
Speaking to Emmeranne, Mystiq says, "Stand here and let them suffer, hope they eat the throat out of no one else."
Speaking warmly to Linguist, Lylia says, "This is beautiful. Thank you. The green shall remind me of the glow of your eyes just before you went for my throat. A charming memento."
Mourdeyan says, "Sem to be."
Speaking softly to Pukk, Eralice says, "You are weird. . just so you know."
Peggyanne says, "Sorry..."
Pukk says, "That went all weird."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne asks, "Or just kill them like rabid digs in the street? is that the answer?"
Speaking to Emmeranne, Mystiq asks, "Or help them in a controlled manner with empaths and clerics?"
Vaemyr says, "Whatever it is, seems to of calmed down or stopped for now."
Mourdeyan says, "This is NOT a revelation."
Leafiara reasonably considers, "Possible purposes to this... disrupt us, make us doubt what we see, encourage us to gather together in a single easily targetable place because collectively we can discern truth from illusion..."
Vaemyr asks, "Unless people are still seeing things?"
Raelee slowly says, "... it is possible I am beginning to hallucinate myself."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Drazaa suggests, "I haven't heard additional reports as of late."
Kiyna says, "I haven't seen any more orbs."
Pukk says, "Here I thought there was a murder and it was just Lylia getting her throat ripped out."
Lylia asks, "What are you seeing?"
(Raelee stares intently at the coppery barn owl.)
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Mystiq asks, "What do you want?"
Tikba says, "It might also be an experiment."
Raelee absently says, "... Gutstorm..."
Leafiara glances at Gutstorm.
Speaking drunkenly to a pale-faced coppery barn owl, Gutstorm slurs, "Iffin ye need need owner, me right ere."
Leafiara glances at Raelee.
Tikba points at Gutstorm.
Vaemyr glances between Gutstorm and Raelee.
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Mystiq asks, "Suffer or controlled death?"
Tikba says, "I am afraid to say we see him as well."
Pukk laughs!
Leafiara starts chortling.
Vaemyr smirks at Tikba.
Kiyna chuckles.
Speaking to Gutstorm, Pukk says, "You h ave it wrong. Raelee is Owly's familiar."
Lylia says, "I saw something as well, not long ago. Xorus' face, melting and breaking out in spiders, and then melting into another face."
Lylia narrows her eyes.
Raelee slowly asks, "... but he is not truly eating the owl, is he?"
Speaking to Raelee, Emmeranne says, "No."
Lylia says, "No one is eating the owl."
Speaking to Lylia, Pukk says, "But that is why you fell in love with him."
Tikba firmly says, "No."
Leafiara helpfully say', "No, and for once he's not even joking about it."
Gutstorm removes an oversized roasted turkey leg from in his keg-shaped pack.
Thrassus says, "Not yet at least."
Gutstorm takes a bite of his roasted turkey leg.
CS: +300 - TD: +300 + CvA: +10 + d100: +5 - +20 == -5
Warded off!
Leafiara agrees with Thrassus.
Kisun exclaims, "The owl, is ok!"
Speaking to Pukk, Lylia says, "I did not mind the spiders so much."
Speaking drunkenly to Peggyanne, Gutstorm slurs, "Dankoo."
Raelee absently says, "Yes, I know he is not..."
[General] Drazaa thinks, "I will continue to check the alleyways and narrow streets of the Landing; too many have been taken tonight."
Raelee absently says, "... for I suspect at least one of you would throw yourself bodily between the owl and Gutstorm..."
Speaking to Xorus, Lylia says, "I like your true face best."
Tikba carefully says, "Indeed, it seems an unlikely fear."
Gutstorm glances at a pale-faced coppery barn owl.
Speaking helpfully to Raelee, Leafiara says, "Also, Owly would fly away."
Speaking to Raelee, Vaemyr says, "That's prett likely."
[General] Drazaa requests, "Please let me know if anyone is found."
Pukk says, "Owly is my best friend."
The coppery barn owl moves closer to Pukk.
Kiyna says, "Well. If this is the extent of their capabilities, I'm not impressed. Last time we met whatever entity was taking the form of that girl, it seemed awfully nettled that we were more powerful than we once were."
Pukk nods to the coppery barn owl.
Pukk pets a pale-faced coppery barn owl, which nuzzles his hand softly.
Speaking to Raelee, Emmeranne says, "I assure you, it would be a pile of bodies protecting Owly."
[General] Directed to Drazaa, Tikba thinks, "I will."
Speaking to Lylia, Xorus says, "And here you did not need to use up any of our hallucinogens."
(Gutstorm moves closer to Owly.)
Lylia says, "There is always a 'tell,' some sort of lie hidden in any illusion. You have found it."
Pukk says, "When I'm sad Owly always makes me smile."
Vaemyr says, "Pretty sure Owlie could win an election here in town, like without much of a contest."
Darphin asks, "So no more daydreams or people killing out of control?"
Speaking to Xorus, Lylia says, "Perhaps I shall not want to after this, although Naamit was thoughtful to give them to us."
Speaking to Lylia, Raelee says, "... logic, one must simply look for it..."
The coppery barn owl hoots at Gutstorm.
The coppery barn owl hoots at Gutstorm.
Lylia says, "Just so."
Gutstorm feeds a pale-faced coppery barn owl a bite of his roasted turkey leg.
Speaking to Xorus, Vaemyr asks, "So did you see any illusions tonight?"
Mourdeyan says, "Gads."
Eralice nods at Mourdeyan.
Speaking to Darphin, Pukk says, "Just wait..we have to see what Xorus is going to do."
Peggyanne offers Leafiara a freshly baked maple-frosted donut.
Speaking drunkenly to a pale-faced coppery barn owl, Gutstorm slurs, "We haff long overdue lunch date."
Leafiara accepts Peggyanne's maple-frosted donut.
The coppery barn owl hoots at Gutstorm.
Speaking to Goldstr, Pukk says, "I kept her down and safe for you."
Xorus says, "No. But I routinely stare into the abyss of eldritch vistas and cosmic nightmares."
Emmeranne offers Mourdeyan a mug of marshmallow-topped hot chocolate.
Leafiara says, "If I had the capability and motive to cause this, I'd be doing it to cluster people together. The opposite of a divide and conquer strategy... of course, another alternative is that whatever's doing this is simply testing its own abilities. And there are many other possibilities."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Emmeranne says, "Thought you might use this to warm up a bit."
Speaking to Pukk, Goldstr says, "Tankkee me friend."
A spectral ancient vampire hurriedly flits out of sight. [OOC note: again, it's Brute's custom Spirit Servant.]
Mourdeyan accepts Emmeranne's hot chocolate.
Kiyna asks, "...Did anyone else just see that?"
Speaking tentatively to Kiyna, Leafiara says, "Not that one, no."
Speaking to Goldstr, Peggyanne says, "Im glad to see you and the missus are well now."
Speaking to Kiyna, Lylia asks, "That depends; seeing what?"
Xorus says, "You spend enough time with Sheruvians, and you stop thinking anything of nightmarish hallucinations."
Speaking to Kiyna, Emmeranne says, "I do think I know of you speak."
Kiyna says, "Hmm... I saw a vampire."
Lylia says, "I did as well."
Speaking to Kiyna, Darphin asks, "When?"
Speaking to Leafiara, Kisun says, "Could be a trial run, testing their abilities."
Kiyna says, "Just now."
Tikba thoughtfully says, "Not one at a time, then."
Speaking to Kiyna, Vaemyr says, "That was Brute's spirit familiar I think."
Speaking to Kiyna, Emmeranne says, "Yes, I was right... they have come down from hinter Wilds to do Thrkamas shopping."
Lylia says, "I believe it was an animate."
Tikba says, "Oh."
Leafiara says, "I thought it was a Spirit Servant."
Tikba says, "Yes, there was a vampire."
Speaking to Linguist, Irval asks, "You contracted that illness within the rift?"
Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "Yeah, one obtained from Ebon Gate."
Leafiara wryly says, "You know, this *does* put into perspective how many oddities we already surround ourselves with willingly."
Speaking to Linguist, Irval asks, "And then ended in the sorcerer's guild?"
Darphin says, "There is a person who keeps a spirit animate of a vampire in Ice Mule."
Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Hard tell wot real at time and no not real."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "I as a Silvery Mist show up, then I got crushed by a creature that was far more powerful than it should be. Then my dead body was pulled into space and time and popped out into the Sorcerer Guild. The mist followed, inhabited my dead body, and caused me to commit violence. Then I got sick when I came back to life."
Speaking sympathetically to Linguist, Tikba says, "A difficult night."
Speaking surprisedly to her maple-frosted donut, Leafiara say's, "Oh, this is real."
Speaking to Gutstorm, Kisun says, "Hard to tell what's scary, and what isn't something someone found at Ebons Gate.."
Thrassus says, "Definately our friend from the castle."
Speaking to Linguist, Lylia says, "You have been sorely used this night by whatever malign entity did such things."
Speaking drunkenly to a shaggy mutt, Gutstorm slurs, "Mayor."
Vaemyr says, "Well, on the bright side there are a few of us whom weren't affected, so we can hopefully help with understanding if things are illusions or not."
Emmeranne says, "I am glasd to see you are doing better now."
[General] Roonie thinks, "Fluffy little Roltons..."
Irval says, "I think an invetigation into the sorcerer's guild might be prudent..."
Speaking to Lylia, Linguist says, "The most daft use was in the killing of you."
Vaemyr says, "But the fact it wasn't JUST illusions... it clearly was able to control bodies."
Diggin says, "Thanks all."
Mourdeyan says, "Understanding is always good."
Lylia firmly says, "I can still recognize an illusion. No matter how vile and disturbing it may be."
Kiyna says, "Those orbs gave me a start, but they don't make any sense."
Speaking to Linguist, Lylia says, "It was almost worth it to see the look on Trainer Aerenis' face."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Kisun says, "Aye, death is not an illusion."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Linguist says, "It was not an illusion. It tasted... odd."
Speaking to Kiyna, Pukk says, "It freaked me out."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Peggyanne says, "Sorry if my boatswain upset you earlier with the moonbeam."
Tikba says, "As with the kiramon."
Speaking to Diggin, Irval says, "Make sure to hydrate."
Vaemyr says, "That's the more concerning thing, is that it could control people's actions."
Mourdeyan asks, "Did I harm anyone else?"
Tikba says, "Their appearance was worrying at first, but they were nowhere to be found."
Speaking to Mourdeyan, Lylia says, "No, but I am glad to see you back to yourself."
Speaking drunkenly to Mourdeyan, Gutstorm slurs, "No one who not deserff it."
Thrassus says, "These may not stay illusions, keep that in mind."
Leafiara says, "The orbs would probably have gotten to me if they'd been the very first illusion of the night. I was too prepared by the time one rolled in."
Mourdeyan says, "Glad to be back."
Tikba uncertainly says, "It was merely a moment of apprehension."
Speaking to Irval, Emmeranne asks, "Well as a councilor for teh town perhaps you should definately raise the question with your peers, I am sure they would agree, tho wouldnt it be appropriate to include them and alert the Mayor of the happening this night?"
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "I'm easy prey then."
Eralice softly says, "Well, that was. . .exciting? No. . . .interesting? No, not that either . . ."
Speaking to Thrassus, Lylia says, "Terrible."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Happy to document my experience in an official statement."
Pukk whispers to the group, "Looks like we are okay for the night. Thank you all for helping look for an illusionary woman dragging a small body."
Speaking jovially to Pukk, Leafiara jests, "I'm not *all* candy and song. Only mostly."
Tikba says, "If this is Octaven's doing, then we must pursue her deeper into the castle."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Kiyna says, "Direct magical manipulation is an abomination. We'll destroy them yet."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "But I like all of you."
Pukk snuggles Leafiara, who responds by cradling an arm around him.
Tikba frustratedly says, "If the Reach...I am not sure what to do."
(OOC) Emmeranne's player whispers to the group, "I live for this."
(OOC) Peggyanne's player whispers to the group, "Not gonna lie, had hopes for some new fancy beast or undead monstrosity to battle."
Vaemyr says, "This doesn't feel like Octaven, perhaps a side effect of what she's doing."
Speaking to Emmeranne, Irval says, "Just speaking my thoughts out loud. But im sure we would be better served having a sorcerer take lead in the investigation. Appointed by the council.I dont see them taking too kindly on an intrusion into their world."
Speaking to Tikba, Raelee says, "I admit... I struggle to find a reason why she would do this."
(OOC) Eralice's player whispers to the group, "Go Landing."
Lylia says, "I was about to say the same, Vaemyr, yes."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Raelee says, "... and I tend to agree with that, yes."
(OOC) Kisun's player whispers to the group, "I didn't train so high just to NOT look for imaginary people running around the town."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Kiyna says, "It makes me think of that entity we encountered. The one taking the form a little girl."
Speaking to Irval, Emmeranne says, "Wise words indeed."
Mourdeyan says, "I think I need a lie down..."
Leafiara admits, "I wouldn't expect it to be Octaven unless she's very recently developed some new talents."
Mourdeyan says, "She..."
Speaking to Leafiara, Kiyna says, "And the one who, it occurs to me, could be possessing Octaven."
Tikba says, "It could be whatever the girl was, given that people became truly ill afterwards."
Mourdeyan says, "Thank you Emmeranne, and you."
Leafiara reasons, "If Octaven had been capable of this level of illusion years ago, she wouldn't have needed to change Vlashandra's face the hard, physical way."
Tikba says, "But the girl also wishes us to stay out of Darkstone, and so we must enter it."
Mourdeyan says, "Oh, no but thank you."
Eralice softly says, "Nobody likes my cupcakes."
Pukk says, "I was thinking blood magic but you said mental and that made better sense. That is why I immediately blamed Thadston. Can't get any more mental than him."
Speaking to Leafiara, Emmeranne says, "But perhaps she has recently leanred just how to do it and no longer needs the old, painful, physical way."
Eralice softly says, "And cupcakes are the Best."
Irval says, "Your words put to parchment would be appreciated."
Vaemyr says, "Like tonight, if I had to hypothesis, I would say that this was similar to what we've seen from the reach where magical phenomena manefest in the area. Except this time I think the origin is darkstone, with the illusions, fear and such."
Irval says, "Err."
Speaking to Emmeranne, Leafiara agrees, "It's a possibility, but yeah, it would have to be a recent development."
Xorus says, "Unnecessary surgeries are more something you get to do out of the enjoyment of it. Rather than something to which you are obligated."
Mourdeyan says, "Oh it's not your cupcakes, it's all cupcakes."
Irval asks, "Where'd he go?"
Kiyna says, "Kharusa isn't capable of anything like this. I do hope she's alright, though."
Speaking to Eralice, Peggyanne asks, "May i?"
Speaking thoughtfully to Xorus, Leafiara concedes, "Also a good point!"
Speaking thoughtfully to Vaemyr, Tikba says, "Both locations have mana storms."
Speaking to Pukk, Darphin says, "We are debating Blood Magic up north, and from what i have heard, this wasnt that."
Speaking to Leafiara, Emmeranne says, "My point is, she has been in hiding for a long time, who is to say she hasnt been researching on past failuers only to improve upon them."
Irval says, "As would yours be, Do you know...well gosh darnit."
Pukk says, "Ah good to know."
Irval says, "And there she goes."
Speaking to Tikba, Vaemyr says, "Oh I'm not saying this was caused by the manastorm, I think perhaps something inside of darkstone is leaking out."
Speaking to Pukk, Darphin says, "But then, who knows how a properly motivated person could twist it."
Leafiara says, "Of course, back to what I said earlier... in either hypothesis of what this was, I'm not sure we've gotten anything actionable out of this that we weren't already planning on doing."
Emmeranne says, "I mean I am no sorcerer, I dont delv in the magics of such, just a thought that flitted thru my head."
Tikba slowly says, "There is always the possibility that it is Sheru's influence again."
Tikba says, "Momentary nightmares would be well within his realm."
Speaking to Tikba, Kiyna says, "Nightmares, visions. Could be."
Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "Well, we could research the affects perhaps, see if we can't reproduce it, by doing further expeditions into darkstone or such."
Thrassus says, "He or a servant of his is the most likely culprit, yes."
Lylia says, "This is not a 'something' as much as it is a someone. It is sapient, whatever it is. The childlike form that spoke to us tells me that. The chuckling of my igaesha before Linguist's body appeared."
Diggin says, "Ooops."
Leafiara carefully says, "As long as we don't call down Sheru himself and it's just his followers, everything should be resolvable enough."
Speaking to Lylia, Kiyna says, "Whoever it is called us 'pissants'. Not the most elegant fiend."
Thrassus says, "Someone may wish to contact the local Ronanites about this."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "As Raelee would say. Any experiment will produce results. Even if the experiment didn't produce results that in itself is an result. So. This could be an experiment by somebody else."
Tikba says, "It speaks. It thinks. It recognizes us and does not like us."
Leafiara blinks at Pukk.
Irval asks, "Well does anyone else have a case of those red spots?"
Speaking abruptly to Pukk, Leafiara says, "Okay, that's way more strange when you do the imitation than when I do."
Lylia says, "If this were just a matter of having eaten tainted grain and suffering mass delusions, we would not have conjured up something like that 'pissants' comment."
Irval says, "Or had a similiar experience? It was almost like what happened to those that confronted the creature in the form of a child."
Gatthrid asks, "Any cure for the green death here?"
Speaking slowly to Pukk, Raelee says, "That is... correct, actually... some how..."
Irval says, "Except more potent this time."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "I've been listening to Owly talk a lot."
Leafiara nods knowingly at Raelee.
Tikba appears to be struggling to keep a straight face as she glances at Raelee.
Speaking relievedly to Pukk, Leafiara says, "Oh, okay. That... that makes it a lot easier to grasp."
Leafiara wipes the sweat from her brow.
Speaking to Irval, Vaemyr says, "Aye, I had not met the entity the other night, perhaps that's why I was not affected."
Speaking to Irval, Vaemyr says, "Tis a good theory."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "My statement."
Tikba slowly says, "If it affected only those of us who met the girl, it is as if we are all still infected."
Lylia says, "I put myself to a cleansing death when it afflicted me the other night, but perhaps it left some lingering..."
Speaking to Linguist, Irval exclaims, "Thank you for your service citizen!"
Speaking to Tikba, Lylia says, "I was thinking the same thing."
Speaking to Lylia, Raelee asks, "Did that halt it in the moment?"
Speaking softly to Tikba, Eralice says, "That actually could be."
Speaking to Tikba, Pukk asks, "So, what did you tell the judge?"
Speaking to Raelee, Lylia says, "It did."
Speaking amusedly to Pukk, Tikba says, "You heard me. 'I am sorry.'."
Speaking to a green-eyed white kitten, Peggyanne says, "Here kitty kitty."
Speaking softly to Tikba, Eralice says, "One of the monks at the monastary I was rescued by believed illnesses stayed with us."
Speaking to Lylia, Thrassus says, "The malaise may be part spiritual."
Tikba says, "It seemed to move him. Perhaps he does not hear it often."
Speaking to Linguist, Irval says, "Thank you for your accounting."
Speaking softly to Tikba, Eralice says, "And could either help or harm, depending."
Speaking to Irval, Linguist says, "Happy to tell my story."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "I need to try that next time. I never thought about saying I'm sorry to him."
Speaking softly to Tikba, Eralice says, "It was just the one monk, but he never told me anything that wasn't true."
Speaking heatedly to Thrassus, Lylia says, "I do not care for the idea that there is some lingering 'malaise!' Some weakness inherent in having simply been present. Abhorrent thought."
Speaking to Irval, Vaemyr asks, "Ahh a record of things that happened to Linguist?"
Speaking heavily to Pukk, Leafiara says, "Just think, six of us on trial--seven if you count Casiphia--and none of us even considered it."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "I know. I'm ashamed that should have been the first thing to do."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Irval says, "He just presented it. Maybe something with similiar spell effects can be found upon further investigation into the sorcerer's guild."
Speaking carefully to Lylia, Tikba suggests, "Perhaps not a weakness, but a curse, which can be lifted."
Speaking to Peggyanne, Kisun says, "Now it's a bench-knife."
Speaking to Kisun, Peggyanne says, "Was an interesting weapon so i thought id inspect it."
The coppery barn owl hoots at Leafiara.
Speaking to Eralice, Darphin asks, "Yo uleaving?"
Speaking to Kisun, Peggyanne says, "Thats the society we live in, where we leave dangerous lethal weapons laying in the open for children to find."
Speaking to Raelee, Vaemyr says, "I think perhaps we need to consider, researching the people who were infected by the entity the other night to our many research tasks."
Eralice softly says, "Just for a bit."
Lylia says, "A curse? Yes. Perhaps a curse." A fleeting expression of dismay crosses her face before her expression returns to neutrality. "Not a disease or infirmity."
Peggyanne says, "Case in point."
Kalikak asks, "Why so many here?"
Speaking to Vaemyr, Kiyna says, "I'm not spending another minute inside that crystal dome."
Speaking to Vaemyr, Raelee says, "I am sure some would volunteer to become specimens."
Speaking to Kalikak, Lylia says, "There were some visions, and some mysterious deaths."
Pukk says, "It's an infirmity for sure."
Speaking to Kalikak, Leafiara mildly says, "We've had at least a 3 out of 10 night on the scale of Landing strangeness."
Pukk says, "It was a mild night."
Speaking to Lylia, Tikba soothes, "And you know curses well, and how to remove them, or turn them back."
Speaking to Lylia, Tikba says, "We must simply find how."
Lylia agrees, "Once I find the source and rip it out root and stem. Yes."
Pukk says, "Not like that night where Leafiara almost lost her dress while dancing at the wedding."
Speaking to Pukk, Leafiara corrects, "Not almo--"
Speaking suddenly to Pukk, Leafiara says, "I mean, uh, not at all."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "I was trying to be sensitive to you."
Speaking to Tikba, Thrassus says, "If it is indeed even that. It could be the entity just exerting its power again."
Kiyna says, "Seems it's over now, though... hmm."
Speaking to Lylia, Raelee mentions, "Were it an actual disease, as opposed to a curse, it would not have run its course so quickly..."
Thrassus says, "That's why I suggested Ronanites earlier, they are quite skilled at warding off such influences."
Vaemyr says, "Funny enough, it was warning us to stay out of darkstone, but doing things like this, make us venture there more."
Kisun says, "Seems whenever something says, "Stay out!" we all go runnin in like kobolds to see what's goin on."
Speaking to Xorus, Lylia says, "There I was, just practicing illusions in the guild..."
Speaking to Leafiara, Pukk says, "So. I have been hunting HW alone now."
Lylia says, "Minding my own business..."
Speaking wryly to Kisun, Drazaa says, "We are curious ones."
Speaking hopefully to Pukk, Leafiara asks, "Doing well?"
Emmeranne says, "Well if we are clear of our nightly posession, and throat eating, and selfstabbing... I need to clear more kiramon from Darkstone."