Patron Saints/Session 4

From Greenthings

<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt snorted, giving a loud cough as he sat up on the back of Little Tyrant. Then he gave a burp, a few smacks, and rolled off the Clawstrider. "Naps are good fer the body."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Only you, my drunken bastard of a friend, would consider a two day stupor to be a nap."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt scratched at his belly. "Only two days? Then I didn't drink nearly enough."
* Namhwa frowns.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin shakes his head. "Cute, those lizards didn't give you any trouble did they?" Zhubin rubs between the camel's ears and feeds it an apple.
<Greenling> Cute burps.
<Greenling> ...It seems to have stolen some of Peyt's stash while Peyt was sleeping.
* Namhwa looks a bit revolted by the smelly camels. "I'm not sure why you don't just get a civilized creature, like a horse."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Because I was a desert trader. Horses die under extreme conditions, these don't."
<Namhwa> "Oh, I see."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "They also both saved my life after the last caravan I was in was destroyed. We were the only survivors." Zhubin bows his head as he talkes about the caravan.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Also, it's much cooler ta have an animal that kin' bite off a man's head." Peyt tossed a winesack into Little Tyrant's mouth.
<Namhwa> "Goodness," Cho remarks to both.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Well, yes, there is that. Cute and Fluffy are also War trained. They each killed their fair share of raiders that day."
<Greenling> Both camels look very proud of themselves.
<Greenling> Sunny sniffs Little Tyrant from what seems like a safe distance.
<Rudeth> "My horse likes to bite people, but he doesn't really discriminate between people he's supposed to bite and people he's not." Rudeth shoots the horse a look.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin laughs gently. "A not so rare problem."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Little Tyrant sniffs Sunny.
* Namhwa watches carefully.
<Greenling> Sunny wags her tail.
<Peyt_Yenthu> LT's stomach rumbles.
<Greenling> Sunny heads back to Namhwa, unknowing.
* Namhwa kneels down to pet Sunny.
<Namhwa> "So, what have we concluded?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "The ghost of the Sun worshiper was friendly, indeed."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Our demon apparently was around here, but before we let them out. And...some Prince of the Earth has been an utter whore around the town."
<Greenling> Sunny licks Namhwa.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...the shite people do when you pass out for a bit. And who's been a whore?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "A 'scaley bastard', you call them, my alcohol basted brained friend."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "A scalehead? Was he woody? With Rashara...Radada....oobey Rattata...........an R-name?"
<Greenling> (<3)
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Ragara. RA-GA-RA. 3 syllables, 2 sounds. It's not so hard to say, is it?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "And I have no idea which House they were part of."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...Rotonda?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Please kill your liver some more." Zhubin hands Peyt another skin of wine.
* Namhwa grabs the skin quickly.
<Namhwa> "Why not save it for a party?"
<Peyt_Yenthu> "It'll take more than alcohol to kill MY liver. Like....that would take a LOT of alcohol. You could probably do it, y'know. But........yeah." Peyt got distracted by a buzzing fly.
* Namhwa hands the skin back to Zhubin.
* Zhubin_Ochieng takes it, and hangs it back on Fluffy.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...hey, weren't we in a big house?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Anyways, why don't we try finding out. Yes Peyt. It blew up, we are now here. Finding out just how the demon seemed to get here days before we let it loose?"
<Namhwa> "What?" Cho looks confused.
* Namhwa looks at Inkah, then moves closer to her.
<Namhwa> "Do you think it's safe to check on your family?"
* WhiteCrow having gotten up, first got some tea brewed and spent the first part of the morning meditating, having since the manse been wanting to make her motes flow a bit more easily. After an hour and a half of this, she finally gets dressed and goes downstaris, pondering target practice somewhere near town.
* Rei wakes up, shuddering some from a half-remembered dream, rubbing her head some. She takes a deep breath, dressing and heading downstairs in search of food, trying to forget it...
<Greenling> Inkah looks at Namhwa. "I don't see why it shouldn't be."
* Namhwa nods.
<Greenling> Crow feels odd.
<Namhwa> "Perhaps it's time we did."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt rubbed at the back of his head. "Oh yeah...someone knocked me with Jade....HEY I GOT JADE!" He pulled the jade bars out of his jacket. "Daddy's gettin' himself the top-shelf at the bar." Tyrant Lizard nudged at him. "Oi! Get yer own!"
* Rudeth looks up as Rei enters and waves at her. "Hey there." He smiles and pulls a chair over from the next table for her. "Did you sleep well?"
<Greenling> She grins. "Great!"
<Greenling> (...are you in town?)
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "How about we have some solid foods first, Peyt?" Zhubin leads them to the foodhouse. "I'm hungry, after all."
* WhiteCrow mostly practices quick drawing for a botut wenty minutes before getting breakfast and more tea. She feels out of it still and so tries to get some more relaxing, expensive brand
<Greenling> Passing people peer at Peyt.
* Namhwa leans in to the rest of the group. "Inkah needs to check in with her father. We've been gone a day or two, and I think the girl deserves to get home."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt's busy picking at his teeth with a thumbnail to care. Them people and their peerin'.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin nods. "I promised I'd ride back with you all to check. After breakfast, we'll go?"
* Rudeth nods. "I'd like to check up on things, as well, and I think her father deserves to know where his employee has been." He pauses. "I'm guessing he probably wants those horses back..."
* Namhwa claps Zhubin on the shoulder. "Excellent idea."
<Greenling> Besides, Rudy had family.
<Greenling> Er, has. Has family.
* Namhwa looks in shock at Rudeth.
<Namhwa> "I almost forgot! We barely met in town, I'm sorry."
* Rei glances up, shaking her head some.
* Rudeth looks back at Rei, concerned. "No? Bad dream?"
<Namhwa> "Rei, you really should let me take a look at that sometime. It might be awkward here, though..."
<Greenling> Inkah also looks concerned at Rei. Sunny continues to avoid her.
* Namhwa calls Sunny back to heel.
<Greenling> :<
<Greenling> Whimper. Obey.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Sure. After a good, strong breakfast. With meat!"
<Greenling> Little Tyrant wags his tail at that word.
<Greenling> He's not a dog, but sometimes he likes to pretend.
* Namhwa pets Sunny rewardingly, then whispers, "You're the best!" in Seatongue.
* WhiteCrow after her wanderings decides to go back to the place of residence for now, checking on where the rest of the group might be.
* Rei nods to Rudeth, blinking and giving a little shrug to Nam.
<Greenling> Will Peyt ask villagers about Mister Scalehead?
* Namhwa orders a light breakfast.
* Rudeth waves when he sees Crow, happily dragging over another chair to his other side. "Good morning, Crow." He grins.
* Zhubin_Ochieng sits at the table, eating. Putting aside some stuff for Cute and Fluffy.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt gave a look around, and found a villager.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "....you."
* WhiteCrow takes a seat over next to Rudeth and ndos, "Morning." She wves over and orders a light breakfast of grains and soem fruit with really strong coffee included.
* WhiteCrow has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer�)
<Peyt_Yenthu> He takes a bite of a sausage, chewing while looking in the villager's eyes.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "....you know about a scalehead round here?"
<Greenling> The old woman looks at Peyt. "A what?"
* Rudeth looks back over at Rei. "Well, I'm sure you'll forget all about it after you have a good breakfast." Rudeth orders a large breakfast for her and himself, with meat and fruit, and some sort of tea or other non-alcoholic drink.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "I'm sorry, my friend here means that Chosen of the Dragons who was around recently, causing trouble."
<Greenling> "Causing trouble? Hmmm?"
<Greenling> "That man's been causing trouble?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "I'm sorry, he can't even remember to which House the man he's looking for belongs to."
<Greenling> "The tall skinny fellow in the white armor with the funny little smile and the rat's nest on his head?"
<Greenling> Hey, that sounds familiar.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin glances at Peyt, waiting for his reaction. "Perhaps, yes."
* Blaque has joined #fridaymortals
* Blaque is now known as WhiteCrow
* Rei smiles slightly, bowing her head thankfully for the breakfast.
<Greenling> You get your food quickly.
<Greenling> Inkah gets meat, bread, and more meat. With milk.
* WhiteCrow munches on the food calmly, sort of looking around to see who's doing what, and such casually, getting a good dscan of the area.
* Namhwa pulls out the Flametongue alphabet he's written and unrolls it for Rudeth to look over.
* Rudeth looks up at the doctor and smiles. "Oh, thank you." Rudeth takes the scroll and starts looking over it.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "White? Meh...white didn't seem ta be his bag."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin lets out a small held breath.
* Namhwa nods to Rudeth, then chats with Inkah.
* WhiteCrow drinks some of her coffee, and sighs, "So guys, we evaded a Wyld hunt, and blew up a First Age historical treasure. Where to next? ARe we still headed to Gem?"
* Rei quietly eats her breakfast, glancing over to the scroll of Flametongue.
* Namhwa looks at poor Rei, then sighs and pets Sunny.
<Greenling> "Wait..."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Wait, green armor! That suddenly makes a lot more sense!"
<Greenling> (yes.)
<Greenling> "Yes, green armor, his *hair* was white. That's what I said!" <_<
* Namhwa addresses Rei in Old Realm, "Do you speak Old Realm language?"
* Rudeth continues to look over the scroll, occasionally making a comment to Rei or Crow about nothing in particular.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin sucks in a breath of air. "Peyt, look breakfast is at the table! Let's go eat, come on!"
<Greenling> Rudy: ...:o You know a few of these from a long time ago, but... hmm.
* WhiteCrow shrugs as she waits for a response ande watches the Loud One's ranting for a bit.
<Greenling> Crow: lots of trading, some talking, general early-morning town stuff.
<Greenling> People seem to be preparing for winter.
<Greenling> As you get further up in the mountains, it snows even if it's not cold enough to be.
* Namhwa comments to Rudeth, "Remember the rhyme I taught you. A' ba' cha," etc., etc.
<Greenling> (Mountains attract snow. It is a law of nature.)
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt took his breakfast plate and brought it back. "So it IS a woody Scalehead! Where is he? What does he look like? Does it sound like he enjoys being taken from behind by his sister?"
<Greenling> "Errr, I wouldn't know about the last one, young one."
<Greenling> "He comes around every so often, all in this area. Tryin' to take our things, I betcha."
* Namhwa turns to Peyt, "If you would kindly not refer to the Dragon-blooded as 'scale-heads' nor incestuous, I would be much obliged. They happen to be a very noble people with a few bad apples."
<Greenling> The old woman accurately describes That Bastard That Owes You Money.
* Zhubin_Ochieng sighs.
<Greenling> "I seen those Dragons' Chosen. All of 'em wantin' their own little Empire."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt pointed at Namhwa. "Say that when they steal your shite." He turns back to the old woman. "And now I know where to go for the guy whose head I need to squash like a grape!"
<Greenling> "S'pose now the coastal places are havin' s'much trouble..."
* Rei glances between Namhwa and Peyt quietly, finishing off her breakfast.
* Namhwa grumbles then turns back to Rei.
<Namhwa> "Rei, do you speak Old Realm?" Cho asks in Old Realm.
<Greenling> "Chiaroscuro bein' troubled by Anathema, Paragon..." she shudders, "oh, the humanity."
<Greenling> She continues babbling.
* Namhwa frowns and turns back to the old woman sharply.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Old woman! Live in the present! Where's this bastard?"
<Namhwa> "What are you talking about?"
<Namhwa> "I asked first! What about Chiaroscuro?"
* WhiteCrow glances over to the woman's comment of Paragon, looking a bit annoyed and putting her goggles on her yes as she turns back.
<Greenling> "What? I don't keep track of all the damned Dragon-Blooded in the South!"
* Namhwa frowns.
<Greenling> "You're all so yappy. Buy me a drink if you're gonna keep askin'. A straight whiskey."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "But y'knew THAT one! The one I needed! YOU KNOW THINGS, WOMAN!"
<Greenling> "Two of 'em."
<Namhwa> "The city of glass is doing just fine with Dragon-blooded patronage..."
* Zhubin_Ochieng orders a round of straight whiskey. One for the woman, three for me.
* WhiteCrow raises her eyebrows at Cho, "I thought the Dragon-Blooded are pretty lax there?"
<Namhwa> "Lei, do you speak Seatongue?" Namhwa asks Rei. The accent is a bit awkward, so he doubts it.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt gives the old woman the stink eye. "...............fuck you fer remindin' me of my mother."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "I need to drink to deal with Peyt."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt buys the second drink.
* Rei nods to Nam at the question of old realm, blinking at the heating of the debate some, before looking to Nam uncomprehendingly at the Seatongue
<Namhwa> Cho says to White Crow, "They are. A small garrison is there to deal with any demonic outbreaks or anything else that the City Mother asks for help with."
<Greenling> "Fuck you right back, Mister Harasses Old Women In The Street." She takes a swig and suddenly seems calmer.
* Namhwa nods back to Rei.
<Greenling> "Now, what question was first, again?"
<Namhwa> "You said something about Chiaroscuro being troubled by Anathema," Cho reminds her.
* WhiteCrow nods, "That's what I thought. I never have been that far East to be honest, so I don't know many of the details, but I always assumed that that city had a token tribute and relationshipw ith the Empire at best."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Fuck Chair Is Curo. Where's the scalehead with the green armor!"
* Namhwa nods back to WhiteCrow.
<Namhwa> "You're right," he says as an aside. "It keeps us independent, but in a mutually beneficial relationship."
<Greenling> "I don't know where he was. He came through last about a month ago, headin' East someplace."
<WhiteCrow> me hmmms as she ehars that, "THat might be towards the Lap."
<Greenling> "Chiaroscuro, there was some sort of terrible... they say some kind of battle, I don't know, in the middle of the damned city, three of 'em. That God of theirs had to clean it up."
<Namhwa> "What?" Cho asks with a shiver and a tear in his eye.
<WhiteCrow> "Three Anathema?"
<Greenling> "And now things're all going funny and the Realm is pissed as hell."
<Greenling> "Yes. Three. Three gods-damned Anathema. They say they were people who'd been there a while, too, or somethin'. Big political how-de-do."
<Greenling> "City's still there, though. Most of the people." Siiip.
* WhiteCrow nods, sipping her coffe some, "What's the rumors you heard about Paragon?"
<Namhwa> "What are the Anathemas' names?"
<Greenling> "The hell would I know that? They ain't sent me flyers." She says to Namhwa.
* Namhwa frowns, then tries to distract himself.
<Greenling> "Paragon..." she shudders and finishes her drink.
<Namhwa> "Rei, do you understand High Realm?" he asks in High Realm.
<Greenling> "Nobody, I mean nobody, heard nothin' from them since early summer. Surprised you didn't know that if you're interested, miss."
<WhiteCrow> /me tilts her head, still keeping her goggles on, "Just curious really."
<Greenling> "Nothing in, nothing out... Creepy lookin', for no good reason."
<Greenling> "Strange rumors. Don't wanna think much about it."
<Greenling> "Whole world's goin' t'hell." She looks grumpy and sad.
<Namhwa> "Hopefully just the South," Cho mutters in Seatongue.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Been there fer a while. But at least I know where my paycheck is ridin'. To the East!"
* WhiteCrow shrugs, taking a drink, "Thorns would beg to differ, sir."
* WhiteCrow glares at Peyt, "I thought we were headed to Gem?"
* Rei nods to the question as well.
<Greenling> After another swig, she looks at Crow. " Do you have family in Paragon?"
<Namhwa> "After I take Inkah back, I'm headed to the Wyld," Cho informs those present. With that, he finishes breakfast.
* Namhwa claps Rudeth on the shoulder. "Your girl hear at least comprehends High Realm, Old Realm, and Flametongue. By the looks of her, she appears to be the descendant of a divinity. Is that the case, Rei?"
<Namhwa> *here
* Rudeth looks up at that, raises his eyebrows.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "But...but scalehead is going to the East....he's going to the EAST...Gem will blow up any day like clockwork, but he's in the East now!"
* WhiteCrow nods at that, "I have people there."
* Rei blinks and blushes softly, glancing down - not sure herself, but...
<Greenling> (Gem is technically East of here.)
<Greenling> (south-southeast.)
<WhiteCrow> (Oh)
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Peyt, we'll look for your debtee, but first, we're taking a small detour back to the town that had the tax collectors."
<Namhwa> "Just as I suspected. You certainly look far from deformed, which I've heard the Wyld does to people. You look perfectly natural, in fact. So, the trick is... Hmm. Maybe finding your patron?"
* WhiteCrow rolls her eye to Peyt, "Gem's volcano probably hasnt' erupted since Dragon Kings were around."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Did ya not SEE the bandit army? Nor the fires? There's not a town ta go back to."
<Namhwa> "You don't know that," Cho snaps at Peyt.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "We need to check on Rudy's employer and Inkah's family."
* Namhwa jerks his head to indicate Inkah.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Pretty sure Giant Bonfire takes out towns."
<Greenling> The old woman looks at Crow and nods slowly. "My sister and her kids... Well. For both our sakes, I hope they're all right up there."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "And besides, the anyone on our tail surely wouldn't expect us to double back so soon."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "What?" He looked over at Inkah. "...meh. Maybe they got away. But if it's any army worth their salt, there ain't any TOWN left."
* Rei glances down in silence. What sort of patron could she have, though?...
<Rudeth> "Maybe there's something left. Maybe there's not. But we have to see."
* WhiteCrow nods, finishing her coffee, "Excuse me for a moment guys." She leaves the bit of a firebrand situation and heads up to her room to check on something
* Namhwa frowns as he tries to figure out a way to communicate with Rei.
<Namhwa> "Perhaps a wax tablet or a chalk board..." he mutters.
* WhiteCrow closes the door behind her, and checks the back of her hand when she gets in, just to make sure the eye is still there.
<Namhwa> "Are there any Immaculate Shrines nearby?" Cho asks the drinkin' woman.
<Greenling> "Just outta the edge of town."
<Greenling> She points.
<Greenling> The eye is... there.
<Greenling> It's faded, though.
* WhiteCrow squints, and rubs at the tattoo, and shifts it, seeing if its still open adn still actually being a tattoo
<Greenling> Yup.
<Greenling> Just oddly faded.
<Namhwa> "Well, I can probably purchase a chalk board at the Shrine. Would you like to come, Rei, Rudeth?"
* Namhwa gives his saved bit to Sunny, of course.
<Rudeth> "Sure." Rudeth smiles and rolls up the scroll.
<Greenling> Sunny wags her tail and noms.
<Greenling> "...Woof?"
<Greenling> She licks her lips.
<Namhwa> "Woof!" Cho responds affectionately.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "I'll get our horses, camels, and assorted beasts of burden ready while you all go to the shrine. Inkah, could you lend an old man a hand?"
<Namhwa> "Great, thank you!" Cho remarks.
<Greenling> "Sure!" Inkah hops up and helps Zhubin.
<Namhwa> "Keep on reading, Rudeth, don't use this as an excuse to quit practicing."
* WhiteCrow returns her glove, and hmmms at that, then goes downstairs to find the lady again, "Are there any sorcerers in town, miss?"
* Rei nods and stands as well, smiling and heaving up to get her zither and spear... not wanting to leave anything behind.
<Greenling> Sunny looks confused for a moment, then goes back to normal.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt finishes up his breakfast. MMMMM, breakfast!
<Greenling> "...No, and I'll thank you kindly to keep it that way."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Peyt, come help us control your surly lizard, would you?" Zhubin finishes his meal, wrapping some to feed Cute and Fluffy, and drops some coins on the table.
* Namhwa sets off in the direction of the shrine.
<Namhwa> "Now keep those gems to yourself, Rei," Namhwa whispers once they're outside.
* Rudeth stays near Rei.
* Rei blinks, nodding some, her satchel closed tightly.
* WhiteCrow sighs as she nods and takes a seat to order some more coffee, "Just checking. I need to send a message. Peyt, Gem is South-Eastish of here. ITs East. We're gogni there first."
<Greenling> "There's a thaumaturge at the shrine, though."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt followed out while gnawing on ham. "...yeah, good luck handlin' the lizard."
* WhiteCrow hmms, "What does he specialize in?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Peyt, come help us with the little bastard. Sooner he's ready to go, the sooner we can get on the trail of your scalehead.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "
<Greenling> "Healin', mostly. And uh. Wards a'n such."
<Greenling> She looks a tad sloshed.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt mumbled something and held up the rest of his ham. "Oi! Heel boy! Sit!"
<Greenling> Little Tyrant heels and sits, drool dripping from those big fangs.
* WhiteCrow nods and stands up, "Thank you. You guys deal with the Loud One's lizerd. I'm going to check on the shrine for a bit."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt tossed the ham into the air over the Claw Strider, letting it nab it up.
<Greenling> It leaps straight up into the air and snaps its jaws around the ham.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin has Inkah help load some supplies onto the horses and camels, making sure the saddles are in good condition as well.
* Namhwa waits a bit as he see WhiteCrow headed toward them.
<Greenling> Inkah enjoys helping. :3
* WhiteCrow runs to catch up with Cho and others going towards the shrine, "Decided to check on our priest here."
<Peyt_Yenthu> The bandit king managed to hook up the rigging on the lizard while it was gnawing on the ham, hitching himself up on its back.
<Namhwa> "The old man with the scars?" Cho asks incredulously.
<Greenling> The shrine is not far. It's a fairly well-kept shrine to the Dragons, small but rich with the wealth of passing travellers.
<Greenling> There's a young man in there, reading.
* Wildfire is now known as Cinaed
* WhiteCrow knocks the edge of the door as she enters, pulling her goggles down around her neck as she enters.
* Namhwa bows in the dynastic manner then calls out in Old Realm, "Hail!"
<Greenling> The man looks up with a start from his book and gives Namhwa a what-the-fuck look, then grins.
<Greenling> He stands up and bows back, responding also in Old Realm. "Hi! Need something?"
<Namhwa> "I see they still keep the traditions. Yes, sir, if it may please you." Cho indicates White Crow. "Did you have something that you'd like to talk about first?"
<Greenling> "Come on in, want some tea?"
<Namhwa> "Thank you but not for me," Cho responds. "Rudeth, would you like some tea?" he asks in Flametongue.
<Namhwa> "Err, Rei, too."
<Greenling> He's a tall pretty man, looks local, wearing priest's robes and a black cloak.
<Greenling> And his eyes keep lingering on Rudy. He puts his book down and grabs some tea.
* WhiteCrow ohs, "yes, I would love some!" She seems a bit distracted as she takes a seat.
* Rudeth nods. "Yes, please."
* Rei smiles, nodding in agreement before bowing her head in thanks
<Greenling> He gets you both some tea. ...It's *very* good tea, and very strong.
* WhiteCrow seems distractedt esting the drink for a oment before answering Cho
<Greenling> "There's plenty to go around." He grins and looks straight at Rudy. There's something mildly disturbing about this guy.
<Greenling> "So, whatcha need?"
* WhiteCrow is pretty content with the tea ofr a moment and waves towards Cho to start first
* Rudeth shifts uncomfortably, trying not to look the priest in the eyes. He tries to keep his focus on Namwha or Rei.
* Namhwa bows again.
<Namhwa> "A writing tablet of some sort to help this young scion," Cho indicates Rei, "Communicate. She seems to have been hurt somehow."
* WhiteCrow stops drinking ot make a point, "And she's not a raksha or anyting. Made a test of that."
* Namhwa doesn't have the Old Realm vocabulary to go into technical details.
<Greenling> He raises his eyebrow.
<Greenling> Shrug. "Sure," he says in Flametongue, then heads to a desk to grab a wax tablet and stylus.
<Greenling> "Here ya go."
<Greenling> "Where's this motley bunch from, anyway?"
<Namhwa> "Thank you," he responds. "One more thing. What news of Chiaroscuro?"
<Greenling> "Eh? Oh, they got the crap punched out of them by a couple of Lunar Anathema when some Solar douche they knew went nutty or something."
<Greenling> "And apparently they've been sneaky little bastards for a while before Chucklefuck Sunboy decided to throw a wrench into things." He laughs.
<Greenling> "It's wonderful, it really is."
<Greenling> "That where you're from, doctor-man?"
* Namhwa looks a bit aghast.
* WhiteCrow looks back and forth, "I'm from up North towards the coast. I hear you're also a thaumaturgist sir?"
<Namhwa> "Why yes, it is."
<Greenling> "Yeah, I do that."
<WhiteCrow> "I'm curious if you know anyone who knows sorcery or where I can find one before Gem? I need someone who can do spells or Charms for long distance messages."
* Namhwa sits to the side and hands the tablet and stylus to Rei.
<Greenling> He looks pensive. "Where are you sending a message and why?"
* Rei takes the tablet and stylus, bowing her head in thanks.
* WhiteCrow takes off her glove and sets her hand in front of the prest, "I need to talk to him."
<Greenling> After a moment, he whistles.
<Greenling> "...Yeah, I can't help you with that, sorry."
<Greenling> "I don't recommend going north anytime soon, though." He looks serious for a brief moment, then goes back to grinning.
* WhiteCrow nods, returning her glove, "Do you know someone who can? Again, a sorcerer is preferrable, or a Dragon-Blooded who specializes in that. I know some of those work out of home."
* Rudeth continues to sit there listening to the language he doesn't understand, avoiding looking at the man that keeps staring at him.
<Greenling> (oh, it's in Flametongue now, sorry. X3)
<Rudeth> (Ah, ok, that's better.)
* Namhwa looks unappreciatively at WhiteCrow's display.
<Greenling> "...You're just gonna keep going until you find someone, aren't you."
<Greenling> "And you're all together? Where are you headed?"
* WhiteCrow looks over to Cho, raising an eyebrow, "Do you think people like me wandering the desert get the gear we do just by scavenging?"
* WhiteCrow returns attention to the priest, "I think Gem was our goal, but a member of our group wants to hunt someone down I think."
<Namhwa> "I consider it misappropriated and alarming, to say the least."
<Greenling> "Ah. Hmm." He thinks a moment.
<Greenling> "Mm."
<WhiteCrow> "he's actually not that bad a person. He has a good sense of humor and actaully is a good cook too."
<Greenling> "There's a city a couple days' travel from here."
<Greenling> "Down that way."
<Greenling> "You go there, there's a woman... not so old, sorceror. Or she used to be."
<WhiteCrow> "Mortal or Exalted?
<Greenling> "I guess Exalted, but she's not one of the Realmies."
<Greenling> "Seems kinda pissed at them, I think they gan- killed somebody."
<Greenling> "Met her a coupla years ago."
* WhiteCrow nods, "Thank you, that's of great help."
<Greenling> "Yeah. Ask for Mary Fang." He nods.
<Rudeth> !roll_ww 6 7 ex
<The_Lady> Rudeth invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 5, 7, 7, 10, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 6d10. Got 6 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<WhiteCrow> !roll_ww 1 7 ex (Wits + Socialize)
<Namhwa> !roll_ww 7 7 ex Wits 4 + Soc 3
<The_Lady> WhiteCrow invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2
<The_Lady> rolled 1d10. Got 0 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7
<The_Lady> rolled 7d10. Got 1 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> !roll_ww 3 7 ex
<The_Lady> Greenling invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 2, 5
<The_Lady> rolled 3d10. Got 0 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> Crow, Namhwa: you don't think he's telling the truth.
<Greenling> Rudy: he is pulling this completely out of his ass to get you to go to this town that's on your way anyway.
<Greenling> Also he keeps looking at you fondly and he has this vague aura of death around him.
<Namhwa> "Well, I think this concludes our business. Thank you for your hospitality, priest. May I make a donation to the shrine?"
<Greenling> "Sure. You can keep the tablet or whatever."
* WhiteCrow nods, standing up and stretching, "Thank you sir. I hope you bes to fluck. SHe goes into her bag and pulls out a couple bills, setting them done before heading off. She's not the most polite person afeterall. ANd doenst' really buy the Immaculate Order in concept.
* Namhwa bows, then goes to the sanctum to say a prayer and drop a few [coins] into the offering plate.
<Greenling> Namhwa: Per+Aware.
<Greenling> "Have a nice day, stabby lady." <3
<Namhwa> !roll 5 7 ex Per 3 + Awa 2
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> Please use standard dice syntax when invoking this command (ex. '!roll 4d6')
* Namhwa takes the time to investigate the shrine. "Don't judge a book by its cover" is an axiom thrown around the library quite often, and this shrine appears rotten beneath its polished exterior.
<Greenling> (+2)
<Greenling> (also it's !roll_ww.)
<Namhwa> !roll_ww 7 7 ex Per 3 + Awa 2 + 2 stunt Thankyousomuch!
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 9, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 7d10. Got 4 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> Namhwa hears some whimpering from the closet.
* Cinaed is now known as Wildfire
* Rudeth leaves a few coins as an offering. "Um, thank you for your help, sir." He stays wherever Rei is.
* Namhwa goes to the closet, checks for booby-traps and locks.
<Greenling> It is locked, not obviously trapped.
<Greenling> "-! MMM! Mmh, mmh!"
<Greenling> You hear from it.
<Greenling> Peyt, Zhubin!
* Namhwa calls out, "Friends, good priest, it appears that something is locked in your closet."
<Greenling> "...What?"
<Greenling> The priest gets up and walks towards. "Uh, I'll take care of it."
* WhiteCrow hmms, looking over, "Really?"
* Namhwa stands close by.
* Rudeth approaches, trying to get a better look.
<Namhwa> "One moment, good priest. What's Pasiap know best for?"
<Greenling> "...He's the Earth Dragon. What crawled up your ass?"
<Namhwa> "You don't talk like a priest. What's his defining trait?" Cho asks indignantly.
* WhiteCrow looks back and forth between the priest and Namhwa
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt looked up, some fresh bite marks on his coat with an upset Claw Strider outside. "What? What'm I gettin' yelled at fer?"
<Greenling> "I don't talk like a- resilience."
<Greenling> "And he got his ass killed."
<Greenling> "What do you want?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "You dozed off, and the little bastard was biting you. I was trying to get your attention while you still have both arms."
* WhiteCrow looks confused at the prist, "Pasiap never died I thought....I thought that was HEsiesh?"
<Namhwa> "No, Hesiah's the one that only activated her anima once, I believe," Cho responds.
<Greenling> "Hesiesh was the one who exploded all the dead bodies with (pronoun?) anima, yeah. That one."
* Namhwa steps to the side. "What an enjoyable conversation.
<Greenling> "Look, I know the doctrine." There's still whimpering coming from the closet, and he's still scooting between you and it."
<Greenling> (-")
<Greenling> Peyt, Zhubin.
<Greenling> My, it's a nice day out.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin wipes his brow. The horses and camels are all loaded! "Thanks for helping Inkah."
<Greenling> "You're welcome. You seem like a real nice guy."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "..." Peyt tilted his head at the whimpering closet.
* Rudeth looks at the man skeptically. "Whatever is in your closet is alive. Why is it in there?"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "I try. And besides, there's no need to be generally mean, is there?"
* WhiteCrow looks over at the closet and then then over to Loud One and Camel Guy, "I'm as confused as you are, be happy at that feeling."
<Greenling> The guy facepalms at Rudy.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Oh no. Where did Peyt go?" Zhubin starts looking around.
<Greenling> "Why is it in there, he says. You're a dork, Rudeth."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt's head tilts even more at the whimpering. He ambles toward the closet.
<Greenling> "Look, I'm terrible at social crap. Congratulations, now just get out of the way and you can open the godsdamned closet." He heads for the window.
<Greenling> Does anyone actually try to stop him?
* Rudeth looks terribly confused.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt grabs the back of the monk's collar.
<Greenling> He turns and glowers at Peyt.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Oi now. I'm the only one who gets ta jump out of windows. Is in my contract."
<Greenling> "I'm gonna give you five seconds to let me go."
* WhiteCrow stars a bit wide-eyed at this situation, and goes over to the door.
<Peyt_Yenthu> The bandit knocks on the closet door. "Yeah, yeah. I heard yah."
<Greenling> "MMMH!"
<Greenling> 5... :B
* WhiteCrow fiddles iwth the close tdoor a bit
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Huh. Well whaddya know? Monk's got a thing fer the gimps in the closet!"
<Greenling> (Crow: Dex+ Larceny, or force it with Str+Athletics.)
<Greenling> "Says the man whose mother fucked a lizard."
<Greenling> 4...
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt stopped and turned his head. "...boy, who done told ya about THAT lil' tidbit?"
<Greenling> "What? Half the South probably knows about that by now."
<Greenling> "Your boyfriend's been telling everyone." He grins.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "..."
* WhiteCrow jostles the door a bit. When she finds no success at an initial tugging, she glours at the door for a moment before trying to pull it open with blutn force.
<Greenling> "Big ol' Sun-touched motherfucker took over your men."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "......"
<Greenling> 'Why don'tcha go find them." <3
<Peyt_Yenthu> "........."
<Greenling> (+1 stunt)
<Greenling> 3...
<WhiteCrow> !roll_ww 2 7 ex Strenghth+Athletics+1
<The_Lady> WhiteCrow invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 7, 8
<The_Lady> rolled 2d10. Got 2 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Least I don't suck a scalehead's dick every mornin'."
<Greenling> The door flies open.
<Greenling> Now THAT looks like a Monk.
<Greenling> "You should try it sometime. Those Fire Aspects are spicy." <3
* Namhwa runs to the "priest" in a flying tackle. This man is mean and unsociable, and Cho has a feeling that he's something that needs to be restrained.
* WhiteCrow lets out a small yell as she sees the monk coming, out and pulls out her weapon to point now at the original monk, "What the hell ar eyou doing?"
<Greenling> "Now, I need to go. Bye~!" His coat comes off as he slides out of Peyt's grip- he's apparently been wiggling out of it- and he leaps out the second-story window.
* Namhwa jumps out the window after him, planning on landing on him. Kidnappers can't get away that easily!
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt keeps hold of the coat as he rushes afterward. "IT'S IN MAH BLOODY CONTRACT, I TELLS YA!" He leaps out the window afterwards.
* WhiteCrow runs behind the two crazy window jumpers, squats down, puts her weapon against her forarm and tries to get a shot on the guy before he leaves range.
<WhiteCrow> In case they don't catch him, mainly
<Namhwa> !roll_ww 7 7 ex Dex 3 + MA 1 + Valor 3
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 7d10. Got 9 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
* Rudeth rushes over to the window after Namhwa and Peyt, hopping out the window.
<Greenling> The guy leaps out the window into a nearby tree- Namhwa tackles him and ends up on his back.
<Greenling> And by "nearby", uh... well. That's impressive for both of you!
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt's hammer is out as he lands on the ground. "...oi. Y'know what else I don't have every mornin'? A HAMMER TO THE FACE."
<Namhwa> "Where in the hundred infernos do you think you're going, buddy?"
<Greenling> "What the hell? Oh, not you." He glares at Namhwa.
* WhiteCrow keeps an eye on the guy as Cho tackles him, squinting and focussing slowly in case he makes any wrong move.
<Greenling> "Hey, you wanna come with? You might not get eaten." He attempts to leap to another tree.
* Namhwa scrambles to restrain the impostor in a chokehold and throws his legs around the man's waist.
<Greenling> Peyt also lands by the tree.
<Greenling> Also, Zhubin: what in blazes.
* Namhwa works to pull the man down with his weight, if nothing else hanging on in a hostile piggy-back ride.
* WhiteCrow pulls back the hammer of her repater and sees as the guy tries to get away, decides to soften him up a bit and pulls the trigger in an explosion of fire, sending a bolt of whtie-hot alchemical barrelling towards the imposter priest.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Oh, my."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin watches the action with a raised eyebrow. "Inkah, child, you may want to stay back."
<Namhwa> !roll_ww 6 7 ex Wits 4 + Awa 2
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 3, 5, 6, 6, 9, 9
<The_Lady> rolled 6d10. Got 2 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Zhubin_Ochieng> !roll_ww 4 7 ex
<The_Lady> Zhubin_Ochieng invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 4, 7, 9
<The_Lady> rolled 4d10. Got 2 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<WhiteCrow> !roll_ww 11 7 ex Devil Tong's Accuracy 8 + AIm 2+ Stunt 1 + 1wp for success - 2 external penalty for not wanting to hurt Cho
<The_Lady> WhiteCrow invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, 9
<The_Lady> rolled 11d10. Got 3 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<WhiteCrow> !roll_ww 5 7 ex Join Battle
<The_Lady> WhiteCrow invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 3, 6, 8, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 5d10. Got 3 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> !roll_ww 14 7 ex
<The_Lady> Greenling invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 14d10. Got 7 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Peyt_Yenthu> !roll_ww 5 7 ex
<The_Lady> Peyt_Yenthu invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 1, 2, 6, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 5d10. Got 2 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> (Priest sets, 1st round is him and Crow, then everyone else on Tick 5, I believe?)
<Greenling> (and Crow goes next whenever 3 + attack Speed is.)
<WhiteCrow> (8)
<Greenling> "You got another coupla years before you can best me, doctor-man. Just wait." The priest attempts to slip out of Namhwa's armlock and toss him into Peyt.
<Greenling> !roll_ww 8 7 ex
<The_Lady> Greenling invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 7, 7, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 8d10. Got 5 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
* Namhwa cinches his arms around the impostor's neck and shoves his heels down into the guy's groin to straighten his legs and tumble him from the tree. "I can't wait to serve you JUSTICE!"
<Greenling> "I just knocked him in the head, you crazy bastard!"
<Namhwa> !roll_ww 6 7 ex Dex 3 + MA 1 + 2 Stunt
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 5, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 6d10. Got 4 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> Sadly, he seems to anticipate your shifting and uses it against you. Peyt has a new friend.
<Greenling> (next tick, Peyt and Namhwa.)
<Greenling> (...and Crow's.)
<Greenling> (just a sec.)
<Rudeth> !roll_ww 5 7 ex (Join Battle)
<The_Lady> Rudeth invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 3, 4, 5, 8
<The_Lady> rolled 5d10. Got 1 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> (since he's out of the grapple...) He flips out of the way of Crow's shot and onto the branch directly above. (still in range.)
<Greenling> (Rudy's on tick 6.)
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt stepped to the side, letting the hero hit the ground. "Oi! Quit throwin' younguns!" He reared his hammer back, swinging to the tree base.
<Greenling> Make an attack check.
<Greenling> (mostly for damage-add purposes.)
<Peyt_Yenthu> !roll_ww 20 7 ex
<The_Lady> Peyt_Yenthu invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 20d10. Got 12 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> Cr-ACK.
<Greenling> The tree begins to fall~
<Greenling> Tick Six, Priest and Rudy!
<Greenling> "Hey, this went better than I expected!" The priest leaps out of the tree and attempts to leapfrog off Rudy's head.
<Greenling> What does Rudy do?
* Rudeth tries to twist out of the way and grab the priest, trying to pin him.
<Greenling> Dex+MA!
<Rudeth> !roll_ww 7 7 ex (Dex+MA+Valor)
<The_Lady> Rudeth invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 9, 9
<The_Lady> rolled 7d10. Got 2 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> !roll_ww 8 7 ex
<The_Lady> Greenling invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9
<The_Lady> rolled 8d10. Got 2 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> (sadly, since this isn't an attack on his part, he's the defender.)
* Namhwa has quit IRC (Disintegrated: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client�)
<Greenling> Rudy feels hands land softly on his head and muss his hair, followed briefly by something dark and itchy flomp over his head.
<Greenling> The man uses the momentum to spring deep into the forest.
<Greenling> "Seeya later!"
* Zhubin_Ochieng raises an eyebrow.
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "That was something. What was all the fuss about?"
<Greenling> Rudy has a black feathered cloak on his head.
* Rudeth grabs the thing. "What in the world...?"
* Rei makes her way inside, blinking some in confusion.
* WhiteCrow curses and goes over to the actual priest, "You okay?"
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt's still holding the fake's coat. "...........so pissed." He kicked at the tree he knocked over.
<Greenling> The tree finishes its fall. It lands on the road going East.
<Greenling> Now it's the roadblock going East. :D
<Greenling> (er, West.)
<Greenling> (road going WEST.)
<Greenling> The actual priest, with arm room now, has since managed to remove some of his bindings.
<Greenling> He seems to have been bound with a very complicated sailor's knot.
<Greenling> ...This might need a knife.
* WhiteCrow uses the bayonet of her weapon
<Greenling> Slice.
<Greenling> He removes the gag. "Thank you!"
<Greenling> "May the Dragons honor you. Where did he go?"
<Greenling> He looks angry.
* Rudeth examines the cloak that was draped on his head for anything peculiar.
<Greenling> It seems to be a cloak made entirely out of crow-feathers.
* Rei blinks, looking to Rudeth and stepping over, looking over the cloak. That'd take a lot of crows.
* Namhwa has joined #fridaymortals
* WhiteCrow looks out the window and shrugs, "I don't know. I think eh got away when the Loud One broke the tree in ahlf."
<Greenling> "The Loud One? What?"
<Greenling> He looks out the window.
<Greenling> "Oh dear."
* Rudeth stares at the clock, then looks back at Rei. "This thing is really strange, but it'd be a shame to get rid of it." He folds it up and drapes it over his arm.
* Namhwa gets up from the road, using Peyt's substantial bulk as leverage.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt put his hammer back on his...back.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...wonder if I can sell the coat. Yeah, that sounds like a plan." He headed back for his lizard.
<Greenling> The coat...
<Greenling> Where *is* the coat?
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...I swear, the list o' people I gotta crunch just bloody grows."
* Namhwa runs his hands through his hair and looks down the road in longing.
<Namhwa> "Son of a goat."
* Namhwa checks himself and the others for wounds. "Everyone alright?"
* WhiteCrow nods to the priest somewhat, "yeah, the loud oen."
<Peyt_Yenthu> He gave Little Tyrant a rough push to the leg. "And what were YOU doin', ya great lazy bastard!? Ya see me goin' after a guy 'n you just dick around!"
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin just shakes his head. "No one is hurt, yes?"
<Greenling> Little Tyrant is munching something.
* Namhwa shrugs.
<Namhwa> "I don't think I'm hurt.
<Rudeth> "I'm alright, I think."
<Greenling> The real priest sighs. "Well... is there anything I can do to repay you?"
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Oi! What ya got in yer mouth!" He kicked at the lizard. "Open up the maw!"
* Namhwa thanks the priest. "I don't think so, good sir."
<Namhwa> "Perhaps bless us in our respective journeys?"
<Greenling> "Certainly." He bows to you. "And if you ever come back this way, my shrine is open to you, as the town will be."
<Greenling> Little Tyrant makes a dinosaur noise and opens his mouth.
<Namhwa> "Thank you!" (What's the town's name?!)
<Greenling> He seems to have caught a large rabbit.
* WhiteCrow waits a bit and looks over at the priest, "You wouldn't happen to know of anyone who knows communication sorcery or such do you/"
<Greenling> (...why don't you think that up for me. :3)
<Greenling> "...Er, no, I'm sorry. I could ask my superiors?"
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt narrowed his eye at the Claw Strider. "...really. A rabbit." He stomped on the ground. "Ya left me blind fer a damn rabbit! Close that maw, get that mess outta my face."
<WhiteCrow> "Superiors?"
* Rei laughs a hollow breath, blushing softly and glancing over the others.
* Namhwa looks at Rei a bit piteously. Poor girl! he thinks.
* Rudeth looks back over at Rei. "How are you feeling?"
* Rei blushes, smiling slightly and giving a gesture of affirmation... no sense writing out what a smile can say.
<Greenling> "Well, the man who looks over this region. Or, ah, parts of it. I work for him for... various reasons, when there's nothing the Order wants."
<Greenling> "Nyerk," says Tyrant.
<Greenling> Peyt will notice that the bush next to Tyrant is a smoking cinder.
<Greenling> Inkah is cheering. "That was cool. I mean... you lost, but that was cool!"
* Namhwa just rubs his face.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "..." Peyt pokes at the bush.
<Namhwa> "Thanks, Inkah. Maybe one day you'll have adventures like this."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin just sighs at everything going on. "Oh for the days of trading."
<Greenling> There are a couple of them like that, actually.
<Greenling> :D
<Greenling> "...If dad says so, can I stay with you guys?"
* WhiteCrow sighs and reholsters her weapon as sh elooks out the window, "Well, I guess I need to find out wha thappened back home, but stick to mission. You okay then sir?"
<Greenling> "Yes. He doesn't seem to have harmed me past the initial concussion."
<Namhwa> "I don't see why he would want you running around with any of us," Cho says as he looks from one scruffy person to the next.
<Greenling> "But I hope he hasn't done anything else... I've been in there for a few days, and you're not the only ones to have come in, I think." :/
* WhiteCrow hmms, nodding and looking over the guy, "Hey Cho, coudl you giv ehim a look over? I might need to give him some medicine if he's hrut."
<Namhwa> "Sure. Sir, if you'd like to sit over here?"
<Greenling> The priest heads over and sits.
* Namhwa asks the priest a few questions about the Immaculate Philosophy, just small talk and nothing to insult his intelligence. He asks the priest to do various things like extend his arms, rotate his wrists and forearms, then asks him how he feels overall.
<Namhwa> "Why are all those bushes on fire?" Cho asks as an aside.
<Greenling> They're not really on fire anymore.
* Rudeth examines the cloak again, then approaches Crow. "Hey, Crow? Does this look like anything more than a regular cloak of feathers?" he asks. "That guy left it, and since you know more about magic and things than I do, you might be able to tell if something's strange about it."
<Namhwa> "Oh, good, they're just smoldering. Will those spread?"
<Greenling> The priest seems to enjoy talking to someone, and seems to be fine, outside of a little faintness that can be attributed to hunger.
* WhiteCrow hmms, looking over the cloak a bit.
<Greenling> "...Why *are* the bushes smoldering?" asks the priest.
<Namhwa> "Well, sir, take this donation for the shrine and please have a nice meal today with this little extra." Cho hands him a small amount of money.
* Namhwa gets up to check out the bushes. Is there anything in them? What are they burning from?
<Greenling> The priest bows in gratitude. "You are a good man. Greatest of blessings to you."
<Greenling> Nothing in them. They're not really there anymore, just kinda burnt to the ground.
* Namhwa bows back to the priest. "And to you sir. By the way, do you have any texts on the Five Dragons battling the Wyld?"
<Namhwa> !roll_ww 5 7 ex Per 3 + Sur 2
<The_Lady> Namhwa invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 5, 6, 10, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 5d10. Got 4 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Rei> !roll_ww 6 7 ex Wits 4 Awar 2 [+2 hearing if applicable]
<The_Lady> Rei invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 3, 4, 4, 8, 10, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 6d10. Got 5 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
* WhiteCrow goes over the cloak a bit, even taking out her compass and going over it a bit in detail to just see if she gets a sense of vibration out of it as she examines any reaciton of its Essence flows and signatures
<Greenling> Nam: well, it wasn't near where Crow shot.
<Greenling> Rei: there are more bunnies looking at you from the bushes.
<Greenling> Hm. Bunnies. Fire. You remember that story. ...
<Greenling> ...Couldn't be.
* Rei blinks, tilting her head to one side at the bunnies. They didn't look like evil destroyers of farmer's lives...
<WhiteCrow> !roll_ww 8 7 ex
<The_Lady> WhiteCrow invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 2, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 9, 10
<The_Lady> rolled 8d10. Got 5 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
<Greenling> Crow: you are absolutely certain that this is not magic.
<Greenling> It does, however, show Essence tags.
<Greenling> Whoever wore this was an Essence-user.
* WhiteCrow nods, stashing her thing away, "This isn't magic."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Very interesting. The honorable priest is still in good health, we're unharmed. Now can we get back on the road?"
* Namhwa points to the bushes. That's not where White Crow shot at all. Does this happen often around here?" he asks the monk.
<WhiteCrow> "But that person himself? Yeah, he was magical. He left motes all ove rthsi thing."
<Greenling> The priest peers at the bushes.
<Namhwa> "Sure thing, Zhubin..." Namhwa mutters.
* Rei steps over towards the bushes some, head tilting curiously. Why were they staring at her, anyway?
<Greenling> He sees Tyrant's catch. "...Oh dear, those things."
<Greenling> The bunnies hop away from Rei as she approaches.
<Greenling> "They come around every so often. Natural hazard, i guess."
* Namhwa chuckles. "They're afraid of you, I guess."
* Rudeth nods. "Well, thanks for looking at it, then," he replies. He smiles. "At least I know it probably shouldn't try to kill me in my sleep or something."
<Namhwa> "Natural hazard? Rabbits? How strange."
* Namhwa lets Zhubin herd him back to the horses.
<Greenling> "They seem to be entirely normal rabbits other than the fire-breathing."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> Zhubin stops mid-step. "Fire-breathing rabbits?"
* Rei ponders what they'd taste like. Spicy?
<Namhwa> :O
<Zhubin_Ochieng> His eyes light up. "Can they be caught easily?"
<Namhwa> "I want to catch one."
<Greenling> "...I wouldn't recommend trying too hard."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "That...is a good point."
<Namhwa> "Maybe if we threw rocks."
<Greenling> "Traps seem to work, though, as does attacking from outside their range."
<Greenling> Inkah has a big grin on her face.
* Rei glances back, looking around for the strangely hostile dog. You'd think it would be chasing the bunnies.
* WhiteCrow hmms, and notes that down
<Namhwa> "Well," he says after he sees Inkah, "Maybe we can spend a little bit building some traps and -then- get on the road.
<Greenling> "How far is 'outside their range'?" "Fifty feet maybe?" "...I can do that!"
<Greenling> Inkah wants to hunt bunnies.
<Namhwa> "Fifty feet..."
<Greenling> Sunny is trying to steal the kill Peyt said Tyrant couldn't have.
<Namhwa> "Go for it, Inkah."
<Greenling> (anyone have anything else they'd like to do before getting on the road?)
<Rudeth> (Not especially.)
<Greenling> That guy left his book.
<Greenling> ...The coat is gone. But the book's still here.
* Namhwa peers at the book.
<Greenling> !roll 1d10
<The_Lady> Greenling invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 5
<The_Lady> Rolled 5 on 1d10
<Greenling> It seems to be a classical novel in Seatongue.
<Namhwa> "How curious."
<Greenling> Marked halfway through with a strip of parchment
* Namhwa picks up the book.
* Namhwa peers at the strip, wondering whether it's made from Southern or Western paper.
<Greenling> It's made of really nice paper of unknown origin.
* Namhwa looks for the title, wondering if he's read this before. Probably not, considering he's much better at spoken Seatongue than written.
<Greenling> Nope! It's relatively new.
<Namhwa> "What luck!" Namhwa exclaims.
<Greenling> (and if that's all...)
<Greenling> You all head out towards Gem.
<Greenling> Or... towards the road, first.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt is grumbling and groaning on his Claw Strider. Damn fake priests...damn disappearing coats...damn......dams.
* Namhwa moseys along on his horse, with Sunny draped across.
<Greenling> Sunny is a happy dog.
<Greenling> ...Where are you going first?
* Rudeth is riding along near the front, whistling a happy tune.
<Namhwa> Inkah's hometown?
* WhiteCrow is pretty quiet as she rides and oftentimes takes a moment to pull out and polish her weapon whiel riding.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt gnaws on some jerky. "...where's everyone goin'?"
<WhiteCrow> "The Diamond Road, we'll check on the village on the way back, and then head Southeast.
<Greenling> Your path choices: most of a day going the route you went before, or 1 1/2 day going around.
<WhiteCrow> "I think tha't sth eplan
* Rei rides with Rudeth, holding close to avoid falling off the horse.
<Rudeth> "So, should we take the long way or the way we came before?"
* Namhwa looks at Zhubin and WhiteCrow, then to Peyt, the Inkah and Rudeth. "I am in completely unfamiliar terrain here."
<Zhubin_Ochieng> "Perhaps the longer way, so as to avoid anyone, or thing, directly on our trail?"
<Namhwa> "Lead on, Zhubin."
<WhiteCrow> "SOunds like a plan."
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt lay back on the Claw Strider. "Whatever. Ya people want to waste time lookin' at burned buildin's, it's yer choice."
<Greenling> (route picked) Do you make camp that night?
<Namhwa> "I'd love some roasted rabbit... But since we're trying to move incognito and all, we might as well just snack on some jerky and plants."
<WhiteCrow> (I woudl assume we break camp)
<Greenling> You camp. And...
<Greenling> (regular session end, since at this point you all do get extra content.)
<Greenling> (+5 XP.)
* Rei gets off of Rudeth's horse, finding a place to sit and unsling her zither, resting it in her lap and softly playing... she may not be an expert hunter or survivalist, but at least she could be of some use to the group for comfort...
<Greenling> (Rei may do this.)
<Greenling> (:3)
<Rei> !roll_ww 8 7 ex
<The_Lady> Rei invokes the Lady...
<The_Lady> 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9
<The_Lady> rolled 8d10. Got 3 Successes against a TN of 7, 10's are counted double
* Rudeth spreads the cloak out on the ground, laying down on it and hoping the feathers aren't too itchy.
* Peyt_Yenthu has left #fridaymortals
<Greenling> My, that was a nice song. :V
* Rudeth looks over at Rei, humming a bit along with the music. He pauses for a moment. "You know, that's really pretty." He thinks for a second. "Maybe some time I try to come up with lyrics for one of your songs."
* Rudeth smiles at Rei.
* WhiteCrow finds a comfortable spot and leads against her weapon, holding it close and enjoying its inate heat a bit as she sleeps.
* Zhubin_Ochieng reclines and hums along with the music.