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Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 02:11 AM

Hello, and welcome to our Elder Scrolls Role Playing threads, where we adventure and socialize in the vibrant land of Tamriel.

Before we begin, we'd like to clarify a few things:

This is an 'open roleplay' and everyone is encouraged to join in at any time!

'Open' roleplay does not mean 'unorganized' or 'limitless', however. The events in this story are usually planned, and if something BIG happens, you can be certain that it is the result of much discussion between players, usually in the mIRC chat (#Loranna_RP). This is not just a bunch of disorganized individuals doing what they think would be fun for their character at the time.

So, while everyone is welcome to join in, they are NOT welcome to jump in and do big, world-changing things without DISCUSSING IT FIRST. Let me be very clear about what cannot be done without permission:

1:
Any action that effects another person's character, for ill or good. Although most people realize they can't harm another person's character without permission, many don't realize that you can't HELP another character without permission, either. Many characters have flaws for a reason. Don't go healing, saving, or otherwise fixing another character without DISCUSSING IT FIRST with the player involved.

2:
Any event that would drastically change things that have been done to the world, whether the change is physical (rebuilding destroyed locations), political (converting a population to a new cause), military (killing off all the badguys) or anything else. Almost every situation, good or bad, that exists in the RP was done for some reason. Don't go changing or fixing things without DISCUSSING IT FIRST with the group.

Everyone who is involved in the RP is welcome in the mIRC chat channel #Loranna_RP. If you have a plot idea then you are encouraged to go there and discuss it. If you cannot get on the channel for some reason, or if the player whos character you would affect with your plan is not there, then PM them using this board's PM function. That's what it's there for.

For information on reaching #Loranna_RP via Mirc or Chatspike, look http://www.ravensky.org/irc/.

Not following the above advice will only result in one thing: your post is likely to be completely ignored by everyone as if it did not happen. This is obvously not good for anyone, so please, discuss major events before doing them.

Remember: Secret plans and surprises are seldom fun for anyone else. Before they're revealed they're boring, because nobody knows about them, and afterwards they're just annoying, because nobody knew about them.

Thank you, and have fun!

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Summary for Loranna:

After the party's encounter with the minor lich and the Leech Daedra, Loranna found herself facing a duplicate of herself, and ended up losing to her false image. Said false image just got blasted to bits by Dagoth with some help from Tohe.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 02:13 AM

Summary
Jazbet, the blind, precognitive Khajiit Knight of House Dres is at his estate in mainland Morrowind. It was his vision that convinced the adventurers to go the Vaults of Gemin to retrieve the Flamekiss gem, or all would be doomed.

Bosriel, the little dark-haired girl with the hungry red eyes, the Void Vampire, is with Leseth.

Elysana, the Queen of Wayrest, has finally returned home. She is at a banquet at her new palace, the Dome of Wayrest, and has just seen again the battlemage Herwyn, one of the few survivors of her original trip to Morrowind.

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 02:19 AM

Summary
Reichi, Tohe, Eya, Camassim followed the others of the party, and of course, fought duplicates of themselves this left Reichi and Eya incapable of moving unless they're healed rahter soon. Camassim is wounded as well, but still moving, Tohe however, has a bit of a problem, when the false loranna released her area-effect spell, he accidently shifted to his Werewolf form, and will be stuck as such for several hours....
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The Flase Loranna vanquished, Tohe set off to sate his hunger, and retreated back to where the tattered corpse of his double lay and began to feed. Reichi meanwhile, began removing pieces of his Chitin, and tearing cloth portions away from the plates to bandage wounds. Camassim looked indescisive, "Uh...whot to do...whot to do.." he mumbled, watching Tohe. He eventually decided on trying to awaken the unconscious Eya.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 02:20 AM

Deep, dry laughter echoed from somewhere close by.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 02:23 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 10 2005, 08:00 PM)

Deep, dry laughter echoed from somewhere close by.

The stone floor beneath the adventurers began to crack like thin ice.

Suddenly, there was an explosion of dust and stone in the middle of the room. A red-haired Dunmer looking like Dagoth rose from a crack in the floor, electricity coursing over his skin like serpents. He opened his eyes, but they were empty eye sockets.

It let out a shriek like a high wind.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 02:25 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 10 2005, 08:03 PM)

As the flesh melted away from the illusion, revealing the lich, the floor crumbled away completely, sending the adventurers falling through. They suddenly found themselves rolling down a steep, rough rock hill that kept going and going …

They had dropped in near the top of a six-sided pyramid and were rolling into an enormous natural cavern.

It would be another hundred feet before they reached the sand at the base. Overhead, giant bats flew around, calling to one another in the darkness.

The lich was nowhere to be seen.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 02:33 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 10 2005, 08:05 PM)

Loranna had felt her heart sink as she saw a duplicate of Dagoth, and yelps as the floor breaks beneath her. She casts Fortify Endurance on herself to better weather the bumpy ride, and her feet sink into the sand with a whoosh.

" ... Everyone!" she calls out, looking for her friends. People were in need of healing when the floor gave way; she hopes no one is now beyond her power.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 02:33 AM

ooc summaries:

Allerleirauh and Doll at Jazbet's castle.

Tris is in the Vaults of Gemin.

Mirea is in Wayrest.

Dragon, Skein, and Tamne are at the Guildhouse in Daggerfall.

Tris, still wearing his levitation ring, had not fallen with the others. Now he levitated down to them.

"This could be really bad," he said. "A doppleganger with the powers of an ancient lich. And I still haven't seen mine."

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 02:36 AM

"Ow, ow, damn, ow, damnit more, damn, fudge, ouchie, damn, oi, ack, oh, damnit again," Reichi mumbled as he rolled down the slope, when he reached the bottom he sighed and looked up at the bloody streak his fall had left. "That lich is gonna pay for that..." he muttered.

Camassim fared better in getting down, he skidded down with Eya on his back. Tohe meanwhile, landed off somewhere further.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 02:41 AM

QUOTE(Aki @ Feb 10 2005, 08:16 PM)

Loranna hurries over to Reichi, already preparing her healing spells.

"Tris, can you see the others?" she calls over as she runs across the sand. "Where's Dagoth and his twin?"

"Here; hold on dear," she says, reaching Reichi and casting healing magic to mend his wounds. "I'll get to your friends in just a second, don't worry."

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 02:45 AM

The wounds closed and Reichi slowly began to rise. His injuries were mostly sashes or cuts, and healed rapidly under the influence of the spell. Reichi was able to move, but the blood lose made him dizzy. It would fade soon enough though.

Reichi nodded at Loranna, then walked over to a sprawled Dunmeri corpse, his double, and extracted the Dagger of Senses from its eye socket, and recovered his Daedric shortblade nearby.

He began looking for the lich.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 02:46 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 07:21 PM)

"I see giant bats," Tris said. "No liches. But I have a feeling he'll make himself known."

He ran his hands over Ciel, with a minor healing spell, to remove the injuries from the fall.

"Everyone in one piece?"

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 02:48 AM

Teleran had arrived late well after the frauds had fully assumed the form of those they attacked and he had consequently found himself flinging daggers at the pairs only to stop them still in the air, unsure which target to strike. In the end he had been singularly ineffective against the foe, not knowing which to strike until after the fakes had been dispatched.

When the floor cracked open Teleran tumbled through the hole, but kept enough balance to send himself towards where Reichi and Eya were falling. A few seconds later he tumbled past as Loranna began healing their wounds.

Searching through his pack he found a few healing potions, and one restore magicka potion. He walked over to offer Loranna the magicka potion, it was of no practical use to him anyway.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 02:50 AM

QUOTE(Aki @ Feb 10 2005, 08:25 PM)

He began looking for the lich.

The base of the pyramid was thick gray sand which billowed up from time to time due to strange, underground drafts. A low sloping ramp rose to an entrance into the pyramid. Spider-like statues guarded the sides of the ramp.

Stalagmites some ten feet thick, others but a hair, crowded around like sentinels. Wide cave entrances could be seen to the north and west.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 02:51 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 10 2005, 06:26 PM)

Climbing to his feet from the rubble, Ciel gave a brisk nod and survied the his surroundings. Like Tris he had yet to see a double of himself, which could be either good or ill. The knight held his sword out infront of himself ready for something to attack him or Tris.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 02:52 AM

As the floor fell through, Dagoth was in a state of semi-shock/rage from seeing such a creature that looked like him. It was... disturbing. He could sense the evil coming from it. He had fallen like most of the others, but had stopped himself in mid-air about halfway down.

'This can not be happening...' As he said this, his darker twin appeared behind him.

"Oh... but it is... I am what you once were. And what you WILL become again... once I kill that which you care most about..." The thing disappeared again.

Dagoth, was distraut and confused, but dropped down to the others none the less.

'We have a serious problem...'

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 02:53 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 10 2005, 08:28 PM)

Loranna accepts the restore magicka potion from Teleran gratefully; despite having a definite knack for the magic she was using, she'd been hitting her reserves of power pretty hard, and her double's mental drain hadn't helped either.

"Thanks; see if you can help the others?" she asks Teleran, moving over to Eya and the other werewolves to heal them as well.

Seeing Dagoth, Loranna frowns. "What is it?" she asks, before realizing that she had no real way of knowing if this was the real Dagoth ...

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 02:58 AM

Eya and Camassim were next to receive healing. Once healed, they decided the pyramid looked a bit too ominous and backed away, while Reichi on the other hand, went towards the entrance.

Five septims says the statues attack me... he thought to himself.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 03:01 AM

Teleran looks up to the descending lich and slots the potions back into the pack as the ornate dagger from the dead altmer flies into his hand. the ebony spear hovers above his shoulder as if drawn back to be thrown. "Are you the real one, or the one we've got to be about smashing?"

'What are you doing asking? How can you tell if it speaks truth?'

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 03:01 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 07:33 PM)

Dagoth could tell what she was asking herself. She was asking herself if he was the real or the fake. Well, he would try to solve that confusion...

'Loranna I know what you're thinking. It's me... I don't expect you to...' He sensed his darker self nearby. 'He's close... he wants me and you out of the picture... I can tell.' Dagoth was afraid now. Afraid that this thing could actually beat him...

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 03:03 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 07:41 PM)

"He can't beat you," Tris said. "You're the one who loves her, remember?"

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 03:06 AM

Teleran looked from the lich to Loranna, unsure of what to do. Would the false one come down and act nervous, frightened even, in order to gain their trust? Or would it just kill them, trusting to its superior magic? Teleran looked to Loranna, "Is it him?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 03:11 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 08:41 PM)

Loranna frowns, still unsure. This Dagoth certainly felt like the one she knew, and yet her own double had had the sense to impersonate her for a while.

" ... Everyone be ready; what defenses you have against spells, prepare them," Loranna says loudly enough for everyone to hear. "This is going to be rough."

Loranna thinks over the spells she knows to counter other spells; she finds herself wishing she had had more time to learn, as her current anti-spell repitoire is not as strong as she'd like.

To Teleran, Loranna says "I'm fairly sure it's him, but stay cautious anyway. The other is around here somewhere."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 03:17 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 07:51 PM)

Tris drank a potion, then another. Then smiled.

"That gives me a little more to work with," he said. He cast a powerful sanctuary spell on the group. Then a spell to increase his luck, and Ciel's. He did not cast a spell to reflect magic - not yet - for they might need healing.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 03:17 AM

The evil Dagoth watched Loranna, waiting for the best time to attack her and the real Dagoth.

The real Dagoth was obviously on the verge of freakout, but he did his best to hide this from those who didn't know what signs to look for.

'He's close... he's... LORANNA LOOK OUT!' As he said this, a fireball came her way...

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 03:18 AM

Teleran frantically searched in his pack for any kind of defensive magic that the potions held, there were a few ptions, not enough to provide a lasting defense but they would provide slight buffering if he got hit by a spell. His daggers, only three of them left now, hovered around him shifting every which way as Teleran tried to look in all directions at once. He held his spear tightly now, and he felt a tingling sensation spread from it and looked down to see that he appeared more like a trick of the light than an actual being. "I guess I finally got that chameleon enchantment working, not that it will trick a lich for a second."

He turned sharply as a fireball streaked towards Loranna, trying to pinpoint where it had been launched from.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 03:21 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 08:57 PM)

Loranna jumps instinctively at Dagoth's yell, now positive he was the real Dagoth; she feels the searing heat of the fireball as it passes overhead and tastes sand as she hits the ground.

Oh blazes; what do we do now? Loranna thinks, some of Dagoth's worry infecting her. Scatter so he can't target us all at once, stay together and try to blast him from the sky ... She rolls to her feet, eyes scanning for the enemy.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 03:26 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 08:01 PM)

"Run!" Tris shouted. "The only one here capable of taking a lich is the other lich!"

He cast a spell on the group to increase their speed - and one on Loranna to cause her to reflect magic.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 03:28 AM

As Loranna jumped out of the way, Dagoth levitated in to where he could see his darker twin more easily.

'I'm gonna destroy you for even TRYING to do that...'

"Oh please... you would have done the same 500 years ago. You are very little different then you were then, so why help this mortal now?"

'You could never understand... I'm going to destroy you... leave Loranna out of this.'

"Aww... does the weakling have a weakness in the girl? Well then... I'll see how long your control lasts with her out of the way..."

The evil Dagoth launched a Dissolve Flesh spell at Loranna again, resulting in the real Dagoth moving in front of her to take the blow. 'I don't have flesh luckily.. so that didn't have too much of an effect...' He prepared a spell of his own...

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 03:29 AM

Teleran hears Tris's call and decides that that would be a better use of his time than trying to hit a lich with a dagger it would probably shrug off. and ran after Reaichi and Eya towards the spider like statues and into the pyramid, away from and the liches.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 03:30 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 09:08 PM)

Loranna looks to Dagoth, Tris's words burning in her ears.

Dagoth, good luck, she thinks. Don't worry about me; just take him out!

She starts running for the nearest available cover.

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 03:34 AM

Eya, and Camassim didn't run, instead they dropped everything of worth that was possible to be destroyed. "The way to kill a magick user is to close in on em and tear up..."

Eya and Camassim began to transform. Reichi stopped and pulled his ring off, joining in the transformation. Tohe joined with the other Werewolves and all four looked to the two liches.

While one may argue exposing themselves as Werewolves wasn't the smartest thing, most knew of Reichi's affliction, and the other's transformations couldn't have been too big of a surprise.

Besides, it wouldn't matter who they were if a lich incinerated them while running. Reichi wasn't a big fan of dying as a coward. Now it was a matter of finding the real Lich, and killing the fake.

The scent is the same, damn, complete copy indeed.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 03:37 AM

QUOTE(Aki @ Feb 10 2005, 08:38 PM)

Through the entrance to the pyramid, he first saw a shimmer of gold.

Torches burned brightly within. A seated statue three times life-sized was in the middle of the chamber. Its head and its hands had been cut off.

It and all the surrounding columns seemed to be made of out gold.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 03:41 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 08:10 PM)

Loranna looks to Dagoth, Tris's words burning in her ears.

Dagoth, good luck, she thinks. Don't worry about me; just take him out!

She starts running for the nearest available cover.

Dagoth mentally nodded to her, and casted another God's Fire spell, holding off on his strongest one til everyone was out of range.

Dagoth's evil copy just moved out of the way, not caring who or what the spell hit.
"You know, there isn't much point in you staying with that mortal girl. She would much rather leave you for that fool Jazbet... doesn't that make you angry? Doesn't that make you want to kill him?"

Dagoth struggled with those words. 'uhh.... no... I d-don't...'

The dark Dagoth laughed. "Come on.. you know it's the truth... you want to kill him and make him suffer for ever laying eyes on her. You are a possessive monster, like you always were.'

Dagoth just lost it there. 'ARRRGHHHH!!!! no... I'm... NOT!!!' He blasted off a spell that encompassed shock, flame, and frost damage all at once, each the strength of God's Fire, nearly draining him completly of magicka.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 03:43 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 08:21 PM)

"I cannot believe I'm doing this," Tris said, turning back towards the conflict. He fired a restore magicka spell at Dagoth.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 03:43 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 10 2005, 09:17 PM)

Loranna peers into the entrance, having felt that inside was a good place to take cover from the warring liches outside.

" ... Wow ..." she says, blinking. " ... Someone had a lot of riches to make this ... and why are the torches still lit?"

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 03:47 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 10 2005, 07:23 PM)

"I cannot believe I'm doing this," Tris said, turning back towards the conflict. He fired a restore magicka spell at Dagoth.

Ciel stopped as Tris did. He turned back guard raised but the Lich was likey far to concerned with his original double to give thought to the knight. Never the less, he stayed by Tris's side.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 03:51 AM

Teleran threw himself flat as the werewolves ran past him to join the fray. Remembering the scroll that had been in the pack he pulled it out and turned to face th lich. He read the scroll, not fully understanding all of what he spoke, some of it seemed written in riddles, a fool way to make magic. As the last syllable left his lips the scroll burned away and a massive ball of fire flew from his fingers to the lich. That was more or less the extent of the magic he had at his disposal, He sent Nehtayem to take up position between those that had remained and the false Lich. Hopefully, he could intercept spells fired at them before they could harm anyone.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 03:58 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 10 2005, 08:23 PM)

"I cannot believe I'm doing this," Tris said, turning back towards the conflict. He fired a restore magicka spell at Dagoth.

Dagoth looked at Tris, sending him a quick mental 'thanks', and looked back to his double, who was getting up from the floor after suffering the impact from that spell.

"Ughh... weakling. A few centuries ago you wouldn't have held back at all. Back then you were strong... your feelings make you weak. Let them go, and you can defy the gods..."

Dagoth had about enough of this. 'Leave... me... ALONE!!' He prepared another God's Fire spell, but his double got to him first... with the same spell Dagoth used on him last time.

The lich was on the ground from the blast, but was still able to get back up, just like his darker side. He was beyond reason right now, he just wanted to destroy the faker and silence his taunting.

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 04:04 AM

The four Werewolves, having determined which lich was which, leapt at the copy of Dagoth. Even if the lich levitated, it would be hard to escape the range of the Werewolves' leap, esspecially when there were four, and two were good leapers before becoming Werewolves.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 04:05 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 09:38 PM)

Despite her common sense telling her to stay inside, Loranna peers out the entrance, seeing Tris stop to help Dagoth and the two liches going at it.

... Is there anything I can actually do ... Loranna thinks to herself, her hands clenching into fists. If I go out and try to help by healing Dagoth, I just give the double a free shot at me, putting us both at risk. Still, the others are doing something ... and I'm in here ...

She had been growing more confident in herself as they had forged through the Vaults; even the moments of terror at being grabbed by the Leech Daedra were not enough to keep her from feeling that she was, finally, starting to get something right. Yet now, watching Dagoth fighting his double, she felt helpless again.

... And I didn't make this any easier on him, upsetting him before we came, she thinks,her eyes narrowing. Damn it ...

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 04:27 AM

QUOTE(Aki @ Feb 10 2005, 08:44 PM)

Dagoth notices the werewolves attacking his double, but acts like he doesn't care.

'They are just getting in my way... if they die in the next blast it's their fault.' He let loose another powerful spell, magicka visibly flowing around both himself and his double.

"Don't make this so hard on yourself... just forget them all... kill them if they weaken you so. Destroy what gets in your way. It's what you are... a monster. Just like me...'

Dagoth went into a maddened fury at this. 'I AM NOT LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!' He unleashed a spell with all the magicka in his reserves, destroying the double. But before it vanished, it managed to say one thing more. "You ARE like me... and you WILL give in soon...' And then it dissappeared, into a pile of ash.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 04:33 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 10:07 PM)

Loranna comes out, her expression a mix of relief, worry, and chagrin.

She makes her way over to Dagoth and the werewolves, healing spells coming to mind without her really thinking about it. She looks at Dagoth with sorrowful eyes.

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 04:34 AM

Team-killing fudgetard.... Reichi thought as the sblast barrled towards him ,he leapt away, followed by the others. Luckily, they escaped the blast. When the double of the lich was reduced to a pile of ash, all four looked at it, with an expression that suggested they were less than impressed.

Reichi then shook his hand at Dagoth, barking something that was probabally about him firing spells off while friends were in the way.

Posted by: Tricrux Feb 11 2005, 04:34 AM

Night-Scar gaped openly at the werewolves. "Ya learn something new every day..."

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 04:37 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 09:13 PM)

Dagoth's eyes sockets glowed with magical anger, but calmed down back to their normal appearance when he saw Loranna.

'I... I don't... know what... happened... can I really be like... no...'

He was rather shaken up from the experiance... fighting himself as he once was.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 04:43 AM

Teleran jogged over to where the main group was located and kept glancing at the ashes as if he expected it to recombine and attack evereyone again. The chameleon enchantment on his spear was still active, though he didn't realize it yet and he wandered over to Night-Scar. "Not so new a thing that." then added in his thoughts, 'I hope they have some plan for sating the bloodlust. Tohe has eaten, and Reichi can probably get away with just putting on his ring. What about the other two though?'

Teleran walked towards the wolves. He called Nehtayem back to his sheath, he had joined too late to do much anyway. "So Reichi, are you okay? Looks like you got quite a bit of the blast there."

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 04:46 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 10:17 PM)

Loranna sees Reighi shaking his fist but doesn't comment now.

She walks over to Dagoth and gently puts a hand on his shoulder, looking him in the eye sockets.

"You're not him," she says quietly. "You're more than he will ever be."

Her thoughts turn to Dagoth, hoping he will hear and embrace them. ... Dear, this was partly due to me; please forgive me ...

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 04:50 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 10 2005, 10:23 PM)

Teleran jogged over to where the main group was located and kept glancing at the ashes as if he expected it to recombine and attack evereyone again. The chameleon enchantment on his spear was still active, though he didn't realize it yet and he wandered over to Tricrux. "Not so new a thing that." then added in his thoughts, 'I hope they have some plan for sating the bloodlust. Tohe has eaten, and Reichi can probably get away with just putting on his ring. What about the other two though?'

Teleran walked towards the wolves. He called Nehtayem back to his sheath, he had joined too late to do much anyway. "So Reichi, are you okay? Looks like you got quite a bit of the blast there."

Reichi blinked, then smelled burnt fur. He looked down and saw the fur on his leg was singed. He sighed and pulled his ring from his collar, where he always stowed the thing when he removed it. He place the ring on his hand the transformation began to reverse, once finished Reichi said "Nothing too bad," he said simply.

The remaining Werewolves were fine, Tohe had gotten away because of the inborn Breton magicka resistance, the other two were simply fast enough to get away unharmed,

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 04:50 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 09:26 PM)

Dagoth hears Loranna's thoughts, and feels a small bit of comfort in them... but his double's words still kept ringing on in his ears. One of the loudest ones being about Loranna and Jazbet...

'It's just... it felt like I was telling myself these things... it scares me Loranna... it really, truly, scares me...'

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 04:53 AM

QUOTE(Dagoth Lich @ Feb 10 2005, 10:30 PM)

Loranna slowly pulls Dagoth into a protective hug, saying I know, I know ... when we get out of this place, we'll work this out, I promise you. I've no intention of leaving you alone to face this; we'll help you deal with it, together.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 11 2005, 04:55 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 10 2005, 09:33 PM)

Dagoth tries his best to hug back physically and mentally... trying to find comfort in knowing that Loranna was there for him.

'Thank you... thank you....' He kept mumbling to himself now, too shaken up to talk much further at the immediate time.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 04:58 AM

QUOTE(Aki @ Feb 10 2005, 06:30 PM)

"That's good to hear, Dagoth needs to watch where he casts those things," Teleran said, then in a lower voice, "How often does the hunger take you when you transform?"

He glanced at Camassin and Eya, "And how will they sate it."

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 05:04 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 10 2005, 10:38 PM)

"Often enough, but when i do, theres uaually stuff to sate it. But, they should be able to hold it off for some time...hopefiully the pyramid has something living in it," Reichi responded. Camassim and Eya, at this suggestion, began moving towards the pyramid, Tohe followed.

Reichi shrugged at Teleran and followed after. He adjusted what remained of his chitin armor. Several pieces were discarded, ruined.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 05:10 AM

QUOTE(Aki @ Feb 10 2005, 06:44 PM)

Teleran followed, he remembered the glint of gold he had seen through the the entrance and thought that there might be some more interesting loot in there. He could use a few daggers, or some healing scrolls, not that many of those would likely have survived the years.

He stayed back from the transformed wolves though, no matter the reassurances Reichi had given him. It was a hunt, and he did not want to find out that he was the only rabbit in the place.

Posted by: JDGBOLT Feb 11 2005, 05:24 AM

During the dark, listless night, a shadowy shape can be seen, peering out through the fog, it appears to be the faint outline of the ship. On it, there appears to be a dark, shrouded figure, pacing slowly back and forth upon the deck. The only visible object, illuminated on his face, is a strange eye, which appears to be of dwarven design. It begins to flail wildly about, taking in all the sights and sounds of this strange, sleepless night. He slowly walks to his cabin, and before entering it, he pulls a lever on the wall, causing his ship to deploy it's sails. This strange figure then enters his cabin...

The Architect has set sail, set sail for Vvardenfel... and along with it, brings Judge, the shadowy figure who is it's architect, as well.

Yes, Judge,
who is a dwemer obsessive,
Dwarven eye possessive,
one who likes to trudge,
wherever there is a dwemer artifact,
and salvages all that he can find that is intact,
He is a sea ship captain,
And capable of building many contraptions,
to help aid him in hs quest to know,
all that the dwemer know,
and to put it to use in his thoughts.
He appears to be a breton,
Though there is very little written,
About who he is.
He appears to have black hair,
Though definitely not hair like a mare,
And a very sullen face,
Which everyone can misplace,
In their mind.
He owns a ship called the architect,
Which he uses to find,
All that the dwemer worked so hard to perfect.
He is a wizard of mechanics,
Which he uses rarely for other's antics,
And his weapons of choice are very unusual as well,
For they seem to behave very much like a bombshell,
they are gold, you see,
embued with the magic that is known to both you and to me,
Well, I believe that is all that I wish to tell you for now,
For that is all that he will allow,
a lowly little storyteller, such as me.

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 05:24 AM

Eya and Camssim entered the pyramid first, followed by Tohe, and finally Reichi. The Werewolves began sniffing around, looking for food, while Reichi aproached the big headless and handless statue.

"Gold.." he mumbled. "Prolly fake though."

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 05:44 AM

Teleran followed the wolves in and stared at the pillars, they gleamed. Then he looked at the statue, missing a head and a hand. THey had clearly been chopped off. "I wonder what did that." Teleran stated, "And who would have a statue of themselves down here?"

He walked over to the statue and inspected the cut that had taken off its hand, forgetting the golden pillars for now.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 06:58 AM

Loranna, having comforted Dagoth as best she can, reluctantly leaves the lich to collect his thoughts and to check on the others.

She re-enters the pyramid, noting Reichi and Teleran inspecting the statue. "What do you two make of it?" she asks.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 07:07 AM

"I don't know, somebody must not have liked it though, the cuts are pretty clean, definitely purposeful," Teleran said leaping up to perch on the statue's shoulder, "I wonder why they only took the hand and the head though, they could have really screwed it up if they wanted to, sliced through the stone easily enough."

Teleran climbed to sit on the neck, looking at the space across from the statue.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 07:15 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 10 2005, 11:47 PM)

"I'm guessing they took what they could carry," Tris said. "I've read enough cheap fiction to know you don't mess with statues of unknown gods in underground places. So, should we look for a way out on this level, or fly up to where we fell from?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 07:19 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 12:55 AM)

"Well, we're here now," Loranna points out. "We might as well see what's here first."

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 07:22 AM

"An unknown god, maybe one of the god-heroes then, wonder who took a disliking..." Teleran mused. "I would rather look around this level a bit more, only one levitation potion left and I don't want to use it yet. Those corpses didn't have any on them that I could find, maybe that's why they were stuck. Let's poke around here a bit more first."

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 07:28 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 11 2005, 01:02 AM)

"Perhaps Trinimiac?" Loranna wonders. "Wish I knew more about forgotten history ... well, that and a bunch of things."

What about those spider statues though? she wonders to herself. I don't know much about Trinimiac but I'm pretty sure he wasn't connected to spiders ...

" ... Well, we have a choice of two directions to try, north and west; anyone got a preference?" she asks. "Or do we want to investigate the pyramid more?"

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 07:30 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 10 2005, 10:55 PM)

Ciel stood in front of the statue, some ways away, staring.

"No head, no hands," he mused. Then he shook his head and turned to continue investigating their surroundings.

"I suppose you're right."

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 07:35 AM

Nalion approached from where he had been standing, his clothes still damp.
"I have the feeling that this pyramid has a purpose here, we should investigate it, perhaps?" He looked up the ramp to the entrance of the pyramid and eyed the flanking spider-statues warily. A frwon marked his face.
"Maybe we find a clue of what we are seeking in that structure. It looks like it's there for a reason."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 07:44 AM

QUOTE(Nalion @ Feb 11 2005, 12:15 AM)

Nalion approached from where he had been standing, his clothes still damp.
"I have the feeling that this pyramid has a purpose here, we should investigate it, perhaps?" He looked up the ramp to the entrance of the pyramid and eyed the lanking spider-statues warily. A frwon marked his face.
"Maybe we find a clue of what we are seeking in that structure. It looks like it's there for a reason."

"Someone tell me when I became the party thief," Tris said. "Okay."

Casting night-eye on himself, he began to investigate the inside of the pyramid.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 07:50 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 06:24 AM)

"Someone tell me when I became the party thief," Tris said. "Okay."

Casting night-eye on himself, he began to investigate the inside of the pyramid.

"I guess the party thief role is still vacant, though there are other applicants, I think." the Breton mage answered with a smile, but soon, his expression changed back to serious.
Nalion turned and followed Tris into the pyramid. The glowing sphere returned and floated again over his left palm.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 07:51 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 10 2005, 11:24 PM)

"Someone tell me when I became the party thief," Tris said. "Okay."

Casting night-eye on himself, he began to investigate the inside of the pyramid.

Ciel didn't say a word but he began to follow after Tris.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 07:53 AM

Loranna follows after the others, her gift from Jazbet letting her see more easily in the the dark.

It does seem to pay to be multi-talented, she notes.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 11 2005, 08:01 AM

Teleran downed a nighteye potion and followed them in. The initially full pack was looking depressingly empty now. He held back a comment about being the party thief, after all what would a thief be doing in the depths of a dungeon? Much more to steal in a city, easier too, less things trying to kill you, usually.

Posted by: Attrebus Feb 11 2005, 08:18 AM

"The statues could be of Spider Daedra." Said Jaster, causing everyone to jump slightly. "Glad I caught up with you. I turn my back for two seconds and everyone is suddenly down a dark, wet, stinking hole. I just saw the last of you go into the changing corridor. I used the coin trick to stop it from moving, so perhaps if the other coin holds, we'll be able to get out of here." The Dunmer followed the rest into the pyramid.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 08:21 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 11 2005, 01:41 AM)

Torches lined the walls, catching the gleam of the eight golden columns surrounding the statue in the center.

A long strand of fiber floated lazily down from above.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 08:24 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:01 AM)

Torches lined the walls, catching the gleam of the eight golden columns surrounding the statue in the center.

A long strand of fiber floated lazily down from above.

"That's never good," Tris said, looking up.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 08:27 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 12:04 AM)

"That's never good," Tris said, looking up.

Ciel, not far from Tris, stood with sword in hand. Seeing Tris's diverted gaze he turns his attention upwards as well.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 08:27 AM

QUOTE(Attrebus @ Feb 11 2005, 01:58 AM)

Loranna doesn't even dare think what thought first comes to mind at Jaster's cheerful utterance.

"No it isn't," she concurs.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 08:28 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:04 AM)

"That's never good," Tris said, looking up.

A vast knot of cobwebs filled the ceiling, cloaking over a platform. Between the shadows and the webs (and the angle of looking at it from below), it was hard to tell what the platform contained. It looked like an altar and several benches. There was a switch on the wall next to the platform, also coated with cobwebs. Nothing appeared to be moving, but there were several human-shaped lumps in the webbing.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 08:32 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:08 AM)

"Can anyone ever resist pulling a switch?" Tris asked.

"Okay, this may be the worst idea ever... watch out."

He drew his sword and gingerly sliced the webbing covering one human-shaped lump.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 08:34 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 02:08 AM)

Loranna wonders of the north and west cave entrances might not be a better place to start looking, given what her imagination is already envisioning.

" ... I think I can for right now," she says to Tris, standing well back.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 08:38 AM

Summary-

Dante, with the group, searching the dungeon.

Illidan, somewhere.

Inzoliah, Brum, Merciander and friends, somewhere in the sea.
-----------------------

Dante watched as everyone began to do their thing, He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, a long ways beneath the switch.

But, his curiosity eventually got the better of him, he retrieved a torch from the walls and strode casually out, away from the group.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 08:43 AM

ooc: Please note --

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 02:08 AM)

A vast knot of cobwebs filled the ceiling.

So, Tris in investigating, Loranna is standing clear, and Dante is uncomfortably close to the switch if they've gotten about fifty feet up ...

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 08:44 AM

Nalion eyed the strand and the button above warily and kept his distance. Instead, he concentrated, touched his dagger of senses and cast a detect creature spell.
"Where there are webs, there are spiders... or worse. Let's hope it's only the former." he said, watching the others investigating the pyramid.
The cocoons gave him the creeps.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 08:45 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:23 AM)

ooc: Please note --
So, Tris in investigating, Loranna is standing clear, and Dante is uncomfortably close to the switch if they've gotten about fifty feet up ...

ooc: yep, Tris is 50 feet up.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 08:47 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:25 AM)

ooc: yep, Tris is 50 feet up.

ooc: And Loranna is standing well back - on the ground

ic: Loranna looks over at Nalion, and notices Dante has wandered off.

"Where's he going ..." she wonders.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 08:47 AM

At closer look, the human-shaped objects were, as they appeared, human. Or had been, long, long ago. They must have been naked, because there are not even the shards of clothing or equipment on them.

Dozens of dead giant spiders, now only husks, lay around the platform and in the webs. Also, dead long, long ago.

There is a chain attached the platform which is now visible from this angle.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 08:49 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:27 AM)

"Everything I see up here is dead," Tris reported. "Giant spiders, dead guys. No equipment though which makes me wonder if something more intelligent stripped the guys. Also there's a chain as well as the switch. Instructions?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 08:50 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:29 AM)

Loranna considers.

"Hmm ... you know telekenesis to throw the switch form a safe distance?" she asks Tris. "Or pull on the chain?"

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 08:53 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 12:30 AM)

Loranna considers.

"Hmm ... you know telekenesis to throw the switch form a safe distance?" she asks Tris. "Or pull on the chain?"

"That's not a bad idea," Ciel yelled from the floor. "Get to a safe distance before doing anything." All the dead creatures were strange. They bothered the knight's thoughts.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 08:56 AM

Dante heard Ciel's words, but disregarded them quickly, he assumed he was at a safe distance.

He held the torch far from his body as he began to sift through cobwebs, squinting as to get a better view.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 08:57 AM

QUOTE(Solin @ Feb 11 2005, 01:33 AM)

"That's not a bad idea," Ciel yelled from the floor. "Get to a safe distance before doing anything." All the dead creatures were strange. They bothered the knight's thoughts.

"I'm terrible at telekinesis, but my intelligence is still buffed from before," Tris said, descending to the floor. "Can't see the chain from here, gonna have to be the switch."

"Dante!" he called. "Get away, we're flipping the switch."

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 08:59 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:37 AM)

Dante looked sharply at Tris, then to the cieling, he found himself directly under the platform, he frowned.

He quickly jogged over to the group, and waited for someone to flip the switch.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 09:00 AM

QUOTE(Solin @ Feb 11 2005, 07:33 AM)

"That's not a bad idea," Ciel yelled from the floor. "Get to a safe distance before doing anything." All the dead creatures were strange. They bothered the knight's thoughts.

"I'll flip it." Nalion offers, "I'll pull the trigger from as far away as my spell can cross. I think you should get as far away as possible from me and the button, though."

Nalion let the others a brief time to back away, then muttered a word, stretched out his hand and make a pushing gesture. With a creak, the switch flipped.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:03 AM

QUOTE(Nalion @ Feb 11 2005, 02:40 AM)

Nalion let the others a brief time to back away, then muttered a word, stretched out his hand and make a pushing gesture. With a creak, the switch flipped.

A hole in the floor directly beneath the platform opens up. (Any characters, I don't think there are any, who are standing there fall in)

A stale smell of dust and old blood rises from below.

The platform quickly begins to descend.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:05 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 02:43 AM)

Despite having been standing clear, Loranna takes several steps back as the hole opens in the floor.

"Oh; that makes sense ..." she mutters as she prepares herself to cast protective magic - just in case there's something still down in that hole ...

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:06 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 02:45 AM)

"Oh; that makes sense ..." she mutters as she prepares herself to cast protective magic - just in case there's something still down in that hole ...

The platform continues to descend, its old chain creaking, until it is right over the hole, and then it continues down.

Something rustles within the hole.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 09:06 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 01:45 AM)

"On the principle that in dungeons, the way into certain disaster is inevitably the right way..." Tris said, and hopped onto the platform, as it descended.

"There's something down here!" he called, and cast a light spell.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 09:07 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 12:46 AM)

"On the principle that in dungeons, the way into certain disaster is inevitably the right way..." Tris said, and hopped onto the platform, as it descended.

Ciel hearing the rustling quickly leaps after Tris. "Careful," he shout landing with an 'umpf' on the moving platform.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 09:09 AM

Dante queazily mounted the platform, clutching the torch tightly in his two hands.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:10 AM

Loranna hesitates for a second, mentally changing gears, and then dashes to the platform, jumping on gracefully.

When everyone is assembled, she casts sanctuary on the party, figuring better safe than sorry.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 09:10 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 07:46 AM)

"On the principle that in dungeons, the way into certain disaster is inevitably the right way..." Tris said, and hopped onto the platform, as it descended.

Nalion shook his head, looking at Tris and Ciel. Then, he felt a bit reckless...
"Ah, what does it matter, fortune favours the bold." He leapt after his companions, a slowfall spell at the ready if anything should go wrong.

The sanctuary spell that Loranna had cast got absorbed by the mages Atronarch sign, refilling a portion of his magicka.
"Sorry, not that I didn't appreciate your efforts, Loranna!" Nalion smiled.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:10 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:46 AM)

The hole only went down fifteen feet lower into a pit of darkness. All around Tris, Ciel, Loranna, Nalion, and Dante were thick, black webs, forming tunnel upon tunnel. They shook with movement on all sides.

More than one thing was coming.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 09:15 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 12:50 AM)

Ciel held his sword out in front of him and faced his back towards the center of the platform.

"Does the switch flip again?"

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:17 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:46 AM)

"There's something down here!" he called, and cast a light spell.

The spiders stopped when they hit the circle of light, and retreated back a bit.

There were three of them. Each the size of a horse.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:17 AM

QUOTE(Nalion @ Feb 11 2005, 02:50 AM)

"Welcome," Loranna says, mentally adding Nalion to the List of Companions Who Must Be Difficult by Being Born Under the Atronach Sign ...

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 02:57 AM)

The spiders stopped when they hit the circle of light, and retreated back a bit.

There were three of them. Each the size of a horse.

"Lovely; perhaps a Calm Animal spell will work ..." Loranna says, wishing she had studied that spell a bit more thoroughly before embarking on this adventure. "Anyone else know it, perchance?"

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 09:18 AM

QUOTE(Solin @ Feb 11 2005, 01:55 AM)

Ciel held his sword out in front of him and faced his back towards the center of the platform.

"Does the switch flip again?"

"I don't know, but I'm betting the way out is down here if there is one," Tris said grimly.

He cast resist poison on himself and Ciel. Thought about casting levitate on him - but fighting like that was hard if you weren't used to it.

"Anyone want to fireball that mess?"

He drew his sword and faced the three spiders.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 09:19 AM

Dante held his torch out in-front of himself, illuminating little to none of the room, mostly adding unnecessary light to the platform they were standing on.

Suddenly, his torch blew out, causing him to let out a soft yelp. Lacking common sense in the moment that this happened, he threw the torch away strongly, letting it sail down one of the web-formed tunnels. Creating a echoing effect.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:21 AM

QUOTE(w0nders @ Feb 11 2005, 02:59 AM)

Suddenly, his torch blew out, causing him to let out a soft yelp. Lacking common sense in the moment that this happened, he threw the torch away strongly, letting it sail down one of the web-formed tunnels. Creating a echoing effect.

One of the spiders leapt out directly onto Dante.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 09:24 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 02:01 AM)

One of the spiders leapt out directly onto Dante.

Tris cursed and lunged for the spider with his blade.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:26 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 03:01 AM)

One of the spiders leapt out directly onto Dante.

Loranna casts Resist Poison on Dante, seeing Tris out of the corner of her eye coming to Dante's aid.

She briefly glances at the other two spiders, to see if they're attacking.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 09:26 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:01 AM)

One of the spiders leapt out directly onto Dante.

"Someone help him," Ciel shouted still facing the webs. "Watch out for the others!" He stood ready to defend himself incase another made move to attack the platform.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:27 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 03:04 AM)

Tris cursed and lunged for the spider with his blade.

Smoke began to flow out of the webbing where the smoldering torch had been thrown.

The platform shook and began to rise.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 09:27 AM

Dante took the large beast to the chest, sending both of them sprawling into the centre of the platform. Dante fumbled around himself to try and draw his sword.

He noticed Tris diving towards it, and immeadietly gave up the idea of getting his weapon at a moment like this. He quickly latched onto two of the large creatures legs with his hands. Attemptig to throw it off of himself.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 09:27 AM

Nalion let out a hiss. A crackling and sizzling ball of lightning appeared in his right palm and lauched off towards the spider that attacked Dante.

A moment later Nalion was engulfed by the purple light of a Dragon Skin spell, the ability Bretons are born with. The shaking of the platform beginning to rise got him a little out of balance and he tries to steady himself.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:31 AM

QUOTE(Nalion @ Feb 11 2005, 03:07 AM)

Loranna reaches out and grabs Nalion by the arm, helping to steady him.

"Careful there," she says, ignoring for the moment the scent of zapped spider. She turns and casts an Absorb Strength spell on the spider to make Dante's struggle easier.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:31 AM

QUOTE(w0nders @ Feb 11 2005, 03:07 AM)

He noticed Tris diving towards it, and immeadietly gave up the idea of getting his weapon at a moment like this. He quickly latched onto two of the large creatures legs with his hands. Attemptig to throw it off of himself.

Before the platform rose up to fill in the hole above, the other two spiders leapt.

One was crushed on the lip of the hole and popped very gratifyingly.

The other jumped onto Tris and sunk its fangs into him.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 09:36 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:11 AM)

Before the platform rose up to fill in the hole above, the other two spiders leapt.

The other jumped onto Tris and sunk its fangs into him.

Ciel shouted a curse as the spider closest to him popped. He turned and hacked repeatedly with a desperate strength at the beast attacking Tris. The knight dove into the beast kicking and slamming with his shield between slashes with his blade.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 09:38 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 02:11 AM)

The first thing he noticed was that the spider had fangs longer than a good sized dagger. The second was that the resist poison spell had failed him. The spider's venom must be magical, containing elements which caused weakness to its own poison. The weight of the spider knocked him backward, where he continued to float, stabbing upward at its underbelly with numb fingers gripping his blade.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 09:39 AM

With one mighty heave, and an unpleasent grunt Dante rolled the large spider off of him. He rose to his feet shakily, finally drawing his blade and holding it infront of him...in a rather, woozy defence stance.

Posted by: Rhedd Feb 11 2005, 09:42 AM

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Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:42 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 03:18 AM)

The platform continued to rise.

Smoke plumed up below them from the hole, which then slowly closed.

The spider's fangs sunk into Tris's heart before it died from Ciel's and Tris's blades.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:45 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 03:22 AM)

The platform continued to rise.

Smoke plumed up below them from the hole, which then slowly closed.

The spider's fangs sunk into Tris's heart before it died from Ciel's and Tris's blades.

Loranna's eyes widen in shock, and she swiftly heads over to Tris.

"Ciel get the thing off of him," she commands, casting a Cure Poison spell first; she hopes Ciel can get the spider off of Tris before more poison seeps in, and ruins her next healing spell.

Hang on Tris, hang on ... Loranna thinks fiercely.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 09:46 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 11 2005, 01:22 AM)

The platform continued to rise.

Smoke plumed up below them from the hole, which then slowly closed.

The spider's fangs sunk into Tris's heart before it died from Ciel's and Tris's blades.

The knight put all his strength into rolling the corpse away from Tris.

"Help," he shouted hoarsely as he knelt down next to the young Breton.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 09:49 AM

QUOTE(Solin @ Feb 11 2005, 02:26 AM)

The knight put all his strength into rolling the corpse away from Tris.

"Help," he shouted hoarsely as he knelt down next to the young Breton.

Despite his best effort, he couldn't seem to open his eyes.

"My dear child, look at me." The voice was that of Emaera, his confessor in the Dibellan temple in Cyrodiil. But when he looked up, it wasn't Emaera. At first she looked a little like his mother, from his earliest memories of her, radiant and pale and all too young, golden hair like a halo floating around her head. But as his vision cleared he saw that it was someone else entirely.

Though she was naked, her smooth limbs were more adorned by their own beauty than if they had been dripping with jewels and rich garments. To say she was a beautiful woman was to miss the sense of it. It was as if the most beautiful strain of music you ever heard, the most exquisite arabesque you ever saw carved in stone, the colors of the sea, and the delicacy of a flower and the richest perfume from Akavir had all taken on a female form. This was what they had all been striving for. She was perfect, so perfect that his first instinct was to throw up his hand to shield his eyes, lest they be blasted out of his face by her beauty. But these weren't the eyes he was used to. His eyes were fine.

"No broken vessel shall remain in the House of Dibella," she said, and instantly he felt a sensation that was at once wonderful and mundane. The phantom pain ceased in his right leg, and he curled the toes of his right foot.

"Oh," Tris said. "Oh. I see."

The goddess smiled. With every passing moment she became more beautiful. Or perhaps it was simply that his own ability to perceive beauty was increasing.

"I have to go back," Tris said. "I'm needed."

It couldn't be said that the goddess frowned, nor that any chill passed across the eternal summer of her face. But he saw at once that beauty could be severe, as well as welcoming.

"Am I not beautiful enough to fulfill all your desires?" she said.

He felt that if he said the wrong thing, he might simply cease to exist. At the very least he would be forever barred from the paradise of her presence.

"It must be me," he said. "I can't see you properly."

She laughed, and her laughter was the most beautiful thing that had happened yet. "There is a beauty greater than Beauty," she said. "Fare thee well, my child."

She leaned forward with her lips pursed, and he thought she would kiss him. But instead she blew out her breath, and the sweet warmth struck him in the face so that he took a sharp breath. Had he not been breathing before? At the same time, her breath was pushing him away, as if she were the only real thing and he were made of paper. Her breath pushed him all the way back into darkness and pain.

He thought for a moment that the goddess was crying, but it was only Loranna with her tear-streaks bending over him, healing magic flowing from her hands.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 11 2005, 09:49 AM

QUOTE(Solin @ Feb 11 2005, 03:26 AM)

The knight put all his strength into rolling the corpse away from Tris.

"Help," he shouted hoarsely as he knelt down next to the young Breton.

The platform kept rising until it was again where it was before, fifty feet above the ground, next to the switch, in the middle of all the old cobwebs.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 09:51 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 08:25 AM)

Nalion is too occupied with getting a spell fired at the spider that Dante just freed himself from. Seeing that Loranna is about to help Tris, he concentrates on defeating the remaining enemy.

Nalion switches from lightning to fire spells. A sizzling blast of hot flame roars past Dante and towards the spider. Dante could feel the heat of the spell.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 09:56 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 03:29 AM)

Loranna's tearstreaks glisten wetly; Tris's brush with death had brought tears to her without her realizing, or perhaps it was his coming back from the abyss that drew her tears. Her expression changes, going from the severe lines of one who is not letting her fear take hold lest it hamper her to one feeling fear turn into joy, though a frightened joy just the same.

"Thank goodness," Loranna says, casting one more healing spell for good measure.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 10:02 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 01:36 AM)

Tris finds movement to be difficult as Ciel, still kneeling, has wrapped his arms around the young man in a tight embrace. His face is wet but there is a hint of joy written across his features as well. His voice is strangly hoarse as he asks "Didn't we learn anything last time?"

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 10:03 AM

QUOTE(Solin @ Feb 11 2005, 02:42 AM)

"Right," Tris said faintly. "Lightning bolt the hole, then jump. Is the other spider dead?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 10:06 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 03:43 AM)

"Right," Tris said faintly. "Lightning bolt the hole, then jump. Is the other spider dead?"

Loranna briefly touches both Ciel and Tris on their shoulders, or as close to them as she can manage. She's smiling.

"I'll go check," she says, standing up and leaving the two for a moment. "Sir Ciel, give a hollar if he looks like he needs more help."

Loranna turns her attention to Dante, Nalion, and their eight-legged playmate.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 10:15 AM

The spider hisses as the bolt of flame hit it. It's carapace began to smoulder, but it wasn't incapacitated. Ignoring Dante and his blade for a moment, it begins to attack Nalon with its two front legs, sharp like daggers.
Nalion is hard pressed to keep up his defense while casting attack spells, but manages to fire a searing blast directly into the "face" of the spider, penetrating its chitinous armour. With a final hiss, the spider falls on its back, legs wrinkling.

The companions can see sweat dropping from Nalions brows. Then he turns to the rest of the party.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 10:18 AM

QUOTE(Nalion @ Feb 11 2005, 03:55 AM)

Loranna thinks to herself that being an adventurer will require developing a cast iron nose and stomach; she half-remembers something Doll told her and her lips curl in a sardonic grin for a moment.

Then, she's the concerned healer again. "You two need healing?" she asks Dante and Nalion.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 10:21 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 03:58 AM)

Dante looked to Nalion a brief moment, then back at Loranna "I'm fine, as far I can see..." He stated flatly. Rubbing his gauntleted hand up and down his arms, as to try and find any noticeable wounds.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 10:24 AM

Tris was on his feet again.

"I'm still betting the way out is down there," he said. "From the looks of the smoke, the whole place went right up in flames."

Posted by: Rhedd Feb 11 2005, 10:26 AM

Wisps of smoke could still be seen curling up from the cracks between the stone plates that covered the shaft below.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 10:27 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 04:04 AM)

Tris was on his feet again.

"I'm still betting the way out is down there," he said. "From the looks of the smoke, the whole place went right up in flames."

" ... All right," she says to Dante. "You were lucky, then, thank goodness."

Turning to Tris, she says "Well, for once us setting the house on fire was a good thing. Might as well go and look, soon as everyone's got their wind back."

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 10:29 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 08:58 AM)

Nalion investigates a small cut on his thigh that he recieved from the spider and makes sure there is no venom or else in the wound.
"No, thank you Loranna. I'll be fine." he answeres. He puts his palm over the cut and a blue light can be seen between his fingers. As he removes the hands, the cut is gone, the tear in his clothing remained though.

Posted by: Nalion Feb 11 2005, 10:38 AM

"Okay, now that those eight-legged pests are gone, we could investigate what's down there, shall we?" Nalion asks his companions.
They nodded and he pulled the switch once more, this time without the telekinesis.
"Down we go." the mage said and the familiar sphere of light appeared once more over his palm.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 10:39 AM

QUOTE(Nalion @ Feb 11 2005, 03:18 AM)

"Shall we do this again, with a little more foresight?" Tris said, smiling at Ciel.

Posted by: Solin Feb 11 2005, 10:42 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 11 2005, 02:19 AM)

"Shall we do this again, with a little more foresight?" Tris said, smiling at Ciel.

Ciel looked down from the edge of the platform. His face had returned to its normal composure.

"It appears we shall," he said quietly.

Posted by: Rhedd Feb 11 2005, 10:44 AM

With a clunk, the platform once again descended. The smoke from the burning webs that lingered in the shaft smelled almost spicy.

Below, the webs had burned away to reveal a surprisingly large and open, natural cave. Here and there, the charred remains of yet more spiders could be seen, and there were a couple of horse-sized monsters that had been badly burned, but still moved, trying unsuccessfully with two or three remaining legs to drag their bulbous bodies away from the intruders and into some dark crevasse.

At the far end of the cave, there was an ornate stone doorway.

Past the doorway was an abyss.

Five seconds later, it was an ornate hall, then an abyss again, then again, and abyss, then an ornate hall.

Posted by: Attrebus Feb 11 2005, 10:47 AM

Jaster jumps onto the platform as is lowers, and joins the rest of the party.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 11 2005, 10:48 AM

QUOTE(Rhedd @ Feb 11 2005, 04:24 AM)

" ... I suggest we take some time to rest," Loranna says. "Between the liches, the leeches, the doubles, and the creepy crawlies, we've been pushing ourselves pretty hard. Healer's orders."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 11 2005, 10:56 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 03:28 AM)

" ... I suggest we take some time to rest," Loranna says. "Between the liches, the leeches, the doubles, and the creepy crawlies, we've been pushing ourselves pretty hard. Healer's orders."

Tris shot a couple of lighting bolts towards the wounded spiders, which squealed and flipped upside down, dead.

"I know I need the rest," he said. His emotions were still too near the surface. Even the charred corpses of spiders looked beautiful to him right now. He wanted to kiss Loranna. And Ciel - all of the creases of his weathered face were thrown into relief by the torchlight, and by the soot which had settled on them all. Ciel was the most beautiful thing in the world.

There was no privacy here to say a thing like that. But Tris smiled at anyone and everyone, as they settled in to rest for a while.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 11 2005, 03:09 PM

Once the group had began to relax, Dante took it upon himself to search out the room. Making sure that all the spiders were infact, dead.

Unfortunately, this basically involved of him dawdling around the cave prodding charred spiders with his sword. Eventually however, he returned to where the group was and began to relax again, which with the current circumstances, wasn't the best idea.
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5 planks of wood, somewhere at sea-

"Hey...I think I see land!" Murmered a cultist tiredly, pointing a weary finger towards an island not too far in the distance.

"Y'know, I think he's right..." Brum muttered, sounding half dead, most of the colour in his face had faded, giving him a rather 'skeletal' look.

"Well, we might aswell give it a look..." Ordered Inzoliah, and the five of them began paddling their way towards the small island, the only thing note-worthy of it was that it had a ridiculously large tree in the centre.

Posted by: FireMaster Feb 11 2005, 07:39 PM

*Erenius looks about the new resting area*

"So we shall be staying here for a while," Erenius mumbles, setting his pack down, preparing a fire, and setting out his spare supplies.

*Erenius then goes out and wanders to the corridor, tossing a torch down the hall*

Posted by: Aki Feb 11 2005, 11:09 PM

The chain rattled as Reichi slid down it, followed by the other Werewolves. Seeing the corpes, Camassim and Eya whined and then wandered around the cavern, looking for any passage where some prey could be found. Holding off the hunger was getting harder now, so they began feasting on the muscle of the charred spider corpses, avoiding the organs of the arcanoids, not knowing what poison they could contain.

Reichi watched with mild disgust. If there was one thing he couldn't stand, it was spiders, and the thought eating one made him want to puke. "Yuck..." he murmered.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 12 2005, 12:42 AM

Teleran leapt down the chasm after the platform and saw the werewolves eating the spider corpses, 'Oh good, they've found something to kill,' he thought to himself, 'but did it have to be that?'

Posted by: Loranna Feb 12 2005, 05:25 AM

Later ...

Despite the dangers that probably still lurked around them, the party managed to find some rest - just enough to feel almost ready for whatever lay ahead, and to realize just how precious a warm, soft bed really is.

Loranna wakes, as usual, gasping for breath as though she were trying to reinflate her lungs. With a subdued grunt, she rubs her head and fumbles for her pack, and some rations.

"I could use another day or so of sleep," she decides as she munches on her tack, looking around to see who else is up.

Posted by: Tricrux Feb 12 2005, 05:32 AM

Even before Loranna had woken, Night-Scar had felt the crown and scar heat up. There had been a bright flash, and he had disappeared.

Far away, Celeste continued to be a minor Azurite, but was insignificant, at least for a while.

Posted by: Aki Feb 12 2005, 05:44 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 11 2005, 11:05 PM)

"I could use another day or so of sleep," she decides as she munches on her tack, looking around to see who else is up.

Reichi was up, the other werewolves however, were sleeping. They were human once again, though how long ago they had returned was impossible to tell. Reichi looked at Loranna, then went back to using a smooth stone to sharpen his blade.

Reichi mumbled under his breath about spider constantly, obviously what he was doing was to distract him from the spider corpses. Though they were dead, he hated spiders, esspecially big ones. These were the size of horses.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 12 2005, 05:52 AM

Teleran woke with a start snapping into a crouch dagger drawn almost as soon as his eyes opened. He looked around, the spiders now mostly consumed, the camp was stirring. His sleep had been peculiarly unrestful. He yawned and dug through his pack for a restore fatigue potion. No such luck, he must have used them all already. Sighing he resheathed his dagger and looked around camp.

Posted by: Glensather Feb 12 2005, 09:09 AM

ooc: Like, a new character, because my old one bit the crossbow bolt.
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You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry:

Running, running, running.

Everytime stuff like this happened, Keffe-Zel always had to run away. But it wasn't his fault. The First Guard soldier shouldn't have been taunting him with his spear. He shouldn't have made Keffe-Zel angry. He shouldn't have forced Keffe-Zel to ram a halberd up the First Guardsman's tail.

But as the Argonian ran through the Marsh with the ease only he had learned, he smiled. He wasn't a fugitive - his connections with the Fighter's Guild would take care of that, with only the cost of a few jobs - and he even acquired a shiny new set of armor. Wiping the helmet to a shine as he stopped, Keffe-Zel put the armor away in his pack and donned his steel helmet. He then looked about at his location.

He was in the middle of nowhere, obviously. He was already in the middle of nowhere when the First Guardsman made him angry. But now he was seriously in the middle of nowhere. To his right was a smelly old cavern or tomb or something, but he didn't want to go in there. Still...

Behind him, the shouts of Argonian troopers finalized his decision. Looking back briefly, he pulled out the two halves of a steel-shafted spear with an adamantium head - a keepsake from his father's father's father. He put the two halves together, and what little magic that was in the spear fused the weapon together. Gripping the weapon casually in both hands, he stepped inside.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 12 2005, 10:51 PM

Journal of Tris Gaerington, 12th Sun's Dawn:

To the adventurer who finds this journal on my dead body:

Nah. I feel pretty optimistic for a guy who just died. It's such a cliche though, writing a journal in a dungeon. I guess I can take comfort in the fact that I'm not leaving a single clue for the person following me.

Hope to make it back to Black Marsh so I can live out my fantasy of making love underwater using a water breathing potion. Wonder if I can manage, or if the whole breathing water bit will make me too nervous. I have dreams sometimes about breathing water and they always wake me up - heartrate gets too high.

Ciel talked about wanting to go to Blacklight. Take the battle to the Azurites instead of waiting. He's so reasoned, so reasonable, yet he has this aggressive streak which can surprise you.

Longer than I've ever been with one person before. Keep waiting for the restlessness to set in. Part of it's the leg - haven't felt like showing off for anybody - but I could have had that one Dunmer lad at Jazbet's place. And then what?

Thinking about Bryn, who taught me alchemy, drinking poison - carefully measured, just enough to make a point without killing himself - all our friends shaking their heads, not taking sides. Dom, Domnar the Invincible, the heartless duellist - I made him cry. And he's dead now. Sobering thought. Dom so angry he couldn't stand upright, shaking like an old man with palsy - 'I'll kill you, you wretch!' And I laughed in his face. But, see, I knew something he didn't know. Knew what a joke it was to love a pane of glass. A mirror looks like something, like you can reach into it, but it's all surface. Touch it and you'll know.

Wonder where Dom is now. In Mehrunes Dagon's sphere, where all the hundreds he killed in duels devour his liver forever. Dear gods I hope not. He was religious in his way. We stopped at every Benefice to offer coin to Mara, who brings men into the world and takes them out of it. Asleep in her lap, maybe. Picture him in a green meadow, sleeping. Would his scars disappear? What would he even look like without them?

Thought I'd miss my foot more after having it back for a moment. But what I really want back is my name. Dreamed - just now - of Elysana. Of popping in from the Void to kiss her and laughing at the look on her face. Delicious dream. Why can't I be more frightened?

Leseth, if you're reading this, kill me in my sleep, in his arms. Both of us at one blow. I could accept that. Could Ciel? No. Probably not. He wants to be part of history still, to see it and shape it, and so I can't give up either. I'm braver now because I feel his eyes on me. I believe in the impossible. Queen Elysana will welcome us back with a parade. Leseth will retire to a farmstead in Colovia. And that spooky child, Bosriel, can raise a toast a New Life with us, in wine, not blood.

-----Mirror

It had taken all of Tris's willpower to write his old name. Now he hesitated, then scratched it out. Not yet, not yet.

Rising and stretching, he looked around and smiled.

"Good morning, sweet pretty Loranna," he said. "Everyone sleep well?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 12 2005, 11:15 PM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 04:31 PM)

-----Mirror

Loranna looks up at Tris, having been fiddling around in her pack. Her hands holding her own journal, she raises her eyebrows at Tris.

"I think so, best as one can sleep on a hard floor," she says. "You seem awfully happy today; I now feel safe in telling you you ever nearly die like that again and near give me and Ciel a heart attack I'll personally slap you silly."

She grins. "It's good to see you smile, Tris; I take it you feel fully recovered."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 12 2005, 11:24 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 03:55 PM)

"Magic is a wonderful thing," he said. "All the way down, all the way back up, not even a scar. And it's difficult to be unhappy in the presence of such a beautiful woman. How are you holding up?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 12 2005, 11:29 PM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 05:04 PM)

"Magic is a wonderful thing," he said. "All the way down, all the way back up, not even a scar. And it's difficult to be unhappy in the presence of such a beautiful woman. How are you holding up?"

Loranna begins to chuckle a little, grinning at Tris.

" ... Hah ... worried sick for us all, especially for Dagoth; hoping Jazbet and the others back home are all right," she says.

" ... Finally feeling like I'm truly getting something right, despite knowing I still have tons to learn. Feeling like for all the danger and dankness in this place it's like a whol nother world just waiting for us to see. Frightened a bit of what thinking that says about me and yet planning on keeping up the adventuring life, at least in part."

" ... And missing my sweetrolls; I haven't had a decent one since ... well, Balmora I think," she adds with a wink.

"I'm doing all right; just have lots on my mind, as always. It's small wonder I misread people sometimes; I don't always have my full attention on the here and now. ... And I'm babbling right now, aren't I?"

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 12 2005, 11:34 PM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 04:09 PM)

"You are babbling, my dear," Tris said. "Feels good to be useful, doesn't it?"

He kissed her, playfully. "Thanks for saving my life."

Posted by: Loranna Feb 12 2005, 11:37 PM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 05:14 PM)

"You are babbling, my dear," Tris said. "Feels good to be useful, doesn't it?"

He kissed her, playfully. "Thanks for saving my life."

Loranna kisses Tris back, her arms gently squeezing his shoulders in a half hug. Her kiss was mostly playful, slightly more serious - though Tris can sense it wasn't her intention to make it so.

"It's one of the most wonderful feelings I've ever had, and partly the reason why I got us all in this mess," she says, letting Tris go. "And you're welcome; you've done so much for me it was an honor to be able to do something for you. Don't make a habit of needing to be brought back from near death though."

She winks.

Posted by: Rhedd Feb 13 2005, 12:10 AM

(Wayrest:)

Herwyn Brand was well-aware that one did not simply go up to the Queen at a party and drag her off by one elbow, but the news he had to tell her was rather urgent, and Lord Featherston simply would not leave her Majesty alone.

Herwyn took a deep breath and approached them.

"Forgive the interruption, your Majesty," he said, bowing to the Queen.

"Lord Featherston, there seems to be some concern about your wife, my Lord," he said with a serious expression.

"Oh? What of my wife... Battlemage?"

"Well, my Lord, she was last seen going into the garden with Sir Lindford, but she cannot now be found. I hate to trouble your Lordship with this, but Lady Am..."

"Excuse me, your Majesty," the red-faced man said, quickly taking his leave and rushing toward the garden door.

Herwyn bowed again to the now-free Queen.

"Your Majesty, I have urgent news..."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 12:15 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 04:17 PM)

"Ha," Tris said. "I should make a habit of not hanging around in legendary vaults! Speaking of which - we have one last part, it looks like. Unless we're supposed to disappear into the Abyss. Somehow I'd rather not do that. Is everyone ready to advance?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 12:17 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 05:55 PM)

"I'm hoping much the same thing; I left my abyss-survival gear back in my room," Loranna says dryly, putting her journal away and shouldering her pack.

"I'm ready; everyone, we might as well do this now as later."

Posted by: Aki Feb 13 2005, 12:21 AM

Reichi nodded, then woke the other werewolves with a few swift kicks. They got ready quickly, readying what was left of their equipment. "So, where do we go?" Reichi asked.

Posted by: Sheogorath Feb 13 2005, 12:36 AM

(Wayrest:)

QUOTE(Rhedd @ Feb 12 2005, 05:50 PM)

"Your Majesty, I have urgent news..."

The Queen was about to smile and thank Herwyn from rescuing her from that bore, his tone made her drop her smile.

"What is it?" Elysana asked quietly.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 13 2005, 12:37 AM

Teleran came over and said, holding back a yawn, "Sure let's go, I'm good for another day's, night's, whatever time it is in here, exploration."

He sifted through his pack for a fatigue restoring potion, and failed to find any once more. He took out one of the ones he hadn't figured out yet and stared through the bottle at the changing lanscape beynd the 'door' sometimes black as pitch, other times the ornate hall took on a sickly orangish hue as it was distorted by the potion. He stifled another yawn. 'Maybe this one restores fatigue...' he mused.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 01:35 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 12 2005, 06:17 PM)

Loranna, seeing and hearing Teleran, says "Hey; I have a couple of those still. Let me give you one rather than you messing around with unlabeled potions."

She unslings her pack and hands Teleran a Restore Fatigue potion. "I have a spare health potion too if you need it; wish I had thought to bring more ..."

Posted by: Rhedd Feb 13 2005, 02:56 AM

QUOTE(Sheogorath @ Feb 12 2005, 04:16 PM)

(Wayrest:)
The Queen was about to smile and thank Herwyn from rescuing her from that bore, his tone made her drop her smile.

"What is it?" Elysana asked quietly.

(Wayrest:)

"Your Majesty," Herwyn explained, quietly and behind a sociable smile, "there is a plot afoot to kill Lord Veric Retenne, your Majesty's Ambassador to Orsinium, at this very party. I thought your Majesty should know.

"The plan, as I have it, is to hang Lord Retenne from the Grand Arch, then stab him repeatedly so that his blood rains down on your Majesty and the guests. This, supposedly, shall make us more aware of the strength of Orsinium's convictions concerning the border disputes," he said with a raised eyebrow.

"Regardless of it's effectiveness as a diplomatic maneuver, the scheme is carefully planned. I fear that it will succeed if nothing is done."

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 03:36 AM

Loranna walks up to the arch, a septim in her hand. She watches the shifting rooms, counting off the seconds in her head and poising to dash.

" ... three four five ..." she chants. " One two three four ... FIVE!" She pushes off on her foot and dashes through the archway to bolt into the ornate hall.

"Phew," she says, laying the coin in the middle of the archway. "Okay, here we are."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 03:43 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 08:16 PM)

The other party members followed Loranna into the ornate hallway.

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 03:43 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 09:16 PM)

An unidentifiable sound echoed from futher down the hallway, and there was a smell, too, different from the standard stench of the dungeon, penetrating into the party member's nostrils.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 03:45 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 09:23 PM)

An unidentifiable sound echoed from futher down the hallway, and there was a smell, too, different from the standarn stench of the dungeon, penetrating into the party member's nostrils.

Loranna's face screws up into a vaguely mystified expression. "What's that?" she mutters, metally preparing her defensive spells.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 03:48 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 08:25 PM)

Loranna's face screws up into a vaguely mystified expression. "What's that?" she mutters, metally preparing her defensive spells.

"First order of business," Tris said. He raised his hands and cast a light spell down the hallway in front of them.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 13 2005, 03:56 AM

Teleran takes the potion offered to him by Loranna and drinks it, feeling energy return to him, not as much as a full nights rest, but he wouldn't have gotten that anyway, not in this place. Teleran followed the rest of the party into the hallway.

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 03:58 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 09:28 PM)

"First order of business," Tris said. He raised his hands and cast a light spell down the hallway in front of them.

The length of the hall that was illuminated by the light spell was filled with dead adventurers. A selection of every race, at different levels of composition, some barely green, others mere skeletons, and every step in between. They were each adorned with various types of weapons, clothing, and armor.

They were groaning, and they stank.

They were on their knees, bowing, heads facing further down the hallway.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:01 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 09:38 PM)

Loranna's eyes widen.

"Tris, do you know the spells for repelling the dead?" she asks quietly. "I only know a real basic one, and it's more for singles, not groups ..."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:02 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 08:41 PM)

Loranna's eyes widen.

"Tris, do you know the spells for repelling the dead?" she asks quietly. "I only know a real basic one, and it's more for singles, not groups ..."

"Um, no I don't," Tris said. "I'm more of your basic Breton with a childhood spent avoiding the town guard."

He spoke very quickly, and not very loudly.

"The question in my mind is, what are they worshipping?"

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 04:05 AM

The corpses continued to moan and bow, paying no heed to the party.

It was as if they were oblivious to the presence of the living.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 13 2005, 04:08 AM

"To turn the dead turn them deader," Teleran said drawing his daggers. "They probably worship the one who didn't like the statue guy in the pyramid. Probably a damn necromancer. Lousy s'wit."

Teleran kicked the nearest groaning corpse.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 13 2005, 04:08 AM

Dante watched breathlessly, he hoped that the zombie creatures kept this state of mind whilst they were trying to get past them.

Never the less, he drew his sword and waited.

Posted by: Aki Feb 13 2005, 04:09 AM

"Just blast em with a fire spell or something..." Reichi suggested. "We get rid of em real good, er...the ones with flesh that is...."

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 04:09 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 12 2005, 09:48 PM)

The corpse fell over, and a puff of dust flew up and invaded Teleran's nostrils.

The corpse righted himself, and proceeded as if nothing had happened.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:11 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 09:49 PM)

The corpse fell over, and a puff of dust flew up and invaded Teleran's nostrils.

The corpse righted himself, and proceeded as if nothing had happened.

Loranna opens her mouth, saying " ... Tel dear, get back here; let's not be TOO reckless this time."

Turning to Reichi, she says "That could work; shall we pull back and let loose with what fire spells we have?"

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:11 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 08:49 PM)

The corpse fell over, and a puff of dust flew up and invaded Teleran's nostrils.

The corpse righted himself, and proceeded as if nothing had happened.

Tris found his own nostrils starting to flare in distaste.

"Is there any reason we can't just ignore them and go past?" he said.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:13 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 09:51 PM)

Tris found his own nostrils starting to flare in distaste.

"Is there any reason we can't just ignore them and go past?" he said.

"Because they may decide to stop ignoring us once we reach a certain point?" Loranna asks. "Probably when our route back is cut off?"

Posted by: Teleran Feb 13 2005, 04:14 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 05:49 PM)

The corpse fell over, and a puff of dust flew up and invaded Teleran's nostrils.

The corpse righted himself, and proceeded as if nothing had happened.

Teleran gasped for air, "Oh, that smells horrible! Even worse than this room," Teleran rasped as he started coughing uncontrollably. He fished out a potion of cure disease and put it in a more accessible position. He didn't want to come down with a disease in this place.

"Ignore this! How would you feel if you were stuck like them for eternity? Wouldn't you want to get out of it somehow!?!"

Posted by: Aki Feb 13 2005, 04:14 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 09:51 PM)

"Is there any reason we can't just ignore them and go past?" he said.

"Paranoia i suspose, i don't like leaving monsters behind me...." Reichi said, then shrugged. "But we could just go on..."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:14 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 08:53 PM)

"Because they may decide to stop ignoring us once we reach a certain point?" Loranna asks. "Probably when our route back is cut off?"

"What route back?" Tris said. "We're headed just one way, right now. And we may as well kill them later as right now."

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:18 AM

"Hmm ..." Loranna says, looking to Teleran.

" ... Well, if I knew my body were being used to do stuff like that, I'd want it to be put to rest yeah," she concurs. "But chances are, whatever they're worshipping lies ahead, and who knows? Maybe we'll end up having to break its power somehow, and then they'll be freed all at once - without us having to fight them, to boot."

She points to the ceiling. "Those of us who can levitate can pretty much crawl on the ceiling and avoid everything except those few spears and halberds I see. We can either do that or else just try walking past them."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:19 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 08:58 PM)

Tris levitated to the ceiling, trying to see past the group of zombies.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 13 2005, 04:22 AM

Dante slowly creeps up next to the corpse closest to him, he then dropped to his knees and began bowing and groaning...poorly.

Every few seconds he would move forward a few corpses and repeat the process, trying to seem as dead as possible.

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 04:26 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 09:59 PM)

Tris levitated to the ceiling, trying to see past the group of zombies.

Further down the hall were row upon row of corpses, at the farthest point, beyond which Tris could not see, was what appeared to be a throne, and something--skeletal--was seated on it and to one side was a container of some sort, though it was too far away to know anymore.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 13 2005, 04:30 AM

Dante continued moving up and bowing, so far his plan seemed full proof....so far.

He moved up two more corpses and the faint shape of a throne was visible, although he couldn't tell what was in it he knew that that was where he was headed.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:31 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 09:06 PM)

"I see a throne, with something skeletal on it," Tris reported. "Haven't we seen enough liches already?"

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:33 AM

QUOTE(Allerleirauh @ Feb 12 2005, 10:11 PM)

"I see a throne, with something skeletal on it," Tris reported. "Haven't we seen enough liches already?"

Loranna watches Dante with an expression that suggests he has tea with Sheogorath every Fridas at dusk.

"Some liches can be surprisingly nice," Loranna says quietly, still shaking her head. "Somehow though I doubt any lich lairing here is among such, especially with this retinue. So, we're stuck moving forward, so I guess we just try to be careful ..."

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:35 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 09:13 PM)

"Frankly," Tris said, "I'm more interested in making sure we don't end up as worshippers. We couldn't take a lich earlier, what's changed? But we do have to go forward somehow."

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 04:37 AM

In the dim light Dante was able to barely make out a skeleton seated on the throne. A ring of phalanges tied together with yarn wreathed his skull like a crown. Beside him was a jar filled with eyes and a strange preserving fluid. The skeleton reached over and wrapped his bony fingers around one eyeball, and pulled it out. He brought it up to his mouth and bit off a peice, bits of eyeball and juice spilt down the inside of his ribs, splattering against the bones.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 13 2005, 04:46 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 10:17 PM)

Dante bit into his hand and let out a low muffled scream of sickening proportions, luckily it was muffled quite effectively.

He move up more and more, still trying to hide the fact that he was alive, and intensely disgusted. He now found himself a little too close for comfort.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:47 AM

Motioning for her companions to follow, Loranna slowly moves forward, trying to avoid the dead as much as possible.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:49 AM

QUOTE(Loranna @ Feb 12 2005, 09:27 PM)

Motioning for her companions to follow, Loranna slowly moves forward, trying to avoid the dead as much as possible.

"You people are crazy," Tris said. He closed his eyes and focused, then cast the strongest buffing spells he knew, the strongest regeneration spells he knew, and lastly the strongest reflection spells he knew, on himself and Ciel. Then he moved forward, over the heads of the worshipping zombies.

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 04:51 AM

QUOTE(w0nders @ Feb 12 2005, 10:26 PM)

The skeleton takes another bite out of the eye, his teeth tear apart the material, and bits of eye and liquid tumble down his ribcage.

He suddenly hurls what's left of the eye towards Dante.

Posted by: Teleran Feb 13 2005, 04:52 AM

"Another Lich, I'll kill the bastard. Dammit, where the hell would I put my bloody phylactery if I were a lich. I wouldn't become a-No, not helping." Teleran muttered to himself. "Pickled eyes? What kind of a? Why would it even try such a thing? Its not like it could even eat anyway."

Teleran strode through the corpses, smacking aside those that were in his way with the flat of his spear. His gauntlet shot out to smash the jar of eyes.

Posted by: Aki Feb 13 2005, 04:53 AM

The Werewolves look at the other for a moment, then rush through the dead, jumping on the dead they couldn't run around. All four drew their weapons, the key to killing all magick users was closing in a tearing them to shreds.

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 04:54 AM

QUOTE(Teleran @ Feb 12 2005, 10:32 PM)

"Another Lich, I'll kill the bastard. Dammit, where the hell would I put my bloody phylactery if I were a lich. I wouldn't become a-No, not helping." Teleran muttered to himself. 'Pickled eyes? What kind of a? Why would it even try such a thing? Its not like it could even eat anyway."

Teleran strode through the corpses, smacking aside those that were in his way with the flat of his spear. His gauntlet shot out to smash the jar of eyes.

The skeleton on the throne comes to his feet with a start and lifts his hand. The corpses stop bowing and stand up, brandishing their weapons.

Posted by: w0nders Feb 13 2005, 04:55 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 10:31 PM)

The skeleton takes another bite out of the eye, his teeth tear apart the material, and bits of eye and liquid tumble down his ribcage.

He suddenly hurls what's left of the eye towards Dante.

The eye sailed through the air and bonked Dante on the head, falling to the ground infront of him. He picked it up sheepishly and stared at it for a long moment.

Looking back up at the skeletal figure he smiled, then began to 'play' eat it, by just holding it up to his lips and mumbling "num nummy, this is pretty good..." He awaited the skeletons response.

Posted by: Allerleirauh Feb 13 2005, 04:57 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 09:34 PM)

The skeleton on the throne comes to his feet with a start and lifts his hand. The corpses stop bowing and stand up, brandishing their weapons.

"Where would I put my phylactery? NOT IN HERE!" Tris yelled to Teleran.

He wasn't sure the group could take the band of undead, much less the lich. But he channeled his remaining magicka into increasing the strength of the party fighters.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 04:57 AM

"All sorts of crazy," Loranna mutter under her breath, seeing several of her companions rush headlong into things.

Sword now in hand, Loranna fortifies her own agility, wanting to save the rest of her magic for healing if necessary. She gets ready to evade and slash as needed.

Posted by: Dagoth Lich Feb 13 2005, 04:59 AM

QUOTE(Dumbkid @ Feb 12 2005, 09:34 PM)

The skeleton on the throne comes to his feet with a start and lifts his hand. The corpses stop bowing and stand up, brandishing their weapons.

Dagoth, in his shaken up haze, just notices the other lich. But this one wasn't being as aggravating as the other, and acted rather peculiarly.

'Well well... another of my kind down here...'

Posted by: Dumbkid Feb 13 2005, 05:00 AM

A number of corpses charge towards the party members in disorganized groups.

A good number of the zombies arrange themselves in a phalanx, and wait.

Posted by: Aki Feb 13 2005, 05:00 AM

"I told ya! I told ya! Fireball!" Reichi shouted as him and the other Werewolves were stopped when the Undead began to attack. All four began attacking the undead viscously, carving a path to the lich.

Posted by: Loranna Feb 13 2005, 05:03 AM

... And this is a good time to lock the topic. Maybe the monsters won't be able to follow us to the next.

... Yeah, right

LOCK ON!!!

Loranna