Session+Forty-Five

30/6/16

[20:36] <@BradGM> **The interrogation just began that Ulrich took Edgerrin and Alexi and went to drink downstairs, leaving Aithorn and Siluvaine to conduct the questioning. They learned from the woman that a certain Carlott hired her, three mutant thugs and a mutant wizard to tail and ambush the Party for a rather substantial amount. [20:36] <@BradGM>. Meanwhile downstairs, Ulrich convinced the others that the shadow woman was not to be let free, and decided to send a note to Mathias Hoffer, Ordo Fidelis witch-Hunter, for direct assistance. Upstairs, the Shadow woman revealed Carlott’s hiding place and an abandoned animal market where she and the other mutants are hiding. The return of the others from the bar, and the sudden arrival of Hoffer did not helped calmed the situation. [20:37] <@BradGM> In the end, Hoffer killed the shadow woman and the Witch-Hunter agreed, not without warnings, to investigate both locations for the Party. After his departure, Ulrich’s action brought some tension between the Party members, His Ulican blood not keen on cutting deals with mutants and heretics. [20:37] <@BradGM>. Nevertheless, not all was grim. A messenger arrived with a purple letter, signalling that the Amethyst College agreed to help.** [20:37] <@BradGM> **It is about 2-2:30 in the afternoon now.** [20:38] * +Siluvaine looks over the letter. "It seems we have someplace to visit. Or I do atleast." [20:39] <@BradGM> **It burns a blue flame, leaving no ash or remains.** [20:40] <@BradGM> **A lingering smell of stale air does fills the room as the purple paper burns off.** [20:40] * +Aithorn looks at the vanishing corpse on the floor. "At least it was a quick death, I will accompany you to the College. Ulrich can explain this mess to the Innkeeper if the sight of a witchhunter isn't enough." [20:40] * +Siluvaine glances around. "Quite." [20:42] <@BradGM> **The Shadow woman's body, or remains, are only her clothing and the manacles,, with a weak shadow smoke leaving the 'body'.** [20:42] <+Siluvaine> "And we still have to deal with the woman who stole from us at the Hard Cock." [20:43] <+Aithorn> "If they are two different women, I doubt Hoffer will let Carlott live long enough to tell." [20:45] * +Siluvaine gathers her gear, getting ready to head to the college. "I believe they are. This Karla Heinz seems to be a separate person, not just a fake name for Carlott." [20:47] * +Aithorn gathers his gear as well and is ready to head off. [20:48] * +Siluvaine starts towards the Amethyst college, keeping an eye out for assassins..who knows how long it will take the Witchhunter to round them up. [20:48] <@BradGM> **Roll percpetion visual** [20:49] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 70 [20:49] <@Diceling> Siluvaine: 5 Success by 6 degrees! [20:50] <@BradGM> **You look about, and you spot Hammelfist's butler following you a distance away.** [20:51] <@BradGM> !dhroll 42 [20:51] <@Diceling> BradGM: 67 Failure by 2 degrees! [20:51] * +Aithorn sees Siluvaine's eyebrow go up again in the now-recognizable sign of yet another interruption. "What is it this time? Another halfling riot?" [20:51] * +Siluvaine frowns and lowers her voice. "Hmmelfist's butler is following us." [20:52] <@BradGM> **You pass the docks and into the University sector. The streets are 'calm' again, most student are at class, giving some elbow space when walking.** [20:54] <+Aithorn> ((All we need is Edgerrin on a wheeled cart with a holocaust cloak and we'd really have enough space http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/princessbride/images/e/ed/Fezzik_as_the_Dread_Pirate_Roberts.png/revision/latest?cb=20110320032302)) [20:54] * +Siluvaine continues on. "Not much he can do once we're at the college, but who knows what Witchhunters will do." [20:55] <@BradGM> ((You'll have to muster said ressources, and I don't recall you meeting any albino for any cart.)) [20:55] <+Siluvaine> ((heh)) [20:56] <+Siluvaine> ((wonder how many albinos get burned as mutants...)) [20:56] <@BradGM> ((all?)) [20:56] * +Aithorn dodges around a cluster of students who are too oblivious to notice a pair of elves navigating the streets, "We're obviously in league with wizards since we spend so much time here, so he's probably gathering evidence." [20:57] * +Siluvaine grimaces slightly. "Technically I don't think that's wrong in this city. I wonder what he took of the arrival of Mathias." [20:57] <@BradGM> **You arrive in the Western corner of the University sector and to the Amethyst College. A group of children are daring each other to get into the 'haunted castle' the furthest.** [20:59] * +Siluvaine glances down at the children and doesn't even pause as she walks inside the "haunted castle." [21:00] <@BradGM> **The most daring one get 10, 12 meters in before a flight of bats spook him out.** [21:01] <@BradGM> **They're in awe/spooked of Siluvaine sudden dissapearance, some screaming and crying starts from the yougnest ones.** [21:02] <+Siluvaine> ((hehe)) [21:02] * +Aithorn stops to catch the eye of one of the children, and winks as he crosses the threshhold. [21:05] <@BradGM> **Aithorn doesn't quite dissapear when he crosses the threshold. A step later, he's into the real College, pumping into the back of a stopped Siluvaine. Some childrens run away, most returnin to come and take the crying one and those who are just too dim about it.** [21:07] * +Aithorn catches himself a bit on the sudden appearance of Siluvaine, but manages not to knock her over. [21:08] <@BradGM> **You're facing 5 Amethyst Wizards armed with scythes in the lid and clean entrance hall of the Amethyst College. "A more suitable entrance. Your promptness is apreciated."** [21:08] * +Siluvaine nods in greetings to them. "The situation requires promptness. The sooner this is done, the better." [21:11] <@BradGM> Wizard "Yes, but there is no need to rush; all things comes to thier ends at thier own time. Follow me." [21:11] <+Aithorn> "We just don't want it to be ours. Lead on." [21:12] * +Siluvaine nods and follows as instructed. [21:12] * +Aithorn whispers to Siluvaine, "They control the enchantments on the door, right? Why then do they post guards?" [21:12] <@BradGM> **A Wizard leaves into the College while the others move into a guarding postion around the door and entrance.** [21:14] <@BradGM> **The Wizard leads you into the College, the smell of incent fills the air, and bats move about overhead,, some even carrying what seems to be rolled parchments.** [21:15] * +Siluvaine glances around and replies in the same lowered voice. "Do yo ureally want to ask?" [21:15] <+Aithorn> "Why do you think I asked you instead of them?" [21:17] * +Aithorn keeps walking down the hallway keeping an eye on the bats overhead [21:18] * +Siluvaine shrugs and keeps following, glancing around curiously as they move. [21:19] <@BradGM> **You seem that there is also numerous spiders webs in the corners of the support studs, with rather large and long legged spiders, ususal than your household variaty.** [21:20] * +Siluvaine motions to the webs. "Curiosity might not be the best idea." [21:22] <@BradGM> **The Wizard stops at a door and knocks at it. A second later it cracks open. "You may enter." [21:22] <+Aithorn> "This isn't the wyrdwood. But I will try to be more respectful." [21:24] * +Aithorn opens the door and looks around as he steps in. [21:24] * @Edgerrin follows careful not to break anything. [21:25] * +Siluvaine steps inside, glancing around. [21:25] <@BradGM> **Past the door, you enter a large room seperated by partitions. Facing you is a T-shaped intersection, where a cat is sicking his paw. The Door closes behind you.** [21:27] <+Siluvaine> "Greetings." [21:27] * +Aithorn walks around the cat, "Magister?" [21:28] <@BradGM> **The Black cat stops sicking itself. Aithorn the cat rolls his back facing you.** [21:28] <@BradGM> Cat "Mrrr.." [21:29] <@BradGM> **Those with 6th sense, roll WP** [21:30] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 59 [21:30] <@Diceling> Siluvaine: 95 Failure by 3 degrees! [21:30] <+Siluvaine> ((not me!)) [21:30] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 38 [21:30] <@Diceling> Edgerrin: 50 Failure by 1 degree! [21:30] <@Edgerrin> hell fate [21:30] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 38 [21:30] <@Diceling> Edgerrin: 45 Failure by 0 degrees! [21:31] * +Aithorn drops a hand to give the cat a pat while he looks around at the decorating around the room. [21:32] <@BradGM> **The cat jogs away between your legs Aithorn. As for th decoration, the ceiling and upper walls are made of stone, while the partitions are made of deep purple cloth and maple wood.** [21:33] <@BradGM> **Everyone roll perception, 'normal' roll, +10 since oyu all got night vision.** [21:33] * +Siluvaine glances around for any sign of the Magister, though she has suspicions of the cat... [21:33] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 80 [21:33] <@Diceling> Siluvaine: 32 Success by 4 degrees! [21:33] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 71 [21:33] <@Diceling> Aithorn: 57 Success by 1 degree! [21:34] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 48 [21:34] <@Diceling> Edgerrin: 27 Success by 2 degrees! [21:34] <+Aithorn> ((wait, we went 3/3 on perception tests? I think Diceling is broken...)) [21:37] <@BradGM> **You all follow the cat as it jogs away to the left of the T-intersection, where you all get merely startled as a human in a buffy purple robes, deep hood and purple leather gloves. The hands marks the person as a woman. the cat miaws as he rubs himself on her and sit next to her.** [21:37] <@BradGM> **Edgerrin, Siluvaine, you got a odd feeling she was right there all along.** [21:40] <@BradGM> Wizard "This was quite humourous." Her words are clear, almost as if she was a feet away from your ears, despite her being 100 feet away.* [21:40] * +Siluvaine tries not to think of the assassin at the sudden appearance of the woman. "Oh?" [21:41] <@BradGM> **The Cat winks his eyes while doing a head motion toward you Siluvaine "Miaw." [21:43] * +Siluvaine smiles at the cat. [21:43] <+Aithorn> "Joy is in the ears that hear, Magister. We got your note, and here we are." [21:45] <@BradGM> Wizard "Magister Gabrielle Marsner, Master Wizard of the Amethyst College. I was not introducted, but was told it was..critical?." [21:48] <+Siluvaine> "Ah. Yes. My name is Siluvaine. This is Edgerrin and Aithorn. We have been searching for someone who knows how to destroy a chaos artifact." [21:49] * +Aithorn bows in turn. [21:50] <@BradGM> **The Cat lick his pawn again, as Marsner stand still, in the dim corner of the 'hall' of partitions to turns to the right behind her.** [21:50] <+Aithorn> "We have reason to think that it has begun to awaken. Thus the need for haste." [21:53] <@BradGM> **She remains silent for a couple of minutes, before speaking again "Yes, I know what can destroy a cursed item. But why should I help, or trust, you?" [21:53] <+Siluvaine> "We've been put to the task for finding the artifact and destroying it by the church. We are sure we have the location, but the owner won't release it until we have a way to destroy it." [21:55] <+Siluvaine> "You can consult with Magister Klemperer of the Celestial College to find out if we're trustworthy." [21:55] * +Siluvaine grimaces and raises her hand, showing off the brand. "Or this if it helps." [21:55] <@BradGM> **Again, it takes a couple of minutes of silence, where only the cat licking his paw, and then rubbing his face, his heard.** [21:56] <@BradGM> ((Well, that quirk serves me plenty.)) [21:57] <+Aithorn> ((i didn't know you were fluent in elvish )) [21:58] <@BradGM> Marsner "I have learned of a way, during my travels in Stirland. But it is straining, long and dangerous." *She pause a moment* "Furthermore, it must be performed outside, where the Sun's rising rays will illuminate the item." [22:02] <+Siluvaine> "But it can be done." [22:03] <@BradGM> Cat "Mrr." [22:03] <+Aithorn> "The Asrai have pledged their lives to fight against Chaos, if I can help accomplish this task then name it. And I will see it done." [22:03] <@BradGM> **Another silence, if shorter "Yes." [22:05] <+Siluvaine> "Will you help us?" [22:08] <@BradGM> **Another silence, longer this time "Yes. I will require time to gather materials. I also expect protection and asistance; the entity may leave some physical residue to dispose of." [22:09] * +Siluvaine nods. "Of course. We will be happy to help, and to gather materials if need be. We can also...possibly call upon some additional protection though it might not be...politic." [22:10] <+Aithorn> "My arm will be where you need it." [22:10] <@BradGM> **Another silence.** [22:12] <@BradGM> Marsner "The ritual last for a full day, from sunrise to the next sunrise. I hope your protection is trustworhty. I propose the old Altdorf Cemetary as a location. It has the reputation of being haunted, it will give us privacy.** [22:14] <+Aithorn> "Your ritual is the condition of retrieving the artifact. We would ask that you accompany us to get it when we are ready, if you are willing." [22:15] * +Siluvaine nods. "The extra protection could be in the form of Witchhunters. Would that be a problem?" [22:16] <@BradGM> **Silence, again. The cat plops on the gorund, and being working on cleaning his belly.** [22:17] <@BradGM> Marsner "I shall acoompany you. As for your assitance, they are a problem only if they interveine in the ritual." [22:19] * +Siluvaine nods and considers. "We will have to consider safety over the possibility that they will think they know best." [22:20] <@BradGM> **Silence again** [22:21] <+Siluvaine> "Is there anything we can do to help with the preparations?" [22:22] <+Aithorn> "Can we help prepare the site?" [22:23] <@BradGM> Marsner "No. I shall gather the materials. I can be ready in 2 days and start that dawn, we must get the item right beforehand. I would also need to know what item it is and what it is capable of." [22:25] <+Aithorn> "It is known as the Dagger of Yul Kchaum, we do not know it's full powers other than to serve as a housing for a daemon." [22:26] <@BradGM> Silence again. The cat is now licking his ass.** [22:27] <@BradGM> Marsner "A dagger, then a servant of the Blood God. Very well. I shall inform the Temple of Morr, they still cather to the cemetary, I shall arrange to hav them clear an area for our usage. [22:29] * +Siluvaine nods. "Of course. We shall inform the owner of the dagger that we will pick it up in 2 days then." [22:30] <@BradGM> **Silence..** [22:31] <@BradGM> Marsner "It is agreed then." [22:31] <@BradGM> **The door cracks open.** [22:31] * +Siluvaine nods. "Agreed." [22:31] * +Siluvaine glances at the door behind her, then at the woman and the cat. "Thank you for the help." [22:31] <@BradGM> Marsner "I shall be ready 3 hours before dawn in 2 days." [22:32] <@BradGM> Cat "Miaw." [22:32] <+Siluvaine> "Of course. Should we meet here to take you to the dagger then?" [22:33] <@BradGM> **A shorter silence followed.** [22:33] <@BradGM> Marsner "I shall be at the threshold." [22:35] <@BradGM> ((I thought it was arranged that take her to Messner get the dagger, go to the cemetary and start at dawn, no?)) [22:35] <+Siluvaine> ((yeah?)) [22:36] <@BradGM> ((ok, expect if your question meant meet here, as in her room, or at the college itself?)) [22:37] * +Aithorn smiles as he bows. [22:37] <+Siluvaine> ((Well, we have to get her somehow..Sil was wondering if we were going to pick her up here, or meet her at their Inn, or whatever)) [22:38] <@BradGM> ((ah ok, yah the college is good)) [22:39] <+Siluvaine> ((nod)) [22:39] * +Siluvaine nods and bows and turns to leave. [22:40] <@BradGM> **THe Wizard is waiting for you outside, in the hall. As you all exit the room, the door closes itself behind you." [22:40] <@BradGM> Wizard "I hope oyu have obtained what you came to seek." [22:41] <+Siluvaine> "Yes, thank you." [22:45] <@BradGM> **You are taken back, and lead to the back door, where you are husered outsdie into an alley. and into the smell of..** [22:45] <@BradGM> !roll 1d10 [22:45] <@Diceling> BradGM: 6 [22:45] <@BradGM> ...Open sewers.** [22:46] <@Edgerrin> "This city smells worse than a goblin warren." [22:46] <@BradGM> **It's the eastern wind from < pushing up the scent of the Docks into the streets and alleys of the sector; you are somewhat near the Reik at this point.** [22:46] <@BradGM> !roll 1d10 [22:46] <@Diceling> BradGM: 8 [22:46] <@BradGM> !roll 1d100 [22:46] <@Diceling> BradGM: 69 [22:46] <+Aithorn> "You would know better than I would." [22:47] * +Siluvaine grimaces at the smell and gets her handkerchief out, glancing around for signs of the spy. [22:47] <@BradGM> **Siluvaine, you look around; it seems you at least lost the butler for now.** [22:48] <+Siluvaine> "Probably scurrying back to his master." [22:49] <+Aithorn> "Two days to prepare ourselves. I need to find a smithy, we need to find some help, what else awaits us?" [22:50] <+Siluvaine> "The woman who stole from us. Informing the various entities. 24 hours is a long time to guard the ritual, but I am not sure I trust the Witchhunters to be helpful." [22:50] <+Aithorn> "We should inquire about Gerhard Schiller. He might help us without the zeal of our friend, Hoffer." [22:51] <@Edgerrin> "Tis wise not ta trust a Witch hunter. The only thing we get frum them be grief." [22:52] <+Siluvaine> "Priests are almost as bad, but I suppose we must." [22:52] * +Siluvaine starts off towards the Inn, watching for assassins and trails. "Deal with the thief tonight?" [22:53] <@BradGM> !roll 1d100 [22:53] <@Diceling> BradGM: 24 [22:53] <@Edgerrin> "The common copnnection between them all be....politics." [22:54] <+Siluvaine> "Indeed." [22:54] <+Aithorn> "If we can. The sun is setting on our time in this city, and I am eager to ride off into the sunset." [22:54] <@BradGM> **You return to the Imperial Inn. Students are rioting again! This time due to the price of paper; 1/2 for a sheet? Outrage!** [22:55] <@Edgerrin> "They never be happy" [22:55] <+Siluvaine> 'Outrage indeed. I can almost understand this one." [22:57] <@BradGM> **It is about supper time, the inn is starting to get filled. You manange to secure a small-ish table for yourselves.** [22:57] <@Edgerrin> "wonder were the othe rs be?" [22:58] <+Aithorn> "If we could fight the daemons with alcohol. Ulrich would be a formidible weapon indeed." [22:58] <@BradGM> **Well, Alexi did spoke about those Bretonnian knights; since they're not here as well, perhaps they are all gone to the Temple of Sigmar?** [22:59] <@BradGM> **Food and drink get brought to you. Food's still questionable, but the drinks are a refreshing treat after all that walking and stinking air.** [22:59] <@Edgerrin> "I thought Ulrich all'e knoes." [22:59] <+Siluvaine> "Drinking perhaps. We will need to inform Illuminator Messner of the plan. And perhaps make plans for additional guards. And deal with the Priests. And possibly Witchhunters. And those that stole form us." [23:00] <@BradGM> ((and we got 2 days!)) [23:00] <@Edgerrin> "I can teach ye ta." [23:01] <+Aithorn> ((plenty of time! btw, Aithorn is going to try to find news of an elven weaponsmith to replenish his supply of daggers )) [23:02] <@BradGM> ((To the dwarfcave!)) [23:02] <@BradGM> ((You can try it here, roll gossip- try not to get too much DoF..)) [23:02] <@BradGM> ((+10 for being a customer and selling your daagger too)) [23:03] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 49 [23:03] <@Diceling> Aithorn: 9 Success by 4 degrees! [23:03] * +Aithorn makes sweet passionate love to Diceling [23:06] <@BradGM> Owner "Oh yeah there's some elven smith on one of 'them island, 'right at the Menagerie, level, some place called Morning Mist, 'heard the owner, Imhol' one of them Nuln types, just keep your wits ,bout you, those Nuln types can sell winter ot Ulric." [23:07] * +Aithorn thanks the owner for the information and the warning. [23:07] <+Siluvaine> "Maximillian Saer might have what you're looking for as well." [23:09] <@Edgerrin> "I culd find ye some good weapons in little Karak>;' [23:10] <@Edgerrin> "And sum good drink" [23:10] <+Siluvaine> "Deal with the thief tonight and inform everyone tomorrow, or wait until tomorrow night to deal wit the thief?" [23:11] <+Aithorn> "I'd rather trust the steel of a good elven smith, but perhaps we can trade." [23:11] <@Edgerrin> "Ya saying dwarven Steel t'aint any good?" [23:12] <+Aithorn> "Tonight, our time will go faster than we think and we'll wish we had more of it. As long as we are rested for the long ritual, we should spend the time we have." [23:15] * +Siluvaine nods. [23:15] <+Aithorn> "Would dwarves know how to make a knife longenough to do more than cut food with, I wonder?" [23:16] <@Edgerrin> "Of cousre we do. we be able to make all kinds of weapons. We do fight in tunnels ya know where ye cant be using long weapons." [23:17] <@Edgerrin> "I just prefer the long heavy oes that do lotsa smashin'" [23:17] <@BradGM> **You would need to inqure as to where you can find the Hard Cock.** [23:17] <@BradGM> ((since we're on the subject of lenght and smashing)) [23:18] * +Siluvaine makes a few discrete inquiries about the cock fighting bar. [23:18] <@BradGM> **Roll gossip** [23:18] <+Siluvaine> ((Streetwise apply?)) [23:18] <@BradGM> ((please roll badly for humour!)) [23:18] <@BradGM> ((sure)) [23:19] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 63 [23:19] <@Diceling> Siluvaine: 13 Success by 5 degrees! [23:19] <+Siluvaine> ((hah! Siluvaine doesn't wind up at a brothel!)) [23:19] <+Aithorn> ((read this in your best Maxwell Smart voice: missed it by that much)) [23:19] <@Edgerrin> ("chief") [23:20] <@BradGM> Owner "You mean the pit fightin' place? Yeah, it's in the north of the Cty, past University, 'bit east of the Konigplatz. Large building, like a warehouse, got a big coloured sign with a cock on it, can't miss it." [23:21] * +Siluvaine nods and returns to the table, letting the group know she atleast knows how to find it, theoretically. "I also suggest tomorrow that we hand deliver any messages, instead of trusting urchins." [23:26] * +Aithorn nods as he finishes his meal. "We should agree on who to send the messages to." [23:26] * +Siluvaine nods. "That too. Obviously the Light College and Illuminator Messner. The Priests I suppose." [23:29] <@BradGM> ((ok if we close it here for tonight?)) [23:29] <+Aithorn> "That would be my list as well. I do not trust the Witchhunter's self control." [23:29] <+Aithorn> ((fine by me)) [23:29] <@Edgerrin> ((ok)) [23:29] <@BradGM> ((you people and your trust issues...)) [23:29] <@BradGM> *******End of Session*******