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  1. [19:04:37 ][Kain] You guys have been preparing to move out and strike the Metal and Wind shrines! Steiner's team is heading north to attack the Wind Shrine, while the plan for you guys is to head through the tunnels Theta and Dryn made from the stone shrine to the Metal Shrine.
  2. [19:05:44 ][Kain] Zephyr has been excitable during the planning, asking which, if any of your auxillary forces are capable of illusion spells - he wants to make an opening for you at the Metal Shrine by sending his troops along the typical path there with illusions of you guys approach that way as well.
  3. [19:06:12 ][Lenore] 2d6 shenanigans
  4. [19:06:12 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, shenanigans: 5 [2d6=2,3]
  5. [19:06:12 ][Kain] If that's not feasible then no need to worry about it, he'll just send his forces to cause a distraction so you can flank them anyway.
  6. [19:06:16 ]* Amaryllis can do illusions~
  7. [19:06:30 ][Kain] Yes but you're not gonna be marching that way.
  8. [19:06:40 ][Amaryllis] Noah and Adenine, IIRC?
  9. [19:06:57 ][Amaryllis] Depends on who Theta takes with him for mage doll, but we could send Adenine that way.
  10. [19:07:12 ][Lenore] Expert Black~
  11. [19:07:18 ][Kain] Noah... Right then. He asks Noah if he wants to help with the ruse, and Noah accepts.
  12. [19:08:22 ][Kain] Things are ready to launch as soon as you guys are ready - you'll be teleporting to the Stone Shrine with General Beatrix and a few elven warriors as backup. You'll be supported by Caltris at the Lightning Shrine and they'll send in more troops when they can.
  13. [19:08:37 ][Lenore] Sounds good~
  14. [19:08:50 ]* Amaryllis has prepared hand rolls for the troops and the other PCs. Some with sashimi grade fish from the batch used for Theta's tacos, with cucumber and rice. Others with fried mushrooms and other vegetables with avocado slices. There's a bit of soy sauce dabbed into them, but she's also prepared some that are more like tacos, with tortillas instead of seaweed and a chipotle sauce.
  15. [19:09:23 ]* Amaryllis gives Noah a hug before they set off.
  16. [19:10:26 ]* Theta collects himself and catches his breath for a bit after that digging and stressful conversations. He gladly accepts more food in the mean time.
  17. [19:10:29 ][Kain] Noah returns the embrace and wishes you good luck!
  18. [19:11:47 ][Kain] Prickles has shown up, too, ready to help! He files in place with your group.
  19. [19:12:04 ]* Amaryllis munches on a sandwich converted to a hand roll herself and takes small swigs of whiskey as she waits for everything to be set to go. She hands Valerian a hand roll.
  20. [19:12:08 ][Amaryllis] (HP Drain food)
  21. [19:12:17 ][Amaryllis] (for herself I mean)
  22. [19:13:40 ]* Theta sends for Vivian! If anything she imagines they'll want a little bit of extra fire power here. Literally. He joins up with the others once he's had a chance to eat.
  23. [19:14:03 ][Amaryllis] (in that case we could send Adenine to have two illusionists :O)
  24. [19:14:24 ][Kain] Adenine nods and gives Theta a kiss goodbye, before joining Noah, then.
  25. [19:14:26 ][Theta] "It's a pretty straightforward pathway, shouldn't be bad at all." He says as he stretched some. And yes, we could!
  26. [19:14:49 ][Kain] Elizabeth waves to Lenore and Theta, and ALSO joins Noah's group to help bolster their surviving power.
  27. [19:15:04 ][Kain] Team Waifuforce assembled!
  28. [19:15:23 ]* Lenore waves, totally ready to TAKE THIS SHIT ON!
  29. [19:15:42 ][Kain] Vivian shows up, nearly tripping over herself as she enters. She tugs down on her hat and gives a nervous smile, but is ready to take on some bitches!
  30. [19:16:38 ][Kain] And finally General Beatrix strolls in calmly, dressed in her shining Alexandrian armor.
  31. [19:16:46 ][Kain] She just wordlessly files into your group for now.
  32. [19:18:03 ]* Lenore eats up a serving of BEEF PIEROGI in preperation for KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES
  33. [19:19:02 ][Kain] Zephyr: "Alright then. Aspin, get the army ready. I'll be leading the diversion team, and I'll trust you and the men we leave here to hold down the capital." he doesn't mention the Qu skeletons for good reason. "Fight well, everyone, and let's force our enemies backwards until they fall into the sea."
  34. [19:19:21 ]* Theta waves goodbye to the other group as well...though it begs the question whose taking them to the earth shrine now.
  35. [19:19:31 ][Kain] I was just about to answer that!
  36. [19:19:56 ][Kain] Adenine looks over. "I can teleport you there, but if you need to get out of there, you're on your own until we meet up again."
  37. [19:20:25 ][Amaryllis] "I should be able to send a message to all of you through Valerian if we get in a tight spot and need to be extracted."
  38. [19:20:46 ][Kain] Adenine: "Right. Later, then."
  39. [19:20:54 ][Kain] Adenine begins casting a teleport spell!
  40. [19:21:23 ][Kain] The rest of the room gets into gear for WAR as the teleport circle forms around you lot, and VWOOP.
  41. [19:22:31 ][Kain] Ammy, Lenore, Theta, Vivian, Mr. Prickles and General Beatrix, along with a few elven soldiers appear in the Shrine of Stone. There is a single, dark-skinned elf here who is praying in front of a pool of brown energy. In the back is a hole in the wall of the temple, leading down and into the earth, through the mountains.
  42. [19:23:37 ]* Theta waves to her. "Hey Dryn. Cavalry has arrived."
  43. [19:23:38 ]* Lenore straightens out her dress after teleporting, making sure there's no sauce or anything on her after eating that pierogi. She starts wondering whether to let the elf stop praying on her own or if it'd be okay to disturb her, hmmmm.
  44. [19:23:41 ][Kain] Oh and just so we get this out of the way - Renegade is still figuring out the beacons, but he had an idea for a trick to blind them temporarily until he could work with them better.
  45. [19:24:03 ][Amaryllis] "Greetings." Ammy nods to Dryn, then looks to the tunnel. "This is our way in then?"
  46. [19:24:53 ][Kain] The elf nods. "Greetings. That's the way. A tunnel Theta made with the energies gathered in this shrine. It leads due north until a thin rock wall just outside of the Metal Shrine."
  47. [19:26:36 ][Amaryllis] "Brilliant. Are you able to sense and act upon a battle from afar with the stone shrine's powers? It would be useful to use its power to create barriers to split enemy forces and corner them, but I do not know if you can perceive the battle from a distance."
  48. [19:26:52 ][Kain] Dryn: "I'll try my best."
  49. [19:27:05 ]* Amaryllis nods and turns to everyone else. "Shall we go then?"
  50. [19:27:11 ]* Amaryllis shuffles off toward the tunnel entrance.
  51. [19:27:36 ]* Theta nods, heading down into the earthen path
  52. [19:28:02 ][Kain] Dryn: "Good luck!" she calls after you, before resuming praying.
  53. [19:28:56 ]* Lenore heads down the tunnel, treading carefully~
  54. [19:29:12 ][Kain] Beatrix: "It seems we have a bit of a march ahead of us..." she says as she enters the tunnel. It's pitch dark ahead of you, but those of you who can see in the dark - like Theta with his bauble, can see fine. Ammy probably has to get out her lantern for most of you.
  55. [19:29:16 ][Lenore] As carefully as you can while skipping, anyway.
  56. [19:29:53 ]* Amaryllis does indeed pull out her lantern, and her eyes settle into a soft glow to help her see too.
  57. [19:29:56 ][Kain] The tunnel stretches far, far ahead of you, further than you can see, dipping slightly at some intervals to avoid surfacing.
  58. [19:31:06 ][Kain] Prickles: "I must say this is a rather ingenious flanking maneuver - I'm surprised a tunnel like this didn't take years to make! And Sir Theta made it in the span of hours?" the cactuar expresses in surprise.
  59. [19:32:38 ][Kain] Vivian has gone quiet and has a bit of a determined look on her face as she hurries down the tunnel.
  60. [19:32:52 ][Lenore] Lenny makes an intuitive firespark off of her finger to light the way! It doesnt' help too much, but better than nothing!
  61. [19:33:01 ][Theta] "Well...with what Dryn was doing, it wasn't very dificult to move, like playing in sand, really."
  62. [19:33:14 ][Amaryllis] "With a group of Geomancers and the power of this shrine, I wonder how long it would take to create an entire underground city."
  63. [19:34:39 ][Kain] Beatrix: "A city of underground elves and dwarves that live in the sun... a bit of a far cry from the children's stories." she comments.
  64. [19:35:34 ][Theta] "Wouldn't be much different from living in Treno - maybe even less dark!"
  65. [19:36:21 ][Kain] Vivian: "I do wonder why the sun never shines back home..." she murmurs, a bit distracted.
  66. [19:36:25 ][Amaryllis] "It would be a fascinating design for a mining town. It would keep the workers much closer to their loved ones, and the processing for raw materials could be done on-site."
  67. [19:37:30 ][Kain] You hurry on! It takes about thirty minutes at a forced march to reach the end of the tunnel, which stops abruptly at a sloped rock wall. Theta can sense open air on the other side.
  68. [19:38:12 ][Kain] Awareness checks!
  69. [19:38:22 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+3; 2d6+10 choco
  70. [19:38:23 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, 2d6+3: 10 [2d6=6,1]; choco: 21 [2d6=5,6]
  71. [19:38:25 ][Lenore] 2d6+5
  72. [19:38:26 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, 2d6+5: 12 [2d6=4,3]
  73. [19:39:22 ][Theta] 2d6+8
  74. [19:39:23 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta, 2d6+8: 13 [2d6=2,3]
  75. [19:40:53 ][Kain] Each of you strain to listen, and find you can hear distant sounds of battle, metal clashing against metal and battle cries.
  76. [19:41:21 ][Theta] "Guess we're right on time?"
  77. [19:41:53 ]* Amaryllis draws her knife. "Indeed."
  78. [19:42:16 ]* Lenore pulls her staff out of her hat! "Right then, let's go!"
  79. [19:42:33 ][Kain] General Beatrix unsheathes her sword. "Alright then. Let's not waste anymore time. We'll attack their rear and capture the shrine."
  80. [19:43:45 ]* Theta readies his rifle and looks to Vivian. "You alright?"
  81. [19:44:07 ][Kain] Vivian: "Just thinking... about the horrible things that man has done to those people."
  82. [19:44:29 ][Kain] Vivian: "We'll save them, right?"
  83. [19:46:04 ][Theta] "Hope so. Someone has to, after all."
  84. [19:46:56 ][Kain] Beatrix looks at Vivian and frowns a bit. You can see a bit of a flash of guilt cross her face a moment, though she shakes her head. "We will. Let's go."
  85. [19:48:00 ]* Theta nods and starts toward the sloped wall.
  86. [19:52:01 ][Kain] It takes just a bare fraction of thought with geomancy and you can blast the sheet of rock open. The air is crisp and cool at this altitude, compared to the warm, stale air of the tunnel. The sun is starting to go down for the evening and you can even see some stars already. A large temple area lies in front of you on a plateau of grass - the temple itself is made of pure, glistening steel,
  87. [19:52:01 ][Kain] towering to the heavens. No one is in the immediate area, but you can see in the distance a large group of elves fighting other elves made of solid adamantium - you can hear the thunder and boom of rifles, assembled by the people of Treno and handed to a wall of marksman, protected by a line of infantry intent on keeping their transmuted bretheren back.
  88. [19:54:04 ][Theta] "So where are the Qu then? Inside?" he whispers
  89. [19:54:13 ][Kain] (Still describing!)
  90. [19:56:01 ][Kain] The guns are quite effective, staggering the solid metal warriors, though the Glutton's forces are pushing back hard. In the meantime, two figures are on the steps leading up to the temple, watching the battle with a small group of soldiers protecting their flanks - a Qu dressed in noble finery with a checkered pattern, as well as a hooded figure, human in shape, standing to the side. Various
  91. [19:56:01 ][Kain] qu are rushing forward, unexpectantly having to support the adamantine elves - leaving only a handful with the noble Qu on the steps. From the description Walt sent you before, this is probably the Checkered Pawn. You're not sure who the hooded figure is, but it may be the fifth capo considering they were spotted with the others before with the Beacon.
  92. [19:56:33 ][Kain] You also see Zephyr leading the infantry, as well as illusions of yourselves heading the battle.
  93. [19:58:09 ][Kain] The soldiers protecting the entrance are four Qu, two of which seem to be dressed in elite assassin uniforms, as well as two standard blue mage Qus. There are also two Adamantine Elves.
  94. [19:59:20 ][Lenore] "Everyone ready...?" She whispers. She's quite ready to charge in, herself~
  95. [20:00:20 ][Theta] "What was it we knew about that Checkered one again? Just that she's lucky?"
  96. [20:01:14 ]* Amaryllis nods. "I'm not sure what we can do about that."
  97. [20:01:34 ][Lenore] "We just have to stack the odds in our favor, of course~!"
  98. [20:03:19 ][Theta] "As ready as we'll ever be, then," he nods
  99. [20:03:43 ][Kain] http://imgur.com/30mGXVo
  100. [20:03:49 ][Kain] If you guys needed a better image of this.
  101. [20:06:23 ][Amaryllis] "Can we isolate the Checkered Pawn? I do not suppose there's some way to communicate with Dryn how we need the battlefield shaped to our advantage..."
  102. [20:07:11 ][Theta] "Uh...dunno."
  103. [20:07:30 ][Kain] Beatrix: "Let's trust the shaman to do her job. Their leadership is exposed."
  104. [20:08:43 ][Kain] Beatrix: "For Alexandria." she lifts her sword and begins charging towards the temple steps!
  105. [20:09:36 ][Theta] "Well. Uh. Guess that's that." Theta follows the General!
  106. [20:09:48 ][Lenore] "I'm with her!" Grin~! She follows after Beatrix, staff at the ready~
  107. [20:10:32 ][Kain] The skies above you crackle with electricity, clouds forming over the battlefield...
  108. [20:12:39 ][Kain] Mr. Prickles hurries along, hoping everything will be okay!
  109. [20:12:45 ][Kain] Vivian stumbles after!
  110. [20:16:34 ][Kain] As you charge towards the stairs, the hooded figure turns and tugs gently on the Checkered Pawn's clothing, pointing you out. The hooded figure... seems a bit shorter than the Pawn, but is definitely human. The Qu turns and looks, and is taken aback. "What? But you're over there!" she cries, having much better language skills than most Qu. "Guards! Fall back to me!" The back line of the forces
  111. [20:16:34 ][Kain] look back towards their leader and start to comply, but two enormous rock walls spring up - one in the middle of their forces, and one between you and them - separating the area into thirds!
  112. [20:16:54 ][Kain] Thunderbolts start to rain down on the trapped enemy combatants and you hear screams.
  113. [20:18:08 ][Kain] Aaaand you get close enough to initiate combat!
  114. [20:18:58 ][Lenore] "Gotcha'! Now then, let's begin!" She starts chanting up a spell!
  115. [20:19:00 ][Kain] Combat!
  116. [20:19:05 ][Kain] The Checkered Pawn
  117. [20:19:06 ][Kain] ???
  118. [20:19:11 ][Kain] Adamantine Elf x2
  119. [20:19:17 ][Kain] Elite Assassin x2
  120. [20:19:19 ][Kain] Blue Mage x2
  121. [20:19:41 ][Kain] Prickles Covers Lenore!
  122. [20:19:51 ][Kain] General Beatrix Covers Vivian!
  123. [20:20:09 ][Kain] This is what happens when you double up on paladins and black mages.
  124. [20:20:35 ]* Kain is now known as Checkered_Pawn
  125. [20:21:09 ]* Checkered_Pawn draws a yoyo out of her fine clothes and starts rolling it up and down as she takes a battle stance. She's on guard but doesn't seem -too- worried.
  126. [20:21:19 ][Checkered_Pawn] The hooded figure seems to just stand in place stoically.
  127. [20:21:58 ][Checkered_Pawn] ...hello?
  128. [20:22:14 ][Theta] Vivian starts by adding to the Thunderstorm, with, well
  129. [20:22:18 ]* Amaryllis shuffles up to the Checkered Pawn and entangles her knife in the yoyo string, yanking back!
  130. [20:22:26 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+15 disarm
  131. [20:22:27 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, disarm: 21 [2d6=1,5]
  132. [20:22:42 ][Lenore] Lenore's alreayd gotten to chanting, of course~
  133. [20:22:50 ][Theta] Thunderstorm!
  134. [20:22:59 ][Checkered_Pawn] She is definitely disarmed with that kind of roll. The yoyo goes flying, landing some distance away and exploding into a tangle of springs and razorblades, harmlessly.
  135. [20:23:35 ][Checkered_Pawn] The storm intensifies as Vivian fastcasts her spell and rain and lightning beat down!
  136. [20:23:40 ][Theta] 2d6+140 group damage!
  137. [20:23:41 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta, group damage!: 147 [2d6=2,5]
  138. [20:24:18 ][Theta] (You want a Lightning Field, Lenore?)
  139. [20:24:21 ][Theta] (That or Water.)
  140. [20:24:30 ][Lenore] (I want Lightning, thank you~)
  141. [20:24:39 ][Theta] A Lightning field is established!
  142. [20:24:47 ]* Amaryllis lets her shadow seep forward and she impales the Checkered Pawn with it.
  143. [20:24:48 ][Theta] Lightning spells can also be cast as standard actions now!
  144. [20:24:56 ][Theta] Which probably means what Lenore was chanting goes off!
  145. [20:25:03 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+8 darkside ninjutsu
  146. [20:25:05 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, darkside ninjutsu: 16 [2d6=3,5]
  147. [20:25:08 ][Lenore] Aaaactually it was Sleepaga
  148. [20:25:12 ][Lenore] Buuuut
  149. [20:25:22 ][Lenore] 2d6+8+4 Quick Cast Sleepaga
  150. [20:25:23 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, Quick Cast Sleepaga: 15 [2d6=1,2]
  151. [20:25:25 ][Checkered_Pawn] Beatrix begins casting a spell!
  152. [20:25:29 ][Lenore] dicks.
  153. [20:25:48 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+8 Checkered Pawn; 6#2d6+6 everything else
  154. [20:25:49 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, Checkered Pawn: 19 [2d6=6,5]; everything else: 13 [2d6=6,1], 13 [2d6=2,5], 17 [2d6=6,5], 10 [2d6=3,1], 13 [2d6=1,6], 10 [2d6=1,3]
  155. [20:25:50 ][Lenore] 1d6 Phantom Destiny?
  156. [20:25:50 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, Phantom Destiny?: 2 [1d6=2]
  157. [20:25:54 ][Lenore] 17
  158. [20:26:07 ]* Theta tugs at the lightning, coating everyone in Kinetic Shields! +39 M.ARM to allies.
  159. [20:26:17 ][Amaryllis] 380 shadow arm and 52 damage and blind if that hits
  160. [20:26:24 ][Checkered_Pawn] All of the soldiers are put to sleep! The Checkered Pawn and the hooded figure remain awake!
  161. [20:26:36 ][Checkered_Pawn] That did indeed hit Ammy!
  162. [20:27:02 ][Lenore] Lenore grins. Just as keikaku
  163. [20:27:52 ][Checkered_Pawn] Oh, and battle music is...
  164. [20:27:54 ][Checkered_Pawn] http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=sPlGzkTYU-k&p=n
  165. [20:28:19 ][Checkered_Pawn] You're automatically doing ninjutsu effects, Ammy?
  166. [20:28:38 ][Amaryllis] (blind on attack sorry)
  167. [20:29:00 ][Amaryllis] (I'm using shorthand because it takes a long time to type out "52 typeless damage and blind for one turn the next time the target attacks" and I figure you know what my effects are by now)
  168. [20:29:49 ][Checkered_Pawn] The enemies don't seem too happy at being pelted with rain and lightning, but are put to sleep too fast to care. As the rain pelts down the Pawn's makeup begins to run, upsetting her.
  169. [20:29:55 ]* Shawyun_Sariri (zoofmaximu@sux-D2CC63B3.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) has joined #kaingame
  170. [20:30:23 ][Amaryllis] (new rule Kain: you're only allowed to use an anime's soundtrack if you watch a bit of it >:V)
  171. [20:30:27 ][Lenore] Lenore thwomps her staff down, emitting a wave of comforting sleeping gas which washes over all of the soldiers. Best to keep the small fry out of this.
  172. [20:30:34 ][Checkered_Pawn] (Au)
  173. [20:30:55 ][Checkered_Pawn] Prickles...
  174. [20:31:01 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+9 against the Checkered Pawn
  175. [20:31:02 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, against the Checkered Pawn: 12 [2d6=2,1]
  176. [20:31:09 ][Lenore] Au.
  177. [20:31:10 ][Checkered_Pawn] misses!
  178. [20:31:10 ][Theta] (better rule: use new pop hits)
  179. [20:31:23 ][Checkered_Pawn] Is that everyone?
  180. [20:31:28 ][Theta] (I live for the applause nigguh)
  181. [20:31:50 ][Checkered_Pawn] Enemy turns
  182. [20:32:25 ]* Shawyun_Sariri is now known as Theta_
  183. [20:32:34 ][Checkered_Pawn] "Well, well, well. Honestly I didn't expect to go up against you lot so soon. Just as well, now I can pay you back for what you've done...!"
  184. [20:33:10 ][Checkered_Pawn] She raises a hand to the heavens, and a roulette table falls down from the sky, landing hard in front of you.
  185. [20:33:27 ][Checkered_Pawn] She then spins it, before dropping a white ball onto the table.
  186. [20:34:05 ][Checkered_Pawn] Clack, clack clack clack.... You notice as the ball bounces, a large, comical arrow appears in the air over her head, but changes position to a random person nearby every time it clacks.
  187. [20:34:40 ][Checkered_Pawn] The pawn laughs gleefully and points to Beatrix. "How about the Alexandrian general first? I have a good feeling it's gonna be you!"
  188. [20:34:50 ][Checkered_Pawn] The ball stops, with the arrow above Beatrix's head!
  189. [20:35:09 ][Checkered_Pawn] A grim reaper rises out of the ground and swings his scythe at Beatrix, laughing.
  190. [20:35:18 ][Checkered_Pawn] ...but the general doesn't flinch.
  191. [20:35:24 ][Checkered_Pawn] Immune to Death Effects.
  192. [20:35:36 ][Checkered_Pawn] "Drat."
  193. [20:36:00 ]* Lenore swoons a little at Beatrix NOT TAKING THIS SHIT
  194. [20:36:10 ][Checkered_Pawn] The hooded figure quickly casts a spell, before pointing at Ammy.
  195. [20:36:36 ][Theta_] "What."
  196. [20:36:53 ][Theta_] Theta's a bit fixated on the table falling from nowhere
  197. [20:37:08 ][Checkered_Pawn] And then all at once the energy of the universe starts gathering in, blazing white, lights of pearl and divine energy circling around the dark knight.
  198. [20:37:43 ][Checkered_Pawn] Before it explodes in a magnificent shower of energy for...
  199. [20:37:51 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+840 Holly damage
  200. [20:37:51 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, Holly damage: 849 [2d6=4,5]
  201. [20:37:57 ][Theta_] (Holly dmg.)
  202. [20:38:01 ][Checkered_Pawn] *Holy
  203. [20:38:04 ][Lenore] (Holly shit)
  204. [20:38:12 ][Checkered_Pawn] Holy
  205. [20:38:14 ][Theta_] (I bet holly's a slut)
  206. [20:38:35 ][Checkered_Pawn] The area shakes from the force of the ancient spell!
  207. [20:39:13 ]* Amaryllis shakily picks herself back up after the attack with a groan, heavily battered but still up and able to fight.
  208. [20:39:42 ][Checkered_Pawn] The soldiers are unable to fight...
  209. [20:39:46 ][Checkered_Pawn] Player turns!
  210. [20:40:31 ][Amaryllis] (can we see who the hooded figure is? awareness check or something maybe?)
  211. [20:40:44 ][Checkered_Pawn] Make an awareness check!
  212. [20:40:48 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+3
  213. [20:40:49 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, 2d6+3: 10 [2d6=6,1]
  214. [20:40:51 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+10 choco
  215. [20:40:53 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, choco: 20 [2d6=5,5]
  216. [20:40:57 ][Lenore] 2d6+5
  217. [20:40:58 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, 2d6+5: 8 [2d6=2,1]
  218. [20:42:04 ][Theta_] 2d6+8
  219. [20:42:04 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, 2d6+8: 15 [2d6=6,1]
  220. [20:42:11 ][Theta_] 2d6+5 vivian
  221. [20:42:11 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, vivian: 13 [2d6=4,4]
  222. [20:42:18 ][Checkered_Pawn] You can't quite make out the face, as the hood is long, heavy and draping down. You wonder how the figure sees. But poking out of the top of the folds, out of the shadows, Theta and Ammy notice, is the tip of a white horn.
  223. [20:42:43 ][Lenore] (shitting dicknipples)
  224. [20:43:47 ][Lenore] "Skies above, crackling with the unease of the gods! Manifest your unrest, strike down upon the heathens who dare impersonate your judgments! Smite my foe, Double Thundaga!" She twirls her staff, slamming it down upon the ground before lightning strikes twice on the Checkered Pawn!
  225. [20:44:15 ][Lenore] 2#2d6+450 Based Lightning field. BARELY doesn't BDL. Imperil, so piercing.
  226. [20:44:16 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, Based Lightning field. BARELY doesn't BDL. Imperil, so piercing.: 454 [2d6=2,2], 454 [2d6=1,3]
  227. [20:44:51 ][Checkered_Pawn] The hooded figure quickly raises a hand. Blink. Reflect has been cast on the Checkered Pawn.
  228. [20:45:10 ][Lenore] Oh sh- WHAM down goes 'nore.
  229. [20:45:22 ][Checkered_Pawn] Prickles intercepts!
  230. [20:45:27 ][Lenore] Oh right, that's a thing.
  231. [20:45:27 ][Checkered_Pawn] And down HE goes.
  232. [20:45:47 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+8 for Beatrix
  233. [20:45:47 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, for Beatrix: 19 [2d6=6,5]
  234. [20:45:54 ][Lenore] Can he actually survive one of those? Because Lenore can't, so if he can't block both she's going down anyway.
  235. [20:45:55 ][Checkered_Pawn] General Beatrix: "...wait, it can't be."
  236. [20:46:24 ][Checkered_Pawn] Prickles only goes down after he's taken both - he has 480 HP.
  237. [20:46:43 ][Lenore] Okay, then Lenny's up.
  238. [20:46:44 ][Lenore] Well
  239. [20:46:45 ][Lenore] Shit.
  240. [20:46:57 ][Lenore] "Wait, that..."
  241. [20:47:02 ][Theta_] (Question - what's Unspell? I can't find it in the PDF)
  242. [20:47:23 ][Lenore] (It's a Ninja ability)
  243. [20:48:09 ][Checkered_Pawn] Instant action dispel, needs opposed roll.
  244. [20:48:39 ][Lenore] Well that's a waste of MP...AND her turn. Poor Prickles, he got fried. ;_;
  245. [20:49:25 ][Amaryllis] (wait, so can unspell be used in response to that since it's an instant action too?)
  246. [20:49:31 ][Checkered_Pawn] It could.
  247. [20:49:47 ][Lenore] (Could use it, could save it for later)
  248. [20:49:50 ][Lenore] (Up to you)
  249. [20:49:52 ][Theta_] (Yeah sorry I'm trying to actually find Dispel in the spell list to see if it's reflectable...)
  250. [20:49:59 ][Checkered_Pawn] Dispel is not reflectable
  251. [20:50:03 ][Theta_] (But you can't exactly just use search :B)
  252. [20:50:28 ][Lenore] (It's not reflectable, it IS resistable though)
  253. [20:50:49 ][Lenore] (It's not Reflectable because IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO DISPEL REFLECT AND IT KIND OF CAN'T DO THAT IF IT'S REFLECTABLE)
  254. [20:50:57 ][Amaryllis] In the meantime then, Ammy continues to assault the Checkered Pawn, wanting to get her out of the way as quickly as possible so she can figure out what the fuck with this hooded figure.
  255. [20:51:04 ][Amaryllis] 2#2d6+8 darkside ninjutsu
  256. [20:51:04 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, darkside ninjutsu: 16 [2d6=3,5], 15 [2d6=3,4]
  257. [20:51:15 ][Checkered_Pawn] Both hit.
  258. [20:51:24 ][Lenore] (Anyway Zoofy, UP TO YOU)
  259. [20:51:30 ][Checkered_Pawn] How are you affording the HP for this after being Holy'd?
  260. [20:51:42 ][Lenore] (btw it's Superior White)
  261. [20:51:56 ][Theta_] (I was just trying to actually find the spell to see what I needed to know)
  262. [20:51:57 ][Amaryllis] 380 and 52 earth and slow on move, 388 and 52 water and zombie on recover hp
  263. [20:52:01 ][Amaryllis] (HP drain is how)
  264. [20:52:25 ][Checkered_Pawn] Well, okay.
  265. [20:52:26 ][Amaryllis] oh and piercing ofc
  266. [20:52:31 ][Theta_] Vivian sees this reflect and Unspells - cause like hell she's gonna cast into that herself!
  267. [20:52:47 ][Theta_] 2d6+7
  268. [20:52:47 ][Amaryllis] *378
  269. [20:52:48 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, 2d6+7: 12 [2d6=1,4]
  270. [20:54:21 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+2
  271. [20:54:21 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2d6+2: 8 [2d6=3,3]
  272. [20:54:29 ][Checkered_Pawn] The Reflect is Dispelled!
  273. [20:54:38 ][Theta_] She follows up with a Wateraga!
  274. [20:54:40 ][Lenore] (Does that mean my Thundaga goes through or no?)
  275. [20:54:45 ][Lenore] (If not, whatever)
  276. [20:54:49 ][Checkered_Pawn] It does go through!
  277. [20:54:51 ][Theta_] 2d6+140 at the Pawn!
  278. [20:54:52 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, at the Pawn!: 144 [2d6=2,2]
  279. [20:54:55 ][Checkered_Pawn] Prickles breathes a sigh of relief.
  280. [20:54:57 ][Lenore] (That means Prickles isn't down~)
  281. [20:55:09 ]* Amaryllis is looking better after sapping the Pawn's lifeforce.
  282. [20:55:22 ][Lenore] (And 908 damage to Checkered Pawn~)
  283. [20:55:40 ][Lenore] (Unless they have Adamantite nulling 'nore's pierce and/or lightning resist)
  284. [20:55:46 ][Checkered_Pawn] Lenore's lightning bolts clash against the reflect barrier, but Vivian concentrates and lets out a white pearl of energy that slams and crashes through the Reflect, shattering it! And follows up, sending a torrent of water after Lenore's bolts!
  285. [20:56:03 ][Checkered_Pawn] They don't seem to be nulling Pierce.
  286. [20:56:28 ][Theta_] Theta himself just shoots at the Pawn with a fiery bullet.
  287. [20:56:35 ][Theta_] 2d6+8
  288. [20:56:36 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, 2d6+8: 19 [2d6=5,6]
  289. [20:56:47 ][Checkered_Pawn] Well guess what that was
  290. [20:56:52 ][Theta_] Maelstorm! Fire Field up as well!
  291. [20:57:21 ][Checkered_Pawn] Beatrix also casts Holy! The same divine energy comes down and blasts the Pawn for...
  292. [20:57:23 ][Theta_] 551 Fire dmg to the Pawn, and Follow Through from the +2 RES/Follow Through Tacos!
  293. [20:57:37 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+560 Holy damage
  294. [20:57:38 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, Holy damage: 566 [2d6=1,5]
  295. [20:57:58 ][Theta_] 2d6+8 second hit
  296. [20:57:58 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, second hit: 20 [2d6=6,6]
  297. [20:58:09 ][Lenore] (JEBUS)
  298. [20:58:12 ][Theta_] (my sides)
  299. [20:58:25 ][Lenore] (You can only activate Follow Through once per round)
  300. [20:58:29 ][Checkered_Pawn] It seems the Checkered Pawn has had a run of bad luck today!
  301. [20:58:37 ][Lenore] (BUT DOUBLE MAELSTROM AWWWW YEEEEAAAH)
  302. [20:58:49 ][Theta_] 551 and 672 Piercing, Humanoid Killer dmg
  303. [20:59:15 ][Lenore] (So 999)
  304. [20:59:20 ][Checkered_Pawn] Man, this is why they invented break damage limit.
  305. [20:59:33 ][Checkered_Pawn] OKAY
  306. [20:59:59 ][Checkered_Pawn] The Checkered Pawn is severely injured! She looks rather emotionally injured, too.
  307. [21:00:15 ][Checkered_Pawn] "At least... I'll be joining him soon."
  308. [21:00:46 ]* Theta_ deftly double taps two shots that explode on impact, coating the area in fire! "Well this escalated quickly."
  309. [21:01:02 ][Checkered_Pawn] "But I will be making sure you all pay for what you did!"
  310. [21:01:21 ][Checkered_Pawn] She draws two war fans and goes around smacking her allies. "Wake up! Wake UP!"
  311. [21:01:28 ][Checkered_Pawn] "And you! Call one of them! Now."
  312. [21:02:46 ][Checkered_Pawn] There's suddenly an explosion of power from the hooded figure as her robes fly off. Eiko stands there, eyes looking glassy as her hands are lifted to the heavens. A silver tiara sits on her head, its emerald gems pulsating with power.
  313. [21:03:04 ][Lenore] ! "I-I was right...! N-not good..."
  314. [21:03:10 ][Checkered_Pawn] Eiko: "...Ma...deen..."
  315. [21:03:23 ][Theta_] "What."
  316. [21:03:54 ][Lenore] Lenore reaches out to the Magus Sisters who are probably BUSY AT THE MOMENT
  317. [21:04:10 ][Amaryllis] "Bloody hell, none of this makes sense."
  318. [21:04:15 ][Checkered_Pawn] She vanishes in a flash of light and runes form around the battlefield as an enormous, white bipedal lion rises from the ground, spreading enormous wings!
  319. [21:05:11 ][Checkered_Pawn] Madeen: "...I'm sorry! Listen to me, Eiko isn't in her right mind at the moment, you have to help her!"
  320. [21:05:23 ][Amaryllis] "What did they bloody do to her?"
  321. [21:05:35 ][Checkered_Pawn] Madeen: "It's the Tiara! It was given to her by that fake Carbuncle!"
  322. [21:05:41 ][Lenore] !
  323. [21:05:56 ][Lenore] "...that explains it..."
  324. [21:05:57 ][Theta_] "..." Theta looks to Vivian and laughs a bit.
  325. [21:06:29 ][Checkered_Pawn] Vivian looks at Theta. "I'll take care of it."
  326. [21:06:32 ][Amaryllis] "Shall I dispel you, Madeen? You want no part of this fight." Ammy raises a hand and sparks behind to fly around it.
  327. [21:07:51 ][Checkered_Pawn] Vivian: "You know the spell, too? I can send her back faster - go ahead and take down that Qu, you're faster with a blade!"
  328. [21:08:10 ][Amaryllis] "Very well."
  329. [21:08:26 ][Checkered_Pawn] Madeen: "Thank you... I want no part of this, but I have little choice. Please, save Eiko."
  330. [21:09:15 ][Checkered_Pawn] Madeen can't control herself!
  331. [21:09:56 ][Checkered_Pawn] She darts forward at Theta and begins to slash him with thousands of needles of light!
  332. [21:10:20 ][Checkered_Pawn] 150 m.arm damage and you gain a vulnerability to Holy! She also follows up by slashing you numerous times with her claws!
  333. [21:10:48 ][Checkered_Pawn] 300 arm damage and opposed finesse vs confusion.
  334. [21:10:49 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+10
  335. [21:10:50 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2d6+10: 14 [2d6=2,2]
  336. [21:11:05 ][Theta_] 2d6+5 pewp.
  337. [21:11:05 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, pewp.: 16 [2d6=5,6]
  338. [21:11:15 ][Lenore] Notbad
  339. [21:11:25 ][Theta_] (wtf is with theta's rolls today)
  340. [21:11:52 ][Lenore] (Zoof did you sleep with Dicemaid)
  341. [21:11:55 ][Lenore] (YOU DAWG)
  342. [21:12:21 ][Theta_] Okay that hurt Theta a good bit.
  343. [21:12:44 ][Theta_] The angel Alexander feathers shelter it a bit but he hobbles around cursing afterward
  344. [21:12:56 ][Checkered_Pawn] Madeen seems to hang around after her attacks...
  345. [21:13:26 ][Checkered_Pawn] Each of the awakened soldiers then move in! The elite assassins dogpile on Beatrix!
  346. [21:13:29 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2#2d6+10
  347. [21:13:30 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2#2d6+10: 18 [2d6=6,2], 18 [2d6=2,6]
  348. [21:13:49 ][Checkered_Pawn] This is their first combat roll, so Grim Reaper activates!
  349. [21:13:52 ][Checkered_Pawn] Two critical hits!
  350. [21:14:08 ][Checkered_Pawn] They Follow Through!
  351. [21:14:13 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2#2d6+10
  352. [21:14:15 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2#2d6+10: 19 [2d6=6,3], 16 [2d6=3,3]
  353. [21:14:45 ][Checkered_Pawn] The combined might of the assassins is enough to heavily wound the Paladin, sending her down to the ground, but she stands up again, determined. 1 HP from AutoLife.
  354. [21:15:12 ][Checkered_Pawn] One of the adamantine elves lurches forward and swings a beefy fist at the paladin.
  355. [21:15:14 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+8
  356. [21:15:15 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2d6+8: 16 [2d6=5,3]
  357. [21:15:26 ][Lenore] Whoa Beatrix~! ♥
  358. [21:15:47 ][Checkered_Pawn] Unfortunately she's not hardy enough to stand up against the focused assault!
  359. [21:15:59 ][Checkered_Pawn] No one is covering Vivian now!
  360. [21:16:22 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+8 the other Adamantine Elf rushes at Vivian, his arms transforming into curved blades.
  361. [21:16:22 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, the other Adamantine Elf rushes at Vivian, his arms transforming into curved blades.: 14 [2d6=5,1]
  362. [21:17:08 ][Checkered_Pawn] That'll deal 316 arm damage.
  363. [21:18:22 ][Theta_] Vivian is...barely concious!
  364. [21:19:02 ][Checkered_Pawn] The blue mages cast Degenerator and a multi-target Aqua Rake!
  365. [21:19:29 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+7 Opposed Force or Finesse against everyone.
  366. [21:19:30 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, Opposed Force or Finesse against everyone.: 16 [2d6=6,3]
  367. [21:19:31 ][Lenore] (Let's see, so I've gotten Roulette and Degenerator so far~)
  368. [21:19:37 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+15
  369. [06:23:07 ] Roll: 2d6+15: 21 [2d6=5,1]
  370. [21:19:46 ][Amaryllis] (cmon dicemaid)
  371. [21:19:48 ][Amaryllis] (you can do it)
  372. [21:20:49 ][Theta_] 2d6+7
  373. [21:20:49 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, 2d6+7: 17 [2d6=6,4]
  374. [21:20:50 ][Checkered_Pawn] (brb a sec)
  375. [21:20:56 ][Amaryllis] (oh weird lag spike)
  376. [21:21:09 ][Theta_] 2d6+7 for Vivian as well
  377. [21:21:10 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, for Vivian as well: 17 [2d6=6,4]
  378. [21:22:54 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+6 prickles
  379. [21:22:55 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, prickles: 11 [2d6=2,3]
  380. [21:23:10 ][Checkered_Pawn] Everyone but Prickles passes and is not Degenerated!
  381. [21:24:07 ][Checkered_Pawn] The Aqua Rake slams into everyone for two counts of 96 M.arm damage, one Water and one Wind.
  382. [21:24:27 ][Amaryllis] That barely hurts at all for Ammy.
  383. [21:24:55 ][Theta_] Doesn't even scratch Theta or Vivian
  384. [21:25:00 ][Lenore] It glances off Lenore, feels more like the water you slap on your face to wake yourself in the morning~
  385. [21:25:13 ][Lenore] Thanks to the M.ARM boost from Theta.
  386. [21:25:15 ][Checkered_Pawn] The Degenerator Qu baps the Aqua Rake Qu on the head.
  387. [21:25:29 ][Checkered_Pawn] Player turns
  388. [21:25:56 ][Checkered_Pawn] Oh and Lenore -
  389. [21:26:02 ][Lenore] Lenore starts up a spel- Hm?
  390. [21:26:06 ][Checkered_Pawn] You do indeed sense the Magus Sisters are busy, but they'll come if you call.
  391. [21:26:22 ][Lenore] Considering Vivian AND Ammy can handle this, she decides against it.
  392. [21:26:43 ][Theta_] Vivian casts X-Zone on Madeen!
  393. [21:27:16 ]* Amaryllis backs up a step and runs her blade along her lantern. Light seems to seep away from her blade, and it turns pitch black. Night Sword. She raises it up to the air as her shadow folds up out of the ground into a mess of thorns and blades.
  394. [21:27:20 ][Checkered_Pawn] A portal opens up behind Madeen, and for a moment you see Madaiin Sari before Madeen vanishes with a 'thank you'
  395. [21:27:37 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+8 shadeblade enemies only darkside ninjutsu
  396. [21:27:38 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, shadeblade enemies only darkside ninjutsu: 15 [2d6=3,4]
  397. [21:28:05 ][Checkered_Pawn] Hits all! Eiko pops back into view as Madeen vanishes, and she's hit too
  398. [21:28:22 ][Amaryllis] 388 piercing shadow and 52 fire damage and seal for a turn next time they cast a spell
  399. [21:28:33 ][Amaryllis] (how the hell does HP drain work for multitarget attacks anyway?)
  400. [21:28:48 ][Checkered_Pawn] Well, by raw it drains all of them
  401. [21:29:27 ][Amaryllis] (well then)
  402. [21:29:35 ][Amaryllis] Is the Checkered Pawn still up?
  403. [21:29:38 ][Lenore] Lenore's castan up~
  404. [21:29:58 ][Checkered_Pawn] The pawn doesn't look good, but she's up, and she's blinded from physically attacking her allies to wake them up.
  405. [21:30:38 ]* Amaryllis closes in to stab her in the gut then.
  406. [21:30:42 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+8 darkside etc
  407. [21:30:43 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, darkside etc: 15 [2d6=2,5]
  408. [21:30:50 ][Amaryllis] 1d6 reroll that 2
  409. [21:30:51 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, reroll that 2: 5 [1d6=5]
  410. [21:30:58 ][Checkered_Pawn] OOF
  411. [21:30:58 ][Amaryllis] (So close to crit fuck you dicemaid >:V)
  412. [21:31:25 ][Amaryllis] 384 piercing shadow! set the condition for blind and 52 damage again on attack
  413. [21:31:46 ][Theta_] Theta starts firing at each of the hostiles in very rapid fashion - Barrage + Vital Shot (-ACC)
  414. [21:31:51 ][Theta_] 2d6+8 fire!
  415. [21:31:52 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, fire!: 13 [2d6=2,3]
  416. [21:31:57 ][Theta_] 1d6 rerolling the 2
  417. [21:31:58 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, rerolling the 2: 1 [1d6=1]
  418. [21:32:03 ][Theta_] 1d6 blade reroll on the 1 :B
  419. [21:32:04 ][DiceMaid-9001] Theta_, blade reroll on the 1 :B: 4 [1d6=4]
  420. [21:32:09 ][Theta_] (so, well, 14)
  421. [21:32:13 ][Checkered_Pawn] Hits all!
  422. [21:32:40 ][Theta_] 337 Fire, Piercing, Humanoid Killer
  423. [21:34:07 ][Checkered_Pawn] The two blue mages fall!
  424. [21:34:25 ][Checkered_Pawn] Prickles tosses a phoenix down at Beatrix, knowing she's a better Paladin than he is. :<
  425. [21:35:54 ][Checkered_Pawn] General Beatrix slowly climbs to her feet. "Thank you... that was embarassing. I must be getting old. But I still won't permit any enemies of Alexandria to exist."
  426. [21:36:46 ][Checkered_Pawn] She raises her blade. "Sword Art! Climhazzard!"
  427. [21:37:26 ][Checkered_Pawn] She leaps forward, bringing her blade down - and much more powerful than Prickles' version, a blast of light engulfs all of the enemies.
  428. [21:38:10 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2d6+432 "Forgive me, Lady Eiko!"
  429. [21:38:11 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, "Forgive me, Lady Eiko!": 436 [2d6=2,2]
  430. [21:39:02 ][Checkered_Pawn] The elite assassins are taken out as well! The Adamantine Elves are still up, and... the Checkered Pawn slides off of Ammy's blade, felled by the Dark Knight. She stares up at the sky, breathing hard.
  431. [21:40:21 ][Checkered_Pawn] Anyone else?
  432. [21:40:58 ][Theta_] (don't think so)
  433. [21:40:59 ][Lenore] Lenore's midcast
  434. [21:41:07 ][Checkered_Pawn] Enemy turns
  435. [21:41:40 ][Checkered_Pawn] Eiko begins concentrating... and then her skin and hair begin glowing.
  436. [21:41:53 ][Checkered_Pawn] Trance!
  437. [21:42:48 ][Checkered_Pawn] Purple light engulfs her body and she's left with shimmering blonde hair, a silver glow to her skin, and large, majestic angel wings sprouting from her back.
  438. [21:43:30 ][Checkered_Pawn] The elves charge Ammy!
  439. [21:43:32 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2#2d6+8
  440. [21:43:33 ][Amaryllis] "How could she maintain the emotion for Trance while being controlled?"
  441. [21:43:33 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2#2d6+8: 18 [2d6=6,4], 12 [2d6=3,1]
  442. [21:43:38 ][Amaryllis] (lol what am avd)
  443. [21:44:39 ]* Theta_ stares at the now purple glowing girl. "What."
  444. [21:45:19 ][Checkered_Pawn] The Pawn rasps up in response. "She feels what he wants her to feel. It's... total control. She could even act normally under... that Slave Crown. It's... the pinnacle of his work - perfect control over others..."
  445. [21:46:17 ][Checkered_Pawn] The elves' arms morph into blades and begin to tear into Ammy!
  446. [21:46:26 ][Checkered_Pawn] 320 and 314 piercing damage!
  447. [21:47:12 ][Amaryllis] Even with adamantite-improved armor, Ammy goes down from that.
  448. [21:47:15 ][Checkered_Pawn] Eiko begins casting... Double White is engaged.
  449. [21:47:19 ][Checkered_Pawn] Player Turns
  450. [21:47:42 ][Theta_] Well, let's see here.
  451. [21:47:54 ][Lenore] (I have this covered, give me a sec)
  452. [21:48:00 ][Lenore] (well, maybe)
  453. [21:48:02 ][Amaryllis] (unless Lenore wants to instant action potion or something :3)
  454. [21:48:02 ][Checkered_Pawn] Well, if your armor is improved with adamantine, the piercing only pierces half of your armor.
  455. [21:48:06 ][Theta_] Vivian's out of MP, so she tries to duck for cover while Theta takes two actions
  456. [21:48:15 ][Amaryllis] (that's still over Ammy's max HP in damage, counting that :V)
  457. [21:48:31 ][Lenore] (Wouldn't it cancel my spell if I did that? :V)
  458. [21:48:57 ][Amaryllis] (I'm pretty sure you've done it before without cancelling the spell?)
  459. [21:48:59 ][Checkered_Pawn] Nah, you can interrupt a spell with an instant without ending it
  460. [21:49:06 ][Lenore] Well okay
  461. [21:49:38 ][Lenore] -1 Destiny Hi Potion, restore 75% HP + 96 HP + 96 MP
  462. [21:50:14 ][Lenore] ANYWAY, BACK TO WHAT I WAS GONNA' DO
  463. [21:50:20 ][Checkered_Pawn] Lenore interrupts the elves, throwing a potion at Ammy between their turns!
  464. [21:50:45 ][Checkered_Pawn] Bet you guys never expected Lenore to become your dedicated healer!
  465. [21:50:56 ][Amaryllis] "Thanks."
  466. [21:51:17 ][Checkered_Pawn] Vivian: "I don't like the look of that power she's gathering..."
  467. [21:51:33 ][Checkered_Pawn] She says as she peeks out from behind Theta.
  468. [21:51:37 ][Amaryllis] Can a disarm action be done on the tiara?
  469. [21:51:48 ][Lenore] (I was gonna' try that)
  470. [21:52:11 ][Amaryllis] I have Opus if that'll help enable doing that. :>
  471. [21:52:20 ][Checkered_Pawn] It can't be disarmed, for rather morbid reasons you'll see when you get a closer look.
  472. [21:53:31 ][Checkered_Pawn] You notice it doesn't slide any when she moves her head... like it's attached.
  473. [21:53:57 ]* Theta_ measures the pros and cons of shooting her in his head. Which is very slanted now that she's glowing purple and preparing for murderation.
  474. [21:55:17 ]* Lenore takes a deep breath, then closes her eyes. "Darkness within, darkness that lies within the soul, come up from within the sea of her mind, lash back against that which binds her! Strike true, oh noble darkness...SCATHE!" She slams her rod down, nothing happening at first, an uneasy pause happening for a moment, before a double-ended black-purple spike bursts from out of Eiko's
  475. [21:55:17 ]* Lenore body, positioned diagonally from her forehead down to her back, a nauseating wave of power emanating from it before it finally dissolves, leaving not a physical scratch on Eiko's body.
  476. [21:56:10 ]* Amaryllis chants a quick spell, and the sky darkens briefly as a deadening force drags at the minds and emotions of her foes. Black Sky! Zombie!
  477. [21:56:19 ][Checkered_Pawn] What did you cast it on, Lenore?
  478. [21:56:30 ][Amaryllis] 2d6+15 force
  479. [21:56:31 ][DiceMaid-9001] Amaryllis, force: 23 [2d6=3,5]
  480. [21:56:39 ][Checkered_Pawn] 2#2d6+10
  481. [21:56:40 ][DiceMaid-9001] Checkered_Pawn, 2#2d6+10: 17 [2d6=5,2], 16 [2d6=5,1]
  482. [21:56:42 ][Lenore] 2d6+750 Shadow Damage, piercing, unreflectable, centered on her tiara; 2d6+8+4 Unnecessary Force to forcibly rip the tiara from her forehead from the inside.
  483. [21:56:43 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, Shadow Damage, piercing, unreflectable, centered on her tiara: 753 [2d6=2,1]; Unnecessary Force to forcibly rip the tiara from her forehead from the inside.: 19 [2d6=6,1]
  484. [21:57:54 ][Checkered_Pawn] Eiko jerks forward as tiara is ripped forward, but the power of the spell completely sunders the emerald crystals and the metal, wrenching it off of Eiko's head. You notice some parts of the tiara are still stuck to her head, held in by screws drilled into her skull.
  485. [21:58:05 ][Checkered_Pawn] But the tiara itself gets fucked.
  486. [21:58:20 ][Checkered_Pawn] Eiko immediately loses her trance shimmer and falls forward onto the ground, shocked.
  487. [21:58:27 ][Checkered_Pawn] The elves, meanwhile, are zombified.
  488. [21:59:12 ][Amaryllis] (would the M. ARM negation from zombie stack with imperil to negate the piercing resistance? That's something I've been wondering with both Zombie and Melt)
  489. [21:59:44 ][Checkered_Pawn] Hm....
  490. [21:59:45 ][Checkered_Pawn] I'd say it would
  491. [22:00:16 ][Amaryllis] (feel free to blow things up more Lenore :V)
  492. [22:00:22 ]* Lenore takes a deep breath after she makes sure Eiko is de-tranced, then focuses on the elves. "Gods above, smite these desecrated bodies! Let all that is unclean be purged from Gaia! Thundaga!" Standard Thundaga, thanks to Lightning Field. Lenny goes down to 2 MP :B
  493. [22:01:31 ][Lenore] 2d6+360 I actually gave oen more step to the earlier Thundagas by accident, whoops :V Doesn't really matter that much, it was 30 less damage on each.
  494. [22:01:32 ][DiceMaid-9001] Lenore, I actually gave oen more step to the earlier Thundagas by accident, whoops :V Doesn't really matter that much, it was 30 less damage on each.: 366 [2d6=4,2]
  495. [22:01:40 ][Amaryllis] Oh right I have Quick Cast. Totally QC'd the zombie then. Ammy scrambles over and feeds Lenore a hi-ether.
  496. [22:01:58 ][Checkered_Pawn] And... the last of the enemies go down.
  497. [22:02:03 ][Checkered_Pawn] Battle over
  498. [22:02:42 ][Checkered_Pawn] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz8S0HQzrpU
  499. [22:03:36 ]* Botherer (Botherer@sux-9D59554.nycmny.fios.verizon.net) has joined #kaingame
  500. [22:03:46 ][Checkered_Pawn] Behind you, there are less and less sounds of battle. The lightning bolts still rain down on entrapped enemy troops, like shooting fish in a barrel.
  501. [22:04:03 ][Checkered_Pawn] And the Qus beyond that are unable to flee back towards you, now getting shot by the army's rifles.
  502. [22:04:04 ]* Lenore falls down on her knees, panting. "That...that was a lot."
  503. [22:04:33 ]* Amaryllis shuffles over to Eiko to check on her.
  504. [22:04:46 ][Checkered_Pawn] Eiko is silently, her eyes still open as she lays there. She's not very responsive, but tears are running down her face.
  505. [22:04:50 ][Checkered_Pawn] *silent
  506. [22:05:35 ][Lenore] After getting another good breath of air, she gets up, walks over to Eiko, and then just falls down and hugs the poor damn girl ;_;
  507. [22:05:43 ]* Checkered_Pawn is now known as Eiko
  508. [22:06:02 ][Eiko] "Nnn..." she whines, but she seems... too much in shock to form words or move on her own at the moment.
  509. [22:06:12 ][Eiko] General Beatrix hurries over as well.
  510. [22:06:36 ][Eiko] Beatrix: "Eiko.. by the gods, what did they -do-? When?"
  511. [22:06:59 ][Amaryllis] "Eiko, it's okay now. Here, give me a second." Ammy takes her knife and taps one of the bits of tiara still screwed into her and then lifts her knife away, chanting a spell. X-Zone! Works on objects, right?
  512. [22:07:30 ][Eiko] You banish the remnants of the Slave Crown into the abyss.
  513. [22:08:01 ][Eiko] Vivian looks a bit at Theta and slowly walks over.
  514. [22:08:07 ][Lenore] Patpatpat. Lenny cries a little too, although it's not exactly evident why.
  515. [22:08:10 ][Eiko] Vivian: "How horrible... what..."
  516. [22:08:54 ]* Theta_ is slack jawed with shock at all of this nonsense, standing by and listening
  517. [22:08:57 ][Eiko] The checkered pawn herself is still alive and conscious at the moment, but not putting up any sort of fight from where she's laying.
  518. [22:09:47 ]* Amaryllis digs around in her bag and finds Valerian's scrapbook. "Valerian, can you find Noah for me once he's finished with the battle on his side? Tell him we found Eiko and we'll need someone to teleport her back to Lindblum so she can rest."
  519. [22:10:06 ][Eiko] The Qu... seems to be crying too. She isn't looking your way though.
  520. [22:10:22 ][Eiko] Valerian: "Got it!"
  521. [22:10:47 ][Eiko] The tantarian dives into the book and is gone.
  522. [22:11:37 ][Eiko] Beatrix: "...He's going to pay dearly for this."
  523. [22:12:28 ][Eiko] The holes in her skull from the screws don't pierce all the way through, thankfully
  524. [22:12:34 ][Eiko] You can't imagine how much they must have hurt though
  525. [22:13:47 ]* Amaryllis takes Eiko's hand and wraps it around her lantern, hoping it'll help some.
  526. [22:14:00 ][Theta_] "I'm just. Gonna. Check inside."
  527. [22:14:06 ][Eiko] She grips onto the handle weakly, but you think what she's suffered is beyond Regen.
  528. [22:14:14 ][Eiko] Vivian: "Okay..."
  529. [22:14:28 ]* Theta_ wanders on inside, not really sure what he could do outside.
  530. [22:14:31 ][Eiko] Vivian adjusts her hat. "...I'll join you. It hurts too much, looking at this."
  531. [22:14:40 ][Eiko] Vivian heads in as well.
  532. [22:15:10 ][Amaryllis] Well, hopefully it'll at least provide some relief. Ammy can't do much more. She shuffles over to the Checkered Pawn.
  533. [22:16:06 ][Eiko] Pawn: "...it's frightening, isn't it?" she asks quietly, wheezing a bit.
  534. [22:16:29 ][Eiko] Inside the Temple, Theta, you find it empty, though a silver-colored pool of energy is sending a beam of light straight to the roof of the temple.
  535. [22:18:19 ][Theta_] "...Well least they left things in order here. Hm."
  536. [22:18:24 ]* Amaryllis ignores the comment and kneels down, her eyes glowing. She speaks quietly. "Forgardias gave us Durandal's greatest weakness and is responsible for the quick fall of the city. After that betrayal, there is no going back for him. If you wish for a future with him, then you will have to give up a future serving the Glutton. So, tell me, what is the Glutton's plan from here?"
  537. [22:18:36 ][Theta_] "...Why the heck didn't we bring Medley along?"
  538. [22:18:55 ][Eiko] This energy feels distinctly... different to what you usually channel.
  539. [22:19:22 ][Eiko] Pawn: "He's... alive?"
  540. [22:19:35 ][Eiko] She looks up at you with confused eyes.
  541. [22:21:12 ]* Theta_ sits at the water's edge and scoops some up into his hands, jostling it around a little. "Mmm...Guess all we can really do is wait. Lucky for us this plan worked well."
  542. [22:21:30 ][Eiko] Vivian sits by you, looking on with interest.
  543. [22:21:31 ][Amaryllis] "He is sitting in a cell in our dungeon now. I imagine the only one who would want him dead would be an assassin of the Glutton's, fearful we might learn more from him."
  544. [22:21:54 ][Eiko] The 'water' is like liquid metal, and flows up and around your hand and arm as you touch it, covering it in a sheen.
  545. [22:22:36 ][Eiko] It feels cool to the touch and almost humming with energy, as if it were carrying an electric charge but not discharging it into you.
  546. [22:23:35 ][Eiko] Pawn: "...I see." she leans back.
  547. [22:23:52 ][Theta_] "Woah! That's...not what I expected. Nifty, hm."
  548. [22:24:07 ][Eiko] Pawn: "I was going to ask you to send me to meet him - I thought it would be within the crystal, rather than in a cell. But... very well."
  549. [22:24:29 ][Eiko] Pawn: "I swore an oath, but after the things I've seen, I would rather break that oath and join my love."
  550. [22:24:40 ][Amaryllis] "Who told you he was dead?"
  551. [22:24:41 ][Theta_] He flicks his arm, toward the pool, curious if it has clinged to him
  552. [22:25:07 ][Eiko] Pawn: "Quar himself said his spies confirmed it."
  553. [22:25:32 ][Eiko] Pawn: "Found his body, blown to bits in the hideout..."
  554. [22:25:39 ][Eiko] Pawn: "Not even enough left for a burial."
  555. [22:26:33 ][Eiko] The metal reacts to the force of the flick, but doesn't detach all the way just yet - instead forming a big glob around your hand, which becomes a perfect sphere.
  556. [22:26:54 ][Eiko] You can shake your hand a bit more and let it splash back into the pool.
  557. [22:26:58 ][Eiko] Vivian: "Wow... what is it?"
  558. [22:28:11 ][Theta_] "Other than fun? Not sure. Come on, try it yourself." He dips his tail in and swirls it around some, trying to make it ripple
  559. [22:28:26 ][Eiko] Pawn: "Well, nevermind. You wanted to know his plans."
  560. [22:28:35 ][Amaryllis] "I know not what kind of bloody explosives he was using, but they certainly did not seem to hurt him much for having been set off in such a small place. But nevermind that. Tell me what comes next in Quar's plan. What is his end-game here?"
  561. [22:29:17 ][Eiko] Vivian dips her hand in the pool and tugs your tail a bit, laughing. The liquid does ripple, though in slow motion almost.
  562. [22:29:31 ][Eiko] She pulls her hand out and admires the liquid metal sheen.
  563. [22:29:54 ][Eiko] Beatrix puts a hand on Lenore's shoulder. "Are you alright?"
  564. [22:30:16 ][Eiko] Vivian: "I wonder if it'll dry like this."
  565. [22:30:39 ][Eiko] Pawn: "He... has none. Not for here, at least."
  566. [22:30:51 ][Eiko] Pawn: "He doesn't care about the state of this continent at all."
  567. [22:31:04 ][Eiko] Pawn: "And he will likely give you an easy victory at Tir na Bind."
  568. [22:31:18 ][Amaryllis] "Then what's next?"
  569. [22:31:33 ][Eiko] Pawn: "All he concerns himself with is knowledge - this is one massive field test for his inventions, his theories, his magical processes."
  570. [22:31:39 ][Theta_] "Hey!" He laughs and yanks his tail out, then dips a hand in and scoops out more water. he tries to mold it with his free hand. "Maybe it's more like a really wet clay? hm."
  571. [22:32:11 ][Eiko] Pawn: "The process of converting a living being into a metal engine of destruction, of perfectly controlling a mind, of permanently wounding both the minds and bodies of eidolons..."
  572. [22:32:30 ][Eiko] Pawn: "It has been a series of experiments he's been conducting for the sake of his knowledge and power."
  573. [22:32:53 ][Amaryllis] "Well, that's just bloody great."
  574. [22:33:42 ][Eiko] Pawn: "He seeks omniscience. To know -everything-."
  575. [22:34:13 ][Lenore] She shudders a little, then nods.
  576. [22:34:19 ][Theta_] (Why didn't he just eat Renegade)
  577. [22:34:22 ][Eiko] It's hard to mold like that, Theta, because it keeps flowing out of your hands, but it's very fun to play with.
  578. [22:34:51 ]* Theta_ is pretty amused with this. :> "Hey, you're good with water magic, what can you manage to do with it?"
  579. [22:35:04 ]* Amaryllis sighs. "That is the most cliche...Nevermind, where does he go after the continent is lost?"
  580. [22:35:10 ][Theta_] He tries to intuitively geotrance it as if it were water, trying to form a sphere in his hand
  581. [22:35:33 ][Eiko] Pawn: "He doesn't tell us."
  582. [22:35:39 ][Eiko] Vivian: "Well, I don't think this is water, buut..."
  583. [22:36:06 ][Eiko] It resists being manipulated! You still can, but it's very hard, kind of like when Medly was working with the adamantium.
  584. [22:36:24 ][Eiko] Vivian doesn't seem to have much luck manipulating it either. "Oof..."
  585. [22:36:36 ][Eiko] Beatrix sits nearby and just runs a hand through Eiko's hair.
  586. [22:37:37 ][Amaryllis] "Oh of course not. But I don't imagine that all of you are so lacking in curiosity as to not here something here and there. You and Forgardias were speculating on the identity of the 5th Capo after all."
  587. [22:37:46 ][Theta_] "I guess it's liquid metal, yeah, and it seems to have some sort of power stored in it. Hmmm..."
  588. [22:37:52 ][Amaryllis] "And there must be some matters in which Quar must confide in you enough in order to enact his plans."
  589. [22:38:27 ][Theta_] "I guess this is what she made her armor out of, and Dyl his...tattoos, I guess they sort of were?"
  590. [22:38:48 ][Eiko] Vivian: "That might be a good guess..."
  591. [22:39:44 ][Lenore] Lenny finally lets go of Eiko and backs off a bit, wiping her face off.
  592. [22:40:14 ][Eiko] Prickles patpats Lenore on the side. :<
  593. [22:41:41 ][Eiko] Pawn: "I imagine he has a hideout prepared somewhere. I know he was moving the most critical things out of his house before we left Durandal... But I'm not sure to where. However, I know he received shipments of cargo - I couldn't tell you what - from somewhere on the Lost Continent.
  594. [22:42:41 ][Eiko] Pawn: "I'm not sure if Esto Gaza is this place or some other hideaway that's been off of the maps."
  595. [22:42:57 ][Eiko] Pawn: "But if he has friends there, I can't help but imagine that's where we would have gone next."
  596. [22:43:12 ][Eiko] Vivian: "We should do things with this, maybe?"
  597. [22:43:40 ][Eiko] Vivian tries dipping her octogon rod into the pool, and brings it up. It... clings surprisingly harder to the staff.
  598. [22:44:06 ][Amaryllis] "Where are the results of his experiments and work here on the continent?"
  599. [22:44:20 ][Lenore] She remains quiet for a little bit, waiting for Eiko to stop crying or...something.
  600. [22:45:51 ]* Theta_ scratches his head when he sees the reaction to the staff. He takes out the Adamantium fork and tries dipping it in and pulling it out
  601. [22:46:49 ][Eiko] Pawn: "You've been fighting them."
  602. [22:47:12 ][Eiko] The substance sticks to the fork, as well.
  603. [22:47:31 ][Amaryllis] "The adamantite elves were all? And here I was hoping there would be a storehouse of magical experiments to raid."
  604. [22:47:42 ][Theta_] "Oh. It's magnetic."
  605. [22:47:45 ][Theta_] "Maybe."
  606. [22:47:55 ][Eiko] Eiko has stopped crying, but she's also gone quiet. She's resting her head now, eyes closed, on Lenore's lap.
  607. [22:48:24 ][Eiko] Vivian: "That'd be neat. Should we try anything else?"
  608. [22:48:44 ][Eiko] (Her Octogon Rod and that fork gain Spellburst: Magnetite Cloud for free, by the way)
  609. [22:49:10 ][Theta_] "I figure we'll know what it is when the shamans do arrive...but hmmmm. I wonder."
  610. [22:49:14 ][Theta_] (hahahaha oh wow)
  611. [22:49:26 ][Lenore] Lenny lets Eiko rest there, then, not moving from where she is. Might as well let the girl rest. She straightens out Eiko's hair with her hand, lightly dragging it in place.
  612. [22:50:09 ][Theta_] Theta digs around and pulls out a Lightning Storm Stone and waves it above the water. Not, like, right above, but 3 feet up.
  613. [22:50:42 ][Eiko] Pawn: "And the summoner... and probably more. He's very careful with what he tells us. If there is anything to raid - it would probably be in Tir na Bind."
  614. [22:51:06 ][Eiko] The liquid rises up and encases the storm stone.
  615. [22:51:48 ][Eiko] The metal wraps around your hand too, and there's a crackle of electricity across it, and across your body, painlessly.
  616. [22:52:18 ][Eiko] Energy also crackles between the stone and the pool itself.
  617. [22:53:36 ][Theta_] "Hahahaha oh wow that's a weird sensation." he lets Vivian try holding it.
  618. [22:54:22 ][Eiko] Both of your hairs stand on end as you both grip the stone, and Vivian takes it. As you pull your hand back from the gloop, electricity crackles between your liquid-covered hand and the ball again.
  619. [22:54:29 ][Eiko] Vivian: "Ooh... that's... tingly."
  620. [22:54:49 ][Eiko] Vivian: "I bet if we had a tub of this stuff at home, everyone wouldn't stop playing with it." she laughs.
  621. [22:55:20 ][Amaryllis] "Why did you follow him if it's so clear he does not trust you?"
  622. [22:55:43 ][Theta_] "Or even worse, in it." :|
  623. [22:56:07 ][Theta_] "...I think we'd have to ask permission to take this stuff, it's probably very important to these people."
  624. [22:56:33 ][Eiko] Vivian: "You think they'd mind?"
  625. [22:57:45 ][Theta_] "I think we should at least ask before taking some of it, at least."
  626. [22:57:47 ][Eiko] Pawn: "Because at first we followed him out of fear - and then he rewarded our loyalty with the means to do as we pleased. It's... an incredibly tempting situation from a Qu's point of view, I'm afraid."
  627. [22:57:57 ][Eiko] Vivian nods.
  628. [22:58:19 ][Eiko] Lenore - the sounds of battle have quietened, and the rock walls are crumbling. The elven army is approaching now.
  629. [22:58:31 ][Eiko] Noah is hurrying at the head to get over to you and Eiko.
  630. [22:58:58 ][Lenore] She waves to Noah to get his attention as soon as possible!
  631. [22:59:04 ][Eiko] Noah: "...bollocks, what happened?" he asks in disbelief as he gets there.
  632. [22:59:35 ][Eiko] Noah looks her over real quick...
  633. [23:00:18 ][Lenore] Lenny looks left and right to see if the remnants of the crown that got BLASTED OFF EIKO'S HEAD are still laying around. Ammy only abolished the screws, after all! "She had some kind of tiara, like Nat's, but differently colored, that seemed to be controlling her, so I uh...blasted it off!"
  634. [23:00:30 ][Eiko] Noah: "...all this bloody white magic and I never learned more mundane healing.."
  635. [23:00:47 ][Eiko] Pretty sure Ammy banished the whole thing.
  636. [23:01:42 ][Lenore] "I think she'll be all right, given some time, though! It must've been really painful, though."
  637. [23:01:44 ][Eiko] Noah: "Are you serious? That was what the tiara was? Regent Cid mentioned it when we went to see him yesterday, but... we need to find out what the story behind that was."
  638. [23:01:57 ][Eiko] Noah nods. "I'll take her back to Lindblum, if you don't mind."
  639. [23:02:12 ]* Theta_ has quit (Ping timeout)
  640. [23:02:21 ][Amaryllis] "This is all quite troubling. Do you think there is any way to convince the Qu following the Glutton to abandon him now that he has shown how little he cares for you all?"
  641. [23:02:36 ][Lenore] She frowns. "I damaged it beyond repair with my magic, and Ammy banished what was left, so we can't really study it or anything, and Eiko's not really in a condition to tell us about it, so we'll have to wait to find out the entire story behind all of that!"
  642. [23:04:46 ][Eiko] Noah: "Probably better that the horrid thing is gone."
  643. [23:04:52 ][Eiko] Noah goes to pick up Eiko.
  644. [23:04:57 ][Eiko] Beatrix: "...take care of her."
  645. [23:05:00 ][Eiko] Noah: "I will."
  646. [23:05:29 ][Lenore] She gently helps Noah pick Eiko up.
  647. [23:05:44 ][Eiko] Noah: "Thank you... I'll see you all in a bit."
  648. [23:06:09 ][Eiko] Vivian: "...doesn't mean we can't keep playing with it for a bit though." she says mischeviously.
  649. [23:06:31 ][Lenore] "Uh-huh! Take good care of her!"
  650. [23:06:39 ][Eiko] The pawn sighs, and then coughs from her injuries. "...I don't know. "
  651. [23:07:04 ][Eiko] Noah nods, and casts a teleport. Eiko opens her eyes right as they begin to vanish, and you swear you see her smile weakly, just a bit.
  652. [23:07:51 ][Amaryllis] "It would be worth a try, don't you think? Surely you don't think Quar's rule is the best prospect for your race."
  653. [23:07:58 ][Lenore] ...sniff.
  654. [23:08:08 ][Theta] "Oh not at all," he scoops up more of it and toys around with it while waiting for the others to meander on in. "This is way different than the other shrines were."
  655. [23:09:16 ][Eiko] Prickles patpats Lenore's leg and goes towards the temple.
  656. [23:09:32 ][Eiko] Theta continues to study the metal liquid's properties for a bit...
  657. [23:09:34 ][Lenore] She follows Prickles to the temple, then.
  658. [23:09:54 ][Eiko] Pawn: "I think your friend Quen is better suited for convincing them."
  659. [23:11:40 ][Eiko] Zephyr hurries up and catches up to Lenore and Prickles. "Haha! That was some battle. Those guns were otherworldly..."
  660. [23:12:00 ][Eiko] Adenine and Elizabeth show up, look around, and then walk over to Ammy.
  661. [23:12:01 ][Lenore] She nods silently, a little slowly.
  662. [23:12:07 ][Eiko] Adenine: "Are we done here?"
  663. [23:12:32 ][Eiko] Zephyr: "...hm? Is something wrong?" he picks up on that immediately.
  664. [23:13:03 ][Amaryllis] "I suppose so. We will need to take her to the dungeon. That's three out of five capos neutralized."
  665. [23:13:44 ][Lenore] "...ah. Sorry, it's a long story."
  666. [23:14:35 ][Eiko] Zephyr: "Well, it's okay. Let me know if there's anything I can do."
  667. [23:14:57 ][Eiko] Theta - you see Lenore, King Zephyr, and Prickles entering the temple.
  668. [23:15:13 ][Eiko] Medly is not actually far behind, having joined the king's side of the battle.
  669. [23:16:00 ]* Theta stands back up and turns around as the others enter. "Hi - things went well I guess?"
  670. [23:16:47 ][Lenore] "Well enough..."
  671. [23:18:34 ][Eiko] Zephyr: "We managed to secure a pretty swift victory thanks to those 'boom sticks' of yours, Theta. Well done, indeed. I think Medly may want to marry hers." he says cheekily. Medly is indeed still holding her rifle closely, but she frowns at the King. "Don't be stupid, your Majesty."
  672. [23:18:36 ][Lenore] She fixes her hair, making sure it's behind her ears and her ponytail isn't doing anything wonky.
  673. [23:19:39 ]* Theta nods to Lenore. "Well...I meant more the battle, but yeah Eiko's condition looked pretty bad."
  674. [23:19:50 ][Eiko] Medly: "I see you found the Font of Metallum. We used to call it 'quick silver' but apparently the humans already named something that."
  675. [23:20:07 ][Amaryllis] If someone else is taking care of the Pawn getting teleported, then Ammy will shuffle off to meet the others.
  676. [23:20:36 ][Eiko] Sure, Liz takes care of that.
  677. [23:20:41 ][Eiko] Adenine joins you going inside.
  678. [23:21:35 ][Theta] "Good to hear they worked well on the field - hopefully that'll stay the same."
  679. [23:21:48 ][Theta] "I did have a lot of questions about this stuff - it's pretty nifty!"
  680. [23:22:04 ][Lenore] She shakes her head, throwing out errant thoughts. "Um, do we have word on how the assault on the Wind Shrine went?"
  681. [23:23:18 ][Eiko] Your question, Lenore, is answered by a faint rumble to the northeast.
  682. [23:23:28 ][Amaryllis] "Well, the good news is we will probably take Tir na Bind without issue from here. The bad news is the Glutton's plans reach beyond this continent."
  683. [23:23:36 ][Eiko] Zephyr: "..." he looks over his shoulder. "Well that was either good or bad."
  684. [23:23:49 ][Eiko] Zephyr: "But I'm guessing good. We'll hear about the Wind Shrine soon, I think."
  685. [23:24:56 ][Eiko] Medly: "Of course, anything I can answer, I will." she walks over.
  686. [23:26:46 ][Eiko] Adenine: "What. Well, what are we doing about it then?" she asks Ammy.
  687. [23:26:59 ][Theta] "The energy I feel in it - it's electrical somehow, right?" He's still got some wrapped around his arm. "It responds well to other metals and electricity, after all."
  688. [23:27:49 ][Amaryllis] "By the time we take the city, he will have moved anything important from his magical research already. I would suggest delaying and keeping his presence on the continent until we are sure where his hideout is so we can intercept him when he leaves, but that would not be fair to the people here."
  689. [23:28:13 ][Eiko] Medly: "As far as I understand, yes." she nods, heading over to look at the stuff on his arm. She scoops some off and rolls it into a ball easily enough, and bounces it up and down off the ground like a superball.
  690. [23:28:53 ][Theta] "How'd you do that? We were having dificulty molding it," he gestures to Vivian.
  691. [23:29:10 ][Amaryllis] "If possible, we should send a smaller infilitration force into the city to hopefully raid the Glutton's resources as soon as possible. That will minimize how much he can take from this endeavor. Other than that, we should keep tracing his supply chain and attempt to blockade him."
  692. [23:29:25 ][Eiko] Medly: "Well, it's the same process behind molding that adamantium. I could try and teach you, if you like..."
  693. [23:29:42 ][Eiko] Vivian looks eager to watch.
  694. [23:30:27 ][Lenore] Lenore watches silently.
  695. [23:31:03 ][Eiko] The sun finally finishes setting, the only lights outside being the stars and moon now.
  696. [23:31:07 ][Theta] "Would love to. Just where does this stuff come from, by the way? Would it be...well..rude of us to take some with us?"
  697. [23:31:37 ][Eiko] Medly shakes her head. "Feel free, as long as it's not a ridiculous amount."
  698. [23:32:00 ][Eiko] Medly: "We believe that like the energy of the other places of power, it flows from the center of the planet itself."
  699. [23:32:22 ][Eiko] Adenine: "Hm, that should be doable..."
  700. [23:32:34 ][Eiko] Zephyr nods at Ammy, thinking a moment.
  701. [23:32:52 ]* Theta shines the portal ring on a wall, and nods to Vivian "You should find -something- in there we can store it in. I know there's alchemy stuff. Go wild!"
  702. [23:33:17 ][Eiko] Vivian: "Got it." she nods, adjusts her hat, and heads in.
  703. [23:33:42 ][Eiko] After a moment... there's two simultaneous *ahems* from the entrance of the temple.
  704. [23:34:01 ]* Lenore flips around to see who it is.
  705. [23:34:35 ][Eiko] Two cloaked figures are standing there, side by side, with the night's darkness behind them. Definitely women, but hiding their faces with the tragedy and comedy masks of theater. They bow at the same time, saying, "Bonsoir." in their obnoxious mime accent.
  706. [23:35:58 ][Lenore] "Oh. Hello." Her eyes narrow a bit.
  707. [23:36:15 ][Amaryllis] "This is not exactly the most convenient place for a meeting."
  708. [23:37:18 ][Eiko] Chell: "We apologize. We did say we would come in ze evening... but we have ze rest of ze night. We shall be waiting outzide zen."
  709. [23:37:19 ][Theta] These girls got terrible timing, Theta just pauses and watches.
  710. [23:37:27 ][Eiko] The two mimes just back out for now.
  711. [23:38:17 ][Eiko] Zephyr: "...weird."
  712. [23:38:29 ][Lenore] "Definitely!"
  713. [23:38:29 ][Eiko] If you go to look, they've backed well out of earshot.
  714. [23:38:51 ][Eiko] And seem to be keeping themselves plainly visible.
  715. [23:40:39 ][Eiko] Adenine: "...anyway."
  716. [23:41:42 ][Amaryllis] "Do we have much we need to finish up with here?"
  717. [23:41:55 ][Eiko] Adenine: "Just Theta's curiosity, I think."
  718. [23:42:38 ][Eiko] Medly: "He could return at any time if need be. I imagine I'll be needed here to tend to the shrine, and it'll probably be boring otherwise."
  719. [23:42:38 ][Theta] "You know for as big as a pain in the ass those two have been they are being pretty needy all of a sudden. I won't keep you waiting from doing what you need to here, Medly. Can just ask you later."
  720. [23:42:57 ][Eiko] She nods.
  721. [23:43:12 ][Lenore] Lenore nods at the others and then starts heading out towards mimes.
  722. [23:43:14 ][Lenore] fucking mimes.
  723. [23:44:02 ][Eiko] Adenine: "Any particular place we should take them for this?" she calls out. "Here's not really the best place."
  724. [23:45:21 ][Theta] "Uuuuh...what about..."
  725. [23:45:59 ][Eiko] Vivian pops out of the portal room with a cauldron.
  726. [23:46:15 ][Eiko] Medly helps her fill it in the meantime.
  727. [23:46:21 ]* Theta seems to be struggling to think of a place that's private, without actually being someplace one of them owns or cares about a lot. "Just some place quiet?"
  728. [23:47:35 ][Eiko] Adenine thinks, and nods after a moment.
  729. [23:48:28 ][Amaryllis] "We could simply set up camp somewhere outside?"
  730. [23:48:37 ][Amaryllis] "If it needs to be more private than that, we can raise some stone walls."
  731. [23:48:50 ][Eiko] Is that what you guys want to do?
  732. [23:49:04 ][Lenore] Lenore doesn't have a problem wtih Ammy's idea!
  733. [23:49:08 ][Eiko] Beatrix... seems to have gone to count the fallen.
  734. [23:50:16 ][Theta] "That works, yes."
  735. [23:50:27 ][Eiko] Well then, you head outside, where the mimes are waiting, and get a small area set up.
  736. [23:50:41 ][Eiko] You have plenty of guards around to call if need be.
  737. [23:51:03 ][Eiko] The mimes simply patiently sit side by side next to each other on a log, looking at you through their masks.
  738. [23:51:38 ][Eiko] Chell: "I azume you got ze message we left earlier?" she asks Theta.
  739. [23:52:27 ][Eiko] Adenine sits down, eyeing the mimes with suspicion, and isn't afraid to call out her spirit weapon in case they try something.
  740. [23:52:34 ][Eiko] Zephyr stands guard nearby too.
  741. [23:52:40 ][Theta] "Of course we did."
  742. [23:52:57 ][Amaryllis] "Indeed."
  743. [23:52:59 ][Lenore] Lenny sits down wherever, her hand on her rod, keeping her eyes squarely on the mimes.
  744. [23:53:04 ][Lenore] "Yep."
  745. [23:53:07 ][Eiko] Belle: "Good it is that our message you had gotten, then."
  746. [23:53:40 ]* Amaryllis takes a seat, with just her lantern out if it's needed given it's evening. She can call up her knife in an instant if needed anyway.
  747. [23:53:42 ][Eiko] Chell: "To put it simply, we wish to help you against ze Glutton. And... we have some news to deliver zat will undeniably be distressing."
  748. [23:54:13 ][Theta] "Uh huh."
  749. [23:55:22 ]* Botherer has quit (Ping timeout)
  750. [23:55:53 ][Amaryllis] "Speak plainly here. What is your game? You have been playing the Glutton and Ayane for your own advantage. How are we to be sure you are not aiming for the same with us?"
  751. [23:56:07 ][Eiko] Chell: "You cannot."
  752. [23:56:26 ][Eiko] Chell: "You will have to trust us at our word, or not at all."
  753. [23:56:42 ][Amaryllis] "Go on."
  754. [23:57:26 ][Eiko] Chell: "Zere are many zings we desire, and ze world ze Glutton wishes is not one of zem. Before we continue on with zat, however, let us speak of zis."
  755. [23:57:54 ][Eiko] Chell: "In spite of our best efforts..." Belle: "Our best efforts were spited..." "Your friend has once again come to harm. Miss Natalie was captured by ze Glutton before, last month, when she snuck off on her own." "Helped her zat time, we did, and freed her zen." "But zen, on New Years, somezing strange happened."
  756. [23:58:52 ]* Lenore grits her teeth and keeps listening.
  757. [23:59:11 ][Eiko] Chell: "Mary fought Natalie and won in a duel outside ze palace of Lindblum."
  758. [23:59:20 ][Eiko] Belle: "Harmless it seemed zen."
  759. [23:59:24 ][Eiko] Chell: "How harmless."
  760. [23:59:47 ][Eiko] Belle: "But somezing neizer Mary, not Natalie, nor ze Glutton, nor any of us realized, happened."
  761. [00:00:37 ][Amaryllis] "And what was that?"
  762. [00:00:53 ][Eiko] Chell: "It seems zat when ze spawn of an Epitaph manage to defeat their original in a one on one duel... ze original is consumed into ze copy's being."
  763. [00:01:06 ][Eiko] Chell: "...Natalie is no longer in zis world."
  764. [00:01:24 ][Amaryllis] "What? But she was still there afterwards."
  765. [00:01:37 ][Theta] "Huh."
  766. [00:01:48 ][Eiko] Chell: "It is a slow process, apparently. She went to sleep after the battle, did she not? And remained zat way for days."
  767. [00:01:53 ][Eiko] Chell: "And zen... she vanished."
  768. [00:02:10 ][Lenore] She grips her hands tight into fists but remains silent.
  769. [00:02:23 ][Amaryllis] "I did not think this could happen to an Eidolon. I will have to look into this. It must be reversible."
  770. [00:02:36 ][Eiko] Belle: "We zink it is. Hope is not lost."
  771. [00:03:11 ][Eiko] Belle: "If able to venture into her aezer realm you are, you may be able to re-awaken Natalie and restore her."
  772. [00:03:41 ][Theta] "I recall just seeing someone who looked a lot like her just a few days ago, however..."
  773. [00:03:53 ][Eiko] Belle: "Zat must have been Mary."
  774. [00:04:05 ][Amaryllis] "Then we should make it a priority to capture Mary."
  775. [00:04:15 ][Lenore] "...got it."
  776. [00:04:20 ][Eiko] Chell: "As is, she remains a potent weapon in ze Glutton's arsenal. One of ze first zings ze Glutton made Eiko do was sever her bond with Carbuncle."
  777. [00:04:42 ][Amaryllis] "How horrible."
  778. [00:04:55 ][Eiko] Belle: "Believe we do zat Quar is also ze original source of Natalie's memory loss."
  779. [00:05:16 ][Amaryllis] "I had figured that out by now, yes."
  780. [00:05:31 ][Amaryllis] "He has been the source of many of my ills."
  781. [00:05:55 ][Eiko] Chell: "We have been playing, ah... ze double agent role."
  782. [00:06:05 ][Eiko] Chell: "It has been necessary to learn as much as we have."
  783. [00:06:38 ][Eiko] Belle: "If questions you have about anyzing else, answer we will try."
  784. [00:07:15 ][Amaryllis] (tbh it's a bit late for me to think of all the questions I'd have. Any chance to just shoot some their way over the next week?)
  785. [00:07:21 ][Eiko] (Sure)
  786. [00:07:35 ][Lenore] (Yeah, I'm with Cast here)
  787. [00:07:36 ][Eiko] Chell: "As for our goals... ze bottom line is zat we wish to restore our tribe."
  788. [00:08:01 ][Eiko] Chell: "We are even recently pregnant now, it is good to know."
  789. [00:08:03 ][Amaryllis] "What I fail to understand is why you thought Ayane could help you with that."
  790. [00:09:08 ][Theta] "Cause, uh, if I'm not mistaken, the father's her boyfriend."
  791. [00:09:25 ][Eiko] Belle: "Her help in opening the Gates we needed, to access ze crystal and change our nature, so zat we could blossom once more."
  792. [00:09:32 ][Eiko] Chell: "Zat is correct, Gilgamesh is ze father."
  793. [00:09:55 ][Lenore] ! "The Gates? Did you...did you go to the Manafont, or...?"
  794. [00:10:04 ][Eiko] Belle: "Somezing like zat."
  795. [00:10:30 ][Amaryllis] (wait I thought it wasn't possible to access the Crystal until all the Gates were open)
  796. [00:10:40 ][Eiko] It isn't.
  797. [00:10:44 ][Eiko] That's what they're saying.
  798. [00:10:54 ][Lenore] (They could've accessed a leyline instead)
  799. [00:11:07 ][Eiko] Chell: "Unfortunately zat plan will likely not happen now with your interference." she huffs.
  800. [00:11:09 ][Lenore] (or yeah ALL GATES OPEN)
  801. [00:11:15 ][Eiko] Chell: "We shall have to find anozer way."
  802. [00:11:43 ][Amaryllis] (oh I thought they were saying they had to change themselves to be able to get pregnant)
  803. [00:12:05 ][Lenore] (...I did too)
  804. [00:12:11 ][Lenore] (herp de derrrrr)
  805. [00:12:16 ][Amaryllis] "There are extreme dangers associated with opening all the Gates once more. I hope you can understand that."
  806. [00:12:27 ][Eiko] Belle: "Understand zat, we do."
  807. [00:12:56 ][Eiko] Chell: "It was a risk we were willing to undertake to help our people. Belle and I may be ze last."
  808. [00:13:13 ][Eiko] Chell: "Our race is dead, Miss Middleton."
  809. [00:14:02 ][Amaryllis] "I understand your plight, but you should know in every such legend, the harder but more arduous path is what succeeds. The easy path that sacrifices the well-being of the rest of the world, even for a noble goal, shall always end in ruin."
  810. [00:14:25 ][Eiko] Belle: "Looked into ze permanent epitaph we also did. Lead us to ze Glutton in ze first place."
  811. [00:15:27 ][Eiko] Chell: "Zis is hardly a time for stories. It is a time for action."
  812. [00:15:31 ]* Theta is listening but seems rather indifferent to their light or possible assistance
  813. [00:15:58 ][Theta] (their plight*)
  814. [00:16:39 ][Eiko] Belle: "In any case, helpful as we can we will try to be, provided in our way you do not get."
  815. [00:16:45 ]* Amaryllis frowns. "Not understanding the story of the world is what led you to waste time and resources aiding Ayane. You took unnecessary risks. But very well, how do you intend to help us?"
  816. [00:17:00 ][Eiko] Chell: "Information."
  817. [00:18:19 ][Eiko] Belle: "Your time, please take. Missed we will not be until ze light of ze sun."
  818. [00:19:57 ][Eiko] And... if you guys want some time to think about this, I suppose we can call it here?
  819. [00:20:05 ][Lenore] Grumble grumble. "Do you know if the Glutton has any stupid contingency plans?"
  820. [00:21:36 ][Eiko] Chell: "I know zat if he is confronted directly by ze lot of you, he may attempt to devour you. When a Qu devours a monster, zey gain blue magic - because ze Qu absorbs ze knowledge of ze foe. When a Qu devours a sentient being instead, however, zey gain all of zeir knowledge and abilities."
  821. [00:22:00 ][Eiko] Chell: "Zere are no more shamans in Tir na Bind."
  822. [00:22:16 ][Lenore] "...he ate all of them, right?"
  823. [00:22:24 ][Eiko] The mimes nod in unison.
  824. [00:23:06 ][Eiko] Chell: "Zis is why he wanted to devour Leviathan - to get its knowledge."
  825. [00:24:15 ]* Theta doesn't really seem very warm to the idea of helping these two or really playing into their game, so doesn't really have anything to add to things that wouldn't distract from the other two.
  826. [00:24:38 ][Amaryllis] (I'm just gonna throw in my questions later)
  827. [00:24:56 ][Eiko] Okay then. We'll end if Lenore has nothing else for right now.
  828. [00:25:56 ][Lenore] (that's all I had)
  829. [00:26:42 ]* You are now known as castfromhp
  830. [00:26:49 ]* Lenore is now known as Aori_Radidjiu
  831. [00:27:24 ][Eiko] and that will be </session> for now as you grill the Mimes.
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