border princes log 9-13-19

(3:02:09 PM) ***arfCommunist The inn stews amidst a flurry of sleet, pools forming in snow drifts of half-frozen water.
(3:04:00 PM) ***arfCommunist Upstairs there's the gentle drip of a leak. Lys places a bucket.
(3:07:21 PM) Charis: Little lizard is busy with planning and initial stage of pre-construction but is readily fixes the leak if told about it.
(3:09:22 PM) ***Halion throws on her cloak and braves the sleet storm, using prestidigitation to dry portions of the ground before working it.
(3:10:01 PM) Clint [Vann@sux-AF6CD8E.nrflva.fios.verizon.net] entered the room.
(3:15:39 PM) ***arfCommunist And deep down, something wicked plots.
(3:18:22 PM) ***arfCommunist There's few patrons in this weather. Just Matti trying to gather up a party and a couple of old travellers. So there's little audience for the new flyers posted around the common room, whiffing of brimstone.
(3:19:53 PM) Orissa: Orissa stays busy in her social identity for most of the time, cooking and cleaning and tapping kegs. Sometimes she "takes a break" so that the Vixen can be seen outdoors, patrolling and otherwise reinforcing her presence in the minds of those so inclined to look for her.
(3:20:44 PM) Charis: In case things are more or less calm, Charis creates the works, set on the idea of making the inn into adventurer's attraction still - work must continue and be finished before people will come: aside from already put up ads, she gets some sort of blackboard and puts down flameword for the young and old adventurers to find each other ("<3") - starting with Matti, noting him as `the mighty warrior` and writes quick summary for the new partie
(3:20:44 PM) Charis: s - who must be present in the group, what they need to take (and most importantly - buy from Ricotte) and so on. Little lizard clearly have more energy then needed.
(3:22:48 PM) Clint: "Oi Matti how goes it? Can't wait for more adventurers to get in on this. We get enough maybe we could start a dead pool. I'd be able to actually make some money off of you lot that way haha."
(3:23:19 PM) Clint: "Good way to pass the time on me own end anywhoose."
(3:24:20 PM) ***arfCommunist Matti frowns, he is after all used to kobolds as things to be smashed for treasure so it takes mental effort to process one talking to him.
(3:24:35 PM) ***arfCommunist "Need this weather to clear, yeah. No one coming."
(3:29:10 PM) Clint: "Just give it time mate. The storm will pass."
(3:29:18 PM) ***Clint gives Matti a cheeky wink.
(3:30:20 PM) ***Halion comes upstairs, looking sleep deprived with dark bags under her eyes. "Do we have a loupe or magnifying glass?"
(3:31:35 PM) Charis: Charis mumbles something about humans and their mating games, in draconic, about Clint's winking to Matti
(3:32:46 PM) Orissa: "A wot?" Orissa blinks at the exhausted-looking elf.
(3:33:59 PM) Halion: "Sweet heavens, we're really in the sticks..." she mutters. "A tool for looking at small text, or for inspecting jewels and precious metals."
(3:37:30 PM) ***Orissa looks at the glass she's dry-washing, then holds it up to her eye; the rounded bottom distorts the view. "Would this work for ye?"
(3:38:05 PM) Halion: "...I'll try it." she takes the glass and rushes back down the stairs with it.
(3:38:54 PM) Orissa: No sooner is the elf gone than the redhead asks anyone else present. "Anyone else think o' something else when she said 'loop' earlier?"
(3:39:32 PM) ***arfCommunist "She ain't from the woods, that elf." observes Ricotte.
(3:43:13 PM) Orissa: "I think she said she's from up north'r somethin'," Orissa drawls, moving to collect an untouched mug from another table.
(3:48:09 PM) Orissa: When she finishes with that task, she traipses down the stairs, looking for Halion. "Is it workin for ya?"
(3:48:50 PM) ***Halion is sitting cross legged infront of the door, glass sitting next to her. She's studying something written in her book.
(3:49:06 PM) Halion: "Oh, aye. Thank you..." she sounds far off, distracted.
(3:51:44 PM) Halion: "Where did that little rat scurry away to?"
(3:52:34 PM) Halion: "HA! I knew it!"
(3:53:42 PM) ***Orissa blinks, taken aback. "You already figgered out where he went?"
(3:53:42 PM) ***Halion leaps to her feet, holding the notebook triumphantly! "I knew it!" she exclaims a little more in Elvish. "The door's not just a door!"
(3:53:53 PM) Orissa: ". . ."
(3:53:57 PM) ***Orissa stares at her for a while.
(3:54:03 PM) Orissa: "Nnnnnnoo," she says slowly.
(3:54:31 PM) Halion: "Forget the Imp." she gestures to the Hellmouth. "It's alive.
(3:56:18 PM) ***Orissa shifts her stare to the door, then back to Halion.
(3:56:20 PM) Orissa: "Bullshit."
(3:56:45 PM) Orissa: "We ain't seen ya upstairs in a coupla days, it's obvious yer gettin' inta Clint's brews."
(3:58:01 PM) ***Halion taps the paper. "It's right here! The runes on the door's frame, when translated talk about the first days of the Ordering, where the Gods tried to defeat the Abyss - when Asmodeus tricked them out of Baator."
(3:59:13 PM) Halion: "Apparently, a council was called to discuss how to deal with the Abyss, the living being. This door was created as a result. I'm just not sure as to what end."
(3:59:16 PM) ***Clint looks up from the bar. "Eh?"
(4:01:20 PM) Halion: "When I tried to attune to the door, the first time we went through - remember? It pulled me into the portal."
(4:01:51 PM) Orissa: "It looked more like ye jumped in on yer own ta me, but I was lookin' from upstairs."
(4:01:54 PM) ***Halion approaches the door, her outstretched fingers hovering just away from touching it. "I wonder..."
(4:05:41 PM) Orissa: "Don't be wonderin' too hard, missy, afore no one can come get ye if somethin' spooky happens, eh?"
(4:10:03 PM) ***Halion just goes for it, and touches the door's frame again.
(4:10:29 PM) ***arfCommunist The metal slats slowly slide open, unlocking the door.
(4:12:19 PM) ***Orissa folds her arms under her breasts. "Well. Who knew?"
(4:12:55 PM) Halion: "Hm...I wonder if this is like father's orrery...?"
(4:13:39 PM) Halion: "I would like to go to Arborea." she states clearly aloud, before attempting to open the door.
(4:14:14 PM) ***arfCommunist When the door finally opens it reveals only the dungeon from before.
(4:15:12 PM) Halion: "Well...Hrm."
(4:16:47 PM) ***Halion then yawns fairly loudly. "I shall deal with this in the morning."
(4:18:31 PM) ***arfCommunist The door remains open. There is movement on the other side.
(4:26:00 PM) ***Halion tenses - then relaxes. "Just a trick. Damn thing."
(4:27:17 PM) ***Halion looks back at Orissa.
(4:28:20 PM) ***Orissa seems to stare at it for a good while, then shakes her head. "I didn't see nothin', either, so what say ya do the thing 'n close it back up, hey?"
(4:29:54 PM) Halion: "Well...I can try." she says hesitantly and shrugs, touching the door's mantle.
(4:33:00 PM) ***arfCommunist There is nothing on the other side of the doorway. That is why it is so surprising when a maw full of needlelike fangs seizes Halion's outstretched arm and almost tears it off.
(4:33:31 PM) ***Orissa yelps!
(4:34:28 PM) ***Halion curses at the door mimic in Elvish <Son of an Orcish whore!>
(4:34:30 PM) ***arfCommunist Only the head is visible poking through the door's illusory surface. Until the rest of the body emerges, a predatory cross between a shark and a lion, its eyes brimming with fiendish wickedness.
(4:35:19 PM) arfCommunist has changed the topic to: Halion 21, Sharkcat 17, Orissa 12
(4:39:27 PM) ***arfCommunist The cat keeps pace with the backing away Halion and rears up against her.
(4:42:02 PM) ***arfCommunist The cat narrowly misses bringing Halion down, tearing at her clothes with its needled maw and curved claws.
(4:44:07 PM) ***Orissa bolts for the stairs, taking them two at a time; up top she walks quickly over to Clint, bending to whisper urgently in his ear. "Somethin's wot come through the door in th'basement! Giddown there afore it eats Halion!"
(4:44:25 PM) Orissa: Then she takes off for the kitchens and the couple of rooms beyond...
(4:48:32 PM) Charis: Charis will rush down in case this is overheard - no one would care for a running kobold.
(4:50:30 PM) arfCommunist has changed the topic to: Halion 21, Charis 17, Sharkcat 17, Orissa 12
(4:56:43 PM) ***arfCommunist Halion is backed up almost to the stairs of the basement. A large and sturdy demonic looking cat prowls toward her.
(4:59:53 PM) Charis: A few words in Draconic vocalization of the spell and the high-pitched shout of "SPARKLE!", before the cloud of shiny glittering golden particles poofs all around the cat-like creature [Glitterdust on cat-thing, Will save against blind DC 16, shinny anyway, kobold behind Halion]
(5:03:10 PM) ***arfCommunist While the spelltacular assault does not affect the cat, it does give it pause. Limned in a golden coat it measures up the opposition then leaps back through the doorway which still shows all untroubled on the other side.
(5:05:15 PM) ***arfCommunist It almost invites you to step through into a perfectly safe and empty room.
(5:07:47 PM) Halion: "What the fuck."
(5:10:28 PM) Charis: Something hard pokes into Halion's rear and Charis says, "Unspeakable Evil Healing!" [Wand - Infernal Healing]
(5:11:23 PM) ***Halion jumps forward, grimacing. "...Thanks. Stupid door. Stupid devil Bulette." she stomps up the stairs, unstringing her bow.
(5:12:18 PM) arfCommunist has changed the topic to: Clint 24, Halion 21, Charis 17, Sharkcat 17, Orissa 12
(5:12:27 PM) Charis: Charis follows. Or, rather, runs before to not get eaten. "Next batch of income goes into magical scrolls and traps. And good illumination."
(5:15:18 PM) ***Clint runs to the basement. "Holy... what is THAT?" He says the magic words and gets big.
(5:16:52 PM) Charis: Charis squats, letting Clint go over her if needed. "A big toothy shiny thing need smashing!",- she helpfully tells Clint
(5:21:20 PM) Charis: "Uh...",- little lizard looks around, "I think we better go as the group. And I can put a simple protection spell - I was searching for it to research the Hellmouth but it may help against denziens too."