Session 78

Ghostwish has connected.

TMG has connected.

Railock has connected.

Liatai:Trolling scan...

Dr. Hatari has connected.

 Railock whispers: is there supposed ot be blood on the ships deck?

You whisper to Railock: -- ffff one moment.

Liatai:... Ghost, did you troll the map by not trolling the map and making us look for trolling that doesn't exist? *brick'd*

Ghostwish::3


 * Dr. Hatari crunches loot in the meantime.

Liatai:Oh, right!

GM:<font color="#000000">Speaking of loot. The GM was a derp last session and forgot a certain detail regarding the fellow in red's equipment.

GM:<font color="#000000">Namely, that removing the amulet would knock him down to 0 HP, which should have showed up on Tom's Heal check.

GM:<font color="#000000">So... is loot being removed now, or at the ship? ^^;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Well.. I suppose that's fine, actually. As long as he isn't bleeding out and remains stable and unconscious.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...well, even if he removes enough nonlethal damage that he wakes up, he's oot going to get very far at exactly 0 HP...

TMG:<font color="#000000">if he does anything more strenuous than crawling or stumbling about, down he goes

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">It's basically just good news. =w=

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">No changes.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Okay, fair enough. :B

GM:<font color="#000000">So... who wants ice cream? :9

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">MEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

TMG:<font color="#000000">hmm...not everyone's here yet....and some peeps like to do charquestions....

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Elves on a sugar rush are bad, mkay?

TMG:<font color="#000000">.....

TMG:<font color="#000000">seeyaguysinhalfanhourImmagowatchnewKorraEEEEEE! ^^

Liatai:<font color="#000000">..... =w=;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Alllrighty then. Total counted and up to date: 240,825gp

GM:<font color="#000000">... hmm, where -is- everyone?

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">here

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Woof

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I think Ram is doing yardwork.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ram's going to be late, yes...

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">And Meany is having his usual amount of technical difficulties.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Tech's watching Avatar...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ah, I see. &gt;:

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">so..party of 7 and we can only get three on?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Invited VAE to come and join us if he wanted, but I left Chatzilla before I saw his reply. ^^;

<font color="#0000ff">Visitor from Hammerspace has connected.

</i>Liatai:<font color="#000000">:o ?

<font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">Hello, everybody.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Hallo hallo. :3

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">Aquatic werewolves or something? there's about a dozen crammed against a rock face...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Pretty much.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">They live in colonies, like sponges.

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">......

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">kay.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:P

Meany:<font color="#330000">x-x

Meany:<font color="#330000">I am getting lag galore.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Testing, testing, one two.

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">Do seawolves have a high intelligence, or are they just animals?

Meany:<font color="#330000">Can you hear me, Queen Latifah?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Hiyo, Meany!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:40

Meany:<font color="#330000">:40

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Awesome,no lag.

Meany:<font color="#330000">At :40 =3=

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">w00t.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Depends on the seawolf, visitor.

Meany:<font color="#330000">I has sleepy fatcat.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Average is 10.

GM:<font color="#000000">So... hmm. Anyone want to do some character questions?

Meany:<font color="#330000">Sure.

Meany:<font color="#330000">I'll need to afk soon to do light cleaning. (:3

Meany:<font color="#330000">Prolly only twenty minutes for that, plus making lunch.

GM:<font color="#000000">Today is April 21st, so... &quot;Has your character ever quit a job? If so, why?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Is fine. Tech's apparently gone to watch Avatar. =w=;

Meany:<font color="#330000">=3=

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">Supposedly James Cameron is making 2 more.

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Who? ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Oh right him. ))

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Yes, it kind of burned down.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( As long as it's not M. Knight. ))

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Nope! Not until the job is done and finished.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( I will fucking kill people if it is. ))

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I have not held a job that allowed for quitting. =w=&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I quit being a templar in the course of the campaign if that counts.&quot; ^^;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes. If the boss wants to lie about the job and mislead me into the reasons...I always reserve the right to walk away from a job I dont agree wiht.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;Is your character an introvert or an extrovert?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Introvert.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I dunno..&quot; {:3 &quot;Mixed bag?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">... I don't think I've met an introverted bard yet. :.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Extrovert.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Extrovert.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Introvert.

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Pervert. *BRICKED AWAY*

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;somewhere int he middle. Dont go out of my way to talk to tons of people, but I dont avoid it either.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;Your character arrives home to find her door unlocked and slightly ajar, and she's sure she locked it on the way out. What does she do?&quot; And if you're feeling creative, &quot;Why was it unlocked?&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd draws blades and moves in to see who's invaded

GM:<font color="#000000">I think I can guess a lot of answers to this one. :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Wake the golem up.&quot; &gt;:D

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">I crack my knuckles, go in, and deal with the adventurers.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Again.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Swing around back and surprise them from behind.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well.. 'my' first home was a temple of the sun with a full hospital wing. So it's normal for the doors to never be locked. And then I kind of moved to a makeshift guildhouse with atleast eight other people. So that would be normal too. So I guess if my -parents- home had the door open and ajar, I would ... I dunno. Assume Tomi was there and no one had noticed to close the door yet. Or the most unlucky burglar in the world had just broken in to steal something of dad's.&quot; :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">GM: &quot;Your character arrives home to find her door unlocked and slightly ajar, and she's sure she locked it on the way out. What does she do?&quot; And if you're feeling creative, &quot;Why was it unlocked?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Rival engineer theif!&quot; *activates automatons*

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Zairith: &quot;Cast detection spells and marvel slightly that someone managed to bypass the wards. Make a mental note to pour more research into a 'detect siblings' spell. Act according to observations.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I'm not sure any of my characters would have had interesting answers to that question.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Except Eisen.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">As evidenced during his last session. :B

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">hed go apeshit. heh

GM:<font color="#000000">Here's one for the gossip columnists.

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;What is your character's romantic history?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus sputters and leans back and averts gaze. &gt;.&gt;;;;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Elves: Extensive. *BRICKED AWAY AGAIN*

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">None to speak of. =3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*blinks in uncomprehension* &quot;....Romantic history? What romantic history?&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">I must go.

Meany:<font color="#330000">My cleaning needs me.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Had one boyfriend. Of sorts. Apprenticeship. Playground marriage. Ended when we had a fight and I kicked out some of his baby teeth. =3=

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">When will you return?

TMG:<font color="#000000">....and now I wonder if I want to throw in a background detail of 'oh, there was that -one- other gnome girl back in Mazio who was creat with gadgets herself...'

TMG:<font color="#000000">*great

Edaric:<font color="#000000">You have to wonder what a ninja school's playground would even look like. &gt;.&gt;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">If only Otto were here for this one.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Did you go to a ninja school that early? Were there blades on the swings?

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">I have no comment. :P

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">shurikens instead of chains on the swings, weapon racks in place of bicycle stands...just thinking...

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">You must always attend ninja school. You do not want them to send a tutor.

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;Your character wakes up in his home and smells smoke. What does he do?&quot; Those of you who were there when Guardian HQ was attacked by Helvirahel assassins can't cop out and use that as their answer. :P

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">&quot;Two plus two does not equal four...it equals DEATH!!&quot; *Tutor chops worksheet in half with a katana*

Liatai:<font color="#000000">No, instead of shuriken-chains on the swings, the swings themselves are those ludicrous swinging blades you see in adventure game dungeons. You ride atop the blade. :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Yikes. I live in a tree. That is.. a very serious problem. It better have been a random lightning strike, or murder will happen.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh bother, did someone let the incidnigas collecter overcollect again?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I ready my K-SPLOOSH.&quot; =3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I keep telling that apprentice, 'watch the gagues, easy on the valves'!&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Wake up and check the woodstove or fireplace. See if something's fallen out, the flue's closed, etcetera. And if something's wrong on the way there, well, it'll be easier to find.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Get out of the house.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">It is likely not my house anyway. =3=


 * Tathi chases Swallowtail out of the branches again. &gt;:O

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">We've got ninjas. Get the fleabomb.

GM:<font color="#000000">... this one will have a lot of competition. &quot;What's the strangest thing your character ever did?&quot; :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Heeeee. I'll live this one to the peanut gallery.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Well, I was stoned for a while.. Why so many bricks-

GM:<font color="#000000">Let's narrow it down a little. What's the strangest thing your character did as a child? :P

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh hells. I used to have a leaf collection.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">strangest or stupidest? heh

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Well there was this one time when we were little and still easily mistaken for each other that sis and I decided to dress in smocks and lurk around in the back of a condemned building scaring the hell out of the squatters. I feel kind of bad about that now, but we thought it was the funniest thing in the world at the time. :B

Edaric:<font color="#000000">There was one time Mom says I tried to tie a kite string to a piglet. I don't remember it, it was a long time ago. Guess I took things more literally at five years old. :B

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">... by what measure is 'strange?'

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">You weren't always a super serious disciplined child, were you?

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Yes, but I do not know if eating seaweed is considered strange here.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">if you go by stupidest...making a bet with best friend that we could outrace a sandstorm....didn't work so well.

<font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i>GM:<font color="#000000">Is the glass half full or half empty?


 * Thomas Lazarus checks inventory. :9 *bricked*

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Are you emptying or filling the glass?

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Half-full. :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">It's a mana potion. Don't touch.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Or completely empty if what's in it is tasty. :9

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">Depends on what's int he glass, and where I am. if out in the desert and it's water, it's time to start looking for a refill. If in town in a resteraunt with refills...it's now empty and needs a refill

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Miron: It doesn't matter if the glass is overflowing. It's doomed to be emptied sooner or later. By some heretic criminal no doubt. In fact, detain the glass for the public good!!1! *bricked*

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ff -- lightbulb just blew.

GM:<font color="#000000">How many characters does it take to change a lightbulb if your character is one of them? :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Well, either way, the lightbulb is going to get fireball'd...&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;First, I track the lightbulb down.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;one,,,shouldnt ever take more&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">... what is &quot;lightbulb?&quot;

<font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;What is your character's earliest clear memory?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Jeez, it's raining something fierce all of a sudden. Cloudburst.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Hmm.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Earliest memory would have to be my father in one of his drunken rages. My mother was, fortunately, not at home at the time. Or he'd have been beaten again. =w=&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Watching minnows. The school my father and mother worked at had a fish pond. I would sit and watch the fish while waiting for them.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">... hard question. &gt;:d

Meany:<font color="#330000">Bards have so many things to remember, asking them to pick one of them is hard. =w=

Meany:<font color="#330000">How dare you. :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;There was a small clearing in the forest where my mother would always take me to learn the art. I'll never forget that clearing..&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">It'd probably be when Rachel was born. I can remember hoping she'd be a little brother. Of course, Teasel wanted a sister. :B

<font color="#0000ff">Railock is disconnected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Railock has connected.

</i>GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;What is your character's favorite beverage?&quot; (Miron: &quot;BEER.&quot; :B )

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Water. keeps you alive in the desert better than anything else.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Hot chocolate. Is a rare treat for special occasions.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Moondrop. Pity it's so rare and expensive in human lands..&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">... I've never really picked a favorite. :. Cider?

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&gt;.&gt;;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I have to admit.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I like apple juice.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">All right. Who's here?

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Meeee!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">yo

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">nobody

GM:<font color="#000000">... this is not encouraging. :B


 * Dr. Hatari looks in from randompics.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Hello. :B

GM:<font color="#000000">Let's get this show rolling and hope the others catch up, hm? We've already delayed significantly. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">Present!

TMG:<font color="#000000">Hrm. Where'd Ram go...

GM:<font color="#000000">Tech, pause Korra and -- oh there you are. :B

GM:<font color="#000000">Ram's doing yardwork and will be late.

TMG:<font color="#000000">want to nerd out with him about Korra--oh, I finished Korra an hour ago. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">Been here the whole time

Meany:<font color="#330000">You should be running.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Why aren't you running? =w=

TMG:<font color="#000000">What? I said I was back!

TMG:<font color="#000000">And I answered a few char Qs!

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;So..another trip back to the boat with prisoners?&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">I tease.

Meany:<font color="#330000">:P

GM:<font color="#000000">So! Last week on Akellon...

Meany:<font color="#330000">My god.

Meany:<font color="#330000">I must find the man who invented bacon hamburgers.

Meany:<font color="#330000">And give him a hug.

Tathi: <font color="#ff">(( 'MURICA ))

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I assume he got heart disease and died. =w=;

GM:<font color="#000000">The party was fired upon by a fire cannon. Well, two of them. One was literal, the other was... well, a fire mage is practically as close as you can get to a living cannon.

GM:<font color="#000000">The party emerged victorious, with just one seal left to go, and most of the cavern explored... where could it be?

GM:<font color="#000000">Take it away, gentlemen!

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;So..another trip back to the boat with prisoners?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">We fired back.


 * Edaric starts looking in his pack for the invisible wand.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt shakes his head at Gamal. &quot;No, we have to hurry and find the earth spirit! The capturees will keep.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Remind me to tie a string to that wand or something if we're going to be using it to scout more...&quot; &gt;:d

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(remember rail, we kinda left last session off on a must-go-faster note. :B )

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Then we need to make sure no ones right there on that ship that can come wake these guys up.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Exactly what I was just about to say.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Actually, you could use a handy haversack, and thus the wand would always be on top.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;If you wish it so.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">I assume I still pilot Miron?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Edaric, Swallowtail. Can you make swallowtail invisible, and Swallowtail, can you check that ship right there, make sure there's no one inside?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;If there is, don't engage, just come back out and get us.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus frowns.

Miron:<font color="#330000">Heal thy Gnogglebolt for &#171; &#160;1d8+5 = 2 + 5 = 7&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Points.

Miron:<font color="#330000">And again, &#171; &#160;1d8+5 = 4 + 5 = 9&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187;.


 * Edaric looks up.... blinks... and laughs. &quot;Duh. Silly me. This is a haversack.&quot; :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We just need to make sure no one in there can sail the ship away or come out here and find their fallen heavy-hitter.&quot;

Miron:<font color="#330000">Heal thyself, Inquisitor. &#171; &#160;2d8+5 = 12 + 5 = 17&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Silly bard.&quot; Tathi says with a playful smirk.


 * Edaric holds up a bit of air.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Oi.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">eh? Miron...healed me? o.o

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Stop blowing Miron's spellslots on heals. He has a wand of cure.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">okay. :B &#171; &#160;18+7+9 = 18 + 7 + 9 = 34&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">That's like selling your guns during a war so that you can buy shoes. :P

TMG:<font color="#000000">...uh...

TMG:<font color="#000000">yeah. Um. Meany.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Si.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Recall all those spellslots you just spent. We may need them. O.o

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Okay...&quot; &#171; &#160;1d2 = 1&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Ninja vanish!

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;I go.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Well then, what wand grade does he have?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Light. We found a druidic wand in the Briarthorn lair.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt grips his bombchucker tightly as he waits nervously for the invisble ninja to somehow announce her return in a few minutes...

Meany:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d8+1 = 8 + 1 = 9&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Healing for the Miron, then.


 * Thomas Lazarus takes a moment to look about and check everyone's wounds.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Good idea.&quot; &#171; &#160;1d8+1 = 5 + 1 = 6&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; healing for Gamal.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&#171; &#160;1d8+1 = 6 + 1 = 7&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; more.

Meany:<font color="#330000">He doesn't have a wand listed on token notes or sheet. :x

Meany:<font color="#330000">No way to track how many charges, then.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Shankfang has a rather nasty bruise on him, if you can spare one of those orisons.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Perhaps Tom stole it or something then. Oh well.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Indeed. Many of us do, I notice. I'm just checking for serious wounds for the time being. A night's rest will cover most of these superficial scrapes. I just want to be ready incase of the worst.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ship is empty. Is very strange.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Poof!


 * Thomas Lazarus frowns. &quot;I don't like the sound of that.. I hope they're not guarding the last ward and waiting for us.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Can we disable it? Maybe take the wheel?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hrm. Say. Swallowtail. Can you use magical devices?&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;No. Have never trained.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....I can disable the ship, if we have a few minutes to spare.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&#171; &#160;2d8+2 = 8 + 2 = 10&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; healing for Gnogglebolt. For reals, from a wand. :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Everyone should start heading towards the stairs over there and prepare to move up and find the earth spirit...Edairc, Swallowtail, you could do that invisible thing again.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Well drat. I have all these silly wands, and little use for any of them..&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Purrcat.


 * Thomas Lazarus glances to Tathi. &quot;..What sort of wands?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes, I think we can take the time to make sure no one slips behind us.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">She smiles at Thomas as she looks up from her bag. &quot;Arcane wands.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus draws his blade quietly. He simply nods at the elf.


 * Thomas Lazarus heads off to the stairs.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, no one has a problem? I'll try and siable the ship right now, everyone hang by the stairs, Swallowtail scouts forwarda gain.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Are we forgetting the elemental? We don't have time to lose!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Try and find that spirit.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;All right.&quot; &#171; &#160;1d2 = 1&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Poof!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I know!&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;I am going now. I will shout if there is trouble. Please listen.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;The elemental will be fine. Wait on our scout.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;If they escape, they could do this to other elementels elsewhere. Making sure that doesnt happen, if it will only take a few minutes..is worth it.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Whoop,minor lagspike due to rain.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:55

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Calm down. That ship isn't 'getting away' anywhere. There are a pair of true dragons watching these waters for pirate vessels. We'll disable the ward soon enough. Let's just get this taken care of safely.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt attempts to board the ship. No problems, I assume...and now, Disable Device, attemtping to disable the ship's steering/sails, but -if- at all possible, in such a way that only he (or someone as good as him) can undo the 'damage' he causes. If I don't roll high enough for that, just wreck it. Disable Device: &#171; &#160;1d20+16 = 5 + 16 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+8 = 13 + 8 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I'll wait until I get a reply to the lagcheck to continue. ^^;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">or are retries allowed? How long did that take? (and I should've taken 10...)

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">... I smell lag.

 You have disconnected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Visitor from Hammerspace has connected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Dr. Hatari has connected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">TMG has connected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Railock has connected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Ghostwish has connected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">YAY!

TMG:<font color="#000000">Last line you saw, Lia?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt: or are retries allowed? How long did that take? (and I should've taken 10...) Ghostwish: ... I smell lag.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">This may not be the last time this happens, it's raining something fierce. ^^;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Could someone else be sure to save a log, just in case?

 You have disconnected.

</i><font color="#0000ff">Visitor from Hammerspace has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Dr. Hatari has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">TMG has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Railock has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Ghostwish has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>* Dr. Hatari just remembered potstickers in the freezer. :9

TMG:<font color="#000000">o.o? Lia present?


 * Dr. Hatari afks.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Okay. I -think- the rain's let up enough now. ^^;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt: or are retries allowed? How long did that take? (and I should've taken 10...) Ghostwish: ... I smell lag.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Sheesh, that was a crazy cloudburst. Suddenly. Rain sheets.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Whispering...

TMG whispers: Ghostwish: ... I smell lag. * Thomas Lazarus plants the tip of his blade in the gravel to lean upon, and bows his head in meditation. TMG: Ohnoes. o.o TMG: Lialagcheck at :58 Liatai is disconnected. TMG: D: D: D: Ghostwish: -.- called it. Liatai has connected. Ghostwish: YAY! TMG: Last line you saw, Lia? Dr. Hatari: I imagine with heavy rain and clouds this is going to be an all-day event. TMG: D: Liatai is disconnected. TMG: D: D: D: Gamal-Junayd: probably that rain she said happened suddenly Ghostwish: Yup, she texted me. It's pouring up there. Ghostwish: She's asking to make sure someone who hasn't DCed to save a log. :&gt; TMG: Auto-log, here. Ghostwish: She says she's going to wait a little while, for the cloud burst to clear up. Break time. :&gt; Dr. Hatari: Breakfast then I suppose. Liatai has connected.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">It's been clear all morning. ^^;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Which lines of mine made it through?

TMG:<font color="#000000">....er....

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... what's the last line you saw from me? :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">ther very last line I got from you was....

TMG:<font color="#000000">Liatai: Purrcat.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... oh wow.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Okay. x3

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Edaric: &quot;All right.&quot; &#171;&#160;1d2 = 1&#160;&#187; Swallowtail: Poof! Gnogglebolt: &quot;I know!&quot; Swallowtail: &quot;I am going now. I will shout if there is trouble. Please listen.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">And then some rolls and lag checks. :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Elven ears pricked!

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">After about a minute, the sharp-eared can hear footsteps coming down the stairs again.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And results of Gnogglebolt's sabotage? :.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Elemental is upstairs, bound. No people seen. Altar, two circles.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">...could've only take 8 rounds, max....

Liatai:<font color="#000000">It took Gnogglebolt about as much time as it took Swallowtail to scout.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Very well. Let's move in together and undo the ward, then contact Max.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Mkay. And did he succeed in disabling it in such a way he can undo what he did later, or is it just wrecked?

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Sounds like a good plan to me. Let's go.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Either way, Gnogglebolt disembarks the ship and hurries back to the others...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">You'll have to see, won't you?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ah. Ram is back.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">....he should -know-... but hey. Knowledge Arch &amp; Engineering? &#171; &#160;1d20+16 = 10 + 16 = 26&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">To determine whether or not the sabotage he did was easily undoable or would require some real repair

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">brb

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(that is, easily undoable only to Gnogglebolt or someone else clever enough to know what he did.)

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Well, it's definitely disabled. I'm not seeing rules for that.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Very well.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt joins the otheres. &quot;Okay, I jammed the rigging and the steering. Give a few hours though, I could probably repair it all later...&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Come, come, quick.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Before any return.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Will let DM continue to move...


 * Thomas Lazarus marches up the way and down the halls with purpose. &gt;:O

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Will not be as lazy. &quot;Let's go!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt is hustling to, in agreement for haste

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM has connected.

</i>Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi quickly sweeps her gaze over the area.. and intently eyes the summoning circle in the back before snapping her gaze back to the bound elemental. &quot;Here we go. Last one.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">-thar- he is. Just in the knick of time

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Theres earth...blow the bindings...But..whats that smoke coming from?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">We were just about to auto you, and have your guns fire making the sounds they actually should make while firing.

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">This chamber's air seems significantly fresher, though there is a faint whiff of some mineral odor in the air. On an island of rocky sand in the middle of the chamber, a large, flickering summoning circle glows, and thick chains of magic are wrapped around it tightly.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, there he is...while Shankfang takes care of that...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thomas, you have that 'sending' scroll for Max?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And didn't you say it...takes ten minutes or some silliness?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Tathi does.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi narrows her eyes. Wait, there's no crystals?

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">There are crystals; they seem to be the anchor points for the chains. Unlike the previous circles, however, there are eight of them.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Barring that I believe brother Miron can Send by rote.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">whats the statue on the alter of again?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Okay.&quot; Gnogglebolt turns to the bound earth elemental, speaking in Terran. &quot;(Spirit of earth! We are here to free you!)&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;And yes, you're right. It takes a while to cast. It is not an easy spell.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">A well-dressed, dignified, and smiling man holding a purse of gold and a flail.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Right. Might want to get started on that now, then./ We want Max here as soon as possibel after the ward's down...&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Knowledge (religion) would tell you more -- Miron didn't share what he knew.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">At least, I don't think he did.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">dont have it

TMG:<font color="#000000">uhoh

Meany:<font color="#330000">Nope.

TMG:<font color="#000000">maploading stalled for Ram

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">If I recall, Miron simply said it was a merchan deity.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">He didn't elaborate any more.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+10 = 16 + 10 = 26&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Knowledge Religion check.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It wasn't particularly relevant past that at the time.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">You need to see the statue, Sszeyl. :P

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Right then. Start taking the crystals down, and I will start preparing the spell for Max.' Tathi says, withdrawing the scrolls from her bag.

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">RAM is disconnected.

</i>TMG:<font color="#000000">Ram will be back in a sec...

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If it's an arcane Sending, only Tathi, and.. maybe(?) Edaric can use the scroll.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus paces slowly through the room, letting the usual business plays out. He keeps an eye out for other things.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Does the earth elemental try and respond to Gnogglebolt in any way?

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM has connected.

</i>Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Don't think I can.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods once.

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">The elemental is unresponsive, only giving a deep groan occasionally.

TMG:<font color="#000000">And now we are in frozenlimbo time as SHankfang -would- be shooting right now but can't until his player is loaded. :B

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;We should hurry.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I think they may have summoned something recently.&quot;

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">RAM is disconnected.

</i>TMG:<font color="#000000">...eckh.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 15 + 3 = 18&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Knowledge Arcana check.

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM has connected.

</i>Miron:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 16 + 18 = 34&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Knowledge Arcana check.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I think..these doors go outside...they might of escaped already...&quot;

Miron:<font color="#330000">Both of them put toward what may have been summoned, if anything.

You whisper to Meany: When/if Sszeyl does see the statue, he'll know that it's a depiction of Zilchus, a Tanish trader god whose sphere of influence covers money, power, prestige, influence, and business.

Meany whispers: Thankee. :3

TMG:<font color="#000000">...if Ram doesn't manage to load soon, I think his shooting should just be auto'd. &gt;.&gt;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well unless they used translocating magic, they're trapped on the island thanks to Max.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">I mean, there's nothing to it, really. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">And it would have been done already...

GM:<font color="#000000">A Spellcraft check would be more applicable. All Arcana can tell you is that it's a higher-levelled summoning circle.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aelian..can you see if theres recent tracks heading out this door?&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">So close...

RAM:<font color="#990000">SO CLOSE!

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Absolutely.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;And if they can summon more beasts...I dont see why they wouldn't be able to bind them into more wards to block dragons if they wanted to.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 6 + 11 = 17&#160; <font color="#0000FF">&#187; survival!

Miron:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+17 = 2 + 17 = 19&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Spellcraft!

Miron:<font color="#330000">&gt;:E

TMG:<font color="#000000">oh! Ram can see us now...

TMG:<font color="#000000">his thing just hasn't cached the last item

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;A four-elemental binding and ensorceling a devil takes time. Quit rushing, all of you. Sheesh.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian's checking for traps.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">No luck.

RAM:<font color="#990000">I LIIIIIIIVE!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">RAM!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yo. :3

TMG:<font color="#000000">ram; FIRE AT WILL :O

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">TRACKS. no traps. XD

TMG:<font color="#000000">DAK DAK DAK now!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Thankfully, not a translocation, over here, Miron says.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;It's definitely a summoning, but of what, he doesn't know.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">:B

RAM:<font color="#990000">Hello?

Visitor from Hammerspace:<font color="#0099CC">gonna go. See you guys. :)

TMG:<font color="#000000">...Ram&gt;?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Hello.

TMG:<font color="#000000">ah crap

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( The number you are trying to call has been disconnected. ))

TMG:<font color="#000000">I think he wonked out again

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Ta Hammer. ))

TMG:<font color="#000000">Okay, Lia, can you just auto the shooty shooty? :B

<i><font color="#0000ff">Visitor from Hammerspace is disconnected.

</i>RAM:<font color="#990000">Anyone?

RAM:<font color="#990000">Buehler?

GM:<font color="#000000">The rocky path is well-worn, and seems to have been frequently used in the past, but Aelian can see five sets of recent tracks heading off into the jungle. Does he follow?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">We see you, Ram, do you see us?

TMG:<font color="#000000">argh! Elemental must be freed! ANd he obviously can't see us. Lia, can you just hit his shooting macro?

RAM:<font color="#990000">Hoo boy, sudden linespike.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Tech.

RAM:<font color="#990000">I see you now.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Oh, there you are. testing ram, you see?

Meany:<font color="#330000">:3

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">We're not on a time limit out of character.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Be patient.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Whoa, not without the group. But he does tell the others what he found. &quot;Folks, there's five sets of tracks here, all heading off into the jungle. Rather curious, really.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">And stfu, Techy.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Be patient. &gt;.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Hatari; yes, except everyone keeps movign forward in character

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Agreed.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">They're not going anywhere.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Does anyone speak the earth tongue?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Then..on the possibility they may have a backup escape route...I think once the elemental is freed...we should follow. If we corner them, perfect, if they escape, we will at least know more of their capabilities.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances north blankly for a moment. He casts a glare at Gamal.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes Swallowtail, I already tried talking to him.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Do not pursue them. Have you been willfully ignoring every single thing I've said?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;He's not answering in words, I think he's very weak. SHankfang, come on, is your gun jammed?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oof, I missed it.


 * Liatai scrolls up.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We can afford to wait for Max and minimize our chances of casualties. Nothing's going to happen.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(and ^ that, ahatari, is why I keep saying Shankfang should have been auto'd to shoot already)

RAM:<font color="#990000">Dammit, Techy. Let me get in character at least!

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">That would be happening anyways.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Jeeze.

RAM:<font color="#990000">So damn impatient.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Shoot fisrt, in character later! DX

Liatai:<font color="#000000">That should be no roleplayer's creed. :P

TMG:<font color="#000000">Just hit your macro button, one click. :B

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Calm down and let things happen.

TMG:<font color="#000000">*sigh*

RAM:<font color="#990000">...

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Yeah, looks like I might be denoming tech for impatience. Again.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Now I'm gonna stall just to piss you off, Techy.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">But you know what the good news is, Ram?

RAM:<font color="#990000">What, Ghost?

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">I have an AMX 50 120. :&gt;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Honking the horn does not make the traffic jam go faster. XP *brick'd*

RAM:<font color="#990000">Nice.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">I luvs it.

RAM:<font color="#990000">I'd have my IS-4 if I still had access to WoT right now.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Yeah, be ready for a lowe grind. Damn things are expensive.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... What's that altar over there?&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Hilarious thing was, I bought the tank, and couldn't drive it.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Oh, I've already almost got the money for it.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">... because I couldn't afford the ammo. XD

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi's busily prepping the scroll.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt walks ove to the half-orc. &quot;SHankfang? Is something wrong?&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">I should hit my xp and money cost for it about the same time.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 17 + 3 = 20&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... I know I've seen that statue somewhere.&quot; &gt;:d &quot;More than once.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Didn't the captain have something like that?&quot; Aelian asks curiously.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;No, no, noddink's vrong. Chust kleanink de barrel real qvick. Iz dirty.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances over his shoulder idly. &quot;...&quot; Knowledge: Religion &#171; &#160;1d20+6 = 5 + 6 = 11&#160;  &#187;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">And because I tink I've made Techy wait long enough...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">It's a Tanish god. That's all Thomas knows. :B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Not being very well versed in other religions, Thomas doesn't speak up.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">WAIT.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">WAIT.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Did you adjust the sights?

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">SO MANY BRICKS-

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;3d6+1 = 12 + 1 = 13&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;3d6+1 = 8 + 1 = 9&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;3d6+1 = 15 + 1 = 16&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;3d6+1 = 13 + 1 = 14&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187;. DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Zilcus, Tanish god of wealth, power, money, prestige, influence, business.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;I think it was all over Resca, too. -- Yeah, some of the Tanish merchants had statues like that all over their shops.&quot; :.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Curious. Does he support pirates?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;He supports merchants. Which are very close to pirates at the best of times.&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">Almost! Four of the eight crystals have been broken --

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt moves forward to the elemental's sealing circle and watches as the crystals start exploding, watching nervously at the weakened elemental.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;So.. he's the ill-moral god of wealth then?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Four loud gunshots echo through the cave.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Is that how Underdark commerce works..?&quot; ^^;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hit it again, Shankfang!&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;3d6+1 = 10 + 1 = 11&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;3d6+1 = 10 + 1 = 11&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;3d6+1 = 13 + 1 = 14&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;3d6+1 = 5 + 1 = 6&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187;. MOAR DAKKA!

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not from what the merchants were saying, from what I can remember... Ruthless in business, but highly scrupulous.&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">Only one crystal remains!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">:/

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;3d6+1 = 13 + 1 = 14&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187;! BANG!

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot; You know what, that's a good research topic. Find a way to make this go faster. &quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">SHATTER!

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">....... rrrrrrrrrrumble...


 * Thomas Lazarus redirects his attention to the stone create.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">*creature

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hi.&quot; :3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Wave wave wave.

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">The chamber starts to shake as the circle begins to pop and spark with dissipating arcane energy!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt speaks in Terran again, a rumbling, crunching-sounding tongue. &quot;(Spirit of earth! Are you safe now?)&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus likewise raises a single open palm in greeting.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I smell an earthquake.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi suddenly glances up from her scroll reading. &quot;What the-&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">The rumbling and flashing does subside, after about a minute, and the rocky creature slowly uncurls. It peers about at you all, but does not speak.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Wave wave wave. :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Self-reference Knowledge: Planes &#171; &#160;1d20+10 = 18 + 10 = 28&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt watches it carefully, slightly off-put that it seems to choose not to speak. &quot;(Spirit of earth...can you tell us if the magic you were forced to sustain is now gone? Or is there anything else maintaining it?)&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I believe he'll be okay. Earth endures. I don't imagine they're in the habit of being very wordy.&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">&quot;(..... frrrrreeeeee...)&quot; it rumbles.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt smiles. &quot;(Yes, yes you are free. We have freed you, you can go home. But first, can you just tell us for certain that the magic you were forced to power is gone?)&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...?&quot; He watches the being speak a word, the hesitantly looks to the gnome.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Please, we need to know if we must save any more like you. We have already freed air, fire, and water.)&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">Slowly, heavily, it looks around at you all, and slowly, gravely bows its head in thanks.


 * Dr. Hatari can't help but be reminded of bugging his parents because IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!! WAKE UP!!!!1!!! at like 6:00 AM.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">XD

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oh good, I'm not the only one. x3

RAM:<font color="#990000">Hee...

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Welcome to my world.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">@_@ Mortals.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">I wonder if he would be offended if I hugged him...

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Prolly.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">If he even noticed.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He's made of jagged rocks.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Who says they're jagged?

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">It picks up the remains of one crystal, and with a low, grinding growl, griiiiiiinds the stone to dust in its rocky hand. It casts the rock dust into the moat.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">They could be smooth rocks.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Looks jagged in the mugshot. :B

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">That's not jagged.

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">It then picks up another, and.... .... ... is it eating that one?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Rough, maybe.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">But not jagged.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;So...shall we move on?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt resigns himself to rapdily shifting from one foot to another while he waits for the old being to...gather his bearings, or whatever he needs to do.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Your judgement is bad and you should feel bad.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hold on. I'm still talking with the earth spirit.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;We're not going anywhere.. I'm almost done here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Earth doesn't move fast, yiou know.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">I reject your logic and substitute my own!

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">&quot;(It is gone.)&quot; Grinding, cracking crunching munching.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;No, we shouldn't move on. Sheesh. For the fourth time, we're out of our good magic and we know the captain atleast has one powerful arcanist with him. We need to wait on Max.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Yes. And where do you wish to meet him?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;This cove, or the other one?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;On the beach I suppose. He doesn't know the island as well as us.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt looks over to the Earth elemental as it makes more sounds. Gnogglebolt looks relieved.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I think he just said the ward is gone.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Then shall we see to our prisoners?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Max should already be able to see the island on his own now.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods at Gnogglebolt once.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;And perhaps explore the rooms we left alone?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I imagine he's flying in close already.&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">&quot;(My... thanks.)&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Perhaps not. He was under the waves before. I believe Tathi's Sending is close to done.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Tathi, when you message him, make sure to inform him there is at least a powerful arcanist and other high-rankers escaping in the jungle.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ask him if he can try and get them first before meeting us.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...If you can condesne that into a few words.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt turns to the earth elemental as it 'speaks again.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Und ask if he kan bring me some ammo.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He smiles and nods...slowly? He seems to be trying to mimic the elemental now. &quot;(You are...most welcome. We are...happy to help.)&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ammo could take time.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus watches the earth elemental eat, curiously.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Be free now.)&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy'm down to almost helf.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Yeah, sure, whatever.&quot; Tathi says, rolling her eyes, and looks over to Thomas. &quot;Where would you like Max to come to? Maybe right outside that door that Gamal is by?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I still think it's best if we track them down and make sure they don't escape.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances north. He shrugs. &quot;Not sure what's on the other side of that.. say. Maybe we could signal him with some dancing lights or one of Gnogglebolt's devices.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;That's an idea.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Maybe some dancing knights?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah, I can just makeshift something to signal to him, after he's found the escaped ones himself.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Daylights coming through..we could alwasy jsut open it. if they ran they aren't likely to be on the other side, and we could signal him from there.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Or Shankfang could just hop around and shoot into the air.&quot; Smirk.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Troof.&quot;

Bound Earth Elemental:<font color="#000000">The elemental nods gravely once more, and then... starts to sink into the earth. No ripples, no holes, no dust... just a quiet, smooth melding into the ground.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I can dance some lights.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Bai!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt seems relieved.


 * Thomas Lazarus watches the creature depart.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Well, I feel much better, now.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Mission accomplished.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Yay!&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ve vin!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;All that's left is extra credit.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He then frowns. &quot;although we do know there's at least a third ship somewhere on this island. Hopefully Max can take care of that.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I imagine the ones who escaped are heading for it.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;How we know that there is third ship?&quot; :.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He glances back to Tathi. &quot;Almost done?&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;I do not remember a third ship.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Max iz a dragon. Hy'm sure he kan hendle it.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Don't interrupt wizards mid-spell!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;You're liable to cause an explosion.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt glares at Sszeyl. &quot;Hey, others talked to her already.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas takes a moment to check over his on-hand supplies and secure his gear.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Yes, but you have a gift for annoying her.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Don't tease me like that.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ack! Cat -- grooming -- bottom -- of foot -- tickles! XD

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;They've had two giant anti dragon wards..one fore aship, one for an entire Island. I think it best we follow them if theres a third ship...they might have other measures agaisnt dragon interferance. They did take the time to summon something before leaving here.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus closes his eyes and smiles. &quot;Come now.. that's not the sort of mood for having just accomplished a quest given by Lady Salishea.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:02 lagcheck?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">mothrfffffff! I keep forgetting I have Evasion! DX

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Olololol.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">You have evasion?? o_o

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">OLOLOLOLOLOL.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy don' tink dat's such a goot idea, Gamal. Hall our kasters are runnink low on schpells, und dey hef a powerful arcanist vith dem.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Well. It doesn't work when you're at medium load anyways.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Hmm...actually, doesn't say anything about loads, just armor...

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ve kan' risk an encounter vith anodder powerful schpellcaster as ve are now.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Evasion (Ex): Beginning at 4th level, a tinker gains the evasion ability and can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If a tinker with the evasion ability makes a successful Refl ex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save (such as a burning hands spell or an exploding phlogiston boiler), he instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the tinker is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless tinker (such as one who is unconscious or paralyzed) does not gain the benefi t of evasion.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;But letting them get away could let this whole process repeat.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It references &quot;the evasion ability&quot; though.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Hold up. Lialag

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*shurg* Very well, it would make sense I suppose

TMG:<font color="#000000">Oh no, not again. D:

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Wait.

RAM:<font color="#990000">&gt;:

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It does say so right there.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:05

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Oh no wait. That's just armor.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Yeah, she asked if her lines were getting through. Last I saw was the elemental vanishing.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The load bearing matter is for monks and ninjas class features.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I suppose it may be fine afterall.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...huh.

TMG:<font color="#000000">I'll look up core evasion, too, see if it says anything.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Well.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Evasion (Ex) At 2nd level and higher, a rogue can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the rogue is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of evasion.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...interesting.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It takes the effort of specifying that a helpless rogue does not gain evasion.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Which implies that as long as you're not helpless, you do gain evasion. So Gnogglebolt is probably fine even with his load.

<i> You have disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Dr. Hatari has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">RAM has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">TMG has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Railock has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Ghostwish has connected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>RAM:<font color="#990000">:D

TMG:<font color="#000000">if you manage to load, lastlineyousaw? And the last line we saw from -you- was the elemental vanishing, as ghost texted to you...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Testing...

TMG:<font color="#000000">test recieved?

RAM:<font color="#990000">:D

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yay!

TMG:<font color="#000000">lagcheck at :13


 * RAM nuzzles!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Dr. Hatari: It takes the effort of specifying that a helpless rogue does not gain evasion. Dr. Hatari: Which implies that as long as you're not helpless, you do gain evasion. So Gnogglebolt is probably fine even with his load.

TMG:<font color="#000000">whispering...

TMG whispers: Dr. Hatari: It takes the effort of specifying that a helpless rogue does not gain evasion. Dr. Hatari: Which implies that as long as you're not helpless, you do gain evasion. So Gnogglebolt is probably fine even with his load. TMG: ah! Ghostwish: She's going to try signing back in. It hasn't been sending her lines. Liatai is disconnected. TMG: &quot;A medium or heavy load counts as medium or heavy armor for the purpose of abilities or skills that are restricted by armor. Carrying a light load does not encumber a character.&quot; TMG: So nope, no evasion for G right now. :B TMG: Oh well Dr. Hatari: Atleast it's satelite in general and not Hughesnet. Dr. Hatari: I see. RAM: Oh. Ghostwish: Annnnd she's getting more rain. -.- RAM: :| Liatai has connected.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt: He then frowns. &quot;although we do know there's at least a third ship somewhere on this island. Hopefully Max can take care of that.&quot; Gnogglebolt: &quot;I imagine the ones who escaped are heading for it.&quot; Swallowtail: &quot;How we know that there is third ship?&quot; :. Gnogglebolt: He glances back to Tathi. &quot;Almost done?&quot; Swallowtail: &quot;I do not remember a third ship.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt looks to Swallowtail. &quot;Gamal and I questioned one of the wolves we captured on the first ship. He mentioned two others. I think, I...might be misremembering.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:13 at :13, sorry. :B Was scrolling up.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gamal, what was it he said? One other ship, or two?&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">You may send the Sending whenever you're ready.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I...can't remember. untill you mentioned three, I thought just one. But if they are fleeing, they probably have a plan. There might be a third, smaller ship known only to the leaders out there.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Is it one of those 25 word sendings? ^^;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yep.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">All sendings are 25-word sendings. :B


 * Thomas Lazarus sighs haggardly and rests his hands on his waist. He doesn't bother again.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy don' remember a tird schip.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Hells. Players, help me out here?

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;How's the spell coming, Tathi?&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Sure.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's because you weren't there Shankfang...I just said, it was just me and Gamal.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Ah...

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Max, we have lowered the ward. We're in a cave and have many captives. Haven't found the captain yet, though. Please come help.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Remember the Villain's To-Do list, children.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Have a backup for everything.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Including the backups you have for everything.

TMG:<font color="#000000">&quot;Captain escaping, track and find first. Fire in air when you succeed, we will signal our location.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Plus a few extra words

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Max, we have lowered the ward. We're in a cave and have many captives. Haven't found the captain yet, though. Please come help.&quot; She says, and completes the spell. She sighs in relief. &quot;Right then, now we wait.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Even if dere iz, hall uf our kasters are low on schpells. Ve simply do not hef de firepower to take on anodder powerful group.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">:/

Meany:<font color="#330000">=3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Shankfang, who said anything about going after the last stragglers just now?&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It's an entire island with treecover and he doesn't know where we've been. It'll be fine.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Gamal.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thomas said it four times already, we get it.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Over und over und over again.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Your timing is impeccable! I could use some extra hands on the Sahuagin Queen. Things are -- getting a little cramped, shall we say. Boarding attempt.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Like a cat that saw a mouse.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">...do we all hear that?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">The people within 5 feet of Tathi... so... just Tathi and Kor.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Plus, everyone iz schtill freakink about a possible tird schip. Chust vant to make sure it's known dat ve don' hef de firepower to take it on.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Like it matters! &quot;Um. I think Max just reported that someone is trying to board the Sahuagin Queen? I think we need to get out there!&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Huh.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Let's go!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt freezes and turns. &quot;Wait, what.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I suppose if I had advance notice I could muster my last bit of magic up and safely engage in a big skirmish. But if we ate another fireball or someone were mortally struck by a blade.. that would be the end of it.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Who wan'ts to bet the tracks here lead that way...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Geargrit, this is bad!&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Lock und load!&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus frowns. &quot;..Hm. Let's get going back there then. Although I seriously doubt anyone can threaten Max.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Lets exit this way, traveling over would probably be faster than going through all those winding caves again.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Troof.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(thought DM was going to give us time to explore those last few rooms. &gt;.&gt; Oh well, maybe later?)

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Agreed, let's exit this way.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Uh-oh, raincloud...

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Gnogglebolt, where are you going?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">The formation is down here.


 * Gamal-Junayd opens the door

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Meta-clarification; the boarding attempt was in the past. The Sahuagin Queen has been modified since last week.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:24?

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi and Aelian are ready to go!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">:23\

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">brb, bio!

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">:24

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:23 at :24. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">hatari;....what. What the -heck- does that mean? What the heck are you talking about? o.O

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">:24 now.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:24 at :24.

TMG:<font color="#000000">for 'clarification', you just confused the heck out of me...


 * Dr. Hatari sighs.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">More simply then; Max was saying there was a boarding attempt, past-tense.

GM:<font color="#000000">Now for the tricky bit.

GM:<font color="#000000">Who wants to roll a Survival check so you don't get lost in the jungle on the way back to the ship along this path you've never taken?

TMG:<font color="#000000">...huh.

TMG:<font color="#000000">His tone sounded too urgent for it to be past tense...

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Not me. :/

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">(Survival Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+1 = 10 + 1 = 11&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">My survival is 0.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas tries his best to help, atleast. Aid &#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 2 + 2 = 4&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Have the Ranger do it.


 * Thomas Lazarus has never been in a jungle before. =w=;;

TMG:<font color="#000000">doesn't Aelian have maxed survival?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20 = 13&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; just to see what I get. :3

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 6 + 2 = 8&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Wis check!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Better than Gamal, at least.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 10 + 3 = 13&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; aid!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Best so far! :o

Miron:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 12 + 3 = 15&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Wis check. :V

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Damn.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... where's the ranger? :B

Meany:<font color="#330000">Now for the Ranger to save the day.

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">A ranger navigating a thicket of plantlife for us? Absurd.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Ranger, offt.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">*pfft

Aelian:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 18 + 11 = 29&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; survival!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">What are you smoking?

Aelian:<font color="#000000">The DM macro'd.

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Qurach, pilot the ship!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">x3

GM:<font color="#000000">Hiiiiii everybody! :D

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">:D

GM:<font color="#000000">You're out of the dungeon! That means I get to be DM again! YAY!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Hi MinkGM!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">(That's my favorite DM. =w=)

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Wave wave wave!

TMG:<font color="#000000">waitwaitpromiseuswecancheckthoselastthreeuncheckedroomsandwehavetopickupthosenewcaptivesanyway D:

Dr. Hatari:<i><font color="#FF0000">what

</i>GM:<font color="#000000">With everyone working on it, and your ranger's excellent tracking skills, you manage to find your way back to the ship. Of note, did anyone mark the set of five tracks Aelian spotted earlier?

Meany:<font color="#330000">I assume Aelian did.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Also, I wish to maximize our loot.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">I'd of tried but I dont have track so...

TMG:<font color="#000000">^ what meany said

Meany:<font color="#330000">So yeah, exploration if possible.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Finish checking those last rooms later as IC time allows

RAM:<font color="#990000">We must return to explore!

Meany:<font color="#330000">I want my swimming pool of money.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">When the main quest is resolved. Don't worry about that right now. =w=;

GM:<font color="#000000">The tracks do go off into the jungle for a bit, but then seem to stop and vanish.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">back!

TMG:<font color="#000000">and we're leaving that gagle of captives behind, so we'd have to return -anyway-...

RAM:<font color="#990000">:/

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Where'd Kria go? :

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">:(

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Captives are secondary after loot.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ack, BRB. Road-talk away.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Read up, ghost

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;...So...&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus wipes his brow while jungle marching.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ve are komink back to check doze last fev rooms later, right?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">For winter months, it's still so warm out here.. this is definitely not a jungle exploring uniform! =w=;;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Great...The summon was probably something that could fly.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And pick up those captives, especially the red-haired--...&quot;

Gamal-Junayd whispers: aww..gamal so wanted to finish the job. always disliked people turning back just cause resources are low

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Hurry! To toe ship, quickly! We have to tell Max to take flight!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*To the ship

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Chill, Gnogglebolt. Ve've kompleted our mission. Hennyddink more iz chust gravy.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(and waiting for DM to return...)


 * Thomas Lazarus knits his brow and stares at the horizon flatly while marching. &quot;I'm not sure I agree with the signs of flying creature. Why would they have marched as far as they did were that the case?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'm more keen to suspect a hidden passage, or magic.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Goot point, Tomas.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">I go now.

Meany:<font color="#330000">For tea and country.

Meany:<font color="#330000">But I shall return..

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Well, Aelian could make a second survival check to see if the tracks look like something that dug into the ground and launched into the air...

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">How about it, ranger? :B

Meany:<font color="#330000">And when I do I demand that there be pie!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">What does the terminus of the tracks indicate?

Meany:<font color="#330000">All over Tech.


 * RAM pies Techy. :3

GM:<font color="#000000">Please return to the Sahuagin Queen map when you're ready!

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;I have to agree with Thomas. I think I would have noticed if the tracks, you know, suddenly ended right outside.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">surviiival check for more info? :.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;In either case, the Lady did say it is not our personal responsibility to do anything but disable the wards. And we have disabled every ward they reported. There are hundreds more pirate crews in this ocean. Our very lives should come first before break-neck dashing and gambling to stop this one.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">We are kinda working off vauge, incomplete info here...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Tech, honking the horn does not make the traffic jam break up faster. :P

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">... Liatai is afk tech.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... uh-oh.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">brb, starting supper.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:37 lagcheck?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">:37

TMG:<font color="#000000">Hatari; the DM doesn't need to be present for ghost to make a check and wait on results later

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oh, good. :3

TMG:<font color="#000000">And lialagcheck at :37

TMG:<font color="#000000">and DM's here anyway

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy agree vit Tomas.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Hrm. ell, now gotta wait for Ghost to return to roll that survival check...

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Tech, he may not roll it if he doesn't want to. Stop needling.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;But we also arent in a position to put an end to any of those other pirate crews..and capturing the leaders here, could help gather the information to stop the huge numbers of ships belogning to this armada&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I appreciate your enthusiasm, but it's his choice. ^^;

TMG:<font color="#000000">I just -said- I was waiting for him to come back and decide. &gt;:/

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Honestly I just had to say something because we couldn't let the 'road RP' instantly turn into 'oh no now we need to sprint, halt all other road RP' :P

TMG:<font color="#000000">Hatari; uh, yes, yes we could. O.o

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Liatai asked for us to road RP. =3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt nods to gamal. &quot;Exactly! And hey, Thomas, wasn't that what you wanted anyway?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... it's not ships. It's water.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Of course I want them stopped.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Again, ve are far too low on schtrength, magic und ammo to take on anodder powerful enemy right now.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;All of these prisoners.. What do you plan on doing with them? Where are you going to take them? How are you going to judge them all? I'm starting to think that maybe executing them may have been the better idea. &quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Shankfang, that's why I said we need to sic Max on them.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glowers at Tathi. &quot;Some of them are innocent people that we can easily cure, remember.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;The closer we get to water, the higher the chance of argument.&quot; :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt glances oto Tathi. &quot;Um, have you forgotten? We're taking them all to Salishea, she'll deal with them.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Lady Salishea will be able to handle it.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;She can judge them.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;What, a mass trial??&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;She's a paladin, remember?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;She is a timeless paladin. Have some faith in her wisdom.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt returns to staring at the 'vanishing' tracks. &quot;I just wish I could tell if this meant they flew off, or what!&quot; &gt;:[

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;She hes magic for dis kind uf schtuff.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Everyone, tracks. Do you see? Crossing the path in front of us. Lots.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">Bah, gotta go again.

Meany:<font color="#330000">I return.

Meany:<font color="#330000">I see less pie than I demanded. &gt;:V

Meany:<font color="#330000">*shot*

RAM:<font color="#990000">I'm being conscripted to help put together a basketball hoop.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">! Aelian quickly examines these tracks..

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 8 + 11 = 19&#160; <font color="#0000FF">&#187; survival!

RAM:<font color="#990000">A basketball hoop that I'm not going to use.


 * Thomas Lazarus furrows his brow. &quot;Hrrmm.. maybe they rushed the ship with the remainder of their forces.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">I hate basketball.

RAM:<font color="#990000">:/

GM:<font color="#000000">Lots and lots of clawed footprints, all headed toward where the group parked the Sahuagin Queen.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Lots indeed.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh.. oh wow. It seems they had reinforcements. A lot of them. All headed for the ship.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Neat texture.

GM:<font color="#000000">Everyone on the Sahuagin Queen map?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But what about those tracks that 'vanished'? What do those look like?&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Yup!

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Gnogglebolt, we're a little preocupied here...&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Vanished tracks do not look like anything. They are not there.&quot; =3=

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;If they were there, they would not be vanished.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi quickly muffles a giggle at Swallowtail.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Where's Max?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt smacks his forehead. &quot;Not what I meant, Swallowtail...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">You know what.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 3 + 2 = 5&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Wis check!

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Apparently you don't. :P

Miron:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 15 + 3 = 18&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Wisdom check.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas looks about somewhat warily, blade drawn.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...&quot; He scans the beach and the Sahuagin Queen's deck.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Let's get up to the ship, and wait for Max.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you're that worried, you can go back and look yourself -- they're way back in the woods, though.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Quite a battle must have happened here and ended. I think I understand what Max might've meant by 'it's getting cramped in here'.&quot;

Miron whispers: Wouldn't tracks that were made before takeoff show signs of digging in? Since you're Miron's mouthpiece. :3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Well, we all board the ship, I presume?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(as long as we're still in formation, I'm letting DM do moves, for simplicity...)

Miron:<font color="#000000">&quot;No signs of claws digging in... a flying animal would have left marks.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas speaks up a bit, but doesn't shout at the top of his lungs; &quot;Max?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Okay, so there isn't anything like that...hrm. Well, thanks anyway, Miron...&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">How would you board the ship? There's no gangplank, and the ropes you used earlier have been cut.

GM:<font color="#000000">There's no reply.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hrm. Well, this is troublesome.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">...oookay then, breaking formation.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Drat. I was counting on that draconic hearing. Maybe he's elsewhere.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">How far up is it again?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt pulls out his old rope and grapplying hook and tosses a hook up.

GM:<font color="#000000">Let's say 10 feet.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;I wonder if there's a detect dragons spell anywhere..&quot; Tathi says thoughtfully.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">After securing it, he uses the rope to clamber up the side of the ship, and lets others follow suit.

Meany:<font color="#330000">You know, I think there actually is.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If there's anything this entire trip has taught me?&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">In the Races of Dragon book.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It's that there's an entire school of magic for dracomancy.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Roll your checks?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">What checks?

GM:<font color="#000000">Use Rope, and Climb.


 * Gamal-Junayd steps back a bit...then attempts to run/jump accross and catch the side of the ship. 32 jump check taking 10 what else would I need?

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Getting the hook on the ship? Climbing?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">what the--why'd you move my... -_-

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Taking 20 on both.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Chance of failure. Can't take 20.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">You fall in the water 19 times. :B

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Roll the Use Rope at least. :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Yes, I fall in the water 19 times. This is acceptable.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Taking 20.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">-_-

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Roll Swim, then.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Swim checks for all 19 times.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">=w=;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Nineteen time.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">*times.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">....alright, whatever. Wait for someone els to think of something clever.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Look just roll the dice twice, is that too much to ask? ^^;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, so...how are we getting on the ship, now?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Any ideas, anyone?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Why not use that silly grapple hook of yours, and give us a rope to climb across on?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">liatai, what checks besides jump would I need to jump onto side fo ship, grab edge, and clamber up?

GM:<font color="#000000">Well, you got the length of the jump fine, Gamal, but not the height. Roll a Climb check?

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">(Climb Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+13 = 6 + 13 = 19&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Holy seasons, Gamal. Are you part frog?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">nyoro~n {:3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, here...He pulls out his rope and grappling hook and hands it over to...anyone who wants to take it.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, here...&quot; He pulls out his rope and grappling hook and hands it over to...anyone who wants to take it.

Railock:<font color="#000000">knew I couldn't get the height, as medium creatures cap out at 8 feet without leap of hte clouds...which is my current height with taking 10

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..I may have to wait for your ropes. I can't move like that even without armor.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">You don't quite manage to grab the side of the ship -- SPLOOSH

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;And I definitely can't tread water either.&quot; ^^;;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">damnit. I didn't want to get wet. Can I just try climbing up the side?

GM:<font color="#000000">You can try climbing the side now, yes.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sigh.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">(Climb Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+13 = 3 + 13 = 16&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I'm strong enough to hold several of you.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Is it really such a problem? I could.. make a bridge. But a rather costly one.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Climb on my shoulders, then form a human ladder.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">You manage to pull yourself onto the deck!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">How's that for clever? :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">.. &quot;Okay, screw it.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Uh..guys...theres...a lot of blood up here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot; ...we fight mages and seawolves and dragons and silly things, why is it this hard to get on a *multiple languages* ship?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi marches forward, and goes into casting... Wall of Ice. She does her best to shape it in sections, to make stairs and not a slippery slide.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Calm down with all the crazy solutions.&quot; =w=; &quot;Gamal, just pass us some rigging.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">o_o;

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">Of note, one of the wolves on deck is still conscious, and growls at you as you climb aboard... from a prone position on the deck.

Tathi: <font color="#0000FF">&quot;I was probably never going to use that spell anyway..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Uhhhhhh okay that works.&quot; ^^;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;In a momenr, got one wide awake up here...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt suspiciously eyes the stairs of ice, and tentatively tests them with his toes.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Level 4 spell, gone. T_T

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas attempts to climb the ice stairs, carefully and slowly, on all fours for extra stability. :9

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">to the wolf. &quot;Gonna play nice now, or want to growl again?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Just.. don't make any sudden movements on it, okay?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Ladies first? =3=&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt does the same.

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">Bristle, bristle... growwwwl.... Oddly enough, aside from the growling, the seawolf doesn't seem to be moving.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;MAX!&quot; Gnogglebolt calls out. &quot;Max, where are you?&quot;


 * You roll to yourself: 1d20+29-20 =&gt; 10 + 29 - 20 = 19Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hrm.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">attempt to look it over, see if theres any bindings


 * Thomas Lazarus approaches.

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">No bindings. Grrrrrr...

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">with thomas here, time to look around. gamal checks the captains cabin

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Heal check. Thomas examines the creature with his guard up. &#171; &#160;1d20+10 = 14 + 10 = 24&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Max:<font color="#000000">You hear a muffled call from somewhere belowdecks.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">locked or open?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">!!

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">Well that explains it. 0 Strength.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Below decks! Quickly!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Max?!&quot; gnogglebolt opens up the trapdoor to below.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Mm.&quot; Thomas nudges the shaman with the toe of his greave.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He doesn't bother it further.

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....Max?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas climbs below decks afterwords.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian comes down the stairs with bow drawn behind.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt cautiously looks around.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi comes down next. She's got one hand free, and a wand in the other.

Max:<font color="#000000">You hear another muffled reply from somewhere below you, slightly clearer. You can make out a &quot;here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt opens the next trapdoor and looks down. &quot;Max?&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Thomas, take point?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Cripes.&quot; Commenting on the blood.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He jogs ahead and descends the next stairway.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm down here! Everything's all right, mind the stairs.&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Well, at least there's no chains, right? :&gt;

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i>Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Well THERE you are, you silly dragon. You had us worried there was a fight going or something.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Eh?&quot; He stops just short of the last trap door.

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;There you are.&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd checks on Dimas now that max has been found

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;What happened here?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Just taking a rest before trying to drag the rest of them in. I don't know how you humans do it.&quot; =3=

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Humans??&quot; Tathi says with mock indignity.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt just goes slightly openmouthed at the absurdity of the situation.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We have quite a few ourselves. I take it you are alright? This ship looks like a bloodbath.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, start from the beginning. What happened here?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">(&quot;Swallowtail. I know that my behavior recently has been unacceptable, and apologize for it.&quot;) Completely out of the blue Amayan there. =3=


 * Max pockets a slightly smoldering wand. &quot;It's an interesting story, really. I was down here, minding the prisoners, when I noticed one of the cell doors starting to open. Naturally, I went and tried to close it, and suddenly, there were invisible swords and claws all around, trying to put an end to me! Have you ever tried to fight opponents that you can't sense at all? A major hassle, I can tell you that much.&quot; =3= &quot;I could see them after they landed a hit on me, but that's no way to fight a battle, waiting for each opponent to hit you first.&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">who named mah bridge dynamic entry? XP

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi's eyes widen, and then she smirks broadly before breaking out in laughter.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Gracious.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...After you beat them, did any of them have red hair?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I don't know who to pity, though, really. You for being put under such an assault, or them for having no clue who they were really swinging at.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt shakes his head. &quot;At any rate. there's yet more prisoners back at the caves we need to bring here, and...we think their captain and/or a powerful arcanist escaped.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;So, I tried to make my way up to the top deck, to be able to use my scales a little more and take minimal damage. Using my secondary breath weapon on the way up, just in case. Even if I couldn't see them, I could catch some of them in its swath. I was about halfway up the stairs to the top deck when a ripple went over the whole island -- you dispelling the wards, I imagine.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">She manages to regain control a moment later. &quot;Yes, that's precisely what I was laughing about. Get him! Nope, sorry, dragon!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Their tracks went into the jungle and just...disappeared. Vanished into thin air. Any guesses?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;After that, it was easy enough.&quot; :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas turns away and decides to walk back and take a peek into the slave hold.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's a beautiful island, now that I can see it properly.&quot; x3

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl calls doen the stairs: &quot;Potential lair material, too!&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;No one's down there, Thomas. Now that the wards are dispelled, my blindsense is working again.&quot; :3


 * Swallowtail blinks, looking over at Sszeyl.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Did any of em have red hair?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But Max, the captain. What do you want to do about him, if anything?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Or are we just letting him get away?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He returns mutely.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;One thing at a time, one thing at a time!&quot; Max chuckles.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Red hair?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....Yeah, red hair. I don't really expect...wait.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Did you actually fight someone with red hair? really?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm wondering why you're asking about red hair.&quot; :.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And...pointy teeth? And...oh.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... Gnogglebolt, roll a Wisdom check. x3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Two of their leaders was supposed to have red hair...and we only found one red haired among those we fought.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Apparently, there are two red-haried, point-toothed siblings on the island. One a mageblaster, one a binder.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We found a pirate fellow who looks to have a bit of Red blood in his family tree. Just a Tane pirate himself, though.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We fought one of them.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oh, never mind.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Purrcat.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We're pretty sure the duo have draconic blood, but we only found one. I was wondering if, by some amazing stroke of fortune for us, the second tried to attack you...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Sszeyl got awfully possessive about him. Fair warning that he might bite your fingers off.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl returns the Swallowtail look. :|

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Where did that come from?)&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">(&quot;From not having an angry spirit constantly reminding me about absolutely everything in the world that annoys or angers me for a few minutes.&quot;)


 * Max arches an eyebrow. &quot;Really?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Anyway. The captain of this ring.&quot;


 * Max frowns, cradling his chin. &quot;... but how would that work...?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Breathed fire on us once.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Do you want to try and find him?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Or are we just letting him go?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;For all intents and purposes, people with dragon blood are treated like dragons for spells that affect dragons. How could he function inside the wards...?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...&quot; Tom thinks a moment.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hrm. Perhaps a counter-effect to the wards?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Don't know, not relevant right this instant. Can investigate later, he's still in the caves.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Well, he did have a coin on a necklace string that was glowing.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Maybe he got an exception charm or something.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But Max! The captain has gotten away! What do you want to do about that?!&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's unimportant for now, anyway. We can ask him if you kept him alive. Patience, Gnogglebolt, I'm thinking.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Yeah.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt is practically grabbing and shaking Max at this point.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">You need a vacation, dude.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Like epically.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Finally back.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Gnome sized straight jackets...

RAM:<font color="#990000">What'd I miss?

Max:<font color="#000000">Gnomes... x3


 * Thomas Lazarus shakes his head faintly, and turns to walk up to the top deck. Tromp tromp tromp.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Trip.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">:O

RAM:<font color="#990000">Anyone?

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Lolno. =3=

RAM:<font color="#990000">A cliffnotes would be just fine.

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Scroll up and review? Or do you need a log? ))

TMG:<font color="#000000">You have eyes and a scrollback, ram. :B

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( I was afk a bit. ))

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;The captain got away, you said, with a powerful arcanist? Nothing much we can do about that, they likely teleported or utilized some other form of magical transport. But, that's hardly an issue!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, fine.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">And you can summarize, can't you?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Well, basically.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">We came back to the ship.

RAM:<font color="#990000">It would be a nice favor.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">A lot of critters attacked it while we were gone apparently.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Still, we left some other captives back at the caves, and....and.....&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Max is fine and pwned them and we are now talking with Max.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Their wards are gone. I'll just shoot a Sending off to Salishea really quick, and she can start up surveillance via scrying. Hesjing can track them down wherever they are in the ocean, and Aunt Sal's contacts on land can help there.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt pauses for a moment, as if in thought.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Thank you, Herr Doktor.

RAM:<font color="#990000">See, Techy?

RAM:<font color="#990000">That's all it took.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;They summoned something before they left. Maybe something just powerful enough for another ward that could cover their group.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">Instead of being a smartass.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Then....he acquires an expression of pure horror.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas stops.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;They can't set something like that up in ten minutes.&quot; |3 &quot;I'll just... hmm? Gnogglebolt, what's the matter?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He looks at the stairs and speaks up.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You know, I think I just figured out what they did.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Uh...guys?&quot; He says in a dreadful voice. &quot;Wasn't...the whole point of this place a slaver operation?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ja.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Where were the slaves?&quot; D8

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom is numb to the sensationalism.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Moved on. they have hundreds of ships. No way they could store them here.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">In one of the rooms we didn't search?

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... What do you think they did, Tom?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Sold off already?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And this is why I don't like you anymore. :/

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">numb is bad. D:

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Unless we searched the rooms while I was gone.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I mean numb to your crazy excited child over-reactions and willful ignoring of possible alternative explanations, not jaded numb.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">And I've long since stopped liking you for being so damn judgemental.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;They might've gated in another Fiend.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Most middle-strength fiends can teleport.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;'Course that still doesn't explain why they marched with it..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Who knows.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you give me about ten, fifteen minutes, I could help you search the island if you like. I just need to send off the message.&quot; Max stands and dusts off his knees, wincing a little. &quot;-- kht. And another dose of healing.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Could be they had to wait till the wards came down. Could the ward of also prevented teleportaiton?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright....&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Dere are tree more rooms in dat kaff. De schlaves kould easily be in vun uf doze.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Would you mind pulling those other seawolves down here while I cast?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Thomas? Heal Max a little, would you?&quot;

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i>* Max waves a hand. &quot;Don't waste your mana, I have a wand.&quot; :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;So do we.&quot; She says, smirking.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Though, for the record. I'm having a very hard time choosing not to play Gnogglebolt flying off the handle that absolutely no one seems to have any concern for the people who were supposed to have been captured as slaves here. Not even Swallowtail? Really? But anyway...


 * Gamal-Junayd goes and begins pulling sea wolves into the jail cells

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, we might as well return to the caves, grab the last captives, and bring them here...&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">There are tons of alternate possibilities.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Tech, cool down. ^^;

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">They could have already carted the slaves off before we arrived.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">And, for the record, you're making false assumptions. What proof do you have that there are slaves here?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Not everyone has gnomish go-go-go attitude. ^^;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Shankfang, I'm not talking about 'no alternate possibilityes'

TMG:<font color="#000000">I'm talking about no one's even worried

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Worry comes from lack of discipline.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">No one's worried because of those possibilities.

TMG:<font color="#000000">No one seems to care

Max:<font color="#000000">Excuse me, I just offered to help you search if you let me take fifteen minutes. Sheesh. Gnomes. :P

Meany:<font color="#330000">Max: &quot;If you give me about ten, fifteen minutes, I could help you search the island if you like. I just need to send off the message.&quot; Max stands and dusts off his knees, wincing a little. &quot;-- kht. And another dose of healing.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">We ain't real-life disciplined soldiers here, ghost.

TMG:<font color="#000000">And yes, I saw that, meany and Max.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Don't have to be.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Care and self-control aren't the same thing. This is my career now. I am not going to go gasping and shouting about it for the rest of my life. We're doing our jobs as best as we can.

TMG:<font color="#000000">That's why I'm now on 'why don't we go grab those last captives'

Meany:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl is.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Or at least.

Meany:<font color="#330000">As much as a new government can put out.

Meany:<font color="#330000">^^;


 * Max hums quietly to himself, pulling out a scroll and a wand.

Meany:<font color="#330000">And I mean that's the last I saw.


 * Thomas Lazarus returns to the top deck.

RAM:<font color="#990000">No one's saying we shouldn't.

TMG:<font color="#000000">meany; oh, whups. Sorry. Whispering.

RAM:<font color="#990000">We're just saying there's no reason to freak out about it. :/

TMG whispers: Max: &quot;If you give me about ten, fifteen minutes, I could help you search the island if you like. I just need to send off the message.&quot; Max stands and dusts off his knees, wincing a little. &quot;-- kht. And another dose of healing.&quot; Gamal-Junayd: &quot;Could be they had to wait till the wards came down. Could the ward of also prevented teleportaiton?&quot; Gnogglebolt: &quot;Alright....&quot; Shankfang the Deffrider: &quot;Dere are tree more rooms in dat kaff. De schlaves kould easily be in vun uf doze.&quot; Tathi: &quot;Thomas? Heal Max a little, would you?&quot; Max: &quot;Would you mind pulling those other seawolves down here while I cast?&quot; Meany is disconnected. Meany is disconnected. * Max waves a hand. &quot;Don't waste your mana, I have a wand.&quot; :3 Tathi: &quot;So do we.&quot; She says, smirking. Gnogglebolt: Though, for the record. I'm having a very hard time choosing not to play Gnogglebolt flying off the handle that absolutely no one seems to have any concern for the people who were supposed to have been captured as slaves here. Not even Swallowtail? Really? But anyway... * Gamal-Junayd goes and begins pulling sea wolves into the jail cells Gnogglebolt: &quot;Well, we might as well return to the caves, grab the last captives, and bring them here...&quot; Shankfang the Deffrider: There are tons of alternate possibilities. Liatai: Tech, cool down. ^^; Meany has connected.

Meany:<font color="#330000">=3=

You whisper to TMG: Wrong recipient. :B

RAM:<font color="#990000">If the slaves are there, they'll still be there when we go searching.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...opps

RAM:<font color="#990000">If not, then oh well.

GM:<font color="#000000">... well, this is an unforeseen problem.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas watches the disabled wolf with an even expression. &quot;...&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Where, exactly, are you going to put all your prisoners? :B

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Umm...

TMG:<font color="#000000">...we can't just hook them into the slave hold in the very bottom?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">In the slave galley at the bottom of the ship, chained up.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Pile them up in the cells!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">That's what I thought we were gonna do.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">We're in possession of a ship made for transporting people who don't want to cooperate, afterall.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Seconded.


 * Gamal-Junayd is already piling them into cells

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">Snarl-grrrrrrrr....

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">O.O

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;...Is dat growlink?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Behave yourself.&quot; He remarks calmly. He simply turns the creature over and applies manacles.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Need assistence? =3=&quot;

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">Grumble, grr, whine...

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hi.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">:3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Yes. I assume Max hit this one with a strength-draining ray or somesuch.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Nah. He's harmless for now.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Knowledge (arcana)?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Lolnope.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Actually..

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 13 + 3 = 16&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Knowledge Arcana check.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Breath weapon, actually!&quot; A singsong voice replies from belowdecks.


 * Thomas Lazarus looks down. &quot;Huh.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Nize.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus pats the Shaman's head twice and then hauls it up over his shoulder. He proceeds down to the holding area.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Metallic dragons possess two breath weapons -- your standard elemental fare, and a nonlethal one that depends on which kind you are. For gold dragons, such as myself, it's a strength-sapping cloud.&quot; :3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Very nize.&quot;

Seawolf Shaman - Conscious:<font color="#000000">This is so humiliating. ;.;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Really now? I never knew that.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Deal with it.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">We could knock you out if you'd rather.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">It would probably hurt, though.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;That is curious.. And which do brass dragons possess?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;-- oh.&quot; Max waves a hand, and small motes of light start to dance over the floor. &quot;Might as well clean up the blood before someone slips.&quot;

<i><font color="#0000ff">Railock is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Railock is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">Railock has connected.

</i>Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Hey, there's Dimas! :D

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hi Dimas!&quot; :D Wave wave wave!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">In passing, &quot;While you cast, Max, I think we oughta get a head start on moving our other prisoners. Just in case the captain's squad is still moving around here somewhere with healing potions. ..Or if they have that darn Vecnan priest with them still.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes, I was suggesting this already...shall we, then?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">with the wolves being taken care of, gamal heads to the galley to cook something for the prisoners who are awake. Dimas will appreciate, and maybe the other will be hungry now

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">(Profession(Cook) Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 20 + 11 = 31&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Now that business here is sorted, very well.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sleep gas.&quot; :3 &quot;It's not uncommon for desert travellers to suddenly find themselves growing weary, then waking up trapped up to their neck in sand while the dragon holds conversation with them.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">THE CAKE IS NOT A LIE!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Le prisoner transport?

Dimas:<font color="#000000">Wave.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">:3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">we should hire Dimas once he's cured. he'd be easy to keep happy, just keep him with food.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Legendary soup. Three parts water, one part excalibur.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy tink Gamal is kooking some food for hyu all.&quot; :3


 * Gamal-Junayd brings the food out for everyone, then takes enough down for the wolves he saw were awake and mobile. two servings for Dimas

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Und it schmells delicious!&quot;

Dimas:<font color="#000000">:9 !

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Poor Carmen. She makes such a good male pirate. *bricked!*

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oop, people coming to the door!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Also, I finally know who Carmen reminded me so strongly of.

Meany:<font color="#330000">It's the Jehova's Witnesses!

Meany:<font color="#330000">RUN LIA.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ever heard of Grell Sutcliff? Kuroshitshuji? Black Butler?

Meany:<font color="#330000">GET THE SHOTGUN.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Is dere henny veggie fair in dere, Gamal?&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Nope.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ohhh. Actually I had images of him, too. I almost proposed them to you at the time. Except..

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">He's like, grinning and looks friendly and wearing kind of fruity accessories. He would be the worst fightening badass pirate officer ever. :B

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Chainsaw's a nice touch though.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Gamal?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Rail?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">http://s17.postimage.org/ghg20wtq5/Grell_Sutcliff.jpg

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm using what's on the ship. plenty of fruits...keeping scurvy at bay..why the insistance on veggies?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy'm vegetarian.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">x3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Well, herbivorous, technically.&quot; :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Is that a choice? Or something forced on you?&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">As much as you may love dominic deegan, I'm pretty sure standard fare orcs are practically cannibals. XP

Liatai:<font color="#000000">^ That. :B

RAM:<font color="#990000">I know, I'm axplaining now. :3

RAM:<font color="#990000">Clan quirk.

RAM:<font color="#990000">For flavor.

TMG:<font color="#000000">&quot;axe-plaining&quot;. The most painful exposition there is? :B

RAM:<font color="#990000">Yes, axe-plaining.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas heaves and hos and works with Sszeyl to get all the prisoners aboard. He's a little leery of going up and down the ice stairs with heavy loads.

GM:<font color="#000000">Now comes the question... what are you going to do with the spellcaster?

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">He trained under axe cop many many decade of years.

GM:<font color="#000000">Anything special, or just throw him in with the wolves?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas doesn't allow him to be just put with the others yet.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;It's a qvirk uf de klan my fadder vas from. Ve kan' process meat very vell.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian spends his time helping Thomas and Sszeyl out.. while Tathi seems to have a never ending barrage of arcane and draconic questions for Max, all the more personnel now that she knows Draconic. Finally.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Hand him to Max, now.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hey Max.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm sure you will -love- to take a closer look at this guy...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Come up here for a minute?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus murmurs to himself, &quot; We still need to figure out some way to keep him from breathing fire everywhere without also suffocating him..&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm sure Max can help with that..ah, there he is.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;So, that's the red-blooded one, hm?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, this is the guy.&quot;


 * Shankfang the Deffrider nibbles at some of the non-meats in Gamal's meals he cooked. :9

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;He looks more Kellon than Tanish to me.... ah well.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Maybe. I'm not a good judge. He atleast shouted a Tanish word.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Very strange..usually you need some meat for a healthy diet.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Shankfang shrugs. &quot;Hy make do.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Plus he knows powerful assault magic. Did quite a number on us in the battle. He's extremely dangerous even with his hands bound back.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hm, but it seems you did a number on him, too, didn't you?&quot; :3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Oh!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Took all of us to do it, though.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Miron managed to silence him from afar. Melee took care of the rest.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Did Max have anything to say about all the blown-out kneecaps? :3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">While I was gone?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom glances east and stares at the hill.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So, what's your word on this guy, Max? How can we neutralize him?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He looks back. &quot;Did Lady Salishea reply?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Or do you....want to do something else with him?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;If he's a standard spellcaster... tying his hands back is a good start..&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus folds his arms and listens.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah, are you worried about the breath weapon? Has he discharged a blast today that you've seen?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Yeah.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Half-dragons can only do that once a day.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Really now.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Guess that's good enough. ... For now.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;It'd be hard to stop him from using it, anyway, short of using antimagic. Teeth like those could bite through a conventional gag easily.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Sneak sneak sneak...

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">HALF-ORC HUG ATTACK!

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Wow. He's a half dragon? I thought they'd be a lot.. scalier.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oof!&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hi Max!&quot; :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Put an iron bar in his mouth...though I guess he could still breath fire around it&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Mm. I think he has scales under his clothes. I watched him deflect bullets and swords with his arms.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Half-dragons run a wide gamut, Tathi. Do you see the claws on his hands, and the scales further up the arm?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl just stands there.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Watching.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">*_*

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">And SQUEEEEEEEEZE :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Yes.. odd.. Like he's more.. non-dragon than not.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">=w=;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;I've seen some that look downright bestial, and others, like this one --&quot; He doesn't seem to be minding the squeeze very much beyond adusting so that Shankfang's not squeezing a wound -- &quot;-- that look almost wholly like their non-draconic parent.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Perhaps it depends on which species the mother is?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, whenever anyone's ready, there's still a couple rooms in that cave we didn't check...could be some more stragglers, or leftover equipment we can appropriate.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Aaand release. :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Wyvern??&quot; Tathi asks curiously. Any check to perhaps identify contestant #1's ancestory? :P

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He gets a very sad expression. &quot; Not to mention we really need to find the poor victims of this whole thing in the first place...&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Fine..lets head back in. The leaders are routed..shouldn't be anything left that cna put up a decent fight.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Say, Gnogglebolt, you have a ledger with some of the people that were taken earlier this year with you, right?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It could simply be that they didn't have a full cargo when they came to the island. This is a hideout.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Have you encountered anyone matching any of those descriptions, out of curiosity?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;They might've been trying to lower their profile instead of worrying about their business lately.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I certainly would be if I had multiple navies and dragons after me.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I do yes, but...&quot; Gnogglebolt looks over his shoulder into his backpack, then back to Max, with conviction. &quot;It doesn't matter. Someone isn't any more or less valuable based on whether or not their name appears in a book.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Troof.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We need to save everyone we can.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Agreed.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;All right. If I'm going with you, who'll be staying here to guard the prisoners?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Hmm.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Miron?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;I stay with Miron.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Where's Garrison Elros when we need him?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Edaric, mind keeping an eye on things here with Miron and Swallowtail?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">He's off saving Castleton from Gojira.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He's back at Resca. Inexplicably. :B

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'll just clap this fellow in irons really quick.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sure thing.&quot; :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hopefully there won't be anyone in there to fight. And even if there is, atleast we'll have Max with us.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">brb, afk

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;You've got a dragon bard with you, anyway.&quot; :B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I suppose I would feel a little shown up if we had Lady Salishea with us, myself.&quot; ^^;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;How long will that bridge last, anyway, Tathi?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy schould hef enough ammo left to help deal vith vatever ve may encounter.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;The ice one? You know, I haven't tested it.. Until it melts, I think? Let me check..&quot; She says, flicking open her spellbook.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh! Actually.. it should last about nine minutes.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;...Nine more?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Might as well set a more permanent solution in place, then.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Or nine total?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;To the trees?&quot; =3=

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy hef an axe.&quot; :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; I hate that thing, anyways.. {:3&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">She nods. &quot;Yes.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">And there's that smirk again.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;... actually, would you mind moving to the other side of the boat really quick? Everyone?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">O.o

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas does so. &quot;Oh.. going to put on some weight?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Just to keep the thing from tipping over. ... Yes.&quot; :P

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;DragonMax, go!&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus leans on the railing. He's staring at the east again.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">The ship leeeeeans a little before the dragon jumps off and lands on the sand.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...Say, Max.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We have a lot of the captain's possessions now, if that would help your friend scry on them.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi steadies herself as the dragon lifts off. ^^;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; I was just thinking about where they might be now..&quot; :.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's a good idea, but I trust Salishea's spellcasting ability enough that she'll be able to find them no matter where they are.&quot; :3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Now then...&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus stands near the side and looks over to the distant beach. {|3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">The dragon bites a palm tree.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Shankfang moves over to the railing, curious as to what Max has planned.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">RrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRIP.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;There's druids that would flay you for that!!&quot; Tathi teasingly calls.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">I wonder what palm tree tastes like.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Thank you, Max!&quot; Tom helps steady the incoming logs.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good thing theres no druids around then&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Mumble mumble! &quot;Mmmfure, mm mmfrr'f umn.&quot; =3=

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;It's for a goot reason. Hy tink ve kan be forgiven.&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd gets a rope and tries to lash them together so they dont just roll away&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">and back

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Ptu. &quot;I'm sure. My mother's one. As is Skycaller. I'm sure the ones planted around Gilforen help offset the balance a little.&quot; |3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20+5 = 8 + 5 = 13&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; Use Rope check to tie the logs together? :3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Adjust, adjust, lash... &quot;There we are!&quot; :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">(Use Rope Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+6 = 19 + 6 = 25&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas steps ontop of the logs and crouch-walks down to the beach. :9

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Scientist Shankfang tests result! :3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Goot, goot.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hrm. I dunno Max.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Is this bridge.. cool enough?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 1 + 2 = 3&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Dex check!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">=w=;;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Lords, walk before you get eaten woman.&quot; Aelian says, rolling his eyes.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;No puns, please.&quot; =3=

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">:B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi's giggling the whole way.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Tathi, I'm a flame-dragon. Cool isn't how I roll.&quot; :P

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl ties his hands together trying to help Shankfang.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh now that's just cold.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Especially not puns dat bad.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Why lord am I cursed with this knothands?

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh, chill out.&quot; |3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Some of the doorways'll be a little narrow for you at that size, friend. The entrance is back here to the south..&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy tink hyu need to kool it vith doze puns.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">http://lackadaisy.foxprints.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=359

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">And then the walking~

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'll manage... er... are you all right there, Sszeyl?&quot; :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">we could 'enter' through the way we exited, where our formation of tokens already is. :B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Sszeyl.. how did you..&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">And move from there, rather than tring to vworp our tokens across the entire map. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">Or...whatever Liatai's doing

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">We had to roll survival checks to get back here from there, though. We know where the other entrance is. Just being practical.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">:15

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Silly Sszeyl.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20+5 = 18 + 5 = 23&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; to untie Sszeyl's hands. :3

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:15 at :15.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">XD

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Dem jughands

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Back to the caves?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Yosh!

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Move as you will. :3

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Actually, hold on, I'll DM vworp.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">A pause, here. &quot;... what's under the blanket?&quot;


 * Maxissoren cranes his neck a little and sniffs at the covered spell turret.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Statue.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;A magic statue.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Thanks, Shankfang.&quot; =3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh, that.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;No problem, Sszeyl.&quot; :3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Something that would apparently shoot magic at us if it saw us.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;A spell turrent, as it is known, Max. A rathe poor one, thankfully, as they tend to be very nasty.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;A spell turret?&quot; :D

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Do you like our solution?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">That tone of voice should be reserved for bibliophiles finding books and for kids finding candy.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy put de blanket up.&quot; :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">|B

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Simple, prudent -- do you know which spells it contains? Oh man, Aross has been looking for one of these for his lair for years.&quot; :D

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Scientist Shankfang! :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;What.. you want it?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;... though if it's a weakened one like you say, maybe it wouldn't be the best gift.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It's all yours.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Uh oh.. I think someone just found a lair guard.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....Are you sure you want something that is defeated by application of blanket? &quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Could put a puppy on a leash next to it. Ultimate blanket defense.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;By Half-Orc?&quot; :3

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... okay, that sentence made me snerk. x3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Well, actually.. Any existing magical item can be upgraded.. Weapons, golems.. and I am pretty sure turrents are no different.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Precisely, Tathi!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Really, I'd give it true sight, maybe even scrying, and then fireball, and then lightning bolt-... Max, I think I want it too!&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian slaps his forehead.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I think I remember something being said about a web..?&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Liatai?

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Let's see how well it's attached -- hmm --&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">I might just bug you into letting me take the feats to craft spell turrents. XP

RAM:<font color="#990000">Why do you keep calling them turrents?

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Pardon the player if the Web comment was in fact OOC. He literally barely remembers, in and out of character. :B ))

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah, the actual turret's just in the head.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Well, it wasn't terribly well designed. Very short range, and.. Oh! Cast detect magic, and see what auras it has. Study it long enough and I think you can figure out what it has.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Maybe it could be fixed?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Chust make sure to keep de blanket on it.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good idea... hmm...&quot;


 * Maxissoren hums a little, and his eyes briefly glow blue. &quot;... Web.. Alarm... Deep Slumber... Hold Person. Entirely nonlethal. Hmm!&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;That settles it, it's coming home for Aross to poke at.&quot; |3 Statue uproot.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Statue stowed in bag of holding.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;They also had a very fine galleon down here in the back, if you want that too.&quot; He smirks.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;What use would I have for a galleon, I live on a river.&quot; :P

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;You know.. properly programmed.. these DO make great guards. Imagine one in tangent with a golem?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;For slaves, maybe. They had more non-fatal traps ahead.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Almost tempted to pull the blanket off and prank Max. :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Luxury and extravagence. I heard you roll around in piles of coins when I was growing up.&quot; He walks along. |3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Maybe Kethie would like the galleon.&quot; :P

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Testing. ))

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Or sell it.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Testing. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( One two. ))

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Hello.

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Can you hear me, Queen Latifah? ))

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;For more coin to roll around in.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;From what I've learned, each type of dragon has a very particular thing they love to hoard. It's typically just the evil and malacious red that hoards wealth.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Twould be a shame to let it rot apart down here for decades, anyways.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;-- Chimera?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;A galleon would fetch a fine price if we sold it..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Mmhmm.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Vat do hyu hoard, Max?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Speaking of rotting apart down here for decades.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Quite.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Pair of them charged us from around the corner.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Und died.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Painfully.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Probably their first ine of defense on the ward...water wasn't it?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Yah.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Suppose they'll be food for the rats.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Afk.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Going across a field of human-sized traps as a dragon is like a human trying to cross a field of gopher holes. &gt;:d

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt nods to Tathi. &quot;Ah yes, about the other ship. I disabled it, but given a few hours, I can put it back together.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; Gave me a pretty good scare after that last Chimera we fought..&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;So, vat do hyu like to hoard, Max? Books?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We could sell the Sahuagin Queen and the other ship to some merchant company for money, or maybe even gift them to the local government fleets for favors.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Aaand family's here.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">So, gotta go.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Perhaps so.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&gt;:

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Isn't it obvious from my lair?&quot; :P

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Coming back or gone for good?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;A ship is quite a valuable asset. No use to us, but very useful to someone else, for the right price...&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">Depends on how long they stay.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;If we had the money...we could hire crew and use them to hunt down other pirates.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">Anyway, I'm off!


 * RAM flies away!

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;We should sell them both. I doubt we could agree on a government we'd want favors from.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">So after we all fall into them and climb back out again- *brick'd*

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well, they are pirate vessels. They might still belong to some company or family or another. Who knows.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Here we are, Max.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;It may be --&quot; &gt;:d Draconic swear as his foot gets caught in another trap.


 * Thomas Lazarus snrks. |3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;-- best to leave it to Salishea who gets what ship.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi quickly stiffles a giggle.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Very well.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sheesh, it's like a crab pinch --&quot; &gt;:d Work work -- freedom!

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Which way, then? There are at least two people behind the door to the south.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...Shoot.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Rainy rainy.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We left our lock expert behind.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;I can open it!&quot; &gt;:3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..You know how to pick a lock, Gnogglebolt?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, there are many ways to beat a locked door.&quot; |3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If they were wooden doors I wouldn't think anything of it. Unless you think nothing of dealing with these big stone slabs.&quot; He raises a brow at Max with a slight smile.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Just let me give them a good roar when the door's opened if they're seawolves. I may be able to scare them into submission entirely with just that.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Meany is still afk.. Ram left.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">=w=;; Tech? Rail?

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;... You may want to stand back. Way back.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... Ghost?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oh no, the players are vanishing D:

Meany:<font color="#330000">Back.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Is this good!?

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">sorry, cooking dinner

TMG:<font color="#000000">huh?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas backs up. owo;

TMG:<font color="#000000">wait, what the...

TMG:<font color="#000000">why's everyone going up if Max is going down?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Because he just asked us to.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Maxissoren: &quot;... You may want to stand back. Way back.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Farther back than that, Gamal.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">Be around the corner. should be safe

TMG:<font color="#000000">oh, sorry

Meany:<font color="#330000">Semi-here for a bit. =w=

Meany:<font color="#330000">Looking for the vibrating pillow.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Back pain. x-x

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Say... about a barn's length.&quot; ^^;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot; This presence thing is more trouble than it's worth sometimes. &quot; =3=;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; I'm beginning to think Mr. Gamal has danger exposure issues.&quot; ^^;;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Farther...&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">all vote Liatai best dragon DM? :P

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">geezus, I was kidding about the distance and I was right! XD

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Is this good?!&quot; He echoes down the halls. :B

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Perfect!&quot; :B

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">150-foot frightful presence radius mumble grumble can't exclude allies grumble...

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Full Attack - bite &#171; &#160;1d20+30 = 6 + 30 = 36&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;2d8+11 = 6 + 11 = 17&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;, claw 1 &#171;  &#160;1d20+28 = 14 + 28 = 42&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;2d6+5 = 10 + 5 = 15&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;, claw 2 &#171;  &#160;1d20+28 = 11 + 28 = 39&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;2d6+5 = 8 + 5 = 13&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;, wing 1 &#171;  &#160;1d20+28 = 4 + 28 = 32&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d8+5 = 3 + 5 = 8&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;, wing 2 &#171;  &#160;1d20+28 = 11 + 28 = 39&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d8+5 = 7 + 5 = 12&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;, and a tail slap &#171;  &#160;1d20+28 = 20 + 28 = 48&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;2d6+16 = 8 + 16 = 24&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; !

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">CRASH!

Seawolf Bruiser 7:<font color="#000000">O_O:;;;;;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Hm. Doesn't that exclude creatures past a certain HD?

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">lolz sucks 2 be u

Liatai:<font color="#000000">If you have fewer HD than the dragon and are not a dragon, you are subject.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Phew. Can smell that one emptying his bowels from here.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It's that strict huh?

Seawolf Bruiser 7:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+8 = 16 + 8 = 24&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Will save for lulz...

Seawolf Bruiser 6:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+8 = 18 + 8 = 26&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Will save for lulz...

Seawolf Bruiser 6:<font color="#000000">... that one ALMOST MADE IT. XD

Seawolf Bruiser 7:<font color="#000000">YIPE!!

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Smug dragon is smug as the wolves run off. |3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's all clear now! Gnogglebolt, I think we've found the slave pens.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas leans both hands on the end of his sword as its blade rests on the cave floor.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Going to surrender now?&quot;

Seawolf Bruiser 6:<font color="#000000">Nodnodnodnod D8

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Very smart.&quot; |3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Makes me wonder what Dad had to do to beat a dragon.. that's.. way out of our league still..&quot; ^^;;;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hi.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt immediately looks visibly relieved.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Meet our little friend.&quot;

Young Amayan Prisoner:<font color="#000000">The prisoners and pirates alike all have matching expressions of O_O;;;;;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Wow.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas looks about.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hmm.. Sszeyl?&quot; He speaks up.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Gnogglebolt, I count eighteen. How many did the ledger say it had?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;More doors...&quot;


 * Maxissoren 's head snaps up.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He glances to Max. &quot;Unless our esteemed Draconic friend happens to have picked up Amayan, I believe you're our only translator here.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;To the east. Someone's talking about killing them now. Pardon me.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl shouts in Amayan, Auran, Common, seeing who responds to. &quot;Do you understand what I am saying?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">I spy a Dwarf.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Add in Dwarven shouting. =3=

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I am probing for whom speaks what.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Actually, I can speak Amayan.&quot; Tathi says, but then goes and follows MAx.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">SMASH!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom assumes business face and rushes off. &gt;:|

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Thomas, want to help me get these people out?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Or not.&quot;

Seawolf Bruiser 3:<font color="#000000">O_O;;;;;

TMG:<font color="#000000">all of a sudden, ajorlag. o.o

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I'll stay here, and act as rearguard, I guess. =3=&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Dimas spoke common...oh shit..&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;FREEZE!&quot; Tathi yells.


 * Gamal-Junayd draws blades as he comes around max's side

Seawolf 12:<font color="#000000">O_O;;;;

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">O_O.....

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Simple math, gentlemen. We have a dragon on our side. How many do you have? Go on, take your time, carry the one and all that..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">=w=;

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">WH-PANG! The dwarf whips around and smashes one of the seawolves with a forge hammer.

Seawolf 14:<font color="#000000">YIPE!

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Now, now, that's enough of that.&quot;

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah ken, he had it comin'.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">If I am reading the image right, these cages do not have bars on the floor? =3=


 * Gamal-Junayd tumbles past the close wolves at full speed (duble move), to get closer to the dwarf in case hte wolves attack after all

Liatai:<font color="#000000">No bars on the floor, but they're set into the floor a bit.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Ease up there, Gamal. They won't do anything with a dragon watching.&quot;

Seawolf Bruiser 3:<font color="#000000">The wolves immediately hold up their hands in surrender. O_O;;;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Bolted, or dug in?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Dug in.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi snaps her fingers at the wolves. &quot;MOve, now. Join your friends out here, sit down, and don't do -anything- suspicious.&quot;\

TMG:<font color="#000000">back fron unannounced afk

Seawolf Bruiser 9:<font color="#000000">Okay O_O;;;;


 * Gamal-Junayd motions with his swords for them to move towards the dragon

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;.... Well.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;That was a lot easier than it would have been by ourselves.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Thank you, Max.&quot; |3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt starts getting more manacles out of his backpack. &quot;Alright, who wants to be the one to actually get close to them?&quot;

Burly Prisoner:<font color="#000000">With the combination of languages the party speaks, they should be able to speak with just about all of the captives.


 * Thomas Lazarus volunteers.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Stupid tall-legs will probably think they can pull funny business with me...&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;What about opening that last door?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;No presences behind this one... ah well.&quot; Lean. |3

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Crash!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas goes about shackling all the wolves. &gt;:|

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;That is the most unorthodox manner of opening a door I have ever seen, Max.&quot; X)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Even you non-wolves, don't think I forgot you either! &gt;:O

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl examines the cage.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Another statue.. Max, how much gold do you want to be it's another turrent?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Damn, was hoping they would be less smart about actually holding you lot.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Kind of strange place for a guardian.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I'll be right back.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;True. Maybe there's something important here?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...You know, at this rate, I think we're going to -need- both ships to get out of here...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl with his monk speed blurs over to the Wolves.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;One for the seawolves -we've- captured, and one to transport all these people we've rexcued.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Keys.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">When Sszeyl is a bit closer, Thomas turns his head during while shackling the wolves. &quot;Wait, friend.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">And looks over the wolves, giving them an icy look.

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Och, whaur urr ye gaun? Will ye hulp me git oot o' thae damned chains?!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Well, so long as we... did no one help the dwarf?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; Just because they are prisoners does not mean they are also friendly and safe to let loose. They may begin attacking others. Let's wait until we can give them our full attention to be safe.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">(&quot;Just a moment!&quot;) In Dwarvish.


 * Gamal-Junayd looks over the chains, see if theres anything he can do without keys

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi sighs. &quot;As I was saying, Gnogglebolt. If this seems to be all of them, I think we'll be fine. Prisoners and all below the hold, and everyone else free to move about the ship as they please.&quot;

Seawolf Brigand 4:<font color="#000000">One of the brigands hands over a keyring. O_O;;;;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">&quot;The children at least must be let out presently.&quot;


 * Maxissoren looks down to Tathi. &quot;Got another blanket?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ack! Thomas is right, Sszeyl, hold on. Now that we -know- where everyone and everything is, we have time to do this right.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Let me talk to them first.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl takes it.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Thank you.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">May be lagging, it's raining heavily again.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt moves over to the cages, and repeats this speech in all the languages he knows:

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi gets that look again. &quot;Hey. Sszeyl.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Hmm?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Just a moment.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Drop your disguise.&quot; She says, and then rummages around in her pack. &quot;Here you go.&quot; She says, giving Max a blanket. &quot;That'll be three scales please.&quot; :3


 * Maxissoren chuckles. &quot;Do they need to be whole?&quot; |3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Once all the wolves are chain-ganged together in manacles, Thomas steps back. &quot;Sit down and behave yourselves and you'll be treated humanely and fairly.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:03 lagcheck.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">:01

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Attention captives of the pirates! We are here to free you! By sundown today, you will all be on your way back to the homes you were stolen from. I know you all must have gone through terrible things here, and you are eager to leave, but I must insist that this be an orderly evactuation. We will let you out, but you must stay together and not cause trouble. We will take you to the pirate ship we have commandeered as soon as we are able.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Partial payments are accepted.&quot; Tathi says with a smirk.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;All I ask for is your patience.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:01 at :03.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Suddenly drow.

Tanned Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Who are you?&quot;

Craggy Human Fighter:<font color="#000000">&quot;More pirates -- they commandeered a ship...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Does everyone understand?&quot; Again, Gnogglebolt repeats this speech in every language he knows, untill he's gotten an affirmative from every captive.

Young Amayan Prisoner:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Maybe they are part of the navy.)&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">to the dwarf &quot;Keys'll be over in a bit, for now just wait, we'll get you out.&quot;

Human Female Prisoner:<font color="#000000">&quot;(The navy doesn't have dragons.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;What did you want, Tathi?&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( :03 ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:03 at :05.

TMG:<font color="#000000">uhoh, lialagcheck at :03

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;You to scare the snot out of the slavers over there.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I already did.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Shake keyring.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Going to see about that dwarf and human over there.&quot;


 * Maxissoren scratches his side with a rear paw, and a few scales shimmer to the ground.


 * Thomas Lazarus folds his arms and remains before the pirates.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">Toss! The statue is blanketed.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I am Gnogglebolt Sparkgear, from Mazio. My comrades and I call ourselves the Vigilant Guardians.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We're...well, adventurers, I guess you could say.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">(&quot;Did you catch that, Madame?&quot;) In Dwarvish.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We help people like you where we can.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">(&quot;Please stick with the group and don't cuase trouble by beating your captors to death. Yet.&quot;)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We're not pirates. But we didn't arrive here by ship. We're simply going to use their vessels to get all of you off this island.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And we don't intend to keep those ships anyway, most of us are landlubbers. We're only the coast by temporary business.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( :06 ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:06 at :07.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt gestures to Thomas. &quot;What he said.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas displays his leaden mace badge. &quot;We're an adventuring troupe with a few concerned inquisitors and dragon in tow, is all.&quot; He nods back to Gnogglebolt.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;The pirates have been routed, and we're using their own equipment to capture them and save you.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Well, Max did the voice, and now Tathi's doing the act. Kid in a candy store, I tell ya.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;So, I'm curious..&quot; She says as she hoards the scales away in her bags. &quot;What did that one have?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I promise you all, we will do everything in our power to return you to your homes as soon as possible!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;All I ask for is your patience and cooperation, so this can go as smoothly as possible.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi and Aelian advance cautiously.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Same arrangement --&quot; Paff --! &quot;''Tathi! Aelian! Stay back!''&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hrm. Looks like it was just a junction, Max.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Ack! What is it?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Get out of here, go! Now!&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Poison gas! MOVE!&quot; &#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 9 + 18 = 27&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Fort --

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 9 + 18 = 27&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Fort again.


 * Maxissoren steps back as the smog dissipates, letting out a breath. &quot;... Insanity mist. It would have been trouble for you.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi grimaces, and they both take off running!


 * Thomas Lazarus looks north. &quot;...?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;What the--?!&quot; Gnogglebolt turns around, concerned.

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;To make victims more susceptible to the trap, no doubt.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Lords and ladies.. Let's search the room and make sure this doesn't happen again.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...&quot; He returns his steely gaze to the prisoners and spends his time looking tough. &gt;:I

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian carefully combs the room, foot by foot. Taking a 20 on search. Total of 27.

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( :12 ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:12 at :12, yay!

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">.. and then he teleports south???

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( GM, did the Dwarf respond yet? x: I may be lagging. ))

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">weird, hughesnet must have snapped back. XD

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">She may simply be not responding vocally.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Plus Liatai started playing like 14 people and a dungeon leading dragon .B

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( :B ))

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah will cause na trauchle fur ye. Th' wolves, oan th' ither haun, deserve a lot mair than a hammer tae th' skull.&quot; The dwarf sighs. &quot;It teuk ye lang enough tae come 'ere, rescue party.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus doesn't remark on the last part.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Sorry about that. Our dragon needed some help.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Le unlock.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Looks like that covers all of the cave system.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom looks back to the captives. &quot;..Unless one of you know where your captain fled to?&quot;

Seawolf Bruiser 7:<font color="#000000">Most of them look disbelieving, stunned, or angered at the notion that the captain fled.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Did you overhear the arrangement, young one?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Stay with the group, no causing problems, and we'll get you home.&quot;

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Git Terin oot o' that cage, tae. Poor lad's bin thro' enough.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...&quot; He watches for a moment. &quot;No matter. The elemental ward is down and Lady Salishea and her allies will find him eventually.&quot;

Distant Human Youth:<font color="#000000">The teenaged boy looks up at you mutely, saying nothing.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Let's start getting these cages opened. Who has the keys?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt goes to the other room. &quot;Everything allright in here, Sszeyl?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Terin is it?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;This piracy is over, and so is your lupine curse.&quot;

Distant Human Youth:<font color="#000000">&quot; Yes sir. &quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Gnogglebolt, everything is fine.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Le unlock cage, and then le chains.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You'll have to ask the dragons what your fate'll be after that.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Then the keyring is offered to gnogglebolt.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright...hello, young one. Don't worry, you'll be home soon.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah...Terin? And dwarf? Please come with me, let's start getting evrryone collected and lined up...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So we can get you all out of here as one.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Guess I'll keep these, then go around and unlock everyone.

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Tigras Lodecutter.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gnogglebolt takes the keyring offered by Sszeyl. &quot;I'll let the others out.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Or not.

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;Nae just 'dwarf.'&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Lagcheck? :20 ))

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt bows. &quot;My apologies. Tigras.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:20 at :20.

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( I can never tell when my upload speed is slowing down. =3=; ))

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Do you need help, young one?&quot;

Distant Human Youth:<font color="#000000">The boy says nothing.

Red-Haired Dwarven Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;C'moan, Terin, oot o' th' cage, tis a' richt. Thae folks wull git ye hame.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt...actually takes out the old ledger. But, instead of checking through the pages already written in...he starts a new page.

Distant Human Youth:<font color="#000000">The boy complies.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Let me know if anyone is injured before we march. I have plenty of healing power left in this old wand.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot; Female dwarf...name is Tigras... .&quot; Gnogglebolt looks up to the dwarf. &quot;And where would you like us to take you?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We can get you to Resca, or maybe one of the island nations.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We may just drop everyone off inresca, I don't know yet, but in case we can accomodate, please let me know where you would choose your destination.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;We just need to know where your home would be.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">...

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt looks worried at the boy.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....Tigras....is he well?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Gnogglebolt no.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Is everyone here at least whole? No injuries or infections? We can help, if so.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Did...did anything happen--&quot; Gnogglebolt looks up to Sszeyl, and winces his eyes shit.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">SHUT

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Olololol.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Why do I always miss that key!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">OLOLOLOLOL.


 * Dr. Hatari grimaces.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">LAG

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( :25 ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:25

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot; Not again ...Anyway, Terin, is it? If we could take you anywhere you wanted to go, where would you like us to take you?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Give me a bit, I need to load Scotslate every time Tigras speaks. XD

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt speaks in an especially soft voice

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;Anywhere we kin git back tae Castleton is braw. Oakridge is better. Terin says he's git fowk thare. Or, at least, said. Afore th' silence kicked in.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Oakridge, huh..&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(&quot;He needs time to confirm that this isn't some fantasy his brain has cooked up, that this is real, before he'll talk to you about it.&quot;)

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Spoken in Auran.

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;We've bin stuck th'gither fur a damn lang time. Damn goblins.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt winces. &quot;I see. We'll see what we can do about that. Castleton or oakridge, if possible &quot; He writes down in the new page on the ledger.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Right then...Tigras? Terin? Please come with me...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Maybe be knows the Tonmors.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;You'll be happy to know those goblins are no longer in business.&quot;

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good.&quot;

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hold on, how do ye ken?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt indicates to the nearby wall. &quot;If you pleae, just line up or take a seat along that wall for the moment, try and make yourselve's comfortable...I promse, we will be out of here as soon as possible.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Let the unlocking montage commence!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I and my friends here put them out of business.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt, with keys and ledger (hey, didn't Sszeyl give Gnogglebolt the keys?)

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Yes he did.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Well then, anyway.

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;Whilk goblins urr ye talking aboot?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt and Sszeyl go around to each cage. Gnogglebolt writes down what every captive is, asks them their name, and askes where they would like to be taken, if possible.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Were they chiefed by a half-orc, or a bugbear?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;The redmaws.&quot; He replies to Tigras in the middle of taking his records.

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's the bastards!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;We put two goblin slaving rings out of work in the area, if I recall correctly.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">As each individual captive is released, he directs them all to go line up with Tigras and Terrin.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Me and a friend turned the caves into hunting lodges.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">If they would be so kind, of course.

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;How th'hell -- What're ye duin' so far from Castleton?!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Dragon favor.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Adventurer business.&quot;

Terin:<font color="#000000">The boy remains silent during the whole exchange, eyes downcast.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We travel a lot.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;All of the above.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thomas, should we start taking the prisoners back to the ship? Or is there more were going to check out here first?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Anyway, unless Lia has already done so (which....wouldn't surprise me), you -cwertainly- don't have to name every captive and come up with their destination. ^^;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Could I add in just for laughs? We are adventurers, afterall.&quot;

Roughshod Captive:<font color="#000000">The captives are all in varying states of dress and health, but there are no injuries. Signs of starvation and some illness on some, but no injuries.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Just move them all into a group near Tigras and terin

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt just writes down all their names and where they want to go.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;When Max is ready, we can.&quot;

Raptoran Prisoner:<font color="#000000">There seem to be a wide variety of races here, too.

Tiefling Captive:<font color="#000000">Heck, there's someone with cloven hooves for feet.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Think I should go back and get some food for them then? I think a good meal could cheer up the captives.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Thomas, we've got some ill-looking ones. Care to check them?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;And there should be plenty left of what I made earlier.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;That'd be a good idea...hmm.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Very well. As long as these ones don't make a break for it.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Are we sure we want to just take the Sahuagin Queen alone?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas gives the wolvs a steely look before walking away.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;What if we split up, take these rescuees to the other ship, and our new captives to the Sahuagin?&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd takes thomas's position

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And, we should...probably get everyone here, rescuees and seawovles, moved at the same time either way.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Let's.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gnogglebolt, if I may, you're missing one very, very important detail.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;How many people do we have here who even know how to steer a galleon?&quot; =3=;;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Zip-a-dee-doo-dah?&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd points at the wolves

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi smirks broadly. &quot;Just Swallowtail.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....I figured, between all of us and some of the rescuees, we'd manage.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas, being only a Kellonite speaker, holds up his holy symbol. A bit more universal than tongue, the sun lord. He goes about checking everyone's health as appropriate. But since that feedback has already been given, assume he's simply working behind the scenes.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;And really.. I think one ship should be able to manage all of us.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I mean, we managed the Sahuagin Queen all on our own.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;I may be willing to do many things, but tow two galleons all the way to Resca's a bit more than I'm willing to do.&quot; :P

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We can split and crew two ships. If we could handle one, we can do two.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh come on, Max, just think of it as a nice workout.&quot; Tathi says teasingly.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not that difficult.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">The dragon sighs.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I see no reason to bother trying to crew two ships with no sailors, friend. The first alone will be just fine.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It's enormous.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Or, my, we could take one out, then get a dragonride back here to pick up the second.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Anything would work.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gnogglebolt, Swallowtail was letting the ship drift along the current. It's a far cry from doing that to steering a ship into safe harbor laden with people.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Gnogglebolt. Face it. We're going to have to come back for the second ship, if we even can.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt looks to Thomas. &quot;Remember what tathi and I were saying? These ships are valuable assets. We can captialize on it.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt shrugs. &quot;Whatever works.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Let Salishea and Hesjing worry about the second ship. We can manage with one.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We can capitalize on it, yes, without sailing them about recklessly. I do not think it's something to consider 'oh well easy'. Sailors die.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Then we should at least check to make sure the second doesnt have anything inportant on it before we leave it here floating.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hesjing's already on his way to track the captain. He'll be able to swing back and grab the ship later.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Restocking what we've used out of the galley ont he first one for example&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Just as long as we get the salvage rights to it...&quot; Gnogglebolt glances to Max.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And yes! let's see if there's anything in the second ship that's immediately usable,.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;That much we should be able to do.&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">guh, too much xen'drik in my head. XP

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;A bit presumptuous, to assume salvage rights of a pirated vessel, is it not?&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;The original owners may like to see their vessel back in one piece. Please, put thoughts of salvaging the ship out of your mind and let Salishea find its owners first.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh, come off it. If we find out who it originally belonged to, sure, we can just give it back. If not, we can sell it.&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">&quot;Right now, we have starving captives to attend to.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;In due time, Barbarus. Let's get our new prisoners in the belly of the Queen and our ex-prisoners fed, patched up, and cosy.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi snickers at Thomas.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes..I have a feeling I'm going to be doing a lot of cooking today...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And I didn't mean salvage as in take apart, I just meant ownership claim (temporarily).&quot;

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">... you did not just tell the dragon to come off it. :P

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">HE DID. SMITE. SMITE.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I mean, geeze. And I thought I was literal...&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">He's running!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright folks, let's get you out of here!&quot;


 * Maxissoren watches Gnogglebolt walk off. &quot; ... he needs a vacation. &quot;


 * Dr. Hatari has a meowing fatcat in lap, nuzzling armpit. =w=;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And vworp-march to Sahuagin Queen?

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000"> &quot;I know, right?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Fortunately there's food for many scattered all over the island in supply caches.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Feel like trying to cook for a whole street's worth of mouths, Gamal?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Perhaps soup would be easiest.&quot; He muses.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I think though...that those freed would appreciate best a full course meal. to celebrate their freedom.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You're the cook. I'll spare them my attempts. Atleast there's plenty of biscuit and dried fruit and such.&quot;


 * Maxissoren gives a short roar to announce their presence to the shipboard Guardians. :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;And no sicin' living muffins on them!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Le map transition.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;That was quick!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright...captives on first, they need to go to the bottom deck.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'd really rather not have then squeeze by their former captives in close quarters...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Too much could go wrong there.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Police!Tom escorts the prisoners to the new brig.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Police!Tathi helps!


 * Gamal-Junayd immediatly heads to the galley and begins cooking for everyone..man this is gonna take awhile

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">(Profession(Cook) Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 5 + 11 = 16&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian assists in the kitchen. ^^;


 * Edaric seems faintly struck as he looks over the captives.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...where oh where has the teenyrin gone?

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Bad, isn't it?&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ew, fatcat, quit yawning at me your breath is terrible

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... It's not just that. I think I know that kid. &quot; o.o

TMG:<font color="#000000">Oh, can see the whole ship now. Cool.

Railock:<font color="#000000">&quot;Could be worse.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Say what!?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Yeah. The dwarven lady with him said he's from Oakridge.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, climb aboard, everyone!&quot; Gnogglebolt waves to the rescuees.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Was gonna ask if he knew your family.. but he isn't talking. Traumatized maybe.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...wait, Edaric, did I hear that right?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;The one next to the dwarf. I'd swear -- yeah! Oh man... I do know him, his dad's the choir director at the Pelorite church.&quot; o_o

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt's own eyes go slightly wide.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian looks just a little aghast. &quot;Oh.. wow. Damn, how did they get him?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well he'll have something to sing about now.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Beats me, what's he doing this far out on the coast -- gods, last I heard was a year ago he was going to Castleton to learn from a halfling tutor...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Well, he's gonna go home now, we can be thankful for that.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;This way, lads and lasses.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">:D

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Watch your steps, please. We just assembled this plank.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Lag cleared up!

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Care for some Aid Another, Gamal?

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">sure if your not going to ruin the meal :)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas takes a moment to stand on the deck and just.. look around.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">I've heard about akellon adventures in cooking

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+4 = 2 + 4 = 6&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Profession Cooking check!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He dusts his hands a few times and just smiles.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Lolnope.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sonuvatwo.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well..! Guess that worked out pretty good.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">BRB, need foods.


 * Gamal-Junayd soon sees Sszeyl burning food and quickly ushers him out the galley

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">brbs also

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt enjoys a moment in the air on the top deck. &quot;Alright...we can finally get out of here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;The people rescued, and the wrongdoers stopped...well, most of them at least...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;If you wish to relax, there are some rooms over here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt walks over to the edge of the ship, and looks out into the ocean, closing his eyes peacefully. We've done good in the world today...something to be happy about.

Gnogglebolt:<i><font color="#000000">Can't save the whole world, but....we did just make it a little bit better.

</i>Meany:<font color="#330000">=3=


 * Gamal-Junayd eventually comes out of the kitchen, and starts offering food to any ex slave he sees, starting with those closest...this'll take many trips

TMG:<font color="#000000">Now what's that look for, meany?

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">terin and tigras since they are right outside

Meany:<font color="#330000">I has skittles.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Am mixing them with hot tea.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Oh jeez. XD

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ewwwww

Meany:<font color="#330000">It's like being punched in the face by a rainbow.

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM is disconnected.

</i>Meany:<font color="#330000">Poor ram.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Mmm, grape.

Tigras Lodecutter:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thank ye, lad.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">TASTE THE RAINBOW. TASTE IT, I SAY.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot; Gods... what do I say. What do I do. &quot; o_o;

TMG:<font color="#000000">*punch*

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt looks over to Edaric.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas exhales a bit. &quot;Well now.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....Give it some time. A day or so. Something will come to you.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If I may make a suggested next course of action.&quot;


 * Max is watching the sky.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;After our guests have had a time to eat up and come to grips with their freedom, we can perhaps ask if there are any sailors amongst them. Navigating this ship back to Saurosha island by ourselves may be dangerous.&quot; He folds his arms and muses, then glances to Max. &quot;Unless, I suppose, you know someone.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Depends on if Kethie came with Hesjing.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;A splendid idea thomas, I was already thinking of just that.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..I suppose we could always ask that dopey friendly one in the brig. A little leery of letting any pirates loose, though.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Food is on it's way.&quot; Le pass out bowls and spoons.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah...let's try and not rely on any of the pirates unless it's absolutely necessary.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Righto. Anyone leave anything on the island?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Can I shove off our makeshift gangplank?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Aside from a partially-broken ship that I might go fix before we leave if one of the dragons is going to try and sail it...&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">&gt;:O

Meany:<font color="#330000">We no have a Rin.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;M'ah.&quot; He doesn't bother then.

Tokens dropped onto map 'The Sahuagin Queen'Hakutaku:<font color="#FF0000">{:3

TMG:<font color="#000000">Oh. By the way.


 * Max chuckles.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Obviously, I'm sure we releived all the newly-captured seawolves of their items.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Loot for the Lootgod? :U


 * Gamal-Junayd will also pass out food to the wolves after all ex slaves have been taken care of

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sail? I'd forgotten you hadn't met Hesjing.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Er, I mean, lootidisc. :P

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Judging from the name, assumed it was a noble friend of yours.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Six bruisers, two brigands, four seawolves.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Experienced with ships?&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">...

Meany:<font color="#330000">Where is the Red?

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;You could say that.&quot; |3

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Doy.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I accidentally put him inside the mast. :B

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">lulz

Meany:<font color="#330000">:BBBBBBB

Liatai:<font color="#000000">He should be on a shelf now.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Phasing him into a solid object?

TMG:<font color="#000000">I approve of this method of captivy. :B :B :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">*captivity

Meany:<font color="#330000">CARBONITE.

Meany:<font color="#330000">CARBONITE.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">But then.. we are no better than our enemies. *RESTREN'D*


 * Max blinks, as a string of Draconic words suddenly floats out of the air around him.


 * Thomas Lazarus looks over. He doesn't speak up just yet.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;... That was Kethie. Captain's been apprehended.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Gracious. That was really fast.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt instantly gets a happygnome face. &quot;Yes!&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;From what she said, when the crew of the ship he was using as a getaway saw the dragon flying after them, they chucked him overboard and took off posthaste.&quot; |3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well! That's another loose end tied up, right there!&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus chuckles.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt stares, then snickers.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We'll tell our guests.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt rushes downstairs to do so!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Attention, rescuees!&quot; Gnogglebolt calls into the room they are situated in.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;You will be happy to know the captain of this ring has been captured!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas walks over and gives Ed a soft shoulderpat. &quot;You look a bit taxed.&quot;

Human Female Prisoner:<font color="#000000">&quot;... How?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm sure you will

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Friends of the big golden friend you saw.&quot; He grins.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It may be a lot to handle now, and their spirits may be pretty darn low for a while to come. But it'll be alright in time. And you've got all us here to help out. ... Assuming ... that is what was giving you such a long face?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We've got quite a few friends in high, scaley places...&quot;


 * Edaric runs a hand through his hair and sighs. &quot;... There are other things, but you're right. It'll probably sort out in time.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods. {:3


 * Young Amayan Prisoner gets the story translated by another prisoner, then succinctly says in Aquan its equivalent of &quot;F**k yes.&quot; \o/

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">x3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt returns to idling around the ship, until some time has passed, the rescuees have settled in and finished their meals, so Gnogglebolt can see if any of them are sailors.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Has everyone provided where they would like to be deposited?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(will wait for mini-timeskip)

TMG:<font color="#000000">Meany; that was already taken care of...

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">He was asking in-character. :P

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... what do I even say? Should I approach the kid, or let him come to me? Should I avoid him? Gods, he's younger than the twins if I remember right.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( ^ ))

TMG:<font color="#000000">or it should have been, at least. I specifically said Gnogglebolt went around asking everyone their names and where they would like to go...unless you're just double-checking, in which case, alright. :B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I suppose it depends on how he's doing in a little while.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;I just want to go up and tell him what you just told me, but will approaching him remind him of everything he's lost and trigger something? I just don't know...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If he's showing signs of improvement.. well. Maybe just start with a hello. See if he even recognizes you.&quot;


 * Edaric nods, listening.

Roughshod Captive:<font color="#000000">A few of the captives are former sailors.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hm.. hadn't thought of it from that side of things. Don't know if he lost a friend during his trip and capture or what. Dunno what he's been through to be shocked that deep.. ... ..but..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;He does atleast have a home and family to go back to.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Oh, was going to actually play that, but okay...

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;That's a start. And a much better tomorrow than he had a few hours ago.&quot;

Tanned Captive:<font color="#000000">These six.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, folks! Ready to help us shove off and get away from this island forever?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Frankly, after this.. I think I could use a vacation myself.&quot;

Male Human Fighter:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aye!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*Gnogglebolt says to the assembled rescuees

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi's been sitting off to herself, with the mirror she purchased back in the town, idly inspecting it.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Swinging by a place like Oakridge sounds like the best thing in the world about now.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright! All hands on deck! Let's get outta here!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;If anyone needs anything, ask the dwarvish looking gnome outside.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt goes over to Max.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Down the hatch.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hey, Max, do you think you can guide us to Sal's island?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus offers a brief wave and smile to the re-emergent rescues. :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;A vacation after this? for myself, I'll be looking for another job, since this ones finished.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Easily.&quot; :3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Excellent.&quot; Gnogglebolt turns back to the rescuees who start manning the sails.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Mm.. we'll have more work. Trust me.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I just meant taking a.. break..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">^^;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Attention sailors, I should inform you, there -is- one very, very important stop we must make before any of you can go home. It shouldn't take too long, though.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Hello, ladies.&quot; As the drow comes down and gives the lot of them an icy look.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;In fact, if you're interested, we have another big operation already brewing we could use help with in the future.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I won't dump that on your lap all at once though.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm...sounds interesting. Whats the job?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;There's another island in this sea we need to go to...some of our party has some very important business to wrap up, but more to the point...we will be dropping off all these former pirates to their fate.&quot; Gnogglebolt says seriosly as he holds up a hand to forestall any questions.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And no, it is not my place to tell you what that's going to be.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Big jobs do tend to pay well...and you all aren't likely to be asking me to do something I would object to on moral grounds...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Something of a sensitive matter in the town of Yoriver. Reports of government corruption.. mixed sources telling who's gone bad and who hasn't. And there are fiends in the middle of it. Nasty.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds like a challenge.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But, as far as you can be concerned, the pirates will be gone once we drop them off. I trust there's no issue with this?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">The Drow just stands there, watching the wolves. For hours. Making sure there's no roughhousing, or plans to escape.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Leaden Mace is going to move in on it to straighten things out. You've proven you're strong and responsible.&quot;

Human Female Prisoner:<font color="#000000">&quot;The sooner the better.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi looks up from the mirror.. &quot;But I hope to get a clearer report soon.&quot; Speaking of which, when might the great scrying begin, oh DM?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Very well then...you folks are the experts, cast off! Max will give you your bearings.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">When the party returns to Resca, maybe?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;As you were!&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">..... Max smiles.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;There we are.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt walks over to Gamal and Thomas, having heard of what they're talking about. &quot;Ah, yes! We would certainly be glad to have you with us if you're looking for work, Gamal.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Very easy directions.&quot; He sweeps a hand toward the front of the ship dramatically. &quot;Follow the dragon turtle.&quot; :3

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;The dragon what now-&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">You seriously went with my advice on that. =3=

Meany:<font color="#330000">=3=

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I must say, you aquitted yourself very well in those ca--&quot; Gnogglebolt blinks, looks at Max, then out to the ocean.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Anyways.. I probably shouldn't go overboard talking about that around all these civilians. Ugly business. We're probably returning to Castleton after this. My branch commander there should be able to fill us in on what they're planning to do when we arrive. If the Guardians ship off to that conflict, you're welcome in my book.&quot;

Hesjing:<font color="#000000">A puff of sea spray can be seen from the front of the ship before... a gigantic turtle breaches the surface.


 * Thomas Lazarus blinks aside. &quot;..Dragon-turtle?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And Gnogglebolt probably gets an awestruck expression matching the other rescuee sailors.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">:O !!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">8O

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds interesting, Unless Salishea is intending to keep me on retainer..I'll be out of work..and more than happy to acompany you.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi's eyes go wide. &quot;Holy leaves..&quot; She mutters.


 * Max leans over the side of the ship, in Draconic: &quot;(It's an honor to see you again, Hesjing.)&quot; :3

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">GM, let me know when Mr. Red wakes up, please. :3 In the meantime, I'll be commenting OOC.

Meany:<font color="#330000">v.v;;;

Hesjing:<font color="#000000">The turtle raises its head above the surface and gives a sepulchural rumbling chuckle. &quot;(Maxissoren. I would say you've gotten taller, but that's not exactly true.)&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Firefox is refusing to boot. Going to have to reboot after the game.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Brb 2 shakes.

Meany:<font color="#330000">...

Meany:<font color="#330000">You know what, I'll do it now.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Brb.

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i>Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Meet Hesjing. Foremost among the guardians of Salishea's waters.&quot; :3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt waves, and calls in Draconic. &quot;(Nice to meet you, Hesjing!)&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hello there, Hesjing!&quot;

Hesjing:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Oh? Small folk. Adventurers?)&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Yep. How are the hatchlings?)&quot; :3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Indeed! I'm sure you'll be happy t know that those nasty anti-dragonic magics won't be a bother anymore!)&quot;


 * Hesjing chuckles. &quot;(They are starting to show their mother's color.)&quot;

Hesjing:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Speaking of which. She is waiting. Let us go.)&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Lead the way, good sir.)&quot; :3


 * Thomas Lazarus looks forward in awe for a bit.


 * Thomas Lazarus looks back to Gamal.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..To clarify, we don't usually get escorted everywhere by a bunch of incredible higher races. This is a first.&quot; ^^;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Still impressive, and an honor.&quot;


 * Max chuckles. &quot;Salishea and Grandfather figured that after all everyone aboard has been through, a little vacation from worrying about safe transport was needed.&quot; |3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Much obliged to the good Lady.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">The ship shoves off at last!

GM:<font color="#000000">Anybody got noms? We can do some more shipboard RP if you'd like, or captive interrogation (I was about to get to it when Meany poofed, grr), but the GM's brain needs a quick break. ^^;


 * Thomas Lazarus plays his Quest Complete music. =3= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV3kPtYm6Qw

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Hm~hm~hm

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany has connected.

</i>Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Sszeyl for waving his drow flag around.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Meany!

TMG:<font color="#000000">Noms...hmm....

TMG:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl for SAVE THE CHILDREN

GM:<font color="#000000">Let me know when you've loaded. The red one's awake.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">tathi for ice bridge

Tokens dropped onto map 'The Sahuagin Queen'Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Being a frigid bitch came in quite han--*IMMOLATE'D*

Meany:<font color="#330000">Loaded~

Meany:<font color="#330000">Nomnomnom.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Gamal for +2 levels of Chef gained from one adventure.

Meany:<font color="#330000">Tom for Disregard Loot, obtain mission objectives.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">sszeyl for failed helper. first the bridge, then the cooking...

Meany:<font color="#330000">Seconding Gamal and Tathi.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">It's only about thirty minutes of creepy staring before Sszeyl hears a soft groan from behind the mast.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">My ability to cook. the REAL reason I've been asked to stick around

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Oh good, you're awake.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Heh. x3

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Sszeyl for, &quot;I am sorry I have been a jerk. It's my soul. Please don't hate me.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">though it means little, Max for SUPER FRIGHTFUL PRESENCE SURRENDER-INDUCER

Max:<font color="#000000">I'd have thought the more impressive feat was not catching you all in it. :P *brick'd*

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Swallowtail for enduring Miron's prescence more than absolutely necessary. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( *SHOT* ))

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I am not nomming an OP asshole dragon just for having a frightful presence. &gt;:O *DRAGON BIASED*

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Let's see... ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Shankfang for Four-for-Four. ))

Max:<font color="#000000">Not cool,, man. &gt;:

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Aelian for &quot;Why must I work with townies?&quot; ))

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Oh don't listen to that guy he's crabby and has face-tentacles. =3=

Dr. Hatari:<b><font color="#FF0000">&gt;:E

</b>Liatai:<font color="#000000">x3

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">He just hates being dragoned around. :P

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">The fellow's eyes follow Sszeyl as he moves.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ah yes.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Tathi for scale extortion. *_*

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Back to that lovely yellow, eh?

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">We can play that game, half-breed.

</b>Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">Less yellow and more hazel at the moment. There's no fire ready to go this time, just... watching.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Le sit.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">Le silent watching.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">... this is going to turn into a staring contest, isn't it. *BRICK'D*

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Now I know Gnogglebolt deserves something or somethings for all the organizing and dialogue.. but I'm having trouble commiting it to a nom. Hmm.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Your captain was captured earlier.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;He was viciously mutinied upon when the dragons started closing in.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">How about experienced counter-terrorist evac? :B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I always kind of assumed adventurers did.. I don't know.. less glamorous things. Like steal from ruins or attack monster dens. =w=;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">No response. Just watching.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I've been doing this for like two months and we've saved nearly a hundred people from slavery and death.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;You and yours are currently bound on a vessel to rendevous with a bronze dragon.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Where she will decide who among you and yours to kill, whom to cure, and whom to use as bait for others in your business.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">(Railock; by the way, you should check into IRC. Arc's done some background for his character and...I'm not sure if it checks out with you. I can't help him figure it out, it's up to you)

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I imagine a half-dragon would fare well on the market.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">The man's brow furrows... and then... he starts a quiet chuckle.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;So that's what you have planned for me, eh. Set me back to where I was before. Heh. Ironic.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;For a bronze, she is quite into theatrics.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">A blink, and suddenly redeyes.

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;But before that.&quot;

</b>Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;We have some questions for you specifically.&quot;

</b>Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">The man's eyes narrow.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...I wonder what all the chained-up seawolves are thinking, watching this. o.o

Seawolf Bruiser 14:<font color="#000000">Dude, they already stormed our hideout with a dragon.

Seawolf Shaman 8:<font color="#000000">We know you all are crazy.

Seawolf Brigand 5:<font color="#000000">This just confirms it.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Thank you.

Seawolf 19:<font color="#000000">Big-time.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">We try.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;'We?'&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom leans back, cracks his back with a slight wince, and releases an easy-going sigh.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He tromps down to the brig-level.

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;Yes. We.&quot;

</b>TMG:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sszeyl, put that away, we've told you about playing with it in public before!&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">xP

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;The elf you fought, and the dragon.&quot;

</b>TMG:<font color="#000000">Oh, Thomas isn't going down to him...

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom peeks in on the hammock area and looks about.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Nah. He meant the actual brig. Second to lowest deck.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; Is everyone doing okay? &quot; He speaks quietly in case some folk are sleeping. :3

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot; Great. Being interrogated by one of those people. &quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl casually breathes some smoke in the man's face.

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Sszeyl turns around and parts his hair, revealing his Voldemort face. *BRICKED INTO THE OCEAN*

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">DAMNIT GHOST.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T TELL.

Tigress Catfolk Captive:<font color="#000000">&quot;There are some upset stomachs that are not used to good food. But that is hardly something to complain about. We are grateful beyond measure.&quot;


 * Man with Pointed Teeth coughs weakly.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I am glad to hear it.&quot; :3

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;First question. Your age and education level.&quot;

</b>Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If anyone's curious, our current bearing is Saurosha island. We'll be leaving the pirates there, in the custody of our patron, the dragon paladin Lady Salishea. After that, the current plan is to bring you all back to port Resca where we can begin setting you back on track.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Don't worry about travel expenses, for those of you that're Amayan or live far inland. We'll definitely cover you.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not name? You're deep in it. Sheesh. Fine, I'll humor you. Thirty-four, War-Academy of Greyspire.&quot;

Raptoran Prisoner:<font color="#000000">&quot;... but we just left Saurosha Island, I thought...&quot;

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;We honestly do not expect you to answer questions of name truthfully.&quot;

</b>Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Did we?&quot; &gt;:9

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Saurosha is the pirate island. Salishea's island was never named. :B

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;After all, with a name we could find your records, your family, and oh the possibilities from there on.&quot;

</b>Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well then you'll be glad to hear I am not the one plotting the course back to Lady Salishea's island.&quot; ^^;;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Derpcleric. xD

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;A dragon turtle is actually in the waters right now, leading the way.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Ehn. He rolls with it.


 * Gamal-Junayd eventually goes around passing more food out to anyone that wants it. checks on prisoners again as he does, seeing who else is awake and needs food

TMG:<font color="#000000">I'm going to nom for that. &quot;Good news everyone! We're going to the island we just rescued you from!&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">&quot;You're being a bit thick about it.

TMG:<font color="#000000">&quot;Have fun!&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">&quot;Shut up.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">We're GOIN TA HEEEELLLLL


 * Gamal-Junayd comes around the mast, sees red is up, and offers him food.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi's been on the front of the ship, just watching the dragon turtle. &quot;Max, pardon if I'm prying.. but just how extensive is this draconic family of yours?&quot;

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;Less than I had hoped. Next question, do you know the dragon half of your line?&quot;

</b>Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">The red-haired man's attention is currently on Sszeyl. Otherkin weirdo that he thinks he is. *brick'd*

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well, I'll leave you be. Don't be at all reluctant to let us know if there's anything you need, or to come up and walk the decks, enjoy the sunlight. Just don't go to the lower levels or to the brig cages. We're keeping the pirates under watch there.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes. Why? Don't think they're looking for mates. Maybe a snack. Elves are favorites of the line, after all.&quot; A needle-toothed grin offset by the pallor of blood loss.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Biological?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;And how many generations back do you want me to go?&quot; Smirk.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Try me. Elf, remember?&quot; She says, smirking.

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;We are seeking kin of Vargachixeniejir.&quot;

</b>Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Food's ready, no need to talking about eating people, I've got plenty of food for everyone.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;He's the one who asked.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;But let'

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">s keep it biological now. I've specifically avoided the more political side of my family for the simple fact we seem to know everyone.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes but your the one who mentioned snacks.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Why? Everyone knows that blood is cursed. Even non-dragons.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas closes the door gently. Then he.. takes a moment to focus his eyes on the crew's quarters room, and invokes his evil-detecting sight. Just to be safe in the knowledge that the rescues are not in any unknown danger.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Miron likely gets the idea.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;He, an elf, mentioned seeking out red dragons. He's obviously suicidal as well as delusional.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">You don't know the half of it. *suplex'd*

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl casually breathes out a thin tongue of flame and sets the man's coat collar on fire.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Cute trick.&quot; As his coat was magical, I'll assume it's been looted. So you just set his shirt on fire.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">$_$

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;And unlike mere half-dragons, we can do that all day.&quot;

</b>Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;But perhaps an arrangement can be made.&quot;

</b>Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">And he doesn't even seem to notice terribly much. &quot;As can any sorcerer. But do tell me, then, 'o dragon.'&quot;

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;The bronze very likely will not kill you, but put you to work in some form. When you escape, because you would be a poor red-kin not to be able to escape a bronze, a few...more powerful magicks.&quot;

</b>Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">&quot;Pushing it a bit far, there.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus whispers: Any evil amongst the ex-captives? {:3

Tiefling Captive:<font color="#000000">There are two very weak auras.

Craggy Human Fighter:<font color="#000000">This one's the other.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi pokes Max. &quot;It's not -that- long of a tree, is it?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom takes a few moments to focus on it, then quietly informs Miron, just to be aware and prudently cautious.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Miron: BREAK DOWN THE DOOR! INQUISITION TIME!

TMG:<font color="#000000">:B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He then departs.


 * Thomas Lazarus peeks down and around at Gamal and Sszeyl. &quot;...?&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Perhaps it's the head wounds you inflicted in your zeal, but my patience is growing thin, 'dragon.' Speak plain or don't speak at all.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Mm.&quot;

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;Do any of Vargachixeniejir's kin still live at all, or do they not?&quot;

</b>Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He walks back up to the top deck.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh, well, going back just two generations to Nathokokasprithion... he and Grandmother Xolienxasoriss had eleven children, seven of which are still alive...&quot; &gt;:d

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you'd studied what you seem to think you are at all, 'dragon,' you wouldn't be asking me that question.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Did you want just the purebred dragons, or the half-dragons as well?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus enters the captain's cabin.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Uncle Austratorix has over twenty half-children alone...&quot;

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;So you will not answer the question.&quot;

</b>Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;He probably doesn't know.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus lowers his pack to the ground and shamelessly rifles through some of the captain's belongings.

Sszeyl:<b><font color="#330000">&quot;Then we are done. Good day, little half breed.&quot;

</b>Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thank goodness for potion-preserving technology.


 * Man with Pointed Teeth watches him go.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Holy squirrels, Max.. and they call elves 'frisky'.&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd sits down not too far from red afte sszeyl departs

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;You have to remember that unlike elves, dragons can have five or more eggs in a single clutch at one time.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus draws out the extensively wrapped and braced bottle of red wine.. that he purchased when he first met the Guardians and never finished.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;so..as someone who had no clue about it and sure hasn't done research. what was the answer?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus pours himself a glass from the captain's possessions. |3

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;... What do you want? You a mummy in your head or something?&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Of course some bastard spawn of that devil live still.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Lialag check :39 ))

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Nope, just old scars..most people dont take kindly to someone walking down the street who's had their body stuck in a fire. And thank you for answering. So..have a name you'd mind me calling you?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">:39 at :39. The mummy line just took too long to type. :B

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( Ah. :B ))


 * Thomas Lazarus crashes in the captain's bed and sips wine. |D

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Alexander.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Family reunions must be a hoot then.&quot; :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm Gamal. So..what were you doing with the pirates?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;So, what about non-draconic then? Like, your turtle friend here?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;--Geh. Right. Homework. =w=;;;&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, Hesjing isn't technically family. He's a guardian of Salishea's lair, and a part-time consort.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas rolls over and looks for some parchment to begin writing a report on.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">....You know, I almost want to sort loot to pass the time. :. But I'm sure I'd be lynched if I seriously suggested that. xD

Meany:<font color="#330000">I don't mind. :3

TMG:<font color="#000000">Hatari would lycnh me at least, I know. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">*lynch


 * Thomas Lazarus sort of sloppily begins writing his report in bed, using the back of one folded leg to brace the paper on. While holding a wineglass in the other. |9

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He looks completely ridiculous.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Heh. A goblin raiding party and a trip downriver, and then Ashidar offered me a choice. Fight for him or die a slave in a foreign land on some farm. Not a hard decision to make. The pay was good.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">x3

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&#171; &#160;1d20+4 = 12 + 4 = 16&#160; <font color="#330000">&#187; Profession Cooking check!

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Where'd the goblins pick you up at?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Suddenly, potstickers.

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;And if you're going to include Salishea and Hesjing... then by what measure is a family?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">=3=

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">She smiles faintly. &quot;Those you care for and truly love.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">'Hob's Brook. Near Castleton.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;As fine of a measure as any.&quot; :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;What did you do before the goblins picked you up?

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Why do you care, mummy?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Dexterity check: &#171; &#160;1d20+1-6 = 15 + 1 - 6 = 10&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; |9

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Remarkably Thomas actually does some writing without spilling wine on anything he immediately cares about staining.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Cause I'm bored. Just passing time talking while we travel. If you dont want to share, don't have to, but was just curious...your magic was powerful for you to of been just captured by goblins.&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">gawdum. I am seriously considering an all xen'drik campaign one of these days. XP

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Why's that?

TMG:<font color="#000000">why? xD I mean, not that it certainly isn't an attractive and perfectly feasible prospect, but why specifically?

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;They used coward's tactics, that's how I was captured. Raided the inn I was sleeping at. Woke up in a little goblin warren gagged and bound.&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">There's enough content for an entire campaign in that continent alone.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I dunno. Dealing with percentile fuckup chance for every single spell ever cast for a whole campaign would get pretty tiresome.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Well. The continent effects are all DM choice. ;)

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I see. What about the other red hair...was he a friend or sibling of yours? or just chance the two most powerful casters of the group had red hair?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Whole party of extreme explorers? *BRICK'D*

TMG:<font color="#000000">Ghost; honestly, there's actually enough content to run an entire campaing on all four of Eberron's continents. :B

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">oh gods. XD


 * Man with Pointed Teeth scoffs.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">lulz

TMG:<font color="#000000">even Argonessen.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;The drow are coming!&quot; THE PARTY HIDES ON THE CEILING. &quot;Encounter passed. ^^;&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">x3

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Houserule: A 90's cop movie guitar riff plays every time an extreme explorer spends an action point.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;That Tanish bitch? She was a good binder. That's all. No dragon blood in her. Backstabbing bitch. She probably pushed the captain off the ship herself to save her own hide.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah. Well, while you manned the cannon with the men in your attempt to stop us...she and the captain summoned something and then ran. Know why they walked outside before vanishing into thin air, and not as soon as they had the way to leave?&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;We were going to meet on the Queen. Probably saw your dragon friend and split. The real dragon.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah, and he's smaller than the one were working for, who the ships heading to right now. But how were you going to get away if we didn't fall to the cannon? or were they just abandoning you?&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;...&quot; He doesn't seem like he wants to answer that question.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">I just honestly haven't seen much on argonessen at all.. and the idea of a bunch of level 1s running around a literally dragon infested continent is a bit too much of a stretch for me. ^^; Xen'Drik I can see. Fucking rats in the sewers of stormreach to start out. XP

Meany:<font color="#330000">:P

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">We should have another Akellon/Cold War crossover. Eberron Dragons and the silly max. XP

TMG:<font color="#000000">we did that already. :B

Ghostwish:<i><font color="#0000FF">Another.

</i>Max:<font color="#000000">Hey, I can be formal. XP

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">MOAR

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Kalreesh: HRMPHADIGGY.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">After about a half hour, Thomas sets his new paperwork aside.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;She may of been backstabbing, but your captain was too. He probably gladly cut and run and left you behind to take the heat. Most people raiding a pirates lair wouldn't of been going out of their way to knock people out compared to killing em...seems they both left you to die. But..who else was with em. there was 5 tracks that led out of that place. Even assuming 1 was whatever they summoned...they considered those other two more important to the operation than you.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">H-yup--oh hello soreness. {|3


 * Edaric has been sitting and playing his lute...

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;...&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Um. Hey Max?&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes, Tathi?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;How soon are we going to get there? We're not going to have to sleep on the ship, are we?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Any reason your showing loyalty to the man who enslaved you? Just cause he didn't sell you off, doesn't mean you werent just another of his slaves.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, let's see. It's a forty-five minute flight for me... so it's probably about another hour away. We'll be there before dark.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Well, since we seem to have plenty of IC time, Gnogglebolt spends his time in the cargo hold working on another tech device....to be determined at a later date

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Say, Aelian.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh thank goodness.. Because I realized, with all the hammocks taken up.. we'd have five beds inbetween us. I&quot;d have to force Thomas out of the - well speak of the sun.&quot; Tathi says, smirking over at him.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Hello Thomas! Something up?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus smirks a little, wondering.

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Is there a reason behind this line of questioning? Because I'm getting tired of it.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well. I remembered you talking about wanting some magical protection after the last fight.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh very much so!&quot;


 * Edaric has paused playing...

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;After I patted down firehead and took his gear, I noticed he was suddenly a lot worse for wear.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'm guessing his amulet's like mine. Makes you hardier.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Maybe one of you two'd like it?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Do I smell a scrawny elf joke, Thomas?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I didn't say nothin'.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian looks pleased for a moment, and then breaks out laughing.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">:B

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">Tathi smirks at Thomas, and points at him teasingly, little bolts zipping around on her fingers.

<i><font color="#0000ff">RAM has connected.

</i>Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I want to know about your captain...he's been captured...but I didn't get to challenge him because he ran...Part of what lured me to this job was the chance to duel the great swordsman I'd heard was in charge of your group...So I want to know...did I miss a chance to test my skills...or was his combat prowress overexagerated. And the loyalty your showing to someone who enslaved then abandoned you is...interesting. Are you that frightened of him even now?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas probably weighs more than the elf and half-elf put together, even out of armor.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;I'll gladly take it if you don't want it Thomas. I'm hoping for something that can keep spells away from me entirely, as I hear Tathi's father has impeccable aim.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">YoRam.

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh not this again!&quot; Tathi exclaims, and Aelian earns himself another whap. XP

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well, we sure as heck have enough money on the horizon.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom hands over the warmages +2 amulet of Constitution.


 * Gamal-Junayd would love the con amulet...hehe

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Zelda item get noise!

RAM:<font color="#990000">I have returned! /dragoon

RAM:<font color="#990000">Cliffnotes on what I missed?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Let's see..

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian dons it. :3

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Remind me where you left off at?

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">CURSED???????

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I was never afraid of him,&quot; the man snarls -- before wincing with the sudden motion and giving a groaning growl. No Sense Motive check needed to tell he's trying to save face.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Max had just taken the spell turret statue.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Then why not talk about him?&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Right then.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">We brought Max into a portion of the caved that had a biiig ass slave pen.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Not unless you count rapidly-approaching bards as a curse. &quot;Oh hi Tathi Thomas Max Ael listen Tathi I need to borrow your boyfriend for a few minutes.&quot; o_o;; Edaric grabs Aelian's arm and starts pulling him toward the captain's cabin.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">All the wolves surrendered, and we freed the slaves.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Oh hello Edddd-&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Brought both groups back to the ship, gave them all rooms.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">One of Max's friends showed up, a dragon turtle. We're now sailing back to Salishea's island following it.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Look I'm sorry it's important.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">That's about it so far.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Mkay, cool.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Umph. Okay, who's trying to date your sister this time?&quot; Aelian says, rubbing his arm.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Now what was that about..&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ael I'm not kidding, this is serious.&quot; D:

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">As he suddenly gains 6 HP. XD

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;He proposed?&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">He chuckles softly. &quot;Sorry, Tathi's rubbing off on me a little.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;What is it?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aelian -- guh, normally it's me making those jokes --&quot; =w=;;; &quot;Ael, you know how I play to get inspiration for my spells, right?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">SUDDENLY!

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Half-Orc.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">One sec. Brb.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Yes? That's the power of the bard, isn't it?&quot;

RAM: <font color="#990000">(( Mnyes? ))

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Back.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;I was sitting there on deck, just thinking -- playing -- thinking about how to reach the Talodor kid downstairs. And that led into wishing I knew what he was thinking so -- Ael I think I can hear what people are thinking with a spell now.&quot; D:

Meany:<font color="#330000">PANCREAS.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ohhh I should get Tom's coat enchanted with resistance and put it in his robe/shirt slot.. :.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Thanks warmage loot. *inspiration* :B

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian listens, nodding a little, but this his eyes pop wide. &quot;Hold on. Do you mean to say you can read minds now?&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">*SNRK*

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">OH SHIT THOMAS. HE'S ON TO US. RUN. RUN FOR THE HILLS.

TMG:<font color="#000000">be right back, afk

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">MUST NOT THINK ABOUT HOW ATTRACTIVE I THINK--DANG IT.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's what I'm saying! But now I'm not sure who to tell! Gnogglebolt said he'd like to know about people's abilities, but -- you remember what happened when they found out I could cast an alarm spell, right? Stuck at HQ as the alarm system?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">XD

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">I thought we were friend, Ed. You can talk to me. &gt;:

TMG:<font color="#000000">back

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">Aelian grimaces. &quot;Yeah, I do.. and can you imagine what some of the inquisitors would be asking you do around the clock?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Howdy Shankfang.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Vassap?&quot; :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Not much. Just finished writing a report. Speaking of which..&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hmm?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;If I tell him, he's probably going to make me read the mind of every scumbag we come across 'just to be sure --' Ael, I don't want to do that much delving into evil people's minds.&quot; D: &quot;And the inquisitors -- I was gonna tell Tom -- maybe I will later -- but Miron? I'd end up being the portable lie detector!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Got any plans for your cut of the ridiculous pirate islands gold tidal wave we made?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Not yet, no. Might see about gettink materials to make myself a rifle, und get it enchanted.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">A wild ELF appears!

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Why bother. Yes, he was strong.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus throws a pokeball immediately.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ooh, und maybe get my armor enchanted.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods.

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">He nods, and sighs heavily.. &quot;Yeah, this is a.. dicey situation. Let me think for a moment..&quot; He says, scratching an ear briefly. &quot;Well, all I can think of is that you're just going to have to be more assertive. If they want to go and pick people's brains so much, they need to learn how to do it themselves. I say save your spells for the way you want to use them. You've seen how Tathi is. She casts what she wants, when she wants.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;But now he's captured. Where would he of been trying to flee to?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Probably saff de rest, tough, for ven Talfeera schows up. Schtill hef to pay for de veddink und hall.&quot; :3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">It doesn't take a Sense Motive check to tell Shankfang is quite excited about that.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Was there a date she was planning to travel to Akellon on, or..?&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;How should I know,&quot; he growls. &quot;He probably told me a lie anyway.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, what was the lie? Were out to stop the slaving operations. To prevent what happened to you from happenign to anyone else.&quot; stops for a moment, thinks back to sszeyls interogation... &quot;Well, at least I and the priest are, the elf...is strange.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Not a set date, no. Vunce Hy get a place for us to schtay, she'll be teleportink in.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I imagine Tathi and Gnogglebolt both have big plans for their money. Helping their people and all that.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">hmmm...definitely not getting back to dragon island tonight, darn...

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, yeah, but there's still the issue of who to tell. Aside from you obviously. If I don't tell anyone, then I'll be going back on my word about wanting to keep things open in the group.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#0000FF">GOIN' DRINKING.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">24,000GP TAB.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Sszeyl finds a little place that isn't too busy, preferably into the wind a bit, sits, and starts balancing his chakras.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">ALE OCEAN.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;De only person Hy really hef iz Talfeera, so...yah.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">He nods. &quot;Which is why I suggested the assertive route. You can't just let them boss you around. If you think it's a good time to pry through someone's thoughts, then you do it, not at someone else's command.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Blackwater Cove. Seedy little island. Thriving black market. Recruit some new crew members.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thanks. Besides the binder, who did he probably escape with? And are any of them powerful enough to keep the operation together if they escaped the captains capture?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;How about hyu? Got henny plans for you mountain uf kash?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Tathi is starting to rub off on you,&quot; Ed comments with a small smile.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;One, yeah.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Share?&quot; :3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Scratch that. One and paying my debt off to Ed.&quot; He chuckles.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">|3

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Three of the seawolf alphas, probably. Not much else available. We three and Paz were the only officers there, and Paz probably ran off as soon as he could.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Slimy little snake that he was.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">He chuckles sheepishly. &quot;Yeah, I guess so. I have to admit, through all her crazy, sometimes completely unpredictable notions, there is this underlining drive to it all. She's indominatable, unless she wants to be. I guess I am finally seeing the wild drive of a free spirit in her.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">He chuckles sheepishly. &quot;Yeah, I guess so. I have to admit, through all her crazy, sometimes completely unpredictable notions, there is this underlining drive to it all. She's indominatable, unless she wants to be. I guess I am finally seeing the wild drive of a free spirit in her.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;So if the captains captured...how long before the whole operation go caput?&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hard to say. Depends on if that strumpet of his gets her act together.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Yeah. I joined the Leaden Mace to get the training and the connections to become a demon hunter. We've fought true fiends before. ..Seen what they can do. It's unthinkable. Even this pirate business, with the slaves, and the seawolves.. that's deep human evil. Terrible. No doubt. But those things..&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Strumpet?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances away with half-closed eyes for a moment before remembering himself.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'm gonna get the tool a true fiendslayer needs to do their job. Gonna have my blade sanctified into a true holy brand.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;The Tanish bitch. Domitila Crescensia. It was hardly a secret they were sleeping together.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Oooh, nize.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;The backstabbing bitch of a binder I take it?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Say, when are you planning to introduce her to your folks?&quot; {:3

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Gonna get zum real demon-hunting done, eh?&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Just as soon as we can swing back that way, really. If her dad doesn't have me dangling on a pike somewhere.&quot; ^^;;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;.. or if I'm a zombie. The mother is a necromancer, apparently.&quot; ^^;;;;;;;;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Tom was talking with me earlier about a vacation. It occurred to me that it's been a long time since I've been home. Want to come along?&quot; :3 &quot;That way you can get the not-so-scary parent meeting out of the way first.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;M'ah. There'll be fiendslaying in Yoriver. But that's coincidence.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Speaking of that.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I do what the Mace needs me to do. It's a career.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's the one.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;But if it will include fiends.. I'll be prepared for them.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods to Sszeyl.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Who's Pac then? was he the Vecnan Priest?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">Paz*

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;When you go to Yoriver, I shall be going with you.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">hmm...might be leaving sometime soon, or go afk for a bit. In case I don't come back, got these noms;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Rosario Paz. Probably not his real name. Tane. Was he Vecnan? Would explain a lot. Passed himself off as a priest of Zilchus. Captain was a devout worshiper of Zilchus.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;That'd be great. Just promise me you won't mention the... death.. allright? I don't want them freaking out over that. Please?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy remember Talfeera tellink me about an enchantment dat lets ranged veapons bypass hall kinds uf damage protection, like dat uf fiends. Hy vonder if Hy kan afford it now...&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">Aelian and Edaric for ChatChatChat! Thomas and Shankfang for ChatChatChat! Sszeyl for YOU ARE A TERRIBLE DRAGON. Gamal for Successful Questioning!

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Of course. That's your story and your secret to tell if and when you feel ready.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Iz very eckspensive...&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">Where are you going?!

TMG:<font color="#000000">(I freaking envyyyy you, Railock. How do you do it. teach me, sensei. &gt;:[ )

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;He was vecnan, our religious expert found that out from his shrine.Was real pissed when the rat used magic and ran right off the bat, floated out of here as mist. &quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">You're supposed to be coming to my house!

TMG:<font color="#000000">Ram; gotta take care of some chores, then I'm going to your house. :B

RAM:<font color="#990000">Oh, right.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Duh. :B

TMG:<font color="#000000">can't be here if I'm there!

Man with Pointed Teeth: <font color="#0">(( &quot;Possessed by a dragon&quot; is up there with &quot;sparklepire&quot; and &quot;my soul is a coatl.&quot; Ugh. *brick'd* ))

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Haven't heard of that one. Sounds handy, though.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We've crossed a lot of tough-hide critters before. Adamantine spiders. Couple fiends. Tough undead..&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#0000FF">&quot;Good. I think Mother would tie me to a fence post to keep me from leaving if she found out.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Feh. He'll get his eventually.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">To Sszeyl, Thomas nods.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well.thanks for talking to me. Anything else you'd like to share? I've got to make sure everyone gets dinner as they wake up, and some in the cells above might of woken up and are hungry. I can get you some more if you'd like.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I figured you would. I had some reservations about the plan until I heard another one of those big-name dragons lived near the woods.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy might hef to get my kurrent enchantment removed, tough. Not like Hy'll need it hennymore, tough. Hy hef been practicink reloadink. Vanna see?&quot; :D

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We should mention this to Lady Salishea. Maybe she can give us a more precise direction. Or arrange a meeting place. Something like that.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Perhaps the dragon can be convinced to help with the fight.&quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">I am pondering this as a new Tathi-song. :&gt; http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/480686

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hmm... it's not impossible. But I imagine if an elder dragon were inclined to interfere in humanoid affairs, they would have already. We shall see if we cross paths, I suppose.&quot;

Man with Pointed Teeth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not unless you're willing to part with one of your mummy wraps for a bandage. Food takes longer to kill you than blood loss.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Guess not.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Actually I missed whatever line it was. :P


 * Dr. Hatari scrolls.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm sure I can find a bandage for you. Here, have an extra serving, it'll help you recover the lost blood.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Reloading? =3=&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Yah.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy almost hef it down to an art!!


 * Gamal-Junayd then heads off. he'll check on the wolves waking up, give them food, then find some cloth for a bandage and take it back down to red, do what he can for him

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">SO TAKEI *Immolate'd!*

GM:<font color="#000000">Hooboy. I need to scroll up and collect the noms from earlier. =3= Anyone got more?

RAM:<font color="#990000">Takei?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hmm.. reloading, like with a crossbow?&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">I was gone for most of the session, so I have nothing.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;No.&quot;


 * Gamal-Junayd will then head up.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Noddink like a crossbow.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I never even see you reload that weapon.&quot; =3=

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Found out some interesting things. &quot;

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">had dogulas all up in mah grill

Meany:<font color="#330000">Not I.


 * Thomas Lazarus glances to Gamal. &quot;Oh?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Dere iz a lot more to it vith guns.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Out of tea.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">h must weight at least 60 by npw. XD

Meany:<font color="#330000">x-x

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Gamal for Hi. Wanna talk? Thomas for SO VERY PROFESSIONAL. Max for Family?? Aw crap. ^^;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Speaking of that, apparently I've gained one hundred plus pounds.

Meany:<font color="#330000">The new bathroom scale puts me at 353.

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Dammit Gamal you're interrupting my demonstration. =3=

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Sszeyl for DRAGONS DRAGONS DRAGONS *shaking Alexander by the shoulders* *_*

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Name the vecnan was using, who the captain probably escaped with, and where they were supposed to be heading to&quot;


 * Meany iis now supreme fatass of the chat.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I think they're all captured now. But that last one's interesting..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I imagine the good Lady will be interested to hear.&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">It...probably needs to be calibrated.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Paz Rosario...a name to look out for in case he's used it before...Captain escaped with the binder...who wasn't half dragon, just a red haired woman he was sleeping with, and they were heading to Blackwater Cove.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;They left our friend alexander down there to die holding us off...Interesting enough..he was a slave they pressganged as well after his inn was attacked by goblins...near castlegon. Wonder if he was on the books list.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Small world.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">Thomas for the elves need to be beefy and hardy

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Hmm.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">Ahem.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ah yes. Ed for revelation. &quot;Oh god no I leveled up -they can't know what I can do- D:&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Also Sszeyl..he believes that the one you were asking about had a number of spawn scattered about.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">I have +4 strength, +1 con, and a d8 hd. =3=

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Aelian for Bro.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I see.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;An old creature like 'that one'..&quot; he trails slightly and pointedly doesn't look at Sszeyl for a moment, &quot;..is bound to leave behind a family tree with deep and extensive roots.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Troof.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I would be surprised if that weren't so.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Which is partially why I asked.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;The dragon did earn the hate of a great many people, elves and others.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Speaking of dragons.&quot; He folds his arms and raises a brow.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We were just musing over what to do with our no doubt outlandish income from all the magic weapons the seawolves had.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I wonder thomas..while he may have the blood off red dragons..if he was press ganged into service..he might not actually shine to your sight that detects such villany. Course, he could have plenty of other things even if he wasn't a willing slaver that might make him shine...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Start a private army?&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hy'm gonna try und get de enchantment on my gun changed!&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Und save for my weddink.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom shrugs at Gamal. &quot;I'm very skeptical. I do not need that tool to know when I see every villain.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">&quot;The shadows....are shining...&quot; *crazyfreakout*


 * TMG knows -someone- here should get that... ;)

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;My weapons could use upgrades....If we are going to be fighting more people where capturing is preferable..I've heard there is an enchantement that would allow them to be wielded witout worry of hurting.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You could be right, of course. But even if that is so, it doesn't matter. A dark soul alone means little if the person has the self-control to live their life responsibly.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..And likewise, a not-so-dark soul can still be fully capable of doling out great harm to the people. Which that pirate has. He should answer for his crimes.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'm entirely confident Lady Salishea has wisdom in vast abundance beyond my own, and will make the right decision.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Naturally. She's a dragon.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;True. And your right, isn't in our hands, we wont be doing any judging.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Any more noms? :3

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">raging stiffy

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">sorry, what?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Like i said, I was gone for most the game. I have no noms.

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;I wonder if it would be terribly impolite to ask if any of those freed captives would be looking for work after they rebuild their lives.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Too much information, Ghost. =w=;

Sszeyl: <font color="#330000">(( :P ))


 * Thomas Lazarus shrugs slightly.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;What did you have in mind for them?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Joining Gnogglebolt's school or our little group, perhaps.&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;Speaking of Salishea...&quot;

Max:<font color="#000000">&quot;We're almost there. I can see the island.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">And we'll pick up there next time. :3

GM:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl - 200 XP - SAVE THE CHILDREN! 200 XP - Braindragon? Is that what they're calling it these days? Tathi - 200 XP - One Cool Bridge. 200 XP - WTB gold dragon scales PST Aelian - 200 XP - Survival Expert. 200 XP - Good Friend. Gamal - 400 XP - Hi. Wanna talk? I have food. Thomas - 100 XP - Mission Complete! 100 XP - Scrawny, scrawny elves. 100 XP - Sipping wine in a posh bed while writing reports. So professional. :B Edaric - 200 XP - Oh no I levelled up -- WAIT DM why are you giving me this now I'll level up faster! D8 Gnogglebolt - 200 XP - LET'S GO NOOOOOOW D8 *dragonbobble*

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;So that they can someday be the heroes to break up a slaver ring.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;School?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus blinks a few times. &quot;Uhhhhhhh well.&quot; He seems fazed.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I guess if they.. want to move all the way back there and become mercenaries.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Don't be surprised if none do though.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;Apparently some hail from the Castleton region already.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#330000">&quot;And yes, Gnogglebolt is going to be teaching his craft in a proper school, and workshop.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">To Gamal, &quot;Gnogglebolt has been working hard at raising a school in Castleton to teach Kellons the ways of higher technology and science.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#330000">Combat exp? :V

Meany:<font color="#330000">*shot*

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Apparently In Mazio, advanced machinery like Shankfang's is common.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah. interesting.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Very.&quot;

TMG:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;36400+200 = 36400 + 200 = 36600&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Ahhh. You haven't seen that vehicle of his in action yet.&quot;

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&gt;:3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">So, now that we'll all have rest, is it okay to level tokens up?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">&quot;Vould hyu like to go for a ride?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yep!

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">roughhly 4000 xp to level to 10.

TMG:<font color="#000000">...cripes, I need to finish that automaton mechanics writeup...

Meany:<font color="#330000">Lucky.

Meany:<font color="#330000">I have seven thou.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Luck nothing. RP. ;)

RAM:<font color="#990000">I have...

RAM:<font color="#990000">A lot.

RAM:<font color="#990000">How much is it for level 10?

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">Woo. spring attack and get to cleave while dancing

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Lemme know when you're ready, and 'll save the campaign.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">4485 xp until level 10 here.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">I mean improved crit. had spring attack..just forget to use it

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">I get trick shot, and improved lightning reload!

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">What does improved lightning reload do?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Isn't it already a free action?

Shankfang the Deffrider:<font color="#990000">Further reduces how long it takes to reload a firearm.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">??? =3=

TMG:<font color="#000000">No, reloading for a pistol is typically a standard action,. lightning makes it a move-action

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">You can already take three shots in a full attack.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Improved will make it a free action

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ah.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">g'night all. ^^;

TMG:<font color="#000000">That's what SHankfang was on about of &quot;I've been practicing!&quot;

RAM:<font color="#990000">That's because of his enchantment.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Quick-load.

TMG:<font color="#000000">This whole time, he's had an enchantment doing it for him

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I see.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Now, he's gonna switch out that enchantment, and get Force.

TMG:<font color="#000000">Now he's ditching the enchantment

Meany:<font color="#330000">Ta.

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i>Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Liatai, you have a log?

TMG:<font color="#000000">alright. Ram, I shall see you at my house...very soon? :&gt;

RAM:<font color="#990000">Turns all attacks from the enchanted firearm into force attacks.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Yes, very soon. :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">I've got a copy of my token I can level up my macros later...as it'll take time

RAM:<font color="#990000">Gotta go to the bafroom first, though.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">unless you dont mind being up for a bit, heh

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Campaign saved. :3

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">By the way..

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I've got a log, yes.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yes, Hatari? :.

Ghostwish:<font color="#0000FF">Campaign saved. SHUTTIN ER DOWN

<i><font color="#0000ff">Ghostwish is disconnected.

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