Session 116.5

Railock has connected.

Dr. Hatari has connected.

Liatai:Hallo!

Dr. Hatari:Good morning.

Railock:hello

* Gamal-Junayd will begin my recruiting. puts up a big sign. &quot;If you want to eb awesome, come be a guardian!&quot;

Liatai:The loot list isn't too crazy, is it? ^^; I was trying to format it so it'd be easy to copy-paste into MapTool.

Liatai:x3

Dr. Hatari:Well.. =w=;;

Dr. Hatari:Everything got resorted into new categories, so the counting I did earlier is sort of voided.

Dr. Hatari:But on the other hand, it'll be much faster now anyways since, again, everything has values now.

Dr. Hatari:So oh well.

Gamal-Junayd:what obscene ballpark figures are we looking at?

Dr. Hatari:It was about 140k before the art and gems and potions that weren't valued.

Gamal-Junayd:dayum

Dr. Hatari:Which is actually going to be lower money for us per share than it sounds.

Dr. Hatari:But still, more than enough for everyone to get something nice.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Knowing there were at least three 5K+ GP art items, too... Definitely. :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">hopefully plenty for gamal to fund...a real hq

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I think there was a blue diamond worth 6K in there, too. Though I half wonder if that'll just be put in the cask for resurrective purposes. :3

Liatai:<font color="#000000">That's a Revivify and a Raise Dead in one gem.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">no. it'll be put in the bribe torris funds

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">That's a thought.

GM:<font color="#000000">Mmkay, so where were we. The army's outside taking prisoners. The ritual's been completed. The relief and hope in the temple air is palpable; it feels like someone opened the windows of a sealed room to let fresh air in at last.

GM:<font color="#000000">So what's a Gamal to do now that things aren't quite so dire, and people are in high spirits? Why, recruit, of course! :B

GM:<font color="#000000">Take it away whenever you please. :3

* Gamal-Junayd needs to get a set of silk clothes that say &quot;Now Recruiting&quot; all over them

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

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">okay. well 1st up. the bait. always best to approach someone with something sweet so as to encourage them to stick around (aww and was gonna hit tomi first, oh well) But, back to bait. spend a little time in the kitchen making...cookies (Profession(Cook) Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+14 = 1 + 14 = 15&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;) hand some out to the kids in the temple first to brighten their moods before going after...altonor/masabel/viceth

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

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">do I need to roll for sentient food, or make a new batch as they are bad?

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Gamal's black licorice and tofu cookies don't go over so well, despite their quality.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Sentient cookies! Nah. :B Luckily a natural 1 on a skill check isn't an autofail. But they're not very flavorful.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">hmm...not good bait. He'll pass that batch out to the kids, it's still sweets to them. make another if this is another bad batch he can't keep wasting mats (Profession(Cook) Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+14 = 5 + 14 = 19&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Dwindling food supplies can do a number on one's options, especially since sugar is a luxury. This one's a bit better.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">now then. where are the raiders hiding?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Hard to say. Did you even see them come down from the roof? :. Hmm...

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">check the roof then

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">can grab my rope back while I'm at it

Kep'salion:<font color="#000000">Yep, they're up there, discussing something seriously in a different language. Don't suppose Gamal speaks Elven?

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

Masabel:<font color="#000000">Gibberish to you, then, I'm afraid.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">suddenly...plate of cookies! &quot;Anyone care for a celebratory snack?&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Just shoved right in the middle of the conversation? x3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">as I'm walking up. so not shoved right in the middle

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Mmkay. x3 I saw &quot;suddenly, X!&quot; and Shankfang's token, and my wires crossed a bit. :B

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">yeah. shankfang I am not

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;Amin dele ten' -- Eh? Oh. Hey there.&quot;

* Altonor waves. &quot;Whatcha got?&quot; :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Supplies are low, so just some simple sugar cookies, care for one?&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;After seeing what you were able to do with simple bread, eggs, and cheese, it would be a shame to miss trying simple sugar cookies.&quot; |3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Remind me to try this divine inspiration thing on Gamal's cooking some day. +15 circumstance bonus to a skill check. :o

Altonor:<font color="#000000">They each take one -- well, Altonor takes two, since Kep'salion, becoming increasingly snow-covered, showed an interest. :9

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">*haha. I roll a 1 and get a 30....) &quot;My thanks, I do what I can. Mind if I ask you all a few questions?&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;You didn't need permission for those last three.&quot; :3

* Altonor gently shoves the older drow's shoulder. &gt;:P &quot;Go ahead.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, i was good to fight next to you down below, you all definatly are skilled at fighting...and was wondering...would you ever consider joining the Vigilant Guardians? I'm seeking to expand the guardians as an official adventuring company. Multiple groups able to do what we can to help people like those here, in as many places as possible. And I think it would be an honor to have those of you that are interested.. &quot;

* Viceth chuckles quietly, nibbling on the cookie, but says nothing at first.

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;Do you sanction people like that gnome?&quot; :\

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;The backstabber? If the town wasn't in so much trouble and such a higher priority, I would of left his body unconcious in that barn when he first came in. He'd better go back to braxton now that the town is saved. If the others for some reason feel he should remain after all he's done, which, with how everyone has been, is as likely as a pit fiend being served tea in elysium, I'd be making my own company without those who can stomach a backstabbing little bastard such as him, and have even more reason to need good people such as yourself at my side.&quot;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">The new Guardian HQ has a rickety plank sign nailed out front with, &quot;MIRON SMELLZ&quot; painted on it.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">no we hire a mage. maybe a torris. to build a magical trap that sends miron to the nine hells if he steps inside, with a mental message of &quot;this is where you belong&quot;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Those are called assassins. :P

* Viceth swallows a bite of cookie. &quot;... Do the other members of your group share your desire for expansion, Gamal-Junayd?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I believe barbarus back at base does, and Edaric is interested in such things. The others...couldn't care either way from all I've seen. give them some cause to fight for, and they are more than willing to focus on that to all exclusion.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm. At base, you said. Where are you based?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;We have a headquarters in castleton. It is currently operating out of a workshop owned by gnogglebolt, as we only just bcame officially recognized before setting out for here. I do intend to see what I can do about getting us a proper headquarters built.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;A place where we can gather, train, and rest&quot;

* Altonor is listening, but occupied feeding a cookie to Kep. ... Is it a compliment or not to your cooking, having it fed to a winged horse? *brick'd*

* Viceth nods. &quot;A sound plan. It is always good to have a place one can call one's own. What is the Guardians' creed?&quot;

* Gamal-Junayd suddenly can't remember the exact wording we put down all that time ago

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">remember what session it was so I can try and search logs? heh

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Nope. ^^;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... uhhh. ^^; It was somewhere in the 80's, I know that much.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">great I keep mine by date not number. since I do'nt have the whole collection

Viceth:<font color="#000000">I'm not looking for an exact motto, anyway. |3 Just an idea of what your group's all about.

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;In the name of doing the main quest, we will barely tolerate each others presence. \o/&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">fine fine. heh &quot;I hope to get us out there helping people. theres a lot of good work that can be done when people who are able to handle trouble get organized, and it isn't the sort of work you'd find many established organizations willing to do. While profit is always nice, too many groups focus on it as the sole reason for doing anything. This leaves a lot of people in need of help, such as the refugees here holding out against fiends, without any recourse but hope an adventuring company comes along and helps them. If we could organize, keep tabs on trouble spots, we might be able to get those people help far faster, thus improving lives all over the place.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">and spreading our name far and wide but that's benificial side affect

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;A noble plan. How do you hope to keep tabs on these areas? Branch offices, or a communications system?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Depends mainly on how many I can attract to the banner of the guardians. If we have the people, branch offices would be best, person on the spot, shorter response times and such. If not, a communication system would have to do.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">We have teleporters, scriers, senders and steam engines, atleast.

* Viceth nods. &quot;What variety of communication system? Your group will, after all, start small.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">and in extreme need, we'll keep a handful of gems for trhe bribe max for a ride fund

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">when we need to make an aweseme entrance

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Smoke signals lose their effectiveness over a handful of miles.&quot; |3c

Maxissoren:<font color="#000000">I think you've gotten me mixed up with my brother. Brian's the gem fanatic, remember? :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">we;l brbe brian to twist max's arm

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thats one of the things I do'nt have yet. I do plan on speaking to hte oldimarrans about that though. I'm sure edaric mentioned a group that they were part of, bards that pass on information and such. If we could make allies with such a group, it could go a long way towards helping us set up our own network.&quot;

Altonor:<font color="#000000">&quot;The Talespinner network. Always good friends to have.&quot;

Altonor:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bit slow and unreliable for quick responses over long distances, though.&quot; Munch. &quot;Since you need to rely on the memories and speed of wanderers. Great for getting wind of the local news, though. And reputation-building. Good food and drink, too.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I admit I am not really knowledgable on communication systems, so will gladly take advice on what to do to set one up, if you have ideas.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;The quickest, over a long distance, would be scrying arrays or sending stones.&quot; The mage takes a worn stone out of his pocket and holds it up for Gamal to see. &quot;Unless you have an artificer working for you, however, they can get quite expensive. There is no limit to how far a message can travel with the stones, on the upside.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;We have friends with some artificiers in the torris's, could always ask if they would consider a discount on bulk purchases. Or ask Zairith about such a deal.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">hope I'm getting names right

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;On a scale of miles, there is a spell that sends messages on the wind quickly and efficiently; unfortunately, it travels to a location, not a specific person. Flares and letters are all well and good, as well, though you would do best to set out meanings and code phrases with your group in advance, should you need to pass each other messages without alerting your enemies should they be intercepted.&quot;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">We also have an engineer, but he turns his nose up at the idea of turning his powers towards making anything practical and necessary.

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

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">oh the WONDERs we could hvae with simply a mass produced radio

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">There is no way he would tolerate making that. It would be an 'ehn' followed by that ':B'. I would put money on that response, verbatim. *bricked*

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;One last question, before I stop borrowing your ears.&quot; |3 &quot;You mentioned problem areas, which leads me to suspect you have some in mind. You are based in Castleton; where do you plan to expand to next once you have the opportunity?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">and this is where my simple lack of knowledge of the world comes in. &quot;Problem areas can change as time goes by, Yoriver has for the longest time been a problem area in akellon, hopefully without that portal, things might start becoming normal around here. But places like here, that have a history of just being bad luck areas for living peaceful lives, would be a good start.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I see.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;And of course, willing to take suggestions if someone knows of a good place that needs help.&quot;

* Viceth finishes his cookie. &quot;Unfortunately, most of our number have enough politics for three lifetimes to keep in mind already, without adding an adventuring group to the mix. However, given the alliance with Lady Eyllisaearsithek, I have no doubt our paths will cross again in a favorable manner. We will have to see what the future holds, beyond a casual alliance.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I was led to understand a liaison with your group has already been installed. Am I correct in that understanding, Gamal-Junayd?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes, one was.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Was?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;One was installed.&quot;

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

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah. I'd feared a moment something had happened to him.&quot; |3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;As far as I know, nothing. unless Barbarus tried to include him in one of his group trainings&quot;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">I forgot all about our smiling doppleganger friend.

Altonor:<font color="#000000">&quot;Tell you what. There are a few of us wandering around up on the surface on a daily basis, trying to live decent lives, protect others, so on and so on. Kep and I alone fly all over the continent. You keep helping us out, we'll keep helping you out, and vice-versa, and we'll work together if our goals align. Sound fair?&quot;

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bet there are a few kids who might benefit from meeting a well-managed friendly adventuring group once you get your feet under you.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds fair. And if any of you decide you'd like to fight under our banner you'd be more than welcome.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;We'll pass along the message. ... One truly final question.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;May I have another cookie?&quot; |3c

* Viceth is brick'd.

* Gamal-Junayd chuckles

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I was going to ask if anyone wanted another before I left, so sure.&quot;

Viceth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thank you.&quot; :3

* Kep'salion shakes off his wings and snuffles.

* Gamal-Junayd offers another to masabel and altonor as well, and heck, why not one directly to kep

Kep'salion:<font color="#000000">:. !

Teeny Rin 4:<font color="#FF0000">Akellon. Diplomacy = cookies.

* Kep'salion nods thanks, delicately taking the cookie. :9

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;-- Oh. Hey. While you're here.&quot;

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;Think you could pass on a message to the Guardians?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;What message?&quot; opens notepad so he doesn't forget...

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;I had a talk with Serrierr yesterday about our encounter with the Helvirahels down below. Remember what they said, about 'the seal must mature before reclamation?'&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;I couldn't understand a thing they were talking about, but I believe someone mentioned they were talkign about it.&quot;

Masabel:<font color="#000000">&quot;Serrierr and I both think it might be a reference to Sszeyl's seal becoming more complete; they might have a plan, and they might be waiting for you to play into their hands. So stay on guard.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Understood, thanks. Oh and...just letting you know. if a certain gnome never makes it back to braxton...wouldn't be any loss to the world, and might save us another yoriver the way he's been going.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you were thinking of doing anything.&quot;

* Altonor frowns. &quot;You're asking the wrong drow. We're not contract killers.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not asking you to. just saying if you were planning on dealing with him after all the shit he's given you, you have my support&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Any of you are worth a hundred of him in the world&quot;

Altonor:<font color="#000000">&quot;He's got a chance to grow out of it, same as any of us. He's got every reason to be bitter and angry; just hope he can let go of it before he kills himself or anybody else. Either he'll adapt, or the world will punish him.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;From everything I've seen, int he short time I've known him he's only gotten worse and worse. and being in a place like braxton. will only reinforce his path he's walkign down.&quot;

Altonor:<font color="#000000">&quot;Then he'll have to live with the consequences of his choices. He's not going to change for the better if nobody shows him why he should, and unfortunately? If that message comes from a drow, he's gonna reject it, from everything I've seen in the short time I've known him. We're not the ones who should be dealing with him.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Understood. I just fear he's so far along the path, it can come from no one at all now&quot;

Altonor:<font color="#000000">&quot;... There might be someone. But it can't be obvious. ...... We'll see.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ack, sorry, sacred canine duty. Might want to move on to Tomi soon, so Hatari can go to bed. ^^;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well then, I'd best go see about talking to others. I thank you for your time.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">if hatari's around, was my plan

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I have hours, it's fine.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">where is tomi atm?

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">On the 2nd floor balcony overlooking the fountain.

* Gamal-Junayd's comes down off the roof, and sees..another target heads over to tomi &quot;Want a celebratory cookie?&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus has been pensively watching the grounds below with a flat look. She certainly doesn't look like someone who just saw the cavalry ride in to the rescue.

* Tomiko Lazarus glances aside. &quot;...&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus was probably about to say 'no', but reaches out for one after a second thought.

* Tomiko Lazarus nods and eats it quietly. &gt;:.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Something wrong?&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Nothing I'm particularly interested in being pestered and teased about right now.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Okay. so, what do you plan on doing now that it seems things are wrapping up here?&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus glances aside again. &quot;..It's not over, anyways. Don't you have bigger concerns than passing out cookies?&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;My errand is almost over. I only came up here because Tommy begged for my help until you all could get here. I was just helping Rae.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Untill we sally forth? no. not really. I'm not an inquisitor like your brother, this isn't my operation. I'm here to help. and right now, the help is being taken care of by the calvary outside. So trying to help raise spirits on the way up...is about as big as my concerns are going to be untill we start planning an assault ont he castle, or break up and go our own way, whatever happens there.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;He's an old fighting companion of dads. So I was happy to oblige. But it's pretty much just charity life saving and guerilla fighting. I have an actual career to get back to.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;And what career is that?&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Monster slaying, usually. I've been known to do the odd mercenary bit, too. Like this.&quot; She pauses. &quot;..Although that's usually for compensation and not just because someone asked pretty please. But it's not like I decided to say 'no', either.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh theres plenty of compensation. just look at what's been pulled so far. And doing it &quot;pro bono&quot; often gets you discounts from locals and help/aid they wouldn't otherwise give you. Often helps you come out over charging some town that can barely scrape together the money to rid itself of a threat.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">She shrugs. &quot; There's loot whether you got comissioned with pay or not.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Exactly, loot either way. and if you do it without the commision pay, you can often get discounts and other services that people give to the 'wonderful' person who helped them, which often add up to far more than most commissions. Especially when compared to the drop int he bucket that is to the loot&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Brutal Legend OST: Super-effective for getting into Tomi muse. *rock'd*

* Tomiko Lazarus begins to look annoyed. &quot;--We all know what the highest income career in the world is. I'm still a slayer.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;So...ever consider joining an adventuring company? Helps your name get spread far and wide, gives you more opportunities for choice targets, and you have allies you can call on in case things get a little hairy&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">how is brutal legend?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Doesn't release on PC for a week or so. But it's a quirky soulful Double Fine game I saw a friend play for a while. And late-game becomes a Sacrifice-styled pseudo-RTS.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">So I'm sure I'll love it.

* Tomiko Lazarus is giving Gamal a steely sidelong stare. She's usually not in this foul of a mood. &quot;... On occasion But there aren't any big name guilds that I like well enough to put up with being a member of. I like to travel. I like to pick my particular flavor of targets. I like to be accountable to no one in the world but me. Being your own boss and nomad has its perks.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;The only real draw being putting together whatever group of scrub hires happen to be operating in the area for a hunt. Because going alone is stupid no matter who you are.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well..I'm trying to see what I can do to formt he guardians into a first class adventuring company. And one thing that's needed...is more people. Especially people who are good enough they could easily lead their own squad. You'd have a base to come back to and rest. Someplace to train in peace...you could put together your own squad, and access to any information network we can put together. If you were in charge of your own branch, you'd still be able to go as you please, but have some backup resources you wouldn't have working alone.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Her expression sours into a faint glare. &quot;..I figured that's what you were gunning for..&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Look;&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You're all Tommy's friends, and pulling your weight. But why would I subject myself to the circus of your group when I could be in peace? It's like a rolling blob of fighting every time your gang mobilizes. Or gets near each other. Plus.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Tommy lives in Castleton. That's where you operate out of.. right?&quot;

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

* VAE mrow, having returned

VAE:<font color="#000000">Also, commander's token now loaded properly.

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

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's where our headquarters is at the moment. I hope to have branches in other places soon. And I plan on organizing the group. Though it'll take time to get this group organized.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">he's no longer X-rated

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you joined, you could see about setting up the first branch, wherever might be appropriate.&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus huffs in slight dismay. &quot;... Who could pass that up, right?&quot; She raises her brows sarcastically and goes back to staring down at the main hall, below. &quot;..I wouldn't mind having capable people who could watch my back.. and not step on my tail every five minutes, which apparently excludes like half of you given how you go at it.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;But it doesn't really matter.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'm a 'criminal' if you hadn't overheard your alkaline little friend.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Like that matters. really. Make a name for yourself for a bit as an adventurer. Not just here, but all over, help some places out 'pro bono' while you make off with all the loot from monsters caves you can...and they won't want to touch you. They'll think you've reformed, and with all the money you've made, if anyone really wants compensation, you can probably soothe some angered judges by greasing their palms. Long as your not still going around trying your best to upset the law every time you can or something similer, problems like that can be solved. Not like you went and killed a king or somethign, right?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;This could help you start on a path to not being hunted in major towns.&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus glances aside at Gamal, squinting slightly. &quot;...&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus takes a moment to take another bite of her sugar cookie, and chew for a bit.

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;As a matter of fact.. since I'm beginning to suspect you'll be a burr about it.. yeah. Amongst other things.. I've got a murder I'm wanted for in Castleton.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Was it actually he king? Who did you kill?&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; A judge's worthless little parasitic evil shit of a son. Gideon Dumont's brat. Jason. &quot; She takes this opportunity to draw out her pipe, and ignite the head with a fingertip. She puffs once and lets smoke escape her teeth.

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Not that I imagine a particularly large volume of people will care that that little fucking fiend is gone.. or that any ordinary police force could stop me. But it's a rep thing.&quot;

* VAE :.

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; Do me a favor and keep this under your hat, if you don't mind. I don't think a lot of people know about this. It would be nice if that lasted.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Eh...pretty bad. but really. not as bad as a king. Think of it like this. your a captain of a guard, or that judges boss. rumors have it that the person who killed the brat nobody liked has changed her way's. she's been doing 'good deeds' and such all over, she's got titles like 'Tomiko Lazarus, slayer of a thousand demons' and such. she comes to town. what's more likely to happen, that they are gonna send a lot of men to get injured/killed so one judge can get his revenge on you, or approach quietly, and go into negotiations for say some blood money to assuage the poor stricken father. Now if you didn't have a big name all over the place, it's more likely he'll go through with the arrest. but..arresting a big name that's known for good deeds...that looks bad on him. See, this way, you can use your rep...to protect your rep.&quot;

* VAE giggles. If only Miron knew this. . . chances are it was an iinvestigation that passed him by when he had been particularly busy working on a case of his own.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;And do'nt worry. Not my job to enforce the law.&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus scoffs.

* Tomiko Lazarus grabs her pipe head and points the mouthpiece at Gamal with a glare. &quot;--First of all, don't stick your nose into my business. Second of all, it doesn't matter. He was a fucking scumbag animal and his dad was a corrupt sack of shit that covered for him and pulled whatever string, accepted whatever bribe, and made whoever's life miserable he had to to get his way. Like most of that little armpit city.&quot; She bites back onto her pipe and draws another breath of smoke. &quot;..And you missed the point where I don't care. I'm not some twerp human at the mercy of town guards and random Macers and headhunters. I'm Kordite Nephelem. They would embarass themselves trying to stop me. At best. ...&quot; She looks back to the grounds with a pensive frown.

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;... Unless it were an army.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;And there are a variety of reasons why I would rather never butt heads with the nation's finest.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;So just don't poke the hornet's nest. I would rather stay scarce and keep things clean and easy and disappear later, and live my little humble slayer's life.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;you're powerful but not so powerful you can work on your own. You've admited it yourself. So I was just offering a way you might of been free to go wherever you wanted again. Rather than lay low like you are. It's just a shame someone like yourself has to hide their power because of one corrupt asshole&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus whispers: Oh I forgot to mention I had a curveball planned for this mini. 0|3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;You could make a name out of yourself in no time flat.&quot;

You whisper to Dr. Hatari: Was that it, or is it still coming? x3

Tomiko Lazarus whispers: No that was it.

* Tomiko Lazarus shrugs. &quot;I've already got a name.. most of the people around here never needed an introduction.&quot;

You whisper to Dr. Hatari: I suspect Gideon and Jason Dumont are references to old campaigns. Are they? :.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;But is it the name you want?&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;What you don't need is my name.&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;If the moment the army comes into town you hide your face.&quot;

Dr. Hatari whispers: Actually they are not.

You whisper to Dr. Hatari: :o Original content! *grabs onto plots* *brick'd*

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Look -- they probably have no idea.&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;But I'm sure as hell not moving to Castleton. Okay?&quot;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;You're saying the name of a kordite nephelem isn't worth having attached to ours? And I already said. you don't have to.&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus shakes her head slightly. &quot;... Stubborn ...&quot; She folds her arms on the balcony banister and leans on elbows. &quot;... Why don't we just get out of Yoriver without getting blamed for anything. And maybe I'll keep an ear open if you want some help with something in the future. Or not. I reserve the right to say no as often and for any reason I like. And not in Castleton. You can't cross a fucking lawman and ever get away from it. Half of them will just go after you forever because they're supposed to. Nevermind that he was never going to get what he deserved if someone didn't step up and take it into their hands..&quot;

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;That's as good as you're going to get for now.&quot;

Dr. Hatari whispers: I thought you might enjoy that. XP

* Gamal-Junayd chuckles &quot;Fine. and if you ever decide you want help seeing about clearing your name..send me a message, I'll see waht I can do. Bigger our name gets, more likely I might be able to exert a little preassure in castleton to help you there. Another cookie before I leave you alone to your thoughts?&quot;

* Tomiko Lazarus raises a brow, looking skeptical and annoyed. &quot;......&quot; She eventually takes another cookie, though.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh, and perhaps one day, it'd be nice to spar against you. See how well I fare agaisnt a kordite nephelem.&quot; and then he walks off

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

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; Yeah, well, a queue has formed. Sign up with Father Alfarson, after the siege. &quot; She smirks faintly.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I'm here, but not for long. I'm running late to the clinic. ^^;

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

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Shoo. &gt;:O

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">aww. we gonna have to continue this another time?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I actually really oughta go before long, too. I should shower before bed.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">If you want, we can pick up before the session tomorrow? Might be a nice way to lead into it. :3

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

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">But that was fun.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Like last session; it started with a Miron mini and just ran into the actual session.

* Gamal-Junayd still has SOO many targets to assault with recruitment!

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Please don't take offense to super bristly abrasive Tomi. Of course, it's always just acting. |D

* Dr. Hatari had fun.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">pfft nah she was fine

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Pfft. The actor-character divide should be a given understanding. :3 It's cool.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">I hope I at least had some success at making her think about joining

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">A little. Which is more than I expected, since she started the session basically super opposed to the idea.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">She could be a future ally atleast.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Poor Gamal. He was doing so well with the Raiders... and then he said that comment about Miron and the reputation bonus took a sharp dip downwards. ^^;

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">heh partial success then

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">awww. sorry miron gets under his skin lately

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">What comment?

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

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">rofl, long before VAE joined.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Implying that &quot;you know, if you wanted to do something to Miron...&quot; Not the most diplomatic thing to say to people trying to escape their race's reputation as cold-blooded killers. :P

Liatai:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's because we're drow isn't it :| &quot; *brick'd*

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">heh. thing is he wasn't even thinking of them as drow. he was thinking mirons been pissing them off ALL over the place

* Liatai does aliens-hands. &quot;Race politics.&quot; :B

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I thought it was funny that he dropped that line about, &quot;You know he's a horrible person. If something happened to him..&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">... Then he went to the person who has killed someone for being horrible.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">see! gamal has NO problem with killing horrible people

Tomiko Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">You can't kill cops. That reputation will dog you until the day you die. Doesn't matter. =3=

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Heh. Viceth doesn't care enough and sees Miron as insignificant, and Altonor and Masabel are radically opposed to the idea despite their talk. :B It'd be a major backstep for their reputation, if nothing else.

VAE:<font color="#000000">you know

VAE:<font color="#000000">send me the session log before i leave

VAE:<font color="#000000">er, you leave

* VAE facepaw

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Though Gamal -did- remind Altonor of a plot seed I've had knocking around for a while, so thanks. :B

VAE:<font color="#000000">this is what keeping up while playing TF3 causes

VAE:<font color="#000000">*TF2

* VAE facepaws more

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">heh. well, afterr all of it, did he end up higher or lower after everything? did it undo all he'd tried or jsut most?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Welp, I better bail for shower and rest.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Post a log and link to IRC, I think tech is curious atleast.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Eh, it was like... if the conversation boosted the reputation by 5 points, the ending comment dropped it by 2.

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

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">I'm okay with that. mistakes will be made

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">but overall it was an increase

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

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I like how it's just an unspoken acknowledgement that we're all completely familiar with reputation numbers.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Like, ''duh. Nerds.''

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

VAE:<font color="#000000">Well, Arcanum had them

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Heh, at least it's not as bad as how I pictured it.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Gamal answered Viceth's questions thoughtfully... green + numbers. The end comment? A big fat - red number. :B *brick'd!*

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

VAE:<font color="#000000">of course, Miron is pretty much certain that Altonor or the rest would lounge at his neck had they the chance to do it cleanly.

Viceth:<font color="#000000">Your neck is a bit small for those of elven stature to lounge on. |3c *brick'd!*

* Liatai dusts off hands. =3=

VAE:<font color="#000000">Which brings me to a point. . .something that might be dealt with next session, but probably needs heads up.

VAE:<font color="#000000">He did suggest to Gradia to speak to the troops, in order to get a hand on their own problem, which is what to do once Yoriver is clean, because then the alliance will break.

VAE:<font color="#000000">And of course, Altonor and some of the others are still sought criminals.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">You know, I'm still batting around the idea of granting a few pardons due to services to the kingdom to the criminals in the group... but I'm not sure I want to inflict that much mental bluescreening on Miron. |D *BRICK'D*

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I'll have to chat with Meany about politics.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Oh Bast

VAE:<font color="#000000">That'd be hillarious.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The thought occured to me, too.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It should happen unofficially, if nothing else.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">miron would have to deal with it. or truly fall to LE if he went against it

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Heroes are heroes.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">But we'll see.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I mean, to me it makes sense. Close a gate to hell, and the shoplifting things kind of fade into obscurity. :B

VAE:<font color="#000000">We shall see, as the blind man said as he fell down a ditch.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">But, Meany's the expert on law, and I want to make sure the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed. :3

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">the murder count on tomi might be a bit much

VAE:<font color="#000000">That said, in Tomi's case, it's apparently murder.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Yep. Especially of someone important.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">unless that judge has fallen out of favor/had his corruption exposed

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yeah, that might be a bit much. But smaller crimes? Yeah, I could see it happening.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">then it's a good excuse to let the issue slide away

VAE:<font color="#000000">Like I said, such a good thing that Miron doesn't seem to know of what exactly she is convicted of

VAE:<font color="#000000">Otherwise, the drama would have been upped tenfold. Especially with Tom's attitude to it.

Gamal-Junayd:<font color="#000000">does tom know?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... It occurs to me, sealing a plothole, that even though Ashmore knew Tomi was wanted, he didn't raise too much fuss to Tom, maybe because he disagreed with the way the judge does things. :B

VAE:<font color="#000000">Hmm. Though murder seems a bit much

VAE:<font color="#000000">Hmm.

VAE:<font color="#000000">When did it take place?

VAE:<font color="#000000">If it was more than 8 years ago, Ashmore wouldn't have been commander, I think.

VAE:<font color="#000000">and of course, Miron wouldn't have been there either.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's ugly, but sometimes justice isn't clean. A sad reality of life in this town. Story of my life. :/ &quot;

You have disconnected.

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

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

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ah. Well, we can take this to IRC. :3