HF 050

[4/7/17, 7:22:41 PM] Jamaros: So, last we left off.  Hank had told everyone about his plan to break into William's office, Rune bought weapons from a racist dwarf, Quill discussed terms with a very scary vampire dude, and now, most of you are conversing with Verenestra about how to move forward against the vamps.

[4/7/17, 7:22:59 PM] Jamaros: Do you guys wanna continue with that plan, or should we jump ahead?

[4/7/17, 7:24:30 PM] Jamaros: ...Bueller?

[4/7/17, 7:25:16 PM] Quill: ((I think we covered everything I had.  I'm all for moving ahead.))

[4/7/17, 7:25:48 PM] Rune: ((We can jump ahead! Up to you.))

[4/7/17, 7:25:59 PM] Jamaros: Hank is not there.

[4/7/17, 7:26:08 PM] Jamaros: So...we'll jump ahead, I guess.

[4/7/17, 7:26:13 PM] Jamaros: The meeting ends.

[4/7/17, 7:26:33 PM] Jamaros: William sees you out.

[4/7/17, 7:26:55 PM] Jamaros: You guys head back to the prison?

[4/7/17, 7:27:05 PM] Quill: Quill does.

[4/7/17, 7:27:23 PM] Rune: Leni will follow Quill.

[4/7/17, 7:27:24 PM] Anna: Anna does, as well.

[4/7/17, 7:27:29 PM] Jamaros: Ok, you arrive back home.

[4/7/17, 7:27:36 PM] Jamaros: Gerald: "Welcome home."

[4/7/17, 7:28:43 PM] Rune: When was the last time we ate again?

[4/7/17, 7:29:10 PM] Jamaros: Gerald: "This morning, far as I know."

[4/7/17, 7:29:54 PM] Quill: Quill nods.  "Has Hank come back yet?"

[4/7/17, 7:30:37 PM] Rune: I think I'm going to imminently starve to death.

[4/7/17, 7:31:03 PM] Quill: Didn't you eat this morning?

[4/7/17, 7:31:14 PM] Rune: Yes, but I'm hungry now.

[4/7/17, 7:31:27 PM] Jamaros: Gerald: "Hank was here previously.  He asked about you, I told him you were at the Citadel, he went to his room for a bit, then left."

[4/7/17, 7:31:43 PM] Jamaros: Gerald: "I shall prepare some lunch."

[4/7/17, 7:32:02 PM] Creed: ((I'm here!))

[4/7/17, 7:32:15 PM] Rune: On a scale from one to ten, how stupid do you think whatever it is he's doing is?

[4/7/17, 7:32:37 PM] Jamaros: ((Hi Creed!))

[4/7/17, 7:33:23 PM] Quill: Probably a nine.  He needs to stop "protecting' us.  It usually ends up not working.

[4/7/17, 7:35:07 PM] Jamaros: After some time, Gerald comes out with sandwiches.

[4/7/17, 7:37:26 PM] Quill: Quill pulls out his badge.  "Hank?"

[4/7/17, 7:37:43 PM] Rune: And backfiring horribly.

[4/7/17, 7:37:59 PM] Rune: Leni thanks Gerald gratefully and devours a sandwich.

[4/7/17, 7:39:13 PM] Hank: Hank responds over the badge " hello Quill Everything ok?"

[4/7/17, 7:40:36 PM] Quill: We talked to William about the vampires.  Where are you?

[4/7/17, 7:43:00 PM] Hank: Hank over the badges "just checking something out, hold on one second."

[4/7/17, 7:43:19 PM] Quill: All right, that doesn't sound ominous at all.

[4/7/17, 7:46:02 PM] Jamaros: ...there's a long pause.

[4/7/17, 7:47:10 PM] Rune: It's extremely ominous.

[4/7/17, 7:47:31 PM] Anna: To say the very least.

[4/7/17, 7:49:10 PM] Rune: ... if he's used us for a distraction or something like that, I'm going to turn him into a newt.

[4/7/17, 7:49:50 PM] Jamaros: Taeral comes up the stairs.  "Hello."

[4/7/17, 7:50:27 PM] Rune: Gerald made sandwiches.

[4/7/17, 7:50:45 PM] Quill: Are you still alive, Hank?

[4/7/17, 7:50:51 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "I see...good, thank you...so...um...how are you?"

[4/7/17, 7:51:32 PM] Rune: I think we're fine?

[4/7/17, 7:51:35 PM] Rune: I think.

[4/7/17, 7:52:24 PM] Hank: Hank will whisper over the comma "yes"

[4/7/17, 7:54:08 PM] Quill: Quill eyes Taeral.  "Something wrong?

[4/7/17, 7:55:13 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "No, this takes percedent, I'm sure we're fine for now."

[4/7/17, 7:56:03 PM] Quill: We have nothing to do but fret for six days.

[4/7/17, 7:57:07 PM] Quill: So I'd say we have time.

[4/7/17, 7:57:39 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "...so...um...there might be a thing...but I think I've got it...but...maybe we should...look at it?"

[4/7/17, 7:57:59 PM] Rune: Look at what?

[4/7/17, 7:58:02 PM] Creed: Creed exits her room

[4/7/17, 7:58:05 PM] Creed: "Do tell."

[4/7/17, 7:58:08 PM] Quill: Lead on, then.

[4/7/17, 7:58:48 PM] Jamaros: Taeral goes back to the basement, waving you in.

[4/7/17, 7:58:50 PM] Rune: ... is it purple honey?

[4/7/17, 7:58:57 PM] Rune: Leni follows.

[4/7/17, 7:59:01 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Uh...no...it's not honey."

[4/7/17, 7:59:03 PM] Creed: Creed follows as well

[4/7/17, 7:59:51 PM] Rune: What is it then?

[4/7/17, 8:00:22 PM] Rune: ((Rune isn't around kids much or she'd be saying "use your words!"))

[4/7/17, 8:00:54 PM] Jamaros: As you guys enter, you see a glowing dome of energy around the world hole emminating from the staff.  Inside the dome is a figure in a three-piece, very fine suit with a gold chain running from his pocket into his shirt.  The figure also appears to be a skeleton with a deer skull for a head instead of the usual human one.

[4/7/17, 8:01:05 PM] Jamaros: It seems to be looking over all of you passively.

[4/7/17, 8:01:23 PM] Quill: Can we help you?

[4/7/17, 8:02:19 PM] Jamaros: The creature sort of cocks it's head at you and taps on the dome, making a sort of sparking effect off of it.

[4/7/17, 8:02:29 PM] Creed: "Uhh, what did you catch this time, Taeral?"

[4/7/17, 8:02:51 PM] Quill: Quill indicates the dome and mouths "NO SOLICITERS".

[4/7/17, 8:03:20 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "I have no idea what this is.  It's just...standing...and tapping."

[4/7/17, 8:03:52 PM] Jamaros: The creature pulls a watch out of it's pocket, attached to the chain and checks it.  It then turns the watch towards you and points at it.

[4/7/17, 8:04:09 PM] Creed: Creed inspects the watch, from behind the magic glass

[4/7/17, 8:04:52 PM] Jamaros: You look it over and the watch seems to have three different faces inside.  One is stopped, one is moving forward, the other backwards.

[4/7/17, 8:05:09 PM] Jamaros: He is pointing to the stopped face.

[4/7/17, 8:05:38 PM] Quill: ((Can I roll Arcana to figure out what this guy is?))

[4/7/17, 8:05:49 PM] Rune: ... I don't understand. Do you speak common? Or.... anything?

[4/7/17, 8:06:14 PM] Creed: "How can we help you?"

[4/7/17, 8:06:15 PM] Jamaros: ((You may try, but history would probably work better))

[4/7/17, 8:06:29 PM] Quill: ((27.))

[4/7/17, 8:06:43 PM] Jamaros: The creature puts it's watch away and pulls out a black feather instead.

[4/7/17, 8:07:00 PM] Creed: Creed raises an eyebrow

[4/7/17, 8:07:33 PM] Quill: Oh.  I think that maybe Death sent him.

[4/7/17, 8:07:42 PM] Creed: "That's possible."

[4/7/17, 8:08:08 PM] Jamaros: The figure nods.

[4/7/17, 8:08:14 PM] Quill: Can you open the dome, Taeral?

[4/7/17, 8:08:51 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "I can shut it down temporarily."

[4/7/17, 8:10:05 PM] Creed: "Might be good for our guest from Death."

[4/7/17, 8:10:27 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "...ok, then."

[4/7/17, 8:11:04 PM] Jamaros: Taeral moves a little totem slightly and the dome vanishes.  In the blink of an eye, wings pop out the figure's back and he flies off, passing through the cellar walls.

[4/7/17, 8:11:18 PM] Creed: "Uh."

[4/7/17, 8:11:23 PM] Quill: I think he had an appointment.

[4/7/17, 8:11:29 PM] Creed: "Ah."

[4/7/17, 8:11:30 PM] Jamaros: Taeral resets the totem.

[4/7/17, 8:11:44 PM] Rune: ... I don't know what we just let loose but now I'm a little worried.

[4/7/17, 8:11:44 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "...is that a bad sign, good sign or...just a thing that happened?"

[4/7/17, 8:11:58 PM] Creed: "Let's go with the last one."

[4/7/17, 8:11:58 PM] Rune: ((I don't think I have history to roll.))

[4/7/17, 8:12:19 PM] Quill: ... I am less okay with knowing that our home is apparently a fzking Crossroads with a capital C.

[4/7/17, 8:12:53 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Well...good news...my trap stopped something...biggish."

[4/7/17, 8:12:57 PM] Quill: But the deer head is definitely an indicator of some connection with Death.

[4/7/17, 8:13:56 PM] Creed: "That's true, but I have a feeling he could have done something if he really wanted to."

[4/7/17, 8:14:43 PM] Rune: I think we should go to the guild and find out who that was.

[4/7/17, 8:16:24 PM] Quill: We could.  I'm pretty sure it was a death guy.  I've read about them.  Spirits that work for Death.

[4/7/17, 8:17:24 PM] Rune: They're called death guys?

[4/7/17, 8:17:27 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Learning about them might be a good thing, anyway."

[4/7/17, 8:18:57 PM] Quill: I don't know their names.  I like Death Guy.  Straight and to the point.

[4/7/17, 8:20:36 PM] Rune: .. point.

[4/7/17, 8:21:18 PM] Quill: Anyway, I've just read about them.  They're not an elven thing, I'm not sure what their names are.

[4/7/17, 8:22:25 PM] Rune: Oh. Well,  at least we helped him, I suppose.

[4/7/17, 8:22:38 PM] Jamaros: Taeral goes digging through his things.  "I may have some books here...maybe...possibly...most of my library was either destroyed or lost after...you know...the incident."

[4/7/17, 8:22:59 PM] Rune: ... or her. It's awfully hard to tell gender on skulls unless you study it.

[4/7/17, 8:23:06 PM] Rune: You died.

[4/7/17, 8:23:31 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Yes, I was there.  I remember.  I was just trying to keep from saying it."

[4/7/17, 8:24:06 PM] Creed: "I'm fairly sure being blunt about it wasn't necessary, Rune."

[4/7/17, 8:25:03 PM] Quill: Why?  He's not dead anymore.  And we're dealing with Death.  It's not the sort of thing to tiptoe around.

[4/7/17, 8:25:15 PM] Rune: I don't see why we should tiptoe around it either.

[4/7/17, 8:25:38 PM] Rune: ... besides, I'm always blunt.

[4/7/17, 8:25:44 PM] Creed: "Because for some it's a sensitive subject since they're the ones who died, first off. Second, we all know what happened so saying it wasn't necessary."

[4/7/17, 8:25:49 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Ah.  Here's some...no...no...nevermind.  This is a list of alchemical parts."

[4/7/17, 8:26:38 PM] Rune: Hmph.

[4/7/17, 8:26:47 PM] Quill: Quill shrugs and goes back to finish his sandwich.

[4/7/17, 8:27:39 PM] Creed: "Are these parts that you need?"

[4/7/17, 8:28:18 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Hm?"

[4/7/17, 8:28:47 PM] Creed: "The list of alchemical parts."

[4/7/17, 8:29:44 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Oh, no, I thought it would help us identify the creature...but it was the wrong tome."

[4/7/17, 8:30:10 PM] Creed: "Well.. it's already gone. We can try asking about it instead at some point."

[4/7/17, 8:31:51 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "I suppose."

[4/7/17, 8:33:24 PM] Creed: Creed sighs

[4/7/17, 8:33:28 PM] Creed: "I'm gonna go for a walk."

[4/7/17, 8:33:44 PM] Jamaros: Taeral: "Ok...be careful.  There are vampires about now."

[4/7/17, 8:34:08 PM] Creed: "Thanks Taeral, I'll see you later."

[4/7/17, 8:34:11 PM] Creed: Creed heads upstairs

[4/7/17, 8:34:54 PM] Jamaros: ...I will assume Rune came back up and everyone's in the main room again...except Creed.

[4/7/17, 8:36:41 PM] Hank: A flying skeletal deer head thing with a watch?

[4/7/17, 8:36:54 PM] Quill: Oh, yeah, you saw him?

[4/7/17, 8:36:58 PM] Quill: That was the Death Guy.

[4/7/17, 8:37:49 PM] Hank: Followed him to the desert, he stopped by a dying bullette

[4/7/17, 8:38:25 PM] Jamaros: ((bullette))

[4/7/17, 8:38:25 PM] Rune: ... what's a blurted?

[4/7/17, 8:38:41 PM] Rune: ((Oh. Strike that.))

[4/7/17, 8:38:44 PM] Jamaros: ((...I think he meant bullette))

[4/7/17, 8:38:48 PM] Jamaros: (( :) ))

[4/7/17, 8:39:09 PM] Hank: (( auto correct does not like fantasy creature names.))

[4/7/17, 8:39:29 PM] Rune: ((Indeed.))

[4/7/17, 8:39:49 PM] Quill: .... I like bullettes.

[4/7/17, 8:41:51 PM] Jamaros: Belza comes out.  She is still wearing a pregnancy dress over her black iron greaves.

[4/7/17, 8:41:55 PM] Jamaros: She grabs a sandwich.

[4/7/17, 8:43:34 PM] Jamaros: Gerald: "Where were you, Mister Hank."

[4/7/17, 8:44:47 PM] Hank: Checking out sacred stone manor , there is something strange about the broken staircase leading to the second floor.

[4/7/17, 8:46:04 PM] Quill: What's strange about it?

[4/7/17, 8:47:03 PM] Hank: A sense of evil, the only other place there that still has that feel is the emptied ritual room

[4/7/17, 8:48:35 PM] Quill: WEre they evil stairs?

[4/7/17, 8:49:44 PM] Hank: No the empty space right after the stairs ended was.

[4/7/17, 8:50:21 PM] Quill: Hmmm.  I... don't know what to do about that.

[4/7/17, 8:53:44 PM] Quill: Quill eats his sandwich.

[4/7/17, 8:54:40 PM] Hank: Also I made some holy water but if we want more I will need more money.

[4/7/17, 8:55:10 PM] Quill: How much?  We talked to Steelfarmer and the Captain, they'll be helping out too.

[4/7/17, 8:57:06 PM] Hank: Ok, and I made enough for each of us to have a flask with a couple spares.

[4/7/17, 8:58:37 PM] Quill: Good.

[4/7/17, 8:59:12 PM] Anna: Excellent. Thank you, Hank. This should be extremely helpful.

[4/7/17, 9:02:09 PM] Quill: We should stay away from Sacred Stone for now, though, it's probably going to be lousy with vampire spies until the meeting.

[4/7/17, 9:04:46 PM] Hank: ... yeah that is ... accurate.

[4/7/17, 9:04:58 PM] Quill: Did you run into any?

[4/7/17, 9:06:00 PM] Hank: Yes but everything went fine.

[4/7/17, 9:06:16 PM] Quill: .... you should lead with that.  What happened?

[4/7/17, 9:07:37 PM] Hank: Nothing, one of them made a couple threats and then we agreed to avoid each other.

[4/7/17, 9:08:30 PM] Quill: Quill sighs.

[4/7/17, 9:08:42 PM] Quill: Well.  At least this will be over one way or another in a few days.

[4/7/17, 9:09:49 PM] Hank: Oh and it was two vampires I have never seen before.

[4/7/17, 9:11:41 PM] Quill: More drow?

[4/7/17, 9:16:28 PM] Hank: Yes, the one who threatened me was more muscular and violence prone than the others we have encountered though.

[4/7/17, 9:17:15 PM] Quill: Hrm.  I wonder how many she's going to bring.

[4/7/17, 9:18:05 PM] Hank: Probably depends on how much of a trap she thinks it is.

[4/7/17, 9:21:00 PM] Hank: So how are William and the captain helping?

[4/7/17, 9:22:42 PM] Quill: The Captain is going to disguise herself.  I get to be the bait, but we already knew that.

[4/7/17, 9:25:32 PM] Quill: I just want it to be over with.  It's this dark cloud hanging over us.  I honestly dont' know what else to do.

[4/7/17, 9:25:45 PM] Quill: Quill sighs.

[4/7/17, 9:27:12 PM] Jamaros: So...would anyone mind if we fast forward to at least the next day?

[4/7/17, 9:27:31 PM] Quill: ((I got nothing else.  :p ))

[4/7/17, 9:27:34 PM] Hank: (( fine with me ))

[4/7/17, 9:27:49 PM] Jamaros: Ok, cut to next morning.

[4/7/17, 9:29:20 PM] Hank: Hank will head to the main room.

[4/7/17, 9:29:34 PM] Quill: Quill does too.

[4/7/17, 9:29:59 PM] Creed: Creed is eating a fruit

[4/7/17, 9:30:08 PM] Jamaros: There is food.

[4/7/17, 9:31:27 PM] Quill: Quill eats!

[4/7/17, 9:33:26 PM] Hank: So do we have a plan for today?

[4/7/17, 9:33:43 PM] Quill: I didn't.

[4/7/17, 9:34:28 PM] Jamaros: ((So...here's the thing))

[4/7/17, 9:34:45 PM] Jamaros: ((At this point, there are two major events, the MG hearings and the vampire fight))

[4/7/17, 9:35:16 PM] Jamaros: ((I don't necessarily want to jump to either of these now, as it is late and I have a busy day tomorrow but I do not have anything else planned))

[4/7/17, 9:35:43 PM] Quill: I would say let's call it early.

[4/7/17, 9:35:50 PM] Jamaros: That's what I'm thinking.