After the elves tie up the prisoner, the group goes back to the elves' settlement, Cenarian Outpost. Once there, the elves explain that they are part of the Cenarian Circle and that the group can stay with them. The Cenarian Circle have many things the group can do for them. The party makes an appointment to see the head druid after supper, so they spend their time exploring the settlement. Brigget decides to go up the tower and waits in line to use one of the spy glasses. He ends up annoying one of the guards, so he flies to the other tower. The guards tell him that he will have to go talk to the head druid to get permission to use one of the spy glasses. Brigget heads to the office of the head druid and paces for a while, then sits down to wait. Grace decides to update Harrison on what happened during his absence.
After supper, the rest of the party goes to meet with the head druid. A woman opens the door and welcomes them into the room. Brigget, being overly anxious, runs into the room. After talking with the head druid, she informs the party that they need to prove themselves to the Cenarian Circle. Proving themselves will help them with their information, and let Brigget eventually use a spy glass. The head druid gives the group three options:
1) get samples of the three different, smaller bugs brains
2) find the big bugs and figure out how they are controlled
3) infiltrate one of the hives and bring back various samples
The party decides to try the three different types of bugs first. The head druid tells the group to go to the shopkeeper to get the supplies to bring the brains back.
The group decides to leave right away and head towards Hive Regal. They purchase some sabers and head out. They go for a ways and decide to make camp. During the night, two troll like beings meander close to the camp. The group defeats them and Angus burns the corpses. During the rest of the night, all but Grace have nightmares of bugs uprising. They continue to the hive in the morning and are attacked by three flying air elemental bugs. Grace and Harrison feign death, it works for a while. Eventually, the group is victorious and they try to figure out how to dissect them. Angus does his best, but ends up saving the whole head.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
March 21st: Eastern Kingdoms
Once the group rests up a little bit, they decide to go back to Silithus. Grace teleports them to a spot a ways from their previous encounter and find there is no one there at the moment. They continue a ways from the pillar "field" and decide to set up camp for the night with watches going Brigget, Angus, Grace, Ray. (Harrison is sick and decided to stay in Goldshire.) Grace sees four cultists on her watch and battle ensues. They kill two of them, capture the mage and the assassin gets away with a teleport tile. Harrison appears to Ressurect Brigget.
Ray starts to interrogate the orc prisoner. Grace convinces her that they want to join the cult. She agrees to take them to her base camp so they can join, but warns that Ray and Brigget would probably work better as food for their god. During the night, Grace lies to the orc about needing to take Brigget to be disciplined by his wife. The orc believes her. So Grace and Brigget, in his footie pajamas, arrive in Stormwind. Grace takes Brigget with her to the mage tower to report what the orc told them. They are warned to be careful and, if at all cost, avoid getting the tattoo that mark the cultists. They then teleport back to camp.
In the morning, the orc leads the party towards her encampment. When they arrive, they find everyone dead and dead elven bodies mixed in. The general is missing. The party decides to move on when they feel a rumbling under the ground. The orc starts running and everyone else follows suit. A big, huge bug comes out of the ground and demolishes the encampment area. The orc explains they are controlled by the guardians and they set them on areas to leave no trace of the cult. The party continues on south. Off on the horizon, there are figures of seven elves on sabers. They charge toward the group. Brigget casts Silence on himself and hovers on his mechanostrider by the orc. Grace Dimensional Anchors the orc. The elves halt near the group and Grace explains what is happening. The elves re-capture the orc and let the rest of the group go.
Ray starts to interrogate the orc prisoner. Grace convinces her that they want to join the cult. She agrees to take them to her base camp so they can join, but warns that Ray and Brigget would probably work better as food for their god. During the night, Grace lies to the orc about needing to take Brigget to be disciplined by his wife. The orc believes her. So Grace and Brigget, in his footie pajamas, arrive in Stormwind. Grace takes Brigget with her to the mage tower to report what the orc told them. They are warned to be careful and, if at all cost, avoid getting the tattoo that mark the cultists. They then teleport back to camp.
In the morning, the orc leads the party towards her encampment. When they arrive, they find everyone dead and dead elven bodies mixed in. The general is missing. The party decides to move on when they feel a rumbling under the ground. The orc starts running and everyone else follows suit. A big, huge bug comes out of the ground and demolishes the encampment area. The orc explains they are controlled by the guardians and they set them on areas to leave no trace of the cult. The party continues on south. Off on the horizon, there are figures of seven elves on sabers. They charge toward the group. Brigget casts Silence on himself and hovers on his mechanostrider by the orc. Grace Dimensional Anchors the orc. The elves halt near the group and Grace explains what is happening. The elves re-capture the orc and let the rest of the group go.
March 20th: Eastern Kingdoms
Once it dawns in Gadgetzen, there is an earthquake. Thinking nothing of it, Grace goes to investigate if there were any disappearances during the night. Brigget decides to go outside of the city and sees what appears to be smoke a long distance away. Brigget comes back to the group and talks to Grace about the "fire" in the distance. There are several aftershocks. The group decides that they should check out what is in the area that could have caused such an explosion. They find out the area is either in Un Goro or Silithus. Grace uses Shapechange to turn into a dragon to carry the group. They fly for a few hours when Brigget decides to appoint Grace as the leader. Grace decides to turn around since they are supposed to be looking for cultists and they haven't seen any, and don't seem to be getting any closer to the smoke cloud.
Once back in Gadgetzen, Brigget wants to sign himself and Ray up for the Arena in the middle of town. Meanwhile, Grace, Harrison and Angus discuss the possibility that the cultists will be going to the site of the explosion and maybe they should be sweeping the desert on the way to the site. They set off again and end up staying at the cactus field where the elementals they saved are residing. The head out again in the morning and make it to an ocean. Angus redirects Grace and they head for Un Goro. When they come to the entrance, they inspect some pillars and decide to fly over the canopy, for now, to get to the middle. Once they reach the middle, they see a very large, active volcano. Angus determines that it was not the cause of the earthquake and smoke. They also see dinosaurs and decide to fly lower. Once lower, they find more pillars like the ones at the entrance. These warn of a being that should not be released. At this point, the group decides to travel by land. They catch up to some cultists hauling prisoners in two wagons. The group decides to help them, so Grace flies upwards to do a barrel roll, power dive and a fly by breath weapon. Brigget and Ray fall off at some point. However, the group is able to kill the cultists and talk to the prisoners. The prisoners don't know much and Grace teleports them to Gadgetzen so they can go back to their lives.
Once Grace is back, the group continues along the path until they get to Silithus. There are several pillars off in the distance and they decide to head for the west north west pillars. When they get to the pillars, they look alive so Ray chops a hunk off. Two bug like creatures come out of an entrance nearby and say that they would like to hug. After some strength draining, Brigget uses Word of Recall to take the party back to Goldshire. Grace teleports Ray to Storwind so he can go to the chapel to be healed. Then she teleports them to Xelf's.
Once back in Gadgetzen, Brigget wants to sign himself and Ray up for the Arena in the middle of town. Meanwhile, Grace, Harrison and Angus discuss the possibility that the cultists will be going to the site of the explosion and maybe they should be sweeping the desert on the way to the site. They set off again and end up staying at the cactus field where the elementals they saved are residing. The head out again in the morning and make it to an ocean. Angus redirects Grace and they head for Un Goro. When they come to the entrance, they inspect some pillars and decide to fly over the canopy, for now, to get to the middle. Once they reach the middle, they see a very large, active volcano. Angus determines that it was not the cause of the earthquake and smoke. They also see dinosaurs and decide to fly lower. Once lower, they find more pillars like the ones at the entrance. These warn of a being that should not be released. At this point, the group decides to travel by land. They catch up to some cultists hauling prisoners in two wagons. The group decides to help them, so Grace flies upwards to do a barrel roll, power dive and a fly by breath weapon. Brigget and Ray fall off at some point. However, the group is able to kill the cultists and talk to the prisoners. The prisoners don't know much and Grace teleports them to Gadgetzen so they can go back to their lives.
Once Grace is back, the group continues along the path until they get to Silithus. There are several pillars off in the distance and they decide to head for the west north west pillars. When they get to the pillars, they look alive so Ray chops a hunk off. Two bug like creatures come out of an entrance nearby and say that they would like to hug. After some strength draining, Brigget uses Word of Recall to take the party back to Goldshire. Grace teleports Ray to Storwind so he can go to the chapel to be healed. Then she teleports them to Xelf's.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
March 7th: Kalimdor
Since we finished off last time during a harpy battle, we finished that first with our party being the victors.
The group continues on to Tetha Seran. Once they get there, they talk to the leaders. The leader tells the group to go towards the coast. They leave in the morning on hippogryffs after everyone sleeps/trances well. On their way to Ethyl Rethor, Rumnia falls off her hippogryff. After a few failed attempts by Rod, Dax ends up saving her from certain death. Also during their travels, Zayer gets scryed on again. Fortunately it is while the group is walking, so he, once again climbs up a tree.
Once the group gets back on their hippogryffs, the see an infernal once Ethyl Rethor is in sight. There are also several imps, hounds, and guards. The people of the town are trapped by the infernal. The group comes to the rescue. Rumnia senses a more powerful demon in the area. This demon warns her to join them. She refuses and ends up getting grappled by the demon. Dax and Zayer decide to play "hero" and try to rescue her. Dax ends up grappled as well. Before the demon, Tycondrius, teleports himself, Rumnia and Dax back to the demonic plane, a bronze dragon shows up and puts Tycondrius back in his imprisonment.
Dax and Rumnia talk to the bronze dragon and he explains that the demon is not in the right time. When asked what the dragon's name is, he responds "Lord and Master". He then disappears. Dax goes to talk to the most leader-like elf of the survivors and has her ride a hippogryff back to Tetha Seran. The rest of the group and elves start back on foot. Nothing eventful happens on the way back. Once the mass of people get to Tetha Seran, the leader thanks the group that saved the elves and offers his coffers to them to better arm themselves. There is a small party in which Dax takes a lot of alcohol back to his quarters and drinks himself into a stupor, then drinks some more.
The group continues on to Tetha Seran. Once they get there, they talk to the leaders. The leader tells the group to go towards the coast. They leave in the morning on hippogryffs after everyone sleeps/trances well. On their way to Ethyl Rethor, Rumnia falls off her hippogryff. After a few failed attempts by Rod, Dax ends up saving her from certain death. Also during their travels, Zayer gets scryed on again. Fortunately it is while the group is walking, so he, once again climbs up a tree.
Once the group gets back on their hippogryffs, the see an infernal once Ethyl Rethor is in sight. There are also several imps, hounds, and guards. The people of the town are trapped by the infernal. The group comes to the rescue. Rumnia senses a more powerful demon in the area. This demon warns her to join them. She refuses and ends up getting grappled by the demon. Dax and Zayer decide to play "hero" and try to rescue her. Dax ends up grappled as well. Before the demon, Tycondrius, teleports himself, Rumnia and Dax back to the demonic plane, a bronze dragon shows up and puts Tycondrius back in his imprisonment.
Dax and Rumnia talk to the bronze dragon and he explains that the demon is not in the right time. When asked what the dragon's name is, he responds "Lord and Master". He then disappears. Dax goes to talk to the most leader-like elf of the survivors and has her ride a hippogryff back to Tetha Seran. The rest of the group and elves start back on foot. Nothing eventful happens on the way back. Once the mass of people get to Tetha Seran, the leader thanks the group that saved the elves and offers his coffers to them to better arm themselves. There is a small party in which Dax takes a lot of alcohol back to his quarters and drinks himself into a stupor, then drinks some more.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
March 6th: Mekton Zeta (Cont'd.)
Malcolm is released on bail- highly unusual. Vayron and Alexi go to pick him up in a borrowed Whipporwill from 1104 and take him to the lab. Nisha starts her investigation and finds nothing extremely conclusive. Dr. Browning comes to the lab to discuss the results and "fixes" Malcolm's tracker and other gadgets. The group decides that Malcolm should stay with Vayron for the night for security reasons. Vayron moves some of his artillery so Malcolm will have a place to sleep. That night, Alexi sleeps fitfully.
In the morning, Nisha goes to pick up the body of Alexi's girlfriend. Alexi meets up with Vayron and Malcolm to spar with Malcolm. After that, they do their morning workout. Malcolm is not pleased.
Nisha works on finding evidence and answers on the body. What she finds is mostly inconclusive, except for the few cells where she finds fragments of cell walls. She has lunch with her parents with Vayron accompanying her. She upsets her parents with having a body guard and the lunch ends rather abruptly. While at the university, Nisha drops off a sample of the cells for Dr. Browning to look at. Vayron picks up his robot. While Nisha and Vayron are gone, Alexi receives a link about the morning murders on Hyborea. Jericho also data links Alexi. Jericho tells Alexi that the dead student found in Malcolm's room is being held in the same place that Malcolm was imprisoned. She has also found some video of the dead student and Erica. Jericho asks Alexi why he keeps appearing to be at West Biologics Assessments, but he skirts the question.
Vayron and Nisha check into the Hilton and investigate the crime scene. They hear some footsteps as they are packing up and high tail it back to the ducts. Three militia come into the room and examine the scene without speaking to each other. Once they leave, Nisha and Vayron return to their room where Nisha proceeds to do some experiments with her travel kit. She finds the same oxidizer from the poisoned dogs case and an anticoagulant. Malcolm stays with Alexi for the night.
When Vayron and Nisha show up to the lab the next morning, there is an irate delivery driver waiting. He leaves a cryo chamber and takes off. Once Vayron and Nisha get the container inside, they open it up and find the body of the student, Lissy, Malcolm supposedly killed. (Thanks, Jericho!) Nisha gets to work right away and finds:
1. There were remnants of a psionic effect that would have put her in the room with Malcolm and congruent to the psionic effect there.
2. Lissy was stunned with a stunner shortly before being found.
3. Shortly after Lissy was stunned, the toxin and anticoagulant were administered.
4. Lissy was dead for approximately 10 minutes before being carved by Malcolm.
Nisha and Vayron are data linked that the body is missing. Once Nisha is done with her investigation, Vayron leaves and Nisha calls the magistrate to say the body had been delivered by mistake. The magistrate shows up in force for the body and ask for her results. Nisha explains what happened and demands payment for her analysis. The militia finally agree, they pay her and leave. Shortly after, Vayron, Alexi and Malcolm show back up at the lab. Malcolm receives news from his lawyer that the charges are being dropped. Alexi informs Dr. Browning that he needs to un"fix" Malcolm's tracker, and takes Malcolm to where he's supposed to be. On the way back to the lab, Alexi stops by to see Jericho and find out she's overdosed on caffeine. He throws her in her shower to snap her out of it, and says he's taking her to breakfast.
In the morning, Nisha goes to pick up the body of Alexi's girlfriend. Alexi meets up with Vayron and Malcolm to spar with Malcolm. After that, they do their morning workout. Malcolm is not pleased.
Nisha works on finding evidence and answers on the body. What she finds is mostly inconclusive, except for the few cells where she finds fragments of cell walls. She has lunch with her parents with Vayron accompanying her. She upsets her parents with having a body guard and the lunch ends rather abruptly. While at the university, Nisha drops off a sample of the cells for Dr. Browning to look at. Vayron picks up his robot. While Nisha and Vayron are gone, Alexi receives a link about the morning murders on Hyborea. Jericho also data links Alexi. Jericho tells Alexi that the dead student found in Malcolm's room is being held in the same place that Malcolm was imprisoned. She has also found some video of the dead student and Erica. Jericho asks Alexi why he keeps appearing to be at West Biologics Assessments, but he skirts the question.
Vayron and Nisha check into the Hilton and investigate the crime scene. They hear some footsteps as they are packing up and high tail it back to the ducts. Three militia come into the room and examine the scene without speaking to each other. Once they leave, Nisha and Vayron return to their room where Nisha proceeds to do some experiments with her travel kit. She finds the same oxidizer from the poisoned dogs case and an anticoagulant. Malcolm stays with Alexi for the night.
When Vayron and Nisha show up to the lab the next morning, there is an irate delivery driver waiting. He leaves a cryo chamber and takes off. Once Vayron and Nisha get the container inside, they open it up and find the body of the student, Lissy, Malcolm supposedly killed. (Thanks, Jericho!) Nisha gets to work right away and finds:
1. There were remnants of a psionic effect that would have put her in the room with Malcolm and congruent to the psionic effect there.
2. Lissy was stunned with a stunner shortly before being found.
3. Shortly after Lissy was stunned, the toxin and anticoagulant were administered.
4. Lissy was dead for approximately 10 minutes before being carved by Malcolm.
Nisha and Vayron are data linked that the body is missing. Once Nisha is done with her investigation, Vayron leaves and Nisha calls the magistrate to say the body had been delivered by mistake. The magistrate shows up in force for the body and ask for her results. Nisha explains what happened and demands payment for her analysis. The militia finally agree, they pay her and leave. Shortly after, Vayron, Alexi and Malcolm show back up at the lab. Malcolm receives news from his lawyer that the charges are being dropped. Alexi informs Dr. Browning that he needs to un"fix" Malcolm's tracker, and takes Malcolm to where he's supposed to be. On the way back to the lab, Alexi stops by to see Jericho and find out she's overdosed on caffeine. He throws her in her shower to snap her out of it, and says he's taking her to breakfast.
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