<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>[Sia]</div><div>A moment of hesitation, then Sialillion nods once.</div><div><br></div><div>She readies herself mentally to cast her Energy Field spell as a form-fitting bubble around the group as soon as either side makes a move.</div><div>[/Sia]</div><br><div><div>On Mar 13, 2008, at 6:11 PM, Koba Rowers wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">[Koba]<br>Koba nods once. <br>[/Koba]<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Aaron Clausen <<a href="mailto:mightymartianca@gmail.com">mightymartianca@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> > > > [GM]<br> > > > > "Now, back to my price." Bruth continues. "If you make it to<br> > > > > Rath-iren alive (which I doubt), you must retrieve the Ring of Oth and<br> > > > > bring it to me. Yes, I'm sure you'll be counseled by someone that<br> > > > > it's dangerous and evil and so forth. But I care not. If you want my<br> > > > > help, then you'll do it. Otherwise, you won't make it out of this<br> > > > > city alive. I'll just as happily do business with the K'murd-faka<br> > > > > when it comes."<br> > > > > [/GM]<br> <br> > > > [Ted]<br> > > > "Gee, Bruth, it sounds like you are playing both sides of the fence.<br> > > > Tell us why we should let you leave here at all," the lizard man says,<br> > > > rifle at the ready.<br> > > > [/Ted]<br> <br> > > [GM]<br> > > "You might find killing me a little harder than that." Bruth replies. "Do you<br> > > think I am fool enough to walk into this without taking precautions?"<br> > ><br> > > "As to playing both sides," Bruth smiles, "let's just say I'm keeping my<br> > > options open. I no longer have any desire to die for so-called noble ends.<br> > > The choice is up to you. At this very moment, agents of the K'murd-faka,<br> > > some much brighter than these two, are watching every exit to the city,<br> > > even the secret ones that our much esteemed Lady Sialillion knows about.<br> > > I, however, know of one that she does not. I can either reveal it to you, or<br> > > to the K'murd-faka, who will find it very useful when it finally decides to take<br> > > the city. But I warn you, you are all running out of time. And if you manage<br> > > to kill me, well then, you will die anyways."<br> > > [/GM]<br> <br> </div></div>> [Talas]<br> > "If 'She Who has No name', has turned her back on you. Then why should<br> > we not do the same?"<br> > [/Talas]<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > [Koba]<br> > "Or was it you who turned your back on her? You're willing to sell an<br> > allegiance to these...devil spawn. Willing to turn your back on the people<br> > of this city for a ring of metal. No sir, noble ends would not fit you in<br> > the least." The harshness in his voice is as if he is scolding a child.<br> ><br> </div>> No deal can be struck with those with no integrity, no bargains with the<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">> devil, and no trading safe passage for an artifact. Koba stands ready to<br> > fight his way out of the room and out of the city if need be.<br> > [/Koba]<br> <br> </div>[GM]<br> "Whatever the causes," Bruth muses, "here we are. I'm offering you a<br> chance of escape."<br> [/GM]<br> <br> > [Alex]<br> > Alex does not know much about magic but does distrust this 'Bruth.' She<br> > cannot kill him in cold blood but she does not like the idea of dealing<br> > with him either. She never even really considered herself to be a hero,<br> > not even really a soldier but just a scout.<br> ><br> > "If the Virgin with us, there is no certain death as you call it." Alex<br> > keeps her rifle ready depending on how this individuals reacts to the<br> > others. She has to trust that they know how to deal with him better than<br> > she does.<br> > [/Alex]<br> <br> [Osiris]<br> Osiris smiles at Alex, and then looks harshly at Bruth. "You are a traitor<br> to your people." he says simply.<br> [/Osiris]<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > [Ted]<br> > *Can you shut this guy up?* Ted asked Koba telepathically. *If a fight<br> > starts, I prefer he not cast any spells.*<br> > [/Ted]<br> <br> </div><div class="Ih2E3d">> [Koba]<br> > Koba shifts his gaze to Ted and gives him a disappointed shake of his head.<br> > Suddenly, he feels just a little bit inadequate.<br> > [/Koba]<br> <br> </div>> [Carlos]<br> > Coolly he asks "What do you want this ring for and what does it look<br> > like?"<br> > [/Carlos]<br> <br> [GM]<br> "Ah yes," Bruth says, "a man after my own heart. It is not unlike<br> this ring," he<br> says, lifting his hand to reveal the dull iron ring, "save that it has<br> a single pale<br> blue gem set in it, and almost invisible runes set on the inside that spell out<br> K-M-R-D-F-K-D-K-R."<br> <br> "And now, make up your minds. I have run out of patience."<br> [/GM]<br> <br> [Bongo]<br> Bongo telepathically speaks to the rest of the company. *I think we're all<br> thinking the same thing. We can't trust him. But he's right, we can't wait<br> here any longer. All of you, nod once if you think we should take him out.*<br> [/Bongo]<br> <br> [Osiris]<br> Osiris nods once.<br> [/Osiris]<br> <br> [Lady Frost]<br> Lady Frost also nods once.<br> [/Lady Frost]<br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> </font><div class="Ih2E3d">Aaron Clausen <a href="mailto:mightymartianca@gmail.com">mightymartianca@gmail.com</a><br> </div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">_______________________________________________<br> Taocowpbem mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Taocowpbem@zork.net">Taocowpbem@zork.net</a><br> <a href="http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem" target="_blank">http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br> _______________________________________________<br>Taocowpbem mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Taocowpbem@zork.net">Taocowpbem@zork.net</a><br>http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>