<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt">[Vesper]<br>Vesper nodded and directed Alex and the others in what to take along especially since he was well versed in magic. "Not a problem Keldon, we will take you with us and hopefully to safety."<br>Looking to the bishop, "You sold us out once, you might have some way to signal the splugorth or even have some tracking creature in your body. The splugorth practice strange magics and science. We will try and drop you off somewhere but keeping company with you after this when you could have worked with us to help protect your city. That was a personal choice."<br>Vesper went to pick out some items as well from the shop.<br>[/Vesper]<br><div><span><br></span></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial,
Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 3:57 PM, Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container">>> [Keldon]<br clear="none">>> Keldon seems to have recovered. "From my shop!" he says. He pulls out<br clear="none">>> a silvery rune-carved amulet from a sweater pocket and hands it to<br clear="none">>> Vesper. "This is a PPE battery. You should be able to get us back to<br clear="none">>> the shop with your spell and the power within."<br clear="none">>> [/Keldon]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">>>> [Vesper]<br clear="none">>>> "I can get us out I can get us through a rift elsewhere."<br clear="none">>>> On the radio to Ted, "Get my items
bring them with you."<br clear="none">>>> Vesper follows Alex.<br clear="none">>>> "Living on the run without a moments peace is really starting to piss<br clear="none">>>> me off."<br clear="none">>>> His anger not at her but at the situation shows on his face.<br clear="none">>>> [/Vesper]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">>>> [Alex]<br clear="none">>>> "Really could be a curse that follows me," Alex responds. "Been my life<br clear="none">>>> since engaging the Xiticix,"<br clear="none">>>> She continues hunting for a safe path though, still a trained ranger<br clear="none">>>> [/Alex]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">>> [Ithdalkal]<br clear="none">>> The Blind Warrior Woman runs over to assist Alex in trying to find a<br clear="none">>> path out of here.<br clear="none">>> [/Ithdalkal]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">>> [GM]<br
clear="none">>> There are a number of paths out of this garden, but it is a courtyard,<br clear="none">>> so all paths lead to the Abbey itself, or at least to gates to the<br clear="none">>> outside. Depending on the number of Splugorth minions, all or at least<br clear="none">>> the main exits may be covered.<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> Meanwhile the Archbishop is shouting "You must save me. I can give<br clear="none">>> your the location of enough wealth to keep all of you in luxury for<br clear="none">>> years, but if you want it, you must take me with you!"<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> >> Finally Oz's men contact him. "We're at the ship's landing pad. No<br clear="none">>> enemy in sight. We'll contact you as soon as we're aboard."<br clear="none">[/GM]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> [Vesper]<br clear="none">> Vesper nods to Keldon taking the
amulet. "Ok everyone another portal<br clear="none">> to take us to Keldon's shop and then we can get out of here. I think this<br clear="none">> city is going to fall since the Archbishop failed to just turn us over.<br clear="none">> Someone needs to warn the whole town." Vesper focuses on the amulet<br clear="none">> to bring everyone who wants with him. "Alex come with me."<br clear="none">> [/Vesper]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> [Oz]<br clear="none">> The German shouts back at the Archbishop. "If it's in this town it's<br clear="none">> gone. I'm not going to abandon anyone to the aliens, but I'm not going<br clear="none">> out of my way to save your traitorous ass, either."<br clear="none">> [/Oz]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[GM]<br clear="none">The Archbishop just responds. "I have money... credits... gold... jewels."<br clear="none">[/GM]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> [Oz]<br
clear="none">> He radios back to his troops. "Secure that ship! If the captain won't<br clear="none">> stay, leave with the ship and we'll catch up to you. Keeping that ship<br clear="none">> safe is our main priority."<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Oz nods at Vesper. "Let's go, then."<br clear="none">> [/Oz]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[GM]<br clear="none">The Sergeant radios back. "Just going up the gang plank now, sir! No<br clear="none">sign of the captain at all. He was in town last time I checked."<br clear="none">[/GM]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> [Alex]<br clear="none">> Before she goes with Vesper, she says to the archbishop, "Pray to the<br clear="none">> virgin, the gold will not protect you."<br clear="none">> She has heard stories of churches protecting those the Coalition are<br clear="none">> after under pain of destruction.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> "I can just transmit a
wide band warning by radio," Alex states. "Should<br clear="none">> do it here before we teleport."<br clear="none">> Unless told not to, she breaks encryption and transmits in the clear on<br clear="none">> the emergency frequency a warning, "Warning, invaders in the town.<br clear="none">> Attackers from Atlantis."<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> She smiles back at Vesper, "Here we go again," and grabs Vespers hand<br clear="none">> unless it will interfere with his magic.<br clear="none">> [Alex]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> [Vesper]<br clear="none">> Vesper nods his approval at her warning the city. He takes her hand while<br clear="none">> he works his magic to get them all to Keldon's home. His thumb caressing<br clear="none">> Alex fingers for a moment or two.<br clear="none">> [/Vesper]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> [Alex]<br clear="none">> Before they teleport, "I repeat, Invaders in
town. Attackers from Atlantis."<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> "Cannot do any more, otherwise they can track our radio calls."<br clear="none">> [/Alex]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[GM]<br clear="none">When everyone steps through the portal, they find themselves outside<br clear="none">of a rather odd building. It looks to have been<br clear="none">carved, or, considering the very smooth and rounded lines of the<br clear="none">building, possibly grown from living rock. It is a two story structure<br clear="none">with several doors and windows, none round or square and all at odd<br clear="none">angles and in strange shapes. A sign above what probably is the main<br clear="none">door (which is five-sided) is neon and announces it as "Keldon and<br clear="none">Sons Magic and Items of Interest". There appears to be no electrical<br clear="none">cable leading between the sign, which seems to float about six inches<br clear="none">of the
wall of the building, and the building itself.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Up and down the street people are quickly beginning to panic. Clearly<br clear="none">those that did not know of the invasion, now know there is one, likely<br clear="none">due to Alex's radio broadcast. A number of citizens, still putting on<br clear="none">their armor, are forming into a militia of some kind. There are no<br clear="none">Splugorth Minions in sight, but down the street a building is burning,<br clear="none">and tracers from gunfire can be seen in the evening sky. Still, it<br clear="none">presently seems contained to a single area of the town and hasn't<br clear="none">spread.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Keldon pays little attention to what goes on around him. He bursts<br clear="none">through the door. Inside two D-Bees that look nearly identical to<br clear="none">Keldon are hastily throwing scrolls and various other items into a<br
clear="none">number of odd, silvery boxes that ought to have, by now, been filled.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Keldon is literally crying by this point. "Seventy years work done and<br clear="none">gone!" he says miserably. "Hurry up lads," he says to the two other<br clear="none">squiddish D-Bees. "If those Splugorth have any skill at all, they will<br clear="none">be able to at least get a general idea of where our friend's portal<br clear="none">took us."<br clear="none"><br clear="none">He turns back to Oz, Vesper and Alex. "You can have whatever you want<br clear="none">from this shop, providing you can grab it in about sixty seconds,<br clear="none">providing you take the three of us and the contents of these boxes<br clear="none">with us."<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The Archbishop, who has been hanging back, is outraged. "You'll accept<br clear="none">this... this shopkeeper's offer, but my offer is spurned?"<br clear="none"><br
clear="none">The Sergeant radios Oz. "We're on board, sir. Mr. Smythe and Lady<br clear="none">Louissa are here. Awaiting your instructions."<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Quite suddenly the gun fire stops, and in its place sounds like the<br clear="none">heavy pounding of feet down the street.<br clear="none">[/GM]<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">Aaron Clausen<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mightymartianca@gmail.com" href="mailto:mightymartianca@gmail.com">mightymartianca@gmail.com</a><div class="yqt9936924235" id="yqtfd56394"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Taocowpbem mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Taocowpbem@zork.net" href="mailto:Taocowpbem@zork.net">Taocowpbem@zork.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem" target="_blank">http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem</a><br
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