*You slowly make your way to the elven camp, the girls trading the heavy gold for items, gems, special crafting materials and they work out amongst themselves what the split is, They end up giving the bones to the armorer to make Jennah some Dragonbone Plate Mail, as well as half the scales, they are also trading for rare paragon rune stones, and are now mostly devoid of cash, but have more tangible products. You are all directed to the enchanter, who proceeds to put the runestones in weapons and armor*
*Cass smiles and hands you nine runestones, 6 for your weapons and 3 for your armor*
"See having me for a fiance has it's perks, I got you some resistance ones so the fireballs won't hurt as much, and your weapons will have stronger fire, ice and electrical damage"
*Your armor is now 45% resistant to fire, cold and electricity, and your weapons both add a whopping +7 Cold, +7 Fire, and +7 Electrical Damage*
Doublepost to get it to show
Wow. "Wow." That's pretty sweet. I might have to name these daggers pretty soon.
*she winks*
"They do have names, and are a part of a matched set, I don't know if they would appreciate being called something different. If you believe that sort of thing."
*the girls are looking to you for their next location on where to go, there were darkspawn here but they either fled, or were eaten by the dragons and forest*
((I think I gave you names for them on the first page))
Haaaa you did. Tooth of the Mountain Father, Talon of the Skies. Quite mouthfuls to say (and a mouthful in another sense as a certain dragon would no doubt agree). But I do love them dearly in spite of their longwinded monickers. We're off to the next adventure, backtracking to the path, then back to the road.
*You head out to the main road, it takes a good part of the day and I am assuming your heading west, you make it to another fork, this time, there is a path leading south it's familiar, or you can continue going west, it is nearing nightfall*
((GE roll 14))
Familiar, huh... why not take the familiar seeming path.
*As your walking down the path, this is the same path you came from after your joining, you remember some of the landmarks, but the bodies are all gone, south far in the distance, you see a fortress*
*The girls look at it*
"Ostrigar, the old tevinter fortress, sight of many battles, genocides and occupying forces. It is a sight to behold.
"Sounds like as good a destination as any." Sounds great; as good a place to die as any.
*It is pitch black by this point, the girls vote to setup camp as far away from the fortress as possible, and you know from previous experience, how dangerous this path is*
*they setup the tents and set watches same as last night, there is no foolin around tonight*
*you are awakened in the middle of the night by a boot to the side, you hear grunting and feel darkspawn around, the others are waken more gently, it's hard to make out but there seem to be 10 shapes moving down the path, 2 of them quite large, 4 of them odd, and the other 4 look like darkspawn sized shapes*
((GE Roll 21))
I'll get up quietly and hide stealthily, biding my time.
*You guys aren't hiding well collectively as a group, but the other group is worse at perception than you are at hiding, you see 2 Ogres, 4 shrieks, 1 orc with a staff, 1 goblin with a staff, and 2 orc warriors*
*You are off to the left of the path, and are free to make limited plans on how to approach this battle, you've see Cass's abilities, and you know yours and Geli's and Jennah's, so I will leave it up to you on how you want to handle it*
((Collective group stealth 80, Inituition check collective: 38))
2 ogres... I saw what an ogre did before, so I'm going to try to get one of them myself. Cass is going to do her exploding ball of fire a couple times, Jennah is going to tank with Cass, and Geli.. she usually sings to keep us healed, right? I don't know their skills as well as I should, heh. If she doesn't sing to keep our health up I expect she'll be flanking the enemy with me.
((Cass has the Healing Aura, it's the last step of the Spirit Healer package, Geli sings to bring everyone's energy and mana recharge rate faster, she can sing and flank, Orges are strong, Guys with staffs are likely mages, Shriks can confuse, and warriors warrior, does any of that information change your plans at all. Cass does have an ability to burn enemy mage's mana and cause damage to them, she has mentioned it with glee on her face.))
somewhat. Cass will tank and focus on healing, take down the mages if we're all okay. Jennah will tank. Geli will sing and help me flank them, and our first target are the shrieks, then ogres, then mages, then warriors.
*Cass lets you get in position and deviates from the plan a bit, and lets off a Mana Clash, the mages expload in energy and are just dead, you and Geli are closer to the ogres and decide to take them out first, you both jump up and decimate them with daggers to the bag, they fall in one round of actions, Jennah barrels into the shreiks and does her war cry knocking them back and stunning them and the warriors*
((Cass is very willful, probably the most willful person you've ever met Rolls, 70 for the Mana Clash, 35 damage to the mages, poof gone, 72 for you and 68 for Geli, 16+21/2 for Kyler, 18, unconscious, no roll needed, bleeding to death, Geli 15+21/2, 18 for Geli, 18, unconscious, no roll needed, bleeding to death, Jennah, 54 Warcry, knockback and stunned, no save with success better than 50, very lucky rolls lately Kyler))
*You and Geli can spend the next action to put them down permenantly due to your abilities*
of course we will. Then itms back to sleep, we can lewt in the morning.
*Combat is not over, Cass throws a weak fireball into their midst, they are burning but not taking a lot of damage, and Jennah savages one and knocks it silly, rendering it combat ineffective, leaving three skrieks and 2 warriors still ambulatory, your actions?*
((04 For Fireball 1 intensity, 1 intensity per round of burning for 3 rounds, Jennah slams one with her shield multiple times 62, 10 each time x3, dead))
Bless me you're right. Keep style up and gtf in there.
*Cass throws another weak fireball into their midst, and you and Geli land some good shots, taking out two shreiks, and Jennah pummels the last to death and drives it into the ground, the two warriors look confuse, they want to run but darkspawn don't run, they rush up to attack Cass, throwing the weakest physical attacks you have ever seen, Cass seems to be insulted, the four of you savage the last two, they didn't have a chance, rolls said their ancestors felt it. You go back to sleep till the morning, 20 gold, 54 silver, 2 Health Poltices, crappy weapons and armor*
((Cass 14 fireball, 2 intensities, 2 fire for 3 rounds, you 54, Geli, 74, Jennah 80, Warrior 1 01, Warrior 4, 02, 2 intensities that get healed, well that was anticlimatic))
Thrashed! Following theroad once we're ready.
*You follow the road, getting closer to Ostrigar, and things get quiet, and you hear a voice in front of you*
"I think that's far enough, I don't see a mage with em so go with plan B" A Dwarf, and two humans peek out from behind a fallen tree in the road, you sense two beings to your right and left in the forest with bows, and two behind you, none are advancing"
((23 GE roll))
Hmm... bandits... not good. Maybe they don't know we saw them. I'm going to say, "Ambush" and go for the two behind, zig zagging to try to throw off the aim of the archers; the rest of my team, Geli with me I hope and Cass and Jennah taking the ones in front; if they don't move to fight we won't attack them, but I have a feeling it's an ambush.
((Persuade check 21 failure, Int check Kyler 19 pass, Geli 26 fail, Jennah 28 failure, 22 Cass pass))
*They do not look convinced, and rain arrows apon you, you enact your plan and you see at the last moment that you almost stepped into a bear trap, Cass also side steps a bear trap, Geli and Jennah were not so lucky, and are stuck in place, arrows impact everyone, and it's just you and Cass free, plans changed?*
Umm.. yes and no. I figured something like that would happen, but I'll double back to help Geli free herself. Hopefully it doesn't take too long; I trust Jennah to help herself, she's a strong girl, can take a lot of punishmentl Gelidrasil I'm more concerned for.
*Cass advances forward and slices a human with her sword and begins to tank them, Geli and Jennah both get pelted with arrow after arrow, and it is too much they are dead*
"Cass smiles and says we surrender and *winks* to you*
((roll 41 for the sword attack, the lots of arrow hits and misses, with flanking and archer bonuses, toast))
I'm trying to protect Cass, trying to stand between her and them at any cost, but no longer advancing the enemy, following her lead.
*They go back and extract the bodies of Jennah and Geli from the traps, not wanting to miss another mark if they walk down the road*
*Cass laughs giddily and they are confused, until they are all put to sleep, she then does a revive spell centered to hit the bodies of her friends, letting them heal a bit and letting her healing aura take away their grievous wound from dying, and centers a fireball at the gathered mob, this one hits like a comet BOOM, everyone is thrown off their feet, the forest is on fire, everyone is on fire, and you come to with 10 roasted humans, and your party members going through loot*
*Sleep spell 51 success, Revive Spell 79 success, Fireball, 70 success, 14 intensities, and 7 per round of anyone for 7 rounds, the party takes 25% of that*
Wow. I tell Cass I think I love her, and am too freaked out for many words, kind of choked up from seeing Jennah and Geli die.
*she smiles and the others roll their eyes*
*Jennah says*
"You didn't think we weren't prepared to die with Ground Zero Cass there, we made her learn the healing magic."
*Geli affirms*
"Sometimes it's an effective means to draw the enemy out of their fortified locations, but yeah it still hurts."
*all the girls are kinda touched seeing you choked up and all*
*Jennah relents*
"We and mostly I have been pretty mean to you, you are an alright guy, so I think we can relax the five foot rule and stop with SOME of the comments."
*Cass affirms*
"I maybe a little off, but I do have my ways."
*she beams and runs over and hugs and kisses you in the gore*
"I think that is the most romantic thing, anyone has ever said to me."
I say to them, "I don't mind the meanness or the comments, actually. That kind of banter is how I know you're accepting of me." Of course I kiss Cass back, maybe cop a feel while I'm at it; what sane man wouldn't? Afterwards, while the looting is being done, "I should and need to tell you three something; if I get killed I don't think I'm going to leave a body to resurrect. I wanted you all to know that so that it doesn't come as a suprise; I'll be off to another adventure somewhere, in my own way.. but I wll always remember the three of you." I give Cass a look particularly that clearly says "especially you", but don't voice it.
*They nod, not quite getting why*
*Jennah says*
"Thanks for letting us know, and we usually are hard on teammates, but the rewards are pretty nice" *she starts to look green and runs to the bushes and throws up*
*Cass and Geli snicker at the big bad warrior losing her lunch*
*Cass says*
"I would like to go with you, but from what it sounds it isn't possible"
((This is where you Kyler get to decide if you want an associate or not, she is willing, so no check is needed))
"You know, that must be possible, somehow; I met another like me elsewhere, and he had a person with him; I don't really know how it works, but I'd love to have you along with me, wherever I was."
*Jennah tosses you a pretty non magical ring, it's smaller for a woman's hand with diamonds rubies and emeralds in a gold setting, probably worth 20k here, here, it would be sold for a Soverign*
"Should give her something then to make sure there is a link between you two."
*everyone is all smiles*
I give her the ring, and put it on her finger, saying, "Death may come; where I go, I go with you, no matter what."
((Read the peanut gallery thread and make a choice :P))
*As you do that, the illusion drops, you look around and Cass is still there, but not there, she is a purple skinned woman with a fiery head, very beautyful, practically nakid, there is a man in Grey Warden Armor in the backround with two blackened forms, tall, brimstone, you find it hard to do much being bound by something*
*He looks at her*
"Well done Cass, it only took you three days to get him to love you, he should turn easily now."
*Cass looks down unmoving*
"Release him and command him to throw allegiance behind me."
*Cass pauses for a moment and shakes her head*
"No, I really do love him, I never planned on having him get to me like that."
*The man in the Grey Warden armor is visibility ill*
"I Desire Demon, in love, I wouldn't have even thought the concept possible. It is no matter, strip her of her powers."
*the two demons next to him point their hands at Cass, and you see power flow from her to them, and her head is no longer pointed, or on fire, she has red hair, purple skin, almost nakid aside from some silks around her middle*
"If you choose to love him, then you are of no further use to us, and are doomed to spend your life as one of them, sort of."
*You are free, he is not aware of it, you are in your armor, your daggers at your side, as best as you can figure it, you don't know if Jennah or Geli, or anyone else but Seith existed.*
*He walks over to gloat and looks to be starting a monologue*
"I knew not killing you with the other recruits would have yielded..."
J
Hah. I still love Cass, being not interested in whether that was illusion, this was illusion, or anything other than that this is going on now. I attack this Seith with style.
*you get into style and shove one dagger into his testicals and the other across his throat, he isn't dead, but it's just a matter of moments*
*Cass holds onto your back knowing what's coming*
*Both Demons engulf you all with a black beam, and darkness falls on you*
((32 to get into style, 50 for attack roll, 10+4 Fire Intensities, 91 for Black Beam of Doom, and that's that))
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