>>11929156
Belongings: Ragged robes, noble garbs, medium armour (chain mail, steel breastplate), “Kingslayer", Captain’s Skull, “King of Black Waters” (Warship)
Known Dark Arts: Soul Obliteration (Cost High), Zone of Secularity (Cost Very High), Dark Imply (Cost Low), Shadow Step (Cost Range Dependent), Dark Storm (High, Medium upkeep)
Evil Power: Nigh Human Potential
Minions and Allies of Note: Catharine (Mistress), Sailors (531), Mage neophytes - Children (23), Quoth (Raven familiar), Kelgris (Clockwork Dragon), Gregor and Mirada (Master Engineer and apprentice), Brem (Angelfalls East Slums crime lord)


Weeks have passed since your meeting with Brem. During the past weeks rumours of a tragedy in Ostenmark have traveled this far almost matching the rumours of a threat from Easterners amassing east outside Naheland’s boarders. Some go as far to credit the recent destruction and farfetched horrors as the work of the Easterners. Radical Valtir priests preach to the masses on the streets litany of redemption and heralding the end times for an era of peace and prosperity for all people of the continent.

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>>11929185

While gathering your resources and planning on how to dismantle the city a sudden turn of events has shook the city of Angelfalls. A large fleet of white galleys appeared outside Angelfalls with no notice a few days ago. It raised great alarm when not even travelling merchant vessels warned of their arrival. They oddly remained on the horizon for several days as well. You have encountered these vessels before; they could only belong only to the Elves of the far western continent. From the fleet of fifty vessels an army emerged of about 5000 swarmed the city and up to the citadel of Angelfalls and parlayed with the ruling nobility of. Producing old treaties they proclaimed that they possessed the right to reoccupy the city at their leisure, a deal ancient humans accepted for a city well beyond their capability to make so long ago. Who expected the landlords to return after so long?

The Elven army and fleet has occupied Angelfalls, although they have removed no people, and made no declaration of doing so, they asked the ruling parties of the city to stand down and confine themselves to their estates. The people are baffled at the sudden reappearance of the elves en masse. To see an elf more then two times in an entire life time is rare for most. Tales of Elfish magic are legendary, and an entire army is too intimidating to protest against. Formal meetings between the other powers of Telreinz and the elves are to take place soon at the citadel towering over the crest of the waterfall.

They have made no public declaration of their intent; you have gathered all this knowledge through the information Brem has been willing to give for free. You can guess that they have not arrived caring about the plight of old allies, they are here looking for you. Providence may have led them to the city you have hidden away in, but they have not discovered you yet, the initiative is yours.

Sweet, Evil quest!

Holy shit it's back.

We need to raise anti elf sentiment among the Human population. Play up the actions and
>imply
sinister connotations to said actions.

The elves are plotting to strike against the human lands. They'll be using this city as a staging point. Removing the human leadership was the first step. Soon they'll put Elves in control of all aspects of the city, then more elves will arrive, and then more. Then it will be too late.

Accidentally left out the legend for the map

1: West dock slums
2: Exterior Harbour
3: East dock slums
4: East Angelfalls (mostly residential)
6: Interior harbour
7: Central Angelfalls (craftsmen and shipwrights)
8: Angelfalls Market
9: Church and city gardens
10: West Angelfalls (mostly residential)
11: Warehouses
12: Angelfalls Citadel (each a tower on separate sides of the river above the waterfall connected by a stone bridge)

>>11929512
You will not find many speaking out against the elves in the city. But you have gone weeks without using your magic, and the aura you give off during and after doing so has diminished. For now you may pass off as human and not inspire fear so long as you keep your eyes hidden.

The people are way, and you can use that against them. But soon after engaging the population and trying to incite them, a patrol of elven soldiers led by what appears to be a captain arrives with weapons sheathed. They stand at ease to make themselves as non threatening as they can.

The captain speaks up once the marching column comes to a halt, "Hail citizens of Angelfalls. I hear there may be some animosity of our arrival, I have come on behest of Prince Aldwerin to see to your concerns." The elf with straight posture and beaming confidence reaches his hand out to you from beyond the crowd you have gathered, "And what sir do you see so threatening as old allies returning to their city?"

OH GOD YES OH GOD YES OH GOD YES


captcha: oplaidioidea, sublemn

>>11929655
"Invaders . . ." Stab him through the gut with our sword and then run, disappear into crowds.

>Dark Imply (Cost Low)
Could you describe how it works, what does it allow, what are its drawbacks and can it be used surreptitiously?

>>11929799
You dredge up emotions that are already there and twist them. Think what Iago did to Othello with making him think that he beloved was cheating on him with another man and how Iago turned Othello's good natured loved into paranoia, jealousy and brutality. You cannot however use it to imply and convince someone that 2+2 equals 5.

>>11929799
We can suggest ideas to people, enflaming stuff. Like turning a slightly racist southerner into a Lynch crazy redneck.

>>11929655
Nah, don't attack him he's an elf and may be MUCH stronger than even the Easterner Princeling, simply shout back: (Assuming I remember Telreinz as one of the three warring nations. If it is not DISREGARD THIS)

"Allies? I see no friend here. I see only invaders. Invaders like those sots in Casleinz. Invaders like the pompous Lourenzi, you come here and take OUR homes. You sail your fleet, march your army, and place yourselves as our betters and you EXPECT our welcome!?"

>>11929854
This sounds good.

>>11929655
"Old allies? You occupy our city, confine our rulers to their homes, and attempt to bind us to old treaties that none alive would now agree to. You would call these the actions of allies? They seem to me to be the actions of invaders."

Use imply if applicable.

>>11929901
Actions of tyrants.

>>11929854
this sounds good.
also FUCK YEA EVIL QUEST IS BACK!!!

did we ever so anything with those apprentice mages, or are they just loafing around?

>>11929740
He is on the other side of a crowd right now, but with a hand gesture you reach under your robes to have your hand secretly on the hilt of 'Kingslayer'

>>11929854
The captain's eyes widen in shock for a moment, like he can't understand why you are so angry. Reaching into his white silk cloak he pulls out a scroll and likens his voice to a town crier's as he unfurls and summarizes its contents, "This here is an exact copy of the Angelfalls treaty signed one thousand years ago! Signed by the noble families of the time surviving the great war: Alberc, Colbain, Feretz, Hinter, Jerwen and Salrizen! That the elves leaving for the lands of rest across the western seas would give this city to the kings and noblemen of man, only to relinquish it should the Elven High Sages see fit to return to the east shores of the great sea!"

While rolling the scroll back up, "Your ancestors agreed to this binding treaty, I would not expect any of your kind to remain alive from that day, but I would know it from those we stood by in battle a thousand years ago to have the Honor and understanding to respect the law!" Turning to his troops he leaves the crowd behind, and with him the gathered crowd beings to filter out slowly from the square back to their homes and places of business. They seem unready to confront the elves, nor act without the word of their aristocrats and town leaders.

Not much to expect from a class of people not used to thinking for themselves.

>>11930010
are any of the crowd jeering at the elves? if so >imply an elf to lash out in retaliation... it only takes one act of violence to make something a "massacre"

>>11930010
"You see? A single voice of dissent, and they are eager to crush it. These are no heroes, good people. They're not even human, but they demand our fealty. Remember this conversation. Remember it well. It could be the difference between slavery and freedom."
>imply it
Use their fear of the unknown.

>>11930010
Well that could have gone better, no matter.

Alrighty, staying low is probably a good idea even if we're flattered the elves put this much effort into stopping us. Who leads the city? Can we get our newfound followers and those thieving scoundrels to start disseminating propaganda likening the elves to ancient enemies? Graffiti, vandalism hell even small fires should help. As the fellow above me stated, if we could even get one elf to murder a human this situation might blow up. Also, we need to find out who this Elven Prince is, and how the Aristocrats are taking this.

>>11930087
Also, WOOOOOO EVIL QUEST FUCK YEAR.

>>11930010

See if we can find out which noble houses are hurt the most by the reappearance of the elves, and work on influencing them.

>>11930087
This.
Coupled with
>>11930042
this.
The speech would probably make the elves even angrier.

>>11930087
>>11930096
these work

Waiting for OP...

ZZZZZZzzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzzZZZZ

>>11930138
hush you

>chunks itself
I think captchas already in the spirit of the quest, and there havent been any EvilQuest threads since she was instated... clever

GOD DAMMIT EVIL POST OR I WILL RAPE YOU. YOU ARE NOT DISAPPEARING AGAIN.

>>11930179
It's been what, five minutes? Come on.

EVIL QUEST IS BACK?
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

>>11930042
>>11930087
These two seem good, playing up people's likely hidden fears and worries.

>>11930096
>>11930087
>>11930042

You arrange a meeting with Brem, the criminal leader of Angelfalls east dock slums.

"What are you crazy? Messing with the elves?" He takes some time to think. "You can't bribe elves and you're a madman to try and pirate one of their trade galleys. One mage on that ship and you're done for! I don't even know how they cross the sea without being swallowed up." He gets up and starts pacing back and forth. "They got a fleet outside the harbour, they're letting ships in, but only one out of ten of my smuggler runners is making it through with contraband intact! You want my help I need gold! Insane amount of gold for doing something insane like standing up to the elves! And setting fires and provoking em? Big time gold, serious gold!"

Considering how easily you dispatched a galley of elves months ago, you are getting the assumption the reputation for grace with absurd power the elves wield is more of a set back then the elves themselves. You really really do hate them.

"But the aristocrats? Yeah sure, they can't be happy about it. They're getting locked up in their estates above the waterfall. From what I can tell the nobles are trying to tell them about the Black Dune Prince, that guy leading the Easterner army east of Naheland. The elves don't wanna listen, they say they only care about finding some guy. Want to use this place as a base for it. They want to meet up with the Apostle states too. Crazy they are, an army standing on the continents doorstep and they only care about stupid things. 'Merchants' like me will be the first to go if those easterners sweep in.

EVIL QUEST IS BACK! WOOO!
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WAITING FOR THE NEXT POST!.....

>>11930220
Hey, we were supposed to make a speech.

>>11930220
lets meet us some nobles then. get'em to "sponsor" us so that we can get Brems men to work sewing dissent

>>11930220

Well, then the answer is clear. Try to get into contact with the aristocrats, and start spreading rumors that the elves aren't special after all; in fact, who knows if humans even signed that treaty in the first place?

>>11930257
You could say that was all.....implied


YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

>>11930269
Mind.Instance.Status == "blown"

>>11930269
Oh. Oh GOD.

>>11930269
Importantly, did an elf lash out or not?

>>11930220
"Listen Brem, think of this as an investment. You said it yourself, these Skinny Bastards are costing you 90 percent of your smuggling income. If we don't work *together* then your merchant days may very well be over. Gold is always possible, but extorting me will only hurt you in the end. Trust me on that."

>>11930220
Perhaps we can go to these nobles and chat for a bit. Tell them we can work towards restoring their power so they can deal with this Black Dune Prince, all we need is a bit of cash to help deal with the elves.

It's Summary, not Summery.

slowpoke.jpg

>>11930334
>>11930337
combination of these two. nobles are generally corrupt, power-hungry bastards. lets play to that

Catharine eavesdropping on the conversation while she was keeping the books and after Brem has left speaks up.

"Did you say Hinter was one of the names, that is my family's name. I'm not sure what happened to the others, they may have died out or married into other families, but maybe if we got a good look at the treaty and translated it we could find a loop hole?"

Your others options so far as you've pieced together is to start acts of guerrilla terrorism, inciting public riots, appealing to the nobles or getting Brem the money he wants.

>>11930371
Incite riots while we try to find a loophole.

>>11930371
Our mistress is the best mistress, let's definitely look into that treaty for a loophole.

>>11930371
lets check on Hinter first, while getting Bren to work on the rabble-rousing and terrorism. go for elven targets, make it look like disgruntled humans, go for humans, make it look like bored elves

>>11930334
Just tossing this out there, we need to get some deliciously evil-looking minions like those at some point.
On topic, what
>>11930334
said.

Meanwhile, let's get Quoth to spy on those fucking elves.

holy shit Evil quest

>>11930371
Loopholes are good, let's get in on that. Also: If we have a loyal cadre of followers get them to start killing people and dumping them off the docks. Then spread rumors about the elves kidnapping people for whatever reason, their homes, gold, suspected traitors associated to whoever they are looking for (HINT: IT MAY BE US) just fan the flames slowly. Hell even suggest to Brem that this would be a great time to start knocking out the competition using this method. Wealthy traders go missing, elves blockading certain ships from entering. Anything to get him to cooperate and lower his price.

>>11930371

Look for loophole in the treaty, and approach nobles with Catherine as the last heir of the treaty's families.

Provide the nobles with a excellent legal opportunity to politely ask the elves to leave the city; either they refuse, and we incite rebellion, or they just leave, and we get to work our magic anyways.

>>11930397
>>11930435
These.
And this:
>>11930416
What good is having a raven familiar without using him to spy?

>>11930334
When Brem comes back into the room after cooling his head he listens to you again and rubs his temples.

"Yeah yeah! I-" Just at that point he catches a glimpse of one of your eyes and catches on to the sternness of your voice and even that old stubborn criminal takes a step back. "R-right, you're right. But I just got like 50 good runners, they got an army. They ain't just some city guard, they probably some collection of two thousand year old veterans or something! You got to offer me something in return!"

"Then start filling in the harbour with bodies instead of stones."

Brem takes makes a strange face, "What?"

"You heard me. People with debts, make an example of them in these hard times. Get rid of them."

Brem averts his gaze and leaves the room, you think you saw a small nod.

>>11930469
Good good.
Now lets start looking at that treaty.

>>11930454
Sounds like a plan. Awwright, let's do this.

>>11930416
With the distractions out of the way for now you take a moment to relax and close your eyes, trying to find where that bird went. Anticipating your desires, your vision is filled with the blurred vision of the raven sitting upon the stone of a window high within one of the citadel's towers.

And soon to follow the voices inside, "-if you're our allies then you must know that your allies are in danger and help us." One of the man's aids attempts to remind him of his manners but that man is promptly ignored. "Those on the boarders are not those kings and nobles of men who fought with you so long ago, if you want our help we must solve these problems first. The kings of all nations are preparing to raise armies should they actually march further west!"

"Please Duke, I know of your concerns, but what I seek is something that wont threaten your ruling class but all life and respect for dignity of life."

The duke's word's remain stern, "Prince..."

The prince sitting in the Dukes own court throne waves his hand, "I mean you no ill will my good Duke, and I assure you I will prove the threat you cannot see. I would not have it fester and grow while you ignore it. This city will remain safe I can assure you. More Elves will come, some months ago we lost a ship of diplomats, we later learned it must have been because of 'it'."

One of the prince's aids whispers into his ears. At this point the words become fuzzy, and the vision more blurry.

"And it seems he knows we are here as well."'

You awake again.

>>11930469send Quoth to spy on some nobles to see which ones are the most angry/will be easiest to turn

We should go frogman and punch holes into the bottom of the elves' ships.

Can magic be traced to it's source? If not, we can just cast a Dark Storm over the fleet and sink/cripple it.

>>11930542
>because of "it"

Fuck, not only are they elves, but they're anime elves as well. This is going to be difficult.

>>11930542
Yay plot!
>>11930435
>>11930397
These sound good, I think.

>>11930563
They're probably warded against that shit, man. The one thing elves do well is magic.

>>11930563
I don't think attacking them so brashly would be a good idea.
If we did then the populous might actually sympathies with them.
I'd say continue on course with inciting riots and sowing discontent for now, especially that they know we're here now.
Perhaps Cathrine could take a look at the treaty?
Perhaps we should check on Kelgris? It's been a while.

>>11930542

Shit, they know we're coming.

Here's what I'm thinking; set up a fall guy somewhere relatively distant. It'll be hard for the elves to justify being in the city while "we" supposed to be somewhere else. Additionally, the aristocrats won't be on their guard.

Someone who knows how to tag this thread, archive it on suptg.

I'm afraid of screwing everyone up.

>>11930604
We did scatter some of our cultists to go forth and spread evil, setting up their own forces and kill, plunder, and destroy.

>>11930631

Speaking of cultists, we should probably try to start another cell in this fresh city. Let's see if we can go for the disaffected noble youth though, that's a trope we haven't exploited yet.

Reports of missing people being to pop up, and bodies emerge in the Angel river and estuary as you wait in the cabin of your ship the "King of Black Waters" hidden within one of Brem's smuggler's docks in his slums. In the church achieves Catharine manged to find a copy of the treaty translated from elvish to the church's dead tongue.

Cathrine tells you what she has found so far, "As a surviving Hinter... along with my other two sisters could call into question the contents of this treaty and renegotiate it. But for all present we would need more then 70% of all present to agree with the new terms."

>>11930563
Maybe not, but if you start using your overt magic at all or even covert magic right in front of them they'll know who they are dealing with. For now though...you seem human enough.

>>11930605
Done.

>>11930658
We're blond, aren't we?
Blond guys are always evil.

>>11930631
>>11930652
The cultists as of now, due to your foresight, are keeping the inquisition busy and at bay as they try push their influence from the south originating from the Apostle States.

As for new members in this city... You could certainly turn your attention to that if you wanted to.

>>11930685
Actually we're more of a "hideous eldritch evil that is mind-bending to look at"

When we're in final form at least. How many babies do we need to kill before we go super sayajin?

>>11930658
Well it's time to see if we can do something about this treaty.
Let's go see if we can't convince two sisters to join our cause.
(Possibly by making the church a target of some 'bored elves'. Hint hint.)
Then we talk to the Nobles.

>>11930658
Nobles it is. Look at the noble houses, see which ones will he hit hardest by this.
>>11930685
I'm game. It's appropriate.

>>11930658
Well then, we'll need to work on gaining the nobles support before we attempt to renegotiate then. Let's go look about and try to find any we could easily sway to our cause. If we can infiltrate the nobility we should be able to pull this through easily.

>>11930712
While we look human, I say we are blond. 80's movies don't lie, man.

>>11930710

Well, see what we can find out about the noble class, and if possible, find a way to get in contact with the weak-minded among them.

>>11930710
well, while our mistress is working on loopholes, and our criminals on sewing dissent, we may as well drum up some new cultists

Our cultists are our mainstay, which is a bit disappointing. We really need to gather an elite guard of dark knights sometime in the future.

>>11930791
Maybe some corrupted paladins? Or better, death knights.

Seek out disaffected youth and the poor and violent. CONVERT THEM WITH POPULAR MUSIC!

Opinion is split between influencing noble houses and developing a new cult.

I'm for a new cult. While garnering noble support could be useful, I think that the idea of losing their power over the city will be enough of a turn off to the nobles that they will support Catherine's renegotiation attempts without further nudging.

However, the people have lived like sheep, getting everything handed to them and not making any choices themselves. This is perfect for our purposes. We spread word (through criminal connections) about how the elves intend to rework the ruling class so that the humans will no longer have such an easy time of it. Make it sound like the elves intend to slowly convert the human populace into wage slaves.

Then we offer them another option. Force the elves out. Keep this city for humans, by humans. But how do we fight the elves' magic? Well, if you come to this location after midnight, you'll learn how you can strike at the elves and protect yourself from their sorcery.

We're hosting the meetings, and while we fill their minds full of glory and freedom, taint their thoughts with pictures of elfish boots on their necks.

>>11930800
You know what could be interesting in that regard?
Kelgris is now a fountain of energy and awesome.
Maybe a legion of armored skeletons controlled by him, given some free will by binding some of our more adept cultists to them.

>>11930712
You still look human. Your eyes burn with red fire and are windows to the very idea of pure evil that can drive people who are weak minded mad. That is while the world still thinks true evil doesn't exist since no one has felt its presence for 1000 years.

>>11930738
>>11930727
>>11930724
>>11930719
You have the means to pass off as noble, the clothes. While escorting a Hinter such as Catharine you should be able to easily get into the Duke's court.

Doing just that you leave your other minions, and Kelgris who sleeps in the same cave you are keeping your ship in and head to the noble district, up the gondolas above the waterfall to the citadel and noble district surrounding it. Along the way the Elvish presence is undeniable, and from the high of the noble district you can see the armada of ships in the harbour... You count more then 50 ships now... maybe 60, 65?

As Count Griffith Famento (as you were disguised as in Naheland) you escort Lady Catharine Hinter to the south Citadel were the Duke of Angelfalls has been entertaining the nobles of the city who can only stay in their houses or head directly to the castle for meetings.

>>11930802
Evil bards? Fund it.

>>11930816
And give them technology for war.

>>11930816
seconding this excellent idea

>>11930828
Move through the party and scan for any particularly disaffected nobles or any people who potentially house evil in their hearts. Strike up some small talk with these people.

>>11930852
Seconding this as it is the obvious thing to do.
Also like >>11930802 said RALLY THE RESTLESS YOUTH, MAKE THEM SING OF THE EVIL ELVES AND HOW THEY MEAN TO CRUSH HUMANITY!

Is there any way we can get that Easterner horde here faster? If we can force an engagement they and the elves will smash each other, and we can pick up the pieces.

Causing grandiose evil events powers us up more than minor ones.

Maybe send a message to the Easterner leader explaining that while the city fears them, their is a small group of human supremacists that desires human rule over elven rule, and will open the gates and cripple the defenses if they attack soon.

>>11930852
This. We can tell which ones are nasty enough.

>>11930852
seconding

>>11930878
DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?
SINGING A SONG OF ANGRY MEN?
IT IS THE MUSIC OF A PEOPLE
WHO WILL NOT BE SLAVES AGAIN!

>>11930883
Patience. Patience, son, patience. We still have yet to subvert the populace.

Among the nobles gathered, you can clearly make out among the crowd a mingling of elvish nobility, the high ranking elvish military figures. They're clothes give them away more then their ears, made from silk and dyed in colours the Telreinz nobles would not see in any market this far west. But it it also easy to see the groups of Telreinz nobles keeping their distance from the others.

"Not too keen on the guests?"

The circle you barge into is surprised at your frankness and take a few seconds to make sure they will not be overheard an older gentlemen with white balding hair finally responds, "Yes, well, you could say the visit was a bit too sudden for out liking."

>>11930975
"that they are visiting at all unnerves me, we have enough problems with the onrushing easterners. if they arent here to help us... they should leave, or be made to"
or something like that

>>11930975

Introduce yourself as your noble alter ego with maximum believability. Tell them about the troubles you left behind, and how you had hoped things were better here. Express shared disgust over the common predicament and see how they respond.

>>11930975
"Tell me about it. What right do they have to barge in here and declare themselves boss? Many feel the same way you do, believe me." Imply. Play on their suspicion and resentment. Let HIM do the initiating. We don't want to appear too pushy.

>>11930975
We agree, lie about our own personal discomfort and plights caused by their arrival. Then pump them for some information and what happened to each of them as a result of the elves coming here. As they speak use imply when those emotions of resentment and lose of power are strongest and reinforce them.

>>11930975
We really, really need to brush up on our diplomatic skills.

Have Catherine tutor us in noble-speak when we have the time.

Speak with them about the general situation of things, about what's happening right now. Then turn the conversation towards what might happen in the future. Gently push the notion that the elves will take power to run the city how they feel. Then dark imply that the elves will also reduce the status of the nobles, because they won't suffer humans to be considered any closer to them.

Thought by thought, wriggle elf hatred into their minds.

>>11931033
You do appear too pushy. Frankly, them's fightin' words.

Don't say this.

>>11931030
This.

>>11931030
>>11931037
>>11931039
a combination of these should work

>>11931039
This, mixed with >>11931030
And starting with >>11931033

>>11931051
I'm trying to correct for the whole BARGING IN thing with a little righteous indignation.

my day wen from bad to awesome, thanks evil.

There has to be a group of these nobles who got the shorter end of the stick in the treaty, we need to find them and us them as a rallying head for the anti elf movement

>>11931020
>>11931030
>>11931033
>>11931037
>>11931039
"Yes, quite its good to see more people with the right sense of mind about these things."

The older man's young mistress speaks up, "That prince, he may be charming, but all too forward."

A larger man built and probably a knight himself, "They even had the audacity to tell us to tell us where to go."

"I assure you kind hosts that is not the case." From behind a familiar voice rises and approaches.

The older gentle speaks up while the other become quiet, "Ah um, well..."

The elf approaching is Prince Aldwerin with a robed woman standing behind and to his right, wearing a blue silk cloak and wielding a strange bleached white staff with a gem floating just above it. "I thought my eyes did not deceive me. Blue eyes like that could only belong to a Hinter." The Prince offers his hand to Catharine, who hesitates for a second and puts on a professional smile and lets the prince kiss her hand. "And you my good man, to have the honour to escort such a proud woman of linage?"

By now the group has departed, you are sure you left a mark on them, you didn't have time to make it grow yourself.

>>11931180
"I see your unannounced interruptions are ingrained, then, not merely etiquette."

>>11931180

Immediately put on your honored-liege face on. Explain how yourself and the Lady Catharine just barely escaped from the trouble "back home". If possible, sound out VERY carefully what exactly those elfniggers are planning on doing.

>>11931180
Damn, the elf probably smelled something was going on.

Put on our good guy masks for a bit. Let's explain our misgivings to the elf. Yes, there's the treaty, but that was almost a thousand years ago, as they said. That's more than ten human generations, and they can't expect to come in and have a smooth transition. Suggest that many of the bad feelings going around could be resolved with a tweaking of the treaty, as allowed by the treaty itself.

If we can show ourselves as capable of dealing with the elves and supporting the nobles, we'll get their support (and close enough to make them our psychic slaves as well).

After this convo, we should lay low, and probably head out to build up some cultist cells.

>>11931180
Introduce yourself and try to examine the robed one with a staff. She seems like she'll be trouble later.

>>11931255

Oh snap, son. This man has the right idea.

What if we set ourselves up to be a neutral party to handle the negotiations between the humans of the city and the elves?

As an outside party, we'd obviously have no stake in the proceedings; as well as ensuring that our cult's growth is not hindered, as well as keeping a damned close eye on both factions.

>>11931255
This but IMPORTANTLY this >>11931276.
I KNOW she'll be trouble.

Evil, I would very much like to join but is is 2 in the fucking morning. I am going to sleep but I want to say 'fuck yes, you're back and it's awesome' and I can't wait for XVII and joining in with awesome.

>>11931316
*COUGH*PUSSY*COUGH*

>>11931229
With a glass of wine in hand the princes laughs in response, "You and the good Duke already have a lot in common. No one else other then you two would speak up like that. Really it is quite refreshing."

>>11931276
It doesn't take much to tell that she is a mage, and how she is dressed it probably wouldn't be wrong to assume she was a powerful one at that. She is staring at you with daggers in her eyes. The prince doesn't even seem to acknowledge her presence more then the air he breaths though.

>>11931234
>>11931255
"I really do not understand what the problem is. I wanted to make sure the nobles stayed so they could be told altogether what dire news awaits them. I guess I cant blame them for being so easily distracted. It is no mater though." He takes a sip from his wine before continuing. The Angel river flows from the heart land of the Midstland and Lourenz boarders. But because there is this impressive waterfall before it reaches the ocean, my ancestors and the dwarfs built the great angel lift to let ships travel out to sea and from the sea inward. Even if these easterners invade, we assure our allies we will keep this vital supply lane in the event of war open and running far beyond normal capacity, our mages posses that ability for magic to make our lift more efficient."

>>11931287

netural party vote, and to arrange it say that although you know Cathrine you will not be meeting with her personally for the duritation of the meetings(as to reduce the chance of people thinking we are tampering with the situation) we'll need telepathy though for this.

>>11931355

Hmm. Apologize. The elves have a legit reason to show up; to stop the Easterners. It might be better to continually sabotage their efforts via subversion rather than openly foment rebellion.

Especially since the lift system looks like something we should either gain control of or destroy in order to let the Easterners in.

>>11931355
"Humans tend to obey the letter of the law, and not the spirit, as it were. As a nobleman myself, I can tell you that we get very nervous when our power is in a less than absolute situation. This treaty, while legal and probably for our own good, could go a long way towards easing their fears if we could negotiate a clause guaranteeing some level of power for them, at least over their own property and the human residents."

>>11931355
Excellent. Cults/possible death magic are go.
>>11931391
We want them to be too busy fighting their own people than the Easterners. It'll be cake if we do.

Bumping. Hope Evil didn't pass out.

"Prince I must insist that we discuss this again." From the crowd of nobles Duke Gagné pushes himself out from the sea of nobles almost out of breath.

The Prince turns to welcome the duke, "Ah my good Duke I'm sorry I had to cut our previous talk so short, I simply had to make sure I met with Lady Hinter here and her... amusing companion. I'm sure he can tell you first hand about Naheland's concerns he says he was there during the siege. You did say some managed to make it out correct? You both seem to agree with each other without even meeting. I'm sure you have much to discuss, I'd rather hear all the problems and concerns you have now so I may deal with them now."

The Duke looks up and inspects the two of you and gives Catharine a bow immediately. "An honoured pleasure my lady."

The prince's escort moves over and whispers into the Prince's ear, "Now if you'll excuse me Duke, I must use this time to speak to all I can."

"Prince..." The Duke was going to protest but it was already too late.

>>11931515
Talk to the Duke then, let's hear what he has to say.

>>11931515

lets let Cathrine take up the elf hate here, lets see how much shes learned from us. and when she needs help we provide it.

but steer her in on the elves not having time for us mortals bit

>>11931324
Fine, asshole.

"Prince Aldwerin, an ally does not simply blockade a port in an attempt to help their allies. Call me old fashion, but could you not have merely sent your mages and a collection of your army to strength the might of the Duke rather than undermine it with blockades, strong arms in your dealings with the populace and disappearing of people from the streets? None of these seem like the actions of an ally. You would do well to explain yourself, perhaps even renegotiate the treaty,” Pause, and speak loud enough for the duke to hear.
> You’re not really hear as allies but as occupiers.”

>parris Rebell
What was that, Captcha?
You hear the the Song the People Sing?

>>11931572
Captcha has spoken. This post will be our guide.

Well shit. This guy and his eye candy are on to us. Let's let him speak and drive the nobles further from his side. There's plenty of time to widen the wedge between them. Although it sounds like if he has a good idea who we are then he might be willing to play by the rules of renegotiation. Imagine it: Our own LEGALLY conquered city. If only to ever serve as a safehouse when shit boils over. Oh yeah, I like this alot.

>>11931587
>>11931572
Alright, say it. I know better than to go against the captcha.

The Duke mutters under his breath, "That Prince Aldwerin acts more like a spoiled teenager then a real ruler." The Duke remembering you two are present readjusts himself. "Forgive me for my lack of manners, I've spent the better part of the last few days trying to keep the Prince in once place long enough to settle things out."

The Duke takes a few minutes to listen to what you have to say before mentioning, "There is something I'd like to discuss with you."

The Duke invites you to a room aside from the party escorted by his own guards to a private room outside of which his own guards stand watch.

"The thing is I agree with you that this feels more like an Elfish occupation. More ships keep coming every few days. They might annex this whole region east of the mountains and just west of Midstland. It is a valuable city to my king, but being on the other side of the mountains and with two countries bordering it we've always been wary in this city." The Duke pauses for a moment, there is a single knock on the door, apparently the guards are giving signals, and the duke speaking again must mean it is still clear. "The prince keeps on brining up the 'lighthouse of Angels' or I think that's what it means translated from elfish. He keeps saying it will protect the city and assures us with our garrison, levy troops and knights in just my dukedom and his own forces can keep any threat at bay. I simply don't like it myself."

>>11931691
"Pah. You know as well as I do how tricky those elves are. They've probably decided that this was as good a time as any to strike, because of the Eastern hordes. We have to do something, but what?"

"Nor do I, nor do I." Nod, look towards the door. "Are we safe enough for a candid conversation? I would rather tell you the truth I’d feel for the elves and anyway
>I can help you and my fellow nobles resist this occupation
I would be proud to let my keen mind and strength to this task.”

>officers housef
What was that captcha? Become a leading noble in the army and take the city for our own? Sure!

>>11931691
"Thank you for your confidence Duke, it makes me feel safe sharing this.

I feel that this is the precursor to larger events. The ships that never stop coming, the use of a diplomatic excuse to avoid conflict, word of raising further armies and the promise of more troops, all passed as 'to our benefit.'

Duke, I think this is all a ruse. The elves are simply using the easterners as an excuse to invade. They'll help us, of course, but once the easterners are defeated, what then? The human forces are weak, the walls broken, the farmlands devastated, and the elves with all their might right off the coast, ready to march in and take everything.

I have no proof of this, but I cannot accept that they would choose now of all times, with an enemy army at the gates, to call upon that ancient treaty. Why else would they risk harm upon themselves unless it were the only way to take all these lands in one fell swoop?

I believe that our only hope is to consolidate the human presence here, Duke. I pray that you consider my words."

>>11931732
>>11931717
"I'm sure the Prince might suspect something when I suddenly stop hounding him. I'm sure he didn't expect me to just do as he said and discuss things with you. The truth of the mater is I don't like having anything on the bargaining table. I sent out a rallying call to the houses of this province to meet at Angelfalls. If we have our own show of force, even the Prince will have to be more willing to accommodate our concerns, right now I can only rely on his altruism"

>>11931774
"I will be sure to be there."
Grin.
"I wouldn't miss this for anything".

Now that that's settled, we NEED her sisters.

Where do we find her sisters? That's important.

>>11931836
What's important is if the cults have been started yet.

>>11931907
After we find out where the sisters are.

>>11931915
Fine. Where are they, Evil?

Is Evil gone?

>>11931928
Who knows?

>>11931907
I took the majority rule of wanting to pursue getting into contact with nobility rather then making more cultists.

>>11931943

who knows we may start our own city state deciated to our worship. Imagine an infant slaughtered every instant, a maidens cry from a dark alley where her captors mad laughter praises our name, A man enhanced by our magics running down and devouring the flesh of his neighbors.

of course this is most likely what the elves see, so we need to be civil. and curropt the leader then the followers

>>11931943
Catherine, I should hope. Does she have some idea of where they might be? Last place she saw either of them?

>>11932017
After spending years at the Hintersport church studying to be a nun, and her father and brother being dead, and the family only had claim to those northern uncivilized lands and nothing else other then a name her sisters could be anywhere.

(Hint: I don't even know and didn't plan to use them yet)

>>11932036
Well we'll have to drop the sisters and consolidate the nobles. If we're feeling ballsy, we could try

>>11931767

There are two knocks on the door and the Duke reacts immediately. Grabbing a book of a desk in the room he walks quickly toward the door turning around only for a moment to address the two of you.

"The two of you need to stay in this room for now, leave only after you feel it safe to leave without being seen. You are not residents of this city so I welcome you to be guests within this castle either way and you may use this room. I suggest you don't return to the party, I'll say left already and retired for the night. And do not cross the bridge to the other keep, the elves are refusing anyones entrance there. Even myself. Furthermore, I'm sure my men will arrive in three days time from up river."

With that the Duke leaves the room.

Can we scan the room for magical scrying without being detected ourselves?

The Duke is either our firm ally against the elves, or he's trying to lull us into a sense of security and hand us over.

What? Paranoia is an aspect of evil.

>>11932108
Alright, stay until it's safe to leave then do so.

>>11932108
Excellent. Now that we have this room to work with, time to skim through these books and see if we can't find anything of use. When it gets closer to night we need to do some shadow stepping shenanigans, I bet this castle hides many many delicious secrets.

>>11932131
You don't have magic of that sort.

>>11932138
>>11932156
The books themselves are nothing substantial. The duke probably took one to make it look like he was looking for something, it didn't really mater what it was as long as it could pass for important.

Its dusk by now, but be wary of shadow stepping, if anyone is paying attention, going too great a distance will light you up like a flare to a watchful magic user.

>>11932192
Did we see any interesting rooms within our safe range of shadow stepping?

If the elves are refusing entrance, they've got serious shit going on.

We need to get unrecognizable. If we're carrying our inventory with us in some kind of portable hole, let's swap into our rags. Shadowstep outside and stick to the shadows. Then we case the elves' keep.

If we can infiltrate, even for just a few minutes, we might be able to grab something important, or even better, plant fake orders or evidence of "suppression."

>>11932210
Nothing interesting in this area, just guest rooms in this part of the keep tower.

>>11932225
You have your noble garbs, and having Kingslayer hidden away in your scabbard where its quiet is all you have. You could make do with some bed sheets and drapes to cover yourself, and you'd have to worry about what happens with Catharine while you're going about.

We need to find this lighthouse and corrupt it.

>>11932302
I like the sound of that.

>>11932317
>>11932302
Corrupting it sounds like the next best thing to removing that damn star.

We can put it on long term objectives though. No way are we gonna infiltrate an elvish city. These guys seem to be a mix of Eldar dickery and Tolkien superior elves.

>>11932276
Perhaps Catherine can keep a look out for us while we do some quick recon?

>>11932276
Catherine has her dagger, correct?

Do we even have a place to stay in this city? Maybe we can shadowstep out, rent a room somewhere, and then go spy while Catherine sleeps.

Were we training her in any magical ability or fighting skill? If we can't infiltrate, then upping her abilities would be a good use of our time. After all, the heroes never expect the mistress to be the ones killing them when the Dark Lord is on his knees.

Leaving the room behind you look outside to see the guards and Duke long gone. You can see outside through the many small windows that dusk is indeed approaching. And while there is still time in the day you cannot help but take a look at what the elves are so desperately trying to keep hidden. Keeping to the shadows and moving from cover to cover you make your way through the abandoned halls until you come across the floor where you could swear you saw the might stone bridge connecting the two keeps on each side of the waterfall. Standing guard in front of the large doors leading to this bridge are a pair of elven soldiers. Taking a moment to prepare you slip into the shadows and appear on the other side of the might doors onto the bridge itself. Hidden behind the ornate statues that line bridge you notice patrolling elven soldiers marching back and forth, but with quick and short jumps over a period of time you cross the bridge and into the other tower.

Surprisingly inside the keep it is rather abandoned and there are no patrols at all. But what you can hear is a definite humming, a white background noise that doesn't desist. As you climb the stairs higher and higher you eventually reach where the top of the keep should be, and one last pair of might oak doors is before you. Without making a sound you slip into the shadows and appear on the other side of the doors. In this room is a large glass like structure, a cylinder reaching up twenty feet to the ceiling. Along the edges of the rooms, are mechanical gears and chains, pulleys and strange mechanisms that you cannot deduce with a glance what they do. But within the glass cylinder a beating heart of white electricity throbs continuously, giving off a constant radiance of magic energy, however, it is nowhere near large enough to merit building something so big to contain it, maybe its suppose to be bigger?

>>11932436
At that point a wave of nostalgia washes over you and your vision is replaced with another. You're on a galley. Manning the oars are a collection of bestial men with tusks and building misshapen biceps snarling and gnashing as they labour at the oars. The eyes you have no control over look up at what could only be the city of Angelfalls. Heading towards it are other galleys, smaller but manned by the same collection of beasts. Then like another sun rising before you, with the sun still setting behind you a light shines above the waterfall. Then without a sound, six galleys almost neatly in a row to your right are bathed in a bright white light like a signal light shoots out from the waterfall so far away. The bright light tightens and becomes a thin beam of white light only the thickness of a man. Then a horrid noise, like thunder and stretching tears in a straight line into those ships and rips them to pieces, lighting them ablaze and leaving their crew torn to pieces. The water shoots up into the air and rains down on the rest of the fleet pushing several ships near the explosion away. Still the galleys press on. And another light only moments later beings to shine again.

You awaken again before the glass cylinder once more.

---

And its late and I'm tired so I'm calling this part to a close.

>>11932438
We're definitely corrupting the dick out of this.

>>11932436
Well. Whatever it is it looks important. Could also be dangerous.

My guess is that it's some kind of magical focus for the elves. Regardless of what is actually is, it seems to be good magic and so we should corrupt it.

Reach out with a tendril of evil and poke it. See what happens.

>>11932438
Ah, so it's a beam weapon.

Yes, corrupt this so thoroughly that it is impossible to recognize what it once was.

Next time, that is.

I guess Evil really does rest.

>>11932438
it seems like some sort of magical laser tower

the best course of action right now would be to either leave it alone and get the fuck out or to destroy it

>>11932438
Ooh more memories from our past.
Anyway I'm awaiting the next part, take care Evil.