You feel terrible.
The morning light is blinding you, and your head is pounding, piercing pain coming in through your temples. Your tongue is fuzzy and dry, and you mumble something to Kaliel, who's currently sitting at the desk, scribbling on paper. She turns back, and gives you a glass of water- something she'd already prepared for you. You... don't remember much about last night, not after Raziel came back with a truly preposterous amount of swamp brew. The few things you do remember is Aeriel complaining that he can't get drunk, and the lizardmen treating everyone like madmen. You sit up - or try to, when more piercing pain shot into your head.

Rolled 34

>>21108542

The only solution is more beer.

Beer elementals. Beer elementals everywhere.

Drink that water.

Rolled 36

>>21108542
We can fix hangovers, we've done it before.

>>21108542
Just drink the water. We really need to learn to limit the number drinks one has.

You hold your head for a moment, and take things more slowly, sitting up and doing your best to drink the water, your throat sore. The water tastes horrible, for some reason, but you drink it nonetheless. Already, you feel somewhat better. You close your eyes, and bring up your magic-
And your head pounds, distracting you. Your magic falls into the ether, wasted. You drink the rest of your water, and eventually, you think you can at least pretend to be productive, at least. You start to get to your feet, and Kaliel turns back.
"Are you feeling better now?" She asked, softly.

>>21108644
"A bit. Did you put something in that water?"

Rolled 22

>>21108644
Warble incoherently and fall on the desk face first.

Rolled 39

>>21108644
"A little."
Relying on our ability to cast in that condition is kind of stupid. Create the enchanted glass of hangover cures so we don't have to deal with that shit again.

Rolled 1

>>21108662
This.

Rolled 76

>>21108675
Ok, maybe later when we can actually cast. Did the dice drink too much later yesterday too?

>>21108662
>>21108675
>>21108680
>>21108690
Why are you rolling?

>>21108644
"What happen? When did I pas...you know what, I don't even want to know. I need to stop drinking that stuff."

>>21108697
I was rolling because I was trying to cast a spell. The 1 guy was rolling a 1d1 as a joke. Derm probably just left his dice on from the last post where he tried to cast a spell. Does that answer your question?

"A little." You mumble, and stumble toward Kali. You trip, and she catches you, pulling you into her lap. "Did you put something in that water?"
"Not at all." She said. "You just need some water and rest."
"What happened?" You ask.
"Everyone but Aeriel and me drank with you, but Raziel, you and your dad were the ones who had the most swamp brew. Even Grayson couldn't keep up with you. Eventually, you, um, dragged me into bed and fell asleep instantly."

>>21108731
"What happened to those two?"

>>21108731
"S'bertter an' wha' I thought 'appened."

>>21108731
"Ha, I beat Grayson? By how much?"

>>21108731
"Nothing too embarrassing then? Good. What about the other two?"

Rolled 48

>>21108721
>Anonymous

Wrong!
I never take dice off for any reason!

>>21108731
We probably shouldn't throw up on her lap.
...
The updates are entirely void in humor. Rolling to purge contents.

Rolled 2

Rolling to puke.

"Better than what I thought happened." You say- or try to, still mumbling, and you rub crusty bits out of your eyes. "Nothing too embarassing then? Good. What happened to those two?"
"I didn't see- I was only abovedeck for a little while." She said. "But I did see your father grab Raziel's bottom, so make of that what you may."

Suddenly, bile rises up at the back of your throat, and you cough a little. Kaliel gets you some more water.
"I'm sorry I can't help any more than this." She said.

Rolled 83

>>21108790
What's the dc for not puking?

>>21108790
"Hehehe... That was the reason Raz drank with us."

>>21108790
"Dun worry, s'entirely my fault."

>>21108805
Alternately, I think we should get to somewhere appropriate and let it out intentionally. We'll feel better quicker that way.

"Don't worry." You mumble. "It was entirely my fault."
Kaliel stroked your hair, and the bile in your throat settles.
"It's still early." She said. You lean your head on hers- her face is much cooler than your own burning skin. "Maybe you should go back to sleep?"

Abruptly, your stomach recoils. You quickly get up, stumble out of the room, and make it all the way abovedeck before you vomit over the side. Aeriel is snoring out there, laying on the dragon's head.

Kaliel, you see, had followed you outside, making sure you hadn't hurt yourself.
Your stomach purged, you already start to feel a bit better- albeit the horrid taste in your mouth. It was worse than swamp brew, somehow- it was swamp brew mixed with bile.

>>21108915
More water, delicious water.

"More water?" You ask Kaliel, and she nods, quickly running off, and then making her way back with another glass. You drink it- and it was strangely cold. You swish it around your mouth, and then spit it over the edge of the ship again, before drinking the rest, properly.
"I also got you, uh, some vinefruit juice when you can handle it." Kaliel said, fussing over you. "I'd make you something to fill your stomach, but... I can't really cook."

Rolled 2

>>21108999
Rolling for something down below to get hit in the face by flying frozen swamp vomit.

>>21108999
"Thank you kal, but I think I'm going to have some sleep first."

Rolled 9

>>21108999

"I think I can take the juice now. Got most of the swamp out."

>bed pelingdo
I don't think Kal would like that.

>>21108999
"That's okay, Kal. I'll try that juice though."

>>21109030
Seriously, guy? What are you, twelve?

Rolled 24

>>21108999
"That's what cooks are for. And magic if you don't have cooks."
>rolling for breakfast

>>21109030
But we have shields to stop anything falling off the ship. The vomit is now flying underneath us.

Rolled 40

>>21109058
No, I just find certain things funny and it's better than another fifteen posts of "Blah blah blah" filler all the way back home.

Rolled 9

>>21109030
Rolling for you to choke on Ishelda's swamp brew vomit and stop with the vomit shit

Rolled 10

>>21109101
There's no need to be violent about it.

"I think I can take the juice now." You say. "Got most of the swamp out."
"Okay." She said, and gave you a glass of juice. You take a sip, and it tastes sweet, but with a strange mint flavoring.
"Thank you, Kal." You say. "And that's what cooks are for."
"We only brought soldiers on board, and none of them are cooks." She said. "Cassiel can, but he's asleep. It's still rather early."
"I can cook." Aeriel said, opening an eye. "Not as good as Cassie, but Eidolon and 'Henna couldn't, so I learned. I'll go see what we have."
He suddenly translocated standing up, and then made his way blowdecks.
"... Let this be a lesson." Kaliel said, taking up a small napkin and wiping the corners of your mouth. "Be more careful with swamp brew."

>>21109127
"Sooorry honey."

>>21109127
"You're optimistic. I didn't learn that lesson any of the other times."

>>21109127
"So... do you know where my father and Raz are now?"

>>21109127
(weak smile) "Yes. Yes. Control and moderation but swap brew, so good. Hey Kal, know how far from the Children we are, by chance."

Rolled 8

>>21109127

"I'm sorry, I can't hear you over how awesome last night was."

"So... do you know where my father and Raz are now?"
"I didn't see them at all today." She said.

Bel'lea slithered out from belowdeck, and wrinkled her nose, hugging Melma.
"Everyone is still asleep." She said. "It's boring."
She peeked over the edge of the ship, and looked down- at the Children's Palace, where the daryeh were wandering about, led by snakewomen.
"We're back here?" Belle asked. "It doesn't seem like we're going anywhere."

>>21109213
"I forgot to do something last time. Hopefully it won't take long."

>>21109213
"I only need to return an item to someone, it'll be quick"

>>21109213
"I'm sorry, Bel'lea, we tend to be...ponderous in our travels aboard Jormungandr. Rest assured, Aeriel is working on gathering the energy required to portal us back to New Arcturus as we speak. Hopefully he will be ready to leave after we've made sure everything is going alright with the transition of leadership to the Priestesses."

>>21109213
Grab the dagger.
Wake Grayson.
Take Kal.
Find Velk'lea.

Let's make this quick.

>>21109266
Oh and grab some food before we leave. Aeriel is making it after all might as well try it.

"I forgot to do something last time." You say. "Hopefully it won't take long."
"Okay." she said. "I, um, don't mean to be rude, but I want to see Quoo again."
You nod.
"Well, then, let's make this quick." You say. You look for the dagger, and find it in your inventory, and then you step toward Grayson, who was currently lying on his back, his impossibly fuzzy belly open to hugs, and you shake him.

He harrumphed, and then rolled over and covered his head, grumbling to himself. Vaguely, you remember him drinking swampbrew from the last of the cask, using the entire cask as a massive mug.

>>21109318
"Come along, my ever-vigilant guardian."

Rolled 43

>>21109318
cure his hangover

You nudge Grayson again.
"Come along, my ever-vigilant guardian."
He grumbles again, and then blearily pushes himself to his feet, grumbling, huffing, harrumphing, and growling dozens of what you're sure are ursine epithets. Finally, he turns to you, and nods a fraction- he's ready.
And then Bel'lea climbs onto his head, giving his enormous head a hug. The bear chuckles.
"Ta-da!" Aeriel said, climbing up, holding out plates of... lightly charred toast, with nervghaul butter on them, and some spiceless scrambled eggs. Edible, you decide.

Rolled 51

>>21109365
Yeah we really should try at least.

>>21109389
[X] eat food

>>21109389
Hop onboard the bear-express and take the toast with us.

>>21109389
"Thank you, Aeriel. How long until you'll be able to port us back home again?"

>eat the food.

"Thank you, Aeriel. How long until you'll be able to port us home again?"
"In a little bit. Today, most likely, unless you need me to use my magic for something."

You turn to the still grumbling Grayson, and close your eyes, bringing forth your magic. It drains you, but his eyes finally open, and he stops plodding around. He gave you a strangely roguish grin, showing off his ursine teeth, and then you turn back to the meal and start eating it. Aeriel seems... overly proud of himself.
"Last time I tried making something like this, I burned the eggs." Kaliel said, picking at her own toast. Aeriel crunches his in his beak, happily, while Bel'lea uses Grayson's head as a table as she eats- after asking Kaliel if her humanoid stomach can handle it.
"This is really good." Belle said, grinning, and climbing down. "Aeriel, can you teach me how to make things like this?"
"Might as well." He said. "But Cassiel and Marigold are better than me."
"Marigold?"
"You'll meet her later." Aeriel said, and patted the snakegirl's head.

"Kal, let's go." You say, turning to her. Kaliel nods, and you touch the ship's control crystal for just a second- long enough to order it to the ground- before climbing onto Grayson. You, Grayson, and Kaliel make your way down the gangplank, and up to the entrance to the city.
>Field too long1

"The same visitors, again." The guard says. "I assume you would like to speak with Velk'lea?"
"Yes, please." You say.
"As you wish." The guard said, and led you through the tunnels. You notice that, around the floor of the area, dozens of rats and rodents run about. The guard snags one as it leads you.

You finally come out in a warm room, where Velk'lea is holding yet another rat, and she split her jaw open to swallow it.
"Ah, Ishelda." She said, after sucking in the rat's tail. "Welcome, again."

>>21109486
"Hello, Velk'lea! I hope things have been well?"
Pull out dagger
"What can you tell me about this?"

>>21109486
"Hello again. With all the commotion I forgot to ask you about this when I was here."

>>21109486
"Hello Velk'lea. I had wanted to ask about this before (show her the dagger) but with dwarfs and chaos that followed it had slipped my mind. A child along with this dagger was used in attempt against my life. I was hopping you would have some answers or clues as to who and why. "

"Hello, Velk'lea! I hope things have been well?"
"They have." She said. "Things are transitioning smoothly, and everyone knows that it was a rogue group of dwarves. Tyr sent us a message, requesting the prisoners to be given to him. We've decided to ransom them off for our own gain."
Out of your inventory, you pull the long, dense goldsteel dagger, holding it up to her. She examines it closely.
"What can you tell me about this? With all the commotion, I forgot to ask you about this when I was here."
"This... this is one of our daggers." She said. "Made from the metal the elven golems are made from... and the seal on the back... well, it's the symbol of a certain name. A certain priestess. The seal means... well, Velk'lea. This is... supposedly mine."

>>21109588
"Indeed. But it was enchanted, so it couldn't have been."

Rolled 27

>>21109588
"I have a felling that someone was trying to frame you. There's a very simple way to test it however. It is impossible to lie while this spell is active."
Cast the truth spell
"Did you try to have me assassinated?"

>>21109624
*feeling

>>21109624
>Rolling above a 50
>Simple
Not today.

>>21109588
"Do you have a certain elf as a personal enemy?"

"I have a feeling that someone was trying to frame you." You say. "Do you have a certain elf as a personal enemy?"
"Not an elf, no. There is a priestess, perhaps..." She said, tapping her chin and examining the dagger again. "Frame me for what?"

>>21109682
"The dagger was enchanted with a powerful magic. In turn a child was mind controlled, by the enchantment, in attempt to kill me."

>>21109682
"That dagger was used in an assassination attempt. It had an enchantment on it that caused the first person to touch it to try and kill me while yelling about how the great wyrm wanted my blood."

>>21109682
"Assassination? Honestly it was such a poor attempt I'm wondering if somebody's trying to frame somebody for framing you. Nobody puts their name on their assassin's dagger. Or gets their assassin to shout out a warning and attack from the front."

"The dagger was enchanted with a powerful magic. It was... used in an assassination attempt. It had an enchantment on it that caused the first person to touch it to try and kill me while yelling about how the great wyrm wanted my blood."
"Why would they leave my mark on it?" She asked. "And explain exactly who it was that made the dagger? That means that they're obviously framing me. And I think I know who did it. Using magical tools and such... well, that's what Bel'nox is a fan of, and we've had our... differences."

>>21109730
"But the framing was so obvious. Nobody could believe you did it with even the tiniest bit of research. Is she really that stupid?"

>>21109730
"Where is she now? Can I visit her?"

"But the framing was so obvious." You say. "Nobody could believe you did it with even the tiniest bit of research. Is she really that stupid?"
"She is, alright." She said. "Nobody knows where she gets her magic from, but she seems to believe that having it makes her more powerful than anybody. She likely assumed you'd ask someone who's seal it was, and then instantly attack me. She's never been a true risk, no matter what she's tried."
"Where is she now? Can I visit her?"
"She's down in the granary, most likely, where she usually is." Velk'lea said. "I can get the guard to lead you there, if you want."

>>21109814
"That would be great, thanks."

>>21109814
"Please."

Rolled 28

>>21109814
"I'll go and talk to her."
Rev up the old mind-wards. That was a pretty impressive enchantment spell on the dagger after all.

Rolled 10

>>21109856
rev harder!

>>21109856
Fucking dice, what's with you today?

Rolled 24

>>21109856
saturday dice, everyone.

>>21109856
>>21109862
>>21109871
The Armor will protect us! Maybe. We still don't know what it does. Did we sleep in it? Must have been uncomfortable. Or would be if we weren't so drunk.

"That would be great, thank you." You say.

She slithered out of the room, and spoke a bit in draconian, as the veiled guard nodded. The guard looked to you three, and continued on her way, Grayson following. You tromp through the halls, stepping past quite a few daryeh, and into spaces where the rodents get even thicker, running through the halls. You close your eyes, and try to raise mind wards three, your magic failing entirely. Kaliel takes your hand.
"Don't worry." She said. "I'm here, and I have The Soul. I think... I still think it should protect us from mind magic."

Eventually, you make your way deeper down, and you see a snakewoman, her scales painted darker, with long, black gloves up to her shoulders. She kisses the particularly fat rodent she was holding, and set it down.
"Hello." She said, giving you a polite smile. You instantly sense a feeble, particularly fragile abjuration enchantment on her necklace, but there was something... strange about it. "My name is Bel'nox."
She bowed low. "It means the love of shadows, and to be particularly honest, the name suits me."

Rolled 79

>>21109899
Lie detector? Please, dice.
"Hello Bel'nox, my name is Ishelda. Can you tell me anything about this?"

Rolled 15

>>21109899
"Yes. It would suit you, what with trying to have me assassinated."

Rolled 34

>>21109899
>I wonder if we can examine the necklace from a far. At least the magic. Maybe find out what the spell is exactly.

>>21109980
>Nope clearly not.

You give her a smile, and bring forth your magic, pouring your will into a spell that will let you detect lies.
"Hello, Bel'nox. My name is Ishelda." You say.
"I'm pleased to meet you." She responds, and gives you a polite smile. Lie.
"Can you tell me anything about this?" You ask, and raise the dagger. Her eyes widen a fraction, and she nods.
"May I see it more closely?" She asked, holding out her hand.

>>21110001
Hand it to her blade first.

>>21110001
"Before I do, do you know anything about the assassination attempt on me?"

Rolled 99

>>21110001
"I would prefer it if you didn't"

>>21110001
>"I'm pleased to meet you." She responds, and gives you a polite smile. Lie.
Isn't it always?

Hand her the dagger.
Whisper: "I think it belongs to Velk'lea. She mentioned you didn't get along so I thought I could trust you."

>>21110025
>Wasting the only good roll in the thread
ur a faget

Rolled 13

>>21110053
what about me?

"Before I do, do you know anything about the assassination attempt on me?"
"An assassination attempt?" She asked. "No, I'd never heard of such a thing." Lie.
"And to be completely truthful, I'm not entirely certain who you are." Lie.

>>21110068
You're fine. Keep using up those 13s. The dice gods will run out of them eventually.

>>21110072
Who Peed.

>>21110072
"*sigh* I am afraid I can not allow someone who lies so badly to be given a dagger. Especially on a matter like this.."

Rolled 65

>>21110072
"You're lying, Bel'nox."

>>21110072
"I'm the Queen of New Arcturus. It's on the other continent. Ever heard of it?"
"That dagger was used by the assassin. I'm trying to find out who sent him."
Give it to her.

>>21110119
Let's not give it to her. Getting stabbed is a bad thing.

>>21110107
It's only a dagger. What's she going to do, stab us with it? Pfft.

>>21110127
Yeah. We can fight off armies of dwarves and demons but one priestess with a dagger is dangerous, man.

Rolled 27

>>21110155
So was a small girl with a brick.

>>21110155
She is when she's within striking distance and we don't have Rikar out.

>>21110160
The key difference is that WE were the small girl with a brick.

>>21110160
She was an awesome sorceress, not a bumbling moron. What's dangerous is the unknown accomplice who's using poor Bel'nox and supplying her with the magic. That person could be anywhere. Leap out at any time and hit us in the back with an actual weapon and not a decorative sacrificial piece of shit.

Acting very carefully, you hand the dagger to her, blade first. She examines the hilt of the blade, looking for the seal on the back.
"Yes." She said. "I know more about this dagger." Truth.
"This is Velk'lea's seal, and it was crafted by either her or her clan." Truth.
"However... if this was an assassination attempt, only a fool would use someone's seal on a dagger meant for assassination. So whoever it was... was trying to frame Velk'lea. This is what I believe." Truth. "And if they're clever enough, they would know that I'm one of Velkie's... rivals, so perhaps they're trying to frame me."
She met your eyes.
"But you knew this, because you came to me specifically. You think I'm the cause for something like this."

>>21110225
"Well, as you said, that's certainly how it looks."

>>21110225
"Yes, I do. Can you disprove this notion?"

>>21110225
"Maybe. Or as you said, maybe somebody's trying to frame you. Do you have any clues?"

>>21110225
"I'm only trying to find the truth of the matter. If you believe you and Velk'lea are being framed. Who would gain from such actions?"

"Well, as you said, that's certainly how it looks. Can you disprove this notion?"
"I cannot disprove it, I'm afraid." She lied. "I have no proof that it was anyone else." Lie.
"I'm only trying to find the truth of the matter." You say. "If you believe you and Velk'lea are being framed, who would gain from such actions?"
"There are multiple people who would gain if either of us were blamed for trying to assassinate a foreign queen." True. "Some of the handmaidens could make a claim for priesthood, most certainly, and some of the weaker priestesses resent her- and some resent me." True.
"But this dagger was enchanted, I can sense, and there's nobody who has the power or motivation to do such a thing." Lie.
"As you said, maybe there's somebody trying to frame you. Do you have any clues?"
"None at all, I'm afraid." Lie.

>>21110349
Right. Well you make sure it doesn't happen again, or I'll be forced to spread your innards across the walls.

>>21110349
"There's a very simple way to solve this. Tell me that you didn't do it."

>>21110349
"So among the priestesses and handmaidens who is scary? Because it seems to me like you're more afraid of them than you are of me."

>>21110349
>"I have no proof that it was anyone else." Lie.
Dohoho. So how do we get this out of her?

"Well, if there's no other evidence then you're the only suspect. You have an enchanted necklace, you could probably get an enchanted dagger from the same source, no?"

"There's a very simple way to solve this." You say. "Tell me that you didn't do it."
"I did not do it." Truth. "I did not enchant this dagger, nor place it in a spot it could be found." Truth.
"Well, if there's no other evidence, then you're the only suspect." You say. "You have an enchanted necklace, you could probably get an enchanted dagger from the same source, no?"
"All I have is my word," False. "and I can say I did not do it." She said. Truth.

>>21110538
"You didn't do it... but you know who did. So who was it?"

Rolled 97

>>21110538
"Did you intentionally or intentionally unintentionally have someone else do this or orchestrate events so they would turn out as such?"

>>21110538
"Bel'nox, you know who I am. You know, at least to a small degree, what I am capable of.

So is it fear that keeps you from telling me what you know or is it a desire to protect someone. If it is the former you should know I am far scarier than anyone here and if it's the latter than you should know I'm rather merciful and merely wish to know the truth."

>>21110538
And you never asked for it up be done?

Do you think it was one of the children or an elf?

>>21110538
"Your word won't hold up in court, I'm afraid."

"Your word won't hold up in court, I'm afraid." You say.
"We don't hold court, here. Normally, the handmaidens simply accuse and whelp someone for their crimes... but I suppose we will need to start up a court, eventually." Truth.

"You didn't do it..." You say, and pause. "But you know who did. So who was it?"
"If I knew, I would tell you." She said. False.
"I have no reason not to tell you, if I knew." Truth. "In fact, I have everything to gain." Truth.

>>21110588
I'll just go ahead and second this.

Rolled 96

>>21110651
"Something isn't right here..."
Feel for enchantment magic on her

>>21110651
Wat.
She has no reason not to tell us and everything to gain but she wouldn't anyway? Is she just crazy?

>>21110651
"Then why are you not telling me who did it? Would it be someone you know?"

>>21110651
Well this isn't going anywhere. Velk'lea has my support, so I would appreciate it if you didn't take any brash action against her. Do we have an agreement?

What's our magic looking like? Do we need to drop the spell?

>>21110685
It might be that whole two minds thing messing with the spell. One believes; the other not. Or something.

"Something isn't right here." You say.
"What do you mean?" She asked. You close your eyes, trying to sense for enchantment magic, raw magic power and will combining in a force that would normally move worlds... but strangely, that feeble ward on her necklace is just strong enough to hold off your senses, stopping things there.
"Then why are you not telling me who did it? Would it be someone you know?"
"I'm not telling you who did it because I have no clues, and I do not know." Lie.
"Well, this isn't going anywhere." You say. "Velk'lea has my support, so I would appreciate it if you didn't take any brash action against her. Do we have an agreement?"
"We do." She said. Truth. "I don't intend to act against her- or you." Truth.

>>21110757
"And your friend who you won't tell me about? Will they act against me again?"

>>21110757
"If I may, where did you get that necklace from?"

>>21110757
"Before I go, where did you get that necklace from?"

"If I may, where did you get that necklace from?"
"I made it with my own hands." She said. Truth. "It was a labor of love, and I enchanted it myself." Truth. "If you wish, I could make one similar for you." Truth.

>>21110841
"I see, what was the enchantment?"

>>21110841
"What does it do?"

"What does it do?"
"This and that." She said, giving you a smile. Truth. "It was originally protective against assassins and poisons, and then it picked up... more enchantments as time went on." Truth.
She bowed to you.
"I do hope that you find out who attempted such a thing to you."
Truth comes blazing freely from her words, the strongest and most direct thing you'd sensed yet.

>>21110905
"It's rather well made.

You have clues, you know who did it and yet you truthfully state that you want me to find out who did this.

Why do you protect them?"

>>21110905
"Well, I don't really know what to investigate next. Where do you think is a good place to start?

>>21110905
I'd hazard a guess that it just picked up truth-spell resistance.
"I hope so as well."

"I hope so as well. Well, I don't really know what to investigate next." You say. "Where do you think is a good place to start?"
"The other priestesses, perhaps. They might know something." False.
"Failing that, you could likely speak to the few remaining handmaidens to find out more." False.
"In fact, you could likely ask anyone in the palace, and find someone that gets you closer." False. "It would be slow going, however." True.

>>21111000
"What about the elves? Is it possible they're involved?"

"What about the elves? Is it possible they're involved?"
"Elves? Of course not." She said. False.
"They don't seem to be able to discern between different priestesses, so it's impossible that they'd be able to frame us based on those." False.
"Not to mention, there's no way they'd be able to get Velk'lea's dagger." False.

Rolled 39

>>21111000
More false leads. Not the priests, not the handmaidens, not from the palace. A people's movement perhaps? We should ask V about the non-ruling part of childeren society.

I don't think well get much more from this one. maybe just give her a heat crystal, and leave?

For lolz, make this one need recharging in the sun.

>>21111050
"Bel'Nox, are you involved with the elves?

Which elf?"

Rolled 57

>>21111000
Let's just rip the necklace off her. It's doing some weird shit.

>>21111074
let's just ask her for it.
"May I see that necklace please?"

>>21111070
Too blunt, shell fighur out were using a truth spell.

Instead
what do you know of the elves?
Are there any you like or dislike?

>>21111050
"Can you remove the necklace for the second? I think it's interfering with my magic."

>>21110905
"I cast a spell to detect lies, and all signs indicate that you did not do it, hope I find out who did it, but that you know who did it. In fact, you have evidence you could show me."

"... May I see that necklace please?" You ask.
"This?" She asked. "Oh, certainly."
She unclasped it, and held it in her hand, holding it toward you... and she trembled.
"... Please take care of it." She said. "I don't want it damaged." True.

>>21111094
>>21111090
>>21111074
Can we not? The necklace isn't doing anything.

>>21111050
Hell yeah.
"You're right, that's a bit far-fetched. It's just that I heard something suspicious about an elf called Theussel. It couldn't be him, then?"

Rolled 14

>>21111050
<Aeriel, can you translocate Kristoph to me?>

<Kristoph, I need you to anti-magic something for me>

>>21111113
"I certainly won't damage it."
then >>21111110

>>21111113
"You have my word as Queen of New Arcturus that I shall not damage it.

So, Bel'Nox, have you ever heard of an elf named Theussel? Have you met him?"

>>21111122
No need for that.

>>21111113
So what's it look like? Can we sense any magic leaking off?

Do we need to roll? because we have control magic.

>>21111113
"I'll be careful. It's very impressive. I thought knowing magic was illegal here?"

"I certainly won't damage it." You say, and take it in hand. The necklace was made of silver, and had strange blue gems in the pendant.
"So, Bel'Nox, have you heard of an elf named Theussel? Have you met him?"
"I have heard of him." She said. Truth.

You look down to the necklace again. It was writhing with that abjuration enchantment, the weak, badly made one, but there's something stronger, more powerful behind it.

>Roll 1d100 to detect!
>Taking first two rolls!

Rolled 53

>>21111170

Rolled 65

>>21111170

Rolled 14

>>21111170
Welp.

'scuse me I need to find something.
>>21111111

Rolled 89

>>21111170
Hoping for not breaking it.

>>21111202
>Thinking we care about post numbers.
This isn't /b/.

You focus, and close your eyes, sensing for it. You feel stronger abjuration hiding behind it, and.. enchantment.

"Ishelda!" Kaliel called. "Don't put it on!"
You open your eyes again, just as you start to clasp the necklace around your neck. Bel'nox pounces on your girlfriend, as two Daryeh barrel into the room, shining with enchantment magic, lightning shooting from their scales. Grayson charges the daryeh, trying to block them off, while your armor starts glowing, and the ring on Kaliel's finger-
Until Bel'nox's dagger slashes off her hand, the ring going dark.

Feeling like you were moving your arms through molasses, you reach up and try to unclasp it, but your arms tremble... and start to lower themselves.
>Roll 1d100 for resist enchantment!
>Taking first two!

>>21111220

>Thinking I was trying to tell people about it rather than having no idea how to find it without doing things such as that.

Rolled 71

>>21111240

LETS GO

Rolled 92

>>21111240
Getting Kristoph would be too much, they said.
We'll be fine, they said.

Rolled 56

>>21111240
Fuck you necklace people.

Redoubling your will, you reach up, and unclasp the amulet, shrugging off the spell, and you throw it to the ground. Grayson is currently trying to maul two armored daryeh his own size, shoving them into the walls and mauling their scales with his paws, but the smell of singed fur tells you that he's not doing very well. Kaliel, meanwhile, keeps struggling against the immensely stronger snakewoman on top of her, but her wrist isn't bleeding at all, it looks.
You need to do something, and quickly.

Rolled 12

s>>21111240
Fix kals arm.

Rolled 80

>>21111297

Ice elemental!

Rolled 20

>>21111297
"Stop!"

Hold everything except us in place.

Rolled 74

>>21111297
Draw Rikar and chop the Snakewoman into pieces.

Rolled 9

>>21111297
hoarfrost all up on her skin.

Rolled 14

>>21111297
We mad now. Fucking fling the bitch of Kaliel with force magic, and charge at her. We need her alive but I don't see why she should have hands.

>>21111317
Let's just disable her instead of killing her.

>>21111298
>>21111316
>>21111324
>>21111333
Good to see the dice at least agree with shit suggestions getting shit rolls.

Rolled 39

>>21111362
You're shit.

>>21111362
Freezing the outer layer of skin would bring her to a dead stop. The rest are pretty shit ideas.

Rolled 21

>>21111362
What, you think butchering a possibly innocent snake is a good idea?
Kindly go fuck yourself.

"Stop!" You cry, and you try to bring forth magic- but the spell quivers, still fighting off some sort of... seal that had been on the necklace.
You grit your teeth, and charge, your armor glowing and Rikar already drawn as you barrel into the snakewoman, knocking her back, and with two quick slashes, shear off her arms Kaliel takes that time to touch the snakewoman with her own stump, and Bel'nox collapses. Pale, she crawls toward the ring, picking it up in her other hand.
<Help Grayson!> She cried.

Grayson was on the ground, two daryeh rending him with their digging claws, tearing through bearfur and bearfat easily, as the bear moans pitifully.

>>21111374
Can't actually make an intelligent response so you feel threatened and thusly attack me?

>>21111383
>innocent
>chops off Kal's wrist.

cool logic brah

Rolled 40

>>21111384
<Aeriel, I need help!>

Force blast the beasts off of him

Rolled 61

>>21111384

Oh hell no! Beat some beat'ns into them!

Rolled 64

>>21111384
Crush the daryeh with force magic.

Rolled 98

>>21111384
Charge those fuckers!

>>21111384
They destroy the fluffy. They die. Charge at them. Is there any other option if we don't have magic?

>>21111387
yea fuk u

>>21111387
>You call me shit
>I call you shit
>This is somehow not an appropriate response
Nigga if you wanted a debate you should have provided some reasoning in the first place.

<Aeriel, I need help!> You cry, and raise up both palms. Your magic sparks again, trying to break through the seal-

And then it does. And by the scholar, it breaks free.

Drawing forth your magic, your anger grows. Your arms blaze with white and red light. You reach out with your hands, and tear the two enormous creatures into the air, Force spheres holding them in place, white sparks dancing along their edges... and then you clench your fists. Scales crack, and the creatures mewl pitifully, and you finally feel something in your palms *crack* as they die. You drop the Daryeh, and Grayson moans again, looking over to you.

<I would like some help, please.> He said, through the rings. <I think I am bleeding out.>

Rolled 35

>>21111471
heal! or at least clot.

>>21111468
I called the suggestions shit, not you, idiot.

Rolled 44

>>21111471
HEAL!?!?!

Rolled 64

>>21111471
HEAL THE BEAR PRINCE.

Rolled 20

>>21111471
Roll to heal.

Rolled 76

>>21111471
It's a good thing we have all this spare blood.

Heal him, if it fails, use blood magic to make it work, but stop if were dying.

>>21111486
What difference does that make? You made a stupid comment, you got a stupid response, and then you're not happy with it. That's stupid.

Rolled 76

>>21111471
<Of course Grayson.>

Patch him up some, we'll do more healing once we get back to the Jormungandr with Kell and Fellwind.

Then put our sword up to Bel'Nox's throat, press a bit and tell her to tell us everything and we'll make her death quick and painless.

>>21111511
No blood magic. We want our soul intact.

>>21111511
Let's not go so far as blood magic.

>>21111528
In a choice between our soul and fluffy, I choose fluffy.

You run over to him, pressing your palms against the bear's rent flesh, trying not to look at the visible ribs, and then your focus, bringing your magic to the very limit. You try to heal once, and then twice, and then finally, your magic breaks free, healing him as best you can. The bear moans again, but he rolls to his feet.
<I can walk.> Grayson said. <For now.>

Kaliel was kneeling near the snakewoman, gritting her teeth as she stops the woman from bleeding out, still pale. She keeps her unconscious, though. Kaliel starts trembling, and then reaches for her own wrist, and then starts casting, as a new, fresh hand bursts from her stump, as she winces and cries out in pain.

>>21111511
Do this.

>>21111571
Grab the Soul from her old hand and give it to her.

Rolled 28

>>21111571
soothe pain, commence hug kalak

>>21111571
<Velk'lea, could I request your presence? Bel'nox just assaulted me and my friends.>

e>>21111571
Kal! I could have just fixed it.

>>21111571
Remove any other weapons Bel'Nox has and place our sword to her neck. We need some answers and we're done playing around.

>>21111571
"Is everyone ok? Where did those Daryeh come from?"

<Velk'lea, could I request your presence? Bel'nox just assaulted me and my friends.>

You hear the predatory tone in her voice again. <I am on my way.>

"Kal, I could have just fixed it." You say.
"I fixed it." She responded, teeth gritted, and put on The Soul. True.
"Is everyone okay? Where did those Daryeh come from?"
<They were waiting.> Grayson said. <Prepared. I smelled them, but didn't smell their enchantments.>

You scan over Bel'nox's body, and you don't see anything except for the bloody dagger- the dagger she'd used to cut off Kaliel's hand- the one you'd given her. You draw your blade, and put it to her neck.

"Should I wake her up?" Kaliel asked, rubbing her wrist. She had tears in her eyes, but was still all business.
You nod.
"I'll keep her tail paralyzed." She said. True. She pressed her new hand against Bel'nox's forehead, and the snakewoman's eyes opened.

>>21111680
"Do not underestimate me again. Answer me truly. Why did you attack me?"

"Do not underestimate me again." You say. "Answer me truly. Why did you attack me?"
"I did not." She said, her pupils very, very small, in a predatory tone. True. "I attacked her." True.

>>21111716
"Why did you set the ambush?"

>>21111716
"Why?"

>>21111716
wut.

>>21111680
><They were waiting.> Grayson said. <Prepared.>
What, for the whole month or whatever it's been since the assassination? Just sitting in that room waiting for us to turn up?

>>21111716
Who are you.

>>21111716
"You don't seem to understand that I'm the scariest person you will ever meet.

I could, should I choose to, burn this city to the ground or rip out your soul and never let you know rest.

You are going to stop dancing around the issue, you are going to tell me the truth about everything. Do you understand? You are going to say who used the dagger for the assassination attempt. You are going to say why you attacked Kaliel."

>>21111736
She didn't attack us, she attacked Kal. She thought the necklace would take care of us.

"You don't seem to understand that I'm the scariest person you will ever meet." You say.
"I could, should I choose to, burn this city to the ground, or rip out your soul, and never let you know rest." You say, almost *growling* at her.
"You are going to stop dancing around this issue, you are going to tell me the truth about everything. Do you understand? You are going to say who used the dagger for the assassination attempt. You are going to say why you attacked Kaliel."

Slowly, her lips trembling, as if she was forcing off some strange force, she spoke.
"I... didn't... have a... c-choice." She said, softly. "Elf. N-named..."

She quivered, and went silent... and you feel blood magic starting to build, wracking through her body.
"Theussil." She whispered, and then she collapsed, dead, as blood magic tore out of her body and darted northeast.

Rolled 34

>>21111807
I summon Theussil.

>>21111807
<Aeriel, do you think you could move the ship to Theussil's tower?>

Rolled 79

>>21111807
Stop that blood!
sigh. "Let's go have a chat with Theussil, shall we?"

Rolled 27

>>21111807
Time for us to leave. Follow that magic.

>>21111807
Blood magic.

It's pillaging time. Let's burn his tower to the ground.

<Aeriel, do you think you could move the ship to Theussil's tower?>
<I can.> He said. <What's going on down there? I have everybody roused, and we're all ready.>

Three veiled guards burst into the room, all heavily armored, complete with armor on their tails. Velk'lea darted in.

"What happened?" She asked, eying the armless Bel'nox, the crushed daryeh, and the singed, mostly furless Grayson.

>>21111852
All the elves on this continent are dicks. Let's just burn every single one.

>>21111870
"One of the Elves had power over Bel'nox. He used it to try to kill me. I'm going to kill him now."

<Aeriel, three to beam up>

>>21111870
<"Bel'nox was under the influence of an elf, Theussil. He just killed her with blood magic and I'm about to tear his spine out and use it to make a teaset.">

Say to both ariel and velk

>>21111870
"Someone underestimated me and tried to kill me using Bel'nox. I am sorry, Bel'nox died from the spell used to silence her."

>>21111886
and one to beam down, we're leaving the little snake here.

"One of the elves had power over Bel'nox." You say. "He used it to try and kill me. I'm going to kill him now."
"Wait." Kaliel said, looking down to the necklace. "Destroy that first."

<Bel'nox was under the influence of the elf, Theussil. He just killed her with blood magic, and I'm about to tear his spine out and use it to make a teaset.> You respond.
<... Right.> Aeriel said. <I'll get everyone battle-ready.>

Rolled 79

Wait, what if that's what [whoever] [italics]wants[italics] us to think?

>>21111906
To Tyr: <What's the quickest way to kill an elf that knows blood magic?>

>>21111911
Doesn't matter. Elf Dies.

>>21111906
to the elf.

<ELF, YOU WILL SUFFER.>

>>21111906
Destroy that necklace, and head back to the airship.

>>21111906
Just stab through the necklace with Rikar.

>>21111911
Then following the blood magic will not lead us to Theussil, and we'll kill whoever did it instead.

>>21111928
Obviously we should take that spare Blood Magic Crystal out of Jormungandr and use it to nuke him from orbit with something.

Your soulflame leaps out of your arm, and you crush the necklace. You give Velk'lea a glance, and she visibly recoils.
<Aeriel, take us up.> You say, and suddenly the three of you are abovedeck again.
<Tyr, what's the quickest way to kill an elf that knows blood magic?>
<Kill their servants first.> Tyr said. <Poison works. It prevents them from using the servants for extra energy. Then you tunnel underneath to get past their golems, and then you kill the wizard when he's alone and tired.>

>>21111966
<I've come to the conclusion that every elf on this continent is always up to no good. Thank you very much, Tyr.>

Rolled 39

>>21111966
<Not acceptable. Thankyou for your help.>

Try something more elaborate. Move the elf's heart to our ship, but leave the rest of him there.

Alternately, try talking to him via our nat 100 ring we gave him.

>>21111870
<Do you happen to have a tunnel to Theussil's tower lying around?>

>>21111966
<Thank you.>
I don't think dwarves know what 'quick' means.

>>21111966
<Thank you Tyr, I am afraid I have to kill Theussil I hope this is not too much of an issue to you.>

Rolled 2

>>21111966
Rolling to do all of that. With MAGIC!

>>21112007
Nah, besides, that's a dwarven way to do it.
We just merely dive bomb with a dire bear.

Rolled 35

>>21112007
Nice roll. Try it again with less *MAGIC* and more *DICE GODS, I OFFER THAT FOOLS SOUL TO THEE*

>>21112007
I'd rather not kill all the slaves if we can help it.

Rolled 49

>>21111966
<I see, thank you. I guess I'll just have to do this the hard way, then.>

>>21112007
>>21112031
Man, you guys suck.

<Do you happen to have a tunnel to Theussil's tower lying around?>
<Most likely not.> He said. <And if it's one of the islands, definitely not.>
<Thank you Tyr.> You say. <I am afraid I have to kill Theussil. I hope this is not too much of an issue to you.>
<I don't even know who Theussil is, but if he's an elf, go ahead. Good luck.>
You break off the connection.

"I can portal us in any time, but portals are rather visible." Aeriel said. "Or I could translocate us, but that's inaccurate with so much mass to move."

Rolled 68

>>21111966
Use blood magic with the naga as the sacrifice.

>>21112044
"He knows we're coming. It's not like anyone would just ignore being attacked like that. Portal is fine."

>>21112044
Translocate us. When we get there, open fire immediately on the tower with the cannons.

>>21112056
Voting this down so hard.

>>21112044
How long will it take us to get there if we use the turbo thing mentioned yesterday?

>>21112044
"He know's we're after him. A portal will be fine in this case. Make sure the Jormungandr's cannons are set for a high fire rate, it sounds like we'll have to chomp through his golems."

>>21112056
No blood magic.
We're better then that.

>>21112044
"He already knows I'm coming, so a portal would be fine."

"How long will it take us to get there if we use the turbo thing you mentioned yesterday?"
Ell looked over to you. "Well, an hour or so. It's a sunny day, so it'll only take a third of the time as it normally would."

"He knows we're after him." You say. "A portal will be fine in this case."
You turn to Ell and Zeke. "Make sure Jormungandr's cannons are set for a high fire rate, it sounds like we'll have to chomp through his golems."

Ell turned back to Zeke. "Force blasts?"
"Force blasts. Throw on some fire, too. I don't know what rate goldsteel melts, but it does, eventually." Zeke added.
"Right." Ell said, and ran to one of the cannons, putting his hand on the crystal.

"I'm ready anytime." Aeriel said.

>>21112092
TURBOMODE

DON"T STOP TILL WE"VE RUN INTO HIS TOWER

>>21112092
"How accurately can you translocate me once we're there? If I can touch him before he can cast anything, I can seal his magic and save the slaves."

>>21112092
"I think we'll save the Turbo for making a speedy getaway."

"Aeriel, whenever you're ready"

>>21112092
We should get Grayson patched up first. Give him to Fellwind, and politely ask for some trollflesh from Kell.

>>21112092
"Raziel, how well do you think your dragon would fare today?"

>>21112092
Make sure we don't take the little cute snake. She should be save from the incoming wizards duel.

You turn to Grayson, about to ask him to get patched up- but Fellwind is already there, spells emanating from his hands.
"This makes up for the arrows I shot at you, right?" Fellwind asked, pale yellow light bursting from his palms. Grayson huffed and nodded.

"Raziel, how well do you think your dragon would fare today?"
"Not well." She said. "Aeriel's been using all of the dragon's energy to charge up his translocation magic, and it's daylight."

"Aeriel, send Bell'lea down."
"Right away." Aeriel said.
"But..." The snakegirl said, and then nodded. ".. Okay, I'll wait near the entrance for you."
She vanished.
"How accurately can you translocate me once we're there? If I can touch him before he can cast anything, I can seal him."
"Matters if it's warded or not. If it's warded, I can't get you in at all. If it's not, I could probably send you and a few people in." Aeriel said.

"I just need a few sparks, and Kell, and I can make you an army." Kaliel said, her eyes bright red.

>>21112173
We're wasting time, we need to get there as quickly as possible. There's no need to run away if we kill or incap. him, so let's use the turbo. Teleporting might make us miss, and then it'll still take time to get there.

>>21112173
"Didn't you already make me an army? What happened to that one?"