Awakening

[ElectroZman]

As Axel is quickly revealing himself to represent pretty much everything Siril detests about humans, he ignores him.

But after hearing the half-breeds observations about the light source, he takes a closer look. Can it be disabled or broken?

[kabkal]

For a moment Coty looks interested in the dice game, and then the ideas about the light source brings him back to reality. He too moves around to the far areas of the cell gets as low to the ground as he can and tries to summon his friend just outside the door. If that does not work he will volunteer to be lifted up to take a closer look at the light source.

[admin]

Seeing the gnome do as he does, Morck asks [talk]I take it you are a caster as well? interesting.[/talk]
[talk]I do not understand how such a magical light source could also stop magic from...[/talk] Morck stops abruptly, looking at the floor, then back up at the ceiling repeatedly.
[talk]Unless... the anti-magic area is BENEATH us, while this light above us is just out of reach![/talk] he blinks at his own words, which would be much more logical then his first theory.
[talk]If this corner-crouching does not work, perhaps getting higher would....[/talk] he trails off, continuing his testing.

[Cain Eyebright]

Morck and Coty start wandering around the edges of the room, occasionally crouching down and trying to cast spells, but nothing appears to happen.

Siril remaings on guard, watching the door, while Tessara studies the lock on the door and fingers the bones she found.

Jormungandr remains unconscious.

Axel, seeing that no one is willing to take him on his offer to dice for the information glares at you before putting the dice back in his boot and turning to Tessara. [talk]Fine, be that way. If you can't pay me now and you won't play dice, then I want 5gp for my information, paid as soon as we get out of this place.[/talk]

[ooc]I will be out of town for most of the weekend for my anniversary, so I may not update again until Sunday.[/ooc]

[rednick90]

[ooc]Congrats on the anniversary. Wouldn't i get to make a fortitude save to remain conscious?[/ooc]

[Cain Eyebright]

[ooc]

Wouldn't i get to make a fortitude save to remain conscious?

No, see page 191 of the core rule book right column under 'Staggered and Unconscious':
When your nonlethal damage exceeds your current hit points, you fall unconscious.
I don't remember the exact amounts of lethal and non-lethal that you have off the top of my head and dont have time to scroll up and add them while I'm at work, but this is the situation in your case at the moment.[/ooc]

[kabkal]

Coty looks to the party and looks for the tallest one (provided it is not the new comer, who Coty is not thrilled with) and asks the tallest one [talk]"Can you please lift me as high as you can by that light. I would like to test our friend there's theory about magic being OK up high."[/talk]

If some one lifts him he will try to summon Linkie as a test. If no one will lift him he try to climb the bars and summon from there. (take 10 on climbing if possible)

[admin]

Morck steps toward the gnome in the middle of the room. [talk]Mind you, the anti-magic area could go up to the ceiling as well...[/talk] Morck warns.
He then makes himself available to the gnome, lifting him on his shoulders.

[Cain Eyebright]

[ooc]As Siril doesn't have a height listed on the sheet I have, we'll assume he is shorter than Morck.[/ooc]

Tessara ignores Axel and continues to study the lock in front of her. Axel seems to be a bit affronted and starts looking each of you up and down in turn.

While Axel is slightly taller than Morck, he doesn't seem interested in helping Coty reach the ceiling, so Morck volunteers to assist and carefully lifts Coty up to stand on his shoulders while he braces against the wall. Unfortunately, Coty is still unable to manifest his companion.

Axel watches their antics with a small smirk on his face before addressing all of you. [talk]You guys don't look very strong.[/talk] *glances at Morck & Coty again* [talk]You're not very smart, either, so I'll be the boss of this cell.[/talk]

[Cain Eyebright]

As Axel's statement goes unchallenged, he looks around smugly. Before anything else can be said though, Siril hears bootsteps approaching the door.

Meanwhile, Morck puts Coty back on the ground after they get no result casting at the ceiling.

[ElectroZman]

[talk]Company coming[/talk]

[admin]

Morck grumbles at the lack of results trying to determine the size of the anti-magic zone.
He ignores Axel.

[Cain Eyebright]

The door opens and Jerj comes into the room. He is carrying a basket of bread and some waterskins. He does not appear to have his whip or the keys that he had before. He glares at all of you. [talk]Step back from the bars now, or you can all go hungry until tomorrow.[/talk]

Axel steps back a few feet, glaring at Jerj the entire time.

[admin]

Morck steps back, and readies himself to grab food & water when it becomes available...
THINKING: Finally, food!

[ElectroZman]

Siril steps to the side, closer to the outer door, away from the jail cell door and the jailer.

Can he hear anyone else out there? Is it just the jailer for now?

When the food and water are passed through, he'll evaluate it closely. He's been drugged once, and that was enough.
If he has any doubts, he'll hang on to it, but forgo eating and drinking for now until he see's what effects it has on the others.

[Ealdwulf]

Tessara holds her hands up in supplication and warily steps back from the cell door so that she is slightly closer to the outer door and a step away from the bars, but keeping watch on Jerg.

[kabkal]

Coty steps back and thanks the jailer for the food. He will pause for a bit before eating just to make sure it is ok to eat.

[Cain Eyebright]

Jerj steps up to the bars in front of the stool and sets the waterskins on the floor before pushing them between the bars with his boot. He keeps a close eye on both Morck and Tessara while doing so, as they are the closest.

Siril strains his senses, trying to detect anyone outside the door, but he doesn't hear anything.

Once the waterskins are in the cell, Jerj tilts the basket up to the bars, letting the loaves of bread an a couple wizened apples fall on top of the waterskins and to the cell floor. He smirks at all of you. [talk]Eat up, it may be your last meal for a while.[/talk] Jerj then leaves the room.

As soon as Jerj leaves, both Morck and Axel leap towards the food. Morck is both closer and faster, so grabs 2 loaves and an apple before Axel shoves him back. [yell]Hey, stay away from my food. I'm the boss of the cell, so you don't eat till I'm full.[/yell] Axel stands over the pile, watching all of you warily.

Morck is already tearing hungrily into one of the loaves he grabbed. How do the rest of you respond to Axel's demand?

[kabkal]

Coty steps up and tries to sound firm for the first time since you have all met him. [talk]"Sir, I really don't know who you are (pause as he tries to calm his nerves), and I have been pleasant to you, so please back off and let the rest of us eat. You are (another pause to gather himself) NOT the boss of me, and I doubt anyone in here. So give us our food. I am not sure you are not one of them anyway sent in here to spy on us. So back off (drawing to his full 3'+ height) before there is trouble."[/talk] Coty looks as if he could faint from this, but tries to stand firm, hoping someone bigger than him stands up and helps.

[kabkal]

Coty steps up and tries to sound firm for the first time since you have all met him. [talk]"Sir, I really don't know who you are (pause as he tries to calm his nerves), and I have been pleasant to you, so please back off and let the rest of us eat. You are (another pause to gather himself) NOT the boss of me, and I doubt anyone in here. So give us our food. I am not sure you are not one of them anyway sent in here to spy on us. So back off (drawing to his full 3'+ height) before there is trouble."[/talk] Coty looks as if he could faint from this, but tries to stand firm, hoping someone bigger than him stands up and helps.

[ooc]I forgot the rest[/ooc]

All the while Coty is saying this, in his mind he is wishing Linkie would appear and show this guy a thing or two.

He is also trying to sens the motives of the new guy.

[dice]0[/dice] Sense Motive

[ElectroZman]

Siril walks over next to Coty and looks this moron in the eye.

[talk]You have one chance before we beat you senseless. Take your share and back off. Now.[/talk]

THINKING: With any luck at all, he'll keep up this stupidity, and we can rid ourselves of this idiot. Could probably beat the information we need out of him too. Just need an excuse to do it...


[ooc]Siril is a lean 6'1"[/ooc]

[Ealdwulf]

While the others confront Axel from the front, using effort to keep from being noticed, Tessara will work her way around so that she is behind Axel. Once she is there, she will gather the food and water and throw some of it to Siril and Coty before speaking to Axel.

[talk]You may have claimed to be the boss of the cell, but no one here agreed to that. You come in here talking big like you have information and demand we pay you for it. You offer a price and it was stated that you would get paid after we get out and so you raise the price since we can not pay you now. Makes we wonder just how good your information is and whether short stuff there is right and you were put in here as a ploy.[/talk]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Stealth: [dice]0[/dice] Sleight of Hand: [dice]1[/dice]

 

[Cain Eyebright]

Coty steps up and confronts Axel, trying to persuade him to part with some of the food. Axel stares at the gnome for a brief moment before responding. [talk]I like you, short stuff, and you did untie me earlier. Here.[/talk] Axel reaches down and then hands 2 loaves and a waterskin to Coty. [talk]And I'm not a spy.[/talk]

Coty OnlyShow

You aren't sure what his motives are, but at least he seems to like you more than the others.

Tessara begins walking around Axel to the corner while this is occurring and then Siril, his dislike of humans coming to the fore, steps over angrily to threaten Axel. Tessara is clearly visible, but doesn't appear too threatening at first. Axel's back is mostly to the bars, so Tessara can't get directly behind him, and is clearly visible, but she is directly opposite of Siril when the threat is made. Tessara quickly reaches down and snags two loaves and a waterskin before Axel realises and yells in anger. Axel stomps down, bursting the other waterskin and crushing the remaining 3 loaves of bread, though the other apple rolls away unharmed. Tessara proceeds to confront Axel as well. [yell]You didn't disagree with me a couple of minutes ago, and why should I share my information for free. I told you to leave my food alone. And how do we know you aren't some kind of sneak yourself, trying to take my bread like that?[/yell]

Focused on Axel and the food as you all were, none of you hears Jerj coming back into the room. [yell]What's all the racket now?[/yell] he demands. [yell]Settle down, or I'll knock you senseless like I did the dwarf.[/yell]

Axel rounds toward Jerj without pause, further grinding the remaining loaves into wet mush beneath his boots. [talk]Your threats don't scare us, Jerj. We'll all die in the mines anyway!"[/talk]

[yell]ENOUGH![/yell] Jerj glares at Axel with a menacing stare. [talk]Have it your way. If you're all so anxious to see the mines, then you'll go as soon as I get back with your shackles.[/talk] Jerj turns and stalks out, slamming the door behind him. He ingores anything else you all say while doing so.

As Jerj leaves, Axel turns to glare at Siril and Tessara. [talk]Now you've done it! If we don't figure out how to escape, we're all goners![/talk]

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[ooc]How would you all feel about accelerating the update schedule to 3/week? Say Tuesday, Thursday, Weekend?[/ooc]

[kabkal]

[ooc]I am good with the new proposed schedule.[/ooc]

[rednick90]

[ooc]im game[/ooc]

[admin]

Morck is stunned that the troublemaker destroyed food and waterskins... AND to top it off, seriously reduced the opportunity for escape.
THINKING: What a seriously deranged person he thinks, finishing off his quick meal.

[ElectroZman]

[talk]Tell us what you know, so we can plan our escape. And maybe, just maybe, you'll live to tell the tale.[/talk]

Siril picks up the Apple that rolled away and carefully cleans it.

[ooc]The faster schedule is fine with me. I rely on the emails to tell me when a new post comes in.[/ooc]

[admin]

[ooc]

The faster schedule is fine with me. I rely on the emails to tell me when a new post comes in.

FYI - Those are not 100% reliable... some times, the forum just does not sends them... Best to check in regularly independently of notifications [/ooc]

[ElectroZman]

[ooc]

The faster schedule is fine with me. I rely on the emails to tell me when a new post comes in.

FYI - Those are not 100% reliable... some times, the forum just does not sends them... Best to check in regularly independently of notifications [/ooc]

[ooc]yeah, noticed that. [/ooc]

[Ealdwulf]

Tessara shakes her head at Axel's actions saying, [talk]Lle naa haran e' nausalle[/talk],and heads to the cell door once again in an effort to see if she can pick the lock with the bones she found while muttering to herself. [whisper]he's the one that was yelling and has the gall to blame us?[/whisper]

Elven TranslationsShow

incidental words and phrases being spoken in Elven are being gathered from various locations. This one is from: http://www.grey-company.org/Circle/language/phrase.htm

Translation of Insult: You are king in your imagination.

Skill CheckShow

Disable Device (using improvised tools): [dice]0[/dice]