Final Depravity RP

[DomJoe]

"Hold on!" Leslina says with a shout, interrupting the spat between Eilandra and Cassandra. "We don't know if either side is going to help! All we know is that one side has offered unconditional support for a murder, while another has offered to meet with us for negotiations. We could really use more information before we jump to conclusions here!" She pauses before she speaks up again, "Let me gather some information first, see what's happening on both sides, before we make a mistake here. I'd rather not let anyone die, but if its the only way to gain support, then it may be our only choice..." She looks over to Saralyn and says, "I'm sorry you had to meet us in such a state. My name is Leslina Brighteye. And you are?"

[Tsai]

Cassandra looks at Eliandra then back to Leslina and backs up from the group." Well if you're gonna gather information then I'll do the same. I'm going to use this secret entrance and find out what I can discover for myself. Before. I murder someone." She casts a glance over to the warrior. Then walking off following the instructions she found

[MelissaB]

"Cass, we have a letter from the high mages. Why don't you wait and see what it has to say?" Eilandra offers as she follows her. Very intent on not letting her go there alone or even first.

[Albedo28]

Saralyn looks at the group with an eyebrow raised as they blurt out their current predicament in the open, "Uh... guys? Think we could not be so open about such things?" She walks over and gives a short bow before holding out the necklaces to each of them, "I'm Saralyn, and these are from the elder mage. Said I should give them to you." She shrugs and walks along as the three head toward some point still unknown to her. "Perhaps we should simply get a look at what offers are available before cutting off a source of potential support as your friends said, Eilandra." she offers.

[DomJoe]

Leslina takes one of the letters and pendant offered to her and asks, "Did the elder mage say what they are for? I guess the letter would say more about them, would they?" She then turns over to Eilandra and Cassandra and says, "Let's not move too fast please, okay?"

[Alaena]

Letter from the Elder Mage Vorn

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To the Royal Envoy,

These medallions are known as the Medallions of Camaraderie. You need only wear the medallion, take it in your hand, and focus on another member who also wears a medallion. It will tell you who of your envoy is still alive and what direction you need to travel to reach them.

These will allow you to spread out and find each other as need be. From the first time you put it on, each medallion will sync with the person wearing it, ensuring that even if you're not in possession, the other members of the envoy can still find you so long as they have their medallion in hand.

Do whatever is necessary to save Vaalniya.

Elder Mage Vorn,
High Magister of the Woodlands.

[DomJoe]

"These pendants will most definitely help us out on our quest," Leslina said with a nod, placing the pendant she took around her neck. "This will also make our current task much easier: we can split up and scout around for information without worrying about losing the others. Speaking of which, we should get started on information gathering, we don't have much time after all."

[MelissaB]

"Indeed, now if Cass is finished trying to sneak off if you are headed to that man's estate I am coming with. My decision I final you have until I start forfilling my mission to come to me with evidence saying I am wrong. The elves care for results not how they occur so with that in mind. Cass lead the way to this secret passageway." With that Eliandra keeps thorgar ready to chase bite and fuck Cass senseless should she try to run, otherwise she follows Cass to the secret passageway in the cliffs.

[Albedo28]

Saralyn nods at the other members of her troupe. Whatever disagreement they'd had didn't really reach her at the moment though it was making a fairly stressful atmosphere. "So, why don't we head to the church then and see what aid they're willing to provide? If they're a seperate power from the king's they might be willing to offer something especially without knowing whatever plot you intend." She shrugs and starts to make her way toward the center of the clergy's power to gather some information at the very least. "Anyone else interested in coming along?"

[Alaena]

EDIT: Saralyn and Leslina's post was drastically changed since I misread a post.

Saralyn and Leslina

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You head back into the city, an Elven Bard and a Half-Elven Ranger, to search for information at the church's base of power, the church known as the Arvensoar. Leslina is capable of showing Saralyn the way there as she stayed there herself last night. Part of her hopes to run into a certain paladin again...

The two of you meander through throngs of humans beginning their days. There is no shortage of glances at the two women. Elves are a rare sight indeed in Iometolis. As far as Half-Elves go, to humans they appear to be Elven, and to Elves, they appear to be humans.

After almost an hour of walking due to the crowded and busy city, you pass into the Naos district and find yourself at the Arvensoar. It's the tallest building, saving for the massive bridge structure, and is a bit hard to miss.

When you arrive at the church, it's quite empty as people are already busy with their jobs around town. Only a few acolytes are seen cleaning and studying in the main chapel.

Cassandra and Eliandra

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The two of you begin your highway hike north and west to this general's villa. Ser Castigan wasn't a paladin, according to the king, just a fine warrior who didn't have any real protection save for his own skill.

On the way there, you pass the occasional carriage and even a trading caravan. Many of them greet such gorgeous women with smiles, but bare no ill intent otherwise. Some of them try to sell goods and equipment to the two of you, including rope, trail rations, torches, and other minute adventuring gear.

Once you're a few miles away from the city, the paved road gets a bit more lonely. You pass a militia patrol, who greet you and continue galloping on their way, and come into view of a large estate. An engraved plaque on the outside picket fence reads "Castigan Estate." You see several fields of trees indicating this was also a vineyard. At the very end, you see a large three story building of stone and wood. It was likely the owner's house.

Three men wearing scale mail, longswords, and longbows rest at the foot of the house, merrily eating and drinking. You identify them as militia by their white tabards with a gold sword emblazoned on the front.

The letter Cassandra had read indicated a secret passage. At the western edge of the vineyard, along the cliffs, the two of you find a rough dirt trail dug out along the cliff. If you didn't know where to look, you probably wouldn't have noticed it. It seems to head down along the waters banging against the base of the cliff. The path is quite narrow and a wrong move could send you tumbling into the ocean. It seems to lead behind the main house itself, but where exactly the path ends isn't visible from here.

[Tsai]

As the two women are traversing the rather dangerous secret path, she kinda wonders how this constitutes as an escape route when it's just as dangerous, but she shakes her head at the thought. While the two of them are walking the thief looks over to Eliandra. "I hope you don't plan on just murdering a man in cold blood. I've done many nasty things but murder isn't on that list."

[DomJoe]

Leslina leads her new companion to the Arvensoar, a little surprised at how busy the city became in their absence. It took far more time to get to the church than usual. but when they came inside, the church was practically empty. Leslina breathed a sigh of relief, glad she didn't have to deal with anymore crowds and their stares. She tries to get the attention of one of the working acolytes, in order to ask them if they had any place where they could look up information, like a library or something similar.

[MelissaB]

Navigating the path Eliandra can help but wish she went through the front door, who the hells has an escape route that is just as likely to kill you than whatever you're running from. Hearing Cass she smirks and nods. "In warfare there is no such thing as murder. If you mean will I give him a chance to fight yes if he refuses I will kill him for being a coward and an enemy. If he beats me in combat what happens then is his choice. Though I doubt he'll win."

[Urhr93]

Sae

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(Sense Motive rolls by squires - 15)

You notice both men glance at each other somewhat suspiciously. They seem to think you may be holding something back. Dunor smiles and says, "That's interesting. We heard an envoy had arrived. Although, the Arch-Bishop chased the last diplomats out of the city. Hopefully, he'll hear you out a bit more this time."

Dunor nods and says, "I am Dunor Drake and this is my brother Elzer Drake."

Elzer nods as well and says, "Pleased to meet you, Sae."

<Pleased to meet you too> she continues to smile at them. After all, especially in this situation, mantaining a friendly mood should be her utmost priority, she never know if they would spill something she would need to know <Chased out? I was told they were not successful, but i guess it went worse than i thought> she tilts her head, before continuing <Though i don't understand why. Even as we were coming we saw a farm being attacked by orcs, and if we weren't there things could have gone worse... why would they chase potential allies when the orcs are practically doing as they please in the outskirt of their very capital?> she asks to nobody in particular, as if she's thinking aloud.

[Tsai]

"But..we arent at war..at least the people of Iometis are not. Have you thought of the ramifications of killing this man? Yes we may have the kings support but will we have the peoples?" Cassandra continues to press forward along the path hopefully to find a less treacherous part of the path soon.

[MelissaB]

Shaking her head Eliandra follows the path carefully. "Have you thought what would happen if we let the kingdom of Iometis go into civil war? By doing this we quicken or stop a civil war from happening. So instead of years it's weeks or days."

[Alaena]

Leslina

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One of the male acolytes stops cleaning for a moment to come closer and address your question about a library.

"Yes, we have an extensive theological library. At least for this part of the world. If you wish to know about Iomedae or the pantheons, it certainly has that sort of information. It's on the fifth floor."

He looks you over and says with some hesitance, "However, if you want to know about other subjects, I suggest you head to the Guild of Golemni. They're a local organization of wizards who specialize in building golems. They're quite a minority in the city, since a lot of people fear magic that's not derived from the gods. Their headquarters is located in Ordellia, the southern most district of the city. Tallest building once you cross the bridge."

Cassandra & Eliandra

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Acrobatics (Balancing) - Cassandra 26, Eliandra 2
Reflex Roll - Eliandra 15
Climb Roll - Eliandra 10

The path is narrow and the rocks are loose in some places. Ser Castigan must be a bit athletic and coordinated himself to be able to traverse this in an emergency. Cassandra's training in balance and other things related to acrobatics pays off. She effortlessly moves along the rocky trail as it winds around the cliff. However, Eliandra slips and nearly goes tumbling into the ocean. Thankfully, the warrior catches herself at the last moment, and pulls herself up. From here, she instead takes a 'climbing' approach to the trail and melds her body against the rock cliff while moving her hands from hand-hold to hand hold and moving her feet along slowly. With this method, both women eventually find the end of the trail on the other side of the cliff-face.

The entrance is a simple wooden door with a large padlock on it. Even the color of the door blends with the stone around it. It would've been hard to notice if the trail hadn't led you straight to it. As of right now, it is indeed locked.

[Tsai]

(Is Eli's dog with us?)

Cassandra scoffs at Eliandra when she stumbles over, but stays with the woman in case she needed any help. "Here let me help you up, ya clutz." crouching down she extends a hand out to her warrior comrade. If she doesnt take the help then she scowls and picks her hand back and moves over to the door then waits for Eliandra.

If she does take the help then she smiles and laughs a little more as she holds Eliandra's hand. "Here let me guide you i think we're almost there." Taking a firmer grip of the warrior's hand she moves a bit slower to make sure she doesnt tumble back over. Once they reach the door Cassnadra examines the door and the pad lock. If the pad lock doesnt look to difficult to pick then she'll go ahead and try, but if it's rusted due to being so close to salt water then she'd like to break the lock.

[MelissaB]

Crying out as she slips, Eliandra clutches tightly to the cliff trying to desperately hold herself up and stop herself from plummeting into the ocean below. If she even lived that long during the fall. Holding herself tight to the cliff she doesn't move for fear of slipping and holds herself there straining and pressing as close tot he rock face as she can. Finally seeing the hand of Cass, she grabs it and lifts herself up with a grunt of effort. Panting she nods to Cass and begins climbing along the edge shuffling along it. "Thank you." She breaths breathlessly as she makes her way to the door.

[Alaena]

Eliandra & Cassandra

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Disable Device - 24

Cassandra gets out her small thieves tool kit and retrieves her lock picks. It only takes her a few seconds. The lock isn't a bad one, nor is it especially well made. With a small click, the thick padlock pops open and the door almost swings open on its own from the large amount of wind blowing around the two of you.

Thorgar barks once happily and licks Cassandra's clothed crotch a few times while she'd bent over fiddling with the padlock. It was little doubt as to the way he viewed the thief. Cassandra gets a bit aroused at the act and was certainly remembering the fun the two had together. The way he looked at his mistress, Eliandra, was even starting to change.

Behind the door looks to be a dark, winding, enclosed staircase. You can't see where it ends from here without going up further.

Sae

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Dunor scoffs and says, "Personally, I have nothing against Elves. However, people don't want to help folk who refused to help us for years. I think that's what the King and Bishop were thinking. Orcs are showing up now, and that is a problem."

His brother Elzer interrupts and says, "It's true. It'll take a lot of convincing to get us to march our army halfway across the world. Our army is more than capable of handing Orcs ourselves. Then again, the King might-"

Dunor shakes his head, "Anyway, we don't see many as beautiful as you Sae. Care to have dinner at with us at our townhouse?"

During this time, the two of you have passed into Naos, the next district over, and was noticeably cleaner and smelled better than the docks. The streets were mostly deserted at this point, but when they ask you if you want dinner, they stop walking infront of a decent-sized two story house. You could assume that this must be their place.