It's Written in the STARS pt2
So, that was an interesting morning! At least now you have some breakfast to cook before you get underway. Shocker lizard meat is, at least, halfway decent and , with stomachs full, you're able to get back underway to your destination.
Sabina glances over at Lysos as they move along. "So. Feel better after having eaten your enemy?" She asks with a small grin. "They had a strange taste to them I thought. Like eaching the air in a thunderstorm. Just more filling."
Burai climbs carefully onto his horse. He leans forward over the animal's neck, waiting to catch his balance before slowly straightening up into a more normal horse rider's posture. "I'm glad they didn't go to waste," he offers. Then he turns to look in the direction they were headed before halting for the night. "I wonder how much farther."
"Would it make me a bad person if I said yes?" Lysos answers Sabina while they ride. She still has the book, for all the lack of use it has been, but it remains closed for the moment. In her spare change of clothes, that is, the ones that weren't singed beyond respectable use, her hair, unfortunately, still maintains its frizz despite her attempts to comb it out. Upon Burai's comment, though, she does open the book, flicking to the page that has the notes indicating where the girl is supposed to be. "Um.. nope, I'll be honest, I have no idea." Re: Someone who has a better grasp of the geography might know better.
Sora doesn't really say much at the moment. Her attention is mostly on their surroundings to try to keep alert for any suprises. Her greatsword is slung on her back as usual, really to be pulled at a moments notice.
A horse rides up from behind, a half-sil woman in light armor, bearing Eluna's symbol. She slows as she approaches the group, offering a polite nod as she rides up. "Hail," she greets. "Travellers in these parts should take care. Demons have been si--" That, of course, is when she sees Lysos' hair. There's a heartbeat's span of pure shock, followed by a laugh that she has to forcibly fight down, covering her mouth with the back of her hand as she coughs a bit, trying to keep her face a mask of professionalism -- and not doing a great job. "Though I see that you've already seen the dangers the local wildlife pose..."
Sabina turns in the sadle to take in the half-sil and offers a wave. "Yes. We have and we've heard about the demons as well. Which is why we're in a hurry to find a certian young woman who thinks she's going to meet and fall in love with a dragon." Her smile turns impish as she knows just how crazy it sounds. And reaching into her pocket she pulls out a mithral mask in the shape of a coyote and slips it over her eyes.
"They learned the error of their ways," Lysos assures with narrowed eyes after the cleric catches up with the party. Then, with all the dignity her new hairstyle can offer, she tilts her head to the Elunite.
Burai turns in his own saddle, or tries to before he wobbles and nearly falls off. Finally he manages to get the horse to turn 'sideways' along the trail so that he can sit straight and turn his head to look at Elena. "Yes," he agrees. "We have." Then he begins the long, laborious process of getting the steed pointed in the right direction again.
GAME: Burai rolls survival: (9)+11: 20
GAME: Elena rolls Survival: (13)+4: 17
GAME: Sabina rolls survival: (9)+2: 11
GAME: Lysos rolls survival: (13)+1: 14
GAME: Sora rolls survival: (17)+10: 27
The good news is that you don't get lost. While you don't exactly have a specific map to follow, or trail, you do find some shortcuts on your way to your general destination that an inexperienced traveler, like the girl you're chasing, is not likely to have picked up on. By mid day, you're starting to feel like you're probably gaining ground. Whether or not it's enough is hard to say, but at least you're not jumped on by more shocker lizards. On the other hand, you've just come across what seems to be a rather large ogre sitting on a rather large boulder alongside the road. He glances your way on your approach, shielding his eyes from the sun, and proceeds to sit up straight.No big deal. Just an ogre, right?
Sora blinks just a bit. "What do you think? Do we talk to him? He isn't attacking yet." she asks the others.
Burai nods thoughtfully, never taking his eyes off of the Ogre. "We can try," he agrees. "But be ready to fight. Also be ready for spells, I've heard there are Ogres who are also magicians. And be prepared for...well best to be ready for anything." There. Simple, right? He pauses and waits for someone else to move forward and talk.
"A ... dragon." Elena blinks, seemingly unsure of whether to believe the woman, especially as she dons the coyote mask. Though as nobody seems ready to contradict the story, the half-sil seems to take it on faith, settling back onto her horse and getting comfortable. "Well," she muses, glancing between the two Tsuran women. "That sounds like quite the adventure." It looks like she's about to say something to Lysos again, though the ogre suddenly has the vast majority of her attention, Elena herself sitting up a bit straighter in her saddle as one hand goes to the handle of the mace at the side of her hip. Just in case. "Talking is usually the best opening," Elena agrees.
Lysos pulls her reins to stop her horse well short of the ogre. Looking at him. "They usually just attack, don't they? I'm pretty sure my old mother's stories talk about them eating people. Hee Hi Ho Hum?"
Bina looks up and sees the ogre that Sora is speaking of. She swallows, hiding it with a smile. "We might as well. With a care? Make sure she went this way if the ogre has seen her." She gets off her horse and then hands her riegns over to Burai if she can before moving forward slowly, hands empty. "Greetings!" She says plesantly.
Edinaz arrives, singing as he steps into the high grasses. Bluebirds sing.
Edinaz has arrived.
Your arrival was not exactly stealthy and they're absolutely well situated. They do notice you, glancing up and lifting their hammer in your direction. The tool, not the weapon, though it can be that too. It doesn't look it's deigned for martial fighting, really.
"Watch your step," calls the ogre, his voice slow and rumbly. Trade is difficult for him, it seems, but then they've only rarely been known for thier eloquence.
Sora keeps her awareness up but she does that, takes a look at the path, for any dangers.
Sabina keeps her smile in place and offers another wave. "Thank you for your concern." She says, stopping when the warning is given. "My name is Sabina. I was wondering if you could help us with some information? We're looking for a young woman who likely went this way. Have you seen her?" She pets the peacock on her shoulder, more out of keeping herself calm then anything else.
Edinaz stands in the back and looks competent, arms folded on his chest.
"Are we to watch our step because of the footing... or because we're trespassing?" Lysos asks, trying to keep any suggestion of offense out of her voice while she does her best to control her moutn shoudl it show any nervousness at the presence of the ogre. "We don't mean to trespass if that's the case, I promise. Like she said, we're looking for someone."
Burai nudges his horse closer. It doesn't seem to want to. The two lock eyes and engage in a battle of wills. Finally with a sigh he climbs down off of the saddle, stumbling slightly as his feet touch the ground before catching himself. "Stay," he murmurs to the horse and then moves a few steps forward. He nods in agreement with, and perhaps approval of, the others' words.
Elena, for now, keeps relatively quiet. Sabina seems to be taking the diplomatic route, and too many people taking might at best confuse the orge, and at worst irritate him.
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"...nnnnnno," says the Ogre, "...yes?" He glances around. It is now more noticable, th sweat beading on his brow. "Stay back," he tells all of you. "They might hear you. They might already be here." He's glancing around furtively. Nervously.
There's something that's making him a little frightened.
What could scare an ogre?
Sabina stays in place and looks about as the ogre starts it's nervious talk. "They? They or what are you speaking about, my good ogre?" More petting of bird... more petting!
Edinaz lifts his chin, "What are you fussing about?" The half-yrch isn't so understanding.
Burai peers in the same directions the Ogre is looking. Not finding anything, he says to the rest of the party in a lowered voice he hopes that only they can hear: "what could have him frightened like this? The dragon...?"
Elena, for her part, doesn't ask the same question. Instead, she is already looking around, trying to spot whatever dangers they might have missed on their approach to the overly-noticable ogre.
GAME: Elena rolls Perception: (12)+6: 18
GAME: Sabina rolls perception: (17)+4: 21
GAME: Sora rolls perception: (3)+7: 10
"They might have...." Lysos immediately starts looking around... in the direction Burai and the Ogre are, and then everywhere else. "I have a bad feeling about this," she adds in a somewhat quieter voice. "Also... not surprised."
GAME: Lysos rolls perception: (14)+4: 18
GAME: Edinaz rolls perception: (6)+10: 16
GAME: Burai rolls perception: (12)+11: 23
Bina stares at the ogre. And then around the ogre.. and then just around. Her brows hidden behind the mask rise high and she starts pointing to the ground. Her voice lowers. "What are these?!"
Edinaz looks around, listening as he waits for the ogre to speak. Thumbs hook into his swordbelt, as his foot twists a little.
Burai pauses. "Some sort of disturbance," he replies. "In the ground." He reaches over his shoulder to place his hand on the hilt of his sword. Pans his gaze across the ground. "All around." He flicks his eyes back towards the Ogre. "Quickly...what -are- they?!"
Elena apparently sees them too. "Hard to say," she says. "Let's hope that whatever is -in- the ground, -stays- there." She keeps her voice very quiet, almost a whisper, as the ogre seems to believe the things are alive. "Let's very carefully attempt to move away, yes?"
Edinaz draws both swords, turning in a slow circle. "It won't stay there." A look to the ogre. "Right?" Knees flex, as he gets ready to fight.
The ogre glances bacvk and forth, nodding towards you. He holds his hand up and whispers ( a whisper for an ogre is still loud), "...small ones."
Small what, though? He doesn't elaborate. He's got his voice low. "BE careful. They could hear."
Lysos just stays.. as still as she can. And does her best to keep the horse from moving as well. "What... do... we... do...?" Lysos asks very quietly, very carefully.
Sabina starts to slowly back out of the area as quietly as she can, glancing up at the ogre curriously.
GAME: Sabina rolls sense motive: (3)+6: 9
There's a soft grating sound as Burai pulls his sword out. He winces at the sound and looks apologetically at the rest of the party. Even though it's meant for two hands, he holds the oversized weapon in one and keeps the other hand free, directing it in various directions towards spots on the ground. Not trying to point them out, but ready to cast a fire bolt at the ground if something emerges.
Elena slowly starts to move her horse through the circles, watching and waiting to see if anything happens, all tension as she silently mouths prayers.
Sabina continues to step slowly out of the area as quietly as she can. "How can the ogre just be in the middel of it and be ok!" She whispers to herself and possibly others nearby.
Edinaz doesn't move. "Maybe they sense motion?" Both sword-tips point at the ground.
As if an answer to Edinaz's question, as you begin to back up, a tiny little head pops out of one of the disturbances.
"Peep?" it says.
Oh no.
Oh no. Not that. /Anything/ but that. Peering at you with vertical slit pupils is the most dreaded creature an adventurer can ever face, the most dangerous opponent, the most vicous of all things...
It is a kobold.
And where there is one, there are many.
"AHHHH," yells the Ogre, crawling up ointo the boulder he was sitting on when you arrived.
Lysos starts to move her horse.. then stops it when Edinaz makes his observation. Guess? Observational guess? She swallows and closes her eyes, trying to get her breathing under control. Thus she misses the kobold sticking its head out of the ground. Though she hears it. "Peep?" she echoes, slowly opening her eyes.
Edinaz looks towards the kobold and back to the ogre. "So. What's the problem?"
The brows go up behind her mask and Sabina looks to the Ogre and then back. "How many of them do you think it takes to cornor an ogre on a rock?" She asks to the group while drawing a dagger to be safe.
There are ... sounds coming from beneath the ground. A clawing sound. It's coming your way.
The ogre raises his hammer defensively, but there's something *definitely* on its way towards you beneath the earth. You can hear voices now. More of them.
Draconic, muffled, only a few words audible if you speak the language.
Burai says, "I'm not sure how many there are..." He looks at Edinaz and then begins walking back towards his horse. "Surely not so many that they can overcome us? But...they could strike from any direction."
GAME: Elena refreshes spells.
GAME: Burai refreshes spells.
Lysos seems to relax a little bit when she sees the one putting its head up. Then she looks at the ogre, a little bit confused. On the one hand, tiny, little, kind of ugly head. On the other hand, terrified ogre. "Do... we... run?"
GAME: Elena casts Comprehend Languages. Caster Level: 3 DC: 15
Sabina moves off to the side quickly and away from the holes. "There's more then one or two.. and they're digging I think. Is there something else down there?"
"No," Elena says to Lysos, shaking her head. "Move slowly." She looks down at the tiny head, then at the other circles. The Cleric sits up straighter, one hand going to her holy symbol as she recites a line of text from the scriptures. "And she lifted the clouds from their mind, that they were able to receive the wisdom..."
"PEEP'
It came from right below you.
Then you feel it. A tremor.
A TREMOR.
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Whirlpool has dropped a TIMESTOP!
Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Whirlpool to instruct you further. You may earn RPP by logging a scene for a GM.
For in-combat commands, type: +thelp.
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GAME: Burai rolls ref: (4)+3: 7
GAME: Sabina rolls ref: (3)+3: 6
GAME: Elena rolls Reflex: (12)+2: 14
GAME: Edinaz rolls ref: (9)+5: 14
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d6: (1): 1
The ground beneath you suddenly starts to give way. Suddenly, you're having to move, dive to the sides. Sabina and Burai dissapear into a pit, falling a food six or seven feet down into the darkness with a crash. They don't appear worse for wear, but they're down there and prone, and you're up THERE.
The ogre screams in a panic. "NOOOO! RUN AWAY! DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU!"
He's terrified.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 21.
It is now Lysos' turn! Edinaz is next!
GAME: Lysos casts Shield. Caster Level: 3 DC: 15
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 19.
It is now Edinaz's turn! Peepers is next!
Lysos doesn't tumble down into the hole that suddenly appears under her. She does tumble off of her horse, though, she manages to land on her feet. Somehow. "Defendarius!" she snaps out, thrusting forth her hand to summon her shield of force, then she slaps the rump of her horse, sending him running... at least away from the mess going on here. "Does anyone see them?" she shouts.
GAME: Edinaz casts Shield. Caster Level: 5 DC: 13
Edinaz conjures a mystical shimmer in front of him, then moves to the edge of the pit. He starts to jump, then reconsiders, and slides down from the edge on his backside.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 17.
It is now Peepers' turn! Burai is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (13)+3: 16
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (18)+3: 21
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (12)+3: 15
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (9)+3: 12
To the rest of your eyes, nets are cast from the darkness below onto Sabina and Burai. Both of them are covered in nets, now, yes, and it seems like the kobolds are giving commands and HEAVE, HO! They're starting to pull them down whatever tunnel they've got, cackling.
Seems like they're... enjoying this?
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 17.
It is now Burai's turn! Sabina is next!
If you control the trailing rope by succeeding on an opposed Strength check while holding it, the entangled creature can move only within the limits that the rope allows. If the entangled creature attempts to cast a spell, it must make a concentration check with a DC of 15 + the spell’s level or be unable to cast the spell.
An entangled creature can escape with a DC 20 Escape Artist check (a full-round action). The net has 5 hit points and can be burst with a DC 25 Strength check (also a full-round action). A net is useful only against creatures within one size category of you.
A net must be folded to be thrown effectively. The first time you throw your net in a fight, you make a normal ranged touch attack roll. After the net is unfolded, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls with it. It takes 2 rounds for a proficient user to fold a net and twice that long for a non-proficient one to do so.
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GAME: Burai rolls ranged-2-2: (7)+5+-2+-2: 8
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 13.
It is now Sabina's turn! Useless Ogre is next!
Burai struggles with the net. He pokes one hand through a space and summons the power of Fire. A bolt streaks out at the kobold who threw the net on him...only to splash against the tunnel wall next to the little monster.
GAME: Sabina rolls melee: (12)+1: 13
GAME: Sabina rolls 1d4: (3): 3
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 3.
It is now Useless Ogre's turn! Elena is next!
"Ahh! Run away you little people! They are MONSTERS! They glued my hand to my hammer!"
He shakes his hammer at you.
He's useless. This is the most useless ogre.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 3.
It is now Elena's turn! Lysos is next!
First she's falling and then she's got net all over her. The peacock,also netted, lets out a angry cry. The knife in her hand starts cutting the net the best she can. "There's a lot of them down here!"
GAME: Elena casts Light. Caster Level: 3 DC: 14
Elena manages to come unseated from the horse, falling into the pit and looking around. The action happens almost immediately as they get down. Rising, she mumbles a short, confident prayer, though there is some annoyance in her voice. "Where I walk, I walk in your light..." she begins, the small mace in her hand exploding into a bright glow while illuminates her scowl -- and how she's holding that weapon, clearly meaning business.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 21.
It is now Lysos' turn! Edinaz is next!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 19.
It is now Edinaz's turn! Peepers is next!
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+11-2: (8)+11+-2: 17
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+10-2: (4)+10+-2: 12
Lysos sees light spring into existance in the hole... then looks up at her horse, now.. too far away to be useful. Her face falls, until she remembers the pack on her back. "Hah!" She yanks the rope off of its strap, quickly ties it to the useless ogre's leg with an "Excuse me!"... then shimmies down the rope into the hole.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 17.
It is now Peepers' turn! Burai is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (6)+3: 9
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (11)+3: 14
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (19)+3: 22
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+3: (12)+3: 15
Seeing more people dropping into the pit, the Kobolds cackle more. They don't seem to be taking this very serioiusly.
Small smoking clay vases come rolling down the tunnels.
They are... emitting something.
A terrible stench.
Some roll on by.
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d8+5: (1)+5: 6
GAME: Burai rolls fort: (18)+7: 25
GAME: Edinaz rolls fort: (3)+6: 9
GAME: Sabina rolls fort: (13)+6: 19
Edinaz lands, and starts trying to cut Burai's net. The short sword doesn't do much, though. It's probably not wise, charging /towards/ the peril.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 17.
It is now Burai's turn! Sabina is next!
GAME: Burai rolls intimidate: (7)+2: 9
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 13.
It is now Sabina's turn! Useless Ogre is next!
GAME: Burai casts Firestream. Caster Level: 5 DC: 16
GAME: Sabina rolls melee: (16)+1: 17
GAME: Sabina rolls 1d4: (2): 2
Now that the net has been cut, only a few strands remain covering Burai. He pulls off the last bits and tosses them, flashing a quick nod at Edinaz. "If you don't stop that," he growls at the nearest Kobold, "you will burn." A stream of fire explodes out of his hand and washes over the walls close enough to the Kobolds that they can feel the eat. He has to hold his hand steady against the recoil. Then he forces it down to scorch a line across the floor of the tunnel in front of them.
GAME: Sabina rolls intimidate +3: (2)+5+3: 10
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 3.
It is now Useless Ogre's turn! Elena is next!
"...what!"
The ogre is recovering from being used by Lysos this way and he sort of flails on his boulder, afraid to get down.
Kobolds are scary, guys, and you can hardly blame him.
Sabina manages to cut her way up out of the net and stands looking flustered. She stomps her foot and starts to say some choice words when her familiar flys up into her face rather then her shoulder where he belongs.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 3.
It is now Elena's turn! Lysos is next!
GAME: Elena rolls 1d20+2+4: (19)+2+4: 25
GAME: Elena rolls 1d6+1: (3)+1: 4
Elena looks around, spying one of the small kobolds, eyes narrowing as she flawlessly continues her recital of the holy scriptures. "And when the night is darkest, and in the places that have never known light, I will go with you and I will burn bright." She continues, hefting the mace and hurling it at the spotted kobold, "By your wisdom, I /teach/...!"
The small, glowing mace flies from her hand, smashing into one of the small, annoying creatures with a satisfying *thud* before blinking back to her hand with a flash, the light shifting in strange ways as the weapon moves.
GAME: Elena spends ONE use of HAND OF THE ACOLYTE.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 21.
It is now Lysos' turn! Edinaz is next!
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+1: (20)+1: 21
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+1: (4)+1: 5
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+1: (15)+1: 16
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+1: (15)+1: 16
GAME: Lysos casts Color Spray. Caster Level: 3 DC: 15
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 19.
It is now Edinaz's turn! Peepers is next!
When Lysos drops to the ground in the hole, it takes her a moment to orient herself. Only a moment, for the magical light shows the way. Shows comrades cutting their way free from nets. Throwing fire. Throwing.. a mace. "Huh." Then she gives her head a quick shake, hikes up her skirts and hustles forward, getting close enough to see the whites of the kobolds' eyes. Then she lets go of her skirts so she can whip a hand forward, fingers splayed towards them, and says, "Razzle Dazzle!" A painful combination of bright light sprays fourth from her fingers to intermix like a rainbow's tripping cousin, washing over the kobolds and their beast. The beast immediately falls over.. the kobolds, on the other hand, just kind of quirk their heads, apparently amused... excited?.. by the display of colours. "Yep. That's about right," the tsuran arcanist says. Unsurprised.
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+11: (16)+11: 27
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d8+5: (2)+5: 7
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 17.
It is now Peepers' turn! Burai is next!
The kobolds, seeing Edinaz's reaction, the fires, Sabina's yelling, and Lysol's pretty colors begin to back up.
They begin to back up *fast*.
Very fast, actually. In fact, it isn't long before they're beating a hasty retreat. Seems they don't want to tangle with you further, at least... for the moment. Of course, these *are* kobolds...
Edinaz hustles forwards, retching as he goes. He lashes out, angry and aggrieved, catching a kobold across the face with his sword. It falls, as does a trail of mucus from his nose and mouth.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 17.
It is now Burai's turn! Sabina is next!
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 13.
It is now Sabina's turn! Useless Ogre is next!
Sabina coughs and spits out a feather while forceably setting her bird on her shoulder and then starts dusting herself off as well as trying to wave away the lingering stink from the little buggers smoke bombs.
She steps over to the unconcious kobold and /glares/ at it. "Funny..They think they're funny?"
Burai has a hard time telling just what is going on further down the Kobold cave. His hand is still emitting fire and it's ruining his vision. He raises his hand and points it at the roof of the cave, where it flows along but can't quite melt the rock. This makes it safe for him to walk forward, past the retching Edinaz, before he lowers his hand again and sends the stream of fire down the cave after the retreating kobolds. "You were warned!" he says sternly, raising his voice to be heard over the crackling of his flames.
They do seem, at least, to be trying to take thier wopunded with them as they scurry off.
There's some still muted cackling, trhoiugh... so yes. They think they're funny.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 3.
It is now Useless Ogre's turn! Elena is next!
Elena straightens a bit, finishing the recitation -- skipping a few verses. "And through your grace do we better the world." She holds the weapon at her side, not letting the illuminatory spell go out, but also not advancing. It seems that she's satisfied with the lessons imparted. "Let's get out of this hole," she sighs, using her free hand to tuck back loose hairs as she looks around. "Are the animals injured?" Because a fall like that is not good for horse anatomy.
The ogre hears them retreating and then proceeds to, carefully, lookiaround from above.
"... are you okay?!" he yells more loudly now. HJe's not very smart, but then, he IS a bit craven on top of that.
GAME: Whirlpool advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 3.
It is now Elena's turn! Lysos is next!
GAME: Whirlpool removes the timestop.
Timestop by Whirlpool has left.
Edinaz looks like he wants to chase, but instead loudly wretches breakfast over his own boots. That stops him cold.
Sabina calls up out of the pit to the ogre. "They're gone for now. These fine people scared them off. How about you assist us out of this hole. Gently if you please." She huffs as she continues to try to undirt her clothing.
Lysos is definitely in no mood to chase, particularly since it seems like no one else is. She does look concernedly at Edinaz, and fishes out a small bit of black... something from one of her skirt pockets. "Here. Chew this. Might help." She offers it to him, then carefully makes her way back to the pit opening, grabbing the rope just as Sabina calls up. "Wait..." she starts to say, looking in horror at the other tsuran.
Edinaz starts chewing, unquestioningly, and starts to regain a little colour. He wipes his mouth with the back of one dirty hand. "Thank you, that was unpleasant."
...it's exactly what you'd expect. Sabina's words mean the ogre yanks IMMEDIATELY on the rope that was wrapped around him earlier by Lysos. She takes off into the air, up over the pit and goes sailing into the sky before landing with a distict crash in a pile of leaves.
...and poison ivy.
Sabina says, "I SAID GENTLY!"
Elena watches as Edinaz goes flying, simply lowering her eyes into her hand as she checks on the rest of the animals they were riding in the fall. "It is going to be a long, long day, I think..."