Ales is not frightened by the yokai.

"You're not scaring anyone. If you work with us, maybe we can help you."


21:49, Today: Ales Konstantin rolled 11 using 3d6.  Fright check (15).

14:19, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 11 using 3d6.  diplomacy ~ 13.
"There's no need for alarm. Who are you? What are you looking for?"
14:23, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 10 using 3d6.  spirit lore default (sahudese get IQ-4, 12-4 8 or less...).
Chye was sure the woman was a yokai like the others about this night, but just what she was, he was uncertain. Her head was still attached, and stories he'd heard, the head floated freely about, separate from the body. Nonetheless, he tried to calm, and parley with her...
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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 584):

Concerned by her adhesion to the ground, the long necked woman stops laughing.
"What have you done to my feet, and why is the oil like this?"

"The elder thought it best the oil lights, be replaced with magical ones, since it's more efficient and cost effective. As for your feet, I think that was a trap, set for whoever kept stealing the oil..."

"The oil lamps are being replaced with these magical lights because the oil has been vanishing from those that depend on it.  Imagine that."

In reply to Rokurobi (msg # 585):

"Without oil, I will dry up and become brittle!"

"Hmmm... Chye see what it so important to you then. It's still available, they just aren't filling the lamps with them any longer. If you need it, why not trade for it? As far as being stuck... Maybe you can leave your shoes in that spot, until the spell expires. If you need help, we can probably get you out of the glue."

"Indeed, once I know you are no threat and will not try to return to your ways of stealing resources the villagers need, I can release you immediately.

"What can you offer the village in return for the oil you require?  For instance, can you stretch your limbs, as well as your neck, so that you might be able to pick high fruit or perform roof repairs with your feet on the ground?"

"Chye don't think the villagers know, her true nature. We must keep it a secret, if you promise you stop stealing, or causing mischief. What is your Name? Do you live in this village?"

09:18, Today: Iskander rolled 10 using 3d6.  research ~ 14 (hidden lore -4, 10 or less...).
Having been observing, Iskander recalled the yokai, and it's nature...

In reply to Iskander (msg # 592):

The yokai is of a sort that passes for, and is often mistaken for human; they are considered to be near monstrous and have no social standing. They are known to sleepwalk, and drink oil when asleep. They are generally not as malign as their relatives, the manananggal.

Unfortunately, this one is greatly distressed, and lashes out at Chye : Dodge, parry or be entangled!

12:21, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 11 using 3d6.  acrobatics ~ 14.
Chye backflips and lands in a crouch, further back away from the yokai!
"Calm yourself! Stealing oil, won't get you killed... but attacking us will. Let us get you unstuck, and try to help you get the oil you need, so you needn't perish, either way!"

In reply to Rokurobi (msg # 593):
"Don't be afraid, we know you aren't evil. If we wished you harm, we could destroy you here and now, within this trap."


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In reply to Iskander (msg # 595):

The long necked woman shrieks; all of you are out of range of her two yard neck

"Chye, this one may be beyond reasoning with.  If we cannot calm her, we must destroy her, to protect the village."

Hearing the shrieking and realizing it could draw unwanted attention, Ales thinks quickly about how to diffuse the situation. He begins chanting, and before long the sound of lullabies from the Sahud  fill the air.

(20:08, Today: Ales Konstantin rolled 10 using 3d6.  Sound (14))

Chye nods in agreement.
"Can you fry her to a crisp with lightning, while she's a sitting duck? Or end the spell, and Chye will chop off her head!"
Chye readies his polearm.

"I can slay her with either fire or lightning, though it would be slow, as I cannot spare the strength for a large bolt.  I could also simply create a fire where she stands and let her burn."

In reply to Ales Konstantin (msg # 598):

Hearing the lullaby Ales is conjuring sooths the creature, who slowly retracts her neck, and sings along softly, and taking on a more gentle demeanor

"Good.. Good.. Now, Chye find some oil.. Then after Chye give it to her, maybe we can make arrangements so she won't have to steal it, anymore... That shouldn't be too hard, if she has valuable skills the village can use. Chye not eager to kill anyone."
Chye will seek a quantity of oil, sufficient as a peace offering.
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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 602):

"First jugs, then saltwater... now the lamp oil. Whatever for?"

"Elder-sama, you might recall the issue of missing oil in the village. We found and trapped the culprit... It's a female yokai of a sort. Her neck extends as long as chye's polearm. However.. She doesn't appear to be evil, she just requires the oil to survive, or she becomes brittle, as she claims. I would suspect the thefts were either because she is too poor, or that buying the oil in quantities that she needs, would bring suspicion about her true nature. Now that has been revealed to you, you elder, are the one with the authority that should decide whether she be allowed to continue to stay here. She was frigtened at first, and attacked, but through magic, she has been calmed with music..."
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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 604):

"Bring her to me, or suppirt me as I come to see her. I have swallowed much water and feel weakened."

"Lean on Chye. She is trapped, and it would be easier to take you to her, than bring her here."
Chye supports the weakened elder on his brawny arm, and leads him to the spot.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 606):

The elder arrives at the place the yokai is trapped. The woman is in her normal form.