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Æthercoil: Togetherness.

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Pyrus
player, 99 posts
Mon 23 Apr 2018
at 23:43
  • msg #389

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Tark:
"...Though it would explain the old married couple bit."

If Pyrus were drinking he'd have done a spit-take.  Instead he just busts out laughing, searching in vain for the words to properly commend Tark for that one.

"Wow, Tark!  I think you just out-quipped the professional jokester!"

He dries is eyes and turns an apologetic smile to Sarah. "Please pardon the intrusion, Madam.  I'm sure you understand the urgency.  Though if I may be so bold, I'm sure everyone in the team would love a chance to sample your lovely tea."
Angel Bard
Player, 62 posts
Tue 24 Apr 2018
at 01:36
  • msg #390

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Angel goes to sit back at the table Pyrus, Tark and Jamie are at. She turns her head to look at Sarah as she sips the tea. "What Tark said, Sarah. Nice tea, thank you."

Then looks at JB. "Come... I'm sure together, we can all find ways for Sarah to fit in."

Angel then looks at Pyrus and Tark with a knowing smile as if to say thank you without having to open her mouth.

Angel knows something else she can do to help lighten the mood... she pulls a lyre out of her backpack and idly plucks at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y34229fnHn8
David Foxfire
GM, 612 posts
Tue 24 Apr 2018
at 01:51
  • msg #391

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

In reply to Angel Bard (msg # 390):

"As you wish, Angel," Johnny says with an ever-eager smile, then turns to Sarah and does a bow.  "Care to join us, milady?"

As Angel pulls out her lyre, Johnny stands by, wondering if and how she'd want him to join in with her.

Meanwhile, Jamie just sits back at the bar watching the whole thing with a bemused smile and a nod at Sarah.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:10, Tue 24 Apr 2018.
meiou
player, 345 posts
Tue 24 Apr 2018
at 03:03
  • msg #392

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Following them back to the table Sarah had been sure they were about
to get back up and leave from the sound of things but instead Angel just sat
down at the table and started to play. She at least appreciated the was
done (for now) picking at the rabbit inside her.

"Oh thank you so much. I try to get  what complements the mood and atmosphere for Lady Jamie."
sarah says beaming at Angel's comment.
Tark
player, 259 posts
Tue 24 Apr 2018
at 03:29
  • msg #393

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

  "Pyrus, please. It's not a quip if you're serious." Well, actually it might still count Tark.

  At Sarah's comments, he asks "Well what teas do you prefer personally, then?"
Pyrus
player, 100 posts
Fri 27 Apr 2018
at 06:43
  • msg #394

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Pyrus' smile probably looks at least as bemused as Jamie's.

"I stand corrected," he answers Tark.

Figuring the whole topic of being worn like clothing to be a sensitive one, Pyrus refrains from making any puns about fitting in, but the thought most certainly crosses his mind.  Hopefully the jokester will be kind enough to refrain as well.

"Sarah, may I ask how comfortable you are in joining an adventure to investigate potentially dangerous Drow?"

He assumes it's a foregone conclusion that everyone else present is perfectly fine with taking the plot hook.  Meiou included.  But that doesn't mean he won't double-check with the others in due time.
Angel Bard
Player, 63 posts
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 19:12
  • msg #395

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Angel glances at Tark, "Aww... there is no need to rain on Pyrus' parade. Especially when you were the source of his happiness. That's like discouraging compliments. But I can understand wanting people to know the difference between joking and seriousness..."

Angel then asks Pyrus and the group, "So what about these drow you mentioned? Do we know why they are here or what they are doing? And have any of you had experience with drow?"

She allows Johnny to sit next to her if he likes, but since a jam session would require dropping the important topic, she doesn't bring it up. Angel is playing softly so as to just have music in the background.
David Foxfire
GM, 613 posts
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 19:44
  • msg #396

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

In reply to Angel Bard (msg # 395):

Johnny does so, ever so eager to please Angel.  But then his ears picked up the topic at hand and he switched to a more serious topic.  "I've heard rumors around here of a certain Black Spider who is rumored to be a drow.  Are you talking about him?  Or her?  Or whatever?  All I know is the name."
meiou
player, 346 posts
Sun 29 Apr 2018
at 04:26
  • msg #397

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

She had been standing there quietly after her previous reply with her hands
together where her lap would be. Hearing Tark she looks to him
"Oh I enjoy most but my favorites are the nut based teas miss sassy brews. Reminds me so much of home. "
Then hearing pyrus she replies "Oh uhm I dont think i know what a drow is but I can handle myself in a fight with the training miss jamie has been giving me."
Tark
player, 262 posts
Wed 2 May 2018
at 01:22
  • msg #398

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

  "Sorry, clarifying has often been how I stay out of bar fights." Or at least, make any resulting bills for property damage clearly the other guy's problem.

  "Well Sarah, we should make sure to have plenty of your favorite tea before we leave town to see if these are the moaning misunderstood drow or the sneaky jerks drow."

  Tark's limited experience with the Drow is mostly filling out stereotype checkboxes. There was that one fellow lumberjack of a Drow though, who probably enjoyed chopping down trees a little too much.
Pyrus
player, 101 posts
Thu 3 May 2018
at 05:38
  • msg #399

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Pyrus explains for Sarah, "The drow, or 'dark elves' as they are sometimes referred to, are a generally evil, dark-skinned, and white-haired subrace of elves.  They tend to specialize in poisons."

He spreads out the note from his minions before the team for them to re-read.

"Only a guess, but the reason I figure them to surface here is to kidnap people and make them blood sacrifices to their spider goddess."
Angel Bard
Player, 64 posts
Thu 3 May 2018
at 05:47
  • msg #400

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Angel reads the letter, allowing JB to read it along with her.

Angel says, "A good a guess as any, Pyrus. But still just a guess. We're going to have to go and observe what your friends have reported and see if we can capture these drow."

Angel looks over at Sarah. "Oh? So you use magic like Jamie? What is it you can do?"
David Foxfire
GM, 614 posts
Thu 3 May 2018
at 19:22
  • msg #401

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

In reply to Angel Bard (msg # 400):

For the record, this is what the letter reads, since it's from a previous page:

quote:
To our great and powerful Pyrus!
We wanted to give you a formal thank you
for gracing us with your presence. And to
inform you that we have been doing much
better for ourselves ever since beholding
you! Our resolve is the highest it has
been in our unworthy lives! But, if it
pleases the great and powerful Pyrus, we
bring an odd thing to your attention.

We have been seeing a number of very
strange elves with skin as black as the
night sky. We see them lurk about this
area at night and then they head to a
hatch disguised as a patch of grass
before daylight. We do not yet know why
they are here, but it was odd enough
that we decided to inform you of it.

Your servants,
Kruthkrix Muklk Churtrk Kevin


JB looked over Angel's shoulder, placing a tender gloved hand on her shoulder, as he read the letter.  "Strange acting fey, check.  Dark skin, check.  Work underground, check. Yep, them's drow all right."  He looks up to Pyrus.  "You really must've impressed this group to have these guys fawn over ya, Pyrus."
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:56, Fri 04 May 2018.
meiou
player, 348 posts
Thu 3 May 2018
at 21:11
  • msg #402

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Sarah shook her head at all the descriptions.
"No I definetly have not met a drow before. I would remember something like that. You say some are friendly?"
She looked over at Angel nodding"Oh! Yes miss. I think miss Jamie prefers calling it witchcraft but it is from my understanding like a warlock if that helps."
This message was last edited by the player at 21:39, Thu 03 May 2018.
Tark
player, 263 posts
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:08
  • msg #403

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

  "So how long until Jamie teaches Meiou half as much as she has taught you, Sarah?  I expect he would be much safer trying to sneak up on Drow that way."

  Tark would have expected Meiou to at LEAST know Mage hand by now.  You know, like every self taught rogue with an interest in the mystic arts does.

  Back to Pyrus and Johnny, he comments "They were impressed by his incredible manners, Johnny.  Though yes, sacrificing people is bad even without the extra detail of 'giant spider jerk'"
Pyrus
player, 103 posts
Tue 8 May 2018
at 17:57
  • msg #404

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Pyrus seems lost in thought for a bit.  He shakes it off and nods to Angel.

"Ah.  Yes.  My thoughts exactly, Angel.

"I have only heard legends of non-evil Drow, Sarah.  Never seen any evidence that such a thing exists.

"Thank you for the compliment, Tark.  And on that note, everyone please excuse any rude behavior from my kobold allies.  They assume that because I'm a dragon that I'm the boss of everyone around me, so they may take it upon themselves to insist that I be treated with the greatest of deference.  You can leave it to me to correct them should that happen."
Angel Bard
Player, 65 posts
Thu 10 May 2018
at 01:58
  • msg #405

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Angel nods then looks at JB. "Kobolds. Dragon. I guess that's enough to explain the fawning."

She then smiles at Sarah. "Some day, I'll look into magic. But for now, I prefer using bows and crossbows..."

FAST FORWARDING!

The group is easily able to get back to the kobold lair where Pyrus' kobolds are. They are apparently ready for Pyrus with gifts of gold and bowing towards him as he approaches.

Angel gives a bemused smile upon seeing the kobolds groveling.
David Foxfire
GM, 615 posts
Thu 10 May 2018
at 04:27
  • msg #406

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

In reply to Angel Bard (msg # 405):

Johnny was covering his mouth to hide the sly grin, and stifling a chuckle.  "When they say that kobolds worship dragons, they weren't kidding," he says to Angel.
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:41, Thu 10 May 2018.
meiou
player, 350 posts
Sun 13 May 2018
at 03:06
  • msg #407

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Sarah just studied the scene with quiet interest. She had never seen anything
happen like this before and wasn't sure she would see it again but either way
it would make a fun story to tell someone later.
Tark
player, 264 posts
Tue 15 May 2018
at 22:38
  • msg #408

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

 Well Tark actually likes Pyrus as a person, rather than their status as a species lore always gives preferential treatment.  So treating him with real respect won't be very hard.

  "Have any of you gone missing or been harmed?  Pyrus has taken you under his wing"  hah.  "So it is in my interest to make sure you remain safely there."
Pyrus
player, 104 posts
Mon 21 May 2018
at 21:37
  • msg #409

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Pyrus blushes from the adulation and smiles endearingly at his worshipers.  He accepts the gifts with plenty of "Well done!" and "I'm impressed!" affirmation for them.

"I trust your foot is healing up?  Considering how helpful you've been, perhaps one of my friends would be willing to use some curative magic on you to speed up the healing."

He turns a very bright smile for Tark volunteering to look out for the little guys.  "From what I've seen, you have proven you've every bit the heroic heart as May.  Thank you."
Angel Bard
Player, 66 posts
Mon 21 May 2018
at 22:05
  • msg #410

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

Angel nods to JB with a smirk. "Kinda reminds me of how you have been treating me, Johnny..."

The kobolds, of course, eat up Pyrus's appreciation like children looking for affirmation.

Angel raises an eyebrow. She didn't realize anyone in the team had curative magic. (Mind blown! We don't have a designated healer in this team!)

Muklk answers Tark, "None of us have allowed the dark ones to spot us! We have all remained unharmed by the strangers! ...what's with the squirrel, mouse and rabbit?"

The kobold Pyrus addressed (we'll just say it was Kruthkrix) nods and says, "Yes, yes! If it please your greatness, I would be swift as a squirrel if my foot were restored!"

Muklk asks, "...who's May?"

Churtrk says, "Only the most famous half-dragon kobold in the world!"

Kevin says, "Wasn't her mom a gold dragon?"

Muklk asks, "But what kind of name is May for a kobold, dragon, or combo?"

Churtrk answers in a panicked tone, "Uhh... the kind... uh... I dunno!" he looks horrified that he doesn't know this factoid.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:40, Wed 23 May 2018.
David Foxfire
GM, 617 posts
Tue 22 May 2018
at 04:57
  • msg #411

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

In reply to Angel Bard (msg # 410):

Johnny can't help but blush and smile at that, giving Angel a twinkle in his eye.

When Mulkik said "...what's with the mouse and rabbit?" he feigned ignorance.  He placed his hand on his chest and said "Mwa?"

But then he realized at about the same moment as her:  "Guys, do we have a Cleric or somethin'? I don't think we have a healer on the team!"
meiou
player, 352 posts
Wed 23 May 2018
at 05:09
  • msg #412

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

She tilts her head at the swift as a squirrel comment.
"I don't think thats possible without magicial aid or some enchanted item. Maybe as swift as sir johnny here but that might be pushing it as well."
Tark
player, 267 posts
Sun 27 May 2018
at 04:54
  • msg #413

Re: Æthercoil: Togetherness

  Tark isn't heroic, he just has standards. He hasn't worked out yet how that is often more desirable.

  "Thank you, Pyrus. I'm sure we have at least one spare healing potion in the collection of bags among us."

  He adds to Mukluk  "The fuzzy ones are here to help" presumably.
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