Ok...in hopes that when we play the 23rd we can all be back together, I need some rpol play! If I am not mistaken you are split into three groups. Please tell me:
1. Who is in your group
2. Where your group is going
3. What you hope to accomplish
4. How you are trying to accomplish #3

I will be having you do some roles to see your success at different endeavors!

In reply to DMJW (msg # 1):

Theo has gone south to check out the summer home.
He wants to see about possibly setting an ambush or otherwise get the lay-out of the land for tactical purposes.
I'm not sure who went with him.
He attempts to stay hidden from sight and skulks through the woods without detection.

In reply to DMJW (msg # 1):

Leili has gone north to Lekar with Panian and Nymeria. Hallid placed temporary tattoos on us so we can pass as residents, and I have Minor Illusioned P and N’s ears to make them appear human. Our goal is to spy and find out where Drakov is/is going.
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1. Krysnys, Hallid & Charani
2. We are hanging in the woods along the road, keeping the Psionic connection between the groups and keeping an eye on the passersby. I marked the exact spot on the map, but didn't write it down.
3. We hope to accomplish communication!
4. We will be doing this with Krysnys and Hallid taking turns checking in with the groups.

In reply to Ghovleili (msg # 3):

Where and how are you spying? I sent you a text pic of the city. Tell me what places/areas you are going to!  Roll for the following:
Perception
Deception
Persuasion
Investigation
Stealth

In reply to DMJW (msg # 5):

After much deliberation, Panian and Nymeria decide to hide out near the castle.  Their plan is to watch the comings and goings at the entrance gates so that they can attempt to discover Drakov's journey to his summer home, possibly by seeing supplies or an entourage headed out.  I will let Panian fill you in more on that plan.

However, Leili plans to go to the laborers' quarters just inside the gate.  She is disguised with the temporary tattoo so she looks like a resident.  Her goal is to try to pass as a laborer and get information about Drakov's plans to head south.  She is looking for information such as: getting horses ready; getting supplies loaded; getting a caravan ready...that sort of thing.  Dice rolls are through rpol so you can see those.  She rolled well for stealth, perception, and persuasion.  If she senses at all that there is any suspicion of her, she plans to get out fast.

She plans to return to the hide out where Panian and Nymeria are stationed each morning to report back.  She can Mindlink with them only within 30'.

In reply to Ghovleili (msg # 6):

Our preference is to find an abandoned building near the castle walls (see highlighted region in red on the map I sent).

if Leili doesn't check in by noon the next day, we take off.

Here is my list of scores:

Perception:18
Deception:16
Persuasion: 16
Investigation:18
Stealth: 22

In reply to Panian (msg # 7):

Also just to be clear Leili will stay with P and N til they find a safe place so that they no longer need her illusion spell, and so she knows where to meet them.

In reply to Ghovleili (msg # 8):

Your spying has paid off but not in a way you would have wanted.
1. Your intel shows that Drakov has already left Lekar and is probably either almost to Silbervas or at Silbervas as you speak.
2. There are still victims being impaled in the city squares...it seems that Drakov has left orders to impale people on a daily basis to keep the fear factor alive even when he is not in residence.
3. You have heard rumors of “Dark Men” in the Lekar sewer system. These “Broken Ones” are part human, part animals and it seems that Drakov is actually supporting the scientific experimentation by providing funds to the head scientist.

You can do an arcana or nature check to see if you know or found out anything more about these abominations!

4. The vampire feeding houses are also supported by Drakov and Vladimir Ludzig is the main vampire. He has feeding houses all over Lekar. They are worse than you remember from the last time you were here.

In reply to Theodoric (msg # 2):

Theo and Gondegal have gone to Silbervas. Being careful to scout around on the outskirts of the city/town, they realize within a few days that Drakov is in residence. As soon as they realize he is here, Theo relays his information to Krysnys to share with the group.

In reply to DMJW (msg # 10):

Upon hearing from Theo, K immediately relays this info to Leili, Panian and Nymeria.

K, H & Chacha have a discussion about the best way to get to Silvervas. Should we teleport? K takes herself and H takes Chacha? What would we do with the hookhorrors?

In reply to DMJW (msg # 9):

Horrified by what she has discovered, Leili rolls a natural 20 Arcana check!

In reply to Krysnys (msg # 11):

Hallid feels that you all should stay together. If Charani shape changes and you guys teleport and wait for her you should be able to reach Silbervas in 2 days. It will take the group from Lekar at least 5 days to get there if they travel fast on horses.

In reply to Ghovleili (msg # 12):

Your Arcana check has you remembering some obscure magic that you read about at some time in your studies. You have heard of people trying to make armies by taking humans and transforming them into a human-animal hybrid. The creatures have both human and animal traits, they are not shape shifters or werebeast. They are humans with enhanced scenting abilities, leaping abilities, etc. You are very disturbed to realize that Drakov is probably building an army of these type of creatures. They are loyal to their creators and they are extremely effective at killing. They ar an abomination of the human spirit. A human made into a beast....a “Broken One”.

In reply to DMJW (msg # 13):

Ok, then that's what we do. K&H could use some alone time. Having a quest to keep them busy is very good, but they are still (obviously) grieving Joey (and L) and they need to make sure to connect/communicate through it.

In reply to DMJW (msg # 13):

After we are back with Syranna (or where we were with her, if she isn't present), you guys see K pull H to move slightly away from the group to have a psionic discussion.

If you watch them, you see him sit and her kneel in front of him. She grasps her amulet with one and as the other touches his cheek. She maintains eye contact with tear-filled eyes while they "talk." Her eyes are tear-filled, but she doesn't look sad.
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In reply to Krysnys (msg # 16):

After a moment, Hallid reaches forward and touches K's forehead.

K scurries into his lap and kisses him.

Then she gets ahold of herself and blushes. She stands up and turns back to the group, her eyes searching for Theo.

In reply to Krysnys (msg # 17):

I may be suffering some slight memory loss due to being tortured. Could someone fill me in? The last thing I remember is finding Drakov at his summer home.

In reply to Theodoric (msg # 18):

Krysnys gives Theo a thin-lipped smile, approaches him and barely whispers, "Do you feel ok otherwise?"

I don't really know. I feel kind of disconnected like from my body... like it might all hit me at once but at the moment  I'm just numb and empty.
Maybe I'm blocking my own memory of the torture. I don't think I'll be able to process properly until I know what happened.

In reply to Theodoric (msg # 20):

Krysnys looks expectantly at Hallid [mentally asking him to draw on his own torture experience as to whether this is "normal" or not].

She hugs Theo loosely and nudges him with a small, non-accusatory smirk. "Couldn't wait for us, eh?"

I don't know what you mean. I don't recall anything. What happened?

In reply to Theodoric (msg # 22):

Krysnys takes a deep breath. "Well, we were connecting mentally pretty often each day. After you told me that Drakov was in Silbervas, you told me that Gandogal was missing long with 2 of his men. I begged you not to go after him until we got there... But then you didn't respond again.

When we got there, we went looking for you. Unfortunately, we saw Drakov celebrating Gal's head on a stake. I lost it and tried to execute Drakov using teleportation. My decision was instant, so I didn't warn Hallid."

K glances apologetically at H.

"And he came after me and was captured. My connection with him failed after he was taken through a portal. Then the rest of us were teleported here, to this place, by Syranna."

At this, K points at Syranna.

"Drakov is creating an army of 'Broken Ones,' hybrid human/animals. He especially desires certain gifts in his humans. Psionic powers like Hallid's and lawful goodness like yours. We don't know what his people did to you before we got there. You and Hallid were both shackled and unconscious. We fought our way to you and back out, but we haven't fully destroyed the doomvault."

In reply to Krysnys (msg # 23):

Hmmm.... I'm definitely blank on all of that.  It might come back to me.
Thank you for rescuing me. I'm sorry for what happened to Gandogal.

So... now what?

In reply to Theodoric (msg # 24):

“Our job now is to find the source of these experiments that Drakov is conducting to create this army. Syranna has tasked us with helping her figure out where this is happening and put a stop to it. We’re resting in the “Gatehouse”, in the safety of Syranna’s protection, and can warp back into the doomvault using the Glyph Key. We have it attuned to several areas where we can re-enter.

Also, don’t die down there, if you do, we need to figure out some way to free your soul from the Vault itself.”


Panian pulls Theo into a hug and says something in his ear. (Provided below for  humorous player knowledge):

“If you get some extra time, help out Nymeria with the skills and tenets of being a Holy Warrior. She had a tough outing...” (rolled a lot of 1s)