"Guess I will stay up here."

Polk maintains the look out.

++Just remember to shift if you see Coalition troops coming.++

Send to Polkitain.

Remaining quiet for a moment Nyx is aware of the shallowness of his own knowledge and brings the conversation back to their mission, "Flooding the market with these makes a bit more sense, maybe." He holds up one hand a begins to tick off some points, "Cheaper than rune weapons, but potent enough for bandit scum to have an edge. Gonna stir up some fights, especially with the Coalition. Gonna maybe give this Lady an armed of mind-fucked zombies... Things could go south in a number of spectacular ways"

Doc nodded, "Good thing we got lots of bullets then brother. I think we'll be needin' em sooner than later." Doc begins cleaning his weapons meticulously.

"Ok, you got it. Though I will have to practice on the flying monkey thing."

Polkitain remained alert taking his job seriously.

Knowledge from Lore: Magic Rune Weapons are indestructible by their very nature. They are made with the souls of powerful individuals such as great heroes or even demigods. The weapons found here are not indestructible nor even mega-damage weapons, and the fake runes are not charged with any magic. A telepathic entity inside the item could fool the less knowledgeable into believing that it is an authentic rune weapon until someone tries to smack a demon with it.

Knowledge from Lore: Demons & Monsters A Syphon Entity is a bodiless parasite which is known for using trickery. This particular species of entity possesses and becomes anchored to nonliving items, typically something small and hand-held like a book or a necklace. It speaks telepathically with someone who touches the object and carries it. It has been known to lie to its victims or even convince them that they are crazy, all while draining them of their energies. Destroying the object merely releases the Syphon Entity, but there is a chance that the shock will shunt it away to its home dimension. The psychic powers of these creatures include unlimited telepathy with their victims, empathic control, stealing ISP or PPE, and others. Syphon entities are rarely summoned by Shifters because they are limited in their usefulness and clever enough to turn on their masters. Nobody in the Pecos Empire uses them. The Coalition knows of their existence and will use psychics who can exorcise to get rid of them. They are not as common as poltergeists nor as feared as tectonic entities, but they are gluttons for energy just like their distant cousins and have bottomless virtual-stomachs. One syphon entity would be bad enough, but a coordinated group could sow all sorts of discord and confusion on unprepared targets, like a squad of Dead Boys. A group which had advantages like Automatic Mind Block, Mind Block, and lucky dice rolls to save versus psionics would have fared much, much better.

Ethan checks on the female prisoner, making sure any wounds are healed before he joins his companions in the lounge of the Behemoth.

When he gets there, the conversation has already started. He finds a seat and listens as they speak. He doesn't understand everything that is said but is able to puzzle out that the magic weapons the group had found were not the kind they were looking for. "They still sound nasty though," he thought to himself. "I'll have to ask each of them about magic and psychics. I will do that later, they seem pretty busy right now. Maybe I can find a book to read on the subjects the next time we get to a town."

Kalista spoke after a few moments of thought. "I could attempt to exorcise the creatures."

"If you did, could you send them back", drawled Nyx somewhat disdainfully, "Contained may be better than loose if you are unsure. Can you interrogate them?"

Kelista's eyebrow went up, "If it works they would be removed from this plane."

"Just checking", smiled the psi-slinger, responding to that eyebrow, "I've seen some mighty loose claims about folks getting rid of problems"

"Not that I doubt you're intent", he adds, thin-lipped

Arulas has seen other Knights do what Kalista says she is going to attempt. Something is troubling Arulas about it though not enough to speak out, but enough to set him on edge.

"It might be a good idea to use them as bait or as examples of what we are looking for here in the near future. I assume keeping them out of contact with anybody will keep them dormant?"

In reply to Sir Arulas (msg # 135):


Ethan found the prisoner locked away, right where she was left earlier. She has some bruises from being tackled by a tiny mammal with supernatural strength, but she has no serious injuries. She asks, "Are you a bodyfixer or just grabby?"

The conversation about what to do with the captured weapons is taking place while the Behemoth continues it's march along the north trail, correct?

Polk gripped the Behemoth as it started to move and kept up his vigil.

"Nothing so far."

She shook her head, "Such creatures are never fully dormant. They call to those willing or of weak mind. It is best to be rid of them. An exorcism is a long and complicated process. I will need time and protection to preform it."

"Do you need any assistance ?", offered Nyx, "I share some of your talents"

When Nyx speaks Doc makes a funny face and starts wiggling his fingers all crazy, "Talents. Heh." he gives his brother a good natured nudge.

Kalista looked very askance, "If you wish, but understand this requires my total concentration."

(Not sure if Polkitain can hear the conversations)

A few minutes back in time
Ethan found the prisoner locked away, right where she was left earlier. She has some bruises from being tackled by a tiny mammal with supernatural strength, but she has no serious injuries. She asks, "Are you a bodyfixer or just grabby?"

Ethan noted the visible bruises and wondered if there were any injuries not visible. When she asks about him being ‘grabby’ he gives her his best disarming smile, something he had worked on as part of his bed-side manner. “Actually,” he told the woman, “I’m a doctor but you can call me a body-fixer if you like.” He gestured at her bruises. “I’m sure those marks aren’t troubling a tough woman like yourself but if you’d like I could heal them for you. It wouldn’t take but a few moments. I won’t even charge you,”his pleasant, as if he were talking to any other patient and not someone that had tried to harm his companions so recently.

In reply to Polkitain (msg # 143):

OOC: Polk would be in on this via radio if nothing else.

"I might be able to help you Lady Kalista. At least I could shield my mind if need be."

The patient waved off the generous offer of healing. She is not interested.

Ethan shrugs and backs away from the prisoner. "Suit yourself," he says to her. "If you change your mind, just let me know." Then he shuts and locks the closet turned holding cell before joining his companions.