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Re: Heroes for Hire (Save the Desert Group!)
Ur-Wind, who was on the far side of the room from Kor when he awakened, double taked once to make sure that Kor was addressing him before replying; "Take some initiative, Solidyn's in charge of clearing this tower. I'm just here supervising." When Kor went ahead and made a Zone of Truth around the captives that the armored spider was questions, Ur-Wind glanced over his shoulder once and shouted; "That's the spirit!" The diminutive largely payed them as little heed as possible as he examined the walls of the tower, walking in a circle around the perimeter until he ended up back at the stairs leading up.
The gemini being interrogated seemed entirely unaware of what Kor was doing, so focused was it upon Solidyn, and when it answered the gigantic woman's next set of questions everything registered as true. Indeed, it didn't seem to register the woman's obviously threatening stance at all, the expression on the fallen cat-folks face seemingly more appropriate for discussing the weather with a friend than for one who was being interrogated by an arachne flanked by a pair of half vampires.
"We know things. I was not lying. We have heard no conjecture from our own regarding the contents of this tower. The masters have been attempting to gain entry into this tower for five hundred and seventy five days and nights. Our masters are our masters. They are the ones who created us, and gave us flesh so that we might be able to serve them more effectively than we could in spirit form. Six of our masters attempted to blast a hole in the shield before they called one of the progenitor's children, who was also unable to break through the shield. After that, the remaining masters left while the progenitor's child attempted to drain the power of the shield. Four of the masters were killed when they tried to break the shield, and the other two were badly wounded. The progenitor's child was among us for only sixteen days and nights."
Each question was answered in turn, one at a time as Solidyn asked them, and without any hesitation. The ritual that Kor had performed to prevent him from lying seemed to be working perfectly, but that merely meant that the man hadn't been lying. He could easily have been fed misinformation himself, which wasn't an unheard of tactic on the part of the aliens.
When she turned to some of their troops, the lesser fae nodded and got about it, most of them leaving the room while the others prepared to close the doors. Then her chant came, and one of the faerie witches moved off as well while the other remained beside Solidyn. When addressed, Ur-Wind turned toward the armored spider and replied; "No, firing that while within the tower would likely end very badly. Leave the gunners here, they might be needed in case more of the aliens show up." As he'd spoke, he moved toward her at a surprisingly swift rate for one of his stature, and when he finished he was standing beside her. "Clear the tower of all threats and find out what the aliens desired here. I'm leaving it to you, Solidyn," he said, and then sharply saluted the woman before exiting the tower, the doors closing behind him with an audible boom and leaving Solidyn with Kor, Aurelia, Zahra, Huldah, and a single fey sorceress at her disposal.
The stairs leading up were just wide enough for Solidyn herself to walk up alone, and the others would have to walk up two or three at a time. They were made of thick stone and in surprisingly good condition considering the apparent age of the tower. The stairs circled around the wall in a fairly easy slope, slowly leading up to the next level of the tower that they were unable to see from the bottom.
Huldah: HP = 58, PP = 33, EP = 33, Status = Fine
Kor'Ensiloth: HP = 68, PP = 78, EP = 69/89, Status = Fine
Zahra: HP = 54, PP = 40, EP = 38, Status = Fine
Solidyn-Nolu: HP = 60, PP = 50, EP = 80, Status = Fine
Aurelia Korort: HP = 104, PP = 43, EP = 105, Status = Fine, Has 1 Zombie Minion
Kor'Ensiloth: HP = 68, PP = 78, EP = 69/89, Status = Fine
Zahra: HP = 54, PP = 40, EP = 38, Status = Fine
Solidyn-Nolu: HP = 60, PP = 50, EP = 80, Status = Fine
Aurelia Korort: HP = 104, PP = 43, EP = 105, Status = Fine, Has 1 Zombie Minion
Ur-Wind, who was on the far side of the room from Kor when he awakened, double taked once to make sure that Kor was addressing him before replying; "Take some initiative, Solidyn's in charge of clearing this tower. I'm just here supervising." When Kor went ahead and made a Zone of Truth around the captives that the armored spider was questions, Ur-Wind glanced over his shoulder once and shouted; "That's the spirit!" The diminutive largely payed them as little heed as possible as he examined the walls of the tower, walking in a circle around the perimeter until he ended up back at the stairs leading up.
The gemini being interrogated seemed entirely unaware of what Kor was doing, so focused was it upon Solidyn, and when it answered the gigantic woman's next set of questions everything registered as true. Indeed, it didn't seem to register the woman's obviously threatening stance at all, the expression on the fallen cat-folks face seemingly more appropriate for discussing the weather with a friend than for one who was being interrogated by an arachne flanked by a pair of half vampires.
"We know things. I was not lying. We have heard no conjecture from our own regarding the contents of this tower. The masters have been attempting to gain entry into this tower for five hundred and seventy five days and nights. Our masters are our masters. They are the ones who created us, and gave us flesh so that we might be able to serve them more effectively than we could in spirit form. Six of our masters attempted to blast a hole in the shield before they called one of the progenitor's children, who was also unable to break through the shield. After that, the remaining masters left while the progenitor's child attempted to drain the power of the shield. Four of the masters were killed when they tried to break the shield, and the other two were badly wounded. The progenitor's child was among us for only sixteen days and nights."
Each question was answered in turn, one at a time as Solidyn asked them, and without any hesitation. The ritual that Kor had performed to prevent him from lying seemed to be working perfectly, but that merely meant that the man hadn't been lying. He could easily have been fed misinformation himself, which wasn't an unheard of tactic on the part of the aliens.
When she turned to some of their troops, the lesser fae nodded and got about it, most of them leaving the room while the others prepared to close the doors. Then her chant came, and one of the faerie witches moved off as well while the other remained beside Solidyn. When addressed, Ur-Wind turned toward the armored spider and replied; "No, firing that while within the tower would likely end very badly. Leave the gunners here, they might be needed in case more of the aliens show up." As he'd spoke, he moved toward her at a surprisingly swift rate for one of his stature, and when he finished he was standing beside her. "Clear the tower of all threats and find out what the aliens desired here. I'm leaving it to you, Solidyn," he said, and then sharply saluted the woman before exiting the tower, the doors closing behind him with an audible boom and leaving Solidyn with Kor, Aurelia, Zahra, Huldah, and a single fey sorceress at her disposal.
The stairs leading up were just wide enough for Solidyn herself to walk up alone, and the others would have to walk up two or three at a time. They were made of thick stone and in surprisingly good condition considering the apparent age of the tower. The stairs circled around the wall in a fairly easy slope, slowly leading up to the next level of the tower that they were unable to see from the bottom.
Current number of allies:
Ur-Wind Ramel
12 kobold gunners
9 satyr scouts
10 gruff thugs
Bob the Quartermaster. He also does stand up. And cooks.
3 Su-Ku-Ta snipers
Ur-Wind Ramel
12 kobold gunners
9 satyr scouts
10 gruff thugs
Bob the Quartermaster. He also does stand up. And cooks.
3 Su-Ku-Ta snipers
