Session Start: Tue Nov 30 19:05:12 2004 Session Ident: #ethresh * Logging #ethresh to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Dave\My Documents\Exalted\Abyssal\Logs\AB-11-30-2004' alllllrighty so when is Adam popping out should be soonish his due date is this friday but whenever wow impressive we'll give you a call when we are certain she's in labor sometimes its false. I'd hate to drag you guys out for nothing roger dodger drag out, heh I'm fairly certain dad will be out promptly i drive 35 miles to and from work every day for basically nothing i'd assume oh what should we get dad? I already got some stuff for the family: some colonge for dad, some smelling bath junk for kelly/rosanne for christmas? yeah i got him those patches he asked for cool he's making that display for his military shtuff he gave me a full order sheet w/prices and order numbers on every patch he wanted yeah, I'm sure you've lit that flame in him i've got em atm which is funny, cause i still have no idea what ribbons i am elligible for heh I remember he dressed me up in his marine uniform when I went out hunting with him at 13 to summerset I bet he had high hopes man i think i remember that he's in somerset right now actually weird thing was it fit me perfectly yeah he called last night cool ordered some computer parts btw what ones? at first i was going to get new RAM, a new motherboard, new CPU and a new video card which would be, at its cheapest, $550 so i decided my motherboard and cpu are a-okay. I just ordered the RAM for 60 bucks, video card is going to be about $200 video card cost annoys me deeply, but christmas is coming, so the cash i get from that will offset it. yeah. new video cards are always a bitch. but man... they do rock yeah, actually they do come to think of it, my card will be dated soon i tried to find a driver for my GeForce 3 Ti500 i never heard a webpage actually laugh at me before since then there have been GeForce 4's, GeForce 4200s or somethin, GeForce MXs, GeForce FXs and now GeForce 6000s ouch indeed luckily my radeon isn't too bad, there are like 3 that top mine what kind is it i've been doing /extensive/ research into video cards i could probably tell you memory size and bit rate on any recent cards, radeon or GeForce umm, 9700 I think wow that is pretty good dude i was going to get a 9800Pro, but it is barely cheaper and way less powerful I think I did pay more for one of the better ones offered by dell man, a 9700 is pretty sweet compared to what i've got- trust me in radeon terms, you're about 4 generations my younger wow radeon 9000s came out to compete with the FXs now it's radeon X's versus geForce 6000s well I'm not interested in buying a whole new computer... I think this one will be the last high-tech one I get. the next couple will be just to replace broken ones.. like those 700$ specials they run that's the way to be maybe throw in a new video card for games if you wait awhile you can spend 300 dollars and totally upgrade your computer but I don't need 300 gigs of hd heheh i was gonna get another 200GB HD just got a dvd-burner, external kind of looking forward to the dormitory connection days...drool nifty how much? 120 and it had a 30 dollar rebate. it was one of the better ones. I've seen some on sale at office max for like 50 after rebates nice oh shit, Suprnova.org is down sons of bitches yep I still haven't had much luck with games did you use the daemon tools? yeah, didn't work on lord of the rings, the damn game looks for the cd to load scenes weeeeeell for some reason all the games still think d: is the place to look what you do is, you open D-Tools, then load a .iso for the game into the virtual drive bingo bango and then, after you install the game, you can try to find a cd-crack to keep the game from searching for a cd it's the one-two punch right, that's what I've been doing haven't had much luck hrm, funky i shouldn't be too surprised though, i only used it on ONE game ah warhammer? yeah a tremendously good game which download did you get from suprnova? i noticed there were a couple different ones a pity she will only let you play online if you've got a legal cd key i actually downloaded two different ones, heh both are exactly the same they come with the crack? yeah but you need to find the new crack if you want to patch the game first ah is the patch worth it? eh this doesn't mean anything to you, but it makes the Eldar way more playable before the Eldar were the nerdy kid in fights now they're an imposing foe nice i still don't love them they're supposed to be specialized but they're really just weak oh yes, i saw "Saw" good? lemme tell ya, good stuff very very very reminiscent of Se7en ooo and/or Silence of the Lambs. Red Dragon even. wow, high priase the fucked-up-o-meter was maxing out on this one nice I'll have to give it a rent though not as gory as its predecessors, it shows what it has to with some of the most horrific contraptions...ever it's about this murderer, Jigsaw, who traps people in these weird puzzle games for their lives KENT, Wash. - A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stovetop was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said. advertisement Philip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home Sunday night by his parents. “Why on earth he was heating a lava lamp on the stove, we don’t know,” Kent Police spokesman Paul Petersen said Monday. er hang on KENT, Wash. - A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stovetop was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said. Philip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home Sunday night by his parents “Why on earth he was heating a lava lamp on the stove, we don’t know,” Kent Police spokesman Paul Petersen said Monday. wtf dude that's sad man. Geez i do wonder why he was heating a lava lamp since it's already got a heat lamp I guess he thought the heating part was broken another big concern would be, why did the lava lamp /explode/ when it got hot you remmeber yours? it got all clumpy after a while yeah he probably figured he'd boil that sonbitch you could leave it on for hours and it'd just kinda clump cook'er-good! that's so fucked up. It exploded and happened to drive a piece of glass into his -heart- who doesn't believe in karma now? he musta been like pol pot in a former life whatever happened to that guy anyways he just die off? hmmm or did somebody finally give him whats for angel bought me this sweet book - the 13 most evil men and women in history he died of old age if I recall where was Hitler on there? a sad number of evil people simply died of old age or natural causes in complete happiness oh, they were in cronological order ah so i guess Pol Pot was the most recent i can't think of anybody that has topped him since then one of them, ida amin was the last one who the hell is that he wasn't that bad, in fact some of them were just asses Ida Amin never heard of him oh, an african dictator. 'purged' his country pretty damn thoughou ah nobody ever hears about the shit that goes down in Africa man he realised when you needed money, you could have your police kidnap people's family members and hold them for ransom wow because in that part of africa, if you don't perform a funeral rite, you kid like goes to a place worse than hell. so people paid out their entire savings or you could...tax them of course he killed them all. the family member was long since dead and when the people came to pay the ransom they were killed too and they property seized wow terrible yeah, pretty f-d up what about chicks, who were some bad girls i can't think of any offhand oh lets see, this one chick who tortured young girls, some countess we still have Countesses? wow she was really beautiful and as she aged she was worried about her appearance lemme guess- pre botox i've heard of this woman- she bathed in the blood of young, pretty girls didn't she so one night when she and her friends were torturing a servant girl to death, some blood splashed on her cheek. one of her friends remarked how it smoothed the skin and made her look younger and thus the horror began that is why i hate nobility yep. 660 or so of them, all detailed very well in her diary they made a good point in the book see, nobles are terrible. Anyone born into a world of endless wealth has nothing to lose except for morality while there are plenty of vicious terrible woman, very few can command armies and nations to do _massively_ horrible acts hence few women in the book true enough not yet anyways yet not yet yep tragically, all part of progress oh well, ready to go? yarrrrr i spent my 26 xp btw equal opportunity insanity oo or 25 rather couldn't find a place to spend the last bit i got the archery charms "Iron Sleet Attack" and "Bloodthirsty Arrow" as well as a three die specialization in "Dodging with Charms" cool lemme write that down, I'll update your sheet later which i use as kind of a magical thing. Like, he's better at using dodge charms than others he's not necessarily the best evader in the world, but his magics are particularly effective as a result of his inherent need to survive- which goes back to a personality thing. no, you don't need to justify it, its cool i think that makes more sense though you're persistant defense will be +3 alrighty plus remember that abyssals actually have _THREE_ levels of defense thats more than any other exalt they have persistant parry, dodge, and a dodge charm that makes an incoming attack weaker. They are potentially impossible to hit next things on the list are: Twisting Spiteful Shaft, Pulse of the Prey, Flawless Archer Discipline, Withering Feathered Maelstrom, Ox-Body nice, going all martial eh? and that's all before i round off my social charms then i'll be upgrading the essence not a bad idea oo, maybe that really horrible charm that lets you eat people for motes choices, choices I think you'll be okay for the time being. also remember that all the abyssals in the game are on a sliding scale. I make them with exactly as much xp as you have gathered cool because all abyssals are largely the same 'age', hence superpowered ones don't exist yet oh yes, and the Fair Folk book came out cool apparently those Dwarf dudes living in the Imperial Mountain, the Mountain Folk... have an army of 4 Million damn I better get a scan of that. we will be going to a fae island and I know absolutely nothing about them that's standing troops shit what for? all essence wielders, all elites, all armed with first age weapons in case their Wyld warped brothers and sisters come calling nice so these are the fae outcastes? i guess nice it's kind of cool that they are totally neutral too they wouldn't help the Realm if the Empress herself demanded it, even if Solars and barbarians were raiding the Blessed Isle amazing is more like it, 4 million troops would tend to make you a big part of things they just go to Beige alert hah i don't think they'd even mind the undead the undead would probably mind them though but the fae...the fae they don't like. They formed some alliance with Authocthon i think. brb, feel free to set scene k The courtyard fell into a terrible silence. Mere minutes ago the Bodhissatva was brought to his knees by new enemy. To most in Fell Harbor their lord was just a matter of fact. His existence was taken as granted as the rising of the pale sun. It just simply didn’t occur to most that he could fall. Those with more common sense were far more horrified. The Bodhissatva’s loss in combat confirmed their worst fears. They were on the losing side. The assembled throng of citizens and war ghosts stood silent now. It happens that the undead excel at such things. The background noise humans make such as coughing and fidgeting are not present in ghosts. They can stand in perfect silence for days on end if they want to. Three hundred pale ivory statues now stare at you. The smell of burning wood and the echoing cries of battle can be heard in the distance. Haumphantine is uncharacteristically emotional. His Liege failing in combat has struck him deeply as well; but unlike the other ghosts on his shoulder rests the potential future of the Bodhissatva’s empire. The Abyssal Horror Awed Three Times was the only Deathknight to hold a formal military rank within the armed forces. The next in command is Haumphantine. Deathlords do not plan lines of succession. Like petty dictators, they think of their empires and themselves as one in the same. The line of command was merely for ease in military matters and in instances when the Bodhissatva could not be present. It never occurred to him that important decisions might have to be made in his absence. Haumphantine stares at you with cold dead eyes. His façade is nearly flawless, but you can see through it. The ancient ghost is terrified. His dislike (and distrust) of you, his lust for power, and his genuine interest in the welfare of the city compel him. He clears his throat, "I’m taking command of the city. Echo, you’ve proven yourself useful in a pinch on a battlefield. Please see to the defense of the city and rally the men." He takes a step forward so the two of you are shoulder to shoulder. "If Walking on Laughter truly means to take the city tonight, we cannot stop him. Hold him as long as you can. I will see to it that the Bodhissatva does not fall into enemy hands."* (Back. And for the record, I want to know why all the lights in the house are out 24/7. I just watched Saw for christs sake.) (heh) * Echo smirks at Haumphantine. I'm going to -kill- you. I'm going to slaughter you, cast your limbless body into Oblivion, screaming despite the lack of a tongue. I will see your poisoned, bloated corpse sink to the bottom of the edge of the world, rescued only to see greater horrors. Your eyes shall be removed with my fingertips, crushed inside your petulant skull. Woe to you, old Ghost who would steal from me that which I rightfully (that which I rightfully) that while I rightfully own. "Useful in a pinch. Mmm. How pleasent." Echo says, still smirking. His grin widens the more he considers Haumphantines position. The old ghost has given himself a death sentence, truly he has. Now that he has stepped on Echos toes, he shall feel wrath hitherto unknown to his kind. Because of that, Echo cannot help but grin, knowing the fate he has already laid for Haumphantine. "Do tend to the Bodhissatva, old Ghost." Echo asides to Haumphantine as he lays his gaze upon the crowd. Information will travel quickly. "Walking On Laughter is a failure as a commander and a failure as a warrior! Any ghost here who is bested by him is a weakling! Get back to your posts! Those that have no posts- report to the field office NOW! A concubine for ANY ghost that brings me their weight in the enemies heads!" * Echo laughs wholeheartedly, hoping that even an inkling of those present will take the call to arms to heart and race to the walls. For now, even that would be a victory, albeight a small one.* (rolling presence + charisma) (2 successes) (I couldn't ask for much more) The assembled crowd disperses quickly. Your words strike a cord with most of them. They don't need to be told that they are in mortal danger. Behind you a rather large glob of Lotus Fire slams into a stately mansion, setting it ablaze. The intense heats begins to actually melt away the obsidian stone. There is still much to be done today. You notice that several ghosts have loitered and they aren't looking at you, but rather at your feet. The stare at the Bodhissatva's legendary sword, Howler in Darkness. It sits looking like a regular grand daiklave and has stopped the humming that is its signature. You may not know much about lore, but you are an essence wielder. You realize it has become unattuned and harmless. One of the regal guards licks his lips, his eyes wide.* * Echo rolls his eyes at the guards. It's fair that they be impressed with the weapon, but surely seeing it do battle was enough to sate their appetites for today. They had more than enough stories to share with their compatriots already. "To your posts. -NOW-." Echo growls, his eyes burning green and black. The Howler in Darkness might not be Echos weapon, but it most certainly would not be Haumphantines. He reaches for the daiklave.* It is picked up easily. Well, easily is not quite the right word. It did not purge your soul for your body nor did it catch fire. These are good signs for a daiklave of this power. From all outward appearances it is simply a slab of soulsteel. However, as all Exalts know, the five magical material have one great benefit. One thing that set them apart from others besides their ability to be easily bound with powerful charms and spells. For its size, Soulsteel (Like Orichalcum, Moonsilver, and Jade) is incredibly heavy. So heavy in fact, that Howler in Darkness wieghs no less than 80 pounds. Once attuned to it's wielder, the metal takes on the wieght of a feather. This is only an illusion of sorts. The wielder feels as though he is waving a feather, but the poor bastard being hit by the weapon feels the whole 80 pounds crushing his flesh. It seems the Howler in Darkness at this moment is going to be an extreme encumberance, but not impossible or unwise to carry. In fact it may just be a rallying point for your men... or perhaps a reminder that the Bodhissatva has fallen. Either way if you wish to carry it, you won't be doing much else but lugging it's wieght.* (Oh man what a weapon. How I wish I could keep it...and...i wish i had the melee skill to use it) (who says you can't keep it? you're the strongest person in the city at the moment. but the bodhissatva might not be pleased when (or if) he wakes up. on the other hand you could... *ahem* keep it safe for him) * Echo throws the weapon over his shoulder. For now it would have to be his burden. Haumphantine must not get ahold of anymore leverage, and the Howler in Darkness was certainly leverage. Encumbering perhaps, but with the right words it would be the best flag to fly in the face of the siege. For now, however, he had to reunite his circle. Haumphantine and his petty power games could wait. When the Bodhissata awakens from his defeated slumber, Echo shall remain his shining star. If anything, now the fall of Fellharbor would fall upon Haumphantine, not on Echo. After all, was it not Echo who struck down 20,000 of the enemies elite guard? Was it not Echo who stood alongside his liege on the field of battle, was it not Echo who shattered the bonds that held him, slew his would be assassins? Content with self-flattery, Echo makes for the harbor. He wishes to see exactly what happened to Design and Shadow. If they were dead, it would be a tremendous blow to the battle against the Forsaken Lion.* And go you do, finding directions to the Hospice where they have been taken to recover. When you arrive, you realize the full effect of the Lotus Fire salvos. The entire building is packed with frantic ghosts who have been badly burned in the fires. You can't find anyone in a medical uniform but notice a side room that looks fairly quiet. "Echo?" You can swear it was Design's voice from one of the side rooms. Its sounds terribly weak.* (It it unhealthy to consume over 1200% of your daily value of vitamin c?) (because, you know, you'd think 100% would be plenty. What with it being..100%) (yes actually. some studies show it's rather toxic at such levels. turns into a carcinogin. why do you ask?) (See, this is a good lesson then. I should ask questions -before- taking the pills.) (Cause this vitamin c pill is 833%, a pill i had earlier was 333% and i've been chugging lemonade all night) (hah. don't worry about it. Vitamin c is water soluable, your body absorbs the 100% and you urinate the rest out every night. you really need to over do it to have it accumulate) (honestly more than 100% is fairly useless) (Well then screw those pills.) (oooo, ate a bunch of skittles too. At least I won't get scurvy anytime soon) (no, your safe matey) * Echo pokes his head into the side room. "Design? Design, are you alright?"* Giving a weak smile Design waves you in. He and Shadow are laying in seperate beds in their very own room. No nurse or doctor is present and Shadow is still unconsious. Design and Shadow's armor and weapons site strewn about the room haphazardly and Design is sporting quite a bit of bandaging, some of which has blood seeping through it. "Can you give me a hand?" He motions you toward the wrap of bandages on the table by you.* (armor and weapons sit strewn) * Echo nods. "So, how did things go on your end? I assume not extremely well." Echo grins, showing genuine concern. Design was needed, Shadow too...they were both important to his plans. Echo grabs some of the bandages and then looks about in a dumb manner. He's never really dealt with...healing before. Killing he can do though.* Design extends his hand. "Eh, we're good enough I guess. I'm not worried about myself, Exalts can take an extrodenary beating before expiring. I'm not so sure of Shadow's wounds though, they seem to be more than physical." He rubs some blood from his lip. "With my ability to transfer wounds I could easily draw the life from a ghost and heals these, I just need the essence to power the charm." "Shadow's wounds are aggravated however, and are beyond my ability to mend. Only time can heal her. I also fear she has been permanently scarred. Have you see her eyes?"* * Echo shakes his head. "I have not. On the contrary, I did catch a glimpse of what awaited her had the Silhouette gotten ahold of her. It took sacrifice, but I believe it was the right thing to do, given the situation at hand." He casts a quick glance to the main chamber. "So you need a ghosts life eh? That, I can provide." Echo smiles.* He chuckles. "Not right now. I need a couple of hours before I'll be ready for that." He shakes his head and leans back, "Too draining." (It would be like 30 motes and 1 willpower, he currently at like 6 motes) "So what's happening out there?"* * Echo sighs. "Nothing pleasent. Although we were successful in striking down a fifth of Walking On Laughters men...the remainder of his force is crashing against the walls like a tidal wave. He countered our little ploy with an assault against the Bodhissatva himself as well, believe it or not. Shackled Husks..the black armored fiends...along with our good friend Silhouette In Flames. It was quite a fight."* Design coughs and brings up another speck of blood. He wipes it away, "Doesn't sound good." He looks over at Shadow. "I know this is your Liege's city Echo, but you may want to consider grabbing a ship and getting the heck out of here. With us of course. There's absolutely no chance either of us could help today." He cocks his head, "Unless you have a plan?" * * Echo smiles. "I always have a plan. I just need time to finalize it. Another problem is that Haumphantine- not sure if you met him or not, he is a ghostly advisor to the Bodhissatva- he has taken command of the cities defense. Not entirely charismatic either." "Which I do not mind much. For now I shall try to weaken Laughters offensive and perhaps reinforce our defense. I don't intend on leaving this city until we -must-, or until which time as is suitable to our plans."* "Well, I can't say you've made many bad decisions lately." He glances down at his multiple bandages and realizes he didn't neccessarily have to be here right now. He slumps down into the bed and mutters, "I wonder what Betrothed of Pain is up to..." From outside a deep horn sounds. Its far away... from the other side of the wall?* * Echo smirks. "I've shed my fair share of blood in this campaign as well, Design. Hopefully it will all pay off. As for Pain...one must assume he's dead by now, the pig-headed fool." As the horn sounds, Echo looks away, and all goes silent. "I shall return momentarily. If you can move, be ready to do so. We may be fleeing this citadel sooner than expected." With that, Echo promptly exits, making for the nearest city wall.* You make your way outside and push through the crowds of soldiers and worried citizens. Before long people begin recognizing Howler in Darkness and begin to give you a wide berth. Yet another blazing blue chunk of fire is lobbed over those outer walls. Since Flames’ assault, the Sanguine Army has begun an all out attack on the city. The Lotus Fire artillery was shifted from attempting to weaken the wall to attempting to burn the city to the ground. A horn echoes out through the dead air once more. It is a single long, haunting note. You instantly notice that the yells and battle racket coming from the Sanguine Army falls silent. The Lotus Fire ceases and the ghost guarding the wall pause in amazement. From atop the wall you peer down at the army below. Slowly you see that they have begun to disassemble their war machines and the infantry is turning away from the city. Are they leaving?* * Echo blinks for a moment, then thinks back. Could it be a trick to lure our the defenders? No...their defeat is certain at this point...why then would they run? Surely they must know they can win the day..meaning this was an order directly from Laughter, perhaps from even higher. If that is true, then this could either be a colossal trap, or a colossal error in judgement. * Echo looks to his right and sees a junior officer. "Have we any calvalry?" Is all Echo asks.* The officer is staring, mouth agape at the sword slung over your shoulder. He pauses for a moment before responding. "N-no sir. We're it." He waves his hand to the wall and the open area below. You turn and see the war ghosts assembling near the wall. There certainly aren't many of them, and a good number appear to be citizens with farming tools. (The sad thing is, when you're a junior officer you're pretty much the bitch) You notice the buzzing in the air but cannot quite figure out what it is. A second later you see the tiny mechanical thing humming in the air before you. It appears to be an intricate metal dragonfly. Before you can react to the strange sight a voice booms out. The rich sound seems impossible to have come from such a tiny artifact - but such is the way of magic. It is Walking on Laughter’s voice. "Well Echo, it seems we won’t get to settle this score today. I’ve been ordered to make a slight detour. I will not forget the debt you owe me and will return to collect on it." The artifact dragonfly promptly buzzes away into the distance. Still open mouthed, the junior officer watches the artifact fly away. He turns to you in amazement, his face turning to joy. "You scared them away!" Of course he has entirely no idea who you are. But at this distance you could not be mistaken for a ghost and your soulsteel armor marks you squarely as an Abyssal. An Abyssal wielding the famous sword of their Liege.* * Echo shrugs. "The leash beckons, eh Laughter...but beckons you towards what.." Echo mutters to himself. He then takes note of the officers amazement at his very existence and quickly makes an effort to look the part of the lethal hero. He unslings the Howler In Darkness and raises it skyward. "By the Bodhissatva, we stand triumphant! Sound whatever you have, bells, whistles, anything! Let the city of FellHarbor TAUNT our terrified fo (terrified fo) "Let the city of Felharbor TAUNT our terrified foes!" Echo throws his head back and cackles almost madly at the turn of events. This was a turn for the worst, he thought. Still, it was a moment the ghosts considered important, so let them rally for the time being, satisfied with their 'victory'. It was his to gloat about and lord over Haumphantine all the same. With a grand cheer Echo holds the Howler In Darkness up with both hands, raising it to show all of the city the might that he wields, the might that drove the Sanguine army away in cowardice.* (I'll use a charm too) (My personal favorite, Haunting Inflection Method- 3 motes for +6 die.) (That is, if you do a roll) (very well, manipulation + performance + 6 = 5 successes) (you don't need much to get this crowd started though :) (Heh, i try all the same) Cheers roar from below you in the city. Whether they cheer for you directly or simply because they won't be slaughtered today, you cannot be sure. One of the regal guards from the tower runs up to you, his eyes wide. "Lord Echo! You _have_ to see this!" He runs towards the citadel, not bothering to see if you’d follow. * * Echo continues holding the Howler up high, even as he makes his way back down to follow the regal guard. He allows the crowd to fully drink of his presence before lowering the soulsteel daiklave.* It takes time to push through the jubulant crowd. The good news travels faster than you do and you notice a number of people shouting your praises. More than one soldier kneels before you as you pass and more than one woman runs up to kiss you. All in all a good time to be you. You come to the throne room you were in with the Bodhissatva before being attacked by Flames and the Shackled Husks. On the throne sits the Bodhissatva now. One of the other guards stammers and shakes his head, "We tried to prop him up to rest... but...." Words fail at the sight. There sites the Bodhissatva entirely entombed in what appears to be ice. (think the Frozen Throne) He looks perfectly preserved and you can feel his presence permeating the room. Haumphantine turns to you, "It appears he is a kind of hibernation. We... do not know what to do." In the center of the block of ice on the Bodhissatva's chest sits the soulseal. It pulses a dim blue. Haumphantine notices you are carrying the Howler and scowls.* * Echo has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Echo has joined #ethresh (Power just went out) (ouch) (the entire house) (I dunno) (My alarm clock didn't go out, but the network seemed to) (Cause then i couldn't reconnect) hmm (So i checked dads computer, the router wasn't showing greens, so i just rebooted his computer. Had to remember the password though) (Anywho, all better now. I think.) (cool, what's the last you see?) (was making a reply to the ice throne thing) * Echo nods. "I concur. I think it's safe to say there are magics at work we cannot grasp. Did he say anything, perhaps?"* Haumphantine shakes his head. "Nothing. We I don't think we'll be able to move him out of here. Is it true that the Sanguine Army is retreating?"* * Echo nods again. "Out of terror, no doubt." He adds sarcastically. "You know why he's leaving, don't you? He came here to seek a weapon, and it has moved. His interest in Felharbor is lessened but not gone."* (brb, need to check some alarm clocks) Haumphantine frowns. He clearly does not like having a poor understanding of the situation. "This certainly leaves us at a crossroads. Felharbor (I like your spelling better) is safe for the time being but much remains to be done. Somewhere out there is an artifact with so much power that the Lion is turning the Underworld and parts of Creation upside down for. The Bodhissatva is trapped, entombed, in a magical barrier we know nothing about." "Our western fleets are smashed. We are alone. You and Shadow are the only Abyssals the Bodhissatva had on this continent, the others to the west have all scattered. They could be dead for all I know." He paces the room in deep thought. He continues, "Walking on Laughter might come back and if he does, we'll be done for. A Fae lord to the west in Creation holds the key to our permanent defense against the Lion, if only we could claim it. So many choices, so little time. He sighs and pauses. "What do you think Echo?"* (Heheh, think i found out what did it) (Kelly had two hairdryers, a curling iron and a radio on) (jesus christ) (I guess the electric toothbrush was the straw that broke the camels back) (seriously, do you guys have a little fire extinguisher in the house?) (I...don't know) (good, good question) (yeah it is) (ask) (brb again, i'm gonna say something to kelly) (just remember, the reason those things trip is because there was enough current going through the wires to cause a fire) (Turns out, wasn't her) (huh?) (Her power went out, but not cause of the electric toothbrush. I think it was just a power fluctuation, those do tend to happen round here) (ouch) (Cause she had less plugged in than normal, and her toothbrush is battery powered) (I guess her using it was purely coincidental) (ah, that's kinda good I guess.) (well we're at another crossroads in the story, time to think about what you'd like to do) * Echo rubs his chin, then pushes his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose. "The Bodhissatva gave me orders that stand. As you said, the Lion is moving his forces. I doubt he will allow us to remain here, rebels against his soon to be utter domination of the Underworld. Our best hope lay in Creation, with the Fae Lord." (I've done a decent job I think of fleshing out the world around you. You can do as you please - stay here and consolidate power, run amok claiming new cities, or whatever. just remember stuff will still be happening that has nothing to do with you, if you aren't prepared to deal for the coming storm... beware.) (Oh, and there is the very real chance this campaign could end with the death of your character) (These things happen) (It's the road an Exalt walks) (indeed, makes it interesting) (I'd only be worried if I was like, a Dragon-Blood.) (besides, this thing has to end eventually I suppose) (eh, Dragon-Bloods have some things going for them) (True. You'll probably get a little tired of it soon anyways, what with the...baby.) (hmm, didn't think of that. no worries, I've got literately a years worth of stuff to do, but I'd hate to spend a year on one character doing one thing when you might want to expand some day, say try another character/type of exalt. its a ways off though) (we're gonna definitely wrap this mirror abyss mega-plot first :) (*?) (Sure) *ish The old ghost nods. "Yes. Either we protect our empire by destroying our enemy or claiming that fae document. I see no other choice. Do as you see best Echo, I trust you'll handle things capably. In the meantime, I'll be handling the empire from here." He smiles smugly. (and we'll call that a night. anything else to add?) (Negatory) cool, good session yarr next stop: The road to Blue Haven things will change from here, less high drama, more people to people stuff cool it all works in the end oh, and abyssals are _Not_ popular in creation at the moment good luck :) w00t later later Session Close: Tue Nov 30 21:52:52 2004