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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis takes the drink and ignores the taste in favour of taking the warmth and the kick. Probably better not to think about the ingredients.
"Supplies. Dying of starvation or thirst helps nobody."
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 - Diplomacy aid
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis listens as Jareen uncharacteristically engages in negotiations. He has, she notes, a strong practical streak.
It's been a hellacious week. Up to my neck in marking and exams and nativity plays and such like fun and games.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 - Arcana
Irivis displays an instinct for self-preservation and does not put up her hand to say "I know, sir." She is, however, aware of such orbs and winces at the thought of them.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis suppresses a genuine wince as she lets Calla help her up. "I may have overcooked it a little," she murmurs.
Upstairs, she watches and waits, unsurprised that Jareen is now the centre of attention. Clearly the old coot has made some connections in his time and been in a powerful enough position to do so.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"They're not crawling up your legs."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"It's the beetles walking under my feet, they're crawling up my legs," wails Irivis pathetically. She swats at imaginary insects.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis gasps and clutches at her leg as Arakan disappears, hoping that her actions will mask his abrupt disappearance.
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 - Bluff.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Eavesdropping seems to be in order," murmurs Irivis. "Which, by the way, I'm not good at. Distractions I can manage. Probably."
High Bluff.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Anyone want to order some more nameless meat nibbles?" asks Irivis casually as she stands to head casually into the inn.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"It's a compliment, Arakan. We trust your tricky, twisted abilities to find things out," explains Irivis patiently.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"And that is extremely interesting, isn't it? In a "why do I think we're going to get mixed up in this whether we want to or not?" sort of way."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"I think we let Arakan work some more eyebrow magic. I'm not the best person to be talking about Kalak."
Unless someone has filled Irivis in, she's (a) clueless and (b) won't be at all keen to have anything to do with Kalak, dead or alive.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"City life. Not much safer than the desert really."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Alcohol. Lots of it. And bread."
Irivis sits with relief, enormously grateful to get the weight off her battered foot.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Oh come on. We ate dried id fiend for a week. What's going to be worse?"
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"How lovely."
It's not clear whether Irivis means the beggar's dental care or Jareen's failed attempts at tact.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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And back.
Irivis rolls her eyes slightly at the beggarly ramblings.
"I hate cryptic," she mutters quietly.
Any idea what or where the street of white lizards might be?
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Computer still not right. Posting as and when I can. Will be very chancy for a bit I fear.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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If no contract, no problem with ditching him then :) Irivis was merely optimistic.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis takes no special precautions to remain hidden. Nobody notices a lame woman.
1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16 - Insight
She senses nothing amiss with Qualli, but is not surprised when Arakan takes the man aside for a quiet word. For the time being, she considers being in a city again and decides that one of the advantages should be a good massage for her battered leg.
If Qualli is paying us to guard him all the way to Tyr, then unless we want (or need) to break the contract, then I guess we leave when he does.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"See, the eyebrow work does have its uses," mutters Irivis very quietly to Calla.
Nice one Arakan.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"I fear that will not be possible." Irivis keeps her tone reverential, but firm.
"There are matters which require His Lordship's attention. It is vital that they are not betrayed by your august presence. It is not permitted to say more."
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 - Bluff
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis looks demure behind her mask and nods at the soldier.
"We saw the lights and it seems to have stirred things up among the silt runners, so you might want to watch yourselves."
Back. Rebuilding, but back.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"None that I know of," shrugs Irivis, "but you're paying us. If you want us to ambush, we need to get organised."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 - Perception
Irivis spots the cloud caused by approaching somethings, but is clueless beyond that.
"What is your usual policy?" she asks Qualli.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Hopefully Arakan remembers to fill Irivis in on the tarradiddles he spun on her behalf :)
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Such a kind offer, but I'd hate to interrupt your progress by forcing you back into uncharacteristic behaviour."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Nowhere is safe, Jareen. Nowhere. Everything has an underside and it's always seedy. The trick is to survive."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Before turning her attention to Jareen.
Irivis watches and perhaps understands more of Arakan's feelings than she's ready to reveal. Her half glance at him as she heads to her watch post is verging on the sympathetic. Or as close to such an emotion as she's prepared to allow herself.
With Jareen.
"Reconciled. To working. To us. To survival. Athas is harsh enough everywhere, but you are a very long way from where you belong. Further than most of us, I think."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Amused at Calla's partnering of Arakan and Gorad, Irivis takes equally careful note of Jareen's behaviour.
As she finds a good spot to look out into the night, it is easy to open conversation.
"Are you reconciled then, Jareen?"
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Returned
Irivis watches Qualli carefully throughout the day, trying to learn any familiar pattens he may have so she can more readily spot any differences in behaviour. For the most part she relies on her own inner strength to deal with the familiar sun. As the company draw to a halt, she looks at the stones suggested as a campsite.
"A convenient marker for bandits," she mutters under her breath to her close companions.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"We'll just have to make sure we're worth too much to him then. Sounds normal to me."
Irivis adjusts her new mask.
"I agree with Calla. Dawn and dusk travel."
On horrible laptop with terrible connection so may be chancy until return from Brighton on Saturday.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis commandeers a filter mask and lurks behind it, refraining from making any comment on Arakan's usefulness.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Yup.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Tyr."
Irivis shrugs. "It's my home. Or was. I can show you the way around."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Can we find survival days and a filter mask among the stuff Grak offered us?
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Much more like it."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Grak won't care so much if your brain fries. He can sell you as long as you can walk. Accidents can happen. If you ever want to talk again, talk now."
Irivis smiles angelically and it is not soothing.
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 - Bluff
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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"Depends on who gave you the orders. Names, Tek. Now."
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis adjusts her hat and looks at Tek with some disdain.
"The attack on the camp. Was that your idea?"
Taken Rod of Smiting (level 2) and still dickering about upgrading other stuff if possible.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Darned sight more useful than Irivis. She hit once during that fight and spent most of it near death and with a face full of sand :)
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis takes a moment to recover herself.
Down to last surge. 26/35hp.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis looks completely innocent and nods in avid agreement.
What bonus does Sandswimmer give for healing? Don't know about anyone else, but Irivis is very low on surges now and will take all the help she can get.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Irivis sighs with relief and shines a bright smile on the group. "Well, that went better than expected."
Short rest possible?
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 - Arcana
Irivis keeps backing away, watching out for any danger signs among the staff wielders. Despite the silt-runner and Broghe fear and loathing of magic, her suspicious mind cannot help thinking that advance warning would be helpful. Someone else in the crowd could be hiding secrets.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 - Bluff
Now she rolls decently. Of course.
Thanking her stars that Arakan's attack finally felled the pyreen and taking advantage of the confusion, Irivis does her utmost to remain inconspicuous and sneak away unseen. Drawing on her pact, she wraps herself in shadow and blends into the sand.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Curse Brogh A
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 - Hand of Blight.
I think we can take that as a "no".
Irivis can only grab futilely at the Brogh's ankles as she tries to crawl clear.
No point in staying there. It gets an OA, but basically anything that hits her will kill her, and she really doesnt' want to be next to it. If she survives, move to S18.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Hits.
1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Down, but not out. 4hp.
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Female Human Warlock 2 (Sorcerer King Pact)
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Huge apologies all. Got diconnected for a few days but am now back and fully operational. Playing catch up now.
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