Flames of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master Fallen_Mage

It’s been days since your trial which sentenced you to imprisonment at Branderscar Prison, a place known throughout Talingarde for being inescapable. Now the time has finally arrived for you to be transported to the fortress turned prison. While chained, you are roughly dragged from your holding cell into the caged wagon with a few others, also sentenced as you.

Days pass as you are transported from Daveryn to Branderscar. In one village, you overhear Caravan Master state that he doesn’t like the state the roads ahead. The Captain disregarded the warning, stating, ”This waste of skin needs to be delivered to Branderscar, and I have never missed a delivery. We push on.”

The prison caravan begins moving on.

Eri sits quietly and waits for the right moment.

It's good to see you Nick.

Gio looks around the wagon while maintaining his silence.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Not entirely sure how to manipulate the tension, yet not consigned to giving up here, Gio speaks to the Caravan Master. "How do you let such a savage tell you how to do your job? Surely you are a learned man and an expert of your trade. If anything, he should defer to you and your wisdom."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Despite the instructions given not to talk to the prisoners, your honeyed words made the Caravan Master stopped and looked at you. He went to say something, but thought better of it and continued on his way.

A week later, the Caravan Master’s prediction comes true. All four wagons break a wheel and an axle. Soon after, you hear a heated argument between the two Officers. From what you can hear, they can repair two wagons without issue, but the others will need supplies from the last village to fix. The Captain decides to have the cage and troop transport wagons fixed.

Not being one of vast intelligence or wisdom, Eri decides to keep quiet and wait for a cue from one of the others before doing anything. She wasn't good with her words, or much of anything really except for tearing people open. She would continued to wait though and be patient. If they were going to escape, they would all have to act together which meant she had to wait and see if they came up with a plan. Closing her eyes, she takes some slow deep breaths as she silently prays to her Goddess for guidance and strength.

"Wow! What are the odds that every wagon breaks down at the same time? You don't think someone planned that do ya?" The yet unnamed Halfling asks loudly.

Already tired of this trip she just looks up, but doesn't say anything. She was sure that when the right moment to act came, that she would get some sign from the others. She didn't want to risk doing anything too soon without some sort of plan.

So, what are these four wagons? I get one is our cage and the other is for troops. What are the other two?

Troop supplies and supply shipment for the prison. And in case you're wondering, I'm giving Mark a chance to post before continuing.

Yeah, we pretty much figured that. It's cool, they have a lot going on right now. I know he'll post whenever he gets the chance. Eri is just waiting for someone to tell her what to do. She's notg the planning strategic type, so she's not gonna do something that might get us all killed.

One of the guards slapped his leather-bound club against the bars of the prison wagon, "Silence half-pint. Prisoners do not speak."

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Aleister communicates his displeasure at being told off with wild, offensive and quite vulgar hand gestures.

SM: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"Perhaps you should have listened to the esteemed Caravan Master," Gio quips.

Not really understanding what was going on between the caravan master and the captain, she just decides to follow the others lead andc throw her two copper in, "Yeah, why should someone of your obvious wisdom and experience have tuo take orders from some know it all that actually knows nothing? If you had been in charge, you and these men wouldn't haved to be out here fixing these wagons. It's just a damned shame." She says to the caravan master.

Sorry, I hope that made sense. I'm pretty tired.

The guard once more slammed his club against the bars, nearly smashing one of the Halfling's hands, "That's enough out of you. Next time, I'll break'em."

Gio's honeyed words seems to have an effect on one or two of the men, as noted by their sidelong glances at the Captain.

The Caravan Master looked at Eri, and something in his eyes made her slightly confused. It was a look she'd never quite seen before. He quickly turned around and busied himself directing the repairs.

Do I notice though?: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Lol. Oblivious as usual. How many guards are there and how are we chained up in this broken down cart? Just curious.

Confused by the look and clueless as to what it means she simply shrugs her shoulders and sighs, "Oh well, I guess you'll just have to keep taking orders from that halfwit. Too bad you can't be in charge of things. I'm sure you'd do a much better job than he is." She says a little more softly before getting quiet again while looking down at the ground with her hair covering her face.

If you need any rolls for any of that or anything just let me know. I'll try to get around to it later. I'm really trying to get to sleep, but it's just not happening. I think Ravan would be better suited for this situation anyways. She's an expert at getting people to do what she wants them to do without them even realizing that she's doing it.

SM: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

"I see how it is. Bully the little guy and don't say nothin' to anyone else. Real brave big guy reeeal brave." The Halfling grumbles to himself.

She looks at the halfling, "Don't take it too seriously. People that bully others are either just scared or unhappy themselves....or with their life. He's got a beef with mr. Cranky Captain know it all, so he's taking it out on you." She says, not even bothering to lower her voice.

After repairs are completed, troops make room in the troop wagon for rations, while riders headed back for repair supplies. Taking half of the troops and leaving the Caravan Master behind for him to oversee the rest of the repairs, you continue your journey towards prison.

Three nights later, you begin to notice the guards getting sluggish in their duties and more irritable from working extended shifts due to being short handed. Even the Captain’s attention was starting to slip as he has started to get too close to the cage on several occasions.

Seeing the way the troops and Captain were acting she looks at the others in the wagon with her and says in a low voice that only they can hear, "If we could somehow get out of here, I'm pretty sure we could overpower them in their current condition. Any ideas?"

One of the downsides of seducing married knights was the danger of being poisoned by their wives. Ravanalonna was sure that was what happened, leaving her barely able to eat or drink, much less interact with her fellow prisoners.

Recovering, probably better than that b!+%@ had hoped, she sits up slowly, groaning at the stiffness of inactivity. "Might not be a bad idea."

How are we chained up in this wagon? Seperately, together with one chain running through shackles? I just want to know how we're secured.

"We have to figure out a way to get loose first." She says quietly.

Wrists bound by manacles chained to a ring embedded in the floor. Separately.

Hmmmm....Is the floor of this thing made out of wood?

Just because I'm curious what you have in mind, let's say yes.

Well, I'm not really good at the whole strategy thing so it's only part of an idea. I don't think I'm strong enough even in beast form and raging to break thed manacles or chains, but I thought maybe I could break through the wood if all else failed? I was hoping we could get the guards to start fighting amongst themselves, and somehow lure the Captain over to us and somehow get the key from him....or something like that. I don't know, it's probably a stupid idea. Like I said, I'm not a tactician or critical thinker.

I might be able to slip out of the manacles but it'll take 20 min and I'll need someone's Aid. And we'll still be locked in the cage.

Do we piss in a bucket or do they let us out every now and then?

There's a hole towards the front of the wagon that allows you to relieve yourself while in the wagon. Does that make sense?

Outhouse with four wheels, or Porta Potty. Got it.

I ain't got no fancy escape artist skills. It's gonna take something other than brute strength to get outta here. Sure, I might be able to bust open the bottom of the cage, but that would be stupid as it would create too much noise, and we can't fight with our hands bound even if we could get out. If there was some way we could get the keys, then the rest would bed pretty easy. It's gonna take someone a lot smarter than me to figure it out though.

"Has anyone observed who holds the keys?" Ravan asks.

Nodding toward the tired and cranky Captain she says quietly, "I think the Captain of the cranky pants brigade would be holding them, but I don't know for sure. Let me see if I can get a better view from up front." Moving toward the front of the wagon, she pretends to use the hole while tryijng tho watch for who holds the keys.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Going back to the others she nods, "Yup, it's the Captain. Also, those guards over there seem to be the most irritable. Maybe we could start a fight? Not sure how it might help, but at least it would be az distraction. Maybe if we're really lucky, a couple of em' will knock each other out." She says while pointing out the particularly irritated guards.

Smirking at the thought of hopefully instgating a fight between the guards she says loudly enough for them to hear her, "I think that guard with the black hair was wrong, the blonde doesn't look like a pathetic weakling that likes wearing women's clothing. Why do you think he said that?" Eri asks of the two that look the most irritated of the bunch. She wasn't sure what would happen, but she thought if nothing else....at least it would be a little entertaining.

Sometimes I wonder if not being a liar is a bad thing here...

1. I wouldn't know that about you. 2. It's gonna be very bad if you ruin our chances of getting out of here. If you don't want to lie, then keep your mouth shut.

I told you I wasn't very good at this. I basically just blurted out the first thing that came into my head. If you don't want to go along with it, then fine. Just come up with something else. It is quite obvious that I'm not the brains of this outfit, so if you...or anyone else has a better idea I'm all for it. I still think trying tyo get them to turn on each other is a good idea. All I'm thinking about at this point is surviving.

The blonde guard turned towards the wagon, then looked at one of the other guards. Walking over to man he was looking at, the blonde guard punched him dead in the face. A scuffle soon broke out.

Well done Eri.

Aleister is amazed that the obvious ploy worked so well and awaits his chance to snag the keys and do his thing.

Rolls like that, I'm in trouble.

Your standard discussion forum. *suppressing grin*

So we're resetting to level 1 right?

Yep

Hello fellow inmates and welcome to your new home.

It's only our home temporarily. I ain't staying in any yucky ol' prison. I'm just biding my time, yep...biding my time. Just gotta wait for thed stupid humans to make a mistake, then WHAM! They won't know what hit em'.

I'm really worn out so I may not answer stuff right away, but I'll do my best. It's gonna take my body a few weeks to adjust to the new job.

I'll get everything modified and post within the next 24 hours.

Getting ready to walk into work now. Hope everyone has a good night.

Sorry if I seem a bit slow at posting, I'm trying not to get too far ahead for Mark to not have a say in anything.

It's okay. I'm hurting and sleepy so I try to sleep now.

It sounds like he's had a crazy week so it's all good.

Finally done. Sorry for the hold up Nick

Am really stressed out about tonight since there's just two of us with Cookie on vacation now. I just don't know how I'm gonna do it...but I am, until I find something else. I just have to accept that I can't do the things I used to do before UAMS broke me. I'm just gonna watch some anime and try to relax so I can at least get a nap in before they try to kill me.

Hope you feel better soon.

It's already after 2:30. Most of it isn't too bad. It's the getting my 7 people dressed and out of bed that I'm worried about. Pulling on those heavy people is what's killing me.

What the hell....I must have been tired. Have to go back to dr. Might have repulsed something in my back.

Got an appointment for 4. Gonna see what he says. Wish me luck.

Good Luck

Thanks

Torodol shot, brain fuzzy. Prolly no more posty tonight.

Okay, just enough to say what Dr. said. So like I messed up my hip joint and shoulder. He said is was a Right SI joint dysfunction and shoulder something something something since I couldn't read the rest of his writing. I got the toradol shot and he put in a high dose steroid pill to help with the inflamation, and more muscle relaxers to relax the muscles. He put me off till Tues....but I'm not gonna risk hurting myself again or causing harm to a resident, so when I take the note to her on Monday I gonna tell her that I can't perform my job duites safely and therefore won't be coming back, and that I'm sorry it's at such a bad time, but that I have to do what's best for me and the residents. I can sub at the school until I find something else once I'm healed up and that I'll be bringing in a little something to help us out so Henry doesn't feel like he needs to work 50 hours a week to keep us afloat.

I swear you have the worst kind of luck.

Wow. Sorry kiddo. Rest as much as you can.

Medicine wore off, pain woke me up.

I'm sorry if my posts seem lengthy, and I hope they at least make sense. It's just so hard to think right now.

I'm trying so hard to go back to sleep, but it hurts no matter what position I try to sleep in.

I'm sleepy again, this medicine really messes me up.

I gotta go back to bed. I'm just hurting xnd tired.

Made chicken tacos andc black beans tonight. It was yummy aznd pretty filling, and right now I think I gotg my pain dowsn to a manageable level, sfo I'm gonna try to get some sleep.

Sorry, last couple days have been pretty crazy and had a deadline to meet, will post a bit later and should be back to normal.

Just hope you get some rest at some point.

I'm tired and hurting, but not as much as my poor Boobear who was at work till 6 tonight. He got to work like 30 minutes late, but I don't think he should even get the half point for being late since he stayed so late. There's nothing that can be done though unless the assistant manager shows up from wherever the hell she ran off to in order tyo fix it. No one has seen her for a couple days so they don't know if she's on vacation or what.

I made chicken tacos aznd black beans again, and made sure the meat was cooked before hed got home so all I'd have to do is season and prepare thed meat for our fried meat pies. While thef meat was cooling so I could shred it, I rubbed my poor baby's feet with some eucalyptus and spearment oil I have, and then after washing my hands thoroughly, finished preparing dinner while he took a shower. T least we finished eating before 8.

Now he's just playing some wrestling aznd trying to relax before bed. I need to take some more flexeril and go tuo bed soon too. I used up a lot of energy worrying about my sweet Boobear today. Sorry or thed rambling....

So Cindy, Matt, and the girls are back in Arkansas now. It's the first time I've actually had anytime to spend with them, so I've got my Tater Tot over here with me for the next couple of days. I can only handle one of them at a time now because they're at that age. LOL

Abby is 9, and Tator Tot is 10. Well, she'll actually be 11 the 26th of next month, so I wanted to let everyone know that I may not be on very much until after she goes home Saturday Afternoon. Henry is working through Saturday and being home alone all the time isn't helping me get better any faster. Tatum helps me do things around here and she helped me with the shopping earlier....A LOT. I love my little munchkin lots and lots and I don't know when I'll get to have this time with her again.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

Sounds like a fun time. Enjoy it.

Thanks. Busy busy busy day, now back homed tho make corn beef cabbage stew.

I think I plum tuckered out my little Tator Tot...well not quite so little anymore. She laid down on the couch while I was getting stuff set up and fell asleep around 2. She's been having a really rough time with the changes in weather, pollen, Dr's...so I'm just gonna let her sleep. Hopefully, it will be long enough so I can get caught up in some things. My brain has just been feeling kinda blah lately with everything going on and all the medicine, but I will try not to hold things up too much.

Okay, my tater tot is back home and it's nice and quiet again, so before my night time medicine kicks in I'll try to explain what's going on and the plan we kinda came up with...regarding my working and back and everything...well, it's not just my back, but you know what I mean.

So, after a lot of thinking and talking with my sister who's a nurse, and Henry and another friend of mine, Ms. Helen...I have come up with a strategy to try and get things back in working order cuz this being in pain all the time and not getting any sleep and just feeling miserable period is a bunch of bull$hit and I'm done with it.

So, first...talking to my sister who has also had many many issues with long standing pain, found out that the best course of action that will save us going through all the doctor crap and PT bills is for me to get a membership at LA Fitness which has a pool and a hot tub for me to do hydro therapy in. I can't work right now so I can go to the gym EVERY DAMN DAY for at least an hour starting out to get my muscles and joints and everything back in order. I've already spoken to someone there and voiced my concerns and what my goals are and I'm going over there tomorrow after we visit with his mom to get a tour and sign up and start working on my body right away. My primary concern is to repair as much of the damage as possible, my secondary goal is to lose between 50-75 lbs of this extra weight that is putting so much pressure on my ankles, knees, and other joints. I already have a degenerative spinal disease...I need to do everything I can to alleviate pressure. I'm probably gonna shell out a little extra and get a personal coach because they have one that's trained in Physical therapy and they can help me come up with a routine that's safe for me while still accomplishing my goals. That's phase one.

While all this is going on, it's probably gonna take at least three to four weeks to get my body back in good enough shape to go back to a job of any kind. Right now I'm in so much constant pain that there's no way I can describe it good enough. I am not going to be sitting idly by during this time by no means though. During my rehabilitative process, I will be calling Premier Pharmacy about a position that a friend of mine told me about that she thinks I'd be perfect for and I have experience in the medical office field so it's perfect. I would get to sit at a desk and put medication orders in the computer, take calls from nurses that are placing orders and confirm orders arrivals. She told me they start everyone at 12 an hour, but because of my experience they might bump it up to 14...but I just have to call them Monday and talk to them about it. She gave me their number. If it works out I'm going to need a pharmacy technician license which takes about three weeks to process, so it's perfect. I kinda feel bad about the strain this is gonna put on us financially....but we will get through it cuz the situation is only going to be temporary and once I get better and have a decent job it will get better. That's phase two.

In addition to the gym membership, my mom told me about this stuff called Glucosamine Chondroitin. It's supposed to help with joint support and stuff but it takes like three months to build up in the system, but then maybe I'll start feeling better.

I'm going to stick with my own therapy regime as my coach helps me progress toward my goals. Now...if after a month of therapy I don't feel like I'm getting better, or symptoms start getting worse...then I'll consult my doctor.

But yeah...that's pretty much the plan. Take my recovery in my hands and get a job that I can do without causing myself physical injury and that I can get some fulfillment out of. I'm still helping people by making sure that they get the correct medications so....I think it'll be okay.

Mark...thank you so much for talking me down last night/this morning....things have just been really really hard and even though I'm used to chronic pain....I've never had to deal with it on this level before.

I want to thank you, Andrew, and Nick...as well as my loving husband of course for being there for us and just listening to all my crazy ramblings and supporting and loving us. You're freindships have meant so much to us and have enriched us deeply. I don't know where I'd be without you guys, so from the bottom of my heart....Thank You.

I'm at least feeling a little more hopeful now that maybe there really was a silver lining around that dark ass cloud all along. And if I get to work at Premier Pharmacy, I'll get to work with my Sweet Ms. Helen again, so that makes me happy too. I'm feeling a lot better emotionally tonight than I have been even though I still feel a little manic. I can feel the meds starting to kick in though so I probably need to get a drink of juice and hit the whole sack....as long as it don't hit me back. Lol....I rhymed it.

You guys know I don't like taking pills....so you know it has to be really really really bad for me to take Hydro 7.5, promethazine (to keep me from getting sick from the hydro), flexeril to help relax the muscles, and a Lorazapam to help with the anxiety that being in all this pain causes. Not to mention how the damn steroids are affecting my hormones so I've been really emotional lately because when it's night time and my mind is finally getting quiet is when all those doubts and fears creep in. So...that's pretty much it. Get better, get my pharmacy tech license while I'm getting better, get good job at a place where I can feel fulfilled and not worry about having to break something else on me. Then we'll just take it a day at a time and see what happens. I gonna check the other games and then I go sleepy bye.

Always.

Soon....just a few minutes more and then I don't think my head will stay up on it's own. I am just so tired. We have to go out with his mom tomorrow after church because we won't be able to see her for Easter cuz we'll be out at my parents house. Henry and I are gonna take a change of stuff with us and go to the gym once we're done at his mom's house so we can get a tour and memberships and stuff. I'm gonna start tomorrow. I'm hurting so much I can't wait for Monday, the sooner the better.

Opportunity and a Plan. Not a bad place to start.

Nods, I feel a lot better about things now. It's hard to look at things with perspective sometimes when it feels like you're hip deep in quick sand. You haved to have friends and family willing to help pull you out.

We're gonna be going to his mom's house for a little while, and then he's taking me to the gym so I caxn get signed up and start right away on my therapy. Why put off till tomorrow, what I can do today. We'll bed back later.

Had lunch with his mom. At her house now. Henry and her are playing Scrabble while I wait for the pain relief to kick in so we can go to the gym this evening. I'm not waiting till tomorrow to start my therapy.

On our way to gym now.

Our famous luck continues. Just got into another accident because some stupid bit<h decided to run a red light when we had the green arrow and totalled the front end of our vehicle. Of course she doesn't have insurance so she gaved Henry 200 bucks. Ggggrrrrrr

Are you two okay? No injuries?

It just jarred my back a little more, but if Henry had been going any faster she would have hit him in the side and at the speed she was going....it would have been bad.

And after all thed work I did in the gym to loosen uop myh muscles. It just knocked out one of our lights, but it seems to be driving okay, and Henry shoved the light back in. He didn't want tuo call the cops orf insurance sinced she wasn't insured and our insurance would just go up again. I'm so damn sick of stupid people that can't afford to pay attention axnd I'm sick of them hitting us.

So now I get Dairy Queen for dinner and Mochi balls.

Ooooo, yummy.