He bows at the compliment and lets his coufer explain. As he moved the goats around and tied them to posts already staked in the ground he explains with a sophisticated air, "Ah yes first we, Ash and I, burnt the foliage away. Then I used move earth scrolls, to level the ground around the rocks in place. Anything that was too big or out of place was move by Larina and Ash. It did take most of the night. Luckily Lorina had no engagements for the day and got her sleep once we returned. It was also an experiment for our future tree housing ideas."
With the goats in place and the group in the center of them you begin to prepare. Ash growls a bit and the goats are already bleating and pulling at their chains.
Nets or weapons in hand you wait... please state what you hold and any readied actions.
Kev is going to be in the middle starting off with a net to throw but he will be in his Piercing Rays stance along with his point-blank master martial stance so he can start off firing burning arrows at close range after he throws a net. Before that, he will ask for Erastil's Divine Favor. If there is more time to divine powers, he will cast more. He will throw a net on a Will O Wisps if he gets a chance.
Cleonora waited next to Sulvanii shifting in place a bit. There wasn't much she could do till they got here. "Think this is gonna work?" She quietly asked Sulvanii. While she figured it would work, she wanted his opinion now that the plan was going into action.
Quince keeps his eyes open and an arrow notched.
You see a few lights slowly heading your way over the water. Likely interested in the increase of fear on the island. Then they slow down... not even entering the island. But the call of the fear must be too much and they wander closer and closer. Some of them wink out, likely going invisible. Soon you see one near one of the goats.
He raises his hand and states, "Wait... wait until we have three visible. Then on the count of 3 throw your nets."
As you likely wait until three lights are near their respective goats. You hear Sulvanii slowly whisper, "1, 2, " The last number being more of a yell.
Nets are thrown by all those with nets in their hands and it looks like you have a total of 5 of them covered in nets. Instantly they all turn off their lights becoming invisible. But you can all see the floating nets, revealing where the Will O Wisps are located.
Kevros - Next to Will O Wisp 1
Cleo - Next to Will O Wisp 2
Quince - Next to Will O Wisp 3
Jorne - Next to Will O Wisp 2
Selena - Next to Will O Wisp 4
Katrina - Next to Will O Wisp 1
Krazok - Next to Will O Wisp 3
Sulvanii - Next to Will O Wisp 4
Wisps.
Round 1
Selena pounces upon the net trying to pin the will o wisp to the ground, failing to get a grip. Each of the Will O Wisps escape their bounds by the nets with ease, though it takes the full round, then they each take a 5 foot step...
Larina 5
Ash 5
Tristan 5
Round 1
He had thrown a net with someone else and now firmly planted his axe between his two hands, charging forward and swinging for all his might on the floating net. He roars out, "Vicious death!"
"Ahhh! I hurt this one someone finish it off! Before it gets away!" He shouts as the net begins to slide off the invisible sponge.
Round 1
Seeing that the Will O Wisps have all slipped their bounds she realizes she must use her spell. Raising her now free hands she raises them one with her holy symbol and casts, "Purge Invisibility!"
Each of them become visible, truly looking like floating sponges, white squishy sponges.
If Krazok and the others finish off the one before him, he would move away from it revealing likely only 3 of the Will O Wisps.
Quince rushes forward and tries to strike one of the orbs with his morning star.
ROUND 1
After throwing the net, Kev draws his bow and with a single arrow, shoots the Willow Wisp that Krazok hit with the sword;
And the arrow barely misses the creature
Cleonora gave a long slow breath before began to chant and with a flick of her wrist sent a ray flying from her hand.
Arrows and attacks whiz by most of the will o wisps. Looking closely the sponge seems to have an inprint of a skull on it or of the like.
Round 2
Swiping his axe upon the sponge...
If the one in front of him is dead: "Yes, excleent job team!"
If the one in front of him is not dead: "What is this! Come on, let's get it!"
ROUND 2
Kev adjusts his grip and picks up his attack speed. Targeting the next alive Willow, he fires two arrows at it ...
One arrow nearly misses but the second strikes true ...
Kev yells out, "Get the one with the arrow stuck in it, that wound looks deep!"
"That is does." Cleonora commented on Kevros's words, before she held out her hand and sent another ray right at the creature.
Quince redoubles his efforts and strikes down hard with his morning star.
Round 2
Kevros sticks the Will O Wisp that Krazok had already hit killing it. Krazok then turned and took down the one Cleo had hit with a ray. Katrina then moved so two of the Wisps were able to be seen rather than one. Allowing Sulvanii, Larina, and Ash to take one of them down. Ash also burnt the goat closest to cinders. Cleo's ray shoots towards and misses the last two that have retreated, 100 feet away.
Round 3
Unless your Initiative is before the Wisps they will be invisible and move another 50 feet.
Kev shoots two more arrows at one of the fleeing Wisps hoping to kill at least before they disappear from sight ...
But both miss giving both wisps a chance to escape with their lives and uninjured for now.
Seeing that neither arrow hit its mark, Kev responds, "Crap! I was hoping to injure or kill one more."
After they flee, Kev mentions, "Did my eyes deceive me but I thought I saw a skull imprint on the Wisps? Is it some sort of visual emotional response or some kind of brand?"
"Three Will o wisps isn't bad. Now we can hope more will come but the fist one we see we should all focus on it..." he states.
Kev nods, "True, three is not bad but I hope they don't show up in numbers so if there are plans to catch one as Cleo would like, it is much safer to do so?"
Cleonora, who had taken a moment to open her book and write in a few things, look up over the top of the book at them. "Keeping a live one might be a bit too dangerous... though I will not lie I would love one to study in depth." She shrugged before she place her charcoal into the book and closed it. Cleonora put in away before she said "I will gladly take the dead ones though, I can use them in arcane experiments."
"A cage of some kind might be effective, once you get them within it?" He offers not really knowing.
"If you are immune to electricity that might work, they do discharge electricity in defense if you give them enough time to respond." He adds to the conversation.
He goes to one of the corpses and puts leather down. Taking his time to transfer it onto the leather without losing much. Then he folds it up and holds it in hand. Then slips it into a black bag on his belt.
Cleo would likely collect the other two WillOWisp bodies. No other wisps come even with the goats bleating.
The team likely packs up and travels back home to get a good night's sleep.
She gets more and more excited and involved in her wedding plans. She had sent out all the invitations and her parents should be here any day. Flowers provided by Katrina who bloomed blue flowers in the cathedral for the wedding. The catering was all agreed upon and the staff of the kitchen of the cathedral would be well compensated. Her gown was being finished in Restov, she would go get it with her parents. She is talking with Katrina a lot for many reasons.
After a week he would be walking, even though he still looked horrible. Instructing mostly from a seat as he wanted to still have close proximity to his soldiers and a watchful eye over their training.
The next week he would be training again. Most of the bruising was gone but he still looked like a wreck.
She would be seen wandering the halls of the castle. She almost seems looking for something but when asked she says, "Just enjoying the craftsmanship." Or "Still just getting used to such a grand structure."
She would meet up with Cleo for talks on Arcane and the Arcanist class. Deciding on which aspects to be taking and developing her spell list.
She has meals with Quince at lunch and dinner. She continues to get to know him and being close by holding his arm as they walk or touching his hand at meals.
The pep in her step gets better everyday!
Cleonora packed away the dead wisps safely and would returned with them to see what she could learn. Upon her return she set about trying to learn about them.
When Elizabeth asks to speak of arcane matters, Cleonora invites her back to the academy to show her the wisps she had gotten and speak on other matters she might have. Even offering one of the spellbooks she made for her arcane class.
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He stops in and talks with professors a little bit, where you might see him speaking with them, but no complaints are brought up except for maybe the shadow teacher...
In the morning after their wisp hunt. Quince enjoys his breakfast with Sulvanii. Among the various business the speak of he brings up the subject of items from Sulvanii's horde. As well as the evil possibly intelligent longsword. "I know I have been slow making my latest wish. I think that I might be in need of a weapon or two that might help. I have picked up a bit of archery but more often than not I tend to meet foes on closer terms. Is there anything that you think I should wish for or that you already have that might be a good fit?"
Quince meets up with Elizabeth following lunch.
Quince is clearly smitten with Elizabeth and enjoys their time together.
"You are learning or relearning I guess magic from our new headmistress. How do you find her as a teacher?"
She can be found in the cathedral doing her duties. She is counseling individuals as needed with armed guards in the room. Also helping Lorina getting her wedding ready. Beyond that and her sermons, she is rather hard to find.
Finishing his tea he looks at Quince and states, "Well once we are done with breakfast we should go have a look. I don't have a perfect memory. There are a lot of items. Most of them cursed." Once morning business is concluded he tells Quince, "I will be in my office, when you have time swing by and we will see what works best before we make you that wish."
She smiles back and acts shy too, it appears that she is as smitten with Quince as well.
With a quiet way she waves her hair that catches the light in just the right way, with a smile on her face and a unexpectent lilt to her voice she says, "Oh... oh yes. I never learned magic before. It is strange how much it is tied to language. She has been able to give me many pointers and suggestions but for the most part I am learning on my own. Well I can't say that, I intuitively have learned it from her. Cleonora is able to refine my thoughts so that they are sharp and useful tools. Father helps as well, though he can be an overbearing teacher. The reason I never learned magic before. It is nice how and Arcanist makes magic differently than father."
He probably continues in the same way through the conversation but as it dies down he begins to walk away. Stopping and turning to say with more thought or emotion, "Cleonora... what do you want?"
"I want... to know... what you think about immortality. If you could have it what might you do to gain it? He questions as you begin to identify the items.
