Figit stares at the writing trying to figure out if her studies of the stars would help her.
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Figit realizes the birdlike symbol the professor is translating as "Flamingo" is the same symbol for the star constellation "The Living Flame" visible from the southern hemisphere of Golarion. It must be visible from Eox too. So with figit's help you now have:
What is the truth?
A flame.
What ignites the flame?
A spark.
What is the spark?
The Heart of Volent.
"Yes, multiple, not sure how many"
This is all very interesting, but has anyone figured out how we get back home, if we win?
"They wouldn't be here without the ability to leave, so I believe the appropriate phrase is - Kill them and take their stuff." Elai comes across with all the dignity of a mom trying to sound cool.
Celes has been quiet up until now. Uncertain of her own problems but slowly coming out of her funk as she listens to everyone going on and on about the damned poem they were trying to figure out. It was about then she raised her head and her hand at the same time, and began to speak.
"Given what clues we have, has anyone thought about trying...Fire? On something? It can not be that difficult, the cute neanderthal figured it out," obviously talking about Arael, but for the most part she would just walk up to the wall and put her ear against it, listening for the Lashunta, or how many she can collect.
While also listening and trying to gather what she can, she will go ahead and try to recall the poem from her past lives and memories, hoping something comes to her.
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"Are you saying to want me to shoot it with fire?" Vanna says perplexed.
"I don't know, is it supposed to be a riddle of some kind?"
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While you guys are standing around the door to 14 opens and a pretty Lashunta with a clip board walks out. Not paying attention at all she bumps right in to Victor! Hey what the... she cries.
Two more Lashuntas, in Gold outfits this time, are working radios and scrawling notes all over chalk boards. Looks like they are working on the translation too! You've caught all these chicks by surprise...
Elai locks onto the Lashunta Brain Lock DC15 Will attempting to silence her before she alerts the others.
"She'll be able to act once I break concentration" Elai mutters while staring intently at the Lashunta.
Vanna's forearm to her hand engulf in flame. She leans towards the Lashunta. "She won't say a word if she knows what's good for her."
Well that went well, Celes had to jump back a bit when the door swung open. Poor girl had already began casting up spells of the dead before Elai took control. She sucked in a breath, whispering all the same. "Well that's one solution, better make another before they turn and notice all of us, someone get in there, I'll follow"
Elai readies an action to use Psionic Blast (DC17 Will or stunned for 1 rd, 30ft cone) as soon as the door opens.
"Keep clear, I'm going to try and stun them, give you a moment's advantage."
Vanna blasts one of the girls with a fire beam.
"Well," says the professor, "at least non-lethal tactics seem the order of the day."
Studied combat prep time on the one not being set on fire.
"Now girls, do you really want to fight us unarmed and set on fire? If this happened literally as soon as we saw you, what hope do you have while so disadvantaged? Come on out and no one should get hurt." As she says this Figit raises her gun up and has it leveled at the girl not on fire.
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Figit marches the vixens at ray-gun point down the twisted halls of the asteroid. Along the way they spill their story. We are historians and linguists. Our job was to translate the poem. Every time we come up with what we think it is we transmit it down to Commander Stardust on "deck 43". She always calls back up screaming, that wasn't it you filthy tramps! We have no idea what it means but we just transmitted our latest guess a few moments before you captured us.
"So what was your last translation that you sent down? Also, why work for an abusive and insane boss like that? Surely your society could support talented researchers like yourselves without being degraded?"
[B]"I would have to assume she is attempting to gain control of a rather dangerously powerful artifact... which from what I have observed would likely yield disastrous results for all involved were she to succeed."
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To Figit, the vixens answer: You don't understand! Arael Stardust is more than a hero to Female Lashunta. You obviously don't know what the males of our species were...or what they made us do, day after day, year after year, generation after generation... The three vixens shudder together thinking of their pasts.
To the Professor, one says: We've thought the same thing. I mean, it must be something powerful if that Eoxian on the surface, Veynox, will not allow anyone to leave the asteroid who has even touched it! How powerful to you think he is? I think even Arael is afraid of him!
Another adds: Yes, but you know Commander Stardust! She's always got a plan!
"Look girls, I don't know much about what happened between your males and your gender. All I know is that you've messed up by attempting to invade our world for males. That's just sick and not much different from what the extinct side of your species did to you. I mean, most of our males would leap at the chance to be with hot alien babes. Instead you come to our world, abduct them from their homes, force them to undergo psychotic tests and then, if they pass through deathtraps, you keep them around to impregnate you when you feel like it? Can't you girls see what's wrong with that?"
"Wonder what her plan is for me when I see her.
"Honestly, if you truly wish to exist as an all female society, I still don't understand why the lot of you don't simply make use of simple magic or alchemy to temporarily render one of your own male now and then for just the short period it takes to father a child."
And in the face of the inevitable stares...
"What? It's surprisingly easy to accomplish, and would doubtlessly prove an incredibly novel experience for the volunteers involved."
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You arrive at a hexaganal room about 90 ft in diameter.On the far wall are glass humanoid sized cylinders that appear to be designed for a person to stand in. Strange cabling lead from each one to unfathomable technological wonders mounted to the ceiling. Arael Stardust is standing in the center of this room with her back to you. Near her a spherical device about 4 ft in diameter. It floats in mid air and hums ominously. Just as you walk in you see a Lashunta step into a cylinder. The glass closes over her and she appears to be saying something. Then suddenly there is a blinding white light and the poor girl is reduced to ashes.
Arael appears to be working out the poem, using Lashunta as guinea pigs! So...if that's not it then it must be spark. A spark ignites the flame!
That's when your captives turn on you...
Captive A: Arael look out!
Captive B: goes for Figit's ray gun
Captive C: stamps on Victor's foot and tries to elbow him in the tummy
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Arael: whirls around and draws her ray gun!
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Compelling Voice"How can you serve her, she's murdering our people for no good reason, she's at least as bad as the males! There is no need for us to be anyone's slaves, get out of here, we'll hold her off."
Vanna reaches for the nearest Lashunta (not Elai) and attempts to burn them as fire conjures around hand.
"Oh boy... Celes lets out exasperated before shaking her head and summoning force the power of the dead once more, she was going to have to do this all over again, wasn't she?
"Really girls, and here I thought we were having a breakthrough!" Figit exclaims as her captive steals her raygun. Though saddened by the loss, she realizes what sort of damage these things can do. Since Starbreaze has one pointed at them it's time to remedy that situation. Figit takes a few steps closer to Starbreeze and casts Grease on the gun.
][Initiating Mass tunneling...][ Great Mastiff intones before a series of now-familiar syllables.
"Oh dear, must it always come to violence?"
And geting Blur up on myself.
Round 2 I'll almost definitely just be combat studying, so don't let me hold things up.
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Vixen A: attacks Celes
for HIT - chick punch to the face!
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Vixen B: attacks Victor
for HIT - cat scratch to the neck!
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Vixen C: fires ray gun at Figit
for HIT - ray sears your little Gnomish self. Ouch!
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The spherical machine hums ominously. Arael Stardust begins backing away toward the glass cylinders and pops a shot off at Great Mastiff. Her aim has obviously improved since you last encountered her...
HIT! - searing pain in the back of the neck
][Initiating Force Celerity protocol. Targets; Figit, Quinto, Celes, Elai, self.][ Great Mastiff rumbles resonantly in response to Arael's shot before beginning a new series of syllables.
Slapped. Celes did not like that, not one bit. She had been slapped enough in Golarion for a lifetime. One man was allowed to do it, and even she had to hold back to accept it as her way of life. But when this harlot laid her hands on her? "Well that was just the wrong thing to do, wench," She muttered before throwing her hands at her face, and pulling hard with the energies of death... Maybe even scratching and ripping while she's at it!
Vanna takes a step back and decides she needs to stop the root of the problem. She waves her hand summoning the power of fire again, and blasting Stardust.
Round 2 I'll almost definitely just be combat studying, so don't let me hold things up.
This is still what I'm doing by the way.
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Great Mastiff - Enlarged, casts haste on almost everyone.
Elai - I forgot the will saves for compelling voice so...
convinced!
You still have round 2 actions available I think.
Celes - inflicts terrible wounds on A
Professor - studying combat
Vanna - flame grasped A in round 1 and shot a ray at Arael in round 2. But you miss (-2 range penalty).
Victor - in hawaii.
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Vixen A: under Elais suggestion she turns and attempts to flee out of the room...
Vixen B: attacks Elai
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Vixen C: fires ray gun at Professor then back at Figit
for HIT
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Damn I'm good she says and blows the tip of the ray gun like a gunfighter.
The spherical machine continues to hum ominously.
Arael fires her weapon one lst time, aiming at Celes...
HIT
then she steps into the glass tube. A few moments later she disappears as she is shot from the tube down into the belly of the asteroid. B&tch is gettin' away!
Elai starts to manouver around the closest Vixen and fires her raygun/dorje at it.
DC15 REF for 1/2 damage
][Exclamation; conclusion, drawn.][ Great Mastiff bellows as he proceeds to build momentum, his slab-like fist hurtling toward her head.