The many Trails of Elrith

Game Master icehawk333

Anthony frowns "Revenge isn't healthy... I mean I agree he needs to be stopped, and I understand he's hurt you but letting yourself obsess over him like this..."

"You're not going to understand. But I have to tear into him. End him. I have to see him die. Devour his corpse and shatter the bones."

"...Is this some side effect of what he did to you?"

malwoa snarls a bit, not even feeling like responding to that.
"Does the holy man really not know?"

meanwhile, at the gates that Jo'Vassa and ruby will soon be entering, Adya is impatiently dagging a drunken brawler by the neck, still in her pajamas, holding her lantern with her free hand.

Jo'Vassa snorts at the sight "no rest for the weary yes?"

malwoa sighs.
"To be honest, it's only partly thier fault. I have a hell of a temper. But they still deserve everything I am going to give them. I can't rest until I do."

adya glances to jo'Vassa.
"You! Come report, would you?"

"Jo'Vassa and Ruby found the bad man with lots of puny zombies in cave outside of town, he was very mean and cowardly and ran away.... Jo'Vassa has a summon looking for him now"

"He needs to die, but take care with that need to end him. If you are not careful, then it will overcome the last of who you are, then he would obtain the final victory, even in his death. Don't give him that victory. Take command of that feeling, don't let it command you."

"Exactly what I was trying to say. Well said morrigian"

the undead looks at morrigan for a while.
"I... Very well. I will wait. Where should I go, then? What should I do?"

"Well, the town guard and hunters are always hiring, but beyond that, your life isn't over, you still have options and indeed, hope. You could join the clergy, as many people who've gone through such a rebirth do, you could maybe get a job working here or at someplace that needs night workers... I don't think undead need to sleep...you might want to try to get a ring of sustinence, it might not work, but I think it's worth a shot. In the meantime I'll look into some kind of alchemical substitute"

"I mean, what should I do right now. Until we hunt him down. After that... Well. I have my own plans."

"Ah, well we could go see adya then"

"Yes, the hunt is active. Let us find out what the others have discovered." Morrigan smiles, then stretches out a hand "Oh, nice to meet you. I'm Morrigan."

malwoa smiles, and shakes morrigan's hand.
"Nice to meet you, too. So, shall we go meet this "adya"?"

"Right, she's probably at the guard house, and if she isn't someone there will know where she is. Oh, and in case I forgot, my name is Anthony" he tries to give another winning smile.

"I left markings so we can go back to the cave to investigate later."ruby pauses for a beat."He wasn't that powerful from what i could tell, all he did was fire a beam of some sort at Jo, then teleported away. He probably doesn't have much martial skill and the low power of his undead lead me to believe that he doesn't have the magic to bring back any serious threats."

"Jo'Vassa does not feel so good..."

"that's right he hit you with that beam didn't he? You should get to a healer."

"alright, good to know. If youre feeling sick, Jo, she's right, you should probovlt see somemone. And thank you for marking the way there. We'll ne sure to investigate when this is over."

malwoa looks at Antony a while.
"... Yes."
She turns away.
"Let's go, please?"

"Yes, follow me!" He says before making his way to the barracks

malwoa follows after, and the guards direct the group's to where Adya, ruby, and jo'Vassa are talking.

Morrigan slides right on up, not interrupting but making it clear there is stuff to report.

adya turns to morrigan.
"You look like you've got something to say. Go ahead."

"Well, we found the victim of the attacks, Malwoa here has been tuned into a ghoul by black necromancy. She was injured so we brought a healer to her and now she wants to help"

"And can someone tell me why a black necromancy ghoul is just wandering around?"

"She's done nothing wrong beyond some minor vandalism"

Morrigan shrugged, "I guess I assumed innocent until proven guilty."

Anthony nods in agreement with the snake woman.

"... She's consious?"

Morrigan snarls.
"Of course I am!"

"Now now, calm down everybody"

"Yes yes, lets not insult the pretty lady" he gives a winning smile

Ruby steps up to the ghoul "You must admit, Malwoa was it, that most... undead are not conscious of what they are doing." Ruby looks at her suspiciously "The question is, why are you different?"

Malwoa snarls more.
"You've got no clue what you're talking about... I'd guess yure from out somewhere way out where, where black necromancy is still popular. But around here, and among most of the demon ruled settlements, white necromancy is the standard. Undead are perfectly acceptable. The dumb thing is I was made by black necromancy, resulting in me being acutally brought back, instead of creating a new life form. Normally I'd be enslaved, but... Well, the caster did something wrong."

"I've seen the likes of her before. From my world. They are like normal people and must be judged by their actions. That said, they can be enslaved by the one that created them, though tyat is considered slavery. At least that is how it works in my world." Morrigan says seriously, and with a bare hint of sadness.

"Alright, alright. Color me sceptical, but I'll give her time to show she's as stable as you seem to think. If she can prove herself, then maybe there's at least some chance for some enslaved undead... Even if they tend to be... Well. Regardless. Seems like we haven't caught anyone. And people Probobly need sleep. Morrigan, I'd like to see you after everyone departs... Antony, see if you can find a place in the barracks for... Her. And ruby and jo'Vassa, please go get treated, or at least, go with the other who needs it."

Morgan flinches a bit. stable. Stable's gonna be hard.

"Right... Let's get you somewhere more comfortable, we can talk over a plan of action in the clarity of the morning light when everyone is refreshed and well."

"You can come to my place. I don't sleep either, so you'll have someone to talk to. We can prepare for the hunt." Morrigan speaks cheerfully.

"I... Uh. Guess I can? But..."

"I do want to see you alone, morrigan. Can you give her directions?"

Ruby turns aside to Jo'vassa "So to the nearest healer I assume?"

"Hmm, nearest healer would be the pretty boy paladin over there, but Jo'Vassa knows a better healer,"

adya looks at jo'vassa with w "well then, get going!" Look.
"Antony, you can go rest. Morrigan, would you kindly give malwoa directions?"

"right yes.. Sleep... If you need me You know where to find me." He says, stifling a yawn as he walks off

Jo'vassa also leaves