The Reclamation of Zahvroma (Inactive)

Game Master Signore di Fortuna

You've pretty much searched everything.

Sienna folds her arms. "I think I'll go let Fae and Rhadaya know what's going on and probably get those people back to town. I think the rest of you can manage that cylinder and the bodies."

OH....I see. *disappointed sigh*

She nods at Sienna, "That's probably a good idea." Turning to Sadhana she says, "I'm sorry....I think we've done all we can do. There's pretty much nothing left here but clean up. I'm so so sorry Sadhana. Why don't we deal with the container and then we can take care of your sisters?" She asks as she puts a comforting hand on one of her shoulders. She couldn't even begin to imagine how difficult this had to be for her friend, but there was no where left to look and they had to move on.

So...how big is this area then? Like how many homes and so forth?

Like 20 homes, including Jarrah's, a temple and some training grounds.

And we've been through everything?

Sienna heads back to the jail. "Alright, I think this place is safe now."

She looks at Warrin and the Anizari. "Would you like to come back to our town and get some rest?"

Yes. Quit dragging this out :P

Warrin nods. "Please. I could do with a shave and a change of clothes."

The Anizari seem a little more hesitant. "I guess that would be a good idea."

SORRY....just trying to make sure we covered absolutely everything. I'm not trying to drag anything out, I'm trying to make sure we don't rush through and miss something important as we tend to do. Fine...we're done.

"Yes. Let's go take care of that." the magus says quietly, leading the way back up to the strange cylinder.

Tesia nods and silently follows the magus back up to the other room to open the cylinder. There was nothing that she could say that would change anything or make anything better.

Getting back upstairs to the room with the strange object in it, she waits for Sadhana to prepare herself before going near it. Looking at Sadhana to make sure she is ready to take immediate action if needed, she steps over to the strange looking "ship" and moves the latch to open it.

Part of the cylinder swings open to reveal a compartment with a padded seat. Several buttons are lit on a panel toward the front of the cylinder. There is nothing else inside.

Shrugging she lets out a sigh of relief, "Well...at least it's empty. I don't think we should mess with it though without knowing what it does. I kinda just want to bury it in a deep pit...but if you want a chance to try and figure out what it is we can try to get it back to town for Michael look at. I don't know what he could tell us about it, but if you want to we can take it to him all the same." She suggests as she tries to concentrate on anything but the atrocities that were committed here.

Sienna turns to Fae. "Ready to go or would you like to go back with the others?"

"I think that would be best. At the very least he could probably ward it to keep anyone but us from getting to it until we can figure out it's purpose.." Sādhanā answers. Pausing for a moment she considers something. "Maybe Yerna might have some idea what it does. I've heard a few obscure rumors about androids."

She nods as she rubs the back of her neck, "Okay....so how are we gonna get it back to town? It's a bit large to carry on my back like that."

"Hmmm...maybe for now it would be better if we left it down here until we can get a way to transport it back. Maybe get a teleportation scroll or something." Sādhanā replies with a tired sigh.

She nods, "Yeah...it's getting late and we've dealt with a lot this evening. Let's go take care of the other thing we need to do and I'll get us all back home okay?"

"Sure, let me put this back down there before everything wears off." Sādhanā says picking up the cylinder and taking it back down into the previously hidden chamber.

She nods and once Sadhana comes back up she says, "If I change back into that huge bear, the rest of you could...could pile six to nine of...of them on me and I could get all of them down to the beach in two trips. There were only about twelve bodies...so it shouldn't take too long. We'll have to build two to three large pyres....but....but we should be able to get it done and get back before dawn." She suggests through tightly controlled emotions. Breaking down now wouldn't help anything.

Sādhanā nods, beginning to set about the work of gathering the bodies of the fallen Anizari, letting the task keep her mind occupied, rather than focus on her failure.

"It would probably be better for us to leave with them now rather than stick around while the others take care of the bodies." Rhadaya whispers to Sienna and Fae. She'd seen the effect that viewing the dead had on the survivors far too many times. When this was all over she and Tes would desperately need each other's arms.

Oh good, Ant Haul lasts for 2 hours per level so I think it'll last long enough to do this. I was just seeing if I needed to cast it again or not.

As Sadhana gathers the bodies, Tesia quickly goes through some of the houses and gathers up enough linens to wrap the bodies in. It was the least they could do for the departed, no matter how long they had been left down here they deserved a proper service. Going to where the bodies had been left she closes her eyes and takes some deep breaths as she wraps the bodies as Sadhana brings them out. Once they are all wrapped in the linens, Tesia changes back into the huge black bear and lays flat on the floor to make it easier to pile the bodies on her back. She watches as Sadhana gathers the bodies of the few of her sisters that had been left and feels part of her heart breaking for the Anizari warrior, her friend and team mate. Rhy meant everything to her, but she felt another kind of bond with these others as well. It hurt her to see Sadhana in so much pain, knowing that she must blame herself for what had happened when they had no way of knowing that this would happen, and couldn't get to them in time. With all those devils though and the other horrible beasties that Jarrah had at her disposal...she very much doubted that they would have been able to stop them once it started. They could stand around for days pondering the what if's and if only's, but that wouldn't change what happened and it wouldn't heal the wounds that it had inflicted. She just hoped that after this was all done and their grizzly chore completed....that Sadhana and Ylrhea would be able to go home and take solace in each other. She knew Ylrhea would be there for Sadhana....she knew none of them blamed Sadhana for what happened...she just hoped in time that Sadhana could stop blaming herself. For the moment, she just lays as still as possible and tries not to think about it too much. When they got home she would want a bath and to just curl up with Rhy and stay that way for a good long while.

"Well if we're sure there's no danger here then I guess we should get back." Fae answers.

"I'm pretty sure they have a handle on things. There doesn't seem to be any other threat." Rhadaya replies.

As the others set about collecting the bodies of the fallen sisters, Celia goes to the temple. While she would be there on the beach to perform last rites before they set the pyres alight, right now she wanted nothing more than to remove the taint of Jarrah's diabolism from the temple of Aroden.

Setting to work she begins the laborious process of cleaning the defiled areas, creating water and doing her best to remove the filth and defacement of the imagery there. As she completes the process to the best of her ability, she kneels at the altar forming a circle of powdered silver and pouring holy water inside the circle as she calls upon a sliver of Aroden’s divine power, a pulse of energy flowing through the area like a breath of fresh air.

Cast Consecrate in the temple. Will last for the next 20 hours. The whole process will probably take hours.

Magestreia simply hangs back and watches.

Sienna nods and helps the people up. "Then let's go."

She takes off her cloak and puts it around the Anizari child. "It's cold outside. Will the rest of you be alright?"

Warrin and the two women nod, following Sienna and the others upstairs.

Sienna looks over to where the others are and waves before heading outside and back to Valwick.

Yulia puts an arm around Drago. "Good night, love."

Tesia sees them leaving and lifts paw in response.

Alright, so with going to find the linen and properly wrapping and preparing the bodies, that means using my perfume on the linens that we wrap them in since I don't have any oils to anoint the bodies with, plus making sure they're wrapped properly for twelve bodies is going to take at least two to three hours before she even changes into the bear to transport the bodies down to the beach. Just trying to keep up with how much time we're taking. We still have to build at least three pyres large enough to hold four bodies each. I think I'll stay in the bear form to help do that a little faster since like this I can knock down some trees to make building them a little faster. So I'm backing up a little bit in my narration of events so that everything makes sense and we don't get ahead of ourselves.

Seeing the others leave she gives them a wave as she locks eyes with Rhy and gives her a small smile and understanding nod. They would see each other after she got home...which from the looks of things would be several hours from now. After about an hour or so of searching, she finds enough linens for all twelve of the bodies that were left behind and meets up with Sadhana where they had laid out the bodies to prepare them for the pyres. Laying out the linens, Tesia sprays them all down with her lavender perfume before carefully wrapping the bodies in them. She works quietly and efficiently by Sadhana, no words are needed as they perform their duties and prepare the dead. She just works in silent solidarity and support alongside the magus. After about another hour or two and the bodies are prepared and wrapped properly, Tesia changes back into the huge black bear and lays flat on the floor to make it easier for Sadhana to lay the bodies across her back.

I think that's a little better. I generalized the last narration a little too much I think because I was rushing it and tired. I wanted to better describe what we were doing so we could see how much time we were taking on this whole process. So far with the gathering of materials and such I would say the whole process takes about three hours, not counting getting them loaded on me and taking them down to the beach where we intend to build the pyres. We can wait on further description until Sadhana has a chance to narrate her part or say whatever she wants to say while they're preparing the bodies, if anything at all. Some occasions don't need words but it's up to you Mark. I'm sorry I kind of changed it around, but after re reading what I posted last night while tired, I felt the need to redo it.

Putting an arm about her, "Sleep well my Sweet."

Yulia mumbles something and falls asleep.

Ammon didn't fully understand what was going on, but he did know that pain of losing kin. He had lost many brethren in the Scorched Sons, and now, just as then, he kept his emotions in check. They we're still in possible hostile territory after all. As such, he kept his head on a swivel for any.....surprises.

Magestreia steps in to help wherever needed but remains silent.

Ylrhea stays close to Sadhana, unsure of what to say.

"Thanks for coming, Fae," Sienna says. "Sorry it wasn't more interesting."