Sicsivicus holds his ground and readies an attack in case the dangerous cat decided to attack him again. He was content to let the beasts run away. It was obvious now that the group had interupted a predator finishig off its prey and nothing more.
Let them run. We're after werewolves not hunting cats. Damn thing was just protecting its dinner.
no, we cant let it get away, It is smarter then a Leopard should be, could be a were beast. in response to Sics saying let it get away.
Round 3
Initiative 15-
Now that Merran can see the cat he will call up to it, "Come down and surrender, or I will kill you."
The cat tries full on running, as hiding isn't doing it any good. It drops from the tree and starts bounding as fast as it can to the north-east. It's easy to keep an eye on it.
Hits and its unconsious. Time for bed here. Give me perception and stealth if you move forwards.
Merran moves forward quietly to examine the unconscious leopard creature.
round 3
Scanning for brain waves and PSIs
thinking to harly Now lets see what this thing is, oh i hope it is more then just a cat
@Tronath ::"It may be an animal companion i'm looking to see who's now."::
@Merran ::"be careful I have a feeling that cat may be with some one"::
@Sicsivicus ::"Be done with the wolf, the others say, this cat is not all is seems, So keep on your guard.::
The leopard is breathing, but barely. It doesn't look like it will survive much longer. The spot where the ray hit it is still smoldering. The smell of burnt hair fills your nostrils. You can tell that something is different about it though, you're not really sure. You are close to where the Witch indicated she had seen the WereFoxes. Perhaps it is a Were as well. Taking a blood sample could prove fruitful, though you're sure it would kill the thing.
You detect nothing out of the ordinary in the immediate vicinity. No psionics, apart from all of yours, no other minds, nothing hiding. Well except for the injured wolf who's making a racket running to the north west.
Tronath - if your heal was to stabilize you are successful.
I will try mind link with it 1pp GM wile reading its mind as well,
::"Do not kill it yet I wish to talk to its mind"::
The to the cat
Mind link,
::"I am sorry, you gave us not option, you surprised us, we may yet save you, but I must ask you, who are you and what are you doing here?"::
Diplomacy
::Edward, cat, cat eat wolf, you eat wolf, cat eat you. cat dead...::
::"Show me of Edward"::
And wile it days the Harlequin will sing to it
::"Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles await you when you rise.
Sleep,
pretty kitty,
Do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby.
Cares you know not,
Therefore sleep,
While over you a watch I'll keep.
Sleep,
pretty darling,
Do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby.
::
Acting
Sic caught up to the others who were standing over the body of the big cat.
Well? Is it a werebeast?
Harley in response to your question you see an image of a man. But there are no features its blurry and shadows. It looks sort of like a bathroom man sillouette. No distingushing features but most definitely humanoid. You are overcome by a sense of noatalgia.
The cat purrs softly as you sing. Slowly dying.
"It is a man called Edward's Familiar or Animal companion, I have found a vague images of him in this cats mind, but there is some thing more, some thing deeper, a sense of deep nostalgia as if this Edward has not been seen by this cat for a long time"
Harley bends down and places a hand on the cat head she expends her metal field and wipes the things mind clean and so ending its life in an instant.
Points of DMG to its brain, Mind Thrust no PP cost.
Harley stands
"Tronath the body is all yours to play with"
She turns to the others.
"Shame I could have impersonated him, o well, what next?"
In the Mind of The Harlequin
Voice 1 "What do you have to report?"
Voice 2 "We have gained the trust some of the group once more, this form how ever is problematic, the fact is has some reducible soul after the implanting of the dolls may be a problem."
Voice 1 "that is none of my concern now, I wish to know what you found out about this witch that reconstituted us."
Voice 2 "Our view is this she has a very high level of skill and ability
with her areas of magic. The Form she showed us is not who true one, it is our belief from what we have seen that she may Babayaga or a being of a similar type."
Voice 1 "And your Evidence for this"
Voice 2 "Her skill in bring us and the others back to life. The fact she seems to have the skill to hid from what looks like a very powerful god who rules here. Also, this cat beings so close to where the witch was we would say this Edward came to a end at her hands, and she has used some kind of masking magic or power to remove his memory from minds, even a animal minds, that's is and impressive level of skill."
Voice 1 "I see, what is your view in her motivations?"
Voice 2 "There is a high probability we are nothing more than a distraction, wile the forces of good fight us she can be readying her own for a attack on the new weakened focuses of good. She has time to play plans why beyond any we can make with our small knowledge base. She has had 2000 years to plot."
Voice 1 "What of the others in the group?"
Voice 2 "The Gnome has skill with flesh manipulation to the point of obsession, the Orc is a thing of studded violence and pain, dominance and personal power from faith seem to the prime motivates, The Catling seems to show the proclivities of its race and the other we have yet to study to any useful level."
Voice 1 "understood, I shall report to the others, work on finding out more about this world, we need to know what the bigger game is here"
Voice 2 "It will be done."
The Harlequin takes out her map and looks at where the closes road may be.
"Hmmpf. Too easy. Lets keep going yes?" Merran says.
Harly looks around,
"If you like, Merran would you like to lead the way"
Laanrah steps to the cat and touches the body, contacting the spirit before it would leave the world of the living. "If you swear your utmost loyalty to me then you can live. Do you want to?"
::cat dead, what loyalty to dead, only freedom to dead:: you hear this harley as you and Laanrah crouch over the beast.
collects some samples to test later from the cat.
"I have no skills in tracking." Merran says "I'd more happily follow someone else's lead."
Sic stood by while the others watched the cat die. They seem fascinated by the ordeal but it was just a dumb cat to him. Although he was curious to what Tronath was doing when he cut up the beast. He was ready to move on when Merran mentioned tracking.
I have some skill. But cat is dead now. What are we tracking?
"Touche. I thought the witch told you where the werebeasts dwell?" Merran asks Sicsivicus.
Touche as well. All she said was that it was to the east. The way these two were headed. We can keep going that way but on guard now.
Tracking is doing you no good. Perhaps ita been covered or maybe youre in the wrong place.
Harley:
Merran:
To the others, Starting with who ever is at the front
::"up ahead, second bush on the right, flash of red fur, some thing is there, but its making no sound"::
::red? fox then::
::"Could be, can you look for tracks Sicsivicus?"::
;;"I have some training in hunting, it will only better our chances of finding the red fur thing";;
The Harlequin looks at the others.
Then rises into the air, Defy Gravity power 3pp 50mins
At some 60 foot up she crosses her legs and hangs there looking down at the others, waiting to see what they will do.
Come here kitty kitty...
Sic will scan the area indicated.
(auto-dice seems to hate me)
The bush does not budge. From your vantage Harley, you could easily tell if it had tried to move. It hasnt. The rest of you dont see what shes talking about.
'i will find out what might be in the bush, be ready to attack'
Tronath goes to the bush in a defensive manner if at all possible, if not just walks to the bush to see if anything might be in there, that he cant see from afar.