The *click* of the lock was easily drowned out by the guards' laughter at Sholano's exclamations. "Don't give me lip, boy. The rats in here have too much sense to bite you. Your poisonous tongue'd be the death of 'em."
Celestine simply nodded to Sholano, giving a slight bit of friendliness. She hadn't spoken up until now, and didn't want to suddenly start talking and encourage the guards to see why that had changed. She did, however, quietly move her way over so she could be out of sight from anyone looking in.
"Dont lose focus now boy, try again." the dark haired elf says to the thief
Sholano rolled his wrists and started again, after a brief pause to pull the other dagger from the veil and hand the newly-created weapon to Celestine.
The damned lock clicked again, and his forehead began to sweat slightly as his calm was strained.
"That's no rat! I distinctly heard metal moving around. Cover me - I'm checking out."
and the Evil Eye Hex
so as long as she can see him she can cast the Hex...?
Zyx watches the door for signs of opening so she can try to hex the incoming guard as the supposed thief is fumbling in his chosen profession...
As the guards moved towards the door, Celestine made up her mind and darted over to it. Several runes began crawling on the dark side of her flesh, and as she arrived, she held her hands out slightly. What appeared in the air around her was a faintly visible magical barrier of sorts that promptly pressed against the door to keep it shut and prevent the guards from entering. If they kept slamming the door against the barrier, they'd probably be able to break through eventually, but it ought to be enough to hold them off for a little bit and give the rest of the group more time to get free.
Damn fool keeps trying to rush it and now he's alerted the guards. Still if he manages to unlock us, we probably stand a decent chance. Bad idea to put the most dangerous criminals around all in a single cell together.
Marvin twisted his head back and forth, looking at the struggling thief and the door. As the runed woman rushed to the door, Marvin's eyes widened in surprise and a smile cracked his thin lips.
This group is just full of surprises.
Oh, brilliant, mention things where the guards can hear... Definitely minion material, and not a very good minion, either. We might need to ditch him...
Zyxtivia's eyes turn to cold and dark daggers as she looks at the fool that rattled his chains and spoke about an illegal item in the cell here with them...
You hear the cell door unlock followed by a surprised grunt. A few seconds later, you hear a body *thud* against the door.
Celestine's ward shatters under the impact, and the door slams open. "Mitra's beard! She's loose!"
Marvin wriggled his feet free of the chains and didn't seem to pay much attention to the guards bursting through the door.
On the bright side, the door opened inward after all - kind of a dumb design decision, but she wasn't complaining, and she reached over to catch the door as it swung open, then heaved it backwards to get it (mostly) shut again before taking a step backwards and re-forming her ward.
"I sincerely doubt this will be effective for long, so it would be most useful if you could hurry." she told the people behind her, finally speaking up.
Sholano, his mouth open to try and convince the guards there was nothing amiss, gaped at Celestine in the door.
Oh, you have to be kidding me.
He went back to work with a will, throwing a question at Linus down the line as he did. "Cat's out of the bag now. You down there - you said something about knowing your way around a sword. That apply to any blade?"
"To the Abyss with these damn things!" he muttered, working furiously.
"You sorceress!" Zyx barks at Celestine, "Can you keep them at bay long enough while this 'thief' is able to free us in time?"
Celestine glanced back at Zyxtyvia for just a moment. "I promise nothing other than my best effort." she answered. "If anyone who can actually fight would be willing to help me block them from entering, that would be much appreciated... and more likely to succeed."
"Free a muscle next and then let the guards in before they decide to go get more guards. two guards these muscle here should be able to handle or else they would not be in this prison, a squad of guards alerted to this escape attempt may not be so favorable."
"Yes, yes, I'm working on it." Sholano muttered, his voice tight with concentration, his eyes still intent on Zyxtivia's manacles. "Just a moment. If I stop now, it'll only take longer."
Over his shoulder, he adds to Celestine, "Keep up the good work back there, we'll have you some help in a moment."
Linus smiled at Hal. "I am most skilled with a rapier, but I have trained in daggers on my time. Unchain me quickly. I have no problem dispatching these foolish guards."
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With a *crack*, Celestine's ward shatters as the guards once again force the cell door open. This time, one guard rushes in, drawing a leather-covered sap. "Back against the wall, you villains!"
"Do as they say woman!" Marvin growled.
Celestine frowned at his tone, but did as he asked and watched as a stream of fire erupted out. As he did so, she gestured in the air, drawing magic about herself to shield her from harm. The way this was going, she probably wasn't going to regret having some wards up...
Zyxtivia uses her Bouda Hex on the first guard who walks in targeting his saving throws for a -2. DC fr the Hex is 15. If he makes it the duration is 1 round. If he fails the duration is 8 rounds.
Sholano shifts his weight further against the wall, continuing to work on Zyxtivia's locks without looking away. "Oh, surely, whatever you say, officers."
Of course, if I don't get this open soon, I might run out of options. I can probably convince them the others made me do it...
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Now that Erick's legs are free he swings his legs against the wall for some additional leverage.
S*@~... S@~&... Not going to die like this.....
Bracing his legs firmly against the wall he pulls on the chains in a last attempt to free himself and slip loose from the bonds. The chains go rigid in place with a small clink while the anchors in the wall and ceiling brace the large man.
Erick lets out a scream of rage as the cuffs chafe at his skin.
Marvin's blast of fire catches the guards by surprise, and they're both singed. Stepping forward, they swing their leather-wrapped clubs as Celestine, striking her once despite the magical protection. "Cease and desist at once!"
Celestine stepped back again, her hands moving in a different motion this time as she called up another aegis to help protect her. This was more of a general barrier - weaker than the other, but fully capable of supplementing it. It would be very nice if the others could make themselves useful, though...
Linus fights to free his feet. "Get me out of here if you want to be successful. Quickly now!"
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Zyxtivia will use her Evil Eye Hex on the other guard...
Damn, I thought that would surely divert their attention from the girl.
Unwilling to let his guard down now, Marvin reached deeper and tapped into a roiling pit of power within himself, causing the draconic traits he had adopted to hold fast. With his feet free of the chains, he grasped the chains holding his hands and leaned back against the wall for leverage.
Just a little closer and I'll knock you on your righteous ass...
"Son of a - sorry, dear, I don't think these things are giving way any time soon. Back in a minute; let's see if our friend over there is as good with a blade as they claim," Sholano quickly said to Zyxtyvia with more confidence than he felt, slipping away from her and towards the kitsune.
Zyxtivia calls out to the two freed ones...
"if you two can finish these guards quick then do it and free us after...i cursed them"
"Cease and desist! Your escape has failed!" Continuing to press forward, The guards swing their cudgels at Celestine and Sholano. Celestine's latest protection turns aside her attacker's blow, but the charming rogue is struck a heavy blow.
Celestine continued to move backwards, working to make herself less of an immediate threat - and a different pattern of runes appeared on her hands as she focused. This time, she started twisting luck, hoping that a little bit of not-at-all-natural aid would help the others get free so they could distract the guards properly.
"Get me unlocked and armed. I'll take out the guards!" Linus pulls on their restraints.
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Marvin grinned as his stomach began to rumble before another gout of flame burst forth from his mouth, nearly roasting the butterfingered thief.
Sholano gasps, grabbing his injured shoulder and rolls away from the flame bursting from Martin's mouth, coming up in the cell's northeast corner between Linus and Erick.
The blow to his shoulder throws off his balance, through, and he fails to slip beneath the guard's defenses on the way. Blow or not, though, he slips a hand beneath his shirtsleeve and withdraws the blade he'd hidden earlier.
"You'd like to make us cease? Come and try."
Singed by yet another blast of fire, one of the guards steps up and bashes Marvin in the head with his truncheon. "Your infernal magic won't save you from the beating I'm about to give ya!" The other guard, stung by Hal's taunt, breaks off from attacking Celestine and moves for the bigger threat - the knife-wielding prisoner. Surprised by Hal's clumsy tumble, his first blow misses, but the follow-up is nasty indeed. "You're cornered now, fool. Let's see how well you talk after I knock your teeth out."