1st level witch spells: adhesive spittle, animal purpose training, hex vulnerability
2nd level witch spells: adhesive blood, beastspeak, whip of spiders
3rd level witch spells: adjustable disguise, pierce disguise, polymorph familiar
4th level witch spells: adjustable polymorph, mirror transport
5th level witch spells: feast on fear, whip of centipedes
Ihrin will see if there are any places in the Pyramid that house area and era specific clothing for Japan and prepare herself to take on the role of a common lady of that era and land.
When done she'll use her Hat of Disguise and Disguise kit to appear as a native and mix in as some common woman, such as a Tavern girl or maid. she'll make sure she can gather information on the Tower and at least defenses, key players ect. Allowing her more information such as tells, indosyncraces ect.
Let us see what we can see, Lord P.
Do you wish me to scry inside first?
Or shall we just pop the cork and quench our thirst?
Algoral tries to scry on the area behind one of the holding cell doors... but it is as if that area is warded against such divination...
Ihrin will see if there are any places in the Pyramid that house area and era specific clothing for Japan and prepare herself to take on the role of a common lady of that era and land.
When done she'll use her Hat of Disguise and Disguise kit to appear as a native and mix in as some common woman, such as a Tavern girl or maid. she'll make sure she can gather information on the Tower and at least defenses, key players ect. Allowing her more information such as tells, indosyncraces ect.
Although she finds nothing in the way of prefabricated clothing anywhere in the Pyramid, she discovers that in the workshop/manufacturium chamber, there are miraculous machines that she can use to create suitable outfits to wear, and the lore crystals in the library contain enough information on Japanese fashions for her to make some appropriate outfits to wear...
He nods,
"Yes good idea, see what's inside 1st, then open. Lets go to the empty cell and test to see which key can lock and open that. Then we will know the other key dose the other cell."He heads off to the cells.
Lord Perpireen unlocks one of the two holding cells and the adamantine door slides to the side, revealing a circular vault beyond...
The vault contains no furnishings, and is inhabited by a single occupant, a muscular hobgoblin male clad in archaic fashion (the pelts of prehistoric beasts, and bronze helmet, bracers, breastplate, and greaves)...
The hobgoblin is apparently unarmed, though still armored, and is kneeling at the center of the vault, with adamantine shackles, manacles and chains secured to the floor...
As the door opens, the temporal stasis effect that has kept him in suspended animation for some four thousand years now is dispelled...
He looks at the two fey standing in the doorway and scowls, then roars something in an unknown tongue at them!
The other cell is unlocked by Lord Perpireen and the adamantine door slides aside to reveal another holding cell vault identical to the one in which the hobgoblin is imprisoned, except in this one is chained a short (about 4 feet tall), slender, completely hairless, gray-skinned humanoid with an oversized, oval head, large black eyes, nostrils but no nose, a lipless slit for a mouth, and long-fingered hands without fingernails... The being is clad in a silvery robe of flexible metallic-looking fabric...
Freed from temporal stasis as soon as the door to this chamber is opened, the gray being looks at Lord Perpireen and Algoral and sends them a telepathic plea that they somehow comprehend as:
Please... Release Alchemist Five of Nine... Subject comes in peace... Subject was improperly detained by Summoner Three-Hundred-Sixty-Nine!... It is imperative that Summoner 369 be arrested and nullified!
Well, these are weird, two folks obviously feared.
I think perhaps, we should extend their stay
as dealing with them now may get in our way.
Well, these are weird, two folks obviously feared.
I think perhaps, we should extend their stay
as dealing with them now may get in our way.
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire finds a scroll of teleport in his haversack, and reads it, transporting himself to the secret and opulent court of his mistress, Assyrian Queen Semiramis...
My mistress Semiramis will know what to make of this odd appearance of the Black Pyramid...
Arriving in her warm and fragrant court, redolent with frankincense and myrrh, the troubled Sultan Murad II addresses his mistress in ancient Aramaic: My Queen Semiramis! I come to thee in time of trouble with news of a strange occurrence... The Black Pyramid of Kronos has appeared in the woods north of Kiev! It was there for but a moment, for what purpose I do not know... Can you illuminate this darkness for me, My Queen?
"I don't like the look of the green one, and I have heard of him, he is trouble so lest lock him away again"
Which he dose then going back to the grey.
"But the grey one here, I have leaned about them in the records on this crafts records. In the future they build thinks called drive-in with Effigies of such beings onto and make things called B-moves that show them travelling in skillet and cooking pans. A bit like Baba Yaga and her house on chicken legs."
he goes over to the grey,
"If we set you free, will you tell us things of who you are and where you come from, more to the point, is this craft of your design and manufactor?"
"I don't like the look of the green one, and I have heard of him, he is trouble. But the grey one, I have leaned about here. In the future they build thinks called drive-in with Effigies of such beings onto and make things called B-moves that show them travelling in skillet and cooking pans. A bit like Baba Yaga and her house on chicken legs."
he goes over to the grey,
|"If we set you free, will you tell us things of who you are and where you come from, more to the point, is this craft of your design and manufactor?"
If you set 5 of 9 free, it will tell you everything. Please free 5 of 9.
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire finds a scroll of teleport in his haversack, and reads it, transporting himself to the secret and opulent court of his mistress, Assyrian Queen Semiramis...
My mistress Semiramis will know what to make of this odd appearance of the Black Pyramid...
Arriving in her warm and fragrant court, redolent with frankincense and myrrh, the troubled Sultan Murad II addresses his mistress in ancient Aramaic: My Queen Semiramis! I come to thee in time of trouble with news of a strange occurrence... The Black Pyramid of Kronos has appeared in the woods north of Kiev! It was there for but a moment, for what purpose I do not know... Can you illuminate this darkness for me, My Queen?
In Ancient Aramaic: I can elucidate this mystery for you, my lover... The Black Pyramid has been found by brave explorers, interlopers into the occult secrets of the past... They made stop at the woods north of Kiev to gather their wits in peace, and to acclimate themselves to the Pyramid undisturbed for a moment... Then off to elsewhere...
If you set 5 of 9 free, it will tell you everything. Please free 5 of 9.
"O but aunt you the tricky one, but thats not how it works at all as you well know, you have to tell us before we let you go, then when we let you, so go you can Show us things. If not then wer can just close this door and leave you be"
He makes for the door, but also he starts to read minds, for he as the gift to do so for a shot while.
In Ancient Aramaic: I can elucidate this mystery for you, my lover... The Black Pyramid has been found by brave explorers, interlopers into the occult secrets of the past... They made stop at the woods north of Kiev to gather their wits in peace, and to acclimate themselves to the Pyramid undisturbed for a moment... Then off to elsewhere...The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire finds a scroll of teleport in his haversack, and reads it, transporting himself to the secret and opulent court of his mistress, Assyrian Queen Semiramis...
My mistress Semiramis will know what to make of this odd appearance of the Black Pyramid...
Arriving in her warm and fragrant court, redolent with frankincense and myrrh, the troubled Sultan Murad II addresses his mistress in ancient Aramaic: My Queen Semiramis! I come to thee in time of trouble with news of a strange occurrence... The Black Pyramid of Kronos has appeared in the woods north of Kiev! It was there for but a moment, for what purpose I do not know... Can you illuminate this darkness for me, My Queen?
Should we fear these interlopers, My Queen? Can we capture them and the Pyramid for ourselves?
Mwikali begins to work on her wands and corset. Every once in awhile teasing Zag and enjoying his "Company". All while learning new spells.
If you set 5 of 9 free, it will tell you everything. Please free 5 of 9."O but aunt you the tricky one, but thats not how it works at all as you well know, you have to tell us before we let you go, then when we let you go you can Show us things. If not then how do we know you know anything at all"
He starts to read minds, for he as the gift to do so for a shot while.
5 of 9 did not create the Black Pyramid. The Anunnaki created the Pyramid for the titan Kronos. The Anunnaki, worshipped by the Sumerian apelings as gods, created this and other pyramids on planet Gaia in the nascent time...
In between times providing the witch with 'company' Zagathoth wanders the pyramid making frequent use the gym and sauna. When he happens upon the two fey with the locked cell doors open, he scowls and rushes to them.
"What are you doing?" he barks as he arrives just after the first cell is closed. Looking at the gray prisoner he asks, "What is that?"
In between times providing the witch with 'company' Zagathoth wanders the pyramid making frequent use the gym and sauna. When he happens upon the two fey with the locked cell doors open, he scowls and rushes to them.
"What are you doing?" he barks as he arrives just after the first cell is closed. Looking at the gray prisoner he asks, "What is that?"
The gray prisoner accesses Zagathoth's mind telepathically: I am Alchemist 5 of 9. I mean no harm. I was improperly detained by Summoner 369. You might know Summoner 369 by a different name. Nero Antichrist...
If you set 5 of 9 free, it will tell you everything. Please free 5 of 9."O but aunt you the tricky one, but thats not how it works at all as you well know, you have to tell us before we let you go, then when we let you, so go you can Show us things. If not then wer can just close this door and leave you be"
He makes for the door, but also he starts to read minds, for he as the gift to do so for a shot while.
The gray being's mind is very different from other minds Lord Perpireen has read... It is reptilian, mathematical, inhumanly logical...
Its thoughts reveal a detached, unemotional urgency to stop the operations of Summoner 369/Nero Antichrist, so it seems it has the same goal as the heroes...
Should we fear these interlopers, My Queen? Can we capture them and the Pyramid for ourselves?In Ancient Aramaic: I can elucidate this mystery for you, my lover... The Black Pyramid has been found by brave explorers, interlopers into the occult secrets of the past... They made stop at the woods north of Kiev to gather their wits in peace, and to acclimate themselves to the Pyramid undisturbed for a moment... Then off to elsewhere...The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire finds a scroll of teleport in his haversack, and reads it, transporting himself to the secret and opulent court of his mistress, Assyrian Queen Semiramis...
My mistress Semiramis will know what to make of this odd appearance of the Black Pyramid...
Arriving in her warm and fragrant court, redolent with frankincense and myrrh, the troubled Sultan Murad II addresses his mistress in ancient Aramaic: My Queen Semiramis! I come to thee in time of trouble with news of a strange occurrence... The Black Pyramid of Kronos has appeared in the woods north of Kiev! It was there for but a moment, for what purpose I do not know... Can you illuminate this darkness for me, My Queen?
The Pyramid should always be feared, my love... There is no limit to the harm that could be done with it... As for whether or not we can capture it for ourselves, we must try, for certain! For if the Black Pyramid is in play, whosoever controls it, controls the world!
Can its location be found by divination, my queen?
Can its location be found by divination, my queen?
Of course not! Such a powerful artifact is warded against such mortal magic...
Can its location be found by divination, my queen?Of course not! Such a powerful artifact is warded against such mortal magic...
It appeared in a clearing north of Kiev. Maybe it will appear there again? I shall post scouts there with a silver raven...
And so the company of two dozen Turkish scouts that originally spotted the Black Pyramid are sent back to the clearing in Kiev where they first saw the great obsidian edifice, and it is here that they once more encounter the strange artifact after it returns from a brief trip to Rome...
In Turkish: There! It is there again! Send word to the Sultan!
A silver raven flies to the Sultan's tent on the Dnieper River with the message he had hoped beyond hope to hear!
And so the company of two dozen Turkish scouts that originally spotted the Black Pyramid are sent back to the clearing in Kiev where they first saw the great obsidian edifice, and it is here that they once more encounter the strange artifact after it returns from a brief trip to Rome...
In Turkish: There! It is there again! Send word to the Sultan!
A silver raven flies to the Sultan's tent on the Dnieper River with the message he had hoped beyond hope to hear!
The Sultan receives the silver raven eagerly, and on hearing its message, he almost roars with excitement...
In Infernal: GGRRRRR!! The Pyramid has returned to the clearing! I must act swiftly before it disappears again...
Minutes later, in the hidden court of Queen Semiramis, the Sultan teleports before Her Fey Majesty and reports, in Aramaic: It is there now, My Queen! Let us go at once!
Minutes later, in the hidden court of Queen Semiramis, the Sultan teleports before Her Fey Majesty and reports, in Aramaic: It is there now, My Queen! Let us go at once!
Aramaic: I shall grab my necessities and be ready anon, my love! pants the lovely dark elf sorceress, blushing with desire over the prospect of possessing the Black Pyramid...
Moments later, Queen Semiramis and Sultan Murad II have teleported to the clearing north of Kiev, where two dozen Turkish scouts have surrounded the Black Pyramid.
Goes about setting the grey free.
"Well you having had a look in your mind, I can tell your one of the good day."
Goes about setting the grey free.
"Well you having had a look in your mind, I can tell your one of the good day."
Thank you for freeing Alchemist 5 of 9, Lord Perpireen McGibel. Having scanned your mind, I can tell that you are also one of the good guys.
To Lord Perpireen: The Anunnaki began to visit Gaia over six thousand years ago. They initiated breeding experiments involving the apelings of Gaia and my species, the Grays, resulting in humankind and various other humanoid species. Elves came from another dimension at this time, the First World, or Fairyland, as did gnomes and other fey such as yourself and Algoral. Orcs, goblinkind, gnolls, and kobolds were the result of diabolical or demonic breeding experiments in answer to the Anunnaki's hominids.
To Lord Perpireen: The Anunnaki come from a world very far away from here, Lord Perpireen McGibel, in the constellation Pleiades. My species was engineered by the Draco-reptilians of Zeta Reticulum, a different constellation. The apelings and the hominids that were spawned from them worshipped the Anunnaki as gods in the region of Gaia they called Sumeria. The chief of the Anunnaki was called Anu, Lord of the Sky.
Aramaic: I have been inside the Black Pyramid before, my love, though many ages ago... I may be able to teleport us within...
Ihrin Looks to dress like the natives once she makes the outfit. Seeing if she can hide her daggers and wrist arsenals comfortably. She also notes her Can sword may need to be altered and begins to look for a way to alter it in the local style.
The Sorcerer Queen of Assyria attempts to teleport herself and Sultan Murad II into the bridge of the Black Pyramid of Kronos...
... The spell fails to penetrate the enigmatic wards of the Black Pyramid, and the two remain where they stood, the spell wasted...
Aramaic to Murad: I will try as many times as I can, my love! The wards are strong, woven by gods from a distant star system, the clan of Anu the Sky God...
Again, she tries to teleport herself and the Sultan into the Black Pyramid of Kronos...
Aramaic: Damn the Anunnaki and Their clever wards!
In the Church of Saint Peter on Vatican Hill in the Eternal City of Rome, Cardinal Lucius D'Borja delivers grave news to Pope Eugenius IV...
Italian: Holy Father, forgive me, for I have failed Your Holiness... I must confess that I have lost the champions we had fixed our hope on... I can no longer lead them, for they will no longer follow... A terribly powerful and awful artifact of the ancient pagan past has resurfaced... The Black Pyramid of Kronos, it is called, Your Holiness, and with it, man can wield powers that God alone was meant to wield! The power not only to travel anywhere on Earth and beyond in an instant, but to past or future, as well!
The elderly Cardinal closes his eyes and bows his head, lips trembling as he is momentarily overcome by emotion...
The champions have fallen under the spell of this dreadful artifact, which I feel certain must have been placed in our path by the Devil to tempt and divide us... And lo! We are divided! They have chosen not to heed my warning and counsel to destroy this monstrous abomination, but have instead embraced it as a tool for good! They cannot understand the potential for evil this thing presents, Your Holiness...
The pope listens to Cardinal D'Borja's warning with concern and a troubled countenance... Had not Saint Michael the Archangel himself promised that these heroes would tip the balance in favor of Providence and against the Enemy? Or, perhaps, that visitation had actually been a trick of the Devil... Lucifer in the guise of his angelic foe?
Italian, to Lucius: Let us pray for God's guidance on this dire matter, Lucius...
Elves came from another dimension at this time, the First World, or Fairyland, as did gnomes and other fey such as yourself and Algoral....[/i][/b]
Lord P hears him out.
"But all this is known by the Fey, well some of them, You don't think we would miss some of hour fellows heading off to another dimension. We the Tuatha Dé Danann, know lots of things because we walk the dreams of others. I must say humans as they are now are a LOT older than 60,000 years. But if your talking about the start of human culture well.... that did start round then. So what next 6"
Habiba spends much of her time in the library, barely stopping to tend to biological needs like food and sleep. She learns all she can about this strange land they'll be spending the next few weeks and then branches out, searching for volumes on lost histories, like what exactly precipitated the Bronze Age Collapse.
”Are we allowed to let it go?” Zagathoth asks as the gray-man is freed. ”I do not think that the Padre would like this...”
Alexei wanders towards the commotion when he hears Zagathoth loudly expressing concerns. He scowls when he spots the foolish fey releasing a prisoner, and carrying some device that appears to be from the future.
Lucius may have been right... we can’t let anyone stay on board for long, it seems...
Hurrying back to the helm, the Rabbi sits at the controls and promptly attempts the leap to Kyoto, two weeks ago... at night time... underwater, just off the coast (so the pyramid is obscured by the water, but within teleportation range).
He jumps on the shoulder of the Grey,
"Come with me Five of Nine, Time to pay me back."
And he leads him to the workshop
Ihrin Turns to see a strange creature and Lord P coming into the workshop she had been rustling in to try and make a conceivable new Swordcane when she feels her self almost draw the one she has. Her body screamed at her urging her to take the thing before her and kill it on sight. She held herself in check and growled through her gritted teeth.
"WHo dOO we WE HHAve here" She said as it came out her last word and a half normal while the rest fought through the unnatural yearning to slay the thing.
"This is five of Nine, we wants to beat the anti-Christ Nero. He has been locked her for a long time. So I set him free. Now he is going to help me make a device to hold books, do you want to make something"
He goes over to a fabricator.
"five of Nine, do you know how to work this fabricator?"
Zagathoth continues to eye the gray man and the fairy suspiciously. He follows them through the pyramid and into the workshop unsure what he should do...
"Ah..um..Okay" She looks past the fairy and creature to Zag her now Asian features a bit more Surprised as she lets the sword slip back into the cane and begins to move towards them coming up to Zag.
""Zag, míralos. Voy a ver lo que piensan del rabino y de la bruja. Usa tu mejor criterio y trata de no romper nada aquí". She says in a whisper as she was walking uncomfortably close to him until she moves past scuttling in the fabricated sandals towards the doors of the others.
Monday, 22nd January, 11:00 AM, in the Ashikaga Flower Garden:
Ogon Fox and his thrush familiar Orpheus have so far evaded the Shogun's samurai and ninja, who hunt for him throughout the palace grounds and nearby neighborhoods...
...But the kitsune's luck has run out...
The Shogun's jorogumo minion has spotted Ogon Fox hiding in a cherry tree of the grove it lairs in, and disguised as a beautiful young maiden, approaches, singing a lovely Japanese folksong...