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I'm happy continuing with this

"I'd rather we didn't temp fate and attack during a full moon. I want to limit the chances of receiving her curse which would make things...inconvenient for each other. We might as well attempt to strike her down sooner rather than later."

"We can do disguises but I wouldn't rely or expect them to get any sort of advantage. Respectfully, my disguise skills are probably superior to anyone here and the werewolf was still able to track down my location. My disguise was barely able to stand up to her inspection - and I had the advantage of being less familiar to her than her companions would be." Eris responds

Eris prepares to hit Grey with a Hold Person spell, hoping the successful spell would let someone Coup de Grace the spellcaster.

Eris hangs in the background in an unobtrusive form. Uncharacteristically she wanted to stay out of the spotlight for this one to ensure the team had the best change of success. She was also keen to stay in the back, predicting that Grey would have undead allies that she couldn't do much about.

Sounds like a plan. Any undead allies are going to be hard for me tho with my spells known.

"I think that he is most likely immune to most, if not all of my spells" Eris shrugs, not really thinking of an effective way to gain entry.

I agree with hunting down Grey in his tower. We kinda owe him a slow painful death after his Magic Jar attempt - hes probably the nastiest of the Five. That said, if there is significant travel time involved with getting there, I could see defeating Alecia before she transforms.

Eris attempts a Hold Person again on Yallah, trying to stop her from moving and escaping.

"Lets recap. You run around with a werewolf, a killing machine without regard for your peoples well being. Your own friend, attacks one of ours unprovoked with Magic Jar. Your own lover breaks the deal you set up with the Fey in attempting to forcibly enslave another women after breaking a bargain. How can you be so surprised when you have allies, confidants that complete such wicked actions?" Eris remarks, flicking into visibility as she casts Hold Person on Yallah

Its a DC 25 save. I don't know if Yallah is a legal target since she is technically a bird, so if not I guess I'll target Maxwell if shes not a viable target. Eris took the shape of the women she was when Maxwell last met her, so Maxwell recognizes her (not that it matters since he can probably deduce.

I think we are waiting to see if Jon wants to aid Alenaya or if we want to spring the trap. As I said, I can Hold Person, but thats a last resort kinda thing, since its 50/50

I guess I could try Hold Person?

I dont really have Stealth, but I'll cast Invisibility when we perceive anyone closing in on our position.

"We should move fast then, better to get into position as quickly as we can than lose the chance entirely."

"Assuming that those preparations don't take too long, we should be able to set off relatively quickly" Eris responds on reflection.

This is just a general heads up in all my active games.

There was a mass shooting around where I live and work. I'm fine, but my activity might dip over the next few days or so as I might get called into work to handle some overtime as our department occasionally steps in to handle crisis efforts.

GM, bot me as required, but I'll try and stay on top of this as best as I can, it should be just for a few days.

I don't know if we can use Bluff in the place of Gather Information. I'll roll Gather Information myself just in case, but if I can use Bluff, my modifiers will be higher.

Diplomacy (Gather Information): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30

"I'm fine with eliminating Maxwell and Yallah, however I don't wish to engage the Fey at the same time. If we can defeat them in transit, I'm comfortable in our abilities to defeat them. I don't think we can defeat Maxwell, Yallah, and the Fey at the same time, some of us almost died just taking on Maxwell's lover, let alone a team of adventurers."

Been thinking, but Sa'Kage has phrased those rumors rather well. Can I assist, or use my own modifier to help? I can also roll disguise to easily transmit the lies into the population.

Bluff: 1d20 + 22 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 22 + 5 = 28

Eris speeds off in the direction that Sa'Kage went

Eris casts Fly on herself, ready to leave on short notice

So like, I cannot kill him because I'm a Sorceror with f++! all strength, so can someone else just kill him. There is no reason to let him live and we cannot take him with us.

The most impressive thing, is that he still has access to Mass Suggestion, while down two levels from Enervation.

Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

I got the idea of the rival team because Vespid said that there would be a team - but not all of us would be picked to be a part of it (effectively we would be token members). Its part of the reason we left in the first place. Technically, I guess its not a 'rival' team but there is a sanctioned team going after the Claw, and then there is us the unsanctioned team.

"Why don't you taste this?" Eris snarls, unleashing a blast of negative energy from her hand, trying to crush the creatures vitality.

Ranged Touch Attack Enervation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

At this point, if I cannot use Ghost Sound or something instead and I'm stuck trying to meet a DC 15 check with no ranks and a modifier penalty, I might as well just cast Fly and meet them where they are. Its not like Copperhorn can complain about Eris not living up to the bargain (he broke it himself after all). There is also no reason to stay where I am when Eris hasn't accomplished anything of note since entering the forest. I also don't feel like rolling two weeks of Survival checks since its wasting time we don't have.

This mission was incredibly time sensitive in that we needed to get Irovetti's information before the rival Red Mantis time locate the Blade's Sister, with the help of the Blade telling them where it is. By my count, about four weeks have already elapsed since we left the Citadel, and we still need to kill the Five, and travel back to Irovetti to get his information he allegedly has. With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight we probably should have just skipped his task / mission and just tailed the rival Red Mantis team and we wouldn't be like, 4-5 weeks behind them :(

Worth noting (since this was a task given a year ago), we don't need to kill all of the Five.

We get one poetic verse per Five killed, so if we can solve his riddle with less verses, it means less deaths. Killing all of them just makes it simpler though, since once we kill one, they probably stick together.

If its going to take Survival to guide them to me, then this is a waste of time.

Survival: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Yep, as I thought.

I'm sure that there are landmarks within the scene that I'm just missing, but that I can describe within Sending. Or I can just use Ghost Sound to make an insect clicking, referencing a Mantis to draw them into me.

Eris responds to the Sending spell.

"Narlmarches. Impossible. Copperhorn and Maxwell actively try and resist each other to prove devotion. Have tried. Copperhorn refused to relent. Some sort of pathetic endurance."

Eris responds to the sending relatively quickly.

"Fey made deal with Maxwell. Located Maxwell's Fey lover. Pretending to be his servant. Currently unharmed and at full strength. Locationed at Narlmarches. Please Advise."

I think I just keep doing the same strategy (ie declining his invitation). Giving him what he wants accomplishes nothing, and he doesn't apparently get jealous so unless anything specific happens, I guess I just wait out the next 30(?) days.

Eris ignores Copperhorn completely and sits elsewhere.

Yeah, there isn’t much avenue to explore here. Eris is just going to decline each and every time he asks, because he lied, broke the arrangement and led to all of this. There is no way she is rewarding him for it. So she will wait him out because that’s the best revenge she has now, before immediately killing him later at first opportunity as the long term goal.

No worries GM, I like the task itself, its quite flavorful. I just don't know what sort of advantage he is trying to get out of Charm Person. It allows Eris to perceive the creature as a friend and ally, but I don't know if she still perceives him in that way, if he is asking her to complete such an impossible task. Like, does the spell still force her to enjoy that task? If it does, I guess she just carries on completing it until the satyr gives her a new challenge, if it doesn't she probably quips that the service is not enjoyable.

Eris continues to work, happy to waste time as she lets her movements become routine, her mind swiftly making preparations and plans.

Understood, wasn’t sure of the mechanics behind failing a saving throw but at the same time knowing the spell used.

Eris thought hard at the task. No water container available meant that the task was supposed to be frustrating and time consuming. It meant her friend was trying to encourage her to give in.

Happily, Eris walks over and begins to use her hands to lift water from one area to an other. It was impossible to complete but Eris continued to do so. As she works, she asks Copperhorn a question. ”I’m not sure my attire is appropriate for this task master” she questions, using her magical items to change into a variety of outfits that she knew would stoke the satyr’s interests.

Also, I hate to bring this up, but technically this sort of task is not something Eris, as a RMA, would normally do. Now, Eris probably does it anyway because of the deal with the Queen, but I don’t think he can ask me to do it via Charm Person, or influence me to like doing the task via Charm Person either, unless he wins a Charisms check. Do I have that right?

Eris shrugs casually, before giving the satyr an almost evil look. "I think I could resist you fairly easily. You forget, I can read your thoughts, I know your darkest desires just as I know Maxwell's. All your hidden preferences, all the things that excite you, I know them all."

Eris smirks a little vindictively. "Since the Queen forbade you to request that I satisfy your lust, and I'm here for one month, that means that for one month, all you will be thinking about is me, and yet I'll be completely unobtainable. I'm betting that its going to drive you crazy."

"Maybe you should accept defeat and just contact Maxwell to ask him to help you manage the next month. I'm sure he would be vaguely amused by the whole thing, assuming he hasn't moved on with someone else since you last saw him. I'm not stupid satyr, I know enchantment magic when I feel it, even when I'm under its spell, so if you are resorting to it this early after barely an hour of service then I think resistance, shouldn't be a problem."

Putting aside this frustrating servitude thing, its hilarious if Eris can succeed in turning the tables and basically flirt torture this satyr into calling in Maxwell

Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Eris smiles politely at the Satyr. "I believe that the assigned tasks were to do your work and chores, not fulfill your fantasies. I can choose to indulge your passions, to reduce my time here, but I don't think that I will. Still, I don't mind giving a dance, although, I did it for someone much more charming not that long ago"

Eris gives a twirl before nodding to herself thoughtfully. "Most interesting to hear of An Maxwell in this forest, its indeed a very small world. Why, I recently had the pleasure of his company several days ago, and he made no mention of this place at all. Still, I cherished the time I had with him, although it was a little short" Eris frowns a little, as if disappointed "He did have a lot of company with him for much of that week if I recall correctly, so I didn't get to spend as much time with him as I would have liked."

Just testing the waters and seeing how jealous he is / gets.

Also, technically I'm not lying, but I am being misleading with the details, so including a bluff roll if required.

Bluff: 1d20 + 22 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 22 + 5 = 40

Hey its all good GM, no need to worry or stress. I think the holiday's were crazy for everyone (except for us New Zealanders :])

I'll admit that we might have let this mission get a little more complicated that it was probably supposed to be. I just think its a little tricky to face them all head on when its a party of 5. Grey alone is probably a 9th level wizard (if he managed to cast Magic Jar), so attacking them head on seems suicidal.

Ideally, you catch them isolated and by surprise, but without the festival we need a better diversion - hence all of us splitting up to get allies so we can split them.

I still think diversion is out best shot, but if anyone else can find an alternative to isolating or turning them I'm open to it.

As for what Eris wants to do, I was going to really work on manipulating the heck out of Co'pair-huron to either get jealous, or encourage Maxwell to meet him again. It isolates Maxwell from the others so if we want to turn him, or kill him it presents that opportunity.

Short of that, its probably actioning our plan and launching the strike / diversion and go from there.

GM, are you waiting on us for anything?

Forgiveness was not her strong suit but Eris was not exactly stupid. She wasn’t going to make trouble, and besides, she wondered if she could use this position to her advantage. Maxwell for instance, seemed to stop by, according to the Queen, and that was always useful information. Besides, the fact that the satyr couldn’t stoke his lust was sure to drive him crazy, and Eris considered that revenge enough, for now.

Quietly pleased with herself she glances up to the Queen and gives a deferential nod.”I hear and submit to terms.”

I think this miscommunication has kinda gone far enough. The agreed price was a request by the satyr. That was legitimately the deal. I don’t mind being screwed over, but it looks as if she is ignoring what we discussed.

Eris gives a dismissive shrug. "I'm not disputing your authority, I'm pointing out Co'pair-huron knew the Law and made an illegal deal by promising a price deciding a request by him, knowing that it would be decided by someone else."

"I don't mind being screwed over, but the agreement was made in bad faith when he lied about its terms. True, maybe under Law he could do so, but he cannot lie in an agreement and expect that same agreement to be honored."

"Why the open intent to deceive? There have been more complicated agreements made without the need to lie and yet Co'pair-huron felt it necessary to do so?"

"I told you the reason, yet, you don't appear to be listening to me. I heard about the woodcutters in the forest, destroying parts of this, and believed you had made a deal from a position of weakness. As you correctly deduced from your initial words - I wanted to hear the terms of the agreement from you. I wanted to renegotiate the Treaty, because I didn't agree with humans cutting down parts of this forest, but I was mistaken, you are, by the sound of it...pleased with the arrangement. I came here, because I wanted to help, so there is staggering irony in me being intentionally deceived by the very creatures I wanted to help."

Technically Eris is being honest here in that yes, she wanted to speak with the Fey alone and help because she thinks (rightly or wrongly) there is a trace of fey ancestry in her bloodline. Sure, she had ulterior motives (getting allies for the actual mission) but this was the reason she wanted to do it alone, was because it was personal to her. I can roll Bluff if you want, but she isn't lying if the dryad wants to roll SM on that.

Eris frowns in irritation.
"Co'pair-huron did not want for me to run into another fey and make a similar request - he wanted to make a request of me for his own. So he told me that any other fey would demand a higher price, one that I would not enjoy making. He also said that enjoy the price that he would demand."

"Intentionally or not, while I agree that the price was not explicitly stated, it was a price that Co'pair-huron himself said he would demand. Furthermore, he stated I would indulge one of his requests. Both times, a male pronoun, both times, inserting himself into the bargain instead of anyone else. Therefore trading his request, and price, over to you, breaks our agreement twice over."

Eris folds her arms. "I appreciate verbal wordplay as much as anyone, by the agreement was clear. He could have requested I be loaned out to you for a night, He could have asked to shared me with Maxwell (although I think Co'pair-huron is more of his type), he could have asked for many different things. He could not transfer our bargain over to you though, and when he did so, our deal was broken."

Eris pauses for a moment, before her tone lightens somewhat. "I don't owe Co'pair-huron anything as per our bargain only, but I owe you something. This form you see right now, its a gift from the fey ancestry of my race. So I'll show you now my connection."

Eris takes a step back, and concentrates hard. In truth, this transformation was hard for her, because she hadn't assumed the form in decades. It was still a part of her though, which meant that she could never forget its shape. She transforms herself into her true kitsune form, complete with black fur instead of the trademark auburn.

When finished, Eris keeps her attention on herself, she shifts her posture and looks all around herself, tears in her eyes, of sadness, of happiness. In truth, it had been so long since she had assumed her true shape she had almost forgotten what she looked like. She finishes though, and re gathers herself, wiping her eyes and addressing Tiressia again.

"I'm no Saytr, no Dryad, no Nymph. With that said, I wouldn't be this without the gift of the Fey. Sylvan is my mother tongue, as it is for all Kitsune. You can call me a liar if you wish, but I felt I spoke honestly when I told you of my distant connection to the Folk, and I overlooked and ignored the disdain and skepticism shown in response. You might not care for me, but I still appreciate my gifts and am grateful for me. Do you now understand why I asked for an audience over a trivial matter? Why I wanted to ensure the Treaty was fair?"

Thats the /last/ time I show my kitsune form :/

Considering Co'pair-huron violated our agreement, most of this is unfortunately unavoidable. Still though, damage stations.

Eris does her best to remain relaxed, unconcerned. The situation had escalated a little further than she had expected, but she wasn't surprised that Co'pair-huron had been less than honest. Clearly, the dryad wasn't aware of it, and Eris therefore felt compelled to point it out - least further miscommunication arise. So its with a careful and respectful tone she uses, giving the Lady a deferential look rather than her trademark arrogance, doing her best to sound reasonable and accommodating, instead of launching into a temper tantrum over Co'pair-huron.

"My Lady, I didn't need to waste your time with this, I asked Co'pair-huron, who told me he didn't know, I asked if another fey would be able to tell me, and he told me there was no-one else that would demand an easier price than him. All I wanted to know, was if the status quo arrangement was still appreciated. If it was not, I was prepared with a proposal, but if everything is fine, there was nothing further to discuss, no time wasted."

Eris smiled a little politely.

"I can appreciate tricky wordplay as much as the next person, so I'm surprised that Co'pair-huron wasn't more forthcoming. We bargained for my proposal, in exchange for a request he would give. You haven't heard my proposal yet, because you have told me it simply isn't required. In addition, any price you demand, likewise, is a request from you, and not from Co'pair-huron and therefore not part of the bargain we struck. Both terms therefore, have not yet been met as per our bargain - assuming we were being precise."

Eris bows respectfully. "I didn't mention that earlier, until now, because I didn't want to be difficult, or disrespectful. You can, by all means, mention a price if you wish and good manners might compel me to assist regardless. The moment however, that Co'pair-huron traded his request over to you, our bargain between him and I, became void. Alternatively, you and I could make a new bargain, here and now, if you enjoy such things but I'm sure you have strong opinions about mortals wasting even more of your time as it is." she finishes with a slight amused smile.

"As for alleged lies, I have been truthful. I could tell you, for instance, every explicit thought Co'pair-huron had, every request he imagined, indulgence he craved when we made our bargain. I know what he was thinking when he made our bargain, and the requests he had. You could ask him, if you like, but frankly I'm a little flattered that you believe I could lie to you so easily when you and I both know how skilled you are in spotting untruths or deception. I came here in good faith My Lady, with an open, honest (and a quite frankly) trivial request - something you yourself have admitted. So I confess myself a little disappointed to find Co'pair-huron violate if not the letter, the spirit, of our accord. Yet, here I stand still waiting for your decision."

"As for my connection with the Fey, I could show it to you. You should know that I don't much such an offer lightly, for I have shown no-one else, but I could make an exception."

Eris nods her head.

"I was checking to see if you were still happy with the given arrangement, since Co'pair-huron couldn't give me any details himself. I do apologize for taking up some of your time. We were still checking if the arrangement was still beneficial to both sides."

Well, there goes that idea of getting them on our side. Guess its back to meeting up with the others.

"Thank you for agreeing to listen to me" Eris responds, giving an elegant bow, but addressing the dryad in Sylvan.

"As I told Co'pair-huron, I am most displeased with the current status quo of events. Timber prospector's move through the forest, cutting it down in the name of expansion, affecting the environment. Currently, they obey the rules of the Treaty but I feel unhappy that it exists at all. Co'pair-huron was unfortunately of little help in explaining to me why the mortals can inflict destruction on certain parts of the forest, apparently with your permission. So before I get to my proposal, I wanted to know if I had all the facts, having only heard on side, why did you make such a Treaty in the first place? What did you get out of it? This might seem odd inquiry, but I have always had a connection with the Fey, I wanted to ensure you were not unfairly disadvantaged.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36

Using Mind Reading, DC 22

Eris rolls her eyes "I don't know about that but fine, why don't you take me to the Lady and we can see what we can work out"

Eris considers the proposal, doubting that the fey would give up easily. It was clearly excited by her presence and she didn’t think it would simply allow her to walk away.”Are you quite sure that I couldn’t get an audience with the Lady on my own, making my own way there? Maybe another fey could point me in the right direction?” she offers in a teasing manner.

Bluff: 1d20 + 22 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 22 + 5 = 30

Eris gives the fey an exaggerated roll of her eyes.”Does your Lady like being chased or chased? I dont think so and nor do I. It’s amusing once, maybe twice but after this it gets predictable when you are forever being chased. As for gratitude, i’d prefer to see the outcome of my audience with the Lady before making promises, I do hate disappointment”

Eris runs her hands across her face in a backwards motion before running them through her hair and then eventually down the shape of her body. As her hands roamed, she subtly changed her outlines and shape, switching from her 'plainer' look into her most attractive form, changing her clothing with her sleeves of many garments into the rather risqué dress she had purchased on an earlier mission.

"I bring it up, because I think the Fey got a poor deal, and I'd like to give them the opportunity to renegotiate" Eris replies with a satisfied smile before continuing.

"Lets take you as an example, you look like you appreciate the finer things, tell me, how many pretty women do you run into with all the warning markers the Council now have inside the forest as per the Treaty? Wouldn't you enjoy perhaps a larger territory to...frolic in?"

Eris lets the above sink in before giving a coy smile. "I'm sure that there are many things the Fey dislike about the current status quo and I wanted to see if we could make a better deal. Of course, for that to happen, I'd probably need to be speaking to someone that can speak for a large proportion of the Fey within these parts. I would be extremely grateful if such a meeting or audience could be arranged." Eris continues smiling politely, still on guard against the creature who's mind she was reading.

Readying an action to counterspell one of his (likely) enchantment spells because I think he is pretty close to using them. Spellcraft is +13 (so I'd need to identify it) and I could only counterspell a spell that I already know (so most likely Charm Person / Suggestion)

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32