It's been fun and I think Ibinu's current task is a nice way to cut out. Catch you all later!
GM, when you get a chance, could you 'uncheck' Ibinu from the character section so the game clears off my active campaign section? Thanks!
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Ibinu's lips are pursed, ready to deal with whatever idiocy Karoff has caused in his absence until the conversation shifts. He ponders the idea. Growing, that doesn't surprise me. Though I didn't expect it to be so fast. Though with My Lady and magic involved, I don't know what I expected, frankly. But building a new area for them? That... is very promising. I'm sure Dove just wants me out of the way. But I'm also perfectly suited for this task. I have connections all through the city. I'm well tied to the Dragons and The Lady. I can provide the best feel for the space they will need as I've actually met an adult dragon. And frankly, with all the horrid things that have happened, it might feel nice to actually build something instead of just tearing down. He gives a half-smile, almost a friendly smirk, "Ya know, I don't think I do have an objection. Did you have some places in mind to build? It will be important to find the right spot and also not upset whoever may be living or squatting there."
Ibinu, Dove clearly sees you put on your public face, and nods. "It has always been my opinion that els of our position don't truly have the luxury of friends. But yes, I have mourned the loss of beloved allies, shall we say." He gives a half-smile, "Of course. So what can I do for this city today?"
Ibinu puts on his 'public' smile, "Well no, just thinking about the fate of my only fr... well, not anymore. My first friend I guess. You doing okay? I expect you lost a lot of friends last night too."
Ibinu sees everything is fine and sits down for some breakfast. He sips his coffee and relaxes for a moment, considering what may have happened to Inam. Obviously she built up a massive amount of energy to help repulse moon, which worked. But then said energy was too strong and likely destroyed her body. I expect Volcano took her to his plane. Which is fine, she will do well there and probably get into just as much trouble. At least Etrah is with her. He frowns, the only indication of internal dialogue, It's annoying though, the good ones always sacrifice themselves for the greater good. But does that mean I'm good? I doubt it. I just did what needed to be done. Is that what it means to be good? Ugh, I'd need to be a damn philosopher to even start tackling that. And even then, those idiots just talk in circles until my headache is worse. Whatever, might as well as well enjoy the small moments of joy and slog through the rest. Nothing really changes. But the nagging thought remains, what should he be doing with his life?
Moving is a brutal life change event. We uprooted and moved a state over two months ago. And are also doing major renovations on the new house while living in it. So... I feel you.
Ibinu wakes in his room. He doesn't recall getting from the fighting to here, but assumes someone probably carried him back from wherever he landed when his fire ran out. He feels a tight grip around his chest and his ear being poked. Slightly tilting his head back he looks to see Sophia with almost a death grip on him, one of her horns now poking softly into his cheek. She is breathing deeply, still asleep. He waits for a few minutes, maybe longer, simply enjoying the warm embrace. Finally noticing the light below their door indicating the morning has actually broken. He slowly extricates himself and gets up to pull some clothes on. He leaves his lover snoozing in bed with a light kiss on her cheek and pads out to see if he can help with anything.
Ibinu, any thoughts on how you would like to make your exit? (this based on your last post, that you shall be taking your leave of the game soon) I will have to think on that. I’d sorta like to leave him as an NPC working in the temple and on the council to strengthen the town. He has built a nice life there, it would be nice to let him enjoy a bit of it. And has worked to grow his flock of Cauldron Lady worshippers too.
I'm probably out again. It was fun, but y'all have a really solid group dynamic and I'm trying to keep my game load manageable so none suffer. But it was fun brushing the cobwebs off Ibinu!
Ibinu doesn't wait to see if anyone else here needs help, he zips out into the town. When he finds one or two enemies, it is fire-shield and claw time. If there is a group, he blasts with his last fireball or lines them up for his last firebreath. But he avoids the tree district... they don't like his flames. Jerks. Besides that is probably where Kallik and Sequoya are going. He makes sure to check on the alchemists, they probably didn't get much help. And when his spells are gone and no more claws or bites, he just stabs with his spear and supports anyone fighting. As allies fall, he will stabilize them from death and pull their bodies from danger. It is a LONG night.
Ibinu brushes dirt off his clothes and stands, wreathing his body in flame. "Well, that was impressive. You mercs certainly know your business. You might want to watch Inam though, she's gonna pull something pretty special off soon... and let us hope Moon is out of tricks."
”Little busy right now but I sure hope so, we could use a break! Sophia you get out yet?!?”
Looking at the situation, he takes a deep breath and says, ”VULC IT!” Charging forward he swoops in and tries to jam his spear in between the legs of the golem to trip it up.
Ibinu blasts the front of the golem with fire and yells at Sophia, ”Move away from Inam, dying will not slow this thing down. But you can be there to help heal her after.” He blasts it with another explosion, aiming to avoid any allies left of the field, then moves into a position closer to the golem.
Ibinu turns with a snap and launches a fireball, just barely ending it right in front of Sophia.
Dammit, what is the point of guards if they can't even HOLD OFF ONE FREAKING MOSTLY DEAD ENEMY!?! If the enemy is dead he drifts up a little higher to see what happens down south. If not, he heads towards Sophia, hoping to not get there too late.
Ibinu yells out, "PAGENTRY! It is simply magic, made to look like pure will manifested. It works best on its allies, or if you get close. So simply do not believe it or at least stay about a hundred feet away, out of its strongest range." "But these enemies here will taste the dragon's breath first, then I will deal with the general." He flies over, lines up his attack on the inquisitor and hopes the phoenix is dumb enough to carry out its planned charge. He releases most of his pain and rage in one breath of flame, burning and searing all in its path.
Ibinus blasts the same target again with fire, then bolts towards the cat as he tries to figure out what the hell this new thing is. "Finish it and stay with Inam. You are strong. She is strong. Volcano and my Lady are with us and the enemy is running out of tricks."
His face shows concern as he flies away, hopefully not visible to the guards, but that... is a new trick.
The flying dragon disciple spellcasting demon looking fiend zips over and defensively blasts the closest false phoenix with fire, "STAY AWAY FROM MY FRIEND!"
He stays floating above it, ten feet between them. But still isn't sure if it can reach him or not.
Ibinu takes a Superman leap off the steps and launches himself into the air, heading out over the temple steps and the burning undines.
The blessed of the Cauldron Lady lights the sky up with her flame, hopefully incinerating the cloud and not caching too many undines.
He looks at Inam, "Sorry, it had to be done or we would be overwhelmed. I don't think too much life was lost, I was able to aim the fire decently."
That doesn’t look good.
Ibinu, seeing one of his supposed allies working on the left flank, targets the right flank. A singly tiny point of super condensed flame forms at the tip of his spear and zips out, engulfing both golems in a massive explosion of fire!
He shrugs to no one in particular, "Of course it isn't overkill. I could hit both golems without allied casualties, why wouldn't I do it?"
Top of Temple, fyi.
Ibinu steels himself and then remembers the potions, slamming back an alchemical remedy to help his standard mental protections. He looks over at Inam, "I'm uh... sure Volcano is just taking a really short nap. They will still be with us... probably."
Ibinu is about to supply his own sarcastic reply, but is beat to it. He shrugs, "Controls golems, in theory. I expect we will face quite a few from Light. Might be useful. The magic to activate it is a bit complicated though, above my pay grade. I just usually point my staff, imagine the shape of the fire I want, and boom."
Ibinu looks at his guards, already stretched thin rushing around with preparations. He gives them a nod and turns to Sophia, "Time. Days and days of time." He sighs then continues, "But with the approaching concerns, I will only ask for ten minutes alone." In Private:
Once in the privacy of a nearby available room, he wraps her in a strong embrace, holding tight for what seems like an eternity. This is followed by a deep kiss that leaves both a bit winded. He smiles down at her beautiful face, "A reminder for you and for me as to what we fight for. Each other and a future where lovers can enjoy time together. If we are separated, just remember this moment and rally everyone to keep fighting."
He hands her one of the potions of mind blank, "Take this now. The only thing that would kill my soul would be to have to battle you."
Spells to cast prior to stuff happening: Mage Armor (8 hrs), Comprehend Languages (80 minutes), False Life (8 hours) for
With conflict delayed due to the impending presence of a greater enemy, Ibinu heads up the temple steps and asks where his guard captain might be located. GM: Sophia, right? Apparently I haven't updated some of my documents and my last look back a bit didn't get to any mentions of her, but I think that was her name. Ibinu wants a bit of a reminder of what he is fighting for, and just a few minutes of happiness before everyone he loves dies (probably).
As the ifrit disappears expertly into the gloom Ibinu replies, anger rising, "You have a lot of hate, young elen, for one who knows nothing of us. None of us chose to be 'blessed' either. We simply did the best we could in the situation we were placed. Including overthrowing multiple levels of corruption in this very town. You need to learn that not all of a certain group is the same." He taps his chin in thought as his anger dissipates, "And perhaps I was hasty earlier. There may be good in the darkness. There may be good in moon. Or they could simply be nothing except what each elen brings to them in their own heart..." "Though if I had to bet, I think both the Darkness and Moon have a will. And that will is not 'good'. And maybe I have thrown my lot in with a force that is also not good, but I will fight tooth and nail to use my power for good. Unless it overcomes me. And if that is the case, Inam knows what to do."
"I can't say that the darkness isn't all evil, it is possible. But the darkness we have encountered so far has all been definitely evil. But perhaps it could be negotiated with. Or brought to some sort of balance. But it, like moon, appears to only want complete dominance." He shares the account they had with the practitioner of dark magic.
He reaches out to put his hand on the ifrit's shoulder, but reconsiders quickly. Instead he just shrugs, "They are pretty horrible. It's why my goal is to change much of how this world works. The temple was quite bad when we came and I'm sure there is still evil there. But if you don't wish to go, we can set you up somewhere else, everyone must have the ability to chose their own path, afterall. Even if their path leads them to make choices they don't like." He thinks for a moment, "Of course, I could be out of a job and have no power over anything here, regime changes to tend to happen quickly." He looks around, realizing they are in some sort of food place, "Did you all finish? Could we still get some food? The rations I ate in Light were not... ideal."
Ibinu frowns at the request for blood, "Well... no, not now. But I won't put it out of the the question. Are your experiments alchemical? Magical? All of the above?" He then looks over the vials and ring, "Interesting indeed. Those things seem to pop up everywhere. To be honest though, we aren't experts in anything. We simply stumble into and out of things most of the time. And usually too late to do anything but damage control. Culkin might know more." GM:
Should I know more about the vials? I recall Culkin was working on some white stuff, but it fell through when Moonrise happened. Apparently that city succeeded in their task with it. I could roll some knowledge stuff too if necessary, probably. "But let us walk and talk on our way to the temple. Even with my enchantments, it is cold."
Ibinu snorts, "Etrah, you've never said no to a pet, why put on airs now?" The voice comes from a towering sylph at a wiry 7 feet. He holds himself with a regal posture and picks a bit of ash off his gorgeous outfit. Thick black hair cascades down his shoulders and bright golden eyes reflect his opalescent skin. A well made backpack is slung over his shoulders with a small crossbow clipped to the outside... oh yeah, he has large black horns, dark as obsidian. Sorta noticeable... He rolls his shoulders and sums up matter of factly, "Moon will rule the world soon, unless stopped. If not stopped, there will be no place for anyone but their worshippers. As I am the emissary of the most powerful lady, I expect I shall sacrifice myself for the cause. Hopefully it will be enough. But I will not go down without one hell of an explosion. Maybe it will be enough to knock that bastard out of the sky." He taps his shiny black spear on the ground, "But food, yes. That would be good. And then a plan. Or at least sleep." Rubbing his temples, "Yes... sleep. Oh I miss that."
Howdy all, just got caught up on stuff. Had a really nasty week moving and renovating a new house last week and the old game wasn't pinned so I didn't actively seek it out. But I should be good to go here. Family is settled at the new place and posts will be easier to do with stuff popping up (once I get into gameplay). Sorry GM!
I'd prefer aiming for Option 3, with the possibility for Option 2 if things went well. I'd like to run with Ibinu (which I think is your intent). It would be nice to stretch my Sylph's wings a bit.
Hi. Inam's player is doing well, but incredibly busy. I rarely see him on the boards.
Good Dim High Servant. Good game, see you all in a year, maybe!
It is also one of the best I have ever played as well. Kudos to you all. I'm happy to get a solid end point though. Maybe someday we can all get back together and continue. Maybe not. Either way, it has been a pleasure playing with you all.
Ibinu shrugs, "I mean, its great. Honestly. But I'd wager it only works for one god. Maybe someday that will be all of us, but it'll be well beyond my lifetime." His insides do not reflect his calm demeanor. F$%~ F#+# F+@~ITY F&*$!!! Well s$~#, ain't nothing that could compare to that. Alright, memorize the s%~% outta what they are doing. Not necessarily to copy it or destroy it, but damn. We gotta know if there is a way to do it without the smiler. He turns as he leaves, "Many promise perfect Utopia. All have failed. You may think you have this worship deal in the bag, and it could certainly take over the world. But one thing I know for sure is that the end comes to everything, always sooner than you expect." He sighs and rubs his eyes, "But if you can uphold your promise and bring safety to Elkind, I don't know if I have a reason to stand in the way." The tall sylph suddenly looks much older than his number.
He thinks for a moment, "Interesting question. Probably a combination of faith and acts?"
Ibinu raises an eyebrow, "Sure, different can be better. Or worse. It depends on the cost and the results. Plus, long term vs. short term outcomes. There are a number of factors, really. I do think the elevation of the steam slums to a more valuable location will definitely be an improvement."
Works for me!
"Well, I personally would like to get a closer look at how Celerity works and all that. Knowing something is quite different from experiencing something. After that, maybe go check out the lens creation place to see if we can help with that process. Of course, I'm up for other things too if my companions want to do something else."
Ibinu looks up and smiles, "Well, I'd like to say we would be happy to help as our intent is definitely safety for all el-kind, but I think a decision of this magnitude requires at least a nights sleep to think it over."
Ibinu tries a bit of everything and then devours the brains, "This is quite good." He thinks for a bit, "Well, look at us. We both gravitated to the strongest gods as well. Maybe it is just in our nature."
”I’m interested in knowing what the sylph here eat and just generally what your local dishes might be. This town is... different.”
Ibinu gives a *hmmm* and then sighs, "Well, we have time to plan at least. Let's go find some food, I'm famished. I think we'll need to take a trip to the front at some point too, scope it out for the best plan there."
Ibinu dismisses the 'joke' with a little glare at Inam, "Of course not. That wasn't even a good joke. I'll have to talk to my friend later about the appropriate times to insert levity." He turns back to the book/librarian/text/person/robot, "When will the lenses be completed and when will this operation begin?"
Ibinu chuckles, ”Hah, always games. I don’t believe that is my information to share, perhaps my allies would trade a tidbit. ANYWAY. Ibinu, could I have a word in private?” If So: ”Hey uh, we going to go through with this destroy all the dark stuff? Seems a bit murdery. |