Nosoi replies in Celestial "He must have valued his life above slaying Tar-Baphon. He's not coming back." His voice is even more monotone than usual, and he gazes blankly in front of him.
"He has doomed us all."
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Nosoi flutters over to Amnayel and perches on her shoulder
Nosoi's eyes still glimmer with intelligence, but he does not respond, rather, he cocks his head to the side inquisitively.
Nosoi bravely flies forwards and evokes a great burst of sound!
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Nosoi sighs and nuzzles the side of Amnayel's helm. "I honestly believed that it would be Gabriella that would fall to Ulrich's influence, not Alessandra. Again we ally ourselves with our enemies, simply because they too are enemies of our enemies. I feel my soul tainted by this earthly corruption. This Gildais claims to lament his evil deeds, but I only see fear of Pharasma's judgement. His undeath has granted him plenty of time, but time is almost up. Soon he will stand before the great spires, but his fight against the Tyrant will not save him. He simply fears the fate that should have fallen upon him minutes ago... if not centuries. Thank you for listening..." Upon Amnayel's request, Nosoi hops off her shoulder and goes invisible as he glides.
Nosoi is not happy, and shows his displeasure by perching on Amnayel's shoulder instead.
She turns to Kamosh. "Because I say so!" She replies firmly. "Undead that serve the tyrant die, those that might fight against him are worthwhile allies, for the time being at least!" Nosoi tilts his head to stare at Alessandra through his tiny plague mask. "You are making a big mistake, Alessandra. The same mistake that has led Ulrich down the path of damnation. I know it may seem tempting, but do not consort with the undead. We already have too many times."
"Is there a specific reason why we are not killing this undead right this instant? He's directly responsible for the deaths of Vigil." Nosoi chimes in
Nosoi closes his eyes, using his spirit sense instead should he need it.
We go southeast, obviously
Nosoi takes to the skies and peers around with his spiritsense.
Nosoi stays invisible.
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Nosoi looks at the headband of charisma, and decides to awkwardly slip it on with some dexterous talon maneuvering.
Ulrich sends Nosoi to deliver a spell. He flies around, perching on Amnayel's shoulder. "Ulrich says don't die." Nosoi explains, then taps her with his magical beak.
Nosoi delivers the curse attack with reckless abandon
Nosoi turns invisible and does a quick circle around the keep to see if anything is out in the open he can identify.
Nosoi busies himself with asking questions of the dead, which includes if they want to return to life.
Nosoi delivers the curse via a peck!
"I can talk to the body if you wish." Nosoi says
Familiar 16
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Though Nosoi does not help when it comes from identifying monsters, since his knowledge is the same as Ulrich's, he can potentially help seal the portal.
"Are we truly going to allow a Nightshade to escape?" Kamosh asks, perplexed.
Kamosh hisses like a goose at the Nightshade.
"Shut up!" Nosoi chirps "We are working together now, right? Do we need to make some agreements so that we can get along longer than ten minutes?"
"A Tzitzimitl, though incomplete. It is immune to many things, and is resistant to spells. It can convert positive into negative energy. Beware its eyes that shoot lightning, and its spellcasting of Wail of the Banshee." Nosoi answers, having studied beside Ulrich for so long. "I can feel Ulrich's presence. He is near."
"I fully agree that he has murdered Amnayel." Nosoi replies. "But I am not concerned with the morality of it. Pharasma allows both good and evil to follow her tenets. Perhaps counter to popular notion, if neither can work together without killing the other, than it is unfortunate that Amnayel was brought back at all. It only continues the cycle of strife. Amnayel is less risky in that she will never violate Pharasma's tenets of never raising the dead, but she is more risky in the long term by her crusade against all she deems as evil. This upsets the balance, and fate will push more towards evil in order to counter her. This is where I am concerned regarding your outlook, Gabriella. I am concerned that you are a hunter of evil, not unlike Amnayel."
"You have the heart of a Morrigna, and the independence of an Olethros. I pray that one day you join their ranks." Nosoi says as he nods to Gabriella's explanation.
"Are you willing to exact judgement upon Ulrich before confronting the Whispering Tyrant? I believe we will be at a serious disadvantage without him, and I am counting upon my Obol to keep me bound to this plane should he pass. His death may be the final failure that results in the tyrant's victory. Is that a risk you are willing to take?"
"It is a very long conversation." Nosoi agrees. "But I will cut down to the essentials for the sake of time." He turns to Ally, who is next to Gabbi. "First I would like to address Amnayel's state. I understand the nature of spells fairly well, and I believe Amnayel is suffering from resurrection drain. Both of you are capable of restoring her of that part of her condition, is that correct? Do we have enough diamond dust? I was also considering if we should properly bury and hold a ceremony over her wings. Perhaps that will aid her morale and provide closure?"
"Are we nearly prepared for journeying to the Tumbaja Mountains? Are we prepared with food, shelter, and the like? Do you require horses, or perhaps some other mount that's native to this environment?" "I apologise if I am suddenly being bossy. I feel as though this mission's fate is on the verge of being cut, and I want to step up and see that we manage. Empathy and emotions are not my... forte... so please forgive me if I speak abruptly." "I believe it would be best to speak about our faith for the Lady of Graves. I suspect that we are of somewhat different minds, Gabriella, and I would like to come to terms with you before we meet with Ulrich. To speak frankly, from my understanding of the doctrines, I believe Ulrich has only committed two sins, and I do not think either is beyond atonement. I believe his usage of controlling undead by necromantic means is sinful, though I admit that it is much less sinful than creating undead. I also believe that his duel with Amnayel, and relying on resurrection magic, is an abuse of our Lady's gift of resurrection. Do you agree with what I have said thus far?"
Within an hour, Nosoi seeks out Gabriella.
Kamosh glides down to Alessandra's arm, and perches as gently as he can manage. "My rage has drained me. I feel dead inside." Kamosh reveals.
He adds "I do not feel his presence any longer. He has fled towards the mountain."
Kamosh is in a nearby tree, watching the scene.
Angry Bird Insult Spree: Kamosh flaps towards Ulrich in a primal screeching rage. "You idiot! You abusive, manipulative, egomaniac with a blasphemous God-complex! Why can't you learn that your actions have consequences! You may not have raised undead, but I... I hate you so much!! Do you have any idea how hard it is to make a psychopomp hate you!? It's no wonder your wife left you! But you can't play the victim card anymore!" He hops on the ground in absolute fury. "Take that headband off and get some GodsBePraised wisdom!! I hate the way you twist people's words. I hate the way you think you're superior because of your rationality and complete disregard for morals! I hate how you think you're the center of everything! I am not the Lady of Graves, but if it were up to me, I would send you straight down to Abaddon in an instant!" Then he turns to Amnayel (who may have a body being created for her, or just is unconscious, or something).
Then he hops back to Ulrich.
Ulrich watches the whole thing, and merely whispers "Kamosh..." Kamosh yells back at full volume
He spreads his wings and gets ready to takeoff
Kamosh grits his beak as he watches the scene unfold.
"WHY!? WHY CAN'T ANYONE GET ALONG UNTIL AFTER THE GREAT EVIL UNDEAD TYRANT IS DEALT WITH!?? KILL EACH OTHER AFTERWARDS, I DON'T CARE!"
"I will gladly give my life and soul for this quest. Even without resurrection. Do I possess a seed as well, Miraina?"
Kamosh flies to the top of the house and sings the infamous Nosoi mating song... if only there was such a thing. Instead, he sings the haunting melody, but with extra... gusto.
Familiar 15
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Kamosh turns invisible and hops around next to Alessandra. "May I please perch upon your arm or shoulder? My feet are not well suited to flat land."
Kamosh stretches his wings and takes flight.
"No. They may be wyrwoods. Wyrwoods do not possess souls." Kamosh replies. Ulrich continues focusing on putting out the flames using the water elementals.
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"Excuse you. I am better at this than you are." Kamosh interjects, before hopping onto the crystal.
Kamosh tries to stabilize Ulrich and staunch the bleeding.
Kamosh is scared!
Sad nosoi noises
Kamosh flutters over to Gabriella and whispers
Kamosh flies above the bone devils and the lich, and shrieks out.
"Oh, yes, I suppose I can." Kamosh answers, cocking his head from side to side. "Well this is much more efficient than getting Ulrich or Amnayel to translate." To the comment of beauty rest, he says
"How long have we been fighting? Do mortals need to sleep that many hours in a day?" Kamosh asks, now in Common.
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