Kiri returned to the Nest after they left the strange woman with the priests. She had little interest in returning to Eradon Manor just now and was more than happy to attain the roof of the Nest and enjoy the wind blowing across the rooftops.
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Kiri was curious as to who this strange woman was. She was naked inside that cocoon with only a few moldering scraps of cloth left on her. The idea that she was a tiefliing was incomprehensible to her. Of course she couldn't really tell the difference, or rather didn't understand the difference between one humanoid and another, let alone why tieflings were different. As far as she was concerned they were all one thing and that meant not strix. Their plan to take the woman to the temple seemed like a good one, using a carriage so that they could keep the woman concealed, was smart. "I'll sit inside," she said, "I doubt I can keep up with you otherwise."
Seeing the woman unwrapped from the cocoon Kiri was shocked she was still alive. It was shocking really and she looked at the woman, whatever she was, and then to the remaining corpses when they were brought up. She shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don't know, they're dead, we don't know how long, we don't know who they were." She cocked her head to one side, "Leave them?" Looking back to the paralyzed woman she continued, "If she's paralyzed like Dom why is she not free from it with the spiderthing's death like he was?"
Kiri breathed a sigh of relief the defeat of the undead monstrosity and felt the fear drop from her as it died. Still, not one for half measures at times like this Kiri called forth the winds and slammed them down onto the remains to make sure the bug was good and squished. When she was finished she looked at the others and asked, "What have we found? Anything worth the trouble?"
Kiri shifted slightly as the agile spider dodged around the group. She wasn't about to let the thing get another strike in if she could stop it and so began to pull together the winds. When it came to rest she sent a burst of air out but yet again her need to avoid her allies and the effects of the mild fear caused her to miss with a curse.
Kiri was becoming aggravated by the blasted spider. She was still shaking a little with the fear it induced, and her allies were in the way, but she was determined to hit it again. Yet again she sent the winds slamming out at it and yet again she found herself hoping that it would hit.
Determined to strike the spider thing down Kiri called forth yet another burst of wind. this time it slammed into the thing but it seemed that the pall of fear that was gnawing at her caused her to have less power behind it than expected.
Not pleased with the results of her first attack Kiri tried yet again. She pulled in the winds and then sent another blast out.
Kiri felt the floor give way with a crash as they began to fall. Luckily she hadn't put her wings away quite yet and managed to flutter, with the aid of the winds, enough to avoid being harmed. She shifted a bit closer as Jessi began to sing and felt the dreadful chill come upon her.
Kiri felt relief that they had made it past the patrol unscathed. It seemed that Leora was very quick on her feet. With the crisis averted she followed them, remaining in the shadows, as they approached the ruins. Having reached the ruins and hearing the sounds Kiri was about to attack the source when she realized that Apprentice had struck again. Walking to the edge and looking down Kiri didn't bother with a rope instead she simply jumped and went down the whole, her wings popping out as best they could at the end to slow her so she landed lightly on her feet and began looking around the immediate area while she waited.
Kiri figured that Domitius would respond like he did, she had picked things up after all, but she still felt it was best for him to know so he understood. Hopping down from the chair and letting a gust put it back she said, "That's fine, it's not serious flirting after all, just something to do. You're not a strix so there wouldn't be a point in much more than that. I just figured you should know since it isn't right to keep secrets from your tribe." She looked at Jessi, "And you don't lie to your tribe." Her eyes narrowed at the noblewoman who had tried to lie about her progress, "Unless you want to be removed from the tribe." With that Kiri turned and headed for the alley so she could get up on the roof and keep watch for a while.
Dom frowns a bit, thinking. "I will admit, I am not quite sure. There was at least one other spot targeted on the Night of Ashes: Shensen's shop, no? Maybe a look around there might provide some clues. Do you have any other ideas, Kiri?" Kiri bobbed her head in the strix equivalent of a shrug and said, "I don't know, that seems as good a place as any to check out next."
Dom just gave a noncommittal shrug in response. Almost all of his attempts to engage with Kiri had been rebuffed, usually severely, and the half-orc was just at the point of giving up. Kiri glanced at the half-orc and noted his reaction. She didn't understand him at all, not really, and it seemed he didn't understand her either. Her eyes narrowed at him and she seemed to be irritated as she asked, "What? You've been cranky at everything I've done or said to you." Her tone shifted to one of confusion as she continued, "Are you a jerk or just that dense?" She sighed and rubbed her forehead as she considered and remembered how dishonest human types were with themselves and each other. Finally she said, "You keep apprentice safe, you have common sense, and I'm sure you're not un-handsome by your standards." She gestured and a chair was pushed by wind towards her and she hopped up on it to look him in the eyes and snapped, "Don't you understand flirting when you see it!"
With the return of Jessi and Rexus Kiri found herself relieved. It wasn't so much that they returned but that Jessi managed to survive being, well, Apprentice. "You've missed your training for days now." She cocked her head to one side and then said, "At least you are a better lire now if your mom believed you." She settled in and began to speak, "We checked out the Thrashing Badger, killed some Asmodeans, and came back. Not much else has happened."
The talk of disposing of bodies in compost and learning what the rumors on the street were mattered little to Kiri, instead the strix woman found a good vantage point on the rooftops and watched for troubles while her companions conversed. She was coming to wonder more and more why she stayed, her father was safe, they could leave and go elsewhere, somewhere, maybe, that they weren't going to be recognized, and make a new life. Still, this was the only nest she knew and she was loathe to simply leave without a fight. In the past her ancestors would have simply killed the humans causing all these problems and been done with it but now, that wasn't an option. Eventually she came down and settled in to sleep and the next morning met with her allies in this endeavor once again. The discussions of 'illegal religions' was of little use to her, the strix ignored such things for the most part, but she listened anyway as you never knew when information might be useful. As they talked she looked at them and asked, "So what is our next move? How are we going to advance this rebellion?"
Kiri considered the problem and said, "I can go across the rooftops to watch for anyone crossing the path. You'll get warning that way."
Not sure what this "rainbow dragon" thing was Kiri decided that this must have been it's nest and took the few things that were in it. She had no compunction about robbing a nest, especially since it seemed the owner was departed, and then left the nest, with the chain still worked into it, in place. "Here is what I found up there."
Kiri looked at the nest in interest, she knew there was something very strange here when she noticed that the nest was reinforced. She looked down and said, "Something made a nest here, something that was about the size of a seagull and far more intelligent. It wove a chain into the nest to give it strength and has a collection of treasure up here. Some rings, earrings, bracelets and some...Hellfire Whiskey?" She was very intrigued now, "What would have made this nest and is it still here?"
Makes sense to me just to save us having to get bogged down on rolling things.
Kiri nodded and said, "Sure." She went to where Leora told her to check and vaulted up into the rafters to check the "bird nest".
Kiri needed some height to help her hit better and so leapt easily up onto the bar. Her new perch obtained the strix sent a blast of wind at the thug surrounded by her companions. This time her blast struck true, the only thing preventing her from dealing a far more serious blow was her need to avoid hitting Dom.
Kiri moved around the fighting to get a better angle on the main target and sent another burst of wind in but once more it failed to strike her foe as she had to carefully aim around her allies.
Taking Leora's blessing Kiri shifted to get a straight line of fire to one of the thugs priestess. She pulled together the winds and sent them slamming out at the woman, careful to avoid her companions in melee with her.
Kiri realized something was wrong when Dom charged out like he did. She decided it would be best to get inside and in position to attack at the first opportunity. To that end she rushed into the room and made her way around into the midst of the tables and chairs for some cover from their enemies.
With the doorway opened Kiri leapt down from her perch and entered with her companions. When mention was made of Dom and T'chazzar going first Kiri gave a whistling laugh, "I think only Leora is blind in here." She let the others enter and then came in behind Leora so that she could watch behind them for trouble.
Kiri heard them down there chatting about everything as they tried to pick the lock and rolled her head around in a circle on her neck in the strix equivalent of rolling her eyes. They were entirely too chatty about all of this and she was rather annoyed. She was starting to think she should have just blown the door off it's hinges and be done with it.
Nodding Kiri made another leap up onto the roof opposite Davina and kept an eye out for trouble from above.
Kiri was frustrated by the lack of a means of hidden entry to the place. It was highly annoying. What guards ever thought to secure the upper floor windows? It was ridiculous. How was a snooping strix supposed to get in there anyway.
That's a freaking awesome reference! God I miss the Second Darkness game I was in. Was having a lot of fun in it, even if we did slow way down for a while. Sadly our GM had to drop all, or most of, her games.
While the others were discussing things with Saul Kiri was very silent. More to the fact Kiri wasn't even there. Sometime during the conversation she had slipped off and was now nowhere to be seen. GM: While the others were talking Kiri had slipped off to look for another way inside the building. She went around the sides first and then up onto the roofs of the nearby buildings before making her way atop the tavern's roof. She hoped that she could find window that was cracked open or a means of access from the roof inside that the Dottari might not have thought to secure.
Kiri had been staying att he Coffee House again once it was safe to do so. She knew that Davina would let her and her Papa stay with her but she wasn't comfortable in such a place. When she heard about the events at the Tavern she knew they were going to have to investigate. It was a shame really, the fools shouldn't have been gathered like that and should probably be left to suffer. Of course that would be just as bad for the burgeoning rebellion so she resigned herself to helping them. When Davin said they should go investigate Kiri nodded agreement and said, "Alrigh then. Let's go."
Yeah, kind of figured I would keep her going until then.
When they all met again after three weeks of laying low Kiri was debating the wisdom of staying here much longer. She had her father back, he was safe, and Apprentice was grounded and proving to be far less worthy than she had first hoped. Kiri found herself desiring to flee the city with her father while they still could as she sat and preened herself. She felt a certain obligation to the Ravens now that her father was returned to her. She could likely have freed him herself but she couldn't be certain. She knew that they were strix and the needs of humans weren't really her business. She kept at it a bit longer and then rose, throwing her cloak on, and heading to the Coffee House for their meeting. When she arrived at the coffee house Kiri made her way down to the hidden area and took her seat just in time to hear the windbag Rexus start spouting off...again. She did care for the nobleman much, though he wasn't as bad as most she'd seen, and listened to him while hiding her impatience as best she could. The only bit of news that she found interesting was the news of the Red Jills. She'd never had any run-ins with them but they were terrorizing the part of the city she knew of as home and wasn't going to stand for it. She looked at the others and said, "I think these Red Jills need to be dealt with."
Basically have her done but she's at home and I'm at a small con til tomorrow. I'll get her up asap. As for the drain there is a proc that gets it as early as 6 I believe even with the preq's for the class but I can accept that.
Anyone heard from Paladin? Never got a response to my message to him. Since it's November now are we waiting for him/looking for another/something?
Kiri looked down at Gavin and said, "Remember what you did, learn from your mistakes, and don't repeat them." Her feathers ruffled slightly in some stray wind, "The cost of your lesson was high and will wear at you all your days, don't let it stop you, use it as a guide, when you aren't sure what you are going to do is smart remember the cost you paid and try to do right by your papa's memory and you should end up doing the right thing. Caution and thinking are what will get you through the years ahead." With that she turned her focus to the others and watched as they enjoyed themselves.
There, I got it sent to him.
Kiri was hesitant about the party, it wasn't something she had a lot of interest in, too many foolish humans, but she was invited and it would be rather rude of her to not go. When it came to time she simply found a secluded perch and took her food up with her to watch from a safe distance. She noticed the young man who was the cause of the Demon's Bile incident keeping to himself and noticed the rather large familiar cawing about cake. The bird she liked, the boy she didn't. The kid had caused a lot of tragedy by his actions but she decided that he was suffering enough for it. She moved along the rafters she was perched on until she was above him and sent a brief burst of wind down to smack him lightly in the head and get his attention.
Kiri was incensed at Jessibel's refusal to take responsibility for her stupidity and thought doing something rather violent might help. The fact the others were siding with the fool girl made her even angrier but she also knew when she was outnumbered. "You are not admitting the problem Apprentice, you failed to use your head. If you had you would never have gone down there alone in the first place and would have come for help before you went down there. None of the rest means anything without using your head for something other than a target." Wind swirled around her in agitation as she said, "If you were a fledgling you would have been left to die for what you did, none would have come looking, and the nest would have been the better for it." Kiri began to approach Jessi as the winds swirled around her, it was obvious she was still incensed, but she didn't seem ready t do violence. "Lucky for you you aren't a fledgling and I humans are just stupid grounded birds with no need to be smart." The winds buffeted Jessi as Kiri reached her and the strix reached out to grab her and hug her. "You do that again and I'll kill you so you suffer less." As the group reached Jessi's manor house Kiri conveniently disappeared before they went inside. She wasn't going in there and instead had gone to a building top to keep watch for trouble. She settled in and kept her eyes pealed from a concealed vantage point.
Kiri saw the demon go down finally and gave a resigned sigh. This was getting to be too much for her to want to bother with. It was a relief to have her apprentice returned to them relatively unharmed but the story she gave them went to show just how foolish the young woman had been. Wind ruffled her feathers as the strix's irritation grew and she buried her face in her hands when she realized just how foolish this young woman had been. "Foolish apprentice, you should have known better. It's no wonder you got captured. Have you heard nothing I've tried to teach you, be silent, be smart, retreat if trouble shows. Instead you show only that you have failed to learn anything." The bird-like woman was aggravated and it showed in her tone as she spoke. She was so aggravated it was all she could do not to discipline apprentice like she would a hatchling and it showed as the winds intensified around her.
So, I've been thinking about it and I am strongly leaning towards swapping characters out. I'm finding that Kiri is simply to much of a sit in the background character for my taste and just isn't keeping me engaged. I'm looking at a character that will fill the same basic roll of a ranged attacker/support character. Leaning towards another kineticist, or possibly sorcerer, as the class isn't where my problems lie. The base concept is that the character was involved in the original Silver Ravens in the first rebellion. She worked her way through the ranks and fell down a dark path when the Ravens of Old where put down. The agents of Thrune hunted her down, the so called "Demon of Kintargo" and tried to control her. In the ensuing fight the magic went awry and blended with her control over the void, and trapped her in a stasis field. The idea for introduction would be finding/freeing her from the field. She would have effectively de-leveled in the intervening time and lost most of her memories. I think the character out of her time might RP opportunities might well help me get more interested in the character.
Desiring to see the demon man go down Kiri focused and moved her position slightly. With that she sent another blast of wind at him, determined to smack the bastard down. Unfortunately she failed to hit yet again and cursed in aggravation.
Not seeing anything of use above Kiri sent a blast of air slamming out at the monster in the pool.
Ready to deal with the fool once and for all Kiri approached, staying back, and getting a nice clear line of attack. She still had to avoid her allies with her blow but she felt more confident now that she could hit. With a focused roar of sound the air rushed in at her victim with resounding force.
Kiri was amused by the Firefly Man's demands and was about to throw her dagger into the pool with more than a little amusement. She was saved the trouble though when Domitus simply charged in and pulled Apprentice from the edge. The fight now well begun the strix woman couldn't help but be pleased with the outcome of this fight. She needed to get on the other side of the melee if she wanted to be able to attack the fool and decided that it was time to take a chance. She moved swiftly straight towards the pit and jumped. As she went the air slammed into her like a hurricane from behind and made her fly clear across the pit with an oomph of pain as she ran into the wall on the far side of the pit.
Never built one before, though I could easily enough I think, I might look into that one as well.
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