He swishes his tail and seeing the fight out of them pads a few more feet away and lays down to groom himself.
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"I need some fresh air, but I'll settle for making sure the base is secure. Come, Saffron, come, Peony. Midnight, can you gather Mar'Ikosh and check out the lower levels together? We'll take the upper levels." She pauses, looking at Desseer. "After we've secured the upper levels, we'll head out the back direction." He quickly concurs, "Yes we will make sure the lower levels are secure then I will take up vigil in the lookout tower."
Continuing in his calm demeanor he states, "Ah, then that makes sense. I have noticed that the winds and weather is not the same. It appears that our Guild House has been shifted to another location. Perhaps it was done when you shifted as well?"
"My conclusion," Desseer says frowning while looking down at his own hands, "is that somehow, we are...here and this is real. Our minds are attached to these bodies." Rather blatantly he replies, "Of course they are unless you use some Astral travel or dream walking. Why make the reference though?"
As if the answer is a given his response is staggered, "That is a weird question. Yes. Well besides when the alchemists made those smoke/fart bombs, a few years back but that only took two months to clean out that stench. Yes Mar'Ikosh is patrolling the grounds as usual."
A regal black and blue stripped tiger walks into the room. He takes a few minutes to analyze the room and has finally spoken. His sage words speak with wisdom, "If I might be of help. There has been a disturbance. I don't sense the presence of my clan. Perhaps there has been shifts in perceptions or perspectives."
A Blue black large magical tiger?
A Blue black large magical tiger? Yes I am going alphabetically.
With a yawn that exposes all of his teeth he adds, "Mostly bored, nothing to play with." ---
The huge tiger charges up and halts before the group. It eyes the group and then sighs, "No new victims this time... oh well... Welcome back!" Then it lazily walks backwards in case someone has something to say.
Those in the desert: Soon after running over the first sand dune you see ruins in the distance. Looking back at the waypoint you see a massive black and blue tiger... it is far off in the distance but running towards you!
The small whelp of a blue and black tiger with white highlights comes bounding down from the throne room. Stopping at Joe and Merlynn it looks up and begins to purr on his leg.
He transforms into a cloud of magical blue black smoke. Out comes a small baby tiger and runs up to Jellena and jumps upon her.
The Tiger goes over to help weed out the spawn but as the daylight spell comes he growls loudly. Then he speaks, "This room shall remain secure."
Round 3 & 4
He asks, "Shall I enter with you or continue to protect?" If asked to come in the library: In a cloud of smoke the huge tiger is replaced by a small kitten, happily growling and making yipping noises.
Midnight welcomes the pats and asks, "How are you doing on that battle saddle, dragon man?"
The tiger's eyes close to slits still pissed off. Then in a few quick movements the tiger is away.
the fierce tiger growls out as it rolls over onto it belly intimidating you. Each of its paws about half your size claw the ground. His fur puffing up on his back.
Playfully the tiger drops to the sand on his side, stretching out his fore legs and elongating his sharp razor claws towards Kestrel, each the length of a short sword. As he does he purrs out, "Oh your no fun. Nice to meet you Kestrel, do you taste like the bird you are named after?"
Delman and Kestrel make their way to the pool, on the way the huge black and blue tiger comes bounding up. Stopping short of Kestrel likely scaring him almost to death.
"I was kinda afraid of the infection, but having a healer with me now I will start eradicating the Akatas. Yup I am fine, as long as you can fix me tomorrow." The giant tiger then runs off hunting Akatas like a cat would mice.
"Its just one, I likely have hundreds. It is agitating but I have a thicker skin than you." The cat says flippantly.
He let's you check him out and you find lots of little larvae like things squirming through his fur. You start to grab them, tossing a few to the ground and then one burrows into your hand!
The giant tiger puts a bit more pressure on the lion, and there is a loud squishing sound. He looks over at you covered in blue blood, panting a bit harder than you think normal, he states, "I may have a parasite but I am well. I may as well kill as many of them since I am likely infected."
As the group begins talking about food the tiger's stomach gurgles. If not presented with meat he gets up saying, "I am going to get my own food. Once you are ready head North, if I am not back yet." Once you are done with breakfast he still has not returned.
Interested the tiger purrs as he says, "Interesting, I like the sound of that. It reminds me about a legend. In the North there is an abandoned fortress that only the worthy shall enter. Some power that resides within makes the worthy much more powerful and sends them out to mete out justice."
The kitten poofs into a cloud of blue black smoke, exiting in his large form, with a knowing look he answers, "Yes I can take you to the rift. No clue how to close it but I am sure your oracle will know. Well to let you mount me sounds strange and unpleasant..." He trails off before laughing and breaking his serious face intently watching your reactions. Merrily he continues after catching his breath, "But if you are serious then I want to see this armor first, Mithral or adamantine, with sapphire studdings."
The cub tiger continues to swim and play even by himself blissfully unaware of the human toils.
In a playful small adorable voice the kitten says, "Weeeeee! Hey no worries about getting out with those strong men in your group, though you ladies might want to take a dip before they notice your aura." Sense Motive DC 14: You notice the secret message midnight was sending to the women and their smell of sex, or such.
As you get to the cave the large cat 'puffs' into blue smoke and exits a small blue tiger cub. In a cute baby growl he rushes into the cave first and you find him swimming in the water.
He shrugs and slowly unwraps the ration with its claws. Pulling out what it wants and eating it after saying, "It can't hurt your odds. Yes Frank contact is likely unavoidable but the rift you speak of is not in the library. In the ruins but not in the nest of the blue things."
Sighing a bit more as he stretches he lazily responds to Frank, "The four legged blue abberations... I think they would try to eat you. Yeah I have a favor to repay since you freed me. I may not fight unless it looks tasty."
Being rather technical as the black tiger with midnight blue stripes thought out loud in response to Frank, "Enslaved, no. Well I guess you could say that. Some curse of sorts plus as I grew it tightened, also it made me not able to change size. More maddened and enraged, still in my own mind well my primitive beastie mind, more running on instincts that was." Then focusing on the group more as Frank introduces himself the tiger diminishes in size to merely large, a bit relieved he stretches and responds, "Ahhh that feels much better, nice to meet you Frank. Night Hawks, I like your group name, it matches you and your mascot."
The cat begins to growl looking from Frank to Joe and back to Frank, then in response to Joe's thoughts it says, "Perhaps if I was some common beast. Though Jerky does sound good. All this rotten flesh has surely made my appetite more voracious." As it talks it plucks the jerky from Frank's offered hand with one claw, sniffs it, and chews on it a bit then swallows. He backs off with only its head as if startled and politely says, "Where are my manners, I am Midnight. Thank you for taking off that dreadful cursed skull, the jerky, and not attacking. And you are..." It trails off waiting for the group to introduce themselves.
Round 14
Round 11 The huge feline beast flops down on its belly and watches the group with great interest. Its large tail which is at least 2 meters long swishes back and forth. |