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Vaascht snatches Rinika's payment deftly and replaces the 15 Platinum with 14 platinum 9 gold 9 silver and 8 copper. With a small smirk he mutters, "For the whiskey." He leaves momentarily to locate Nina later When the group starts moving out, Vaascht catches Rinika's sleeve and motions get aside. When they have a moment he hands her his well worn spellbook. "I promised to assist you in payment for this book, but I have been tasked with other things for the time being. I am returning the payment to you, I have a backup... Somewhere around here. It has been... Interesting." Then he wanders off, without so much as a goodbye to anyone else.
Rainy day at the beach today, good thing I guess my sunburn needs a short reprieve.
Vaascht acknowledges the look and nods, "Yes this is a varied, but effective and reliable group" He then, in his terse way, outlines the detail they discovered about the origins, mystery and groups chasing the prize, asking Akrynn to share his sketch of the portal. If allowed, he will continue with all the details they discovered on the history of the church and it's owner along any of the groups suppositions.
"Well, that's our last lead gone. I think we should report our findings now, we might not get the bonus, but I think we've gotten enough to get paid."
I'm travelling and vacationing for the next week. I shouldn't have any issues with service on my phone so I SHOULD be able to post just fine but there might be a night or two where we get too busy carousing for me to remember to post. Please bot as needed.
This whole scene has me cracking up
Vaascht leans forward and mumbles to the group sotto voce, "I don't like the sound of that... Nobody has anything nice to say.. or do.. with solicitors. Keep your guard up." He leans back and keeps an eye out, expecting a pit trap of spikes or pack of wild dogs at any moment.
Vaascht stands in the back, trying to act the dutiful bodyguard, an image perhaps enhanced by the rents in his robes and fresh bloodstains while the rest of the group stutters and stammers in an impressively bad bout of playacting. Maybe I should have hired a bard. he wonders as he eyes the guards, watching for signs of imminent violence. Figuring he couldn't make it worse, he pipes up from the back line, "Uh, yeah and they don't have to sleep, putting me out of business."
Vaascht just chuckles and shakes his head, yet follows along with this insane plan.
Vaascht paws at one of the still tender bloody rents in his clothing before answering. "Let's hope it doesn't come to that, I'm low on magic."
After the failed tracking, Vaascht looks around. "Well, with the dimension door they could have come out almost anywhere, I do not think we will be able to find their trail, though I do not oppose trying. Our last avenue of research is this Cruigh. We can try him yet, though with the Harmonium using the Anthar to close off the church I do not know how forthcoming he will be with useful information."
Vaascht cocks his head to the side for a moment, No... That would not be likely. Too inefficient to not at least tell me. But.. whomever Ivth works for could have contracted the Fated, yes." He thinks a bit, "But, yes, let's report what we have found. We didn't solve the mystery but we do know it's likely a portal, we know where it is and we have a sketch, that should be sufficient to complete out task."
"Do you know who he was representing?"
Vaascht cocks his head at the sound of the patrol approaching. "I suggest we talk somewhere else, further from the ruckus we were just involved in."
Vaascht nods, "I had thought we had pooled resources for one of those." After the magic, he sighs. "Good enough. What next?"
Vaascht groans as he feels his body pumped full of infernal magics and the wounds start knitting back together. His hallucinogen of the working chaos of Limbo fades to black, then starkly fly's into focus of Niks face as he pops awake with a gasp. Smiling weakly and taking Jeks hand, the Gith growls. "Food sounds nice. Then a stop at the apothecary, I need to get some more healing."
"Gurk." Vaascht gurgles as he bleeds on the floor.
Silently hissing in incredible pain, Vaascht none the less lashes out one last time.
Energy expended from the strike, blood gushing from his numerous wounds, he collapses. Blackness. Then light, swirling light, random patterns and colors. Shapes, random, swirling and shifting. Am I back in Limbo? How?
Hissing, silently, at the pain if his several wounds, Vaascht non-the-less slides to the side and strikes out at the wolf again.
Unphased by the injuries or the sudden silence, Vaascht focuses on his blade, empowering it with his magical energy before lashing out at the wolf in front of him with a two handed strike.
I haven't had a chance to play Shadowrun since the mid 90's and I'd LOVE to play. As for Vaascht and CN: I've always envisioned and played Chaotic Neutral as more of the true free spirit, or individualist, unconcerned with laws and governance and unconstrained with the idea of trying to actively do good rather than the maniacal lunatic some people go with. In his case I had thought of him more of the wandering Ronin archetype (he was initially a Samurai after all) rather than a stand in a shield wall and follow discipline mercenary. Sure the fated tell him to go here and collect this or that maybe hurt someone or another, but he decided when/where/how to do it, and wouldn't care about walking away if he really felt like it. I had been kinda thinking a bit of a less unpredictable Mugen from Samurai Chmaploo Then, of course, as often happens between concept and play, he kinda went darker and a bit less chaotic. And also a real jerk.
I do, however, like that Vaascht would stun Hulester anyway xD He might be listed as CN, but he's developed more of a neutral evil. Selfish and unscrupulous.
Double post
Using the moment of distraction to his advantage, Vaascht casts another spell.
Those rainbow boxes are purdy. I had thought Huelster had fled from my first reading, but don't see a way to spray without hitting him. Also, Vaascht wouldn't care if he was collateral damage for an essentially harmless spell (possibly he wouldn't care if it was harm ful), so it's fine. Right bastard Vaascht is.
"And just when I thought today was going to be boring..." Vaascht quips as he rips his blade from it's scabbard and flings a hand forward, chanting as he does so, sending a dazzling display of light at the wolves, goblin and genasi in front of them.
Vaascht surveys the room as he walks in and grins widely at the tableau. "I didn't know breakfast came with a show, or is it a morning workout?" his hand finds the hilt of his blade, casually, but he makes no further motion, yet.
Vaascht yawns then grunts, "I'll sit first watch with Nik."
Disappointed but unsurprised, Vaascht retires to his room to rest for the following days investigations.
Vaascht listens in on Rinika's conversation and stiffens slightly at Akrynn's actions, unsure what the druid was planning on doing but ready to back his play. Especially if violence broke out, it had been a long time since he'd been in a fight.
From his spot at the bar, Vaascht gives Hulester a goodly dose of stink eye for his rudeness to Rinika.
Oops, who let that zombie in here. Down boy, down!
Vaascht takes in the room with a glance, giving the frustrated blond man a longer glance with his dead, green eyes, before wandering to the bar to order a drink.
Vaascht will also just stay with the group, walking all the way back to his lodgings with the Fated seemed like too much work. He would prefer a single room, but won't be opposed to sharing one if necessary.
"It is getting late, we might as well head back to the Wayfarer then, check on new leads in the morning."
Vaascht speaks up after the group starts moving on, "This Cruigh seems to be our last lead, shall we go speak to him now? Or rest and try tomorrow?"
Vaascht contains his groan internally as Jek announces their employer and intentions. so much for the bonus, still maybe this will help us complete the mission He had his doubts, however.
Not wanting to make things worth, Vaascht keeps his mouth shut and eyes and ears open.
"Sounds like we have a place to start, let's go."
Vaascht nods to Jek, "I had thought perhaps it was in hear, but your reasoning is sound. Again, you have my thanks." To the rest of the group, "I have no gift for subterfuge, so I have no ideas there. Elchis is a Signer, perhaps there is an angle we can use with Jek there, if we have a story that won't get him in trouble?" I think I like this group, oddities and all, I hope we can find a way to finish our investigation without getting us all killed.
Turnabout is fair play then :)
Good idea, but they think I'm odd enough as it is. Well at least my MIL does, it's best to stick to safe subjects like... my kids mostly. I can talk hunting and sports with my father in law at least.
I'll be at my in-laws this weekend so I'll be bored to tears watching football to avoid having to talk to them, so everyone feel free to post like mad and give me a distraction!
Vaascht looks over the packages and smirks slightly as he slides a silver across to Jek. Perhaps this group was beginning to understand him after all. Opening the () package he looks over the contents. "I do not understand the purpose of the horns, but this cord will be very useful. You have my thanks." he says with an actual, honest to goodness, genuine smile.
"Cruigh does make sense, though those Anthar did say they were under obligation from the Harmonium, so he may be the one responsible for the blockade himself. Might still be worth a chat if we can get a cover story together." "Well also can try to look up that Signer basher, Elchis who was supposedly going to make a run at the place, might give us the chant on what's in there. Clearly not a portal to a dark God or what not, at least not an obviously open one."
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