Yuld nods in acceptance. "I suppose I must say the same. I also have no practice on a mount - my casting may be inhibited by the motions of the horse."
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"Can't exactly leave someone to be killed. Let's get a move on, before it's too late."
"Gellion is alright." Yuld says comfortingly. "He is currently being fetched from the jail now. There will be a trial, and we are hoping to be able to speak on his behalf. I expect people such as yourself will be extremely helpful for defending him."
Yuld sighs, cracking his now aching neck. "I could use a nap." He grumbles. "We can do a bit more investigating tomorrow, once Gellion is awake. I think we all have plenty of things to say to the boy."
Yuld nods. "I may lack the energy to do the healing arts, but by the power of the moon it should be easy enough."
Yuld tries to lift the fallen Dac, but finds him much too heavy for his tastes. "Onnello, grab Dac. Cabo, see if you can give me a hand with Gellion. We should take them both to the church."
Yuld tries to evade the swarm, moving away from it. "Let us try to move outside. Perhaps the swarm will disperse if it has more room."
Yuld moves and reloads his crossbow, ready to take aim on the fly.
Yuld reloads and fires at Gellion. "Sir Onnello, if you would please keep the crazy magician away from me."
Naw, she actually knew you would do that, being the goddess of fate and all. That means she had plenty of time to prepare a pit of sharks, scorpions, snakes, and other bad/sharp things.
Bah. Yuld hoped to save it for the caster, but at the moment Dac needed a hand. Yuld takes a step back before beckoning the star's light onto the fly.
Yuld expends the last of his power, wrapping the fly in chains of light.
Yuld also reactivates his aura, giving aid to the injured.
"Easy, Dac! Be careful!" The astrologist says, before hypocritically moving forward himself.
Yuld raises his crossbow at the fly, and taking a moment to aim, releases a bolt.
Let's try that then. Hopefully this slime isn't too flammable. Cabo, when you're ready."
"Move back, everyone." Yuld commands. "Try to stay away from the spiders." And with that, Yuld chooses to step back himself.
"Disgusting!" Yuld exclaims. "I didn't know Demon's Bile could do that. Hm." The astronomer makes a note to read more about the substance, before switching gears to combat. Yuld begins to glow, almost by second nature, gifting the influence of the Moon to Dac and Onnello.
Reaching into his pack, Yuld produces a small vial of acid. He tosses it gingerly at the swarm.
"I'd love to light this place up a bit, but a stealth approach would be ideal. Don't step in the purple if you can help it."
Yuld sighs. "Fine, one more investigation. But after this, I'd like to sleep."
"I understand you may still be in poor condition, but could you tell us exactly what led to you being under the effects of poison?"
"I only have a single use of my ability to cure before I must rest, and I cannot cure poison." Yuld begrudgingly notes. "We should get these two to the church as soon as possible. We can investigate more later."
"Excellent. Now, let us dispatch this monster!" Yuld fires his crossbow into the beast, trying to aim between Dac and Onnello.
"Dac, let us move back down the hallway. There's a bit more of a opening there, where we can fit easier. In addition, it may help our allies move into position." Yuld withdraws, keeping his dagger ready as he steps back.
"Oh, wonderful." Yuld drones sarcastically. "We've found another vermin." He yells down to the floor below. "WE HAVE A SITUATION HERE!"
Yuld proceeds to draw his dagger, holding it to intercept the spider's blows on Dac.
"Quaint. I suppose the creature downstairs did this? In such case, this was to be a message for Gellion. How did he ruin 'everything?'" Yuld looks over the blood on the mirror, seeing if it's dry. Content with the room, he turns to Dac. "I suppose we could check the south room next."
Yuld follows Dac upstairs, keeping an eye for traps. "Clearly, this homunculus didn't want us finding something. We should look carefully." Yuld's light changes from a pale blue to a blistering white, peeking into every crevice.
Yuld notes the strange energy Darshanti wields, but curiosity could come later. First, there was the enemy. Yuld releases his aura once more, calling upon the powers of the Moon. Light shines from his skin, illuminating the room.
Yuld focuses on the homunculus, beckoning the light to him.
Yuld then enhances the light, wrapping the foe in a shining cage.
Yuld sighs. "I'm sure you're aware that Gellion frequently wore yellow shoes. Well, we decided to investigate the graveyard, and found evidence of a fight there. More importantly, we found Nolaria's familiar." (If we brought it with us, Yuld will demonstrate its cry). "We believe Yellow-Foot refers to Gellion, based on his shoes." "In addition, we have a letter for Morvinaar here. If you could identify the handwriting as Gellion's, it would show some connection between the disappearances and him."
"I'm afraid I know little of the techniques of hunters. I believe we should find out more about Gellion: he worked at the potion store, correct?" Yuld wonders.
"The bird's a familiar. Should be expected if one of the apprentices knew a bit of magic. More importantly, familiars share a bond with their masters. This crow may be able to helps us find out what happened after the fight that took place here. I don't know anything about a Yellow-foot, but perhaps someone else knows." Yuld looks over the wand and potions, hoping to find their use.
Yuld reloads his crossbow, firing it at the entangled ant to finish it off.
Cursing at his fumbling fingers, Yuld misses his mark.
Yuld continues to fire, but knows he cannot provide much help otherwise.
"Bah." Yuld mutters to himself, reloading his crossbow. He releases another bolt on the foe, hoping to kill the red ant.
Yuld continues to fire bolts at the red ant, hoping to bring it down quickly.
Yuld directs a ball of light from his hand, throwing it at the green ant.
The ball connects with the ant, which in turn begins to radiate a similar light. Quickly, Yuld causes the light to grow even brighter . The light seems to take physical form as it wraps around the ant similar to a cocoon.
"May the light of the moon protect us all." Yuld states, as a bluish glow begins to spill from his body. In seconds, it covers the area around him, imbuing a sense of energy for all within.
More than comfortable behind the cover of Onnello and Dac, Yuld decides to fire at the ants with his crossbow.
Yuld peers over Sidhe as she attempts to administer some form of aid. "I mean no offense, Sidhe, but you don't seem very good at that. While I don't possess any medical knowledge, a bit of sorcerery always helps." Yuld kneels down to the man with the cut leg, placing his hand above the wound. A light seems to jump from Yuld's fingers, diving into the cut. Seconds later, the wound heals.
Yuld smiles, moving over to do the same to the other man.
"Not my best work, but a bit of natural healing should help. Now let your worries for them vanish, and we may focus on our task at hand."
Yuld whispers to his companions. "Be careful as you speak. The woman here seems to be in worried thoughts. Best not to worry her more." Yuld turns back toward Drummady. "Madam, if you could, we would like to ask you a few things. It shouldn't take long, but if you are engrossed in your work I can understand." he says, as if speaking from experience.
"This note worries me." Yuld says as he studies the paper. "Someone offered to take Morvinarr to the other apprentices, without Morvinarr telling anyone. No doubt whoever wrote this note is our perpetrator. We should be careful in who we discuss our information with, just in case." "We could ask someone in what order they disappeared, but that would only tell us when people noticed they were gone, not the actual time. But having some sense of chronology would be convenient for this case. For now, let us head to the next location."
Yuld turns to the knight. "Fascinating. Your title gives you shelter." "I am known as Yuld. My interests and skills are the same - the stars. I know a bit of magic, at least enough to perform parlor tricks." As the group heads to the tavern, Yuld makes a note. "I think it is rather strange." Yuld rubs his temples. "Only the apprentices have gone missing. If it were just insects being the cause, it would likely be more indiscriminate."
The journey to Saringallow took longer than expected, perhaps due to Yuld stopping every night to record the stars. Or maybe it was the frequent breaks to rest his legs. Or it was that he always woke up late, beginning his walk around noon. Nevertheless, he had arrived. The mayor was a friendly woman, but more importantly she was willing to pay. Four hundred gold pieces in total - if everything went well, of course. It was a good sum, even when split. When the priest speaks up, Yuld regards the man strangely. More money? Sure, that was fine, but what was this strange respect for the woman beside him? Yuld ponders the name Sidhe Danann, but arrives at nothing. But if she were to revive some goddess (Pharasma, of course! Can't believe I didn't recognize the symbol.) she had to be someone important. "Miss Trinelli, do you know anything about these apprentices, outside their masters? Has it only been apprentices going missing?"
Hey y'all! Good to be joining you. Thanks for the invite, Dystopian! Yuld's a Hedgewitch from the Spheres of Power system, making him built as a librarian and a bit of a healer mixed in. Also have some small aura buffs mixed in. If we're using Background skills, likely will grab another Knowledge skill and Craft(Star Chart). Both make sense for Yuld.
Submitting Yuld, a scholar of the stars. A bit of healing and a smidgen of debuffing to fill in a support role. |