Devlyn moves between the two quickly, steadying Allura and catching the boy before he hits the ground.
"Are you alright!? What happened?"
Devlyn can feel a wave of anger from Allura, barely under control.
:They did this to him. His own parents. I don't know if they were willing or if they were forced. But the drow was involved. The one who stole the necklace from that shop with her minotaur guards. She has a LOT to answer for. And she will,: Allura concluded grimly. :Something has been done to him. Something that keeps me out of his mind. It will hurt him if I try again. We need something more along the lines of divination to find out for sure what happened to him and why.:
Tristan, his eyes rolling up, collapses like a worn ragdoll.
Seeing that Tristan is out like a light, Lk shifts back and pulls him on to a chair. His eyes remain that of a wolf and are red streaked with gold. They've never been that way before...
"So that drow lady caused this? Guess we'll have to take her down. She might as well be wounded prey before the pack, all the good it'll do her to run."
"With that, good sir, I bid you farewell. Don't dally to long in your investigations."
Muulsh smiles and escorts Ashara to the door
As soon as they return I shall send them into the bazaar to accumulate information ..
Devlyn can feel a wave of anger from Allura, barely under control.
:They did this to him. His own parents. I don't know if they were willing or if they were forced. But the drow was involved. The one who stole the necklace from that shop with her minotaur guards. She has a LOT to answer for. And she will,: Allura concluded grimly. :Something has been done to him. Something that keeps me out of his mind. It will hurt him if I try again. We need something more along the lines of divination to find out for sure what happened to him and why.:
Seeing that Tristan is out like a light, Lk shifts back and pulls him on to a chair. His eyes remain that of a wolf and are red streaked with gold. They've never been that way before...
"So that drow lady caused this? Guess we'll have to take her down. She might as well be wounded prey before the pack, all the good it'll do her to run."
The only thing keeping Devlyn from flying out the door was the fact that everybody else was ready to do the same thing. Somebody had to be the voice of reason here, at least for the moment...
"Nobody's going after anybody until we have a better handle on what's going on here, and we get the boy someplace safe."
"You've all got five minutes to gear up, then we're going to the Eyrie. I need to talk to LJ."
"Aw c'mon, don't 'cha trust me? I'm just a nice little snake, don't kids like snakes? I heard about that somewhere."A wolfish grin spreading over his face, Lk thinks
Sytt is so busy watching LK that he almost doesn't hear what is said.
"Wait, what? That drow lady hurt the kid? Huh?"
The snake looks bewildered. He starts swimming around in the fountain.
Allura grabs her gear, making sure she was ready for a fight should one happen, and making sure the boys did the same. She gently picks up Tristan and hands him to Devlyn.
"Okay, we're ready to go."
Allura grabs her gear, making sure she was ready for a fight should one happen, and making sure the boys did the same. She gently picks up Tristan and hands him to Devlyn.
"Okay, we're ready to go."
"Hey, can I come? I promise not to insult you guys again. Pleeease?"
Whoa dudes! Don't fight! All we need is peace and luv to make the world areally groovy place. Come on! Give peace a chance! Make luv, not war.
"Hey, can I come? I promise not to insult you guys again. Pleeease?"Allura grabs her gear, making sure she was ready for a fight should one happen, and making sure the boys did the same. She gently picks up Tristan and hands him to Devlyn.
"Okay, we're ready to go."
Allura hesitates. "Very well, Sytt. You may come. But you had better keep that promise."
"Do you want me to search for his parents?"
Lk fills his pack with rations, grabs a sling and pulls his axe from his belt.
"I'm ready."
"No Aidan. You and Oroth and LK are coming with us. We're going to get some divine intelligence on these guys before we go charging off after them. We weren't prepared for their defenses last time, and we're not going to make that mistake again."
"Do you want me to search for his parents?"
"I think we need to know more about the situation before we do that. We don't know if they were involved voluntarily or not. Let's hold off for now."
"I'll go get Oroth then, he's upstairs trying to figure out what that shard does..."
A minute or two later, Aidan and Oroth arrive downstairs ready to go.
Allura hesitates. "Very well, Sytt. You may come. But you had better keep that promise.""Hey, can I come? I promise not to insult you guys again. Pleeease?"Allura grabs her gear, making sure she was ready for a fight should one happen, and making sure the boys did the same. She gently picks up Tristan and hands him to Devlyn.
"Okay, we're ready to go."
"Yay! Thanks!" The snake grins and leaps out of the fountain.
Devlyn pulls his cloak around Tristan to conceal his features and ward off the chill of the desert night. Once the brothers come down, he says:
"Alright, let's get to the omniportal. Stay sharp - we might have company on the way."
They lock up the winery and head for the omniportal, travelling to the Eyrie of Celestial Harmony.
"With that, good sir, I bid you farewell. Don't dally to long in your investigations."
Muulsh smiles and escorts Ashara to the door
As soon as they return I shall send them into the bazaar to accumulate information ..
"You may wish to start your search with the Ranger and the Dryad," she says politely. "Again, good day sir."
"Alright, let's get to the omniportal. Stay sharp - we might have company on the way."
"That reminds me, Devlyn I saw the halfling lady who smells dead again. She was there when I fought the goblins to keep the boy safe."
"That reminds me, Devlyn I saw the halfling lady who smells dead again. She was there when I fought the goblins to keep the boy safe.""Alright, let's get to the omniportal. Stay sharp - we might have company on the way."
"I guess we'll have to keep an eye out for her too, then." Allura has her glaive out as they walk, keeping an eye out for trouble.
"That reminds me, Devlyn I saw the halfling lady who smells dead again. She was there when I fought the goblins to keep the boy safe.""Alright, let's get to the omniportal. Stay sharp - we might have company on the way."
"....Peachy."
Devlyn pulls his cloak around Tristan to conceal his features and ward off the chill of the desert night. Once the brothers come down, he says:
"Alright, let's get to the omniportal. Stay sharp - we might have company on the way."
They lock up the winery and head for the omniportal, travelling to the Eyrie of Celestial Harmony.
Devlyn, Allura and the boys reach the omniportal, and travel to the Eyrie of Celestial Harmony.
Muulsh orders his lieutenants to go to the Ranger and Dryad to look for information
Muulsh orders his lieutenants to go to the Ranger and Dryad to look for information
Candid and profitable with her latest customer, Mililani goes back to cleaning her shop. She later spends the day doing inventory and studying from her libram of magics.
A young swordswoman wanders the bazaar, looking into various shops and making the occasional purchase.
A young swordswoman wanders the bazaar, looking into various shops and making the occasional purchase.
An dwarven merchant bumps into Rowan in the Bazaar. "Ooff. Pardons my lady but you look lost ratehr lost. Can I help you with directions?"
A young swordswoman wanders the bazaar, looking into various shops and making the occasional purchase.An dwarven merchant bumps into Rowan in the Bazaar. "Ooff. Pardons my lady but you look lost ratehr lost. Can I help you with directions?"
"Oh, thank you, that's very kind of you. I'm not so much lost as somewhat at loose ends at the moment. The adventuring group I was with broke up recently, and I still haven't found anything else. So if you know of anyone who's looking for a sword for hire, I'd sure appreciate it. Oh, goodness, I'm being rude. My name's Rowan, Rowan Bladesinger."
"Oh, thank you, that's very kind of you. I'm not so much lost as somewhat at loose ends at the moment. The adventuring group I was with broke up recently, and I still haven't found anything else. So if you know of anyone who's looking for a sword for hire, I'd sure appreciate it. Oh, goodness, I'm being rude. My name's Rowan, Rowan Bladesinger."A young swordswoman wanders the bazaar, looking into various shops and making the occasional purchase.An dwarven merchant bumps into Rowan in the Bazaar. "Ooff. Pardons my lady but you look lost ratehr lost. Can I help you with directions?"
"Well met lass," he says cheerfully. I'm MacGardun. I own the finest breweries here in the Bazaar. If its adventuring work ye seek, then try any tavern in the Bazaar. But, I'd stay from the Ranger and the Dryad, it's a bit of the rough and tumble, not that you can't take care of yourself."
"Well met lass," he says cheerfully. I'm MacGardun. I own the finest breweries here in the Bazaar. If its adventuring work ye seek, then try any tavern in the Bazaar. But, I'd stay from the Ranger and the Dryad, it's a bit of the rough and tumble, not that you can't take care of yourself."
"Well, I do appreciate the advice, MacGurdun. I'll keep looking. At least I know where to go if I get thirsty," she adds with a smile.
"Well, I do appreciate the advice, MacGurdun. I'll keep looking. At least I know where to go if I get thirsty," she adds with a smile.
"Well met lass," he says cheerfully. I'm MacGardun. I own the finest breweries here in the Bazaar. If its adventuring work ye seek, then try any tavern in the Bazaar. But, I'd stay from the Ranger and the Dryad, it's a bit of the rough and tumble, not that you can't take care of yourself."
"I tell ye what, if you be needin' work. Look up again in the future. I may have something in outsite the Bazaar for ye in a week or so. It will be caravan work, so I hope ye long legs are up for walkin."
"Well, I do appreciate the advice, MacGurdun. I'll keep looking. At least I know where to go if I get thirsty," she adds with a smile.
"Well met lass," he says cheerfully. I'm MacGardun. I own the finest breweries here in the Bazaar. If its adventuring work ye seek, then try any tavern in the Bazaar. But, I'd stay from the Ranger and the Dryad, it's a bit of the rough and tumble, not that you can't take care of yourself."
The omniportal flashes to life as Devlyn, Allura return to the Bazaar of the Bizarre. They start heading for the more 'lively' side of town.
Whistling a tune, Corona begins to search the Bazaar for large amounts of adamantine, two large gems, warmaces used by giants of at least Huge size, and every bit of stray magic she can gather. All of which goes into a bag she is carrying...
Going to fix that error...
The omniportal flashes to life as Devlyn, Allura return to the Bazaar of the Bizarre. They start heading for the more 'lively' side of town.
Remembering what he (at the time) thought was just idle conversation with one of his hired spellcasting 'consultants', Devlyn steers the group to the Golden Sands Inn.
"Why don't you grab something to eat real quick - I need to talk to a friend about taking out a little insurance policy" as he gives Allura a quick kiss and goes upstairs.
He comes back down about an hour later, without his cowl on.
"Sorry about the wait everybody. Alright, let's go see if we can talk to this Ogiva guy. I have a feeling that the kind of knowledge he wants to barter in will not be our cup of tea, but we can try."