Fantasy Roleplaying

Noname · **Reply #6940 on:** December 11, 2009, 01:09:38 AM

Lucien looked around...

"Magic is not my strong point... but I have heard of mages using spells to unlock doors. Maybe you could try that. I don't know any magic myself..."

He took a moment to reflect on the situation. This was a farce next to the real challenges facing his city. In his experience, female mages weren't much of a threat... and these curses... were they serious?

Nick22 · **Reply #6941 on:** December 11, 2009, 01:18:45 AM

Ilsa slapped her forehead "of course" she pointed her staff at the door. "Immedici! she said , and a blue beam smashed to the door, sending cracks running up the door " Open! Marcus commanded, and the door shook, and cracked still further. 'Immedici' Minna repeated, hitting the door with her staff. The door exploded into pieces, most fell among the small group, some fell inward. A flight of steps wound up towards the upper reaches of the tower. " Come on" Margas said stepping forward.
_ Malcia was watching the scene from the scrying orb.. " " You are growing weaker Minna i can feel it.. that little tirade revealed much.. had I known it would be this easy I would have cursed you much sooner.. as for your friends..I will prove to them that I am the greater mage.. "

Noname · **Reply #6942 on:** December 11, 2009, 01:27:13 AM

The party made its way up the winding staircase. Why hadn't they run into more resistance? Clearly, Malcia wanted to face them herself. What was she thinking? Was she that powerful, or that stupid? Maybe she had an overblown image of herself in her mind...

Lucien thought about the curse again. It made the females perform behaviors which were... abhorrent. It tampered with their free will. Worst of all, it could result in their DEATHS. It was serious.

Nick22 · **Reply #6943 on:** December 11, 2009, 01:46:05 AM

As they reached a landing, a door opened and they could see a group of drakes, which were dragon-like in appearance but whose powers were far weaker. Still, in groups they could pose a formidable threat. "well, there had to be at some defenders.. Malcia wouldn't go to all this if we could just walk into her castle and confront her" Ilsa said.. Margas took aim, and focused " the red burst of lightning raced across the room and struck a nearby drake. The blast didn't kill it, their skin was too thick for that, but it alerted the rest of them.
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Ilsa swore " Drakes! She had to have drakes!" She said as some of them began to rush at the party.. Margas hunched his shoulders, preparing to engage the foe.

Noname · **Reply #6944 on:** December 11, 2009, 01:53:00 AM

The Drake was injured badly by the attack, but not dead. Several more Drakes of the weaker variety moved to attack. Lucien and Margas attacked the frontline, while Minna and Ilsa stayed in the rear.

Malcia had enough force on her side to hold off the Dracons, but Ilsa and Minna were backed up by a third mage... Annette. The human girl was not as powerful as Malcia, but she still enough to make a difference. She saw that these Drakes were attuned to the element of fire. Knowing that water and ice magic counters that, she cast some freezing spells, which caused great harm to the Drakes, and made it quite easy for the Dracons to finish them off. Annette was somewhat winded from the effort, but by no means down. She had much more endurance than Sasha, that was for sure...

"Is everyone alright?" Annette asked, concerned.

Nick22 · **Reply #6945 on:** December 11, 2009, 02:01:23 AM

Margas noticed the spells Annette was using and copied them. He was a strong mage, he had been among the strongest in the class when he had studied with the Archmage Tecganos, who had noted his abilities with ice. now he was putting those skills to good use. Several Drake fell, frozen by his powerful spells. Ilsa and Minna teamed up to kill off the remaining Drakes. After the last one fell, Minna stood hunched over, panting. 'I hope.. there aren't many more of them' She wheezed..

metadude1234 · **Reply #6946 on:** December 11, 2009, 02:05:01 AM

"so is there anything that you can teach me that will be useful for when i go after my targets?" asked Jake "any "body" alteration alchemy?"

Noname · **Reply #6947 on:** December 11, 2009, 02:30:38 AM

Meanwhile, in Hekaga...

"Well... there is some magic... I might be able to enchance your powers further. I will need to examine you first..." Ixen told Jake.

Back at Malcia's tower...

The four Dracons and the human advanced up the winding staircase. It was a taller structure than it looked... there was enough room on the next floor for an ambush... and another floor after that... then Malcia's room.

Chiletrek · **Reply #6948 on:** December 14, 2009, 07:02:42 PM

Eriol and Arianne thanked Aurescia for all the things they bought from her and walked out of the shop. - "I am really feeling strange using an armor." - She said as she was still looking at the protections she is now wearing over her normal clothings.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to them." - Eriol said with a confident smile. - "... and it is my guess that thse protections will be of most use for us in the coming days... and I am sure they will also come in handy when I find Sael again."

Arianne looked at him with a worried face. - "Do you still think about fighting him?"

Eriol then said, his face showed an un-emotional look that is frightening - "After what he almost did to you and to our son Isaac. I will not rest until I am done with him." - he then took a deep breathe, his face returning to a more trustworthy one. - "but we have more pressing things to worry about right now, am I right dear Arianne?"

The female Panther smiled. - "Oh yes, we have."

Both Gaeans kept on walking now, towards the Palace.

Noname · **Reply #6949 on:** December 14, 2009, 09:24:45 PM

Adykon and the bulk of the party showed up later at the palace. The dinner that might was not yet prepared. A courtier had led the party into a room filled with cushioned chairs and paintings... a waiting room.

And they sat there for some time. After about 15 minutes, Selturma was getting tired of running her feet over the soft carpet. After doing it for so long, it didn't feel as good anymore.

"Rex. I'm booorredd" She said, holding her feet in her hands as she sat on a cushion. "When's the king gonna see us?"

"You should be honored to even see the king." Vespion told her, gravely. Standing up, he spoke directly to her.

"The odds that a commoner gets to see the inside of this palace is low; very low if you aren't a servant here. And for someone who is essentially a hanger-on to an adventuring party which wouldn't be let anywhere near the king under normal circumstances... well... I don't know if someone like you has ever been allowed to get this close to his position. It's rather unusual..."

"So... what are you saying?" Selturma asked.

"I'm saying you should be lucky to be here at all. Just look around this room!"

Vespion had a point. The room they were in was filled almost to the ceiling with finery, ornately carved doors made of mahogany wood, fine paintings depicting heroes, kings, queens, and nobles, expensive furniture, a fine carpet, and the ceiling was a beautiful stained glass mosiac.

"Like I said. Boorinnggg." Selturma repeated, lying on her stomach, her legs and tail danging off the end of the couch.

metadude1234 · **Reply #6950 on:** December 14, 2009, 09:28:42 PM

"what sort of magic could enhance my powers?" asked Jake "and when will i need to be examined?"

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"yeah..it is kinda boring here.." said Rex "this place is so shiny that it gets boring..."

Noname · **Reply #6951 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:12:07 PM

"You can be examined any time you wish, human. I admit, I don't have very good charts on human anatomy... I don't see very many of you." Ixen replied. And he was correct. Most Dracons rarely if ever saw humans.

Meanwhile, in Minbenthac...

"You will now be taken to the royal dre-" a servant told the party. This particular one was an ostentatiously-dressed servant... a black robe... polished horns... golden band around his tail... way too fancy to be a servant in fact...

He had paused upon seeing Adykon. A look of recognition widened across his face...

"Wait a minute..." Adykon thought as he rose to his feet.

"Prince Melchized?"

"Yes. How did you... Adykon? Oh my gods, it IS you! I thought the high noble Tallon would have been waiting here!" Suddenly, the prince, who had served with Adykon putting down a tribal insurrection, became far more animated, and much less formal. Third-eldest son of the king, he was a strategic genius on the battlefield, although one could not tell from his formal dress. It didn't fit him well; he preferred to be on the battlefield with his men... or with his wives and children in the halls of the palace... but in either case, he was not at all comfortable dressed for a formal occassion. Adykon still had a suit of armor on.

"So Adykon, not content to kill goblins anymore, are you? Now you're going on to slay myths and legends!" the prince laughed, taking a seat, biding Adykon to do the same.

"Well... not so much a myth... more like a nightmare" the mercenary replied in reference to Dememoras.

"I'll admit, I've heard of him... I'll gladly join you in putting the bastard down."

"I'm sure you would... if you could spend more time away from home."

Adykon had a point. Unlike many warriors, Melchized, or "Melchi", liked to spent time with his family... and, unlike many Dracon fathers, rich or poor, he actually spent a good deal of time with his children, and when he was away in battle, and unlike some males in the military, did not start thinking of which females he would cheat on his wife with first.

"Yeah... I'll admit... I feel out of place wearing these robes... but I don't want to spend too much time away from my family... 3 of my wives are pregnant... and I've been careful to check if the eggs truly are mine... good thing that really isn't a major problem around here..."

"So, the king's going to send you into battle?"

"If it comes down to it, of course."

"I thought so. You seem like you've come a long way from leading campaigns against insurgents yourself."

"I have. I'm in charge of a whole legion... 5000 in all."

"Nice. Does it come with benefits?"

"A palace of my own, a share in any spoils from battle that my unit is in, and a parcel of land if my unit takes part in the conquest of any region."

"Wow. Living the big live, eh?"

"I guess so." the prince added with a smile. Standing up, he returned to the business orginally at hand. "Come on, we've got to get you ready for the feast tonight. The royal dressers will lend those of you who need clothes some good ones..."

They were still some time away from the dinner that night.

metadude1234 · **Reply #6952 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:23:56 PM

"i'd like to be examined as soon as possible so that i'm ready for my task" said Jake

Noname · **Reply #6953 on:** December 14, 2009, 11:46:58 PM

"Alright then, human. Remove the armor and clothing... but keep your pants on, please. I don't need to examine all of you..." Ixen was used to examining creatures to determine what could be done to change their anatomy for his purposes... in this case, it meant adding more strength and durability to Jake. Ixen considered adding some horns too... but that would be too weird, even by his standards... and he had some pretty odd standards for sure... :blink:

metadude1234 · **Reply #6954 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:50:22 AM

"okay" said Jake as he removed his chestplate and he placed it gently on the ground "do i need to remove my boots?"

Noname · **Reply #6955 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:54:25 AM

"You decide, human. I don't know what your claws look like, but I assume you have three in the front, one in the back. I don't understand how you fit them on you..." Ixen replied, totally clueless as to what humans looked like. He honestly didn't know about humans any more than a human would know about a Dracon if he had never seen on in his life before.

metadude1234 · **Reply #6956 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:59:19 AM

"i have five toes at the front and no toe at the back..." said Jake "I must seem extremely strange to you eh?"

Noname · **Reply #6957 on:** December 15, 2009, 01:03:40 AM

Ixen was surprised. "That IS odd. Keep the boots on, if you want. I don't need to see that. Ew. No wonder you wear stuff over your feet..." :blink:

"Anyway, I'll get the potions ready for the examination process... I hope you don't mind drinking one of them... it's non-toxic, I assure you."

metadude1234 · **Reply #6958 on:** December 15, 2009, 01:13:50 AM

"yeah i don't mind drinking the potions" said Jake. Jake leaned against the bench while he waited for Ixen to return with the potions.

Noname · **Reply #6959 on:** December 15, 2009, 01:17:19 AM

Ixen brought out a glowing blue potion in a cylindrical glass container. In it was a sweet-smelling liquid which gave off steam... or was that smoke? In either case, the fumes were harmless. Taking the potion, Jake would discover that the container was cold to the touch... what was this stuff?