Ren bows his head and stays silent. He doesn't understand why he feels so sick to his stomach, or why the King's voice that he heard just yesterday was today so irritating and loud. He didn't want to be rude but he had to get out of this room and under the open sky. The medal was nice though, another accomplishment for the Ordo Ursa. They have done so much together and this medal is another notch in the belt for the good guys. He wishes he felt something other than pure nausea. His blue face taking on a greenish tinge Ren backs away slowly as Grathart was speaking with the King. He made it to the door by the time Erakas started thanking Hulmuth or Harnut...Ren couldn't even remember the dwarven royals name.
He makes his way out of the audience chamber and past the guards that watch vigilantly at the doors, knowing he wasn't going to make it outside. He wasn't going to make it out of this room. He was holding his breath, for taking in the air down here made his stomach churn. But it wasn't enough. His head was pounding and his lips were dry. Was this what the drink did to a person, made them feel like death? He runs out of the room he entered and tries to find a nice place to let it all go, except he doesn't make it to a nice place.
He launches himself onto the floor, and on all fours releases a torrent of bile so revolting smelling that it made him sick up again. As the pile grew, Ren could only watch in horror as his stomachs contents continued to pour out of him. And the sound, it just echoed across this room he was in. By the time the river that started in Ren's stomach and ended on the floor of the Citadel ceased to flow Ren was feeling slightly better. Now he just had a headache and some dizziness.
He tried to grasp his hold in the Noosphere, like second nature he should have thought of that a few minutes ago. But his head wasn't working right. He climbed onto the web, searching for the light to his power and found nothing. Nothing at all.
Ren climbed off the floor, looked at the large pile he had created and ran out of the room and kept running. His eyes moved frantically in every direction. Something wasn't just blocking him, something had stripped him. His powers were gone. He could see the noosphere, walk its intricate webs but he could not find anything. He was stilled.
Shit.
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"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
Rockhand accepted her medal, but when she noticed Ren trying to sneak away, and rather poorly, she decided to follow. By the time she was outside, she saw him running off. "Ren! Where are you going," she called after him. She gave chase and finally caught up to him. "Ren, what's wrong?" She gripped his shoulder to keep him still.
Erakas looks at King Harnoth and kind of shrugs and says "Too much celebration last night....." and he mimics drinking in an attempt to apologize for his friends behavior.
(OOG He's not supposed to drink, ever... but felt like Nalla needed a drinking buddy and he thought maybe it would help him too...haha Remember your first bad hangover? I can still remember mine...I was sick for almost the whole day. If I would have passed my CON save it wouldn't be this bad...haha)
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"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
"I shouldn't have done it. I know better, I thought I could play my cards and still come up on top. They are gone, Nalla. All of it. I can't touch it. I can't feel it. I can only see what I have lost." He points his finger at a rock on the ground, squints his eyes and his face shows strain.
"See, nothing. Not even the energy to push out even a small bolt of fire. I'm stilled. I didn't think it was real, I mean, this well of power that I have... I am useless!" Ren exclaims, with dried vomit on the corners of his mouth. "I should never have drunk. I don't want to die. I'm not ready, Ordo Ursa still has a job to do."
(OOG I actually have no idea what would happen if a Mystic goes against his quirks, there are no rules for it really... figured there would be something bad that would happen...even if it only lasts as long as the hangover... Idk, what do y'all think?)
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"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
(OOC - I think you get a rare magic items and an affinity for drink now - no downsides :) or you can have the one homebrewed item I made for my drunken master Minotaur I haven't played - Amphora of Dionysus - Amphora of Dionysus is an ancient Greek jar with two handles and a narrow neck.. It is decorated with images depicting Dionysus, wreathed in ivy and seated on a stool drinking from a cup in the midst of a grapevine. From it, you can pour forth the finest vintage of red wine you've ever had. The jar contains roughly 3 gallons of wine, and it is automatically refilled upon the dawn of the next day - basically a way for my minotaur monk to always be drunk! hehe)
Rockhand kneels before Ren, squinting her eyes at him. "What do you mean, gone? Ale took your powers away?" She thought on this a moment, when a question sank in. "You knew drink could do this to you?" Her expression turned from one of concern to one of anger. "You knew and you did it anyway?" She stood angrily and crossed her arms over her chest.
"I didn't know KNOW. I thought I would be alright for one night. I didn't know I would lose my connection to the Noosphere, I just thought it would be dimmed. I mean, after all we've done for the North, I deserved it too! After all we have seen and lost. I'm just tired of being strung out all the time. Worrying about everything and everyone and every damn piece to this messed up puzzle! I just needed my mind to stop for one damn night...oh no..." Ren turns his head and throws up again. How much was there left in him to come up? Not too much this time. He pulled out his waterskin and rinsed out his mouth. "If drowning out your sorrows worked for you, I was hoping it would work for me too."
Ren walks outside, waiting for everyone else. He was ready to leave this damn hold and go die at the hands of the Fire Giants. Without his powers, he was as good as dead.
He kept reaching for the Noosphere, hoping for some kind of spark. Some breath of light. Stilled, he felt nothing.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
Rockhand scowled at the retreating Ren. "No," she grumbled at Erakas. "Stay with him. Don't let him drink. Sober him up. I'll be back." She stormed off, into the dwarven city, in hopes of finding someone who could help.
OOC: Is there anyone in this city, another mystic or something, that Rockhand can get some answers from about what is happening to Ren?
Ren sees Erakas and the walking snuggle piles come out to him. He grumbles under his breath but leans into Marshmellow. He thinks better of it and climbs onto her back, curls up and tries to fall back asleep.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
"Alright you two - make sure he stays here..." he says to Snowfall and Marshmellow "I'll be right back...."
He heads to the nearest tavern and asks for a prairie oyster - if they ask what it is - two parts tomato juice, one part Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, one raw egg, and salt and pepper to taste....or whatever the Toril equivalent of their hangover cure is hehe.
He'll come back to Ren, put him in a headlock and pinch his nose with one arm, and pour the prairie oyster down his throat and clamp his jaw shut with the other hand until Ren swallows.
"There....that should fix you up....soon"
He'll then step back and watch Ren make all sorts of weird faces as he tries to process what the hell he just drank and smile.
Ren bows his head and stays silent. He doesn't understand why he feels so sick to his stomach, or why the King's voice that he heard just yesterday was today so irritating and loud. He didn't want to be rude but he had to get out of this room and under the open sky. The medal was nice though, another accomplishment for the Ordo Ursa. They have done so much together and this medal is another notch in the belt for the good guys. He wishes he felt something other than pure nausea. His blue face taking on a greenish tinge Ren backs away slowly as Grathart was speaking with the King. He made it to the door by the time Erakas started thanking Hulmuth or Harnut...Ren couldn't even remember the dwarven royals name.
He makes his way out of the audience chamber and past the guards that watch vigilantly at the doors, knowing he wasn't going to make it outside. He wasn't going to make it out of this room. He was holding his breath, for taking in the air down here made his stomach churn. But it wasn't enough. His head was pounding and his lips were dry. Was this what the drink did to a person, made them feel like death? He runs out of the room he entered and tries to find a nice place to let it all go, except he doesn't make it to a nice place.
He launches himself onto the floor, and on all fours releases a torrent of bile so revolting smelling that it made him sick up again. As the pile grew, Ren could only watch in horror as his stomachs contents continued to pour out of him. And the sound, it just echoed across this room he was in. By the time the river that started in Ren's stomach and ended on the floor of the Citadel ceased to flow Ren was feeling slightly better. Now he just had a headache and some dizziness.
He tried to grasp his hold in the Noosphere, like second nature he should have thought of that a few minutes ago. But his head wasn't working right. He climbed onto the web, searching for the light to his power and found nothing. Nothing at all.
Ren climbed off the floor, looked at the large pile he had created and ran out of the room and kept running. His eyes moved frantically in every direction. Something wasn't just blocking him, something had stripped him. His powers were gone. He could see the noosphere, walk its intricate webs but he could not find anything. He was stilled.
Shit.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
OOC: Ren, always the drama king lol
Rockhand accepted her medal, but when she noticed Ren trying to sneak away, and rather poorly, she decided to follow. By the time she was outside, she saw him running off. "Ren! Where are you going," she called after him. She gave chase and finally caught up to him. "Ren, what's wrong?" She gripped his shoulder to keep him still.
A dwarf with a canoe on his back? What could go wrong?
Erakas looks at King Harnoth and kind of shrugs and says "Too much celebration last night....." and he mimics drinking in an attempt to apologize for his friends behavior.
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
"I shouldn't have done it. I know better, I thought I could play my cards and still come up on top. They are gone, Nalla. All of it. I can't touch it. I can't feel it. I can only see what I have lost." He points his finger at a rock on the ground, squints his eyes and his face shows strain.
"See, nothing. Not even the energy to push out even a small bolt of fire. I'm stilled. I didn't think it was real, I mean, this well of power that I have... I am useless!" Ren exclaims, with dried vomit on the corners of his mouth. "I should never have drunk. I don't want to die. I'm not ready, Ordo Ursa still has a job to do."
(OOG I actually have no idea what would happen if a Mystic goes against his quirks, there are no rules for it really... figured there would be something bad that would happen...even if it only lasts as long as the hangover... Idk, what do y'all think?)
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
(OOC - I think you get a rare magic items and an affinity for drink now - no downsides :) or you can have the one homebrewed item I made for my drunken master Minotaur I haven't played - Amphora of Dionysus - Amphora of Dionysus is an ancient Greek jar with two handles and a narrow neck.. It is decorated with images depicting Dionysus, wreathed in ivy and seated on a stool drinking from a cup in the midst of a grapevine. From it, you can pour forth the finest vintage of red wine you've ever had. The jar contains roughly 3 gallons of wine, and it is automatically refilled upon the dawn of the next day - basically a way for my minotaur monk to always be drunk! hehe)
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Rockhand kneels before Ren, squinting her eyes at him. "What do you mean, gone? Ale took your powers away?" She thought on this a moment, when a question sank in. "You knew drink could do this to you?" Her expression turned from one of concern to one of anger. "You knew and you did it anyway?" She stood angrily and crossed her arms over her chest.
A dwarf with a canoe on his back? What could go wrong?
"I didn't know KNOW. I thought I would be alright for one night. I didn't know I would lose my connection to the Noosphere, I just thought it would be dimmed. I mean, after all we've done for the North, I deserved it too! After all we have seen and lost. I'm just tired of being strung out all the time. Worrying about everything and everyone and every damn piece to this messed up puzzle! I just needed my mind to stop for one damn night...oh no..." Ren turns his head and throws up again. How much was there left in him to come up? Not too much this time. He pulled out his waterskin and rinsed out his mouth. "If drowning out your sorrows worked for you, I was hoping it would work for me too."
Ren walks outside, waiting for everyone else. He was ready to leave this damn hold and go die at the hands of the Fire Giants. Without his powers, he was as good as dead.
He kept reaching for the Noosphere, hoping for some kind of spark. Some breath of light. Stilled, he felt nothing.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
Erakas and the bears finally catch up to Ren and Nalla
he looks at her and says "He going to be ok?"
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Rockhand scowled at the retreating Ren. "No," she grumbled at Erakas. "Stay with him. Don't let him drink. Sober him up. I'll be back." She stormed off, into the dwarven city, in hopes of finding someone who could help.
OOC: Is there anyone in this city, another mystic or something, that Rockhand can get some answers from about what is happening to Ren?
A dwarf with a canoe on his back? What could go wrong?
OOC No mystics. You can try to bring Ren some adbarrian good-morning-tea. It helps the hangover or so they say ;-)
OOC: Where can I find some?
A dwarf with a canoe on his back? What could go wrong?
Erakas and the bears will follow Ren - if need be the bears will sit on him while Erakas finds the closest tavern to get a prairie oyster for Ren.
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
OOC Any inn would do.
Ren sees Erakas and the walking snuggle piles come out to him. He grumbles under his breath but leans into Marshmellow. He thinks better of it and climbs onto her back, curls up and tries to fall back asleep.
"Why is it so damn bright out here?"
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
"Alright you two - make sure he stays here..." he says to Snowfall and Marshmellow "I'll be right back...."
He heads to the nearest tavern and asks for a prairie oyster - if they ask what it is - two parts tomato juice, one part Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, one raw egg, and salt and pepper to taste....or whatever the Toril equivalent of their hangover cure is hehe.
He'll come back to Ren, put him in a headlock and pinch his nose with one arm, and pour the prairie oyster down his throat and clamp his jaw shut with the other hand until Ren swallows.
"There....that should fix you up....soon"
He'll then step back and watch Ren make all sorts of weird faces as he tries to process what the hell he just drank and smile.
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
The dwarves at the inn do their best to make the most potent wake-up concoction Toril has ever seen.
(OOC - exactly! hehe he might actually want that tea when Nalla comes back with it after that!)
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
OOC: Oh no... poor Ren. :(
A dwarf with a canoe on his back? What could go wrong?