Klox is allowed backstage without much begging (or scaring) on his part. Backstage, his heart flutters seeing all sorts of Izzet-made contraptions. Those Izzet people could make the greatest things, but they still lacked the oomph to use any of their own machinery in style. Izzet machinery was always best in Rakdos hands. There, he spots the tail end of a long, red gown - its hem made of what looks like barbed wire. Whoever is performing is walking out onto the stage now it would seem. Klox is welcome to stand offstage and watch their performance.
Meanwhile, the vedalken barkeep takes on a quizzical look, "Interesting. A missing person's case. Or perhaps, she owes your bank some money, dear patron?"His voice is empty of emotion, but it seems he really is sincere with all his words. "She did not seem the type. In either case, I was not watching Anksa that night as I tended to the bar as always. Perhaps you would like to ask around? We have quite the number of familiar faces this night."
Blix, your blood starts to boil when you see the sight of a familiar, awful woman. Awful in the bad way, not the fun one. Izola, the blood witch. Your rival in love and life. The human woman walks to the center stage with her hands out toward the crowd, smiling all the while. Her black horns, part of her headdress, seem especially pointy and sleek this night. Within moments, Izola begins performing an evocative dance as torture devices elevate from beneath the stage into view. Damn, you can't stand her, but she's good.
Rukorm, while this performance is beginning, you spot a goblin fellow nearby who doesn't seem to be watching like the bar is. He seems to have overheard the conversation between the vedalken and his expression seems worried.
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"While I can't say much," Grishkar begins with a smile, "I can say this is more of a friend-of-a-friend pursuit." Grishkar contents himself with the answer and scans the room during the show.
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Klox stands back stage, occasionally tugging at Giggle's spiked chain when the performance gets painful. Torture shows were never quite his thing, but had to admit, anyone with Blood Witch status within the Rakdos guild really brought a passion to their performance that was undeniable. Plus it would be rude to just wander about inattentively during an act. If nothing else, Klox respected professionalism.
Klox will wait patiently back stage with Giggles in hopes of getting some information from this blood Witch after her set is done.
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"The mongoose blew out its candle and was asleep in bed before the room went dark." —Llanowar fable
She makes a mental note to return sometime and continues to the tavern.
Upon entering, she is a little overwhelmed by the energy of the crowd. so many sounds, colors, and scents to process. It takes her moment to translate the information and catagorize before she can move forward. She wants to turn around and go back to the shop window where things were a bit stiller. She takes a deep breath and tries to focus on on something familiar. Seeing Rukorm at a table, she heads that way filtering out the other data for the moment. She sits and nods to him and follows his gaze to the bar where Grishkar is speaking to the barkeep. Oh, yes, we are here to find out about Anksa Kos,she recalls as her brain activity slows. She will look around for a server.
Roya spots a server easily enough. A human gal with goggles over her eyes. This miss wears deep reds, showing no affiliation with any guild in particular. If Roya flags her down, the girl smiles brightly and asks what Roya'll be having? The house brew?
Everyone sees Izola's performance and might even be enthralled by it. (CHA Save 15) her movements are mesmerizing and elicit a deep, strange feeling of both lost and lust. As the blood witch dances, elegant cuts are formed while she moves about the torture devices showing off her death-defying endurance with a perfect smile.
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"Yes, a house brew would be fine,"Roya answers. "Also, I am looking for an Anksa Kos. I was told she frequents this establishment. Have you seen her recently?"
For the moment she is not focused on the performance.
shoot, I accidentally deleted the roll when I edited. CHA Save was 2 (Nat 1 + 1) . I am going to react when she is not so focused on the barmaid.
Shrugging of the mesmerising effect he pushes his lower lip out into a true pouty-face and mumbles. "Booooo, you sux!"
He scratches his chin, could there be a way to ruin her act? He takes a close look at the torture devices used on stage, safe from his place in the audience. Investigation: 16
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Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of Guilds
The Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & Ruffians Eira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors Expanded
Roland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure
Rukorm narrows his eyes on the suspicious goblin, but eventually begins having to fight the performance happening on stage. Bloody curious, considering the bull usually found such entertainment sadistic.
CHA Save: 12
(Well, let's hoping this doesn't lose us a lead, or someone not entrhalled catches the gobbo)
All who failed the roll are not alone as the crowd grow silent and enthralled. You are lost in her dance. Her gaze. Her smile. All of you forget yourselves. Your mission.
Except for Blix. The little goblin looks at the stage, realizing he has not yet been noticed by this damn witch. He sees a way to cause a most humorous accident to befall his rival.
(Kwe, feel free to make something up!)
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Roya finds her attention drawn to the stage, her thoughts lost as she is mesmerized by the dance. "Oh," she gasps. So used to being centered in her mental capacities, processing sensory input as data, that these sensations hitting her from other parts of her body seem foreign and exotic. This is why she only indulges in circus periodically, she does not want to get too accustomed to this. But this seems a particularly indulgent performance.
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Blix studies the torture contraptions carefully for a while and notices the that a set of blade the blood witch dances by can be adjusted. Each time she passes them she does a pirouette, spinning fast and as the barely graces the blades her blood forms a spinning fan, almost like a deep red tutu around her hips. Blix grins. Would be a shame if someone made the blades come out a little bit more.
The clue to this kind of performance is not losing too much blood and cutting too deep. That way you can keep up a long performance with a seemingly large amount of spray without feeling faint at all. Oh well.. Blix conjures his Mage Hand behind the contraption and starts twisting the knobs that adjust the blades. The blades are now closer and should cut deeper than earlier. Sleight of hand: 19
"How you make "pretty"blood show when loss make you dizzy, stupid lady?" He whispers to himself as he works the knobs.
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Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of Guilds
The Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & Ruffians Eira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors Expanded
Roland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
(I will resolve this soon, but i think with how Blix has handled this, Klox wouldn't be able to stop this gobbo. But what you can do is see if you can help the blood witch save face!)
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Blix and Klox see Izola wince suddenly. Of course, not just from the pain. The performance involves delicate, fleeting cuts, but it's clear the blades are too close. She's performing one of the more popular bloodletting dances, and it's clear to see that Izola is willing herself to push through despite how much blood she may lose before she is done.
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It didn't take much for Klox to realize that this show was heading south in a hurry. There was too much blood leaving Izola for her to keep pace for the rest of the set. In a snap decision, he decided to hell with the consequences and charged out on stage, Giggles in tow to add a little bit of Goblin physical comedy to this show, slipping in pools of blood or falling over tangles of Giggle's chain as the Cackler danced around frantically dodging the whirling blades. Hopefully this display drew enough audience attention away from Izola at times so she could take a bit of a breather away from the deadly blades and finish her set with enough blood to be appreciative and thank him rather than skinning him alive afterwards for barging in.
((Fingers crossed!)) Performance roll with Advantage from spending a point of Inspiration: 22
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"The mongoose blew out its candle and was asleep in bed before the room went dark." —Llanowar fable
Blix struggles to contain his laughter as Klox starts slipping around in the blood. "B-b-boooo.... snort" He hated the Izola a whole lot, but then again. Klox WAS funny. A strange mixture of contorted facial features follow as Klox tries to stay focused on looking like he hates Izola, while he on the contrary loves the show now that it has some gory slapstick in it.
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Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of Guilds
The Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & Ruffians Eira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors Expanded
Roland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure
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Klox is allowed backstage without much begging (or scaring) on his part. Backstage, his heart flutters seeing all sorts of Izzet-made contraptions. Those Izzet people could make the greatest things, but they still lacked the oomph to use any of their own machinery in style. Izzet machinery was always best in Rakdos hands. There, he spots the tail end of a long, red gown - its hem made of what looks like barbed wire. Whoever is performing is walking out onto the stage now it would seem. Klox is welcome to stand offstage and watch their performance.
Meanwhile, the vedalken barkeep takes on a quizzical look, "Interesting. A missing person's case. Or perhaps, she owes your bank some money, dear patron?" His voice is empty of emotion, but it seems he really is sincere with all his words. "She did not seem the type. In either case, I was not watching Anksa that night as I tended to the bar as always. Perhaps you would like to ask around? We have quite the number of familiar faces this night."
Blix, your blood starts to boil when you see the sight of a familiar, awful woman. Awful in the bad way, not the fun one. Izola, the blood witch. Your rival in love and life. The human woman walks to the center stage with her hands out toward the crowd, smiling all the while. Her black horns, part of her headdress, seem especially pointy and sleek this night. Within moments, Izola begins performing an evocative dance as torture devices elevate from beneath the stage into view. Damn, you can't stand her, but she's good.
Rukorm, while this performance is beginning, you spot a goblin fellow nearby who doesn't seem to be watching like the bar is. He seems to have overheard the conversation between the vedalken and his expression seems worried.
DM: Adventures in Phandalin [Khessa], The Dread of Strahd [Darya], Dragons of Stormwreck Isle [Rook], Baldur's Gate Mysteries [4-Player]
Player: Oona in MO's Icewind Dale
Ru's Current Status
"While I can't say much," Grishkar begins with a smile, "I can say this is more of a friend-of-a-friend pursuit." Grishkar contents himself with the answer and scans the room during the show.
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Klox stands back stage, occasionally tugging at Giggle's spiked chain when the performance gets painful. Torture shows were never quite his thing, but had to admit, anyone with Blood Witch status within the Rakdos guild really brought a passion to their performance that was undeniable. Plus it would be rude to just wander about inattentively during an act. If nothing else, Klox respected professionalism.
Klox will wait patiently back stage with Giggles in hopes of getting some information from this blood Witch after her set is done.
Roya scans the trinkets in the window to see if there is anything that catches her fancy or that may be useful in her studies.
this is mostly for fun :)
investigation: 24 + Tireless Precision 3
arcana: 20
She makes a mental note to return sometime and continues to the tavern.
Upon entering, she is a little overwhelmed by the energy of the crowd. so many sounds, colors, and scents to process. It takes her moment to translate the information and catagorize before she can move forward. She wants to turn around and go back to the shop window where things were a bit stiller. She takes a deep breath and tries to focus on on something familiar. Seeing Rukorm at a table, she heads that way filtering out the other data for the moment. She sits and nods to him and follows his gaze to the bar where Grishkar is speaking to the barkeep. Oh, yes, we are here to find out about Anksa Kos, she recalls as her brain activity slows. She will look around for a server.
perception: 14
(I'll get Roya a list later!)
Roya spots a server easily enough. A human gal with goggles over her eyes. This miss wears deep reds, showing no affiliation with any guild in particular. If Roya flags her down, the girl smiles brightly and asks what Roya'll be having? The house brew?
Everyone sees Izola's performance and might even be enthralled by it. (CHA Save 15) her movements are mesmerizing and elicit a deep, strange feeling of both lost and lust. As the blood witch dances, elegant cuts are formed while she moves about the torture devices showing off her death-defying endurance with a perfect smile.
DM: Adventures in Phandalin [Khessa], The Dread of Strahd [Darya], Dragons of Stormwreck Isle [Rook], Baldur's Gate Mysteries [4-Player]
Player: Oona in MO's Icewind Dale
Ru's Current Status
"Yes, a house brew would be fine," Roya answers. "Also, I am looking for an Anksa Kos. I was told she frequents this establishment. Have you seen her recently?"
For the moment she is not focused on the performance.
shoot, I accidentally deleted the roll when I edited. CHA Save was 2 (Nat 1 + 1) . I am going to react when she is not so focused on the barmaid.
Blix does his best not to be enthralled by his nemesis' performance. CHA save: 18
Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of GuildsThe Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & RuffiansEira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors ExpandedRoland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure
Shrugging of the mesmerising effect he pushes his lower lip out into a true pouty-face and mumbles. "Booooo, you sux!"
He scratches his chin, could there be a way to ruin her act? He takes a close look at the torture devices used on stage, safe from his place in the audience. Investigation: 16
Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of GuildsThe Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & RuffiansEira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors ExpandedRoland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure
Cha Save: 22
Rukorm narrows his eyes on the suspicious goblin, but eventually begins having to fight the performance happening on stage. Bloody curious, considering the bull usually found such entertainment sadistic.
CHA Save: 12
(Well, let's hoping this doesn't lose us a lead, or someone not entrhalled catches the gobbo)
Campaigns
Oethea's Chosen- Jiron Booyahn, Hobgoblin Artificer(Gunsmith).
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Ravnica, City of Guilds - Rukorm, Minotaur Fighter(Cavalier) - Izzet League
All who failed the roll are not alone as the crowd grow silent and enthralled. You are lost in her dance. Her gaze. Her smile. All of you forget yourselves. Your mission.
Except for Blix. The little goblin looks at the stage, realizing he has not yet been noticed by this damn witch. He sees a way to cause a most humorous accident to befall his rival.
(Kwe, feel free to make something up!)
DM: Adventures in Phandalin [Khessa], The Dread of Strahd [Darya], Dragons of Stormwreck Isle [Rook], Baldur's Gate Mysteries [4-Player]
Player: Oona in MO's Icewind Dale
Ru's Current Status
((I'm pretty sure Klox saved as well with a 22 and might intervene out of a sense of "sanctity of the stage" or some such.))
Roya finds her attention drawn to the stage, her thoughts lost as she is mesmerized by the dance. "Oh," she gasps. So used to being centered in her mental capacities, processing sensory input as data, that these sensations hitting her from other parts of her body seem foreign and exotic. This is why she only indulges in circus periodically, she does not want to get too accustomed to this. But this seems a particularly indulgent performance.
Blix
studies the torture contraptions carefully for a while and notices the that a set of blade the blood witch dances by can be adjusted. Each time she passes them she does a pirouette, spinning fast and as the barely graces the blades her blood forms a spinning fan, almost like a deep red tutu around her hips. Blix grins. Would be a shame if someone made the blades come out a little bit more.The clue to this kind of performance is not losing too much blood and cutting too deep. That way you can keep up a long performance with a seemingly large amount of spray without feeling faint at all. Oh well.. Blix conjures his Mage Hand behind the contraption and starts twisting the knobs that adjust the blades. The blades are now closer and should cut deeper than earlier. Sleight of hand: 19
"How you make "pretty" blood show when loss make you dizzy, stupid lady?" He whispers to himself as he works the knobs.
Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of GuildsThe Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & RuffiansEira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors ExpandedRoland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure
(Sorry! Totally misread the post about a CHA save as being for anyone actively watching the performance. Save: 21)
Grishkar settles into a seat and enjoys the show. Such prowess and mastery were truly stunning to behold.
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
(I will resolve this soon, but i think with how Blix has handled this, Klox wouldn't be able to stop this gobbo. But what you can do is see if you can help the blood witch save face!)
DM: Adventures in Phandalin [Khessa], The Dread of Strahd [Darya], Dragons of Stormwreck Isle [Rook], Baldur's Gate Mysteries [4-Player]
Player: Oona in MO's Icewind Dale
Ru's Current Status
((Seems fair.))
Blix and Klox see Izola wince suddenly. Of course, not just from the pain. The performance involves delicate, fleeting cuts, but it's clear the blades are too close. She's performing one of the more popular bloodletting dances, and it's clear to see that Izola is willing herself to push through despite how much blood she may lose before she is done.
DM: Adventures in Phandalin [Khessa], The Dread of Strahd [Darya], Dragons of Stormwreck Isle [Rook], Baldur's Gate Mysteries [4-Player]
Player: Oona in MO's Icewind Dale
Ru's Current Status
It didn't take much for Klox to realize that this show was heading south in a hurry. There was too much blood leaving Izola for her to keep pace for the rest of the set. In a snap decision, he decided to hell with the consequences and charged out on stage, Giggles in tow to add a little bit of Goblin physical comedy to this show, slipping in pools of blood or falling over tangles of Giggle's chain as the Cackler danced around frantically dodging the whirling blades. Hopefully this display drew enough audience attention away from Izola at times so she could take a bit of a breather away from the deadly blades and finish her set with enough blood to be appreciative and thank him rather than skinning him alive afterwards for barging in.
((Fingers crossed!)) Performance roll with Advantage from spending a point of Inspiration: 22
Blix struggles to contain his laughter as Klox starts slipping around in the blood. "B-b-boooo.... snort" He hated the Izola a whole lot, but then again. Klox WAS funny. A strange mixture of contorted facial features follow as Klox tries to stay focused on looking like he hates Izola, while he on the contrary loves the show now that it has some gory slapstick in it.
Blixanix Glitterpain, Goblin Bard - In campaign: Ravnica, City of GuildsThe Soggiest DM - In campaign: Boats, Rocks & RuffiansEira Whitefeather, Human Sorcerer/Warlock - In campaign: Death Inspectors ExpandedRoland "THUNDER HIPPO" Wolfscribe, Human Bloodhunter - In campaign: Core City: A Play-by-post Adventure