Ash grabs four glasses of wine happily, offering one to Talike who seems off by herself. "Here. Loosen up. Maybe try dancing with Quinn? Or Phineas?" She offers Talike a smile and a slight pat on the cheek with a laugh before she returns to Jezz and Quinn, handing both of them a glass of wine happily. "Did I miss anything you two? You've stopped playing your Lyre Quinn." Ash tilts her head a little curiously before laughing and sipping her wine, leaning a little on Jezz to not fall over accidentally.
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Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Yeah! Haha, i just prestidigitated that. I was looking up some tips in my scraps of lore sheets, and remembered i can make a pretty good sized item from it. Mind you it would take a hard wind to make it fall apart. Not much to it. You should show me a thing or two of your magic.
Duke looks up at Jezzika as she gets progressively drunker. He holds up his pointer finger to Svana. "Declaration: I request that you delay your answer for a moment. Jezzika appears compromised. I will return momentarily to hear your response." The Warforged walks over to Jezzika.
"Observation: You have consumed a large quantity of alcohol and are compromised. You should cease consumption before the impairment gets worse."
Regardless of her answer, Duke heads back to Svana. "Declaration: I have returned. You may now give your response."
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Ash can't help but laugh at Jezz and looks between her and Quinn. "Wh... what are you going to show him Jezz?" She's feeling a little dizzy herself but keeps herself as stable as possible. Her face is also slightly pink, more visibly so than Jezz due to her lighter skin tone. After a moment of thinking and Duke's departure, Ash has a crazy idea. "Ah! Ooooh! I have something I can do... but... you have to keep it a seeeeecreeet you two..." Once they agree to keep the secret, Ash sticks out her glasses hand, looks to Jezz's for a second, and moves to shift the skin tone on her hand to match Jezz's temporarily before she switches it back to it's normal skin tone. She smiles almost giddily. "How cool is That?"
Sleight of hand: 22
At dis if Crispy thinks Ash is too drunk to do it normally:
20
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Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
For the small amount of time the duo had been dancing, all Svana could focus on were her movements, the music, and her partner. She surprised herself with how easily she got back into the groove, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lips at how she remembered how much she loved to dance. Deep down, she had been afraid that Ree'lyn would have needed to carry them both through the dance, but they both held their own pretty well, and she would have to admit that the drow was quite the fine dancer. The nobleman was not afraid to keep his eyes on her, and she did not shy away from his gaze. If anything, it made it more exciting.
When the dance had ended, she was smiling genuinely for the first time in a long time since ripped away from the surface word. "Thank you, Ree'lyn," She would say breathlessly, pulling away from his arms to curtsy before him. "Thank you."
She sat back down with Duke, her smile remaining when he asked his question. She had sipped on some water provided to them when he stepped away to scold the drunken Warlocks, and answered upon his return. "We were dancing." She brushed a stray hair that had fallen to her face. "I... I haven't danced in such a long time. I felt so... Free... Happy..." Her gaze goes off somewhere before she brought herself back to reality. "Sorry, sorry... I wish I could explain how those emotions feel in greater detail... I'm just hoping you will experience these emotions soon too, Duke."
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"Oh, hello Mr. dumpster!"Jezzika snorted. "How can I assist you to- what? Compromised? I am not compromised. I've only had.."she counted on her fingers to two. "About 5 drinks! What are you, my verbally abusive mother? Shoo!"
Jezzika looked amazed at what Ash just did.
"Oh damn..!"she said, thrilled. "How the **** did you-! Wawawait I can do something, too, watUURRRPPPch this shit.."Jezzika held up her hand, snapped her finger, and suddenly, she had a goofy smile on her face, her eyes crossed, and she fell over sideways and passed out cold.
Seeing Jezz pass out, Ash attempts to help her, picking her up with quite a shambling drunk struggle. She giggles a little as she tries to carry her. Ash giggles a little and looks to Duke. "Hehe. Duke! Could you help me take her *hic* to a room? She can't sleep on the floor here."
If Duke helps carry Jezz to a room, Ash will happily give him a thankful drunk hug before she moves to curl up on any other form of seating (preferably a couch of some sort) in the same room as Jezzika, not minding being in the same room. If Duke tries to move her, she waves him away with a tired giggle. "I'm fine here... thank you... Go on. Goodnight." She then falls asleep drunkenly on said couch thing for the night.
In the morning, everyone got up and met with Ploop in the Archpriest Hall. It was time. We were secretly all "tied up" and escorted to the Shrine of the Deep Father.
We went towards the center of the village we passed the Shrine of the Sea Mother. A nine-foot-tall statue stood there. Its body was roughly carved from some kind of wood in the shape of a humanoid female, its head and forearms formed from the severed head and claws of a giant albino crayfish. The parts were lashed on with strands of gut, and emitted an overpowering stench of rotting shellfish. Shells, brightly colored stones, mushrooms, and rotting fish were piled at the statue’s feet and strung in garlands around its neck. Four stern kuo-toa slowly circled the statue, alert and on guard, while a few others mill about, gazing up at the statue and bowing repeatedly while chanting.
We continued on to the Shrine of the Deep Father.
The idol to Leemooggoogoon the Deep Father consisted of a large hide cut roughly in the shape of a manta ray and stretched out on cords between two support poles. A dead, splayed-out manta ray was pinned to the center of the hide. Two dead octopuses were draped across the top, their tentacles pinned and artfully arrayed, their heads tied together and painted with red and blue pigments. The idol reeked of decay, and the broad stone altar below the idol is stained dark with blood.
The archpriest of the Sea Mother stepped forward across the span of the altar toward the kuo-toa waiting for him there. “The time has come,” he says, “for us to acknowledge your divine vision and welcome it. I have brought these as offerings.” He gestured toward all of us, standing within a circle of guards behind him. “Will you not accept them?”
"You are wise, father,” the younger archpriest, his daughter, replied. “I accept your offering in the name of the Deep Father. May their blood nourish and strengthen him!” A burbling cheer goes up from the surrounding kuo-toa, their fists raised in the air. "Bring the drow to me. I want them first." she says, pointing to Jezzika, Ree'lyn, and Sarith.
Sarith, weak with fatigue, and visibly very unwell, begins to moan as the guards escort him to the altar. Jezzika and Ree'lyn were grabbed next, and shoved towards the altar. Kuo-toa paraded around the altar in a wide circle as they chanted. Part of their path sent them splashing and wading through the shallows of the Darklake. They prodded us with their spears to herd us toward a slight depression 20 feet from the altar, with a large grate at its center. We saw that the stonework of the depression was stained with the blood of innumerable sacrifices, and we could hear the gentle lapping of the Darklake coming up through the grate. The chanting grew louder. Blop raised a massive blade, and Jezzika began to get nervous. Ploop looked on with vibrant acceptance.
"Uh."she said. "Ploop?"Blop was about to bring her blade down. "PLOOP!"
Ash wakes up with a splitting hangover and uncomfortable body pains from sleeping on the couch. She wakes up within the same room as Jezz and offers her a smile if she is awake. " Morning..."
Now:
Ash watches on with panic as the blades rise above the three's bodies, looking to the others before at Ploop, wanting to attack to defend the others.
After waking up, Talike allows the fish people to shackle her and drag her through the city. She reluctantly follows their commands and stops when she reaches the shrine. She seems a little concerned that Ploop hasn't caused her distraction, but stays put for the moment.
"Aren't we supposed to be breaking out right now?" Talike whispers to whoever is standing next to her.
Whereas Enkindle had been torn before about the whole situation every since being bound, there was no hesitation on her part when Ploop proved slow to act. Despite the temptation, the tenants of her order were clear in that moment. So, while Kuo-Toa were at least partially distracted(or so she hoped) with the spectacle, a small light starts to grow in the palm of a hand as she began visibly(to those closest to her) working to slip the bonds with gritted teeth, and a righteous fire in her eyes...
(OOC: This is just the set-up for SF/Duke to react to)
Earlier: Duke looks into Svana's eyes. "Declaration: It is good to hear that you feel that way. It is much preferable to seeing you in distress. Secondary Declaration: I hope to be able to experience those emotions as well, so that I can feel them with you." And then he sees Jezzika pass out drunk while Ash begins to stumble up to him. "Tertiary Declaration: As predicted, further consumption of alcohol worsened her impairment to the point of unconsciousness, but she did not heed my warning. Inquisition: Why?" Regardless of whether Duke gets a response, he agrees to carry Jezzika to a bedroom. Duke also carries Ash, since she's far too drunk to walk anyway. When she gives her a hug, he returns it, making sure to be gentle and not hurt her.
Right Now: Duke sees Enkindle looking like she's about to do something rash and moves over to stop her. He uses his 'bound' hands to grab the hand that is lighting up. "Observation: You are furious. Hypothesis: You are about to act out of fury. Declaration: That will end in a negative outcome for you, as it did for the Dwarf Eldeth back at Velkynvelve, as you are outnumbered. Secondary Declaration: I recommend that you find a way to calm yourself." He telepathically communicates to Svana and Ash and only them. "Declaration: I do not know what is going on at the moment, but if Ploopploopeen proves to be treacherous, I will not let either of you be sacrificed."
Phineas watches Duke move to stop Enkindle, his eyes flitting back to Jezzika and Ree'lyn. "Shouldn't we do something?" he whispers frantically. He preps himself, readying to wild shape in the form of a dire wolf once treachery or the need for action is exposed.
Quinn with a grin
"Think nothing of it, i simply owed her one from the clinging forrest incident."
his voice is strange now. A different tone. More serious. Maybe adult-y.
"Trust me, if you have feelings for her then tell her. Dont waste time. Love is fleeting."
Quinn rushes to say this before ash gets back
Jezzika looks at Quinn with a face of mild amusement. "Thank you for the advice!" she said, smiling softly.
Quinn nods and switches back to the electric pan flute!
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Ash grabs four glasses of wine happily, offering one to Talike who seems off by herself. "Here. Loosen up. Maybe try dancing with Quinn? Or Phineas?" She offers Talike a smile and a slight pat on the cheek with a laugh before she returns to Jezz and Quinn, handing both of them a glass of wine happily. "Did I miss anything you two? You've stopped playing your Lyre Quinn." Ash tilts her head a little curiously before laughing and sipping her wine, leaning a little on Jezz to not fall over accidentally.
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
Quinn,( normal quinn voice)
Yeah! Haha, i just prestidigitated that. I was looking up some tips in my scraps of lore sheets, and remembered i can make a pretty good sized item from it. Mind you it would take a hard wind to make it fall apart. Not much to it. You should show me a thing or two of your magic.
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Jezzika was starting to get a little dizzy, so she was also leaning a bit on Ash.
17
But didn't pass out quite yet. She just stood holding her half empty glass, smiling and actually rosy cheeked. And smiling. Rosily.
"Pfff.." she almost drooled, booping Ash's snoot with her finger. "I'll show you a little maBURRRRPgic..."
Quinn is too far gone to stop her.
"Yeah? Whatcha got there?"
Duke looks up at Jezzika as she gets progressively drunker. He holds up his pointer finger to Svana. "Declaration: I request that you delay your answer for a moment. Jezzika appears compromised. I will return momentarily to hear your response." The Warforged walks over to Jezzika.
"Observation: You have consumed a large quantity of alcohol and are compromised. You should cease consumption before the impairment gets worse."
Regardless of her answer, Duke heads back to Svana. "Declaration: I have returned. You may now give your response."
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Ash can't help but laugh at Jezz and looks between her and Quinn. "Wh... what are you going to show him Jezz?" She's feeling a little dizzy herself but keeps herself as stable as possible. Her face is also slightly pink, more visibly so than Jezz due to her lighter skin tone. After a moment of thinking and Duke's departure, Ash has a crazy idea. "Ah! Ooooh! I have something I can do... but... you have to keep it a seeeeecreeet you two..." Once they agree to keep the secret, Ash sticks out her glasses hand, looks to Jezz's for a second, and moves to shift the skin tone on her hand to match Jezz's temporarily before she switches it back to it's normal skin tone. She smiles almost giddily. "How cool is That?"
Sleight of hand: 22
At dis if Crispy thinks Ash is too drunk to do it normally:
20
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
For the small amount of time the duo had been dancing, all Svana could focus on were her movements, the music, and her partner. She surprised herself with how easily she got back into the groove, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lips at how she remembered how much she loved to dance. Deep down, she had been afraid that Ree'lyn would have needed to carry them both through the dance, but they both held their own pretty well, and she would have to admit that the drow was quite the fine dancer. The nobleman was not afraid to keep his eyes on her, and she did not shy away from his gaze. If anything, it made it more exciting.
When the dance had ended, she was smiling genuinely for the first time in a long time since ripped away from the surface word. "Thank you, Ree'lyn," She would say breathlessly, pulling away from his arms to curtsy before him. "Thank you."
She sat back down with Duke, her smile remaining when he asked his question. She had sipped on some water provided to them when he stepped away to scold the drunken Warlocks, and answered upon his return. "We were dancing." She brushed a stray hair that had fallen to her face. "I... I haven't danced in such a long time. I felt so... Free... Happy..." Her gaze goes off somewhere before she brought herself back to reality. "Sorry, sorry... I wish I could explain how those emotions feel in greater detail... I'm just hoping you will experience these emotions soon too, Duke."
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Demetrios Zalaoras || Protector Aasimar / Paladin of Torm
Hawke || Kalashtar / Circle of the Moon Druid
Morticia || Half-Aasimar Rogue
Yvan || Goliath / Path of the Wild Soul Barbarian | Paladin of Helm
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"Oh, hello Mr. dumpster!" Jezzika snorted. "How can I assist you to- what? Compromised? I am not compromised. I've only had.." she counted on her fingers to two. "About 5 drinks! What are you, my verbally abusive mother? Shoo!"
Jezzika looked amazed at what Ash just did.
"Oh damn..!" she said, thrilled. "How the **** did you-! Wawawait I can do something, too, watUURRRPPPch this shit.." Jezzika held up her hand, snapped her finger, and suddenly, she had a goofy smile on her face, her eyes crossed, and she fell over sideways and passed out cold.
After ash does something what a chameleon does, he lighty pokes at it
(Does it disperse?)
As everyone goes to bed Quinn is restless and stays up. By himself. Drinking all that he can and stay awake.
Seeing Jezz pass out, Ash attempts to help her, picking her up with quite a shambling drunk struggle. She giggles a little as she tries to carry her. Ash giggles a little and looks to Duke. "Hehe. Duke! Could you help me take her *hic* to a room? She can't sleep on the floor here."
If Duke helps carry Jezz to a room, Ash will happily give him a thankful drunk hug before she moves to curl up on any other form of seating (preferably a couch of some sort) in the same room as Jezzika, not minding being in the same room. If Duke tries to move her, she waves him away with a tired giggle. "I'm fine here... thank you... Go on. Goodnight." She then falls asleep drunkenly on said couch thing for the night.
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
In the morning, everyone got up and met with Ploop in the Archpriest Hall. It was time. We were secretly all "tied up" and escorted to the Shrine of the Deep Father.
We went towards the center of the village we passed the Shrine of the Sea Mother. A nine-foot-tall statue stood there. Its body was roughly carved from some kind of wood in the shape of a humanoid female, its head and forearms formed from the severed head and claws of a giant albino crayfish. The parts were lashed on with strands of gut, and emitted an overpowering stench of rotting shellfish. Shells, brightly colored stones, mushrooms, and rotting fish were piled at the statue’s feet and strung in garlands around its neck. Four stern kuo-toa slowly circled the statue, alert and on guard, while a few others mill about, gazing up at the statue and bowing repeatedly while chanting.
We continued on to the Shrine of the Deep Father.
The idol to Leemooggoogoon the Deep Father consisted of a large hide cut roughly in the shape of a manta ray and stretched out on cords between two support poles. A dead, splayed-out manta ray was pinned to the center of the hide. Two dead octopuses were draped across the top, their tentacles pinned and artfully arrayed, their heads tied together and painted with red and blue pigments. The idol reeked of decay, and the broad stone altar below the idol is stained dark with blood.
The archpriest of the Sea Mother stepped forward across the span of the altar toward the kuo-toa waiting for him there. “The time has come,” he says, “for us to acknowledge your divine vision and welcome it. I have brought these as offerings.” He gestured toward all of us, standing within a circle of guards behind him. “Will you not accept them?”
"You are wise, father,” the younger archpriest, his daughter, replied. “I accept your offering in the name of the Deep Father. May their blood nourish and strengthen him!” A burbling cheer goes up from the surrounding kuo-toa, their fists raised in the air. "Bring the drow to me. I want them first." she says, pointing to Jezzika, Ree'lyn, and Sarith.
Sarith, weak with fatigue, and visibly very unwell, begins to moan as the guards escort him to the altar. Jezzika and Ree'lyn were grabbed next, and shoved towards the altar. Kuo-toa paraded around the altar in a wide circle as they chanted. Part of their path sent them splashing and wading through the shallows of the Darklake. They prodded us with their spears to herd us toward a slight depression 20 feet from the altar, with a large grate at its center. We saw that the stonework of the depression was stained with the blood of innumerable sacrifices, and we could hear the gentle lapping of the Darklake coming up through the grate. The chanting grew louder. Blop raised a massive blade, and Jezzika began to get nervous. Ploop looked on with vibrant acceptance.
"Uh." she said. "Ploop?" Blop was about to bring her blade down. "PLOOP!"
When anyone wakes up you see Quinn trying to play his flute but just blowing raspberries against it
Morning:
Ash wakes up with a splitting hangover and uncomfortable body pains from sleeping on the couch. She wakes up within the same room as Jezz and offers her a smile if she is awake. " Morning..."
Now:
Ash watches on with panic as the blades rise above the three's bodies, looking to the others before at Ploop, wanting to attack to defend the others.
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
After waking up, Talike allows the fish people to shackle her and drag her through the city. She reluctantly follows their commands and stops when she reaches the shrine. She seems a little concerned that Ploop hasn't caused her distraction, but stays put for the moment.
"Aren't we supposed to be breaking out right now?" Talike whispers to whoever is standing next to her.
Whereas Enkindle had been torn before about the whole situation every since being bound, there was no hesitation on her part when Ploop proved slow to act. Despite the temptation, the tenants of her order were clear in that moment. So, while Kuo-Toa were at least partially distracted(or so she hoped) with the spectacle, a small light starts to grow in the palm of a hand as she began visibly(to those closest to her) working to slip the bonds with gritted teeth, and a righteous fire in her eyes...
(OOC: This is just the set-up for SF/Duke to react to)
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Earlier: Duke looks into Svana's eyes. "Declaration: It is good to hear that you feel that way. It is much preferable to seeing you in distress. Secondary Declaration: I hope to be able to experience those emotions as well, so that I can feel them with you." And then he sees Jezzika pass out drunk while Ash begins to stumble up to him. "Tertiary Declaration: As predicted, further consumption of alcohol worsened her impairment to the point of unconsciousness, but she did not heed my warning. Inquisition: Why?" Regardless of whether Duke gets a response, he agrees to carry Jezzika to a bedroom. Duke also carries Ash, since she's far too drunk to walk anyway. When she gives her a hug, he returns it, making sure to be gentle and not hurt her.
Right Now: Duke sees Enkindle looking like she's about to do something rash and moves over to stop her. He uses his 'bound' hands to grab the hand that is lighting up. "Observation: You are furious. Hypothesis: You are about to act out of fury. Declaration: That will end in a negative outcome for you, as it did for the Dwarf Eldeth back at Velkynvelve, as you are outnumbered. Secondary Declaration: I recommend that you find a way to calm yourself." He telepathically communicates to Svana and Ash and only them. "Declaration: I do not know what is going on at the moment, but if Ploopploopeen proves to be treacherous, I will not let either of you be sacrificed."
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Phineas watches Duke move to stop Enkindle, his eyes flitting back to Jezzika and Ree'lyn. "Shouldn't we do something?" he whispers frantically. He preps himself, readying to wild shape in the form of a dire wolf once treachery or the need for action is exposed.
Corrin Kettlewhistle: Halfling Life Cleric (Curse of Strahd)
Kip Dalton: Human Lore Bard (Waterdeep Dragon Heist)
Debauchery Dalliance: Half-Drow Oath of Conquest Paladin (White Plume Mountain)