Otis falls over and hits the ground breathing heavily. "I think I lost something..., but also gained something..., I have to figure out how to get my Chi back."
Klok opens his eyes and realizes he’s on the ground. He lays there a moment thinking of the name said by Victor. Was it a name he’s heard before from his grandmother? He’s unsure. Finally he gets up and sees Roy bolt into the house.
Gillian is struck with memory loss, thinking he heard a voice but shaking it off. As he rises, not sure if he was grounded for moments or months, he rubs his head and joins the others…
”I have suspicions about this whole thing… but I am happy to see each of us getting along. It seems a mutual enemy is a naturally binding force” he puts his hands on two of their shoulders and slumps some of his weight on the stronger of the band.
Getting pushed back by the tendril Grahl struggles to keep his footing and falls on his ass. Looking up he still sees a semi translucent form of himself standing, mostly shady mist surround it as it still takes form with a fading glow of the tendrils energy.
As Grahl looks closer as the mist fades and the image before him is not himself at all. His eyes widen in shock trying to gather where it came from. Grahl scrambles to make sure he grips his hammer and shield. The image looks equally shocked, looking around itself and to Grahl then back to Victor or whats left of him. Its face not clearly visible when it utters but one word Dezera.. repeating Victors last word.
Grahl tries to stand up as the image has its face turned away, as he does the image's form crumbles back into a shadowy mist and flies into Grahl nearly knocking him back again. Grahl looks around frantically swinging his hammer for anything to stay away.
Stay back! .. as a few moments pass he looks to the others You saw that too right? The orc.. it was.. i saw it.
Klok looks at Grahl who seems frightened over something he saw. "What is it you saw Grahl? I have not seen any orcs other than yourself." Klok looks at the others "Everyone else ok? Roy seems to be....Does anyone know who Dezera is? I can't seem to remember if I have heard that name or not. Probably the fall.."
Otis is trying to sit up when he hears the name Dezera again. Opening his eyes he sees a fading translucent figure of an orc in front of a panicking Grahl.
Struggling into a standing position, but a sloppy stance he watches stunned as the figure turns to smoke and enters Grahl.
Hearing old Klok's question Otis replies obviously still shocked," Uh,...Dezera is one of the banished shield creators, known as the Hive mind. I can not remember if it is supposed to be male or female, female i think.. but it doesn't matter supposedly the hive mind can not die as long a at least one of its drones survive.. that's all i recall from Pop's stories right now."
"Graham are you alright? What was that smoke that went through? Into? You?" Otis asks clearly worried.
Grahl looks to Otis still a bit shaken I.. i think so. The orc it.. looked familiar. My father often spoke of our tribe from before the shield, the bloodspike clan. The orc wore a spike on his shoulder, a sign of a battle proven tribesman.
He looks down to Victors remains feeling weary. The battle must of worn me out. Im not sure of what just happened or where the orc went.
Grahl will then try to shake it off and change the subject again The hive mind you say. It.. she did this to Victor?
Otis isn't convinced Grahl is alright but is willing to move on with Gillian hanging off their shoulders.
"The name is the hive mind. As to why he said it,... I'm not certain. Were the tentacles from Dezera and Victor said it because she was stopping him? Or did he say it because that's who sent him to collect the magic items? Or both? Most sinister,... Were all of them, Brendan, Victor, the Glassman all under the hive minds control and Victor called the name as he died and was finally free. If so Patricia might be under her control somewhere, but there might not even be a child. All in Brendan's head."
Otis works out as he thinks out loud supporting Gillian.
Falken, small and light, get's sent back flying 15ft after being struck the final time by Victor. He lays on his back, letting out almost obnoxious coughs, with small grumbles between them. After some time, Falken slowly sits up and reaches for his head and rubs it. "Jesus! That took more out of me than I thought it would. I need to start working out." He slowly get's up, using his hammer as a little cane and heads back to the house, slowly heading inside. As he passes some of the others, he can be heard mumbling. "He called me a mosquito... I'm not that small, little ****er." He then heads inside and looks around for anything that might provide clues to what happened here.
Stepping into the house, you find it in shambles. The furniture is tossed about and broken in places and the first thing you notice is the smell of decay in the air. Making your way into the house, you come to a decently spacious living room that has had all the furniture upended and pushed against the walls. In the very center of the room is a headless female form lying next to what seems to be some scraps of decaying flesh and hair.
Falken get's closer, holding his nose, assuming a decapitated head would stink. He looks it over real quick and tries to think if he recognizes the woman.
(Does Falken recognize the woman? Does it look like the woman Brendan is normally seen with?)
Klok hears the commotion coming from the house snd heads in “What have you….” Klok stops mid sentence and gasps at the scene. He steps over to Falken and aids him in figuring out if this is Brendan’s wife and looking for signs of the baby
Otis: The shield stars are the exact same as they are every night, same place, six blue and one red.
Falken & Klok: It does indeed look like the body of Patricia lying on the floor. It appears the head has been severed and stripped of flesh and hair. The skull is not present.
Roy: You search the house over well, even down in the basement and can find no trace of a child.
Otis will wander inside tired but relieved the stars didn't represent those who created it and there lives or there would have been another red one when Victor died. Seeing the mess that Klok and Falken are examining he sighs and says quietly
"Well I'm glad he died then, helping with this. I don't know how Brendan is going to live having done this..."
Roy slumps. “No sign of the baby. He might still be alive. We have to find out where Victor came from. Do you think the golem…? The skull in it, do you think it was hers?” He gestures at Patricia’s body.
Klok lays a hand on Falken's shoulder before turning to the group "It is possible that whoever did this used Patricia for the golem. Victor mentioned the hive mind...I believe Otis mentioned outside the possibility of the hive mind controlling Brendan and Victor as well as the golem....We could guess that the skull was used for the golem. This all means we are facing a very powerful being. Grahl is seeing spirits...is anyone else having any reactions to their magic item? My grandmother spoke to me when I first put it on but besides that, she has been quiet." Klok thinks for a moment "There must be something here that could clue us in as to where their child went....human babies take a year before they can walk and even longer to walk well. Perhaps there are tracks outside or something missed within the house?
"Can you or Falken, check her body to see if she has had children? Children nurse for several years and I am sure there would be other physical signs. I'm not that knowledgeable of medicine my self." , Otis asks.
Otis falls over and hits the ground breathing heavily. "I think I lost something..., but also gained something..., I have to figure out how to get my Chi back."
He continues to lay on his back.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Roy can’t stop yet. He goes to look for Patricia and baby in the house
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Klok opens his eyes and realizes he’s on the ground. He lays there a moment thinking of the name said by Victor. Was it a name he’s heard before from his grandmother? He’s unsure. Finally he gets up and sees Roy bolt into the house.
Gillian is struck with memory loss, thinking he heard a voice but shaking it off. As he rises, not sure if he was grounded for moments or months, he rubs his head and joins the others…
”I have suspicions about this whole thing… but I am happy to see each of us getting along. It seems a mutual enemy is a naturally binding force” he puts his hands on two of their shoulders and slumps some of his weight on the stronger of the band.
Getting pushed back by the tendril Grahl struggles to keep his footing and falls on his ass. Looking up he still sees a semi translucent form of himself standing, mostly shady mist surround it as it still takes form with a fading glow of the tendrils energy.
As Grahl looks closer as the mist fades and the image before him is not himself at all. His eyes widen in shock trying to gather where it came from. Grahl scrambles to make sure he grips his hammer and shield.
The image looks equally shocked, looking around itself and to Grahl then back to Victor or whats left of him. Its face not clearly visible when it utters but one word Dezera.. repeating Victors last word.
Grahl tries to stand up as the image has its face turned away, as he does the image's form crumbles back into a shadowy mist and flies into Grahl nearly knocking him back again. Grahl looks around frantically swinging his hammer for anything to stay away.
Stay back! .. as a few moments pass he looks to the others You saw that too right? The orc.. it was.. i saw it.
Klok looks at Grahl who seems frightened over something he saw. "What is it you saw Grahl? I have not seen any orcs other than yourself." Klok looks at the others "Everyone else ok? Roy seems to be....Does anyone know who Dezera is? I can't seem to remember if I have heard that name or not. Probably the fall.."
Otis is trying to sit up when he hears the name Dezera again. Opening his eyes he sees a fading translucent figure of an orc in front of a panicking Grahl.
Struggling into a standing position, but a sloppy stance he watches stunned as the figure turns to smoke and enters Grahl.
Hearing old Klok's question Otis replies obviously still shocked," Uh,...Dezera is one of the banished shield creators, known as the Hive mind. I can not remember if it is supposed to be male or female, female i think.. but it doesn't matter supposedly the hive mind can not die as long a at least one of its drones survive.. that's all i recall from Pop's stories right now."
"Graham are you alright? What was that smoke that went through? Into? You?" Otis asks clearly worried.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Grahl looks to Otis still a bit shaken I.. i think so. The orc it.. looked familiar. My father often spoke of our tribe from before the shield, the bloodspike clan. The orc wore a spike on his shoulder, a sign of a battle proven tribesman.
He looks down to Victors remains feeling weary. The battle must of worn me out. Im not sure of what just happened or where the orc went.
Grahl will then try to shake it off and change the subject again The hive mind you say. It.. she did this to Victor?
Otis isn't convinced Grahl is alright but is willing to move on with Gillian hanging off their shoulders.
"The name is the hive mind. As to why he said it,... I'm not certain. Were the tentacles from Dezera and Victor said it because she was stopping him? Or did he say it because that's who sent him to collect the magic items? Or both? Most sinister,... Were all of them, Brendan, Victor, the Glassman all under the hive minds control and Victor called the name as he died and was finally free. If so Patricia might be under her control somewhere, but there might not even be a child. All in Brendan's head."
Otis works out as he thinks out loud supporting Gillian.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Falken, small and light, get's sent back flying 15ft after being struck the final time by Victor. He lays on his back, letting out almost obnoxious coughs, with small grumbles between them. After some time, Falken slowly sits up and reaches for his head and rubs it. "Jesus! That took more out of me than I thought it would. I need to start working out." He slowly get's up, using his hammer as a little cane and heads back to the house, slowly heading inside. As he passes some of the others, he can be heard mumbling. "He called me a mosquito... I'm not that small, little ****er." He then heads inside and looks around for anything that might provide clues to what happened here.
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Stepping into the house, you find it in shambles. The furniture is tossed about and broken in places and the first thing you notice is the smell of decay in the air. Making your way into the house, you come to a decently spacious living room that has had all the furniture upended and pushed against the walls. In the very center of the room is a headless female form lying next to what seems to be some scraps of decaying flesh and hair.
Otis looks the night time shield, looking at the stars, checking there number, color, and placing.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Falken get's closer, holding his nose, assuming a decapitated head would stink. He looks it over real quick and tries to think if he recognizes the woman.
(Does Falken recognize the woman? Does it look like the woman Brendan is normally seen with?)
I don't have a signature.
Roy keeps searching for signs of the baby, maybe hidden in a cellar or such
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Klok hears the commotion coming from the house snd heads in “What have you….” Klok stops mid sentence and gasps at the scene. He steps over to Falken and aids him in figuring out if this is Brendan’s wife and looking for signs of the baby
Otis: The shield stars are the exact same as they are every night, same place, six blue and one red.
Falken & Klok: It does indeed look like the body of Patricia lying on the floor. It appears the head has been severed and stripped of flesh and hair. The skull is not present.
Roy: You search the house over well, even down in the basement and can find no trace of a child.
Otis will wander inside tired but relieved the stars didn't represent those who created it and there lives or there would have been another red one when Victor died. Seeing the mess that Klok and Falken are examining he sighs and says quietly
"Well I'm glad he died then, helping with this. I don't know how Brendan is going to live having done this..."
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Roy slumps. “No sign of the baby. He might still be alive. We have to find out where Victor came from. Do you think the golem…? The skull in it, do you think it was hers?” He gestures at Patricia’s body.
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Klok lays a hand on Falken's shoulder before turning to the group "It is possible that whoever did this used Patricia for the golem. Victor mentioned the hive mind...I believe Otis mentioned outside the possibility of the hive mind controlling Brendan and Victor as well as the golem....We could guess that the skull was used for the golem. This all means we are facing a very powerful being. Grahl is seeing spirits...is anyone else having any reactions to their magic item? My grandmother spoke to me when I first put it on but besides that, she has been quiet." Klok thinks for a moment "There must be something here that could clue us in as to where their child went....human babies take a year before they can walk and even longer to walk well. Perhaps there are tracks outside or something missed within the house?
"Can you or Falken, check her body to see if she has had children? Children nurse for several years and I am sure there would be other physical signs. I'm not that knowledgeable of medicine my self." , Otis asks.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.