Rum opens another chest, and pulls something spherical out, then moves over to the exit closest to the shore where the centaur is before looking back to the others.
"Are we agreed, we'll meet later?", he asks, not wanting to simply rush off. The others can likely see that he is determined not to leave the centaur stranded, just in case.
Jek nods to Rum and pats his shoulder. He says quietly "We'll see you soon. If it's who we think it might be, then she might need our help getting out of here. May the Bright Lady guide you."
Jek will take a look at the cart coming towards them, trying to figure out if it can carry them all and move fast. Insight 18
"No worries, gentlemen...you've got mighty Lady Kaede watching over both of you!" Kaede announces with an air of authority to both Jek and Rum, before shuffling out the door with Violet to head back to where they came from (and where Greko is currently hiding out).
"Um... I guess stay safe, guys," Violet says, following closely behind Lady Kaede. She's quite ready to get out of there way of the giant monster fight...
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Such is the distraction made by the battling titans, no-one pays any attention to Rum as he quickly starts to close the distance to the partially equine figure scrambling up the beach. As he gets closer he thinks back to his meeting Stasolys at Skyloft, trying to pinpoint specific feature that will identify the centaur as her before he reaches her.
Jek watches as Rum leaves swiftly. "Please don't let anything happen to him, Bright Lady!" he says, quietly. He looks towards the cart that is making it's way towards them, but it appears much too slow. He turns and says "That cart is much too slow, we should look for something faster, or we should just leave.... And I'm apparently talking to myself." Jek says as he sees the forms of Violet and Lady Kaede disappear in the distance.
Jek takes a deep breath, puts himself in the mindset of one of the Storm Troopers, then steps out and stops one of the smiths that are rushing around. "You there, get me the fastest transportation available! This must be reported as quickly as possible! NOW! Go!"
Grekostill in his wild shape form, blinks watching the others dart of in different directions. If he could talk, he would warn them this is how people die.....
The centaur's hooves sink into the sand and flail as she yanks them back out, scrambling up out of the boat and onto the beach. Stormtroopers, everywhere, a great fortress, the land belching fire...She stands for a moment in indecision before the equine side of her takes over, and she bolts eastward along the seashore, fleeing the flames under the monsters' battle and the gathered forces. Her red plaid streaming behind her, grey coat and braids shimmering in the light of the fire, a set of bagpipes strapped to the back of her human torso. An eminently recognizable figure to some, to others, only a spooked nomad of a plains tribe.
She nearly runs over the Tabaxi headed towards her, pulling herself to a halt just in time. Her mind spins for a moment, trying to recall where she had seen that feline figure before... then it hits her. "Rum!" she says, a broad smile spreading across her face. "The destiny of a familiar face may outweigh the loom of disaster!"
Finding the path clear due to all the storm troopers watching the battle of the two Kaiju, Rum foregoes stealth and makes a beeline straight for the centaur. He isn't certain they have seen him, and in his eagerness to cut them off, ends up right in their path. He flips backwards as they screech to halt in front of him, just escaping being trampled.
"Stasolya, it is you!", he exclaims as he tries to make sense of her words regarding destiny and disaster. "What are you doing here? Were you following Godzilla?", he asks before looking around.
"Tell me on the way, we should move whilst the troopers are still distracted. The Ardent Remnants are heading West, which will take us through the entire encampment".
While Rum and Stasolya exchange niceties on the far side of the Subhylian shoreline, the nearby battle took a turn.
The Tarrasque, somehow rallying in the middle of taking its beating, gets underneath Godzilla and begins to push, and the two monsters suddenly careen out of control into the midst of the Stormtroopers. Godzilla, losing his balance, fell flat on his back against the fortress, and the two monsters crushed the western side of the structure to rubble almost instantly. Stormtroopers ran screaming in all directions, and the sudden world shaking tremor sent magma and lava boiling and splashing up around the channels and chasms it flowed freely in around the forge.
Godzilla screamed as the two monsters went down, then there was a blue flash of power from the rubble and blue energy licked the sky around the Tarrasque.
A few Stormtroopers stood and fought. Most of them scattered about the subteranean stronghold.
"Perhaps we should catch up later, and right now we should just run", Rum says to Stasolya, and starts to head back the way he had come to meet up with the other members of the Ardent Remnants.
Seeing the magma flows overflowing, he looks for a safe path for them to take which will also avoid too many storm troopers.
"I was," Stasolya says, in response to Rum's inquiry. Her attention wanders back towards the terrible monster battle for a moment, almost wistfully. "We found Princess Zelda, and she told me to follow him... so I relinquished her and my charge to a stalwart vanguard that fell into place quite by divine arrangement." She looks back at Rum, her expression solemn. At this point, it would be noted that she is no longer wearing the AURYN. "That you are here with the Ardent Remnants is no accident, either. I will put myself at your service." Screams and flashes of light and flame rupture her narrative, and she throws a last glance back at the battling behemoths.
"Let us go, then. I can take us at great speed. We should be able to outrun any pursuit." She offers a hand to Rum to pull him up to sit on her back. If he accepts, she will take his direction as to their course, her magical horseshoes striking sparks from the sand as they send her at blinding speed across the landscape.
Rum takes Satsolya's hand and bounds up onto her back, allowing her to take them swiftly west as he looks for the best route.
"Princess Zelda is found, that is good news. And the Ardent Remnants are lucky to have your service. I see you have relinquished your AURYN. What is the name of the one who now bears it?".
After waiting for the answers, he adds another question, "What purpose did Princess Zelda have in mind in asking you to follow Godzilla?".
Greko watches from afar with his 20/10 vision or is it 50/20 vision. He watches his friends scramble around the area looking for an escape....He thinks to himself "Self, should I help?" Pre pin cushion Greko would have ran over without much of a thought.....However, the newly stitched together Greko is thinking about the mission, despite not understanding what they are doing. He knows the tiny little forge he has on his body is important to the his friends' friends....continuing to think to himself "But self if I have no more friends, would my friends' friends take their forge and cast me out? Oh Greko life choices......" He laments to himself...he decides he'd miss his friends too much and runs to Rum in deer form
Stasolya's blindingly fast gallop swings southward and carries the pair over and towards the bridge as she calls back to answer Rum's questions.
"Princess Zelda's destiny is in the hands of her chosen guardians, and AURYN I gave to Malenia, who accompanied me from the tragic loss of Princess Andromeda to the Kraken in Argos. They go to reclaim her as well. Malenia struggled mightily against the Darkness, but she emerged victorious...and worthy to bear AURYN in my stead. We centaurs, we are nomads at best, and travel to sing the tale of how Hyboria may be saved. But as for why the Princess asked me to follow Godzilla? I do not know... but that he led me to you speaks well of her foresight, and I do not doubt there is a purpose."
Out of the corner of her eye, she sees a deer chasing after them, and redoubles her speed.
"Friend Stasolya, I have often thought what the Ardent Remnants and the Twilight Embers before them was missing, was someone to sing of their deeds and to inspire the common folk", Rum replies honestly as he adjust his balance as the centaur change direction as she hurtles along at great speed.
As soon as they reach the stonework bridge, he casts an eye out for a way over the next few magma rivers. Only three more to go now.
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Lady Kaede, Jek, and Violet appear to be surrounded by rivers of lava flowing, except to the east. But east is towards where the kaiju are fighting, and apparently destroying everything in their path. "We must remain calm, everyone, and let logic lead us to safety!" she calls out to hopefully calm Jek and Violet.
Before venturing east (towards obvious danger), she'll stop in her tracks and look around, seeing if there are any bridges over the lava flows to the west. Baring any bridges, she'll look for any modes of transportation that the stormtroopers may have which would lead them to safety.
Perception: 18
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Rum opens another chest, and pulls something spherical out, then moves over to the exit closest to the shore where the centaur is before looking back to the others.
"Are we agreed, we'll meet later?", he asks, not wanting to simply rush off. The others can likely see that he is determined not to leave the centaur stranded, just in case.
Jek nods to Rum and pats his shoulder. He says quietly "We'll see you soon. If it's who we think it might be, then she might need our help getting out of here. May the Bright Lady guide you."
Jek will take a look at the cart coming towards them, trying to figure out if it can carry them all and move fast. Insight 18
“And the Great Dragon watch over you, friend Jek”, Rum replies and then rushes out the door towards the beach.
"No worries, gentlemen...you've got mighty Lady Kaede watching over both of you!" Kaede announces with an air of authority to both Jek and Rum, before shuffling out the door with Violet to head back to where they came from (and where Greko is currently hiding out).
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"Um... I guess stay safe, guys," Violet says, following closely behind Lady Kaede. She's quite ready to get out of there way of the giant monster fight...
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Such is the distraction made by the battling titans, no-one pays any attention to Rum as he quickly starts to close the distance to the partially equine figure scrambling up the beach. As he gets closer he thinks back to his meeting Stasolys at Skyloft, trying to pinpoint specific feature that will identify the centaur as her before he reaches her.
Jek watches as Rum leaves swiftly. "Please don't let anything happen to him, Bright Lady!" he says, quietly. He looks towards the cart that is making it's way towards them, but it appears much too slow. He turns and says "That cart is much too slow, we should look for something faster, or we should just leave.... And I'm apparently talking to myself." Jek says as he sees the forms of Violet and Lady Kaede disappear in the distance.
Jek takes a deep breath, puts himself in the mindset of one of the Storm Troopers, then steps out and stops one of the smiths that are rushing around. "You there, get me the fastest transportation available! This must be reported as quickly as possible! NOW! Go!"
Persuasion 18
Grekostill in his wild shape form, blinks watching the others dart of in different directions. If he could talk, he would warn them this is how people die.....
"Oh uh...I'll see if we have some Starlancers available then..." The smith says gently as Jek scolds him. He scuttles off in timid fashion...
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
The centaur's hooves sink into the sand and flail as she yanks them back out, scrambling up out of the boat and onto the beach. Stormtroopers, everywhere, a great fortress, the land belching fire... She stands for a moment in indecision before the equine side of her takes over, and she bolts eastward along the seashore, fleeing the flames under the monsters' battle and the gathered forces. Her red plaid streaming behind her, grey coat and braids shimmering in the light of the fire, a set of bagpipes strapped to the back of her human torso. An eminently recognizable figure to some, to others, only a spooked nomad of a plains tribe.
She nearly runs over the Tabaxi headed towards her, pulling herself to a halt just in time. Her mind spins for a moment, trying to recall where she had seen that feline figure before... then it hits her. "Rum!" she says, a broad smile spreading across her face. "The destiny of a familiar face may outweigh the loom of disaster!"
Finding the path clear due to all the storm troopers watching the battle of the two Kaiju, Rum foregoes stealth and makes a beeline straight for the centaur. He isn't certain they have seen him, and in his eagerness to cut them off, ends up right in their path. He flips backwards as they screech to halt in front of him, just escaping being trampled.
"Stasolya, it is you!", he exclaims as he tries to make sense of her words regarding destiny and disaster. "What are you doing here? Were you following Godzilla?", he asks before looking around.
"Tell me on the way, we should move whilst the troopers are still distracted. The Ardent Remnants are heading West, which will take us through the entire encampment".
While Rum and Stasolya exchange niceties on the far side of the Subhylian shoreline, the nearby battle took a turn.
The Tarrasque, somehow rallying in the middle of taking its beating, gets underneath Godzilla and begins to push, and the two monsters suddenly careen out of control into the midst of the Stormtroopers. Godzilla, losing his balance, fell flat on his back against the fortress, and the two monsters crushed the western side of the structure to rubble almost instantly. Stormtroopers ran screaming in all directions, and the sudden world shaking tremor sent magma and lava boiling and splashing up around the channels and chasms it flowed freely in around the forge.
Godzilla screamed as the two monsters went down, then there was a blue flash of power from the rubble and blue energy licked the sky around the Tarrasque.
A few Stormtroopers stood and fought. Most of them scattered about the subteranean stronghold.
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
"Perhaps we should catch up later, and right now we should just run", Rum says to Stasolya, and starts to head back the way he had come to meet up with the other members of the Ardent Remnants.
Seeing the magma flows overflowing, he looks for a safe path for them to take which will also avoid too many storm troopers.
Perception: 14+11=25
"I was," Stasolya says, in response to Rum's inquiry. Her attention wanders back towards the terrible monster battle for a moment, almost wistfully. "We found Princess Zelda, and she told me to follow him... so I relinquished her and my charge to a stalwart vanguard that fell into place quite by divine arrangement." She looks back at Rum, her expression solemn. At this point, it would be noted that she is no longer wearing the AURYN. "That you are here with the Ardent Remnants is no accident, either. I will put myself at your service." Screams and flashes of light and flame rupture her narrative, and she throws a last glance back at the battling behemoths.
"Let us go, then. I can take us at great speed. We should be able to outrun any pursuit." She offers a hand to Rum to pull him up to sit on her back. If he accepts, she will take his direction as to their course, her magical horseshoes striking sparks from the sand as they send her at blinding speed across the landscape.
Rum takes Satsolya's hand and bounds up onto her back, allowing her to take them swiftly west as he looks for the best route.
"Princess Zelda is found, that is good news. And the Ardent Remnants are lucky to have your service. I see you have relinquished your AURYN. What is the name of the one who now bears it?".
After waiting for the answers, he adds another question, "What purpose did Princess Zelda have in mind in asking you to follow Godzilla?".
As they travel, Rum spots what looks like a bridge over the nearest magma river.
"Turn south, there is a bridge", he says quickly to Stasolya, his furry arm reaching past her to point the way.
Greko watches from afar with his 20/10 vision or is it 50/20 vision. He watches his friends scramble around the area looking for an escape....He thinks to himself "Self, should I help?" Pre pin cushion Greko would have ran over without much of a thought.....However, the newly stitched together Greko is thinking about the mission, despite not understanding what they are doing. He knows the tiny little forge he has on his body is important to the his friends' friends....continuing to think to himself "But self if I have no more friends, would my friends' friends take their forge and cast me out? Oh Greko life choices......" He laments to himself...he decides he'd miss his friends too much and runs to Rum in deer form
Stasolya's blindingly fast gallop swings southward and carries the pair over and towards the bridge as she calls back to answer Rum's questions.
"Princess Zelda's destiny is in the hands of her chosen guardians, and AURYN I gave to Malenia, who accompanied me from the tragic loss of Princess Andromeda to the Kraken in Argos. They go to reclaim her as well. Malenia struggled mightily against the Darkness, but she emerged victorious...and worthy to bear AURYN in my stead. We centaurs, we are nomads at best, and travel to sing the tale of how Hyboria may be saved. But as for why the Princess asked me to follow Godzilla? I do not know... but that he led me to you speaks well of her foresight, and I do not doubt there is a purpose."
Out of the corner of her eye, she sees a deer chasing after them, and redoubles her speed.
"Friend Stasolya, I have often thought what the Ardent Remnants and the Twilight Embers before them was missing, was someone to sing of their deeds and to inspire the common folk", Rum replies honestly as he adjust his balance as the centaur change direction as she hurtles along at great speed.
As soon as they reach the stonework bridge, he casts an eye out for a way over the next few magma rivers. Only three more to go now.
Perception: 20+11=31
Lady Kaede, Jek, and Violet appear to be surrounded by rivers of lava flowing, except to the east. But east is towards where the kaiju are fighting, and apparently destroying everything in their path. "We must remain calm, everyone, and let logic lead us to safety!" she calls out to hopefully calm Jek and Violet.
Before venturing east (towards obvious danger), she'll stop in her tracks and look around, seeing if there are any bridges over the lava flows to the west. Baring any bridges, she'll look for any modes of transportation that the stormtroopers may have which would lead them to safety.
Perception: 18
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?