As Ward walks in and sees Shavaris begin feasting on some random bystander he just sighs. "Leave for two seconds to take care of the Worm and now this. Mother****." Ward says before using Disguise self and turning into a woman, with scrapes and blood all over her before seeing the blood and splashing some onto himself for good measure while staying out of Shavaris' view. Then, straightening himself out, putting on an illusory glove, walking over to Shavaris, leaning down, and ***** slapping her across the face. Ward then stands up, and begins to run towards the door, making sure that Shavaris follows behind him.
Travin carefully waddles up to the stage tiptoeing through the swathes of blood, as he gets there he starts trilling faster than anyone has heard him play before on the pan flute, not a tradition instrument for the heavy and grounded tones of this style of music, but Trav does his best to compliment the melody, thrashing his head back and forth as he does...
(Performance 19)
At the end of the song Travin keeps the pressure on the band to keep playing, keeping their spirit and excitement up as much as possible and generally fanboying over this new sound.
Johnathan was in the middle of the conversation when he was interrupted by some weird bard band. They were on the stage and ready for a performance. That was until blood started pouring over everyone. Johnathan is paralysed in just sheer shock. He feels his fangs start sprouting under his mask and he feels his body start to shake. There was just so much blood. Too much. Johnathan collapses on the ground, struggling to resist the temptation. He feels the blood on his hands now, which doesn’t help. Just when he was about to give in his temptation he remembers what happened with Hoggle. He remembers the fear in his eyes and the shame he felt when he became the monster. Johnathan starts to breath deeply as he closes his eyes and stands up. After a moment the fangs dial down and he opens his eyes. It seems he has resisted the urge to feed, for now.
When he comes to he sees something that was impossible, something that he hoped he would never seen. He sees Shavaris turn into what he his. He sees the fangs extend as she starts feed off a person. Johnathan rushes over to Shavaris and whispers next to her while she is feeding. Shavaris, stop. Look at what you are doing. Your hurting this man. I get it , I really do. I don’t know how this happened but I’m gonna help you, just like you helped me. We have to stop Blix for all the people he has hurt. We need you Shavaris. Please snap out of it.
As Ward attempts to *****slap her across the face, it more like smacks her upside the head since her face is buried in the poor man's neck. She briefly looks up, sees Ward and hisses at him. She then goes back to work, drinking the blood from the man's neck.
As Johnathan talks to Shavaris to try and speak some reason into her mind, she briefly looks up while feeding and when she meets his eyes he sees that they have completely gone black. That look is the only indication she has even heard you. The hunger is too much. And she continues to drain the blood out of the man lying next to her.
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"Dammit Shav, I really hope you are not pissed at me later for this. Hopefully, this substitutes as a cold shower." Ward says, placing his hand against the small of Shavaris' back and pumping a Frostbite into her. DC 16 con save or take damage. Damage if fail: 5
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P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
Taking up center stage, Travin is lost in the music, not taking in the chaos or knowing what Blix looks like Trav continues by yelling out "This one goes out to Gavin Tiller! Yeh yeh! Wherever Gavin might be! Heheeee!" As he changes the melody and gets the band to follow along, his raspy voice is raises above the din as he starts 'singing?'.
The words seem to rhyme but the language is gutteral and harsh, his vocals take on an infernal tongue in the continued style of the aggressive music and he seems to be devoid of his usual jittery mannerisms, as the band backs him up..
The infernal song,
"As the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you, Every thrill has gone, Wasn't too much fun at all, But I'll be there for you, As the world falls down.
"Whoa, what a buzzkill." Kerwyn says, looking around and then sees Shavaris diving into someone's neck! What! "This f*(&ing labyrinth. Everything is turned upside down." He shoves people into the center of the mosh pit. "Ironsides, where the hell are ya? It's time lay some smack down."
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A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
"Whoa, I don't know about this here." Blothor says as he watches the murder on the edge of the erupting moshpit. "Balsac, Beefcake, you seeing this? Wwhoooooaaaa....hahaha!"
A guitar solo shreds the ceiling of the ballroom in the moments before Travin begins to play...and then the band laughs. Not mocking laughter...but open laughter like they've been pleasantly surprised. The song begins to change from the shredding of 'If You Want Blood" to "As the World Falls Down" as the band falls in line with Travin.
The revelers seem to ignore Shavaris as the pit grows. Feet leave the ground and return, leave and return as they jump up and down to the rhythm and shove each other around. Blood sprays everywhere from everything the Dawn Guard can imagine blood spraying from.
The bag on Ward's side begins to move faster...
Blix looks amazed at the turn of events. His jaw drops, and all the conversations he's having with those around him are suddenly ceased. He watches with something like amazement while the vampire murders one of the dancers and then the music of the invading band and the Junk Person. He recovers quick enough...and then looks down at the tiny insect clinging to his clothing.
"Little Fairy so sincere....
...you didn’t think I did not know you were here...?"
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As Ward lays his hand upon the small of Shavaris's back, she feels the cold grow. Starting from the base and permeating up through her spine. She looks up searching for her attacker, sees Ward and hisses again, but this time lashes out with her hand, nails extended, slashing at him like a predator defending her prey.
Attack: 11 Damage: 3
She then goes back to her prey, eyeing Ward with her pure black eyes as she does.
Delphinium had flown as an incredibly small speck. As small as an ant and very hard to see. The tiny fairy fluttering about with their glow turned off so as not to stick out. As vibrant and colorful as delph likes to be, as playful and random as delph is. They know how to surprise. Delphinium knew this was going to go sideways. They knew something was going to happen. Some kind of trap.
It's too fey like. A party with attackers coming? It's feywild 101. Delph flew off immediately because they didn't want to engage in the party. They didn't want to be in the trap. The one place that wouldn't be a trap would be where the new goblin king sat. Fluttering over They knew the moment to strike was when Blix used their magic. When they tried to use to Alicorn. Delphinium wasn't going to allow it.
Flying towards the goblin delph searched them seeking the alicorn. Buzzing about like a fly that goes unnoticed around the area. Delph was swatted at s few times but with their tiny tiny tiny size and speed was easily able to avoid. Before long they had landed on Blix and were ready to pounce.
At first the party went on. Delphinium listened as Blix talked with other goblins and tried to convince them this war was a good idea. Delph thought he was stupid. People die in wars. There's never a lack of it. Live with others in harmony. That's the way to do it. Also makes thing more interesting too.
The band began to play and all hell seemed to break loose. Blood and screaming and fighting... wait... is that Shavaris? Why does Blix seem confused? Isn't this their plan? Is the band not their's? So much blood, Shavaris seems to have gone mad... but the alicorn is the powerful artifact. If Blix is looking at Delph's friends and if they don't stop them they will all get killed. Delphinium is worried they missed the trap. Was it so good they don't need to use the alicorn?
Then the talking around Delphinium and Blix stops and the new goblin king addresses Delph like they always knew they were there. This causes Delph to pause a moment and then as their cover is blown they drop their shrinking spell and flutter to face the goblin king. The polite fairy does a polite bow but never let's their eye waver away from Blix or any of their movement. Sharply observing them for any twitch of movement. Delph was ready to summon their giant Astral blue hands in a moments notice to stop the goblin from casting any spell whatsoever.
With a polite bow to show respect to Blix's new station the fairy straightens up still eye level. Delphinium is their normal size as they address Blix, they reply in similar rhyming limerick
"I think you cheat. I think you steal....
...these things are fey so I have no fear."
The fairy looks dead eye locked with Blix trying their best not to worry about Shavaris and trusting the others to take care of her as Delph faces down Blix. Still as ready as ever to interrupt the goblin. They continue to talk in rhyme with Blix,
"I claim you're weak and lack battalions...
...I think you stole power from a stallion.
I think you know I've to reclaim...
...the power that was wrongly slain.
Give me now the item pure...
...No power taken, no trick occur."
Delphinium summons one astral arm palm open and resdy to accept the Alicorn and at the same time the fairy points to those gathered near that were trying to get deals and promises from Blix. Delph does so by summoning as many of their Astral arms as they can each one pointing to another the group near Blix.
"Lies, tricks and theft is what Blix shows...
...a fey before you always knows.
Trust a fey, we cannot lie...
...my words that given must be bona fie.
War will not show you kindness...
..****y words can light the darkness."
The fairy looks back at Blix looking for an answer as they say
"Now Lord Blix, give the horn to me...
...if done without tricks I can promise thee...
...a fair talk for all to see."
Delph has given the goblin an option but is very ready with their Astral fists to fight for the alicorn if Blix forces them. The tiny fairy ready to strike if forced to. The fairy is hopeful for a talk. For everything they have heard, Delphinium believes there is a chance to talk it out. There is a chance to redeem and help the goblins here. The fairy has a plan to help them all but it requires Blix steps down and gives the fairy the Alicorn. Perhaps far too optimistic but one which they have planned for. A fey after all is always cunning.
Johnathan sees Shavaris begin attacking Ward after Ward attacked her first. This was going no where. Johnathan knows that Shavaris is in there, she just needs something to remind her of her humanity. Something to snap her out of the blood rage. Words wasn’t enough, it needed to be something meaningful, something she would never attack regardless of blood lust. That’s when it dawns on him. Her sister! She would never hurt her sister. Johnathan steps behind Shavaris and disguises himself as the ghost he has seen before in the woods and on the boat. When the disguise is complete “he” steps in between Shavaris and Ward. Johnathan holds out his hand in a stopping motion and will make it appear that the sister is crying in pain.
As Eloise appears in front of her, Shavaris blinks. And again. She slowly lifts her head removing her bloodied fangs from her victim as she stares at the ghost in front of her. She pauses there a moment while recognition really sets in. Her teeth start shrinking and her eyes start going back to normal. “Eloise? Is.. is that you? Why are you crying?”
That’s when she looks down and sees the man covered in blood with her hands on his head and shoulder, producing his neck with two holes set in it. She swallows trying to understand what is going on and she tastes it. The awful, delicious, metallic taste of blood. She slowly lifts her hand to touch her face, worried but also knowing, and she finds it covered in blood.
She falls back on her ass as realization continues to dawn on her. The pain and horror of what she is doing rips across her face. She screams out in anguish and confusion, holding her blood soaked hands up in surrender. To what? She doesn’t know, to anything that would take this affliction away. She starts pushing her body away from the man she had just been feasting upon, trying to get away as fast as she can, still not understanding how or why or… she then looks around and sees Ward near her and she looks up at him, tears streaming down her face and in a meek voice, completely uncharacteristic of her, she says, “help me”
Ward drops the disguise self and sinks down to Shavaris’ level and gives her a hug. “Don’t worry friend. We are here, that wasn’t your fault Shav.” Ward says, rubbing her shoulder as he hugs her.
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P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
As the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you
Every thrill is gone, wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you-oo-oo
As the world falls doooooooooown"
Falling!"
The infernal song continues, a reflective tone being introduced to the aggressive chords. The mosh pit swells, roars and thunders round in circles like a people vortex, some folk begin taking up candlesticks and serving trays, anything heavy or sharp to hand for attack and defense. The people seem to be entranced by the performance locking eyes with Travin at every chance through their head banging and jumping.
"Your enemy sits atop a stolen throne, Surrounded by advisors of war and cruelty, hmmm? They will see your destruction til the trickster is reinstated, see it with your eyes, feel it in your hearts, attack it with your might. Yeh yeh!" Travin speaks through the instrumental, as he points off to the now clearly visible Blix with a fairy flying in his face.
Blix grins at Delphinium, his maw full of snaggle teeth flashing. The teeth are stained yellow and green and gross and the nose wiggles. Blix laughs, the maniacal laughter of a madman bent on destruction, both his and others. The laugh is hideous, ostentatious.
"Little fairy, oh so small... ...tall are you words, deep is your gall..."
The Goblin hisses...laughs. He seems quite comfortable with his situation.
"Bluff and bluster, if that is what you seek.... ...but let not my position present me as weak... ...for if you should try to take what I've bought in blood and treachery... ...I will kill so many before they can flee..."
"For now, the Labyrinth is mine... ...and I sit upon its throne... ...and when next with Calibos I should dine... ...a permanent night...shall be our home!"
Blix reaches for his ornate coat...then stops and laughs, teasing, mocking the Fairy.
"Oh, so many Goblins living here in peace... ...and for them a bastion I shall be... ...for here we rally, and here we shall stay, ...and with my power secure, I swear on this day... ...we shant be denied, by Fey nor Foe, ...here we shall stay in peace... ...and all interlopers...should go."
Blix steps back and away from Delphinium, backing away from the turmolt of the room. Then he speaks the only line he's spoken all evening that doesn't rhyme.
"Ask your self, o' little Lord, what the greater evil is. Leaving me here in power and peace regardless of the death of one Fey beast? Or trying to take it from me and killing scores more? Be the judge, little Fey one."
The rowdy party keeps going as Travin and GWAR jam out on the stage...but things get kind of weird when Travin points toward Blix and says his piece. The moshing crowd looks toward Blix, and then has the audacity to look confused. The band looks at one another, and then one strums a cord...
They seem to be having a moment trying to decide what to do.
Right then, during the moment of silence, Kerwyn is caught off guard and screams out like he has kept on singing “YOU GOTTA FIGHT, FOR YOUR RIGHT, TO PARRRRRTTY!!”” then looks around at everyone else, not aware that the party had a lull for a moment. “OHHH YEAHHH BOY, LET’S GET IT!”
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A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
As Travin sees Travin beginning to unsteady the crowd Ward gives a nod for him to continue what he's doing. Then, slowly getting up and bringing up Shavaris with him. "Shav, stay here with Johnathan. I've got a plan." Ward says before giving her another hug and walking towards Kerwyn and grabbing his arm, casting Enhance Ability on the both of them giving them advantage on charisma checks. "Follow my lead, we're bringing the crowd to aim against Blix." Ward says before going onto the stage and grabbing the microphone. "People of the Labyrinth, Blix sits high above you as he begs your leaders to give up the lives of your friends, your family, and your lives up for him to remain in control. He does not care for any of you, but only to control his seat on the throne. He does not care how many of your bones he leaves behind as long as he stays in charge. All because he gained some amount of power. Why does he do this, because he's afraid. He knows that outside these walls awaits his death, but instead of trying to bring prosperity to this place, to bring peace, he rallies forces to fight against their brothers.
The Dwarves, The Knights Of Yore, and The Myconids of the Mushroom Forest. They march towards here, because Blix does not only endanger your people. He endangers the fabric of our land. He holds the Alicorn, and hunts The Mare. If they are to die then this world will be plunged into darkness. Blix is too scared to truly join them, yet he pushes their same goals. Should the darkness come there is nothing any of us will be able to do. This Labyrinth, your home, is where this world's fate is decided. All of us have sacrificed a great deal to be here, to liberate this place from the grasp of darkness. My home! The people I brought across the lands to safety, I left them behind knowing I may not come back to them, because there is something greater at stake. We have lost friends on the journey to meet you here, Ralik, he died in this very place TO BLIX. HE DIED FOR A GREATER CAUSE, FOR YOU, AND FOR THIS REALM.
Your previous leader is not a good man, trust me, we had the misfortune of interacting with him. He was a pain in my shiny metal ass. But he doesn't aim for the end of this world, he does care to preserve this place. Blix seeks to preserve himself, and nothing else. Join us, take back your home, and in turn, preserve this realm, make it so that those we have left behind didn't die for nothing." Ward says, handing the microphone over to Kerwyn as he turns to the side for a moment to steady himself before standing straight up again.
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P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
Back in the background, one of the guitarists begins with a simple two note progression, back and forth, and a rap battle begins with Blix, the audience is the judge. "Thank you, my main man Ward, you're bringing it like heavy, with a power and a force." The two notes keep going back and forth, Kerwyn picks up the mike, and starts to sway.
"Blix this is for you biatch. You better give it up, these people won't put up with you no more nooo... Look, if you had one shot or opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, Would you capture it, or just let it slip? Yo...."
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there's vomit on his armor already, mom's spaghetti. He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting, what he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud. He opens his mouth but the words won't come out. He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now. The clock's run out, times up, blow! Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity (he points to the worm) Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked, He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no!"
"He won't have it, he knows his whole back city's ropes, It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that but he's broke. He's so stacked that he knows, when goes back to his village, that's when its back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody, he better go capture this moment hope it don't pass him."
The crowd begins to bob and sway with him, he's singing the words and pointing, trying to get everyone pumped up.
"You better lose yourself in the MUSIC, then MOMENT, you OWN it, you better never let it GO. You only got one SHOT, do not miss your chance to BLOW, This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better. BLIX IT IS CERTAINLY YOUR TIME TO GO!"
Kerwyn keeps swaying back and forth, blasting out the lyrics, looks to Ward, Shavaris, Johnathan, Travin and Delph (if he can see them) and gives a nod, and a thumbs up.
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Sarah stands back, watching in horror as a man is killed before her very eyes by the same woman who was trying to be her friend just moments ago. She looks at Shavaris's blood splattered form, at the blood around the stage, at the blood splattering everyone and everything around the stage even as Dawn Guard hijacks the concert and the bards stand back to watch like they have no idea what to make of this shit show...
And then blood splatters the bag that the worm is in.
The bag goes apeshit.
The bag starts to flash.
Everyone in the room can hear something in the back of their minds, a voice, deep and threatening...
"None could stand before the horde but Mr. Crawley. Despair spread before him like a plague, striking fear into the shadow-dwellers, driving them to deeper and darker pits. But from the depths of the abyss rose The Great One, a champion mightier than all who had come before. The Titan, of immeasurable power and ferocity. He strode upon the plain and faced the Mr. Crawley, and a mighty battle was fought on the desolate plains. The Titan fought with the fury of the countless that had fallen to Mr. Crawley's hand, but there fell the Titan, and in his defeat the shadow horde were routed..."
Shavaris tries to calm herself in Ward's embrace. This is more than she can handle, but as she looks around at the sheer chaos of what is going on, she knows she needs to deal with that later. She watches as Ward and Kerwyn start taking over the stage, is that a rap battle Kerwyn is attempting?? She gets up and watches for a moment, then scans the crowd of drugged up party goers. Finally sees Delph over engaged with Blix? Oh boy, that can't be good.
While she tries to get control of herself and lets the words Ward spoke sink in, she starts realizing something about the crowd. She rushes over to the stage to try and get Travin, Ward and Kerwyn's attention. "GUYS!! Guys, these people, the ones you are trying to get them to revolt against Blix? THEY AREN'T BLIX'S MINIONS!! They are just nobles from outside of the Labyrinth invited here to a party. This isn't going to work!"
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As Ward walks in and sees Shavaris begin feasting on some random bystander he just sighs. "Leave for two seconds to take care of the Worm and now this. Mother****." Ward says before using Disguise self and turning into a woman, with scrapes and blood all over her before seeing the blood and splashing some onto himself for good measure while staying out of Shavaris' view. Then, straightening himself out, putting on an illusory glove, walking over to Shavaris, leaning down, and ***** slapping her across the face. Ward then stands up, and begins to run towards the door, making sure that Shavaris follows behind him.
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
Travin carefully waddles up to the stage tiptoeing through the swathes of blood, as he gets there he starts trilling faster than anyone has heard him play before on the pan flute, not a tradition instrument for the heavy and grounded tones of this style of music, but Trav does his best to compliment the melody, thrashing his head back and forth as he does...
(Performance 19)
At the end of the song Travin keeps the pressure on the band to keep playing, keeping their spirit and excitement up as much as possible and generally fanboying over this new sound.
Johnathan was in the middle of the conversation when he was interrupted by some weird bard band. They were on the stage and ready for a performance. That was until blood started pouring over everyone. Johnathan is paralysed in just sheer shock. He feels his fangs start sprouting under his mask and he feels his body start to shake. There was just so much blood. Too much. Johnathan collapses on the ground, struggling to resist the temptation. He feels the blood on his hands now, which doesn’t help. Just when he was about to give in his temptation he remembers what happened with Hoggle. He remembers the fear in his eyes and the shame he felt when he became the monster. Johnathan starts to breath deeply as he closes his eyes and stands up. After a moment the fangs dial down and he opens his eyes. It seems he has resisted the urge to feed, for now.
When he comes to he sees something that was impossible, something that he hoped he would never seen. He sees Shavaris turn into what he his. He sees the fangs extend as she starts feed off a person. Johnathan rushes over to Shavaris and whispers next to her while she is feeding. Shavaris, stop. Look at what you are doing. Your hurting this man. I get it , I really do. I don’t know how this happened but I’m gonna help you, just like you helped me. We have to stop Blix for all the people he has hurt. We need you Shavaris. Please snap out of it.
Persuasion: 13
The hunger... it overcomes her.
As Ward attempts to *****slap her across the face, it more like smacks her upside the head since her face is buried in the poor man's neck. She briefly looks up, sees Ward and hisses at him. She then goes back to work, drinking the blood from the man's neck.
As Johnathan talks to Shavaris to try and speak some reason into her mind, she briefly looks up while feeding and when she meets his eyes he sees that they have completely gone black. That look is the only indication she has even heard you. The hunger is too much. And she continues to drain the blood out of the man lying next to her.
"Dammit Shav, I really hope you are not pissed at me later for this. Hopefully, this substitutes as a cold shower." Ward says, placing his hand against the small of Shavaris' back and pumping a Frostbite into her. DC 16 con save or take damage. Damage if fail: 5
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
Taking up center stage, Travin is lost in the music, not taking in the chaos or knowing what Blix looks like Trav continues by yelling out "This one goes out to Gavin Tiller! Yeh yeh! Wherever Gavin might be! Heheeee!" As he changes the melody and gets the band to follow along, his raspy voice is raises above the din as he starts 'singing?'.
The words seem to rhyme but the language is gutteral and harsh, his vocals take on an infernal tongue in the continued style of the aggressive music and he seems to be devoid of his usual jittery mannerisms, as the band backs him up..
The infernal song,
"As the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you, Every thrill has gone, Wasn't too much fun at all, But I'll be there for you, As the world falls down.
As the world falls down..."
Ward takes Bardic Inspiration (1d6)
"Whoa, what a buzzkill." Kerwyn says, looking around and then sees Shavaris diving into someone's neck! What! "This f*(&ing labyrinth. Everything is turned upside down." He shoves people into the center of the mosh pit. "Ironsides, where the hell are ya? It's time lay some smack down."
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
"Whoa, I don't know about this here." Blothor says as he watches the murder on the edge of the erupting moshpit. "Balsac, Beefcake, you seeing this? Wwhoooooaaaa....hahaha!"
A guitar solo shreds the ceiling of the ballroom in the moments before Travin begins to play...and then the band laughs. Not mocking laughter...but open laughter like they've been pleasantly surprised. The song begins to change from the shredding of 'If You Want Blood" to "As the World Falls Down" as the band falls in line with Travin.
The revelers seem to ignore Shavaris as the pit grows. Feet leave the ground and return, leave and return as they jump up and down to the rhythm and shove each other around. Blood sprays everywhere from everything the Dawn Guard can imagine blood spraying from.
The bag on Ward's side begins to move faster...
Blix looks amazed at the turn of events. His jaw drops, and all the conversations he's having with those around him are suddenly ceased. He watches with something like amazement while the vampire murders one of the dancers and then the music of the invading band and the Junk Person. He recovers quick enough...and then looks down at the tiny insect clinging to his clothing.
"Little Fairy so sincere....
...you didn’t think I did not know you were here...?"
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
As Ward lays his hand upon the small of Shavaris's back, she feels the cold grow. Starting from the base and permeating up through her spine. She looks up searching for her attacker, sees Ward and hisses again, but this time lashes out with her hand, nails extended, slashing at him like a predator defending her prey.
Attack: 11 Damage: 3
She then goes back to her prey, eyeing Ward with her pure black eyes as she does.
Delphinium had flown as an incredibly small speck. As small as an ant and very hard to see. The tiny fairy fluttering about with their glow turned off so as not to stick out. As vibrant and colorful as delph likes to be, as playful and random as delph is. They know how to surprise. Delphinium knew this was going to go sideways. They knew something was going to happen. Some kind of trap.
It's too fey like. A party with attackers coming? It's feywild 101. Delph flew off immediately because they didn't want to engage in the party. They didn't want to be in the trap. The one place that wouldn't be a trap would be where the new goblin king sat. Fluttering over They knew the moment to strike was when Blix used their magic. When they tried to use to Alicorn. Delphinium wasn't going to allow it.
Flying towards the goblin delph searched them seeking the alicorn. Buzzing about like a fly that goes unnoticed around the area. Delph was swatted at s few times but with their tiny tiny tiny size and speed was easily able to avoid. Before long they had landed on Blix and were ready to pounce.
At first the party went on. Delphinium listened as Blix talked with other goblins and tried to convince them this war was a good idea. Delph thought he was stupid. People die in wars. There's never a lack of it. Live with others in harmony. That's the way to do it. Also makes thing more interesting too.
The band began to play and all hell seemed to break loose. Blood and screaming and fighting... wait... is that Shavaris? Why does Blix seem confused? Isn't this their plan? Is the band not their's? So much blood, Shavaris seems to have gone mad... but the alicorn is the powerful artifact. If Blix is looking at Delph's friends and if they don't stop them they will all get killed. Delphinium is worried they missed the trap. Was it so good they don't need to use the alicorn?
Then the talking around Delphinium and Blix stops and the new goblin king addresses Delph like they always knew they were there. This causes Delph to pause a moment and then as their cover is blown they drop their shrinking spell and flutter to face the goblin king. The polite fairy does a polite bow but never let's their eye waver away from Blix or any of their movement. Sharply observing them for any twitch of movement. Delph was ready to summon their giant Astral blue hands in a moments notice to stop the goblin from casting any spell whatsoever.
With a polite bow to show respect to Blix's new station the fairy straightens up still eye level. Delphinium is their normal size as they address Blix, they reply in similar rhyming limerick
"I think you cheat. I think you steal....
...these things are fey so I have no fear."
The fairy looks dead eye locked with Blix trying their best not to worry about Shavaris and trusting the others to take care of her as Delph faces down Blix. Still as ready as ever to interrupt the goblin. They continue to talk in rhyme with Blix,
"I claim you're weak and lack battalions...
...I think you stole power from a stallion.
I think you know I've to reclaim...
...the power that was wrongly slain.
Give me now the item pure...
...No power taken, no trick occur."
Delphinium summons one astral arm palm open and resdy to accept the Alicorn and at the same time the fairy points to those gathered near that were trying to get deals and promises from Blix. Delph does so by summoning as many of their Astral arms as they can each one pointing to another the group near Blix.
"Lies, tricks and theft is what Blix shows...
...a fey before you always knows.
Trust a fey, we cannot lie...
...my words that given must be bona fie.
War will not show you kindness...
..****y words can light the darkness."
The fairy looks back at Blix looking for an answer as they say
"Now Lord Blix, give the horn to me...
...if done without tricks I can promise thee...
...a fair talk for all to see."
Delph has given the goblin an option but is very ready with their Astral fists to fight for the alicorn if Blix forces them. The tiny fairy ready to strike if forced to. The fairy is hopeful for a talk. For everything they have heard, Delphinium believes there is a chance to talk it out. There is a chance to redeem and help the goblins here. The fairy has a plan to help them all but it requires Blix steps down and gives the fairy the Alicorn. Perhaps far too optimistic but one which they have planned for. A fey after all is always cunning.
Johnathan sees Shavaris begin attacking Ward after Ward attacked her first. This was going no where. Johnathan knows that Shavaris is in there, she just needs something to remind her of her humanity. Something to snap her out of the blood rage. Words wasn’t enough, it needed to be something meaningful, something she would never attack regardless of blood lust. That’s when it dawns on him. Her sister! She would never hurt her sister. Johnathan steps behind Shavaris and disguises himself as the ghost he has seen before in the woods and on the boat. When the disguise is complete “he” steps in between Shavaris and Ward. Johnathan holds out his hand in a stopping motion and will make it appear that the sister is crying in pain.
Deception (with advantage since actor feat): 24
As Eloise appears in front of her, Shavaris blinks. And again. She slowly lifts her head removing her bloodied fangs from her victim as she stares at the ghost in front of her. She pauses there a moment while recognition really sets in. Her teeth start shrinking and her eyes start going back to normal. “Eloise? Is.. is that you? Why are you crying?”
That’s when she looks down and sees the man covered in blood with her hands on his head and shoulder, producing his neck with two holes set in it. She swallows trying to understand what is going on and she tastes it. The awful, delicious, metallic taste of blood. She slowly lifts her hand to touch her face, worried but also knowing, and she finds it covered in blood.
She falls back on her ass as realization continues to dawn on her. The pain and horror of what she is doing rips across her face. She screams out in anguish and confusion, holding her blood soaked hands up in surrender. To what? She doesn’t know, to anything that would take this affliction away. She starts pushing her body away from the man she had just been feasting upon, trying to get away as fast as she can, still not understanding how or why or… she then looks around and sees Ward near her and she looks up at him, tears streaming down her face and in a meek voice, completely uncharacteristic of her, she says, “help me”
Ward drops the disguise self and sinks down to Shavaris’ level and gives her a hug. “Don’t worry friend. We are here, that wasn’t your fault Shav.” Ward says, rubbing her shoulder as he hugs her.
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
"There's such a fooled heart, beatin' so fast
In search of new dreams, a love that will last
Within your heart', I'll place the mooooon
Within your heart
As the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you
Every thrill is gone, wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you-oo-oo
As the world falls doooooooooown"
Falling!"
The infernal song continues, a reflective tone being introduced to the aggressive chords. The mosh pit swells, roars and thunders round in circles like a people vortex, some folk begin taking up candlesticks and serving trays, anything heavy or sharp to hand for attack and defense. The people seem to be entranced by the performance locking eyes with Travin at every chance through their head banging and jumping.
"Your enemy sits atop a stolen throne, Surrounded by advisors of war and cruelty, hmmm? They will see your destruction til the trickster is reinstated, see it with your eyes, feel it in your hearts, attack it with your might. Yeh yeh!" Travin speaks through the instrumental, as he points off to the now clearly visible Blix with a fairy flying in his face.
Blix grins at Delphinium, his maw full of snaggle teeth flashing. The teeth are stained yellow and green and gross and the nose wiggles. Blix laughs, the maniacal laughter of a madman bent on destruction, both his and others. The laugh is hideous, ostentatious.
"Little fairy, oh so small...
...tall are you words, deep is your gall..."
The Goblin hisses...laughs. He seems quite comfortable with his situation.
"Bluff and bluster, if that is what you seek....
...but let not my position present me as weak...
...for if you should try to take what I've bought in blood and treachery...
...I will kill so many before they can flee..."
"For now, the Labyrinth is mine...
...and I sit upon its throne...
...and when next with Calibos I should dine...
...a permanent night...shall be our home!"
Blix reaches for his ornate coat...then stops and laughs, teasing, mocking the Fairy.
"Oh, so many Goblins living here in peace...
...and for them a bastion I shall be...
...for here we rally, and here we shall stay,
...and with my power secure, I swear on this day...
...we shant be denied, by Fey nor Foe,
...here we shall stay in peace...
...and all interlopers...should go."
Blix steps back and away from Delphinium, backing away from the turmolt of the room. Then he speaks the only line he's spoken all evening that doesn't rhyme.
"Ask your self, o' little Lord, what the greater evil is. Leaving me here in power and peace regardless of the death of one Fey beast? Or trying to take it from me and killing scores more? Be the judge, little Fey one."
The rowdy party keeps going as Travin and GWAR jam out on the stage...but things get kind of weird when Travin points toward Blix and says his piece. The moshing crowd looks toward Blix, and then has the audacity to look confused. The band looks at one another, and then one strums a cord...
They seem to be having a moment trying to decide what to do.
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Right then, during the moment of silence, Kerwyn is caught off guard and screams out like he has kept on singing “YOU GOTTA FIGHT, FOR YOUR RIGHT, TO PARRRRRTTY!!”” then looks around at everyone else, not aware that the party had a lull for a moment. “OHHH YEAHHH BOY, LET’S GET IT!”
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
As Travin sees Travin beginning to unsteady the crowd Ward gives a nod for him to continue what he's doing. Then, slowly getting up and bringing up Shavaris with him. "Shav, stay here with Johnathan. I've got a plan." Ward says before giving her another hug and walking towards Kerwyn and grabbing his arm, casting Enhance Ability on the both of them giving them advantage on charisma checks. "Follow my lead, we're bringing the crowd to aim against Blix." Ward says before going onto the stage and grabbing the microphone. "People of the Labyrinth, Blix sits high above you as he begs your leaders to give up the lives of your friends, your family, and your lives up for him to remain in control. He does not care for any of you, but only to control his seat on the throne. He does not care how many of your bones he leaves behind as long as he stays in charge. All because he gained some amount of power. Why does he do this, because he's afraid. He knows that outside these walls awaits his death, but instead of trying to bring prosperity to this place, to bring peace, he rallies forces to fight against their brothers.
The Dwarves, The Knights Of Yore, and The Myconids of the Mushroom Forest. They march towards here, because Blix does not only endanger your people. He endangers the fabric of our land. He holds the Alicorn, and hunts The Mare. If they are to die then this world will be plunged into darkness. Blix is too scared to truly join them, yet he pushes their same goals. Should the darkness come there is nothing any of us will be able to do. This Labyrinth, your home, is where this world's fate is decided. All of us have sacrificed a great deal to be here, to liberate this place from the grasp of darkness. My home! The people I brought across the lands to safety, I left them behind knowing I may not come back to them, because there is something greater at stake. We have lost friends on the journey to meet you here, Ralik, he died in this very place TO BLIX. HE DIED FOR A GREATER CAUSE, FOR YOU, AND FOR THIS REALM.
Your previous leader is not a good man, trust me, we had the misfortune of interacting with him. He was a pain in my shiny metal ass. But he doesn't aim for the end of this world, he does care to preserve this place. Blix seeks to preserve himself, and nothing else. Join us, take back your home, and in turn, preserve this realm, make it so that those we have left behind didn't die for nothing." Ward says, handing the microphone over to Kerwyn as he turns to the side for a moment to steady himself before standing straight up again.
P: The Traveling Ward: Natural Napalm Enthusiast. (AURYN: The Hunt For The Last Unicorn.)
DM:
Back in the background, one of the guitarists begins with a simple two note progression, back and forth, and a rap battle begins with Blix, the audience is the judge. "Thank you, my main man Ward, you're bringing it like heavy, with a power and a force." The two notes keep going back and forth, Kerwyn picks up the mike, and starts to sway.
"Blix this is for you biatch. You better give it up, these people won't put up with you no more nooo... Look, if you had one shot or opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, Would you capture it, or just let it slip? Yo...."
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there's vomit on his armor already, mom's spaghetti. He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting, what he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud. He opens his mouth but the words won't come out. He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now. The clock's run out, times up, blow! Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity (he points to the worm) Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked, He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no!"
"He won't have it, he knows his whole back city's ropes, It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that but he's broke. He's so stacked that he knows, when goes back to his village, that's when its back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody, he better go capture this moment hope it don't pass him."
The crowd begins to bob and sway with him, he's singing the words and pointing, trying to get everyone pumped up.
"You better lose yourself in the MUSIC, then MOMENT, you OWN it, you better never let it GO. You only got one SHOT, do not miss your chance to BLOW, This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better. BLIX IT IS CERTAINLY YOUR TIME TO GO!"
Kerwyn keeps swaying back and forth, blasting out the lyrics, looks to Ward, Shavaris, Johnathan, Travin and Delph (if he can see them) and gives a nod, and a thumbs up.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Sarah stands back, watching in horror as a man is killed before her very eyes by the same woman who was trying to be her friend just moments ago. She looks at Shavaris's blood splattered form, at the blood around the stage, at the blood splattering everyone and everything around the stage even as Dawn Guard hijacks the concert and the bards stand back to watch like they have no idea what to make of this shit show...
And then blood splatters the bag that the worm is in.
The bag goes apeshit.
The bag starts to flash.
Everyone in the room can hear something in the back of their minds, a voice, deep and threatening...
"None could stand before the horde but Mr. Crawley. Despair spread before him like a plague, striking fear into the shadow-dwellers, driving them to deeper and darker pits. But from the depths of the abyss rose The Great One, a champion mightier than all who had come before. The Titan, of immeasurable power and ferocity. He strode upon the plain and faced the Mr. Crawley, and a mighty battle was fought on the desolate plains. The Titan fought with the fury of the countless that had fallen to Mr. Crawley's hand, but there fell the Titan, and in his defeat the shadow horde were routed..."
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Shavaris tries to calm herself in Ward's embrace. This is more than she can handle, but as she looks around at the sheer chaos of what is going on, she knows she needs to deal with that later. She watches as Ward and Kerwyn start taking over the stage, is that a rap battle Kerwyn is attempting?? She gets up and watches for a moment, then scans the crowd of drugged up party goers. Finally sees Delph over engaged with Blix? Oh boy, that can't be good.
While she tries to get control of herself and lets the words Ward spoke sink in, she starts realizing something about the crowd. She rushes over to the stage to try and get Travin, Ward and Kerwyn's attention. "GUYS!! Guys, these people, the ones you are trying to get them to revolt against Blix? THEY AREN'T BLIX'S MINIONS!! They are just nobles from outside of the Labyrinth invited here to a party. This isn't going to work!"