apparently piers's words had an effect on nim. you can all hear the sound of a lock opening, with the door opening. you then see a nimblewright, slowly backing into the room, fiddling with it's fingers in a shy maner. looking around his room, it's simple, with a wooden bed and another door, apparently leading to the outside all around the room you can see a lot of Tools and materials, as well as a few of unventions. nailed to the wall, you can see a big sketch of a mechanical bird- he one that accidentally attacked you . the Nimblewright starts to move it's hands, and you can see that he is making some kind of sign language. the dragonborn looks at nim, and then back at you "Nim says he's sorry. the bird had a small malfunction, apparently." she turns to nim, crossing her arms "you know that you shoudn't just throw your inventions out in the open without proper testing, right?" the woman questions the nimblewright, with him quickly making more sign languages "i don't care if you 'were certain it would work'- people could have gotten hurt. this is your last warning, Nim- if any of your inventions bring problems again. . . i will take away all your tools." she says with a stern tone, with Nim looking down in distress
Cat frowns "Okay, I'm sure its no big deal," She looks at Nim and starts speaking in its mind, adding Piers to the conversation.
"Piers think don't talk, Nim I wont hurt you, I just want to know, if that was you on the roof top accouple of days ago? In Troll skull Ally with the fireball?" Meanwhile she signs in thieves cant to Drux" "Don't say anything about the fireball incident, Whisper it to :Lore"
Psychic Whispers
Psychic Whispers.You can establish telepathic communication between yourself and others—perfect for quiet infiltration. As an action, choose one or more creatures you can see, up to a number of creatures equal to your proficiency bonus, and then roll one Psionic Energy die. For a number of hours equal to the number rolled, the chosen creatures can speak telepathically with you, and you can speak telepathically with them. To send or receive a message (no action required), you and the other creature must be within 1 mile of each other. A creature can’t use this telepathy if it can’t speak any languages, and a creature can end the telepathic connection at any time (no action required). You and the creature don’t need to speak a common language to understand each other.
The first time you use this power after each long rest, you don’t expend the Psionic Energy die. All other times you use the power, you expend the die.
Drux acknowledges Cat’s warning with a nod. “So exactly what type of place is this? Does everyone here create things that can attack people, intentional or not?” Drux asks the Dragonborn.
Nim looks at cat, and you can hear a robotic voice on his mind
"searching memory database: . . . Conclusion: No. I was within the church at all times. Mother- Lady Valetta does not allow me to leave, and i am not able to deny this order."
the dragonborn looks at drux, a bit offended "excuse me? this is the house of inspired hands- the temple of Gond. we only create the best machinery to advance technology. this. . . thing" she gestures to Nim "is nothing but a faulty construct wich i should have trown into the trash long ago. why i allow it to roam our corritors still remains unknown to me." at those words, nim looks down, apparently sad as he fiddled with his fingers
Piers replies to her similarly offended by her arrogance"Faulty?!And who are you to judge him eh?No one but the gods have the Wisdom to judge..we all have faults..does it mean we should lock ourselves? " looking at Nim he says to her "If you don't want him here..he can come with us"
In his mind says "i am sorry that you had to learn that some people are worse than the beasts in the wilds,Manipulative, minuscule and pathetic..Cat I was thinking if there is a possibility that someone programmed his memories or erased them somehow?'
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DM Since the description of my ability doesn't say I can't. And I've used my freebie for the day. I'm going to spend a Psionic Energy die to include Lore and Drux in this mental conversation for 1 Hours.
Cat mentally says to Piers "I, don't think so, Nim is sentient, or I wouldn't be able to talk to him this way. Least that's how I feel" She looks at Nim with compassion "I am sorry, that you're in this situation. We're looking for a creature much like you. It used a device and killed a few people, in our neighborhood, Trollskull ally." she pictures where the ally is and where they live, to Nim, the destruction and the faces of the dead.
"why, i am her owner. as such, i can call him what i want. but. . . i must also admit that some of his inventions are equally. . . interesting in their own way." she says, grunting "well, if you don't have anything more to ask for. . . you can go. now."
Nim tilts his head in confusion, and then you can see on his eyes that he apparently realized something. he started to fiddle more with his fingers and look at the ground
"h-he killed . . . he killed people? i-i am sorry, i. . ."
the dragonborn apparently noticed nim's distress, and turned to him "Nim? what is the matter?" she asks, with a bit of concern on her voice
nim looks down, and turns to his room for a few seconds, and then turns back towards the priestess, starting to sign with his hands
the priestess looks at nim's hands, and starts to translate what he's saying "I was feeling lonely, so i created another Nimbleright like me. I don't know why but he just fleed one day. . . i didn't want this to happen, i didn't want people to- nim." she grits her teeth "so, what you're telling me is that you created another construct like yourself. . .and it just . . .murdered people?!" she claps her hand, with a few acolytes quickly rushing towards her "this is unnaceptable. the recent events have shown me that your inventions make nothing but destruction and misery. with that, i hereby relinquish your rights as an inventor- you will not be allowed to hold another tool, nether be supplied with any kind of material. do you understand?" Nim watches as his tools and unfinished inventions are snatched away by the acolytes "and your group. . . again, i am sorry for what happened earlier- but now, there won't be any bird attacks. you can leave."
"Once more Cat is right..Nim is that automaton's creator and the only one who understands his thoughts and can guess his movements or his whereabouts "
Turning his attention to Nim says "Nim don't blame yourself your creation caused such a catastrophe ..we are not responsible for the actions of others.****y for our own..Now is the time to prove it by helping us put a stop ..will you?"
the dragonborn looks at the coin, looking back at you "i see. . . so, you wish to learn about our craft. very well, the church is open to all- if you have the skill. there's a small test that you must accomplish before you are accepted as one of our own."
nim looks down, still a bit shaken from having his items taken from him, but he slowly nods. he looks at cat, pointing at a drawer in his attic. Valetta raises an eyebrow, walking towards the drawer and grabbing a 1-foot-long copper contraption with an umbrella-like metallic protrusion at one end. "what is this?" she questions nim, turning to him
Nim starts to sign with his hands, with Valetta translating "I have build it to try and search for my creation the first day it had disappeared . . . that's when i learned that i can't exit the temple grounds. . . hmmm" she inspects the contraption for a while, before giving it to cat "maybe you can use it to find the construct before it kills anyone else. i really hope the city guard does'nt come here to question us. .. Nim doesn't really know how to deal with pressure."
Cathern takes the device and looks it over she mentally says to Nim, which broadcasts to Nim, Drux, Lore and Piers who's she's linked to in a party line "How do you operate this, Nim?"
Nim blinks, walking towards cat and pointing at the contraption's handle
"you need to hold down the trigger. once a nimbleright other than me is within 500 feet of you, the umbrella will begin to spin, whirl and click. the closer it is to a nimbleright, the faster it spins." he explains
"hmm. . . now that i think about it, if notice go out that the temple created that nimbleright. . .things could get really bad for our side. . . and for nim. if you manage to find and destroy the nimbleright, and bring proof of it's destruction, the temple will award you 500 gold coins in comensation for your troubles." the dragonborn says.
the dragonborn bows elegantly "I am Valetta, a priestess of the temple." she said, ignoring piers's remark. Nim looked at how valeta bowed, and decided to try and mimick her, bowing to the group in a clumsy way "Now, about your wish to train in the temple . . . let this be your test, hm? if you destroy the nimbleright and give me it's core, i shall accept you into the church. it should be easy, with nim's invention."
She nods "Priestess Valetta, my name is Cathern Lightheart. Thats Piers, Lore and Drux. I wish to be a battle smith, is there a way to study with Nim?" she thinks to her self that maybe she could steal the Nimblewright, but then, nah. She starts heading towards the door "Lets go guys, We have a quarry."
She mentally says "Drux, Piers Lore, Nim, we all, can mentally continue our conversation within a mile of each other. Nim do you have any desire for places to go that would of been put into the other? Did you put a map in the others mind? What's a core?"
Piers participating in this telepathic conversation says 'If you remember anything please tell us. That would be helpful.He might do it again and this time will be more casualties..But just a question to be fair.. Nim do you have enemies? People that wanted to hurt you?My point is you two may share the same mind,fears,anxieties, hopes..Could it be that he was trying yo protect you?
Valetta nods "of course. as i said, the church is open to all." she looks at nim, thinking for a moment "very well. maybe with Nim tutoring our future generation he can repent from his actions. . .learn what true responsibility means." she says, nodding as the group exits
Nim appears surprised, and answers in her mind
"I didn't put anything on him- i created him to have a mind of his own. his own will, his own desires and feelings. i guess that was my mistake. . . and no, i didn't put a map, after all i planned for him to stay with me in the church. i have no idea why he decided to flee. Also, a core is what powers most construct- think of it as the Heart. if i remember correctly, the core is in the Nimbleright's chest, it's a blue sphere inside a metal Cage. Also, i have no enemies. i cannot leave the temple's ground- i have no time or will to even make enemies. maybe my previous owner did? he was a Renowed wizard. now that i think about it. . . once, i've heard that people that die go to the city of the Dead. for some time i've tough that my owner must have died and buried there- and i wanted to go there."
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apparently piers's words had an effect on nim. you can all hear the sound of a lock opening, with the door opening. you then see a nimblewright, slowly backing into the room, fiddling with it's fingers in a shy maner. looking around his room, it's simple, with a wooden bed and another door, apparently leading to the outside all around the room you can see a lot of Tools and materials, as well as a few of unventions. nailed to the wall, you can see a big sketch of a mechanical bird- he one that accidentally attacked you . the Nimblewright starts to move it's hands, and you can see that he is making some kind of sign language. the dragonborn looks at nim, and then back at you "Nim says he's sorry. the bird had a small malfunction, apparently." she turns to nim, crossing her arms "you know that you shoudn't just throw your inventions out in the open without proper testing, right?" the woman questions the nimblewright, with him quickly making more sign languages "i don't care if you 'were certain it would work'- people could have gotten hurt. this is your last warning, Nim- if any of your inventions bring problems again. . . i will take away all your tools." she says with a stern tone, with Nim looking down in distress
Cat frowns "Okay, I'm sure its no big deal," She looks at Nim and starts speaking in its mind, adding Piers to the conversation.
"Piers think don't talk, Nim I wont hurt you, I just want to know, if that was you on the roof top accouple of days ago? In Troll skull Ally with the fireball?" Meanwhile she signs in thieves cant to Drux" "Don't say anything about the fireball incident, Whisper it to :Lore"
Psychic Whispers
Psychic Whispers. You can establish telepathic communication between yourself and others—perfect for quiet infiltration. As an action, choose one or more creatures you can see, up to a number of creatures equal to your proficiency bonus, and then roll one Psionic Energy die. For a number of hours equal to the number rolled, the chosen creatures can speak telepathically with you, and you can speak telepathically with them. To send or receive a message (no action required), you and the other creature must be within 1 mile of each other. A creature can’t use this telepathy if it can’t speak any languages, and a creature can end the telepathic connection at any time (no action required). You and the creature don’t need to speak a common language to understand each other.
The first time you use this power after each long rest, you don’t expend the Psionic Energy die. All other times you use the power, you expend the die.
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
Drux acknowledges Cat’s warning with a nod. “So exactly what type of place is this? Does everyone here create things that can attack people, intentional or not?” Drux asks the Dragonborn.
Nim looks at cat, and you can hear a robotic voice on his mind
"searching memory database:
.
.
.
Conclusion: No. I was within the church at all times. Mother- Lady Valetta does not allow me to leave, and i am not able to deny this order."
the dragonborn looks at drux, a bit offended "excuse me? this is the house of inspired hands- the temple of Gond. we only create the best machinery to advance technology. this. . . thing" she gestures to Nim "is nothing but a faulty construct wich i should have trown into the trash long ago. why i allow it to roam our corritors still remains unknown to me." at those words, nim looks down, apparently sad as he fiddled with his fingers
Piers replies to her similarly offended by her arrogance"Faulty?!And who are you to judge him eh?No one but the gods have the Wisdom to judge..we all have faults..does it mean we should lock ourselves? " looking at Nim he says to her "If you don't want him here..he can come with us"
In his mind says "i am sorry that you had to learn that some people are worse than the beasts in the wilds,Manipulative, minuscule and pathetic..Cat I was thinking if there is a possibility that someone programmed his memories or erased them somehow?'
DM Since the description of my ability doesn't say I can't. And I've used my freebie for the day. I'm going to spend a Psionic Energy die to include Lore and Drux in this mental conversation for 1 Hours.
Cat mentally says to Piers "I, don't think so, Nim is sentient, or I wouldn't be able to talk to him this way. Least that's how I feel" She looks at Nim with compassion "I am sorry, that you're in this situation. We're looking for a creature much like you. It used a device and killed a few people, in our neighborhood, Trollskull ally." she pictures where the ally is and where they live, to Nim, the destruction and the faces of the dead.
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
"why, i am her owner. as such, i can call him what i want. but. . . i must also admit that some of his inventions are equally. . . interesting in their own way." she says, grunting "well, if you don't have anything more to ask for. . . you can go. now."
Nim tilts his head in confusion, and then you can see on his eyes that he apparently realized something. he started to fiddle more with his fingers and look at the ground
"h-he killed . . . he killed people? i-i am sorry, i. . ."
the dragonborn apparently noticed nim's distress, and turned to him "Nim? what is the matter?" she asks, with a bit of concern on her voice
nim looks down, and turns to his room for a few seconds, and then turns back towards the priestess, starting to sign with his hands
the priestess looks at nim's hands, and starts to translate what he's saying "I was feeling lonely, so i created another Nimbleright like me. I don't know why but he just fleed one day. . . i didn't want this to happen, i didn't want people to- nim." she grits her teeth "so, what you're telling me is that you created another construct like yourself. . .and it just . . .murdered people?!" she claps her hand, with a few acolytes quickly rushing towards her "this is unnaceptable. the recent events have shown me that your inventions make nothing but destruction and misery. with that, i hereby relinquish your rights as an inventor- you will not be allowed to hold another tool, nether be supplied with any kind of material. do you understand?" Nim watches as his tools and unfinished inventions are snatched away by the acolytes "and your group. . . again, i am sorry for what happened earlier- but now, there won't be any bird attacks. you can leave."
Cat takes out a copper and makes it glow "You said I can train here, and no, I need Nims help tracking the other down."
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
"Once more Cat is right..Nim is that automaton's creator and the only one who understands his thoughts and can guess his movements or his whereabouts "
Turning his attention to Nim says "Nim don't blame yourself your creation caused such a catastrophe ..we are not responsible for the actions of others.****y for our own..Now is the time to prove it by helping us put a stop ..will you?"
Lore continues to tag along silently, he has no knowledge of artifice of this kind, and clearly the others know these people well.
the dragonborn looks at the coin, looking back at you "i see. . . so, you wish to learn about our craft. very well, the church is open to all- if you have the skill. there's a small test that you must accomplish before you are accepted as one of our own."
nim looks down, still a bit shaken from having his items taken from him, but he slowly nods. he looks at cat, pointing at a drawer in his attic. Valetta raises an eyebrow, walking towards the drawer and grabbing a 1-foot-long copper contraption with an umbrella-like metallic protrusion at one end. "what is this?" she questions nim, turning to him
Nim starts to sign with his hands, with Valetta translating "I have build it to try and search for my creation the first day it had disappeared . . . that's when i learned that i can't exit the temple grounds. . . hmmm" she inspects the contraption for a while, before giving it to cat "maybe you can use it to find the construct before it kills anyone else. i really hope the city guard does'nt come here to question us. .. Nim doesn't really know how to deal with pressure."
Cathern takes the device and looks it over she mentally says to Nim, which broadcasts to Nim, Drux, Lore and Piers who's she's linked to in a party line "How do you operate this, Nim?"
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
Nim blinks, walking towards cat and pointing at the contraption's handle
"you need to hold down the trigger. once a nimbleright other than me is within 500 feet of you, the umbrella will begin to spin, whirl and click. the closer it is to a nimbleright, the faster it spins." he explains
"hmm. . . now that i think about it, if notice go out that the temple created that nimbleright. . .things could get really bad for our side. . . and for nim. if you manage to find and destroy the nimbleright, and bring proof of it's destruction, the temple will award you 500 gold coins in comensation for your troubles." the dragonborn says.
"Ok, agreed, Five hundred Dragons sounds good. I do, have a question, what is your name?" She asks the dragonborn.
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
"Everything for your public image ..right.." response Piers at her request being quite annoyed with her arrogance.
the dragonborn bows elegantly "I am Valetta, a priestess of the temple." she said, ignoring piers's remark. Nim looked at how valeta bowed, and decided to try and mimick her, bowing to the group in a clumsy way "Now, about your wish to train in the temple . . . let this be your test, hm? if you destroy the nimbleright and give me it's core, i shall accept you into the church. it should be easy, with nim's invention."
She nods "Priestess Valetta, my name is Cathern Lightheart. Thats Piers, Lore and Drux. I wish to be a battle smith, is there a way to study with Nim?" she thinks to her self that maybe she could steal the Nimblewright, but then, nah. She starts heading towards the door "Lets go guys, We have a quarry."
She mentally says "Drux, Piers Lore, Nim, we all, can mentally continue our conversation within a mile of each other. Nim do you have any desire for places to go that would of been put into the other? Did you put a map in the others mind? What's a core?"
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
Piers participating in this telepathic conversation says 'If you remember anything please tell us. That would be helpful.He might do it again and this time will be more casualties..But just a question to be fair.. Nim do you have enemies? People that wanted to hurt you?My point is you two may share the same mind,fears,anxieties, hopes..Could it be that he was trying yo protect you?
Valetta nods "of course. as i said, the church is open to all." she looks at nim, thinking for a moment "very well. maybe with Nim tutoring our future generation he can repent from his actions. . .learn what true responsibility means." she says, nodding as the group exits
Nim appears surprised, and answers in her mind
"I didn't put anything on him- i created him to have a mind of his own. his own will, his own desires and feelings. i guess that was my mistake. . . and no, i didn't put a map, after all i planned for him to stay with me in the church. i have no idea why he decided to flee. Also, a core is what powers most construct- think of it as the Heart. if i remember correctly, the core is in the Nimbleright's chest, it's a blue sphere inside a metal Cage. Also, i have no enemies. i cannot leave the temple's ground- i have no time or will to even make enemies. maybe my previous owner did? he was a Renowed wizard. now that i think about it. . . once, i've heard that people that die go to the city of the Dead. for some time i've tough that my owner must have died and buried there- and i wanted to go there."