Halila, content with her progress at the moment heads to the Dragon Bar, past the illusory fountain and can easily make it to the bar. Across the way is a small stage where an air elemental is performing some modest sleight of hand tricks to anyone that will watch them.
Sizzle checks the impersonators as one starts to sniff around for something to grab, but as soon as they get spotted they all straighten up. "Hey what a deadbeat huh?"They have a laugh and begin to drift off through other parts of the casino.
(There is at least another couple hours until you will be called away. What would you like to do!)
That no-one is around when Esta spins the wheel, seems just about right. After placing her 5 razors down and spinning the wheel, talking to herself, she awaits what prize she might win.
She takes the flask of Holy Water (OOC: Assuming the 7 means Holy Water as previously spun). "Well, this isn't quite a fair trade is it? Why do I do it to myself, we always know the house always wins..." She scuffles off and decides to cash in the remainder of her leaves, to receive an easy 100gp.
Bored, and a little let down by her lack of making any score work here, she ganders towards the bar area and sees Sizzle already there. "A drink is what I need..." says Esta as she begins to move towards the bar area.
Sizzle just shakes his head... "Amateurs..." He grumbles before taking another icy drink. taking a look from his frosty mug he motions to the yeti behind the counter. "Hey, what is the casino's stance on thieves? And what would have happened to me if I cut that guys hand off for trying to pick my pocket?" He asks without any hit of trying to keep his voice down. He thumbs towards the un-undead hooligans as theyake their exit before taking another swig of his drink.
Halila distractedly watches the air elemental as she tries to determine where she might get a drink. Once she gets someone's attention, she asks, "What do you recommend here? Something refreshing? Oh, and can I use razors here to pay?"
The yeti shrugs at Sizzle, "Throw you out if they catch you. Possibly worse depending on how much and from whom you stole. I suggest you don't bother unless you're looking for a bad time."He smiled though a bit at Sizzle. "Those guys come around now and then and cause a bit of mischief, usually the worst thing about them is their puns."
Esta, having received her flask of holy water and some gold, heads over to Sizzle at the Ice lounge where a yeti is milling about, cleaning up and preparing for customers. Nearby on a stage a glittery, purple robed gnome takes the stage with a fluffy looking white weretiger, announces himself as Bimdom Baffletrick and his assistant, Felix. He begins performing arcane feats of illusions and such. There are a few patrons that come gather toward the stage to take in the show with modest applause coming from time to time. At the ice lounge proper though, the white dragon seems to be getting more restless. The yeti looks at Esta and slaps the counter, "Another one eh? What can I do for ya?"
At the Dragon Bar near the entrance, a horse-headed man waits on Halila named Brayson. "We can make most anything you can find in the multiverse, what would you like? And we do accept razorleafs or gold here at this bar, whichever is easier for you."He smiles slightly but seems friendly enough.
Zakhar sighs, getting no answer as to what in the heck this silver pin is. Putting it away, he mentally asks the entity, "Satisfied? Now you better hold up your end of the deal."
"Fine fine! Can't lie that I'm not disappointed, was hoping you'd become a minor deity and free me from your empty head. Guess that was way to much to hope for heheh."
Zakhar rolls his eyes, and watches as Esta also spins the wheel. At least what she got might be useful... He wordlessly follows her to cash in the remainder of his razors, hearing the entity make some quiet disappointed noises as he does so. Well at least it seems to have shut up for now. He hadn't really been expecting it to keep it's word.
After doing this, he accompanies Esta over to the Bar where Sizzle is sitting.
"Hmm," Halila says as she mulls over what to order. As she decides, she suddenly smiles at Brayson. "Since this is the Dargon Bar, do you have something called a Dragon Blood Daiqueri? Think they had something like that back home." Well, she'd heard of a place - that she would have never gotten into - that had that drink. She wasn't sure what it was exactly. "How much would that be?"
The equinal creature nods, "We can do that. Would you like that with actual dragon blood or the mock version? The usual variety is more expensive and will run you fifty gold pieces, but the mock version is only ten gold pieces." He blinks slowly at Halila but with a gentle smile and waits patiently for her response.
Over at the lounge with Sizzle however, as Zakhar is getting over toward the others there, the white dragon that had been there suddenly slams his fists on the counter and roars in frustration! He leaps up from his seat, desperate anger in his face and begins stalking toward the stage! "I can't take it! Everyone get to make it here even this worthless illusionist! I WANT MY HORDE BACK!" The poor gnome shrieks in fear as does his assistant weretiger!
(We are entering a modified initiative encounter! You may all post your action, if any, after a few of you have posted the dragon will act, as well as any other NPCs, then the next round will begin. It won't be necessary to wait for everyone to post and participate.)
"Just the mock version!" Halila answers, surprised that they even offer actual dragon's blood. She's not sure she'd like that. She fishes out one of the razors and hands it over. "Thank you." She waits to get the drink, and as she does, she scans around. She figures she'll find a place to sit and watch the air elemental, unless there is some other entertainment.
(OOC - I'm assuming from where she's at either she can't see/hear the events at the lounge or it's not very obvious to her. I'm unclear whether the rooms are separated by floor-to-ceiling walls or if they are partial walls? I'm guessing the bar she's in is basically isolated from the rest of the casino by walls.)
Esta arrives at the bar, motioning for Zakhar to take the seat next to her, muttering "I never liked the game anyway. What's the point of playing when the odds are stacked against you, eh?"
It isn't too long before the dragon leaps from her seat and starts marching towards the stage. Esta tries to surmise the intent, and starts eyeing for how security are reacting to the situation: Perception: 20
Instinctively, Esta will use an action to pull up her hood on her Cloak of Elvenkind, blending into the environment making it harder to be seen, in case something is about to go down.
"Is that normal? I mean... around here?" Sizzle asks as he finishes his mug and gestures towards the dragon. depending on the Yeti's response, he would let out a sigh and pull his crossbow around his small body.. preparing to fire a bolt into the dragons back before he could get to the stage...
It does appear that the mezzoloth security guards are approaching the area and will probably be there before too long unless someone intervenes. There are at least 3 guards you can see coming your way through the busy crowds. While people being upset at their predicaments there is probably not unusual, enraging and moving in a threatening manner towards the performers, is perhaps a little unusual. However, the gnome and their assistant have ran behind stage to the ready rooms. The dragon, is still stalking towards where they ran though.
Sizzle lets out a sigh before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small contraption that fit into the palm of his hand with a single red button on top. With a tap of the button, the space around the dragon begins to shift and warp....
The space around the dragon shimmers and twists as the dragon is quickly sucked out of existence for an instant before quickly erupting from an unstable looking portal directly in front of the three guards.
If he succeeds... nothing happens and the area around the dragon quickly returns to normal.
So, Sizzle attempts to warp the fuming cold dragon away, the air ripples around them for a moment, but they seem to push past it. The mezzoloth bouncers get even closer, ready to close in on the dragon any moment, but Sizzle and others by him would notice they also look at Sizzle after casting a spell in the casino. They definitely seem to be taking note of Sizzle, although they still continue to pursue the white dragon.
While Halila sips on her drink at the bar, a cloaked figure comes up to the bar as well, wearing a hat and long trenchcoat, with some tentacle appendages sticking out the bottom yet never touching the floor. They give a wave of a bony hand at Brayson who brings over a dark liquid for them. After leaving some gold on the counter, the figure looks over at Halila and pulls out a notebook and pencil. A voice suddenly reaches into Halila's mind: "Psst. Hey, the name's Ignatious Inkblot. I'm looking into the casino on the behalf of the Interplanar Fortunes and Frauds. Seen anything suspicious lately?"
(Round 3, last chance to act if anyone wishes before the white dragon is apprehended!)
Halila looks back at the cloaked figure that comes up to the bar for a moment, trying not to stare. She is a bit startled at its appearance but tries not to show it. "You are probably the most suspicious thing I've seen since I've been here." She gives a very slight grin at her just, then continues a bit more seriously. "I'm afraid I've not heard of the Interplanar Fortunes and Frauds. But I'm not really familiar with much around here. I've only just come to Sigil and still trying to get my bearings really. Anyhow, I'm not entirely certain I would even know what to think was suspicious."
Esta will continue to stare towards the dragon, trying to blend in with the environment to not stand out. Her arm aches as she sits tensed waiting to pull her bow should she feel she needs to. However, she won't do so unless her companions are somehow dragged into this unfolding scene.
"Steady Sizzle, do we want to get ourselves involved with this?" Esta speaks quietly to Sizzle as she sees him press this button on some sort of contraption, having no idea what it is that he's done by pressing this button.
Esta's other hand reaches out for her drink, but realizes she never got round to ordering one! She turns to the barkeep, "Errr sorry, got distracted there. I'll have something... sweet? Surprise me."
The mindflayer investigator, Mr. Inkblot wiggles a bit near Halila as they chat before taking an inky drink into his hand. "Very well. Always good to be suspicious around here. Keep your eyes and mind open. Or not. This place has got be a hotbed of fraudulent activity." He then began to slink off, pulling his trenchcoat up around him some more and floating off to the rest of the casino. Brayson sighed a little and shook his large head before commenting quietly, "If something is amiss here, I don't want to know about it. Chances are, Shemeshka already does."
Over in the ice lounge, the yeti bartender flashes a toothy smile before going to work mixing up a drink for Esta. Just a few seconds later he slid over a violet colored drink with a tiny umbrella sticking out the top. "Fortuna's Fizzle, best in the city," he said, lingering for a moment to watch her taste it. Esta would find it to be a very sweet drink but with a serious kick after. Probably best to just have the one glass.
By the time the drink is made, the mezzoloth bounces have finished their approach and take the white dragon toward the front exit. He is still upset but doesn't lash out anymore at anyone. The casino is relatively quiet while he is being escorted, until he leaves the general room, then the noise picks up again.
(combat/initiative over)
(This is the last call for anyone to play games or rp anything else out in the moment before the story moves on! :) )
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Halila, content with her progress at the moment heads to the Dragon Bar, past the illusory fountain and can easily make it to the bar. Across the way is a small stage where an air elemental is performing some modest sleight of hand tricks to anyone that will watch them.
Sizzle checks the impersonators as one starts to sniff around for something to grab, but as soon as they get spotted they all straighten up. "Hey what a deadbeat huh?" They have a laugh and begin to drift off through other parts of the casino.
(There is at least another couple hours until you will be called away. What would you like to do!)
That no-one is around when Esta spins the wheel, seems just about right. After placing her 5 razors down and spinning the wheel, talking to herself, she awaits what prize she might win.
She takes the flask of Holy Water (OOC: Assuming the 7 means Holy Water as previously spun). "Well, this isn't quite a fair trade is it? Why do I do it to myself, we always know the house always wins..." She scuffles off and decides to cash in the remainder of her leaves, to receive an easy 100gp.
Bored, and a little let down by her lack of making any score work here, she ganders towards the bar area and sees Sizzle already there. "A drink is what I need..." says Esta as she begins to move towards the bar area.
Sizzle just shakes his head... "Amateurs..." He grumbles before taking another icy drink. taking a look from his frosty mug he motions to the yeti behind the counter. "Hey, what is the casino's stance on thieves? And what would have happened to me if I cut that guys hand off for trying to pick my pocket?" He asks without any hit of trying to keep his voice down. He thumbs towards the un-undead hooligans as theyake their exit before taking another swig of his drink.
Halila distractedly watches the air elemental as she tries to determine where she might get a drink. Once she gets someone's attention, she asks, "What do you recommend here? Something refreshing? Oh, and can I use razors here to pay?"
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
The yeti shrugs at Sizzle, "Throw you out if they catch you. Possibly worse depending on how much and from whom you stole. I suggest you don't bother unless you're looking for a bad time." He smiled though a bit at Sizzle. "Those guys come around now and then and cause a bit of mischief, usually the worst thing about them is their puns."
Esta, having received her flask of holy water and some gold, heads over to Sizzle at the Ice lounge where a yeti is milling about, cleaning up and preparing for customers. Nearby on a stage a glittery, purple robed gnome takes the stage with a fluffy looking white weretiger, announces himself as Bimdom Baffletrick and his assistant, Felix. He begins performing arcane feats of illusions and such. There are a few patrons that come gather toward the stage to take in the show with modest applause coming from time to time. At the ice lounge proper though, the white dragon seems to be getting more restless. The yeti looks at Esta and slaps the counter, "Another one eh? What can I do for ya?"
At the Dragon Bar near the entrance, a horse-headed man waits on Halila named Brayson. "We can make most anything you can find in the multiverse, what would you like? And we do accept razorleafs or gold here at this bar, whichever is easier for you." He smiles slightly but seems friendly enough.
Zakhar sighs, getting no answer as to what in the heck this silver pin is. Putting it away, he mentally asks the entity, "Satisfied? Now you better hold up your end of the deal."
"Fine fine! Can't lie that I'm not disappointed, was hoping you'd become a minor deity and free me from your empty head. Guess that was way to much to hope for heheh."
Zakhar rolls his eyes, and watches as Esta also spins the wheel. At least what she got might be useful... He wordlessly follows her to cash in the remainder of his razors, hearing the entity make some quiet disappointed noises as he does so. Well at least it seems to have shut up for now. He hadn't really been expecting it to keep it's word.
After doing this, he accompanies Esta over to the Bar where Sizzle is sitting.
"Hmm," Halila says as she mulls over what to order. As she decides, she suddenly smiles at Brayson. "Since this is the Dargon Bar, do you have something called a Dragon Blood Daiqueri? Think they had something like that back home." Well, she'd heard of a place - that she would have never gotten into - that had that drink. She wasn't sure what it was exactly. "How much would that be?"
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
The equinal creature nods, "We can do that. Would you like that with actual dragon blood or the mock version? The usual variety is more expensive and will run you fifty gold pieces, but the mock version is only ten gold pieces." He blinks slowly at Halila but with a gentle smile and waits patiently for her response.
Over at the lounge with Sizzle however, as Zakhar is getting over toward the others there, the white dragon that had been there suddenly slams his fists on the counter and roars in frustration! He leaps up from his seat, desperate anger in his face and begins stalking toward the stage! "I can't take it! Everyone get to make it here even this worthless illusionist! I WANT MY HORDE BACK!" The poor gnome shrieks in fear as does his assistant weretiger!
(We are entering a modified initiative encounter! You may all post your action, if any, after a few of you have posted the dragon will act, as well as any other NPCs, then the next round will begin. It won't be necessary to wait for everyone to post and participate.)
"Just the mock version!" Halila answers, surprised that they even offer actual dragon's blood. She's not sure she'd like that. She fishes out one of the razors and hands it over. "Thank you." She waits to get the drink, and as she does, she scans around. She figures she'll find a place to sit and watch the air elemental, unless there is some other entertainment.
(OOC - I'm assuming from where she's at either she can't see/hear the events at the lounge or it's not very obvious to her. I'm unclear whether the rooms are separated by floor-to-ceiling walls or if they are partial walls? I'm guessing the bar she's in is basically isolated from the rest of the casino by walls.)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
(They are floor to ceiling walls, so Halila likely wouldn't know what's going on elsewhere unless someone alerts her.)
Esta arrives at the bar, motioning for Zakhar to take the seat next to her, muttering "I never liked the game anyway. What's the point of playing when the odds are stacked against you, eh?"
It isn't too long before the dragon leaps from her seat and starts marching towards the stage. Esta tries to surmise the intent, and starts eyeing for how security are reacting to the situation:
Perception: 20
Instinctively, Esta will use an action to pull up her hood on her Cloak of Elvenkind, blending into the environment making it harder to be seen, in case something is about to go down.
"Is that normal? I mean... around here?" Sizzle asks as he finishes his mug and gestures towards the dragon. depending on the Yeti's response, he would let out a sigh and pull his crossbow around his small body.. preparing to fire a bolt into the dragons back before he could get to the stage...
Round 1 passes.
It does appear that the mezzoloth security guards are approaching the area and will probably be there before too long unless someone intervenes. There are at least 3 guards you can see coming your way through the busy crowds. While people being upset at their predicaments there is probably not unusual, enraging and moving in a threatening manner towards the performers, is perhaps a little unusual. However, the gnome and their assistant have ran behind stage to the ready rooms. The dragon, is still stalking towards where they ran though.
(Round 2 start)
Sizzle lets out a sigh before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small contraption that fit into the palm of his hand with a single red button on top. With a tap of the button, the space around the dragon begins to shift and warp....
CON 14 save or suffer the effects of vortex warp
IF he fails
The space around the dragon shimmers and twists as the dragon is quickly sucked out of existence for an instant before quickly erupting from an unstable looking portal directly in front of the three guards.
If he succeeds... nothing happens and the area around the dragon quickly returns to normal.
Halila remains seated in the bar, sitting back and sipping at her Dragon Blood Daiqueri while enjoying the air elemental's show.
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
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So, Sizzle attempts to warp the fuming cold dragon away, the air ripples around them for a moment, but they seem to push past it. The mezzoloth bouncers get even closer, ready to close in on the dragon any moment, but Sizzle and others by him would notice they also look at Sizzle after casting a spell in the casino. They definitely seem to be taking note of Sizzle, although they still continue to pursue the white dragon.
While Halila sips on her drink at the bar, a cloaked figure comes up to the bar as well, wearing a hat and long trenchcoat, with some tentacle appendages sticking out the bottom yet never touching the floor. They give a wave of a bony hand at Brayson who brings over a dark liquid for them. After leaving some gold on the counter, the figure looks over at Halila and pulls out a notebook and pencil. A voice suddenly reaches into Halila's mind: "Psst. Hey, the name's Ignatious Inkblot. I'm looking into the casino on the behalf of the Interplanar Fortunes and Frauds. Seen anything suspicious lately?"
(Round 3, last chance to act if anyone wishes before the white dragon is apprehended!)
Halila looks back at the cloaked figure that comes up to the bar for a moment, trying not to stare. She is a bit startled at its appearance but tries not to show it. "You are probably the most suspicious thing I've seen since I've been here." She gives a very slight grin at her just, then continues a bit more seriously. "I'm afraid I've not heard of the Interplanar Fortunes and Frauds. But I'm not really familiar with much around here. I've only just come to Sigil and still trying to get my bearings really. Anyhow, I'm not entirely certain I would even know what to think was suspicious."
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
Esta will continue to stare towards the dragon, trying to blend in with the environment to not stand out. Her arm aches as she sits tensed waiting to pull her bow should she feel she needs to. However, she won't do so unless her companions are somehow dragged into this unfolding scene.
"Steady Sizzle, do we want to get ourselves involved with this?" Esta speaks quietly to Sizzle as she sees him press this button on some sort of contraption, having no idea what it is that he's done by pressing this button.
Esta's other hand reaches out for her drink, but realizes she never got round to ordering one! She turns to the barkeep, "Errr sorry, got distracted there. I'll have something... sweet? Surprise me."
The mindflayer investigator, Mr. Inkblot wiggles a bit near Halila as they chat before taking an inky drink into his hand. "Very well. Always good to be suspicious around here. Keep your eyes and mind open. Or not. This place has got be a hotbed of fraudulent activity." He then began to slink off, pulling his trenchcoat up around him some more and floating off to the rest of the casino. Brayson sighed a little and shook his large head before commenting quietly, "If something is amiss here, I don't want to know about it. Chances are, Shemeshka already does."
Over in the ice lounge, the yeti bartender flashes a toothy smile before going to work mixing up a drink for Esta. Just a few seconds later he slid over a violet colored drink with a tiny umbrella sticking out the top. "Fortuna's Fizzle, best in the city," he said, lingering for a moment to watch her taste it. Esta would find it to be a very sweet drink but with a serious kick after. Probably best to just have the one glass.
By the time the drink is made, the mezzoloth bounces have finished their approach and take the white dragon toward the front exit. He is still upset but doesn't lash out anymore at anyone. The casino is relatively quiet while he is being escorted, until he leaves the general room, then the noise picks up again.
(combat/initiative over)
(This is the last call for anyone to play games or rp anything else out in the moment before the story moves on! :) )