After spending a little time staring at the body of the doppelganger, Rees will close his eyes and get up, walking out of the room and going to find a quiet corner somewhere to just sit for a bit and clean her daggers. (NOT THAT SHE GOT TO HIT ANYTHING, GDI)
Alten will Help Trick search for his stuff. While doing that, he will ask Trick and Corkey
Now that you are free what is next for the two of you?
"Well.. I was hoping I could come with you and help you get to the bottom of all this... It seems like my "twin" as you said back the shrine could be one of these Doppelgangers and I might need your help to remove it. It might also have more information you could use. So, how about it.. I help you.. You help me?"
{Hey, Alten is a time traveler}
Well, I guess I've already agreed to try to assist the priestest of the shrine to Pellor. Torm commands his priests and paladins to render assistance to those who serve his allied brothers.
Obviously, I don't speak as leader of this group. We still have a job to do, so you will have to make your proposal to the group. I will lend my support, for whatever it is worth.
Corkie looks to the group, "Well.. How about it? My help in exchange for yours? I know some pretty useful magic."
DM Note: It's completely up to you in you let her tag along, or tell her to pound salt... your game after all.
"I guess Chatra won't mind if I borrow his instruments and dagger. Pounding on the floor like some kind of heathen. Unthinkable. I would appreciate if you didn't mention that to anyone I know. It's unseemly. As for what is next, I came to see the Grove. I still mean to. That is, if you would like the company."
If one of those instruments is a drum I will be thrilled beyond belief. Giddily thumping some soft beats.
DM Note: Presto chango... One of the instruments is a drum.
Trick grins to himself when he grabs the drum. "Your shape changing friend wasn't fully lost. At least he carried a proper instrument for dark and bloody business."
Arxius will follow Rees and sit down beside her, taking out the two daggers. "Look what I got," she says, twisting them around in her hands. "They seem alright. Usual Goblin scruff, but nothing more."
For the first time since the Doppelganger revealed itself, Rees glances at Arxius, then quickly back down at her dagger. "Isn't it? I think the group's reaction to Not-ra was pretty telling." She pauses for a moment then adds, "Grom knows."
"Yep. Might not realize it, but yeah... Ironically, I changed because I wanted him to trust me. And then there was the doppelganger and everyone turned on him in the blink of an eye."She glances over at Arxius through her lashes then looks back at the now clean dagger. "Even you." There's a moment's hesitation then a sigh. "I owe you my life, so if you're staying, so am I. But...When they figure it out, they'll probably try to kill me."
“I saw a second Grom and you told me to grab the other one. I acted because I trusted your judgement. Whatever it was then decided to target me, as it as happily done since we started this whole thing. Being a doppelgänger had little to do with it. I have been very close to strangling Chatra since we began,” Arxius says in all seriousness. She looks at her friend and pats her knee. “They have to go through me first. And probably Meepo with his fire breath.”
"Meepo loves you. And Alten might stay his hand if you ask him to. Talien I think likes me okay for now, but once he finds out I'm a thief?"She shakes her head. "This is just a reminder not to get too comfortable. It's good, I shouldn't let my guard down. It's also confusing because I thought...I felt like I was being told to trust them and this situation and to relax a bit, but then Great Uncle Gary shows up and I'm back to square one. It's not going to take much for them to think they've put it together, Arxius. I translated the note, I spoke to the Doppelganger in a language no one else knew. Why wouldn't they believe I've also been working against the group this whole time?"
Arxius accidentally snorts at ‘Great Uncle Gary’ and covers it up as best she can. “Then we go back to just us. You have my back, I have yours,” she tells Rees. “Everyone does what they must to survive. Your past does not dictate who you choose to be.”
{end of flashback, back to the present} To the original team
These two want to join us as we continue on into the Citadel. Does anyone object? Speak up or lose the chance. I've got no problem with it.
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
After spending a little time staring at the body of the doppelganger, Rees will close his eyes and get up, walking out of the room and going to find a quiet corner somewhere to just sit for a bit and clean her daggers. (NOT THAT SHE GOT TO HIT ANYTHING, GDI)
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The tattoo looks similar to the one on the dead ratman.
Corkie looks to the group, "Well.. How about it? My help in exchange for yours? I know some pretty useful magic."
DM Note: It's completely up to you in you let her tag along, or tell her to pound salt... your game after all.
Rees is walking out of the room, but will shrug and say, "Do whatever you want."
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Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
DM Note: Presto chango... One of the instruments is a drum.
Trick grins to himself when he grabs the drum. "Your shape changing friend wasn't fully lost. At least he carried a proper instrument for dark and bloody business."
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Arxius will follow Rees and sit down beside her, taking out the two daggers. "Look what I got," she says, twisting them around in her hands. "They seem alright. Usual Goblin scruff, but nothing more."
Arxius, Elven Simic Hybrid Ranger in Tales from the Yawning Portal
She glances at the daggers and nods, still cleaning her own. "I bet if you give them to Talien he'll clean and sharpen them for you."
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"Mm," Arxius leans back against the wall, continuing to flip one dagger in her hand. "We have found ourselves with some interesting creatures."
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Rees sort of half laughs, a rueful sound, eyes still focused on her dagger. "That we have. The group had ... interesting reactions."
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"That is not you," Arxius says firmly as though there is nothing to worry about.
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For the first time since the Doppelganger revealed itself, Rees glances at Arxius, then quickly back down at her dagger. "Isn't it? I think the group's reaction to Not-ra was pretty telling." She pauses for a moment then adds, "Grom knows."
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
“He does?” Arxius raises an eyebrow, stopping her action and putting her blades down.
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"Yep. Might not realize it, but yeah... Ironically, I changed because I wanted him to trust me. And then there was the doppelganger and everyone turned on him in the blink of an eye." She glances over at Arxius through her lashes then looks back at the now clean dagger. "Even you." There's a moment's hesitation then a sigh. "I owe you my life, so if you're staying, so am I. But...When they figure it out, they'll probably try to kill me."
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
“I saw a second Grom and you told me to grab the other one. I acted because I trusted your judgement. Whatever it was then decided to target me, as it as happily done since we started this whole thing. Being a doppelgänger had little to do with it. I have been very close to strangling Chatra since we began,” Arxius says in all seriousness. She looks at her friend and pats her knee. “They have to go through me first. And probably Meepo with his fire breath.”
Arxius, Elven Simic Hybrid Ranger in Tales from the Yawning Portal
"Meepo loves you. And Alten might stay his hand if you ask him to. Talien I think likes me okay for now, but once he finds out I'm a thief?" She shakes her head. "This is just a reminder not to get too comfortable. It's good, I shouldn't let my guard down. It's also confusing because I thought...I felt like I was being told to trust them and this situation and to relax a bit, but then Great Uncle Gary shows up and I'm back to square one. It's not going to take much for them to think they've put it together, Arxius. I translated the note, I spoke to the Doppelganger in a language no one else knew. Why wouldn't they believe I've also been working against the group this whole time?"
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
Arxius accidentally snorts at ‘Great Uncle Gary’ and covers it up as best she can. “Then we go back to just us. You have my back, I have yours,” she tells Rees. “Everyone does what they must to survive. Your past does not dictate who you choose to be.”
Arxius, Elven Simic Hybrid Ranger in Tales from the Yawning Portal
"What were you thinking when you watched him change forms?"
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
Nikya Centaur Blood Hunter in Death House Halloween Oneshot
She sighs heavily. “That he was a threat,” she admits. “You know that is my natural reaction.”
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