"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
You five and Siepha gather a cabin belowdecks. The dragon looks quite nervous as she takes a deep breath. "Okay, so I've been...thinking. About what you guys said. Especially you, Caelius - thank you, by the way. For talking with me." she adds quietly to Caelius. "It helped. Um, anyway. I have some of my abilities back, and in my true form, I was always pretty good with artificing magic. So...I've been working on a couple things." She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a dark blue scale and a long piece of fulgurite, laying them on the table. "I think the scale will just make you...luckier. And the fulgurite will let you summon some lightning of your own. Only fair, after I hit you all with it so much." She ducks her head.
"Y-Y-You d-d-don't n-need to f-f-feel b-b-bad," Taran says shaking his head, "I-I d-d-don't b-blame y-you, an-and it w-w-was..." Taran thinks back to the Cave, the brilliant tree of power highlighting the deep sapphire blue of her scales, "I-It was an ex-expeirence w-w-worth h-having, I-I th-think."
Siepha flushes slightly, but doesn't say anything in reply. Akuma and Kaori take the scale and fulgurite respectively, and you guys start out. Siepha catches Caelius and Taran's arms briefly on the way out. "Um...can I talk to you two? Actually? Alone?"
"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
"You two really helped me," Siepha says seriously. "So I made you each something specific." She sets two things on the table, a small vial of rippling blue glass etched with Draconic runes, and a flat, thumbnail sized disk of quartz. "Caelius, if you put something of yourself in there - a strand of hair, or a drop of blood, or something like that - it will strengthen your spells. Taran, put this on the stock of your crossbow and it'll meld, making it stronger."
Mechanic: The vial is a bloodwell vial, +1 that can be activated with any form of biomatter, and the quartz will make Taran's crossbow a crossbow, light, +1.
"I-I-I," Taran blinks, feeling a few stray tears in his eyes, "Th-th-thank y-you, th-this... a-a g-g-gift t-t-to k-k-keep a pr-precious g-g-gift in g-g-good c-c-condition...." Taran slowly and hesitantly approaches Siepha, feeling like his heart was about to burst, as he moves to hesitantly hug her.
"I-I c-c-can't th-thank y-you e-enough, i-i-it... it m-m-means a lot t-to m-me, th-the c-crossbow, and I-I've b--b-b-b-been g-g-geting w-w-worried it w-w-wouldn't l-last m-much l-longer."
"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
Siepha returns Taran's hug and gives Caelius a small smile. "You're welcome," she says simply, a few spots of color appearing on her cheeks at Caelius's compliment.
After Taran and Caelius leave the room, the rest of the day passes without incident. The next morning though, Siepha tracks down Vishal (where does she find him, Jac?). She taps him lightly on the shoulder to get his attention. "Vishal?"
She finds Vishal below deck, remembering that he is suppose to be in hiding while they're traveling just in case. "Yeah, can I help you today?" Vishal asks with a chuckle.
"I actually wanted to talk to you about the reverse." Siepha smiles a little. "I remember that you make things. Taran's armor, I think you brought up shoes for Caelius, and, well..." She bites her lip. "I'd like to help you make something."
OOC: The next thing that Vishal creates, Siepha will enchant, meaning you don't have to pay. There will still be a time aspect, since she'll be creating a permanent magic item rather than just making an infusion, but the enchantment will be free.
“Really!” Vishal says with a grin, “Because I’ve had this idea for Akuma that I’ve been working on of these bracers that allow her to shoot out daggers.”
Kaori, still in her full plate armour, coos in agreement.
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Taran nods, respooling his lines and storing them in his pack, "O-O-Of c-c-course, S-Siepha."
Taran Cragshollow (Summit Road)
Caelius nods, one hand firmly attached to the railing, still gaining his sea legs.
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"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
Akuma nods and studies Seipha calmly and quietly for a moment. "Of course. Did you have a more private location in mind? Just lead the way."
You five and Siepha gather a cabin belowdecks. The dragon looks quite nervous as she takes a deep breath. "Okay, so I've been...thinking. About what you guys said. Especially you, Caelius - thank you, by the way. For talking with me." she adds quietly to Caelius. "It helped. Um, anyway. I have some of my abilities back, and in my true form, I was always pretty good with artificing magic. So...I've been working on a couple things." She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a dark blue scale and a long piece of fulgurite, laying them on the table. "I think the scale will just make you...luckier. And the fulgurite will let you summon some lightning of your own. Only fair, after I hit you all with it so much." She ducks her head.
OOC: The scale is a stone of good luck (luckstone) and the fulgurite is a wand of lightning bolts.
P.S. When divvying these up, I would like to OOC inform you that Taran and Caelius will be getting things of their own very soon.
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
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"Y-Y-You d-d-don't n-need to f-f-feel b-b-bad," Taran says shaking his head, "I-I d-d-don't b-blame y-you, an-and it w-w-was..." Taran thinks back to the Cave, the brilliant tree of power highlighting the deep sapphire blue of her scales, "I-It was an ex-expeirence w-w-worth h-having, I-I th-think."
Taran Cragshollow (Summit Road)
Siepha flushes slightly, but doesn't say anything in reply. Akuma and Kaori take the scale and fulgurite respectively, and you guys start out. Siepha catches Caelius and Taran's arms briefly on the way out. "Um...can I talk to you two? Actually? Alone?"
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
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"O-o-of c-c-course." Taran says fidgeting with his bandoliers, "A-Any-Anything you need."
Taran Cragshollow (Summit Road)
Caelius nods in agreement.
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"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
"You two really helped me," Siepha says seriously. "So I made you each something specific." She sets two things on the table, a small vial of rippling blue glass etched with Draconic runes, and a flat, thumbnail sized disk of quartz. "Caelius, if you put something of yourself in there - a strand of hair, or a drop of blood, or something like that - it will strengthen your spells. Taran, put this on the stock of your crossbow and it'll meld, making it stronger."
Mechanic: The vial is a bloodwell vial, +1 that can be activated with any form of biomatter, and the quartz will make Taran's crossbow a crossbow, light, +1.
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
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"I-I-I," Taran blinks, feeling a few stray tears in his eyes, "Th-th-thank y-you, th-this... a-a g-g-gift t-t-to k-k-keep a pr-precious g-g-gift in g-g-good c-c-condition...." Taran slowly and hesitantly approaches Siepha, feeling like his heart was about to burst, as he moves to hesitantly hug her.
"I-I c-c-can't th-thank y-you e-enough, i-i-it... it m-m-means a lot t-to m-me, th-the c-crossbow, and I-I've b--b-b-b-been g-g-geting w-w-worried it w-w-wouldn't l-last m-much l-longer."
Taran Cragshollow (Summit Road)
"Thank you.”
Caelius signs,
"You’ve done a lot of growing in the past couple of weeks and I am very proud you have decided to return with us.”
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"The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." - Terry Pratchett
Siepha returns Taran's hug and gives Caelius a small smile. "You're welcome," she says simply, a few spots of color appearing on her cheeks at Caelius's compliment.
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
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After Taran and Caelius leave the room, the rest of the day passes without incident. The next morning though, Siepha tracks down Vishal (where does she find him, Jac?). She taps him lightly on the shoulder to get his attention. "Vishal?"
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
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She finds Vishal below deck, remembering that he is suppose to be in hiding while they're traveling just in case. "Yeah, can I help you today?" Vishal asks with a chuckle.
"I actually wanted to talk to you about the reverse." Siepha smiles a little. "I remember that you make things. Taran's armor, I think you brought up shoes for Caelius, and, well..." She bites her lip. "I'd like to help you make something."
OOC: The next thing that Vishal creates, Siepha will enchant, meaning you don't have to pay. There will still be a time aspect, since she'll be creating a permanent magic item rather than just making an infusion, but the enchantment will be free.
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
“Really!” Vishal says with a grin, “Because I’ve had this idea for Akuma that I’ve been working on of these bracers that allow her to shoot out daggers.”
Siepha nods with a smile. "I can try to figure that out."
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Vishal smiles and pulls her into shop to talk about the bracers.
The remainder of the trip passes, thankfully, uneventfully, and you all level up.
You dock in Dvaarnava several days later, and Murephan tosses out a gruff, "Take her to the Keep and report in," as he disembarks from the ship.
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Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
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