The Exploits of Misfit Company

You all are assigned to a stretch of the wall with a few hundred guards that are already on patrol. As you arrive, the sergeant gives you a brief speech. "My name is Sergeant Thornhill, I'm in charge of this platoon. You're to help with the defense of this city and the tens of thousands of people who came here for shelter. When you spot any Orcs coming to attack this city, kill 'em. That's all." 

Aside from the sergeant and a few hundred guards in standard issue silver-and-red uniforms, there's also a half-elf with a red beard and leather armor. He's got a weird large tube across his back and one smaller one in a holster on his hip. Stella, Obsidian says something about how these resemble the magical handbanger that one of the vampires in Den-Vurr used. Also there are Tristan and Zoe Diamant, looking uncomfortable and very pissed when they catch sight of Stella. "You ******* snake." He hisses.

Stella glares at her parents, the sight of them chasing any remnants of Obsidian's comment from her mind. "I see you're about as happy to see me as I am you," she says shortly to her father. "You're calling me snake? When you get your head out of your ass long enough to figure out where I learned it from, my lying, manipulative, selfish father who didn't hesitate to leave me in the dust to save his own skin, then you can come-actually, no. Just don't talk to me." She turns away, muttering under her breath, "All the people I keep losing, and somehow I can't shake the three I least want to see, ever."

"Careful, Bixby might start flirting with your mom." Kasha mumbled under her breath, standing next to Stella. She then cleared her throat and spoke normally. "Well, they seem nice!"

"Kasha." Alys will look to the druid, "At the first sign of orcs... Dinomorph time?"

Ready action: Polymorph if she says yes.

Overhearing: 14.

Bixby hears none of Kasha's murmurings as fortune would have it, not that the current argument helped much in that way anyhow. In fact, if at all possible, in anticipation of things growing only more heated, he walked away in search of some place more quiet on the wall to sit down with cube in hand and begin meditating on something.

If left to his own devices for long enough, the air begins to distort and dust slightly picks up and begins rotating around his head.

(OOC: Using Psychic Discovery Feature to know the spell Clairvoyance for the next 5 hours. If he can sneak in another twenty minutes to continue meditating, he will "know" the spells Enemies Abound for 3 and Hold Monster for  3 hours respectively.)

Kasha would give Alys a humorous look that jokingly indicated that the question was a ridiculous one. She couldnt wait to try out her new armor, harness, and to be a dino again. She looked down and also gave Obsidian a wink.

Tristan continues to stew, but doesn't particularly say anything since Stella's got a valid point. The half-elf with the magical handbanger just pulls out some tobacco, puts it in a pipe, and smokes it, giving zero ****s about Stella and her family drama. The other soldiers remain at attention, doing their best to not acknowledge you. The sergeant speaks up. "Soldier! You are here to stand guard over the city, not quarrel with your children!"

Aside from that, there is no hostile activity, and a few hours later, you're relieved by another group of soldiers and allowed to head to your dormitory. It's very simple, with a common room, a kitchen, and two four-person bedrooms.

8

"I do wonder what the odds are of their allowing a member to sleep atop the roofs of this place." Bixby mentions half jokingly upon arrival. Whatever half-formed smile made comes and goes in the blink of an eye, leaving behind the usual air of detachment. For the most part, the changeling is content to stay out of everyone's way for the evening. Any requests... Most requests are answered and fulfilled, if they should be directed at him. But otherwise, it the status quo until bed time.

Stella silently goes to a room right away, putting her stuff down and sitting on her bed while quietly sharpening her dagger.

Mystery Perception Check: 10.

Alys would pull out her pipe to enjoy some time outside and her fair share of smoking before retiring to her assigned dormitory for the evening. She'd spend her evening studying into the night and reviewing her spellbook. After embarrassingly forgetting what she had in her repertoire, the wizard wanted to make sure she was well prepared for the battle ahead. The elf would reserve the last four hours for her meditative trance.

The next morning, you wake up and feel an anxiety wash over Greywatch Tower. It doesn't take you long to find out why, as you learn that the scouts report that the orc hordes are less than a day away, with the general expectation being that they'll arrive by nightfall. As you take up your spot along the wall, you do see that some of the soldiers stationed there are afraid. The half-elf with the magical handbangers seems unaffected, pulling out a pipe and taking a smoke.

Bixby: You notice that as you wake up, the puzzle cube is gone.

Bixby could care less about news of Orcs upon getting his bearings that morning. Knowing it could not have simply been 'misplaced', he spent much of the morning when not on guard duty sitting on his bed; whiling away however many hours he can deep in thought. Breakfast goes ignored, and so too did other being at the time. Unless a request genuinely sound as if it required his attention, or involved fulfilling some task related to their current job, the changeling could not be moved to act.

Eventually he has a thought, and without preamble projected and weave thought and magic into something new with the assistance of his gauntlet in more than one way. What comes of that in this few minutes of being alone...

Action: Attempt to use Mizzium Apparatus to cast a (5th level spell)Manifest Puzzle Cube.... Arcana(DC 20):20... and succeeds! Inflicting 2

The process is a strenuous one, but with an almost satisfied grin, a new puzzle cube rests in hand. Thus content, he carried on manipulating the newly created cube until duty demanded his attention elsewhere.

Night comes and as it does, the orc army approaches. The night is lit by thousands of torches that the orcs have burning, allowing you to see tens of thousands of orcs that are ready to take this city, as well as the siege engines that they have brought with them. A single horn is blown and the orcs begin to charge. "Now is the time! For the Tower! For Riisel!" Sergeant Thornhill shouts as he draws his hammer.

Sergeant Thornhill:10
Tristan:12
Zoe:23
Rohan:18
Vastra:16

“It begins,” Yvan seethes through his teeth, his sword at the ready.

Play Raid Shadow Legends: 12

Stella silently draws her blades.

Obsidian meows triumphantly like they've already won and jumps over to Kasha's shoulder, giving her a significant look.

Stellanit: 15
About to be covered in blood cat init: 11

"Better get your goggles on, Obsidian." Kasha said through gritted teeth, pretending to be very serious - like in the movies when they do a facial zoom in right before a cool scene of ass kicking. "It's about to get prehistoric, *****es."

She shot a focused glance at Alys. You know what to do.

Kasha: 17

Alys will step up next taking her spot next in line for the epic intro hero line up. She'll adjust her glasses. "May the odds be ever in our favour." The elf will gesture widely, tossing up a sprinkle of holy water.

Portents: 13 | 4
Casting Bless on Yvan, Stella, Kasha

The wizard will grab Hoodini from her shoulder and toss him out into the sky. She'll then look to Kasha, returning her nod.

Alys initiative: 15
Hoodinitiative: 6

Ready action: Polymorph Kasha into a Dino.

In what time there was before the assault, Bixby stole a few minutes to once more at least prepared with one particular Spell in mind. After which, he quietly awaits with the others. Until the sound of a horn warranting he began pulling on the weave once more...

Bixby Initiative: 20.