"I was one of those affected," Eddard replies as they make their way along a path towards a large two storey building in the centre of the campus.
He then adds, "It was quite an impressive display of power actually... But, also a little embarrassing, so I will say no more about it."
The campus of the School of Occult Studies consist of stately stone buildings set in a garden setting surrounded on three sides by a high stone wall, with the fourth side presumably fronting the river. At night, as it is now, the grounds are lit by magical lights using some sort of magic that is different from the miracle of Mithra's eternal flame that is used by the Temple.
Shortly, the three reach their destination and enter in the foyer of the building where they are met by a severe-looking Sorian woman dressed in black.
"Lisbeth," she says, nodding at Priestess Aloma. She then turns her eyes on Midian and asks, "And who might this be?"
Eddard also looks at Midian, but says nothing being ignorant of Midian's name.
"Midian Voda," replies Priestess Aloma. "He is my protector for the night."
The woman is silent for but a moment before she says, "Follow me. The archmagus is waiting."
[Make an Insight check.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
OOC: It’s a long ways to Rogue 11 when all trained skill checks are treated as rolling 11, but such a good ability to smooth out randomness.
[But where would be the fun in that!?! Midian gains some experience.]
With small quick steps, the woman leads the way out of the foyer and down a long corridor to a room near its end where she asks the three following her to wait.
She opens the door and steps quickly through, closing the door after her. The sign on the door is the Sorendenese rune for healing.
[Make a Perception check. Less than 10 will be considered a failure. Above that will determine what foreknowledge Midian garners about the room on the other side of the door.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Midian follows along, staying close to Aloma, the role of guardian giving him a good excuse for his typical pattern of careful observation and scrutiny of his surroundings. He remains silent for now, not wanting to draw attention to himself, and allows the focus to remain on Aloma.
As the woman passes through the door, Midian catches sight of some of what is happening in the infirmary beyond.
He sees a woman in a nightgown with bedraggled hair sitting up on a bed hugging her knees and a tall man dressed in expensive clothes with his back to him—the archmagus most likely.
Then the door closes and the three are left in the corridor to wait, looking at each other awkwardly.
Eddard is the first one to speak. "My apologies for Madame Salid," he begins looking at Midian. "She can be a little brusque at times."
Priestess Aloma smiles and nods and then adds for Midian's sake, "She is the archmagus' personal assistant."
More awkward silence follows and then the door is opened.
"You can come in now," says Madame Salid to Priestess Aloma and Midian. Then she turns to Eddard and says, "Eddard, I would like you to come with me, I need to talk to you about something important."
Eddard nods and the two of them head back in the direction of the foyer, the taller man following in the wake of the small woman.
Then Priestess Aloma enters the room where the archmagus is waiting with a look of concern on his face.
"Hello Journeyman Aloma," he says looking at the priestess. "Your arrival is timely."
He then turns to Midian and say, "And welcome to the School of Occult Studies, Apprentice Seeker Voda. My commiserations on the death of your mentor."
[OOC: Make a Perception check to find out more about this man and the woman on the bed. Also, does Midian want to use his See the Arcane.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Midian is hesitant to use See The Arcane, both as he is still not entirely used to relying on such abilities, and also because he harbors some small suspicion that the cantrip could expose him to something that could negatively effect his vision - or his mind - if he should happen to see the goddess. He does not genuinely believe a divine presence is here, but he takes it for granted that powerful Magic is at work here.
The archmagus he has seen before, but only at a distance. He is a Sorian—young for his position—with long black hair tied back in a plait and a ringletted beard. Midian has heard he is an exceptionally strong magus, the strongest in Constantine.
The woman he does not recognises. She is a strange one. Her hair is almost white and she looks to be in some sort of distress, rocking backwards and forwards, her eyes screwed tightly shut.
[If you need to, have Midian make a Wisdom check.]
In a hushed tone, aiming for "reverence," Midian gestures towards the white haired woman and says, "Is that... her?" He ignores the archmagus' show of identifying him, instead deflecting to focus on the woman who might be the purported goddess.
"Yes," replies the archmagus. "If your arrival at our gate is in response to the supposed miracle that occurred here today, this is the woman whose power affected some of the strongest magi in the city."
He then looks down at the woman and says, "She arrived here last night. Claimed she was a priestess of Aieda and then magically attacked not only her companion, but also one of my masters. Then she went into hiding on the grounds and kept most of us up searching for her late into the night before she revealed herself in private to my gatekeeper—"
"I know this woman," says Priestess Aloma interrupting the archmagus. "She is a priestess, but not from my Temple. She was sent north to the town of Ilbarsis last year. Her name is Vanessa, Vanessa Hilgar."
In response to the name, the woman stops rocking. She then opens her eyes and looks at Priestess Aloma and says, "That is not my name. My name is Aeda... Nessa, and my skin is the wrong colour. What is wrong with me?"
[Make a Religion check.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[OOC: Midian is not having much luck, but he is gaining experience. Any thoughts as to what he wants to do when he reaches second level? Is he going to stay with Rogue or is he going to extend his Magic Initiate (Bard) feat and multiclass to Bard?]
"She has said that before," says the archmagus, "but I have no idea what she means."
"Neither do I," says Priestess Aloma [OOC: Failing her own Religion check].
Priestess Aloma steps closer to the woman, a look of concern on her face.
The archmagus puts out his hand and stops her. "You should be careful, Journeyman. Her power is great and something I don't understand."
"I know," said Priestess Aloma. "She is a Chosen of Mithra. But maybe I can get through to her."
[Make another Religion check versus a DC of 5]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
“So, Aeda... Aloma here recognizes you as Vanessa, someone who knows. What do you think of this? Do you believe that you are occupying Vanessa’s body? Or is this of news to you?” Midian says, dropping a bit of the reverence in order to question the woman more directly.
[OOC: The Chosen of Mithra are rare individuals with miraculous powers not based on magick (i.e., See the Arcane shows them as not having a magical aura but they can still do magic-like effects). It is believed by the Mithran faith that these people are favoured by Mithra and they are sought out by the priesthood to become members of the faithful. As to what powers these 'Chosen' might have, that depends on the individual.]
As Priestess Aloma sits down on the bed the woman turns and looks at her and Midian sees a spark of recognition come into the woman's eyes.
Taking this as a good sign, he speaks.
[OOC: Midian will need to do either Persuasion or Intimidation check to try to get his words through to this woman. Because of the spark of recognition mentioned above, this can be done at Advantage. I just need to know which he chooses to use in this situation.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I was one of those affected," Eddard replies as they make their way along a path towards a large two storey building in the centre of the campus.
He then adds, "It was quite an impressive display of power actually... But, also a little embarrassing, so I will say no more about it."
The campus of the School of Occult Studies consist of stately stone buildings set in a garden setting surrounded on three sides by a high stone wall, with the fourth side presumably fronting the river. At night, as it is now, the grounds are lit by magical lights using some sort of magic that is different from the miracle of Mithra's eternal flame that is used by the Temple.
Shortly, the three reach their destination and enter in the foyer of the building where they are met by a severe-looking Sorian woman dressed in black.
"Lisbeth," she says, nodding at Priestess Aloma. She then turns her eyes on Midian and asks, "And who might this be?"
Eddard also looks at Midian, but says nothing being ignorant of Midian's name.
"Midian Voda," replies Priestess Aloma. "He is my protector for the night."
The woman is silent for but a moment before she says, "Follow me. The archmagus is waiting."
[Make an Insight check.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Insight: 9
Re roll for exp if relevant: 13
OOC: It’s a long ways to Rogue 11 when all trained skill checks are treated as rolling 11, but such a good ability to smooth out randomness.
With small quick steps, the woman leads the way out of the foyer and down a long corridor to a room near its end where she asks the three following her to wait.
She opens the door and steps quickly through, closing the door after her. The sign on the door is the Sorendenese rune for healing.
[Make a Perception check. Less than 10 will be considered a failure. Above that will determine what foreknowledge Midian garners about the room on the other side of the door.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Perception: 17
Midian follows along, staying close to Aloma, the role of guardian giving him a good excuse for his typical pattern of careful observation and scrutiny of his surroundings. He remains silent for now, not wanting to draw attention to himself, and allows the focus to remain on Aloma.
As the woman passes through the door, Midian catches sight of some of what is happening in the infirmary beyond.
He sees a woman in a nightgown with bedraggled hair sitting up on a bed hugging her knees and a tall man dressed in expensive clothes with his back to him—the archmagus most likely.
Then the door closes and the three are left in the corridor to wait, looking at each other awkwardly.
Eddard is the first one to speak. "My apologies for Madame Salid," he begins looking at Midian. "She can be a little brusque at times."
Priestess Aloma smiles and nods and then adds for Midian's sake, "She is the archmagus' personal assistant."
More awkward silence follows and then the door is opened.
"You can come in now," says Madame Salid to Priestess Aloma and Midian. Then she turns to Eddard and says, "Eddard, I would like you to come with me, I need to talk to you about something important."
Eddard nods and the two of them head back in the direction of the foyer, the taller man following in the wake of the small woman.
Then Priestess Aloma enters the room where the archmagus is waiting with a look of concern on his face.
"Hello Journeyman Aloma," he says looking at the priestess. "Your arrival is timely."
He then turns to Midian and say, "And welcome to the School of Occult Studies, Apprentice Seeker Voda. My commiserations on the death of your mentor."
[OOC: Make a Perception check to find out more about this man and the woman on the bed. Also, does Midian want to use his See the Arcane.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Midian is hesitant to use See The Arcane, both as he is still not entirely used to relying on such abilities, and also because he harbors some small suspicion that the cantrip could expose him to something that could negatively effect his vision - or his mind - if he should happen to see the goddess. He does not genuinely believe a divine presence is here, but he takes it for granted that powerful Magic is at work here.
Perception: 6
Retry for exp: 23
The archmagus he has seen before, but only at a distance. He is a Sorian—young for his position—with long black hair tied back in a plait and a ringletted beard. Midian has heard he is an exceptionally strong magus, the strongest in Constantine.
The woman he does not recognises. She is a strange one. Her hair is almost white and she looks to be in some sort of distress, rocking backwards and forwards, her eyes screwed tightly shut.
[If you need to, have Midian make a Wisdom check.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Wisdom Check: 4
In a hushed tone, aiming for "reverence," Midian gestures towards the white haired woman and says, "Is that... her?" He ignores the archmagus' show of identifying him, instead deflecting to focus on the woman who might be the purported goddess.
"Yes," replies the archmagus. "If your arrival at our gate is in response to the supposed miracle that occurred here today, this is the woman whose power affected some of the strongest magi in the city."
He then looks down at the woman and says, "She arrived here last night. Claimed she was a priestess of Aieda and then magically attacked not only her companion, but also one of my masters. Then she went into hiding on the grounds and kept most of us up searching for her late into the night before she revealed herself in private to my gatekeeper—"
"I know this woman," says Priestess Aloma interrupting the archmagus. "She is a priestess, but not from my Temple. She was sent north to the town of Ilbarsis last year. Her name is Vanessa, Vanessa Hilgar."
In response to the name, the woman stops rocking. She then opens her eyes and looks at Priestess Aloma and says, "That is not my name. My name is Aeda... Nessa, and my skin is the wrong colour. What is wrong with me?"
[Make a Religion check.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Religion: 4
Retry for exp: 22
"She has said that before," says the archmagus, "but I have no idea what she means."
"Neither do I," says Priestess Aloma [OOC: Failing her own Religion check].
Priestess Aloma steps closer to the woman, a look of concern on her face.
The archmagus puts out his hand and stops her. "You should be careful, Journeyman. Her power is great and something I don't understand."
"I know," said Priestess Aloma. "She is a Chosen of Mithra. But maybe I can get through to her."
[Make another Religion check versus a DC of 5]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Religion: 11
“So, Aeda... Aloma here recognizes you as Vanessa, someone who knows. What do you think of this? Do you believe that you are occupying Vanessa’s body? Or is this of news to you?” Midian says, dropping a bit of the reverence in order to question the woman more directly.
As Priestess Aloma sits down on the bed the woman turns and looks at her and Midian sees a spark of recognition come into the woman's eyes.
Taking this as a good sign, he speaks.
[OOC: Midian will need to do either Persuasion or Intimidation check to try to get his words through to this woman. Because of the spark of recognition mentioned above, this can be done at Advantage. I just need to know which he chooses to use in this situation.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Persuasion, with Advantage: 19