Tales from Talaveroth

"I think it's time you explain what you're doing here and why."

Si'Juul crosses his arms.

"We are followers of Father Ephesian. We are here to help him with his revelation." He says simply.

"Relevelation?" Poinki looks confused. "Not know what means."

"Does this 'revelation' include causing shipwrecks by messing with the lighthouse? Or causing intense magical winds to surround the tower?"

Si'Juul is deliberately making his voice a touch louder than necessary in the hopes those in the tent outside hear him. All while thinking to himself, 'Great, more religious nutjobs'.

Perception: 14

Elhanna hear Si’Juul’s voice and walk out of the tent to see what the commotion is all about. 

Elhanna finds that when she steps to the door she is able to access it, the same as the others. 

"The winds keep those who would harm us away. As for the light, we do not control that. We are simply acolytes." 

"And just who would want to harm you?"

"Those camped right outside our door. The church won't take kindly to this revelation." 

"Why would they be against this 'revelation' in the first place?"

Twitch would wait a bit, before asking: "For a laywoman such as myself, what is this revelation he's had and you're helping him share with the rest of the world?"

Elhanna will stealthily try to cast detect evil and good to see if the people before the group is possessed by evil spirits or fiends. 

stealth: 10

"He has not... Wait! What are you doing?!" The acolyte says as he sees Elhanna's casting. He pulls a club from his belt. 

(Let me know if you want to finish the casting or not)

Si'Juul pulls out his pepperbox and aims at the one who drew his club.

"I suggest you put your weapon right back where it was."

He won't fire unless an acolyte makes a move to attack.

"Calm! Easy!  All friends here!" says Poinki worriedly. "Nobody need to fight. Just please tell more about revel...rivelation. Sound very important." (Persuasion 18 )

The acolytes lower their weapons but don't put them away. "He has not told us. All he has said is that we must hold tight to our faith in Ilmater because whatever he has found will shake the foundations of the Church." 

"Yes. Talk."

Si'Juul remains ready to retaliate if an attack comes his way or another of the group. Only holstering his gun if the acolyte puts their weapon away.

Si'Juul keeps gun in hand but pointed up in a more relaxed position.

"Well, I am going to tell you more than he did. We came with a man who is the Father's friend and we are going to bring him up to see him."

Si'Juul then exits the tower and walks into the tent.

"Hey! Oleg! Come on, we're headed up to see your friend."

Oleg looks up. "I had hoped you could bring him down but I guess I can go up. My knees aren't what they used to be but I would like to get to the bottom of this." 

He follows Si'Juul. When Si'Juul approaches the tower the light shines down and lets him in. However, when he looks back to Oleg he sees that the light has gone out and the swirling winds no stand between them, barring Oleg's entrance.

"Hmm...alright, guess I will just have to get him to come down to see you."

Si'Juul begins moving past the acolytes to make his way up, gun still in hand and eyeing them, but not doing anything to them.

If he manages to get up at least a little, he will try to shout up the tower.

"Hey! Father! Get down here! You got a friend that wants to talk to you!"

The acolytes make no moves to stop you.

Once Si'Juul reaches the top of the stairs he can see that there's no one on the second floor to hear his calls. 

The room he enters is clearly a holy room. The air is thick with the smell of incense. To the left stands an empty altar and to the right there is an imposing statue of a female angel, her hands and wings outstretched. His gaze is drawn to the stairs continuing up on the other side of the room, completely ringed in a wall of fire that reaches the ceiling above.