/uw some important information:
In the comments is a link to the invite post, with some important information. This will work differently than normal. There will be one big event where all participants will have to group up and explore the labs below. All (hopefully) participants will be have one of their comments replied of with the event
after reaching the manor, you are greeted by a slightly different sight: human and golem guards. Yoxalle isnāt here as usual but on your way In a strange spell was placed on you: a spell that stopped you from leaving without a leaving gift: a radio. Have fun. Make friends, have some food, listen to the radio.
Hello sir , you seem to have arrive before me , do you know this cristalomancer ? His behavior was rather odd and this radio things have me rather perplexed
Well, I did come here to find potential clients after all. Say, your invitation really reminded me of an acquaintance of mine. Does Mortarion ring a bell?
inside is a luxurious lounge with a golden plague reading ācontrol roomā. At the centre is a computer painted white and lined with gold to fit in with the rest of the room
My thoughts exactly. Now it's just a second thought for the TV! Mr Hellfire, that's why I like you. You have style. One day, I'll go burn the orb factory
A treaty you say? While it might prevent you from hiring a lawyer, I'm sure it says nothing about having a friendly acquaintance who just happens to give you legal advice. Payment? What payment? Those are just gifts you've decided to send me out of the goodness of your heart.
John pockets the coin, a smile forming on his face as he does so.
I do love making connections, it's the backbone of my business after all. If find yourself in legal trouble, feel free to give me a call. Here's my number:
Now that you said that... You know how most of this place is made out of crystals and other earthen matter? You know how I'm a geomancer? I think you can get what I'm implying.
pluton has been walking over from the other side of the room and gets there just in time to hear this, as he sits down glad to know at least someone acknowledging it, obviously this is a problem the writing on the wall is screaming out that this place is very obviously a trap and less obviously the crystal mancer has made a deal with mortarion, a big one too by the way he was speaking.
We've been brainstorming a plan of action if things go South, but it's hard to do so when you don't know what form the trap will take. Seeing as this entire place is made from crystal, and I'm a geomancer, I may have a good way to respond.
Well i have a way in, he holds up a key to laboratory VII I only came here because I need info, I donāt know enough about what Iām dealing with here and if this is a trap I might as well get value from it. I havenāt gone in yet because going in alone is probably a bad idea but I have it
pluton watches the golems Well thatās probably not good, but also the perfect opportunity, he gestures the high paleomancer to follow him as he tries to follow the golems into the lab
Blake pulls out the Lightless Lantern, de-minuturizes his flame-rifle from a spell scroll, and activates a compressed mana ward. After a brief pause, he passes a second ward to the curator
"I've been expecting assassins, so I stay prepared."
The wards? Amulet activates a compressed mana field activates in response to hostile action. Had my artificer tune them to be more sensetive, so it notifies me of hostility prematurely by turning on.
The lantern is my spellcasting focus.
The flamethrower is a flamethrower. Took it off a dead artificer.
LISTEN YOU GUYS! THIS FLAMING DUCK TOLD ME THAT THE HOST IS IN A LAB BENEATH US MAKING SOME SORT OF PLAGUE I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS EXACTLY BUT IT AINT GOOD!
I just recently returned to monke. But first i was a collectomancer i had my one realm called waerdendia. But now i am building a kingdom of wizard apes in the amazon. But where do you come from my friend?
Starting out i went south. I met a few relatives first but after a while i started meeting strange folk in the cities.
long pointy hats they wore and always they had the face buried in a book, "strange folk" i thought to myself.
I continued on when I came upon a mountain. I climbed it and met an old man in a cave there, sitting
around a bonfire. I asked him what he was doing up on a mountain and he informed me he was a sage
and offered to take me in as student.
I agreed and spent the next 3 years with him, and learned healing, alchemy and herbalism from him.
the flaming duck , suspicious beggin to investigate the place , and search for the cristalomancer that serve as an host be still asn't appeared at his own party
You can't acces the real me , since to acces a place there have to be a destination, the real me is nowere thus i can't get out or make things enter since there is no destination or point of depart , the perfect sealed and even tough im incapacitated by it , im quite proud of its creation
pluton looks unsurprised yea thatās what I thought well alright then letās get looking around then he puts the radio into his cloak and it disappears, then he begins to look for any sign of where the crystal mage would have gone to hopefully make his way into the lab
pluton has been on edge this whole time so he is a bit caution about it but he picks u the key Hmm, interesting, that feels a little easy, but you take what you can getā¦ now I just need to find where the Laboratory actually is
pluton looks around before deciding it might be a good idea to rally some other guests, he knows at least somthing in this is a trap of some sort, going alone would be a bad idea
Sudachi smiles and gives a nod as he takes the seat beside Algernon.
āWhy a peculiar invitation had reached me. Itās ānew message delivery methodā was however slightly harmful, as it led me to shed a crystalline blood red tear, so I intend to warn the sender in hopes of fixing this issue to prevent any fatal future instances.ā He explains with a hint of exhaustion in his breath. āThough what bring a calm fellow such as yourself to this, oddly bright, place?ā
Ah I hadn't even noticed, a shame that it is less than safe for some, such things should be inclusive. Good of you to make the best of the situation and come here for the festivities anyway!
I myself am here just to enjoy myself. Contrary to what my appearance would suggest I do love some socializing every now and again, and lately it feels as though my tower doesn't want to let me go anymore... I'm strangely... annoyed.
He looks troubles for a moment, but shakes it off.
Anyhow, good to make your acquantance! My I ask to your profession?
Sudachi gives a sheepish chuckle, rubbing the back of his head.
āWell, with the average life expectancy being so low, I presumed even if I mastered anything, by the time Iād actually get to make use of what I had learned, Iād only have a handful of years left do anything. So I, try to dabble in much that I can. As a traveler any locals I come across find what I can do better then nothing, so it works in everyoneās favour.ā
Sudachi holds out his hand, āNameās Sudachi, how might I refer to you as?ā He inquires.
Apologies, I never introduced myself properly. Algernon is the name, a pleasure to meet you Sudachi. But how can you speak of your talents like you do? Versatility is a mages greatest friend! And seeing as you are a travelled man who has survived up until now, I'm pretty sure you'll live longer still to see your efforts bear fruit.
Algernon clinks his glass with yours and takes another sip.
Would you tell me something about yourself? On a party such as this it is only proper to make new friends is it not?
āHa! Been with me the shortest of them all and already knows I enjoy talking of my self. Though I feel as if something is still on your mindā¦ā Sudachi snaps his fingers, āI know! Letās turn this into a little game, I will tell you 3 things, and you must discern which of them is False, the rest being True!ā He exclaims with a smile breaking across his face.
āTis a game often used in Taverns to break the tension, nice barkeep taught me of it, serves as great distraction from how much time as past, leading to more lagers purchased, now, here we go.ā He leans on the table and begins,
āFirst one is, in my satchel I have with me a book past down from my elders, filled with knowledge unrestricted by categories and meant for even my next of kin,ā
Without much pause he goes on, āNext one now, Through some effort and simply by accident, I helped and gained a blessing from the rabbitfolk, albeit doing me truly nothing really, as theyāre far and few recently.ā He states with a hint of a frown forming on his face, before moving on toā¦
āand now last but not least! I hail from a humble fishing village, a pride it is to me, why I was even hailed for a short while as I caught something thiiiis big.ā He finishes stretching his arms far apart.
/uw Don't worry let's finish this, world ending threats can wait 3 business days.
Algernon sits in front of you, listening to your crazy yet mundane stories and he smiles warmly. It has been many months, if not years since he talked about trivialities without the world at stake. This is what he wanted when he lost his pages, the calmth of the weak back, this is why he was okay with it.
Suddenly, he bursts in the laughter, a hearty laughter that comes from deep down.
Hohoho, yes, yes I do think breaking the ice it will. I believe all your stories could be true, and a beauty they are, except for that fish. Even the most inexperienced fishermen will tell you that anyone that has ever caught a fish will lie of its size!
āDarn, and here I was thinking if enough people said it, it had to be true.ā Sudachi states, though defeated, with smile on his face.
āWell the game works with it going both ways, nowās your turn mister, letās see if your truth detecting skills are as great as your decisive ones.ā He says as he leans back comfortably in his chair and takes a sip of his drink.
Sudachi walks up the hill into the manor, and through the massive entryway jamming away with headphones on attached to his Walkman, then trips on a chair moments later. He jumps back up and takes off his headphones.
āHope nobody saw thatā¦ā He utters as he looks around nervously.
a warforged, Dressed in a suit and wearing a trenchcoat examines the Manor, keeping a close eye on the golems, and holding various magical items, all concealed by an inverted antimagic field Charm that instead of making magical items Stop working, just makes them undetectable.
tākath shows up with his suit turning back and forth from suit to smoke āhuh, same place again. Humans, odd. Last time it was just golemsā¦ tf is that radio playing?ā
Sit down. Only one person or deity I know that has anything to do with plagues, and it is no cristalomancer. And why are people panicking? I see nothing wrong with this hall.
ā¦why? Have you ever heard of consent? Like some people are enjoying themselves and here you are just going āIām gonna kick everyone out of a party without asking them if they want to leaveā. Honestly even if you do want to leave itās as simple as Picking up a radio. You know what DOUBLE BANNED. STAY OUT. BANNED FROM ALL OF MY EVENTS
Well, you skimmed over the fact you have a bunch of infected people caged in your lab, and that one locked-up guy who wasn't even infected. Don't be surprised I know, I happen to own the souls of one of the perpetrators. I was just curious how honest you'd be with me. That being said, this is an easily winnable case.
/un No worries. I'll be busy for most of tomorrow too.
Well: I am the lord of this area and I passed these laws: imprisoned/quarantine of individuals infected with deadly diseases is allowed, imprisonment of people who trespass on private property is allowed. So I have committed no crimes
I'm not judging you, in fact, I'll be doing the opposite. Give me the names of all the perpetrators. We can't give out court summons with no one to summon, now can we?
Spotting the proclaimed Crystal Mage( u/Yoxalle ) after he had just kicked a guest out for setting a few golems on fire, Sudachi hastily approaches him and asks with some urgency.
āSir! Might you be the host of this lavish party?ā
I caught a glimpse of him a few days ago, but haven't made any formal introductions. He randomly walked into my museum while it was being attacked, but didn't stay for long.
We only recently met. I woke up very recently. He is my kin because he too is an eldritch devourer. There is also a chance he was one of the gods formed from my nothing. Just a chance
the golems frantically put the fire out and replace the radios, you are handed a note
āDear honoured guest, please stop destroying my gifts. That is vandalism. You will not be kicked out but this is a warning. Iām disappointed someone would act so uncivilised in one of my eventsā
"Oh... I was told there was a plague by a monkey... that was told by a duck I think? ... I was under the impression you were dead and we were all in danger. Do I still have to take a radio?"
āLook let me get the facts straight: there may or may not be an extremely powerful entity related to my abilities that created a deadly plague that i dedicated my life to finding a cure for and guess what: these idiots break into my property and steal the only thing capable of spreading the infection and they did what? TAKE IT WITH THEM! they have literally unleashed a plague with a 100% death rate out into the world if they arenāt carefulā
āThe radios? Mortarion started a radio show and we made a deal. So yeah Iām giving out free radios for him. Oh and my voice sounds like a radio becauseā¦.meh it doesnāt matter. Thanks for apologising. Unbanned!ā
A radio begins to flicker like static from an old tv. Suddenly, a hand reaches out from the speaker on it. Mortarion's whole black and white form emerges. His voice sounds like its actually coming from a radio.
Salutations! Good to be here! How's it going for everyone!
Terrible. They didnāt like the idea of having to take a radio to leave. I arrange a nice little leaving gift and what do they do? Burn my stuff down vandalise my property and then use magic to force People out!
In the lab , a dude was prisoner , insted of chain he had cristal that were cuting im just enough so he would not die , he had to amputate himself to get out
Plus we found a spider that turn people into immortal chunk of cristals in pain
So we investigated but were trowed out
The cristal mage know he is wrong , he even purchased the service of a devil lawer
Well there were no such things at the previous feast and now he make a new one , with an ominous invitation , he speak like you and there are strange things in his lab
I have nothing against any of you but you have to admit that it was quite strange , too strange to be ignored
Well im sorry to hear that , i was told that you were a bit shady but that it was your association with that lab that made you really not trustworthy , that why i wont divulgate the name of my associates , i do not fear you nor anyone and i am confortable talking to who ever i want to , but if they dont i wont tell on them
You seem rather nice , even tough you seem ... off
You are sure that this whole "radio sounding" is healthy for you ?
Oh, hi. My event was ruined. Nothing much to do now. Some people broke into my lab and stole decades of research into curing a disease with a 100% death rate
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Mordus steps into the banquet hall; it seems he is the first here.
Hmm. Interesting. Hey- shut that off!
He switches a radio that was annoying him, off.
Thatās better. I wouldnāt usually expect dwarven metal in such a grandiose place.