Besyanteo: Heya
Lithaladhwen: Hi!
Besyanteo: Feeling better today? :o
Lithaladhwen: Still a little tired, but I'm looking forward to RP stuff tonight.
Besyanteo: *nod*
Besyanteo: I got Sage to tell me some thigns about the module he ran us through last night.
Besyanteo: We weren't prepared, but we were more prepared than I first esdtimated.
Lithaladhwen: Hot shit. If that was a module.... that totally breaks my whole notion of reality.
Besyanteo: Heh.
Lithaladhwen: First even vaguely engaging module I've ever encountered.
Besyanteo: I dislike the ending, though
Besyanteo: "Ok, so, good aligned characters can't win. =D"
Lithaladhwen: I don't like how it ended last night. I think we can do better.
Lithaladhwen: I believe wholeheartedly in our ability to completely counter-fuck Sage.
Besyanteo: I'm working on a new character right now. There are things about HAku's abckstory that I should have told Sage before he let me jump in
Lithaladhwen: I love Haku.
Besyanteo: Oh, ditto.
Lithaladhwen: Having him there was the best part of the RP.
Besyanteo: I'm not sure how useable he's going to be for a while. I was wondering when you wanted to do the bit where Zea goes to talk to him
Besyanteo: He's not going to fall from divinty or anything, but he's going to be mightily depressed as it is
Lithaladhwen: Pretty soon here would be totally fine.
Lithaladhwen: Zea's a priestess. She's good with the wisdom and stuff.
Lithaladhwen: *nodnod*
Lithaladhwen: So he'll either feel better or be totally horrified with her at the end.
Besyanteo: I'mgood togo if you are. Also: Ha ha ha
Lithaladhwen: Yeah, give me just a moment.
Besyanteo: Sure
Lithaladhwen: (Okay. I am so with you now.)
Lithaladhwen: (I was posting to a thing.)
Besyanteo: (Ahhh.)
Besyanteo: *It's been a night and part of a day since they left Twin Oaks. Haku hasn't come out of his room at the manor since.*
Lithaladhwen: *There's a little knock on the door.*
Besyanteo: *After a moment* Come in.
Lithaladhwen: *A blue-haired young woman pokes her head in.* Haku?
Besyanteo: *hw looka over. He looks about the same as he did the other day, but his shoulder is bandages. And his eyes are red* Oh. Hey Zea.
Besyanteo: *He composes himself a little* Uhm... What is it?
Lithaladhwen: Um. *closes the door behind her* I just wanted to check and see how you were doing.
Besyanteo: ... Heh. ... Not very well, I don't think.
Besyanteo: I guess a "mercenary" should be able to walk away from a place like that and be okay, huh?
Lithaladhwen: Depends on the mercenary. Believe it or not there are things even I won't do.
Lithaladhwen: Mind if I sit?
Besyanteo: Sure.
Lithaladhwen: *sits cross-legged on the floor*
Lithaladhwen: *Yes she's wearing pants under her robes. Great mystery solved.*
Besyanteo: (... fuck, brb
Besyanteo: )*
Lithaladhwen: ('kay.)
Besyanteo: (back)
Lithaladhwen: (What happened?)
Besyanteo: (Kristen is on the phone with a mutual friend. She wanted me to go with them to the house ofthis other girl I don't know and hang out. Though all she told methrough the door was "come here")
Besyanteo: (Anyway, I already have plans for tonight)
Lithaladhwen: (Ah. Okay. I was just curious whether something had exploded. Anyway!)
Lithaladhwen: So what's getting to you about yesterday?
Besyanteo: ... It's... I guess it's a little complicated. But I can explain it.
Besyanteo: I'm the son of a gnoll man and a celestial woman... That much is pretty obvious. Dad was from a tribe of reformationists, who want to live in peace with other intelligent races. Kind ofthe Gnoll good guys.
Lithaladhwen: *nod*
Besyanteo: They met and fell in love while Mom was on some holy quest to defeat some evil inthe land... I hardly remember now. ... Dad died when I was little. He was killed by some humans who mistook him for the scout of a gnoll raiding party, when he was entering Pol, tothe north...
Besyanteo: ... Mom did her best ot use it to inspire me. I've alwasy felt that I could help prove people were wrong about us, and that I needed to... sothat wouldn't happen again, you know?
Besyanteo: ... Anyway. There's one big thing that separates out my Dad's tribe, and most ofthe others.
Besyanteo: We share similar traditions and religous rites... But they look at other sentient races, and they see sacks of meat, waiting to be plucked. Put on the planetby the gods for us to use.
Besyanteo: ... And we get to Twin Oaks...
Besyanteo: *he clenches his fists and shuts his eyes*
Lithaladhwen: *nods*
Besyanteo: Does it matter if we rescue them, Zea? They're soready to lay down and make themselves just that. ...
Besyanteo: Why should I bother trying to be this if people don't ahve the will to NOT be what the tribes say they are?
Besyanteo: Stupid cattle... >_<
Lithaladhwen: They're just scared, I think. Death is... frightening, for a lot... a lot of people. And anything that keeps them from facing it.....
Lithaladhwen: Well, they prefer it. *shrug*
Besyanteo: *he takes his forehead in his hand, and sighs*
Besyanteo: (... Shaun is like, slowly torturing Dan)
Besyanteo: (poking holes in his plans for Vamprie assault)
Besyanteo: (also, food)
Lithaladhwen: ('kay.)
Besyanteo: (back as soon as I can be)
Lithaladhwen: (Okay!)
Besyanteo: (Got out of it for now. Whee.)
Lithaladhwen: (Got out of food?)
Lithaladhwen: (Were they making Bes pie?)
Besyanteo: (Heh. No, but they might consider it one of these times.)
Besyanteo: (My parents had made something., and they like to have family dinner. I try not to miss it too often, but tonight i will)
Besyanteo: ... I just can't understand it. ... Waht kind of life are they giving their children?
Besyanteo: Constantly in fear, until one daythey're picked... and they go alone to feed the vampire, so that they can "save the others".
Besyanteo: That's not life...
Lithaladhwen: It's the best they can do for now.
Lithaladhwen: *sigh*
Lithaladhwen: I'm not saying they're right. I don't think they are. But this isn't a problem they can solve themselves. They're too caught up in keeping as many people alive as they can in the short term.
Lithaladhwen: There's a reason I want to go back and do something once we've had a chance to regroup. I wasn't willing to just leave them either, but....
Lithaladhwen: We can go back. And we can go back prepared.
Besyanteo: ... I don't think I can, Zea. ... That's the other thing that's really eatting at me inside. I can whine about how they aren't doing anything all I like...
Besyanteo: But what good was I there?
Lithaladhwen: What good were you? You found someone we could press for information. I remember you handing around some minor healing which I can't do... but what mattered most to me was that you were there and you were being level-headed about it.
Lithaladhwen: Can you imagine if I'd been alone there with Alistair and Erik?
Lithaladhwen: Oh, and the bird.
Lithaladhwen: Gods, Haku. It would've been terrible.
Besyanteo: ... *he smirks in spite of himnself*
Lithaladhwen: I needed someone there I could rely on, who wasn't busy playing grabass with a couple of cute girls.
Besyanteo: ...
Besyanteo: They hit on the girls, knowing they were geased... or dominated?
Lithaladhwen: *raises her hands helplessly*
Lithaladhwen: I can't even begin to speculate.
Besyanteo: ... *he rubs his forehead* ... I... Gods.
Besyanteo: ... Alright. I'd go back with you.
Besyanteo: ... Does Orin know about any of this yet?
Lithaladhwen: I don't know. I haven't sent word to him yet. I think Alistair's lost his stomach for extorting more money out of the guy at this point.
Lithaladhwen: So I doubt he's contacted him either.
Besyanteo: *he nods*
Lithaladhwen: I think I'm going to ask some people to go back. For one, I want Thenswick there. Say what you will about the guy, but if he even halfway knows his shit, he'll be able to help us.
Besyanteo: (Thenswick?)
Besyanteo: (unfamiliar name)
Lithaladhwen: (Elaith Thenswick.)
Besyanteo: (Ah)
Besyanteo: ... I barely know him. *he shrugs*
Besyanteo: ... Aramis is a recent applicant to this place. But I saw him spar inthe yard. He's very good.
Lithaladhwen: *nods*
Lithaladhwen: Alistair will probably want to go back. I don't know about Erik.
Lithaladhwen: I'll see if I can find Tolaris. From my talks with his grandfather, I think they might be able to help.
Besyanteo: *nod*
Lithaladhwen: For what it's worth, Haku. No matter what you saw me do back there... no matter what my real specialty is... I don't just use people for raw materials. I don't much like seeing other people do it, either.
Lithaladhwen: I know what it's like to be in a ...different philosophical position than most of the people you know. Lot of necromancers I work with are... well, they're kind of crazy.
Lithaladhwen: And they treat people in ways that I don't.
Lithaladhwen: It's one reason I try to keep it quiet that I do what I do. People... jump to conclusions. But... if it'll help us get rid of this damn vampire...
Lithaladhwen: I'll bring whatever I've got to bear on him, and we'll have to hope it's enough.
Lithaladhwen: IM: And deal with the consequences later...
Besyanteo: *he nods*
Besyanteo: ... It's... Not something I would have expected a week ago, but... I do trust you.
Besyanteo: (zomg font?)
Besyanteo: I just hope we never have to interogate someone that way again. >_>;
Lithaladhwen: I apologize that you had to see that.
Lithaladhwen: I couldn't think of any other way.
Besyanteo: ... *quietly* Neither could I.
Besyanteo: ... I'll be ok. *he turns away*
Besyanteo: I just need a little more time.
Lithaladhwen: Okay. *nods* That's fine. I'm living in town for now. Come find me if you need anything. I'm going to go back and... pull some things together.
Besyanteo: *he nods* Right... Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
Lithaladhwen: I'll see you when we head out. Take care of yourself.
Lithaladhwen: *heads to the door, and turns to tell him over her shoulder* We'll get him, Haku.
Besyanteo: Yeah...
Besyanteo: I know that much will happen, atleast.
Lithaladhwen: *nod* See you around. *leaves and closes the door behind her*
Besyanteo: </ARPEE>
Lithaladhwen: Oh, yeah. That is my font now. Heh.
Besyanteo: Heh.
Lithaladhwen: Brian gets home from work at eight, and after that with luck... Zea will be able to drag Elaith into this.
Lithaladhwen: I want to see him try and rebuke the vampire.
Besyanteo: Ha!
Besyanteo: ... He probably can, with any kind of decent roll
Besyanteo: I'd tell you it's CR, but that feels a little off for me to do.
Lithaladhwen: Brian's thinking that he has a decent shot.
Lithaladhwen: If Elaith succeeds Zea will laugh until she cries and probably buy Elaith a drink.
Besyanteo: Heh.
Besyanteo: I suspect, then, that you should have her prepare a few coppers for just that.
Besyanteo: ... also, onyl slightly related:
Lithaladhwen: She has silly amounts of spare money. I'm so bad about buying equipment. She can buy him anything he wants.
Besyanteo: The cleric is, so far, an undead killing machine.
Besyanteo: It has more turning boosts than I can recall easily, can turn two turns into a destroy, and turn as a free action.
Lithaladhwen: Goodness gracious.
Besyanteo: ... and turn Turn attempts into Maximized Healing.
Besyanteo: Because that amused me and Doug
Lithaladhwen: What patron deity?
Besyanteo: I'm thinking Oros
Lithaladhwen: *nod*
Besyanteo: Fits well withthe Disciple of the Sun feat
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. And it'd be interesting to force someone like that to work with Zea and Elaith.
Besyanteo: Fu nfact: None of this requires you to share your Deities' exact alignment. She can be Nuetral rather than Lawful, and still fit in with them so longas they do nothing overtly evil
Besyanteo: ... Not sure how that should work for Haku; Celestials AHVE to keep a good alignment.
Besyanteo: Not sure what happens if they let it shift.
Lithaladhwen: He's not a full celestial. He's effectively mortal. If I were the GM I would rule that a half-celestial can't fall.
Lithaladhwen: It's like how Darin isn't himself an angel of justice just because Christopher is his father.
Besyanteo: *nod*
Besyanteo: That helps me with running him in the future, then.
Lithaladhwen: He does have perfectly legitimate reasons to be bothered by all this, though. Zea deals with a lesser version of the sort of prejudice his family would have dealt with.
Lithaladhwen: Most people say, "Oh, necromancer. Harbinger of eeeeevil."
Besyanteo: *nod*
Lithaladhwen: It's one reason she's actually got a little more sympathy for him at this point, because while she can hide her weirdness to a certain extent, people can tell his just by looking.
Besyanteo: I hadn't even considered that when I had him tel her that. Heh
Lithaladhwen: I need to have her tweak her prepared spells for this. She's only a 9th level cleric, but she's got her shadows, too.
Lithaladhwen: She should be okay.
Besyanteo: *nod*
Besyanteo: What's her other level?
Lithaladhwen: She lost a caster level when she took the Master of Shrouds PrC. That's the class that lets her summon those shadows several times a day.
Lithaladhwen: If it weren't daytime she could have summoned a wraith instead of those two shadows.
Besyanteo: *nod*
Besyanteo: ... oh, get this
Besyanteo: Dan's most recent plan for the vampire:
Besyanteo: "We'll get a team of archers with special arrows! The WOODEN KIND!"
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. I heard about that from Shaun. *sigh*
Lithaladhwen: DO YOU SEE NOW WHY ZEA WANTS A NECROMANCER THERE??!

Lithaladhwen: Gods.
Besyanteo: Hee.
Lithaladhwen: Damn laymen with their plans.
Besyanteo: ... You know, if he dies,
Besyanteo: is there some kind of sentient undead he could be ressurected as for shits and giggles?
Lithaladhwen: He could be embraced by a vampire or vampire spawn, I think. But that's not something Zea can do, and Elaith probably can't bring his agent with him.
Besyanteo: Heh
Besyanteo: Belatedly: I was tempted to give Hakuthe LEadership feat when I made hi,.
Besyanteo: Held off because I figured this "13 person rp" would be insane enough for spleen as it was
Besyanteo: =P
Lithaladhwen: *laugh*
Besyanteo: Haku could totally use a level 8 something or other about now. ... Although having a bunch of followers might not be beneficial to joining a mercenary troupe