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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:45 am
Your connection is gone? Then how are you reaching me?
His confused mind flipped and rolled inside his head. Mention of Dimitri cause him to release a jet of flame, beastial scream following soon after. He strained against his bonds, making them creek with the force.
Thrahaja had been fairly certain the rope made by the green's sister would hold him, though now he was deploying two of his dragons to secure more around Tanundra.
That dirty piece of midden! Treading on the lands of the dead! I will destroy him! His head and tail thrashed wildly.
"Blood, decay, and torture. Great, this sounds all very lovely." She stuck out her tounge in disgust. Although she was concerened, because the Earth Mother was benevolent, and rarley interfered with the goings on of humans..if teh Sky Father was the same, then Dimitri was probably torturing Meilikki on his own instruction. She wondered what was worse.
"Here it says that the Sky father is known for guiding the souls of the dead to the udnerworld. Wow, that's outdated. We're IN the underworld." She cleared her throat. "But he might not be the only one doing it, so competition is possible."
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:15 am
Ebony skin could indeed get wrinkled, it was an interesting thing to learn and something Zahara never again wanted to experience. She studied her fingers in disgust then shook them, as though that would actually rid herself of the wrinkles that had set in. The pruney look, how...delightful. Standing up she reached for a towel one of the slaves had so nicely brought her and wrapped it around herself, settling onto the ground. The aches she'd felt earlier were blessedly gone, beaten away by the soothing hot water and she felt so relaxed and pampered right now. Long, slender fingers ran through her hair and she stood up and quickly dried off, dressing before heading back upstairs and walking into the main room. She blinked for a moment, four foals, just kind of hanging out. Immediately sugar was retrieved for them and nuzzles and pets given to each, though they stood obediently and simply took the affection. A raised eyebrow at the surface elf accompanied by a slow, soft smile, "Am I interrupting a training lesson?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:29 am
Only through supreme effort...and close kinship am I able to reach you, Tanundra..and even to have a chance at that I have had to crawl and bend myself in many uncomfortable ways to find a place that the Sky Father's influence was weaker. and it won't last long, Tanundra. He'll know..and he'll blockade it, and then I will have no way to contact you.
That had been a little tricky. but a perfectly viable explination.
Tanundra! Did you not hear me? I need for you to get others to come to my aid. Your strength is great, your power is vast..but he knows you. how to counter you. and if you come alone, and are captured, what then? then no one will be able to find me or you.
Onyx smiled lightly.
"We're in the Underdark, not the underworld. if that's the case, then there's got to be a point of entry. a door, if you will, that leads to this realm of the dead..."
Moving a bit farther down, drawing out a large book, and placing it on the table.
"this is a book of maps. lets see if there's something in here that might give us a location..or at least a place to start?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:54 am
That damnable Father! I will crush him along with Dimitri!
His body was pushed closer the ground as his lieutenatns forced more rope across him. imiting his thrashings to ehad and tail only.
He has you there! That land of the dead, that cursed graveyard! Where is Eca? Why is she not helping you!?
She smiled a bit, "I meant that we are as close as one could get to any physical manifestation of the underworld. A door to such a place...reachable by souls maybe, but by us? Maybe it would be smarter too look for a palce that may exists both here and the astral plane. Or a place that is the underworld brought topside."
The underdark was a large place, and this book may or may not have the map they needed. It was likly that it didn't show astral demensions either. Then again, this was a necromancers library.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:08 am
From her chair behind the little line of foals, Piper raised her chin from her leash wearing hand, blinking lightly at Zahara before returning the smile that was offering then seemingly coming back to the present and actually acknowledging that Zahara was there. "Oh hello Zahara. Not at all...we were taking a break...have to get the house ready for Roarke." And probably some of his academy and whatever else the red haired mage brought with him. Well...at least the place wouldn't be as empty as it usually was. Again she scratched at bandaged forearms, giving a sigh and leaning forward to scratch at ears and wings of foals.
Oh look! It was the other one! By this time, two had taught two other exactly who was the one to go to for spoiling and what not. Zahara just happened to be the one that spoiled the most and thus she was more or less crowded by foals looking for attention and sugar that once they got it, they backed off. Of course then came the boasting, trying to show off for affections, little hooves clacking on the floors.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:26 am
The Tempest would always be her favorite, probably because she was the most like her, abrupt and demanding, full of leadership qualities. She got an extra piece of sugar though the drow was covert so the others didn't notice. Indeed more pets were handed out to the crowding foals and words of praise bestowed on each before she glanced back up at Piper. They were so much like children and the smile she shared with the surface elf was that of a mother watching her babies frolic with pride. She settled down in the middle of them, allowing them to show her everything they'd learned and giving more praises. "We're getting company?" she asked both eyebrows spiking.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:43 am
Piper nodded, once again resting her chin on her guantleted hand, propping her elbow on her knee. "Hmmm, indeed. Roake is al ally of ours in this plane, and apparently Meilikki's dragon has gone mad over her loss...and in his search for her has taken out the mage Academy that was his residence. Malik extended the invitation of shelter for Roarke and I assume whatever company he brings with him. So...it may get crowded around here. Hope you can handle crowds well."
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:18 am
Zahara knew Meilikki remembering her from the visit, the one where she'd been forced to sit back to back with Sevilin. Thank the gods she hadn't been lusting as badly as she was now or they would have been in big trouble. "I...suppose I can handle crowds. It's not going to be fun though." Roarke...an ally, and anyone he brought with him. This would be interesting indeed. "Do they know what happened to Meilikki? She just up and disappeared? I mean I know that's basically what I did, but I'm Drow, I had a good reason when I was born. What's her excuse?
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:30 am
Piper was hoping she herself could handle the crowd...she always had been overly self concious when aroung a lot of others in close quarters, couldn't get any closer than this. "Well...it can be I suppose." Then a little shrug, she wasn't all there on the details to this all, Malik had them mostly at this time...he would share if he felt she needed to know. "I believe so, from what Onyx and Aella say at least. Though they're all thinking her kidnapped. Tarathiel says as much and then there's two suspects. The lich we suposedly killed, or his son Din." A sigh and a shake of her head as one hand rubbed at the back of her neck before yanking at her collar. Stressing much?
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:59 am
Confusion flashed over her face for a moment. She remembered Din, he'd rode with them on their little quest. "But I thought Din was on our side.." What a stupid thing to say when she knew how easy it was to change loyalites, especially in the Underdark. But they'd killed the Lich hadn't they? Malik had taken a beating during that fight and she'd been chained to the wall with her companions, not a pleasant memory but one that was there nonetheless. She idly shifted her weight for a moment considering. "That's not good. Doesn't the existence of the plane depend upon the Oracle or something like that?" She knew she was important she just wasn't sure how important she was.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:04 pm
A little shurg. "I'm not exactly sure how that works...you see, Meilikki keeps saying that it's me and Malik who will take the plane with us if we die. I'm not quite sure why but we will. It's all very confusing is about the only thing that I do indeed know. And Din...well that's Malik's thoughts...and we haven't seen him since the Corn Fields...which is pretty suspicious." A sigh from the surface elf with the drow complex. "Though Meilikki is important, be it as an Oracle or not...we have to get her back...seems we and Tarathiel are working toward the same goal again." That hurt to say.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:12 pm
She is helping me, Tanundra. she's helping me to get this call out. but you know who we are dealing with..Dimitri is a student of necromancy. and she is a spirit. she can only do so much with dimitri's powers and the Sky Father working in concert to subdue her. She is weakening, and she can't keep this open for much longer. and you can be sure Dimitri will not give her a second opportunity. Please tell the others..tell Tarathiel, Malik, Roarke..Aella..anyone who will listen and help. guide them, or let others guide them.
Letting that fade as the coice spoke, the image all but gone now, the voice becoming a faint whisper.
We're out of time. help me Tanudra. help me get free. gather our friends, our allies, and help them as well.
Then the voice was gone, and Malik, fell to a knee, resting a bit. it was a strain indeed to play in the mind of the insane. bracing himself on Malvolence's blade.
"Lets see if that worked any."
Onyx nodded lightly, and flipped through pages. most were geographical maps, of course. layouts of several cities, deepwater, lostagrace or as it is now honoursfield...other cities lord knows where. he suspected at least one was dwarven in origin, and one elven.
so far nothing. some maps that had convering lines all over the place, but Onyx didn't know what that was about. might have been traderoutes for all he knew. others that seemed centered on particular areas, notes written in Tier'dal on them, and some in the elven of Piper's language. not that he coudl read any of it.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:22 pm
Zahara nodded, "That makes sense...' After all what would their plane be without its confusion to mess with everybody's heads? Why not simply plant the thought that if two certain people died, the entire plane would go with them? Would certainly guarantee their safety, now wouldn't it? She ran her fingers through the short white strands of her hair and nibbled on her lip for a moment. "Well, Kimmuriel boasts that he usually gets what he wants so hopefully this search won't go on for too long. It is kind of suspicious that Din just disappeared though..." It would be a completely viable explanation that Din had infiltrated the enemy's camp posing as an ally and then actually carry out the plan that was supposed to be done all along. "What a mess." she sighed.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:37 pm
"I guess you're right about that. His arrogant demanor maybe good for something yet...if I can stand it that is. I still owe that woman a debt...I would of lost Malik without her help. The price of his life is the surface...impossible as that may seem, I intend to carry through with that. Not to mention that she's been there when I needed someone to be and didn't even know it myself. I probably owe her my sanity as well as my happiness. I'd be lost." But a nod. "Mess indeed...and watch your fingers Zahara, they like to n** at those." Yes, she had seen those horses getting a bit too inquisitive with their fangs and teeth.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:01 pm
That was news to her, she didn't know Piper owed anyone Malik's life, intriguing indeed. She merely listened to Piper list all the different reasons why Meilikki was important and continued to pet at the foals, snatching her hand away just before one of the Pegasus' nipped at it. She frowned at him for a moment then folded her hands into her lap, balancing on the edge of the chair the way she was. "We don't' know for sure if the lich is dead or not? I mean, didn't Malik destroy him?" Gods, Malik wouldn't be happy to find out that the battle had been for naught and all his pain and suffering and want to boast would be in poor taste. That would just make her day, if it didn't mean the lich was still alive and about to bring on a world war. Only bad part to seeing Malik's downfall, she went down as well and all those she'd come to care about. "Well, we can only hope things work out then can't we? Do we have any idea where Din might have taken her?"
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