On the Bargain of Ages...
Kevin, seeing an opportunity, tries to get down from his terrible position!
[Kevin fidgeting vs. Mage-Hand 2 telekinesis: 1 vs. 6+1]
As soon as he attempts to get free, the mage-hand gestures slightly, instantly straightening him out and keeping him completely still! Dang.
At the same time, Scott appears to be executing some sort of conversational strategy based entirely around being completely inane and such, making Morton feel a tad awkward. Oh, that Master Scott, he tries, bless his soul, he certainly tries. But Morton will get out of the way just in case.
"In what context do you mean 'take anything'? Did I imbibe something? No, I cannot process food and drink. Did I take offense to something? Sure, all these questions. Was I assaulted and did I withstand it? Both yes and no, but not on this ship. Was I sexually convened upon? Was I given a hand out? Did I retrieve my money? Did I use magical arts to create a picture? Did I purloin some baubles... speak, girl!"
"Did you remove anything from its location on this ship when you were first here? Yes or no."
"Has something happened here before we arrived? Because we just came here and paid for a trip."
The adjutant nods silently once more, something not lost on the lady.
"We will get to that soon. Wait a moment. I must resolve certain matters."
Niklas decides to take the chance to blow this popsicle stand while he still can, going into the now-open ship door and following the guy.
The interior of the ship is pretty elaborate, he'd say. Lots of wall carvings, murals, exquisite furniture and such, though it does seem a bit... empty. Something's missing from it all, Niklas can tell. Oh well. Kitchen time! He follows the guy through several hallways and down a ladder, then comes to a large steel door with a small slot in it. The door has no visible opening mechanism.
"Right, so here's the kitchen. It's got a whole lot of golems in it, and you can even hear them if you listen in," he says, putting his ear to the door. then withdrawing it in short order.
"Golems are rather nice, not to mention very meticulous and precise. Though if you infringe on the kitchen, they tend to get extremely violent. And since they're made of steel, this is somewhat of a problem for most. You can take a look through the slot to see them at work if you want to."
Back in Emlocke...
Darren, supposing that there's no reason he can't make precautions in case something terrible happens, tries to animate a debris golem!
[Animate Construct roll: 6]
Since they're trying to destroy the house anyway, he supposes he can take some of that debris! He pulls a whole lot of large bits of debris from the crumbling facade, essentially dismantling it entirely and managing to get a good look at the inside of the house - fairly nice interior, filled with rather old, though also rather splendid furnishings. Anyway, though, after performing such renovation, he takes the debris and forms it into a man! A ten foot man made of swirling stones and sharp, jagged bits of glass flying about in a rather dangerous-looking fashion!
"Interesting construct. Looks effective," the dog says as it and the whip man get ready for something. The whip man seems to prepare his whip, his jars, his pentacles and even some axes, not to mention some odd marbles. Darren can sort of hear something now. It sounds a bit like wheezing, a bit like giggling. And it's very close.
The dog looks in a certain direction and barks in it!
[Master magic roll: 5+1]
The blast tears along the street, upturning the already badly abused cobblestones! The response is a bit of giggling from an entirely different direction, the alley in this case. Nothing there that Darren can see, but he's sure that there is actually something.
In the town hospital of Shriekpot...
Mark bows to the custodian and Doctor Johnson, then heads back to the boat. Oh, look. More mages. He certainly hasn't seen enough of those, no sir! A peevish lady in a dark red robe appears to be questioning the group, paying special attention to that Scott guy for some reason. She looks at Mark as he comes upon the deck.
"Wonderful. More strange people. You wouldn't, by any chance, be able to speak?"
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