On the top floor of the Artiste's house...Morton's spirits sink a tad bit at the mention of ravenous beasts of the unfathomable depths out to devour hapless sailors.
"O-oh dear, sea monsters? We may have to deal with sea monsters? Er, what do you think are the chances we'll have a nice and uneventful trip to this realm? I'd rather not like dying for a second time."Erin thinks for a moment.
"An uneventful trip, y'say? Well..."She lifts up her hand and brings the tips of her index finger and thumb close together, leaving a tiny space between them. Closing one eye and inspecting the space, then narrowing it a little bit, she nods, then turns back to Morton.
"Yeah, the chances are 'bout that great."Oh dear. Oh my.
As they speak, they notice that
Niklas is quite absent all of a sudden. Where might he have gone?
The answer, naturally, is
hunting. The chef starts up a mental list and begins searching the area. First, a human.
Ooh, there's a particularly hairy and large one over there!
[Capture roll: 6]
He confidently strides up to the man.
"You may have already won 500 gold coins! Follow me to take part in a fair competition for untold riches!"The man grumbles, then looks at Niklas questioningly. However, when Niklas gestures excitedly, it seems to be convinced. Step one: complete!
Now to find some cats. This is remarkably easy - there must be a crazy cat-person living nearby, clearly. Now to capture these kitties!
[Capture roll: 3]
Niklas dives right at them!
[Nonlethal Subdual: Niklas vs. Cat 1: 4 vs. 2+
1-
1]
He falls right onto the cat and knocks it out, then goes for the next cat!
[Cat 2 escape roll: 2]
[Cat 3 escape roll: 1]
Fortunately, one of the cats runs right at him!
[Nonlethal Subdual: Niklas vs. Cat 3: 5 vs. 6+1]
However, little thing dodges him easily! Dang.
[Cat 2 escape roll: 6]
[Cat 3 escape roll: 4]
[Niklas pursuit roll: 4-
1]
Unfortunately for him, one of the cats gives him the slip! The other one's a bit slower, though!
[Cat 3 escape roll: 1]
[Niklas pursuit roll: 4-1]
The silly beast runs right back again. If ever there was a case for cats lacking intelligence, this cat is certainly it.
[Nonlethal Subdual: Niklas vs. Cat 3: 1 vs. 6+1]
However, it appears that it was a bit too early to make such generalizations, as the cat jumps right on his face!
[Counterattack: Cat 3 vs. Niklas: 4+1 vs. 4]
It then scratches at his face in a nasty fashion before dismounting from the chef and resuming its escape.
[Cat 3 escape roll: 3]
[Niklas pursuit roll: 2-1]
It appears to be a bit too fast for Niklas, running away much faster than he can pursue!
[Cat 3 escape roll: 5]
[Niklas pursuit roll: 2-1]
He is quickly left in the dust by the agile, impertinent creature. Damn it. Well, at least he has one cat and a large man.
In a temple of Narcillicus...Scott is both cowed and bullied by such treatment, frowning as he lies on the ground.
"I would very much like to see my beau in this life, not the next."As he speaks, Velusius doesn't reply. Huh. What's his problem?
[Scott dodge roll: 4-1-
1]
His thoughts are interrupted by the bone vial sailing through the air and embedding itself in his throat! Dude, not cool!
~Nobody likes a whiner, Scott. The gods especially. Now do what you're told!~On the ground floor of the Artiste's home...Sigmund always making sure to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, asks the Artiste more about certain offhand comments.
"I heard Erin saying something about you planning to go to the Sea of Death because of some place there related to dreams, or something similar, I can't recall correctly what I heard. So, why would someone ever want to go there?""Well, we're going to Horizon Isle first of all. It's in the middle of the Sea of Death, but with you competent lot with me, I am confident we can survive."He smiles at Sigmund and takes another sip of tea, taking a moment to enjoy it to its fullest.
"Of course, the reason we're there is for the portal to the Realm of Dreams, but first comes the settlement of the Isle. I'm going to be staying there for a bit, after all. But more on that later."
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