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[Mlamlah]

I think we should explain the drawbacks of enchanting to our mate, though also add that the survival of our species is more important for the moment.

[Grek]

Foghorn and Alice are probably on their way. My suggestion is to have Foghorn, Alice and Gwen go and either kill Vindel or capture him and use his soul in our bracelet.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Wouldn't killing Vindel so we can use his soul to break Vindel's control on us a bit redundant?

[QuakeIV]

Well, we still probably want the magical control bracelet removed.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Yeah, but using Vindel's soul to do it just seems silly. Remove it before we see Vindel, save his soul for something special.

[Grek]

I'm mostly suggesting that we use Vindel's soul on the bracelet because it's ironic and cruel, not because there's any practical reason to do so. We're a night troll. Ironic and cruel is what we do.

[Mlamlah]

I was thinking something more along the lines of having him knocked upside the head, tying him to a table as he's dazed/unconcious (possibly dead if overdone), removing his tongue and cooking and eating his hands (while attached.)

Edit: I can appreciate the irony, but it's an unnecessary risk.

[QuakeIV]

How is it not an unnecessary risk to capture him alive instead and torture him slowly?

[Ukrainian Ranger]

I'd not count on Foghorn and Alice. Alice may be to far away and Foghorn doesn't have enough motivation to kill Vindel

My suggestion -

First option - wait for Alice few days (it's a bit risky, because I am not sure that lovebirds will find her and Vindel may visit us)

Spend that time with our spouse, wait till our arm heal, teach our wife to use her body and explain how her displacement works,  practice animal empathy, fire magic (let Gwen to read the books, she should learn it too) and ask her to teach us some swordplay.

Second option

Let her break the damned thing, i doubt that injury will be that severe. Even if it will and we will be unable to hunt for a while, then we have a nice supply of lovebirds, spouse that can hunt for us and spare time to practice fire magic\animal empathy\whatever else

Third option (But I like first two more)

Go hunting for 3 souls. Gwen should know easy targets nearby. (BTW explain why we can provide exactly 3 and explain why souls are useful, and why such usage is disgusting ) It may go against night troll tradition bu we aren't an usual troll. Plus changing enchantment to something useful is a good thing



Oh, and Vindel wasn't cruel with us, He had made nothing to deserve revenge (maybe except stealing our sword) Killing him isn't in our best interests.

[Weirdsound]

Character:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: the Male Night Troll "My father says I earn a name when people fear me enough to give me one."

Physical Traits:
Movement is Impaired in Left Arm. Grasping is Impaired in Left Hand.
Tattooed Arms "Prevents me from getting magic fatigued as easily, and even helps out a bit with casting. Also: Fashionable."
Springy Legs "I wish I could fly, but being able to jump like a flea and kick peoples ribs in is the next best thing."
Camouflaged Body "I can be invisible... at a glance or at a distance."
Hypnotic Gaze "I'm good at disabling a mortal's self preservation instinct... not so good at predicting his actions once I do."

Skills:
Eon Manipulation (+4) "Eon Manipulation is a family tradition. I hope to someday be as good as my father..."
Stealth (+4) "They can't escape what they can't see!"
Dark Manipulation (+2) "The night is my birthright and my greatest ally..."
Night Creature Empathy (+1) "Because it pays to be friends with other night dwellers."
Communication (+1) "Even for one as hideous as myself, a silver tongue goes a long way!"

Inventory:
A cursed bracelet of binding (Worn, right arm)
An Elf Tooth Charm Necklace (Worn)
Alchemist's Work Outfit [Shirt, Apron, Pants] (Worn)
-A Soul Catcher Necklace (In pocket)
-7 Fistfulls of Oak Ash (In pocket)
-1 Flask of Oil [4/5 Full] (In pocket)
-1 Flint Fire-starter Kit (In pocket)
-1 Pair of Forceps (In pocket)
-1 Handheld mirror (In pocket)
-2 Large Rubies (In Pocket)
-1 Human Stomach of Phyros [Magically Preserved] (In Pocket)
-1 Human Brain of Phyros [Magically Preserved] (In Pocket)
-1 Medium Sized Jar Labeled 'Ghost Pepper Jam' (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Grey Powder Labeled 'Phoenix Ash' (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Assorted Dragon Bits [Small Bones, Scales, Teeth, Ect] (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack Labeled 'Warning: Gunpowder' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'The Utility of Fire: Basic Flame Manipulation for Non-Combat Use' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'Intro to the Inferno: The Scourge's Guide to Flame Manipulation' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'The Devil's Cookbook: Alchemy for Those Lacking in Moral Fiber' (In Pocket)
Thick Belt (Worn)
-1 Large Knife (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
"I have to steal souls.... Eeeeeeeewwww...."

Perks:
Magic Perks
Budding Animal Empath: You will gain the animal empathy skill if you succeed in 1 animal empathy actions, or successfully study it in a book
Improving Eon Mage: Your Eon magic skill will increase if you succeed in 4 successful Eon Manipulation actions, or train extensively with a superior eon manipulator twice.
Time Displacement Specialist: Take a +1 to any attempt to send something foward in time.
Budding Fire Manipulator: You will gain the fire manipulation skill if you succeed in 2 fire manipulation actions or train with somebody who has it
Aspiring Water Manipulator: You will gain the water manipulation skill if you succeed in 6 water manipulation actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Fire Manipulation Utility Theory: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using non-destructive fire magic
Fire Manipulation Combat Theory: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using fire magic to destroy, kill, or maim
Bug Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on bugs
Bird Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on birds

Reproductive Perks
Mature: You are physically and mentally capable of converting and impregnating mates. To do so you must spend a "Gift" perk. "Gift" perks can be gained by rolling very high, learning new skills, or through other supernatural means. If you create a child it may be born with some traits of it's mother in addition to whatever gift you use to conceive it.
First Gift: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have your four physical features. Gifts that grant more than two traits are rare, so this may be worth saving for somebody special.
Gift of Displacement: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have the ability to blink forward short distances through time and/or space.

Recipes:
Drought of Perception Blotting: Causes the drinker to become invisible to members of a single sentient race unless the drinker tries to get their attention or is pointed out to them.
-1 Brain of the Race you wish to be not noticed by
-1 Fistfull of ash from burned oak
-1 1 Large Mug of digestive juices from a mammal

Other Party Members:
Gwendolyn the Night Troll Consort (Healthy, Unfamiliar with her own body)

"Gwendolyn Dear, if you would be so kind as to release me from your embrace, I could go fetch you some souls." You catch yourself wondering briefly why you allow yourself to address Gwendolyn, who had been until quite recently an elf, in such an unrefined mix of human and elven while Alice, a human whom you have no intention to woo, hears you speak only the most refined elven dialect.

The Consort nods and lets you go.

"There are some complicated issues involving morality, afterlife, and souls that our kind must consider when dealing in enchantments. I will explain those later." You explain as you rise to your feet. "But I will not allow them to come to mind while I reap to earn my freedom from this *incomprehensible* BRACELET!"

"And what shall I do while you are gone my love?" Gwen asks.

You crouch, in preparation of your leap from the tree. "Stay on the ranch. Walk around. Get used to your body. If some humans come calling for me explain who you are and my situation. Tell them I will be back soon."

...

You arrive at the wall that separates the elves of Everpine from the rest of the world. Dusk is upon you. In just a few minutes it will be dark enough to try and hunt. You want souls, but know that you can't take more than three...

"Hrrrrmmm.... How to proceed."

Re-posting the Description of the Settlement (From an older post) for your Convenience:

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They layout is the same as it would be at any traditional-style retreat: The only difference being the large cloth signs blowing in the wind that announce in several languages that 'trespassers and forest defilers will be hung and eaten.'

The border of the settlement is sorrounded by trees and bushes magically coaxed into growing into the shape of a 9 foot high wall, which you easily leap ontop of for a better view. Looking down you quickly confirm that the inside of the wall produces fruit and berries; the elves food source.

Most of the trees are residential; home to a married couple of elves and their kids. Some of these residential trees are connected by platforms or magically altered branches. You know from experience that small industrial operations, such as weaving and home brewing, occur on these 'connectors'.

Creeping along the wall you spot the guard-house, the only building in town built from imported dwarven stone. You know that most elven settlements don't keep more than 5-10 guards at any given time, but that even the civilians living in an isolated forest retreat  will have some sort of combat experience.

Infiltrating this settlement, even at night, will be a tad difficult. The elves seem on edge. The wall is patrolled by guards and what appear to be civilian watchmen: Every so often you must jump to the ground on one side or another to avoid detection.

You find a spot on the wall from which you can view the town's 'sacred' trees. You spot two ancient Yews glowing a faint purple in the dark; a side effect of all the ancient rituals that they have housed over the years. These trees are not quite old enough to ignite a mass genocide spell.

Near the ritual trees are two large Willows. Bachelor trees. One home to the unmarried male elves and one to the females. You flash back to Grimehammer's explanation that he gave the first time you encountered such a sight.

"Elves are a strange breed brother. Like us time does not age them, and they will only die as a result of their own idiocy or misfortune. Because their lives tend to be long, they don't mate for life. Most have their first marriage arranged by their parents, start a family, raise the young, and terminate the marriage on the 50th or 70th Anniversary. They then spend a few decades enjoying themselves in the wilderness, or coming to better understand the world as part of an army or foreign culture."

You recall your brother's devious smirk as he continued. "When an elf is ready to start a second, third, or later family, they head to a retreat and live in a communal bachelor tree until they find somebody. These trees are great places to snatch up a mate for children of the night like us; all the elves there have plenty of life experience and skills, and few local ties. Dad caught our mother in such a tree, and I likewise followed suit and found my first mate in one as well."

[Ukrainian Ranger]

So hunting it is. We must stay careful, serious injure or killing  more than 3 elves may ruin our plans...

I think luring a guard or two from the settlement is our best bet, but how?

Imitating call for help is one option, starting a forest fire and hunting in the resulting chaos is another  and mix of dark manipulation and hypnosis is the third

[Remalle]

Yes, luring guards is indeed our best bet.  Wait for one to get out of sight of
everyone else and use our eon magic to trap him.  Once he's stopped it should be a simple matter to execute him and hide the body.

[Mlamlah]

May i point out that imitating a call for help could easily be a disastrous way to call the wrath of the settlement upon us? The forest fire is a slightly better idea, as the chaotic and distracting nature of fire could be easily turned to our advantage. However, while i admit the forest fire idea has merit, i still think it's a bad idea, cause... y'know... the unpredictable nature of fire that provides the advantage could also kill... *us*. Or even destroy our ranch, forest fire spreads *fast* like, faster than a person can run fast.

[Corruptor]

So hunting it is. We must stay careful, serious injure or killing  more than 3 elves may ruin our plans...

I think luring a guard or two from the settlement is our best bet, but how?

Imitating call for help is one option, starting a forest fire and hunting in the resulting chaos is another  and mix of dark manipulation and hypnosis is the third

Heheh - yup some burning trees should attract some attention from those treehuggers. Two smaller fires would be better than one large one, to spread the responders out more - making them easier to pick off.

[Mlamlah]

We *could* call out to gaurds or citizens in a much less panicked manner, providing a believable reason we could use but do not neccecarilly absolutely require their aid. Like "oh, this tree is slowly killing a sapling due to proximity, but it's stubborn, think you could help me coax it away?" It's a lot easier to kill someone who is not completely on gaurd.