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[3man75]

That is a good deal.
Invest. But... don't look eager about it there's probably a catch.

nah, i think he's out for a personel gain. besides i don't think demons would be in cahoots with another master...without that master KNOWING fully well what's going on and stopping it before it even started.

Demons are prone to betrayal.

Their prone to prizes but short term prizes or long term prizes? is this guy wanting to short chain us or does he want us to cause problems for the rival lord so his own lord can get stronger and reward him accordingly? This is probally something we should ask him too... if he says nothing or just dodges the question then i say "...then we have no deal but i bid you good luck".

[Mlamlah]

Trader of Favors, a Pactbinder.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Physical traits
Weary and Weak My power has been drained from me entirely, it will take time for my significantly weaker body to adjust to the shock.
Bleary Eyed My demon eyes have been taken from me, the mortal one's left in their place will take time to get used to.
Various Minor Injuries These things take a toll on me for now, but they will fade in time, especially if i can find some source of power to feed on...

Skills
Mercantilism (+5) Without skill in bargaining a pact-binder would be next to useless at his trade. My dealings with folks all over the multiverse give me a strong understanding of basic economics of all sorts.
Power Brokering (+5) I am quite skilled in the subtle magic of transferring and consuming power, and in reaping the maximum Spritual benefit from my dealings with mortals
Clerical Skill (+5) I know how to keep careful records and write contracts without loopholes. I'm also handy at digging through information quickly and effectively.

Inventory
Fine Quality Clothes (Worn)
-Hell-Forged Sword (worn on belt)
-Stone of Hellstuff (left inner breast pocket)
-Small Leather bag (worn on belt)
--Various semiprecious stones
--Chyroprase studded Hematite ring.
Iron Bound Spellbook (Held)
Crude Torch (held)
Perquisites
Linguist I've learned many languages across the span of many worlds. While i havn't retained all of those languages i did make sure to protect the knack i have picked up for learning them quickly.
Debt Metabolist Not all demons possess the power to manipulate debt by their own power and use it to their own ends, i do.

Metaphysical Hoard
Mortal Suffering (0.3)

The possibilities race through your mind. The ways this could fall apart for you are few. The only things you need to count on are four days of your survival, and four days of your ally surviving. On success, you will have much needed assets.
I agree to your bargain.

Vilstak laughs, and shakes your hand. "Very good, neither of us will regret this arrangement, now i have a few things for you. From a satchel at his side he binds together a bundle of wood and oil soaked rags into a crude torch, and brings it into the heat of the nearby portal. The rags catch fire, and he hands the torch to you. Then, with a casual flick of his wrist he tosses a smidgen of human suffering in your direction for you to gain.
1d20+5 (power broker) -4 (not a suffering metabolist.)=5
Sadly, your attempt to absorb this energy is only partially successful, and roughly two thirds of the scant power is left to hang in the hair and sink into the stone.

Vilstak smirks, and departs, wordlessly, leaving you alone again upon the staircase.
Thankfully, you can now see. Further up the stairs you see what appears to be a wooden panel, easy enough to move aside and walk through. You take a look at the desk beside you, and see that it is indeed covered in now mostly ruined and inkstained papers. It has two drawers, and a small cupboard is affixed to the wall just above it.
Curiously, you now see that opposite of the desk is a crudely bricked off archway.

[flabort]

Unblock archway and explore other side of it

[3man75]

Unblock archway and explore other side of it

+1

[Mlamlah]

Unblock archway and explore other side of it

Perhaps with greater strength and a hammer i could break through it. The brickwork isn't very good, but it's still brickwork, mortar pasting the bricks together and all. I suppose i could give it a try, look for some weakness, but it's possible i could injure myself in the attempt.

[3man75]

No...with my new eye sight i should look around. maybe go back down and find those books to see what they hold.

[kj1225]

No...with my new eye sight i should look around. maybe go back down and find those books to see what they hold.

Si

[flabort]

Use the desk as a ram?
Let's keep this in mind and see what's at the top of the stairs; listen for anything before actually going up, though.
@3man75: We just have a torch; those books were in a lit room. We aren't going to see much new, though we could stuff some smaller ones in our pockets?

[3man75]

oh...for some reason i thought he had given us demon's eyesight and that i basically meant we can see in the dark.

do demons need to eat?

[flabort]

oh...for some reason i thought he had given us demon's eyesight and that i basically meant we can see in the dark.

do demons need to eat?

1) We allowed him to invest the power into his champion; we won't get the demon's eyesight or strength for four days. (He did give us a torch, though)
2) Yes; he gave us a little human suffering to gnaw on, though we should really get some debt soon; suffering doesn't agree as much with our digestion.

[3man75]

could we eat the decomposed human down their? if so we might live off him for the 4 days before powering that wall down.

but eh, i don't mind if we get the party started soon

[Mlamlah]

do demons need to eat?

I do not need to eat in the traditional sense, though i can. This itself doesn't really sustain me however. Some demons do take to eating bits of live prisoners as an easy way to gain suffering and fear from mortals.
Souls are of course the greatest form of sustenance, but they are also useful in a great many other things. For a Pact-Demon, consuming debt is another way to sustain one's essence. If need be i can get by with a steady supply of suffering and fear, though i do not metabolize it well. 

[3man75]

Okay so nothing that's not prepared...well i guess just explore and look around some more with the torch. heck we could easily find some kind of door right?

Also i think if this guy looses he could give away or entrapped position. oh well.

Oh what about ALL that stuff we left behind? the ring we could have put in our finger, the important gems in the bag {along with the ring}, and all the books a book worm could want.

[flabort]

1) in the bag of gems
2) on our belt
3) spell book in hand, library on shelves

Listen at the top of stairs

[Mlamlah]

Trader of Favors, a Pactbinder.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Physical traits
Weary and Weak My power has been drained from me entirely, it will take time for my significantly weaker body to adjust to the shock.
Bleary Eyed My demon eyes have been taken from me, the mortal one's left in their place will take time to get used to.
Various Minor Injuries These things take a toll on me for now, but they will fade in time, especially if i can find some source of power to feed on...

Skills
Mercantilism (+5) Without skill in bargaining a pact-binder would be next to useless at his trade. My dealings with folks all over the multiverse give me a strong understanding of basic economics of all sorts.
Power Brokering (+5) I am quite skilled in the subtle magic of transferring and consuming power, and in reaping the maximum Spritual benefit from my dealings with mortals
Clerical Skill (+5) I know how to keep careful records and write contracts without loopholes. I'm also handy at digging through information quickly and effectively.

Inventory
Fine Quality Clothes (Worn)
-Hell-Forged Sword (worn on belt)
-Stone of Hellstuff (left inner breast pocket)
-Small Leather bag (worn on belt)
--Various semiprecious stones
--Chyroprase studded Hematite ring.
Iron Bound Spellbook (Held)
Crude Torch (held)
Perquisites
Linguist I've learned many languages across the span of many worlds. While i havn't retained all of those languages i did make sure to protect the knack i have picked up for learning them quickly.
Debt Metabolist Not all demons possess the power to manipulate debt by their own power and use it to their own ends, i do.

Metaphysical Hoard
Mortal Suffering (0.3)

You spend a few minutes considering the walled off archway. With the right tools and at least some time to recover you might be able to knock it down with a little work. You even toy with the idea of using the nearby desk as a ram, but that would undoubtedly destroy the desk, and it's rather large and unwieldy for such a purpose, especially with only you to wield it. Your sword just doesn't have the impact nececarry to do enough damage, and would take hours of hacking at the brick and mortar to get through, an exhausting thought. Your bare hands? Doesn't bear thinking about.
You also consider going back for books, but you don't really have any suitable places to put them. Your hands are full and your last pocket would hardly do. It seems no one has been down here for many years, perhaps you can merely return for them?

Instead you move on, further up the stairs. The wooden panel isn't far, and you press an ear to it, listening carefully.
Perception 1d20+2(No distractions)= 21

At first you hear nothing. Perfect silence. But then for a few moments you catch... Mumbling? Much like someone talking to themself. Someone is definitely nearby, though not likely close enough to the panel that they would see you if you opened it.