Merysta walked into the room of polished marble and inspected herself in the floor. Who was that charming young dragoness, reflected in the shine of a perfect flooring? That's right, it was her! She strutted around vainly, posing this way and that to see what looked best, for a long time. Eventually, however, she got bored of the otherwise blank room and went to go find her mother. That sealed-up mushroom was intriguing, and she wanted to ask her what it was, what it did, and why it was sealed away. She also grabbed a handful of silver coins to take back to her miniature nest.
You leave the room and grab the few silver coins you can find before heading back to mother.
She's still where you left her. She's in human form reading a book, though she looks rather bored.
Anthrmarux growled quietly, flexing her claws-glad to be out of those chains.
But had she traded one pair for another, she thought? Looking down at the Ring of Invisibility...what was Lallos's true goal? And, how could she be sure he hadn't lied to her...the ring could easily be a trap all of it's own. The Chaos Gods were deceptive, no doubt. But, in any case-it was already on her hand.
She knew it was time to go. Though her sluggish senses told her to settle back into restful sleep, her heart told her that every delay increased the amount of foes between her and the Temple of Grandar...
Action: Sneak my way out of camp in Human form with the ring of invisibility-try to alert no one. If successful, travel toward Albreac, looking for a safe place to touch down outside of view of the wall sentries.
((I had assumed you slept in human form. Hence... the... tent. Whatever, doesn't matter))
You attempt to leave your tent in human form. [Agi:1-1][Unknown Agi:6+1] You're
so sluggish that you not only fail to exit your tent in time before a figure blocks the entrance, but
you fail to even put on your invisibility ring before the figure gets in. You did put on your human ring in time, though, for whatever good that will do you.
The figure is a cloaked man with a sharp steel dagger, coated with poison. He knows you're invisible.
...Hey, it wasn't a trap, you are in fact invisible and nothing bad is happening. That's not the most important problem right now, though: There's a guy who's going to try and kill you, and he's much faster than you. Man you need exercise.
Also, where you were once laying your head now has a dozen or so bolts or arrows around it embedded through the sheet and into the ground along with several sling bullets embedded deeply into the sheet and into the ground. Somebody's determined.
Noraiah keeps in place, looking around for anything of note, like if the fungi seem edible.
She just watches the thing from behind the stalagmite and wonders what it is.
You look around for anything of note. Well, there's fungus in a few places but otherwise the entrance is fairly boring.
Anyway, you look at the fungus. It could go either way. Some are too small to eat, some are large enough for nibbles. But you have no idea how poisonous they are from this distance.
The creature sighs and then lays on the ground, going to sleep.
"I am told this is a place of mages. I have an interest in spellcraft. What is the common human manner of acquiring such ability?"
"Hmm, you can either learn from a spellbook, or learn from watching others or by having them tutor you. I personally prefer the books, but you have to be careful with books, as your mind might give you a different image than what the casting really is like."
A younger man from behind shouts "Nao, who's there?"
Nao shouts back "Just a youngling wanting to learn magic."
The younger man shouts again "Temep needs help with the ring, he can't fit it on his hand."
Nao shouts back again "Just give me a minute, he has a very very long life ahead of him, he can afford to wait."
The younger man shouts back once more "Well, if he breaks something again with his carelessness, you're going to pay for it."
Nao turns to you "Sorry. Anyway, as I mentioned, you can either read from a book or watch another."
"Dad, can you tell me why in the 9 blazes you have wildlife, spirits and random crystals of magic in your cave?"
"I have what?"Suddenly you forget about the subject entirely as if a divine hand erased your short-term memory.
((No, I am not going to think of an answer nor do I already have one. Sorry))
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