(20225) Alusair: Its twice as high.
(20219) Arothir: Okay
(20219) Arothir: NOW
(20219) Arothir: The attack I mentioned happened
(20219) Arothir: NOW Alusair goes
(20225) Alusair: K
(20225) Alusair: I think
(20225) Alusair: lol
(20219) Arothir: yeah
(20219) Arothir: you do
(20225) Alusair: ...
(20225) Alusair: right
(20225) Alusair: one still standing. good. k.
(20225) Alusair: SMITE EVIL
(20219) Arothir: YOU SMITE
(20225) Alusair: You know the AoC two handed sword fatality, where the guy buries his sword in his enemy’s chest
(20225) Alusair: lets go
(20225) Alusair: and laughs?
(20225) Alusair: then pulls it out and kicks the body to the ground?
(20224) Shenvallei: yes
(20219) Arothir: Yeah…
(20224) Shenvallei: that was a good fatality
(20219) Arothir: Something like that just happened.
(20225) Alusair: Very
(20219) Arothir: Only gorier.
(20225) Alusair: “Could you tie our friend up again?”
(20219) Arothir: There are no more active combatants.
(20224) Shenvallei: “Of course if you will see to dealing with these minions of evil.”
(20225) Alusair: Start decapitating them.
(20225) Alusair: And arrange their (still hopefully grinning) heads in a half-circle around Tim
(20238) Arothir: Kay
(20238) Arothir: Yeah
(20225) Alusair: so that when he wakes up, they’re grinning at him
(20238) Arothir: They still are
(20238) Arothir: All six are grinning at the fat man
(20225) Alusair: All six of them.

• (20224) Shenvallei begins tying up Tim. *
  (20225) Alusair: Rifle their pockets
  (20238) Arothir: 30 Silver
  (20225) Alusair: 15 silver, shen
  (20238) Arothir: another shit dagger
  (20224) Shenvallei: got it,
  (20225) Alusair: Papers, boss?
  (20224) Shenvallei: its 15 plus 10 from last time?
  (20238) Arothir: Did one of you guys do that?
  (20225) Alusair: +5.
  (20225) Alusair: there was ten total last time
  (20238) Arothir: Yeah, they all have papers
  (20225) Alusair: K
  (20225) Alusair: They don’t anymore
  (20225) Alusair: Six more harmonium grunt papers?
  (20238) Arothir: Alright.
  (20224) Shenvallei: k so +20 -2 I gave the church
  (20238) Arothir: yeah
  (20238) Arothir: Tim has another paper, too
  (20225) Alusair: Let him keep it
  (20225) Alusair: It would just be ridiculous to have 3 Tim Tims running around
  (20225) Alusair: :P
  (20238) Arothir: Yeah
  (20238) Arothir: lol
  (20238) Arothir: Tim wakes up
  (20238) Arothir: Did you gag him?
  (20225) Alusair: “Morning, Tim..”
  (20225) Alusair: yes
  (20238) Arothir: His eyes go wide
  (20238) Arothir: and you can feel him screaming
  (20224) Shenvallei: Again I drag the bodies of the dead minons away
  (20238) Arothir: but no sound is coming out
  (20225) Alusair: “You didn’t stick to our deal, mate.”
  (20238) Arothir: You add the bodies to the bodies already in the gutters
  (20238) Arothir: He shakes his head up and down
  (20225) Alusair: Alex
  (20238) Arothir: Yes?
  (20225) Alusair: In blood on.. I don’t know.. the wall…
  (20225) Alusair: over where the bodies are being piled
  (20225) Alusair: write “Collectors May Take A Maximum of Two Each”
  (20225) Alusair: and then return to Tim
  (20238) Arothir: Alright
  (20238) Arothir: That works
  (20238) Arothir: :P
  (20225) Alusair: :P
  (20225) Alusair: “So, Tim…”
  (20225) Alusair: “What are we going to do with you?”
  (20225) Alusair: “My friend here is getting very, very hungry.”
  (20238) Arothir: His eyes get wider
  (20238) Arothir: He starts crying
  (20225) Alusair: oh god damnit
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Yes my friend, I had thought I had lost you… thank you for going back on your word. I assure you your suffering will be exquisite. Perhaps even legendary.”
  (20225) Alusair: “As before.. I’m going to let down the gag. But if you scream.. well.”
  
• (20225) Alusair points at Shen and shrugs apologetically to Tim *
  (20238) Arothir: He nods
  (20238) Arothir: and gulps
  (20225) Alusair: Remove the gag.
  (20225) Alusair: “So, Tim..”
  (20225) Alusair: “If you didn’t set these Harmonium on our trail, who did?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Make it good, please.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “No, lie, I beg you… lie.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Well, yeah.. you can lie, if its more interesting.”
  (20238) Arothir: ”...I had to tell them something about why those Measures went missing, didn’t I?!”
  (20238) Arothir: “I didn’t say anything about you two, I swear!”
  (20225) Alusair: “Ah I see…”
  (20225) Alusair: “Then why were they hunting us?”
  (20238) Arothir: “I told them that a girl halfling and a halfogre killed them!”
  (20225) Alusair: “Better make it two half ogres, a halfling and a pack of gehreleths, this time.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Might explain the gore.”
  (20238) Arothir: “As for why they were hunting you… apparently, in some other alley in the Lady’s Ward, they found a dead halfling and a halfogre..”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “How does that tie your missing friends to us?”
  
• (20224) Shenvallei retrieves his arrow *
  (20238) Arothir: “Well, someone had reported that a male and female couple had killed the halfling and the half ogre.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Look, I know it sounds too coincidental, but it’s the truth!”
  (20225) Alusair: “Sod all…”
  (20225) Alusair: “Aye, I believe you.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Believe it or not, I believe you. Hellsteeth.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Wheels within wheels.”
  (20238) Arothir: He looks really…relieved
  (20225) Alusair: “Mate.. we’re going to give you one more chance. Tell them what you like. Make up complete descriptions, if you like.”
  (20225) Alusair: “In fact, I’m going to help you out…”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Ill return shortly.” head toward the temple of the Pie god.
  (20238) Arothir: You enter the Pie God’s temple
  (20224) Shenvallei: If I see any Harmonium along the way I inquire about any fugitives that match our description.
  (20238) Arothir: You don’t see any outside of the two sitting outside the bar
  (20224) Shenvallei: Ill hit the temple first, in my injured state it might look suspicious.
  (20224) Shenvallei: “All hail the Pie God!”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I seek healing my good preists. And I wish to donate to this fine temple.”
  (20225) Alusair: LOL….
  (20225) Alusair: piiiiiiieeeeeee
  (20238) Arothir: At the mention of donation
  (20238) Arothir: You’re swamped in priests
  (20238) Arothir: 30 seconds later, you’re a mess of bandages
  (20225) Alusair: Lawl
  (20238) Arothir: most of which are superfluous
  (20238) Arothir: but you can still see
  (20238) Arothir: and your fingers and money pouch
  (20225) Alusair: L
  (20238) Arothir: are still free to move
  (20225) Alusair: O
  (20225) Alusair: L
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Hold on now. It only hurts here, and I point to my injury.”
  
• (20224) Shenvallei sits on the altar. *
  (20224) Shenvallei: After I receive healing I donate 18 silver to the temple in the tithing box.
  (20238) Arothir: You’re fully healed
  (20238) Arothir: and they take back the excess bandages
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Thank you all. May Pie and fortune favor you!”
  (20238) Arothir: But they give you one coated in medicine to take with you
  (20238) Arothir: Which cures 1d6 on application
  (20238) Arothir: but it has one use
  (20224) Shenvallei: I leave and head towards the bar, graciously taking the bandage.
  (20238) Arothir: You see Alusair casually leaning against one of the bottle ish columns leading into the temple, waiting
  (20238) Arothir: scratch that
  (20238) Arothir: You head towards the bar
  (20238) Arothir: Alusair is nowhere in sight
  (20225) Alusair: ty
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Hello Harmonium minons! I want to help solve crimes. Can you tell me the descriptions of any recent offenders of the great Law of Sigil?”
  (20238) Arothir: The two guards at the door
  (20238) Arothir: Stare at you
  (20238) Arothir: One blinks
  (20238) Arothir: The other blinks
  (20238) Arothir: They blink in unison
  (20238) Arothir: Guard 1: Berk, you wanna run that by me again?
  (20224) Shenvallei: Im new to the city and want to get on the good side of the Harmonium!, I figure the best way is to help you solve crimes for trespassers against the law. I had heard there were some wanted fugitives and want to know what they look like so I can report them to you.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Look…there aren’t any outstanding crimes right now. The last one was this here bar, and as You can See, there aint no crime here, aside from you sassin’ us. Now go away, or we lock you up.”
  
• (20224) Shenvallei leaves a bright beaming smile on his face. *
  (20238) Arothir: You leave the bar
  (20238) Arothir: Do you head…
  
• (20225) Alusair runs into Shen on his way away from the bar. *
  (20238) Arothir: That’s where you head.
  (20238) Arothir: lol
  (20224) Shenvallei: I was headed back to the safehouse.
  (20225) Alusair: sounds good to me!
  (20225) Alusair: brb, bio
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Greets, Al. Shall we?”
  (20238) Arothir: You both are on your way back to the safehouse, strolling along.
  (20225) Alusair: hi
  (20238) Arothir: Hai
  (20238) Arothir: You arrive in Zero’s Manse
  (20238) Arothir: E.G. a room beneath Sigil
  (20238) Arothir: in the Ward
  (20225) Alusair: enter.
  (20238) Arothir: Zero’s sitting in his chair, munching on a sandwich, smoking a cigar
  (20238) Arothir: The cigar seems expensive.
  (20238) Arothir: When Alusair enters, he blows a rose shaped puff of smoke
  
• (20225) Alusair mimes catching, clutching to her chest, walks against her wall and slumps down against it. *
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Hello Zero.” Smiles.
  (20238) Arothir: Zero emits a rough laugh
  (20225) Alusair: “You’ll never guess what we did today, mate.”
  (20238) Arothir: “So, how did your hunt go? Did you get the stag you were looking for?”
  (20225) Alusair: “I’d say we got more’n we were after..”
  (20225) Alusair: “holds up bundle of papers* About.. six more. Didn’t figure you’d want another Tim Tim, though.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Though I dare-say the hunt will be directed elsewhere now.. they’ve got new spot-on descriptions of the murderers..”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I confess I worry. How often to 8 Harmonium agents go missing in these parts?”
  (20238) Arothir: ”...that’s a big worry.”
  (20238) Arothir: “But…six pape—-what are you getting at? Are you taking out Harmonium agents? What do you want from me?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I just hope they dont get a priest involved in this.”
  (20225) Alusair: “I am taking out Harmonium agents who are bent on taking out me.”
  (20238) Arothir: “I didn’t get that much money from that Carceri job!”
  (20225) Alusair: Alex, were these thugs more of the same Evil Fuckers with the teeth, claws and S&M problems?
  (20238) Arothir: Yeah
  <u>Server Administrator</u>-> Ping Results: 807.3 ms (parsed message, round trip)
  (20238) Arothir: wtf lag
  (20238) Arothir: almost a second
  (20225) Alusair: Wierd.
  (20225) Alusair: “I’ll ask my next major queston after your done eatin’.”
  (20238) Arothir: He sets his sandwich down
  (20238) Arothir: “Oh, I’m always ready to stop eating…it’s more of a hobby than anything…”
  (20225) Alusair: “Well.. don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Ever seen Hardheads with hands like this?”
  (20225) Alusair: Toss him the wrapped hand
  (20225) Alusair: :P
  (20238) Arothir: He takes one look at it, picks it up, sniffs it, then tosses it back onto a sack by the dresser you didn’t notice before.
  
• (20224) Shenvallei studys Zero and his mannerisms. Trying to pick up on something odd about him. *
  (20238) Arothir: “Hardhead? Nah…”
  (20238) Arothir: “Those? Those are Xaos hands if I’ve ever seen them. Not the Dogs Barking…some new breed of Xaos…”
  (20225) Alusair: “So you’re sa—...”
  (20225) Alusair: “So are they mercenaries, or infiltrators?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Had to be. They had Harmonium ID cards. You said it yourself they were authentic. And Tim told us the 2 with him had been working with him for years.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Hamonium IDs, carried by Xaosects?
  (20238) Arothir: “What the devil are you two on about?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Zero. We got all eight of these grunt ID’s from people with hands like that.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Teeth to match.”
  (20225) Alusair: Drop the other six ID’s on his table
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Confirmed.”
  (20238) Arothir: He stares at the IDs
  (20238) Arothir: “What are you asking me to do?”
  (20225) Alusair: “I’m asking you for advise. Namely, any insight as to whats going on.”
  (20225) Alusair: “I’m not asking you to get your hands dirty, the ID’s are a gift. No strings attached.”
  (20238) Arothir: ”...”
  (20238) Arothir: he stares at you
  (20238) Arothir: Appraisingly
  (20238) Arothir: Then again, he’s staring at you a bit too closely for comfort.
  (20225) Alusair: “Although.. if we have need of them in the future, I’d like to know we can borrow them.”
  (20225) Alusair: Meh, Bast worshipper. I’m not particularly offendable in some ways
  (20238) Arothir: ”...for what you’ve done, I could get you Mover Sevens.”
  (20238) Arothir: ...it’s not those ways in which he’s regarding you.
  (20238) Arothir: ”...lets see…lets see…
  (20238) Arothir: “Xaos working for the Harmonium? To what end..”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Might it have something to do with the new HQ they set up at the bar… what was the name of the bar Al?”
  (20238) Arothir: “The Bottle and Jug?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Aye.”
  
• (20224) Shenvallei nods. “That one.” *
  (20238) Arothir: “Yeah…It might have something to do with that…”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “We were fixing to take a look inside when Tim bumped into us the first time.”
  (20225) Alusair: ”...grumble“
  (20238) Arothir: “But I ask you…”
  (20238) Arothir: “Why are there so many Xaosects?”
  (20238) Arothir: “Why?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Seems an odd calling for so many people to be on it.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Especially for so many Xaos to be following the same particular… brand.. of xaos.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Uniform chaosmen doesn’t seem quite.. right.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Perhaps they are paying well of late?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Xaositects? Pay? Factions don’t pay, mate.. they’re a way of life.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Well.. Nah, some pay.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Others just bleed for their beliefs… and those’re the ones that tend to have a better grasp on things.”
  (20238) Arothir: “But most bleed others for their beliefs…lately, that is.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “So whats drawing them in? Are their numbers up lately?”
  (20238) Arothir: “The Xaosects? Nobody really knows. They don’t exactly return the Sigis reports the Guvners send out.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Perhaps the answers are in the bar.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Xaositects filling out a census.. thats a good one. Maybe one day they will, just to surprise us.”
  (20225) Alusair: “I suspect that you’re right about the bar, though.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Well regardless of history. They are working with the Harmonium now. Likely as mercenaries for some sort of reward or cause that furthers their goals. If we want more info we might want to take a peek in that bar and see what we can see.”
  
• (20224) Shenvallei looks around for extra food on the table. *
  (20225) Alusair: “Powers save us, a Prime with a head on his shoulders. Here we sit talking about plots and rings within rings.”
  (20238) Arothir: You see half a Sandwich, Shen.
  (20225) Alusair: “And I think the Prime has the Dark of it better’n we do, in this case.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Hah…ain’t that the truth.”
  (20238) Arothir: “He learn about Three, yet?”
  
• (20225) Alusair gazes appraisingly at Shen. *
  (20225) Alusair: “The rule of three. You know it, Shen?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Oh im good at figuring things out. Just not always sure what to do about it.” Shrug
  (20224) Shenvallei: I cast Prestdigitation on the sandwich making it warm.
  (20225) Alusair: I’m glad we’ve both got such… practical spells
  (20225) Alusair: :P
  (20238) Arothir: LOL
  (20238) Arothir: You now have Sigil’s first warm BLT
  (20238) Arothir: +5 XP
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I meant to say Al! That was a fine use of spellcraft back there.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Sometimes I surprise myself..”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Can you teach me that spell or is it a gift from Bast?”
  (20225) Alusair: “No.. and… in a manner of speaking.”
  (20238) Arothir: “So, how do you plan on getting into that bar, cutpurse? Good with disguises are you?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I have heard preistly magic stems from faith. I have newfound respect for you.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Hmm well. Let me see. Yes a disguise may work, so might a hrmmm….” Pulls out a lavish black leather bound golden paged book.
  (20225) Alusair: “Oh.. Zero.. I do have one thing to ask of you.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Hm?”
  (20238) Arothir: “Name it, and it will be yours.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Don’t suppose you could have my old skirt repaired? Or this one. Or both. I seem to go through them at an unfortunate rate, these days.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Oh, most certainly.”
  (20238) Arothir: He goes to the warddrobe and tosses another skirt to you
  (20238) Arothir: “Take this in the interim, and leave the other two with me before you leave.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Xaos’ve got no respect for good fashio—-Oh. Thank you.”
  (20225) Alusair: Duck into the room I was using last night, if its still there, change
  (20238) Arothir: It’s still there.
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Oh I forgot to mention I borrowed a cloak, I hope you do not mind.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Aha! here is the spell I was looking for!”
  (20238) Arothir: “Oh, it’s perfectly alright.”
  (20238) Arothir: “I put it there for you.”
  (20238) Arothir: ”...what was it you were looking for?”
  
• (20225) Alusair peers at Shen with mild interest. *
  (20224) Shenvallei: “A distraction, something to keep their eyes off of us.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “An illusion spell. yes.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Ah, Alusair would do nicely, but I suspect she wants to go inside.”
  (20225) Alusair: “You’re not going to burn down the temple, are you? Oh, good.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Huh.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “And ruin all of those delicious pies? Of course not.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Besides those priests have patched up both our wounds. Im grateful to them.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Problem is once we get inside. what then?”
  (20238) Arothir: “You could always burn the bar down, and leave a single rose, untouched, in the middle of the flame.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Shen, rule number one. If you plan too much, its not going to work out anyway.”
  (20225) Alusair: “That a serious suggestion, Zero? Because once we’ve searched it, I’m willing to consider it.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: New spell list
  (20238) Arothir: Zen shrugs. “That’s what I would do. A bit of flash goes a long way.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: dazex2, detect magic, prestdigitation for 0 lev
  (20238) Arothir: mmkay
  (20224) Shenvallei: silent image, sleep, disguise self for 1 lev
  (20225) Alusair: err.. did you want my spell list?
  (20238) Arothir: Sure
  (20225) Alusair: sigh
  (20238) Arothir: hm
  (20225) Alusair: L0: Mending, Purify Food and Drink, Detect Poison, Create Water
  (20225) Alusair: L1: Bless x2, Shield of Faith x2, Sanctuary
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Hmm.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Not sure if the illusion will work, itll provide a temporary distraction but thats all.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Well, I don’t have anything of the sort of my own, but if you want us to leave your rose, all you have to do is provide one.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: Ill prepare a mage armor and cast it anyway prior to rememorizing silent image.
  (20238) Arothir: Zero produces, with a flourish, a rose, as well as two rolled up pieces of parchment, which are carefully tied to it.
  (20238) Arothir: Sure.
  (20238) Arothir: He presents them to you.
  
• (20225) Alusair arches eyebrow at parchment *
  (20224) Shenvallei: “lets start by gathering a bit of information maybe stake out the bar at the temple again.”
  (20238) Arothir: “In case the cutpurses’ plan doesn’t work.”
  (20225) Alusair: Look at ‘em
  (20224) Shenvallei: Same.
  (20238) Arothir: two of the letters you gave to Zero
  (20225) Alusair: “Fair enough.”
  (20238) Arothir: The proclaimers of Measure One.
  (20225) Alusair: Stow one of the parchments and the rose
  (20238) Arothir: “They’re yours anyway.”
  (20225) Alusair: “They were a—-...we’ll fight it out later.”
  (20238) Arothir: “Oh…”
  (20238) Arothir: “And if you could…”
  (20225) Alusair: “Mm?”
  (20238) Arothir: “There’s a certain item I’d like you to procure for me. A half empty blue bottle, behind the bar. Should have a sealed red cap with a BA on it.”
  (20225) Alusair: ”. . . sure. We’ll go souvenir hunting while we’re there anyway, I’m sure.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Let us depart.”
  (20225) Alusair: Head oot
  (20224) Shenvallei: Head to the temple. Watch the bar to get an idea of how many are inside/outside guarding.
  (20238) Arothir: There are two guards outside.
  (20238) Arothir: You see no people entering and exiting, even though you watch through the dinner hour.
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Odd isnt it that nobody is comming or going?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Just a wee bit.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “lets wait for the guard change.”
  (20225) Alusair: “If there is one..”
  (20225) Alusair: DM, we within 60 feet?
  (20238) Arothir: Yeah
  

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