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Naeran
Mar 22, 2018 2:20:53 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 22, 2018 2:20:53 GMT -5
Malefio MalefioYou dive through the portal, deciding that what happens to the others happens. You find yourself in a rocky cavern. It's huge, lined with stalactites, dimly lit by several large, golden braziers. Several huts sit around the edges of the room. Creatures, half-man and half-spider, are milling about. Human torsos, spider bodies. They seem to be the denizens of this place. A man in heavy plate mail sticks out like a sore thumb. He's talking to a grey-skinned young woman with horns sticking out of her head. While you soak all this in, Paprika comes flying through the portal. You notice it shows a picture of a magma lake. Fitting. The man in plate mail takes a step back, raising his shield and leveling a halberd towards Paprika. The woman steps behind him. "Well, that's a 8ig surprise."
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Naeran
Mar 22, 2018 5:57:55 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 22, 2018 5:57:55 GMT -5
Malefio sees the man in armor showing signs of hostility. He switches to fantasy mode again and tries to calm down the situation.
M: "Wait... We're not enemies. We are mere explorers. A certain Nyl sent me to find two portals. This one and another I haven't found yet. A accidentally destroyed this young dragon's home, and she promised she could give her home back if we found the two portals...
I'm trying to see what she seeks in case it's not a good thing... I'm not seeing anything significantly obvious right now..."
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Naeran
Mar 22, 2018 23:34:46 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 22, 2018 23:34:46 GMT -5
Malefio
You are indeed not seeing anything significantly obviously bad for a vampiress(?) to have.
The young man in armor lowers his weapon. "Nil? As in, nothing? What a strange name. In any case, you don't seem to be hostile. Sorry, I'm just a bit jumpy. One minute I'm playing a board game with my team, the next minute I'm here. Alone."
"A 8oard game? Wow. I didn't realize you were still a 8a8y," the grey-skinned woman remarks snidely.
He ignores her and offers his hand. "I'm Cinnabre."
You're interrupted by Lagos falling through the portal. "Sorry I'm late. Had to make sure that woman escaped."
Looking around, you notice there's two huts that look more important than the others, but you can't read the nearby signs. One end of the village leads into a dark tunnel. Several barricades are set up, along with armed soldier-spider-people.
The other end of the village transitions from stone into a nice marble floor, with an entrance to a small building. A sign in several different languages clearly labels it as a gift shop.
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Naeran
Mar 23, 2018 5:51:42 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 23, 2018 5:51:42 GMT -5
(Before the next post, are the spider people similar to the big spider we saw?)
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Naeran
Mar 23, 2018 7:30:19 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 23, 2018 7:30:19 GMT -5
No. Big spider is a spider-spider. These are. Like... Spider centaurs.
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Naeran
Mar 24, 2018 8:29:16 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 24, 2018 8:29:16 GMT -5
Malefio looks at Lagos, then back at Cinnabre to shake his hand.
M: "That guy is Lagos, he's with me.
So, you seem to be watching this portal, waiting for something... Do you know anything special about this portal? Are you waiting for an ally or an enemy?"
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Naeran
Mar 24, 2018 12:51:11 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 24, 2018 12:51:11 GMT -5
Malefio
"What? I was watching it because it's weird. I wasn't even sure what it was. I'm still not sure I get it." Cinnabre shrugs. "It'd be great if one of my teammates wandered through."
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Naeran
Mar 25, 2018 20:14:47 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 25, 2018 20:14:47 GMT -5
"Mind if I explore your town a bit?"
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Naeran
Mar 25, 2018 20:18:58 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 25, 2018 20:18:58 GMT -5
Malefio
"Not my town. Go right ahead. I'm not sure what's down that creepy tunnel, and I haven't checked the gift shop. But I think those two big huts are... something like the mayor and vice-mayor's houses?"
"They're the matriarch and patriarch's places," the grey-skinned girl chimes in.
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Naeran
Mar 25, 2018 20:40:51 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 25, 2018 20:40:51 GMT -5
Let's go see the gift shop.
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Naeran
Mar 25, 2018 23:27:44 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 25, 2018 23:27:44 GMT -5
Malefio
You walk into the gift shop. Looks pretty normal. Except that they seem to specialize in healing items and basic equipment like swords and shields. Most things are stored on shelves, but quite a few are placed in stands, barrels, or decorative chests. You notice that one chest is only cracked open.
They have a few free samples on low-tier potions, too. Neat.
Three people are in here. They look like shadows. One looks like an elderly woman, one's a muscular man, and one's a pretty average male build with a spear.
"Make sure you don't touch anything!" the female says.
"But some of it's FREE!" the muscular man booms.
"I said no! It's CLEARLY a trap! Why else would we be here!?"
"Ah-ha! Who would dare attempt to dispatch the amazing Gera with such a fiendish, cowardly act!?"
"...I think it's fine," the last says.
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Naeran
Mar 26, 2018 6:08:01 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 26, 2018 6:08:01 GMT -5
Malefio considers intervening, but since there's no shopkeeper around and the shadows' discussion implies they didn't see one either, he just leans on the door and observes.
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Naeran
Mar 26, 2018 19:56:51 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 26, 2018 19:56:51 GMT -5
Right, shopkeeper... There would be one of those.
Malefio
The door to the bathroom opens. A middle-aged woman with black hair and glasses meanders out. She looks at you all, a bit surprised. "Oh, my. Customers. Hello." She walks behind the counter and stands there.
Something about her looks weird to Malefio. Like she's out-of-focus. Surrounded by an aura of fuzziness. She looks normal to Paprika.
The buff shadow guy looks around. "You shouldn't leave your wares unguarded! Something could happen!"
"...A lot of it's free, though." the scrawnier one says.
"Shut up!" the old woman snaps at him. "Say, what's in that really nice chest?"
The shopkeeper glances over and adjusts her glasses. "Hrm..."
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Naeran
Mar 26, 2018 21:30:46 GMT -5
Post by Malefio on Mar 26, 2018 21:30:46 GMT -5
Malefio whispers to Paprika: "Keep paying attention to those three..."
Paprika keeps an eye on the 3 shadows. Malefio browses the shop, trying to see if there's many products depicting the same thing. Basically, he's looking for something that would depict a mascot, an historic artifact, the trademark product of the shop, etc.
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Naeran
Mar 26, 2018 22:00:13 GMT -5
Post by Vitsheep on Mar 26, 2018 22:00:13 GMT -5
Malefio
You don't notice anything like that on the products, but you do notice that most of the products were made in some place called "Asinate."
The shadows continue to be interested in the chest, and to argue about it.
"Can I help you find something?" the shopkeeper asks. "Are you looking for anything in particular, or just browsing?" She gives Paprika a curious glance.
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