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Chapter 3: Into the Lion's Den
Topic Started: Mar 10 2016, 09:58 AM (1,731 Views)
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Castellan pushes past you, seeming not even to hear you as he rushes to Pike's side. He looks at her, then at the clerics.

"What's going on? Why the hell aren't you healing her?"

The cleric shakes her head.

"I'm sorry, sir. We can't. This collar...It's preventing us from doing anything."

"Well get it off then!"

Castellan grabs the collar and yanks on it. As he pulls a bright white burst of arcane energy surges from the collar, sending him flying backwards and dealing him [result]5&5,1d6,0,5&1d6[/result] lightning damage and Pike [result]2&2,1d6,0,2&1d6[/result] lightning damage.

Pike shouts in agony as Castllan crashes into a cot. A cleric helps him up as he looks a little abashed after what he experienced.

"I...I'm sorry..."

He speaks, seemingly, to everyone as he looks around and his eyes finally seem to focus on you.

"You...You found her like this? You saved her. Thank you!"

He rushes over, showering you with gratitude for a moment before stepping back and looking around.

"The governor..."
Edited by DungeonMaster, Mar 20 2016, 09:24 AM.
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Soleil Moonshadow

Soleil looks down and shakes her head.

"I'm sorry Cas, the governor's dead. They slit his throat before they ran off. We were lucky we got to Pike when we did. Like I said, we need to pick the lock on her restraints so she can heal. Do you have the tools we need? I'm not trying to be insensitive but time is of the essence if you want to save her."
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Castellan looks at you, then at the clerics.

"I'm sorry...I don't think lock picks will be of any use against what is guarding that collar."

He shakes his head, deep in thought. As he does, you hear Pike say something weakly.

"Tiberius."

Castellan quickly looks at her.

"What did you say, Pike?"

"Tiberius," she repeats weakly. "He...He was supposed to arrive yesterday."

"Surely he would have the sense to not stick around...Given his looks."

"He...He was supposed to meet me at the Hearthstone Inn. He...He can get this off of me."
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Soleil Moonshadow

Soleil's brows knit in confusion as she looks back and forth between Castellan and Pike.

"Tiberius? What's so distinctive about his looks, Cas? Is he the only one that can get these off? Because right now, Pike's health is priority but we have some questions about a cave in Eldritch that we need to find when that's done."
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Castellan chuckles to himself.

"It surprises me that Pike even thinks he would stay around, given the circumstances. You see...Tiberius...He's a dragonborn."

Castellan shakes his head.

"It shouldn't surprise me that he'd still be here, though. The boy never quite seemed right in the head. Lots of brains...Just not a whole lot of sense to him. The most brilliant sorcerer I've ever met, though. If anyone could get this damned thing off of Pike, it would be him."

At this point, before Castellan can continue, there is an enormous reverberating boom that comes from outside the front of the keep. You all rush to the front window and get there in time to see a massive fireball consuming the cultists stationed on the road in the front of the keep, followed by a booming voice that shakes the foundations of the keep.

"You will let me pass!"

As the fire subsides, a figure wearing a flowing red robe steps through the flames, walking towards the keep. As you see this, you swear that it is a red dragon walking towards the doors.
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Sir Ulric

"Does anyone else find cause for concern that the... whatever it is out there just set an entire unit of cultists ablaze? Not that I oppose the targets, but this being seems insanely powerful..."
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Before you can answer, the figure is at the front door of the keep. As you brace for another cacophonous explosion, you instead hear a polite knock, followed by a polite, if a bit buffoonish, "Hello? I am...Um...Tiberius Stormwind. From Draconia. I come in search of my friend...Pike Trickfoot? I was told that she would be here. I would have been here sooner were it not for the inconvenience of these buttholes blocking the streets. Um...I think I may have scared most of them off but..."

He continues to ramble on as Castellan steps away from the window.

"Don't just stand there! Look alive! Let him in!"
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The door to the keep swings open as Castellan rushes down to meet Tiberius. After a moment, he brings the dragonborn into the infirmary where you are standing. You immediately notice his red complexion, looking very much like a dragon despite his humanoid figure and behavior. He wears a small pair of glasses on the tip of his nose and his red robes look very well manicured and quite expensive, though there is a bit of dust on their hem.

He mumbles to himself as he steps forward, towards Pike.

"Out of my way! Out of my way! Let me see her."

He kneels down next to Pike.

"My dear Pike...I...Um...I am so very sorry I was not here sooner. This whole unfortunate business..."

He trails off for a moment as he begins to inspect her collar.

"Yes...I've seen this before. It will take some time, but I do believe I can remove the enchantment on this collar."

He turns around to find you standing next to Castellan.

"Oh dear. I'm sorry. I'm Tiberius Stormwind...From Draconia. And you are?"
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Sir Ulric

"I am Sir Ulric Oakenheel, paladin in the Order of Amonkira, from... nowhere of import."

He smiles a genuine smile at the new arrival.

"I will admit to being nervous at your arrival, as we all watched you clear a path to the keep in such dramatic fashion."
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Soleil Moonshadow

"I am Soleil Moonshadow, high elf from the Forbidden Realms and blood hunter in the Order of the Profane Soul. I have to admit, that was a quite impressive display, Tiberius."

Soleil looks to Pike, concern etching her delicate features for a moment before she returns her gaze back to Tiberius.

"I did the best I could to help her, I just hope it was enough to buy you the time you need to get those things off of her."
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