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Post by Edward on Nov 10, 2022 3:53:27 GMT
As Eivor informs Edward on what has been done, he ponders the meaning behind the Queensberry rules. Something he is going to have to look up, but the way she used it would imply that they don't fight within any known rules of engagement.
"I see. Well, I'll leave you to your own devices."
and he will hesitate for just a moment as if he was either going to ask something, or do something, but decides against it. He leaves.
Edward will find wait until the group has stopped for the night before doing anything else.
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Post by Ryland on Nov 10, 2022 23:51:35 GMT
Ryland enjoys the ride until they camp.
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2022 15:54:18 GMT
OOC: Let me try and get caught up here. Let me know if I miss anything.
Ryland and Edward find this place to be very difficult to alter. The weapons and armor they do manage to come across are of poor quality or damaged in the battles. Fortunately, Eivor and Kat's army is well supplied and there is a wide choice of equipment.
As Kat said, a bulk of the army are mercenaries form Amber and the Golden Circle hired to fight and paid in coin, land, and titles. So far they have been abandoned in Shadow, abandoned in Eshanta, and find themselves in fine, uninhabited land perfect for settling and ignoring the rumored demons. They are veterans, high quality, but most likely to leave a battle that isn't easy to win. The rest of the soldiers have been collected in Shadow by Eivor as they marched to this place; more likely to fight against worse odds but not as experienced and not a cohesive force.
Edward can do his thing now.
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Post by Brian on Nov 11, 2022 16:17:36 GMT
Ooc: how do the gamble, do the gossip and grouse in front of a relative stranger?
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Post by Ryland on Nov 12, 2022 3:21:23 GMT
“Princess Katerina, do you know why the Pattern is hard to shift here? Do you know if any of the other powers work/don’t work or are hard to use?” Ryland asks as they camp.
Ryland will requisition the gear he wants from the army that evening.
He will spend the evening talking to the various factions telling tales and listening to the tales the men have. Generally trying to raise morale. Talking about how nice the countryside is, and how it would be nice to settle here.
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Post by Brian on Nov 12, 2022 3:35:30 GMT
ooc: Does Ryland share said insight?
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Post by Edward on Nov 12, 2022 5:17:06 GMT
As the group comes to camp, Edward will search out the groups and find a large brimmed bowl and clean it out if necessary. He will take it if allowed and not apologize as he has been taught.
Finding a clear area in which to sit near his own sleeping area, he will fill the bowl with liquid (Water preferred) and set it upon the ground as level as possible.
Edward will start drawing sigils in the air around the bowl to indicate the cardinal directions. This will take some time and he will ensure the directions match the local compass headings with a bit of divination.
Once the Cardinals are empowered, he will create new dwoemers above the bowl to be able to pan in and out depending on a pulling pushing action above the bowl by the viewer.
Another two additional sigils added to the outside of the cardinals will allow a scrolling effect of the viewable area for each pass.
The final empowerment would prevent any detection of divination from the person(s) being viewed. (Psychic Resistance?)
He is sure that much time will have passed for this creation, but it might be necessary for proper intelligence gathering.
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Post by Katerina on Nov 12, 2022 10:40:22 GMT
She turns to Ryland.
"My guess is that the ripples from the Mirror Maze interfere with the Pattern, just as they interfered with Trump."
Kat watches what Edward is doing with interest. She wants to get everyone together to start forming a plan for saving her home, but not whilst Edward is busy. She's always uses the mirrors here to scry other mirrors in the area and in the past the mirrors here made by the Mirrormancers were used for communication and transport. However the war and the desolation of the small towns had ended up with many of the mirrors broken and useless, just like the Mirror Maze now thanks to Eivor.
Once she has seen enough of Edward's work, she goes to find Lady Eivor.
"I've been thinking. The best way to stifle an army is to kill its commander. Given that my other self is on their side, it would be a simple task for me to pretend to be her and get into their camp. Then I could cut the head off the the Demon Lord Malfacious and the army would be in disarray. Once they are leaderless, you could then attack and hopefully score a famous victory."
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Post by Brian on Nov 12, 2022 12:09:05 GMT
With any time I have remaining before bed:
I make sure to queue up a fog spell, and a lightning spell
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Post by Ryland on Nov 12, 2022 16:00:10 GMT
Ooc: how do the gamble, do the gossip and grouse in front of a relative stranger? Yes. He will ask while we are all in a group, because everyone needs to know.
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Post by Eivor on Nov 12, 2022 18:16:55 GMT
"It could work," Eivor concedes, "but it would also mean your death. You would be surrounded by a hostile army with no chance of escape. You might kill the Demon Lord but there would be others to take his place. You on the other hand are irreplaceable."
"You won't like it, but I think the best place for you is towards the rear where you can rally the waverers. Both the demons and your own people wish you harm. You should only return to the capital once the battle is over."
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Post by Katerina on Nov 12, 2022 19:02:24 GMT
Kat bites her lip and seems disappointed.
"If it would save my home then I would do it, but you are right Eivor. I am needed to restore the Mirror Maze. I'm not exactly a military strategist and I will rely on you, Lord Motious and King Brian for those things. I just feel useless and I want to do more for the people here. I know the other me is the opposite, but I also know why she feels that way. Some of the people here weren't kind to me when I was growing up. She's the part of me that was bitter about that. I on the other hand need to do sonething to help them. This is my home and I can't have my people hating me." Kat replies.
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2022 20:36:37 GMT
Edward's birds will take a long time to fly to the city and reveal what they see.
Not a relative stranger, but a complete stranger. One who has been meeting with the high and mighty since his arrival. They are quiet around him, revealing as little as possible.
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Post by Brian on Nov 13, 2022 20:53:40 GMT
OOC: I give them a bit of coin or whatever they are gambling with...bit more then they earned. But building rapport is going to take time. Time I probably don't have.
I order my men to do some scouting ahead of camp towards the city
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Post by Brian on Nov 14, 2022 0:38:43 GMT
After the morning I catch up with Eivor and Harold. "I sent my men to do some scouting ahead of us. Do we have any other scouting reports?"
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