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Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2021 23:23:47 GMT
OOC: a map of the characters on the mountainside: \Burnt Man #\Tattered Silk Man ##\ ###\ Brian&Shelly ####\ Lorelei#####\Pinky ######\ Hammett ######| #######\ Dionisia########\The General #########\Sword of Chaos ##########\Entropy ###########\ ############\ #############\ ##############\Mysterious Group of Six
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Post by Brian on Sept 15, 2021 0:03:25 GMT
OOC: if the silk man is still down I can help him up?
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2021 0:10:53 GMT
[OOC: Sorry, my timing is off. There is a last post in the previous thread about this. I will copy it over here]
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2021 0:11:37 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/VJ75wdM/59fb179c31505950019745b7bad34603cbfce4b3-hq~jpg "Do not touch my slave! If you value your life and the lives of your companions, then do not touch the man!" the burnt man shrieks. He stops and looks back through the thinning snow and sees Hammett, Dio, and the others. He struggles to his feet and continues to scramble up the mountainside. The ragged man resumes shuffling forward. The chain appears to be made of strong metal. It probably has some sort of enchantment on it making it invulnerable to normal weapons, if it follows the usual way of these things, and tends to go up in an explosion if severed.
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Post by Brian on Sept 15, 2021 0:18:41 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/VJ75wdM/59fb179c31505950019745b7bad34603cbfce4b3-hq~jpg "Do not touch my slave! If you value your life and the lives of your companions, then do not touch the man!" the burnt man shrieks. He stops and looks back through the thinning snow and sees Hammett, Dio, and the others. He struggles to his feet and continues to scramble up the mountainside. The ragged man resumes shuffling forward. The chain appears to be made of strong metal. It probably has some sort of enchantment on it making it invulnerable to normal weapons, if it follows the usual way of these things, and tends to go up in an explosion if severed. I frown a bit at that
"Fine. Then neither of you need to dawdle and move forward."
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Post by Hammett on Sept 15, 2021 1:17:35 GMT
Hammett takes in the scene and part of the conversation as he arrives, quickly gathering that Brian, at least, believes the chained man may be Dorian and the other his captor.
He studies the hunched-backed, burnt man, trying to recognize him. If it was he had made contact with over the trump call, then apparently they knew each once. Does he look or feel at all familiar?
He also makes a signal to Pinky, one of the old Wormwood's signs, that they might have trouble with the group right behind him, so at least she won't be taken by surprise if things turn violent.
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 15, 2021 1:30:26 GMT
Dio looks curiously up the ridge seeing the scene before her. Now tbey stopped again she starts to worry about the group behind them as they did move fast. .. Now the winds around then have layed down a bit hs strains her eyes to see if they are still following. And who it might be and how many exactly.
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Post by Brian on Sept 15, 2021 2:31:41 GMT
OOC: Is there any sort of thing I can see down the path to possibly jump position ? Also can I make out anything in terms of the destination we are going in.
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2021 4:15:34 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/WVcwnWf/K2-the-second-tallest-mountain-in-the-world~jpg [OOC: That would be useful information for you all.] The trail continues upward, with some slight twists and turns but no one can spot any widening of the path. It seems unnatural in its form, a few feet of rocky path and sudden drop off on either side falling far down into shadows. But, hey, the top of the mountain looks to be very close but as for what is on the other side, no one has any clue, or if they do then they are not telling. The sun is setting behind the peak, there may only be an hour before darkness falls across the land. The burnt man continues to climb as fast as he is able while constrained by the chain.
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Post by Brian on Sept 15, 2021 9:08:33 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/WVcwnWf/K2-the-second-tallest-mountain-in-the-world~jpg [OOC: That would be useful information for you all.] The trail continues upward, with some slight twists and turns but no one can spot any widening of the path. It seems unnatural in its form, a few feet of rocky path and sudden drop off on either side falling far down into shadows. But, hey, the top of the mountain looks to be very close but as for what is on the other side, no one has any clue, or if they do then they are not telling. The sun is setting behind the peak, there may only be an hour before darkness falls across the land. The burnt man continues to climb as fast as he is able while constrained by the chain. " If we dont get some place where we can safely camp I may loose Lady Shelly. The chain you have on your man is slowing him and you down. Can you take the chain off or let your man carry you so we can move faster."
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 15, 2021 9:51:47 GMT
Now that the wind has calmed down Dio tries to gaze back see if she can already spot the group of 6 back and how far they gained in them.
She then yells to the front.
"We have to move faster! Unknown group behind us!"
She looks at the general and speaks
"If those are of Vada it will be a tough fight on this ridge. If they are not i pray they are on our side. What is your plan General?"
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Post by Brian on Sept 15, 2021 10:16:03 GMT
Now that the wind has calmed down Dio tries to gaze back see if she can already spot the group of 6 back and how far they gained in them. She then yells to the front. "We have to move faster! Unknown group behind us!"
She looks at the general and speaks "If those are of Vada it will be a tough fight on this ridge. If they are not i pray they are on our side. What is your plan General?"I yell to the ruined man dragging his slave along " Are you with Vada?"
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Post by Hammett on Sept 15, 2021 15:39:18 GMT
[[OCC: From earlier, in case it got lost in the postings-- He studies the hunched-backed, burnt man, trying to recognize him. If it was he had made contact with over the trump call, then apparently they knew each once. Does he look or feel at all familiar?]] Hammett wants to slip past Pinky and Lorelei to get closer to the front, but doesn't want to risk leaving Pinky in the back in case things turn violent, so he holds his position in the marching order hoping Brian or Lorelei can handle what happens when they reach the top on their own until he can catch up. [[OCC: Also, if no one is going to do or risk doing anything until we reach the top where the path widens out, can we just quickly move to that and skip the slow climbing parts?]]
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Post by Lorelei on Sept 15, 2021 15:57:08 GMT
Being stuck in the middle of the group there is little that Lorelei can do at the moment. The thought that this path they are on might be a Broken Pattern, strange as it is, drifts through her mind... She also wonders how the newcomers see her. Lorelei IS the only one in mid-group not wearing a heavy fur parka, and seemingly shrugging off the weather as if it were a tropical breeze... And, of course, she wonders about them - where they come from, what they're after... .
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Post by Admin on Sept 16, 2021 5:22:15 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/VJ75wdM/59fb179c31505950019745b7bad34603cbfce4b3-hq~jpg "I have been through much toil and trouble to get this man here - why would I free him just when I need him most? And we can't let the fate of lesser mortals slow down the swift hand of justice!
"With Vada?! We're hunting Vada! And other things, many. many other things!
"Faster, slave, faster!"
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