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(Heinrich)

Heinrich led the group ever further through the long tunnel. He never looked back behind him to see if the group was still with him. He felt it strange though that one particular member kept to himself the whole time. Urthak of the Lizardfolk and even now he kept to himself. Perhaps he preferred it that way, emotional attachments could also cripple a warrior especially when that attachment is severed. He only hoped that the Lizard's abilities were well focused and perfect. Sometimes a emotional attachment can make you do things and rather enhance your abilities. The will to protect the ones you care about can be very strong indeed. It is those situations that make and break men and women.

Then his walking came to an end as they entered a rather large and ancient chamber.... So large that the light from Heinrich's staff could reach its bottom or other sides... It was massive and one could hear was the echo of water as it dropped from the ceiling and into a large reservoir. Heinrich then turned to his right and began to decend a set of stairs spiraling down.

(Ishmael)

The Paladin nodded as Nova answered his question ,but her own question put him in spot he did not want to be. However, he could not lie to her, it was against his vows. So, all he could do was tell as much as he needed. "I wouldn't know,... From what I have been told my parents went missing and I was raised by priests at a monestary." He answered. "I don't even know if they are alive still, the priests never told me any clues as to what happened to them. Or where they are at."

It was then that they came upon a large chamber that he had no chance of seeing in. His vision could only go so far before all he saw was darkness. He then noticed Heinrich move to the right and he followed him. He had to look to his left though as he descended. He never knew such places even existed. It was truly inspiring, he just had to wonder what they would come up on next.

(Urthak)

Urthak had stayed by himself keeping far away from these people. Well not too far, they were all new to him. Their sent was strange and the way they walked and talked. Each one with his or her own story. They were interesting but he did not know what to make of them just yet. He would wait awhile longer before he would start socializing with them. All thoughts shifted though as the scent of water and wet stone entered his nostrils and before he knew it he was looking into a dark chamber. He wished he had the ability to see it all but it was no good. He followed after the others as they made their right turn down a set of stairs spiraling down for who knows how long.

The sound of the water was rather rhythmatic and rather soothing. He liked the water and wondered if he was going to get to enter it.

(Cassandra)

She had to smirk as De was taking a curious reaction to the magic. Well not curious but startled, he simply checked his body to make sure everything was there. This caused her to chuckle a little, and she patted his right arm. "It's just a rejuvenation spell,.. Don't worry the paladin hasn't cursed you with anything....yet." She said the last part with a little bit of mirth. She then began to recall what he said about the poisons she worked with and that if she could teach him. "Not all my poisons are from poisonous plants but as well as venom from animals and for some of them you have to travel pretty deep to find the best choices. I won't mind teaching you a bit about them when we have the time... Also you want a chemical that is very useful you should go to the cold terrains of the north or the top of some mountain and extract stomach acid from a white worm. They are huge and giant but someone your size should be able to handle one. Perhaps after this mission I should take you some time or lend you some of my poisons so you can do it yourself." She said. "The stomach acid is useful for getting into places without having to be a locksmith. It burns through pretty much any metal."

That was when suddenly the air became a lot more moist and when she focused enough she could smell the water and hear it splash upon the under ground lake. This gave her a feeling of nostalgia. She couldn't help but remember the underground waterfalls and streams that ran through her birth place. In some ways she missed the life she had in the great underdark but then she would recall why she left. She sighed and looked to see the group walking down the spiraling stairs farther into the deep darkness and she wondered if she would be able to show De one of the creatures he could harvest a good poison from.

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Yeah what he said. But if you honestly feel that you need to leave despite the information Kyoto gave you then that's fine.... Seeing as your characters have influenced the flow however I only have two ways your characters can leave the rp... Them getting separated from the group which would provide you with a way of rejoining the rp later. The second way for them to leave is by death..., meaning they get killed off.

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figured as much. The site being down screws up everybody.

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Ishmael figured that the mage would likely be in a hurry so he decided to use a mass rejuvenation spell. He simply rose his hand up into the air and then he closed it into a fist and it would seem that light tried to escape from it. He then released that light by re-opening his hand, the light engulfed a good portion of the room hitting everyone. This light then surrounded each persons body and suddenly the fatigue in ones legs or arms began to vanish into nothing. Energy was restored into them and once Ishmael was done he turned to look to the pink haired elf named Nova once more. He smiled and then turned away from her to join Heinrich. "I believe we are ready to move on now,.."

Heinrich turned to face him finding that the elves had joined them rather quickly. He then nodded to them, "Apologies, for not allowing you to sleep tonight but I feel that it is best to get moving. We can find another place to rest our eyes." He said and then with that said and done he turned his head to face forward and began to move down the hallway. Leading the group ever farther into the labyrinth which was all but forgotten by travelers. Many unseen treasures would be found and as well as monsters and creatures you only heard tales about. He wouldn't be surprised if they saw some dark mantle but those things were best avoided.

Ishmael followed after Heinrich and as they walked he felt that this time he would start the conversation. "So Nova, how did your people react to your pink hair and red eyes?" He asked her.

Cassandra smiled at the words De had told her. He was indeed a wise and rather intelligent human. It was perhaps because of his isolation from the world that he had no room for racist thoughts of others and so in turn he had a better outlook on everything. Plus for him it was a big learning experience. "Well I am pretty good with a rapier, I enjoy how light it is in my hands, which works good for someone like me. Seeing as I have to resort to speed to fight, but from the way this mission might sound we might be relying more one my expertise with poisons then I thought... but I will spare it for only the toughest of foes." She said. Her smile formed into a smirk. De would likely be the first human she could actually befriend without having to prove she is not her mothers daughter.

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go ahead and do another round of posts if you want. Give you guys something to do while we wait for Captain to post.

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Um Insomnia... We all read your post.... You clearly stated that Elindel smirked as his brother Erandur brought out his sword.

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Well that sucked,... Well hopeful the site won't go down like that again.

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Ishmael smirked as the elf countered his words with a request to keep him company. This elf caught a interest in him and it wasn't too odd. Many women have had interests in him but they avoided much contact with him. He was a paladin of the sacred order of knights. A lot was expected of him and his brothers in arms. Plus with his holy alignment it would be tough on someone out of the church to have a relationship with him. They would have to change their lives and how they carry them selves. However, an Elf such as Nova whose race is so in tune with the god Corellan she would be perfect for a paladin such as him. He doubted that such a bonding would be allowed though. He nodded to her,"You can sit by me if you wish, I won't stop you." He then looked to the opening in the wall that they would soon be going down. "Don't get to comfy though, once Heinrich and everyone else has rested enough we will be going."

Heinrich sighed at the words the came out of Ishmael's mouth. "You might have to start using your spells of revitalization, not many of us are taking the presence of the Gargoyles and I would not want to force anyone to stay here. Infact why don't you just do that. Your elf maiden can walk with you as you go to each one." He said as he rose up from his spot and began moving towards the hallway and stood there to wait for the others.

As if on cue Ishmael rose up to his feet as well and then turned to Nova offering to her his hand to grab for leverage.

Cassandra simply waited for De's response to her explanation of herself and her kinsmen.

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Ishmael felt the cold warmth of the elf woman's hand as it pressed against his forehead. It was real cold and a bit relaxing. He looked up and towards her face seeing her red eyes and her skin turned to a pinkish color from the darkness of the room. She was rather beautiful up close and then the other woman brought up a vial and he moved his hand to wave her off."No thank you, the elf maiden's spell is doing the trick for me. Besides I don't think it would work on this kind of headache anyways. This headache wasn't a natural one but of a more mystical proportion." He then refocused on the pink haired elf. "Thank you, but you can go about your business, I doubt you can sit their forever with your hand against my forehead." He said. The feeling of dread and the pinch of fear also left his mind as if it was all forgotten. Just because of the elf woman's clever distraction. He never knew a ice spell could be used as such.

"Your quite the odd one, miss Nova was it?" asked Ishmael. Heinrich nodded and he noticed the samurai walking of to sit somewhere, where he could see everyone as well as survey the statues. The man seemed really on edge about them and the mage could not help but smirk. He then noticed the drow elf conversing with De and he noticed a few others were a bit distant and less talkative.

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Cassandra nodded to the pink haired elf as she moved to go help the paladin. The red head seemed to have the same thing on her mind but her help was rejected for Nova had beaten her right to it. She then looked back to De. "Well from what the surface elf said my name is Cassandra, you can call me Cass if you want and yeah Drow is the term that our goddess chooses, Some call us by dark elves. The silver hair we all have comes natural, every once in awhile you might get a red head of some sort of other bright color. Nothing special about it except it makes us more see-able at night." She said. "We are not liked much on what we call the surface world because of the bad deeds our kin have committed which resulted in a stray drow like myself to resort to the cunning ways of a rogue, you know the use of poison and other handy trinkets. I don't like it but when most of the population on this earth is twice your size you kind of got to find ways of taking the biggest foes down. Someone like me would be no match for someone so strong as you...." She commented. She knew a warrior like him would probably think less of her knowing that she used such tactics of cheating... there was no honor in it. Then again it wasn't about honor, it was about surviving and she took a mighty risk even entering Krystallem.

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Ishmael was probably one of the last people to reach the pot and when he did he decided to fill two bowls instead of one. What he did afterwards was move to the location of the mage Heinrich and gave him a little nudge to wake the mage. He then sat down next to the man handing him one of the bowls. "Eating is also another good way to restore your strength and energy too." He said to him and Heinrich nodded.
"Thanks...." Heinrich said in response and slowly began to eat the meal.
"No problem,...what shall we expect to find down here Heinrich?" He asked and the mage looked to him and then towards the gargoyles. Ishmael followed the mans gaze and waited for the great mage to explain or answer him.

"To be honest Ishmael, I do not know. We could face anything on this journey and I hope that we don't come face to face with the evils of the underdark. There are creatures of that world that you would only see in your nightmares." He said which made Ishmael a little uneasy. "It will be best to be full alert and to keep your aura sensory at a high." He continued drawing a nod from the paladin.

The paladin proceeded to eat and then suddenly he felt a pain, not in his chest but as if something very important was now forever lost to him. He sensed as if a great aura of the light had just suddenly been put out and replaced by something very evil. The light aura was familiar too but before he could determine who it belonged to it vanished completely. This pain could be seen as a headache to anyone watching as he grasped his head. What was going on?......

Heinrich looked over to him seeing the man go through some kind of trial of the mind. Heinrich moved a hand to Ishmael placing it on the back of the holy knights neck. "Are you alright?..."