Fetzen

The Five Senses

Týfurkh

Týfurkh had been listening in on the ongoing conversation between Karina and Chres in particular without saying much. His slice of bread had been quickly consumed and his wound would probably heal best while not being stared at. Volunteers for the first shift had been found as well, so superficially there was hardly anything left to do for him before falling asleep.

The more the talk was about trying to contact the outside world however, the more one could see the man first touching his skin with his fingers, then actively fumbling around with it. It seemed as if the following words were directed at himself as an act of accidental loud thinking, but still everyone listening carefully enough could hear Týfurkh's mumbling: "Whatever we do... Contacting the outside world using any light-based method would probably be horribly inefficient. Given the nature of the distortion as we know it..."

A slight jerk shot through their companion's body as he could hear himself talking. Now that he had unintentionally spilled out his inner thoughts he could as well adress things openly, couldn't he ? "I might have an idea..." Týfurkh started. "But it will require several conditions to be met: First I need to reach a position as elevated as we can get. A tower or something comparable that's still standing. And secondly a good hint about where to shout at."

Oh blast... "Erm... Not literally, of course! Or well, in fact it would be literally but not as a broadcast everyone can hear. Only the intended recipient could hear me. We could guide in the military of touch without making as much as a chirp or lighting an ordinary candle!"

Týfurkh raised himself to his full height and moved through the room, going for the door leading to the outside world. Before opening it he first peeked through the shabby curtains of one of the windows, checking their environment. Then it turned out that he didn't have to go outside after all as he could already spot what he had been looking for from inside. His index finger almost slammed against the glass as he pointed at it. "See this clocktower over there ? That would be good... Question is if it's still intact inside."

Dark Streets - Urban Fantasy Noir

Sorry for yet another side question, but I have been thinking about my first post. I strongly assume the crime scene has been secured by police and/or other forces ? Because I think it's more than unlikely that my character would discover the event and get there before anyone else does, so I think it could be kinda... ludicrous... to see my gargoyle arrive there and trying to start his own... investigations ?

Dark Streets - Urban Fantasy Noir

@Penny I have a small question. Are the kinds of creatures that could kill a fully fledged wizard generally known ? If so: What kinds are we talking about ?

The Five Senses

@Pezz570 Are there any towers in the vicinity that still stand and with staircases or ladders intact ? Otherwise we'll have to climb XD (though that would be fun!)

Dark Streets - Urban Fantasy Noir

@Hour Error@Sophrus@Fetzen Caber would likely be a freelance informant for anyone wanting connections to my character, that and a purveyor of ancient knowledge that sells information.

Or we could just be pals.

@POOHEAD189

I have yet to read the current posts, but I'd be happy about some collaboration between our two characters :)

Dark Streets - Urban Fantasy Noir

@Penny Flying around in the dark outskirts of Detroit, my character witnessed something that appeared to fall out of the sky. At first he thought that it probably was a random piece of debris, maybe something falling off an aircraft or even a small meteorite that had survived atmospheric entry. He tracked it down to the crash site and found the thing apparently quite intact, but also far different from anything he had expected. He picked up the thing and fumbled around with it during inspection -- only to encounter that sudden moment after which he found himself a few yards away from his original position, the thing still in his hands. However not everything had been moved... In fact parts of his clothing had been ripped apart cleanly with one half resting on the ground where he had been and the other half being where he was now. The same held true for minor parts of his skin, leading to substantial bleeding and pain.

Now all he could do was speculate that this object apparently was some kind of portable teleporter. The problem: Either that thing is experiencing a very major malfunction, it is some kind of early prototype or it simply is not designed to teleport gargoyles. What he pretty much ruled out however was user error: He would have been the second one within minutes to handle it wrongly. What might have happened to the poor fellow causing it to appear in the midst of air, but without him ?

Anyway. Curiosity won and he carried the thing home in a bag very carefully. There it still is, unused and untold. Whoever has designed it might have a massive interest in getting it back and going public with information about a device that is a thief's or assassin's dream has never been a good idea in the first place. Also his reputation can be considered damaged already. Of course just dumping it into the next trashcan would have been way easier...

The Five Senses

I see a small bit of an issue with any kind of light-based signaling: It's more or less visible to the cult too. If jade candles are involved the subsequent 'blackout' in the distortion would put them on even higher alert and betray the group's current hideout rather prominently. So whatever kind of fireworks is going to be launched maybe it would be a better idea to do so at an offset location? Close enough to inform the outside world but far away enough to leave enough of that protective uncertainty. Once, if, help arrives it can still be guided in with more precision then.

There might be another solution especially for the latter problem, but for this I'd need to know if the distortion also blocks acoustics?

Dark Streets - Urban Fantasy Noir

St. Agnes Church

Public theory adopted by the more ordinary part of Detroit's population says that this building is hardly any more than a once brilliantly looking, but now very dilapidated building. It has been out of service and left mostly unattended for years, enough for the freeze and thaw cycles to destroy much of its interior. It is known by the police that the church has become a rather prominent place for drug dealing, but surprisingly little seems to be done about the advent of Warp 10, a new concoction that is said to push your mind and imagination to infinite speed -- at the cost of total breakdown afterwards. Rumors have it that its spread started here about a year ago, and by now its publicity is already ramping up at a disturbing rate. The questions are: Who invented this obviously magically enhanced powder ? Where is the equipment located required to produce this substance and who's making the money ?

Detroit salt mine

Detroit's underground is not entirely solid. Hundreds of feet below all the piping, cables and tunnels rich deposits of rock salt have been mined since the early stages of the 20th century. A few years ago a Canadian mining company acquired the entire business for an undisclosed price. Of course access to the mine is officially restricted to the company's employees, but vast subterranean voids left behind by decades of continuous extraction can be considered a tempting site to visit or even establish in.

The Plague Knight Chronicles: Chapter 1

@LordOfTheNight I have to design/tweak him first. There is quite a bunch of characters I could imagine possible but I'm not entirely sure which one could be the best fit and where he needs to be adjusted :)

The Plague Knight Chronicles: Chapter 1

Hello!

I'd like to ask if this is still open to new applicants? Because while the join status reads 'apply' I know this originally started as an expanded 1x1 interest check?