Guardian Angel Haruki

Where Wishes Fall (D&D 5e)

Kalila raised an eyebrow at the initial answer to her question. She listened quietly as Gerta, Garrek, and the rest of the staff explain further. Apparently the man belonged to a group called the 'Vultures', and what they want is...to replace Queen Mycena with a group of men, because they don't believe she can rule because of her gender?! Kalila visibly struggled to hold back laughter at their childish goal.

"Those guys would have a heart attack if they meet Trisha Wrenfield!" Kalila couldn't help but think to herself. Before she could even think further about her mother and spiral again, she focuses her attention on the discussion again.

Her attention is on Gerta as she finished bandaging the wounded Garrek, and then approaches her with crossed arms. Once again, she had to fight back laughter upon hearing the names of the brothers: Vane and Vex. "Those cannot be their actual names!" Kalila thought to herself.

Once again, she pulls herself back to the moment at hand, and she feels a sense of uneasiness as Gerta looks at the mysterious bottle, before making eye contact with her and makes her serious statement with crossed arms. Kalila tries to reassure her with a hesitant chuckle, "At least they won't be so determined to go after Garrek?" She remembered how the man was so focused on her after her newfound magic acted up. Perhaps that alone would help keep Garrek safe, she hoped.

After a moment, she does stand up so she can meet Gerta's eye contact, and she dusts the skirt of her dress once more. She continues to speak, this time in a calmer and steady manner in hopes of trying to ease the current tension, "I know this isn't a guarantee, but what I said to him at the end is true. If my intuition about Vane is correct, and he took what I said seriously, then I don't think his brother is going to learn about this. Vane would have to tell Vex and anyone else who's involved what happened, and in turn, he'd humiliate himself to his like-minded peers. So, if he wanted to do something in retribution, he's likely going to do it on his own,"

She thinks over the matter further, and she asks Gerta, "Have you tried going to the guards to get help with dealing with these guys? What those brothers are doing is purely extortion. That's well within reason to get help from the guards. Plus, from what I can tell, you don't have The Ban to worry about here either, so you should have no problems going to them for help as far as I can tell,"

The Rise from the Ashes

Perhaps it was Cadmus's imagination, but he could swear that when he held the egg and after he whispered to it, it reacted! The golden light within the veins seems to subtly shift to flow and try to meet his hands. It almost looked like the palm of his hands were glowing themselves! The egg felt slightly warmer. But this sensation did not last. The golden light within the veins continue flowing back to the rest of the egg. Regardless, nothing else of note takes place as it is wrapped in a spare shirt and placed into Cadmus's pack.

By the time he finished packing, he returns to see that Elena, Isolde, and Meli are all ready to leave as well. Garrick isn't in sight, but Elena quickly informs Cadmus as he arrives, "We're all ready to go. Garrick is gathering horses for us,"

Sure enough, the sound of neighing can be heard nearby. When Cadmus and his friends leave the house, they see five horses are saddled and Garrick is packing other essentials needed on the horse. Of course, he made sure to pack light. Cadmus would also notice that it is currently sunset! As soon as he notices the group, Garrick speaks, "Ah, there you are. Quickly choose a horse, and let's away, before anyone comes!"

If there are no other matters that need to be taken care of, the group heads off right away. Cadmus leads the group along the path.

OOC

For successful navigation, I will need a Survival check from Cadmus.

Along the way, Cadmus realizes that there is another matter for Cadmus to consider. Night will fall soon, will he and his allies stop and make camp to rest, or will they continue onwards throughout the night?

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

Sorry for the wait everyone!

Finished the family visit yesterday, and now I'm just trying to get my brain back into gear. @_@

Post will be up tomorrow!

The Rise from the Ashes

Meli and the Retainers all look to Cadmus when he speaks and informs them of the Windpikes. Meli seems confused by the name, but all three of the retainers recognized it. Elena covered her mouth with both hands, while Isolde pulled her close and Garrick's jaw clenches at the mention of it.

Meli speaks up after Cadmus states his intention to rescue the Moonpetal Gathering from the Windpikes, her eyes tearing up again, "But didn't you see them?! There's too many of them for us to face alone! If we just charge in, everyone's doomed!"

Garrick clears his throat, and speaks once he has Cadmus's attention, "If the kidnappers are the Windpikes, then that tells us where they're going to take the Moonpetal Gathering: Right to the castle where the Dragonspire Throne sits. They're most likely going to lock them away in the dungeons before deciding on another future course of action,"

He then looks to Cadmus directly and speaks, "If we're going to Little Happens, then please come with us,"

He raises a hand to silence any protest Cadmus may have in response to his request, before he continues, "I'm not asking you to run and hide with us. I request this of you, because Ser Adam told us he found something in the Forests of Vesteral years ago; Something that can help you and Meli save the Moonpetal Gathering. At least, that's what I believe,"

Where Wishes Fall (D&D 5e)

Kalila doesn't answer the man's curse at her. Instead, she keeps the arm raised and the spell ready as the man considers his options. The silent standstill persists, until the man finally turns to Gerta and speaks to her. Apparently he decided to go back to the original payment rate of 30 Gold per month. The door slams behind him and the tension immediately dissipates from the atmosphere.

As the magic retreats back into Kalila's veins, and her eyes stop glowing, Kalila gasps as she regains full control of her own body. The light of the Eldritch Blast fades and her hands lower so she can look at both the knife and the bottle in each of her hands in shock.

She feels a pair of eyes on her and she looks to see Gerta looking at her now with distrust and wariness. Kalila's eyes widen before her gaze rapidly darts between Gerta's eyes and the items in her hands. After a couple darts, Kalila quickly yet gingerly placed the weapon and bottle onto the table, before moving her hands away and keeping them in the air with the palms facing towards Gerta. With the movements alone, Kalila hoped that Gerta would understand that she didn't want to hurt anyone else.

Before she could say anything else, Garrek started laughing! Kalila looks to him as well, startled by the unexpected reaction. She stared at him wide-eyed when his words finally made sense to her. All she could ask in response to his words was, "...What?!"

Garreck's compliments were a quite a drastic contrast compared to Gerta's wariness and current distrust.

Other than that question, she is still as she watches Gerta move to fuss over Garreck's wound on the neck. Kalila instinctively knows that she doesn't have any magic that can help with healing. So, all she could do to help was let Gerta help him.

For now, she opted to let herself fall into the seat behind her, and lean forwards to catch her breath. She was tired, but not as much as last night. Apparently using that Hex took much more energy than the blast, much to her surprise. She thought over the events that just occurred, her mind began racing once more. She stares at her hands wide-eyed, as she speaks in a whisper, "Oh Monarch...! I just stabbed a man. I almost killed him...!"

She takes a few moments to calm herself down, rubbing her hands through her hair and on her face, and taking a few deep breaths. She is able to bring her focus back to the situation back at hand. She looks up, and asks for anyone to answer as calmly as possible,

"What...was that about?"

She clarifies, "That guy just now stated that he doesn't have a contract with you...and yet you're paying him fifteen weeks worth of wages to him anyways? Why?"

Where Wishes Fall (D&D 5e)

Please roll an intimidation check!

@LiLNasY

Thank you!

I got a 16 total on the Intimidation check.
roleplayerguild.com/rolls/29672

Daggerheart: The Witherwild

Apologies for the silence. Things have been very busy this half of the year. I'm also starting a new job so there's that. I still wish to continue this RP if everyone else does, however.

@XxFellsingxX

I would also like to continue.
Good luck with your new job!

Where Wishes Fall (D&D 5e)

There is no outward reaction as the man screams in pain and staggers away from Kalila. Internally, Kalila is scared of her own foreign magic, asking herself what she had done in fear. While the magic is in control, Kalila sees that the man is retreating, and the others are not pursuing or attacking him. She feels her arm rise up, with a bit of starlight gleaming at the center of her palm ready to fire at the retreating man. Her body was going to kill the man!

Inside of her mind or heart, she screams at herself, the magic, to stop and to not fire the Eldritch Blast.

"Why not? If this man leaves, he will be back and the element of surprise will not be in our favor," The thought poses itself in her mind in reaction to the halt.

"And if I kill him, I'll be no better than him. There's another way I can get him to be silent!" Kalila thought quickly.

Thankfully, the magic accepts the idea while the man threatens to return with his brother to burn the place down, and Gerta screams at him. After her scream, a bit of emotion finally crosses Kalila's face, a knowing smile. She addresses the man quickly, her eyes still glowing with that magic, and the hand still raised to fire if he tries to move in to attack.

"You'll have to admit defeat at the hands of a mere girl to follow through on that threat. How humiliating! But...if you don't speak a word of this encounter to anyone, you can keep your pride along with your life,"

OOC

Kalila has an Eldritch Blast ready to fire in case the man changes his mind.

Other than that, she is letting him go and is trying to pressure him into silence and inaction. Not sure if you would like me to try Intimidation or Persuasion. Let me know and I'll roll.

The Rise from the Ashes

No, no need to apologize, just trying to evaluate options

@LiLNasY

DM Post has been edited to include Little Happens. ^_^

The Rise from the Ashes

Hey, can I try to recall a more normal settlement that isn't associated with the Ophidian empire?

@LiLNasY

Certainly!

Sorry about that. I’ll edit my post accordingly ASAP.