Searat

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
Richard brushed his hands together to remove bits of dirt and grass from his gloves and said the activation word to the totem. The second totem planting was significantly less exciting than the first. Looking around the area, he scans for visitors, groundskeepers, and even for earth-bound souls. Seeing none, he heads to the west corner of the graveyard to meet up with Argus. It took longer than he had liked to reach the corner but soon he saw the dijin's reptilian face sniffing the air. "There were no visitors in the East of the grave yard, most likely too early for visitors to go here." Looking around the immediate area there was no sign of undead...yet. The uneasiness he felt just by being in this corner of the graveyard, was a tell tale sign that there was something that actively refused his presence. "Argus, mana surges don't normally feel like this. Nor do bio-hazards...is it what I think it is?"

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
Richard nodded to the man and headed to the first corner of the graveyard. The few people who passed by payed no mind to the man walking within the grave yard. Ether too busy with their own task at hand or even simply not caring, this made his job significantly easier. It didn't take long for the agent to reach the corner, kneeling down on the still moist grass he began digging a small hole in the ground for the totem. "Zunten." The man tells the totem and the totem activates with the carvings glowing faintly, even in the morning light. "That's one down. One left." Richard was about to turn and walk to the next corner but suddenly stopped when he noticed a little girl, no older than 12, standing before him with a curious look on her face. "Who are you, mister? Cause I've never seen you here before." Richard was shocked at the suddenness of the girl's appearance as well as her question. He looked around to see if he could see the girl's parents anywhere. "Uhh...Hello, I'm Richard. I work for the government, specifically from the City Historical Society." He winced slightly. He didn't like to lie, most especially to children. "Really? Huh. Ok. I'm Emma by the way." She pauses a while.

Richard tries to move from the girl but she speaks again. "Are you sure you're just a government worker, mister? Cause I coulda sworn you were an angel." It was Richard's turn to look at the girl confused. "An angel?" The young girl perks up. "Yeah! Like the ones my mama told me about. I mean you have a halo thingy but its like all around you...then again you don't have wings, so you might just be just a glowy man." Richard looks to his person to see if he was emanating any light of sort but found nothing that would cause the girl to think he had a corona of light. There was nothing that Richard could detect, maybe there was something about the girl? It was then he noticed that the young girl's legs were semi-opaque. It finally made sense to him. She was an earth-bound spirit, possibly disturbed from her rest by whatever caused the undead disturbance. "Ahh...I understand, Emma. I may not be an angel but I can still help you." Richard takes a knee in front of the girl. "I'm going to help you now but you have to go straight to the light, ok?" The girl nods and Richard checks his surroundings to see if the odd passerby was taking notice of his action. Once he made sure there was nobody there to notice, he begins to utter a hushed prayer. At first, there was nothing happening to the girl but scant few seconds later, her body floats up and begins to fade away into particles of light lazily drifting skyward.

"...Lord I send up to you an innocent soul, too young to be taken from this world, but may she find eternal peace in your domain. Amen." The man finishes the prayer and the girl is gone. He lets out a downcast breath he didn't even realize he was holding. This was not his first time sending off a earth-bound soul to the other side...though this was the first time he sent one so young. Picking up the last totem, he heads off to the last corner of the graveyard to put the totem.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
"Understood, Argus. Zunten to activate the totem and Iesken to deactivate them." The man was about to head into the cemetery but chose to turn and ask his partner a question. "Where do we meet up after we clear out the cemetery of civilians?"

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@Raining @KatherinWinter
"Understood, Essie. Please wait a moment while I retrieve a scroll." The golem agent then exits the vehicle and heads to the trunk of the car and sees numerous compartments and boxes containing gear and equipment used if needed. She opens a compartment containing a number of brownish yellow colored parchment sheets. Blank spell sheets, containing a fundamental sigil but lacking runes for a spell. Simple yet versatile tools. Simple enough for novices to effectively use but potent and versatile enough that experts keep a number on their person. Obtaining one sheet and properly closing the compartment and trunk, she moves to where Essie is seated. "The procedure is simple, Essie. I would write down the missing runes to alter this blank spell sheet into a glamour spell sheet and you simply need you to place your hand atop of the sigil." She writes down the runes and hands the sheet of parchment to the porcelain girl. "Be wise on what appearance you choose. The spell lasts for a month unless dispelled."

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
The man steps out of the car and lets out a breath as he scanned the area. The fence in itself looked ancient and the years have not been kind to them. Though all things considered, the graveyard was serene and emanated a sense of rest as all grave yards should. "The report said that the sighting was on the far right corner of the cemetery. We should start the investigation there, but first we need to make sure nobody is within the graveyard and no one would enter the place while we conduct the investigation." The man then turns to face his partner. "Any particular manner you want to do this, Argus?"

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@KatherinWinter @Raining
The hustle and bustle of the early morning rush caused significant congestion of traffic. Though if it was any merit, the two arrived on scene only a couple minutes off the expected time of arrival Astra had predicted. Though the matter was now locating the vampire agent. It was still relatively early in the morning, but Astra knew that even low levels of sunlight was troublesome to vampires. Parking the car in an alley way half a block away from the what Astra could surmise to be the 'Chinese place' Griffin had mentioned. It was rather inconvenient that the vampire did not mention what specific Chinese place and on what street it was, but the golem agent found a location that would most likely where the vampire agent would be. "The Jade Orchid. Most likely the 'Chinese place' Griffin had mentioned. Location is well shaded and the shop would not open until later this morning, minimizing the event of interaction with regular humans. Essie, would you require some form of disguise or glamour spell to hide your non-human characteristics?"

Ruins of Norn: Walking Apocalypse

Roy, as soon as their barbarian was roused from his slumber, began gathering his belongings as well as the sacks that were near the brazier that Angus had obtained the previous night. The human musketeer then took note of the kobold girl's mutterings to them. Her common had a strange accent and seemed that she had a lisp. She had knowledge of this place, far more informative than what Roy knew. This irked the man's pride slightly but chose to keep his tongue silent. Finishing gathering his things and placing them in their respective places, Roy follows the majority of the party outside. The bodies of the creatures that they had slain were mysteriously gone...as well as the massive creature the monsters were feasting on.

The barbarian then spoke about something that piqued his interest. His eyes followed where the man was pointing and soon he saw the crumpled body. It was a woman in dark armor with nothing on her person, sans what she wore. She had red hair and insanely pale skin. He heard Thokk say that he should be careful in the prospect of investigating the person further. Giving him a curt nod, Roy moves a few feet closer and squints his eyes to see more of this mystery woman. "From what I can see here, the woman appears to be armored, but has no signs of any equipment nor gear. It should be also noted that she has unnaturally pale skin, yet she appears to be alive." The musketeer pauses and moves a few more feet. "...she is not human and is riddled with cuts and bruises. Though I cannot assess of their severity from this distance."

Clicky

Perception check on the Body:16
Investigation check on the Body:15

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Saw wounded person, moved 10ft closer to see the mystery woman better.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@KatherinWinter

I'm ready if you're ready, @Phantomlink959.

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Do you wish to keep talking with Astra or lets head straight to the case, @Raining?

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
Now it was his turn to feel sad. "Thank you for the offer Argus, but I don't have anyone specific. Relatives are no longer alive or don't even know I'm related to them. Friends are old and senile...best place you can give my memories to is probably to someone you can trust in the BOSA. Hell, you can keep my memories if you want." Richard says offhandedly as he looked outside a window, appreciating the peaceful yet busy morning streets of the city as they drove past.

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@Raining @KatherinWinter
The golem woman nodded in understanding. Though the porcelain girl may look young, her words carried wisdom beyond her years. She understands how such complex things like emotion and feelings worked while she had been struggling with for years, and that earned her the respect from the golem agent.

Updating Databanks...
Favored color set to: "BLUE"

System Notification

Soon after the quick notification, the requisitioned vehicle was soon driven and parked before them. To the untrained eye, the outdated and plain black colored Ford Crown Victoria was nothing more than a cheap looking car. Though in truth, the vehicle's true beauty is hidden with whatever the R&D Division could possibly fit inside of the car but not compromising its plain and nondescript appearance. Though it in itself puts any non BOSA issued land vehicle to shame. She then enters the car and quickly gives the basic specifications of the car. "Standard Issue BOSA Ford Crown Victoria. Magitek engine and electronics, reinforced frame, windows, and chassis, tier 2 enchantments and runes of protection, and user friendly." She looks to Essie. "Shall we go?"

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Asteria's reassurance along with Ardur's actions caused the young dire rat to alleviate some of the stress he was feeling, he didn't want to leave the slime but Ardur was right. Though as he gained resolve and was about to leave the cave, Jason sprung up and lashed out at Digbie and Asteria. Ed was taken aback, he had never seen the slime lash out against allies. Before he could do something, Jason's personality seemed to regain control of his body and explained that the situation. The fight wasn't over and Jason needed him and Digbie to follow him outside to deal with Crispy and the remnants of the goblin horde.

It was a macabre sight to see that the bugbear's head as a grim parody of a helmet. Jason talked to the wisp, things seemed to go well but soon the wisp had told Jason to silence himself before sending a glinting blade made of mana towards Jason and screaming to the goblins that Jason was the one they wanted. Things fell apart quickly and Jason roared out a anger and hate filled cry. It was the most powerful cry he heard the slime utter. Sending spires of stone towards the burned goblin. Snapping back to reality, he had to look for Mourningstar. She had a lot of things to answer to.

'The FUCK was she thinking?!' The thought ran through his mind rather quickly as he found the wisp carrying what seemed to be a cocoon of sorts. Quickly sneaking up behind the already panicked wisp, he dashes over to her front and blocks her way. "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU ATTACK JASON?! I THOUGHT WE WERE ALLIES!" He screams at Mourningstar, his voice laced with anger and confusion. They had worked together to take down Rattle skull, why would she suddenly turn against them?

Stats

LVL: 3
HP: Very Hurt
SP: Rested
MP: Full

Effect/s: Muddy

SKILLS:

Unspent Skill Points: 12
Current Skills:
Beast Sense I (1.6)
Rabid Fit I (1.2)
Stronger I (1.05)
Muffle I (1.0)
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<UNUSABLE SKILLS>
SKILL PROGRESS:
Material Analysis (0.2)
Magic Analysis (0.6)
Monster Analysis (0.6)
Faster (0.4)
Warcry (0.1)
Alert (0.3)
Dextrous (0.6)
Tremor Sense (0.025)
Mental Resistance (0.9)
Telepathy (0.075)
Mana Shape (0.6)
Focus (0.6)
Shield (0.5)
Mana Shell (0.3)
Soil Manipulation (0.45)
Overwork (0.5)
Harder (0.2)
Crafting (0.25)
First Aid (0.1)
Meditate (0.3)
<UNUSABLE SKILLS>

Inventory:
-Lizard Stomach Water skin x 1 [Very Worn] ; (Filled with 10 mana crystals)

Action Summary

Ed is tagged along to confront the goblins.
Ed leaves Crispy to be dealt with by Jason.
Locates Mourningstar and blocks her way.
Screaming at her. Demanding answers.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
Richard notices the small tinge of sadness in Argus' voice. He wasn't sure who was the woman that he lost, but it was clear as day that she was someone significant in his life. "I'm not sure if it amounts to much, Argus, but condolences to your loss." Not wanting to prolong the topic that the dijin clearly was uncomfortable with, he drops it and heads to the passenger seat and waits for his partner to enter the car. "Lets deal with the zombies first, I don't think you'd like to see me hose some poor soul's headstone with vomit." Richard states, hoping to lighten the mood.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Phantomlink959
It was a rather grim proposition the dijin offered to Richard. It really depended on the type of zombie they were dealing with, but Richard knew that if he were to get infected it would be best if he were to be put down. He couldn't risk it. "It would be best if I were to be...disposed of if I were ever infected. Too dangerous an event to let an individual such as myself turn." The answer was straight to the point and held conviction and determination. The prospect of dying scared him, but the greater good was far more important than his life.

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@Raining @KatherinWinter
The walk to the motor pool was almost uneventful to the two, that is until the little doll wished to communicate with the golem agent. She turned her head slightly to get a better look at the gestures and movements made by Essie. "It is possible that Griffin is like that. Though, the burden he carries as a representative of the Elder Council requires him to keep a professional outlook and behavior. One significant enough mistake and the repercussions he and the bureau will face would be dire. Possibly even to the point where the director himself would have to personally intervene. I am aware of your powers and capabilities, Essie. It will surely be of much aid to the task at hand. Though if ever you would need help in locating the shapeshifter, please do not hesitate to tell me. The scrying spells allow me to scan up to 10,000 individuals instantaneously, at the cost of significantly depleting mana reserves as well as raising my core temperature."

The little doll girl then paused momentarily, and proceeded to ask if she liked the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, her favored color, and even stated that they were friends. Astra was still in the process of understanding how humans worked and acted, but she answered the doll as best as she could. "Those are rather complex questions, though I would like to hope that we are truly friends. Camaraderie in the workplace is statistically proven to increase productivity and increase general levels of morale." The golem woman then went silent to think about how she felt about the BOSA as well as a favored color.

It took a significant time to do so, up to the point that she had written up the requisition form for a standard issue vehicle, but she finally had an answer that seemed most 'human' and appropriate to say. "I do like living here. As the human saying goes: "Home is where the heart is." Though confusing as most human anatomies have the heart within their chest cavity, the saying is actually idiomatic to regard where an individual's family or loved ones are. Given that, I would say the BOSA is my 'home' and the people in it are my 'family.' Though for color, I cannot say. Many colors are meant to express emotions and feelings, though I have yet to understand things such as those concepts."