"We'll wait on you to head out then." Ru loitered a moment while Darthalia approached, observing the map to get an idea of where they would rendezvous in case something came up. The area wasn't one Ru was remotely familiar with, so he would be largely dependent on that map, or those who carried it. If worse came to worse he could probably start marching in the general direction of Meridian and hope he had enough food. Ru shoved those dark thoughts to the back of his mind and set out to gathering the rest of the Jackals.
Looking around, Eddy was addressing the main group, and Ordore talking to Darthalia, which left Misala and Nero to gather. Of the two, Nero looked the more approachable, so Ru headed in his direction, coming to stand before the boy. "You are joining us on the scouting mission, correct? I am Ru, master of procurement." He said formally, using the euphemism for thief and bowing slightly. Nero had seemed rather formal when introducing himself, so Ru returned the favor, and besides, calling himself a thief had seemed a bit improper at the time. When he spoke next, the formal tone fled, and Ru's voice returned to its normal, cheerful self. "We've just gotta grab miss assassin lady Misala over there then head out." Ru gestured towards where Misala was standing. "We'll be staying at a nearby town to gather supplies before venturing into the wilds. Any questions?"
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You all post when I sleep. :/
I'll get a response up after classes.
@22xander: Is Nero coming on the scouting party, or is he staying with the main party? I can write you a way out when rounding the Jackals up, or you could use the excuse of helping Darthalia find the tavern, knowing the area already, or something else you can think up.
Grouped outside of a burnt out old village, past a set of terrified blue crystal statues, stood an odd group of men and women, humans and even a few elves. There were some in groups, while some stood off on their own, either in conversation or contemplation of recent events. Ru stood amongst one of those groups, those who had gathered to scout ahead of the rest. *The elf ranger Eddy, mysterious assassin Misala whose name is coincidentally the same as the town we just destroyed, Ordore our cloaked leader, and of course myself. That makes 4.* Ru thought to himself, surveying those gathered. Another had shown, Nero, Spellsword of the Manor, though Ru had never heard of such a title. *Knowledge of the area would be nice though, and he seems ready and willing to join, so make that 5.* The scouting group had grown a bit larger than Ordore had intended, but there was still a sizeable contingent of mages in the main group. The keeper of the tavern Ordore had mentioned earlier would either be ecstatic or terrified to have so many under his roof. Likely depending on how much ale and food he had ready access too.
Looking back towards the group, he noticed a green clad elf - Darthalia, he thought her name was - heading towards them. The challenging elf from the end of the battle, Akali, was standing a short distance behind, staring intensely at Darthalia, looking briefly like a pouting child before calming and feeding a squirrel. *A bit of an odd one.* He thought, then smiled. *Of course, we're a group of rather odd ones.* Maybe being mage born tended to make people a bit less sane. Regardless, Darthalia had approached them, timidly asking if they could gather blue lilies whilst scouting to grant some night vision. **"Gather blue lillies, consume for night vision. Gotit."** Ru responded cheerfully, spinning slightly to face her. **"You have the map."** He observed after a brief moment, then turned once more to head to find Ordore. If Darthalia had the map and magic stones and paper, she likely would be leading the main party, especially if their pseudo-leader Eddy was joining the scouting party. So Ordore would need to show her where the tavern was.
Ru sensed a somewhat somber mood emanating from Ordore as he approached, and toned down his usual exuberance. Facing the ruined village, it wasn't hard. Ru muttered a short prayer for those who had fallen, hoping the guard Albec wouldn't be counted among that bloody number. Finally, he approached Ordore. **"The plan is to send the main group towards this tavern of yours, while we scout ahead? If so, you'll need to show Darthalia here where she will be leading them. In fact, it would probably be best if the scouting party knew where it was, in case we become separated. Regardless, we should be likely be heading out before it starts getting dark."**
We should get the mage party moving now. I'll probably do something small tonight to help push things along, but I think we need Ordore to send the scouting party off.
>> So we should make Wernhers character try and take all the gold so YME kills her.
> My policy is to kill off the characters of the players who leave. And I've got better plans for that, far more... fitting... for a character like Mastrix.
I'm very curious as to what that's going to be. I'm also a bit scared, considering it's well, Mastrix.
And now I sleep. Hopefully I didn't botch anything too horribly in there.
Ru looked up as an elf leapt from somewhere to land on the great stone table above him. She was one he hadn't seen before YME's arrival. Apparently several mages had decided to hide themselves until they knew it was safe. The bandits, and then burning had made that decision rather irrelevant. Her voice was wonderful, high and musical, as she accused YME of bringing the bandits upon them. Ru had wondered how the bandits had managed to appear from nowhere with such good visibility around the town, but hadn't had time to consider it much in the heat of battle. Now, looking at it again, things would make a great deal more sense if YME had been involved somehow. His mind was not eased with how YME ignored this and *congratulated them* for the slaughter. Ru remembered dealings with less than reputable employers who, after doing whatever task they had requested, offered a blade to the gut rather than their promised silver. YME didn't seem like that kind of person, however Ru didn't trust him. He was mired in some plot, and a part of Ru was worried that this would end with the world in flames.
Both his thoughts and YME's words were interrupted once more. This time however was much, much worse. *Paladins...* Ru thought, staring at the knights in shining armor. Eyes wide and face lacking slightly in color, he blurred himself and hid behind what remained of one of the houses, leaving a calm illusion in his place. He'd known it was too good to be true. Of *course* the Paladins had followed the rumor, just as all the mages had. *Perhaps YME had been responsible for that too? Another stupid test?* Ru thought, looking back at YME. Hatred seemed to emanate from every part of his being as he stood, cloaked before them. His reply to the Paladin's demand of surrender, and then his ruthless slaughter of the knights sent chilled Ru. He had killed the men while they were routing. Paladins they may have been, but they were still human. Ru returned to the table, scooping up one of the piles of coins. He'd gone this far, may as well see it through.
YME was interrupted once more, as a red-haired boy jumped out of his shadow. The two had a brief discussion, and Ru's fears this quest might bring on the end of the world suddenly seemed a lot less ridiculous. The group was ushered out of the town after collecting their down payment. A dark presence seemed to weigh down on them, and looking back, it seemed as if a shadow were standing next to YME and Seth. The one they'd referred to as Mimel earlier, perhaps? Regardless, Ru was happy to be walking away from the dead town. Small discussions were popping up amongst the mages, however Ru stayed quiet, thinking about what had happened. He wasn't one for battles, preferring rather to go unnoticed. All the killing left him feeling uneasy. Eventually one of the group, the same one he'd saved from nearly being stabbed during the fighting, announced a plan to scout ahead. *Probably not a bad idea.* Ru thought to himself, stepping forward. **"I'll join you, though I'm more used to sneaking around streets and buildings than woods and grasslands. The principles should largely be the same I imagine."** Ru doubted they'd run into many traps along the way, however there were other things to be afraid of out in the wilds. Running into a scar could prove quite fatal, especially if the entire group wandered into it unawares. Besides, the young man reminded Ru somewhat of himself, of what he may have become had he taken a different path so many years earlier. **"Call me Ru."**
Currently fighting between sleep and finishing my post. If I'm not done tonight, I'll post it early tomorrow.
>> So what does YME stand for?
> Young mysterious employer ^^
Yup. Still not used to this formatting though I did finally figure out your hovertext thingy in your signature Aphelion.
> So which mage, i'll put it in a flashback would've saved my life. Ordore will repay the favor, he hates owing people his life so he tries to pay them back as soon as he can.
@BrodZ Sorry, misread your post and didn't realize the situation. I'll edit my last IC real quick to have Ru pull the bandit off the roof.
@Laue So are there going to be any NPC mages with us, or is it just us?
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