Color coding the text in that convo would be awesome... Just saying.

Nighthawk, just wondering, but could any of the players sell the boy into slavery?

>Stick close to the group

They could try... but you see... the concept of slavery does not actually exist in Illusia. So you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who would want to buy the kid.

Also... Gabriel isn't as useless in combat as you might think....

Oh YEAA! I need to give Gabe a text color of his own, don't I? I'll decide on it later.

Awww.

It would have been funny to see him get sold off into slavery. Could have been funny in the Phantom Menace as well.

Selling him into slavery would be out-of-character for everyone. The only instance Nikolai would do such a thing were if he found the boy to be traitorous, or a VERY large return were offered.

Hyper and HEN, we're waiting on you.

Sheesh! It's been 2 whole days! This round is LONG overdue. So here we go!

CaveCricket (-)

"Well, let's go to Auid, then." you say while accepted the sword in Nikolai's outstretched hand.

Inv. [13]
-Shortsword [3]
-Dan's Black Powder Rifle (Unloaded) [4]
-Nikolai's Longsword [4]
-Dagger [2]
P-Ablities
-Stealthy (+1 to sneak)
A-Abilities
-None
Status
-None

Ociamarru (-)

"Leyt's. Und we can see how Colbeyr eez doeeng on the way thiere."
You say this aloud, but you're unsure of whether it is a good idea.

Inv. [7]
-Hammer [3]
Eq.
-Badass Wolf Gear (Primal Beast Power) [4]
P-Abilities
-Expert Craftmanship (+1 to metalwork)
A-Abilities
-None
Status
-None

Tokochiro (-)

"So who is this tha' weed guy?"

No one answers your comment. Somewhere in your head spins a die, and it lands quite squarely on a one. What's that about?

Inv. [6]
-Bomb [2]
-Bandage (1) [1]
Eq.
-Nunchuck Cane [3]
P-Abilities
-Helping Hand (+1 to assisting friends)
A-Abilities
-Fast Regeneration
Status
-None

Adam (-)

You prepare move, seeing as how you now have a destination.

Inv. [6]
-None
Eq.
-Knife w/ Knuckled Handguard [2]
-Chainmail [4]
P-Ablities
-Fist Fighter (+1 hand to hand combat)
A-Abilities
-Burning Touch
Status
-None

Torrent (-)

You go with the flow. But there isn't any flow, as of yet. Gabriel is looking pensive.

Inv. [4]
-Hip Flask [2]
Eq.
-Dagger [2]
P-Abilities
-Sleight of Hand (+1 to dexterity)
A-Abilities
-Force Imbuement
Status
-Lower Torso - Shot (Bandaged)
^
I know it really sucks
But this bullet's kinda stuck
You should know when you get shot,
That you've really kinda got
To pull that sucker out of your body.

HEN (-)

You stare blankly as everyone else scurries into movement, preparing to go somewhere. Where are you going again? Something about weed. You hate weeds. They're a real pain when you're trying to grow a nice garden. And then some of them are poisonous! That sounds like a pain. In your thoughtless state, you decide that if they're going anywhere with weeds, they can go by themselves.

Inv. [6]
-Sickle [3]
Eq.
-Compound Crossbow (1/6) [3]
P-Abilities
-In the Shadows (+1 to stealth action rolls)
A-Abilities
-Great Strength
Status
-None


EVENTS!

Gabriel seems to pull himself out of his thought process and stands up.
"Okay. We should prepare to leave. But.... I don't know if people will believe the prophecy. If we try to get out, they could make us out to be traitorous."

No one can come up with a good answer for this. It seems awkward silence is what this group is destined for.

Then there is a thumping sound.
Marching.
A scream of pain.

And more silence.

A very large serpentine creature flies out from the entrance you just came through.
It's in two even halves, and writhing around on the ground.

A guard limps through the doorway now.
"Under...... attack," he manages to say before slumping over. There is a bite on his arm, and it is oozing an acidic liquid.

The entire crowd flees in the opposite direction screaming for guards.
And guards come. They all leave their posts and rush out through the entrance to stop the incoming flood of serpents.

Seems like the perfect time to escape.

Gabriel bursts into action, pulling out a strangely shaped sword from who-knows-where, and barking out orders.
"Follow me! We're making our way out through another entrance!"

The party follows him through several winding staircases, until finally arriving in a dimly lit corridor. Gabriel digs his fingers into a crack in the wall, pulling the stone free, and revealing a tile, perfectly square. He pushes it.
The wall slowly starts to open, sliding downwards, into the floor.
"Damn." Gabriel says.

Through the small opening of the slow-to-open door, there are snakes. A lot of them.

Hissing fills the air.

I don't think you understand, Toko. There are tons of them. And they're right in front of you.