Roll 269 - 1
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(TorrentHKU)
John Freemaneth [ - ] = -
>

"She's... busy right now. Though we'll be meeting up soon.
... I think she could use a sister right now.
Let's go meet up with the others."

You head North-West with Mist and Horoma following, back towards the ironworks. Blizzard is standing in front of the structure, arms crossed and ice swords floating point-down behind him.

LucidAucupe is there as well, and stares at Horoma as you approach Blizzard.

Blizzard: "The spy wiped his own mind, but I grabbed some information before he finished. Biggest problem right now is that we have a something headed our way from the west, and we probably don't want to let whatever it is into the city."

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(Roast Veg)
Paradox Mist [ - ] = -
>

John: "She's... busy right now. Though we'll be meeting up soon.
... I think she could use a sister right now.
Let's go meet up with the others."

You and Horoma follow John as he heads North-West across a field, towards a building that looks like an ironworks. Blizzard is standing in front of the structure, arms crossed and ice swords floating point-down behind him.

LucidAucupe is there as well, and stares at Horoma as the three of you approach.

Blizzard: "The spy wiped his own mind, but I grabbed some information before he finished. Biggest problem right now is that we have a something headed our way from the west, and we probably don't want to let whatever it is into the city."

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(Nighthawk)
Kyros Deiimor [ - ] = -
>

"There's something... odd in this room."

You point at the rubble creature.

"This... pile of rubble seems to be alive. I'm not sure what to make of it."

Koa picks up a length of wood, probably used to be the leg of a chair, and pokes at the rubble. The rubble creature flinches again and she recoils back.

Koa: "Huh, that's, weird."

She scratches her head while watching the pile of rubble for a moment, before tossing the length of wood aside and pulling out the "Species Born from Corruption" book and flipping through.

Koa: "Hrmm. If this book is describing the same thing in front of us, it's probably a category of creatures called 'Collects'. When the first corruption incident occured, the chaos magic created a lot of random spells, from just masses of magic energy being pulsed around randomly. Collects are formed when a certain stable, continuous spell picks up physical matter and uses it to isolate itself from external magic, lowering the chance of it being further distorted.
It then has to either develop or already have functions that enable it to protect its material collection from being damaged, which would appear as simple evasive movements when it detects danger, to more advanced survival mechanics like attacking threats and gathering more material to make itself stronger."

She shows you the illustration in the book, which depicts a black and white ink drawing of a mass of gravel in the shape of a slug-like creature.

Koa: "Could be dangerous if there are hostile ones running about down here. They apparently come in a large variety of materials and behaviors, some capable of dividing their mass to produce another Collect if they gather enough material, and they're all generally insulated enough that negation wouldn't work on them unless if they were smashed apart some."

The dualumn turns to the next page, skimming it, and then flips to the page after that. The book is then wordlessly turned to show you the image on the page.

Bodies. Dozens, maybe even a hundred, twisted and mutilated and compacted into a walking behemoth.

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(xFlyingxPhoenix)
Kineria Forge [ - ] = -
>

"Thank you."

You head East, crossing the field and passing through cottages and farms, until you reach the gate in the eastern side of the wall.

There are twelve men and women waiting, some having the strange skin discoloration like you, others covered in scars, and the lucky one or two who seem untouched. Ten soldiers in metal, leather, or mixed armor, and two mages, one in a red robe and one in black.

???: "Captain."

The black mage nods to you and all the others face you in attention. No salutes, just a stern look and nod.

???: "Roughly thirty corrupted headed this way were sighted by scouts. About one third of them were lupus, the rest were turned humans."

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Roll 270
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(dragonxp)
Cihas [ - ] = -
> Taking a peak past the gate, it looks like a regular tunnel, except for the chunks of wall missing. There isn't any rubble on the ground either, which is sort of odd.

At the end of the tunnel is a metal ladder that leads upward.

Conditions :
- Burned Face
- Missing Eyebrows




(TorrentHKU)
John Freemaneth [ - ] = -
> "We got a timeframe? Or any idea who sent it or the spy?"

Blizzard: "Timeframe is 'soon'. Very soon. As to who's behind this, only a nickname."

He starts walking, towards the west.

Blizzard: "We'll have to stop whatever it is before it gets across the river. The city has few enough soldiers and mages as it is, losing them would further cripple the city's defense."

Aucupe gets up to follow Blizzard.

Aucupe: "C'mon, time to go kill more things."

Horoma: "Er, kill... Things?"

Conditions :
- Whirlwind Armor (+2 Physical Actions, +1 Movement/Dodging)
-- (Energy: 50/50)




(Roast Veg)
Paradox Mist [ - ] = -
> John: "We got a timeframe? Or any idea who sent it or the spy?"

Blizzard: "Timeframe is 'soon'. Very soon. As to who's behind this, only a nickname."

He starts walking, towards the west.

Blizzard: "We'll have to stop whatever it is before it gets across the river. The city has few enough soldiers and mages as it is, losing them would further cripple the city's defense."


You quickly introduce Horoma and Aucupe to each other, telling each the other's name.

Aucupe gets up, still wearing the brilliantly white armor, and starts following Blizzard.

Aucupe: "C'mon, time to go kill more things."

Horoma: "Er, kill... Things?"

Conditions :
(none)




(Nighthawk)
Kyros Deiimor [ - ] = -
> "Well. There's little to do but hope there aren't aggressive ones down here.

Let's get back to the job at hand."

The two of you leave the room and join the others, travelling down the main passage as Koa explains the Collects to the others.

Soon, the path ends, in a dead end.

Rudo: "Don't tell me. The wall ahead is a Collect. That's how mimic-creatures work in stories right? Look like walls and doors whatever and treasure chests, too."

Rudo pokes the wall with an outstretched arm holding a crossbow bolt.

Rudo: "Watch, it'll start moving any moment now."

The continues poking the wall, without anything happening.

Conditions :
- Manticore Armor (Absorbs damage)
-- (Energy: 18/20)




(Harzipan)
Isaac [ - ] = -
>



Conditions :
(None)




(xFlyingxPhoenix)
Kineria Forge [ - ] = -
> "I understand the situation. Listen, everyone - We're outnumbered, but have faith in yourself. Soldiers, follow this black mage who shall lead you into battle. Red mage, if you would kindly, we would assist them from afar. Heed my words - Focus on the Lupus, and if any Corrupted Brutes decide to show up, be more cautious than you ever were in your whole life. I'm counting on all of you. Now, let's go - Battle formation!"

You get into formation, and signal to the lone guard atop the wall to open the gate. The steel portcullis raises, and your team exits.

After a bit of travelling east, you see the lupus, huge wolf-like creatures gnawing on bones and corpses. There aren't any corrupted human in sight, though.

???: "Looks like they got hungry. They haven't taken notice of us yet."

You charge up an arrow with electricity as the soldiers ready their weapons and the mages ready their magic.

(See Combat Maps)

Conditions :
- Discolored skin (pale with black blotches)






(NPC)
Aucupe
[ - ] = -
> ~



Conditions :
- Lucida Dragon Armor (+6 Actions, +3 Defense)
-- (Energy: 45/60)




(NPC)
Horoma
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> ~



Conditions :
(None)




(NPC)
Koa Tsinthula
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Conditions :
- Missing Right Forearm




(NPC)
Ettiin Enku
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Conditions :
- Wing-bone Claws




(NPC)
Rudo Liimas
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Conditions :
(None)




(NPC)
Uugram[/b]
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Conditions :
(None)




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Feiar
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Conditions :
(None)




(NPC)
Maargral
[ - ] = -
> ~



Conditions :
(None)






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