Author Topic: IC: The Capture of some snakes (Read 988 times)

Eorendil · « **on:** September 13, 2009, 06:05:10 pm »

This is an IC thread for those involved in the impromptu capture of three cultists this weekend. RP anything you wish between yourselves, make plans, state intentions, etc. We'll get to the interrogations.

Alatriel · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2009, 09:40:13 pm »

*Daniella continues to oversee the capture, to make sure that all prisoners are kept contained, separated, and unable to cast any magic. She posts guards outside each cell, and discusses the details of the capture with those that need to be informed. Having had experience previously with the Cult activity, she informs all to proceed with the utmost caution, and to show no lenience or mercy if they should attack or attempt to escape. Otherwise, she sees that the prisoners are not mistreated so long as they are behaving.*

Aerimor · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2009, 11:30:44 pm »

*When an opportunity presents itself Richard speaks to Daniella*

"Paladin Stormhaven, the tracer magic I detected on them is inert like I said. But I was thinking, this might be by design also. If it was active they could be used as a beacon to get a location on whatever was tracking them as well as beign able to be tracked by other individuals, such as us.

For instance if it was an active magic you could have these individuals studied and their tracking magic investigated and understood. And then we could take that knowledge and track other units like these, we would be able to track all of their units and prepared for them or disable them. But by leaving it inactive we would be forced first to activate the magic. Possibly activating other latent magic meant to protect the units against just that. Magics that could kill the mage attempting such or simple destroy the unit and those near it. And in any case I imagine some other force would recognise the magic being activated and thus knowledgable of our location, intents and loss of units.

And if we did manage to activate the magic, we might be able to use it to track whatever placed the magic upon them. But I do doubt we would be able to use it to find other units as those unit's tracking magic would be inactive still.... But depending on the magics involved in may be possible to activate all the tracking magic in all units and then track and disable them or it may be beyond our abilities.

I have heard rumors from the other soldiers that there is some Green Dragon involved and something called a Drach? If this is indeed true, it is possible this is a form of dragon magic. If that is true, then this may be even more dangerous, I will not pretend to understand dragon magic to any degree. I would consult someone more knowledgable than myself.

I am not sure I was helpful at all, but you could risk activating the magic on an unit for the reasons I listed with the risks I mentioned plus many I have not even yet considered. I wish I knew more *shrugs a bit helplessly* and if I learn more I will of course inform you."

Alatriel · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2009, 11:58:37 pm »

*Daniella listens to Richard and then thanks him and asks him to please pass that information along to the clerics, pointing out key persons to speak to that would be knowledgeable in that area*

Aerimor · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2009, 12:03:14 am »

*Richard timidly approaches the individuals pointed out and informs them of his field findings. Shaking off his timidness if not brushed off or shut down, Richard expounds on his intial theories, risks, and potential rewards. All roughly outlined in the previous post.*

Nehetsrev · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2009, 09:04:15 am »

*In the process of burying the body found off the road near where the cultists were aprehended, Valanca searches the remains for a small, personal item that might help to identify the individual when shown to others who knew them. (Something like a ring, or other piece of jewelry, or a stylized personal effect like a fancy comb, or snuff-box, or whatever) If she finds such an item she'll finish burying the remains and then return to the nearby town passed through on the way and show the item to the townsfolk. She'll also ask if anyone's gone missing recently and if the item might belong to the missing individual, or who their next of kin may be. If anyone seems to reconize who the item belonged to she'll kindly and gently inform them about the demise of the individual and where their remains may be found if anyone wishes to pay respects, or set up a gravestone or whatnot. If she has no luck in helping to indentify the person, she'll continue on her way back to Hlint after returning the item to the gravesite.*

Link092 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2009, 05:00:05 pm »

*Idoran attempts to gather as much knowledge on the divination, an art somewhat foreign to him, though not unpracticed. If Richard is willing to, he discusses possibly theories as well. He makes mention that Richard was recommended on the arts of divination.*

ShiffDrgnhrt · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2009, 12:00:49 am »

Aarcus ends up following around Daniella for a while, listening to those she talks to to better understand what he has heard about the Cult. At the same time, he often asks her if he can help in any way, sometimes seeming very insistant that he wants to do more then stand watch over the three cultists.

Alatriel · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2009, 12:17:02 am »

*After the third time that Aarcus insists on helping Daniella, she sends him to one of the field commanders to send him on a duty outside where he can get rid of some of his energy*

ShiffDrgnhrt · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2009, 12:20:40 am »

With a sigh, he goes off to the field commander, happy at least to be doing something. He reports to the commander with a smile, asking what his duties are to be and how he can perform most effectively.

Lance Stargazer · « **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2009, 07:48:33 pm »

*Lance returning from one of the serach himself mounting Avenger notices the movement, as he learns of the events related , he moves near where Daniella is as fast as he can, he made a greeting to her.

Milady Daniella . *he nods with a smile as he looks at her* My .. you bring good news to this sore eyes, Congratulatins on this success. *his gesture turning a bit more serious as he looks at the prisioners held then back to her*

*he particularly observes if the cultists has been removed of any armor they were wearing and the helm*

*he moves near her and speaks in low voice *

Milady I've dealt in the past with their measures of control and tracing, the magic used for this regard are placed as tatoos.overt he bodies , not all of the marks holds power to actually do something, but I'd look for a design like this

**he shows her a dragon head design *

This are usually tatooed near the ears of the people who actually could know something, I'd be wish to look for this mark directly, this very mark has used in the past as scrying , and as a measure so the enemy makes themselves sure they have not to deal with traitors. This mark serve to kill instantainly to any one who bears them. So. It would be wise to look for them.

*once done this he instructs his own patrol to join to the contingent and dispatch scouts to the area around the place the group and the prisioners are, scheduling a hourly scouting patrols . once this is done he walks rejoins Daniella and the other officers *

// Lance observed this and has reported as posted here
Incoming invasion

Alatriel · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2009, 09:02:43 am »

*Daniella looks concerned at Lance while he talks and pulls him aside away from any prisoners to talk to him in a low voice.*

Lance, they have the tattoos. Is the magic simply in the marking or is the marking what casts the magic on the whole? With that being said... should we remove the marking? If we are to gain any information from them, it won't do just to have the cult kill them to get them out of our hands.

Lance Stargazer · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2009, 01:24:40 am »

*Lance return the voice to Daniella speaking to her in Low voice, his hood up so only she can see his lips *

The mark *he shows the draw of the dragon head again * This one is located just near the ear, and usually its magic is spent by provocing a burn into the tatoo, leaving scorched skin on the wake, As for what does it perpetrated , That i would not know in my past experience has been used by distance, this mark has done the dirty work, but of course Scrying was used to know the prescice moment of the doing, I'd instruct to our priests and diviners to see if we are under the effects of any scrying before puting the prisioners on a definite place and of course before the interrogation.

I can only confirm that this mark *the dragon one" has something to do with the actual kill , i suspect it has to do with the scrying , but i am no weaver, Thanks to Toran..

I don't think removing the mark would be as easy as that, if magical means were used to bound them to the will of their masters we could only fanthom what wicked methods they used.

We must act with caution, we need to be sure that our enemy does not know of our movements first, we need to be sure we are not being observed first. Then on base at that knowledge we must decide before the actual interrogation.

We must extract information from them,. If not on ourselves, then we must handle them to the Trelanian kindgdom. I know .. I know ... the lucindites. But The queen have the duty of this realms and all the people we are protecting. Kill them won't do nothing to our cause.

**he return his sight to her*

Alatriel · « **Reply #13 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:00:14 am »

*Daniella frowns as she listens to what Lance is saying. She paces back and forth a few times, her expression growing more grave as she does, and she pauses to look at him a few times at different points in his explanation. Finally she stops her pacing and looks at Lance, a very tired and worn expression that is worn just above what looks like a simmering rage*

I'm not willing to leave this up to the Lucindites. Not yet. For all I know they'll simply want to learn how to do this form of magic themselves and care nothing for the lives at stake that the information these people have could help us save. Instruct everyone not to try to force or even cooerce any real information unless freely given from any of the prisoners, and let's see if we can find someone knowledgeable within our own following. Lucindites do not have a monopoly on wizards. If we have to go outside our church, we'll check one of our friends first. I'll send a message to Huangjin, please make sure that this information is passed on to the appropriate people. I do not want these people to get out of here simply because those who holds their chains decides to yank them back. Toran knows we can not afford for this evil to continue. It is time we gained an upper hand here.

Lance, I want our best men and women on this job, and I want them to be paladins who are used to following their instinct.

I have a letter to write, and I'm sure that anytime dealing with the cult, time is not on our side.

Alatriel · « **Reply #14 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:17:18 am »

*Daniella emerges from trying to write a letter after a short while and gathers up a small group of paladins and asks them to ready their horses. They leave immediately for Huangjin*

Aerimor · « **Reply #15 on:** September 17, 2009, 12:10:28 pm »

*Richard hopes to be included on any theorizing and magical testing, studying or probing. He will go with whoever is willing to have him along and looks like they will be studying said. Or whoever seems to have the best theories. Richard does nothing to shun Idoran and responds to any legitimate theories. However Richard makes it clear to him he has no official capacitiy to do anything without granted permission.*

ShiffDrgnhrt · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:20:22 pm »

When next he sees Lance, Aarcus asks him to tell Champion Stormhaven that he vaguely remembers mention of children having been kidnapped when they were chasing the original three 'Snakes.' He does not, however, recall the exact context of what he thinks he heard, and just asks that a message be conveyed that those held are checked to see if they are instead enslaved initiates to the Cult, especially considering that they were stuffed into barrels for transport.

Lance Stargazer · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:53:46 pm »

Quote from: Alatriel

*Daniella frowns as she listens to what Lance is saying. She paces back and forth a few times, her expression growing more grave as she does, and she pauses to look at him a few times at different points in his explanation. Finally she stops her pacing and looks at Lance, a very tired and worn expression that is worn just above what looks like a simmering rage*

I'm not willing to leave this up to the Lucindites. Not yet. For all I know they'll simply want to learn how to do this form of magic themselves and care nothing for the lives at stake that the information these people have could help us save. Instruct everyone not to try to force or even cooerce any real information unless freely given from any of the prisoners, and let's see if we can find someone knowledgeable within our own following. Lucindites do not have a monopoly on wizards. If we have to go outside our church, we'll check one of our friends first. I'll send a message to Huangjin, please make sure that this information is passed on to the appropriate people. I do not want these people to get out of here simply because those who holds their chains decides to yank them back. Toran knows we can not afford for this evil to continue. It is time we gained an upper hand here.

Lance, I want our best men and women on this job, and I want them to be paladins who are used to following their instinct.

I have a letter to write, and I'm sure that anytime dealing with the cult, time is not on our side.

*Lance Speaks to Daniella before she leaves *

I think you are getting me in the wrong sense milady. I am not saying we should entrust them to them. I am saying that we must be wary and cautious , over this , I know that we can't trust them and you should know me better when speak of this to me.

What i am saying is that a clever observation must be used , and we must make sure they hold no threat to reveal information before a final desitnation for them can be assigned.

With that said. you are the one who capture them, so their fate is in your hands and the wisdom that Toran might instill in you.

I am just giving my advice. And just pointing that Lucindites or not, We have in the end to inform the queen of the activities regarding here.

yet *he shows her the draw again* Look for this tatoo, if someone has been done the research this far . . it must be found *he uncovers his right side on his head of any hair, pointing over the upper part of his ear * here.

It could serve us to figure if they actually know something.

I'll keep vigilance on your absence ..

Safe travels Milady Daniella, May toran's light bring safety to your pass, and fleet to your feet .

Lance Stargazer · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:57:24 pm »

Quote from: ShiffDrgnhrt

When next he sees Lance, Aarcus asks him to tell Champion Stormhaven that he vaguely remembers mention of children having been kidnapped when they were chasing the original three 'Snakes.' He does not, however, recall the exact context of what he thinks he heard, and just asks that a message be conveyed that those held are checked to see if they are instead enslaved initiates to the Cult, especially considering that they were stuffed into barrels for transport.

*Lance looks at Aarcus concerned at the news , he ask him to make an effort to remember, because maybe this could uncover some more information regarding this, he ask him where did he heard that and from where ? and who else was involved on hearing the said thing about kidnapping, he waits for the answer *

Alazira · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:52:45 pm »

*When Daniella is collecting paladins to ride with her, Jillian volunteers for the job and rides off with her.* //player of Daniella agreed Jillian would have been welcome.