The Gods' Game

[Weasel699]

Shane
Shane was restless so he checked his pouch ..the visable one on the outside of his cloak for how much gold he had left then purred standing and nodded' i need another drink i'll be back up dont leave with out me zack' grins and made his way out the door and back down to the tavern trying to keep his purrs quiet as he went to the bartender' i'll take a tankard of ale !' yeah that sounded pretty normal and wouldnt raise any suspesion to him..damn he was being a bit too jumpy..

the patrons didnt really pay attention to him some of the wenches and other women watched him every now and then and then atlas the bartender came with his ale in one of those big drinking mugs of the old days and shane grinned and handed the bartender the gold for the tankard then found him a nice shadowy spot to sit and listen to the locals and drink his drink...loved his character since his senses was hightened so the ale tasted really good on that feline tongue of his right then "mmmm..ale"

 

[Starphyre]

James/Araelle

"Plans hell. It's gonna be two weeks before we even hit ship she is talking about. Lets get moving. Yeah, so we have to go talk to some gods? Let's do it and get it over with. I want to go home!"

Araelle huffed and sat down, glaring at everyone, especially if they were not getting ready to leave.

 

[airborne92]

John/Juran

"If that is the plan then we need to get started, we need to get supplies and mounts before we leave" I say as I straighten up.
"The first order of business is to figure out how much money we have as a party and go from there."

I look around the room to see if there are any objections to this course of action.

 

[Abraxas Winterlight]

Arzat Vandree

"If I remember John, money won't be a big problem." Reaching into my belt pouch I pull out a folded piece of black cloth. Unfolding it, a black circle is laid on the bed. I bend over & look inside, & spotting the small chest i was looking for I concentrate & levitate it up out of the portable hole. I walk the chest over to John & hand it to him. " If I remember my equipment sheet correctly, this is about 1500 platnum, & about 5000 more gold in gems."
I stop suddenly
Crythackkkth Sktyacch Azura! ( Azura's bloody blade)

"Lets get moving before I loose Tony & only Arzat remains!"

 

[BadForm]

Zack/Kellan Harnstein

Zack looked at the money etc in the chest in surprised confusion. It looked like there must be thousands of gold mitres and gems in there, and an equally incredible number of platinum crowns. Now, if this world ran according to how I had created the game... I assumed 5000 crowns and did some mental arithmetic. Assume one skull to equate with one dollar, the world was base 16, making one sickly equal sixteen dollars, a mitre equal two hundred fifty six dollars and a crown approximately four thousand dollars. If my assumption as to the quantity of money in the chest was accurate, that meant we had twenty million dollars or more. Of course, trying to pay for things with a platinum crown would be like asking an Earth shopkeeper if he had change for four grand, but at least we could afford passage on any ship we wanted - hell, we could afford the ship and crew if we so desired. All that was really worrying me was I had no memory of why I had given him so much money. I didn't, as far as I recall, like to run 'monty hall' games, and that was an incredible sum. There had to be a reason, but I couldn't remember it and that made me afraid I was losing my memory of my old self already.

"Put that away Arzat," I breathed, barely noticing how much easier the character name came before my friend's 'real' name now, "before we get mugged for it or something..."

Then I heard his comment and nodded agreement. "Let's get out of here," I said.

 

[ARaynes]

Andrea/Ishkama

Andrea stood up. "Besides Arzat, with me around you don't need your money."

She had been listening to everything that was being said quite like she normally did. Ishkama wasn't a thinker, she was a tank, or theif depending on her mood. She didn't need to think that was what the rest were for.

"I say we split up in town, we can get more done that way and meet here the next hour. That way we get more done in little time. Besides, if we all go in one big group we are going to be watched very carefully by the townfolk. This way they won't be too worried about us."

She fassioned the cloak around her and pulled her red hair out, it waving at the world around her. "I will go with Kellan, the rest of you split up however you want. Shane, try to keep out of trouble, I don't want to have to run and save your ass again!"

With that she pulled Kellan by the arm and down the staires of the inn. "Where is the shopkeeper in this town that holds the food supplies?"

 

[Weasel699]

Shane

well after finishing that tankard he went back to the room and listened and grumbled " yeah..well..ya wont have to this time babe since i got me this body" maybe the tankard was a bit too much for him and he was a bit under the influence enough to slur his words but not drunk enough to fuck up here yet " who ever wants to come with me come on we'll go explore while the others find the shops...or we can go back to the tavern and have a drink..on me " grins purring " but whatever the case be we should go and go soon heh "walked out and down the hall sniffing the smells that came from the different rooms so he could get used to haveing the smell down some

 

[Abraxas Winterlight]

Arzat Vandree

"Besides Arzat, with me around you don't need your money."
I look at Ishkama & in my most deadpan voice reply " Actually, now that you reminded me that you are here, we may have to work for passage & use my tower fund as bail money for you. And whaddaya mean split up?? Hey, I was talking to you!!!" My words go unheeded as Andrea bolts downstairs, dragging Zacl/Kellan with her. " Dmn the pointy eared dandelion eater!." I look around the room at the others, trying to figure out who would be the most useful to travel with, & sudeenly stop in shock. What was I thinking, reducing my friends to chesspieces! Hell, I had set Brian up with his current fling just last week, & Zack was my friend damnit! Arzat was definately clouding my mind with his thoughts. " Ok guys, who wants to travel with the dark skinned walking target?"

 

[BadForm]

Zack/Kellan Harnstein

Zack walked, under Andrea's urging, down the stairs. He somehow didn't feel as close to her as he had back home, then realised why. Kellan and Ishkama were friends. She liked to toy with him, as she did with everyone, but they hadn't built the relationship that Zack and Andrea had - partly because Zack had been too busy GMing to focus on the emotional devellopment of his NPC Kellen... or at least thats what he had thought he reason was. Whatever the case, this was another instance of Zack's mind being affected by Kellan's. He was being drawn into this world whether he chose to be or not.

"Food, my friend, is not a problem... or did you forget that the Green Goddess provides for us in my magic?"

He chanted some words as they left the tavern and gave the roast pheasant drumstick he summoned to Ishkama.

 

[airborne92]

John/Juran

"Arzat, I'll go with you. We need to get mounts for the journey to the ship, and after." I say to the drow as I head towards the door. We head out of the tavern and towards the local stable.

I do some thinking and decide that we will need a riding horse for each person, except me, I will need a warhorse. We will need at least 2 or 3 pack animals as well.

 

[Weasel699]

Shane
thought and just walked from the inn keeping to the shadows with his hood pulled tight around his head so no one would notice his face and took a spot sitting on the gorund looking through his pack for his journal so it looke dlike he was being busy but was also trying to over hear the ones who walked by maybe get some info on the happenings here in and out of town

 

[BadForm]

OOC: Sorry, Weasel, I've lost your character name somewhere... can you remind me...? All I know is the Earth Name Shane..

IC: Shane was watched as he made his way through the shadows, and followed. Up on the rooftops - the thieves highway - three of the city's cutpurses were working together to find some more prey. They noticed Shane's walk and mistook it for some kind of limp. As he turned a corner, they dropped, two before him, one behind.

"Easy does it, stranger," said the leader. "Looks like it's your lucky day. Simply giving us all the money you're carrying will guarantee you don't get robbed for... oh, at least five minutes."

He smirked and his companions laughed at the tired, pathetic joke.

 

[Weasel699]

Shane/Shikima

grumbled being bothered..and by thieves " i...have no money..but i have this ..." pulled his lute out and strummed a few cords on it..blinked at how easy he could make music and back in their time he couldnt make any with a guitar..." pretty isnt it? well you may have it " he grinned under his hood and laid it down on the ground then leapt in the air knowing there was one theif behind him as he landed he slammed a foot out into that one's head trying to keep his hisses held in as he glanced to the other two infront of him who were caught off gaurd for a few minutes the charged at him and he muttered" why couldnt it be amazon women or slaver chicks?" shane backed up slowly watching the two advance him then charged leaping takeing them both down with his spread arms then leapt up quickly grabbing his lute and bag and ran knowing they'd come after him "argggh!!"

 

[BadForm]

<bump to see if anyone other than weasel is still here>

 

[Abraxas Winterlight]

OOC:yes, me & Angel are still here. don't know about anyone else tho
Ishkama should have a post on here within 24 hours amigo

 

[ARaynes]

Andrea/Ishkama

As they walked around the town, Andrea turned to Zack, now Kellan.

"I am sorry, Zack, Kellan. I am having this weird feeling that things aren't as they should be between us. Perhaps until we are our normal self again, we should........" She stopped not being able to say the words. "break up."

Her eyes filled with tears as she said the word. She had loved Zack, but now her heart was not in it. It felt cold and hateful. Not like hers at all.

"Well, say something." She cried to Kellan.

 

[BadForm]

Zack/Kellan

Zack looked at his girlfriend and found the tears he felt like crying were not there. What could he say? That he loved her? He did! Hell, back on Earth he'd even had fantasies about marrying her some day. Here, however, he felt nothing more than friendship.

"I don't know what's going on," he said, miserably. "I love you, Andrea, as much as I always have done, but it's like Kellan feels only friendship for Ishkama. It's like all my feelings for you are just thoughts now, like I feel what he feels and think what I thought."

He sighed deeply, knowing how that would hurt. It hurt him.

"Look, if you want to break up, I understand. I don't know what's going to happen here and though I know I love you... this damn body doesn't feel it!"


THE THIEVES:
One of the thieves failed to get up with the others. One of his friends turned to look at him and saw just what had happened - where he had been kicked a huge gash had been ripped across his face and throat. He was coughing blood and dying. For seconds the thieves stood in shock and horror, then the anger overcame the surprise. They chased after Shikima screaming.

"Freak! The freak killed our brother!"

Others began to turn at the sound, and notice just how strangely Shikima was running.

OOC: Took a slight liberty here, weasel - presumed as a half-cat you wouldn't wear boots. They would hamper your dexterity some and remove a weapon from your person (ie claws).

 

[ARaynes]

Andrea/Ishkama

His words brought pain to her heart. She too, knew the feelings that he was speaking of. How could they go on without being lovers here. "I love you too." She said, and left it at that. "Perhaps we should go back and find the others and hurry up and get he hell out of here so we can be the way it used to be. Before we loose sight of who we really are."

 

[airborne92]

John/Juran

Arzat and I arrive at the stables. I start looking at the animals they have for sale, none were exceptioanal in any.

"I need 5 good riding horses, 2 strong pack horses, a good" my voice trailed off as I saw a beautiful white charger come out from behind the stable. "That charger," I say as I point to the horse, "6 riding saddles, and 2 pack saddles."

"Arzat, would you mind paying since you are carriyng the money." I ask Tony/Arzat.

 

[BadForm]

Zack/Kellan

Zack nodded, biting back tears that were forming in his mind if not his face. She was right, it was important that they find a way back home before they were all lost in this world. He thought for a moment, wondering where they others would be.

"If I know John," he said eventually, "He will have gone to get something to ride. That means he'll be at the stables on Paddys Lane. Come on."

He set off again, promising himself he would do everything he could to get them all out of this damned world as quickly as possible and then... then he would never play another role playing game again in his whole life.

 

[Abraxas Winterlight]

Arzat Vandree

I followed Juran down the stairs & out of the inn. My cowel
was pulled up, hiding my Drow features. People seemed to part around his armored form, none wanting to cross a knight of his stature, so we arrived at the stables fairly quickly. The stablemaster approached Juran pretty quick, ducking his head to him & asking " What can I do fer yee, Sir Knight?

"I need 5 good riding horses, 2 strong pack horses, a good" his voice trailed off as he saw a beautiful white charger come out from behind the stable. "That charger," he said , pointing to the horse, "6 riding saddles, and 2 pack saddles."

then he added the part that I just loved...

"Arzat, would you mind paying since you are carriyng the money."

Lovely, now I am his damned squire.

The stablemaster approaced me , dry-washing his hands in anticipation of instant riches.
" Now, for the lot that will be 5 crowns, 3 mitres, & 8 sickles. And it pains me to part with such beasts for so paltry a sum, but I will part with them for a noble lord such as your master." he said, pointing at Juran.
I stopped myself from casting the spell that immediately came to mind. It would not do to dissolve this peon into a pile of pus. Besides, knights hate it when I do that.
" We did not ask how much it would cost to buy every godforsaken horse in the city. Do you take me for a fool? I will give you a single crown and 5 mitres, and you will be happy with that much."
The stablemaster started to glower at me, then caught a look under my cowel. his face immediately turned white, & his stammering stopped.
"That will be fine, your Lordship. I will see to getting your animals ready".
With that, he turned & started gathering the animals and equipment, glancing back at me with fear in his eyes.
Ahhhhh, sometimes its good to be of a race that uses flayings as party games.

 

[airborne92]

John/Juran

"That is why I like having you with me when we go shopping Tony", I say to my robed friend, "I always get a bargain and a comedy routine", chuckling the whole time.

We gather up the mounts and head back to the tavern.

"By the way here is what you paid for the mounts" I say to Tony/Arzat as I hand him 2 crowns. "Keep the change, it was worth the look on his face."

 

[Weasel699]

Shane/Shikima

Blinked hearing the two thieves " ah crap this isnt my day! why couldnt this be a simple day where i just go and hang at the mall and eat a burger..shoulda never got talked into the damn marathon of rp day "
shane grumbled as he ran hearing the shouts of others and knows that there;s going to soon be a mob after him..ruining his day and chance to get with one of the wenches or maybe one of the other towns women..he ran around a bend in the street and bumped into a woman who looked as if she might of sold flowers on the streets and just ran out of them" Oooff sorry " he purred looking her over then remembered the mob that was most likely forming " i am Shikima purrhaps we will meet later m'lady but for right now i must ...run" all this said before the woman could even get a word out then shane just took off down the street in the shadows...then he stopped and grinned he reached in his pack and yanked out his cloak of shadows and slid it over his other cloak wich as soon as he slid it on he blended with the shadows" ha! i am smart!!" he did a silly little dance then slinked through the shadows of the street thinking where the others might be " man need to find them or least some one who would love to help out a sexy kitty like me"

OOc its ok heh i thought about that when i was posting too and yeah shane wouldnt need boots since he had his claws and stuff

 

[BadForm]

Zack/Kellan

Kellan and Ishkama had hardly gone any distance when they heard their bickering friends coming the other way, leading several horses. Kellan did a quick count, and noted they had one for each person in their group - including him. He laughed.

"Who's the spare horse for, guys?" he called. "Kellan is... I am a half-giant remember? I guess you do now huh? Do I look like I horse would enjoy giving me a ride?"

He laughed at the slightly annoyed look he received, feeling at least for a second, just like his old self. Then he heard the scream from somewhere over the road, down an alley. A 'freak' had just 'killed someone.' He had a bad feeling about that, a very bad feeling. He let his mind wander to the birds flying nearby and soon saw what he was looking for.

"It's Shikima!" He said, as he pulled his mind back to his own body and frowned. "Looks like he's got himself in a bit of trouble again - and whoever claims he has killed his brother is talking to the watch about it right now."

 

[Abraxas Winterlight]

Arzat Vandree

I looked way up at Kellan. yep, the horse would probably lead a general revolt if he tried to mount it. Shit! Then I heard the scream.
"It's Shikima!" Kellan said "Looks like he's got himself in a bit of trouble again - and whoever claims he has killed his brother is talking to the watch about it right now."

Lovely, Meow-mix had been playing with the local glee club.
"Well, we better find the others before the locals break out the pitchforks & torches. Lets go."
I started walking my mounts down the road to the inn, grumbling in a language I shouldn't have known. Damnit, from now on i'm playing poker!