[pnpgm] Game update #144 - File #1021 - Mercy in pain
Scott Adams
longshotgm at netzero.com
Thu Jan 13 19:02:08 CET 2011
HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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R1.John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma
??.Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma
W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
--.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe
R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma
R1.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma
R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma
R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,
Cover Story Info: [HD- House member, F-Foreigner, N-native non house]
Arawn aka Arawn as Teacher to daughter [F]
Ben'dar aka Bu Da as Horse expert [F]
Caladan aka Ca Lu as Guard/Archer [N]
Chion aka Capt. Chu Mai as Sailor Trustee [HD]
Farseeker aka Fu Sa as Guard [F]
Fremea aka Lin Mong as Noble child [HD] [Disguised]
Kell aka Swan as Trader [F]
Kiet aka Kiet Sunan as Zhou's servant [F]
Raban aka Toban Nu as Entertainer/Guard [F]
Strie'bog aka Sun Zhu as Entertainer [N]
Unali aka Tun Au as Zhou's wife [HD]
Will aka Sun Tzu as hunt master [F]
Z'leyra aka Kakita Junami as Healer [F]
Zhou aka Zhou Wa as Baron Noble [HD]
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Game Update #144 in sequence (file #1021)
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Admin Notes: None.
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[Recap]
From Kiet: [Re: Actions]
Kiet is both moved by the plight of the man betrayed by his...
GM: Ack.
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
Arawn looked at the suffering man with compassion and pain in...
GM: Ack.
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[New Stuff]
[Augado 6th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains]
[ Pamau Province, Pamau City]
[ Northeast of city margins, few miles, river edge]
[Time: 5:47am]
Kiet is both moved by the plight of the man betrayed by his grey-
skinned masters, and disgusted with him all at the same time.
While a betrayer himself, he is also brave enough to want death
over this torture. He deserves no particular mercy, but less so
do the Vong deserve their cruel entertainment. Kiet moves forward
and waves off both Will and Farseeker. "I will grant you this
request for mercy, but none other. You and the others with you
have endangered both all your people and, perhaps, ALL people.
Tell us where they are based and then you can make peace with the
gods."
"The axe will work best as he is on the ground. Were he sitting
up, then it would be the sword." Once the info is brought out,
Kiet kneels down to stare at the dying man.
Arawn looked at the suffering man with compassion and pain in
his eyes, the agony terrible, a portion of it gripping the Alfar's
heart. In that moment the man wasn't a Peace Brigader. He was just
a simple man in pain, waiting to die.
As Arawn sought to offer what little comfort he could he spoke to
the others in Marentian. "He should be dead. Even if I try to save
him I don't know that he'll live once free from the insects," he
said solemnly.
Arawn looked to Will and Farseeker. "It seems best to end his
suffering. And then the insects will need to be dealt with before
they spread."
Ben'dar brings the horses forward and hears much of the talk
in Marentian. He is confused by the sudden mercy given to this
man who would have killed the party given time. Ben'dar glances
at the burning cabin and wonders what secrets it had once held.
Zhou stands with arms crossed and looks around. "This is not
a good start of the day. I had hoped to get to the cabin to
learn what it might hold like maps or info. But it is no use
now as it burns."
Chion pats down his smoldering clothing and glares at Zhou
who speaks the most obvious things at the worst times.
Strie'bog does a walk around the cabin to ensure there is nothing
hiding or of value.
Caladan nods at Arawn's words, "mercy is the best choice. But
it has to be a blow that will do the job before the bugs just
revive him again. Then you should burn the body to ensure the
bugs do not survive." Caladan speaks calmly in Marentian.
Farseeker stands and nods. "Will's axe will be the best then.
My blade can do it but the axe is better." He stands back a couple
of feet and crosses his arms.
Kell scans the light woods around the area. There isn't much room
to hide and he watches to ensure the party is alone. He listens
to the conversation and wonders how he'd react if he had to decide
the guy's fate.
Unali hidden in the blackness in her night dark clothing stands
like a black shapeless form. She feels slight pity for the man as
the others do but knows this man betrayed his empire. Of course
now he feels that betrayal so the circle is complete. She wonders
if some in the Empire like these fools should even be saved.
Raban remains quiet and stares. While he also feels pity for the
man his worry is to the Z'leyra and Fremea chasing after the Flyer.
He knows they can likely handle things but he knows they fly alone
with no support other than Fremea. What if they need to contact
the party or vice versa? Eventually they'll have to regroup with
the party and quickly will that take. Raban scans the western skies
and tries to find them in the darkness but fails.
The man doesn't look at Kiet but just shakes his head as if in
an intense cold area. His jaw shivers as if he is either losing
energy or life itself. "I don't know where their base is. I swear!
When we learned that Nom died from being attacked tonight by
someone we came here as fast as we can..." He screams as a bug
inside begins to burrow into a rib. "...they are eating me
alive!...please end...this.....we...tried to find info for our
needs. They...they arrived...they killed two of us...inside...
they claimed they no longer needed us..." He screams as a bug
exits under an armpit and burrows back in. "They claimed they are
everywhere now and our help is no longer needed....Vau tried to
convince them otherwise but the ...the thing just stabbed him and
laughed. He tried to ransack the cabin but gave up as if bored.
He decided to just burn it down to leave nothing. But I know
Nom kept a strong box. Its metal so shouldn't burn. Its buried
in a trap door section under the bed..." He screams as a small
baby bug begins to enter his left lung. "..north west corner...
Nom wouldn't keep it hidden if it wasn't important..that's all
I know. Please...end it..."
Arawn looks to Kiet who seems to want to do the dirty task.
Kiet considers the man's answers. He glances to Farseeker.
The curse seems broken more or less. A prisoner willing to speak
and give up as much as he knows, what little there is of it.
The prisoner didn't die oddly though technically he did die once
already.
Kiet motion to Will for the axe. "I'll do it."
Will glances to the acrobat and wonders if he has the upper
body strength to do the blow. But then he senses Kiet is trained
in a quick one death blow strike.
"Before you do it..promise me....tell the others our allies
are ...they have betrayed us! They must know. They must prepare."
The man just stares into the dark skies. He doesn't seem to even
notice the party and how they aren't even peace Brigade. Maybe
he just assumes that or is too in shock to care.
Then the man's voice lowers to a near whisper. "I didn't know...
If only...we knew..." He begins to mumble to himself and ramble
on about what must be his family.
Farseeker turns to Chion. "Strong box. Can you get it?"
Chion glances to the blazing and knows a quick tour of the place
is one thing but staying long enough to recover something in the
fire could be dangerous even with his ring's resistance. He
shakes his head and thinks it might be best to let that section
burn down a bit more.
"I could do some nice wind spells to get the fire down but
this close to the city..." Caladan stares at the burning blaze.
Arawn quietly says a prayer for the dying man.
"Wait...Vau...he had a bag....back that way." The dying man
raises a hand and points almost to where the party came from.
"We had ...were able to translate some of their words based on
their common use. Vau had it in a small journal in his bag. He
was the one in the Brigade to speak somewhat with those...things."
He pauses and mumbles so much it can't be understood then he
continues again. "Find the bag...it might help...but kill me
now!"
Some distance away in the west, Z'leyra in eagle form tries
to keep up with the faster Flyer. Her night vision is very
dim and it takes full concentration just to get a fix on the
ship based on stars and shift. But soon the sun might help.
Before then though twilight will begin to remove starlight and
making pursuit very difficult. She remains about half a mile
behind the Flyer and now maybe a mile away from the party.
About another half mile behind Z'leyra, Fremea flies with
one hand to her spyglass. Too bad it doesn't have a night
vision spell on it. While her vision is better at this hour
her problem is keeping the Flyer centered. Each time she dips
or weaves the Flyer is lost and has to be reacquired. She
wonders if its best to stare at Z'leyra or the flyer.
Actions? Comments?
Next Update...Monday...
GM: Small update for now. Anything else want to be asked of the
guy? I tried to include everyone so folks can post even if
they feel they don't want to if they wish. Up to you.
How long will you guys stick around before search of the
cabin is done? It might take a bit of time before ashes
get smoldering and walls and roof are gone.
GM: How long does the Eagle/Fremea try to follow in terms of
the Flyer losing a bit of distance. it is faster so as
the time goes on a gap will start to form. I need to work
on the math this weekend in fact to see how long before
the gap becomes half a mile to miles and such. Problem is
Flyer might not need energy or fuel but wings will tire
and need food/water/rest eventually.
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