The Eye of Anubis: Book Eleven

Rock of the Fraternity · Sun May 24, 2009 11:36 pm

"Kuzan," Lia's voice sounds out of seemingly empty air, "I would appreciate some more of your restorative efforts.

Father" -- Lia's voice addresses the door again, conveniently giving the Rajian priest a place to aim his healing powers at -- "before we go ... Who was it that gave you the means to create your ... golem?"

Isabella · Post by **Isabella** » Sun May 24, 2009 11:56 pm

Tomas thought he could hear Professor Devereux laughing slightly, though the sound seemed to come from all around.

Rock wrote: Father" -- Lia's voice addresses the door again, conveniently giving the Rajian priest a place to aim his healing powers at -- "before we go ... Who was it that gave you the means to create your ... golem?"

"Eyes..." the door gasped, as if in pain. "The eyestheeyestheeyes! YOUR eyes!" it snapped, shoving its face uncomfortably towards Otto's as the Lamordian worked.

"Not you," the door admitted, woefully. "Not you. Common, poor, coarse ruffian... like you. Not you. Taller. Thinner. Accent... not Lamordian. Less of a man... no fear in his eyeseyeseyeseyesEYES!" The door stared at Otto with an unholy insane look.

Behind Otto's workspace, Harris swayed a bit, the guard captain forced onto one knee as the scorpion poison continued to ravage his system. "I could break it down," Harris breathed heavily. "But it doesn't feel right to do that to it."

Rock of the Fraternity · Mon May 25, 2009 12:06 am

"What about his eyes, father?" Lia asks, rather calmly given the circumstances. "Did this man happen to wear clothes like an undertaker?

And no, captain, breaking him down would be ... less than appropriate. And since I'm on that note ... Kuzan, I should like to ask you to perform the final rites for a departed ... relative, if you would be so kind."

DocBeard · Post by **DocBeard** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:27 am

"Like Otto's..." Tomas frowns a little, resisting the urge to make a crack about the conspirator needing glasses. Still-what did Otto have that the rest of them did not. "...yellow. Whoever gave your pop the whatever-it-is had yellow eyes."

Like a wolf, he does not say out loud.

Rock of the Fraternity · Mon May 25, 2009 12:29 am

"Did not the Falkovnian reports say that Cavendish has a yellow-eyed creature as his accomplice?" Lia asks quietly. "If Cavendish was the source of your tome, father ... then it is no surprise that it turned on you in the end. It is regrettable that you ran afoul of him. I would not have wished it on even you."

lostboy · Post by **lostboy** » Mon May 25, 2009 6:25 am

Rock wrote:And no, captain, breaking him down would be ... less than appropriate.

"A pity.. it would be much quicker" Sascha mutters, a residual pulse of anger flashing through him. But then the red mist receedes, leaving behind an awareness of what he just said. "Forgive my harsh tongue" he says spreading his hands in an apologetic manner to Lia.

In need of doing something useful he lends Harris a hand and shoulder of support. Looking at the guardsman with some concern he asks "how do you feel Captain? Kuzan, do we have anything for poisoning by giant scorpion venom?"

Kaitou Kage · Post by **Kaitou Kage** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:10 pm

"All in good time, Lia," the priest mumbled, "Let me tend to the living first." He grabbed Tomas by the collar and took Ed off Sascha's support. He nodded both affirmation and thanks to the knight. "Sit down, both of you," he commanded, fairly pushing them down onto the step.

Once his patients sat, Kuzan immediately sprang into motion. He pulled several kits out of his pack. He plucked a pair of capsules from the pack and crushed them in his hands. A fragrant herbal smell wafted up from the gel contained inside. Then, he quickly pressed the gel into a small bowl. He snatched up a few more herbs and fluids from his kit and mashed it all together. Finally, he added a little bit of water from his magic mug and then poured some of the mixture into a second bowl.

"Drink," he ordered and handed the bowls to Ed and Tomas. Ed's bowl had a little bit more. The fluid didn't smell too bad and tasted like lukewarm herbal tea. It went down smoothly and soothed the throat and the stomach.

As soon as both men started drinking, Kuzan pulled a wand out of his satchel and tapped both men with it. If the antivenom he concocted didn't do the job, then they'd likely need more direct attention in a bit.

Using healer's kit and healer's balm to bump up the Heal checks here.

Total Heal skill for these rolls is as follows:

21 (skill) + 1 (healing belt passive bonus) + 2 (healer's kit, circumstance) + 2 (healer's balm, alchemical) = 26 total.

With Tomas's Aid Another action, both have +28.

If Andre also pitches in an Aid Another, then both will have +30 total.

Tomas and Harris can use my Heal skill as listed above in place of their Fortitude saves. If anyone else needs the attention, you can do it too. We'll pretend I sat you down with the group.

After I administer the antivenom, pinging folks with the wands.

DocBeard · Post by **DocBeard** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:28 pm

"Is it me, or has the doktor gotten handsy lately?" Tomas halfheartedly complains, nodding and obeying the Shri Rajan's orders in regards to the healing process. He gently points out to Edmund that swallowing it all at once instead of sipping will probably work better, before taking his own bitter swig.

"I got to tell you." Tomas forces himself to swallow again, "It is being a little bit better than the electroshock therapy that is prescribed back home, the reason being that the metallic taste in blood does in fact intensify when properly electrocuted."

(OOC: 19 on Aid another and I rolled an 18 on the saving throw, so I daresay a 48 does the trick.)

Kaitou Kage · Post by **Kaitou Kage** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:57 pm

"I'm handsy because I have magic hands!" Kuzan grinned. Then he sobered up. "I have heard about this electric therapy and other things you Corelanders call 'medicine.'" He shuddered. "I am not sure why your doctors think that you need to cause pain to cure pain. And they say we are the barbarians."

The priest grimaced expressively.

The Whistler · Post by **The Whistler** » Mon May 25, 2009 4:55 pm

It was markedly harder to concentrate on opening a door when that door was talking.

Steady.

How many locks have you picked successfully? Four?

Tools out, deep breaths...just think of it like surgery.

You've never done surgery, either.

NOT. HELPING.

Look, all I'm saying is, you've gotta do this like you've done everything else over the past few months: on instinct. With luck. By the seat of your unnecessary human pants. That way ain't failed you yet.

With some trepidation, Otto pushed up his spectacles, leaned down, and addressed the door.

"My apologies...erm...Herr Mourneswaithe, but it is necessary for us to pass. Now, I expect that this shall not hurt overmuch--" (this was, Otto hoped, not a complete fabrication) "--but our desire is to work with you, as opposed to against you. Please let me know if I am maneuvering in an improper direction."

And with that, the Lamordian gunsmith began to unlock a door. He really preferred not to think about it overmuch.

OOC: Taking 20, since we seem to be taking a short breather anyway; if I can't do that, then just let me know and I'll roll.

Isabella · Post by **Isabella** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:23 pm

Harris breathed a little easier as his flushed skin began to revert to a more normal color. "Thanks," he said, wiping the sweat heavily from his eyes. "That... hurt."
There didn't seem to be any better way to describe what had just happened to the Captain in the last few minutes, so he didn't say anything else.

The door did not seem pleased by Otto's manhandling of it. "Don't touch me!" it snapped. "Ruffian! Brigand! Vagabond! Layaboutderelictguttersnipebeggar! YELLOW-EYES! Get your hands off my person! Offoffoffoffoff!" Still, the door seemed either unable or unwilling to do anything but rave, and after some heavy work Otto heard a definite click.

The door sobbed a little as its twisted mass of bones and meat parted to reveal the swirling darkness beyond.

Nathan of the FoS · Post by **Nathan of the FoS** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:52 pm

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends," Charles quotes, and steps forward, rapier drawn, into the darkness.

Kaitou Kage · Post by **Kaitou Kage** » Mon May 25, 2009 10:17 pm

"May the Black Mother safely guide your soul to your new birth," Kuzan murmured to the door. He pronounced his blessing with a holy gesture and then waited for some of the others to proceed.

DocBeard · Post by **DocBeard** » Mon May 25, 2009 10:58 pm

Hefting himself up to his feet, Tomas takes a moment to look sadly at Lia, sigh, and pull his sword back out, plodding through the door.

Rock of the Fraternity · Tue May 26, 2009 12:30 am

"Goodbye then, father," Lia says, giving the door a pensive look. "I will not say that I shall avenge you, because frankly, we never liked each other. But I will endeavour to find out what happened to the rest of the family. And if I find a chance to see Cavendish dead ... I will. Would you like for me to have Ezran priests say your last rites as well, should I find any?"

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The Eye of Anubis: Book Eleven