Mists over the Musarde, Chapter Five

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:53 am

He speaks slow and clearly for once "I said :You hit a boy. And yes Pamby is an insult. You will not be taking anyone's head off. Now is that clear enough for you understood? Instead of trying to harm these nice poeple here, try your blade on someone who can at least defend himself."

Lord Skybolt · Post by **Lord Skybolt** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:35 pm

Alain whispers in to Wat ear"Bring me within 25 ft of them if I'm not that close already . Tell me when I'm at least that close and point me in the Direction of Cirdan when we are that close ."(1) When he is at the spot he whispered to Wat "Enough " He shout to both of them to get their attention .

1. DC 26 Listen to hear .

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:37 pm

Wat does as Alain has asked.

A half-dozen more local men arrive on scene. These fellows are better armed than the first group- they all carry hunting [ short] bows, boar-spears, or hatchets.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:05 pm

Norzak is cool as a cucumber "Shut yer yap, Al." He moves closer to Cirdan and pokes him with his short sword in the chest. "Ye game ta fight me or rather fight some villager who can't protect himself?" He pokes the half elf again in the chest with his blade, taunting Cirdan. "C'mon, ye ain't got no guts ta face a real man, ya dolt? Rather attack innocent villagers? Be a man and face me, ya bastard!" This time he spits in the half elf's face.

Shadow, forget Cirdan. Move to distract Alain if he chooses to attack me with a spell.

Brock Marsh Runoff · Post by **Brock Marsh Runoff** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:18 pm

Dorgio shifts his footing, but keeps near the spear he planted in the ground. He leans forward, making a sweeping gesture towards the flask at his belt. "Both of you would be having a lot more fun talking this out over a pint. He keeps his eyes locked in Cirdan's and the dwarf's weapons, however. If one should strike at the other, he plans to parry the weapon away with the butt end of his spear. Of course, he would always call down a prayer and sear one of their weapons from their hands, but which one? Would one stop simply because the other was unarmed? Was it worse to watch to friends fight to the death, or to see one cut the other down unarmed? Too many questions, always too many paths. For now, he keeps his eyes focused, ready to spring.

"You'd be doing me a favor. I haven't even had a drink yet today, and it's nearly noon!" He attempts a grin. "Why does no one think of Dorgio?"

Lord Skybolt · Post by **Lord Skybolt** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:57 am

"I said Enough of this foolishness as this is the kind stupidity that let be blinded by the witch as you were trying to restrain Jon from Killing Van Diecks . If I had not been the only one attacking the witch and had some help from some one with a wand that could actaully hurt the witch as I was attacking it also perhaps I would not have been blinded by her . " Alain says in reply to Norzaks demand that he be quite .
Then to Cirdan he says :" Oh the brave knight who slaps a boy with his metal encased fist and says to him that he is a traitor when all Jon wanted to do was get me some where to cure my blindness . Me the Blind man who was the one to take the first steps when you all were timid to go to our finally battle with the Witch . " And with those speeches Alain prepares to fight one or either of them if they don't stop this foolishness .

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:11 am

Cirdan has waited, maybe to see if Norzak is crazy enough to attack him, or maybe, if the others manage to calm his many opponents down.

He attentatively listens to Alain, and seems somewhat disappointed with the blind man's words.

The red gloom in his eyes dims a bit, and his voice is softer again, as he returns to speak. Yet not totally human.

"No, I won't fight you. I am still a knight, and no butcher. - The abominable ferret boy has divided us.
For Ezra's sake, Norzak, has he put you under his spell, too?!
- Since he arrived, he has done nothing but increase the problems we were facing!"

Cirdan's eyes narrow and his voice darkens again.

"In my land, companies of heroes are lead by such, not by disturbed boys.
If you are willing to continue our quest under his command, so be it. - I won't entrust the brat with Evie's wellbeing. -"

Cirdan's eyes flame up like red candles. "Don't you get it?! - HE is the werebeast we are hunting!"

- Without awaiting an answer, the knight abruptly turns to the villagers, and puts his demonic helmet on.
When the vizor goes down, his silhouette seems to shiver...

[DEEPEST BATMAN VOICE POSSIBLE:]

"YOU WERE WRONG. I AM NOT THE RIDER. BUT IF I WAS, ASK YOURSELVES: WOULD FIGHTING ME BE A GOOD IDEA?"

Cirdan steps back, bringing space between him and his would-be attackers...

"I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU, MEN OF THE MOOT. GO YOUR WAY."

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:22 am

"Bah! Think what ya like, I don;t believe ya!" He sheathes his blade and walks back to the others and stands by Jon, laying hand on his shoulder.

"You all right, laddie?"

Brock Marsh Runoff · Post by **Brock Marsh Runoff** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:56 am

Dorgio leans back, then takes his spear from the ground and slings it over his shoulder once again. He drops his face to his palm for a moment, then reaches for his flask and takes a long pull. If nobody else was up for a drink, it was up to the Half-Vistani to restore that balance.

"I. . . I had been thinking the same thing as Cirdan. The women, so many women love him." He gestures towards his own burned face, though wholly unconscious of the action. "And then they die. And he did lie to us, at the keep." He keeps Van Diecks' name out of his mouth. For now. "But I am thinking I am wrong. I thought he would kill the woman, Nissa, so I kept watch in the night. I saw him stir not once, but now an innocent man lies slain and we are standing on the edge of our own undoing." Once he says this, he goes to Jon's side and mutters a half-begrudged prayer for the boy's recovery*.

"No," he continues, "I am thinking--"

Whatever he was about to say is cut short, and Dorgio quickly shakes his head. In his mind, he sees a man roped and bound, surrounded by an octet of blades.

"The Dictator! the 'terror from the past' . . . By the cold earth, Benn, perhaps we are dealing with the Doctor after all. If so, perhaps our best way, perhaps our only way to get home is to find the killer."

[[OOC: Cure minor wounds]]

JMaytr · Post by **JMaytr** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:43 pm

As Cirdan calls Jonathan an abominable ferret boy:

Jonathan spits in the face of the knight before he puts on his helmet.

"Your fear of Norzak changes nothing monster! I'll not have YOU come near my comrads or Miss evie! You call yourself a knight? PAH! A knight protects the weak and fights against tyranny. Yet you strike a un armed, un armored boy! You are pathetic Cirdan. YOU ARE NO KNIGHT but a filthy mercenary. You are the abomination! You blame me for this misfortune? Perhaps I am wrong about the gypsies curse on these people. IT IS YOU THAT HAVE CAUSED OUR MISFORTUNE! You brought YOUR curse with you!"

Jonathan speaks again to the moot folk.

"Look how it has marked him!"

The boy turns back to Cirdan.

"And the people of this moot have told you to leave: that you are not welcome here! Go monster! May your lords of the mists guide your dark hand around us no more!"

After Dorgio says his prayer, Jonathan moves quickly away from the cleric to stand 5 feet away from Norzak, ten feet total away from Cirdan.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:15 pm

The local men quail before Cirdan's frightening display. Several clap their hands over their ears to shield themselves from his terrible, inhuman voice.

''Shut him up! Ahhhh...it's horrible! He is the MONSTER!''

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:24 pm

"DO YOU REALLY GRANT ME AN ACT OF SELF-DEFENSE, BASTARD BOY?"

The simple and straightforward idea that Cirdan will pursue now, is to cut the boy's head off with his sword.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:28 pm

Rafael wrote:"DO YOU REALLY GRANT ME AN ACT OF SELF-DEFENSE, BASTARD BOY?"

The simple and straightforward idea that Cirdan will pursue now, is to cut the boy's head of with his sword.

Cirdan's gleaming blade arcs through the air-
and misses!

Jon ducks under the sword with blinding speed, tumbles under Cirdan's right arm , and springs to his feet behind the armored knight.

Cirdan feels a sudden, sharp pain in his lower back as something bites through a chink in his iron cocoon.

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:46 pm

ewancummins wrote:
Rafael wrote:"DO YOU REALLY GRANT ME AN ACT OF SELF-DEFENSE, BASTARD BOY?"

The simple and straightforward idea that Cirdan will pursue now, is to cut the boy's head of with his sword.
Cirdan's gleaming blade arcs through the air-
and misses!

Jon ducks under the sword with blinding speed, tumbles under Cirdan's right arm , and springs to his feet behind the armored knight.

Cirdan feels a sudden, sharp pain in his lower back as something bites through a chink in his iron cocoon.

Turn around, power attack on Jon.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:53 pm

Norzak casts a spell at Cirdan, Ray of Exhaustion. Help the lad, he orders his shadow.

He unsheathes his blade now to go help Jon cause he knows that Cirdan will most likely kill the boy.

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Mists over the Musarde, Chapter Five