5.22.2006
Smoke And Mirrors
Okay, Renwick, you gather up the other PCs and head back to the old caverns. Descending all the way down, you finally return to the huge chasm at the bottom, containing the ruined temple of Zelba.
The place is oddly still, and the hair on the back of your necks stands up. At the back, on the altar, the huge gate appears to be open... it appears as a gigantic mirror, containing a smoky swirl of black and gray mist just like in all the movies. No sign of Vrill and friend.
However, as you step towards the portal, out of the shadows steps a different figure, but one still familiar to you. It's Lord Skullbones! No... not quite. It's Lord Rupert, the human paladin who died in the ancient weather station, whose sword Cinder still wields. But now it's clear- these two NPCs are, or were, one and the same. Rupert must've become Skullbones by some infernal magicks!
But what the hell is he doing here in Grito?
"You bastards," the ex-paladin hisses. "It's not enough for you, is it? You little shits just can't leave it alone! My wife, my faith- now my soul. Well I know what's going on here, and I won't abide, I won't FUCKING ABIDE. I might not be able to kill you... but if I send you back to the beginning, this goddamn portal will close and you'll be trapped here forever. Alright fuckers."
You're not sure what the hell he's talking about, but he looks pissed and ready for combat. He Wall of Ices over the portal, and draws a black halberd. "Just one of you is all I need to take down." Everyone dice off for Rupert's target, highest wins. If you don't post in and roll by Wednesday, I'll assume you opt for apple and I'll dice off amongst the 'winners'.
The place is oddly still, and the hair on the back of your necks stands up. At the back, on the altar, the huge gate appears to be open... it appears as a gigantic mirror, containing a smoky swirl of black and gray mist just like in all the movies. No sign of Vrill and friend.
However, as you step towards the portal, out of the shadows steps a different figure, but one still familiar to you. It's Lord Skullbones! No... not quite. It's Lord Rupert, the human paladin who died in the ancient weather station, whose sword Cinder still wields. But now it's clear- these two NPCs are, or were, one and the same. Rupert must've become Skullbones by some infernal magicks!
But what the hell is he doing here in Grito?
"You bastards," the ex-paladin hisses. "It's not enough for you, is it? You little shits just can't leave it alone! My wife, my faith- now my soul. Well I know what's going on here, and I won't abide, I won't FUCKING ABIDE. I might not be able to kill you... but if I send you back to the beginning, this goddamn portal will close and you'll be trapped here forever. Alright fuckers."
You're not sure what the hell he's talking about, but he looks pissed and ready for combat. He Wall of Ices over the portal, and draws a black halberd. "Just one of you is all I need to take down." Everyone dice off for Rupert's target, highest wins. If you don't post in and roll by Wednesday, I'll assume you opt for apple and I'll dice off amongst the 'winners'.
