Episode 23

[Bynw]

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[19:17:45] <.Bynw> |   The Winds of Change - Episode 23
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[19:17:47] <.Bynw> | Beginning Adventure Recap
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[19:17:53] <.Bynw> | Captain Patrick has retired to be with
[19:17:54] <.Bynw> | Father Pele and get settled back into
[19:17:55] <.Bynw> | the palace.
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[19:17:58] <.Bynw> | Lord Seth has appointed Ryethon as one
[19:17:59] <.Bynw> | of his counsel ministers. Then retires 
[19:18:00] <.Bynw> | for the evening with his usual band at
[19:18:02] <.Bynw> | the local tavern.
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[19:18:04] <.Bynw> | The following morning, the Lords again
[19:18:06] <.Bynw> | have assembled to discuss the coming
[19:18:07] <.Bynw> | Imperial Emissary.
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[19:18:12] <.Bynw> |   End of Adventure Recap
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[19:19:57] <.Bynw> *the various lords and some of their retainers have gathered to discuss the coming Imperial Emissary. Due at any time. Seth looks his usual morning cheerfulness after a hard night of wine and women in the local tavern*
[19:21:32] * +Charissa is trying to present as royal an image as possible for the soon-to-be-here Imperial Emissary
[19:22:14] <.Bynw> *Bishop Nidar* "Father Pele and I have used our resources and must confirm that the Imperial Emissary will indeed by a Spectral Magician. His presents here will not be liked by many."
[19:23:09] <+Kevin> "That complicates things..."
[19:23:33] <+Charissa> "aye."
[19:23:42] <+Charissa> "we have to limit his access to the palace"
[19:23:42] <+Jack> "Did I say I wanted the bad news first?  Sorry, Your Grace, just kidding around."
[19:25:23] <.Bynw> *Seth mutters under his breath about the spectrals and gets a servant to refill his wine goblet*
[19:26:38] * +Jack looks thoughtful as he takes a long swig of OJ.
[19:27:36] <+Jack> "At least we know more what to expect."
[19:27:46] <+Charissa> "yes"
[19:27:59] * +Charissa puts on her most snooty airs to practice
[19:28:02] <.Bynw> "So we must decided, while we have the opportunity, what we are going to be doing about it." *the Bishop states and takes his seat*
[19:28:27] <+Charissa> "for one thing, be as condescending as they will be"
[19:29:41] <+Jack> "We could take him for a tour of local attractions." ::winks at Ryethon::
[19:29:52] <+Kevin> "Are we going to ask them about the message?"
[19:30:31] <+Ryethon> "You want I should introduce them to some of the local fauna?"
[19:31:58] <+Jack> "Couldn't hurt, and might help him to see how much would be involved in building the road I'm sure Antilles mentioned in his letter."
[19:32:29] <+Charissa> "agreed."
[19:32:37] <.Bynw> *Father Pele* "Forgive me for speaking out of turn Your Majesty. But His Grace is giving a veiled warning. Although the Spectals are the undisputed masters of the Arcane arts in Adan proper and are well respected through out the Empire even where there are other magi orders. We here in the south have our own wizards. Some have no love for the Spectrals and may attempt to take this one's life"
[19:33:08] <+Charissa> "ah..so we better keep him in the palace, eh?"
[19:33:35] <+Ryethon> "How shall this he be traveling?"
[19:35:17] <.Bynw> "I suspect he will come by mundane means" *the Bishop answers* "There is an Adanian ship due in port in about 2 days. I would expect him to be on it."
[19:35:44] <+Charissa> "well, at least we have 2 days then to prepare our strategy"
[19:35:52] <+Kevin> "Should we have guards on him at all times? Bot hfor his protection and to make sure we know what he is doing..."
[19:36:35] <+Charissa> "I would suggest Captain Patrick since he is Deryni as well"
[19:37:56] <.Bynw> *Father Pele* "The Captain would be an excellent choice."
[19:38:50] <+Charissa> "I think I will have a light link going with him all the time that the emissary is here..that way we can keep abreast of the situation"
[19:40:15] <+Charissa> "And, Seth, as much as you hate the idea, the man was only following orders.  I will not have him feel he's prejudiced against"
[19:41:19] <+Kevin> "Aye."
[19:41:46] <.Bynw> *seth looks up with his bloodshot eyes* "He should question some orders."
[19:42:06] <+Charissa> "not when he was given assurances that we approved."
[19:44:29] <.Bynw> *seth* "Antilles should have been watched more ..." *he shakes his head and has another drink*
[19:44:56] <+Coch> "Does anybody have a clue as to why the Empire would be interested in this swamp land?"
[19:45:11] <+Charissa> "depends on what Antilles promised them"
[19:45:50] <+Ryethon> "The question is, what if we don't like the terms that were agreed apon?"
[19:46:19] <.Bynw> *the Bishop smiles* "In part yes it does your majesty. However, the Empire is interested in trade routes. And that is what we are proposing to create here. Even the Captain knew that and could have given them that information let alone any details in the letter."
[19:46:21] <+Kevin> "Then we will be in quite a mess. IF we retract, would they declare war?"
[19:46:49] <+Coch> "There is the problem this emissary could say anything and we wouldn't know if it were the truth or not"
[19:47:16] <+Kevin> "And not just a fighting war, but something on the terms of not trading."
[19:47:19] <+Ryethon> "Even if they didn't, we would be percieved as fools, an open invitation for invasion you could say."
[19:50:15] <.Bynw> *Nidar* "I dont believe that the Empire or even Adan would invade Warp Wood. If the trade road was already built, maybe, but without it in place. No. Too much maintenance here"
[19:53:18] <+Kevin> "Good point, Nidar."
[19:54:09] <.Bynw> *Father Pele* "Lord Seth can take care of any magical situation that may arise. Since he is skilled in such arts himself."
[19:55:09] <+Charissa> "aye.  But we still need to limit their palace access"
[19:55:13] <+Kevin> "Should we set up the wards? Would the mage try anything?"
[19:55:39] <+Coch> "We could make the partnership seem so unappealing that the emissary leaves"
[19:55:58] <.Bynw> *Father Pele* "It is not the emissary we should be worried about. It's the locals that may try to challenge him."
[19:56:03] <+Kevin> "But would that not give us a bad reputation for future alliances?
[19:56:10] <+Charissa> "the wards are already set up, they just need to be activated"
[19:56:46] <+Coch> "Father Pele are you talking about the druids?"
[19:56:54] <+Charissa> "and local mages"
[19:58:40] * otter has joined #Teara-Adan
[19:58:40] * otter sets mode: +v otter
[19:58:42] * +Kevin has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
[19:58:46] <.Bynw> *the father gets a look of distaste across his face for a moment* "No I am not referring to the pagans out in the swamps. I mean wizards. There are at least 3 groups of wizards here in the Territories that I am aware of, since they are the largest or powerful groups."
[19:59:04] * otter is now known as KEvin
[19:59:25] * KEvin is now known as Kevin
[20:00:02] <+Jack> "Lord Seth, have you had any contact with these wizards?"
[20:00:57] <+Coch> "Would it be in order for the Queen to put out a royal decree that assaulting a visiting emissary is punishable under the law in Warp Wood?"
[20:01:28] <.Bynw> *Seth* "No. I've only heard of one group, and they aren't very nice from what I hear either."
[20:02:41] <+Charissa> "Coch, if they were really after him, it wouldn't do any good."
[20:03:32] <+Ryethon> "Might a covert escort be in order then?"
[20:03:44] <+Coch> "That would justify them being hunted down and tried"
[20:04:30] <+Jack> "Do we really want to alienate our local wizards?"
[20:04:49] <.Bynw> *Bishop Nidar* "The emissary will most likely be travelling with his own men. Anywhere between three to over a dozen."
[20:05:09] <+Coch> "If they have not bad intentions in mind it doesn't matter but if they do maybe it will give them pause for thought"
[20:05:14] <+Kevin> "Will the wars protect the wizard from the others?"
[20:06:22] <+Charissa> "in the palace, yes."
[20:06:41] <+Kevin> "Will he be many other places?"
[20:06:43] <+Kevin> "
[20:06:50] <+Charissa> "I've set them up so only Seth can use his magick"
[20:08:07] <.Bynw> *Bishop Nidar* "If he is aware of the trade road he will most likey want to take a trip out into the swamps and forest to see where it will go and how much progress we have made."
[20:08:41] <+Coch> "Maybe one of us should meet the ship out in the harbor and apprise the emissary of the possibility of danger before the ship docks"
[20:09:16] <+Charissa> "that would be a good idea"
[20:09:35] <+Ryethon> "That would indeed place us in an undesireable position."
[20:10:08] <+Jack> "I can't imagine the Empire being interested if they DON'T know about the proposed trade route."
[20:15:26] <.Bynw> *Bishop Nidar* "Agreed."
[20:17:07] <+Kevin> "Should we act interested in their alliance?"
[20:18:40] <+Charissa> "not necessarily"
[20:18:54] <.Bynw> *Bishop* "An alliance with the Empire would bring manpower and even a unified magical force to build the trade road. But then we would never be rid of them."
[20:19:45] <+Charissa> "aye."
[20:19:47] <+Ryethon> "Better to suffer in the short term than to forever owe a favor?"
[20:19:57] <+Charissa> "so we act nonchalant"
[20:20:12] <+Jack> "We'd piss off the local wizards AND the druids, which would mean years of civil war.
[20:20:28] <+Charissa> "aye"
[20:22:54] <+Coch> "Are we going to let the armed guards of the emissary enter the  Great Hall?"
[20:23:48] <+Charissa> "we just about have to"
[20:24:22] <+Kevin> "Are we going to have any special precautions for that?"
[20:26:57] <+Charissa> "they are already in place"
[20:27:41] <+Kevin> "What are they?"
[20:28:02] <+Charissa> "wards specific to magicians not named Seth"
[20:28:38] <+Jack> ::aside:: "Just watch this guy be named Seth, too . . . "
[20:28:40] <+Kevin> "Ahh...  I misunderstood the wards."
[20:30:29] <.Bynw> *Bishop* "We we have 2 days. We should get everything into place."
[20:31:27] <+Charissa> "agreed"
[20:31:35] <+Kevin> "But what have we to do? The protection is in place. The only thing I see is to get ready for the tour that will most likely come."
[20:32:18] <+Charissa> "and I have to remember how to act snooty"
[20:39:20] <+Kevin> "Any other things that I did not notice?"
[20:39:49] <.Bynw> *Father Pele* "The Captain will need to be informed. He was resting in the privacy of the chaplains apartments next to the chapel"
[20:40:23] <+Charissa> "aye.  Could you do that Father?"
[20:40:50] <+Charissa> "let him know that it is not urgent but I do need to meet with him by tomorrow so we can set up the link"
[20:40:56] <.Bynw> *He nods and leaves to fetch the captain*
[20:49:28] <.Bynw> *the father is gone for less than a quarter of a hour and rushes back into the Great Hall, nearly out of breath, his priestly robes all shuffled...
[20:49:43] <+Kevin> "What has happened?"
[20:50:02] <+Charissa> "Father, what's the matter?"
[20:50:04] <.Bynw> *father pele* "The Captain ... he is dead!"
[20:50:12] <+Charissa> "oh no!"
[20:50:14] <+Jack> "Dead???"
[20:50:15] <+Charissa> "how so?"
[20:50:17] <+Kevin> "The plague?"
[20:50:24] * +Kevin stands up
[20:50:52] <+Jack> "Can we get a death reading on him?"
[20:51:05] <+Charissa> "aye..let's go!"
[20:51:11] <+Jack> "We should try at least."
[20:51:17] * +Charissa hurries to where Pele says the Captain is"
[20:51:29] * +Jack hurriedly follows.
[20:51:38] <.Bynw> "It looks like it is the 'plague'." *the father says as he turns and heads back towards the chapel*
[20:51:56] * +Kevin follows the rest
[20:52:16] <+Kevin> "How strange... He was not royalty, to my knowledge at least."
[20:52:44] * +Ryethon follows suit with the rest
[20:53:25] * +Coch Coch trails in the back of the group
[20:56:22] <.Bynw> *the body of the captain is lying the bed of the chaplain's apartments. he looks just like Antilles looked after he died and the previous lords*
[20:57:01] <.Bynw> *seth looks on and mummerms a spell under his breath* "I sense a trace of magic here ... just like the others"
[20:57:28] <+Jack> "Damn, damn and damn!  Another good man lost . . . and who will be next?"
[20:57:49] * +Charissa goes right over to him and tries to do a death reading
[20:58:20] <+Kevin> "And why him?"
[20:58:35] * +Jack goes over beside Charissa. "Let me in on the link and I'll back you up."
[20:58:52] <+Charissa> "aye"
[20:59:20] <+Coch> "He knew something"
[20:59:53] <+Charissa> "agreed"
[21:00:49] <+Charissa> "and that means the Spectral magicians are behind the curse"
[21:01:58] <.Bynw> *Seth* "There is a local group, the Maxium that may be responsible as well. If not both."
[21:02:16] <+Ryethon> "It could be someone else. Someone has to be pulling the strings for Lord Antilles."
[21:02:57] <+Ryethon> "I would be better to say had."
[21:11:24] <.Bynw> (( gonna go ahead and end it here ... ))