>>5405539>15It takes a great deal of focus, but the Novice Fleshweaver is right about one thing: you have little else to occupy your attention. Eventually, in the midst of a staring contest with the odd and alien eyes upon the blade’s crossguard… One of them blinks. You are startled, but maintain your focus. Another blinks, and another. One by one, the eyes shut, sealing as utterly as if they were never there. It is as if the shoggoth-sword has grown weary and surrendered…
And just like that, the heavy blade shrinks back to its dagger-size, appropriate to use as a sidearm once more. You laugh again, triumphantly.
This time, it hurts a little less.
“The city of Wevenore approaches,” Jazkarmel informs you foreigners, not long after this victory. “The City of the Drow! The Oasis of Crystal and Silk!”
“You make it sound quite grand,” the Novice notes, hiding her interest quite poorly.
She had long speculated of such a place after all. She must be feeling quite smug. The Princess’ crimson-dark lips quirk up at the corner, though, and the Novice narrows her eyes. You do the same.
“Not so?” you ask.
“There are crystals,” she acknowledges. “And silk… Yes, we have silk. The ‘oasis’ part, though… Water is precious here, especially clean water. There could stand to be more of that.”
Olu smiles reassuringly, and rests a hand semi-subtly upon her back.
“I am sure it is a wonderful place,” he says.
You exchange a glance with the Novice, and tap the Junior Novice. The dragon-melded ‘dogbold’ continues to limp you along. You hope you’ll at least have the necessary strength to stand tall when you meet the Queen of Dark Elves.
>+1 Athleticism>Gained Spell: Dragon’s Wings (Lesser)>Gained: Shoggoth-Sword (attuned, exact properties unknown)>Temporary Condition: CrippledBefore you arrive at the city of the elves, is there anyone else you would speak with?
>Jazkarmel—to learn more of her people, her culture, and her sovereign>The Novice Fleshweaver—you would heal more before your arrival, if she can manage, and discuss the shoggoth sample>The Throat-singer—you wish to discuss your battel against the shoggoth, your wings, and how his own magic is coming along>Olu the Archer—some practice at ranged combat may be a good way to prepare yourself for less-direct battle while you heal, and you wish to get a sense of how he feels about this upcoming meeting>Other [???]>No-one; there are no more words to waste, nor timeConcert tomorrow with friend and an expo thereafter, so I may be absent for a couple days... But I'll either continue this thread or start a new one when I return! Thanks for playing, and for tolerating my downturn in output quantity and/or quality.