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Syonique	The Road to Waterdeep	Lead	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/11/02 11:21 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Tags : None ((Unless Lin wants to change something...)) <after relating the story of the dragon, the mage, and the sword> "... and that's why we're looking for these sword shards. We don't know exactly where they are, but maybe you and I will be able to find something or someone to help us out in Waterdeep. Whoop, hold on a sec..." Syonique raises the horn to her lips and faces north, trumpeting out a loud blast in the direction of the orc horde before tucking the horn back under her arm and resuming her rapid gliding southward. "By the way, exactly how are you able to keep up with me? I can sense you've got some sort of power or focus inside, but... it's not like mine." Still gliding at the same pace, she rotates in midair slightly and studies the running monk. "Are you a wizard? I've seen wizards come to Candlekeep before, researching this or that, even copied a few texts for them sometimes, but you look a lot stronger and healthier than those old relics. Better looking than some of them, too, but they had long, grey beards, and you're bald. Erm, sorry," she says, grinning sheepishly and turning face south once more.
Pavel Forinson	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#1	[-]
Posts: 1078 (11/12/02 4:44 AM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Pavel listens intently as he runs alongside the woman. It takes all his training to keep up. She finishes the story and then asks about this. "I have studied for years to perfect my body and mind. Part of my training as a Monk is to focus my energy. This is how I'm able to run faster than normal. As to being a wizard? Not exactly. No magic gives me this ability, it is all from within. I do know some magic though. Not like the magic of the wizards you have probably met, but more of an internal magic. It's hard to explain. Your magic is very unusual. May I ask how you can run so fast and do the things you do?"
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#2	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/12/02 10:08 AM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"I... I don't know how to explain it. I make the decision, concentrate on it sometimes, and it happens. How do you speak? You think of what you want to say, then think of how to phrase it, but you don't think of all the little tongue and lip movements; it just happens naturally." She ponders for a moment, gliding along silently. "I guess... it's like I have a third hand or something. When I want to move like this, I just... push away from the ground. The same thing happens when I jump; I just push the ground away, let my body soar through the air." "That trick with the wooden scoop back there? I sort of reached out with my third hand and grabbed... air?... and... umm... sorta shaped it, like clay I guess; it's like by giving it a shape, I made the air solid." She shrugs. "I really can't think of any other way to describe it." "When I look at people, I can usually understand their names, what they're feeling; that feels like I'm glancing at the front page of a book, while everyone else just looks at the cover. It's not hard, but you just have to know how to... open the book, I guess." She glances over at Pavel once more. "So, you're a monk? What are you doing out here, some sort of pilgrimage?"
Linsaran	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#3	[-]
Posts: 2406 (11/12/02 9:39 PM) Not quite dead yet. More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	The orcish army pursues the calling horn. Having nothing else to lead them on besides it the army Marches through the woods following Syonique and Pavel as they make their way along backroads and winding paths hoping to confuse and distract the Orcish hoard. Durring the journey both Pavel and Syonique learn a lot about each other's history. Pavel learns of how Syonique grew up in candlekeep learning the ancient texts, and memorizing many of their pages. While Syonique learns of the horrors Pavel underwent when orcs killed his family, and of the Sun Soul monastary. While they derive their powers from different sources both are very similar in attitude and outlook. Although their journey is relatively uneventful, there is still the occasional reminder that the orcish hoard has not given up pursuit. Especially when the two come across a dead orc. Pavel using his somewhat personal knowledge of orcs quickly identifies the orc as being an advance scout from the various markings upon it's clothing. Strangely enough the orc is covered with small teeth markings and it's eyes have been pecked out. Exactly what killed the orc is not immediately evident, but it seems as though a number of animals attacked the creature at once, swarming the orc until it was able to take no more. The corpse is fresh, it can't have been here more than an hour, maybe less.
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#4	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/12/02 11:06 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"Eeeew... 'Gnawed to death. Bad way to go'," says Syonique, quoting from an ancient text as she takes the rare chance to rest. "It would seem the forest defends its own. Let's pray Silvanus finds no fault with us, but sees fit to slow down the horde on our heels; come on."
Pavel Forinson	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#5	[-]
Posts: 1078 (11/13/02 10:55 AM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"I agree. Why these animals attacked the Orc is bothering me. Were they commanded to do so somehow or are there a pack of rabid animals attacking whoever they encounter? Either way, we should be weary." Pavel keeps an eye out and follows Syonique, mentally calling out to Snowball. Snowball, keep an eye out for trouble.
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#6	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/13/02 11:10 AM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	((Lol! I think you mean "wary"; I wouldn't want to be caught weary by a pack of rabid furries ^_^ )) Syonique eyes the trees overhead, looking for good branches to jump to should the need arise, as the two continue on their way. At one point, she checks on her wound to make sure it is healing properly, then frowns when she realizes she'll have to get a new set of clothes once she gets to Waterdeep. "Rrrr... stupid orc," she snarls, more upset for the bloody clothing than the wound in her side.
Thought Stalker	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#7	[-]
Posts: 57 (11/13/02 4:53 PM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	((Is it ok if I have Mark join you guys here?))
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#8	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/13/02 5:12 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	((Sure))
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#9	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/13/02 5:12 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	((Too short... must be an imposter...))
Thought Stalker	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#10	[-]
Posts: 57 (11/13/02 7:43 PM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Mark was walking through in a forest trying to find solitude when two people ran right be him. At first he took no head of the to, then he realized how fast they where going. He only knew of himself that could move that fast, and monks also. But why would monks be out here? So he decided to cath up to them and ask whats going on. He started running, and soom found him self right behind them, but not close enough to talk to, so he thinks for a second at then with a burst (useing one of my free 0-power talaents to manifest burst) of speed he catches up to the two and gets besides the obvisious monk. "Excuse me, but what are you two doing out here? Having a race?"
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#11	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/13/02 8:03 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"Something like that. If we're lucky, we've got a pack of orcs on our heels. IF we're lucky," Syonique says, not bothering to slow down. If Lathander saw fit to send her companions who could keep up, she certainly wasn't going to complain, especially with an army running after her. "I'm Syonique, this is Pavel. Nice to meet you... ummm?" She starts to slow down to stare at the newcomer, then remembers what's chasing them and resumes her gliding. "Excuse me, but what is your name?"
Thought Stalker	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#12	[-]
Posts: 57 (11/13/02 9:41 PM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Mark listend to the woman and when she asked him his name he told her. "My name is Mark Akira. And if what you say is true, then we must keep moving or else we will be in trouble. Though having some orcs to fight would allow me to practice my abilities." Mark keeps pace with the woman and the monk, his feet beating the ground creating a whispering drum like sound. Mark's psycrystal finally tells him that it thinks that Sy may be a psychic. "By the way Sy, are you per chance a psychic?" ((I thought you were Mark Akira now? It really doesn't matter, that's just what you had your character sheet named, just give me the heads up one way or the other and I'll make sure your title is correct -lin)) ((I think it is Mark Akira, which I think is a much cooler name than Mark Strange. -Sy)) ((Doh! You are right. Keep forgeting what I named my own person. Silly me.))
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#13	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/13/02 9:58 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"I knew you were going to ask that," she says, then laughs. "Just kidding. Am I a psychic, like a fortune teller? No, not really, but even I can tell that if the orcs ever catch up to us, that stick of yours wouldn't hold them off for long. "I've read about people with powers like mine. The books called them 'psionicists', but that's such a mouthful! I can't tell the future or see between worlds, so I guess I'm not a psychic; I'm Sy, and I'm psi, and I'm happy with that." She smiles impishly at the scowl Mark levels at her and says, "Alright, alright! Sheesh, some people can't take a joke. I'm not really a full psion'; I guess you could call me a psychic warrior if you really wanted to. So, why has Lathander dragged you into our flight?"
Thought Stalker	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#14	[-]
Posts: 57 (11/14/02 11:08 AM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"I'd have to say the horde of Orcs following you. If I hadn't followed you, I think I may have become dinner for some Orcs. And I don't want that. Just where are you heading?" Mark keeps running alongside the two. He then notices that the monk is silent.
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#15	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/14/02 11:21 AM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"We're headed for Waterdeep," Syonique says, splitting her attention betweent the path and the psion. "So, I guess you're a psionicist? What can you do?" She doesn't trust this newcomer as much as Pavel; she's not sure if this is because his mind was closed off to her, if it's because he's not an obvious follower of Lathander, or because... she can't quite put her finger on it. It's as though he's a tempest of fury and chaos, barely held in check by sheer force of will. She shivers at the negative emotions emanating from this 'Mark Akira'.
Pavel Forinson	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#16	[-]
Posts: 1078 (11/15/02 12:03 PM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Pavel was thinking of how nice it was to just run. But voices interupted his thoughts. That's when he realized he was not paying much attention. He looked over to Sy and was so suprised to see a man running along between them that he almost ran face first into a tree. The man was talking of almost being dinner for some orcs. Sy asked him if he was something syonisist or something like that. Unsure of what they were talking of, he refocused his awareness on the woods around them. ((Yea, I'm not a good speeler. )) ((Hey, with a 1/3 split you're a better monk than a speller. Now, Calcereous, he's a 5th level necromancer, so he's a better speller because he focuses on it more ^_^ ))
Thought Stalker	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#17	[-]
Posts: 57 (11/15/02 1:17 PM) More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"Yeah, I'm a psion. I am what is called a savant. I use my power to get rid of annoying Orcs by pummeling them with psychic energy. Am I making you nervious?" Mark couldn't help but grin, he has found someone alot like him since the man that helped him out with his powers. Mark had thought that only he and that man where the only ones like him. Mark notices that the monk is still not talkative so he continues running.
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#18	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/15/02 1:31 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	"Erm... no, not really," Syonique lies, keeping one eye on the savant. She notices how his feet pound into the ground, almost as though he is punching the earth with his feet, and wonders how else their powers - and their use - differ. ((Pretty much planning on just running silent for a while, until something comes up from Lin, I guess... but I'll talk if someone has something to say.))
Linsaran	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#19	[-]
Posts: 2406 (11/15/02 9:47 PM) Not quite dead yet. More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Although the journey is long, it is not particularly grueling. Soon Syonique, Pavel, and Tetsuo ((opps Mark Akira )) arive at the gates of water deep. Signs of the orc army's pursuit cease when the three leave the high forest and arive on the main trade roads leading to water deep. While certain the army remains. They are obviously not ready to expose themselves to the nearby human lands. As they aproach the city gates a guard aproaches the three. "Halt!!! By order of the Lords of Waterdeep all foreigners must surender all belongings and be searched."
Syonique	Re: The Road to Waterdeep	#20	[-]
Posts: 13064 (11/15/02 10:33 PM) DM More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Syonique steps forward (making sure her tattoos and Inertial Armor aura are invisible) and holds up a hand, obviously fatigued. "Of course, good sir, but please, may we come inside first? We were attacked by orcs and would seek Lathander's aid." As she says this, she weakens the Inertial Armor around the wound in her side, allowing the blood to begin flowing once more.