The Curse Of Flesh //Forums RP: IC rewards

[Wyatt]

After several moments of banging his hard head against the apparently harder wall Jarrol shakes his head to clear it. When the humming dos not stop he mutters under his breath as only a dwarf can mutter. Finally his eyebrows raise and he snaps his fingers as if being struck with an epiphany. He splits his beard in two down the middle, spins each half between his sausage-like fingers and then puts each spun end into his mouth to hold it together. Finally he pulls each side up to its coinciding ear and tucks the makeshift "beardplug" into each ear to deaden the hum. He cocks his head to the side for a moment, testing, then grins broadly with a nod of his head.

[DM Lobo]

\\What about my Detect Magic attempt?

//To Lucia

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"A mild sonic pulse - which seems to be connecting to something else nearby"

Hazel speaks to the one armed man, his voice having no effect. Eventually he takes higher ground, turning his attention to Marua who turns to respond to Hazel. Jarrol, who is also nearby is struggling to cope with the noise -- but eventually seems to center himself. Bently calls in several guards and asks them to fetch a healer. However, as the guards return they call Bently away privately to talk leaving you all alone.

Kadace shouts out at the ring "SILENCE!" before channeling magic at it.
To Kadace

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Detect magic reveals a mild sonic pulse which is connected, and responding to something else in the area. As you go onto cast dispel -- the huming briefly stops only to return. Finally as you cast deafness / blindness the ringing stops completly.

As Kadace channels his magic, three spells in total the ringing from the ring seems to stop. Druegar, who was on the blink of going on a crazy spree begins to calm down. Looking rather silly with the steins over his ears -- thankfully Bently did not notice having been called away.

Eventually things seem to quieten down, and Damian seems to take a leadership role. Explaining to you all what he has learned from the flask. Maura then chims in, she heads over to the barmaid -- one of the few people left in the tavern and smiles at Maura, she explains it is the end of her shift and asks if the one armed man is OK.

To Maura

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The barmaid goes off returning with a tall glass of fresh water. She briefly explains to you that the old man had been here for several nights, and told her that the ring was the 'key to the castle' she continues to explain he wanted his arm back, and learned of the castle, but never explained where he got the ring from -- or where he heard of the genie. She goes off to clean after handing you the glass.

The barmaid can be seen handing a tall glass to Maura before heading out back to clean. As Maura goes back over to the group, Bently returns with a healer. A slim elven woman with long silvery hair. After explaining the body for several moments she turns back to Bently

"His in a deep magical sleep of some kind" she explains "...But his alive" she looks down at the ring briefly then turns back to Bently who asks her what can be done. She simply tells him this is out of her skill level, but will look after the man in her medical tent until something can be figured out. Bently and the elf healer go off to talk. However as they do the one armed man seems to briefly stir grabbing onto Jarrols leg, his eyes pop open wide briefly

"The song! Follow the song!" he mumbles dropping the ring causing it to roll off into a loomy shadow under a table in the distance. The one armed man then goes back into his magical sleep.

[Ambaryerno]

\\Does she get any sense as to how far away that something is?

Lucia's brow furrows as she casts her spell, and almost as soon as it fades she sweeps her brown eyes across the inn, as if searching. The discomfort on her features fades as the noise finally subsides.

"The enchantment upon the ring is tethered to something," she says. "It's nearby, but I can't get an exact reading on where."

She steps away from the one-armed man as the healer goes to work, and strokes her chin in thought. She jumps in surprise when the man briefly snaps awake ranting about the song, and Lucia frowns.

"Song? What song? Was that the buzzing coming from the ring?"

[Wandering_Woodsman]

Kadace, still scowling, would draw forth a scrap of fabric from his robes and using it as a makeshift glove reach out for the ring, so he can further study it.

Hrmm. There may be a way to use the ring to determine the source. It would be rudimentary at best, but perhaps....moving here and there, and with slight lessening of the magic, the ringing could be used to determine distance and direction....

[Ambaryerno]

Lucia quirks one corner of her mouth into a smile as she pieces together Kadace's plan.

"A divining rod? How elegantly simple! It certainly would avoid the risk of attempting to probe too deeply into the enchantment. Assuming, of course, it works." She considers. "According to the barmaid he said it was the key to the castle, but even magical keys may not necessarily tell you how to find what it unlocks."

She heaves a sigh as she considers the man lying asleep on the floor.

"We really need to know more about how he came by it. Perhaps we might find a way to break the enchantment on the poor fellow? I for one would not feel right about rushing off without him. It is his ring, after all, and if there might be a chance for him to be healed I couldn't take that away from him by leaving him behind."

[Wyatt]

Jarrol clamps one iron like hand down on the ring as it falls from the disabled owner's hand, glaring at the newcomer (Kadace) looking to pick it up.

"I ain't fer knowin' who ye be, but I telled this feller that I'd keep him safe and that do be includin' his property. Ain't 'bout ta let him be robbed while he do be passed out. Any which way, he did grab me leg'n tell me ta follow that song. If'n he can't make the trip, well, I'll be carryin' him an' wishin' fer his arm back meself. If'n any of ye want ta be lookin at the ring, ye can do it from me palm so that I do be knowin' ye ain't fer stealin' it!"

Barring anyone interceding, Jarrol would clam his sausages around the ring and stand with it safely in one fist.

[Wandering_Woodsman]

Muttering under his breath, he glares at Jarrol

By all means, pick a random direction, and begin walking then. I however, would prefer to have a better notion of where to go. So, unless you prefer your...trip...to resemble that of a drunkard on his way way home, I suggest you let us determine where to go.

Additionally, as we are unaware of what, if any, magic is upon the ring, touching it would be unwise. Now, if you must hold it, I suggest you do so carefully. But you will do as you please, so it seems...

[Akroma666]

Druegar removes the steins form his ears slowly looking around the room embarrassed. He drinks the contents and walks over to Jarrol and Kadace. After hearing the exchange he quickly replies with a firm

Dah!

as he glares at Kadace. He then looks down to Jarrol and mutters something simply

We smash now? Stop evil magik's from spreaden' to ears?

[Tantive]

At the bar, Maura told the barmaid her truth. "I don't know, but he appears to be unharmed physically. A more competant healer may discover the full truth."

Maura remained to listen to what the barmaid could tell her of what she knew, with only more questions forming in her mind. It was with some relief she saw an an actual healer appear, when she eventually returned to the group with a tall glass of water in her hand. Watching Benley and the Elf walk away, her eyes suddenly widened at the voice heard from the ground. The one-armed man spoke!

"Follow the song, tethered?" she softly repeated to herself, gazing down to her to the clear liquid in her glass. An idea formed and she walked up to Kadace, Jarrol and Druegar in their disagreement. Once more the tall figure stood towering over the two. She cleared her throat. "Ahem, perhaps before any of you start casting spell or dent the wall or smashing furniture with another outburst, drown it?" Maura held the glass at the level of the two smaller ones, waiting expectantly. "The pain in the ears should lessen at the very least, and I wonder what that man on the floor actually heard. Or from where."

[Wyatt]

Jarrol looks up at the haughty lass and finally nods after he listens to her plead her case. He holds out a hand for her aforementioned glass of water that he may deposit the ring in it.

"Ain't no need ta be breakin' nothin', lass. An when ye speak sense, I do be listenin'. Long as yer fine with the glass stayin' in me hand, we can try ta drown the durned thing. Beard do be itchin' me ears somethin' fierce any which way."

[Ambaryerno]

Lucia looks between Jarrol, Kadace, and Maura, and frowns.

"We don't even know the nature of the enchantment." she says. "Sounds carry better and further underwater, for all we know that glass might just amplify the effect. Worse yet, it might prove...disagreeable to being submerged.

"I say again we should first see what we can do for that poor man to break this enchantment over him, and mayhaps he can tell us more about how he came by the ring. That may give us a better idea of what precisely it is, and what it's bound to."

[Moltrazahn]

Damian wipes his hands as the next moments unfold. He glances at the man as he suddenly awakens, then ponders the words along with the rest. He looks at Kadace, nodding.

"I agree with this gentleman... Let's find the direction it steers and ... those of us bored or feeling interested, I saw venture in that path. I for one find my curiosity peaked! ... Besides, maybe there will be something to bur-I-mean-ask some questions."

With that said, he gives the ring in the mug a glance, then shrugs.

"Ah well, i'll get my things. Given our already hectic introductions... I think ill need my health-kits"

He then heads up to his room to grap his supplies.

[Tantive]

Maura showed a tight lipped smile to Lucia as the glass was handed to Jarrol. "We're not submerged in water. Have ever you shouted in water as another stood ashore? He has his healer, now he should be brought to the elfs tent. What magical sleep has befallen him, the key to his afflication could be near."

She went back to her room, gathering her backpack that sat stuffed with scrolls and books, its sides bulging out. With staff in hand, she returned to the group. "The man's room may hold answers, but that is Bentley's perogative to allow anybody in."

[Ambaryerno]

Lucia glances at Damian. "The ring is not ours to do with as we please. Whatever we do, he's right—" she jerks her head towards Jarrol "—it is that man's property."

She then folds her arms across her chest and favors Maura with an indignant twist of her lips. "This is not two people speaking to one another, but a magical pulse of sound. There's a very real possibility that it could at least be amplified to the point of shattering the glass, and if not, who knows what effect it might have?"

At the suggestion of searching the man's room, the twist of her lips deepens into a frown, and she sweeps her eyes across the common room. "I like the thought of invading the privacy of his room no more than just taking the ring from him in his current state. Where has Bentley gone? If we are to do so, I'll not do it without his permission, at least."

[DM Lobo]

\\Does she get any sense as to how far away that something is?

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You are unsure, but you assume the distance is related to the volume

Kadace wonders off to collect the ring being careful not to touch it

To Kadace

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It is a simple gold band with small ruby gemstones dotted around it. You don't detect any danger. As you continue to explain the ring you notice it 'vibrates' slightly depending on which direction you move it towards - taking steps further towards the exit causes the ring to vibrate further, though it is very mild.

Kadace explains the ring in his hands while you all talk to each other about what to do next. Maura returns to the glass of water which Jarol takes from here. Kadace still studying the ring in the back. The barmaid eventually comes back out getting ready to leave she tells you she will be in her room up stairs if you need her. A brief time passes before Bently returns to the Inn returning to you all he explains the healer will be looking after the man until a cure can be found.