Up at the top of the tower, Jaldaric's voice, crying "Hello" echoes up the stairs, from somewhere down below. "We're up in the chapel", Verthes shouts down the stairs, which Jal hears. Moments later Jal enters the chapel followed by a tall, aristocratic but somewhat dishevelled kandar. "Ulkarlyn, you live!", cries Verthes, seeing the man following Jal. "Indeed, reports of my death are exaggerated", the newcomer replies. -- Tim Hall - http://www.kalyr.com - ICQ# 74213108 "It's a fine line between clever and stupid" - Spinal Tap
[Reylorna] She recognized the man's name. Ulkarlyn, do you know who might have the key to the inner door there?" She points with her right hand. "We are trying to find a device that we believe the master of the castle had. It would allow us to let the Academy in Calyben know what has happened here." --Pandemonium
Ulkarlyn stops to think for a moment. "Now what might that be, I wonder?". His eyes glance around the assortment of faces in the room. "You are the people the academy sent? I recognise the two of you, vaguely", he says, indicating Reylorna and Duplar as those he recognises. Reylorna has seen Ulkarlyn before, probably at one of the temples in Calbeyn, or at the Academy of the Mind. Duplar doesn't recognise him at all -- Tim Hall - http://www.kalyr.com - ICQ# 74213108 "It's a fine line between clever and stupid" - Spinal Tap
[Reylorna] "We are trying to find a focuser. We thought that he might have had one. And it would, hopefully, enable us to reach the Academy." --Pandemonium
>"We are trying to find a focuser. We thought that he might have had one. >And it would, hopefully, enable us to reach the Academy." "Aha", Ulkarlyn replies, "That thing. It should be in the vestry for safe-keeping. I shall see if it's there". He places a palm on the door, there is a click, and he pushes the door open. "Yes, I was right", he says, standing in the doorway. He emerges a few moments later carrying a featureless grey cylinder a little smaller than a human's head. "I hope you wizards know how do use this, because I don't". -- Tim Hall - http://www.kalyr.com - ICQ# 74213108 "It's a fine line between clever and stupid" - Spinal Tap
[Reylorna] She waited to see Duplar's response. She had seen one in function, though she had not used one herself. --Pandemonium
<< She waited to see Duplar's response. She had seen one in function, though she had not used one herself. >> [Yup, Jal mugs quietly too, completely out of his depth... ] -- Hugh Foster 100326,446 Internet: hugh_foster@compuserve.com http://www.gamestruth.com/Hugh/ Tue, 25 Jul 2000 19:43 Virtual Access 5.50 build 311 under Windows 2000 build 2195
[OOC] >> > ><< She waited to see Duplar's response. She had seen one in function, >though >she had not used one herself. >> > >[Yup, Jal mugs quietly too, completely out of his depth... ] > Point taken, I'll catch up and make a posting this evening.
[Duplar] >>"I hope you wizards know how do use this, because I don't". Duplar snorts. "I'm familiar with the device, though not all that well practiced. "I don't usually need one. My ranged skills work very well if I have a focus item already linked to my target, and my close-work skills work best with touch. "The Accadamy don't have all that many of the devices, and in theory you could do yourself some serious damage if you abused one. I'm not surprised Reylorna hasn't been briefed on their use yet, they are among the last things an apprentice is taught. That is unless they have a need to know - like now. "The one thing you have to remember is don't use it for anyone nearby, unless it is a very weak mind indead. Just as you can damage your ears with loud noise, you can damage your mind with a mental overload. If you feel a headache comming on - stop. "Right, enough of the safety lecture. If I'm going to be using one of these I always prefer a comfy chair with a high back - and I'm not the only one who does. I have met who find sitting cross-legged on a cussion best for them. But remember your mind will not be paying attention to your body while using this - so put your body somewhere comfortable." Duplar looks at the available furniture for somewhere comfortable.
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 18:14:19 cdt, kalyr@phoenyx.net wrote: > [Duplar] > > >>"I hope you wizards know how do use this, because I don't". > > > Duplar snorts. > > "I'm familiar with the device, though not all that well practiced. > > "I don't usually need one. My ranged skills work very well if I have a > focus item already linked to my target, and my close-work skills work best > with touch. > > "The Accadamy don't have all that many of the devices, and in theory you > could do yourself some serious damage if you abused one. I'm not surprised > Reylorna hasn't been briefed on their use yet, they are among the last > things an apprentice is taught. That is unless they have a need to know - > like now. > > "The one thing you have to remember is don't use it for anyone nearby, > unless it is a very weak mind indead. Just as you can damage your ears > with loud noise, you can damage your mind with a mental overload. If you > feel a headache comming on - stop. > > "Right, enough of the safety lecture. If I'm going to be using one of > these I always prefer a comfy chair with a high back - and I'm not the only > one who does. I have met who find sitting cross-legged on a cussion best > for them. But remember your mind will not be paying attention to your body > while using this - so put your body somewhere comfortable." > > Duplar looks at the available furniture for somewhere comfortable.OOC: A metal cylinder the size of a human head...? ^_^ BIC: Ryzar looks with curiousity at the Priest, and the -- object -- he has produced from the back room. "It looks like a metal bucket." Ryzar finally offers, "How's that going to help? You yell into it, and it amplifies your voice?" While the tone of Ryzar's voice is even, and full of innocent wonder, the impish twinkle in his large, expressive eyes shows that he DOES know better -- being from a Telepathic Race, himself. _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html
<< Point taken, I'll catch up and make a posting this evening. >> No, not making a point - it's just a conversation Jal isn't qualified for. Pace is fine for me - ie slow and steady!! :) -- Hugh Foster 100326,446 Internet: hugh_foster@compuserve.com http://www.gamestruth.com/Hugh/ Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:26 Virtual Access 5.50 build 311 under Win98
Duplar's words about mental overloads strike a chord with Jal. He remembers the scene in the Citadel with 'the device'; how an augmented mental interrogation killed the suspect and put the interrogator in a coma. There are no visible switches or controls on the focusser; as far as Duplar can tell, it focussed by mind-power entirely. Ulkarlyn hands the object to Duplar without ceremony, except to say "Do not drop it". It's surprisingly heavy as it settles into Duplar's hands; even without consciously 'reading' it, it's got strong associations with some of the Calbeyn wizards he's familiar with, notably Runaka and Alnate. -- Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com "It's a fine line between stupid and clever" - Spinal Tap
<< Duplar's words about mental overloads strike a chord with Jal. He remembers the scene in the Citadel with 'the device'; how an augmented mental interrogation killed the suspect and put the interrogator in a coma. >> [Oh, of course!] Cautiously, and unobtrusively, he steps backwards a bit out of the way. << Ulkarlyn hands the object to Duplar without ceremony, except to say "Do not drop it" >> He also quietly sizes up the distance and force needed to smash the thing out of Duplar's hands, and mentally prepares himself to do just that... -- Hugh Foster 100326,446 Internet: hugh_foster@compuserve.com http://www.gamestruth.com/Hugh/ Wed, 02 Aug 2000 17:11 Virtual Access 5.50 build 311 under Windows 2000 build 2195
[Reylorna] She watches the journeyman take his precaucions. She too had seen Tanala suffer at the hands of a similar device. Yet she was not overly worried about Duplar. --Pandemonium
On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:59:36 cdt, kalyr@phoenyx.net wrote: > [Reylorna] > > She watches the journeyman take his precaucions. She too had seen Tanala > suffer at the hands of a similar device. Yet she was not overly worried > about Duplar. > > --PandemoniumNot wishing to disrupt Duplar's concentrations, Ryzar quietly makes his way around the oter edge of the room, until he is near Reylorna. Ryzar leans in, and mumbles quietly. "I don't mean to be presumptive, my Lady," Ryzar says quietly, from just behind Reylorna, "and, while I've seen that Duplar DOES have quite a strong mindpower, this is a matter of MAGIC, isn't it? Shouldn't this be done by a proper Witch, and not just a mindstrong..."Duplar casts a wary glance at Duplar, "...man?" _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html
<< "I don't mean to be presumptive, my Lady," Ryzar says quietly, from just behind Reylorna, "and, while I've seen that Duplar DOES have quite a strong mindpower, this is a matter of MAGIC, isn't it? Shouldn't this be done by a proper Witch, and not just a mindstrong..."Duplar casts a wary glance at Duplar, "...man?" >> [I love this character. A man sexually prejudiced against men! Groovy! :)] -- Hugh Foster 100326,446 Internet: hugh_foster@compuserve.com http://www.gamestruth.com/Hugh/ Fri, 04 Aug 2000 23:24 Virtual Access 5.50 build 311 under Win98
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:53:55 cdt, kalyr@phoenyx.net wrote: > << "I don't mean to be presumptive, my Lady," Ryzar says quietly, from just > behind Reylorna, "and, while I've seen that Duplar DOES have quite a strong > mindpower, this is a matter of MAGIC, isn't it? Shouldn't this be done by > a > proper Witch, and not just a mindstrong..."Duplar casts a wary glance at > Duplar, "...man?" >> > > [I love this character. A man sexually prejudiced against men! Groovy! :)] > [Heh-heh ^_^ Where Ryzar comes from, EVERYONE is taught to believe that ONLY Women can -- or SHOULD! -- manipulate POWER.] [And, that last sentence, there, should actually read "...RYZAR casts a wary glance at DUPLAR..."] _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html
<< [And, that last sentence, there, should actually read "...RYZAR casts a wary glance at DUPLAR..."] >> That's what I thought. If he was able to glance at himself we'd all have been attacking him as a /gods-dammned MUTANT!!/-- Hugh Foster 100326,446 Internet: hugh_foster@compuserve.com http://www.gamestruth.com/Hugh/ Sun, 06 Aug 2000 21:48 Virtual Access 5.50 build 311 under Win98
[Reylorna] She answers in a soft voice, with a bit of a downward turn to her mouth, "while I appreciate your concern, Duplar has a great deal more experience with this type of device. I have only seen it in use once, so though I might be able to handle it, I would perfer to let an expert handle it." She didn't try and correct his view, as it was his view, and she believed each should live their life according to their beliefs. In addition she found it refreshing and exhilarating, as she has never been regarded that highly before. --Pandemonium
[OOC] I was somewhat hoping Tim would provide a description of the furniture in the area. Ah well, perhaps such will appear... [Duplar] Settling himself as comfortably as he can, Duplar reflects on who he should attempt to communicate with. Runaka seems the best choice, she seems to have the better disposition towards their situation. Ensuring he is in a respectful frame of mind, he invokes the focusser and send a tendril of thought towards the Accademy at Calbeyn.
Duplar appears to go into a trance, his face blank and featureless, eyes staring into space. Only his regular breathing makes it plain that he's not dead. Duplar has used a lower powered focusser before; this one is quite different. He now realises that this one is very ancient, hundreds if not thousands of years old. It's probable that the secret of their making has been lost, along with so much other knowledge. He finds it's highly directional, and it takes some effort to focus his tendril of thought in the right direction. Eventually he manages it, and locates his chosen contact, Runaka. When he initially makes contact, the old woman does not respond; after a moment Duplar realises that she had been asleep, and his repeated attempts had woken her up. Initially she doesn't recognise him in the confusion of the just awaken, and is about to scold him for disturbing her sleep. Then she realises who it is. *Duplar*, she responds, *from a distance Have you reached the retreat?* -- Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com "It's a fine line between stupid and clever" - Spinal Tap
[Duplar] "Most of us are here at the retreat, we had to leave Jathren at a human settlement to recover from wounds he recieved in combat." "There has been an attack on the retreat and many of the personell were mind-controlled into killing other folk. We have only found a few survivors so far." Duplar will pass on such news as he has as to known survivors and known casualties. He does not yet know of the folk in the stables. [OOC: I assume this takes place at the speed of thought, so very little time will elapse as seen by other party members.] "So we are here, the creatre is dead so things should be stable for a while. Apart from obviously needing a new garison I'm not quite sure what we should do next. Do you have any ideas now or shall I call back in a while?"
>"Most of us are here at the retreat, we had to leave Jathren at a human >settlement to recover from wounds he recieved in combat." 'You were attacked on the way? By whom? How bad were his injuries?' >"There has been an attack on the retreat and many of the personell were >mind-controlled into killing other folk. We have only found a few >survivors so far." 'Aranyr... Is he....?' >Duplar will pass on such news as he has as to known survivors and known >casualties. 'May Aranyr rest in Valarna's peace. It is as bad or worse than I feared; a madness came amongst them! >He does not yet know of the folk in the stables. [Apart from Ulkarlyn, of course ] >"So we are here, the creatre is dead so things should be stable for a while. >Apart from obviously needing a new garison I'm not quite sure what we should >do next. Do you have any ideas now or shall I call back in a while?" 'I must confer with the others of the Academy, and with our allies in the Karazthan. The demon-summoners have dealt grievous blows against both organisations; they will strike again unless stopped'. 'We must locate their nest and flush them out. It will be dangerous; I cannot command what remains of your group to expose themselves to even greater risk after all you have already suffered; it must be your choice'. "Looks like he's made contact", Verthes remarks. -- Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com "It's a fine line between stupid and clever" - Spinal Tap
