[Roleplay] Group MEGAR Roleplay Thread

[DarkMatt]

"Indeed, it seems that time is against us all this day." The automaton, having finished his meditation, hopped out of the wagon to greet the paladin. Alexis bows to the paladin, saying, "I thank you for your generosity. Had you not been there I would've been detained, tortured, and destroyed. Maybe in that order." Alexis looks off to the distance a little bit before bowing to Hilda, "I should introduce myself. My designation is CR-RS 24, but people call me Alexis. I was in Finsterburg investigating the government there when, well, that happened."

The Warforged looks around to his peers before continuing, "I do not know what your role is regarding this place, but I will need to find a way to return to Anselmarn as soon as I can. I will need all the help I can get, and I take it you too, Ms. Moonstone, are interested in what's going on there."

[TLtimelord]

Khiana gazed at the fella named Robin, the guy with the necklace. She gave him a quiet "Khiana."

Goodness, she thought to herself, how the hell am I going to be taken seriously when I act like an antisocial prude - on top of my voice I probably sound like a young brat.

With that self conscious thought, she went up and stuck her hand out for a handshake.

[Megar]

"Khiana, huh? Nice name!" Robin enthusiastically responds, happily taking the handshake. "It's good to have you on board!" He says, breaking the handshake and turning his attention to everyone else around him, making a few waves to get everyone's attention.

"Alright, everyone! For now, we're in this together." He declares, crashing his right fist into an open left palm. "As the lovely Hilda here has told us, we're headin' off to Fleetpoint. Once we're there, well rested and all that, we have a few options..." He begins to explain, fidgeting a little as he does. "Some of you, I see, want to go back to Anselmarn as soon as you can. Now, I agree! Whatever's happenin' there we need to figure out and sort out." He nods as if to emphasize his agreement with the idea. "But! You've seen how dangerous it is there. If we want to strike 'em, we're going to want to stick together."

"I won't force you to decide now or anythin', but when we're at Fleetport it'll be nice to know if you want to stay with us."

[Julia Pseudo]

"Greetings to you, Khiana and Alexis," Hilda said gruffly. "Let's move! It's already high noon; it'll take several hours to reach Fleetpoint and we're burning daylight as it is. There will be plenty of time to get to know each other and figure out what to do next once we're there."

[Megar]

Robin frowns. The Paladin would appear to have a 'sticketh up the arse.' "Hey, chill! We've got plenty of time, lady." He says with a shrug and a tilt of the head. "I know we gotta get there and all, but come on. Let's enjoy it!"

[DarkMatt]

Alexis nodded to Hilda, "If you say so. After all, I still have to think about my circumstances." Alexis turned to the other party members, "We should be safe at least, but if you need help with problems, just let me know."

With a nod the Warforged headed back into the wagon, to resume his meditations.

[Danny]

TRAVEL MONTAGE TIMESKIP

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Upon arrival at Fleetpoint, it is immediately noticeable that the town is in distress, but how much exactly is hard to determine. As the traveling group nears the outskirts of the town, they are flagged down by some well-armed folk.
"I am so sorry to stop you, but we are in need of assistance!" A young, panting half-elf shouts out while running toward the group. He pauses for a moment to catch his breath, and then resumes. "Parts of the town have been ransacked by a band of orcs. I think we drove most of them out, but we need help putting out the fires and finding survivors." The half-elf points out to the town, where plumes of smoke fall to the ground, blowing away into the open fields.

[Julia Pseudo]

"I'll help you take care of this any way I can, and I'm sure my allies here will be just as willing!" Hilda shouted, drawing her sword and glancing back at the others in the wagon. "Tell us what you need us to do!"

[Megar]

Robin enthusiastically nods, already prepared to get straight to work and practically diving out of the wagon. "Alright, everyone. There's no time to rest! Paladin lady here's got the right idea!" He gleefully yells, drawing one of his own shortswords.

He'll ask about payment later. In situations like this, Robin thinks it better to do the right thing and then see if he can extort any money out of it.

[TLtimelord]

Khiana slides her two daggers down her sleeves, but noticeably. She planned for her action to be stealth.

"What parts of town are being attacked?" She asks. Maybe they might have something of value to her. She wasn't necessarily looking to steal, but to extort for a deal? Probably.

[Danny]

The half-elf nods, sheathing his elegant Elvish blade. "Mostly where the residents live. We have no formal districts here, but I can show you exactly where the town was attacked." He begins to walk toward the town, expecting followers.

Those that follow the half-elf into the burning town are presented with a grisly scene; fresh corpses, collapsed buildings, and a thin layer of smoke. The pungent smell of burning wood fills the air as you make your way through the town, reaching some sort of residential center. Among the ruined buildings, there is a still-burning tavern, as well as several standing, unscathed houses. Tipped carts, baskets, and broken barrels are scattered across the center. The half-elf examines the scene, searching for any signs of survivors among the wreckage.

[Julia Pseudo]

Hilda is physically pained by the sights of the destroyed city. Her innate sense for detecting evil has been activated to a degree she hasn't felt for a long time - these people need her help. She raises her greatsword, the fire of justice burning in her eyes. "Where did the orcs go? Once we get the city running again, I'll be sure to strike them down. In the meantime, I'll help in the search for survivors, of course." She wanders closer to the burning buildings, calling out to anyone who can hear her and asking if they need help.

[Megar]

"Bloody 'ell..." Robin groans. A sight like this certainly brought back memories he didn't care for. Novemia might have been the enemy in that war, but when it was over this same thing happened to them... and just as Robin was against it then is he against it now. Except this time, Robin could get away with stopping it from escalating.

Robin looks towards the party. "We can split up, but try to stay somewhat close, alright?" He commands, and with that he begins dashing around the area calling for attention from anyone inside the buildings.

[underFlo]

One of the advantages of living in such an isolated place like the Talot Mountains is a lack of conflict: Sure, there were some minor fights, but nothing of the scope of what he saw here. It appears that a higher degree of freedom also has its severe downsides.

"Do you think that those orcs have any way of attacking someone who's flying?" Vardo asked Robin, who seemed comfortable in his position as a leader. "I may be able to have a look at the scope of the destruction in case that may be necessary. That way we could rescue the injured more easily."

[Megar]

"It wouldn't be completely unusual for them to have some kind of ranged weaponry." Robin muses, index finger on his chin in thought. "I wouldn't worry too much, but do keep an eye out." He says, before promptly running off to continue calling for survivors.

[underFlo]

Vardo takes flight upwards without losing line of sight with the group. He only flies high enough to get a grasp of which areas have been and are being destroyed, wanting to relay that information to the others after landing. He tries to stay as close to the group as possible.

[TLtimelord]

Khiana scoffed, not in humor but at the pure gruesomeness of the site. She had seen bloody trails and destroyed bodies but few compared to this. It was best for these bandits to die. No one who burns down a town without blinking an eye deserves to live.

"Well, I think it's time we stopped gawking at the destruction before it continues to increase."

Khiana walked forward among the scene, not in the middle of it but between cover. She scoured the area for orcs.
(Perception and Stealth check?)

[Valentine]

Kuhan looks through the windows of the nearest couple of houses in order to see if there's bandits awaiting there in a trap.

[Danny]

On their search and calls for assistance, Hilda and Robin have no luck finding survivors or getting any form of response. However, as he ran through the area, Robin came sliding to a halt as he noticed several large and burly figures heading into an alley. With what little cover remained in the center, Khiana crept around, nearing Robin's location, and witnessing the same figures moving into the alley.

Vardo, flying high into the air, sees that the area of destruction is much larger than he had hoped, or anyone had anticipated. It looked like if there were to be survivors, however, that they would be closer to the edge of the chaos. The fires continue to spread from roof to roof, and the sky is darkened in the area with thick clouds of smoke.

Meanwhile, as Kuhan looked through the windows of houses, he jumped back in fright as he saw a creature wielding a weapon walk past the window, something he was not expecting. He glanced around, and noticed that the door to this particular house was knocked down.

[Julia Pseudo]

"Did any of you find anything?" Hilda shouted to her allies, frustrated with her futile search for survivors. Something had to be done about this as soon as possible. She clenched her fists.