Basic Information Name: ? Aliases: Marius (Mah-ree-us) Darktale, Masked Guide, Mordechai, Malachor Morden Gender: Male Race: ? Age: ? Profession: Fated namer, and at times guide for cluelessÂ… if the reward is right. Languages: At least common. Accent: Marius speaks on even tone although it can be heard he has spent plenty time in Sigil due to usage of cant.
Credits to Fell Star for making this!
Physical Information Body build: The little that can be seen through the robe, he is not physically really strong or toughened, however certain agility can be seen on his moves. Skin type: ? Hair style: ? Scars: ? Tattoos: ? Colouring:
Mental Information Alignment: ? Philosophy: ? Deity/Beliefs: Has claimed to follow Boccob Personality:
[i]So far he has appeared to provide as little information of himself as possible, while telling plenty of the surroundings and learning of the others. He rarely has shown any compassion to wounded, although it is not uncommon for him to tend to wounds of others. Often he seems easy to go to assist on tasks if askedÂ… for a price.[/i] [/li]
Additional Information Gear: He seems to always be wearing his robe and mask on (On other hand, no one has at least seen him knowingly without them), a staff and backpack. If berk would look carefully they might see a few polished glass scalpels hanging on strings of the backpack. Jewelry: ? Habbits/hobbies: He tends to provide guide service to clueless primers if they pay jink for his services to fund his arcane studies and research. General Health: ? Favorite Drink: Wine, although no one has seen him actually drink it. (That would make him remove the mask infront of others after all) Weaknesses: ?
The Background(s) Marius has told to some cutters or bashers in the Cage so far...
Background One...
Marius is originally from a Prime Material Plane, but barely spent any time within one, his parents were Planeswalkers and dragged him along to see the various planes, this allowed him to gather vast amount of information of most planes, see many cities and experience plenty different things... The Arcane Arts was taught to him by his parents, and many travelling spellslingers, the planes, the tomes and through experience. The City of Doors now works as the "base of operation" for him more than as a "home", as it has good connections to just about anywhere he'd wish to visit in. He wears the mask since a Knight of the Post in his first visit to the Cage peeled him, the mask is to prevent such occasions in the future, for the Knights of the Posts will be at disadvantage when his facial expressions are hidden, combined with his general cautiousness. [/li]
Background Two...
Marius comes from the Prime Material Plane called "Oerth", he hails from a small village in the Gran March, and most notable neighbour town is Shiboleth. The Gran March is a political state of Flanaess. This small village he lived in came cursed by "Shadow Plague", and in the end the Gran March' sent an military force to isolate the village, to prevent the plague from spreading, creating barricades and blockades around the village just to wait that the plague ends one way or another... anyone trying to force their way out would get shot. This plague caused the victims slowly lose their colour, turning their skin gray, weaken them physically, weaken their senses and eventually die. Marius himself had been an apprentice of an mediocre village mage roughly one year, learning of arcane arts, even though he didn't have natural affinity. Once the plague started to curse the village, he was tasked to assist village healers to find a cure to this disease through mundane, alchemical and herbal treatments. He learned to make autopsys, treat wounds, use basic herbs and make alchemical compounds, but no solution was found these ways... Where others turned to faith to get through the plague. Despite all this, the village was slowly dying away, and with that the villagers stealing, raping, pillaging and looting anything they could with their miserable lives as they still had time... some groups gathered to try to sneak our or force their way out of the village, and they got shot down near the barricades. There died Marius' empathy to any cutter and basher. Finally Marius was struct by the plague as well, as mundane and divine means had failed, he turned to Arcane, the last resort. For days Marius condition got worse, slowly losing his hope until he finally found an answer. An binding spell that would not get rid of the plague, but rather contain it and hold it to its current position, components to do the necessary treatment however would require him to get to his arcane mentors apartment, and him being one of the few non-infected he'd surely not allow Marius in or deal with him any other ways either... like everyone else the teacher had barricaded own apartment and was trying to wait it out without taking chances. Marius attempted to sneak into his mentors apartment, but this became more challenging task, since sneaking into mages apartment is generally a bad plan, but luckily for Marius, the apartment only had alarming enchantments rather than something blowing him up... his mentor now not wasting a second to consider, trying to get rid of the intruder he attacked Marius without hesitation... Marius first trying to avoid and find what he wanted, but noticing only way out of it is to kill him, managing to hide behind corner to get rid of the distance, he stabbed his mentor with a mere knife... He didn't stay to mourn or think too long since he had to get the components to do the binding, once he found what he needed, he carved the tattoos to his both arms, doing the proper arcane words to ensure the wanted effect... and so the plague was sealed, not get rid of.. but sealed. Only thing remaining was to get out of the dying village, to this he'd require disguise or arcane methods to get through, he took a robe and a mask from his mentors apartment and looted all things he'd require, with luck he managed to sneak out of the Village... and went to visit his parents and other relatives in nearby city, but once they saw his face which was affected by the plague, he was taken out and claimed to not have been related to any of them... Marius left his past behind and the mask became his new face, eventually he found his way to Sigil, and never seeked a way back to the "corrupted and wretched Oerth". [/li]
Background Three...
Marius is unaware of most of his past, what he remembers is that he has been a hermit in the Gray Waste for years, studying arcane arts without being interrupted by nuissances seen in most planes. This has assured him to lose empathy, hope and generally made him pretty "gray" while learning much of the ways of Arcane. As the Gray Waste works as battlefield for Bloodwars, there is always places to find more arcane knowledge by looting the battlefields which have gone silent. Mask itself is merely a simple token to remain his privacy that he preferred in the Cage now that he has finally left it. [/li]
Day after another Marius was in the Great Bazaar earning jink for doing what he seems to be best at, selling nearly everything, except his own secrets. Often cutters ask him "Where do you spend all that jink?", of course his answers were vague at best, since surely his intentions would not be publically approved...
Now finally he has enough jink to move further on his ambitious plans, of course not blindly, his mind warned him to first get reliable test results so everything will go smoothly in future when initiating the final plan...
Something simple with low risks, but shows himself the reliable source of aftermath. For while he thought it quietly by himself... "Yes... that is sufficient way to do it."
He sets his travel to the Under Sigil, slow steady walking while using his staff as walking stick, the knocking sound on the hard cobbles and floor bounces through the eerie catacombs as he continues deeper, few Dustmen Collectors are carrying recently found corpse towards the streets of Sigil and leaving Marius in peace, finally he enters dark corner in less frequently visited part of Under Sigil...
... From the corner slowly two glowing eyes flashed and glared towards Marius' direction, Marius kneeled on the hard floor before the entity... a prolonged and disturbing silence fell to the corner, the two merely seemed to watch each other... ... after several minutes Marius finally broke the silence, "It will be done." and he got back to his feet, glancing at two eyes for while and more silence ensured between the two, Marius spoke out loud once more "I will bring it to you very soon." after this he turned around and walked back to the surface of the Sigil.
He muttered to himself under his mask "Now I have motivation to put forth the experiment... I wonder what does this Sensory Stone hold within it that he requested..." Marius spotted few Cagers walk closer and ceased thinking it further almost immediately, only reminded himself that the time was drawing near...
((Thou shalt not metagame this! - Marius never mentioned his own real name, nor was he even once visual during handling these tasks. He only once broke his high pitched fake sounds which was during casting spell. - So keep that in mind before spreading any IC rumors. ))
Day after another, Marius spent time plotting and planning how to handle the whole matter, this caused him to remain out of public for quite a while... but now it should be right time to begin... the target had been decided.
Initiating the Social Experiment
After the long few weeks, he finally returned to public, met a few cutters and made a few deals back in the Great Bazaar, this all to get back to his standardized public image... until he spotted one of the planned messengers, Ixia came to withdraw another hug from him that he owed, a little small talk occurred, and eventually they got separated when Ixia in her usual manner went to dinner...
Marius instead of letting her out of sight, quickly hid himself behind invisibility and followed her movements, waiting for right time. Hours went as he glanced at her from distance and still waiting...
... and finally the time came, she and her group had been unfortunate in their travels and managed to put unconcious by the powerful foe... Marius quickly dealt with the Giant Mage that didn't know of his presence either, a few giants jumped behind the corner to assist their leader, but neither stood long before Marius... now without any further interruptions, he hid himself behind invisibility once more, summoned an female vampire and let her stay in sight, went to help Ixia regain her conscience...
Marius walked next to the female vampire he had summoned and letting Ixia get a moment to catch her thoughts, after which he spoke in high-pitched and varieting tone:
"YoU hAvE bEeN sPaReD!"
Ixia jumped and glanced around, only seeing the female vampire standing in spot and staring, the voice continued, and the vampires lips didn't move, but it was only thing on sight and voice came from its direction...
"tHeRe Is A tAsK fOr YoU tO hAnDlE, uNlEsS yOu RaThEr DeCiDe To ChOoSe DeAtH."
Ixia questioned the name, motives and the task of this voice...
"i Am QuEeN oF dArKnEsS."
"yOu'Re TaSk Is SiMpLe..."
A single leather bag appeared and slided on the icey floor to Ixias feets, its content was few large piles of scrolls... scrolls with bounty on Kelth McEwan.
"... SpReAd ThE mEsSaGe..."
Ixia questioned what will happen if she just tosses the bag or doesn't do it...
"ReSt AsSuReD, yOu WiLl SuRvIvE, yOuR fRiEnD wIlL nOt, ReMeMbEr HeR cUrReNt CoNdItIoN...
Ixia froze for moment and walked closer to unconcious Sondaal that lied down on floor as well... she decided not to give up that easily and tested her luck, she fast chanted arcane words and produced ball of electricity from the Quasielemental Plane of Lightning that expanded to single devastating sphere around the noise... for moment silence occurred, after this more maleish chanting returned to her spellcasting...
Ixias world went black, she heard nothing and she saw nothing and fell down on the icy floor, she did not hear the chanting to continue on next spell already... Suddenly Ixias vision came back, she was where she left and saw the female vampire having her teeth on Sondaals neck, dagger drawn and held close to Sondaals neck... due to reflexes she naturally tried to get closer and spoke out loud to tell "Queen of Darkness" to not harm her, the same high pitched tone continued this time the lips of the vampire said it...
"Say the words."
Given little choice, Ixia agreed to handle the deed. The illusion faded, vampire was never there and right away she heard a clapping sound behind her.
"NeXt TiMe ThAt WoN't Be An IlLuSsIoN, i AsSuRe YoU. sPrEaD tHe MeSsAgE...
The voice spoke no more, for Marius and the vampire left.
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Next day Marius made himself once more invisible and travelled through the Cage, dropping few baskets here and there mostly less used roads that at the moment had no population, or a few high traffic roads where cutters would have difficulty to see someone invisible drop baskets at all...
These baskets contained two scrolls each, one scroll that explained the bounty of Kelth McEwan, another scroll which provided more information of how the payment would be provided. ((you'll just have to find those scrolls in game to learn more of their content and what is wished!))
Marius was once more stalking around for proper victims that would serve as messengers, he eavesdropped a conversation that a group of cutters had, until one of them said that she felt like being alone for a while... a good target... as Sabariel passed by him, Marius followed her from distance, all the way to Smoking Hammer Inn...
Sabariel purchased a single bottle of ale and went to her private room, as she was about to enter to her private room and close the door, Marius forced his way inn while still invisible, shocked Sabariel didn't have time to react properly on Marius first move, her vision and hearing faded, as did Marius' invisibility. Sabariel dropped the bottle of ale crashing it to floor as her senses disappeared, but kept her concentration of arcane training and casted the proper protection to avoid further attacks, a spell that drains other spells...
Marius inspected her actions and responded with proper counter action, removed her protection with spell, Sabariel didn't waste many moments although she had not many other ways to defend properly, she casted premonition to shield herself further, not long after she had finished that her mind was being intruded, but she managed to hold it off and keep his conscience...
... This time Sabariel decided to cast spell to hide herself, perhaps assaulter wouldn't be able to see her?... but Marius as well casted the same spell, he had decided this had lasted too long and too much ruckus had come from it, he quickly dropped a few scrolls on the floor... and a knocking sound came on the door... only one way out, Marius cursed in his mind, forced out and shoved Domicus that was on other side of the door out of the way as he ran out of the Inn.
... once he got outside, Marius didn't know if anyone had seen his masked face and outfit... one should not take risks he decided, rummaged through his backpack... this was reason why he carried multiple outfits after all, while still invisible, he dropped whole set of his look-a-like outfit, backpack, mask and staff to ground not far from Smoking Hammer Inn entrance, near witnesses and fleed the scene... perhaps cutters would think someone dropped their disguise... yes... that seems logical... he thought.
Later on when questioned if those were his, he denied his connection to the outfit.
Marius had noticed that so far the amount of jink had not brought the wanted results, it's time keep the game moving...
*he starts to produce new notices and attempt to spread them as well...((in game versions coming later today!))*
wrote:Updated Bounty on Kelth
It seems the Bashers of Cage will first require additional motivation boost, so I, Queen of Darkness, have decided to provide new higher payment, commit Public Crusifiction of Kelth in the Sigil Main and you will earn thirty five thousand jink. Before getting further information of the payment, you will have to mention the Messenger of your willingness to do this task.
The prices will get higher the longer it takes, and the more bounties will be made the more cutters defend Kelth. Jink is not an obstacle.
To say in detail what is expected from Bashers to do this task.
First; You are required to be willing to do the task against Kelths will. Second; He is required to gain severe physical or mental pain of this task. Third; Kelth is to be crusified in public to show his weakness for everyone. Fourth; Look not the source of these messages if you value your lives, rest assured your payment will be delivered as per the guidance of the Reward Notice.
*on bottom of the letter there is signature of Queen of Darkness *
*this was expected, but then there is also a new bounty added...*
wrote:New Bounty on Naya'il
It has come to my, Queen of Darkness', attention that certain cutters decide to take the side of Kelth McEwan, for this I will bring forth a new bounty. I will offer an bounty of <i>five thousand jink</I> for public crusifiction of Naya'il. The terms for payment work the same.
The prices will get higher the longer it takes, and the more bounties will be made the more cutters defend Kelth. Jink is not an obstacle.
To say in detail what is expected from Bashers to do this task.
First; You are required to be willing to do the task against Naya'ils will. Second; She is required to gain severe physical or mental pain of this task. Third; Naya'il is to be crusified in public to show his weakness for everyone. Fourth; Look not the source of these messages if you value your lives, rest assured your payment will be delivered as per the guidance of the Reward Notice.
*signed by Queen of Darkness*
*the payment details seem to have remained unchanged...*
wrote:The Jink will be delivered in the Village at Under Sigil in ((time to be set as per players needing appointment so it's fitting to people wanting it)) days.
The whole sum of jink will be delivered for that time, another Messenger will be taking you to the location of the jink if you fit to the description of the deeds doer.
*Marius glanced at the notices rather self-satisfied and muttered: Perhaps one third of my possessions grants better results... if not... jink is not an obstacle... :he stashed the new scrolls to his backpack and started to prepare the new baskets for them*
[color=purple]((and last there's 'em OOC rules regarding the event! [i]To Everyone participating to either side of "Social Experiment event", here are the rules:[/i] - This is an RP event where PvP (or as some prefer, CvC) has high chances of occuring... - Those that plot against Kelth, or his allies and are found out can find high chances of getting into hostile encounter with Kelth and cutters on his side... Kelth is a heat tempered "berserker" after all. - Those that defend Kelth might notice that if at first there comes no great results, the bounty is increased on Kelth AND new bounty is added for everyone protecting Kelth. [i](However, everyone will be asked OOC to first either agree to terms and if not, then no bounty is added.)[/i] - This event is not about forcing people to conflict they don't want into, so worry not. - In this event Raise Dead IS mandatory in case of combat, avoid entering any IC combat regarding this event without Coin of Life or Raise Dead/Resurrection spell/scroll. BUT you do not have to roleplay it as helping them, rather "leaving them gravely wounded to die" or similar. - Perma-death is NOT enforced, you MAY put forth your character to perma-die however. - Absolutely NO griefing, if you die (game mechanically) once, you're outta the event. - The event will cease if Kelth is managed to be captured, or alternatively when further announcement is made by the Dominated Middle-Hands. [i]DM Vecna Mr_Otyugh[/i] ---- If any questions regarding the event pops up, feel free to ask.))[/color] [/li]
The True Story of Rastak Merl (Marius Darktale) ((Thou shalt not metagame!))
Born in a remote village at Prime Material Plane, lived a relatively normal life of rich familys child whom paid him to move to arcane studies of a female wizard, first few years was errand tasks and learning patience, theory, silence, humility and concentration through insignificant tasks for the wizardess, as it is common. Until Rastak was in his mid-teenage, he was finally started to be trained to the actual practise of Arcane Magic.
However even though he spent years under the studies of his teacher, he didnÂ’t seem to show any great attune to magic, few years of studying and he was hardly capable of making weakest of cantrips, as he came to adulthood and still uncapable of making proper spells, he continued as apprentice, but things got more complex, Rastak wasnÂ’t an ugly person and his female teacher saw an opportunity on this, she was gentle at timesÂ… at other times she was strict and harsh. Whenever he got something done properly, he got rewarded with gentle and hot passionÂ… whenever he failed which was regularly, perhaps his teacher gave him few too difficult tasks on purpose, he got punished.
Through time his back got severely cut, hot-ironed and otherwise damaged, his now scarred back is, but a memory of past, it has five letter shaped figures still visibleÂ… FÂ… CÂ… PÂ… TÂ… LÂ… lessons that he had failed, the F stands for Focus, the C stands for Concentration, the P stands for Patience, the T stands for Talent and the L stands for Listening.
The same continued through years, and finally Rastak was capable of handling some of the simplest spells otherwise, his mistress taught him one of her many secrets, a true name of lesser fiendÂ… a mere imp, but formidable information source and as gift for his twentieth birthday she gave him one wish to get through that imp. The imp grimaced towards him hatefully, but as Rastak requested that he would be taught power of Arcane properly, the Imp grinned and bound by its true name to serve he gave him a Black Leather Tome which was written in infernal, with shaking hands Rastak took the book, he knew not how to speak Infernal, but throughout the next months and years his studying continued he slowly learned to decrypt the tome.
This tome apparently held some secrets and some basic knowledge of the Art and its variables, the tome introduced its reader to the Maimed Lord, apparently this tome belonged to one of his followers. The more he discovered on the tome, the more he started to believe in the ideology of this Maimed Lord. Rastak continued to be rather failed spellslinger, but what he found on the tome might change things, binding magic. Through rune tattoos and deal with nearly any kind of creature, but it was dangerous task, if the host was not strong enough the creature would take over the body, but it appears the maker of the book had found a possible work around, making an different kind of agreement with the binded creature, one that would decide whom rules and which times, humans after all live such short time.
Now it was time to consider what was he going to bind, a demon? Unpredictable and unreliable raw force, nay too dangerousÂ… a devil? One that would likely abuse the deal to their own service, truly powerful, but also too many ways to create loopholes. The book offered an nice alternative to the two standard ones, one that the tome described as less known, but far more powerful. The Darkness and the Shadows, the book described the darkness as only eternal constant in the multiverse everything else needs to be created or brought, but darkness is there all the time and in time the darkness will be only thing left there. Binding an shadow being to his body was his next goal, but such task might be less simple than the Demons and Devils, the darkness is cold and emotionless, bargaining with one would require caution.
There was another obstacle still, getting contact with the entities, surely his current arcane capabilities were not enough to handle this task. Once more his tome had become useful to get work around, but this workaround came not without price, it required a living sacrifice of someone that held some kind of magical attune, their blood held the power. He spent next few days preparing a situation, then during one night he tied her up ruthlessly and gagged herÂ… he prepared the ritual to summon this greater shadow called ZhyÂ’tesh. Drawing the summoning circle and protective barriers around the room, and then the final thingÂ… blood of his mistress, he drew out an ritualistic daggerÂ…
Too long had he suffered, too long had he failed, no longerÂ… no longer would he be denied from power. The knife stroke down, once, another time and another the screaming of his teacher ended when the blood had filled most of his face, hands and outfit, as this had been done, he was stunned for firstÂ… regretÂ… but there was no turning back now, he drew out the tome that had served him well so far and uttered the arcane words from it, first nothingÂ… then the blood that had been spilled started to boil and burn, Rastak screamed from agony as the blood on his face, outfit and arms started to burn him. The room started to darken as the blood-steam thickened and moved towards the summoning circle, the pain left Rastak and the greater shadow ZhyÂ’tesh was summoned. The room much darker and the creature barely visible, it talked in what sounded like someone whispering right to your earÂ…
The Shadow questioned why it was summoned by a puny mortal, although it appreciated the manner it was summoned in. Rastak raggedly managed to claim his interest for power and offered but a simple deal that once he dies, the body is shadows to use as it pleases, a hissing laughter came from the Shadow, a bad signÂ… the deal was not sufficient at all, it made its demandsÂ… regular draining of victims to feed the shadow with delicious normal creatures, or alternative is feasting with their flesh, and lastly, slow transformation to the shadow during Rastaks lifeline and gaining control in twenty years. While temptating offer, it was not enough to Rastak, he was no interest in ceasing to exist, the last offer was to co-exist and both ones needs to be filled throughout time. The offer was acceptedÂ… Rastak used the ritual knife to carve his own shoulders for the tattoos described in the book, and the shadow finished it by touching both of the carved tattoos and appeared to get drained into his body.
Sensation was something entirely unexpected to Rastak, the memories of the shadow, his skin, feelings, senses altering in almost an instance, the shadow getting inside him and his body attempting to reject the creature entirely opposite of himself, his skin started to lose its color slowly from that point onwardsÂ… but there was another sensation that made all the suffering and pain worth it. He could feel the arcane power in entirely new way, but it would take time until heÂ’d fully understand this. His knowledge of the magic, planes and most things grew exponentally on that point.
Next few days was hard for Rastak, he had just abandoned everything he was familiar with on his life because of his own hunger for power, he regretted once more killing his teacher, but the shadow within him provided comfort, things seemed much clearer now, or did they actually seem even less clear? He couldnÂ’t help, but to notice how his senses act strangely, some things had started to feel alien and disappearing to him, while others seemed much more clearer now. Through out the next few years Rastak started to lose many of his senses, but gain something in return, food no longer provided taste it all was the same, he no longer saw colours, but instead he could see in dark without problems, his touch and hearing were mostly the same. Light started to prove discomfort by time, he started to use heavy robes and large cowls to hide his face from the sun.
Fellow creatures, as he called them, of the Prime Material Plane started to reject him because of his grayish skin than made him somewhat appear undead, as was his odd manners, Prime no longer would provide useful safe haven, nor would the robe. Rastak took off of the Material Plane and left to the planes, travelling through some of the cities in planes and on City of Brass he found something that was of interest to himÂ… a mask with three gems, but many more sockets on it. Rastak purchased the black metallic mask that had got rusted throughout timesÂ… yesÂ… this would do, light no longer should prove such nuisance, and the mask held power also. On his travels he had already collected a few other gems of power that he inserted to the mask. Mask was only a medium, the gems held the real power, Mask only united the gems to be used more easier. Of course the Planes have their dangers, but mostly they only provided Rastak and ZhyÂ’tesh theÂ… feeding, so to speak, they required.
Rastak walked towards the portal to Sigil while still holding the mask on his hand, he glanced down on it for few moments, and finally put it onÂ… YesÂ… the Darktale had began. Marius walked through the portal to Sigil.
The lack of scrolls and bounty notices rather started to happen as suddenly as they had first appeared. Just few days ago, no more scrolls or baskets appeared anywhere. Although no public announcements have been made of this Queen of Darkness to have been seen or caught either, and nothing have been heard of any crusifictions of happening.
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(Marius' side in private) Failure...
It seems the cutters are far less interested in jink than assumed, not that it matters... it might've simply proven to make better leverage when dealing with the stubborn berks whom insist shouting and challenging all whom oppose them rather than grasping the single logical solution to capture me.
Most disappointing, but perhaps I should've anticipated such behavior better... so this means cutters rather stand tall and proud rather than achieve victory? Hrm... such behavior seems purely unuseful, cutters should strive more towards practical and logical choices to achieve something... on other hand their behavior pattern disrupted my plans... or perhaps I should've made a plan suited for taking care of barbarians rather than an organized plan which has been thought out to take care of most logical solutions... yes, that seems perhaps better than delicate polished web of an art I managed to create this time, cutters do not see the beauty in such things and thus do not react as expected...
...Hrm... I should consult what kind of art bashers and berks like and through that decide how to proceed with the individuals...
The problem of failure however is the consequences, while I have not been caught, I made an promise to certain entity that will not be pleased that I return not with the prize. For now the most logical thing to do is to not meet this entity of course... hiding from him alone should prove easier than to hide from the Cage and its residents itself.
I have been caught... well not literally, but it seems at least some cutters have found out my involvement with the whole matter, they know I am Queen of Darkness...
No matter, an cutter called Artificer came to tell me the very story, it appears they've used an Discern Location to gather my identity and involvement... so now I am protected against it all the time, but not only that, I must prepare everything they might've ever touched, especially Ixia to be destroyed... and that starts the intriguing part.
I've initiated Marius look-alike contest for this week to provide fitting price of ten thousand jink for best cutter wearing it... that will make them distracted and use the logical means to find my true location with the very spell... Discern Location...
Of course not only will my trinkets be waiting them in location, there is also roughly one and half thousand alchemist fire jars waiting, as well as surprise triggerer. Sure it costs nearly all of my possessions, but the very sight should be enlightening.
Hm hm hm... aah... waiting to see that to happen.
((Marius has left his possessions and surprise price to <location X>, but game mechanically I still have all the items... it's just about 1420 alchemist fires [one bag of holding filled] as well as just about every single item he has ever purchased or got from others, especially just about anything Ixia has ever touched [even the current robe because of hugging!].
So... let me know if you'll try to discern any of them ;) I won't tell what's the surprise trigger yet, but I'll assure you'll like it.))
Marius left the Great Bazaar as he usually does this day, he had bought all the necessary ingredients for his disappearance... new identity, new outfit... everything was going well, he walked to his inn room. Little did he know that he was followed, not only by one, but two separate persons.
Shia followed him all the way to his room, Kelth followed him from distance while being disguised himself... Marius in his room started to prepare properly by filling his own inn room systematically with jars of alchemist fires, from the end of the room towards the doorway, leaving nearly all of his possessions in there, save the ones that he knew were secure to keep... he organized more space to the alchemist fire jars where he could and once he was closing in the finish, everything in the room filled so far save the small path to central of the room and still more alchemist fires ready in the backpack... something interrupted him...
Someone knocked the door, Marius stood still and decided to wait the interrupter to go away when there comes no noise or response... some time passed, and unexpectedly the source of the knock did not leave, rather the door was kicked in with single powerful kick and Kelth stepped inside, surprised by this initially, but recovering fast Marius reminded Kelth of the surroundings and explained what would happen.
Marius reminded Kelth that individual indeed can be divided, but it would not be pretty, as reply he got that it would end here... unexpectedly Kelth charged, Marius backed down in the little free space left and dodged the best he could, still suffering severe damage of the blade... On that moment Sondaal also stepped inside...
Once Marius got a moment of freedom from Kelth he ended it with a single quickened chain lightning,not towards Kelth... but the jars.
If he could not get out of it, then no one would...
The time seemed to slow down on that very moment, until the first jar shattered, Sondaal was attempting to leave, but it was too late, the chain reaction of the horrendous explosion started and the room and nearby rooms quickly were no more, Marius being the one in middle of the explotion stood no chance of survival, little to nothing would be left of him... Kelth, Sondaal and Shia were thrown out of the room by the sheer power of the flames suffering severe damage by bouncing on the hard walls, explosion, splinters of glass, wood and metal, fire and all died in that very moment, although everyone else save Marius in mostly single piece...
Huge explosion was seen all around the Market Ward of Sigil, the strength of explotion was felt below the Smoking Hammer Inn at the Under Sigil dusting the caves wildly. The explotion itself caused couple dozen deaths, and Smoking Hammer Inn would never be the same anymore...
Harmonium quickly rushed to the scene with a group to put the fire out and take over the control of the situation, but it was sheer chaos for while, some of the cutters rushed inside the inn to save whom they could...
...The Darktale has ended...
((Thanks to everyone whom joined Marius' Social Experiment event :) Hopefully you enjoyed it as much as I did, I doubt though :P since I enjoyed it a lot *nods*
And yes! Marius is perma dead... unless someone for odd reason decides to resurrect him <.<))
