DMaster: You hear noises coming from the sanctuary, a door opening and people talking
Chance: chan:look around and see if there is another way out
DMaster: this is a dead end, with a ladder leading to the hatch that is locked tight. You two are both on the ladder, Britney a few rungs higher than you.
Chance: chan: Well, looks like we are going back the way we came(whispering)
DMaster: BRIT: Well that is where the talking is coming from. So no, we can’t really go anywhere.
You hear people in the chamber with the altar and symbol, shadows cast across the lights. They call for someone name Javier
Chance: Chan: Well its either we stay here or go back(whispering) I say we go back and try to see what we can see. but your opinion is valued.
DMaster: BRIT: Chance. Dammit man, did you fall out of bed today and hit your head? If we go down they will see us. The only Chance is that they don’t walk into this corridor… (In a quiet hissing annoyed tone)
VOICE #1: How did the rune activate?
VOICE #2: I have no idea, but it is not by accident. We called Javier
VOICE #1: ahhh there you are Javier, you might want to take a look.
You see a person come heading down the short hall looking around.
BRIT: Dammit, we’re screwed.
Chance: see if there are any shadows to blend in with
DMaster: The taller lean man walks closer and spots you two right away.
JAV: You two there. Come to the light now
You hear rustling and two more figures head down the hallway somewhat quickly
Chance: looking at Britney
DMaster: She looks at you, shrugs her shoulders and slowly goes down the ladder
DMaster: JAV: Let’s see your hands, both of you.
He draws his weapon. Britney nudges you to go down.
Chance: Drop off the ladder and I will walk into the light slowly
DMaster: He motions to the two other guards and they walk over to you and take off your weapons.
Chance: keeping an eye on what Britney is doing
DMaster: She drops down, looks blankly at the man with the weapon. She looks disgusted and defeated. Brit is not a happy camper. They are padding you down making sure you don’t have any hidden weapons
BRIT: Hey now, I couldn’t fit a weapon there… well maybe a really small one… but I don’t have any weapons, at least not for you.
DMaster: JAV: This way, NOW.
The taller thin man waves you towards the opening as he walks toward it.
Chance: follow him, I guess, not like we have a choice
DMaster: you two follow Javier into the chamber with the symbol, you see a few monk-like people and a tall vibrant woman walks in. Flowing thin dress, boobs pushed up, piercing blue eyes, beautiful face but has tattoos all over and a half shaved head.
Chance: keep looking around
DMaster: WOMAN: What is going on? and who in Abyss are these two?
JAV: M’lady I found these two trapped down the hallway
Chance: keeping quiet, keep an eye on everything, especially Brit to see if she is going to try anything.
DMaster: WOMAN: She closes her eyes and waves her hand… the symbol on the ground goes dark
Javier is looking at Britney
JAV: I believe this is Britney, owner of the Sunset Inn.
Britney sarcastically curtsies
Chance: grin a little
DMaster: WOMAN: What on Legon are you doing down here?
She says with a confused look on her face, then glancing at you she squints and it appears she figured it out.
JAV: But I do not know who this is.
He points at you. The woman looks at you with a raised eyebrow
WOM: Well, you mute or dumb? Maybe both?
Chance: Chan: M’lady I am Chance and work at the Sunset Inn
DMaster: She is taken back a bit, and with a surprised look WOMAN: M’Lady? Why… how… polite of you
She looks around the room as though she feels she is getting punked.
Chance: waiting to see what she does next
DMaster: WOMAN: Javier, take them to the holding facility.
She beckons a guard and they hand her a few rags, the woman then hands them to Javier and he blind folds the both of you
WOMAN: Not that it matters, I am sure they have already romped through the compound, but hey a little caution never hurts.
Chance: as they escort us to the holding area try to pay attention with other sense to the direction they take us
DMaster: well you know they are heading towards the way you came. you hear the rustling of things, people walking along with you down the corridor. so you stop… you hear them fumble with keys, open a door. You get pushed into a room. Then more keys then a rusty sounding grate being opened. You are pushed into there then the blindfolds taken off
Chance: look around
DMaster: it’s a 20×20 room, a bench in front of you, 10 feet of it is beyond the jail cell bars dividing you from the door out. There are some curtains to the north, and a table in the SE corner with Ferellus sitting at the table
FER: Chance! Britney!
He gets up wide eyed.
Chance: Chan: go figure we would find you here
Shake my head.
DMaster: You see someone else sitting at the table with Ferellus
FER: This is Leanen
She meekly looks up and smiles
Chance: Chan: Hello M’lady
I Bow slightly
DMaster: BRIT: Cut the shit Chance, you sound and look ridiculous
giving you a nudge to drive home the point.
BRIT: So here you are, all of Summer Isles looking for you and this is where you are. You want to tell me. what. the. fuck. you’re doing?
Chance: Chan: how in the hell did u end up here?
DMaster: FER: I snuck back down here to return the medallion and this Javier guy blind sides with me. So I wake up in here, with Leanen looking down at me
Chance: Chan: real stupid idea Ferellus. What would possess you to even want to return the medallion? And alone too boot!
DMaster: FER: I didn’t want anyone else to find it and if they found it missing they might go looking for it
Britney ponders a bit and looks around the cell.
BRIT: Makes sense I guess… still a dumb idea.
Chance: Chan: you should have at least got me and Britney to come with you. Now we are all sitting in here waiting for who knows what to happen to us
DMaster: FER: Sorry guys, I didn’t want to get anyone any more involved then they had too
BRIT: Well you did and I have the company coming in two days and I won’t be there to greet them… awesome.
Ferellus shoulders sink and he sighs
Chance: Chan: So now what do we do?
DMaster: FER: I don’t know, Leanen has been her for a day or two
She nods her head
LEA: They come and get you and ask you questions… so far it seems once a day
Chance: Chan: if I only had a pick I could at least get us out of here
DMaster: FER: no, I’ve already looked them over. I picked this one here, with the pick I hid in my boot. The door lock though… broke the pick almost instantly. So I snuck back in here.
Chance: Chan: so we are supposed to sit here and wait, you know I am not the waiting kind.
DMaster: BRIT: Evidently…
She walks over to the curtains, opens them.
BRIT: Oh nice. a shitter, wonderful.
FER: Not much privacy
Britney goes through her pockets, and finds nothing… sits on the bench
Chance: smirk a little
Chance: guess I might as well sit down and pick my ass
Sit down on the bench.
DMaster: Ferellus looks at Leanen and starts chatting with her. Nothing is said worth any consequence
Britney looks around again, taps her chin with her index finger.
BRIT: hmmmm
Chance: look over at Britney
Chance: what’s going on in that gorgeous head of yours Britney
DMaster: BRIT: I doubt we will be here too long
She says looking around and then off into the distance
FER: Well Lea has been here for at least a day
Chance: Chan: hard to say guess we should make the best of it, regardless we aren’t going anywhere
DMaster: The blonde woman looks at you annoyed
BRIT: No Chance, it’s easy to say, no bedding, no beds, no long term facility. My guess is that they don’t host many people in this room, or they don’t do it for long.
She stops a moment from saying anything further, looks down and sighs again.
BRIT: which could be good for us, or it could mean…
She looks down, snorts, runs her finger across her neck.
Chance: find a place to sit on the floor and just close eyes and do some deep meditation
DMaster: Britney glances over to you
BRIT: What now Chance, what the hell are you doing? This is probably not the time or place for whatever the hell you are doing.
FER: You feeling ok today, you are acting really weird, or weirder than normal. Normal being a relative term of course.
Chance: Chan: I am feeling fine just leave me be
I will close eyes and just relax for a minute or two
DMaster: Britney gets up and walks to the bars and looks out
Chance: listen to my surroundings, like old morty taught me
DMaster: DM: Morty never taught you that.
BRIT: Well there is hardly any room, instead of getting everyone in and out of the cell to pee, they just put a stinky crapper in the corner.
FER: That’s what I thought too
Britney glances at Ferellus
BRIT: Yeah, sure you did.
Just then the door swings open and the mystery women comes in
Chance: looking up
DMaster: WOMAN: Ok Blondie
The woman stops and gives her another look.
WOMAN: You are… not half bad looking if I do say so myself.
BRIT: You… I just did and thanks, I think.
WOMAN: you are up, get away from the bars
Brit backs off, and two guards stand and unlock the jail door
Chance: just stay put
DMaster: they put a bag over her head, one of the guards lock the door behind her and they walk out of the door
Chance: Chan: I don’t like this
DMaster: FER: Me either (sighes) I got everyone in this predicament
Chance: Chan: Yeah you did. I wouldn’t have even known you were missing if your sister hadn’t come and found me, I mean what were you thinking going alone. what is the first rule Ferellus never go alone isn’t it
DMaster: LEA: (interrupting) he already said, he didn’t want to get anyone else involved, so yeah maybe not the best idea but he had good intentions. Beating that dead horse is not going to help the situation.
FER: Thanks Lea
She shrugs her shoulders and Ferellus fiddles with the candle holder
Chance: Chan: sorry buddy I am not mad at you, just mad at the situation we are in
DMaster: FER: Yeah….
After a few more minutes the door swings open again and Britney is brought in with a bag on head, she is put in the jail, bag removed.
GUARD: Ok, you (pointing at you) your next
Chance: get up and walk over
DMaster: they throw a bag on your head, one of the guards grabs your arm and leads you out of the room. you turn left
Chance: just try to keep my bearings as they lead me
DMaster: you don’t walk too far when you hear a door open and you turn right, then you walk through another door and you get shoved down on a chair
Chance: wait and see what happens
DMaster: the bag gets taken off your head. The Mysterious Priestess looks up from a scroll she is writing on
WOMAN: Is your name Chance?
Chance: Chan: Yes, why would I lie about my name, sure you have ways to know if I am lying or not
DMaster: WOMAN: (looks amused) Boy you are a nervous one aren’t you?
She smirks
VEL: My name is Velencia, High Priestess of Finster.
She leans back
VEL: Now that we have introductions done, What were you doing in the compound?
Chance: Chan: looking for my friend who you have in the cell
DMaster: She nods and looks at you
VEL: Your friend was roaming around the compound, lost I imagine, with that medallion in hand. Where did he get that Medallion? Do you know?
Chance: Chan: we found it
DMaster: Her eye perked up a bit.
VEL: where?
Chance: Chan: and what happens if I tell you where? I want a guarantee me and my friends will live
DMaster: Velencia squints at you and gives you a lil sly grin
VEL: What do you think this is? Let’s make a deal? If you don’t answer me, I will extract it from you in the most painful way possible. It would hurt so much your great grandfather would feel it in his grave.
She takes a deep breath, smirks, proud of her little quip.
VEL: But you have to be smart enough to know by killing you, we would have the entire Island coming down on us.
Chance: Chan: well I think I am, if you want to know where we found the medallion
DMaster: Velencia looks confused and annoyed.
VEL: Did you eat rancid fish as a kid or something? This is not information that I value, I am merely curious. But if you want to be a hard ass that is your call.
Chance: Chan: no, I just want to ensure this hard ass is going to live
DMaster: Velencia looks you over.
VEL: With what as collateral? You are not the brightest star in the sky are you. No wonder you are down here in a cell.
She motions to one of her guards
VEL: He’s about as smart as a bag of door knobs. Useless, could have got more information out of that broken chair.
The bag goes over your head and you get grabbed and taken back to the cell
Chance: take a seat
DMaster: Britney, Ferellus and Leanen are all standing there looking out the jail cell
Chance: wait and see what happens next
Behind the Scenes
Velencia throws her scroll on her desk, walks around and sighs. Flinging her hair back she shakes it free a little. All this walking around in tight spaces is giving her a headache.
Javier walks in after her.
“M’Lady, what are we to do with the prisoners?” He says matter of fact like.
She shakes her head, reaching for a bottle of wine. She pops the cork and takes a long drink. The tall tattooed woman wipes her mouth, turns around and meets the man in front of her desk, eye to eye.
“We can’t sacrifice them, that would surely bring the island down on us. But we can’t just let them go can we?” she says, corking the bottle back up and putting it on the table.
Velencia was handpicked by Finster to be one of his High Priestesses. She grew up fairly privileged, had average grades, had boyfriends and as normal a childhood as one could have.
One day, tragedy struck, something so devastating, that Velencia felt she could never recover from. In her darkest day, when the dagger was at the throat… Finster arrived.
Even though he saved her, she changed, took a complete 180.. Her moral compass started to fade, she took chances she never took before. Pretty soon she was flying up the ranks in the local Finster cult. Eventually after some knock down drag out spats with some of the leaders, she ventured off on her own. Started her own following, her own cult, and it grew and grew fast.
The woman stands tall, very tall at 5’11” and is a beauty. She knows how to use her arsenal, ranging from pushed up boobs to a long slit down her dress. If it can help her accomplish a goal, that route is taken.
“I always felt that fear is a great motivating factor, threatening their family, and I bet you they clam up.” Javier says, tilting his head a bit waiting for her response.
She nods, looks around the room. “That is a good idea. Let’s go, I have things to do, I am tired of being a hostess…”
DMaster: After some time, Velencia walks in and stops in front of the jail cell.
VEL: Well, we seem to have a dilemma. I would love to sacrifice you to our lord, but that would not be prudent (raises an eyebrow) so I am going to let you all go, Except for you Leanen, sorry
FER: NO WAY! I will not go without her!
Chance: Chan: Ferellus don’t be stupid lets go
DMaster: VEL: No she stays, she knows more than she is letting on and there is no one looking for her. But… your release is dependent on a condition
DMaster: BRIT: Oh here we go…
Chance: Chan: I agree… oh wait… and that condition is?
DMaster: Britney looks at you, smacks her forehead
VEL: You can’t tell anyone about this place. Now that we know who you are, and where you live, we will be keeping an eye on you. If you tell anyone… I will make sure the person you love the most in this world will suffer and die.
VEL: I would (licks her lips) enjoy it…
Chance: Chan: I bet you would
DMaster: She looks at all of you, chants a few words and throws this dust in the air, smoke fills the jail, you cough and gag and pass out. It grows dark. You have weird dreams about Britney having 4 tits and Ferellus making out with your mom. Eventually when you wake up, the first thing you see is the night sky. Looking around you are in a group by the waterfall.
Chance: Chan: Guess we keep our mouths shut about this incident
DMaster: Britney is just waking up
BRIT: *cough cough* were you talking Chance, still being weird I see.
Chance: Chan: you okay Britney?
Give her a scowl.
DMaster: BRIT: Yeah.
She shakes her head and coughs a few more times
FER: Dammit, Leanen, I wonder what they will do with her?!?
Chance: Chan: Ferellus we keep our mouths shut and never talk about this ever again, unless you want to end up back there again
DMaster: BRIT: Ok we have to come up with a story…
She is wiping down her outfit.
Chance: Chan: well you are the expert there.
smirking
DMaster: BRIT:Huh, why would I be the… oh nevermind you are not having a good day.
She ponders a bit.
BRIT: We got lost in a cavern and found Ferellus there, he was lost too, we eventually found our way out…
Chance: Chan: think a good old whack over the head sounds good to me, we got lost in a cavern found Ferellus who accidentally hit his head
DMaster: BRIT: Yes, he hit his head
Glances over at Ferellus who is looking at Chance worried.
Chance: Chance: and then we found our way out, that would explain why he was missing. that is the story Ferellus and we all need to stick with it okay
DMaster: Britney stops, looks around
BRIT: Hear that?
FER: Yeah, oh
Chance: take a listen
DMaster: BRIT: They have search parties out for us…
you hear in the distance Britney’s name, your name and Ferellus’s
Chance: Chance: oh great Ferellus remember the story, stick to it
DMaster: FER: Me? You are the one who keeps repeating himself, saying random shit and playing mr, yoga on the prison cell and…
BRIT: Really
She smacks him upside the head
FER: HEY! He’s being a dickbag! Ok ok…
Chance: Chance: let’s go then
DMaster: Britney beckons both of you, and you walk down towards the path… Ferellus trips over something
Chance: look at what he trips over
DMaster: all of your weapons
Chance: Chan: let’s gather our stuff back up you two
DMaster: Britney looks all through the high grass and brush
BRIT: Chance here is your sword, hands it to you
You find Britney’s weapons
Chance: Chan: here you go Britney here are your weapons
DMaster: a search party is getting close
Chance: Chan: let’s go before they don’t think we heard them, play it up like you got a bump on the noggin Ferellus
DMaster: FER: I’m going to give you a bump on your…
He stops and looks at Britney who is going to rip his head off
FER: Ok, ok.
He holds his head as he walks onto the path.
DMaster: VOICES: LOOK! Someone is up the path!
Chance: I will lean in close to Ferellus like he is leaning on me to walk
DMaster: BRIT: Yes it’s us… we found Ferellus!
Chance: Let Britney take the lead on this just play like I am Ferellus’s shoulder to lean on
DMaster: HEL: Is everyone ok???
Chance: Chan: We are except Ferellus here took a nasty bump to his noggin
DMaster: HEL: Ok we can get him to the clerics but where they hell were you?
Chance: Chan: found him in a cavern
DMaster: HEL: Well you can answer more questions later, let’s go
she points down the path towards the guard station. You all walk down to the guard station. Ferellus’s mom comes running up and hugs him.
FER-MOM: oh son! Are you ok?!??
FER: Yes mom.
Chance: just stay quiet while all this is going on
DMaster: SHA: Ferellus you idiot!
She runs, jugs a-bouncing and gives him a big hug. He returns the hug and smiles.
FER: I heard you were looking for me, thanks sis.
HEL: Saundra, over here!
An elf with long curly blonde hair, thin and almost glides. walks over and takes Ferellus over to a makeshift tent. You see your Mom walking towards you.
Chance: smile at my mom
DMaster: she runs over and gives you a big hug
Chance: hug her back
DMaster: MOM: I was so worried… when you and Brit went out looking and you didn’t come back
You see Helynne talking to Britney she looks at Brits shoulders and grabs some of the dust that Velencia threw
Chance: Chan: I am so sorry mom but I couldn’t leave Ferellus out there missing
DMaster: MOM: I’m just glad you are ok!
Chance: Chan: you know me, I am tough
smiling at her
DMaster: Britney walks over to you two,
BRIT: Let’s get back home
Chance: Chan: I agree, lets
DMaster: Shanna walks over and gives you a hug.
SHA: Thank you Chance…
You notice Ferellus frantically talking to Saundra the Priestess. She looks confused
Chance: Chan: You’re welcome Shanna
Look at Britney with dread in my eyes
DMaster: BRIT: Helynne! I was wondering if you could maybe see if you could put up a sign over there saying not to enter the cavern.
Chance: Chan: I agree it is not safe
DMaster: Britney (with your intuition) is distracting Helynne from going over the Saundra and Ferellus
Chance: keep trying to diffuse the situation
DMaster: She stops, glowering at the Inn owner.
HEL: Yeah. Brit. I did have one, in fact it’s still there
Points and you can see it from the tent.
Chance: Chan: I will keep a better eye on Ferellus from now on, so this don’t happen again
DMaster: Helynne walks over, grabs your arm and whispers in your ear.
HEL: you have a lot to answer too, I’ll see YOU tomorrow, be at the guard house tomorrow morn
Your mom looks annoyed at Helynne,
JOS: Excuse me..!
Helynne looks at your mom
HEL: My apologies
Chance: just let mom handle this, smirking as I put head down
DMaster: Ferellus, his mom and Shanna are walking down the path finally. You, your mom and Brit are walking back to the sunset inn
Chance: keep walking toward the Sunset Inn. It is quiet. You take your mom’s hand on your arm and escort her.
DMaster: you get there and you head up to the top floor where your apartment is
Chance: head to my bedroom and change clothes
DMaster: you hear your mom in the kitchen.
Chance: Chan: mom I wanted to apologize again for scaring you like that. I knew Ferellus was out there and just couldn’t sit by and do nothing
DMaster: MOM: Its ok, I thought you with Britney would of been safer but I guess not
Chance: Chan: well it all worked out mom we found Ferellus and brought him back home
DMaster: She wanders into the living room
JOS: Yes, you are a very good friend… but I am sure you are exhausted, you should get to bed
Chance: Chan: I should but I am hungry too
smiling at her
DMaster: MOM: There is some stew I made for lunch in the ice box, you can warm it up over the fire
She locks the door and heads into her room and closes the door
MOM: Night
Chance: Chan: night Mom love you
DMaster: MOM: (muffled) Love You Too
Chance: go to the ice box and warm up some stew and reflect on the day
DMaster: You eat it up and now it’s after midnight
Chance: and then head to bed so I can get a little rest
DMaster: You fall asleep pretty quickly.