Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
Just ruin my fun, why don't you.
[Nightmares of the Second Age] The Daily Scribe
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Esbilon
Seven Thousand Club
Alright, so we need to deal with the abyssal. How do we get started on that scene and which characters are around to do anything about it?
Skadi, Tiger, Storm, Aurora, Rin and Rose. Anyone else? Unless the others insist onhis death (which it dosn't appear like) Rose would want to speak with him. In the mean time, it might be good if Storm and Tiger or whoever feels up to an interested in it started finding out to which extent he has been spying on us.
Does that sound like a decent plan?
Skadi, Tiger, Storm, Aurora, Rin and Rose. Anyone else? Unless the others insist onhis death (which it dosn't appear like) Rose would want to speak with him. In the mean time, it might be good if Storm and Tiger or whoever feels up to an interested in it started finding out to which extent he has been spying on us.
Does that sound like a decent plan?
MrSerious
Posting Addict
As much as I'm paranoid about the Abyssal, we had better not do anything too drastic without solid evidence since we're supposed to be the good guys 
Esbilon
Seven Thousand Club
Good guys don't let bad guys live to harm innocents without a very good reasonMrSerious said:As much as I'm paranoid about the Abyssal, we had better not do anything too drastic without solid evidence since we're supposed to be the good guys
Arynne
Salmon of Doubt
And yet, Lex Luthor and the Joker are still out there.
Esbilon
Seven Thousand Club
That's because cartoon superheroes aren't actually good guys.Arynne said:
Lord-Leafar
Two Thousand Club
Arynne did bring up a good point though, we have to be very careful on what we do since he's under the protection of our hospitality right now. Fabricating evidence to kill him might be just as bad as killing him outright, if not worse under the eyes of Conky, because it throws virtue out the window in the most manipulative and scheming way. Now, unless any of us have any significant knowledge of Necromancy, I think any efforts to find out to what extent he has spied on us will prove fruitless, since he could have a spy easily watching and seeing us through the Underworld paralel and we would be none the wiser.
Sherwood, does Whisper have any knowledge of Necromancy spells? Anything that could help us deal with this issue?
On a related note, I would like to propose a couple of spells for any of our spellcasters to learn that could be very very useful to us:
- Corrupted Words (To prevent any further people from talking about subjects we want to keep private)
- Any Banishment Spells
- Private Plaza of Downcast Eyes
- Mirage of Protective Shelter
Sherwood, does Whisper have any knowledge of Necromancy spells? Anything that could help us deal with this issue?
On a related note, I would like to propose a couple of spells for any of our spellcasters to learn that could be very very useful to us:
- Corrupted Words (To prevent any further people from talking about subjects we want to keep private)
- Any Banishment Spells
- Private Plaza of Downcast Eyes
- Mirage of Protective Shelter
MrSerious
Posting Addict
I'm getting confused. I thought Whisper was the Abyssal we were all concerned about?
Lord-Leafar
Two Thousand Club
No no, there's an Abyssal envoy from the Mask of Winters that is currently being hosted in Rathess with a proposition of an alliance with Thorns. So far Skadi is the only one that has been in touch with him.
MrSerious
Posting Addict
Oh ok. Thats why we need an IC recap since I've not been tracking the other threads (so I can't act on knowledge my character doesn't have).
MaHaSuchi's700
Seducing them all, one Celestial at a time
And Skadi is keeping an eye on the envoy, IIRC. I agree, we really should get Whisper involved with this. However, we do need to tread lightly. In the scenario that Whisper is a double agent, we wouldn't him using this Abyssal as another means of contact with handlers. Not that I think he is, but we need to be careful with how he gets involved.
Lord-Leafar
Two Thousand Club
Any other ideas on how we can deal with this Abyssal envoy? So far I see this as our main options:
- Assign a dematerialized demon (or a few) to stick with him and report everything he does. (Essence sight could easily spoil this)
- Storm could spy on him, since he's much harder to spot and essence sight does nothing to find him.
- We could let Whisper speak to him, instructing him to pose as a doble agent (under the supervision of either Storm/Grond) to find out what his true purpose in Rathess is.
- Rose could try and talk to him and see what info she can come up with.
- Assign a dematerialized demon (or a few) to stick with him and report everything he does. (Essence sight could easily spoil this)
- Storm could spy on him, since he's much harder to spot and essence sight does nothing to find him.
- We could let Whisper speak to him, instructing him to pose as a doble agent (under the supervision of either Storm/Grond) to find out what his true purpose in Rathess is.
- Rose could try and talk to him and see what info she can come up with.
MaHaSuchi's700
Seducing them all, one Celestial at a time
Third and fourth plans seem best to me. Rose could easily bend the Abyssal around her finger. I think we should have Whisper speak with him first while Rose is "on her way" with either Grond or Storm listening in, hidden. Follow that up with Rose mind-bending the Abyssal after, and then we kick him out for the time being or find him a place (aka an Embassy ) within the city to keep him confined and out of sight for the time being. Also, with those Nephwracks present we should have the Embassy under guard and warded at all times to ensure they're not sneaking around at night without our supervision.
) within the city to keep him confined and out of sight for the time being. Also, with those Nephwracks present we should have the Embassy under guard and warded at all times to ensure they're not sneaking around at night without our supervision.
MaHaSuchi's700
Seducing them all, one Celestial at a time
That could easily be the Roseblack thread for all it matters. >_>
Lord-Leafar
Two Thousand Club
Yeah, we could get this matter sorted in that thread before we actually go and meet Ejava.
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
I will post a thread to deal with the envoy shortly. That way, everyone that wants to can be a part of the scene. Then we'll move on to the meeting with the Roseblack.
Feantari
Water Sprite
Would it be ok to have a Rathess scene for Rin to run around in? I feel she's rather wasted on social events and meetings and is itching to do things.
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Honestly, just let me in a room with the Abyssal for 5 minutes and I'll know everything about him that he doesn't want us to know.
Arynne
Salmon of Doubt
THOSE WORDS ARE BLASPHEMY!Esbilon said:
(Oh, and Skadi has a few Dragon Kings watching the guy and his nemissaries, using the Paths of Air.)
MaHaSuchi's700
Seducing them all, one Celestial at a time
Sherwood - can the Titan fly 25 hours a day on autopilot if a course is pre-set? I've calculated the distances for direct (passing nearby Greyfalls) and indirect (looping around to the North and East) routes to Rathess from Metagalapa's current location, with the direct route taking ~2700 mi(les) and the indirect route taking ~4200 mi. While the indirect route passes slightly closer to the Noss Fens than it does Greyfalls, it's not so much that we really need be concerned (if the distance between Noss Fens and Greyfalls were equal to 100 with Greyfalls being the "0 point," the Titan would pass between the two at around 65-70) - not that our characters really know to be concerned about the place anyways.
The Titan can fly 20 mph, correct? If so, the direct route takes 5.4 days (135 hrs) while the indirect route takes 8.4 days (210 hrs). Unless the Titan can't fly continuously and requires drastic amounts of downtime, we should be able to get it to Rathess quite fast. In fact, they will be able to make it to Rathess much faster than any non-airborne division from Chiang-Dav (which is ~400 mi from Rathess).
The Titan can fly 20 mph, correct? If so, the direct route takes 5.4 days (135 hrs) while the indirect route takes 8.4 days (210 hrs). Unless the Titan can't fly continuously and requires drastic amounts of downtime, we should be able to get it to Rathess quite fast. In fact, they will be able to make it to Rathess much faster than any non-airborne division from Chiang-Dav (which is ~400 mi from Rathess).
Myllinnia
The Bladed-Wings of Timespace
I was just thinking to plow straight through. Altering the course does nothing, but make the trip longer. People are going to know regardless, right? So straight in my vote. Well straight as we can be... if something wants to play well then that might add some time. xD
And I'm trying to remember do we know of the second age cities and places. I doubt we were told of the Dowager's domain, and I'm not entirely sure we know of Greyfalls. Other than... oh look sprawling city near Titan's flight path. But I could be wrong, I've been purposely vague in my post about such things.
And I'm trying to remember do we know of the second age cities and places. I doubt we were told of the Dowager's domain, and I'm not entirely sure we know of Greyfalls. Other than... oh look sprawling city near Titan's flight path. But I could be wrong, I've been purposely vague in my post about such things.
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
[QUOTE="MaHaSuchi's700]Sherwood - can the Titan fly 25 hours a day on autopilot if a course is pre-set? I've calculated the distances for direct (passing nearby Greyfalls) and indirect (looping around to the North and East) routes to Rathess from Metagalapa's current location, with the direct route taking ~2700 mi(les) and the indirect route taking ~4200 mi. While the indirect route passes slightly closer to the Noss Fens than it does Greyfalls, it's not so much that we really need be concerned (if the distance between Noss Fens and Greyfalls were equal to 100 with Greyfalls being the "0 point," the Titan would pass between the two at around 65-70) - not that our characters really know to be concerned about the place anyways.
The Titan can fly 20 mph, correct? If so, the direct route takes 5.4 days (135 hrs) while the indirect route takes 8.4 days (210 hrs). Unless the Titan can't fly continuously and requires drastic amounts of downtime, we should be able to get it to Rathess quite fast. In fact, they will be able to make it to Rathess much faster than any non-airborne division from Chiang-Dav (which is ~400 mi from Rathess).
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Yes, the AI can monitor the flight path and then warn you of any problems. You'll be able to get the Titan to a position between Rathess and Denandsor before it has to be shut down for repair work.
The Titan can fly 20 mph, correct? If so, the direct route takes 5.4 days (135 hrs) while the indirect route takes 8.4 days (210 hrs). Unless the Titan can't fly continuously and requires drastic amounts of downtime, we should be able to get it to Rathess quite fast. In fact, they will be able to make it to Rathess much faster than any non-airborne division from Chiang-Dav (which is ~400 mi from Rathess).
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Yes, the AI can monitor the flight path and then warn you of any problems. You'll be able to get the Titan to a position between Rathess and Denandsor before it has to be shut down for repair work.