Captive-Chapter 4: Danger Foreshadowed

[Lord High Eater of Legs]

ooc:

Originally posted by Calaethis Dragonsbane: and you do have this thing called a "life"

a 'life'? whats that Cal? lol [img]tongue.gif[/img] LB, well said [img]smile.gif[/img] I find it annoying also when spellings are incorrect *Dameon strike has an R in *, (the only reason I spell things 'wrong' is when I want to tpye quickly, or if I'm drunk [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) lol, just proof 'antidisestablishmentarianism' wanna check if it's spelt right? [img]tongue.gif[/img] (not to boast or anything [img]tongue.gif[/img] )
ic:Khalraan swung at Dameon, being sure not to strike his hand as Damion(ooc:Argh, confusing )had done, using the techniques he had been taught he managed to block one or two of Dameon's quick blows. Khalraan was soon caught off-guard though, when he saw Calaethis and Skye fighting, he watched them become more engrossed in chatting than sparring, and grinned to himself. His attention was soon brought back to the small battle though, as Dameon buckled Khal's legs with the flat of his blade.

ooc:btw, everyone, for my IT I've got to advertise a play, it can be anything we want i.e. a film converted into a play, etc. so, I thought I'd do Captive, if thats alright with everyone? [img]smile.gif[/img] You'd all be famous! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] lol [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-08-2003, 03:19 PM: Message edited by: Lord High Eater of Legs ]

[Calaethis Dragonsbane]

***OOC, LHELs are you DELIBERATELY using small "i"s or is it a typo? grrr. soz for this occ LB. But I cant post til Skye does -also, I wondered, it might be nice if we all did a character sheet, complete with background and inventory. Sorta thing. What do you think? if only to help us keep track of all our items. Of course, nothing munchkin would be permited, just an idea, whatcha think?***

[ 01-08-2003, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]

[Lady Blue03]

ooc-good idea Calth. And i believe you British types are 8 hours ahead of the west coast. It's 12:30 right now, and i'll be on till 2 or 3. Then I usually come back on around 6 or 7 till around 9 or 10. Depends on whether or not i have things to do and if my dad is home, since then my cpu time is more restricted. Also, i'll be posting Thursday afternoon, then i'm gone until sunday night because i have a horseshow in Arizona.

Verloren watched the children and the tall one with interest. She didn't find the reason for teaching them swords so early very refutable, since it could give them a false sense of security and they could very easily end up dead. She reached down and scratched a large dog sized Zachana, and quickly pulled her hand back at a growl. Oh yes, Alliene was using the familiar powers to watch while she got a massage, she wouldn't want to be scratched on the head. Sighing, she narrowed her eyes at Calaethis,

"Watch the positioning of your feet, Calaethis. A quick move with her blade and you could easily end up on the ground,"

Now, to post for all 3 of my chars, *sigh*

Alliene Silverwater-Daughter of Matron Streea, of House Streea, 2nd rank in the drow city under Neverwinter, and daughter of Nox, prince in the sea-elf kingdom Allinav, both heir to the thrones of the Queen and King. She possesses a familiar named Zachana, a size-shifting Black Dragon, whom she was rescued by when the dragon decided to make a meal of her bandit captives. Her main weapons are two long swords, +5 ice enchanted named Vilzraquath, and +5 lightning enchanted named Nizzre. She is a master in dual-weilding and long swords, with a few points in long bow, though she does not own one. Her stats are str20, dex20, con18, int18, wis9, cha7. Lvl30 fighter and 19 mage. She has midnight blue skin that flushes black when she is shamed or angry, piercing silver eyes, and silverish white hair down to the smalls of her back. She prefers to wear drow chain +3 enchanted to remain intact in sunlight, so she can also cast her spells without hinderance. She is quick to anger and somehat hard to please, but her true smile is enough to make any mans eyes drop to the floor(which i do not think i've used in captive yet). Her hate for humans originates from an experience when she was new out of the underground. Ambushed by bandits and tied down for their pleasure, she was resuced by Zachana. Later in their travels they met Princess Verloren and Avalon, becoming instant friends. Alliene has a Bag of Holding the size of a belt pouch, and of course, it hangs on her belt. Her cloak, the Circlet of Netheril +6, several magical items, and healing potions are stored in there.

Verloren Esgaroth Dragonflame-Verloren is Queen of her powerful country, Defari, who pride in the fact that their horses are more intelligent than most humans. She obtained the throne by killing her father after she discovered that he had been abusing her elven mother. Her mother was sent back to Suldenessar for healing. Verloren's weapon's consist of 2 scimitars, +5 ice enchanted Isan, +5 lightning enchanted Isak, and a long bow strapped to her back she took to calling the Arm Breaker(reason unknown). Her armour is a +5 half plate she designed herself, gold plated-but powerful steel underneath. She is a lvl 45 blademaster, lvl 10 cleric, and has not lost a duel since she was 15 years old (she is currently 26). She owns a war horse named Wind Shadow, who towers over her 5'1 frame at 17.5 hands(over 6 feet). Like the horses of Defari, he is extremely intelligent and responds to all verbal commands. He is a deadly animal in battle, and his silver coat is imbued with magic protection. Verloren was riding him through the palace woods when she met Avalon in human form. Her stats are: str21 dex21 con20 int10 wis16 cha15. Her appearance is almost mirror of Alliene's, although her skin is slightly tanned, and her brown hair is streaked with a natural red. When angred or in battle her soft brown eyes are replaced by a fiery red. She is always wering an amused look and is quick to smile on a cute mouth that can turn into a snarl or sneer just as easily. She met Alliene while flying with Avalon over Allinav. Her inventory is safely in her estates of Defari, and she uses a special summoning spell to conjur her items to her hands.

Avalon-Though his name is simple for a dragon, Avalon is one of the strongest Silver Ancients in all of Faerune. He lives on a secluded mountain top not far from Verloren's palace. He is fiercly protective of Alliene's and Verloren's honor and would gladly kill any who offended them. While in human form, his hair is spiked into a mohawk reminicent of his dragon-form fin, and his eyes are pure silver, with a black pupil in each(think of Dune but with silver instead of blue), a dead give away to any who know his kind. I do not recall what his stats are, but you can look them up easily on any D&D website.

[Calaethis Dragonsbane]

Originally posted by Lady Blue03: ooc-good idea Calth. And i believe you British types are 8 hours ahead of the west coast. It's 12:30 right now, and i'll be on till 2 or 3. Then I usually come back on around 6 or 7 till around 9 or 10. Depends on whether or not i have things to do and if my dad is home, since then my cpu time is more restricted. Also, i'll be posting Thursday afternoon, then i'm gone until sunday night because i have a horseshow in Arizona.

You live on the west Coast LB? What about Skye? Well, its about 9 PM our time now. And don't forget to capitalise your "i"s LB hehe. Heh, my CPU net time is restricted too.. from 9 til 11 pm... of course, I dont always follow those restrictions but *shrugs* Btw, good luck, or have fun, or both with your horseshow

He is fiercly protective of Alliene's and Verloren's honor and would gladly kill any who offended them.

Thats honour with a "u" LB *grins* btw, does that extend to Cal as well? Just for the record - I mean, will dragonfeatures extend his "protection" to Alliene's younger cousin. Btw, when you said "drop any male's eyes to the floor" - I assume that doesn't include my char - since his view of Alliene is a little different from most other males [img]tongue.gif[/img] ie - he thinks of her more as an elder sister then anything else. Better do my char sheet too [img]tongue.gif[/img] - btw, this wasn't exactly what I was thinking of when I mentioned it above LB - but I wanted a fully functional char sheet - even IF no one ever touches a dice - besides *wry look* perhaps I can use him at a later date - Neb's games char sheet musta rubbed off on me [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Calaethis: (using 2ed rules)

Race: Elf*
Class: Ranger
Alignment: Neutral Good
Level: 14

*(his blood is that of several elves - high (father), wood (mother), and on some aunt's side sea - but for simplicities sake - just elf)

Stats: - (and no I didn't just pick any old number - BG1 stat roll table - I DO have the scrn-shot btw)

Str: 17
Dex: 19
Con: 17
Int: 16
Wis: 16
Cha: 11

Saving Throws
Paralyzation: 5
Poison: 5
Death Magic: 5
Rod: 7
Staff: 7
Wand: 7
Petrification: 6
Polymorph: 6
Breath Weapon: 5
Spell: 8

Racial Abilities:

Bow Bonus
Infravision
Resistance: Sleep and Charm
Spot Secret Doors
Stealth
Sword Bonus

Proficiencies, Traits, Skills, Disadvantages: (112 pts - 112 pts spent)

Extra Class Abilities:
none

Weapon Proficiencies
Longsword (Specialization) (12)
Longbow (Proficient) (2)
Katana (Proficient) (2)

Fighting Style:
One-handed Weapon ++ (4)
Two Weapon ++ (4)

Traits:
Alertness (6)
Ambidexterity (4)
Climate Sense (4)
Double-jointed (4)
Fast Healer (6)
Keen eyesight (5)
Keen Hearing (5)
Light Sleeper (5)
Lucky (6)

Non-Weapon Proficiencies:
Fire-building (2)
Fishing (3)
Gaming (2)
Riding, Land (2)
Swimming (2)
Weather Knowledge (2)
Reading/Writing (2)
Spellcraft (3)
Animal Lore (3)
Blind-fighting (4)
Hunting (2)
Survival (3)
Tracking (4)
Set Snares (4)
Endurance (2)

Stealth Skills:
93% Hide in the Shadows
99% Move Silently

Spells: - side note - since I've already had my char use cleric healing spells, we'll assume he can for the duration of this game - I'll think up some reason later - maybe some specialty for worshiping a certain deity.

~Rangers can learn priest spells of the plant and animal spheres~

Animal Sphere
(Major: shaman, druid)

Animal Friendship (1st)
Calm Animals (1st)
Invisibility to Animals (1st)
Locate Animals or Plants (1st)
Charm Person or Mammal (2nd)
Messenger (2nd)
Snake Charm (2nd)
Speak with Animals (2nd)
Control Animal (3rd)
Hold Animal (3rd)
Summon Insects (3rd)
Animal Summoning I (4th)
Call Woodland Beings (4th)
Giant Insect (4th)
Repel Insects (4th)
Animal Growth (5th)
Animal Summoning II (5th)
Commune with Nature (5th)
Insect Plague (5th)
Animal Summoning III (6th)
Antianimal Shell (6th)
Creeping Doom (7th)
Reincarnate (7th)

Plant Sphere
(Major: druids; Minor: shamans)

Entangle (1st)
Locate Animals or Plants (1st)
Pass without Trace (1st)
Shillelagh (1st)
Barkskin (2nd)
Detect Snares & Pits (2nd)
Goodberry/Badberry (2nd)
Trip (2nd)
Warp Wood (2nd)
Plant Growth (3rd)
Slow Rot (3rd)
Snare (3rd)
Spike Growth (3rd)
Tree (3rd)
Hallucinatory Forest (4th)
Hold Plant (4th)
Plant Door (4th)
Speak with Plants (4th)
Sticks to Snakes (4th)
Antiplant Shell (5th)
Commune with Nature (5th)
Pass Plant (5th)
Liveoak (6th)
Transport Via Plants (6th)
Turn Wood (6th)
Wall of Thorns (6th)
Changestaff (7th)

Spells per level

Level 1: 3 + 1 = 5
Level 2: 2 + 2 = 4
Level 3: 2 = 2

(the spells cast function as though cast by a level 7 priest character)

Inventory:

General Equipment:

Armour
Elven Chain +2
Elven Chain breeches
Gauntlets (a pair of bracers with built in wristguards)

Weaponary
Longsword - Tagnik'zurjess (+3 vs evil; can cast Sunray three times a day)
Composite Longbow
90 normal arrows
Hunting knife

Clothing
Green tunic + undertunic
Dark green surcoat
Dark green cloak
Green breeches
Boots (black)
Belt (black)
Winter cloak (fur)
Fur rimmed tunic, boots, & clothes
Other clothing

Other
Small bag of holding (purse size)** Basic adventuring equipment (bedroll, flint & steel etc)
Miscellaneous equipment (other stuff; quiver for example)
Rucksack - for holding inventory...

(ooc - since you char gave it to me lb - how much wieght, item limit etc?)

Capital
200 gp

Other Character details:

Age: 34
Height: 5'11
Weight: 7.6 stone
Hair Colour: Jet/Raven Black
Eye Colour: Green
Skin Colour: Very pale, almost pearly white.
Bone Structure: Slender
Chosen/favoured Weapon: Longsword

Appearence:

Calaethis:- An elf, his features are slender; his skin, pale and fair. His hair is raven-black and it's cut is: short at the front, but hangs shoulder-lenght down his back. His eyes are a dark green, deeper then emerald. He wears a green tunic and breeches, all of fine elven cut; undertunic and breeches, ontop of that his elven chainmail and elven chain breeches, and finally a tunic on top of that. The armour is concealed by his outer garments. He wears a quiver over one shoulder, also concealed by a dark green traveling cloak, that doubles up as a blanket, although it looks heavy, in reality its incredibly light, and not at all cumbersome. It also has a long, deep hood, which can be tucked away with ease. He also wears black boots and a belt, with two shealthes attached to the belt, and one shealth over his shoulder - diagonally opposite to the quiver. The cloak conceals the appearence of the weapons, and the chain allows him to hide in the shadows without restrictions. To the untrained eye, he is unarmed, save for a belt knife. He moves with grace, and a deadly purpose, with an air of self confidence about his abilities.

Description: A young elven noble - related to Alliene on her father's side, the lineage is somewhat removed, but to simplify things they call themselves 'cousins'. He is fairly young, even for an elf, and slightly naive about certain things, but is generally good humored most of the time. His elder cousin, Alliene watches out for him, and it's probable he wouldn't be allowed to wander as he does without her to take care of him. His family is protective of their young, especially so since he is an elven noble, first born, and heir to his house. He can be extremely sensetive, especially when Alliene is concerned, but on the other hand, can be incredibly cold to those he doesn't like. He has his share of prejudices, and misconcepts. His education was/has been cut short - due to joining his cousin - and as such, he isn't as knowledgable about certain topics as other elven nobles of the same age - however, his education will resume at some point, and his cousin has agreed to tutor him on several subjects.

Misc:

Apart from being armed with a longsword, longbow, and at some point, twin katanas as backup weapons - Calaethis also has the equiverlent to an animal comanion - "Sheverash", named after the diety as a sign of respect. "Sheverash" - or "Shev" (the animal companion) is a wolf, 1/5 winter wolf; he's larger then a normal wolf, and a good deal stronger - he also shares several features with other winter wolves; and has a resistence to cold, and his fangs do ice damage. His coat is dark grey fur at the base, ranging to a light grey and ending with ice-white tips. The wolf's eyes are yellow, and his fangs are ice-white, with almost a bluish tint to them - they appear to glow offtimes. Unlike most other animal compaions - Shev was not "summoned" and is a live companion.

Description of Tagnik'zurjess (+3 vs. evil; can cast Sunray three times a day)

Tagnik'zurjess is a longsword; the blade is plain and silver; two dragons decorate its hilt and crossguard - one on each side. On the outer edge, a dragon namely, Sssiks'barra (sunshadow), spreads its wings to the crossguard, flames shooting from its mouth and onto and around a gem. Sssiks'barra changes colour depending on it's masters mood, its scales can range from a crystal white, to a deep night black, and any other colour in-between. The other dragon, Sssiks vress'lve (sunclaw), is an oriental dragon, golden in colour, and tiny scales and two-minute rubies that served as eyes. The sun icon made the dragon's scales shine and reflect, making it appear like a detailed painting; the metal work was equisetic, and extremely fine in detail. The actual blade is several feet in length, half a foot longer then the usual length of a longblade. It's perfectly balanced, but is semi-sentient: any evildoers that try to bind it or wield it, it will reject, and even lash out if provoked. It has an underlying understanding of good and evil, and since it was forged to fight evil, it will not tolerate it.

***OOC I know this is a long char sheet - but I was bored... and... well, basically, its nice to have a fully funcional sheet I can refer too... and you complained YOU had a lot to type LB [img]tongue.gif[/img] yeah yeah I know I didn't have to...***

[ 01-09-2003, 05:16 PM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]

[Skydracgrrl]

ooc- [img]graemlins/sadcrying4.gif[/img] sorry everyone! For the past 2 days I've been really busy and havent gotten much sleep (average of 5 or less) and i would rather be [img]graemlins/sleep3.gif[/img] right now [img]smile.gif[/img] but i haven't posted cuz they wouldn't make much sense in the state I was in... ^^; so here it goes [img]smile.gif[/img]
btw, I live on the east coast ^^ but i get on between 6pm-3am eastern standard time

ic-Skye's muscles were starting to remember the movements of blocks and swings. Losing some of her rust of long times of not fighting, by the time Cal went on the defensive she was ready to go for it. Smiling slightly, she started humming a tune to herself, and took a strange stance. Moving slowly, she started to quicken her steps, moving to the tune. It almost looked like she was in a deadly dance of sword and halfelf. Catching Cal by surprise 'And no wonder, he's probably never fought someone who can blade dance,' she thought to herself in amusement, she was able to penetrate his defenses a few times until he became more cautious. He defended against the strange attack warily, probing her attack and defenses.

Meanwhile Skye was shifting through a variety of movements, never keeping the same pattern. "Come on Cal, surely you're a better dancer then that!" she jested, and allowed him to watch some of her steps. She smiled with pleasure when he was able to block and attack some of her moves, incorporating some of the steps into his own attack and defense.

To the onlookers, the dueling pair looked as if they were dancing quickly to the tune Skye was still humming, their blades humming through the air trancelike, as the duo weaved back and forth in complicated steps.

ooc- hope this is ok with you Cal [img]smile.gif[/img] your turn to continue
Skye decided not to be a showoff and use some more flashy, loud bladebard techniques plus she's still a lil rusty ^^;
EDIT- and if you think im gonna type a char sheet right now at 12am, you're sadly mistaken [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-08-2003, 11:55 PM: Message edited by: Skydracgrrl ]

[shadowhound]

Shadow yells support for Skye, "Go on, get him. I would hate to see a Elf beat a Half-Elf."

[Calaethis Dragonsbane]

Originally posted by Skydracgrrl: ooc- hope this is ok with you Cal [img]smile.gif[/img] your turn to continue Skye decided not to be a showoff and use some more flashy, loud bladebard techniques plus she's still a lil rusty ^^; EDIT- and if you think im gonna type a char sheet right now at 12am, you're sadly mistaken [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Yeah, thats fine.. hmm, care to give Cal a few tips? [img]tongue.gif[/img] Lol. It was at least 1:30 am before I got off the line making my char sheet - still I didn't wanna leave it half finished... still not finished now... bleh...

Originally posted by Lord High Eater of Legs: ooc:btw, everyone, for my IT I've got to advertise a play, it can be anything we want i.e. a film converted into a play, etc. so, I thought I'd do Captive, if thats alright with everyone? [img]smile.gif[/img] You'd all be famous! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] lol [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Hmm, how much do we get paid? [img]tongue.gif[/img] I'd say at the very least £500 per page of script another £3500 for item use, £35 000 for character use, thats EACH character, and of course... *grins* Any drawings or images you use done by us or for us, you'll have to pay £600 a piece. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Seriously tho - I don't mind if you use mine as long as you don't leave anything that can be traced back to me - yes, so I'm paranoid [img]tongue.gif[/img] Such as real names or anything... just for the record. And of course, credit where its due - ie, dont claim you made any pics/images if you didnt, ya know? What do the rest of you think?

IC -

Calaethis smiled and held up his sword signiling a pause - allowing the two of them to catch their breath. Sssiks'barra turned a deep, dark red, its scales the colour of rubies and in answer to Shadow Cal yelled "Dos waela dalharuk d'natha auflaque xal l'orbben plynn dos! Lueth usstan orn'la phlith whol kitrye kyuvr ulu dro draeval; p'los uss ravhel lueth laelszith drasven!" then he looked directly into Skye's eyes and murmered softly - "that does not apply to you, or to any other half elf - onyl arrogent bastards like him; forgive me if I offend you."

Calaethis resumed his guard pose, and grinned slightly "But Skye dear - I can't dance - except... perhaps with a katana..." he resumed his attack, being more wary now, feigning as many blows as ones he followed though. After another fifteen minuets, he thought lets end this, and resumed his attack - several overhead blows, followed by a few thrusts, even though a longsword is not designed for thrusting. Effectively he forced Skye to perform a defensive spin - (ooc - just assume she did and we'll call it a drew? ) which she did, and deflected Cal's blade. Too tired to continue, he saluted her with his sword, and bowed. "My lady" he smiled, "Call it a drew or continue?" Cal was quite happy to continue sparring until he collapesed from fatuige, and although he was exhaugsted, he'd known worst battle fatigue, even though sparring is different from combat.

(OOC - and I'm getting a little bored with this match too someone challenge Shadow [img]tongue.gif[/img] Say, Alliene perhaps... bleh, a half elf loose to a full blooded elf? ...I won't say anything insulting... I won't even mention tainted blood... opps, too late [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] - edit damn forgot the silver font

also:- how long til a new chapter? 2 more pages? heh, LB, I wanna name the next chapter - something like - "shadow of the raising sun" or "drow dawn" or something to reflect we're gonna smash those drow, and since we're the "good guys", a "light" imagery might be nice altho, those sound a little tacky, "shadow of the drow" isnt nice either "dawn of the drow..." *continues to ponder.. unless of course you already have a name? ***

[ 01-09-2003, 05:17 AM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]

[shadowhound]

Originally posted by Lord High Eater of Legs: ooc:btw, everyone, for my IT I've got to advertise a play, it can be anything we want i.e. a film converted into a play, etc. so, I thought I'd do Captive, if thats alright with everyone? [img]smile.gif[/img] You'd all be famous! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] lol [img]tongue.gif[/img]

OOC- hmm, well that would indeed be interesting... but I would hate to see how Shadow is represented [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-09-2003, 05:50 AM: Message edited by: shadowhound ]

[Lord High Eater of Legs]

As he saw that Cal and Skye were finishing their fight, Khalraan asked Dameon in the whiniest voice he could muster
'Can we stop now? My legs hurt and I'm tired...Pleeeeeaaasseee Mr. Dameon Sir, Please? I've learnt alot!'
Looking up into his elders face with his innocent looking eyes, he put on a sad face, knowing this could melt even the strongest warrior's determination.
As soon as they were let go, Khalraan led Damion away from earshot, and whispered to him sneakily
'I think.....Skye and Cal.....tomorrow night?.....I'll make Cal bring flowers.....*
Khalraan winked at Damion, and they both walked away with mischievous little grins on their grubby faces.

[Lady Blue03]

oo LHEL a play would be soooo cool! Go ahead! And after this i'm leaving to Arizon till sunday, though my mom tells me that i can access a computer there a the hotel
I havnt decided what to name the next chapter, since we will probably finish the drow battle in this one. You're free to supply a name, but i make the thread

Verloren nodded and glanced down at Zachana, who was curled up at her feet, asleep. Tsking to herself, she shook her head,
"Silly elf can't even stay awake, spose I had better go wake her. You guys may follow if you wish," she bent down and picked up Zachana, carrying her down towards the cave. She peeked around the corner and sniggered. Her discarded black shirt lay off to the side, and her sister was passed out on her stomach, asleep in Avalon's hand. Silver head and tail were curved protectivley around his open paw, and his eyes were closed. An ear twitched as she entered, and he lifted his head, smiling a mouthful of razor sharp teeth as long as her body,

"You know, my beloved, I think I may have found a dragon suitor just for our sister here,"

Verloren laughed, "A fine idea, if she doesn't masacre him first," she giggled again and sat in the crook of his arm that was folded against his chest, waiting for her friend to wake. Zachana had hopped onto Avalon's paw and snuggled next to Alliene.