The Death of [SYNDICATE] [MASQUE] (Cartel [L]) (Breaker [R]) (OUTLAW) (WANTED) Garacci Imbrusse the Avatar of Anume

[Anume]

Prelude:

Garacci and Natalia were married, then Natalia died of the plague, which Garacci tried to hinder, not accepting that her time had come. Natalia cursed him for this and he tried to make amends serving Anume for the next couple of centuries. Natalia was later reborn (three times actually,) and (on the third incarnation) given as a sacrifice to Anume as a babe. Anume rescued her and let her become an acolyte and later on even the High Priestess of the Scourge.

Natalia regained her memories of Garacci only very recently.

 

[231] Garacci: Entry Twenty-Four: A Confession

Sat Oct 25 22:57:42 2014

To: Immortal

It is ridiculous. 

 

How can ONE woman have such an effect upon me?  Everything seems...

Sharper.  Clearer.  Dare I use the word...  *the next word is scrawled,

showing great displeasure* BRIGHTER.  Going about, I find myself suddenly

humming centuries old melodies, dreaming of the past with my eyes wide open,

..  Even *there's a noticeable difference in the slant of the writing,

making it obvious the author paused before writing the next word.  *

_smiling_.  For no reason.  Not a normal smile, but a stupid GRIN.  This

can't possibly be healthy. 

 

I dare not say it to her.  But is it possible, I'm finally...  Happy? 

 

Natalia tells you 'My love, we must talk.'

 

Garacci> You tell Natalia 'What perfect timing!'

 

Garacci> You grumble distractedly to yourself.

 

Natalia tells you 'And you have also been on my mind almost constantly.'

 

Garacci> A vampire bat grumbles to himself, 'Idiot..'

 

* Garacci waits for night to fall.*

Garacci> You tell Natalia 'A day has never felt so long.'

 

Natalia tells you 'Time passes all too fast.'

Garacci> You tell Natalia 'I disagree.'

 

Natalia tells you 'Not for long.'

 

Garacci> You tell Natalia 'For centuries I have felt as though time stood still.'

Garacci> You tell Natalia 'How it is possible it seems to move even slower still, when I must wait for nightfall to see you.'

 

*Night falls and Garacci goes to Natalia.*

 

The Shrine of Death's Scourge

  You are standing within a small room covered from wall to wall with blood

and gore.  In the center of the room stands a small shrine covered in equal

gore.  Surrounding this shrine are pale men in black wool robes worshipping

upon the ground.  Behind the altar is a fragile old man wearing the frock of

a priest who seems to have collapsed upon the shrine. 

 

[Exits: north]

     (Humming) A large shrine covered in flesh and dried blood pulsates here.

A young woman is here, dressed in the robes of a Priestess of the Scourge.

 

Garacci grins broadly.

Natalia hugs you.

 

Garacci% l natal

 

Garacci> A young woman is here, dressed in fine black robes, a thin golden belt

with a sacrificial dagger wrapped around her slender waist.  Her long hair

glides down her back in a glossy rich mass, making her already beautiful

appearance truly stunning.  She stands in silence amidst the darkness of the

shrine, courting a bored expression. 

Natalia is in excellent condition.

 

Natalia is using:

<worn on finger>     a small bleached interlocking ring of bone

(*grisly little detail: this ring is fashioned out of the bones of Garacci&Natlia’s dead child*)

 

Natalia hugs you with a fierceness that seems to be oddly out of place.

 

Natalia says 'There's an elf nearby.'

 

You frown disapprovingly.

Natalia frowns.

 

Garacci wraps his arms about you.

Garacci> You chuckle politely.

 

Garacci% whe

 

Garacci> Citadel of Kaer Banor is [NEXUS] controlled.  Players near you:

       Eluon                            Iron Barges

<PK>   Garacci       (WANTED)           The Shrine of Death's Scourge

 

Garacci> You say 'Do not concern yourself with the little Psi.'

Garacci> You say 'He will not linger near me, I'm sure.'

 

Natalia lets go of you and starts pacing looking worried.

Natalia turns the ring around on her finger, then looks up at you.

 

Garacci furrows his brow slightly, lips pursed, watching you silently.

Garacci> You say 'What concerns you, My Dear?'

 

Natalia says 'I've told you before...'

Natalia shakes her head.

Natalia says 'We all follow orders in the end, don't we, my love?'

 

Garacci shrugs helplessly.

Garacci> You say 'Not all of us.'

Garacci gives a polite little chuckle.

 

Natalia sighs, hopping up on the altar, watching you.

Natalia says 'I was given to the dark Queen as a sacrifice, when I was little more than a babe.'

 

Garacci nods.

 

Natalia says 'Yet she singled me out to become her acolyte and later on her priestess.'

Natalia says 'Why, is the question.'

 

Garacci smiles darkly.

 

Natalia says 'She recognized my essence, knew that it would be a way to get at you, bad or good.'

 

Garacci> You say 'She has always had a knack for targeting a weak spot.'

 

Natalia sighs, looking at you unhappily.

 

Garacci glides silently next to you.

Garacci says 'Do not fret so.'

 

Natalia says 'If her High Pristess must not follow HER orders, then who.'

Natalia says 'And still...'

 

Garacci raises an eyebrow.

Garacci says 'What has she commanded that you struggle to perform?'

 

Natalia turns her head into your shoulder, her whole body shaking as she burrows herself into you.

 

A somewhat shocked expression crosses Garaccis' face.

 

Natalia hugs you again, with an almost desperate fierceness.

 

Garacci wraps an arm around your shoulders and pulls you a little closer.

Garacci says 'Natalia?'

 

Natalia says 'We've found each other again only so recently.'

Natalia says 'Why did you not jog my memory?'

Natalia says 'Why did you wait so long.'

Natalia says 'So long and now so little time is left.'

 

Garacci says 'Why?'

Garacci steps back, his hand bracing your shoulder.

Garacci says with a stern tone, ''What has happened?

 

Natalia says 'Why, I asked you. Why did you wait so long.'

 

 [MERCHANT]: 'Arms Dealer Lillithiri has joined the fray.'

 

*Lillithiri had been abducted and subsequently charmed by Garacci to allow Natalia to examine her. Lillithiri had been instructed to not remember any of it unless in the Shrine of Death’s Scourge.*

 

[MERCHANT] (Arms Dealer) Lillithiri: 'Hello'

 

Garacci says 'I..'

Garacci says 'You know why.'

 

Natalia says 'If I knew I would not ask.'

 

Garacci> You tell Lillithiri 'Hello, My Pet.'

 

Garacci> Lillithiri tells you 'Your... pet?!'

 

Garacci> You tell Lillithiri 'The term seems apt, no?'

 

Garacci> Lillithiri tells you 'Just because you lead the syndicate I am certainly not your pet.'

 

Garacci says 'Well.'

Garacci says 'Your final words of parting were not..'

 

Natalia sighs, watching you.

Garacci says 'They didn't leave much room for hope.'

 

Natalia runs her hand through her hair, shaking her head.

Natalia says 'You were a fool then,...'

Natalia says 'And so was I.'

 

Garacci says 'I have worked for centuries in order to fix it.'

Garacci says 'But I was never sure how you would react.'

 

Natalia says 'Ah, fix it.'

Natalia snorts derisively.

Natalia says 'The gods use us all, as they please.'

Natalia sighs, shaking her head again.

Natalia says 'We've wasted so much time.'

 

Garacci says, 'I promised that we, all of us, would be together again.'

*This includes their dead daughter Dyphrita.*

 

Natalia fingers her ring, a wobbly smile on her face.

Garacci adds quietly, 'We promised.'

 

Natalia says 'Our little moon will save you in the end.'

 

Garacci smiles weakly.

Garacci says 'She already has.'

 

Natalia shakes her head.

 

Garacci places a taloned gauntlet gently under your chin and lifts your head to meet his gaze.

Garacci says 'She gave me the hope to continue on until now. Until I found you again.'

 

Natalia sighs.

Natalia says 'You've waited too long, my love.'

Natalia says 'Far too long.'

Natalia stands up, walking straight into your personal comfort zone, looking up at you.

 

A small, simple, smile graces Garacci's lips, eyebrows raised, Garacci looks at you adoringly.

 

Natalia says 'I do not know what you have done exactly, but you have displeased Her, apparently.'

 

Garacci's brows suddenly shoot into a furrow.

Garacci says 'What do you mean?'

 

Natalia says 'What HAVE you done?!'

 

Garacci purses his lips, brows still furrowed.

Garacci says 'The Dark Queen is displeased?'

 

Natalia turns her back on you, rubbing at her eyes.

Natalia says softly, still turned away from you, 'You know she wants to create a Corimak of her own, don't you.

 

Garacci rakes a taloned gauntlet through his curly locks.

Garacci says 'Of course.'

 

Natalia says softly, still turned away from you, 'By using YOUR essence.

 

Garacci says 'It was my idea, decades...CENTURIES ago.'

 

Natalia turns back on you, now furious.

 

Garacci looks at you, a stupid expression on his face, 'What?'

 

Natalia drums her fists against your chest, 'What HAVE you done?!

Natalia says 'Do you know what she ordered me to do?!'

Natalia says 'To use you as the conduit, like a lamb lead to the slaughter.'

 

Garacci quickly grabs your wrists and halts you.

 

Natalia starts to sob.

 

The door north of you opens.

 

Garacci says in a dark, flat tone, 'What?'

 

Natalia says 'Ah there you are Eluon.  I have been waiting for you!'

Eluon hands a note to Natalia.

 

Natalia blinks.

 

Natalia closes the door north of you.

Natalia says 'I hate elves.'

 

Garacci raises an eyebrow at Natalia.

Garacci says 'Now what was THAT about.'

 

Natalia says 'I have no idea.'

 

Garacci says 'What do you have to do with Eluon?'

 

Natalia says 'He was sent here by his guild master apparently.'

 

Garacci says 'Don't tell me,'

Garacci mimics you with a higher voice and a flail of his left wrist, 'I have no idea.'

 

Natalia shakes her head, coming back to what is more important.

Natalia frowns at what you did.

Natalia says 'Stop that foolishness and listen.'

 

Garacci furrows his brow with a scowl on his face, glaring.

Garacci says 'What.'

 

Garacci> You say 'What.'

 

Natalia says 'The shard we have created, out of Ilthrias' souls.'

 

Garacci nods.

Natalia says 'It's holy.'

 

Garacci raises an eyebrow.

 

Natalia says 'It will separate HER essence from you, and allow her to reclaim it.'

 

Garacci says 'Holy..'

 

Natalia says 'It will also separate your soul from your body and damn it forever.'

 

Garacci's eyes suddenly dance back and forth, his mind racing.

 

Natalia looks at you, her heart in her eyes.

Then she says softly, 'But I won't do it.

 

Garacci's head suddenly shoots up.

Garacci says 'What?'

 

Natalia says 'I love you, Garacci. I've always loved you.'

Natalia says 'I will not damn your soul.'

 

Garacci looks at you sternly.

Garacci> You say 'Wait.'

Garacci says 'Just stop a minute.'

Garacci rakes a taloned gauntlet across his face, drawing a line of blood on his cheek.

Garacci says 'Just let me think.'

Garacci covers his mouth with one gauntlet, fingers wrapped about his chin.

 

Garacci> Anume appears right behind you.

Anume raises an eyebrow at Natalia's weird actions.

Anume says 'I'd have thought my orders were quite clear.'

 

Garacci suddenly freezes in midplace.

 

Anume says 'What exactly are you waiting for, what do you feel you need to discuss?'

 

Garacci> You tell Natalia 'Move away from me Natalia.'

 

Anume says 'The half-elf is around.'

Anume says 'There is no reason to wait any longer.'

 

Garacci suddenly drops to his knees in front of Anume.

Garacci> You kneel before her.

 

Anume peers intently at Natalia.

 

Garacci speaks reverently, 'Hello, My Queen.'

 

Natalia says 'N.. nothing.'

 

Garacci tells you 'Be careful, Natalia.'

 

Natalia says 'I was just waiting to see if you wished to bear witness, My Queen.'

 

Anume snorts derisively.

Anume says 'Is that so.'

Anume allows her form to grow more substantial.

 

Anume peers at you intently.

 

Garacci> Feeling Anume's gaze upon him, Garacci bows his head just a little lower.

 

Garacci> Anume lets her fingernail elongate into a slender blade, lifting your head to force your eyes to meet the endless swirling abyss that are Anume's eyes.

Anume says softly, 'At first, I thought you redeemable.

 

Natalia clenches her hands, then puts them behind her back.

 

Garacci speaks haltingly, 'Yes, My Queen.'

 

Anume says 'Sitting for a century or some such where you had no reason to be at all.'

Anume says 'Waiting for who knows what.'

Anume says 'Your duties? Did you care about them at all?'

Anume snorts derisively.

 

Anume says 'And even now, that you've returned.'

 

Garacci says 'I did My Queen.'

 

Anume says 'Your presence is felt only sparingly, and no longer is your name whispered in fear.'

Anume says 'Insurrection and slights even from your own.'

Anume pushes her fingernail into the first layers of skin over your throat.

 

Anume says 'You, Garacci, I have given more than anyone.'

Anume says 'I've given you a part of myself.'

Anume says 'My very essence.'

 

Garacci's eyes widen, and he tries to stop himself from swallowing.

 

Anume says 'And you've proven unworthy.'

 

Garacci says 'I..'

 

Anume's face shifts in a very unhuman-like fashion into a smile. 'And so, I'll have it back.

 

Garacci's eyes dart to Natalia and back.

 

Anume turns to Natalia.

 

Garacci says 'Am sorry, My Queen.'

 

Anume says 'Get the half-elf.'

 

Natalia nods, murmuring a few syllables and painting some runes into the air.

 

Lillithiri arrives from a puff of smoke.

A large mammoth arrives from a puff of smoke.

A large spotted leopard arrives from a puff of smoke.

Lillithiri's Bodyguard arrives from a puff of smoke.

 

Garacci pushes his neck a little more onto Anume's fingernail.

 

Lillithiri looks around with surprise.

 

Garacci says 'My Queen.'

 

Lillithiri says 'What...?'

 

Garacci says 'It can be righted.'

 

Lillithiri says 'What is going on h....'

 

Lillithiri trails off, her eyes glazing over as she becomes more aware of where she is.

Lillithiri turns to Garacci, 'What is your wish, Master?

 

Anume snorts derisively.

 

Garacci affixes his eyes on Anume.

 

Garacci says 'My Queen.'

 

Anume makes a subtle gesture and a red rune appears, fixing the half-elf in place.

Anume freezes Lillithiri's Bodyguard with a glance and shatters the frozen body into tiny shards.

Lillithiri's Bodyguard's foot is ripped from his leg.

 

Garacci says 'If nothing else, these centuries show that I AM indeed, redeemable.'

 

Specks of blood hit your face as Anume rips through a large mammoth's chest pulling out her beating heart.

A large mammoth splatters blood on your armor.

A claw extends from Anume's hand as she calmly slits a large spotted leopard's throat.

You hear a large spotted leopard's death cry.

 

Garacci> The Shrine of Death's Scourge

  You are standing within a small room covered from wall to wall with blood

and gore.  In the center of the room stands a small shrine covered in equal

gore.  Surrounding this shrine are pale men in black wool robes worshipping

upon the ground.  Behind the altar is a fragile old man wearing the frock of

a priest who seems to have collapsed upon the shrine. 

 

[Exits: none]

     The corpse of a large spotted leopard is lying here.

     The corpse of a large mammoth is lying here.

     The corpse of Lillithiri's Bodyguard is lying here.

     The sliced-off foot of Lillithiri's Bodyguard is lying here.

     (Humming) A large shrine covered in flesh and dried blood pulsates here.

Lillithiri is here.

A female figure wrapped in silk and shadow is here.

A young woman is here, dressed in the robes of a Priestess of the Scourge.

 

Lillithiri ignores the slaughter around her, though immobile now, her eyes only focussed on Garacci.

The corpse of Lillithiri's Bodyguard decays into dust.

 

Garacci speaks with a more confident tone, 'You have been pleased with me in times past, My Queen.'

 

Anume says 'In times LONG past.'

Anume says 'You've had your chances.'

Anume says 'More than one.'

Anume says 'And I am done giving you chances, MY property.'

Anume says 'To do with, as - I - please.'

 

Garacci manages to cover the tremble in his voice to sound confident, but his eyes are just a little too wide.

 

Anume makes another subtle gesture and you suddenly end up standing in front of Lillithiri, your back touching her front side.

 

Anume says 'Proceed, Natalia.'

 

Garacci tries to speak, but no words come out.

 

Lillithiri makes a little muffled sound but is unable to move.

 

Garacci> Garacci finally moves his eyes off of Anume to Natalia, then back again.

 

Anume turns to Natalia, her eyes getting even more furious. 'Proceed.

 

Natalia says 'Of course, My Queen.'

 

Natalia turns towards you and Lillithiri, her back to Anume.

 

Natalia holds a glowing white shard in her hand.

 

Garacci says haltingly, a strange twist to his lips, 'Its...kay..'

 

Natalia makes a slightly exaggerated gesture, drawing the white orb in a way that is sure to catch Anume's eye.

Natalia stops using a glowing white shard.

 

The corners of Garacci's lips quiver as his face suddenly turns red and his legs stiffen.

 

Then, Natalia puts the shard in front of her so it is removed from Anume's sight.

She twists the ring off her finger.

Natalia stops using a small bleached interlocking ring of bone.

 

Garacci looks again back at Natalia, and tries to shake his head.

 

With a very slight movement, she lets the ring glide over the shard.

 

Garacci gurgles with haltingly, 'D..don...t'

 

The glow around the shard shifts, as it absorbs the ring's energy and the ring itself.

 

Anume snorts. 'Too late now for don'ts.

 

Garacci's eyes dart wildly from Natalia back to Anume

 

Natalia gives you a little, very private smile, a single tear gliding down from the corner of her eyes.

 

Garacci struggles slightly, obviously stuck in place, 'No, Nat..nt..don..'

 

Natalia says 'He is standing up too high for me to hit the child through him, My Lady.'

 

Anume makes a slight, impatient gesture and you are forced on your knees, your back against Lillithiri's rounded stomach.

 

Garacci's eyes dart repeatedly from Anume to Natalia.

 

Lillithiri gasps slightly, but cannot move, her eyes are still glazed though less so than before.

 

Garacci says 'Cca...rrf'

 

Natalia nods.

 

Natalia puts her hand over the shard, shielding it from Anume's sight with her body.

 

Garacci looks at Natalia, horror written across his face, and his eyes begin to redden.

 

Natalia tells you 'Hush. I will not allow your soul to be damned, I told you, my Love.'

 

Blood begins to seep from Garacci’s tear ducts and pool at the edges of his eyes.

 

Natalia tells you 'And I will wait for you.'

Natalia tells you 'I will wait this time. However long it takes.'

 

Natalia steps closer to you and Lillithiri, her body still between the shard and Anume.

 

Tears of blood begin to leak out of the corners of Garacci's eyes and slowly run down his horror-stricken face.

 

Garacci says 'Nno..n..n..'

Garacci writhes and shakes in place, unable to move.

 

Natalia closes her hand around the shard, hard enough to let her blood be drawn and be consumed by the shard.

 

Garacci's eyes continue to dart back and forth between Anume and Natalia's hands.

 

Slowly, the shard changes, its glow darkening to the darker power, its form elongating.

 

Garacci's eyes continue to dart back and forth between Anume and Natalia's hands.

 

Garacci> Garacci's eyes continue to dart back and forth between Anume and Natalia's hands.

 

[sYNDICATE]: 'Collector Grezath has joined the fray.'

 

Anume leans against the altar, watching it all with the enjoyment of a cat watching a mouse.

 

[MERCHANT] (Arms Dealer) Lillithiri: 'Mmmm ffff!!'

 

Natalia holds a darkly glowing rod in her hand.

 

Seeing the look of pleasure upon Anume's face, Garacci suddenly ceases his struggling.

 

Natalia holds the changed rod, still shielding it from Anume's sight with her body.

Natalia tells you 'This will not damn your soul. It will draw it right into the child.'

 

Natalia says softly, so only you can hear, 'Forgive me my love.

 

Garacci stares, a longing expression evident through the pain in his face, at Anume for one  long moment, blinks once, then affixes his gaze wholly upon Natalia.

 

Garacci looks deeply into Natlia's eyes and the edges of his lips quiver upwards, almost into a half smile.

 

Anume holds up her hand.

Anume says 'Ah, but don't let him die stupid.'

Anume chuckles politely.

Anume says 'I'll explain to you what will happen.'

Anume stretches, again catlike, enjoying to torment her victim.

 

Anume says 'The shard fashioned out of Ilthrias' soul and essence, will open a direct conduit to the child.'

Anume says 'All of your evilness and wickedness will flow right into it.'

Anume grins evilly.

Anume says 'Yet MY essence will be too strong for the conduit, and thus, it will dissipate, coming back to me again, as it should.'

 

Anume says 'And your soul, Garacci...'

Anume grins evilly at you.  Hmmm.  Better keep your distance.

Anume says 'Or what is left of it after all these centuries.'

 

Anume says 'It will be interesting to see what happens.'

Anume says 'I am not entirely sure myself! '

 

Anume says 'Isn't that exiting?'

 

Anume says 'It may get fully destroyed in the process.'

Anume says 'As Ilthrias hated you with a passion, the conduit will never take it.'

Anume smirks.

 

Garacci's eyes remain fixed solely on Natalia's face, seemingly trying to say something with his eyes.

 

Anume says 'Maybe it will be left, as my plaything.'

Anume says 'If so, I think I'll let you share with Morchial.'

Anume says 'A lot of room in that nice little statue.'

Anume chortles mischieviously.

 

Anume waves her hand at Natalia.

Anume says 'Proceed my dear. Proceed.'

 

Natalia gives you a slight smile, rubbing at her finger, which is now ringless.

 

Garacci's eyes dart to Anume for a second, his brows quivering, and jaw clenched, then glances back to Natalia.

 

Natalia tells you 'Yet our little moon did love you.'

Natalia tells you 'I will wait for you.'

 

Garacci blinks once, then raises his eyebrows, and stares at Natalia, looking completely helpless.

 

Great drops of blood continue pouring down his face as tears stream from Garacci's eyes.

 

Natalia leans forward, piercing your heart with the rod, burying it so deeply it breaks the skin on your backside, then pierces the  half-elves stomach behind your heart.

 

Garacci> You feel your essence being drained away. Oddly enough, there is no blood.

 

Garacci's eyes flare wide and his mouth gapes open, as if he's trying to inhale breath.

 

Natalia watches you, tears streaming from her own eyes.

 

Garacci> With a flash of dark power, something separates itself from you.

 

A dark shadow flows towards Anume, merging with her.

 

Lillithiri gasps.

 

Garacci convulses his back arching, his head being twisted at a terrible angle.

 

Garacci> You feel your essence being drained away, then something unexpectedly happens.

 

Through the convulsions, Garacci is obviously trying to keep his eyes affixed to Natalia.

 

Garacci> As close to Lillithiri as you are, you suddenly hear the baby's heartbeat double.

 

Anume gives Lillithiri a quizzical gaze.

Anume says 'I thought there was only one babe?'

Anume raises an eyebrow at Natalia's weird actions.

 

Natalia says 'I may have been mistaken, My Queen, it was in the early stage of pregnancy then.'

 

Anume says 'Hrmm.'

 

Garacci> Garacci's face tightens, and his eyes seem to almost grow even wider if that were possible, his eyes now darting again to Anume, terror stricken across his face.

 

Lillithiri inhales sharply as her stomach is widened suddenly to accommodate two children.

 

Garacci> More and more of your essence flows through the conduit, and your awareness slowly fades... no.. changes.

 

Garacci> Warm. Red. Your mothers heart is beating too fast, she is upset.

 

Garacci looks up at Anume, trying to read her face.

 

Garacci> Your brother's little foot hits the side of your shoulder, space is tight.

 

Garacci turns his gaze back to Natalia, and with tremoring hands, tries to reach out to her.

 

Garacci> Slowly, the last piece of awareness drains away from what was once your body.

 

Garacci blinks rapidly, as if his vision were blurring.

 

Garacci> THUMP THUMP, your mother's heart accelerates yet again.

 

Garacci suddenly slumps to the ground, hand outstretched, eyes glazed and staring towards Natalia. Still.

 

Natalia turns the rod around in the wound, then pulls it out, letting Garacci's body fall to the floor, where it disintegrates.

 

Natalia turns the rod around in the wound, then pulls it out, letting Garacci's body fall to the floor, where it disintegrates.

 

You hear Garacci's death cry.

Garacci's body disintegrates into dust.

 

Garacci> You have died due to failing health.

 

The Shrine of Death's Scourge

Vnum:2718 Citadel of Kaer Banor:  l

The Shrine of Death's Scourge [Room 2718]

  You are standing within a small room covered from wall to wall with blood

and gore.  In the center of the room stands a small shrine covered in equal

gore.  Surrounding this shrine are pale men in black wool robes worshipping

upon the ground.  Behind the altar is a fragile old man wearing the frock of

a priest who seems to have collapsed upon the shrine. 

 

[Exits: (north)]

     A large decomposed eye which radiates an aura of fear and terror.

( 2) (Glowing) (Humming) A bracelet emanating a taint of eternal lies is laying here.

     (Humming) A huge golden medallion ..shimmering with greatness and power is here.

     (Humming) A repulsive mask is here, pulsating with vile evil energy.

     (Glowing) (Humming) creaming) the Clutches of Anume's Judgement adorned with a black sapphire gleams on the ground here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) racci's Abnegatum adorned with a sinister-looking charm of some strange material is here.

     (Glowing) A tiny jeweled ring of coral lay in the dirt here.

     A bladed, mean-looking wheel has been discarded here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) Some armplates etched with pure acid are here.

( 2) (Glowing) A long rod of starstone lies here.

( 3) A sturdy backpack is lying here.

     A hollowed fingerbone has been fashioned in to a ring.

     (Humming) A pair of huge legs with various gears and levers sticking out.

     A small barrel with a tiny bellow on either side is here.

     Some black chain armor lies here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) Burning Sheath of Acid adorned with a black sapphire gleams on the ground here.

     A barb designed for torture lies here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) A black ring made of dragonscale is here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) A shield basking in its aura of darkness rests here.

     A long bony claw glistens with poison.

     A plain leather belt with numerous loops is here

     (Glowing) (Humming) A necklace bearing the charm of a black mask is here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) A small silver locket attached to a strained choker chain is here.

     (Humming) The Dragon Slayer rests here in the dust.

     ancient sceptre adorned with a large glowing ember smokes on the ground.

     (Humming) An enormous sharp-looking claw has been discarded here.

     (Glowing) (Humming) e Bracer of Serpents adorned with a black sapphire gleams on the ground here.

     (Humming) Some large oak boots are here, unclaimed.

( 3) A pile of gold coins.

     (Humming) A large shrine covered in flesh and dried blood pulsates here.

Lillithiri the Vengeance of the Forest is here.

A young woman is here, dressed in the robes of a Priestess of the Scourge.

 

 [sYNDICATE] (Collector) Grezath: 'What...'

 

[MERCHANT] (Arms Dealer) Lillithiri: 'AaaaaaaaahH!'

[MERCHANT] (Arms Dealer) Lillithiri: 'Help!'

 

The door north of you opens.

 

Grezath enters the room.

A stone golem enters the room.

A flesh golem enters the room.

 

Grezath gasps in astonishment.

 

Lillithiri slumps as the magic holding her up dissipates.

 

Grezath gets 56727 gold coins.

 

Anume raises her eyebrow at Grezath.

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' he is gone?

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' ahh

 

Anume says 'Come to pay your last respects?'

 

Grezath drops some gold.

 

Anume smirks.

Grezath agrees absolutely.

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' gone...for good?

 

Anume says 'Take what trinkets you like, they do not interest me.'

 

Lillithiri gasps in pain as her body convulses.

 

Grezath gasps in astonishment.

 

Anume says 'Just in time to witness the birth of the next Corimaks.'

Anume smirks.

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' oh how DEVious

Lillithiri screams in pain.

 

Anume says 'Silence.'

Anume makes a small gesture and Lillithiri's screams become silent.

 

Anume says 'This belt you have there, sacrifice it.'

Anume says 'It should not be in this world.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' of scrolls...

 

Grezath sacrifices a belt of scrolls in the name of Death.

 

Grezath sacrifices a scroll of missile immunity in the name of Death. (haha)

Grezath sacrifices a scroll of missile immunity in the name of Death.

 

Anume continues to watch the half-elf giving birth with a little smile on her face.

 

Grezath's hollow eyes almost seem to ignite with his devilish grin.

 

Anume says 'And two little Corimaks.'

Anume says 'I was so certain it was only one.'

Anume frowns.

Anume raises an eyebrow at Natalia's weird actions.

 

Natalia shrugs helplessly.

 

Anume gets a small silver locket attached to a strained choker chain.

Anume says 'Hmm.'

 

Anume says 'I think I'll just have these two till I am certain what is going on here.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' a FINE mother you will BE

Grezath's hollow eyes almost seem to ignite with his devilish grin.

 

Natalia looks up with an expression resembling absolute panic, but quickly hides the feeling.

 

Lillithiri growls at everyone silently, sweat streaming from her forehead.

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' it has been LONG since I've rejoiced in the bearing of LIFE

 

The first of the twins is finally born.

 

Anume gets a small dark skinned baby with white hair.

 

The second soon follows after.

 

Anume gets a small tanned skinned baby with dark hair.

 

A flesh golem drools all over itself -- making a TERRIBLE mess!

 

Anume smirks.

Anume is gone with a malicious chuckle.

 

Grezath's hollow eyes almost seem to ignite with his devilish grin.

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' well DONE

Grezath says 'AhHAHA'

 

Natalia looks worried.

Natalia says softly, 'He'll be fine.

 

Grezath says 'You were not worried about ME'

 

Grezath> You peer intently at Natalia.

 

Natalia continues to repeat these words over and over, very softly, more to herself than anyone present.

 

Lillithiri breaths in sharply.

 

Slowly, the glaze fades away from Lillithiri's eyes.

Lillithiri looks around, then looks in horror at the pile of dust in front of her and the blood all around her.

 

Lillithiri says 'What...?'

Lillithiri says 'My.. where is my baby?'

 

Grezath looks at Lillithiri closely.

 

Lillithiri scans all around.

Lillithiri yells 'Where is my son? '

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' are you...aware of what just HAPpened?

 

Lillithiri says 'I... how did I get here?'

 

A look of indifference sets in Grezath's expression.

 

Lillithiri says 'Why is my baby gone?'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' I stumbled upon you by CHANCE

 

Lillithiri says 'Did you take him?'

 

Grezath glares at you, slowly shaking his head.

Grezath peers up to the heavens

 

Grezath> You point at Natalia.

Grezath speaks with a subtle lisp ' SHE knows

 

Lillithiri says 'Natalia, what happened to my son?'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' oh and...

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' there were TWO

 

Natalia says 'He'll be fine.'

Grezath> Natalia frowns at what you did.

 

Grezath holds two fingers up 'Two sons!

 

Natalia says 'You were pregnant only with one child, as you well know dear.'

Natalia says 'Ignore this.. trespasser.'

 

Grezath> You peer intently at Natalia.

 

Natalia says 'And he is save.'

 

Lillithiri says 'But.. where?'

 

Natalia says 'Anume took him, but she did not kill him. He is fine, little one.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' ...yet

 

Lillithiri says 'Why did she take my son?!'

 

Grezath's hollow eyes almost seem to ignite with his devilish grin.

 

Natalia makes a small gesture, a dark rune appearing in front of her.

Grezath> A bolt from the heavens smites you!

Grezath winces in agony.

Natalia grins evilly at you.  Hmmm.  Better keep your distance.

 

Natalia says 'He'll be returned to you in time, no doubt.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' arggh, I'll leave YOU to to discuss

 

Natalia says 'I'll ask the Lady herself to do it.'

 

Grezath nods.

 

Grezath> You nod.

 

*Grezath leaves Natalia and Lillithiri alone*

*Lillithiri whines at Natalia a bit more, but exhausted from giving birth, can’t really do anything much anyway, so rests (=quits out).*

 

Natalia tells Grezath 'My husband carried a lot of soul orbs, starstone and vellum.'

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' i did not take them

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' SHE made it all disappear

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' Garacci...was your husband?

Grezath blinks slowly...

 

Natalia says 'That he was.'

Na talia says 'Before I died.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' but i thought...

 

Natalia says 'And was reborn thrice.'

 

*Natalia has a look where the backpacks went, upon finding them:*

You have quiet transferred Grezath.

 

Natalia says 'Ah there you are.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' powerful

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' take these to Haakon

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' ?

 

Natalia says 'These were my husband's.'

 

Grezath nods.

 

Natalia says 'Only the vellum, starstone and soul orbs.'

Natalia says 'The rest, I do not care about.'

 

Slowly turning his bulbous, monocled eye, Grezath utters ' as you WISH