Yes I'm not overly fond of surprises and it would be nice to move Rothan to the right place before it kicks off... More natural that way.

Well, if you're not sure about a lot of daedra that ain't a problem. I'll just stick with my original plan.

*Slinks of into a corner, muttering about revenge*

Well, I wasn't planning on having it happen right here at any rate. I could possibly move it up, but I'm not sure that would work. It relies on us being "out there," in the wilderness.

A daedra or two to spice things up while I'm working on what I'm doing (part 2 should be up tomorrow - I went to a concert tonight and couldn't finish it) wouldn't hurt it at all.

Uhh..jeez, hmm yes we were talking about daedras I guess. well well Rianne and Dralas are having this very deep conversation, but I think they will be prepared for the big happening

So, Erna will summon up a couple of daedra then? I'll let you lot have time to get into place (the summoning should take a while) if you say yes.

If not, then I'll have a chat with the shrine's guardian (a very old dremora who's been stuck there for a long while).

bbq still somehow avoided the question....

you should be a politician!

so yeah, i dunno if we're going with daedra or not.

EDIT: thought that sounded kinda rude, so i figured i'd explain. usually everyone knows what's going to happen in the near future so that we can all play off each other with that goal in mind.

Well my plan was; 1. Erna meets Dremora. A short conversation follows in which Erna reveals his Evil Plan. In the end, he takes some special daedric crystal and puts the dremora in there as a form of insurance.

Plan 2: Erna chats with Dremora (who's a tad ticked off with being trapped inside the temple) and they instead summon up a few weaker daedra (a few clannfears and some hungers, maybe?) as Erna isn't a very powerful magician. Led by the dremora, they break through the wall and cause chaos.

Geez Louise, that last post was a marathon session. I think it took me a good two and a half hours to write.

Uhhh I need some assistance, have no idea what the shrine looks like inside. Is there a main area with merchants somewhere? Where you can get some food, Dralas and Rianne are just so hungry!

Seeing as we're not particulrly using the ruin as it appears in game I'd say that's open to whatever you want it to be.

So far I think we have a opening up some stairs which then leads back down some stairs into a room with the administration and the like. There is another chamber where Appels spoke with Ralas which ajoins the main chamber. My guess would be at least one more with merchants and food and possibly a bedroom as well, though most people would be camping outside I think (?). Oh and there's a (flimsy) clay wall at the back which leads into a deeper section were Erna is. Anything else we can add as required I suppose.

If I've got anything wrong say.

Anyway Rothan has gone to speak to them and I took the liberty of assuming you'd gone down to the main chamber where the administration is. If this is a problem I'll edit.

Hmm...I'm seriously contemplating having Apelles go down and eat dinner with Dralas, Rianne, and Rothan. He hasn't gotten much of a chance to interact with them yet. Would that be alright with you guys?

Hmm..an imperial having dinner with Rianne? Ah well she's gotten over her previous history with..imperial men, or has she?

No no it's ok with me!

Go for it... Not sure how Rothan's cultural racisim will cope with ashlanders and immigrants...

Note: I will be gone all this weekend, playing ultimate frisbee in Durango, Colorado. Feel free to do interesting things--Dranas is outside the shrine right now, not interacting with anybody.

Well, hopefully, we can think of some interesting things for them to say.

Funny you should mention that - my dad was a politician! He was in the state senate for ten years.

And I've been told that I'm a lot like him.

I'm thinking that one of you guys should try and make Apelles a bit uncomfortable. Maybe try asking him about his past - like where he was born, or, more pressingly, just how an Imperial like him ended up in House Hlaalu instead of the Legion.

BBQ: I didn't read that as being said but assumed it was fairly obvious that with the increasing openness of Vvardnefell people would be trying to prospect and Apelles is a likely candidate.

I've changed the wording a bit to reflect this.

I think Rothan's comment could fly. Just the mention of Hlaalu would make someone assume 'business', so I don't think that Apelles' internal thoughts were compromised.

EDIT: beaten to it.

Shall I kick things off soon? Only things seem to have pretty much worked their way to a good point for the attack to start.

Rothan is ready and in position. Canis should be back by now.

I say go as soon as.

I'm in place. I thought of joining the conversation, but it was going so well that I figured having mister 'can't we all just get along?' butt in wouldn't be such a good idea. Err...though he seems to have kinda snapped right now.

Also, this thread has gone over the 200 mark. So, think we should make a new one?

Well I'll just wait for comfirmation from the others, and then hell itself shall be unleashed...

That'd depend on whether anyone feels they have anything to add in the conversation.

But assuming nobody does, I have no problem with it. But yeah, we should wait to hear what everyone else says about this.

Dranas is in an OK spot, inside the shrine, just observing the others.

go for it

*Rubs hands*

Then let the fun begin.

Oh, and Erna will slip away and will probably stumble into the group pretending to be in a blind panic (one of your characters might think that maybe his panic isn't as genuine as it seems) while the attack is going on so he doesn't draw attention.

What exactly are the daedra we're against. Three clannfears and three 'horrors'. What are the horrors?

I think those are Hungers myself (see the UESP for more info), but I'll check.

Edit: The only horrors I found on the UESP are a theater play, and an invisible gorilla.

I meant hungers. That was silly of me.

There are a few more daedra there, about a dozen or so, as well as another dozen of very, very minor daedra that don't really have a name or a description (think of them as the Oblivion equivalent of rats and you can't go far wrong).

I should be able to get into the battle itself tomorrow. I had a lot of work and reading to do tonight.

That's fine. I doubt we'll have gone much further by then.

Speaking of which, Haz is getting a bit too badass to my liking. So, how about getting him injured fending off that Hunger and then escaping with Rothan and guard before more stuff gets close?

And uh, during or afterwards, people might start to see through his disguise. Slave bracers are rather glowy and no longer covered after all.

Well Erna's been watching him for a bit as well, and seeing as Haz seems to be a bit good at fighting for a pilgrim he's a tad suspicious.

And seeing that Haz is a terrorist and Erna's fairly similar to one (admittedly one who is a good deal less stable), they would probably end up working together. In fact, seeing as Erna is an open minded, cheerful soul when it comes down to it, I'd imagine they'd get on like a house on fire.

There may be no survivors.

I haven't decided yet, or rather Rianne hasn't, who she will barbeque with VC. maybe the creatures attacking Rothan? Anyway I think she will ask Dralas of his opinion who will be fried.

Are you sure you can't kill a daedra? I mean if they're cooked? I don't know, just asking...

If I have my lore correct, you can kill Daedra just like you can kill anything else that moves. (In-game it's only possible with certain materials, spells and bare fists though.) The thing is, the Daedra's soul is then sent to Oblivion (unless captured) where it will gain a new body eventually. So instead of saying you can't kill a Daedra, maybe it is more correct to say that you can't permanently kill a Daedra.

Well, for the sake of the RP I'd rather Khallet wasn't banished then.

Plus, if I did use him as a character in another RP, which I plan to do so, it'll probably add a lot more depth to him if he stays stuck on Mundus (which he is at the moment, due to the fact he's been permanently summoned).

Jack I didn't know how far you wanted Haz controlled. Feel free to have Rothan kick at the hunger or not (two on one would make Haz winning less badass) and then retreat with the guard.

And Rothan has most definatly seen those braces and a bit of skin... nasty burns or dark scales...

Ok, first of all I intend to let this thread go on a bit more, ok?

Now then...give me a beast to roast! Rianne wants to be a hero!

Feel free to roast the hunger Rothan and Haz are facing if it suits.

Jack - how much do you want Rothan to notice, he could forget in the chaos, or at least ignore the skin and only see the bracer.

Well, he has seen the bracers. I don't think Rothan can just ignore it like that. For now though, I think he'd rather focus on saving the guard.

As for Haz's excuse, I was thinking of something along these lines.
"There was a mage in the village I grew up. Too mad to let stay, too powerful to evict. Never trusted their ilk since then. Bracers like these are cheap, and can save your life against spells if you know how to use them. " Dunno how far Rothan would accept that.

Not sure Rothan would buy that, I can't imagine any dunmer would put on a slave bracer just for protection, they strike me as being too proud and the risk of being disappeared (for sale by slave traders) would be to high. He could always try it and evoke severe suspicion in Rothan. Or just evade the question or convince Rothan he is dunmer and ask him to be quiet about it.

I'm locking this one now!

Please continue here!