A mystery unleashed Playground 16

"Konrad, what the hell are you doing here?!! Go back to the group." Niran said.

Anthanes appeared out of his invisibility, grinning.

"I'm here too, just so you know."

"Damn it guys, this is going to be a problem. We can't have a group traveling with us, it'll attract attention!"

"On the contrary. A group would be more able to defend themselves and you're less likely to be noticed when there are three other people with you than when there's only one. And anyway, someone has to keep you kids alive."

Jonacin showe Sul-Matuul/Nibani (still not sure of the name :confused: ) the map taht he had been given by the mage. She told him that the ruin was south of Rotheran Fortress, near a Daedric ruin. He thanked her and left the yurt, heading East towards the ruins.

Konrad laughed. "Yeah, we need to stop you criminals from getting arrested...speak of the devils." 5 imperial guards ran up to them, directing questions of who the group of 4 were to Niran.

Anthanes looked to the others to determine what their course of action would be, getting a spell ready to conjure up a potent fireball.

Niran ignored the guards, and continued walking.

(OOC: Someone else control them.)

OOC: That'd be Konrad seeing as he made them appear

Sel stopped. "Erm...We were scared of the murderer, so we were leaving the city." he said off the top of his head.

The guard regarded him. "Selenil Vendas?"

"Who the hell is that?" Sel asked.

"Don't play games with me you sick honoured user. I've heard of what you've done."

There was no use denying it anymore. He had hoped they wouldn't notice him, and they did.

"Leave, or I will do the same to all of you." he warned.

"You're coming with us." they ordered. "And if you refuse..." the guard continued, drawing his sword.

Lucus and Caecilius, the two captains, stood in front of Niran, swords drawn. "Tell us immediately who you are, and where you are going....or we will gut you all." the two said in unison, as the three others surrounded the group, trying to grab hold of Athanes and Konrad.

Konrad cried out as he was jerked backwards and held in position. He struggled but was unable to release the iron grip of the trained soldiers. He wondered how 5 cyrodils were working in Balmora.

Niran looked at the two guards

"Excuse me, but what exactly makes you so supiscious of a group of adventurers travelling on their way and not causing any trouble."

Niran said this as he slowly reached for his dagger.

As soon as the guards lunged towards him, Anthanes shot his fireball towards the Imperials, ignoring Niran's attempts to buy time. "Eat mage-fire, cretins!"

Sel looked around at everyone.

"Konrad, Anthanes! Stop. Let them take us." he said. "No need for four criminals when there are only two."

OOC: Seriously. How are we ever gonna get to jail with you guys killing the guards?

Hearing the sound of Wizard's fire behind him, Megil turns back to balmora, seeing a group of travellers fending of some guards.

"Three guesses as to who cast the spell" said Megil to the group, not stoping or turning back to help.

Niran removed his hand from his belt where his sisters dagger was and looked at the guards.

"I am Niran, the one you've been looking for to punish for the murders of two imperial officers and two imperial prison guards. How long has it been now, a few weeks. Why, you're rather slow aren't you."

nevermind

or after konrad, who rudely skipped me...

One of the guards rushing towards Anthanes screamed in agony and fell into a heap, but the other just laughed and tapped his amulet. Rushing forwards and bring his arms round Anthanes neck, he tried to hold him in position.

Caecilius snorted. "My guards are dealing with your friends. One thing we find suspicious is that your friend just dmitted that you two are criminals. Anopther is that that child was running full pelt through a crowd of people. We are arresting you all." Lucus moved in on Niran unexpectedly, getting behind him and gripping him in a headlock, and Caecilius laughed. "The Dunmer may walk beside us as he is the only reasonable one among you..the rest of you are being chained."

OOC: Urp! hope everything goes well! :shocked: Sorry! I forgot posting, and skiped all the recent RPers! :paperbag:

Sel was surprised that they would let him walk....he would take what he could get though.

"So, where are you taking us?" Sel asked the nearest guard.

"Fort Moonmoth."

"Ah." Sel replied. He was still wondering why they didn't take his sword....

Anthanes muttered. "Do you know who I am, fools? No, you obviously do not. My vengeance shall be quite bloody."

(OOC: What! Niran didn't attack them now! Niran escaped from an Imperial prison in his fanfic once and he'll do it again, even if he is chained. Also I edited out the part about him giving his sister's dagger to Konrad, the brat doesn't deserve it. And they don't know he has it, okay!)

The guards led the group to Moonmoth (Wherever that is) and after an uneventful journey (No breaking free!) they stood them up to the captain of the guard there.

"Sir, we have some guard killers. The dunmer is nice enough, though he admits to being a criminal. The rest are lunatics. Shall we lock 'em up?" Lucus asked.

"No no no! that would put the guard to shame, we must hear what they say first." replied the captain.

"Well..." Sel began. "I killed a criminal and was named a criminal." he answered vaguely.

OOC: Yeah I am, be patient you unpatient person you.

"I was defending my fellows who, while they might be a little bit unhinged, are on a quest of importance beyond your pitiful understanding. May I add that the Mages' Guild will -not- be pleased by this?"

By Boethiah, those fools are in for a bloody surprise...

"What the hell am I suppose to say, oh I know. How about, the emperor is a honoured user!" Niran said angrily.

OOC: yes, he is.

"Seconded." , Anthanes said with a sneer.

"You aren't making this any better." Sel muttered.

He looked to the captain. "Are you going to let us go, or what?"

Oh, forget it.

The captain scowled deeply, rubbing his chin. "I shall let the Dunmer go on watch, but the mage shall be locked up. This furcifer shall be hanged by tomorrow." He gestured towards Niran with contempt. "The child is too young, he can go with the dunmer."

OOC: Konradude, seriously, stop skipping people

Anthanes sighed heavily.

Hah. The fools. I can bring ruin to their whole petty fort with my magics, and most certainly will. They will not have an anti-magic cell.

OOC: When he's shoved into a cell, please post if he can still access his magicka in there or not

OOC: I know, sorry. I'm trying. I'm also kicking myself right now if that's anby compensation.

Guards will be watching Sel and following him around from a distance. Their names are Quintus and Secundus if you want to know.

"Okay...so I'm free to go, just as long as these guards follow me around?" Sel asked. They must not have heard about hwat he had done - they were letting him off easy for killing a Cammona Tong bigwig...

OOC: so it's like probation?

OOC: I suppose.

The captain of the guard called in two young men, both bowing to him. "Secundus, Quintus, you are to watch these criminals with eagle eyes. Anything slightly suspicious and report. Anything criminal you kill."

He sent 3 guards over to Niran. "If you have nothing to say you are being taken to solitary confinement to await your death. You are in the east wing, E9, so you can see the sun rise just in time for your end."

He finally ordered two guards over to the mage, both wielding 80% reflect shields. "You are to be put in a tower a half-league away from the facility. We have a small camp there, but it is not noticed. We put a cloak over it. It has reflecting walls on the inside of your cave...Uh cell, so don't try anything."

the guards walked off with their assigned prisoners, while the two younger men waited silently for Sel and Konrad to leave. the captain finished his goblet of wine and walked past Niran, making a slight strangling gesture, mocking him.

Niran's face didn't show the least bit of remorse when the man said "hanged by morning" .

"Yeah, my spirit will bother the hell out of you."

Niran was joking even in spite of his sentence.

Anthanes smirked, allowing himself to be taken.

The fools. That just means I can't cast any spells affecting them directly...I think. Let's see what they'll do when they find a few Daedra in their little camp.

OOC: Does that mean no spellcasting or no spellcasting at the walls or no spellcasting at people that aren't you?

OOC: we're saying you can't cast spells period. makes for a more interesting play. And I know what reflect does, but it's more interesting if he can't cast spells....just make the guards slap a slaves; bracer on him.


"Come on Konrad." Sel said.

It will be easy to get away with my amulet...but how do we get Anthanes out and Niran off the gallows? Sel wondered.

Sel approached one of the guards. he hoped his conversation with the guard would give Konrad a clue as to what he was planning.

"So, once we get OUTSIDE, we can go our SEPARATE ways?" Sel asked. (He's telling Konrad to run off, so they have one guarda piece.)

"No. You two have to stay together." the guard replied dutifully.

"But I hate this brat." Sel protested, just so the conversation wouldn't seem suspicious.[/i]

OOC: Uh, I'm not certain. Dantrag? What exactly are the rules of reflect oh great one?

OOC: Reflect will flip a spell cast at the person under reflect back at the person who cast it.

[quote=Dantrag]
but how do we get Niran off the gallows?
[/quote]

OOC: You don't, just leave him there, he'll escape on his own.

Konrad replied back. "Hey! So now you let it out! Well I hate you too then!" konrad scowled and went beside him, berating the guard. The guard disagreed, and gestured over for Secundus to join him. "
Get going, now. i want you out in 3 seconds or the archer shoot you down like alits." commanded Quintus.

Sel needed no second warning. He grabbed Konrad's arm and activated his amulet, making him and Konrad appear in front of a sleeping Celia.

"Fun." Sel muttered. "Damned guards."

Konrad floundered, waving his arms about to keep his balance. "By Azura! Give me some warning next time!" Konrad shouted at Sel, looking down at Celia. "so now what? We getting reinforcements?" he enquired, crouching down beside the dozing figure.

"No - we're going back for Anthanes and Niran." Sel replied. "Just without pesky guards watching us."

"So what are we doing with the Altmer then?" Konrad asked rudely, standing on a bag of flour and sending a cloud of white dust erupting out of the sack.

'Hurry quick! Women and children in the stronghouse! Hurry, they're coming!" Falx's eyes fluttered open, "What the hell, and for once I was having a good dream"
His gazed wandered out of the window, and to his surpise numerous werewolves lurked outside the house.

"Damn..."

In the Stronghouse..

"Is everyone okay?" The village elder looked around on the crowded townspeople, "Is everyone here and acounted for Brutus?"
"Sir... There's one still out there. Remeber the man that Mr. Afer took in? Well sir, he's still in their house" Brutus was a strong young man, merely 17 years of age yet incredibly skilled in the usage of bows.
The elder rubbed his wrinkled chin, "Hmm" His face turn downcast before saying, "..May the god's have mercy on his soul" The elder stepped from his spot and sat down.

"But sir!" The young man pleaded, "We can't just leave him there! Surely the wolves will find him! We've got to do something!"
"Listen boy! I will not endanger the lives of our town for a stranger. The man doesn't even know he is! Perhaps this is the god's will.."
"Sir..." the boy tried to continue
"Enough! I have made the decision and that is final!"

Mr. Afers Home

Falx quickly put on his borrowed clothes, not bothering to wash. "Great, they leave me here, alone.." He stopped for a second and pondered that, "No, nevermind, not alone. In the company of werewolves!" Calmly he searched the house for anything that could be classified as a werewolf fighting weapon. The Knight found it odd that he knew how to fight a werewolf, but not anything of his name...

Part I