Cards Reshuffled 244 – Amauna
i've noticed something..
I don't like edwin, yet you've made me like your edwin
i like aerie, but you've made me dislike your version
i dislike mazzy intensely, and you've made me really loath your version..
Simplest thing in the world to sort out, kitten, Softpaws said, purring. People are always tripping over cats, you know, and she’s just about to cross that narrow ledge along the lava…
cat assassins???
that's very true you know...cats are always underfoot, and a cat or dog would make the perfect assassin...
The two ghosts explained that Amauna had been a child priestess of Amaunator, in the God’s final days as a greater deity, and so beloved by the entire priesthood for her close ties to their Lord that her death had been a terrible blow to their faith, one they never quite recovered from. And now, with her remains so cruelly defiled by the minions of the Shade Lord, the spirits of those sworn to protect her were unable to rest.
could it be her death was the straw that broke the camel's back, and dropped amaunator from greater deity?
“Aw, poor little girl!” Minsc exclaimed, his honest face wet with tears. “Where are the ones who would do such a thing? Minsc and Boo will make sure the Boots of Goodness stomp their bones to nasty bone meal, fit only for the baking of Evil Pies to be eaten by the wickedest of hags to be found in fair Rasheman.”
fi fi fo fum...
I smell the blood of a wicked one
I'll grind their bones to make me pies...
The girl giggled. “You’re silly. Pretty funny though. Anyway, I do want to thank you. Hang on, I’ll give you something.” She held out her hand, and a golden object appeared in it. “This is only one part of what you’ll need to open the way,” she said. “But you’ll find the rest really soon, I know it. And there’s two other presents since you’ve been nice. One is a ward stone – as long as you keep really quiet, the big bad dragon won’t see you as long as you carry it.” Then she winked. “And the last is in my coffin – you’ll be able to see it now I’m back with it. If you find a pretty rock, it’ll shine like the sun. Bye bye now!”
of course its pretty hard for any party with jan to be really quiet...
Edwin winced. “You just had to go and remind me of that episode, didn’t you, you wretched druid?” he said. “I’ll have you know I still have nightmares about poultry prancing around, flaunting their…”
edwin, having nightmares about poultry...hmmm...i wonder why (besides the plot development a few episodes back)
“Never mind about the chickens, Eddie,” Rini said. “Pass me that gem, would you?” She carefully fitted it onto the pommel. There was some sort of faint background noise behind her, something moving quietly closer, but she barely noticed it, being as preoccupied as she was. “Oh, look at this! The writing along the blade says this sword is called ‘The Daystar’. And here, it seems you can sort of press this sun symbol here to make something…”
press the button? i thought magic items usually had incantations, or silly doggerl to activate them?
like...
roses are red
violets are blue
sunrays blind me
and they'll blind you too!
A brilliant flash of sunlight burst from the sword, enough to make the half-elf startle and almost drop it. Purple and green specks floated in front of her aching eyes as she finally managed to open them. “…happen?” she finished.
ow...
“I believe,” Jaheira dryly commented, “that you just managed to set off a spell, child. A ‘Sunburst’ spell, I would say.”
sunray?
“Pity you wasted it,” Mazzy waspishly remarked. “Such a powerful tool against Evil should clearly not be in the hands of the negligent and incapable.”
shut up...
Rini noticed the infuriated expression on Edwin’s face…and not just his, actually. Jaheira, Anomen and Jan all looked quite annoyed, Minsc seemed confused, and Valygar showed no expression at all. “So true,” she nonchalantly said. “You’d probably trip over it anyway.” Then she noticed something behind the halfling’s back, just outside the door that led further into the temple, and she grinned. “Well, would you look at that,” she said, pointing at the pile of very dead Shade Wolves, struck dead in the midst of their attempt at a tasty Halfling dinner. “I guess you were right – I did waste it after all.”
probably would have given the wolves gas anyway...
Goodman Valygar is the only truly suitable one of them, really. Such a fine man – the perfect squire for a knight of my stature. So modest, so properly flattered by the honor, as he should be. But the others…no.
self important little self righteous snot...hey...wait a sec...who does that remind me of? oh yeah...anomen...
The druid, Jaheira – well, druids could hardly be trusted, now could they? If you refuse to serve Good in all matters, do you not then serve Evil? Come the hour of my death, I will go to my just reward, having walked the path of righteousness all my days, being able to take pride in all I ever did. Can such as she claim the same? No.
judgemental, pigheaded...
Then there was the annoying gnome – such a rude creature! She didn’t even want to think about spending another hour in his company. The Red Wizard, that was even worse. Vile servant of Evil! I will tolerate his presence only until the Shade Lord is defeated, and then there will be justice for all the victims he has undoubtedly claimed ere we met.
she even hates jan!!!
Their supposed party ‘leader’ would protest such a course of action, of course. That was a problem, if not a great one. But she is the consort of a Red Wizard, and the friend of a Drow. If she is not yet sunk into foulest Evil, she soon will be. Perhaps she may yet be saved from her own folly, and brought to her senses. In the meantime, I shall be watching her closely. And if it should happen that the scales of my judgment tip against her, then so be it. My mind is sound, and for the ones steeped too deeply in sin, there can be no rescue, no redemption. Such a thought is an offence to all right thinking folk!
so what do you plan to do? assault her knees?
Next: Time to enter the dragon's lair...
and of course jan is going to open his mouth at the worst possible time...
*tosses laufey a roll of 100mph tape...to be used on jan...*
yay!!!