Closed Stealing from Sleepers (Shadyn)

Sayana realizes that she can pull pranks and even steal from the sleepwalkers, but then she meets Shadyn who is most definitely not asleep.

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Considered one of the most mysterious cities in Mizahar, Alvadas is called The City of Illusions. It is the home of Ionu and the notorious Inverted. This city sits on one of the main crossroads through The Region of Kalea.

Stealing from Sleepers (Shadyn)

Postby Sayana on November 10th, 2015, 12:10 am

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“You went to all this just to find a bar?” Sayana asked incredulously. He had chased after her, taunted her and played silly games with his lunar liquid and the end result was to find a bar. Maybe he was too scared to play a game of toss with weapons. The Eypharian had a look of skepticism on her face. Could he be trying to lay a trap for her? Yet she was the one who had initially started the encounter but only because he had provided such an easy looking target.

Still, his idea sounded better than throwing daggers at something that for all intents and purposes was merely an illusion, by the way he appeared and disappeared. But did she even know any of the ale houses in Alvadas. Her life in Syliras was practically centered around a tavern, the Rearing Stallion, and yet here… The Rearing Stallion, hadn’t Resin shown her an entrance to the Underground near the Stallion’s Rear? The Underground. She could be safe there. The man seemed like an outsider if he didn’t know where to find a simple ale house. Surely he wouldn’t know of the Underground passages and it would be impossible for him to follow unless he was shown explicitly by someone else who had also been to the Underground. But was the Stallion’s Rear a tavern? It sounded like it could be, but for all she knew it was a stables or even a manure dump.

“I’ll take you to a place, that sells ale. Or something close enough.” Sayana finally replied. Throughout her musings she had kept a wary stance with her blades. She still didn’t trust him. “You’re new to Alvadas? You have to learn to trust the streets, yet always keep your destination in mind. Look for clues, yet at the same time be adaptable. The alehouse should be in the night half of the city. People go to taverns at night. Unless the god of illusions had something against the tavern owner. Follow me, and keep up.”

The Eypharian didn’t doubt that he’d be able to keep up. He’d managed to chase after her earlier. She was just about to dash out of the store when a glint caught her eye. No, it wasn’t the glint of gold, although the store did contain some jewelry and a few cosmetics. The jewelry was of rather low value though and the more expensive things were probably locked away. It was a glint of a reflection. The Eypharian strode over to one of the handheld mirrors, surely used by customers to admire themselves using their new products.

“For my protection,” she stated as she took the mirror off the counter. Even though she doubted it could reflect much, if any of the faint moonlight, at least it was something.

Then off she went and certainly not at a leisurely stroll. She didn’t trust him and a moving target was always harder to hit than a stationary or slow moving one. Sayana sheathed her daggers and kept the mirror comfortably in her low hands. Mostly she kept to the moonlight knowing that if nothing else she could attempt to shine moonlight towards him using the mirror. Despite the circumstances, it was a nice run. It felt freeing going through the winding streets and she tended to shift her path from one side of the street to the other to make her a more unpredictable target. There was still his bird and she absently wondered why he hadn’t just flown to find the alehouse.

The streets twisted and turned and she cared less about which way she turned and more about finding that sweet stench of ale. Every so often she’d look behind her to check that he was keeping up and also that he hadn’t changed his mind in terms of his mannerisms. It wasn’t the smell of ale that she came across first, but the tipsy swaying walk of drunkards who almost looked like the sleepwalkers but more clumsy.

“See? Look for clues.” She called out to him as she pointed to the evidence. All she had to do now was confirm that it was indeed the Stallion’s Rear and then get far enough ahead of him so she might slip into the depths of the Underground.

To GraderAnd yes, she just shoplifted that mirror.
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Stealing from Sleepers (Shadyn)

Postby Shadyn on November 10th, 2015, 2:12 am

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Shadyn followed her, initially keeping right behind her, then merely keeping to the middle of the street. She must have presumed him to be still posing a threat. He wasn’t…although more than once Xarrt – who was following high above – had asked permission to swoop down and crush her. That, however, would not have helped him find his way very well, so he turned him down.

She was a savvy woman, that was for certain. She had snatched up a mirror…obviously intending to use the moonlight against him if he tried anything. Though moonlight didn’t harm him, it would reveal his location.

They eventually began to draw near to a tavern of sorts…a tiny tavern, but a tavern nonetheless. He lingered outside, however…he was not a hasty person often, and did not want to dispense with being immaterial before he was certain he would have no need of it. Instead, he turned to her.

“Why don’t you join me for a drink? In a way, you will be getting back some of that money you wanted so desperately, since I’ll buy.”



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Narration and Shadyn (normal text) -- Lanira (bold text) -- Thoughts and Xarrt's telepathic speech (italics)

NOTE: No matter what the language of conversation, Shadyn will almost always speak to Lanira in Nari, and she will use Nari with him, unless otherwise stated.
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Stealing from Sleepers (Shadyn)

Postby Sayana on November 10th, 2015, 11:31 pm

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As they neared the tavern, Sayana gestured it with a flick of a low hand. She had forgotten just how small it was, scrunched up between the buildings. Yet on the opposite side of the street there was an expansive park complete with benches and a pond in the middle, which made the illusion that the tavern was even more cramped.

However, the tall man didn’t go inside immediately and instead lingered. Then he asked if she would join him. Her expression was surprised, even startled. Absolutely not. At this point she didn’t want anything to do with the man with the moonwater. She wanted to find that entrance and be gone as soon as possible.

After a tick or two she managed to control her facial expression to something more calm and almost seductive. She tilted her head to the side and slowly brushed her hair out of the way to reveal the soft skin of her neck. The left side. For there upon her neck was her chevas mark, a stylized ball of flame, burning in a reddish copper hue. It was the mark of her marriage, a mark of her vows.

“I don’t have idle drinks with strangers anymore.”

Although she had done far more with strangers, it was the easiest excuse for her. She wanted him gone and off her trail. Her eyes glanced over the tavern. Last time she had left the Underground through a simple door but she couldn’t find one that resembled it. Perhaps it was harder to find the entrance than the exit. Turning to the park, she strode over to one of the benches. It was calm and peaceful as she sat down. The pond? Her eyes looked it over trying to catch a shimmer of illusion but all she saw was moonlight reflected in it. To be honest, she was glad, since if he was still watching or following her, it would be rather noticeable to jump in with a splash and then disappear.

There were several trees about the park and one particularly large one with initials and a heart carved into it. She chuckled at the irony. A lovers’ tree. She was about to disregard it when she noticed the initials changed. Curious, she approached the large tree that stood amongst several others. With a glance back to make sure she wasn’t being followed, she investigated further and saw that the initials had changed yet again. ‘A.A & S.A’ With a frown she passed the tree into the little grove and with another look back she finally spotted it. Carved into the back of the tree was a doorway that had otherwise been out of sight.

The Eypharian smiled and carefully opened the door while keeping out of sight of anyone near the tavern. There was a slight drop and when she landed the entrance way closed behind her. She descended the stairs that opened up into the dark streets that were the Underground.

“Open your mind to possibility and never trust anything you see,” she murmured softly to herself. Such was Alvadas.
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Stealing from Sleepers (Shadyn)

Postby Fable on November 24th, 2015, 3:12 am

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Skills
    Stealth +5
    Tracking +4
    Disguise +1
    Persuasion +2
    Larceny +4
    Subterfuge +5
    Running +3
    Philosophy +2
    Tactics +4
    Acting +3
    Escape Artist +1
    Intelligence +3
    Negotiation +1
    Teaching +1
    Investigation +1
Lores
    Stealth: Blending in to Crowds
    Stealth: Keep to the Shadows
    Tracking: Matching Steps
    Larceny: Cutpurse
    Gods Can Affect Worldly Items
Rewards/Consequences
    +1 small hand mirror inlaid in simple silver
Notes :
Please do not self-award anything gained through larceny. I am not able to award the Mizas as they were self-awarded improperly. In the future, you can always refer to the cache in vague terms until a grader is able to award them. Please keep this in mind for the future.

This was fun. I'm glad you took advantage of the event to get a couple underworld points as well as write out a fun little duo thread! Sayana is definitely playing to her strengths in this one, but I would say maybe check and double check your actions. Always try to ask yourself, "Is this too easy? Too hard? Is she exerting the amount of effort she should?" There are parts and places in your writing where it seems to be glossed over. Don't gloss! You're a good writer, and you owe it to yourself to start asking the hard questions with your characters. :)

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    Meditation +1
    Land Navigation +1
    Planning +1
    Subterfuge +1
    Acting +1
    Intimidation +3
    Rhetoric +3
    Negotiation +3
    Socialization +3
    Tactics +1
    Weapon: Tomahawk +1
    Flirting +1
    Running +1
Lores
    Alvadas Location: The Stallion's Rear
Rewards/Consequences
    -If the water is not consumed by the end of this day, Shadyn will remain intangible until the next full moon
Notes :
You bring up a good point with flying in Alvadas. I believe that, for those few airborne denizens, the city appears differently from above than it does below. While it is possible to see streets changing, the aerial view would not reflect the true nature of the streets below. I'll be sure to add this into the player's guide! Another note, Eypharians aren't incredibly common outside of Eyktol and very, very rare in Wind Reach. Inarta are a relatively reclusive race, so it's highly unlikely he would know what an Eypharian is. Finally, the full moon is on the 57th, however I'm going to just let you know that as a warning and not ask the date changed. Please keep this in mind for future threads.
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