Just Before the End
World Event: 29
The Traders and Merchants that could fleed, fled the city and its problems.
Reward:No more Merchants now it seems.
-[X]Try to meet with the Governor: The Governor is a curious fellow, one that locks himself in his palace like a craven, you wonder if an audience is possible. Cost: 15 DC:??? Reward: You attempt to speak to the Governor. Rolled: D100 => 83+6=89
You looked at the older-looking man.
"You are the man I saw all those years ago…Come, sit, we have far too much to talk about. Alatu."
The Governor gave you a fine smile. "Yes the Vampire gave you quite a shock, he has that effect on people. I should know…I've had something of a working relationship with him for a fair deal of time."
"And how has that gone for you?" You said feeling the sarcasm drip like venom.
"Poorly." He conceded. "Though he's been doing this sort of thing far longer than I?"
"And you thought you could control him? Like all fools." You said. "He promised you much."
"I had no illusion that he would betray me, I personally thought it would come from the Merchants, not the damned priests." He said. "Alas…I still have wealth and the power it can bring. For what little it can give me now."
He shook his head. "Tell me Magi...what do you know about
( To be Continued in the Final Preparation)
-[X]Meat, Mead and Melee: Fuck it all your going to drink and probably get into a fight, it is the way of things.Cost: 0, DC:70 Reward: Go Drinking in a Bar, and hope to win the ensuring Bar Brawl. Rolled: D100 => 48+12=60
You sighed as you dunked your head in the horse trough.
"At least I threw the first punch." You said.
Failure.
-[X]Run Errands: You're going to work for the People, do the Odd Jobs, and get paid.Cost: 0, DC??? Reward: DO Errands, Receive Money! Rolled: D100 => 85+12=97
Peculier, you were delivering a package to the governor, and were told not to open it under any circumstances.
So it was obvious that someone wanted him dead.
One trip to the Night Lady of Argos later and you realized it was a tool of assassination.
"Poisoned Coins…" You said.
"I take a cut and the Poison is washed clean off and you keep the rest." She said.
Reward: +200 Gold.
-[X]The Staking of a Vampire: Vampires are difficult to kill even at the most prepared of hunts, we must even the Odds, hopefully. Cost: 0 DC:??? Reward: Attempt to counteract the Vampire's awesome power with trickery should it awaken. Rolled: D100 => 1+14=15
You laid down to sleep and woke up in a Library, a personal one, and a very fancy man looking at you.
"So your the one trying to kill me…far be it from me to stop you, many have tried but I must ask why would a man seeking knowledge with to murder a man-." He started.
"I would hardly call you a man, and you are not really here are you?" You said.
"The fact I cannot dominate your mind, and that you can see my apparition in it is annoying. That spark of a mind and Soul is powerful." He said walking through a bookshelf.
"Let me guess you are offering me power and knowledge?" You said. "It always comes at a price."
"No…far be it from me to get in the way of a man's search for power and the arcane…In Acharon you would have been accounted as one of the lucky few to get the eyes of a mage from birth and had a higher station." He said.
You nodded. "Indeed, I've learned a great deal on my own, now, why are you talking to me?"
"You are a threat to me, and my own followers, dare I say you are the greatest threat to me and my ambitions…So I am giving you a sporting chance." He said, his eyes glowing in the dim candlelight with a deadly smile, despite not being here at all.
"Know no trick of the Human Mind can stop me…and that all manners of preparation is a farce. This is merely a battle between you and I." He said. "The rest is mere side entertainment."
"Prepare well Hunter, should you best me, know that you will never find true respite, Varnae knows your name and will not stop until you are turned or destroyed." He said.
"Looking forward to you are your's to try." You said somewhat wavering in your voice.
Critical Failure: The Vampire has prepared and identified you as the greatest threat to his life.
He has taken precautions and will be hunting you specifically during the battle.
-[X]Search for Clues and Signs: Mages, Sorcerors, and Warlocks are always hidden in places that fear them, this isn't Stygia or Great Khatai, they aren't the ruling class. Perhaps one of these hidden sorcerors can be found…or the remnant of one. Cost: 0, DC:??? Reward: Search for the Hidden Places of Power. Rolled: D100 => 91+10=101
Hidden Place Quality: D100 => 98
You sighed as the apparition vanished. "I'm dead…I'm fucking dead!"
This place has too many secrets to learn, and not enough time to learn them all.
You sighed. "Ibis…I don't pray to you, can never say the words, but I beg of you, give me a path forward so I may end this madness!"
A Gust of Wind came through the Vampire's Library…and the final candle was extinguished.
Alone in the Dark.
"Etheral Light" you said feeling the mana drain as the small light started to fly around you like a candle.
Well…you didn't expect this.
The Vampire in his arrogance gave you everything you needed.
(Continued in The Final Preparations)
Disaster Roll: D100 => 90
"Half the City is on fire," Emia said. "I say we are nearing the end of this waiting…now the hunt will begin."
"He's making a battleground of his choosing?" You said.
"Indeed, soon he will have ways to beat us…effectively."
Reward: You've run out of time…soon the battle will begin. Two Turns until the Vampire starts a battle on his terms.
Mana Recovery: D6 => 6
You feel…powerful.
(To be revealed in The Final Preparation)
AN: Well, The Vampire makes his move and Alatu FINALLY gets the Run down of the Plot of the story he's in.
Finally…he can train his Mage skills properly.
