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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 10, 2022 16:41:42 GMT -5
None of the doors are open and even the windows are locked shut, if you hadnt seen the mage here it would appear as if it was an abandoned building and if you stop to ask the neighbors, they simply look at you like you've lost your mind stating that the house has been abandoned for many years. the last person to live there was an older man who some say died others say simply vanished one day...
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 11, 2022 6:44:30 GMT -5
Xanadu collects his note and seeks out the nearest guard trio. He doesn’t feel like getting in trouble in the High District. Once he sees one of the almost ever present guard trios he waves at them to get their attention, then approaches. “Good day to you officers. I was wondering if you could help me. “A man asked for my assistance with a task, which I provided for pay as we arranged. There was an issue with the work after the fact and when I went to seek him out at what I thought was his residence, it turns out he may have been squatting in the High District.” Xanadu points at the house, “He was inside that house there, but the neighbors say the owner vanished a while back.”
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 14, 2022 7:16:30 GMT -5
the guards look at him then back at the house seemingly confused for a moment. " that house has been empty for a long time, perhaps check down at the hall of records to find the person you are looking for. but we will keep an eye out for anything suspicious thank you." they say and continue on their patrols. its hard to tell if they are actually going to listen and take what you said and do anything about it or if they are just humoring you.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 14, 2022 9:29:15 GMT -5
Xanadu thanks the men, though he doesn't sound sarcastic he certainly didn't sound emphatic either. Xanadu heads back to the house once the guards are out of sight. He makes his away around to the least likely place where he could be seen. Unrolling his bedroll he covers one of the glass panes, and shatters the window using the bedroll to muffle the noise. If the coast looks clear, he reaches in and unlocks the window. Opening it up and flying inside as quickly as possible. He dusts off his bedroll, and stows it away. Once he is ready he checks over the entire house, looking for clues about the researcher. If he finds a broom and dustpan he will clean up the mess he made. Possibly blocking the broken window so the house is not damaged by the weather.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 14, 2022 10:20:06 GMT -5
The house does infact appear abandonded as dust covers everything as if nothing has been touched in years, the smell of mold and musty of a closed up place that hasnt had a fresh breeze or even sunlight hangs in the air and nothing looks like its been disturbed. even the front door has a layer of dust on it and doesnt seem to have been opened recently at all though you could have sworn you saw him come out the door when you came to deliver the lizard folks the last time.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 16, 2022 6:44:30 GMT -5
Xanadu looks around the house, confused at the complete lack of clues or evidence of anyone being here. "How in the nine hells did he manage it?" He starts carefully poking things, checking for illusion magic. Especially around the door where he knows the man was standing before. "I met you at this door, I know you were here. This doesn't make sense."
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 19, 2022 19:24:58 GMT -5
there is no magic or anything that seems odd or out of place in this abandoned house. it just seems an empty abandoned house.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 19, 2022 21:56:01 GMT -5
Once Xanadu is sure there is nothing to see here, he carefully prepares to leave the property. He looks out windows to make sure nobody is watching, then exits through the most unobtrusive door. Locking the door behind himself if possible. Once he’s off the property he makes his way back to the temple.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 20, 2022 16:58:33 GMT -5
no one seems to notice you at all and the walk back to the temple is quiet and uneventful. perhaps the wyrmspeaker will have an answer about the abandoned house.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 20, 2022 18:58:02 GMT -5
Once he is well clear of the property Xanadu stomps his way across the High District, glaring people out of his way as he marches. He is bristling with anger at not finding any sign of the researcher. He knows how to track his quarry, and hates to fail. He does quiet his steps when he reaches the Temple of Bahamut in the Commercial District, mostly out of respect for the Wyrmspeaker and of course Bahamut.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 20, 2022 19:09:27 GMT -5
everyone hurrys to get out of your way as you stomp back to the temple. the acolytes all seem to get out of yourway aswell leaving a clear path to the wyrmspeaker.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 20, 2022 21:48:06 GMT -5
Xanadu walks right to the Wyrmspeaker’s door, and knocks softly. When granted admittance, he enters quietly and closes the door behind him. Turning away from the door he greets the Wyrmspeaker and explains what he didn’t find at the house that doesn’t actually belong to the researcher.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 21, 2022 9:48:56 GMT -5
"hmm now that is odd, i have heard of some of the mages using portal keys that when the door is open it leads to somewhere else, a different plane of existance, so a house with in a house so to speak." (i know its not canon but figured it added and explained things) he gets up and goes to a book on the shelf and pulls it out flipping threw the pages before turning towards you and showing you a page with various keys on it. one of them catches your attention as it was the key that the mage had in his hand when you went to deliver the lizard folk.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 21, 2022 10:18:39 GMT -5
Xanadu taps the page right on the key he saw before, “That one. He was holding that one when he answered the door. Does your book say how we can track where the key leads?”
(You’re the DM, there is no such thing as canon. Well, canon is whatever you put into the game. Now this game has keys like from the show Locke and Key)
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 21, 2022 12:31:51 GMT -5
(i was refering to canon in clifton since this world is your creation.)
"the book doesnt give much but the mages at the guild would probably have more answers on them, i've never seen them in person." he says and hands xanadu the book so he can read what little info is in there about the keys as he returns to his desk. on the page shows twelve different keys each seem to be linked to something different. the one the mage held was the key of rooms. which would explain how he was in the house but not in the house.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 21, 2022 22:52:39 GMT -5
“The Key of Rooms” Xanadu repeats a few times. “This is my only lead on this fellow, so I’ll head back to the Mage’s Guild and see what I can find out about tracking the location that he was traveling from.” Xanadu heads for the door with the book tucked under his arm. “Thank you again Wyrmspeaker.” Unless the Wyrmspeaker stops him, he leaves with the book. Walking back to the High District is long, and climbing the hill to reach the High Road is draining. Xanadu focuses on his Dwarven heritage when the times get rough, knowing that anything is possible.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 22, 2022 6:46:17 GMT -5
"your welcome." he says and returns to his studies. the walk to the mages guild is quiet aside from the usual hustle and bustle of carts and people selling their wares. at one point something or someone appears out of the corner of your eye but as soon as you turn to look its gone. maybe it was just a trick of the light or exhaustion begining to set in.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 22, 2022 6:54:37 GMT -5
When Xanadu thinks he sees someone out of the corner of his eye, he immediately checks his pockets to make sure he has all of his belongings. Assuming all is well he keeps a careful eye out for the rest of the walk to the guild. When he arrives at the observatory shaped building, he heads straight to the door. Oblivious to the tingle that the more magically attuned can feel as he enters the property.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 22, 2022 7:45:02 GMT -5
nothing is missing from your pockets though the feeling of being watched lingers till you get to the mages guild and then it just vanishes. shortly after you knock on the door it opens revealing a taller human in dark blue robes." how can i assist you today?" he asks a bit of annoyance in his voice as he looks down at the dwarf.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 22, 2022 9:08:53 GMT -5
Xanadu marches straight up to the fellow. "Hello there. My name is Xanadu. I'm looking for information about Room Keys. I believe someone I'm looking for used one, and I need to figure out where they used it from so I can track them down. Is this something your guild can help me with?"
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 22, 2022 9:38:14 GMT -5
"room keys.... hmmmm.... room keys...... oh you mean portal keys, guild master ulric is the one you want to talk to." he says and opens the door the rest of the way and steps back so you can enter. " straight down the hall till you cant go any further, knock three times on the red brick in the wall." he said and takes up his post by the door again.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 22, 2022 22:07:50 GMT -5
Xanadu thanks the man, and follows his instructions. As he walks he wonders where this hallway actually goes. It’s too long to fit inside the building he entered. Spacial anomalies aside, this is the Mages Guild after all, Xanadu finds the correct brick and knocks as instructed.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 23, 2022 16:50:35 GMT -5
at first nothing happens then their is a popping sound as the bricks seem to fold back on them selves till there is an opening that he can step threw. beyond the doors is a well lit and comfy room furnished with deep purples and blues. lavish rugs cover the floor and there are many comfortable chairs. the room smells of frankinsense and bergamont, in the far corner sits two smoking inscence sticks emiting the calming yet citrusy scent that washes over you. not to heavy but oddly comforting. "come in." says a voice from somewhere in the room.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 24, 2022 6:30:40 GMT -5
Xanadu enters the room, careful not to touch anything. As he moves he takes extra care to make sure that his various adventuring equipment doesn't knock anything over as he looks for the source of the voice. "Hello there. My name is Xanadu. I was sent here after inquiring about portal keys, or room keys as I first heard them called. Have I come to the right place?" After introductions and confirmations Xanadu explains himself much like he did to the first person to greet him when he arrived.
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 24, 2022 16:50:22 GMT -5
"ahh yes this is the right place. my name is archer. now where did you see this key used and by whom" asks a man as he looks up from the far corner where he was sitting, he seemed to almost blend into his surroundings till he drew attention to himself. standing he walks over to xanadu. "see portal keys are rare and high magic and not something used lightly. so they are usually tracked very heavily."
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 24, 2022 19:32:04 GMT -5
Xanadu gives a brief description of the man he seeks. “He was using an abandoned house here in the High District. When I arrived he answered the door like it was his own home.”
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 25, 2022 17:17:22 GMT -5
"ahh hmm it sounds like sephoric. he is or rather was a member of the guild till his expulsion because of his experimentation, it has been some time since then i wasnt aware that he was still in clifton. i will have to look into this as this is dangerous to the mages guild." he says as he summons a scroll and quill to him and it begins to write even though he hasnt spoken a single word till eventually folding itself up and flying out of the room.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 25, 2022 19:44:57 GMT -5
Xanadu watches with amazement, he really knows very little about magic. With the exception of his enchanted equipment of course. "What was the nature of his experiments? I suspect that he is responsible for the recent attacks outside the city." Xanadu goes on to explain the job he did for the man previously, and the creature he fought and killed outside town. "I believe some acolytes from our temple should have brought the body here for your people to examine."
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Post by lilmsdarknes on May 27, 2022 15:52:27 GMT -5
"he called them.... ummm what was it... the gr....no thats not it... hmm or was it.....no it wasnt that.... what was it..." he turns and goes to his desk to search threw some papers trying to find something in his notes. after a few minutes of searching and grumbling he pauses. "ah ha the legacy project at least thats what her refered to it as any time he talked about it. " he says as he turns back to face xanadu."hmmm no there has been no body brought here to be studied, perhaps you should check with the acolytes again as nothing has been brought here." he said confusion evident on his face. if a large lizard wyvern creation had been brought here he would have certainly known about it.
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Post by DM-Delfon on May 27, 2022 17:29:31 GMT -5
Xanadu looks confused. “The acolytes we’re summoned before I left. They should totally have beat me here. I will look into that afterward. I need to find Sephoric, do you know how I can find him?”
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