egypt ♔ is this called living or something else

[lissatrinall]

♬ amsterdam - daughter

WHO || Lis'sa, Riddick, Phineas, Ella, Dimitri, Raegos, the Mithril Scarab, and more [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights head to Egypt to try and ascertain the location of a lost pyramid
WHERE || Cairo, Egypt
WHEN || Jan 21st, mid-day[forwarddated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

The party arrives in the bustling city of Cairo around mid-day, where it's a beautiful 70 degrees outside compared to the cold London January they came from. Along with whatever gear they brought individually for tomb raiding*, Wynn has also sent them with a chest of 2,000 gold pieces - because the woman who has promised to take them to meet Raegos (the only living man who can claim to have seen the lost tomb) plans to meet them at an antiquities auction.

Wynn has pre-arranged with the woman, who goes by the name of the Mithral Scarab, to recognize the party by the fact that they will cast several bids at the auction - and all of their opening bids will always be exactly ten gold more than the starting price. Once she has recognized them, she will find a way to show them a symbol of the Knights of the Silver Dragon discreetly to identify herself, and they are to follow her away from the crowd. Raegos' rumored paranoia concerning anyone else learning his location seems well demonstrated by the levels of security embedded in Scarab's directions.

The auction itself is a direct result of the recent elemental-driven storm that has unearthed a number of structures long buried in the desert. Some industrious tomb raiders have already taken to looting the lesser pyramids, and this underground sale promises to deliver some of the discovered goods into the hands of eager collectors. Wynn's generous supply of furnished gold was delivered to them with explicit instructions to purchase anything that they thought might be an item of actual valuable historical or magical significance, to become the property of the Knighthood.

* Don't forget to make a list of all items your character is carrying in an entry in their journal before tagging into this post! Please try to stick close to your character's maximum carrying capacity.

Comments

[sorceresslite]

Electrocution. [ reasons why ella should not use words, ever, number 374. especially as it comes with such a bright smile. but she elaborates quickly enough that maybe she doesn't sound like a crazy lightning throwing bag of cats. ] Magic. [ she calls up a soft green light in her hand that looks like a will-o'-wisp, faintly human shaped. she gives it a little flick with her finger and it dances over to dimitri, friendly, like hey there stud. ]

[likeagod]

[His eyebrows raise slightly in amusement, because while magic makes more sense, electrocution was her word of choice originally, and that could be telling.

His hand reaches out for the light, though he has it palm up, as if letting it float above his hand.]

I can see how that would be very useful.

[sorceresslite]

Right? [ look, she's dead chuffed about having that particular power when she's not met anyone with the same. she's ~special. SPECIAL. and it's funny because she's so tiny and over half her spells are offensive. she has small dog complex. ] I'm not like potions and amulets magic, I'm blow stuff up and set things on fire magic.

[likeagod]

I assumed as much when you first mentioned electrocution.

[He's not judging. He's just amused that she had to clarify. Again.]

[sorceresslite]

[ she is really proud, dimitri. but she shrugs with a smile as the little light starts to dissipate. ] So you're a squire, that's nice. When did you come in?

[likeagod]

My squiring ceremony was back in March, so nearly a year ago now. Though the time has gone quickly.

[sorceresslite]

Huh. I must've skipped yours. [ she winces apologetically. ] Sorry, they're just really boring. I doubt I've actually been to one since my own and that was ages ago.

[likeagod]

No apologies necessary. They're certainly not for everyone.

[He probably wouldn't go if he didn't think it was his duty to attend.]

[sorceresslite]

Probably better I not attend. I fell asleep at my brother's.

[likeagod]

[Amused again, shaking his head.]

Well, hopefully you managed not to snore.

[sorceresslite]

[ snort. ] I think I managed.