new zealand ♔ when lies turn into truth i sacrificed for you | you say that i'm frozen

[lissatrinall]

♬ where i can never be - gary numan

WHO || Lis'sa, Kenzi, Bo, Klaus, Rebekah, Mars[Closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a mysterious carnival that may be linked to some magical winter weather
WHERE || New Zealand
WHEN || August 11th [forwarddated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Strange winds have blown in, bringing on an unusually chill winter in New Zealand. The ground crunches underfoot with snow, the days growing shoter and stars holding court in the darkness reigning above. An unnatural cold permeates the town, and the river's jubilant voice is frozen under the ice. Birds abandon their nests for warmer climes, their songs silenced by winter's grim embrace. But the frozen riverbank now hosts a shimmering respite from the gloomy cold in the form of garish tents, joyful shouts, and sumptuous smells. Vaale's Carnival has come to town.

Gaiety and laughter cut through the cold wind, and even the sky-shy sun peeks its face from around the gathering winter clouds. Children squeal with delight and gasp in awe at the sights, sounds, and smells of Vaale's Carnival. The Titan's Wheel creaks and groans as a burly lumberjack tests his might wit a hefty spin, a family rushes giggling into the sprawling ice maze to the north, and dozens of happy skaters flit about the rinks atop the frozen river. Carnival dolls are handed to wide-eyed townspeople as prizes and a menagerie of freakish creatures and glowing lights beckons the curious. Garish skirts and scanty veils call others to a different breed of voyeurism altogether. Treats and wonders abound for young and old to enjoy, and for a time, the harsh winter is forgotten in joyful revelry. There's nothing to indicate any sinister going on whatsoever, as the group surveys the happy smiles of the crowd.

* Please make a list of all items your character is carrying in an entry in their journal before tagging into this post! They are free to have requisitioned any equipment or weapons they desire beforehand.

Comments

[morethanasidekick]

[Failing all the spot checks on this mission is Kenzi, who really only seems to be here to provide the commentary. (Spot 8).]

And this is what happens when Dr. Seuss has a bad trip....

[charismapotion]

[ Mars hadn't even had a chance to move much when the fugly creature spoke. When he ran off Mars noticed the ice shard (spot 12) ]

....what the...

[succubestie]

[Uh, yeah, spot 28.]

We have to follow him.

[And so she does. Running now, hope you guys are following her!]

[lissatrinall]

[ yep, lis'sa is on that shit too, making a break for it. as they head out of the tent, another set of spot checks to see which way he went ]

[succubestie]

[As she pops out of the tent, her head whips around, looking for their target (spot 17).]

[lissatrinall]

[ bo notices him heading for the tent of the peep show, but just as he gets there, he goes invisible. she would be able to see the curtains of the tent billow aside for him.

signs sloppily painted in smears of brownish red blood read "Free Peep Show!" outside the tent now. their arrows point to the pair of nondescript tents erected in the shadow of the wood, just beyond the ale tents. in front of the tents, fairgoers of all types line up before the entrance, bristling with excited anticipation to see what causes the bright flashes of light and horrified screams from within. mangled in the branches of the nearby trees hang the bodies of several half-orcs, dancers, and a pair of foreign musicians, their mouths and eye sockets all stuffed with fresh daisies. ] In there. [ lis'sa follows bo's lead, and into the tent they go~ a veiled dancer inside is weaving her arms in a seductive manner on the stage within. we'll need another spot check to try to find signs of the fey... ]

[asuma]

[Meanwhile Klaus stays back to babysit the kids? Apparently they weren't all that worried about rushing after the strange figure but he makes it there eventually. Maybe he was admiring the decor ok. Someone went out of their way to pick those fresh daisies and arrange the corpses just so. He appreciates art in all forms he has the soul of a painter.

Eventually he catches up to Bo and Lis'sa, but he doesn't do much more than casually glance around (spot 11).]

[succubestie]

[Focusing on finding the fey makes it easier not to pay too much attention to the growing body count, which is good really. The sooner they deal with this, the less people will join them.

Her eyes snap around as they move into the tent, Bo not even sparing a glance to the 'show.' (spot 27)]

[lissatrinall]

[ when her scan turns up nothing in the audience, her eyes drift to the stage - where an invisible hand jerks the veils away from the dancer inside, revealing the terrifying visage of the dark nymph who wears them. she turns her black eyes around the room in anger, unable to tell who snatched her veil away, but the impish giggle that accompanies the movement is a clue towards where the fey is. ]

[charismapotion]

[ Mars was late coming after Klaus, once inside he looks around Just in time to see the Dark Nymph and recoil.(spot 20)]

Oh god. [ Pretty boy just cant.]

[asuma]

[Well, Mars' reaction makes it easier for Klaus to hone in on the dark nymph lady he'd somehow overlooked. He doesn't afraid of anything though, so instead of reacting to the pale woman he decides to address her instead.]

You there. I don't suppose you'd happen to know a "Ralla" by any chance, now would you?

[Hey they both looked to be members of the carnival's half naked dance troupe ok. What is the point of saving a bitch if you can't cash in a favor and call off the inhuman strippers that are potentially waiting in the wings to eviscerate the party?]

[lissatrinall]

[ she turns slowly towards klaus, red lips drawing back into an eerie smile that's nonetheless blindingly beautiful. no, literally. fort save dc 21 to not be blinded permanently, klaus.

"I do not know this Ralla, no," she hums, her voice an entrancing sound that seems to echo over itself. "I am more interested to know your name..." ] Don't look at her. [ lis'sa snaps, a little too late. she brings her gun up, searching the room with it. ] Does anyone see where it went?

[asuma]

[Thank Jesus fort his crazy for save (26). No permanent blindness here. He appreciates the heads up, Lis'sa-chan... u_u]

[succubestie]

It went that way. We need to hurry before we lose it completely.

[As she starts to move in the direction of the noise she heard after the snatching of the veil.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa trails her gun in the direction bo indicates, trying to watch for signs of the tent rustling. she shoots at the empty air (atk 24, dmg 11), and there's a wild squeal, and then the invisible fey jeers: "You have a face like a bag of troll gizzards - ugly as sin and it'll eat anything!" with that, the tent fold is yanked aside, the invisible figure rushing out. lis'sa grits her teeth together. ] Come on. [ she rushes after it. a spot check of 15+ is enough to catch the little blood trail leading away. those who do see it can get a +5 on their spot check to try and follow the thing ]

[asuma]

[Klaus isn't going to stick around and ask blinding beauty for her digits now that she has proven to be entirely useless.

Instead, he takes off after their invisible friend-- thankfully not blind and rolling a spot 28 (+5? or is that a separate roll idek) to follow this bitch.]

[lissatrinall]

[ klaus easily spots the trail, the others heading after him in the direction of the titan's wheel.

the exhibit has undergone a drastic change. stripped of its once-colorful decorations, its juts like a rotten claw from a quagmire of mud and blood. fairgoers navigate towards it on rotten planks arranged as stepping stones to span the fetid morass. ghoulish trophies dangle from the great metal wheel, bound by their own intestines to the rusting metal so they drag through the mud and up into the air as the wheel rotates. three madly giggling ice brownies operate the ride, one opening up the back door to drag screaming visitors in and strap them to the counterweighted cogs and cranks - the other two encouraging people to come up and give the wheel a spin, which will stretch and pull the victims until they tear apart.

one such patron steps up to the wheel - and an invisible force yanks his pants down with a giggle, giving away the fey's position. ] There!

[charismapotion]

[ Mars follows Klaus and Lissa like a lost puppy.]

[asuma]

[That one time Klaus probably killed someone by spinning that wheel earlier whoops.

He ain't losin' any sleep over it though, and instead just looks back at Mars expectantly like don't you have magic to throw at this thing? :/]

[succubestie]

[Just when you think it can't get any worse...

...This is that point when she doesn't know if she should stop the ride of follow the fey, but her will save of 18 has her gritting her teeth and attempting to push forward. They can't lose the fey or they might not ever find the one running this horrific mess.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa fires another shot after where the fey must be, but misses. everyone else can get off one attack before it tries to run again... ]

[asuma]

[Can Klaus run over and try to swing at this thing or is it too far away? Whatever he is gonna take off toward the direction that Lis'sa shoots, and If he can he will attempt to strike a bitch near the dude who got pantsed (attack 22, damage 17), even if he can't see that fucker. This is before any penalties for attacking an invisible opponent because I wasn't sure what those even are.]

[lissatrinall]

[ his fist connects... and the fey melds back to visibility as he's knocked to the ground, blood spewing out the side of his mouth as he falls there, dead. whoops. ] ... Nice hit.

[succubestie]

A little overkill.

[Considering he might have been able to take them to the person they actually needed to kill to stop this craziness, but it's a little late for that.

Bo rolls him over if needed, looking for the shard that was hanging around his neck.]

[asuma]

[This bitch. Klaus rolls his eyes in response to Bo after flashing a little smirk of a smile toward Lis'sa.]

You're welcome.