andres ♔ are we wrapped in black paranoia

[koraith]

♬ wood - second person

WHO || Koraith, Tia Ellison, Stiles Stilinski, Lydia Martin, Jackson Whittemore, Gold, Belle, Grimrot, Dovan Ironsides, Miles Cuivre, Jaina Solo, Penelope Sariel, David Levin, Davin, Derek Hale, Richard Riddick
WHAT || A team of Knights is tasked to contact the residents of the Shadow Village on Andres Isle, recruit those who are willing to aid them, and protect the others from harm
WHERE || Andres Isle
WHEN || September 19th, 2014
HOW || Actionspam

[ The two groups tasked to deal with the denizens of the Shadow Village arrive on the bank of the river that bisects the capitol city of Andres in half.  The river slopes down from the woods and city around it, meaning that they're afforded a bit of concealment here, unless anyone stood at the top and looked down.  At this hour of the night, however, there's no one around.   Dovan grumbles a bit about 'blasted magic' as they shake off the disorienting sense of vertigo, while Koraith waits for Belle to confirm they've arrived in the right place.  She pats Gold on the arm as she pulls out her phone, and moments later, she nods to the others in confirmation.

The water laps gently nearby against the rocks, and in the distance, a bridge is visible that links the segregated Shadow village with its thatched roof houses, to the city proper, which seems lined with wealthy manor homes.  ]

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[generaldavideus]

[David Levin has traveled via the internet. Teleportation spells are never allowed to be weird for him again.

(That's a lie, they're still a little weird, at least sensation-wise, but it's not the strangest thing he's ever heard.

But I digress.)

Once the magic clears and they're on the ground, he's automatically taking a step back, trying to get a feel for the place but as his eyes are human ones, he's not really seeing much (spot 13). But he's on high alert, waiting for the sign to move in.]

[lightblindbadass]

[Riddick has never traveled via spell before now, and he really doesn't like it. He does not check himself over to be sure all of his parts are still there, instead taking a deep breath of the surrounding scents of the island. he pulls his goggles up to his forehead, eyes flashing and reflecting the little light there is coming from the near village.]

It's all clear [he rumbles softly.]

[cuivre]

So far so good.

[All clear is a good thing. Any anxiety he felt right before leaving has been replaced by a strange excitement of what's to come, though he catches himself looking over at Jaina.

She's fully capable of taking care of herself, but he can't help but worry anyway, even if he's more likely to get dropped on his ass than she is.]

team "its not really a date"

[killingtodeath]

[Andres is a torture town. I'm sure the kids drink for free. But he's just gonna let Lydia drag him off for now.]

So... bar? Or did you want to start somewhere else?

[immuno]

We'll only look slightly out of place in a Shadowkind bar.

[ Seriously, Stiles? She rolls her eyes. ]

Churches. If they're allowed to have them, that is. Otherwise, we need to figure out where they're holding services to their gods.

[killingtodeath]

Yeah, okay. Just need to find one of those...

[He scans the area for a building that looks church-like??? spot 17??]

team bookclub | grimrot, belle, gold

[untethered]

[ off the three of them branch... and belle looks around the silent village frowning a bit ] Have we any idea where to start?

[undealt]

It's likely they all know one another- knocking on doors may not be efficient, but knocking on one might grant us someone with a bit of information.

[He glances at Grimrot.] I believe that would be your cue, dear. [He picks a house at random and points at it.]

[grimrot]

[Grimrot smiles anxiously and walks up to the door, thinking back on what she's learned about Andres and how it might help her (knowledge local 19). Then she knocks gently on the door.]

temple of helm | koraith, tia, jackson, stiles, lydia, grimrot, indra, david, matt

[koraith]

[ after spreading out across the shadow village, the knights reconvene in the temple of helm, along with those who have helped them gather aid: indra, anira, nyna, matt, and grulk.

the crowd they've gathered is impressive, filling every inch of the temple with faces that are largely inhuman, most of whom look incredibly nervous. mothers clutch small children to their bosoms, trying to stifle their crying as other hardened looking faces turn towards the knights as they head up to the altar, appearing ready for battle.

those named gather up there to speak quietly among themselves while the crowd mumbles loudly. koraith turns to face them, saying quietly: ] I'd say we've done quite well, thus far. The weapons, however, have not yet arrived from Hasmed's team... Something must be stalling them.

[generaldavideus]

[Yeah, David figured it wouldn't have been as easy as walking in, getting the weapons and walking out. But he also didn't think it would take this long, and the longer they waited, the more people would be stuck here in the temple.]

We might have to improvise. Where were you supposed to meet the evacuation team?

[He wasn't actually supposed to be on this part of the mission, so he doesn't know the plan as well. He just knows that his team was supposed to keep the soldiers back from the village.]

[immuno]

[ While David and Koraith fuss about weapons, Lydia is doing crowd control, moving around to make sure to keep them calm. She offers tight but genuine smiles, and entertains children by getting them talking in whatever language she can find in common with them (diplomacy 25).

She's the last to the altar, as a result, showing up only to offer a smile that masks her concern as she asks. ] I hope stalling isn't a euphemism for killing. He's a Section Head, shouldn't he be more reliable than this?

koraith ♔ stiles, lydia

[koraith]

[ koraith moves forward to address the massed, and tell those who require sanctuary that they're to follow them, stay close, and hurry along to the boats. they cut out the side of the village, and koraith speaks low to stiles and lydia as they move. ] Keep a sharp eye out, yes?

[immuno]

[ Lydia moves alongside Koraith, keeping one hand on Stiles' arm to keep him close as she looks around searchingly (spot 24). ]

I don't think any of us are at risk of napping on the job now.

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles is only paying half as much attention. No literally half (spot 12).]

What exactly are we even looking for? I mean there were some scary looking guys back at the temple but they were on our side so...

front of the temple ♔ dovan, davin, indra, riddick, nyna, matt, gold, belle

[ironsides]

[ ♬ fantasmic - nightwish

the front doors are pushed open, and those willing to make a stand here gather in front of them, surveying the path ahead. on the roof, belle and gold take positions where they can view this side and lend aid to the fight. it's eerily quiet as they settle into their positions - with all the innocent civilians led away by koraith and company, and everyone else gathered here with swords and axes and other weapons, ready to take a stand against the mechanical creatures that have been spiriting away their people in the night to feed dimitris' gruesome experiments.

in the distance, several shapes drop off the roofs of nearby buildings, make a beeline for the temple, running full tilt, with incredible speed.

the clockwork soldiers look like humans, faces hidden beneath masks. they appear to be holding rapiers, like in the picture - but as they get closer, it's possible to see that their arms are the blades, which makes them impossible to knock out of the hands they don't even have. more and more of them approach, a dangerous number that fans out left, right, and center, as they near. ]

[recycling]

[ three soldiers approach the group first, but davin leaps out ahead of everyone in a flash, grips the first one, and sinks his fangs into its... gears. sure doesn't taste great but ripping out some of its mechanics is probably helpful at least... (dmg 31 total). it struggles to get away from him, and fails, while the other two rush past, heading for indra and dovan. the first one slides to a stop in front of the bloodrager... and then spears her through the chest with a rapier blade so quickly that she can't even raise her axe in response (atk 20 at indra; 24 dmg) her eyes travel down to the blade, as blood blossoms there.... and then it draws it back and she staggers back, and slumps to the ground. the last one critically strikes dovan (atk 24; dmg 20), but he keeps from being knocked over by the powerful sweep.

nyna shouts: "No!" as she watches indra fall, and moves to chop at the thing with her greatsword (atk 27, dmg 10) ]

[notafraidofthedark]

[With his goggles resting on his forehead Riddick is able to see the soldiers quite clearly as they approach, noting their blade-arms and letting out a displeased noise (spot 30). As the clockwork soldiers begin their assault he sizes them up, watching the way they fight, then charging in, swinging with his Ulak blades with damaging force (Atk 24, atk 22 crit, dmg 24 total.

His attack is aimed at the soldier closest to him, which happens to be the same one Nyna is currently hacking at. Hopefully with the two of them hulk-smashing the thing it will go down quickly.]

left side of the temple ♔ david, kali, nels, tia, henry

[telekinect]

[ as they position themselves beside the temple, they'd see the soldiers approaching, and tia and henry would be sent to this side of the room to keep an eye on the situation. only one of the soldier breaks through to this side initially, and heads for david first (atk 19 vs his flat footed def, 8 dmg if it hits) ]

[felidity]

[ kali darts in with no preamble and instead of slashing with her knives, slams her tiny fist into its clockwork face. (atk 27, dmg 13) ]

[generaldavideus]

[David takes that hit, and will quickly draw his sword to swing an attack right back, not really going for anything fancy either (attack 19, damage 11 if that hits but I don't think it will).]

right side of the temple ♔ andie, miles, jaina, hasmed

[flyingsolo]

[ [ as they position themselves beside the temple, they'd see the soldiers approaching, and hasmed watches this side of the room to keep an eye on the situation. only one of the soldier breaks through to this side initially as well - so rolll for init! ]

[cuivre]

[Miles is on the ball this time around and as the single solider comes near, he's apparently well hidden enough to catch it off guard, except he....is the worst at this (atk crit fail).

He's not ready for Andie's super speed and he ends up punching her instead oops (dmg 9).]

inside of the temple ♔ penelope, grimrot, jackson, cara

[behindcloseddoors]

[ meanwhile, the doors are sealed inside for now, until any of the teams desire back-up, or, god forbid, don't succeed in holding off the enemy. the sound of battle strikes up outside, and they have nothing to do but wait and listen for now. ]

[grimrot]

[This is awkward and more than a bit nervewracking. It doesn't take long for Grimrot to decide she should break the silence.]

So. Has anyone read any good books lately?