From ladyhatshepsut at gmail.com Sat Jan 5 23:14:07 2008 From: ladyhatshepsut at gmail.com (Hatshepsut) Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 00:14:07 -0500 Subject: [Royal Guard] Suspicious individual in the BlkDragon Inn Message-ID: <5730a920801052114t37683531h55a42a3a4fa9118e@mail.gmail.com> 5.I.478 Shortly before the Fifth Night Bell, I observed an individual performing seemingly dark magic in the common room of the BlkDragon Inn. The incantations were in a language akin to Abyssal which I do not speak. I went over to observe the spell, which was a scrying spell of some sort, focusing on a location in the Docks. (Specific location follows.) While casting, the man was unresponsive. When he had finished, I inquired as to his actions. The man called himself Mr. Smithe, an obvious psuedonym. (Description of Skeen follows, although not an imp like the previously reported Skeen, but a 5'1" human.) He acted evasive and confrontational throughout my questioning. He claimed to be scrying on an old acquaintance named Elidon, who owed him for an unspecified past favor. He made an apparent joke about Elidon selling his soul. I performed a magical examination of the man, and he showed no signs of demonic blood. However, he claimed that Elidon would not recognize him by sight, but only by voice. The entire conversation had a particularly ominous tone, despite my efforts to be courteous and pleasant. He became positively condescending by the end of our discussion, even attempting to take my notebook at one point. Unfortunately, despite the obvious suspiciousness of the individual, I could not find a legitimate reason to take him in for questioning, as to my recollection unauthorized scrying and/or surliness is not cause for arrest. I highly recommend caution and suspicion upon dealing with this individual in the future, and I request that an officer be sent to investigate the address on which he was scrying, to inquire about this "Elidon" and to make sure there is no foul play. Further information is, of course, available upon request. Spellcaster Peony Heatherdown of the Upper Darian From tombo at alberta-rules.com Sun Jan 13 19:54:53 2008 From: tombo at alberta-rules.com (Tom Long) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:54:53 -0700 Subject: [Royal Guard] Report: The Vampire Cronimus Message-ID: <478AC0ED.2010005@alberta-rules.com> ALL DISTRICTS: be on the lookout for a vampire by the name of Cronimus. (description included) He has threatened citizenry, ensorcelled innocents, and assaulted Crown Officials. He is apparently on the hunt for someone in the city named 'Rysher' (description included). Like many Drachean vampires, he is immune to holy water and sunlight, but has been cut and injured by simple steel. He uses shadow-magic, and can teleport. Be warned, Cronimus enjoys bantering and may appear to be innocuous. He is charged with: Crimes Against the Crown (Assault upon a Crown Official; Resisting Arrest) and Crimes Against the Citizenry (Mind Rape; Threatening Assault) REPORT: After signing off the graveyard shift, I arrived at the Black Dragon Inn in the mid-afternoon for a drink. Soon, Cronimus appeared, stepping out of shadows magically. He was brought to my attention - as well as that of Magistrate Nero ul-Azhur Myurod - when he attempted to order 'blood-wine.' (The remarkable Dulcina instead served him wine spiked with holy water, which he drank with no effect). I challenged the creature, distracting it with words while trying to suss out its true intent and origins. Through this I learned that Cronimus was indeed a vampire, and was pursuing one 'Rysher' (whose name I learned later), who is also pursued by others in the city. However, as his intent was to kill Rysher, I was eventually forced to attack the vampire after having lulled him into a false sense of security with my conversation. Unfortunately, one Magistrate Nero Myurod was little help. Cronimus was wounded by a nearby warrior, then escaped. He did manage, however, to mesmerize a local lady by the name of Sahybera D' St. Aubin. His next attack came as Arms-Lt. Kirin Arnise, who had arrived on the scene, and myself were attempting to shield Lady D' St. Aubin from his spells. We joined battle again, but again he escaped. This time, however, the Lady was freed from his mystical clutches. Upon investigation, it was discovered that Lady D' St. Aubin was an acquaintance of Rysher. She was, however, unable to provide any clues as to why the vampire would be after the fellow, not knowing him particularly well. She was advised to see to her security and informed of her options in contacting the Guard. She is currently staying at the Black Dragon Inn itself. She was also advised to have Rysher contact the Guard to make a report. In addition to my recommendation of bountying the vampire in question, I would also like added to my report a complaint as to the conduct of Magistrate Myurod. Not only was he not useful to the situation at hand, but he was slightly detrimental. He refused to take my lead as a Commissioned Officer of the Guard, and so confused the situation. This is a problem some Guards have noticed on the streets in dealing with those more proactive Magistrates who choose to patrol Drache. OOC: Rysher and Cronimus are played by the same mun, and he can be a bit trying sometimes. Cronimus is, for example, a black-robed vampire whose hair is long and black, can walk through shadows, use some time magic, and is immune to sunlight and holy water. He insta-ports, and often does quite a few actions in one post. That being said, he's not a terrible fellow and shows signs of improvement. He takes hits and damage, and didn't use ridiculously powerful attacks, either. I think he's probably just a little trapped in a style, and with some patient play will come out of it. From tombo at alberta-rules.com Sun Jan 13 20:19:48 2008 From: tombo at alberta-rules.com (Tom Long) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:19:48 -0700 Subject: [Royal Guard] Report: The Vampire Cronimus In-Reply-To: <478AC0ED.2010005@alberta-rules.com> References: <478AC0ED.2010005@alberta-rules.com> Message-ID: <478AC6C4.1040800@alberta-rules.com> ((Woops! I suppose I should have included the author of the report)) By my hand, Arms-Lieutenant Soon ul-Xeo Kadmos Tom Long wrote: > ALL DISTRICTS: be on the lookout for a vampire by the name of Cronimus. > (description included) He has threatened citizenry, ensorcelled > innocents, and assaulted Crown Officials. He is apparently on the hunt > for someone in the city named 'Rysher' (description included). Like many > Drachean vampires, he is immune to holy water and sunlight, but has been > cut and injured by simple steel. He uses shadow-magic, and can teleport. > Be warned, Cronimus enjoys bantering and may appear to be innocuous. > > He is charged with: Crimes Against the Crown (Assault upon a Crown > Official; Resisting Arrest) and Crimes Against the Citizenry (Mind Rape; > Threatening Assault) > > > REPORT: > > After signing off the graveyard shift, I arrived at the Black Dragon Inn > in the mid-afternoon for a drink. Soon, Cronimus appeared, stepping out > of shadows magically. He was brought to my attention - as well as that > of Magistrate Nero ul-Azhur Myurod - when he attempted to order > 'blood-wine.' (The remarkable Dulcina instead served him wine spiked > with holy water, which he drank with no effect). > > I challenged the creature, distracting it with words while trying to > suss out its true intent and origins. Through this I learned that > Cronimus was indeed a vampire, and was pursuing one 'Rysher' (whose name > I learned later), who is also pursued by others in the city. However, as > his intent was to kill Rysher, I was eventually forced to attack the > vampire after having lulled him into a false sense of security with my > conversation. > > Unfortunately, one Magistrate Nero Myurod was little help. Cronimus was > wounded by a nearby warrior, then escaped. He did manage, however, to > mesmerize a local lady by the name of Sahybera D' St. Aubin. > > His next attack came as Arms-Lt. Kirin Arnise, who had arrived on the > scene, and myself were attempting to shield Lady D' St. Aubin from his > spells. We joined battle again, but again he escaped. This time, > however, the Lady was freed from his mystical clutches. > > Upon investigation, it was discovered that Lady D' St. Aubin was an > acquaintance of Rysher. She was, however, unable to provide any clues as > to why the vampire would be after the fellow, not knowing him > particularly well. She was advised to see to her security and informed > of her options in contacting the Guard. She is currently staying at the > Black Dragon Inn itself. She was also advised to have Rysher contact the > Guard to make a report. > > In addition to my recommendation of bountying the vampire in question, I > would also like added to my report a complaint as to the conduct of > Magistrate Myurod. Not only was he not useful to the situation at hand, > but he was slightly detrimental. He refused to take my lead as a > Commissioned Officer of the Guard, and so confused the situation. This > is a problem some Guards have noticed on the streets in dealing with > those more proactive Magistrates who choose to patrol Drache. > > OOC: > > Rysher and Cronimus are played by the same mun, and he can be a bit > trying sometimes. Cronimus is, for example, a black-robed vampire whose > hair is long and black, can walk through shadows, use some time magic, > and is immune to sunlight and holy water. He insta-ports, and often does > quite a few actions in one post. > > That being said, he's not a terrible fellow and shows signs of > improvement. He takes hits and damage, and didn't use ridiculously > powerful attacks, either. I think he's probably just a little trapped in > a style, and with some patient play will come out of it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Royalguard mailing list > Royalguard at arangoth.org > http://mail.arangoth.org/mailman/listinfo/royalguard_arangoth.org > > > >