Heroica RPG - Quest#93: School's Out

[Endgame]

"I don't really see what he can provide us either, to be perfectly honest... We may just want to send him back asleep and with his arms and feet bound. Shall I write a note?"

Edited June 17, 2014 by Endgame

[Sandy]

When Olfus Dumb-O-Bore falls to the ground, Heckz examines the book on the floor closely...

The book contains details of the Academy's finances. From a quick glance it is evident that most of the income comes from the Six Houses.

Erik doesn't have time to think of anything diplomatic before the dean is put to sleep. "Looks like it all got too much for him. We should just send him back. I doubt he could tell us anything new anyway."

He steps carefully over the sleeping provost, and examines the gold statue. "Good at his job, is he?"

"Umm, didn't he shout this was somehow all his fault? I for one would like to know what he meant with it... If he tried to kill himself, he must've done something really nasty."

"YEAH, WASN'T IT THE HILLBILLY THAT WE CHASING AFTER?"

Erik picks up the gold statue. It must be at least 100 gold in value. Drucilla gives the shaman a sharp glance.

"That is the provost's trophy. I don't think he would appreciate you taking it."

[Kintobor]

Karie examines the knife dropped by the Dean.

"Well, are we going to wake him up?"

[Sandy]

Karie examines the knife dropped by the Dean.

Trying her best to hide it from the teachers, Karie pockets examines the Gilded Letter Knife (WP:1, worth 20 gold if sold; dagger).

[Endgame]

I search the Dean for anything else he may use to off himself, and if there is nothing, I wake him up with a remedy if the party doesn't object.

[legobodgers]

"Go ahead, I would like the find out what he meant."

[Cutcobra]

Heckz notices Karie trying to take the knife without the teacher's seeing her.

"So, taking school property eh?!"

He says loud enough for the teachers to hear. He takes out a piece of parchment and pretends to be writing notes in it, when in reality he is drawing scribbles.

"I believe that deserves minus, say, 10.000 gold from your quest reward. Don't you think?"

He waits for Sorrow to remedy the dean.

[Endgame]

I chuckle.

"Trust me, if we were all going to get enough gold to deduct 10,000 from, we'd all be drinking martinis in vineyards instead of strutting through this horrible place. Unless you plan to my granddaughter into crippling debt right before her engagement?"

Edited June 18, 2014 by Endgame

[Kintobor]

OOC: I didn't state I wanted to pocket the dagger, Sandy, so I don't know why you would come to that conclusion. I know you're busy with your birthday, but it's stuff like this that gets me agitated.

Happy Birthday, by the way!

"It's nice letter opener. Nothing much to it, really."

Karie puts the letter opener back on the desk, preferably in a drawer, away from the Dean.

Heckz notices Karie trying to take the knife without the teacher's seeing her.

"So, taking school property eh?!"

He says loud enough for the teachers to hear. He takes out a piece of parchment and pretends to be writing notes in it, when in reality he is drawing scribbles.

"I believe that deserves minus, say, 10.000 gold from your quest reward. Don't you think?"

Karie scoffs.

"Heckz, if I wanted to steal this dagger I would've done so in a much more secretive manner. Not that you'd know anything about being secretive."

"Unless you plan to my granddaughter into crippling debt right before her engagement?"

"He probably would."

Karie states blunt.

[Cutcobra]

Karie scoffs.

"Heckz, if I wanted to steal this dagger I would've done so in a much more secretive manner. Not that you'd know anything about being secretive."

"Oh, that's fairly disappointing. I really wanted to not give someone money at the end of the quest. "

He throws the parchment away, in which there's a drawing of a stick man with blonde hair holding the hands of a lady dressed in black and green.

I chuckle.

"Trust me, if we were all going to get enough gold to deduct 10,000 from, we'd all be drinking martinis in vineyards instead of strutting through this horrible place. Unless you plan to my granddaughter into crippling debt right before her engagement?"

"Actually..."

Before saying anything else he remembers Sorrow is a trained assassin.

"No, of course not. "

[Myrddyn]

The book contains details of the Academy's finances. From a quick glance it is evident that most of the income comes from the Six Houses.

"Umm, didn't he shout this was somehow all his fault? I for one would like to know what he meant with it... If he tried to kill himself, he must've done something really nasty."

"Yeah, I think he's just panicking and blaming himself. Perhaps he had to deal with this hillbilly fellow, or his dead daughter, and now the guy's gone mad and decided to kill everyone, the dean wonders if he could have managed things differently to avoid this all happening. But thats all in the past. There's nothing anyone can do about it now, except kill these demons and find the rest of the children, and maybe kill this mad magician."

"If you think we should wake him and ask questions, though, be my guest." Erik says. He turns to the rest of the party, but sees them all arguing over a knife, or a wedding, or something.

This statue... I wonder if it's important to the dean? I wouldn't want to upset him more than he already is. Erik thinks to himself. Well, it might get lost in the void anyway, if we can't teleport this building back, and it could be destroyed even if we do. I'm sure there was some reason we decided not to risk leaving the children in here while we teleport it back.

He glances at the teachers, to see if they are distracted by Heckz' accusation to Karie, and if they are distracted he takes the small gold statue, and hides it with his other items.

I can always return it when we get out.

"Sorsha, you might want to grab that silver cup. Sometimes unholy creatures are weak to silver, I hear, and you've shown yourself to be good at fighting with improvised weapons."

[Endgame]

"Actually..."

Before saying anything else he remembers Sorrow is a trained assassin.

"No, of course not. "

"That's good to hear. And I'm glad you aren't mocking Karie's wedding or groom. Maybe you are figuring out how to be a considerate person."

[Sandy]

OOC: I didn't state I wanted to pocket the dagger, Sandy, so I don't know why you would come to that conclusion. I know you're busy with your birthday, but it's stuff like this that gets me agitated.

QM Note: I'm really sorry about the misinterpretation. It's just that usually when players "examine" specific items that look like they could be equipped, they want them for themselves. Why else would they examine them in the first place? Did you expect to find a demon inside the letter knife or something?

I want to make clear that nobody is stopping you from taking all these items from the school. You will get scornful looks from the teachers in the party, for sure, but actions tend to have consequences. You can still take the items by all means, the teachers will just think less of you for that.

I search the Dean for anything else he may use to off himself, and if there is nothing, I wake him up with a remedy if the party doesn't object.

The dean has no hidden weapons or poisons in his possession, so Sorrow wakes him up with a remedy.

"Huh, where am...? Oh, right." The dean takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes, then looks at the party in shame.

"I'm supposed to be the new provost of this condemned institution, and I'm doing a lousy job at it, am I not? Gods know how many are dead or dying by now..."

"Not many, Dean Bumblebore, since these valiant heroes of Heroica came to our rescue. We heard you shouting this was your fault somehow. What exactly did you mean by that?"

"I... I..." the dean's eyes shift quickly across the room, looking for an escape route.

He glances at the teachers, to see if they are distracted by Heckz' accusation to Karie, and if they are distracted he takes the small gold statue, and hides it with his other items.

I can always return it when we get out.

"Sorsha, you might want to grab that silver cup. Sometimes unholy creatures are weak to silver, I hear, and you've shown yourself to be good at fighting with improvised weapons."

While the others are interrogating the dean, Erik stashes away the gold statuette. He then points the heavy cup to Sorsha.

"LOOKS USEFUL. COULD I REALLY TAKE IT?" Sorsha hesitates for a while, but then grabs it, gaining the Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club).

Party:

Amorith Marvelo

(legobodgers)

324 year old elven Sage

Level 20 1/3

*Immune to Stunned, Blinded, Sealed, Blessed and

Light

* *Circle of Mages*

Power:

31

(19+11+1)

Defense:

9

(6+3)

Health:

30/30

(5+19+6)

Ether:

7/31

(5+19+2+5)

Gold:

31

Equipment:

Staff of Light (WP:10), Crow Cursed Cloak (SP:6), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3 max ether +5, immune to sealed), Unholy Parasol (Grants immunity to light, stunned, blinded, sealed and blessed; accessory)

Inventory:

Bagpipes (WP:8,

wind

-elemental instrument), Aquamarine (

Water

), Opal (

Ice

), Ruby (

Fire

), Garnet (

Earth

), Diamond (

Light

), 2 Amethysts (

Darkness

), Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, 4 Potions, 7 Tonics, Ether Core, 4 Remedies, Elixir, Newtralizer (Like a neutralizer but with a 'w' instead of a 'u'), Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, 4 Mead, 2 Mulled Wines, Ambrosia, Venom, Ice Bomb, Fire Bomb, Shovel, Bedroll, Banana (Restores full health to the user; consumable)

Erik Tyrvarr

(Myrddyn)

19 years old male human Shaman

Level 21

*Immune to

Fragile

*

*Restoration*

Power:

34

(21+13)

Defense:

4

Health:

43/43

(8+20+9+5+1)

Ether:

4/22

(1+20+1)

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Voltedge (WP: 13,

Lightning

-elemental; greatsword/longsword), Lighter Armor (SP:4, immune to

fragile

-effect; bodywear), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Helmet (Max. Health +1, headwear)

Inventory:

Twin Axe (WP:5,

Darkness

-elemental dual strike-axe), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, causes asleep-effect, instrument), Chair (WP:4, club), 3 Torches (WP:2,

fire

-elemental, breaks after one use, suitable to all), Peacekeeper's Totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Talisman of Enlightenment (Protects from hexed-effect; accessory), 4 Tonics, Ether Core, Remedy, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Nostrum, Venom, Gold Statuette (Worth 100 gold)

John 'Heckz' Brutenhal

, the Ghostbuster and the Super Sleuth (Cutcobra)

32 year old male human Sorcerer *Party Leader*

Level 21

*Immune to

Sealed

* *Circle of Mages*

Power:

27

(21+6)

(

Spellpower:

32

(21+6+5)

)

Defense:

3

Health:

29/29

(5+19+4)

Ether:

11/32

(5+20+1+5+1)

Gold:

199

Equipment:

Lovelorn Wand (WP:6, deals

enamored

-effect), Spellbound Gloves (Spellpower +5, handwear), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Ruby Slippers (Can teleport the wearer anywhere they've already been to; footwear)

Inventory:

Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; Darkness-elemental wand), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Earthen Drum (WP:9,

earth

-elemental instrument), Rat Scepter (WP:3, 4x damage to enemies named “rat”; wand), Pitchfork of Abomination (WP:1, pierces all defenses including SP but breaks after one use; suitable to all classes), Wyrd Shield (SP:4, prevents ether reduction; suitable to mystic knights and paladins), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Opal (

Ice

), Garnet (

Earth

), 2 Amethysts (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Ruby (

Fire

), 2 Aquamarines (

Water

), Ether Core, Elixir, Neutralizer, Soma,

Seth Bomb (Causes 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents),

Bedroll, Shovel, Wicked Perfume (Makes all male humanoid enemies enamored to the user, but makes all female humanoid enemies encouraged; consumable), Blue Jelly, 6 Bones, Archive Key (quest item)

Karie Alderflask

(Kintobor)

22 years old female human Witch *Party Second-in-Command*

Level 24

*Money Maker*

*

Poisonous

Attacks*

*Immune to Hexed*

Power:

35

(24+11)

Defense

: 2

Health:

40/40

(7+23+8+2)

Ether:

19/30

(1+23+4+2)

Gold:

639

Equipment:

Oculoid Palm (WP: 11, successful hits lowers the target's level by 1; coils around the user's arm and mimics a tattoo outside of battle; whip), Glittering Dress (The user's job traits are replaced with those of a Harlot: Promiscuity, Flee and Money Maker; suitable to women only; bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP +2, Max. Ether +4), Paper Doll (immunity to hexed; accessory)

Inventory:

Spring Staff (WP:12, healing someone else through this staff also heals the user by the same amount;

water

-elemental staff),

Grumpy's Staff (WP:10,

fire

-elemental staff),

Sexy (WP: 8, disregards SP; longsword),

Heirloom Dagger (WP: 3), Rusty Dagger (WP:2; deals Poisoned by 10 effect, breaks after 3 hits), Doppleganger (WP:10; Retribution: The user inflicts any negative effects he or she has on to the targeted enemy on successful hits; longsword), Angelic Trumpet (WP:5, user is blessed, instrument), Vagrant’s Guitar (WP:5, user is lucky, instrument), Catsuit (Wearer becomes nimble and has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; suitable to women only; bodywear), Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience from battles. accessory),

Skull Mask (SP:1, wearer can pose as undead; headwear),

Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Changes user's appearance into an Elf; accessory), Ruby (

Fire

), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Newtity (Turns target into a newt for 1 round; costs 10 ether; usable by ex-Amphibians only), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), 2 Grand Potions, Tonic, 3 Grand Tonics, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2 Nostrum, 8 Venoms, Pumpkin Bomb (causes stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed, and confused to all opponents when used), 2 Love Potions (Makes target enamoured with user for three rounds), Tasty Pretzel (1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened and encouraged-effects upon consumption), 4 Herbal Infusions (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects), Telescope, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass

Sorrow

(Endgame)

428 years old undead Assassin

Level 28 1/3

*Immune to

Light

and Blinded*

*Encouraged*

*Hastened*

*Lucky*

Power:

45

(28+15+2)

Defense:

7

(1+6)

Health:

39/39

(7+27+5)

Gold:

667

Equipment:

Shark Jaw Scythe (WP 15/30 vs. aquatic monsters), Armor of the Croise (SP:1, +2 power; bodywear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear), Night’s Helmet (SP:6, immunity to light and blinded; headwear)

Inventory:

Reaper’s Scythe (WP:33, damages only humanoids; suitable to assassins only; scythe), Longsword (WP: 5), Mockthril Longbow (WP: 27

Ice

and

Darkness

Elemental), Archer's Hat (Power +1, suitable for rangers; headwear), Disguise Kit (Allows the user to disguise them self as the opposite gender; accessory), Helmet (Max. Health +1, headwear), 2x Greaves (SP:2, immunity to slowed and hastened; footwear), Ruby (

Fire

), 2 Grand Potions, 2 Health Cores, 2 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 5 Remedies, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 6 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, 2 Ambrosia, 2 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Sunset Shimmer (quest item),Djinnifer's Magic Lamp (quest item)

Thalion Dwinlas

, the Super Sleuth (-obelix-)

213 years old male elf Sorcerer

Level 25 2/3

*Immune to Fragile, Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Circle of Mages*

Power:

38

(25+13)

Defense

: 7

(3+4)

Health:

33/33

(5+24+4)

Ether:

24/40

(5+24+1+5+5)

Gold

: 36

Equipment:

Alpha and Omega (WP:13, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether; staves), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, Immunity to

Sealed

; bodywear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to

Fragile

; headwear), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to

Poisoned

and

Bleeding

; handwear)

Inventory:

Weapons:

Ratsbane (WP:10, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, dagger), Batarang (WP:13

darkness

-elemental, throwing weapon), Sleeper (WP:5, deals

Asleep

to enemies it hits, Hollow [-], melee/throwing weapon), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Ribcage Shield (SP:9; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to doomed and sudden death for as long the shield has SP left)

Artifacts:

Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to

Magic

and

Healing

; headwear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle; backwear),

Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear)

Gems:

Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment)

Scrolls:

Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep

Consumables:

Ether Core, 3 Remedies, Elixir, Mead, 2 Nostrums, Smelling Salts, Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the

transcended

- and

inspired

-effects for the duration of one battle), Venom, Smoke Bomb

Tools

: Magic Compass, Shovel, Bedroll

Noel Ziegfried

, male "Gothic"(NPC, controlled by Cutcobra)

15 years old male half-elven Mage

Level 13

*Immune to Free Hits and

Water

*

Power:

22

(13+9)

Defense:

1

Health:

18/18

(5+12+1)

Ether:

3/18

(5+12+1)

Gold:

274

Equipment:

Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, immune to

Water

; bodywear)

Inventory:

Pointy Cap (Max. health +1, Max. ether +1; immunity to sealed; usable by Noel only; headwear), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Garnet (

Earth

), Opal (

Ice

), Scroll of Blinding, Potion, Tonic, Big Box (Summon to cause 50 damage and stunned-effect to the target at the cost of 5 ether), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee a battle once), Herbal Infusion (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects)

Sorsha the Savage

, female student (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra)

16 years old female human Barbarian

Level 13

*Natural Respite*

*Immune to

Ice

,

Wind

and

Water

*

Power:

25

(13+11+1)

Defense:

3

(2+1)

Health:

21/21

(8+12+1)

Gold:

15

Equipment:

Titanic Axe (WP:11,

Earth

- abd

Light

-elemental, has 1/6 chance of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Woolly Hat (SP:2, immunity to ice, wind and water; suitable to Sorsha only; headwear), Dark Cloak (SP:1, Max Health +1, Power +1, suitable for rogues and barbarians; backwear)

Inventory:

Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club),

Plunger (WP:2; 1/2 chance to cause sudden death to an aquatic enemy with each hit; club), Potion, Herbal Infusion (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects),

Professor Drucilla Eldritch

, Magic & Healing (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra)

31 years old female human Archmage

Level 43 1/5

*Arcane Wisdom*

*Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed*

Power:

44

(43+1)

(

Spellpower

: 88

(43+45)

)

Defense

: 3

Health:

57/57

(5+42+10)

Ether:

33/62

(5+42+10+5)

Gold:

922

Equipment:

Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.)

Inventory:

Opal (

Ice

), Ruby (

Fire

), Garnet (

Earth

), Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Diamond (

Light

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Ether Core, Laterna Magica (Pierces through enchanted darkness, causing blindness to whoever it hits at the cost of 1 ether)

Aunt Hymnessamine

, Music & Religion (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra)

44 years old female human Minstrel

Level 36 2/4

*Hits Restore Ether* *Immune to Poisoned, Cursed, Blinded and

Darkness

*

Power:

46

(36+10)

Defense:

2

Health:

55/55

(9+35+11)

Ether:

38/44

(5+35+4)

Gold:

426

Equipment:

Epic Saxophone (WP:10, each successful hit restores 1 ether, instrument), Sister's Hood (SP:2, immune to poisoned and cursed; suitable to Sisters of Danab only; headwear), Blue-rimmed Glasses (Immune to darkness and blinded; suitable to near-sighted people only; accessory)

Inventory:

Hundred Hero Hymn (Battle Song that gives Inspired-effect to all allies for as long as the song is sung at the cost of 10 ether per round), Grand Potion,

Grand

Tonic

Syrio Fioretto

, Combat & Warfare (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra)

62 years old male Ombrazzi Marauder

Level 45 2/5

*Agility*

*Nimble*

*Immune to

Darkness

and

Light

*

Power:

62 & 57

(45+17 & 45+12)

Defense:

3

Health:

69/69

(10+44+15)

Gold:

948

Equipment:

Crepuscolo (WP:17 longsword), Alba (WP:12 longsword), Ombracian Hat (SP:3, immunity to darkness and light, suitable to Syrio only; headwear), Mist Cape (Wearer becomes nimble and has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; backwear)

Inventory:

Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out)

Followers:

Gnobble

, male "Greenie"

Nugwug

, female "Greenie"

Missing: 8/73

Found: 65/73

Saved: 51/73

Dead: 6/73

[Kintobor]

QM Note: I'm really sorry about the misinterpretation. It's just that usually when players "examine" specific items that look like they could be equipped, they want them for themselves. Why else would they examine them in the first place? Did you expect to find a demon inside the letter knife or something?

I understand, Sandy. I was just mildly curious if it was worth taking a look at, considering it was gold and shiny and potentially more than a WP: 1 item. I'm not all that angry about it, so don't worry too much about it.

The dean has no hidden weapons or poisons in his possession, so Sorrow wakes him up with a remedy.

"Huh, where am...? Oh, right." The dean takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes, then looks at the party in shame.

"I'm supposed to be the new provost of this condemned institution, and I'm doing a lousy job at it, am I not? Gods know how many are dead or dying by now..."

"Not many, Dean Bumblebore, since these valiant heroes of Heroica came to our rescue. We heard you shouting this was your fault somehow. What exactly did you mean by that?"

"I... I..." the dean's eyes shift quickly across the room, looking for an escape route.

"Wait, wait, wait. I thought Lector was the Provost. Are you saying Lector was retiring?"

[Myrddyn]

I want to make clear that nobody is stopping you from taking all these items from the school. You will get scornful looks from the teachers in the party, for sure, but actions tend to have consequences. You can still take the items by all means, the teachers will just think less of you for that.

I didn't realise that at first, but I figured it out by the time Erik got the last couple of torches. The problem is that Erik isn't really a thief, but Myrddyn is, so I need to find ways to steal stuff without breaking character.

Noticing the Dean has woken up, Erik runs over, somehow managing to forget about his recently acquired trophy.

"Look, sir, I'm sure no-one will hold any mistakes against you. It's all in the past now, but the important thing is to make sure the children are all right, and the information you have might be able to help them."

[-obelix-]

Thalion stands in the back listening to the conversation, and says nothing to the dean.

[Cutcobra]

Heckz closes any escape routes there might be any room.

"So, Mister Such-A-Bore, what do you mean by 'new provost'. You don't look like a man up for the job, because of your suicidal ways and your ugly ways."

Heckz notices Erik taking something and he leans to the teachers.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of him later..."

[Sandy]

"Wait, wait, wait. I thought Lector was the Provost. Are you saying Lector was retiring?"

"Look, sir, I'm sure no-one will hold any mistakes against you. It's all in the past now, but the important thing is to make sure the children are all right, and the information you have might be able to help them."

"So, Mister Such-A-Bore, what do you mean by 'new provost'. You don't look like a man up for the job, because of your suicidal ways and your ugly ways."

"Ah, Darlavon Lector is not retiring. It is just that during his absence, I am the vice-provost. This situation is exactly like two years ago, except worse. The only answer I can think of is that she has returned to avenge me."

"Who is this she you are talking about, Olfus?"

"She... was a student here. Isabeau Carpenter. My sweet, clever Isabeau...Two years ago I... I didn't mean to do it, but I was just so desperate... She said she was going to tell everyone! That would have been the end of my career, do you understand?! But I should have known that the truth always prevails, one way or another... She has tormented my dreams ever since, not giving me a moment's rest."

"Olfus." Drucilla's voice turns cold as ice. "What did you do to Isabeau Carpenter?"

And Dean Bumblebore lets it all out, telling the whole story of his twisted affair with a 16-year old student. The girl was bullied and discriminated by students and teachers alike, for being from a poor family but smarter than most. The dean felt sympathy for her, and in time it turned into a lust. At first Isabeau was enthralled by the dean's kindness, but when she realized his true emotions, she tried to refuse him. The dean could not bear it, so he caught her by surprise in the girl's lavatory, where he raped and killed her. Afterwards, he tossed the girl's body through the manhole into the sewers below the Academy. But the girl's ghost lingered on, unable to go on due to all the wrong that had been done to her.

"Please, kill me now. End this nightmare."

[Endgame]

"Please, kill me now. End this nightmare."

I onceal my emotions as well as I can, wanting to recieve the most rational reply I can.

"Killing you won't fix the school and return it Eubric, will it? Just put you out of your misery."

[Kintobor]

OOC: Bumblebore stated that he, I'm going to assume, raped and killed Isabeau two years ago. However, the quest in which Isabeau's spirit was dispelled was three years ago. How is that possible? I hate to say this Sandy, but I think you've made a flub.

Karie was stunned. Shock runs through her body, followed by another emotion, one she hadn't truly felt in a long time. She hadn't felt it since that night in the Locunon. That night being tormented by the Apprentice.

Rage coursed through her veins. She clenched her fists.

"Sorrow, do you mind if I speak my mind?"

[Sandy]

OOC: Bumblebore stated that he, I'm going to assume, raped and killed Isabeau two years ago. However, the quest in which Isabeau's spirit was dispelled was three years ago. How is that possible? I hate to say this Sandy, but I think you've made a flub.

QM Note: Quest#10 took place about two and a half years ago in real time, and considering this quest has been going on for half a year, "two years" ago is a pretty accurate way to put it.

[Kintobor]

QM Note: Quest#10 took place two and a half years ago in real time, and considering this quest has been going on for half a year, "two years" ago is a pretty accurate way to put it.

Pfft, of course I didn't take that into account. My mistake Sandy.

[Myrddyn]

Erik is shocked.

I wasn't thinking he'd done something that bad when I said it is all in the past. And he's begging us to kill him. I have no clue what the "correct moral choice" is here.

"Well, how about we leave you alive for now, and in a few weeks, if you still feel it's the right course of action, you can kill yourself, or find someone else to kill you. It keeps your blood off my hands, and it gives you time to think about it."

"It also means you can probably have a cleaner death than we can provide here. Plenty of fairly painless poisons you could use, for example."

[-obelix-]

"Please, kill me now. End this nightmare."

Thalion steps up and looks at the dean, speaking in his usual, rational voice; his emotions hidden behind his dark hood, but plainly visible in his gaze, "After all that you said, that would be the easy way out, have us or someone else release you from you torment, with your blood being on another's hands, and that - you will not get! I dont know if you are responsible for the Academy being in the state it is in, but one thing is certain, you will be brought to justice not execution, and you will answer for your crimes!" emphasizing several words and phrases, but pronouncing "justice" with sound as hard as steel.

[Endgame]

"Sorrow, do you mind if I speak my mind?"

I step back.

"...Do what you must."