>the treasure is Reefa
Damn, I totally nailed that one.

"I suppose you wouldn't know the name of the person that informs Garrin then, would you?"

>>989189

That's not a bad plan. Actions speak louder than words, so if we go out of our way to show concern for the Princess' wellbeing, and take actions that wouldn't line up with whatever Garrin is told, he may decide that the rumor he's been told was a lie. Informing him that the prediction Vardek gave was that she'd die is especially clever, as it raises the stakes for going against you. Sure, you could be lying, but is he going to risk her life to determine that on little more than a hunch? Especially when your actions paint a wholly different story?

If we want to prevent a future in which Garrin works against us, this is looking like our best option. As with most, he could still choose to not trust us anyways. But if he's that insistent in not believing in us, then it was a lost cause trying to keep him loyal in the first place.

>>989189
Consider this plan and continue with the reading. It'll give you peace of mind to think rationally so we can get what we came here for.

"I suppose the next card is who informs him...or is this the part where you keep that information a secret?"

>>989189
Extra bit:
You could actually order him to flee with her. Help him get her far away. Let him borrow a ship, perhaps, as that would get them quite far.

Kalez 2021/03/11(Thu)19:42 No. 990764 ID: 1d109c
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The King of Pentacles craves the princess's soul, even without divining she sense it.
He promises so much power just for one deed, Kalez won't do it for as tempting as the offer is the scriptures speak of resisting and clinging to what matters, To never give in. Kalez won't give in to Vardek, she'll achieve her goals her own way. Whether it is as simple as sending Garrin and the princess to the farthest corner of the world or some other way she'll make it happen.

Kalez centers herself and addresses Vardek'if not you than who?'

Vardek flips the card 'Liar's prison inverted: a truth speaker set free'
Kalez's immediate thoughts reach her mouth 'that's a new one'
Vardek nods in agreement 'it speaks of Daiqio Xietzu who will tell Garrin everything and beg for his aid'

Kalez scoffs 'My scribe? Laughable, she doesn't even know about Garrin let alone anything of value, and she couldn't find Garrin even she did'

Vardek Shrugs in her typical way ' . . . and yet through pure dumb luck she walks right into Garrin's lap . . . perhaps in more ways then one.'

Kalez focuses ignoring the tempting final comment 'I don't think so, she's under constant watch there's no way she can leave this city'

'Hopefully by more competent servants than the ones you brought here . . .'Vardek indicates to Sezeda, who's lost interest in the reading 'Heeyyy talll darrk annd danngerrousss, granny sssee me in yourr futurre ' she hisses as she cuddles up with Vahejak

Vardek smiles at this and licks her lips while staring at Sezeda, ' . . . but seeing as Xietzu been gone three days by now I imagine competence is in short supply among your household'

Pushing her embarassing serpent from her mind Kalez responds 'What nonsense are you speaking, do you mean in three days she will some how escape?'

'I mean what I say plainly, your scribe is gone she's with Garrin now' Delight fills Vardek's features.

'What!?' Kalez Exclaims

Via Vardek cackles with mad laughter'KREeAhaHAha! even now your Acolyte Nethaar races back to the castle to tell you what I'm telling you now! and it's more than just a missing scribe! it's so much worse!'

>>990764
...and the final card is going to be you besieged by enemies, no doubt. Don't even bother letting her flip it over. Take it and look for yourself.

>>990764
Defend your snake's honor! She just wants love and there is nothing wrong with that!

Slap your mentor. However wise and prepared she may be, her bullying is a crass insult and a sign of true weakness; for all her power, all she can think about is how badly her life sucks and how to make your kingdom suck more.
Order her to get her head back in the game, and come up with a strategy that will mitigate this clusterfrack.

The problem with people who can see the future is that no matter how much you want to hit them, you have to assume they've already seen the future where you try to do so.

Fun fact though: just because you see a future where you get beaten up doesn't necessarily mean you can prevent it. You may make different and smarter choices, absolutely, but you also might just fail.

What I'm saying is that your mentor has crossed the line, and is in need of some humbling herself. Though I would suggest opening with a spell rather than a slap, as it looks lamer to whiff a swing than it does to have a spell deflected. My personal spell choice would be swipe, you won't be out of luck if that gets deflected.

Say you'd rather not look at the final card. You don't believe in destiny and make your own path.

So far, it'd be easy to prove/disprove, as well as deal with. You'd just have to call him up. Tell him you have to add a task. Should he see your scribe, he is to get her to arrive here. She may possess false papers placed to expose spies. Some sort of stuff like that.

However, that will have to wait. After the last card is the hydra. Get this over with. Put out the fires after.

Kalez 2021/03/24(Wed)23:02 No. 993022 ID: 1d109c
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Kalez clenches her claws in frustration
she has left Vardek alone plotting in the shadows to long, her former master needs humbling-
*WHACK*
mid thought Vadico hits her hard in a shin, the prismatican shakes his head indicating for her not to try what ever she was going to do.
She'll have to deal with the younger Vardeks if she wants to get to Via.

Kalez curses.'Damn you Via Vardek! I don't believe in destiny! I will make my own path! show me no more cards'
Vardek glares back 'YOUR path leads to annihilation, until you concede this point and are willing to obey my guidance I will show you the truth no matter how unpleasant'

Kalez 2021/03/24(Wed)23:10 No. 993023 ID: 1d109c
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Before Kalez can respond Vardek flips the next card '"Treason in the streets", Nethaar will even use those words if you give him the chance'

Kalez groans 'What now? an army marching on my gates?'

'no . . . well at least no yet' Vardek smirks 'your acolyte comes bearing parchment, the words of a diviner intent on destroying all of us'

Kalez knows where Vardek is going with this and refuses to accept it 'There are no other diviners in this kingdom! and there never will be!'

I lied when I told you that, not that you have ever believed the lie' Vardek sighs 'you looked so hard to find one, to replace and destroy me.'

'yes! damn you witch! I wanted- I still want to kill you'Kalez seethes as she vents her long held hatred.

Vardek cackles again 'Khahaha but you couldn't find one strong enough! so you got desperate and you made your own!'

Kalez interrupts giving a name to her fear'that's impossible! Diavola Channler is dead! I killed her with my own claws!'

Vardek continues as if her former pupil had not spoken '-but there's the problem with diviners, just like me she saw you for you really are

Kalez paces and spits 'that disgusting minstrel is dead! ten years dead, I burned out her throat with searing oils, I tore out her tongue and stitched her lying mouth shut-

'your second attempt if I recall' Vardek adds.

the thought of handling a second diviner is nearly beyond Kalez -and then wrapped her with spiked chains hooked to her flesh and buried her in a mine I collapsed onto her, there's no way she's alive!

'indeed, A woman would need incredible foresight to survive such an ordeal' with that final comment a wide disgusting grin spreads across Vardeks sickly face.

Kalez can't handle anymore, she's at the brink, eight more cards are NOT happening, she either needs to concede to Vardek's visions of doom or stand defiantly against them

Don't be foolish. The entire point of divination is to gain information that can be used to steer your path away from disaster.
She is tormenting you, yes, but she is showing you this because apparently, she goes down after you do. Maybe what happens is that someone manages to cure the undead curse after you're taken out of power?

Tell her to give you guidance. Then take it with a grain of salt. Or maybe a mountain of salt. After all, she can lie about her divinations. She already did once, regarding there being no more diviners. That means she foretold Diavola Channler's coming, which means she predicted your actions. Did she plan so far ahead that she knew Diavola would lead to your downfall 10 years after her death? Yet, I suppose she wasn't able to see much further than that, and did not realize that your downfall would lead to hers. A Pyrrhic victory she was not able to accept.
So either she's going to help you avoid her fate and thus hers, or she's steering you into a different loss state that she can escape from. Knowing her "guidance" can help you decide which of those it is.

Listening to the divination will give us invaluable information about the future that can guide our actions, it would be smart to let Via finish no matter how upsetting the news is. Perhaps Kalez should take a small break from the divinations to calm herself down a bit. We could pull one of our snake girls aside and they could help with that.

Vardek has outed herself as a liar. Flip the remaining eight cards, but verify her claims with your spy network. You cannot trust the ramblings of a spiteful mastermind more than your own network.

You made a mistake, and gave a diviner to the undead. But Vardek sat back and laughed as you made it happen. You need to take more trust(but verify) risks, or your paranoid stagnation will only help your enemies.

>>993023

Information is tempting. Knowledge is power, so your gut instinct is to collect as much as possible.

But this information isn't like that. It's poison. Do you really think Vardek is telling us these things so that we can overcome it and win the day? How kind of her. No, that's not what this is about. If this was truly going to help us avert this fate, would she really be telling it to us outright?

I think she has some other agenda here. Off the top of my head, she vould be stalling us. If she holds us for just long enough, the first of her divinations may take place before we can act to go against them. Or perhaps she's preparing a powerful spell for the almost inevitable fight to wipe us out quickly. Forget stalling,.tje goal might just be to push our mental state to such a place that we make mistakes that lead to this future.

Via Vardek is not here to help us. She is not here to show us how to change fate. She wants this horrible future to take place so that she can hold her superiority above us, and we should act under the assumption that her actions are all in favor of such. Flipping over those 8 cards and hearing their meanings won't suddenly make out future better. That's too much information being controlled by this bitch, it carries an almost hopeless inevitability to it if we accept that listening to her is valuable.

We need to fight. Start throwing spells, and start paving a future that defies Vardek's predictions.

>>993082

Also, just gonna toss this out there:

Do you really want to spend the mext updates sitting here watching Vardek flip over cards, or do you want to get into a high-leveled magic duel with guards involved?

Pick up cards, rip them to pieces.

>I lied when I told you that, not that you have ever believed the lie
So she admits she'd previously lied?
"If you lied about that, how much have you lied to me about all this?
Why should I trust a word you say?
You just admitted you have motive to see me fall."

Whatever she says, DEFY HER.
She's admitted to your face that she'll lie. If it's at critical spots, it'd be worse to be misled.

Also, if you read a bit more deeply, there's somebody who sees the future besides your failed fabricated attempt.
You just failed to either get them, or they were all too weak.
Though if they were that good, they'd see how to avoid your clutches.

Last bit I'm curious about. Motives.
Why do you hate her?
Is it related to why she hates you?

Should probably demand your Hydra as that's why you're there. Then leave with said hydra.

Defy, you're not even going to consider 8 more readings unless you can see with your own eyes and feel with your own hands or claws that Via has your Hydra. Even then, these readings haven't helped us and won't help us if we just submit and accept fate.

She's admitted to lying, if Via has a solution to the futures she has mentioned it will only benefit her and her alone. The way she's delivering all this on top of you seems to be with the intent to break your morale, make you desperate for any solution: especially from her. What's to say that some of these futures are just bluffs, false threats meant to keep you paranoid and unsure of every action you take. It'll be easy for her to manipulate you if you're desperate to avoid a fate she foresees for you, real or not.

Tell her that even if these predictions come true, she is only showing you the doom of the path you're heading down, and keeping you blind of all the triumphs, rewards, and other good fortune that you'll achieve just to scare and spite you.

Also let her know that even if you concede and change your ways by going down a different future, what is to say that the new path you decide to choose to avoid this path wont be far worse than the path you're currently heading towards now?

>>993083
This. Strategically, it's better to see the rest of the cards. Narratively, now's the time to flip the table, trade blows, and hope someone hot ends up naked.

Kalez 2021/04/24(Sat)12:38 No. 997565 ID: 1d109c
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>Don't be foolish. The entire point of divination is to gain information that can be used to steer your path away from disaster.
>Listening to the divination will give us invaluable information about the future that can guide our actions,
>Flip the remaining eight cards, but verify her claims with your spy network.
Kalez stares the cards infused with divination they seem to grow larger in her mind,a long atrophied second sight compels her to gaze into them. she needs the knowledge
Vardek's knowledge.
The golden scorpion breaks her gaze from the cards for a moment and gazes instead into the face of her old master. A grin is spread wide across the ancient prismatican's face
'NOOO!' Kalez screams and swipes the cards off the table 'I'm done with your games! I'm done with your lies! give me my Hydra!'

Vardek attempts a calm response but the snarling anger she feels cannot be fully masked 'I lie only to protect you from your own stupidity!'

'Another lie, how many times have you lied to me before? can you even speak truth?' Kalez cannot revel in in Vardek's frustration, she desperately tries to keep her focus on the present.

'You don't want honesty you only want to be right, and you never are' Vardeks words rumble with a low growl

'All I want is my Hydra! Kalez gasps feeling great amount of pain in her head

'...and all I want is the princess,' Vardek's growling grows deeper, deeper than her withered frame should allow 'are we going to make a deal or are you going to do something very very stupid?'

I say it’s time to do something stupid. Vardek can’t see our future attacks if she can’t see at all. Cast a scry ward around her to temporarily take away her sight of the room. (It works like that right?) Then before Vadico can react cast a point blank crystal barrage on him.

SHE wants the princess. Finally her true motivation is revealed. Vardek wants the princess so she can sacrifice her herself.

This is leverage. Use it. Make a deal. One that leaves enough wiggle room for you to use it to your own advantage. Or one that you can simply break.

You are both acting like spoiled brats fighting over each others' toys. Leave her to her misery. Find the Hydra yourself.

>>997565

There's no way we're giving her that, and her ability to see the future means we can't even bluff it. Seems that we'll be doing something very stupid then.

Go for the Hydra. That's your goal. Have your guards go after the enemy guards around you. Battle is imminent.

Kalez 2021/05/17(Mon)21:47 No. 1000717 ID: 1d109c
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Pain in the golden scorpion's head coalesces into the mass of traumas and manias, the dull pain she lives with every day.
A calming clarity emerges "I don't make deals with my inferiors!" She states

Kalez castes SCRYWARD on the room, As a counter it cannot be blocked! all future sight is prevented!
a glowing ward that seems to clear the air fills the room.

"I suspected as much." Via Vardek murmurs in irritation.

Kalez has defeated Vardek once before, she knows she can do so again.

Kalez 2021/05/17(Mon)21:52 No. 1000719 ID: 1d109c
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With her many limbs Kalez can cast multiple spells a turn!

Dico Vardek seems dazzled and angry but ready to strike out
Kalez casts CRYSTAL BARAGE on Dico

Shards of energy blast into the Prismatican
Dico Vardek is blinded from his mindlinked foresight and is unable to predict the spell cast nor interrupt it

the knight cries out in surprise more then pain, his armour protecting him from most of the damage.

A Vardek will be acting next, brace for attack!

Can you guess the target(s),the type of attack, or the direction of the strike?
if you can guess correctly the target(s) will be better prepared to withstand the surprise strike

>Scryward
... You seriously wonder why she doesn't just scry her way to victory? There is so much context she doesn't know under the cover of a good information security system, yet she arrogantly acts like she's seen it all.

>>1000719
Okay I'm confused. So... Kalez was the one who mind-blinded Dico... who is Vardek's son? Or is Vardek a species name?
I expect Vardek to activate a physical trap, it's the one thing that will bypass all your magical defenses and blindside your pride between magic users.

I’m guessing an attack from Vahejak on Sezeda seeing how she’s apparently “cuddled up” with them at the moment.
I’m guessing it’ll be a panicked sliced with their hook hand or whatever weapon they’re holding. It should be easy to dodge if Sezeda knows it’s coming.

I assume Via will attack Kalez with a magic attack from the front. She should brace for that.

>>1000719

Can you guess the target(s),the type of attack, or the direction of the strike?

I'm gonna be lame and guess these separately instead of making one specific guess of what will happen next, that way at least one of my guesses are more likely to be right.

The target will be Sezeda.
The attack will be magical.
The attack will come from behind.

Guessing an attack from Via towards Kalez of magical nature. As far as we know, Via considers Kalez the biggest threat in the room. Our subordinates can tank a hit if we're wrong.

Kalez 2021/05/22(Sat)18:21 No. 1001438 ID: 1d109c
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Azzeki cries out to her cousin "Sezeda watch that mean right hook!" and tosses her a shield

Sezzeda catches the shield and turns in time to block the strike from Jaki Vardek.
"I finally find a guys who'sss into me and I gotta kick hiss assss, I hate my life"

"If you lose on purpose again I swear to the gods I'll turn you into a pair of boots!" Kalez hisses

"Ugh, I WON'T" Sezeda groans and rolls her eyes

Kalez: Done
Sezeda: Ready!
Azzeki: Ready!
Lylene: Ready!

Select a single character to act!

Lylene: Strike Vadico for striking your duchess!

Dico dropped his weapon. Azzeki, quickly pick it up with your tail and use the blunt end to hit Via Vardeck in the side of the head to knock her out. It shouldn’t be too hard to knock someone of her age out quickly.

Vadico is disarmed, so he seems like an easy target at the moment. Lylene, deal with him.

Kalez 2021/06/03(Thu)13:47 No. 1002549 ID: 1d109c
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Lylene falls upon Vadico in a flurry of flashing steel.

Unable block the younger Vardek's plate armour has to endure the attacks, a task it completes taking little more than scratches.

Vadico himself though largely uninjured is dazed and off balance from the repeated attacks, in addition a single strike tears a gash on his head that oozes oily black blood.

A Vardek will be acting next, brace for attack!

Vadico may try to reach out and grab something to rebalance himself. Lylene should make sure that something isn’t her bra which he could easily tear off.

Dico's probably going to need time to collect himself, so I suspect the next attack will be a magical strike from Via herself. Kalez seems the most likely target for her.

Kalez should brace for a possible magical attack from Via. Seems like the most possible move seeing everyone else is currently reacting to being hit or has made a move.

I think Via will attack lylene for her insolence on her allie

Kalez 2021/06/21(Mon)19:47 No. 1003860 ID: 9b127b
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Vadico tumbles to the ground, at first seemingly against his will but descent turns into a fluid motion as he reaches the floor where his discarded pole-arm lies.

with and upward motions Dico stabs at lylene, the serpent dodges the strike aimed at her chest but loses a sword in exchange.

Kalez: Done
Sezeda: Ready!
Azzeki: Ready!
Lylene: Done

Select a single character to act!

Snake punch Vadico!

>>1003861
Knock his lights out!

Should probably clarify we want punch snake Azzeki to do the punching

Sezeda take a swipe at Jadi with your weapon. Best to keep these attackers on the defensive as much as possible.

>>1003860
Yeah it violates the normal turn order to suggest this but Sezeda and Azzeki pool your collective snakeiness and give Vadico a double uppercut, I would say give em a double wrapping but people here are already deadset on the punching idea.

>>1003860
Azzeki, tag team with Lylene and punch Vadico maybe get a hold of his clothing if you can during that punch.

Kalez 2021/06/25(Fri)20:28 No. 1004204 ID: 9b127b
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Azzeki slithers around Vadico coiling him in a tight bind.
She tears at his armor but loses a belt in exchange.
"You little pesst!!" she curses

Via Vardek seems to watch with intent, but makes no aggressive actions

it's Sezeda's turn to act, what does she do?

Shield bash. Stun Azzeki's prey.

>>1004206
This take advantage of him being wrapped up and being a little shaken

Kalez 2021/07/15(Thu)01:04 No. 1005590 ID: 9b127b
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Sezeda dives into the fray hoping to team up with her cousin and take down Vadico.
the Prismatican knight however proves more than helpless prey, he deflect her shield strike and with counter strike delivers a vicious gash to Sezeda's arm

Kalez: Ready!
Sezeda: Ready!
Azzeki: Ready!
Lylene: Ready!

Select a single character to act!

Kalez: Use swipe on Vadico’s weapon, polish on the floor beneath Vahejak, and slave on the undead serpent in the back of the room, commanding him to attack Vahejak

>>1005593

This is a pretty good plan of action, let's do this.

Kalez 2021/07/27(Tue)01:13 No. 1006441 ID: 9b127b
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Kalez uses multi-limb to cast multiple spells

Kalez casts SWIPE on Vadico's weapon
Vadico's weapon appears in her hand

Kalez casts POLISH at Vahejak's feet
a shimmering slick golden glow covers the floor

Kalez casts SLAVE on standard bearer Sir Gukri
Gukri's eyes swirl as Kalez exerts her control.

"Weak minded fool . . . " Via Vardek mutters

A Vardek will be acting next, brace for attack!

>>1006441

Via Vardek would be the biggest threat right now. Jaki would probably slip up due to the polish spell and Dico is disarmed, so presume a spell attack is incoming.

Kalez taking a hit would be the worst since she can deal out the most damage, so I suggest that she brace herself.

If Via wanted to fight she would have done something already. I think Azzeki should watch out for Vadico’s claws.

Jaki might not be aware of the spell under his feet and he's still armed. I'd argue he is the biggest threat to look out for a flailing swipe is still a swipe after all.

Kalez 2021/08/01(Sun)18:44 No. 1006948 ID: 9b127b
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Jaki lunges at Kalez but slips and falls

Kalez: Done
Sezeda: Ready!
Azzeki: Ready!
Lylene: Ready!

Select a single character to act!

Azzeki, tighten your coils as much as you can and pull Vadico up out of them to pull them right out of their lower armor and pants.

Kalez 2021/08/19(Thu)22:29 No. 1008378 ID: 9b127b
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Azzeki leverages her position tightening her coils around her captive prismatican and pulling him from his lower armor.

Vadico's sudden exposure has left him Shaken!

"Fearr my powerr!" Azzeki boasts.

A Vardek will be acting next, brace for attack!

Prepare for Via to... lift a finger?

>>1008379

I've been guessing she'd do something for a while, but now with Jaki on the floor, Vadico Shaken, and Gukri enslaved, this actually seems likely. Prepare for the spells.

Kalez, be ready to avoid a spell from Via Vardeck

Kalez 2021/08/23(Mon)20:25 No. 1008641 ID: 9b127b
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Kalez keeps her focus on Via Vardek, waiting for her her move or some inkling on how she plans to win this fight, she sees none.

Sezeda laughs "My cousssin here'sss a grappling pro! sshe'ss gonna break you in half!"

Vadico opens his mouth as if to retort but instead of words a spray of hot flame lights the room and the cocky serpent

"Yeouch! keep him back Zeki!" Sezeda cries as she deflects most of the flame.

"I'm trying Sez!" Azzeki responds in a snarl "but he's getting a little too hot to handle!"


Kalez: Done
Sezeda: Ready!
Azzeki: Done
Lylene: Ready!

Select a single character to act!

>>1008641

Return fire Sezeda! Finish Vadico off with a vertical slice down his attire.

Lylene, slash the rest of Vadico’s clothes to ribbons with your swords and taunt your power as Kalez’s chosen champion

Sezeda, strike Vadico down while he's grappled and shaken.

Lylene isn't defending at the moment. She should be the one to strike Vadico with intent to remove what remaining cover he has.

>>1008677

Good point.

Prove your worth Lylene and make a slash at Vadico to remove his remaining clothing.

Kalez 2021/09/16(Thu)20:56 No. 1010813 ID: 9b127b
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Lylene takes advantage of the situations, she moves up and delivers a quick slice against the grappled target

A Vardek will be acting next, it's Sir Gukri's turn to act.
Sir Gukri is SLAVED to Kalez, what does he do?

Gukri, smash Via!

Jump the grounded Jaki and start tearing at their clothes

>>1010813

Gukri should attack Via. We'll either make her waste spells defending against her own minion, or force her grandsons to try and defend her. It's a good way to inflict pressure on them all.

Via basically skipped the whole last round, but also wasn't targeted by any attacks. Based on her role as a diviner, it's possible she's purely reactionary in combat. If that's the case, we might as well keep focusing on her minions and keep the number of active combatants on the opposing side as favorable as possible until everyone on the team is ready to face her alone.

Besides, focusing on all enemies at once isn't really optimal. Focus on weakened enemies now to prevent them from being able to contribute to the fight later. Gukri should give Vadico the smackies.

I'd argue that Gukri should try to do damage to Via's clothes. He's flanking her and she didn't seem to foresee his domination. Worse to worse he loses some armor of his own.

>>1010828
If anything, it'll be worthwhile to see what defenses, if any, Via has squirreled away.

Kalez 2021/10/07(Thu)13:23 No. 1012576 ID: 9b127b
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Gukri my slave, attack Via Vardek

Sir's Gukri action's slow and his limbs shudder in resistance

'SLAVE! do your master's bidding!'/i]Kalez Bellows channeling pain into the slave spell

Vardek gives a mirthless glare[i]'A tool of the Multeros will never be a master

Kalez holds her calm and focuses on her own power'I may be a tool of the Multeros, but I'll never be a tool for you, never again.'

the ancient diviner snarls back'You side with a dying house, Vardek *Cough* will reign supreme!'

Sir Gukri's will finally gives in and he strikes Lady Vardek.
Gukri's flag point doesn't land however as it reaches the point where it would hit Via Vardek the light merely shatters around it.

Kalez 2021/10/07(Thu)13:25 No. 1012577 ID: 9b127b
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the Illusionary world shatters revealing a cold stone room
Via Vardek is gone, were she ever here.
The Hydra fills an area the moments ago appeared as a crimson wall.

Cackling is heard and Kalez's attention is drawn to Vadico 'You have many eyes duchess yet lack sight' he continues laughing 'your prize was here the entire time'

I don't care for Vadico's tone. Finish those two off, and send them on their way. If they're through fighting, hit Vadico at least once for good measure. The whelp needs to learn some respect.

Reunite with your Hydra, and go over that entire meeting in your head to make sure there wasn't anything bad for them to hear.

Fuss over your Hydra's new limbs.

Kalez, cast water slash to slice off Vadicos underwear and make it a point to painfully slash anything underneath his undergarments as punishment for laughing at you.
As for the other Vardek cast a grasping field on them to begin tearing off their armor and clothing. Finally, order all your serpents to jump Jaki and do the same, not giving them a chance to retaliate.

I think we should let the Hydra decide what to do with Vardek's goons.

Well the other undead dummies are still here. Send Gukri away before your charms wear off. Attempt to assess the Hydra's condition without getting in arm's reach.

Ensure the Hydra isn't under some weird control spell. >>1012579 yes make sure to go over that. I don't think anything too badly was said but have something ready for when the Hydra asks why you weren't willing to trade the princess for them.

Assuming all is right, let the Hydra decide the fate of these cronies. It's technically their prison after all, that you assigned them to of course.

Rip off Vadico's underwear as punishment for his sass. Then toss him and the other two in proper cells. Collect the hydra and we can call this part of the chapter closed.

Kalez 2021/10/17(Sun)21:35 No. 1013096 ID: 9b127b
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The Golden scorpion is wary of further enchantments, however the Hydra's unique form allows it to recover from any spell inflicted on it in minutes, making them a most potent weapon.
Kalez is certain that any magic even Vardek would have cast on them would be long gone

. . . and yet she thinks, there is something wrong.
It is not like the Hydra to ignore a fight.
'Hydra' Kalez addresses, but the creature doesn't respond and after a moment she continues 'how should I punishes Vardek minions for thier defiance'
I don't care a head says "Mifal" Kalez believes her name is, she responds 'and what do your sisters think?'
the others don't respond aside from a deep grow from one and some sobbing from another, after another moment of silence Mifal speaks again 'They don't care either.'
everything is wrong about the Hydra's attitude, they never pass up a chance at torture and even less allow one head to speak for the others.

Kalez 2021/10/17(Sun)21:37 No. 1013097 ID: 9b127b
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there's more laughter from Vadico 'ehheheheh! you should have bargained. now you'll feel the wrath of house Vardek.'
'You'll feel my wrath first!' Kalez uses [WATER SASH] on Vadico.
The attack seems to shut the arrogant pest down, Kalez now considers how to approach the Hydra's unusual behavior.

Have Lylene and Sezeda take the dragons to another room (Keep Azzeki, best not to be completely alone in here). Dig deep and try to show the Hydra some warmth to coax their troubles to the surface.

Tell them that you are satisfied to see they are alive. If you can muster up a better affirmation, so much the better.
She seems upset. Summon your King's hand to give powerful headpats.

>>1013099
This, also reward and praise Lylene for being such a good combatant and also assign someone to keep the other Vardek down

They seem to be horribly upset and are taking a somber stance. Perhaps they may have somehow lost a head? Eloquently request they face you for inspection. I don't like the thought of getting closer to her should something be wrong, that and approaching an underling is beneath you.

>>1013099
Keep your entourage around you until you can reveal what's wrong. Ask the hydras to face you, what did the damned Vardeks do to them? Maybe reveal some genuine concern.

>>1013099
support