>>332344
Welp. Double-check she's gagged, set an alarm if anyone comes within 50 feet of you, then rest.

learn the spell

keep your things away from her sight

make sure she is well binded

with knife on hands, wake her up and interrogate her

Rest for a bit.

>>332344
Learn the spell as well, not the most useful thing in the world, but it's a good thing to expand the amount of spells you know.

Lellonar 2011/07/27(Wed)14:02 No. 332407 ID: e1c562
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Lellonar reads the scroll and masters the new spell MENDING!

there's no limit to the number of spells I can master, so the more the better!

Lellonar double checks the bindings on the the cultist, then castes an ALARM spell

>>332407
Ok, should be safe to wake her up and ask her some questions now.

>>332413
Not with that little magic, now is the time for rest.

>>332454
You don't need mana to make someone talk or ask them questions.

Lellonar 2011/07/27(Wed)21:59 No. 332749 ID: e1c562
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Lellonar rests to recover his strength

there are no disturbances during the rest

Lellonar recovers mana

* * *

ahh! well that was peaceful.

hmm it seems the prisoner is awake

>>332749
That's it?

>>332749
That is a pathetic amount of mana regeneration. We need to find a way to get more magic. Like potions, or a spell that absorbs magic/soul from somebody. Also now is a good time to interrogate the cultist.

Ask if she needs water or anything like that.

>>332749
Time to start asking the cultist what the fuck they have been up to lately.

Lellonar 2011/07/28(Thu)08:41 No. 332990 ID: e1c562
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Lellonar ungags the cultist and begins his interrogation.

Lellonar: "would you like some water?"

cultist: "IF MY BOILED FLESH WILL PLEASE THE ELDER GODS I BEG OF YOU TO MAKE ME SUFFER."

Lellonar: "what was your band doing here?"

cultist: "FORGIVE ME DARK ONE! I DO NOT KNOW, THE MASTER COMMANDS AND I OBEY!"

uh huh.... i am not sure we will get anything out of her.

>>332990
Ok, seems like someone already melted her brain. Lets make it simpler, ask her what day and what year it is. Then follow that up with asking who the Master served.

>>332990
"Your master was unworthy of living, and so I killed him. You now serve me.
My first order is to stop shouting.
Which elder god did you serve?"

>>333013
this is good, however im sure we wont get details.

ask her about possible loot, then its safe to say we can go home with nothing to fear. if you want to blame the cultists you may run into some issues if she ever recolects herself and remember what her master has been doing, so you may be willing to say they served as a stepping stone.

>>332990
Welp. She's useless. Ask her about demons, if she doesn't babble something helpful just put her out of her misery.

Lellonar 2011/07/28(Thu)21:08 No. 333347 ID: e1c562
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Lellonar: "Your master was unworthy of life, so I deprived him of that luxury. I am your master now"

cultist: "THANK YOU DARK ONE! I LIVE TO SERVE!"

Lellonar: "first you will stop shouting. this is my will."

cultist: "YESsss MASter, I will apPEASE the SPIRits of SILence."

Lellonar: "which god is the elder you serve?"

cultist: "ALL BUT THE- all but the greatest fools know WORship shOULD onLY BE for MORGRATHE: TALON OF PROPHECY!"

Lellonar: "can you tell me what year it is?"

cultist: "IT is THE YEar of REBirth, THE ELDER GODS WILL WALK THE WORLD AGaaainnnnn."

Lellonar: "no it isn't"

cultist: " . . ."

Lellonar: "tell me the real year."

cultist: " . . . one HUNdred THIRty eight?"

the current year is 127

>>333347
Uh. Wipe the symbol off her head. Unless it's stuck on or something.

...

Welp, better than nothing.

wow. she is really, really crazy.

"Like I said, it isn't. The year's 127, not 138. You got a while before the rebirth."

>>333347
"It's 127, not 138. There are years left before the rebirth, and you must be able to hide your affiliation until that time.
I will help you prepare to bide your time. First we shall work on controlling your voice."
Deprogramming! Hooray!

>>333347
Oh yeah, someone went into her skull and raped her mind before you got there. Total nutcase. Well then it shouldn't be a problem to show her off to the court, as crazy as she is she will probably just make the cultists seem like even liklier suspects.

Anyway, get on the move again. She can talk while walking and you can ask her a bit more on what the cult has been up to, besides worshiping some dark lady of prophecy or whatever.

theres no reason to keep her tied, or even with a weapon.

id say you got a nice lapdog apprentice combo. after updating her on the year, if she doesnt freak out just untie her, cover her and head back to your castle.

looks like we still need to convince the prince this isnt over yet. ask her about a certain demon capable of looking human, then what her former friends think of the king.

Lellonar 2011/07/29(Fri)16:18 No. 333701 ID: e1c562
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I explain the date issue, but she doesn't seem bothered by it

I untie her legs and we begin walking back to the castle.

>>333701
Is she still referring to you as 'master'? Because that would be a Bad Thing.

>>333701
Well she can probably provide some proof that the cultists are all fucking crazy and won't be able to prove that they didn't kill the king. So score I guess.

>>333701
Ask her about demon summoning. Also, Morgrath. Could be more than just crazy raving.

Lellonar 2011/07/30(Sat)15:47 No. 334290 ID: e1c562
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when reach the castle I am escorted to the throne room, my prisoner is escorted elsewhere, to the dungeons I presume.

King Galathas: "You've returned Wizard, and quickly! It seems I may have misjudged you."

Lellonar: "Thank you my Lord."

King Galathas: "tell me, what have you discovered?"

>>334290
Throw over the head while telling him that you found some evil cult leader dude and cut off his head. The cult appears to worship some prophecy thing and was working to bring about the end of the world.

Mention that you've discovered and eliminated a small cult, but one with no immediate links to the king's assassination, and that you intend to interrogate the captured cultist for leads to the larger group. No matter if there is one or not: inquisitorial carte-blanch is better than 'I have no further use for you'.

>>334295
Add that the assassination was likely intended to induce chaos and anarchy throughout the kingdom, resulting in a war that would allow them to awaken their heathen gods.

oh that's a good idea. if you sell the idea that the cult has been working to start a war between your kingdom and the elves they might stop the war entirely. how about the cultist are planing on using the ensuing mass death and weakening of the kingdom a war would cause to overrun the kingdom with a horde of demons or some such.

>>334366
go with this, it has the most chances to give you what you want.

also hint they may have spies in the castle. their arcane use was "decent" but nothing we could claim demonic.

 

>>334290

Tell them the cleric got saaaaaaacked.

Lellonar 2011/07/31(Sun)08:59 No. 334565 ID: e1c562
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I toss Galathas the head

Lellonar: "I present you with the leader of a small band of cultists I discovered in the western woods. it is uncertain whether these fools were the ones directly responsible for your father's murder, but it does prove one thing, cultists are plotting against us and where there is one band there are many."

Galathas: "I shall dispatch my knights immediately! I'll have every last one of them slain, and the woods burned if need be!"

Lellonar: "with all due respect my king, I believe that could be unwise, and further more it may be exactly what they expect. Cults are not nations of power, and to march to war against them might only strengthen the will of the demons they summon."

Galathas: "What are you suggesting?"

>>334565
You have had quite a bit of success in the past. Tell him to give you the manpower and resources that you need and you will get right on cleaning out that cult.

A few more priests could probably be useful, preferably a few that have combat experiance.

>>334565
emphasis on experience

also remember him they may be willing to kill the current king as well. he should keep some forces around just in case.

Yeah, offer to take a band of specialists and adventurers to hunt down and eliminate them without drawing major attention, or creating negative emotions for demons and elder magic to feed off of.

You will require a few warriors to keep their monsters and servants away from you, priests to banish the evil spirits and demons, and a scout to help find them.
Add that you doubt more information can be gained from the woman, and her mind has been twisted by evil forces. It would be merciful to end her tortured existence.

Lellonar 2011/08/01(Mon)12:18 No. 335063 ID: e1c562
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I explain to Galathas my plan, and ask of the manpower to ensure it's success

Galathas grants this request, and to this end I lead these brave men to hunt shadows that may not even exist . . .

YEEEEAAAHH!!! Now make those who follow us into brainless servants and then find secret artifacts that will make us immortal!

Send Scout to seek out any remaining cultists off of the main road. You and the other men will go along the more well traveled paths, looking for groups like the one you encountered.

LonelyWorld 2011/08/01(Mon)15:14 No. 335112 ID: e1c562
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Mortals are known for their fear of destiny just as they fear the gods who lay it before them.

Indeed, in mortal man's constant struggle to evade it's trappings the best they ever achieve is to inadvertently rush headlong into it's embrace

It is said that every now and then man has the strength to escape the random fate of destiny . . .

They usually achieve this through finding an early grave.


THE END

sooooo
he died fighting? Or now just leads a team assaulting cults throughout the country and there's not much to tell besides he escaped his fate of being outed?

>>335116
The elder god awakened while we were distracted and destroyed the world

>>335112
I don't get it.

>>335191
We won.

>>335191
His hunt for a scapegoat gave him a new lease on life, possibly bringing attention to a real threat.