[IC] Chapter 2-5: You're whirling 'round...

[Merrinna Starsong]

"Who said anything about trust? Seems unnecessarily elaborate for a trap, though."

[Silent Giant]

"Who said anything about trust?  Seems unnecessarily elaborate for a trap,  though."

Okay - he shrugs.

Hey, you! Is your artifact valuable? Where is the green dragon now? - he asks the stranger - Why does he feed you? What was your last dinner? Are you so hungry that he must hunt every living being?
Maybe we can help each other but we need lots of answers first.

Hey, you! Where is the green dragon now? And where is his treasure? - he asks the stranger


OOC - Maybe he can't go out from prison but can control the dragon with the mentioned artifact. We suppose somebody controls the dragon, he was changed.

[Toot]

Toot will continue to keep looking and listening for anything suspicious.  [Spot +7; Listen +7]  

Toot will also be watching and listening to the stranger, attempting to determine if he's trustworthy or not.  [Sense Motive +7]

[Torin]

"Who said anything about trust?  Seems unnecessarily elaborate for a trap,  though."

Okay - he shrugs.

Hey, you! Is your artifact valuable? Where is the green dragon now? - he asks the stranger - Why does he feed you? What was your last dinner? Are you so hungry that he must hunt every living being?
Maybe we can help each other but we need lots of answers first.

OOC - Maybe he can't go out from prison but can control the dragon with the mentioned artifact. We suppose somebody controls the dragon, he was changed.

OOC - Who is your translator?

[Silent Giant]

"Who said anything about trust?  Seems unnecessarily elaborate for a trap,  though."

Okay - he shrugs.

Hey, you! Is your artifact valuable? Where is the green dragon now? - he asks the stranger - Why does he feed you? What was your last dinner? Are you so hungry that he must hunt every living being?
Maybe we can help each other but we need lots of answers first.

OOC - Maybe he can't go out from prison but can control the dragon with the mentioned artifact. We suppose somebody controls the dragon, he was changed.

OOC - Who is your translator?

OOC - You are right. He can understand Giant but not inversely. I am going to change my post.

[DM Surranó]

OOC - just in case it was confusing; he mentioned an artifact indeed but in the context of "in search of" it. Did you get his words as if he said he found it, or do you simply think that his words are bullsh*t and he is the evil mastermind or something?
OOC2 - did Torin hand the wand around so that Giant, Lugar, and Shanna can also understand, or does someone serve as a translator?

Torin inspects the force cage and the markings on the floor. Both emanate magic that must be some kind of evocation but somehow... different. The effect itself reminds Torin to a Wall of Force with some reshaping metamagic that may have also changed its color from neutral to definite orange. When he recommends to learn each other's language the stranger seems not to be excited about the idea.
"No need for that; I don't plan to stay one minute longer than absolutely necessary."

When Toot squeaks the question and the (kind of) offer the stranger snaps his gaze in that generic direction but apparently cannot spot the tiny source of the voice behind the huge mushroom.
"I'm not lost in a mushroom grove. I'm trapped in a magic cage." is all he answers.

When Giant and Merri contemplate whether he's trustworthy the stranger just chuckles in an annoyed manner.
"Why should I trust you? I'm telling you I don't but what use of not talking to you if I can? If you attack me I can't flee. All I can hope for is that the cage withstands your attacks as well as mine. But if you are friendly then all I can hope for is that you can dismantle this cage. What a futility." he huffs, and just around this time, the crimson light running along his blade dissipates.
"But if it helps our case at hand--" he removes the hood from his head and the mask from the front of his mouth. Now it becomes evident, even in this level of lighting, that his hair is purple and fairly rigid, not unllike metal threads. His face is covered by speckles of what seems to be granite and his whole "skin" has a mineral-like hue, to the very typ of his long pointy ears.

"Where I come from it's just natural that newcomers introduce themselves first but in a sense you may also think that I'm the newcomer. My name is Zelgadis."
OOC - hope the forum won't be sued for summoning such a celebrity into this game

Upon Giant's tsunami of questions Zelgadis tries to ride the first wave but then is washed away by the rest. He raises his hand in protest upon the last question as if that was a very unpolite thing to ask. Gathering his bearings, he stays calm with apparent effort, and answers some of them.
"It's not my artifact. And it's not a dragon. Dragons are either gold or black, and they never do such evil. Demons, on the other hand, thrive to do so."
After a brief pondering, he adds,
"I know a few people who can eat that much. But not me."

[Silent Giant]

OOC - Yeah, Giant thinks "bullsh*t" He doesn't like and trust spellcasters especially very strange spellcasters.
OOC2 - I have changed my post.

He??? What did he say where the dragon is???

[Torin]

Torin inspects the force cage and the markings on the floor. Both emanate magic that must be some kind of evocation but somehow... different. The effect itself reminds Torin to a Wall of Force with some reshaping metamagic that may have also changed its color from neutral to definite orange.

OOC - And what about the Strength of these Auras. Could  see Torin any magic on Zelgadis?

When he recommends to learn each other's language the stranger seems not to be excited about the idea.
"No need for that; I don't plan to stay one minute longer than absolutely necessary."

- But maybe we will need to figth on the same side without any common language.

" My name is Zelgadis."

OOC - I already know it.

[DM Surranó]

The force cage and the markings are just about the same strength as Wall of Force, i.e. moderate.
Torin cannot detect any magic on Zelgadis' meagre equipment but the creature as a whole lights up bright on the supernatural sensors as strong transmutation magic. (see OOC thread for spoilers)

[Merrinna Starsong]

(Celebrity? Never heard of him.)

"I am Merrinna. I agree with and understand your assessment on trust, but I believe you are mistaken about dragons. They do come in a wide variety of colors, but I am not here for lessons on dragons. We may be in search of the same artifact, but likely for different reasons. It is merely a means to and end for us as our quest has other goals. While we attempt to free you, is there anything you can tell us about this artifact?"