Session Start: Sat Mar 08 17:17:11 2008
Session Ident: #castlevania
<Holmes> [The intrepid party awakens is the Seven Temples camp the
next morning.]
* Biff digs his claws into Nyyx's legs by way of being an impromptu
alarm clock.
* Charlotte wakes up and begins her prayers. And morning warm-up.
Though not at the same time
<Holmes> [The camp stirs to life as refugees and Temple personnel
start setting up for the morning meal.  Clerics with access to create
food, create water and related spells get to work.]
<Biff> Oi, wake up.
* Nyyx takes a half-hearted swipe at Biff, then sighs and gets out of
bed.
<Biff> Hey, some of us have places to be.
<Biff> I gotta get over to the Nerull camp before they run away.
<Biff> I can't just let you laze the day away.
* Nyyx rubs her eyes. "All right, all right."
<Charlotte> The sun's good for you. 
<Nyyx> I burn easily.
<Biff> The sun is the ancestral enemy of my people.
<Charlotte> That's a shame.
<Biff> One day, we'll find a way to extinguish it.
<Biff> And then where will you be?
<Charlotte> Really? I thought you liked lying in those little places
indoors where the sun warms up a spot through a window.
* Nyyx gets ready for the day, shrugs on her gear, and heads out of
the tent.
<Biff> We only do that because it's a convenient way to make the day
go faster.  We do our business at night.
<Biff> Whoops, time to go.
* Biff runs after Nyyx.
<Biff> So, how about we hit the Nerull tents first?
* Charlotte starts to get her things prepared.
* Skip gets his gear on in a hurry and joins the group outside.
* Nyyx makes her way toward the Nerull camp. "What do you need with
the Nerull crowd?"
<Holmes> [The far end of the camp holds a cluster of black cloth
tents with stern-faced guards.  Most of the personnel appears to be
resting at the moment.]
<Biff> Gonna do some research on undead brains.
<Charlotte> Why?
<Biff> Because they're not like living brains, duh.
<Biff> Try to keep up, here.
* Nyyx nods. "What kind of research?"
<Biff> How to screw with undead minds.
<Charlotte> That sounds like a worthy cause.
<Biff> Screwing with minds in general is a worthy cause.
* Nyyx laughs. "I'm sure that's true."
<Biff> If only I hadn't been completely tapped out last night.
<Biff> It was a -perfect- opportunity to incite a riot.
<Charlotte> Why would you incite a riot?
<Biff> ...because I can?  
<Charlotte> That's not a very good reason.
<Biff> It's an -excellent- reason.
<Charlotte> Why?
<Holmes> Guard: "What do you need?"
<Biff> I'm here to see some of those Nerullan researchers.
* Charlotte frowns
<Holmes> Guard: "They are in the process of preparing spells at the
moment.  Given who you are, I think that Gorish would see you, but
that is all."
<Biff> Yeah, fine, fine.  Whoever's awake at this ungodly hour. 
<Holmes> [After several minutes, Gorish emerges wearing casual
clothing and a large black hat similar to Nyyx's.  His right arm is
wrapped in black linnen.]
* Biff looks back at Charlotte. "Anyway, it's not often you find a
group of people so desperate to fight each other, but unwilling to
actually throw down.
<Biff> It's a shame to ignore an opportunity like that.
<Holmes> Gorish: "Morning."
<Biff> Ungodly hour, isn't it?
<Holmes> Gorish: "Oh, no.  Pelor seems to have it all tied up.
Figures he'd pick the worst hour."
<Charlotte> Hmph.
<Biff> Don't remind me.  The bowslinger is way too chipper.
* Biff gives a full body cat shudder.
<Biff> Anyway, I'm here about brains.  Undead brains.
<Holmes> Gorish: "And?  How many you need?"
<Biff> actually, I need to get inside them.  I'm looking for somebody
who's worked with undead minds a lot.
<Holmes> Gorish: "I don't follow.  What are you looking for?"
<Biff> Some undead to practice on, a necromancer or two to help me
with the theory.  That sort of thing.
<Biff> Some brainy undead, mind, not those stupid zombies.
<Biff> Like ghouls and stuff.
<Holmes> Gorish: "That can be done.  We'll need to wait until we have
some space away from the other Temples, but after the meeting this
evening, that shouldn't be a problem."
<Biff> I'm good for it.  Nights are my favorite time anyway.
<Biff> Meet you here?
<Holmes> Gorish: "Fine."
* Nyyx looks intrigued, though she doesn't comment.
* Biff looks up at Nyyx. "We're done here. What business have you
got?"
<Nyyx> Gorish, is His Eminent Remains still staying with you?
<Holmes> Gorish: "For the moment.  He will be gone soon, I expect."
<Nyyx> Oh? Where to?
<Holmes> Gorish: "Lifebreak, I expect."
* Nyyx nods. "Well, if you see him, please thank him for me for his
help earlier."
<Holmes> Gorish: "Of course."
<Nyyx> Thank you.
* Nyyx turns to Biff. "If Roland's awake, I'd like to ask him if that
tree is really destroyed before we move on."
<Biff> Worth a shot, I suppose.
Session Close: Sat Mar 08 21:48:14 2008