"I really am sorry for this." Olo said as he switched the imbues from Smile onto his shirt for a ruby imbue. He activated it letting the tree man's hug do most of the work of burning the important parts.
Olo was saddened. "If you have anything about who did this to you, let me know and they will die." He stopped the ruby imbue while he waited for a reply of any kind. If the tree man answered, he took note of the answer and finished the deed without prolonging the things suffering. If he didn't answer and attacked, Olo didn't waste any time and pulled out the orb as fast as he could while reactivating the imbue. Cutting it away if he needed to.
The tree man made a grumbling sound, but if it was language Olo didn't understand it. As he ripped the orb from its chest the best let out a pained roar and then hardened as the wooden body turned black.
Olo tried to grab a piece of the now black bark. Hoping he could later find some trace of what happened to this creature. After that he went to rejoin the others.
After all three orbs were in place they were locked in. The pedestal started to spin, and it seemed to peel apart into a circle that lay flat on the ground. Glowing silver gliphs danced across its surface. Around the edge the group could see tiny silver words. Come find me puppets
"Well, this escalated quickly. By the way Arl," Olo lowered his voice to a whisper, "I can extend a portion of my senses to you, and share yours at the same time. So if you hear my voice in your head, you're not crazy." Deciding he liked being able to see, he had his shirt burst into flames and cast Restoring Flame.
The fire flared and they were surrounded by a strange forest with trees that were completely black. Directly in front of them the body of Alex hung by the neck. there were words carved in his chest. -Too Late-
**Arl sighs as she sorrowfully cuts Alex from the rope. She'd been expecting this, but she had held at least a little hope that Garrote would keep him alive to taunt them... in anycase, she checks the body for any more hidden clues.**
Arl - "Sharing senses would be great Olo. Let's investigate the area."
**After she finishes searching the body she - and presumably the group - does just that.**
The body was clean of anything else. The fire all of the sudden didn't seem to illuminate the area as much as it did at first. It hadn't dimmed but the darkness seemed more... Oppressive. A voice came drifting out of the darkness. They couldn't tell which way it came from.
Garrote - "Did you think that you could save him puppets? His fate was sealed as surely as is yours."
A sadistic laugh echoed off of every tree. Alex's body began to twitch. His head snapped forward and his hand jerked up suddenly holding a shadowy knife. the rope was severed and he fell down into a crouch. the dead man's eyes glowed purple and Garrote's voice came slithering out of his mouth.
Garrote - "Silly girl... You were under attack the moment you arrived."
Arl didn't find anything else of note in the room.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Arl - "I guess we should try matching them?"
**Arl puts the red orb in the slot corresponding to the the red orb passage**
Arl - "By the way, was something guarding your orbs? I fought a flaming bird."
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Arl - "Sharing senses would be great Olo. Let's investigate the area."
**After she finishes searching the body she - and presumably the group - does just that.**
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Garrote - "Did you think that you could save him puppets? His fate was sealed as surely as is yours."
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
**The enraged girl readies herself for Garrote's attack.**
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Garrote - "Silly girl... You were under attack the moment you arrived."
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Arl - "Where did you get these powers?!"
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya