Wow, shorter thread than usual today.

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Oh boy here we go.

Fuck no! Resting is for the weak. We adventure now!

>>23809094
>very pretty snake girl
I'm pretty sure we got horribly mutilated last thread, get your facts straight Citadel.

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Oh, HELL no! You are Ssen Patrick, and you are fucking PISSED.

You were at a ball thrown in honor of winning Stone Hall back. You found out that the idiot you knew as Isen the Audacious was actually Prince Itzak Newgate, a member of the royal family.

You danced, you laughed, you kissed Tricia for the first real time...and then you saw the Humor known as Peace, hiding in the shadows, aiming a crossbow at Isen. You lunged and pushed the guy out of the way, taking the bolt yourself.

The bolt was poisoned and, while a normal person would be dead, you woke up with shock white hair, raised black veins on your arms and shoulders, and your smooth skin is now tough and dry.

Also it's three months later...and it seems that Citadel, the living City State from Hell, had kidnapped your friends Mage, Peri/Mari, and Lea.

There's study that says that Lamias and Nagas are closer in species to dragons, than to snakes. Right now, you agree with that. Because you feel like a dragon who's just been stolen from, and you are going to make this place BURN.

>>23809094
[x]Weren't we on a quest or something?

>>23809094
oh shit nigger, what is wrong with your pic ?

>>23809199
Okay, I have a question for you guys. I have two adventure paths for today, but they hinge on a question I want to leave to you. If you want to say that it lies in a die roll, that's fine too.

Do you think, that if given a chance to do so, the taken Dawnchasers can fight off Citadel's influence by themselves?

>>23809199
Citadel done fucked up.

>>23809295

Yes. A thousand times yes. Fuck you and your bullshit, Citadel.

>>23809295
This is not me not knowing how to do spoilers, but yes I believe they could as they were free from it before, they'll remember.

>>23809295
with us awake, mostly yes, but it wouldnt hurt to give them a hand.

Citadel is so fucked.

>>23809295
If they can't, they're no good to us in our quest, as we can't trust them not to turn on us when we go to war with Citadel.

So either yes they can, or we need new allies.

>>23809295
No, as much as it pains me to say so. Not for lack of trust in their strength of soul, but for knowing the dread span of Citadel's grasp. We've seen good men already broken by its saccharine weight and we will not allow the same fate to befall those we call friend.

>>23809333
The world breaks all people; afterward, some are strong in the broken places. Our friends are -not- beyond help simply because they need it.

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The rules have changed.

I am alive, angry and directed.

I'm not pretending that everything the Citadel's doing is all about us. That'd be insane.
The Ball was just killing a few birds with one stone, not just - perhaps not even even - a shot at us.
But it was a clear message. It's prepared to murder innocents. It's prepared to kill dissenting voices.

It's prepared to do anything to get what it wants.

Well, newsflash:

So am I.

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>>23809295
You begin your ruthless purge of this loathesome place by pushing yourself up...and falling in a heap.

"Easy," Tricia says. "Easy." She hands you a potion. "Drink this. Your muscles are all atrophied. Mr. Trapp, remember him? He gave me this formula to keep you from getting too weak. But now that you're awake Ambrose said that I can move you up to this new potion." Oh GOD...it takes like rancid meat, fly droppings, and and maggots...and given that Tricia, the insect druid, made it...still you drink the damnable thing. "You should be up and ready for tomorrow. We'll go get everyone, and then find Isen and Tara, and get back into the speed of things. Why are you so worked up?"

No sense hiding it now. Yes, things can always get much much worse...but screw it. This city isn't calling the fucking shots any more.

Wanna just leave it to the die?

>>23809416
Wrong. We must not give hand it a label to apply to us. We must not be a villain it can understand, nor a hero it expects. We will do the right thing, the hard way, and smile when it hurts because we know some things simply must be done. Citadel will beg to know what we are and why we act thusly. It will ask this question with its very last breath as it starves.

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>>23809439
It assumes, like most things, that contentment will do the trick.
Contentment will keep everyone in place.
Contentment will keep everyone distracted from what's really going on.

Let it know we can beat it up, let it know we could kill it,
let it know we can destroy it, let the fear shrivel it up.
Fuck that. I'm not afraid of it.
It's afraid of me.

It's afraid of the truth.

>>23809439
I say we go help our friends. And we do so whilst accepting all the dreadful things that befall us with a smile.

>>23809439

This might just be me, but I'm a bit leery of letting anything be reliant on the roll of a dice. Perhaps it can contribute significantly depending on how high the roller goes, but perhaps there should be other options available to free them if the dice fails. But I'd say that finding a way to externally break a godlike entity's grasp on someone won't be an easy task.

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>>23809439
>This city isn't calling the fucking shots any more.

>>23809439
Wait so are we rolling for whether they can be freed from Citadel, or whether they can free themselves, or what?

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>inb4 we end up pic related

>>23809439
>>23809527
Spider please go. Seriously.

>>23809571
I don't know, kinda like him myself. He should stay.

>>23809545
I feel the only way we can succeed is by confounding Citadel into inaction. Give positive feedback to negative stimulus. We must be grateful for the strength we find in weathering the trials it sends our way.

Citadel's fantasy will fall apart bit by bit when its own system suddenly ceases to obey his expectations.

>>23809568
We are the dead.

>>23809571
agreed.

>>23809439
random for one or 2 that have trouble throwing off the influence, because its been so long, but not all of our friends.

>>23809439
>Leaving the fate of our friends up to chance.
Yeah no. Sorry, resignation that we are reliant solely on the die for them to break free is a complacency worthy of the citadel.

>>23809560
Okay, let me change it. You wanna blow up a whole asylum, freeing free souls, and throw down the gauntlet, or do you want to try and keep Citadel unaware of how badly you want to see it burn, quietly rescue everyone, escape, and maybe fight Odette?

>>23809674
We're a Lamia, not a Naga.

>>23809674
quietly rescue and deal with Odette for my vote.

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>>23809674
Odette.

>>23809674
I think we're gonna do it quietly. We aren't quite ready for war yet.

>>23809674
Quietly. Tomorrow, as soon as we can walk, we will say that we are going out to explore, and then we will visit every tavern until we find Lea, visit every bookstore until we find Mira, ...

>>23809674
Keep it quiet for now. But by the look of your post we're about to tell Tricia about Citadel, if we do that, won't Citadel know we're on to it, you said it pays more attention to humans feelings towards it than to ours?

>>23809674

Quiet rescue, gather allies, gather more allies, then shoot Citadel in the face while its in the midst of listening to its latest iteration of the Lightbringer fanfiction.

Burning the entire city the ground seems to be foolhardy right now. And it's not really being fair to those other people who are just living their lives as best they can while being watched over by some prepubescent and divine version of the Combine Overwatch.

>>23809674
I don't even think it should burn. Let's start small with rescuing our friends and slowly purify the city in the long run.

Citadel's protestations of change will end with a whimper.

>>23809674
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BURN THE CITADEL

WE'RE GOING TO CONVERT ALL OF THAT SHIT TO THE TRUE LIGHT

ALL OF IT

I've got a plan of action, but it is going to take a bit to write up. Lemme see here.

>>23809674
I don't know about any of that. I just want to VISIT FRIENDS.

and then VISIT ISEN.

and then COLLECT PALADINHOOD.

and then GO SAVE SOMETHING.

>>23809783
I like it. That is what the paladins of old would have done.

Remember, the people rose up and overthrew the dragon.

>>23809783
This guy.

My good fellow, you are grossly incandescent.

>>23809798
No paladin-hood. It is far too perilous to cross sword with bitchy paladin again. We do not need to be ordained by the Occuli when the Light chose us.

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>>23809802
>>23809811
You flatter me.

But no, for real, convert ALL that shit. Hell, what happens if we convince the DRAGON of the light? god knows.

I think we should tell Tricia this: Remember how the bookstore keeper kept on coughing? And he stopped completely while holding my amulet? Theres something not right in Citadel. I think our friends being happy has something to do with it.

>>23809715
Okay, Citadel has broken stronger souls before, and that was without even trying. Three months of solid pressure? Yeah, they need some help to find their way back.

A Guiding Light, as it were.

>>23809749
If you really don't want to. That's fine. You can keep quiet about it.

Still you're gonna be trapped in bed as the potion works its stuff.

Anything you want to ask Tricia about?

>>23809824
>no paladin-hood
>crossing swords with odette
No, see, we don't have to. We saved the prince. That means FUCK odette, she can steam in a big pile of political impotence while we have high fallutin' paladin adventures.

>>23809841
Alright, taking back up where we left off.

"What has you so worked up?" Tricia asks.

>>23809839
>I think we should tell Tricia this: Remember how the bookstore keeper kept on coughing? And he stopped completely while holding my amulet? Theres something not right in Citadel. I think our friends being happy has something to do with it.

repeating this

>>23809841
I think we should tell Tricia, since it's going to be hard to get the support of our friends unless they know.

After all, if we don't tell them, it's effectively just us barging in and ruining their happy new lives because we feel like it, in their perception.

>>23809859
But as a paladin, they can order us where to go. We don't need more of that now. Unless the clear order has its own power structure (and we are the lord of that).

>>23809863
Tell her about Citadel, it's a risk, but we can't fight it if we're the only one who knows.

>>23809841
>anything you want to ask tricia about

FUCKING EVERYTHING.

What happened after I got shot?

What medicines did you use?

What are our friends up to?

How did you get me here?

How did you afford wherever "here" is?

What are the occuli doing about the assassin?

What is the news of hte land?

Do people KNOW of our actions, or was it secret like isen's identity?

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I can't wait for it...

>>23809873
Innocent enough.

We should decide, though - Whether we should tell our companions. If we do, we may never return to Citadel in peace. The next time we are back will be in front of the army of nations.

>>23809884
I think we're going for being in the clear order, yes.

And I was under the impression that it did have its' own power structure.

>>23809863
"Remember when I had that long talk with Granny?....She told me some things. About the Lightbringers. About Citadel. About why the story is always the same. But we need to get our friends out of the city before I can tell you more."

>>23809885
>>23809874
>>23809909
>NOPE.jpg

>>23809789
Alright, basically what we are going to do is regroup with all of our allies, get the token paladinship given Isen is still willing to patron us. Once we do that, we bail the fuck out of here. Possibly trying to contact granny about counteracting the worst effects of that venom. Then we keep out of the city as much as possible, couriers to Isen and promoting the inventor and the others that the citadel is shitting over. Get them in touch with people that they can expand their craft with, OUTSIDE the influence of the cities walls even if they are still in it. Citadel will see it simply as growth. Which it likes. We build up influence with them while recuperating. Possibly looking into how the citadel came to power through dragons or whatever.
It has its hackles up now. We disappear, let it get complacent. Let it build its walls up. Happily viewing us as no threat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8cELTdtw6U Innocent actions harboring an intent to watch it all topple. Simple as that.
But I am likely rambling.

>>23809903
>implying Isen won't become Spider

It seems like the city got her eyes on our friends. I hope that we have nothing else to do in this city other than paladin-hood, rescue friends, and rescue Isen/Tara/princess. Because we are probably not coming back.

>>23809841
this right here >>23809909

>>23809841
>"Anything you want to ask Tricia about?"

"Are you okay?"

>>23809927
I am for most of this. we GET FRIENDS. we GET PALADIN. we GET THE FUCK OUT.

We may or may not bring inventors and such with us if we can.

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>>23809929
Hmm...
I could see him go pic related, I guess.

>>23809927
Good plan, but we may be in danger as we leave. The city did that to the inventor already.

>>23809955
before anything else, ask this.

How could I be so heartless.

>>23809969
Yes.

Quick hug too.

>>23809969
>implying poison hasn't damaged our heart

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>Paladin Odette

>>23809993
>Implying it -could- damage our soul.

>>23809963
>>23809903
>>23809713
>>23809527
>>23809416
>>23809998
please stop with the image spam.

>>23810005
Seconding. Let Isen be Spider. Not us.

>>23809998
>>23810005
yeah, as fitting as it is, it DOES burn up postspace. which we need.

These threads are regularly in danger of autosage death.

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>>23810002
>implying it couldn't
I bet a ghoul could make soul poison

You know, thinking about it... Why did Peace choose to use so powerful a poison if he was only going to kill a human? Could it be that he was targeting us from the start too?

>>23810131
Take no chances

>>23810131
Does Citadel really seem like a rational mind which chooses to act in moderation?

>>23810131

Either he wanted Isen to be SUPER dead, or perhaps they considered using Ssen as the part of the tragedy in the Lightbringer story.

There's still two other Lightbringers out there that were supposed to be fulfilling the role. Could be that they're covering their bases in case one group fails.

>>23810131
>>23810140
>>23810157
Be glad they didn't decide to just mix ALL the poisons.

>>23809873
You take a glass of water and sigh, "Remember how the bookstore keeper kept on coughing? And he stopped completely while holding my amulet? How that inventor guy had all that weird luck, or the tailor had no customers despite being so good?" You shake your head. "Theres something not right in Citadel. I think our friends being 'happy' has something to do with it."

Tricia rubs her arms. "I think you may be right...this place scares me a little."

"So, what the hell happened while I was out? I mean, tell me everything."

"Okay...you got hit. And then I got to you while the Occuli were getting the Newgates out of there. Our guys kept Tara from getting killed as she wanted to see if Isen was okay. I saw that it was Glass Scorpion poison, the black veins are the first sign. Normally, a human would be dead in seconds, but your body was fighting it, so it slowed it down enough for me to grab a dinner knife, cut open the wound and..." She blushes. "Well, I sucked out a lot of the poison and spat it out."

"Isn't that fatal?" You asked. Not just because of the poison, but your own blood can't be healthy for humans either...

Tricia shrugs. "I didn't think of that. I just...I had to try. Anyway, I stalled the spread of the poison for a Cups Healer to arrive and he stabilized you. Then, I've been here. The Cups people never know what they're doing, so I asked Mr. Trapp if he had any books, he used to be a field medic for the army when he was young, back in the expansion days. So he had plenty of good advice, books too."

"And you've been here at my side, for the whole three months?" You ask. "Where do you sleep?" This room isn't all that big. "Where are we anyway?"

"Citadel Castle, private quarters." Tricia says, and mostly..." She wiggles a bit in the large chair she's sitting in. "This is very comfy, really."

>>23810131
we covered this last thread, they have access, and if you are assassinating a freaking prince, you dont take chances using milder poisons.

nothing says serious like 100% lethality vs humans.

>>23810171
She deserves a hug for staying by our side for all three months, and for risking her life again and again for us.

>>23810171
Pull her to the bed, silly Tricia.
"Are you okay?"

>>23810171
"Get over here and give me a hug."

>>23810171
"Are you okay?" You ask.

She nods. "I am, now." She squeezes your hand. "I'm not letting you cheat me out of anything Snake. So, you don't get to die right after you take my heart."

You give her a look. She groans. "Yeah, yeah. I know...but it's all I could come up with."

"You had three months."

"Shut up!" She swats you. "Want me to keep going?"

You motion for her to proceed.

"Alright, as for what happened outside after the ball...well..." She sighs. "Bad news first. After a week, Paladin Odette 'caught' the assassin. Apparently it was an Elf from the Fey Court, she 'found' his 'lair' with documents, blueprints, schematics for how to get into the place...the whole thing." Tricia shook her head. "We knew she was making it all up, but it looked amazingly convincing, and the rest of Citadel bought it."

"The people, and the crown, still think you're a hero though," She says shrugging. "You can add 'Hero of Citadel' to your titles."

>>23810210

Yes. Hugs.

Also, if the paladin escapist thing is still going; I suggest only some paladins free themselves. Namely, the true 'pure of heart' ones. If it isn't going, then ignore this.

>>23810171
Where's our amulet? Make sure that shits being worn at all times.

>>23810228
Is Odette in league with the Dramaticaes more directly? We have to keep that possibility in mind.

Remember what she said about your other potential sponsor when we were listening to her from the attic?

>>23810228
smirk
"Its going to take an hour or longer to say all our titles soon isnt it?

>>23810249
This.

"Stopping Odette's power-grabbing can wait." Give the medallion a kiss for good luck, polish it gingerly and think of father, "We just need to get the others and get out of the city for a while, to get some fresh air."

>>23810293
This.

>>23810228
At first, I want to reject that title, but... imagine, fighting the Citadel and freeing the people from its grasp under such an ironic nickname. Poetic justice!

>>23810228
>Apparently it was an Elf from the Fey Court
They didn't string up that thief that was trying to get back Lea's Nightmare did they?
Speaking of which in a city like this how is that thing getting on?

>>23810293
thirded

>>23810228
"We, of course knew better." Tricia said. "But...well...it looked like all of our leads and clues were literally being erased before our eyes...at last Mage went into a long rant about that. He swore that he had found something that disproved Odette, but that it had been 'Eaten by a iron door knocker' we just thought he was making excuses, or tired...but now..." She shakes her head. "So we kept looking, well...they kept looking. I stayed with you."

You hug her for that. She returns it, and it's a moment before you to let go se she can continue her story.

"Lea started going to Cathedral to pray for you. Then one day they ask her to give a sermon, and now she's there a lot. She always includes us in her daily prayer. Mage has buried himself into the mage hall, insisting that he can figure this thing out. I visit him, and he's got piles and piles of books around him...and vegetables. He keeps mumbling about how he's getting closer. Peri/Mari are now Tara's managers at the arena here. They say we need the gold Tara's bringing in...and Tara's fighting again. Also wearing that stupid thing we saw her first in at Purple Sands. Peri/Mari only seem to be focused on getting money for our 'next trip' but I don't think they have any idea as to how much we even need." She sighs. "Oh and Robin Goodfellow tried to steal your horse again. Twice. The Nightmare kicked his ass the first time, and I bought a gizmo from Barney that worked like a charm on him the second time."

>>23810333
oh, we ARE the savior of citadel.

This place is citadel.

The one we are fighting, though we've been calling it "citadel" is actually the dragon of darkness.

>>23810347
>Lea's sermons.
Citadel knows how to attract people. I still think she will be instrumental in persuading others. She is the wise older guide figure in our party after all.

>>23810347
Time to go find Mage first in my opinion, see if he really has made any progress. Do you guys think getting people to hold our medallion whilst we try to convince them to leave with us will help relive some of citadels control?

>>23810388
First we need to sit in on one of her sermons, before she knows we're recovered. I want to see what Citadel has her preaching.

>>23810395
Our medal and their old object. Remind Lea of the Light's words, the mage of the start of our journey... ect.

>>23810399
I say we do that when we go meet her. Listen to a sermon, say hi afterwards.

also watch her during the sermon to see if she recognizes us. It'll be hilarious if she does.

>>23810399
I agree.

>>23810347

When we get better(after mandatory greetingsand sex), we should ask everyone what they were doing. While they hold the medallion, of course.

>>23810399

This too.

>>23810364
it could be the dragon in darkness, or it could be a different entity, all we know is its very powerful.

we might even be able to show it the light, should we work long enough on it

>>23810399
this! know your enemy.

>>23810406
What if she is actually railing against the evils in Citadel?

>>23810347
Citadel is having a hard time keeping our friends contained but it's currently managing. All the futile pursuits our friends have thrown themselves into seem very near to their true character. We'll just tell them that the search is a dead end here, that we have more than enough money, that Lea's sermons are needed elsewhere in poorer villages that would welcome her wisdom, etc. Let's all just happily get away from here for a while.

WINK WINK

>>23810429
That's unlikely.

>>23810431
Good idea. Why don't we see how things are and decide then?

>>23810429
she's probably just preaching the light.

>>23810474

The *Light*, or the "light"?

>>23810483
the light.

>>23810483
the *light* and the "light" are superficially similar, especially in a devout such as lea.

We need more ways to differentiate light and citadel altered light

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You guys think we might need some other armor/clothing that hides the worst of the ravages of the poison? While Ssen may not really overly care about her physical appearance, but it may give any regular passerby quite a shock. It was bad enough when Ssen was basically a snake-woman with exotic features, but looking like a significantly better version of pic related might not be a good thing.

We may at least want to consider a hat.

>>23810527
the real Light is capitalized, the citadel altered version is not.

>>23810491

The Light represented in our medallion, which is the antithesis of the Citadel, or the light used as a sock-puppet for controlling paladins?

>>23810527

One's used against the Citadel for true Good, and the other is used *by* the Citadel for "kill all monsters" type twisted-fairy-tale "good".

>>23810559
As I said, the light, not the Light.

"As for Isen, no one has seen the Newgates at all. The Blue Occuli have done a full lockdown, not until the army finishes the march." She sighs. "Oh, uhh...here." She hands you a piece of paper that's folded into the shape of a strange looking bird. "That's a thank you from Princess Yadda-Yadda from the Phoenix Empire...I think...she doesn't speak Citadel."

Your body tingles and there's a dull ache. Tricia makes you drink more of the horrid medicine. "We're not going anywhere to save anyone, if you aren't able to so much as squirm." She hands you another vial...and it looks like there's several more to go.

You groan at her. But she gives you a stern look. You sigh and comply.

"Stopping Odette's power-grabbing can wait." You give your Medallion a kiss for good luck. You gently polish it and think of what Father would do in this kind of scenario, or if he could ever dream of this kind of scenario. "We just need to get the others and get out of the city for a while, to get some fresh air."

"Alright. We can sit in on one of Lea's sermon's tomorrow." She says.

You finally finish all the doses of that putrid tasting crap.

She yawns and stretches. It's later in the day than you thought it was, and the medicine is making you kind of sleepy. "Well, rescue everyone and escape this place tomorrow. Sleep well, Snake. Night." She curls up into her chair.

>>23810542
We know the right person for that.

>>23810588
gottdammit, get off that chair and sleep on a bed woman

Nope, shes to join us in the bed. For sleep. But we aren't letting her sleep in a chair a single moment longer.

>>23810588
Is the bed big enough for Tricia to fit on as well, if so we should let her sleep next to us rather than spend another night in the chair.

>>23810604
Yes.

>>23810588
"What do you think you are doing Tricia? You are sleeping on the bed with me."

>>23810588
see:
>>23810604
>>23810609
>>23810617

Also curl our tail around her protectively in bed.

>>23810649
That is too adorable.

>>23810588

"Oh, no. You are not sleeping in that chair tonight."

Then coax/pull her into bed. and cuddle

>be here since first thread
>have to miss a a bit
>come back
>you all making choices I don't disagree with
MODERATE PRIDE: UNLOCKED

>>23810604
>>23810609
>>23810617
>>23810619

You roll your eyes and pull her leg with your tail. She starts a bit. You point at the bed. She gives you a questioning look, and you nod. She climbs into the bed next to you. She wraps her arms around you, and you curl your tail around her.

Sleep is deep and easy. You only feel Tricia's heartbeat, as yours and hers slowly come into sync.

There's no hint of that thing of shadows and sparks in your dream. Which makes sense, Citadel doesn't understand what this is, so it can't get in.

The morning comes, and the two of you slowly unwrap from each other, stretch, and you find that you can move again. You're a little sluggish than normal, but that should go away.

Your usual clothes do a mostly good job of hiding your new skin. Though you might want gloves, as your hands look like black veined messes. Also, you make sure to look for hairdye when you leave Citadel. Not that your now shock white hair looks bad...but you miss your red hair. A lot.

Another thing to express your displeasure about to the Humors when you meet them.

"So, we going to see Lea or Mage, first?"

>>23810781
"Lea first, we will sit in on her first sermon without her knowing we are there."

>>23810781
Lea. To the cathedral!

>>23810781
Mage it's probably going to be easier.

>>23810815

Yes. Then Mage.

>>23810781
"When does Lea preach? If we have time, Mage first, if not, Lea."

>>23810781
I was going to say Mage, but making a beeline for one of the people citadel is having the MOST trouble controlling would be telegraphing our movements. Let's go see how Lea is doing. We'll sit in on a sermon without her knowing we're there.

>>23810781
>red hair dye
Honestly, I am hoping to hold off on that a while.

I'm hoping that our hair starts regaining its' color as we live healthily and aren't on the verge of death.

>>23810916
Seconded. Why see shame in survival? The flesh is ephemeral; hair dye would be a silly waste of our time and resources.

>>23810781

Lea first, for reasons outlined in >>23810872

We must assume that our every action is being watched. Which it is, by Citadel, but also by more cunning entities.

>>23810933
no, maybe hair dye eventually. but I'd like to see if it starts getting better for the first few weeks.

Just, you know. See if it gets better before dying it.

>>23810916
this for now, a good portion of our horrible looks could be malnutrition, we where unconscious for 3 months after all.

i dont mind the hair color change, but the skin and veins we really could do with fixing.

>>23810815
>>23810818
>>23810850
For future reference and ease of standard rules, when I make options like that, first to get three picks goes.

Lea's leading a crowd in prayer inside the Cathedral when you get there. She's also not wearing her bandages. Not that wearing a Purple Sands dress with a veil that hides her entire body, save her eyes.

"..and we give thanks to the light, for giving Citadel such bounty, we give thanks to the light for making Citadel strong, and we give thanks to the light for helping all of us in Citadel rejoice in His Light within Citadel." There's a moment of silence. Then she starts again. "Now, let us move to our prayer for Citadel's fishers, farmers, and herders, all of those who need the light's blessing so they may provide Citadel for what it needs..."

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>>23810986
>mentions Citadel 6 times
>mentions Light once

>>23810986
Wow. Shit.

>>23810986
Sigh.
"You speak of the light, but not His Light... Lea, what has it done to you?"

>>23810956
Oh, ha I see. >>23810933 was more my reason for it than a restating of yours.

ASCETICISM
IMPRISONING ME,
ALL THAT I SEE,
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
LOOK AT THESE RAGS.
LOOK AT THESE FASTS.
DAMN I FEEL HOLY AS HEEELLLLLLL

>>23810986
Note to us: Let us be one voice in the crowd asking for prayers for Stone Down, for First Wood, for Purple Sand, and for Dwarf Home.

>>23811023
Really don't say anything like that here. That would be waging war on Citadel openly.

Just be silently disgusted and wait for her to finish.

>>23811035
Oh yes lets.

>>23811035
This. Wait graciously for a pause in her speech so as not to interrupt her. Then slowly stand, smiling as we say that.

>>23810986
wait for her to finish her sermon before approaching her.

>>23811035
>>23811048
We are supposed to not be actively provoking Citadel yet. Let's hold it in for now. We'll make it pay in good time.

>>23811080
then add something to the effect of, "That they may be as blessed with prosperity as Citadel is."

>>23811080
We can pretend to be a traveller from one of the cities, and we are just asking for a prayer for our city. We should not try to draw attention onto ourselves when doing it.

>>23811093
I like this anon.

>>23811080
I think it is not that strange for others to have prayer requests in a service.

>>23811097
you realize we are the ONLY talking lamia around right?

we cant say anything without drawing attention to ourselves.

>>23811116
I like you too; you're good folk.

I prefer not drawing attention to ourselves. I mean I thought we were being subtle and making a scene in a cathedral isn't subtle.

>>23811136
Why do we not draw a hood up? No one can see our tail in the crowd or in the pews.

>>23811149
Exactly, people rising to the bait and picking at Citadel needlessly.

>>23811048
>>23811035

"May I ask for a prayer for someone?" You say in the crowd.

Lea looks up and sees a person with white hair in the back of her crowd. She doesn't instantly recognize you. "Of course. Who are we praying for? One of Citadel's soldiers in particular?"

"I would like to pray for Stone Hall. They need help after the Ghoul attack. I have..." You smirk as you think of the old hag. "I have family there."

"Why of course." Lea says without a pause. "Lets all bow our heads and give our thoughts to Citadel and..." She pauses and shakes her head. "Forgive me, give our thoughts to Stone Hall. May the Light bless them in their..." She winces and holds her head. "Mmh...what? Uhh..." She looks around. "Who were we praying for again?"

"Citadel." The crowd says as one.

Lea takes a step back. "Right...yes...wait..." She pauses. It looks like something on her back is bothering her. She keeps trying to scratch it. "One moment...I need to..."

>>23811149
How about we change it to just our home town then? Or Stone Down?

Then we have a very legitimate excuse for it.

Whisper a prayer to our medallion. Light guide Lea in her time of need.

>>23811200
I agree.

This is oddly fitting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCteJY1-Zkk

>>23811175
Well shit, I guess subtlety's out of the question, Citadel has to have noticed that.

>>23811224
There is only so much we can watch out for Citadel. We acted natural enough. We will have to do much worse in the future.

>>23811175
Smile stoically and offer an HONEST prayer for citadel along with them.

For it knows not what it does.

>>23811224
yeah, this isn't "citadel's notice". this is citadel's autoimmune system.

Citadel will only notice if there's a problem with the autoimmune system, like a particularly annoying and itchy lamia.

>>23811256
I figured we were going to wait for the prayers to finish, then talk to her afterwards.

>>23811271
She most likely would have continued all day.

>>23811261
Yeah. Pray for the fate of that citadel. We're going to be showing it the error of its ways soon enough, and it will need those prayers to gain the wisdom to capitulate.

>>23811261
I like it.

>>23811200
"Light guide Lea in her time of need." You say, as you hold the medallion.

"Please...hold on..." Lea twists as she tries to scratch whatever it is off of her back. "I'm sorry, so sorry..." She laughs. "Please, stay...listen to me...and don't..."

She pulls her burkha off and everyone sees Lea's face. A few look away.

"Oh! I'm sorry, please...wait...no...please stop." She gathers up her head covering. "Please, don't...please don't pity me..." She shakes her head. "All are beautiful within His Light." A sob escapes her lips. She covers herself back up, and regains her position and poise. "Now, forgive me for that...to where was that prayer for?

"I pray for Citadel itself." You say. "That it might become better than it is, today."

"Citadel is perfect!" Someone snaps towards you.

"Now, now..." Lea says. "Citadel is lovely, but only His Light is perfect, and that is because He Knows that it will change." She pauses and then looks around. "Forgive me, brothers and sisters...I do not mean to keep you here unduly. We all have lives. What time is it? I don't see a clock here."

>>23811356
Ok, why the fuck are there no clocks?

>>23811356
The lack of clock in Citadel.

The clocks in the inventor's and the outcasts' home.

Think there is something up?

>>23811391
Because in Citadel the service lasts from when Citadel wants it to start until Citadel wants it to stop.

>>23811391
>>23811393
Definitely, we have clearly Noticed the lack of any clocks in citadel, besides with the outcasts.

>>23811391
Citadel is all about stagnation, clocks go against that.

>>23811391
>>23811393
>>23811403
>>23811410
It's simpler than all that.

Clocks weren't around when citadel was born.

>>23811423
This, time always marches forward and changes, but citadel cannot stand that.

Lets approach Lea. Greet her. Give her back her book and tell her that His Teachings made us both strong. No matter the scars life leaves on us. She should always carry them with her.

>>23811461
not always carry them, but not be ashamed of them.

>>23811461
I like it.

>>23811461
Show her our scars by lifting off our hood and taking off our gloves, as one would do in a normal conversation.

>>23811356
"Please, Sister Lea." A man says. "We have nowhere else we wish to be. Please, lead us like the others, so that His Light hears our prayers at all times."

"What?" Lea says. "That's...that's not right." She pats her pockets of her dress. "Where's my book of the Teachings? I need to check something...prayer is useless if it's just the flapping of mouths and empty words. That I remember, but...the Teachings say it better...wait..." She looks up and snaps her fingers. "Right, I left it at Ssen's room. I need to go get it."

"Before you go," The zealot says. "Please, let us pray for your friends. They need it, don't they?"

"Yes...Ssen is hurt." Lea says.

"And you wish them better..." The zealot says.

"Yes."

"So pray for them, lead us in prayer...and His Light will shine on Citadel, and Citadel will heal her."

"Yes..." Lea says. "Yes...let us bow our heads..."

>>23811520
After the prayer, should we stand out and say that sometimes, for the strangest reasons, prayers are answered.

>>23811520
I kinda want to do the whole

"I'm right here, Lea. Maybe not 100% but good enough."

>>23811520
Or should we rise up and say, "preacher, is this what you are looking for?"

>>23811520
>His Light will shine on Citadel, and Citadel will heal her."

Wow.
I am speechless.

>>23811520
"Pray forgive my rudeness, good people, but I would not feel right praying for myself." With a chuckle, stand, "It would seem citadel is one step ahead of us, anyway."

>>23811520
"I need no more healing, Lea. I have your book right here."

>>23811574
I am in support of this. The right mix of truth and subtlety.

>>23811520
"No need to worry, Lea, I have your book right here. Though I think it would be a little embarrassing to have you pray for me when I'm right here."

>>23811548
>>23811554
>>23811564
I sorta want to hear the prayer though

>>23811571
I think the Zealot knows how to fly under citadel's radar

>>23811520
I Imagine that the Teachings say that the Light can hear your prayers no matter where you are, no matter who you are.

>>23811589
>right here
>right here
I need to proof read my posts.

>>23811574
I'll third it.

>>23811520
bit late but

give citadel a chance to heal us. It might have decided it messed up when we where hit by the bolt.

>>23811594
Can we turn it against them?

>>23811622
You funny guy.

>>23811622
>give citadel a chance to heal us. It might have decided it messed up when we where hit by the bolt.
Its had three months to do that. Fuck 'em

>>23811622
I'd rather not have it touch us.

>>23811631
Citadel is a bit slow, if you have not noticed.

>>23811629
>>23811631
>>23811636
hah i knew that would get some pushback.

I am not entirely sure Citadel is actually Evil, It might just be incredibly misguided.

>>23811662
Citadel might heal us. But I am not sure what else it will "heal". Like the tail. It is too risky, in my opinion.

>>23811622
True. Citadel WILL heal us. If we play by it's rules.

You wanna play it's game?

>>23811662
I think it needs to be burned to the ground but that's me.

Like I said, I wanna hear the prayer. Apologize afterwards for it being unnecessary, but "you didn't want to interrupt your sermons."

>>23811686
They are bowing their heads. It is too late to interrupt them anyways.

>>23811662
Aye. Like I've been saying, it's a foolish, spoiled child which needs a stern, kind and patient hand to guide it firmly back to the Light.

>>23811662
If we could convert citadel that'd be pretty bitchin. Love those who try to kill you and what not. REDEEM THEM. REDEEM THEM ALL

>>23811686
By the sound of it though, the sermon will literally go on forever unless we stop it.

>>23811686
That might let it get a hold on Lea, I'd rather interrupt its forcing her to preach.

We've heard enough of this blasphemy.

>>23811574
"Pray forgive my rudeness, good people, but I would not feel right praying for myself." You say as you raise your body up above the crowd. "It would seem Citadel is one step ahead of us, anyway."

"Ssen!" Lea says. You see the Lightkeeper Zealot that was talking to Lea blanch in surprise. Then he tilts his head.

Lea comes up to you and hug you.

"I have your book." You say as you hand her the book of Teachings.

"Oh, that doesn't matter." She takes her book the same though. "You're what's important! Oh, blessed be His Light! You're okay! Oh, your hair..." She touches your hands. "I'm sorry...you were supposed to be..." She shakes her head. "I'm so glad you're here...can you believe this? They want me to preach to them!" She frowns at Tricia. "And I told you that one prayer meeting to His Light would be useful!" She snaps.

"Lea...that was five weeks ago." Tricia says.

Lea looks at you. "What? Really?" She looks around. "No, that can't be right...I...I did one prayer and then..." Her eyes slowly start to widen. "What's going on?" She asks. She's looking very scared.

>>23811700
Redeem? Old testament, fire and brimstone, wrath of god style needs to go down on Citadel.

>>23811723
We need to go get the others.

>>23811723
"I will explain it once we have the others, and are out of the city."

>>23811730
The original Light Bringer sounds much more New Testament.

>>23811723
You're tired. You've been preaching a lot, but sometimes even His most devout children need rest. Besides, the Light can always hear them whether they are led in prayer or not.

>>23811746
This, and, we need to help villagers in distant reaches pray to the Light too.

>>23811723
"We can walk and talk, come on, I want to go meet the rest of my friends too."

>>23811758
I like it. Changing my vote to this.

>>23811723
"Your faith in His Light will see you through this day Lea, take The Teachings."

>>23811730
go back a thread or 2, and read the background on what the Caligo Clarus taught which we are trying to follow.

its not fire and brimstone, its forgiveness, and redemption stuff.

>>23811794
I'm fully aware of that. But after the crap of the last few threads.

Fire and brimstone sound a hell of a lot better than forgiveness and redemption for this place.

>>23811723
"You were simply overcome by your own devotion to your divine duty and lost track of time. I think we could both use some time enjoying the city's bounty, ne?"

>We need Citadel to want us to go out into the city. Lea is coming to close to breaking her own chains early.

>>23811723
I think we should tell her we'll explain later.

reassuring her that everything is alright is lying to her.

By the way, folks, y'all could learn a lot about how we should be comporting ourselves from this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Good_Life_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29

>>23811822
She's already broken the chains, it's time to make certain that we can keep hold of her.

>>23811821
that is my entire point, the more you want to go fire and brimstone, the MORE reason to allow for forgiveness and redemption.

>>23811914
Thank you! I was wracking my brain trying to remember the name of that episode!

Yeah, mix that with Calvin and Hobbes and Calvin's insistence on the 'Hamster Huey and the Gooey-Kablooey' story

>>23811758
"You're tired. You've been preaching a lot, but sometimes even His most devout children need rest. Besides, the Light can always hear them whether they are led in prayer or not." You say out loud. You pull her in close and whisper. "I'll explain later, we need to get out of here."

Lea nods. "What am I wearing?" She pulls off the burkha again and leaves it on the floor. She turns to the group. "Thank you brothers and sisters, may His Light go with you all, and lead you through the Darkness."

She turns to you. "Let's get out of here...five weeks?!"

>>23811997
"Three months!

"Lets find Mage."

>>23811997
When you get out
"At least it wasn't three months."
Hug, "We need to get Mage and the others as well."

>>23811997
You walk through the hall of cloister rooms back to the main chapel. You see that there are other small crowds of people being led in prayer by other very pious looking people. A few of them have rooms that smell really really foul.

Lea shakes her head. "What is going on here?" She looks at the two of you. "That's a question I shouldn't ask too loudly, isn't it?"

Lets go get Mage.

>>23811997
"Dont ask me, I just woke up yesterday, Three Months!"

>>23812026
Yes, lets wait until we are together. (and out of the city.)

>>23812026
"We'll explain everything later, but not here. First we need to go gather our other friends."

>>23812026
"Yes, at least until we are out of the city."

If the Citadel was not ever vigilant, I imagine the paladin in us would start flipping money-changers' tables and freeing caged doves at this point.

>>23812046
You nod.
Tricia holds up for you guys to hold up. "Trouble at the front doors!" She whispers as she points down from the walkway that you're on. At the bottom of the Cathedral at the Great Doors is Paladin Odette and two Occuli.

>>23811997
"Calm down, Lea." Hug her, "I promise you nothing here is as worrying as it seems. Come on, lets go see what Mage is up to. So what's new around the rest of the city that I missed in these past 3 months?"

>Make citadel think we're all happy and everything is okay, divert its attention and also get an idea of what it's been up to while we were out.

>>23812076
"Damn, is there another way out? I'd rather not have to deal with her right now."

Greet Odette cordially. I wonder if Citadels going to try to keep us here longer so it can get its hooks into us. Probably going to offer a paladin position.

>>23812099
agreed.

>>23812076
Show them all due respect. Delighted, greet them as some of Citadel's most dutiful servants.

>>23812125
Hahaha. I sometimes wonder whether that paladinhood under the Occuli is worth it.

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>>23811943
Oh, we'll forgive them alright.
We'll forgive the shit out of them.

>>23812150
I like this. It is true, too.

>>23812099
"Damn, is there another way out? I'd rather not have to deal with her right now."

Lea shakes her head. "Not unless you think you can climb down a wall of stained glass, or don't have too much concern about gravity." She points at the window.

You seriously consider it.

"We could hide in a cloister." Tricia says.

"I am NOT going back into one of those things!" Lea hisses. "This place is..." She sees the two of you shake your heads. "I'd feel uncomfortable disrupting someone else's prayer."

>>23812171
Well then, guess we're going to have to grit our teeth and talk to Odette.

>>23812076
"I'm not in good shape for a throwdown now...is there another way out?"

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>>23812163
I'm glad we're on the same page

>>23812194
yup, be polite

>>23812171
"Ah Paladin Odette. It is nice to see you, I heard that you captured the assassin that made the attempt on Prince Itzak's life."

>>23812171
>>23812194
now now. Let's just walk past her.

Perhaps give here a friendly nod as we go by. With any luck, we can avoid her entirely this way.

>>23812171
Ok, lets get out of here, then.

>>23812224
I doubt we can just go by her without being noticed ... or her saying something stupid.

>>23812171
You bite the bullet and head down to face the music, and the Paladin.

"Applicant Ssen!" Odette says with a clear calm smile. "I had heard you were up. I'm glad to see it." She nods at your friends. "I'm sorry about the delay in your confirmation."

"Hmm?"

"Oh, right." Tricia says. "Well...you've been approved to be a Paladin but..."

"But there's some concern about His Majesty being out in the public to speak for you as your sponsor." Odette says. "We're trying to see if we can do a loophole, to see if we can have him here by a proxy or other solution, but it seems that Her Illuminated Self is insistent on the old ways." She shrugs. "Politics, the bane of us all."

>>23812262
it really depends on whether she looks down or not. She might not even recognize us if she doesn't.

If she does, well... It's hard to not notice it's a lamia.

Her Illuminated Self?

I think we just found Citadel's mortal coil

>>23812290
>"Then perhaps he should attend, you have captured the assassin have you not?"

>>23812290
"Ah, maybe we'll have time to fill a chapel with citizens calling for ordainment after all!

>>23812290
We should try and extricate ourselves. Say that we haven't quite fully recovered from the poison and are still weak, and swoon in Tricia's arms for dramatic effect.

>>23812290
"Indeed, though I imagine you hold yourself quite well in such arena.

"Though as much I wish to continue this talk, I must beg your leave. Have wish to speak with my friends here. After all, we have much to catch up on."

>>23812290
"'Tis just as well. The safety of Citadel's royal family is of paramount concern and patience is a virtue besides."

>>23812290
"I understand, I'm still not fully recovered yet anyway, so there's no rush."

Honestly, do we even want to be made an official paladin right now? It would be another way for Citadel to get its claws into us.

We're already closer to a real paladin than most of the Occuli anyway.

>>23812328
Gonna retract mine

>>23812290
Give her a neutral smirk, "Shame how things like that seem to happen when we near eachother, isn't it?"

One good thing is that it will get Isen OUT of whatever hole he has been sequestered in... and we can make a run for it. Itd be kinda like eloping.

I was kinda worried on how to free him so this will be perfect.

>>23812319
Thought I mentioned her. She's the Pope-analogue. But, you wouldn't be wrong in thinking that she didn't exist until the Citadel Ages. Though she has been different people.

>>23812328
"Yes, well...if you'll excuse me. I need to catch up with my friends...and...oh..." You fan your face. "Excuse me, I still have moments, I need some air." You gently push past her.

"When you have a moment," Odette says. "I'd love to talk to you about what happened. We got the man that shot you, but you never can't have enough information in these things."

"She'll let you know." Tricia says.

You all leave, and Lea waits all of three blocks before spinning you around. "WHAT is going ON?! How in his name could I be leading a prayer group for FIVE WEEKS?"

>>23812448
"Patience Lea and have faith in us, there are to many ears within this city, we must hurry and collect the others.

>>23812448
There is something wrong with Citadel. It makes people content as long as you fit in. And if you don't you get punished.

Point out the examples you've seen.

I think even Isen's assassination had something to do with it. I FELT it when it grew displeased. Thats how I knew to look for that assassin

>>23812448
"This city is not what it seems. Just play along for now until we can gather the others."

>>23812448
"I've always been stunned by your devotion, Lea. This time you simply surprised yourself, too. I suppose you were just worried. I can't say I wouldn't go off the deep end if any one of you had been poisoned like I was."

>>23812510
no lies

>>23812448
"Lea, it may be very important that you trust me for now. I swear that I will answer you once we are out of town. "

>>23812448
"Not here, Lea. The others still need our help."

>>23812518
Ach, you've got a point. My worry about invoking Citadel's Ire may be getting the better of me.

>>23812448
"It's not safe to talk about it here, but Lea I promise once we have our friends and we're somewhere safe, I'll explain everything. Please just trust me for now."

>>23812484
>>23812510
"I've always been stunned by your devotion, Lea. This time you simply surprised yourself, too. I suppose you were just worried. I can't say I wouldn't go off the deep end if any one of you had been poisoned like I was."

"That doesn't answer my question." Lea says.


"Patience, Lea, and have faith in us, there are to many ears within this city, and this city is not what it seems. Just play along, we have to hurry and collect the others."

"Alright." Lea turns around. "Can you PLEASE tell me what's been sticking to my back? It itches like crazy!"

>>23812572
oh no this can't possibly

there is no way it can turn out well

Look, I guess.

Take a look. It might be something covering her scar. Maybe a 'treatment' for her scars that is covering the symbol that formed from her scars.

>>23812572
"I...what?"

Is there something on her back we can see? If not, we should probably take her somewhere private like an alley and take a look.

>>23812572
check what is on her back

>>23812572
Lift her shirt and take a look

>>23812572
Goddamn, Citadel's getting revenge already.

>>23812598
oh your right, her symbol is probably covered.

>>23812572
Steel ourselves and take a look. We have to carefully consider even our reactions.

>>23812587
You do a quick peek down the back of her dress, she missed one of her bandages when she took them off for her Devoted robes. It's clinging to her back, specifically it's pinching part of her skin...making it just so that it forms that pattern you saw back at the lair of the Underwasp Witch.

>>23812644
one moment, reading archives

>>23812644
tell her what it is and that its probably best she keeps it on. We want that symbol to remain like that.

>>23812644
Errm, remind me what that symbol was all about please EchoGarrote?

>>23812644
"It didn't itch until today." She squirms a little. The bandages must have just started to peel today. "It's not anything like an insect or something?"

>>23812644
"It seems you missed one of your bandages"

remove the bandage covering her Caligo Clarus scars

>>23812673
I remember it was a holy symbol, similar to ours.

I don't remember if it WAS ours.

>>23812684
So this is The Light warding off Citadel's influence, hopefully.

>>23812673
Lea has her scars and discolorings form the sign of the Caligo Clarus on her back. It didn't itch or bother her until today, when a bandage that she missed removing got unstuck and then restuck to her again, pinching the skin for form the sign, and causing her to itch and scratch and lose her train of thought in the cloister.

Am I an idiot for only now realizing that

all of our friends being pre-branded with the caligo clarus means they are resistant to citadel effects

>>23812678
I think since hollow contentment is the trademark of Citadel, comfort is the enemy. Maybe she should keep it the way it is. A constant reminder to never feel at home in this city.

>>23812678
"It seems you missed one of your bandages" You say as you hand it to her.

She sighs in relief. "Thank you. Huh, could have sworn...eh no matter. We're getting Mage...oh dear, what trouble has he gotten into?"

Archived.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/23809094/

>>23812700
>bandages pops off when we ask her to pray for stonetown
>pops back on when citadel affirms prayers for citadel

Welp!

>>23812729
"Apparently he's locked himself away in a big pile of books and vegetables, let's go dig him out."

I hope that wasn't a mistake

>>23812684
that was UNDER the bandages, ie her scars made the holy symbol shape of the Caligo Clarus

the symbol at the lair of the Underwasp Witch was NOT the Caligo Clarus one, I suspect it was the symbol of Citadel/Dramatae

>>23812770
oh. oh! OH!

ooooooooh.

shit.