conversations: human
conversations:  Kingpire Wars      
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  You sit curled up on the inside of a stone archway, the cool winds of the mountaintop serving as a constant reminder that you won't be allowed comfort any time soon. A bedroll serves as your most trusty companion, besides the woman who sits a few feet opposite of you, stirring from her sleep while you've been keeping watch over her, in wait of the final piece of information you'll need to finally enact your plans to take down Rocky Fortress. It's an uninspired name, but you've so far been unable to learn what The Risen Empire calls it; so Rocky Fortress it is.
  
  Catherine rises from her slumber, or whatever it is she does; in the few days you've spent together learning about Rocky Fortress, you've learned that she'd a little odd. Maybe it's just the fact that she's a mage from elsewhere in the Kingdom, maybe it isn't, but it's something you've noticed nevertheless. She tugs her blankets off of herself and turns to face you, meeting your eyes with hers and giving a nod of her head.
  
   "I have the last of the information."  Catherine reveals, taking a long look at the horizon as she recaps the information you know.  "The tunnels will require looking around the mountain itself, scouring every surface, and hoping we can find a loose enough spot to dig through. Approaching it ourselves is easy enough, but most of the defenses will be on the outside; we'd enter with bloodied hands. Their devices mean we have to follow our leads and go further into their territory; then get access to their devices there so we can get into the one here." 
   "As for the target herself, I know she's in there. I just sensed her presence, and I wouldn't want to fight her ourselves; there's too much power in the building for her to not have the homeground advantage, and more. So we should save her for last, if we are gonna take her down; but that's your call. I'd rather make Mistress panic and flee."  Catherine shrugs and checks the blade strapped across her hip, looking back at you.  "So, what do you want to try?" 
conversations: Hazuki:
conversations: human
conversations:  Arya looks pained. "To be honest, I don't much like any of our options, but these teleport entrances sound like our best shot."
  
  Arya no longer spoke much. Ever since she had gained her powers and her curse - neither by choice - she was withdrawn, and spoke little. "If we meet this  target , she goes down. If we don't, we cause as much chaos as possible, kill people, and get her out however we can." Arya had lost too much to speak subtly, her hearing being the least of her worries. "Failing that, we find something to blow the place up with. Always works."
  
  Arya Kasstar had a  very  dark sense of humour.
conversations: Jormengand:
conversations: human
conversations:  "It's not thinking with portals, but that'll do."  Catherine comments in response, as she starts packing away the small amount of gear she used for her rest and hefts it over her shoulder,  "Their territory it is. We'll need to avoid the main roads for patrols; so it looks like more camping."  She lets out a sigh, her hot breath forming mist in the cool weather.
  
   "If I remember correctly, there are two different  possible  ways to get in. There's meant to be one in one of the smaller crafting villages, which means we'll definitely have to deal with at least one mage who has access to a lot of scrolls. There's also trying to infiltrate one of their cities, which means less direct threat on us, but we're likely to get imprisoned and overwhelmed if we are caught. 
conversations: Hazuki:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Going through the city will reduce questions asked, suspicion, and probability of running into a wizard who's after our blood. It'll increase our own ability to ask questions, quantity of most supplies, and ways of hiding and getting out if we need to escape in a hurry. To be honest, it's probably possible just to walk into the city, given the impracticality of guarding every gate. If you walk into a village, someone knows about it.
  
  And if we get imprisoned, it shouldn't be  too  hard to get out, right?"
conversations: Jormengand:
conversations: human
conversations:  "The city it is."  Catherine shrugs her shoulders and stretches out her arms, as she begins to lead her companion along in a walk.  "As for getting out of jail; I have my plans. What're yours?  She asks conversationally, tugging a mapcase off of her belt and pulling out a map of the surrounding area.
conversations: Hazuki:
conversations: human
conversations:  "I can smash through walls, make guards kill themselves, and hold entire rooms still. I think I'm fine." Ayra shrugged. "I can also fly, so if I can get outside the building there's no chance of anyone catching me without either magic, or a bow and a damn good aim."
conversations: Jormengand:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Yeah, the Empire will never have magic."  Catherine intones dryly.  "But sure, whatever floats your boat. Let's just do our best so we don't end up in that situation." 
  
  With that, the conversation was as good as ended, and the time came for the two to cross the border of the Empire and head to the nearest city within their lands. Passing through was easy enough, although the journey wasn't particularly exciting, save for one night, when they begin to set up camp, and learn that, although the Empire is quite the dreadnaught in war, they still suffer vulnerabilities within their own lands.
  
  With the fire set up in the center of a wooden clearing, and a rocky overhang to hide them from potential travelers, they hear the commotion of people traveling through the forest. Peeking out from beneath the rock, Ayra spots one of the four figues tilting their head and holding up a gently-glowing necklace in the direction of their camp, which, despite their precautions to hide the smoke, still smells of the stuff.
conversations: Hazuki:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Hazuki 
   they hear 
   
  
  Well... 😛
  
  Arya hides, and tries to get a closer look at the people.
  
   
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  Stealth:  (1d20+24)[ 44 ] 
  Perception:  (1d20+12)[ 17 ] 
   
conversations: Jormengand: