{Teleportation Roll Prinne D100 = 14, 'passed'}<br/><br/>There's a flash of light, Perception DC25<div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">a gulp</div></div></div>and a sense unpleasantly akin to the start of<span style="font-style: italic">digested</span>, followed by (same check as before)<div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">a burp</div></div></div>, a splattering sound. Then someone – several someones – begin to scream.<br/><br/>You're in a chamber very much like the one you just left, save that the floor and walls are of finest red Etowah marble, and the gulleyways are covered with grills of gold. Upon the marbled wall, dripping down onto the drain, is spattered the unidentifiably remains of a medium sized creature.<br/><br/>“Boldrei protect us from the Devourer,” a voice moans – a young woman, dressed in Orien Adept's underobes. The staff she holds is carved the same as the young man you just left, but, you notice, is crowned with metal spike. A spear – the favored weapon of Boldrei, you recall.<br/><br/>“My fiancee!” Screams the woman who teleported with you. “Where's my fiancee! Robert!” She shouts, “where are you!”<br/><br/>“Urp,” burps Xarces, his stomach unexpectedly stretched and distorted around a kicking, fighting body {Xarces gains 'stuffed' condition, Xarces may attempt digestion attacks vs. CMD 13 if he wishes}.<br/><br/>The woman reaches into the small, beaded bag she carries on her shoulder, and draws an ornately-handled blade that goes on, and on, and on, far longer than could've possibly been contained within the tiny bag. “Vomit my fiancee back up,” she snarls, hands shaking with fury and eyes wild. “Now.” {Intimidate check DC 21 – Xarces must make a will save vs. this DC. Failure means Xarces must vomit up Robert. If you anyway wish to release him, no save is required}<br/><br/>House Orien Background Knowledge History or Nobility DC12 (PS Present year is 998YK).<div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Though still rich and powerful, House Orien has been greatly weakened by the Last War. The devestation of Cyre on the Day of Mourning (994YK) chopped the heart from the Lightning Rail, killed many of the house's most talented artificers and leaders, and cost it significant physical assets - including the developments held securely at its largest research facility in the city of Metrol. Coupled with the (second) fall of White Arch Bridge in 928YK Khorvaire has been sliced in twain, south from the coast of the Mournland, north to the mouth of the Scion Sounds. The opening of Xendrik, across the Thunder Sea, has been more to Lyrandar's benefit than Orien's. With sea travel firmly in the hands of House Lyrandar, and the recent development of the Airship in 990YK, House Orien is notably on the back foot. A new, bolder approach is being taken by some of the House's younger members – risky, their elders might say. Baron Saria d'Orien's 'Droaam Project', to bring Orien Caravan access to Droaam's rich Dragonshard fields via the North Breland Road (and, whisper it, to drive a route North-East to the even richer veins beneath the swamps of the Shadow Marches, and cut out Lyrandar's monopoly via the port of Zarash'ak) is one such. The teleport circles, a faster, more convenient and safer (at least from sky-pirates) alternative to the airship, are another. Salvaged from the ruins of the Giant civilisation of Xendrik, they work reliably... most of the time.</div></div></div>