<blockquote><div><cite>Geno wrote:</cite>"That may very well be," Geno begins, "but how do we go about devouring these supposed leaders? Do they all just sleep in one unprotected room?" He shakes his head. "I would assume not. So if anyone knows of an organized way for us to pick them off one by one, I'd like to hear it. Otherwise, we have a serious problem..."</div></blockquote><br/>"Eh...well." says Soma, deflating a little. Apparently Geno has a careful side (when he's sober, at least).<br/>"It won't be that simple." she admits.<br/><br/><br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Alyssa wrote:</cite>"Overthrowing the current oppressors is insufficient," Alyssa responds. "So long as physical power is the source of authority, this town and its citizens will be no better off than if we had never acted. If we intend to have any lasting effect, we must restore the Pact to Armel."</div></blockquote><br/>Yuki snirks at this idea but says nothing.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Alyssa wrote:</cite>"Our first target should be the Sogluyem, their slave trade in particular. While we delay, the lives of Pact citizens are imperiled by their hunger for flesh, coin, and power. If we can free the people of Talloak and Armel from bondage, the Sogluyem base of power will be destroyed, and we can count Lady Puime and the Council among our allies."</div></blockquote><br/><br/>"Yes of course, the slaves." says Soma smoothly. "That comes afterwards...it will be part of the prize. If we can devour the Sogluyem and cow their underlings into submission--or just eat them too, if necessary--then ownership of the gang's livestock will pass to us."<br/><br/>"...it's<span style="font-style: italic">technically</span>illegal to eat free citizens and claim their property, but it happens all the time. With the right bribe, the Law looks the other way."<br/><br/><br/><br/>"She has a point though." says Yuki, nodding to Alyssa. "Freeing the slaves<span style="font-style: italic">first</span>would provide us with allies. Especially the paladin; I reckon she'd be capable of gulping down a naga or two, if given the chance."<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Hmm..." says Soma. She looks to the floor, contemplating.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>With her cousin is lost in thought, Yuki fills the silence: "Well, hold up. If we're doing this..."<br/><span style="font-style: italic">" 'We?' "</span>she thinks to herself.<span style="font-style: italic">"Ugh, guess I'm officially part of this lunacy now."</span><br/>"If we're doing this, let's do it right." the armored bandit looks to each of the others. "The first step is to figure out where we stand. What we have to work with."<br/>"Obviously we've got a lot of muscle, and some big empty bellies. That's a start."<br/>"What about supernatural craft?"<br/><br/>"Like you." Yuki eyes Chrrou. "You're a druid. What does a druid do, exactly? Besides erect huge piles of rocks and dance naked with the fey*."<br/>"Your kind created these...'Talismans' that're responsible for the Winter, right? Can you wield power like that?" she waves a gloved hand around, mimicking somatic spell components.<br/><br/><br/>She shifts her scrutiny to Mindy. "And Libris, you're a mage, yeah?"<br/><br/><br/>"--Psion." corrects Soma.<br/><br/><br/>"Psion. Whatever." Yuki rolls her eyes. "What does a psion like yourself keep up her sleeve?"<br/><br/><br/>Finally, Yuki looks (with some apprehension) at the most supernatural of all of those present: the full-blooded Outsider.<br/><br/>"..." she pauses awkwardly. "And you? Ms...Auralia. What are you capable of? Can you...do...miracles? That would be...quite useful..."<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Yeah," says Soma, "if you could just, you know, whisk all of the slaves out of their chains and send all the Soggies straight to Hell, that'd be great!"<br/>She laughs, knowing that such is obviously beyond the angel's power (or else she'd have done it already).<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Sashi wrote:</cite>she anxiously walks across the room and looks around for a door, if not a door a window at the least.</div></blockquote><br/><br/>Sashi finds no exit anywhere. Not even a chimney (the fire is a smoke-less illusion). So far as she can tell, the suite is completely sealed from the outside world.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><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 commoner's stereotype of druids. Yuki has zero ranks in knowledge(religion).</div></div></div>