<div align="center">Chloe Vrinn (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=142512.msg6420471#msg6420471)<br/></div><br/>After a slow but embellished curtsy Chloe gave a summary of events which lead to them deserting the druid to whatever fate he found with a regretful tone<br/><br/><strong>"...We deemed that if we delayed delivery of the artifact more things would just get worse, much worse. Both of the guardians have proved their service very well, if  fault of not all of us being here exists its mine not theirs."<br/></strong><br/>The sorceress shifted in her robes uncomfortably.<br/><strong><br/>"We have been attacked by coordinated teams more times than I can easily count. Our main enemy seems to be one that controls people and has them in service even after their death. One spell I have recently mastered is control undead myself, not that I have used it yet, but I feel I may unfortunately. The idea of using others bodies so unsacredly has me uneasy to say the least. Desperate measures"</strong><br/><br/>The sorceress then removed the artifact from her shoulders and held it with both hands.<br/><strong><br/>"Judging by this place and the actions of others here, all of you are more powerful than the three of us many fold. If you want it by force then there is little we can do, for our will is weaker since the loss of the druid, what little energy we have left after our ordeal we have spent us arriving here. Mircales of all good-gods be we are most thankful. We are tired, scared on edge and in desperate need to release this burden which is beyond our means of protection. <br/><br/>From the holy blessing centerde on you I feel you must be Serene herself or one loyal to the order no evil mage or cleric I know of can cast what you did. If you are an imposter, your more powerful than my magics to be able to fathom it. The artifact is yours. Frankly if we are being fooled now we dont have the energy to fend off your attempts to take it from us anyway."</strong><br/><br/>Chloe then looked about the temple, amazed by its architecture.<br/><strong><br/>"I did send a message to the order to request my garduan Sethi to have a magical Returning dagger for a reward for saving the last Order sanctuary, and my life more times than I have fingers. From what Cain has done, such a recommendation I feel should extend to her also. <br/><br/>From a handful of gems given to us by the order about a day ago, We have equipped some minor enchanted armor and weapons which you see us with now. But we are marked by an evil organization well beyond our means to defend against easily, and what we have be mear trinkets for what I fear they do. For they keep us on our toes so often we can't manage rest of time to gather our thoughts." </strong><br/><br/>Chloe then bowed deeply, as if to royalty.<br/><strong><br/>"Good Priestess Serene, I know Guardians and their mages are in short supply now. The order is loosing them at a rate that can't be replaced we MUST take care of those left that are trust worthy and Sethi and Carine are so more than myself. <br/><br/>Please Holy one, can you look into their minds and hearts, know the truth of this and equip them and bless them with items that will give them an edge of the numbers we face for even if we no longer have the artifact I doubt whatever evil order is after us will forget the damage we have done to their members so far. Vengeance and petty principals exist in such institutions. <br/><br/>Both this fine loyal Guardians of the Order of the Rose have managed to have me and the artifact here with you presenting it to you for safe keeping, a feat an army would be proud of. If they would have been overcome with greed and sold it themselves for power or money, it would have happened by now for both has had many chances to do so. Their souls a Loyal to the Order"</strong><br/><br/>The sorceress had the attention of a powerful priest, it may be the only time she could so wasnt about to let the opportunity go<br/><br/><strong>"One more thing, please humor listening to me a moment more, I know you see to important matters but this can if you see things I do also"<br/></strong><br/><br/>Chloe then lifted glass cutter (her strange xbow) from her shoulders, and placed it on a chair beside her<br/>then retrieved the five steel molds used to make more glass- bulb heads for the strange bolts the contraption used and set them beside the weapon<br/><br/><strong><br/>"This is a contraption my glass-smith father and one who understands levers and cogs and the likes assembled for me at great expense and impressive precision of crafting arts."</strong><br/><strong><br/>"It is a repeating crossbow designed to project flasks full of any liquid about the area trouble will come from. <br/>My nature means my focus is more on spells now. I will never be able to use it as well as one trained in arms of combat could. We need to exploit all aces we have. The steel eggs are glass moulds for the flasks-tipped bolts it uses any glass-smith will be able to fathom their use easily enough. If the order's weaponsmiths do not have glass-smithing tools I am more than happy to leave my set with them and train them in their use.<br/><br/>I have wanted to give the weapon to Cairne or Sethi, but they do need to move quickly and often roll on their backs or flip about like acrobats when fighting, it be too large and heavy for their defense style. Returning daggers, Order hopefully see likewise, be best for their nimble hands.<br/><br/>But this unique crossbow is superior to bows and normal crossbows and thrown flasks combined when governing areas and has saved our lives.  I give this to the order for you to give to weapons smiths loyal to the temple to make copies of, and arm soldiers that defend artifacts kept here and the Orders most valuable members. Its too large and heavy for me to be able to use when my mind is increasingly more suited to arcane insights. Its time in my hands has passed.<br/><br/>Please see it pulled apart by trained eyes, its secrets known, and versions of it made and given to Order soilders. Please let the two guardians stay here to regather their spirits, have their minds heal from such stress and loss, and have rest they deserve, while these new soilders are trained in its use and I train them in making glass bulb-heads between action. Its not hard, I have the tools and technique known to me and am very familiar with it. In three days they will know how to fashion such bolts for their new contraptions themselves.<br/><br/>Do please keep this unique contraption with your orders weapon-smiths, as a secret weapon that order has against foes such as we have faced. And while matters are heated as they are can you grant us one or two solders assigned to our safety, for we have been assaulted in our sleep WITHIN an order safe-hold before.  And please I beg of you triple your own body guards. Your more in danger than we are now. Loosing you and this artifact to evil would be a blow we can't afford. I feel your the only ally we can dare hope for.<br/><br/>If you know the cult that is following us please tell us their name and their nature, they know more of us than we of them and one leader speaks in images and words of their servants a desire to face me off on principal. I feel they know we have arrived here with their precious treasure they seek"</strong><br/><br/>Now Chloe had removed the artifact and her unique crossbow for good her stance became prouder. Only her light scroll case was resting in the small of her back, a look that most mages felt more dignified for their own strange reasons.<br/><br/>Chloe then looked to Sethi and Cairn and smiled.<br/><br/><strong>"Its good to finally shed such weights, not only that artifact of pure power, but having that crossbow it on my back was comforting at first but now when surprised I hesitate reaching for it or casting spells. I can't have such confusion with me anymore, besides I wasn't really that good with it anyway. "<br/></strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>(updating char sheet with the following)<br/><br/>Chloe gives xbow (Glass cutter)  to the priestess such that copys of it can be made for sergeants of the order.<br/>Chloe gives the priestess the artifact.<br/>Chloe gives the priestess / Order the five bulb-head molds (shape of eggs) from her glass-smithery kit<br/>Will also give the order the rest of the glass-kit if they dont have any that know glass working (and train their weaponsmiths in glass working for two days if the priestess permits it<br/><br/></div></div>