<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=205751.msg10336560#msg10336560">Quote from: Chloe Milev on 02-08-2014, 20:24:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Riding on Artaxes, Kleris was able to look around and admire the softly glowing forest and scenery, gazing at the gently rippling water and the tiny minnows that swarmed the banks.  "There's an idea.  I also wonder if there's something attracting the animals to live here besides habitat, or keeping them in..."  He <em>detected magic</em> casually to see if the forest or any particular spots were enchanted for these, or possibly other purposes.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The glass orb was merely for decoration, and under the effects of a<em>levitate</em>spell.  There were some other enchanted areas of the forest, such as some trees whose leaves went through a rainbow of colors and radiated an aura of illusion.  Aside from that the magical effects were few and far between, intent on keeping the majority of the woods wholly natural.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Boys' Locker Room</span></div><br/>Moaning in pleasure as well as for Artaxes' own benefit, he continued to stroke and make out with his cock.  "Go ahead and cum for me, let out your load.  It looks like you need it, and I want it..."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Oh...ah, thank you Kleris..."<br/><br/>Artaxes' eyes blurred as a surge of excitement ran through his lower half.  Unable to hold it any longer, he shot out his hot seed onto Kleris' mouth and face.  After spilling a generous amount onto his face and into his hair, his erection subsided and slowly retreated back into his sheath.  After helping Kleris to his feet he gave him a deep, lip-locked kiss, swapping cum between their mouths.<br/><br/><br/>He didn't have to ask to tell that Kleris had an enjoyable first date.  "I hope it was as fun for you as it was for me," Artaxes said as he dried off with a towel.  "The date in general, I mean, although that last part was my favorite."<br/><br/>Artaxes retrieved his belongings from his locker.  "Looks like the coast is clear.  So Kleris, I was wondering if your schedule is free in the future.  Study, hanging out, whatever."<br/><br/>The centaur escorted him back to his dorm.  "So, I guess this is goodnight.  Normally I'd ask to stay, but it looks like the place is cramped enough as it is."<br/><br/>Zull looked up from her schoolbooks and gave a friendly wave.  Rensha was not present.<br/><br/>"Anyway, I hope you have a good night, and to have dreams as sweet as the time we spent together."  Leaning lower, he kissed Kleris on the lips one final time.  "See you."<br/><br/>Zull was beaming.  "Sooooo, how did it go?" she asked.  "Is there going to be a second date?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Relationship and Experience</div><div class="spoiler_body">Gain <strong>Relationship Level 3 out of 10 with Artaxes.</strong>  Gain 200 experience points.  Gain +2 on charisma checks with Artaxes and +4 on aid another actions.</div></div><br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Looking for a secret door or switch himself before starting with the new spell, Kleris managed to unearth a hidden trinket!  Pleased, he tucked it away before casting the spell and finding the switches that would allow him to make his way out of the dungeon.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The next time Kleris took the Arcane Detective class, he redeemed his trinket.  "Ah, you found this in the Gauntlet!" Lavoh exclaimed.  "You aren't the first to have discovered a trinket, but the first to find one in the dungeons.  Five merit points for lucky you!"<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Mordant Infiltration, First Attempt</span></div>Kleris the "sylph" was "surprised" by Randall turning the tables and approaching her instead of being stalked, and introduced herself in an airy voice.  "Oh, yes, I am a visiting exchange student to Redhurst.  I saw you in the school and something drew me in.  You're Randall, and I'm Nava."  She made no secret of spying on him, but gave a friendly smile.  "This is an interesting college you study in, would you show me around?  It's a bit crowded down here with everyone else, I'd much prefer to go up, if you'd show me the way..."<br/><br/>Once they go upstairs and tour around, "Nava" shudders.  "It's interesting, but a bit more macabre than I'm used to.  But I'm sure you work with interesting living professors who've learned many mysteries of life.  Oh please, I'd be ever so grateful if you'd teach me..."  She leaned in close to breathy whisper to his ear, a magical breeze wrapping her light scent of flowers and summer rain around him as she almost snuggled up to him without finally touching, a cushion of air hovering between.  Smitten enough, he might just let her rifle through the dean's files and journals for whatever "tickled her fancy."<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Randall gulped.  Here was the woman of his dreams, seemingly out of nowhere who desired to be with him!  But he could get in trouble...<br/><br/>He shook his head.<em>No, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!</em>he thought.<em>I must seize the chance!</em><br/><br/>Leading her to the second floor, he invited her into one of Mordant's teacher's offices, this one currently vacant.  "I can vouch for you if anybody spots us.  Is there anything in particular I can help you find?"<br/><br/>Going through the research notes, Kleris spots a certain enclosed folder.  Its yellowed pages indicated its age, although it was bound up in string.  Judging by the cover date, the files were around the time Kleris' father vanished.  It's a register on services provided to Redhurst visitors.<br/><br/><em>Does Kleris open it here, or try to leave Mordant with it to look at later?</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Open it here</div><div class="spoiler_body">A top cover page is covered in flowing script of an unknown language.  The ink takes the shape of a serpent and lunges out at Kleris!  Roll a DC 19 Reflex save!  Failure means that Kleris is paralyzed, success means that he staves off the effect of the <em>Sepia Snake Sigil!</em><br/><br/>If paralyzed, Kleris falls to the ground.  Panicking, Randall rushes over to feel for a pulse.<br/><br/>"Nava?!  Nava!  You're alive!  Oh thank the celestials!  Don't worry, I'll get help!"<br/><br/>Several minutes pass, and he returns, Karnakia in tow.  Looking down at him with a blank stare, she says "essrisk" and feeling returns to Kleris.  In this case, jump down to the Caught entry.<br/><br/>If Kleris succeeds, then an <em>alarm</em> spell goes off.  In that case, open the "leave with it" spoiler below.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Leave with it</div><div class="spoiler_body">If Kleris decides to leave with it, then an <em>alarm</em> spell goes off.<br/><br/>"Oh what did you do?" Randall nervously mutters.  "Don't worry, I'll take the heat!  It'd kill me to see you get expelled out as you just came here!  Run, Nava!"  Proceed to Escape From Mordant below.</div></div><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Escape From Mordant</span></div><br/><em>It won't be long before Dean Karnakia or the guards get back to Mordant to corner Kleris.  How does Kleris plan on escape?  Down through the front door?  Rush out onto the wall connecting the tower's second floor?  Alternatively, you can choose Kleris to have a contingency plan by selecting up to three characters he has a Relationship Level with.  The stronger the bond, the better aid that they can give.  There's a flat 15% chance of success per level of relationship of the plan working.  The help is assumed to be something Kleris planned ahead of time.<br/><br/>Two successes by friend help means that Kleris gets away, no die roll required.  One means that he needs an appropriate skill check (Acrobatics to outrun, Disguise or Stealth to avoid, etc) or caster level check (DC 15) in order to avoid being caught.  Zero successes ups the DC to 20.</em><br/><br/>Potential ideas:<br/><br/><strong>Zullinat:</strong>"Alright, Anti-Trouble Plan 1 of CUMS commences!"<br/><br/>Zull casts a a Disguise Hex on herself to look like Kleris and starts hurrying through Mordant's stairs to draw attention to herself.  This throws Karnakia and the guards and prefects off, if only briefly.  Roll a Stealth check with a +5 bonus if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Rensha:</strong>"Tactic: create distraction.  Bone pillars look unstable.  Result: prefects and guards must split attention, increasing Kleris' chances of escape."<br/><br/>Rensha crashes into the bone pillars on the first floor, spilling them everywhere.  This causes the ground to be difficult to maneuver through, slowing down Karnakia's pace and guards and prefects below.  Roll an Acrobatics check with a +5 bonus if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Arturon:</strong>"You were there for me in Bemmea, so I'm here for you."<br/><br/>Due to being relatively isolated, not everyone has caught on to Arturon's punishment.  He briefly poses as a prefect and tells the students that there's an emergency and they must flee.  "Sorry, we need to head out right now."  He pushes Kleris into the mass of frightened students who now believe that there are undead on the loose.  Roll a Disguise check to blend into the crowd with a +5 bonus if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Lillin:</strong>"Follow me to the safe spot."<br/><br/>Lillin bids for Kleris to follow her into the catacombs beneath Redhurst, and casts<em>Vanish</em>on him.  Roll a Stealth check with a +5 bonus if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Elmira:</strong>"They're looking for you, but they won't pay attention to a familiar carrying what appears to be school supplies.  Give me the papers!"<br/><br/>Elmira uses some conjuration magic to summon a celestial falcon.    The falcon flies off with the notes in a backpack while Kleris flees.  Another friend can offer to cast<em>Magic Aura</em>on the papers as part of their action.  Roll a Bluff check with a +5 bonus if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Andrei:</strong>"Really, you picked me?  Well, uh, I can do vampire stuff.  Maybe I'll summon a bunch of rats or something!"<br/><br/>Andrei does just that, causing a swarm of the furry critters to rush down the hallway and send the students off to the sides.  This gives Kleris a clear line to run down.  Roll an Acrobatics check if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Artaxes:</strong>"Hello, ladies."<br/><br/>Artaxes casts an<em>ignore</em>spell on some of the female prefects, causing them to briefly lose sight of Kleris.  Roll a Stealth check with a +5 bonus if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Carson:</strong>"Trying to avoid our duel by getting detention, eh?" Carson says as he spots Kleris fleeing with some important-looking papers.  "Well I won't let them!"  Carson throws himself in front of one of the prefects and challenges their honor for chasing down a "helpless student."  Get a +5 bonus to any skill check if this is a success.<br/><br/><strong>Professor Yarminda:</strong>Although Kleris probably won't tell her his plan to steal documents, he might open up to her about "Karnakia being mean to me and not telling me about Dad."  If Kleris is caught, she'll speak on his behalf and minimize his punishment.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Caught</span></div><br/>Whether by spell, prefect, or guard, Kleris is cornered, Karnakia showing up immediately.<br/><br/>"I'll take that back," she said as she took the folder out of Kleris' hands.  "You'll be sent to Dean Khûdzak's office immediately.  I'll make sure to place these files under extra scrutiny next time.<br/><br/><br/><br/><em>If you successfully escape Mordant with the documents, gain 500 experience points.  Enough to gain a level!</em>