Game: We're Still not Quite Dead Yet

Bruce & Sidharta:

Nothing is happening yet, you see no indication of activity on the other side of the wall of force. (Moves to the next round. Sidharta still has a move action left for the previous round if he wants to use it)

Also, I have not gotten a listen check for Sidharta

Canzonzabar:

"We were looking for a book. Specifi..."

"Wait please, mortal."

You see Yebena cast a spell. You notice that she keeps her hands mostly hidden inside the sleeves of her robe.

The conversation continues telepathically (you assume), but you can see that the two mortals are growing considerably more frustrated and irritable. You suspect that they are being out-negotited.

"It is a pleasure doing business with you, Yebena ap Ezeya," (It sounds somewhat forced) says Sayst, who slides a thin and unlabled leather-bound book across the table.

Yebena (whose expression hasn't changed from the dry smile that pass for her neutral expression for the duration of the conversation) flips through the book, taking time to look over each page. You can see that the book is written in draconic (Assuming you are polite and don't try to read over Yebena's shoulder), and you can see various arcane diagrams, but you cannot make out any specifics past that. Yebena reaches into her pocket, and pulls out a sheet of stationary from a hidden pocket. She folds it and then casts a spell. You can see faintly that ink has appeared on the paper, but you cannot make out words. Yebena hands over the paper, and the couple departs quickly. (You may attempt a knowledge arcana check at a fairly large penalty to try to make some sense of what you've seen.)

At this point, the flow of newcomers has largely stopped, however other people begin drifting to your table (since it is mostly empty). There are some devils, and many nastier mortals (many are minor crime lords, smugglers, or dubious business people (you do not know all of them by name).

All of the devils are higher ranking falxugons and erinyes (that is, around your rank) attatched to the embassies. You know all of them reasonably well since they are either competition or potential allies. Overall, your table is one of the more fiendish ones.

OOC: This is an opportinity to find out about general things, if youu make an OOC suggestion abbout what Canzon would want to talk about and with whom, I'll modify the NPCs accordingly.

OOC: Yeah, pardon the delay. Papers and similarly fun and joyous stuff (hey I'm stressed and busy, but I've made my save vs. procrastination). Also waiting on a post by Dunamin.

Bruce and Sidharta:

The map. 1 square is equal to 5 feet as always. 1st floor is on the far right, 4th is on the far left. Funky perple thing is the wall of force (disintegrated)

Listen results:

Both of you hear the monotone wail of the alarm, otherwise, you can make out no other signs.

Round 1: (I've restarted the count for ease of my own counting both of you may act now)

Looking down the corridor, you can see two doors. Next to you in the entrance, you see a heavy wooden coat closet. You see no signs of any enemy. I would sugges spot checks too.

(OOC: Regardless of what the map says, you do not know what is behind any of the doors, please bear that in mind)

OOC: The round can't continue unless someone picks a direction to go or a door to open.

OOC: Burning Spear, since BERK hasn’t posted, you should lead the way in the interests of time

Canzonzabar:

None of the mortals seem hugely influential. The following are devils at the table who you think are noteworthy. In the interests of time, we can post out the conversation between one or two of these depending on how fast Bruce and Sidharta dispose of Lors Oakry. You can then roll diplomacy and gather information for the rest.

Absedeb:

Absedep is fairly typically sized Livrezu; (Sage Devil) about 6 feet tall. He has large, curling goat's horns on his head, and outwardly appears to be a man in his early seventies with long, neatly cut grey hair and a beard. Absedep is in charge of mortal spellcasters in the employ of the Embassy to Phegelthos as well as a sizable number of other Livrezu subordinates. He is a good person to talk with if it's powerful contacts you're interested in, though he may not be the most useful source of political information.

(OOC: Yes, the typical sage devil looks like Tim the Enchanter )

Hadon:

Hadon is a falxugon in the service of Baalzebul who fills the exact same position as you for the Embassy to Maldomini. It would be bad politics to talk with him, and he wouldn't be particularly helpful either.

Nopas:

Nopas is a falxugon spy for the Embassy to Cainia who often disguises himself as a mortal. At the moment, he is not at all disguised, and wears the grey and blue colors of Cainia. He is slightly junior to you in terms of rank. He may know something you would have trouble finding out about various mortals, however. Also like you, he technically reports to a Paeralion outside of Sigil. He is somewhat more in touch with his layers politics than most devils in Sigil as a result.

Aveven:

Aveven is a corrupted Firre Eldarin. At the moment, she wears a dress that has been enchanted to look like it is made of fire. She is indistinguishable from an ordinary firre except for two small horn-stubs on her forehead. Aveven’s evilness is not in question, though her respect for proper protocol is sometimes dubious. She works for the Ministry of immortal affairs, serving as a spy and a corrupter of other celestials. She would likely be well informed about people like Osael.

Apenon:

Apenon is an osyluth who served as a judge with the Fraternity of Order prior to the faction war. Since then, he has reintegrated himself into Baator’s formal power structure as a lawyer working with the Ministry of Mortal Affairs. He is (relatively) more intelligent and agreeable than most members of his caste. Apenon has a lot of general knowledge of politics on all layers because of his excellent memory, but highly specific information isn’t his specialty. He is also another useful contact because of his personal power.

Yijral:

Yijral is a fairly rare case in that she is a female livrezu. (While they do exist, Baator usually takes a dim view of female falxugons and livrezu because they like to maintain an exact 50-50 balance of male and female Baatezu--being lawful and all. Erineyes and Brachinas ruin this proportion unless another two similar castes are all male.) Yijral is not a great sorcerer, considering her rank and age, but she is very skilled at corrupting mortal wizards, which more than compensates for this deficiency. Also unusual is the fact that she chooses to appear youthful and good looking (as opposed to ancient and wise). You would assume this is why she is better at corrupting mortal wizards. Yijral works for the Ministry of Magic’s (OOC: make a snide Harry Potter joke if you dare…) office in Cainia, and the souls she corrupts go to her superiors there. She is sitting next to Yebena attempting to start a conversation. Yebena is unenthusiastically nodding, shaking her head, or making noncommittal growls in reply.

Bemekt:

Bemekt is an erineyes spy, assassin, and bodyguard. Nominally, she reports to the Embassy to Dis, but she is mostly left alone by her superiors. She sells her skills to the Embassy as well as other mortals that she thinks can be corrupted by the power she provides. She may know something that you don’t about politics in Dis, and she may not. Regardless, she definitely qualifies as a powerful contact

Hesra:

Hesra is an erineyes who corrupts mortal souls for Malboge. She is a prominent member of Sigilian high society. The Embassy to Malboge has chosen to support this image, and they make certain that she has enough money to maintain her position of wealth. Hesra is probably a useless source for information on politics in Baator, but she has a great deal of clout in the Cage, and probably picks up a great deal of gossip about Sigil’s high-ups.

OOC: Waiting for a post from Burning Spear.

Canzonzabar:

"Most of the extradition agrements between the Lords of the Nine are null and void in times of war. You would be bound only by the laws of Dis and possibly those of it's allied layers. If you found yourself a wanted target for whatever reason--it would be bad form to inquire why, yes?--you would not be dragged to court and tried--You would be assasinated. In my opinion, avoiding Baator entirely might be prudent in that case because, as you know, Sigil would be semi-neutral ground in any civil war because all involved parties need it. Not safe by any means, but any overt attacks on your person would be improbable. They would set a very bad precedent in such a conflict. Am I to assume that the situation at home has detriorated?"

Sidharta & Bruce:

The invisible creature does not notice that the door is closed.

The two of you find yourselves in what looks like a combined dining room and kitchen, with an area for food preperation on your left (OOC: I used barrels for this. I work with the tiles I'm given ). There is a spiral staircase in the far corner of the room and a lit fireplace next to it (you detect an aura of conjuration there--presumably from the fire). There is also a heavy wooden table that looks like it has not been used recently. The walls of the kitchen are covered in writing in a language neither of you speaks (decipher script check for more information on what it says.) It looks decorative.

Also, please roll spot and listen checks.

Canzonzabar:

"this is good to know. Please excuse my rudeness, but I have promised to meet a client here. It would be bad form to keep him waiting. As much as I perfer the company of my peers, I must still conduct business."

Your mention of possible instability and civil war in Baator seems to have unsettled Apenon somewhat and likely accounts in part for his prompt departure. You don't know why he would be so concerned by such talk. It might merit research, though.

Bruce and Sidharta:

OOC: You need to declare an action too. I would assume that you'd chose to take total defense, but I'm just checking. Also, note that delaying give Lors Oakry time to escape. Chasing a Wiz 15 around the planes is beyond your abilities. If you want to capture or kill him, you'll need to do it before he flys away or exits the building and teleports away.