• Event • A debt is due

[Qit'ria]

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"Common Speech"
"Xanthean Speech"

Qit'ria gripped her spear tightly as everyone seemed to be speaking, with Tio's words standing out, since the others mostly seemed to be speaking nonsense. Her first idea was to charge the captain and try and put a spear through his chest, but it didn't seem the rest of her crew was quite ripe on the fight first idea. She looked down at her feline "friend". She'd noticed that at the very least, no one noticed the cat, which made her assume it could be unseen by whomever it chose.

She crouched down, whispering so only the panther could hear, "If can, stay unseen. Spy captain." Looking up at the captain, she could see a a red fox-wolf looking thing behind him, screeching. She'd seen them in the wild before but hadn't hunted them yet. She moved to stand up, and lost her balance a bit, and she bent forward to right herself, her rump sticking out. But she over did it, and tried to crouch down and catch herself, forcing her rump down. This led to a see-sawing up and down effect of her rump, like a drunk sailor whore on a ship during a storm. The panther nodded at her, but hadn't moved yet, so she wasn't sure if it would follow her orders.

Finally standing up, she spoke to the group, "With Tio talent tongue, my sneaky pussy," she gestured down at the invisible panther, assuming it would reveal itself, but really just ended up pointing at her groin, "We trick captain." The parrot screeched loudly, and Qit'ria glared at it. Sarcastically, "Do something useful, stinky chicken." She looked down at the panther, and nodded up at the captain, trying to encourage her to go and spy for them, hoping to follow along with Tio's plan.

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Created by Yolande

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[Kura Wolfsdotter]

Kura listened silently as the pirates explained their situation and the debt they spoke of. The mortalborn still had a case of the shivers, and possibly some hallucinations if the ghostly flunny hanging out around Kali was any indication. Considering how the last odd flunny they had seen had gone, Kura doubted that Kali would be so calm if the flunny was actually there.The parrot was interesting as well, as it didn't seem to be an apparition. "Try givin' us some useful information, birdy." she said, her tone dry. At the same time, she began to move.

Her movement, influenced by her shakes, was a little odd. It looked almost as though she was dancing a little sea jig, though really she just had a really bad bout of the ghostly shivers at the same time she elected to move. Either way, by the end she was firmly standing between Kali and the ghosts. "And I'm sorry, me ghostly mateys, but that exchange just not possible, as it be one of my duties to be protectin' the people of Scalvoris." she said, her tone polite but firm. "Surely there's somethin' else you be wantin'. A mask for your skeletal face, some tweezers for pullin' your ghostly nose hairs, or maybe a fine crystal for you to be sellin'?" she said, glancing at Maveth's tomb. "But like as not, your old buddy Maveth still has somethin' of yours."

Then Kura dropped into a feral crouch and let out a completely inhuman growl. "But either way, you'll not be touchin' Kali. The lass is pack, after all, and even were I otherwise inclined, no one harms a pack member and gets away with it." she growled, pulling on her connection to Phelan. As luck would have it, she pulled on Velduris the exact same time that Kali did. If either wolf appeared, they'd appear at the same time.

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[Arlo Creede]

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"Are you sure?" Arlo whispered to Lyova when she told him he wasn't dreaming. It was a real contender for one of the strangest unrealities he'd ever experienced. He didn't care for the answer regarding the debt, unsurprisingly. Souls. The non-corporeal pirate, and his new arrived fellows, wanted souls. "Nice peg leg," he muttered to one of them as the misty fellow wandered too close for comfort. And the young man wrapped his fingers round his pistol crossbow. Not that it would do him much good when the souls surrounding them weren't made of solid stuff.

All of this would make a very good story to tell Cassion when next they met. He'd make a point to remember. Assuming they all survived this, that was. And it wasn't just any old soul they wanted. They wanted Kali'rial's. It wasn't an option. Arlo just wasn't sure what to do about it. "Git," he said, leveling an impatient gaze in the parrot's direction. Meanwhile he'd join the others in putting himself between the pirates and Kali. Which wasn't easy, considering they were all surrounded. By pirates, a ship, a skeletal pirate.

And apparently a ghostly flunny which appeared out of nowhere and swooped down to swirl round his feet...which resulted in him hopping about in a way that must resemble some sort of jig, and might at least impress their piratical tormentors. "We can help you find the treasure maybe," Arlo said, like others had said before him. "I even have a light that might help show us the way. Not just any light either," he said, referring to Lyova, since wherever he went, she did too. "Smarter than a ship's lamp, I can tell you that."

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[Pegasus]

119th Vhalar, 717

To the crypt......

Tio

Tio suggested that the thing to do was for the Dead Dread Pirate to come and work for him! This was a very good idea, as far as the Goddess of Mischief (aka Pegasus) was concerned. Tio heard a voice echoing in his head saying yes - and then, he started to feel a little bit tingly. Then a little bit more tingly... and then, in front of them all, Tio started to become just a little bit transparent....
So close!! unlocked. Tio completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
It's good to be the boss! unlocked. Tio has a new Personal Situation. He seems to be becoming a ghost. In your next post, Tio will experience the sensation of losing all feeling in his body, but still being able to move. Also, there's the becoming transparent thing - he notices that, too.

Qit'ria

Qit'ria spoke in a way which only she could - and between the humping, the groin-pointing and her 'sneaky pussy' she was rather difficult to understand! However, the parrot turned at her words and let out an enormous squawk. It seemed, Chip T Parrot was listening to Qit'ria T Huntress.
So close!! unlocked. Qit'ria completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
I boss the bird!!! unlocked. Qit'ria has commanded Chip. T Parrot. She will receive a specific reward at the end of the thread!
Easily Misunderstood! unlocked. Qit'ria has a new Personal Objective!. In your next post, you must include reference to a pretty dress, a chastity belt and an armadillo.

Victor

Victor had a very good idea and he suggested that the Dead Dread Pirate might be happier exploring a tomb! That made sense and, once he had recovered from his giggles, Victor might realise that others had followed his lead. It's good to be the clever clogs!
So close!! unlocked. Victor completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
Babe Magnet unlocked. Victor has a new Personal Situation!. He has attracted the attention of a female ghost. In his next post she is slathering herself all over him and he gets chills wherever she touches.

Arlo

Lyova was sure that he wasn't dreaming. She was starting to wonder if he'd cooked some mushrooms a bit funny, or.. something. However, he had a suggestion about what they should do and it seemed he was thinking along the same lines as many of the others - he had something else to offer, though!
So close!! unlocked. Arlo completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
A light in the darkness unlocked. Arlo has a new Personal Situation!. Almost as soon as the words are out of his mouth, Arlo starts to emit a glow. This increases in intensity throughout your next post - it is mirrored for him by an all over itch, which gets more and more severe the brighter he gets.

Kali'rial

Other than the hands of her lover and the cold nip of the Vhalar air, Kali'rial was rather more focused on not going along with whatever it was that the Dead Dread Pirate had planned for her. Nope. The Sev'ryn huntress lifted her fists and she was ready for anything and Not Being Taken!
So close!! unlocked. Kali'rial completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
Scrappy!! unlocked. Kali'rial has a new Personal Situation!. Kali'rial has attracted the attention of one of the pirate crew with her scrappy nature. She will feel skeletol hands on her waist, bone-fingers pinching her behind and a general sense of being pawed at.

Pash

What was it that caused the bard to rhyme? Would he do it all the time? He didn't know, he couldn't say. But they wanted to take his huntress away! This was an idea he didn't like. So he told them to get on their bike! He'd rather that they worked together. Maybe they'd be friends forever!
So close!! unlocked. Pash completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
Chip on the shoulder? unlocked. Pash's new friend, Chip T. Parrot has caused Pash to have a new Personal Situation!. In your next post, there is a large and rather heavy parrot on you. He whispers constantly in Pash's ear - Pash understands him, but only he hears him.

Kura

Kura did her best to negotiate, but she was clear and precise and wasn't letting them have Kali either. She, like Victor, pointed them to the Maveth tomb, which might well prove to be a Very Good Idea!
So close!! unlocked. Kura completed nearly all objectives and will receive additional loot at the end of the thread!
Take No Prisoners! unlocked. Kura has a new Personal Objective!. In your next post, Kura must be brutally honest to two other pcs.

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All Players

It seemed that things were not going well for the group, yet in that moment things also took a turn. Qit'ria spoke to the parrot (Chip) and it seemed to listen to her, it's head cocked to the side. With an enormous screech, the parrot came close to causing each of them to bleed from the ears but then, where the animals they had hallucinated were, suddenly there appeared, for all to see, something else.

Stinky chickens.

The smell was so bad that it literally assaulted the senses, but there, where they had "seen" what they did - suddenly there was the rotting corpse of a zombie chicken. They varied in size, each one matching the dimensions of the creature they had originally envisioned - so everything from scalvuffies to flunnies, suddenly there were zombie chickens. They all moved, almost as though they were being controlled, towards the crypt which Victor had suggested.
The Funky Chicken! unlocked. Each pc who hallucinated a Scalvoris animal and who will, therefore, have caused a zombie chicken to come into existence will gain a specific reward at the end of the thread! The ghosts all turned, as one, to look at Victor as he spoke. The Dead Dread Pirate Captain spoke to him. "That crypt? Why?" looking at it, the group might notice that, just over there where Victor had pointed was, indeed, a crypt. It was beautiful, in a very morbid way. However, the other thing it was? It was glowing with a slight glow similar to the pirates and all those stinky zombie chickens all started making their way over to it, dragging stinky zombie chicken legs behind them and stinking the place up.

"We can not go there. It is hallowed ground" Dead Dread Pirate Captain said (did he have a name?) and he looked at them. "You go and you find our treasure or we will take another soul, not hers." At least, it seemed, Kali'rial was safe.

The crypt they were being directed to seemed to almost hum with a sense of foreboding and unease. Just looking at it made them nervous. But then, there were these many and various-sized zombie chickens, too. The smell really didn't help!

Objectives!

You have a number of options here (please be aware, you can do something entirely different too!)

1. Let them take someone else! Let them take another soul - negative fame and a large loot reward!

2. Go on then! Into the Maveth crypt to face it's horrors - positive fame and a loot reward.

3. Fight!Fight! FIIIIIGHT! Self explanatory. You might receive all sorts, including bad owies.

Welcome to the Vhalar 717 All Hallows Eve Event!

The way it's going to work is:
1. This is a quirky adventure with a spooky theme - it will run for maximum five rounds of posting. This was round 3
2. I will post again on the 4th November 2017. The thread is now closed to new players.

Disclaimer

I am really, genuinely, flinging around words like "loot" and "consequences" in a very vague manner. Sometimes. Other times, less so. This is about fun - there is risk, but I'm not planning on killing anyone. There is the potential for long term consequence, though.

Objectives

I'm going to split your objectives into two types. Must-Do (or sometimes, Must-Not Do) and Can-Do. The first type are for all, the second are optional, if you want to.

For your next post: Must Do Objectives 1. Keep your post to less than 400 words.
2. Include the words 'scary', 'hairy', 'fairy' and 'Mary' in your next post.
Can-Do Objectives 1. Introduce yourself to your stinky zombie chicken
2. Share an ic secret about yourself with the group
3. Include a songstamp which sums up this thread.

Thanks!

I have to give thanks to the person who inspired this style of moderation for me. In a different place, he wrote some of the best adventures I ever took part in. Thanks, Stray. <3

[Victor Amielle]

Songstamp: Monkey Island SE OST - LeChuck's Theme – because LeChuck is an undead pirate captain, too!

As Victor spoke, The Dead Dread Pirate Captain and his crew turned to face him. He knew that he should probably be worried because all those terrible beings were suddenly looking at him, but he quite enjoyed being the center of attention and, possibly, saving the trial.

He just wished that his brother were able to see him now!

“Your companion’s name was Seymour Maveth, wasn’t it?” he asked The Dead Dread Pirate Captain. “This is his crypt which suggests that there is probably something worthwhile in there.” He broke off abruptly as that parrot screeched and covered his ears as he had no interest in losing his hearing just then. Once he had made sure that no more terrible sounds would be coming, he took a look around – and noticed that a chicken was standing where a ghostly Dinili had been just moments before.

It was not just any chicken. It was a pony-sized chicken, and it looked as if it were rotting and smelled that way as well. No, there was a horde of zombified chicken, and they were all moving towards the crypt. It was quite scary, but Victor had never been one to give in to his fears, and thus he marched towards what he considered to be his chicken and introduced himself.

“Good trial! My name is Victor Amielle. I’m a famous explorer, and you are supposed to be a Dinili and considerably less hairy - or is that feathery? Anyway, I think I’ll call you Mary”, he announced since he had no interest in calling it ‘stinky giant zombie chicken’ even though that was exactly what it was.

“Did you know that there is another bird almost like you here on Scalvoris?” he asked Mary – another bit of useless and mostly unrelated trivia. “It’s called the Skullgull, and it’s a rotten gull. You’d get along very well!”

“And who are you, my dear?” he asked the transparent woman that was slathering herself all over him and smiled. She was not his usual type, and her touch chilled him to the bone, it was an interesting experience nevertheless. He would be able to add ‘made love to a fairy’ to his list of accomplishments and have another thing to brag about!

“Let’s enter the crypt!” he told the others. “I have experience with exploring such locations. I really shouldn’t be telling you this because it’s supposed to be a secret, but I have a power that allows me to destroy locks and doors, so we’ll be in there in no time . Unless one of you wants to donate their soul?”

“You can come as well”, he told his new female companion.

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[Pash Raj'oriq]

"D’ ye think this be scary yet?" The voice was quiet, but Pash immediately knew it was the parrot, its beak brushing a pointed ear as if it wanted a nibble with its words. The seafaring musician opened his mouth to respond, confused, when the scalvluffy that had been teasing his vision became something else entirely—a chicken. Immortals, he hadn’t had that much to drink, had he? Ah, but the stench of the zombie chickens that appeared begged to differ with his assumed levels of intoxication and a wave of bile and alcohol stung the back of his throat, and he lifted the back of a calloused hand to his mouth to hold it all in.

For now.

"Aren’t ye th’ hairy one?" Squawked the parrot, nibbling at his hair as he shuddered, the stinky little chicken hopping past him as if the only purpose of its existence was to scratch its way into the strange crypt,

"Oi," The tall Biqaj pretended to ignore the parrot, nudging the minuscule zombie fowl with a sandaled foot, a hand lingering under his nose as if he could stave off the smell, stomach lurching, "I’m Pash Raj’oriq an’ you’re … ew. Y' be real. Weren't expectin' that ... What 'n all—"

"I heard ‘bout a fairy that lived in a ship’s lantern once—SQUAWK—m’ cousin Mary told me. Y’ heard that one?"

"—No, I haven’t, but I told m’ cousin I’m an Empath once an’ he didn’t—never mind." Pash whispered back, gritting his teeth as the parrot’s voice made his ears ring in it’s harsh volume, hoping no one really heard the words he felt drunkenly compelled to confess out loud to the creature. What in all of Idalos was going on? Couldn’t anyone else hear this thing? He looked to the crypt and then to Kali’rial … who was being bothered by a … ghost. Erm. No. That wasn’t right. Moving to somewhat intercept the touchy interloper by reaching for his lover’s hand while he swayed on his feet, he gave the Dread Pirate Captain a wary, grey-eyed gaze and nodded,

"Aye, we’ll find ’t."

Word Count + Song

Word Count: 355 words.

You have a plan for what’s happening, but something else entirely happens. Beetlejuice style!

[Tio Silver]

For a few seconds a look of complete stunned surprise froze on Tio’s face as Qit’ria said her easily misunderstandable comment. When his brain finally caught up with him and confirmed that she had in fact said what he thought she’s said, the corners of his mouth started to curl up into a cheshire grin. “Wellllllllll now, I had no idea you were interested in that sort of thing. I'll warn you now, I'll need dinner and a night at the theatre first. A guy's gotta have standards you know.”

A frosty, numbing sensation spread across his body, and in alarm Tio looked down at his hands to see them slowly start to grow faded and transparent! What in the beneath was happening?! Was he turning into a ghost like the pirates?! Had his invitation for them to come and work for him caused their curse to begin turning him into their new captain?! That was…

Awesome! He was getting his own crew of phantom pirates to boss around! With a crew like this he'd be one of the most powerful pirates to ever sail the seas!

“Yes! YES! At long last, unlimited power! Mwahahahahahahahaha!” He bellowed, laughing like a megalomaniac. “At last my, secret desire to rule the world shall come to fruition! First I'll conquer Scalvoris, and then the world! All will bow before the mighty Captain Silver!”

It was at that moment that Tio remembered he was in public, and coughed awkwardly. “Ah, did I say that out loud? I mean… umm… hey let's go check out that crypt!”

As they headed over to the crypt, Tio picked up one of the zombie chickens and patted it on the head. “Well now, aren't you a scary little cutie?” Maybe it was the necromancer in him being weird, but zombies didn't seem so disgusting to him. Perhaps he should follow that Victor guy's lead and take one as a pet. “My name’s Tio. What should I call you then? Mom wouldn't appreciate me naming a zombie chicken after her so Mary’s right out. How about… Hairy Harold? No that's no good. Fairy Face? No…”

Suddenly a wave of inspiration hit him, and Tio grinned cheekily over to Pash. “I'm gonna call you Pash Junior! After all the resemblance between you two is uncanny.”

Song

Gotta go with the classics.

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[Arlo Creede]

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Almost as soon as he suggested that he might have access to means of lighting their way should they go look for treasure, Arlo would come to regret it. He started glowing from the top of his hat to his boot heels, and the more he glowed the more he itched.

He might as well have rolled round, naked to the world in a patch of nettles. His efforts to get at the itch with gloved hands resulted in a jig not unlike the one he'd done before but for different reasons. He had only one explanation. Lyova had taken offense to him offering her services without asking her first. A fairy had feelings too, apparently.

"I'm sorry, Lyova," he said miserably while turning himself round in a knot, trying to get at a spot on his lower back that itched more than the others. "I was only trying to help and didn't think you'd mind." He was so focused on the itching and glowing that he didn't notice the zombie chicken until he nearly tripped over the thing. Scary looking thing, but not as hairy as the flunny was.

Whichever the case, it appeared that they were all, at least those of them who were alive, to head into the crypt to look for the treasure. "I could probably help light the way," Arlo offered. So long as he was glowing he might as well. He probably ought to be up front first though. "I've never cared much for graveyards or crypts either one, so long as we're all being honest." Still, into the crypt they went, and it appeared that the zombie chicken was going with him. "I'm Arlo," he said. "I think we'll call you Mary? No, on second thought, you look more like an Agnes,"

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[Kali'rial]

119th Vhalar, 717

Pash’s heroics were almost intensified by his amazing ability to rhyme everything in his defiant reply to the pirates, causing the brunette to grin from behind the drunk Biqaj.

”Come and get me now, you scary...hey!” Spinning with a yelp, the Sev’ryn swatted at the feel of icy hands around her waist, her face drawing into a frown as she realised there was nothing there.

”What kind of fairy magic are you hairy dogs pulling?!” She growled, pulling the yak cloak closer and grimacing as the parrot screeched so loudly she had to put her hands over her ears. As the sounded faded, what appeared next was...

Undead chickens.

Another cold hand on her person, this time skeletal fingers pinching her rump and being generally gropey.

”No! Get your boney hands off me!” She snapped, backing towards the chicken that had materialised in aye-aye size.

”Hi chook, I’m Kali’rial. You look like a Mary, so you’re gonna be a Mary.” It was silly, but it distracted her from the stinking rot it released. Mary clucked in a most zombie-riffic way, causing Kali to step back toward the group as they made their way to the crypt.

”Did I ever tell you all that I’m afraid of moths? Not just the flutterbus but actual moths.” The amber eyed huntress looked around at the team with a nod, as though admitting this meant they were now somehow connected more closely.

Another sneaky ghost pinch, another yelp as Kali grasped the bards hand tightly and looked all around, pressing herself backside first against the taller tanned man’s side.

”Hasta! Enough with the touching!” She said with frustration, hoping not to cause things to get worse, but getting mildly annoyed by the hands on her person.

It was just rude!

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[Qit'ria]

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"Common Speech"
"Xanthean Speech"

Qit'ria slammed her hands over her ears as the blasted bird screamed its head off. Her ears would be ringing for days after this she was sure. This was pure hell, worse than the night her father made wear her pretty, floofy dress with all sorts of frills, to a cousin's wedding. So hot, itchy, too many people wanting to talk to her. That was scary. This was so much worse.

Opening her eyes she saw the screeching red fox-wolf thing behind the captain had become a... rotten, stinky chicken.It began waddling away from the captain toward her own group. It's slow, awkward gait reminded her of those giant critters she'd come across the day she'd met Vega and Arlo. Flesh colored, barely hairy creatures with shells, Armored Illos she thought she'd heard someone call them. But still, it was curious that a stinky chicken appeared after she called the parrot that.

She stared at the parrot curiously, ignoring Pash's fairy-like good looks. Qit may not have much reverence for the Immortals, but her mother had instilled a fair amount of superstition in the lass, though not nearly as much as her mom's sister Mary had. But that woman was nuts. After her first child was born, she'd worn a chastity belt the rest of her life, as if she couldn't trust her own loins any longer. Qit was absolutely sure the parrot had somehow changed the animals to chickens because it thought it was doing what she'd told it to do. Maybe if she could speak more carefully to it, she could something even more useful out of it.

A thought formed. If the parrot was listening to her, than to the bird, she was the captain. Or maybe... it wanted her to be its captain, more than that undead spook. She took a deep breath before looking at Kali, "I no want kill sister again..." She turned toward the parrot, pointing at the Dead Dread Pirate, "Bring Captain hat.""

She then strode confident in front of her group, as only a self appointed captain could and would, looking back over her shoulder, before nodding at the crypt, "Go."

Qit'ria drew her sword, looked down at her chicken that just arrived, "I'm Qit'ria," then more loudly, while pointing her blade and cutting gaze at the captain, "Look at me. I'm captain now."

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Created by Yolande

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