[GAME] Changeling the Lost: A Faerie Tale in New York

[Scotty Rave]

Bruce furrowed his brow at the sight of Andrew’s distressed state. Better to ask after he had been pulled out of the ground, he reckoned. “Give us your ’and, mate, you’re almost there.”

Bruce rolls Strength + Athletics (4 dice)
10 > 10 > 8 – 2 – 4 – 4 = 3 successes.

 

[The_Bladesman]

Andrew nodded and Pressed his foot on top of a rock lodged into the steep climb. He slowly tried to get proper footing and get out of the pit more easily.

[HIDE]Rolling dex (2) + athelitcs (3)
8-6-7-6-3
1 success
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[Tigerhawk21]

Seeing Andrew's distress caused Alex to look closer at the hole he was in. After some silent consideration, trying not to break the concentration between Bruce and Andrew, Alex eyed the sloped path. Without a sound Alex began to run down the path.

The scent of Andrew's fear suddenly washed over Alex as he ventured down the trail. This caused the beastling to panic and flat out run the rest of the way. It was only instinct that stopped Alex from slamming face-first into the glass that suddenly blocked his path.

Alex raised a clawed hand to glass, lightly touching it, to see if it was useful to them.

[HIDE]Alex roll's Wits + Investigation to check glass (4 Dice)
10 - 5 - 5 - 10 > 10 - 9 > 9 = 5 Successes[/HIDE]

 

[Arieoelle]

"Huh? Alright.." Max said as he wandered over to give a hand, a little out of it still.

Andrew nodded and Pressed his foot on top of a rock lodged into the steep climb. He slowly tried to get proper footing and get out of the pit more easily

Max got to the edge of the hole and began to reach down and help but when you were made out of bits & bobs some tasks were harder than others. Max unfortunately over-balanced and started to pitch forward as some of the edge crumbled beneath him, thankfully he was able to catch himself at the last possible second and scrambled on to firmer ground.

Bruce managed to pull Andrew out of the pit despite the distraction Max caused. The three adventures sat around catching their breath for a moment before they noticed their fourth companion wasn’t with them.

Alex eyed the sloped path. Without a sound Alex began to run down the path. Alex raised a clawed hand to glass, lightly touching it, to see if it was useful to them.

What Alex was touching was a smooth glass wall, it was sand colored and mostly opaque with glittering swirls of gold and crimson lancing through it. As he walked along it he found a gate that led past the barrier. The gate was a delicate web of gilt & gold that emanated out from a single gold lock in the middle, oddly enough despite the presence of such a mechanism the gate wasn’t locked and it swung open invitingly at his barest touch to reveal a garden.

The gardens of the castle was a thing of beauty, beyond the gate seemed like a different world to one peering in. Paths of glittering gold sand flowed around through seas of emerald grass, trees with silver bark and jade leaves grew perfect liquid-filled fruit that glimmered like Christmas baubles while stained glass flowers erupted in cascades of multi colored light. As Alex peered in he caught a glimpse of a white animal with pearline fur that darted among the thick foliage and all the while this idyllic scene created its own soundtrack as the playful breeze played a symphony of chimes with everything the garden offered.

(if anyone want to catch up with Alex no roll is required. if anyone wants to look around inside the garden, procede through the gate and lets have another Wits+ investigation roll)

 

[Kain]

"Well that was embarrassing." Max said as he scratched the back of his head, here he was trying to pull a guy up from a cliff and nearly ended up dangling over one himself. Not wanting to waste any more of their time he chose to press on and went in the same direction that their other comrade went in.

When he saw the big shiny gate he didn't even notice Alex, and just sort of walked on past into the garden, figuring it was worth a look. Perhaps that headache, the presence of which still perplexed him considering his head was a television and not a normal head changeling physiology could be very weird, was still making a little loopy, still though it couldnt hurt to look.

[HIDE]
Roll Wits + Investigation ( 3 Dice )

3 -10 -1

10

10

10

2

4 successes

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[Tigerhawk21]

Broken flashes of his time with Gaia clouded Alex's vision and mind as the beastling stared beyond the gate into the garden.

"Not here.... not here... not here... not here... She's not here!" Alex screamed his head but it came out a whimper. "Not here.... not here... not here... not here... She's not here!"

As Max walked by him, seemingly entranced by the garden, Alex's worry for his friend helped to calm him down enough to grip the iron cold dagger in his right hand and walk through into the garden proper.

[HIDE]Alex roll's Wits + Investigation to examine garden (4 Dice)
1 + 10 + 10 + 9 > 10 + 8 > 9 = 5 Successes[/HIDE]

 

[Scotty Rave]

Bruce got to his feet and dusted some dirt off his clothes. The Darkling adjusted his hat, then offered a hand to Andrew to help him up. “Find anything good down there, then?†he asked. “Come on, let’s catch up with the others. We can walk an’ talk, yeah.â€

 

[The_Bladesman]

Andre took his hand and got up, as he nodded to Bruce he seemed more detached after the event.

“I have a way with objects I can get them to tell me things, how they work, secrets associated with them and sometimes I can see visions from their past. I found a Doll down there and I saw a Fae kidnap a young girl and kill her family in front of her. I think it’s likely the Fae may live in that castle, all her minions were made of similar glass.â€

As they walked down the path and approached the gate Andrew quietly added.

“If it’s possible I’d like to try and help the child.â€

He wasn’t sure of Fae abilities if she could hear him, but he worried about what she might do if she did.

 

[Scotty Rave]

Bruce smiled at Andrew. He patted the Wizened on the shoulder.

“You’re a good lad,” he said. “Let’s go make you some kid’s hero.”

He stopped at the edge of the garden, pausing to take everything in. Bruce disliked it. He could appreciate a nice scene, he really could. He had an artist’s eyes. This was Fae country, however, where nothing was as it seemed. Nothing exemplified the adage about every rose having thorns more than this world.

“Good a lead as any, I reckon,” he said, trying to remain nonchalant. “Let’s ’ave a shufty about. Just keep your eyes peeled.”

Bruce rolls Wits + Investigation (5 dice)
8 – 5 – 9 – 5 – 2 = 2 successes.

 

[Arieoelle]

[hidE]Max 4 successes[/hidE]

Max wandered through the garden the liquid filled fruits beckoned him to pick one and drink its juice. The path he was following ended in a circular clearing with a silver podium in the center,upon which was engraved the phrase

‘What if we had ideas that could think for themselves? What if one day our dreams no longer needed us? When these things occur and are held to be true, the time will be upon us’.

On top of the podium stood an angel statue, it was made of clear glass that flashed with little flecks of color like an opal. Max almost wished he could see her face but the statue had been carved as if it were crying and therefore its face was obscured by its hands.

[hidE]Alex 5 Successes[/hidE]

"Not here.... not here... not here... not here... She's not here!"

No she wasn’t. As Alex continued to explore the garden he realized this place didn’t belong to his old mistress it wasn’t wild enough, his old keeper loved natural beauty and this was a facsimile of someone elses perfect idea of a garden... he was safe for now.

As he looked around the garden he found the creature he had seen earlier. She was hidden in a thicket of tall Calocephalus, the stunning white foliage dotted with brilliant button like flowers in colors ranging from deep crimson, to pale lavender, to neon pink. From the waist down she had the back legs of a unicorn with shimmering pearline fur, but from the waist up the creature was a beautiful woman with snow white skin, platinum hair, and a star shaped birthmark on her forehead. Amethyst eyes blinked serenely and a faint blush dusted her cheek as she looked at the beast, she was wraped in a toga that was only barely wrapped around her. in one hand she held a silver mask with a unicorn’s horn, around her neck was a choker attached to several silver keys. She smiled at him sweetly and offered him a hand.

“I haven’t seen you in this part of the garden†she murmured coyly

[hidE]Bruce 2 successes[/hidE]

Bruce kept his eyes peeled but they kept being drawn to the castle which caused him to wince in discomfort, from inside he could hear lively music and could see several vague figures swirling about as a ball was apparently going on inside.