annivurtstag, princess lazuli! - hunting down the sources (21st)

[powergamer]

Who: Those who signed up for the event.
What: Hunting down the sources.
When: Redheiss (June) 21st, anytime between morning and late afternoon
Where: Specified below.
Rating: PG, may get higher.

An hour after Ossidia's announcement, the four groups are dispatched to the four sources of the magic cast upon the city of Goldvale. Watch out—the levels of magic here are so intense that there's no telling what might happen next. When the groups arrive at these sources, they'll be met with a surprise. As these sources the cause of the apparitions appearing around town, their magic manages to reach a bit further where it's most concentrated. In each group, one character will be randomly chosen to have an apparition representing a memory appear to stop the group from destroying it. These are complex illusions based on that random character's most traumatic memory and will affect everyone in the group. For example, if a character's most traumatic memory was failing to prevent the death of his wife, the source will recreate where it took place and represent itself as the wife.

Subthreads and descriptions of each location can be found below. Those who have been chosen must describe their character's memories so that everyone can participate.

Comments

[heartofsacae]

I'm just fine, thank you. [She isn't, but aside from her tension she's not showing any other signs of it. She's proud of herself for being able to mask her feelings so well.]

[orderispeace]

[If she said so he certainly wouldn't argue the point or try to draw anything more out of her. That was usually only annoying anyway.]

Right, then...

[The glowing object was approached but Haytham still kept some distance between himself and it. ]

We should decide on the best method for smashing this thing. I don't suppose anyone has any kind of explosive?

[redwhiteandhero]

Left all mine at home. [He says it like a joke, but he's actually a little disappointed.] But if anyone's got a bottle of booze and a match, I could whip one up real quick.

... Guessin' gasoline is too much to ask for.

[orderispeace]

[Gasoline? There was an unfamiliar term, but luckily it seemed that discovering what that was would be unnecessary. Haytham nodded towards the body of one of the thieves that was laying on the ground behind the young man. ]

It looks like he was about to make off with some. Can you make use of that?

[heartofsacae]

I know I don't. We used our last mine during the battle with the Black Fang's remnants.

[orderispeace]

And I have only a few smoke bombs, nothing that could do any real damage.

[The area was given a good looking over but being as devastated as it was there was not a whole lot left that looked like it could be useful... unless there was something he missed seeing, of course.]

We could try brute strength but there is no way of telling what kind of defense the object might be able to make against us.

[It could be dangerous, in other words.]

[heartofsacae]

Right. I don't think ordinary weapons or explosives will help us, either.

[orderispeace]

Have you a suggestion then for something you believe would effectively destroy this object?

[Magical glowing things were a touch beyond his realm of expertise. ]

We might just have to experiment until we find a way.

[heartofsacae]

Magic might work, if anyone knows how to use it...

[orderispeace]

Magic... right.

[He would just be looking for some other way, maybe there was some gunpowder nearby or... ah, a heavy club? That might stand a chance.]

Do you know any?

[If not, well, he might have to try doing things a touch more physically. ]

[heartofsacae]

Unfortunately, no. And the friends I have who know magic are still back in Elibe.

[orderispeace]

Then we will just have to manage it ourselves.

[The club he spotted was retrieved from the ground and given a good swing to test it's weight. It was strong enough to crack the skull of a man so hopefully it would be enough for this task. ]

You may want to stand back. I'm not certain what will happen.

[Warning given, Haytham allowed the group a few moments to take cover, before he swung the club at the object with all the force he could manage.]

[heartofsacae]

Right. [She steps back; she's a bit calmer by now as the discussion's distracted her, but still rather tense.]

[orderispeace]

[The strike itself did very little, but the glowing object being loose on its perch wobbled and fell. Landing heavily on the ground it did suffer a crack and with a final blinding flash of light the glow faded.]

[heartofsacae]

[Lyn lets out a sigh of relief at the sound.] So...this means it's over, then?

[orderispeace]

I suppose. If the other groups managed to complete their tasks as well.