Play@YSDC

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:11 pm**

8:59 P.M., Arkham, August 10th, 2009

A faded brown minivan pulls up in front of an unlit two-story house. The house is dingy and in need of maintenance, but the creatures who emerge from the van have been to much more dilapidated places. The autmobile drives off into the night, leaving an odd group standing on the sagging porch steps of the house.

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:32 pm**

Jahee says, "Y'nkee, do we wait outside or break down the door?"

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:18 pm**

-Are there any guards inside?

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:17 pm**

"Neither," Y'nkee answers Jahee. "We simply let him know that we are here. Humans sometimes shoot first and ask questions later when you break into their homes. This Yof-Thas will be much more eager to help us if we do things the polite way. The door might not even be locked, though these days and considering his profession, it's highly likely that it is." He examines both the door and the house very carefully. "Humans use something called a doorbell on the outside of their doors. If we ring it, he will know we are here and come to the door so we can talk. Even if there were no bell, we could still knock on the door to alert him. There may be another door in the back as well. He very well might have guards, members of his cult or perhaps even summoned creatures."

Posted: **Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:17 am**

Argyle nods. I agree. No sense being shot by an overzealous new recruit.

Posted: **Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:18 am**

-So, do you want to me to call him? What am I suppose to say?

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:57 am**

"No, I'll ring the bell and speak to him," says Y'nkee. "I'll tell him we're here on a mission for Great Cthulhu."

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:46 am**

Jahee says,"I'm sorry, Y'nkee, Argyle, Tschhh, Eleanor; to wait on humans, to be subserviant to inferiors, is something I'll have to get used to or I'll jeopardise our mission."

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:48 pm**

-I can try to control his mind and bring him to another place. Actually, staying in his house is probably better.

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:06 pm**

From Y'nkee's knowledge of human architecture, he can tell that the house is a relatively recent (last ten to sixty years) imitation of a federalist house, done in wood instead of brick. Although the woodwork seems to be in good shape, it is could use a new coat of paint and a little maintenance. He has visited much more decrepit places.

Examining the door, he finds a small, iridescent green bar that he correctly identifies as the doorbell. Pressing on it causes the sound of a bell to come from inside the house, but otherwise no response. When he tries the doorknob, the door refuses to open. He judges it to be locked, and, spotting a keyhole, decides that it is one of the more common mechanical locks used by humans, easy to open for someone with the requisite mechanical skill but otherwise requiring a unique key. He considers using the grotesque metal knocker on the door, but knowing that it will likely be less effective than the doorbell, holds off.

Posted: **Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:34 am**

"Let's take a look around the back first," says Y'nkee. He leads the way down the narrow grassy stretch between the houses to the back yard.

Posted: **Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:44 am**

Jahee waddles after Y'nkee, he says, "I expected Yof-thas to greet us?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:35 pm**

The back yard is a small plot of land with moderately high grass, partitioned from other properties by a thin but high wooden fence. A six-foot, T-shaped aluminum pole with no evident function sticks out of the ground in the middle of the yard.

A set of concrete steps lead down from the level of the lawn to a basement door in the rear of the house. The door is, upon inspection, also locked, although it looks flimsier than the front one.

Posted: **Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:28 am**

"This door should be easy enough to force," says Y'nkee, "but let's not do that unless we have to. Tschhh, maybe you should try to establish telepathic contact with Yof-thas and get him to come to the door."

Posted: **Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:13 pm**

Argyle discreetly pulls out his revolver. I could try and shoot out the lock if it comes to that.

Posted: **Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:51 am**

"I would strongly advise against that," says Y'nkee. "A gunshot would attract attention, not just from the house, but from all over. The police would no doubt be called as well. Besides, it will be easy enough to break open the door if we cannot establish mental contact. Hmm...or we could use a telephone. Everybody has one these days. Miss Pickman, do you know Yof-thas's telephone number, by any chance?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:01 pm**

"If I had an Arkham telephone book, I could look him up based on his real name. I think the priest told us it was Leonard Baig. There are other ways also, but they tend to be more difficult - for example, in the right circumstances I could find it out through the Internet, a more complicated example of their technology," she replies.

Posted: **Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:16 am**

"There should be a telephone book with every public phone," says Y'nkee. "We'd need some of their money to use one though. Just coins of small denomination. Or we could place a collect call, but I don't know if he'd accept the charges. Telepathy will probably be more effective, but if that doesn't work, it's worth a try."

Posted: **Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:30 pm**

"I have some mechanical skill. Also I may be able to make telepathic contact with whoever is inside, and suggest they open the door?"

Posted: **Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:00 pm**

Posted: **Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:45 am**

-If he doesn't answer the door, that could mean that nobody is in the house, right?

Posted: **Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:38 pm**

"That is one possibility! No-one is home. Waiting outside is a complete waste of our time. Let us just force the door," says Jahee impatiently.

Posted: **Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:37 pm**

Posted: **Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:15 pm**

-So at least he is not a high-priest or he would be living in a palace. He must probably just have one or two slaves that are with him. We could ask to one of his neighbors where is the temple of the cult that he belongs.

Posted: **Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:43 am**

"His neighbors may be completely unaware of the cult," says Y'nkee. "He needs to keep it secret from other humans. Before we break in and risk antagonizing the human we want to help us, one of you should try to establish mental contact with him. He may not be home at all, in which case there's no reason to go inside, but you might be able to detect his location if he is not. On the other hand, he may be home and simply not answering his door."

Posted: **Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:41 am**

-Don't know? Why? Don't the humans have temples to the Great Old Ones? Well, I will try to make a mental contact with him.

Posted: **Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:10 pm**

Posted: **Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:50 am**

"The vast majority of humans are ignorant of the Great Old Ones' very existence," says Y'nkee. "Those that do know of and reverence them build temples, but they do so in secret, so as to preserve the ignorance of their fellow humans. Humans fear and try to destroy what they do not understand, and they frequently slay their own kind. Numbers are not on the worshippers' side; hence the need for secrecy. Only in some places such as Innsmouth are the temples out in the open. The Esoteric Order of Dagon's temple in Innsmouth is truly a wonder. I've often attended services and rituals there."

Posted: **Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:53 pm**

"Tschhh, try your psyhcic power."

"Eleanor, what other leads can we follow up?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:24 pm**

Tschh concentrad himself and was lucky that his victim wasnear. He wasn't sure if he succeded.

Posted: **Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:12 pm**

At first it seems as if he has failed, but suddenly the Ice-Priest feels the connection. Yof-Thas was somehow vulnerable to the control, and now he is barely at the command of Tschhh.

Posted: **Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:40 pm**

Posted: **Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:44 pm**

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:05 am**

Argyle presses his ear to the door. His superior ghoulish hearing picks up something. He quickly draws his revolver. It sounds like a struggle...

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:52 am**

Y'nkee can't hear a thing, but he takes the Ghoul at his word. Standing to one side of the door and leaning against the wall, he reaches across and uses his superior strength to force the flimsy back door open.

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:11 pm**

Beyond the broken door is an unlit basement. To nocturnal eyes, it shows itself to be empty and still. There are some inexpensive-looking tools and pieces of scientific equipment lying around, and an open cabinet contains some mildly occult paraphernalia. An old wooden stairway leads up, presumably to the ground level.

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:54 pm**

"Trouble?" asks Jahee.

Posted: **Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:54 am**

Posted: **Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:31 pm**

Posted: **Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:48 pm**

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:43 am**

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:43 pm**

Tschh can easily read what is happening.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:34 am**

"My gills are blocked by this disguise!"
He swings the "Nike" sports bag (containing his weapon), that was given to Jahee back home.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:56 pm**

Tschhh senses overwhelming dissapointment, along with some anxiety.

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:33 pm**

-Doesn't seem to be any danger. Let's continue.

Posted: **Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:51 am**

Y'nkee calls into the house: "Yof-Thas, can you hear me? May we come in?"

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:58 pm**

"Careful everyone." He unzips the sports bag which holds his weapon.

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:09 pm**

Y'nkee's bellow echoes through the house.

"Who are you?" comes a shout from above, "And how do you know...um, Yof-thas?"

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:23 pm**

"I am Y'nkee," he answers. "Among my companions is Jahee, a priest who serves the same master as Yof-Thas. We have heard of the greatness of Yof-Thas and have come to seek his aid. We're on a mission from Great Cthulhu."

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:27 pm**

"Fellow servants of Great Cthulhu? I am Yof-thas. Where are you? I would...I'll listen to your problem."

The voice sounds much more confident now.

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:31 pm**

"We are at the back door," says Y'nkee. "Thank you, fellow servant."

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:59 pm**

A creaking sound and a shaft of light come from the top of the stairs. A tall, thin, bearded man walks down them, then sees his visitors in the dim basement and stops.

"Um...you are welcome. Follow me up - we can talk in my parlor."

Posted: **Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:42 am**

Y'nkee leads the way into the house, ready to follow Yof-Thas.

Posted: **Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:07 am**

With some tredipation Argyle follows Y'nkee.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:09 pm**

Tschh will try to probe his feelings, but cannot feel anything.

OOC: Invisible castle didn't worked, so I had to use dices and failed.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:57 pm**

Jahee follows upstairs.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:58 pm**

The man leads you through a kitchen to a parlor filled with sagging but relatively clean furniture. He takes a seat in a large chair, indicating the other chairs and couches with his hands.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:47 pm**

OOC: Tschh doesn't have human know, since it's the first time he is actually seing a human.
Tschh was surprised with the human. He was similar to the Innsmouth breed, but they were some subtle differences. But more surprising was the similarities with his own kind. Maybe the Great Old Ones had decide to create a new specie after the destruction of his people and decide to use it as a model since they were perfect. But why didn't they worship the Great Old Ones? Tschhh had to caught one human and vivissect him to see if there were any differences physically.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:51 pm**

Argyle follows the human, but keeps his hand on his revolver.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:24 pm**

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:31 am**

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:38 am**

Y'nkee looks around as he makes his way to the parlor, but doesn't notice anything unusual. He takes a seat on one of the couches and begins to speak, continuing in English and subvocalizing to his companions through his throatpiece to translate what Yof-Thas says for the benefit of those who do not know the language.

"Let us get down to business, then," says Y'nkee, his speech and mannerisms convincingly human. "Allow me to introduce Miss Pickman." He indicates the female Ghoul. "There is a man in Arkham, one Professor Dimmesdale, who has information that we seek. We need to speak to him, but we cannot make contact with him directly for various reasons. That is where you and your congregation come in. We request that you establish friendly contact with the professor and arrange a meeting between him and us on neutral ground."

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:12 pm**

He nods carefully after Y'nkee's words but otherwise attempts to remain still.

Posted: **Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:21 pm**

"I've never heard of this "Professor Dimmesdale"," replies Yof-thas, "but there are a lot of university professors at Miskatonic I don't know. What is it about him that makes him impossible to contact by telephone or e-mail?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:40 pm**

-Do not make questions to your superiors! Just answer them!.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:50 am**

"We cannot rule out the possibility that the professor is being monitored," says Y'nkee. "We would rather not risk having telephone calls or e-mails intercepted."

Posted: **Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:12 pm**

The cultist jumps out of his chair when Tschhh shouts suddenly. Frightened, he responds quickly.

"I can meet him myself. It won't be a problem."

After a few moments, he continues more cautiously, spooked by his odd guests but still unable to put his finger on anything,

"Erm...I wasn't aware you were my superiors."

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:27 am**

Jahee talks to his colleagues, "He appears to be disorientated - perhaps we ought to reveal our true selves?"

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:08 am**

"I don't think so," subvocalizes Y'nkee into his throatpiece. "Humans can react unpredictably when they see us as we truly are." He continues audibly and in English. "Tschhh here is also a priest, one of high status. He may seem odd, but his powers and his dedication to Great Cthulhu are considerable."

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:19 am**

-Do you have a glass of water?

Posted: **Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:59 am**

Argyle stares down the human, still holding the revolver with his hand inside his coat. What were those noises we heard earlier when we were coming in?

Posted: **Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:51 pm**

"I can get a glass from my kitchen..." Yof-thas begins, then scurries off.

He returns, and cautiously places the glass on a table in front of Tschhh.

"I didn't hear any noises earlier, but you might have heard me stomping around and slamming the doors. It was...never mind."

Posted: **Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:13 am**

Posted: **Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:07 am**

Tschh takes the glass of water, touch the water, freez it, being sure that Yof-thas see it (and spend 5 magic points with that) so he may see that Tschh really have powers. .

Posted: **Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:49 pm**

The cultist looks eagerly at the glass once it becomes clear Tschhh is working some kind of spell. He stares into the cold mist that begins to surround it, and jumps when the water freezes suddenly with a crack. Pieces of glass fly out around the room, as the water's instantaneous expansion breaks the container before it can bulge out of the top.

Then he notices Argyle...

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:06 pm**

Jahee stares at Argyle in surprise at his lapse. To Argyle: "And I was trying so hard to appear human!" Out loud, the sound of Jahee's words (to Yof-thas) are: "Glub blibbar qwerty ping!"

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:33 am**

As Argyle speaks his fangs protrude from his mouth, slurring his speech to the human slightly. He raises a hand to cover it, and as he does his claws extend from his fingers.

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:15 pm**

Tschh says only to his companions:
-Do not do that! Don't show any weakness! Just demand what you need!

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:05 pm**

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:07 pm**

OOC: What would be apropriate in this ocasion? "Master, can I get a bone of the human as soon as you finish to torture him? Me being hungry!"

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:50 pm**

Posted: **Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:14 am**

Jahee: "It is time to intimidate Yof-thas! Show him that WE are the masters here."

Posted: **Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:01 pm**

Posted: **Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:51 pm**

Posted: **Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:56 pm**

As Jahee shouts in Reason, the cultist falls on his knees.

"It is so difficult to tell! I've tried to serve Great Cthulhu, but I am only human!"

He keeps his down, staring at the carpeted floor beneath.

"What do you want of me?" he demands.

Posted: **Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:27 pm**

Posted: **Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:59 pm**

"All we want is for you to follow your instructions," says Y'nkee calmly in English. "Arrange a meeting for us with Professor Dimmesdale. If there are further things we require of you, we will let you know."

Posted: **Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:06 pm**

"It will take me some time to do this...I will find his house and visit it myself, tonight. Do you want me to tell him anything about you?" the Cultist asks.

Posted: **Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:31 pm**

"You can tell him that we are seekers of knowledge, like himself," says Y'nkee. "We have knowledge that he would be interested in learning, in exchange for what he can tell us. I'm hoping that will intrigue him enough to agree to the meeting. As a scholar, he will find it hard to resist the lure of secret knowledge. We should hold the meeting here, at your house."

Posted: **Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:49 pm**

-Ask the human to discover if the professor has some family. If he has, we can kidnap them and persuade him to come to us.

Posted: **Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:05 pm**

"We should only resort to that if necessary," Y'nkee subvocalizes to Tscchh in Reason. "He may very well be willing to share what he knows without such measures, and if he is the information will be more complete and accurate." In English he continues. "We also would like you to dig up any information you can find on the professor, on the Internet and elsewhere. We need to know everything about his studies, his interests, and any family members he has."

Posted: **Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:23 pm**

-Of course, we don't need to enrage the local priests. But I doubt they would missed much of him, he doesn't seem to have lot's of powers; probably just know how to make some rituals to the local peasants.

Posted: **Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:36 pm**

"Tschhh is right: we can insure co-operation by kidnapping Yof-thas's loved ones. These slime respond to fear!"

Posted: **Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:26 pm**

"I will - I will go do that. Will you remain here, or will you contact me when you want the information?" the Cultist asks.

Posted: **Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:36 pm**

-Better go to another place, so he won't know where we are. It's more intimidating.

Posted: **Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:00 pm**

Y'nkee nods. "We will return for the information and to find out the details of the meeting tomorrow evening," he says.

Posted: **Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:13 am**

Tschh makes a scary look, then leave the house.
-So, are all the humans like that? Seems things haven't change a lot in the last milions of years. I bet if we had cut his hand, he would be even more helpful.

Posted: **Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:40 am**

Argyle hangs his head and follows Y'nkee, saying nothing.

Posted: **Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:53 pm**

Posted: **Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:45 pm**

-We can go to peasant hut, terrorize the owners and force them to mantain us until tomorow. Or we can try to see a bit of the humans how they are, since it seems nobody have a clue about them.

Posted: **Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:55 am**

"We don't want to do anything that might draw attention to ourselves," says Y'nkee, "so interacting with humans should be kept to a minimum. I think we should talk to the local Ghouls. They would have more knowledge about the situation in Arkham and about the humans too. Miss Pickman and Argyle should know how and where to contact them."

Posted: **Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:22 am**

-Whateaver you prefer. Let's go then.

Posted: **Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:10 am**

Pickman, who has been watching everything with reserve, follows you out.

"I must say, that man was not a typical representation of his species. It isn't far from here to the nearest cemetery - it never is, in Arkham. We can walk, and try to avoid meeting anyone. Argyle, since your gloves are destroyed, try keeping your paws in the pockets of your pants."

She leads the way down the sidewalk, and you pass habitations, some dark and some illuminated.

Posted: **Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:40 am**

Y'nkee follows Eleanor Pickman, maintaining his disguise and taking care to walk like a human. He examines his surroundings and makes sure to remember the route between the house of Yof-Thas and the cemetery.

Posted: **Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:28 am**

-I don't understand. They can do magic very powerful like those machines who runn without animal but they cannot make a simple spell of turning water in ice! And why hs is not a representative of his race? What diferences do they have? And why are the cult of the Great Old Ones a secret?

Posted: **Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:08 pm**

Jahee also takes care whilst walking - he has a tendency to stoop, and almost to drag his knuckles upon the ground.

Posted: **Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:27 am**

Arglye turns to Tschh, keeping his gloves well in his jacket. They can turn water to ice, it just takes a while. Did you see that white box in Innsmouth? They put their water in their and eventually it turns to ice.

Posted: **Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:14 am**

-Ohh! I see. Different kind of spells.

Posted: **Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:27 am**

Pickman leads everyone around a corner, where a small cemetery plot hides between two brick buildings. As she approaches the small metal gate, she freezes.

"Someone's in there. That will make entering the tunnels more difficult."

Sure enough, you can see a light in the cemetery, and now you notice the dark shapes and soft sounds of a figure moving near the light.

Posted: **Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:03 am**

Y'nkee instinctively takes cover, but his large bulk makes it hard to hide himself. Luckily, it is quite dark, so that will at least help mask his presence. His eyes are slowly adjusting to the dark. Even so, he can't quite make out the details of the person in the cemetery.

Posted: **Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:33 am**

Posted: **Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:52 pm**

-I will go there. It seems I can pass by a human without any problems.

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:43 am**

"We are all in disguise and look the part," says Y'nkee, "but one also needs to be able to act the part, and to speak and understand the language. I can do those things, and I can also move about undetected, so I might not even need to do so. I should be the one to go in for a closer look."

Posted: **Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:11 am**

-Agreed.

Posted: **Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:04 pm**

Argyle nods. Sounds like a plan.

Posted: **Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:09 am**

Y'nkee opens the metal gate, which creaks loudly. It doesn't seem likely that whoever is inside would have missed that. Still, there's nothing else for it now. He walks into the cemetery as if he belongs there and gets a closer look at the figure.

Posted: **Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:19 am**

-Get your claws and fangs ready to help him if necessary...

Posted: **Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:58 pm**

Even though the gate's wail resounds through the cemetery, it doesn't seem to disturb the figure. As Y'nkee approaches, he sees a heavyset man kneeling beside a recently dug-up grave. Light comes from a large flashlight on the ground. The mound of earth and the shovel hastily tossed to his side leave no doubt about what this person was doing. He is now feverishly ripping the nails from the exposed coffin lid using a hammer and a small metal tool. He is giving the task his full, perhaps manic attention, and is clearly oblivious to anything else.

Then the sound of approaching engines begins to rumble through the night.

Posted: **Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:01 pm**

-I would sugest that we leave this place quickly.

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:48 am**

Y'nkee returns to the gate and rejoins the others, reporting what he observed. "Those engines probably signify that cars are coming. We should hide and watch what they do. I'm curious to know who is digging up a grave and why. I doubt that fellow in there is a Ghoul, or he would not have been so obvious and so oblivious, nor would he need that lantern to see."

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:04 am**

-More machines who walk alone! That's fascinating!

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:30 am**

Jahee crouches down behind the cemetery fence.

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:03 pm**

"Nope, not a ghoul. And not up to anything ordinary, either, since this is a historical graveyard - no one new has been buried here for decades."

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:06 pm**

-Maybe a scavanger looking for the jewels that are buried with some noble tomb?

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:00 pm**

Posted: **Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:18 am**

Argyle pulls out his revolver, crouching as low as he can. Few humans these days are buried with their riches, atleast not where I come from.

Posted: **Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:32 am**

Y'nkee takes cover behind some dense bushes, holding his Psychic Rifle at the ready, just in case.

Posted: **Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:17 pm**

Jahee says, "Perhaps we should warn the graverobber of the noise - it may have useful information for us?"

Posted: **Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:30 am**

"We don't know if we can trust this person," subvocalizes Y'nkee into his throatpiece. "Besides, I doubt he would hear or pay attention to us anyway if he can't hear the cars. We can find out more by observing, and then intervene if we need to."

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:16 pm**

-What other reason would made him to be here? Eating bodies?

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:54 pm**

Two headlights speed out of the night and screech to a halt beside the cemetery. It isn't a car, but two motorcycles. The riders leave their bikes idling, leaned against the fence, then hurry through the gate.

Unfortunately, they notice you at the last moment. In the dark, it is impossible for them to make out any details, but they realize that a group is gathered at a time and a place where they do not belong.

"Hello?", the smaller of the riders tries, while fumbling under his jacket. The larger one is looking around carefully, clearly on edge.

Y'nkee is hidden from sight, but Tschhh is clearly visible, while Jahee and Argyle are crouching. Pickman is hanging back, but has not hidden herself. The eyes of ghouls and deep ones are much better adapted to low light, so you can tell more about the riders than they can see of you. One is a very large, powerful-looking man, with one of his hands in his jacket pocket, while the smaller rider has one hand out and open while the other one searches for something in his jacket. It is impossible to see their faces, since both of them are wearing motorcycle helmets, as well as large jackets, gloves, and running shoes.

Spoiler:

Posted: **Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:32 am**

"One of you who can speak English should talk to them," subvocalizes Y'nkee into his throatpiece. "I'd do it, but it's best that they don't know I'm here just yet. Keep it peaceful if you can and see what you can find out about what they're doing here. If they ask you, tell them you were just out for a walk when you noticed that man in the graveyard. If they try anything, I'll be ready."

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:21 am**

Tschh will make some sounds with his mouth to explain he cannot speak and then will point to the graveyard.

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:22 am**

-AHOHUH!

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:35 am**

[OOC, Time for Jahee's Language Spell? - (I haven't a clue how spells work!).]

"Good evening. There is a fellow in the graveyard, what he is up to, I dare not say. Are you two... Authority?"

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:08 pm**

"I think these might be the same people who ambushed Argyle and I," Pickman informs you through her throatpiece.

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:11 am**

"It's a good thing we're in disguise," replies Y'nkee quietly into his throatpiece. "You have to do your best to pretend to be human, or these guys are liable to try something. Then again, they might anyway. If this turns violent, I've got the big guy in my sights, but let's hope it doesn't. It's easier to get information out of them while they're alive, but even if we have to kill them, I know there are ways..." He aims his Psychic Rifle at the larger of the two bikers from his place of concealment, watching and listening carefully.

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:55 am**

Jahee shows the men his open palms, in a gesture of friendship.

[OOC, it just occurred to me that Jahee does not understand human speech. Can we assume Y'nkee translates for him?]

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:58 pm**

As a result of Jahee's spell, the human's speech becomes understandable to everyone.

"Good evening. There is a fellow in the graveyard, what he is up to, I dare not say. Are you two... Authority?" Jahee asks.

After a moments hesitation, the man replies, "You could say that. I'm a member of the Arkham Historical Graveyard Society, just taking a routine look. I can't imagine why anyone would be in there, and that worries me. You are..?"

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:10 pm**

OOC: Can Tschh read their thoughts?

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:34 pm**

Argyle stands up, keeping his head lowered and his hands hidden from view.

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:31 am**

"You can make up a name," subvocalizes Y'nkee into his throatpiece. "Or you could use your old human name, from before your transformation. They might not be able to tell if you're lying, but if they can at least that way you'd actually be telling the truth. If you want to make up a name, choose one that's common, but not too common, or they'll know it's fake. Jack is a good first name, or Steve, or you could borrow Matthew's first name. For a last name, maybe Carter, Harris, or Johnson."

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:06 am**

"Jakob Dee.
"Myself and my friends are touring Arkham, it has splendid architecture. We have day-jobs, so carry on our hobby in the evening.
"Good night!"

[OOC, I'm trying to have Jahee speak like I guess a 17th century English gentleman would have done.]

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:19 pm**

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:02 pm**

Tschh could read the newcomers as if they were members of his own race.

Posted: **Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:33 am**

Y'nkee observes the two men carefully, but he can't tell what their intentions are.

Posted: **Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:14 pm**

As Tschh reads the man's mind, he receives a series of sudden shocks. His first surprise is just how like one of his own race the person is. While there are obvious differences, his mind feels much more similar to that of a commoner than it does to any of the creatures - Deep Ones and Ghouls - that he has met on this world so far. The next thing Tschh realizes is that that this person, at least for his species, is completely insane. Memories keep surfacing of experiences that he is unable to explain or understand. Some of these, such as fighting a human priest of Ithaqua, are easily comprehensible to Tschh, but seem to break and distort the man's thoughts. Most of his current thoughts seem to have little to do with the situation - he is consumed by the need to destroy what he sees as blasphemies and filth, and his subconcious constantly is constantly howling this desire through his waking mind. It is only through some cleverness and mental flexibility that he is able to appear the composed being that talks to Jahee.

Almost casually, Tschh realizes that the person - whose name he picks up as Maxwell Levitt - is lying. He wants to enter the graveyard to destroy something he finds abhorrent, but fears that no one else would understand or believe him, and so is inventing a plausible excuse. Levitt also is experiencing a growing suspicion of the people he is talking to.

Posted: **Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:18 pm**

"Erm...good night, I guess," says Levitt, clearly confused by Jahee's language. He enters the cemetery with his companion, closing the gate behind him.

Posted: **Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:26 pm**

In a subvocal way, Tschh says to the others:
-Careful with him, he seems to be insane and fanatic. He also fights the followers of the Walker of the Wastes.

Posted: **Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:00 pm**

"What shall we do now?"

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:55 am**

"We watch them and find out what they're up to," says Y'nkee into his throatpiece. He keeps an eye on the strange humans from his vantage point.

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:07 pm**

A series of loud metallic cracks comes from the graveyard.

"Bullets on tombstones," Pickman says, confirming your suspicions.

A brilliant, supernatural light flares temporarily from near where the grave robber was, and then dies down.

"I think we might have gotten into the ghoul warrrens faster if I picked a different entrance," Pickman adds.

Posted: **Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:08 am**

"I'm going to try to get a closer look at what they're doing," says Y'nkee into his throatpiece as he hides his Psychic Rifle. "If they see me, I'll just pretend I was walking down the street and heard the shooting." He slips closer to get a good look at them, moving behind cover whenever possible and silently.

Posted: **Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:12 pm**

"For Dagon's sake, be careful!"

Posted: **Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:34 pm**

Y'nkee slips into the graveyard and moves quickly behind the tombstones. He takes in a strange sight. The coffin is now open, and appears empty. Next to it, the grave robber is standing unsteadily. His drive seems to have left him, and now he is glancing fearfully around at his surroundings. The two men are running down the graveyard, in the direction away from the street. Both are firing guns at something fleeing into the distance, something oddly shaped and mildly iridescent, but fast. The guns themselves make no audible sound - somehow or other, they are silent. Y'nkee gets a brief glance at the fleeing thing as it vaults the fence at the other end of the cemetery, then it dissapears around the corner, heading down the street on the other side. The two men give up their chase and begin to return back to the open grave.

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:34 am**

Y'nkee reports what he sees subvocally through his throatpiece. "Whatever they dug up," he says, "it got away and ran down the street and around the corner on the opposite side of the cemetery. It might be helpful if some of you track it down. I'll keep watching here." He continues to observe the grave robbers.

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:34 am**

Jahee answers, "Yes Y'nkee." Looking at the ghouls in particular: "The runner could be one of your folk. Let's give chase!"

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:28 am**

Argyle nods, pulls out his revolver and beings to sprint after the thing. If they were shooting at ghouls I swear I'll kill them!

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:09 am**

-Who will follow him?

Posted: **Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:22 am**

[OOC, Jahee will go.]

Posted: **Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:43 pm**

Posted: **Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:24 am**

[Spoiler-Button]Sneak by[/Spoiler-Button]

Argyle creeps through the cemetary, keeping an eye on the shooters at the same time.

Posted: **Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:06 pm**

Argyle creeps past the two men, into the graves at the north end of the cemetery. The shooters return to the open grave, and spend a few seconds considering. Then they leave the grave robber, who seems unlikely to move, and begin jogging towards the south end of the cemetery.

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:45 am**

Y'nkee continues to carefully observe the men from his hiding place.

Posted: **Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:11 pm**

Jahee communicates to Argyle: "Good luck."
He looks for a suitably large headstone and hides behind it.

Posted: **Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:05 pm**

Argyle lurks in the north end of the cemetery. A high metal fence with no gate separates it from the street. Near the fence, there are no graves, or at least no monuments, and the grass is long and full of weeds.

Pickman also moves into the cemetery, keeping low and concealed.

"They are between us and the entrance to the Ghoul Warrens," she informs everyone.

The gunmen are getting closer.

Posted: **Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:54 am**

Y'nkee grips his Psychic Rifle tightly in both hands as he hides and observes, ready to act should anything happen.

Posted: **Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:21 pm**

Jahee carefully unzips his sports bag and takes out his gun - set to shotgun mode.

[OOC, when fired is the weapon loud?]

Posted: **Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:22 pm**

OOC: Can Tschh use his powers in any way?

Posted: **Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:56 pm**

Posted: **Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:25 am**

OOC: So maybe I could implant the idea that we are just a bunch of inofensive weirdos? What is the dificulty to that?

Posted: **Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:46 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:29 am**

Argyle waves up the others, keeping his eye on the road.

Posted: **Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:27 pm**

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:54 am**

Maxwell shouts loudly.

"They're in my head - those weren't people we met!"

His companion bounds ahead, reaching the tombstones where the Deep Ones are hiding.

Meanwhile, Argyle can see no sign of the fleeing figure on the other sign of the fence. He can't even find an opneing in the fence.

Posted: **Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:38 am**

Y'nkee silently moves in a crouch away from his hiding place to a new one behind another group of tombstones out of the line of sight of the humans, so that they will not see him once they reach his former position. Once there, he takes aim with his Psychic Rifle again, but holds his fire for now.

Posted: **Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:46 pm**

Posted: **Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:07 pm**

[Spoiler-Button] Yes - roll climb! I'm waiting for kabukiman to post. [/Spoiler-Button]

Posted: **Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:09 pm**

Tschh concentrate in the human.
-What image should I create to make him leave this place? I know! beautiful female being tortured! I'm sure he will like it!
He projected than images of women being flogged, the skin burned, and maggots eating it. But for some reason, the man started to scream...

OOC: I didn't knew what to put with such a failure, it was the best I could.

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:36 am**

Argyle gripped the fence and easily scaled it. He paused at the top for a moment to wave his comrades forward.

Posted: **Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:22 pm**

Jahee alsoslips around, evading the large man. Maxwell screams and advances. The large man thrusts open the gate, turns, and suddenly is face to face with Pickman and Tschhh.

Argyle, meanwhile, is alone on the quiet, empty street. He sees no indication of where the fleeing figure went.

Posted: **Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:04 am**

Y'nkee trains his Psychic Rifle on the men from his new hiding place, ready to intervene if shooting starts, but still holding his fire in case it is unnecessary.

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:46 pm**

Posted: **Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:48 am**

Posted: **Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:16 pm**

-Ooops, seems the human have strangge tastes. Well, let me try a spell.
Tschh will try to freeze the human hand.

Posted: **Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:52 pm**

Argyle glances up and down the street.

Posted: **Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:00 pm**

Argyle already saw everything there was to see about the street. It is dark, empty, and silent. A pair of well-maintained sidewalks run on each side of the two-lane asphalt. The buildings, most around three stories, seem closed and dark - probably businesses shut down for the night.

Posted: **Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:23 pm**

Tschh decided to see how the man would react to some ice in his hand
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2399197/
-It seems I didn't lost my touch! Ahah! Get it? Lost my touch? Now, where is my dagger to skinn him?

Posted: **Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:37 am**

When Y'nkee sees the ice priest freeze the larger human solid, he shoots Matthew with his Psychic Rifle. The weapon makes no noise as it causes him severe damage. "Let's do this quietly," he whispers into his throatpiece. "No guns."

Posted: **Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:01 pm**

Posted: **Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:00 pm**

OOC: Can Tschh cut his skinn to use latter?

Posted: **Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:21 pm**

Tschhh's long, slender fingers brush the gunman's hand before he can pull the trigger. Unable to control himself, he recoils in horror, a look of of utter revulsion and terror on his face. Then, with a sharp pinging sound, drops of frozen moisture from the air around him hit the pavement, and he stops moving altogether. Frozen instantly and perfectly, it would be almost impossible to tell he was frozen if it wasn't for the freezing mist around him and the look on his face.

"I'm glad we summoned you," Pickman says softly.

Tschhh's elation at victory turns to weariness. In this foreign world, he has miscalculated his energy. He slumps gently to the ground, and is unconscious.

Posted: **Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:32 am**

Posted: **Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:23 am**

Tschh is having a nice dream. He is in a palace with slaves, drinking wine with black lotus and all the nobles from the city are there to pay homages to Tschh the new supreme hierophant. Even the king appeared, in his car who walks without any animal.

Posted: **Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:50 pm**

As the beam of the psychic rifle hits Maxwell, he falls to the ground, silent and unmoving.

Posted: **Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:26 am**

Y'nkee emerges from his hiding place and runs over to where Matthew fell. "Well done," he says. "Let's get these two into the cemetery and take them to the Ghouls before anyone comes along." When he gets there, he checks to see whether Matthew is dead or still breathing.

Posted: **Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:27 am**

Argyle jumps at the sound of gunfire. He draws his revolver and scrambles over the fence back towards the others.

Posted: **Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:52 pm**

As Y'nkee examines the slightly disgusting creature, he finds that Maxwell is still breathing. He also realizes why - under Maxwell's jacket is a piece of synthetic body armor that he recognizes from his military training as a bulletproof vest. Next to him on the ground is an automatic pistol, and he seems to have a good deal more hardware on his body.

The heavyset graverobber, whimpering softly, attempts to sneak off towards the front gate of the graveyard.

"The summoning froze the big one solid, but I think he overexerted himself - he passed out," Pickman informs everyone through the throatpieces, "he's safe now, but he looks like he might not wake up for some time without help."

Posted: **Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:01 am**

"That potion should restore his mental energy and revive him if you give him a dose," replies Y'nkee into his throatpiece. "That third human who was digging the grave is heading your way. We can't let him escape, but keep it quiet. The one I shot is unconscious but alive. He's wearing a bulletproof vest." He aims at the fleeing human with his Psychic Rifle and blasts him. The shot does severe damage to him.

Posted: **Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:14 am**

Then suddenly Tschh made a sign to his slaves. Everybody stoped and watched interested. A serpent man was bring; he was all chained. Another slave had a small simian in his hands; everybody was aproving, knowing what would happen. Usually, to this spectacle, Voormis were used, but this simian was a novelty; he was small, but had an inteligent look. The slave put the simian in the jaws of the serpent man who oppen his mouth and started to swallow the simian; this was screaming and moving, but the serpent man could expand in a enourmous way his body. They could almost feel the agony of the little creature when the acids where digesting it alive, and they were envious of the exctasy look of the serpent man, intoxicated with the pain of the creature. Everybody was aplauding: Voormis were boring and resigned themselves to their fate, but the little simian had try to resist until the end. Really, Tschh parties were fantastic!

Play@YSDC

Legend-haunted Arkham

Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham

Re: Legend-haunted Arkham