Sigil: The City of Doors

[quote=Flession post_id=5578 time=1692200767 user_id=48]
((Oh, you will eventually get rewarded for your efforts, but due to it being the government paying you, it was delayed until D5. 300 gold for the ones you brought in alive, 50 for the who, uh, got eaten.))
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(so 350 gold? nice!)

((Oh, you will eventually get rewarded for your efforts, but due to it being the government paying you, it was delayed until D5. 300 gold for the ones you brought in alive, 50 for the who, uh, got eaten.))

He chuckles, "Very well my little juniper blossom. We'll speak later then." He grins licentiously, "I'm very much looking forward to it."

He turns to the captives. "Well now, time to conduct these miscreants to the constabulary! After that I need sleep." He turns to the others. "This was fun! We must do it again sometime!"

"I see... you are one conduit of many, following your nature, as dictated..." Her hand brushes the tiefling's cheek as she whispers, "Thank you, wild one."

As Cyprian eyes her, Illi looks back, and for a brief moment, there is the feeling of... absence. The thing standing before them isn't Illiam'iira. Or, if it is, it's a part of Illiam'iira that feels distant, like how far the stars are from the moon. There is no skip to the step. No bubbliness to the voice. Where there was love is something else.

"And you..." Her head tilts as she turns to walk towards Cyprian. "You can lower your guard." Her hand reaches out to touch his arm, and Illiam'iira returns to herself, the magic dissipating in one fell swoop -- the only proof it had been there at all the bounce of her hair and her skirts as gravity pulls them down. "But we'll talk about that later, uhm, I hope?"

[quote="Illiam'iira" post_id=4889 time=1691751546 user_id=70]
She takes a moment to lay her hand on his shoulder -- [i]stupid tall everyone, grumble grumble[/i] -- giving Cyprian time to just [i]be[/i]. Illi leans against him. She needs a moment, too. It doesn't feel long enough when she finally whispers to the dhampir, "Let's try again."
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Cyprian was surprised with how forward she was being. He looks curiously at her rather than making any lewd remarks or gestures.

Then the change happens. First a look of surprise, then the words. "Ohhh, lovely." He casts the spell and backs her play. Pulling the thoughts from their minds as best as he could.

"So they weren't told to do any of this. Something unknowable has simply shifted in such a profound way that they decided to tear through the city in order to express it." He chuckles. "This has been chaos art, brought to you by the criminally insane."

Cyprian looks Illiam up and down with a smirk. "And aren't you just full of surprises. Grrrrow!" He grins so his fangs show.

Thru the aid of Illiam's flashy skills, you're able to distract the chaos infused brain enough to get more thoughts out of him. It's not really what they were told, but something that they can instinctually tell, thru their understanding of the nature of Chaos that something has shifted within the City of Doors. Something changed and they felt the need to express it thru some way.

So it's not something he could put into words, really.

[url=https://orokos.com/roll/987214]Tiefer Reroll[/url]: [u]1d20[/u] [b]10[/b]

She takes a moment to lay her hand on his shoulder -- [i]stupid tall everyone, grumble grumble[/i] -- giving Cyprian time to just [i]be[/i]. Illi leans against him. She needs a moment, too. It doesn't feel long enough when she finally whispers to the dhampir, "Let's try again." Cyp gets a nod before Illi steps forward to move first towards the tiefling.

As she does her body changes. No more hiding. Her clothes melt away as her hair begins to whip around her small form. [url=https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/balance-24596]Light, the shifting colors of the Feywild mixed now with the darkness that seeped in from Limbo, not unlike obsidian, weaves its way across her skin to form bands of dark and light that shift as she speaks.[/url] Each word echoes unnaturally.

"I don't know what philosophical underpinnings you've both been taught -- as I am given to understand it, philosophy is all but king in Sigil -- but where I come from, chaos means change. I like change. I'm tired of all this bullshit." There's a simmering anger to her voice.

Her eyes meet the tiefling's gaze. No more pink. Just pure white light. "This city needs change, doesn't it? I've felt it since I came here. Sigil's stale, rigid, calcified..." She glances next to the gith. "It sounds like you two know how to break the old bones of this place. You're gonna smash it all down, right, until there's nothing left?"

Illi stands on her tip-toes, gently pulling down the xaosist so they're eye-to-eye. "Don't you think it would be [i]fun[/i] to add a little bit more madness to the mix?" She smiles, pure bright white light.

Magic: [url=http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/bard:glamour]Mantle of Majesty[/url] - no use of Command yet, this is more to show she is an ally, since... you know... *gestures at whole Feywild deal, Limbo stuff*
Will use reaction to Silvery Barbs force a reroll on a successful save of Cyprian's Detect Thoughts. Will use free Silvery Barbs spell for this and can roleplay out how it's done. Advantage part of spell will go to herself.
Will do it a second time with 1st level spell and advantage portion going to Cyprian on gith boy when it's his turn.

"I can cast it once more." He says a little tired. "I'll follow your lead."

Illi's brow furrows. She thinks she's seen something like that while exploring the Hive. Something to look into.

"Would you be able to cast the spell again? I think I can do something to help. We might need to wait a bit, though."

"Ugh," he gives up. "The most I got from main course over here was an observation: [i]The graffiti on these walls forms a tapestry of emotions and expressions, much like the visions that dance through my mind during deep meditation. These chaotic symbols reflect the canvas of my inner thoughts.[/i]"

Cyprian huffs, "Or something like that."

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Does he see graffiti somewhere nearby?