[Q1] The Chains that Bind Us

These were not the sights that Faelyn wanted to come back to, even if he'd done so with the keys in hand. Angered more than anything, he could begin to feel the heat of his flames creeping up further than they should have and was quick to extinguish them. Having a walking torch draw more attention to them was not an ideal way to go about things. 

Nor was having a literal dragon in their midst. 

The different sized keys surely correlated to the different sizes of the locks and the archivist wasted no time in rending the one that matched the dragoness' from the ring, flinging it at her and hitting her square on the nose with a little 'thud'. You're going to need thumbs to use that. he signed, his words jerky and aggressive in their movement, only getting worse with his worsening mood. 

Kershaw's was the next to go, the elf coming to him and raising up to undo the lock and free the man who'd stepped up to protect him, even if the situation was far less than ideal for either of him. At the very least he was careful not to burn him with the residual heat in his hands, it would do no good to burn someone else in his firestorm. Jorah's key was pressed into his palm, though he grimaced when he saw the state of their lightening caller. Let her sort herself out, friend. Can you heal him? he'd turned to sign behind him to Kershaw before moving to get the collar off of his neck, next. 

His own collar forgotten about for the moment. Handle everyone else, first. That was always his goal.

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Notes: Ashon okayed the key being yeeted off of Kat's nose in the group plotting thread.

Summary: Extinguishes his flames. Hits Kat in the nose with her key, tells her to shift back if she wants to use it. Unlocks Kershaw's collar. Give Jorah his key. Is worried about Cade and asks Kershaw if this can be healed while getting Cade's collar off. His own collar remains on at this time.

Suddenly a blinding, mind-erasing white light fills Jorah's thoughts. He stands stock still, dazed stupid for a couple moments while holding rock. What was a he doing? ...Is that a fucking dragon? He drops the rock and begins to run away from the dragon, only to trip and fall onto a body (Cade Fessehaye) sprawled on the ground that he had no clue was there.

[color=orange]"Why are you just laying here?"[/color] he mutters out of sorts, leaning off and grabbing the man's face by his cheeks, shaking him with hurried panic. Something small and heavy hits his head, and it looks like a key. He grabs it and jams into the downed man's lock.

[color=orange]"Please protect me,"[/color] he pleads.

tldr: jorah forgets who he is, decides to run from big scary dragon, but trips and falls onto the prone cade. when the key is thrown to him, he unlocks cade and pleads for protection from dragon, etc.

A woman cloaked in white can be seen briefly, before the collars around the captured peoples necks fall uselessly to the ground. Whatever key they did, or did not find, is moot now.

A voice hisses: "Run. Before they realize the game is over."

And with those words, the figure is gone. As if she had never been there. The group finds themselves randomly teleported out of the hellscape they'd occupied, as the figure dissipates into nothing.

The group have been transported via unknown means to Denerim, Ferelden. Smack in the center of the marketplace. And people look confused by their appearance.

Next Steps:
This quest will be retconned as completed by a second separate party that rode with the group (meaning, if you know anyone who needs a connection ICly, this quest could be their connection)! This second party gets our current party home safely and solves the issue at hand.

There's no need for more posts from you guys. I'll start listing your rewards. Pop these rewards in your codexes, my loves. c:

I recommend setting your codex up for quests like this:

Code:

<a href="https://valiant-hearts.net/showthread.php?tid=1002&pid=5775#pid5775">[Q3] This is Thriller - completed 9/27/2023</a><br>
- + 1 mastery point<br>
- +5 to rolls for luck/chaos. <br>
- Other reward here.

All Party Members: +5 to rolls for chaos/luck. For when you REALLY gotta hit a 20, but you roll a 15. Ensure this is recorded in your codex!!

All Party Members: You receive +1 mastery upgrade for a foci of your choosing! Simply update your foci and let me know in the chat when it's been done. Make a note in your codex.

Faelyn: You find that your vallaslin seems to be fading after this encounter; though it does not fade entirely. How much of it fades, how much it actually fades, and where it's fading is up to the player.

Jorah: Jorah gains the ability to see through things; think like x-ray vision. Enjoy this newfound skill (or maybe scream and cry about it, idk). Whether his memory is affected still or not (by amnesia) is up to player.

Kershaw: Kershaw is left with a lingering feeling that he needs to worship Faelyn. How long this lasts is up to the player.

Katriel: Katriel finds herself with the ability to walk through objects. Yes, like Kitty from x-men.

Cade: His lightning powers are permanent. Enjoy explaining that to your polycule.