<Storyteller> Ahuru stands before you, and beckons you to follow him.
* Remy shrugs, and does so
* Nachabe follows
* Erik follows Ahuru
* Brianna follows
<Storyteller> "What is it that you wish to konw?"
<Remy> "We seek information regarding de one who calls himself 'Markova'."
<Storyteller> "Markova....yes."
<Remy> "You know of dis one?"
* Brianna waits for Ahuru's answer
<Storyteller> "Yes....I do."
* Brianna looks a little pale
<Gerard> "Hey guy's!"
* Brianna sways on her feet, and looks like she's about to faint
<Remy> "Welcome back, Gerard."
* Brianna blinks, trying to clear her vision.
* Remy puts a steadying hand on Bri's shoulder
<Brianna> "I...I don't feel so well,"
<Storyteller> Ahuru looks at Brianna as she sways.
<Remy> "You okay, Chere?"
<Storyteller> He smiles.
<Bork> Brianna has fallen to the floor
* Remy taps his powers of usury to sense if Brianna's corpus is okay
* Remy looks at Ahuru suspiciously
* Brianna lies still and cold on the floor
* Erik stares grimly at Ahuru. "So, can you tell us of Markova, or do we have to perform some dangerous task to be shown worthy of the knowledge you have?"
* Remy looks at her shadow w/ castigate then
<Erik> "I wouldn't be surprised at all..."
<Bork> "Do not be alarmed. She is in no danger."
* Brianna moans, eyelids fluttering
<Nachabe> "Please Explain Sir?"
<Remy> "Funny..It don' look dat way."
<Bork> "It is her Fatalism."
* Nachabe looks at him
<Remy> "Brianna, I believe you got cheated when you learned that power!"
* Brianna 's eyes finally open. She blinks several times before finally focusing on Remy's concerned face <Brianna> "Wh...where am I?" she asks with confusion
<Erik> "You're being graciously granted an audience with his magnificence, Ambassador Ahuru."
<Remy> "Don' worry, your still wit' us talking to Ahuru."
* Brianna frowns, trying to recall who Ahuru is, and what it is they're speaking to him about
<Erik> "If, of course, he'll deign us worthy to speak to us..."
<Remy> "What did you sense?"
<Brianna> "I..I'm sorry..." she stands somewhat unsteadily to her feet
<Brianna> "I...I thought I was somewhere else for a moment."
<Remy> "I apologize, honourable Ahuru. Please, forgive dis humbled Cajun."
<Bork> "It is alright, child."
* Brianna has a scared look on her face, still affected by the clarity and reality of the vision
<Remy> "What did you see?"
* Gerard frowns, not knowing what is going on here.
* Brianna closes her eyes, trying to recall every aspect of the vision
<Brianna> The museum melts away into cloudy darkness. The floor raises and lowers, as the waves hit the bough. You look at your feet to find yourself standing on a Tempest ship, and Remy is beside you looking out into the Sea of Shadows. You turn to see Nachabe sitting on the deck in a lotus position, playing his flute. Erik and Gerard are seated on the poop deck reading. Billy tugs at your side and points off into the darkness. You look out to where he is pointing he looks up to you, and says "Stygia."
<Brianna> "That was everything."
<Remy> "Well...If dat wasn't a clue..I don' know what is."
<Erik> "Sounds like we must embark on a voyage to Stygia..."
<Bork> Ahuru look at each of you.
<Bork> "You have questions?"
* Nachabe glances at everyone as if to say "Later......"
<Erik> "We need to know of a person whose name is or was Markova."
<Remy> "Ambasator Ahuru, what do you recall of dis Markova? Is he really de feind they say he is?"
* Brianna folds her arms, still shaken by her recent experience.
<Bork> "I know little of him. What do you know of him?"
* Brianna looks to the others before reciting the information she found in that book to Ahuru.
* Remy nods to Brianna
<Erik> "We know that he was a Roman general who engaged in acts of cannibalism."
<Bork> "I know little else. I have had very little contact with the Romans."
* Brianna looks at Ahuru, hopefull that he can shed some light on who and what Markova is
<Bork> "I do remember his trial."
<Remy> "We thought dat since you were de eldest, you may know of him."
* Remy leans forewards in anticipation
<Nachabe> "Any information helps."
* Erik looks interested
<Bork> "It has been so very long, but I shall tell you."
<Bork> "It was when I was just a boy in Egypt. We had gone to the market that year and it was
being spoken of in hushed tones."
* Nachabe looks interested
<Bork> "It was said that he had been executed, but not in the usual sense."
* Gerard looks interested, even though it comes from a demon.
<Remy> "He was made an example of?"
<Erik> "Oh, and how was he executed?"
<Bork> "Yes, he was executed by the pagans he conqured."
* Nachabe looks at Erik
<Erik> "Was he burned alive? Or crucified?"
<Bork> "I believe is was the only way to appease the pagans."
* Brianna feels sick with all this talk of horrible death and torture
<Bork> "He was hung by his feet,"
<Bork> "and sliced apart."
* Remy cringes
<Erik> "Fitting."
<Bork> "Yes...in a way."
* Brianna closes her eyes for a moment, then opens them, looking for Billy
<Bork> Billy is over by one of the exhibits.
<Nachabe> "Is there anything else you can remember sir?"
<Bork> "That is all."
<Remy> "Do you know anything else? Or was there another reason dat you agreed to speak to us?"
* Gerard already knew this. Old news from a stupid creature.
<Bork> He smiles. "There are always 'other reasons'."
* Brianna looks at Remy for a moment then turns to Ahuru. "We believe that he is somehow connected to a recently opened Nihil. Do you know how this could have happened?"
<Bork> "Have you investigated everything at the Nihil?"
<Brianna> "No, they sent us away to look for information on this Markova person. Some others stayed behind to investigate."
<Bork> "I have only heard rumors. What has happened?"
* Brianna recounts our experiences with the Nihil to Ahuru
<Nachabe> When Brianna is done, Nachabe tells what he knows as well from his investigation
<Remy> "Probably not everything about de nihil, checking up on Markova was our first lead."
<Remy> "That reminds me, Gerard, did you translate the writing?"
* Remy tells Ahuru about the writing on the wall
<Gerard> "No."
<Bork> "Strange indeed. I must think about this."
<Bork> "Please leave me. I must think." he says and walks off.
* Remy exits
* Nachabe leaves
<Remy> "Thank you for your time."
* Brianna quietly leaves the room. "Thank you very much," she says, nodding her head respectfully
<Gerard> "Yea thanks."
* Gerard leaves.
* Nachabe walks out the front door
<Simon> <{Glaring evilly at Brianna}>
* Erik leaves * Simon (who has been oddly distracted) leaves as well, not quite sure what has just happened. <Bork> The street is silent as the night begins to end.
* Nachabe waits untill they are all a fair distance from the Ambassador's Palace
<Bork> The sun is coming up and is strangely grotesque to your dead eyes
<Remy> "Well, I think we should take one last look around de nihil, then we should try an' get to stygia. As a gambler, I have learned not to believe in coincidence."
<Nachabe> "I forgot to say something before because I had not pondered it enough, but there was a cover-up going on at the Nihil."
<Simon> "Now that sounds interesting..."
<Brianna> "A cover up?"
<Nachabe> "I forgot to say something before because I had not pondered it enough, but there was a cover-up going on at the Nihil."
<Erik> "Why does this not shock me like it should?"
<Brianna> "A cover-up? What kind?"
<Remy> "A cover up?"
<Nachabe> "I believe that they found something, an object of some sort."
<Nachabe> "Something that they don't want others to know about."
<Erik> "Do you have any idea what this object could have been?"
* Brianna looks interested
* Remy shakes his head disgustedly
<Nachabe> "Sorry I was hurried out of there as soon as they came across it."
<Nachabe> "But something was found...something we have not been told about."
<Brianna> "Why would they keep something from us? They asked us to help them.."
<Erik> "Well, let's find out about it before we make our excursion to Stygia."
<Simon> "Just think Remy, maybe someday *you'll* be the one covering things up," Simon says with a grin...
* Brianna wonders if they sent us on a wild goose chase to get us away from the Nihil
<Remy> "It don' suprise me too much. De Paupers seemed to be in a hurry to get us out of there."
* Nachabe turns to Brianna and says "Politics."
* Gerard shakes his head confusedly.
* Brianna sighs sadly
<Remy> "I doubt it."
* Remy nods
<Storyteller> The sun is now up and it's light looks fairly withered as you walk the awakening streets.
<Erik> "Well, Remy...looks like it's time for you to make political allies and find out what's going on."
<Nachabe> "You have to keep in mind that we are the lowest in the chain of command, we will know nothing that they do not want us to know."
<Remy> "We must be careful wit our accusations..."
<Remy> "Mabye we should talk to our old friend paul."
<Simon> "Yes, if we appear to be getting into too much trouble..."
<Brianna> "If Paul isn't behind it all..."
* Brianna feels conspiracy-based paranoia setting in
<Erik> "Wouldn't that be funny..."
<Simon> "Well, let's just say Stygia is never in a surplus of chains..."
<Nachabe> "I think that it would be wise if we just remained quite about this untill we can investigate some more...."
<Gerard> "no it wouldn't be funny."
* Simon nods in agreeance with Nach.
<Remy> "Well...do you have any clue to de nature of dis artifact?"
<Remy> "Perhaps we should indeed return to de scene of the crime."
<Nachabe> "Like I said, I was hurried off before it was dug up."
<Erik> "Not 'ha ha' funny, but funny in that it's one of life's bitter ironies."
<Gerard> Remy-{You should know about crime.}
<Nachabe> "Although it may be worth the time to investigate the site to a greater degree than we allready have." <Remy> My luck is aux natural, shadowman
* Remy nods to nachabe
<Gerard> {I never said anything about luck, just crime}
* Remy 's eyes glaze over for a minute
<Remy> I didn' have a choice. You know dis.
<Brianna> {You've failed yourself again Gerard. Letting that abomination run free..}
<Gerard> {remember Remy, you used your "gift" with criminal elements. Don't ever give me bullshit about not having a choice.}
<Gerard> I know, but I felt he was too powerful for me to take on.
<Storyteller> You all walk towards the dock and
<Brianna> {coward, you are no better than the ones you claim need to be destroyed}
* Remy keeps on walking, wearing a look of internal termoil
<Storyteller> see that the city is now awake
* Nachabe walks
<Storyteller> The boat is there waiting.
<Gerard> I know, but I will bide my time, let then feel I am on their side, then kill them.
<Erik> "Excuse me, before we embark on a journey...I think I should visit with Sam..."
* Brianna takes Billy's hand and gets ready to board the boat behind Remy
<Nachabe> {Erik - "yessssss.....Visit Sam......."}
<Erik> (Get out of my head...)
<Gerard> Remy-{You always had a choice, but at the one you took. Now your dead, and leading a group of ghosts to some hell hole where you are probably going to fuck up again and kill everyone...Permantly.}
<Brianna> {always the voice of reason, aren't you! deny it all you want, you are a coward}
<Gerard> Fine, I'm a coward, but they will die when the time is right.
<Brianna> {dark, evil chuckle in your head}
* Gerard falls onto his knees cursing his evil side.
<Erik> "Ummm...I don't think we should get on the boat...I don't like the look of it..."
<Remy> (I think that's where your wrong...We aren't gonna fuck up' thinks remy determinedly)
* Brianna looks at Erik
<Simon> "Wha?"
<Brianna> "What's wrong with it?"
<Remy> "What do you mean, Erik?"
<Erik> "It's about the same size as the Nihil..."
<Erik> "Do the math."
<Gerard> {Remy-Remember what got you here in the first place, your lack of insight}
<Remy> "De boat?"
<Nachabe> "He is correct"
<Simon> {No... don't get on the boat. Just stay here where it's safe...}
<Erik> "Yes, the boat."
<Remy> "A traveling Nihil? Is dis a common occurance?"
<Erik> "I've got better things to do anyways...like talk to Sam..."
* Brianna looks at Gerard with concern and hurries over to him
<Brianna> "Are you alright? What's wrong??"
<Nachabe> {Erik - "Yes it is time to see Sam..........."}
<Storyteller> The boat captain comes over to the side, "Can I help you?"
* Remy looks over to gerard too...
* Remy sighs. One problem at a time...
<Gerard> {Remy-Go ahead Remy, get on the boat, or don't. Decisions decisions and you don't know
how to make them}
<Simon> "Um... I don't quite know. Around here anythings possible."
<Gerard> "No, I have a problem."
* Remy throws something at the boat
<Erik> "SHUT UP! YOU'LL NEVER TOUCH SAM IF I HAVE TO KILL MYSELF TO AVOID IT!"
<Remy> (For all your talk of making hasty decisions, shadow, you sure want me to make up my mind pretty quick. I think i'll take my time wit this one, thank you very much)
<Nachabe> {Erik - "Please do, then I will be with her and you won't"}
<Simon> "Whoa... settle down there..."
* Brianna puts her arm around Gerard. "Do you want to talk about it? sometimes talking helps."
* Erik gets a shocked look on his face
<Simon> "I think we should turn our attention to this mysterious boatperson..."
* Brianna glances over at Remy to see what's going on with the boat
<Erik> "I...I'm losing control..."
* Remy throws something in the boat again...to see what happens
<Gerard> {Remy-Well, you always made hasty decisions, and now the change. Oh I see, now that your dead, you have all the time in the world.}
* Nachabe looks at the Boat
<Erik> "Gods no...not now..."
<Gerard> "I don't think so. Talking will not help."
<Gerard> {Dark, Evil Laugh in thine head Rem.}
<Simon> {Yes... console him. While he's probably the one behind all this. Trust him like you trusted the other one...}
* Nachabe looks again to the boat.....
* Remy throws something in the boat again...to see what happens
<Simon> {You can't trust any of these people, and you certainly can't trust that boat...}
* Brianna quickly backs away from Gerard, wiping her hands
<Erik> "I...I must...I must go and see Sam...before I die...or worse..."
<Gerard> {Remy-Little nervous now. Things are getting a little out of control. Quick, make the decision. Or it could be too late. HHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}
* Remy uses shadowsite on the Boatman
<Gerard> {Remy-Still worried about the boat. why, if this were your daughter, you wouldn't hesitate to help her. But since these people are being lead by you, you can ignore them.}
<Simon> "Hmm... I think the boat looks OK from here guys."
* Simon walks confidently toward it
* Remy concentrates for a moment, focusing on the threads of fate. Knowing the disruptions in the tapestry, he senses for these disturbances
<Remy> (No, I'm not hesitating to help them! I want to consider all possiblilties before making my decision) <Simon> "Well, I suppose yer the boss, Cajun man. Do we take the Love Boat or not?"
<Gerard> {Remy-Are you sure, the GREAT LEADER you are watches his followers fall when they need him the most. For a decision maker, they picked wrong, and now they have to suffer for their incompetence, and Yours. Next time, try and totally drown out their needs okay Rem. make me happy} * Remy narrows his eyes in anger * Gerard slowly gets up, shakily.
<Remy> (Shadow, I am absolutely POSITIVE)
<Simon> "Are you OK down there... um... Gerard?"
<Gerard> {Rem-Positive, that the needs of the people you lead are less important than the boat? Please, don't ever try and lie to me again.}
<Gerard> "Yea, I'm okay. Just a little problem."
<Simon> "I get it...", simon nods knowingly...
<Nachabe> "The boat made the Nihil when it entered from the Tempest."
<Simon> "That's some boat..."
* Brianna looks at the boat
<Remy> "How do you figure that, Nachabe?"
<Brianna> "This boat made the Nihil??"
<Remy> "I get it."
<Nachabe> "It was not this boat, but it was a boat that made the Nihil."
<Nachabe> "This one is safe...."
<Erik> "Well, 'fearless' leader, lead us on our way to investigate the Legion Hall."
* Remy walks onto the boat
* Nachabe walks to the boat
<Remy> "Didn't you have someone that *you* wanted to see, Erik?"
* Erik follows Remy hesitantly
* Simon mutter, "finally", and follows...
<Brianna> "oh."
<Gerard> {Rem-'Fearless' if onlyhe knew.}
<Erik> "Yes." * Brianna gets onto the boat a bit uncertainly
* Gerard follows slowly.
<Erik> "I still do."
<Nachabe> {Erik - "Saaaaaammmmmmm"}
<Erik> "But, if you want us to all go to the Hall."
<Erik> "Shut up!"
* Simon regards Erik curiously
<Gerard> {Rem-Just stay unconcerned about your followers.}
<Remy> "Erik, I can't split up de group jus' because you have somethin' personal to take care of."
<Erik> "Then I must follow."
* Nachabe stands on the boat
<Storyteller> "To Ellis island I suppose?" says the captain.
<Erik> "Of course."
<Remy> "Yes, sil-vu-plais."
<Storyteller> He grunts some commands and the crew readies the ship
<Nachabe> "I think that when we get to the site of the nihil that we should perhaps pretend to be looking for something else, so that we do not draw attention to our covert investigations."
<Storyteller> The boat lurches and soon is heading towards the island
<Erik> "Yes, great spies that we are..."
* Remy nods. "Stealth will be our best ally."
<Storyteller> It takes about a half an hour to reach the shore
<Nachabe> "We do not know the players in this game yet, anyone can be in on it....if there is a cover-up that is." <Storyteller> The island is crawling with wraiths, still busy with the clean up
<Erik> "If it is stealth we must use, then the group would have been better off letting me go to Sam's..."
<Remy> "I think we can be sure dat the leader of the Paupers is in on it."
<Simon> {*Anyone*... be careful Bri}
<Storyteller> The harbor master hails you all, as the boat docks
<Nachabe> "We came to read the writing again........" nachabe whispers to you all
<Erik> "As you wish..."
<Storyteller> "What is your business on the island?"
* Nachabe looks at remy
<Remy> "We are looking to read de writing on de wall again."
* Remy looks the man streight in the eye
<Storyteller> "I see. Do you have papers?"
* Remy flashes his disarming smile
<Remy> "We are a cohort wit' official orders from the lady of fate. Of course we do."
* Remy hands the papers to the man
<Storyteller> He takes the papers and looks at them, then back to each of you.
<Storyteller> "Alright, move on."
* Remy walks forewards, towards the building
* Erik follows Remy
* Gerard follows
* Nachabe joins him
* Remy whispers to his friends "Be alert for spies, or trailers."
* Brianna follows, watching everything
<Storyteller> The building is looking better, most of the Corpea is cleaned off
<Storyteller> and there are very little signs that anything was amiss just two days ago
<Storyteller> The Legionnaires at the door cross their weapons as you approach
<Remy> "You bar our passage?"
<Storyteller> "Your business?"
* Gerard is a little tense as he approaches the Legoinairres.
<Remy> "We are here to investigate de writings on de wall."
* Remy shows the papers
<Storyteller> "Enter then, but don't touch anything!"
* Remy walks in * Erik follows Remy
<Storyteller> The inside is almost spotless, and the writing is still there.
* Brianna follows
* Erik examines the writing carefully
<Storyteller> it is in Latin
* Gerard examines the wall.
* Simon looks at the Nihil with some interest
<Storyteller> You can hear the roar of the Nihil as you enter the building
<Simon> "wow..."
<Simon> {That's where Connor is now... that's where you end up, if you go like he did...}
* Brianna shivers, dread filling her as she hears the Nihil raging behind her
<Storyteller> Their is a dread pull towards the Nihil that is hard to ignore
<Remy> "Is it just me, or is dis nihil getting stronger?"
* Erik begins to move towards the Nihil, but catches himself before he goes anywhere
<Storyteller> Nachabe is no longer with you
<Simon> "Dunno... never been here..."
<Simon> "Where's that tall guy?"
* Brianna keeps her eyes firmly planted on the wall, trying to ignore the pull of the Nihil
<Remy> "And what de hell kind of a boat can make a nihil. Does Markova have such a boat?" Remy whispers
* Remy braces himself
* Remy pulls himself out of the room, nearer to the door
<Simon> "I'm a little worried about that Nachabe... did anyone see where he went?"
* Erik stares at the Nihil, somewhat entranced by the swirling nexus
* Nachabe re-joins the group
<Storyteller> There Nihil continues to whirl in the center of the room
* Gerard slowly turns to the Nihil.
<Remy> "What happened, Nachabe! Where did you go??"
<Nachabe> "I will tell you later....." he says as he points to his right ear
<Simon> {Oh, I don't like it here at all... can't we just leave? It's not *safe*}
<Remy> Nachabe-{why don't you tell them, oh noble prince? You take orders from this rabble?}
* Brianna looks around the room, trying to see if there is anything we missed
<Gerard> {Rem-A little more concerned about yourself than the group. You are not like you used to be Remy. At least you tried to be helpful when it counted before you died.}
<Nachabe> {I may be a prince in another land, but here I am the follower........}
<Remy> {How refreshing to hear you admit to your own ineptitudes}
<Remy> {Perhaps you should let me take charge. I could show him a thing or two about leadership}
* Brianna muses, "You know, I think that this Nihil is actually getting smaller."
* Remy looks at the nihil
* Nachabe castigates himself, banishing the darkness
<Simon> "Hmmm..."
<Erik> "We would be so lucky."
<Storyteller> "Ok folks visiting time is over," says a Legionnaire as he pokes his head through the door <Gerard> "Say, Nachabe, how come you are not affected by our darker selves?"
<Nachabe> "I am Gerard....I fight my own inner darkness as do all of you."
* Remy sets a determined look in his eyes, and grits his teeth. He reaches out for anyone getting too close to the nihil
<Gerard> "But you seem to be less affected by them then the rest of us."
* Remy turns to face the Legionnaire
* Nachabe looks at Gerard and says "from your point of view....."
<Remy> "Our duty is to investigate this nihil. Would *you* like to take it up with the legion of fate?"
<Remy> "If not, den let us finish our job!"
* Gerard looks at Nachabe and replies, "at least you aren't on the floor like me or Erik."
<Storyteller> "Hey I got orders just like you. So if you don't mind."
<Simon> "Floor's just a longer way for him to go..." Simon smiles.
<Storyteller> He motions for you to leave.
<Erik> "I think he might be stronger in constitution than we mere mortals are..."
<Remy> "Where do your orders come from? On who's authority?"
* Brianna looks at the writing on the wall again.
<Nachabe> "I cannot tell you how to find your own innner strength, that is a personal matter Gerard." <Storyteller> "Hey, it's the Gov's descision, not mine."
<Remy> "The Butcher?"
<Storyteller> "Heh, yeah. But don't say that too loud."
* Gerard looks around after being dazzled by the lights of the Nihil, and the utter selfishnish of Nachabe. <Gerard> "So, what have we learned?"
<Remy> "I do not recognize your position over mine. Who gives your orders directly?"
* Nachabe begins to leave
<Storyteller> "Ok look the gov said not to let anybody in here, untill he get's here so please leave. I don't want to end up as an ashtray."
* Remy slips on his mask for effect
* Simon watches the petty power struggle bemusedly.
* Remy nods
* Remy leaves. "Lets go, people."
* Simon follows da Man wit da Mask
* Gerard follows, glowing at the Legionairre.
<Storyteller> The legionnnaire sighs with relief.
* Brianna follows
<Storyteller> You exit the building and notice that the boat is still there
<Remy> After they get away from prying eyes, remy says "It wasn't a total waste. I got de person who gives his orders. De bad news....It's de govener himself."
<Remy> "I don' think we should press too hard, though. I don' want to cost dat young legionare
his life, jus' on our account"
* Remy stumbles
<Remy> "I don' feel too good..."
<Simon> "What's up?"
<Remy> "I can't see!"
<Nachabe> "That was not all that we learned....."
<Gerard> {Rem-How appropriate. A blind leader.}
* Simon turns to Nach with interest
* Nachabe looks at Remy
<Nachabe> "What is wrong Remy?"
* Remy clutches at his head....wracked by a vision...
* Brianna holds onto Remy to keep him from falling
<Erik> "Reminds me of a Christian Mass...'I see visions...I see heaven'..."
<Remy> "Um sir, where are the recruting files?"
* Nachabe helps her
* Remy stands upright again...
<Remy> "I had a vision, such as brianna's, I believe."
<Remy> Remy relates the vision...
<Erik> "Oh wonderful...prophecies of doom..."
<Erik> "Oh please, Father Remy...SAVE me..."
<Remy> you can see that the ground is beginning to change it is now paved with soulstuff you are in
a city and all around is gothic architecture a relic army Jeep pulls up and a man dressed in an WW army
uniform gets out You hear yourself ask, "Umm sir, Where is the recruiting files?" "He turns to you and looks sternly, "Over that way," he says pointing to your left.
<Simon> "Yeah, that's the spirit..."
* Remy glares at Erik
<Erik> "Bad experience with religion..."
<Brianna> "Hmmm...this is interesting."
<Remy> "I think we are being directed to de way of Stygia."
<Nachabe> "There was an object taken from the nihil site......."
<Simon> "Yes?"
<Nachabe> "A figure-head of some kind."
<Storyteller> You all notice there is a boat that has just docked.
<Remy> "How did you discover dis? Did you see it being taken?"
<Storyteller> It is decorated and it seems to be carrying someone important
<Simon> "Hmmm... sort of like the figure head on the front of a boat, maybe?"
* Erik turns and looks at the boat
<Nachabe> "While you were examining the writing, I made my way to the place where the object was taken." <Storyteller> It docks and several Legionnaires get off surrounding someone.
<Brianna> "Watch it, I bet that this is the butcher on his way.."
<Simon> "Now who might that be..."
* Erik tries to get a better look
* Remy stares off to the distance
* Nachabe watches
<Storyteller> They head towards the building, but stop. The mob turns to your direction and heads over <Storyteller> "You is in charge here?"
<Storyteller> The mob splits and you see Deter looking at each of you expectantly
* Brianna straightens to her full height
* Remy stands forward
<Storyteller> "Good, then all of you come with me."
* Erik steps forward
<Storyteller> He heads into the building and shows you to a room off to the side of the Nihil.
<Storyteller> Three legionnaires stnad here in the room. In the center there is a box. The Legions snap to attention and
<Storyteller> "Sir, here is the box you ordered sealed."
<Storyteller> "Well then unseal it! And show these investigators the contents."
<Storyteller> "Sir?? You ordered them sealed!"
<Storyteller> "And I'm ordering them unsealed! Show em'."
<Storyteller> The legionnaire shrugs and unseals it
<Storyteller> The box contains a figurehead from a boat
<Storyteller> it is the head of a Roman centurion
* Brianna looks at the figurehead, studying it's features
* Erik examines the figurehead
* Remy examines it

to be continued