003.

[champions]

FORM: crystal
SENDER: Kostos, Nikos, Marisol
RECIPIENT: everyone
WHAT: don’t feed the zombie
WHEN: current
WHERE: Kirkwallerino
NOTES: Zombies, man. Related to the Nevarra diplomacy effort.

Beloved Inquisition. Charming, benevolent, remarkably good looking, delightful Inquisition.

(Here there is a quiet snort of sarcasm that belongs to Nikos.

Off to a great start. Marisol sighs wistfully. ) You will be happy to know that we are making headway in repairing our relationship with Nevarra. There is much to do, still, but the team I attended with did excellent work, and I am thankful to all of them.

Marisol. ( Quiet chiding, not really meant for anyone else but her. The point, Marisol, the point. )

Ah! ( A moment of enlightenment. Bless you, dear cousin. ) Another of my wondrous Nevarran relatives has descended upon the Inquisition. She is residing in the Gallows, but I would ask all of you to treat her with the utmost respect, and maintain a safe and healthy distance.

( c: )

She— ( wait, no, Kostos isn’t playing along with that ridiculousness ) —It is in a locked room in the central tower. You should not be at risk of encountering it unless you make an effort.

Don’t make the effort. Unless you want your eyeballs speared by long fingernails and the state of your cloak slyly disrespected. The former more likely than the latter. I think her tongue is rotted. (wait…. In a Kostos voice that actually sounds pretty much like his own voice, slightly different accent, slightly more sullen? Less sullen? Hard to say.) It has a rotted tongue. All dust.

(And he sounds way too darkly amused about that. Meanwhile, Marisol sounds as chill and entertained as always, the faint note of reproof entirely playful. )

Great Great Great Aunt Berenike is a woman of considerable reputation, but presently also of considerable temper. She has very graciously acquiesced to participate in our efforts to cure the revered dead of the Necropolis of their current ill-humour, but she is not not one to suffer fools.

Except for dinner. She will gladly suffer fools for dinner.

Comments

[provenforce]

[ rey suddenly feels she's not paid enough for this. ]

How secure is the door on that room?

[champions]

I think the room is more than adequately secure.

[provenforce]

And if it's not?

[unshadowing]

[There's a painful sigh on the other end of the crystal.]

Please tell me there's more than a lock between it and the entirety of the Gallows.

[champions]

Oh no, we thought it was most appropriate that she have access to all portions of the Gallows, and have ensured she has her own keys.

[unshadowing]

Well that's very lovely. Hopefully she'll pay you a visit first. Her dear great, great, great niece.

[winterwinds]

You actually managed to bring one of those animated mummies back from Nevarra?

[ Rather than wary she sounds kind of delighted by this. ]

That's fascinating! I'm surprised she traveled well, I wouldn't have expected the magic would hold so far from whoever cast it.

[champions]

I confess I am little versed in the subtleties of Necromancy. It is an opportunity that I am very grateful for, all the same.

[foundmyselfagain]

And people thought I was joking about the vengeful and enraged dead great-aunt.

[ Gareth NEVER jokes! The nerve! ]

[champions]

No one should ever doubt you, dear Gareth.

[foundmyselfagain]

Then you should take my wonderful and intelligent advice and just give whatever spirit has its spirit panties in a twist in there the boot. Let your dear aunt have some peace. Give her a spirit of Contemplation, or Quietness, or Not Killing People.

[limier]

[ nevarra continues to be The Worst (tm) ]

Please place signage on the door. We can see to a guard befitting her status.

[champions]

“FREE MONEY HERE.”

[limier]

[ 'it might help us lighten the rifter budget' is not a thought to be voiced aloud ]

While I do not doubt the generosity of your ancestors, I am uncertain we wish to further associate them with looting.

[ she says, with a sword that totally definitely didn't come out of the necropolis ]

[private]

[doneisdone]

HER STATUS, LUWENNA

[doneisdone]

[a few seconds of attempting to form words but being too furious]

[mal_adjusted]

[Happy G A A S P.]

Pardon me, but is this the same Berenike of Mortalitasi fame?

[exequy]

No. She was not a mage at all.

[ Considering the possessed corpses of mages can still use magic, bringing one of those wouldn't have been a particularly good idea. ]

[faithlikeaseed]

It--she-- [...long pause.]

You brought a corpse from the Necropolis. Here. And something did get into them to make them attack us.

[Pardon him restating the obvious; he's trying not to have a panic attack.]

[exequy]

Yes—?

[ There will be no pardon. ]

[champions]

I promise you, she is kept behind many locked doors, a portcullis, and then within a metal barred cage. She is a revered corpse, not a revered dragon. There is only so much she can do.

[doneisdone]

Maker.

What have you done.

[champions]

Gone to Nevarra, tried to fix the mistakes of the Inquisition, made a necessary acquisition to try and cure their surviving residents of the Necropolis, placed her in a very secure environment to keep her and the Inquisition safe. Unless you were referring to bringing Kostos and Nikos onto the crystals together, which I admit may be more than the Inquisition is prepared for.

[ipseite]

I thank you again, Lady Vivas, for your efforts on our behalf. I suspect Provost Thranduil will be of more assistance to your ongoing work now, but do inform me if there is anything that my office might provide.

[champions]

No thanks are necessary, Ambassador. I will, of course, pass along your advice to Kostos. As the head for Northern Powers and a proficient necromancer, I believe this matter corresponds with his expertise, but I've no doubt he will be contact Division Heads for assistance wherever necessary.

I am still following up possibilities from our initial effort, but I suspect the next steps will require a combination of scouting and diplomatic tacks. I would be very happy to call on you to discuss the best way to proceed, once I have made more progress.

( TEA BUDDIES )