WKLBZ 2: Thedas

[winterwinds]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Audra, Loki, Thor
RECIPIENT: All the Inquisition
WHAT: WE'RE UNDER ATTAAAACK
WHEN: during all this shit in Tevinter
WHERE: They're in the catacombs but anyone with a crystal can hear them
NOTES: Audra Loki Thor. threadjack away frendos

To anyone listening, Minrathous is under attack by Corypheus and his Venatori. Anyone wearing Inquisition colors is not safe, anyone who would oppose him is not safe. I beg those of us still in the city to make their way out, but help any you can without putting yourself in danger as well.

Under attack is putting it rather mildly? There's a Gods' Damned Corrupted Dragon lifting the Archon's Palace out of the ground! The guard are beating people to death in the streets!
Listen, all of you would do well to get to the docks or the catacombs, or leave the city on foot if you can stay hidden! Don't go dithering around looking for help; you won't find any here!

Not all of our people are heartless or Venatori. Avoid the guards and anything with the imperial crest, but if you are human or dwarf there should be those who will help disguise you if you need it. Particularly if you let the mages among you take the lead. Seek the alleys; they have the entrances to the catacombs. Some of us will linger to help those unfamiliar out, but we will not linger long. It is not safe. And watch the sky. The dragon is... fast.

Comments

[thorndergod]

Some food supplies have been... damaged.

[There is a great deal of anger under those words, but he still thinks they need the Inquisition if they're going to beat Corypheus so he's not ready to unleash that anger yet. Luckily there's a safe target for it - the Venatori.]

And the corrupt guards, the Venatori, have not cared who gets caught in the crossfire as they attack members of the Inquisition, so we have injured citizens. We can likely heal some when we have had a chance to breathe, but our healer is already tired.

[And has already failed to heal the most important patient they've had.]

We will be able to deal with food supplies for a time if we can get these people to our lands outside the city, but we are not set up to host a larger group for any real length of time.

[hwaaaitsme]

They will be healed long before Inquisition Reinforcements stumble their way here--[He is not an incompetent, Thor, he is just tired. He is not used to doing this much magic and you're not helping and--this, this is not the point. You're welcome Araceli, enjoy waspish Loki.]

You can resupply at Marnus Pell, it has a port and several military installations. We have the damned stores and they are certainly not pawns of this darkspawn creature. I cannot speak for the other ports--but they hardly matter.

[foxsays]

Shit. [Not that she's surprised. She's been their captive once, she knows - intimately - exactly what the Venatori will do in their cruelty.] The seneschal can have my apology after you're all safely returned then, I'll bring what I can that won't weight us down but keep the cold from setting in.

[The shock, really, but let's pretend it's just the cold of being at sea with no land to protect them. Waspish isn't helpful but she keeps herself from snapping back since she's not there.

It's not like she was much better when it was her turn to be on the receiving end of the Venatori's treatment.]

And you'll be wanting lyrium too, I'll let Beleth know and see what she can get her hands on, I'll put that in with potions, poultices...Last time something happened at sea we could go to Llomerryn but with the recent massacre that's no longer an option, I'd say the first friendly places we might meet you are Antiva or Rivain depending on what way the winds favour either lot of us or what comes after you.

[Araceli would like to offer more than that but she can't.]

If Marnus Pell is even open to us or you have the option to go there, you might not. You might all have to keep sailing.

[thorndergod]

Our father will keep Marnas Pell open. We have protected the city against qunari time and again and they know us and will help us.

[He has that one small certainty in all of this mess and surprise, though his determination is tempered by exhaustion slowly setting in.]

But we are caught here and are at the mercy of what the Inquisition can do to reach us. It is up to you where we go.

lost this out my inbox in the work shuffle

[foxsays]

And that will be enough? I know little of your father and there are a lot of lives at stake. Qunari have gaatlok though, if it can stand against them, it can stand against Venatori...

[Gently said. Her throat is tight, she is not thinking about Craintellier. What might happen to anyone who they haven't got with them, it's not helpful.]

How well would you be able to hide? The injured amongst you, moving them too far-- it's not ideal. There's a ship belonging to Lady Vivas that will be coming too, now that I know for certain.

[Bless having rich Antivans in Naval Presence.]

[thorndergod]

We have spoken with people from Nascere.

[He has confidence in Tevene over others, even when they're pirates and criminals, even when his city burns.]

They are bringing their ships. And as for enough... Our people, our forces, are strong. I do not think Corypheus can afford to turn enough of his focus to one place to overwhelm him. The distance on the injured could take its toll, I will concede that, we may not be able to help everyone. But we can help some.