[color=red]You are possessed by one of the spirit we hunt! Justus gestures towards Ricardo. [color=red]They are attempting to attack our guards! Justus looks at Ricardo and speaks, [color=red]I will free you from this spirit. A short pause then. [color=red]Ardath take the spirits that are attacking our guards. Justus begins to cast sap the griffins strength at the spirit in Ricardo.
[color=blue]OOC: Sap the Griffin's Strength, PeVi base 5, casting total+20 + 4 in pentration.
Um...
Yikes?
The spirits are easily desptached being weak spirits of the 2nd magnitude and they seem to remain passive even in the face of destruction .
(Ricardo no longer gains an angry personality trait at +1)
whew!
[color=red]This is very strange, to say the least, and we gotta be wary, as we magi are the only ones who are protected by the Parma.
Luckily, it seems these spirits can only influence you, so I advise you all (grogs and ricardo) to remain calm in the face of anger.
Last then not least, it appears the path behind us as closed, so we probably have no choice but to go onwards. This suits me, I never thought about going back before resolving this matter.
[color=red]I was covered by the Parma of another magus, but it must have expired when we momentarilly lost sight of one another. I would ask my fellow magi to extend protection ovr myself and these grogs.
Regius will do that as his parma is good enougth to cover everyone (and as he does not seem to be around to post himself)
[color=blue]ooc While I forgot that you where under a parma for the second sight and magis sensitivity . I did remember earlier and it should be made clear that Ricardo was already effected by a spirit by the time any of the mages from Ad Fons saw him .
[color=red]I don't understand. You call yourself a magus of the order, yet you don't know the secret of the Parma Magica? Are you an apprentice?
[color=red]House Mercere, Cult of Heroes. I am descended from the legendary El Cid, via one of his grand daughters and a Flambeau magus named Frederique. Like a Redcap, I have been granted the status of a magus. Unlike a Redcap though, it isn't just lip service. My right to vote has never been challenged. And I have magical qualities (or so they tell me). For example, I am undisturbed by the effects of your Gift. It simply doesn't bother me. In addition, I have exceptional talent when it comes to strategy & tactics. If you were to fill me in on the current situation, I could devise an excellent plan of action.
[color=red]How to say it shortly?
More and more of our covenfolk were possessed by anger spirit. We found out they were servants of a greater one. After a confrontation with a more powerfull spirit, we tracked it down to this regio.
Spirits are of slightly less than average power, non-intelligent, and have demonstrated no special abilities so far save being able to possess people and drive them to anger.
[color=red]Then we must continue our hunt. We should with ease keep the problem of spirits down if they attack us. We must move on and try to find this thing, destroy it and then return home. Wonder how strong the aura is here…? Perhaps this site is useful to us. Justus ponders for a moment. [color=red]If we could bind the spirit rather than destroy it then perhaps we could turn it into a vis source. Now let’s move on and find this spirit.
The path continues to wind down a slope through the rather sinister undergrowth, several other paths join with this one until it starts to level out and through the mist it appears that the group has reached the bottom of a bowl shaped depression.
The path opens out into a fairly large clearing whose ground is awash with blood. Near the entrance is a Stone building which looks to have been carved from a single piece of stone. To Ardeth it is clearly the product of some sort of Terram magic. Towards the centre of the clearing a few tree's can be seen and there is some sign of movement in the mist although it is impossible to make out details in the mist.
If Justus can make out a target he will try to comprehend whatever magic that is there.
[color=red]Soldaes, shall we enter? Justus asks and gestures towards the building.
There is no visible magic except for the aura and the occasional spirit, however Justus is not able to clearly percieve the centre of the clearing
IIRC, i still have my "eyes for vis" spell up. Anything there?
[color=red]Let's go and find the creature. It has done enough harm as it is.
The group enters the stone building , which is a single large room, there is another entrance at the far side. Near the door you entered from is a very messy living area with a bed and a fire pit. Who ever lives here needs to employ a maid service.
However the major part of the chamber is taken up by a hermetic laboratory , there is no sign of who ever lives here.
As you are looking around a terrible scream erupts from outside the building located towards the center of the clearing
Justus hesitates for a moment.[color=red] Soldaes I think that what ever that is it is not friendly… Justus begins to look out from the building seeing if there is something that he can comprehend. Justus tries to approach with caution to use his comprehend magic.
Something has cleared the mist over the clearing while the magi where within the building.
The clearing is of bare blood soaked Earth, standing in the middle of the clearing is a single Ash tree , with a spear driven into it's trunk and a noose hanging from the branches.
Standing near the tree is a man in blood soaked robes with his left eye covered in a patch and a broad bladed spear in his hand. On each of this shoulders is a black raven (Spirits with a might of 20) and on either side of him are large Black wolves with thorns growing from their hides and blood trickling down over their fur.
Justus can tell that the man is protected by a Parma magica.
Ardeth recognises the man as Hector of Bonisagius a mage she saw at a tribunal while an apprentice. He was a Bonisagius who has since gone missing travelling to the North to investigate the magic of the Norsemen. He had two eyes then
[color=green]Riccardo: [color=red]In the name of the Holy Mother of God, what the hell is that?!?
Justus immediately stops his comprehend magic. And steps out in the open.[color=red] Salve soldae I am Justus Felix Ex Miscellanea. You must excuse my intrusion me and my solades where hunting for some spirits harming our covenant and we found this site.