(AwCon) House That Niles Built

[Orphan]

Orphan nods, agreeing fully with Animus, and starts divesting himself of his weapons. He hands over his shotgun and pistol, the extra Army boot knife, the collapsible batons, the lengths of piano wire attached to firm handles, finally he tosses down his sap gloves and Swiss army knife. "I had some handcuffs for awhile after everything went to hell, but I lost them along the way."

The very last thing he hands over are the paired blades of his daisho. "I know you'll have more than enough to deal with, but if I don't survive this and you have an opportunity, try to make sure these get to my Mentor, Typhoon, so they can be passed on to another Brother of the Demon Wind."

[Animus]

Animus watches in growing surprise as Orphan pulls more and more weapons from his person. Was he planning to outfit a small army with that? He carries the lot to the altar and returns with the vestment. Far from ideal, but there's no time to look for something better. Returning to the group, he begins binding Orphan up as securely as he can.

"Hopefully this will hold him if the spiders take over, but I don't know how long it may have bought us. Ankh, do you have any other ideas that might work quickly, do we try a ritual and hope he holds that long, or ... ?" He lets the sentence trail off.

[West]

Please roll (STR -or- DEX) + (Survival -or- Crafts) for the quality of the binding.

[Animus]

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2010-01-15 16:28:39

Animus rolls 8 to Str 3 + Surv 2 (10 Again, WillPower)

7, 2, 3, 10, 10, 2, 3, 1, 6, 9

3 successes

[West]

Orphan is securely tied, and Animus and Ankh both watches as the cluster continues to rise.

[Ankh]

Ankh frowns, trying to think. "I am almost out of mana. Life Force Attack didn't work. I don't know if purging would work because it isn't a disease or a toxin. I can't even classify what it is, other then Abyssal so I don't know how to fight it."

[Animus]

"Then maybe the solution is to make it a disease. I might be able to turn it into a cold virus, and we can go from there?"

Animus concentrates, forming a spell and centering it on the inky blackness.

Transform Base Life

2010-01-17 20:20:47	Animus rolls 7 to Gno 3 + Lif 5 + HS - 2 (duration) - 1 (dox) (10 Again)	5, 4, 10, 5, 7, 10, 5, 3, 4	2 successes
2010-01-17 20:19:20	Animus rolls 2 to dox + 1 - 1 (tool) (10 Again)	9, 2	1 success

He hisses slightly at the far-too-familiar burning sensation as he locks the Abyss into his own flesh, and carefully studies the black swarm, watching for any change in its tenor to indicate success or failure.

[West]

Animus feels his spell try to take hold, but the shroud of the Abyss protects the intruders. Now firmly centered in Orphan's chest area, they begin slowly moving upwards.

[Animus]

Animus growls in frustration. "Blocked. The fleshies didn't pull stunts like that. Maybe it's the difference between control and alteration."

[Ankh]

Ankh inspects Orphan carefully before sitting back and shaking her head. "Or maybe it's already rooted into his essence. That might be why we can't seem to get a hold on it. I still agree with Bev that this thing is a parasite, but I am concerned now that if we try to kill him and bring him back, it either won't work or he'll end up like Tug and Ollie."