February 20th:

Quick recap: Rory has decided to rest where he lay, in Tusker form, as compelled by Fierneceal. Sethos has pitched camp in one of the rooms inside the Skyclaw. Ashakel and Hanuel are non-existent until their players return from the aether, as that's simply easier on me to be honest with you. Javan, who is ill but otherwise still here, has probably decided to stay the night in town, but might be sleeping at the Anetheron Facility as well. Araiguna, Snarg, and Gwydo are all still on the 19th thread. Also, Zeiss and Z will be showing up at, roughly, 1 PM barring interruptions.

February 20th, morning

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Rory's conscious mind stirred in the darkness of the ruins. He curled in as the cold air licked at his body. Minutes later, he opened his eyes when he was ready to abandon sleep. He wished he could have gotten more rest, but duty called.

Awareness 9:

Rory:
You awaken in the exact same spot you had passed out in, fully dressed and looking as if you haven't budged more then a few inches. Fierneceal is no where to be seen. You aren't entirely certain what time it is either, being indoors in a dimly lit facility hundreds of feet beneath the surface.

Araiguna managed to find a secluded barn as he requested to sleep in.

Gwydo has managed to run back to Marblebush unmolested, arriving at around 4 AM.

Snarg got a room at a nearby Inn with no real hassle or fuss.

Heavy furniture creaks and scraps as it is moved away from its position against Snarg's inn room door. The Gnoll grunts as he moves each piece back in to its original place, lining it up with the dust layout on the floor. "Wish I didn't have to be doin' this all the rock kissin' time," he mutters as he finishes moving the last piece. That being done, he quickly checks over his equipment, cracks his back with a groan, and leaves the room, heading over towards the foyer.

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Araiguna wakes up about a half hour before dawn to get out of the barn before possibly being discovered by whoever owned the property. He decided to go toward whatever part of town was most populated at this hour to eavesdrop on the inevitable complaining townsfolk.

Gwydo gathers the group from Marblebush and then heads to the Skyclaw to collect those that stayed in the ship overnight.

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Snarg:
As you are walking down the corridor of the upstairs hallway of the Inn your keen ears pick up tidbits of a conversation between the innkeeper you talked to last night, and what sounds like a couple of guards. They are asking about a Gnoll of your exact description, which the innkeeper affirms that he has seen and mentions your room number.

Rory sat there and wrote an entry in his journal before eating some rations. He pulled out the red orb that wasn't materia, curiously looking it over again, wondering. After finishing breakfast, he opened a bottle of mead and drank from it while combing the ground in the immediate area for any trace of the Scion Fierneceal, in order to follow her trail.

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Rory:
You find what you assume are Fierneceal's tracks amidst the dust, since they coincide with the only other tracks in the whole area (yours and hers, you identify both), leading up and out of the facility towards the upper regions.

Once he had found her tracks, Rory began his trek through the facility, following them to wherever they would lead, while doing his best to sneak soundlessly should he encounter any undesirables along the way.

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Quickly performing a heel-turn, Snarg fast walks over to a window overlooking the roof. He checks every which way insde, then outside, and props open the window.

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Snarg:
Fortunately you got up early enough that there are still some shadows cast from the barely-risen sun that you might be able to make your way across the rooftops, but it will be rather risky with plenty of people out and about. There are only guards here and there, relatively normal patrols, but after a moment of observation you get the impression that despite the slightly more casual situation there are still actual military patrols, in squads of 8, that are roaming the streets here and there.
You also get the very distinct impression that you have a few seconds to make your decision before the soldiers here head upstairs and see you at the window.

With a slight grunt, Snarg lowers himself out the window, shutting it behind him with one hand. He crouches down out of sight of the window and makes his way away from the inn.

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Waking up at seven o'clock, Sethos climbs out of his tent and takes it down after musing about how there are no windows on the ship and how depressed the crew must of been for the lack of windows and maybe they all died of boredom because of their lack of things to look at. He then wanders back into the hall and continues searching the deck he camped on before heading to the bridge.

Snarg manages to hop his way across rooftops for some time before he realizes that, given the angle of the sun and the design of the roofs, he's going to have to hit ground level to finish. Worse, there are still patrols, though somewhat lighter, of Aluvian soldiers and Order mages on the outskirts of town, though there are larger gaps in them.

As he is zipping around he hears a voice whisper tightly up at him in Undercommon.
Undercommon:

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Snarg jumps slightly at the voice. He gives an exasperated sigh and hisses a response:

Undercommon:

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Jumping down to the ground, Snarg props up against the building and thinks, idly scratching his ear.

Undercommon:

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Snarg opens his waterskin and pours some on the ground, mixing it up with his foot to create mud. Taking a handful, he begins making markings on his exposed areas in various clan patterns. He readjusts his equipment to different positions, adds several new implements, and relocates some existing ones to his pack.

Undercommon:

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Putting up his hood, Snarg moves further towards the city's edge.

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Snarg and Araiguna begin making their way to the edge of the city, moving at a simple and normal pace, picking a nice spot in between several patrols. Everything seems to be going well until you are just past where the patrol line is, where you both hear a voice yelling in Elvish behind, you, "Hey! You two, refugees! Stop right there!!"

Snarg stops and looks over his shoulder towards the voice, raising his eyebrow questioningly. "Yep?"

The Elf, who is both not alone (having 1 Order Mage and 7 other Soldiers of Elven and Dwarvish styling) is currently running after you two, his group with him, weapons already drawn.

Snarg jumps at the sight and raises his hands up in surrender. "Whoa! What's bein' goin' on 'ere?" He shouts, stepping between them and Araiguna. He whispers under his breath to the Mite.

Undercommon:

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The soldiers rush up, weapons still drawn. The Mage clearly has a spell ready to cast at a moment's notice. They stop right at you, mere inches away. "By order of Baronet Tolth, you are both under arrest on suspicions of conspiracy, assisted murder, and harassment! If you do not come quietly we will use lethal force without hesitation and legally take your actions as an admission of guilt!"

Arms still raised, Snarg opens his mouth, but after several attempts, seems to fail to form any words. He takes a deep breath, giving the soldiers a frustrated look. "I'm hopin' this is is bein' quick so I can get goin'. Lead on," he finally says.

Snarg:

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Sethos:

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Rory & Gwydo & Javan & Fierneceal:
Rory is making his way up and suddenly finds himself going up an elevator he vaguely remembers from the previous day, and emerges into a much brighter area, where he spots Gwydo desperately searching for him, Fierneceal and Javan in tow. They are all looking for Sethos at the moment, and talking worriedly about something to do with Snarg and Araiguna.

"Rory! Excellent. Any sign of Sethos? Never mind, we'll keep looking while I fill you in."

Details of last night...:

Just about the time Gwydo finishes telling Rory about the night before, the group runs into Sethos on his way to the Bridge.
"Sethos! Finally. We have to go, quickly! I'll fill you in on the way."

Same details of last night:

"I told Snarg to tie him up" Sethos replies to Gwydo, before taking a long and serious drag on his pipe.