muldran

Spying is a most dishonourable pastime. However, Snaeval thought to himself, it is a wonderful way to find out how to drip your opponents up. The alchemist checked that his mask was fixed firmly in place, and pressed himself into the corner of the room, as Muldran, Roxanne and Bertrand entered the much changed Reliquary building...

Muldran Skully: *chuckles*
Muldran Skully: Erm... yes...
Muldran Skully: There was a wee accident.
Bertrand: hmm dangerous stairs
Muldran Skully: *points at the box*
Roxanne: *backs into corner*
Muldran Skully: I was doing a ritual..
Muldran Skully: And the box kind of...
Muldran Skully: Affected the rest of the building.
Muldran Skully: And boom!
Muldran Skully: Blackrock infected building.
Bertrand: bit of an understatement
Muldran Skully: Yes...
Roxanne: but this is not THE control box
Muldran Skully: Erm...
Muldran Skully: Ah...
Muldran Skully: It is *my* control box...
Muldran Skully: But it's not the original box.
Roxanne: hmm
Bertrand: who has the control box??
Muldran Skully: Me!
Muldran Skully: *points to it*
Roxanne: so this is a replica?
Roxanne: surely the main one is too dangerous for display
Muldran Skully: The original 'real' box... disappaeared.
Muldran Skully: I merely replicated its qualities.
Muldran Skully: And then made five other minor versions.
Roxanne: ah
Muldran Skully: The main one is lost.
Muldran Skully: I hope.
Muldran Skully: This is my attempt to make one.
Muldran Skully: And I then made 5 other ones.
Muldran Skully: Those are the ones I shared with some other people.
Bertrand: the one the Dark Lord has ?
Roxanne: *makes notes*
Bertrand: his minion Lurtz has it
Muldran Skully: Well, you see, I did this ritual to try and charge up the boxes.
Muldran Skully: Erm, yes.,
Muldran Skully: *looks worried*
Muldran Skully: So..
Muldran Skully: .I'm thinking..
Muldran Skully: .That the boxes...
Roxanne: Ohh my
Roxanne: I just looked inside
Roxanne: bad move
Muldran Skully: Ah.
Muldran Skully: Erm, yes.
Roxanne: *waits for something bad to happen*
Roxanne: hmm
Roxanne: is it inactive?
Muldran Skully: Well, it's not... that bad.
Muldran Skully: But as a side effect...
Muldran Skully: This place seems quite open.
Muldran Skully: All my wards have fallen.
Muldran Skully: Look, I'll show you the hidden chamber
Muldran Skully: Some powerful and dangerous items up here...
Muldran Skully: I've sealed them away...

The footsteps faded away, and doors banged as the Courtiers went to explore the rest of the Reliquary. Powerful items on show for all and sundry? Snaeval shook his head. Muldran's really out-done himself this time. And that explanation to his so called 'friends'? Perhaps Muldran is a better actor than people give him credit for...

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