[OOC] Inn of the Last Home

[Lazer]

Devari wouldn’t try to stop anyone from killing the knights, but perhaps we should ask them some questions first? Like do they have any friends nearby, y’know, that kind of thing.

Edit; also, Elanir, don’t knights usually have horses? Any nearby?

[Elanir]

Sadly, these knight don’t have any horses. (There is a reason for that)

[Elanir]

Originally Posted by Black Jim

It's not evil. It's just, merciful, and logical.

That is debatable. Some of the gods of good might disagree.

[Mindsiege]

Is the group actively discussing what to do with the prisoners? I know what Blyne is going to do, but killing anybody won't be her immediate concern. The sleep spell also only holds for a minute, so not too much time to discuss. If anybody is going to take immediate action without discussing, I think it behoves us to stay in initiative for now.

[Elanir]

I assume that you will be tying the knights up first. Afterwards you can discuss all you like.

[Mindsiege]

Originally Posted by Elanir

I assume that you will be tying the knights up first.

Will we be able to do it in one minute? If it takes us longer, I think it would be fair to expand more spell slots to get us there.

[Elanir]

Sure you will. You brought them down fair and square. Tying them up shouldn’t be all that difficult or time-consuming. Your are 9 PCs after all!

[Black Jim]

Originally Posted by Elanir

That is debatable. Some of the gods of good might disagree.

Xihue and his people have never met a god. They honor the powerful beings that call themselves such a thing and would not willingly offend any of them but giving people a chance to try again, especially in another life after they screwed up this one, is very merciful in Eastern cultures like his. There is no malice in it so why would it be considered evil? His sash is decorated with symbology for all the known "deities", even the ones that abandoned the world.

[Elanir]

I am aware of it all, though some is your (non-canonical) interpretation of the Alan-Atu, which I am perfectly fine with, since it adds so much character to them and Xihue. That said, no matter how you justify it, killing prisoners is not a good action. It might be practical and it might be what you (the PCs) will choose to do for a variety of reasons, but it is not what Mishakal would advocate. Probably not even Kiri-Jolith. Revenge is associated with Sargonnas, a god of evil, though the line between justice and vengeance is not always distinct.

Anyway, you should always act IC. No one expects your characters to be saints and to always act „honourably“. Being „neutral“ is something acceptable in Dragonlance. Besides, being „too good“ (naively so) could even have „unfortunate“ consequences, so I am fine with a little practicality. This encounter is still very important for the development of some characters, mainly Kaylen and Tegan (it‘s a pity that Tommy is ill at the time).

In any case, just wait until the DM update in 24 hours or so. You can discuss how you wish to proceed then, either IC, OOC or (hopefully) a mix of both.

[Mindsiege]

I was planning to deliver Blyne's post within the next 24 hours, but it sounds like it might coincide with the GM update. I was still debating between having Blyne rush forward to help with tying up the two prisoners in under a minute, or if I would let her intercept the khurish warrior to ask him what was going on. If I don't make it time, you can figure that Blyne showed herself proactive to get more of the party to tie up the prisoners as fast as possible. One could (rightfully) assume that she had some inkling that Isandril's spell had a rather limited duration.

[Elanir]

Understood! The Khurish warrior will be explaining things to you anyway, then you can make your decision.

[Black Jim]

Originally Posted by Elanir

I am aware of it all, though some is your (non-canonical) interpretation of the Alan-Atu, which I am perfectly fine with, since it adds so much character to them and Xihue. That said, no matter how you justify it, killing prisoners is not a good action. It might be practical and it might be what you (the PCs) will choose to do for a variety of reasons, but it is not what Mishakal would advocate.

hehe, I know. reign me in if I ever go too far. I'm mixing in actual philosophy with the vaguely described tribe from Taladas. Most of the information I was able to find was written about the plains horsemen, very similar to the Khurish people only more Mongolian than Middle Eastern in flavor. Think mountain Chinese/Japanese meets Krynn and you're not far off of Alan-Atu/Xihue's mindset. I am happy to re-write anything that bends boundaries too far or breaks through cannon to unacceptable regions beyond the limits of your tolerance.

If you let a horse take it's head too often, it will think it is free to do whatever it wants. You master this game, my friend. I am but a humble servant, here to support the writing of your story.

[Elanir]

Aw Black Jim, flattery will get you nowhere anywhere!

Have I mentioned that Xihue ist now level 2? No?

[Mindsiege]

I wasn't sure if I should let Blyne react to Devari's display of magic because it hadn't been acknowledged by Xihue. I'll have Blyne recognize it in a flashback if Devari's encouragement of Xihue happened as had been narrated.

It would definitely change how Blyne would act moving forward though.

[Noquarter19]

Does Isandril (or Pnoah as well) have mending? Looking to fix my bowstring. Also, I am going to need to find a character with nature proficiency to speak with about an egg-related matter.