—The lead knight nods and Mirya leads her horse over to Ironscales, Ling, Sandra, and Alberts. She has a gruff but definitely feminine voice—
@Sandra, Ironsclaes, Alberts, and Ling: This way. But nothing strange, or I'll alert the captain.
—She leads her horse at a gentle walk so that the two can keep pace—
—Meanwhile the lead knight and his forces lead the others over to the town. Along the way you might notice that something about the knights seems...off. Like they're uncomfortable in their own armor, and maybe from lack of wearing it often, which doesn't gel well with the coordinated movements they made when you saw them arriving, moving like a well oiled military unit than a bunch of hobbling jokers they seem to be passing for now—
—As you come over a ridge to see the town, a feeling of discomfort and...wrongness emanates from the town. It's not ruined or anything, but there seems to be a distinct sense of something hiding beneath the surface of this place, like an ugly wart on an otherwise beautiful face. There's also a plume of smoke rising not too far from the town. If one of you is quick enough, you might slip past the guards and manage to sneak over there, if you want—
edited 10th Sep '17 4:56:29 PM by LightningLancer
'If you fall seven times, stand up eight.' The cry of the Undead.-Alberts follows Mirya, headed towards the colonists and beckoning for Sandra to follow-
-Six shrugs in response to Ling's question-
-Given he's not saying no, guess that means you're cleared-
-Meanwhile, Six and Oliver move along. Six is attentive enough to absorb the fact these guys probably have bark worse than their bite. As he crests the town he notes the distinct air of "wrongness" but pushes past it-
-Oliver, in the meanwhile, notices the smoke plume. Looking over to everyone else, he raises a finger in a "shush" motion, then attempts to sneak off-
edited 10th Sep '17 5:04:18 PM by SpartyMcFly
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."Mercuria: Myeh myeh myeh myeh myyyyyeeeeeeeh myeh myeh...
I'll be back for my stuff later...and you people better not have touched any of it...
-And so she moves to the towns...very slowly, considering her cane-
-Well, Ling follows then, undeterred by the outright disrespectful attitude of the local knights as she casually follows-
edited 10th Sep '17 4:57:52 PM by Raidouthe21st
We Are Our Avatars Forever (Now on Discord by invitation, PM)-Sandra follows along with Ironscales, Ling, Alberts, and Mirya. She keeps her hand hovering over the holster of her pistol in case she needs to quickly pump shots down range. Her motion sensing smartwatch is pinging away quietly. Sandra can't help but feel apprehensive-
"We dream of better worlds, so that one day we may surpass them."—Oliver manages to slip past the guards attention, though a few seem to stop for a moment to check before returning to the escort—
—The area of the fire is surprisingly controlled, yet disturbingly close to the town.
—Mirya meanwhile seems to be rather perturbed about something—
Mirya: Bastard. What the hell happened to him?
—Her words seem more directed about her captain than at any one of her escorts. Perhaps someone would wish to speak with her?—
—Meanwhile the townspeople seem almost wronger than the town itself. Some give you the evil eye as you pass, while a few others mill around without even muttering a word as they pass each other. There's a tavern near the center of the town, and there appears to be a gathering of people near there, with someone speaking to them in a loud voice, preaching something about "The End of Gods"—
edited 10th Sep '17 5:12:34 PM by LightningLancer
'If you fall seven times, stand up eight.' The cry of the Undead.Oliver: ...what the heck's going on?
-The robot, once he's sure he's away from the guards, closes in on the burning at a fast pace-
-Meanwhile, Six finally enters the town, passing by the rather pertubed townspeople. He takes note of the crowd that's gathered around the tavern-
Six: Anyone want to go check that out?
Alberts: What happened to whom?
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."—Mirya sighs a little—
@Alberts: The captain. He's changed, almost since we came to this blasted town. When we arrived he seemed to actually consider your colonist's plight, even listen to them. Now he only seems bent on getting these blasted contraptions and keeping them in place for as long as possible.
—Oliver closes in quickly on the site of the fire. It seems there's people shoveling...skinned bodies into the flame. Enough for an entire town. One of the people might have a radio across their waist. And there's one other detail that the people share: a distinct tattoo on the back
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—The inside of the tavern is acrid and moldy, stinking of beer and ale inside. There's a man standing behind the counter with a dirty rag washing a glass when he sees ges come in, but he barely seems phased by the robotic behemoth. He takes more interest in Roy's entrance, and places a glass on the counter—
@Roy: Want some, boy?
—Mercuria meanwhile will hear people chanting and crying in line with whatever the person at the center is saying. He looks kind of like a preacher, only his robes are a dark green and he seems to be one of those vocal types—
Preacher: "And when our brothers and sisters were struck down, DID WE RUN?!"
Crowd: "NAY! WE HID AND WE WAIT!"
Preacher: "Yes! And we shall avenge them! We shall strike from the shades and make our power felt by those who dared to turn against us!"
Crowd: AND BRING THE SERPENT TO RULE!
Preacher and crowd: HAIL! HAIL! HAIL!
edited 10th Sep '17 5:44:03 PM by LightningLancer
'If you fall seven times, stand up eight.' The cry of the Undead.Alberts: So he has for some reason morphed into a hateful ideologue, a caricature of himself. And you say it was after visiting this cursed place?
-Oliver stares at the spectacle for a few moments before ducking into a nearby bush-
Oliver: [Holy shit you guys. Okay. I'm trying not to alarm you, but... I got to the fire, and there's... there's people shovelling bodies into it. Skinned bodies. Like, holy fucking shit dude! They've all got this tattoo of, like, a snake curled around a ball on their backs.]
[The people shovelling in the bodies. Not the bodies. They're, uh... well, I'm really glad I can't vomit.]
Six: ...bring the Serpent to rule.
Don't like the sound of that.
edited 10th Sep '17 5:46:52 PM by SpartyMcFly
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."

-Alberts steps forwards-
Alberts: Should nobody else be willing to check on our colonists, I will move to greet them.
And keep you all appraised of their situation.
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."