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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Aug 28, 2023 10:19:36 GMT -5
Vonoros was lazying around enjoying his slumber in his inn room before suddenly feeling a deep pain come from his stomach which loud to a loud gurgle to come from it.
“Well looks like Im kinda hungry huh guess it's time to go do a job for some food money”.
Vonoros rolls out of bed opens the door walks slowly down the inn stairs and leaves his previous cozy lodges on the search to find an easy quick job that could get him money today.
He thought about going around and asking his underworld connections for an easy assassination job but decided against in favoring something light today.
He was about to walk into the towns center to look for some jobs for adventurers until he saw a large poster advertising free food and compensation for potions drinking.
“Huh sounds easy enough”, he thinks before dragging his foot along the city floor to the location of the potion making company’s instructed rendevue point for people who decided to take on their quests.
He stood around waiting in front of some fancy nobles estate home before knocking the door and yelling, “Hey its me the guy who wants to help ya our of there, potion taster".
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Aug 30, 2023 22:05:21 GMT -5
How in all of Charon and Solaria's glory Leandros found himself doing a job like this was beyond him. On the one hand it was nice to not be called to face some great beast or take on a goblin army. Setting the halberd down every once in awhile was refreshing....but glorified poison tester was not exactly something he was aiming for.
Still, the nobleman had hired a new apothecarist and wanted to make sure he was on the up and up. Pale City is a very odd place for Zenavian native to end up, but the halfling seemed to be the enterprising type. He offered to bring rare and exotic spices to warm the hearths and hearts of people in Pale City.
What the nobility was concerned about was hiring a mass murderer who's tool is poisons. So, a test was drummed up. Find local residents willing to try it, keep an eye on them, and Leandros on hand to make sure they don't die.
Leandros lacks the ability to revive the dead, but that was not a question they cared to ask nor a concern they cared to hear. So, the knight sat with a distressed look as someone entered.
"Hello, hello, welcome, welcome, I have many a manner of things to try, but tell me hale and hardy sir, what are you looking for today?" The halfling jumps up onto the table as the door is opened for Vonoros. His messy black curls frame his face as his modified jester's outfit jingles with every step.
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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Aug 31, 2023 14:20:47 GMT -5
Vonoros almost begins nodding off while standing about to enter slumber before suddenly being brought back to reality.
He drags his feet as he walks into the room and walks over to the table with a loud yawn and scratch of his head.
“Hey there I’m here for that job posting something about potion testing?”, he says with a bored tone.
“Why that’s excellent good sir, Why don't we start potion testing with you and Sir Leandros? He then sets down a large backpack even with a set of beakers potions, and cups.
He then places a flask down and starts mixing it with other small beakers and places two cups down and pours the compound inside.
“Well, why don't we start you two off with my simplest potion, a fire resistance potion I’ve been working on for a while”.
He hands both of them the cups and Vonoros takes it and decides to smell it first before drinking, it smells like wet and burnt leaves.
“Eh, couldn’t be that bad”, he says as he chugs the potion down.
As soon as it finishes entering his throat he feels a small cold uncomfortable feeling from it.
“Alright let’s test if it works,” the halfling says as he motions to his partner, a tall slender elf woman to charge her small fire attack at the two.
Vonoros braces himself as he hears the film's fizzle coming close to them but is surprised to see that it completely missed him and went right through him.
“Woah that worked”, Vonros said, surprised looking over to the other guy to see how he fared.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Aug 31, 2023 18:25:42 GMT -5
"You already know I am not participating in this foolhardy endeavor, I am just here to make sure no one dies." The knight doesn't move from his position at the table as everything is brought out.
There were so many ways to test this that was better than using living people, he couldn't believe anyone was willing to accept the offer. Leandros does look over the man a moment, at least Vonoros looks to be in good health. Being of sound mind is a different question, but he had already made his objections and heard them dismissed.
When he witnesses what happens with the potion and the spell phasing through the man at the end of the chamber, there's a small feeling of validation. This man was truly just trying things and didn't know what he was doing.
"Well....you are fairly resistant to fire if it can't touch you....How do you feel sir? Nauseous? Light headed? I can offer some treatment if needed."
"He is a picture of good health what do you mean? See, these potions are just so ahead of their time good sirs that they work in unexpected ways. If you want your warriors to feel no pain, then let all attacks move through them!"
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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Sept 2, 2023 2:25:34 GMT -5
“Pah, hoohie Sir Aurthurian you are absolutely no fun at all not like our triton adventurer friend here”, he motions to Vonoros standing perfectly fine.
Vonoros shakes his body around looking for any signs of burnt limbs and the sort but is surprised to see none there at all.
“Woah”, he says a little shocked but not unnerved, “Well I guess that worked, huh. Maybe you do know your stuff odd looking dude”, he then yawns loudly about to fell asleep again before suddenly turning his attention to the loud sounds of beakers being mixed together shouting orders and finally he looks down to see the man handing him another potion already.
“This potion is a smokebomb potion, it should allow you to summon a large smokescreen when you throw it down to the ground and crack it. Go on then give it a try sir”.
“Yeah, yeah I’m going”, he says as he smashes the potion into the floor and summons a small purple cloud of smoke.
“Is it suppose to be purple?”, Vonoros shouts as he gets enveloped by the gas and beginnings coughing and feeling sick.
“Uh, oh Sir Leandros do you mind helping that fellow out it appears instead of a smokescreen we made a poison cloud common mistake with this type of potion”.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Sept 3, 2023 17:22:39 GMT -5
"You'll find it fun when you aren't taken by the guards for accidental manslaughter or reckless endangerment at the least." He sighs softly.
This was going to end poorly, the knight had a feeling. This halfling was just too odd of a man to not be hiding something. He was either incompetent or biding his time to try something more nefarious. Only he knew what was hiding in the box of ingredients he had brought with him.
Poisons, acids, some sort of makeshift incendiary bottles, anything could be in there. The mention of smokebombs is of immediate concern to the paladin. That was the exact perfect time to try something if he was going to. Leandros sat forward in his seat and waited.
Thankfully, the apothecary was just out of his job. Attendants open windows and start to fan out the smoke as others put masks on their faces. Leandros makes his way across the floor, briefly sending the halfling an 'I told you so' kind of look. The knight kneels beside the other man, holding a hand above his chest.
After a moment, Vonoros would feel a pulse of healing in his chest. The burning and stinging in his lungs would slowly easy as breathing became easier and easier.
"You seem strong enough to be able to get better work than this friend, I'd take your money and go now." He gives a small laugh.
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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Sept 4, 2023 12:59:31 GMT -5
Vonoros was beginning to panic a bit as he felt his lungs fill with the poison, he felt the life in his body slowly drain and dim.
He fell to the floor with a thud he laughed as he felt his body shaking, “Huh is this it? Am I gonna die from some stupid potion testing? Man what a way to guy out, huh. I mean this isn't the worst way to die I guess".
He closes his eyes awaiting to enter the afterlife in a matter of seconds before suddenly taking a giant gasp of air as he felt his pulse of healing in his chest.
He let out a loud inhale and exhaled with a large smirk on his face, “Woah, thanks knight guy I almost died, as for the work nah I want to continue that was fun what else does the little guy have for me? I’m super interested now”.
The halfling fellow chuckles nervously, “Oh I am so sorry about that, the smokescreen is a very experimental potion this is actually my first testing of it my apologies. Let’s go with something simpler Here is a simple light potion, you drink it and you glow for a minute lighting up your path if you are stuck in a perilous dark area while adventuring.
He hands the potion to Vonoros, his hands shaking with nervousness as he tries to put on his most confident smile.
“Sounds good dude”, he says as he takes it and gulps it down in a single swallow he glows immediately enveloping the room with bright light.
“Well this is pretty weird”, Vonoros says, pulling his hands behind his head, “Seems useful though good job guy”.
Soon the light from Vonoros’s body disappears and he returns to normal awaiting the next test as well as the other people’s reactions.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Sept 6, 2023 17:38:59 GMT -5
"You are either incredibly brave or stupid...though." He stands up with a sigh as the halfling insists on continuing and the man seems dead set on following through as well. "I am going to wager its the latter."
Leandros pinches the bridge of his nose and groans as he clears the space to allow for this madness to continue. Not even letting the man have a moment to breathe after he just nearly died because of this. Great, let's just call the undertaker now and be ready for that. Hopefully this man would at least be able to tell them if he has any next of kin when the next potion causes him to explode....or worse. Whatever is worse than exploding.
Ginma's Fuzzy Horse's Ass this was going to be a long day. Leandros takes his seat again, covering his eyes when he grows luminescent. As soon as the light fades, the halfling rushes in again.
"Good good, this shall be the last one, this one shall make you even more of a towering man than before you should double, no triple in size! You'll be the size of giants, capable of pulling dragons out of the sky with your massive might!"
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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Sept 7, 2023 2:30:10 GMT -5
Vonoros chuckles in amusement at Leandros’s statement, “Eh I'm both can’t be a little brave without being stupid or a little stupid without being brave".
Vonoros says, “Well that was pretty awesome I’ll probably buy that one at least at some point, glowing potion seems pretty useful, especially in the line of work I’m in".
He then is surprised to see the halfling fellow rush at him to give him his last potion, “A growth potion that seems pretty fun, if this thing is successful I’ll need like fifty of them”.
He then smells the potion that the halfling fellow handed him, it smelled like berries and a hint of the smell of trees, he switched it around as the nation's green color swirled before lifting his head and chugging the potion in a single swig.
He looked up as he waited for the potion’s effects to activate. He looked around as if nothing happened for a minute before suddenly his entire body began stretching and contorting, growing in mass and shape. Suddenly he grew so large he made a hole in the roof as he continued to grow until he was about thirty feet in height.
“Woah man I’m huge”, he giggled as he hopped outside of the estate and into the woods area outside, “Guess it worked”, his voice boomed through the area.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Sept 9, 2023 19:57:48 GMT -5
"If that's what you need to tell yourself." It does pull a small smile from the corner of his mouth though. Say what you will about the man, but he was at least honest and that was something Leandros could respect.
At the very least this man seemed to be just genuinely curious and interested in helping out however he could, even if it meant sacrificing his own health. Leandros watched with interest as the man surveyed the next potion before taking it back.
That long pause between ingesting the potion and seeing the effects take hold seemed to always get longer and longer. There is a flurry of screams and yelps as the roof bursts open and debris fills the main hall. When Vonoros hits his peak, the halfling claps his hand and cheers. Those cheers are quickly cut off as guards tackle him after ensuring the safety of the noble family.
"I AIN'T DID NOTHING WRONG!"
"Well you did recklessly endanger the family here."
"THEY KNEW WHAT WAS COMING!"
"Did they?" Leandros raises an eyebrow that quiets the halfling. He sighs and motions for the halfling to be taken out. "Sorry, sir, I am not sure how long this will take to wear off, but whenever it does we will assess your payment. You won't be held responsible for the hole in the roof don't worry....though try not to move too much lest you cause more damage."
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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Sept 12, 2023 23:26:35 GMT -5
Vonoros feels woozy as he tries to get his bearings and getting used to being giant-sized he feels dizzy and is about to fall before he moves his hands to hold his knees in place.
He looks up and sees he’s not too far from the clouds and bright blue sky above he covers his brow with his right hand to block the visage of the sun and says, “You know if it wasn’t for being suddenly turned into a monstrous freak this would be cool”.
As he looks down to look for what the people below are doing he sees just how big he truly is the huge estate he was in suddenly looks like a small toy playhouse in comparison. He squints looking for the small insect-like voice buzzing below; he then realizes it was the blonde armored guy from earlier that was overseeing the whole thing.
He sits on his knees and places his ear closer to the man to hear him better, “What did you see dude? Couldn’t hear ya up from up here dude”.
He then begins to feel a sudden change in his body as a single finger glows a bright green color and shrinks back to its normal size.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Sept 13, 2023 20:42:54 GMT -5
"Don't!....do that." Leandros sighs as the kneeling damages the floor, the shifting of the man's giant frame doing more damage to the roof. The knight can only feel relief when the growth reverts and he falls back to his normal size.
"Well then...this was a disaster, but clearly no fault of your own....Clearly you're a man of means, at least better means than having to risk your well-being like this. Hopefully a good lesson was learned here." He does smile a bit seeing how good-spirited Vonoros was as he offered a hand to help him up.
The noble house and his retinue of servants are absolutely apoplectic, but for his part Leandros doesn't pay much mind. He had warned them it was a bad idea to do this and a worse idea to host it inside their own home.
"At the very least, I just ask you check and make sure that halfling isn't the one offering the job next time. I fear he might get someone killed....if he can ever afford the fines and fees to leave jail after this mess.....Do you have a place your going next or do you just travel the lands taking jobs?"
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Post by Vonoros Jedath on Sept 18, 2023 1:44:43 GMT -5
Vonoros suddenly feels his entire body shrink limb from limb starting from his right hand to his head; he turns around and transforms wildly, mildly disappointed as he returns to his regular height.
He falls backward onto his back before chuckling, “You call it a disaster I call it a fun experience knight guy. All I learned is if some random Buffon gives you potions for free try ‘em and you’ll end up giant, glowing, and almost dying. So Yeah, I’m just disappointed I couldn’t try more of those fool's potions because man that was fun”.
He takes the strange man’s hand and gets back on his feet yawning loudly before saying, “I’ll give you something knight guy that was tiring, I’m exhausted now and could you sleep now”.
He chuckles at the knight fellow’s request before saying, “Trust me my friend I’ll be more careful if that eases your mind. At least in my line of work, this stuff is the easy part. I'd much rather be doing this than the other parts of my job. As for where to go next, I don’t know. I’ll probably find someplace to sleep at and yeah I travel around Charon looking for odd jobs or adventure commissions to do for the most part”, he says not wanting to reveal too much about the seedier parts of his job.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on Sept 19, 2023 10:47:48 GMT -5
"It's all relative, it was a disaster for the potion maker, but at least he did not take you with him." He does sigh a bit hearing Vonoros wanted to keep going. It somewhat undercuts the sentiment about being more careful.
For what it is worth the man seems to be no worse for wear so Leandros is counting that as a win. Who knows what the long term effects would be? Class-action lawsuits probably aren't a concept yet, but this man could be patient number zero for something.
"I will hold you to that caution, if the both of us ever happen to be caught in the middle of something like this I'll blame you first." The knight gives a small laugh and pats the man's shoulder.
"You've earned your rest and coin for the night. I would hustle out of here before they start trying to take that coin for damages." With that Leandros nods to the man and turns to head back towards the nobles, clearly looking to take up their time to give Vonoros a chance to leave before their ire turns to him.
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