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<blockquote data-quote="Nephis" data-source="post: 9275895" data-attributes="member: 20459"><p><em>Suddenly I understood the helplessness that my mother must have felt, so many, many years ago, watching her soldiers go forth to defend her throne, knowing most would die, and the case was hopeless. There were my people, and I could do nothing to defend them: only watch.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As my whole body began to shake in nerves and fright, I heard a gravelly voice murmur, "Remember to breathe, and to breathe deeply. Listen to your breath and let go. And do not be afraid of what happens next."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Pa'avu's hands gently but very firmly took the reins from my hands, and I could feel the animal carrying us bank sharply towards the mountain. Before I could stammer out a query or command, the most astonishing howl broke forth above and behind me, so much like one of the desert wolves, a sound that always causes a yearning within me, confusing and disconcerting.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>But today, I listened to that yearning and felt it open a space within, a space into which my breath flooded in. My skin itched and felt hot. The hair on my neck stood on end. There was a well of strength inside, if only I could access it and ... what was it the goliath said? ... "get out of my own way." Yes, I kept doing the deep breathing exercise to bring me down into that open space, that well of strength.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>About this time I also felt a slight touch in my mind, exploring, seeking, something. Me, I think. I recognized the touch, for the psion has assisted in several of my lessons, more to reveal what I haven't yet recognized or accessed. He isn't the teacher: my teacher is this magnificent, terrifying, but quiet giant. I felt a nudge now, as if to remind me of who I am and what I need to learn to do. And I was amazed.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>He took the kernel of my inner strength and from it created a psionic projection of my psyche: strong, winged, blue-silver scales, gleaming orange eyes. Without thinking, I spread out my arms, and the Shaped wings followed, wingspan enormous. I flapped them and cried out a great challenge to the White Dragon, already distracted by Pa'avu's Alpha howl. I flared my nostrils and screamed again, louder this time. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>To my astonishment and great relief, the beast looked at both of us, pausing and ignoring my people. But that look: it felt as if it could see through the illusion and that it recognized me somehow. I cannot explain why, but I feel this to be true.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Exhausted (and honestly more than a little exhilarated), I looked down and could not see my people below us. I turned to my riding companion in a panic, but she was smiling ... I think. At least, it looked as if her face was smiling. Do half-giants smile? Can they? Anyway, she nodded her chin forward, a gesture for me to look in that direction (I am learning much about silent communication ... from her, at least, the opposite from the psion!). There they were, running pell-mell down the slope, a few of them stumbling over each other. Nothing seemed to be following them anymore. </em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>* Pa'avu uses her encounter power Howl of the Alpha Wolf to challenge the White Dragon (essentially marking it) and distract it momentarily, gaining a +2 Power Bonus to the Primary Skill Check.</p><p></p><p>* Chanvati uses a Secondary Skill Arcana check to shape a psionic projection of Scheherezade's inner strength: +16 = Autosuccess vs. 15 Easy DC; for a +2 SS bonus to</p><p></p><p>* Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Intimidate check to empower Scheherezade to access her inner strength so that she can show the White Dragon that her people are not unprotected: r19+13+2 Power Bonus +2 SS = 36 vs. 31 Hard DC. Phew!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nephis, post: 9275895, member: 20459"] [I]Suddenly I understood the helplessness that my mother must have felt, so many, many years ago, watching her soldiers go forth to defend her throne, knowing most would die, and the case was hopeless. There were my people, and I could do nothing to defend them: only watch. As my whole body began to shake in nerves and fright, I heard a gravelly voice murmur, "Remember to breathe, and to breathe deeply. Listen to your breath and let go. And do not be afraid of what happens next." Pa'avu's hands gently but very firmly took the reins from my hands, and I could feel the animal carrying us bank sharply towards the mountain. Before I could stammer out a query or command, the most astonishing howl broke forth above and behind me, so much like one of the desert wolves, a sound that always causes a yearning within me, confusing and disconcerting. But today, I listened to that yearning and felt it open a space within, a space into which my breath flooded in. My skin itched and felt hot. The hair on my neck stood on end. There was a well of strength inside, if only I could access it and ... what was it the goliath said? ... "get out of my own way." Yes, I kept doing the deep breathing exercise to bring me down into that open space, that well of strength. About this time I also felt a slight touch in my mind, exploring, seeking, something. Me, I think. I recognized the touch, for the psion has assisted in several of my lessons, more to reveal what I haven't yet recognized or accessed. He isn't the teacher: my teacher is this magnificent, terrifying, but quiet giant. I felt a nudge now, as if to remind me of who I am and what I need to learn to do. And I was amazed. He took the kernel of my inner strength and from it created a psionic projection of my psyche: strong, winged, blue-silver scales, gleaming orange eyes. Without thinking, I spread out my arms, and the Shaped wings followed, wingspan enormous. I flapped them and cried out a great challenge to the White Dragon, already distracted by Pa'avu's Alpha howl. I flared my nostrils and screamed again, louder this time. To my astonishment and great relief, the beast looked at both of us, pausing and ignoring my people. But that look: it felt as if it could see through the illusion and that it recognized me somehow. I cannot explain why, but I feel this to be true. Exhausted (and honestly more than a little exhilarated), I looked down and could not see my people below us. I turned to my riding companion in a panic, but she was smiling ... I think. At least, it looked as if her face was smiling. Do half-giants smile? Can they? Anyway, she nodded her chin forward, a gesture for me to look in that direction (I am learning much about silent communication ... from her, at least, the opposite from the psion!). There they were, running pell-mell down the slope, a few of them stumbling over each other. Nothing seemed to be following them anymore. [/I] [HR][/HR] * Pa'avu uses her encounter power Howl of the Alpha Wolf to challenge the White Dragon (essentially marking it) and distract it momentarily, gaining a +2 Power Bonus to the Primary Skill Check. * Chanvati uses a Secondary Skill Arcana check to shape a psionic projection of Scheherezade's inner strength: +16 = Autosuccess vs. 15 Easy DC; for a +2 SS bonus to * Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Intimidate check to empower Scheherezade to access her inner strength so that she can show the White Dragon that her people are not unprotected: r19+13+2 Power Bonus +2 SS = 36 vs. 31 Hard DC. Phew! [/QUOTE]
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