Gift of Death|Satich

[Kender Bard]

The room that Nissar was directed to was bare of everything save for an old and dusty bedspread upon a bed and a bare bookshelf pressed against a wall.

Thessa reappeared, looking at the two carefully. As she did so, she reached for the bookshelf and there was a faint rippling through the air. "The veil in Satich is thin enough for this to be brought forth. It is a gift primarily from Taed but which combines the essence of all the Forces within it - the power of manipulating life from Efil, the chaos of using it from Soahc, the form and method from Thuoth, the power gained from the artifact from Worg, and the ability to hold the fates of men in your palm from Etaf."

She brought her hand back, holding a small, leather bound book. Opening it revealed only blank, cream colored pages, still crisp with freshness.

Thessa shut the book and held it out towards Nissar. "The Notations of Death."

[tuo]

Nissar's pulse quickened as Thessa spoke of it's power, but when he saw the book he felt some confusion. "..What does this do..?" He reached for it curiously.

[Kender Bard]

Thessa pulled it back briefly. "Allow me to explain. Its function is simple. One needs merely to picture clearly the face of whom you wish to strike dead. Write their name within this book. They will die. You may even designate the manner in which they die up to a certain period of time. I leave you to experiment with that."

Rajani looked as though she would drool at this news. "And with Nissar as a mind..."

"There are a number of limitations," Thessa said simply. "I will let you find out most of these but I will tell you a few. Firstly, Nissar must have seen the face in person. Simply pulling images out of the minds of his subjects and others will not suffice. Secondly - this book will not work against select individuals. I will not tell you why, though you may figure it out. One such person is the King of Anarlina."

Rajani snarled softly at that. "What? Why!?"

Thessa looked grave. "All things must have balance. This is paramount to the function of the world, something all the Forces strive for. They are neutral so that they may more perfectly balance this world. Where there is Morilanta, there must be Anarlina. Where there is evil, there is love. Where life, death. All things function in these circles. That said, do not abuse the power of this gift. Should you do so, you will find the scales upsetting out of your favor and your time on this mortal coil will be terribly short indeed." She held the book out to them again.

[tuo]

Nissar took the book in hands, examining it carefully. "I understand. I will make great use of this. I thank Evil and Taed for this gift."

[Kender Bard]

"As you should," Thessa said haughtily. "I bear one final warning. You may see this as a blessing. But as I said all things in this life are about balance - so too is it a curse. You will find that the more you use this book, the more attention it will bring to you."

She smiled cruelly at this and disappeared without another word.

Rajani was untroubled. She embraced Nissar with a cry of elation. "I told you! I told you I would make Morilanta the ruler of this world!"

[tuo]

Nissar carefully held the book and wrapped an arm around Rajani. "So you did. This is a powerful tool. And I will use it to bring power to our kingdom, more power than it has ever had before."

[Kender Bard]

Rajani gave a deep sigh of contentment, feeling more complete and satisfied as she had ever done so in her entire life.

Resting her head gently on his shoulder, she asked, "And what is our first point of action, my master?"

[tuo]

Nissar looks at the book intently. "I must see what this book can do...I need suitable tests.."

[Kender Bard]

"Not too many," Rajani cautioned mildly. "But why not use it on Deathvine first? She was sentenced to die anyway. This gives her a last use."

[tuo]

Nissar nods and pockets the book. "Good idea..there is also Lord Vince's sister. She is already so close to death it it unlikely to matter.."

[Kender Bard]

"Oh, do it now," Rajani begged. "Please? I want to see if it will work even from this length. Try to make it something... interesting so we know that it was the book that did it."

[tuo]

Nissar smirks and considers the request. "Interesting thought...I shall test on Deathvine first." He takes the book back out and sets it on a flat surface and produces a writing tool and begins to write Deathvines name in..both the one he gave her and the one she had before, keeping her face firmly in mind as he did so as he continued to write out how she is to die.

[Kender Bard]

Rajani casually read over his shoulder, observing this carefully. At length she grinned and nodded. "Good, good. Take us back and see how it goes?"

[tuo]

Nissar closes the book before pocketing it again and smirks. "Yes, let's go see how it goes." He extends a hand to Rajani and teleports them both back to Morilanta.