The Keepers of Chaos: A Vault of Hell

Alekzandr Ikorov: XC

Pursuing Completion: XC

"All that stupid thing says is Tentacle man good." Herod groaned. Alekzandr wasn't fully sure what Herod was talking about but he chose not to ask. "I seriously don't believe it worked on an entire fucking town." Alekzandr could see Markos snickering to the left of them. The half-elf looked terrible, like he had been plagued with nightmares. Something Alekzandr knew all too well. The horrors that he saw when he closed his eyes rivaled any horror he would know while awake.

"The incompetency that I hold you all in is absurd." Alekzandr muttered, he took a breath of that morning air he loved so much. If only it were winter time, then the air wouldn't be so viciously warm. He stepped outside of Steam and Steel holding the door open for his comrades. Herod looked rather.. Concerned. He guessed it was that visit from the Innocent Murderer the two followers of faith had encountered. Were they the only ones with religions? He kept forgetting. As Herod entered the room, the man touched the counter of the shop as if to ring a bell. For a brief second Alekzandr considered his friend had lost his mind. Yet mere seconds after, the mystical chime of a bell could be heard. Thaumaturgy? He assumed.

"Why, good morning!" Avni greeted them kindly, the water genasi seemed to scurray out from a side room, Alekzandr tried his best to muster a smile, he found no such luck; it was far too early in the morning. He gave Avni a half hearted grin.

"Good morning my comrade." Alekzandr muttered holding up a hand before closing the door. "I come here for some commissions." Ever since that night which Asher had gone missing he had begun planning how to make those bastard nobles pay, and right now was merely step one.

"Yes, what can I do for you all this morning?" Avni inquired, Alekzandr peered over the table to see the forge. One side of the room was bluish steel like ice and the other a more blood orange layout. Very fancy. In the center of the shop he saw a rather ornate project being worked on. It seemed to be a ten foot spear made of various metals, covered in wrappings and more but it was a very, very simple and early design.

"I need Manacles.. And bear traps." Alekzandr replied without a second thought. Avni frowned confusingly, that's when Embric walked in, the fire Genasi was currently shirtless and covered in sweat holding a large flattening hammer in one hand and a bottle in the other.

"Manacles? And such.. I, if I may, what for?" Avni sounded a little concerned, not the kind of reaction he wanted from them. He went over his options in his head, he could either lie.. Tell them some odd story of working for the police to do something.. Though that wouldn't explain the bear traps. Or he could always tell them he was planning a grand line of revenge on nobility.

"Well the uh.. Bear traps are for.. Hunting." Alekzandr snapped quickly. 'I'm fucked.' He decided in his own head. He was a terrible liar. "And the uh, well the uh Manacles are for.." He stuttered in place for a second, finally shrugging going to instead take a sip of his vodka. It was then a great idea popped into his head. "Well.. you always got to keep things spicy in the bedroom right?" Alekzandr tried to mimic the pattern in which Riu spoke. He was fairly sure he saw Markos collapse onto the floor in laughter. Herod was grinning like a madman trying to not burst to his own attempt at a sexy voice. How on Toril did Riu manage to pull that thing off twenty four, ten?

"Ah." Avni looked really happy with that answer. "I see you.." The water genasi bit his bottom lip and began ringing it up. Only Embric seemed to see through the lie the fire elemental did a double take staring at his own lover then back at Alekzandr. He prayed that Embric didn't say anything. To which god he prayed to he wasn't really sure but just assumed it would work like a lost letter, someone would pick it up. He took another swig, letting the vodka scorch his brain a little.