In the morning FlameSinger identifies her swords and gives a low whistle (she is always packed so had the time to do this.) Hel ask, "Well whats the verdict ?"

The others pay attention, "+4 no other enchantments or effects, though I think if I wanted to I could add in some given the time to do it. " Da'Rune nods, "That is a great find and only for 40 gold"

Once all packed the start to head out and run in to the Headmaster and Mirroranda, "We came to see you off." the Headmaster says, "Hope you enjoyed your visit here." Mirroranda adds.

FlameSinger, "I did, I got a Mandolyn, I have wanted one for years but they were hard to come by back home." Mirroranda knowing her history nods.

Da'Rune, "And she lucked in to some magic swords. They were forgotten on a shelf, the shop owner did not know what he had, thought they were practice swords, she got them for 40gold."

Headmaster shakes his head, "Expensive practice swords."

FS nods, "Cheap +4 elven long swords though." the Headmaster almost tripped over his own feet, "Really ? Oh my yes, that was a good find."

FS explains, "Place sells average quality weapons of human make for master work prices. Da'Rune swears by them but well, outside of magic she not so smart really. Me and Aysun saved her from getting over charged. I don't think she or I will be welcome back in that store again."

Mirroranda shakes her head, and names the store. The group nods, "Yes they sell second hand weapons. Nothing in that store is new. Do good business selling to those who think they know better than they do."

Da'Rune looks surprised, "You mean my new sword is not new ?"

Headmaster, "Pawn shops sell to them."

Da'Rune looks down about it.

Aysun, "Just have to get FlameSinger to make you a proper sword at some point."

FlameSinger shrugs, and to the questioning look the Headmaster is giving her, "Elven Master Armorer and Weapon Smith." he slowly nods, "Good backup."

She shrugs, "I love magic items, what better way to get them than make your own."

That gets a smile out of him and he nods, "True."

Mirroranda hands a small package to FlameSinger, "I found the items you asked for and got them for a good price." she also hands over a purse, "and here is your change."

FS smiles, "did you remember to get yourself something nice to." Mirroranda taps her new earring, "oh yes and thank you. Been wanting one for a while."

At the landing pad FlameSinger opens the package, checks each item and smiles, nice. Better than she hoped for in fact. She gave several of the gems to Mirroranda to get exchanged for her, asked her to pick up some enchanted rings to, specific types and told her to find something for herself as a thank you for doing this for her. She was not expecting to get much back so that was a nice surprise.

The girls gather around and FlameSinger nods, "Ok I had Mirroranda pick up some things for me, for us really." she hands each woman a ring, "Adavnce Feather Fall rings, that have a levitate spell in them so you can direct where you land better, not true flight but controlled falling. I got to thinking what would happen if something took me out while we are flying and this is a very good safety percaution. Also if you land in water the rings power does not stop, so you can walk on water if need be."

They all agree that really is a good percaution and they happily except the magical rings.

Brani "How did you pay for them ?"

"I had some gems, Mirroranda got them exchanged used most of the money on the rings and an earring for herself and I even got some change back. Which I was not expecting, so all good." FlameSinger adds.

All gathered around FS, her cloak on, staff in hand, the bubble forms and they lift off, just in time to see Mr Potts and a carpet full of guards arrive on the landing pad. Aysun see's FireSingers eyes go out of focus so she can navigate the crowned sky's better. Hel and Mel see Potts pointing at them and screaming something. The Headmaster is talking to the guards. Da'Rune, being curious pulls out a small crystal ball and they get to listen in as Potts goes on about the woman in the cloak being a theif having stolen a staff, a mandolyn, swords and was picking pockets. Showing he had been following the group. The Headmaster sighs and tells the guards that Mr Potts has had it in for the woman since he laid eyes on her. The Staff had been purchased from the school. All the items were purchased by her as she is a very well off individual who only dresses poor to ward off pick pockets and the like. He also points out Potts is a well known trouble maker, has been since his daughter was expelled for cheating. As the landing pad is considered at least in part public domain they have not been able to make him leave."

The guards call someone, get a report on M Potts, then hall him off for making a false report to the guards, a punishable offense. The school is more than happy to press charges.

Then they are outside the city fly zone and with a strange swirl of light around the bubble, they go from 50 mph to 1000 mph in under a second (GONE).

FlameSinger says conversationally as they leave the city behind in seconds, "My talk with Mirroranda was most informitive, she is like me, Psion with magical ability. She told me an interesting trick, my new top speed alone is 1500 mph, just over 2 and a half times the speed of sound. Presently we are cruising at 1000 mph. I still need to know where we are going though."

Takes them a bit to get her going in the right direction as she actually overshot their destination by 400 miles but once on course it only took a few minutes to get there. The city was not as impressive as the Mage City had been. This one is more like a 'normal' mideval city with a large castle at it's center and the rest of the city spread out in sections around it. In the middle part of the city, what was once part of the city defenses, a smaller castle, is now the Adventurers guild of Laadwell, that being both the name of the Duke who rules there and the town itself. Not as many flying mounts here but enough that FS has to slow down and just zig-zag around a few to get to the guild courtyard.

The fact that the Misfits have all arrived in such a fashion has the crowd there in stunned awe. Hel and crew just act like this is how they always travel, leading the 'old woman' in to the guild with them. They ignore the stares and random questions and even the Majordomo as they head toward the Guild Master. Hel stops in front of this giant bear of a man, "Sir Reporting in. We have information about the enemy sir."

He looks dubious but nods, "Proceed." she tells him everything (more than FlameSinger likes being said in such a crowd as she is a big part of the report). Hel is nothing if not complete and through in her report. Sticks to the Facts to. Tells about finding FlameSinger, the chase, meeting the Goddess, learning from FlameSinger the identity of the enemy (outsiders trying to over throw the world using a false religion) their name and symbols and they are working a Racial Purity angle, enslave or destroy all other races thing.

He nods at the end of her report, "That fits with other information we have gotten though your finding someone from a world they have perviously captured is a good thing. I am sure she can provide more intell."

FlameSinger, "Not really, they took over my world almost a thousand years ago. I just grew up in the society they created, which is split in to a dozen or more sects each with their own point of view of what the Correct religion should be. Lots of infighting but most of it just words thrown at each other. Also they only control about a 3rd of my world, there are other large religions that keep them in check.The one thing they succeeded in doing though is blocking the gods from being able to directly work in a world, anything stronger than an Arch Angle or Demon can't get through and even they are limited to spirital forms."

The GM is not happy with that. "So your not a royal then, no real information. What good are you then."

"You know what, your not worth the time to talk to. I am gone."

Turns and walks out, a couple high ranking types tried to stop her, she just went invisible and went around them. Her form of invisiblity is not affected by magic, so the detect and dispell magics things do nothing.

3 Elven High priest move forward, "Well that was really stupid of you Gerald. Our gods send you a champion and you go and insult her. Just because she may or may not be a royal. You of all people should know that Royals don't know everything."

He growls, "She knows Nothing worth knowing, and champions are easy Every god has at least one out there now. They die allot against this enemy. Champions are only good at getting good people dead as the blindly charge in to battles, over cofindent in their abilities. Seen it happen time and again. And that one was just a coward, ran away when things got tough."

Aysun is shaking her head, "She did not run away cause things are difficult she left because she see's you as a fool. She does not tolerate fools."

Hel is under a geas she Can't go against the Guild Master, Da'Rune is in the same boat for a blunder she did early on. The others aren't. Aysun is with them because she is an unknown and there for untrustworthy in the Guild Masters veiw. Mel is just trying to commit suicide by battle, so not worth the price of a geas spell. Brani good at what she does but an air head otherwise lets Hel control her. She is good for that at least.

In the ear of a the 3rd elven priest, "Question and quietly please, don't need tall dark and angry knowing I am still here. I can see auras but don't know what all the extra's mean, emotions and if they are what they appear to be sure, but the rest no training in. I note some kind of spell going between Hel and Da'Runes head and heart and leading to the Guild Goon, what could it be ?"

Soft female voice, "Control spell, probably a geas. Screw up to badly here and he has them put on you to make you easier to control. Hel made a bad descion on a mission. The target escaped the geas is her punishment. From what I understand she is in this till these outsiders are dealt with or she dies. Da'Rune is in the same situation. The Guild Master is a heartless person, put in charge by the Duke, who is his uncle. If the Guild Master dies those under the geas die to. He does like his safty percautions. I don't know how to free them."

Sickly sweet voice, "I do, I turn him in to a vegtible, alive but effectively brain dead. May not break the geas but it's hard to give orders when all you can do is drool on yourself."

"not a good idea child, that would get you marked as an enemy, they would hunt you down."

"end up with a whole lot of dead people. The lady who is 3 in one used an artifact to create me, I got powers not of this world." and she is gone.

Upper level, old store room "Vag, I need THE deck."

"That is a dangerous thing, you sure."

"Simple really, Object Read the back of the Cards, they don't activate till turned over right ?"

Vag is quiet, then, "you are sneaky and according to my book of all knowledge, it may work. Or you may get the Joker, his card appears as every card in the deck."

"Under stood, but I don't like how this guy does business."

"ok you may draw the deck now, I think I got you the really Good one, but be careful, thats a tricky one to use."

Deck of tarot cards in hand. Tall thin cards made of some kind of bone or ivory with an old style of pictures on them. They radiate very strong magic and almost seem to whisper. This deck is one of the most powerful ever made and as such even the 'good cards' can have terrifying consequences when drawn.

First card, Feels like and not like what she want, slides it to the side, face down hits a loose board and flips- Sees a brief flash of a Jester who reaches in to the deck and flips out two cars, "to bad for you." he laughs as he disappears. The Hierophant holding a Key to the Armory of the Gods (1 magic weapon) He looks about the store room and sits down on a crate. "I am not what your hoping for am I ?" Page of Swords, Steps off his card, but carries a book as well as a sword, nods to the other, "Oh hello my lord, Miss, nice draw."

She looks at them, "Jester drew you two actually. I am trying for the moon card actually, Need the wish to break a couple of geas spells."

They nod, "noble endevor."

Holds hand over card sets it carefully to one side. (sun) does same to next card (Star) adds to that pile.

Page, "what are you doing ?"

"Cheating"

The Hierophant smirks, "Object Reading, yes that can do it. Careful the death card cheats to." She nods, "Expecting it from that one truthfully."

Page, "what are those two you put down ?"

"Sun and star respectively. Tempted by the sun card, love magic items. Not so much the Star card, I have seen my stat line and I am already bordering on the God stuff in a couple places. Looks mostly.

Giggles at next card, "Hey Vag, this is your card." Puts it over a little futher, looks up to the 2 spirits, "I am wearing the Cloak of Vag, the hermit." they nod in understanding.

Next one, "Either of you want the Severn of Cups ? I don't know what I would do with 25 peices of jewerly."

Page, "Would be nice but we are not allowed to gain from our own deck. But thank you for asking."

Snerks, "Fate Card" sets on Hermit card

Sighs, "Four of Wands, don't need the boost to charimsa, already at 22, no need for a castle either."

The Hierophant nods, "Yes pushing that up a notch is a bit much for a mortal. I am curious how that happened."

"Artifact the elven gods have. Somekind of old style computer supercharged with magic."

"YES, ok oh I see, count changes each second so got to time it right." Takes a deep breath then Flips it, 3 beams on the card. "Ooo nice, better than I was expecting. Was hoping for at least 2. Question for you, if you can answer it. Just how powerful are the wishes, in a scale I can understand if you please."

The page looks in his book, "Intermediate god level today. Had you done this next week this time you would have gotten a greater wish."

"Oh more than enough power for what I want. "

The Hierophant, "I don't mean to rush you but I do have a time limit. FS looks at the page, "How about this, your supposed to bring me some kind of loyal henchman right ?"

"Warrior, but I can do any class or multiclass if you like. As your a neutral they will be to, but utterly loyal to you. You can request physically pleasing. I will be resurrecting a spirit with the correct levels and needed attributes."

"Ok how about this individual gets the weapon from the hierophant then ?"

The Hierophant nods, "Not against the rules. But why not for your self ?"

She nods to her staff, "Making my own."

He gets up looks it over and nods, "oh this is nice. Master work to will hold a goodly number of enchantments. Yes I can see the possiblities." Returns to his seat. "So first you get your helper, then I grant them an appropreate weapon. Sounds right ?" She nods.

You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.

Page, I suggest you take the Sun card by the way, Just a feeling I have, but it maybe something useful. "

"And the added Experience is not a bad thing either ? I have read over the descriptions of the deck many times. Don't have them all memorized, just the good ones." The spirits smile at that.

She takes out a cloth and binds the remaining cards then carefully sets them to the side. Finds the Sun card and turns it over, a Beautiful woman steps forth looks at those here and smiles, "Oh hello boys." Page blushes and now FlameSinger gets why he wanted her out and about. Boy has a crush.

She turns, "Hello you lucky person. One wonderous item, no artifcacts, your choice."

Deep breath, "That is a hard choice. I have several in my head that I really like."

She squats on FlameSingers left side (page on the right, Hierophant in the middle), "ok but you only get one, unless you reshuffle the deck and get lucky again."

Hierophant, "Not luck, Psion with Object read." Sun looks at her and frowns, "Hate cheaters."

Shrugs, "Using an ability is not cheating, getting Vag to get me This specific deck, that may have been."

She looks confused "The Hermit ? How ?"

Rubs the cloak, "Very first Cloak of Vag, Minor Artifact." She slowly nods "Ok I can see that then. Would take an artifact level item to summon our deck."

"I don't know if you can get this one, But I once read of a challace that could create any liquid their owner could imagine or knew about. Be it water, or coffee or anything as long as it was a liquid. Sort of like the beaker of plentiful potions but more so."

She considers, "Sorry no, that is an artifact level item."

"Darn... " ... "Once in another dimention there were these very clever mages that made enchanted camping supplies. Great mages, lousy salesmen, went out of business but left a store house of their goods in a hidden dimention. Amoung those were a series of 8 men tents, Some had stable storage places in them. Some had stable very kinky area's in them to, someone was seriously in to bondage, I have seen the pictures." Sun is giggling, "I know the ones your talking about. The A frames were the most popular but they had other designs, including ones that were fake tents that went in to 'extradimentional houses' There are also the Folding doors that have houses on one side." Sun showed some nice house, then some with the BDSM features, FS noticed the 'computer generated' slut in each one looked like her, "Ok you can stop trying to turn me on. I get the fun room idea."

Sun, LOOKs at her then sighs, "Damn your one who goes either way. "

"I don't really feel pain anymore. so " shrugs.

Sun deflates some. "Ok so scaring you in to making a mistake .."

"You don't like Psions do you ?"

Sun glares "You wild talents piss me off."

FlameSinger give her a hard look, "I am Not a Wild Talent I spent life times Learning my gift little girl. Ask the Hermit if you don't believe me."

She smirks, "You have to drawn him from the Deck for me to do that."

"Fine" flips over the Hermit card, Lantern first then an old man, wearing the same cloak as her steps out and slightly behind FS, "Ha, Nice. Did not think you would try and trick her Sun. Not a good idea, she already pulled all us good cards from the deck and has us sitting to the side. Nodding to the piles slightly under the cloak.

SUN is miffed, "Fine you called him, you get to know the answer to you next dilemma."

Hermit squats in front of Sun, "Your her next dilmma, getting around you trying to sabotage her rightful prize because of your petty nature. And trying to cook her is never going to work, she is totally immune to heat in either direction."

Sun suddenly dims and huffs.

"You did get her horney though. Now behave. A portable door would be a good one. Nice house on a livable but empty world is possible. Well not totally empty really just the people there have not explored much of their world, so lots of nice empty and protected places there. Even some with your prefered kinks in place." Hermit tells FS.

Hermit turns and whispers something to Page who starts looking through his book.

"hate beaches, grew up on one, all that sand, gets in to everything. ick." Sun nods, "Oh I know, but He likes them so he always suggest them.

Rather something more defendable, with room for my magical studies, maybe a nice play room with the right kind of toys for any play things I have around."

"What if I told you to draw the throne card then." sun says.

"Don't want the charisma boosted any higher, at 22 already." FS tells her, "Its really annoying at this level, got to be covered up all the time or people have accidents from watching me and not where they are going."

Sun actually looks surprised, "I never thought of it that way. Ok I can see why."

"Also the jerks and asshats come out of the wood work either hitting on me or accusing me of stuff to get me in trouble. and I am not allowed to just set them on fire" Sun is giggling now, "oh I know what you mean. I get that one to. Sure the nice ones all clam up because I am such a looker."

"Yeah I noticed that right off, you got great legs to, nice face, good over all figure, personally I love your legs the best." Sun smiles, "aw thank you, I been working on the stairs trying to get them in shape with out that bulky unsexy look."

FS nods, "Never understood why some women want to look like men all those massive muscles. "

Page is listening.

"I prefer the long musle like dancers and gymnast get. Slender type lines, though a good bust goes along way to." indicating her own sizeable set, "The combination you know slender figure but large chest always gets me, mostly in trouble." Sun nods, "I prefer that shape myself. Hate fat for looks. The number of times I am painted as a child or some fat woman, really hate it."

"Yeah I can see it. I think, for your card, a slender busty woman with the sun symbol behind the head would work best. Maybe in a nice gown, one that shows off the legs."

Sun moans, "Oh that sounds devine."

"You would not have any houses with art work like that would you ? I can see that in say the main forurm or perhaps off the dining hall, A tall cental kind of piece."

Sun leans on her, "I misjudged you, You actually have good taste."

FS Shrugs "I am a trained artist, drawing, painting and metal work mostly. So my mind kind of goes there on its own. Though some of the things you were showing me sent my mind in to the gutter so fast. Only things I could think of where some motorized toys to help fuck the subject in to sex slave nirvana."

Wide eyed look, "Huh ?"

"Oh I am not from this dimention, accident, random summons grabbed my car and dropped it on one of those Christo to come types. Destroyed my car, the anti-priest and me though slower. As it was inside a temple the goddess resurrected me and I came out like this."

The Sun looks at FS and nods, "So fairly high tech ?"

"Nuclular fission power stations, computers, some space flight, space station been to the moon a few times, that sort of thing." pulls out her phone and shows the Spirit, "Cell phone sort of a hand held computer with limited functions." Sun scans it, "Ok that gives me a lot more to work with. Some much better options to. Limits of Your technology to not just this worlds you understand." They spend the next 10 minutes compairing notes and locations, decide on something that has several rooms (for guest and servents) has an 'outside' that is a nice large yard and ring wall. The dimension its in is close to the tech level of this world but the 'house' has the magical equivalent of her own world. Has the right kind of play room and the first owner was eaten by a pretty girl he grabbed up, she was a vampire. His remains are beyond the wall, in pieces. As only the Owner of the house (now FS) can come and go from it she could not use it and its thief and invasion proof.

The door looks like a tiny model of a door, till activated, it grows to a nice 6'6" door double wide inlaid door. Place has hot and cold running water, room for a dozen slaves. 8 guest rooms (with hidden places for chains or ropes) and a Huge master bedroom with New King sized bed.

Sun's portrait as FS described it is in the entry hall. Its 3 stories up and 2 down.

Has a swimming pool and patio to. There is a town about 3 miles away. Best not to tell them you own the house as the last owner was such a letch.

The Lady Sun disppears in to her card with a wave.

Hermit, "Nicely handled."

Page, "ok from what I got you are a mage with theif catcher training. You need someone who can watch your back and spar with. I got 2 one asian and one Norse."

"What are their stats," she ask. Page, "The asian is both warrior and ninja can call forth a fire dragon spirit to help her fight. She has a very high pain tolerance so can resist torture if captured. She is trained in costuming and as an actress, dancing and assorted um, " he blushes any harder he is going to pop, "I will ask her directly if it makes you uncomfortable."

He nods, "The Norse is a shield maiden, excellent defence but more of a front line fighter,uses a spiked mace. No notable special skills. Though highly resistant to cold and trained as a sailor and navigator."

"The ninja. The special skills and magical aid are more useful to me."

He stands, makes a gesture and holds his book open, then through a vortext walks in a stunning oriental woman in a long sexy black and red gown and high heeled shoes with high stockings and a gold band around one leg. She bows as her Dragon Spirit circles her form, "Greetings My Master, I am Mei Ling Kyotian your willing servent and slave in all things until I die again."

"Greetings Mei Ling I am FlameSinger. I am a mage and theif catcher and a huge fan of ninja."

Mei Ling smiles and bows, "Happy to serve mistress FlameSinger ?"

FS Nods, "Mage Name - mages here don't share their real names, as Names have Power, especially for us magical types."

She nods in understanding, "Which is why your not using my family name."

"Um no I kind of missed it, I was watching the dragon. It is pretty. Can't tell dragon genders" she added as the dragon squinted at her then accepts the explenation. Mei Ling, "She is pretty and my last name is Kyotian."

"Kyotian, well met. Now we need to get you a weapon yes." She nods.

FS indicates the Hierophant just behind her, "The Hierophant, holder of the key of the armory of the Gods. He said he would supply you with a weapon."

She bows to him, "Most Reverent Sir. I thank you."

He smiles, "Your mistress requested it of me, so type of prefered weapon ?"

They talk shop while FS goes to the Hermit, "Nice to see you in person, as it were, I do have a question as your in this state"

"Whether or not to be my priestess ?" said with a wide grin, "Keep pushing and I am more like to run the other way. "

"Your a stunning beauty and its hard on an old man like me to not want to have a way to keep you as close as I can." he shrugs.

"Yeah, ok. Your a horny spirit to." she states, he shrugs.

"No my dilma is how to word the wish to free Hel, Da'Rune and any others who need to be free from that scuzzy Guild Master in such a way that he can't just put it back on them later. or on me for that matter."

"Your immune my dear, we made sure you could not be controlled by outside means. I am the one that gave the Elves that computer just to calm your conspiricy worries. It was set to draw an advanced soul. Any would have done it, you just got the luck of the draw so to speak."

"Could I just wish them to be immune to outside influences like charms, geases and such from this point on, thus breaking the spell they are under or would I need to remove it then ask for that ?'

"Safer to ask for the removal of the geas from them and then add that on to the end of the wish. They should be able to handle it. Now what of your second wish ?"

"Was thinking of having the true nature of the god of the christos to come be shown to all its followers and potential followers, priest and such in such a way they can't deny the truth."

He just smiles, "Oh yes yes that should do it nicely. 3rd wish"

"Debating, send this deck to where it needs to go, or send the death card to the main headquarters of their main base True home base where they are coming from, and let him go to town."

Hermit coughs, "I can see that setting them back awhile."

He nods for her to go ahead. FlameSinger picks up the Moon card, "I wish that the people who are under geas by the Guild Master of this place be removed from the geases - and that my Companions, Hel, Da'Rune, Melisand, Brani and Aysun from this point onward are immune to mind control of all sorts." One beam glows bright then slowly fades out.

Counts to 5, then "I wish that All Christo To Come priest, followers, potential followers, from as many dimensions as the gods of this card can reach know the True form and Nature of the God they worship in a way they can't deny." BRIGHT Glow and a kind of feeling of 'good one'.

Wait a full minute for that one watching the Hermit, he is looking at his lantern then nods and points to her.

"death card or send the deck on ?"

He considers, looks at something makes a face, "not enough magic in the home realm for the card to activate."

Deep breath, "I wish this deck and all its cards to go from this place to where it is needed most."

The deck slowly vanishes.

Mei Ling nods even as the hermit, smiling, fades out. "You did not think to include me in your wish ?"

"Your bound to me right ? In such a way that no one can magically force you to move aginst me ?" She thinks then grins, "Ok point made and yes mistress. You are a smart one."

"What languages do you speak ?"

She smiles, "Chinese, Japanese, old and modern forms, English, Russian, German. Common and Elvish ... ok those last two are new."

"What time period are you from ?"

"I died on October 7th 1965."

Blink blink, "I was born on October 8th 1965."

Both women look at each other then grin, "Most likely an alternate earth."

Shrugs, "Most likely. though it will be nice to have someone I can talk to in english and know most of what I am saying. And I died Dec 29th 2019. Was Ressurrected here as I am now."

"So you are a little like me. That is nice. One thing, when I said all things, I include sex and I like torture and being told what to do by someone I trust."

FlameSinger leans in, "I agree about the trust, oh and I have some Ninjitsu training to. And the group I travel with has a Warrior with Ninja training. She denies it of course. I don't know what time period she was pulled from. This world is Not an earth either, seen some of the maps."

Mei Ling nods, "Good to know."

FlameSinger opens the door, then slips in to the shadows, Mie Ling follows, getting that they may not be in a safe location. She moves to keep up with her mistress only for her to just vanish. Ok then, she heads for the rafters, moving with all the stealth she knows how to use.