"The Equipment Necessary"

[Jacqueline]

"The letter said we would be able to help stop the trouble up North," Jace chimes in. "What does that mean?"

[Josie]

Noah rises an eyebrow at the man's story. He had overheard multiple stories from both the king and the townsfolk alike about the major kingdoms and smaller cities falling to the darkness, but their were so many and so different stories behind them that it was hard to sort fact from fiction. Noah himself had only been out of the village a few times, but the was to have part of his mask made.

Ryan asked what this had to do with the group, and Noah questioned this as well. He did not bother question the future-telling abilities of the cloaked man. He knew that a select few people in this world we born with predict future events. He stopped thinking for the moment and finally spoke up. "I highly doubt the a man who works with machine can defeat a all mighty wizard..."

[Whatevr89532]

The prophet shakes his head a moment. "A wizard or mage is different from a Warlock or Witch, in that those last two practice forbidden magicks...aah, you've got me on a tangent. Now, I wasn't quite through the introduction yet." He pulls an enormous, dusty, really old-looking tome from a nearby shelf and holds it up for the group to see. "Ancient prophecies, far older than anyone presently alive, even among elves, speak of such events, and also a group of righteous persons attaining great power from magical equipment--armor, weaponry--which was crafted by the gods in case of disaster. But these objects are...hmm...actually, I managed to find one, and brought it all the way from Murakil." He goes out a door into a dark room, and remerges carrying what appears to be a ring made of silver large enough to go past a fist. "This is the 'Beautiful Armor'. It permanently gives the person who wears it great strength, both to resist and to fight, making it an intriguing feat of being both a weapon and armor. But look." He puts it on over a sleeve of his robe, waits a moment, then pulls it off again.
"It doesn't work on me. It doesn't work on anyone in the world but one. Single. Person. Now I'm led to believe that person, along with the destined wielders of some of the other weapons, is in this room." He pauses, catching his breath after all the emphasis.

[Nosnits]

"Nice bedtime story, but why do you think it's one of us?" He says.

[Sasha]

Ryan huffs. " I haven't believed such stories since i was a kid."

[Jacqueline]

"That is fairly easy to test," Jace muses, "we can have everyone here take turns trying on that ring." If the man can wear it safely, they should be able to do the same, right?

[Josie]

"Until it curses one of us with some horrible magics...." The engineer says as he stands. "So who tries on the silver ring first?"

[Whatevr89532]

The prophet gestures emphatically, but it's hard to tell exactly what since they can't really see his hands or face, just the robe-sleeves shaking around irritiably. "Wait a minute, don't go grabbing the thing! I'm not done, I'm not done, I'm not done..
"Now listen, I told you I was a prophet didn't I? You know why it's a curse? Nobody ever bothers to believe me!" He sighs, that bit of frustration out, and then regains his composure. "Now, there's something important you should know, a possible cost, and if the cost is worth the world not being consumed by darkness to you, then we can try it out and see how it works. The prophecies--" (he picks up the book again, which was thrown to the floor at some point) "--specifically state that a group of heroines--female heroes--are to rescue the land from darkness. You would have gotten an invitation three weeks earlier if I hadn't thought I'd seen wrong, and it was supposed to be some girl related to you somehow. And I feel terrible for wasting Ridgar's time, are you following me so far? I don't know how or why, but all of you are supposed to be the heroines who save this world. So there's really no telling just what happens when the right person puts this on." He gestures with the armor again. "Clear?"

[Sasha]

Ryan laughs hard. " do we look like girls to you?"

[Nosnits]

Matthew chuckles. "That's the reason no one believes you" He says, sitting back in his chair unconvinced. "When you say stuff like that."

[Josie]

Noah just blinks. He was only joking about the cursing business, he was stunned that the prophet said there actually was a sort-of curse. His eyes widen as the man's story continues. Now Noah ins't the sharpest knife in the drawer but at least he could even piece together what the prophet was dancing around. He had often risked his own life to save people or at least try and make this place a better place. But this.....this was different. To save the world, at the cost of his manhood along with the usual life business...

He narrows his eyes and walks over to the hooded man, holding out his hand. "I'll try it first..."

[Shadowmaster]

Adam runs up to the door and knocks on it. "I hope I'm not too late..." he says, cursing his tardiness.

[Jacqueline]

"So... one way or another... we'll be replaced by girls?" Jace asks. "Is that what you're saying?"

[Whatevr89532]

((Somehow I miscounted how many people already came in.))
"I don't think replaced is quite accurate. It would still be you--" begins the prophet, before he's interrupted by a knock on the door. He rushes over and opens it. "You're only two and a half minutes late, so don't worry, all you've missed is some incessant rambling by an old prophet who clearly doesn't know any better," he says straight-tone, gesturing toward the others. "Could I bother someone else to summarize?" He half-carelessly tosses the silver ring/bangle-thing in Noah's direction. Well, it's probably indestructible so why bother being careful?

[Shadowmaster]

"Err, alright. Good to know I'm not too late..." Adam says, entering the building.