Temple of Iames II

[Lord Iames Osari]

This appears to be a rather ordinary building that is also someone's home; nothing like the Temples of Inari or Zamrel.

The lobby is fairly spacious, with a small altar and a modest statue of Iames on it. Behind the altar is a glowing white portal leading to Iames's planar realm. There is a single NPC here, a lantern archon named Photos who has begun taking class levels as a cleric. The Temple is warded against divination and teleportation.
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Profile for Iames

Alignment: Any and all, but usually good.
Portfolio: Love, Hate, Passion, Psionics, Martial Arts
Domains: Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Good, Law, Mind, Passion, Protection.
Favored Weapon: Unarmed strike or pistol.
Holy Symbol: A chunk of crystal (or a psicrystal, if you have one).

[Lord Iames Osari]

Lyrak and Kosuke return to the Temple, and Lyrak retires.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Lyrak gets up and goes to pray.
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Lyrak finishes praying and gets up. Kosuke rouses from his meditation and stands as well, shifting to his NPC form. Lyrak sighs. Photos, if Tehanu comes back before I do, tell her that I've gone on a journey to gain experience and power, and I should be back soon.

How soon?

I don't know. I'm going to a plane where time flows differently, so I really don't know. I'm told time flows moderately faster there.

Very well. Iames guide you, Lyrak.

Iames guide you, Photos. Lyrak looks to Kosuke. I'm ready.

Kosuke nods and opens a gate. Lyrak steps through, and then Kosuke does likewise.

[Renegade Paladin]

Gaheris poked his head into the temple. "Hello? Lyrak?"

The cleric did not answer. Instead, a ball of brilliant golden light that Gaheris instantly recognized as a lantern archon floated up to him. May I help you?

Gaheris inclined his head. "Yes, noble archon. I seek Lyrak. Is he here?"

No, he is not. I do not know when he will return.

"I see," responded Gaheris. "When he does, would you inform him that Gaheris of Tyr was here to see him and will return at a later time?"

Certainly. I will tell him as soon as he returns.

"Many thanks," answered Gaheris, bowing slightly at the waist. "I will return later tonight or perhaps tomorrow." He turned and left the temple.

[Lord Iames Osari]

((Yes! Someone besides me is using the NPC!))

[wxdruid]

Tehanu walks in and looks around for Lyrak.

Photos bobs over

"Do you know where Lyrak is?"

He went to another plane to gain experience, he didn't know when he would back.

"Thank you Photos." Tehanu walks into the bedroom, slips out of her dress and gets into bed. She gathers his pillow into her arms and smells his scent, missing him so much. She quickly goes to sleep, so tired from her job.

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Tehanu wakes with a sudden start, she looks around in the darkness then remembers it was a dream. She reaches for Lyrak and remembers he's not back yet. She pulls his pillow back over and tries to go back to sleep.

[Lord Iames Osari]

((*Feels bad about having Lyrak go away*))

[wxdruid]

Tehanu wakes up and misses Lyrak. She studies her spells and puts away her spellbook when she's done. She gets up, bathes and puts on her dress and heels. She looks around one last time before she leaves the Temple. Please come back soon Lyrak.

[Renegade Paladin]

Gaheris arrived, determined that Lyrak still wasn't back, and left, beginning to worry.

[Don't feel like doing the whole NPC thing; roleplaying with myself doesn't really do it for me.]

[Lord Iames Osari]

((just 4 more days))

[wxdruid]

Tehanu walks into the Temple of Iames, she looks longingly at the bedroom. She looks worn out and tired, mentally and physically.

Photos comes out, He isn't back yet

Tehanu nods in understanding and goes to kneel before the statue of Iames.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Iames appears. Hello, Tehanu.

[wxdruid]

She looks up at him, "Please can you tell me when Lyrak will return?" I need him, mentally and physically.

[Lord Iames Osari]

I had planned for him to return three days from today. Sensing her need, Iames adds, If you would like, he can return now, but only for a single day.

[wxdruid]

Tehanu looks up at him with pleading eyes, then she looks down at the floor. "Please"

[Lord Iames Osari]

Iames nods. It will take a few moments. He looks off into the distance, and his eyes glow.

[wxdruid]

Tehanu waits and stares at the floor.

[Lord Iames Osari]

After a few moments, a portal opens, white light shining brightly from it.

[wxdruid]

She watches the portal from the corner of her eye, not looking directly at it.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Lyrak steps out of the portal, looking about as bad as Tehanu. There's dirt all over his robe, the bottom few inches of which has been ripped off; instead of his usual soft shoes, Lyrak is wearing hard, scuffed leather boots; a revolver is tucked into his sash, and a bandolier of ammunition crosses his chest. On his back, he carries a not-insubstantial haversack.

His eyes light up as he sees Tehanu, and he sets his pack heavily to the floor as a smile splits his face and he rushes toward her, his arms ready to pull her into a tight embrace and a passionate kiss.

Behind him, Kosuke ducks through the portal, looking about as dirty and rough as Lyrak.

[Lord Iames Osari]

The portal closes as Kosuke steps out of it.

[wxdruid]

Tehanu looks up at him and doesn't even see the dirt or equipment. She sees his blue eyes and his smile. As he comes towards her, she reaches out and they embrace, she kisses him back. So happy to see him.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Iames smiles and disappears.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Lyrak pulls back from the kiss. I've missed you, beautiful, he says.

[wxdruid]

Tehanu whispers back "I've missed you so much, Lover." as she buries her face in his neck, tightening her arms around him.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Lyrak buries his face in her hair and breathes in her scent, sighing contentedly.

[wxdruid]

Tehanu relaxes mentally and physically into his arms. "How have you been? Have you been alright?"

[Lord Iames Osari]

I've been fine, for the most part. As fine as one can be in a war. But I'm here, in one piece, and stronger than when I left, and that's what counts.

[wxdruid]

Tehanu runs her hands through his hair, "I've missed you so much, you're the only I want to sleep next to, the only one I want to reach out for in the night, the only one. I just feel like I'm slowly going crazy without you here." She reburies her face into his hair and just smells him.

[Lord Iames Osari]

His scent is much stronger than usual - perhaps even offensively strong, given that he obviously hasn't had an opportunity to bathe in at least several days.

It's the same way for me. If it hadn't been for the others trusting me to look after them, and having to not let them down, I don't know if I'd still be sane. As she buries her face in his hair, he winces apologetically. I could use a bath, too.