They were roaming the Gate. They chased a person down on a list, paralyzed them, and took their hand off, then killed them. The hands were proof for their initiation thing.
[ making a face. yucky. i don't know if he's seen the TERRIBLE PENTAGRAM but he'll have thoughts about that too. ]
I can see where you're going with this. So, sacrifices beginning, and either this cult is truly no different than the ones we've encountered, or cults simply aren't branching their styles out enough.
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gale nods, looking down mostly at his boots. ]
I agree. But we may not be on a battlefield as much as standing in the middle of an encircling inferno.
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Then we keep the littles to the middle and stand on the edges. [stubbornly!!]
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We shall do our upmost.
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she sighs, and then:]
... You didn't see the Bhaal cult, did you. With the hands?
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[ he's shaking. where is this going. he can take a guess. ]
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[SO YOU CAN. SEE WHERE SHE IS GOING WITH THIS]
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I can see where you're going with this. So, sacrifices beginning, and either this cult is truly no different than the ones we've encountered, or cults simply aren't branching their styles out enough.
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Yeah. Think they could stand to be less samey with their rituals. [...] Stay close, alright?