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The Birth Of A New Species: IC.
For Marius, Seric, and *Korney’s character* this adventure begins when the Spymistress gives them a mission. The briefing is as follows:
“A couple of weeks ago, we began to get reports of hauntings in the Starkspear mines, up north in the Frostwall mountains. There have been tales of skeletons and ghosts and demons invading the mines, and strange lights and sounds coming from the caves at night. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t worry too much, but these rumors have been a lot stronger and more persistent than usual, to the point of a lot of miners refusing to go up or dropping work early. Also, we just recently uncovered a large vein of black onyx in those mines, so it’s marginally more probable that there’s a necromancer just moved in. All I want you to do for now is head up, investigate the mines yourselves, and send me a report. The Quartermaster will give you a Ring of Sending so you can report your findings back in. If it’s only rumors or some low-key ghoulcaller you can try to clear it out with the miners’ help, but if you find anything major get out of there and call for reinforcements.”
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"Tsk! It is their duty to work in the mines. Refusal is intolerable, especially as they have no firm evidence of anything amiss," Von Pinn would like to have some of the miners beaten as an example to the other slackers but such harsh measures are outside of her legal remit. "We will investigate as you command and report back. Who is it that is in charge of the mines, your grace? I'm sure that questioning the man closely would be the best place to begin."
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"No firm evidence? Whatever they have seen has clearly spooked them enough for them to refuse to work. I'd say that's evidence enough." Turning to the Spymistress, Marius offers a small bow. "Rest assured, we will find out what has spooked the miners, and we will assess the situation to see if we can handle it. We should be able to have the mines up and running again in no time."
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The Spymistress smiles slightly at the two. "Lord Tyrion Stark is in charge of the mining operations. Loyal man, but very little imagination. He doesn't know what to make of these rumors either, which is why I'm sending you."
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"Miners are usually brave enough to confront such spooky creatures by themselves. It's not easy to scare a man who works mostly on the darkness." sais Flowdy while scratching his beard.
"I hope we solve this matter with haste. Nothing worth of contemplation in such a vulgar place." points Flowdy while waving his hand with desdain.
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The Spymistress smiles beneficently. "I hope you solve it quickly too. Now, unless you have any further questions I suggest you report to the quartermaster for the Ring of Sending and get on your way."
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Flowdy bows and leads the way to quartermaster's depot while thinking how could he make the trip worth it. Maybe I could as for some onyx for a new fountain pen...
While diverted in his own toughts he finds himself in front of the quartermaster while his partners are already talking to him.
"If you happen to have a map of the place that would be helpful."
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"Yes, of course, just a moment...Ah, here you go."
The quartermaster presents Flowdy with a slightly battered map. [OOC]I'll draw up the actual map and post it in the OOC thread sometime tomorrow.[/OOC]
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Furious at herself for using the wrong title, Von Pinn pales even further than normal, a sharp contrast to her black breastplate and cloak. She salutes sharply at the dismissal and then stops as the old court conjurer dithers and asks about a map. Why didn't she think of that?
Without further comment she turns on her heal and marches away to the quartermaster to collect the ring.
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"Here you go, Madam!"
The quartermaster drops the golden ring into your palm.
"Now, I Think that should be it... Oh, silly, what am I thinking? Carter!"
A young blond boy comes running in.
"Take these three to the stables. They're going on a mission up north and they'll need horses."
He turns to the party. "Unless you'd rather take the boats? It's upriver, so it'll be a longer trip, but it's a lot easier if you aren't good with animals."
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Marius pauses. I never did learn to ride. He clears his throat. "I'd prefer the boat, personally. Assuming my companions are amenable to that."
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"Well, I never managed to learn to swim, so in case of a fall, I preffer getting by butt hurt than my lungs drowned." estates Flowdy looking at his comrades.
"How hard can it be to ride a horse? All we need is a carrot and a pole."
Flowdy turns to the quartermaster "I assume you will provide us with food enough for the travel too." sais smiling as he knows he is abusing his authority, even if it is for a trivial matter... it is one he doens't want to do himself.
"Worse case scenario..." Flowdy sais back to Marius "...if the horses escape we could walk. It could take longer but I will make it lighter for you reciting the 1000 verses of Apoquenom, the Farmer King, and his love for potatoes. It's fascinating, one can't believe that he managed to find 1000 rhymes for potato"
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The quartermaster makes a half-bow to Marius.
"Boats it is then," he says. "Charter, please take these adventurers down to the docks. There should be (he starts flipping through some kind of ledger) a runner-boat going up to Frostcove in a few hours. (he's found whatever he was looking for.) Make sure they get on their way fine."
He addresses himself to the party. "And apart from that, all I can do is wish you good luck."
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"Whatever is fastest, I suppose, " Seric wasn't particularly comfortable on horseback or travelling by boat. They were simply tools to make use of to her. "As we are gong to be underground we will need lanterns, flint and steel, sunrods, rope, pitons, that kind of thing."
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The quartermaster seems slightly amused. "Now, now, let's not get too greedy here!" Nevertheless he presents everyone with a sunstick, a couple of torches, and a set of flint and steel before bustling them out of the door and (vicariously via Charter) down to the docks.
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About a week later.
You disembark from the boat onto the Frostcove docks. The air is thick with the oily smell of fish and the rude chants of the fishers. You are politely but definitely pushed further into town as the docks fill up with workers unloading crates of supplies and trade goods from the south and refilling the boats with fish and crates of gems(under the watchful eyes of several guards).
"Those frost-headed miners had better sort of whatever's wrong with em," remarks one of the dockworkers to a stevedore. "This is the last of the shipments that came in afore they went all loco."
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"It seems things are starting to get noticed in town. Maybe it got worse while we were traveling." sais Flowdy to his partners.
"Do you want to spend some time asking the townsmen about the rumours and whatever incredibly useless informatio they might have heard? Or can we head to the mines already?" sais Flowdy. His partners knew him well enough to know that he was not mocking the townsmen intelligence, it was a real and scientific observation about their commoner knoweledge. Flowdy believes that if you want to knoe the truth about something, you better see it with your own eyes.
Oddly enough, he could spend hours listening to old tales, legends and myths told by any old granny or drunken bastard.
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"Ah yes, listening to the peasants prattle endlessly about their dull little lives. What could be more interesting?" Seric has a great deal of disdain for those unable to raise themselves out of such menial lives and has no interest in them, "If you wish to listen to them, be my guest. I will seek out those in charge and question them." She looks around for a guard or an indication of where the town lord\mayor might live and work.
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OOC I think it's a great idea to speak to the common folk.
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Ah yes, listening to the peasants prattle endlessly about their dull little lives. What could be more interesting?" Seric has a great deal of disdain for those unable to raise themselves out of such menial lives and has no interest in them, "
If you wish to listen to them, be my guest. I will seek out those in charge and question them." She looks around for a guard or an indication of where the town lord\mayor might live and work.
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OOC I think it's a great idea to speak to the common folk.
Well, there are several guards right next to you on the docks, keeping an eye on the loading of the gem shipments. The governor's house is up on the northern end of the town, because that's the part that smells the least like fish. (You'd be able to see it coming up, it has its own private dock.)
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"Ah, I see where I shall be heading," indicating the manor to the north, "we should secure rooms before scouting the land and planning our attack. I mean our plan of action."
Keeping an eye out for a reasonable inn on the way north she begins to walk away from the stink of fish. "Check in, secure out gear and then head out again. We will cover more ground if we split up."
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Flowdy raises his voice a little as he sees Seric walk away. "Don't make any trouble!"
He turns to Marius and sais "She always want to split up, and it's always a bad signal."
Flowdy looks arround for the most vissible inn, assuming she will go there once she is finished.
"I will go there and check up for us four, see if you can find a trader caravan to the mines and we can avoid the walk, please. My bones are not happy with all this river moisture." sais as he walks towards the inn.
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OOC: I asume I will find a big and central Inn. Edited Ogodei out, WOOPS! :smallredface:
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Marius shrugs. "I guess that leaves me to speak with the common folk, then. Well, may was well start here." He turns and heads down the docks, looking for someone who seems to know something about the situation at the mines.
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I don't think Ogodei is with us yet. Aren't we meeting him between here and the mine?
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@Hoverfrog:
Unfortunately for Seric's refined nostrils, the inns all seem to be set along the waterfront and smell even more of fish than the rest of the town. A brief walk brings her to the governor's house, a large and well-bulit two-story erection at the northern end of town. It is surrounded by a heathery lawn dotted with numerous pine trees and with one corner given over to a small garden. The late afternoon sun is shining straight on the windows, so it's impoossible to see inside the house. The lawn itself is surrounded by a waist-high hedge of holly, nicely trimmed and showing a good crop of berries.
@Korney:
The town has at least a half-dozen inns, all of which seem to feature fish cuisine and a lot of ale, as well as serving women in low-cut dresses. (If you'd like to make a Spot check, you may notice more details about some of the inns.
@ToySoldier:
[OOC] Yes, he's not in yet.[/OOC]
Marius soon spots the worker who'd complained about the gems. He's now carrying a basket of fish, and is about to walk right past Marius.
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Marius holds up hand, palm out, toward the dockworker. "Excuse me, dockworker, I wonder if I might ask you a few questions about the situation in the mines?"
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Listen, spot, initiative and the like. I thinks it's better in a PbP id the DM rolls them instead of waiting for the player to post the roll.
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@Toysoldier
The dockworker sets down his fishbasket. "I dunno nothin about the mines, but I'd be glad to answer any questions you got."
@Korney.
Three of the inns have various interesting quirks that Flowdy's keen eyes notice. The first, The Crimson Door, appears at first glance to be a regular inn, but Flowdy notices the subtle details in the carvings and lamps that mark it as a brothel.
The second, The Whirling Dervish, is notable for having a sizeable crowd and a small band already, at least an hour before dinner and well before inns ordinarily are that full.
The third is the Silver Dart. On the surface, there is nothing remarkable about this inn, but Flowdy spots a red-haired youth climbing in through the garret window. Something about his posture, even in such an incongruous position, makes Flowdy aware that here is a bard of exceptional skill.
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Seric marches up to the front door, her red and black cloak billowing behind her. Knocking smartly she waits a moment for the doorman to admit her. "Good day. I am Seric von Pinn, Inquisitor of His Majesty the King. I wish to speak with the master of the house."
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The butler blinks a couple of times before disappearing back into the house. After a few minutes of waiting, he returns to the door. "The Governor is ready to see you. Right this way, please." He leads Seric in through the door and off to an office immediately to the right of the foyer. The Governor is sitting behind his desk, looking mildy bored and annoyed.
"Yes, what do you need to speak with me about?"
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Marius smiles, lowering his hand. 'Actually, most of my questions are about the mine. My companions and I have been sent to investigate the recent string of happenings that have left the miners spooked and refusing to work. Can you tell me anything you've heard about what's going on? And if there have been any strange happenings around this area?"
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"Greetings Governor," Seric salutes, "Thank you for seeing me without an appointment. I won't take much of your time." She spends a few minutes outlining the troubles at the mine and there reasons for being there, "So you see as part of the investigation it is important that I question those in authority to determine if there is any background information that may be pertinent. Even something that may seem unrelated may help us considerably."
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@hoverfrog:
"I'm afraid I have little more information than you do. I didn't even really take notice until about two weeks back, when the gem shipments started coming in more infrequently. I sent a message to my counterpart at the mines, but didn't get anything intelligent in return, just a brief scrawl about the miners having another superstitious fit and not to bother him with such things. Then this last week there haven't been any shipments of gems at all, and there ought to have been three. Apart from a few rumors among the fishers of seeing demons prowling the edges of the lake, that's all I have."
@toySoldier
"There ain't nothing going on, that's the whole *boop* problem! It's been a whole week and not one shipment of gems come in, when there oughter been three, and this what we're loading is the last of the lot stored here. Dunno what we'll do if those miners don't stop jumping at boogies by the time the next ships get up here. Half the town works in the shipping, and most of the other half sells stuff to the first half."
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Marius nods sympathetically. "Sounds like this is becoming a serious problem, then. And there haven't been any strange occurrences in the local area around the town?"
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He shrugs, "Quoth at the Silver Dart figured out how to hard-boil an egg with no water last week."
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The third is the Silver Dart. On the surface, there is nothing remarkable about this inn, but Flowdy spots a red-haired youth climbing in through the garret window. Something about his posture, even in such an incongruous position, makes Flowdy aware that here is a bard of exceptional skill.
Flowdy smirks and heads to the Silver Dart. Bards always have a good story to tell, and this one looks like he checks things himself instead of just hearing them from other people.
Flowdy opens the door, enters and closes it after himself. He heads to the counter and asks the owner "Greetings, I would like to rent 2 rooms for tonight. At the upper floor if possible, last time I was here I liked the views from your garret window."
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"Sounds good. We've got two rooms free on the second floor, they're a silver each or two if you want meals. Meals do come with entertainment, though."
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Marius shrugs. "Interesting, but not particularly relevant. Thank you for your time." Marius presses a gold piece into the dockworker's hand, then turns and leaves the pier. Maybe the others will have more luck.
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"I doubt that the common folk will have anything but red herrings for us," that was Seric's idea of a joke but she did not laugh or even smile, "Thank you for the information, I shall note your cooperation in my report. Oh, one other thing. Where would be the best place to hire a local guide?"
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Flowdy goes upstairs alone telling the owner he knows his way. Once in the upper floor he makes sure there is only one way out and stops for listening. After a couple of seconds he begins opening doors and puts his ear on the surface of the ones that doesn't open, looking for any clue leading to the redhead bard who broke in.
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@hoverfrog:
"You needn't worry about guides. I've been considering sending another message to Eddard anyway, so it would be easy enough to have the messenger escort you as well. I'll get the letter drawn up this evening and you can leave tomorrow."
@Korney.
After a few moments, Flowdy hears the sounds of beautiful lute music coming from the ceiling. A quick search reveals a planked ladder at the end of the hall, leading up to an attic trapdoor.
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Flowdy walks towards the ladder trying to make no sounds and listens to the tune, trying to figure out if it is a known one or an original work.
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After a while he starts climbing the ladder and salutes the bard boy with a smile. "Greetings little break-in, my name is Flowdy." he then waits to see if the bard responds in a friendly manner.
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Flowdy listens carefully to the other sounds, with his mind starting to move to all known rituals that may involve music. He carefully climbs the ladder and checks whats is going on on the room.
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After a few moments of trying to open the trapdoor at the top of the ladder, Flowdy realizes that either it's locked or there's something heavy on it. Above him, the music breaks off and there is the *click* of a dropbar.
The trapdoor slides open to reveal a face, red-haired and with green-gold eyes. As he sees Flowdy, his eyes visibly darken to the hue of pine needles.
"Well, Flowdy, what are you doing up here? You don't work here and there's no reason a guest would want to get into the attics."
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Flowdy smirks and answers "There is no reason for someone insterested in good stories to follow a little bard breaking into an inn attic and then starting to play a tune? You must mistake me for a person with no curiosity" Flowdy moves his arms up "Are you going to throw me a ladder or will you keep and old man's neck looking up any longer? I can already hear my bones crack"
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"I prefer not to invite strangers with dubious intentions into my room. Let's talk in the hall."
He twists and drops to the ground with a practiced tumble, landing in a perfect three-point crouch. Behind him, the door slams shut.
"So, do you have any purpose here other than pestering musicians?"
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Flowdy claps at the landing "Actually my friends and I are going to the mines to see if we can help with their problem. I'm sure someone with your fine ear might have heard something that could be useful." sais Flowdy while we slowly starts walking towards his own room, and then invite the bard to come in. "And if you happen to have a good poem, it would be great, mister..."
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At the Silver Dart:
Flowdy claps at the landing "Actually my friends and I are going to the mines to see if we can help with their problem. I'm sure someone with your fine ear might have heard something that could be useful." sais Flowdy while we slowly starts walking towards his own room, and then invite the bard to come in. "And if you happen to have a good poem, it would be great, mister..."
"You take me for a POET!?!?" His eyes are so dark now they are almost black, and his hair is standing on end so it looks as if his head is on fire. He turns on his heel and disappears back into the attic like a spider, locking the door behind. The tune that starts pouring forth from the attic a few moments later sounds like a thunderstorm dueling an army of trumpets.
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"Well, a bad mannered poet." Flowdy goes back to the counter and asks the owner about the bard living on the attic.
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"Oh, Quoth? He's a bit strange. Came up from the south with his lute looking for a place to work. Well, I needed a bard so I gave him the attic room and took him on. He's a wonderful musician, can play songs like you'd never believe. Plus he can do a bit of magic, I've seen him start fires by glancing at the wood or boil an egg with no water."
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"I see." sais Flowdy while asking for a drink. "Say, what are the news from the mines? I'm actually traveling there to see if I can be of any help."
Flowdy take little sips of his drink as he listens to the Inn owner
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"I see." sais Flowdy while asking for a drink.
"Say, what are the news from the mines? I'm actually traveling there to see if I can be of any help."
Flowdy take little sips of his drink as he listens to the Inn owner
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"The news from the mines is that there isn't any news from the mines. Usually we get a gem caravan every other day (excellent business, by the by). For the past few weeks the mining caravans have slowed down, and all the miners are telling horror tales. Then about a week back the caravans stopped coming altogether. Nobody here really knows what's happened."
[OOC]I'll say that you can, but only if they're touching you when you cast the spell. You can always do one that only you can see. [/OOC]
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At the Silver Dart:
"And nobody was sent there this last week to check?" Flowdy thinks for a moment if this could be robbers, but is the spymistress is interested in this, there must be something else. "Do you know anyone reliable at the mines? Someone I could ask there and believe what he sais?"
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"Governor sent a couple of messengers to the mines trying to find out what's going on, but all we got back was a couple of scrawls from the mine governor telling us not to bother him and a double earful of boogie stories from the miners. Quite good recounting in the common room."
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Seric thanks the governor for his time and goes to meet the others at the inn.
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The next day, the three are provided with horses and the messenger leads them out of town. The first couple of hours are uneventful, but round about 11ish, a mysterious figure smashes out of a nearby copse of pine trees and starts shambling towards the group. At a distance, it looks human, but closer examination reveals something from a nightmare. The creature’s left arm is a long, fleshy club, oozing some kind of clear pus. The creature’s right foot has been replaced with some sort of claw, and its flesh, visible beneath the tattered black rags it wears, is mottled crimson and white.
It stumbles up to you, babbling incoherently, “Oh great fire defrind me! Turn back the weave of the seven-pandered fist!” It briefly sinks into some sort of muttering that you can’t catch. Then it spots Von Pinn, and seems to recognize her!
“Oh, sister, unspeak what was said! Speak back the words that unweave me, that I might be broken and free! Oh sister, aid me!” It’s almost on top of you by now, and is staring at Von Pinn with a desperate fascination. If for some inexplicable reason someone is not paying attention to this spectacle, they might note a second figure emerging from the copse, this one clad in the felt leggings and tunic of an Easterner.
[OOC] DualShadow, you’re up! [/OOC]
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"What manner of creature is this? Defend yourselves, it means to attack." Vonn Pinn unhitches her flail, dismounts and steps into a defensive posture. As she gets into position she tries to wrack her brains for some idea of what this monster is or what ritual or spell it was babbling about.
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Out of character I'd have the greatest sympathy for this poor wretch but Vonn Pinn just sees a threat. Possibly a diseased threat. Kill it. Kill it now. There was me hoping that the name of the campaign was a good thing and we'd have fluffy bunny people or cat people as the new species. :smallwink:
I'm dismounting because I have no ranks in ride and I don't fancy making a
DC 20 ride check each round just to stay in the saddle.
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Free action for knowledge checks and spot check.
Standard action to attack if it comes into melee range.
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Knowledge (Dungeoneering) [roll2]
Knowledge (The Planes) [roll3]
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I'm guessing aberration so Knowledge (Dungeoneering) is probably the one I want.
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"Right behind you." Marius dismounts as well, unsheathing his great sword in the process.
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Initiative: [roll0]
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Arcana: [roll1]
Dungeoneering: [roll2]
Local: [roll3]
Nature: [roll4]
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The Planes: [roll6]
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Serics's flail whirls through the air and catches the creature in the chest with a crack. Almost at the same instant, the messenger unsheathes his sword and slashes, catching the creature on the club-arm and leaving a wound that bleeds green-yellow.
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While Seric has never seen anything like this creature in the books of her church, she does recongize that its inhuman parts match perfectly in coloration, shape, and appearance the species of demon known as a lemure.
Result of Marius's check
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Marius, on the other hand, is reminded of a description he once read of what was produced when a teleportation spell went badly wrong and randomly jumbled together all the people being teleported.
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The creature is caught totally off-guard, so you get a surprise round. Seric hits, dealing the creature the requisite damage. Marius and Flowdy can also act, and are within melee range of the creature. Ogodei also gets a turn, but he's about 100 feet out. The messenger draws his sword for a move action and attacks the creature for standard:
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The Easterner druid remains silent as he walks toward the fight as he withdraws his scimitar from his side. Seeing the party attack the aberation on sight make him smile for such horror should not exist.
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Flowdy watchs his horror as his comrades attack the creature without hestiation "wow! I now know to never ask for your help if I get transformed against my will by some kind of evil mad wizard!"
Flowdy gets his crossbow ready in case the creature decides to turn himself into something dangerous.
"If he doesn't defend himself, let him speak! ...if he can still breathe."
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Only in case the creature attacks:
crossbow ready attack [roll5]
damage [roll6]
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Re: The Birth Of A New Species: IC.
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ToySoldier, since you said you said you would be determing your attack once you knew your place in the initiative order, and it's now your turn to attack, I went ahead and rolled for you. If you don't want me to do this again, just tell me and I won't.
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Marius's sword flashes in a tremendous arc, cleaving through the thing's shoulder and deep into its chest. It stares for a breif instant, an unreadable expression on its face, and then slumps to the ground.
[OOC]Is anyone going to try and heal or stabilize it over the next minute?[/OOC]
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Re: The Birth Of A New Species: IC.
Marius steps forward and swings at the creature.
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Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]