Order of the Twig (Evil Party)

[waterpenguin43]

Nolunias glances at the rider in a suspicious way, wondering who he is.

[druid91]

"I'd wondered when this caravan would come through. though from the looks of things it has gained new management." The rider grins and stops his horse, pulling his hands into the cloak.

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He is attempting to reach for a short spear. [dice]1d20[/dice]+2, and no he is not going to throw it yet.

[Draxonicar]

The shrouded goblin hops out the back end of the caravan and watches the encounter intently, eyes flaring orange at the remark made.

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He'll watch the fight, but if he comes close to and tries to fight him, he will Blink and engage the foe in hand to hand

[knighttp01]

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damn no new spells yet then?

Pinkcloak grinned, fingering the handle of the morningstar though keeping it stowed.

It might have indeed come under new management, what of it?

He casually looked around the surroundings, possibly looking for a route to the back out of the main fight.

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spot: (1d20+3)[21]

[druid91]

"Ah, well I was going to see if I could um, "relieve" them of some of their wares but you seem to be higher in number and level then they were." he frowns "So, uh, how is the looting business lately?" smiling again.

[knighttp01]

Looting goes as well as it ever does...

He paused, thinking of any advantages to be gained from this situation, the person in front of them was distinctly less annoying than the barghest and halfling so far


But there are always bigger targets with more rewards, which require larger partys.

He left the sentance hanging

[TheLibrarian]

In order to pass the time, the blinded halfing has begun to sing

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perform singery check (1d20+3)[8]

“A little traveler was out one day
When he spied a merchant bright and gay

With a wink and a handshake he said hello
Trying his best to seem a trustworthy fellow

He gave a handshake and a nice pat on the back
And took a few coins lifted right out of his pack

With a smile and a grin and a tip of his hat
He waved good bye but the merchant screamed rat

A boot to the head, and manacles too
Lucky he had the key in his shoe

He picked himself free and went to escape
But suddenly the shadows began to change shape

Rolling out of their reach he jumped into a barrel
Until he was retrieved by a gnoll who looked quite feral.

Then he was smacked around and blinded”

[tynger1234]

“A little traveler was out one day
When he spied a merchant bright and gay

With a wink and a handshake he said hello
Trying his best to seem a trustworthy fellow

He gave a handshake and a nice pat on the back
And took a few coins lifted right out of his pack

With a smile and a grin and a tip of his hat
He waved good bye but the merchant screamed rat

A boot to the head, and manacles too
Lucky he had the key in his shoe

He picked himself free and went to escape
But suddenly the shadows began to change shape

Rolling out of their reach he jumped into a barrel
Until he was retrieved by a gnoll who looked quite feral.

Then he was smacked around and blinded”

...stick to the thieving your voice made my ears bleed.

[waterpenguin43]

funny-ish, but lets stop the singing please, NOW.

[Pyron]

Lenora eyes the stranger... he's pretty bold to state his intentions. That's for sure. But, he's smart enough

"Let's not be hasty..." She grins, "We have about thirty pounds of meat that's perfect for halfling drop soup. If you want some, we make a deal. Price is a silver per IQ point. So, that's...."

"8 copper pieces."

[TheLibrarian]

"I have no intention of stealing from you all, gods know that would end poorly"
The halfling grins
"Thought I'd entertain you with a little story and explain how I came to be here."

[waterpenguin43]

Oh, good, well here is mine (not in a song): It all begins at my home village, surrounded by other members of my species dancing and singing and generally being exasperating. So I left to a small islet to try and bond with the seas in peace and quiet. There I met to malenti, tthough they would have killed me; I told them I loathed my home village and wished to become a wavekeeper. They then brought me on my first mission: Freeing the Kraken druid imprisoned beneath a guild of paladins. They caught me, however and placed me in an antimagic cell. There I was rescued by a conjurer who hated the paladins and he teleported me back, the wound he recieved killed him after we arrived though. And I had managed to complete the first part of the ritual to awaken the Kraken. Now it only requires more power to free him, so my malenti masters sent me to join you, the straight line syndicate, in order to gain the necessary power and some powerful allies. Explains the wavecrest gnome almost as if he expects anyone to care.

[TheLibrarian]

Cael nobs in the druid's direction
"Well that beats my story, I just wanted some shiny things. Why is freeing this druid so important?"

[druid91]

ooc: sorry for my absence.

the rider laughs "Sounds interesting, maybe, But it would most likely be from time to time, I have other business than looting to tend to. Right now though, I'm free for a while. And why is everyone blurting out there life story all of the sudden?"

[knighttp01]

They seem to have decided that exposition is required right now in this random encounter

He says with derision in his voice

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ooc: I'm going to be away at the edinburgh fringe for 3 weeks so my posting will be sporadic at best, sorry!

[Draxonicar]

Draxonicar emerges from the shadows and walks towards the stranger.

Well then..........Now that the formalities are out of the way....what do we do with him?............He doesn't look too tasty...and I bet he'd scream too much anyway.......hmmm.............and we're already saving the halfling for stew, anyway........ugh..being a lifeforce eating monster is so hard......... with that remark, he turns into his true form, clothes disappearing to reveal fur and fangs
Bah....do what you will with him, I'll be eating

Saying so, he walks over to the bodies and resumes his feast

[druid91]

"So what is that thing?" the rider points to blackfang.

[waterpenguin43]

As for the reason to free my master, with his power; We could conquer nations, build immense armies capable of blotting out whole nations.
He says.
Anyway, as for you sir he gestures at the rider. Who precisely are you?

[druid91]

"you can call me Giles if you like." the rider laughs and stows his spear away.

[Draxonicar]

Draxonicar looks up from his meal
I'm a barghest, now leave me alone or I'll devour your lifeforce

[druid91]

"Okay then, note to self :remember to leave the furry thin- I mean barghest alone." the rider laughs before continuing," so, goblin, would you like to talk business? and what is your name? I can't go on calling you 'goblin' forever."

[knighttp01]

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I return! Sorry about that no internet access for a while

My name is Karaandoor Hellion though most of my associates call me Pinkcloak

What is your business Giles?..

he asked carefully

[waterpenguin43]

Nolunias appears to hastily write these names down on a piece of paper.

[druid91]

"I believe you were implying that you wanted help on a raid." the rider stops grinning and pulls down his hood revealing a nondescript human with Black hair and green eyes."Or were you bluffing to get my guard down?"

[knighttp01]

Pinkcloak smiled, always good to see the faces

I was enquiring if you wanted to join our merry band, the people we work for always need new hands, a raid is likely going to happen in the future.

He paused

If i wanted to Bluff you I would have made a Bluff check

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diplomacy check: (d20+6)[26]

[druid91]

"I always forget to look if their making the check. I wonder, if we see them make the bluff check why do we still fall for the bluff? but anyhow sure I could use something to do for a while." the rider laughs and asks "So... where are we going?"