And Then A Skeleton Popped Out: Carrion Crown, GiTP Edition

[DualJay]

"I'm in favor of taking this to Luvick, if you guys think we can trust him. We need to rest."

[Idiot Cube]

"Agreed. I don't think we'll find anything new today."

[Aldizog]

"If it is simply a matter of healing, I can do much more. I have been asleep for so long... but if you truly need to rest, I will accompany you. At dawn I can pray for blessings of Iomedae best suited to our current task."

[Yas392]

"I have an inkling of the general happenings on this region. As for alliances and figures, I am still catching up on the recent news so I do not know much other than what you told me. I am going to follow your lead for now."

[Idiot Cube]

"Luvick is the ancient lord of this vampire clan. Now is as good a time as any to give him what we found - I doubt we'll find anything more today."

Jones rubs his temples. "I feel as if this day has gone on for months."

[DualJay]

"Yeah, Jones, I know what you mean."

Sledge stretches, massive muscles bulging, and yawns. "Let's go see Luvick and be done with this day."

Assuming there are no objections, we head out.

[Rynjin]

You gain another audience with Luvick, and show him your evidence.

"So. Radvir is a traitor. I don't suppose you've finished him for me already? No? Then I grant you official permission to do so, if you can find the rat. Bring him to me to dispose of myself and I'll reward you. Handsomely."

[Yas392]

Zone turns to Jones.

"Told you. Now I am eager to see how this plays out."

[DualJay]

"We will, but mind if we rest here first?"

[Rynjin]

"I often forget mortals still need sleep. If you need quarters, use Radvir's."

[DualJay]

We will rest, but be sure to have someone standing watch at all times.

[Rynjin]

You take reasonable precautions, though they prove to be unnecessary. You all awaken in the morning well rested.

[Aldizog]

At dawn, Osric prays. It is his first time praying to Iomedae.
Hello there. I know you remember me. I remember you, as a woman. You were a fine commander. Brave, honest, fair. But human. Doubted yourself, as we all do, but tried to not show it. I remember your temper about the importance of logistics... that poor quartermaster. And I remember that bland fish stew that you loved... gods, the officers' cooks made that stew for us every night just to please you, it seems. And I remember the battles and your valor; I remember Vaishali Pass.
About Arazni. I know you gave the order to summon her. That didn't end well and I know you grieved for it, but now you have not only replaced her, but surpassed her. Fate? Do you get all the answers when you become a god? Or does Pharasma stonewall you about that?
Well, milady, now you have chosen me. Why? Just your duty as the Inheritor, picking up Aroden's discarded faithful? Or is there something more? The sun wasn't Aroden's domain, but it is yours. How did that come to be? In that way, I'm more fitting as a servant of yours than I ever was of his. The sun and its light that flows through my veins may be needed in the days ahead. Strength and honor.
I tried to put spells into the sig, but it ran too long, so they'll go in a post.
0: Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize, Create Water
1: Moment of Greatness, Detect Evil, Detect Undead, Divine Favor, Liberating Command, Sure Casting, Shield of Faith (d)
2: Burst of Radiance, Hold Person, Inheritor's Smite, Ironskin, Lesser Restoration, Spear of Purity, Bless Weapon (d)
3: Magic Circle Against Evil, Communal Resist Energy, Magic Vestment (2), Prayer, Heroism (d)
4: Death Ward (2), Dimensional Anchor, Encouraging Good Hope, Fire Shield (d)
5: Breath of Life, True Seeing, Communal Spell Immunity, Righteous Might (d)
6: Greater Dispel Magic, Heal, Greater Heroism (d)

[Idiot Cube]

Jones begins preparing his extracts and mutagen. He barely seems to be focusing on the task, instead looking at each of his new allies. Seeing Osric deep in prayer, he turns to Zone while gently swirling a beaker in his hand.

"Well, Zone, it'll be an hour and some minutes before I'm finished here. I like to know the kind of people I'm working with, so why not tell me more about yourself? I know you are hunting undead, but why exactly? Are you working for someone, or is it a more personal motivation?"

If you don't mind my asking, of course."

False Life HP - (1d10+10)[13]

[DualJay]

Sledge stretches and eats while his companions do all their alchemystic hoo-hah.

[Yas392]

Zone turns to Jones when he hears him speak while he is sharpening his knives with a whetstone.

"As I said earlier, I am a merc that got contracted by a certain someone who really wants the Whispering Way to go down. Anything related to my earlier life and hunting the dead are something that I rather not discuss. They are very personal. But if you want to know about what my race is, I am a Xeph. We're bunch of psychic people. Remember that my weapon is laced with some kind of purple glow when I threw it. Yeah, it is psychic energy. Think of it as somewhat similar to magic. We are not seen much in the main continent since we are pretty much the "shy" type. Heck, I don't even know what I am until my adulthood. Being separated from my people when you were young kinda does that to you but you will learn how to cope with it after being on the road for a while."

The xeph gets another knife out and grinds the stone against it's edge.

"You seem to have been doing this for a while. I can see the looks on your eyes. So what brings an alchemist and a street fighter into undead hunting? You do not look like the sort to dress for this kind of job. It would be nice to know something beyond names and being mercs."

[DualJay]

"Ran into Jones here at a lab place on a mountain. I'd been hunting trolls in the area, y'know - big money in their hearts and brain stems, cuz of their regeneration. Used to make stuff called troll clot or something."

Sledge pauses to drink some whiskey.

"Figured his cause was worthy enough, y'know, and paid well enough. I'll fight pretty much anything that deservers to have its head cracked if'n you pay me."

[Idiot Cube]

"I am actually a private investigator by trade. Well, I suppose I used to be. I traveled from place to place, offering my services where they were needed. As you can imagine, Ustalav is the perfect place for my kind of work."

"One day, I came to the city of Lepidstadt. At the same time, several other adventurers had come into town, some having business with one Judge Daramid on behalf of the late Professor Lorrimor. With their help, I acted as the defense attorney of a...troubled individual who had been wrongly accused of a wide range of heinous crimes. Another story for later."

"Having made me a de facto member of their group, the adventurers brought me to their meeting with Daramid, where she revealed her allegiance to a secret order that opposes the Whispering Way. It was she who asked us to take on this cause, tracking down agents of the Way and putting a stop to their plans. While she has been paying quite handsomely for our service, I was at the time more interested in the challenge - the chance to test my intellect and hone my abilities. Now, after all I've seen...I truly understand that the Way is a menace that cannot be allowed to continue. And I will fight them to my last breath."

He sits back, sighing. "And that is how a humble detective became swept up in a quest to save the world. Sledge and I were not the first to take on this mission, but we have stayed the course the longest of all our companions."

[Yas392]

Zone scratches his head.

"First time I seen someone other than an alchemist who uses potions. Self-taught?"

[Idiot Cube]

"Self-taught, for the most part. I learned the basics of alchemy at the University of Nex, but quickly decided that I would be better off gathering knowledge on my own."

"I never learned how to create alchemical bombs, but I can study a target to determine the best place and opportunity to strike. I am also a gifted observationist, a skilled orator, and an adept locksmith and trap disabler. To say nothing of my extensive knowledge on numerous subjects, particularly the arcane and divine."

"I also dabble with the violin." he adds. It's hard to tell if he's joking.

[Yas392]

"Wow, you sure are resourceful. Good thing we have you here to cover what we lack."

Zone puts away his stone.

"Once Mr.Pious is done praying, we should go after the vampire guy. Anything we know about him?"

[Aldizog]

Osric will be done with his prayers when Jones is done with his prep. Ready to go after that.