3.5 Core [Untitled World]

[Stupendous_Man]

"Though they were careless enough to go for quantity over quality, it seems. A few more men like yourself would have turned the battle completely, I daresay."

[Rettu Skcollob]

"Ha, I'd hope so! I expect a few spell-slingers such as yourself would not have gone amiss either."

Kanose smiles warmly. He seems to have forgotten that there were other members of the group as well. Or, if he hasn't; he doesn't care.

[Stupendous_Man]

Elaine waits for her companions to introduce themselves, and makes a mental note to ask Corth to make a quick investigation as to the caravan's contents.

[Cheesegear]

Nathaniel easily watched as Elaine took her speaking role. He, himself was better off not being seen. Children should be seen, not heard. Children of the Guild should be neither. he recalled, from his Guild training.

He liked Elaine. Although, he suspected that was one of her many talents. Magical or otherwise.

Nathaniel, with his arms folded, simply nodded towards the man and said "My name is Corth." opting not to shake hands with the large man at all.

[Rettu Skcollob]

Kanose nods, barely glancing at the man.

"Greetings to you too."

Git.

[kirbsys]

"Well, anyways we've got about an hour before the caravan'll be set to leave, so if there are any supplies you want, get 'em now.

He walks away and begins directing the various workers, making sure that they're being careful with the fragile goods and such.

The journey is usually only two days, however the plan is to camp outside the forest the first night, then inside the second, and arrive at Fairhold by the third night. This ensures that the caravan won't spend two nights within the bandit's forest.

If there's anything you want to try and get a hold of, just ask.

[Stupendous_Man]

Elaine would like to get a hold of some information as to what they are transporting.

[kirbsys]

You walk over to ask about the cargo, he replies "Well for the most part its trade goods, food, grains, bit of this, bit of that...

[Stupendous_Man]

"Nothing out of the ordinary, then. I guess those bandits had either horrible judgment, starving, or were just *******s. Well, not that all three are mutually exclusive..."

When she's out of his sight, Elaine will write "Care to check on the 'this and that' in the caravan?" and hand it to Nathan when no one is looking.

[Cheesegear]

Nathaniel receives Elaine's note, and gives it a quick glance before palming it into his pocket. He gives a cursory check of the goods - as he had seen Elaine do, to make sure he knows what he's guarding and what steps he should take for it. It'll be a quick one for now, since people are watching him. But, Nathaniel decides he'll go over it in-depth under the cover of darkness.

Note to self, take first watch. Preferably on your own he thought, scratching his beard.

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Spot: (1d20+5)[24]
to see anything of interest...Who knows, something shiny could be hidden in the grain?

[Stupendous_Man]

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You see a needle.

Elaine will rest next to one of the wagons, and cast Message on Nathaniel before he wanders out of sight.

"So, amicable to the suggestion, I take it?" She whispers.

[kirbsys]

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Nathaniel, for the most part all you see are crates being packed into the various carts, however you also notice one of the men packing a few small statues into a crate which they then put into one of the carts.

Is there anything else that anyone wants to do before we leave town?

[Cheesegear]

Nathaniel narrows his eyes as he spots the statue being packed into the crate. Interesting...

[kirbsys]

The rest of the day goes by fairly slowly, the road is dirt paved and you reach the forest about two and a half hours before night-fall, but Kenneth tells the men dealing with the horses to stop now.

"If we're goin' to have to sleep in the forest, I'd rather it only be once," he says when questioned about it by one of his men.

He walks over to where you have stopped, near the rear of the caravan. "Me men'll get a sort of camp set up, and we have food, but you'll be on watch after dark, thats what you've been hired for. Its up to you to sort out when you all sleep and when you guard, just make sure it gets done.

[Stupendous_Man]

"Affirmative, sir. And, if I may ask, are there any wagons we should keep an especially close eye on? If so, I can sleep near them for extra security."

[kirbsys]

Er.. well, uh no. They're all just regular trade goods, no need to keep an extra set of eyes on any of them.

Its rather obvious that he's lying, and as he walks away he takes a few glances at one of the wagons.

[Stupendous_Man]

*Significant look at Nathaniel*

[Cheesegear]

Nathaniel pipes up, as the rest of the group begin to get out their sleeping rolls and blankets. "I'll take first watch." he offers.

[Rettu Skcollob]

Kanose is silent for most of the journey, speaking only when spoken to. He quickly unrolls his bedroll and removes his armour, with the air of one who has done something a thousand times before. Placing his greataxe within easy arms reach next to his bed, the heavily built man prepares himself for sleep.

"I'll take the last watch." He says, gruffly. He liked taking the last watch. It meant he didn't have to spend ages waking up.

[Stupendous_Man]

"I'm up for whatever. Wake me as necessary." Elaine will set up around the closest fire.

[kirbsys]

The camp is set up a little ways off from the road, about a hundred yards from the edge of the forest. The carts are arranged in a circle with three fires set up inside the circle. A little after dark one of the men makes stew and pulls out rations of bread, and offers some to you all. The men sit around talking for about an hour before they all finally nod off. Kenneth goes to sleep in the cart that he was staring at earlier, and that Nathaniel saw the statues being packed into. There are three men around it, the rest lay down to sleep throughout the rest of the camp.

[kirbsys]

:Psst: Nathaniel, you're on first watch, what are you doing?

[Cheesegear]

Natheniel creeps quietly around the camp, trying not to disturb any of the sleeping idiots. Trying to get a closer look at what he saw earler.

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Hide: (1d20+8)[22]
Move Silently: (1d20+8)[28]
EDIT: Sweet! A 20!

Plus whatever circumstance bonus I get for being asleep. Sleeping people don't make Spot checks (but it's just my luck if someone only pretends to sleep), and I believe it's -4 to Listen (translates to +4 Move Silently) if you're asleep.

Search: (1d20+8)[27]

...And you can't post comments like "Psst...Nathaniel what're you doing?" without spoilers or some kind of OOC descriptor. I actually wrote half my post before I realised that nobody was talking to me IC...

[kirbsys]

OOC: Sorry about that.

You move stealthily towards the wagon that you saw the statues go into earlier. Once inside you spot the crate immediately, however Kenneth is sleeping next to it and there's a large padlock on it. It doesn't look like a very complicated lock, but it'll take time regardless.

[kirbsys]

OOC:Nathenial? Whats going on?