.*Spit*
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Alinya tries hard not to boggle at this eruption of words. Well, probably words. I hope Edwin can translate. Hopefully when we are far away from this pestilential swamp.
Right on; I'll work something up.
"I'll tell you a story.
They called me to be the star witness at the trial in Lepidstadt of the Beast.The beast came at first to attack us carefully, only attacking those who straggled out of doors and after dark. But then, he grew in confidence, and started breaking into domiciles to attack my neighbors.
So I came up with a plan: several of us hid in places that made it easy to observe the areas around the village, and when the beast attacked, we all attacked him at once.
He was 7 feet tall, and exceedingly ugly. We burned him with torches, and he fled to the nearby water.
He made quite a bit of noise which made it easy for us to follow him in boats. There's a small islet nearby, the Boneyard, which was our community's cemetary. He led us there.
At that point he was attacked by a huge alligator, which bit his leg, and pulled him underwater. The beast swore profusely.
I thought that the alligator "deathrolled him: to whit, grabbed him by the leg and, rolling his body around and around, shredded the beast, drowned him, and then hanging his corpse under a submerged log for the meat to tenderize prior to consumption.
(As an aside,......although I look younger, I'm actually 88 years old).
Imagine how surprised I was to find out that the awful Beast still lived on after the gator's tender ministrations,....I just had to go to town, give my story, and help in any way I could to ensure that the awful menace to life and limb is burned at the stake.
What's more, I'm sure my story is quite surprising and unbelievable; nonetheless it is utterly true, and if you don't believe me, I don't care.
"Indeed. Wha'll I believe yeh!" Edwin tells the elder. And true to his word, tells the locals the story of the great Archmage Harry HouseSin and his monstrous Golems.
later, with his companions, he muses aloud.
"But, even if the story is completely true, it still begs several questions. Not the least of which is, WHY would the Beast carry off people? And what was he doing in the graveyard? I suspect that a visit to the local cemetery is in order,...
"Do you think the beast knows enough words for that man to think he swore profusely? But what - or who - else looks like the Beast?"
Edwin smirks slightly.
"I assure you, having discoursed with the Beast, however briefly, it is easy to ascertain that swear words are not merely IN his vocabulary, but provide the majority of it." He assures Larissa.
"However you bring up a good point. One I must confess I had not considered until you mentioned it. Everyone is so convinced that the 'Beast' did all he is accused of, and indeed his low temper threshold would support their belief. But,... what if he isn't the only one,...?"
"I think we need to visit the local cemetery. Let us obtain directions and examine the scene ourselves."
"We'll get you over there in a boat. Go ahead, and get you some victuals in your belly first," says Big Daddy.
"Also," Rholf adds to the private discussion "If Dobitoc is a flesh golem, I doubt he would heal. If that is the case, he should bear the scars of being burned and savagely attacked by an alligator. Unless repaired by magical means, anyway."
Alinya eats daintily, just enough to be polite. She nods suddenly when Larissa asks what else looks like the beast, and says, "What if the beast was killed by the alligator here; but more than one was made? Even this so-called Archmage of Edwin's had more than one golem."
Alinya eats daintily, just enough to be polite. She nods suddenly when Larissa asks what else looks like the beast, and says, "What if the beast was killed by the alligator here; but more than one was made? Even this so-called Archmage of Edwin's had more than one golem."
They do not heal normally. They're essentially animate inanimate objects cobbled together from old corpses; however,.......they ARE healed by electricity, such as a lightningbolt spell.
Big Daddy:
"Let me find wutever sumbich is makin them thangs. I'll play a little stickball with their doodads."
translation:
"I will batter the creator of said golem in the groin with a stick if I ever meet him."
Edwin enjoys the spicy gumbo, although he probably spends more time trying to identify the individual spices in it than actually eating it,...
The corner of Edwin's mouth twitches at Big Daddy's declaration.
"Indeed. Ah'm shu-wah dat wuud be anudder guud tale tew add tew mah collection!" He tells Big Daddy, in between complimenting the chef on the gumbo.
Alinya nods along, trying to suggest that she understands what the octogenarian swamp dweller just said. "I see. I'll be sure to remember that. Thank you." she takes another small bite of gumbo, sticking to the things she can recognise.
They take you guys to the abandoned boneyard.
It's an island of firmament in the swamp; they get you out there in little boats.
Briefly,.....they consider it to be tainted somehow by the golem. They have moved their cemetary elsewhere, although they haven't disinterred the dearly departed who lie in the abandoned boneyard.......
What do you do? Where do you wish to disembark?
The bright green is grassy area; the darker green is where there are stands of trees; rather thick, rather tangled, and tall stout bushy trees, I might add.
"Over there I think my fine fellows!" Edwin says, then seeing the blank looks on the faces of his swamp-dwelling rowers, repeats himself.
"O'er dere lads! Dat's a guud spot teh start ah reckin'!" He corrects himself.
He's mostly better; back to torturing his sisters.
Just been a looooong week, at work and at home.
Rholf doesn't much care where to start as he, like Edwin, is figuring that the whole area will need to be sorted through. "I'd say put us aground where ya'll usually parked..."
"Where did you see the big 'gator roll the Beast? We want to be sure to look there."
Rholf doesn't much care where to start as he, like Edwin, is figuring that the whole area will need to be sorted through. "I'd say put us aground where ya'll usually parked..."
"It were right hyonter, the gator denn took him unter the wata....."
I drew an "X" in red, where the beast was standing........
She will take her quarterstaff and probe in the area indicated, partially to see if she detects something other than swamp bottom, partially to see how deep the water is.
"How tall did you say the creature was?"
"He wuz 7 feet tawl.....big sumbich."
She probes down; hits mud; it's a good three foot deep where the beast was standing.
"Yew can handfish in thar, girly, but be careful; could be gators too, that's mouth fishing......"
Edwin examines the area with Larissa, noting the (lack) of water depth, comparing to the height of the creature, and noting the nearby landmarks,...
Two mods to the map:
there's a boat, brown; that's what you guys rowed up in.
Edwin notices in the stand of trees, a black rectangle; it's......something, bigger than a breadbox, about 15 foot long and maybe a third that in height; camoflaged with branches and leaves.
I need positions at this point.
HUZZAH!
huzzzzzzzah!
Just need positions for Edwin, Rholf, Alinya, and Castiel.....
Castiel's Perception check
Castiel's Knowledge Religion
Right on.
As Castiel moves inland, he notices an old campsite, a black square, with "cs" written on it.....
Just need positions for Edwin, Rholf, and Alinya,.....
huzzzah!
nitey nite!
H13, next to Larissa, thenk yew,...
Alinya stands nervously next to Larissa. One hand fidgets with her holy symbol. The other twitches, constantly starting then canceling those gestures that, if completed, would unleash her arcane powers. "What do you see?" she asks Larissa?
Right on....just need Rholf's.
Huzzzah!
initiative:
Alinya's lion becomes evident.
It creeps out of the woods...to the north...and roars.
But this is no lion. It has a lion's body, with a manlike head, and wings, and a spiny tail.
Manticore.
huzzah!!!
,..."Well. THERE'S something you don't see everyday.",...
Edwin drawls slowly.
;P