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Skin tinted blue with green hair, Raina is a child of the ocean. She is in love with history and stories of the past, and wherever she goes, she tells the story of her own people:
They say our people came from a union of merman named Eadro and a human woman named Selune. It was a forbidden love as the people of the land and the people of the sea were not meant to mix. We were born of their love and we lived on the coastlines and tended the waters on the shores. We looked human enough from a distance, but the bluish-green tint of our skin exposed their love, so we often hid in the shallows, only going on land to hunt. But we are a folly people, as changeable as the waters we lived in, and in our folly we grew reckless and brave. We spent more and more time on land. And the more time we spent on land, the more we loved it. And it was with this mistake that we were caught.
When Umberlee, the God of the Sea, discovered our people, she became enraged. She threatened Eadro and Sulune and forbade them from ever seeing each other again. In her wrath, she brought forth a tidal wave to eradicate us. Eadro and Selune stood against her, hand in hand, to protect their children. Our people were saved from the waters, but our village was destroyed. Umberlee did not like this. She banished Selune to the moon where she could never walk upon the land again, and Eadro to the bottom of the oceans, where he could never to see the surface again. Selune was distraught. She cried; and as her tears touched the moon they became silver. They rained down upon the ocean and sank all the way to Eadro so he would never forget her. Eadro collected them all and left some in the shallows for us to find. To this day we keep them with us. They protect us from the wrath of Umberlee and have allowed our people to survive.
Those of us who tend the shores wear the silver teardrop, made from the tears of our mother.
Far too fey in appearance to be beautiful Shimmer's purple eyes are set a bit too far apart and her ears are long and seem to turn independently of each other in a disconcerting way. She wears the robes of a scholar and moves with the grace of a cat. Armed with bow and rapier and a brace of daggers she has chosen no armor to protect her. A strange and arcane headband adorns her forehead. Perhaps it is a relic of the high elves or some trinket she found while exploring the wilds. She changes the subject if the item is mentioned.
Shimmer seems to study the creature before her more than just listen. When she is done speaking the wizard responds I have never met a Water Genasi before Raina. Thank you for your story. I am Shimmer Darkstar and perhaps one day, I will share my story with you as well. It is more personal and while not a happy tale, it is not yet over so there is still hope for me I think.
Vynisia's forked tongue tastes the air around her. "Perhaps our tales are little different. I am Vynisia, or Vyn and it is my pleasure to meet you"
A group of 4 redbrand ruffians are starting fights in the sleeping giant inn and they beating up others for their money, threatening others with their weapons. You are all outside staring in through the windows seeing this and you know the redbrand ruffians are trouble. The front door is 15 feet away and another 15 feet to get to a redbrand ruffian, what do you do?
Those ruffians would be members of the Redbrand. They disrupt the peace here and harm the innocent. I cannot stand idle and watch such. I could use some help my new friends. Shimmer casts Mage Armor and stealths to the front door as she pulls her rapier.
Shimmer opens the door just at the right time when they have their backs turned away from the entrance as she peers through a window nearby and times it righ, and does it so quietly, she sneaks in, unaware that a new person has just entered the building. None of the innocents say anything about you entering, they know it would be a bad idea when you come here to help..
Raina follows through the door, but moves in a completely different direction than Shimmer.
She then casts Shape Water, and pulls the beer out of a mug and dumps the ale on the head of one of the ruffians.
Now, I think it's time you boys leave, she says, pulling their attention towards her so her allies can sneak up behind them.
All four ruffians go towards Raina with swords raised, none of them dare to turn their back on her, none are even looking at the door, the now slight ajar door. Oh, I'm really scared, of your Magician tricks. We are going to knock you and take you prisoner. Or you can give me all your money lead us to your rich house and we can rob everything you have. Your hands will be tied up so you can't cast spells. You are also going to help us rob the town with help of your magic after we are through robbing the house and untie your hands and you get none of the cut, otherwise you are our prisoner As he says with a very threatening and aggressive voice.
The second ruffians chimes in Yeah we don't want to hurt a pretty lady like you, actually what is the point, a pretty lady like you is pretty harmless. As he laughs and says with a cocky voice.
The other two laugh, a cocky laugh.
Shimmer quietly stands and begins her blade dance. Stepping forward she impales the rear-most ruffian with her rapier. As she hits, a green flame leaps from her chosen enemy to the next closest one to him, burning the man for 4 points.
Raina dons her shield, seeing they drew their swords, and also draws the oar on her back brandishing it like a weapon.
Raina dons her shield, seeing they drew their swords, and also draws the oar on her back brandishing it like a weapon.
The female dragonborn, her scales an intriguing mix of silver and black, enters the bar. She is short for her kind, standing just under six feet, and she wears a simple traveler's outfit. She carries no weapons, but a drum sits atop her pack, strapped securely in place.
"I was wondering if you needed...Bandits? In town? What is the world coming to?"
Vynisia really had little care that ruffians were beating folk up for coin, but she did care that they were threatening her group, with an almost languid laziness she hisses a Poison spray at the nearest thug.
Shimmer stabs a redbrand in the back badly wounding him and then the warlock makes him choke over poisonous gas, still he survives.
They hear the Dragonborn. Don't think of us as bandits, think of us as "Entrepreneurs". If you help us, you can get a part of our cut, now as a Dragonborn, you should breathe fire on the people attacking us.
Round 1 inits
Raina
Shimmer
Vynirsia
Klava
Redbrands.
Vynirsia
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Vynisia laughs, "Entrepreneurs, you pick on the weak and lack imagination." she mocks as she sprays acid once again
Raina let's out a guffaw at the bandits. Is that really the best you can come up with?
I think I'm getting immune to your poison.
Raina, Shimmer and Klava are up
Raina smiles, and puts away her oar for now.
To the second Ruffian, Raina says, How's this for harmless?
She launches an ice knife at the second ruffian.
I have no patience for such ruffian trash. Seeing the enemy grouped up, Shimmer will move to position the spell to not catch her allies and cast Thunderwave.
1st-level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Target: Each creature in a 15-foot cube originating from you
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
Save Constitution
Damage 2d8
Damage Type Thunder
Save Success Half damage and not pushed
A wave of thunderous force sweeps out from you. Each creature in a 15-foot cube originating from you must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d8 thunder damage and is pushed 10 feet away from you. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn't pushed.
In addition, unsecured Objects that are completely within the area of effect are automatically pushed 10 feet away from you by the spell's effect, and the spell emits a thunderous boom audible out to 300 feet.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.
Shimmer can get 2 of them without getting Raina, but first lets do rainas.
Thugs 1 and 4 dodge, 2 gets stabbed and freezes, 3 freezes.
killing off 2 and 3 as there bodies get pushed against the wall.
Klava is up
Klava will cantrip acid splash the two redbrands.
but they dodge
Okay the two alive redbrands are mad at Raina for being tricked so they target her, each getting two attacks. If she goes down, additional attacks transfer to Shimmer
Raina takes piercing damage as one manages to stab her.
Round 2, all heroes are up
Hey now! You best be careful with that thing. You boys aren't old enough to play with such sharp knives.
Raina draws her oar and smacks one of them. (Bonus action Shillelagh just in case it ended when she sheathed the oar earlier).
And that drops a redbrand
"Breath fire, you say? Okay."
Klava climbs up on a table near the bandit who suggested it and aims her breath weapon down on him.
Frustrated at her poison having little effect Vynisia switches to more raw arcane power
After getting blasted with cold and hit with an eldritch blast, he surrenders and drops his weapons, knowing he too nearly died. In exchange for his life, he is willing to give you the location of the hideout and he does, and anything you want to know about the hideout or the redbrands.. The guards then take him to prison
What the hell is going on with this town? Raina inquires.
The redbrands have taken over and the guards will never be able to deal with it. Even though I have given you instructions to the hideout, it is heavily guarded. In fact the guards in this town are very few. The townsfolk are weak, stupid and vulnerable.
"Wow, did I pick the wrong town to try and start my musical tour."
Raina gives a gleeful gasp. You're a musician? I'm a storyteller!
For example, not long ago I was travelling through the marshlands of Chelimber to discover an ancient wizard tower. The tower was buried for so long that the earth grew up around it and created an island! Ogres had settled on it and we had to sneak past carefully, avoiding their patrols...
She continues the story weaving riveting tale of her past adventure.
Anyways, my name is Raina. Nice to meet you!
Vynisia leans in close to the redbrand, "I am sure we can find a way in, our kind is most resourceful. Then we will see who is weak, stupid and vulnerable."
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"I do not trust musicians, among my people there is a legend of a stranger who could charm our kind with his music, he made us dance to his desires and be willing as his slaves, until he succumed to our poisons at least." she grins at her own little joke.
You're a musician? I'm a storyteller!
"Yes, I am specifically a drummer, although I keep getting pulled into these weird adventures."
"I do not trust musicians..."
"Given your current....situation with making agreements with others, I think you would be sympathetic to the fact that just because certain people in the same situation have done terrible things, it doesn't mean they all will."
"I'm just saying."
Before the heroes leave the sleeping giant, they are approached by a woman named Halia. Please I beg of you, the wizard, the leader of the redbrands is trouble, and very dangerous. Bring his body back to me dead and I'll pay you all 100 gold
Also the rebrand hideout has 2 entrances, a south entrance from the forest, not a door, just an open caveway like system, which leads into a room with a creature that all the redbrands fear and avoid, and you have an east entrance. Trough the front door. The redbrand you captured told you all this. When you go to check out the hideout, the outside is not guarded, but it is a large hideout.
Raina agrees to the offer and turns to her new friends to see if they'll join, too.
Klava will accept as well.
"There is little else here to occupy my time and I could certainly find use for the coin, so which way - through man or beast?"
The doors of the Sleeping Giant burst open and a large wild looking man with brown dreadlocks and a short scruffy beard bursts through them, "I heard brawling!" he says looking around with striking blue eyes. "Hmm, too late, I've only been in town a day and these men seem to be causing trouble all over... Good job" he finishes, seeing the Redbrands laid out on the floor.
Holgar wears simple cloths made of animal pelts, a Longsword hangs at his left hip and slung over his back is a large quiver of javelins.
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Ceidith wanders out after Holgar. Hello everyone! What have we have here! It seems I was to busy drinking to start fighting today, but if this nice woman he gestures to Halia allows me to accept he job, it seems that I will be able to compensate for the last few minutes!
Raina looks at the masked elf in delight. Ceidith! How wonderful to see you again!
Then, with a wry smile, she says, Or not see you, with that mask.
She gives a warm embrace to the elf. I'm glad you're hear, I could definitely use an old friend.
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At the hideout, Let's go by cave. The natural world makes me feel safer.
"I do not have a preference either way, although given they are called bandits, and they have left their hideout unguarded, it is likely booby-trapped. We should be wary."
"I will go first, I fear no trap!" Holgar says, beginning to stride towards the cave mouth with purpose, unless someone stops him.
When he reaches the cave he crouches down and starts moving carefully down the tunnel.
Ceidith smiles at Raina behind his mask. Good to see you again, my friend. I didn't know you were in this town!
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Ceidith begins to sneak into the cave mouth behind Holgar, looking for traps as he does so. His hand rests on one of his shortswords.
Some of you are wounded, at least slightly. I think we have time for a short rest before we head out, no?
Shimmer also looks over the masked half elf. Well, what have we here. a handsome lad and sounds like he has some brains too. We might be well suite. I'll have to see...
Heroes enter the room called the Crevase
A cold breeze fills this large natural cavern, carrying with it the faint scent of decaying flesh. A crevase divides the cavern and is flanked by the two rough stone columns that support the twenty-foot-high ceiling. Two arched wooden bridges span the chasm.
You all see a nothic in the room. Halt, who goes there? what do you want? This is my treasure room, thy shalt not touch any of it. Are you with the redbrands trying to touch my treasure? why you here? I am hungry, I need meat.
"My name is Klava, and I am a travelling performer. I play the Drum. As far as being with the Redbrands, no we are not. We've been asked to deal with them."
At the mention of meat, Klava will get into her pack and toss him some smoked and jerked beef.
"It's not much, but it will hopefully tide you over!"
"Relax, we are here to deal with the Redbrands, we would not dare intrude upon your treasure. We seek only passage through" At least until we're finished with the Redbrands anyway... Vyn tries her best to soothe the creature, wishing she could just charm it with magic.