Brevoy Buccaneers

Game Master Shaundakul

I look at Zaxarii, 'My efforts? All I did was identify the threat; yes I did, and try to protect Elanna, thats all; yes it is. Had I been at the front, I could have done more; yes I could. I am glad that it is over now though; yes I am!'

I face Kerri, 'Being even smaller is really weird; yes it is, but I can see it has advantages; yes I can. Maybe you could help me make a potion of it?'

The ogre is carrying little of value. On him you find 30gp worht of coins and two gems worth 10 gp each. Other than that, all he has are a couple of sheep carcasses and an oversized club and armor.

Elanna turns her horse towards the ferry and heads out with the party. As she estimated, the trip takes only 25 minutes. The guards greet you with relief. Your highness we were just about to send out a search party. We saw that horrible storm, and hoped it arrived prior to your departure. Your mother will be glad to see you.

The ferry and the trip to town take less than an hour. You are met at the gates by Elanna's mother who accompanies you into the keep.

The whole time that I can see the boat and the whole time I am on it I am terrified and it clearly shows on my face. Every few minutes I glance up at the sky expecting a storm to come and finish the job it started but failed to complete. I stay very close to Zaxarii, trying not to ruin his image.

Once we are at the keep gates and met by a big woman, I look up at Zaxarii. 'So if Elanna is your cousin, does that make this lady your Aunt?'

I hide behind Zaxarii slightly while I introduce myself to the new lady, 'Hello, my name is Kerri. Pleased to meet you.'

Zaxarii sighs with relief when they come up on the ferry point and finds it full of household troops of Lebeda. "Yes Guardsmen, the Lady Elanna is safe, but form an escort about her. We must reach SilverHall swiftly." Zararii waits impatiently for the ferry to be readied, but when it's time to board he seems hesitant, but as Kerri steels herself to go above, he marches after with a grim determination.

He sees that Elanna's mother, the Regent, is among the greeters at the harbor. At Kerri's statement he says, "Yes, I can call her an Aunt in private but must be more decorous in public to honor her high position."

When Kerri jumps in to introduce herself, Zaxarii looks to see if the Lady Lebeda even noticed Kerri, over her concern for her daughter, if so he jumps in and says, "Begging your pardon, Your Grace, may I present, Lady Kerri of the Hin folk of the deeper Gronzi forest, who is on a most noble quest for her people." Zaxarii bows courtly and with hands spread to present Kerri. Then he waves over the others and says. "And these companions, provided by Gorum's favor, who did much for Lady Elanna's safety. We will have matters of concern to speak of and my mother's greetings at Your Graciousness's desire."

Zaxarii is not sending a secret message as such, just using standard court speak to say - We need to talk about matters not for public ears.

Apologies for the delay in posting guys, but I am still here!

Still crouched by Alistair's body, Bandavaar acknowledges Zax's comments with pride.

"Thankyou Zaxarii. The Ogre could see all that was in front of it, so I had a gut feeling it'd be too focused on those in its sight, to worry about me. Thankfully it didn't see me, but I was a little worried my plan would backfire. When I saw Alistair go down, I knew I had to act fast.

It's just a shame I missed the beast a few times before I got a fairly decent hit in. You guys move around an awful lot while fighting on the spot. It looked as though those of you in combat were having a dance off. Hahaha!

Thanks for coming to Alistair's aid when I called, Zaxarii. As someone gifted with the power of healing, I assumed you'd have healed him regardless, but not knowing his condition, I acted as I felt and called you over as soon as I could. I've learned to trust my gut instinct!"

Bandavaar stands up, reaches down to Alistair and holds his hand out.

"Need a hand there, fella?"

Now, what to do with the sleeping beast? Aha, an idea!

Announcing to the group, the Ex-Gladiator suggests something.

"I know this may seem more trouble than it's worth, but I don't believe in finishing a downed and helpless being if it's fit for future battles. Although seemingly evil, this Ogre fought well. Would it be possible to tie the beast to a tree (securely) and when we reach town, call the guardsmen out and bring them back here? I'm thinking it may prove to be good entertainment for the people, if we sell this ogre to any local Gladiatorial Arena we may come across. Plus, there may even be a bit of cash in it for us, which could aid us in our trav.............uhhhh, maybe not"

Bandavaar finishes his speech abruptly as he sees Zaxarii coup de grace the now no longer threatening, threat to the group.....

When the group decide to head out, the brave warrior marches back to Elanna's side, remaining there until otherwise notified. Small talk is made over the length of the journey and Bandavaar seems quite happy with the way things have gone.

Upon reaching the keep, he looks around to get a bearing of the new area - Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Another heartbeat check, with a quick role playing bit, Shaundakul are you still here?

Zaxarii suddenly remembers the prisoner. Summoning one of the brighter looking escorts, he orders, " Take custody of this prisoner, let no one speak to him or harm him without the House Regent's leave."

Zaxarii will make arrangements for rewards for Gustav and Harabor when they decide to go on their way. Off stage stuff, no need for much, just say where they go, for Gustav I suspect he will join a group for the Crusade.

Earlier ...
"Dance off, Ha, funny, but moving is needed with such a large foe, as you did in your circling. As to my fellow of the faithful, it is always a difficult decision as to when to fight and to change to healing, after battle of course, I will aid the brave and bold."

Now waiting on the DM ...

I am still here and waiting for Shaundakul.

As Zaxarii introduces me properly to the welcoming committee, I stand out from behind him. I stand next to him and bow, after which I remain next to him.

Merry Christmas, I hope you all have a wonderful day today!

And a Merry Christmas to you as well and everyone, it's Christmas eve for me and off to see family tomorrow on Christmas day, may your Chrismas day be bright.

It's been more than three weeks since Dm Shaundakul has posted. My check rate will drop to weekly for a while, then to monthly for a bit more, but my hopes for this campaign is falling. Who is still left that is checking this thread? In any event Happy New Year one and all.

I am still checking daily. I would like to carry on, but it seems Shaundakul is either unable, or has lost interest.

Happy New Year, I hope this year goes well for you all.

Yea, I get the impression it's reached an end as otherwise I feel Shaundakul would have posted to say the campaign will stop over the Xmas period. Happy new year though guys. :)

Are we assuming this is ended as I am starting to lose interest in it. It has been far too long without a post from Shaundakul and I think I will give it another week before I stop checking in here to see if it is continuing or not.

Yes Shaundakul's last post was in this thread in early December (Yes I checked all his aliases). I think he has abandoned this game and the energy has leaked out. I'll check at least once a week for the rest of the month just in case but after that I'll suppose this campaign is dead. He withdrew in Nov. from another game as a player citing personal issues; it would have been polite to do the same here, if needed.

Last post from me. A close variation of this character has been accepted in a Kingmaker campaign so this is formal notice of withdrawal from this one. Sorry guys, already miss you all, espcially Kerri who took my character in an entirely unexpected direction. Goodbye and Good Luck to all!

I hope we are able to role-play again soon. Good luck in your Kingmaker.