Rhavi, squares are 10'
Then my roll should have a -1, as it is one extra range increment.
Jackob sets the break in the cart, grabs his spear and exits the cart.
Caerwyn fires off another shot, but misses the swiftly moving creatures. Rhavi lobs one of her bombs a massive distance and smacks the uninjured creature across its right shoulder burning it badly. Jackob hits the break and jumps off the cart to move towards the oncoming creatures as Rillka draws her slingstaff and waits for a closer target. Sir Andreas decides to meet these creatures on foot and climbs off his mount and moves to provide a front line of defense. Akilina pulls her mount back away from danger.
The first tatzlwyrm charges out at Sir Andreas while the other races towards the party.
The Tatzlwyrm that launched itself at Sir Andreas goes right for the throat and blood wells from where it latches onto the brave cavalier. Its back claws rake at Sir Andreas' armor and one finds a gap as it's claws dig into Sir Andreas' side.
Rillka
Caerwyn
Akilina
Rhavi
White Tatzlwyrm (-5 HP)
Tatzlwyrm (-9 HP)
Ser Andreas (-17/43)
Jackob
Rillka scowls seeing Andreas get rakes by the wyrm.You little slimy... the rest of her comment is curses in halfling.
Ibhola Leqhwa white sigils swirl into a ball of ice and snow in Rillka's hand as she casts snowball and hurls it at the approaching dragon.
+DC 15 Fort save or be staggered for 1 rd
Caerwyn drops his bow and draws his curve blade as he sneaks around Windswift and comes up behind the white scaled Wyrm, placing it between Andreas and himself.
The beast, distracted by the thought of making a quick meal out of Andreas, doesn't notice Caerwyn come up behind him as he slices deep into the animal's side.
Rhavi prepares another bomb and throws it at the same wyrm, at the same time directing the splash damage to also hit the other wyrm
+5 splash damage
She then draws her sword and moves over in front of the wyrm to stand between it and Jackob.
Rillka attempts to hit one in the face with a snowball, but misses wildly. Caerwyn takes the distraction of one trying to eat Ser Andreas to step behind it and drive his sword deep into the creatures heart. With a shudder the tatzlwyrm releases Sir Andreas and falls limply to the ground. Rhavi throws her bomb at the remaining wyrm and badly burns it again before striding forward with blade in hand.
Rillka
Caerwyn
Akilina
Rhavi
Tatzlwyrm (-19 HP)
Ser Andreas (-17/43)
Jackob
Jakob moves 15' east. This should put the remaining worm in long spear range. If not please move me more.
Once in range Jackob attacks. and misses.
With a nod of thanks towards Caerwyn, Andreas quickly shifts his attention to the last Tatzlwyrm.
Akilina keeps an eye on the rear of the party as Jackob moves and Ser Andreas move to swarm the last tatzlwyrm. The cornered beast manages to dodge both of the attacks though as it turns and jumps to attack Caerwyn as he draws his blade from the first tatzlwyrm. Caerwyn twists to the side and the the creatures bite fails to find purchase on the nimble warrior.
Rillka
Caerwyn
Akilina
Rhavi
Tatzlwyrm (-19 HP)
Ser Andreas (-17/43)
Jackob
Seeing the creature ignore him, Andreas steps into his swing as the wyrm attacks Caerwyn.
Oh hell no. You are not getting away that easy.
Jackob ruthlessly stabs at the Worm. , .
"Look out Rhavi!
Rillka tries to regain her composure, pleased that Caerwyn dropped the little worm.
Ibhola Leqhwa she calls out again as white sigils swirl into another ball of ice and snow in her hand as she casts snowball and hurls it at the next dragon.
+DC 15 Fort save or be staggered for 1 rd
Seeing the wurm being distracted by both Andreas and Caerwyn, Rhavi moves over, swinging her sword with both hands at the creature.
Caerwyn maneuvers around the remaining wyrm, placing it between Andreas and himself. He brings his blade down in an overhand strike, aiming at the creatures neck.
In a barrage of attacks the last tatzlwrym goes down with several more strikes just for good measure.
As the sounds of combat stop and the horses calm down, the group takes a moment to take stock of the area. The area appears to be a decent way to cross the river, although it will take some work with the cart. As your examining that, Rillka notices a glint beneath the surface of the water. Looking closer it appears to be the skeletal remains of someone who ran afoul of the tatzlwyrms and now lies caught beneath some of the debris. Jackob notices that close to the skeletal remains is an oddly shaped muddy shape that turns out to be a backpack.
Rillka will be interested in the map... clearly not as good as hers, but she will request it to add to her collection.
As things settle down she will also approach Caerwyn; You fight smart Tall Folk, use your blade to its best advantage against your opponent's weak spots. I can cast invisibility, it might help you get the jump on our enemies... if you would like. She give him an impish grin.
Andreas scans the area for more foes. When he is certain that area is secured, he turns to the others.
Well fought. Everyone ok?
He looks to the two creatures.
Well fought indeed...I wonder if Oleg's reward goes beyond the first one. We shall see. If no one minds that is. For those that do not know. Master Oleg as place a 600gp reward for the head of a Tatzlwyrm. We have sent one head to him already. What say all of you? Can we take the heads and preserve them till we get to Olegs?
Seeing Rillka eyeing the map...
Make a copy of that map. Yours are better for certain but not a bad idea to have a copy or two available.
Akilina also takes a look at the map. "Does this map show anywhere we haven't been yet on it? It might give us some ideas of where else we need to visit."
She pokes at the two creatures with her sword. "You all fought well. I'll need to prove my skill with my sword soon!"[
Andreas scans the area for more foes. When he is certain that area is secured, he turns to the others.
Well fought. Everyone ok?
"They never laid a claw on me. You on the other hand.....
You briefly feel many hands pressing lightly on your wounds. The feeling vanishes quickly, along with most of your injuries.He looks to the two creatures.
Well fought indeed...I wonder if Oleg's reward goes beyond the first one. We shall see. If no one minds that is. For those that do not know. Master Oleg has placed a 600gp reward for the head of a Tatzlwyrm. We have sent one head to him already. What say all of you? Can we take the heads and preserve them till we get to Olegs?
"Well they have no more need of them. No more than this poor traveler will need the baubles in this old back. I wonder where they were going?"
Jackob empties the rotten pack before tossing it on one of the bodies."Rillka, you are good with maps. Where do you think they were going?"
The Oracle contemplates the heads and the cart. "I might be able to help a little with preserving. But there is a good chance that Master Oleg will get little more than skulls if we tarry long."
Rillka will cast detect magic and use her knowledge to try to identify the properties of the armor.
In the future, Rillka will compare the map form the body to the party map. Who knows how up to date it is or was, so she will make notes on the party map of any potential additions and locations. She will also see if they can preserve the hides for Tatzlwyrm leather map cases.
Rillka will cast detect magic and use her knowledge to try to identify the properties of the armor.
"Can I also try? I've not had much experience with identifying magic items for real, only a couple in training. I can also make an extract that could help, if we need it. It'll only take a minute"
I have only done it a few time myself, and would welcome the help! Rillka replies to Rhavi with a friendly grin. Once they both are ready, Rillka is impressed with Rhavi's superior insights.
Rhavi loves working with Rillka. She hasn't had many girl friends at the inn where she grew up, so working closely with another woman, discussing how to do this and finding out together is really nice.
She doesn't notice any difference in their knowledge only that they know different stuff.
Rillka and Rhavi both look over the armor and determine that it offers minor enchantments meant to strengthen and improve the armor's defensive qualities.
Rillka will take a little time to review the map they found; trying to determine if the dead traveler was following it, and comparing it with her own maps to see if features align to gauge its potential accuracy.
She will make sure someone stronger has loaded the dragons on the cart.
She will also suggest they search the area for a lair….dragons; lair- makes sense to her.
Most of all she enjoys working with Rhavi, she hasn’t been able to work with another caster since Aunti Kenza, and Rhavi’s skills are impressive - both with sword and spell.
After determining the armor’s qualities, she calls out loudly to Andreas, Hey, Tall Folk, perhaps you should put this on… if you are you to be the party decoy!
She adds softly, And because you keep putting yourself in harms way to keep the rest of us safe….
Rhavi laughs at Rillka's words
"Hopefully it'll also help when you want to wrestle with snake-dragons."
Let us load up the dragons and return to Olegs. These two will help to show that we have made progress in taming the region and alleviate concerns that the area is still wild.
Plus if we find ourselves on a timetable, we can leave the wagon behind.
"Right, that's the cart loaded." Jackob says as he laces his armored shirt back on. He stripped to the waist when removing and moving the heads. Easier to wash blood off skin than cloth.
I think it is best to have the armor put to use. I would hate to see such craftsmanship go to waste. I will clean it up and see to resizing it for myself.
Rhavi swings the longsword a couple of times and compare the material to the one of her other aldori dueling sword.
"Finely made. And of cold iron, if I'm not mistaken. Could come in handy, there should be fey around here. At least I hope so" she grins as she hands it back to Jackob.
"Not my favourite kind of weapon, almost only trained with this" she indicates her own sword "But hopefully someone else can use it"
Akilina shakes her head, patting her sword's hilt. "I'd be willing to carry it, but Nikos's old blade is all I need. It's an old Surtova heirloom, and it should be enough for fey or anything else we fight. So, we're riding back to Oleg's?"
The group continues east and completes the area as the move towards the plains and the faster path to Oleg. Nothing else of interest appears in this portion of the forest. The group forces their way north to the Thorn River Camp to find a way across the river and then out onto the plains.
After nine days of travel, the group reaches Oleg's trading post where they are met by Oleg at the gate. "Greetings, did you find anything of interest?"
Inside the yard you see three wagons from a traveling caravan.
Assuming sir Andreas will talk to Oleg, Rhavi will help put the animals in the stable and help unload the wagon, all the while trying to figure out who the people in the wagons are and where they are heading.
Master Oleg, it is good to see you again. We found a few things out there worth note.
He walks to the back to the wagon beckoning Oleg to follow.
Two of them this time, due east of here on the shores of the Skunk River. I am thinking that they had a lair there. Just around the one bend where a series of sandy beaches. It is a nice way to cross the river.
I know we already placed one in your outpost, but I was wondering if you would care to add two more to that wall of yours?
I am not certain it would do well to explain that something out in the wilderness killed a unicorn. That may be a bad omen to some and if word spreads, we may make things worse for the Dragon Throne.
There is more to tell but perhaps we can relax a bit after a long travel. We can talk later.
"One is even white in color." Jackob helps to pull back the cloth covering the heads. "Oof! Might want to get the tanners on that one first. It's returning the the world a bit fast."
Oleg looks in wonder at the heads of two drakes and says, "These are amazing. I will gladly purchase both. But yes, come and relax. You can tell us about your journeys when you have had a chance to clean up and wet your throat from the dusty paths you took."
Oleg will see you to your mounts and let you shop as desired.
GM: Over the nine days Jakob will use CL/CMW spells and Nature's Gifts Hex before resting to clear up any injuries. I know this is normally assumed but I wanted to get it stated in case there is an issue later.
Once the heads are removed (and the cart cleaned up) Jackob heads to the caravan.
Who are they? Where are they from? What brings them to this particular bit of nowhere? That sort of thing. +1 from guidance if I can cast unobserved.
"Hello, My name is Jackob. What brings you to this corner of the wide world?" Unless stopped Jackob with tell them about the Worm fight.
During the journey Rillka will also ask Akilina about Niko and her sword, recognizing the concept of a family heirloom as similar to a halflings's sacred keepsake, she respects the link the woman has with her family and hopes to learn more about it.
Master Oleg, could you tan the hides for me to use in the creation of map cases? Or perhaps a nice set of armor?
Rillka will join Rhavi in caring for the mounts, including her riding dog Lucca. She then goes to see if Svetlana has any rolls baked or what other food might be cooking. Not having to eat trail rations the halfling looks for a good meal before investigating the caravan.
Akilina nods at Rillka. "Nikos actually has a mixed reputation for the Surtovas. He was the last Surtovan king of Issia, before he surrendered to Choral the Conqueror. So on the one hand, we all appreciate that he kept the House from falling apart like some of the others did. But on the other, if he hadn't given up, he might've ruled all of Brevoy, and then I'd be...well, not a princess, but associated with royalty. The sword is his, and it has its own ideas for what I should be doing to bring glory to my House, and more importantly, him" She rolls her eyes.
"Not that it's not helpful in a fight. Nikos was a pretty decent swordsman, though not a Swordlord, and if he's in there, it sure is helping with my own swordplay a lot."
Akilina writes a letter to be delivered to Teodor in Restov, detailing the party's adventures, as well as a second, much shorter one to her family to keep them informed of the party's progress in the Greenbelt.
"Ah, sadly we do not have a tanning set up here. There are some trappers who do light tanning, but mainly just enough to keep the pelts together until the reach a big city. The merchant here, Talgar, might be willing to take the hides in and get them fashioned into armor for you if you like. You would need to discuss the business deal with him though." Oleg says to Rillka as he motions at a lean man looking over one of the carts in the central yard.
Jackob mean while has approached some of the men in the yard and introduced himself. The person he speaks to says, "I am Fredrick. I am a driver for this caravan. We are moving on to New Stetven with some trade goods."
Rhavi follows Jackob and listen to the conversation
"Are you with a company or are you an independent caravan? I travelled with one to get here....they were all killed by the stag lord. I would like to get a message to the families of the people of the caravan, let them know what have happened"
"Talgar runs an independent operation. It's pretty small really, but he is proud of what he has built." Fredrick says in a slightly softer voice as he apparently doesn't want his boss to hear that his operation was pretty insignificant. Then with a shrug he adds, "I doubt Talgar would mind running mail if the price was right. I haven't seen him do it in the past, but he is generally open to opportunity. It might depend on how much trouble he thought it would be to get the letter to the right people."
Akilina listens as Rhavi and Fredrick discuss what their operation can and can't do with mail, then puts a quartet of gold coins down along with two letters. "The first one is to Teodor Koenig in Restov. He's my husband; you should be able to find him the next time you're in the city. The other is for any representatives of House Surtova in Restov. They'll take care of the letter from there. Can you do that job for me, or does the money need to go to Talgar before you get a cut?"
I will be inside if anyone has need of me.
Fredrick glances across the yard towards Talgar and says, "Nothing says I can't handle this for you." He says as he starts to reach for the letter and coin before hesitating and say, "Your husband you say...He isn't going to blame the messenger for you being out here is he?"
Jackob feigns interest in the caravan's wagons but is clearly bending a long ear to catch Akilina's conversation.
Rillka is impressed with Akilina's tale - So Nikos is in you r weapon, I have heard tales of swords that have the spirits of the ancestors in them, fascinating.... Rilla stares at the sword as she trails off, then allows Akilina to continue with her business, inquiring with one of the other caravan members if they would be interested in the purchase of a pair of rare dragon skins.