Moving back and hoping to avoid any attacks Miyuki casts a spell.
A gout of fire shoots from her hand unerringly into the tree.
Jenya whistles. Miyuki you could take on a whole forest worth of these things alone.
Jenya takes 20 to examine the burnt remains of the tree .
"Guess I didn't need this. Not terribly powerful magic anyways."
Carter pats his rounded out belly.
"I like this spell. Warmth reminds me of home."
He looks back up to people searching the tree.
"I'd like to burn the remains. Make sure it doesn't drop seeds or pollen."
He doesn't seem deterred by not being the most helpful. If anything, the opposite, just wanting to use up already expended magic.
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Jenya digs through the charred stump and finds three large pieces of amber and a cache of valuable gems adding up to a total of 692 gp, the larges piece is a chunk of jade worth 100gp. There's a wooden shield which has been blackened by the flames, but appears still useable as well as a bundle of cloth. Upon examination the cloth revelas itself to be a seemingly normal looking robe of a fine brown-black fabric, despite being untouched by the flames.
There are a handful of potions and scrolls.
Upon examination what appeared to initially be nothing more than a twisted root turns out to be a wand.
Any of this stuff magic? Jenya asks after piling everything she found together in a dry spot on the ground.
To Carter Yeah burning it to ash sounds good. There was something very wrong with it.
She also returns the unused alchemical fire to Lorald.
By the time everything is searched through, the spell has faded, but it wouldn't be too long to make another after they finished.
"I can examine things if you'd like."
Spellcraft.
shield
robe
wand
[Ooc]Mardi, you could roll the ones for potions and scrolls, since there's an indefinite amount. Or just take 10 if that'd get it.
Natalya stretches, massaging her shoulder where the tree clubbed it with those wicked branches.
Nicely done Miyuki she bows slightly
and Carter, now its scant possessions have been recovered by all means burn the horrid thing!
She checks her sword and then Wolf for any damage, then announces
Once we're all ready, there's a Dryad and her Satyr lover just to the north of here that will be glad to hear this thing is dead. The dryad should provide some tree tokens that a nearby water Nymph wants to secure her friendship to Emermark.
she pauses
So kind of like a victory parade and diplomatic stuff for the next day or two, then a return to Freewater for some council sessions. Enjoy the fresh air everyone, we might not come up for air from the red tape for a while after this!
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The shield is masterwork light wooden shield, now all burned and badass looking.
The robe is magical, but carter is uncertain how.
Similarly Carter is unable to determine the function of the wand.
Potions and scrolls are:
[300 gp] potion/oil of barkskin (CL 3)
[750 gp] potion/oil of tongues (CL 5)
[50 gp] potion/oil of cure light wounds (CL 1)
[150 gp] divine scroll of dread bolt (CL 3)
[700 gp] arcane scroll of stone shape (CL 7)
"Give me just a moment, please."
He mixes up a couple potions of Identify and takes a better look at the robe and wand, slightly calmer now that the tree has been dead for a while.
robe
wand
More friends for Emermark, sounds good to me.
Lorald was not happy with his lack of effectiveness.
Good work Miss Miyuki."
Turning to Carter when he is free for a moment.
"Remind me once we return to Freewater to speak with you about more potent alchemical bolts."
"Can do. We can discuss on the trip if you like."
He explains what everything is and tosses the robe on the tree trunk to be burned as well.
"That one is worse than useless."
After that he drinks another of the red bottles and his belly bulges and rounds out again.
After making sure everyone is out of the way he torches the robe and tree husk, stopping once they're both thoroughly on fire to enjoy what's left of the warm fullness the spell brings.
"Now, is this Dryad's lover a Satyr or a Faun? They are quite similar in appearance, but much different in personality."
He asks Natalya.
Natalya's cheeks get slightly less pale, her equivalent of a blush
Ah now Mister Anubis, you have me at a disadvantage, for all my nature training I am unable to really distinguish between them with any veracity, our fellow Lorald there, with his nigh-encyclopedic knowledge of his chosen studied foe, would be better able to elaborate!
she considers
If it helps, he did seem very fond of the dryad, genuine in his love. Then again, I know little of those matters either
she chews her lip.
He shakes his head.
"My knowledge has more to do with their ways then types and such. But I don't think the dryad would lie to me after I caught her before, not with my crossbow already out anyways."
He doubted she would attempt to deceive him again, he was clear it was most unwise.
"That's the part that worries me. Satyr is the one you don't want. They're generally much more ah... insistent?... They don't usually take no for an answer. Fauns are more friendly, and in my experience, pleasant."
He pauses for a moment.
"But they can also come off as quite fond of anyone they fancy. I just hope for her sake he's a faun."
He looks around to make sure everything was accounted for, absent-mindedly feeling his warm belly as the magic fades away.
"Anyways. That's neither here nor there. Are we ready to go?"
"I do not like to rely on magic to hurt things, but I learned the hard way that sometimes a hurtful magic is needed. You did find a few nice things there, but apart from the one scroll I think I am more interested to talk to this dryad and her friend. Alas if you have any scrolls or wands I could use, I would happily buy them from you."
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You head north to Tiressia's glad and she and her Satyr lover Falchos are so pleased that you have eliminated this threat that they hand over all their treasures to you.
5 Goodberries
2 potions of cure moderate wounds
scroll of summon nature's ally 2
wand of cure light wounds 26 charges
6 tree feather tokens
mwk longbow
416 gp
181 gems
Art
[100 gp] gold holy symbol
[80 gp] silver flagon with religious markings
[60 gp] carved ivory scroll case
[60 gp] decorated silver plate
[25 gp] silver holy symbol
[75 gp] engraved gold scarab
[50 gp] copper scepter with gold inlay
[75 gp] silver and glass decanter
Potions
[50 gp] potion/oil of protection from law (CL 1)
[750 gp] potion/oil of shrink item (CL 5)
[750 gp] potion/oil of remove disease (CL 5)
[750 gp] potion/oil of water breathing (CL 5)
[50 gp] potion/oil of protection from good (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of feather step (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of shield of faith (CL 1)
Scrolls
[150 gp] divine scroll of warp wood (CL 3)
[150 gp] divine scroll of summon swarm (CL 3)
[13 gp] divine scroll of bleed (CL 1)
[375 gp] arcane scroll of animate dead, lesser (CL 5)
[25 gp] divine scroll of protection from good (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of obscuring mist (CL 1)
[1,125 gp] divine scroll of wall of fire (CL 9)
[700 gp] divine scroll of neutralize poison (CL 7)
[25 gp] divine scroll of comprehend languages (CL 1)
[375 gp] arcane scroll of protection from energy (CL 5)
Wands
[4,500 gp] wand of status (CL 3)
The pair are so pleased that they swear to patrol the Narlmarches and provide a permanent +2 Stability to Emermark.
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Much obliged. Good to have friends for certain
Lorald gives a nod of thanks.
"We have a water fey to visit. I think she will be pleased to have these tree's. Then we should return to Freewater"
"The remaining tree token would be well used in the town square."
Carter offers a comment on their ride back.
He keeps all of the unclaimed potions in a lined crate in his cart for safe transport.
Natalya, in her official 'Warden' capacity, thanks the fey for their assistance with Emermark's security, and personally suggests if they have any further trouble they can bring it to the council, or if that seems daunting then Natalya is always happy to discuss things with them 'on the down low' if they want.
Thank you all for your assistance, I'm glad that such teamwork has been able to both assist creatures in need and enhance the borders and reputation of Emermark