Perhaps Loarin would like the mace?
[Spoiler=Diplomacy DC 15
[Spoiler=Diplomacy DC 15
"Say Flouncy, can you help me try to track down this wand?" Beorn asks earlier.
Flouncy does his best.
You have about 12 hours to make these checks each day. So upto 36 hours for the three days.
Beorn puts in an order for the wand and then on the third day checks on Loarin. If available, we'll take him with us. Then it is into open sky.
The two days finds a busy dwarf. A grumphy busy dwarf that is.
Koldur goes in search of their errant High priest. and finds him far too eaisly.
"Rognar. We have a problem and I need you help!" he begins without preamble.
"Must as you celebrate in the name of your god, the temples are running rough shod all over the people and that is not something to celebrate about. The temples needs a guideline so that the people do not lose faith in them with what they have being doing. We took oath when we took office. Get assistants for your self so that you can concentrate on the Holy days to celebrate. I have a man named Loarin. He could greatly assist you." He stands back to 'view' his former companion in a new light literally.
"Be better. Be that Man who once travelled with me when I still had sight. Noww without my sight, you seemed lesser. I'm heading out once more and I truly hope that my words and plea has gotten to you."
Koldur discovers just how much of the kingdom was still in the process of building or developing trade routes.
Finding a merchant he knew and trusted, Koldur handed over some gold and requested for several items to be bought and purchases. He knew that he and his party would need them for the days to come.
Most importantly, he sought out maps and the Ranger they had once helped out.
After you all wake up, what do you do? Eventually Loarin does remove the ranger's blindness. You also find out that the ranger will grant you one of three choices, his service, his bow, or his treasure. He keeps his words guarded obviously not wanting to go into detail of the three.
He needed ones that knew much more about where they were going and he wasn't afraid to ask.
Koldur took a much needed break as he made his way to his next oldest friend though he wouldn't say it to the others.
And spends the afternoon napping to sooth his sore bones and body after the grueling ritual.
It was also the best place to discover just how much it's changed his body. He was tougher, could make himself faster or stronger with several new techniques or abilities he wanted to try but hadn't teh chance to put into practice yet.
Attending the council, Koldur gives a brief report on what he and his team as he begins to refer to them as, and their intended destination and mission. He also does attend to his duites to oversee the training of teh soldiers and on the second day, not a single soldier was not suffering aches from morning's intensive session on the second day. Koldur despite his years was still a strict taskmaster.
Finding Zod on the second evening, Koldur takes the giant out for a meal and engages him in small talk, regaling him with stories of himself and Sable.
"Train well with Sable, my friend. When Next I see you, I should see you stronger and though it's not much. PLease accept this token of friendship." Koldur hands over a ring wrought of simple gold. (100gp) He had commissioned it upon learning that they would be spitting up and he didn't want the giant to be left thinking that their time together was for nothing. On the ring itself it bore but a simple crest, a pair of crossed axes.
"I wish you all the best and my thanks for your aid to us this past few weeks even though it was short. It showed your measure."
"What ails you man, speak up." Beorn says as he rolls into the room.
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He sighs and looks up at Beron, exasperated he states, "Bureaucracy, Drama, and Gossip! Nothing too bad but norms and laws have not really been put in place." He takes a moment and then looks at you as he tilts his head, in a more cordial manner he asks, "We got a job? I know it has only been three days but I would love a trip!"
"Yep, a missing person. Should be relatively easy but you never know. Your company would be greatly appreciated." Beorn responds.
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As he speaks to you he collects his gear asking, "Where are we heading? Will we be back in three days? No, okay I will need about an hour to cancel... no, no, no, even better I am going to have Rognar take care of the meetings while I am gone. Beorn you go ahead and go collect the rest of the group, I will be along shortly. Servant come quickly, David I want you and your friends to find Rognar and bring him to the courtyard, or if he is too drunk find me in the courtyard and lead me back to him." He finishes stuffing his bag with a majority of his belongings, it being obviously magical.
"Beorn are we riding light or armored?" If armored he asks for some help with his breastplate. Otherwise he stuffs it within the bag widening it enough to hold it. He would secure his belts and the weapons which remained sheathed.
Then he rushes along to the courtyard.
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After about an hour he is seen walking with an exotic looking saddle over his shoulder.
"To be safe we ride armored," Beorn says and helps the man on with his breastplate. Then he parts ways with Loarin until such time as they meet at the town's edge for departure.
On the second day after awakening from your 7 day nap, Koldur tracks down the ranger as he returns from the marshy forest. He merrily greets, "Greetings Councilman Koldur, for what do I be blessed by your prescence?"
On the trip there are many animals to see, and easily avoided as you fly by. The wild life is sparse as the plains are.
First night:
1 am
3 am
Third night:
6 am good
The halfling approves of Loarin's plan.
Works for me.
Koldur nods at Loarin's plans.
"That is a sound plan, I'll take the last shift then. I have no need to prepare spells. Without my vision, it makes no difference if there's light or not."
He had kept the new sending stone given to him on his belt pouch in an easy to reach place should he have need of it.
He had also asked the Ranger for his insights of where they would be going as well as ask him to create a small taskforce of elite scouts and trackers for him, they would be the eyes of the kingdom should there be any disturbance or such. That would be needed to be brought up to the council.
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As the three of you sleep, Koldur and Beorn wake up with sharp pains.
Flouncy even wakes up during the surprise round, so you all may act in round 1! You all hear the twang of bows but moreso the likely screams of pain. Loarin is pegged with a small arrow too his scimitar out.
Init:
Koldur
Loarin
Flouncy Magoo
Beorn
Elementals
Flouncy scrambles to his feet, trying to deduce what direction the arrows came from.
Failing that, he turns invisible (Vanish SLA), and keeps trying to locate the threat.
Beorn grabs his bow as he rolls to his feet and dashes into the nearest wood line to get out of the line of fire.
With eyes on target, Beorn nocks an arrow and lets fly.
Round 1
Beorn gets up grabbing his bow and flees towards the trees. Flouncy wakes up and disappears. Laorin charges forward obviously seeing something but apparently misses. Koldur... The figures back away from the man in their ranks. Then they unleash a volley at him. The figure standing in front of Laorin drops its bow and pulls out a dagger to skewer him with. They have an obnoxious laugh as they play with Loarin. Two of the arrows and the dagger find purchase on Loarin.
17 Koldur
16 Flouncy Magoo
10 Beorn
5 Loarin
0 Elementals
Beorn shoots his bow twice dropping one of the figures. Two more arrows puncture Loarin,
Round 1
Whatever the attackers might have thought, Koldur getting up after receiving an arrow and ignoring it as minor as the top seemed to not have penetrate his tough skin.
He Sees Larin having some trouble and glides forward to lend him some assist as his axes come into his hands!
Round 2
Koldur doesn't need his sight as he could sense the Goblin's bloodlust and his axes guided by that sense comes sweeping in.
The axe he wields cuts so fine and swift that the goblin is still left before him blinking in surprise as the dwarf turns his attention from it.
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Then the goblin's hands fall to the ground, then it drops as its whole body was perfectly sliced in half.
As Koldur's axe continues to slice through the goblins some likely get hit by Beorn's arrows.
"Well, that's a nasty way to wake up in the middle of the night. Loarin, you okay?" With an affirmative, Beorn tries to go back to sleep.
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As he returns he sighs, then relays, "Yeah sorry about that. I didn't know they were there until you got attacked. Well look here." He then points to several arrows stuck in his armor and pulls them loose. Luckily mostly without blood. He then asks with concern, "How is everyone doing, who is hurt, shall I channel?"
Once that is taken care of he begins to clean his armor first, then the rest of his gear. He even works on others stuff if he notices it before the end of his shift.
Flouncy is a bit disappointed. All he did was make himself invisible, and by the time he could do much else, his companions had already done the job.
He loves that about them. They are so overwhelmingly big and fierce, and their hearts are just as big.
Loarin finishes his shift and wakes up... Koldur, thinking he was next for shift duty.
Eventually you all wake up,
The next morning we cook up some breakfast and finish our ablutions. Then before it gets too late in the morning we resume our trip.
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Loarin gets up sleepily and slowly. He crawls out of his bedroll and takes off his chain shirt. He asks Koldur, "Koldur would you please help me with my breastplate. Thank you!" He then secures the rest of his gear except for his mess kit, coming to breakfast when called. "Beorn, what ya cooking?!"
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As they fly he points out, "You need something for your lion to travel in like a familiar pouch, cage, or something. When in town we should look into something."
With full bellies you pack up and soon enough you are among the clouds again! Beorn's lion does its best to keep up.
Another day of flying over the plains, do you keep the river in sight? Do you take any interest in the things you fly over?
The first event besides simple animals is a squirming mass accompanied by an indescribable monstrous stench.
The spawn of Yog-Sothoth are begotten upon the world as the results of vile rituals in which cultists call down the essence of Yog-Sothoth, an Outer God from beyond the stars (see page 135) to impregnate a humanoid creature. The Outer God is not of this dimension or world; only by incorporating flesh and bone of a mortal can its spawn exist. Upon death, a spawn’s flesh rapidly melts until nothing remains but a crusty stain. Although the spawn of Yog-Sothoth are naturally invisible, they exude a hideous, unforgettable stench that alerts others to their presence.
It has two abilities that you remember:
Devastation (Ex) As a full-round action, the spawn can assault a structure, dealing 4d6+16 points of damage to the structure in that round.
Tenuous Natural Invisibility (Ex) This functions like natural invisibility, except it is subject to invisibility purge and effects that outline invisible creatures (such as glitterdust and faerie fire). It cannot be dispelled.
Also to kill it you will need magical weapons.
CR 10!!!
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Another Event you see a well with an orchard of fruit bearing trees.
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Later you see a sluglike humanoid has neither arms nor legs and is covered in spiked, rusted chains. Its lolling tongue drips with thick saliva.
Joyful Thing
CR 6
Source Nidal, Land of Shadows pg. 57
XP 2,400
LE Medium outsider (native)
The most dedicated of Zon-Kuthon’s faithful sometimes undergo a brutal ritual in which their limbs are amputated and their nonvital organs are removed. This imbues the so-called Joyful Things with powers drawn from the Plane of Shadow but also makes them embodiments of pain, sacrifice, and the eternal torment that awaits Kuthites in the afterlife. These exemplars of the Midnight Lord’s glorious suffering hold positions of influence among other Kuthites, and any temple that hosts one or more Joyful Things is considered blessed by the god of darkness.
Immune fear, pain effects; it has SR
It attacks with a spiked chain and has many spell like abilities.
Special Attacks taste fear, 15 foot long reach...
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The last place you find is a large inn by the river with a barn and all sorts of farm animals are about in their pens. Patches of different fields surround the compound.
Flouncy knows what all this stuff is. He shares it with the others.
”Since we are trying to protect the kingdom and help it grow, it stands to reason we should try and rid ourselves of anything that threatens peace and trade, right?”.