After seeing Deverin, Brandark heads to Cevah's with Abacus's leather armour.
Cevah, do you have some good steel for this, as well I wish to change this for good steel as well.
Brandark shows her his heavy wooden shield.
I would like something a little faster to put on, but not as problematic over carrying.
Hoping in Magnimaar some more items can be found Elektra smilingly agrees to go to the see the big city.
Shalelu will look at Stone, "Though talking with the Animals in the Devil's Platter may help, talking with the rocks and stones, no pun intended, may help to pinpoint the creature's lair. If we too could fly, that may prevent it from escaping. Again, powerful magic!" Shalelu contemplates what she just said, then adds, "Maver Hesk is the Sandpoint Jeweler, across the square from the Cathedral."Sounds like we need a Druid. Would you know of any that would help us?
"Only Madame Mvashti here in Sandpoint," Shalelu responds to Stone. "But she is too old to really help us. She was an old human when Sandpoint was founded. You may have seen her around. She does know some of the Druids that live in the hinterlands."
After seeing Deverin, Brandark heads to Cevah's with Abacus's leather armour.
Cevah, do you have some good steel for this, as well I wish to change this for good steel as well.
Brandark shows her his heavy wooden shield.
I would like something a little faster to put on, but not as problematic over carrying.
"I will sell you a Light Quickdraw Steel Shield in exchange for your Large Wooden one for 40 gpcs. You will need to go to the Red Dog Smithy if you want barding. But be careful with Das Korvut though, the kids in town have a little rhyme for him:
“Here comes crazy-man Das Korvut,
Mad as a cut snake in a wagon rut.
See how his chops go bouncity-bounce?
How many people has he trounced?
One! Two! Three! Four...”,
Savah grins at Brandark.
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"Only Madame Mvashti here in Sandpoint," Shalelu responds to Stone. "But she is too old to really help us. She was an old human when Sandpoint was founded. You may have seen her around. She does know some of the Druids that live in the hinterlands."Shalelu will look at Stone, "Though talking with the Animals in the Devil's Platter may help, talking with the rocks and stones, no pun intended, may help to pinpoint the creature's lair. If we too could fly, that may prevent it from escaping. Again, powerful magic!" Shalelu contemplates what she just said, then adds, "Maver Hesk is the Sandpoint Jeweler, across the square from the Cathedral."Sounds like we need a Druid. Would you know of any that would help us?
So shall we see if she will put us in touch with one or shall we head to the city first?
Done Cevah, and thank you for the info
Brandark asks for a bit of help setting it up the first time.
He then hoists the barding onto his shoulder and makes his way to the red dog smithy.
At the Red Dog Smithy, Das is focused on making shovel heads, when Brandark inquires about the barding, he stops without looking at the Dwarf, "Can't you see I am busy. GO AWAY!" Then he pauses, looks up at Brandark with Savah, then nods approvingly, "Chain, Scale or Plate?"
Wondering if you have any chain in stock
"Not in stock. It would take about a week to hammer out enough chains for the barding," the gruff man says. Though onery, he comes across as reasonable.
Well, if it will take you a week, could you make this Lamallar instead of chain, I can give you the cost of materials right now, and rest upon our return.
"Steel Lamallar? I can make that. 250gp now and 250gp upon delivery. Who are you going to war on? Never mind, I really don't want to know," the big strong metal worker frowns at Brandark.
That works for me
Brandark shakes the hand of Das to seal the deal
He then grits his teeth, and makes his way to the general store in order to top up his food, and spikes, along with a couple of other things.
After distributing the wealth "should we buy a wand of curing? I will contribute to the cost."
I think we should, but contributions, should not be necessary. That is why I was putting together a communal pot of money
At the Feathered Serpent, Vorvashali Voon sells the party a Wand of Curing for 600gp.
After paying for the wand out of the communal pot, Brandark passes the wand to Stone.
Something to make healing us a little easier He grins at Stone.
Brandark will then go to the gem merchant to reduce his coinage to more transportable form.
He will also reduce the communal fund to an easier form to carry.
Ameiko smokes a hog throughout the day. That evening she serves the high portion for dinner in honor of the heroes. The lower portions she finely ground with maize and tomatoes and prepared a complimentary stew.
Shalelu did not take her traditional Rusty Dragon bath this evening, instead she enjoyed double portions of Ameiko's stew with the local red wine. She also informs the party that she is not going to Magnimar. Instead, she will begin scouting out the Devil's Platter. She tells the party she will meet the party back at the Rusty Dragon in one week. She turns in early.
Day Twenty-One
Shalelu was already gone when the party awakes.
Brathana is up early preparing morning breakfast. She fries up some breaded tenderloins from the previous evenings leftovers. You could cut it with a fork. She serves it with eggs and fresh biscuits with a milk gravy, she tells the party, "Too bad you are leaving for Magnimar today, tomorrow I will have fresh sausage links to serve."
As the party leaves town, many citizens follow the party from the stables and across the river.
On the Lost Coast Road toward Magnimar:
You cross over the Turandarok River and Trail leaving Sandpoint behind. The sea is to the party's right, a hilly region leading into the Devil's Platter is to their left. It is not long that you cross a small stone bridge over Cougar's Creek and into the simple farmlands of the Ashen Moors. You notice farmers busy in their fields on this cloudy but rain free morning.
You steer away from the coast along the Brinestump Marsh to the party's right, eventually crossing the Soggy River. The party will notice that the farms South of the Soggy River appear deserted. You will cross the Foxglove River and then through a section of the Whisperwoods. The cloudy days has transitioned into a steady rain, slightly slowing the party, as the horses carefully negotiate the stones and ruts along the road.
Brandark gives Brathana a cheeky kiss when he comes in from the stables.
A wonderful meal, my thanks He grins at her.
He then sits down to take part in the welcome meal and then get ready for the trip.
Rain, why rain
Brandark hoists his gear a little better on him in a futile attempt to keep the worst of the rain off him.
Taking quite a load, for her, still about half what the more martial inclined characters eat, Elektra enjoys the party like everyone else. But in the morning after waking up, she will take great care to work her morning gymnastics to get rid of her extra calories.
After a few hours of pondering, Elektra will remark something to the others."I know some of you lack some items that help them resist spells. Maybe we can get some nice cloaks in Magnimar, I thought maybe with a symbol for our adventure company and I can enchant them. Easiest, and fastest would be an item to ward you from dweomers. Anyone interested?"
As Elektra makes inquiry of the party on this gloomy day, she senses something is about to happen.
I am interested, what would it entail?
From the dark of the woods, a swarm of foul undead, Ghouls attack the party from the ground and from the trees.
Surprise Round
Only Stone is unable to react.
Seeing the undead, Kelvin shoots an arrow at the closest one and misses. "Stone, do something about these things!"
Seeing the undead emerge Elektra quickly casts a dweomer to improve the speed and accuracy of her friends.
Garrath dismounts to his left, draws his greatsword and readies for a ghoul to approach.
The Ghouls move to engage.
Round One
Dropping the reigns to the packhorse
Ho Abacus hit that one
While Abacus steps on 8, Brandark draws his axe and attempts to slice 7 into ribbons.
Fighting from horseback, Kelvin switches to his magical dogslicer and thanks to Elektra haste, swings twice at the ghoul next to his horse.
Surprise Round Recap
Kelvin misses with his arrow shot.
Elektra cast Haste.
Garrath dismounts.
The Ghouls engage.
Brandark slices a Ghoul into ribbons.
Abacus stomps on one of the Ghouls, but it survives.
Round One
Garrath grins as he feels the magical speed fill his limbs, and roars in the face of the ghoul, letting the rage of his ancestors wash over him. "The spirits of these people need rest. Die!
[ooc=adjustments] Power Attack -2 atk/+6 damage, Furious Focus (ignore Power Attack minus to hit on first attack of round) Rage +2 atk, +2 Will, -2 AC, Reckless Abandon +2 atk, -2 AC, Superstition +4 will save against all spells, Witch Hunter +2 damage vs spell casters, or creatures that use spell like abilities.[/ooc]
Seeing the greatest danger in the two ghouls to the north she will cast create pit, trying to catch the ghoul 1 and 3 in it, but sparing her friends.
The first Ghoul falls into a newly formed pit. Confused, it futilely tries to climb out.
The second Ghoul, hurt by Kelvin's attacks with Ripnugget's Sword, bites and claws at the roguish Elf. The injured Ghoul manages to get a claw into Kelvin.
The third Ghoul takes a five foot step away from the newly formed pit and attacks the party's Cleric.
The fourth Ghoul attacks the party's Wizard.
The fifth Ghoul is really, really dead.
The sixth Ghoul attacks Garrath's horse.
The seventh one was dispatched in the Surprise Round.
The eighth one goes after Abacus, but misses all its attacks.
Brandark spins Abacus around and tries to drive his axe into the ghoul attacking Abacus
Ha Abacus lets go step on that one
Brandark then guides Abacus into attacking the one trying to eat Garraths horse.
Round One
Hasted, Kelvin slices and dices a Ghoul, nearly taking it down.
Elektra forms a pit under one of the Ghouls.
Garrath truly hacks up a Ghoul.
The Ghouls attack. One gets a claw into Kelvin. Stone is bitten by one. Another gets a Claw into Elektra. And yet another nearly kills Garrath's Horse, paralyzing the beast where it stands.
Stone manages to get a Scimitar into one of the Ghouls.
Brandark spins around and attacks the Ghoul clawing at Abacus. The Ghoul falls. Abacus then stomps on the Ghoul attacking Garrath's paralyzed Horse.
Round Two
[b]"Ouch that hurts. Well let us see how you like elektricity.
Ignoring the ghoul in the pit as it stumbles trying to climb out, Kelvin turns his attention to the ghoul on the other side and critically wounds it, killing it. "And another one down" and he switches to his longbow.