Zokon seeing the mans distress attempts some relief he fires two arrows in rapid succession at the 2 kobolds engaging him 1 at each.
Round 2!
Those in Bold May Act!
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__ Zokon
__ Poshment
__ Numalar (Sir Didymus)
__ Celyne (Luna)
__ Scarlet
__ Alia
__ Leafcutter warriors
__ man -6 hp
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Zokon seeing the mans distress attempts some relief he fires two arrows in rapid succession at the 2 kobolds engaging him 1 at each.
Numalar reins in. He sees that Rutshell and Greyscale are advancing in his direction. He casts another ball of flame at the kobolds, this time at Rutshell.
"Damn and blast! I never hit anything with this stupid power."
Numalar pulls on the reins and has Sir Didymus shuffle back a few feet.
"All right Sir Didymus; they look like they might charge. Let's stand off a bit. And Watch... in case they get close."
Sir Didymus hunches down and growls.
"Grrr..."
Scarlet charges the red-clad kobold.
"Maybe you didn't hear my friend, there! Back off!"
As Scarlet comes running in three of the kobolds let fly with their javelins! But not accounting for her tremendous speed and ferocity all three missiles fly past.
Move action, then-
Alia fires another shot at one of the Kobolds not currently engaged in melee.
Damn, I need to get into melee to help the man on the ground...it's too dangerous to shoot at the kobolds clobbering him.
Guiding her horse closer while firing, she then jumps down on the ground, close enough to reach the man next round, giving the horse a pat to send it back towards the road.
Posh moves up with Alia, but he takes a different path as he continues to keep his distance from the creatures, but get close enough to cast a spell.
Alia's arrow deflects off the kobold's sharp-mandibled shield.
However, the sheer number of attackers gives them pause. Then finally the blackest clad one shouts something in high-pitched Draconic.
Yapping they all withdraw southward.
Round 3!
Those in Bold May Act!
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__ Zokon
__ Poshment
__ Numalar (Sir Didymus)
__ Celyne (Luna)
__ Scarlet
__ Alia
__ Leafcutter warriors
"Just when we were getting started..." Scarlet mumbles to herself as she moves up to the man. "Do you know who those men were? Can you stand up?"
Celyne, about to cast, instead runs forward and readies to check the man and heal him if he lives, Luna at her side, in case the little buggers come back.
Zokon searches his archival knowledge of kobolds to see if he thinks that firing more shots at the kobolds will help thm in the long run against the buggers
if so he fires a pair of shots at Blackbriar
"Just when we were getting started..." Scarlet mumbles to herself as she moves up to the man. "Do you know who those men were? Can you stand up?"
Scarlet looks down at the man. He's not moving. Worse yet she knows him--it's one of her brother's best (and most handsome) friends, Fan Auric. Blood smeared across his forehead, he lies dead at your feet his tongue lolling from the side of his mouth... Then you notice one of his eyes open and scan the grass around him. Your boots catch his attention and he whispers without looking.
"Psst! Are they gone?"
Scarlet looks at the man as he opens his eyes. She recognizes him and manages to resist lifting and hugging him silly. Instead she waits for the kobolds to leave, guarding the body.
"Yeah, they're gone- Fan, is that you? I haven't seen you since...well, it's been a while. Celyne, can you help him a bit once those Kobolds have left?"
Once the kobolds leave, she drops to her knees, picks up Fan and gives him one heck of a hug. "What are you doing out here, anyway? Is the Company alright? And..." Scarlet goes quiet for a moment. "Wait, never mind that, when's the last time you saw my brother?"
Seeing her companions swarm around the downed man, Alia moves slightly around and fires a parting shot after the Kobolds:"Don't even think about coming back!"
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Celyne sighs in relief and quickly casts cure light wounds, touching the man gently with the spell.
Zokon check himself and Alia sends a final shot into the bush after the retreating kobolds but doesn't know if she hit anything.
Alia will take a quick look to make sure the horses and Naleska are fine, then stand near Scarlet and the man on the ground, keeping some distance but listening in and watching.
Scarlet keeps Fan pinned to the ground (nominally to avoid small javelins) and then when the coast is clear hoists him up and gives him enough of a hug that Celyne is forced to heal him twice to insure that the man can stand under his own power. "Scarlet! Thank you. Are you healing me? Well then thank you too! Is that your cat? Thank you all for driving them off. Some expert bow work I must say. I thought I was done for."
When he finally does stand the contrast is quite striking. Fan is a tall, lean man dressed in once-fine blue entertainers garb topped off with an equally once-fine gold cape.
"I am Fan Auric, musician by trade, rogue by nature and herald of heroes." He kisses each lady's hand and generally tries to appear dignified--and it might have worked had his belt and trousers not decided that they needed healing as well.
"Pardon!" He says, quickly collecting himself while trying to answer Scarlet's questions. "Well, I was-. Er. The last I-. Right. Um? Oh! About a year ago?" He scrunches up his face hoping that's the right answer.
He looks around and spies Naleksa and the rest of your caravan. "Is that the South Rostland Road? I think I've over shot. Do you know where the Renault farm is?"
Zokon will retrieve his horse and then make his way to the group.
Missing most of the conversation Zokon looks the man over
"Nice outfit."
Does he have any weapons?
When Fan approaches to kiss her hand, Alia holds his own hand fast for a moment:"Excuse my forwardness, but what was that about? How did you earn these kobolds wrath to an extent that they attempted to murder you? It didn't look like they were simply trying to drive you off, nor did it look like a robbery, so if you could tell us the story behind this incident before we move on to the pleasantries, I'd be much more at ease.", Alia explains, before letting go of his hand scanning the horizon again, expecting the little buggers to return, or at the least, observe them from within the bushes.
Zokon will retrieve his horse and then make his way to the group.
Missing most of the conversation Zokon looks the man over
"Nice outfit."
"Thank you." He goes to shake Zokon's hand but uses the hand that is holding up his breeches and ends up turning the shake into a very low and sudden bow. "YES, Well."
"In regard to your questions my dear, I'm up from Pitax on my way to a local festival and was waiting for my friend, Tamris, who lives in these parts. We were supposed to meet today at a big stone marker near here, and he's always so very prompt. It is actually a bit infuriating." He says while remembering something. He turns to Zokon (and any other new arrivals) and reintroduces himself. He holds up the remains of his lute looking as though he was about to play it until remembering that it was now held together only by its strings, a javelin-head is embedded in its flank. He sighs. "Anyhow Tamris is always on time, so after an hour or so I started looking for him when I was jumped by those kobolds in the tall grass. I'm not sure why exactly they were after me so I made for the trading post near here, but got all turned around. And that's how you found me. Thanks again for the timely rescue. Um, I seem to have lost my coin pouch in all the haste, but anything I can make while at the fair is yours."
Scarlet rolls her eyes as Fan kisses her hand. "Your pants are loose." She winks at Alia as Fan bows to Zokon.
"Yeah, yeah. Well, you know me. That's Alia, Celyne, Luna, Numular, Zokon and Naleksa. We were en route to the festival as well. Do you think Tamris would have gone there?"
slightly insensitively Zokon says of his recollections
"Didn't we run across a bod at a stone monolith that gave off a magical aura?"
Alia, with the same insensitivity, dismisses Zokon's suggestion: "Na, that was WAY south of the road, and quite a few days ago. Must be another Stone Marker around here. Also I gather he waited there for his friend, so if the corpse had been there he'd probably have seen it-"
"I don't suppose anyone has a mending spell to fix his pants?" Celyne says, blushing a little.
"A little rope should do." Fan says sheepishly.
Scarlet pulls out her 50 feet of rope. "When you're done, you can use my horse. I'm always good with walkin'."
"Yeah, we did find this weird stone, right? Should we go back there, or should we move onto the festival? Maybe Tamris is there?" Scarlet shrugs. "Hey Fan, what were you and Tamris going to do, anyway?"
"We've made it a sort of tradition to meet up when I'm in the area for the spring festivals. I don't get to see him all that often. He's a bit of a hermit." He synches up his pants and thanks you for the loan of your horse being weary from his long chase.
He is making for Oleg's, and from there to the Renault farm to make back some of the gold he lost and then to reward you all--and perhaps buy some pants as well. Along the ride he's chatty and often looks as if he is on the verge of leaning back in the saddle and playing his lute for you all until he remembers the thing is busted and his shoulders sag with the realization. Naleksa attempts to comfort him.
And soon enough Oleg's Trading post can be seen beckoning to you all from its hill in the distance.
Scarlet keeps Fan pinned to the ground (nominally to avoid small javelins) and then when the coast is clear hoists him up and gives him enough of a hug that Celyne is forced to heal him twice to insure that the man can stand under his own power. "Scarlet! Thank you. Are you healing me? Well then thank you too! Is that your cat? Thank you all for driving them off. Some expert bow work I must say. I thought I was done for."
When he finally does stand the contrast is quite striking. Fan is a tall, lean man dressed in once-fine blue entertainers garb topped off with an equally once-fine gold cape.
"I am Fan Auric, musician by trade, rogue by nature and herald of heroes." He kisses each lady's hand and generally tries to appear dignified--and it might have worked had his belt and trousers not decided that they needed healing as well.
"Pardon!" He says, quickly collecting himself while trying to answer Scarlet's questions. "Well, I was-. Er. The last I-. Right. Um? Oh! About a year ago?" He scrunches up his face hoping that's the right answer.
He looks around and spies Naleksa and the rest of your caravan. "Is that the South Rostland Road? I think I've over shot. Do you know where the Renault farm is?"
Posh raises a eyebrow at his statements, but stops for a moment as he watches the scene.
Zokon will retrieve his horse and then make his way to the group.
Missing most of the conversation Zokon looks the man over
"Nice outfit."
"Thank you." He goes to shake Zokon's hand but uses the hand that is holding up his breeches and ends up turning the shake into a very low and sudden bow. "YES, Well."
"In regard to your questions my dear, I'm up from Pitax on my way to a local festival and was waiting for my friend, Tamris, who lives in these parts. We were supposed to meet today at a big stone marker near here, and he's always so very prompt. It is actually a bit infuriating." He says while remembering something. He turns to Zokon (and any other new arrivals) and reintroduces himself. He holds up the remains of his lute looking as though he was about to play it until remembering that it was now held together only by its strings, a javelin-head is embedded in its flank. He sighs. "Anyhow Tamris is always on time, so after an hour or so I started looking for him when I was jumped by those kobolds in the tall grass. I'm not sure why exactly they were after me so I made for the trading post near here, but got all turned around. And that's how you found me. Thanks again for the timely rescue. Um, I seem to have lost my coin pouch in all the haste, but anything I can make while at the fair is yours."
Posh looks over this man and takes in what he's saying with great interest.
"Pitax huh? Quite far from here." he states simply "Have you ever been to the River Rats Tavern? I've not seen Apollonia nor her sister Belina in some time. How're they doing?" he asks with a hopeful smile.[spoiler=GM]Just decided to think this up as a interesting bit of RP. Up to you what may have happened to these sisters he was fond of. *dark grin* But I stole the first name from Ultima 7 as I've been playing it a bit...but sadly I don't know the controls and bloody EA doesn't give you a manuel. I got it as part of a "on the house" thing they were doing. I'll buy a proper edition off GoG at some point.
"I don't suppose anyone has a mending spell to fix his pants?" Celyne says, blushing a little.
Posh nods.
"I do" he says, casting the level 0 spell to repair the damage "Anything else you need fixed up?" he asks as he notices the flute and does the same with his spell, repeated times if needed.
"Perhaps his lute, though that might need a 'make whole' spell."
"Perhaps his lute, though that might need a 'make whole' spell."
"You can count yourself lucky that we were attacked during the night...we broke camp early as a result. Had we come later that day, we would probably only have found your corpse. Luck seems to favor you, Fan Auric!", she tells him as she re-mounts her horse.
Alia would be distrusting of the stranger, if not for his connection to Scarlet. A friend of Scarlet surely was a friend to her, as well. As such, she rather keeps watch for more kobolds causing trouble in the area, pointlessly so since the remaining ride to Oleg was uneventful.
If they arrive at Oleg's early enough, she'd get accustomed with the tools of her trade they bought in Restov, and which, despite the thorough inspection when buying, she had not had a chance to use yet. If Oleg needs some small smith-work/repairs done, Alia will provide it free of charge(except material costs, of course) that day, then in the evening, continue training Vega.
"Let's take advantage of the guards here to all get a good nights rest"
Grandstanding done Zokon heads off to find some food and organise his bed for the night.
"Let's take advantage of the guards here to all get a good nights rest"
Grandstanding done Zokon heads off to find some food and organise his bed for the night.
Posh gives a wide smile.
"I'll drink to that." he states before heading over to see Svetlana and settle down with a mug of mead. "Dunno why, but this place is starting to feel more like home." he says to the group with a wide grin. "Perhaps after we finish off these bandits we make ourselves a perminant residence here, hey Oleg? Unless we're such a pain in which case I'll travel to Kyonin and then...who knows."Just as long as I stay as far away from the River Kingdoms and Restov as possible.
"You okay Posh? Did you hear something about Pitax?" Scarlet notices Posh reach for his rapier. "Did the kobolds come from there?" Scarlet eventually shrugs.
Scarlet spends her trip there asking Fan about his many, many adventures and where the Company went. Her brother and her boss are highest priority.
Upon reaching Oleg's place, Scarlet goes to check on everyone there. Oleg, Svetlana, the guards, and the former bandits. She makes sure they're OK, and follows up on any strange sightings, recently. Have they seen Tamris around here?
Eventually Scarlet's feet ache from all the walking and she retires for a good night's rest.
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"You okay Posh? Did you hear something about Pitax?" Scarlet notices Posh reach for his rapier. "Did the kobolds come from there?" Scarlet eventually shrugs.Scarlet spends her trip there asking Fan about his many, many adventures and where the Company went. Her brother and her boss are highest priority.
Upon reaching Oleg's place, Scarlet goes to check on everyone there. Oleg, Svetlana, the guards, and the former bandits. She makes sure they're OK, and follows up on any strange sightings, recently. Have they seen Tamris around here?
Eventually Scarlet's feet ache from all the walking and she retires for a good night's rest.
Posh simply shakes his head no at the response, but later at Oleg's wonders if he should say anything. He guessed if no one else presses it he can just drown himself before he retires himself, though he looks over to Naleksa to make sure she's settling in before turning back to his mead.
Scarlet spends her trip there asking Fan about his many, many adventures and where the Company went. Her brother and her boss are highest priority.
Fan gladly recounts any number of adventures though he longs to give you proper musical accompaniment (which eventually Posh's magic can provide). As for the Company he parted ways with them in Tymon in the River Kingdoms about a year ago BB was still with them then. They just gotten some big job a little further south, though he admits ale has rendered most of the details of their last night together a bit fuzzy.
Posh's magic can also provide working trousers.
"My thanks sir, for restoring my dignity." He says with a low bow. *RRRIP!* "Ahem...."
Upon reaching Oleg's place, Scarlet goes to check on everyone there. Oleg, Svetlana, the guards, and the former bandits. She makes sure they're OK, and follows up on any strange sightings, recently. Have they seen Tamris around here?
"Who's that?" Oleg asks through a mouthful of nails. He and one of the guards (you can't tell which) are up on ladders pounding away on what looks like the framework of what will be a third story on the bunk house.
"I did mention Tamris is a bit of a hermit." Fan says.
*THWACK!!* "ARRRG!" Oleg grabs his thumb and starts cursing like a demon.
If they arrive at Oleg's early enough, she'd get accustomed with the tools of her trade they bought in Restov, and which, despite the thorough inspection when buying, she had not had a chance to use yet. If Oleg needs some small smith-work/repairs done, Alia will provide it free of charge(except material costs, of course) that day, then in the evening, continue training Vega.
That evening: Fan serenades the outpost with a few choice ballads and camp games (musical chairs, Fan says, and Villagers and Werewolves).
....He looks over to Naleksa to make sure she's settling in before turning back to his mead.
Naleksa seems to be getting on swimmingly with the guards.
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"In regard to your questions my dear, I'm up from Pitax on my way to a local festival and was waiting for my friend, Tamris, who lives in these parts. We were supposed to meet today at a big stone marker near here, and he's always so very prompt. It is actually a bit infuriating." He says while remembering something. He turns to Zokon (and any other new arrivals) and reintroduces himself. He holds up the remains of his lute looking as though he was about to play it until remembering that it was now held together only by its strings, a javelin-head is embedded in its flank. He sighs. "Anyhow Tamris is always on time, so after an hour or so I started looking for him when I was jumped by those kobolds in the tall grass. I'm not sure why exactly they were after me so I made for the trading post near here, but got all turned around."
Numalar is at first bemused by Fan's story. But at the description of the kobold attack, he frowns. Those kobolds clearly wanted this man dead; it had to be more than just a robbery, since his coin purse is already gone.
"Can you tell us anything else about these kobolds? You say they just popped out of the grass? It looked like they meant you harm personally. I hope you didn't do anything to stir them up."
Numalar watches Fan's response closely.
"Pitax huh? Quite far from here." he states simply "Have you ever been to the River Rats Tavern? I've not seen Apollonia nor her sister Belina in some time. How're they doing?" he asks with a hopeful smile.
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Numalar nods. "Yes, Poshment here is also from there. You'll have to tell us all about Pitax at some point."
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Numalar checks the map, and then when arriving at Oleg's he climbs up on the battlements to be sure. Sure enough, the standing stone is there, off in the distance. Wait a moment... if the stone is over there, west of Oleg's, and he wandered around in the grasslands and ended up east of Oleg's, how did he not know where Oleg's was? He must have walked right past it. His story just doesn't add up.
Numalar goes over to Sir Kesten, and addresses him quietly at a time when Fan Auric and the others are amusing each other. "Sir Kesten, perhaps you can help me. This man has a remarkable story to tell that I, frankly, don't quite buy. He says he was waiting at that stone yonder for a time and then went wandering. Did you or your men see anything out there? Did this man go by the post here? If his story is true he would have had to pass close by."
Numalar listens to Kesten's response, and then goes over to Fan Auric.
"Mister Auric, if you don't mind," Numalar beckons the bard to join him on the battlements.
"That stone over there... that was the one you were waiting near for your friend Tamris? So you wandered off to look for him, and somehow ended up several miles off course and ended up where we found you? How did you get so far? Did you have a horse at the time?"
"Perhaps some of us should ride out there now. Your friend might have arrived after you did, and is now waiting."
Again, Numalar pays close attention to Fan's answers.