Shadowed Designs

Game Master Mystic_Snowfang

Before Dinner
Leaf looks at the Half-orc as she comes out and takes a second to realize she was asked a question.
"Certainly! there's six of them and neither Zooke nor I have any idea how to raise them. Well, Zooke does, I don't. You wouldn't happen to have any advice would you?"

During Dinner
Leaf fetches stew for both Zooke and her. After they try it,
"I don't suppose she gives lessons, 'cause this is great!"

I don't mind skipping ahead, but do you mind waiting until we go to bed for the night in game? I have a little roleplaying I'd like to do.

Before dinner
The orc smiles as she picks up one of the kittens. "Make sure you feed them every hour, and they've got sand here to use for their business. And don't forget, that they're wild creatures at heart. When time comes to let them go, let them go." She says.

Zooke grins. "A wizard doesn't let just anyone share his books, does he now?" He says, eating the soup happily.

Before dinner
"Thank you. If you ever need help, let me know."
Leaf heads back to Zooke and relays the info, as well as the Half-orc's wish.
We'll let her pick one out before the night comes.

During Dinner
"Hahaha, guess not."
Leaf's grin fades as something that's been gnawing at her for most of the day comes back to the fore of her mind.
"Am, I any different than that tin-god-king?" She asks as she curls up into a ball.

Emilia matches together a gypsy like garb from spare clothes she can find, her male chest quite open to the desert wind. She puts on slight hints of make up to accentuate her now masculine features before grabbing another bowl of stew and approaching the hand maidens. She also casts disguise self specifically on her teeth to make them appear like normal human teeth, while making herself generally more appealing.
"Good-evening my fair ladies." Em speaks with a with broad smile. [b]"Would you all mind if I join you for a little while?"[b] She speaks in a musical and masculine voice, gauging reactions behind her usual semi-false geniality. Her body language is open, inviting, and friendly, but yet with out purpose, judging on the reactions. Emilia's joy is real, for she loves the game she plays.
Bluff:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (15) + 21 = 36
Sense Motive:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36

Mara looks up. "Uggg.... a commoner. You're not wanted here, common drudge. She says, sneering at Emilia. " Aren't you supposed to be mingling with the other common folk? She lets out a yelp as something hits the back of her head.

"Sure you can sit here, if her highness is fine with it." Ecin says. "Don't mind Mara, she's just got her girdle in a bunch.

The girls fall for her fully human disguise, however they really don't have any clear motive.

"Why would you think you're anything like him Leaf? Zooke asks her. "You're a wonderful person.

Mara looks up. "Uggg.... a commoner. You're not wanted here, common drudge. She says, sneering at Emilia. " Aren't you supposed to be mingling with the other common folk? She lets out a yelp as something hits the back of her head.

"Sure you can sit here, if her highness is fine with it." Ecin says. "Don't mind Mara, she's just got her girdle in a bunch.

The girls fall for her fully human disguise, however they really don't have any clear motive.

"It would be an honor and pleasure to share new company. Thank you the invitation. If her highness would rather I leave, I shall do so gratefully." She smiles, and looks over at Mara. "I'm sorry if you're upset by my heritage, Mara, is it? There's a lot about me that's not quite so common that might be more to your liking." There is a warmth to the statement, but also a masterfully stated mystery in the persona she's adopted to anyone who could see through the verbal and personal disguise. An invitation is sent out on tendrils of understanding as the tiefling tests the waters of her environment.

All the noble girls are quite awed by her, even the b!@+&y Mara. Mara mainly seems interested in being a complete and utter arse to everyone except the princess.

"When I went to get my fixed, Cer and Sha'llae were burying the goblins we had killed. I... lost it, I guess. I yelled at them, said that goblins don't deserve a burial, or even to be cat food." Leaf lets out a weak, bitter laugh. "Then Cer said that if i thought they didn't deserve 'last rites' then there's something wrong with me." Leaf starts to shake uncontrollably as she finishes, and tears begin to well up in her eyes.

Zooke smiles at her. "They're goblins. We're not expected to get along with them. It's understandable you don't like them. I don't care for them either. I don't see why they needed last rights, they were dumb enough to attack us. They got what was coming to them. But, well some people want to be nice to everyone, even stinky goblins. That's their problem and they've no right telling you how to live. She didn't have any business saying things like that to you."

All the noble girls are quite awed by her, even the b*%@#y Mara. Mara mainly seems interested in being a complete and utter arse to everyone except the princess.

"Well, I am a traveler from a great and varied far off land, and I always have stories to tell, if any of you are interested. I have a great many things that I can offer in fact." Emilia winks.

"It's not just that. I honestly wanted KuJoe to kill that goblin that wants to be a paladin. I know that they're supposed to be evil, but some where inside me, I felt... guilty. I felt guilty because that part of me thought that I should at least try and give him a chance. After all, don't we have some cousins of ours that are evil, even some of our own that have fallen? *sniff* As guilty as I felt for wishing that, I still got mad at KuJoe for taking him in. That...*sniff* that bastard-king treats you... anyone not *sniffle* like they don't deserve to exist, or only deserve the worse kind of life. Am I really that different? *sob* A-am I really all that different be-*hic*-b-because of the way I feel about a race that can feel pain?"
Leaf breaks down, crying into her knees.
"It hurt. It hurt to hear Cer say those things to me. It hurt to remember the eels, and then wonder if I was any different from those nobles who just tortured them without a thought. It hurt to remember the words of that ditz who said that I was only good as dragon fodder when I couldn't hit anything. It hurt. It still hurts!"

By the way, how close is everything, because at this point Leaf is bawling pretty loudly.

There seem to be no spies among the princess' ladies in waiting, they all seem to be simply normal young women of their rank and status.

"But, well some people want to be nice to everyone, even stinky goblins. That's their problem and they've no right telling you how to live. She didn't have any business saying things like that to you."

"It's not a problem I've ever wished to solve." Enall whispers to Mimay. "Sleep, Auto." He tells his metal man, powering it down.

Zooke strokes her hair. "You know what makes you different Leaf." He says, smiling down at her. "This." He wipes her tears away and offers her a hanky. "You feel guilty, and that's good. If you didn't, then you'd be no different than the emperor. He delights in his cruelty. You regret yours, your worse moments. You repent for them and they hurt. As long as it hurts when you do things that are wrong, you know that you are on the right path. When it stops hurting, that's when you've lost yourself." He pauses and grins. "That ditz is just plain mean to everyone who isn't herself. She's like that because she's picked up every possible botching and itching that you can think of."

Mimay giggles a bit, then frowns sadly at the gnome. "Poor girl, she seems so down. I've never seen a gnome that sad."

: assuming Em heard any of the out burst and Leaf's sobs:
"Ah, but one of my companions has suffered a wound of the spirit in the skirmish earlier. I am called to tend to her, but I will return again to speak with you more, if you would have me." Emilia addresses the group, with a broad smile, taking her bowl as she leaves with graceful bow. She strides over to the gnomeish ball, and kneels beside her, nods to Zook, and speaks in soothing elvish tones.
"blodyn blodau, eich dagrau dŵr y ddaear, felly gadewch iddynt lifo. Rydych yn ddiogel, a byddaf yn fan hyn am gyhyd ag y gallai fod angen i mi."

EDIT: Ninja'd by Zook.

Mimay giggles a bit, then frowns sadly at the gnome. "Poor girl, she seems so down. I've never seen a gnome that sad."

"The gnomes I knew were prone to sudden mood changes, but I think they were alchemist who drank a few too many of their own elixirs." Enalls replies. "I hope she comes to grips with it soon."

"Thanks," Leaf wipes her tears away and cleans her face as best she can.

"Both of you, thank y-. Uh, what happened to you?"
Leaf looks up and notices a man that looks and sounds suspiciously like Emilia looking back at her.
Yes, Leaf has just now noticed that.

Mimay giggles slightly, then yawns. "It would be a good idea to turn in, you know before it gets cold from the sun going down all the way."

Kujoe eats his meal alone and quietly and then takes his spare time to teach Ix a thing or two. "Ix what is it that drove you to be trained as a Paladin what was your life with the goblins why did you leave." Kujoe would like to familiarize himself with the goblins motives before beginning any real paladin trading.

Ix looks at the setting sun. "Ix almost die and see very scary place, full of badthings. Ix not wanting to go there. So Ix not be bad, and not go to badplace." he explains. "Ix not be maggotwithface."
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The sun sets low, and everybody turns in.
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As the sun rises the next morning the caravan heads out after breakfast. They stop for lunch at noon and rest by night. This goes on for what feels like an endless cycle and it is easy to loose track of time. Finally a settlement is seen in the distance, and a good thing too because supplies are running low.

you may give a description of what happend while your are traveling, it takes about a month and a half to get to the settlement from where we are now. Pardon for pushing this ahead so fast, but it WILL take two years to get to the destination. I don't want it to take two years or more in real life.
Great Roleplaying everyone, you each get 500XP for role playing.

"Oh, I'm sure we could find ways to keep warm." Enall replies coolly, the glow of the fire masking his reddening face.

"I see where you're going." Mimay says slyly. "Why don't you show me your tent?" She asks him.

Throughout the trip Kujoe would have spent as much time as he had to spare to familiarize himself with Ix and learn his motives he would also have started to begin his teaches as to how to read common. Once the sight of the settlement came into view he would whisper to Ix "Don't think the peoples here will take well to the sight of a goblin in the town stay with me if you don't want to be chased out by a crowd carrying pitchforks and torches." Kujoe smirks at his comment but means it well.

Really enjoying the RPing happening in this pbp really enjoying thanks for the opportunity mystic :)

Ix frowns and then looks up at him. "Ix stay in carriage with stuff, people no seeing Ix then." He says finally.

Meanwhile Mimay goes to find Enall, when she does she calls up to him. "Enall, I gotta talk to you!" she says.

Leaf asks Golurtz if she could teach her how to cook, and if she could help out to ease the burden some, and to keep from going stark raving bonkers.

While they travel, Leaf and Zooke keep raising the kittens, which have begin to grow fairly quickly. When not sleeping, caring for kittens, or helping cook the meals, she talks with Zooke, about her home, her mentor, what she likes and doesn't like to eat, and about her adventures, while also trying to find out more about Zooke.

She gets to know everyone else, but is rather awkward around Cer and KuJoe, and avoids Ix entirely.

She has probably ticked off the more close-minded of the party by openly, and vehemently at times, stating her opinion of the Princesses daddy. She also joins Emilia on a few occasions to get to know the princess and her ladies in waiting. Taking an almost instant liking to the Twins.

"I think that learning more about civilization could teach you some thing's Ix and coming into the town with me is a great way to familiarize yourself with it perhaps someone there could help you with your studies to it is a great opportunity should you come with me."

Diplomacy:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Golurtz seems quite happy to have help in the kitchen and even shows Leaf a few tricks.

Leaf also finds out that Zooke was kidnapped and sold as a slave, and really isn't too pleased about that.

KuJoe
Ix frowns some more, then pauses. "Buy Ix sweets?" he finally asks.

"Business then sweets." Kujoe says with a wide smile. He is quite uncertain if sweets means candy or rats.

"Okay, Ix come to town." He says.

"Hey Zooke, do you want to head into town? I'm going to see if I can find something a little cooler to wear."

I'm looking for a temple sword and a hot-weather outfit.
Diplomacy:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Zooke shrugs. "I got nothing else to do really." he says.

Meanwhile Mimay goes to find Enall, when she does she calls up to him. "Enall, I gotta talk to you!" she says.

"I'm right here, m'lady Mimay." He says from his usual place atop Auto. "What do need to talk to me about?"

"Can I come up there first, it's not something that should be shouted out yet." she tells him.

Kujoe would hurry ahead of the others into town with Ix and bring him to a temple in the town hopefully no one there has a problem with it. He would also head to a shop for Ix's "sweets".

"Auto, Top Shelf." The command given, Auto picks up Mimay and sets her next to Enall. "Is something wrong?"

The "sweets" Ix wants consist of a large jar of pickles.

Mimay looks at him and blushes. "I'm pregnant." she finally says.

Enall blinks, blinks again, then falls right off of Auto and makes a cloud of sand rise into the air where he hits.

"I'm a... a... whoa." He's definitely in shock. The good kind, most likely.

"Enall, are you okay?" Mimay asks, looking down at her friend.

"Hm? Oh, yeah, I'm okay. It's just... wow. I mean, I'm sorry if you didn't want to be... you know, but... wow. I thought I was happy when Auto first woke up, but this beats that by miles."

"Can you tell Auto to either let me down, or to pick you up?" She asks, smiling at him. "And of course I'm happy, life is always to be celebrated."

"Auto, let her down. I'm not sure I want to be farther from the ground than standing at the moment." As Auto sets Mimay down, Enall stands up with a stupidly big grin on his face.

"I'm due in six months." She tells him. "By the time we return from this... mission thing. The child will be already a little over three." She wonders if he'll keep their relationship just friendship, or if he'll do something else. Should she remain single, her children will be born into the servitude of the empire.

Zooke shrugs. "I got nothing else to do really." he says.

"Alrighty! Who knows, we may meet someone strange or find something new."

Zooke nods, then looks at Enall. "That looks painful. He says. "Well, let's go."

"Huh, I don't think I've ever seen him fall off before." Leaf grimaces at the thought of falling from that high, even if she could catch herself.
"Okay, this way." Leaf points in the general direction of the market.

"I wonder if they have tanglefoot bags." He says, walking beside his friend.

Leaf's face splits into a grin, one that would give anyone who knew her pause.
"Oh, I hope they do!"