"Hah!" Mus'ad exclaims as he swings down from Al Gasreed to inspect the camel's wounds, stroking him on the head to keep him calm.
"You all fight well enough, but we should seek more arms before the other man returns" he adds addressing the group as a whole. He then turns his attention to the bodies surrounding them.
Perception:
Faznir breathes heavily, trying to contain the fire inside once more and finds it always difficult.
"Gods and fortunes smile at us, friends! For this is the day we get our freedom back, and if this isn't Aridia I'll be a damned muskrat!"
Faznir looks around trying to find anything to cover up people's backs, since he knows their skin is sure to burn on the sun.
"If you don't mind me saying, mistress Jen, that is one hell of a laugh! Ha-ha-ha!" When he laughs he holds his belly and notices it is bare. "Seems to me these beasts couldn't even let me keep my modesty! Nor yours, for that matter!"
Suddenly his eyes go wide, and he touches his hair, following up to his forehead.
2. You are still without ANY clothing or gear for that matter.
Yup you were all stripped clean. Not even your undies remain. So yes Faznir your hair is exposed......among other things. It seems the gnolls may have been preparing to feast on you as you were all tied to spits when you awoke.
Another thing. You will notice that the climate seems more humid than dry, and you don't feel the heat of the sun on you but it seems to be daylight out.
Arik finds the cleanest bit of cloth he can and fashions a pair briefs by wrapping up some things and with judicious knot tying skills.
@ Mus'ad"My hands were shaped of stone when the Forge Father crafted the dwarves. They will suffice as my weapons for the time being."
Pavok hugs his wounds and looks on to the group,"Glad to see you all are still alive." Pavok looks down at his bare body and mutters, "What a test for me oh Forge Father." Ignoring that he isn't wearing clothes Pavok then moves around checking all the humaniods to see if they are any that alive and healing himself a little bit.
You notice that the cliff wall seems to expand as far as the eye can see to the left and right. It is likely 20 feet in height but would not be a difficult climb. There is a path nearby that seems to go from the level you are now standing to the top of the cliff.
You notice the man who was attacked by the scorpions when you awoke is actually still alive. Paralyzed from the scorpions venom. Sacred touch will save him. He will be unable to speak. He was on the brink of death but you made it in time. You can attempt a heal check to removed the toxin from the man.
Faznir panics for a second, running to the gnolls trying to find something -- anything! -- to cover himself up. He tears a piece of cloth from the bodies and hastily tries to hide his head.
Mus'ad moves to the dead Oread body and starts stripping off the loincloth and leather armor. "Come, their spirits have passed on so they have no need of their possessions"
Once removed he sets to dressing and wrapping his head with a cloth in a makeshift tagelmust despite the humidity.
Faznir panics for a second, running to the gnolls trying to find something -- anything! -- to cover himself up. He tears a piece of cloth from the bodies and hastily tries to hide his head.
Mus'ad moves to the dead Oread body and starts stripping off the loincloth and leather armor. "Come, their spirits have passed on so they have no need of their possessions"
Once removed he sets to dressing and wrapping his head with a cloth in a makeshift tagelmust despite the humidity.
There are a total of 9 dead gnolls, 6 of whom have been looted
There are a tatal of 5 dead humans, all but two of them have been looted
There are a total of 2 dead Oreads, one has been looted.
"Faznir, are you mad with heat to first cover your head before your...?"
Arik gestures downstairs, realizing he's in mixed company. He blushes at Jen but looks only at her cat.
Pavok looks down at the man, he stares into his sould trying to see if he contains the darkness. Before trying to remove the toxin, if Respen doesn't recognize him he will strip him of his gear and top layer of clothes. Realizing he is still baring it all, he will put on the guys clothes. "I'm going to try and ease the poison out of your system, if you behave you will be okay but if you don't my boy there gets to reshape you like he did the scorpions, get it?" As Pavok tells the man he points to Arik.
Jen and Whiskers search around for some "female clothing." Specifically something that actually covers intimate areas. Then she searches for some sort of light crossbow. With some cloth, she attempts to fashion some sort of concealing robe, to cover her tail.
Seeing Pavok leaning over man he saw earlier, Mhykir limps over to see if he can lend a hand, his badly deformed leg clearly visible now he is stripped of his clothes. As he limps there, he looks around him at the other bodies, keeping an eye out for anything he might find useful.
Once he is sporting his freshly looted leather armor, Mus'ad moves to stand next to Pavok with falchion in one hand leaning on his shoulder.
Faznir covers his head, them proceeds to cover the rest of his body, stealing sneaky glances at Jen while doing so.
A perceptive onlooker might've noticed Faznir trying actively to hide his head. An even more perceptive might've seen what seems to be horns or something like it.
Faznir covers his head, them proceeds to cover the rest of his body, stealing sneaky glances at Jen while doing so.
A perceptive onlooker might've noticed Faznir trying actively to hide his head. An even more perceptive might've seen what seems to be horns or something like it.
Three to be exact
Okay current layout
@Pavok, Mus'ad, and Mhykir. Three three of you hover by the the survivor as Pavok tries to remove some of the poison. With Mhykir's assistance they are able to stop the poisons effect. They man lets out a cough and is barely conscious. He hears Pavok but is unablet speak due to the fact that the paralysis hasn't quite passed yet. The man does reach out and grips Pavok's arm and nods.
Your detect evil shows nothing on this man. Whatever his actual alignment, it is without evil intentions.
@Jen. You are able to find clothes though there is nothing female about any of them. The best you find is a leather chest plate that will sufficiently cover your chest. There are also cloth skirts and loincloths as well. So Jen is able to hide most of the distractions. Though your arms, legs and midriff will still be bare. That is the best coverage these cloths will offer any of you.
@Jen, Mus'ad, and Faznir are all clothed now
"Stay still and rest the effects will wear off soon enough." He tells the man, and before he walks away he whispers to Mus'ad "Keep an eye on him, I need to find proper attire."
Pavok will look through the clothing and find himself something to wear.
Arik rumages through the bodies looking for clothes to wear that will fit his short, stocky frame.
Once the man is healed, Mhyker performs a thorough search to see what he can find. While he does so he ponders Faznirs words as to whether this is realy Aridia.
Jen sits silently next to the man as the poison wears off. Whiskers stares at the person with its big, yellow eyes, waiting for him to recover, introduce himself, and tell his story.
Once the man is healed, Mhyker performs a thorough search to see what he can find. While he does so he ponders Faznirs words as to whether this is realy Aridia.
Eventually the wouldn't man coughed and cleared his throat.
"Ugh!Thank you, *cough* but, Wh...who...who are you? You are not Aradina's are you.
Taking his falchion off his shoulder and leveling it at the man's throat, Mus'ad adds "Our questions before yours. Haseed is it? - what were your intentions to my camel"
After Pavok puts on some clothes (avoiding armor due to the march), he moves back to there prisoner and Mus'ad. He waits til after the man answers his comrade's question, he says "What is your name? Also what were you and your people doing here?"
Jen adds to Pavok's inquiry. And don't think about deceiving us. My cat knows all of your secrets. He may not speak, but he can certainly tell me if something is amiss.
Sense Motive:
Whiskers stares at the man intently.
Whisker's Sense Motive:
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You all come down on the man hard with your questions. He panics for a moment. But tries to answer. "I...I'm Haseed. Please don't kill me. Me and my team just found a band of Neubites on their way to the geysers and we thought it would help our side if we eliminated them and took all they had. We weren't aware that most of their prisoners were still alive." He looks around for a moment. "We were going to finish gathering the things from the bodies on our second trip. That's the truth I swear!"
As far as you can tell The man is telling the truth.
Very pleased to meet you, Haseed. Faznir crouches near the man Me and my friends are just having a hard time understanding what happened here. Your friends are on their camp still waiting on ya, is that right? What do you say we go there have a word with them?
Faznir looks around to the PCs, noticing the meager conditions of everyone. He says in Kellish, and a second later in Elven and Giant.
We'll need some supplies if we are to survive here. These people may also have our own equipment, stolen from these Neubite creatures.
"When you're through with that wretch, I have found a way up."
Arik points to a path leading along the cliff side and to the cliff itself.
"I wouldn't wonder if we could gain more information concerning our situation if we moved away from this death pit."
Mus'ads gaze lingers on Haseed for a few moments before he relents "Up and lead on to the rest of you" turning to mount Al Gasreed.
Mhykir grabs one of the quarterstaffs lying around and uses it as a crutch as he hobbles over to the group, [b]'Hold up before you head out, we don't know what's up there, and we should be in our top form. Does anyone require any healing? I can be of assistance'[b]
Jen places her hand on her chest and casts cure light wounds on herself.
Do you mean we have to do some CLIMBING?
The man struggles to sit up but he is still badly injured and quite tired. Further attempts at restoring his condition will enable him to walk and talk easier.
"Indeed Jen, they may be some climbing."
Not so much climbing. The path leads up a steep slope but has a lot of handhold and is very sturdy. Taking 10 on climbing would be easy so no actually roll will be necessary. Also, Arik, wrapping rope around your fists would be like putting on Brassknuckles. It would increase your damage from 1d3 to 1d4. But your a monk. I doubt it would benefit you.
Mhykir sees the man struggling to get up, and walking over him places his hand of his shoulder, then speaks a few words in Terran
Cure Light Wounds:
Once the man is underway, Mus'ad follows closely behind him.
"I suggest we take a quick inventory of what is still around, and get some items ready for trading when we get to a town. How close is the nearest town Haseed? Is there anything we should not talk about when we arrive?" Pavok talks to them in a friendly tone. After that he will look at what items they got laying in front of them and get ready to pack them up.
After the healing, Haseed is able to stand and talk easier. He scans the others, seemingly a bit bewildered, and then at Pavok. "Indead you are an unusual group of folks. The likes of which I have not see." He gestures to Arik and then Mus'ad. He then clears his throat and looks a bit uncomfortable. "I come from a village nearby. Aisome. It is where my fellows traveled. If you help me gather the remnants of this gear and burn the bodies of my fallen comrades, I will take you to my village." He looks around at everybody. "One of you mentioned you had gear. We found six large bundles of weapons, armor, and other sorts. Was that yours? If so, I'm sure my comrades would be happy to return them. Come let us hurry.
Gear.
Weapons:
2 Longspears
4 Scimitars
3 Clubs
1 Quarterstaff
Armor:
3 pieces of wooden
2 leather
Other gear.
None, likely looted.
At Pavok's direction, Arik bundles the weapons with rope so they will be easily carried. Once finished, Arik piles the bodies of Haseem's comrades.
"I have not the means to create fire. Faznir, can you assist us in this?"
At Pavok's direction, Arik bundles the weapons with rope so they will be easily carried. Once finished, Arik piles the bodies of Haseem's comrades.
"I have not the means to create fire. Faznir, can you assist us in this?"
Arik you and anyone else who assists you will notice that two of the bodies aren't similar to the others. In fact they look like a couple of the guards from your caravan. They are dead.
I hope there is some sort of armoury at the village, because I am woefully underskilled when it comes to the art of physical combat.
Jen helps drag the bodies of Haseem's comrades to the pile, having too little strength to actually carry them, straining with every foot of movement.
Mus'ad begrudgingly helps pile the bodies for burning and collect the remaining loot.
Arik watches Mus'ad questioningly for some time. In the end, the dwarf cannot help himself.
"Did something happen to you Mus'ad to put in such a lasting foul mood? I do not mean to chastise. Indeed, our current lot may even warrant a poor temper. It's just that I have not seen you smile or heard you speak a word in jest since we met. Is it something I might assist with? I can't promise to be more useful than anyone else, but I will swear to treat any issue you trust me with as if the trouble were my own."
Mus'ad takes in the Dwarf as he speaks, his cold eyes unblinking. "Our path and actions are shared through our employ dwarf, that contract signed did not oblige me to share my thoughts. Did you see our master amongst the bodies? - I am impatient to continue as we need to find him and assure his safety." waving an arm at the bodies "Their essence is gone, food for the worms. We should concern ourselves with those that yet live"
Mhykir helps to load the bodies onto the pile, not being able to walk fast he remains content to hoist them up. He remains quiet and contemplative through this, and as the pire is set on fire he bows his head in respect.
Pavok helps the group with putting the bodies into the pile. As they start the fire he quietly says a pray for them, "May the souls of the fallen find there way into the creators forge." Then after he whispers that he looks to Haseed and says"Sir is there any rights of Daiga you wish to speak before we leave." He gives way for Haseed to move on. After that Pavok will carry a share of the Loot and get two strands of rope. He'll look to Mus'ad and Arik as they talk and says "You are right Mus'ad we need to find our charge and make sure he is okay. But my elven comrade we need to keep light hearted or we might be at each others throats by mid-day haha. Just sink in that the gods have spared us and we will find our friends I know it." Pavok with a upbeat stance gets ready to leave, and accepts one of Mhykir heals with a thanks.
Haseed is able to get the fire going. It takes a while for the flames to get going but they do. The man looks solemnly at the burning corpses. "Daiga has abandoned us to these monsters. And others like them. I owe if no prayer." He takes a deep breath and looks to the others. "This was our first battle. Some of the others think we won but I don't have the same feeling." He turns and starts towards the ramp. "Come. We can conviene at my village and I will let you stay at my home. It is the least I can do for my rescuers."