Hegron rubs his sore arms as he gets up - "What exactly has happened? How did you manage to get us here?"
Upon making sure he is fully functional, Hitoru checks his gear.
Suny rubs her wrists as every one is let loose.
"Okay...this be a tad weird..." She mutters.
Chara looks down on her bandage wrapped body then curls up in a seated postion wrapping her arms around her ...
"can I please have some decent clothing?" she asks in a small voice
You are dressed in bandages, you do not see your equipment.
Before the mayor could speak, his dwarf assistant let out a yelp as he was grappled
Please ma'am, calm down, your wounds might open again!
If she does calm, the mayor continues
This town is called Carrion Cross. We are at the lowest tip of the Black continent. We try to keep a low profile. We don't want to be noticed by her or her troops. We found your troop in a clearing a few days travel up toward the mountains. I do not know of any half dragons, non of the dragon blooded was found among the dead....
Making sure there are no more outbursts
Your equipment is at the smith house, we can't repair them at this time, we have a problem, and i was hoping you could help, and in return, we will fix your gear for free
He waits for everyone to get dressed. Outside you see a small town, like any town, but there are a few things that stick out. People seem tense, walking in groups of 4 or more. To the far side of the town, you can see smoke rising, from collapsed buildings
"I am as calm as I need to be," hisses Nyroba in reply, "We're on the Black continent? Why are we here? Are you servants of the Drow? Slaves? Pets? I refuse to cooperate. Lt. Nyroba Samradgar, E671894. Answers! Give me them or I will decide you are hostile."
How am i suppose to know what you are doing here? With Copper insignia you're lucky to be alive. Now please let my people go before i regret saving you. I just said we are hiding from
Them, why would we be pets or slaves? We want to avoid that.
Nyroba can't decide whether the man is lying, but realizes she has no choice. She releases the dwarf and crouches, ripping some of the bandages off her body to allow full movement, but doesn't put on any other clothing. "Drow are slavers. I would never expect them to use lethal poison, but rather incapacitate their foes for later interrogation, enslavement, torture, sadistic non-consensual games, or painful, lingering death. You expect me to believe they left us for dead and you found us? I hope you'll forgive my incredulity if you are in fact what you say you are."
Chara rolls her eyes...
"Nyroba, these people have just saved our lives. Injured as we are do you really think being hostile is going to get us anywhere? Our wounds are dressed, we have clothing and I sincerely hope that someone will give us some food shortly otherwise I might faint. I'm pretty sure if they served the drow we would still be tied to those bunks praying we were dead."
Hitoru still in his foxman form gives the mayor a calming smile.
Thank you for your help, my friend. If you could take us somewhere to have a little breakcast, after our unortodox sleep, you would be most kind. During the meal we may discuss our future cooperation. And forgive my colleague, she overreacted, which is understandable given our current situation.
Elf is a spy, dwarf is a spy, but better help until they get my equpiment back
"Lead us to this problem, but I still don't trust you or this village."
Suny simply stands where she is. Though her slight nervousness has her shifting her weight from foot to foot. Her current state of 'bandages' does not seem to perturb her in the least.
She slowly edges forwards.
"How's about we all,..um...remain calm an' maybe go some place where we's can all sit down an', y'know, chat...like?" She suggests with a friendly smile to every one. She looks to the fierce Nyroba,
"Here. We in't dead, nor bein' played with in a 'un-nat'ral' type fashion. So these folks wouldn't seem ta' be tha' worse fer bein' found by. As fer why tha' Drow dumped us an' only took tha' rest?" She shrugs. "That be somat we be askin' 'em when we get our friends back, hey?" She gives the fierce warrior woman a conspirator-y wink.
Nyroba straightens up slowly, her breathing calming down as she forces her fear and anger to subside. Her fingers, which were on the verge of transforming into claws, soften into normal human digits again. "I will hear an explanation -- but I will hold my peace and listen, and if you are innocents in need of aid, I will help."
Arim watches the conversation but adds nothing.
Standing up, Hegron stretches his massive frame - "Ok, I am up - you said you needed our assistance with something, and was hoping to get it in exchange for returning our repaired gear - that is good enough for me! I count myelf better off at the moment, than I was in my last conscious moment, with all those puny drow around me!"
Approaching the ones presenting themselves as their saviours, he finishes matter of fact - "So tell me. What do you need?"
Marcus listens in as well.
Please forgive Nyrboa. She is a loyal soldier and this whole matter is a bit hard to understand. I have been a slave in these lands before. Please mayor, you have given much already in helping us, but if you can offer some food we could then hear of your troubles and see what aid we can offer.
Finally dressed Charra starts combing her hair with her fingers trying to get some sort of order to it.
"I agree with Markus" she flashes a smile in his direction "first food, then you can tell us your story
Suny just smiles at folks....
"Um...jus' how badly beat up is our stuff?" She asks.
They mayor begins to explain:
it started about a month ago. Ground started to open up and things, Noone knows what, comes up, and grabs people. Only on the other side of town. Then, 2 weeks ago, it started attacking people in buildings, causing them to collapse. Our wizard and smith were among those taken. We've sent people into these tunnels to find them, but we've not seen them since. We can't send more of our people down there...
You are taken to a place where you can get food, also, you are given your gear. Your weapons and armor, all have the broken condition at this moment
Arim nods as he watches the man speak "So a complete mystery, no description at all besides they come from the ground"
As he munches on a haunch of meat, Hegron addresses the man - "First of all, thank you for the food, and for returning our gear, even though broken - it seems you saved my life, and for that I am grateful" - he offers a serious short bow to the man.
"Now... What exactly do you mean "Ground started to open up and things, Noone knows what, comes up, and grabs people"?!" - he roars - "Someone must have seen something - creatures, tentacles, mist, darkness, what exactly?"
Nyroba looks with chagrin at the ruins of her bardiche and mail shirt. "Do any of our spellcasters know 'Make Whole'? she inquires.
One of them is going to pay for my broken gear, but later.
(O_o)
"Yes we need more details, then perhaps we should scout the places where the people went missing?" Charra adds while gingerly stetching and moving as she checks her injuries and how it affects her movement.
Suny pads along with every one else to where ever they are socially congregating.
So are there openings in the ground then where the thing attacks? A place we can go down? Did it get the wizard and smith at random? Or were they trying to figure out what was causing this? I feel sorrow for the loss of your people. I would be happy to help you. I feel I now owe you a debt. If you have more information or know someone that does please share. If not we should go at once.
Suny tries to hide her stare at Marcus' boldness.
"Hello? Am wearin' little more than paper ta' cover me nethers, here!" She reminds him. "Gettin' at least a pointy stick a'tween tha' lot of us be somat ta' do afore droppin' in ta' some dark, toothy filled hole be an idea." Though she does playfully poke her tongue out at him to show she is not completely having a go at him. (^_~)
the attacks are unprevoked , we have no idea why. When ever an attack happened, when we get there, the ground was covered. We only know of two places currently open, to get to these tunnels. The old asylum, or the water works.
"Before we help, we need more information. First, what sort of place is this? How is a community of free people living on the Black continent?"
thinking to self
Nyroba really doesn't get the concept oh hidden town? Too much soldiering.
I'm sure we can get you some clothes to protect from the chill of being underground miss Suny He smiles to the elf.
I by no means speak for everyone. I am not a leader of men. I am a freed slave that has found confort in worship to Bahamut. But I will do what I can to help these people as I know what these lands our like. If others wish to help me that is great, but please weigh and make your own decision.
Suny skips over and gives Marcus a quick, friendly hug by way of saying 'Thanks' and acknowledging his commitment. (^_^)
"So...since we've friends ta' get out'a tha' clutches of a bunch o' skanky Drow. Havin' a safe place ta' come back to an' lay low seems a grand idea. O' course, that there be somat chewin' at tha' foundations means it in't quite so safe as p'rapse we'd like. So, it does make sense ta' be dealin' with these...um...whut ever they is....things first." She smiles and nods to the Mayor.
"So! Lets be on ta' gettin' our stuffs whut's wearable an' then see about clearin' out this digger problem ye gots." (^_^)
thinking to self
Nyroba really doesn't get the concept oh hidden town? Too much soldiering.I'm sure we can get you some clothes to protect from the chill of being underground miss Suny He smiles to the elf.
I by no means speak for everyone. I am not a leader of men. I am a freed slave that has found confort in worship to Bahamut. But I will do what I can to help these people as I know what these lands our like. If others wish to help me that is great, but please weigh and make your own decision.
Hegron looks at Marcus with a puzzled look - "As I said before, I will repay my debt. That is why I was asking details about the whole bloody mess that's been going on"
Ignoring the moral debate, Arim addresses the problem "So nothing seen, nothing heard, just the ground opening up. No witnesses to tell us 'it sounded like orcs' or 'they moved quickly' or 'their skin was green?' Not giving us a lot to go off of"
Marcus returns the embrace with Suny befor looking to Hegron.
Sounds good Hegron. Looking to Arim...Yes would be nice to have more info. Its either attacking with purpose or at random. Not sure which one is worse. We can try and ask around the town, but I'm sure the mayor probably knows most of the gossip going around. The question is, is there a better plan than get'em?
The mayor sighs
we have heard reports of feelers coming out of the ground, but those who saw it or survived, are completely insane. We don't know if what they say is real or fabrication of their broken minds...
Planes or arcane or religion
Each will give you different info.
Oh, I might have a partially better plan. Lets arm ourselves and only than lets go get them.
I can bite but there could be more things than I am able to chew.
Hitoru turns to the mayor. Would you happen to have some spare unbroken weapons in this town, my friend? Maybe in the smithy? It is strictly a loan, we will give them back upon our return If we are able to return...
He leads you to the armory
You can have anything from the core book, weapon and armor wise
Master worked is allowed
Ausk picks up a MWK composite longbow with Str rating 4 if he can. Otherwise he only looks for a longsword and some armor that matches what he was wearing.