The town of Torch has long enjoyed a singular claim to prosperity—a violet flame that burns atop Black Hill in the heart of the town. This flame burns incredibly hot, and while it’s usually the size of a bonfire, several times a year the fires spew up into the heavens in a brilliant beam of purple violence. These eruptions are presaged by about an hour of soft rumbling, giving nearby smiths a chance to retreat before the fires can consume them. At all other times, the violet energies allow for the smelting of all manner of skymetal. Torch is one of the only locations where skymetal can be worked with relative ease outside of Starfall, and its entire economy has risen around these purple flames, with traveling smiths coming from across Avistan to pay for the opportunity to work with them. Of course, Torch needs all the visiting trade and coin it can gather, for while the town’s distance from Starfall makes it inconvenient for the Technic League to maintain a permanent presence here, the taxes and tariffs it charges the Numerian town on a monthly basis are significant. The town prospers, but the bulk of its income does not belong to it.
Which is why, when the fires atop the hill suddenly go out, the town is in trouble.
I want to take the opportunity to say thank you for inviting me to play in this game, unfortunately I'm going to have to bow out. I have a lot on my plate right now. It seems that the rest of the players have everything under control. Good luck and have fun with the rest of the campaign.
Acrobatics +10, Bluff +9, Climb +14, Craft (boneworking) +6, Diplomacy +9, Disable Device +13, K (local) +8, K. (nature) +9, Perc +5, Sleight of Hand +10(+16), Stealth +11, Survival +6, Swim +6
Hey people. My pc is finally up and running.... felt like forever. will catch up by Sunday. Weekend a bit tight, plus need to reinstall everything on my PC, thank goodness for Steam and Origin. So most games are okay :P
I'm going to be putting on CoastCon (I head up the gaming area) next week, so please excuse me as necessary if I am slow to respond for the next week. I will be completely out of touch March 19-22, but should be back to normal after that (for a short time, at least; GenCon is coming). Until next Wednesday, I should be able to post daily (and will attempt to do so). If you are in one of my games, please be patient. If I am in one of yours and slowing things up, please bot me as necessary to keep things moving.
Male Human Archaeologist Bard 1 | HP 13/13 | AC:15 T:11 FF:14 | F:+1 R:+3 W:+1| Init:+1 Per:+3
I was waiting for my turn of combat (at least, I don't think I'm up now), but if we're dead, I'm fine with that. Good luck in your future endeavors, everybody.
