I can definitely spin a tale here...it involves a halfling, a dragon and a sharp pointy object. Uriah chimes in
"I am no expert but it should involve some actual detail of what we did and how we didn't meet complete failure." He winks at Uriah.
After some back and forth the party determines that since the dragon had eaten the gnome remains, the two were now one. After scooping up the stomach contents (eewww) Raiden gauges a few dragon parts that would be about the same mass as the gnome and goes to work removing said parts. During this time Ravv and Scram get to work building yet another pyre to cremate the remains of ole Tick.
As you watch the fires smolder the thoughts of how this adventure and war has gone can’t be ignored. What was it all for? Soleil says a prayer once again blessing the ceremony and hoping that this will be the last one. Thelma can be seen swaying as if listening to music that is unheard by anyone else and occasionally talks to someone that isn’t there.
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Yay!
Ravvek looks at Thelma, then to another character in the party...
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The urn, once again filled with ashes, is placed into Soleil’s backpack and she signals her readiness to leave this place. With Thelma’s promise of help to return home, you all head back to the area of the ruined city where you entered.
As you begin the journey back, you catch a glimps of the Honeybadger leader saluting you. You encounter the Miserables once again, thier line still holding with the help that you left for them.
You crawl back beneath the crumbling building that you arrived in and Thelma begins resetting the teleportation circle for travel often referencing a scroll she produces from her bag.
Anton looks at the Honeybadger "leader" and shakes his head in disgust, then flips the universal hand sign that says: F#@& you, you cowardly piece of s#!%.
"Would you stop it!" Sashah chastises Anton while covering his hand. "You already had one bout of foolishness today. Don't be dense." The elder half-elf's face is a little red during his chastisement.
Ravvek smiles and looks to Scram, Come on, let us go home.
At Anton's response, Ravvek shakes his head, Friend Anton, calm yourself. Can't you see he is acknowledging that we are his superior? Let his take us as inspiration rather than insult.
Turning to Thelma, before she starts, the young paladin asks, Will you return with us?
Zayless laughs.
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Anton fixes his gaze on Sasha. No more foolish than trying to satisfy an intellectual curiosity about a demon in the midst of of a battle...
They acted without honor or courage. They have earned my derision, nothing more. Perhaps shame will spur than to better themselves... coddling will not.
Anton looks at Sasha's hand and calmly says Now kindly remove that from my person.
Sashah takes his hand off of Anton and grumbles off, something about the foolishness of youth and pride.
Yeah, they stopped, but it seemed like it was more that the tide of battle had turned...
Raiden just walks along quietly, and hopes crazy tea lady doesn't jack up the teleportation spell.
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Uriah just plucks on his lyre
Brave Sir Anton, prickliest of knights, but not quite as prickly as Scramsax's knife....
Appologies.
Thelma finishes her preparations for the spell and gathers everyone into the circle. Taking special focus on where everyone was standing. Occasionally during the process she stops and says something incohereant and then giggles. With a look around the room as if almost a final check, she begins chanting.
Sashah had been taking great care studying Thelma’s work and found the work to be sufficient enough. His eye for detail though catches an irregularity as Thelma comes to a crescendo. The spell finishes befor he can do anything to stop the ritual. The room is spinning now, warping like different colors of paint being mixed together. As the paint swirls blend together, they begin to form one solid color and the view of your new location begins to come into view.
The area is not familiar as you all look around dizzily. Immediately you all know something went wrong. This is not the tower you teleported from. You find yourself in a copse of trees. Looking around further, you realize that Thelma Soleil and Scramsax are gone.
Back in Mulmaster
In a flash of blue light everyone disappears with the exception of Thelma and Scramsax. The strange woman looks over to Scramsax and smiles. ”Finally, we can be alone. “
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Still reeling from the teleportation mishap, the party attempts to regain their bearings. Obviously not in the location they were supposed to be the magic still had one positive effect. Everyone feels revived and rested as if just waking from a long night’s rest. Just how long were you stuck in that teleportation process?
The surrounding wood is composed mostly of young trees clogged with underbrush. The woodlands, except for on a nearby game trail, are difficult terrain because of the thick undergrowth.
Light filters through the canopy and the air is sharp with smell of pine needles, with an occasional whiff of animal spoor or a late blooming bush.
A forest this dense and large should be filled with raucous noise, sounds of small birds, squirrels, raccoons, and a multitude of other animals. Instead it eerily quiet except for a few insects and the occasional bird.
Ravvek takes a deep breath, drinking in the smells of nature, Scramsax, may you have many adventures, my friend. May our paths cross again...
Raiden looks around, takes a few steps, and realizes party members are missing. Where....where are Scramsax and Soleil? And that tea lady? He looks around more. For that matter, where are we?!
I figured to just keep this thread.
"I think its a forest." Zayless intones as if that answered the question. "Strange."
Anton looks around for clues to their whereabouts.
I do not know, but it looks like it might be one of the Enclave's groves... Ravvek shrugs, but looks for any sign amongst the trees...
As you all begin looking around the surrounding forest trying to assess your location, you begin to hear the sound of what seems be a large animal slowing moving through the wood nearby. It doesn’t seem to be heading directly toward your location but moving by almost parallel.
You believe it may be more than one creature but not more than two.
Anton puts a hand on the hilt of his sword, and peers through the trees to get a better look at the beasts.
Ravvek looks around, flexing his hands then shaking them out, ready for an attack... Keep following the trail, but be ready, the paladin keeps his voice low and calm.
Zayless looks about.
He finds himself preoccupied with a strap on his gear out of place and fidgits with it.
"Ready for what?" He asks after Ravvek's warning.
He turns away and speaks to thin air, "Where have you sent me now. What am I being punished for this time."
Raiden hears it, and attempts to move off to the side to maybe get a glimpse of whatever it is. He's sort of used to Zayless talking to himself but still gives him a raised eyebrow.
You definitely see movement in the trees and as you all are moving to get a better look, the creatures stop and change direction toward you picking up pace.
Bursting from the foliage ahead of you, you see two large creatures covered in feathers with large talons for claws. Their face, that of an owl but the body of a large bear. With a wailing screech, the creatures move to attack.
Initiatives
Uriah looks around. More trouble eh.
Before immediately attacking, Rav takes a quick glance around to see if they accidentally stepped into their nest or something?
Ravvek looks around the clearing and quickly deduces that the area seems clear of a nest. You believe the aggressive creatures may have sensed your presence and decides you would make a good next meal.
Ravvek swears under his breath, quickly followed by a short prayer.
The paladin draws his rapier and moves to an outside flank on one of the beasts!
Uriah whispers to himself
Damn dirty animals.
He flourishes his rapier and mocks the creatures Are you an Owl? Or a Bear? Surely your parentage is in question!
Anton darts toward the one Rav engaged, drawing his blade. He circles the owlbear, unleashing an array of slices and kicks.
slashing
slashing
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
The creature surrounded by Rav and the multistriking Monk rears back in pain and lashes out wildly to retaliate as life blood pours from the many cuts below its thick feathers.
Ravvek takes a blow to the shoulder from the creatures beak while Anton avoids the creatures powerful claws.
The other creatures charges at Uriah for his insult.
Uriah chuckles a bit as the oafish creature stumbles as it charges him. The beasts beak drives into the ground but Uriah’s smiles are gone as the oaf rights itself and swipes out with its savage claws ripping into the Bard’s leg.
Zayless calls out and blasts the beasts.
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Sashah's eyes finally open as he get's up (an action filled with innumerable groans). He says a quick and familiar prayer and then casually begins brushing the woodland detritus off of his robes. A couple seconds in he finally lifts his head as he continues to brush. "Ve are here for how long and you already in fight?" he says grumpily.
Raiden steps up to the closest one and , then cuts again on the return slice , .
What are these things?!
Ravvek grunts as he pulls back from the creature!
@&#*!! Rav swears in a very un-paladin-like manner. Then responding to Raiden, I don't know, some kind of Owl... bear?