Saassraa nods politely and efficiently then interjects. "Thank you for the offer ma'am but no thank you. We need information regarding the bounty board as soon as possible. Hatchlings'..." She pauses to try to use a more relatable word for the woman. "...children's... lives are at risk! Where is the Goblin lair with the desired mushrooms? Who posted that bounty?"
Oh! you're here for that. A friend of mine posted the billing, asked me to take care of that. I'm Amira by the way. She digs under the counter and tosses a scroll tube over, Careful out there, deliver the mushrooms here and i'll pay you 200 pieces for each mushroom. There's a picture of the mushrooms and a map in there
"Thank you, we will get started right away." Vraxiss assures the woman.
Later to the others he adds, "Apparently our God works will happen to pay well. Lucky that. Let's be about it."
Saassraa nods thanks to the woman. "Thank you ma'am. We will be back shortly."
She convenes with the other and opens the map to take a look at where the mushrooms are located.
"200 pieces per mushroom is quite the deal!"[/dice] Wyxar says with a smile as he looks at the others.
[b]'Let us retrieve the others and head to these mushroom caverns"
The group opens the scroll tube and out pops a map and detailed picture of something called an Ironbloom Mushroom. The typically grow in hot areas, especially common in dwarven settlements near blacksmiths and forges.
As you all travel off the beaten trails marked by the giant glowing blue fungus of the Underlands, following the map toward what should be the old goblin caves.
At this moment you remain undistracted by the current event and spot a second wolf sneaking around behind the group to flank. it's roughly 40 feet behind the group
As you all travel you Spot a Single large Black wolf Charging at everyone!
The field is open rocky terrain, at the moment not difficult terrain. the wolf is 50 feet away and closing in
Saassraa
Harkness
Wolves
Everyone else
Saassraa snaps up her pistol, steps forward, and shoots at the wolf.
"So's when we get to these mushrooms, we gotta-" He loses his train of thought when the giant mass of teeth come out to the party.
"AW C'MON! Already?" In a panic, the kobold draws and loads his crossbow to fire at the moving target.
Harkness looks briefly at the pistol Saassraa fires, then back to his crossbow.
"Man. Knew I forgot somethin'."
Can Harkness learn any more details about the Ironbloom with a nature check?
the Hungry wolf charges toward the least threatening looking of the lot Doctor Harkness, The Bullet grazes him, while the Crossbow bolt seems to bound off his tough hide.
The wolfs teeth dig in to Harkness leg, it goes to pull your leg out from under you but it looses it's grip, shredding your leg in the process
Before Sharraa'es can even react the wolf creature is upon them! She cries out as the good doctor almost loses his leg, "Harkness! Get out of there!"
She maneuvers around to get at the wolf where it doesn't expect and lashes out with a clawed fist attempting to disable the creature.
Saasraa rapidly reloads, backs up, and launches another shot directly into the wolf's flank.
Wyxar atop Wood Rot charges in and attacks with a sword strike.
Wood Rot goes for a bite on the Wolf
Vraxiss steps to have a clear shot and throws a bolt of lighting at the wolf, but it fizzles as it strikes the ground nearby missing it's mark. Cursing he draws his dagger.
Harkness panicks a bit and scrambles back from the wolf. Treating his own injury wasn't something he planned on. Harkness brings out a small steel vial and pours the thin liquid contents onto his injury.
The wolf takes a step back now that he's surrounded and injure pretty severely. He lets out a long howl and withdraws. Running toward the direction you all are going.
"Well that was weird" Wyxar says as he sheaths his sword and checks Wood Rot. Once done he smiles and nods.
"Anyone hurt?"
Saassraa methodically reloads then holsters her pistol. "No injuries to report here."
Vraxiss considers a moment. "I am fine, I only saw the doctor get bitten. How are you fairing Doctor? We should probably follow that would and finish putting it down. If it would attack a group as large as ours I doubt it would leave loner travellers be."
"It seems to be heading the direction in which we are going." He says looking about with a sense of urgency.
"keep your guard up, and make sure to have your weapons ready, I doubt that will be the only danger we will face"
"Yeah no, I'm fine. Hey, one thing though? How 'bout one a you guard types stands in front from now on? Unless one a you's is a doctor, if I die, the rest of you are in trouble too. What are dogs even doing here?" Harkness does some more grumbling but seems perfectly able to move on.
Saassraa nods. "The white one and I will stay foremost. Let us march on."
"Wyxar, the names Wyxar" he says looking at Saassraa.
Sharra'es giggles as the other two have words. "I'll make sure nothing gets at us from behind. Shall we move out?"
The group continues on their journey down the trail leading to the old goblin caves. The next few hours of travel are hard as the group walks over rock terrain, that gets steadily more and more difficult to travel as you end up going down hill.
The large glowing mushrooms lighting your way grow sparse, leaving you all with only the black and white of your darkvision. You hear barking and howling in the far distance, a Vicious screech from a black shadow flying in the distance over head that disappears
Saassraa nods to Wyxar. "Very good. I am Sergeant Saassraa Blackclaws. You may call me Sergeant." She considers for a moment. "Or, since you are a civilian, I suppose it is appropriate to use my birth name, Saassraa, if you wish."
Then she presses ahead into the darkness.
"I'm not a civilian I am a member of the Fanged legion!" Wyxar says looking down from the back of Wood Rot.
He looks for a decent campsite for the night.
Saassraa eyes Wyxar and nods. "Alright, my apologies. I'm not aware of the uniforms of all other units. What rank?"
"Newly graduated!" he says proudly and then smiles.
"Sergeant, it is a pleasure to have you on this mission!"
Wyxarl will find a clearing by a lake that seems as good as any other, after a brief scouting around of course. Light from the glowing mushrooms in the area makes this camp well lit, no shadows or brush at all.
Saassraa nods gravely. "Congratulations. Serve with every scale of your being and you'll make our kind proud." She turns to examine the campsite he's found. "Well done, Wyxar. This will serve nicely. We'll rotate watches. I'll watch first." She then begins quietly slinking around the area in a silent patrol.
Sharra'es nods in agreement not really knowing a good campsite from a bad one. "You speak wisdom Saassraa, let me know when to watch and I will.
When Saassraa and Sharra aren't looking, Harkness rolls his eyes at the talk about "serving."
"Guess I'll uh. Start a fire."
His fire is mediocre.
"While we have a chance, anyone have any allergies I should know about? Any preexisting health issues?"
Wxyar looks at the Saassraa 'Will do, let us set up a watch list" he says as the others begin to settle into the spot.
"Not much that I know of Doctor, Wood Rot doesn't care for the cold though"
Doctor Harkness is able to make an okay fire and find fuels for it.
Saassraa carefully patrols around the camp, quiet, ready to strike at any threat, during her watch.
During her watch, Sharra'es tries to stay close to the ground and inconspicuous while keeping an eye out.
Vraxiss is content to take his turn with the Doctor as Sarissa had decided.
Anxious as he is though he struggles to keep still and gets distracted easily.
Wxyar has Wood Rot hide while he goes and hides across form his spider
Harkness tries to set himself up in a groove, but he's allergic to some of the spores around here and just cant stop sneezing.
His eyes are watery and just a little blurred the whole time he's on watch.
The group takes on watches, while the others sleep, Using whatever brush you can find to hide.
The first watch goes by pretty slowly, with nothing happening in the slightest.
Vraxiss Watch goes by fairly easily and quietly, only hearing the occassional sound of wolf howls and yelps.
Harkness watch goes by , sneezing from the spores, eye's watery all seem to just make it move all the slower
Wyx and Sharra with some careful perception and hiding manages to location a potential danger. In a nearby perch, theirs an odd Ray-like creature with a toothy maw and leers with glaring red eyes. Behind it whips a menacing tail of segmented bone.
It doesn't seem to have noticed the group, or maybe it doesn't care. it's eating a rather large wolf.
You both see that wolves are fairly common in this area, but thanks to your proximity to this odd flying predator they're avoiding your camp
The next day comes about and the group gets on the road to travel after a quick breakfast, the Cave your looking for is fairly easy to find, however getting inside may prove to be a different matter...
The outside has an odd moss and fungus growing in large patches. You see there are packs of wolves patrolling the area, freely stepping in the patches of moss.
Saassraa keeps a sharp eye out for trouble, particularly from those pesky wolves, as the troop advances.
"Careful there is a strange ray-like creature nearby that was eating a wolf last night"
You know that fungus usually grow in hot humid places, unusual with the tepid nature of the Underland. This Fungus is a common poisonous variety called Goblin's wort, known for it's slimy outer coating and greenish color. the wolves are likely used to it, it should only be effective in you travel in it's moss.
"I saw that last night too! Don't know what it was though. To bad we can't tempt one to come deal with these things." she gestures off towards the cave and the wolves "patrolling".
"Goblin wart by the entrance. Anyone bring fire? We gotta clear that out before we go touchin' the stuff."
"Like a torch?" he says looking through his stuff
He pulls out a few torches and smiles.
'Just need to light them"