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Nodding quickly and taking a position centered among her allies, Tiann kneels and begins to pray quietly. A sphere of holy energy flows out in a sphere, healing those within it.
Maintaining the genuflecting pose, the same thing transpires a second time.
Finally, she helps Karzak to his feet as soft beams of light play around her arms and into him.
With a sigh, she looks around and addresses her companions, [b]If no one else is severely hurt, shall we continue?[/ooc]
A moldering wood door covers one of the hollow ends of the log, and a makeshift mud chimney emits a thin wisp of blue smoke.
Inside the hollow log, a pile of leaves acts as a bad, and a long wooden shelf lines the eastern wall filled with all sorts of potted mushrooms. On the north side of the log house, a small patch of thistles grow in haphazard rows as if planted to resemble a garden.
The kobold had in her posession:
8 amethysts
wand of cure light wounds
club (back to its normal small club natural state again)
That's about all there is to find here.
You proceed for another hour or so, and the sun is starting to set. Looking at the map, Rees think there's another 5 hours or so of travel to the village of Pier's End.
Go ahead and do any camp prep you want to do for tonight. Anyone rolling healing to assist someone's disease checks, please go ahead and make your healing rolls for the morning, I'll roll the disease for anyone affected in the morning once all the prep and healing checks are done.
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Karzak grumbles at Tiann's ministrations...once he wakes up that is; but he eventually mutters a quiet "Thank you", and bows his head, suddenly finding his feet very interesting. He's only too happy to change subject and move on. I'll take watch when it's completely dark if its the same with you; kin see better'n most of ya' tall folk anyhow.
Yes, so far only Tal and Nester have come up sick.
The wand doesn't specify, so I'll just roll it since that's what random wands are supposed to be. charges. You can freely use those charges during this scenario, after which you get access to buy it brand new as many times as you want, if you want it.
OK, you camp for the night, which is uneventful.
Who is performing heal skill checks on whom?
Everyone except Tiann wakes up feverish.
Everybody except Tiann, make a DC13 fort save, or suffer 1 wis damage.
Tal makes his save. Is that the second success for you Tal? If so, you are cured.
Nester thanks everybody for their ministrations. "This cough is just awful."
Nester Rees fortitude: , fail even with aid, -1 wis (-2 total).
Around lunchtime, you catch sight of a village in the distance, and beyond that, water.
Nester consults the map, and says, "At last! That must be Pier's End. Hopefully we can find some medical help."
Within another hour or two, you reach the small village. There are a few stores that mostly cater to seafarers, so you can probably find most anything you would want to buy that you can afford at this point. Nester Rees goes off in search of medical aid, and suggests that the rest of you might want to take advantage of being back in civilization again, and also find out what sea transport to Escadar might be available.
Your information gathering attempt takes hours. All you find out is that there are 3 captains currently in port who might ferry you over; That result won't even get you names. You can retry over another 1d4 hours, or your allies can be attempting the same check at the same time.
There are a couple of small inns and taverns. Any will provide you with a meal and drinks for a few coppers to a silver, and the same for a place to stay the night.
Nester returns, having found a healer who will prepare the remove sickness spell in the morning for 10 gold, and help treat the disease for anyone who needs it.
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After spending an hour or so trying to arrange for transport Tal discovers that there are 3 captains in port who might be willing to do the job. Sadly Tal looks as though he just spent the better part of a week traveling through all manner of climates and terrains and likely smells even worse. In such a state he was unable to discover even a single name.
I should make every effort to treat Karzak better.
Hopefully his companions will have better luck; and maybe he will as well after a solid meal, a hot bath and a good night's rest.
That will do the trick for 1 success in the morning. It's still the first day though, so everybody else please hold off on your fort rolls until it's actually the next day...still time for information gathering, etc.
Tal's diplomacy takes hours. He finds out that all 3 ships are down by the docks, and you would probably find captains there, but the people clearly don't trust him enough to tell him more.
Having settled his disease treatment plans for tomorrow morning, Nester Rees turns to researching transportation.
Knowledge(local):
Nester shares what he has found with the rest of you.
The first captain is Darice Sumore, a human. Rumor has it, Darice never knew her father, and many villagers whisper that he was a member of the Pathfinder Society. Darice resents never knowing her father and some say she longingly caresses the trinket he left behind for her. Darice often lends a hand to the town's elderly male residents, and some suggest that she longs for a father figure.
The second captain is Small Otti, a halfling. Small Otti values his coin, for he has many mouths to feed - most importantly, his own. He has a weakness for fine food and drink, and any deal with him is made sweeter if food is involved. Otti often asks for the moon in payment, but if he's treated properly, he sometimes settles for much less.
The third captain is another human, Crazy Old Tanner. Tanner's skill at sea is unmatched, but so is his lunacy; take a boat ride with him and you might ride straight into a squall. Some whisper that Tanner is not actually crazy, but no one is brave enough to find out. Tanner enjoys his tobacco, and merchants often give him tobacco before they negotiate with him as it seems to relax him.
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Actually why don't we send Nester and Jake to visit Darice? Nestor may appeal to her need for a father figure...and having a uniformed Andoran close by may help that cause even further.
I think Karzak and I should talk to the Halfling. If he's as fond food and drink as Nester says if we bring him a bit of ale and a Dwarf to drink it with that may soften his mood toward us.
And maybe Jory & Tiann can look in on Crazy Tanner. Tiann should be able to reason out whether or not he is truly insane...and if it is an act Jory is pretty good at catching people off guard.
The right interactions and diplomacy rolls will serve all of you well today.
Jake, Nester is actually less of a diplomat than you, so by all means please take the lead (I don't really feel like the GM should drive the bus even if the NPC is helping). Whatever role you want him to play, just say so in your posts, and Nester will play along with your strategy.
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Karzak totes the ale with ease, grumbling at the fact that he was carrying it instead of drinking it. He grins at the sight of the fat halfling, hoping that the look didn't come off as his usual scowl. Now, 'ere's one who likes 'is drink. I think we'll get along jus' fine.
Karzak defers to Tal in the whole speaking department, hoping that the man had a more glib tongue than he. He waits for his time to shine, hoping to share quite a bit of the ale...and soon.
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Good day to you Otti. My name is Talhaearn...but some find it easier to simply call me Tal. My friends and I are looking to find passage to Escadar and were told that you might have a ship for hire. We've travelled a long way so far, and I fear my friend Karzak here has built up a mighty thirst. If you have three cups available maybe we can all sit down and help him quench it.
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And a fine good morning to you as well, Lady Sumore. It is true that I am an agent for the Society, but more importantly I am an Andoran. My companions, including Nester here, desperately seek passage to Escadar. You see, we were tasked to escort this educated man and protect him on his journey, but now we are at a leg of our journey that requires travel by boat. I was hoping that you may entertain the prospect of helping us see this fine gentleman safely to Escadar?
Diplomacy:
Nester tries to play up his slightly older gentleman role, in an effort to assist Jake in further improving relations with Darice.
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Jake, upon seeing the attentiveness of Darice.
As you can tell we are in a dilemna of sorts, and there are other options to transport, but Nester firmly believes, as do I that you should be our choice. I am not aware of the level of importance of nester's trip, but I do know that we have traveled a decent amount already, and we have protected this gentlemen on several occasions already. I humbly ask what would you charge to transport Nester and our team to Escadar? We do not expect your services to go uncompensated, but his continued safety is our paramount concern.
Diplomacy: