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Alphonse had remained silent during that negotiation as he knew he lacked the skills with words that some of his companions had but as they waled away Sugua seemed to not gather what Alphonse saw just transpire and spoke up "Here is how i see it friend, we could have just killed her, you would have liked that fight, but what we got was more less an allegiance with a powerful woman who can keep control over the men in her command. and one that doesnt expect a place of power in our new kingdom. a woman that is content living on the outskirts and content to only feed on our enemies or so she says. we have in essence recruited a ranger core for our lands before a true army has even began. we cant, and frankly shouldnt, kill them all. we will need to test her loyalty to her word but if she can be trusted this is a fair deal id think"

Seeing yet another approach from someone who it would seem is joining their party Alphonse extends a more formal greeting than the one Khargol had used "What my friend here ment to say good lady is welcome to our motly crew, big, small, feathered or green all are welcome to the common interest of settling these lands for the common folk. My name is Alphonse, despite my wings and glowing eyes you are likly to find me the possible the most "normal" one among us."

i should mention for the new people that alphonse has full feathered angel wings as i plan on getting flight at lvl 11 and he has glowign eyes that diminish in brightness as he uses his magics, cuz i felt like it :P little thing people might want to know

Alphonse quietly listens to the banter of his friends that he has chosen to stick by and yet more newcommers. it seems these lands to really chew people up and spit people out. He had hopes for vlad and the others to make a new home here, safe for the common folk but they gave up when progress was still in the making.

Alphonse found a seat and caught Sugua's attention when he found a moment "How attached should i really become of these newcommers, seems this land is taking people and and spitting them out just as i think we are getting somewhere, im glad at least to see you and Khargol have stuck about, you give me faith that this land will have peace in it in time, if perhaps with a strict rulership at its head"

Alphonse takes a seat and rests his weary legs, taking the time to remove his armor and clean it, the mithril shirt being quite valuable he wants to ensure proper care so as to help it last. His wings lightly rustle in the winds of the outdoor space in the camp and Alphonse lets his thoughts drift to thought of how the others are fairing, after dealing with the bandit camp he was so disheartened when he heard their decition to leave. his glowing eyes drift skyward and he wonders if these newcommers will bond just as easily as he had with them. and it seems his crush on Durielle had gone unrequited. you are young still Alphonse, perhaps love may still yet be in your path, one day perhaps

welcome one and all, glad to have you and looking forward to this continuing

seems everyone wants to post a beat stick in recruitment

actually i have no issue with necromancy, and while im aware in universe its supposed to be seen as universally evil, i dont hold that value, so i guess im odd

i like the reasoning of all of that except the summons, but uless we get a better idea that will do nicely, seems a tad too convenient but then we arnt writing a novel that needs to be nuanced and flowing so it will work

well mother f&#&in gratz sir, father hood is a huge time killer but totally worth it, the little smiles they make are awesome!

as a side question for an in game reason for why most of the party vamoosed all at once, does a huge argument with sugua sound out of place? it seems like he would be the one to step on some toes and not feel bad about it, alphonse has shown that he respects suguas opinions on matters and khargol too. anyone else have ideas on something we can draw up for that?

i see we have a supplicant that is a dwarven paladin, reminds me of the good old days before i got charged and constricted *wistful sigh*

I am one of the players still in the game, assimar sorcerer. i dont plan on going full blaster caster unless we dont pick another one up here so feel free to take that roll if you'd like.

As far as kingdom place both myself and the character havnt thought about it too much, ill see how that goes organically and take it from there

Alphonse not being an intimidating sort watches with a smile as his friends get all the information they ask for and then some. this job isnt ever easy, but occasionally they get thrown a bone

Alphonse listened closly as Sugua went over the plan and lay out, after the runnins they have had Sugua always knew what he was doing and kept his head on, Alphonse trusted his judgment and would play his part. when they were not planning Alphonse took a little time to talk to the bandits they were keeping captive for the time being, asked them what lead them to this life if any would listen and genuninly showed interest in them and their well being while under the parties care.

feel free to talk about the prisoners or ignore that GM up to you, though let me know if they all snub me or if some actually talk

Alphonse looses himself in thought a bit before realizing that if they plan to lay a trap for the stag lords men here they have one major issue, losts of corpses lying around. "Niels, do any of these men mean anything to any of you? how proper a burial do they all deserve? we will have to dispose of them and i am willing to dig graves if you tell me that they are at least not like johanes." And he looks to his companions "And any help is not required but appreciated"

"If Kressle is known for justice by hangin, then its not that big a warning id think Khargol and more par for the course round these parts. If you wanna hang him Sugua i have no complaints, but please as you said, no skinning, thats a tad to inhumane for my sensibility."

Turning to the bandits "Niels, is there anything in the camp youd like to tell us about before we ransack the place? Whn we let you go i dont think doing so unarmed and penniless will further our efforts to settle these lands, so to be fair i think it best we send you off armed and with some money in your pockets, with your promise that should we see your face again its for recruitment to an army to protect this place. any complaints to that notion my friends? Giving a kindness is good to help break the cycle of evil, hopefully the men here will even turn over a new leaf

Agreeing with Sugua's intentions Alphonse pipe up "Indeed, in return for a pardon for your pasts we can offer a place in an army we will need to reshape these lands to a place where common folk can make a decent living. you will have plenty to fight and a proper wage you dont have to rob to get." alphonse hopes a plee from more than one of them may sway these men. sometimes all someone needs is a way out

My knowledge of the planes and afterlives being somewhat limited but a n"umber of these misguided people may have also ended up in linmbo, not all bandits are evil after all"

"Sugua, while your interrogating those men would you be so kind as to take their arms and pile them somewhere out of their reach. I am going to tend to the wounded here. Clousuk you seem to have expended little of your magis in that fight, would you have more healing to bring our friends into better straits?" with ought waiting for a response Alphonse goes to work looking at his wounded allies, a look of worry on his face, that fight had been tough as per expected but there is still work to be done so he must keep them all on their feet

he first goes to his friends Durielle and Donovan "you are hurt, i may not have much in the way of magical healing but this little bit should help" and with that he calls on his inner reserve of empyrial powers and heals these good people

so thats 2 uses of my bloodline power to heal those 2 and im going to use one more on myself for a total of 3

donovan: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
durielle: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
aphonse: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

did i miss a point in combat there? i did post my action, i thought i was up to date with rounds.... me so confused

Realizing he is sorely out of positions as he has been harrying his opponents with spells Alphonse moves to join his friends in cover. Again relying on Sugua for his tactical expertise he remarks "My magics are beginning to run dry, and with it my capibility to assault these archers i will attempt to blind the remaining two, take them out while we can and lets wrap this up, seems we will need to track Kressle down another time as we lack the supplies to chase her" and with that Alphonse casts another burst of light at the pair of remaining archers

ive got 2 magic missiles left if my count is right, and 2 bursts after this one, thank god we are almost done here, assuming both the archers are up at the time of this casting go for the pair of them, if not aim it at the melee guys to hit a bunch

blind: 1d4 ⇒ 4
dazzled: 1d4 ⇒ 2
if evil damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 4) = 12

actually its mostly since my daughter was born a month ago, i spend less time reading things over now and double checking stuff so ill fully admit its probly a me issue. first child is a handful as i expected, i dont wanna let the party down and i kinda feel like im doing that

ill be honest when it comes to combat it gets difficult for me to follow. i try to keep pace with where the turn order is but i loose it alot

Seeing the party dispatching the group of bandits in front of them Alphonse looks to the archers, he speaks to his party in a tone they can hear but he doesnt shout as to not draw the attention of the archers afar "Dont everyone forget their bows yet, tjhey still have archers on us, ill will turn my magics in their direction!"

ill magic missile an archer, not sure if any of them were injured, if any were aim for the weakest, else aim for the closest

2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Alphonse's HP:10/22

gunna admit this whole combat is getting hard for me to follow but i see we are quickly being approached by a large group of un friendly individuals. looks like i could use burst of radiance to get 4-5 of them? gunna go for that i think

Alphosne sees a large number of the bandits closing in on the group and many of them are clustered together. His new found powers well inside him and he creates from thin air a dazzling ball of light that burst with a flash blinding any who dont look away in time!

Blind rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Dazzle rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 2
If evil damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 3, 3, 4) = 14

so i work more or less 10-6, seems i keep ariving just a little to late after dinner and find myself already having acted. this actually doesnt bother me in the least but i want you to know i am about to post later in the day and i work weekends. so i will try to post earlier if you perfer just letting you know my situation

i agree burst of radiance sounds like a good spell choice for now, i need to save my pennies for a ring of spell knowledge i think, will make these choices less difficult

ok i really would love to post in the combat but i feel we should address my second level spell, currently whats the deal with gonzo? he is gon but is he being DMPC'd? or should i take a damage spell and hit things with gloryous fire?

Alphonse smiles and leans back in "So it seems to be settled, we hunt the bandits first. If these damned wings of mine worked i would take to the skies and scout for us but as it seems i cant do that we will have to do this the old fashioned way."

Alphonse gets to his feet and starts to pace while he thinks looking at the ground and rubbing his chin and a question strikes his mind "Sugua, from what we know of these bandits would they be foolish enough to be lured, even if its only part of the camp, into a trap? the more we can divide and conquer the better." Alphonse agrees with his more martially inclined companions, the remaining bandits will likely be far more of a threat than the ones dispatched before his arrival and they can use every advantage.

As the days in the green belt pass Alphonse sees more and more combat, the charter they set out to fulfill seemingly drifted from their minds as they had spent the last few weeks riding the wilderness of its dangers. But returning to Oleg to resupply brings the charter to the forefront of Alphonse's mind and at dinner on their first night returning Alphonse addressed the party with his thoughts.

"So my friends I must voice a concern that we are loosing sight of our objective here in the green belt. We were set here to claim this land as a new kingdom and make it livable for the gentle folk who would till the lands here. I think our meanderings are not for waist but i dont think we should spend all of our time trying to kill every last mangy wolf and beleaguered troll in these lands. certainly killing a reported pack that is aggressive or a troll den that threatens innocents is good. But there are known malicious threats in this lands, namely the bandits that camp to the south, and while im not certain if we are ready for it yet there is that temple to the east with Pharazma knows what evil within. i think we need to retool ourselves to these opponents and make a stab at clearing the issue from these lands. what say you all?"

Alphonse sits back, his friends opinions are important to him and he eagerly awaits their feed back

ok and ive got my character updated except for my second level spell selection. not sure if i should go or more damage or if we will be filling Gonzo's slot with another blaster mage.

a broken dog waits for an oppertunity to bite, metiphoricly speaking. id rather not have a sudo dragon thing waiting to bite me while im not looking

Is it safe to assume these things arnt tamable? cuz an army of sudo dragons sounds cool lol

seeing the last creature go down, Alphonse agrees with Sugua's notion to put down these dragon like creatures and he voices his opinion "Dont mind me while i put down the rest of these creatures, no use leaving them in pain to bleed out as that seems needlessly cruel. these are like dragons, i wonder if they have any use for alchemy or armor, their hide didnt seem all that tough but i could be mistaken. Is there anything of note in this cave? i hear dragons have a very strong magpie complex i dont know if golarion has magpies but you know what i mean and to top it off what are we to do with these eggs? are they worth anything? could we raise these creatures as pets? so many questions."

Alphonse takes his time to spear any of the wyrms that seem to be still breathing, taking the time to carefully aim for where he assume theeee vital organs to be so as to ensure the creatures suffer as little as possible

with the new baby ill admit my following of this combat is fuzzy, are we waiting on the gm? do we need more magic missiles from me? or maybe just a spearing?

Seeing how the party is taking down these creatures with relative speed Alphonse is a tad worried about Gonzo's health but feels that he will come out the other side of this alive "Dont worry Gonzo we will have you out in no time, with a set of new scars to brag about!" And with that Alphonse channels his magics once agian and sends more force missiles zipping around his allies strait at the wyrm that holds Gonzo in its jaws

2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7

Seeing the creatures spring into action Alphonse cringes as they dig their claws into his companions, but prepares his magics and lashes out at the creatures. His eyes glow intensifies as he gathers the force within to project his inborn magics and muttering the incantation to focus his magics "Unerring judgement strike my foes and bring them to their knees!" a pair of missiles made of pure force then fly forth and strike

casting these missiles on the worm Sugua hit if its still standing (assuming the crit actually hit of course), if its not then pick one of the others in melee with the party

2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 3) + 2 = 8

Following the odd tracks a ways Alphonse recognizes from his studies and tries to place his finger on it. when Durielle says their name out loud he relizes she is right and these tracks are from Tatzlwurms. "Ah your right Durielle these are tracks from them they can be curious creatures due to.....

ill aid that roll, though it seems we would get the same result either way lol

Knowledge (Arcana):aid another: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

today my daughter was born at 5 pm, im am an understandably busy man now, will still post but you know, sparsly for a few days

perfect time for people to RP if you wanna talk about a corpse wee find in a trap or something or to comment on the sick people that planted these, ya know if anyone wants to do that kinda stuff. if not we can zoom over this and get back to the action

Ariving in the field that they had heard reports of traps in and Alphonse thought they must be over exagurating. so the party walked, a much healthier Gonzo among them. When they arived he could hardly believe his eyes, looking carefully one could see the tell tale spots of traps almost everywhere he looked. Grabbing a stick from a tree nearby he approched a trap while speaking to the others "Best be careful, this field is truely infested with these trapps, those with a keen eye are best suited to marking the traps here while those with less skills in vision should follow and clean up behind us. lest this be the fate of any of us" and as he finishes talking he thrusts the stick at the traps presure plate snaping it closed and breaking the stick in the proces. looking back to his friends "this is not a fate for any of us so lets clear this field and be careeful about it, no rushing and no need to get hurt my friends"

seems like the concensous came out to no, as abstained votes dont feel strongly enough for it id not want to volenteer their money, may bite us don the road but it seems to be a no

"Thank you Donovan, I am going to do that presently then, and perhaps leave a message with it as well. You may want to look to the care of Sugua, I asked for him to give me some training in the martial arts and he ran me through some regiments as you may have noticed. In the training though he actually had me stab him with a long spear, he claims in to be a flesh wound and was in no rush to get healing but perhaps you could casually offer him some assistance in some manor. I would hate to see the wound get infected or the like" After thanking the clergyman Alphonse moved to get a plaque of wood and a knife from Oleg, Inscribing on the board "Here began a journey, this journey may beget blood but will blossom with flowers when that it comes to a close. May the start be remembered just as strongly as the end"

Hoping the message sounded profound enough Alphonse quietly made his way to the statue of the once companion of this group laying his staff in the dwarfs stoney arms and the plaque leaning at his feet. Alphonse feeling contemplative stood at the dwarf and wondered about the days to come, would they be good or filled with sadness? one foot ahead of the other he intended to find out

i realize that your training me Sugua give a sorta RP reasoning for arcane armor training, i like this

After a long hard work out that Sugua put him through Alphonse has renewed respect for those who spend all day fighting and training in armor. The lessons he had learned today would allow him with some concentration, and perhaps with some lighter armor be able to cast with less interference. He makes his way inside the fort and immediately begins analyzing the training he had received. His body certainly ached but an application of heavenly fires his blood gifts him with actually did much to alleviate the aches and gave his mind the freedom to remember and respond to what it had just experienced.

Realizing he needs proper weapons on hand as his magics and a staff simply will not do Alphonse purchases from Oleg, procuring a cold iron long spear i dont think that should need to be ordered but feel free to correct me

He sets out to find Donovan and approaches him with a question "Donovan, its time i retire this old staff of mine, ive come to realize after the fights we have been in and the things we've seen, a proper weapon is needed and while im not fit to fight with a sword and shield, a long spear would do me good. So this staff is not of use any longer and i wish to leave it with the statue of the dwarf that im told was once a companion of your party here, would that be in bad taste do you think?"

oh right, can ghonzo make me a pair of scrolls of enalrge person, that would be cool, i can at least buff from time to time if that coem up then

also ghonzo, i dont know if im just blind but would it be possible for you to list all the spells in your spell book so i can use you as a scroll manufacturer from time to time?

After a tumutious 24 hours with out internet im back, darned cats chewing wires

Sitting near one of the fires, listening to the others talk an partaking of some dinner himself Alphonse notices Duriell take a seat next to him, and fidgets a tad and blushes though she probly doesnt notice. she strikes up a conversation with a question and after a moment of though he replies in a contemplative tone "let me begin that answer with, I dont think the gods are the source of all magic. There are gods alined to its flows and that weave themselves into its workings yes, but they are not the source of it. Arcane magics like those wielded by myself and Gonzo, and even clousuk are fuled near as i can tell by the matirial plane itself, its power ebing and flowing constantly. Closuk uses the power instinktivly, My power flows from my veins and my blood and i study myself to better understand it. Gonzo lastly studys the power itself and bends it to his will, after all anyone can be a wizard, but not everyone id born with magic blood like i am. No devine power certainly is gifted, its been known and shown that clericas and others can loose their powers should they forsake the tennants of their gods, there is no such limits on a wizard. Your power is gifted to you by something that wishes you to a fufill a goal i believe, or to make your life easyer so it thinks."

not liking his train of thought and how he is ramoling Alphonse pauses for a moment. looking contemplaitive before again taking a stab at the question "my power while it is a gift, isnt devine any more than the blood that gifted it to me is. no my power is just the nature of this world, you power is a gift from something, and weather it has purpose or just is intended as a gift we may never know..... does that impart my opinion on the matter? i feel like i ramble and am unsure weather i addressed your question properly"

Sugua, plox do the thing, i really wanna see how you do it, but GM is right we need to move, you sir have till tomoro evening cuz its sunday then ill post some more. plox dont make me do it :P

clerification clousuk, since your character came in a bit later im not sure if your character actually has the total of that amount of gold, as some of that would have been gained before you joined us, i dont remember if our GM gave you gigher starting gold

on that subject, how hard is mithril to get a hold of, i dont know all that many details about the campain setting as i dont read those books, just more the basics

if you wanna start a converasation with alpjhonse ill jump in, im kinda waiting for Sugua to post about the training i asked to do with him, but ask questions and ill give answers, perhaps you tending to my bruises after hje roughs me up a bit lol :P

go crazy Sugua, i have faith in you

Spending time at the fort is a needed quiet after the days in the field they have all just had. He takes his time and seeks to complete tasks at his own pace, he checks from time to time on Gonzo and ensures he has fluids and checks his symptoms. Happily Alphonse sees that Gonzo is improving and his worries lessen with every checkup. Alphonse makes light conversation durring these checks but nothing of note is really said on many of them.

One task that Alphonse did that he intended to commit to memeory though was a spar with Sugua. Over the day he saw Sugua training and sparing with the guards of the fort. At the start of one such training session Alphonse approached and spoke to his companion "Id like to take a moment with you Sugua, if you dont mind. Your a skilled combatant and i respect your skills. Along that vein Id seek to learn from you. I know im not as skilled with a weapon and im no where near as strong as you but I do not have limitless magical powers and there will be times this staff or some other weapon will be all that stands between myself and death and i hope at the time i dont fail myself or any i may be protecting. Even if you cant help me strike more acuratly perhaps teaching me how to avoid being disarmed or tripped or pushed around. Would you have the time to teach this frail sorcerer a trick or two?"

ya not having a spell for a wondrous item is a +5 to the DC, so not impossible but certainly a road block for low levels