Without delay and fearing their spores, Ashshar starts drawing and firing arrows as fast as he can.
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Ashsar draws his bow and points towards the movement he sensed "More movement, that way."
Ashshar's complete silence turns to mind numbing terror as the dragon threathens with slaying the group. When Teprin syggests leaving the lizardfolk sort of awkwardly nods and starts turning, but Nalverren's and Vaard's words freeze him in place. Only Teprin'sreassurance that there are greener -and less prone to death by dragon- pastures pushes him to start retreating without politely bowing to the angry dragon.
"That is true, Lady Zisasha... we died, but we were brought back... and the Great River Serpent, or perhaps it was the Silver Flame, spoke to me at least... and we believe the prophecy could shed some light to our fates."
Thanks for the offer, but my opinion on paizos ability to create adventures is in the same region as Wultrams opinion on worshippers of Silver flame :p Man, that is cold... Cold as the dead, which is appropiate. @Aubrey: I have always wanted to play RotR, and both divine and melee are my usual schtick so that's a match made in heaven (pun intended).
Go at it, Aubrey, I hope at least you have some chilling and relaxing and stuff.
Ashshar turned attempting to raise his boe, but the moment he saw the colossal figure he lowered it stuttering. "I... my name... Ashshar..."
Drink and feast, and have a nice trip.
Ashsar remembers Kalaktua as well as the huge fishes the party encountered by its' lair. He draws his bow, just in case.
Ashshar tries his best to make the way without falling. The lizardfolk seems at home in the depth, and smiling tries to assist the others.
Ashshar smiles and nods "Understandable... but I hope not to be considered an outsider forever." he answers before touching the bow on his back "Should we be ready for trouble? I feel at home in the jungle, but here I'm a true outsider "
"Tactile..." says Ashshar as he mkves towards the plate with his hand stretched. "Can you teach us the code? Or is it too difficult?"
The depths were like nothing that Ashshar had seen. The caverns reminded him of his home, like a stoney and mushroomy jungle. And the same as when back at home, he was completely alert. "Tell me, Teprin... the dangers... were are they? Here? Or deeper? I feel observed, but I'm not used to having a roof over my head constantly... maybe I am only awkward here."
You guys are giving too much thought to what amounts to a severe case of Jet Lag. Tal only needs a power nap and back to smiting infidels!
Aubrey:
Just so Aubrey knows, I'll pick the +2 Composite(+5) Longbow as the item we'll get now. As I totally forgot about said shopping list even when I mentioned possible changes, would it be too bold to ask for the following?: that the +2 becomes +1 Elemental (being the element the one most used/appropiate among the locals) and to add Adaptive to it. I just recently discovered the latter, and can't figure out how did I survive for so long without it. To compensate the extra 1000 gp unaccounted for previously, I'll substract the Amulet of Natural armor from my list, even if it means losing 1000 total, it'd be worth for Ashshar. Ashshar shuffles on his feet. Cole's words may be true... but the metallic tone didn't sound completely right to him.
Ashshar couldn't grasp the full consequences of what transpired, a divided tribe meant a weakened tribe. He listened to Vaard, curiosity sparked inside his heart, but the turmoil weighted more and he went to sleep... or tried to. Came morning he greeted the shulassakar "I'll go, too... otherwise we made a huge mistake yesterday..."
good gaming Vaard, I hope we met again!
I got it at 16,872 after Kalaktua. 17557 after the huge fishes in Kalaktua's Lair. Soooo, anyone else can confirm one way or the other?
Okay, corrected my serious mistake. Only thing I had to choose was Slayer Talent, for which I took the Rogue Talent Weapon Training and chose Longbow. So, HP and I can forget the time it skipped my mind I had to level up.
Those 2 humanoid levels come from Aubrey using this kind of lizardfolk (I think I got it right, I'd rather have Aubrey explaining the fine details) instead of the ARG one. Which basically means you have 2 Hit Die worth of being a Lizardfolk, and the other 4 you can play with. So very much like me. And now comes the weird question... is there any reason I should be one level behind other than the most probable (I f+!#ed up level up when I had to and profile didn't get updated?)? I mean, it's possible I should be one behind... I just don't remember it and had just realised I'm level 5.
First thing first: the following isn't a complaint, Wultram's RP seems on point to me and I'm just a bit unsure on how to proceed. Thing is, I don't think Ashshar would like ti abandon his friends -specially Cole since he last hitted Kalaktua- but he surely would not leave without learning more about the prophecy or what the Council has to say. Sooo, I don't know what the f%%~ should I do.
"I will take the oath." says the lizarsfolk after the messenger has finished "And another warrior never harmsss a tribe." When Wultram vouces his opinions, Ashshar turns confused "But Wultram, it'ss a warden not a sspy. Cole and Rehil have sseen them with me, they are warriorss and defenderss... they mean uss no harm." he says, not fully understanding the whole situation "I won't complain, but you'll be misssed down there.. "
Ashshar bows his head and greets the others before sitting on a chair.
The lizardfolk plays with his claws on the table as he decides how to proceed with the next part. "I apologized, becausse I think we have acted wrongly with ssome of them that weren't ressponsible for bringing usss here. The Wardenss are allied with the Chamber and the Gatekeeperss, but they aren't the sssame." Ashshar allows the others to express their opinions before continuing "The High Warden wass headed to a meeting with them and allowrd me to accompany her. I asssked her to reconssider our requesst to visssit the tunnelss and sshe will do ssso... depending on the meeting, becausse they will discusss our open hosstilitiesss towardsss them." "That'sss all, I jussst wanted to be honesst with you about what I did. I can't ssspeak for you, but I can't sstep assside and let the world burn becausse of petty wordsss and insssultss. I wass... we were chosssen by the Flame, we ssshould ssstart acting like that."
Aubrey: The lizardfolk nods, smiles and bows "I appreciate it, Chief Eyalteph, and I hope the Great Ssserpent protectsss and guidess you in thisss and any battle to come. If you ever need an outsider'ssss help you can count on me." Having bid farewell to the High Warden, Ashshar turns and heads to the accommodations.
Aubrey: "I'd be honored, Chief Eyalteph." says the lizardfolk as he bows slightly and brings his right fist to his heart. "I would like to apologize for our... wrongss, asss I believe them. Both of action and word." "I can only ssspeak for mysself, but the way we were brought here wassn't completely honesst. I do underssstand that the enemiesss of the Great Sserpent are many and they work in the sshadowss and that'ss why I underssstand the measssuresss your people hasss taken, ssstill trussst needss to be nurtured for friendsship to grow. That'sss why I wanted to apologize persssonally and assk that you reconssider our requessst to visssit the tunnels." the lizardfolk says, struggling to put into words the thoughts he has "We need to underssstand what the Sssilver Flame sshowed uss, we need to know better ssso we can fight your and our enemiess and defeat them. If you ssstill refusse our requesst I will undersstand it, we have... earned the hosstility, but I hope we can end being true alliess and that our tribe and yourss be friendsss." As he finish he looks the High Warden in the eyes and adds, his voice trembling "I have perssonal reassons to be here too... my people needs to advance, to become wisse and ssstrong ssso our hatchlingss don't need to live in fear and poverty asss I do... for that I need to undersstand your ways and thosse of the humansss, elvess and the resst. If you allow me, I'd be honoured to accompany you and know more of your people."
Aubrey: Noticing for a moment as he walks before turning around and heading straight to them. "I underssstand that you have to follow me... it'sss your duty asss warriorss and I take no offenssse from it, given how we have acted... could you guide me to your Chief ssso I may sspeak honessstly and make amendsss?"
Ashshar shuffled on his feet. A lot. During the chat with the guard and specially during the tense dialogue with the Warden.
After he says his part, Ashshar bids the others farewell and decides to follow Rehil's example by going for a walk to think about his weight on the prophecy and how to ammend the initial hostilities with both the Council and the Wardens.
Hey Aubrey, sorry for not posting before as I didn't have anything meaninful to say unless a fight was about to break out. Almost forgot, I will be camping till Wednesday. I'll try to check things but truth is I don't think I'll be able -what with being in the middle of the mountain-.
Barracks: Ashshar watches with passion the royal beating happening in front of them. As the instructor asks and his partners answer, the lizardfolk thinks for a second before speaking "I... I have never been taught how to fight. I'm a hunter, ssskilled with bow and sspear, with claw and maw... but I don't know better." "If we are to protect people and fight monssstersss, I want to be capable of fighting like a warrior but I alsso want to know ass much ass a warrior sshould know."
Barracks: The lizardfolk tags along with the muscle aficionados looking for some training. Once inaide and as they approach the lecture, his curiosity gets the best of him and the lizardfolk stops to listen the lesson.
Oh, oh, oh. If I spend my own money on it, can I get an iron puppy too? Please, please, pretty pretty please!
I would say hoes and booze but you are a robot :(
I got a preemptive list, pending Aubrey's approval regarding 'high priced' items. And could someone dumb down to me the explanation regaeding Nalv's essence and all that gobshite. Perhaps I fail to understand it properly because I am not a native speaker or perhaps I'm dumb, who knows. Shopping:
Ashshar current inventory: MWK Hunting Lance(Halberd), 310
Ashshar's to buy list:
Ashshar is a simple scalyman with simple desires: bigger weapons, thicker armor and a fancy hunter's cloak. That said I gotta run the numbers to see how my to hit with bow ends being, because as others pointed out Ashshar is a switch-hitter and I wouldn't like to end being a warning shot firing switch hitter. Also, would a +3 weapon be unobtainable? I may move things around to get a +3 longbow. And keep in mind that even if I wrote +2 halberd and longbow, it may end being +1 keen or flaming or whatever I think that fits the theme nice. Finally, I might be wrong but regarsing exp I got 16,872 after Kalaktua, 17557 after the huge fishes and that would put us at 18057 after the meeting. Anyone has input as to who f*##ed up the math?
Ashshar kept his fangs shut during the whole meeting, briefing and arguing. The others were, perhaps, too focused on their own debate to notice it but his silence wasn't born from his usual distrust of civilization nor from his shyness. He was fascinated by the 'serpentfolk' and later on by the actual dragon. A dragon that decided he and the others were so important as to betray his facade and show himself as he truly was. Ashshar fondly remembered the tribe's stories of legendary hunters, chiefs and warriors. All of them paled in comparison with the bigger picture that the Chamber members presented them. As the group gathered again, the lizardfolk stood ever silent, deep inside his introspection. That's it, until he spoke. "I will help them." he atarted, his words trembling "They... they may have betrayed our trusst, and I don't think they told uss everything there iss... but I will help them." "I am not a hero like Cole Bane of the Devourer and neither I am intelligent like Nalverren or Wultram... but I will help them anyway becaussse I can't return to my tribe knowing I could help sssave the world and refussed becaussse I wass treated wrongly. The deception paless in comparisson with the importance of the tassk." "I will help them..." he finishes, moatly to himself.
First thing first, I need no introspection to know my parents are cheeky c@%$s. They bred me, I wouldn't expect otherwise. And second, great... Now its 50 posts. Starting readimg now, am I up for a spooky ride?
Sounds worse that it was, I'm glad my lil sister believes in the Fellowship of the Ring.
And I'm still young and not that lazy, so things will go better ^^
Well, I turn around to get kicked out of home by my parents and you guys go and surprise me with 35 freaking posts? Sorry for the lack of posting, tho. And everybody knows Lawful Chaotic Evilfluid is OBJECTIVELY the best alignment. Get your facts straight, boys.
The lizardfolk with the spears steps forward, in front of the chair he has chosen. He braces the spear with both hands and attempts to bow in respect "I am Ashshar of the River Sserpent... a hunter and a chossen one." Happy with himself, the lizardfolk quickly sits to shift the attention to the others.
Ashshar places his bow and quiver, as well as the shield and morningstar, with his backpack at the room. The lizardfolk considers leaving his hunting spear before turning to the serpentfolk "I don't want to be rude or threatening, but thiss sspear iss a ssymbol of my tribe and I dessire to carry it with me." he explains.
"Nalverren... are the human citiesss like thisss one?" says the lizardfolk between bits of food purified with extreme prejudice by the friendly necromancer "How can they maintain peace? There are too many... people. You can encounter sstrangerss that may mean harm to you... Isssn't it dangerousss?"
Ashshar, having heard Wultram's words, once again turns to Vaard. The other lizardfolk he could comprehend as he was one of his kin. The humans and derivatives? Not even partially. Shrugging, the hunter only said "I don't like thiss... may the ancesstorss provide inssight, but I fear they wouldn't undersstand thiss either."
Ashshar stalks Rehil, wary of his anger and ready to dwfend him. While not part of the original 'crew', the lizardfolk has a true debt to pay to them. The lizardfolk keeps his distance from the group as Rehil speaks, though he pays attention to the conversation, and only after thtthatey finish that he chimes in speaking in barely a whisper "I... I don't know ass much ass you of Bokhen or hiss motivess. Honesstly, your culture and all of thiss sseemsss to me ass ssstrange ass a fisssh flying." the lizardfolk pauses to look at Cole "But you helped my people even when your livess where at rissk and I will follow you to death if need be."
Ashshar has been silent during the travel down the river. The last weeks had been a constant surprise after the other, and the idea that he had an important role to play on the world's destiny was too huge to swallow it at once. And then there were the airships. Having seen them once, being so close to one made his scales shiver. The lizardfolk walked close to Vaard and commented "If the humansss can build thesse marvelouss thingsss... learning from then can sssave our people." with hope filling his words.
I wouldn't like to be greedy and request two +1 weapons, as Ashshar is a switch hitter, but if possible by all means it would be nice. Failing that the bow probably would benefit more from being +1. The rest of the items don't fit any of Ashsar schticks, so essence or selling sounds actually nice. And regarding the mighty ring of protection, whoever tends to get beaten the most should wear it, which I think is Cole.
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