Darian Furkin's page

O.K. then, sorry the game didn't last longer.

Huh?

Sorry to hear that, but I guess I'm not surprised. Thanks for the opportunity, too bad we couldn't finish.

Might as well, I suppose. Darian says with a shrug. If nothing else, we'll get a meal out of it.

Thank you. says Darian accepting his drink. As Darian takes a sip of his ale, he looks around the interior of the building.

What does he see?

An ale, please. Darian says.

Sounds good to me, also is Tarasi with us, at the Dead Well? I thought she was over at the Conquered Blade, with the others.

What do you have to drink here? Darian asks.

I'll have the stew, please. says Darian. Is there any bread?

What do you have that we could eat for our Dinner? Darian asks in a normal tone of voice.

Thanks for that.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Darian follows Nathon, for now he'll let him do the talking.

Once he enters the building, Darian steps aside so that Nathon can enter, then pauses a moment to survey the interior.

This looks promising, Darian says to Nathon, Shall we? and with that he opens the door and enters the building.

For a long time I could not Darian says. The day my family died, I walked away from the Shadow Pack and everything I had ever known, not really caring if I lived or died, indeed I wanted to die, I just didn't have the energy to kill myself.

Darian peers off into the distance, looking more at his memories than his surroundings, he says,Looking back on that time I think I wanted to punish myself, a quick death would have ended my pain, I deserved to suffer, or so I thought, as much as I was capable of thinking anything I suppose. If I had not encountered Tablic, the leader of the Greenfire Circle Druids, I am sure I would have wandered to my eventual death, through starvation, dehydration, exposure, or something more violent.

Darian looks back at Nathon, Tablic convinced me that me dying would be a pointless gesture, one more corpse on the pile would accomplish nothing accept allow me to escape from the tragedy I played a part in, a minor part true, but still a part.

I believe that is why I am here more than anything else, to lose everything that gives your life meaning, to experience such tragedy, I do not hate anyone enough to wish that kind of pain on them.

Darian pauses and smiles at Nathon, But enough dwelling on the past, what has come before can not be changed, it is the present we have to deal with.

With renewed purpose he sets off for the Dead Well.

Been awhile, how's everyone doing?

The Shadow Pack is a group of Druids and their supporters, who live in the Artfell Forest, and are violently opposed to logging and any exploitation of it. My family has been involved with them for years and I was briefly a member of the organization. Darian says in a somber tone of voice.

Pausing he stares off into the distance, then says, That all changed a year ago, in an effort to drive back the loggers the Shadow Pack enacted a ritual on a large number of volunteers, a ritual that killed many people including my whole family. I could no longer be part of a group that was comfortable with such "acceptable losses", so I left and joined the Greenfire Circle, which brought me here.

Have you ever heard of the "Shadow Pack"? Darian asks.

Perhaps they have, or perhaps we will, the task may seem daunting but we've only been here a day or so, an opportunity may present itself in the meantime, so all we can do is persevere and not lose heart.

Darian looks at Nathon and says, Now that I think about it, we do not really know each other do we? what twist of fate brought you to this endeavor?

We're currently strolling along the Dusk Lane, so we should eventually find ourselves at the Dead Well.

An interesting idea, but I don't know how practical it is. From what I have heard the Baron does not have friends, just troops and subjects. And since he never seems to leave his castle, attempting to curry his favor by cozying up to his friends, (if we can find them) may prove more trouble than it's worth. Remember, we do not have an unlimited amount of time to achieve our objective.

We are outsiders here, says Darian, it stands to reason that in a community this small, we will attract attention. But if we want to complete our mission, we have to talk to people, the Baron will think we are suspicious no matter what we do. I think that Lord Almir is no friend to him, whether or not he will help us, remains to be seen.

Darian continues walking to the Dead Well.

Just follow the road, Darian says, well get to it sooner or later, this place isn't very big. and with that he turns to his right and starts walking.

Darian bows again and says, Good Day to you, Lord Almir. and exits the house.

Once he gets outside, he says, Why don't we head over to the Dead Well Inn, it's on the top of the list we got from Tandifor, and if nothing else we might be able to get something to eat there.

Darian bows again, Thank you for your time Lord Almir, if you need to get in touch with us, we are staying at the Lodge. If we are not there you can leave any messages with Tandifor.

Rising from his bow, Darian looks at Lord Almir and says, If there is nothing else Lord Almir, we will take our leave now.

Darian bows to Lord Almir, Thank you for your assistance, is there a time that it would be more convenient to call upon you, Lord Almir?

It's up to him, but I called Aid first and you were much more eloquent than I was. Besides I don't think 23 would make much more difference than 22.

Any aid you could give us we would deeply appreciate, sir. Darian adds, trying to look earnest.

Diplomacy, Aid: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Finally! so altogether that's a 22 Diplomacy check.

Nathon your on.

Darian offers silent support.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Which Darian sucks at.

Darian nods at Nathon in acknowledgement and follows him in.

Darian does his best to look inoffensive and polite.

At this point Darian will let Nathon take the lead, but will assist on Diplomacy checks.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Or TRY to, anyway.

Well then let's go. Darian thanks Tandifor and heads out for the Almir Estate.

Darian doesn't have Sense Motive either, looks like we're going to have to go by the honor system.

Darian looks at Nathon, I am better at dealing with animals than people, but I think it might be worth our time to go talk to Dreyxor Almir and see if he is willing to help us, or can for that matter.

Darian does NOT have the Diplomacy skill.

I'm here and I usually check daily, so I'm good to go. I also will take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Is he on good terms with the Baron? Darian asks.

Who is Dreyxor Almir? Darian asks Tandifor.

Me and Nathon will talk to Tandifor and probably wander around town, unless he's able to tell us something more than we already know or point us in a different direction, you can concentrate on the others. One question Darian would ask him is "What other shops or businesses are there around town?"

Darian rolls his eyes upward at his companions inability to spell, (Pact Hall, PACT Hall is it really that hard to remember?) he thinks to himself.

Fine, he says and turns to Nathon and asks are you ready to go?

So that's 3 for going to the Pact Hall, Darian says, and me and Nathon will talk to Tandifor and maybe look around town, did I miss anyone?

I'll go with Nathon, says Darian. To Ezekial, he says, I know next to nothing about Asmodeus, and perhaps in this circumstance ignorance is your ally. Instead of going in and trying to convince an expert that you are a follower of their god, you might be better off posing as a curiosity seeker looking to learn more, priests are ever eager to win converts to their respective faiths. If nothing else you'll learn more about Asmodeus from them, than you will me.

The Pact Hall is a good a place to look as any, but I don't think we should go as a group, maybe just 1 or 2 of us to look around and ask questions. But that's just my opinion. Darian says with a shrug.

Wising everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Do you know anyone who the Baron might hesitate to execute? someone who has connections or resources that make them if not untouchable, then someone the Baron does not wish to antagonize, at least not with out good cause.

I agree we should scout the castle and the Pact Hall, but in order to meet with possible dissenters, we first have to know who they are. Let's ask Tandifor if he knows anyone else in town, who might have a grudge against the Baron.

Putting action to words, Darian does just that, Do you know anyone in town (besides yourself) who doesn't get along with the Baron? someone who might be willing to help us?

That's a thought, Darian says in reply to Thraxin's comment, I still say you're the best one to go in and look around, but if you don't want to that's up to you.

In reply to Ezekial, he says,What about the castle, indeed? I don't know much about fortifications, but I do know you don't make them easy to get into. We need more information, if we're going to complete our mission. Why don't we try asking our host? he knows this town better than we do. If he doesn't know himself, maybe he can direct us to someone who might be able to help us.

So in the morning over breakfast Darian asks, Back to the Pact Hall again?

Darian is going to head back to the Lodge and see if he can get some dinner, after that he'll be looking for a place he can get some sleep

Darian observes the rest of the party, but hangs back because he doesn't want to make a crowd in the street.

I forgot to put it in my earlier post, but that skill check was for stealth.

Darian will follow the group at a distance and try to look unobtrusive.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29