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So I am posting from work:

Apologies about not posting sooner, but I have been down internet wise for roughly a week, and will not have internet back up yet for a week or so.

This means that I haven't had internet for the last 4 days (as we had 4 days off at my work for the holiday).

It's been...an experience where I learned that I use the internet more than I thought I did.

With all of that being said, I will try to post from work as I can, but if I am in your game, please bot me as needed.

If I am running your game, please bear with me while I try to post when I can. Hopefully, sooner than better, but I want to be up front about this issue.

again, I apologize about the delay.

Posting this to all my games, so sorry if you see it multiple times:

This week both my office and I personally are going to be moving. It's been crazy busy and I am not going to be able to post until Monday at the earliest. Please bot me if I am in your game, and if you are in a game I am running, I will get a post up as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience.

"Also, do you know if there are any other survivors from the army that we marched with?"

"I am a servant of Penotas Umbranse, Upholder of Shadow and Lord of the Dark." says Deepshadow with a regal-looking bow.

"Perhaps we can speak like civilized beings? While it is likely that you'll kill us, it won't be before we kill half of you or more, so hostilities do not favor either side right now. Come down here and let us speak as equals."

Diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 15

I noticed that no one assigned me a shift, so I guess I'm off.

"Wizards are weird." offers Deepshadow.

"I'm fine with whatever watch you'd like me to take, although I will point out that I can't see in the dark."

"Uhh...Guys, any ideas?" asks the Shadow-covered Halfing.

Deepshadow shrugged and kept moving. Now that it was identified as non-hostile, he didn't have time to spare worrying about it.

"Anyone know what it is?"

"Ummm...Hello?" says Deepshadow.

Congrats!

I don't do knowledges.

Deepshadow nods, then takes up his position in the middle of the marching order.

"Let's assume the absolute worst case." says Deepshadow, as he returns to the group with an armful of wood useful for burning. "Whereever here is, there is still connection to the realm of shadow, since I can still summon my power. We can do a search for food, but again I think that we should get a plan together first. What was the mission of each of your units when we set out? I was part of a scouting unit."

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Deepshadow nods and then moves to keep up with Thurmoud.

"Well, if we stay within shouting distance, we should be okay. I don't remember seeing that many buildings around here, so it shouldn't take too long."

"Start by taking a look at the nearby ruined houses and take anything you think might be of use: weapons, armor, food, water, travel containers such as backpacks and waterskins, and then we should regroup in a few hours. Let's move in pairs, which should give us the ability to search quickly, but still have some sort of protection."

"While we have some shelter now, I don't think we can feasibly stay here long term. Did anyone get the chance to check the food stores of any of the nearby buildings before we took shelter?"

"I do not know if you would consider the Upholders to be divines, in the classical sense. They have no worshippers, but instead (at least in my upholder's case) a vast bureaucracy of agents that accomplish tasks to help maintain the balance or improve our lot."

"As someone who is in the service to the Upholder of Shadow, I spoke to the Upholder often. We would discuss the world and other esoterica, as well as determine the best course of action to deal with a particular situation. It saddens me that you do not speak to the one you serve equally."

"Do you not speak to your...God...often?"

"Okay, we should probably take stock of our situation and see what we each have. Let's each make an inventory of our belongings and then if we could perhaps say a little bit about our respective skillsets and abilities, we can try to make a coherent plan for when the storm breaks...assuming it does."

Deepshadow stands up on one of the pews and says "I guess I'll start. For those of you who missed it earlier, my name is Deepshadow, and I am a servant of the Upholder of Shadow, Penotas Umbranse. I have the ability to control shadows, and wield them as a weapon. I don't have the ability to cast what anyone would consider 'real' magic, however."

Deepshadow goes to check his back, and realizes that his pack is missing. Sighing, he says "and it looks like my pack is gone, so I currently lack food, although we have some water."

"Is it in the language of magic?"

"Praise Penotas Umbranse, we made it inside!" says Deepshadow as the storm begins to hit the church.

Receiving no response to his calls, Deepshadow will start looking around for other doors or exits besides the main door.

Standing up and dusting himself off, Deepshadow takes a breath and shouts "Hello? Anyone here?"

Deepshadow hadn't really been paying attention to what was happening in front of the group: instead, his focus was on the storm that was, as he saw it, stalking them.

When the group found, Deepshadow chose to keep an eye on the storm while they investigated the place. As the storm approached, he turned and hustled into the broken village, noting the damage but being less concerned.

Seeing Tellian enter the church, Deepshadow ran that way, shouting "The storm's getting close, we should all get inside!" He then dove into the entrance.

"Before we build something, we should take a look around to see if something already exists. Given the...appearance of that storm, I don't know if a simply lean-to will hold."

Deepshadow moves along with the others, keeping an eye on the approaching storm as he goes.

What do we seen in the distance in both directions?

Aye, looks good so far.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

"You may call me Deepshadow." says the Halfling with a bow.

"You okay there?" the halfling shaped patch of darkness asked the Dwarf.

Even as the light shone brightly above him, Deepshadow instinctually drew shadows around himself. Standing, he looked about the area, checking for other soldiers that might have survived.

Okie dokie, getting an alt created now.

EDIT: aaaannnndddd done.