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For his part, Gronck proved an enormous asset in the sacking of the goblins and their hill giant masters. He enjoyed the experience so much that instead of returning to his tribal home when he and his friends left the mountain, Gronck continued to travel with Kimeon and Amelia for many years. Unfortunately, Gronck's luck ran out shortly after they entered the Hunched Peaks when he was hurled over the side of a chasm by a fomorian and perished.

Thanks for a great time folks, if any of you ever decide to play again and you find yourself short a player please let me know

Sorry folks, I've been away at a con since Wednesday, did I miss anything? Ooooh, what are these things, uuummmm, they look like XPs, does that mean I can level up as well?

It's obvious that Gronck his deep in thought and struggling to come to a decision but he eventually does. He reaches in to one of the pouches on his belt and proffers a slightly smelly slab of raw meat to Kimeon.

"Dis were bein me food but if ye can be usin it to get de dogs den it be good if you be havin it..."

His voice trails off has he realises that he is probably rambling slightly.

"Me's no good at doin dat" says Gronck shrugging his shoulders and he looks to the others.

"Be it good if me be goin after Kimeon...? Me no good wiv traps like him but me be good at bashin heads..."

Gronck wrinkles his nose tells him about the goblins and looks towards the well.

"Me be knowin why dem gobbos be havin torches" he says to Kimeon "you be sayin before dat we be needin light to see wiv so dey be givin us some light"

Once Gronck is sure that Kimeon and Jack have taken care of the maggots he moves slowly over to the well, searching the ground has he does so. After he's made a circuit of the well he moves back towards the others.

"It be lookin like many peeples be goin up an down dat hole"

Survival roll 12+6=18

Welcome back Shaggy. Hope you get well soon.

Jack does the dance of the neglected PCs. He's down to three veils, people and you DON'T want to see where this ends up!

Quick, quick, turn out de lights....ahhh no me still be seein him

Assuming that he managed to make his way to the entrance to the chamber without making too much noise, Gronck will look in and assess the situation.

Having looked up the tunnel and decided that it poses no immediate danger Gronck will move cautiously towards the room that Kimeon and Jack entered.

Stealth roll (12+3=15)

Gronck nod's when Kimeon points at him and then the tunnel. Moving cautiously towards the tunnel he looks down it, ensuring that he can keep an eye on Kimeon and Jack as much as possible.

Stealth roll (18+3=21)
Perception roll (16-1=15)

Shaggy:

Gronck watches Kimeon making his face at Amelia and nearly laughs out loud at what he sees. Once Jack and Kimeon move in to the passage he turns to Amelia and almost whispers to her

"Me no be sure wat me be smellin... me no even sure were it be comin from but it be musky..."

"Me be okay goin dat way" replies Gronck "dat smell could be comin from down dere an all"

Everyone

Seeing Kimeon crouch down and move stealthily towards the mine cart Gronck steps back against the left hand wall of the tunnel they came down and crouches down, readying his great club as he does so.

He looks back towards the rest of the party to judge where they are before returning his concentration back to the crossroads and Kimeon.

Search check (20-1=19)

Shaggy

Gronck is over by the overturned mine wagon when Amelia issues her warning and he spins around to face her checking the area out.

"Wer, wer, me no be seein no body but us"

...The wind blows a tune of loneliness, dust and desolation as you turn to the entrance and step into the darkness…

These dreary, silent caves are a testament to the Morudhain peoples first and last attempt to settle in Mount Moru. They are all that remains of a half-built mine site, which looks like it had to be abandoned for unknown reasons. The caves still feature the vestiges of what aspired to be a prosperous mine, now reduced to a couple loose timbers, overturned mine wagons and rusted rails.

Other than dirt and wooden scaffoldings, this reduced cave features no more than a couple of rotting wooden stools and an unlit torch attached to the wall; surely a vestige of when the area was inhabited.

The cave entrance slopes slightly downward for about 30'. The 20' wide passage appears to have a small chamber that branches off from the main passage further into the cave.

"Yep, me be ready. Which way be you wantin t go?"

Copied Shaggy's description for ease of reference

"Why you be needin light", Gronck says to Kimeon has he begins lighting the lantern, "me be seein good wiv no light"

Perception check (8-1=7)

"An dey might jus be goin back home iffen we do"

"Der be gobbos here?" queries Gronck has he slides of his horse and retrieves his great club from the saddle. He looks round as he moves over to join Kimeon "Me no be seein dem..."

He watches Kimeon as he scans the ground for a few moments.

"Me can be doin dis an all" he muses to himself though his voice is loud enough to carry to the others, then to Kimeon he asks "Be ye wantin me t' be helpin ye?"

Taking 10 on Survival gives 16 so Gronck can successfully Aid Another on Kimeon's Survival checks.

Also, who is this Steven chap and what's he done with Kimeon :)

Gronck brings his horse to a halt in front of the landslide that's blocking the road and looks it up and down.

"Dis no be good..." he grumbles "how we be goin?"

Is the trail wide enough to take the horses along? And no worries about RL interfering, it happens to me all the time

Gronck seems happy for Amelia to cast Endure Elements on him and perks up when she has do so.

When the wolf first appears Gronck will eye it suspiciously and loosen the tie holding his great club to the saddle. Once he realises that it poses no immediate threat he relaxes enough to continue watching the countryside as it passes by, though he does keep an eye on the wolf.

"It be good dat ye be givin me yer magic", replies Gronck to Amelia as they continue on their journey, "do we be gettin t eat dese horses wen we be gettin t de mountain?"

He too will look around as they travel using his survival instinct to ensure that they avoid any of the obvious hazards.

"Dis be lookin like were me tribe be livin... me be likin it ere." he says to Amelia after they've been on the road for an hour or so.

Taking 10 on his Survival roll to avoid natural hazards and keep from getting lost gives a total of 16

Suddenly Gronck starts to laugh, a deep rumbling sound that startles his horse slightly. The laughter continues for a couple of minutes. He looks over at Thavian when he finally stops laughing, grinning broadly.

"Dese horses be fer ridin no fer eatin... dat be funny"

The door from the courtyard swings open with an icy blast as Gronck comes in from where he slept. Making his way across the hall he looks over at Jack wrapping himself even tighter in his cloak and returns to close the doors again. He then moves over to where Jack is standing.

"Is dis more food dat me can be eatin?"

At Amelia's kind words a look of astonishment and wonderment crosses his face - its obvious to her that he is not used to this kind of treatment.

"Iffen you can do dat den you be good..." his voice trailing off like he's been here before, expecting the best and getting the worst.

He waits a few seconds to see what Amelia does and then returns to the heap of straw where they first met him to settle down for the night.

Listening intently to Amelia the usual confusion does not appear, rather he grins at her

"Is good, me unnerstan some of wat you say. Me be okay an not want anyfin. Me just go back to me bed an see you wen the light comes back to the sky..." and he trails of in a mumble of "...me no want rain, me not want to be wet..."

Gronck looks over at Kimeon from where he is sat on the floor and nods his head by way of greeting.

"Giants...dis be good..." he says to no one in particular before he stands up and starts for the door.

"Be us goin now"

Turning to Amelia he says "Is good wat you be sayin, me be goin to mountain anyways..."

Turning back to Jack he continues "me be good at doin jobs, me just need to unnerstan wat me need to do."

Gronck will follow Amelia in to the building and then in to the room where the high priest awaits them, taking care not to touch anything just in case he breaks it.

Once in the room he will sit on the floor and start listening to what Deovain has to say but it's not long before that same look of confusion appears on his face as when Amelia introduced herself.

Once Deovain has finished speaking he'll turn to Jack and ask

"Wat him be sayin?"

As it starts to rain Gronck transfers what remains of the food from the tray in to the pouches on his belt. Once that's done he retrieves his tree branch from the pile of straw, moves nearer to the entrance, takes out his partially filled water-skin and holds it so as to catch the rain and re-fill it.

The partially eaten bread pauses on its way back to Gronck's mouth as he turns to listen to Amelia, confusion spreading over his face as she speaks. When Tukonen offers his hand Gronck's features brighten up. He looks Tukonen up and down, puts the bread in to one of his pouches, brushes his hand on his furs and grasps Tukonen's forearm.

"Me Gronck, it good to meet you".

Releasing Tukonen's arm he turns back to Amelia a sheepish grin appearing as he does so.

"You speak to fast so me not unnerstan wat you say".

Gronck seems reassured by Jack's words, and helps himself to the food. He puts some bread and apples in the pouch and takes some nuts and berries from another one. Taking another piece of bread he starts to eat it along with the berries and nuts.

Gronck takes a hesitant step towards the tray before stopping and looking round at everyone present, suspicion clearly evident on his face.

"Is wat you say good?" he asks his voice tightening slightly "you no trick Gronck an den say he be stealin food?"

With a swiftness that belies his size, an arm reach out a snatches the cheese out of the air. Raising it too his nose, he sniffs at it before breaking it in half, one half he eats the other goes in to a pouch on his belt.

Looking over at Jack he says in a deep guttural voice

"Is good"

From the pile of furs and rags comes a snuffling and sniffing sound, followed by a low rumble or growl.

As Jack points with his apple, the furs move to reveal the green skinned head of a half-orc, a jagged scar running down the left cheek, eyes still half closed with sleep, peering cautiously at those gathered round the tray. The eyes finally come to rest on the food and remain there as the half-orc lifts his huge frame off of the ground and takes a cautious step towards it, another rumble coming from his stomach.

Other than the smell and furs, you can see that he is dressed in leather armour, there is a dagger sticking out of his left boot (which is badly worn) and a small wolf's head amulet hangs round his neck. Still resting on the straw can now be seen what is to all intents a purposes a great big piece of a tree.

Here's a first stab at a character sheet, your thoughts please.

Ok, a bit of background.

Gronck is performing his rite of passage in order to become a full adult within his tribe - he will also have his 'property' status removed. The rite of passage involves performing a courageous deed and surviving to return to the tribe to tell them about it.

Currently Gronck is considered the 'property' of the tribe because his mother was captured by the tribe and became tribal property herself. Gronck's father died on a raid whilst his mother was pregnant and his mother died in child-birth. Being born of property means you are property and he was treated as such; all of the demeaning jobs that the true-blood orcs would not do were dumped on him has he grew up. Now, at fourteen, he has the opportunity to shed the property status once and for all.

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I'm not sure where to find the traits/flaws because they don't appear to be in the beta rules. Where and when would you like me to post Gronck's details? Oh, and how do you include a Spoiler button in a post?

From what I've read it looks like I would be able to fit in. How would you like Gronck to be introduced to the rest of the party?

I'm new to PbP (and Pathfinder). My concept is a Half-orc barbarian with very little in the way of mental characteristics. What system are we using to generate characters? I have the Guide To Pathfinder Society Organized Play (version 1.1 dated 8/11/08).

Edit: Gronck could be asleep outside the temple, looking like a pile of furs (he wears furs over his leather armour). The smell of the bread may cause him to stir

Me can be doin fings like wat he says

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