We did put on a good showing, maybe even decent?
Hope that both GraveScratches and Radin are okay though.
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I'm still about, as well. ;) I've no problem with our characters being "botted" during a combat encounter- or at least, just mine if nobody else is comfortable with it. Of course, we aren't on any strict timetable compared to say, an organized play tournament. ;)
Noting that the other three knights are opting to target both Radin and Mystery with their arrows, Lambri hopes that Shiruba and the mounted duo will be able to deal with Killian before the trio of knights make their next shots.
Upon rechecking the rules for fatigue, I seemed to have gotten it wrong; it wasn't -2 on attacks like I originally thought, it's more like -2 on str, which makes it a -1 on attacks instead plus no charging/running. Will apply the corrected stuff in the later attacks rather than trying to retcon any attacks already posted.
Squinting her eyes against the bright light emanating from Killian, Lambri keeps her bow upraised in such a position so that she could shade her field of vision against the bright shine. By the Spirits of the Tonah, I can only hope that accursed brightness will hamper our foes as much as it does to us.... When Mila unleashes her blade-born angel against Killian, in addition to the elderly Shiruba rushing towards Killian in very much a non-elderly, physically solid but measured steps of movement, the Wolf-Blooded grimly notes how organized that Killian's minions seemed to have capitalized upon the chaos of battle by splitting their numbers in half with almost a calculated approach although Killian himself seems to have been caught slightly off-guard by the young knight's angel. Lambri will hastily slide her bow forward against her shoulder, the string of the bow acting as a fastening strap against her armor , so that it will not interfere against the use of her wolf-fanged falchion as she unsheathes it and starts to move purposefully towards the three knights that have closed in upon Mila and the empty space where Shiruba once stood.
Lambri fires off an arrow at an approaching knight , taking care not to fire into the path of the charging Champion of Balance and his faithful Metara mount. . If hit, does .
Not to ruin some of the mystery but Radin is definitely not above acting nonchalant and casual even if he has no idea what is going on or just happened. He has learned that jumping to reactions is a bad way to go about life. The way he is reacting to Killian is likely to be very unique in general to sentient beings but murderous Saraten Inquisitors are going to be the primary target, outside of undead, for Smite Fallen. No worries, Radin; Killian's definitely a baddie to be put down. ;) I have been slowing down posting schedule to account for the differing schedules. However, I feel things have ground to a near halt. I am new to the online GM thing; is there something I'm doing wrong? No, I don't think so, that post before last was just a little hard to react to. For me, at least. I was hoping someone might post something else to give me a decent base to build upon, but I ended up kicking it off myself. Apologies on my end for posting a bit later than usual- you're doing just fine though, GraveScratches; the stabbing did come as a bit of a surprise to me as well- but all blame for that could be laid at Killian's (dirty) feet though. I do nominate, though, that at some point, we should get into the manor and rescue Shiruba's newly designated "Love Interest", the Calivani old lady. :)
. Lambri, having never sensed the foul deed coming, could only gape in surprise as the blonde murderer does away with Tyrus. Wheeling around to aim her bow at the blonde youth, Lambri notes with grim satisfaction that Shiruba managed to pull the mad youth away from the Alvanen Manor Lord and Binder. At that moment, the Wolf-Blooded notes Killian trying to take advantage of the chaos caused by the still gibbering blonde youth and wheels back around to take aim at the approaching knights.
Summary of what went before:
Having bought out her Composite Longbow, Lambri figured that it would be a bit more non-threatening than bringing out her Sawtoothed-spined Falchion; irregardless of the possibility that these knight may actually prove to be friendly, the Wolf-Blooded made sure that her arrows were nearby at the ready and within easy reach. Thanks be to the Spirits of the Tonah that they weren't lost in the depths of that riverbank. While Lambri was certain that it'd be just her, the Champion of Balance, and his Metara mount that would go to meet with these Knights alone, she was surprised at noting that the aged Alvanen Manor Lord and Aurum had also accompanied alongside of them and even more astonished at the Manor Lord, Tyrus from what she can overhear of that conversation, casually discussing things with Killian, the main speaker for these Saraten Knights. Whatever disagreements they must have had with one another in the past, it was clear that they were already very familiar with each other. Killian himself made for a very foul, fanatical, and hate-filled figure, prompting Lambri to recall Mihai's own expressed distaste for the more overtly "devout" of the Saraten faith in the not so distant past when the Caravan was heading towards Mistcrest. It would be then that Lambri distractedly notes the newly arrived presence of others drawing nearer now; among them, the young female knight, who had been present with Radin and Mystery during Dead-Hand's assault on Mistcrest, along with two other very familiar figures- Mihai, the main head of the Caravan and Patrin's adopted father figure, and Shiruba, the elderly Alvanen man who fought in an unusually weaponless but effective style of combat. Of course, as the Tonah would have it, Radin doesn't take to Killian's verbal threats very well. While Lambri moves to draw out an arrow in response to the knights drawing their own blades, it is Tyrus' whisper that piques her interest. "So these...knights, they too arrived from that very same riverbank that we all had surfaced from? And what do you mean by our fates being elsewhere?", Lambri whispers back to to Tyrus.
Cool- and thank you for the pronunciation guide; makes me think that Suruba, the Portuguese Orgy would be an awesome Pro Wrestling stage-name. ;)
Heh, Inquiring (Dirty) Minds want to know, what is the Portuguese word for "orgy" and how would it be pronounced? Of course, as with any good horrific adventures (and if we're really unlucky), we might end up running into something like this. ;) Retreading older questions bought up and Interparty relationships:
Did Mihai have any hint as to Lambri's nature while we were traveling? Because just having a wolf turn up out of nowhere and act like a trained guard dog is not something that happens every day. With the change in Lambri's background (Lone Dead-Hand Tracker => Copper Burdenship with Patrin and Mihai), I'd envision Lambri taking her last "command" from Patrin to "protect" Radin, Mila, and Mystery the Metara seriously. They would've seen her in her Hybrid form only during the attack, but Mila might be able to recognize her armor and weapon as being the same from the battle with Dead-Hand's forces though. Radin and Mystery would already know about the Wolf-Blooded existing but wouldn't have seen her human form... until now. I'll leave it up to Mihai and Shiruba if they already know about Lambri's "wolf-forms" before Dead-Hand's attack; she probably wouldn't use her Wolf/Hybrid forms casually during the journey to Mistcrest but she would've definitely changed into her Wolf/Hybrid form during the attack. If Mihai and Shiruba weren't aware of those forms before the attack, it is possible that they might not be entirely comfortable with knowing what she is now, but it'd be up to them how they'd want to play it out. Conversely, Lambri knows of Mihai through Patrin, her Copper Burden; not sure if Mihai ever openly expressed to Lambri of his dislike for fanatical Saratens but it might be apparent or obvious that he wouldn't want them anywhere near Patrin or his Caravan? Of what Lambri knows of Shiruba's martial arts prowess, she might've been somewhat skeptical of them at first (probably might not be a familiar thing with Luthanders generally, although they might be familiar with wrestling/grappling though). During the attack, she might have witnessed them in action enough to change her mind about them.
Outside
As Aurum continues to seethe with anger, Tyrus exists Winter's Mourning dragging his useless leg behind him. One look at the aged Alvanen stops Aurum dead. Aurum mumbles under his breath, "cursed be my name, for I shall never know sleep in this world or the next." At this point the knights are almost upon you. At this range, it becomes obvious that their armor is dented and rusted, an artifact of a brighter past. Mystery appears by Radin's side, her nerve returned by the virtue of necessity. Despite Aurum's derogatory marks concerning his heritage, there is a pain inside him when he looks at the metara. Like she is a reminder of a piece of him that now is lost.
Her lips pursed taut as Aurum goes into his angry tirade, Lambri keeps silent during that and Radin's rebuttal of such. I never intended to scold, only to find out more of what manner of madness is occurring here in these unnatural grounds. Still, the evidence within Aurum's very glowing eyes does give indication of Fey involvement, however indirect it may be. It is only when the aged Alvanen man makes his presence known to Aurum does the Wolf-Blooded note the grudging subservience that the fur-clad Luthander has towards the aged man. Glancing over in Radin's direction, Lambri notes the lack of apprehension from the Champion of the Balance to this strange, crippled figure. So this must be the Lord of the Manor that Aurum spoke of earlier, that one that is aware of everything. And did Aurum say something about sleep? There is clearly much going on in the background between those two. When Radin finally does directly address Lambri, she nods back to both rider and Metara while saying sofly, "Let us hope that our new arrivals have some sense of decorum". With that, she brings out her longbow, testing it's strings to see if the water hasn't affected them too badly. With that she will accompany Radin and Mystery to see to those knights.
No worries; I would imagine that the whole site slowdowns from the recent Humble Bundle initiatives haven't made things all that much better for posting anyhow. :)
That's good to know, Radin and GraveScratches. There's a small part of me just wondering that if there are any Luthanders that have deigned/settled for using horses in the past, and if so, do they get called out on it from their more traditionally minded fellows? ;p
Meanwhile outside: Seven on horseback can be seen riding over the snow. They are clearly armed and armored in the style of knights of the old world, relics now in the age of black powder. The armor will catch the light and turn them into glowing harbingers of Sarat's fury. Radin feels iron hard fingers curl around his shoulder, turning he sees Aurum, his face a grim totem of determination. "Now is the time to ride fast, warrior. If we are lucky they will kill the wolf before she has a change to feast on our bones. Save yourself, the Tonah abandoned this place a long time ago." Radin looking over his shoulder at Aurum with disdain, "I have given my word to the hearth holder to defend his hall while guest right is given. If a Fallen wishes to flee into the snow night allowing others to fight in his place then so be and flee, I will not. The bite of the wolf holds no danger for me and I would gladly fight by her side in defense of the weak and innocent." Shrugging off Aurum's hand, Radin steps away from the man and shouts in Luthandar "MYSTERY, TO ME!" No sooner than she had asked Radin of the whereabouts of Aurum, both Kath Champion of the Balance and Pala Wolf-Blooded catch sight of the seven mounted knights off in the snow covered expanse. Are those armored knights the ones that are responsible for that distant drumming? If only Aurum was here, he might know of what is truly happening here!
Upon hearing Aurum speaking his near treacherous words to the Oathkeeper of the Silent Moors, Lambri frowns briefly at their implication and she turns to glare at the fur-clad figure standing behind Radin. As Radin makes his own proclamation to Aurum in turn, some of Lambri's angered gaze softens just a slight bit. Patrin, my Burden of Copper, you have spoken wise and true upon the importance of Champion and his Chosen Metara Bearer. She doesn't make any immediate retort to Aurum's accusations while Radin loudly calls for his Metara. When she does find a more calmer and less heated tone of voice to speak with, Lambri icily says to Aurum, "You know of what is truly occurring here, Aurum- the drumming, those knights of old, and how we've all arrived here to this forlorn manor...a great distance from where we originally came from. So tell us, are the Fey somehow involved in all of this? You bear one of their marks; a weapon forged from Skyember... your weapon, the tomahawk axe." Without waiting to see if Aurum would have an answer to that, Lambri then gives a nod towards Radin, then continues to state her words in a more wistful, softer tone, "I told you earlier, Aurum, that you need not fear any harm from me, as your hands would not seek to harm me in turn- does that still hold true? As for the Champion and Oathbearer, my Copper Burden mentioned to me of how important he was, along with two others; I was sent...commanded away from my Burden's side for their very sake. They shall not fall, by my Burden's entrust, I will see to that."
Fair enough, since her concern would involve mainly that of Patrin as being her Copper Burden, Lambri would be fine with things as they are. I also suspect that the Caravan itself would've been rife with rumors and gossip pairing Mihai and Lambri together as a couple of sorts but it'd probably be all in good nature though.
Aurum will grunt derisively. "He knows the head count. Just don't talk long enough to try the man's patience. You know those Alvanen, they are all about their proper etiquette." Aurum will wave Lambri off to go about her business. As she walks off, Lambri catches him looking after her in a forlorn manner. Although his eyes are trained on her back, his mind is somewhere else entirely. Lambri is not far from the house when she hears the drums... Hearing the drums Radin looks up sharply.
"Nice coat you have there." Radin says to Lambri with a sardonic smile.
Catching the sound of drums from not too far off the distance, Lambri is momentarily feeling a bit off-kilter as her previous thoughts had already been jumbled in between wondering what had become of Patrin (her designated Burden of Copper), marveling at how she and five others- including the Metara- that she recognized, in some fashion, ended up at some desolate godforsaken place so far from Mistcrest, and considering how to go about giving obeisance to the nature spirits. In trying to make out the direction that the drum sounds are coming from while she ceases to rummage through her pack for some incense, the words of Radin's odd remark catches the Wolf-Blooded by surprise and she turns to regard the smugly smiling Champion of Balance, who looked remarkably no worse for wear considering the last time Lambri had laid eyes upon him. Since it was obvious that the Luthander Champion knew who, and more importantly, what she was, Lambri decided that it was best to keep things honest and open with this one. "Yes, I am, as you have suspected, the wolf that had climbed out of that river alongside with the rest. I give you greetings, as a Pala Wolf-Blooded of the Majestic Copper and the Silver to you, Champion of the Balance and Oathkeeper of Silent Moor. You look well for one that had just come out of battle surrounded by Dead-Hand's army with naught but two others by your side". At that utterance, Lambri also gives a gesture of respect towards the nearby Metara mount of Radin's. During all this, Lambri briefly thinks back upon the circumstance that led her to finding Radin, his mount, and the mysterious young knight during Dead-Hand's attack. It was at a nearby bridge leading towards the town proper. The Champion of the Silent Moors had been there with his mount, alongside the female Alvanen Knight. They had been surrounded by Dead-Hand's men and it was only due to Patrin's insistent behest that Lambri even arrived there, away from the Caravan and her Copper Burden. When the Champion and his mount fell into the nearby waters, Lambri had thought her errand on Patrin's behalf ended in abject failure. Clearly fate had something else in store for them... "It is good that you, your mount, and that young knight are hale and hearty; my Copper Burden felt it important that you three survive. But enough about that- have you seen Aurum anywhere about?". Lambri will then look about, trying to catch a glimpse of where Aurum had disappeared to.
Lambri will give Aurum a wry smile before replying with, "On that note, I can assure you that I have no willingness nor desire to ever follow in the footsteps of the So-called... First King, long may his name be ever forgotten by even those who would seek to slay the dishonored a second time." In her mind, Lambri could clearly recall the tomahawk axe that was gripped briefly in Aurum's hand before he placed it back to his side; it was made of an unnatural element known to Luthanders as Skyember and it is of known provenance among the Fey- and those who would seek to consort with them.
Pausing at the incredulous thought that somehow, in some mysterious way, all five of them turned up at a location many distances away from where they all started, Lambri slowly replies to Aurum, "That is grave news indeed, even more-so because there is one that is very important to me, perhaps to one other, way back at Mistcrest. Dead-Hand will be dealt with and it won't just be merely an Alvanen problem, given what you've said." Glancing over at Aurum, then towards the direction of the manor, Lambri asks of the fur-clad man, "If it would be of no trouble, could you let the Lord of the manor know that he should be expecting one other to join in the hospitality for the night? While I am eager to touch base with my fellow... travelers, I fear that I may have some belated thanks- and bequests- to give to the spirits of the wild."
Mine is much less clever then you'd imagine. Also, those details were relayed to our wolf-blooded friend outside, we're still in the dark ourselves. Unless that is........ Mihai is psychic?As you say I am psychic and I have this straaange mystical connection. I call it the in-ter-net. And here I thought the internet was for... erm, never mind. ;p It does kind of imply that might be some sort of possible (intimate?) connection with Lambri, although in a much more platonic fashion, it could also possibly be from Patrin's connection to both Lambri and Mihai; I've no preference on either direction myself, so I'll leave it up to everybody else on their preferences (some might just be uncomfortable with the first idea, as an example). ;) It could also be just as easily retconned where Lambri has Aurum (He of furs and the strange hatchet-axe) go on inside the manor to let Tyrus know to expect another guest; that way, Mihai could inquire about Mistcrest then. Lambri will have to "freshen up"... but is more likely to do some ritual of thanks to the Tonah in the meantime before going inside to meet everyone.
Heh, on the Myth Weavers page, the portrait pix of our most elderly member will be familiar to those who've seen One Punch Man. ;) P.S. Since Radin is now outside with Mystery, would there be a chance that he sees both Aurum and Lambri conversing? I'd imagine that Radin knows enough to know that the Wolf Blooded are a thing- that'll be up to our Champion of Balance though. ;)
. . During Aurum's introduction and subsequent invitation, Lambri quietly remained in her Wolf form, content to watch the proceedings for now. The Wolf-Blooded definitely notices Aurum's nervous reaction to her presence but she doesn't take any offense to that; the So-Called First Wolf King did much to stain the reputation of all those who could take on the form of the wolves. Lambri resolves to explain herself to Aurum once the others are safely inside the manor. . When all the others are within the manor and it is just her, Mystery, and Aurum that are staying outside in the snow, Lambri will trot out a bit, while facing away from Aurum (about a good seven or eight feet distance). She will then proceed to turn back into her human form in a kneeling position, still facing away from Aurum with her back presented to the fur-covered Luthander man. Lambri feels a bit worn out from the effort but makes no show of her fatigue or the coldness accompanying her still soaked furlined clothing; looking down over at her singly held Falchion with a distinctive saw blade upon it's back, the Wolf Shifter notes that the weapon is curiously free of blood and gore- washed cleaned away by the waters of the river, perhaps? Lambri sheathes her weapon, then turns around to face Aurum with open, unarmed hands giving a respectful gesture. "In the name and light of the Majestic Pala Twins of Copper and Silver, long may they watch within the twilight, I offer my greetings and humble thanks for your hospitality. You need not fear any harm from my hands, as I shall neither fear any harm from yours in return.", the greyish-blondish-haired Luthander woman openly addresses the fur covered figure of the Luthander man in a clear, firm tone of voice that betrays no discomfort nor discomfit. Glancing around the snow-covered horizon, Lambri will ask Aurum at some point, "Where are we at now? When my companions and I were last at, it was at an Alvanen town, called Mistcrest."
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The beauty of that wee little detail is that Lambri wouldn't be able speak until she's in her human or hybrid form, and this should give me plenty of time to help establish any further changes to her past interaction with the others in her party. Depending on how open the Wolf-Blooded are, in general, with others outside of Luthanders, Mihai might know; especially given how Lambri has adopted Patrin as her "burden of copper". Depending on how Mihai treats Patrin (the last head of the caravan being Mihai's Emcha and thus, possibly being son to that very same Emcha?), Lambri might've let Mihai in on Patrin's secret as well as her own (unless they are expected to be a secret kept from all others). It could be just as amusing if Mihai doesn't know about Lambri's wolf form though (Lambri wouldn't be shy about going into Hybrid form during the battle)... I'd also imagine that Radin, Shiruba, and/or Mila might've only seen/remembered Lambri's hybrid form (Furred but clothed bipedal humanoid figure with a Wolf's head) during the battle with Dead-Hand's men but not necessarily her Wolf form. Patrin might've even mentioned to Lambri of where Radin and Mila were, in case Lambri was too far away to pick up Mystery's scent, and urged her to help aid them in battle.
Heh, and given the Luthander's decidedly less formal social mores, I'm sure there's just all those baseless, scandalous accusations of pure impropriety coming from the more sensationalist from the rabid Saraten side. ;p I'd imagine that any further details of Lambri's Copper burden will have to come from GraveScratches though; given the situation in Mistcrest, there might be a good chance of the Copper burden being in big trouble, if not already expired.
Lambri should have no problem with the rules of the caravan; presumably, she wants to be on her best behavior lest it reflect badly upon her copper burden- whomever it may be. ;)
Apologies about the lateness in posting. I've no problem with the Copper burden aspect among the caravan if Mihai is okay with it. Lambri will try to confront the approaching shape although she will not be able to speak to any of the others while in her full wolf form; she'd have to go to either human or hybrid form to speak in common. ;)
It was a rather unpleasant awakening for Lambri, as the greyish blonde Pala Luthander Wolf-Blooded came back to consciousness in the sharp, cold waters near the riverbank. The last she could dimly recall, she was nearly in the throes of the Red Mist; her fangs tearing deep into the flesh of Dead-Hand's men while her heavy blade rended their all too human bodies beneath their clothing and lighter armor apart. Instinctively transforming into her fully quadruped Wolf form while holding her breath, Lambri starts making her way towards shore. Any armor, equipment, or clothing that she had on her person melded neatly into her Lupine form, so there was no real danger of being drug any further beneath the waters due to the weight of her possessions; her Wolf form did little to shield her from the stinging cold temperature however. Lambri's silent but soaking wet wolf form pads up from the waters and on to solid snow covered ground; a brief shaking of the wolf's fur removes some of the waters of the river but still does little to stop the permeating chill in the air. As she makes her way onto land, there are already others gathered about- she vaguely recognizes some of those as being among those that were attacked by Dead-Hand's men, namely the young girl and an honest to goodness Champion of the Balance with his Metara mount nearby; two others, an old man and a Calivani Caravan Leader are already further up the river bank on higher ground.
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Assuming that approaching the form is something that Lambri doesn't recognize by either scent or sight, she will stop with her Tonah "reading" and move up towards the others to help confront them the darkened shape. The others will see a grey wolf coming to their side from the river's side but is not hostile to any of them or the Metara. If not immediately stopped, Lambri will trudge protectively forward in front of the group.
Well, she certainly has a very diverse skill range! Heh, figured that those would've been some reasonable skills for her to have, even if some of them wouldn't be very high in terms of the modifiers involved. ;) One thing that did get slightly altered was the Knowledge:Nature, which seems to have been split into Folklore:Tonah and The Fey; figured they'd both be considered a class skill as a result, since Knowledge:Nature was originally a class skill for the Wolf-Shifter. Always can be changed if needed though upon any pending further clarifications. It is certainly an interesting idea Lambri, although I don't like that Mihai could have been manipulated like that it would explain why his caravan showed up at exactly the WRONG time. Was kind of throwing stuff out there; another possibility might be that Mihai was fulfilling a previously prearranged commitment to show up in Mistcrest from the Emcha? As an alternate thought, Lambri could've accompanied Mihai's caravan but that would be more dependent on how well the Calivan and the Luthanders/Wolf-Blooded/Shamans get along. Would one of the Copper Shamans want to be in such a caravan? If so, Lambri could've been assigned as that Shaman's "bodyguard". It does kind of take away the balanced part of Radin and Lambri from one corner and Mihai and Shiruba from the other corner though; naturally, Mila would be in the middle of both corners at Mistcrest.
That does put things more in place with the further reveal on Dead-Hand that he could be "reasoned" with... to a limited degree. I take it that he doesn't get along well with Luthanders in general? Could be a good reason for Lambri to keep tabs on his army's movement. I could just as easily imagine other nearby Luthander tribes interested in keeping an eye on him but not all that anxious to give aid to an Alvanen town ("They've got Balefire/Balesmoke... let them deal with with Dead-Hand with their firearms!")
Minor character updating: Skills:
+8 *Acrobatics(Dex): 2 ranks, h/w
Background Skills:
+4 *Craft: Leather(Int): 1 rank
*=Class Skill, h/w=Usable in Hybrid/Wolf form, moon=during moonlight or 24 hours during the full-moon plus 2 days before/after. Weapon and Armor list:
MW Falchion+Sawback Sword: 2h wield, +9-10 hit, 2d4+4-6 S dmg, 18-20/x2, 8 lb, 380 gp MW Composite Longbow (+2str): 2h wield, +9 hit, 1d8+2 P dmg, 20/x3, 110' range, 3 lb, 600 gp Dagger+Hollow Pommel: 1h wield, +8-9 hit, 1d4+3-4 S/P dmg, 19-20/x2, 10' range, 1 lb, 7 gp 20 Arrows: 3 lb, 1 gp MW Scale mail Armor: Med., +5 ac, +3 dex, -3 acp/-4base, 20' mv, 30 lb, 200 gp MW Armored Coat: Med., +4 ac, +3dex, -1acp/-2base, 20' mv, 20 lb, Move action to wear, 200 gp
Equipment list: MW Backpack: +1 carrying-capacity Str., 4 lb, 50 gp Cold Weather Clothing+Decorative Trim: +5 Fort. Save vs. cold, (0/7 lb), 10 gp Blanket: 3 lb, 5 sp Waterproof Bag: .5lb, 5 sp Canteen: 1 lb, 2 gp Flint and Steel: 0 lb, 1 gp, Whetstone: +1 damage, 1 lb, 2 cp Hammock: 3 lb, 1sp Gear Maintenance Kit: 2 lb,5 gp Mess Kit: 1 lb, 2 sp Twine/String, 50': .5 lb, 1 cp, 2 Weapon Cords: 0 lb,1 sp each, attached to longbow and falchion Brooch: 0 lb, 5 sp Tattoo (3 colors: black/blue, silver/white, copper/red-brown): 0 lb, 3 sp 3 Candles: 0 lb, 1 cp each (ACG) Animal Call, Duck: 0 lb, 1 sp (Occ Adv) Incense, 10 sticks: 0 lb, 7 sp (Fam Folio) Beast Whistle, canine: 0 lb, 5 gp (RTT) Camouflage Blanket, forest: +2 stealth in forest terrain, 2 lb, 12gp
Pacific Standard Time here, to help "balance" things out with the Eastern Standard Time period. :)
Sounds fine by me. ;)
I've no problem with altering or adjusting things on my end (or even passing out other suggestions) so that our backstories will mesh more in line with each other. The Tonah clearly alerted Radin to head towards Mistcrest and it wouldn't be all that much a stretch for the Tonah to help guide/hide Lambri as she was tracking the movements of Dead-Hand's army. The arrival Mihai's caravan's could've split the local authorities attention so that they might've been just half focused on Dead-Hand's more obvious movements in the area while the other half was focused on keeping order about the town during the celebrations, Shiruba's classes, and entertainment. Perhaps there might've been a last minute informal agreement between the caravan and Shiruba's class to "share" the town square with one another? Perhaps there was a shifty ambitious, local noble who, aside from being a possible political rival of Mila's adoptive lord, somehow "convinced" the caravan to arrive before Dead-Hand was to arrive in Mistcrest for sinister reasons, like an inside job or greed, or even conspiracy?
It may even be possible that Lambri might've encountered Mihai, Shiruba, and anyone else during her skulking mode along the way and they followed her to Radin's and Mila's position towards an eventual, futile(?) last stand... In terms of weaponry, Lambri will go with the MW Falchion and MW Composite Longbow (with 2 str), plus a dagger, maybe other minor stuff like ammunition. In terms of Armor/Shield, will go with MW Scale-Mail or MW Lamellar (Horn); both are very similar in terms of stats; also am debating foregoing a buckler shield for an Armored Coat (MW). In such an event, would it be possible to have the enhanced shield bonus go to the 2nd set of armor instead? |