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I am sorry guys, I have been busy of late and stretching my attention span too thinly over things. I think I might have to bow out of this game to ease the pressure a bit. Good luck and have fun to all of you.
Take your time recovering Terquem, we will be here when you get back.
"He took watch at the rear of my escaping kinsmen. Glad you've made it as well, you've done my people a great service Calex. Everyone of you that occupied those Sashi-Anhain outside with your spells. Now what to do with the survivors? Set them free, but take their weapons and supplies?"
Good luck there Terquem. Here's hoping for the best outcome.
Poseus looks to the imprisoned Sashi-Anhain and Tanisinda.
He holds his spear out to the Sashi-Anhain with the point near his neck, then withdraws it. "Leave now and run! If I ever catch you again near Gymnaga captives I'll have no such mercy."
True, but he is the only one who has surrendered. Either he is sensible, cowardly or both. Outright killing him when he has surrendered is troubling to Poseus, he doesn't want to become the same monster as they are.
"Agreed. Though I'll be close to the fight as well. I've got skill with a spear at close range and in melee. We pick a few off, do we need Tanisinda in this fight? She looks quite..." Poseus now fianlly takes a good look at her and turns beet-red.
Poseus looks bloodied, covered in sweat and full of adrenaline.
"Leto, right? We haven't met, but I've heard tales from your kinsmen. You're like an herbalist right?" Poseus takes a moment to look at his own skin and chuckles slightly.
"Dieredon! Join the others and head east. Ask Rosilindeae to tend to your wounds, I'll need my mentor when I get through this."
"It wasn't our plan, but let's get to it. Give our kinsmen more time to get away."
"Everyone listen to me." Poseus says at the Gymnaga gathered around him. "Our friends from Woodbridge are distracting the enemy towards the south, the east exit of this camp should be safe thanks to brave Dieredon here, myself and Tanisinda. Free as much of the other Gymnaga as you can, then flee through the east exit and go south across the lake. We're faster swimmers than they are." "Anyone who..." Poseus then hears the continued struggle of Leto inside the tent close by.
"Anyone who can fight, take any weapons you find, free our kin and help protect the ones who can't in their flight. Any who are ready to fight already come with me, one of us is in trouble." Poseus moves to help Leto.
He also checks to see other experienced and strong Gymnaga warriors or spellcasters that are close by.
He raises his spear, aiming to pierce the Sashi-Anhain on the spot, then lowers it, slightly disgruntled. He barks at a hushed tone at the cowering enemy before him.
He taps the snakeman with a shapr tap against its head.
In the instant Tanisinda screams, mvoes outside and picks up the sword, Poseus looks at her and doesn't realize she's naked. He looks at her face and says.
He then focuses on the Sashi-Anhain at hand and charges the Sashi-Anhain that is the most south of the two. A rage is building in his mind and he sees almost only the next target before him.
Poseus looks between his two targets and thoughts race across his mind. Raahh He'll pay for abusing her. Nobody treats my people this way... But on the other hand, that Tafganor is already wounded, I should not let him stand to attack me in the back. Poseus draws his spear, moves to A,1 and attacks the wounded Tafganor.
I'd agree with Mina on this one, I'd be game for either, but not both. Never tried 5e though, so I'd be quite a newbie.
Poseus waits for the guards to pass him and then quickly glides over the grass towards the prisoners, hoping that there would be a keychain or tool to break the cages. As he does so, he turns once around to see the running Dieredon, appreciating the gesture of the elf. Hoping he would be okay afterwards.
Poseus looks to his inventory, but doesn't find anything heavy enough to make a sound to draw the last ones away, he looks to Dieredon with a face meaning. You got a plan? He points towards the guards and making a move like hurling something to distract them. He looks around to see if there's a loose stone he could throw over the wall to create a loud sound.
Poseus creeps closer to the Tafganor in the camp, using the tents in the camp to his advantage.
He looks to Dieredon for guidance, if he chooses a target he'll attack that one too, else he'll take out one himself.
I'll be off from wednesday the 8th till friday night the 17th of july. I'll probably log back in on the following saturday. Having a small vacation on an island along the coast. Bot me if needed and please don't get me killed ^^. Good luck!
I'll be off or unavailable for a large portion of the day, tomorrow. Please bot me if I'm holding up the pace.
Poseus heads on further towards the east gate and if he reaches it without being spotted he'll peer inside and look around to see where his fellow Gymnaga are being kept.
Poseus follows suit after Dieredon's stealthy approach and hopes he can be as quiet as him, he holds one of his spears in two hands and glides over the grassland.
When Poseus and Dieredon reach the west end of the lake, the Gymnaga glides into the lake easily and swims towards the eastern side of the camp. Once there he attempts to come into position unnoticed.
Poseus nods his head slowly and says "Though it pains me to say it, my parents don't have any real combat skills or magic. So freeing them first doesn't give us an edge. There would be two combat-trainers for the warrior class born, maybe Rosilindeae's attendants know magic, but that I don't know."
"I'd agree with Dieredon on this, it sounds like a plan. Though I'd like to add something. When the prisoners are freed we need to get away with them as well. The lake and river might be very helpful to us as swimming comes naturally to Gymnaga. We might escape by swimming to the other side of the lake, we'd still need to move quickly before they catch us, but we'll have a head start at least."
I'll be off for the weekend, unable to post, so bot me if needed.
"I will be at the same point as Dieredon. I've got a few arrows left of the Sashi-Anhain which they can get back, else I still have my spears to fight people off. I'll protect any of you from serious harm if any of those tafganor or Sashi-Anhain get too close." "Their fear of Lyphs might be very useful, I'd say the illusions of more Lyphs are our best bet, but perhaps combined with that Ghost Sound spell to let them think there are even more hiding in the Woods."
Posting my level stats.
Combat Style: Archery
"No, not quite." He says as he sees Riku take up place next to him. "It's a strange and unfamiliar world to me, the parts in which we venture now. And I'm taking it on myself to free my people out of the clutches of our oldest enemies. It just seems so much and almost impossible to do." Poseus grins faintly and looks back at Riku. "Of course I have all of your support with me. That does a lot to ease my mind. If I had to do this all alone I don't think I could have been as clear of mind as I'm now. I would of course try my best, but..."
Poseus tries to enjoy the feast and the party, he does at points in time, but he keeps being drawn back to the seriousness of the situation. He sees the others enjoy the festivities and evetually moves away and checking the parameter of the ruined village. He stares at the sky and at the surroundings, thinking of the events that have come to pass since that day they found that huge creature in the marsh. So mcuh has troubled my people. I'm glad Jellika is alright, but my parents, my little brother and all the others are still being kept. It is such a strange world suddenly. I must do everything I can tomorrow and the coming days. I can't let the others down.
Riku:
Poseus nods as he talks and when Riku finishes he shakes his head. "I knew that I wasn't from MacNorra House, I still faintly remember parts of the trip, but I know not from where we came. My sister Jellika was born in MacNorra House. It is good to know where we came from, Rosilindae our leader often told us that you have to know your past to know your future, but one should not linger on the past." Poseus looks to the sky, then to his sister, then to the other Gymnaga and Bertrius and back to Riku. "If what Bertrius says is true, you are right that they need to be warned. But I wonder if we should march there with all of us in tow. I could go there if Bertrius feels unwelcome there. Perhaps an offering of food would help them accept and hear me."
Poseus begins immediately to help Dieredon track their common quarry and begins asking him a question as they try to seek out tracks.
"Dieredon? Do you think if what Bertrius said to Calex is true, about the distrust between Tafganor and Sashi-Anhain in weapons. Do you think we could use that to our advantage? I still have three arrows left that are of Sashi-Anhain make, perhaps we could shoot one Tafganor and incite a brawl or something?"
Poseus lays a hand on Bertrius's shoulder while having his other arm around Jellika. "Bertrius, we will try our best to free our people. If what you say is true, we may need to act quickly to to prevent the Gymnaga to be enslaved once again. You also said your familiar was missing? What kind of familiar is it and how can we recognize him or her?"
Poseus looks amazed and elated at the same time as the Gymnaga girl rushes towards him. He hugs and embraces her tightly, lifting her up into the air and exclaiming: "Jellika! Jellika!" He looks at her again and holds her head against his chest. "How did you come here? How did you escape? Did others escape beside you? How's mom, dad and Revano?" A wave of questions blurts out of his mouth before Poseus has any notion of it. "O sorry Jellika, are the four of you hungry? Do you need anything?" "Everyone, this is my little sister Jellika."
"I agree, we should best bind it, then try to see if we can rehabilitate it. it wouldn't do to fight it again once it awakes. Dieredon I shall help you bind this creature, do you have any rope perchance? I left mine in my village in the chaos."
Poseus moves closer to the now sleeping Bullette and looks at it with interest and a hint of pity in his eyes. "Shame to see the thing so straining against its bonds. It's kind of a slave to those orcs as well. You think anyone could train such a thing to be a loyal pet?"
Sorry guys, for my absence, last few weeks were busy with exams, primarily studying and also monitoring a few. Also didn't see many updates until I got Terquem's message. The Fulough Barghnora was indeed a very dangerous but also very legendary encounter indeed, especially when you try to survive as lvl 1 PCs. It again lets you think as one of those PCs that retreat is the better part of valour, there's no shame in running away from time to time. As among my other stories there are a few that stand out, my ratfolk alchemist, Cha 10, convincing a drugdealer to drink a flask of alchemist fire by rolling a nat 20, same ratfolk rolling a nat 20 once again on diplomacy against somebody we had to initially chase, we skipped the whole chase scene and he/she went with us willingly. The DM couldn't believe it.
Poseus fires another shot at the Bulleete, aiming in bringing it down enough that it's not a threat to them and Lyphs anymore.
Sorry for my absence, had three days without internet before someone told me how to get access to a new network in our apartment block.
Poseus takes a 5-foot step to the right and fires the bow at the bullette.
Poseus moves east towards the next set of trees (-R, 13) to get a good line of sight on the bullette.
Poseus readies the bow he looted from the Tafganor and is aiming for the hole in the ground where the claws are scraping out of.
Poseus nods in agreement to Mina. "We do have need of a distraction, hopefully the swarm will draw him out. Didn't the orc say the chain of the 'Land Shark' was relatively short, it could go underground, but it couldn't go as far or deep? Wouldn't it be more handy to let the swarm roam aboveground and wait for the shark to try to bite them?"
"Look! Smoke rises from the Lyph village. Let's investigate, perhaps there might be survivors in need of help." Poseus remarks, before trying to head down there using as much stealth as he could.
My previous posts in the last couple of days were eaten by the power outage. Before that I've been quite busy, my apologies for that.
Poseus looks a bit confounded at Collin as he speaks of enemies, Riuku being one of them. "I can't speak for Dieredon or Calex, they might have had such enemies or not I do not know. The Gymnaga have always had such an enemy in the Sashi-Anhain, I... we know the constant pressure of groups who wish to enslave you. Though are recent times were easy, we never lost the stories from before about our enslavement. If Riku was working for the Sashi-Anhain or Tafganor he did a good job of hiding it, if some other group wishes us harm I've yet to hear of them."
"Well met Mina!" The young and only Gymnaga of the group says as calex, Dieredon and Caorann finished their talk. "The Bullette is also called a Land Shark. It has the ability to approach underneath the earth like a fish could swim in the water, or so the stories go. You say it travelled further west? Further into the marshlands. That could be a bit of good fortune for us, though the tidings you bring of the Lyphs are dual in nature. It's good to hear that survivors are going to Woodbridge, but like Calex said we hoped to gain some more help to free my kin." Poseus turns towards the others. "So we have more things to do. Find and free the Lyph Queen, free my kin from slavery, warn people about that Bullette in the marshlands, free Rosilindae from the clutches of the Tafganor. I hope that the first two are closely linked as I fear we might have too much to do as it is."
Poseus looks up as the orc mentions the word 'pagrot' and turns his head in quick surprise, but also he looks concerned. "A pagrot? I've heard stories of something called a panallogrot in Urandoman language. We Gymnaga call such a thing a Land Shark, though I've only have hearsay of it, stories from times gone by when the Gymnaga where recently free from slavery and traversed great wastes. The reason why it's called a Land Shark would be painfully clear as it can almost travel through the dirt and earth as easily as a shark can travel through the water." Poseus shakes his head. "To me, such a creature is a beast of legend, almost falling into a similar category as that huge creature we faced in the bogs."
Sorry about that Mina, busy days. Welcome to our game Mina!
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