As things quite down, Sildur moves to the side of his faithful companion, inspecting the sticky sap coating him.
Frowning he turns to Agatha, "Dru would be grateful for a healers touch I'm sure. Does anyone know what to do about this damn sap?"
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Sildur lets the scimitar be pulled from his hand as the frost fir collapses. Turning towards the two still remaining he leaps over the fallen tree with a roar. Shield raised, the ulfen moves into the still inanimate trees and moves to flank the frost fir attacking Thorn and drawing one of the shortspears from his back as he goes. Once in position, he ducks a swinging branch and thrusts savagely.
Thorn should be back today if I understand things correctly. Should we wait for him before moving forward?
Sildur's weapon sticks to the frost fir as it tumbles to the ground.
Round 1 Shaking off his surprise, Sildur curses himself for reacting slower than his companions. With both nearby skeletons already down he point to the last of the undead abominations, "Dru, flank!" For his own part, the ulfen lets the sling fall from his hand. Rushing to back up Urga, Sildur draws his scimitar from it's scabbard and brings it down in a vicious slash at the tree creature engaging the half-orc.
Ok, so I threw together a simple map that should suffice long enough for you to find something you really like Chillblame. Link is Here You should all be able to edit it easily enough. I hope you approve. Edit : I'm fairly sure Sturion just killed his skelly. I'll wait for confirmation on that before I post as it will change mine and Dru's actions considerably. Oh, and did you take into account Dru's attack in the surprise round? From a glance at your map it looks like you may have missed it?
Still having computer issues chill?
Despite his caution, Sildur is momentarily taken aback by the icy horrors that bust from the snow.
"Hold a moment.", Sildur cautions the others before sending a sling bullet slamming into the middle of the unusual snow drift, "I don't much like the looks of this..."
Understood. Make sure it's a good one mate!
Sildur frowns as he reads the journal, passing it to Thorn he holds his tongue until the other man has finished, "Indeed. If this large beast is indeed a weasel it will not be an easy hunt, wounded or no. I can only assume the trees have something to do with the fey. The talking doll stinks of their lot as well...though perhaps not the same as the ones we are seeking." Leaving Thorn to take point, Sildur follows behind, sling held at the ready.
Sildur kneels in the snow next to Thorn and the body, "I am sorry Thorn. Your friend's passing is yet another reason we must put an end to this foul plot." He sniffs at the apple jack before handing it to Rikael, "Here my friend, this should keep your spirits up for what is to come." Taking the journal gently, Sildur flips to the last pages and reads carefully, hoping to find something to indicate what sort of beast Dryden had been hunting?
Sildur squints at the corpse apprehensively, unwilling to approach any closer than he must.
Sildur nods his thanks to the witch, "Lets hope once is all that is required then." The ulfen sighs a little at Sturion's caution but helps with the rope all the same. Better safe than sorry. Dwarves are rather...dense.
Sildur moves to join the others, his sorcerous wounds causing him to wince with every step, "Ill news. This isn't the work of some splinter faction. If that creature spoke true, the full might of Irrisen lies behind this plot." He looks around at the landscape on this side of the bridge, "Be wary. If that was Izoze I believe there was mention of a troll in his service. It cannot be too far. Remember your alchemist's fire."
"You can't hide from this Izoze, retribution has come!" Taking his sling in hand, Sildur moves across the bridge behind Dru, taking up position just off from the far end.
Sildur cries out in agony as Izoze's magic rips through his flesh. Drawing himself around the flames in his fist, he snarls at the creature, "You can match blows with me all you want monster...but I did not come alone." The ulfen hurls the last of his fire at the icy creature.
Sildur slips his sling back into his belt, speaking to Thorn over his shoulder, his eyes never leaving the floating form of Izoze, "Conventional weapons be damned! This creature requires a more primal approach..." Drawing his hand towards him, a small flame appears in the druid's palm. The small fire seems to suck in air from around itself, growing in intensity until Sildur clutches a raging inferno in his fist, "The first fire shall consume you Izoze! You were warned!" Hauling back his first, Sildur hurls the roaring flame at Izoze another appearing in his fist as he draws it back once more. Sildur :
The sling hangs still in Sildur's hand, "Your gambit ends here Izoze! Run back to your rigid Irrisani masters or perish here!"
Sildur keeps his sling trained on the fey.
Sildur hisses at the half-orc as he starts out onto the bridge, "At least tie a rope you fool! You'll end up at the bottom of the crevasse!" If Urga heeds his warning or not, Sildur readies a sling bullet if the fey moves from it's cover.
Welcome back Thorn!
Sildur strains his eyes trying to make out the creature Thorn describes. Failing he turns to the others, "If it is we need to drive it back before we attempt any crossing."
Sildur assists Sturion, clearing the bodies out of the lodge. He nods to Urga as they melt the blanch around the fire, "I think you may be right, though if any of the fey escape back to their master we may just be giving Izoze more time to prepare for our arrival..."
Sildur raises a hand to stall the dwarf, "From the map we found, it seems at though Izoze is camped only a few hours travel down that path. We should prepare some of our weapon blanches for the fight. I will feel better Knowing I can strike a true blow on the fey if needed."
The ulfen shrugs, "The weather is wrong, no question. But still, it reminds me of my younger years, roaming the lands of my ancestors..."
Sildur seems emboldened by the night's rest and the brisk winter air, despite the unnatural bent to it. He moves with purpose as the group returns to the Sentinel's Lodge. When they near the remains of the former bandit's campfire on the road, the ulfen moves up to walk alongside Thorn at little ahead of the party, "Is something troubling you Thorn? We head into great danger it is true but I feel there is more to your concern?"
Sildur pays Isker for the commission and sparing a quick pet for Dru heads out to find the others so they might get underway.
My condolences Nightdeath. It's rough but I know you'll make it through. We'll be here when you get back.
Sildur nods at Isker's words, "I had thought that might be the case. Some well sown leather will be acceptable in that case. How much would such an unusual set cost me?"
Sildur steps into the smithy with Dru close at his heels, "Good day Isker. We've come to see if you've got anything new since we last saw you? I believe our swordsman Rikael is looking for something in the way of a well made cold iron longsword." After seeing the other wears laid out, the ulfen pulls the blacksmith aside, "I was actually hoping to talk to you about a rather special project. Tracking these fey, we've seen more danger than I'm keen on...", he looks at Dru beside him, "Dru's as fearless a companion as a man could ever hope for but I worry about him. I was wondering if you might be keen to take on a commission? The armor I wear is sturdy enough and hold's to the tenants of my order. I know wood might be a little out of your comfort zone but I wondered if you might be willing to craft a similar set for the young bear? I'm willing to pay upfront as there is no guarantee we'll make it through what's to come but if we do I'm sure Dru will have more than earned it. What do you say?"
Well if there is one available it's yours! I'm actually hoping I cam commission some barding for Dru now so it's ready once we get back from dealing with the fey.
Ok, so could you remind us what the blacksmith has available? Any new items that might interest us? Looks like we have about 2200gp to play with. What things are everyone interested in picking up?
Dot. Sorry for the delay. Yesterday was Canada Day, things were a little hectic.
Sounds good to me.
Yeah, I'd of course rather have Deuce at the helm as he conceived of this campaign with a plan to take it in his own direction as per the mythic options. If we can't get Deuce back though, I would be happy to have you take over chillblame. I think Agatha could work quite well as an NPC.
Yeah, I think it might have just been me who didn't have one. I think a heavy bear cloak is just the thing. Wouldn't want such a fine pelt to go to waste.
Sildur turns to Kale, "If I was looking for someone to make some clothing alterations who would you suggest I talk to Kale?"
Hopefully the blacksmith will have one. I'm not certain we'll need all that cold weather gear, I think most of the party has their own and I'm planning to get the bear rug turned into a good set. I really don't think Argentea is going to be interested in keep it. Speaking of which I'd better find someone to do that. The tents might not be a bad idea but Sildur isn't a big fan of them. Rather sleep under the stars.
Thanks a lot Urga! The only thing I'd really want personally is a couple of those Alchemist's Fires. We should probably all take two. I think Thorn will want the thieves' tools though as he has disable device. I feel like the lady's ring is Argentea's. Tried to show it to her earlier but I think it got lost in the commotion. |