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Hello everybody! Hope y'all are doing well. I thought I'd drop in and see how everything's going. I'm happy to see the game's still moving along.
Hey all. As you probably noticed, I haven't been on in a little bit. Things have have changed for me personally and professionally. I've been sturggling with some mental issues for a while now that have been affecting things in my life to a fairly severe degree. I have a path forward, and it's going to be hard, but I can do and I'll be okay. That said, I have also found that the enjoyment I got from playing online is not there anymore. I don't know if it's because I have gotten older or if it's because of the afforementioned mental issues, but either way I don't look forward to post like I did. It's been fun, and I have enjoyed the 10 years I've played on these boards. I need to be honest, though. I don't have the motivation for this that I used to have. I know that it's never fun to have someone leave a game, but I need to consider my mental wellbeing here. I wanted to let you all know that I'm okay and doing well, and I wanted to let you know that I'm leaving the boards, perhaps for good, but definitely for a long time. Thank you all for the fun times and I wish you all the best. I pray that God will bless all of you. I hope that we'll meet again, but if not, know that I'm alright and will be grand. I just need to take some time to get myself together. Love y'all
Thanks all. And I'm okay with the Hodag head being in the castle for now, but Terri's a bard and she really would love to sing and dance and spin yarns in a tavern at some point. ;)
"Garethane, it seems that your skills are needed. Shall we go find this wayward colt before he finds some mischief," Terri asks before turning to Myra and Tove. "We shall find your son and bring him back. In the meantime, it seems that you have someone eager to speak to you as well."
I think I'll need to do some reading at some point on the rules. I'm a bit hazy on how I can contribute to the conversation. If we have the capacity for it, and we don't have one already, I'd like to make that tavern for the Hodag head.
"Too bad it doesn't have anything distinctive on its skin. We could make something special out of it that might be good for people who do something great in the service of the community," Terri says. "And we most definitely should mount the head. Right above the hearth in the tavern!"
Terri starts to follow Tove, but then something about the spear catches her eye and she focuses on it as a soft, sing-song chant fills the clearing. "Hey! This thing is magic," she says after a moment.
"Did we only bring one shovel," Terri asks as she looks around at the others.
Terri continues her song to lift the spirits of her comrades, but she's growing increasingly frustrated as she tries to lay eyes on the hodag and pierce it with an arrow. She spots a flash of movement in the brambles and lets fly.
Still alive. Cold's kicking my butt. Will post when able.
Sorry all, been busy the past several days and haven't had a chance to sit down and post. I'll try to catch up over the long weekend coming up. Boot as needed until then.
"Be welcome then, Master Turcano," Terri says with a graceful bow.
"You might be the only one here who thinks that," Terri whispers back, her tone light and a crooked smile on her face. "Besides, I should be careful. The fey are fickle and I have heard many tales about their love of practical jokes. It might be one of us that is turned into a pup when we next roam the woods." She returns the half-embrace with one of her own and says her goodbyes to Azen. Once she and Xegreus have left, she turns to Tove. "So! What shall we do now that our dear Celebeth is no longer suffering for my folly?"
All for the hunt!
Grand Diplomat is fine with me!
"I dunno, she might have made for a cute puppy," Terri jokes, though her smile fades as she sees the looks from the others. "Er, sorry. That was funnier in my head," she mumbles as she looks away.
still here and willing. :)
I'm back if you'll have me. Still need to catch up.
Hey all, just popping in to let you know I'm still alive. I'm still working through some stuff, so not returning yet. Hopefully I will before we get too far into fall, but we'll see. I hope all of you and yours are managing to stay safe with everything going on. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Hey, I just wanted to let everyone know I'm not dead. The past two weeks have been a bit hard on me and I've been working through some issues. I'll be back soon, but I need to take a bit to work through some things. Please bot me if needed.
After finishing her breakfast, Terri ponders what to do, and decides that seeing what's been going on around town while she'd been gone would help take her mind off of yesterday evening's events.
After the excitement of last evening and her recent brush with death. Terri is still fast asleep after the sun has risen. It's not until the morning is half over that she wakes and makes her bleary-eyed way to the dining hall. "I think I overdid it yesterday," she says to the first servant to notice her slumped on a bench and over the table. "Is there anything left over from breakfast?"
Wanted to let everyone know I'm still around. I'm not feeling well, so no post tonight. I'll catch up tomorrow.
Oof. I feel that. I can understand why, but it does still bite.
"Does that mean I need to be cuter or less cute too avoid such a fate," Terri asks, a hint of a mischievous smile curling the corners of her mouth up. She lets the joke hang for a moment before her smile fades and her tone becomes more serious again. "Tove, Garethane, and Kalaman are good people. They'll do right by you. I just wish I could have done more to keep this from happening."
"It still hurt you, though, and it doesn't change the fact that I threw away our best chance to deal with them without getting hurt by trying to talk to them first."
Terri starts heading for the room she'd been given, but stops and goes looking for Celebeth instead. She really doesn't know the young woman, and despite what Rhiannon had said, she still feels responsible for what happened.
Terri smiles, though the expression is mingled with regret. "There was talk of a meadhall being set up before I left. We could try to find it, though I think after what's happened to me, I'd be better off getting to bed," she tells Rhiannon. She starts to leave, but turns back to Rhiannon again and smiling more warmly. "Thank you, Rhiannon. You are as wise as you are valorous and kind-hearted. I hope wherever your journey next takes you, Desna watches over you and guides your steps."
Terri winces, even though Rhiannon's tone is clearly one of worry rather than anger. "It would seem that I am a fool. I thought... I thought I could talk to them and maybe give them a place, but they didn't want one. Worse, people got hurt because I was too naive. I didn't want to believe they might be nothing more than monsters." She looks up at Rhiannon and tries to pass of the guilt she's feeling with a weak laugh, but her eyes and expression fall almost as before the first rueful chuckle comes out. "I'm sorry, Rhiannon. You save me, and I thank you by ruining any chance of dealing with the wolves without any harm to you or the others."
After a little while, when the stars begin to come out, Terri realizes that there wouldn't be any help from the fey tonight. Feeling worn down after her failure with the werewolves, the fight, and now her failure to get any help for Celebeth, Kalaman, or Rhiannon, she makes her way back to the budding town. After a little while, she finds herself face to face with Rhiannon. "Are you okay," she asks after a moment. Her mismatched looking out from under her bangs.
Okie dokie. :)
I want to apologize for my radio silence the past several days. I've been busy at work and I've also had my second covid vaccine shot. I've been out of it all weekend recovering from that. I'll be catching up and posting Monday.
I'm a-okay with that change. Also, I know that what Terri's doing is a long shot. Even if it works, I expect she's going to be feeling the consequences of this for a long time afterwards.
With the wolves dead, Terri has little time to contemplate her actions. She lacks Garethane's skill as an outdoorsman, but she does have a talent that could help. Under the premise of looking for the herbs that might save her friends, which isn't precisely a lie, she walks under the boughs of the nearby trees and after making sure she's far enough away, she begins to sing. She sings the most beautiful song she knows and begins to dance as the melody carries her around like the dancing of stars, all the while praying that a fey that might be helpful would hear her.
GM: So, this is a long shot, but Terri's hoping to get the attention of a fey that would be willing to bargain with her for either the herbs, a cure, or something that could help them remain themselves when they transform. I fully expect this to either not work, cost Terri a great deal, or get the attention of something that Terri would really rather not have the attention of. I GM/DM games too, and I know I'd be salivating at the chance to cause some complications for my players. ;)
"Is that all you care about? Growing your 'pack' and proving you're the stronger," Terri asks, looking up as she does so and meeting the she-wolf's eyes. She turns to the other two surviving wolves. "Is that all any of you care about? You don't want to be part of something greater?" If they only care about power over others:
Terri sighs and stands. She draws her sword, Dancing Starlight, and slits the she-wolf's throat before sending her sons to join her and her mate in whatever fate awaits them. If any of them seem even remotely redeemable: Terri places a hand on Garethane's to keep him from drawing his sword. "Would you mind letting me talk to them?" She looks up at the huntsman and her mismatched eyes beg him to stay his hand for a little longer.
Terri looks up at Garethane's words, then down to her knees and nods. He was right, she couldn't endanger their burgeoning community for the sake of her own conscious. She was far from happy about it, however. Please, she silently begs the wolves. Please see that we are serious. Please see that we can't spare you if you're going to be a threat. Please Desna! Make them see where this is going to go if they fight us!
Terri looks from the others to the bound werewolves. She wonders if she did the right thing in trying to convince the wolves to join them peacefully. Has she erred in how she had taken the patriarch’s words? It is no easy thing to judge, she is swiftly finding. ”I did not wish for this to end in death. I only meant to extend a hand in friendship. What has happened cannot be changed, but maybe we can make amends and find a way for us to live in peace,” she says as her gaze focuses on the matriarch of the small pack. ”Please, I don’t want anyone else to die.”
"Not long! Only half-a-minute," Terri says as she frantically binds the first two victims of her magics. "Help me bind them. We can argue later!"
"Bemoan them later! My spells won't hold them long. We need to tie them up before they wear off!" Terri pulls out a coil of rope from her pack and begins tying up the first werewolf she put down.
Terri sees that there's only one wolf left and begins weaving magic into her words once more. "Why do dragons never eat clowns? They always taste funny!"
Terri turns her attention to the she-wolf as she mauls Celebeth and chokes back her anger. She might be able to get them to stop fighting if she gets lucky again. "What kind of sound does an embarrassed hen make? A flustercluck!"
Terri takes in a deep breath and tries to see if the smaller ones would like her humor any better. "Two gnomes walk under a bar and an elf walks into it. You'd think he'd have seen it coming."
Terri appears as she weaves power into her words with a graceful flourish. "Why are cats not afraid of trees? They're all bark and no bite," she says, the words vibrating with a strange energy as they reach out for the ears of the big wolfman she can see.
Terri moves into the cavern and maneuvers the lights to better illuminate the main chamber. After clearing Tove's line of sight, Terri weaves another spell and centers it under her lights.
"You can still surrender. You can still prove your not just a danger to the people trying to build something here. I offered a hand in friendship, and even after you moved to attack me, I'm willing to offer it again," Terri's voice rings out from the middle of the cavern.
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