Ti'Itza watched them go and chuckled when Tepti easily slipped out of their ranks. After she explained to Tatiana her findings Ti'Itza looked to the scaleless woman as he asked. "Shall we camp here then?"
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Sorry! Sorry! New pad, had to get battery replaced so where are we? Also happy late new year and holidays everyone!
Ti'Itza looks to Tatiana as the Kobolds starts to make their way back into their warren. "Tepti is here, should she followed them back in?"
Ti'Itza translates as needed, allowing Tatiana's natural ability to be diplomatic to prove itself. He watches the Kobolds carefully, noting as they watch him in return...
Ti'Itza scouts out the other entrances that he knows of, slowly making his way to the X hoping to spot Tepti in his movements. He makes sure not to go alone, just in case.
Ti'Itza nods to the Chieftess Tatiana and lowers himself down on his haunches. "I will watch Cheiftess. There are many more ways in but if you wish to wait, we wait. Tepti is strong, she will find her way." He was certain Tepti could handle herself for a long time and he resigned himself to waiting for her return or the coming of the small scales...
Ti'Itza thinks for a moment before thinking of another entrance that could be near by.
Ti'Itza chuckles at the Chieftess suggestion, a deep rumbling sound as he shakes his head. "That is assuming they can read Chieftess. It would probably go unheeded or unnoticed. There are so many tunnels that there must be other exits aside from this one and as you said it may just be used to trap the unwary." His laughter grows a little louder then as he suggests. "I have a louder way of getting their attention if you want." He gestures to the sky then as he smiles toothily. "You hide and I call them out for you Chieftess."
Ti'Itza accepts the hat but before he activates it everything is revealed. Magical aura's and dangerous magics were beyond his knowledge, he heaves a heavy sigh. Letting it out in a hiss as he shakes his head in disappointment at Tatiana. "No, dispelling magick's isn't something I am skilled at. I will learn though Chieftess, we can find another path if you wish..."
Corsario for Tepti~:
All she has is her cape, which I would hope could slow her descent if she spread it out but that is up to you. Other then that I didn't think to take Featherfall because of her secret item lol. Teaches me a lesson! xD. Ti'Itza waits a short while, waiting for a sign before... ???:
He looks to the Chieftess after a while had passed. Not a hint of concern was in his voice as he spoke. "It seems Tepti may have encountered trouble. However it may be more prudent to head below ground. The tunnels beneath us lead me to believe that they prefer pit traps." Sending Tepti had been a calculated move, testing the defenses of their enemy before deciding the best path. The X, marking their territory, common. Area around it, heavily trapped or guarded. Tepti will survive. He starts to stride towards the hidden entrance then. "They probably prefer their meals finding their way into their lair, saves them the trouble." He states this with a flat tone but his claws elongate as he prepared for battle.
Ti'Itza points towards where the hidden caves lie, some mere hundred yards away. "An entrance lies hidden there, this land is riddled with tunnels like an anthill..." He reveals everything the spell revealed to him before he looks to Tepti. "Scout the hilltop, find what that 'X' is. The Chieftess cannot be endangered."
Ti'Itza had wracked his brain for whatever he could remember of their cousins far removed from the swamp. Despite their smaller stature they were still lizardkin and probably just as spiteful to scaleless as his kind normally were. Ti'Itza starts a ballad of his own, telling of the legend of a brave warrior of the swamplands and his adventures except it was all sung in draconic. He assumed that hearing a tongue closer to their own would make it easier to approach.
Upon seeing the X he halts and kneels down. "Give me a minute Chieftainess." He drags his claws through the soil and cups a ball of dirt in his hand.
Lay of the Land Spell Details:
Lay of the Land School Divination; Level 2 Casting Time 1 minute Components Verbal, Somatic, Material Range Personal Target You Duration 1 day Saving Throw None; Spell Resistance Yes In a flash of recognition, you learn about the geography of your surroundings within a radius of 1 mile per 2 caster levels (minimum 1 mile). This instant familiarity grants you an insight bonus equal to your caster level (maximum +5) on Knowledge (geography) checks and Survival checks to avoid getting lost so long as you remain in the affected area. Additionally, for the duration of the spell you can make Knowledge (geography) checks regarding the affected area as though you were trained in that skill.
As the seconds passed Ti'Itza slowly became one with the land around him, making sure that if it were enchanted they could not become easily lost. He rose to his feet again, his mind filled with new knowledge as he looked back at the hill. "It is most likely a warning Chieftess. Most likely we are going to enter a place that they consider is sacred or their territory."
Do we need to still post in the main thread for the intro for the new player?
Ti'Itza idly chatted with Syzmon and Tatiana, now that he understood Syzmon's stance better he was much more flexible. Admitting that the way Slobadan's did things were way different from their own... As her nest mate spoke Tepti watched the room quietly, tasting the air and learning what she could learn from how the scaleless mingled. She waited to approach Arv until after Danath had left for his nightly romp with the tribes people. The next morning Ti'itza ignores Anando completely, as the Chief of this land seemed to dismiss the poisonous coward and so would he. If Anando pressed him again however he would kill him, besides he appeared quite tasty... He and his nest mate watched the newcomers somewhat warily as they now added a twist to the social standings they were trying to understand already. When it came time they introduced themselves quickly and efficiently, not really understanding the idle chats or open welcomes among the scaleless quite yet.
During and After Feast Ti'Itza and Tepti spent their timely idly chatting, observing and enjoying the remnants of the feast as they hadn't ever eaten so well in their long life. They still had a lot of treasure left over to utilize as well... They spent more time speaking with Tatiana over their coming mission with the small scales, the lesser cousins of their tribe. He pondered what he remembered about them...
Ti'Itza nods to Arv but focuses on Szymon as he speaks as respectfully as possible. However Ti'Itza remains blunt and honest. "Do not speak ill of the ones that save us for at least they spoke. Your words are late and the oathbreaker cannot hear them now. Do not misunderstand, it normally falls on the Chief to defend the tribe and she could have done so with ease. I hope she does not regret giving kindness to such a weak creature." He looks at Tatiana, his words sounded harsh but were full of praise. He knew her ability all too well since the battle with the Stag Lord. And he silently hoped to see her kill that pathetic short man soon. "We though will repay the debt to them for saving us. Upon my oath I will kill him the next time he speaks insults. I won't let the poison spread unless the Chieftain forbids it..." With the annoyance out of the way he smiled toothy imitation the way the scaleless displayed emotions. "Now as this one said let us start fresh and celebrate your companions departure as I do not know this desert of which you speak...."
At her words Ti growls and settles down some. "Until you apologize to your cheiftains you remain an oath breaker and a coward." He doesn't walk away but he goes to ignore Anando.
Alright scene over. I won't hold things up any longer I don't want to annoy people. :(
They left? :(
Ti'Itza continues to watch him over the table and when he rises to his feet to face him he speaks over the handling. "You turn down a challenge and then insult my behavior? I offered you an honorable fight and now I name you Coward. You speak of honor when you have none, you lack the strength to face this savage , allow others to protect you and spout nothing but weak words. If you represent civilised creatures then I weep for the weakness of your kind. But, dare insult again and I will crush you where you stand and that is an oath I will fulfill. Even if her..." He nods to Seraph as he moves to stand in the open to face Anando. "Champion, defends you Coward." Ti'Itza stands ready to fight, no weapons but his claws and since he was invited to a feast he wore no armor but a loincloth.
Anando's forgetfulness only angered the lizardfolk more before others spoke up on Anandos behalf. He looks to Seraph then Venetia momentarily before turning back to Anando bearing his teeth as he chuckled. The scaleless had such strange ways, challenges were to be settled when given, preparation only led to cowardice in many ways. But the short one had already turned down the challenge, a simple and stupid victory for Ti'Itza, despite how disappointing it was for him to back down so quickly... His tone was careful but still laced with confusion. "Different honor? Arrangements? I am confused how things are done in your land but if he won't fight his insult is ignored as he doesn't have the strength to prove his words. But he best remember who his chieftain is until she is no longer chief." He doesn't sit as he turns to look towards Tatiana. "I want no ill will with your barons but I will not sit and hear you insulted. It is not our way..."
He asked for it and no one else was confronting him. I prefer the anime approach, sometimes you need that megaton hammer to knock sense into people. If I have to be a hammer what better to hit then a small nail.
Tatiana Ti'Itza rises to his feet, the peel of thunder cracks the cloudless sky outside as his scales flare as his emotions are a mixture of confusion and anger. He towers over most of those gathered here but he was focused more on the short man that had just joined them. "I can ignore it no longer. Will none here challenge him?!" His rough voice was laced with confusion as it boomed in the great chamber. He shrugs off Tepti's attempt to pull him back into his seat. "This one speaks of oaths and then spits on his Chieftain in the name of a dead scaleless? Even this one..." He gestures to Venetia. "... tells him to respect his chief and again he doesn't, insulting his future chieftain! Who he is already sworn to obey?! Does he have no honor?" His claws rake the table as he hones completely in on Anando. "I'll not sit here while the one who helps us is insulted. Choose your weapon or your champion if you are gutless but you won't insult her again."
I am totally in support of Tatiana's plan for Ti and Tepti to go to kobold/lizard folk lands.
Ti'Itza misses little in the conversation and despite his fascination with the girls red skin. Maria's continued support of the Red[/I[ General makes him wonder as to what the fair skinned creatures real goals were. [I]She bears watching. He nudges Tepti, nodding slightly at Maria and Seraph as she looks at him with a sidelong glance. Wordlessly they both continued to watch the goings on. They had much to learn. "I know little of the small scales, they stay within their lands and tread little in our swamps. They are known for digging holes and making... traps." "When the honorless are cast down, my tribe will be able to aid in your battles. I will not hide that I want to expand my peoples lands. I seek a place that stays warm through the dark times, a place where eggs can be laid and kept safe from the north winds touch so that my tribe may grow."
"Un-dead, we know them as Spirit Walkers. It is why we waste no meat in our lands. Everything is used down to the bones as it stops a Spirit Walkers return." "However I wish to help your Chieftain in meeting the little scales and restoring my tribe, from there we can follow as needed so long as my tribe isn't harmed by it."
Ti'itza watched quietly, now that he was satisfied he was learning, although this Danath appeared to be making a harem. He watched the girl turn a different shade and tilted his head curiously. He hadn't known they could turn so red....
"Small Destroyer... Ne-Ji." He rolls the strange words off his tongue as he gets the attention of the chicken leg wielding Gnome. "Is that one sick?" He points at the humble monk Elpida. "Or is it common to turn red like red rock snake when spoken too?"
You know you have no life when you answer within a minute of someone else. Sigh. :/ Night shift sucks. (-.-;)
Agreed. Centaur Cavalier... Scary.
Sorry for my attempt at comedy in game, honestly unsure how to play the lizardfolk other then having them critique the strangeness of how you all do things. Tepti however has had a more divine hand guide her unlike her more barbaric skald companion. If it gets annoying let me know~ And as you all know probably by now. The Symbols by their text is them speaking in a different language, primarily Draconic. So hopefully I haven't caused confusion. I can put it in spoilers if needed.
Seraph.... That looks somewhat unbalanced. I can say for certain the undead will be facing some extreme genocide with the first party. A pair of Cavaliers is bad enough, but a paladin, a full caster, summoner with reach eidolin... Oh nevermind, that would be plain nuts and probably fairly epic. Especially if Arv can throw bombs but it doesn't look like he can... I was very partial to the Grenadier for my Lizardfolk however an Alchemist Lizardfolk seemed a tad... Unrealistic.
@Taitana Sorry for slow reply, working nights... Sounds good, meet with our small scaled cousins and move to throw down the Honorless. Although we may need some more firepower to cast them down...
<"Perhaps but with less..."> He grunts as Tepti cracks him in the ribs again. He rumbles with light laughter at his companion weak attacks and receives a threatening growl in response to his mocking her... In the common tongue he speaks. "I wish not to decide your Chieftain, I will watch for now."
Ti'Itza had finally had his fill, for the first time in his long years he was full. <"No Challenges, just talking. It hurts my head to listen... But if there willing to help I can bare it. The honorless need to be removed...">
Ti'Itza looks for the speaker before having to rise from his chair to finally spot Anando. He tilts his head curiously at him, nods in acknowledgment and sits back down without a word. <"Their customs for Chief's are strange...">
That wasn't my fault and doesn't apply here! Besides they started it. :P Shouldn't mess with a swashbuckling rogue like myself~
Ti turns to regard it and reaches over and breaks it between his long fingers. Speaking in draconic "<A poor weapon...>" He regards it for a moment before throwing it in his mouth and starting to chew. "<Not a weap...>" He grunts as Tepti elbows him where she had hit him before. "<That one was mine find your own.>" His low rumbling growl of laughter appeared to irritate her some before she growled in laughter as well.
Very true Neji, however in a real life campaign we had similar laws we had to follow. It was more along the lines of Truly awful speech, more akin to harassment really, that brought down the wrath of the watch. Perhaps that would clarify it better? So you could offend people but you couldn't be in their face or belittling kids, grandma's and what have you with purely hateful speech. It also came into affect when someone smarted off to nobility and the noble got them put in the stocks. Had that happen loads of times...
Ti'Itza was getting dreadfully bored with all this talk, however the food was quite good and there was far too much of it on the table. How the scaleless did not eat whole countrys in a day shocked him. "Where is the challenge to decide..?" He pauses as Tepti whispers in his ear and, as shocks never ceased this day, he muttered sullenly. "No challenge? How boring, no wonder they're numbers increase... Huh. I will remember this." He cleared his throat and rose to his feet once more. Greedily sucking some juice off his claws before stating. "Your generous hospitality is greater then one so simple as I to imagine, your food is delicious, your huts are strong and I find it is not my place to decide the path of this tribe. AI will need your aid to see the Honorless cast out and the true Chief restored to his people. He doesn't bow but adjusts his long tail as he sits back down.
Tepti nods in agreement with Ti'Itza, more concerned on not choking on the large slab of ham she had just put in her maw before every eye seem to turn towards them.
Kirittia Thanks for the explanation, I am understanding your view point more now. Reading text is hard to decipher meanings compared to face to face rp, it'll take some time to get used to. You guys are better then the Rpol'ers I played with. They were, for lack of a better term, dreadful at conveying their intent. Absolutely terrible, so many confusing situations... However it must have just been the players I dealt with as on the Paizo boards it appears there are several great rp'ers here. Some of which are simply amazing. For instance Ravingdork. Very insightful, humorous and I wonder if his avatar is a reflection of his RL self.
Ti'Itza nods sagely at the steel in Tatiana's voice, not at all threatened as he turns to regard her and her alone. Its hard to tell what his sudden toothy grin means but he acts in no way that is aggressive towards her. Merely focusing on her as he speaks. "Your level of thought is above my understanding at this moment. My people are far simpler... My egg father once said Mud slung between chiefs in front of the tribe doesn't change what it is. Only leads to division and weakness within the tribe. Weakness is intolerable as the tribe is one and the same. If the tribe suffers then we all suffer..." He then looks down at the meat that has so teased his nostrils this entire time, tearing off a large turkey leg and admiring its... juiciness, running it in front of his nostrils as he breathes in its seasoned smell for a moment before adding on. "Feel what it's like to truly starve and you'll never waste food. So celebrate your victories or go stand in the swamp and talk while I celebrate in your stead. Such things can be spoken of later." He takes a large bite and barely chews it before swallowing down the tender meat. He doesn't even glance at the cloth so dainty set by his set of forks and knives, preferring to instead lick the juice off his long claws when the leg was gone. He paused before tossing the bone aside as Tepti tapped him on the shoulder and gestured to his plate. Chuckling he set the bone on the plate. "How strange."
Kirittia Your statement here totally 180*'s the way your opinion is in game. I mean you say shes a traveler and other things, would be horrible in a leadership role. So how and why would she advise such a strong opinion on government that gives little voice to people just like her? I am new at this PBP stuff but I am a little confused. Play your character as you will don't get me wrong she seems interesting but she strikes me as more noble then world traveler. Population: A settlement's population is approximately equal to the number of completed lots within its districts × 250. a grid that has all 36 lots filled with buildings has a population of approximately 9,000.
"Such weakness... It makes me ashamed that the scaleless ever overwhelmed us. It proves we are the more inferior race because of our laziness..." Tepti looked to Ti'Itza her eyes narrowing in warning as he spoke without reservation. However, to Ti'Itza his voice wasn't insulting, but matter of fact as he rises to his full height, towering over most in the room as he looked around at them one by one. He had been patient enough waiting to know who is the real ruler of this land. Now he would speak. "When you are decided I will want to know who rules in this chamber. Although I am more interested in the feast not this... mudslinging."
The Guests agree with both points. Apologies for the quietness on my part, but as Janus said. We are guests so Ti and Tepti know they are not welcome and so far they have little time to speak with Taiana. Now that Venetia is somewhat threatening calling her bannermen they are unsure exactly who really rules here... Fun fun~
Ti'Itza carried Tepti on his back, much to his companion's embarrassment. When the crowd hemmed them in he had at first glared with all the savagery he could muster. It wasn't far from the truth that had they attacked, he would have beat them without mercy. The only thing that held him back from calling down lightning was those that spoke first. Now he followed them to a large castle, a gaudy thing. The great stone in the distance... his father once said... We don't go there, we avoid those places, the scaleless ones like to build great huts and not move. Makes them easy to track. But they are stonger there and we are not welcome... Here he was, going to a place his father once forbidden him to do so. ____________________________________________________________________
Now they waited, watching in silence as these barons spoke among themselves over which way to rule was wisest. Being from a smaller tribe they're way was far too uncivilized for them to consider, so they did the best thing and remained quiet. Tepti's wounds were on the mend and she appeared different somehow. In a way he couldn't quite understand. Especially with all the talking as a distraction. Taiana's speech was most welcome to him as he was quite frankly famished from their early ordeal.
He was the last to stand near the beast as it breathed its last. With its passing he cast aside his protective spells. Satisfied that the battle was over and allowed his voice to be drowned out by the noise around him. He arched an eyebrow as the battle mad Xi was bested by a beast out of legend and then was shocked as another creature lumbered up alongside him. Its many scales and plates reminding him of great bony shields dotting its back. However the many shocks were short-lived as he kneeled down and scooped Tepti up into his arms. He held her tightly to ensure she was warm despite her injuries. He was still taking in the information as he spoke carefully to her. "I will warm your scales this night nest-mate. This fight is at an end and you did well."
Count me as Surgical assistance. lol Providing a +2 to your stabilize check!
He landed hard on his feet and swept loose rubble behind him as his tail swung to a stop a moment before he surged forward to distract the beast once more. He began his Oratory of the legends of the swamp warriors once more so that it continued to remain fresh in everyone's minds and bolster their actions at this critical moment.
Once. Twice it swung and he nimbly skipped aside. Ti'Itza used his tribal footwork to avoid the worst of the beasts strikes, greatly aided by his magic and the well timed magical attack. He capitalizes on the beasts bad luck as it falls to earth like a mountain, as he prepared to strike it he was snatched up like a helpless frog in the mouth of a serpent. When it tosses him away he is unphased by how close he came to be being injured, instead he refocuses his efforts. It had to die...
Despite being thrown he makes his tumbling fall look almost planned. Avoiding the worst of the fall as he twisted his body to land in the least painful way.
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