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Ok, the story of the anonymous treasure is a good idea...Rowson will show you where to find Splittongue as he calls himself. Amberline opens the door and bids a broad-shouldered Duskwarden in, then she tunrs her attention back to Kenta Er, I guess there will be loads of gold in a treausre chamber, right?
I guess his loyalty is dictated by money not by his race...but you're right, we cannot be sure for 100%...your choice. And yeah, I don't think it would be clever to tell him the truth...you could employ a lie yourself...there must be a better reason to search for this nesting chamber than cooking an omelette. Amberline says thoughtfully.
Amberline pats Vaughn on the shoulder Good thinking...actually there is one amongst them, who works for us...an informant, unreliable as all of their breed, but still not loyal to the leaders...I could summon him if you think that is necessary or helpful or I tell you where to find him. Ssszerias is his name, a quite sussessful bounty hunter and bodyguard for hire, but somehow - don't aske me why - an outcast of their society. Still knows more about them than anyone else.
Amberline rubs her chin before she answers slowly Yeah using a pisoned dart to to destroy the eggs would be a devastating blow...because they wouldn't realize what has happened until it's much too late...but that means that you would have to get into the breeding chamber and destroy the eggs without being seen for quite some time...by no means an easy task. And weaknesses? You have encountered nagas before, actually their only weakness is their hubris...but that may proof to be a real Achilles heel. if you know how to use that in your favour.
Amberline shakes her head, but smiles Well...the Wyrmfolk controls the slave trade and while they see to the safety of their business and by that stabilize some of the quarters, they still present problem. We would prefer working with the Fremen instead of the nagas... she pauses for a moment Destroying their breeding place would deal them a blow I doubt they could survive, necromancers, Ardocs, druids, Fremen and all the other factions would quickly realize their weakness and exploit it. Something i really wouldn't mind...so, what more than a map dou you need?
Amberline grins at Ferranel Of course...I would expect them to use this place for their hoard, too...but in contrast to you I'm not so sure whether that is a good thing or not. She opens the door to her office with its minimalist interior I will send for a map...meanwhile you could explain me, why a recipe is important enough to risk your lives so blatantly.
Amberline's smile fades at the mentioning of the cunning reptiles There are rumours about a secret nest somewhere under the city...I guess you are referring to that place...well, the rumours also tell of hideous traps, mighty guardians, powerful magic and...ah well, I guess you got the picture? Still interested? Thought so... ok, not very surprisingly, we don't know where that place is, but I do have an idea where to look. There's a large chamber lying centrally underneath the city, from there various tunnels spread into the more distant regions of the labyrinth that lies under Kaer Maga, I would bet a small fortune that one of these tunnels leads to the nest...one of the unexplored tunnels.
Amberline grins an arches an eyebrow An egg hunt? Mr. Tosscobble, I didn't expect less...I guess it must be a dragon's egg then...or an aboleth's egg? she smiles genuinely but as no one of you continues to jest, she slowly shakes her head Don't say you're really looking for a dragon's egg?!?!?!?! in her state of mixed surprise and shock, she doesn't even pay attention to Kenta.
As the guard had announced, Amberline arrives only two minutes later...she looks stressed, even a bit pale with shadows underneath her eyes, yet she manages a weak grin as she recognises you What a fine company to pay me a visit! Mr. Tosscobble, Alcheringa, Mr. Elliott and two new faces. Feel welcome in the Duskwardens' home, a tiny isle of order in a sea of swirling chaos.
The guard arches an eyebrow and is about to dismiss you when he seems to remember something... Commander Amberline? Right, follow me... You don't really remember if this is the same way you took last time, all these stony corridors look alike but after you have passed numerous doors, the guard stops Her room...umm, she's not here, but will come soon...I would recommend to wait here. The guard nods and tromps off...
And into the gloomy streets of Ankar-Te...once again. Crowded, noise, full of smells one wouldn't have been sad to miss...goblins juggling with hedgehogs, knives, bombs...well it gets better once you leave the district of undead and necromancers and enter the central district of the city. One of the few places where daylight falls unhindered into the belly of the metropolis. The squat fortress of the Duskwardens, greyish-brown looks as impressive as always, throning over a small square.
Bobo puts his hands on his hips and sighs I did...twice...Kyren, what the hell has happened to your fabled quicksilver-like mind?! I told you to go talk to your Duskwarden friends again - they know all the entrances and higher tunnels. the halfling shakes his head but smiles all the while Kyren...Kyren... he says and walks back into the kitchen...
No problem...shellfish is quite hard to get here...so far away from any ocean... Bobo shouts from the kitchen. A moment later he enters the taproom, wiping his hands clean on his apron And yes, my cousin was talking about eggs...EGGS if you understand me...hard to get eggs, heh.
He can guarantee that! I will prepare a feast you will never forget..once I got my eggs...heh. Bobo rubs his hands in glee and has already constructed a pile of other ingredients that are needed for the recipe.
There are eggs to be...uh gathered! Bobo pipes in, waving a meaty hand.
After a time Bobo pokes his head out of the kitchen and without giving too much thought he points at Kyren He's Kyren...he's my cousin - aaaaand he's a great sorcerer too, aren't you Kyren? then he disappears into the kitchen again...
Waiting for Ferranel
Ferranel: Why don't you just pay the Revive a visit - to get Mr. Tosscobble to know? I guess he'll understand what is to be done :)
And Bobo returns the wink...after a day with masses of zombies, a toppled pyramid, Berry's departure from a life of adventure and an exciting Tzarek match a rest is well-deserved. Tark: What about our new party member - whould he make a good expert for naga-egg-stealing like someone Bobo was able to find to aid the party?
At some point during the game Bobo walks by and gives the board a short glance Great...now you've found someone who likes to take part in your hobbies... and while he tries to look genuinely uninterested, Bobo stops and follows the game until the end Ha! Vaughn, you didn't look too bad at more than one point!
Deeply offended Bobo just manages a Pah! before he turns around and disapears in the kitchen... a moment later he shouts [b]Exactly as I do expect you to keep your hands off of my pans, I wouldn't touch your harp or let anyone else touch it...epecially none of my "friends". Maybe you just messed the song up, cousin!/b]
Bobo claps and joy seems to ooze from his wide grin That is a yes, right? Wonderful, when can you start?
@ Vaughn, actually that is quite close to it, yeah ;)
Bobo tries to hide a smile but fails miserably.
Is that a no? Bobo asks matter-of-factly crossing his arms in front of his chest Kyren, unless you can really bring me a drow chicken, I think you owe me something.
A Naga's egg Bobo states matter of factly, then after a short pause adds I heard that the wormfolk of the city have hatching chambers somewhere in the depths, finding them should be easy for you - I mean, just as Kyren said: You have just smashed the mighty brass pyramid to smithereens!
@Kyren: Sure, I fine idea! Bobo grins and blushes slightly No one said it was a SIMPLE ingredient...well but we're lucky to be here in Kaer Maga because...well, I heard that in the underground of this city creatures do exist...creatures whose eggs would make THE ingredient...ummm, yeah but...they are hard to find and well, hard to kill...I mean, you don't have to kill them, maybe they'll just give their eggs away for free...which is unlikely, but what is not unlikely in this city?! Anyway, venturing down there would be easy for you - you already know an entrance to the Darklands from the Duskwardens, right? Entering would be easy for you!
Bobo takes the scroll back with a genuine smile and hesitates for a moment There is one recipe from Gobbletor's Great Book of Unfinished Delicacies...something I always wanted to try since I thought about cooking...but the ingredients...especially one are unbelievably difficult to get... Bobo lets his last words linger in the air and looks to the floor.
No, we'll have level up in about 5.4.3.2.1... Bobo stares at Vaughn, dumbfoundedly...then angryly Ah, right, Mr "I got all the muscles and reflexes" is surely better suited to READ something out... The parchment reads To all chefs, kitchen masters, cooks and others interested in the fine arts of cuisine: For the first time in the last 20 years, the Academy of Fine Foods and drinks will hold a competition to find Golarion's no. 1 cook! To compete, you have to send in your recipe and use the attached scroll of food teleportation to send in an example of the prepared meal.
[ooc]Tark, already ideas how to introduce your new character?[/b] Bobo scratches the back of his head and looks up to Berry Ah, well this is no real goodbye, you'll be here and they'll come back...of course they will, otherwise they would miss out on this! and as if by magic, Bobo pulls out a pretty big piece of rolled parchment. Hah! he smiles over-confidently and waves the roll above his head.
Bbo's gaze goes into nowhere as he listens to Berry, once she has finished, the halfling scratches his chin If I wouldn't know you, I would say you should take less of the violet fungi...that's a really odd tale, but I guess nowhere is a better place to tell it than here...Ah well, I'm happy and call myself lucky that I'll have your helping hand here, Berry!
At least one sane person! Bobo mutters and gives Berry a pat on the tigh. But Kyren, what about the girls? I cannot keep all of them here...maybe two or three to help Berry, but you have to find a solution for the others...what about your friends in this city? You have to have made some friends, right? Bobo then ignores Vaughn's theft, but quickly keeps the plates with cookies behind his back.
That's a trick I know atleast uh...five, no, six people could perform! Kyren, Kyren, it's not for a halfling to have such high-fyling plans and ideas...anyway, now that the girls are safe, what are you going to do next? Oh and stop eating the cookies, they aren't for you!
Bobo arches an eyebrow Well...as aunt Muldova always said "That boy's dreams are possibly greater than his skills"...Kyren, you shouldn't always try to be the best or greatest, sometimes a halfling should do what a halfling is made for - feasting!
At first slowly and very shyly the girls, one by one, say their names, but as if the procedure would dispel all resistances, in the end, most of the kids smile and look quite happy to have reached the Revive. As soon as Bobo has put the cookies into the oven he returns from the kitchen and grins Kyren, you would do a great job as maitre...should you ever quit adventuring...I'll always have a job for you...Ok, I'll call Abacus to show the girls their rooms Once the dark-skinned permanent guest of the Revive has taken the girls with him, Bobo wonders how your plans look like How did your meeting with Ilaktya go? Yould you help him?
Aye...we still have the first floor and the cellar...I guess there shoulb be enough space for everyone...why don't you show the girls their rooms, cousin? Oh, did you hear that the pyramid has come down, snashing about a score of houses? Funny eh? I really wonder what the Godess is doing now, hah. Bobo shouts while quickly putting together a cookie dough
Bobo's gaze wanders from Al to Kenta to the girls to Kyren and finally to the Revive Biscuits? Biscuits. Biscuits! BISCUITS! then he rushes into the inn, slides through Kenta's legs and into the kitchen...
That does not exactly calm Bobo down and he shoots Al a look of "WTF?" Kyren! I demand an answer! Where are all these girls supposed to stay?!
The children are in a state of paralysis - even in a city like Kaer Maga, a host of undead attacking and destroying a giant pyramid, the rescue from the clutches of pyramid-headed monstrosities and the escape on the wings of a giant eagle isn't something usual... As you reach the Revive, word about the devastation in the centre of Ankar-Te has already spread and everyone gives you a wide berth...very much to the annoyance of Bobo who sits on the Revive's stairs and arches an eyebrow as you draw closer Kyren...best friend and cousin...WHAT have you done this time? No one - not even a zombie sets a foot or stump into the Revive...not even on ROAST Day! And...oh...who are all these girls?
Kyren is able to pull Tal out of the way of a large metal tile that would have ripped the cleric neatly in two halves. Berry and Vuaghn lack Kyren's assistance, but Desna smiles on them and they only get hit by some smaller pieces of rubble
While behind you the pyramid smashes hundreds of zombies to pulp, you are all able to glide to a nearby rooftop...save at last.
^_* The kids fearfully mount the giant eagle and while underneath still a mass of mindless zombies tries hard to tear the pyramid apart entirely the majestic bird swoops down to bring the girls to a safe place... Gliding pigs, half-orcs and rogues follow and pretty much simultaneously with Kyren's jump, the pyramid gives a last painful screech and then like a titanic malformed tree falls to one side...
Ok that means you won't be able to get everyone down in one or two swoops. So, who buys the first tickets for Al-Air?
Quick question: How many persons/load can you carry at once?
Berry places her charges next to the wall and a moment later another shock makes the pyramid shake...funnily it doesn't even feel special amongst the countless shocks the pyramid has endured during the last hours. But once the smoke has dissipated, there's a hole big enough to climb through onto the side of the pyramid...the very steep and smooth side of the pyramid...
No, and there haven't been any on the lower levels. But when a take a look at your bombs...
In the end it is a mixture of Kyren's diplomacy, Buta's terrifying squeak and the impedning doom of a collapsing pyramid that forces the girls into action. At first slowly, but then all the quicker they build a circle around Kyren Bring us to this place you decribed - we will do whatever you want, but please, safe us! is more or less what they all agree on. But now the question remains what way you are going to take out of the building - the way you came? Long and full of zombies...
As Vaughn had expected: The girls aren't really persuaded that the ones who killed more or less the only beings these kids knew, are really friendly. So they huddle in the corner and don't even think of following you...meanwhile the pyramid's skew position becomes more critical by the second.
As Berry's bomb explodes, the sentry stumbles and then doubles over - the fight has ended - the childrens are save and...the pyramid still shines like a star about to explode and the pyramid begins to slide to the side - the damage caused by the horde of zombies and their masters seems to be greater than you had expected...
mhm...waiting quite long already.
Waiting for Berry and Tal.
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