"Can any of you drive a wagon if I procure one?" Faldor rubs his goatee as he thinks. "It may be the easiest way along with the least amount of questions asked."
The wagonologist(?!?!) gives a bit of a smirk when presented with the roughly lashed together, coarsely chopped log raft but decides that the raw wood from it would be useful for something, and Faldor has pointed out several possible uses for the material already. The Salesman decides to upgrade the wagon to a covered wagon and toss in a mule with a smaller cart (2 small humanoids could ride in this with a good amount of cargo) and a 100lb sack of feed for the 2 horses and the mule. Then he says "An' if ye be headin' ta de Orphan'ge, stoop by de General Store a block o'er. He be gettin' a nudder shipment o' foodstuff ready ta go an' mayhap ye can be deliverin' it fer ol' Cleff. I'm sure he'll be payin ya for savin' him the trip!"
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Maybe try to get some oats thrown in as well."Can any of you drive a wagon if I procure one?" Faldor rubs his goatee as he thinks. "It may be the easiest way along with the least amount of questions asked."
"Uhmmm... I can. Who said anything about the smell of hay?"
"Can't say I can. Not much for horses. Or manual labor, when I can avoid it. But I can fake it for a good cover." Morganst smiled as he continued to pace.
"Anyone know the last time we kobolds 'round here? What kind a trouble did they cause then?"
"I don't do wagons, good gnome. I'm not very good with horses, that's why I ride a dog."
"Dogs are just as likely to bite something smaller then them such as myself as a horse is to step on me."
Faldor tries to get as much as possible set up for the trip but realizes again Keegan has better knowledge about provisioning for a wilderness trek.
Effan admits the last kobold trouble was before he came to town. He doesn't know much, but he has friends who might.
Effan will also pick up the rest of the wagon tab. (25 gp)
"We'll need some food and gear for the trip. Do we want to start out this afternoon or wait until tomorrow morning? "
Jaden almost laughs at Faldor when he come out of the wagon wrights with twice what Jaden could have asked for, as with a the deal on the mule and horses. Jaden gives 25 gp to the deal.
"You have to come with me if i buy a house. I will walk away with a small keep. I will sit lead wagon if i can offer Faldor."
Morganst gave a wide grin. "What more do we need? I'm more than glad to pitch in my fair share here."
"Me too."
Faldor tries to get as much as possible set up for the trip but realizes again Keegan has better knowledge about provisioning for a wilderness trek.
Jaden makes ready for the trip, refilling his bolts, grabs his crossbow surviceing kit and sharping stones. He prepairs his armor and his new worg helmet. He makes a trip into town to buy longspear for back up,and about 10 days of trail rations.
"I will meet up with you all at frist light. I am going to prep for this trip.Do you need me to pack anything?
Effan shakes his head, "No, Jaden, although I need to gather supplies too." He waves to the others, I'll see you all in the morning."
Hozs wanders off to his little whole in his dad's stables. Welcomed by the scent of hay and horses he soon false asleep. Before light he waters, combs and feeds the equines. Then he digs through the hay in the loft and pulls out a small satchel. "Squeeek," he says to the sticks, stones, fur, feather and leafy piles inside.
Fully loaded he, Miss Squeek, Miss Stick and Fido the shovel venture to the meeting point.
Fully loaded he, Miss Squeek, Miss Stick and Fido the shovel venture to the meeting point.
Effan gathers together his traveling gear and supplies. He takes a moment to stare at the boots on his worktable. He has been working on them on and off for a long time. Nice work those, but I thought I could give them something extra. He shakes his head. Maybe when I get back
Effan says good bye to Mary and makes sure to close the door on Catharine as he leaves, "Stay here. That's a good kitty."
Ten minutes later the gnome is approaching the rendezous. His feline shadow trails behind.
Are we almost ready to go? I can move it along if you guys want and you can retcon anything important in if you need to.
In the morning Abe gathers his traveling supplies, settles the bill for his room, and meets the rest in the morning.
Faldor tries to give another grea show but his mind wonders as he thinks about the up coming journey. Afterwards he gives most of his earnings to the tavern master and asks if he will yet again hold his room with his belongings. Afterwards he runs back to his room and holds his new figurine of himself and wonders if he should take it or leave it, but finally decideds to leave it behind.
Faldor is sitting tall upon the small cart ready to go before all others arrive.
"Good Morning, Faldor, Abe." Effan tips his heavy pack into the cart. I'll be glad not to carry that out to Elara's. Did anyone talk to the shopkeeper about hauling supplies out there for him?"
Jaden makes ready his things, and spends his night close to his love. He rises at frist light, careful not to wake her from her sleep, grabs his things and walks into town, to meet with the group.
Seeing Faldor, Effin and Abe
"Good morrning"
Walks past the mule, rubing it's back as he heads toward Faldor. He sets his shield and pack on the back of the cart, and sits next to Faldor
"I see that you three at faster then us long legged types. Are we just wait on the other three and do we need to get anything before we leave?"
"...76 trombones..." Hozs claps a tune for Miss Squeaker's performance.
"...76 trombones..." Hozs claps a tune for Miss Squeaker's performance.
"Th' hell's a trombone, eh?"
Keegan falls into stride alongside the wagon. He doesn't trust anything having to do with animals.
"Hors, what ever became of that fox you saved from that hunter."
Jaden unhooks his axes, and begins to go over there edges, make sure his waraxe is held on tight to the hilt, and his throwing axes are still balanced nice.
"Keegan, you got everything you might need, there might be some nice lizards to smash to a paste. Do you know how to cook paste?"
Jaden smiles, and goes back to his sharping
"Hors, what ever became of that fox you saved from that hunter."
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"Uhmmm... Yip a Yap stayed with the scalefolk."
Yeah! Lets go see the scalefolk.
Can we go now, can we go now, can we go now, can we go now?
"Keegan, you got everything you might need, there might be some nice lizards to smash to a paste. Do you know how to cook paste?"
Jaden smiles, and goes back to his sharping
"Aye, droogy. But cooking be for right lightweights, eh? Ha ha ha ha!" *cough* *hack*
"While we wait for Morganst, why don't Jaden and Faldor see if the shopkeeper needs anything brought out to Elara's? They got a great deal on the wagon. Maybe they'll bargain for a good commission on a delivery."
"While we wait for Morganst, why don't Jaden and Faldor see if the shopkeeper needs anything brought out to Elara's? They got a great deal on the wagon. Maybe they'll bargain for a good commission on a delivery."
"Speakin' of old Morgy, you noticin' how that one always be talkin' in the past-tense-like, eh? Bloody infuriating, that."
Hearing Effan good idea, he takes a swig from his flask, and offers it to Faldor.
"I think that could work, lets go have a talk. Well you do the talking, and i will get the wagon and do that heavy lifting."
"Speakin' of old Morgy, you noticin' how that one always be talkin' in the past-tense-like, eh? Bloody infuriating, that."
"Uhmmm... I did not," Hozs said. Hosz offered to help lift heavy objects as well.
Cleff- Owner of the General Store- "Hail, little one! You're one o' those what went and helped find the cure for that hacking disease, ain't you? Good to meet ya, lad!" He rubs his hands on a nearby rag and offers it in a wrist-clasping hand shake, the way a brother in battle would.
---assuming the trip is explained here and such---
Cleff- "Oh ho! So you're headin' Ol' Elara's Halfway House? Great! Could you take that kind woman her monthly order for me? She has a standing order for me that I fill and ship fair to regular-like and I was planning on having it run up there in a day or so. I can have it ready really quick for you, take me about 20 minutes to get it together. I can make it worth your while also. I got a couple thing that I got no use for but would be handy for an adventuring fellow and his mates. I offer you a trade. Mostly stuff for weapons and such....I have 2 doses of oil to make a weapon magicked (2X oil of magic weapon, lasts 1 minute), a dose of liquid silver to coat a weapon with silver for a bit (silversheen, lasts 1 hour), and I got a bandage that will help a wounded foe to not bleed out (blessed bandage, 1X use, automatically stabilizes target). I give you all that just to be taken a couple crates of stuff to Elara's, and as a thanks for helping find a cure for my brother's fiance's niece. I really have no use for the stuff and it's just laying around my shop looking pretty and taking up space so I thought I may as well put it to good use! Whadda you say?"
Morganst gathered food and an extra wineskin for the road. Along with a jug the local rotgut. He strolled from around the corner with a hazy grin.
"Morning all." He bit again into a meat pie he bought piping hot from the old hag around the bend. they were good as long as you didn't ask what kind of meat they contained. Still, hot greasy and doughy tasted good. best part was, he still had several left.
Faldor tries to return the shake but his hand just merely sits along the shop keeps forearm.
With a smile he excepts the payment and then looks to Jaden then the shop keep and asks if he could help load the goods too.
Jaden just smiles back at Faldor and begins to load the supplies as Cleff gets them ready.When he and Hors finsh loading the wagon half way He loads what is left in the cart.
"That should work. It will give you some room for your equipment and not over work the mule. What you think Hors?"
Jaden just smiles back at Faldor and begins to load the supplies as Cleff gets them ready.When he and Hors finsh loading the wagon half way He loads what is left in the cart.
"That should work. It will give you some room for your equipment and not over work the mule. What you think Hors?"
"Uhmmm... eyaap."
Morganst joins in helping load the cart with the few remaining items.
"Seems like we're almost ready to go." He pulls the wineskin from his pack and takes a deep drink.
Effan grins broadly when he hears what Faldor has bargained for. "Well done. Well done indeed."
Effan climbs into the cart and perches on a bag of meal for Elara's. Magic. I maybe I can learn something on the ride out to the Halfway House. He examines the items Faldor bargained for intently.
Abe mounts Leo and looks up at the others in the wagon.
"I can't wait. A real quest for the good of the townspeople. All I've been doing up 'till now is wandering about trying to teach people art."
He hefts his lance. "Now maybe I'll actually find some use for this."
"I can't wait. A real quest for the good of the townspeople. All I've been doing up 'till now is wandering about trying to teach people art."
At this, Keegan begins to snicker uncontrollably.
"Heh heh heh... This one doesn't know the right half of it, eh?"
As far as the story goes, would you mind if I proofread it? I'm sorry, it's just that I'm really anal-retentive about such things.
Abe looks at Keegan and is about to say something, then just shakes his head.
Jaden hears Keegan coment and lets loose a huge laught
"He don't know half of it. Keegan you don't have to be short with him."
Jaden sniqers again, and goes back to preping the wagon with a huge smile.