Esteban definitely spots the owl following him and eyes it suspiciously. He continues on though until, soon enough, a band of Ekujae surround him. He stands stock still and wordless while they eye him with open hostility. After a few moments of being barked at in a language Esteban clearly doesn't understand, Esteban reaches into a vest and draws out something sparkly. He offers it to the Ekujae with a friendly smile and quickly gains some new friends. They head off into the jungle together.
With the outpost destroyed Sykala listens to the whispers on the breeze, her work here is done. Esteban is now the jungles and Gozreh will decide whether he lives or dies out here. She turns and flies down the river to rejoin the others.
Sykala joins the rest as they make their way down river.
Arriving in Bloodcove, the weary, mosquito-bitten, sweat-drenched travellers find themselves under scrutiny at the moment they arrive. The dwarven woman who runs the docks is staring with surprise and suspicion at Hurg and the rest of you. On the decks of two river barges you see dozens of armed men preparing the barges for departure. Something is up.
Esteban definitely spots the owl following him and eyes it suspiciously. He continues on though until, soon enough, a band of Ekujae surround him. He stands stock still and wordless while they eye him with open hostility. After a few moments of being barked at in a language Esteban clearly doesn't understand, Esteban reaches into a vest and draws out something sparkly. He offers it to the Ekujae with a friendly smile and quickly gains some new friends. They head off into the jungle together.
Fippin isn't sure if he wants to know what's going on. He gets out of the canoe and unloads his pack of gear, doing his best to mind his own business.
Esteban definitely spots the owl following him and eyes it suspiciously. He continues on though until, soon enough, a band of Ekujae surround him. He stands stock still and wordless while they eye him with open hostility. After a few moments of being barked at in a language Esteban clearly doesn't understand, Esteban reaches into a vest and draws out something sparkly. He offers it to the Ekujae with a friendly smile and quickly gains some new friends. They head off into the jungle together.
She does slip into the water and then transform into a water elemental (so basically she's invisible). She will swim around the barges to see what they are up to and what she can overhear.
Sykala hears enough to know that these men have been sent here by Aspis Consortium, the same people Esteban worked for.
The dwarven dockmaster makes her way over to your canoes. She looks you over carefully. "You'd no' need to dock your canoes. Just pull 'em up and out," she says. "I'd be 'aving enough to do today wut with this lot bein' rushed through."
What's with all the fuss today? Fippin asks the dwarf
What's with all the fuss today? Fippin asks the dwarf
The dwarf raises her eyebrows and then turns to the barges full of armed thugs. In a voice intentionally loud enough for you to hear, she calls to some, "Say, if you lot would happen to be seeing a handsome dwarf named Hurg when you get to Nightfall Station, tell him he can be bringing his bald self back to me now that reinforcements have arrived."
Thoughts of how to sink these barges are running through Sykala's head......after they get up river an hour or so.....
What's with all the fuss today? Fippin asks the dwarf
Keliwyn listens to the female dwarf's answer, but before she even finishes, he shrugs and turns to Fippin, and says, "So, about that last game of Towers . . . "
What's with all the fuss today? Fippin asks the dwarfKeliwyn listens to the female dwarf's answer, but before she even finishes, he shrugs and turns to Fippin, and says, "So, about that last game of Towers . . . "
Fippin doesn't care all that much about treasure anyhow.
"You know Keliwyn that sounds like a fine idea...
Yeah, Sykala's priorities have nothing to do with material wealth either.
Ixius, depressed becuase he is right back in Bloodcove where he started, move back into his room with his bowmaking materials, hoping Sykala will return to the town.
So . . . do we just fade to black?
That or we level up, time has passed and we find ourselves in Osiron ready to start Entombed with Pharohs.
Hurg and Carlus keep their heads down until you've all moved far from the Aspis Consortium mercenaries.
"Look," begins Carlus with a start. "That's it then. I'll be leaving before they get back. First ship that needs someone to patch her holes. I suggest you do the same."
"Right," says Hurg quickly. "Best be movin' 'fore trouble starts."
The two of them head off towards the dockside pubs where sailors are hired on to replace crew who have died en route.
That or we level up, time has passed and we find ourselves in Osiron ready to start Entombed with Pharohs.
Tilting her head to the side to listen to the breeze Sykala gives the group an attempted warm smile that, true to form, comes out more feral than she intends, "Wind quieter now. Gozreh say go other land." Grabbing hold of Ixius hand she pulls him towards the docks, "Find big boat. Go past Gozreh eye. Wind take where need go...."
......as the ship heaves through the turbulent waves created by the permanent storm The Eye of Abendego glimpses can be seen of a sleek powerful form leaping free and then disappearing below the foam created by the ships wake. The dolphin seems to playfully dance around the ships hull as if making fun of it's cumbersome form.....
The Harsh Mistress, loaded with goods both legal and contraband, willingly takes on new crew to replace those lost to violence, disease, and accident. It's bound for Taldor with a stop in Absalom. There is one other passenger, a gnome going by the name of Ronnot Twistback, whose tales of adventure amuse and entertain. He reads from his journal to whomever will listen and quietly touts the merits of membership in 'The Pathfinder Society' to you in private.
"Wind quieter now. Gozreh say go other land." Grabbing hold of Ixius hand she pulls him towards the docks, "Find big boat. Go past Gozreh eye. Wind take where need go...."
Ixius nods, already having the same idea of finding a ship sailing from Bloodcove that will take him on as a mercanary. Later in the day he talks to a man who has been travelling on a ship called the Harsh Mistress, who tells him the captain is looking for competent men.
Ixius, hating Bloodcove, jumps at the chance, especially since the man Ronnot, a Pathfinder, hinted there may be more to the trip than just a routine trading run. He hurries off to see the captain as soon as he can.
Although being on another ship sailing the Inner Sea isn't very appealing to him, the alternative of languishing in the steamy rotting hell that is Bloodcove is even worse.
Cheers!
Fippin is happy to jump aboard the ship with Ix and see where the winds of fate blow him.
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Cheers!
Hey Khaladon,
Thanks for this. Always gives me a kick to hear someone else is reading these. It never really occurs to me otherwise.
I'm thinking of starting two PbPs in the fall, 'Entombed with the Pharoahs' and 'Last Baron'. I'm giving first dibs to players from completed PbPs but I'll put you down as the first opening in either of those.
Cheers.
Okay, Fippin and Ixius are bound for Absalom and making friends with member of the Pathfinder society. Sykala is playing in the water. Is she going to end up in the desert?
Anyone else?
I'm thinking of starting two PbPs in the fall, 'Entombed with the Pharoahs' and 'Last Baron'. I'm giving first dibs to players from completed PbPs but I'll put you down as the first opening in either of those.Cheers.
Thanks Tarren, that's all I can ask. Just let me know, I'll be here.
See ya!
Okay, Fippin and Ixius are bound for Absalom and making friends with member of the Pathfinder society. Sykala is playing in the water. Is she going to end up in the desert?
Anyone else?
Awww, hell, I might have to roll up something new and throw in anyway.
Okay, Fippin and Ixius are bound for Absalom and making friends with member of the Pathfinder society. Sykala is playing in the water. Is she going to end up in the desert?
Anyone else?
Yes, she is headed that direction.
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Awww, hell, I might have to roll up something new and throw in anyway.Okay, Fippin and Ixius are bound for Absalom and making friends with member of the Pathfinder society. Sykala is playing in the water. Is she going to end up in the desert?
Anyone else?
If you're rolling up something new, how about bringing one for the Last Baron instead? It's a 5th level adventure. I'm thinking to mix the groups up a little. Fresh faces and such.
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I've started a thread for organizing the parties for the two PbPs I'm starting. Some players from my 'Foray into the Foehammers' PbP are interested in joining one of these. Some may bring new characters or update other characters. Jump in there and express your interest and character concepts.
Ok Thanks!