A tiny anguished face looks down from the ledge. "I'm so sorry! I didn't think ...."
She sits back against the wall of the ledge and examines the amulet closer.
Sandros shakes his head. "You want to bury...? Sure. Why not? Maybe it'll keep them from getting up in the night and biting our arms off or something."
She sits back against the wall of the ledge and examines the amulet closer.
Sandros shakes his head. "You want to bury...? Sure. Why not? Maybe it'll keep them from getting up in the night and biting our arms off or something."
With a serious look, "Exactly. It's spirit is restless." Breaking a smile again despite her bloody and ragged appearance as she looks up and winks at Roylenna, "No worries, I would have done the same thing."
Proteus speaks a prayer to appease the lingering spirit of the creature. Ushering it on its way to the hereafter.
"Let's bury the thing and be done with it. Perhaps, then we should return to town and replenish our supplies."
Sandros shakes his head. "You want to bury...? Sure. Why not? Maybe it'll keep them from getting up in the night and biting our arms off or something."
Sandros nods at the suggestion to return to town. "Yes," he says, "I have to pick a few things up."
Your journey to Warwik is uneventful (unless you want to pick a fight or go exploring on the way). Feel free to visit any friends or locations you want, or pick up some supplies. You could probably get the amulet and any other stuff you're wondering about identified at the Academy or the Temple of the Moon, if you like. Most things you can afford are easy to find.
You might even find a couple of new friends, too...
Your journey to Warwik is uneventful (unless you want to pick a fight or go exploring on the way). Feel free to visit any friends or locations you want, or pick up some supplies. You could probably get the amulet and any other stuff you're wondering about identified at the Academy or the Temple of the Moon, if you like. Most things you can afford are easy to find.
You might even find a couple of new friends, too...
Roylenna basically skips all the way to town, happy as she is to be in fresh air and sunlight. The only cloud on her sunny disposition is the occasional thought of those that are not with the party anymore, especially Rana.
"I'd like to find out what this necklace is. It must be important to protect it with a skeleton like that." She sheepishly looks sideways at Ka'kara as she says this last part.
Ka'kara is pleased to see the bear put into it's final resting place. She shows Roylenna her new tattoos that represent a stylized headress for the goblin king, a long flowing tattoo for the dragon, a small stylized figure surrounded by wavy lines for the water devil, and the claws of a great bear. She offers to do tattoos for Roylenna for any of their adventures that hold meaning for her. Seeing Lenna's continuing sorrow for Rana she also offers to do a tattoo for her in memory of him.
Once back in town she will try and catch up with Vladoff and go for a drink. She leaves the buying, selling, and identification of items to those better suited working in such an urban environment.
The Academy are better at it, but there isn't really a functional difference. The Academy has a number of wizards, while the Temple has some clerics with the Magic domain.
Life in the big city was a bit more expensive than Mahaffy or Chris had counted on, so when they heard that there was free lodging to be had at the Temple of Asclepius, they each thought that it would bear checking out.
The temple was a bit crowded, but there was a friendly atmosphere, and when they heard that the temple had been harassed by hooligans lately, they both knew that they had found a worthwhile purpose. Guarding the precincts and the mismatched crowd that was seeking shelter there might not be too heroic, but it passed the time. And it was the right thing to do. The free lodging was just an added perk.
Upon arrival at Warwik, Proteus, obviously, has mixed emotions. However, he quickly makes his way to the temple of Asclepius. He arrives and buries himself in work around the temple ministering to the homeless after tithing (we'll figure out what that is later).
When the opportunity presents itself, Proteus will inquire of Brother Beamus about the goings on of Warwik and how his services will best be put to use.
At some point, he will make his way over to the Highmount manor and pay for Atlas' upkeep.
Mahaffy is bored . Helping at the temple while being a good cause is even more boring than guarding caravans .
BT
While speaking to Beamus, he will question him regarding He Who Sleeps.
Everyone:
Grezzo: Small masterwork heavy mace (useable as a light mace for medium characters)
Grezzo: Two potions (unidentified as far as I can tell)
Grezzo: Iron key (later used to open his room)
Goblin Lair: Two large gold hoop earrings (worth 50 gp each)
Dragon Lair: 895 cp
Dragon Lair: 425 sp
Dragon Lair: 3 small garnets (25 gp each)
Dragon Lair: A diamond (nose) stud in his nose
Dragon Lair: Greatsword (ordinary)
Dragon Lair: Suit of banded armor (somewhat acid scarred)
Dragon Lair: Dented great helm with an eagle crest
Dragon Lair: 3 vials of alchemist's fire
Dragon Lair: Large metal shield (also ordinary).
Dragon Lair: small silver coffer. (Unlocked, unopened yet.)
Grezzo Lair: Four blank sheets of vellum, a quill pen and ink.
Grezzo Lair: small unlocked wooden chest with
Grezzo Lair: Gold picture frame (75 gp)
Grezzo Lair: String of pearls (200 gp)
Grezzo Lair: Six silver rings (15 gp each)
Grezzo Lair: 12 pairs of earrings (10 gp a pair)
Mephit Stash: Three moonstones
Mephit Stash: Magic dagger (medium-sized) -- Hella had it as short sword.
Dragon Area: Gilby's Wand of Silent Image
Lake area: Medallion (magic aura) depicting a beautiful human eye attached to a simple silver necklace
Everyone:
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Sandros accompanies Royl to help carry their spoils of war to the shops.
Everyone:
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Sandros accompanies Royl to help carry their spoils of war to the shops.
For sake of length:
Everyone:
Another note: I did not include any of Rana's gear here. That sort of thing can lead to party inflation, but he didn't have an outrageous amount of gear, which did include a masterwork shortsword, iirc. We did not make a point of harvesting the 40-odd javelins, swords, and daggers from the fallen goblins - or kobolds, for that matter. Do we care?Last question for this time around, do we write off the magical medium dagger/small shortsword that Hella picked up. I'm pretty sure the intent was to divvy things later, so I would be inclined to divide loot as though the sword were there and Hella were still present and just let her share disappear into the ether. Would we do the same for Jiro (sp?), also, then?
I agree. Rana's loot was burned/buried(?) with Rana avoiding any complications from that.
no, Ka'kara would have had no interest in looting all the little weapons and armor from the goblins.
and yes, Hella disappears off with the dagger. She earned it and it feels right.
Jiro on the other hand was sort of an ascetic(sp?) monk and I could see forgoing any of the loot and just heading off.
Everyone:
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Everyone:
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Proteus meets a somewhat troubled Father Beamus. While the cleric is happy to see him, things aren't really going that smooth. There has been a lot of harassment lately. Visitors have been beaten up, a few even killed, by local thugs, and he has been forced to rely on adventurers for protection, which hurts the temple's reputation as a peaceful place. He doesn't know if there is someone orchestrating the attacks, or if it is some kind of vengeance from the Temple of the Moon. Relations between the temples are quite cordial on an official level.
Meanwhile Ka'kara spends her time drinking with Vladoff, who seems to be itching to get out and lay some undead to rest, to fulfil his penance. Brock would have been joining them, but he seems to have gone missing a day or so ago.
Meanwhile Ka'kara spends her time drinking with Vladoff, who seems to be itching to get out and lay some undead to rest, to fulfil his penance. Brock would have been joining them, but he seems to have gone missing a day or so ago.
She enjoys Vladoff's company immensely and regales him with the tale of the skeletal bear when he mentions undead. "Who is this Brock you speak of Vladoff? More company is always welcome especially if they have good tales."
Everyone:
Consensus appears to be to sell the following:
100 gp - Earrings
8.95 gp - copper pieces
42.5 gp - silver pieces
75 gp - garnets
75 gp - gold picture frame
200 gp - strand of pearls
90 gp - silver rings
120 gp - pairs of earrings
for a total value of 711.45 gp
Of what remains, the following have been claimed:
Sandros: Masterwork light mace
Roylenna: Wand of Silent Image
Roylenna will take the 3 vials of Alchemist's fire if no one objects.
The following needs to be identified or appraised so we can decide what to do with them.
Identify two potions from Grezzo
Appraise diamond nose stud from dragon's lair
Appraise small silver coffer & contents (we never opened it)
Appraise (?) blank sheets of vellum, quill, ink - can anyone scribe scrolls? We might prefer to keep these - or gift them to Father Beamus
Appraise moonstones
Identify medallion from lake area
Roylenna failed on her attempt to appraise/identify this
These are her appraise rolls for the other items. She'll use detect magic where necessary to attempt to identify items.
What have I forgotten? Do the rolls yield any new information, BT?
Everyone:
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Grezzo's potions are Cure Moderate Wounds and Bear's Endurance. Roylenna isn't sure about the diamond stud, but it looks valuable. The silver coffer is worth 50 gp and contains a gold cup inlaid with tiny rubies (50 gp), a silver comb (25 gp) and a magic ring. The moonstones are worth 50 gp each.
The vellum and ink represent 50 gp of materials.
Proteus is troubled even more so by the news given him from Father Beamus. During his day at the temple working with the homeless, he will gently question them to see if any have experienced or witnessed the thugs first hand attempting to gain any information about the perpetrators. After his day of ministering to the homeless taking refuge in the temple, he returns to find his allies.
When the majority are found together, Proteus relates the information. "It appears that Father Beamus is experiencing some trouble from some locals. He has recently found the need to hire mercenaries to protect the homeless who are seeking refuge as some have been beaten and a few others even killed. I am at a loss for what to do next. I would like to continue to the caverns to find the lost soul we seek, but I would also like to seek out a means to prevent the attacks on those of the temple."
Everyone:
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Grezzo's potions are Cure Moderate Wounds and Bear's Endurance. Roylenna isn't sure about the diamond stud, but it looks valuable. The silver coffer is worth 50 gp and contains a gold cup inlaid with tiny rubies (50 gp), a silver comb (25 gp) and a magic ring. The moonstones are worth 50 gp each.
The vellum and ink represent 50 gp of materials.
During his day at the temple working with the homeless, he will gently question them to see if any have experienced or witnessed the thugs first hand attempting to gain any information about the perpetrators.
Nope , I did not see anything. Guess they are too smart to be around when I'm here .
During his day at the temple working with the homeless, he will gently question them to see if any have experienced or witnessed the thugs first hand attempting to gain any information about the perpetrators.Nope , I did not see anything. Guess they are too smart to be around when I'm here .
Neither me nor my companion saw anything.
Everyone:
Sell the following (?):
100 gp - Earrings
8.95 gp - copper pieces
42.5 gp - silver pieces
75 gp - garnets
75 gp - gold picture frame
200 gp - strand of pearls
90 gp - silver rings
120 gp - pairs of earrings
50 gp - silver coffer
50 gp - gold cup inlaid with tiny rubies
25 gp - silver comb
150 gp - 3 moonstones
for a total value of 986.45 gp
Of what remains, the following have been claimed:
Sandros: Masterwork light mace (Price of small heavy mw mace: 312 gp)
Roylenna: Wand of Silent Image (charges unknown, price ?)
Roylenna will take the 3 vials of Alchemist's fire if no one objects. (60 gp)
Total known value of sell & assigned items: 1358.45
One-quarter: roughly 339.50 gp
Keep (unassigned):
Cure Moderate Wounds
Bear's Endurance
Sufficient vellum & ink for 4 1st-level scrolls (50 gp)
The following needs to be identified or appraised so we can decide what to do with them.
Appraise diamond nose stud from dragon's lair
Identify medallion from lake area
Appraise/identify magic ring from coffer
Appraise + Detect Magic for magic ring 1d20+6=14
Roylenna leans toward visiting the Academy for identifying the unidentified items. "Sandros, do you know someone trustworthy to whom we could sell the diamond stud? I think it is valuable, but I don't know how much to ask for it."
Sandros has no problem getting the diamond stud correctly appraised at 250 gp.
Sandros nods. "The Academy makes the most sense - I have a couple things I'd like to pick up while we're there anyway, as it happens."
Sandros (as well as the rest of you) is in rather a good standing, so he has no problem getting in touch with a half-elven wizard who knew his father. His name is Thayne, and he can easily identify both the ring (which is a Ring of resistance +1) and the amulet - which actually elicits a smile from him. It's an Amulet of Elvenkind which grants you a +2 racial bonus to saves vs enchantment, as well as immunity to magical sleep, just as if the wearer were an elf. He gracefully accepts 50 gp from you for his trouble.
Sandros
Sell the following (?):
100 gp - Earrings
8.95 gp - copper pieces
42.5 gp - silver pieces
75 gp - garnets
75 gp - gold picture frame
200 gp - strand of pearls
90 gp - silver rings
120 gp - pairs of earrings
50 gp - silver coffer
50 gp - gold cup inlaid with tiny rubies
25 gp - silver comb
150 gp - 3 moonstones
-50 gp - Cost of identifying magical items
250 gp - Diamond nose stud
for a total value of 1186.45 gp
Of what remains, the following have been claimed:
Sandros: Masterwork light mace (Price of small heavy mw mace: 312 gp)
Roylenna: Wand of Silent Image (charges unknown, price ?)
Roylenna will take the 3 vials of Alchemist's fire if no one objects. (60 gp)
Total known value of sell & assigned items: 1558.45
One-quarter: roughly 389.50 gp
Keep (unassigned):
Cure Moderate Wounds
Bear's Endurance
Sufficient vellum & ink for 4 1st-level scrolls (50 gp)
Ring of Resistance +1
Brooch of Elvenkind
Total remaining IOU's (since Hella is gone) would be 50 gp for Roylenna and 57.5 gp for Ka'kara. But who's counting?[/ooc]
When the IOU is mention Ka'kara gets a look of surprise because she seems to have totally forgotten about it. She immediately says it's not important and to not worry about it. Then she sees if she has enough gold for a MW Greatsword. It's 350 gp and I think we are going to end up just shy of 300 gp each if we split the gold. She currently has 54 gp to her name. Not sure if we want to pool some for the group type items. Wand of Cure Light Wounds? If we do want to pool than she will wait on her greatsword (rumor has it there is a magic flaming one down here somewhere anyway ;). She is greatly pleased if offered the medallion by the group and hugs everyone (making ribs creak in protest).
Total remaining IOU's (since Hella is gone) would be 50 gp for Roylenna and 57.5 gp for Ka'kara. But who's counting?[/ooc]When the IOU is mention Ka'kara gets a look of surprise because she seems to have totally forgotten about it. She immediately says it's not important and to not worry about it. Then she sees if she has enough gold for a MW Greatsword. It's 350 gp and I think we are going to end up just shy of 300 gp each if we split the gold. She currently has 54 gp to her name. Not sure if we want to pool some for the group type items. Wand of Cure Light Wounds? If we do want to pool than she will wait on her greatsword (rumor has it there is a magic flaming one down here somewhere anyway ;). She is greatly pleased if offered the medallion by the group and hugs everyone (making ribs creak in protest).
Ka'kara:
Hope that helps clear things up.
Beamus is happy to put the potion cauldron on the fire, and is able to offer you 3 CLW potions at a 10% discount.
You notice two odd-looking fellows eyeing you intently. They look eager to do some adventuring. (Then again, so does Vladoff.)
Lenna: