This is a long shot, but maybe we should take inventory and see if anything has been stolen? If something has, I'd actually feel relieved, because it would imply that this "Ellisia" is just an honest thief. I doubt that's the case, of course, but it wouldn't hurt to check.
'Alas I am not,' Heren says as he returns. 'Not much news on the ground, seems the canal is heavily taxed, and with little trade going to Casssomir even bandits are light on the ground out there. I'd reckon we should just take the wagon and head straight for our goal.'
'Oh,' he laughs 'and why is our marital status being called into question?'
Mel blushes scarlet.."I meant outside her door.." he mutters.
Mel blushes scarlet.."I meant outside her door.." he mutters.
'Ah, lad, she's a beautiful woman aye, and there's no shame in noticing that. You'll find your way with women someday yet!'
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Adjunta's expressive eyebrows raise as he turns toward Heren.
"Someone will need to keep a watch on Ianthé and her maps," Adjunta says turning back to the others, "there is a question of her safety now, and I would ask that any married men volunteer for the task. We would need to ensure the lady's privacy for sure, and obviously we would wait outside while the lady attends to . . . hmmmm, when she attends to her personal matters, but the inn keepers isn't going to tolerate people sleeping the hallways."
'Well there's you Adjunta, I'm a dashing bachelor, so I'm unfortunately unconsiderable,' he grins widely, 'so what about you Hasim? Or Malgasir? Married?'
"I'm not married... although personally, I question the wisdom in trusting a married man more than a single one."
'Too true! Though I certainly trust the Adjunta, and he certainly trusts the tenets of his faith. Seems though,' he turns back to Paul, 'that you're the only married man. So if Ianthé agrees you'll be bunking with her for the rest of our inn time, which may not be much at all once we're on the road again.'
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"I think it would be acceptable for another man to share in the guard duty," Adjunta sighs, "as long as I'm also in the lady's room to chaperon, but I would have preferred another married man to share in the guard duty. It is unseemly for me, a priest and married man, to always be in the ladies bedroom. People might talk."
"People might talk."
'I'm sure no-one will think ill of you Adjunta,' Heren says with a wide smile, I myself have no problem with the chivalrous duty of protecting a lady of course.'
'Though after tonight we may not have to worry about staying in inns very much at all anyway!'
In the morning , you resume your travel .
And indeed , if in the beginning , there are still some inns , you soon begin to see that the area you are travelling in begins to be less rich
Bad roads , Inn with only a common room to sleep in , poor villages
sometimes , you sleep in barns .
you finally arrive at the junction of the canals to discover that the canal north of there has fallen into disrepair while the one east west is more used .
One night at a good inn makes a good change. Your questions about Brandon's bridge finally find some replies. It seems the village is in the outskirts of the Verduran forest itself and is thriving .
Heren enquires after bandit activity in this region of Taldor, but is otherwise all for pushing forward to Brandon's Bridge.
Mel helps Ianthe each evening with making good copies of the map..He stays in general good spirits during the trip entertaining the party with tales of things he has seen and others he has only heard off.
It seems the village is in the outskirts of the Verduran forest itself and is thriving .
Thriving? And yet it's avoided attention from the tax-gatherers for twenty years. Interesting. I know a few villages in Qadira that would love to learn that trick.
'Pairs, I'd suggest lady, we haven't had bandit trouble yet, put their out there, and they know the land well enough to get close. I'll take whatever watch, I don't mind. Though as a non-spellcaster, I should probably take the middle watch, as my sleep needs not be uninterrupted. Yes? Either Malgasir or Mel can keep me company perhaps?'
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Adjunta nods, "pairs would be best," he says, "Hasim, Ianthé, and I are spell casters and will need our rest. With us doubling up and there being only 6 of us that would be three watches. First watch is best, I would guess that whoever is lucky enough to draw that watch should also be saddled with the task of looking after the horses and gathering the firewood for the midnight watch. Third watch is also quite easy so whoever draws that would also be responsible for starting breakfast and feeding the horses. The Midnight watch is the hardest obviously, and I imagine we'll need to draw straws to see who get's that watch."
"I'll take the Middle watch..I'm used to odd hours..though I'm not much of a hand for the wilds, I much prefer good stone walls around me"
'As I said, I'm no spellcaster, I'll take middle watch with Mel. You lot can draw straws!'
Heren smiles and begins to arrange his bedroll, and remove his armor.
'Hopefully, the Church of Abadar lauds good cooking as conducive to a happy settlement! Upon breakfast, shall our expedition live or die.' Heren says in a serious voice, though he is unable to hide a smile.
'So divide up the watch, and me, the lad, and whoever's accompanying Paul had best get to sleep.'
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"Sadly no," Adjunta says, "but I do know how to boil water and cut oat cakes. Nobody will starve but hopefully whoever shares duty with me will be more knowledgeable. I moved from my mother's house to the seminary then back home. Regrettably the opportunity to learn the culinary arts never presented itself."
"No one seems to want the final watch, so I'll take it... although perhaps I should warn you. I was once hired as a cook for a caravan... and after tasting my cooking, no one else would accord me with that honor."
Mell rolls himself up in his blanket listening to the night sounds and the conversation..he isnt the happiest of travellers his inexperience in the wilderness showing .
Heren, folds his armor up, then arrays his weaponry in easy reach beside his bedroll.
'Just like back up in the mountains, bandits are still better than orcs,' he smiles, turns into his bedroll and falls to sleep with the instantaneous speed of a trained soldier.
Heren jolts awake, rising and grabbing his longsword.
Initiative
Mel reacts almost instantly to the cry rolling from his blankets, Rapier whipping from it's sheath.
[ooc]Does everyone else have bonus health? And are we level one or two? I was looking atother people's sheets to see what we could do together. And Adjunta's level 2, Mellisa seems to have both down, and her health and saves seem off, unless I'm just confused here.
Heren stands and moves after the creature who had attacked Ianthe.
Mel moves swiftly to come up behind the creature attacking Malgasir lunging smoothly with the rapier and chosing a vulnerable spot
Attack(+2 for flanking)
Confirm critical
Damage..
EDIT:
18 if critical confirmed!
Hasim stands up and tries to cast a Sleep spell on the creature that passed near Malgasir.
Heren jogs back into the light, and straps on his shield.
'Can someone magically illuminate my shield, if you wouldn't mind?'
'Can someone magically illuminate my shield, if you wouldn't mind?'
"I can," says Hasim. He does so, unless someone objects first.
(Of course, it would take a move action to stand up, and another move action to walk to Heren, unless Heren happens to be within 5 feet, so I might not be able to cast the spell until the NEXT round.)