Where did you have your boots made Trevor? I need to get a pair like them."
After a moment of admiring Trevor's foot gear Aaremeth will note that harn as moved forward to speak with someone that they were obviously looking for.
Aaremeth smiled inwardly, he wouldn't swing an axe to chop down a tree he would use chemicals to do the work for him. between his acid formula and a few well placed bombs he could get the work done in a day. but that would hurt thr economy so, let the lumber jacks think that their strong arms were all that mattered.
Nodding to the answer that Milon had for them he asked a folow up question. where would that tree line up compared with the Ulzima's and the ruins?
Noting the landmarks on the map that Milon drew for them, Harn will thank the elder lumberjack then will wait to see if Milon could tell them anything more about their other destinations.
Milon scratches his head for a moment You talking bout that old dwarven monastery at the western edge of the wood? It's almost at the base of Droskar's Crag. That old witch has a clearing where here hut is bout a day east of there. He marks the spot of the clearing, and the ruins.
As he gets up, satisfied with his lacing, Trevor adds: Thanks so much Milon. Tell your niece we're making haste. Thinking about what reputation Denko must have given him, Trevor keeps a quiet presence and is ready to move on.
I would recommend that we push on for the afternoon. The closer we get to each ingredient, the sooner we can have a cure in the hands of those children back in town. And if the dark princess has other surprises in store for us, I don't know that we should expose these hardworking men to her wrath because we are striving to defy her. Having said that, he looks to Harn and Trevor especially, the locals who would probably know these woods and their dangers the best.
Nodding in agreement, Harn says "Normally I wouldn't want ta be caught in the Vale at night, but seeing as how we are running against time and the evil o' this dark princess, I say we get a move on." Then turning to Milon, Harn offers his hand once more as he says, "Thanks fer the help Milon and we'll try out best to get what Laural needs ta save little Pheobe."
With that, Harn heads out for the center of the Vale, where the oldest tree in the forest was rumored to be. As he came closer to the forest edge, Harn prepared himself for what he might find. He had entered the woods a few times before and even had to scare off the occasional animal, but he had never had reason to travel as far as they would be traveling. Any can see Harn tense a little, as if preparing for some unknown creature that makes its home in the depths of the forest.
"Stay sharp everyone the Vale didn't get his reputation for nothing. Harn will open and I will close, that way, one of us is likely in front in case of trouble. From what I gather, Harn and I will do the "talking". Is that how you see things? Lueck, do you feel like you want step up close with opposition? Nikolae, is Vermiis the "talking" kind?" Trevor is also uncomfortable with going into the woods. Those tales always have a part that's true, and then there's the tale that the poor suckers never got a chance to tell...
As the group enters the woods, Trevor keeps an eye out for signs of trouble. Checking his shoelaces once in a while...
Perception:
While my rapier may not be as eloquent as your axes, I have no qualms about being in the forefront of a... conversation.
I can handle my blade in a fight as well gents, and unlike that cultixt I have no reason to take a prisoner out here, besides I also have a few of these conversation stoppers. he casully holds up a bomb. [B] if i say clear and I am throwing something for goodness sakes stay clear. I doubt ill have to tell anyone twice after you see them in action.[b] aaremeth will feed quicksilver as they walk along.
I assume you guys are going to set a watch. You wanna decide how you are going to set it up, and I will assume it stays the same unless yall change it up.
We should probably set a standard watch cycle. I think Lueck would prefer to take the first.
You all leave the lumber camp, and head west into the wood. The first half hour or so isn't to bad as you follow the main lumber trail, but shortly after that you find yourselves in true wild woodland. You follow game trails, letting Harn guide you through the beautiful yet foreboding Wood. Great Darkwood trees fill the wood, as well as oak and other deciduous breeds. The undergrowth is not as heavy as one would imagine in such a wild place. Little direct sunlight gets through the great canopy, and it seems not long before your thoughts head toward camp before it grows to dark to prepare a proper one. You find a nice clearing next to a spring. DO you stay here, or press on for another half an hour before darkness decides for you?
Coming to a stop in the clearing, Harn tries to get a judge of the time with the small amount of light coming through the canopy. "Well, we can camp here o' continue fer another half hour o' so before we would have to camp fer the night. With the darkness as it is now, we wouldn't have much time ta prepare a camp if we continued on. What do ya think?"
"I like it here. Let me give you a hand with the tent posts: the instructions seem to have been badly translated from some orcish dialect! If it stops raining, I'll prefer not to sleep in it, though I want them handy in case it starts pouring. We'll set up the tarpaulin so that we can be near the fire."
Trevor will follow Harn's lead to set up the camp. After this, he does a little tour of the camp's surroundings, so that he has a mental image of the terrain around, and the easiest ways in and out of the camp. He'll bring Harn along if he has time and let the others know what he found.
Perception:
Survival:
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Nikolae assists with setting up the tents, while Vermiis finds a gnarled tree root that rises a few inches above the sodden ground, and perches there to watch through yellow eyes, as if supervising.
"Vermiis will remain as long as needed," Nikolae says to Harn, when questioned if he can take a shift, "Although he will need sleep the same as any living creature, before and after his time at watch."
Lueck will step around the campsite setting Light spells up to make setting up easier. They'll wear off in then minutes or so. Then he'll jump in and help with set up wherever he can.
As you survey your encampment just to your west there is the spring that is running SW as a small creek the water seems clear and drinkable. there are several large Darkwood trees that have quelched the undergrowth in the area making for a nice lichen covered clearing with a thick canopy. There seems to be ample dead wood scattered in the area for a decent camp fire although damp not soaked through thanks to the thick canopy.
Trevor shivers as his body rapidly looses the warmth gained from the brisk walk. He keeps busy and moving until the fire starts going. He'll then settle a bit, letting the dampness evaporate and the radiation bathe him. "I'll make some hot water." I wonder if AAremeth's a good cook.
Lueck will break out his extra mugs and a skin of ale. He'll share half of the skin with those who are willing and put the other half away; no use dulling the senses of those about to go on watch.
AAremeth seems to be at peace and has a certai naffinity for the woods, He has often dreamed about the vale and wondered how he came to be in the woods as a toddler, did these woods claim his parents, is he of the wild wood and merely wonder away from what he called home, how was it that he survived in these woods at the age of four if they were as terible as everyone made them sound? if he could survive them as a babe, he could survive them as a grown man. AAremeth puts in his share of the work and then museson how to make the rations taste better. slinging another pot across the water aaremeth attempts to make a stew, hardy enough to feed the six of them, planer creature included, if the beast didn't eat he was sure the other four could handle the left overs.
Supper is fine nothing to write home about, but decent stew. Everyone settles in to get some sleep and first watch goes fine.
First Camp
Preferring the outdoors, Harn has taken a seat on a log be the fire. Leaning his axe against the log, within easy reach, he makes sure the fire is going to keep himself warm as he occasionally looks around. When his rump starts to get tired of the hard, uneven wood, he takes a perimeter walk of the camp, taking his axe with him when he does. As he walks the perimeter, he uncaps a torch-shaped object that hangs from his hip which emits light as a torch so that his human eyes can get a look around.
Perception:
Looks good for Lueck. He will sleep in his chain shirt, and with his rapier and a javelin stuck in the ground nearby, should he need them quickly.
Aaremeth sleeps peacefully as the long days walk did the trick to make him tired enough to sleep with out a straw matress underhim. At the same time he isn't hard to wake.
Harn about half way through your watch you hear something large rustling through the woods on the other side of the spring it sounds like it is coming to the water. I assume you are going to move to wake the others when you hear a screeching howl from the other side of the stream it is close and doesn't sound happy; Vermiis raises his head looking toward the sounds coming from the woods. If you have know nature you may make a roll, also everyone may make a perception check to awaken to the roar. Harn you may act Vermis may as well everyone else will be delayed until they wake up. consider this round 1 .
Perception
Perception:
Lueck you are sawing logs Trevor that is good enough to wake up you may act in round 2.
- Harn
- Vermiis
- Trevor
- Lueck
- AAremeth
- Nikolae
It doesn't seem to be cooperating right now that is for sure. Nikolae is sawing logs like Lueck(don't worry guys next round it will be a much lower dc)
Aaremeth swats at something buzzing about his nose and wiggles it has he hears a roar and an answering one from their camp. Aaremeth fumbles for his utility belt and his rapier even while half asleep. This must be the down side to adventuring, rude wake up calls.
AAremeth you wake up and may act in round 2
Snort! Mmm. Don't want to go to school. Rolls over, pulls up edge of bedrool.
"And here I thought it was gonna be boring! Up and Adam everyone!" Harn shouts as he grabs his axe and turns in the direction of the rustling sound. Then he will move as close to the water's edge as he can and simply wait for whatever made the noise to show itself.
Harn hollers out Up and Adam everyone! and rushes over to the stream axe in hand. Vermiis at almost the same instant lets out a panther like scream in answer to the strange howl from the woods. A large musky bear like creature charges into the stream at Harn. It's head and shoulders covered in feathers. where it's maw should be is a vicious beak. Harn gets a very close look at the beak as it scrapes across his chest protected by what now seems all to little armor. Harn's heart pounds in his chest.
AAremeth comes running out of his tent with a bomb in one hand and his rapier in the other.
AAremeth runs up to Harn's right flank adding the final accelerate to a vial he tosses it at the creatures flank with a boom and flash of fire its left hindquarter gets blasted by one of AAremeth's bombs. The stench of burnt Owlbear wafts through the air as it lets out a horrible cry of pain. Not only are those in the camp no longer asleep, but anything in this part of the woods is probably now awake. One unhappy owlbear glares at the elf that just threw something very painful at it.
Trevor raises abruptly from his mat, grabbing his axe in his left hand and a javelin in his right. Swiftly, he picks up momentum as he raises his javelin and lets go of it with a roar.
MA: H3
SA: PBS Javelin: to hit
Damage
Seeing that his aim was completely off, he then shifts his axe and prepares to move forward to engage the beast.
Lueck's round 2 action:
Round 2 actions
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Vermiis will leap in and bite at the creature, attempting to pull it down, however unlikely that seems to be.
Nikolae sticks his head out of his tent and steps forward , while muttering an echoing incantation in Thassilonian, sounding like one long word, stretched out into many syllables. In response to his ululating call, a silver and golden-furred hunting hound, lean like the Qadiran saluqi, appears from the shadows behind the owlbear and charges into it's flanks fearlessly.
(-2 if unsteady footing)
Round 2 overview:
AAremeth runs up to Harn's right flank adding the final accelerate to a vial he tosses it at the creatures flank with a boom and flash of fire its left hindquarter gets blasted by one of AAremeth's bombs. The stench of burnt Owlbear wafts through the air as it lets out a horrible cry of pain. Not only are those in the camp no longer asleep, but anything in this part of the woods is probably now awake. One unhappy owlbear glares at the elf that just threw something very painful at it.
Vermiis will leap in and bite at the creature, attempting to pull it down, however unlikely that seems to be.The Shadow Drake runs up to Harn's left flank and snaps at the big beast. You swear you hear Vermiis mutter some profanity as he spits out feathers.
Trevor raises abruptly from his mat, grabbing his axe in his left hand and a javelin in his right. Swiftly, he picks up momentum as he raises his javelin and lets go of it with a roar. His adrenalin overtakes him as the javelin soars off into the shadows well overthrown. Trevor regains his composure grips his axe preparing to move in on the beast.
Gripping his axe in both hands, Harn brings its bladed edge to bear against the owlbear, putting more power into his swings, as if trying to cut into a dense darkwood tree. His muscles tense as he swings, unfortunately the beast is swift, and jerks back as Harn's deadly axe catches only air. The creatures red eyes glare at AAremeth, it lunges at him giving Harn and Vermiis both a chance to strike as it shifts to get at AAremeth.
The beast strikes Harn in the chest raking him
as it moves to get at AAremeth. It savagely claws him. followed with a bite at his arm that barely misses.
Harn's AoO misses, but Vermiis rips away more than feathers as the Owlbear moves away from him. AAremeth take note that 9 damage puts you at 0 so you are disabled, but not down yet.