Tomas, seeing his rescuers so near, and seeing the many dangers approaching and at hand, decides that the ship is no longer the best place to be. He darts away from the Blacklilies, jumps on the ships rail, and teeters for a moment before closing his eyes and leaping forward.
For one sickening moment, the boy sails through the air over the perilous, stormy water.
Then he lands on the dock, slides a little on the slick stones, and slams into Aiken's legs. Hukk shouts, "Tomas! Quick! The magic door! Where's the rat?!" Tomas gives Hukk a rather mature look and says, "There's no magic rat, Hukk, just open the door!" Hukk, surprised, looks at Tomas, then the advancing goblins, and then opens a concealed trap door in the ground. The party rushes in and slams the door shut behind them, bolting it.
The door leads to a long tunnel beneath the streets. Possibly part of the ancient minotaur city foundations, some of you think. Because of the storm, the tunnel is ankle deep in rushing water. With Hukk in the lead, you dash down the tunnel.
After some time, you emerge from the tunnel in an alley. You hear shouts and stomping feet. As you leave the alley, you see guards and pedestrians, stomping through the wet streets towards the docks. "A goblin uprising!" "A bandit guild!" "A demon!" The people clamor.
You head towards the Temple, with the boys in tow. The Temple Moms are there, they receive the boys with great thanks, and Tomas' mother is quickly summoned. She and Tomas are reunited, and they hug tearfully. She holds her son by the shoulders and says, with a bit of wonder in her eyes, "Tomas. You've grown." The boy says nothing, just nods, and lets his mother hug him.
"Thank you all so much," she says, turning to you. "How can I ever repay you?" The Temple's head priestess puts a hand on her shoulder. "You won't have to, of course. We will repay them."
[sblock=OOC: ]This has gone on long enough. Many apologies.
I will be the first to admit I haven't been paying attention to this thread as I should have. Will somebody please remind me what rewards you were promised and what battles you haven't been given XP for?
Once I have that information, I'll wrap it up for real with XP, Real-time XP, and rewards.
EDIT: Add one more thing to that list: the last time you received Real-time XP (if ever).[/sblock]