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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2993391" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Sorrows and Blessings</strong></p><p></p><p>Finding the drow now seems the least of my concerns. These past three days have been bitter ones for we of the Silver Claws.</p><p></p><p>We had to expend much healing magic on behalf of the Ice Fangs, who were all badly hurt. Gorm had very nearly died and was too weak to travel on his own, though he kept insisting he was well enough. I cast a spell of <em>healthful rest</em> during the first night to aid everyone's recovery. </p><p></p><p>The following morning Latan and Helga summoned birds to carry messages back to Dragonsreach. We continued recovering our strength under their care and with the aid of Tarsus of the Ice Fangs, who will become a priest of the Lady soon I anticipate. Percy helped by preparing all sorts of dishes, far more exotic than one would ordinarily expect to dine on in the wilderness. </p><p></p><p>But before that interlude began we had decided to move our camp a bit for safety. We had only just completed that relocation when I and the other Silver Claws felt a familiar sinking sensation in our abdomens and realized that another of the Blessed must have been slain! I felt all my strength drain away like water from a leaky cup. Poor Percy fell on his face and gave himself a bloody nose. </p><p></p><p>We took the remainder of the day to recover from this event. And we were not spared further trouble. As evening neared we felt the same sensation yet again! Once more I was weakened and Percy toppled to the ground. But Latan and Hedrin were affected worse than ever before - both of them seemed for a short while to forget entirely who they were! </p><p></p><p>I had to attend to calming Latan, as she no longer recalled how to speak any tongue other than her native sylvan language. Isaura was beside herself with confusion and I had to pacify the little elemental as well. She kept playing with Latan's hair, which Latan found bewildering as she didn't recall having an elemental companion. In the meanwhile Roland had to prevent Hedrin from panicking when he noticed his own claws and fangs. </p><p></p><p>After a short while their memories came back to them, but it was a distressing time for all of us and left the Ice Fangs quite lost, I'm sure. They loyally watched over us as best they could, for which I am very grateful. </p><p></p><p>Hedrin complained that something seemed odd to him during the night, but he could find nothing to account for his disturbance. The following day began quietly enough, but was interrupted by yet another Blessed's demise! Oh, my Lady, I wish I knew what could be done to stop Lerner's depredations. He must be mad. How else could he think this is right?</p><p></p><p>Once again I fell to the ground, all my strength drained away. But this time I found myself in another place, a broad plain filled with silvery shapes. I knew somehow that they were all Blessed like myself, though I could not determine if they were living or dead or merely potential Blessings waiting to be bestowed. </p><p></p><p>As I stood staring toward the Lady's mountain, one of these silvery forms entered into me. I knew at once that it was a woman from Calimshan, a healer, who had been slain by Lerner's foul ritual. I felt such sorrow for her death, yet somehow it seemed right to me that I should receive her Blessing rather than Lerner or one of his companions. </p><p></p><p>When I found myself back in my body again I could not speak for a long while. I wept long for the poor woman who had died. Latan understands. She has already experienced this on one occasion, and very nearly a second time when Tybo died in Milvarune.</p><p></p><p>After I had recovered my composure I told my friends what happened to me and we contemplated that Lerner must be in Calimshan, finding every Blessed he can lay hands on. The thought of all those poor people dying at his hands horrifies me. I can't help wondering why the Lady cannot intervene personally. But I must not doubt her. Perhaps she has plans too vast for me to comprehend.</p><p></p><p>Our torture wasn't over yet. During the night it happened again. This time it was Roland who visited the Lady's divine realm. When he recovered he told us that he, too, had absorbed another Blessing - this time that of a man who was wed to the woman I had encountered! Worse yet, Roland knew that the man's wife had been with child, and that child had also been Blessed. It horrifies me to think that the Blessing of an unborn child has now been stolen by Lerner Provol.</p><p></p><p><em>(Several small round stains spot the page here, blurring the ink)</em></p><p></p><p>We could hardly continue our journey after these experiences, so we remained another day, letting Hedrin and the Ice Fangs watch over us. In the evening the same doom befell us once more. Percy was the victim on this occasion. He would say little afterward, as is his way, but disturbingly it appears that the person whose Blessing came to him had the same ability to disregard pain as Lerner's companion Diceros, the murderous wrestler. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Player notes:</strong></p><p><strong>For anyone who might be reading along, I'll give a slightly more detailed explanation of what's going on. Each of the PCs has, in addition to a larger number of feats than allowed by the RAW, a Heroic Path selected from the Midnight setting. We each randomly chose a Heroic Path at character creation. Periodically, the GM (Zora) rolls randomly to see if another Blessed dies and if their Blessing passes to one of the PCs. The percentage chance for this to happen is low, but we all kept rolling extremely low last session. We then rolled randomly to determine which Heroic Path a character received. There are a couple of paths Zora has chosen not to use, leaving 32 of them to choose from. We rolled 1d30 + (1d3 -1) to determine which one to use. </strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes</strong>: <em>(not many this session, as you can see it was fairly serious)</em></p><p></p><p>Hedrin: "Does my size make my butt look Large?"</p><p></p><p>Devo: "Roland's all touchy-feely."</p><p>Jubilee: "Roland watches chick flicks."</p><p>Devo: "No, he writes them."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 2993391, member: 30035"] [b]Sorrows and Blessings[/b] Finding the drow now seems the least of my concerns. These past three days have been bitter ones for we of the Silver Claws. We had to expend much healing magic on behalf of the Ice Fangs, who were all badly hurt. Gorm had very nearly died and was too weak to travel on his own, though he kept insisting he was well enough. I cast a spell of [I]healthful rest[/I] during the first night to aid everyone's recovery. The following morning Latan and Helga summoned birds to carry messages back to Dragonsreach. We continued recovering our strength under their care and with the aid of Tarsus of the Ice Fangs, who will become a priest of the Lady soon I anticipate. Percy helped by preparing all sorts of dishes, far more exotic than one would ordinarily expect to dine on in the wilderness. But before that interlude began we had decided to move our camp a bit for safety. We had only just completed that relocation when I and the other Silver Claws felt a familiar sinking sensation in our abdomens and realized that another of the Blessed must have been slain! I felt all my strength drain away like water from a leaky cup. Poor Percy fell on his face and gave himself a bloody nose. We took the remainder of the day to recover from this event. And we were not spared further trouble. As evening neared we felt the same sensation yet again! Once more I was weakened and Percy toppled to the ground. But Latan and Hedrin were affected worse than ever before - both of them seemed for a short while to forget entirely who they were! I had to attend to calming Latan, as she no longer recalled how to speak any tongue other than her native sylvan language. Isaura was beside herself with confusion and I had to pacify the little elemental as well. She kept playing with Latan's hair, which Latan found bewildering as she didn't recall having an elemental companion. In the meanwhile Roland had to prevent Hedrin from panicking when he noticed his own claws and fangs. After a short while their memories came back to them, but it was a distressing time for all of us and left the Ice Fangs quite lost, I'm sure. They loyally watched over us as best they could, for which I am very grateful. Hedrin complained that something seemed odd to him during the night, but he could find nothing to account for his disturbance. The following day began quietly enough, but was interrupted by yet another Blessed's demise! Oh, my Lady, I wish I knew what could be done to stop Lerner's depredations. He must be mad. How else could he think this is right? Once again I fell to the ground, all my strength drained away. But this time I found myself in another place, a broad plain filled with silvery shapes. I knew somehow that they were all Blessed like myself, though I could not determine if they were living or dead or merely potential Blessings waiting to be bestowed. As I stood staring toward the Lady's mountain, one of these silvery forms entered into me. I knew at once that it was a woman from Calimshan, a healer, who had been slain by Lerner's foul ritual. I felt such sorrow for her death, yet somehow it seemed right to me that I should receive her Blessing rather than Lerner or one of his companions. When I found myself back in my body again I could not speak for a long while. I wept long for the poor woman who had died. Latan understands. She has already experienced this on one occasion, and very nearly a second time when Tybo died in Milvarune. After I had recovered my composure I told my friends what happened to me and we contemplated that Lerner must be in Calimshan, finding every Blessed he can lay hands on. The thought of all those poor people dying at his hands horrifies me. I can't help wondering why the Lady cannot intervene personally. But I must not doubt her. Perhaps she has plans too vast for me to comprehend. Our torture wasn't over yet. During the night it happened again. This time it was Roland who visited the Lady's divine realm. When he recovered he told us that he, too, had absorbed another Blessing - this time that of a man who was wed to the woman I had encountered! Worse yet, Roland knew that the man's wife had been with child, and that child had also been Blessed. It horrifies me to think that the Blessing of an unborn child has now been stolen by Lerner Provol. [I](Several small round stains spot the page here, blurring the ink)[/I] We could hardly continue our journey after these experiences, so we remained another day, letting Hedrin and the Ice Fangs watch over us. In the evening the same doom befell us once more. Percy was the victim on this occasion. He would say little afterward, as is his way, but disturbingly it appears that the person whose Blessing came to him had the same ability to disregard pain as Lerner's companion Diceros, the murderous wrestler. [B]Player notes: For anyone who might be reading along, I'll give a slightly more detailed explanation of what's going on. Each of the PCs has, in addition to a larger number of feats than allowed by the RAW, a Heroic Path selected from the Midnight setting. We each randomly chose a Heroic Path at character creation. Periodically, the GM (Zora) rolls randomly to see if another Blessed dies and if their Blessing passes to one of the PCs. The percentage chance for this to happen is low, but we all kept rolling extremely low last session. We then rolled randomly to determine which Heroic Path a character received. There are a couple of paths Zora has chosen not to use, leaving 32 of them to choose from. We rolled 1d30 + (1d3 -1) to determine which one to use. [/B] [B]Quips & Quotes[/B]: [I](not many this session, as you can see it was fairly serious)[/I] Hedrin: "Does my size make my butt look Large?" Devo: "Roland's all touchy-feely." Jubilee: "Roland watches chick flicks." Devo: "No, he writes them." [/QUOTE]
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