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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 6907165" data-attributes="member: 11146"><p>The kuo-toa broke their fast on smoked fish--more savory and less salty than the unpalatable salted fish stored in barrels at the drow outpost. The smoked fish was passed 'round, followed by fresh water and fresh kelp that had a chewy texture and left the partakers feeling they'd eaten the first green vegetable they'd had in weeks. The warrior who'd encroached on Kago's personal space thumped his chest. "Kombu make good endurance!" It was unclear whether Kombu was the kelp or the warrior, but this didn't seem to faze the warrior, who nodded vigorously at Kago. </p><p></p><p>Plooploopeen cast two spells before the group left the geode lair. The first spell entailed ten minutes of chanting while Plooploopeen fingered a small lump of clay in one hand. This, he did with his eyes closed, walking a circuit and touching Raza, Solace, Kago, Brinn, Kamael, and Ce'rek on the forehead. When Plooploopen was done, he said only, "You can hear. And speak." He did not explain but immediately launched into another ten minutes of spellcasting, animatedly waving a reed in the air in one hand while the other hand traced ornate symbols on the surface of the water lapping at the geode's rocky shore. The phrasing and intonation the archpriest used were alien. When Plooploopeen at last concluded, he seemed winded and sat down. "And now you can breathe. These are my gifts to you, and more you shall have should you succeed. Return here and fetch me when it is done. I must rest, but you shall have help." He waved to four of the six lesser kuo-toa, and to the one kuo-toa warrior who seemed loyal to him. These five immediately got to their webbed feet and approached the party. "We accompany you. To the wharves," the warrior declared, then waded into the sable waters of the lake.</p><p></p><p>Kamael quickly cast a twinned spell, armoring himself and Solace. Ce'rek, every shifty eyed, eventually got to his feet but lingered at the back of the group. Shuushar, Stool, and JimJar remained behind. Shuushar bowed to the group. "My place is here, with Plooploopeen. You have served well, and go with his blessing. Return if you can. He has granted you a day's ability to breath beneath the water, and also to speak our tongue."</p><p></p><p></p><p>[hr][/hr]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The group swam for perhaps half an hour. The water was deceptive; while calm at the surface, there was a wickedly fierce undertow, a draft of chill water created by an underwater stream that pulled at bodies, threatening to sweep you further south into the corpus of the lake.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ooc]24 hours of <em>tongues</em> and 24 hours of <em>water breathing</em> for each member of the party. Everyone, please provide an Athletics DC 12 check to see how the swimming goes. It'll be a group check, meaning everyone makes the Athletics check. If at least half of you succeed (so, three of the five of you), the group succeeds. Kobold Stew is traveling on Tuesday and has asked me to autopilot Solace for the month of October, so here is <a href="http://orokos.com/roll/442353" target="_blank">Solace's roll.</a> She has an unfortunate -1 modifier to Athletics rolls, so she's rolled a 4.[/ooc]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 6907165, member: 11146"] The kuo-toa broke their fast on smoked fish--more savory and less salty than the unpalatable salted fish stored in barrels at the drow outpost. The smoked fish was passed 'round, followed by fresh water and fresh kelp that had a chewy texture and left the partakers feeling they'd eaten the first green vegetable they'd had in weeks. The warrior who'd encroached on Kago's personal space thumped his chest. "Kombu make good endurance!" It was unclear whether Kombu was the kelp or the warrior, but this didn't seem to faze the warrior, who nodded vigorously at Kago. Plooploopeen cast two spells before the group left the geode lair. The first spell entailed ten minutes of chanting while Plooploopeen fingered a small lump of clay in one hand. This, he did with his eyes closed, walking a circuit and touching Raza, Solace, Kago, Brinn, Kamael, and Ce'rek on the forehead. When Plooploopen was done, he said only, "You can hear. And speak." He did not explain but immediately launched into another ten minutes of spellcasting, animatedly waving a reed in the air in one hand while the other hand traced ornate symbols on the surface of the water lapping at the geode's rocky shore. The phrasing and intonation the archpriest used were alien. When Plooploopeen at last concluded, he seemed winded and sat down. "And now you can breathe. These are my gifts to you, and more you shall have should you succeed. Return here and fetch me when it is done. I must rest, but you shall have help." He waved to four of the six lesser kuo-toa, and to the one kuo-toa warrior who seemed loyal to him. These five immediately got to their webbed feet and approached the party. "We accompany you. To the wharves," the warrior declared, then waded into the sable waters of the lake. Kamael quickly cast a twinned spell, armoring himself and Solace. Ce'rek, every shifty eyed, eventually got to his feet but lingered at the back of the group. Shuushar, Stool, and JimJar remained behind. Shuushar bowed to the group. "My place is here, with Plooploopeen. You have served well, and go with his blessing. Return if you can. He has granted you a day's ability to breath beneath the water, and also to speak our tongue." [hr][/hr] The group swam for perhaps half an hour. The water was deceptive; while calm at the surface, there was a wickedly fierce undertow, a draft of chill water created by an underwater stream that pulled at bodies, threatening to sweep you further south into the corpus of the lake. [ooc]24 hours of [I]tongues[/I] and 24 hours of [I]water breathing[/I] for each member of the party. Everyone, please provide an Athletics DC 12 check to see how the swimming goes. It'll be a group check, meaning everyone makes the Athletics check. If at least half of you succeed (so, three of the five of you), the group succeeds. Kobold Stew is traveling on Tuesday and has asked me to autopilot Solace for the month of October, so here is [url=http://orokos.com/roll/442353]Solace's roll.[/url] She has an unfortunate -1 modifier to Athletics rolls, so she's rolled a 4.[/ooc] [/QUOTE]
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