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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 911" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>A Momentary Lapse of Reason</strong></p><p></p><p>The party made their way northward out of the lands of the Coritani and into the lands of the Brigantes. They passed near a few small villages along the way and occasionally stopped to re-supply with smoked meat and barley cakes that the villagers were stocking away for winter. Ilrath also occasionally made a brief side trip to gather any news from the villages they passed near. During one of these trips, the rest of the party decided to seize upon the opportunity to have a particularly stupid argument.</p><p></p><p>It had now been twelve days since they had left Glynden and (presumably) whatever forces Kyndalyn had managed to prepare for the journey would be leaving to head for the Fodor soon. The party had still not used the bird feather token given to them by Uncle Claudius to send a message back to the village in order to update them on what the party had discovered in the barbarian lands.</p><p></p><p>Speaks with Stone commented that it would be best if they sent the message as soon as possible so that any special equipment or people who needed to be brought in order to erect fortifications in the barbarian lands could be gathered for the ten day journey. After all, he contended, they knew that the Brigantes specifically wanted any dwarves from Glynden to participate and they would probably be among those who knew most about building defensive fortifications.</p><p></p><p>Rhys and Krase on the other hand were not quite satisfied that they could totally trust the barbarians. After all, they said, the party hadn't actually seen a single orc yet. They mentioned that part of their mission was to determine how big a threat the orcs were.</p><p></p><p>Speaks brought up the fact that the number had been reported at around 1,200.</p><p></p><p>Krase argued that the barbarians could have made up that number and the actual number could be larger or smaller.</p><p></p><p>Speaks argued in return that if the number was smaller, it made absolutely no sense to inflate it. And if the number was larger, why not report that the orcs only numbered a few hundred to make it more likely that the forces of Glynden would sign on.</p><p></p><p>Neither Krase nor Rhys had an answer to that but both said they would feel more comfortable if they had actually seen an orc before they sent the message.</p><p></p><p>Speaks pointed out that they were still several days from the Nervii lands and it was very unlikely that they would see an orc in the next couple of days. If they waited longer than that, they would be past the date that Kyndalyn was supposed to have left Glynden. That meant that Kyndalyn would either be waiting to leave until he got their message, wasting valuable days. Or Kyndalyn would have already left town when he got the message and might have to waste twice as many days going back to town to retrieve any supplies or people necessary for defending the barbarian lands.</p><p></p><p>Krase stated that it was likely that Kyndalyn would be delayed from leaving town because "many" of the council were against the whole operation and would do whatever they could to slow things down. *A fine bit of revisionist history if ever I saw one*.</p><p></p><p>In the end, Speaks was outvoted and Krase and Rhys decided to wait another two days (thus bringing them to exactly 14 days after they left town which was the approximate time Kyndalyn said it would take to ready the men to march).</p><p></p><p>Speaks pointed out that it was highly unlikely that they would see an orc in the next two days and further asked if the bird summoned by the feather token was supposed to teleport back to town or if some amount of travel time would be involved.</p><p></p><p>Krase and Rhys considered this briefly but, never ones to let reason stand in the way of rigid planning stuck to their guns.</p><p></p><p>Two days later they still hadn't seen any orcs and the message was sent updating Kyndalyn as to the results of the negotiations and the "reported" numbers of orcs and barbarians. They also requested that they bring whatever materials and people would be necessary for constructing fortifications. With a good deal of eye rolling from Speaks with Stone, the bird was conjured and let fly with no more information than they possessed two days before.</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: A Not-So-Chance Encounter</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 911, member: 99"] [B]A Momentary Lapse of Reason[/B] The party made their way northward out of the lands of the Coritani and into the lands of the Brigantes. They passed near a few small villages along the way and occasionally stopped to re-supply with smoked meat and barley cakes that the villagers were stocking away for winter. Ilrath also occasionally made a brief side trip to gather any news from the villages they passed near. During one of these trips, the rest of the party decided to seize upon the opportunity to have a particularly stupid argument. It had now been twelve days since they had left Glynden and (presumably) whatever forces Kyndalyn had managed to prepare for the journey would be leaving to head for the Fodor soon. The party had still not used the bird feather token given to them by Uncle Claudius to send a message back to the village in order to update them on what the party had discovered in the barbarian lands. Speaks with Stone commented that it would be best if they sent the message as soon as possible so that any special equipment or people who needed to be brought in order to erect fortifications in the barbarian lands could be gathered for the ten day journey. After all, he contended, they knew that the Brigantes specifically wanted any dwarves from Glynden to participate and they would probably be among those who knew most about building defensive fortifications. Rhys and Krase on the other hand were not quite satisfied that they could totally trust the barbarians. After all, they said, the party hadn't actually seen a single orc yet. They mentioned that part of their mission was to determine how big a threat the orcs were. Speaks brought up the fact that the number had been reported at around 1,200. Krase argued that the barbarians could have made up that number and the actual number could be larger or smaller. Speaks argued in return that if the number was smaller, it made absolutely no sense to inflate it. And if the number was larger, why not report that the orcs only numbered a few hundred to make it more likely that the forces of Glynden would sign on. Neither Krase nor Rhys had an answer to that but both said they would feel more comfortable if they had actually seen an orc before they sent the message. Speaks pointed out that they were still several days from the Nervii lands and it was very unlikely that they would see an orc in the next couple of days. If they waited longer than that, they would be past the date that Kyndalyn was supposed to have left Glynden. That meant that Kyndalyn would either be waiting to leave until he got their message, wasting valuable days. Or Kyndalyn would have already left town when he got the message and might have to waste twice as many days going back to town to retrieve any supplies or people necessary for defending the barbarian lands. Krase stated that it was likely that Kyndalyn would be delayed from leaving town because "many" of the council were against the whole operation and would do whatever they could to slow things down. *A fine bit of revisionist history if ever I saw one*. In the end, Speaks was outvoted and Krase and Rhys decided to wait another two days (thus bringing them to exactly 14 days after they left town which was the approximate time Kyndalyn said it would take to ready the men to march). Speaks pointed out that it was highly unlikely that they would see an orc in the next two days and further asked if the bird summoned by the feather token was supposed to teleport back to town or if some amount of travel time would be involved. Krase and Rhys considered this briefly but, never ones to let reason stand in the way of rigid planning stuck to their guns. Two days later they still hadn't seen any orcs and the message was sent updating Kyndalyn as to the results of the negotiations and the "reported" numbers of orcs and barbarians. They also requested that they bring whatever materials and people would be necessary for constructing fortifications. With a good deal of eye rolling from Speaks with Stone, the bird was conjured and let fly with no more information than they possessed two days before. [B]NEXT: A Not-So-Chance Encounter[/B] [/QUOTE]
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