Manbearcat
Legend
1) Your Passive Insight yields that the general mood was cold when you entered their campsite.
2) Your Insight check yields that you're certain that he isn't warning you of some real-world, imminent encounter with a corporeal snake. Sleep and the dreamworld is the gateway to the spirit realm. He means that the encounter will take place after you have crossed over tonight. We will actually resolve it later.
3) Terilion subtly smiles and nods slowly at your words. He turns to face Esmer in unison with you. Yamel's face is a blank expression but you're confident that he agrees with you when he stoicly looks to Esmer after you're finished.
4) Esmer says:
5) Beyond that, he says that he will be taking the children back in the morning after the ritual of presenting you to the World Serpent. He will gladly recieve Yamel's diplomatic envoy in the sanctity of their island fortress. There they can talk about a formal treaty and trade agreement. **
* You can go ahead and roll a Group Nature Check (Hard DC) for tomorrow morning's communion with the World Serpent. You and Yamel (+13) and you have a + 2 to your Nature check.
** If you want to follow-up with an appeal that disagrees with anything Esmer has laid out, go ahead and do so. Roll your check and a d20 + 4 for Terilion and + 6 for Yamel.
2) Your Insight check yields that you're certain that he isn't warning you of some real-world, imminent encounter with a corporeal snake. Sleep and the dreamworld is the gateway to the spirit realm. He means that the encounter will take place after you have crossed over tonight. We will actually resolve it later.
3) Terilion subtly smiles and nods slowly at your words. He turns to face Esmer in unison with you. Yamel's face is a blank expression but you're confident that he agrees with you when he stoicly looks to Esmer after you're finished.
4) Esmer says:
"I would never speak on behalf of the World Serpent for to do so would be foolish and may incur his wrath. Neither would 'He Who Sees Without Sight'. We are just a humble servant and conduit. All we know of his will is that he holds the world together with his great coils and the demonic, primordial, and deific usurpers are his enemies. If your enemies align, he may sponser you. All I can do is present you to him. His mysteries are his own. He will do as he will. We will find out in the morning." *
He sips from his bowl and wipes his mouth with his sleeve. "I personally see this is as folly. Let this creature have his own domain. You don't need the recesses of his caverns. You are men of the wild. The boughs of the trees are your blankets from the cold and the stars and trails guide your path. I won't sanction it with any of my warriors. And I forbid you (looking at Terilion) from risking yourself on it."
He gets the sense that any or all of you may interject and protest and abruptly starts in "...however, if the World Serpent condones your quest, I will too..." Looking at Saerie he says; "Yes, I am a man of reason. I hope that is reasonable enough for you..."
5) Beyond that, he says that he will be taking the children back in the morning after the ritual of presenting you to the World Serpent. He will gladly recieve Yamel's diplomatic envoy in the sanctity of their island fortress. There they can talk about a formal treaty and trade agreement. **
* You can go ahead and roll a Group Nature Check (Hard DC) for tomorrow morning's communion with the World Serpent. You and Yamel (+13) and you have a + 2 to your Nature check.
** If you want to follow-up with an appeal that disagrees with anything Esmer has laid out, go ahead and do so. Roll your check and a d20 + 4 for Terilion and + 6 for Yamel.