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TUW: The Outpost

Waynan

Adventurer
Raven Elk looks around from the "window" to see if there is any type of path or walkway from this spot or nearby. Seeing none he says to the rest:

"Shall we see if we can scale down into this vale through this viewing window?"
 
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Kwargrow

Gamer Extraordinaire
Taylar nods and will look with Raven Elk for the best place to climb down. "I'm so excited I feel like I can leap off this ledge and fly down. We could be the first ones here in centuries." He takes a few quick breathes to calm his nerves before working with the gear to make sure it holds.
 

MacConnell

Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Hoping to Offer Some Clarity

... Standing on a smooth flat surface, obviously long past manually worked, the crew can see the mountains fall away below and far out into the eastern plains. The sight is quite amazing. Looking inward, a cut set of steps leads down into a tiny hidden vale, almost circular, of a diameter of about 100 paces. The vale is enclosed by nine definitive peaks. Each peak has been meticulously carved into a decorative facade and bored to include internal structure...
OOC: Let me know if there is still any confusion.
 

Kwargrow

Gamer Extraordinaire
With the climbing gear still in his hands, Taylar walks over to the steps and tests one with his foot. "This seems ok. I'll use these." He cautiously goes down the steps, looking for any traps.
 

MacConnell

Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Day 258: The Descent

The crew notices that the steps leading down into the valley were originally carved from the very stone of the mountain and are, thusly, extremely sturdy, even though grasses and other vegetation has begun to grow in the cracks and crevices. The steps are wide enough to accommodate people two by two. The stairs wind down the mountain face offering stone benches at the curves for rest. Evidently whoever once lived here, they had a life of leisure.

The crew notices a great many birds flying about as they travel, including some soaring birds of prey that look more sleek and streamlined than any seen before. Perhaps the isolation of this vale has allowed the avians to flourish while preventing ingress of other legged animals, except maybe goats who are very sure footed.

The greater flora of the valley is populated with nut and fruit trees, all of which are readily in harvest for it is the correct time of year for such. The main trees all seem to have been originally planted, but other weeds and vines have become to creep in as nature has begun to take back over what was once manicured and kept.

The ascent and descent have taken a greater portion of the lighted time of day and dusk is beginning to fall as the crew finds itself on the flat patio-like valley floor, the sky mostly obscured by the canopy of pecans. Strange sounds of unrecognized creatures fills the air, likely the chirping of frogs or other nocturnal amphibians. A flagstone path leads more toward the center of the valley, though with the significantly decreasing visibility, this seems a good place to stop for the night.
[sblock=Inventory]
OOC: Current Inventory:
  • francs: 121
  • Beetle Carapaces: 31
  • Boar Tusk: 2 pair: {Confluence +1}
  • Harvester Tail Feathers: 10 sets: {Cohesion +1}
  • Large Beetle Carapaces: 11
  • Running Bird Tail Feathers: 6 sets: {Confluence +1}
  • Leaves of Soothing: 1 measure {Soothe x2}
  • Toxic Leaves: 1 measure {Muddle x2}
  • Zinc Ingots: 19: {Health +1, Mend x2}
  • Calcium Ingot: 1: {Cohesion +1, Restore x2}
  • Chromium Ingot: 1: {Strength +1}
  • Bloodstone: 1: {Confluence +1}
  • Flint: 10 {Heat x2}
  • Heartstone: 5: {Confluence +1}
  • Lodestone: 2 {shock x2}
  • Slate: 64: {Thump x2}
  • Sunstone: 8: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}
  • Iron Ingot: 20 {Confluence +1, Mend x2}
  • Lead Ingot: 13: {Rend x2}
  • Tin Ingot: 13: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}
Unknown Items:
  • Nothing at this time
.
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[sblock=Character Data]
OOC: Vittero: full health
arrows: 24
Taylar: full health
Maka: full health
arrows: 26
Raven Elk: full health
Adisakti: full health
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[sblock=Party Discovers]Slate Boulder: 76 stones worth, East Pass
Tin Vein: 43 stones worth, East Pass
Zinc Vein: 61 ingots worth, 7 days north East Pass[/sblock]
 

Waynan

Adventurer
Raven Elk nudges Taylar as he looks at the pecan trees.

"Taylar, get a fire going. I'll harvest some pecans. Then we can roast them for a fine snack."
 

Kwargrow

Gamer Extraordinaire
Taylar gathers some wood into a suitable pile and lights it by manipulating Way. Looking around at the foliage he remarks, "These trees should help us with our food stores. Look for any other fruit we can preserve and bring with us for rations."

While tending the fire and waiting on the gathered food to come back, Taylar will use the inventory of metals as conduits and actively search for more in the area. He is not only looking for deposits in the earth, he is trying to determine if there are underground passages that certain uses of metal would indicate.
 
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Waynan

Adventurer
Raven Elk nods at Taylar's comment and begins to gather a bunch of pecans and then look for different edible fruits, especially those that look good for drying to use as future rations.

He brings the bounty back to Taylar; and while Taylar begins to roast the pecans, Raven Elk sorts out the fruits for immediate consumption from the ones that will make for perfect dried fruits.
 
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MacConnell

Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Posting for Tellerain Hawke

As Raven Elk moves off to gather the goods of the trees, Maka will move to the edge of the paved area and travel its border hoping to shoot some game before the light of day completely fails.
 

MacConnell

Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Day 258: Taylar

... While tending the fire and waiting on the gathered food to come back, Taylar will use the inventory of metals as conduits and actively search for more in the area. He is not only looking for deposits in the earth, he is trying to determine if there are underground passages that certain uses of metal would indicate.
[sblock=Prospecting]Effectiveness:
  • Konokoro (Divination Task) +
  • Mind + Knowledge +
  • Commercial + d100
This active task is applied to the search for usable metal or stone. The results of the effectiveness are determined by terrain and availability of material. The base score without the addition of the random roll represents the passive knowledge to notice the presence of an ore or mineral or the tendency of the area to contain such. A minimum rank of 50 is need to notice the most base mineral, which is slate, and a minimum rank of 60 is needed to notice the most base ore, which is zinc. The addition of the random roll represents an active search. For those who can manipulate Way, holding a piece of the desired material while making an active search, increases the total score by 100. Success is determined by meeting or exceeding the predetermined rank requirements of the Minerals and Ores Availability Tables.
Taylar: 19 + 18(konokoro) = 37
Calcium: 37 + 31(d100) + 100(conduit) = 168
Chromium: 37 + 72(d100) + 100(conduit) = 209
Iron: 37 + 85(d100) + 100(conduit) = 222[/sblock]
GM: In an hour's time, which is dark, and the other crew members have returned from their own searches, Taylar has had time to actively divine for Calcium, Chromium, and Iron. Though all three are present, the quantity is trivial and sparse, making it unlikely that the preceding residents had mined underneath this particular spot. Taylar's sensitivity is limited to a sphere with a radius of 14 strides, which covers the pecan grove.

[sblock=Inventory]
OOC: Current Inventory:
  • francs: 121
  • Beetle Carapaces: 31
  • Boar Tusk: 2 pair: {Confluence +1}
  • Harvester Tail Feathers: 10 sets: {Cohesion +1}
  • Large Beetle Carapaces: 11
  • Running Bird Tail Feathers: 6 sets: {Confluence +1}
  • Leaves of Soothing: 1 measure {Soothe x2}
  • Toxic Leaves: 1 measure {Muddle x2}
  • Calcium Ingot: 1: {Cohesion +1, Restore x2}
  • Chromium Ingot: 1: {Strength +1}
  • Iron Ingot: 20 {Confluence +1, Mend x2}
  • Lead Ingot: 13: {Rend x2}
  • Tin Ingot: 13: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}
  • Zinc Ingots: 19: {Health +1, Mend x2}
  • Bloodstone: 1: {Confluence +1}
  • Flint: 10 {Heat x2}
  • Heartstone: 5: {Confluence +1}
  • Lodestone: 2 {shock x2}
  • Slate: 64: {Thump x2}
  • Sunstone: 8: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}
Unknown Items:
  • Nothing at this time
.
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[sblock=Character Data]
OOC: Vittero: full health
arrows: 24
Taylar: full health
Maka: full health
arrows: 26
Raven Elk: full health
Adisakti: full health
[/sblock]
[sblock=Party Discovers]Slate Boulder: 76 stones worth, East Pass
Tin Vein: 43 stones worth, East Pass
Zinc Vein: 61 ingots worth, 7 days north East Pass[/sblock]
 
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