A Merc's Life: Howl of the Carrion King [01]

[Maidhc O Casain]

Off to the Races

The newly Bonded mercenary unit makes their way to the Depot. It's a fairly short and very simple walk after the maze of the Poor District.

Once supplied, you exit the Santach Baile and are again confronted by the warren of streets of the Scóg Bocht. A guide is lingering hopefully outside the walls of the Mercenaries Quarter and approaches you with an offer to take you wherever you need to go.

Kecil quickly steps up and addresses the rapscallion by name, slipping coins to him with a handshake. The group is out of the gates and ready to begin their journey into the mountains in short order.

As you start your trek, Kecil speaks up.

"Should we have some sort of procedures for our roles in different situations like combat, negotiations, scouting forays and such? If so, should we practice those while we travel to hammer out the rough edges? It seems like I see the mercs in the city practicing stuff all the time."

[sblock=OOC]I'm going to put an incomplete map of the city up on OP later today so you'll have an idea of the city layout. The Rich and Middle Districts are fairly well detailed but the streets and houses of the Scóg Bocht are too dense for my poor graphics card to handle, so I'm currently searching for a workaround.

While I'm putting the next bit together you might want to have the group discuss such mundane things as watch order, camp chores, etc.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

"I shall make every effort to rush to the forefront of any assault to draw enemy fire, while returning said fire with my javelins as I close to make a melee attack. That's my initial thought, and I'm open to other suggestions, of course."

 

[Scotley]

Keeland

"I'm a decent shot with a bow and I know some simple spells. I expect I'll be of more use in the second rank in support of more melee oriented types. Any place in the watch order is fine by me."

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

"I'll volunteer for one of the least-wanted middle watches, so as to make things easier on our spellcasters."

 

[Scott DeWar]

"I would prefer third rank to set off any support of a magical nature that may be needed. and the last watch is greatly prefered to beable to work on spells at the end of my watch.

My prefrenc or spell types is to conjure help...however i have not been able to keep the help here with us for more then a few seconds. good for about one attack I have estamated.

I can also cast ranged attacks of a limited distance. close range for the most part.

 

[renau1g]

"There ain't a better place to be than in your enemies face with an axe in your hand" Aodhán says, tapping the head of his dwarven weapon to accentuate the point. He continues "Also, I wouldn't mind the first watch of the night, that'll give me a chance to pray in the morning".

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

"Alright then, it seems that our watch order will be: Aodhán, Keeland, Houwlou, Kecil (will stand a shortened half-watch) and, finally, Harnry. Harnry will wake Kecil early so that he can prepare our breakfast. Does that sound right? As for our order of march, I shall go in the lead, with Aodhán by my side, Harnry behind us a bit, and Keeland guarding the rear. Kecil, you can be beside Keeland, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would also lead Puddin'? Does that meet with everyone's approval?

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Kecil

"That suits me just fine! I get to sleep all night and ride Puddin'!

Seriously, though, just put me anywhere on watch order. Alternatively, you could just wake me about halfway through last watch and I'll take care of breakfast and what bits of breaking camp I can whilst some are still in bed.

I expect that I'll break from the group pretty quickly in combat and either try to get at 'em from the flanks or stand back and use my sling. Truth be told, I'm not much of a fighter anyway. More inclined to hide and poke around, if you get my meaning."

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

"Forgive me, please, Kecil! I shall insert you into both the watch order and the order of march."

OOC: Kecil added to previous post.

 

[renau1g]

"Excellent! With that administrative business out of the way, let's go earn our keep" Aodhán says excitedly.