Adventures in the lands of Syrael (IC)

[Cerubus_666]

'Lexcia, early to bed, early to rise? 'Morrow, plenty of time to limber up for fighting - maybe even spar while Carper guards."

Alexcia quietly observed the group as she whittled, prefering to watch before she started a conversation. "I never was one to go to battle without a good rest, Luhal. Although I don't know if we would be matched in a good sparring match." She smiled, "All courage set aside, you seem to be more of a thinker than a fighter. Oh, and you may call me Alex. My father always called me 'Lexcia." Quietly, she turned back to her carving. After a moment she thought aloud. "I wonder what awaits us in Swotear. From what I had heard, it was a vicious business, with little prospect of treasure. I suppose, though, that making friends anywhere is a good idea."

 

[Rhun]

"I wonder what awaits us in Swotear. From what I had heard, it was a vicious business, with little prospect of treasure. I suppose, though, that making friends anywhere is a good idea."

Randmar smiles slightly at Alex's words. "Perhaps once we help the elves, you could petition them to fund the expedition to Darkhallow Vale. That would make the journey worthwhile, would it not?"

 

[Lot]

Ostu scratches his scraggily beard and smiles.

"One might argue that friends are the most valuable treasure."

Ostu sheathes his longsword carefully then, in a flash, draws it again almost instantly. He repeats this process of sheathing and quick-drawing three times before his hand leaves his sword.

"Speaking of friends, I feel I should let you all know that I may not be a safe man to travel with. I have recently angered some pretty powerful people. It...well, it involved a woman. I was sort of working for this man. He was purchasing a slave woman for...um...intimate purposes. As soon as I saw her, I knew I couldn't allow her to fall into the hands of this beast."

Ostu shrugs to the group, a guilty grin on his face.

"Needless to say, swordplay ensued. I had to kill a few men, unfortunately. I sorta maimed my employer in the process of escaping. So...now I'm on the run. As for the girl...I've hidden her with some people I can trust. The road is too rough for a flower such as her."

Ostu pauses wistfully, then notices his companions and continues.

"So, just to let you know, if you travel with me, there may be trouble. Then again, since we're actually looking for trouble, I may be with the right people."

 

[Rhun]

Randmar stands, and twirls his weapons through a quick series of routines, warhammer in right hand, hand axe in left. Although the combination of weapons is an unlikely one, it is quite obvious that Silverdrake is skilled at wielding them in such a manner. "Don't worry, Ostu. If trouble finds us, we will be ready."

 

[Al the Absentminded]

"Unfortunate, how?" Luhal displays that disturbingly feral grin once more. "They come, we bathe fangs in blood, no more nonsense about who can fight.

"Not a fighter!" he snorts as he wildshapes to wolf. Carper senses his playful mood and they tussle for a while before they finally curl up and sleep.

-Albert

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Helcar Kal'lack

Heclar stares intently into the fire as he sits silently through the night. Times like these remind him of the numerous nights he had spent with his troops in such times. Troops he would call friends. Friends that are now no longer a part of this world. The memories are too intense for him and with a sudden movement he gets up and moves away from the fire to take his place amoung the watch for the night.



After waking those for the next watch he sits by the fire and with a ceremonial feel quietly removes his armor and gear. Then with the same ceremonial feel he polishes and sharpens his blades before final going to bed.

 

[Cerubus_666]

Alexcia Stabideth

Randmar smiles slightly at Alex's words. "Perhaps once we help the elves, you could petition them to fund the expedition to Darkhallow Vale. That would make the journey worthwhile, would it not?"

Alexcia simply scowls, "Only if they decide to pay us back instead of trying to be cheap-skates." She says, grumbling.

Alexcia spits into the fire, then packs away her whittling kit and wolf figurine, which is almost wolf shaped, but not quite, and turns to the group, "I'll take last watch." With that she readies her bedroll and goes to sleep.

OOC:This is before Heclar stays up for the watch. Just fyi

 

[Lot]

Ostu watches Luhal transform into a wolf with a slight shudder.

I've never seen a wolf before and now I have two hanging out in my group and one of them is a man.

Ostu turns back to Weel.

"So...let's get to watching."

 

[Priest_Sidran]

Iandon wakes from his slumber suddenly, a bad dream lingering in his mind about...ants of all things...seeing that Ostu, and Silverdrake are keeping the watch he goes and joins them for a bit.

"If either of you are ready for bed I will pull a longer watch, It seems as though I will not get any good sleep this night anyway"

 

[Al the Absentminded]

OOC: This doesn't preclude additional roleplaying in the evening, btw.

Next morning, in the pre-dawn, Luhal awakes, finding himself in human form once more, curled up on the ground with Carper. He hasn't slept in a bed since developing the ability to take the form of a wolf. Looking over, he sees Iandon gently shaking Alexcia to wake her for her watch.

Carper whines, sleepily, and they wrestle for a moment. Then, in a ritual Luhal has rarely missed since starting down the Green Path, he and Carper sit up, looking to the east. Their positions are eerily similar. The creepiness is only compounded when the dawn sunlight reaches their eyes, for they howl in unison for one long moment, and stare into the sun unblinking.

Eventually, Luhal comes of the trance. He nods to Alexcia, relieves himself in the designated spot, and claims a pair of meat chunks, one of which he tosses to Carper.

"Sleep well?"

Spells for the day:
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0-level:
1 x Detect Magic(cast)
2 x Light
2 x Create Water
1 x Mending
1 x Purify Food and Drink

1st level:
3 x Entangle
1 x Shillelagh

2nd level:
2 x Spider Climb
2 x Bull's Strength

3rd level:
1 x Magic Fang, Greater(cast)
1 x Magic Fang, Greater
1 x Call Lightning
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-Albert