[AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

Aadin turns the small crystals over in his hand examining the runes on each. The pale blue crystal is transparent and the rune has been delicately carved and then embossed with gold filagree. The rune itself stands for 'Dispel'. The other crystal appears at first glance to be an opaque black, but upon closer inspection it would appear that it is a dark transparent purple, too dark too see all the way through though. The rune has been hastily carved into this one and it reads 'Fear'. From your knowledge of runes and magic you think they might be detonations, to be thrown at an enemy unleashing a spell upon impact.
 

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Kelsis the Bright-Eyed, female sibeccai akashic

"Not bad. Say, ask the caravan master if he wants the vermin alive or dead," Kelsis asks of Aadin as she sorts through the treasure. "What do those rocks say?"

*She picks through the remaining treasure, putting the jewelry, money, stones, and oddities in one sack, and the armor and weapons in a pile. Gathering them up, she'll take them to the wagon.*

"Master Mollen, here's what we found. Do you want the vermin for questioning, or shall I end their miserable lives?"
 

Kelsis heads back to the wagon, but it is a little crowdeed now with 5 people in there. Korwin says that he will be fine waiting outside and excuses himself. "I take it then that you have routed them all then? Good, any that are still alive can be put down like the scum they are. Nice haul I guess it their raid wasn't for naught, if my new recruits get a chance to show their stuff and get a pile of treasure for their trouble. Go ahead and divvy it up as you choose. Anything you have no need for just add it to the stocks in the other wagon and I'll see about selling it on your behalf. Anything else to report?" Master Mollen says, looking over the stuff that you have recovered.
 

Kelsis the Bright-Eyed, female sibeccai akashic

"I may have some use for one of the axes, shields, or swords... But let me set some of this aside... I suspect some of this may be magical, and I want our magicians to look at it before we decide," she says. Kelsis will put aside the five vials, the ring, the miniature buckler, the waterskin, the eyepatch, and the bracelet, as well as the andrecite for the mage blade or runethane to look at later.

*Taking the task upon herself to dispense of the vermin, she will take out her dagger and finish off the rhodin.*
 

Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 3

Answering Master Mollen's inquiry, Kalythar says, "Not much, sir. The last of the five tried to flee, but we brought him down before he got more than fifty paces. There's been no indication that any more are nearby. Still, I have to admit I'd like to move to a more defensible spot before we settle in for the evening, at least to get the animals away from the remaining stench of battle here abouts. It'll keep them skiddish, even with the rain doing its part."

Looking at Kemm & speaking loud enough for Korwin to hear, "Do you know of a suitable site that is reasonably close? I don't believe we're currently capable of pushing on too much further before holing up for the night. I was lucky enough to come through essentially unhurt, except for my pride getting tackled, that is. Anyway, I'll take as much of the watch as I can when we get to wherever."
 

Master Mollen nods as he receives the report. He looks quite pleased at your preformance. "Good, good. Once you have things secured please see to your wounded. Just leave the rhodin skum to the worms."

Lemm considers things for a moment before replying, "If I remember correctly on the other side of that rise there is a small copse of trees that might provide a bit of cover from the rain and wind. But if you are looking for more defensible, perhaps the top of the hill might provide a better place to watch from."
 

Aadin Lofgred, 3rd Level Human Runethane

Isida Kep'Tukari said:
Kelsis asks of Aadin as she sorts through the treasure. "What do those rocks say?"

"They appear to be the runes for dispel, and for fear, though the second is drawn in a rather unorthodox manner. You see this tail? It usually cuts the other way, to the top. But nonetheless, I'd say fear."

As Kelsis heads inside, Aadin looks nervously at the unconcious Rhodin. When Korwin exits, he moves over next to the other man, and then watches Kelsis come out, and dispatch the Rhodin. He looks away, and makes no move to assist her. He speaks to Korwin as the akashic continues her task,

"Korwin - do you think there are any more Rhodin about?"

(ooc- how many times can I use Rune of Knowledge over night, and still memorize spells? Regardless, Aadin will first draw the rune on the ring, and will re-inscribe his Rune of Conjuring on the round stone it was originally on.)
 
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As Aadin stands outside in the rain, it begins to let up a bit. It is now just a light rain and you notice that the lightning stopped a little while ago during the battle. Korwin looks a little pale still but given that he is up and about and not bleeding he is much better than he was before you had tended to him. "I heard they travel in small packs as they don't stay together very well in large groups. They supposedly fight each other as often as they raid peaceful folk. I don't know much about them really though. The one beast I fought was much tougher than I was lead to believe and extremely agile. I don't think I landed a blow at all. And looking at that pile of treasure that you've assembled, I think that these Rhodin were not your typical bunch. I think we should keep a carefull watch through out the night." His voice sounds a bit weak, but given his recent brush with death it is probably normal.

Sitting down with the ring, Aadin inscribes a tiny rune onto its surface. As he completes it, the rune begins to change. The spiralling script stops and is now quite easy to read. The runes now read, This object was made 2 years ago.. Not very informative, but perhaps later the runes will be able to reveal a little more. He finishes by replacing his usual rune of conjuring on the small stone before dropping it into his pocket.

[ooc: It is about 7 in the evening. You can use the Rune of Knowledge a number of times equal to your level per day. So you will manage the three times before you sleep and can do it again 3 times during last watch or sometime in the morning. That way you will still be able to memorize everything you need to.

Oh and I forgot to mention you have a little mistake on names in your post. Isida is player, Kelsis is character. Nothing big, just thought I'd point it out.]
 
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Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 3

Scratching some of the caked mud out of his mane, Kalythar nods and says, "Both sound better than here, but given how fast they came upon us I know I'd feel better at the top of the hill. The more time I have to rouse everyone else, the better. If that's agreeable then we'll try and finish up our business here quickly and head that way."

He heads back to share the plan with the Aadin, Kelsis, Gren & Korwin and helps them with whatever tasks are left so we can get the wagons moving towards the chosen spot.

Given that plans have changed a bit and that he's planning on staying up on watch, he asks the others to set up camp at the new site while he meditates for the required hour to ready different spells. Spells readied:
0: Bash, Glowglobe (Lesser), Saving Grace, Seeker
1: Precise Vision, Scent Tracker, Transfer Wounds (Lesser)
 

Kelsis the Bright-Eyed

"The hill sounds good to me. These beasts were too well armed for my liking. I'll take second watch," she says, as she makes ready to leave for the campsite.
 

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