Liminal Syzygy
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Pyior nods in agreement. "Yes, if we leave now, we may be able to make the cave by nightfall. Perhaps there are some edibles in the supplies you mentioned."
[AU] Siege on Ebonring Keep - Part 2
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Rybaer
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By mid-afternoon, the rain finally breaks. The clouds remain low and heavy for the rest of the day, further enhancing the dark shadows of the Floating Forest. Runther maintains some distance ahead of the group, occassionally pulling back to give them a short report.
As Runther had told them, there are places where the trail was completely washed out. Had you travelled much further on your own, you'd have spent hours looking for the trail...if it could ever be found. On the flipside, should anything happen to Runther, you might have difficulty finding your way back to the Keep.
In the early evening, Runther leads the group to a series of jagged hills deep in the Forest. He leads you to a cave with an entrance only five feet high. Outside the cave is the skeletal remains of (presumably) a rhodin - picked almost clean by unknown scavengers. There are still teeth marks in the bone and several limbs appear to have been torn away before being discarded.
Runther inspects the ground before the cave and then freezes, holding his hands out for silence. He scrutinizes a set of faint tracks and then turns back and whispers, "There are fresh troll tracks here. Several sets going in and out of the cave. I can't be certain if they're still inside or not."
As Runther had told them, there are places where the trail was completely washed out. Had you travelled much further on your own, you'd have spent hours looking for the trail...if it could ever be found. On the flipside, should anything happen to Runther, you might have difficulty finding your way back to the Keep.
In the early evening, Runther leads the group to a series of jagged hills deep in the Forest. He leads you to a cave with an entrance only five feet high. Outside the cave is the skeletal remains of (presumably) a rhodin - picked almost clean by unknown scavengers. There are still teeth marks in the bone and several limbs appear to have been torn away before being discarded.
Runther inspects the ground before the cave and then freezes, holding his hands out for silence. He scrutinizes a set of faint tracks and then turns back and whispers, "There are fresh troll tracks here. Several sets going in and out of the cave. I can't be certain if they're still inside or not."
Liminal Syzygy
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Pyior motions the party away from the cave, whispering "Let's move away for now while we consider!"
Once at a safe distance, Pyior tries to recall anything he knows about trolls and shares that knowledge with the party (Knowledge: Dangerous Beasts +12).
Once at a safe distance, Pyior tries to recall anything he knows about trolls and shares that knowledge with the party (Knowledge: Dangerous Beasts +12).
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Rybaer
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The group moves quietly away from the cave a good hundred yards. Runther chooses a location from which he can keep an eye on the cave's entrance while maintain a degree of concealment.
Pyior recalls that trolls are known for their size and ferocious appetites. Their every action is dictated by the degree of their hunger. Their diet consists of primarily fresh meat (Pyior doesn't recall anything about them eating carrion). Their hides are thick, greenish gray, and rubbery. Body hair comes in thick clumps of greasy black strands. They regenerate damage at an amazing rate, making them particularly difficult to kill...even when confronted with seemingly stronger foes. Trolls are, however, susceptible to fire and acid, which their regenerative powers are helpless against.
"I've seen a troll in a fight before," Runther says quietly. "One, alone, killed six armed men before finally falling. Prepared, and taking one by surprise, we might be able to handle one. And those aren't odds I'd like to put money on."
Pyior recalls that trolls are known for their size and ferocious appetites. Their every action is dictated by the degree of their hunger. Their diet consists of primarily fresh meat (Pyior doesn't recall anything about them eating carrion). Their hides are thick, greenish gray, and rubbery. Body hair comes in thick clumps of greasy black strands. They regenerate damage at an amazing rate, making them particularly difficult to kill...even when confronted with seemingly stronger foes. Trolls are, however, susceptible to fire and acid, which their regenerative powers are helpless against.
"I've seen a troll in a fight before," Runther says quietly. "One, alone, killed six armed men before finally falling. Prepared, and taking one by surprise, we might be able to handle one. And those aren't odds I'd like to put money on."
Mirth
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"Well, I am not to keen on going head to head with any troll, either," Ys-Baddaden says with a slight gulp. "Should we wait it out? It will get hungry eventually and leave the cave. We can hide until then and search the cave while it is gone. If it is in the cave right now, that is..."
Erekose13
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"Aye brother, every creature must eat at some point. But if this troll has killed all of these rhodin who fled the keep, then mayhaps it has plenty to feast on for quite a while. I think that with team work and a coordinated effort we can best this beast. I for one would like to find out if it has Truthsayer's trinket. That would be a just end for those theiving rhodin who took it from the keep in the first place." Ys-Korros says, forgetting for a moment that Pyior is with them and reverting to his previous preconceptions about the rhodin's right to life.
Argent Silvermage
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Aurial will scout out the area. Keeping an eye out for anything flamible along the way.
(I'm finaly getting back to all my games. sorry to be away for so long everyone.)
(I'm finaly getting back to all my games. sorry to be away for so long everyone.)
Liminal Syzygy
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Pyior catches ahold of Aurial's arm as she starts to leave.
"Wait, sister! I think this is a bad idea. If you are detected by the creature we'll have no choice but to assist you, and in that case I fear all of us may not survive. We've been walking all day, and I myself can offer little if no arcane support in this battle -- I'm nearly depleted. My vote says we should come back tomorrow morning when we're all rested.
I know we can't afford to lose any time, but last night we slept in the Ebon Ring keep and didn't even know of the secret passage. Now we're here, hot on the trail. I think we've done enough for a day!"
"Wait, sister! I think this is a bad idea. If you are detected by the creature we'll have no choice but to assist you, and in that case I fear all of us may not survive. We've been walking all day, and I myself can offer little if no arcane support in this battle -- I'm nearly depleted. My vote says we should come back tomorrow morning when we're all rested.
I know we can't afford to lose any time, but last night we slept in the Ebon Ring keep and didn't even know of the secret passage. Now we're here, hot on the trail. I think we've done enough for a day!"
Erekose13
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"True, little friend, we have been marching all day. Out here in this wonderous setting I had lost myself, forgetting about even the hint of fatigue. I wonder though if it might be prudent to do a little more than wait it out. It might perhaps come upon us in the middle of the night. We could perhaps dig a pit or set some other kind of trap in front of this cave." Ys-Korros offers.
