Tom Cashel
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Bear has no luck finding water.
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BLACK CRATER
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Van Dyksun
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"Geography? Hell, I never even went to school! Maybe we could find you some water at the Crater, druid? Can you wait another couple of hours?"
Roman Gemmalee
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"Sure I can wait. In fact, Quidam might be right in saying that seeing him and his surroundings for a few minutes still makes it unlikely that we will be able to locate him or get him back. Let's continue."
Tom Cashel
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"And we have to ask ourselves...do we even want him back?" asks Quidam with a grin. "Had he not vanished, we might still be in the Nexus room, watching griffon eggs hatch."
Van Dyksun
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"Aw, he wasn't all that bad. A little dense, yeah, but anyone who can charm the feathers off a two-headed griffin can't be all bad.
Let's get moving. I'm anxious to get to Tilverton and find someone who can put a guard on this portal. If the dragons will take point, I'll join Dalabrac here in the back to make sure nothing is following us."
Let's get moving. I'm anxious to get to Tilverton and find someone who can put a guard on this portal. If the dragons will take point, I'll join Dalabrac here in the back to make sure nothing is following us."
Lenet Cor Tarak
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Hey, I can cast read languages if it seems appropriate. What is it you guys are looking at, anyway?
OOC: In other words, I don't wanna take the time to really look at the maps until after work, but if Tom telling us something will move things along, what the hey.
OOC: In other words, I don't wanna take the time to really look at the maps until after work, but if Tom telling us something will move things along, what the hey.
Tom Cashel
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You travel across the wastes, and they eventually give way to grasslands. You encounter nothing but local wildlife: carrion birds and a small herd of antelope.
One of the Purple Dragons (who earlier looked at your chickenscratch map) remembers that the goblin armies who served the Devil Dragon Nalavara during the Ghazneth War were of a tribe called "Grodd," perhaps named after the city from which they issued.
In the afternoon you see the Purple Dragon garrison on the horizon, and beyond it the wide dark expanse of the Black Crater. "Do not go any closer to the Crater than this garrison," the Captain warns. "Doing so is not only unbelievably dangerous, but will put you in violation of Alusair's Royal Decree."
Near the garrison are a few copses of trees and a small pond. You make camp, with your pair of wagons and four horses nearby. The caravaners, who haven't spoken a word to you since Quidam's comments after the battle, camp on the far side of the garrison.
Later, Lord Hawklin (the War Wizard who restored Lenet not too long ago) comes to meet with you. He is intrigued by the new forms of Bear and Quidam, and although he is saddened by the news of so many deaths, he is happy to hear that a party of five Zhentarim were slain and their ogre servants killed or driven off.
Hawklin agrees to analyze the dweomers of the magic items you've brought back in return for the platinum, the four gems, and the necklace set with black pearls. "The death of five Zhents will cover the rest of the cost," he chuckles.
Hawklin is also intensely interested in this strange Portal you've brought back...
One of the Purple Dragons (who earlier looked at your chickenscratch map) remembers that the goblin armies who served the Devil Dragon Nalavara during the Ghazneth War were of a tribe called "Grodd," perhaps named after the city from which they issued.
In the afternoon you see the Purple Dragon garrison on the horizon, and beyond it the wide dark expanse of the Black Crater. "Do not go any closer to the Crater than this garrison," the Captain warns. "Doing so is not only unbelievably dangerous, but will put you in violation of Alusair's Royal Decree."
Near the garrison are a few copses of trees and a small pond. You make camp, with your pair of wagons and four horses nearby. The caravaners, who haven't spoken a word to you since Quidam's comments after the battle, camp on the far side of the garrison.
Later, Lord Hawklin (the War Wizard who restored Lenet not too long ago) comes to meet with you. He is intrigued by the new forms of Bear and Quidam, and although he is saddened by the news of so many deaths, he is happy to hear that a party of five Zhentarim were slain and their ogre servants killed or driven off.
Hawklin agrees to analyze the dweomers of the magic items you've brought back in return for the platinum, the four gems, and the necklace set with black pearls. "The death of five Zhents will cover the rest of the cost," he chuckles.
Hawklin is also intensely interested in this strange Portal you've brought back...
Roman Gemmalee
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"Thank you Lord Hawklin for agreeing to analyze these items in exchange for those fine jewels. I believe I speak for the whole group when I say we accept this arrangement and here are the jewels. Magic items with unknown abilities don't help anyone." I hand the jewels to him.
I would like to use the pond to attempt to scry Lucius does anyone have anything that belonged to Lucius that I can use for my Scry spell? It helps.
ooc: For some reason my scry rolls have really sucked lately.
I will hunt for an antelope or other game and offer it to the caravaners. I will say to the caravaners, "Our travels together have taken many turns and few of them have been fruitful. What would you like to do? I can't be sure that we are going to the Silver Marches and I would understand if you avoided us even if we were going. Perhaps the Purple Dragons would escort you further, or maybe you could retrace your steps to your old home."
I would like to use the pond to attempt to scry Lucius does anyone have anything that belonged to Lucius that I can use for my Scry spell? It helps.
ooc: For some reason my scry rolls have really sucked lately.
I will hunt for an antelope or other game and offer it to the caravaners. I will say to the caravaners, "Our travels together have taken many turns and few of them have been fruitful. What would you like to do? I can't be sure that we are going to the Silver Marches and I would understand if you avoided us even if we were going. Perhaps the Purple Dragons would escort you further, or maybe you could retrace your steps to your old home."
Tom Cashel
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Hawklin takes the items to be analyzed and says, "I will return tomorrow with all the information I can gain. Perhaps then we may speak further of this portal, and of the map you showed my troops. I think I can give you some more information regarding its origin...if I am right, it could mean the difference between victory and defeat in the Nobles' Uprising. Until tomorrow!" He bows and heads back to the log palisades and stone tower of the Cormyrian Garrison.
[You can use the pond to scry, Artie--just send me a roll. They can't all be bad!]
The caravaners accept your offering, Artemus, and the elven wizard Quario Seveniss says, "Speaking for myself and my family, I can only say that you have my eternal gratitude. Whatever else might have happened, two of you gave your own lives to bring back my son Kolya, and these other children too. Orcs and Zhentarim are dangers of which we were well warned before leaving Cormyr--it would be unfair to blame you for such things now. I think that we will camp here for several days, and most likely return to Cormyr when the Civil War has spent itself." He shakes your hand. "Again, you have my thanks. You did your best. Luck, however, was not with us this time."
[You can use the pond to scry, Artie--just send me a roll. They can't all be bad!]
The caravaners accept your offering, Artemus, and the elven wizard Quario Seveniss says, "Speaking for myself and my family, I can only say that you have my eternal gratitude. Whatever else might have happened, two of you gave your own lives to bring back my son Kolya, and these other children too. Orcs and Zhentarim are dangers of which we were well warned before leaving Cormyr--it would be unfair to blame you for such things now. I think that we will camp here for several days, and most likely return to Cormyr when the Civil War has spent itself." He shakes your hand. "Again, you have my thanks. You did your best. Luck, however, was not with us this time."
Van Dyksun
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"Well done, Druid!
Personally, I'm interested in this map that the Banite had on him. If there was something there that attracted them, it can't be a good thing to let go.
On the other hand, there's a whole Orc army that we now know is massed in Hullack forest that could be trouble. Plus, I just love to kill orcs.
In either case, we should see some love from the crown of Cormyr for recovering this portal--I'm not sure what that love should look like, but it usually looks like gold to me."
Personally, I'm interested in this map that the Banite had on him. If there was something there that attracted them, it can't be a good thing to let go.
On the other hand, there's a whole Orc army that we now know is massed in Hullack forest that could be trouble. Plus, I just love to kill orcs.
In either case, we should see some love from the crown of Cormyr for recovering this portal--I'm not sure what that love should look like, but it usually looks like gold to me."
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