BLACK CRATER

[Tom Cashel]

Clarifications of Spell rules

2. Artemus then needs to (maybe) reincarnate the party members... and since you probably didn't pray for those spells, you'll need to rest for a day before you can memorize those spells and cast them.

Druids, like clerics, don't need to rest before preparing spells. They regain spells at a certain time of day. Artemus needs to decide what time of day Silvanus proscribes.

If Artemus doesn't have reincarnation memorized, it will indeed have to wait until tomorrow.

Give me 15 minutes to prepare my spells...

One hour.

 

[Lucius Foxhound]

Probably more like 45 minutes since I used up 3/4 of my spells.

Well, Master Thornwind? Do you have the spells memorized? If not, I'm going after that Griffon today (so that my spells can be fresh for tomorrow's adventure).

But first, how about reading that "Speak with Van" scroll?

 

[Van Dyksun]

Heh!

I think I failed my saving throw, didn't I.

 

[Mahiro Satsu]

Ask him who inherits his armor... no, nevermind.

 

[Tom Cashel]

The children are fully awake now, and completely wound up after the ape encounter.

"Hey, Horseface," says Herjolf Rolf, "how come you don't sleep standing up, like the other horses?"

Horsa Lenumbrar throws a few rocks and a handful of dirt in Herjolf's face. "Shut up, Flamehead!"

Herjolf grits his teeth. "Ahhh!! My eyes!"

Horsa starts laughing.

Herjolf flings himself at Horsa and the two of them are rolling in the dirt again. They're making a bit of a racket. "Guh-get offa me!!"

Lucius, Dalabrac, Artemus...young Kolya Seveniss looks at the three of you calmly, with sad eyes, and sighs, "I miss my mother. Can we go back soon?"

 

[Mahiro Satsu]

Children, stop fighting or I'll feed you both to Artemus.

I know Koyla. I miss my family sometimes too, and even though you're taller than me, I am full grown. I promise you that we'll be home before the sun sets again. And if not, you can have my whistle. :: pulls a tin whistle out of sack::

Feel any better? No, well lets just sing a little song to cheer you up. But we'll have to be kind of quiet.

:: pulls a fancy lute from the sack and strums it softly::

"I lit a light on my gloom...
And now there's only a half-moon
I need to find a way home
On the moon to be alone
And so we make our way
Through the sand of a sullen day
Whittle away....Whittle away

Dreaming in Ether, leave atmosphere
Breathing in Selune's Chandelier
Whittle away...Whittle away...
Lift away and float it on into space
Into the sublime celestial brine
It's almost time...

I made it up in my room
From a dream it is rough hewn
Home...whittle away...whittle away...
I make a vessel for home
Carve it out with a gemstone
Home...whittle away...whittle away...
Land of Sorrow sift away
Through the sand of a sullen day

Dreaming in Ether, leave atmosphere
Breathing in Selune's Chandelier
Home...whittle away...whittle away...

Lift away and float it on into space
Into the sublime celestial brine
It's almost time...

...it's almost time to ride. align
Melt these hemispheres into one
Dull and Shine intertwine
I'm torn away, I'm up and down
It's almost time....
Now I am sailing...
Sailing through the light and the gloom
Of the Sun and the Moon
Hey, Hey moon, I think I figured it out
I think I'm coming about
Now I am sailing, sailing
Through the light and the gloom
my whole world is in tune and
so much clearer now"

[size=small][note: lyrics adapted from a carbon Leaf song "home".][/size]

 

[Tom Cashel]

The children stop fighting and listen, virtually mesmerized by the dulcet tones of your voice and lute.

[nice song! ]

 

[Lucius Foxhound]

OOC: Hey, since Keith is being lame and not responding, I wanna try out that dice rolling thing via E-mail

IC: I step out of our little alcove and take a look around the ruins. Do I spot anything interesting? +6 to spot .. I'm going to try and add that into my roll. Here goes....

That's weird ... looking at my other post ... I actually did roll a 19!! Freaky.. what'd I see?

 

[Tom Cashel]

Lucius' Discovery

Okay, Lucius...you step out through the thick screen of spruces that surrounds the ruined building in which you've all taken shelter. As I've described, the Nexus building stands on the edge of a cliff above the forest and hills below, and a wide valley (filled with ruins, shattered statues, and many trees) stretches up into the mountains.

But you notice something new: a little ways up the valley, there is a cave mouth about 100-150 feet off the ground. It looks as though a tall keep or tower once stood against the valley wall, but fell long ago to reveal the cave into the mountainside.

The cave itself doesn't have any ledges or trails that lead to it, and is mostly obscured by brush and the small green and brown shrubs that grow up the walls of the valley.

Beyond that, there's just what I described. Here is a map of the area so you can picture it better (I love having access to a scanner!):

 

[Lucius Foxhound]

OOC: Wow.. nice map!

IC: I want to go exploring! Who's with me? The secrets of the Nether await!