Black Spine: Adventures under a Dark Sun

[Paxus Asclepius]

"Six or seven hundred?" Grykee squeeks. Then coughs. "Sorry, got some large numbers caught in my throat. Okay that changes things a little, not much, but a little."

Grykee shakes her head. "Okay a few questions to clarify some things:

How many in your village can fight to resist them? How many days are they from reaching you? How did your village first learn of their coming? How much is your village offering?"

"There are maybe five hundred who can carry a spear or other weapon; maybe one in ten has ever used it on something larger than a wild crodlu. We found out they were coming when they started raiding us. As far as payment goes, we'd prefer to offer trade, but if it's silver you want, we might be able to find as much as five hundred."

 

[Keia]

Ariiha listened to the conversation between her companions and Raston, then thought of a question of her own.

"Are there any other races with the gith," Arriha asked, "any other creatures other than their mounts?"

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Ariiha listened to the conversation between her companions and Raston, then thought of a question of her own.

"Are there any other races with the gith," Arriha asked, "any other creatures other than their mounts?"

"No, and they don't even use cavalry; the kanks are just to haul the supply wagons, and even then I'd guess they're stolen, not made. Gith aren't the most organized; while they've put out scouts, the camp is a mess, and it looks like three tribes with no official commander."

 

[evileeyore]

"As far as payment goes, we'd prefer to offer trade, but if it's silver you want, we might be able to find as much as five hundred."

Grykee sighs. "What I mean is; how much is your village offering in trade? We don't need to strip your people of their last coin."

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Grykee sighs. "What I mean is; how much is your village offering in trade? We don't need to strip your people of their last coin."

"Twelve thousand ceramics worth, either from our stocks or custom-made. Tenpug makes some of the finest weapons in the region, and we export much excellent pottery. "

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

The day passes uneventfully as you rest, and the next night and day are likewise peaceful; though the hunting call of a braxat once pierces the air, it avoids you in search of easier prey.

On the third night of travel, Rakskon has informed you that you should reach the camp by sunrise. Sometime after midnight, the flying Arriha makes out the shapes of humanoids between the party and their destination; the figures are moving low to the ground in an apparent scouting pattern.

 

[Keia]

Arriha: Aarakocra Air Cleric 1 / Nomad 9

Arriha enjoyed flying at night. The nights were rarely dark or cloudy, the stars brilliant in the sky. Unfortunately, she needed to keep her eyes on the ground, scouting ahead for trouble.

Seeing a scouting group ahead on the ground, Arriha made a motion to try and get her companions to halt. Hopefully one of her friends would spot the motion (a loop d' loop), and call the halt. In the meantime, Arriha made a note of the ground group's approximate number, then returned to the ground and her companions to report.

"There's a group of humanoids scouting ahead of us, between us and the town," Arriha commented, informing the group of the number and anyhting else she noted.

 

[Jarval]

"Trouble?" Uden asks, unslinging his swatter from his back. He takes firm hold of the weapon and grins widely.

"I think we go and find out if it trouble." He swishes the giant club through the air enthusiastically, looking to Grykee for her opinion.

 

[evileeyore]

"Probably Gith. However since it may be a scouting party from Tenpug, we should be cautious. Lets not start swingin till we know for sure."



OOC: I would welcome a momentary discussion in the OOC thread concerning sneaking and tactics or adversely our lack there of.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Arriha enjoyed flying at night. The nights were rarely dark or cloudy, the stars brilliant in the sky. Unfortunately, she needed to keep her eyes on the ground, scouting ahead for trouble.

Seeing a scouting group ahead on the ground, Arriha made a motion to try and get her companions to halt. Hopefully one of her friends would spot the motion (a loop d' loop), and call the halt. In the meantime, Arriha made a note of the ground group's approximate number, then returned to the ground and her companions to report.

"There's a group of humanoids scouting ahead of us, between us and the town," Arriha commented, informing the group of the number and anyhting else she noted.

At the loop-de-loop, one of the figures stops and points upwards. Another breaks off from the group, moving in the leaps and bounds characteristic of the gith. The others, numbering a half dozen, fan out and advance.