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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Redclaw" data-source="post: 4145940" data-attributes="member: 53791">As the elves look on expectantly, Larian smiles at Avril's kind words and stands up.  The annals of history are filled with those who seize life and make it their own.  I have known some people of just this nature, and everything I have heard today makes it clear that I have lost out on meeting another.  I mourn Lanikar's death, not only for the loss to your community and the Blackfens, but for the loss to myself and my companions.  There are few enough such individuals, and each one is a treasure unto himself.While I have no tails of Lanikar, I would honor his memory by relating a tale of how my companions and I came to travel together, and of the fall of another great warrior.   With that, Larian launches into the story of the ambush outside Drellin's Ferry, making sure to describe the difficulty of fighting against archers on higher ground, and the early struggles to keep the party fighting together rather than scattered.  He plays up the horrifying feeling of being held helpless by the hobgoblin cleric's spell while the battle rages around him and he is unable to help, knowing that he will be finished off if those around him fall to the hobgoblins (yes, he is trying to influence them, but hoping to be subtle about it).  Eventually he builds to Avril's use of the very plants beneath their feet to entrap the hobgoblins.He then relates their newfound companionship and journey to Vraath Keep, skipping past their stay in the village and escape from the hydra.  He tells of the manticore and the force of hobgoblins in the keep, stressing the brutal nature of the bugbear sorcerer and his lack of concern for his troops, and also the alliance they had with both manticore and minotaur.  Finally, he relates the tale of that fateful night when the ghosts of the past came to the Keep, and the skeletons rose against them, killing dwarf and wolf alike.  He also describes in glorious detail the ghostly savior that came to their aid, detailing their gratitude to one who helped them in their time of need.[sblock=ooc] Well, I hope that works.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Sorry it took so long for me to get it posted.  I needed to find a good chunk of time to write.Anyway, it's all backed up with an untrained perform (storytelling) check at a grand total of +1.  Roll well, Creamsteak.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" />  [/sblock]</blockquote>

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