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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5005250" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>ELDEEN REACHES</p><p>SEGMENT 002</p><p>11/06/09</p><p>“Wine Tree”</p><p></p><p>Having collected meat to treat and make into trail rations the group moves on. Leaffa has also removed much of the tough hide to sell in the village. It takes about two hours of walking to reach the Village.</p><p></p><p>Their first stop is a retired scout from Aundair. He prefers the peace of the deep forests so when Aundair signed the Throne Peace Treaty to stop trying to gain control of Eldeen. He has since settled here. They give him the Hide and meat to cure and work.</p><p></p><p>Their next stop is Wine Tree.</p><p></p><p>Wine Tree is the busiest (and only) tavern in the village. Sir John runs it. He is a retired adventurer from Breland whom is well traveled with many life experiences to draw from. The only problem with him is his need to be a storyteller. There is no simple yes or no answer from him. Everything has a story behind it. The worst part…. It is not always clear what truly happened and what he has “embellished” for the sake of a good tale. But he is kind, warm and friendly and welcomes all business.</p><p></p><p>Many of his regular customers are just as strange and eccentric as he is. Task and Arkoose are two druids whom have an endless debate about how the world will end… Fire or Ice. There is also Kato, a House Jorasco healer whom has a small shop across the street. She often jokes that while she heals the body, Sir John heals the mind.</p><p></p><p>So we begin again as the group enters Wine Tree for drink and information.</p><p></p><p>“A flame from a colossal Fire elemental would melt adamantine.” Declares a slightly drunken and disfigured orc.</p><p></p><p>“The cold from a big ice paraelemental would freeze then shatter adamantine.” A cloaked human (?) debates just as drunkenly and loudly.</p><p></p><p>Each stops and turns to say hi to the group then returns to their debate. </p><p></p><p>Gilfer spots a few shifters getting up to leave. They are all brothers and work at the nearby House Vadalis farm. They are known as the village idiots four. Their names are Ed, Edd, Eddie and Edison (Edison is the smarter one). Piik goes directly up the bar and asks for a drink. He asks for the strongest stuff and gets some cheap ale. Gilfer asks for the best tasting stuff and gets some cheap ale. Leaffa asks for water and gets discolored watered down cheap ale.</p><p></p><p>“What brings you three to my fine award winning establishment?” Sir John boasts.</p><p></p><p>“Award winning?” asks Piik as he slides the empty glass over for a refill of the strong stuff.</p><p></p><p>“Voted by Eldeen natives as the best in the village.” The two druids raise their mugs in pride and honor of being two of the judges.</p><p></p><p>“We were looking for Joe. He wasn’t at his cabin.” Answers Leaffa sipping her water.</p><p></p><p>“I hear he is working for House Vadalis. Have I ever told you about the year I spent working for that Dragonmarked house in the Shadow Marches? I was hired to capture Crocodiles. Those swamps grew some really big and nasty crocs. They can and do swallow horses whole. Ash can is faintly heard neighing outside at the word of being eaten alive. Some thought there was dragon blood in them and others thought fiendish. Either way- nasty things.” Sir John pulls out his pipe which signals to the group that he is ready to begin his tales of high adventure involving either these crocs or the House of animal husbandry.</p><p></p><p>“His cabin was vandalized.” Bursts out Gilfer in an attempt to sideline the story that he has heard and ended with his time in Xen’drik fighting the reptilian god Snarl-a-lot or something like that.</p><p></p><p>“hurmm?” says Sir John as he lights up his pipe of seasoned leaves.</p><p></p><p>“We have not seen or heard from Joe in a week. So went to find him. He was not there but something else was. We think it was goblins. We remembered you said something about goblins last week.” Says Leaffa is an equally desperate attempt to shorten Sir John’s tale of the Crocodile god from Q’Barra… or was it Xen’drik?</p><p></p><p>“Well yes. Yes I did. The Dredger family said their family in the next valley over had a traveler attacked by a bandit looking to replace his lost goods. These lost goods were taken by a group of goblins. The goblins were possibly from Droaam since their coloration was dark versus yellow or the green of Darguun and Breland. Let’s see here…. Was it food or camping gear they took….. no no no… it was digging gear… No…. Yes. Yes it was digging gear. I remember it very clearly.” (this got the wife to be laughing very loudly from the next room. )</p><p></p><p>Groaning to himself, Gilfer attempts another shot at getting somewhere with Sir John’s tale telling. “Sir John- you mentioned the Dragon marked House of Vadalis. Joe was hired by them? Which one?”</p><p></p><p>“House Vadalis hired him just as they had myself. Something about a wild creature killing their livestock. House Vadalis takes their livestock very serious. It’s their livelihood after all. They raise and train animals to be the best there is. Some even use magic to improve the abilities of these already beautiful animals. There is somewhere between three and three dozen farms around here. The Fur brothers were just recently hired to help with livestock protection. It could be that farm. The lead rancher there is a Vadalis family member but he has no Dragonmarks on him. Too bad. Did I ever tell you about the time I met a Siberys Dragonmarked barbarian in the Shadow Marches (DM NOTE- Ashi from Don Bassingthwaite’s Eberron Novels) ? She was a natural killer that one. But I don’t think she was an original tribe member.”</p><p></p><p>Piik quietly gets up and moves over to the feuding druids. He hopes their ramblings will be more entertaining today than Sir John’s will. He has heard the Reptile God story three times. He seriously doubts the part about it being a Black Dragon’s child from Xen’drik’s far away shores.</p><p></p><p>“Saudo d’Valalis is his name. I’m certain of it. He came from the Northeast near Cree by the lake.” Sir John sprinkles a bit of fine but sparkling dust onto his pipe. He smiles and takes a puff of the smoke. As he lets it out a smell of water can be detected. The smoke swirls and forms an image of a ship that then transforms into a man then into a horse. “Horses are his main thing.”</p><p></p><p>“Thankyou Sir John. As always, you were a great help.” Leaffa places an extra Copper piece down as she motions to Gilfer to leave.</p><p></p><p>“The fire would burn everything to ash.”</p><p></p><p>“The Ice would bury everything under it.”</p><p></p><p>“My Wind god would ignore your ice and leave your fire to die.” Smiles Piik thinking he has the upper hand on the two druids. His lone fang pops up from his lower jaw in satisfaction at the quelled voices of the druids whom stop, blind wildly at him then at themselves and begins to laugh. </p><p></p><p>“Ice would encase your god and not allow it to escape for centuries.” </p><p></p><p>“Not before the Great Fire burned so great that your air wannabe power would be forced to rise up and away from the real battle….. Fire vs. Cold.” Both druids smile at stopping Piik’s attempt to ruin their yearlong debate.</p><p></p><p>“Comon Piik… we’re going to see Kato then go to a Vadalis farm to find Joe.” Suggests Leaffa to a now frowning Piik.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“60 Gold!?!” blurts out Piik.</p><p></p><p>The small halfling smiles and gently nods. Her dragonmark plainly visible on her left hand. “My house will only pay so much of my living expenses. The rest I need to supply. And since I am not strong adventurers like yourselves I must ask 60 gold for a healing potion.”</p><p></p><p>“55 Gold?” asks Gilfer looking at his limited remaining money.</p><p></p><p>“Firm price. 60 gold pieces for a Cure Light Wound Potion. I only have a few left.” The halfling crosses her arms and smiles once more. She wears fine blue silk robes of possibly Aundair origin. The robe undoubtedly costs over 200 gold by itself.</p><p></p><p>“Maybe later then….” Says Leaffa as she directs the guys to the door. </p><p></p><p>“Well….?” Asks Leaffa. “Did she have anything to say about the goblins or this Saudo d’Vadalis rancher?”</p><p></p><p>“Before trying to rip us off she said goblins had tried to enter her building last week. They didn’t get in nor steal anything. She hasn’t seen Joe in several weeks. As for Vadalis he is breeding horses for House Orien and their coaches.” </p><p></p><p>“What do you want of House Vadalis?” asks a man walking up to the door to the healer’s building. The three adventurers turn to the man. He is dressed in well-made leather armor that seems to have been recently oiled and well kept. He has expensive looking riding boots and a long fine silken green cape. His beard is neatly trimmed and he walks with confidence and purpose. “I am Saudo d’Vadalis, I have a horse ranch nearby.”</p><p></p><p>“We were looking for a friend whom we understand was working for you.” Replies Leaffa. “He is an older man that lives west of here within the forest. He is known as Joe.”</p><p></p><p>Stopping to look over Ash and admire her shiny coat Saudo answers her. “I have recently hired many people to work on the ranch. I believe we hired Joe for his tracking and wilderness skills.”</p><p></p><p>“We were concerned about him. We have not heard from him in over a week. Do you know where he is now?”</p><p></p><p>“No. The last I heard from him was a few days ago. He was tracking the creatures that have been attacking my animals and staff. I have not heard from him since he left three nights ago.”</p><p></p><p>“Oh.” Says Leaffa with disappointment and concern.</p><p></p><p>“So Joe is missing then.” Says Gilfer looking towards the forest.</p><p></p><p>“We should find him …after getting something to eat.” Offers Piik.</p><p></p><p>“Perhaps I can help you on both accounts. I need to buy a few potions for my horses from Kato but after, if you wish, we can go back to the ranch. Perhaps you can help me and find Joe as well.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 5005250, member: 9255"] ELDEEN REACHES SEGMENT 002 11/06/09 “Wine Tree” Having collected meat to treat and make into trail rations the group moves on. Leaffa has also removed much of the tough hide to sell in the village. It takes about two hours of walking to reach the Village. Their first stop is a retired scout from Aundair. He prefers the peace of the deep forests so when Aundair signed the Throne Peace Treaty to stop trying to gain control of Eldeen. He has since settled here. They give him the Hide and meat to cure and work. Their next stop is Wine Tree. Wine Tree is the busiest (and only) tavern in the village. Sir John runs it. He is a retired adventurer from Breland whom is well traveled with many life experiences to draw from. The only problem with him is his need to be a storyteller. There is no simple yes or no answer from him. Everything has a story behind it. The worst part…. It is not always clear what truly happened and what he has “embellished” for the sake of a good tale. But he is kind, warm and friendly and welcomes all business. Many of his regular customers are just as strange and eccentric as he is. Task and Arkoose are two druids whom have an endless debate about how the world will end… Fire or Ice. There is also Kato, a House Jorasco healer whom has a small shop across the street. She often jokes that while she heals the body, Sir John heals the mind. So we begin again as the group enters Wine Tree for drink and information. “A flame from a colossal Fire elemental would melt adamantine.” Declares a slightly drunken and disfigured orc. “The cold from a big ice paraelemental would freeze then shatter adamantine.” A cloaked human (?) debates just as drunkenly and loudly. Each stops and turns to say hi to the group then returns to their debate. Gilfer spots a few shifters getting up to leave. They are all brothers and work at the nearby House Vadalis farm. They are known as the village idiots four. Their names are Ed, Edd, Eddie and Edison (Edison is the smarter one). Piik goes directly up the bar and asks for a drink. He asks for the strongest stuff and gets some cheap ale. Gilfer asks for the best tasting stuff and gets some cheap ale. Leaffa asks for water and gets discolored watered down cheap ale. “What brings you three to my fine award winning establishment?” Sir John boasts. “Award winning?” asks Piik as he slides the empty glass over for a refill of the strong stuff. “Voted by Eldeen natives as the best in the village.” The two druids raise their mugs in pride and honor of being two of the judges. “We were looking for Joe. He wasn’t at his cabin.” Answers Leaffa sipping her water. “I hear he is working for House Vadalis. Have I ever told you about the year I spent working for that Dragonmarked house in the Shadow Marches? I was hired to capture Crocodiles. Those swamps grew some really big and nasty crocs. They can and do swallow horses whole. Ash can is faintly heard neighing outside at the word of being eaten alive. Some thought there was dragon blood in them and others thought fiendish. Either way- nasty things.” Sir John pulls out his pipe which signals to the group that he is ready to begin his tales of high adventure involving either these crocs or the House of animal husbandry. “His cabin was vandalized.” Bursts out Gilfer in an attempt to sideline the story that he has heard and ended with his time in Xen’drik fighting the reptilian god Snarl-a-lot or something like that. “hurmm?” says Sir John as he lights up his pipe of seasoned leaves. “We have not seen or heard from Joe in a week. So went to find him. He was not there but something else was. We think it was goblins. We remembered you said something about goblins last week.” Says Leaffa is an equally desperate attempt to shorten Sir John’s tale of the Crocodile god from Q’Barra… or was it Xen’drik? “Well yes. Yes I did. The Dredger family said their family in the next valley over had a traveler attacked by a bandit looking to replace his lost goods. These lost goods were taken by a group of goblins. The goblins were possibly from Droaam since their coloration was dark versus yellow or the green of Darguun and Breland. Let’s see here…. Was it food or camping gear they took….. no no no… it was digging gear… No…. Yes. Yes it was digging gear. I remember it very clearly.” (this got the wife to be laughing very loudly from the next room. ) Groaning to himself, Gilfer attempts another shot at getting somewhere with Sir John’s tale telling. “Sir John- you mentioned the Dragon marked House of Vadalis. Joe was hired by them? Which one?” “House Vadalis hired him just as they had myself. Something about a wild creature killing their livestock. House Vadalis takes their livestock very serious. It’s their livelihood after all. They raise and train animals to be the best there is. Some even use magic to improve the abilities of these already beautiful animals. There is somewhere between three and three dozen farms around here. The Fur brothers were just recently hired to help with livestock protection. It could be that farm. The lead rancher there is a Vadalis family member but he has no Dragonmarks on him. Too bad. Did I ever tell you about the time I met a Siberys Dragonmarked barbarian in the Shadow Marches (DM NOTE- Ashi from Don Bassingthwaite’s Eberron Novels) ? She was a natural killer that one. But I don’t think she was an original tribe member.” Piik quietly gets up and moves over to the feuding druids. He hopes their ramblings will be more entertaining today than Sir John’s will. He has heard the Reptile God story three times. He seriously doubts the part about it being a Black Dragon’s child from Xen’drik’s far away shores. “Saudo d’Valalis is his name. I’m certain of it. He came from the Northeast near Cree by the lake.” Sir John sprinkles a bit of fine but sparkling dust onto his pipe. He smiles and takes a puff of the smoke. As he lets it out a smell of water can be detected. The smoke swirls and forms an image of a ship that then transforms into a man then into a horse. “Horses are his main thing.” “Thankyou Sir John. As always, you were a great help.” Leaffa places an extra Copper piece down as she motions to Gilfer to leave. “The fire would burn everything to ash.” “The Ice would bury everything under it.” “My Wind god would ignore your ice and leave your fire to die.” Smiles Piik thinking he has the upper hand on the two druids. His lone fang pops up from his lower jaw in satisfaction at the quelled voices of the druids whom stop, blind wildly at him then at themselves and begins to laugh. “Ice would encase your god and not allow it to escape for centuries.” “Not before the Great Fire burned so great that your air wannabe power would be forced to rise up and away from the real battle….. Fire vs. Cold.” Both druids smile at stopping Piik’s attempt to ruin their yearlong debate. “Comon Piik… we’re going to see Kato then go to a Vadalis farm to find Joe.” Suggests Leaffa to a now frowning Piik. “60 Gold!?!” blurts out Piik. The small halfling smiles and gently nods. Her dragonmark plainly visible on her left hand. “My house will only pay so much of my living expenses. The rest I need to supply. And since I am not strong adventurers like yourselves I must ask 60 gold for a healing potion.” “55 Gold?” asks Gilfer looking at his limited remaining money. “Firm price. 60 gold pieces for a Cure Light Wound Potion. I only have a few left.” The halfling crosses her arms and smiles once more. She wears fine blue silk robes of possibly Aundair origin. The robe undoubtedly costs over 200 gold by itself. “Maybe later then….” Says Leaffa as she directs the guys to the door. “Well….?” Asks Leaffa. “Did she have anything to say about the goblins or this Saudo d’Vadalis rancher?” “Before trying to rip us off she said goblins had tried to enter her building last week. They didn’t get in nor steal anything. She hasn’t seen Joe in several weeks. As for Vadalis he is breeding horses for House Orien and their coaches.” “What do you want of House Vadalis?” asks a man walking up to the door to the healer’s building. The three adventurers turn to the man. He is dressed in well-made leather armor that seems to have been recently oiled and well kept. He has expensive looking riding boots and a long fine silken green cape. His beard is neatly trimmed and he walks with confidence and purpose. “I am Saudo d’Vadalis, I have a horse ranch nearby.” “We were looking for a friend whom we understand was working for you.” Replies Leaffa. “He is an older man that lives west of here within the forest. He is known as Joe.” Stopping to look over Ash and admire her shiny coat Saudo answers her. “I have recently hired many people to work on the ranch. I believe we hired Joe for his tracking and wilderness skills.” “We were concerned about him. We have not heard from him in over a week. Do you know where he is now?” “No. The last I heard from him was a few days ago. He was tracking the creatures that have been attacking my animals and staff. I have not heard from him since he left three nights ago.” “Oh.” Says Leaffa with disappointment and concern. “So Joe is missing then.” Says Gilfer looking towards the forest. “We should find him …after getting something to eat.” Offers Piik. “Perhaps I can help you on both accounts. I need to buy a few potions for my horses from Kato but after, if you wish, we can go back to the ranch. Perhaps you can help me and find Joe as well.” [/QUOTE]
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