[IC] Industrygothica's "The Hive"

[Kobold Stew]

On the suggestion of rest, Courage takes a drink of water, and goes off to sleep, leaving the others to make a fire.

"Give me a few hours rest, and I can take the shifts through the night." she offers. It is clear she enjoys the solitude of taking the night watch, but as before is happy to have any company that is offered.

She sleeps for three hours, and [by 10 pm?] is ready to maintain guard while her companions sleep. If a fire has been built, she will maintain it.

 

[jkason]

Shaimon Hu'u, barbaric human druid

Without being seen, Tanith starts picking up some of the items and soon they disappear as she puts them into her backpack. "I'll carry them for now. They won't hinder me and we may be able to sell these later." Once she is finished loading Tanith continues. "The east works for me, but I may not be much assistance. I've used most my arcane ability for the day."

"If you need any help carrying, lemme know," Shai offers to the air and the disappearing equipment. He kneels down next to Dyspeer to inspect his wound, hissing himself as he bumps the bite from the ant-dwarf.

"A good rest and some healing sounds like the best plan, 'specially with a handy hut to rest in." the brawny man says. "Dyspeer and I can take whichever watch needs taking."

[sblock=OOC]Eva doesn't seem to have been online in a while, but do we still have access to Jonas and his spontaneous Cure spells?[/sblock]

 

[industrygothica]

Jonas uses two spells and completely heals Shai and Dyspeer. (1+5=6 hp healed for Shai, 8+5=13 hp healed for Dyspeer)

 

[industrygothica]

The party manages to spend an uneventful night. The night-time chittering noises the dwarf told you about were even more un-nerving than you had anticipated, and though the night passed otherwise peacefully, you are all glad to see the light of day again.

 

[Kobold Stew]

Courage appears refresehed at dawn, and is performing stretches when the others begin to stir. Her bag is packed, and it appears she has been awake all night, standing guard.

After what she considers a sufficient time, she asks, "So, are we heading East?"

 

[DrZombie]

At dawn, the human cleric steps outside to greet the sun and to offer thanks to Olidamara, humbly requesting her aid in the battles to come.

 

[jkason]

Shaimon Hu'u, barbaric human druid

Shai sits quietly with Dyspeer for a short time at dawn. He's unusually calm and composed, though his youthful smile makes it clear he's still Shai. When he's finished with his morning meditation, the broad-shouldered man bounds up, startling even his longtime animal companion.

"East, indeed, Courage," he says, preparing his bow for the journey ahead.

 

[Mista Collins]

After some sleep and an hour of studying her spellbook, Tanith steps outside. "East it is."

 

[Kobold Stew]

An axe at her hip, a bow in her hand, a quiver on her shoulders and a pack on her back, Courage rises and heads East, leaving the remains of the ant-dwarf camp behind her.

 

[industrygothica]

Travel on the trail is hampered a bit by the overgrown weeds and cracked earth (half movement), but otherwise uneventful for the first five hours. After that the trail curves back sharply to the southwest. Both Courage and Shai notice an increase in ant tracks the farther down the trail you go, and a few of the giant creatures can be seen here and there in the distace, but pay no attention to you.

After ten hours of walking you see a lone, squat tower protruding from the overgrown weeds about 100 yards in front of you. The tower appears to be about 30 feet tall with little or no ornamentation at all.

It is early evening, and the sun will be gone within a couple of hours.