[ic] nameless I: prologue

[Thomas Hobbes]

Cromwell simply nods, acquiescing to the superior wisdom of Mugihja. He begins organizing the others, deferring only to Oscar.

"There was one more girl I passed on the way here. What was her name? I need to insure you all get back safely."

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"Sir knight. If this quest is of such importance than I will take up your cause as my own. Just let me know what I need to do." Oscar says to the knight as he takes up his shield and aids the man inh walking.

 

[DrZombie]

Nate goes and gets the cart, so that the girls can hitch a ride (or brings the cart as close as he can) When he walks past Cromwell he gives him a worried look. Glancing over his shoulder to see if the ogre isn't listening, he whispers : "Do you think we can trust him? If we can get the knight as far as my cart, we'll be able to get him to the village without much jolting. Or we could go and fetch Father Thomas, he might be able to heal him. Leaving the knight in the forest is a bit .... you know."

 

[doghead]

Jimny jumps at Cromwell's mention of the "girl I passed".

"Mareta! She ran into the woods!"

Before anyone can react, he turns and dashes into the woods, back the way that you came. Indeed, there would be little that anyone could do to stop him, as he amoung all of you has remained much where he was when you started, near the slope to the north east of the clearing.

Oscar takes up the knights shield, but as he offers his hand to the knight, The knight pushes himself to his knees and looks around. His voice is weak and slow. What he says is full of hesitations.

"you don't know. what it is I carry. what burdens. sins. they can not be. given. your heart is good. the ogre. I cannot recall your name. for that I apologise. is right. Leave me here. I will recover. then I. will continue.

"do not mention. me. I would. not. i mean. it would be best. later. i will tell. you."

There is a silence. What is the right thing to do?

Mugihja eventually speaks.

"He cannot even stand, let alone walk as far as the edge of the clearing. I understand your reluctance to leave him here with one such as me. But can you carry him back to the town? Against his wishes?

"You have my word no harm will come to him."

ooc: DrZ - do you still want to get the cart? You're a couple of miles from town. The first mile and a bit along a track by the river, the last mile through the forest. The cart is at the edge of the forest. Movement would be 1/2 normal through the forest - about 1 hour for Jacob and the donkey. 30-40 minutes if you are willing to risk damaging the cart.

 

[NeuroZombie]

"I will go as well," Sadoloth says "I am a tracker and you may get lost in these woods"

ooc: Survival +6

 

[Velmont]

"She may be hard to find, if she have flee out of fear. She may have gone in any direction. I suggest we split in two groups to find her. I know many tricks in the wood, and Prince is an able tracker. He usually track lost sheeps, but I am sure he can give us an help on that too." Hewik turn to looks at his dog, "Am I right boy? If you help us, I promise you a good bone!"

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Oscar looks hurt and shocked by the knight's words. He sets the man down and stands away leaving the shield on the ground next to the knight. "You refuse my hospitality. I would have thought better of you. If your wish is to be left alone we can fulfil this request."

He turns to the townspeople and the Ogre. "Master Mugihja. You have my thanks and the thanks of House De Reign. If you should need anything I will be happy to help if it is within my power. I will alert the towsfolk of your nature and of Bear and advise them not to bother you unless it is with concern for your safety. Come townsfolk let us find the child and return to our homes."

ooc: using diplomacy

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

God hates me; board went down as I posted.

When Nate asks him if Mugihja can be trusted, the half-orc simply pauses for a moment to let Nate look at him. And then he says, in an even tone, "Even those of the savage races can overcome their baser natures, by the grace of Gods."

"Yes sir," says Cromwell, deferring to Oscar, although he does not understand his disagreement with the knight. It is not his place to understand his betters, and he begins organizing the search party.

"The dog should be able to track them if they didn't go straight back to town. If not, we'll have to go back anyway- we can't search the forest on our own."

 

[doghead]

"I will go as well," Sadoloth says "I am a tracker and you may get lost in these woods"

ooc: NeuroZombie. Who was this directed to? I'm assuming Jimni?

ooc: let me know how you are forming up and the direction(s) you are taking. The track back to the river runs roughly east a ways then south east back to the river, then south west back along the river out of the forest. It not really a track, but most of you are familier with this clearing and have been here before.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

ooc: A Survival or Search check by anyone against a DC of 10 or lower puts us on their trail, which tells us where to go. Higher than that requires the Track feat (see the description of the Track feat in PHB for DC's). The dog has track; not sure who else).