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<blockquote data-quote="Emperor Valerian" data-source="post: 1286783" data-attributes="member: 15043"><p><strong>The Adventure of the Ice Walkers</strong></p><p></p><p>The party spent the next week “living large” at the behest of the Countess Lucilda, while she and her mages worked to attempt to learn the secrets of many of the things the group brought back from the ancient tomb. Much merriment was had, save that Tess kept feeling cold at night (extra blankets were ordered, which soon rectified the situation)</p><p></p><p>Of greatest note was the black iron staff, which was apparently missing a gemstone for its top. The staff was hollow, and inside were directions to finding the proper stone to complete it, as well as a description...</p><p></p><p>It would “allow one of the Caladron family wielding it to banish the orcs from these lands.”</p><p></p><p>This was the crux of the Countess’ request to the group… to hunt down and find a specific diamond, larger than a man’s fist and cut into a perfect half sphere, to complete the staff, and drive the ever encroaching goblins, gnolls, and orcs back to the deep mountains.</p><p></p><p>From extensive gleanings of information, the Countess et al managed to determine the diamond was to the north and slightly east of Holstein, in the Balarac mountains. The group, minus the retired Dingalas, would be the core of the operation. Adding to them was a surprise guest… Lord Lucius himself, who according to his mother, had been smitten with “hero worship.” There was also the practical side that the gem in question could only be held physically by a member of the Caladron bloodline. Also accompanying, to ensure Lucius’ safety as well as to keep his teachings going, was his tutor, a war cleric of Tarantor named Hidalas Marengo.</p><p></p><p>A look-alike to the prince would be sent northwards on an official mission to the Baron of Kulloden, which the party was initially to be a part. Halfway through, the party would break away with Lucius under an assumed name, and begin its search. Settled with the plan, Tess and Siabrey thanked the countess for her hospitality, and set out to find appropriate gear for the upcoming trip.</p><p></p><p>The party had a major windfall in terms of gold and artifacts from the crypt mission. Even after what clearly belonged to the Caladron family (foe example, a diamond encrusted tiara with the house crest… worth a whopping 8,000 gold, among other items) had been returned, the party had enough to go to the local mage’s guild to obtain some magical equipment.</p><p></p><p>After some close bartering and the offering up of a magical sword the party had found (+1 longsword of shocking, which was also cursed with the knack for cussing up a storm in public). The mages, knowing the group (their story had spread through the city like wildfire) gleefully took the items, to sell later to souvenier seeking nobles. Siabrey obtained boots of speed, while Tess settled for some enchanted earrings (which effectively give her an additional +2 to Charisma).</p><p></p><p>Next our dynamic duo tramped through the city searching for a good location to find magical potions. Some pointed that while the mage’s guild sold such things, they were frequently overpriced, and recommended a small, out of the way shop, owned by a dwarf named Johann.</p><p></p><p>After some purchases of potions of cure light and moderate wounds, Johann then pointed the two to his brother Heinrich’s blacksmithy down the street. The group ventured there, where Siabrey got a steel breastplate (specially bronzed in color). Siabrey asked that the breastplate have two holes cut in the back, though remains vague as to why (they are for her wings, which no one knows about yet). Tess merely wrinkles her brow while the dwarf mutters about “silly nobles requesting holey armor.”</p><p></p><p>As there was to be a formal gala honoring the group and their bravery the night before they sat off, Tess insisted that Siabrey must purchase clothing for the occasion. Siabrey, a rough and tumble girl who does not like pompishness like that one bit, grumbles but agrees.</p><p></p><p>The results were hilarious, as Tess dragged Siabrey to what was likely the most foppish tailor/jewelery shop in the city, and the clerks, all with long, finely waxed mustaches, proceeded to fitter and fuss about the quite alarmed Siabrey. After several hours of being dragged about with dresses thrown on her (much to her dismay, as she continually had to struggle to keep her wings hidden) Siabrey settled on a red dress with golden weaves, along with a simple yet elegant set of jewelry paid for by Tess. Siabrey resigned herself to at least one night of her wings being sorely shoved into her body by a tight corset.</p><p></p><p>The group went back to the palace, and curious the next day, Siabrey set out for the local Church of Tarantor, to find out more about Hidalas. Upon entering the Church, she heard the familiar noise of sparring off to one side, and saw a man of average height with a dark beard cleanly disarming a fellow and holding a sword to his neck, before breaking off and asking for another go. Intrigued, she walked over, and directly challenged the man she presumed to be one of the “war clerics.”</p><p></p><p>To her surprise, the man grinned and agreed, actually excited to spar with an actual fighter. Also surprisingly, he easily bested her in two matches before she became furious and almost shattered his sword in the third round. After his sword’s near destruction, the man commented well on her abilities, and gave his name as Hidalas Marengo.</p><p></p><p>After discovering that she’s one of the fellow party members, Hidalas invited her up to his cloister, away from the noise of fighting where they can talk. Siabrey thought positive things might come of it, but mostly what results is several hours of listening to boasts about war clerics and their abilities. Her real reason, finding out more about Lucius, turned out to be near fruitless, save that she discovered he’s very raw (hasn’t seen real combat), though smart and quite strong for his age.</p><p></p><p>Siabrey managed to extracate herself from his talk after several hours, and returned to the Palace, where little else occurred in the day, other that Rogar dropping in and showing off some necklaces he pilfered off of a palace servant that had treated him “quite rudely.” Little occurred that night or the next day until the time for the banquet.</p><p></p><p>Tess and Siabrey got themselves ready, and an hour before the banquet, Rogar and Lucius arrived, with Rogar decked out in the finest clothes they have ever seen him in. Lucius was already red in the face, and gingerly took Siabrey’s hand to be her official escort to the banquet, as Rogar rather dashingly took Tess and led her the same way.</p><p></p><p>The banquet turns out to be an extravagant affair, what one would expect from a countess thanking people for saving her only child. The appetizer is a roasted pheasant, with more coming along the way. Our party found themselves seated at the head of the main table, Rogar to the countess’ right, Siabrey to her left, with Tess next to Rogar and Lucius next to Siabrey. </p><p></p><p>Rogar and the countess chatter as if they were old friends, a familiarity that raised some questions in Tess. She tried to whisper a question about it to Siabrey while Lucius was turned, but the boy heard anyway, and cut in, saying quietly it has something to do with Rogar saving his mother’s life before, or so he’s been told.</p><p></p><p>Everyone clamored for Tess to give a performace, which she gladly did on her harp to rousing cheers. While the festivities continued, Siabrey conversed with Lucius, trying to get to know the young man. He was rather shy and quiet, and to break the ice, she made a slightly lewd comment, thinking a young man would laugh. Instead, he looked at her blankly. Realizing that he has no concept of more… “grown up things,” she got an evil grin and proceeded to spend quite a chunk of time explaining them to him, to his reddening face of “I don’t want to show interest, but I AM interested.”</p><p></p><p>Rather late into the evening, the official nature of the affair died away, as the younger nobles proceeded to engage in dances on the main floor, and various games of chance and the like in the corners. Lucius headed upstairs early, mentioning they would have to rise early. Tess and Siabrey both marked this as rather odd for a young noble of his age. They decided to head upstairs as well, until Lucius mentions that he is going to bring an heirloom sword (a rather fancy one at that). They told him that they’ll give him a more mundane one… if only to keep the covert nature of their operation exactly that.</p><p></p><p>The next morning the party met Lucius in the armory, and gave him a bastard sword they found in the crypt… a +1 mighty cleave bastard sword. Lucius marveled at the blade, which Siabrey noticed he swung with one hand… something like her and her katana. The two hit it off talking about technique. Tess noted with a little alarm that Lucius’ armor was not standard, and might attract attention… it was greenish grey instead of normal steel or bronzed. Lucius shrugged these concerns off, and continued to wear the suit.</p><p></p><p>Later that morning the group headed off with the official caravan, and split away the next day. That night proved the new party’s first together, and led to some interesting events.</p><p></p><p>Lucius didn’t have a bow with him, and from somewhere the party drug up a shortbow for him to practice with. Siabrey let him practice with her composite longbow, and he readily learned. Tess then showed him her harpbow, and he is quite honored when she lets him fire a few shots with it.</p><p></p><p>Siabrey then asked him to show her a few of his sword moves, and she recognized them as rough… pratice moves, not fighting moves. She then took it as a challenge to get him into a more fluid fighting style… one that would be useful on the battlefield. This teaching did not sit well with Hidalas, who interrupted, leaving Lucius and Siabrey both grumpy at the tutor.</p><p></p><p>Later that night, as Tess and Rogar held watch, they heard noises off into the woods. As the party awoke, six kobolds came at them, four charging in and two hiding in the trees with crossbows. The fight was short and brutal, as Tess, Siabrey and Hidalas made short work of the foes. The party noticed with some concern that these kobolds were not normal… they were blusih colored, and very cold to the touch.</p><p></p><p>The party ses out the next day, uncertain of what exactly it was they met the night before. Tess thought that the kobolds were touched by some kind of magic, which the rest of the party agrees with. They continued, slower now and more on guard.</p><p></p><p>Midday, they approached a low rise in the forest trail they are on, and see what looks to be part of an overturned wagon on the crest ahead. They saw three figures, and what looked to be a low, bluish black hump. Riding closer, the group heard growling and chatter… not human, elven, or any other normal language. They readied their weapons, and sneak towards the group ahead.</p><p></p><p>As they approached, they saw two hobgoblins, with bluish tinges, both heavily armed, looking about while a third, very blue but only holding what looked to be a recorder, kicking a prone human. Most alarmingly, in the middle of the hobgoblins was enormous bluish-black spider, roughly 15 feet across (huge monstrous cold spider). Concerned over the health of the prone man, the party snuck closer, and prepared to ambush.</p><p></p><p>Their volley of arrows landed some blows on the huge spider, but none on the hobgoblins. One hobgoblin fighter rushed the group on foot, while the other hopped ONTO the spider and began riding it forward in a charge. The recorder the third was holding revealed itself to be a blowgun, as a bluish brown patch it spurts lands about 10 feet from the party and sits.</p><p></p><p>The party’s next arrow volley shot the mounted hogoblin dead, and Siabrey rushed forward to stop the monstrous spider, still charging towards the group. It delivered a powerful bite, and while she felt something horrid coursing through her veins, she shook off the poision. Tess meanwhile used song strike to wipe out the initial foot goblin, and then rushed forward to the third, seeking to get it away from the prone and obviously hurt man.</p><p></p><p>The third hobgoblin lobbed another splatter at the party, missing with it landing some 20 feet on the opposite side of the first. Meanwhile, the party noticed with alarm that the first splatter has grown legs, and was now a small monstrous cold spider of its own. Hidalas and Rogar ran over to kill it, as Lucius ran to the front to try and help out his new friend. </p><p></p><p>The third hobgoblin tried one last time to hit a party member with her spider blowgun, once again missing, before Tess was upon her, and the hobgoblin adept drew a dagger. Hidalas and Rogar finished off the first small spider just as the second began to crawl towards them, and Lucius landed a vicious blow with his bastard sword on the spider’s head, slashing open one of its eyes. It turned its attentions to him, and promptly bit him, and shook as hard as it could. It then dropped him… and nothing happened, his armor merely absorbed the blow without question. </p><p></p><p>Siabrey slashed the creature again, hoping to regain its attention. Frustrated, the spider struck at Lucius again, this time lifting him up in the air after biting before trying to throw him down. He landed on his feet, once again completely unharmed. His next swing glanced off the mighty creature’s carapace, however.</p><p></p><p>Hidalas and Rogar now ran about chasing the two smaller spiders, while Tess dueled with daggers versus the adept. The adept took a wild, uncontrolled swipe, leaving herself wide open for a song strike from Tess, who dropped the creature. About the same time, Siabrey landed a horrific blow on the spider’s head, splitting it in half and covering herself and Lucius in bloody spider bits.</p><p></p><p>After the last two spiders are killed off with relative ease, Siabrey slashed open the spider’s belly to see if there’s anything of value inside. A few gemstones, a weapon or two, and the grisly remains of several human hands fell out. Lucius promptly lost his breakfast and any idea of lunch, and Siabrey went over to comfort him as he continued to retch.</p><p></p><p>Tess meanwhile got Hidalas to come over and help the apparently injured man, who, after gratefully accepting some food and water, stated he was a rider from the town of Mephys, and its liege lord, Sir Santac. They have been under attack by enormous creatures of this type for the past two weeks, and were seeking help from Holstean. The creatures seem to come every eighth day, and it was now six days since the last attack.</p><p></p><p>The party quickly found the man’s horse, gave him a fresh supply of food and water, and told him to ride on, while they would ride to town to see if they could help in any way…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emperor Valerian, post: 1286783, member: 15043"] [b]The Adventure of the Ice Walkers[/b] The party spent the next week “living large” at the behest of the Countess Lucilda, while she and her mages worked to attempt to learn the secrets of many of the things the group brought back from the ancient tomb. Much merriment was had, save that Tess kept feeling cold at night (extra blankets were ordered, which soon rectified the situation) Of greatest note was the black iron staff, which was apparently missing a gemstone for its top. The staff was hollow, and inside were directions to finding the proper stone to complete it, as well as a description... It would “allow one of the Caladron family wielding it to banish the orcs from these lands.” This was the crux of the Countess’ request to the group… to hunt down and find a specific diamond, larger than a man’s fist and cut into a perfect half sphere, to complete the staff, and drive the ever encroaching goblins, gnolls, and orcs back to the deep mountains. From extensive gleanings of information, the Countess et al managed to determine the diamond was to the north and slightly east of Holstein, in the Balarac mountains. The group, minus the retired Dingalas, would be the core of the operation. Adding to them was a surprise guest… Lord Lucius himself, who according to his mother, had been smitten with “hero worship.” There was also the practical side that the gem in question could only be held physically by a member of the Caladron bloodline. Also accompanying, to ensure Lucius’ safety as well as to keep his teachings going, was his tutor, a war cleric of Tarantor named Hidalas Marengo. A look-alike to the prince would be sent northwards on an official mission to the Baron of Kulloden, which the party was initially to be a part. Halfway through, the party would break away with Lucius under an assumed name, and begin its search. Settled with the plan, Tess and Siabrey thanked the countess for her hospitality, and set out to find appropriate gear for the upcoming trip. The party had a major windfall in terms of gold and artifacts from the crypt mission. Even after what clearly belonged to the Caladron family (foe example, a diamond encrusted tiara with the house crest… worth a whopping 8,000 gold, among other items) had been returned, the party had enough to go to the local mage’s guild to obtain some magical equipment. After some close bartering and the offering up of a magical sword the party had found (+1 longsword of shocking, which was also cursed with the knack for cussing up a storm in public). The mages, knowing the group (their story had spread through the city like wildfire) gleefully took the items, to sell later to souvenier seeking nobles. Siabrey obtained boots of speed, while Tess settled for some enchanted earrings (which effectively give her an additional +2 to Charisma). Next our dynamic duo tramped through the city searching for a good location to find magical potions. Some pointed that while the mage’s guild sold such things, they were frequently overpriced, and recommended a small, out of the way shop, owned by a dwarf named Johann. After some purchases of potions of cure light and moderate wounds, Johann then pointed the two to his brother Heinrich’s blacksmithy down the street. The group ventured there, where Siabrey got a steel breastplate (specially bronzed in color). Siabrey asked that the breastplate have two holes cut in the back, though remains vague as to why (they are for her wings, which no one knows about yet). Tess merely wrinkles her brow while the dwarf mutters about “silly nobles requesting holey armor.” As there was to be a formal gala honoring the group and their bravery the night before they sat off, Tess insisted that Siabrey must purchase clothing for the occasion. Siabrey, a rough and tumble girl who does not like pompishness like that one bit, grumbles but agrees. The results were hilarious, as Tess dragged Siabrey to what was likely the most foppish tailor/jewelery shop in the city, and the clerks, all with long, finely waxed mustaches, proceeded to fitter and fuss about the quite alarmed Siabrey. After several hours of being dragged about with dresses thrown on her (much to her dismay, as she continually had to struggle to keep her wings hidden) Siabrey settled on a red dress with golden weaves, along with a simple yet elegant set of jewelry paid for by Tess. Siabrey resigned herself to at least one night of her wings being sorely shoved into her body by a tight corset. The group went back to the palace, and curious the next day, Siabrey set out for the local Church of Tarantor, to find out more about Hidalas. Upon entering the Church, she heard the familiar noise of sparring off to one side, and saw a man of average height with a dark beard cleanly disarming a fellow and holding a sword to his neck, before breaking off and asking for another go. Intrigued, she walked over, and directly challenged the man she presumed to be one of the “war clerics.” To her surprise, the man grinned and agreed, actually excited to spar with an actual fighter. Also surprisingly, he easily bested her in two matches before she became furious and almost shattered his sword in the third round. After his sword’s near destruction, the man commented well on her abilities, and gave his name as Hidalas Marengo. After discovering that she’s one of the fellow party members, Hidalas invited her up to his cloister, away from the noise of fighting where they can talk. Siabrey thought positive things might come of it, but mostly what results is several hours of listening to boasts about war clerics and their abilities. Her real reason, finding out more about Lucius, turned out to be near fruitless, save that she discovered he’s very raw (hasn’t seen real combat), though smart and quite strong for his age. Siabrey managed to extracate herself from his talk after several hours, and returned to the Palace, where little else occurred in the day, other that Rogar dropping in and showing off some necklaces he pilfered off of a palace servant that had treated him “quite rudely.” Little occurred that night or the next day until the time for the banquet. Tess and Siabrey got themselves ready, and an hour before the banquet, Rogar and Lucius arrived, with Rogar decked out in the finest clothes they have ever seen him in. Lucius was already red in the face, and gingerly took Siabrey’s hand to be her official escort to the banquet, as Rogar rather dashingly took Tess and led her the same way. The banquet turns out to be an extravagant affair, what one would expect from a countess thanking people for saving her only child. The appetizer is a roasted pheasant, with more coming along the way. Our party found themselves seated at the head of the main table, Rogar to the countess’ right, Siabrey to her left, with Tess next to Rogar and Lucius next to Siabrey. Rogar and the countess chatter as if they were old friends, a familiarity that raised some questions in Tess. She tried to whisper a question about it to Siabrey while Lucius was turned, but the boy heard anyway, and cut in, saying quietly it has something to do with Rogar saving his mother’s life before, or so he’s been told. Everyone clamored for Tess to give a performace, which she gladly did on her harp to rousing cheers. While the festivities continued, Siabrey conversed with Lucius, trying to get to know the young man. He was rather shy and quiet, and to break the ice, she made a slightly lewd comment, thinking a young man would laugh. Instead, he looked at her blankly. Realizing that he has no concept of more… “grown up things,” she got an evil grin and proceeded to spend quite a chunk of time explaining them to him, to his reddening face of “I don’t want to show interest, but I AM interested.” Rather late into the evening, the official nature of the affair died away, as the younger nobles proceeded to engage in dances on the main floor, and various games of chance and the like in the corners. Lucius headed upstairs early, mentioning they would have to rise early. Tess and Siabrey both marked this as rather odd for a young noble of his age. They decided to head upstairs as well, until Lucius mentions that he is going to bring an heirloom sword (a rather fancy one at that). They told him that they’ll give him a more mundane one… if only to keep the covert nature of their operation exactly that. The next morning the party met Lucius in the armory, and gave him a bastard sword they found in the crypt… a +1 mighty cleave bastard sword. Lucius marveled at the blade, which Siabrey noticed he swung with one hand… something like her and her katana. The two hit it off talking about technique. Tess noted with a little alarm that Lucius’ armor was not standard, and might attract attention… it was greenish grey instead of normal steel or bronzed. Lucius shrugged these concerns off, and continued to wear the suit. Later that morning the group headed off with the official caravan, and split away the next day. That night proved the new party’s first together, and led to some interesting events. Lucius didn’t have a bow with him, and from somewhere the party drug up a shortbow for him to practice with. Siabrey let him practice with her composite longbow, and he readily learned. Tess then showed him her harpbow, and he is quite honored when she lets him fire a few shots with it. Siabrey then asked him to show her a few of his sword moves, and she recognized them as rough… pratice moves, not fighting moves. She then took it as a challenge to get him into a more fluid fighting style… one that would be useful on the battlefield. This teaching did not sit well with Hidalas, who interrupted, leaving Lucius and Siabrey both grumpy at the tutor. Later that night, as Tess and Rogar held watch, they heard noises off into the woods. As the party awoke, six kobolds came at them, four charging in and two hiding in the trees with crossbows. The fight was short and brutal, as Tess, Siabrey and Hidalas made short work of the foes. The party noticed with some concern that these kobolds were not normal… they were blusih colored, and very cold to the touch. The party ses out the next day, uncertain of what exactly it was they met the night before. Tess thought that the kobolds were touched by some kind of magic, which the rest of the party agrees with. They continued, slower now and more on guard. Midday, they approached a low rise in the forest trail they are on, and see what looks to be part of an overturned wagon on the crest ahead. They saw three figures, and what looked to be a low, bluish black hump. Riding closer, the group heard growling and chatter… not human, elven, or any other normal language. They readied their weapons, and sneak towards the group ahead. As they approached, they saw two hobgoblins, with bluish tinges, both heavily armed, looking about while a third, very blue but only holding what looked to be a recorder, kicking a prone human. Most alarmingly, in the middle of the hobgoblins was enormous bluish-black spider, roughly 15 feet across (huge monstrous cold spider). Concerned over the health of the prone man, the party snuck closer, and prepared to ambush. Their volley of arrows landed some blows on the huge spider, but none on the hobgoblins. One hobgoblin fighter rushed the group on foot, while the other hopped ONTO the spider and began riding it forward in a charge. The recorder the third was holding revealed itself to be a blowgun, as a bluish brown patch it spurts lands about 10 feet from the party and sits. The party’s next arrow volley shot the mounted hogoblin dead, and Siabrey rushed forward to stop the monstrous spider, still charging towards the group. It delivered a powerful bite, and while she felt something horrid coursing through her veins, she shook off the poision. Tess meanwhile used song strike to wipe out the initial foot goblin, and then rushed forward to the third, seeking to get it away from the prone and obviously hurt man. The third hobgoblin lobbed another splatter at the party, missing with it landing some 20 feet on the opposite side of the first. Meanwhile, the party noticed with alarm that the first splatter has grown legs, and was now a small monstrous cold spider of its own. Hidalas and Rogar ran over to kill it, as Lucius ran to the front to try and help out his new friend. The third hobgoblin tried one last time to hit a party member with her spider blowgun, once again missing, before Tess was upon her, and the hobgoblin adept drew a dagger. Hidalas and Rogar finished off the first small spider just as the second began to crawl towards them, and Lucius landed a vicious blow with his bastard sword on the spider’s head, slashing open one of its eyes. It turned its attentions to him, and promptly bit him, and shook as hard as it could. It then dropped him… and nothing happened, his armor merely absorbed the blow without question. Siabrey slashed the creature again, hoping to regain its attention. Frustrated, the spider struck at Lucius again, this time lifting him up in the air after biting before trying to throw him down. He landed on his feet, once again completely unharmed. His next swing glanced off the mighty creature’s carapace, however. Hidalas and Rogar now ran about chasing the two smaller spiders, while Tess dueled with daggers versus the adept. The adept took a wild, uncontrolled swipe, leaving herself wide open for a song strike from Tess, who dropped the creature. About the same time, Siabrey landed a horrific blow on the spider’s head, splitting it in half and covering herself and Lucius in bloody spider bits. After the last two spiders are killed off with relative ease, Siabrey slashed open the spider’s belly to see if there’s anything of value inside. A few gemstones, a weapon or two, and the grisly remains of several human hands fell out. Lucius promptly lost his breakfast and any idea of lunch, and Siabrey went over to comfort him as he continued to retch. Tess meanwhile got Hidalas to come over and help the apparently injured man, who, after gratefully accepting some food and water, stated he was a rider from the town of Mephys, and its liege lord, Sir Santac. They have been under attack by enormous creatures of this type for the past two weeks, and were seeking help from Holstean. The creatures seem to come every eighth day, and it was now six days since the last attack. The party quickly found the man’s horse, gave him a fresh supply of food and water, and told him to ride on, while they would ride to town to see if they could help in any way… [/QUOTE]
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