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OOC: Megan picked up a light mace and am good to go. Will need help carrying some of her things in the dungeon later. Thanks in advance!
 

Saktouk Bekloric, half-orc monk

Saktouk wanders out to meet the others the morning of their departure late, and looking a bit bleary-eyed.

"I do like tryin' all the local ales, but eventually it's enough to try even a dwarf-raised soul's tolerance, aye? We should best leave before I manage to forget how this feels."

To Megan, he says, "Sure'n you look a bit overloaded there, lass. If'n it doesn't offend your sensibilities, I'd be happy to help shoulder some of the burden. I tend to travel light, meself."

OOC: sorry for the delay. Updated Saktouk with 3 vials holy water. He's got about 75 lbs more he can carry before he feels it, so if there's something Megan wants handy but doesn't need especially swift access to, he should be able to carry it.

Ready to go.
 

"Fantastic!" The half elf grins as she tosses Saktouk her backpack of rations and torches. While the half orc is still adjusting to the new weight, Megan quickly adds two smelly bags to his arms.

"Careful with those!" She chides, "They're full of chemicals that are meant to entangle upon impact. The upside is that the smell will drive away the bugs...I think."

Before the monk has a chance to respond, Megan wraps her arms around Ariel's and says, "Let's go! To the dungeon then home!"
OOC: Thanks jkason! That's 15 lbs off Megan's shoulders :)
 

Noon comes, and after a quick lunch you head back to Venza, everyone's spirits fresh. As an unexpected surprise, Nathanial joins you, wanting to speed up the transaction as well as do some shopping for his lady and his father where wagging tongues aren't likely to get word back to her what he had bought for them. You suspect there is also a bit of wanting to get away from his disagreeable cousin.

As you leave town, you see a familiar looking head on a pike with a list of crimes posted underneath, and since you only see one, you can only guess that the navy has 2 fresh recruits, not sure which is a worse fate after some of the tales you heard from Two Tails the previous night concerning life on the high seas. The temperature is unusually cool, making it the day's journey a pleasant one.


As you near a small hamlet that Nathanial knows some people who would be willing to put you up for the night, you notice a unusually large crowd gathered at the unofficial tavern of the settlement. As you sit down to eat, you pick up comments of trouble that will require the patrol's help, and concerns over how they will pay for the honor of receiving such help.
 

Megan elbows Ariel and Audra, "Looks like somebody needs help. Hopefully it's a quick job, though. We owe our loyalty to Adolfo first and he would not want to dither around for too long. "

Megan flags down a tavern wench, "What seems to be on everyone's mind?"
 

"Ankhegs, infernal creatures. Crop up every once in a while and wreak havoc on the fields. Patrols usually take care of them, but the current commander charges a monstrous amount of food that we usually don't have and can't plan on having because by the time he acts, the ankhegs have decimated most of the fields. The commander knows this, of course, and "volunteers" his own money to pay for the operation in return for this or that favor. Scoundrel gets away with it too, that's the worst part. Sometimes we can find a few guards to do it on their off time, but this time of year, that isn't going to happen. Shame, with the harvest looking so promising up until now."
 

Ariel Esimae, Female Aasimar Cleric

On hearing the situation, Ariel doesn't hesitate, "This will not do, of course we will help deal with the Ankhegs."

"When we are done, we can deal with the corrupt official as well. Or perhaps we should deal with him first."

"Either way, I am ready to go. Right now even.
"

The zealous war-maiden is unconcerned about what time of day it is, since she can see in the dark.

Though after a rumble in her stomach as she has not eaten, Ariel hesitates briefly and remains seated until the others have at least eaten first as well before charging off to carry out justice or monster slaying.

Knowledge Arcana (1d20+5=24)
OOC: It turns out Ariel is pretty knowledgeable. :p How much of the description will she know?

What's the time of day? Do we have enough time to deal with either encounter this day IC?
[sblock=Mini Stats]Initiative: +2
AC: 22 (20 without shield, 18 flat-footed, 12 Touch) +2AC Barkskin
HP: 23 Current: 23
CMB: +3 CMD: 15 Fort: +5 Reflex: +4 Will: +7 (+8 vs. Fear)
+1 for all with Resistance
Resistance: 5 Cold, 5 Acid, 5 Electricity
Conditions if Effect: None

Current Weapon in Hand: Longspear
Javelins: 5/5 Remaining

Fire Bolt: 6/6 Remaining Channel Energy: 5/5 remaining
Deflection Aura: 1/1 remaining
Spells Remaining: Orisons: (Light, Resistance, Guidance, Detect Magic)
1st Level 4/4 (Shield of Faith, Doom, Bless, Burning Hands)
2nd Level 3/3 (Hold Person, Lesser Restoration, Barkskin) [/sblock]___________________________________________

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Ariel Esimae
 

"Interesting. From what I understood, this 'corrupt' official is an official of the law in this town, and while his method of upholding that law may be distastful and somewhat corrupt, I don't think it is any of our business to interfere in that matter. That said, I am all in favor of helping these people with their Ant problems regardless of their issues with their law enforcement agencies." Veniarus proffers to Ariel reminding her of her own role in upholding law and order, and letting the others know that Veniarus has no desire to get entangled in the legal affairs of a village.
 

OOC: The commander is actually in Tritower and dealing with him would be an adventure unto itself (I am trying to leave adventure seeds for others down the road).

As common as these vermin are to the communities along the road, you can almost quote exact words from your sources regarding these creatures with a check like that. There are stories from hamlets on the fringes of the region that tell of massive ankhegs large enough that their shells have been turned into small huts.

The sun is starting to set right now. If you hurried, you could get to the farm they had been plaguing just as the sun was almost set, making it doable, but tough for those without low light or darkvision.
 

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