Midnight - Crown of Shadow

[Ashrem Bayle]

Thunder rolled in the distance, and lightning crackled nearby. The raven called again, and took flight. The icy wind died down, and suddenly the world fell deathly quiet.

Abruptly, the silence was broken with a loud crack as a bolt of lightning lanced from the sky and struck the ground a half mile west of town. Seconds later, another bolt struck, in almost exactly the same place.

Smoke began to rise, and it occured to it's witnesses that the bolts struck disturbingly close to Darm Bailey's farm.


OOC: All PCs witness this. Bailey is an old man who lives with his two sons. One of his sons is married, and his wife and child lives with them as well.

 

[Emiricol]

Elig lets out a low whistle, and turns to Choric and Kal. "Well, you two are the watchmen right now. Should we go? They've a woman and children over at the Bailey place, and that looked close to their farm if you ask me."

Elig looks about, half in motion already and poised to run...

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

OOC NOTE: At any given time, there are 12 watchmen on duty.

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Aerenar Tell

When the lightning struck Aeren stoped dead in his tracks, almost skidding to a halt. That's odd, two strikes that close together...wait a second that was awful close to old man Bailey's place...better go take a look just in case. Aeren resumed his jog, this time heading toward the Bailey farm instead of town.

 

[Shadowfane]

Tamari had just checked on her mother and brother, both still asleep, has put a few logs on the fire to heat up the congealed, grey pulp that was this week’s food - boiled turnip and stone stew. Tamari didn't know whether the stones really added any flavour, but at least the helped break down the fibrous turnips.

While the stew was heating she lifted the stone flags that hid her father's spear and was just unwrapping it from its protective covering, when a loud crack shattered the quiet of the hovel, not long after a second crack shook the walls of her home. Rising quickly, Tamari moved to the door of her hovel and looked out to see a number of her friends gathered at the town gate, looking edgy.

Forgetting the turnips and her family she ran over to them. It was only when she was half way there that Tamari remembered that she still held the spear. Oh well, no sign of legates at the moment and it looked like trouble was in the air; some instinct made her hang on to the weapon despite the risk of repercussions. She did however conceal the weapon in her cloak as she approached the palisade.

"What in the name of Dal Sahadd was that?" she enquired of no one in particular.

 

[Emiricol]

Elig looked at the newcommer. "Lighting - two strikes at the Bailey farm. Come on, we can get there quicker through the woods! Come ON you guys!"

Elig began to run for the treeline. The forest was his home moreso than the hay on the floor in the corner that he called his "home". Running into it finally, the trees made him feel secure, the cover and sudden shadows all about. He felt uneasy, and having this cover made him feel better. He kept a quick but not sprinting pace, the better for the others to keep up with him if they so chose, and made a beeline through the forest towards the farm.

 

[Shadowfane]

With a brief look at the others, Tamari shrugged and ran after Elig, keeping the spear held along the length of her right arm and concealed by her cloak; it made her gait slightly odd but didn't otherwise hamper her movement.

As she ran through the dim interior of the wood, she felt at home amongst the velvety shadows and was suddenly afraid of re-entering the open spaces of the beyond the trees. Bah, what was she thinking? She was Sarcosan, destined to ride on the open plains. Tamari shook her head and focused on the fleet figure before her.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

OOC:
Tamari's Sleight of Hand check: 12 + 2 (cloak) -4 (weapon size) + Dex = 12

Aerenar's Spot: 5 (Failed)
Elig's Spot: 22 (Passed)
Choric's Spot: 19 (Passed)
Kal's Spot: 25! (Passed)

Sorry Tamari. My little orange d20 didn't like you today.


As Tamari appeared, it seemed as though she was hiding somehting within her cloak. Kal got a quick look at it, and if he didn't know any better, he would have sworn it was a short spear.

Aerenar didn't seem to notice anything amiss.

 

[Shadowfane]

Sorry Tamari. My little orange d20 didn't like you today.

OoC: Dal Sahaad be damned, use the little green one next time

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Aerenar Tell

Aeren rushing through the woods is so surprised to happen upon the others he neerly falls over, "Tamari,Kel?! What are you guys doing out here?"