MiPS Lost Mine [IC]

[Axel]

Ivan fixed Leonan with a state. "When you tell this story, it would be wise for you to have my parts played by another."

After a moment, he begins pacing up and down along the stream, sucking his cheeks in and absently fiddling with the frayed ends of his clothes.

"Ediccus, is the old fellow still in possession of his wits? Does Gundren still live?" Ivan asked. "We must have answers!"

 

[tuxgeo]

"As to that, Ivan, he may tell us the answers he has for us when he comes around to full awareness again," Eddicus replies.

"I suggest we rest here for now: Vottr should wake up in an hour or two -- or three, or four. Then we can return to the Triboar Trail and reclaim our beasts and our wagon. That won't subsititute for a good night's rest, of course."

 

[Neurotic]

Ivan fixed Leonan with a state. "When you tell this story, it would be wise for you to have my parts played by another."

"I still don't know your name, good sir. Even better, I don't know your story...so no danger of me getting true account of you, unless you choose to tell me a story.

If you don't, I'll tell my story...so you'll likely be another face in the group of saviours."

Noticing Ivans fiddling with his cloak.
"If you allow me, I can repair your cloak. Consider it a token of my gratitude for saving me until such time I can properly reward you. Or I can aid you in your search. As you noticed, I speak goblin and know their traditions."

OOC: I hope the state Leonan is fixed with is removable one and not some eternal curse

 

[mips42]

As Leonan heads into the cave to retrieve his things, the others tend to Vottr, finally awakening him, though he is still quite groggy.
Leonan[sblock] inside the cave is a scurry of activity as the goblins scamper to and fro gathering their things. In the cave where you spent the last week you see the two crude cages and, nearby, your personal effects.[/sblock]
Sildar is battered but still barely concious and, in a hoarse voice says 'Durn goblins jumped us. Hope you got the little beggars. Where's Gundren and Dougal? Ye find them?''

 

[tuxgeo]

"We were hoping you could tell us where Gundren was," Eddicus replies.

"Were you traveling mounted? Could Gundren or Dougal get away on their mounts? We haven't been as far as Phandalin yet, so we don't know whether they're there."

 

[mips42]

'Aye,' he replied weakly. 'We were all on horses. Blasted goblins attacked us, killed the horses and hauled us off of em afore they was done bleeding. We all fought hard and they was both still fighting when I got clonked on the head. I dunno where they are, only that they're not here.'

 

[tuxgeo]

"That," Eddicus surmised, "seems to indicate -- what? A couple of thoughts occur to me: for one, the goblins might have retreated from the ambush, taking the one captive whom they had already secured, leaving Gundren and Dougal at liberty to hike to Phandalin; or, for the other thought, maybe we should scour this goblin lair after it is fully vacated, to see whether there were any other holding pens where Gundren and Dougal might have been held."

Eddicus turns to the now almost fully awake Vottr and asks him his opinion on the subject.

 

[mips42]

ooc: paging [MENTION=53915]GameDoc[/MENTION] Vottr is conscious again...

 

[Axel]

The news does little to calm Ivan, who continues pacing and speaking, half to himself and half to the group.

"I could accept goblin banditry, out here. That would just be ill fortune. But goblin bandits taking prisoners? Especially old men like Sildar here... That hints at a deeper meaning. Someone, or something, is guiding the attack. News has leaked out, and Gundren is wanted."

Ivan pauses, looking grim, before a realisation hits him. "The goblins do not know who Gundren is, from the three travelling. He may have escaped and live still. "

"You!" Ivan says, almost seizing Leonan's shirt in agitation, with a manic gleam in his eye. "Never mind my shirt. Ask your goblin friends where the other two they attacked are. It is more important than you can know, just yet!"

 

[Neurotic]

"Easy there, friend!"
Leonan steps back, brushing Ivans hands off.
"You don't have to shout. Nor manhandle me. You didn't even bother to introduce yourself!"
The bard walks back toward the cave, hoping to catch Yeemik before he goes.
"I'll ask the chief, you think on what you will say when I get back."
[MENTION=6746242]mips42[/MENTION], anything?

 

[mips42]

Yeemik is busily directing the other goblins in gathering all their belongings and packing them for travel when you find him.
'There were others,' he tells you. 'One was captured with this one and taken to main hideout. Klarg got message from warchief Grol maybe three days ago. Message said that spider pay good silver to watch for dwarf. Capture him and send him and all he carried to Grol. We capture one and send him and his stuffs to Grol. Second is man we give you. Other get away. Klarg beat us good for letting one run.
'Main hideout is old castle northeast of here. You not go there, story man. Grol and clan worse than Klarg. They kill all you dead, no talking.'

 

[Neurotic]

Thank you, Chief Yeemik. I am glad to know you. Don't fall under any other "kings".

Leonan then returns to the group, smiling. He looks at Ivan, nodding to him and then just waits to see what the strange man will do.

 

[tuxgeo]

Eddicus waits for Leonan to translate Yeemik's words into the Common tongue for the sake of the rest of the party.

 

[Neurotic]

Eddicus waits for Leonan to translate Yeemik's words into the Common tongue for the sake of the rest of the party.

OOC: Erm...no, I didn't talk to Yeemik in front of the party. I returned to the caves. He returned as described above. And waits for something, looking at Ivan.

 

[tuxgeo]

OOC: Alright, then: Eddicus would have waited for Leonan to tell the rest of the party what Yeemik had said when they last spoke together inside the caves.

 

[Axel]

Ivan is doing his best to wear a new road in the cave floor, he is pacing so much as Leonan returns. He stops to watch the newcomer approach with eagerness.

"Well, Leonan? What news," he blurts out.

 

[Neurotic]

"Well, friend, what's your name?" Leonan uses his bardic training to mimic Ivans tone and speech.

But he doesn't stop there. He lectures, his voice raising as
"I've asked nicely before. I've forgiven your manhandling me. You ordering me around. I do feel thankful and I feel obligation to you. But I'm NOT your servant nor slave. I prevented the fight you wouldn't survive. I've tried my best to introduce myself. And I got back nothing except from Eddicus! No more! Until you decide you can behave, we're done!"
[MENTION=93196]Axel[/MENTION], don't take this seriously out of game, this is between Leonan and Ivan


He turns to newly awakened Vottr, lowering his voice and bowing slightly.
"I'm sorry, good dwarf, you missed some action and introductions. My name is Leonan de Hewes, I was a prisoner here until you showed up. You have my thanks"

OOC: assuming some kind of dialog will resume more or less normally:
"We saved an old man, but the dwarf that was captured along with him was transferred further into the goblin territory. One man survived and fled. There are worse things then goblins deeper into the mountains. Some kind of king Groll, worse then Kralg here. Supposedly, there is no talking with them. Which might suit me just fine.

Now, are we going back to the city, to try and track that third man and deliver the old one? Or continuing immediately onward?"

 

[Axel]

Ivan stared at Leonan for a second. "Clearly, you were not listening, young Bard. I shall tell you my name again, but not a third time. In some cultures that has a magical significance."

Taking a deep breath and swelling his chest out, he added "Doctor Ivan Kakarov. If I have been curt with you, please, forgive me. There is much on my mind. The missing old dwarf weighs heavily on me... It would be best for all of us if we are to find him alive and unharmed."

ooc: Thanks for the clarification Neurotic. I'm glad someone else can have an IC disagreement without taking it personally. Besides, Warlocks are supposed to be strange a-holes.

 

[Neurotic]

OOC: Sorry, totally missed that. Asking that to fighting stress and Ivan attacks. Don't worry about ooc, we're playing and our other chars will continue as friends ;-)

"I remember that, now." Leonan bows to the warlock. "My apologies, for some reason it slipped my mind." He offers his hand. "Friends? "


After Vottr introduces himself and Garret loots Kralg :
"The goblins are moving out. Do you want to go through the caves to check for clues or hidden treasure?"

 

[tuxgeo]

"Speaking for myself, I want to get us back to our wagon on the Triboar Trail, so we can complete the mission we were hired to do," Eddicus offers.

"Of course, this only applies to those of us who were hired to do it; but Vottr's uncle laid an obligation upon us to deliver supplies to him and his team in Phandalin; and I think we would be in default of our agreement if we don't try to complete that next, before we take on further adventures. If Dougal got away from the goblins, he may be waiting for us, and for Sildar, there in town; and it might be good to compare notes with him, and gain information that way. Furthermore, most of us need at least a good night's sleep before we are ready to handle matters with our usual aplomb and carefree abandon."