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<blockquote data-quote="Brekkil" data-source="post: 4657960" data-attributes="member: 35498"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>The journal entry that follows our second night of gaming, written by the DM. Was written rather quickly, so that I didn't forget the important details, which I'm pretty sure I didn't. Also, the PCs are still level 1, and none of them have fulfilled their level goals. We are getting closer to level 2, though. Also, for those who care, we are using the Pathfinder RPG for this game.</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>9th of Bloom: </strong><em>How to deliver a Message!</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Cayla and Koric were quick to leave Fellian Shard's safe house in the Warrens, heading for the cliffs to the east. A mist had begun to fill the narrow lanes, but they still found the cliffs easily enough. Walking north, they came across a small tower, heavily fortified and with some strange openings by the ground. A wizard lived in this tower, and on the other side, the two found a dwarf that was heavily wounded. He had, apparently, been assaulted by something from the tower and from the voice of the wizard (who spoke from above), that same fate would befall all of them if they did not leave soon! They decided to help the dwarf, at least to some extent, but left him to his own fate. The dwarf, however, wanted to talk business with them the next day, and asked them to meet him at the Flaming Flagon in Midtown.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">They managed to find the largest warehouse by the cliffs, a very large warehouse indeed! It seemed difficult to enter, but after they had looked through a window, saw that an opening presented itself towards the cliffs. All they had to do was climb along eastern side of the warehouse, holding on to a rope attacked to the wall.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Inside, a large hole had been dug in the middle of the warehouse. Ropes hung from the ceiling to the bottom of the hole, and the rogues imagined that a wooden platform could carry them to the depths below. Before they could make any rash decisions, someone was walking along the cliffs, entering the warehouse!</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">It was a duergar, one of the infamous gray dwarves. He was not happy to see Cayla and Koric, and threatened them if they did not tell him everything. They told him about the message, and Cayla finally managed to convince him that they had to deliver the message to his master. The platform arrived and took them down below.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">They saw other duergar, and passed several passages that had been dug recently. After a few minutes, the main passage took them to a large cavern, so large that they never saw all of it. A half-orc, a duergar and a tall robed human sat by a table. The duergar was keeping watch, the half-orc was counting a large pile of gold coins, and finally, the robed human (that the rogues assumed to be a wizard) was writing something. They gave him the message, fearing the reaction of the human. He was angry, like they had been told, but still wanted one of them to carry back a message to the Pale Dogs. The other one, though, would have to die!</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">The duergar led them back to the hole, and here Cayla managed to persuade the half-orc to let her die above and not below. He was happy at the prospect of seeing her flail over the cliffs! On their way up, Koric made a wise decision. He started to kick the half-orc, making him drop his sword. They were almost up, and jumped, hoping to escape.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em>Meanwhile, somewhere else...</em></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">A half-elf named Elessa was sitting at the Flaming Flagon, waiting for her dwarf friend. He had gone to the Warrens to bring a message to a wizard living near the cliffs. Elessa remembered his last words, <em>“Don't follow me, Elessa, if you do, they will just hunt you down as well! If I'm not back by midnight, bring this flask to Lady Clarissa”</em>, and by flask, the dwarf had meant a small flask that he had left in front of the half-elf.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">There was no way that Elessa would ever obey her friend! He had not come, and so, she would go to the Warrens to find him! Inside the Warrens, Elessa saw lots of beggars, some who even wanted to rob her, but she escape and found her friend. She thought him dead, but he was still alive. The flask gave him life back and the two of them decided to find an abandoned house to shelter them until daylight broke above them.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em>Back at the warehouse, or rather...outside!</em></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Cayla and Koric barely escaped, Koric feeling the sting of a single biting bolt from one of the duergar. They saw a few figures approaching from the south, and then they recognized one of them... the dwarf named Khelgar Runefist! He told them that he knew the way out of the Warrens, and the four of them started running south along the cliffs.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">The four flee through the streets and when they finally stop somewhere in the Guildsman District, they only get a short break before their pursuers find them. They split up, Elessa and Khelgar going towards the Flaming Flagon and Cayla and Koric tries to loose their enemies. They succeed and finally return to the tavern where they first encountered Fellian Shard. At this point, Khelgar and Elessa has found the Flaming Flagon and is fast asleep.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Fellian is sitting by the bar, and when he sees them, he is slightly surprised. He asks them if they truly wants to become members of the pale dogs... their answer is yes. On Fellian's request, they leave all the gold they carry on them on the bar and then Fellian gives them a couple of nondescript silver rings. They have no idea what this means, but Fellian asks them to find the safe house of Lirion Voss in the Warrens, where they will rest. Tomorrow they will start their new life as members of the guild.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">They have become “dogs” and this means... obeying their master. In time, they may become members of the Vai or work directly for the Balacazar family, but that is only if they survive and prove their worth.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">They finally arrive at the safe house and find beds waiting for them.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em>At the Flaming Flagon...</em></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Elessa awakens. Someone is knocking on her door, determined. She is visited by a cleric named Mand Scheben, who worships some god called Asche. He was guided to her by his god, and wants her to take him to Cayla and Koric. Apparently, the two rogues will do something foolish, something that Mand believes that he can stop. Its all connect to a smith named Spyncer Coil and the Swords of Ptolus.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Elessa doesn't really understand any of this, and neither does Khelgar when she awakes him. They don't know where the two rogues are, but know that they will come to the Flaming Flagon the next day. Mand is not happy about this, but decides to wait at the inn.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>Next:</strong> <em>Will Cayla and Koric arrive at the Flaming Flagon and what is the business with Spyncer Coil?</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brekkil, post: 4657960, member: 35498"] [LEFT][SIZE=2][I]The journal entry that follows our second night of gaming, written by the DM. Was written rather quickly, so that I didn't forget the important details, which I'm pretty sure I didn't. Also, the PCs are still level 1, and none of them have fulfilled their level goals. We are getting closer to level 2, though. Also, for those who care, we are using the Pathfinder RPG for this game.[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][B]9th of Bloom: [/B][I]How to deliver a Message![/I][/SIZE] Cayla and Koric were quick to leave Fellian Shard's safe house in the Warrens, heading for the cliffs to the east. A mist had begun to fill the narrow lanes, but they still found the cliffs easily enough. Walking north, they came across a small tower, heavily fortified and with some strange openings by the ground. A wizard lived in this tower, and on the other side, the two found a dwarf that was heavily wounded. He had, apparently, been assaulted by something from the tower and from the voice of the wizard (who spoke from above), that same fate would befall all of them if they did not leave soon! They decided to help the dwarf, at least to some extent, but left him to his own fate. The dwarf, however, wanted to talk business with them the next day, and asked them to meet him at the Flaming Flagon in Midtown. They managed to find the largest warehouse by the cliffs, a very large warehouse indeed! It seemed difficult to enter, but after they had looked through a window, saw that an opening presented itself towards the cliffs. All they had to do was climb along eastern side of the warehouse, holding on to a rope attacked to the wall. Inside, a large hole had been dug in the middle of the warehouse. Ropes hung from the ceiling to the bottom of the hole, and the rogues imagined that a wooden platform could carry them to the depths below. Before they could make any rash decisions, someone was walking along the cliffs, entering the warehouse! It was a duergar, one of the infamous gray dwarves. He was not happy to see Cayla and Koric, and threatened them if they did not tell him everything. They told him about the message, and Cayla finally managed to convince him that they had to deliver the message to his master. The platform arrived and took them down below. They saw other duergar, and passed several passages that had been dug recently. After a few minutes, the main passage took them to a large cavern, so large that they never saw all of it. A half-orc, a duergar and a tall robed human sat by a table. The duergar was keeping watch, the half-orc was counting a large pile of gold coins, and finally, the robed human (that the rogues assumed to be a wizard) was writing something. They gave him the message, fearing the reaction of the human. He was angry, like they had been told, but still wanted one of them to carry back a message to the Pale Dogs. The other one, though, would have to die! The duergar led them back to the hole, and here Cayla managed to persuade the half-orc to let her die above and not below. He was happy at the prospect of seeing her flail over the cliffs! On their way up, Koric made a wise decision. He started to kick the half-orc, making him drop his sword. They were almost up, and jumped, hoping to escape. [I]Meanwhile, somewhere else...[/I] A half-elf named Elessa was sitting at the Flaming Flagon, waiting for her dwarf friend. He had gone to the Warrens to bring a message to a wizard living near the cliffs. Elessa remembered his last words, [I]“Don't follow me, Elessa, if you do, they will just hunt you down as well! If I'm not back by midnight, bring this flask to Lady Clarissa”[/I], and by flask, the dwarf had meant a small flask that he had left in front of the half-elf. There was no way that Elessa would ever obey her friend! He had not come, and so, she would go to the Warrens to find him! Inside the Warrens, Elessa saw lots of beggars, some who even wanted to rob her, but she escape and found her friend. She thought him dead, but he was still alive. The flask gave him life back and the two of them decided to find an abandoned house to shelter them until daylight broke above them. [I]Back at the warehouse, or rather...outside![/I] Cayla and Koric barely escaped, Koric feeling the sting of a single biting bolt from one of the duergar. They saw a few figures approaching from the south, and then they recognized one of them... the dwarf named Khelgar Runefist! He told them that he knew the way out of the Warrens, and the four of them started running south along the cliffs. The four flee through the streets and when they finally stop somewhere in the Guildsman District, they only get a short break before their pursuers find them. They split up, Elessa and Khelgar going towards the Flaming Flagon and Cayla and Koric tries to loose their enemies. They succeed and finally return to the tavern where they first encountered Fellian Shard. At this point, Khelgar and Elessa has found the Flaming Flagon and is fast asleep. Fellian is sitting by the bar, and when he sees them, he is slightly surprised. He asks them if they truly wants to become members of the pale dogs... their answer is yes. On Fellian's request, they leave all the gold they carry on them on the bar and then Fellian gives them a couple of nondescript silver rings. They have no idea what this means, but Fellian asks them to find the safe house of Lirion Voss in the Warrens, where they will rest. Tomorrow they will start their new life as members of the guild. They have become “dogs” and this means... obeying their master. In time, they may become members of the Vai or work directly for the Balacazar family, but that is only if they survive and prove their worth. They finally arrive at the safe house and find beds waiting for them. [I]At the Flaming Flagon...[/I] Elessa awakens. Someone is knocking on her door, determined. She is visited by a cleric named Mand Scheben, who worships some god called Asche. He was guided to her by his god, and wants her to take him to Cayla and Koric. Apparently, the two rogues will do something foolish, something that Mand believes that he can stop. Its all connect to a smith named Spyncer Coil and the Swords of Ptolus. Elessa doesn't really understand any of this, and neither does Khelgar when she awakes him. They don't know where the two rogues are, but know that they will come to the Flaming Flagon the next day. Mand is not happy about this, but decides to wait at the inn. [B]Next:[/B] [I]Will Cayla and Koric arrive at the Flaming Flagon and what is the business with Spyncer Coil?[/I][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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