Q'Barra: Into the Emerald Forest

[Urko]

Preparing for boarding

Xavier estimates that the river is about thirty to forty feet deep out here in the center, which is where you have been running. It gets shallower towards the banks, off course, but none of you is certain what kind of response a move towards the banks would provoke from the patrol boat.

The captain of the boat speaks through his amplifying device again. "Please approach, very slowly. Do not be afraid! If you are not committing a crime against the Crown, you have nothing to worry about."

Calabas, hearing that the consensus seems to be to allow the search, climbs back into his seat. He is still quite pale and seems to be almost shaking. "I really must apologize. It's just - I've never been good with...confrontations with authority." In his terror, it takes him several tries to activate the elemental ring. It howls to life weakly, and begins to propel you, at a snail's pace, towards the patrol boat.

hhnn: go ahead and roll your Concentration check (DC 17) to manifest detect hostile intent without display.
Everyone: What is your plan for hiding the things Aldinis gave you?

 

[Harvey]

OOC: Well, Erin has already stashed the papers regarding the prophecy between her breastplate and her breast. As for the rod and the crystal, what are the dimensions? I have a couple of ideas for what to do with them, but not sure whether to conceal them at all at this point...

 

[Urko]

Disposition of the papers noted. The rod is about 18 inches long, 4-6 inches wide (more at the ends, less in the middle) and about 2 inches thick from the "sheared off"side to the outer edge. It is also unusually heavy for its size, about 12 lbs. The crystal is about three inches in diameter and about 1 inch thick.

 

[Pebele]

ooc: With the weight of the rod, it would make sense for Sanae to have relented and taken possession of it, reasoning both that she would be unencumbered by its weight and that there is no better person to be in possession of a potentially evil artifact. If Erin still carried it, Sanae would wish to take possession of Erin's pack, as whatever Sanae carries could be seen as property of the Church and therefore is not subject to unreasonable search. In her opinion, anyway.

Sanae took up a position in front of the group, next to No Name to shield Erin. To the group she said, "As an agent of The Silver Flame, I will speak for us. Xavier, I respect your skills, but you must realize you are not the best, well, the best speaker. We have nothing to hide, but if they wish to make trouble perhaps they will think twice before crossing the Church."

 

[doghead]

ooc: Supress Display (1d20+9=24)

 

[Yeoman]

"Heh, good point. All right you do the talking, and we will be right behind you." Xavier rested his hand on his sword's hilt and waited for the patrol craft to board their vessel.

 

[Harvey]

OOC: Yes, with that weight, I doubt Erin would be carrying it all this time. Regardless, from all the info, all my plans wouldn't work or look too suspicious. Just to lend continuity...

Erin considers some plans, but quickly decides against them. She slips both the wand and the crystal to Sanae, whispering "These would be safer in your possession..."

 

[Pebele]

WIth the rod and the crystal safely stowed away on her person, Sanae squared her shoulders and watched as the other ship approached. Once she felt it was within range, she raised her voice to hail it.

"Please, come aboard and do your business, we have nothing to hide. I am sure that we all wish to be on our way as quickly as possible."

 

[Urko]

Boarding

As you slowly draw nearer the patrol boat, the archers seem to tense, but still no arrow is nocked. Their uniforms show little beyond their eyes, blending them into a line of seemingly identical Riedran faces. Their leader, the one who spoke to you, stands out more. He is a tall man with exquisite features that would seem more at home on a marble statue of a god than on a mortal face. His long indigo hair is partially contained in an elaborate headdress and his clothing is almost dizzying in its profusion of colors and patterns. He smiles engagingly as Kolbek’s Pride approaches. One of the sailors, a Lhazaarite by the looks of him, throws down a rope.

”I am most terribly sorry for having interrupted your journey. Distressing, isn’t it, that a few traitors and criminals force us to inconvenience legitimate travelers such as yourselves? I am Kajalaketh. May I know your names and business?”

 

[Urko]

He has no name uses his powers

'He has no name' is successful at manifesting his power without display. He can detect a generalized, low-grade hostility coming from the archers. From Kajalaketh, he senses more. There is definitely an intense malice there, belied by his honeyed words.

I went ahead and rolled your free Sense Motive check - natural 20!