Redclaw's Eyes of the Lich Queen

[Graf]

Talas clasps Chevri's shoulder. "Thank the Flame," Talas pauses pulling his brother's silver arrowhead holy symbol from his belt pouch. He stares at it momentarily before putting it around his neck and tucking it beneath his chainmail, near his heart. "My brother would approve of both of you as regular companions. It would be our honor if you would continue this journey of ours. We all know we could not have made it this far without both of you. If you wish to see this out to it's end, we can speak with our sponsor, and he can make sure you are suitably rewarded for your efforts."
Talas stands up to his full height and speaks to the brawler. "You on the other hand haven't proven anything, other than you know a name. You don't seem THAT tough, so you can stay, at least until we get back to our patron. Let's hope that you know how to fight a dragon."

Kason puts up his hands in a peace making gesture. I'm here for the coin not to thump my chest. 'n I'll not claim any due I haven't earned.

Just so we're clear I'm here for the eyeball. No more, no less. If there's a dragon about and it wants to make a meal of me then obviously I'll deal with it, but I'm not here to wrestle with the wildlife.

The contracts for the eye after all.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Hedowin, Mage 5, Hp: 21/21

Hedowin lets out an audible,"Ahhhhh" as the positive energy from the wand seals his wounds and reinvigorates him.

"My thanks, milady," he says with a nod to Chevri.

He then turns and watches the new arrival -- he was a bit apprehensive of someone who found them so easily in the jungle and appeared to be unknown to his rescuers.

To this point, he was also unaware of the motives of the original band, so this talk about an 'eyeball' and 'contracts' greatly intrigued him, as well as this benefactor named Sar'kil.

Hedowin still felt a burning rage towards those blackscales that almost made a meal out of himself, so he had no issue with sticking with the others to rout the rest of the bunch -- plus, his search for references to Sar'geen had led him to this area, so he saw no reason to depart before he had a chance to look over every last part of that temple...

 

[pathfinderq1]

Chevri ducked her head in demure, quiet, acceptance of the thanks from Hedowin and Talas. Healing had always been her strongest gift, and she was uneasy with such attention, whether the healing came from her own channeling or a simple instrument. "I'll be willing to stay with you for this task- you've certainly proven to be better companions than I might have hoped for, and as I said, I don't think wandering around this jungle alone is the wisest course I might choose. But perhaps you could tell us a bit more about what is is you're seeking- some kind of eye? Is it a relic of some sort, or an actual eye of some creature? In turn, perhaps we could tell your 'friend' about what we have encountered so far, to see if he might have some idea how we handle tomorrow... It seems like any lizardfolk still alive will be quite ready for us to return, and we had quite a tough time even when we had surprise." She paused, and dipped her head shyly, as if realizing how she had begun to ramble.

 

[Zurai]

"Sur'kil hired us to investigate the ruins here and bring back any relics of archaeological significance we found. He didn't tell us of anything in specific that he wanted us to find and return." Alexa turns to the newcomer, meeting his gaze with her own. "You, it seems, know more than we do. What exactly did Sur'kil hire you for?"

[sblock=OOC]By the way, Alexa didn't need the cure light wounds, and she still had a CLW available to cast from her own spell reserve today. Chevri can add two charges back to her wand; one for the charge Alexa didn't need and one for the CLW Alexa cast instead of the wand charge.[/sblock]

 

[Graf]

Same exact thing. I jus' done work for the man before. People got a certain pattern. Sur'kil pays good, but his jobs are always weird. An' he never hires you an' leaves you alone.

Kason seems to warm to the discussion. Man, my first job I was working for him and I wake up an' there's a halfling an' a Valenar cooking food at my fire. Middle o' nowhere. He's not a bad judge of character, so it ain't so bad. But it takes getting used to.

Why I'd bet good gold that if we're out here more than a week somebody else comes tromping along. Kason looks around to see if he can get anyone to take the bet.

 

[EvolutionKB]

"It's settled then, you're in. For now. Some of us need our rest." Talas rolls up his cloak and lies down, using it as a pillow. "Usual watch arrangement? See you when I wake up."

[sblock=ooc]Watches so the "newcomer" isn't awake alone. Rest enough for spells to be prepared once more, then set out for the temple.[/sblock]

 

[Graf]

Kason is on his best behavior the first night, taking whatever watch he's told to, making sure his watch point is in easy view of his "partner" and not touching his sword (unless he has to of course).

 

[Redclaw]

The night passes uneventfully, but when the party awakes in the morning, Bregan's bedroll is empty. He has taken his gear, but left everything else orderly and neat. A short note rests atop the items he left behind:

This is more than I bargained for, and I fear I must leave you. Kason seems competent, and I'm sure he can guard your backs where I failed.

Suddenly the day seems a bit darker, and the jungle a bit less friendly.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Hedowin, Mage 5, Hp: 21/21

As the wizard slowly rises from sleep, the noise of the others start to sink into his subconscious mind.

"What are they already taking about this early in the morning?" He thinks to himself as he forces an eyelid open.

When he sees them all looking or pointing towards where the shifter archer had bedded down, Hedowin did notice the lack of his person.

"What, is he out hunting for the morning meal?"

Yawning, and shaking his head to clear away the sleep from his head, he reaches into his backpack and roots around until his hands come to rest on his old, beat up leather spellbook.

He withdraws it and then clears his mind and begins the laborious studying of the various symbols and sigils within, committing them to memory as quickly as possible.

"Today, I must focus on offensive magics..." He reminds himself.

After he is finished, he then turns his attention once more to the others.

"So where has Bregan gone off to?"

"Also, where is that spear from the temple? Let me figure out just what exactly about it is creating the magickal aura I detected..."

[sblock=OOC]
Use 1 charge from Eternal Wand of Identify (1 left for today) on spear.

Spells for the Day:

Wizard:
0th - 4 - Read Magic, Daze, Read Magic, Ray of Frost
1st - 4 -Magic Missile, Mage Armor, Grease, Enlarge Person
2nd - 3 - Glitterdust, Glitterdust, Invisibility

Sorcerer:
5/4
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[Graf]

Well, Kason says looking at the note, it looks like he skedaddled.
Better now than when we're counting on him, I suppose. Hope he's handy in the jungle, that's not a pleasant hike.

When you're done with your books, we should probably hit this temple. Slip in, get the eye, slip out. Smooth 'n easy.

This is a beautiful sword, he taps the rune-covered twisted and pitted falchon strapped to his back, but I don't plan on using it unless things go wrong. And I don't mean for things to go wrong.