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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1013" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>Choices</strong></p><p></p><p>As the party made their way to the base of the hill, they were recognized by a number of those working in the vicinity. They were hailed by barbarian and Glynden townsfolk alike. In particular, they recognized Aelius, the young man who was apprenticed to Rhys' father (the town boyer in Glynden).</p><p></p><p>Aelius sat in a group of barbarian lads, all of whom were fashioning arrows as quickly as possible. Aelius took a brief moment away from his task of fletching to let Rhys know that his father sent word of how proud he is that Rhys is aiding the war effort. He also mentioned that Rhys is instructed to be careful by his mother.</p><p></p><p>The group bade Aelius farewell and marched up the hill. Ilrath broke off from the party to go inform Hrongar of the results of their journey. He promised to return and find them later. The remainder of the group headed toward the tent where the Imperial Pennant flew.</p><p></p><p>Guarding the door (a seemingly useless gesture under the circumstance but an artifact of the highly organized legions) was none other than Tiberious, the young guardsman whose terrible aim in the archery tournament had earned Kyndalyn's admonishments. He stepped forward to embrace the Krase and Rhys and congratulate them on returning alive through hostile territory. He seemed inclined to want hear the entirety of their story but Kyndalyn emerged from the tent and interrupted. He invited the party inside to tell their story.</p><p></p><p>Rhys gave a fairly brief account of their journey to the Stone Tooth. He apologized that they didn't have an army of dwarves at their backs but explained that unfortunately, there was never an army of dwarves to be had in the first place. The group of dwarves that presently lived in the Stone Tooth was too small to help directly against the orcs. Rhys did mention their willingness to forge weapons for the alliance army if men could be spared to guard their front entrance.</p><p></p><p>Rhys explained that they did manage to recover a number of Orc-slaying weapons and that they lived up to their names as demonstrated on the Orc patrol they had encountered on their return trip. Speaking of which, Rhys mentioned that the Orcs were using ravens as spies.</p><p></p><p>Kyndalyn in turn relayed quite a bit of information about the present situation in the lands of the Fodor:</p><p>· Kyndalyn was aware that the ravens were being used as spies and told the party that the Allmani hawk masters were making it their personal mission to depopulate the area of all such birds. </p><p>· The Allmani were also a source of invaluable reconnaissance information about the location of the Orcish army. In fact, he had just received word that they appeared to be striking camp and starting to move south towards the fortifications. They were estimated to arrive in the vicinity in approximately ten days.</p><p>· The fortifications were moving towards completion and should be ready in time.</p><p>· Kyndalyn was worried that the army they had assembled would not hold up well under a long siege. They didn't have large enough stores of food to last more than a month without hunting. Also, the barbarians were not a patient people by nature and would not fare well under long, cramped conditions.</p><p>· Kyndalyn wanted to try to goad the orcs into attacking not long after they arrive in the vicinity of the fortifications. He figured that if they could inflict heavy casualties early on, the orcs might decide to give up and leave. One method he wanted to try was to have a few small raiding parties to harass the orcs once they got into the area. By making the surrounding lands a hostile environment, he hoped the orcs would try to go ahead and crush the one target they knew where to find: The Fortress.</p><p>· Another problem plaguing the alliance was that the band of gnolls that dwelled across the Fodor were preying on the women, children and elderly of the barbarian tribes. He needed a way to stop that from happening but didn't want to spare a lot of men doing it.</p><p></p><p>As a result of this information, Kyndalyn asked if the party would be willing to take on one of two roles. He wanted them to either go and defend the women, children and elderly encamped across the Fodor or to be one of the "hit and run parties" operating in the area north of the fortress.</p><p></p><p>After considering the question briefly, the party opted to become one of the raiding parties. They all wanted revenge on the gnolls and certainly wanted to protect the helpless civilians across the river but they also realized that Speaks' spells were ideally suited for them operating as a guerilla band in the northlands. They vowed that if the gnolls were not dealt with by the time the orcs were defeated, they would personally see to it.</p><p></p><p>With that matter settled, Kyndalyn thanked them and encouraged them to rest and resupply. He did mention that a few merchants had followed the group from Glynden and that they could get provisions from them. One of the merchants was reported to deal in magical items.</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: To War</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 1013, member: 99"] [B]Choices[/B] As the party made their way to the base of the hill, they were recognized by a number of those working in the vicinity. They were hailed by barbarian and Glynden townsfolk alike. In particular, they recognized Aelius, the young man who was apprenticed to Rhys' father (the town boyer in Glynden). Aelius sat in a group of barbarian lads, all of whom were fashioning arrows as quickly as possible. Aelius took a brief moment away from his task of fletching to let Rhys know that his father sent word of how proud he is that Rhys is aiding the war effort. He also mentioned that Rhys is instructed to be careful by his mother. The group bade Aelius farewell and marched up the hill. Ilrath broke off from the party to go inform Hrongar of the results of their journey. He promised to return and find them later. The remainder of the group headed toward the tent where the Imperial Pennant flew. Guarding the door (a seemingly useless gesture under the circumstance but an artifact of the highly organized legions) was none other than Tiberious, the young guardsman whose terrible aim in the archery tournament had earned Kyndalyn's admonishments. He stepped forward to embrace the Krase and Rhys and congratulate them on returning alive through hostile territory. He seemed inclined to want hear the entirety of their story but Kyndalyn emerged from the tent and interrupted. He invited the party inside to tell their story. Rhys gave a fairly brief account of their journey to the Stone Tooth. He apologized that they didn't have an army of dwarves at their backs but explained that unfortunately, there was never an army of dwarves to be had in the first place. The group of dwarves that presently lived in the Stone Tooth was too small to help directly against the orcs. Rhys did mention their willingness to forge weapons for the alliance army if men could be spared to guard their front entrance. Rhys explained that they did manage to recover a number of Orc-slaying weapons and that they lived up to their names as demonstrated on the Orc patrol they had encountered on their return trip. Speaking of which, Rhys mentioned that the Orcs were using ravens as spies. Kyndalyn in turn relayed quite a bit of information about the present situation in the lands of the Fodor: · Kyndalyn was aware that the ravens were being used as spies and told the party that the Allmani hawk masters were making it their personal mission to depopulate the area of all such birds. · The Allmani were also a source of invaluable reconnaissance information about the location of the Orcish army. In fact, he had just received word that they appeared to be striking camp and starting to move south towards the fortifications. They were estimated to arrive in the vicinity in approximately ten days. · The fortifications were moving towards completion and should be ready in time. · Kyndalyn was worried that the army they had assembled would not hold up well under a long siege. They didn't have large enough stores of food to last more than a month without hunting. Also, the barbarians were not a patient people by nature and would not fare well under long, cramped conditions. · Kyndalyn wanted to try to goad the orcs into attacking not long after they arrive in the vicinity of the fortifications. He figured that if they could inflict heavy casualties early on, the orcs might decide to give up and leave. One method he wanted to try was to have a few small raiding parties to harass the orcs once they got into the area. By making the surrounding lands a hostile environment, he hoped the orcs would try to go ahead and crush the one target they knew where to find: The Fortress. · Another problem plaguing the alliance was that the band of gnolls that dwelled across the Fodor were preying on the women, children and elderly of the barbarian tribes. He needed a way to stop that from happening but didn't want to spare a lot of men doing it. As a result of this information, Kyndalyn asked if the party would be willing to take on one of two roles. He wanted them to either go and defend the women, children and elderly encamped across the Fodor or to be one of the "hit and run parties" operating in the area north of the fortress. After considering the question briefly, the party opted to become one of the raiding parties. They all wanted revenge on the gnolls and certainly wanted to protect the helpless civilians across the river but they also realized that Speaks' spells were ideally suited for them operating as a guerilla band in the northlands. They vowed that if the gnolls were not dealt with by the time the orcs were defeated, they would personally see to it. With that matter settled, Kyndalyn thanked them and encouraged them to rest and resupply. He did mention that a few merchants had followed the group from Glynden and that they could get provisions from them. One of the merchants was reported to deal in magical items. [B]NEXT: To War[/B] [/QUOTE]
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