Rise of Tiamat - Intro

[Envisioner]

As the flies clear out, it becomes visible to everyone that the huge goat head isn't the only piece of animal carrion present here; many bloodstained or sun-bleached bones are scattered about in the lee of the cliff, as if dozens of ruminants have been devoured by whatever was chained here. The bones have been stripped of even the tiniest scrap of flesh and cracked open to get at the marrow; clearly whatever was here had a hunger that was not easily sated.

While Analiese and Ashur whisper to each other in the bushes, and Bannor squats beside the head, seemingly oblivious while he scrutinizes it, a quick motion on the cliff overhead is noticed by....

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...just Bannor! His pretense of a helplessly oblivious victim is sufficiently convincing to the long-necked head that peeked around the edge of the hill and then ducked out of view again. Innish rolls, everyone!

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You're trying to beat an 8.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Envisioner]

OOC: On top of the cliff overhead. Within about 50 feet of you, as the "crow" flies, but if you tried to get up there you'd have to travel about 70 feet (thanks, Pythagoras!), plus spend extra movement climbing up the cliff, so it'd take something in the neighborhood of 100 feet of movement.

 

[Envisioner]

Robyn decides to broach the subject of the oracle. "Captain Garwynn, when you let us in at the gate, you said our coming was heralded by an oracle. I do not know any particular oracles nor why our arrival would be fore-ordained. Is there more you can tell us of this holy woman?"

"Not much, I'm afraid. Her name is Qwynneth, she claims to be a servant of Mystra; apparently there still are any of those, contrary to what I heard about that ancient goddess having been killed in the Troubles. Since our town didn't have a temple to Mystra even before her ostensible death, Miss Qwynn has been taken in by the clerics of Oghma, Deneir and Azuth, all of whom collectively run our 'House of Illumination'. Unfortunately, as one of the more flammable locations in town, it was placed behind some sort of lockdown forcefield as soon as the trouble broke out, and though the wizards and priests and various combinations thereof inside are presumably monitoring the situation, they have so far not seen fit to lower their defenses. The field opened momentarily for Qwynn, but has yet to lower for anyone else."

 

[Skarsgard]

OOC: Initiative : 1D20+2 = [20]+2 = 22 lol

 

[jmucchiello]

OOC: Initiative: 1D20+3 = [17]+3 = 20 We are alert.

 

[billd91]

"House of Illumination, eh?" Robyn muses. "Dumos, I think we should perhaps visit this place. Captain, if you could point us in the right direction, we would be obliged. If they welcomed Qwynneth, perhaps they will welcome us as well."

 

[mips42]

"Agreed, Sparrow."

 

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[Skarsgard]

"What?" Ashur whispers as Bannor takes cover. Dropping into a defensive crouch he readies himself for danger.