Silverymoon Campaign - IC

[Erekose13]

Silestrea Morand, half-elf sorceress

Silestrea says, "Well, Aram, now that you mention it things do seem a little off. I have grown up around the Knights my whole life. I even hope to join the Spellguard someday to work along side them. The leader here was very rude when he first came upon us. I had noticed that he didn't care to see the fallen too. This is no caravan route and as far as I remember all of the check points were along major routes - easier to watch the caravans and provide the protection they need."

Silestrea will try to remember if she has heard of any check points quite aways from the road, and also see if she can recall where the nearest check point should be given how far they had come along the road.

(ooc: now i wish i had taken some knowledge(local))

 

[Zerth]

Silestrea will try to remember if she has heard of any check points quite aways from the road, and also see if she can recall where the nearest check point should be given how far they had come along the road.

Aram will discuss this quietly with Silestrea. He'll also try to recall, what he remembers about the road to Sundabar.

(OOC: Aram actually has local knowledge [+3] and also geography [+3] if it's any help.)

 

[Breezly]

Aram will discuss this quietly with Silestrea. He'll also try to recall, what he remembers about the road to Sundabar.

(OOC: Aram actually has local knowledge [+3] and also geography [+3] if it's any help.)

Aram and Silestrea think back on any of their travels or converations that may have been about traveling on the road to Sundabar (Knowledge Local (21), Knowledge Geography (15)). The first place you stopped on this trip had an inn and it also had a barracks for Knights that patrol the road. The more you think about it the more you realize that it does not make sense that a guard barracks would be off the road, particulary if they are responsible for patrolling it.

Breezly

 

[Zerth]

Aram, half-elf monk

After he and Silestrea have had their talk, Aram gestures to all of the companions to come closer. He tries to do this casually so the knights would pay no attention to it. "There is no doubt in my mind anymore, that these men are not Knights in Silver. I believe they are bandits in disguise or even worse. I agree with Dain and Willow, we should stop them now, before we get closer to their base, where there is certainly more of them. And after all, we have agreed to protect this caravan so we are entitled to do so. Any suggestions how to proceed? There's only five of them, I believe we could take them by surprise. We should inform Athil and the merchants before we do anything, so they won't be confused about what is going to happen."

 

[Manzanita]

Dain

"We should announce that we are returning to the road. Preferable after notifying Athil. There may be no need for bloodshed. I'll go tell Athil."

Dain spurs his horse forward to the merchant leader. He pulls close and says softly "This is no path towards a guard station. We must return to the road. We don't think these are real knights in silver."

 

[Thanee]

Willow, female wood elf druid

Willow gives a nod of approval to what has been said and watches the "knights" suspiciously from now on. She is ready to draw her sword against them, should it come to the worst.

 

[Breezly]

Post 020804 - A Call to...Halt, Alturiak 6, Evening

"We should announce that we are returning to the road. Preferable after notifying Athil. There may be no need for bloodshed. I'll go tell Athil."

Dain spurs his horse forward to the merchant leader. He pulls close and says softly "This is no path towards a guard station. We must return to the road. We don't think these are real knights in silver."

You move your pony forward up close the wagon that Athil is leading. The Knights in Silver are starting to eye you with some suspicion. You speak to Athil about your suspicions, and his face seems grave, though he nods a bit, acknowledging what you are saying. Dain, lets his pony slid back to the center of the caravan.

After 5 minutes Athil calls out to the Knights leader, "A moments pause sir. I must halt for a moment. My wagon seems to be listing, I must attend to one of the wheels." Without waiting for the Knights to call a halt, Athil reigns in his wagon and dismounts.

The Knights leader pulls up next to the wagon, "I see no problems with your wagin sir. It seems fit to move. We are close to our station, surely we can continue and you can make repairs there. It grows ever darker a delay would be most unfortunate."
To this Athil shakes his head, 'No good sir. The wheel will soon dislodge and then, I will not be able to repair this wagon until morning. It is but a few minutes." Athil almost impercetably looks to Dain and the others as he says this.

Tsoren, who has been watching the strange wagon notes that the armored guard seems much more attentive to the situation, alternatively looking from Knight to your party, slowly taking in the situation.

Willow, you get a very keen sense from Ivory that she is much more tense and on edge.

Athil attends to the wheel beneath the wagon. As he is doing this, the Knighs leader speaks to one of the other knights. When the conversation is finished, the other Knight rides off in the direction you were heading. "I have sent one of my men forward to make sure the way is clear and to let the Knight in command at the station know of our delay."

How do you proceed?

 

[Thanee]

Willow, female wood elf druid

Willow ponders, how she could help the situation best. It's clear to her, that the remaining riders need to be dispatched now, since reinforcements will arrive soon and then the situation will be even worse. Also, the wagons are too easy to track, so simply scaring them away won't help either.

Involuntarily her swordhand moves towards the hilt and her fingers grip firmly around it, while she observes the others and decides what to do. Ivory senses her tension as well, which is similar to what is growing inside him (Yes, he's still a male. ).

OOC: Quick question... would the Wild Empathy combined with Handle Animal allow Willow a chance to make the horses of the knights throw off the riders? Or are the trained-for-war horses too resilient to such influences?

 

[Breezly]

OOC: Quick question... would the Wild Empathy combined with Handle Animal allow Willow a chance to make the horses of the knights throw off the riders? Or are the trained-for-war horses too resilient to such influences?

The only way you could accomplish that with war horses, is to be able to be very near to them, even touching them. Otherwise, you will not be able to shake them from a distance.

Breezly

 

[ControlFreak]

Tsoren Gildersham - Human Rog1

Tsoren, who has been watching the strange wagon notes that the armored guard seems much more attentive to the situation, alternatively looking from Knight to your party, slowly taking in the situation.

Tsoren stares at the guard, trying to get his attention. When the guard looks back, Tsoren widens his eyes to the guard, deliberately looks at the "Knight" leader, and back at the guard. If the guard appears to have understood the gesture, Tsoren will give a slight nod and wait for any response.