Swamp Trek III: The Search for Ter-raen

[Scott DeWar]

Karl nods to his preparidness as he leads his packmule.

 

[Trouvere]

"Whit's he got tae be sae happy aboot?" Gildrim mutters sourly.

 

[covaithe]

The temple is on the outskirts of town near the edge of the swamp. A stand of old willow trees shelter it from sight of the road, making it is easy to miss if you don't know it's there. Beyond the willows, there is a pond of clear water covered with lilies in bloom, which goes right up to the front door of the old stone building, leaving only enough space for a simple dirt path to the door. To one side of the church is a large, orderly garden. A halfling in a dirt-stained blue robe stabs a trowel into the dirt and stands as you approach.

"Yes?" she says, testily.

 

[Scott DeWar]

"Whit's he got tae be sae happy aboot?" Gildrim mutters sourly.

He is well fed. For now anyway. wait until he geets hungry again, his mood will probably go sour. Just like yours.

The temple is on the outskirts of town near the edge of the swamp. ... To one side of the church is a large, orderly garden. A halfling in a dirt-stained blue robe stabs a trowel into the dirt and stands as you approach.

"Yes?" she says, testily.

"Oh boy. We haven't doneanything yet, and already..." Whispers Karl.

 

[jkason]

Weel Naxel, human cleric

((OOC: Sorry for the absence! RL and all that))

Weel stammers at the halfling's testy greeting.

"I'm sorry," he says reflexively, blushing. "I know how wearing doing proper gardening can be, and I hate to interrupt. We're just .. well, there's a pay--I mean, urn ... actually, not relevant."

He takes a deep breath and tries again.

"We're on our way through the swamp, to help our friend here complete a quest he had some trouble with before, and we just learned that there may be some more trouble ... did a group of angry men happen to trundle through here? Maybe lead by ... was it Cornwine? Cor... vin! Yes. Corvin."

 

[covaithe]

She snorts, derisively. "Gardening is my way of relaxing, lad. It's the rest that wears a girl down. Corvin's expedition? Yes, I know of it. A fools errand, and a damn fool's one, at that. I'd have told him so myself, had he the balls to tell me of it face to face, as he should have. If you've come to join him, you're a damn fool, too, and I've got nothing to say to you." It appears that Weel has inadvertently touched a nerve.

While Weel splutters, the priestess turns her eye over the rest of the party, stopping on Gildrim. "You. You look familiar. You that dwarf Erf is always going on about, the one Corvin says is lost? You don't look lost to me."

 

[Trouvere]

"Thaur's lost, an' thaur's lost, an' Ah'm ane ay thaim for shuir," the dwarf says. "But richt eneuch, Ah'm Gildrim Nurazak, an' Ah'm standin' haur wi' mah health. Sae is Corvin lookin' tae rescue me, aw tae avenge mah deith? Acause th' talk in th' village wis mair ay th' latter. An' it seems tae me that Ah'm th' excuise for him tae dae whit he's been itchin' tae dae tae th' lizardfowk for years."

Unexpectedly, Gildrim drops to a knee in front of the priestess and bows his head. "Guid sister, this mischief beirs mah name, an Ah dinnae knaw whit tae dae."

 

[Scott DeWar]

Karl does the smart thing: stands quietly, for the proud dwarf to bend his knee to the priestess, that must be a sign of great respect. He hangs his head in a quiet bow.

 

[Richard Rawen]

Richard settles back into a rest stance, he's not sure what's going on, he can barely follow Gildrim's ramble half the time anyways. With this odd turn of events all he can do is wait to see what happens.
He tries not to let his eyes wander around, maybe this is important? He hasn't heard of Dwarves doing much kneeling, so it seems likely.
He suppresses the urge to shake his head in confusion, trying hard to figure if he's supposed to be listening... or not.

 

[jkason]

Weel Naxel, human cleric

Weel cuts off his own unintelligible attempts to apologize once Gildrim begins speaking, and puts on his best repentant face as the dwarf kneels to the priestess.