Tavern - City of Orussus, The Red Dragon Inn '08

[Knight Otu]

Eanos' shoulders tighten as he remembers the ordeal. "It was the first time I'd seen a companion slain," the monk recalls, then he looks to Ashnar and smiles. "Though the gods saw fit to return you to us, Ashnar, so that we might still win the day, phyrric a victory though it was."

Ashnar simply nods as Eanos recounts her death, and continues. "The island we had emerged on was volcanic in nature, and the volcano was very active. Our captors took our possessions and threw us into the tunnels under the volcano, where we were supposed to be hunted by the dragon's hatchlings.

We met another prisoner, Hogarth, a priest of Gundar, who told us that the dragon and its servants had defiled the holy site of Gundar this island was, and thus Gundar would cause the volcano to erupt. We managed to escape the tunnels shortly before the volcano's eruption truly started, but lava was already flowing over the island. We managed to reach the port, where Causticus was readying his boat to flee, leaving his servants. We fought the would-be usurper and conquered his boat. But in the battle, Causticus felled Nurlan. As with me, the gods returned him to us, however.

Causticus' boat held the equipment stolen from us earlier, and we could rescue two young goblins from the waters... We aren't certain what became of the dragon. It may have perished in Gundar's blood, but we had no proof in that regard. The treacherous illusionist, however, we would meet again, and soon. That man, Wimpell Frump, had become the new court wizard of Prince Medius." Ashnar again pauses in her recounting.

"The interesting thing about fighting this lich, was that we had help." says Iggy. "Something led us along a path. We didn't actually kill the lich, though, and may meet it again. We got to do a lot of planear travel. Very interesting."

"An intervention, on your behalf, you mean?" Ashnar looks at the man named Ximix who had claimed to have just been in a realm of water before he appeared all wet at the Red Dragon. "Might it have reached farther?" she wonders.

He then pulls a thick arcane book from his pack and slips it across the table towards Ashnar. "Shall we see if we have spells to trade? I hardly have enough cash to copy spells into my book at the moment."

Ashnar presents a deceptively small, obviously magical book. "I must admit there are a few spells I'm not quite ready to share, though."
(Of Ashnar's private spells, she is willing to share Ashnar's Mark (which is public anyway), Athleticate Augmentation, and Shield Swarm freely, though she may be persuaded to share the others.)

 

[Erekose13]

Tenebrynn retrieves his own small book to share with his friends Ashnar and Iggy. He remembered how many spells the three of them had shared last time, them and Opale.

 

[Heckler]

"Excellent! Lets get out of here!" Lerrin enthuses. "Pleased to meet you Babette, you will have to forgive me if I stare, I am a Cleric of Ulura goddess of love and night, appreciating beautiful women is part of my religion I hope it does not cause you discomfort."

The young sorceress blushes a bit at this, "Now, Lerrin, I'm just a simple farm girl, I'm sure you've seen lots of girls prettier than me."

He smiles and slings his pack over one shoulder, "I have to warn you I will have trouble not falling for you if we get along, for those of my calling spreading love is our divine mandate." He looks the sorceress in the eyes smiling apologetically.

"Now you're being foolish. I'm sure you've gotten along with plenty of people without falling for them. Now come on, we're lagging behind already," Babette scolds the cleric as she heads out the door.

 

[Knight Otu]

Though she doesn't consciously listen in to it, the conversation between the sorceress and the priest as they leave bring back some unwelcome memories to Ashnar. She waits for her companions to speak up as she pushes the conversations back at Tenebrynn's revel out of her mind.

 

[Halford]

Lerrin follows on behind,

"Ah, but I'm very clumsy." He says with a wolfish grin.

 

[jkason]

Eanos, human monk

Seeing Eanos paying attention, Iggy extends his hand. "Ignatious O'Reilly. You're a friend of Tenebrynn & Ashnars? A friend of mine then. I'm at your service."

Eanos takes the proffered hand and shakes it. "Likewise. My name is Eanos. An honor to meet you."

As the wizards begin to consult, Eanos excuses himself to refresh his drink. "The arcane has always been beyond me, so I'll leave you to your work."

 

[Knight Otu]

As the wizards begin to consult, Eanos excuses himself to refresh his drink. "The arcane has always been beyond me, so I'll leave you to your work."

(Ah, yes, that. Who is interested to copy what from whom? By the way, Tenebrynn's spellbook still lists shield swarm and a 2nd level spell rather than third. But at least now I understand the ordering.

[sblock=Compressing]From Iggy, Ashnar would like to copy Arcane Eye, and if she is to see the second spellbook, the 5th level spells Telekinesis and Telepathic Bond (though she can't cast them yet; and stoneskin's material component is a bit too pricey at the moment).

From Tenebrynn, it would be Alarm, Protection from Evil, Protection from Good, Protection from Law, Grease, Detect Secret Doors, Detect Undead, Floating Disk, Animate Rope, Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall;
Detect Thoughts, See Invisibility, Darkness, Gust of Wind, Shatter, Darkvision, Owls Wisdom, Pyrotechnics, Whispering Wind;
Explosive Runes, Nondetection, Phantom Steed, Sepia Snake Sigil, Stinking Cloud, Arcane Sight, Tongues, Daylight, Blink, Gaseous Form, Water Breathing;
Black Tentacles, Locate Creature. [/sblock]
)

 

[orsal]

Sir Nurlan, singing minstrel and accidental veteran

The door opens again and in walks a large swarthy man in a bright purple cloak, familiar to Ashnar, Tenebrynn, Eanos, probably Ironwolf and possibly Babette, if she remembers faces from the Council well. Nurlan nods toward his old companions, with a hearty "Hello everyone", then walks to the centre of the room, where he begins to sing a song that many have heard before:


I'll sing for friendship
I'll sing for my supper
I'll sing for the party
I'll sing for love

For music and song are the greatest of treasures
To soothe and relax, entertain or to woo
Ballads and epics, romances and all
The whole world over, to nourish the soul

For dukes and for peasants
For soldiers and wizards
For gnomes, orcs and hobbits
For guildsmen and kings
For ladies and courtiers
For mourners or lovers
For all of your friends
And for you I will sing!


While his musicianship is technically competent, he does not display the same feeling or engaging manner that, to those who have heard him before, have made his performances so enjoyable. (Perform(song): 16) Indeed, astute observers might even sense that something disturbing is on his mind, something distracting his attention from his art.

 

[Erekose13]

Tenebrynn enjoys his friend's song, glad to see Nurlan again. He waits patiently for the bard to finish before inviting him over to reminisce with Ashnar, Charlarn, Iggy, and Eanos.

[sblock=spell swap]I've got everything I can from Ashnar already Though of course she can have anything from Tenebrynn's book at any time. From Iggy, Tenebrynn would like Arcane Eye, Stoneskin, and the two 5th level spells, if he has enough money that is. Feel free Manz to pick and choose from Tenebrynn's book he's a big proponent of sharing freely. He does however not allow anyone to copy Ashnar's spells as he's agreed with his friend.[/sblock]

 

[Steve Jung]

Charlarn of Phyrah: male human cleric 7/ranger 2

Charlarn calls out, "Nurlan! Come join us. We were just remembering old times." He doesn't notice anything wrong with the bard's performance. Perform check (1d20+2=7)