The Four Lands - The Great North

[Rath Lorien]

"I do not know where we are."

"But I think Finnian has the right of it: we have been protected by the Light and are here by some supernatural providence. Our ship is destroyed and the crew and other passengers are disbursed and perhaps dead. Yet by some miracle we are here, relatively unharmed, and with much of our equipment."

"Vadric, what did you sense before we went down? You mentioned that something powerful was comming"

"It seems that the debris from our ship continues mainly in that direction. It seems that direction is 'east' though this confuses me as we were traveling north and 'east' should be in the direction of the continent. Perhaps we are along a stretch of land that cuts east-west for a bit before continuing north-south. But I may be turned around."

OOC: What direction is the sea? to the north of the shore? or to the south? I want to verify my understanding that at this point, the shoreline runs east-west. Is this a true understanding?

 

[Dracomeander]

Finnian stills himself looking around and listening to the world at Anniston's question to Vadric.

Then he responds with his own impressions of the storm.

"Anniston, I don't know what the others might have sensed.
"To me, the storm almost seemed to be its own living entity. The wind seemed to be its voice while it used the thunder as a percussive counterpoint. As the wind howled and sang and the thunder rolled, the energy of the storm seemed to be building a wild, almost feral, energy.
"That is why I started singing towards the end. I was trying to come up with some way to diffuse the energy and soothe the savage beast that was the storm. Unfortunately, it was beyond the point where my abilities could affect it."

 

[Rhun]

"What I sensed?" asks Vadric, still a bit confused from being knocked unconscious and awakening on some forlorn beach. As his head clears, he nods at Anniston. "Oh, right. Just before I lost consciousness. I can't tell you exactly what I sensed. All I can tell you is that it was extremely powerful, and not of the realms of man."

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - The Beach

OCC: The beach the party is on does run east to west. It is late afternoon and standing on the beach looking towards the sea the sun is on the parties right (west) meaning that the sea is to the parties south while landfall (behind the party) is north.

Whistling for his dog, Bertrand hears a soft baying coming from the east perhaps a mile distant.

 

[Rath Lorien]

"We should spread out along the beach and comb our way eastward until we run out of light."

"We should look for survivors. In addition, I'd like to keep an eye out for the reclusive man we met at the bookstore, dead or alive. I would also like to know if the crates we found in the hold have washed up on shore. Of course any rations or other valuables we find along the way should be collected. I would not be surprised if one or more of our sturdy and water-tight lockers full of food made it to shore."

"Does anyone know how long our sea-voyage was to have taken altogether? How may days have we been at sea? I'm trying to get some idea of where we are along the western coast of the continent. The more geographically inclined among us should be able to determine if there are any cities nearby and perhaps which direction they might lie."

 

[Canaan]

Jaroth

"The storm was part of a summoning; a component of sorts, required to summon a deific being." Jaroth states, carefully silent about what role he might have played in that summoning.

Jaroth looks around. "What's that sound?"

 

[Scotley]

Bertrand

"I have a fair collection of maps. Once we've searched the area and gathered what we can we'll talk about the landmarks we've noted and see if we can figure out where we are. Please keep an eye out for my men, there were Rendee and three others with me."

 

[J. Alexander]

The Beach

At Jaroth's comment, the party notices a baying coming from the east perhaps a mile distant. Looking closely, they see a smoke plum raising from the east also.

 

[Scotley]

Bertrand

"I think perhaps I should go see what my dog is about." Bertrand sets off toward the sound of the baying hound.

 

[Rhun]

A look of concern crosses Vadric's face at Jaroth's words. "A deific being? Who has the power to summon something of that nature?" The distant baying interrupts his questions. "Come, we can talk as we walk." The warrior-priest immediately starts after Bertrand, checking his equipment and gear as he goes to make sure he has all items of importance.


Knowledge: Arcana 24, to determine what or who could summon a deific being.