The Four Lands - The Great North
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Jaroth
Jaroth responds to Bertrand's invitation. "You may want to hear what I have to say first."
He motions everyone to sit.
"This morning, I meditated on our surroundings and learned some things interesting and possibly hopeful, and others most terrifying. First the good news. The fauna in this area is usual for a forrested and tundra area, wolves, bears, martins, and an assortment of deer and buffalo types. Game is plentiful and we should be able to feed the survivors, if necessary. As for other people in the area, I have located several small groups of people within about 10-11 miles of our currently location. A single individual is about 2 miles to the west....a small group of 5 is about 4 miles to the east and another single individual is about 2 miles to the northeast. I discovered a large group at the farthest edge of my scan, perhaps 10 miles from here to the northwest. It may be a village or town. The terrain is mostly beachlike, similar to this one, but progressing to tundra with a heavy mix of pine and evergreen forrests to the north. Several small groups of apple and hazlenut trees are in the area as well as several patches of potatoes and other tubers. As I said, food should not be a problem." Jaroth pauses.
"Now the bad news. Our ship is a den of evil. There are two, possibly three, extremely powerful undead creatures aboard that ship. But worse...a being so vile, so evil, I could barely stomach the taint of it in my vision. I believe it is a demon."
"I don't know what happened to get us to this beach. But it seems that running aground may have saved our lives." Jaroth finishes.
Jaroth responds to Bertrand's invitation. "You may want to hear what I have to say first."
He motions everyone to sit.
"This morning, I meditated on our surroundings and learned some things interesting and possibly hopeful, and others most terrifying. First the good news. The fauna in this area is usual for a forrested and tundra area, wolves, bears, martins, and an assortment of deer and buffalo types. Game is plentiful and we should be able to feed the survivors, if necessary. As for other people in the area, I have located several small groups of people within about 10-11 miles of our currently location. A single individual is about 2 miles to the west....a small group of 5 is about 4 miles to the east and another single individual is about 2 miles to the northeast. I discovered a large group at the farthest edge of my scan, perhaps 10 miles from here to the northwest. It may be a village or town. The terrain is mostly beachlike, similar to this one, but progressing to tundra with a heavy mix of pine and evergreen forrests to the north. Several small groups of apple and hazlenut trees are in the area as well as several patches of potatoes and other tubers. As I said, food should not be a problem." Jaroth pauses.
"Now the bad news. Our ship is a den of evil. There are two, possibly three, extremely powerful undead creatures aboard that ship. But worse...a being so vile, so evil, I could barely stomach the taint of it in my vision. I believe it is a demon."
"I don't know what happened to get us to this beach. But it seems that running aground may have saved our lives." Jaroth finishes.
Rath Lorien
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Anniston considers Jaroth's words carefully.
"Jaroth, have you the power to fire the ship? If so, then perhaps we can simply burn the ship to the waterline and address whatever attempts to escape."
OOC: Does it seem unusual to Anniston that we would be far enough north to see tundra? Anniston is certainly no geography expert but he is from the north. My impression is that the ship was not (yet) that far north.
"Jaroth, have you the power to fire the ship? If so, then perhaps we can simply burn the ship to the waterline and address whatever attempts to escape."
OOC: Does it seem unusual to Anniston that we would be far enough north to see tundra? Anniston is certainly no geography expert but he is from the north. My impression is that the ship was not (yet) that far north.
J. Alexander
First Post
The Beach
Searching his memory Anniston comes to the conclusion that he would indeed have to be far north, perhaps parrell to or even farther north than the beginning of the Northlands. This would put the beach well outside some 5 to 8 hundred miles of the stated course of the ship
Searching his memory Anniston comes to the conclusion that he would indeed have to be far north, perhaps parrell to or even farther north than the beginning of the Northlands. This would put the beach well outside some 5 to 8 hundred miles of the stated course of the ship
Jaroth
Answering Anniston, Jaroth says, "I cannot fire the ship directly. I can call down lightning from the sky to blast the ship. It is possible that the heat of the lightning would cause the ship to catch fire. But there is another option, possibly."
"When I was meditating on the surrounding area, I also learned about the sea between here and the ship. While the tides are strong and the currents erratic the chief danger from the water is it's tempature. No one should be able to survive for more than fifteen or twenty minutes before seeing a serious drop in the core tempature. But I can imbue anyone with the ability to breathe water. If a blessing from the Light would but imbue us to endure the extremes in the elements, we could cross to the ship and deal with the abominations ourselves. After all, aren't we at all the least bit curious as to why they are on the ship and what they want?"
Answering Anniston, Jaroth says, "I cannot fire the ship directly. I can call down lightning from the sky to blast the ship. It is possible that the heat of the lightning would cause the ship to catch fire. But there is another option, possibly."
"When I was meditating on the surrounding area, I also learned about the sea between here and the ship. While the tides are strong and the currents erratic the chief danger from the water is it's tempature. No one should be able to survive for more than fifteen or twenty minutes before seeing a serious drop in the core tempature. But I can imbue anyone with the ability to breathe water. If a blessing from the Light would but imbue us to endure the extremes in the elements, we could cross to the ship and deal with the abominations ourselves. After all, aren't we at all the least bit curious as to why they are on the ship and what they want?"
Rath Lorien
First Post
"Very well, Jaroth. I'm not sure if 'curious' is the right word, but it is worthy to understand what sort of evil has been wrot. I am prepared to board the vessel, though swimming there sounds grim."
"Vadric, I once knew a brother-priest of the Light who cast a spell that allowed our entire squad to walk accross a river. Is such a 'water walk' spell within your capabilities? Also, I have some small skill with spells of the Light. I can protect two of our number from the elements, and one additional spell of a higher level that could be prepared to protect a third member of the boarding party. Please assess your abilities and let me know what you require of me."
"Gentlemen, I am not a world traveler as some of you are, but I am familiar with the borderlands and we are well north of them. This land around us is tundra and I suspect we are hundreds of miles north of our expected course. We all know that supernatural events occured that night on the ship. It remains for us to see how many other things this evil has done."
"Vadric, I once knew a brother-priest of the Light who cast a spell that allowed our entire squad to walk accross a river. Is such a 'water walk' spell within your capabilities? Also, I have some small skill with spells of the Light. I can protect two of our number from the elements, and one additional spell of a higher level that could be prepared to protect a third member of the boarding party. Please assess your abilities and let me know what you require of me."
"Gentlemen, I am not a world traveler as some of you are, but I am familiar with the borderlands and we are well north of them. This land around us is tundra and I suspect we are hundreds of miles north of our expected course. We all know that supernatural events occured that night on the ship. It remains for us to see how many other things this evil has done."
Scotley
Hero
Bertrand
"My own observations agree with yours. We are far from where we should be. It is not clear if the Captain had taken us off course before the events of last night and that was his secret or if some supernatural event is to blame. I think we should make our way around to the other small parties and see if any are survivors that might know more."
"My own observations agree with yours. We are far from where we should be. It is not clear if the Captain had taken us off course before the events of last night and that was his secret or if some supernatural event is to blame. I think we should make our way around to the other small parties and see if any are survivors that might know more."
Rhun
First Post
Rath Lorien said:
Vadric nods at his companions. "Certainly such a blessing of the Light is well within my power to bestow upon our august company. However, since I've already prayed to the Light for my daily blessings, I would not be able to ask for that particular gift until dawn tomorrow." The warrior-priest removes one of his gauntlets to run a hand through his tangled chestnut locks. With a sigh, he continues. "Perhaps we should use this day, then, to explore our surroundings and prepare for the evil that we will face on the morrow."
Dracomeander
First Post
"I agree that the evils of the ship need to be dealt with. I'm just afraid they may not wait for us to be prepared before they come to trouble the survivors. If we are going to see what we can do here on land first, we should get someone we trust to maintain a watch on the ship to warn us if anything should happen in that quarter.
"I don't know anything of these northern lands, but I have traveled quite a lot. Even if the Captain was hiding a deceptive course, that would put us somewhere east or west of our intended destination. According to Anniston, we have overshot our intended destination by hundreds of miles. We were not at sea long enough to have traveled that far without causing some question of why we hadn't reached our destination, and no vessel I know of is fast enough to have traveled that distance in the time we were aboard. I believe the only way we could have ended up far north of where we were heading is through some supernatural agency during the storm.
"As for reaching the ship when we get to that point. I already have protection from the elements. It will be uncomfortable exploring in wet gear, but I will not take chill because of it."
"I don't know anything of these northern lands, but I have traveled quite a lot. Even if the Captain was hiding a deceptive course, that would put us somewhere east or west of our intended destination. According to Anniston, we have overshot our intended destination by hundreds of miles. We were not at sea long enough to have traveled that far without causing some question of why we hadn't reached our destination, and no vessel I know of is fast enough to have traveled that distance in the time we were aboard. I believe the only way we could have ended up far north of where we were heading is through some supernatural agency during the storm.
"As for reaching the ship when we get to that point. I already have protection from the elements. It will be uncomfortable exploring in wet gear, but I will not take chill because of it."
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