The Lamentation of Lolth - Chapter IV

[Velmont]

Sielwoodan is sitting on the well. Felmir is next to him, and drink the fresh water directly from the bucket. He is inspecting the sword he had been given.

"A mastercraft. That worth pretty much the service I offer to them."

Sielwoodan stares at Felmir for a moment in silence.

"So, how is the water Felmir. Looks like you travlled a desert for the last month. The water of the Inn must have a bad taste. No, knowing you well, you just don't trust that innkeeper. Well, happy I have the chance to come back frequently, or you'll be starving."

He puts the sword in his scabbard. He starts to stare at the sky.

"Selune, you are magnificient tonight. Just as you were that sad night. If it wasn't of that ray that have pierce through the leaves, we would never had seen those worg coming, and we would have all been killed. I am sad that my father died that night, but he has made is duty, he was hired to bring those man in and out of the forest without harm, and he completed his task. I hope that I'll be able to follow his steps. I thank you for that great gift you have made to us that night, small that means much." Sielwoodan take out a bottle of wine, taken at the Inn. "Here for you, a poor gift, from a poor wanderer. It isn't a nice elven wine, but still, it is a nice one, one of the best I could buy here. I offer you this wine, as every month, as a proof I didn't forget what you have done that night. Take care of the spirit of my father, and bring him news of my good health, and that I wish him well, and that I'll see him, but not before a few centuries I hope. May your light shine bright for a long time."

Sadness could be easily read on Sielwoodan visage. Felmir stop at that moment to drink, and give a soft head butt. Sielwoodan woke up from his dream and start to smile to the mule, and start to scratch him behind his ears.

"Come on, you'll go back to the stable. I need some sleep if I want to be ready for tommorow."

 

[Jarval]

Andreas passes over first the gold to pay for the spell casting, and the following four objects:

-*cloak (radiates Abjuration magic)
-*Silver pendant w/sapphire gemstones on a silver chain (Conjuration)
-*Intricately carved composite longbow (Transmutation)
-*Gem-encrusted warhammer (Transmutation & Necromancy)

 

[hippocrachus]

Not wanting to press the matter with his holy friend, Calenthang walks off to the inn and enters to take a seat at an empty table. He has himself a drink and makes small talk with whoever will have it.

 

[Dhes]

As the group splits up, Dunstand follows Calenthang to the inn, and goes to his room for a quick wash and a change of clothing. When he is all don he grabs his chessboard and head down to the bar.

Placing a glass of apple-brandy and the chessboard in front of Calenthang, he sits down on one of the vacant chairs.
“There that will take some of the wariness away and it will take the chill out of your boons.”

Pausing, he unfolds his chessboard and start dividing the pieces.
“You look like some one that would in enjoy a friendly game of chess.”

 

[Majin]

Mother Grundy accepts the pieces from Andreas and silently goes to work identifying them. One by one she goes over each object and hands it back to him once she's completed her divination, going over the properties of each with him before starting on another.

OoC:

Cloak - +1 Cloak of Resistance
Pendant - Periapt of Wound Closure
Composite Longbow - +1 Composite Longbow (Str +1)
Warhammer - +1 Warhammer of Shock

 

[Verbatim]

"Surely Finder would inform his faithful if there were any other nagas below?" he asks, more to strengthen the overall confidence that there are no more threats in the well than to question the strength of his companion's deity.

"While Finder does embrace all aspects of scalykind, from the basic, to the mighty wyrms, and while I do not doubt my devotion to Finder and his causes, he has not granted me the ability to commune with him directly yet. However, I hope that in time, he will find me worthy of that gift."

As his companions all go their seperate ways, Ayden followed Andreas to Mother Grundy's and pulled the items out of the bag as Andreas asked for them, waiting with him until her divinations were completed.

As they exited the shop, Ayden saw Chasity exiting the inn and walking through the streets lost in her own thoughts. Turning to Andreas, Ayden asked a question he hoped would make him sound foolish in the mage's eyes.

"Do you think that she knows what a gift her god has given her Andreas? While I can ask Finder for his blessings through my prayers, Lady Chasity's gifts are always with her, and the longer she walk with him the stronger his gifts to her will be. However, I can only imagine what the strain of having to stay so rigid in her beliefs must be. Finder demands very little in terms of organized faith, but he is adamant in his belief that everything, and person, has room for change. It is getting others to share that thought that is often the problem."

Laughing, more at himself than anything, Ayden returned to the inn and his room, leaving the bag with Andreas should he wish to inform the others on the properties of the weapons. After taking a bath and putting on his last pair of clean clothes, Ayden returned to the common room and looked to see if the bard's stool was empty. Seeing that it was, Ayden pulled the violin from the bag and once more took it upon himself to keep music alive in Orchard Meadows.

 

[Manzanita]

Drogo

Drogo returns from the lizardfolk lost in thought. "There's obviously a lot going on around here. We seem to have two leads. Further investigation of the waterways under the well, and interrogating Applebottom. I suppose we'll finish the well first, but let's not forget that we have the ringleader in custody. Let's also buy some more rope."

Drogo will update his spells slightly, replacing magic fang with another CLW, and replacing flaming sphere with soften earth and stone

OOC: Ready to proceed back into the well.

 

[hippocrachus]

He takes the brandy with a grin that suggests he's had people get him drunk before. He looks at the board, uncertainty in his eyes.
"Sure..." he says with a hint of a quiver in his voice.

(OOC: This ought to be entertaining. I'm rusty, so I can make it look like my incompetence is strictly IC )

 

[Seonaid]

[Timing seems a bit off, so here goes my contribution.]

Chastity nods at Drogo's words. "I will be happy to purchase some rope. It does seem best to clean the well before doing anything. I doubt the former mayor can escape with all of these townsfolk watching." If everyone agrees, she will go find a store or weaver's shop where she can buy rope. She then will buy the highest quality rope at whatever lengths are available, paying with her own money. [Whatever she can get; she's got a ton of money, relatively speaking.]

Later: Chastity enjoys Ayden's music as she eats her simple meal and then retires to bed.
[Ready when everyone else is; I do not at all want to rush anyone and will certainly add more if something comes up.]

 

[kirinke]

ooc: whenever you guys wanna bring up da subject of teleri's new sword, go ahead. I have da feelin that Teleri isn't gonna do it on her own....

IC
After the meditation ceremony, Teleri retires to her own bed, doing whatever it is when elves 'sleep'. In the morning, she bathes, dresses, makes sure her equipment is in good working order and rejoins the others to eat breakfast and decide on the day's course of action, with her new sword strapped to her sword-belt.