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<blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 8949549" data-attributes="member: 1282"><p><em>The last Gnoll having fallen, <strong>CHANVATI</strong>, Pa’avu, and Bita-Bousseh run over to the crumpled forms of their companions. Alas, Aesterion and Bjorkus are but charred corpses, the former’s body protectively fallen over the latter’s in a desperate attempt to shield his cousin’s unconscious form from the grenadier’s fire bomb. Minerion, however, is roused by Pa’avu’s trained ministrations, and Hazard by Chanvati’s inspirational encouragement.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Searching the corpses of their foes, the group uncovers a charred but still viable ritual book—at least one of the gnolls must have been literate and able to decipher alchemical recipes for their munitions; though those recipes are ruined beyond legibility, Chanvati grimly appreciates that the ritual within for enchanting items with magical energy is unharmed, awaiting his study and mastery—and a relic of Omthala’s church, surely raided from some remote outpost of the faith, a fist-sized platinum-spiked sphere, reminiscent of the sun and recognizable as a treasured altar piece adorning those churches that can afford such luxuries. What’s more, Chanvati removes a pair of bracers, overlapping steel plates embellished with silver filigree and jade, from the packmaster; when he slips these armguards onto his forearms, he feels a surge of physical might, exceeding any possession of brute force he has experienced. Pa’avu claims a javelin from among the booty of their fallen foes, both to replace the weapon left behind in Bantouk’s undercity, amidst the flesh-eating jellies, and as proof of their endurance through this epic battle.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Slowly, some traumatized members of the 2nd Nation and curious farmers from the surrounding terraced vineyards return to the battlefield, where they help build two funeral pyres—one for the fallen Minotaurs, unspoiled by association with the other corpses. Bita-Bousseh releases Minerion from service to her so that he can return the ashes of his kinsmen to family in the Minotaur city of Mogis, across the Scorched Savannah from Chomrok. Pa’avu insists on not letting good meat go to waste and convinces the others to let her harvest the pterodactyl wings for a delicious gelatinous soup shared with the assembled here, some half a mile outside the stone enclave of Chomrok in a somber ceremony of remembrance for those fallen and new relationships being forged between local and newcomer.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As dusk falls, the group of refugees makes its way into the caravanserai proper, where the astonished satrap, an ancient fellow named Raathya, who was friends, long ago, with Chanvati’s grandfather, welcomes all, amazed by the heavily-edited version of the tale of their flight from Bantouk and the battle outside the caravanserai’s walls.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Over the course of several days, (1) members of the 2nd Nation send coded messages back to family members in Bantouk, (2) Bita-Bousseh and Chanvati luxuriate and decompress in a private bath en suite to their chamber, their every need attended by Raathya’s staff of slaves and servants, (3) Pa’avu and Hazard recuperate their wounded bodies, much to the shock of Chomrok’s commoners, in the cool, spring-fed public baths open to all residents and travelers to the caravanserai, (4) Chanvati brings the platinum icon retrieved from the Gnoll Dactyleers to the Elven Priestess, Berylana, who tends the shrine to Omthala within the caravanserai’s walls and rewards him with 250 gold coins for its return, (5) Chanvati sends a flurry of letters to his father Quwaenthi, Inquisitor Eyo-urth-shala, and Ibhea outlining in details appropriate to each recipient some version of their removal to Chomrok (omitting any incriminating details, making false pretenses, and so on) and making inquiries into his standing amongst various groups within the capital, (6) Chanvati takes the necessary time to study and master the Enchant Magic Item Ritual, (7) Chanvati purchases a simple dagger.</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><strong>Bookkeeping Matters</strong>:</p><p></p><p>Per [USER=6696971]@Manbearcat[/USER] :</p><p></p><p>Please put this into your next post:</p><p></p><p><strong>XP</strong></p><p></p><p>* 175 x 6 (1050) + 44 x 3 (132) - 175 (H) - 44 x 4 (176 for B-B & MSs) = 831/2. 415/416 xp</p><p></p><p><strong>LOOT</strong></p><p></p><p>* 1 art object (a totem or something) worth <strong>250 gold.</strong></p><p></p><p>* 1 Uncommon magic item of level 7 or lower (you can upgrade Screaming Armor or Badge of Berserker to +2 instead if you choose).</p><p></p><p>* Alchemist Abyssal Codex – You can retrieve the <strong>Enchant Magic Item Ritual Book</strong> from this.</p><p></p><p>*<em>RESOLVE DOWNED ALLIES *</em></p><p></p><p>* Death Saving Throw or Heal DC 15 for Hazard or he gets 1 x Doom.</p><p></p><p>* Heal DC 15 for each for the 3 Minotaur Stalwarts or send them to their minotaur-ey afterlife.</p><p></p><p>*<em>EXTENDED REST, VIGNETTE THE TRANSITION SCENE, WRITE NEW QUESTS, INCLUDE AN IMMEDIATE GOAL FOR SCENE 1 OF NEXT DAY *</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>Extended Rest: all Daily and Encounter Resources are refreshed.</p><p></p><p>XP: both PCs = 4474/5500 for L5</p><p></p><p>1 Uncommon magic item of L7 or lower = <strong>Bracers of Mental Might</strong></p><p></p><p>New Stats for the Barrister:</p><p></p><p><strong>Bita-Bousseh</strong>[SPOILER]</p><p>Medium natural humanoid, tiefling</p><p>Level 4 Controller (Leader) XP 175</p><p>HP 37, Bloodied 18, Surge 9, Surges per day 8; Initiative +4</p><p>AC 19, Fortitude 16, Reflex 16, Will 18 Perception+4, Low-light vision</p><p>Speed 6</p><p>Resist 7 Fire (5 + 1/2 L)</p><p></p><p>Infernal Glower (At-Will), Fear</p><p>Ranged 10, Target: one creature</p><p>Attack: +7 vs Will</p><p>Hit: 1d8 +4 damage, and Bita-Bousseh slides the target 2 squares</p><p></p><p>Hell's Dark Promise (At-Will), Charm</p><p>Minor Action</p><p>Attack: Ranged 10 (one creature), +7 vs Will</p><p>Hit: Bita-Bousseh slides the creature 2 squares.</p><p></p><p>Infernal Wrath (Encounter), Fire</p><p>Free Action Close burst 10</p><p>Trigger: An enemy within 10 squares of her hits Bita-Bousseh.</p><p>Target: The triggering enemy in the burst</p><p>Effect: The target takes 1d6 + 3 fire damage, and the target grants combat advantage until the end of its next turn.</p><p></p><p>There Will Be Order</p><p>Immediate Reaction (Encounter)</p><p>Trigger: Bita-Bousseh or an ally within 5 squares of Bita-Bousseh is bloodied or knocked unconscious.</p><p>Effect: Bita-Bousseh or the ally spends a healing surge and saves against 1 effect that a save can end.</p><p></p><p>Lawyer's Dodge</p><p>Move Action (Encounter)</p><p>Effect: Bita-Bousseh shifts 3 squares and can shift through difficult terrain until the end of her next turn.</p><p></p><p>Languages Common, Supernal</p><p></p><p>Acrobatics +4 (Escape), Bluff +11, Insight +9, Stealth +6</p><p></p><p>S 11 (+2) D 14 (+4) W 14 (+4)</p><p>C 12 (+3) I 16 (+5) C 14 (+4)[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>Chanvati Minor Quest: Convince Bita-Bahlin and his masters that Chanvati is not a dissident-traitor and his interest in the 2nd Nation was feigned so as to infiltrate the group and then expose their plans to the Inquisition, much as he exposed Tarquin and Amna’s crimes.</p><p></p><p>Chanvati Major Quest: Discover what besets the Empress such that she cast out counselors (such as Bita-Bousseh), contracted to an inner circle of advisors, and initiated this new Inquisition.</p><p></p><p>Pa’avu Major Quest: To access the mythical aspects of my heritage, I will travel to Stoneroot’s Perch to commune with the venerable K’mniich’ himself. (*Take 1 Advantage forward to use in any conflict on this Major Quest. You can use the Advantage for the normal purposes, but also to gain 1 additional Success when defeating a Hard DC or to reroll any roll in a combat.)</p><p></p><p>Pa’avu Minor Quest: Get the girl to the Sect of Omthala (L+1, C2 Skill Challenge suspended, 3 Successes (0 Hard DC Available)/0 Failures/2 Secondary Skills Available).</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><em>PA’AVU thought it odd when she saw reproduced in an etching above the stone entranceway arch to the caravanserai the emblem of the closed fist with the star above its fourth digit worn by her clanfather on a silver medal around his neck as a symbol of his authority. She found it impossible when she discovered several bathers in Chomrok’s public baths adorned with a tattoo of the same image.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Approaching one woman, a meek soul who seemed terrified by being addressed by the hulking Goliath, it was revealed in a stammering revelation that the symbol denotes the Old Faith practiced by the area’s inhabitants before the religion of the gods dominated, that shepherds and others still paid homage today to the primal spirit known as Stoneroot, which resides in the distant peak where sheep and goats are pastured during summer months to escape the heat of the savannah, that the fist is no fist at all but the outline of the peak when viewed from the east, and that the star belongs to the constellation Mother Wolf that sets over the peak during the summer season.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Pa’avu knows that this is fate at work, that her journey to commune with Stoneroot himself and learn what she can of her mythic blood begins today, from Chomrok. She approaches her gosb’tar, who has been speaking openly to the barrister of staying away from Bantouk for some time, until the political situation there settles some. “Gosb’tar,” she says, “I know a way for you to be safe from the agents of the Empress who would do you harm. You will come with me to the mountains.”</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>Our immediate goal is to begin the journey from Chomrok to Stoneroot’s Perch in fulfillment of Pa’avu’s Quest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkbard, post: 8949549, member: 1282"] [I]The last Gnoll having fallen, [B]CHANVATI[/B], Pa’avu, and Bita-Bousseh run over to the crumpled forms of their companions. Alas, Aesterion and Bjorkus are but charred corpses, the former’s body protectively fallen over the latter’s in a desperate attempt to shield his cousin’s unconscious form from the grenadier’s fire bomb. Minerion, however, is roused by Pa’avu’s trained ministrations, and Hazard by Chanvati’s inspirational encouragement. Searching the corpses of their foes, the group uncovers a charred but still viable ritual book—at least one of the gnolls must have been literate and able to decipher alchemical recipes for their munitions; though those recipes are ruined beyond legibility, Chanvati grimly appreciates that the ritual within for enchanting items with magical energy is unharmed, awaiting his study and mastery—and a relic of Omthala’s church, surely raided from some remote outpost of the faith, a fist-sized platinum-spiked sphere, reminiscent of the sun and recognizable as a treasured altar piece adorning those churches that can afford such luxuries. What’s more, Chanvati removes a pair of bracers, overlapping steel plates embellished with silver filigree and jade, from the packmaster; when he slips these armguards onto his forearms, he feels a surge of physical might, exceeding any possession of brute force he has experienced. Pa’avu claims a javelin from among the booty of their fallen foes, both to replace the weapon left behind in Bantouk’s undercity, amidst the flesh-eating jellies, and as proof of their endurance through this epic battle. Slowly, some traumatized members of the 2nd Nation and curious farmers from the surrounding terraced vineyards return to the battlefield, where they help build two funeral pyres—one for the fallen Minotaurs, unspoiled by association with the other corpses. Bita-Bousseh releases Minerion from service to her so that he can return the ashes of his kinsmen to family in the Minotaur city of Mogis, across the Scorched Savannah from Chomrok. Pa’avu insists on not letting good meat go to waste and convinces the others to let her harvest the pterodactyl wings for a delicious gelatinous soup shared with the assembled here, some half a mile outside the stone enclave of Chomrok in a somber ceremony of remembrance for those fallen and new relationships being forged between local and newcomer. As dusk falls, the group of refugees makes its way into the caravanserai proper, where the astonished satrap, an ancient fellow named Raathya, who was friends, long ago, with Chanvati’s grandfather, welcomes all, amazed by the heavily-edited version of the tale of their flight from Bantouk and the battle outside the caravanserai’s walls. Over the course of several days, (1) members of the 2nd Nation send coded messages back to family members in Bantouk, (2) Bita-Bousseh and Chanvati luxuriate and decompress in a private bath en suite to their chamber, their every need attended by Raathya’s staff of slaves and servants, (3) Pa’avu and Hazard recuperate their wounded bodies, much to the shock of Chomrok’s commoners, in the cool, spring-fed public baths open to all residents and travelers to the caravanserai, (4) Chanvati brings the platinum icon retrieved from the Gnoll Dactyleers to the Elven Priestess, Berylana, who tends the shrine to Omthala within the caravanserai’s walls and rewards him with 250 gold coins for its return, (5) Chanvati sends a flurry of letters to his father Quwaenthi, Inquisitor Eyo-urth-shala, and Ibhea outlining in details appropriate to each recipient some version of their removal to Chomrok (omitting any incriminating details, making false pretenses, and so on) and making inquiries into his standing amongst various groups within the capital, (6) Chanvati takes the necessary time to study and master the Enchant Magic Item Ritual, (7) Chanvati purchases a simple dagger.[/I] [HR][/HR] [B]Bookkeeping Matters[/B]: Per [USER=6696971]@Manbearcat[/USER] : Please put this into your next post: [B]XP[/B] * 175 x 6 (1050) + 44 x 3 (132) - 175 (H) - 44 x 4 (176 for B-B & MSs) = 831/2. 415/416 xp [B]LOOT[/B] * 1 art object (a totem or something) worth [B]250 gold.[/B] * 1 Uncommon magic item of level 7 or lower (you can upgrade Screaming Armor or Badge of Berserker to +2 instead if you choose). * Alchemist Abyssal Codex – You can retrieve the [B]Enchant Magic Item Ritual Book[/B] from this. *[I]RESOLVE DOWNED ALLIES *[/I] * Death Saving Throw or Heal DC 15 for Hazard or he gets 1 x Doom. * Heal DC 15 for each for the 3 Minotaur Stalwarts or send them to their minotaur-ey afterlife. *[I]EXTENDED REST, VIGNETTE THE TRANSITION SCENE, WRITE NEW QUESTS, INCLUDE AN IMMEDIATE GOAL FOR SCENE 1 OF NEXT DAY *[/I] [HR][/HR] Extended Rest: all Daily and Encounter Resources are refreshed. XP: both PCs = 4474/5500 for L5 1 Uncommon magic item of L7 or lower = [B]Bracers of Mental Might[/B] New Stats for the Barrister: [B]Bita-Bousseh[/B][SPOILER] Medium natural humanoid, tiefling Level 4 Controller (Leader) XP 175 HP 37, Bloodied 18, Surge 9, Surges per day 8; Initiative +4 AC 19, Fortitude 16, Reflex 16, Will 18 Perception+4, Low-light vision Speed 6 Resist 7 Fire (5 + 1/2 L) Infernal Glower (At-Will), Fear Ranged 10, Target: one creature Attack: +7 vs Will Hit: 1d8 +4 damage, and Bita-Bousseh slides the target 2 squares Hell's Dark Promise (At-Will), Charm Minor Action Attack: Ranged 10 (one creature), +7 vs Will Hit: Bita-Bousseh slides the creature 2 squares. Infernal Wrath (Encounter), Fire Free Action Close burst 10 Trigger: An enemy within 10 squares of her hits Bita-Bousseh. Target: The triggering enemy in the burst Effect: The target takes 1d6 + 3 fire damage, and the target grants combat advantage until the end of its next turn. There Will Be Order Immediate Reaction (Encounter) Trigger: Bita-Bousseh or an ally within 5 squares of Bita-Bousseh is bloodied or knocked unconscious. Effect: Bita-Bousseh or the ally spends a healing surge and saves against 1 effect that a save can end. Lawyer's Dodge Move Action (Encounter) Effect: Bita-Bousseh shifts 3 squares and can shift through difficult terrain until the end of her next turn. Languages Common, Supernal Acrobatics +4 (Escape), Bluff +11, Insight +9, Stealth +6 S 11 (+2) D 14 (+4) W 14 (+4) C 12 (+3) I 16 (+5) C 14 (+4)[/SPOILER] [HR][/HR] Chanvati Minor Quest: Convince Bita-Bahlin and his masters that Chanvati is not a dissident-traitor and his interest in the 2nd Nation was feigned so as to infiltrate the group and then expose their plans to the Inquisition, much as he exposed Tarquin and Amna’s crimes. Chanvati Major Quest: Discover what besets the Empress such that she cast out counselors (such as Bita-Bousseh), contracted to an inner circle of advisors, and initiated this new Inquisition. Pa’avu Major Quest: To access the mythical aspects of my heritage, I will travel to Stoneroot’s Perch to commune with the venerable K’mniich’ himself. (*Take 1 Advantage forward to use in any conflict on this Major Quest. You can use the Advantage for the normal purposes, but also to gain 1 additional Success when defeating a Hard DC or to reroll any roll in a combat.) Pa’avu Minor Quest: Get the girl to the Sect of Omthala (L+1, C2 Skill Challenge suspended, 3 Successes (0 Hard DC Available)/0 Failures/2 Secondary Skills Available). [HR][/HR] [I]PA’AVU thought it odd when she saw reproduced in an etching above the stone entranceway arch to the caravanserai the emblem of the closed fist with the star above its fourth digit worn by her clanfather on a silver medal around his neck as a symbol of his authority. She found it impossible when she discovered several bathers in Chomrok’s public baths adorned with a tattoo of the same image. Approaching one woman, a meek soul who seemed terrified by being addressed by the hulking Goliath, it was revealed in a stammering revelation that the symbol denotes the Old Faith practiced by the area’s inhabitants before the religion of the gods dominated, that shepherds and others still paid homage today to the primal spirit known as Stoneroot, which resides in the distant peak where sheep and goats are pastured during summer months to escape the heat of the savannah, that the fist is no fist at all but the outline of the peak when viewed from the east, and that the star belongs to the constellation Mother Wolf that sets over the peak during the summer season. Pa’avu knows that this is fate at work, that her journey to commune with Stoneroot himself and learn what she can of her mythic blood begins today, from Chomrok. She approaches her gosb’tar, who has been speaking openly to the barrister of staying away from Bantouk for some time, until the political situation there settles some. “Gosb’tar,” she says, “I know a way for you to be safe from the agents of the Empress who would do you harm. You will come with me to the mountains.”[/I] [HR][/HR] Our immediate goal is to begin the journey from Chomrok to Stoneroot’s Perch in fulfillment of Pa’avu’s Quest. [/QUOTE]
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