The Tournament of Flowers, Part II [Orsal Judging][Concluded]

[Bront]

"I do, and have faith that this is not a waste of time." Juliana says. "Unless you think you can find some of these herbs Rowan"

 

[Patlin]

(It might be possible to save 5 to 10 gold, but it would take a day's work to do so.)

 

[Manzanita]

"I do, and have faith that this is not a waste of time." Juliana says. "Unless you think you can find some of these herbs Rowan"

Rowan takes a deep breath and crosses his arms over his chest. "I'm no herb digger. I am a medibarian warrior." he adds in a softer voice, "That's women's work."

OOC: With Kirin leaving, this group is really going to get along famously, isn't it!

 

[Bront]

Juliana scoffs at Rowan and returns to the conversation at hand, "Well, we have the money then. Perhaps we'll recover it when we find out kidnappers."

 

[El Jefe]

OOC: With Kirin leaving, this group is really going to get along famously, isn't it!

[sblock=OoC: ]Mr. Charisma here thinks so! [/sblock]

 

[Patlin]

Purchasing the herbs, the four adventurers return to Old Mary's house.

"You're really going to make me do this, aren't you? Let's get it over with, then. Come in, don't just stand there."

The room she takes you two is devoid of furniture, except for a large rug. Puttering about she begins to make preperations involving the herbs and a small silver brazier. Eventually, she seems satisfied, and sits cross legged before the brazier. She gestures for you all to sit as well.

 

[Bront]

"The monks have confidence in you, and so do I," Juliana says.

Juliana sits in her usuall meditative pose.

 

[Manzanita]

Rowan reluctantly goes along with the ceremony, glad none of his money is involved. He finds a place to sit in the back, where he can see the door.

 

[El Jefe]

Boog is tempted to scry what he can from the woman's mind, but given all the fuss she's made and the fact that the herbs are expended in the process he can't fathom what she would have to gain from being deceitful. And he had learned from his experiences with the monks earlier in the day that merely being aware of someone's surface thoughts wasn't as useful as it might seem.

He sat, and decided to use his more mundane mental powers to determine if she was likely truthful. He allowed some of his power to disorder itself and resonate throughout the room. That done, he quietly meditated as she began to reveal what she had "seen".[sblock=OoC: ]Boog will use his Inquisitor feat on the seer to determine if she really believes that the vision she reveals to the party is true, sensing motive at +18: Result is a 19. When that's complete, he'll regain his psionic focus, using his Narrow Mind feat (allows Concentration check at +11 to become psionically focused) if for some reason he is unable to take 20 while the seer is "seeing".[/sblock]

 

[Patlin]

Lighting a fire in the brazier, the herbs and powders form a fragrant smoky mass, which old Mary breathes in deeply. For a moment, there is no effect, but then her eyes take on a strange gleam.

"The miller's bane of three nights past,
a force of three a knight not last,
a group of three held quite fast,
in bonds all made of silver.

The hope of three with hearts of black,
to burn and loot and cities sack,
they hold the key to what they lack,
in bonds all made of silver.

The girl must rush to aid those held,
with the one whose minds do meld,
and he who seeks a brother felled
and bound in bonds of silver."

As the last words leave Mary's lips she collapses in a heap. Moments later, she starts to spasm. Kirin jumps up and rushes to her aid.

"She needs help, and right away." Kirin declares. "I'd better stay with her. This kind of vision, though, I've heard about it -- if you don't act on it immediately, it can quickly lose its usefullness. That may be what the 'must rush' part comes from."