The Untamed Wilds: Caravan Campaign

[Kwargrow]

Bolo will assist Merin, putting her hand on his arm if necessary.

Sannit and Turtle will keep a close watch.

 

[MacConnell]

Testing the Waters: (so to speak)

Merin SILENTLY motions for everyone to stop. Then he begins to concentrate, using Way. His hope is that when the other Seekers feel it, they will join in. He is trying to detect people in the immediate area, to make sure this female voice is truly alone, and he is ALSO trying to sense whether or not this person is touched by the Way.

Bolo will assist Merin, putting her hand on his arm if necessary.

Sannit and Turtle will keep a close watch.

Merin gestures a halt, but only Sheldon and Indigo can see it. Fortunately, everyone stopped, instantly at the sound of the voice. Contrary to the grunting noises made by the others, this was definitely speech. Bolo eases back and touches Merin's arm as soon as she feel him begin to manipulate way. Sheldon has no need to move in order to join in.

GM: The female in the other room and the Seekers are the only people detected in the area.

[sblock=Detect Bending]Range = Adhesion + Will
Merin = 8 paces, Bolo = 10 strides, Sheldon = 11 paces
Total = 24 paces
Essence + Mind + Adhesion + Knowledge + Will + Collegiate + Aberrative + Academic
Merin = 49, Bolo = 45, Sheldon = 51
Total = 145
Detect = 76 + 145 = 221
Resist = 75 + 61 = 136 = fail[/sblock]

GM: Success.

The instant Merin, Bolo, and Sheldon realize the Seekers are, in fact, facing their first identifiable Bender, the voice is heard again.

Tum mere pyaaron nahin hain, but you will not speak Kaalatala. Do you? Mere paarlar karane ka svaagat, hai kaha makkhee makadee. Do come in.

OOC: Note: The understandable words are spoken in Centrin. Sheldon translates, more from instinct than need, her syntax demonstrating that she speaks Centrin, well.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

OOC: Oh, wow. A Bender! I just got chills down my spine.

Tor gets a confused look on his face. It is obvious that he doesn't trust the female voice. "Could be a trap," he says, in a whisper.

Merin smiles, nodding. In a whisper, he responds: "Of course it is. Be ready for anything."

 

[Kwargrow]

Bolo whispers to the others, "It could be she is the one who was making the tribals be so aggressive. We should be able to handle her, though." She motions Sannit over and takes his hand, so they can pool their strength against a mental attack, putting her weapons away. Turtle she motions to stay.

In the close space, Sannit keeps one axe ready in his free hand as they prepare to face the bender.

 

[MacConnell]

Due to the delay, the woman speak again in Centrin.

Are you going to stand out there all day?

OOC: Note: Turtle will not fit through the opening to the back room. Tor will have some difficulty.

 

[Kwargrow]

Bolo, about to enter the chamber, becomes irritated and steps back, still holding Sannit's hand. "You come out to us," she demands. "We just killed all your pets."

Sannit keeps his stance loose and a tight grip on Bolo's hand.

Turtle snuffles around for anything worth eating in the cave. There's some human business going on.

 

[MacConnell]

Bolo, about to enter the chamber, becomes irritated and steps back, still holding Sannit's hand. "You come out to us," she demands. "We just killed all your pets."

Sannit keeps his stance loose and a tight grip on Bolo's hand.

Turtle snuffles around for anything worth eating in the cave. There's some human business going on.

[sblock=Demands]Range = Cohesion + Personality
Bolo = 12 strides, Sannit = 9 strides
Total = 10 paces
Efeectiveness = Essence + Mind + Cohesion + Knowledge + Personality + Collegiate + Aberrative
Bolo = 47, Sannit = 41
Total = 88
Demand = 31 + 88 = 119
Resistance = 96 + 61 = 157[/sblock]

GM: Fail.

She responds.

You killed my ravishers, and yet you seem intimidated by the idea of one little me. I will not come to you, but I will send you some friends. Maybe then you will be the replacements for what I lost.

Bats pour from the opening, flying in raucous confusion about the main chamber.

 

[Kwargrow]

If any bats land on her or Sannit, Bolo will use way to set them on fire. She says to the group, "She definitely wants us to get closer. Perhaps we should all link and draw her out."

Turtle jumps at the bats, swatting and snapping at them. He is energized by the thought of fresh meat.

 

[MacConnell]

If any bats land on her or Sannit, Bolo will use way to set them on fire. She says to the group, "She definitely wants us to get closer. Perhaps we should all link and draw her out."

Turtle jumps at the bats, swatting and snapping at them. He is energized by the thought of fresh meat.

GM: There are 100s of bats, so many that it is difficult to see. Bolo realizes very quickly it is impossible to deal with all that land on her by manipulating way, but it is a simple matter to pull them off or ignore them. Turtle's activity attracts them, to the point that the bear panics and runs from the cave. Bolo and Turtle are bitten several times, but it is more of an irritation than damage.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Since Tor will have difficulty fitting through the narrow opening, he volunteers to go first. He puts the shield aside, preferring to go with two swords in these close, cramped quarters. "Who said we were afraid of anything?" he barks, "The reason your ravagers are dead is because we do not rush ahead blindly like fools." Tor nods quickly to Merin, pointing at the ground. Then he attempts to use Way to make his swords shed light, as he scans the floor, walls, and ceiling for signs of possible traps. Merin follows Tor's silent suggestion, using Way to detect for traps that are hidden or obscured from visual detection.