To the noble BORN 6/9/08 (finished)

[Jack of Tales]

A handful of halflings, some guard dogs, a pair of mules and a group of foolish nobles. Well at least if help out these traders they may share some information with us. Perhaps they know of this Southwick or perhaps news of the Baron's family if any are left alive. But I don't want to get mud on my robe...

Cait rides her mare over to the mule and pats it on the neck, crooning to it softly. She looks at the others and wonders what suggestion rolling in her head would be worthy of speaking aloud. I doubt they'd appreciate the idea of hooking their new manservant up to the cart...

 

[knight_isa]

Rayburn suppresses a smile when nudged by Xaros and waits to see what the others will do.

 

[Dekana]

OOC: I don't really have anything to add right now.

 

[Fenris]

The halflings break out into smiles, and offer their thanks. Several begin to help readjusting the harness to fit the much larger Swift.

"well, well - that will be great help, good sirs, never met a knight that would lend his steed to halflings. I'm Craig Coplin, and this is my clan." He smiles and bows. Both gestures are more elaborate when facing Lily
"daaaad, what about Becky?" an adolescent halfling girl says as she emerges from cover.
"well, thats right, the real problem is not so much the cart but the horse as it were. Our mule is not at her best, and I'm afraid that the wagon and the mud are going to be too much for her."

Cait you notice that the unhitched mule is wheezing between breaths.

"Well met Craig Coplin. Though I am less a knight than a servant of Pelor." replies Kerin urging Swift to pull as the cart slowly moves forward and out of the mud. Kerin rubs Swift's neck with affection as the halfling's unhitch him.

"Now let me take a look at Becky here." he says exaiming the animal.

OOC: I figure between Horsemanship (which now covers Handle animal) and Healing, I should be able to get a good idea of what is wrong with the mule

 

[Evilhalfling]

Swift gets the cart out of the Ruts, and while Kerin looks over the wheezing mule, Craig gestures at one of the other men with a short sword- Kamar, break out some mead for our new friends". Craig then moves over to talk quietly to Lily.
"Well, what brings you to be traveling with humans? We would love your company for a few days, and could even offer you a ride on the wagon. We lost our seer not long ago, my daughter is not up to the full responsabilities yet, and well I noticed the pendent your wearing." Raising his voice slightly
"hmm, we could also send one of our young men with you, and he could get another animal and bring it back.

Kamar grabs a drinking skin from the wagon and passes it to Rayburn, Xaros you notice he glares at you like a disgruntled servant, if he has a chance there may be spit or worse in the skin before it gets to you.

Kerin the mule has Black Lung, some of your families stock got two years back, most of them pulled through with a lot of pampering. Mule Becky might recover but is no state to handle a heavy load.

OOC: Kerin heal 18+7+2=27 disease inflicts str and or con damage, it is not very contagious. (mule becky is down 1 con and 3 str)
Xaros sense motive(persuasion) 12+9=21

 

[Dekana]

"Well sir, I'm traveling with these fine humans on a mission from my order. To watch over them, you see; my mission is to make sure they complete their mission. I wouldn't be able to leave them to join your company, even for a few days, without being remiss in my duties, but perhaps if most of my group stayed here while another mule was brought here?"

Lily's voice begins to raise in pitch and speed. "I mean, the truth is I'd love to get away from the others if it meant a wagon ride for awhile. I spent a lot of time in caravans when I was younger you know, Sitting in the back with the foodstuffs, playing games with my sis, Jenny, counting the number of farmers we'd pass. She's so pretty: a very nice girl. And single too! When my family finally settled down in the Barony, the young Stout boys would come calling every day." Although she tries to impersonate a young boy with a deep voice, she only manages to speak faster than before. "'Lily, wanna see this frog I caught?' 'Mornin' Jenny! C'mon let's try ta get some food from that big party the nobles are havin' today!' But Jenny wouldn't have none of that. She's always so quiet, dunno why." If it's even possible, the priestess speaks even faster. Her words blur together, making her even harder to understand. "Hey Iknow! Mebee wecan seter up with onea you folks? YerCraig yousays right? Are yehitched yethuh? Weall get backta tha Barony, I'll arrangefera date witJenny forya! Dun beputoff from her shyness she's really wild whensheactually opensup Andpretty Isaysthatyes........ courseifyeralreadyhitchedIfollowyabutmaybeoneatheothershuhThatshortfellowwiththe brownhairwazhisname........ ButyesIknowitmightnotbeexactlymymissionbutI canasktheothers whattheythink of me stayingwithyallfor just a fewdays.Whatfunthiswillbe eh?! Wecantradestories alldaytil theygetbackwiththe mule!"


ooc: I was trying to think of a polite way to turn down their offer, but I thought this was a much funnier way of doing it.

 

[Jack of Tales]

Cait leans down from her horse and speaks to Kerin. Since your horse is helping their wagon we can stay with them until we get to the next village. I doubt Becky here will be able to pull their wagon though. Do you think the village will have mules for purchase?

 

[WarShrike]

Xaros politely declines the drink. "Thanks, but i carry my own stock." Instead, he draws forth his Mandolyn and plays a tune.
Perform Check (1d20+9+2=14)

ooc: This instrument is truely cursed.

 

[knight_isa]

Rayburn takes a polite sip from the skin. "I thank you good sir. It has been a dry few days."

 

[Evilhalfling]

You remember from your last trip through that there are not a whole lot of villages nearby, but fortified Breman has some outlying farms, they might have stock to sell. Traveling with the wagons will add an extra day to the trip.

The caravan leader looks a little non-pulsed at lily’s speech. “Well so you recommend this Jenny then? I suppose we could travel out to, where exactly? so Jenny is a Stout, but looking to take up the true way? Even if she is attached, well that’s not always a problem. ” He winks. “Its hard to make someone settle down long, if she really wants to be traveling, we have lots of room in the caravan.”

Kamar offers the flask to Cait, Kerin and Keef. He winces obviously at Xaros' "music" (but really its not that bad.) The adolescent Chaina Coplin introduces herself to Lily, then mentions to Cait – “Your much friendlier than that one-eyed human who galloped past us this morning, he was swearing at us as he went past.”


Ooc: for those trained in persuasion(sense motive) Chania is watching for reactions.
OMG Craig's response was typed after a single reading. I had to make another attempt at it for myself.