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

[Evilhalfling]

Craig looks between you, "Well all right I suppose none of us should be here longer than necessary it may not be safe for anyone ou here. I’m afraid I haven’t heard of much of Southwick, is it off the to the west somewhere? Well, well if its stories your interested in …"

You set off, Swift still pulling the wagon Kerin walking beside him. Craig and Rayburn trading stories, and others contributing occasionally. He tells an especially funny and ribald tale about two gods arguing about virtue, and a man struck blind, who recovers only after helping lift his wife into a pear tree where an admirer was waiting for her. She manages to convince him that his returning sight mistook what she was doing.

The rainy day finally ends, and the stars come out to a cheery camp. Kerin is exhausted after walking so far in platemail on a muddy road. You camp between the wagons and the horse pickets, setting watches as usual.

Lily [sblock] while you are on watch, Craig shows up and suggests a “walk” in the woods. [/sblock]
Xaros [sblock] something moving very close to you wakes you up, but its gone when you become fully aware. Kerin is on watch, but leaning against a tree he looks half asleep.
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OOC: persuasion results: 22,22,15,13
unless someone is doing something before turning in, Xaros and Lily should post first. In sblocks if your being subtle.

 

[Dekana]

[sblock=Evilhalfling]Lily doesn't particularly like standing around on watch - it's too boring. She quietly tells Craig, "Sure, I'd love to stretch my legs. But let's stay close to the camp; I still need to keep an eye out for bandits and giant spiders." While they walk, Lily asks about the caravan: if they've been attacked, their recent history, etc. She lets him do the talking this time. She also is not obviously flirting with him; she seems more interested in looking out for danger.

Perception +8 (for spot/listen checks), Gather Information +2[/sblock]

 

[WarShrike]

[SBLOCK=Evilhalfling]
Xaros remains still for a while, trying to determine who or what may have been near him. Afterwards...
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Xaros gets up and picks up his crossbow. He walks over to Kerin and says: "Go get some sleep, ill stand watch now."

 

[Evilhalfling]

Lilly [sblock] well Craig may have wanted to go a bit beyond flirting, either that or he was awfully tired, and uncomfortable in his clothes during your walk, As he mentioned both problems, and his concern that you had similar difficulties. More than once.

He does tell you about his clan’s recent downturn, losing their seer, and his daughter leaning towards religion, instead of precognition. He could have helped her develop those powers, but doesn’t know beans about religion. Her mother and he had some disagreements, and she returned to her own clan. Chania preferring to stay with him. He asks for a good night kiss as you return to camp. [/sblock]

Xaros [sblock] in a brief gleam of moonlight your sharp eyes catch a small stealthy figure climbing into one of the wagons, shortly after you take up your watch. A bit later you also notice Lily and Craig returning from the woods, talking quietly.
OOC: Opposed perception check 29! [/sblock]


Keef will ask the next morning - "Can someone elses mount pull for a while? I don't think my pony is strong enough, but its not fair that my um.. boss walks the whole day."
OOC: full update by noon.

 

[Evilhalfling]

The next day
The next day remains clear, but the day passes slowly, despite the halfling’s stories. In the late afternoon, the territory your riding through begins to open out into tilled fields. Shortly after leaving the woods you see a young man pulling weeds in the field. he looks up as you approach then goes back to weeding. When you are about 80' away from the man Keef whispers “That looks like Rob Smetana, he used to live near me till he got kicked out of his home, and he is worse at farming than I am. What is he doing here?”

Xaros – you hear a faint horse whinny from nearby, and your eyes are drawn to a shack about 50’ past the farmer, it’s the only place you can see that would hide even a single horse. Ooc –perception. Nat 20, confirm 18+10-8 = 20

 

[WarShrike]

Drawing his crossbow, Xaros calls out: "Hold! Arm yourselves, this just seems too familliar."

[SBLOCK=Evilhalfling]
Xaros will keep an eye on the wagon he saw the figure climb into, so as to know who's it is and who lives out of it. He will also check his gear to see if anything is missing, or even if something else was put in with his stuff.
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[Jack of Tales]

Cait is unused to receiving orders or to following them. She hesitates for just a moment before placing one hand on a javelin from her quiver and drawing it out slowly. Even if there's nothing here it does not do to be unprepared. What do you see, Xaros?

 

[knight_isa]

"What, so soon?" remarks Rayburn casually as he surreptitiously readies his faithful wand of magic missiles.

 

[Dekana]

Lily unslings her longbow and, still on horseback, rides next to Kerin. She says quietly, "If this is another ambush, we'll have to protect the caravan as well. They're under our charge since we're escorting them."

[sblock=spells]0 (4): Detect Magic, Detect Magic, Light, Read Magic
1 (3+1): Doom, Magic Weapon, Obscuring Mist, (Sanctuary)
2 (2+1): Spiritual Weapon, Hold Person, (Aid)[/sblock]

 

[Fenris]

"I agree" replies Kerin to Lily "Though they may be more able than they appear. My suspicion would be our eye-less friend, more than likely alone though. Still caution is warranted." replies Kerin as he unslings his own bow and gives Swift a pat on the flank.

"Keef, if this escalates, keep Swift calm as he will want to join in any fight, and we can have him dragging that cart around like that."