Todd's FR adventure: On the Merchant Road. Part I

[Argent Silvermage]

Az looks at Killian like he has just slapped him. "Good at Magic? I would hope so. I was created for the express purpose of channeling the magics of my Draconic heritage. I mean... I am a Dragon after all."
Az stepps back and thinks for a second and says "I would think again about tampering with the gateway. We don't know what it's for and It actualy may be better used by the proper authorities once we have cleaned out the area. Prehaps the Elves or Dwarves may have a Good use for it."

 

[Seonaid]

Kiralin is torn between wanting to destroy the portal and follow the blood trail. "I suppose it may be better to follow the blood . . . try to get rid of all of the resistance here first, then study what we may. But what if while we're wandering around, they come back and finish their work and bring something truly nasty through the portal? Our exit might be cut off." After a moment of thought, she shrugs and says, "I will do whatever you all decide."

 

[reapersaurus]

Killian looks at Az like he just said he was a polymorphed lamasuu.

"Yer a dragon?!
Ye sure don't look like one ta me.....

But aboot tha 'gateway' - who you be thinkin' tha 'proper authorities' are down 'ere?
And why you be assumin' tha' we'll be clearin' out tha area?

The last time we left this room, the rest of the party was killed.
Maybe by somethin' that came outta it.
Hey, dragon-boy - you think this 'gateway' is in danger a' being finished anytime soon?"

 

[Festy_Dog]

Originally posted by Arngent
"I mean... I am a Dragon after all."

Saxon looks at Az for a moment, and raises an eyebrow.

Well, he is kinda strange, no surprise that after wandering through woods for gods know how long that he might have bumped his head and got some funny ideas.

"You'll have to tell us all about that once we're done down here," Saxon says, "But Killian, if you're taking the tools they'd use to complete the process I'd wager we were safe to continue."

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"The Portal is about half done. I've little idea how fast they work so I cannot advise you on when it will be completed." Az thinks for a moment and says, "I apologise. I am not a Dragon at the moment. I will be one as I gain wisdom and power. My father is a Gold Dragon and my Mother was an Elf maiden, she died during child birth. Father raised me in his lair until this morning."

 

[reapersaurus]

"My father is a Gold Dragon and my Mother was an Elf maiden, she died during child birth. Father raised me in his lair until this morning."

Killian looks at Az for a minute, blinking.
He weighs Az's sincerity of words, and after convincing himself Az believes the words he just spoke, Killian visibly stifles a hearty guffaw (seeing as they're in a deadly place) and says pitiably,
"Well, now!
Aren't you tha regal one.
Ya know, my da' was like a Dire Bear when angry, but I don' go 'round sayin' I'm a bear cub.
Ye might wanna work on a cover story, in case ye're asked - just fer tha people who don' believe tha truth of yer heritage, mind you..."

Killian surruptitiously

"It's too bad yer da' can't come down 'ere and help us clean out the place of all the gobbos and the like."

He looks at the others, and says
"Well, we'd best be gooin'.
Let's see what else kin kill us down 'ere."

Killian follows Kiralin and Kreeg out the room, following the blood, or their lead. He'll make sure to be beside the one in front, to be in a defensible position to use his spiked chain in case their attacked.

 

[Seonaid]

Kiralin tosses Az an inscrutable look the second time he mentions being a dragon, then walks out of the room.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Saxon approaches Az and puts a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Piece of advice friend: Information of that magnitude should be saved for safer times to share it. People can be somewhat emotional while in a dungeon, they want to stay alive and all. Also claiming to be the son of a dragon, let alone a gold one, is a big call to make. I'm not challenging your heritage, I'm just saying there's better times to let people know about it," Saxon says with a smile, "Anyway, we have to find the source of this blood, lets get a move on."

Saxon and Mzarem attempt to follow the trail of blood.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"Thank you for the lesson Saxon. I will bear that to heart. Now let us return to matters at hand. Where do we go from here?" Az asks.

 

[reapersaurus]

Killian says:
"Well, since we blocked the doors to the south thare, we'd best be goin' north, after tha' gobbo I saw run down thare a bit ago."

Killian presses on down the north corridor, hopefully with someone next to him, and a person with a torch nearby enough to see in the gloom...