Turmoil in the Golden Ring--A Slavic-themed game in the cold (IC Thread)

[johnsemlak]

Dm

taitzu52, I am posting a response regarding your deity in the OOC forum.


Brata seems to recall that the temple housed a holy relic of some sort, that was likely stored in this crypt. It was shaped like a cornucopia, though you cannot recall the item's powers.

 

[taitzu52]

In the bowels of the church, Brata responds, "Ah, they must have taken some sort of vessel from here, a cornucopia if you will. These folk may be farmers, or worshiping for fertility." He looks back towards the door, "Pah. I never did understand this whole sect. The Great Mother is too big for such mundane symbols."

Brata ascends the stair again, careful not to disturb the tracks on the floor. "Whatever it was, they must have taken it into the wood.", he says, pointing a foreboding finger at the treeline.

 

[Micar Sin]

Burian Slavochka

"mundane symbol it may be, but men invest a great deal of power into such things, symbolic and otherwise. Ivan, do you think you can find them? If they are aided by the spirits of the forest, then our journey may be at an end this night...."

 

[Nantonaku]

Stanislava

asks Ivan "do you possess this kind of power?....Or can anyone track well. It should not be too hard to find these creatures with a gifted ranger or druid?"...Stanislava sheathes her sword and relaxes her stance.

 

[Yair]

Misha, Human Paladin

Misha's grip tightens around his weapon. "The priest would have defended his church..." he says, his voice trailing off. if they did not kill him here, they must need him alive for some reason, for some time... "We better hurry."

 

[johnsemlak]

Dm

The party ascends from the crypt of the church and moves outside again. The creatures you had spotted moving away are nowhere to be seen; you had seen them moving into the forest to the south and east. There is a light snowfall.

Ivan is able to tell that tracking the creatures will be somewhat difficult in these conditions (light snowfall; moonlight) but possible. He can discern from the tracks leading away from the church that they were not dragging anybody.


Two options you have are to track the creatures, or check the priest's house.

 

[Yair]

Misha, Human Paladin

Misha briefly glances at the priest's house. It has been a while. He is either dead, or won't be. Turning his attention back to the tracks leading to the woods, he looks to Ivan. "Can you track them?"

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Ivan Coldrunner, Slavic Ranger 3

"I can try." Says Ivan, seemingly absorbed in the ground before him.

OOC: Survival +10 to track.

 

[johnsemlak]

Dm

Ivan takes 10 and just succeeds

To reach the forest where the creatures have gone, the party needs to cross the river. The party does manage to find a place to ford the river on horseback and reaches the edge of the forest. Ivan steps down off his horse. The tracks are now difficult to make out under the fallen snow, but the skilled woodsman's eyes notice slightly low points in the snow. The tracks seem to lead in a straight direction to the Southeast.

The monsters are about 20-30 minutes ahead, Ivan estimates.

THe forest in the direction the monsters went is particularly vast.

 

[taitzu52]

Brata Scythor, "Slavic" Druid 1 / Sorcerer 2

While Tyler looks at the tracks and reports, Brata says, "20-30 minutes, eh? We probably won't make it back here anytme soon. Should we risk a minute to look in the priest's home?"