X4: Master of the Desert Nomads - IC

Rajah kneels beside the corpse for half an hour.

[sblock=renau1g]Rajah gets the following on the 3rd casting:

1) The Master
2) No
3) magic is power
4) Hule[/sblock]
 

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Aram watches as Rajah goes to speak with the corpse of the rider. "He is a strange man, but his powers are undeniably useful." With a shrug, the dervish goes about setting up camp, collecting wood for a small fire, and ensuring the boat is securely moored along the river banks.

Later, when the talk turns to the loot they had found. "Until we know what each of the rider's items do, it doesn't make much sense to divy them up. And there isn't much to spend gold on out here in the wilds."
 

Girgal, AC 23 (T15, FF20), HP 59/59, F +11,R+8,W+13

"Ripclaw and myself only need two hours of rest. We will watch you the rest of the night. But I need time to pray, too. Should I search for a good place to rest?" Girgal asks.

ooc: survival + 19
 

Girgal selects a place several yards from the river near the raft. In this flat terrain, it seems as good as any other. Two watchers back to back can expect to see if anyone is approaching in the dim moonlight. The chirping of crickets and clicking of other insects among the reeds in the river seems to grow louder and louder as the night wears on, so it might be difficult to hear if anyone were to approach.

Razor, Rajah's imp-like companion, turns invisible and takes off, presumably to scout for danger and/or to hunt.

Nargon and Aram take the first watch, while Girgal and his lizard-like mount watch after that.

It is a long, tense night but morning comes without incident. The remaining scratches and burns on the party have basically healed, and Aram feels his head screwed on straight again.

[sblock=ooc]Let me know if you changed any spell selections. Otherwise your spells will be the same as yesterday. You are at full hp.[/sblock]

[sblock=Leif]You said in OOC that Bevin would use a read magic spell, so make that one of your selections. When he casts it he finds that the remaining scrolls are: dispel magic (abj), glitterdust, and lightning bolt. Remember that you can try to learn a spell from a scroll and copy it into your own spellbook, but that takes time and materials that you currently do not have.[/sblock]
 

Girgal, AC 23 (T15, FF20), HP 59/59, F +11,R+8,W+13

After his prayers, Girgal asks his group if they want to start immediatly or if they should do some hunting first.
 

"I think our foodstores are fine for now, unless you would like some fresh meat," says Aram, loading gear into the raft. "I would prefer to get underway, though."
 

"Well, I could use some food, good thoughts Girgal. I also have something to take care of, we can turn these enemies against their masters." Rajah says as he walks over to the troll corpse he had preserved yesterday.

He'll remove the coppers from the troll's eyes and replace them with some Black Opal from his backpack. Rajah will speak some of the darkest words of the darkest language he has mastered.

After completion, the skeleton rises up, it's flesh falling off as it stands and it waits expectantly before the necromancer. Rajah walks over to it, inspects it from top to bottom, the way a merchant might look over an item he's about to buy. Apparently satisfied with his work, Rajah will walk back to the group, with his new 'friend' in tow.

"We will not have to worry about guard duty any more, Skelete here will keep an eye on us, it has no need to sleep or eat." Rajah says as he wears a wide smile upon his face, one of the rare times it's happened.

[sblock=kinem] I've updated my CS to include skelete's stats [/sblock]
 
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Aram raises an eyebrow as he surveys Rajah's work. "Well, if we wanted to appear to be in league with the dark enemy, it looks like we will do a good job fitting in."
 

Bevin Rockhammer Dwarf Rogue2/Enchanter6, AC20 FF17 T15, HP44/44, Fort+4 Ref+6 Will+5

[sblock=kinem]I marked off the read magic spell as requested, but I memorized it twice for today, so I still have one left, just in case [/sblock]


Bevin is very unnerved by the addition to the party of the newly arisen undead. "Appear to be in league with dark forces, Aram? Are you really so sure that it's only an appearance??"
 

Though troubled by the party's recent addition, the group gets the raft underway again with the troll skeleton aboard. The reeds are taller as you progress upsteam, and there occasionally you see some trees onshore, but you travel all morning without encountering anyone.

Around noon however you spot a tent ahead on shore.
 

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