Gameplay - The Dragon Who Took Too Little

"Right-o! Farewell new friends!" Ruby calls out in the dark, bowing slightly before they depart.

When the group is a fair distance away -although Ruby has a suspicion they might be following- she says "Well I trust them, I guess the pixies must've played some really mean pranks on them to be so hesitant. Still, I'm glad the negotiations went much better this time." Ruby has a bit of pep in her step, but not too much, might trip on a rock.

Aug 3, 2019 2:21 am

Hehsh nods. Ruby seems smart. "Onto the river people. Didn't the pixies say we would need to breathe underwater?"

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Aug 4, 2019 6:22 pm

"Hmmm, that might be a problem in our current state." Ruby scratches her head, not even sure where to start on a breathing apparatus. "Do you know anyone who can cast a...breathing spell on us? Or some kind of potion maybe?"

Aug 4, 2019 8:01 pm

"Perhaps an alchemist in town?"

Aug 4, 2019 9:06 pm

As you return to the sunlit world, MystWynd emerges from a hiding place in the leafy branches of a large tree. "Did it work? Are they coming?" he asks tentatively.

Little Zoboanth snorts through her nose, and her eyebrow ridges narrow dangerously. "You did not warn them that there were ill feelings between pixie and bird kind. You endangered us all by withholding that from us.

MystWynd looks astonished. "Ill feelings? Oh dear, I don't know what that could be about. I hardly ever have dealings with them, and those have always ended in laughter." He shakes his head in confusion, but that passes from his face almost instantly and he zips about. "Are you ready to visit the river people?"

Hasan

CaveJohnson

Aug 5, 2019 6:01 pm

"Perhaps. Do we go like... under the water or can the surface? I would assume they can come to the surface otherwise why would we be going there.. ... " Hasan acts a bit nervously as the mention of going underwater starts bubbling in his mind.

Aug 5, 2019 11:36 pm

"What's the matter? Can't swim?"

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Hasan

CaveJohnson

Aug 5, 2019 11:48 pm

~Cough~" Of course I can swim what kind of person cant swim." he says a bit shakedly while trying to sound confident.

Aug 9, 2019 4:17 am

"I can swim, but can't hold my breath." Ruby says dryly. "In any case I'm sure there's a method for reaching, right Mystwynd?"

Aug 9, 2019 4:30 am

"Oh, yeah, pffbbttt, that's covered, sure. I wouldn't worry about it." MystWynd's eyes dart back and forth, just not looking directly at any of you.

He waves his arm. "This way it's not far. To the thing. With the-" (incoherent mumbling)

Aug 10, 2019 2:04 pm

RisqueBoots Inactive forever!

MystWynd looks back at the cave. "You know, I really thought that the bird people would be in the sky. They would have been if we went at night. Lucky that."

You travel through temperate forest for a few hours and as the sun hangs low in the afternoon sky, you come across a wide river. You hear it first, the rushing roar of rapids. When you see it, you see below the rapids, a wide expanse of calm water, working near the edges from the chutes off the upper flow.

Sitting on a rock is a huge woman, will more than six feet tall. She has shaggy black hair, blue eyes, gray skin, robust and very muscular build. She appears unarmored but heavily armed with an axe bigger than most of you.

She is holding a letter (upside down) as if trying to read it. Seeing you coming, she...

Take it from there.

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Barbara Barberis

Aug 10, 2019 10:19 pm

Noticing the approaching group, the woman braces her free hand against the handle of her greataxe planted in the ground beside her. With a small grunt, she rises to her full and towering height and brings the oversized weapon up to rest on her shoulder. Note crumpled in her hand, she waves towards the group as she calls out in a deep and rumbling voice. "Ah, 'bout time! You lot must be who that lil' pixie told me to sit an' wait for." Stepping towards the group, each footfall heavy and loud compared to far smaller and lighter creatures, she stuffed the crumpled note into a pocket before offering her hand out to any who might take it. "Well met if you are, names Barb."

Any who would bother to glance her over would be able to tell her clothing is unremarkable save the sleeves being roughly torn off to leave her arms and shoulders bare, and the pair of large claw-like earrings dangling from her ears. A small cluster of javelins can just barely be seen poking over one shoulder, and there are two handaxes tucked into the sides of her belt. Notable to any familiar with orcs and half-orcs, she has a complete lack of any visible scarring on her gray skin.

OOC:

Hope that's a good introduction, let me know if anything is particularly off/overlooked and I can fix it up.

Aug 11, 2019 4:32 am

"Woah." Ruby stares at Barb, looking her up and down with what can only be described as awe. Why can't I be that big? She ponders, staring for a second or two longer then necessary. Realizing she is about to create social faux pas Ruby approaches the gal, stretching out a hand to meet her own.

"Hi there. I'm Ruby, The scaly one is Hehsh, the soldier one is Hasan, and the small one is Zobanth."

Aug 11, 2019 6:48 am

RisqueBoots Inactive forever!

Qralloq says:

"Oh, yeah, pffbbttt, that's covered, sure. I wouldn't worry about it." MystWynd's eyes dart back and forth, just not looking directly at any of you.

He waves his arm. "This way it's not far. To the thing. With the-" (incoherent mumbling)

"MystWynd, the more you speak, the less safe I feel"

RisqueBoots says:

"Ah, 'bout time! You lot must be who that lil' pixie told me to sit an' wait for."

"We won't hold the fact that MystWynd sent you against you. You're here to help raise the army and help save the dragon?"

Aug 13, 2019 7:51 am

Barb gave a broad smile as one of the smaller ones in the group, after looking a bit awe-struck for a moment, stepped forward to shake her hand and introduce herself and her companions in turn. The half-orc's grip would be firm and strong and no doubt her hand near completely enveloped Ruby's, but she made a conscious effort not to squeeze too hard or accidentally yank the smaller woman about. Raising her gaze up, she glanced towards each member of the group and gave a light nod as their names were listed off for her.

When the handshake came to an end and the scaly one spoke up next, the half-orc paused for a moment before replying slowly. "Savin' a dragon, huh?" Then, her expression turned sheepish as she fished the crumpled up note out of her pocket and held it out. "I was wonderin' what it was I was needed for. Truth be told... I can't make heads or tails of this here note I was given." Then, she gave a laugh and her expression turned confident as she gave a nod. "You can count me in, all the same. Somethin' a dragon that needs savin' from must be a mighty impressive force, an' thwartin' somethin' like that aught to earn a scar or two worth singin' 'bout."

Hasan

CaveJohnson

Aug 13, 2019 3:59 pm

"Well how about we take a gander at the note?"

Aug 14, 2019 3:38 am

The writing is in Draconic.

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Aug 14, 2019 3:51 am

"Huh." Hehsh is puzzled by the note. He understands the words written in draconic, but he doesn't know how he knows them. Until recently he had never seen anything like himself. The closest thing he had ever encountered to himself was the young dragon Zoboanth. There had been no one to teach him this language, and yet, he understood. "It says that you are to be trusted and that we are to check the rocks. I assume said rocks are by the water." He scratches his frills. "Zoboanth, are those of us who are related to dragons born with the knowledge of our language, or does it need to be taught?"

Aug 14, 2019 4:11 am

"There are deeper magics than words." replies the wyrmling.

Aug 14, 2019 5:38 am