Chapter 2: Birdsong in Hollow Valley
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Oct 5, 2019 11:33 pm
"I can send for Sikeo if you wish," Yao Fei says, hardly looking at you, "but she looks woods-wise enough."
Oct 5, 2019 11:39 pm
"Thank you." Wu Meng waited patiently for instructions to their next enterprise.
Oct 5, 2019 11:46 pm
Do the six of you head into the woods on your own, or send for Sikeo? By the looks of her, Mimi is a competent forest guide, and Wei can attest to this. Sikeo's advantage is he is a botanist, but it might take a little while to send for him.
Oct 6, 2019 1:56 am
"We can proceed if Mimi will lead the way regarding matters of nature." Once again, the monk was patient and respectful to wait till the others were ready.
He himself took a moment to reflect on a more personal matter. He pulled out the flute that he found the day before, and began to examine it, puzzled as to why Shifu Rao's flute was in the possession of someone else. What could this mean?
He thought about it for a while, and turned to Kalam. "Brother Kalam, what do you know if Shifu Rao and the disciples of the Wind?"
He himself took a moment to reflect on a more personal matter. He pulled out the flute that he found the day before, and began to examine it, puzzled as to why Shifu Rao's flute was in the possession of someone else. What could this mean?
He thought about it for a while, and turned to Kalam. "Brother Kalam, what do you know if Shifu Rao and the disciples of the Wind?"
Rolls
Spout Lore (the flute, Shifu Rao, etc) - (2d6)
(56) = 11
Oct 6, 2019 3:22 pm
Wu Meng knows that the Sanctuary of the Wind is located somewhere on the wind-blown steppes to the southeast, bordering the Haunted Desert.
Kalam, like everyone who grew up in Hiptos, has heard stories of powerful spirits in the desert - utukku, rakshasas, or djinn, lords of the simoom - who use human thralls to do their bidding, sometimes in exchange for power. Might Atekhramun's power have come from such a being? Did he somehow steal Shifu Rao's flute, or has something terrible happened at the Sanctuary of the Wind?
Kalam, like everyone who grew up in Hiptos, has heard stories of powerful spirits in the desert - utukku, rakshasas, or djinn, lords of the simoom - who use human thralls to do their bidding, sometimes in exchange for power. Might Atekhramun's power have come from such a being? Did he somehow steal Shifu Rao's flute, or has something terrible happened at the Sanctuary of the Wind?
Oct 6, 2019 5:24 pm
"I concur, if Mimi believes herself up to the task." Feng chimes in, not entirely trusting Sikeo will come without a price.
Oct 7, 2019 4:04 pm
OOC:
What do you say, Mimi? Are you up to the challenge?If Mimi agrees, we will Undertake A Perilous Journey. Mimi will be the Trailblazer, so I need 2 other volunteers to take the roles of Scout and Quartermaster. All three, roll+WIS.
Oct 7, 2019 4:48 pm
OOC:
I'll volunteer as quartermaster, if this happens.Oh god...
Last edited October 7, 2019 5:42 pm
Rolls
Quartermaster - (2d6+2)
(12) + 2 = 5
Oct 7, 2019 5:40 pm
OOC:
To save time, go ahead and add a roll to that. If we do this, we'll use it. Otherwise, we'll ignore it.Oct 7, 2019 6:18 pm
OOC:
Feng has a +1, but on further thinking We Meng has a +2 so maybe they're the better candidate.Oct 7, 2019 6:21 pm
OOC:
again sorry about the delay.Rolls
Spout lore - (2d6-1)
(66) - 1 = 11
Oct 7, 2019 10:24 pm
OOC:
sorry, thought the info may have pertained only to Hiptos and not Shifu Rao."We should bring supplies, such as tents and rations. We should also grab hunting equipment, bows, traps, the like. I'll try to scout but I'm afraid my skills in the wild may be lacking."
Oct 8, 2019 2:21 pm
Wu Meng followed. They were searching for fungus, so Meng didn't pick up on Kalam's suggestion to bring beast hunting equipment yet, and heeded Iko's volunteering to be the quartmaster. "I am able to scout ahead, as I have recently mastered the skill of moving swiftly across various environments."
Last edited October 8, 2019 2:22 pm
Rolls
Scout - (2d6+2)
(26) + 2 = 10
Oct 8, 2019 3:47 pm

Music
Mimi expertly leads the way through the jungle. It's unforgiving terrain, but also eerily beautiful. At one point you come to a valley filled with haunting birdsong. It's as if you've stumbled into another world. Iko, in particular, is inexplicably drawn to the strange glen, and wanders off, eventually losing sight of the group. He is found mere moments later, asleep underneath a peach tree in full bloom despite the late season. When he is roused, he speaks of an encounter with a creature of myth - a beautiful bird with wings of fire, a breast of gold, and emeralds for eyes. Iko swears he and the bird conversed for hours, though to the rest of you he was gone for only a few minutes.
OOC:
Mark 1 XP, Iko. Describe your encounter with this otherworldly creature, and the unwelcome truth it revealed to you.Everyone, name one item you have lost: Cross off 1 use of rations or adventuring gear, a coin, or any other single item from your possessions.
Oct 8, 2019 5:04 pm
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I'll pick 1 ration lost. BTW, will another another ration be used on the journey?load next