Adventure 1 - Delving into Godsskull

Oct 21, 2019 1:43 pm
The glow of torches or a fire give the cave entrance an ominous appearance, but the crack of thunder alongside the deluge of rain and battering of hail drove you to ignore your apprehension. Stepping past the precipice into the fanged mouth of the cave, several guards of what appears to be a merchant caravan approach, weapons drawn but not raised.

The lead guard, apparently a captain from his higher quality sword and more elaborately decorated armor, holds up a hand as the last of you steps out of the storm.

"Ho there! What brings such an...exotic group through Khelbane's Pass? Naught but Trade Guild merchants use this pass," the lead guard, his voice gruff and graveled, demands, his posture tense.

"Oh coin of Aengrist, calm down Captain!" calls out a woman from further in the camp.

Shoving aside several of the slower guard, a pale-skinned, silver-blonde human woman approached your group as she continued to berate the guard captain, "Despite what the Guild likes to claim, they do not own this pass, and this is the only shelter from that storm for leagues! So pipe down, and let them warm up by a fire! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!"

Despite being a hair over five foot at most, the woman seemed to tower over the guard captain. Without a word, the guards began to sheathe swords and relax their posture.
OOC:
I leave how long you guys have known each other to you, but the five of you are entering the cave as a single group.
Oct 21, 2019 2:57 pm
Brewwwwhhh I love a good rain storm. Reminds me of my time in the woods. I say, shaking the water off of my black, equine body. I appreciate you allowing us to use the cave, though. I fear others may not take to the weather as well.
Oct 21, 2019 3:11 pm
"Anyone else getting a bad vibe here?", the small procyon says as they pull their well-worn robe tighter across their body, "I hate to point out the obvious but that cave looks like a skull." He looks around at each of you in turn, "surrounded by other skulls."
OOC:
Rolling history to see if there is more general knowledge about this area, like if there are progenitor races that have commonly created skull caves in this area.

Rolls

History - (1d20+5)

(3) + 5 = 8

Oct 21, 2019 3:14 pm
Manneo stays silent as the others enter the cave. Even though the woman got the guards to relax, he still kept a good grip on his longaxe. I've been in worse storms than this when I was still up in the mountains. This is a light drizzle compared to them.

As he speaks Manneo can't help, but to notice the beauty that the human female possesses.
Oct 21, 2019 3:53 pm
A female Dragonborn: She looks to be in her later teens or possible early twenties. She is 6'2" and must weight around 300 pounds. She has dark blue scales that are almost violet for skin and it could easily be mistaken for black tone. Her eyes, golden hued, are a bit sunken and many times hard to see. She seems to have a charm about her for a dragonborn.

Dragonborn feet ended with three strong talon-like claws with a fourth claw in the back, while their hands were similar with three claws with a thumb replacing the rear claw. A dragonborn's head featured a blunt snout, a strong brow, and reptilian frills on the cheeks and ears. On the back of the head, a crest of hornlike scales formed what resembled a mess of ropy hair. That hair is like her scales, very dark bluish violet.

Description of Faerlin's gear: She wears blacken chain with a dark red tabard which has an open eye upon it. She has a amulet of the all seeing eye on a cord around her neck and waterskin over her shoulder. She holds a spear in a non-threatening manner in her hands. There is multiple weapons and such attacked to her backpack and a pouch to her side. She sports a dagger in her right side leg strap. She has a cloak with hood on protecting her from the elements.
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Water dripping off her hooded cloak and a spear in her hands, Yes. The rain has been driving us hard. Some shelter would great. as she tosses back her hood exposing her face. Her gear marks her as religious.
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Oct 22, 2019 2:00 pm
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Shooing the guards off, the woman turns to face you, barely blinking at the odd mix of races, "Pick a campfire and get yourselves warmed up, but start any trouble and you'll find that the guards aren't the dangerous ones." Her warning given, she turns and heads back to her own fire.

The interior of the cave is dotted by five large camp fires, though an unlit tunnel extends deeper into the mountain on the eastern wall. The majority of those surrounding the fires look to be humans, with an odd gnome or halfling and, most surprisingly, a single kenku sitting off on their own.
Oct 23, 2019 1:07 am
As you settle in around the camp fires, you catch bits of scattered conversations among those that were already in the cave.

"...ny idea? The tunnel wasn't here last time I came through..."

"...couldda sworn I heard a rockslide as we were settling in..."

"...seem more out there than usual? Just yesterday he was holding his amulet and cawing even more nonsense..."


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Oct 23, 2019 1:19 am
Faerlin settles in. She doesn't pay the fire much attention and is looking about.
OOC:
Casts Detect Magic and scanning.
Oct 23, 2019 1:47 am
Manneo sits down by one of the fires and starts to dry out. Sitting his longaxe down and in easy reach, Manneo matches the stare of the Frosthorne knight.
Oct 23, 2019 12:34 pm
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Oct 23, 2019 3:47 pm
Ranos plops down, his robe splaying out around him. He starts aimlessly rolling some trinkets around on the ground, nodding or grimacing in turn as they land in various positions. To the experienced party, you can tell he is really just looking busy while listening closely to other conversations. He nonchalantly points towards with his clawed finger Manneo and mumbles something.

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Rolls

Perception to listen in on the conversation about the Kenku and their amulet - (1d20+1)

(10) + 1 = 11

Oct 23, 2019 5:21 pm
Manneo simply shrugs his shoulders and nods his head in the direction the conversation came from. Not sure, they were speaking about it, over there. Manneo looks into the fire a moment as he mumbles a his reply.

Manneo tries to see if he can pick up anymore information about the tunnels.
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Rolls

Perception - (1d20+3)

(17) + 3 = 20

Oct 23, 2019 7:00 pm
Jahred took a moment, trying to decide who he was going to be, but something about the silver blonde haired woman told him he'd probably do best being himself. She seemed sharp, and her people on edge, and the young man had no desire to put his skills to the test needlessly. "Thank you for your hospitality, m'Lady, can't say I was expecting warmth in such an imposing edifice." He said giving her a brief but appropriate bow for someone of unknown, but clearly high status. "I think my companions would agree when I say we have no intention of learning how dangerous anyone here is, guards or otherwise."

He removed his pack and set it and his bow down beside Faerlin, the young man's slight and wiry frame was a study in contrast to his large and more imposing Dragonborn companion, and he gave a sigh of relief as he rid himself of the weight. He had left his finer clothes in his pack, and was thankful for his more comfortable, albeit simpler, common garb of greens and browns. Warming his hands by the fire he cast his eyes about the Lady's entourage taking in the details, these people were clearly on edge, and the Lady hadn't even waited around for introductions; of course, that could easily have been on account of them being beneath her concern beyond keeping her captain from embarrassing her.
Oct 23, 2019 7:01 pm
OOC:
Just wondering if Jahred knows anything about this place.

Rolls

History - (1d20+3)

(7) + 3 = 10

Oct 23, 2019 10:05 pm
I shake the water out of my mane and find the fire with the fewest people. I then lie down next to the fire and look deep into the flames.
Oct 24, 2019 1:29 pm
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Oct 24, 2019 1:58 pm
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As the various members of the caravan begin laying out bedrolls, something flies out from the tunnel leading further into the mountain. The people closest to the tunnel scream and leap from the ground, scrambling to get away from whatever it was. Guards draw their weapons and race towards the tunnel, as another thing is thrown into the closest camp fire, dousing the flames.
OOC:
Everyone roll initiative.
Oct 24, 2019 2:08 pm
INIT

Rolls

INIT - (1d20+1)

(6) + 1 = 7

Oct 24, 2019 2:19 pm
OOC:
Initiative

Rolls

Initiative check - (1d20+1)

(1) + 1 = 2

Oct 24, 2019 3:52 pm
I stand and draw longbow.

Rolls

initiative - (1d20+2)

(12) + 2 = 14

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