The Night Blade (4th level)

[ +- ] Homalis

Homalis steps out from behind his giant dwarf friend, arms crossed.
We may. If you tell us more about who you are and that "Night Lord" you mentioned.

Last edited February 13, 2020 9:36 pm

Rhuda

Feb 14, 2020 2:42 am

The dwarf opens his mouth to reply, but the woman - Rhuda, apparently - hisses at him. "No! The Night Blade himself'll kill us if we say anything, Tasty Pete!" She looks at the formidable party and tries a friendly smile. "We'd prefer not to die by anyone's hand, m'lords."

OOC:

Anyone who wants can go for some kind of a Charisma check to change these guys' minds.

Feb 14, 2020 3:14 am

"You people lack imagination," Alab sighs. "We drow have ways of dealing such torment, you'll BEG for death!"

Rolls

Intimidatioon - (1d20+5)

(7) + 5 = 12

Feb 14, 2020 6:03 am

MattParody Inactive for 10 months

Celia simply calmly walks over, still enlarged, and holds her massive sword in front of her. "Well, alroight, spill it, why're ya harassin' us? This night blade feller seems a little far off, but this sword is right 'ere is bigger than either 'a you and just a few feet from splittin' ya' in two before ya' can say 'Tasty Pete.'"

Rolls

Intimidation - (1d20+1)

(3) + 1 = 4

Tok’ra Glenn

Feb 14, 2020 6:12 pm

With a sucking sound followed by a grimace of pain, Tok'ra removes the bolt from their shoulder.
The tadpole tattoo circles the open wound with an air of concern.
"We would have words with this Night Blade, who set you all on this task to interfere with us and wound us so..."implores the half-elf with a slight smile at the end.

[ +- ] Tok'ra Glenn

Rolls

Sorcerer Persuasion - (1D20+6)

(17) + 6 = 23

Tasty Pete

Feb 15, 2020 2:53 am

The woman's eyes widen with each threat, but she does her best to keep her mouth shut. Her friend, on the other hand...

"We wasn't sent ta wound ye! We was just 'post ta rob anyone what passed this way, an' bring the bounty back ta the Lonely Torch!" The dwarf's eyes dart one way, then the other, as though he is considering running. "Me word's true! Go an' bother 'im, not me!"

Feb 15, 2020 4:57 am

"I am tempted to satisfy my curiosity just how tasty you are, Tasy Pete," Alab says, stroking the dwarf's cheek with pale, slender fingers, ending in nails lacquered black, "but your master intrigues me more."

The drow's eyes flick over to Rhuda, then addresses his companions,"Let us strip them and bind them, then go see this Night Blade at the Lonely Torch."

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Feb 15, 2020 3:05 pm

"Ah, we ain't gotta bind 'em or anything, we ken just let 'em go. No sense in bein' petty an' perhaps gettin' 'em killed by their boss."
She turns to look at the bandits. "And don't 'ya worry, we'll come up with somethin' as to how we got the guy's location. Next group 'a people you attack mightn't be so graceful, so take the chance ta stop with the banditry and whatnot while ya have the chance. Being a soldier ain't so bad, if you'd like" she says with a shrug. "T'd be a shame to let warriors like yourselves die by petty crime."

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Rhuda

Feb 15, 2020 4:02 pm

Rhuda sighs and rubs her eyes. "Well, if they ask, please be sure to tell them it was Tasty Pete who told you, not me." Her lips turn in a crooked half-smile. "Not that I don't want you to put the Night Blade down. You've already treated us better than he ever did." She then winces in the direction of Alab, obviously unsure whether to include him in that remark. "Best of luck to you, m'lords!"

Feb 15, 2020 4:05 pm

OOC:

As an aside, the Lonely Torch would be an old watchtower out in the wilds beyond Whitesparrow. You could try to find it on your own, or stop in town to ask questions. Up to you guys!

Feb 15, 2020 4:05 pm

MattParody Inactive for 10 months

Alab rolls his eyes at the soft-hearted giantess, and flicks a dismissive gesture at Pete and Rhuda. The drow is already stalking towards Whitesparrow.

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Tok’ra Glenn

Feb 15, 2020 9:54 pm

The half-elf nods their head at the former bandits and then turns towards to follow the drow heading to Whitesparrow.
"Perhaps at our next stop we find a moment to take care of this," they say waving a hand towards the bolt wound.
"It would not due if we were to meet this Night Blade in our current state." says Tok'ra matter of factly as they follow Alab.

Feb 16, 2020 4:31 pm

Celia sucks in some air through her teeth. "Aye, that's a nasty-lookin' hit ya took there. How's 'bout we stop fer a moment 'a rest in Whitesparrow, 'n then head out tah find this 'Lonesome Torch' or what-have-you. I think we'll find it out 'ere in the woods just fine, and 't seems roight foolish to ask about and maybe raise this 'Night Blade's' suspicions."

Feb 17, 2020 3:07 am

Nestled between mountains to the east and west and swampland and forest to the south, the village of Whitesparrow serves as respite for those who travel along the modest trade route running through the surrounding valley. An old keep overlooks this village of five hundred people from an adjacent hill, with banners depicting the settlement’s namesake bird fluttering from its square turrets.

After the keep, a great hand carved of black stone is Whitesparrow’s second-most-visible landmark, rising up at the center of the village with its thumb and five fingers splayed out. The area around the hand is a great dig, where previous generations tried and failed to excavate whatever lay beneath it.

An open-air stone temple, a two-story inn built atop steaming hot springs, and an outfitters’ shop stand among two dozen other buildings that make up the heart of the village, while farmhouses dot the neighboring hillsides, surrounded by broad fields of crops.

Feb 17, 2020 4:40 am

Alab regards everything, particularly the digging, with obvious disdain. "Do what you must. I will wait there." The drow indicates the open-air temple, curious despite himself.

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Feb 17, 2020 8:13 am

MattParody Inactive for 10 months

Ah, Civilization at last... Homalis looks happy, his stride increasing.
He turns to his fellow sorcerer. Hey Tok'ra, maybe we can get our injuries looked at at that temple! he says, holding the wound where a bolt had hit him.

Tok’ra Glenn

Feb 17, 2020 2:57 pm

"This plan of checking with the temples suits us." Tok'ra says as they make for the temple with Homalis and Alab(at least).

The half-elf and the tattoo tadpole keep wary eyes as they approach the temple.

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Rolls

Investigating the Temple for people and functions - (1D20+2)

(11) + 2 = 13

Feb 18, 2020 3:47 am

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Celia follows along behind the group, although she seems to eye the hot springs longingly. "I didn' know you all were a religious bunch. I wouldn't 'a thought of the temple first, I'll say. You're probably roight to check there first, though, I s'pose."

Feb 22, 2020 2:46 am