[IC] Death & Taxes (Session 4)

Hildar moves to get a good view of the village and draws his wand and takes a deep breath before beginning to incant....as sweat begins to form on his brow he shouts out to the others "Something about the land seems to be resisting my spell!"

Bruv trudges through the rising swamplands, relying on his instinctual understanding of where the more solid ground is, to try to lead people to the festival stage.

Seeing the waters reclaiming the land, Tronus's inspiring words set off a flurry of motion. Hildar tries to conjure up levees to hold back the water from the common footpaths. His spell nearly fails to take effect, but then he remembers something Tronus said, and he manages to harness the necessary energies! Stone walls appear out of thin air, holding back the waters in a central portion of the town... at least for the time being.

Bruv helps lead people down paths toward the festival plaza. The area is far enough away from Hildar's dams that the waters have already claimed the roads, but the Orc watches the water's motion to spot the high ground and direct folks toward the wooden tables and stage. Skeeter Zymph follows along, muttering something about how he'd rather take his chances with the baron's courts than the crocodiles.