"Session" 1 - Arrival

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May 25, 2021 9:46 pm
"Demons? Oh my... let me think... yes. Yes, I do recall hearing that. Sighted from Cyfaraun, out in Lake Laman. I believe the rumour was that a Wizard from the college had a tower built on the island some years ago. He became a bit of a recluse and recently great winged fiends have been seen flying over the island, glowing in the night or on cloudy days. I haven't heard of any attacks yet though... If that is your chosen quest, I wish you luck. I must confess I don't know much of demonology. I'm a historian. I would refer you to our local head cleric but..." he looks down at his feet with a disappointed look on his face "... well, we've had a recent change of the guard as it were and I don't think the new head priestess would have much interest in such things... perhaps the Tower of Knowledge in Cyfaraun or the Blade Dancers in Mityethtem might know."His expression changes again, with a small, excited smile on his face and he adds "I must say though, I would be somewhat surprised if the Imperial Vanguard hadn't fixed this demon problem by the time you got there. It's quite exciting to live in an era with real live heroes like Aghilas and Nikolaus doing great deeds like in the old legends, don't you think?"
May 26, 2021 3:33 pm
"Possible rough on the heroes though. "
May 27, 2021 1:20 am
Jobyn continues to stand and listen to what Alex is up to while keeping an eye on the surroundings.
Jun 1, 2021 4:37 pm
Martin nods. "Very exicting. I hope to one day be like those men. But you';ve got to work your way up to it. Tower of Knowledge in Cyfaraun or the Blade Dancers in Mityethtem, you say... Ok."
OOC:
Would Martin know where either of those locations are and how to get there? If not, he'll ask the analyst too.
He looks around to the peole who followed him in here waiting to see if there are any additional questions and if not and he knows where those cities are, he says "Thank you for your help sir." and leaves as quickly as he came.

He stands outside waiting for any who were going to try to catch up to him.
Jun 4, 2021 5:58 pm
Alexander walks along, "I'm due to check in at the Tower eventually anyway." He shrugs. "We might as well walk in that direction."
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Jun 6, 2021 3:03 am
Jobyn found the excursion interesting but said nothing, and then followed Alexander back outside.
Jun 7, 2021 8:55 pm
OOC:
There are either road signs to both, or directions are easily obtained. No trouble finding the way to either of them. Is there anything you folk would like to do in the fort or the town before traveling elsewhere? And are you set on heading to Cyfaraun?
Jun 8, 2021 7:12 pm
OOC:
I'm curious about timing. It seems like those locations aren't too far away. Would we need to get some provisions or anything is is this just a town over or something and we'll be there in a few hours?
Martin nods to Jobyn, "Well that helps answer to which one we should go. I was just passing through looking for somewhere to be of assistance. Seeing as I may have found that already, I'm ready to head out. Cyfaraun it is. How about anyone else?"

Martin carefully feels his gear, subconsciously really, just making sure he's ready for anything still. And it seems he is.
Jun 8, 2021 10:10 pm
OOC:
It is about a 3 and 1/2 day journey, a day and half away on the road is another decently sized town, Samos. And there may be small villages or hamlets if provisions are needed on the road.
Jun 9, 2021 1:31 pm
"Hmm, of course it isn't local. May I suggest at least spending a little bit of downtime in this town before moving to the next? At the very least, maybe we can find work that leads us in the direction we are intending to go."
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Jun 10, 2021 1:20 pm
OOC:
Gotcha. Thanks
Martin nods to Alexander now. "Yes. That could be a good idea... I'd hate the idea of demons running around unchecked, but it would be even worse to know that we passed over other troubles and this demon thing is a misunderstanding..."

He strokes his chin, thoughtfully, then says "And if I remember correctly, it's about 3 or 4 days to get there, and I don't know about you, but I suspect I'll need provisions to get me there, so perhaps I'll source some of those while we're in town."

Martin looks around to find a place get these provisions and also find another source of gossip. "Do we want to stay the night and leave in the morning? Get a full days march in? Or just gather some more information and head out?"
Jun 10, 2021 6:40 pm
"I would suggest resting here and starting out in the morning as this would give us ample time to get word of the road ahead as well as pick up any other side items of interest. As for provisions in route I should be able to help with those unless the land is totally barren between here and there."
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Jun 14, 2021 1:26 pm
Alexander nods. "Quite true, Jobyn is an excellent hunter. Still no reason not to have backup."
Jun 15, 2021 7:00 pm
Martin looks to the group and says "Ok, I’m going to go find some stuff for myself and try to get some information. You all are welcome to come along. Or if you have some business to attend to, we can meet back at the gate at first light?"

Martin has no problem teaming up with these men, but he doesn’t know them or their plans and doesn’t want to presume on them. So he waits to see what they would like to do before going to the markets.
OOC:
So how do provisions and stuff work here, I think the book says we need 8lbs of water and food a day or something?
Jun 17, 2021 8:47 pm
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2 lbs food and 1 gallon of water/day. But for the most part rations are sold in daily or weekly allotments in the book. Also, foraging is fairly easy, and hunting can also be done if you want to take a day out of traveling to do it. For the most part though, unless it's more than a week of travel, don't worry about it. It'll just be counted as part of your monthly "living expenses," and we'll assume your food consumption was covered in that. More than a week out of town though, then we will start tracking food consumption and rations etc.
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