Aug 14, 2022 11:21 pm
Lucia looks to the boy and says, "Thank you, Lion-hearted one! I owe you."
ADVENTURE 1: HEROES OF THORNWALL
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Aug 15, 2022 12:19 am
Gurion blushes a little, then knuckles his forehead.
"Aye, ma’am. Your name was Lucia? I overheard your introduction earlier. Perhaps we can band together in our mutual fight against the darkness?"
"Aye, ma’am. Your name was Lucia? I overheard your introduction earlier. Perhaps we can band together in our mutual fight against the darkness?"
Aug 15, 2022 3:47 am
"That sounds wonderful! I love speaking and learning from new companions.
"I hope to show you my ancestral home. We need what help we can in repelling those damnable beasts from down there. Perhaps someone as brave as you can help us overcome those evils.
"But first, tell me of your home, as well as your motives for adventure."
"I hope to show you my ancestral home. We need what help we can in repelling those damnable beasts from down there. Perhaps someone as brave as you can help us overcome those evils.
"But first, tell me of your home, as well as your motives for adventure."
Aug 15, 2022 4:00 am
Smiling, Gurion told Lucia his story.
"Simple, really. My father, Ariel Yisharu, was a knight and nobleman from Agthor. We lived in a manor in the city of New Erinor. Dad always was going off to war, and he told me frequently of the dark horde he battled against. Sometimes my mom made him stop, but he’d make up some chores we had to do so he could complete his tales." The boy paused and wiped away some tears he hoped Lucia hadn’t seen.
"Dad didn’t return after his last campaign. Mom and I mourned, but one day while tending to his shrine and polishing his armor, it occurred to me that I could take up the fight. I didn’t have his sword - it was lost in his last battle, but his armor and shield were recovered and repaired. So I gathered some supplies, and father’s armor, and set out. And here I am."
"How about you?"
"Simple, really. My father, Ariel Yisharu, was a knight and nobleman from Agthor. We lived in a manor in the city of New Erinor. Dad always was going off to war, and he told me frequently of the dark horde he battled against. Sometimes my mom made him stop, but he’d make up some chores we had to do so he could complete his tales." The boy paused and wiped away some tears he hoped Lucia hadn’t seen.
"Dad didn’t return after his last campaign. Mom and I mourned, but one day while tending to his shrine and polishing his armor, it occurred to me that I could take up the fight. I didn’t have his sword - it was lost in his last battle, but his armor and shield were recovered and repaired. So I gathered some supplies, and father’s armor, and set out. And here I am."
"How about you?"
Aug 15, 2022 6:17 am
Chani silently bows when Gurion pays for the party and patiently waits what will tax collector answer to Gurion's question.
Aug 15, 2022 6:17 am
She hits down the notes intently, saying, "Uh huh…yes…oh," at the appropriate pauses and intervals."Oh, my boy, my story is not particularly interesting to the layman. I fought in my youth in the Deeplands with my people, but an old mage saw some talent in me, convinced my father that I should cultivate my magical gifts for eventual use to reclaim our ancestral lands, and so I had apprenticed for Master Desmus for approximately 35 years, documenting locations of essence anomalies. I currently am hoping to be able to map and understand flow patterns of these alterations to the fabric of magical energy."
[ +- ] Lucia’s Notes
Gurion Yisharu, son of Ariel Yisharu of Agthor (is it THE Ariel Yisharu?)
Seems a bit green around the ears, but probably could mean that he will fight his fear better than others. Very wealthy, and liberal with his coin.
Sad origin story, but perhaps our destinies will intertwine, and we will be better for it.
Interested to see if he hopes to seek the death place of his father, as Master Desmus says that is a place with a strangely powerful essence well.
Maybe he knows of someone who was there when his father died, so I can ascertain if something happened on the battle to cause that well to form.
Seems a bit green around the ears, but probably could mean that he will fight his fear better than others. Very wealthy, and liberal with his coin.
Sad origin story, but perhaps our destinies will intertwine, and we will be better for it.
Interested to see if he hopes to seek the death place of his father, as Master Desmus says that is a place with a strangely powerful essence well.
Maybe he knows of someone who was there when his father died, so I can ascertain if something happened on the battle to cause that well to form.
Aug 15, 2022 8:39 am
Jeb ignores the 5cp in Gurions hand. He says, "I tell you what! If you are able to source and provide me with a new bell, I am willing to pay for it and you can keep the 5cp as a tiny advance."
"The bell the mayor gave me is just so damn frustrating. It has a clunky, dull tone and twice in the last month I rang for the watch, but no one heard it. Time for a new one! Do you think you could help me out?"
He tells you to follow this road all the way down and over the bridge and to keep following it as it meanders around to the right. The Green Briar Tavern cannot be missed.
"The bell the mayor gave me is just so damn frustrating. It has a clunky, dull tone and twice in the last month I rang for the watch, but no one heard it. Time for a new one! Do you think you could help me out?"
He tells you to follow this road all the way down and over the bridge and to keep following it as it meanders around to the right. The Green Briar Tavern cannot be missed.
Aug 15, 2022 12:11 pm
"Real magic, Ms. Lucia?" Gurion asks, clearly amazed.
To Jeb, the boy nods dutifully. "Thanks, Master Jeb. We’ll see what we can do about your bell problem."
To Jeb, the boy nods dutifully. "Thanks, Master Jeb. We’ll see what we can do about your bell problem."
Aug 19, 2022 10:34 am
You leave the small cottage dwelling of Jeb and pass a small carter's house on the right side of the road.
On the left side of the road is a small side lane that leads to a larger building. Looking down the lane at the building you see large double doors wide and tall enough to admit a wagon or carriage provide access to a spacious building with wood siding. Set into the left large door there is a person-sized door. A wagon wheel is mounted over the doors with u-shaped iron pins.
Moving on along the road you see the only bridge in town that crosses the Coldstone River, plus the site of the warehouse, stables, and mill.
Just west of this point, a mountain river splashes through a deep, natural channel. The rocky channel cuts through the town from north to south, but a sturdy stone bridge spans a narrow point in the river here. Just to the south is a mill. Its wheel creaks as it turns slowly in the splashing water.
To the north sit a pair of identical buildings. Each has a large pair of double doors that face the road. A sign nailed to the tree between the buildings reads:
On the left side of the road is a small side lane that leads to a larger building. Looking down the lane at the building you see large double doors wide and tall enough to admit a wagon or carriage provide access to a spacious building with wood siding. Set into the left large door there is a person-sized door. A wagon wheel is mounted over the doors with u-shaped iron pins.
Moving on along the road you see the only bridge in town that crosses the Coldstone River, plus the site of the warehouse, stables, and mill.
Just west of this point, a mountain river splashes through a deep, natural channel. The rocky channel cuts through the town from north to south, but a sturdy stone bridge spans a narrow point in the river here. Just to the south is a mill. Its wheel creaks as it turns slowly in the splashing water.
To the north sit a pair of identical buildings. Each has a large pair of double doors that face the road. A sign nailed to the tree between the buildings reads:
Aug 19, 2022 11:15 am
Chani follows this road over the bridge and keep following it as it meanders around to the right. She is looking for The Green Briar Tavern which " cannot be missed". She ignores the sign.
OOC:
Based on materials provided "Very few Freefolk read or write.". Chani don't read or write - it is the skill not required in her background
Aug 19, 2022 1:11 pm
Guuug just plodded on following the general direction indicated. His mighty steps ate the distance quickly. He cared not about the little ones keeping up or not. He was hungry, and he wanted food. He noted the buildings of the land, solid, unmovable structures, many not made for his size, and dismissed them. They did not hold food. Signs were likewise ignored. He did not read, and he could not eat them. On and on he marched, hunting for the smell of food..
Aug 19, 2022 7:20 pm
You all rush on eager to find The Green Briar Tavern ignoring the other buildings about you as the beginning pangs of hunger bite. It has been a long day. You all look forward to making good connections to the world, a sense of security, a place to store valuables, maybe a friend or blood brother or sister to lean on and some business opportunities, obviously.
The thought of adventure quickens your step and you soon find your sense assaulted by food cooking and warm firelight shining through the windows of The Green Briar Tavern.
The sign hanging from a tall post out front lets you know that you’ve arrived at the Green Briar Tavern. It’s a fine looking building with glass windows, wood shingles, and plastered brick walls. The walls are decorated with a painted belt of red triangles that would be only slightly out of fashion in the south.
There’s a tall barn on the east side of the property that’s connected to the tavern by a low wooden fence. The space between the two buildings forms an open yard that is rutted with the tracks of wagon wheels and marked
by the prints of horses. Most of these lead to the double doors on the side of the barn.
However, it is at this point that you all hear voices shouting loudly in some sort of chant from within the Main Room.
"No fightin’, no spittin’, no breakin’ the chairs,
No grabin’ the ladies, no pullin’ of hair,
No bein’ an arse, don’t behave like a lout,
If you don’t like the rules, you can get the hell out."
The thought of adventure quickens your step and you soon find your sense assaulted by food cooking and warm firelight shining through the windows of The Green Briar Tavern.
The sign hanging from a tall post out front lets you know that you’ve arrived at the Green Briar Tavern. It’s a fine looking building with glass windows, wood shingles, and plastered brick walls. The walls are decorated with a painted belt of red triangles that would be only slightly out of fashion in the south.
There’s a tall barn on the east side of the property that’s connected to the tavern by a low wooden fence. The space between the two buildings forms an open yard that is rutted with the tracks of wagon wheels and marked
by the prints of horses. Most of these lead to the double doors on the side of the barn.
However, it is at this point that you all hear voices shouting loudly in some sort of chant from within the Main Room.
"No fightin’, no spittin’, no breakin’ the chairs,
No grabin’ the ladies, no pullin’ of hair,
No bein’ an arse, don’t behave like a lout,
If you don’t like the rules, you can get the hell out."
Aug 19, 2022 11:09 pm
No sooner had the smell of food hit his nostrils and Guuug had accelerated, ducking and wrestling his mighty frame through the door.
"GGggg.... Nyagh! Rahhh!"
Finally freed from the obstacle, he rose to his normal height, or at least until the ceiling or ornaments halted his rise. He looked around with his little beady eyes, his open mouth drooling, his massive axe almost forgotten in his hand.
"I am hungry!.... Hrrrr.... I want food!"
The Orog's voice was mighty and commanding, but rang with a note of despair. He was very, very hungry.
"GGggg.... Nyagh! Rahhh!"
Finally freed from the obstacle, he rose to his normal height, or at least until the ceiling or ornaments halted his rise. He looked around with his little beady eyes, his open mouth drooling, his massive axe almost forgotten in his hand.
"I am hungry!.... Hrrrr.... I want food!"
The Orog's voice was mighty and commanding, but rang with a note of despair. He was very, very hungry.
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Aug 20, 2022 1:50 am
Lucia scurries after her gigantic friend and yells in despair, "PLEASE FEED MY FRIEND, GUUUG! HE IS FAMISHED! WE WILL PAY!"
Aug 20, 2022 1:51 am
OOC: From what you can see of the outside of the buildings and the various information and descriptions gathered as you walked along the Main Road and through the township which included a very tasteful and interesting marketplace, you now have a fairly good idea as to what The Green Briar Tavern looks like.
CHECK OUT THE MAP THREAD FOR THE TAVERN! (You are ALL currently at (1) outside the gates to the building. Describe where you are and what you are doing - NOTE: Ghost players will disappear and be removed from the game. That player will then be replaced as there are quite a few others that are keen to play!
Aug 20, 2022 2:41 am
Gurion had never been in a real tavern before, but he figured he should buy his new friends some food and drink.
"If you all want to get us a table, I can order some food and drinks."
The boy heads to the bar [area 4] and tries to get the attention of the barkeep.
"Excuse me?" he says.
"If you all want to get us a table, I can order some food and drinks."
The boy heads to the bar [area 4] and tries to get the attention of the barkeep.
"Excuse me?" he says.
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Aug 20, 2022 10:31 am
Spartachris says:
Gurion had never been in a real tavern before, but he figured he should buy his new friends some food and drink."If you all want to get us a table, I can order some food and drinks."
The boy heads to the bar and tries to get the attention of the barkeep.
"Excuse me?" he says.
Aug 20, 2022 10:38 am
Lucia walks in and talks to Guuug: "Please, have a seat at this empty table, and I’ll make sure they feed you, if you agree to help with my task of mapping ley lines and other essence mutations.
"Guuug, what is your favorite food?"
"Guuug, what is your favorite food?"
Aug 20, 2022 10:48 am
HeroAmongMen says:
Lucia walks in and talks to Guuug: "Please, have a seat at this empty table, and I’ll make sure they feed you, if you agree to help with my task of mapping ley lines and other essence mutations."Guuug, what is your favorite food?"
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