Nov 16, 2024 12:10 am
Eventually, Elysia rejoins her sister to process her grief.
3-2 The Forgotten Abbey
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Nov 16, 2024 7:33 am
Faith opens the door and checks out the hallway. She wants to determine whether the coast is clear. If so, where is her gear? Then, how to get out of the Lord Mayor's domain. Perhaps not before figuring out what drew her in the first place.
Nov 17, 2024 5:10 pm
Before Eozindra can fully process what her sister is saying, the middle door in the southern wall of the Entry Hall creaks slightly open and Morik and Faith see each other as the tiefling tentatively pokes her head around the door.
Nov 17, 2024 6:21 pm
She stands ready to move, should Morik turn hostile, but she is not being aggressive.
A dwarf? There are no dwarfs amon the mayors men! The tiefling sounds puzzled
Are you armon the ones who beat them? I heard some fighting earlier. How she sounds excited.
A dwarf? There are no dwarfs amon the mayors men! The tiefling sounds puzzled
Are you armon the ones who beat them? I heard some fighting earlier. How she sounds excited.
Nov 17, 2024 7:00 pm
Morik’s eyes widened to a full moon. "‘WARE!" He shouted, gripping his quarterstaff and muttering a spell.
"Don’t worry lass, you’ll join your mates soon enough."
"Don’t worry lass, you’ll join your mates soon enough."
OOC:
Casting Shillelagh. I know she’s friendly, but Morik doesn’t know that, and there’s no reason to expect a friendly after what they’d just been through.Nov 17, 2024 7:13 pm
MATES?! Those bastards beat me regually, and I was lucky when I passed out before... She points to several bruises and rope burns on her wrists.
Let's just say it has been days since I have been in my clothes.
Flaming embers appear in her hand.
We can fight if you want, but tell me first. The man with the eyepatch (OOC LMM4), is he dead?! Tell me he suffered.
Let's just say it has been days since I have been in my clothes.
Flaming embers appear in her hand.
We can fight if you want, but tell me first. The man with the eyepatch (OOC LMM4), is he dead?! Tell me he suffered.
Nov 17, 2024 7:22 pm
[ +- ] full image
She is wearing an amulet from Bealdor the High, God of the Sun around her neck. Its a golden sun. Its polished brash, not real gold.
She is a mess, hasn't washed for days, and has been beaten aggressively. Split lip, black eye. Rope burns on hands and feet.
Nov 17, 2024 8:30 pm
Morik paused, though he kept a defensive stance. Taking her in, her words slowly trickled into his addled mind, so enflamed with rage and violence and the need to hurt more things to make him feel better, but then he saw the amulet of Bealdor.
Could be a cheap trick to let down your defense. He thought to himself, but all the bruises and other evidence of beatings seemed a bit much even for a fiend's disguise.
Finally, Morik relaxed a bit. "Aye, black patch died. Took a couple daggers in the chest." He nodded towards Eozindra and shrugged, uncertain if that was a painful enough death for the blackguard.
"You were their prisoner then?" He sighed, regretting waking everyone up from a much needed rest.
Could be a cheap trick to let down your defense. He thought to himself, but all the bruises and other evidence of beatings seemed a bit much even for a fiend's disguise.
Finally, Morik relaxed a bit. "Aye, black patch died. Took a couple daggers in the chest." He nodded towards Eozindra and shrugged, uncertain if that was a painful enough death for the blackguard.
"You were their prisoner then?" He sighed, regretting waking everyone up from a much needed rest.
OOC:
Didn't want to get too far before others had a chance to post.
Nov 18, 2024 5:17 am
Alerted by the clatter of the door, Eozindra dashes quickly towards the newcomer and Morik, reflexively reaching for the daggers she cleaned and returned to her belt.
"Heyyyy," she calls with a drawn-out weight on the end of her word; a valiant presentation of friendliness in a most stressful time. In finding an unarmed and disheveled looking woman before her, the hands immediately vacate their offensive position as the bard presents open palms in welcoming. "Hey," she proffers again, this time in a direct salutation complete with smile.
She stands straight beside her dwarven friend and appraises the stranger a moment. Then she launches forward her right hand in official greeting. "Eozindra," she introduces herself. "Might we have your name? It is always best to know to whom you speak." She looks around the room with wide eyes and remnants of gore across her porcelain cheeks. "I am afraid these men had substandard manners."
"Heyyyy," she calls with a drawn-out weight on the end of her word; a valiant presentation of friendliness in a most stressful time. In finding an unarmed and disheveled looking woman before her, the hands immediately vacate their offensive position as the bard presents open palms in welcoming. "Hey," she proffers again, this time in a direct salutation complete with smile.
She stands straight beside her dwarven friend and appraises the stranger a moment. Then she launches forward her right hand in official greeting. "Eozindra," she introduces herself. "Might we have your name? It is always best to know to whom you speak." She looks around the room with wide eyes and remnants of gore across her porcelain cheeks. "I am afraid these men had substandard manners."
OOC:
Is it a threat? Is it a joke? Who knows. She just killed a man in a way so savage... I’m excited for it to get weird.Nov 18, 2024 7:15 am
Eozindra? Is that you? Its me, Shade - well you knew me as Shade when we were kids.
Then I got into the church of Bealdor then I changed my name to Faith
Faith looks her old friend up and down. You are looking really good. I remember that you were worried that no boy would ever look at you, but that is defently no longer the case. I guess that you even get eyes from some girls to. Faith grins at her old friend.
Eozindra recalls when they spoke of their insecurities. That was years ago. Two teenage girls, sitting in the attic of an old bookshop. They were sitting in worn furniture sharing a bottle of moonshine, sharing teenage dreams and worries. Faith shared how she hated having a tail and red skin. She would always be different, and could never blend in or belong.
Then I got into the church of Bealdor then I changed my name to Faith
Faith looks her old friend up and down. You are looking really good. I remember that you were worried that no boy would ever look at you, but that is defently no longer the case. I guess that you even get eyes from some girls to. Faith grins at her old friend.
Eozindra recalls when they spoke of their insecurities. That was years ago. Two teenage girls, sitting in the attic of an old bookshop. They were sitting in worn furniture sharing a bottle of moonshine, sharing teenage dreams and worries. Faith shared how she hated having a tail and red skin. She would always be different, and could never blend in or belong.
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Nov 18, 2024 4:14 pm
Following her sister at Morik's shout, Elysia had daggers in her hands once more. But seeing the tiefling standing there in the Entry Hall, she was surprised. "...Shade?" Elysia feels conflicted about the appearance of her sister's friend; a long time ago, she was jealous of the red girl for how her sister seemed to prefer her company, going off to talk about "stuff too sophisticated for little girls like you." Zin always seemed to want to spend time with Shade and not her, but at the same time, Elysia is relieved that there doesn't seem to be any immediate danger.
Nov 18, 2024 4:23 pm
Ishi, who had also come running at the shout, looks from one companion to the next. Is there someone who needs defending here? The tip of his greatsword lowers slowly as he gets a read on the group: surprise, wariness, but no threat. Then he really notices Faith's condition and averts his eyes from her injuries and nakedness. He sheathes his sword and retrieves his cloak from his pack. Wordlessly he moves closer to Faith without looking quite at her and holds out the garment for her to cover herself if she wishes.
Nov 18, 2024 4:43 pm
Behind the battered tiefling, the other heroes can see the room that Faith knows all too well: a small room with a thick funk of unwashed bodies, dominated by three bunk beds. Faith had been bound to the bottom bed of the middle bunk, as can be inferred from the ropes still knotted to the four corners and the rope burns on her wrists and ankles. There is also a small desk littered with a jumble of papers. There are no exits, and the walls are ancient stone that had clearly been buried by centuries of sediment and only partially excavated by the robbers.
OOC:
The party can engage in light exploration/investigation if they wish (such as looking for Faith's clothing and gear), but I will consider the action from here on as part of the long rest. You can continue the conversation or abstract it (just describing the gist of it and whatever else you do as part of the rest) as you wish.Nov 18, 2024 5:30 pm
Have you seen a studded leather jacket somewhere? With attached shortsword sheaths?
Faith takes Ishi's offered cloak and thanks him.
Faith needs to move her soar mussels and find her gear. She expects it to be in one of the neighbouring rooms, so she will do some light exploring
Faith takes Ishi's offered cloak and thanks him.
Faith needs to move her soar mussels and find her gear. She expects it to be in one of the neighbouring rooms, so she will do some light exploring
Nov 18, 2024 9:42 pm
Morik breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the two sisters knew this creature. A part of him was still wary, but he pushed down the paranoia. "Sorry 'bout that. Name's Morik." He offered his hand.
"Right, then, let's get you some clothes, and get some food in that belly."
"Right, then, let's get you some clothes, and get some food in that belly."
OOC:
Morik offers some Goodberries, some healing, and some rations if she needs. Other than that, he'll help her look for her things while chatting her up to know a bit more about her.Last edited November 18, 2024 9:44 pm
Nov 19, 2024 1:33 am
Each of the characters gets the benefit of a long rest.
A casual examination of the Abbey over the next eight hours of rest reveals the following:
- the western door from the Entry Hall leads to a long dark tunnel heading west with no other obvious exits
- the western southern door from the Entry Hall opens onto another barracks room with bunkbeds; a note is tacked onto the back of the door
- the middle southern door from the Entry Hall opens onto the room where Faith was kept captive. There is a desk with a bunch of notes on it
- the eastern southern door from the Entry Hall opens onto a slightly more elegant bedroom with three beds (not bunkbeds) and a desk with a locked drawer. A locked door stands in the eastern wall.
- the elaborate door with the carved figures standing on either side (the east end of the Great Room) opens onto what seems like an ordinary storeroom, though there is something carved on the back wall (obscured by crates and barrels). The party finds Faith's equipment in here.
- the back of the Chapel has been cleared for the Lord Mayor to use as a bedroom; in addition to his bed, there is the Lord Mayor's desk with many books on it and a large drawer in it.
- the door leading east from the Chapel opens onto a short passage that then opens out into a room built around an elaborately-carved basin filled with crystal-clear water. Alcoves around this basin seem to contain a bunch of treasure.
A casual examination of the Abbey over the next eight hours of rest reveals the following:
[ +- ] Exploring the Abbey
- the western southern door from the Entry Hall opens onto another barracks room with bunkbeds; a note is tacked onto the back of the door
- the middle southern door from the Entry Hall opens onto the room where Faith was kept captive. There is a desk with a bunch of notes on it
- the eastern southern door from the Entry Hall opens onto a slightly more elegant bedroom with three beds (not bunkbeds) and a desk with a locked drawer. A locked door stands in the eastern wall.
- the elaborate door with the carved figures standing on either side (the east end of the Great Room) opens onto what seems like an ordinary storeroom, though there is something carved on the back wall (obscured by crates and barrels). The party finds Faith's equipment in here.
- the back of the Chapel has been cleared for the Lord Mayor to use as a bedroom; in addition to his bed, there is the Lord Mayor's desk with many books on it and a large drawer in it.
- the door leading east from the Chapel opens onto a short passage that then opens out into a room built around an elaborately-carved basin filled with crystal-clear water. Alcoves around this basin seem to contain a bunch of treasure.
Nov 19, 2024 1:36 am
During the long rest, as the others explore Adran will recreate the process he previously used for crafting Mara. Anyone watching him will notice his hammer strikes seem harder, angrier, and there are certainly more sparks than before. Still, when the elf is finished his companion is again by his side
Nov 19, 2024 1:43 am
OOC:
Can someone please remind me what we're doing down here? I recall there was a post with a refresher not even that long ago, but I can't seem to find it using search.Nov 19, 2024 3:39 am
It takes a moment for Eozindra to leave the horrors of the most recent battle and come back to reality. She squints, mops her face with her sleeve, then releases an enthusiastic giggle. "Shade! Err, Faith." Helping the tiefling into the borrowed cloak from Ishi, the bard loosens her posture and sinks into familiarity and friendliness. "Goodness I did not recognize you. It has been a whirlwind nightmare of a day. Come, let us get comfortable and collect ourselves."
OOC:
During the long rest, Zin will examine the papers from the desk and add the notes to the scroll case for safekeeping if she deems them worth keeping.Nov 19, 2024 6:51 am
grifter730 says:
Can someone please remind me what we're doing down here? I recall there was a post with a refresher not even that long ago, but I can't seem to find it using search.While you were in Grayhaven, Tykus ran in, gave you a map, and told you to that all the realm may depend on you finding something. Tykus was killed before he could explain what he meant, so you rescued Findal, and he explained that you were to look for an artifact in an abbey under the sewers. Now that you've descended through the sewers, found the Abbey, and defeated the Lord Mayor and his men that had taken up residence here, you wonder: where is the artifact?
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NOTE: each of those is a link to a relevant post; re-reading them is a good idea.load next