Act II: Ill Fortunes

Feb 12, 2017 3:21 am

irvanovich Inactive forever!

"By dismantling the barricades we should have plenty of wood... As for oil, I'm afraid we'll have to deal with Bildrath and his inflated prices again..."

Weiryn

Feb 12, 2017 4:26 am

Weiryn frowns at the mention of Bildrath's name. "If he were willing to work in trade, I have a spell I can prepare on the morrow to improve some goods in his store, so that he can charge even more for his saviors to do their jobs,"

With a somewhat wistful smile, he remarks, "I suppose it would be too damaging to the town to just toss the bodies into his store and set it ablaze...I suppose bartering and paying his exorbitant fees will have to suffice. I will speak with Bildrath, and acquire the oil and other supplies. Shall we?"

Feb 13, 2017 1:54 pm

"If we go back to town and get my mule and cart, we can use it to transport the bodies to wherever they need be.

Sir Urik

Feb 13, 2017 5:54 pm

"In this case, the sooner we start, the sooner we'll be done. Whether this evening or tomorrow morning..."

Durgrim Forgehammer

azira Inactive forever!

Feb 13, 2017 8:29 pm

"Aye. We split up then, half of us prepare the pyre and guard the church, the rest travel to town and escort those that wishes to bring their dead here?"

OOC:

Who goes and who stays? I don't have a preference either way, but we should divide the resources we have. I have 2 Lay on hands or 1 channel energy left if we need it, otherwise I'm pretty low on juice.

Sir Urik

Feb 13, 2017 9:04 pm

"I need to break the news to the villagers about Danovich's passing, so I need to go. But it was my understanding, according to what Lady Ashlyn said earlier, that getting wood for the pyre will most-likely require us to go back to the village anyways... Unless I missed something..."

Ashlyn

Feb 13, 2017 9:05 pm

"Well, the forest does come close to town, I guess they could gather twigs and branches there, but I heard the woods are not safe..."

As to enforce Ashlyn's words, you hear the distant howls of the worgs you encountered earlier today...

Darren Silversmith

Naatkinson

Feb 13, 2017 9:12 pm

"Let's head back together. We've seen very clearly that even the streets are not safe," Darren agrees with Ashlyn and Urik.

Feb 14, 2017 1:48 pm

"Splitting up at this juncture would be a horrible idea. Lets take the fallen from here back to the village and do this there."

Roland hefts one of the deceased comrades carefully and prepares to head back.

Darren Silversmith

Naatkinson

Feb 14, 2017 1:56 pm

Darren will also sling one of the corpses over his shoulder, more than willing to bear the burden until they get back to town.

Ujjaya

Jabes.plays.RPG

Feb 14, 2017 2:53 pm

Stowing his bow, Ujjaya also helps carry the fallen.

Feb 14, 2017 5:23 pm

You make your way back to the village square with your new burden. As you head back, people seem to be in good spirit, as if aware that the plague has ended.

"Well, now's my time to rain on their parade and break the horrible news to them..."

Sir Urik then goes to talk with the villagers. As he does so, Kaleygh and Kuroi approaches you.

"Well, I don't know what you did, but it worked. Some time after you left, the barricades got attacked by a handful of zombies. But a few seconds later, they just all dropped dead... erm, I mean dead-er..."

Feb 14, 2017 6:17 pm

irvanovich Inactive forever!

Roland finds a place to lay down the body of this fallen warrior and starts preparing a pyre for funeral.

Weiryn

Feb 14, 2017 6:24 pm

Weiryn nods at Kayleigh and Kuroi. "Well then. It would appear that the old woman's cryptic fortunes were correct. The blaspheme in the church was the cause of our undead troubles here in the town. Do me a favor, please? Help Roland gather the corpses together, while I go speak with Bildrath. We will be holding a mass funeral for the fallen this evening, including two of our own that fell investigating the church earlier. I must acquire a few more things before I can perform the ceremony."

Weiryn makes his way to the town store, knocking on the door before attempting to enter.

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Feb 14, 2017 6:49 pm

"Alright, but even for a small town, it's still going to be a lot of ground to cover, a lot of houses to check. We'll probably need a lot of volunteers to help us if we're to finish before evening..."

Feb 14, 2017 8:58 pm

Hearing this Roland decides to take action. He finds a high step somewhere and makes a small oration.
"Townsfolk. We will be holding a mass service for those fallen in the zombie scourge. Please gather the fallen from across the town. Our priests no special incantations to help them in the afterlife as well as to be sure they are not tainted again. I will be disassembling some of the barricades to build the pyre to burn the bodies after the ritual ceremonies are complete. Please we need all the volunteers we can get to help gather the fallen and build the pyre. Come speak with me or any other lightbringer for assignment as we help you grieve your fallen. I promise the ceremony will allow for each gods death rights, as well as time to say good bye to your loved ones before the pyres are lit. Let us do right by our friends and family and lay them to rest properly."

OOC:

I added a charisma roll if necessary, and a knowledge roll to design the pyres and lead the build team of volunteers.

Rolls

charisma - (1d20+2)

(18) + 2 = 20

knowledge engineering - (1d20+7)

(19) + 7 = 26

Feb 14, 2017 10:03 pm

Thanks to Roland's speech, several volunteers steps forth, both to search for the bodies of the fallen, and to help with dismantling the barricades to build a pyre.

Veroth

Qralloq

Feb 15, 2017 2:12 am

Veroth helps with the carrying and the pyre as best he can, though he tries to stay out of the villagers way. And sight, as possible.

Darren Silversmith

Naatkinson

Feb 15, 2017 2:54 am