The New Remnant

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Jun 12, 2025 4:13 pm
What's that Oliver? I can't read magic... Aizashi and I found a magic item, we'll be back in a moment.

Elyse shouts back to Oliver and the party. She keeps watch over Aizashi as they try to retrieve the magic item or to pull them back if any of those Orc parts start animating.
Jun 13, 2025 9:49 pm
As everyone is celebrating their discoveries, and right after Aizashi successfully controls his gag reflex to retrieve the magic item (which is an armband of some kind), you all hear some loud banging noises coming from outside the temple in the direction of where you had seen the orcs.
OOC:
I am assuming you quickly move to the edge to take a look ...
When you get to the edge of the floor you are on, you see that what the orcs were apparently doing was packing up to leave the Remnant. The loud noises are them opening the doors to the stable building they were using to pack up to get out. They are using three wagons, with two draft horses each, to carry what they want to carry and are already in the process of leaving the Remnant.
Jun 13, 2025 9:59 pm
"Well how about that. Must be scared of the hag."
Jun 13, 2025 10:44 pm
In slight surprise Aizashi will watch the Orcs for a while to try and see if they are just moving on or if they are perhaps fleeing. Once he has studied the orcs for a while he scans the horizon.
OOC:
perction? Did he pick up a bracelet of blindness? :s haha
Last edited June 13, 2025 10:45 pm

Rolls

Perception check? - (2d6)

(13) = 4

Jun 16, 2025 9:06 pm
OOC:
Sorry, I was waiting for more comments. Let's move it along a little more ...
You all stand at the archway, looking down on the orcs. You can see they have three wagons, and there are around two dozen orcs around the wagons. Presumably, there are a couple more per wagon, too. They don't seem to have much of their swagger as they head to the gate.

Assuming you just watch for a little longer, they simply exit from the southern gate, and start heading west from there. They are in no particular rush, but they do seem to have quite a bit of determination as they set out. Looking closer, you see that no one really stands out. Thinking about that, you realize that they don't have any chief or overt leader. They are just moving out as a group. Each performing their role, but no one dressed better than the others, and no one barking orders or giving demonstrative leadership. There is one who is leading, but they are not dressed differently, and they are not giving orders; just giving direction.
OOC:
At this point, you still have the same options as before, but you could try to interact with the orcs, or keep checking out the temple. Whatever you think is best.
Jun 16, 2025 9:39 pm
"Hmmmm, maybe their leader was the dead orc we found earlier."
Jun 16, 2025 9:48 pm
"Well now that we don't have them to worry about we can search and focus on our task at hand."
Jun 16, 2025 11:13 pm
OOC:
Is west towards or away from the Manor? I've lost track of the larger world.
Jun 17, 2025 2:27 am
OOC:
GM: Touch lost. What are out options open right now for further exploring since we have returned the sword?
Jun 17, 2025 6:29 pm
OOC:
So, the Manor is southwest from this Remnant. South of the Remnant is the river, and the Manor is quite a ways south of the river. You were flown here, so if you were to walk back, it would be pretty tricky as you'd have to cross the river, too. I'll look back to see when Magian would come back. Or, if you get lucky, you might find other alternatives.

As for your current options:
- Continue searching this floor. There are still several rooms to go. We can speed-run this if you want, as I don't have any encounters here. The hag made sure the floor was empty except for her and her minions.
- You can always check on the progress of the altar repairing itself to make sure there aren't any emergent problems.
- There is a basement level you have yet to explore in the temple.
- Outside the temple are the other rooms and storefronts. However, remember that those were no where near as preserved as the contents of the temple.
Jun 17, 2025 8:09 pm
Guess we polish off this level and traverse down to the basement for more fun.
Jun 17, 2025 8:44 pm
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So, the Manor is southwest from this Remnant.
OOC:
I was asking to see if we had to worry about the leaving orcs attacking the Manor, I'm fine letting them be on their way.
Jun 17, 2025 8:52 pm
Stee will turn back after watching the orcs depart"I guess this level won't search itself." He will then move to next closest area that hasn't been searched and search it.
Jun 18, 2025 1:27 am
"Aye," Blornvid says, the resignation in his voice hard to miss.
Jun 18, 2025 8:30 pm
"Phew! Looks like we have the remnant all to ourselves. Let's search to our hearts content!"

"Anybody know a good scavenger song while we search this floor? The only one I know is too vulgar."
Jun 19, 2025 5:30 pm
OOC:
That is a good concern! It isn't an issue, however, as the orcs don't have any means across the river, and it is unlikely they would even want to do so as a group. This is a twice-defeated group, and they are looking for a relatively safe place to regroup and recover. They though the Remnant would be that, but their overly ambitious leader prevented that from happening when he went too far trying to summon help.

Note that while the Remnant appears to now be empty, it might not stay that way forever ...
As you continue to explore the inner area on this floor, you see that all of the small rooms are indeed residential. While they all have similar styling, there are differences because of their non-uniform sizes and the particular god they were devoted to. There were not a uniform number of attendants per god. Instead some had more and some less. It appears that the goddess of Death had only two rooms for attendants, while the goddess of Family had several. The two corner suits (in the two northern corners) are interesting in that they have a large office in front of the residence room. One was for what appeared to be the chief attendant for the goddess of Civilization, but the other was for someone who apparently served the pantheon as a whole, not an individual god or goddess. The two residences next to his appear to be similarly devoted. However, regardless of what god a particular residence was devoted to (or not), it is apparent that nothing worth looting remains. Not even a copper. Even the two large rooms don't have anything.

The central rooms had various group functions. The big room on the southern edge of the center "blob" was a group dining area. The area with the body parts was originally for food storage; the room directly to the west was for food preparation. Both of these seem to be heavily fouled. It would take strong magic to get these two cleaned up enough to use again. North of both of these was a second dining area. It isn't clear why one would be used over the other, but it is there. The three isolated room on the west, north, and east sides were just general storage for linens, service, cleaning supplies, vellum, ink, writing tools, and stuff like that.

Other than what was found on the orc arm, and the leader in the garden, there is a surprising lack of magic items or money. They appear to have truly cleaned things out when they left.
OOC:
Anyone that wants to double-check can give me a roll. Otherwise, where do you want to check next?
Jun 19, 2025 5:45 pm
OOC:
I vote checking the altar, then clearing the basement and then search the remnant
Jun 19, 2025 11:22 pm
OOC:
Sounds good to me.
Jun 20, 2025 12:09 am
Blornvid nods along in agreement.

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