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.
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.
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.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.
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I am assuming you quickly move to the edge to take a look ...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.
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perction? Did he pick up a bracelet of blindness? :s hahaLast edited June 13, 2025 10:45 pm
Rolls
Perception check? - (2d6)
(13) = 4
Jun 16, 2025 9:06 pm
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Sorry, I was waiting for more comments. Let's move it along a little more ...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.
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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 9:48 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
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Is west towards or away from the Manor? I've lost track of the larger world.Jun 17, 2025 2:27 am
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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
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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 8:44 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 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."
"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
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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 ...
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.
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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
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I vote checking the altar, then clearing the basement and then search the remnant