Re: 1st adventure: the Fey one

by Zeiss Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:51 pm

For Konrad only:

by Kolson Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:36 pm

"Knife, knife." Steve whispers loudly and motions to Fedler. When the Ranger offers hers, he takes it quickly and begins making cuttings and carefully gathering them. He has to rub beads of sweat out of his eyes several times but Steve gathers all that he can until Fedler says it's time to go.

by Rory Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:46 pm

for zeiss only:

Accents, vocabulary, and what makes me dangerous:

ooc:

Konrad is enjoying the flirting, but his eye remains on the prize - loyalty and reputation with the Coins. This job offer is a secondary distraction, but a very welcome one.

"Trust me, I can be very persuasive."

In attempting to close this negotiation, his tone begins as though discussing some frivolous petty annoyance, a garment that remains in the way. "We have a deal, Madame Lavoie, but there is just one more nuisance we must address. So far, we've discussed our...exclusive mutual benefit. When I return to my comrades, what can I tell them to expect in return for their aid? It will be quite difficult for me to keep my exploits a secret while they are present to bear witness to the telltale signs."

NOT suggesting she offer/promise the same reward she is offering me to be offered to them as well. The tone is far from suggesting it, not in the slightest. I'm being very careful with this, but slipping in that innuendo at the end to keep from boring her. As for what reward is being suggested...well, gold is the standard.

Diplomacy + 6
She seems to be leaving them out, and I wouldn't want to leave them out. They're my "crew", they're going to expect something for their work. I need to deliver.

by Zeiss Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:26 am

Fedler takes all the leaves that Steve helped her gather and puts them in a small bag she brought for this exact purpose. She stands up, and says with an urgent tone, "We're getting out of here." Mihai is the first to notice it; a blur of red dashing through the woods, flares of raw magic whipping the trees around it, no more than forty meters away. He takes a short at it, but a whip of magic vaporizes it. The members of the party are terrified, but they know they cannot outrun this animal, so they prepare for battle.

Steve's fire spell manages to hit the creature, which slows down for one second, before it charges again at your group. Fedler's arrow hits only a flare of magic, just like Mihai's. Just when it could jump at one of you, it abruptly stops running to stand still, seven meters away, to stare you down. It isn't growling or making any sudden movement. You can now see that its fur is smeared with blood, and it is hard to make out its original color. Grey maybe?

And out of nowhere, a small pebble hits the left side of the wolf's head, which immediately spins towards the origin of this interference. Steve and Mihai use this opportunity to attack again, to no avail since the whips of magic block the spell and the arrow without any difficulty. Then, a high-pitched voice shouts, "Hey morons! Run! I got it!"

The wolf charges towards the voice and focuses all its flares of magic in that direction, provoking a racket which is as loud as a cannon shot. The party use this opportunity to run back towards the village. Alive.

Once they're reached the edge of the forest, Fedler will ask between two inhalations, "Who was that!? I saw nobody."

Mihai will then explain that he met the Coins' client at the inn, an Oracle who, for the capture of a 15 centimetres tall creature with blue hair and dragonfly wings on its back, offered double what the Coins are paying the 113th Adjunct for their current mission. The hunter has a disbelieving look on her face, for such creatures are known only in fiction. Furthermore, it seems the thieves who stole the Oracle's journal also took this specimen with them, but it got free once they reached Waterglass. The client learned of this only recently, which is why the specimen wasn't part of the original mission.

There are a few details Mihai hasn't shared, but considering what they just encountered, it is normal he hasn't done so.

"Well," starts Fedler, "I'm sure glad I didn't go in there alone."

She still has her two hands on her knees, catching her breath.

"Fuck this."

For Konrad only:

by Rory Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:05 am

for zeiss only:

by K Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:52 am

"Let's just..." - *breath* - "keep this winged midget story to ourselves for now. Don't want people venturing into the forest, all curious or greedy, thinking they'll get saved at the last minute."

*breath*

"Now c'mon. You two got an Igor to save."

by Zeiss Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:22 pm

For Konrad only:

by Kolson Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:20 pm

Doubled over with a pain in his side, Steve focuses on breathing and getting his heart rate down just as Mihai suggests.

K wrote:"Now c'mon. You two got an Igor to save."

Steve nods and rights himself. "He's right, let's get moving." The black mage will run the rest of the way back to Igor, being sure to stay with his party.[/color]

by Rory Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:40 pm

for zeiss only:

by Zeiss Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:29 pm

Mihai, Steve and Fedler have started running back towards the village when they see Konrad and Saemon also running, but towards them.

"We have the Forandor leaves!" shouts the hunter, who is still gunning for the city hall. Saemon, who now see that the party is uninjured, decides to follow her.

OOC:

by Kolson Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:01 pm

I'll follow. We can catch up after.

by K Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:09 pm

Same. There's nothing to do right now but cure the man. Mihai will stand back and let the professionals work, of course.

by Rory Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:15 pm

I'll talk on the way. "We heard the howling and feared the worst. What happened?"

by K Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:33 pm

With the friendliest smile on the planet, Mihai will point to the forest and say.

"New business opportunity for more money than you could ever dream of! Just keep going straight ahead, you can't miss it!"

There a certain je ne sais quoi to his tone that indicates that was probably not the best question.

by Rory Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:45 pm

"I'll hold you to it," he answers. Fair enough, someone's life is at stake, we don't have time to talk! Wink.

by K Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:00 am

ooc:

by Rory Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:15 am

ooc:

by Zeiss Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:20 am

Once your group arrives at the city hall, under the worried look of the villagers, Fedler immediately gives the Forandors to Velstar. The aged woman wastes no time, and selects which leaves to use for the medication. Steve has no time to catch his breath, since she immediately gives him an order, "Steve, you grind these while I prepare the water for distillation."

You can find an alchemy station set up in the corner of the room, near the stretcher on which Igor is lying. If any of you approach him, you will see a man who you guess is in his thirties, but the pale skin, the sweat covering his whole body and the infection turning his veins black make it difficult for you to confirm this. His stump is covered in bandages.

The mayor watches over the whole scene with a stone-faced expression, like if he had already seen something akin to this. Saemon cringes a little at the sight of Igor's condition, but he doesn't comment on it. Fedler has sat down on one of the benchs, and stays quiet.

Saemon turns to Konrad, and says, "Looks like they handled it," gesturing to the gathering party.

by Kolson Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:39 am

With a nod to Velstar, Steve will get to work grinding up the Forandor, falling back onto his training at The Citadel.

by Rory Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:27 am

"They handled the retrieval of the herb, nothing more. In truth, I don't have much experience in dealing with cursed animals, chief. I thought that the wolf would avoid the three of them if they traveled together - I was wrong."

"However, there is a silver lining: we don't have to take our time tracking it down. The creature might be wary of large numbers, but it should chase any person right into an ambush set by people."

by K Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:13 pm

Mihai approaches.

"Yeah, chase it at least twice as fast as any of us can run. Either way, the bastard's not hunting; it's on a mad rampage. It'll lock on to whatever it wants to kill, and rush straight for it."

He turns to Saemon.

"How close do you have to be to counter those flares?"

by Zeiss Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:18 pm

Saemon answers, "I have to be at least 10 meters near it. And you three will have to make sure it doesn't attack me, or we may all bite the dust."

Steve has finished grinding the leaves, and Velstar is now mixing it to the water, which she will distill once it is ready. "Thank you Steve, I got it from here," she says with a serene tone.

Igor, whose eyes were closed until now, has now woken up and mutters with difficulty, "Kind of dying here... hurry up?" Without missing a beat, Saemon replies, "Shut your mouth Igor, and be happy these people risked their lives for you." The wounded villager can only groan in displeasure, and you cannot be sure whether is was directed towards the chief or his own pain.

You hear someone running into the room, and shouts with relief, "Fedler!" Yen passes by Irving, who voices his disapproval with a "Hey! You're not supposed to be here."

She ignores him, and hugs Fedler who is now standing up and comforting the little girl with pats on her back. "See? Told you I would be fine."

OOC:

by K Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:47 pm

Saemon wrote:"I have to be at least 10 meters near it. And you three will have to make sure it doesn't attack me, or we may all bite the dust."

"That's alright, we'll have to take it down as quickly as possible anyway, before it starts beheading or vaporizing people. It seems to be attracted to elemental energy, so me and Fedler can cover you while Steve and Konrad fan out and cast."

He considers something, then adds.

"We should attack in bursts. Arrows first, to weaken those flares as much as possible, and create an opening for the spells to do the damage. Crazed as it is, it'll probably announce it's presence well in advance, so we should have time to prepare and unload all we've got before it can close the gap and whip us. If it does, it's up to you (Saemon) to keep us from getting slaughtered."

by Kolson Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:50 pm

Zeiss wrote:"Thank you Steve, I got it from here," [Velstar] says with a serene tone.

Steve smiles at his old teacher. "Right, just glad I could help."

Wiping his forehead, Steve joins the greater conversation. "One issue we have is that none of us are armsmen. We'll need a few folks to keep the wolf busy and off of us ranged folks. The thicker the armor and shields the better. Or barring that, a way to immobilize the beast for a short time.

by K Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:49 pm

"Um..."

Mihai leans over to speak in a hushed tone.

Steve:

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