23/8 Swear Allegiance to King Bronze
24/8 Planning with Anna, Livilla
25/8 Leave Hara at dawn, great wind propels ship onwards
26/8 Chased by Skandiks. Reach Selatine after nightfall & dine at Lady Vex's hall.
Smon: Prisha met Llanet 10am morning of 21/8. That afternoon ca 4pm Baltek & Nightshadow arrived, in time for the Grand Council at dusk.
DESTROYERBILL: brb
Smon: Prisha was pretty busy all day.
joriandrake: ok
Smon: GM: OK I want to move on now.
joriandrake: ooc: sure, let's just say Kosvar got informed and will joi nthe group later already as part of it when Fergus is here
Smon: The next few days pass in a whirl of meetings and plans. Everyone at the Bronze's court is invited to pay personal allegiance to King Namelin.
Smon: Don is up before Prisha.
Smon: Would you like to swear allegiance to King Namelin of Nerath?" asks Connor the page boy.
joriandrake: "Lyssana, You're becoming a Queen in your own right, or does this now mean Carchimish becomes part of Narath and your family gives up the crown?"
Smon: Lyssana giggles. "Silly Prisha! Namelin will be our Overking, my father an Underking!"
Smon: "Nerath Kings are really more like emperors..."
DESTROYERBILL: "okay" after that i murmur i might not keep it
joriandrake: "All right then. So there is no weirdness of us agreeing to this, thank you for the clarification." Prisha smiles and holds Lyssana's hand
Smon: 23/8/47 Don/Nightshadow is escorted to the Chapel of Erathis, Goddess of Civilisation, where Namelin is receiving a line of vassals all swearing allegiance.
DESTROYERBILL: i ruffle the page boys hear this time
Smon: After a few minutes he reaches the front.
joriandrake:
Smon: The boy looks up at NS. "That's really not appropriate."
Smon: he pipes.
joriandrake: ooc: ha!
DESTROYERBILL: whats your name little brat probably
7:58pm 2018-2-21 Sandor Sunneson Has entered the room
joriandrake: ooc: Hi Fergus
Smon: Pageboy grimaces at NS and whispers: "You're up next. Now kneel and say 'I swear allegiance to Namelin, True King of Nerath.'"
Sandor Sunneson: evening all
Sandor Sunneson: Hi Jorian
DESTROYERBILL: okay
Smon: Namelin is looking resplendent in royal robes, a crown upon his head, the broken sword in his left hand.
DESTROYERBILL: it was a joke but do tell me your name for prisha
Smon: As each supplicant swears, he touches their head.
Sandor Sunneson: Is it the coronation?
joriandrake: Prisha whispers to Lyssana "So, should I say the same words, or is it enough to swear allegiance to King Koloth, as he already swears it to ... KIng Bronze?"
Smon: Page: "Connor". The last one in front of NS, Sir Danelac, rises and withdraws.
Smon: GM: Prisha is also invited to swear allegiance.
DESTROYERBILL: the next time i see prisha ill tell her the page boys name is connor
Smon: Lyssana: "I think you had better swear, Prisha. We're all doing it."
Smon: Namelin looks at NS.
DESTROYERBILL: i swear alliagince to lord bronze
joriandrake: She nods silently
Smon: The boy hisses: "King Namelin!"
DESTROYERBILL: true king of nerath
Smon: There is an audible sigh of relief from those around NS in the chapel.
Smon: Bronze, whose face had begun to turn thunderous, smiles.
Smon: "I acknowledge your allegiance."
joriandrake: Prisha feels a bit cornered, the ceremony didn't happen yet but lyssana is fine with this and Prisha doesn't want to risk her successes in Carchimish or Hara.
Smon: Prisha is up about 30 minutes later, and has time to speak with NS first.
DESTROYERBILL: the boys name is connor
Smon: Delanie will be going right ahead of Prisha.
joriandrake: ooc: Fergus, this is not the actual coronation, but swearing personal allegiance to namelin.
joriandrake: Prisha nods at NS. "Thank you, lyssana is probably interested in his name as well."
Sandor Sunneson: ooc: cool, so this means Hakeem will see you as a traitor and revenge will be inevitable
Smon: Prisha joins the queue, watches Delanie ahead of her, dressed in a pink strapless basque type number, kneel (much to the King's satisfaction) and swear.
joriandrake: ooc: Prisha was never loyal to Hakeem
joriandrake: ooc: However, allegiance means the religioon won't be able to maintain full neutrality, and Prisha fears some extra enemies only because of that
Smon: Namelin to Delanie: "I acknowledge your allegiance." He touches her forehead, she stands and withdraws.
Smon: GM: Is Prisha going to swear?
joriandrake: Prisha wears the same dress as yesterday, with white as main and purple as secondary color. With all the meaing and significance of the colors.
Smon: Lyssana is going to, but has not yet.
joriandrake: Prisha was IC mostly quet until now, but after short hesitation steps ahead
joriandrake: ooc Yes she will, she just sees the risk n all of this
Smon: Namelin watches Delanie shimmy away, turns to Prisha.
Smon: Connor whispers: "Your turn."
joriandrake: Prisha steps before namelin and curtsies.
joriandrake: "I swear allegiance to Namelin, benevolent and wise ruler, True King of Nerath of House Bronze."
Smon: Namelin looks gravely at Prisha.
Smon: roll cha check P
joriandrake rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 16, (+8) = 24
joriandrake: ooc: at least as High Priestess she needs to keep some aura of regality/equality to herself
Smon: Namelin seems very moved by this. He touches Prisha's forehead. "Priestess of Love. I acknowledge your allegiance."
Smon: The ceremony goes on until all the guests have sworn allegiance.
joriandrake: Prisha gently smiles at him then leaves, after taking a short step backwards while still facing Namelin and making a second curtsy
Smon: GM: 24/8: Next day, final arrangements are made for the expedition to Dyson's Delve.
Smon: Prisha and Nightshadow are invited to a planning meeting.
Smon: To their surprise, chairing it is Anna Bronze.
Smon: Anna: "Welcome. Priestess Livilla has a briefing for you all.
joriandrake: Prisha doesn't act surprised and just kindly smiles.
Smon: The Erathis priestess nods. "Welcome, Citizens of Nerath."
Smon: There are a few cheers at that phrase, the first time it has seen use in 2 and a half centuries.
Smon: Livilla produces a map:
Smon: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgrzxKvrvijaTNmqEjb4TGK1GgMAhbFlDVtqU1wGrV2N4riTo49ZFRGSRpfqjgN9hmSPCs2xNRH0Lv_QC0cGHK-lzBgMRdq79tJv9otd0Bq9KJcnMa-cM_a9ttXb7eQMhRMUNyJGhDt8/s640/Ghinarian%252BHills.jpg
Smon: "Dyson's Delve lies near Selatine and the Lighthouse of St Ulther, until recently held by the evil wizard Oriax."
Smon: "Just 3 miles north of the Lighthouse, see here - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5abrABRu89Ke2MIgS_-EuqPtG5onZFjYI77jEjsaW9YWuusKyoeYJZJ8fgdOzfFJRlt-G23kph-4jbLanQNdYOMwXq9a5l4-N0ZJwOgyl_u3Ia4f0tSu70ZwebY5qVvGglsL0NkZ-hJY/s1600/Selatine+Area.jpg
Smon: She unfurls the second map.
Smon: "Our King has asked me to go to the Lighthouse and recover the blueprints held there, for the ancient war galleys of Nerath. With these we may build a fleet to challenge the Skandiks."
Sandor Sunneson: OOC: Is this the party Kovlar will be joining?
joriandrake: ooc yep
Smon: GM sorry Anna said that second bit.
Sandor Sunneson: ooc: col
joriandrake: ooc and Kosvar too!
Smon: Anna: "Now, I have asked a skill elven Ranger, a friend of Prisha, to join us..."
Smon: GM: Kosvar was met at the temple by Haran Cpl Sand who invited him to the meeting.
Smon: Sand escorts Kosvar to the table, about a dozen folk around it.
joriandrake: "Recently held by wizard Oriax? Is it abandoned currently?"
Smon: Chairing the meeting is Anna, the youngest daughter of Lady Llannet Bronze.
Sandor Sunneson: K: Kosvar will scan the table, smiling at all, making sure Lysanna isn't around
Smon: Anna smiles at Prisha. "No indeed! The tower is held by a small but fierce force of Amazons."
Smon: No Lyssana
Sandor Sunneson: K will breath a sigh of relief and relax and sit down at the table
joriandrake: "Oh I see, how nice. So we can just ask them to allow us to search for the blueprints?" Prisha fears to not like the answer
Smon: Anna smiles at Prisha. "Well, that's the plan!"
DESTROYERBILL: i could easily sneak in there and get the plans
joriandrake: Prisha nods relieved
Smon: Livilla: "Unless Hakeem has poisoned their minds against us, they should be friendly."
DESTROYERBILL: there not just going to let us in
Smon: Anna: "However, just in case, we will be bringing Corporal Sand and a squad of our best men, to deal with any unpleasantness."
Sandor Sunneson: K: His sister is an Amazon and their Queen.
joriandrake: "They might be suspicious of our intentions, in worst case agents of the Red Priestess also have contacts there. I do hope for a pleasant and friendly meeting though."
Smon: Anna looks to NS, frowning, then to Kosvar and Prisha.
Sandor Sunneson: ooc: is she frowning at Kosvar?
joriandrake: "...Amazons, the women rule there in every part of society, correct?"
Smon: A knight in shining armour - Sir Danelac - speaks up.
Smon: Danelac: "We will secure the plans, as well as awakening Dyson. This I swear. No amazon will stand against us."
Sandor Sunneson: ooc: Kosvar doesn't want to upset any more Queen;s
Smon: Anna: "Yes, Prisha, The women rule. Our intelligence indicates no more than 12 amazons at the tower. And their leader, Clenderi, is about to give birth."
joriandrake: "Good knight, this is not a mission to declare a war. As far I understand. Kindness and benevolence, diplomacy shall win the day, hopefully."
Smon: Ranger Lord Tagoler nods at Prisha's words. "The Priestess speaks wisely. We must NOT make enemies of our allies the Amazons!"
DESTROYERBILL: and your partly right prisha but i think sneaking in there is a better idea
Smon: Anna shrugs. "Of course, we will take a diplomatic approach..."
Smon: Anna looks to NS. "Mmm? Yes? You think you could locate and 'steal' the plans, unobserved?"
DESTROYERBILL: definetly
Sandor Sunneson: K: they have given security to the area, stealing of the plans would be ideal
Smon: Danelac: "We MUST have those plans!"
joriandrake: Prisha looks at Nightshadow "The problem is, if while sneaking in, searching in the tower for the blueprints, or while getting out we get find hostility is most likely"
DESTROYERBILL: give me a minute and i could sneak up behind you with out even realising i was there
joriandrake: get found*
Sandor Sunneson: K: Since the war finished, the Amazons and Carchameshi have provided the people security, as one of these people, I appreciate their efforts
Smon: Anna smiles at NS: "Sir Baltek speaks most highly of your abilities. Very good."
joriandrake: Prisha raises an eyebrow "Please do demonstrate NS"
DESTROYERBILL: okay
DESTROYERBILL: i get up and hide
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 19, (+11) = 30
Smon:
joriandrake: Prisha turns to Anna "I hope you don't mind, giving him a moment then NS attempting to sneak up on you that is"
joriandrake: ooc WOW
Smon: NS seems to vanish into the shadows at the back of the room.
Smon: Even Danelac looks impressed.
joriandrake: "...amazing.... still, let us try diplomacy first, if they decline we might gain additional information by that way, and then still attempt sneaking in"
Smon: Cmdr Danelac and the Knights of Nerath - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNsJHqtr0k6bm8Iq6thu6xTPfjTCAR0NXWpVU7mxJhw0N4Xcx7n2JxL2Qevo0-FQRJxPYas75WI7T1KPrb9ORgwPHP2ZIZLhk_gK0LGn6x4jhGX0wtIo_4_LPjKqUQUZLmAbHKHe1bj8/s640/ImperialFamilyGuard.jpg
DESTROYERBILL: i think i should just sneak
Smon: Anna nods. "Hmm.... both approaches have merit."
joriandrake: "of course, not all of us could this masterfully sneak, as example us who are armored decently"
Smon: GM: Both of you roll Persuasion CHA+prof
joriandrake: Prisha looks around the room then back to NS"...which means not all of us could be in the tower that way"
joriandrake rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 8, (+8) = 16
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 12, (+11) = 23
Smon: Anna: "I think it best we not alert them. It is not likely they would simply allow us to take the plans."
joriandrake: "Wouldn't in that case be it better for NS to infiltrate the tower on his own?" Prisha asks Anna
Smon: Anna: "Don, you will endeavour to 'steal' the plans. If that fails, we try diplomacy, disavowing knowledge of any theft attempt. If that fails..." She nods to Danelac. "As you say, we must have those plans."
Smon: Anna: "Yes (NS) will go there, while we establish a hidden base camp in the gorge east of Dyson's Delve.
joriandrake: Prisha considers the situation "Then, shall we others leave a day or two after NS already departed for the tower? So it would be more plausible to not be identified as NS's allies?"
Smon: "The Black Sun used it once... we will use it now."
Smon: Anna shakes her head. "No. We all leave tomorrow morn. We must waste no more time."
joriandrake: She nods but with narrowed eyes as Prisha thinks about the situation "If it was once a Black Sun camp it might still be that, or if not there might still be nearby agents of the Red Priestess which are quite ware of the location or attempt to go and rest there as well"
Smon: Anna looks at a list. "Pledge to this quest are: Prisha Acharya, Don Wisefool (NS), Kosvar the Ranger, Cpl Grog of Carchimish..."
joriandrake: "Orph?"
Smon: "...Anna Bronze, Corporal Sand and 7 soldiers of Hara..."
Smon: Anna makes a note. "Orph! Of course!"
Smon: She smiles over at Orph, standing in the shadows.
joriandrake: "Our good Orph may be even better at hiding than NS"
Smon: "...Ranger Lord Tagoler, Ranger Souvari, Sir Danelac, Sir Bors, Sir Efrain, of the Knights of Nerath."
Smon: Orph: "I'm good at hiding some things..." *winks*
Smon: Anna: "By my count, 19 in all. A good number."
joriandrake: Prisha rolls her eyes playfully but smiles
Sandor Sunneson: K: A big group safety in numbers
Smon: Priestess Livilla: ""I was there once, with a Black Sun force under Princess Ffion Cormarrin. It is possible they could be there, but I doubt they have the strength to threaten Dyson Logos."
joriandrake: "What I wonder, could they threaten us, or the amazons of the tower?"
Smon: Livilla: "From the gorge, a secret way leads to the Temple of the Elements, and from there down to Dyson's lair on the lowest levels..."
Smon: Anna: "Dyson by all accounts tore a great rend in his ascension to the surface. It should be easy to track his way, down to his lair in the Earth-Womb."
Sandor Sunneson: K: How many days will it take us to get to the tower of Oriax?
Smon: Danelac nods. "The men at arms will secure the perimeter while we descend to wake the dragon!"
Sandor Sunneson: K: 3/4?
Smon: Anna "That brings to the question - your preferred route?"
joriandrake: "Lighthouse, no Oriax there anymore, unless a ghost"
DESTROYERBILL: will you be going down whith me or without me
Smon: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgrzxKvrvijaTNmqEjb4TGK1GgMAhbFlDVtqU1wGrV2N4riTo49ZFRGSRpfqjgN9hmSPCs2xNRH0Lv_QC0cGHK-lzBgMRdq79tJv9otd0Bq9KJcnMa-cM_a9ttXb7eQMhRMUNyJGhDt8/s640/Ghinarian%252BHills.jpg
joriandrake: Prisha ponders the possibility. "I would prefer no ghosts"
Smon: Anna nods. "No ghosts!"
DESTROYERBILL: do you want to go down while i steal the blue prints
Sandor Sunneson: K: Well avoid Ahyf at all costs I would say
Smon: She ponders. "I think perhaps we should aim for dragon first, plans second. That way Don Wisefool may assist us in the delve."
Sandor Sunneson: K: over the hills
joriandrake: "So, I assume as the dragon is priority we will focus on his wake up call while NS tries to find the blueprint in the tower?"
joriandrake: ooc damn slow typing
Smon: Anna: "If finding Dyson takes longer than expected we may need a different approach, but I think this is a good first plan."
Sandor Sunneson: K: although a bit of a long way around, would it be worth heading to Carchamesh first and then head east??
Smon: Anna looks to Kosvar. "Yes - south then east through the Vale seems best to me too."
joriandrake: Prisha remarks at the mention of Ahyf "I will have to visit Ahyf sooner or later, but we already have too much to attend to currently, I believe. In wrost case, if we're spotted near Ahyf we can just act as a delegtion to the Golden Queen, and change the sequence of missions?"
Smon: Livilla: "An alternative would be to take ship to Selatine..."
joriandrake: "Which would be quicker?" Prisha asks Livilla
Sandor Sunneson: K: I would rather not go anywhere near where Hakeem is supposed to be
Smon: Anna: "Not if we're spotted *east* of Ahyf!"
Sandor Sunneson: K: I would agree with Anna, tensions are high in the area
Smon: Danelac: "With spare horses, we can make 60 miles a day through the open countryside. I think 3 days to Dyson's Delve by horse."
joriandrake: "If taking a ship is quicker, let us do that. I doubt they have a large fleet and good chance of spotting a ship, and what if someone meets with us or asks us of our journey?" Prisha smiles mischievously "We can just tell them 'We are going to meet a dragon' and they might laugh, think us mad, be surprised, or most likely think we go to fight one. So many black dragons around lately it wouldn't truly surprise anyone."
Sandor Sunneson: K: How many days by ship to Selatine? Sorry, but as a Ranger, I am a Land person
Smon: back
joriandrake: "We might even 'drop anchor' near DysoN's Delce's closest coasts"
joriandrake: Dyson's Delve*
Smon: Anna: "Also three days I'd say..."
joriandrake: "Less risky to encounter scouts or bandits than by horse, I assume?
Smon: Tagoler peruses the map. "Lady Vex holds Selatine, and is a friend of the amazons. Lygol is a possibility, but is within the holdings of the Citadel of Water, held by Hakeem's vassal Tug the Giff."
Sandor Sunneson: K: I would say overland is less risk of being spotted, but then it is not my decision to make. Sea journey probably less risk, but all in all nothing too dangerous around
joriandrake: Prisha thinks of the circumstances...
Smon: Danelac: "I think I agree with Ranger Kosvar, that by horse is safest."
Smon: Anna: "Hmm... Lady Vex has no reason to stop us visiting Dyson. And the amazons... for them I will bring gold, in case the Don's plan fails."
joriandrake: "Shall I go with two guards and be an envoy to the tower? It could be at same time as the attempt of NS to sneak in. We could then all use the ship to transport us to Selatine, and asking there for a guide to the tower it wouldn't be surprising of going nearby. Anyone who would go to the dragon could split off and make camp at the designated location while I go with the two guards and the guide to the tower. It could even work as distraction while NS is inside"
Smon: Anna shakes her head at that: "No."
Smon: "The best distraction is boredom."
Sandor Sunneson: K: I would agree with Anna, stay as a group
Smon: Anna smiles gratefully at Kosvar. "Thanks for your support."
joriandrake: Prisha nods. "Well then, the majority wishes for land travel by horses. I assume as leader of this ...quest, Princess Anna makes the decision"
Sandor Sunneson: K: It's sense, if we split and with tensions in the area, we must all be accounted for
Smon: Anna rolls up the map: "I have considered. We shall go by sea to Selatine. We shall come as friends, with gifts."
joriandrake: "Well, we would journey even then together up until the former Black SUn camp, but the decision doesn't lie with me"
joriandrake: ooc lay? lie?
Smon: lie
joriandrake: Prisha nods at Anna approvingly
joriandrake: ooc thanks
Sandor Sunneson: K: keeps a face of neutrlaity
joriandrake: Prisha remembers something that might become important
Smon: 25/8/47: Dawn... the expedition assembles at the Docks of Hara on the Bronze's personal ship, the same that lately brought the dragon Matriarx's treasure home to Hara.
joriandrake: "I heard NS was previously visiting Selatine, could you pelase tell us something which might be useful of the area, town?"
Smon: Most of the men look like they would rather be on a horse.
joriandrake: ooc then Prisha asks this on the ship
DESTROYERBILL: keep your hands to yourself and trust nobody
Smon:
Sandor Sunneson: K: It's got a pub that could do with a lick of paint, name escapes me
Smon: Orph: "The Scalpy Inn, it is now."
Sandor Sunneson: K: Never been there, just heard about it in passing
Smon: "No more the Redeye Inn, since Aldo Redeye got a very Red eye."
joriandrake: "Was never there" Prisha smiles at Orph and NS "I will trust in your guidance there."
Smon: As the ship casts off, Orph tells the tale of how the innkeep drugged travellers for sacrifice by the Cult of Thanatos at Vex Villa...
Sandor Sunneson: Visit the coast? All the food sources are in the forests and hills Prisha, no need to visit Selatine
Smon: Until he drugged Drakonok the Dragonborn.
Smon: Anna looks at Kosvar: "That coast is miles of cliffs! Selatine is the only port before Lygol."
Smon: /roll d8
Smon rolls 1d8 and gets: 8,
Sandor Sunneson: I'm a Ranger Lady Anna, prefer land (he'll say smiling)
Smon: GM: A perfect north-westerly wind sweeps you down the Hara river at a great speed.
joriandrake: Prisha looks at Orph with a fluttering heart "Tonight we shall talk, I asusme you're free to meet in my cabin?"
joriandrake: assume*
Smon: Within a couple hours you are out onto the Korm Basin, the shining sea glittering.
Smon: Shipmaster: "We'll do 40 leagues today at this rate, easy!"
Smon: Orph grins: "For you, I can often make time!"
joriandrake: Prisha happily smiles
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Smon: The day passes peacefully as the ship scuds past Clear Meadows and Ahyf.
Sandor Sunneson: K: Kosvar will ask if anyone fancies a drink and a few drinking games to help pass the time
Smon: 26/8/47
Sandor Sunneson: Kosvar will chat to Livilla to find out more about her cult
joriandrake: Prisha prepares herself in her cabin, mentally and also picking a nice dress and lingerie waiting for the night for Orph to come
Smon: K dices with the sailors and guardsmen, Orph comes into Prisha's cabin... Dawn comes up with the ship off the dangerous Cape of No Return...
joriandrake: She takes a deep breath, tries to remember what she wants to talk about
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
Smon: /roll d8
Smon rolls 1d8 and gets: 3,
Smon: The wind has shifted to the north, exactly perfect again!
joriandrake: Orph... You know a lot about me, and Meroya's teachings by now, just by being around us all... well, almost all the time"
DESTROYERBILL: im looking for any nets to cach fish in becouse my charecter is bored
Smon: Sailors and soldiers are beginning to mutter that this is a gods-blessed journey.
Smon: Orph nods to Prisha. "Yep."
joriandrake: "So oyu know that marriage is more open than for most religions... and I know you're a bard, and ust as Meroya, you... really like to share your love, which I am perfectly fine with, as you have experienced"
joriandrake: just*
joriandrake: "... Meroya gifted me with a new spell..:"
joriandrake: Prisha takes another deep breath
DESTROYERBILL: i shout" your words are true this voyage has been blessed by the love goddes meroya
DESTROYERBILL: "
Smon: Prisha hears the shout from outside
Smon: Orph: "Go on."
Smon: quietly
Smon: He looks serious but calm.
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d12+8 and gets: 7, (+8) = 15
Smon: LOL
joriandrake: "... I love you Orph, I know you like to be free, and I don't wish to take it from you, I don't wish to be a burden or chain, but a safe harbor .... Orph, I'm pregnant, and I love you. Please marry me. Your can marry others if you wish as well later.... just please do marry me, I already wished you to stay with me the first day I met you, but Meroya revealed to me that our first night together resulted in a child, and I wish to keep the baby, and to have you stay by my side as well... as long you feel happy"
Smon: CHA check
joriandrake rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 10, (+8) = 18
DESTROYERBILL: orph you are the father
Smon: Orph: "Well, you know, I've always been a bit of a rolling stone... and I kinda had my eyes on that princess, you know? She wants me to marry her so she can 'love' you on the side... kind of a menage a trois I guess."
joriandrake: She stops breathing from anxiety
Smon: He's grinning broadly.
Smon: "But I wouldn't say no to a little secret ceremony. Bind the three of us.... That's how your cult does it,right?"
joriandrake: "... I can marry her too, if you get her agree to it. That's fine with me. I know you're a bard and like your girls... and you know I like my girls as well, so that's not ap roblem"
joriandrake: Prisha glows
Smon: Orph nods,takes Prisha in his arms. "Yeah. I reckon this is gonna work."
Smon: He kisses her.
joriandrake: "...which princess by the way, Anna or lyssana?"
joriandrake: Stops asking, starts kissing
Smon: "Lyssana!"
Smon: Orph chuckles.
Smon: "oops."
joriandrake: She nods, then starts other things /fade to black/
Smon: He glances to the door, afraid Lyssana has overheard.
joriandrake rolls 1d20+12 and gets: 2, (+12) = 14
joriandrake: ooc damn it, oh well
Smon: (NS you overheard)
joriandrake: ooc at least not an 1
Smon: LOL
joriandrake: Prisha is too damn nervous
joriandrake: and happy
Smon: Orph just finds it amusing.
Smon: GM: The next day the ship speeds south at amazing speed.
joriandrake: morning, round 2
joriandrake rolls 1d20+12 and gets: 20, (+12) = 32
joriandrake: ooc YESS
DESTROYERBILL: should of saved that 20
Smon: (Orph v satisfied now!) That evening you are starting to turn west in towards Selatine, when your lookout calls out: "Longship! Skandiks!"
joriandrake: Prisha is not nervous anymore, fully focused on Orph
Sandor Sunneson: K: will go up on deck
Smon: People rush up on deck to see far off over the rolling waves, a single low-prowed drakkar vessel.
DESTROYERBILL: im going below deck
joriandrake: If they actually left the cabin by then Prisha notes "Let's see if they ignore us or if we can outrun them, we do hjave good wind"
Smon: The pale white linen sail emblazoned with the Black Sun.
Sandor Sunneson: K: What is Anna doing?
Smon: Sir Danelac joins Anna Bronze on deck. Danelac: "That's a little more action than I was hoping for."
Smon: The captain yells orders: "Full sail! Make for Selatine!"
joriandrake: "Well, I'm not a priestess of Air... sadly I can't just make us faster, or them get sunken by a storm or whirlpool"
Smon: The far-off Skandik seems to be turning slowly in your direction.
joriandrake: Prisha focuses on sailorship and calls upon the skills required
Smon: Orph puts a comforting arm round Prisha's waist. "They're a lot faster under oar, but we have a good lead... and it'll soon be nightfall."
joriandrake: and tries to help out
joriandrake: "Let us do even better..."
Smon: GM: Do you have any real way to boost your crew?
Sandor Sunneson: Kosvar will try and see how many sailors are on board
joriandrake rolls 1d20 and gets: 13,
Sandor Sunneson: K: on the viking ship
Smon: Looks like a typical longship, not one of the giant war galleys... 50-80 he'd say.
joriandrake: ooc 13 + 4 + attribute for seamanship, Prisha looks for weakspots and helps out where she can, tries to adjust the sails to take better use of the wind
joriandrake: ooco can't boost the crew, but can boost herself to be of use on the ship
Smon: Prisha's encouragement seems of more aid than her seaman skills.
joriandrake: ooc ...unless... unless GM rules I can make ship nondetected by that spell?
joriandrake: ooc nope, too large sadly
joriandrake: Prisha will try best to encourage the crew while helping out with a little speech
Smon: (name spell) GM: d20 check, I'll give a 1 bonus for Prisha, & on 3+ you outrun them.
Smon: /roll d20
joriandrake rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 4, (+8) = 12
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 11,
joriandrake: http://engl393-dnd5th.wikia.com/wiki/Nondetection
Sandor Sunneson: do they get any +?
Smon: GM: Night falls with the Skandiks still far astern.
joriandrake: ooc I don't think it works, ssadly
Smon: The captain orders all lights doused.
joriandrake: "Well, I don't think many of us will seep tonight, fearing they catch up"
joriandrake: sleep*
Smon: And you approach the high cliffs of Selatine under cover of darknes.
joriandrake: "Hm, if we reach Selatine they wouldn't attack anymore...usually"
Smon: The ship master looks bone weary. "Hara to Selatine in two days - a new record!"
joriandrake: Prisha nods "A blessed journey"
Smon: GM: d20 2+ to avoid damage docking...
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 12,
Smon: The ship docks successfully.
Smon: A couple sleepy looking guards with bronze shields meet you on the quays below the towering cliffs.
Smon: OOC sorry I'm flagging have to stop at 10
joriandrake: "Princess Anna, that Black Sun ship was a surprise but we managed the journey a day sooner than expected... and the ship's presence prove they also have agents nearby, maybe a camp or secret cove, harbor too"
Smon: Anna looks to the assembling Selatine men, then to Prisha.
joriandrake: ooc: sorry I don't udnerstand, flagging? What is wrong?
Smon: "They must have a base, yes..."
Smon: (tired!)
Sandor Sunneson: K: The whole area has a dilemma Anna,
joriandrake: "Not here, we would already be attacked then" Prisha nods and greets the guards. "Hello friends!" She smiles at them
Smon: Ship master nods: " East of here are just the Isles of Greenlight and Ogigian. Greenlight's infested with cannibal degenerates... I'd bet on Ogigian. Nice Neptune statue there."
joriandrake: She hears the ship master. "This might interest the rulers of Selatine as well."
Smon: The guards' faces are inscrutable in their Ghinarian helms.
Smon: They turn as a short, curvaceous young woman in white nobles' gown approaches, accompanied by several attendants.
Smon: Anna calls out: "Lady Jana Vex! So good to see you!"
joriandrake: She turns to ANna "Princess, we can use the knowledge to aid and warn Selatine of the Black Sun, gain their benevolence"
joriandrake: She then quets down and bows slightly at the woman
Smon: the shapely noble smiles back: "Lady Anna Bronze! Welcome!"
Smon: Anna: "The hour is late, but and your retainers shall all dine in my Hall tonight!"
Smon: GM: The Selatinites and Nerathi exchange friendly pleasantries.
DESTROYERBILL: i will disguise myself before going anywhere in the town
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 15, (+11) = 26
Smon: You notice Vex's Vizier is an immaculate blue skinned nobleman - an Avalonian!
joriandrake: "Thank you very much for your hospitality Lady Vex, may Meroya bless you and your town with benevolence and love."
Smon: Don/NS is now unrecognisable, posing as a noble courtier of Hara.
Smon: ca 35
Smon: Prisha roll CHA
joriandrake rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 9, (+8) = 17
Smon: "And may Apollo-Mitra bless you, Mistress. I am Priestess of Apollo here." says Lady Vex.
Smon: Up the cliff steps to the village above, and into oddly angled Vex Villa where the Lady treats you to a late feast.
joriandrake: Prisha smiles. "I'm Prisha Acharya, Pristess of Meroya."
Sandor Sunneson: Thank you for the food, the food is as good as expected Lady Vex
Smon: She and her retainers - Vizier Mordred, Vuthrik the Last Deathwalker, Dr Rosa Piercemuller, Aya the Slinger, Bright Star the catfolk et al - quiz you on news from the west.
Smon: Jana: "So, Hakeem has resigned the Regency! I was the first to know, when he arrived on that very ship he sailed in on!"
Smon: Anna: "Yes..."
Smon: GM: Anna tells Jana about the new Kingdom of Nerath, and how you are going to wake Dyson Logos for the coronation.
joriandrake: "Helmund, a brave cleric of your god Mitra-Apollo helped me and my companions defeat a demon, a dark naga in Carchimish."
Smon: You notice Orph is not present - has he gone off to the Scalpy Inn across the market square?
Smon: Jana nods. "Demons seek to prey upon the weak and helpless."
Smon: Jana: "Will you stay long?"
joriandrake: "He sacrificed himself to protect us from an icy attack, and Meroya revived him as reward. I only know good about your faith and I'm happy to meet another devout of him."
Smon: Anna: "We must leave at dawn."
Sandor Sunneson: K Lady Vex, are you aware of Black Sun Skandik ships sailing off the coastline here?
DESTROYERBILL: im going to the blacks smith
Smon: Jana nods: "Mitra is the Greatest of Gods."
DESTROYERBILL: to get some daggars
Smon: GM: The smiths is shut...
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 14, (+11) = 25
Smon: SElatine - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO88brTV_9Iky8l_K7NKRlAnnvKtC2-BkjM6ZIjL9eL_YNxGykp19snnISVoLqMCcz64_5cFrl-Y5SrDFnEnrxfDEDFg3OeBUkyB7I_9R-uk6kApTQmljjP0DREK98ewwAs9Pgn-UU_TM/s640/Selatine.png
joriandrake: Prisha nods at the mention of the ship by Kosvar not speaking back to Jana about 'greatness' of gods in ranking "We almost got attacked by a Black Sun ship."
Smon: GM: NS rouses Piergeron the Smith http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/colms-campaign-world/images/9/97/Gregor.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150515123328
Smon: and his family, and is soon watching them finish off a selection of daggers for him..
Smon: /roll 3d6
Smon rolls 3d6 and gets: 6, 5, 3, = 14
Smon: Up to 14
Smon: by dawn
DESTROYERBILL: ill buy them all
Smon: Jana frowns, looking bewildered. "Hakeem told me the Skandiks are in Zothay, hundreds of miles to the north."
joriandrake: Prisha remembers the words of the ship master "... East of here are the Isles of Greenlight and Ogigian, likely the ship came from Ogigian. The Black Sun could be defeated, and perhaps the ship captured as addition to Selatine's own fleet."
Smon: Anna: "From their direction of approah, we think they likely base at the Isle of Ogigian."
Smon:
Smon: sorry x-post
Smon: Jana looks to Prisha, paling. "Oh no! Polyachus!"
joriandrake: ooc no worries, let it be IC they both spoke up at same time
Smon: She looks almost ready to faint.
Smon: (ok)
Smon: Jana trembles - the young novice priestess Opara beside her supports her.
Smon: Tears come into her eyes.
Smon: "Polyachus... he was my novitiate, my deputy, at the temple here in Selatine."
Sandor Sunneson: Kosvar gets her a chair to sit down on
joriandrake: Prisha smiles sadly at Jana "Sadly we have to leave soon, I wish I could be of help against them myself. Hopefully Carchimish or Hara can be of assistance later if their presence isn't handled until we return home"
joriandrake: Prisha offers a cloth/handkerchief
Smon: She sits on the chair K provides, talks to Kosvar: "He fell in love with a Druidess, Cassandra. They retired to live together on Ogigian, a desert island..."
Smon: Anna looks sadly at Jana. "I'm sorry."
Smon: OOC that was like 2.5 years ago IRL that happened.
DESTROYERBILL: i tell the smith get ready to make 6 daggars for the whole day ill buy them from you when i come back
joriandrake: She encourages her "Maybe they are still alive? As hostages? Have faith Lady Vex, nothing is certain yet."
Smon: (Pieron agrees to NS happily!) Sir Danelac: "We can but hope, as Mistress Prisha says. We have no ships that dare an island held by Skandiks."
DESTROYERBILL: i jugle my bakers dozen +1 of knives
joriandrake: "...If i had time to prepare, I could ask for guidance from Meroya to tell me if they are alive.... If they did lose their lives, regaining their remains might allow for their revival."
Smon: OOC sorry really must stop now
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