As you are recovering in a secure area, we'll wrap this as the end of the expedition... please feel free to roleplay here to cover the intervening time. When you are ready to return to town you may do so unmolested during daytime hours along the road. (Subtract four hours and go post in town.)
The 5th is a quiet day, a deep, slumbering restful day for both the reunited family, the restless watchers, and the wounded adventurers. Life on the farm resumes on May 6th, cheer and joy replacing the somber fear. Annabelle and Clarabelle emerge with smiles and are greeted with warm hugs fresh-baked fruit tarts. Relief is written on every face, life begins to be normal.
Clay, Mors, and Asala remain in the barn, visiting the farmhouse at off-hours where he is treated to good, fresh-cooked food to eat. He avoids normal mealtimes, letting the family have their space, but does talk to the farmers about the faith of Beith. While they are receptive and grateful, they are rooted in their own faiths and some aspects of Beith just seem a bit too odd. The Farrows are devotees of Gwanwen, as most farmers, while the less-settled of the farmhands tend to pay homage to the mercy and grace of Eruanna. On the morning of the 7th, Clay packs up some snacks and, with Mors at his side, tells the Farrows he intends to spend the day hiking beyond. If all goes well, he'll return by sunset, Asala staying in the farmyard.
Foxy rests in poor condition, her fevered brow on the brink of death. The Farrows, grateful for her passionate service, see to her comforts. Mrs. Farrow washes and mends her clothing, removing blood stains and battle wounds. She recovers slowly and they remain nervous. It isn't until the 9th of May that her eyes finally open, but she is too weak to rise or to move from the bed. When Foxy wakes, she has been bathed and dressed in a plain white shift. They begin her on some broth and she is able to move around gingerly starting on the 10th. By the 12th, she feels well enough to make the journey to town if she chooses
(full HP).
Timestamps:
- Foxy can RP in this thread for the 9th-11th. You can return to town with a timestamp of afternoon on 12 May. (Town is currently on 5 May.)
- Clay is in a private thread currently on 07 May; he can RP here on the 9th-11th pending that resolution.
Expedition summary:
2 PCs: Foxy and Clay (full share of XP)
3 NPCs: Mr. Farrow, George, Gus (half-share of XP for their scenes)
1 Other: Balex counted as an NPC retainer, but was tied up for all action scenes, so gets no XP share.
Encounter: Giant ants (evaded)
Encounter: Engaging on the farm / healing Mr. Farrow
Encounter: Clive's dead body
Encounter: Rescuing Gus and George from Balex's band
Encounter: Ambush of the Red Robes
Encounter: Defeating the Skeletal Redoubt
Encounter: Hunting the Hidden Mage
Encounter: Dealing with Dmukaz
Encounter: Handling the goblin functionary
Encounter: Bartering with the Goblin King
Encounter: Surviving the Goblin Deceit
Encounter: Getting everyone home alive
Exploration - 3 new hexes
Exploration - 3 days
Group Total:
1,875 character xp / 1279 item xp each for each PC. I will mark this, and any individual awards, on PC sheets in private forums.
Treasure:
- 3 goblin-made spears
- 3 human-made shortbows
- 27 human arrows
- 6 human-made daggers
- Three human-made cold-iron daggers
- 26 Copper pieces, crudely wrought
- 14 silver pieces, bearing a closed fist sigil
- 10 electrum pieces bearing a closed fist sigil
- A book covered in beige human skin with a weeping eye brand upon it.
- A book covered in mottle-green goblin skin with a bisected circle brand upon it.
- A book covered in greyish wolf-hide with a weeping eye brand upon it.
- A matching pair of probably ornamental Cold Iron bird cages, each with an inscription in a strange tongue and set with 7 Moonstones. It appears to have been made by sophisticated but savage humanoids and are several hundred years old.
- A platinum set of earrings, each with the image of a goat’s head. The patina on the metal shows its antiquity at several thousand years old.
- a banded agate
- a pale blue lapis lazuli
Please check that I didn't miss anything.
- Farmers reclaimed two suits of leather armor, longsword and shield, heavy pick, heavy flail.
- Balex returned with his two shortswords and one set of dwarf-made chainmail.
- They allow Clay to keep Clive's heavy leather overcoat.
Item values:
You can't get sale offers or appraisals until you return to the city. With time for careful examination, you can make a few conclusions if you wish to divvy things now.
- The earrings and cages are both finely-wrought objects of art with value to historical collectors in the south. You imagine they're both worth a good amount, and perhaps similarly so. Both also have utilitarian value here in the north, as decorative earrings and bird cages.
- The gemstones are modest. The banded agate is the more impressive of the two.
- You can sell the human-made gear for half-value in the town, where they'll refurbish it to get the goblin-stain off. Nobody desires goblin-made items for resale.
Next Steps:
- Post any last RP as you travel and finish at the farm.
- Handle the disbursement of treasure shares IC on this thread.
- If you keep any items for resale elsewhere in town, mark here that you're keeping the item, then start it as a new action in the appropriate town threads.
- Go and RP in the tavern. You arrive at timestamp 1:00pm 12 May 2016. Please at least post in the tavern (or other appropriate town thread) about where you're getting and deducting food and lodging at normal costs.
- Roll up a second character. If you'd like, and think you can keep up with two expeditions at a time, you can now make a second character because your first has successfully returned from an expedition. We can discuss any questions in your private forums.
- Memorialize the tale of your expedition in the tavern. Follow the rules for Tributes to Expeditions and gain extra XP. Your tales will go here.
- If that gold is too heavy in your pack, you can spend up to 100gp to make a Tribute to a Living Adventurer rules and also get more XP. Your memorials will end up here.
- Use your private forum to assign Item XP to an item you carried on this expedition. Remember: item XP not assigned before your next expedition begins are lost.
Does that mean I should list what spells I memorized?
(Sorry, couldn't resist...)
