What did you say Jane was doing down here? Could she have fallen in and drowned? I mean accidents happen. Was she a good swimmer?
Yes we are going to eat well tonight. I'll give the Inn owner half the bag and they can make us dinner at no cost. We can let them keep what ever is left from their half.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:24 am
by Rex
Unna
Unna follows along. She will try and find any sign she can.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:38 pm
by dmw71
The Stream
It takes only a couple of minutes, walking casually, to reach the stream after August informs one of his workers of his plans to leave; potentially for a few hours.
The farmer lead the group through town along the worn dirt path. Passing through town for the first time, the group is afforded a cursory look at some of the buildings sharing the path. The overall condition of every structure is simply worn, or aged, and not particularly well kept or maintained.
August doesn't play the role of tour guide, and doesn't stop to volunteer details about any of the various locations, but a few structures stand out from the rest.
The first, which is on your left as you round the bend (R1), appears to be made of reddish-brown clay or terracotta. While it doesn't have any signage, it bears all the markings of a church or house of religion.
A sign posted at the curb on the next structure on the right (R5) reads "Red's General Store."
The unmistakable sounds and smells of an inn reveal the next structure on the left (R2) for what it is before the sign bearing the name -- Rest Home of the Hooked Bass -- confirms it.
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August casually acknowledges a few locals without making introductions as the group passes them along their way. The general impression is that the townsfolk are friendly, with a few outwardly distrusting of strangers. All appear tired, but casual and otherwise free of undo duress.
A strong odor of fish emanates from the building on the left (R9) as you approach the stream as this structure appears to be home to a fishmonger. A sign reading "Boats for Rent" dangles from a post in the front of the building.
The stream itself has an old but sturdy-looking bridge spanning its distance.
The dirt path you've been following is littered with boot and foot prints. "The girl come this way,"August shares as he stops the group at the shoreline, just to the left of the bridge. "She sometimes go this way --" he says, pointing to the left. "-- and sometimes go that way -- " he continues, pointing in the opposite direction, to the right. "I not know the girl wall -- just met her a couple times. Where she go, I guess, depends on what she was looking for."
"I have better luck trying to catch signs of her progress further off the main road... but which way you want to go? Or do we split up to try and cover more ground?"
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Actions?
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Date: 01 Sextilus, Year 7102 Time: 14:42 Sunrise: 07:03, Sunset: 18:42) Temp: 67 F Conditions:
"I am OK with splitting up, we can cover more ground that way for sure. I am not a tracker so would just be looking for any signs. Any other ideas?"
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:10 pm
by Zhym
"Let's stick together," suggests Roderick. "August here is our only tracker, and I'd not risk obscuring Jane's tracks with our own before he can follow them."
"As for direction, one way is as good as the other as far as I can tell."
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:36 pm
by Rex
Unna
"Makes sense, I am good with that as well."
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:44 pm
by Storm11
Nexus listens carefully.
Helmet said she often came here to pick herbs. Is there a known patch of herbs here abouts August that would indicate which way she might have gone?
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:38 am
by Darklin2
Alexa
I have herbalism. I will follow and look for herbs along the river. Lets head down stream.
I will collect as many herbs as i can find for healing and poison antidotes. Keeping my eyes open for cut or picked herbs along the way.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:32 pm
by shiffd
Dorobo follows along. An urbanite by birth and trade he is more concerned with signs of human activity, any dropped items, stonework, signs of traffic etc. (that he would recognize). He'll defer to the naturalists and mages as it goes for the herbs and such
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:36 am
by GreyWolfVT
Delgrot agrees "Works for me."
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 3:37 pm
by onlyme
Ardiam nods agreement and will follow the direction chosen.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:46 pm
by ravenn4544
Jaroo shrugs and follows along thinking about turnip stew.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:32 pm
by Darklin2
Alexa
Alexa moves to the head of the party next to August.
Do you know of any large herb patches along the river? If not let's head down river. If something did happen then she would have floated down stream anyway. Let's head that way first. Everyone keep your eyes open for abnormal stuff floating in the river. Anything clumps of grass, hair ribbon, anything.
She scans the water and starts off down stream with August.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:37 am
by dmw71
The Search
A few from the group questions August about the location and availability of herbs or other useful plants that might be of interest to users of arcane magics, and the imposing farmer simply shrugs. "I can tell you much 'bout turnips, or corn, or carrots, or potatoes, or wheat... but they not help with magic. I can probably help identify what certain things are as we come across them, but wouldn't know where to go to look, and couldn't tell you if they'd be helpful to a wizard or not."
Alexa suggests heading down river, which no one objects to. She and Nexus pay particular attention to useful flora, and suggest that everyone else focus on anything abnormal -- from clumps of grass to hair ribbons -- floating in the river.
Progress is deliberately slow as the group is careful to watch for any signs of the missing girl. After a half-hour or so, there are no signs of her, or any struggle.
A horse whinnies.
The source of the sound maybe a hundred or so feet in the distance.
The horse is not alone.
The task of searching for the missing girl is not enough to cause the group to lose all focus. The horse, and, by the sound of things, a marching band of individuals and a wagon, looms off in the distance, still out of sight.
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Alexa and Nexus, since you were actively searching for herbs and spell components, you each manage to discover a number of randomly determined ( [1d35] ) spell components from the 'Herbs and Plant Specimens' section on: Table 16: Spell Components.
Nexus, you find [1d3] items. Alexa, with your herbalism, you find [1d4+1].
It's entirely possible what you find may not be immediately useable, but everything will definitely a viable option and present potential or future opportunities.
Actions?
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Date: 01 Sextilus, Year 7102 Time: 15:04 Sunrise: 07:03, Sunset: 18:42) Temp: 67 F Conditions:
He will carefully pick them and store them in the back of his book until he can dry them out when back at someKind of vase
I can’t help thinking we are waaaay off base where this girl is concerned. She’s not been seen for many days here and there’s no sign and no ones even seen her pass. I can’t shake the feeling we are miles away from where she is right now.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:37 am
by shiffd
Dorobo asks their guide, "Any idea whose horse and wagon that might be up ahead?"
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:40 pm
by dmw71
Activity "There's a path up ahead,"August whispers in response to Dorobo's question, holding up his thick index finger over his mouth indicating for the group to be quiet. He then moves his finger to point forward of the group's current position, in the direction beyond a cover of trees and foliage, and to the left toward where the sounds overheard are coming from.
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Actions?
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Date: 01 Sextilus, Year 7102 Time: 15:05 Sunrise: 07:03, Sunset: 18:42) Temp: 67 F Conditions:
Roderick nods at the farmer's advice to stay quiet. Good, sound advice, that. Prudent. Cautious. Patient. Fitting of a man who makes his living from the ground, at the pace of the seasons and whim of the weather.
It's not that Roderick ignores that advice. He considers it carefully in the moment he has to make a decision. On the one hand, he thinks, the approaching group—army?—may have no ill intentions, in which case there would be no harm in stepping forward to say hello. If, however, it is a hostile army, then honor and valor require him to confront them. The best way to find out is to ask them!
The Avatar nods to the others, indicating that they should hide if they want to, then steps boldly forward toward the approaching ruckus to a position where he can see who approaches—and they can see him.
"Hoy there!" he calls out in the friendly tones of someone who is accustomed to going through life liked by everyone.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:47 pm
by Rex
Unna
Unna decides she best back up Roderick in case he gets himself in more trouble than he can handle along. She follows along a bit behind him.
Re: Session 5: Beliard
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:28 pm
by ravenn4544
Jaroo continues to search the bank where the girl was last reported. He enjoys the time along the stream instead of dealing with the approaching cart. The stream is a lot more interesting than people.