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Post by Matt4 on Jan 7, 2022 10:13:57 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None " Alright then. But let's stop at the stables first." OOC Action We can go directly to the mayor's house, just tell me if my poor horse is alive or dead. ðŸ˜
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Post by Daos on Jan 7, 2022 15:57:18 GMT -8
The party stops by the stable to find it completely intact and undamaged. The horse inside (loaned to her by the church for this mission), is completely unharmed. Apparently the undead were not interested at all in lower animals, and just passed the whole place by.
From there, they head up the hill to Nichole's place. The manor is currently being reinforced again after the undead damaged some of the defensive measures put into place yesterday. The mayor herself is in the front lawn, supervising the work. She and Terence share a brief hug when she sees that he is safe. "Glad you're all alright," she says. "It looks like what we feared has come to pass. These corpses will continue attacking the town every night, possibly indefinitely, until something is done. I hope you have some kind of plan then to stop this, because I'm not sure how much longer we can keep this up."
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 7, 2022 17:03:46 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None Giunona recount the events of the previous day and what the party found out in the temple. " Our plan now is to follow Giles' tracks and see if we can bring the rod back so the seal will be complete again, we were wondering if you could help us with a mean of traveling. Oh, and just to have a contingency plan in case we are unable to find the rod I already commissioned another rod to Gwaimai, which of course will need to be blessed."
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Post by Daos on Jan 7, 2022 18:35:40 GMT -8
"Gods," Nichole breathes. "I had no idea something so dangerous was so close to our town. It's never caused problems before those adventurers went down there. To think, children play in that area! If I had known, I would have banned anyone from ever going near those ruins." She shakes her head.
"Alright, Terence, take her to the family stable, get horses for all of them," she says to her brother. Then, turning back to Giunona, she says, "Make sure you get that rod back, at any cost. And as quickly as possible. Even if the town survives another night, I just received reports that the undead roamed further outward last night when they couldn't find anyone. Given time, they may start attacking other nearby settlements. We need to nip this in the bud as soon as possible."
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 7, 2022 19:43:41 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None Hearing that from Nichole made Giunona frown, it seemed the situation was even more dire than she thought. " Understood, we'll do everything in our power to take the rod back." - then she glanced at the people working on reinforcing the building. - " And I know you'll do everything you can to resist 'till we get back." The priestess then follows Terence to the stables.
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Post by Daos on Jan 7, 2022 23:34:04 GMT -8
Terence leads the way to the small stablehouse next to the manor. Inside are five horses. He and the others get to work to saddle them and otherwise prepare them to set off.
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 8, 2022 17:41:06 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None " How long will it take us to reach Arden?" - she asks as she helps the others preparing the horses.
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Post by Daos on Jan 8, 2022 18:50:18 GMT -8
"It shouldn't take more than half a day at most," Terence answers.
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 8, 2022 21:34:22 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None Giunona lets out a sigh of relief: " Let's hope that by tomorrow this nightmare will be over then." When everyone is ready, she'll bring the group back to the stables where her horse Flegone is. Then she would return to the blacksmith to collect the rod and pay for his services. [or viceversa, depending on what route is the shortest]. " We should all be ready to go, then. Or is there something else anyone wants to do before we leave?"
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Post by Daos on Jan 9, 2022 0:08:47 GMT -8
Giunona pays two gold pieces and collects the rod. It is crafted to her specifications, but it holds no power of any kind.
"Probably a hundred different things, but the sooner we get this done, the sooner everything can go back to normal," Ulster says.
"Agreed," adds Captain Miles. "Sometimes a quick and decisive victory is better than a long, drawn out siege."
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 9, 2022 13:19:18 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None If everyone's ready, then Giunona will lead the group out of town. Once out of Pommerville, she'll leave the lead to Terence, since she assumes he'll know the road better.
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Post by Daos on Jan 9, 2022 17:05:41 GMT -8
Terence takes the lead, and the party follows down a well-worn path to the southeast, not too far off the shore of the Volar River. They pass through some hills and ride past some marshlands, before reaching the small farming community of Arden that afternoon; not much larger than Pommeville, really. Once in town, they stop at the Volarway Arms Inn, tying off their horses out front before entering.
"There," Terence says, immediately pointing out a party of four sitting around a corner table. They consist of a young, enthusiastic scholar with spectacles and a clean-shaven face, a dwarven man-at-arms, a pretty human bard, and a scowling half-elven mage. They look like healthier versions of the illusions they saw in the temple ruins. "Yes? What can I do for you?" asks the scholar as they approach.
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 10, 2022 11:44:54 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None Well, let's hope they're more friendly than last time. - Giunona thoughts to herself before approaching the group. " Salute, adventurers! I'm Giunona Scarletbark, priestess of Marthammor Duin. I came here from Pommerville, the community you visited some days ago, to ask about a rod of about these dimensions." - she says as she draws the object in the air with her fingers. - " It was situated inside the ruined temple near the city. Are you in possession of such item?"
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Post by Daos on Jan 10, 2022 13:57:28 GMT -8
"Maybe," the dwarf answers. "What's it to you if we did?"
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Post by Matt4 on Jan 10, 2022 15:13:40 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Active Effect(s): None Giunona raises an eyebrow at her fellow dwarf, before explaining calmly: " You see, that rod is probably worthless by itself, but it contains a blessing which completes a seal inside that temple. Without that seal, a powerful undead has been awaken and it's wreaking havoc back in Pommerville." Her eyes return to the man she assumes it's Giles: " That's why we need it back, if you have it." - Then she adds, looking at the dwarf once again: " We could pay for it."
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