[pnpgm] Game Update #88 - File #594 - Entering Kamern Lands
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HT Player DS Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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FH.John Haight.......HY..Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar .. Ma
--.Tobie Bonahoom....YY..Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry.. Fe
W3.Mark Murtha.......HN..Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human....Ma
W2.David Sanders.....HN..Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human ..Ma
R4.Wout Broere.......YY..Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human ..Fe
R3 Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma
R4.Alex Koponen......YY..Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human ..Fe
...Kevin Newark..........Dorhak............Warrior.Normal/Dwarf....Ma
R3.Fukishtu.NEwsome......Npc...............Chief...Normal/Human....Ma
R3.Lucria.Cegra..........Npc...............Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra
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Game Update #88 sequence (file #594)
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[Recap]
From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
"You are offering me an enchanted mace..? Laddie, ...
GM: Ack.
From Kiet: [Re: Vote]
Yes, Kiet voted...and it was for Kell's adventure!
GM: Ack. I thought you did. Seems like in email. But I think
I lost it during the lost/zeroed out emails. Thanks
From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
My vote:
9 12 13
GM: ACk. Thanks.
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[New Stuff]
[Janaq 27th, 1635TH]
[Zen'da Western Plains]
[Time: 8:17 pm]
Kell asks Dorhak about a possible magical mace.
"You are offering me an enchanted mace..? Laddie, I could
never afford such a thing. I'm not exactly rolling in gold."
"No charge at all. Whilst normally it costs at least fourty,"
winking conspiracy-like at Dorhak, " or fifty shiney gold coins,
this one will be on me. We all need good weapons with how many
fights we have. It is all the Journey, the Wheel in the Sky and
such. Have we told you about those Vong creatures? Well...."
as the half elf starts to describe that whole story.
"Besides someday I may request your beard shavings. There is
nothing so warm as a crocheted sweater from dwarf beard hair.
No. Don't ask me about it." grinning madly at the thought.
[Time: 9:15 pm]
Once things settle down Kell asks Unali to come with her
about 25 feet away from camp. Still enough to see with
the campfire light. But close enough to do his spells
on her dagger. Then Kell asks Arawn to help to ensure
the magic works. He has his own magic sensing ability but
it is not as strong as the Sidh. Arawn agrees to help.
Kell had made two daggers, among other dirks. One went to
Z'leyra with the Earth Bridge on it. But now he wants to
enchant one for Unali. He pulls out the brand new dagger
which hasn't been touched or tainted by blood.
Kell shadow fights the air with it feeling its weight and
texture. He smiles at his craftsmanship. He waves Unali
to sit down on the grass.
Unali stats to Kell, "Thank you for such a wonderful gift. I
will be certain to care well for such a piece of craftsmanship.
And the enchantments you are willing to place on it are an
almost unheard bonus. I would love to witness you start the
process."
Kell places the dagger on the ground and asks for some
of Unali's blood and points to the dagger.
Without question Unali draws her magical dagger made
by Z'leyra and does a slight cut on her 4th finger on
her left hand. Enough that draws blood. She lets a couple
of blood drops hit the earth bridge dagger. Then she
stops the bleeding and cleans the wound.
Kell sits back and nods. Sitting cross-legged and
with arms on his knees he begins to cast the magical
spell words to enchant the dagger further.
Kell channels his magical energy and the force of
Unali's will into the magic he casts. In order to
link the metal with the warrior they must be linked
by essence. Thus the blood is the link in that chain.
Kell first dedicates the dagger for Unali. Then he
adds a weapon strength magic layer to the dagger. The 3rd
spell to enhance chances to hit fails. Arawn stops him
and Kell retries.
Holding his wand he continues and recasts the dagger
for better hit chance. Next he adds durability to the
dagger to make it tougher.
Kell feels drained as casting the dedication for each
enchantment is costly in magical energy. Arawn can
tell this and warns him he is drained. Kell nods and
tells Unali he will finish tomorrow.
[Time: 9:50 pm]
Kiet notices Fremea examining some plants nearby and approaches.
They speak softly for a few minutes on something.
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[Janaq 28th, 1635TH]
[Zen'da Western Plains]
[Time: 9:08 pm]
Kell, Arawn and Unali head off from the camp and plans
to finish the spells on the dagger.
Kell casts a enchantment to boost Unali's dagger skill.
Using his own magical energy he places a protection
spell and a immunity spell upon the dagger.
Finally Kell lifts the dagger and hands it to Unali who
shadow fights with it. Twisting and jerking this way and that
with her acrobatic combat skills. She stops and smiles.
"Thank you friend, I promise I will use this well and keep it
safe."
Unali draws both magical daggers and begins some acrobatic
martial art shadow fighting. Kell smiles at the prowess of
Unali to use a dagger better than some can do a great sword.
Kell also notices that she seems at home in the shadows fighting.
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[Janaq 29th, 1635TH]
[Zen'da Western Plains]
[Time: 9:02 pm]
Kiet looks up Kell one evening before people retire for the
night or begin their watches. He's been thinking about this
for some time and decides now is as good a time as any to ask
his advice...privately.
"I haven't told anyone this yet, but I have been spending a
great many magical resources to learn the elemental language
of 'The Wind'. Eventually I wish to be able to master all
four."
"I have a problem, however. Progress is slow. I was
planning on summoning an air elemental...a Sylph, to be
precise. But I don't want to force him or her to help me. I
want to offer them something in exchange. I want them to help
me learn the language, spoken AND written. The only thing I
could think of that a Sylph desires is freedom. I was thinking
of asking them if they knew of any captive wind, storm, or
fellow Sylphs trapped by a Mage into a summoning item. I
would bring the item, and elemental, to them for release.
It might be dangerous for 'me' to release them...but the
Sylph could do so."
"What do you think of this plan?"
"In the future I desperately want to do the same with Fire.
My rings are dedicated to the might of Girra...I think it would
provide great power to have something like a Fire Lord to
protect my holdings...if they were amenable." Kiet smiles
his biggest smile.
"You already know Earth Magic. Sometime when you can afford
the time, I would seek to have you teach me and I could teach
you, if you wish."
Kell and Kiet sit and talk about the elements and the
summoning of them for several hours as the campfire burns
around them and others sleep.
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[Febris 1st, 1635TH]
[Zen'da Western Plains]
[Time: 9:15 pm]
Kiet decides it is time for some more knowledge. He
asks Kell and Arawn to help guard him. Then leaving
the camp into the darkness he heads west about a half mile.
Using a torch and bringing rocks he collects earlier that day
he builds his ritual stone circle. He gently places the
lit torch on the ground for some light. But the night
is a blur of clouds and stars. Normally he does this during
the day but he figures even at night the elementals are still
around.
He would burn incense but it would attract attention to
the camp. While Kell and Arawn patrol within about 30
feet around Kiet, he begins his spells. He pulls his magical
energy from his bracers as he wields the tiny Rowan wand. He
decides he may need a longer wand than 2 inches later.
Kiet forms a pact with the elementals of the air. This seems
to disperse the clouds over head. Maybe it just seems that
to him. But a distinct cold warm hits his back from the north.
Then he casts his knowledge spell requesting info on the
aspects of the wind.
Kiet stares at the night sky and then down at the darkness.
A flood of minor words and phrases. He sighs knowing to get
to expert level will take time. But he considers some options
in his head as he turns to head back to camp.
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[Febris 2nd, 1635TH]
[Zen'da Western Plains]
[Time: 6:41 am]
Kiet gives Dorhak Z'leyra's magical necklace to learn
Marentia. The Dwarf squirms but is calmed down. Kiet
has him repeat the words in Marentia "understand". But
since the dwarf can't speak a word of Marentia Kiet
has to repeat it over and over until he is sure he gets it.
Once this is done Kiet begins to speak and suddenly
the Dwarf's eyes enlarge.
But then Dorhak sighs as he indeed does pick up the language
but at a simple level. He now can understand basic concepts
but not casual conversation.
[Time: 6:50 am]
Kiet gets Dorhak before he mounts the horse. He tells
him he wants to cast his own magic to learn the dwarf's
tongue. Dorhak agrees and Kiet casts the Tongues spell.
Dorhak begins to talk about the Elder mountains. But as
Kiet casts the spell he only gets a word or two. He
also frowns that it seems his understanding is only
on a simple basis at this point. Something about big
rocks and gray peaks. But at least its a start.
Kiet asks Z'leyra to reserve the necklace for tomorrow
so he can learn Kameri. But if they are inside the
lands by then it might be too late.
The party heads north toward the hills and forests. Fuk
rides still upset that Z'leyra hasn't done much leadership
for warning about dangers or telling about her people. He
is glad he researched these barbarians before coming or
he'd be clueless. But still the Constable rides looking
at Z'leyra wondering if she is herself or this doppelganger
simply forcing the group into a land to be slaughtered.
[Time: 6:01 pm]
As the sun starts to settle on the horizon the party
can see the forest in the distance only about half a mile.
But is a bit safer to be on the plains and camp then
in a crowded forest. So the party makes camp but has
plenty of wood from the edge of the forest.
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[Febris 3rd, 1635TH]
[Zen'da North Border]
[Time: 5:53 am]
The party wakes up from a wet night. A quick storm seemed to
have rolled in last night above the forest but it did little
over the camp but rain. But it looked deeper into the forest
with heavy winds and lightning.
Kiet stretches and gets his bucket of dirt and tosses in
his token. He then pulls out a small bit of chicken from
what was once rocks and goes to the fire to cook it. He
yawns and asks Z'leyra for the necklace.
Kiet asks Z'leyra to speak Kameri as he tries to learn
the language. He does indeed learn it but at a simple
basic level. He hops the natives speak slow and precise
so he can pick up the words.
[Time: 6:30 am]
Corona dropped off a large rabbit for the party to have for
breakfast an hour ago. It is meat but shared with everyone
only a small bit. But its protein. But now the meal is
done and the party departs toward the dark forest.
The skies are overcast for most of the day at least until
the party enters the forest and then the canopy makes it
harder to see the sky. The temperatures today mostly range
from a steady 65-66 with little variation so its not very
cold or warm.
The party moves slowly into the forest. Corona reports the
river is only a few miles north.
[Time: 8:15 am]
The party reaches the river. Corona had tried to scout but
the canopy is too thick for a good view on possible river
depths.
[Time: 8:25 am]
Fuk looks to Pyan, "isn't your home like nearby here? Ever
need or want go home? Its only what a few hundred miles away?"
[Time: 8:33 am]
Some time later the party finds a possible crossing point
At this point in the river which extends hundreds of miles
west and not that far east the river is not as wide or
deep as in the west in the tribal lands. But at one
point the party finds a bunch of trees that had fallen
the night before and causes the river to flow a bit
different due to obstructions. Here the river crossing
point is 40 feet. But the depth is 5 feet. Yet this seems
to be the best place to cross from aerial recon.
Kell reminds the party Z'leyra and now Unali have both
of his magical Earth Bridge daggers. Kell finds a spot
that the earth is thicker and tells them to use it there.
The party prepares the horses again to hurry but remain
calm as they cross the magical earth bridge.
The party dismounts and the first dagger casts the
bridge. The first set of horses crosses before it
disintegrates. Unali then uses her own dagger to create
the second bridge. This allows the rest of the horses to
cross.
While some crossed behind the party others like Fuk,
Lucria and Dorhak find spots where rocks and down trees
allow difficult but not impossible crossing with only
about a foot of water to wade through.
As the party gathers up the horses Pyan yells. He spots
blood on a bush. Weapons are drawn and Fremea begins a aerial
recon. Pyan being the hunter tracks the blood but it goes back
to the river as if whatever was hurt needed refuge. The trail
is lost.
Spreading out the party looks around and then Fuk yells
out he spots something gray toward him. The party moves
in that direction. Fremea being aerial find it first. It
is a human form in the grass about 3 feet from the river
but only about 60 feet from the party's crossing point.
As others move along the river in the thick woods Kiet
notices blocks of wood at the shore. But not normal
limbs or down trees. These are man made piece of wood.
Fremea lands and inspects the male. No wait. The
person has long hair but its a female. She looks to the
others and waves them on.
Fremea draws a dagger and sees Fuk the next person near
by. Fremea prods the girl to see if she is alive and the
girl jumps. She rolls over and sits up staring at this strange
winged small person. She begins to scoot backwards away from
this strange creature.
The girl reaches for her hip and pulls out a dagger of her
own but then Fuk speaks. "Whoa miss." He says in Marentian.
But hopes Z'leyra will be over soon to speak it in Kameri.
The girl who can't be no older than 17 or 18 jumps at Fuk's
voice and looks over. Then she sees the others moving through
the forest.
Maelorna looks up from where she sits leaning back against a
tree, long copper tresses cascade down her back, caressing the
cream coloured skin of a lithe body. From beneath the shade of
her bangs, emerald green eyes smolder as the regard you
hungrily, as her crimson painted lips part in a calculated pout,
while she licks her lips. Marring or enhancing her appearance,
a heavy silver coloured collar is firmly locked about her neck,
denoting her fortunes or lack thereof.
Lucria gasps at seeing the girl and her eyes. He smiles
and passes through some heavy brush and mutters. "Let me
I can give her the breath of life." Then he frowns as he
sees she is sitting.
Fuk waves a hand toward the man carrying a whip on his
belt, "she could be your sister!"
Fremea stares at the collar and a bit of rage swells
inside here. Being a ex-Donaran slave she has made it
her mission to study the trade in other lands. Including
that of Marentia. This particular collar was ineed made
in Marentia. But Fremea frowns. Is she a escaped slave
or something else?
The girl notices more and more people including a small
bearded man approach. What are all these people doing here?
Fuk turns to Z'leyra who has knelt to inspect the girl.
"Can you ask her what she is doing here?"
As Z'leyra scans the girl who is wearing a thick winter
coat she notices a bit of dried blood on her winter tunic.
But it seems aside from some scraps and abrasions from
possibly moving in dark forest at night there is no obvious
wounds.
But Z'leyra notices something in her eyes. Recognition.
The girl either understands Fuk or can guess what he means?
Dorhak to the north of the group picks up a rucksack and
a large crossbow. The group recognize it as a expensive
repeating crossbow.
The girl stands up at seeing her gear touched by this small
man and glares.
Pyan then yells some distance away to the west back where
the party was. He found a dead body.
As Kiet looks to the river he notices more and more wood
pieces and also signs of items like a cup or a broken crate
or rope floating.
Lucria squints at the girl. There is something about her.
As the girl stands she stands 6 feet even and seems under the
heavy winter coat to be about 135-140 pounds. The collar around
her neck has two small chain links with one end broken as if a
force had cut the links. Under her coat glimpses of what may be
quilted armor is seen. She is wearing a belt pouch that seems
stuffed.
Actions? Comments?
Next Update..Monday??
GM: A good place to stop. I still have 2 more projects. One -
benefits I need to finish tonight/tomorrow for sure. So
I'll try for the next update Monday afternoon. As Arawn
leaves us for a time being (player not character) we now
have a new player. Say hi to the girl! Try not to
kill her right away. I am in process of working on two
other new guys so we'll see on them later. At this point
things will move slower as the big part of adventure has
started. So it won't be days and days going by like in
past but maybe hours.
GM: Necklace can be used on Feb 4 and might give time to
learn one more before meet the Kameri. There was
plenty of time to use it over 50 days but it seems no
one did. So we move forward.
GM: Private emails: Just a reminder. If you guys talk like
Kiet/Fremea or Kiet/Dorhak or Kiet/Kell that's fine.
Just CC me as you did. But ensure what is private and
what is public. I will always assume stuff in email is
good for the update here unless stated otherwise.
GM: Adventure #8 - Kell's Adventure "the best trade is done
with a sharp dagger." No. I'll work on that title.
Kell has taken leadership so we move on for that plan.
It may be a short IBT maybe 1-2 months but I'm still thinking
it over. It is based on seasonal stuff for travel. But
we have this Z'leyra to kill and this adventure to end.
Well at least one out of two?
GM: Final Leg estimated:
Feb 3 -- River/Crossing [Current]
Forest 10 Miles
Camp in Forest
Feb 4 -- Forest 15 Miles
Hills ~25 miles
GM: Reminder: Map of trip updated on my site.
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