Adopting an Orphanage

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

@Truda  @Star @Emilia

They soon all arrive to a small cottage, children all around and not a single adult in sight. Tiki turns around, giving a smile and holding her hands out. "Welcome to our home! Hazelcove."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Ooooo”

“Wow... you guys... seem to have it made out here”

**Star 06/09/2020**

not sure if shes holding her hands out for a hug or just showing everyone the room

**Emilia 06/09/2020**

Emilia nods “It’s pretty nice. We all try to keep it that way, at least.”

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Are you okay out here... all these kids...”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki looks over to Emilia and back to the adults. "Yea... its a rough life. But we manage mostly."

**Emilia 06/09/2020**

Emilia nods “You learn how to take care of yourself, and others, fairly quickly when you’re on your own for as long as most of us have been”

**Star 06/09/2020**

"how long is long exactly when you mean how long you've been out here?"

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“You know. If you do ever need anything... there’s a whole town that would be happy to lend a hand”

**Star 06/09/2020**

"Plus if you know... Don't want to worry about Stone gargoyles you can have them all go to Oakenvale" points vaguely in the direction of the town

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

"Some kids here would say this was their only home." She looks back inside. "Your right... but the gargoyles aren't the problem-" Tiki's face lowered, but quickly distracted herself as she looked back at them. "Do you need someone to tend your wounds...Truda? We have a healer to take care of that for you."

**Star 06/09/2020**

plops down with his booty on the floor with his elbows resting on his knees "Then what is the problem?" he is very intently interested

**EmiliA 06/09/2020**

“I can help with that if needed, as well. The healing”

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Oh... yes... that would be lovely”

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Thank you so much!”

“So, what can we help with? And also all those questions I had earlier about Sei.”

**Emilia 06/09/2020**

“Not a problem. You helped deal with the patrol, helping us the least I could do”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki sits down on the floor as well. "Sei is fine, last time we knew. She stopped by for rest as she was on her way to a nearby town known as the Stone Garden... to rescue her mom. She had guts, I had to admit, but... theres a very bad man out there who... who took away so many people. All of us here... are... orphans. Every single one of us. Our parents would enter this place and never come back..."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

bites nails. Looks at Star

**Star 06/09/2020**

"Sounds like we need to murder a very bad man?"

"Oh not murder. I mean unalive him"

**Emilia 06/09/2020**

Emilia nods and places a hand on Tiki’s shoulder/hand/in a minimally awkward spot “No. its gonna take far more than the two of you. No offense of course, but he’s a lot tougher than you’d think. Really creative, crafty, and nothing is off limits”

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Who is the man?”

“Maybe I can find out more about him... get others to help us”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

"His name is Kreese Slivers. An absolutly horrible man, I hate him so much. He caused so much suffering to everyone here..."

**Star 06/09/2020**

Gasp! Kreese is kiwi!

**Truda 06/09/2020**

Writes down the name

“Okay... and He is in Stone Garden?”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

A Tiefling girl enters the empty livingroom, with 'George' on her shoulders sleeping. "Hey Tiki! Hey Emilia... I didn't know we had guests."

**Star 06/09/2020**

Raises eyebrow at the name "Hmm. Maybe have everyone here go down to Oakenvale. Get a band of badasses and we stab him a bunch of times till he's unalive" does poking motions with his finger

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“George!”

“Crrrip!”

“He’s a wizard right? Kreese, not George”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki and the tiefling exchange glances. "George?"

The blue and purple critter awoke, leaping off of the tiefling. "Crrrrrrip!!"

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Awe its good to see you again so soon too! Crrrip crrrrrip!”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki looks back. "Yea... he's a wizard. Or archmage. Haven't really seen him before. Oh, this is Kiara. She's our healer and animal caretaker." She looks down to 'George'. "Oh! I see you met our Zora, his name is Popper. I'd be careful, he likes to take loose coins."

'Crrrrip crrrrip pip pip!'

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Oh, well you should have said something Georg... Popper! Letting me call you the wrong name this whole time.”

“Yeah, sorry love, it’s going to take more than a bunch of stabs to kill an archmage” Truda looks at Star “a lot more”

**Star 06/09/2020**

"Well if we aren't strong enough to kill the archmage we should take them to town so they can find people strong enough that can. Would hate to live in a place with of fear of being outside... Like what he had to just deal with in Oakenvale." nuzzles Trudas shoulder

**Emilia 06/09/2020**

“that’s not a bad idea, but what did you just have to deal with?”

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Devils... hordes and hordes of devils”

**Star 06/09/2020**

I should rightfully be asleep by then

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Kiara looks back to the two adults before going back to Tiki. "What are you all talking about... leaving? Devils?" The tiefling couldn't believe her ears. "Where would we all stay at then? Surely... there not a place for us out there."

"Don't be ridiculous Kiara... besides... I don't think they know what happened." Tiki looks back to Star and Truda. "I have to show you two something... maybe you might know what to do."

**Emilia 06/09/2020**

Emilia contributes to the conversation while Liya is probably off sitting and watching Jackson play

**Star 06/09/2020**

"Oh do show me the things and stuff" he stands up brushing his booty off

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“I’m certainly happy fo try to be helpful”

“Oh if... If you ever need a place to go... my guild. The order of preservation... it’s in the woods near oakenvale. It’s a place of peace and has beds and food...”

shows her guild pin

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki gave her best attempt at giving a smile, but knowing children they can't really hide their emotions too well. The look of... grief was heavy in her features. "This way then..." She leads you two to the backyard, the background music is a light and cheery cello tune played by a Tabaxi.

She took you a little while past the tabaxi's stage, turning back to Truda. "Order of Preservation... sounds like a nice place."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“And wards out the wazoo for safety”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Perception checks for the adults

Truda Thistlewhip makes a Perception check!

1d20 (10) + 3 = 13

**Star 06/09/2020**

"and it has occasional visits by yours truly" points to his guild pin

Star Lunalash makes a Perception check!

1d20 (17) + 3 = 20

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Just, ya know, if you need a safe harbor and don’t want to go full ‘big town’”

“Comes complete with a fun grandpa”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

You look to see where Tiki was looking at, with a face of melancholy. A statue lying on it's side in the middle of a grassy patch, frozen with a face of horror. The statue looked very much like a little girl and somewhat freshly carved.... or made.

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“... Star... do you think... Luvi might remember something about this mage?”

“Oh... oh no!”

“No no no”

“This isn’t... its not what I think it is right?”

**Star 06/09/2020**

"Hmm Luvi might know after he ate some cabbages..."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

Truda runs up to the statue

“No no... you poor thing”

“How?”

**Star 06/09/2020**

"How... How did this happen? How do we help?"

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“The mage or a creature?”

“How long ago?”

“Prink will know... if it’s a creature he’ll know how to undo it”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki leans down at the head of the statue. "We... we don't know. But I kept on hearing about some sort of dragon made entirely out of stone..." She sniffed. "Happened just yesterday... the first time it ever happened to... sure we lose kids every once in a while but never like this."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

Truda puts her hand on the girl’s frozen face “you poor... scared dear”

**Star 06/09/2020**

doing arcane check on stoned girl

Star Lunalash makes an Arcana check!

1d20 (11) + 2 = 13

**Star 06/09/2020**

"Surely there must be a way to undo this..."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Prink will know...he has to know”

“If we catch it... kill it and take it back to him... he can find a way to fix this”

**06/09/2020**

Truda Thistlewhip makes an Arcana check!

1d20 (3) + 6 = 9

**Truda 06/09/2020**

this is what happens when you skip homework during a devil invasion

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

I would say nature? But arcana could definitley give a good guess on how it happened

Truda Thistlewhip makes a Nature check!

1d20 (15) + 3 = 18

Star Lunalash makes a Nature check!

1d20 (15) + 2 = 17

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

You guys don't have a clue how it could happen though. But 'Stone Dragon' might mean some sort of gargoyle perhaps. Maybe one more adept to draconic ancestors.

**Star 06/09/2020**

dang and I only have Shadow fell. Much shame

but I should really go to bed now though. It's 320 in the morning and was not expecting the mission would take this long

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Could we... would you be willing to come with us to keep everyone safe so we can come back with a hunting party?”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Oof, yea. We can skip skip skip. Its basically over a whiiile ago lol

Tiki looks back to Kiara, and the statue. "You... you would really help us?" Her eyes looked up to you in hope.

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Yes! Absolutely!”

**Star 06/09/2020**

Nods vigorously

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“If we can get you all to safety then it’ll be easier for a hunting party to go after the creature”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki beamed to the pair, holding all the temptation to  go hug them. She had only just met them, but the contain the happiness inside was just overwelming. She gave a small little foot hop, looking over to NPC'd Enilia. "I don't know if we could... all go. Theres too many of us."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“I know you probably don’t want to leave your home... and I wouldn’t force you to even if I could... “

Truda smiles “how many?”

Vulcom likes a challenge, right?

“The order is pretty big. And there’s gardens to play in. I cook the meals”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki looks down to her fingers, counting for a while. "Well... we got 12 toddlers, around 25 younger kids, and the rest of us are teens so... thats around 20 more." She shifts a glance to Truda. "Just until the wizard is gone is all that we need... our parents are probably still in there somewhere."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Okay... so... 57ish give or take...the older ones help with the younger ones, right?”

“And yes, once you’re parents are free you’ll all be right there waiting for them! Tidy and healthy and happy!”

“Well, it might be a little chaotic at first but we can get sorted quickly enough! And there are classrooms if any of you have an interest in schooling while you wait. We can certainly find a teacher”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

"... classroom. Its been a while since I've heard that. I was homeschooled really, and a lot of these kids don't know about how school works."

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“Actually, there are probably plenty of folk in town who could offer some tutoring in other skills... I wonder if thorin needs an apprentice...”

“I was homeschooled too!”

“I’m taking university classes now... it’s different for sure”

“Well, I can figure all that out as the need arises”

“But food, shelter, and safety. That I can offer for all of you”

Star nods in agreement.

He gives a thumbs up

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki took a moment to look around the general clearing. So many memories here... was she willing to leave it all behind?

Kiara looks back to Tiki. "It's your call... your the boss."

Tiki gives a nod to Kiara, looking back to the statue. 'Don't worry Sha'laki, your death will not be in vain.'

"Then... take us to this Oakenvale... please!"

**Truda 06/09/2020**

“It will be humble. And there are rules.  No weapons inside and no casting non utility spells inside either. That’s what keeps it safe inside”

“And if you forget you just end up in town when you cast”

“No dire consequences”

“Just so you have all the facts up front”

“If that still sounds good to you, pack up and we’ll head out!”

“Oh! One more rule. My wolf, Bosco, you must give him lots of pets and belly rubs”

**Tiki 06/09/2020**

Tiki gives a nod. This should be easy, way better than fighting for food all the time. "Thank you so much, Truda and Star. This means so much for us here." Her eyes shined, and Popper hops onto her shoulders. "Oh I can't wait to meet Bosco! Come on (NPC) Emilia! Lets tell the others!"

We can lazy rp it after your done replying if you like so we can get everyone to the town lol. Tiki would agree to the rules, but will be self conscious of taking her special sword away from her own self. But she agrees anyways. They go and pack up what little they had, have some sort of food and the bard plays a song. Tiki goes back and pays final wishes to the fallen and ta ta.

**Truda 06/09/2020**

Truda sits on her hands so she stops talking and waits for the children to pack. She and Star help carry supplies and they all make their way to #order-of-preservation