Session 11

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### Storylines

Temporary Home, Thunderstruck, See You Again, Fade to Black, Remedy, You Don't Own Me

This session was played on July 17, 2017. It lasted 5 hours and 17 minutes,

## Synopsis

After coming back to Bellbury, everyone returned to the Cask except Seirixori who decided to ask Poni about how these personal items work. She has a bow that was her mother’s, but it’s been years since she used it. When she returns to the Cask, Gunnloda approaches with a drink and a willing ear.

Urrak grabs a drink and interrupts the moment between the two and a slip of tongue reveals a peek into Seir’s backstory- dead friends and a missing mother.

Urrak gives Seir some advice about the truth in drink and the first real sparks of Devil’s Food are lit. Seirixori shares a bit about her past and asks Gunnloda some about her present. Seir reveals that she has actual contact with a goddess above anything Gunnloda’s ever experienced.

Enna finds a dwarf named Belrom looking for "Lady Moonstream" in the mansion. Joined by Ravaphine and Brimeia, they go to the docks and try to explore more of the town. They find record of the last shipment to come through as being on Dordan 5 Jaqmont 3Y20, the same day they all teleported into town.

After some time, Ravaphine, Brimeia, and Enna enter the tavern with Belrom, a dwarf from Grimpeak that they found in the Moonstream mansion.

Gunnloda tries to talk to Enna about her reaction to Nolanos’s appearance and tries to explain that people shouldn’t attack their own teammates. Belrom tries to proposition Ravaphine then goes on to try to find another target for the night (and winds up getting smacked and leaving).

Seirixori, a drink too deep, starts divulging more past and attraction to Gunnloda and Gunnloda starts trying to take care of her, giving her water, food, and eventually seeing her to a bed to sleep it off.

## Trivia

* At 5 hours, 17 minutes, this is now the longest session on record.
* While different places have different names for days, Enna actually would use Fendan for the day of the week since she’s from Ascus and Ascus and Vyon are culturally the same. However, since at this point the game was still set up to have PCs from different planes, this interaction was different than it should be.
* Belrom calls the Moonstreams half-elves despite Cae being full elf. However, the Moonstreams as a whole and all the blood-born are half-elves. Cae married into the family.
* This session features the official beginnings of Devil's Food, the first time Seir and Gunnloda both expressed or implied interest in each other.
* This is also an example of Gunnloda acting as a sort of team conscience as she tries to guide Enna to a more compassionate stance. She does, however, entirely approve of Nolanos's philosophy.
* Gunnloda's a nurturer. She wants to take care of people and help them through whatever problems they have.
* Belrom's personality was randomly generated. He's married but comes down to Bellbury every Fendan to deliver ore, then visits the Hydra, spending the night with a hired girl if he can't find one in the tavern for free before returning home the next morning.

## Transcript

[7:11 PM] DM: DAY 3, 3:30 PM BELLBURY TIME

After the odd encounter with the kenku named Coin, you traveled back to Bellbury to rest for the night. Some of you might have just recently popped in and headed to the Cask to check in while the rest of you are coming back from Poni's basement... leaving Poni on the desk in his workshop so he wouldn't bug you while you rest.

The Cask itself is lively again. People are eating, drinking, shouting at one another. There's a card game going on in the corner, and a number of faces, some of which you've seen before, others seem new.

[7:13 PM] DM: Gunnloda follows you all to the Cask, but disappears into the kitchen rather than sitting with you.

[7:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stays behind for a while longer in the basement with Poni and just stares at the wall, tapping on Poni.

[7:18 PM] DM: Poni: "Do you mind?"

[7:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sorry." Seirixori mumbles, too distracted to realize she apologized to the annoying guy,  "is there a time limit on a personal item? For you to ... find them?"

[7:21 PM] DM: Poni: "Not that I would expect you to understand these things, but it doesn't really work on time. It's whether the person is still connected to the item. The stronger the connection, the longer it lasts."

[7:22 PM] DM: Poni: "And whether someone else has taken over the connection."

[7:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "As always, the most helpful." Seirixori turns to leave, "have fun sitting here." She knocks a few things over with her tail as she leaves and heads to the tavern.  She finds a corner to sit in and rests her head in her hands.

[7:30 PM] DM: Gunnloda walks over with two tankards of ale and sets one down in front of Seirixori. "You look like you could use this."

[7:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori jumps a little, "Shit," she mutters before taking the drink and stares at it, "thanks." She only takes a small sip before setting it back down,  fiddling with the tankard. She opens her mouth to say something else, but can't seem to find any words.

[7:35 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Mind if I sit, dear? Or would you rather your space?"

[7:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori puts the tankard up to her mouth and takes a huge gulp, "You...uh you can sit."

[7:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda takes the seat across from her. "Was it the eye thing?"

[7:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Choking on her drink, Seirixori laughs, "No, no. I just...figured maybe Poni could help me out with something, however, as usual, he could not."

[7:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm not sure he could help you with anything. Do you need to talk to someone? I'm told I'm an excellent listener."

[7:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Almost immediately upon popping back into the basement, Urrak begins to rush towards the stairs. She knows many hours have passed and have likely cost her a lucrative job back home. The coin taken from this last encounter feel hollow in her pocket, as she is never sure when she'll be back home. Worse still, her reputation will surely take a hit

[7:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "...Need a drink" seeming to be the last audible words from her lips as she exits the basement

[7:42 PM] DM: The Cask itself is lively again. People are eating, drinking, shouting at one another. There's a card game going on in the corner, and a number of faces, some of which you've seen before, others seem new. Gunnloda and Seirixori are sitting in a corner with tankards of ale.

[7:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak is in a mood, but takes comfort in the presence of friends, she grabs a tankard of ale and heads towards Seir and Gunnloda

[7:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks over, cask in hand and sits down silently, takes a large swig of ale and sets the cask down slightly rougher than normal. After a moment she mumbles "s'rry t' interrupt"

[7:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori chews on her lip with her sharp teeth and opens her mouth to give a little insight but nearly bites her tongue when Urrak shows up, "Maybe some other time," she says while scooting as far back as she can.

[7:51 PM] DM: Gunnloda offers a sympathetic smile before turning to Urrak. "And you? D'you  need to talk about anything?"

[7:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I...It's nothing. All this teleportin just...I suppose I'm startin' t' feel the strain is all." She takes another swig

[7:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I can sulk elsewhere if ye were in the middle o' somethin'. Truly sorry for disturbin'." Urrak says, turning her head towards Seri towards the end

[8:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, it's fine. Misery and company and all that, right? There wasn't  much to say anyway, dead friends,  missing mother,  you know." She shrugs and then stares at the drink in confusion, realizing she definitely said far more than intended.

[8:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That all certainly sounds like somethin' mate. Y'know we've all got problems, if ye like, ye air yours. Old friend of mine used t' say it 'elps."

[8:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Is there... does this always happen when you drink this stuff?" Seirixori asks, still looking at the drink she's been fiddling with.

[8:12 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "You must just be under a lot of stress, dear. I can get you water if you'd rather."

[8:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs as well "In vino, veritas." She takes another swallow of ale

[8:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes, water, I like water." Seirixori looks at Urrak, "In what?"

[8:14 PM] DM: Gunnloda stands, pats Seirixori on the shoulder as she passes, and goes to get some water.

*[*8:15 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "In wine, truth. Though, this be ale."

*[*8:18 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* She nods but her eyes follow Gunnloda, "I don't think I like it very much."

*[*8:26 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "I don't blame ye. There's somethin' wicked about drink. But hey, who doesn't want a little bit of wickedness every now n' then?" Urrak finishes her cask and stands to refill. "Y' want anythin' from the back?"

*[*8:27 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda reappears with another plate piled high with different foods for the table and a mug of water for Seirixori.

*[*8:27 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Looks like I was beaten t' the punch. I'll be back."

*[*8:29 PM*]* DM*:* She sits, piles some of the roasted meat on top of a piece of bread, and starts eating.

*[*8:30 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Thank you, Gunnloda." Seirixori eagerly takes the water and food, "I think that taste from earlier is still flowing around. You're the best. " she says quickly, shoving a piece of food in her mouth to stop herself from talking.

*[*8:30 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda smiles. "It's no problem, dear. Why didn't you just swipe it with your claws though?"

*[*8:33 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I was not thinking, to be honest. I hadn't really done that before."

*[*8:34 PM*]* DM*:* She laughs. "You were one of those kids that put everything in your mouth first, weren't you?"

*[*8:38 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I..." Seirixori thinks, a moment, "my mother used to tell me I'd bite someone's hand if it came near my face, so yeah."

*[*8:42 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "That's 'ow orc babies show affection" Urrak booms over Seri's shoulder as she puts down two full casks of ale. She grabs a bit of meat and quickly devours it, a small smile on her face as she chews

*[*8:45 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Varun probably thought otherwise when razor sharp teeth pierced his dragonborn tail." Seirixori chuckles a little sadly.

*[*8:46 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "Friend of yours?"

*[*8:48 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "He was. Not really sure if he's alive to be honest. " she states, sitting up now and messing with a piece of food, not eating it.

*[*8:49 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "i'm sorry. That's never an easy thing to deal with."

*[*8:52 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori shrugs, "Probably better that I don't know." She rips the food she has but doesn't eat it. "So... where do you go when we're not all in this empty town?"

*[*8:55 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "Where's home, you mean? Right now, a place called Forsa. Big town, bit bigger'n this one."

*[*8:57 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "What did ye do, before all this mess?"

*[*8:59 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "Did? I serve the Host how I can. Usually it's by feeding people, especially those who can't feed themselves."

*[*9:01 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Suppose I should've gathered y' were a woman of the cloth. Apologies. When it comes t'all things divine I've little experiance."

*[*9:02 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda smiles. "It's all right, dear. I'm not your average preacher."

*[*9:03 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Certainly th' first I've seen with a warhammer" she sips more ale and smiles(edited)

*[*9:04 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "It's good for tenderizing." She grins and winks.

*[*9:05 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "You're much nicer than anyone I've come across..." Seirixori pauses a moment, " You're all weirdly nice. "

[9:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'll take that as a compliment. 'Weirdly nice' is weirdly one of the kindest things any folk 've called me."

[9:08 PM] DM: Gunnloda doesn't know how to react to that so she just makes an 'aww' face.

[9:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'm usually jus th' big scary orc lady. And get paid 'andsomly for mostly" she takes an another swig but her mood seems to sour a bit as she remembers the job back in Chaldra(edited)

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori awkwardly pats Urrak on the shoulder, "maybe I should get paid for having devil blood."

[9:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I know a bloke or two who might. Y'just gotta work on look a might bit more intimidatin'"(edited)

[9:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Usually the teeth and the horns work out pretty well. " she shrugs.

[9:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "'Specially by campfire light I reckon" urrak says with a grin

[9:19 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "What do you do?"

[9:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Me? Pretty much anythin' what involves muscle. 'Ad a job lined up before all this teleportin' mess t'escort a man through a patch of dangerous wood. Could've gotten quite the payout for it but...he almost certainly hired someone else by now. But yeah, jobs like that, shakin' down folks fer debt, mean muggin to make negotiations happen a bit faster...hell a pit fight or two. I haven't much talent other'n fightin' might as well use what I 'ave."

[9:23 PM] DM: Gunnloda raises an eyebrow. "I see."

[9:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uh... well when Mielikki doesn't make me stay with the clan, I'm... searching for someone.  Definitely not as exciting."

[9:26 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Mielikki? That your... leader of some sort?"

[9:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She shrugs,  "No. Yes? She's goddess of the...forest? I've never actually asked but she gave me a place to stay when I didn't have one anymore so...i just check in with her sometimes." Seirixori rubs her collarbone. "I wouldn't go back if it weren't for her, honestly. The druid clan isn't very nice, even worse now that Unastine is on some mission for Her."(edited)

[9:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Oh! My apologies. I haven't heard of her."

[9:36 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry, but... you've met her?"

[9:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds right complicated. Though I imagine dealin' with literal gods would be..." Urrak finishes her cask and grabs  a link of sausage and a roll, "Gruumsh speaks t' me mum sometimes, in 'er sleep. Though I hear that's common for Fullbloods."

[9:40 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "That one I have heard of. Not one I think I'd like to meet."

[9:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I have. After some unfortunate circumstances, I was brought to her. I never got a  explanation other than she wished to 'aid' me. She kept me alive, but no one else. I was too angry at her for it then. Didn't want anything to do with her or the druids, but gets I am."(edited)

[9:45 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Sometimes your path chooses you, whether we like it or not."

[9:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Suppose that's a right tidy way t' put things."

[9:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "If there's one thing I've learned in the last couple decades, it's that the gods are a confusing bunch."

## Elsewhere

[7:54 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: After returning in the portal from the wizard's tower, exhausted and battleweary, Enna makes her way first thing out of Poni's basement out into the fresh air of the town square. Enna releases a sigh of relief to see the sky overhead and not be surrounded by encroaching walls.

[7:55 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She looks around, surveying the square.

[7:57 PM] DM: It's mostly bare. Seems the majority of people are in the Cask. You can hear a bit of noise coming from that direction. Roll Perception.

[7:58 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: ((12 ))

[8:00 PM] DM: You notice the door to the big fancy building next to the Cask is open, but you're pretty sure it was closed before.

[8:03 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks toward the building, intrigued

[8:04 PM] DM: The door's wide open and you can hear someone rustling around inside.

[8:05 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna peers inside, approaching slowly just in case

[8:06 PM] DM: You hear a gruff voice. "Hello? Lady Moonstream? Anyone?"

[8:07 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks into the building after the voice. "Just a visitor."

[8:11 PM] DM: You see a dwarf man, brown skin, dark hair, full braided beard, in traveling clothes pop out from a room down the hall. "Hello? You work for Lady Moonstream?"

[8:13 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "No, just another unwitting visitor to your home, thanks to that wretched gnome Poni. Lady Moonstream?"

[8:13 PM] DM: Dwarf: "Yeah, she runs these parts. I was wondering why there's nobody at the docks to take my shipment, but... it seems there's not much of anyone anywhere."

[8:14 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Shipment of what? What is your occupation here?"

[8:16 PM] DM: He looks at you curiously. "That's a lot of questions for someone who doesn't work here." He steps forward with his hand out. "Name's Belrom. You are?"

[8:20 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'd imagine I'm entitled to know the lay of the land and the townsfolk for the place I may end up stuck in for eternity, don't you? The name is Enna. You haven't answered my question."

[8:22 PM] DM: He frowns and puts his hand back down. "Don't think that means you have a right to my business. Do you know where Lady Moonstream is, or not?"

[8:25 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Is she among the missing?"

[8:25 PM] DM: Belrom: "This is her house and she don't seem to be here."

[8:26 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: ((insight - 8 whomp whomp seeing what i can glean from this guy))

[8:26 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "If this is her home, then what are you doing here?"

[8:27 PM] DM: He looks irritated. "I told ya. I was wondering why nobody was at the docks to take the shipment."

[8:31 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'm just trying to find some answers. You'll understand if being suddenly teleported into a new place is a mite bit...disorienting."

[8:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine appears once again in the town square and hears the commotion coming from the cask. Not feeling very sociable and instead wanting to explore the town more, she decides to walk toward the mansion and sees the exchange between enna and the stranger while lurking in the back(edited)

[8:31 PM] DM: Belrom: "Teleporting? What are you talking about?"

[8:34 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks quizzically at the dwarf. "Are you joking? Your local wizard idiot. People you've never seen before poofing into your town from nowhere? Are  you about to tell me you haven't noticed? Because I don't like being taken for a fool."

[8:35 PM] DM: Belrom: "I don't know what you're talking about, lady. I'm from Grimpeak. Just came into town maybe an hour ago."

[8:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks up to Enna and the stranger. "Is this man giving you trouble?"

[8:36 PM] DM: He scoffs. "If anything, it's her givin' me trouble."

[8:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "If you only got here an hour ago, what are you doing in here?"

[8:37 PM] DM: Belrom: "Do you know where Lady Moonstream is? Or Amandis? Nira?"

[8:38 PM] DM: Belrom: "I've got a cart full'a ore at the docks, waiting for someone to pay for it, but there ain't nobody there."

[8:39 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna realizes she's made a misstep and tries to backtrack. "Apologies. I assumed you were one of Bellbury's citizens. Tensions are...high right now and we're..newcomers. "

[8:39 PM] DM: Belrom: "You don't say."

[8:40 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "You haven't said what you've come to deliver though. Perhaps we can pass on the message to someone more familiar."

[8:41 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, a bit shaken up from all the mess with the tower, takes her time collecting herself, wandering the still mostly empty town streets before noticing the commotion by the fancy building.

[8:42 PM] DM: Belmon speaks slowly like he's about out of patience. "Every Fendan I bring Grimpeak's ore down to Bellbury, sell it to Amandis or Nira so they can ship it down to Riverrun, then I go to the Hydra to get drunk and laid til it's time to go back west."

[8:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "There's no need to be rude. We can figure this out together. How much do they usually pay you"

[8:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Recognizing Enna and Ravaphine's voices, she steps in to take a look. "Hello, friends!" She looks around another moment at the unfamiliar man, then back to her companions. "Problem?"

[8:44 PM] DM: He startles for a moment. "How many of you are there?"

[8:44 PM] DM: He eyes Brimeia warily.

[8:46 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Depends what you mean by that," Brimeia answers with a shrug.

[8:46 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Fendan? God we really are somewhere different aren't we."

[8:53 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "What can you tell us about this Lady Moonstream and how she runs this...did you say she runs the town?"

[8:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Amandis and Nira too while you're at it"

[8:56 PM] DM: Belrom: "You really ain't from around here are you?"

[8:57 PM] DM: Belrom: "The Moonstreams run most of this part of the whole dang countryside, but yes, Eloise Moonstream runs this town. Amandis and Nira are the harbormasters at the docks."

[8:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just traveling and passing through. Thought we'd stop to learn about the history of the town"

[8:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "and you? what town are you from?"

[9:00 PM] DM: His face falls. "Grimpeak. I'm clearly not gonna get any answers from you lot. Think I'd rather go get drunk."

[9:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Ah yes, northwest of here in the mountains north of Clearhall. I've heard of that place" Ravaphine lies

[9:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Are the Moonstreams good people?"

[9:07 PM] DM: Belrom: "They're people. They got good and bad in 'em. She and her wife are nice to look at though. Half-elves."

[9:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What else do they get imported here besides ore"

[9:10 PM] DM: Belrom: "I don't know! I just deliver my ore. This is the furthest upstream you can get big boats on the Muyar, so we bring our stuff here to float it down to Riverrun. That's all I know."

[9:11 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'll tell you what, I'll help you look for Amandis or Nira by the docks. They might be there doing other business. And then I can buy you as much ale as you want here at the cask before you go, for your troubles"

[9:12 PM] DM: He kind of narrows his eyes at you, then looks you up and down, looks at the others suspiciously. "....ok?"

[9:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lead the way!"

[9:15 PM] DM: He does. He takes you down the main north-south road, the same one you take to get to Poni's, and you actually pass Poni's house. A bit further south, the buildings turn to lesser quality wooden structures and the smell of rotting fish is heavy in the air. There's a wide river to the south that hugs the edge of Bellbury with several smaller docks, some of which have smaller boats tied to them, and two larger docks. There's a huge open space that's been sectioned off to act as a warehouse/storage area, and there's a cart there, full of ore, with two oxen tied to it. Everything looks like it was in use and suddenly had nobody there to continue working. There are some boxes broken open, huge piles of fish sitting on the deck, and a boat drifting on the river, barely tied with one bit of rope.(edited)

[9:16 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Looks like everything just...up and stopped."

[9:18 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "ECK. Quite a stench here, isn't there? Doesn't seem if anyone's tended to this mess in a while."

[9:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I don't know if the people you're looking for are here" Ravaphine says to the dude

[9:20 PM] DM: Belrom: "I told you... doesn't seem anyone's here. Except you."

[9:20 PM] DM: Belrom: "It's damn creepy."

[9:20 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "We're trying to figure out what happened to everyone in this town. Have you ever seen anything.. out of sorts? Maybe on the edge of the woods on the outskirts of town? Anything that could have attacked or taken the people here? They can't have all just...disappeared."

[9:22 PM] DM: Belrom looks at you weirdly. "How the hells would something take hundreds of people? Where would they go?"(edited)

[9:26 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "You would be surprised what devils magic can stir up." Realizing the way that could come across, she turns to  Brimeia momentarily, awkwardly. "No offense." She anxiously fidgets with her bracer, seemingly stuck in a thought.

[9:27 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia lets out a low huff at the mention of devils. "None taken, so long as you don't consider me one of 'em"

[9:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((can I check to see if there is any documentation that shows the last timestamp of a delivery or anything))

[9:33 PM] DM: Sure. There's a building set on the edge of the warehouse/storage area that looks a bit more put-together than most of the buildings in the area. It looks like where most of the business would pass through.

[9:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's head over to the warehouse area. Maybe somebody is there or they left a note" Ravaphine motions for the party to follow

[9:36 PM] DM: No, actually the door's just a bit open.

[9:37 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia follows along. "What are we looking for anyway?"

[9:38 PM] DM: There's a long counter inside with lots of paperwork on the other side at three stations with stools. There's also a door that leads further into the building.

[9:46 PM] DM: Sure. It's pretty easy to see the last time the logs were written in was under a heading of "Dordan, 5 Jaqmont, 3Y20."

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Doesn't look like any shipments have gone through here in a while. Let's head back to the town square and get you that drink, sir"

[9:47 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "It's clear there's not much to find here." Enna starts walking back the way they came

[9:47 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I like the sound of that!" Brimeia agrees

[9:48 PM] DM: Belrom: "Sure. If you're buying."

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "First round is on me"

[9:48 PM] DM: You head back north and go to the Cask.

[9:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine notices her companions inside of the tavern and waves before she makes her way behind the bar(edited)

[9:50 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Greetings, friends!" Brimeia announces from the doorway as she enters. "We found another.... fellow."

[9:51 PM] DM: Everyone in the tavern stops talking to look at Brimeia for a moment, then goes back to what they were doing.

[9:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "They sure know how t' make a scene, eh?"

[9:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She pours Belrom a pint and slides it down to him down the bar then makes a tray of drinks for her companions before bringing it to the table

[9:52 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "Seems so."

[9:52 PM] DM: Belrom takes it and downs half of it in one go before refilling it and following.

[9:53 PM] DM: Belrom: "Didn't know you ran this place. I mighta stopped in more often."

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "...It's a recent development" She says to Belrom

[9:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine approaches the table and says out of Belrom's earshot "We've got a local. Almost. From a  neighboring town. Knows a little more about this place than anybody else"

[9:54 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Did we miss anything exciting?" Brimeia asks, plopping down into a chair near the others

[9:54 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows the party into the Cask a few steps behind, and makes her way over to a table. She grabs a spare rag and takes off her quiver, taking out her arrows to better clean them after the last gooey encounter.

[9:57 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Enna, why don't you come join us?"

[9:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No." Seirixori hunches down a little, uncomfortable with the sudden presence of everyone.  "Nothing exciting. "

[9:57 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh?" Brimeia raises an eyebrow. "You look a little pink. Well... pinker than usual," she chuckles

[10:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: " I don't usually drink." Is the only thing she says and eats the, probably cold, food in front of her.

[10:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, what's the occasion?"

[9:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Jus a little chattin' is all. Who's this fellow?" Urrak turns to Ravaphine

[9:59 PM] DM: He's a dwarf, brown skin, dark hair and braided beard, wearing traveling clothes. He looks like a mixture of bored and irritated, and he's standing maybe a touch too close to Ravaphine.

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "This is...you know, I never got your name" Ravaphine says while stepping slightly away from the dwarf. "He transports ore to this town"

[10:01 PM] DM: "Belrom."

[10:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A workin' man. Suits me fine. What kind of ore y'bringin in? A cousin o' mine mines silver in Dragonskeep"

[10:03 PM] DM: Belrom: "Different kinds. Mostly iron."(edited)

[10:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Can never 'ave enough iron" Urraks words are beginning to slur ever so slightly

[10:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Ignoring Brimeia, Seirixori turns to Gunnloda, suddenly remembering the tower from earlier. "I know I asked earlier, but are you sure you're ok? I didn't see it, but that height of falling doesn't look fun."

[10:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Oh, no, it knocked the wind clear out of me, but I healed it up all right. Nothing left of it but a bit of a crick in the back."

[10:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'm glad," Seirixori mutters.

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm glad to see you are all safe"

[10:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia frowns a bit at being ignored but brushes it off quickly enough. She's not unused to a bit of brusqueness, though admittedly not usually from her own kind.

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "do tell about your last encounters. have we more components yet?"

[10:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, one more. From damn bird fellow"

[10:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He and that shopkeep were...odd." Ravaphine says while looking at Seirixori.

[10:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Never met a shopkeep, jus that odd bird. And 'is master's tower? A disaster to be sure."(edited)

[10:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia shudders at the mention of the tower. "Horrid place," she mutters, mostly to herself

Seir catches Ravaphine's eye, "What?" She  asks, shoving fruit in her mouth.

[10:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Seirixori over here charmed the pants off of that shopkeep"

[10:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Just about," Brimeia chuckles

[10:13 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori groans and lays her head on the table, "That was the worst idea. "

[10:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "well we appreciate your daring sacrifice, Seirixori"

[10:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It was totally a sacrifice," she says into the table.

[10:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, reminds me. Yer the wizard 'ere Ravaphine. Can y' tell me what this is?" Urrak pulls out a potion from her pack. It's a green color that slowly changes to the color of clear water towards the top (18). " I haven't a clue and am damn sure not gonna taste test it. Found it in Bakar's tower."(edited)

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What an interesting looking potion" ((do I taste it to find out?))

[10:15 PM] DM: You can.

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine holds the bottle up to the light, opens the cap and tries to identify its contents by tasting it(edited)

[10:16 PM] DM: It actually shifts back and forth between vivid green and clear when you move it. It's not layered.

[10:16 PM] DM: It's a potion of acid resistance. It gives you the ability to ignore half damage from acid for an hour.

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You've got yourself some acid resistance for those nasty spitters coming at you"

[10:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Blessed be. Some protection from all this trouble we seem to end up in"

[10:19 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Oh, that reminds me. Here you are, dear..." She reaches in her pack and hands Seirixori the two scrolls Seirixori'd given her in panther form. "I'm afraid I couldn't read them."

[10:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh! Thanks, I forgot about these." Seirixori opens one to see if she can read them. ((Even though I can't roll for anything heeeey lmao))

[10:22 PM] DM: You can't read them either.

[10:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I can take a gander at them if you would like"

[10:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori hands the scrolls to Ravaphine, "Have fun. "

[10:26 PM] DM: Ravaphine- you can tell by looking at the scrolls that they're scrolls of Unseen Servant and Alarm. You can use scrolls to cast the spell one time without using spell slots, or you can copy them into your spellbook with the right items, but the scroll is lost when you do.

[10:06 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks up from her work at Gunnloda's comment. "I suppose a good meal would suit me well, though I'm not one usually for the family dinner scene." Enna picks up her arrows and makes her way over to the table

[10:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda gestures at the platter full of breads, meats, cheese, and fruit. "We've got plenty of food, but to be honest, I was hoping to talk to you about that scene with the new dragonborn fellow."

[10:09 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna's shoulders raise ever so slightly and she begins to pick at her bracer. "Can't be too careful, with everyone popping in and out. Didn't know where he'd arrived from, is all."

[10:11 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Seemed a bit harsher than necessary. Do you have problems with dragonkin?"

[10:13 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "It's not the dragonkin part of him I have a problem with, I assure you. I don't have much patience or respect for those who tinker with the unnatural order of things."

[10:14 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "And what exactly constitutes 'unnatural'?"

[10:19 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Creatures were not meant to be built by men. Constructs, undead, anything not by the gods, they have no will of their own, shambling corpses obeying to no fault."

[10:21 PM] DM: Gunnloda turns back to Enna. "I'm not fond of the undead myself, but surely something as cute as Reyes can't be bad."

[10:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The tinkerer and his wind up toy truly ruffled your feathers there, eh elf?"

[10:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Did someone mention Reyes? I'm quite proud of her to be honest"

[10:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Also hello everyone!"

[10:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Eeeey it's th' tin man 'imself!"

[10:23 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Let's just say I have reason to be wary of someone showing up near my person accompanied by a construct."

[10:24 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I see... well, can we at least agree to keep it civil and avoid demanding our allies strip at your command?"

[10:24 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna anxiously adjusts her bracer and notices the dragonborn entering the tavern. "Speaking of."

[10:24 PM] DM: Belrom perks up. "Did someone say strip?"

[10:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hello! Have a seat." Ravaphine pulls out a chair for the new face "I don't think we've met before"

[10:25 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I didn't-- sigh I was looking for something as a precaution, I'm not about to proposition you all."(edited)

[10:26 PM] DM: Belrom: "Usually I might not mind a proposition, elf, but you seem a bit too prickly for my taste."

[10:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "... it would seem I've missed quite a bit?"

[10:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "One thing y'haven't missed is a drink. 'Ere" Urrak hands a full cask of ale to Nolanos

[10:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well that's a shame," Brimeia chuckles at Enna's last statement

[10:30 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna catches Brimeia's response to her comment, opens her mouth to say something and finds herself speechless, closes her mouth again, not sure how to comment

[10:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "This town isn't the only thing here that can make people disappear, dwarf. I'd watch your mouth were I you." She says to Belrom with a wry smile

[10:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori awkwardly makes her way under the table to get out,  "Right,  I'll be back. " and she heads outside to the citrus grove for a short time to breathe a little and give herself some much needed space.

[10:29 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well thank you, friend" Nolanos gladly accepts the beverage " cheers!"

[10:30 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos raises his glass, motioning to clink

[10:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak raises her cask "Cheers, scalemale'

[10:31 PM] DM: Belrom turns to Ravaphine. "So... you wanna get out of here now or wait around a bit?"

[10:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Lookit this cheeky dwarf. Y'two have a lil  midnight rendezvous planned?" Urrak says, with a tipsy grin

[10:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: " I'll have you know, my heart sadly belongs to another" Ravaphine says as she remembers the blue-haired beauty from the other day

[10:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Oh? Do tell! ..er if you dont mind, that is"

[10:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Rava's got a crush she 'as"

[10:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine coughs and snaps out of her daydream. "it's uh, somebody back home"

[10:36 PM] DM: Belrom frowns. "Right. Should'a known better than to keep following you crazy people around." He leaves to refill his mug.

[10:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Gonna give the man the smallest case 'o blue balls ever recorded"

[10:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs at her own dumb joke and finishes her ale

[10:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Honestly I should have expected that from him" Ravaphine says, also chuckling at Urrak's joke

[10:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "So, what is your name" she asks the unfamiliar face at the table "I've heard about your last adventure. I'm glad you made it out of there okay" ( @Alex - Nolanos )

[10:42 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna turns to speak to Nolanos. "Apologies about my...overreaction earlier. It's not often I find myself  with company like yours as an ally rather than an enemy"

[10:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori comes back with a few of the citrus fruits, eating one as she attempts to get back to her seat, "Did the creepy guy leave yet?"

[10:44 PM] DM: You see him at the bar, scoping out the place to find his next target.

[10:44 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Nope."

[10:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "If he's botherin' ye, I can always dropkick 'im out th' door. Like puntin' a ball..."

[10:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I would rather be hit on by you than be anywhere near that guy," she says to Brimeia, "that is not an invitation. "

[10:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs heartily for a good while, calming down to earnestly say "Don't worry, Bri, we'll find ye a girl soon."

[10:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia chuckles, "I'm not sure if I should be flattered or wounded."

[10:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think the only hitting anybody will be doing is Urrak hitting that guy's head over the bar"

[10:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "We can insist he desist if you want."

[10:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak wipes a small tear of laughter away, "Cannae do that. It'd splatter like a tomato"

[10:50 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "That's not a mess I'd like to clean up."

[10:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The dwarf clearly wanted one thing, and Rav 'ere is savin it fer someone special"(edited)

[10:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Do you lot have any loved ones back home? Parents, spouses, children?"

[10:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This an interview?" Urrak gives a cheeky grin

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just missing my mom back home, so I was wondering if any of you were also missing your loved ones"

[10:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope." Seirixori says, shoving the fruit in her mouth.

[10:53 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Not that I'm missing, exactly. Haven't seen my folks in years. Should probably visit sometime."

[10:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak sighs, her eyes dropping to the table "... Me mum's back at the stronghold. She's old, gettin older, she'll not be able t'work soon. Promised I'd visit soon but all this mess is cloggin up the works, as they say"(edited)

[10:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine notices Enna's change in demeanor and hands her some fruit

"Thank you." Enna says to Ravaphine.

[10:54 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia looks over at Enna, who hasn't touched her ale. "Well, you aren't going to let perfectly good ale go to waste, are you?" She raises her tankard toward the elf.

[10:56 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She replies to Brimeia, "I suppose not" She raises her tankard, and takes a sip

[10:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steals whatever ale is closest to her and drinks the whole thing, "I thought we were done with the family talk." She hiccups, having drank the ale way too fast.

[10:58 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Oh dear... are you sure you want to... maybe water?"

[10:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ha. That's the spirit!" Brimeia chuckles

[10:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Now it's a party"

[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Doesn't have to be family. Could be friends too. Or animals" Ravaphine makes her way to the bar and avoids eye contact with the dwarf while she grabs a few cups of water and hands one to Seirixori(edited)

[10:59 PM] DM: Belrom has since moved to sit at a table with a few tipsy people.

[11:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You mentioned someone at home, Ravaphine. Question is, is she cute?"

[11:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope, those are all dead too." Seirixori looks at Gunnloda, "you're pretty. But I think maybe ale works better with family talks. I tried to leave and I came back. Why did I come back?"

[11:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda makes the 'aww' face again. "Come sit down before you fall over. You should probably eat too."

[11:02 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna, replying to Ravaphine's earlier question"I keep to myself, mostly. There were folks once, but..it's been some time." Enna raises her arm, scratching the back of her head as if she also is attempting to avoid the family conversation. She takes a swig of her ale.

[11:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I don't think I've ever seen such a lightweight Tiefling" Urrak chuckles

[11:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori shrugs and does as Gunnloda says, "I've only done this once. Once? Yes, it was a Bad Time."

[11:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine purposefully avoids Urrak's question and focuses on hydrating her friends

[11:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Done... what? Drinking?"

[11:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes. Drinking. After they all died."

[11:06 PM] DM: Gunnloda sets a couple of biscuits in front of Seirixori with a mug of water.

[11:06 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn, having arrived in the town square, makes haste for the Cask, where he hears quite a lot of commotion. he barges through the door and declares, "You better have left a tankard for me."

[11:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Martyyyyyyynnnn!"

[11:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I think he might make for as big an entrance as Brimeia."

[11:07 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Bloody hell did you leave me anything to drink? You look sloshed enough i might as well hand you an oar to row your way home!"

[11:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Orc's don't get drunk, they get fun"

[11:09 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I may very well agree to that if you'll pour me a bit of fun, too."(edited)

[11:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "welcome back Martyn! What will you be having?"

[11:10 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Something tall and strong and since I can't drink urrak, i'll have whatever she's having."

[11:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine brings over two glasses of ale for Martyn

[11:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y'tryin it make a move on me elf? 'Friad yer barkin up the wrong tree" Urrak laughs and grabs an apple

[11:12 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna sips her drink and does a subtle snort-laugh into her ale as she hears Urrak's response to Martyn

[11:12 PM] DM: Gunnloda sort of leans over and encourages Seirixori to eat some of the biscuits.

[11:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, more food, ok." Seirixori starts picking them apart, only eating small bits of it, not really noticing that she's pretty much destroying them with her fidgeting.

[11:12 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I fear I left what whit i had at the last town and am only now left with bottomless thirst and pockets too light for their own good."

[11:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Then yer luckily the ale is free"

[11:14 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "i'll drink to that!" Marytn tips the first glass back, and chugs it down. he shudders a little. "I've no idea what it was but i'd like another."

[11:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It's astounding that the amount of ale has barely seen a dent."

[11:15 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Perhaps Poni's ridiculous proclivity with portals has yieldled portly results to the supplies of palatable ale."

[11:15 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "It's something I am worried about, though. The food more than the ale."

[11:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Poni is useless. He cannot help." Seirixori mutters around the food.

[11:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Magic ale? Now that's somethin I can get behind"(edited)

[11:16 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Too right but i wonder if your resentment at Poni is directed solely at our diminutiive friend or at something larger."

[11:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Where is poni?"

[11:17 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "if the gods are kind on me in any regard today, then far away from here."

[11:17 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Sitting in his basement, where he can't mess with us or tell us what to do, for once"

[11:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He couldn't help me with my mother, so I left him in the basement...and I think I might have knocked things over too." She shrugs drinking the water Gunnloda gave her.

[11:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "A place of this kind, in this place... it probably sees a hundred or more meals a day, easy, and there aren't that many of us coming through, but the food will go bad or run out eventually if we don't find a way to restock... and you folks will eventually put a dent in the alcohol stores as well."

[11:17 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Why worry about the food given how much we can drink? the rest will sort itself in the morn."

[11:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Here's hoping this'll be over before all that befalls us"

[11:19 PM] DM: Gunnloda lifts her mug. "By the grace of Olladra."(edited)

[11:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I noticed a few boats at the dock earlier. Not sure if anybody knows how to operate but maybe people who do can head to neighboring towns and replenish the stock"

[11:18 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "That would require luck, and given how our outings have gone, luck appears to be in short supply." martyn's mood sours and he stares into his drink. he drinks more.

[11:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I can always find us food, if there's a forest nearby."

[11:20 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna waves her bow "Best damn hunter this side of....wherever the hell we are, over here. We won't be in want of food."

[11:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Embarrassed, Nolanos snaps out of the stupor he seemed to have been stuck in and  focuses extra hard on the conversations around him "sorry about that. I uh... i don't normally drink?" Its a feeble excuse, he knows, even though its not exactly the truth(edited)

[11:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What's Poni t' do about yer mother, Ser?"

[11:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He can find people with their things," she points to the bow on her back, "but I've had it for too long now."(edited)

[11:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ye've nothin' else o' hers?"

[11:22 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You wanted Poni to find your mum, Sierixori?"

[11:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I've never actually seen you use that bow, now that you mention it. Why waste such an elegant tool?"

[11:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Just the bow. I had it before all the stuff," Seirixori mutters into her water.

[11:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "The stuff?"

[11:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Stuff. Im gonna go lie down i think. Maybe Urrak and Gunnloda can fill you in." She stands a little wobbly but makes her way up the stairs to the first free bed she can find.

[11:26 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm going to make sure she doesn't hurt herself. I'll be back soon." She follows Seirixori up, making sure she doesn't fall down the stairs.

[11:26 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Night, Seirixori!"

[11:26 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Sleep well Seirixori!"

[11:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She's been through a lot, that one. Seems her mother's the only one she's got left and she's missin'. Don't blame 'er fer bein' upset. I'd be the same"

[11:30 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Agreed." Martyn leans in. "Out of idle curiosity, any way we could lend a hand? She's trying to track her mum; might be we could do a bit to help potentially."

[11:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poni can track folks if he uses something of theirs. No way t' know but maybe we can find somethin of Seri's mums?"

[11:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'd like t'help her. I know how that separation feels"

[11:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can try that bow of hers. Wouldn't hurt to give it a go"

[11:34 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I wouldn't be opposed to such. I have a feeling that Tiefling and I have more in common than originally thought. I'd like to do what I can to help."

[11:34 PM] DM: You all suddenly hear a collective gasp and an echoing crack fill the air, and turning, you can see Belrom holding his face and a rather upset young human woman shaking her hand.

[11:35 PM] DM: Belrom stands, knocking his chair over, spits on the floor, and walks out.

[11:35 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "First of all do we get involved in that"

[11:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Horny bastard", Urrak chuckles softly "Anyway, I've 'ad my share of ale t'night as well. Figure I should sleep this off. Evenin' t' you all"

[11:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And I suggest ye don't" she says to Martyn

Martyn: "Fair 'nuff."

[11:35 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna turns to the human woman. "I suppose Belrom bit off more than he could chew again."

[11:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks upstairs to find a place to rest

[11:36 PM] DM: The woman looks at Enna. "You know him?"

[11:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Tried to proposition less than appropriate things with some of us tonight. If he bothers you again, we'll see him off"

[11:38 PM] DM: Woman: "I think he ran off."

[11:37 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Well then... do we ask Gunnloda to take the bow? or wait until the morning to talk to Seirixori about it? Given how drunk she was, i'm not sure waiting till the morn is ideal. She might not want our help then."

[11:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I don't think Seirixori would want to talk about this again in the morning"

[11:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'd imagine she might want to have a say in what happens regarding something so personal."

[11:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Who knows, she may take the help we offer positively.."

[11:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine nods her head to her group and heads outside into the citrus grove

[11:39 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Agreed. that's the tricky bit in't it? We act on her behalf but without her permission, we risk her fury. we ask her permission, she may not allow us to help."

[11:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I for one don't like asking forgiveness, especially for something so... huge from a friend "

[11:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "She should be involved in this"

[11:42 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "That's a point." Martyn finishes his pint. "Might be we get permission more easily if the right person asks. We oughta ask Gunnloda."

[11:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Seems like a sound plan to me"

[11:46 PM] DM: Gunnloda does come back down after several minutes, sits back in her seat, and takes another drink of her ale.

[11:47 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Gunnloda! Friend. you hungry? Thirsty? need a refill?"

[11:48 PM] DM: Gunnloda smiles. "No, dear. I've got plenty."

[11:48 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Ah. well. that's quite alright." Martyn gives up. "Look, we had a proposition we wanted to put to you."

[11:49 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles.  "There hasn't been enough propositioning tonight?"

[11:50 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not that kind of proposition." martyn shakes his head. "Honest. it's something that me, Enna, and urrak were discussing earlier."(edited)

[11:53 PM] DM: Gunnloda reaches out to the platter and takes some of the soft cheese to spread on a biscuit. "I'm listening."

[11:54 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Seirixori is good people. she takes care of us. And she opened up a bit tonight about what's driving her. And how Poni could help her find her mum. we want to help, too."

[11:56 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Helping a friend is a kind gesture."

[11:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "We'd need her bow. and given how much she drank tonight, there's a better'n fair chance that if we asked outright, she'd turn us down flat. But, if someone a bit closer to her asked the same question, offered to help. she might be wiling. that's why i'm talking to you."

[11:59 PM] DM: Gunnloda raises an eyebrow. "You think because a woman got drunk and called me pretty I'm any closer to her than the rest of you? Besides, didn't she say she tried to use the bow, but Poni couldn't do it?"

[12:00 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "She said that she feared she'd held on to it too long, meaning whatever Poni could divine from it in the form of tracking was limited. I didnt get that she'd actually tried outright already."

[12:04 AM] DM: Gunnloda thinks for a moment. "I don't really remember what she said, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable asking. If she wants to try, she can try. Honestly, I think I'll probably try to forget everything she said tonight unless she says it again sober. Doesn't feel right to hold a drunken tongue against her."

[12:05 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You've a point." Martyn nods. "Thought i'd try anyway."

[12:08 AM] DM: She nods at Martyn. "You can try just letting her know that you'd help her if she decided to take action herself. No need to be sneaky about it."

[12:09 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I'll bear it to mind, certainly," martyn lifts his tankard. "Thanks."

[11:46 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "So.. enna... I know we've already spoken on this subject,  but I would like to apologize once more for making you so uncomfortable that first day we met."(edited)

[11:48 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "About my...overreaction earlier. It's not often I find myself  with company like yours as an ally rather than an enemy"

[11:48 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "The last thing i had hoped for was such a rough first impression.  I didn't mean to dig anything up for you.

[11:51 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I will proudly be your ally,  Enna, and hopefully your friend as well." Nolanos offers a warm smile and holds out his hand " if you'd like, i mean" he adds

[11:52 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Answer me a questioon, please. What drove you to create your....companion?"

[11:57 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos thinks for a moment, seemingly lost in memories. "I.. i've never really been great at talking to most people. That is to say,  I've had friends, but never good ones. Never ones that stood the test of time. As such, my passions were steered toward science."

[12:00 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "One day, the day i finally was able to make reyes work, actually, i realized that  i somehow felt more at ease speaking to her than to my peers, even though she can't exactly respond..."

[12:00 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "From people I've encountered who create constructs like Reyes...that passion towards science very quickly turned to dark magic. I've seen some abominations come to life, and a lot of suffering come to pass to gather the materials for such"

[12:05 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Im sorry, i understand this might not sound... well. It might not sound too great, frankly. I detest dark magic as well. No amount of darkness is worth the sacrifice of good, of light."

[12:07 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "There is a line, and i do not intend to cross it."(edited)

[12:07 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Sorry, what's this about lines and crossing then?"

[12:08 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "It's not just magic that can tempt someone to that path, though, you know. There are a lot of different ways someone can find themselves in the service of something greater and darker than they'd initially thought."

[12:10 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos hesitates for a moment, before asking, "what... what happened in your past? I dont mean to be rude or to pry, i only mean to understand..."(edited)

[12:12 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I-if you dont feel comfortable sharing it with me, thats completely understandable" he hastily adds

[12:17 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Stick around me long enough, and it's bound to come rearing it's head after me sooner or later. Maybe you'll get a front row seat. I hope for your sake though, I sneak up on it first."

[12:19 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "With that, I think it's time for me to retire. A good night out under the stars sounds nice." Enna drains the rest of her tankard and cinches her bow back onto its sling and makes her way outside

[12:19 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I hope you rest soundly, my.. friend?"

[12:20 AM] DM: Gunnloda sighs. "That one might need more work than any of the rest."

[12:22 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "That may be so, but i know she means well."

[12:22 AM] DM: She smiles at you. "You're a forgiving soul."

[12:24 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos smiles back, shrugging, "I can't help it, its in my nature."

[12:25 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Lord knows its gotten me hurt before, but it doesnt seem right to pass that hurt over to people who have done nothing to deserve it"

[12:26 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "It's sadly rare to hear that kind of philosophy."

[12:29 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Well this was an exciting night. Hate to cap it early, but the ale's gone to me head and me head's gonna find a pillow. night all."

[12:29 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: and with that, Martyn drags himself upstairs

[12:30 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Night martyn"

[12:31 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "I think it might be about that time. I'm glad you've found your space here in the group so quickly, Nolanos. Good night."

[12:31 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "It has indeed been eventful. Sleep well, Gunnloda"

[12:32 AM] DM: She smiles, stands, fills a mug with water and takes it and a biscuit upstairs to leave by Seirixori for when she wakes up in the morning.

[12:38 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos smiles after her. After a moment, he looks into his pint, sighing lightly. He takes one last sip before standing and heading upstairs, thinking tonight was the best night in a long time.

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