Shrutsena gives a slight bow, "My apologies for the rudeness of my casting, we'd had an appointment with one who may have been a daughter of yours. But I graciously accept your offer of hospitality and tea would be lovely, thank you."
Gurag probably wants rum too. The Baba Yaga drinks ale from a teapot. There is also bread and butter, and local summer berries. You describe how you were asked to smash Matilda's skull, which leads to describing the hag's conflict, in as much as you understand it. ((I am assuming you would tell, but you'd just have to quote my first post so not gonna drag it out)). She is impressed by Shrutsena's magic as well - for a Normal ((remember spell casters like you are rare)) but she does ask:
Why do you lot care about my daughters' squabbling?
Anything interesting happen on the way here? I don't pay much mind to the outside but stories are nice.
Got any spare iron? A body gets hungry in the long days.
((On that last I'm going to assume Gurag would give his old hammerhead, having a new magic copper one. The Mother would be happy to eat a weapon that crushed so many foes))
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
The Mother is interested in your account, reacting at various points: I didn't know that was there and That's bog-apes for ya and Ooh, that's new to me, for us both bein' so old. She likes Shrutsena's Doorway spell, now that he is not trying to bypass her personal region, and asks him to open portals to the cave you came in from and where the pool-monster tentacle battle occurred. ((no roll needed for casting in her parlor with her blessing))
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Shrutsena would cast the spell as requested, but responds to the first question, "Their conflict was getting out of hand, harming the locals. We were trying to end it to return balance to that part of the realm."
She does not pass through the doorway, she reaches - which is not how that spell is supposed to work. She transforms a couple blueberries into glass eyes, which she holds between her fingers to check out the pool and the oddly decaying monster with her perspective-defying long arms. Not from any world, she concludes, giggling.
On your answer she responds Balance? The "locals"? How humane. Amazing, yet boring. Well, you owe me anyway...
So when she is checking out the cave where you were supposed to return, she does something funny with the seven-pointed star and YOINKS the four hags right into her parlor. They immediately set to squabbling...
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Four-way bickering seems much more natural and healthy in a hag-relationship than the quiet warfare of the past years. The Baba Yaga observes for a few moments, learning more about the conflict than even the principals ever understood. Then joins in.
N'Demma dear, you are going to lose, so you should move out. Shelba, you are not going to "escape" whatever that means. Which of you knew there were casters like this, (indicating Vrawl and Shrutsena) both from the Southern People? Zminza you share a debt for your sister's skull
It sounds like a five-way argument, but looking back it seems a few points were directions and decisions, the rest just background taunts and insults.
N'Demma the Average is moving to Benin, near the border between Middle and Southern Peoples
Xzt the Faceless, Shelba the Eyeless, and Zminza Seven-eye do not get to / have to live together, their homes will form a triangle around the Aran Valley
They will leave the people there alone, and be useful, in exchange for a few lambs in each spring (this was an offer earlier in the conflict - the people will certainly agree - even with the late addition...) Plus the afterbirth!!! they add with excitement
As payment for stealing Matilda's skull, you have to supply an interesting trinket before next fall solstice (like 13 months from now) or suffer horrible curses. And Zminza has to help you, or she will be the replacement, On a spike. Alive. With birds nesting inside, the Mother promises.
Do you want to get in on the bickering / negotiations?
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Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & -Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Vrawl just nods his head sagely and drinks his tea. He has decided anyone that can "yoink" a spell needs to be listened too. Sometimes you just need to do as your told, and thanks the earth father your eyeballs aren't being used for a soup.
Shrutsena bows at the offer, "I gratefully accept, most great and gracious one, and, with your permission, would like to gift you with a simple trinket for now, until we can find a more worthy one to replace it." Assuming she gives permission, he will attempt to cast his Create Device spell to create a highly decorative water clock.
En't you a charmer she says accepting the clock, hanging it so it shows more works than decoration, For thems as likes the brainy ones. Were I a hundred centuries younger I might turn my head.
What makes it interesting she replies to Gurag, is the quest to get it. Or what you have to give up...
And with those two very different ways of being ominous, she blows you off. As in, like dust off a book you are about to open. She inhales and blows, and you sail across the continent into the garden in front of your rented house. You experience the full span of distance, and see the other hags on slightly different trajectories, tumbling much less gently than you are. At the same time, it takes only the time to plop into the dirt on your backsides. It is not quite sunrise as you stand and dust yourselves off. You have saved the valley, but nobody knows it and won't for some time. There will be invasions to repel and intrigues to overcome, weapons to craft and spells to learn, and some kind of quest interesting enough to please the Baba Yaga. But for now you can get into real beds for well-deserved rest.
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"I would love some tea." Vrawl adds
Shrutsena gives a slight bow, "My apologies for the rudeness of my casting, we'd had an appointment with one who may have been a daughter of yours. But I graciously accept your offer of hospitality and tea would be lovely, thank you."
Gurag probably wants rum too. The Baba Yaga drinks ale from a teapot. There is also bread and butter, and local summer berries. You describe how you were asked to smash Matilda's skull, which leads to describing the hag's conflict, in as much as you understand it. ((I am assuming you would tell, but you'd just have to quote my first post so not gonna drag it out)). She is impressed by Shrutsena's magic as well - for a Normal ((remember spell casters like you are rare)) but she does ask:
((On that last I'm going to assume Gurag would give his old hammerhead, having a new magic copper one. The Mother would be happy to eat a weapon that crushed so many foes))
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Jade tells her all about their travels, the puppet battle in the cave, the bog apes at the swamp, and goes into great detail on the tentacle monster.
The Mother is interested in your account, reacting at various points: I didn't know that was there and That's bog-apes for ya and Ooh, that's new to me, for us both bein' so old. She likes Shrutsena's Doorway spell, now that he is not trying to bypass her personal region, and asks him to open portals to the cave you came in from and where the pool-monster tentacle battle occurred. ((no roll needed for casting in her parlor with her blessing))
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Shrutsena would cast the spell as requested, but responds to the first question, "Their conflict was getting out of hand, harming the locals. We were trying to end it to return balance to that part of the realm."
She does not pass through the doorway, she reaches - which is not how that spell is supposed to work. She transforms a couple blueberries into glass eyes, which she holds between her fingers to check out the pool and the oddly decaying monster with her perspective-defying long arms. Not from any world, she concludes, giggling.
On your answer she responds Balance? The "locals"? How humane. Amazing, yet boring. Well, you owe me anyway...
So when she is checking out the cave where you were supposed to return, she does something funny with the seven-pointed star and YOINKS the four hags right into her parlor. They immediately set to squabbling...
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Four-way bickering seems much more natural and healthy in a hag-relationship than the quiet warfare of the past years. The Baba Yaga observes for a few moments, learning more about the conflict than even the principals ever understood. Then joins in.
N'Demma dear, you are going to lose, so you should move out. Shelba, you are not going to "escape" whatever that means. Which of you knew there were casters like this, (indicating Vrawl and Shrutsena) both from the Southern People? Zminza you share a debt for your sister's skull
It sounds like a five-way argument, but looking back it seems a few points were directions and decisions, the rest just background taunts and insults.
Do you want to get in on the bickering / negotiations?
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky
Vrawl just nods his head sagely and drinks his tea. He has decided anyone that can "yoink" a spell needs to be listened too. Sometimes you just need to do as your told, and thanks the earth father your eyeballs aren't being used for a soup.
Gurag drinks his rum, leaning back and trying to take in the madness. Eventually he says, "What do you find suitably interesting, Mother?"
Shrutsena bows at the offer, "I gratefully accept, most great and gracious one, and, with your permission, would like to gift you with a simple trinket for now, until we can find a more worthy one to replace it." Assuming she gives permission, he will attempt to cast his Create Device spell to create a highly decorative water clock.
En't you a charmer she says accepting the clock, hanging it so it shows more works than decoration, For thems as likes the brainy ones. Were I a hundred centuries younger I might turn my head.
What makes it interesting she replies to Gurag, is the quest to get it. Or what you have to give up...
And with those two very different ways of being ominous, she blows you off. As in, like dust off a book you are about to open. She inhales and blows, and you sail across the continent into the garden in front of your rented house. You experience the full span of distance, and see the other hags on slightly different trajectories, tumbling much less gently than you are. At the same time, it takes only the time to plop into the dirt on your backsides. It is not quite sunrise as you stand and dust yourselves off. You have saved the valley, but nobody knows it and won't for some time. There will be invasions to repel and intrigues to overcome, weapons to craft and spells to learn, and some kind of quest interesting enough to please the Baba Yaga. But for now you can get into real beds for well-deserved rest.
Galanodel Deacon Tosh - Less-than-Half-Elf Bard - & - Flitterbug - Pixie Sorceress : Meanwhile in the Westwoods
Amadow 'Tug' Rioux - Human Psionic Palooka : Revenge Heist - - - Gofer Bayut - Bugbear Paladin Messenger : Shrouded Sky