Grim frowns as everyone seems to avoid his answering his questions. He's about to speak in anger but the female moon elf stops him standing up from the severely injured man.
"A place to rest," Ivey replies to Selinae. "For the three of us would be greatly appreciated, " she adds.
Her tone is soft and her inflection on words vaguely familiar.
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Grim frowns as everyone seems to avoid his answering his questions. He's about to speak in anger but the female moon elf stops him standing up from the severely injured man.
"A place to rest," Ivey replies to Selinae. "For the three of us would be greatly appreciated, " she adds.
Her tone is soft and her inflection on words vaguely familiar.
" Uh....theres not a lot of room...you can take the spot where I was bunking...."
She examined the elf for a moment, one of Mums relations perhaps?
Leela ignores the dwarf's questioning, busying herself with tending to the injured first. She touches her amulet and hums a note to cast Healing word on each of the moon elves:
The first moon elf gains 6 HP
The second moon elf gains 7 HP
She turns to the unconscious humanoid and closes her eyes, humming the note at a higher pitch. The unconscious person gains 9 HP
Finally Leela turns to the dwarf. "Apologies for my lack of focus. Are you hurt, in need of healing?"
OOC this didn't show up for me on mobile which is my primary means of checking the game thread! Sorry!
"My apologies m'lady," the dwarf drops into a deep bow. "I myself escaped with damage to my pride not my person," Grim explains to Leela. "I thank you hardly for your care of my crew," the dwarf adds looking up in awe of the minatour!
The moon elf twins just murmur thanks before kneeling by the badly wounded man that seems to breath easier after Leela intervention but remains still their eyelids fluttering but not opening.
"You all travelers or seeking something," Grim asks the party, all who stand around his own crew.
“We are fools who thought travelling through the desert would be an adventure. Seems we were right.”
She holds her hand out to the dwarf “I’m Jenna…..so was it the beast that wrecked your vessel or were you already down?” She asks again
Ivey nods at Selinae offer. They do not look remotely familiar.
"The beast attacked us," Grim answers Jenna shaking her hand. "Yes, well let them rest," he adds gesturing at the others. "Where are you headed? We were set back to Me'at Halwa but it seems you're not heading in that direction," the dwarf says hands on hips as the twins carry August below.
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Selinae nods and smiles not sure if she should answer Grim or not, she eventually settles for methodically coiling rope nearby and making eye-contact with Jenna.
Leela nods in reply to the dwarf. "I am thankful you were not all badly injured as your friend is."
She prays to the goddess for guidance. Does she know whether this is normal for a lightning victim? Does it look to be more than just the lightning damage?
While checking Kessler's wounds more closely, Leela spends a moment with her eyes closed, holding her amulet as she casts resistance on him, hoping that if there is something more affecting him than 'normal burns', the assistance will help him to shake it off.
Leela is continuing to examining Kessler as above. Does she notice anything strange about his wounds or the way he is responding to healing?
Leela notices he does respond to the healing she imparted to him but remains oddly comatose. She isn't sure from a medical standpoint what the lingering ailments could be preventing the man from waking up. Her healing has regrown blond hair and more of his face that one would consider handsome based on human standards. He still breaths but remains still as his companions bring him below deck to a litter.
"Dendarah," Grim exclaims loudly aa Maanai's head whips towards the dwarf and Jenna. "Not a godforsaken hole more like a graveyard," he explains to Jenna smiling in thus new knowledge. "Tomb raiders eh," he asks the sailor next wagging his eyebrows at her.
Maanai arrives quickly rejoining the conversation.
"The captain," Maanai begins pointing at Vanya, "says there's a village named Thonis ahead. They have transportation back to Me'at Halwa and we will be there by late morning tomorrow," they add. "Jenna can I ask you something about these rigging lines just there," the sorcerer posits before walking away towards the opposite side of the skiff from the dwarf.
Grim doesn't offer an opinion on the way point of Thonis and looks after Maanai curiously before he turns to face Leela and Selinae still on deck.
"Handy to have such a healer," Grim says about Leela but his question/statements directed at Selinae. "Your an odd bunch I'll say but free of judgment. My crew and I fell together out of necessity if I'm honest. Plenty of horrors to challenge out in the dunes," he adds darkly looking out on the desert.
Meanwhile Maanai is waiting patiently for Jenn on the starboard side of the skiff.
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“Tomb raiders? Do we look like tomb raiders?” She laughs, flicking her long red plait ”We’re just sailors looking for new adventures and getting the lay of the land. A life on the ocean wave is not all it’s cracked up to be…..right Sel.”
And she follows Maanai, the feather plume in her hat waving in the breeze
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Leela frowns as she considers Kessler. She turns to Grim. "Master Grim... did anything out of the ordinary happen when the dragon's lightning hit your compatriot here? He does not seem to be responding as I would hope."
She hums the low note again, casting healing word:
“Tomb raiders? Do we look like tomb raiders?” She laughs, flicking her long red plait ”We’re just sailors looking for new adventures and getting the lay of the land. A life on the ocean wave is not all it’s cracked up to be…..right Sel.”
And she follows Maanai, the feather plume in her hat waving in the breeze
Deception
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Slightly slow on the uptake as always Selinae nodded uncertainly, " Lay of the land, thats us....no that came out wrong. Tomb Raider? Me? No.....that would be murder on my back...all that bending."
OOC Leela August has been taken below, he's no longer on deck
"Cursed I suspect," Grim replies gruffly his eyebrow cocked at Jenna's clumsy attempt at deception. "He's been unconscious for nearly week," he confesses with an oddly flippant shrug his eyes trained on Maanai and Jenna's exchange.
Across the deck...
"As I will remind you we will not discuss our business with anyone outside of our group. If you can not keep this secret I will relieve you of the knowledge," Maanai explains to Jenna and for the first time the mage seems very menacing with their tone and eerily expressionless mask. "Are we clear," they add looming over Jenna.
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Leela watches with a frown as Kessler is taken below, before continuing to converse with Grim, looking narrowly at him. "A week? So it wasn't the lightning. You seem very interested in what we are up to. Your party hasn't had any interactions with... treasure hunting, have you?"
"He might have," Grim answers. "Hired us in Andis just a few villages north of that graveyard you're after in Dendarah. To take him and his crew then pick them up again on our way back," he explains. "When we met his crew back in Andis he was like this and only two of his crew of six were left. They died in the wreck I'm afraid. As for myself I'm a beast hunter but as I mentioned we ferry folks around the desert when hunting us lean," he adds. "The Greenbrier twins are the only honest crew I have left. Ivey took a shine to August so that's the only reason that husk of a man is still breathing," he adds curtly.
Grim is telling Leela the truth to a point. He has not lied but you sense he's very pointedly leaving out greater details about both himself and August's business.
Selinae moves quickly and steps between Jenna and Maanai putting a hand on Jennas shoulder, " She understands.", she says plainly looking down at the mage from her considerable height.
" We both do."
" Come on, J. Over here.", she begins guiding her across the deck away from Maanai.
"As I will remind you we will not discuss our business with anyone outside of our group. If you can not keep this secret I will relieve you of the knowledge," Maanai explains to Jenna and for the first time the mage seems very menacing with their tone and eerily expressionless mask. "Are we clear," they add looming over Jenna.
"Very." she steps back slightly at the tone of his voice "But someone had to answer him and it was the only place name I knew."
OOC Maanai is nonbinary. They/them pronouns, please.
Maanai seems unmoved by Selinae words or height and uncertainty I'd mirrored in thier arms crossing over their chest revealing 1 of their two ungloved hands. The skin on their hand is scarred as if by flame!
"This was made very clear to you all," Maanai calls out to the two women.
The mage's voice filled with a sort if edged concern but tgeir mask revealibf nothing else about theiremotions. Maanai returns to captain Vanya's side as a strong wind lifts the sails pulling the skiff ever onward towards their destination.
OOC anymore questions/RP? If not I'd like to jump forward!
"Gave him some sort of berries," Grim answers," but to my eyes they didn't do anything but keep the body breathing," he adds with a shrug at Leela.
That evening comes and the crew with the party exchange plans for watch before gathering for dinner. A great table is laid out very uncharacteristic of the meals you've enjoyed so far on the trek. This seems to be an event spearheaded by Maanai who joins the party and their guests sans Ivey and August who remain below in the makeshift room Adhida created in the cargo area for the guests.
"Glad most of us are present for the meal," Maanai says pointedly looking to Riw and Leela as they sit opposite Adhida and to the right of Captain Vanya. "We hope you enjoy this meal as you will be departing tomorrow I hoped to wish you all well, " he adds now looking at Grim.
"Ah, about that," Grim begins lifting his wine to his lips and draining the goblet in one drink. "We've discussed it and we'd like to join your journey to Dendarah as this lovely lady," he gestures with his jewelry encrusted hand towards Jenna, "has informed us is your destination, " Grim adds as Adhida looks at Jenna confused then to Maanai.
"To lay to rest departed family good sir not that it's any of your business,"Adhida replies quickly but Grim can see through the mages clumsy attempt at deception!
"Tell me dear who is it you're laying to rest? I did not mean any disrespect, " Grim says in a sickly somber tone his head bowed slightly before gesturing for more wine tapping loudly on the goblet with his ring that has a ruby the size of a Robin's egg on it!
"Grim," Maanai begins calling the dwarf's attention from their floundering cousin! "We said Thonis and we meant it. You will be able to find a temple for your Kessler friend as well. We cannot help him here," the mage reminds the dwarf as the dwarf shifts in his seat.
"Then I'd like to stay on! Might need a man of my considerable talents, " Grim retorts looking around at the party. "What says the rest of you, " he asks the party pointedly ignore Maanai raising a hand as if to silence the group.
"Thonis is where you and your companions get off, " Captain Vanya finally speaks up without looking at Maanai or Adhida for guidance. "Paying passengers opinios are void when they start attracting the wrong kind of attention, " the silver bird says firmly. "I know a beast hunter when I see one," the aarakocra says clutching their goblet with sharp talons looking at the ring.
Grim frowns as everyone seems to avoid his answering his questions. He's about to speak in anger but the female moon elf stops him standing up from the severely injured man.
"A place to rest," Ivey replies to Selinae. "For the three of us would be greatly appreciated, " she adds.
Her tone is soft and her inflection on words vaguely familiar.
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
" Uh....theres not a lot of room...you can take the spot where I was bunking...."
She examined the elf for a moment, one of Mums relations perhaps?
Insight: 8
“We are fools who thought travelling through the desert would be an adventure. Seems we were right.”
She holds her hand out to the dwarf “I’m Jenna…..so was it the beast that wrecked your vessel or were you already down?” She asks again
Ivey nods at Selinae offer. They do not look remotely familiar.
"The beast attacked us," Grim answers Jenna shaking her hand. "Yes, well let them rest," he adds gesturing at the others. "Where are you headed? We were set back to Me'at Halwa but it seems you're not heading in that direction," the dwarf says hands on hips as the twins carry August below.
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
Selinae nods and smiles not sure if she should answer Grim or not, she eventually settles for methodically coiling rope nearby and making eye-contact with Jenna.
Leela is continuing to examining Kessler as above. Does she notice anything strange about his wounds or the way he is responding to healing?
Past characters:
Cariadne - Forest of Celador
Daphyra Fuffletail - The City of Cats
DM - Geek Legends - Wild beyond the Witchlight
Leela Steadystone - Adventures in the Sands
Mirri Goldenhorn - Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Lola Smythe-Whyte - Larkin Expedition
Daphyra - Deathworld: Lost Mine of Phandelver
Vanja - Binder's Hold and the Problem with the Mine
Jenna and Sel exchange glances and Jenna gives the slightest of shrugs
“Indeed we are not long out of Me’at Halwa. We’re heading towards some place called Dendarah. Please tell me its not some godforsaken hole”
Leela notices he does respond to the healing she imparted to him but remains oddly comatose. She isn't sure from a medical standpoint what the lingering ailments could be preventing the man from waking up. Her healing has regrown blond hair and more of his face that one would consider handsome based on human standards. He still breaths but remains still as his companions bring him below deck to a litter.
"Dendarah," Grim exclaims loudly aa Maanai's head whips towards the dwarf and Jenna. "Not a godforsaken hole more like a graveyard," he explains to Jenna smiling in thus new knowledge. "Tomb raiders eh," he asks the sailor next wagging his eyebrows at her.
Maanai arrives quickly rejoining the conversation.
"The captain," Maanai begins pointing at Vanya, "says there's a village named Thonis ahead. They have transportation back to Me'at Halwa and we will be there by late morning tomorrow," they add. "Jenna can I ask you something about these rigging lines just there," the sorcerer posits before walking away towards the opposite side of the skiff from the dwarf.
Grim doesn't offer an opinion on the way point of Thonis and looks after Maanai curiously before he turns to face Leela and Selinae still on deck.
"Handy to have such a healer," Grim says about Leela but his question/statements directed at Selinae. "Your an odd bunch I'll say but free of judgment. My crew and I fell together out of necessity if I'm honest. Plenty of horrors to challenge out in the dunes," he adds darkly looking out on the desert.
Meanwhile Maanai is waiting patiently for Jenn on the starboard side of the skiff.
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
“Tomb raiders? Do we look like tomb raiders?” She laughs, flicking her long red plait ”We’re just sailors looking for new adventures and getting the lay of the land. A life on the ocean wave is not all it’s cracked up to be…..right Sel.”
And she follows Maanai, the feather plume in her hat waving in the breeze
Deception
13
Leela frowns as she considers Kessler. She turns to Grim. "Master Grim... did anything out of the ordinary happen when the dragon's lightning hit your compatriot here? He does not seem to be responding as I would hope."
She hums the low note again, casting healing word:
8 HP
Past characters:
Cariadne - Forest of Celador
Daphyra Fuffletail - The City of Cats
DM - Geek Legends - Wild beyond the Witchlight
Leela Steadystone - Adventures in the Sands
Mirri Goldenhorn - Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Lola Smythe-Whyte - Larkin Expedition
Daphyra - Deathworld: Lost Mine of Phandelver
Vanja - Binder's Hold and the Problem with the Mine
Slightly slow on the uptake as always Selinae nodded uncertainly, " Lay of the land, thats us....no that came out wrong. Tomb Raider? Me? No.....that would be murder on my back...all that bending."
OOC Leela August has been taken below, he's no longer on deck
"Cursed I suspect," Grim replies gruffly his eyebrow cocked at Jenna's clumsy attempt at deception. "He's been unconscious for nearly week," he confesses with an oddly flippant shrug his eyes trained on Maanai and Jenna's exchange.
Across the deck...
"As I will remind you we will not discuss our business with anyone outside of our group. If you can not keep this secret I will relieve you of the knowledge," Maanai explains to Jenna and for the first time the mage seems very menacing with their tone and eerily expressionless mask. "Are we clear," they add looming over Jenna.
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
Leela watches with a frown as Kessler is taken below, before continuing to converse with Grim, looking narrowly at him. "A week? So it wasn't the lightning. You seem very interested in what we are up to. Your party hasn't had any interactions with... treasure hunting, have you?"
insight 8
Past characters:
Cariadne - Forest of Celador
Daphyra Fuffletail - The City of Cats
DM - Geek Legends - Wild beyond the Witchlight
Leela Steadystone - Adventures in the Sands
Mirri Goldenhorn - Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Lola Smythe-Whyte - Larkin Expedition
Daphyra - Deathworld: Lost Mine of Phandelver
Vanja - Binder's Hold and the Problem with the Mine
"He might have," Grim answers. "Hired us in Andis just a few villages north of that graveyard you're after in Dendarah. To take him and his crew then pick them up again on our way back," he explains. "When we met his crew back in Andis he was like this and only two of his crew of six were left. They died in the wreck I'm afraid. As for myself I'm a beast hunter but as I mentioned we ferry folks around the desert when hunting us lean," he adds. "The Greenbrier twins are the only honest crew I have left. Ivey took a shine to August so that's the only reason that husk of a man is still breathing," he adds curtly.
Grim is telling Leela the truth to a point. He has not lied but you sense he's very pointedly leaving out greater details about both himself and August's business.
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
Selinae moves quickly and steps between Jenna and Maanai putting a hand on Jennas shoulder, " She understands.", she says plainly looking down at the mage from her considerable height.
" We both do."
" Come on, J. Over here.", she begins guiding her across the deck away from Maanai.
"Very." she steps back slightly at the tone of his voice "But someone had to answer him and it was the only place name I knew."
OOC Maanai is nonbinary. They/them pronouns, please.
Maanai seems unmoved by Selinae words or height and uncertainty I'd mirrored in thier arms crossing over their chest revealing 1 of their two ungloved hands. The skin on their hand is scarred as if by flame!
"This was made very clear to you all," Maanai calls out to the two women.
The mage's voice filled with a sort if edged concern but tgeir mask revealibf nothing else about theiremotions. Maanai returns to captain Vanya's side as a strong wind lifts the sails pulling the skiff ever onward towards their destination.
OOC anymore questions/RP? If not I'd like to jump forward!
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
(OOC - one last Q from Leela)
"Ivey... did she heal him or was it more that she took care of him, kept him alive by making sure he was receiving nourishment?"
If Grim seems disinclined to answer, she will ask Ivey herself later.
Past characters:
Cariadne - Forest of Celador
Daphyra Fuffletail - The City of Cats
DM - Geek Legends - Wild beyond the Witchlight
Leela Steadystone - Adventures in the Sands
Mirri Goldenhorn - Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Lola Smythe-Whyte - Larkin Expedition
Daphyra - Deathworld: Lost Mine of Phandelver
Vanja - Binder's Hold and the Problem with the Mine
"Gave him some sort of berries," Grim answers," but to my eyes they didn't do anything but keep the body breathing," he adds with a shrug at Leela.
That evening comes and the crew with the party exchange plans for watch before gathering for dinner. A great table is laid out very uncharacteristic of the meals you've enjoyed so far on the trek. This seems to be an event spearheaded by Maanai who joins the party and their guests sans Ivey and August who remain below in the makeshift room Adhida created in the cargo area for the guests.
"Glad most of us are present for the meal," Maanai says pointedly looking to Riw and Leela as they sit opposite Adhida and to the right of Captain Vanya. "We hope you enjoy this meal as you will be departing tomorrow I hoped to wish you all well, " he adds now looking at Grim.
"Ah, about that," Grim begins lifting his wine to his lips and draining the goblet in one drink. "We've discussed it and we'd like to join your journey to Dendarah as this lovely lady," he gestures with his jewelry encrusted hand towards Jenna, "has informed us is your destination, " Grim adds as Adhida looks at Jenna confused then to Maanai.
"To lay to rest departed family good sir not that it's any of your business,"Adhida replies quickly but Grim can see through the mages clumsy attempt at deception!
"Tell me dear who is it you're laying to rest? I did not mean any disrespect, " Grim says in a sickly somber tone his head bowed slightly before gesturing for more wine tapping loudly on the goblet with his ring that has a ruby the size of a Robin's egg on it!
"Grim," Maanai begins calling the dwarf's attention from their floundering cousin! "We said Thonis and we meant it. You will be able to find a temple for your Kessler friend as well. We cannot help him here," the mage reminds the dwarf as the dwarf shifts in his seat.
"Then I'd like to stay on! Might need a man of my considerable talents, " Grim retorts looking around at the party. "What says the rest of you, " he asks the party pointedly ignore Maanai raising a hand as if to silence the group.
"Thonis is where you and your companions get off, " Captain Vanya finally speaks up without looking at Maanai or Adhida for guidance. "Paying passengers opinios are void when they start attracting the wrong kind of attention, " the silver bird says firmly. "I know a beast hunter when I see one," the aarakocra says clutching their goblet with sharp talons looking at the ring.
Sometimes a Nat 1 tells a better story than a Nat 20 ever could.
Selinae placed a hand on Jennas shoulder and scowled at the dwarf, " It's ok.", she whispered. " Ignore them all."