Beegred to Rodolfo: "Hey, you smart guys are some good after all. I like what you suggest." (safety rope while checking the bridge, cutting bridge after crossing)
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Rodolfo crosses the bridge and returns again. He surmises the bridge will be fine to cross, but the big guys will have to go onto it alone, one at a time. When everyone is ready, he goes first and slowly goes across, casting mending on all the ropes a few feet at a time. The process is slow and takes a lot of time.
(The slow meticulous casting of Mending on the bridge undoes your Fast Pace for the day. You are now considered to have traveled at a normal pace.)
Once everyone is across, Beegred cuts the bridge and watches the rope swing down and smash against the cliff wall on the other side, confident the obstacle will delay any kind of pursuit.
The next couple of days of travel and rest pass without issue. On what would be the 23rd day, the party prepares to set out and Derendil seems to want none of it. He is breathing heavily, nostrils flaring, ears flat against his head, staring intently between Sarith and Xilyrah.
Rodolfo asks everyone and no-one in particular, "What's with him?"
Beegred to Rodolfo in a hushed voice: "Derendil is an elf prince who was polymorphed into aquaggoth. Although, with my keen intellect, I suspect there is more that he hasn't told us. He seems to know a lot about quaggoths, and not very much about elves."
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
"Well, the Drow used Quaggoths as muscle at the slave pens. Almost tortured them as much as the prisoners. Derendil was locked in with us, and shed blood during our breakout, so we try to be patient with his outbursts... There is a reason why we have him hunting water instead of food animals. Try to keep him away from stressful situations, if we don't need him for combat."
Walks to Derendil: "What's the matter, big hairy guy? Bad dreams out the Drow? Remember, Mr. Stoned-On-Pipeweed over there helped us escape, and... uh... Miss Slightly-Less-Stoned-On-Pipeweed is only half elf and from the surface."
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Assuming Stool is used to bridge the communication gap... Derendil alternates between looking at Sarith and Xilyrah in the distance, or Beegred next to him. As his head bobs up and down, Derendil communicates verbally in Elvish (and telepathically due to Stool), "The evil wizard Terrestor, he cursed me and sent me down here. The drow, they are elves, right? They have to be Terrestor's spies, surface elves in disguise. Explains why it is taking so long to escape. I should kill them! I'm going to rip their skin off until the disguise is revealed."
Derendil scrapes his claws against the cave wall, like he's trying to gut it. Then with low growl, he shoves Beegred aside and starts walking towards Sarith.
Rodolfo approaches Derendil as well. He tries to catch his attention by stretching one hand out to him and moving the other around in intricate motions. At first a bit of light swirls around just above his palm and then a flower grows out of it and goes poof. Then a tiny statue of a squirrel, then that of a crab. All of it goes poof soon after appearing and he closes his hand (casting a bunch of Prestidigitation for various effects).
"It's OK. We are here around you, you are as safe as can be."
As he watches Rodolfo try to intercept Derendil, Krizz will move towards Sarith in case things go south but try not to make it seem noticeable with casual conversation.
"Sarith is it? How is it you fell in with this lot? Since to hear it told, they were captives of your people...."
Krizz leaves his maul sitting handle up next to him on the ground (so resting on its head within reach) and spreads his stance out shoulder wide and prepares to grapple the quaggoth if he gets close.
(this is in case no one else can or does anything before Derendil gets close to Sarith - I suspect because Krizz's mercenary past it doesn't take much to recognize someone cruising for a fight which is why he's prepared to intercept as needed)
Seeing Derendil seem to give into the beastial nature of his Quaggoth form as he stalks towards Sarith, Narstin thinks for a moment, trying to come up with a way to prevent a fight without harming an ally, then steps forward and raises a hand towards the tragic prince. "REMEMBER," he calls to Derendil in a voice of Command, trying to bring the prince back to himself and remind him that he is not a simply beastial quaggoth, but an elvish prince.
As Narstin shouts out his command word, Derendil pauses, eyes unfocused for a moment. Then in a seething rage, he shouts in undercommon, "I. AM. NOT. A. QUAGGOTH!"
Initiative order:
Derendil - 18
Krizzibond - 9
Sarith - 6
Everyone else roll initiative.
EDIT: Derendil yells in undercommon, not elvish. IE: you notice he's pissed off.
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Beegred to Rodolfo: "Hey, you smart guys are some good after all. I like what you suggest." (safety rope while checking the bridge, cutting bridge after crossing)
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Narstin nods. "Seem slike a good plan."
Rodolfo crosses the bridge and returns again. He surmises the bridge will be fine to cross, but the big guys will have to go onto it alone, one at a time. When everyone is ready, he goes first and slowly goes across, casting mending on all the ropes a few feet at a time. The process is slow and takes a lot of time.
(The slow meticulous casting of Mending on the bridge undoes your Fast Pace for the day. You are now considered to have traveled at a normal pace.)
Once everyone is across, Beegred cuts the bridge and watches the rope swing down and smash against the cliff wall on the other side, confident the obstacle will delay any kind of pursuit.
The next couple of days of travel and rest pass without issue. On what would be the 23rd day, the party prepares to set out and Derendil seems to want none of it. He is breathing heavily, nostrils flaring, ears flat against his head, staring intently between Sarith and Xilyrah.
Rodolfo asks everyone and no-one in particular, "What's with him?"
Beegred to Rodolfo in a hushed voice: "Derendil is an elf prince who was polymorphed into a quaggoth. Although, with my keen intellect, I suspect there is more that he hasn't told us. He seems to know a lot about quaggoths, and not very much about elves."
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
"So that is what he is.....a cray-goth.....interesting....doesn't act much like an elven prince." Krizz says
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
"Well, the Drow used Quaggoths as muscle at the slave pens. Almost tortured them as much as the prisoners. Derendil was locked in with us, and shed blood during our breakout, so we try to be patient with his outbursts... There is a reason why we have him hunting water instead of food animals. Try to keep him away from stressful situations, if we don't need him for combat."
Walks to Derendil: "What's the matter, big hairy guy? Bad dreams out the Drow? Remember, Mr. Stoned-On-Pipeweed over there helped us escape, and... uh... Miss Slightly-Less-Stoned-On-Pipeweed is only half elf and from the surface."
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Assuming Stool is used to bridge the communication gap... Derendil alternates between looking at Sarith and Xilyrah in the distance, or Beegred next to him. As his head bobs up and down, Derendil communicates verbally in Elvish (and telepathically due to Stool), "The evil wizard Terrestor, he cursed me and sent me down here. The drow, they are elves, right? They have to be Terrestor's spies, surface elves in disguise. Explains why it is taking so long to escape. I should kill them! I'm going to rip their skin off until the disguise is revealed."
Derendil scrapes his claws against the cave wall, like he's trying to gut it. Then with low growl, he shoves Beegred aside and starts walking towards Sarith.
Rodolfo approaches Derendil as well. He tries to catch his attention by stretching one hand out to him and moving the other around in intricate motions. At first a bit of light swirls around just above his palm and then a flower grows out of it and goes poof. Then a tiny statue of a squirrel, then that of a crab. All of it goes poof soon after appearing and he closes his hand (casting a bunch of Prestidigitation for various effects).
"It's OK. We are here around you, you are as safe as can be."
As he watches Rodolfo try to intercept Derendil, Krizz will move towards Sarith in case things go south but try not to make it seem noticeable with casual conversation.
"Sarith is it? How is it you fell in with this lot? Since to hear it told, they were captives of your people...."
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Sarith responds to Krizzibond with one monotone word barely above a whisper, which Krizzibond doesn't even understand.
Krizz nods in response and continues to stay near Sarith while watching Derendil, Rodolfo, and Beegred
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Krizz leaves his maul sitting handle up next to him on the ground (so resting on its head within reach) and spreads his stance out shoulder wide and prepares to grapple the quaggoth if he gets close.
(this is in case no one else can or does anything before Derendil gets close to Sarith - I suspect because Krizz's mercenary past it doesn't take much to recognize someone cruising for a fight which is why he's prepared to intercept as needed)
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Seeing Derendil seem to give into the beastial nature of his Quaggoth form as he stalks towards Sarith, Narstin thinks for a moment, trying to come up with a way to prevent a fight without harming an ally, then steps forward and raises a hand towards the tragic prince. "REMEMBER," he calls to Derendil in a voice of Command, trying to bring the prince back to himself and remind him that he is not a simply beastial quaggoth, but an elvish prince.
As Narstin shouts out his command word, Derendil pauses, eyes unfocused for a moment. Then in a seething rage, he shouts in undercommon, "I. AM. NOT. A. QUAGGOTH!"
Initiative order:
Everyone else roll initiative.
EDIT: Derendil yells in undercommon, not elvish. IE: you notice he's pissed off.
Rodolfo: 5
Beegred init: 13
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Krizz squares his shoulders towards the Quaggoth/Elf Prince and says "Alright big boy, whatcha got!" and smiles a toothy grin.
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword