Uthvern steps forward and grins at the others, "Let's hope I dont offend anyone here." He hold his hands up empty, his sword at his side along with his shield on his back, "Hello there! We come in peace, I assure you. We're here to check on someone for someone of importance. We seek entry as guests. Under the banner of parley."
George pitches his voice so it doesn't carry and speaks to Thomas and two of the scouts: 'Time for your disappearing act - hang out here and backstop us until we're sure this is gonna work out. I promise we won't leave you hiding in the trees for too long this time Thomas'
With that, he throws back the hood of his Ghillie cloak and makes a show of breaking cover and coming out where the sentries can see him - deliberately causing the distraction Thomas and the scouts will need to disappear.
"Blast, I wish you hadn't mention 'someone of importance'," Aleister mutters sotto voce. "Not a good idea to show your cards all in one go." He will hold his hands out from his sides in to show he has no handed weapons, but watching very carefully how the people ahead respond to the gong, the rapidness of the response, does it look well rehearsed or haphazard. Any towers or overwatch points that might hide a bowman? That sort of thing.
Perception 16
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"Will do. Don't get shot."Closing the folds of the Ghillie over his grin as he fades into the shadows, Thomas has Gamliel keep a aerial eye out for trouble. Stealth 26 , Perception Thomas/Gamliel 9/15 While in the shadows, he summons his invisible appendage, sending it out to be beside George and the front-runners just in case. (Mage Hand)
“Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?" "Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want to hire you, and a witch is what they call you when they're getting ready to run you out of town.” SunWolf replied ― Barbara Hambly, The Witches of Wenshar
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Uthvern grins at Aleister, "I never specified who exactly. It could be anyone else of importance. Besides, the Doctor's daughter might be here, might not. Never know. We did promise him we'll look for her after all." He keeps an eye on the guards and just keeps an eye on their response. Perception 14
Uthvern steps forward and grins at the others, "Let's hope I dont offend anyone here." He hold his hands up empty, his sword at his side along with his shield on his back, "Hello there! We come in peace, I assure you. We're here to check on someone for someone of importance. We seek entry as guests. Under the banner of parley."
"Someone of importance? Could you be any more vague. Who are you looking for?" The speaker is a tough looking man in his mid 30's. You hear an aside from some of the guards "Parley! He thinks he's Johnny Depp." The main speaker gives this a dirty look.
"Blast, I wish you hadn't mention 'someone of importance'," Aleister mutters sotto voce. "Not a good idea to show your cards all in one go." He will hold his hands out from his sides in to show he has no handed weapons, but watching very carefully how the people ahead respond to the gong, the rapidness of the response, does it look well rehearsed or haphazard. Any towers or overwatch points that might hide a bowman? That sort of thing.
Perception 16
You see that the people who had been working around the area have stopped and picked up a motley assortment of weapons and are watching the exchange. You catch a glint from one of the taller buildings.
George speaks up 'We're looking for the daughter of a friend of ours. She was at the Marine base in San Diego, and we think she may have headed here. Her name is (insert her name here). We mean her, and you no harm, just want to check in on her for our friend.
George speaks up 'We're looking for the daughter of a friend of ours. She was at the Marine base in San Diego, and we think she may have headed here. Her name is (insert her name here). We mean her, and you no harm, just want to check in on her for our friend.
Oops, I did forget to give her name Lucy Bernstein (nee Novella) husband Evan and three children. On hearing the name the guard thinks "That's familiar." He shouts "Claudette!" and waves her over "Claudette knows everyone who ever lived here." A short, dark skinned woman of about 60 comes over. On hearing the names "Yes, she came through about week two of the change and collected her family. Said something about marine corp evacuation or something..."
'That's good to hear - that's where we were headed. We mean no harm and ask for no charity - may we pass on our way?'
They are happy to let you pass but they do give you a warning "If you are travelling further east after the state forest be warned that after the Change the Sinaloa Cartel basically took over northern Mexico and we've heard word that they are aggressively expanding north into Arizona and New Mexico."
I'll let that sink in for a moment; anything else before you move on?
Emerging from the shadows, Thomas rejoins the group when the all clear is given, and gets updated on the information received. "All these little empires spreading their wings. The scale of their ambition is quite remarkable, considering your average kingdom in the Middle Ages was little more than a few thousand acres. 20-30 people per square mile was considered prosperous. While I'm curious to see what kind of world results from all these groups, I'm not sure I want to be in the middle of any of it."
Once everything is settled and formed up again, he recasts his spells and takes his regular place.
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“Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?" "Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want to hire you, and a witch is what they call you when they're getting ready to run you out of town.” SunWolf replied ― Barbara Hambly, The Witches of Wenshar
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Aleister will loft Terfysgaeth to the left and Ofn to the right with instructions to maintain a goodly height (That'd be about 250 m or so) and keep and eye out for anything that could be considered threatening. They will communicate any suspicions to Aleister. They know they are to inform, not attack.
"Claudette I am Aleister," Aleister says in a neutral, but polite, tone. "What can you tell us about the area we are heading toward? Any information would be appreciated. I have some skill in the medical arts, do you need any help in that area? We," he gestures to include the rest of the party, "have some skill in combat and would gladly offer advice in that particular art."
He will assess the forces Claudette is with in terms of how well their equipment is constructed, what types of weapons they have and etcetera, basing any comments on said observations should they be asked for. Perception 22
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Panic is a mechanism that strengthens the gene pool.
You see that they’ve done a reasonable job of setting defences. They obviously had cement as they’ve set up barricades along access routes and you find out that there was a hydroponic nursery nearby so their food supplies are good.
In the year since the Change they where isolated but recently there has been some traffic from the east that has given them news. Would you believe that the Apache Nation is making a comeback out near Phoenix and Tucson.
"I good reasonably believe just about anything these days. So the Sinaloa are carving out chunks of real estate, that ain't good news." Aleister growls, "Maybe the Apaches will teach them a lesson. But, thanks for the heads up."
He hitches up his belt, "We ready to head out?"
"You know it occurs to me that it might not be a bad idea to feel out the Apaches, maybe as allies, eh?"
"Considering how history has treated the Natives, I'd be very surprised if they were okay with dealing with non-Natives, now that the playing field has been severely leveled. In fact, if the sand-painters magic and traditional ceremonial magic also works in our new world, they'd be very powerful indeed! Legend has it that sand painters had magic to trap the souls of anyone they knew of, could change the weather, and could create reality from illusions, and summon powerful spirits to help them. I'd be up for talking with them, and establishing some kind of embassy with them. Of all the cultures of the world, theirs would respect the world more than most and would be a powerful ally against the PPA and others of that ilk."
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“Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?" "Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want to hire you, and a witch is what they call you when they're getting ready to run you out of town.” SunWolf replied ― Barbara Hambly, The Witches of Wenshar
Uthvern steps forward and grins at the others, "Let's hope I dont offend anyone here." He hold his hands up empty, his sword at his side along with his shield on his back, "Hello there! We come in peace, I assure you. We're here to check on someone for someone of importance. We seek entry as guests. Under the banner of parley."
George pitches his voice so it doesn't carry and speaks to Thomas and two of the scouts: 'Time for your disappearing act - hang out here and backstop us until we're sure this is gonna work out. I promise we won't leave you hiding in the trees for too long this time Thomas'
With that, he throws back the hood of his Ghillie cloak and makes a show of breaking cover and coming out where the sentries can see him - deliberately causing the distraction Thomas and the scouts will need to disappear.
"Blast, I wish you hadn't mention 'someone of importance'," Aleister mutters sotto voce. "Not a good idea to show your cards all in one go." He will hold his hands out from his sides in to show he has no handed weapons, but watching very carefully how the people ahead respond to the gong, the rapidness of the response, does it look well rehearsed or haphazard. Any towers or overwatch points that might hide a bowman? That sort of thing.
Perception 16
Panic is a mechanism that strengthens the gene pool.
"Will do. Don't get shot." Closing the folds of the Ghillie over his grin as he fades into the shadows, Thomas has Gamliel keep a aerial eye out for trouble. Stealth 26 , Perception Thomas/Gamliel 9/15 While in the shadows, he summons his invisible appendage, sending it out to be beside George and the front-runners just in case. (Mage Hand)
“Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?"
"Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want to hire you, and a witch is what they call you when they're getting ready to run you out of town.” SunWolf replied
― Barbara Hambly, The Witches of Wenshar
Uthvern grins at Aleister, "I never specified who exactly. It could be anyone else of importance. Besides, the Doctor's daughter might be here, might not. Never know. We did promise him we'll look for her after all." He keeps an eye on the guards and just keeps an eye on their response. Perception 14
In my post above I said mayor's daughter when of course I meant Doc's daughter
"Someone of importance? Could you be any more vague. Who are you looking for?" The speaker is a tough looking man in his mid 30's. You hear an aside from some of the guards "Parley! He thinks he's Johnny Depp." The main speaker gives this a dirty look.
You see that the people who had been working around the area have stopped and picked up a motley assortment of weapons and are watching the exchange. You catch a glint from one of the taller buildings.
George speaks up 'We're looking for the daughter of a friend of ours. She was at the Marine base in San Diego, and we think she may have headed here. Her name is (insert her name here). We mean her, and you no harm, just want to check in on her for our friend.
Oops, I did forget to give her name Lucy Bernstein (nee Novella) husband Evan and three children. On hearing the name the guard thinks "That's familiar." He shouts "Claudette!" and waves her over "Claudette knows everyone who ever lived here." A short, dark skinned woman of about 60 comes over. On hearing the names "Yes, she came through about week two of the change and collected her family. Said something about marine corp evacuation or something..."
‘She moved on? Do you know where she was headed?’
“There’s a state park east of here. I sort of remember her talking about that.”
'That's good to hear - that's where we were headed. We mean no harm and ask for no charity - may we pass on our way?'
They are happy to let you pass but they do give you a warning "If you are travelling further east after the state forest be warned that after the Change the Sinaloa Cartel basically took over northern Mexico and we've heard word that they are aggressively expanding north into Arizona and New Mexico."
I'll let that sink in for a moment; anything else before you move on?
Emerging from the shadows, Thomas rejoins the group when the all clear is given, and gets updated on the information received. "All these little empires spreading their wings. The scale of their ambition is quite remarkable, considering your average kingdom in the Middle Ages was little more than a few thousand acres. 20-30 people per square mile was considered prosperous. While I'm curious to see what kind of world results from all these groups, I'm not sure I want to be in the middle of any of it."
Once everything is settled and formed up again, he recasts his spells and takes his regular place.
“Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?"
"Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want to hire you, and a witch is what they call you when they're getting ready to run you out of town.” SunWolf replied
― Barbara Hambly, The Witches of Wenshar
Aleister will loft Terfysgaeth to the left and Ofn to the right with instructions to maintain a goodly height (That'd be about 250 m or so) and keep and eye out for anything that could be considered threatening. They will communicate any suspicions to Aleister. They know they are to inform, not attack.
"Claudette I am Aleister," Aleister says in a neutral, but polite, tone. "What can you tell us about the area we are heading toward? Any information would be appreciated. I have some skill in the medical arts, do you need any help in that area? We," he gestures to include the rest of the party, "have some skill in combat and would gladly offer advice in that particular art."
He will assess the forces Claudette is with in terms of how well their equipment is constructed, what types of weapons they have and etcetera, basing any comments on said observations should they be asked for. Perception 22
Panic is a mechanism that strengthens the gene pool.
You see that they’ve done a reasonable job of setting defences. They obviously had cement as they’ve set up barricades along access routes and you find out that there was a hydroponic nursery nearby so their food supplies are good.
In the year since the Change they where isolated but recently there has been some traffic from the east that has given them news. Would you believe that the Apache Nation is making a comeback out near Phoenix and Tucson.
"I good reasonably believe just about anything these days. So the Sinaloa are carving out chunks of real estate, that ain't good news." Aleister growls, "Maybe the Apaches will teach them a lesson. But, thanks for the heads up."
He hitches up his belt, "We ready to head out?"
"You know it occurs to me that it might not be a bad idea to feel out the Apaches, maybe as allies, eh?"
Panic is a mechanism that strengthens the gene pool.
"Considering how history has treated the Natives, I'd be very surprised if they were okay with dealing with non-Natives, now that the playing field has been severely leveled. In fact, if the sand-painters magic and traditional ceremonial magic also works in our new world, they'd be very powerful indeed! Legend has it that sand painters had magic to trap the souls of anyone they knew of, could change the weather, and could create reality from illusions, and summon powerful spirits to help them. I'd be up for talking with them, and establishing some kind of embassy with them. Of all the cultures of the world, theirs would respect the world more than most and would be a powerful ally against the PPA and others of that ilk."
“Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?"
"Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want to hire you, and a witch is what they call you when they're getting ready to run you out of town.” SunWolf replied
― Barbara Hambly, The Witches of Wenshar
Okay, moving on. You pass through the town on toward the I8 and the State Park.
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A peaceful trip
You follow the I8 and the signs to Boulder Oaks. There are a couple of men in camo lounging in a clearing of to the side of the road.