If the party is not in a rush to meet the orcs, Sen will sit quietly on the ground, tracing designs on the ground and in the air, and ritual cast Comprehend Languages.
"Need no weapon" Crush would say waving his hand with his free hand as he held the lizard over his shoulder with the other. "Where collectors? Collectors get tiefling... dead tiefling.." he would add with a grunt.
Aria and Sen: The documents in Aria's possession appear to be a mishmash of different things: part drafts of a speech railing against the tyranny of the Masked Lords, part negotiations with some other person or persons Aria isn't clear about to join this cause, some are letters between whomever these papers belonged to and someone inside the city debating whether violence is necessary, and if yes, where and when. They were considering the Yawning Portal and a couple of the temples in the Castle Ward.
There are other letters here written in some kind of code.
There is also the message in a bottle and Crush is stomping off to see the orcs. What do you want to do?
Crush: The orcs jump to their feet and pull out their weapons, but seeing the 6' unconscious lizard across your back gives them pause. The leader looks it and then at you and says, "HAHA! You bring me tribute? Good little boy!"
Aria will take a second to read the message in the bottle as Crush wanders on. Normally she'd be worried but its Crush. He somehow always manages to be the charismatic frontman of this group.
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Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
Seeing two of his companions working hard together to translate their text, and his other, much larger companion wander off, Usul will hop on Muad and follow along. Though once they approach the camp he'll hang just slightly back as he's never encountered orcs in the wild before, and knows Crush will understand how to deal with them better than he ever could.
Sen recounts the contents to Aria and hands the papers back. Politics. This could be a whole lot of trouble, and I don't like the thought of carrying these papers back into the city. He looks around, having been oblivious to everything else while he was casting and reading. Where are the others?
"No tribute, attack lizard" Crush would say with a grunt as he holds the floppy unconscious lizard out in front of him with both arms. "No boy." He would add with a dangerous glare as he reaches into his coin pouch and tosses a handful of gold coins (10g) towards the orc. "Tribute" He would say flatly motioning to the coins with his chin. "Where collectors?" Crush would ask again.. .not trying to be intimidating or rude.. just.. direct.
(OOC: So Crush is dumb... even for an orc... so ya know :P)
Watching this, Usul kinda leans back on Muad, pulls a leg up under him (kinda cross leg style), pulls out his pipe, starts puffing, and is both curious, and amused by how orcs interact with each other in the wild. Crush has taught him that orcs ain't the brightest people out there, but they are people, and they are very strong.
There is a rolled up piece of parchment in the bottle that was clearly meant to be delivered but somehow got left behind. It was written in a rush, and it's not clear who it was for, but it says that they need to have a meeting and suggest using the upcoming Oxbone Festival in the market as an opportunity. The message was never delivered, though. If this info is shared, Usul would know that the festival is happening in 4 days time.
Two of the orcs dive for the gold Crush throws on the ground, and a brief wrestling match breaks out between the two of them before the chieftain barks at them to stop. "Good good, very good" says the chieftain, laughing. "Attack lizard? Collectors? Life in city not good for your mind."
If it seems that the other orcs are having difficulties understanding Crush (and assuming they've all been speaking common), Usul will ride up just a bit, to just behind, but beside Crush, and say "Sorry if my friend here isn't being clear... We are looking for a Tiefling that may have been hung up by a tree back that way a couple days back, and then 'collected'... Maybe you all have seen something?" adding "Though you're right... city life is a bit crazy."
((if they understand what he's looking for, just ignore this))
Aria nods to sen and puts the papers away and into her pouch. "No worries. I'll make sure to keep them safe in case we need them. I'll have to ask Usul if he knows anything about the Oxbone Festival. Might have something to do with that Sunkx was up to."
The orcs look at Usul and begin greedily smacking their lips. The chieftain says, "We just hunting, no see Tiefling. But collectors, hmm..." the chieftain scratches his chin. "You give us runt and we tell you about collectors." To be clear, he wants Crush to give up Usul in exchange for any information he might have.
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A wide grin would spread across the orcs face as his eyes go wide. "MINE" He would say pointing back to Usul..... Then pointing to his lizard he would once again say "MINE" in a deep stern voice. He would then point to the orc leader with his free hand as other hand resting on the back of the lizard slowly slides down towards its tail. "Crush give tribute... now give what know... .... OR YOU MINE" He would say with a snarl.
I can help read these, if needed, says Sen.
If the party is not in a rush to meet the orcs, Sen will sit quietly on the ground, tracing designs on the ground and in the air, and ritual cast Comprehend Languages.
Aria watches Sen as he works and is amazed. She reads whatever part of the documents are in Undercommon as Sen examines the others.
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."
(sorry for the delay, holidays and family. I'll get something up tonight.)
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"Need no weapon" Crush would say waving his hand with his free hand as he held the lizard over his shoulder with the other. "Where collectors? Collectors get tiefling... dead tiefling.." he would add with a grunt.
Aria and Sen: The documents in Aria's possession appear to be a mishmash of different things: part drafts of a speech railing against the tyranny of the Masked Lords, part negotiations with some other person or persons Aria isn't clear about to join this cause, some are letters between whomever these papers belonged to and someone inside the city debating whether violence is necessary, and if yes, where and when. They were considering the Yawning Portal and a couple of the temples in the Castle Ward.
There are other letters here written in some kind of code.
There is also the message in a bottle and Crush is stomping off to see the orcs. What do you want to do?
Crush: The orcs jump to their feet and pull out their weapons, but seeing the 6' unconscious lizard across your back gives them pause. The leader looks it and then at you and says, "HAHA! You bring me tribute? Good little boy!"
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Aria will take a second to read the message in the bottle as Crush wanders on. Normally she'd be worried but its Crush. He somehow always manages to be the charismatic frontman of this group.
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."
Seeing two of his companions working hard together to translate their text, and his other, much larger companion wander off, Usul will hop on Muad and follow along. Though once they approach the camp he'll hang just slightly back as he's never encountered orcs in the wild before, and knows Crush will understand how to deal with them better than he ever could.
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Sen recounts the contents to Aria and hands the papers back. Politics. This could be a whole lot of trouble, and I don't like the thought of carrying these papers back into the city. He looks around, having been oblivious to everything else while he was casting and reading. Where are the others?
"No tribute, attack lizard" Crush would say with a grunt as he holds the floppy unconscious lizard out in front of him with both arms. "No boy." He would add with a dangerous glare as he reaches into his coin pouch and tosses a handful of gold coins (10g) towards the orc. "Tribute" He would say flatly motioning to the coins with his chin. "Where collectors?" Crush would ask again.. .not trying to be intimidating or rude.. just.. direct.
(OOC: So Crush is dumb... even for an orc... so ya know :P)
Watching this, Usul kinda leans back on Muad, pulls a leg up under him (kinda cross leg style), pulls out his pipe, starts puffing, and is both curious, and amused by how orcs interact with each other in the wild. Crush has taught him that orcs ain't the brightest people out there, but they are people, and they are very strong.
PbP 🎲: Tyekanik; Moneo Noree; Korba Muris; & occasional DM:
There is a rolled up piece of parchment in the bottle that was clearly meant to be delivered but somehow got left behind. It was written in a rush, and it's not clear who it was for, but it says that they need to have a meeting and suggest using the upcoming Oxbone Festival in the market as an opportunity. The message was never delivered, though. If this info is shared, Usul would know that the festival is happening in 4 days time.
Two of the orcs dive for the gold Crush throws on the ground, and a brief wrestling match breaks out between the two of them before the chieftain barks at them to stop. "Good good, very good" says the chieftain, laughing. "Attack lizard? Collectors? Life in city not good for your mind."
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"Collectors take tiefling" Crush would say pointing towards the area where his body was originally found. "Where find?"
If it seems that the other orcs are having difficulties understanding Crush (and assuming they've all been speaking common), Usul will ride up just a bit, to just behind, but beside Crush, and say "Sorry if my friend here isn't being clear... We are looking for a Tiefling that may have been hung up by a tree back that way a couple days back, and then 'collected'... Maybe you all have seen something?" adding "Though you're right... city life is a bit crazy."
((if they understand what he's looking for, just ignore this))
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Aria nods to sen and puts the papers away and into her pouch. "No worries. I'll make sure to keep them safe in case we need them. I'll have to ask Usul if he knows anything about the Oxbone Festival. Might have something to do with that Sunkx was up to."
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."
The orcs look at Usul and begin greedily smacking their lips. The chieftain says, "We just hunting, no see Tiefling. But collectors, hmm..." the chieftain scratches his chin. "You give us runt and we tell you about collectors." To be clear, he wants Crush to give up Usul in exchange for any information he might have.
Persuasion: 14
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A wide grin would spread across the orcs face as his eyes go wide. "MINE" He would say pointing back to Usul..... Then pointing to his lizard he would once again say "MINE" in a deep stern voice. He would then point to the orc leader with his free hand as other hand resting on the back of the lizard slowly slides down towards its tail. "Crush give tribute... now give what know... .... OR YOU MINE" He would say with a snarl.
intimidation... 14
Sen nods, and together he and Aria follow Crush. (How far away are we? Please let us know when we arrive on scene.)