From this point, you can return to Winterhaven and claim your job reward and let the Valthrun know what you did, or journey to the burial site in search of Douven.
Who's lord orcus borcus? The Demon Lord of the Undead. What's the rift? (Ritual?): According to the message, someone appears to be trying to open a rift from someplace to our plane. How and where could we find it? Valthrun might know that. What symbols represent him? A skeletal ram's head. Who'd have the skill or be bad enough to want to open the rift? Let's find out!
The amnesiac would clutch the side of her head, wincing in pain for a moment. When all goes black, Stacey will see images of symbol with skeletal rams head and a vision of a being with ram-like horns, a bloated body, bat-like wings, and a long tail. A shiver will rush down her spine, sending chills through her whole body, peppering her skin in goosebumps. The rogue will feel a sense of darkness closing in on her with a strong sense of dread. Stacey would force her eyes open to pull herself out of the darkness. Her eyes would dart back and forth in panic for a moment before she'd blink a few times. Her whole body would shudder, trying to shake the pain and discomfort of what just happened.
"Maybe Valthrun would know where we could find where someone's trying to open a rift to our plane." She'd blurt before straightening up her clothes.
Stacey would start counting her daggers and reviewing what remains of her healer kits. After her inventory check, she'd pull out the dagger Camilla gifted her and go attempt to scavenge some spare bandages from any acceptable cloth she might be able to find. She'd follow her companions to wherever they prefer to go.
"I call them memory dumps" Stacey stopped trying to think about them much, but she did appreciate Belial's concern and would offer a warm smile to reassure her she's okay. "Sometimes they're triggered by events unfolding around me, other times if I focus hard enough, I can trigger one in hopes of remembering something I used to know." She would shrug, as it has been a common occurrence since she awoke a few months back.
Alfred comes stumbling out of the cave, with his pack and pockets stuffed to the brim with bright shiny gold, as well as a large chest slung over a shoulder. Calling out to Stacey, "Staaaaacey, my main girl! Lookee what I found! Think you can open it?" as he dumps the chest down right in front of her. "Maybe it's full of hashish?"
"Which reminds me....I also found a ton of loot in there!" he hollers, with childlike glee. He'll pass out 47 gp to everyone in the group, except for Caim, Lucina, and himself, who get 46 gp each.
Alia blinks as Sir Forgetthatname comes out of the cave, then shakes her head and quietly takes out a small white stone with gold flecks and a hole through the center, toying with it silently.
Camilla walks over to Stacey, opens her hand, and takes a tool from her magical medkit. It's a small scanning device, and while her and Belial were conversing, she moved it slowly around Stacey's head while looking at a small readout that appeared to be a scan of her head."Hm."she mumbled, thinking. "No internal damage.."The tools magically winked out of existence, indicating she was done. "Have to keep an eye on that.."
Fauna quietly accepts anything given to her, inspecting her bandaged hoof. She'd thank anyone who assisted her in healing and survey everyone quietly. "So where are we heading to next? Back to Winterhaven for some rest? Or to the burial site that Sir and I heard about?"
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Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
"Ouu!" Stacey would immediately pull out her pick lock tools to tackle the chest that holds the 'untold bounty' SirBooty offers. She'd begin picking at the lock all while Camilla scans her, not minding being a guinea pig for the medic.
Inside the chest is a nicely folded piece of leather armor +1, and a very blurry photo of what appears to be a hastily taken snapshot - a closeup of the very split second moment before someone is punched in the face by a small dog with..the face of a fist?
"What the..?" Camilla mumbles, peering over SirMetaGame, looking over the photo.
Alfred to Stacey: "That armor is just your style and color, my dear! You'd look smashing in it - try it on!" ... "right here, right now...." he mumbles and trails off.
To the rest of the group: "Shall we go back to town? I've got the munchies....and let's collect our reward for our smiting here."
The rogue will pull out the leather, holding it up to inspect it. Sirgenerous wasn't wrong, it was her colour and tougher than what she currently owns. First she'd double check to make sure the new gear would fit and accommodate all her new daggers before she commits to it. "If you insist... I'll take it!"
Stacey was too distracted by the new leather to have noticed the picture at first. About to try on her leather armour, she'd spot Camilla with the picture, "What's that?" and the rogue would go stand by Camilla.
When SirSmokesalot suggests to return for munchies, Stacey would nod in agreement and tuck her new gear in her bag for later. "I didn't get a chance to try Belial's tea yet!" and she'd skip out the cave.
"I've got some ready to pour right now, if you want." And if Stacey wants the tea now, she'll pull out the container that she's storing the tea in, as well as a cup and serve it to Stacey. "Just letting you know, Lucina had some earlier and it knocked her right out."
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Lucina snorts a bit when she sees the photo. "How funny... Strangely menacing though. I hope we don't run into this, ah... fist-faced dog any time soon, yes?" She shakes her head with a light laugh. At the mention of tea though, she pipes up again. "I don't think that's a good idea, Belial. I think that that tea is best consumed in a more... comfortable setting, especially since it may knock some of us out... Let's go to the town and rest, then go to the burial site tomorrow. Let's keep out eye out for this fist-faced bandit though. Never know if he'll pop-up unexpectedly." She quips with a smile.
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Camilla looked at the photo, and stared off into the distance, a menacing scowl on her face, as if remembering a horrible, terrible foe.
So. It's true.
"I read about this in school - I thought it was a myth, like..Macabees, or something - a myth told to us as children to keep us disciplined and in line, and I grew up in Avernus, and I had seen some terrible things there, let me tell you. Legend describes the tale of a creature - a small dog about a foot long and a foot high, with a face of a powerful closed fist. It would launch at you with horrible speed, decimating anything it punched. They say anyone hit by the small terror cannot be resurrected - even with a wish spell. It is claimed that it is responsible for the eradication of entire civilizations. The only sound you hear is it's jingling collar. Then, death follows." She shuddered at the thought.
"I'm reasonably skilled in the arcane arts."
Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
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From this point, you can return to Winterhaven and claim your job reward and let the Valthrun know what you did, or journey to the burial site in search of Douven.
For Stacey:
Who's lord orcus borcus? The Demon Lord of the Undead.
What's the rift? (Ritual?): According to the message, someone appears to be trying to open a rift from someplace to our plane.
How and where could we find it? Valthrun might know that.
What symbols represent him? A skeletal ram's head.
Who'd have the skill or be bad enough to want to open the rift? Let's find out!
The amnesiac would clutch the side of her head, wincing in pain for a moment. When all goes black, Stacey will see images of symbol with skeletal rams head and a vision of a being with ram-like horns, a bloated body, bat-like wings, and a long tail. A shiver will rush down her spine, sending chills through her whole body, peppering her skin in goosebumps. The rogue will feel a sense of darkness closing in on her with a strong sense of dread. Stacey would force her eyes open to pull herself out of the darkness. Her eyes would dart back and forth in panic for a moment before she'd blink a few times. Her whole body would shudder, trying to shake the pain and discomfort of what just happened.
"Maybe Valthrun would know where we could find where someone's trying to open a rift to our plane." She'd blurt before straightening up her clothes.
Stacey would start counting her daggers and reviewing what remains of her healer kits. After her inventory check, she'd pull out the dagger Camilla gifted her and go attempt to scavenge some spare bandages from any acceptable cloth she might be able to find. She'd follow her companions to wherever they prefer to go.
just an unstable unicorn.
Belial quickly runs over to Stacey when she sees her in pain, even for just a moment. "Hey, are you okay? What was that?"
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"I call them memory dumps" Stacey stopped trying to think about them much, but she did appreciate Belial's concern and would offer a warm smile to reassure her she's okay. "Sometimes they're triggered by events unfolding around me, other times if I focus hard enough, I can trigger one in hopes of remembering something I used to know." She would shrug, as it has been a common occurrence since she awoke a few months back.
just an unstable unicorn.
"Hmm, well that's interesting."
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Alfred comes stumbling out of the cave, with his pack and pockets stuffed to the brim with bright shiny gold, as well as a large chest slung over a shoulder. Calling out to Stacey, "Staaaaacey, my main girl! Lookee what I found! Think you can open it?" as he dumps the chest down right in front of her. "Maybe it's full of hashish?"
"Which reminds me....I also found a ton of loot in there!" he hollers, with childlike glee. He'll pass out 47 gp to everyone in the group, except for Caim, Lucina, and himself, who get 46 gp each.
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
Alia blinks as Sir Forgetthatname comes out of the cave, then shakes her head and quietly takes out a small white stone with gold flecks and a hole through the center, toying with it silently.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
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Camilla walks over to Stacey, opens her hand, and takes a tool from her magical medkit. It's a small scanning device, and while her and Belial were conversing, she moved it slowly around Stacey's head while looking at a small readout that appeared to be a scan of her head. "Hm." she mumbled, thinking. "No internal damage.." The tools magically winked out of existence, indicating she was done. "Have to keep an eye on that.."
Fauna quietly accepts anything given to her, inspecting her bandaged hoof. She'd thank anyone who assisted her in healing and survey everyone quietly. "So where are we heading to next? Back to Winterhaven for some rest? Or to the burial site that Sir and I heard about?"
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
"Let's go to Winterhaven. I believe that we were promised 100 gold for the completion of this task, where we not?"
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"Ouu!" Stacey would immediately pull out her pick lock tools to tackle the chest that holds the 'untold bounty' SirBooty offers. She'd begin picking at the lock all while Camilla scans her, not minding being a guinea pig for the medic.
just an unstable unicorn.
Inside the chest is a nicely folded piece of leather armor +1, and a very blurry photo of what appears to be a hastily taken snapshot - a closeup of the very split second moment before someone is punched in the face by a small dog with..the face of a fist?
"What the..?" Camilla mumbles, peering over SirMetaGame, looking over the photo.
Alia blinks at the photo. "Uh...what?"
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Alfred to Stacey: "That armor is just your style and color, my dear! You'd look smashing in it - try it on!" ... "right here, right now...." he mumbles and trails off.
To the rest of the group: "Shall we go back to town? I've got the munchies....and let's collect our reward for our smiting here."
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
The rogue will pull out the leather, holding it up to inspect it. Sirgenerous wasn't wrong, it was her colour and tougher than what she currently owns. First she'd double check to make sure the new gear would fit and accommodate all her new daggers before she commits to it. "If you insist... I'll take it!"
Stacey was too distracted by the new leather to have noticed the picture at first. About to try on her leather armour, she'd spot Camilla with the picture, "What's that?" and the rogue would go stand by Camilla.
When SirSmokesalot suggests to return for munchies, Stacey would nod in agreement and tuck her new gear in her bag for later. "I didn't get a chance to try Belial's tea yet!" and she'd skip out the cave.
just an unstable unicorn.
"I've got some ready to pour right now, if you want." And if Stacey wants the tea now, she'll pull out the container that she's storing the tea in, as well as a cup and serve it to Stacey. "Just letting you know, Lucina had some earlier and it knocked her right out."
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Lucina snorts a bit when she sees the photo. "How funny... Strangely menacing though. I hope we don't run into this, ah... fist-faced dog any time soon, yes?" She shakes her head with a light laugh. At the mention of tea though, she pipes up again. "I don't think that's a good idea, Belial. I think that that tea is best consumed in a more... comfortable setting, especially since it may knock some of us out... Let's go to the town and rest, then go to the burial site tomorrow. Let's keep out eye out for this fist-faced bandit though. Never know if he'll pop-up unexpectedly." She quips with a smile.
Aeyd of the Dragons || Wood Elf / Way of the Ascendant Dragon Monk
Demetrios Zalaoras || Protector Aasimar / Paladin of Torm
Hawke || Kalashtar / Circle of the Moon Druid
Morticia || Half-Aasimar Rogue
Yvan || Goliath / Path of the Wild Soul Barbarian | Paladin of Helm
/ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\
Camilla looked at the photo, and stared off into the distance, a menacing scowl on her face, as if remembering a horrible, terrible foe.
So. It's true.
"I read about this in school - I thought it was a myth, like..Macabees, or something - a myth told to us as children to keep us disciplined and in line, and I grew up in Avernus, and I had seen some terrible things there, let me tell you. Legend describes the tale of a creature - a small dog about a foot long and a foot high, with a face of a powerful closed fist. It would launch at you with horrible speed, decimating anything it punched. They say anyone hit by the small terror cannot be resurrected - even with a wish spell. It is claimed that it is responsible for the eradication of entire civilizations. The only sound you hear is it's jingling collar. Then, death follows." She shuddered at the thought.
"Fistborkus.."