((That's very good, Enkida!  I like grumbling Beau in the corner there.))

Chloro Hills:

Noldeme & Nae:  You take a look around, Nae doesn't seem to notice anything off, but the Pegasus says "This place...feels sacred...not safe for me.  Pegasi are creatures of emotion and thought.  too much is dangerous."  

Noldeme, however, has a very different feeling.  There is the strangest sensation like you can feel a strange presence in this place, like even though it is clearly here, it is also somewhere else.  You can't see it, but as you look around, you think you can see a sense something...like, two people conversing here.

Noldeme and Nae both have the strangest feeling that someone they know very well is standing very closeby, but you can't see them.

The Vilemind:

"I. MUST. STAY. HERE...PROCEED. WITH. CAUTION."

Rattles nods his head.  "Right, if anything, I need to figure out why my key brought me here, I guess the only way to find that out is to keep going.  Let's go."  

Corvidae - Obstacle Course:

Laura nods  "No, that's about it, i guess, unless...no I need anything else.  I'll see you there Iam, and by then, I'll know quite a thing about what's in store for you.  Till we meet again!"  She waves as she goes. 

You begin to clean up, and that brown haired Caretaker meets you again briefly.  "Hey, interesting to see you around, I bet you didn't even know I was in charge of setting this up.  Here, I have something for you."  He pulls out what look to be five tickets with intricate marks and seals stamped on them.  "That's for the work today, you can keep working if you like, but I can't hand out anymore for this work until tommorow."   (These are bonds, they are like temporary money to be used in Corvidae during the festival, each one is worth about 10 gold when buying stuff, but they are exchanged back for only 5 gold)  Once he hands them to you, he goes around and hands some to some of the other people that have been working as well.

Dungeon of Ratio and Scale:

Orina & Jogs (Bunny Battalion):  "Me saw too." Grr says.  He closes his eyes, then, later, he says.  "is work?"  he tries to say a difficult work "suhe...sufelflherr...no, it no work."  Hainsley props up from over your shoulder.  "I saw it when it happened, it was amazing!  There was a bright light from inside you which started glowing, I thought I heard music, and then woosh, they light expanded outward, and then, woosh, your light made the plants grow, and Jogs broke that thing into pieces like a shockwave!"

Grr's eyes widen.  "You aspect, for sure. That was your SoulSfme..stmer...sheelsk.."  He sighs and and says.  "Inner Music." while tapping his chest.  "Maybe egg help, maybe you stronger." he shrugs

Greenport - Findtheway Inn:

Honour:  You say "Surprise me" and Finds has a worried look on her face, but shrugs it off and says "Alright, if want me to."  She begins mixing your drink says.  " I heard, belonged to  a Captain Deadeye, I think it named...The 4th Raven, yeah, nobody saw what happenend, but everybody saw the aftermath, some giant vines destroyed it completely, nobody found alive.  Grand Turtle is coming to investigate."  After mixing in a clear liquid, some red liquid, and putting a small rock into your glass, she hands it to you.  In this dark drink, there is a red swirl inside that keeps spinning and a constant pace.  

The tiefling asks.  "Hey Finds, what ever happend to your thing?  You know?"  Finds explains to him.  "Oh, I have some magic for that, not a problem until it wears off.  I can say words like suspicious just fine."  

The tiefling explains to you "Oh, me?  Oh, you now, just bard stuff: learning to play instruments, telling stories, the occasional philadering.  This is the place to do it for sure, unwinding by the ocean, forgetting about the stresses of daily life.  Of course, the occasional adventure oppurtunity that pops up is pretty nice too."

Faksimile - Temple District

Ulrich:  "Well, I suppose someone will need to teach you, but first, this calls for a bit of a celebration."  She leans her head forward, popping the coins out of her head, and moves a shakey hand outward.  Her handler takes the coins, puts them away, and puts two new coins in her hand, she pushes gold coins instead of the dulled copper she had before.  "I am suprised as well, but it is not our duty to question Her will;.  bestowing it upon you was the Archbishops decision...but since you are standing here, She believes you have earned it as well." 

She makes a subtle gesture to her handler, and takes her to part of the room where a blackboard rests on the wall.  "Here is your first lesson, watch closely..."  she puts her hands in white powder, and takes her fingers to the board, and in one swift motion, she draws a symbol on the board, the death seal, it looks like a an X with 3 vertical lines through it.  "A single hand, with each finger to make a line, forming a seal of death.  Do you see the connection, now?"

The Garden:

Xamodas:  she stops and thinks "Well, it will be a bargain to your past, but a gift for your future.  You will pay a very heavy price should you fail...and don't expect me to-..." she stops, suddenly, and it is strangely quiet...You look around, noticing that slowly, small vines blooming with colorful flowers are growing along the floor, and the deck starts to feel more like grass.  "Why are you here?" she asks "What are you doing?" 

Wagon Park: Post Posted seperately...still, now just because it has quite a few players, and it gives me an excuse to pace myself.

Orina and Jogs (Bunny Batallion) | Rabbit Warren 

[OOC: Did we make it outside the dungeon or are we stuck inside?  Assumingwe're in the Rabbit Warren...]

Jogs blinks at Grr's statement.  "Doesn't that mean this egg is really powerful?"  She pauses, taps her chin.  "Hainsley, do you think you could go find Beau while we chat for a minute?"

After he leaves, to Grr and Orina:

"Should we give this to the bunnies?  It's kind of theirs...maybe for safekeeping right now?  For all we know, those bandits are waiting just outside, and if they get this thing...not good."  She takes out a gold piece and her tinkering tools, crudely punching four holes in the coin before quartering it with jagged edges.  She hands a quarter each to Orina and Grr, keeps two for herself.

"This might be a dumb idea, but I can give one of these," she holds up one of the two quarters, "to Hainsley or Beau, and I'll keep one.  We could leave the egg here, go back to Rosebush, say we ransacked the dungeon and took all the treasure out and collapsed the entrance.  That way nobody comes back to bother the bunnies?"  She looks at everyone.  "And when we want to collect the egg, we all bring our gold quarters back and fit 'em together saying 'Wonder Twin Powers, Activate'!"

She blinks again.  "Wait, I don't know about that last part.  I'm not that bright.  I need an ale.  Why do I have this gold quarter?"

(wow! You’re an amazing artist!)
The Vilemind:
Yaw: And with that, I rush out the door pausing only briefly to make sure Rattles is following close behind. 
Down the hall and back through the door to the power room we try in vain to muffle the CLACK CLACK CLACK of boots on steel. 

I hesitate a moment, seeing the armored man from earlier. Hadn’t he been in another position? I must be remembering it wrong. 

“I sure hope he was an enemy and not another adventurer trying to be helpful“

Rattles and I peer down the crack in the floor. “I think we can fit but who knows what’s down there... only one way to find out!” 

I climb down the hole.

Nae’s senses go numb and she visibly looks a little pale. She begins walking towards the tree and when she reaches there will look around for what she needs to find 
investigation: 20

Wagon Park: 

Zacharias does recognize Dordis, he recognizes his soul, and as a burst of star shaped magic come soaring at him, only to curve and strike the Warlock thrice and again in the head, which he grips in pain.  "Damn that two bit sorceror and his cheap spells..."  The light from that magic, it is oddly familiar...like the orgin of the light on your weapon, but somewhat different in design...perhaps this is not the best time to ponder.  The Warlock removes his hands, and you see the gashes left in his head start to grow teeth, and gnash the air, fade when you do a double take.  Someone below is shouting something to you about what the Vagrant just said. ((See Dragondenns last post)) 

Edit: Also, right, the insight check, it does appear that the man has truth to his rambles, although it is mostly out of desperation to get out of this situation alive, which he most likely put himself into...mostly.  You have a feeling that this man, based on what's going, has a thought process bordering on insanity, and is definitely a psychopath.

Leshanna shouts into the air, her elf ears able to pick up on the conversation most would be unable to.  Areyo is by your side.  "You stole from him?  That explains why he attacked, I thought for sure he caught on that we've been looking for him.

((Alright, I can work with that))  As Dordis channels his inner magic and sends the bolts into the air, he grips his hand in pain.  He notices that it has taken the appearance of being almost painted on, the details faded, and looking as if it was made of a starry sky with the moon in his palm.  However, it is slowly fading back to normal.

Azohra approaches the sight of destruction, seeing the above happening.  She sees the people flying in the air, and is somewhat baffled.  Could they be powerful wizards?  There is something about them that just seems so...divine.  Clearly, there has been quite a bit of arcane warfare going on.  She realizes that the Caretaker could be nearby, and she isn't technically suppose to be here, so she'll have to make a stealth check if she is worried about that.  ((She also hears what they are yelling about))

The Vagrant shouts down at Dordis from behind Zacharias' shoulder.  "Hey, you sorry excuse for a spillslinger!  Who gave you your magical powers anyway?!  Your taste in spells are as terrible are worse than a pig's taste in slop!  I'm trying to have a conversation here!"  He looks back at Zacharias and pats him on the shoulder as he says.  "Could you disarm things a little pal? I'm at the end of my rope here."

Greenport: Findtheway Inn

She watched as the drink was made, and she nodded to herself.  "Looks like quite the creation there Finds..  I'm sure it's... intoxicating." she said with some semblance of coquettishness, taking a sip of the proffered drink, and disseminating the tastes of it to her palate, she was always one for hedonism and altered states of being, unless she was on the job of course.  And after taking a sip of the drink she turned to the bard.  "Oh?  And what sorts of adventures would one be prone to around here..  I could always use a guide to the place, and you seem like one who is in the know of all the interesting little spots in the area." she smiled at him then.  ((OOC: Would I know of the 4th Raven or Captain Deadeye by any chance?))

Wagon park - Leshanna, Dordis, Zacharias and Azohra

Dordis Falthenfyern

Dordis is now obviously quite spent, heavily breathing and losing his composure, teeming at the edge of his abilities, yet he barks back in an expository tone, "I—I believe I should be asking that question to you—" Dordis coarsely inhales and exhales, "I have more where that burst of magic came from; however,  I will stop on the condition that you give me an answer."  His star pendant glows in vibrant yellow and blue as Dordis's hands takes his own reserve to fuel his sorcery, spending his own stamina to do so.

"Have you seen a half-elf man, 46 years old, in a scholarly robe? They are named as Soltris. Have you the decency to answer with atleast some information, I will not go any further."

Bonus action: Dordis will sacrifice a level 1 spell slot for a sorcery point. 

The Garden

Xamodas tilts his head.  This entity, powerful and potentially all-knowing, was acting strangely.  She knew why he was here.  Unless she is not talking to me.  Still, he was going to answer.

"I'm here because I died, and my childhood mentor and the Aspect of Red Dragon referred me to you.  They said I had a chance to live again.  I'm here because I'm not ready to face oblivion."

Noldeme and Nae | Chloro Hills

The feeling Noldeme gets when getting closer to the tree makes her feel terribly unease, it was certainly not natural how the place felt like it was there, yet it was far away. Seeing Nae going forwards first, Noldeme gets even closer too, but instead of inspecting the tree, she keeps guard with her bow on the ready, seeing that this was more what the drow elf was looking for instead of her.

Wagon Park.

"I took nothing from him." Leshanna says.  "The book I took was from a dead man who the Vagrant there was trying to take it from."  She lifts her rifle.  "Why shouldn't I just finish this now?" She calls up as she takes aim.

Zacharias looks at the Vagrant. "I'll do my best," he says flatly. His flail whips through the air, aiming for the Vagrant's head in an attempt to knock him out. Just before the weapon hits, it glows even brighter.

bonus: divine favor

sacred weapon flail attack: 7; damage: 16 magical bludgeoning damage (non-lethal) + 3 radiant damage

(Assuming that hits)

As soon as the flail makes contact, Zacharias's eyes flash, as does the flail.

divine smite: 3 radiant damage

Faksmilie - Temple District 

"I had a dream. A black knight, on a white horse. Only a skull. And Her banner. And I saw this on my hand. To preserve the dead from undeath. And there were the dead. Smiling at me as they passed. Reduced to ash. What I am meant to do. Insure the dead find their rest. That their sleep is not interrupted."

Orina and Jogs (Bunny Batallion) | Rabbit Warren 

Orina frowns at the stone, upset that whatever magic took ahold of them in the dungeon didn't work for Grr Grr Frr as well.  "Music and light?  From inside of me?" she asks Hainsley doubtfully.  "I don't feel any different than I did about five minutes ago, so I don't think the Light has granted me some sort of special power or blessing that would have that kind of effect."

When Jogs relays her theory about the Egg, Orina nods in agreement.   "Yeah,  I think whatever happened is something this magic egg is doing, and I bet it's only coming from me because I'm the one holding it.  If it's really an egg of wishing, I think taking it with us back to Cordivae is dangerous too... just look at what Finn tried to do to us before we even found any 'treasure.'  Imagine if someone like him got his hands on this stone!"  Orina shivers.  "Maybe leaving it with the bunnies so they can protect themselves is the best course of action.  Although... rabbit society back in my forest wasn't exactly known for their good decision-making processes.  Leaving this stone with them might make the rabbit population of this forest explode, and I don't mean that in a good way!  Beau seems a little more grounded than most of the rabbits I've met before, though."

Rina watches Jogs prepare the gold piece with open curiosity.  "Wonder Twin Powers..."  Her eyes sparkle with excitement.  "Oh my gosh!  That's brilliant!  You're the smartest person I know, Jogs!"  She leans over and tries her best not to crush Jogs in a bear hug.  "We have a secret friendship quarter now!  I feel so special!!!  No one ever told me having friends would be this nice!  Do you think Beau will like it too?" she asks Hainsley, clutching the quarter of her gold piece to her chest.  "I'm going to put mine on a necklace!"

Once her excitement has died down somewhat, Orina studies the stone, then looks at Grr Grr Frr again.   "First, why don't we see if it's the stone that's actually the cause of all this."  She hands the stone, wrapped cloth and all, to Grr Grr Frr with a hopeful smile.  "Maybe you should try wishing to speak freely again while you're holding it.  I'd really like to hear what you mean by Inner Music in detail, it sounds beautiful!"

Corvidae- Iam

Iam thanks the brown haired Caretaker and accepts the ticket money. He returns any tools he borrowed in clean condition and retrieves his own goods. Once he is set he will head out into the fair and town gazing at all the marvels, but also looking for goods to buy. His list is small and he is looking for common goods. A Shield, a short sword, a wood workers tools, a carpenter's tools, a jeweler's tools, and finally Smith's tools. 

(Tools are listed in order of importance, I know he can not afford them all. And very cool drawing! Your quite talented.)

Orina and Jogs (Bunny Batallion) | Rabbit Warren 

Jogs beams at Orina and awaits Grr’s attempt. 

Liadon casually strolls through the streets of Corvidae, smiling & waving at both children and adults, though his smile changes from playful to "playful" for any young ladies looking his way. He snacks on a fruit, idly dropping the peels to the street. His sapphire blue hair is fashioned into two large braids above his temples, the remainder flowing behind him to the small of his back, while his bronze skin almost shines in the sunlight. He fidgets with his braids every so often as he walks, his eyes almost nervously looking for anyone that notices his hair out of place.

Liadon is dressed in fancy clothing, though they seem to meet the attire worn by both aristocrats or merchants, not playing fully to either style. He is wearing two fancy daggers on each side of his hips, the hilts decorated but obviously not a matching pair. Upon his back is a well-worn backpack that has been altered with fine threading and designs, packed full of unknown items. Reaching his destination, he casually rotates on the balls of his feet, looking around in all directions before he steps into a shop specializing in parchments, inks, & seals.

(I'll PM my character sheet & info, my character is very secretive.)

Rabbit Warren: [yes, you are in a tunnel just outside the original opening]

 Hainsley nods  "Alright, good point, wouldn't want to get lost in this place, I'm sure she will be ecstatic!"  As he heads up the tunnel.

Grr looks at the stone, and you see a strange bout of nervousness across his face.  However, he slowly takes the egg from the cloth and holds it up between to fingers.  "A Rerrer rury reer rear."  He says quickly.  "A rerry rus beree rhors."  He says again quickly, before shaking his head.  "No work...maybe not wish right..." he frowns.  He puts the egg back in your hands, and begins to explain "Inner music special power...from heart...each unique.  Shaped by desire within.  Very old history...

he begins to fiddle with his necklace of teeth again, for a few seconds, then starts to speak slowly, in an almost sing song way "...'fire from the fall...a light and sound to all...as their Soul shall will...So their Soul fulfills'.  

As he finishes, Hainsley comes back, with a bunny close behind him.  "Well, I'll be...you've even seal it off."  says Beau.  "You have truly done a great deed for all Leporid kind...I suppose the title of battalion was not to high an honor to bestow after all.  Come, follow me, let us leave this place be."

Chloro Hills:

Nae walks up to the tree, the dead, hollow tree. she doesn't seem to see anything, but has this otherwordly sense...the ground here, the soil...slightly disturbed, ever so slightly, as if it has been dug up in the past.  There is a feeling, something is below.  The butterfly crawls on your shoulder.  "Dig, here lies a lock before we find our key.  This is something you must do for me.  Dig"  

Noldeme keeps watch, as Nae inspects the dead tree in a living place.  She notices that the flowers seem to take shape in certain places, like a shadow or projection from somewhere else.  The do not seem to stir...

The Vilemind:

Yaw:  You hop over the railing and look down the hole, you can see some ground below, so you begin your descent, the pillar seems to extend down to where the hole goes.  There's something about this room down here that gives you goosebumps and you feel suddenly feel a bit sick to your stomach.  Your eyes have a very strange feeling, like they are cold, and you feel almost like something drips from your fingers.  The air in here smells oddly clean, and breathing it in makes you feel refreshed.  

You set your feet down on something solid, and your feet splash down into water, and raise your light.  Bones, lots and lots of bones half submerged in the water.  They aren't completely human either, they have skulls which are elongated and bear vicious teeth...humanoid bodies, skulls of dragons...most of the bones look like they have been cut cleanly, with black burns- you realize that you are seeing this room extremely clearly, your light spell has strangely become much brighter, it begins to grow in a flurry of colors before bursting in a flash- You see, for a brief moment, what looks like a giant draconic face and eye under the water, a green metal sheen off it's huge body, and almost humanoid body, and draconic eyes.  You rub the flash out of your eyes and look below, the room now dark, and can see a faint prismatic glow from where the body of the giant was.

Rattles calls from above  "What do you see down there!"

Greenport - Findtheway Inn:

Honour:  It feels like the drink is spinning the whole way down, it stop, but then you realize it's your head that's starting to spin.  "My pleasure, that one's called The Singularity, there's a bit of magic to get if that extra kick, but it's actually not that strong content wise, at least compared to the common ale."

The tiefling says  "Ah, well, I don't come here for it, but you got to be on it.  Obviously, there's that whole thing going on now, trying to figure out the ship buisness but, for me there's this thing..." he leans in and gets a bit quiet.  "...I might have a lead on bit of lore that is quite sought after that might be around here."

(Make a history check about Captain Deadeye)

Faksimile- Temple District:

She smiles "Ah, perhaps not just what you are meant to do, but see, what you have already done, as well.  After all, is that not our mission, the purpose of True Death?  However...this figure you describe...the knight on the white horse, it is a divinatory symbol, that of the most virulent deathbringer...I'm sure you can guess who that was, dear, it is the other name for this land, and many here spit when they utter his name to cleanse themselves...however, it is nothing to detest in itself, it is only a sign that your very Soul truly desires what you have spoken, and is ready to enforce it's will...

...tell me, Ulrich, tell me of the power the Soul has, I already know, but do tell me again, and why do we become ash.  Tell me of the flames of the first fall."

Corvidae - Market District:

Iam:  You first wander through the market street and find a popular weapon shop (Everything is already registered, thankfully).  This one in particular has caught your eye, as one of the shields hanging above the rest, although you can't afford it, has caught your eye.  It appears to be a completely, utterly black shield, and almost looks like a completely flat shadow.  There is a sword that has the same appearance.  A sign hanging above says "NORTHERN MONOLITH SWORD & SHEILD, NOT FOR SALE, TO BE AUCTIONED."  

The Garden:

"No, leave her alone!  Let her rest!  Why do you so desperately want to change everything?  Why can't you just leave things as they are?  Stop!"

The ship begins to fade, you are on a hilltop, you can that the flowers blooming from the grass stir, like a projection or a shadow, and at the top of the hill there is a hollow tree.  One of the projections are there.  You can see standing by each projection an image of a woman, one looks like a painting, almost angelic, and the projection has what looks to be a bow hovering above it.  Another, by the hollow tree, a dark skinned drow woman is nearby.  Their voices combined are shouting at the hollow tree.  Your mother is shouting too, among them. 

You can tell she has heard your words, but is completely distracted by the events at hand. You can feel emotion wash over you: Sadness, Anger, Grief, Love...but this is no test of favors, something is happening.

Wagon Park (also Liadon) in upcoming post, as well as something special...?

Corvidae- Market District

Iam will enter setting the bell to bringing. He will call out," Excuse me. When is the auction, where, and what manner? Public, private, silent, minimum offer?" He turns partially back pointing up at the sword and shield while looking for the ships keeper.

Perception 5

Wagon Park:

Dordis barks up at the Vagrant, and he barks down.  "Wait, did you say Soltris?  How do you ACH-"

Whack!  A solid, unexpected blow to the Vagrant by Zacharias instatly puts him out of comission.  His eyes are still open, and he is still floating through the air, but his body is completely limp.  His body still floats through the air, spinning slightly from the blow.  +1 XP...?

Leshanna  still has her gun raised, but it seems like, well, he just finished it, you guess that technically answers the question...but not really.

Corvidae: 

Liadon: You step into a printers shop, it seems they aren't too busy, but some of their stock is wearing quite thin.  The ink stained fingers of a female orc writing in a ledger don't stop as she chimes a "Welcome, how may I help you?"  Her handwriting is impeccable.

Corvidae: Printer's Shop

With an air of superiority, Liadon steps into the shop and looks idly around the room at everything but the orc. "A bit shorthanded in products I see, I hope you can provide for what I'm looking."

He wanders around the shop slowly, hands lightly clasped behind his back. He sees no other patrons, so he continues cautiously, "I am needing replenish my wares for a particular kind of, shall we say, artisan's kit. I was informed by a mutual acquaintance that this shop would indeed carry these specialty items."

Liadon ambles toward a door leading to the back of the shop, looking and listening for signs that anyone else may be nearby. {Perception 15}