"Farewell then Sildar, we will make our way to the Stonehill Inn. We will seek out Nix and Gundren, and enjoy a relaxing night by the hearth. We plan to hit the road early in the morning and it may be some time before we meet again. Take care my friend!"
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Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
You find Nix sitting at the end of the bar, very deep into his cups. He's nothing to look at, fully average in all commonly used measurements. Raw emotion can be seen on his face when he turns to you, "Yeah, I'm Nix. Who" *hick* "you and whadda you want?"
"Sildar sent ye did he? I didn't expect you till morrow but I'm glad you're here." Looking back over to the innkeep, "Mr. Stonehil sir, can I trouble you for a cup of coffee or three, please?"
Looking back to the group, Nix stands and clears his throat "I am Nix and am part of the contingent.." a foul look passes he face as he sways slightly, "I am what is left of the contingent that the Lords' Alliance has sent to retrieve a prisoner. On our way here we were attacked by a green dragon and the rest of my group... the rest of my group..." Nix stops and takes a couple deep breaths before continuing, "Well, I'm all that made it. And before Sildar and I head back with the prisoner, I'd like to get some vengeance on that dragon. Sildar says you might be up for a fight. I know I don't look like much right now," Nix looks down at his torn and dirty clothes and then back at the party, "but a man has a right to grieve! I'll be back in fighting shape by sun up tomorrow. Iffin you're willing to help me."
Nemean quietly bows his head in a show of respect as Nix reveals the fate of his fallen comrades. As Nix tells his tale and his voice rises with purpose, Nemean leaps to his feat and puffs out his chest excitedly. He takes out his scimitars with a flourish and holds them high above his head as he lets out a loud cheer. "We did not let the Black Spider and his thugs exploit the good people of this land! We will not stand by while a Dragon ravages the countryside! We shall rise at dawn and venture forth. But tonight, for a brief moment, let us drink to the fallen, and rejoice in the good company of those who remain." Nemean raises his glass and takes a deep drink as he looks upon the tavern and the people here. He conversed with his friends and expressed how glad he was to fight for these common folks, they reminded him of the people in his Tabaxi homeland, and he relished in being the mighty warrior standing up for the downtrodden of his adopted home of Faerun.
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Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
"Let us sleep in the beds as well," added Finna. "Then stock up and go." Actually, if it is still day time, she would do it in reverse order - first buy ammunition/potions, then take a long rest and go at dawn.
"Let us sleep in the beds as well," added Finna. "Then stock up and go." Actually, if it is still day time, she would do it in reverse order - first buy ammunition/potions, then take a long rest and go at dawn.
"Is it still day? I've been drinking for... a while now. But you're right. We must be well equipped. I left out of Neverwinter with my traveling kits to make potions, poisons and other concoctions. But all that survived was my lute and 2 vials of poison. Too bad that dragon be immune to the stuff." Then in a subdued voice, "Learned that lesson the hard way, I did."
"It's poison itself as well," nodded Finna, "but I guess you learned it too by now. If there is a place here to get some Antitoxins - we better all buy it too."
Shopping list: Crossbow Bolts (24 more), Antitoxin. If Diamond and Malachite can be sold - selling them, and getting a healing potion as well.
OOC: It's still very late. I'll hold onto Finna's shopping list until conversation at the inn is done.
A cheer arises from the onlooking patrons at Nemean's familiar speech. Some of them start to crowd around the gathered party, but a big meaty hand on a small meaty body causes them to part.
"Ye forget about me already, then?"
Gundren Rockseeker, who looks to be matching Nix drink for drink, crosses his arms and taps a foot with a scowl. "Where's me clansman? Tell me that no good barbarian met his end in that mine too. Givin' the Rockseekers a bad name, we are, all dyin' in the durned place we been tryin' so hard to find," he grumbles.
Nemean turns around to greet his old friend, happy to finally complete the job he was hired to do so long ago.
“Gundren! No, Thulgrim is alive and well, the mine has been cleared. He has staked a claim there for the Rockseeker clan! And Nundro is alive! He rests and may still need some time to recover... but you should not try to tell him that.”
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Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
Gundren nods emphatically, as if he were expecting Thulgrim to want to stay and guard the mine from the beginning. However, he stops and stares wide-eyed at the mention of his brother thought lost. "Ye found Nundro? Alive? Well where in the hells is he then? I got a fist for me brother's throat for tryin' to get himself into the mine before we were ready, the durned fool!" he shouts.
If Nundro is indeed still sleeping, Finna will return to the wagon and unceremoniously wake up everyone inside, mentioning welcoming party, food and ale.
"Droop stay here," Droop tells Finna, "People not like Droop. Droop take wagon to Tres...Trezzy...big house place."
It takes more than a few attempts to rouse Nundro, but eventually the dwarf starts awake, a snore caught in his throat. "Thank ye, lassie. Ale is all this dwarf needs right now!" He hops up but pauses as a rumble as loud as his snoring rolls through his stomach. "...and perhaps some food as well," he says.
Inside, Gundren interrupts his questioning of what the party found in Wave Echo Cave when he sees his brother. "Well look at ye," Nundro says, "Clean as a whistle. Looks like ye had it nice and easy while we were doin' all the work!" Gundren slugs his brother in the shoulder and shouts back, "Shut it ye fat gnome! Ye'd be dead if it weren't for me survivin' a durned bugbear's lair and keepin' hold o' me map. Who do ye think sent yer rescue party, ye blasted fool?" Gundren shoves a pint of ale into Nundro's palm, and the two clasp hands before downing their mugs in one swig.
"Well then," Gundren says to the group. "Ye go off and chase yer dragon. Won't do much good to own a mine only for a dragon to claim it as its own now, would it? While yer goin', me clansmen are on their way. Ye each have me word, when this thing's up and running ye'll have yer share o' the profits."
"The Dragon will still be there tomorrow friends, tonight, let us raise our glasses. Tonight Phandalin is safer than it has been in years. The Black Spider is chained in his cell, and the mine if finally restored to the Rockerseekers. Many dangers lie ahead, but this is still a happy day!
Nemean lingers for awhile with the reunited Rockseekers, and laughs and jokes with Finna and Nix. Eventually he tires out and sneaks away up to their room where he finally rests his head.
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Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
OOC: I'll assume that Finna and Nix are ready for a long rest as well.
The party retires for the night with the anticipation of the next day's adventure: The dragon in Thundertree, the final threat to the upstart town of Phandalin.
You awake in the early afternoon, setting the thrills and thralls of Wave Echo Cave behind you.
OOC: Is there anything else to be done in town, aside from Finna's shopping?
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OOC: Only a couple of adjustments for Finna, bolts and arrows can be purchased in multiples of 20, and potions of healing are unavailable in a town as small as Phandalin. Her malachite gem can be sold for 15 gold pieces, and her diamond can be sold for 100 gold pieces.
Added 20 crossbow bolts and antitoxin to Finna's character sheet and added 64 gp (115 in sold items - 51 in bought items).
Added 40 arrows to Nemean's character sheet and removed 2 gp.
In addition, for returning Nundro to Phandalin alive, each character has received 50 XP (Nix receives this XP as well since it happened before he was a part of the campaign).
In the morning, after some quick outfitting at Barthen's Provisions, Roland and Gundren greet you on the outskirts of town.
"I just, uh...I got so wrapped up in seein' me dumb brother again I lost me manners a bit yesterday," Gundren stammers. "I just wanted to thank ye again, from the cockles o' me heart, for all ye done for me yesterday, Finna, and for all ye done for me this last tenday, Nemean. Me, my clan, Phandalin, we all owe ye big for yer work."
The dwarf shakes stretches out a hand for Nemean and Finna to shake, and offers a tip of his hat to Nix as well. "When ye settle things with that dragon, ye get yer arses back here. We're gettin' Tharden ready for a proper burial, and ye bein' the ones what found him, I'd like ye to be here for it. And if ye find me durned cousin out in that wilderness he loves so much, ye tell him to get his arse back here, too."
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A light rain accompanies the first day of travel along the rough Triboar Trail, but the temperature is not unpleasant. With the threat of a dragon nearby, travelers are light even along the oft-traveled High Road the next day, and the rain lets up in the evening, allowing you to set camp for the night in dry, cool air.
OOC: Pausing our travel mid-way through to provide a chance for this new trio to learn a bit more about each other. Take a moment for some roleplay before we dig into the big finale of the campaign.
"Farewell then Sildar, we will make our way to the Stonehill Inn. We will seek out Nix and Gundren, and enjoy a relaxing night by the hearth. We plan to hit the road early in the morning and it may be some time before we meet again. Take care my friend!"
Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
You find Nix sitting at the end of the bar, very deep into his cups. He's nothing to look at, fully average in all commonly used measurements. Raw emotion can be seen on his face when he turns to you, "Yeah, I'm Nix. Who" *hick* "you and whadda you want?"
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Nix looked to drunk for pleasantries and long introductions so Finna simply asked: "Sildar said you have a message for us. What is it?"
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"Sildar sent ye did he? I didn't expect you till morrow but I'm glad you're here." Looking back over to the innkeep, "Mr. Stonehil sir, can I trouble you for a cup of coffee or three, please?"
Looking back to the group, Nix stands and clears his throat "I am Nix and am part of the contingent.." a foul look passes he face as he sways slightly, "I am what is left of the contingent that the Lords' Alliance has sent to retrieve a prisoner. On our way here we were attacked by a green dragon and the rest of my group... the rest of my group..." Nix stops and takes a couple deep breaths before continuing, "Well, I'm all that made it. And before Sildar and I head back with the prisoner, I'd like to get some vengeance on that dragon. Sildar says you might be up for a fight. I know I don't look like much right now," Nix looks down at his torn and dirty clothes and then back at the party, "but a man has a right to grieve! I'll be back in fighting shape by sun up tomorrow. Iffin you're willing to help me."
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Nemean quietly bows his head in a show of respect as Nix reveals the fate of his fallen comrades. As Nix tells his tale and his voice rises with purpose, Nemean leaps to his feat and puffs out his chest excitedly. He takes out his scimitars with a flourish and holds them high above his head as he lets out a loud cheer. "We did not let the Black Spider and his thugs exploit the good people of this land! We will not stand by while a Dragon ravages the countryside! We shall rise at dawn and venture forth. But tonight, for a brief moment, let us drink to the fallen, and rejoice in the good company of those who remain." Nemean raises his glass and takes a deep drink as he looks upon the tavern and the people here. He conversed with his friends and expressed how glad he was to fight for these common folks, they reminded him of the people in his Tabaxi homeland, and he relished in being the mighty warrior standing up for the downtrodden of his adopted home of Faerun.
Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
"Let us sleep in the beds as well," added Finna. "Then stock up and go." Actually, if it is still day time, she would do it in reverse order - first buy ammunition/potions, then take a long rest and go at dawn.
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
"Is it still day? I've been drinking for... a while now. But you're right. We must be well equipped. I left out of Neverwinter with my traveling kits to make potions, poisons and other concoctions. But all that survived was my lute and 2 vials of poison. Too bad that dragon be immune to the stuff." Then in a subdued voice, "Learned that lesson the hard way, I did."
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DM - Waterdeep Dragon Heist PbP
"It's poison itself as well," nodded Finna, "but I guess you learned it too by now. If there is a place here to get some Antitoxins - we better all buy it too."
Shopping list: Crossbow Bolts (24 more), Antitoxin. If Diamond and Malachite can be sold - selling them, and getting a healing potion as well.
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
OOC: It's still very late. I'll hold onto Finna's shopping list until conversation at the inn is done.
A cheer arises from the onlooking patrons at Nemean's familiar speech. Some of them start to crowd around the gathered party, but a big meaty hand on a small meaty body causes them to part.
"Ye forget about me already, then?"
Gundren Rockseeker, who looks to be matching Nix drink for drink, crosses his arms and taps a foot with a scowl. "Where's me clansman? Tell me that no good barbarian met his end in that mine too. Givin' the Rockseekers a bad name, we are, all dyin' in the durned place we been tryin' so hard to find," he grumbles.
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Nemean turns around to greet his old friend, happy to finally complete the job he was hired to do so long ago.
“Gundren! No, Thulgrim is alive and well, the mine has been cleared. He has staked a claim there for the Rockseeker clan! And Nundro is alive! He rests and may still need some time to recover... but you should not try to tell him that.”
Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
Gundren nods emphatically, as if he were expecting Thulgrim to want to stay and guard the mine from the beginning. However, he stops and stares wide-eyed at the mention of his brother thought lost. "Ye found Nundro? Alive? Well where in the hells is he then? I got a fist for me brother's throat for tryin' to get himself into the mine before we were ready, the durned fool!" he shouts.
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(Did Nundro not join us at the inn? I figured he would be here with us, or is he still recovering in the wagon?)
Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
OOC: We kind of rushed over to the inn but I assumed he's still snoring away in the wagon outside.
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If Nundro is indeed still sleeping, Finna will return to the wagon and unceremoniously wake up everyone inside, mentioning welcoming party, food and ale.
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"Droop stay here," Droop tells Finna, "People not like Droop. Droop take wagon to Tres...Trezzy...big house place."
It takes more than a few attempts to rouse Nundro, but eventually the dwarf starts awake, a snore caught in his throat. "Thank ye, lassie. Ale is all this dwarf needs right now!" He hops up but pauses as a rumble as loud as his snoring rolls through his stomach. "...and perhaps some food as well," he says.
Inside, Gundren interrupts his questioning of what the party found in Wave Echo Cave when he sees his brother. "Well look at ye," Nundro says, "Clean as a whistle. Looks like ye had it nice and easy while we were doin' all the work!" Gundren slugs his brother in the shoulder and shouts back, "Shut it ye fat gnome! Ye'd be dead if it weren't for me survivin' a durned bugbear's lair and keepin' hold o' me map. Who do ye think sent yer rescue party, ye blasted fool?" Gundren shoves a pint of ale into Nundro's palm, and the two clasp hands before downing their mugs in one swig.
"Well then," Gundren says to the group. "Ye go off and chase yer dragon. Won't do much good to own a mine only for a dragon to claim it as its own now, would it? While yer goin', me clansmen are on their way. Ye each have me word, when this thing's up and running ye'll have yer share o' the profits."
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"The Dragon will still be there tomorrow friends, tonight, let us raise our glasses. Tonight Phandalin is safer than it has been in years. The Black Spider is chained in his cell, and the mine if finally restored to the Rockerseekers. Many dangers lie ahead, but this is still a happy day!
Nemean lingers for awhile with the reunited Rockseekers, and laughs and jokes with Finna and Nix. Eventually he tires out and sneaks away up to their room where he finally rests his head.
Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
OOC: I'll assume that Finna and Nix are ready for a long rest as well.
The party retires for the night with the anticipation of the next day's adventure: The dragon in Thundertree, the final threat to the upstart town of Phandalin.
You awake in the early afternoon, setting the thrills and thralls of Wave Echo Cave behind you.
OOC: Is there anything else to be done in town, aside from Finna's shopping?
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Nemean would like to purchase 40 arrows. Aside from that he’s ready to go.
Vercinius Thrax: Lizardfolk Cleric - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
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OOC: Only a couple of adjustments for Finna, bolts and arrows can be purchased in multiples of 20, and potions of healing are unavailable in a town as small as Phandalin. Her malachite gem can be sold for 15 gold pieces, and her diamond can be sold for 100 gold pieces.
Added 20 crossbow bolts and antitoxin to Finna's character sheet and added 64 gp (115 in sold items - 51 in bought items).
Added 40 arrows to Nemean's character sheet and removed 2 gp.
In addition, for returning Nundro to Phandalin alive, each character has received 50 XP (Nix receives this XP as well since it happened before he was a part of the campaign).
In the morning, after some quick outfitting at Barthen's Provisions, Roland and Gundren greet you on the outskirts of town.
"I just, uh...I got so wrapped up in seein' me dumb brother again I lost me manners a bit yesterday," Gundren stammers. "I just wanted to thank ye again, from the cockles o' me heart, for all ye done for me yesterday, Finna, and for all ye done for me this last tenday, Nemean. Me, my clan, Phandalin, we all owe ye big for yer work."
The dwarf shakes stretches out a hand for Nemean and Finna to shake, and offers a tip of his hat to Nix as well. "When ye settle things with that dragon, ye get yer arses back here. We're gettin' Tharden ready for a proper burial, and ye bein' the ones what found him, I'd like ye to be here for it. And if ye find me durned cousin out in that wilderness he loves so much, ye tell him to get his arse back here, too."
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A light rain accompanies the first day of travel along the rough Triboar Trail, but the temperature is not unpleasant. With the threat of a dragon nearby, travelers are light even along the oft-traveled High Road the next day, and the rain lets up in the evening, allowing you to set camp for the night in dry, cool air.
OOC: Pausing our travel mid-way through to provide a chance for this new trio to learn a bit more about each other. Take a moment for some roleplay before we dig into the big finale of the campaign.
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