Ajax looks to Starker. He shakes his head side to side grinning, "They are lake faeries, in the lake?"
"Would you rather have their curse lifted?," Crow asks. "I would like that very much." He looks about the area at the departing fey, "This kind of thing happens all across this aerie. I passed a wagon load on my way here that was headed to Acheron to satisfy the Seelie Court's infernal obligation."
“Crow, you have answered. You have said it is not wicked, whether you admit it or not. Know this: you are wrong, it is wicked, and you are wicked. I do not tolerate the wicked. Instead I put them to the sword. I would strike you down this instant but for my comrades giving their word. If you cross us, or if I ever see you offing any young that are not your own, I will hunt you down till my last breath. Do you understand me? This is also a yes or no question.”
Crow listens to Hoid. He then turns to Starker and Kragen, “Do any of the rest of you wish find relief from this curse?”
Gneuman looks at the tiny dragon, the looks at Crow and raises his hand.
Crow nods to Gneuman and moves closer to him, away from Hoid. "Very well. We will endeavor together to accomplish this? From what the lake fairies said, it seems that our only relief comes from the death of the dragon. Do you have experience hunting dragons?"
Crow listens to Hoid. He then turns to Starker and Kragen, “Do any of the rest of you wish find relief from this curse?”
Gneuman looks at the tiny dragon, the looks at Crow and raises his hand.
Crow nods to Gneuman and moves closer to him, away from Hoid. "Very well. We will endeavor together to accomplish this? From what the lake fairies said, it seems that our only relief comes from the death of the dragon. Do you have experience hunting dragons?"
"Are we certain that the only way to remove this curse, is to kill the dragon? What about destroying those who bestowed the curse? Killing a a bloody dragon is no small feat." Gneuman looks at Ajax, "No offense."
“Perhaps we could put the babies by the lake shore and use them as bait to get the hags to rise up where we can all attack them? If not, then it seems to lift the curse we must kill the dragon (the large green dragon, not the small helpful dragon) or attempt to go back to our ‘aerie’ and go to Tyr’s temple for the aid Chadwick assures us would be forthcoming. I think the first notion is elegant and pleases my senses of the beautiful and the efficient, but I am not averse to the other paths. I will go along with the majority.”
The dragon is weakened after the fight, so this would be an opportune time to attack. But it seems odd. Not being of this aerie, I may not fully understand the reasoning of this Crow. But he seems over-eager to lead us against the dragon.
And Kragen is right. We have only seen Balefliumnax attack a cow and the hags. It may very well be evil, but it never attacked us. What are the motivations? We do know they are at odds with these hags. Is it a matter of territory or something else?
I am committed to doing whatever it takes to lift the curse. But we would be wise to ensure none of our efforts contribute to anyone's infernal obligations.
“Killing the hags should lift the curse, we have not been violated by the dragons” “ this is what the hags want!”
This is not necessarily true. The power of the curse does not always depend upon the one who curses remaining alive. And, a blood sacrifice from a recently killed victim was used in the curse. This likely ties the power of the curse to that death rather than the life of the fairy casting the spell.
"Any temple of Tyr should be able to take care of removing the curse from us. Getting home might be another matter.
Remember, there were several factors that led to the Bestow Curse having its effective casting level amplified. Any random temple may not have a spell caster of sufficient level to counter a very high level curse.
I may not fully understand the reasoning of this Crow. But he seems over-eager to lead us against the dragon.
He is eager to have the curse lifted as expeditiously as possible. He knows that he cannot defeat the dragon alone, so will need allies. Your group also suffers from the same curse. Thus, you share a motivation to work together. This is true even if your world views differ greatly.
To the Crow: "How long has the feud between Balefliumnax and the lake fairies been going on, or is this a new thing?
Do you know how far away it is and where it's lair is?"
"I do not know how long the dragon and the hags have been feuding," Crow responds. "I also do not know where its lair is. But, I believe that the gnome's pet dragon has said it does?"
To the Crow: "How long has the feud between Balefliumnax and the lake fairies been going on, or is this a new thing?
Do you know how far away it is and where it's lair is?"
"I do not know how long the dragon and the hags have been feuding," Crow responds. "I also do not know where its lair is. But, I believe that the gnome's pet dragon has said it does?"
Gneuman looks to Ajax, "Can you lead us to this green dragon?"
To the group, " Perhaps we can speak with this dragon to learn the full story behind these hags and this ritual, before we commit to any rash actions."
Ajax looks to Starker. He shakes his head side to side grinning, "They are lake faeries, in the lake?"
"Would you rather have their curse lifted?," Crow asks. "I would like that very much." He looks about the area at the departing fey, "This kind of thing happens all across this aerie. I passed a wagon load on my way here that was headed to Acheron to satisfy the Seelie Court's infernal obligation."
“Crow, you have answered. You have said it is not wicked, whether you admit it or not. Know this: you are wrong, it is wicked, and you are wicked. I do not tolerate the wicked. Instead I put them to the sword. I would strike you down this instant but for my comrades giving their word. If you cross us, or if I ever see you offing any young that are not your own, I will hunt you down till my last breath. Do you understand me? This is also a yes or no question.”
Crow listens to Hoid. He then turns to Starker and Kragen, “Do any of the rest of you wish find relief from this curse?”
Gneuman looks at the tiny dragon, the looks at Crow and raises his hand.
Crow nods to Gneuman and moves closer to him, away from Hoid. "Very well. We will endeavor together to accomplish this? From what the lake fairies said, it seems that our only relief comes from the death of the dragon. Do you have experience hunting dragons?"
"Are we certain that the only way to remove this curse, is to kill the dragon? What about destroying those who bestowed the curse? Killing a a bloody dragon is no small feat." Gneuman looks at Ajax, "No offense."
“Perhaps we could put the babies by the lake shore and use them as bait to get the hags to rise up where we can all attack them? If not, then it seems to lift the curse we must kill the dragon (the large green dragon, not the small helpful dragon) or attempt to go back to our ‘aerie’ and go to Tyr’s temple for the aid Chadwick assures us would be forthcoming. I think the first notion is elegant and pleases my senses of the beautiful and the efficient, but I am not averse to the other paths. I will go along with the majority.”
Ajax seems reassured by Gneuman and Starker clarifying which dragon they want to kill.
“Killing the hags should lift the curse, we have not been violated by the dragons” “ this is what the hags want!”
The dragon is weakened after the fight, so this would be an opportune time to attack. But it seems odd. Not being of this aerie, I may not fully understand the reasoning of this Crow. But he seems over-eager to lead us against the dragon.
And Kragen is right. We have only seen Balefliumnax attack a cow and the hags. It may very well be evil, but it never attacked us. What are the motivations? We do know they are at odds with these hags. Is it a matter of territory or something else?
I am committed to doing whatever it takes to lift the curse. But we would be wise to ensure none of our efforts contribute to anyone's infernal obligations.
This is not necessarily true. The power of the curse does not always depend upon the one who curses remaining alive. And, a blood sacrifice from a recently killed victim was used in the curse. This likely ties the power of the curse to that death rather than the life of the fairy casting the spell.
Remember, there were several factors that led to the Bestow Curse having its effective casting level amplified. Any random temple may not have a spell caster of sufficient level to counter a very high level curse.
He is eager to have the curse lifted as expeditiously as possible. He knows that he cannot defeat the dragon alone, so will need allies. Your group also suffers from the same curse. Thus, you share a motivation to work together. This is true even if your world views differ greatly.
To the Crow: "How long has the feud between Balefliumnax and the lake fairies been going on, or is this a new thing?
Do you know how far away it is and where it's lair is?"
Starker likes to live a life of ‘and’ and not a life of ‘or’. We can kill the hags (hopefully using babies as bait) AND kill the (green) dragon.
"I do not know how long the dragon and the hags have been feuding," Crow responds. "I also do not know where its lair is. But, I believe that the gnome's pet dragon has said it does?"
A fulsome life, indeed.
Gneuman looks to Ajax, "Can you lead us to this green dragon?"
To the group, " Perhaps we can speak with this dragon to learn the full story behind these hags and this ritual, before we commit to any rash actions."
Full and then some!!!
"I think we are in agreement that we wish to parlay with the dragon first. Let's follow Ajax so we can scope out it's lair.
Can someone ask Ajax how far it is by foot?"