Necromancer's Delusion-Homebrew

Aryn- make another persuasion check.

(@Mucor- oh boy, that means you won't get advantage if it happens again. muahahahahahaha)

OOC: so when Mucor becomes a mindless mushroom zombie I guess I can roll up someone new lol. I think Mucor is already infested with spores the way it is if you read up on his abilities. I think that is why he cannot be poisoned and stuff lol.

(Ya I never really thought it'd go this route when you awakened a mushroom but a few rolls of the dice have really spiraled things out of control.)

(Oh no Mucor! I'll say the irony of fungus taking out the spores druid is comical from the outside looking in. haha)

(OOC: I fungus I brought to life no less :D)

Mucor would shake off the strange sensation and look down at Button and BJ. "That is great news. I think the ability to communicate with you while we are away could be very useful. I do miss our conversations friend." The elf would say with a nod and a smile. "Your family seems to be doing quite well. Is there anything I can get you. I feel bad for not having returned with a gift. " Mucor would add with a smiel.

Button smiles and says, "It is good to see you friend.  I'm glad that now I can be with you always.  My children are growing very rapidly.  Thanks to you. No that's fine.  We have plenty to eat here." 

As Aryn joins the party in the grove she'd notice Button and the mushroom patch has grown a bit larger.  She'd also notice the in sync pulsing glow between Button prime and button jr on Mucor's hand.  Button smiles and replies to her, "Yes. we've grown quite a bit.  Herbert is very kind.  He and I protect the grove from threats just like I protect Mucor sometimes."

Mucor would look back at Aryn and smile. "it seems that BJ and Button can communicate to eachother... and I should be able to talk to Button now when we are away" He would add with a smile while looking to Aryn. "You look clean and refreshed." He would say with a smile. "The Grove seems to have been doing just fine with Herbert and Button making sure everything is well maintained. Perhaps I should leave more often." He would finish as he moves to stand up in the small cave. "We can take a walk around the grove if you would like." He would say as he looks into her eyes. 

Persuasion:  18

Aryn smiles at Button and says, "Well keep up the good work Button." and stands to walk with Mucor.  "I see.  They seem to be glowing in harmony with one another...Let's take a stroll."  Aryn say placing her arm in Mucor's and begins leading down the path. "Though the grove seems to be doing fine without you, but it still needs you. Too much time away can be a bad thing.  You have a vision for your grove.  Only you can see that accomplished... Herbert and Button can help but you... you are the one that makes this possible." she says patting him on the head and ruffling his hair. 

"My my, you have improved.  Thank you Zinmaer for aiding in their training.  You'll have to teach me that move Juliana.  Zinmaer if you're alright with it, I'd like to take these two lovely women to dinner.  You're welcome to join as well if you like."  Torq says wriggling his wings a bit and stretching to loosen his now tight muscles.  Torq and twins will probably be the first to arrive unless Gaelin and Valeera beat us there.  Torq will not wait for his companions to eat and will jump right in, after letting Alexandria and Juliana grab their food first of course.

"Thank you Aryn. I appreciate your kind words." Mucor would say with a small smile. He would then take her through the grove, stopping at different points of interest as they stroll through the heavily wooded miniature forest. Around the pond, Stone statues of each of Mucors compaions stand facing eachother from across the pond as their reflections dance between the lilipads. He had used his magic to shape the stone and encouraged vines, flowers, and moss to grow in such a way that covered the hair and clothing sculpted into the statues. After pausing for a moment, Mucor would look to Aryn and sigh. "I really didn't want to turn into a rot grub and eat that mans heart..." he would say as he scratches the back of his head. "The whole thing back in the tower... I am not tough and I don't like hurting people. I don't mind violence but I don't get enjoyment from it... I mean... I was just just as shocked as you all were when the needle I got poked with didn't do anything.... " The elf would say as he locks eyes with Aryn before looking down at his feet. "I guess... I guess I just don't know who I am or what I am supposed to be. Not long ago I was a minotaur and now I'm and elf... and during my transformation... I saw something.. I remembered a half-elf man abandoning me in a the swamp I called home for so long" The elf would pause as he rests his back against the stone statue, looking at the ground"... and then while we were in the Fey wild.. I had a dream. The dream was more of a vision I guess because I could see what happened that night... like I was watching if myself in person. I saw my mother I think... a crying elf kneeling and praying as the half-elf from the first dream... My father I think... returned and joined her... crying with her after having abandoned me." He would add as he wipes his watery eyes with the back of his hand. With a small snort he would look to Aryn again. " I saw a crest above their fireplace... The angular silver and dark grey crest had a blossoming three petal flower of pink with purple highlights. The name below said Loramenor." Mucor would pause again... looking from Aryn to the shimmering water behind her. "I.. I don't know what to do anymore."

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"I know... I think we all know.  You're not really the killing type, which is a good thing.  It keeps you... pure" she says trying to think of the word.  She listens intently to Mucor as he opens up. "Wow... I... I'm sorry Mucor.  That explains your gentle nature... you were never truly a minotaur.  I mean you were but not in your heart.  Maybe Jinara or Gaelin knows something about how this could have happened.  Maybe we can find out who these people were.  Where was the swamp you lived in for those years?  Was it nearby or far away from here?  If we can get even the least bit close to a location we can ask around.  Any family with a crest must be heard of locally.  Do you want to talk to the group about it tonight?  Or... do you want to keep it between us and just us investigate it?  Do you even want to investigate it more?  I can try to find them alone if you want.  That way you wouldn't have to worry about it until they were found.  I was quite good at espionage in a past life.  I could help if you want me to." Aryn says placing her hand on his cheek and looks deep into his eyes that show only compassion and willingness to help.

Gaelin, Jinara & Torq- Zinmaer bows humbly to Torq and says, "They are free to go when they like.  I appreciate the offer but I must tend to a few things around the monastery.  Perhaps next time I will join you." You depart towards the dining hall arriving first and begin eating.  About ten minutes later Gaelin and Valeera enter and join you at the table.  Though normally later than the rest, Jinara enters the hall shortly after Gaelin and Valeera and joins you while Mucor and Aryn make their way up from the grove.  

(Aryn & Mucor- keep going, love the RP.)

(OOC: So I had always left the location of the swamp where Mucor grew up a mystery so that the DM could easily position the swamp anywhere they wanted if it was addressed in the campaign at a later date. It could be 30 minutes away from Daybreak or a few weeks... who knows! :D)

"I... don't exactly know where the swamp was... using the knowledge I have now I would guess it was around the northern section of Telgun somewhere within the Lural kingdom based on what I can remember about the plant life there. It has been quite a few years since I had been there and when I finally left the swamp I didn't know how to read. Even if there had been signs to direct me where to go, I wouldn't have known where I was. I am sure I would recognize it if I were to see it again but I am having a hard time trying to recall any additional information that might direct me back to that place." He would say with a frown. "I don't know that I want to bother the group with this information. Jinara is going through a lot right now and I want to be able to support him and the rest of you. You all already helped me to change my appearance.. I think you have done more than enough to help me for quite a while." Mucor would say with a smile as he places his hand on Aryn's and presses it harder against his cheek. "I do think I would like to investigate it further... but I am also afraid of what I might find. I had always assumed that my parents had been killed trying to protect me or that I had wandered off and that they were still out there searching for me. Instead it seems like they threw me away. Perhaps it would be better if I let them believe I was dead." Mucor would say before looking to the ground. After a moment he would look back at Aryn and smile. "I am sure you have your own goals.. your own desires and I would love you help you accomplish them." He would say with a small snort. 

Gaelin will put various items on his plate, not too much not too little.  After the first plate he'll grab another and then another.  He was starving but wanted to pace himself.  "So I think we've been gone for longer than we thought.  There was a sheet of ice on Valeera's pool when we got in her den.  Does anyone know how long we were gone?" he asks as he downs a pint of ale.

Aryn would look at Mucor, "I won't push you about it but if the group wants to take a few days to rest here... think about a nice retreat to the north for you and I.  We can ask around a bit and just see what happens.  If we find anything we don't have to act we can just keep it in the back of our mind.  That is if, you're comfortable with it.  I, I don't have any ambitions anymore.  My father's murder has been avenged and my brother and I are safe." she chuckles to herself, "He's safer than all of us with Valeera at his side.  All I have left really is the group and you." she says looking up into his eyes and clutches his hands in hers.  "Let me say this and I won't say another word about it if you don't want me to.  If I could have just one one day with either of my parents I would do almost anything to have it.  There's so much for you to learn that was taken away from you.  You deserve to know why, you deserve the truth, even as painful as it might be. Because now that you know a little, it will eat away at you until you find the answers.  I don't want you to have to live with that lingering sense of fear and confusion for the rest of your life." 

Mucor would look Aryn in the eyes and nod in agreement. "Ok... I think you are right. If the others will not need our help for a few days.... than I think it would be best to investigate." The elf would say as he takes Aryns ha d off his cheek and gives it a kiss. "Thank you." Mucor would say before leaning forward to give Aryn kiss on the lips. 

(Oooooooooo)

Torq will pause his eating to say, "Yes, they said we were gone 2 weeks.  I don't know how it all works but something is definitely off about that place." motioning to the twins and resumes eating.

Aryn smiles and meets his lips. She pulls away slowly still smiling and peers into his eyes. “You’re getting better. Now let’s go see the others and find out what we’re doing. We can practice more later. “ she says and gives him another kiss. 

(aww)

"Two weeks? that's more than I thought, but better than a few hundred years right Valeera?"  Gaelin replies.

Mucor would smile and nod as he follows behind Aryn In  search of the others.