Necromancer's Delusion-Homebrew

Aryn will run to the hallway and drag the bodies of the other guards inside the room and shut the door.   Then will begin rifling through all the bodies for anything of value.

Perception or investigation?: P-  10    I- 21

(Investigation for searching bodies, rooms, etc.  Will post results shortly.)

Mucor would take the dagger he was given and cut the head off of the duke, sheriff, and Maester before putting them into his bag. "We have proof that our job is done..." The minotaur would say before drinking a potion of greater healing. "Once you have collected what you want, I say we set fire to the building and make our escape..." Mucor would say with a grunt as he looks over the corpses for anything of value or information. "Was there anything else we were supposed to do while we are here.. " he would say as he wipes the few remaining drops of potion from his lips. 

Potion healing 14
Perception 10
Investigation 11

(Because of observant feat, I have 26 passive perception if that helps me to spot anything :D two... six..... 26)

Investigation 20

(Can't put that roll in dice jail)

Gaelin would assist his sister with the bodies then walk to each of his allies and cast Cure Wounds

Zinmaer:  15  Jinara:  15  Aryn:   18  Gabriel:   14  Mucor:  11

(Mucor's kills the guy and then Zinmaer comes over and kicks the man while he's down XD....I thought I was a man of high moral fiber! Maybe not...)

Investigation

9

In Celestial, Jinara says "ah that feels better! Many thanks Gaelin!"

Item's found:
Jinara: lots of blood covered bodies
Aryn: The Sheriff's sword, elven in nature, very light with gold and bronze accents on the guard and pommel in the shape of flames.,The duke’s leather boots that have ornate patterns and elvish symbols sown in & a small box hidden in a nightstand containing various gems worth 1000 gold all together.
Mucor: Letter in the duke’s pocket partially blood stained, a wand from the maester and a pouch containing 30 platinum.

Zinmaer- pouch off the duke containing 20 platinum, an ornate ring and a pouch of 200 gold in a chest in the corner.

Total collected from bodies: 600 gold pieces, 5 daggers, four longswords, two hand crossbows, three light crossbows.

After about 5 minutes of searching you find yourselves in the room, bloodied but still breathing. Dicussing your next move Gabriel pipes up.  "We have purged this house of it's evil inhabitants and honored our end of the deal.  While i like the idea of purifying the house through burning there are still innocents within.  The druids said it was acceptable but they preferred that we only dispose of those that stood in our path to the targets.  We should leave this retched place and return to the grove.  The Grove can decide the fate of this house."

Aryn would take two of the daggers and add them to her leg strap filling the 5 slots.  Examining the sword and boots she would place them in her satchel.  Anyone watching would see a sword and boots disappear into a small bag about 10 inches long and 6 inches wide.  She's not trying to hide what she's doing just consolidating items for easier transport.  Looking over the box of gems she would approach the group and say, "I agree that there are many innocent people here, some children and some friends of our family.  What is this grove and druids you are referring to?  I assume they are connected with the one you rescued in the cage?"  

"The Grove asked us to eliminate these targets and save their fellow druid" Mucor would say as he takes the items he found and places them into a seperate pack. "Take everything and lets get out of here." he would say with a snort as he spits some blood on to the ground. 

Aryn remembers that their surrounded by dead bodies and nods to Mucor. "Agreed.  More time to talk away from here."  Walking over to her brother and checking over him to make sure he's okay she looks back to the group, "We'll follow you."

"I'm fine" Gaelin says while his sister inspects him, "I got lucky and wasn't caught in that blast.  Let's get out of here." 

You make your way out of the house and are greeted by the two guards standing at the back door who allow you to pass unscathed to the woods. Geo and two other druids meet within the forest and say, "The others took Myra and the werebear back to the grove to heal their wounds. Is it done? And who are your new friends?”

Mucor would hand the bag containing the three heads to Geo. "They were prisoners of the duke, we released them and they helped us complete our mission" The minotaur would reply. Rolling his neck with a few loud cracks and a dusting of spores, he would continue. "We need to get away from here... we were not very discrete" He would say with a grin. 

(I am sure casting the erupting earth and causing a mini dirt explosion volcano in the middle of the house was sure to alert everyone in that place that something bad was happening...)

(Oh yes it was quite loud.  Were music not playing and the sounds of the busy kitchen not interfering it could've been bad.)

Geo nods and moves to the edge of the forest then takes 4 steps into the clearing. He looks around for a moment then returns. “Well done. Come let us return to the grove.” Geo says as he turns to walk deeper into the forest. After a few minutes he opens a portal to the grove and you smell the familiar scents of flowers in bloom. The moon provides a pale white light in the grove. Bio-luminescent fungi illuminate the paths with green and blue radiance. (Like avatar) “Rest now. There will be plenty of time tomorrow to discuss what has happened and what will happen.” Geo says as two druids come to escort you to your quarters.

The night passes and you awaken to the smell of various foods being cooked. You gather your things and head towards the communal bonfire and join in the line. Gaelin and Aryn, you feel somewhat out of place but quickly observe and follow your comrades through the buffet style line. As you eat your taste buds are elated at the delicious foods and you quickly devour the remaining food on your plates. Geo and Inara find you and request you follow them to the temple once you finish eating.

As you arrive in the temple you see Myra(rescued druid) standing at the entrance. She hugs each of you and thanks you for rescuing her. Inara says, “Thank you for your service. You have proven yourselves as allies to the Elanaetas. There is still much to do if you are willing but for now let us talk of your reward. We have a few options we’d like to discuss with you.”

A small chest of gold is brought to one section of the large open area, then in another open section a small table is brought out with a ring, cloak, bracers, bow and two staves placed on it.

Inara paces for a moment then speaks, "We would like for you to continue to work alongside us in defeating this great evil.  We understand this may conflict with other responsibilities you may have but we are prepared to reward you for your loyalty and service. (Option 1) If you choose to leave now we have a chest of 9000 gold for your group to split however you see fit.  (Option 2) We also have some items you seemed partial to, or that could be of great benefit to you that we have laid out on this table.  The value of these items exceeds the gold in the chest so you would only be able to take some of them and any remaining gold if the items didn't balance out. (Option 3) However, if you agree to work alongside us we will entrust these items to your care in exchange for your participation in 3 additional missions, at the completion of which the items will fully belong to you as well as the chest of gold." 

"We understand this is a difficult proposition but can ensure that these missions align with your main goal of stopping Daegon and Vaeril.  We will also be providing support where we can but we are already stretched thin as it is, which is why we are asking for your aid."  Inara then walks over to the table and picks up each item and explains it's functionality.

Ring: Ring of Spell Storing     Cloak:  Cloak of Protection    Bracers: Bracers of Defense    Bow: Tempest          Staff (1):  Staff of Healing    Staff (2):  Staff of the Woodlands   

"Now before you make this decision we need to inform you of what is happening in Eraas.  We've received word that the front on both continents has been breached.  The lines have stabilized on Zhora (western continent) but the lines on Telgun (eastern continent) continue to be pushed back.  (Updated world map in campaign notes) The eastern side of the Azuven empire is in danger of being cut off from the west. We know the section of the line that was breached was north of where your friend Yera was stationed but that's all we know right now.  The missions we would send you on would not be near the front so if you plan to reunite with your allies we must part ways.  Take your time this is a lot to absorb." Inara says.

Aryn's ears perk up when Inara talks about the bow. and slowly gauges the room to see what the others think.  Then she turns to her brother and whispers, "Are we really doing this?  We said w wanted to get out more but really?  I want that bow but is this worth it.. we just met these people and that minotaur kinda smells." 

Then turning to Inara she coughs for a second before taking a long breath and asks,  "Excuse me umm, who is this Daegon and I though Vaeril was defeated?  How is this all connected to the war?"

(This campaign is awesome.  Thanks for the cool maps.)

Turning to his sister Gaelin whispers back, "Well we did pretty good last night, minus the getting caught but this group seems to have there stuff together.  Also who's to say they want us with them, especially if you insult them. I have to admit that first staff is tempting.  It would've really come in handy last night."

"Yes, I think my sister and I are a bit behind on what's going on here." Gaelin adds.

 Jinara walks over to the table of items, and picks up an item at a time and gives it a once over. As he looks at each item, and glancing over at the chest of gold, he sees Aryn and Gaelin chatting. [Bold]"It is safe to assume that our missions will grow in severity if we agree to help. These items will aid our efforts. While I do not speak for everyone, I estimate that our actions yesterday will be know by Daegon and Vaeril. (His language unconsciously transitions from Common to Elvish) Daegon and Vaeril hold an evil place in this world. From what I gather from yesterday, neither of you fit that mold. We may be targets now. We must band together. (He looks at Aryn and Gaelin) Are you with us?"[/Bold]

As he finishes and directs his question, he is sliding the ring on his left hand.

OOC: on phone so cannot bold. And yes this campaign is epic! Xtracrispy is killing it!! #MuchLove

Aryn looks at Jinara, over to the rest of the group then back to her brother and gives a subtle tilt of her head accompanied by a slight grin as if to say why not. Then turns back to Jinara and says, "If we are to become targets then we might as well strike first and ally ourselves with powerful friends. I will stay as long as you will have us."  She walks over to the table and begins to inspect the bow.

Gaelin looks down at his sister and nods back with a smile then follow behind her to the table where he will pick up the staff (healing) and look over it.  "Yes, we are with you."