Gallia Campaign 1

Gniff steps in with the others and waves first at the inn keep, then the maid then with a big wave at the mysterious woman with the oh so very interesting pet.

He briefly ponders the type of creature, although he has always been good with handling animals he has a poor knack for identifying them. ( Nature: 9 )

"I again stand behind facing these Goblins. It would be best to help the city overall and the balance outdoors. They are just a wasteful species."

(I am able to split the cash whener we would like I would just like to know how the group wants to split it. 4 ways i.e. the 4 left in the group who were around to gather or add in the 2 new people. If I were to vote myself I would vote we divide amongst the 6 of us. Sure they just joined but I believe in spreading the wealth.)

(Gimble would vote the 6)

O'alana follows the group back to the Stonehill Inn, and as soon as she enters, she is drawn to a lady with blue eyes sitting in the corner. To be more exact, she is attracted to the wonderful and fascinating creature curled up on her table.

She takes it upon herself to pull out a chair and sit down at the other human's table, not caring about being abrupt or polite, she bends down and rests her dainty chin on the tabletop, looking levelly at her pet, flicking her tongue to try to amuse it.

Animal handling (?): 13

@ Gimble, You are unable to see the mysterious cloaked figure you saw earlier, whether its due to their absence or because of the crowded streets you can't say.

@ the party, (OOC: I will hold on anyone selling the sword until everyone agrees to it being sold, it does seem like Misty wants to use it.) (OOC 2: the party is free to divide their money how they wish, but I would recommend the options be between the five of you, since Casmir helped with the bandits, or all six of you.)

@ O'alana, Your attempts to amuse the creature barely gain its attention.

@ the party, (OOC: their seems to be a desire to go to the shops to finish selling whatever items the party does not wish to keep, and a desire to take out the goblins in the castle. the castle is more than a day away so if the party decides to go deal with the goblins they will miss their morning meeting with Harbin. The Orc Raiders are roughly equal distance from the city as the goblin castle but in a different direction. If the party can't decide on what to do I'll put it to a vote. I am also going to suggest the party could do some light quests to past the time if they were interested in going to the meeting with Harbin. If the party is very interested in the goblin castle and doesn't care about the meeting feel free to ignore this ooc message. Now my suggestions would be doing the side quests here in town, Trying to join the Fists of Justice Adventuring Guild, that quest was technically started, but it was by a player who isn't still in the game, but it still would apply to any member of the party who tries it. Another side quest would be Investigate Thornton's Shop and Exchange. Multiple party members heard rumors about that shop earlier in the game and still have not checked up on it. It is true that rumors could be false but if you just want to kill time, and this shop could be a place to sell your items. And lastly, looking for Sildar, it was odd of Sildar to run off without talking to the party first, the quest is particularly difficult since you don't have any clues to where he went.)

(OOC 2: I'll update the story after everyone has finished chatting in character and have decided what they are going to do next.)

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Gniff steps in with the others and waves first at the inn keep, then the maid then with a big wave at the mysterious woman with the oh so very interesting pet.

He briefly ponders the type of creature, although he has always been good with handling animals he has a poor knack for identifying them. ( Nature: 9 )

"I again stand behind facing these Goblins. It would be best to help the city overall and the balance outdoors. They are just a wasteful species."

(I am able to split the cash whener we would like I would just like to know how the group wants to split it. 4 ways i.e. the 4 left in the group who were around to gather or add in the 2 new people. If I were to vote myself I would vote we divide amongst the 6 of us. Sure they just joined but I believe in spreading the wealth.)

@ Gniff, Toblen is busy doing things so he does not notice your waving. Elsa waves back, and gives a wink. You try to identify the mysterious animal but you can't figure it out, then it hits you, its a familiar, a magical creature to assist a wizard. Someone with knowledge of the arcane arts could probably figure it out. (OOC: roll an arcana check, and full disclosure I don't know what kind of animal it is either, not that it affects the outcome of your roll.)

"Ok, well I see we are set on dealing with the goblins first." Misty says with a nod. "Can you let me have that magical sword Gimble, I will use it for now, until a better weapon comes that matches my skills better. It is better to use such a thing than to waste it or sell it." Once she has the magical blade strapped on at her belt, she glances to the others again. "Now, we need to wait here to meet with Harbin in the morning, since I don't think we can snub him by not showing for the meeting. We saw how he treated Sildar after all, so could expect worse if we actively snub the man." She looks thoughtful. "We have a couple things we could do to pass the time..." She lifts up three fingers, one at a time. "Sell off anything else we don't need, see about that strange Thornton shop we heard about, and talk to that Fists of Justice Adventuring guild to see if we wish to join them or not. The shop and the selling of gear could be combined, so that would be a good place to start in my opinion."

Tessa laughs at O'alana. "Don't be offended, Alina doesn't like most people." A toothy grin appears on the creature's face.

She holds out a hand to shake. "Tessa Snowdust. And you lot must be the help I was promised."

Gimble hands the sword over to Misty. “Here ya go. Don’t know if ya wana find out more about it or not, but yeah if ya can use it than that makes more sense than selling it.”

”I suggest we use the time until tomorrow’s meeting to finish selling what we don’t need so that we can divide up the gold and we can then buy the supplies we need for what we’re doin next. While out and about we can keep an eye out for Sildar, and check out a few of these other things goin on in the city.”

Gimble turns to Tessa. “What do ya mean help ya were promised? I’m Gimble by the way.”

Tessa smiles warmly. "Lovely to meet you Gimble. I've heard of orc raiders in the area. A personal dislike, but apparently beyond my capabilities. Ugly things, not too bright, tough buggers though."

@ everyone, (OOC: is everyone okay with Misty's plan? I can't update the story until I know what the party is going to do.)

(OOC: Casmir is OK with Misty's plan; I vote on splitting the money by 6)

Gniff listens to Misty and nods giddily, "That sounds like a great plan. We can get a few more smaller tasks done and then we can meet Harbin in the morning and then probably head out to face these goblins. I know the orc's are more threatening individually but I do think the little ones should be dealt with first. I am not sure where I can be of the most help but I think this guild of justice sounds fascinating, though I am not sure why they only use their hands." 

Turning to Tessa, "I am Gniff, a pleasure. So you are seeking to help out the city with it's more dangerous neighbors? That is great! I suggest you join us. We have done a few things outside of town, like cleared a small cave of goblins and routed a notorious bandit lair. I am sure we can become the best of friends!"

(I am good for Misty's plan. As for the shares, it seems like it is splitting for 6; Misty, Gniff, Gimble, Casmir, Tessa and O'alana. My next question is to the DM. According to my deep dive we have 7 unidentified gems, 1 small ruby and I found reference to a "bag of gems". Is this the same as the 7 unidentified gems or no?)

(OOC ready to progress)

O'alana surprised to see the little grin on the tiny creature's face as she grins back at it, baring her teeth and hissing. Very interested, she straightens up her upper body and turns to Tessa, and blushed a little by her warm smile and her embracing greeting, somewhat flustered, "I am O'alana." She seems excited when Gniff asks Tessa to join the group, agreeing with Misty's plan.

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Gniff listens to Misty and nods giddily, "That sounds like a great plan. We can get a few more smaller tasks done and then we can meet Harbin in the morning and then probably head out to face these goblins. I know the orc's are more threatening individually but I do think the little ones should be dealt with first. I am not sure where I can be of the most help but I think this guild of justice sounds fascinating, though I am not sure why they only use their hands." 

Turning to Tessa, "I am Gniff, a pleasure. So you are seeking to help out the city with it's more dangerous neighbors? That is great! I suggest you join us. We have done a few things outside of town, like cleared a small cave of goblins and routed a notorious bandit lair. I am sure we can become the best of friends!"

(I am good for Misty's plan. As for the shares, it seems like it is splitting for 6; Misty, Gniff, Gimble, Casmir, Tessa and O'alana. My next question is to the DM. According to my deep dive we have 7 unidentified gems, 1 small ruby and I found reference to a "bag of gems". Is this the same as the 7 unidentified gems or no?)

@ the party, (OOC: to answer your question, when I listed all the gems, I had them in separate groupings since its easier for me to know which they are. but yes there are 5 gem stones that are unidentified [I need to check if they are all the same kind, likely they are since they are grouped together], a bag of unidentified gemstones, all the gems in that bag are the same kind. 2 more unidentified gems, likely the same kind. And one small ruby.) 

@ the party, With the party now in agreement on what to do for the day, and with the newcomer joining their ranks, the party departs from the Stonehill Inn. The party doesn't actually know the location of Thornton's Shop and Exchange. After asking around the party gets pointed in the right direction. Thornton's Shop and Exchange is located in the poor area of the city. Its not officially labeled as such, but those that frequent the area know about it. Gimble recognizes the area as he normally stays at the Sleeping Giant Tap House, which is located in the area. After hearing the directions and being the area, Gimble manages to lead the party to the new location. As the party approaches the building they do see people going out of the place, so it does appear to be operating like a normal business. The party enters Thornton's Shop and Exchange, there is a noticeable change in lighting from the nice sunny day to the dark interior of the shop. The shop's windows and shutters are closed not letting in much light. Only a few candles are lit, just enough so you can see around the shop, if you didn't know better you might think it was nighttime. The party looks around and it appears that there were no other customers in the shop at the moment. While the party is looking around a human woman from behind the counter notices the group. Halia Thorton: (to the party) "Welcome, welcome. I trust you all are here to do business?" She pauses for a moment. "Are you that group of adventurers that's been solving the problems around the city?"

@ everyone, (OOC: let me know how you respond/what you are going to do next.)

(OOC: date July 25th. time 9:30 a.m.)

(OOC: quests in the spoiler below)

Gimble looks from the group back to the woman. “To answer your questions, yes we are here on some business,” and Gimble lifts and gives a small shake the bag of gems. “We have also solved a couple problems for a couple people within the city, yes. Is there something we can do for you?”

Misty stays back near the door, in a position she can keep an eye out on the shop's inside, but be not the one actually doing the speaking. She is leaving the haggling up to the others.

Tessa nods and joins the rest of the group on the way to their next destination. "You may take the lead I suppose. As long as the quest is virtuous, the particulars are unimportant."

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Gimble looks from the group back to the woman. “To answer your questions, yes we are here on some business,” and Gimble lifts and gives a small shake the bag of gems. “We have also solved a couple problems for a couple people within the city, yes. Is there something we can do for you?”

 @ the party, Halia Thornton: (to the party) "I heard you all took down the bandits. Is that true?" Upon seeing you shake the bag of gems. "Ah, business it is. Let me see what you got for me." She holds out her hands for you to place the bag of gems. "If you killed all the bandits then you've already done me a great service. You got their leader right? The Glassstaff?"

Casmir is looking around, seeing if anything catches his attention. (OOC: not looking for anything in particular, just browsing)