The Heroes of Chalice break east and begin following the trail, after an hour or so they come to a large churned up area where it seems camp was made for the night.
Ennwyns sharp elven eyes note that the camp appears to be comprised of two distinct sections with two widely seperate areas where tents were pitched and ablutions performed.
As the companions search the area she finds a seemingly discarded belt that is worn through, the buckle carries the symbol of the town of Stonebridge.
( Others may investigate further as they wish.)
Zeno finds a small stock of cheese that apparently was mislaid, retrieving him Banzo discovers a patch of earth that was recently dug up and then recovered......from the size he's fairly sure it wasn't a privy.
Banzo kneels on one knee near the spot and points it out to the others.
"Does anyone have something to dig with?"
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
though I like her, she is always the same, ehhh, what can we do? you ask for help, she goes away... no matter
anyway...good Zeno, good
Herman takes a little shovel and starts to dig while asking
Enwyn, are you fine with all these dwarves around? and will you present yourself like the ruler of Firetop or what?! I mean, we must agree a version...
"It appears dat de army is headed to Firetop Mountain. My guess is dee dwarves of different groups vill fight for who rightfully owns dee mountain and all of treasure within. Dee result of Zagors fall have released Greed and Power, and dee evil demon princes visions invade der minds, poisoning dem to reason."
"I don't think they would of made the decision to go to war without giving it serious consideration."
Banzo will help Herman finish the digging.
"Although, I am extremely curious to know what would of prompted them to make such a decision."
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Ennwyn sighed in frustration, " I sent the message to Stonebridge......but likely someone there got word to Mirewater......the two are at odds but its possible they've marched as one to Firetop....we only saw one set of tracks.....maybe they figure they'll sort things out after they've dealt with whatever they think is there..."
" Rancidbrawn and Ironhelm don't get along AT ALL......but they both have family links back to Clans Redweed and Battleaxe.......there are likely also Dwarves of Clan Battleaxe marching on it from the Moonstone Hills."
"Yes, dee dwarves of clan Battleaxe of the Moonstone Hills were driven out or killed during Zagor's first resurrection. It is said dat most starved to death, and dose who remained ver cursed by Zagor and became undead."
Tzedaka says, pulling knowledge from the collective knowledge of her kind.
“Vhatever his demonic rituals twist Dee dwarven spirits, skeleton, zombie, ghoul, even ghosts, but dis is olde history. Ve chave seen abominations as vell.”
"So what you're saying is... this isn't dwarves going to war with an unknown enemy, but instead dwarves going to war with other dwarves over some feud?"
Banzo waits for confirmation or clarification before also asking, "Wait... some of them may be cursed undead?"
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
“I do not know der current state, but I fear greed to stake der claim drives them, and dis greed is woven and enhanced by dose who thrive on hatred.” She spits to the right.
"Agreed. Maybe with the defeat of Zagor the curse was broken and they're no longer undead?"
Banzo takes a position near the front (1st or 2nd in the marching order) as they head off.
(ooc: do the tracks lead back to the mountain we just came from?)
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
The Heroes resolve to continue following the swathe of the dwarven forces eastward, though they all note the tracks beginning to tend northward as they draw nearer to Firetop.
Ennwyn muses to herself as they travel, " I don't know why they are acting so hastily......unless Mirewater moved first and Stonebridge as well in order to stymie them.....they know only that Zagor is dead.....nothing about the dangers that still remain within the mountain....."
Travelling on towards the close of the day the tracks were joined by another somewhat thinner line of passage coming up from the South-East back towards the Moonstone Hills....camp had been struck here......two large separate camps and another smaller one between the two.......food scrap pits and latrines had been dug and a number of foxes, badgers and other animals were scavenging from the pits....
A large pile of gathered stones sat in a cleared area with a square bronze and iron helm sitting upon it.
"Maybe a cairn? Did they lose someone when they camped here?"
Banzo will search around the immediate area for anything out of the ordinary besides the pile of stone with a helm placed atop: (Investigation: 17)
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
— A basic prayer.
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The Heroes of Chalice break east and begin following the trail, after an hour or so they come to a large churned up area where it seems camp was made for the night.
Ennwyns sharp elven eyes note that the camp appears to be comprised of two distinct sections with two widely seperate areas where tents were pitched and ablutions performed.
As the companions search the area she finds a seemingly discarded belt that is worn through, the buckle carries the symbol of the town of Stonebridge.
( Others may investigate further as they wish.)
Zeno finds a small stock of cheese that apparently was mislaid, retrieving him Banzo discovers a patch of earth that was recently dug up and then recovered......from the size he's fairly sure it wasn't a privy.
"Looks like something was buried over here."
Banzo kneels on one knee near the spot and points it out to the others.
"Does anyone have something to dig with?"
“I’ll be right back.”
Tzedaka effortless floats up into the sky to get a better look from long range. (looking for the army, cloud of dust of traveling army, etc.)
though I like her, she is always the same, ehhh, what can we do? you ask for help, she goes away... no matter
anyway...good Zeno, good
Herman takes a little shovel and starts to dig while asking
Enwyn, are you fine with all these dwarves around? and will you present yourself like the ruler of Firetop or what?! I mean, we must agree a version...
Banzo and Herman unearth a small leather wrapped cache of platinum coins ( 10 pl) and two rubies ( 50 gp each).
Tzedaka flies high into the air joined by Tannin and they can see the trail left by the dwarves heads off into the distance back towards Firetop....
Ennwyn rubs her chin in response to Hermans questions and considers her options.
Tzedaka floats back down to the ground.
"It appears dat de army is headed to Firetop Mountain. My guess is dee dwarves of different groups vill fight for who rightfully owns dee mountain and all of treasure within. Dee result of Zagors fall have released Greed and Power, and dee evil demon princes visions invade der minds, poisoning dem to reason."
Herman crosses his arms, reflecting
perfect..damn...we must speak out with their leaders and stop possible bloodshed, all in all we do have a say in that, don't we?
then he returns to shovel
ooc: finished digging?
"I don't think they would of made the decision to go to war without giving it serious consideration."
Banzo will help Herman finish the digging.
"Although, I am extremely curious to know what would of prompted them to make such a decision."
( There is nothing more to be found)
Ennwyn sighed in frustration, " I sent the message to Stonebridge......but likely someone there got word to Mirewater......the two are at odds but its possible they've marched as one to Firetop....we only saw one set of tracks.....maybe they figure they'll sort things out after they've dealt with whatever they think is there..."
" Rancidbrawn and Ironhelm don't get along AT ALL......but they both have family links back to Clans Redweed and Battleaxe.......there are likely also Dwarves of Clan Battleaxe marching on it from the Moonstone Hills."
" You know of them?"
"Yes, dee dwarves of clan Battleaxe of the Moonstone Hills were driven out or killed during Zagor's first resurrection. It is said dat most starved to death, and dose who remained ver cursed by Zagor and became undead."
Tzedaka says, pulling knowledge from the collective knowledge of her kind.
"Let us go and see what can be done."
"What kind of, undead?" Tannin asks Tzedaka
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Reminder for myself. Work together or fail apart. Talk with each other when necessary. Describe how, where, if, your character moved.
The sign on the trail ahead reads "DONT FEED THE DRAGON!" "Working Together" Follow this link please
“Vhatever his demonic rituals twist Dee dwarven spirits, skeleton, zombie, ghoul, even ghosts, but dis is olde history. Ve chave seen abominations as vell.”
"So what you're saying is... this isn't dwarves going to war with an unknown enemy, but instead dwarves going to war with other dwarves over some feud?"
Banzo waits for confirmation or clarification before also asking, "Wait... some of them may be cursed undead?"
“I do not know der current state, but I fear greed to stake der claim drives them, and dis greed is woven and enhanced by dose who thrive on hatred.” She spits to the right.
Herman cleans his hands and puffs
greed and hatred, not a great postcard. Let's just go and find out before the situation gets out of control
He starts to walk towards the dwarf and invites the others to do likewise
"Agreed. Maybe with the defeat of Zagor the curse was broken and they're no longer undead?"
Banzo takes a position near the front (1st or 2nd in the marching order) as they head off.
(ooc: do the tracks lead back to the mountain we just came from?)
The Heroes resolve to continue following the swathe of the dwarven forces eastward, though they all note the tracks beginning to tend northward as they draw nearer to Firetop.
Ennwyn muses to herself as they travel, " I don't know why they are acting so hastily......unless Mirewater moved first and Stonebridge as well in order to stymie them.....they know only that Zagor is dead.....nothing about the dangers that still remain within the mountain....."
Travelling on towards the close of the day the tracks were joined by another somewhat thinner line of passage coming up from the South-East back towards the Moonstone Hills....camp had been struck here......two large separate camps and another smaller one between the two.......food scrap pits and latrines had been dug and a number of foxes, badgers and other animals were scavenging from the pits....
A large pile of gathered stones sat in a cleared area with a square bronze and iron helm sitting upon it.
"Interesting, vhat is dis?"
Tzedaka will take a look without touching or going to close: (Perception: 14)
"Maybe a cairn? Did they lose someone when they camped here?"
Banzo will search around the immediate area for anything out of the ordinary besides the pile of stone with a helm placed atop: (Investigation: 17)