“Is this a Dwarvish wake? If so, I’m all in. Let’s have a pour of the heavy stuff! Nyx, make a picture this time of Boga on my chest! For old time sake...”. Hifu looks like he’s ready to get plastered for the night.
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"Lets go, we should be able to unload it ourselves."
James and Kravek, head over to the old building Nimsey indicated. Once the two of them have unloaded the coffin and James has seen to his dogs, the pair head back to join the others, before calling it a night.
James and Kravek join the others in a drink in remembrance of Boga. James seems a little melancholy and distracted, repeatedly looking off to an empty spot in the room. Coming back to the here and now James ask his companions.
"So where to next? Straight to Bryn Shander, or do we want to look into that job about the goliaths?"
James give Kravek a look, but their large goliath friend seems to be well into his sixth drink and not altogether responsive.
“The Goliaths are way down south, in the spine of the world, the great mountain range that separates this barren land from my home town.” Gilgin murmurs. “Would be safest to get there through Bryn Shander anyhow. The question is, if we want to go around the lake or head back through Termelaine? I don’t want to head back there without a cure for the poor folks, so I vote lake way.”
It is -40 degrees C., you are all wrapped up in thick winter cloths with scarfs around your faces , hoods and hats. Outside in the cold everyone just looks like uniform bundles of fur. Nyx sticks out a bit because of her size and Kravek, because while dressed warm, he seams to be dressed lighter then the rest. With the perpetual darkness you could try to sneak past Termalaine, you don’t have to stop at the village. It would still be faster then going cross country around the lake.
In the morning you set up Bogas body in the Ramshakle. Gilgil prepares the ritual and the final rites to preserve the scouts bodies. As the morning dawns, the rituale is finished. Everyone is saying a few words in honour of the fallen and to remember him. A few people come and go, and you got the feeling that more will visit as the day goes on.
After the Ceremony, you finish packing up the dogsled and start on your way east towards Termalain. You talked about it and decide to circle through the forest north of the city to avoid the settlement, but as you start to leave the path to get into the forrest you notice that Kravek stoped walking and is not following you. You turn around and ask him if something is wrong? “I was thinking the last few days. Bogas death showed me how quickly we could die out here. I do not fear death, but if i die i may die glorious while fighting to impress a woman. I will return to Termalain, maybe i can win her over. If you are in trouble and need me to rescue you, just send me a message my friends.”
You are taken by surprise, but accept his decision. It takes a few moments to make your goodbyes, but in the end, he continues east into the village, while you circle north and east to hide between the trees. You make good pace and manage to find the road leading south of Termalain within the hour, wich is good, because the little twilight that was there is gone by now and you need to take out the permanent bullseye lantern you improvised with the crystal from the greave.
It takes you another 4 hours, before you suddenly stand in front of a tall city wall.
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Are you going to enter Targos or keep on moving? It is now early evening, but you know that the journey to Bryn Shander would take at least another 3 hours deep into the nigh.
“Fellas......” Gilgin wheezes, doubled over with his hands on his knees. “I’m pooped. That service this morning... the liquor I drank to calm the nerves is wearing off. Let’s head in to Targos for a top up eh?”
Nyx is quiet. Then she says, "I nodded, but then figured out you won't be able to see it through all these layers. Yes, lets stop here or at least try to."
You can see the wooden palisade wall towering to your right, overlooking the cliff and harbour of Targos. Even with the wall blocking your view and the darkness hiding everything, you do know, that all of the bigger fisher-boats are trapped in the harbour in the ice. You follow the road south and west towards the city gate. As you trudge closer, you hear the bark of a dog over the whistle of the wind. A wolf-sized sled dog with light gray fur runs toward you from the east, dragging a broken leather harness behind it.
Acting quickly, James calls his own dogs to halt, before shouting out at the approaching dog, using a few of the different commands that he was taught to get sled dogs to stop, in case this dog is more familiar with one of the other less used commands.
"Whoa! Easy! No! Down! Sit! Stay! Wait!"
James steps away from the sled, towards the approaching dog, arms out to the side as he calls out, trying to get the dogs attention and get it to stop.
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James, the dog seams to be more interested in Hifu then you. He jumps up on the Dragonborn, enough to push him back a little while trying to lick his face. The dog then tries to proceed by biting Hifus coat and pulling him towards the city gate.
“Whoa! Hahahahhaha, whoooo!” Hifu is totally bowled over by the dog, literally and figuratively. You watch in fascination and a little disgust as the dog licks Hifu’s face, and Hifu licks him back! He tousles with him on the ground, rubbing him and giving him a lot of petting. He stands up eventually and allows himself to be led to the gate. “I shall call you Balto.” He breaks off a piece of a ration to feed to him. “How did you end up here Balto?” He looks over his straps and anything he brought with him.
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He doesn’t seam to react when you call him (roll me an insight check please). But he keeps pulling you.
The city gate is closed and only a single lantern is shedding light. You knock on a small side door and a guard wrapped in fur opens up for you. He calls you inside a small gate house, where he writes down your names and where you plan to stay during your time here. This reminds you, that some cities, like Targos and Bryn Shander offer human sacrifice to Auril during the night of a new moon. Once your names and descriptions are taken, he opens the big gate for James dogs and the sled. And you enter the city.
Hifu during the whole time, the dog keeps scratching the door of the guard house to get into the city and keeps on pulling you, wich annoys the guards slightly.
Anyone trying to hide, sneak or lie their way into the city?
You do know the city to some extend, do you want to let the dog lead you the way or do you want to go somewhere else?
Gilgin trudges along behind Hifu, giving his name when asked. Once inside the city he stays behind Hifu grumbling, “Well, I thought we’d have a hair of the dog, but not like this...”
“Is this a Dwarvish wake? If so, I’m all in. Let’s have a pour of the heavy stuff! Nyx, make a picture this time of Boga on my chest! For old time sake...”. Hifu looks like he’s ready to get plastered for the night.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Nyx does as asked.
James nods to the Speaker, giving Kravek a tap.
"Lets go, we should be able to unload it ourselves."
James and Kravek, head over to the old building Nimsey indicated. Once the two of them have unloaded the coffin and James has seen to his dogs, the pair head back to join the others, before calling it a night.
James and Kravek join the others in a drink in remembrance of Boga. James seems a little melancholy and distracted, repeatedly looking off to an empty spot in the room. Coming back to the here and now James ask his companions.
"So where to next? Straight to Bryn Shander, or do we want to look into that job about the goliaths?"
James give Kravek a look, but their large goliath friend seems to be well into his sixth drink and not altogether responsive.
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
“The Goliaths are way down south, in the spine of the world, the great mountain range that separates this barren land from my home town.” Gilgin murmurs. “Would be safest to get there through Bryn Shander anyhow. The question is, if we want to go around the lake or head back through Termelaine? I don’t want to head back there without a cure for the poor folks, so I vote lake way.”
Gilgin Hardhammer - Mountain Dwarf Cleric (Forge Domain) - Icewind Dale
Petal - Forest Gnome Druid (Circle of the Land - Forest) - Unsung Heroes of Embera
It is -40 degrees C., you are all wrapped up in thick winter cloths with scarfs around your faces , hoods and hats. Outside in the cold everyone just looks like uniform bundles of fur. Nyx sticks out a bit because of her size and Kravek, because while dressed warm, he seams to be dressed lighter then the rest. With the perpetual darkness you could try to sneak past Termalaine, you don’t have to stop at the village. It would still be faster then going cross country around the lake.
Hifu votes to go the fastest route, we can go around Termalaine.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
In the morning you set up Bogas body in the Ramshakle. Gilgil prepares the ritual and the final rites to preserve the scouts bodies. As the morning dawns, the rituale is finished. Everyone is saying a few words in honour of the fallen and to remember him. A few people come and go, and you got the feeling that more will visit as the day goes on.
After the Ceremony, you finish packing up the dogsled and start on your way east towards Termalain. You talked about it and decide to circle through the forest north of the city to avoid the settlement, but as you start to leave the path to get into the forrest you notice that Kravek stoped walking and is not following you. You turn around and ask him if something is wrong? “I was thinking the last few days. Bogas death showed me how quickly we could die out here. I do not fear death, but if i die i may die glorious while fighting to impress a woman. I will return to Termalain, maybe i can win her over. If you are in trouble and need me to rescue you, just send me a message my friends.”
You are taken by surprise, but accept his decision. It takes a few moments to make your goodbyes, but in the end, he continues east into the village, while you circle north and east to hide between the trees. You make good pace and manage to find the road leading south of Termalain within the hour, wich is good, because the little twilight that was there is gone by now and you need to take out the permanent bullseye lantern you improvised with the crystal from the greave.
It takes you another 4 hours, before you suddenly stand in front of a tall city wall.
13/14/3
2/1
Are you going to enter Targos or keep on moving? It is now early evening, but you know that the journey to Bryn Shander would take at least another 3 hours deep into the nigh.
James is a little melancholy again after the ceremony, working mostly in silence to get the dogs and sled ready and then heading out.
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
“Fellas......” Gilgin wheezes, doubled over with his hands on his knees. “I’m pooped. That service this morning... the liquor I drank to calm the nerves is wearing off. Let’s head in to Targos for a top up eh?”
Gilgin Hardhammer - Mountain Dwarf Cleric (Forge Domain) - Icewind Dale
Petal - Forest Gnome Druid (Circle of the Land - Forest) - Unsung Heroes of Embera
Hifu looks not that much better than Gilgin. "I agree. I need the rest. And a hair of the Moose that bit me! Let's stop in Targos."
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Nyx is quiet. Then she says, "I nodded, but then figured out you won't be able to see it through all these layers. Yes, lets stop here or at least try to."
You can see the wooden palisade wall towering to your right, overlooking the cliff and harbour of Targos. Even with the wall blocking your view and the darkness hiding everything, you do know, that all of the bigger fisher-boats are trapped in the harbour in the ice. You follow the road south and west towards the city gate. As you trudge closer, you hear the bark of a dog over the whistle of the wind. A wolf-sized sled dog with light gray fur runs toward you from the east, dragging a broken leather harness behind it.
Acting quickly, James calls his own dogs to halt, before shouting out at the approaching dog, using a few of the different commands that he was taught to get sled dogs to stop, in case this dog is more familiar with one of the other less used commands.
"Whoa! Easy! No! Down! Sit! Stay! Wait!"
James steps away from the sled, towards the approaching dog, arms out to the side as he calls out, trying to get the dogs attention and get it to stop.
Animal Handling check: 8
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Hifu jumps in to help James with the large sled dog, "Whoa, stop, easy boy! Down!"
Animal handling : 17
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
James, the dog seams to be more interested in Hifu then you. He jumps up on the Dragonborn, enough to push him back a little while trying to lick his face. The dog then tries to proceed by biting Hifus coat and pulling him towards the city gate.
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“Looks like you‘ve got a friend there Hifu! Maybe you could get your own mini-sled!” Gilgin chuckles. “I wonder what happened to it’s owner?”
Gilgin Hardhammer - Mountain Dwarf Cleric (Forge Domain) - Icewind Dale
Petal - Forest Gnome Druid (Circle of the Land - Forest) - Unsung Heroes of Embera
“Whoa! Hahahahhaha, whoooo!” Hifu is totally bowled over by the dog, literally and figuratively. You watch in fascination and a little disgust as the dog licks Hifu’s face, and Hifu licks him back! He tousles with him on the ground, rubbing him and giving him a lot of petting. He stands up eventually and allows himself to be led to the gate. “I shall call you Balto.” He breaks off a piece of a ration to feed to him. “How did you end up here Balto?” He looks over his straps and anything he brought with him.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
He doesn’t seam to react when you call him (roll me an insight check please). But he keeps pulling you.
The city gate is closed and only a single lantern is shedding light. You knock on a small side door and a guard wrapped in fur opens up for you. He calls you inside a small gate house, where he writes down your names and where you plan to stay during your time here. This reminds you, that some cities, like Targos and Bryn Shander offer human sacrifice to Auril during the night of a new moon. Once your names and descriptions are taken, he opens the big gate for James dogs and the sled. And you enter the city.
Hifu during the whole time, the dog keeps scratching the door of the guard house to get into the city and keeps on pulling you, wich annoys the guards slightly.
Anyone trying to hide, sneak or lie their way into the city?
You do know the city to some extend, do you want to let the dog lead you the way or do you want to go somewhere else?
Hifu insight : 7
Hifu follows the dog to see where it is leading. He laughs and motions everyone to follow him.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Gilgin trudges along behind Hifu, giving his name when asked. Once inside the city he stays behind Hifu grumbling, “Well, I thought we’d have a hair of the dog, but not like this...”
Gilgin Hardhammer - Mountain Dwarf Cleric (Forge Domain) - Icewind Dale
Petal - Forest Gnome Druid (Circle of the Land - Forest) - Unsung Heroes of Embera