Aelar nods. "Yeah, me too but I don't think what we had were dreams. They were something more...real." Aelar pauses for a bit, then continues. "Kallista, I know you expect the people here to react badly to you being a tiefling. It's like your anticipating they won't like you because of your race or heritage. I get why that is. But, if you can maybe not do that, you'll be happier. You're not going to change those people, the ones who see tiefling first and Kallista second if at all. But you can change how much power you give them. The ones that matter won't care that your tiefling...except for the coolness of it. And the ones that care won't matter. My mother used to say to me, 'Aelar, I can't control who comes through that door or how they react to me or anything else. But I can control how I react to them. If I don't do that, I will just be giving them my power and I don't want to do that.' I didn't really understand it when she said it to me but I think it's beginning to make sense, now." He gives her a smile. "For what it's worth, I think you being you, a tiefling, is awesome. I mean...you can FLY!"
Kallista smiles a little, "I couldn't till recently..." she stops for a minute, thinking about her words. "And I understand what you're saying... but in my experience, people like you are part of the minority. And the less attention I can draw to myself, even looking the way I do, the better..." after a few more seconds, "did you know there are some tieflings out there that look almost human? Then there's the ones like me..."
(OOC: I'm going to use a few fonts to scramble the thoughts to express Hyre's state. Despite that, I know as I'm writing this it's going to be unreadable, probably, so I'll include ordered writing of things in a spoiler at the bottom in case someone really wants to read it. None of it really matters though. Everything is in Hyre's mind alone unless I make it bold.)
Notably, the last sentence. I obviously tried to foreshadow there.
Well, I guess it's my fault though. With so much nonsense there some things obviously get missed. It happens to me when reading others' messages too, some times (not in this game, I mean just in general).)
"I know, Kallista. I'm not suggesting you do anything you're not comfortable with. I'm just saying be you and if people want to be stupid. Don't let their stupidity dictate your actions. And the ones like you...you're beautiful. Anyone who thinks differently is just dumb." Aelar smiles at his friends.
(Ahh, yeah, I missed that part, sorry. The fonts all kind of made my eyes cross)
Barna's eyes widen when she hears Hyre say what he does, and she turns away more, before she covers her face and curls up a little bit. She reaches out and punches Hyre in the shoulder several times. "Don't make fun of me..." she finally says. While Barna has been aggressively pursuing Hyre, she's wise enough to know that he wouldn't really say such a thing with a clear head. Perhaps he was just trying to make Geoff less suspicious? Especially in her former line of work, she learned early on to not hold out hope of finding anyone who truly cares for her. Still, her heart skips a beat and makes up for it with a relentless throbbing that pushes more and more blood up into her face. Did he really mean it or it just slipped out while he was trying to think of a response?
Geoff clears his throat. "Suppose it's none of my business, anyway." he states. "Well, you two seem harmless enough. You'll know when the chick is about to hatch when the egg goes back to being a shell, and not stone. After it hatches, feeding should be simple enough. Mashed up mince meat of any kind mixed with water will suffice. You'll have some sleepless nights ahead of you if you want the hawk to imprint upon you as a parent, but they mature fairly quickly. After it gets its flight feathers, I'll help you train it. Just... try not to let too many people know the bird is yours. They're typically for nobles and I wouldn't put it past some spoiled rich brat to simply say you stole it." Geoff warns Hyre.
Barna is still trying to regain her composure. Geoff notices her fidgeting and puts his hand on his knee, getting up. "Read all you want tonight, just remember to close the cellar before you leave... and next time, just knock, would you?" he grumbles.
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
((Finally figured out what I'm gonna do! Welcome to the wheel.... of.... inebriation! I COULD just make up some circumstances and situations, but I think it'd be more fun if we all find out together exactly what your characters did while 'under the influence' since Leon and Kallista have chosen to relax and just let the herbs do their thing, allowing them to join in the fun!))
Everyone roll on the following D12 table to find out what their character did in their euphoria OR choose one of the effects. Just have the creativity to back it up if you choose to... choose!
1-Fell asleep in the bath--the priests put the character up for the night in comfortable lodging. How wholesome! 2-Told an embarrassing secret to the entire group and everyone remembers. 3-Had a vision (I will DM you about what you saw. It will be up to you whether or not to share it.) that also grants 10 class points towards your preferred class. 4-Had a strange hallucination and ends up separated from the rest of the group, comes to their senses fully dressed but also next to an unconscious man and holding a sack of 2D6 GOLD coins. The man reeks of alcohol. 5-Had a strange hallucination and ends up separated from the rest of the group, comes to their senses in the Warren while apparently wrestling with a bugbear in some kind of public competition! Prepare to BRAWL! 6-Had a strange hallucination and ends up in a very nice hotel bed, next to someone. No idea how they got there. Choose who it is yourself or roll 1D4: 1: Total stranger 2: A member of the group (You decide who, but DM first if it's okay) 3: Total stranger who's apparently wealthy and still asleep 4: Kina or Sister Daar or one of the satyr triplets (Or ALL of them!) Whether anything happened there is up to you! 7-Went on a 'spirit journey' where an animal guide offers the character an insight into surviving the wilds. Character instantly gains a complete and permanent proficiency in Survival and Medicine. 8-Character went on a 'spirit journey' and encountered the spirit of an ancient warrior who helps unlock the character's hidden potential. Character instantly gains a permanent +1 to STR, DEX, or CON, your choice, and an instant proficiency with exotic weapons. 9-Character went on a 'spirit journey' and encountered the spirit of an ancient being who helps unlock the character's spiritual potential. Character gains a permanent +1 to WIS or INT and grants the ability to cast bless once per day. This is a special case and does not grant proficiency in any other spellcasting. It's more of an ability than anything else. 10-Character went berserk in a nightmarish hallucination and was ejected from the bath house. They come to their senses wearing new clothes and have taken 1D8 in damage, but also instantly gain a permanent proficiency in simple weapons and +1 CON after apparently surviving a brawl with 3 thugs. They also gain a well-made buckler (AC +2) and a decently made hand mace (1D6 damage). 11-Colours and sounds become one and the character happens upon a revelation of self-reflection. They feel driven towards a specific goal and for 3 days in-game will gain advantage to ALL rolls and will ignore exhaustion (Until those 3 days are up at which case you will immediately suffer exhaustion for a full day.) 12-The character's mind is opened up to the presence of a powerful being that lives beneath the town of Guiston, a sleeping titan that for some reason, recognizes the character and knows why they were spared the same fate as their kin in Hon. Imbues the character with new strength but also, due to the nature of the 'gift', attaches a permanent vulnerability. Gain a permanent +1 to 2 physical AND mental ability scores (your choice) but your character will permanently suffer a -3 save penalty to mind altering affects.
(Reposting for Leon)
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Upon leaving the Hearth, Balgrim is escorted over to one of the 'labours' whose cart is now empty. Brother Ranik ushers him over.
" 'ere lad, not sure where ye stayin', but just speak a place ta the beastie and it'll take ye where ye want to go, long as there's life lines built there." Ranik says. "No need tae worry bout returning it, it'll head back this way once it drops ye off."
(Reposting for Balgrim)
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Kallista hugs the book to her chest. "It's easy for you to say," she says, avoiding eye contact, "you don't have horns, wings, and purple skin reminding everyone of what you are."
Kallista hugs the book to her chest. "It's easy for you to say," she says, avoiding eye contact, "you don't have horns, wings, and purple skin reminding everyone of what you are."
Aelar looks at his friend for a long moment, then squats down to be on eye level with her. "Kallista, it's always easy to say stuff like this. I know that. It's the doing that's hard. And while I've no doubt that you have challenges I never will, don't think for an instant I don't know what it's like to be burdened with other people's expectations based on my appearance. People see an elf, a high-elf, and immediately get ideas: weak, haughty, wise, rich, learned...I could go on. I've no idea what it's like to be tieflng and some expectations are more burdensome than others. But I do know what it's like to be judged on my appearance. All I'm saying is that you don't have to base your actions on their reactions. That's it."
Realising what just happenned, Hyre just listens and nods at Geoffrey while taking the hits from Barna, his cheeks as red as a setting sun.
When Geoffrey leaves, Hyre can't bear the silence. "I..." he starts, "didn't mean to... make fun of you. I just..." 'Just what?' His reason asked. Too embarrassed to continue, Hyre steps forward, grabs a random book and tries reading all the knowledge in, though it doesn't even matter what it is. He just wanted to think of... well, anything else.
"Breakfast? Of course." Lazlo says,"I wonder what my friends are up to...?". The possibility of them being in all kinds of trouble without him (in spite of him) quickly sobers him up. "Carrie- how did I get that violin? Oooh- have you had eggs benedict!?"
The inebriating herbs in the water soon takes over Leon's senses, and while he may want to keep himself sober for the morning, his mind soon clouds over as a hallucination settles in.
Strange colors flash around him, and Leon hears laughing and giggling- some of it his own. The hallucination grows stronger as he realizes he has wandered into a tavern, and begins chugging down mugs of ale. The sensation intensifies until he completely blacks out.
The morning sun wakes him as Leon feels a splitting headache. As he regains his senses, he finds himself in a nice hotel bed with...a woman next to him. A discarded pile of clothing is on the floor, containing not only his newly-purchased attire but a fine dress as well. She must be quite wealthy.
Leon has no idea what actions led him to this point. As his mother had always told him, his silver tongue of his often gets in trouble. His drowsiness is broken when he realizes he has to meet the blacksmith to go to work.
Leon quickly gets dressed, but not wanting to abandon the fine lady he met last night, he quickly finds a piece of paper and an inkwell. He scrawls a quick note and leaves it on the nightstand, before heading out for the smithy.
"That was fun. I have to run now, but I hope to see you again. Catch me at Duncan's smithy if you're free."
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Barna looks to Hyre, then down to the book she was going to flip through idly, then back to Hyre. "It's.. all right. We only met the other day. It would be ridiculous to think of.." she says quietly, turning a few pages. Hyre suddenly feels Barna's arms close in around him from behind. "It... still made me really happy to hear that. I hope... when I've earned it, I can hear it for real from you, someday." she says, giving him a squeeze. "What... was that, anyway? When you go quiet, and your eyes dart about. What's wrong? Have you always been like that?" she asks, turning him to face her.
Carmine grins and squeezes Lazlo's hand. "Oh, I'm fairly certain you swiped that from the Horseshoe. They have a terrible stage act. Probably don't even miss it. The only fiddler they have plays it like he's washing a screaming cat." she says. "I'll eat just about anything right now. We worked up quite a hunger, dancing all night on our feet and then between the sheets." she giggles, then blinks curiously as she actually finds a familiar face approaching the two of them. "Well, look who it is. I guess we weren't the only ones who ended up here." she says as she spots Leon making his way towards them. "Leon, right? I definitely have some holes in my memory but I do somehow remember you tagging along with us. You said you wanted to keep us out of trouble, but it looks like you found some of your own!" Carmine laughs at Leon's disheveled appearance. ((Leon, do a D20 check and add your dex, con, and cha bonuses together for me ;3 ) If you get more than 18, Leon also finds 16 extra silver in his pocket that he is sure wasn't there before. Also, roll 1D10 for the lady--1 is a human, 2 is a half-elf, 3 is a tiefling, 4 is a half-orc, 5 is a dark elf, 6 is a firbolg, 7 is a goliath, 8 is a shifter, 9 is a 'kindall' which I'll describe later if it comes up and 10 is your choice))
Kina gets herself dressed, realizing what time it is. Sister Daar offers to 'walk' Aelar and Kallista back to the farm... and it's then that they realize that Leon, Lazlo, and the Satyrs have all disappeared from the pool. "I hope they don't get in too much trouble..." Kina says, stretching her back. "I'm going to sleep in the barracks for tonight. I'll be leaving for Hon at first light. Take care of yourselves. I'll look for you at Goodwin's Farm once I return. You kids are really something else, though. You may not even need to be there anymore after a week goes by." she says, patting Aelar and Kallista on the shoulder. "I'll take good care of them, Kina." Sister Daar says, bidding Kina goodnight as she leaves.
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D20 Check: 18
D10: 1
Leon laugh as he responds to Carmine.
"I found a bit more than trouble last night."
He shows the 9 silver pieces inside his pocket with a smile.
"Her generosity was surprising- she must have not found me lacking. Anyways, I have an appointment at the smithy that I can't miss. Else I risk Duncan's wrath..."
All these feelings are really strange to Hyre, simply because he had never felt them before. And that thing he said earlier? He didn't know who said that, but he definately didn't mean to. Not that they were wrong, but he never spoke without thinking first...
When she hugs him from behind, he feels his heart starts racing and his body definately felt like it was heating up. Was this it? He heard about it in countless stories but never quite managed to understand it himself. It seemed so natural to everyone else, but to him...
Still puzzled, confused, abashed and stirred, Barna turns him towards her. A few meanless syllables escape his mouth as he tries to speak, but then he stops. Remembering what Geoffrey has just told him, Hyre takes a moment to organise his thoughts. Well, maybe more than just one moment. Time passes as Barna looks at Hyre who mostly tries to look back at her, but keeps shifting his eyes to avoid looking directly into her eyes. When he finally feels like he can speak, he starts hesitantly: "I've... always been this way, though it didn't happen this frequently in a long time. Things that come naturally to others, they're not like that for me. Right and wrong, communicating with others and various other things. But above all - feelings. Both mine and others'. These are the kinds of things I had to learn while others just know it. At least most of it." Hyre goes silent for a long moment, but eventually continues. "So being that way, I don't always understand. When I don't understand others I can think for long about it, or just drop it; sometimes these are things I won't be able to understand even if I live a hundred years more. When the one I don't understand is me though... I can't just keep going. I have to stop until I know what I'm doing, what I'm feeling. Sometimes the 'fit' is brief, more like a twitch. Other times... well, you've seen what happens. I have ways to deal with it, but they don't always work. Especially if the feeling is too strong.
"As years passed, I managed to learn to understand myself better, so these fits became rare. I think the last winter passed with only one or two. But, after I met you, I think it happened two - no, three? I'm not sure exactly. In some cases I remember it happened, in others I don't. Well, you probably know better than me, being around all the time."
Hyre looks at Barna. Now, he's looking right at her without moving his eyes, glaring at her eyes, trying to see her reaction. He wasn't this open with this matter with... almost anyone. He was sure his close friends already knew this much, but they've never really talked about it. Everyone had that something everyone were aware to but didn't talk about. Maybe that's what brought them together.
Aelar waved to Kina. "Don't forget about the silver and especially the tools." As they three headed back to the farm, Aelar filled Sister Daar in on his vision. This time he included the part at the end with his parents and Raia. Turning to Kallista, he says, "Please forgive me for not telling you about that part before. It was too personal at the time, since my parents were part of it and...well, they...well you know what happened to them." The young elf couldn't talk for a bit, then, "Do either of you have any ideas or thoughts?"
((Oh, so the only words he actually said out loud were 'I love her really love her?'))
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Kallista smiles a little, "I couldn't till recently..." she stops for a minute, thinking about her words. "And I understand what you're saying... but in my experience, people like you are part of the minority. And the less attention I can draw to myself, even looking the way I do, the better..." after a few more seconds, "did you know there are some tieflings out there that look almost human? Then there's the ones like me..."
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
(OOC: Yup. In my first post, I had included this:
Notably, the last sentence. I obviously tried to foreshadow there.
Well, I guess it's my fault though. With so much nonsense there some things obviously get missed. It happens to me when reading others' messages too, some times (not in this game, I mean just in general).)
Varielky
"I know, Kallista. I'm not suggesting you do anything you're not comfortable with. I'm just saying be you and if people want to be stupid. Don't let their stupidity dictate your actions. And the ones like you...you're beautiful. Anyone who thinks differently is just dumb." Aelar smiles at his friends.
Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
(Ahh, yeah, I missed that part, sorry. The fonts all kind of made my eyes cross)
Barna's eyes widen when she hears Hyre say what he does, and she turns away more, before she covers her face and curls up a little bit. She reaches out and punches Hyre in the shoulder several times.
"Don't make fun of me..." she finally says.
While Barna has been aggressively pursuing Hyre, she's wise enough to know that he wouldn't really say such a thing with a clear head. Perhaps he was just trying to make Geoff less suspicious? Especially in her former line of work, she learned early on to not hold out hope of finding anyone who truly cares for her.
Still, her heart skips a beat and makes up for it with a relentless throbbing that pushes more and more blood up into her face. Did he really mean it or it just slipped out while he was trying to think of a response?
Geoff clears his throat.
"Suppose it's none of my business, anyway." he states.
"Well, you two seem harmless enough. You'll know when the chick is about to hatch when the egg goes back to being a shell, and not stone. After it hatches, feeding should be simple enough. Mashed up mince meat of any kind mixed with water will suffice. You'll have some sleepless nights ahead of you if you want the hawk to imprint upon you as a parent, but they mature fairly quickly. After it gets its flight feathers, I'll help you train it. Just... try not to let too many people know the bird is yours. They're typically for nobles and I wouldn't put it past some spoiled rich brat to simply say you stole it." Geoff warns Hyre.
Barna is still trying to regain her composure. Geoff notices her fidgeting and puts his hand on his knee, getting up.
"Read all you want tonight, just remember to close the cellar before you leave... and next time, just knock, would you?" he grumbles.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Kallista hugs the book to her chest. "It's easy for you to say," she says, avoiding eye contact, "you don't have horns, wings, and purple skin reminding everyone of what you are."
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Aelar looks at his friend for a long moment, then squats down to be on eye level with her. "Kallista, it's always easy to say stuff like this. I know that. It's the doing that's hard. And while I've no doubt that you have challenges I never will, don't think for an instant I don't know what it's like to be burdened with other people's expectations based on my appearance. People see an elf, a high-elf, and immediately get ideas: weak, haughty, wise, rich, learned...I could go on. I've no idea what it's like to be tieflng and some expectations are more burdensome than others. But I do know what it's like to be judged on my appearance. All I'm saying is that you don't have to base your actions on their reactions. That's it."
Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
(Yeah, I figured that might happen.)
Realising what just happenned, Hyre just listens and nods at Geoffrey while taking the hits from Barna, his cheeks as red as a setting sun.
When Geoffrey leaves, Hyre can't bear the silence. "I..." he starts, "didn't mean to... make fun of you. I just..." 'Just what?' His reason asked. Too embarrassed to continue, Hyre steps forward, grabs a random book and tries reading all the knowledge in, though it doesn't even matter what it is. He just wanted to think of... well, anything else.
Varielky
Kallista seems to hear his words, but she seems reluctant to take them to heart. "...okay..." she says quietly.
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Aelar smiles and stands. "Come on...as we appear to be the last two here, lets head back to the farm."
Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
"Breakfast? Of course." Lazlo says, "I wonder what my friends are up to...?". The possibility of them being in all kinds of trouble without him (in spite of him) quickly sobers him up. "Carrie- how did I get that violin? Oooh- have you had eggs benedict!?"
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
D12 Roll: 6
(I'll choose the third option)
The inebriating herbs in the water soon takes over Leon's senses, and while he may want to keep himself sober for the morning, his mind soon clouds over as a hallucination settles in.
Strange colors flash around him, and Leon hears laughing and giggling- some of it his own. The hallucination grows stronger as he realizes he has wandered into a tavern, and begins chugging down mugs of ale. The sensation intensifies until he completely blacks out.
The morning sun wakes him as Leon feels a splitting headache. As he regains his senses, he finds himself in a nice hotel bed with...a woman next to him. A discarded pile of clothing is on the floor, containing not only his newly-purchased attire but a fine dress as well. She must be quite wealthy.
Leon has no idea what actions led him to this point. As his mother had always told him, his silver tongue of his often gets in trouble. His drowsiness is broken when he realizes he has to meet the blacksmith to go to work.
Leon quickly gets dressed, but not wanting to abandon the fine lady he met last night, he quickly finds a piece of paper and an inkwell. He scrawls a quick note and leaves it on the nightstand, before heading out for the smithy.
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Barna looks to Hyre, then down to the book she was going to flip through idly, then back to Hyre.
"It's.. all right. We only met the other day. It would be ridiculous to think of.." she says quietly, turning a few pages.
Hyre suddenly feels Barna's arms close in around him from behind.
"It... still made me really happy to hear that. I hope... when I've earned it, I can hear it for real from you, someday." she says, giving him a squeeze.
"What... was that, anyway? When you go quiet, and your eyes dart about. What's wrong? Have you always been like that?" she asks, turning him to face her.
Carmine grins and squeezes Lazlo's hand.
"Oh, I'm fairly certain you swiped that from the Horseshoe. They have a terrible stage act. Probably don't even miss it. The only fiddler they have plays it like he's washing a screaming cat." she says.
"I'll eat just about anything right now. We worked up quite a hunger, dancing all night on our feet and then between the sheets." she giggles, then blinks curiously as she actually finds a familiar face approaching the two of them.
"Well, look who it is. I guess we weren't the only ones who ended up here." she says as she spots Leon making his way towards them.
"Leon, right? I definitely have some holes in my memory but I do somehow remember you tagging along with us. You said you wanted to keep us out of trouble, but it looks like you found some of your own!" Carmine laughs at Leon's disheveled appearance.
((Leon, do a D20 check and add your dex, con, and cha bonuses together for me ;3 ) If you get more than 18, Leon also finds 16 extra silver in his pocket that he is sure wasn't there before. Also, roll 1D10 for the lady--1 is a human, 2 is a half-elf, 3 is a tiefling, 4 is a half-orc, 5 is a dark elf, 6 is a firbolg, 7 is a goliath, 8 is a shifter, 9 is a 'kindall' which I'll describe later if it comes up and 10 is your choice))
Kina gets herself dressed, realizing what time it is. Sister Daar offers to 'walk' Aelar and Kallista back to the farm... and it's then that they realize that Leon, Lazlo, and the Satyrs have all disappeared from the pool.
"I hope they don't get in too much trouble..." Kina says, stretching her back.
"I'm going to sleep in the barracks for tonight. I'll be leaving for Hon at first light. Take care of yourselves. I'll look for you at Goodwin's Farm once I return. You kids are really something else, though. You may not even need to be there anymore after a week goes by." she says, patting Aelar and Kallista on the shoulder.
"I'll take good care of them, Kina." Sister Daar says, bidding Kina goodnight as she leaves.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
D20 Check: 18
D10: 1
Leon laugh as he responds to Carmine.
"I found a bit more than trouble last night."
He shows the 9 silver pieces inside his pocket with a smile.
"Her generosity was surprising- she must have not found me lacking. Anyways, I have an appointment at the smithy that I can't miss. Else I risk Duncan's wrath..."
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Kallista waves bye to Kina as she leaves, following Aelar and Sister Daar back to the farm.
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
All these feelings are really strange to Hyre, simply because he had never felt them before. And that thing he said earlier? He didn't know who said that, but he definately didn't mean to. Not that they were wrong, but he never spoke without thinking first...
When she hugs him from behind, he feels his heart starts racing and his body definately felt like it was heating up. Was this it? He heard about it in countless stories but never quite managed to understand it himself. It seemed so natural to everyone else, but to him...
Still puzzled, confused, abashed and stirred, Barna turns him towards her. A few meanless syllables escape his mouth as he tries to speak, but then he stops. Remembering what Geoffrey has just told him, Hyre takes a moment to organise his thoughts. Well, maybe more than just one moment. Time passes as Barna looks at Hyre who mostly tries to look back at her, but keeps shifting his eyes to avoid looking directly into her eyes. When he finally feels like he can speak, he starts hesitantly: "I've... always been this way, though it didn't happen this frequently in a long time. Things that come naturally to others, they're not like that for me. Right and wrong, communicating with others and various other things. But above all - feelings. Both mine and others'. These are the kinds of things I had to learn while others just know it. At least most of it." Hyre goes silent for a long moment, but eventually continues. "So being that way, I don't always understand. When I don't understand others I can think for long about it, or just drop it; sometimes these are things I won't be able to understand even if I live a hundred years more. When the one I don't understand is me though... I can't just keep going. I have to stop until I know what I'm doing, what I'm feeling. Sometimes the 'fit' is brief, more like a twitch. Other times... well, you've seen what happens. I have ways to deal with it, but they don't always work. Especially if the feeling is too strong.
"As years passed, I managed to learn to understand myself better, so these fits became rare. I think the last winter passed with only one or two. But, after I met you, I think it happened two - no, three? I'm not sure exactly. In some cases I remember it happened, in others I don't. Well, you probably know better than me, being around all the time."
Hyre looks at Barna. Now, he's looking right at her without moving his eyes, glaring at her eyes, trying to see her reaction. He wasn't this open with this matter with... almost anyone. He was sure his close friends already knew this much, but they've never really talked about it. Everyone had that something everyone were aware to but didn't talk about. Maybe that's what brought them together.
Varielky
Aelar waved to Kina. "Don't forget about the silver and especially the tools." As they three headed back to the farm, Aelar filled Sister Daar in on his vision. This time he included the part at the end with his parents and Raia. Turning to Kallista, he says, "Please forgive me for not telling you about that part before. It was too personal at the time, since my parents were part of it and...well, they...well you know what happened to them." The young elf couldn't talk for a bit, then, "Do either of you have any ideas or thoughts?"
Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
Kallista shrugs, "It's new to me... I've never even seen a dragon before."
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