Guardian Angel Haruki

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Hither

Queen's Way

The sky begins to darken slowly as everyone realizes how tired they are, the twilit sky becoming night as the discussions and arguments continue. When Zavakri begins crying, the party would feel rain begin to fall on them. The rain is not heavy enough to seriously drench the party and prevent them from going to sleep, but it is enough to really compound the feelings of sadness and melancholy that are now present in the group. The rain will not let up until the party calms down and recovers from this sadness.

As Brutrumukk leaves to go find a place to rest, he notices that there is now a nearby stone that has a frowning face made of cracks in the stone. Zavakri notices, as she curls in on herself, that there are thorns growing next to her that weren't there before.

Highest Passive Perception (Aurora) Only

In the middle of their rest, Aurora sees something during her watch or after her 4 hours of rest.

In the distant sky, she spots a great balloon made of patchwork material. It spins out of control as though punctured, causing the wicker basket that hangs from it to swing wildly. She can hear the distant sound of screaming coming from it. The balloon plunges out of sight, disappearing into the fog approximately a mile away.

The rest passes by quietly for the party. When they wake, they will be well rested and ready for this swamp and its unknown dangers.

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OK.

DM Post coming right up! ^_^

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Not gonna be able to post tonight. Sorry yall.

@Lurking Krog

No worries. ^_^
It’s all good.

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@Cao the Exiled With a 7, you don’t really see any villages or towns. You just see swamplands.

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For real tho, In this environment? It’ll be hard to not feel empathy.

Aurora can tell you why

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And now the atmosphere music is this…. TT_TT

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I’ll make an IC post after work. ^_^

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Highest Passive Perception noticed something. Sent a PM.

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@rush99999@Lurking Krog

Excellent! Thank you.

So...there is a general thing or two both Brutrumukk and Aurora know about hags.

1) They are powerful spellcasters who, more often than not, appear as elderly women. However, their true forms are uglier. Neither of them have heard what a hag's true form looks like.

2) They see ugly things as beautiful and vice-versa.

That's about it...

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Amaryllis

Amaryllis healed everyone as best as she could with the power of the stars along with the power of nature, working in harmony. Those she could not heal, were quickly covered in plants. As soon as everyone in the vicinity was healed, the heavenly chalice form faded. Her arms lowered from their arching upwards positions as her body became wood and fibre once again.

She is stoic as Pyke agrees to bring her and the others in. The Druid is clearly antsy to everyone around her as she finds herself having to wait just a little longer as she is cleaned, given nourishment, and...very fermented grape juice? The last item in question certainly got Amaryllis to raise an eyebrow quizzically. She left the drink alone.

She would have to ask about it later. There were more important matters at hand.

She stood with the others, two who fought by her side, and one other who had not. Amaryllis listens attentively and patiently as the Princess is introduced and she speaks. She raises an eyebrow at the mention that her goal is to restore the people's trust.

When the floor is open to her and her compatriots, she speaks up addressing all of them, "I wish to speak first,"

She steps forward slightly, and she greets the Princess, almost as regally as the Princess, but still respectful to the Royal in front of her, "I am called Amaryllis. Future Druid of the Heartlands, Student of both Nature and the Stars. I have come offering aid, in hopes of receiving aid in return,"

She then informs the Princess, "A Rot unknown to us has gripped the Heartlands and spreads as we speak. This decay has affected even my Family and Friends, inflicting madness upon them and causing them to become senselessly violent. If nothing is done, I fear that the Heartlanders, other than myself, will not be able to lend aid to the Children of the Dale,"

She continues, "I also come with knowledge. This knowledge may very well be a portent that needs to be heeded,"

She raises a hand and points an index finger upwards, towards the stars, "All of you who live short lives would not be blamed for not seeing it. But I have. There is a strange shifting of the stars' position within the Constellation, 'Renyo's Gateway',"

She lowers her hand and she tells the Princess, "Gather your wisemen and scholars, Highness. I sense that this portent should not be ignored...for everyone's sake,"

Once she is done speaking, she steps back in line to let any one of the others here speak.