For the watch, go ahead and roll a Perception check and a general d20 roll for me please. ^_^
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During the discussion between the retainers, Cadmus would notice that at some point, Elena began laughing! Both Garrick and Isolde are confused by her reaction, but Garrick opts to leave Isolde to speak with Elena, while he and Meli help Cadmus set up camp.
"Elena? What's wrong?" Isolde asks her.
Elena giggles, "I'm-I'm sorry, Isolde. I-I think your theory about the Monarch and the Fool might have more credence. Because...I thought about it, and I just got the joke!" She laughs out loud, like the joke in question was the funniest she ever heard.
Isolde asks, "The joke? What joke? Nobody told a joke?"
Elena speaks, "I don't want to curse us all by ruining a joke from The Fool, but...think hard about what Cadmus followed, Isolde! There was a pun! It lead him straight to Meli, too! Ohhhhohoho! That pun was masterfully done!"
Isolde looks confused until a look of realization dawns on her. That realization fades for a wide smile, as she answers mischievously, "Oh! Ohhhh! I better get Meli's measurements for a dress while I still can,"
Meli meanwhile, has been quiet and somber as she helps set up camp quietly. There is clearly a lot on her mind. The only time she spoke up this night was when Cadmus moves to start a fire. She speaks, her tone listless, "Don't start a fire, Cad. It could lead them to us..." Whether Cadmus follows her advice or not remains as his decision.
Garrick manages to tether the horses so they don't leave in the middle of the night. He looks to Cadmus as he approaches and asks his question. Garrick's eyes meet Cadmus as he asks what Ser Adam found in the Forests of Vesteral. Garrick sighs through his nose, and he answers Cadmus somberly,
"I wish I knew. We tried asking him that numerous times, but he never told us. He didn't even bother to tell us the specific location of said item. The only thing he said about it was that, should it ever come to it, you would recognize it as soon as you saw it. So, I'm afraid it's up to you to find it in the Forests..."
"Elena? What's wrong?" Isolde asks her.
Elena giggles, "I'm-I'm sorry, Isolde. I-I think your theory about the Monarch and the Fool might have more credence. Because...I thought about it, and I just got the joke!" She laughs out loud, like the joke in question was the funniest she ever heard.
Isolde asks, "The joke? What joke? Nobody told a joke?"
Elena speaks, "I don't want to curse us all by ruining a joke from The Fool, but...think hard about what Cadmus followed, Isolde! There was a pun! It lead him straight to Meli, too! Ohhhhohoho! That pun was masterfully done!"
Isolde looks confused until a look of realization dawns on her. That realization fades for a wide smile, as she answers mischievously, "Oh! Ohhhh! I better get Meli's measurements for a dress while I still can,"
Meli meanwhile, has been quiet and somber as she helps set up camp quietly. There is clearly a lot on her mind. The only time she spoke up this night was when Cadmus moves to start a fire. She speaks, her tone listless, "Don't start a fire, Cad. It could lead them to us..." Whether Cadmus follows her advice or not remains as his decision.
Garrick manages to tether the horses so they don't leave in the middle of the night. He looks to Cadmus as he approaches and asks his question. Garrick's eyes meet Cadmus as he asks what Ser Adam found in the Forests of Vesteral. Garrick sighs through his nose, and he answers Cadmus somberly,
"I wish I knew. We tried asking him that numerous times, but he never told us. He didn't even bother to tell us the specific location of said item. The only thing he said about it was that, should it ever come to it, you would recognize it as soon as you saw it. So, I'm afraid it's up to you to find it in the Forests..."
<Snipped quote by Guardian Angel Haruki>
Edit: Ended up replying in the IC thread lol, I'll edit with my post
That was totally not an intended reference. XD I forgot to edit my previous post and posted a new one, I hate myself lol
Great save with the picture though!
Inspiration to you.
Fun fact: I did not plan for a pun to be in that encounter. But I realized it was there anyways. It hit me like a truck while I was at work.
Kalila follows Garrick as he gestures dramatically towards Miller's. The crisp and clean morning air hits her like a wave from the ocean. It was startling, but it was much more pleasant than the stifled tension in the kitchen. The smoke in the bottle even shifts colors to various shades of vibrant blues and greens, with an occasional yellow for the sun.
However the smoke does go back to shifting between all of the myriad colors as she instinctively looks around while the both of them travel. Thankfully, it doesn't seem any of the Vultures are watching them.
She blinks at Garrek's words, reasserting his thoughts on how she used magic on Vane. She is glad to hear such praise. But...with that came the memories of her previous attempts to study the arcane. That previous battle was the first instance of casting magic successfully! Not to mention, she could tell that the magic she used wasn't the wizardry she studied. It was something wild, and alive.
Her mind begins to connect the dots. She isn't a wizard, because wizards achieve their magic by studying and using strict formulas and measurements to accomplish their feats of magic. This? This came about after her three wishes were granted...
Wait...But then, that would make me--
Then Garrek's words about her teaching him how to use magic. Her eyes widened and this time, a laugh manages to escape. She quickly but genuinely apologizes, "Oh! I'm so sorry! I'm not laughing at you! It's just that I struggled with learning how to cast magic when I started those lessons. So, I'm not really confident in my teaching skills," She can still remember the echoes of the lectures, the scoldings, and the laughter from her brother for the more embarrassing display of her failures in magic. She then does reassure him, "I'm sure you would be able to handle magic lessons better than I did,"
Her eyes then pick up the blood, and her own blood runs cold. She follows the faint blood trail to the alleyway where she woke up.
"Vane must have headed that way while he fled..." Kalila thought to herself. A chill runs down her spine as she realizes that the person pursuing her last night could have very well been Vane if not another member of the Vultures. She was glad she took the risk and entered the Panther's Rest.
She keeps stride with Garrek as he leads the way to Miller's. When he asked about Vane when she stabbed him, she shuddered. She answers, "I'm afraid I didn't. He still had that mask on after all," It was probably for the best. She was pretty sure that if he saw his face at that time, she would not be so calm right now.
She notes the woman screaming at the man in the doorway, but that doesn't seem to be relevant to the Vultures problem everyone has. But then again...who orders spikes? The guards?
She snaps back to the moment and discussion shifted to the bottle she's carrying. She answers his questions, glancing to the bottle, "You know, I'm not exactly sure myself. There's still a lot of details I'm trying to figure out. I woke up with it in my hand this morning," She then blinks in realization with how that sentence sounded, and she speaks again, "And no, I did not drink anything last night,"
Then her gaze flicks upwards to catch the glimpse of a shadow moving about quickly along the rooflines of the Panther's Rest. She doesn't know if she actually saw something or if her nerves were playing tricks, but the darkness of that shadow unnerved her.
"Could someone else among the vultures have been watching Vane? If so...then my attempt to make sure Vane kept himself quiet may have failed..." Kalila wondered in dread.
She snaps back to the present moment when Garrek speaks up again, and she laughs, "Alright, I'm hurrying!"
At the mention of the dress, she rolls her eyes and she finally voices her sarcastic feelings on said dress, "Oh no. What a tragedy..." She then blinks at an idea, and she asks, "Actually, I wonder if it would be possible to sell the dress once I get proper working clothes..."
However the smoke does go back to shifting between all of the myriad colors as she instinctively looks around while the both of them travel. Thankfully, it doesn't seem any of the Vultures are watching them.
She blinks at Garrek's words, reasserting his thoughts on how she used magic on Vane. She is glad to hear such praise. But...with that came the memories of her previous attempts to study the arcane. That previous battle was the first instance of casting magic successfully! Not to mention, she could tell that the magic she used wasn't the wizardry she studied. It was something wild, and alive.
Her mind begins to connect the dots. She isn't a wizard, because wizards achieve their magic by studying and using strict formulas and measurements to accomplish their feats of magic. This? This came about after her three wishes were granted...
Wait...But then, that would make me--
Then Garrek's words about her teaching him how to use magic. Her eyes widened and this time, a laugh manages to escape. She quickly but genuinely apologizes, "Oh! I'm so sorry! I'm not laughing at you! It's just that I struggled with learning how to cast magic when I started those lessons. So, I'm not really confident in my teaching skills," She can still remember the echoes of the lectures, the scoldings, and the laughter from her brother for the more embarrassing display of her failures in magic. She then does reassure him, "I'm sure you would be able to handle magic lessons better than I did,"
Her eyes then pick up the blood, and her own blood runs cold. She follows the faint blood trail to the alleyway where she woke up.
"Vane must have headed that way while he fled..." Kalila thought to herself. A chill runs down her spine as she realizes that the person pursuing her last night could have very well been Vane if not another member of the Vultures. She was glad she took the risk and entered the Panther's Rest.
She keeps stride with Garrek as he leads the way to Miller's. When he asked about Vane when she stabbed him, she shuddered. She answers, "I'm afraid I didn't. He still had that mask on after all," It was probably for the best. She was pretty sure that if he saw his face at that time, she would not be so calm right now.
She notes the woman screaming at the man in the doorway, but that doesn't seem to be relevant to the Vultures problem everyone has. But then again...who orders spikes? The guards?
She snaps back to the moment and discussion shifted to the bottle she's carrying. She answers his questions, glancing to the bottle, "You know, I'm not exactly sure myself. There's still a lot of details I'm trying to figure out. I woke up with it in my hand this morning," She then blinks in realization with how that sentence sounded, and she speaks again, "And no, I did not drink anything last night,"
Then her gaze flicks upwards to catch the glimpse of a shadow moving about quickly along the rooflines of the Panther's Rest. She doesn't know if she actually saw something or if her nerves were playing tricks, but the darkness of that shadow unnerved her.
"Could someone else among the vultures have been watching Vane? If so...then my attempt to make sure Vane kept himself quiet may have failed..." Kalila wondered in dread.
She snaps back to the present moment when Garrek speaks up again, and she laughs, "Alright, I'm hurrying!"
At the mention of the dress, she rolls her eyes and she finally voices her sarcastic feelings on said dress, "Oh no. What a tragedy..." She then blinks at an idea, and she asks, "Actually, I wonder if it would be possible to sell the dress once I get proper working clothes..."
Sorry for the wait, but I was able to get a post in during lunch break. :D
At first, the darkness of night and the changed positions of the stars was disorienting for Cadmus. But, Meli was by his side, helping him by pointing out the minute signs in the wilderness and properly identifying the constellations, such as the Great Gavel, and the Jester’s Scepter. Evidently, Cadmus and Meli successfully find the hidden paths.
Should Cadmus look back, however, he would see the unmistakable glow of orange light in the distance, with smoke rising from it. There’s no mistaking the source: The orchard has been set ablaze with an all-consuming fire. There is no going back now…
Cadmus, Meli, and his retainers do stop when it finally becomes two in the morning. Meli and the retainers all listen in awe as Cadmus recounts what he found before finding Meli.
Meli answers him, clearly thinking about it, “Sorry, Cad. I don’t really know much about the stag. That’s a new story. I thought the kiddos were just playing pretend or just invented a new game after Vic came back from getting lost one day. But…if you actually saw the stag…Maybe it was a benevolent spirit of the forest?”
Isolde speaks up, “I’m not so sure. The statue had a crown of thorns? It is often said that the Monarch takes a form always donning a crown. It is also said that all of their forms would be petrified if manifested outside of a city. The wilderness was never their domain,”
Garrick scoffs, “You’re not suggesting the Monarch and the Fool both visited him, are you?”
Isolde shrugs and answers, “I’ve heard of stranger things back in my youth,”
Should Cadmus look back, however, he would see the unmistakable glow of orange light in the distance, with smoke rising from it. There’s no mistaking the source: The orchard has been set ablaze with an all-consuming fire. There is no going back now…
Cadmus, Meli, and his retainers do stop when it finally becomes two in the morning. Meli and the retainers all listen in awe as Cadmus recounts what he found before finding Meli.
Meli answers him, clearly thinking about it, “Sorry, Cad. I don’t really know much about the stag. That’s a new story. I thought the kiddos were just playing pretend or just invented a new game after Vic came back from getting lost one day. But…if you actually saw the stag…Maybe it was a benevolent spirit of the forest?”
Isolde speaks up, “I’m not so sure. The statue had a crown of thorns? It is often said that the Monarch takes a form always donning a crown. It is also said that all of their forms would be petrified if manifested outside of a city. The wilderness was never their domain,”
Garrick scoffs, “You’re not suggesting the Monarch and the Fool both visited him, are you?”
Isolde shrugs and answers, “I’ve heard of stranger things back in my youth,”
I'll be able to get the DM Post up after work today. ^^"
Can you please give me a perception check?
Edit: Also, Garrek is your first sidekick for this campaign! I'll be adding his stat block in the character's tab soon.
Ooh! Thank you! XD
Kalila's Perception Check is a total of 16. XD
Kalila had half-expected Gerta to be indifferent to the joke, or to have simply thrown her out for the magic. But instead, Gerta told her to stop and informed her that them wanting her isn't a good thing. She knew, but...she thought Gerta would have cared less about her now that Kalila actively hurt someone.
She listens patiently as Gerta answered her question about the guards. After hearing the Vultures' methods in response to the Guards being called, Kalila began thinking over other methods of informing the guards.
She blinks when she finally notices that the sunlight is finally lighting up the room. It feels like being in a different room now that the sun has risen; Safe, but messy from the early morning's events. She looks back to Gerta as she speaks once more. After she tells her that there is more to talk about later, regarding the magic Kalila just used, Kalila nods in understanding.
Despite everything that just happened...Gerta was still willing to help her! Kalila wasn't sure what she felt at the moment other than surprise. The best description she could give was someone squeezing her heart in their fist. Thankfully, Gerta drew attention to that unknown emotion when she told Kalila and Garrek to listen to her warning seriously. She answers Gerta as well, with a nod and a small smile, "We hear you. We'll take the main roads,"
She looks to Garrek, and she answers his cheerful words, "Let's! Please lead the way, Garrek,"
Before leaving, Kalila does grab the bottle once again. She thought about leaving it behind, but a part of her knew that she would need it if the Vultures attacked them in broad daylight. With the bottle in hand, she heads out with Garrek to Miller's Shop.
As they walk on, Kalila looks around, trying to see if she can see any of the Vultures watching. She wanted to see if the Vultures were truly watching, or if it was more bluster on their part.
She listens patiently as Gerta answered her question about the guards. After hearing the Vultures' methods in response to the Guards being called, Kalila began thinking over other methods of informing the guards.
She blinks when she finally notices that the sunlight is finally lighting up the room. It feels like being in a different room now that the sun has risen; Safe, but messy from the early morning's events. She looks back to Gerta as she speaks once more. After she tells her that there is more to talk about later, regarding the magic Kalila just used, Kalila nods in understanding.
Despite everything that just happened...Gerta was still willing to help her! Kalila wasn't sure what she felt at the moment other than surprise. The best description she could give was someone squeezing her heart in their fist. Thankfully, Gerta drew attention to that unknown emotion when she told Kalila and Garrek to listen to her warning seriously. She answers Gerta as well, with a nod and a small smile, "We hear you. We'll take the main roads,"
She looks to Garrek, and she answers his cheerful words, "Let's! Please lead the way, Garrek,"
Before leaving, Kalila does grab the bottle once again. She thought about leaving it behind, but a part of her knew that she would need it if the Vultures attacked them in broad daylight. With the bottle in hand, she heads out with Garrek to Miller's Shop.
As they walk on, Kalila looks around, trying to see if she can see any of the Vultures watching. She wanted to see if the Vultures were truly watching, or if it was more bluster on their part.
<Snipped quote by Guardian Angel Haruki>
I have four people with me, can I roll it with advantage, assuming they would be helping?
Yes, you can roll with advantage. ^_^
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