Session Start: Fri Jun 09 18:16:03 2006 Session Ident: #Aeoth [18:16] * Now talking in #Aeoth [18:16] * ChanServ sets mode: +nrt [18:16] * Robin has joined #Aeoth [18:16] * NinjaDebugger has joined #aeoth [18:16] * Demota has joined #Aeoth [18:16] * NinjaDebugger is now known as Clarissa [18:16] * Robin is now known as Kardos [18:18] * Zegon rubs his temples. Okay. Gotta get this started... [18:19] Yes! [18:19] * Demotafk is now known as Lucy [18:19] Go, Zeg, Go! [18:19] -> *nickserv* register [18:20] Okay, does anybody have a problem starting in a caravan on their way taking a shipment of grain and 'grain' to one of the major cities? [18:20] Define 'grain'? [18:20] It's 'grain', you know. 'grain. [18:20] ' [18:20] No problem. [18:21] I suppose. [18:22] Woaaaah. [18:24] Sure! [18:24] And by 'grain', I really mean tobacco. Since it's not illegal or anything. [18:25] So are we mercs, just going with them, or both? [18:26] Mercs of a sort. They pay you to go with them and help them out, but you're not under their command or anything, and with that payment they're providing a safer way to travel to the destionation. [18:27] Sure. [18:27] What kind of land are we traveling through? [18:27] And we get to kill bandits! [18:27] And you get to kill bandits~! [18:27] Um, plains. [18:28] You're three or so days out from the woods, and at your current pace a travel time of 15 days or so to the destination. [18:29] Destination: New Anbor, btw. [18:30] So! [18:30] [Starting session, yo. Put OOC chatter in OOC channel, yo yo yeah.] [18:32] [Day, day, hmmm... Sure, we'll start it on June 9th of... some stupid number. Let's go with 1221 because it's a palendrome. And ECE, because that's a cool base year, although at the moment I don't know what it means.] [18:33] [We find our heroes/adventurers/protagonists/main characters/party members/soon to be badasses if they don't fuck it up travelling down the road as part of a caravan carrying a grain and tobacco shipment (mainly) to New Anbor from the surrounding regional farms. ETA: 15 days to New Anbor] [18:34] [The time of day is morning, and it looks a little cloudy outside today but one of the caravan members guarntees it won't rain today, so there's not much to worry about there.] [18:34] [... Supposedly, anyways] [18:36] [Anyways, you're heading north along one of the less traveled roads, given none of the roads around here are commonly traveled 'cuz it's almost in the middle of nowheres. Despite that the road's in reasonable condition. You've just packed up from breakfast and are moving onwards *starts Oregon Trail music*] [18:36] [Session start!] [18:39] (Psst. A good way to start would be description and what you're doing.) [18:39] (Yeah, give me a second. I'm annoyed.) [18:40] * Lucy walks along, head raised, gazing far ahead at nothing in particular and taking in the surroundings. She occasionally glances at the clouds. SHe's a tall human woman, with green eyes and long blonde hair suggesting elven heritage. She wears what could be described as a steel plate skirt. [18:40] ( Er, rides. Not walks. ) [18:41] * Kardos is near the front of the caravan, looking about idly as he walks on. He's a youth in his mid-teens, a bit taller than normal, lean and muscular, with golden hair and well-tanned skin. He wears trousers, boots, a breastplate and a loose, open robe; the armor seems of Elven manufacture, while the robe appears of Gnomish design. ] [18:41] * Clarissa is a cute little girl, maybe ten years old, with long black hair tied back in a ponytail, except for long bangs hanging down to either side of her face. She's dressed -incredibly- garishly, in black boots, purple hose, and a white shirt (with ruffles!) over which is a pink tabard emblazoned with a unicorn rampant, crossed with a red rose, under a rainbow. [18:42] * Clarissa is riding a horse she calls Starlight, a magnificent white beast with long, flowing rainbow colored mane and tail, which appear to be totally natural. [18:43] * Clarissa is, this morning of travel, riding alongside the caravan, some twenty feet away from the nearest wagon, using her everpresent large, floppy, royal purple hat to keep the sun off. Its long white feather trails neatly in the wind, happily indicating wind direction with its leanings. [18:47] * Kardos is handsome despite being lightly scarred on all visible portions of his body. He carries a simple haversack and a massive sword, the later of which is slung in a leather sheathe with the furr still on the inside. He has no mount, but hasn't had trouble keeping up with the caravan. [18:48] * Garret is walking right next to Clarissa. He's come on board at the same time as her, and there's probably been talk of him being her guardian, though he's denied every question as such. He's in his mid-twenties, with light brown eyes, raggedly cut and *extremely* pale blond hair, and weathered, fair skin. [18:50] * Garret is dressed simply and sensibly, in light blues and browns, with a chain shirt for protection. He has Fharlanghn's symbol around his neck, and the only two things about him that particularly stand out are his hat, which is a royal blue with large, white feather (and matches Clarissa's) and his quarterstaff, which is made of a polished, dark wood with an ivory and gold guard. [18:50] * Garret eyes the sky. [18:50] I think I disagree with that man. It might rain. [18:51] You'd be one to know, I suppose. I could probably find out, but I'm not particularly interested. [18:54] * Lucy doesn't seem terribly phased by this possibility. "Rain is just nature telling the world to turn green." [18:54] Or muddy. [18:54] Or blue, really. It can turn fairly blue that way. [18:54] Or, if one is lucky, several other colors besides. [18:55] Perhaps, but all at once is a temporary sort of thing. [18:55] Yes; this makes it all the more appreciable. [18:55] * Garret speaks with a clipped, solid tone. From around here? Absolutely not. But he's easy to understand. [18:56] * Kardos speaks, oddly, with a mild elven accent. He does not appear to have even slightly pointed ears, however. [18:57] * Garret nudges a lazy violet at the side of the road with the edge of his staff, then continues to walk on. [19:00] What's that, you think it's going to rain? [19:01] In a day or so. [19:02] Rain feels great. It's cool, and it feels like it just washes everything away. [19:03] And soaks your books and makes it hard to walk and blocks your vision. [19:03] A day, huh? Care to make a wager on that? [19:03] A 'wager'? [19:06] You know, a bet. [19:07] I am unfamiliar with the term, actually. I beg your pardon for this; I am new to this area. [19:07] * Garret turns his head to look at the man, even slowing a bit so his wagon can catch up. "I'd say that the rain will hit within the next twenty-seven hours or so." [19:08] My gold piece says it'll hit after then. [19:09] I'll take that wager. [19:09] * Kardos observes this arcane practice and frowns. "I see." [19:12] * Kardos has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [19:14] (Kardos was frightened away.) [19:14] (Damn) [19:14] I as well. Do you have two gold? [19:14] Yes, but any more and my wife'll kill me if I lose. [19:14] * Garret laughs. "Then I won't, because I'd rather not have her kill you." [19:16] * Biggs smiles back at Garret. "You're a cute kid, you know that?" [19:16] (Uh, I'm not the kid here.) [19:16] (Nor am I particularly cute.) [19:16] (... god dammit. wrong one. Scratch that) [19:16] * Kardos has joined #Aeoth [19:16] That'd be pretty uncomfortable, believe me. [19:18] Well, not entirely. [19:18] If she were to kill you, you'd be at your final reward before too long. [19:18] She'd do worse than kill me. [19:19] * Garret raises an eyebrow. "Like?" [19:19] Like feed him. [19:19] Terrifying. [19:20] * Kardos frowns, shrugs, and goes back to watching the countryside. [19:21] * Lucy gazes at the clouds, fascinated by the shapes and curves. [19:21] It is! You'd think she was a poison maker with the way she cooks. [19:21] Maybe she is. [19:21] You should look into that. [19:21] * Garret smiles pleasantly and doffs his hat to Biggs before walking more quickly, catching up to Clarissa. [19:24] The poor fellow. He's going to be down one gold in only a day. [19:25] * Clarissa shrugs. "Maybe this will motivate him to get better." [19:25] So what'll you be doing with that shiny metal disc? [19:26] It will go with the rest of them, obviously. I'll put it to use eventually. [19:27] * Clarissa perks up an ear. "Thunder already?" [19:27] That sound... stampede? [19:27] * Garret chuckles. "He could use i- eh?" He looks to the left. [19:27] That's not thunder. [19:28] * Kardos looks to the left as well, following Garret's example. [19:28] * Lucy shrugs, then looks that direction. [19:28] * Garret peers, trying to get a better look. "Must be... orcs. This is the plains; it has to be orcs." Pause. "That or Hadoc's army. Again." [19:28] How long until they're here? [19:29] * Kardos frowns. "I've never seen an orc. I'm told they're surly, however." [19:29] They ARE coming here, yes? [19:30] They look rather like a cross between an elf, a pig, and a wolf. [19:30] They're ugly, usually smelly, ferocious, and hit hard. [19:30] Wonder what's brought 'em here. [19:31] * Kardos frowns, and looks thoughtful for a moment before getting an 'oh yeah' look on his face. "Ah! So that's what that was." [19:31] The caravan, obviously. [19:31] (I would say something, but I'm waiting on the GM. ;P) [19:31] ( Psh. Loser. All the COOL people run off the face of the world. ) [19:31] (I kind of like the world!) [19:32] ( And I've always wanted to go Ethereal without magic. ^_~ ) [19:32] * Biggs looks to the west and shouts to the caravan. "Raiders! Get ready to stand and fight! Move move move!" At his signal the wagons go into a bustle of activity, moving quickly to protect the more delicate cargo wagons of the caravan in the middle while others who were conscripted into fighting and the more expendable wagons make an outer peremiter. [19:32] This way, at least. Four minutes- yeah. [19:33] * Clarissa frowns. [19:34] * Clarissa pats Starlight's neck, then dismounts and sends the horse riding off towards the wagons. [19:34] If this were the forest, I could slow them... [19:34] Hmph... [19:35] * Lucy strokes the handle of an extremely large axe. "Looks like it's time for us to go to work." [19:35] * Kardos unlimbers his sword, which is vast and ancient and rune-covered and... missing pieces. [19:38] * Clarissa rubs her hands together in a very unchildlike way, then draws a small knife and knicks the palm of her left hand. [19:39] * Clarissa dips her right index finger in the blood and sketches a glowing circle in the air, then a star inside that, while incanting gravely, "Starbrite, in my own name I summon thee to battle. By bond of blood and oath, come to my call." [19:41] * Garret frowns as he watches the orcs for another couple of minutes, then lets out a breath. "I really don't like this sort of thing," he comments, "but it can't be helped. Fharl, old friend, aid my travels." A wave of the hand, and he's hovering a few inches off the ground. [19:43] * Lucy pats her horse. "Ready?" [19:43] * Clarissa reaches up as an even larger version of Starlight, rainbow mane spiked up, with slight arcs of electricity trailing occasionally over her flanks, trots out of nowhere to stop at her side. She pats the horse lightly on the shoulder, which is so high she actually has to stand on tiptoe to do it, then mounts up quickly. [19:44] * Kardos holds his blade with one hand while he pulls out a small amount of ash and holds it between the thumb and forefinger of his off hand. [19:45] * Clarissa takes hold of the reins and quickly walks the horse over to stand behind and between Kardos and Lucy. [19:50] [The orcs close in distance, within 150-100 ft. They seem very coordinated, with a small group coming your way! Biggs and his posse charge forward, diverting a small amount of the mounted orcs away from the caravan as they trail them off into the distance. A small group seems intent to go through you to get to the goal of the grain stores.] [19:53] [Three of the troopers and one of the captains sees you as a weak link in the defenses, and the captain (On his war wolf mount) barks some orders to his three troopers and points in your direction. The head hancho (You can tell because he has the biggest hat and the most muscles) is currently sitting back and directing the attack through his aide who is clearly a magic user, from the staff to the robes.] [20:02] * Garret shoots directly upwards about thirty feet and points his staff down towards the orc leader, yelling, "Fharlanghn, bind this danger to the roads!" Apparently, this is a good enough prayer for his god, because the orc does just that, freezing mid orcish word. [20:02] [The Orcish leader's aide goes into a brief panic before his turn's over.] [20:04] * Kardos waves the dust casually towards one of the orcish footsoldiers, and a blob of fire shoots from his hand, clipping the offending brute. [20:07] [The orcish leader roars something in orcish as he charges you, trying to slice Kardos in two and almost succeeding as a clearly audible crunch can be heard as his blade bites into the poor human's shoulder.] [20:09] * Lucy leans forward a bit, holding her Very Large Axe in both hands, as she tries to balance herself in her rider's seat. "Let's go!" She and her travelling companion dart towards the nearest target. [20:12] * Lucy takes a wild sideways swing with her axe. "Be satisfied with what you've already got and back off!" [20:12] ( Er. That should be Lucy, right? ) [20:13] * Clarissa raises her left hand and quickly squeezes the cut she already made, letting out a few more drops of blood. She drops her finger and quickly sketches another pentagram in the air, intoning, "By right of elemental blood pact, I, summon FIRE." A blaze of fire erupts just on the other side of the captain from Lucy and rages wildly at the orcish captain, but as yet sets nothing aflame but grass. [20:13] * Lucy rebalances herself as the axe cleaves through a good portion of the Orcish Captain. She pats her horse. "Your turn!" [20:17] * Lucy hangs onto the saddle as the horse whinnies and raises its two front hooves, smashing one into her adversary's sternum. [20:22] [The orc footsoldiers charge and chop at you guys like lumberjacks with their greataxes! Two of them manage to sink their axes into Lucy, causing a great deal of damage to her and/or her mount, while one strikes near Kardos.] [20:23] * Kardos spins to the side, avoiding the Orc's attack. [20:24] * Garret drops down from the sky the second the axes touch Lucy, folding his legs so he's hovering over her horse. He places a hand lightly on her shoulder. "Best not let them kill you, don't you think?" he asks casually as the worst of her wounds close. [20:25] * Lucy leans back a bit. "Thanks." [20:25] * Garret grins. [20:26] [The Aide, who quickly regains his composure calmly casts a spell on the leader, who seems to have the Hold on him lifted.] [20:27] [The Aide also mentions a few words to the leader, who shakily nods.] [20:29] * Kardos continues his spin, using it to bring his sword up into the orc that tried to attack him. [20:32] * Kardos wounds the orc severely with this motion, and steps past him before turning to his back. [20:35] [The Orc captain brings his sword around, trying to slash at Kardos while his wolf bites at him. But the timing is just off as the unexpected lunge knocks the weapon's strike away while the wolf sinks its teeth into Kardos's leg, not managing to bring Kardos down with its jaws.] [20:36] * Lucy reels back with her axe and makes another sideways swing at him. [20:36] ( er, at the orc catpain) [20:40] * Clarissa barks out a command in a strange, angry-sounding language, then commences the drawing of another pentagram. [20:40] [Lucy gibs the captain with her axe, orc guts flying everywhere as her axe bites through the captain and down into the wolve's neck, while the fire elemental slams its flaming mass into the remains of the wolf and captain, setting them on fire and killing the wolf off.] [20:41] * Lucy hits HARD. THe Orc Captain's upper half sticks to her axe, as it continues in its path and strikes another nearby orc, before sliding off. [20:44] * Lucy pulls back on her horse's reins. "Go get 'im!" The horse swings its hooves a bit before trying to bite down with its plant-grinding teeth. The orc reels from one of the blows, conveniently putting him out of the second and third strikes. [20:46] * Clarissa finishes her second pentagon, and it flares brightly this time. Around the other orc next to Lucy, a raging inferno springs up, and suddenly there's little more than a charred skeleton left where an orc used to be. [20:48] [The last orc standing swings wildly at Kardos, taking a nice gash out of his *other* shoulder with his solid hit.] [20:50] * Garret is suddenly right above Kardos. How did he get there? He flew, of course. "That's just not pleasant," he says, tapping the younger man on the forehead. His shoulders start the quick process of mending themselves. [20:51] (His -> Kardos') [20:51] (To avoid confusion.) [20:51] [The orcish leader nods to the aide, who casts another spell as they retreat, the attack breaking off from the camp at a *very* fast pace and, given the caravan isn't in a condition to give chase (with protecting stuff), nobody runs after them. [20:51] ] [20:52] Indeed, it is not. [20:53] * Kardos takes a parting shot at the orc with his sword, swinging it in a wide arc. [20:58] * Kardos takes the orc's head off with little incident. He looks around at the retreating orcs and turns to see how the others are doing. [20:58] * Garret hovers back and lands on the ground, feet first. He, too, watches the orcs go, then turns and walks in a hurried pace towards caravan proper. [20:58] * Lucy glances around. "You guys alright?' [20:59] Fine. Let's make sure they are. [20:59] Tollerably. And I will be better in a moment. And yourself? [20:59] * Clarissa calls out in that harsh, angry language again and the fires dissipate. [21:00] * Lucy waves to Garret. "Thanks for the help again." [21:00] * Garret turns to smile at Lucy and tip his feathered cap, then keeps walking for the caravan. [21:01] * Clarissa walks through the bodies, quickly and calmly searching each orc body, slowly gathering a pile of valuable-looking goods. [21:02] * Kardos makes a note to thank Garret later, and begins salvage operations. [21:02] [The caravan seems to have fended off the orcs, except for one of the three groups defending the caravan (there were four, one of them was with Biggs who distracted the orcish cavalry) who got run through by an orcish charge. The orcs didn't seem to take as much as they could have, but definetly did some damage. Not to mention killed the three depending that portal.] [21:03] * Lucy frowns. [21:04] [The caravan quickly starts to re-assemble back into its moving self, while the bodies and damaged wagons are loaded/patched up as needed.] [21:04] * Garret heals who he can and repairs the most serious damages with a handy spell or two. [21:05] * Kardos finishes assisting in the looting of orcses and heads towards Garret. [21:05] * Clarissa finishes looting the bodies and mounts up again, watching the horizon and slowly sucking on her cut palm. [21:07] * Lucy resumes movement, as serene as she was that morning, but somewhat more messy. [21:10] * Kardos catches up to the pimphat priest. "Thank you for your assistance in the skirmish, Garret." [21:10] * Garret sets his hand against an axle, and it starts to mend itself. "It wasn't a problem." [21:11] I'm not much of a fighter, but I do what I can. [21:12] * Garret checks the wagon over one more time, then starts to walk back to the ladies, using his staff as a walking stick. "They owe the rest of you much more, I'm sure." [21:12] You believe so? [21:13] * Kardos sounds genuinely curious and perhaps even confused as he asks. [21:13] Well, I don't think *I* got them to run away. [21:14] Thanks. Just doing what I can. [21:14] Well, there is that, I suppose. This sort of occurrence is common? [21:14] Common enough that we'll probably run into another raid before we hit the city. [21:14] * Garret tips his hat to Lucy, again, and looks to the little girl. "Anything interesting, Clarissa?" [21:18] Glowing greatsword, probably not more than a basic enchantment. Some high quality axes. [21:18] Good armor is always worth a bundle. [21:18] Magical armor, too. [21:18] Armor sounds great. Might save you a little work, too. [21:19] * Garret whistles. "Nice. Well, we get what we kill." He looks at the others. [21:19] Well equipped orcs. I wonder why they retreated so easily. [21:19] I understand the other parties didn't fare well. [21:20] * Garret smiles a little. "And their leader was a bit shaken. They probably thought we were more powerful than we are." [21:20] If they're back, we'll have more trouble. We'd best prepare for the possibility. [21:21] * Kardos nods. [21:21] They'll probably be angry, too. Whatcha wanna do to get ready? [21:22] Hm. [21:22] We do not have supplies to fortify this position, do we? [21:23] I think we should keep going. [21:23] That is entirely up to the caravan master. [21:24] * Garret nods. [21:24] We will likely continue through the night. [21:24] * Kardos nods. [21:24] I have enough resources left to turn away another attack, unless they concentrate specifically on me. [21:25] As long as the horses and mules can manage; I do not believe we will want for drivers. [21:25] The best course of action is for you to distract them, if you can. [21:25] If that is the best course of action, then it is what I will do. [21:26] * Kardos for some strange reason, doesn't seem bothered about taking suggestions from a prepubescent girl, oddly enough. [21:26] * Clarissa shoots a questioning look to Garret. [21:27] * Garret holds up his free hand and waves it in a so so gesture. "It'd be iffy," he tells Clarissa. [21:28] * Clarissa frowns. [21:28] What's done is done. [21:29] Things'll be fine, Clarissa. I at least have faith in you. [21:29] * Kardos blinks. [21:29] Is something wrong? [21:29] * Garret doesn't seem to find it the least bit odd to talk to a prepubescent girl that way, either. [21:30] If they return, stay close. I'll weaken them as much as I can before you need to engage. [21:30] Garret is low on resources, so the less damage you take, the better. [21:32] * Kardos nods. "I will endeavor to remain intact, then." [21:33] [A woman walks out. She's wearing a white lab coat and glasses, talking with a communicator on her wrist. "Yes, doctor. Things are comming along just as you've anticipated. I'm bringing her to you now." Behind her, two men wheel out a push cart with a large... looks like a refridgerator, kinda. There's a window on the front though. And foggy though it is, you can make out a person in there.] [21:33] 2d8-2 [21:33] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rowyn (2d8-2) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 12. [21:33] (Oh god.) [21:33] * Rowyn is now known as Khalil [21:33] (Shit.) [21:33] (Ignore that.) [21:33] ( ... ) [21:33] ( ... ) [21:33] (I was JUST PASTING something to Rowyn and missed- gah.) [21:33] ( haha. ) [21:33] * Garret nods. He looks to Kardos and Lucy. "Do you mind if we wait until we reach the city before we discuss loot?" [21:33] ( My goodness. Garret, are you haveing a seizure? ) [21:33] ( Urk.) [21:33] (XD) [21:33] (Remember to edit it) [21:33] (Hya. If you MAKE A PAGE.) [21:34] Loot? Ah, the salvage. No, not at all. [21:34] (Garret uses the word "loot". Hooray!) [21:36] There is a significant amount of plunder, but it is not yet in an easily divisible form. [21:39] * Garret looks back at the caravan. [21:40] We have time for that later, I believe? [21:40] More than enough. [21:41] * Kardos nods. [21:42] [Session END!] [21:42] So, Kevin. [21:42] Make a page. [21:42] Dammit. x.x [21:43] woot [21:46] Wheee efun [21:46] Do we still hang out in #CWDisc or one of these two channels or what? [21:46] A #CWDISC is fine too [21:47] These two channels aren't for hanging out in. I'd prefer them to be empty most of the time. [21:49] ah [21:49] * Clarissa has left #aeoth [21:49] * Zegon has left #Aeoth [21:56] * Kardos has left #Aeoth [22:17] * Garret has left #aeoth Session Close: Fri Jun 09 22:27:02 2006