Start of #Odal buffer: Wed May 13 21:20:42 2009 [18:35:39] It's true!:P [18:36:31] * When last we left our heroes, they had just arranged a peace agreement with the Padar clan and secured the Seed of Pelor. We return to them shortly afterwards, after their discussion over what to do with the Eye of Vecna [18:41:19] [Session start] [18:41:58] So we are to avoid civilization, then? We should at least see to it that the first shipment of food to Odal's fen makes it there fine. [18:42:47] * Eve_Kasnora pauses to consider. "That is being a good idea. Our obligation must be seeing through." [18:44:57] We have more pressing concerns on our mind for now, though. Like, what do we do with this town we have liberated? [18:45:04] And where can we find some decent sunlight? [18:45:34] "Thorden should be getting his affairs in order." [18:52:35] "I am being most concerned about the gnolls immediately." [18:52:48] Oh yes, those blasted creatures. [18:53:42] "Vile cannibles." [18:53:51] Do gnolls eat other gnolls? [18:59:03] "They eat intelligent creatures. That is all I am needing to be knowing." [18:59:12] Oh, okay [19:00:19] So what now? [19:00:34] "Let us be speaking to Thorden." [19:06:59] * You don't know exactly where Thorden is since the revolt, but asking a passing dwarf gets you directions to the citadel's throneroom. High in the spire of the citadel, it's a cavernous room, richly decorated, with elaborate pictorial tapestries on the walls and a long, black stone table dominating the room. Thorden is sitting at its head, along with several other dwarves, and a handful of larger kobolds. [19:08:31] * Eilenia waves. [19:08:59] * Xan nods, taking up the rear of the group. [19:09:12] * Eve_Kasnora approaches. "Good day, it is being." [19:09:19] Thorden! How have things been going? [19:11:07] * Thorden looks up. "Good day, heroes! How may I help you?" [19:12:16] I was wondering, when might the Seed begin to work again? [19:13:26] "We would like to begin neogitations of a trade agreement between Horbek's Glory and Odal's Fen as soon as you are reaching a food surplus large enough to be trading with." [19:13:48] * "It shouldn't be long until we can gather the priests to begin channeling its gift again. Possibly a few days." [19:14:21] * "I hope you understand that, while we would love to help your settlement, securing Horbek's Glory is the first priority for my people right now." [19:14:56] What does that require? [19:16:45] * "We need to finish our fortifications, regroup, and drive the gnolls and other invaders from our city. Until we can reach the outside again without the use of our teleportation circle, we can't regain our place in the world." [19:18:47] * Eve_Kasnora nods. [19:18:54] "Anything we can do to expedite the process?" [19:19:05] "We will of course be helping with scouring the gnollish infestation from your fair city." [19:19:11] We could try and push back winter. [19:20:05] * Eve_Kasnora turns to regard Elenia, unsure of whether to think she's kidding, or if that's a common occurance in the Feywild [19:20:40] "I... am not thinking that is an option, Elena." [19:20:54] How disappointing. [19:23:35] At least we have the teleportation circle as an option. [19:24:00] So how do we secure the city? [19:24:14] We must get the food to Odal's Fen before winter. [19:24:52] "How long are you projecting the engagement of the gnolls will be taking, Thorden?" [19:25:18] * "I suppose, if you must help further, then helping us hunt down the gnoll matriarch would speed up the process significantly. I sent a band of hammerers into the city to find her, but she's a tough old bitch." [19:26:00] * "Could be a few weeks to drive them all out. Faster if we kill their queen. They might turn on each other, and if they're not guarding each others' backs, the easier it'll be for my men to crush them." [19:28:16] "Hmm. With the alpha bitch gone, they will fight amongst themselves? Where were you sending these hammerers? I will be going to assist them." [19:29:24] "I would simply say we take them all out after we kill the queen." [19:29:55] Do we have time for that? [19:30:22] "We have time to take out as many as possible." [19:31:21] * "Last we knew, the gnolls' den was in the old temple of Moradin. The hammerers were sent there to destroy her, so if you want to meet with them, that'd be the place to start. If you can kill her, then we should be in a much better position." [19:31:50] * Eve_Kasnora nods. [19:32:40] "You were fighting gnolls when we met, good Thorden. How much more deadly do you estimate the Matriarch would be compared to the gnolls by the docks we fought?" [19:34:38] * "It's hard to say, but the men who held the gates say the Matriarch's been leading the gnolls ever since the invasion. They say she's whelped six generations herself since the fall of the city, and that she has the favor of Yeehongu itself." [19:34:46] * He coughs. "But they may be exaggerating." [19:35:36] .... [19:35:56] "I do not believe that gnolls are that long-lived." [19:36:12] Then we shall defeat her and take the favor of Yeehongu. [19:36:34] "But if the Ruler of Ruin has an emissary in this city, then he won't for much longer." [19:36:47] "...We are not wanting Yeehongu's favor, Elena." [19:37:22] "Can we be given directions to the Temple of Moradin, Thorden?" [19:37:50] * Thorden nods, and draws out a map from the entrance of the citadel to the Temple of Moradin. [19:40:01] * Eilenia looks at it [19:40:19] "We are being off then." [19:40:38] * Eve_Kasnora nods to Thorden and then starts heading toward the exit of the citadel. [19:40:44] * Eilenia follows! [19:41:53] * Xan grunts, trailing behind the group. [19:55:43] * Xan (rustangel@ip-49-116.atvci.net) Quit (Quit: I am not ignorant, I am intelligent. I'm not an ape, I am the way, I am the truth. I am religion, I am politics, I am a psychoanalyst, I'm an inkblot shaped like Zeus) [20:13:39] * Yon (dlarmour@wnpgmb1307w-ad02-32-213.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [20:16:32] * Yon (dlarmour@wnpgmb1309w-ad05-56-252.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #Odal [20:18:03] * Xan (rustangel@ip-49-116.atvci.net) has joined #Odal [20:31:04] * Xan is now known as Mechazawa [20:32:10] * Eilenia is now known as Demota [20:36:10] * Eve_Kasnora is now known as NovaSeaker [20:44:37] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@cpe-24-168-45-216.si.res.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [20:51:03] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@cpe-24-168-45-216.si.res.rr.com) has joined #Odal End of #Odal buffer Wed May 13 21:20:42 2009