CH. 12: Testing Grounds

[JadedDM]

Haahqae (Outside the Old Fort)
Haahqae conjures up the icon with a cantrip. It's of crude craftsmanship and only made of wood, but he hopes it will be good enough for the job. He then climbs the stairs to the ramparts, waits for a break in the guard patrol, then scales down to the ground using his rope. He is able to just barely get the rope back down in time before a patrol walks by.

It would seem he has pulled it off. He's managed to walk away consequence free, and it's only Ninth Watch.

Haahqae uses a cantrip to conjure a crude wooden Takhisian icon.
Haahqae attempts to climb down the wall with his rope [TN 95%] (1d100): 63, pass.
Haahqae makes a Rope Use check to retrieve the rope [TN 17] (1d20): 17, pass.

Kendra Greylock (Market Street)
There are plenty of people on the street with her. There are soldiers, a couple of fishwives, a courier, a merchant, some children at play and a cleric of Takhisis all in the immediate vicinity of her.

Felran, Ne-Chanz and Shima (North Haven Sewers)
Reorx does not offer Shima any favor this day, as his spear simply scrapes off the spider's tough chitinous shell harmlessly. The spider attempts to bite him with its venom dripping fangs, but Shima is able to throw up his shield in time to block it. This gives Ne-Chanz the chance to cut the creature down. It shrieks in pain as its black, thick ichor sprays the minotaur from the gushing wound. It falls and twitched a bit, curling its legs up over it before dying.

Initiative
Ne-Chanz (1d10+5): 6+5 = 11
Shima (1d10+5): 1+5 = 6
Giant Spider 01 (1d10+6): 1+6 = 7

Round 6!

Shima stabs at Giant Spider 01 with his spear [TN 14] (1d20): 12, miss.
Giant Spider 01 bites at Shima in leather armor (+1 hit) while wielding a masterwork buckler (-2 hit) [TN 12] (1d20-1): 2, miss.
Ne-Chanz slashes his primary long sword at Giant Spider 01 from behind (+2 hit) with great skill (+1 hit/+2 dmg) [TN 13] (1d20+3): 15+3 = 18, hit for (1d12+3): 3+3 = 6 damage. Giant Spider 01 dies.

(OOC: End combat.)

[HorizonsDream]

Kendra isn't the best at socializing, so she approaches the playing kids. "Hey kids," she says with a smile. "What are you playing?"

[Haahque]

It wasn't easy, but Haahqae has finally found himself a job that could turn a decent profit in this economic disaster of a city. If it wasn't for winter encroaching, Haahqae would easily leave and seek out somewhere that wasn't so stingy with their employment, however for now, he's plenty happy right now. He skips over to the market place, allowing himself a bit of a dance while still invisible, then he finds himself a deserted alleyway to dispel the invisibility and rejoin the world as a visible gnome again.

In the market, he will search around for exotic grocers and perfumers, as he plans on spending all of the steel he just made on spices and incenses of many different varieties. It was the logical first step (second step?) towards one of his short term goals, and he's more then glad to spread his new found wealth around the merchants and common-folk of the city, especially when he can accomplish his own goals at the same time.

[djhyland]

Arulia begins to shut down the forge and clean up in preparation for leaving. "I suppose I can ask around in the Ivy Inn and the High Hand. And the Grinning Goat...although that's not a nice place, but my father would go down and drink there once in a while. Do you have a description of the "trappers", other than that they're dressed as trappers?" She thinks for a moment before continuing--she said that she wasn't going to open the shop anymore, but then, she'd already done so today. "Maybe...maybe we should meet somewhere else. I wouldn't have opened the shop today if we hadn't needed somewhere to talk, and it's not worth opening for the paltry business I get. You could find me at my home, but my mother and sisters might start asking questions. Um, where are you staying in the city?

After making arrangements, Arulia will go back to the High Hand to ask after the "trappers".

[JadedDM]

Haahqae (Grand Market)
After making himself visible again, Haahqae spends his newly acquired coin at the marketplace. While there, he spots numerous posters advertising a parade in Kendra's honor in one week's time that will pass through the market.

(Haahqae spends 1,000 STP on herbs and incense.)

Kendra Greylock (Market Street)
"We're playing kender tag," says one of the kids as they circle around her with curiosity. It's an old game, one common even when Kendra was a child. One child is designated the kender, and all of the other children must try to avoid them. If the kender touches another child, that child becomes the new kender and everyone must avoid them now.

[spyguy1503]

"Ha. Got them. You alright Felran?... Felran?" he looks to see Felran wrapped in a cocoon. He rushes over to his side, and carefully cuts away the webbing.

[HorizonsDream]

"It has been a long time since I've played that game," Kendra says. "You wouldn't say no to one extra player would you?"

[Chris1234]

Shima keep watch for more arachnids and so forth while Ne-Chanz sees to Felran.

[TristenC]

Grubnick gives her the description of the 'trappers', Maybe we should rotate the places we meet, but the High Hand will work for tomorrow. Around breakfast time ok for you? he asks.

[JadedDM]

Kendra Greylock (Market Street)
"'Kay, but you have to be the kender," one of the kids says.

Ne-Chanz and Shima (North Haven Sewers)
Shima keeps an eye out for any further threats. It appears the fire burned out the smaller spiders that were present.

Ne-Chanz tears off the webbing around Felran and finds that his body is stiff and already beginning to cool. He isn't breathing and the minotaur can detect no heartbeat when he checks for a pulse. It would seem that Felran has departed for the Gate of Souls.

[HorizonsDream]

"Yeah, all right," Kendra says. Once the game starts, Kendra starts chasing the kids around the area, trying to tag one of them.

[Chris1234]

"How is he?" queries Shima, still guarding against uninvited guests..

[djhyland]

Arulia nods. "Tomorrow morning at the High Hand," she agrees, then begins closing down the shop in earnest.

Once she finishes, Arulia walks down to the High Hand. After looking around the common area (hoping that she'll somehow happen upon Xyleena and Yvette by luck), she approaches the proprietor. "Uh...excuse me..." she stammers. "I am hoping that you can...ah...help me. I'm looking for a couple of, uh, trappers from out of town. But I...I don't know where they're staying while they're here." She relays Gobax's descriptions of the two women. "Do they sound like any of the people staying here?"

[spyguy1503]

"He's.... he's gone." A wave of grief washes over him. "Goodbye, my friend." He closes his eyes.

[JadedDM]

Kendra Greylock (Market Street)
Kendra spends some time playing tag with the children. She quickly wears herself out this way, having forgotten how much energy it takes to be a child. She draws more than a few strange looks, as she is a grown woman wearing the elite uniform of a dragonarmy soldier.

Arulia Seroth (High Hand Inn)
Arulia closes down the smithy. During the time she spoke with Gobax, a number of customers came in and she made a total of 9 copper pieces.

She locks up after Gobax steps out with her, then bids him farewell. She heads to the High Hand, but the innkeeper--an elderly plainswoman--claims that nobody by the descriptions she gave are currently staying there.