The Pod-Caverns of the Sinister Shroom (Game Thread VIII)

[Breila]

Babushka looks up the ladder, then down at the pool, and suddenly realizes she hasn't had a bath in quite some time... so she strips and cleans herself while waiting for her companions.

[JadedDM]

While Babushka washes up in the pool below, Locky attempts to calm down Jerrard. It takes several minutes before the cursed wizard can get a hold of himself. Locky calls for Paladine's blessing, which helps to ease his fear.

As the kender finishes the prayer, however, two gnomes come in through the cave's entrance. One is male with a wispy white beard, dark skin, spectacles, and is wearing a leather apron with numerous pouches that are all full of various papers and scrolls. The female one is has lighter skin and dark, braided hair. She's carrying a backpack filled to the brim with rope and other gadgets.

"Greetingsandsalutationsfriends!" says the male, waving to the pair. "Youmustbetheheroesthatweweretoldaboutfromthevillagers! WewerehiredbyReveredDaughterHildatofindawaytohelpgetyourhorsesoutofthiscavern!" Although he is speaking in Common, he goes so fast that it's extremely difficult to follow what he's saying.

The female puts a hand on the male's shoulder to quiet him, then smiles at Locky and Jerrard. "Forgive my companion," she says slowly and deliberately. "He is not used to speaking with non-gnomes. We were passing through Buho during our Lifequests, and learned of the problem with the horses. Revered Daughter Hilda asked us to help devise a way to retrieve them."

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Locky casts Bless. She and Jerrard now receives a +1 to all fear saves and attack rolls for 6 rounds.

[Breila]

When she feels suitably clean, Babushka gets out of the pool and dresses again, waiting for Locky and Jerrard.

[Jenara]

"Hi! I'm Locky and wow, its so handy you were passing by, see we have these Horses and we need to get them up here, only they are stuck. Say, you are Gnomes, aren't you?" She turns looking down to the pool. "Babuskha is a Gnome, she is down there. Babuskha!" Locky shouts, watching the Gnome climb out of the pool and dress.

"You should go down, she won't mind, go say hello."

[JadedDM]

"Yes, we are gnomes," the female responds. "Out of Mount Nevermind. But...how do we get down there?" she asks.

"Prodigious!" the male cries, examining the fungal ladder. "CouldthishavebeengrownonpurposeIwonder? OhifonlytheboysdownintheBotanyGuildcouldseethistheywouldbefascinatedI'msure!" He starts to climb down the ladder gingerly. "Look! Itholdsmyweightperfectly. Ingenious!"

[Breila]

Babushka looks up at Locky's shout, and, seeing the newcomers, quickly retreats into a corner to complete her dress. She then waits near the bottom of the fungus ladder.


(ooc: do the dragonlance gnomes have a special way of greeting or can I just make one up?)

[JadedDM]

The male gnome makes his way down the fungal ladder, with the female looking on. Once he reaches the bottom, he grins to himself and looks around, but then spots Babushka. "Hellonicetomeetyou!" he blurts out in rapid common, waving cheerfully.

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(OOC: Not that I'm aware of, so go for it.)

[Jerrard]

Save vs fear: 1d20+1=16 Pass

Jerrard controls his breathing, keeping himself calm, he manages to walk down the ladder and greet the Gnomes.

"You have come to help? Interesting." He grins at Bab as she greets the newcomers. "Your help is appreciated."

[Jenara]

"Ooooo so have you heard the story?" Locky asks proceeding to tell all about the Horses and how the Shroom died, in this version he exploded.

[Breila]

Babushka waves back at the gnome, then claps her hands together loudly over her head before extending them to her fellow countryman."Nice to meet you, too" she says in gnome. "My name is Kummussmvaltmettle. Though the large folk and my little friend here call me Babushka. What brings you here?"


(ooc: the clap over the head is supposed to be the greeting of a gnome lady for unexpected but very welcome guests)

[JadedDM]

"We're here to retrieve the horses down here," the male says in gnomish. He says it very quickly, and although Babushka has not spoken to her kin at such a fast pace in awhile, she is able to keep up with him. "Were you the ones who magically summoned them down here? Not a very convenient place to have horses, I must say. So where are the steeds in question? I need to take some measurements!" He punctuates the last statement by pulling out some measuring tape and snapping it.

[Jenara]

"Actually that was me." Locky says as she climbs down the ladder, her face full of excitement. "You see there was this Shroom and I found something to throw at him, the bottle was what I found, so the horses appeared and BANG, The Shroom was dead." She grins. "I mean I didn't know it was going to happen, really, after all it was my idea!"

Locky runs over and shakes the Male Gnomes hand, (taking the tape as she does so)
(1d100=14 Pick Pockets, success.)

"So you are going to make a system to get the Horses out of here, don't you want to see them first?"

[JadedDM]

"Yesyes," the male gnome says, switching back to Common to address Locky. "Wherearethesemagicallysummonedhorses? Ihavenumerousideasonhowtoliftthemoutofthiscavern," he adds, pulling out a sheet of parchment. "Ohwaitbutdoesitmatterifthehorsesareintactornot?" he asks.

"They likely want them in one piece, Wingnut," the female says when she joins them.

"Oh..," Wingnut says. He pulls out a quill and scratches out several options from his list. "Nomatterwhichwaytothehorses?"

The female shakes her head. "If you can show us the way to the horses, we can get to work while you...do whatever it is you want."

[Jenara]

"Ohhh, of course!" Locky grins "Although it would be interesting to see what the horses look like inside..." She ponders this, seeing Babuskha's face, she changes her tact. "We want them intact, they are rather lovely." She pauses, looking at Jerrard. "Are you ready to go?"

[Jerrard]

"I am ready to proceed." Jerrard says after composing himself. "Jerrard Foss, Initiate of the Red Robes." He offers his hand to the two Gnomes, "Sorry, I am currently afflicted with a curse that makes me fearful of Plants." He lowers his head.

"However, we will press on to the Cavern. Locky can you take the lead with Babuskha, I will Stay behind with our two new friends." He tries to keep it together.