3.1 The outskirts of Elkridge

[harknail]

As morning dawns, a group of travelers rouses and breaks camp. Although close to town, they had decided camp rather than to push themselves to get to town that night. The travelers were heading to Elkridge for various reasons. There was the beerfest going on, with opportunities for drink or for employment for those low on funds. Blastishy wasn't interested in the beer, but had heard rumors that the remains of an old Dragonborn empire flying Citadel were near here.

As they were preparing breakfast, a stranger appeared, looking a bit stunned and asking where the academy was (OOC: no one knows of any academy on this continent)

As soon as he asked his question, there was a flash of white light as a portal briefly opened, just long enough for someone to step through. A rather strange looking someone.

OOC: Tag all but Harknail and Llewelyn. Everyone should post something here so I'll know that you're online and ready to play. Include an initiative roll with your first post, which I'll use for the next combat. If I don't hear from you in a reasonable time I'll continue on without your character.

In case it wasn't clear, the fellow muttering about the academy is Barbatos, suffering from a bit of amnesia. I expect he'll recover his wits soon, but that's up to his player.

And the fellow coming though the portal is Tol Deadblade, arriving just after his origin story

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

blastishy stands up form his notes he was reading and picking up his spear but does not go into a battle stance, " who are you, why are you hear and how did you find us" diplomacy[dice=20]+8 . the artificer does not like his breakfast interrupted for he needs the food to study how to make a better alchemy flask, and he does not look all to happy that a bright light distracted him during his calculations.

just so every one know he speeks with his mind so that is why I put it " who are you and why are you hear..."
Int roll [dice=20]+1[rand=672487449599431982968407683074588709223223850137557805040851235]

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Barbatos stands as the portal opening before them - perhaps someone has come looking for him. But the new figure shows no recognition and the wizard sits down once more, nursing his sore head.

[dice=20]+6[rand=877823969929328119522848075975047147203915926101777782345337069261]

[Rojito]

Romra looks up at the man, still eating his food. No intention of saying a word crosses his mind, until the portal opened and dropped off another traveler What is this, a meeting post? Keeping an eye on the newest person to show up, Romra continues eating. Not knowing anyone from the group all that well means his trust wasn't in full yet, but they had not betrayed him in the night either...

[glow=green,2,300]Initiative +2
[dice=20]
Initiative= 6[/glow][rand=14013043481893067191260805344758420321064062808230136637363462742417]

[harknail]

<Chuckle. The Shardmind that doesn't eat still wants his breakfast so that he can study the food

The Wizard is holding his head like it hurts, just in case someone with medical (Heal) training cares about it....

[harricklomax]

Popol stands and moves closer to the wizard to examine his head.

Initiative, +1
[dice=20]

Heal check, +11
[dice=20][rand=9533122246662599432804397240512884653532228740951348470746284951]

[whave88]

Riding upon her steed, Striazionis dismounts and approaches the strange gathering. The horse disappears in an instant. Well, what is going on here? Quite a large gathering if I do say so.

Walks around and leans on a tree

Initiative: 15=14+1

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

Blastishy is so confused at this point, why is everyone meeting out in the wilderness and who the hell are they, and what is up with the portal being out here? walking over to the cleric

" sorry for not talking much i try very hard not to because i don't trust others. yet I can see you are a cleric and that is good enough for me. Do you know what is wrong with him?

as to the "study food" that is not what i meant and you all know it, but lol for the fact of how it was read that way, and i reread it and could see why it read that way.

[harknail]

Popol determines that the wizard had recently been in a fight, suffering a bad blow to the head in the process. Calling upon the divine magic granted him by the Raven Queen, he can cure the physical injury, but he can't fix the rattled mind. That will take time.

Like Warforged, Shardminds don't eat, drink, or breath. So what else are they going to do with a breakfast besides study it?

[sageaqua]

Dart looks around for anyone that seams to be watching the caravan looking for opportunities to steal from the caravan. He steps out of sight and transform into a stray dog and then takes a sniff around to learn where the wizard came from. While looking for the wizard's sent - Darts going to be looking for other possible victims.

[harknail]

OK, I have a post from everyone except Tol Deadblade. Feel free to keep posting and interact with the other characters.

[harknail]

Although being in a dog form does make his nose more sensitive, it takes more than a sensitive nose to track by scent. Still Dart is able to determine that the Wizard came from the general direction of the coast. As he determines this he also notices two more figures striding towards the camp. One appeared to be a ranger, the other was something new.

OOC: A keen nose will make some tracking rolls easier (lower DC), but it's still a perception roll and Dart isn't trained in perception.

[sageaqua]

Dart - darts behind a wagon and returns to his gnomish form and begins to assit with the cooking. "It needs more salt!"

ooc: as a race gnomes like a lot of salt in their foods - far more then other races do.
ooc: Just figuring out the rules of 4.0 and the limitations and figuring out how poorly shapeshifting works in this system. I can't be creative without a bit of rope. I will just need to learn tracking. How do you get the ooc: part of the message green - I tried to do that with cut and past.

[nobu]

Blinks and looks around slightly dazed in the morning light. Barely catching the going ons around me, i take a quick moment to check to see if all my things are still on me before turning to the group with what i hope is an appropriate grin.

Tidings.... I am Tol." Takes a quick look around the group finally before staring at which ever of you look the most learned. "Where am I?
Diplomacy [dice=20]+6 =9
Initiative [dice=20]+4 =10
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[whave88]

Walks over to the gnome

Salt? How about more pepper, always better when its hotter.

If the gnome shows hostility, she will keep her distance.
Does an arcana check on the area to detect any residual magic.

Arcana: [dice=20]+7=25
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[sageaqua]

Peppers good - but this needs a lot more salt. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dart Steamfinder the III. I seemed to of misplaced my dog at the moment. Have you seem him? He looks like a stray uselly. I think he’s avoiding me because he needs a bath and doesn’t want to get wet. I think he’s convinced he’s a cat. And you are?

[whave88]

Pleased to meet you Dart. May I call you Dart? Striazionis Stargazer, Stria for short. Unfortunately I have not seen your dog, a stray look to him you say? I shall keep an eye out for him though.If he thinks he is a cat, then does that mean he likes fish?
Do you mind if I sit down and join you?

Gestures to the ground next to the Dart

Stria is a tiefling mind you, but a good looking tiefling with a charisma of 20.

[harknail]

Jun 26, 2011 12:39:52 GMT -5 whave88 said:

Does an arcana check on the area to detect any residual magic.

Arcana: +7=25

Looking at the magical residue of the portal, Stria can detect the signature of an archfey. While she can't determine which archfey created the portal or where it came from, it's likely an archfey sending a mortal back from the feywild. And there's a good chance that the mortal is a Warlock (since archfey don't often do favors for mortals they don't have a pack with).

[whave88]

Tol was it? How are you feeling, I hope your trip wasn't a rough one. You are near the town of Elkridge. Tell me, where did you just come from? Please don't give me an idiotic answer like, "From the road".

[harricklomax]

Popol tells Tol, "Wherever you go, there you are."