[Weekly Downtime Thread][Spring I 1525 HC]

Please post any of your downtime activities below. You can find the full rules for downtime here . You can find last week's downtime thread here. Always remember to be specific about what downtime action you are taking! If you're leveling up type that in your post labeled as OOC! If you're looking into an item be specific about where that item is from, what mission, when you got it, who from, etc. If you tell me "I read that book I found" I am going to likely have no clue what you are talking about. If you are learning a language, or tool make sure to write down how many weeks you have been practicing! This lowers the DC, and gives advantage depending on the number of weeks. Also a reminder players only get one main downtime action per week.

Diesa Gemfire Location: Halls of the Cohort Arcanum on the Isle of Fabrica Training: Diesa finally returns to the Cohort Arcanum after spending the winter with her family in Daugren, with the brief diversion for the battle against the Froghemoth. She briefly skims the logs to catch up, seeing that her friends are quite busy and so is more than eager to get back to the practice yards and the stores of arcane knowledge having brimmed with ideas during her time off. She is happy to see that Presphine seems to be in better spirits than when she left and if the sidhe wizard has time Diesa asks if her former teacher would like to talk over some of the mahical techniques shes been looking into. (Leveling up to 6, taking 2nd level in Wizard - War Mage Arcane Tradition) Galena Abanathu Location: Halls of the Cohort Arcanum on the Isle of Fabrica Training: Galena spends her downtime trying to practice her Rjuven again but finds herself distracted by cooking and then crossbow practice and then gatecrashing choir practice and then by reading a bunch of dragon lore books - the less salubrious and more scandalous ones she set aside during her previous research. She decides to try doing cartwheels on a whim and spends a few nights trawling and carousing the taverns of the island (Inviting Amara if she is still here) while experimenting with her magic. At the end of it when her restlessness diminishes she doesnt seem to have learnt much but feels more confident doing most things (Leveling up to 5, taking 2nd level in Bard, gaining Jack of All Trades and Song of Rest features) Letter: Galena takes a little while to compose a letter which she has despatched to Urkenhame in Drachenward; Dear larmendylth. Hello. My name is galena. Dont know if you remember me from meeting at urkenhame. Not really sure how to write one of these letters so guess ill just say it. Bellasaar has died. I thought since you was technically his mum that youd want to know what happened in the words of someone what was there. [Galena lays out truthfully the events in the Leystone Tower. Describing how the party released the Indigo Star and were accosted by the Void Dragon and emphasising that even after Bellasaar saw it murder Orithar he still tried to protect the Star and covered the party's retreat to stop the Void Dragon getting at it and us] It were his wish that his worldly possesions be donated to the people of urkenhame so korak and the boy dragomir is going to bring them and the recovered body to urkenhame when their duties allow. He was a hero for sure and the cohort has declared him so officially even. Hope there is at least some comfort in that and i is truly sorry for your loss. Aubrae Trevelyan Location: The Halls of the Cohort Arcanum on the Isle of Fabrica Language: Aubrae's coinpurse is starting to get quite substantial lately and so her mind turns to the huge dragon tooth she recovered from the sands of Binsada and how she had hoped to get it fashioned by a great smith into a substantial weapon. She realises that she'll still need twice what she has to get something truly worthy however but her mind is filled with draconic thoughts. Unable to set them aside she scours Fabrica for a teacher who can help her master the wyrm's language. (Learning Draconic, 1/4 Downtimes spent) Training: Aubrae hones her deadly art of violence and her dedication to her cause. (Levelling up to 5, taking 5th level of Paladin) Other: As a present for Berry after sharing the harrowing experience of the Gheallie Sidhe Aubrae aquires a new War Mace (reflavoured Warhammer) and spends some extra coin to get its grip coloured to a lovely pastel green.

Vincent Heron Location:  Halls of the Cohort Arcanum on the Isle of Fabrica (in his "modest" accommodations) Training:  Vincent spends his downtime moving to his new quarters and practicing some trick shots at the archery range (OCC If he has enough experience he levels to Fighter 3 taking the Battle Master Subclass). He meets Galena at the range who promises to teach him some basic words in Karamhul . He has taken in interest in the metalwork of the crossbows wielded by the Dwerren at the battle with the Froghemoth and is keen to see if he can improve upon their designs - but it may require a trip back to Daikhar Zhigun. (OCC he takes Smiths Tools as his artisan tool proficiency from Battle Master).

Darvius Darvius trains Nim in Midgardian. He also aids in the preparations for Bellesars funeral and memorial. He is glad to have his friend orithar back and listens with intent to all his stories.

Ant Ant, having left a mission early, not wanting to miss spending his birthday with Portia, is racked with guilt. However Portia's presence, as ever, lightens his soul and reassures him of himself. He enjoys his birthday with her and his friends, before taking Portia for a quiet walk alone together. He will finish off his Whiskey gift for Portia, intending to gift it as a job well done after their next mission together. Wanting to further his ability as a craftsman in many areas, Ant will set out to learn more of Masonry. (Learning: Mason's Tools [Downtime Week 1]) Mamm Bealdaartsdotter Mamm, with continue looking after Nim, and will be inspired to be more artistic like her. Happy for an excuse to bond with her daughter, Mamm asks Nim if she would be the one to teach her to paint.   (Learning: Painter's Tools [Downtime Week 1]) Skag Polavich Skag, having transformed to a year earlier in his life, his injury and branding have dissapeared, and he is now a lot more cheery and isn't hiding away from his fellow Cohort members, though he's still quite shy. He hangs out in the tavern and tries to mingle. He also continues his training, but decides to learn to use magic, given his new affinity for it after drinking that potion. He will find somebody to help him train. (Leveling up to 3: Arcane Trickster [Downtime Week 1])

Robert Bossouri: Rob resolves to be more careful in the future. He already had a taste of death. Getting nearly killed two weeks one after another has him worried. He is going to look in the Cohort for tactical books and learn some actual warfare tactics. If this is not a major action, he will also attempt to craft a normal potion of healing. Shango Bayu: Shango will look for good earplugs for his mandrake mission that's soon going to happen. If there are none, he's just going to be sad and meditate, to strengthen his body and mind for what's to come. This mission is probably going to turn ugly. Eirena Lightshadow: Eirena will continue to try and learn Basarji in Binsada. Modest Lifestyle. ( Week 2 ) Sithric Grimhildsson: After breaking down in his last mission, Sithric will spend some time locked up in his room. The mission took quite a toll on him, seeing Bellasaar and Orithar die. He will come rushing out though at the news that Orithar was brought back. At least some relief. The rest of his time down will be spent doing some research on how to use the piece of dragon bone that he had attained a while back. Maybe turning it into a weapon or tool would be something doable? ( OOC: Researching uses of dragon bone in the Cohort Library. Don't forget to setup his dark vision since he's a Hanner Sidhe now! )

Brognir Heads back to the Dwerren of Torova Temylatin. Now that he understands them he spends the time helping them and learning about these Dwerren. He starts writing a book for people that know Karamhul to relearn this Midgard one.  Brognir makes a speech to King Kallen Pickbiter when the king offers a reward. "My King, I am honored to fight by ye side and with such mighty Dwerren. But I can not accept such a bounty of gold when so many Dwerren lost homes and lives to the Froghemoth. For a reward you can just toss me some old half plate and use the rest of the gold ye were going to give me to help those that lost so much to the Froghemoth. I demand no titles or lands because I might not be alive by year end. I am sorry the Cohort could not arrive sooner to put a end to the threat. Ye Dwerren gave the more bigger sacrifice for Moradin and home. So I hope ye funds will help rebuild what was lost." Brognir bows once more. "I do wish to talk to ye later about these Dwerren I meet in Torova Temylatin. I think we can trade with them and help each other out." Valravan He spends his time reading and researching new ways to cast higher magic. (Leveling up to Wizard 3) Valravan will walk into Presphine's shop and ask her to help him if this goes badly. He then drinks the purple potion he got on session 76. To figure out what the effects are and to then have Presphine document what happen.  He also spends his downtime if he can, teaching his new apprentice on how to be a wizard. If he shows up wearing the right hat. 

Agatha Duskhart Agatha will return home to Bardenhold and spend time with her sister and Emily. She'll however spend most of her time training to improve her skills. (Leveling up: Level 6) Nim Mammsdotter Nim has a good time painting with Mamm and helping her improve, just as Anne helped Nim improve. When she hears her favourite half-orog passed she gets very sad and helps Darvius prepare for the memorial. She makes a doll that looks like him as she remembers him holding all the little dolls back in the spooky house. While they prepare she asks Darvius to teach her Midgardian. (Learning Language: Midgardian Week 1)

Prudence Duskhart Location : Bardenhold Abbatuor - Roesone Wanting to stay close after learning of those with evil intent in the Baroness' court Prudence will reside in her homelands rather than go back to the cohort. She will keep searching the nearby forest for a suitable place she could start making a druid grotto, and in her time with nature she finds in herself more of the feywild's blessing ( Major Action: Levelling up to 6 Circle of Dreams Druid, gaining class features if XP is sufficient ) ( Minor Action: search the forest near her home for a location for a druid grotto ) Portia Folkor Location : Cohort Halls - Island of Fabrica Portia will celebrate Ant's birthday with him, enjoying his company and making sure he know all the fun anurean traditions like sticking the tail to a drawn picture of a donkey blindfolded. She'll hold back on revealing she can now speak Karmahul until they get to go on a mission together. She will however give up on learning languages and instead focus her time to see if she can brew some of her father's signature fruit spirit. She'll find some plums for it. ( Major Action: Brew alcohol with her brewer's supplies. ) Berry Brambles Location : Cohort Halls - Island of Fabrica He will continue to provide counselling to those who need it. Happy to give a hug to those in need, especially those afraid of the dark. It is a terrible thing.

Cedrych Cedrych spends the month among the Elves of Innishiere. Starting in the village of Hyarmen Sadh and working his way to the capital, he hangs out in taverns and bars, speaking with the locals (particularly guards/soldiers) and casually steering the conversation toward the topic of glainne weapons. Specifically whether the elves of Innishiere are in possession of  glainne  weapons, or have the ability to make them. He's interested in getting hold of some glainne arrows. OOC: I recognize that these are rare/expensive items and are not likely to just be lying around. But hoping to find out if the elves of Innishiere even have them, and what type of quest/renown Cedrych may need to get hold of a few. Salazar Once again, Salazar spends his time in the village of Levoca. Particularly concerned with Lyla's recovery, he watches over her daily. When she awakens, he tries to help her cope with the trauma of waking up in a strange place after hundreds of years. He entertains her with songs, stories, and magic tricks, but also gingerly tries to discuss the fact that her family are all likely dead and what that means for her. Salazar approaches Anna about finding a permanent home for Lyla, either in her home village (if it still exists) or in Levoca. When not looking after Lyla, he spends his time with Cordie teaching her Midgardian and trying to learn the language of the forest, Sylvan. OOC: Salazar levels up to Bard 5 if he has enough XP to do so (needs 1418 XP). If not, his major downtime action is to try and learn Sylvan. Attempt #1.

Medi Medi attempts to finish off the armour she'd been testing her skills on. She finds it a little awkward working with hands that are a bit smaller than she'd been used to, but hopes that it doesn't impact the final result. If it ends up well she'd offer it to Maddie, and ask her if she's okay being looked after by her. Seeing Prudence and Agatha go through adoption made her think, maybe she should adopt Maddie? Or maybe the Baroness would want to adopt her? She'd offer these options to Maddie and write a letter to the Baroness Roseone about it if she asked her to. She would also pay her respects to Orithar, having travelled with him a couple of times, on hearing news of his passing. (Major Action: Armour crafting - Studded leather, week 2/1 [I think light armour only takes 1 week so should be complete], Minor Action: Adoption for Maddie?) Saorise  Saorise does a lot of thinking, actually debating quitting the Cohort a couple of times. She hangs tough for now, mainly for Aisha who she constantly buys up candles for, keeping her well fed. She still isn't sure what she should be doing, but at least in order to protect her new family member she actively takes an interest in strengthening her abilities. She asks Aisha if she can teach her to speak Draconic some time, so that she can properly thank Sami next time she visits her. (Major Action: Levelling up) Cordie Cordie hangs out in Levoca, trying to learn the people-language of this place, and trying to teach Salazar Sylvan. She insists that he pass her tests first though, explaining that in order to talk like a fey you first need to think and act like a fey and that the language will follow. She tasks him with playing tricks on people, herself included. While there, she would use her magic to enrich the crops of Levoca, and parts of the surrounding forest. (Major Action: Learning Midgardian, Attempt 2. Minor Actions: Teaching Sylvan to Salazar, using Plant Growth around Levoca [8 hour cast version])

Theodoric davenport Theodoric is studying with master valraven trying to master the arts of magic. 

Dragomir "Drago" The Black     Drago will travel back to Drachenward where he will continue learning Dragonic under Larmedylth's tutorage. He will also try and assist her with her business if she will allow it. After arriving back at the Cohort, he will take all the ingredients he has collected to Presphine asking her if she would be interested in any of the following and try his best to make her smile a little. 4x Eyes, 2x Horns, 2xTongues, 2x Tail - Shadavar Margreve 1 Vial of Salt and Sulfar - Margreve 10 Bell Shape Flowers - Margreve 1 Vial of Effildawnan Pollen - Margreve 2 Vials of Black Dust from the Mage Eater in the Temple of Evening As word of Bellassar death reaches Drago's ears the boy begins the necessary preparation. OOC: Learning Dragonic 2nd attempt, Showing Ingredients to Presphine Fenris Nathair  Fenris will spend his time helping after the battle. Moving Corpses back to the city. Burning little frogs, the dirty work. He will ask the king after the battle, instead of the gold reward could the first Hammer give him a permanent blessing from Mordin, the very same in which he received before the battlefield. So that he will never have to worry about his ability to striking true. If the blessing cant be kept permanent on him, maybe it could be placed on his necklace of Mordain's chosen. He doubts the Dwerren would have any armour or weapons of Shidlien make that would be suitable for a druid fighter but would be interest in seeing Shidlien artifacts the Dwerren king may have. Or a half plate made from dragon tongue, ironwood or any other non metal materials. OOC: Minor talk to king reward  ()- Level up main.  Half plate made from non metal material. Anything to make natural weapons magical. Druidic or shidlien artifacts the king may have from times long gone. Orithar Trisk After pulling himself together, he will examine the scars and wear them with pride around the Cohort. He can tell that seriously powerful magic was used in achieving this, tho the shame of losing so badly is not lost on him. He will go visit Darvius and tell him that his skills were missed against the dragon, recounting the whole story to him. After hearing about what became of the child, he will take the Indigo Star to study. First, checking if the leyline energy that almost blinded him when he first looked through the Laen Glass is still there. He will take safety precautions when doing this.  He believes the Indigo star could be used as a direct source of arcane power and a way of avoiding leyline access. This could be why the Void Dragon cared so much to eat the child. He won't eat the star but will go as far as grafting it to the skin to achieve direct contact to try and help the process of channeling magical energy through it.  When he hears about the service taking place for his death, he will take a short break to attend.  OOC: Level up, 

Korak (Attempting to build a hip lamp following the honey lamps example would like to know cost to reproduce if successful )&nbsp; Korak will try and research a way to mass produce permanent hip lamps for others without blind sight, he tries using a flame of various sizes in a modified small hip lantern. He creates a glass enclosure to hold the flame as a normal lamp would, difference is that it has a vent on the bottom and the top facing downward from the user to cycle air through without shooting hot air at them, and a back plate piece of leather wrapped around the back side of the lamp with cotton/wood or other insulation Korak finds best to keep the users leg safe. The device straps on and looks somewhat like an old western gun belt so it does not turn and burn the user. Also comes with a small hood to dim the light. He tests the maximum brightness he can get without making the tool dangerous. (picture of brace type for reference&nbsp; <a href="https://cdn.historicalemporium.com/store/media/007220/007220_01.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://cdn.historicalemporium.com/store/media/007220/007220_01.jpg</a> ) (Gathering up information on the gnolls from area leaders) Korak will send letters to the different leaders of Hjorig and Daikar Zhigun including minor lords bordering the gnolls and state his intentions of trying to aid them against the Gnoll attacks. He asks them of ways the Cohort can be helpful, important strongholds that could be retaken by a skilled party or possible locations of minor/major leaders that could be assassinated and cause infighting among their ranks and have the countries strike while they are weak.&nbsp; He also asks if any would be willing to provide reward to those of the Cohort who seek it, he and some others see Drachenward as a home and wish to protect it while others only pursue tasks if coin is provided. (Korak has 5, Drachenward 4, Rjurik and 2, Brecht fame if this has any effect on rewards they are willing to put forward) Hedrin (Researching magical/effective earplugs against magical sound effects and commissioning craftsmen to make a few sets of what he finds )&nbsp; The boy will go through books of creatures that have notable effects caused by hearing them. Such as Mandrakes, Sirens, The undead unicorns, Mermaids and any others he has vaguely heard of or seen while reading monster lore and storybooks. What he is looking for is any tale of special items or material being used to combat the horrid sound these creatures make and keep the user safe from harm.&nbsp;

Vyurakas Arrhuriluas Vyurakas pours over the tomes of magic he finds in the library and practices new spells (Levels up to level 2 sorcerer if enough xp) Thugnuck Ironwall Over his downtime, Thugnuck recovers from his arrow wounds studies fighting tactics to better defend himself and his Cohort friends and family. (Levels up to level 3 fighter and becomes a shieldbearer fighter) Knuckles Spends time in the archives and libraries to read all the info the Cohort has on the interactions and knowledge of the Dragons and any history the Cohort has with them (looking to ease DC on knowledge rolls on history of Dragons) He will spend time in prayers to Moradin and practicing spells and fighting tactics (levels up to level 3 cleric if enough xp from mission) He will also pen a letter to Overthane Grimm Graybeard of&nbsp;Baruk-Azhik, King Kallen Pickbiter of&nbsp;Daikhar Zhigun, and Stonelord&nbsp;Tjorgrim Stonesoul of&nbsp; Khurin-Azur asking for one to send embassies&nbsp;to Nasaadi, the White Dragon, to try and broker peace between the Dragon and the citizens of the domain it settles in to try and save lives and promote harmony.

LINDAL: &nbsp;Now Lindal can read properly he will be using the Cohort Library to try and find any information about&nbsp;Explitica Defilus.&nbsp; Looking for any possible weaknesses, any enemies that could be approached to help defeat her etc.&nbsp; Basically trying to find idea of how to remove Defilus from the Temple she now controls. SHLAR: &nbsp;Will first find Orithar and after saying how glad he is that Orithar has recovered from being dead, will pay him the 100 gold he owes.&nbsp; Then will continue his studies into Parsee the Green Eyed Monster.&nbsp; Looking now for other examples of similar beings having read in the Logs about mention of other possible figures of the same nature.&nbsp; If he can find any details he will be evaluating them for any signs of common weakness or ways of bypassing them.

Diesa After spending the winter with her family Diesa gets back to training, and improves her arcane talents. Galena Galena spends allot of time learning, and studying. Her abilities improve somewhat. Larmedylth lets her know that they'll be ready, and will be holding a funeral service for him. Aubrae Aubrae trains, and improves her combat potential. She buys a new war mace for Berry. Vincent Vincent improves his combat skills, and learns a bit about how to use a smithy. Darvius Darvius trains Nim, and then attends to Bellasaar's funeral in Urkenhame. It's a somber event for all who attend. Ant Ant successfully learns masonry. He spends the rest of his time alone with Portia, and enjoying what free time the two have together. Mamm Mamm will learn how to paint from Nim. Her daughter is actually quite a good teacher when it comes to painting. Skag Skag begins learning magic. OOC: Don't forget that you need to find a proper teacher somewhere. Robert Robert crafts a potion, and spends some time reading about warfare in the library. Shango Shango is able to find some candlewax that he can use for the mission. Eirena Eirena continues to practice, but will still need more time to learn the language beyond the basic hellos, and how are yous. Sithric Sithric researches uses for dragon's bone, and discovers that most people tend to use it for weapons, and some others try to make armour out of it. Many others use it as a decoration, or jewelry to show how affluently wealthy they are. Brognir King Kallen Pickbiter presents Brognir with a set of Good Quality Ironwood Half Plate Armour in honour of his deeds at the battle. After that he begins writing his book on the differences between the two dialects of the Dwerren. Valravan Valravan's research pays off, and he finds himself able to access the second circle of magic. The potion has a heavy effect on Valravan, and he almost dies in intense pain as his skin curdles, and turns a vibrant shade of turquoise. He has to be resuscitated by Presphine. OOC: Gain 1 failed death save. Agatha Agatha's training to improve her skills is very successful. It seems her new form is capable of picking up things a little faster than she used to be able to. Nim Nim begins trying to learn Midgardian, but is having a hard time wrapping her mind around the alien language from a distant land. Prudence Prudence spends some time at her home communing with the forest, and improving her connection to nature. She finds a good spot near her home that could be used to develop a druid grotto if she wishes to. Portia Portia spends some of her time trying to capture the flavor of her father's signature fruit spirits, and does so perfectly. It's extremely high quality stuff, and tastes just like the nostalgia tells her it should. However in reality the spirit is actually far better than anything her father managed to make. Berry Berry spends more time hugging members of The Cohort as well as anyone else on the island who needs some affection. He's started getting lines for his services during the day. Cedrych Cedrych asks around for glainnne weapons, and all he's able to find out is that some nobles have them as display pieces in their homes. They aren't ever used however, and certainly aren't for sale. They're priceless artifacts to those that own them, and they'd only ever consider using them in the most dire of circumstances. Salazar Salazar spends more time in the village of Levoca, and watches over Lyla as she starts to develop odd magical abilities. Peculiarly her magical abilities seem related to fey, bees, and honey. His efforts to entertain the girl are not in vain, but she still has a hard time adjusting back to the real world. The other villages do their best to treat her kindly, and don't seem to be as taken aback by her magical abilities as one might expect. Lyla is currently considering making The Cohort her new home after hearing stories from Salazar, but has yet to make up her mind. Salazar's abilities with music improve (level up). Medi Medi completes the armour, and Maddie is ultimately passed onto the Baroness. The women already needed a child, and she isn't the type to pass up on talent. Medi can tell that Maddie will be well taken care of there, though the child tells her that she will miss her. Saorise Saorise buys Aisha some candles, and the dragon eats them all up hungrily. Though she learns not to over feed the lizard, else she overheat from her own interior. Aisha offers to teach her draconic at some point, but during this downtime Saorise focuses on improving her abilities (level up). Cordie Cordie learns midgardian, and teaches begins teaching Salazar some of the basics. She casts Plant Growth around Levoca, and improves the crops of the small village. Notably it doesn't seem to have an effects on the forest itself. The forest seems more like one creature than a plant. Theodoric Theodoric begins studying magic. OOC: I have no clue what you're doing here. Multi-classing? You need to be more detailed in your downtime. Drago Drago finaly learns draconic during his downtime. Presphine looks over the ingredient, and tells Drago she can try messing around with them, but she isn't sure what will happen if she does. Fenris Fenris is presented with a set of Good Quality Ironwood Half Plate Armour from the king as he tells him that his other requests are beyond what he can offer him. After that he spends some time training, and improving his abilities. Orithar Orithar attends the funeral of Bellasaar, and spends some time with the Heart of the Indigo Star. Attempts to graft it to his skin fail entirely. His magical studies do however improve his abilities. Korak Korak spends some time trying to copy the honey lamp, but despite his efforts he cannot manage to replicate the magical item. He finds from the letters that unless Bloodrider is killed it will be very difficult to stop the gnolls. If the leader is assassinated however the gnolls would likely fall into civil war. Hedrin Hedrin discovers that candle wax is likely the best thing that he could use to protect himself barring some sort of magical item, or protection. Vyurakas Pans of magical tomes to improve his abilities. Thugnuck Thugnuck recovers from his wounds, and improves his fighting tactics. Knuckles Knuckles spends time improving his ability to fight, and use spells. He sends off his letters as well. OOC: You only get one major downtime action, and research is one of them. I assumed you'd want to level up. Lindal Lindal discovers that she has been killed over 1000 times, and always returns. Worse yet she almost always gets revenge on those who wronged her. Especially the person's family and loved ones. However he does discover that as far as evils in Cerilia go she is not insanely strong on her own. More so she has magical influence, and many minions at her disposal. If cornered however slaying her shouldn't be too difficult. It's just that making sure she stays slain is neigh impossible. Shlar Shlar does more research, but doesn't come across any new information.