Errands in Town

Kaladesh's first bite lands, his teeth brushing your neck (8 hypothetical damage). Lunging back in to close the distance, you snap at him but he narrowly twists his neck away, claws pushing aside your swift strikes.  He lands a claw (4 hypothetical damage) and wing slam (3 hypothetical damage) as the two of you go to ground. Your cyanotic claws and sharp teeth scraping his coppery scales in what would be solid blows, but he returns the favor (5 and 3 hypothetical damage) and buffets you with a wing (for another 6) to push you off. As you lunge in, beating your wings, he whirls up onto all fours with more agility than you usually see in dragons, trying to evade your bite--but you land the blow and gain altitude sharply.  Kaladesh grins cheekily up at you, speaking a few arcane words and gesturing before he breathes out a thick, billowing cloud of opaque fog. The cloud spreads out 20 feet in every direction, blocking him entirely from sight. Your powerful draconic senses tell you he hasn't moved inside it, but he'll still have concealment against a dive attack. Roll your next 3 rounds of attacks, and mention anything else particular you want to try.

since he's got wings in full attack giving him an advantage in that combat limar will switch to harrying with flyby attacks flying downward doubles movement so 25 to reach him 24 bite for 10 (58 for concealment chance) then move up an away 30 feet and repeat this tactic till something changes. 29 for 6 (100 for concealment chance) are you ready to tell me about annak now? 14 for 8 (28 for concealment chance) -also if limar can find the time since no one has laid claim to the barrier magic shield he will go around during this rare gathering of other adventurers and see if any of them would be interested in buying it at 900 gold cut out the middle man. gather info 10. diplomacy 31 for any haggling.

Josh said: since he's got wings in full attack giving him an advantage in that combat limar will switch to harrying with flyby attacks flying downward doubles movement so 25 to reach him 24 bite for 10 (58 for concealment chance) then move up an away 30 feet and repeat this tactic till something changes. 29 for 6 (100 for concealment chance) are you ready to tell me about annak now? 14 for 8 (28 for concealment chance) Kaladesh dodges and ducks through the fog cloud, the first blow landing before he can counter. When you dive in again, he's ready, snapping back at you but slipping on a loose stone and tumbling off the island into the water.  As you puff up out of the fog cloud and arc back inside for another sweep, you find he's stayed under--but the fog-shrouded water at the isle's edge is too disruptive to your senses to locate his position clearly. In the motion of uncertainty, he leaps from the water to fly at you, meeting you in the open air above the cloud with a body slam! His jaws close over your foreleg for 13 hypothetical damage, and he holds on tight, struggling with you in the air. Roll a grapple check. "If you want a secret like that, you'll have to impress me more than this!" he growls back in Draconic, his excitement palpable. Josh said: -also if limar can find the time since no one has laid claim to the barrier magic shield he will go around during this rare gathering of other adventurers and see if any of them would be interested in buying it at 900 gold cut out the middle man. gather info 10. diplomacy 31 for any haggling. This will need to wait till the next day.

grapple 16 , 5/47 hypothetical health. -if xankoris is willing,  Limar wants him to use his void sense on Sardonic. limar didnt have much luck tracking down his father and want to see if he's at least alive.

Josh said: grapple 16 , 5/47 hypothetical health. He holds on tight, wrestling one arm and a wing caught into a half-nelson. The two of you struggle in the air for a moment, then plummet together into the water with a great splash! You each take 3 nonlethal damage from the impact and sink down in a trail of bubbles, bouncing off the side of the underwater hill that forms the island. Fish dart away in panic as Kaladesh tries to keep his hold on you. What do you do?

Try to reverse the grapple(23) and try to knock the air out of his lungs by dragging him down the hill side as we sink deeper. 13 claw for 5 damage

Josh said: -if xankoris is willing,  Limar wants him to use his void sense on Sardonic. limar didnt have much luck tracking down his father and want to see if he's at least alive. "I can to that, but not now, already used it today."

Josh said: Try to reverse the grapple(23) and try to knock the air out of his lungs by dragging him down the hill side as we sink deeper. 13 claw for 5 damage The larger, older, and stronger young dragon is simply too difficult for you to overpower. He counters your surge of strength with experience-hardened technique, but a moment later you twist your slender neck away from his jaws as he snaps them down in a cloud of bubbles, ending up with a mouthful of riverweed instead.

escape artist 15 to try an get away. -yield if he cant.

Josh said: escape artist 15 to try an get away. -yield if he cant. Kaladesh holds on tight as you struggle, then sees you tapping out and lets go, swimming back up to the surface with you. "Good show, but not quite good enough," he ribs you, grinning and climbing onto the beach of the little isle to shake the water out of his wings. "Perhaps in another 50 years... although, I'll be 50 years older and stronger by then too, hah!"

I lost the same way to kendy, need to work on my grappling skills. I'll bring the coins to you later , would you like  to continue training in the mean time?

Josh said: I lost the same way to kendy, need to work on my grappling skills. I'll bring the coins to you later , would you like  to continue training in the mean time? Kaladesh pats you reassuringly on the shoulder. "Don't feel too bad, kid. It's always hard to win a wrestling match with someone bigger than you." He stretches his wings, and shakes his head. "We ought to get moving again. Reinforcements may already be on the way, and all will be lost if Waterwend is caught between the hammer and the anvil. Good luck in the next battle." Flying back to the boat, he sets off again, Verne waving goodbye to you as well.

You catch up with your friends in Black Sabbath as well, who have decided to stay in Waterwend for a while to take a well-earned vacation and properly mourn their fallen comrade, the elven enchantress Selmidra. Limar stays to talk with them longer alone, discussing his plans for the Stonefare. Most of the other mercenaries hired by the city council, including Ice-Nine, Greysha Steelborn, the unstable psion Hurloon, and the maimed Si'dunn Pil'orennn'teux are going their own ways as well. Hurloon finds Hiskel while she's running errands for Limar around town, and asks "Hey there, girl! I'm going to be heading to the Fallen Tower Ruins soon... did you still want to come with? I think you said something about wanting to look for clues there about your weird magic box thing." Josh said: -also if limar can find the time since no one has laid claim to the barrier magic shield he will go around during this rare gathering of other adventurers and see if any of them would be interested in buying it at 900 gold cut out the middle man. gather info 10. diplomacy 31 for any haggling. You don't have any luck finding anyone interested in buying the shield, unfortunately. You do manage to track down a glazier with some experience making hourglasses, though, who's willing to give your rather specific requests a shot. It'll be pricy, though: "One of twisted oak, with a glass tinted black on the top and white on the bottom, filled with tiny grains of many different minerals in every color of the rainbow..." the man reads back from the Halfling notes he made in his sketchbook of designs. "I think I could do that for 60 gold pieces or so. And the other, you said you wanted made of living  cedarwood, but shot through with veins of gold and filled with grains shaped like tiny eggs? That'll be... well, quite a bit tougher." He scratches his head, thinking. "Living wood will have to be trained into the shape while it grows, and that can take years. Might be some nature magic could help, I'd have to consult with the priest of Sheela Peryroyl before I can give ya an estimate on that one." You also talk to Cade about the poison vials you took off Kelwyn and the box of draconic power components. "Ooh, rather nice..." he says, opening the old wooden case and looking them over. "Don't see these very often. They have to be specially treated and preserved to focus their innate magic... and so thoroughly labeled, too!" He lists off the going rates for each, then takes another look at the poison vials. "These light green ones are concentrated sassone leaf residue. Contact poison, very corrosive. Eats into the flesh, then attacks the internal organs. And these," he holds up the vials of fine gray lichen, "are id moss. Extremely hard to find, but a potent neurotoxin. Slipped into food or drink, it burns up the brain in under a minute, and can leave the victim comatose. Useful against wizards, too." At last, he examines the vial of black dust, hmmming. "I thought so. Dark reaver powder, another ingestion poison. Attacks the organs and muscles, shutting down systems rapidly... it's very deadly, and very hard to resist too." Ritt K. said: Josh said: -if xankoris is willing,  Limar wants him to use his void sense on Sardonic. limar didnt have much luck tracking down his father and want to see if he's at least alive. "I can to that, but not now, already used it today." You have plenty of time to try during the week or so after the Siege ends, so roll a Spot check. As for the shrine you want to build, you recall from your formal training that there are many famous shrines to various Fortunes in Rokugan, and quite a few in the immigrant settlements of northeastern Provincia that you grew up in as well. Though shrines dedicated to specific Fortunes usually feature a statue of that kami, those paying homage to all of them tend to be focused around a special kind of gate called a torii , which functions as a partially symbolic doorway between the physical and spiritual worlds, and helps to purify the souls of the pious who pass through it:

hiskel-No not yet there is much to do, perhaps after this Shurreons war is over I'll fund an expedition. Limar-heres the 60 for the first, take as long as you need for the second I've got time. knowledge 14 relgion on Sheela taking the  letter of credit from Bishqua & Sons  to cash it out and see what they know of the ingots an strange coins. limar will forgo his claim on Barrier and instead put a claim on all the gems for their 1/2 sell price. what does Aegifr & Frimin think of the lava sword and goblin dagger. -the deck of cards and bag of cloves can go to the fort.

Josh said: hiskel-No not yet there is much to do, perhaps after this Shurreons war is over I'll fund an expedition. "Ah, that's alright. I hope to see you again someday, then," she says with a cheery smile. "I'll probably head back to stay with my girlfriend in Treefall after I return from the Ruins , so if you're ever down that way, look me up." Sense Motive applies. Josh said: Limar-heres the 60 for the first, take as long as you need for the second I've got time. knowledge 14 relgion on Sheela "Alright, I'll work on it," he says, counting out the coins. "Come by in a few weeks, the first one ought to be done by then and I'll have a solid answer on the second." You recall that Sheela Peryroyl is the halfling goddess of nature, agriculture, and weather. There's a small church dedicated to her worship in Waterwend, frequented by farmers from the outlying plains to the south. You also remember that before and after the Storm of 1420, the Church had many extra prayer services and made much sacrifice, and that the clergy helped a great deal with the recovery work. Josh said: taking the  letter of credit from Bishqua & Sons  to cash it out and see what they know of the ingots an strange coins. You're taking it to... Strongtown? Or one of the local banks in Waterwend? There are branches here of t he House of Burach , the House of Lord Ebano , and the House of Tyild and Rodat , as well as Underbough's Underwriting  of course. Josh said: what does Aegifr & Frimin think of the lava sword and goblin dagger. Frimin Moonbrook examines both with her usual keen eye for armaments, and tells you "the dagger is the work of a master smith, and definitely of goblin make. It's worth a good 302 gold pieces. This sword, though, is quite another thing... lavastone is a very rare material, mined from active volcanoes. This may well have been born in the haunted Wastes ." Knowledge (geography) and (history) apply. "It's fragile, but useful too. Dungeoneers prize it for the light it sheds, and the heat it gives off makes it more potent in battle than a steel blade. It's easily worth..." her eyes glaze slightly for a moment as she runs numbers in her head, "...669 gold pieces."

Spot check: 23 Can you make both torii and Isora shrine within budget? Xankoris flies to the Waypoint and has a talk with Silk. "I've thought about it for a while. The war is still going on, and it will get here soon. So, I think I will send you and the chijiriki back, what do you think?"

sense motive 19. Take the ingots & coins to Merlas, the paper slip can go to the party funds an kraggan can hold on to it for emergencies.  I suggest letting drus use Barrier and the lava sword (it'll be good for the Golgari)

Also, Xankoris flies to the Third Path and let Shendara talk with Siwan.

Ritt K. said: Spot check: 23 Reaching out through the Void on Flocktime 15th, your third eye opens upon the form of a huge green dragon soaring over the treetops of a verdant forest. Knowledge (arcana) applies. He passes the edge of it, flying over unseen terrain (you can only see a little ways around him), then swoops down into some trees to alight on the forest floor. He treads cautiously, peering through the trunks as if searching for something or hunting, and passes by a huge elm with a sigil scratched into it that you might recognize: Knowledge (nobility & royalty) applies. Ritt K. said: Can you make both torii and Isora shrine within budget? The carpenters and other craftsmen you've gathered for the projects draw up some blueprints and notes, and decide that they can produce both for 500 gold pieces, though they won't be quite as lavish. From your formal training, you know that shrines to the Fortunes don't need to be linked with a consecrate  or desecrate  spell the way shrines to Oerikian gods do, since the Fortunes mostly dwell in the Material Plane as the spirits of objects and elemental forces. You'll need to complete a cleansing ritual though, and formally dedicate the Shrine once it's completed. The work should take about a week and a half, and they hope to be finished on Godsday, Flocktime 25th. Ritt K. said: Xankoris flies to the Waypoint and has a talk with Silk. "I've thought about it for a while. The war is still going on, and it will get here soon. So, I think I will send you and the chijiriki back, what do you think?" "Back... where?" she asks, confused and a little afraid. "To Waterwend? You're... sending me away?" Ritt K. said: Also, Xankoris flies to the Third Path and let Shendara talk with Siwan. After setting the Shrine construction into motion but before visiting the Waypoint , you stop into the Third Path to call out your Deathmantle for Shendara. She looks in wonder at the billowing black cloak of mist around you with her eyes of starlight and shadow, and asks "This is the death that walks with you? It's... amazing. A death elemental, bound inside you?" "Xankoris and I share one fate, one body,"  Siwan replies in his strange, ethereal sigh of a voice.  "How did this happen?" Shendara asks. Josh said: sense motive 19. You get the feeling that Hurloon has a bit of a crush on you, Hiskel. Josh said: Take the ingots & coins to Merlas, the paper slip can go to the party funds an kraggan can hold on to it for emergencies.  Merla looks over them, nodding with familiar recognition. She weights them on a scale just to be sure, then says "these are standard-size ingots, each worth 50 common coins of the metal they're made from. I don't recognize the sigil stamped on them, but it must be whoever had them minted. As for these small platinum pieces, they're drow coinage. Rare on the surface, but you do see them from time to time... sometimes merchants will try to cheat you by giving change with them, since they're only worth about 8 gold apiece."

Josh  said: take [the shattered unholy symbol of Hruggek] to aegirs to be melt down and what ever the worth of the material can be put into the party funds. Frimin examines the broken iron amulet curiously, her practiced eye seeing something you didn't... she casts a spell that makes her eyes glow a soft white (Spellcraft applies), and stares hard at it, concentrating. Finally, she says "This was a magical item. It must have taken a mighty blow, to break like this... look at the runic inlay, the remnants of gold, bone, and blood inside. I think it was built to fortify the physical constitution of the wearer. A skilled magical craftsmen could repair it for about... I'd say 200 platinum pieces altogether. But if you really don't want it, we could break it down for scrap, and give you, say, 200 gold pieces for it."

How long would it take to repair? limar knowledge nobility 18+4 misclick on hiskels or 6. hiskel arcana 21

Knowledge (Arcana) check: 14, Knowledge (Nobility) check: 11 "I see, but even they judge people by heart, not money, I still need both of it to be aesthetic. How about I add more 200 gold pieces to the budget?" "Not to Waterwend, to Provincia, to where you belong." "It was simple. I died, then Siwan died, instead of going to heaven I came back, and later known that he's fused with me when we both died."

Josh said: How long would it take to repair? Frimin looks thoughtful, turning the pieces in her hands to examine their melted and scorched edges. "Perhaps two weeks." Ritt K. said: Knowledge (Arcana) check: 14 From his size, you estimate that Sardion is at least an adult, and probably quite powerful; definitely bigger and older than Kalemne. You think you can see some familial resemblance to Limar, but it might just be that you haven't seen that many other green dragons. Josh  said: limar knowledge nobility 18+4 hiskel arcana 21 From Xankoris's description of his vision, Limar recognizes the sigil as belonging to Grizzled One/Griswald, a corrupted form of the Higreisegar sigil of his mother Crissy. If Sardion passed by it, perhaps he's in Grizzled One's lands? And Hiskel is fairly sure that at that size, Sardion is at least an adult green dragon, which means he's at least a century old. Ritt K. said: "I see, but even they judge people by heart, not money, I still need both of it to be aesthetic. How about I add more 200 gold pieces to the budget?" For that, they can make the shrine even more beautiful and grand, with fine gilding and intricate woodwork that would do honor to traditional Rokugani aesthetics. Ritt K.  said: "It was simple. I died, then Siwan died, instead of going to heaven I came back, and later known that he's fused with me when we both died." "...I see," Shendara says softly, though it doesn't seem like that cleared anything up for her. "I've never heard of an elemental coming back to life. Usually when they die it's permanent. The fates must have had something important in mind for you, Siwan, to bring you back to our world." Ritt K. said: "Not to Waterwend, to Provincia, to where you belong." Silk's eyes widen. "I haven't been there in a long time..." Her gaze is far away with remembering for a long moment, but when she focuses on you again, there's a seriousness in her face that you rarely see. "But it's not where I belong anymore. This is. You're my family now, Xankoris." She embraces you tightly, and whispers "If the war comes here, I would rather stand by your side against it than be safe in the lands of our fathers."

Max said: "...I see," Shendara says softly, though it doesn't seem like that cleared anything up for her. "I've never heard of an elemental coming back to life. Usually when they die it's permanent. The fates must have had something important in mind for you, Siwan, to bring you back to our world." "I guess so, I rather think that the Karmic wheel isn't ready for us yet." Max said: Silk's eyes widen. "I haven't been there in a long time..." Her gaze is far away with remembering for a long moment, but when she focuses on you again, there's a seriousness in her face that you rarely see. "But it's not where I belong anymore. This is. You're my family now, Xankoris." She embraces you tightly, and whispers "If the war comes here, I would rather stand by your side against it than be safe in the lands of our fathers." Xankoris stayed still for a while, amused by Silk's words. "...Well, you're getting stronger than I thought, I'm really proud of you. But if this place is not safe anymore, you have to go, are you alright with that?" Xankoris asked Hamanap to heal his ability drained.

Ritt K. said: Max said: Silk's eyes widen. "I haven't been there in a long time..." Her gaze is far away with remembering for a long moment, but when she focuses on you again, there's a seriousness in her face that you rarely see. "But it's not where I belong anymore. This is. You're my family now, Xankoris." She embraces you tightly, and whispers "If the war comes here, I would rather stand by your side against it than be safe in the lands of our fathers." Xankoris stayed still for a while, amused by Silk's words. "...Well, you're getting stronger than I thought, I'm really proud of you. But if this place is not safe anymore, you have to go, are you alright with that?" She sits back, but still holds your hands, meeting your eyes. Her expression is full of the kind of unconditional love that only a dog can feel for her adopted family. "If there's no other choice..." she nods reluctantly. "If the fortress is overtaken, I'll run away. I'm really fast in my normal form, you know. So if that happens, I'll get to Waterwend and wait for you there." Ritt K. said: Xankoris asked Hamanap to heal his ability drained. Hamanap examines you when you visit again, hmming in disapproval. "Litheria did this, you say? It's quite bad. If you hadn't dealt with her, you might've been dead in another week. But Bahamut's grace can heal you."  She sprinkles powdered diamond over you, singing a prayer in her beautiful, exotic voice. The gemstones catch the sunlight as the north wind blows apart the curtains of the window nearby, and they glow softly. You can feel your health and vitality return as she completes the spell, the diamond consumed. "If it happens again, you can always come to me for help, you know." While you're there, Leoavor catches you up on the latest news. "Hamanap and I managed to track down Eberk Holderhek's kin, and sent a purse of silver and a new warhammer to them with a letter telling of his honorable death in righteous battle. If you see Limar, let him know. Oh, and we got word from Riet that the head of the Bowhery occupation force is a drow commander named Paru'steni, who serves the blackguard Shurreon. She and Kirin are helping the 105th recon the town, they want to get as much info as possible before we try to free it. I've started hiring spies to help as well, with the 131 gold you guys sent from Waterwend."

Max said: She sits back, but still holds your hands, meeting your eyes. Her expression is full of the kind of unconditional love that only a dog can feel for her adopted family. "If there's no other choice..." she nods reluctantly. "If the fortress is overtaken, I'll run away. I'm really fast in my normal form, you know. So if that happens, I'll get to Waterwend and wait for you there." "Then the deal is closed. By the way, I will go to Treefall for a while, do you want anything?" Max said: Hamanap examines you when you visit again, hmming in disapproval. "Litheria did this, you say? It's quite bad. If you hadn't dealt with her, you might've been dead in another week. But Bahamut's grace can heal you."  She sprinkles powdered diamond over you, singing a prayer in her beautiful, exotic voice. The gemstones catch the sunlight as the north wind blows apart the curtains of the window nearby, and they glow softly. You can feel your health and vitality return as she completes the spell, the diamond consumed. "If it happens again, you can always come to me for help, you know." While you're there, Leoavor catches you up on the latest news. "Hamanap and I managed to track down Eberk Holderhek's kin, and sent a purse of silver and a new warhammer to them with a letter telling of his honorable death in righteous battle. If you see Limar, let him know. Oh, and we got word from Riet that the head of the Bowhery occupation force is a drow commander named Paru'steni, who serves the blackguard Shurreon. She and Kirin are helping the 105th recon the town, they want to get as much info as possible before we try to free it. I've started hiring spies to help as well, with the 131 gold you guys sent from Waterwend." "Got it, I'll try not to get bit in a dream again." "Understood, I'll tell him when I found him again. Nonetheless, is that Drow commander a warrior or spellcaster?"

Ritt K. said: Max said: She sits back, but still holds your hands, meeting your eyes. Her expression is full of the kind of unconditional love that only a dog can feel for her adopted family. "If there's no other choice..." she nods reluctantly. "If the fortress is overtaken, I'll run away. I'm really fast in my normal form, you know. So if that happens, I'll get to Waterwend and wait for you there." "Then the deal is closed. By the way, I will go to Treefall for a while, do you want anything?" "Mm... maybe some more pigments? I've been practicing the techniques you taught me, but I'm running low on yellow ochre, lime white, and azurite." Craft (limner) applies, trained only. Ritt K. said: Max said: While you're there, Leoavor catches you up on the latest news. "Hamanap and I managed to track down Eberk Holderhek's kin, and sent a purse of silver and a new warhammer to them with a letter telling of his honorable death in righteous battle. If you see Limar, let him know. Oh, and we got word from Riet that the head of the Bowhery occupation force is a drow commander named Paru'steni, who serves the blackguard Shurreon. She and Kirin are helping the 105th recon the town, they want to get as much info as possible before we try to free it. I've started hiring spies to help as well, with the 131 gold you guys sent from Waterwend." "Understood, I'll tell him when I found him again. Nonetheless, is that Drow commander a warrior or spellcaster?" "I'm not sure," Leoavor admits. "But we know he wears black breastplate and carries a magical scimitar named Lolth's Fang. There are also rumors that he plays Gathering. I'll ask my spies to try to get us more information about him, though."

On Flocktime 20th, rafts of Harak the Flash's hobgoblins and Shurreon's drow reach the Orthan River from Bowhery , intending to help Gurak close the noose around Waterwend , but find half the Red King's army there instead. In the skirmish that follows, some are slain or taken captive, but most escape back to Bowhery . During the following month of Wealsun, the Wayfinders split up somewhat to pursue their own projects and prepare for the battles ahead while the war settles into a lull that people are soon calling the Summer Armistice . Kraggan and Xankoris head to Treefall to research new spells, and Shiver tags along, hoping to learn more about Terolus and the Catacombs at the libraries there. Limar returns to the Stonefare , this time with Hiskel, to work against Rith One-Eye from within under his guise as 'Onuresvir'. Drusilia returns to the Stone River Waypoint to help Leoavor and Hamanap build its resources. Verne joins Riet, Kirin, and the 105th Squadron in the forests west of Bowhery , where they recon the occupied town and prepare plans to free it, keeping in regular contact with Leoavor via his raven familiar Hurock and Riet's new hawk companion Skyline. News filters around as time passes, and starts to reach each of you (even Limar) by river, wing, and spell: The Red King has made a deal with Waterwend , promising the city his protection in return for regular tribute. With their formal liegelord Darius Strongtown and his knights still away fighting the Suloise in the south, the council agreed to his terms. He left a token force to garrison the city, and returned with the rest of his people to his own lands, reuniting with the force he had sent ahead to help hold the dungeons recently captured from Moonshadow. On Wealsun 2nd, Hurock brought rumors to Kraggan and Xankoris that Neuromancer has been hunting Litheria's followers in the latter's forest. On Wealsun 6th, a merchant named Gardren Payne opens the Wayfinders Library  in Waterwend , naming it after your party in honor of your service to the city and to him personally. It holds about 60 books and scrolls donated by Gardren and other grateful merchants of the city. Admission is free to members of the Wayfinders, Deathwalkers, and Black Sabbath, and 1 silver per day for others. Xankoris's Shrine of Isora and the Thousand Fortunes  in Waterwend  becomes popular with sailors who pray to Isora for protection on the rivers (any port in a storm, as they say), as well as the handful of locals converted to the way of the kami by Xankoris's public sermons.

Craft (limner) check: 14

Ritt K. said: Craft (limner) check: 14 You know that yellow ochre is a common mineral used for yellow pigments, made of clay and silica. Lime white has two varieties: simple chalk, and chalk mixed with carefully soaked and sundried lime. Azurite, or lapis lazuli, is a semiprecious gemstone of brilliant blue color which is ground to lend its beauty to paints.

Before Departing Limar asks that if you do fight any Zoralls kids you try an capture one of the more important ones so that he can be ransomed for a shrine of Gaeryx

Before joining Xankoris in Treefall , Kraggan captured a golgari from the Stonefare's surface, bringing it with her to the city in a covered wooden cage. Joining the Church of Ehlonna  there, she works with the high priestess and Xankoris to develop her new spell, experimenting on the golgari and selectively breeding a variety of kale for this sole purpose. On Wealsun 10th, Hurock delivers a letter to those in Treefall with news from the Stone River Waypoint : Lordran and Jory the river merchants visited to do some trading, and after a slow start did a lot of business with some other travelers staying in the outbuildings. Also a goblin warrior of the Tuktuk tribe named Gnarl came to offer his service to Limar, having heard tales of his power and might (Leoavor accepted on his behalf). The letter also brings word from Leo's spies that Paru'steni is a blackguard of Lolth. On Wealsun 12th, Kraggan gets a sending from the Red King via his wild elf priestess of chaos Vadania Leadblade, updating the Wayfinders on their status and any news of their enemies: "consolidated control over Moonshadow's lands with new levies, sent small force to reinforce Base Camp against regular golgari attacks, Selisa negotiating alliance with terolus army." Two days later, she gets another sending  from Hamanap:  "got word that Moonshadow joined Neuromancer in Litheria's forest , they are hunting her people with grimlocks there." On Wealsun 24th, Xankoris completes his research on the howl of Isora  spell, successfully reassembling the lost magic of ancient Rokugan from fragments he found in the void. On the 26th, Kraggan recieves another sending  from Hamanap:  "silver raven from Zanean brought letter: Oskar built Church of Moradin in Strongtown , Moonflower recovered but still wears patch for eye she lost saving Xankoris."  And the next day, she completes her own work on a new druidic spell she names Bilvisi's parasitic growth .

Would Xankoris mind helping Hiskel with her True name research by using Divination? - she can pay for the components 

He wouldn't mind, especially if Hiskel pays for the components.

Josh said: Would Xankoris mind helping Hiskel with her True name research by using Divination? - she can pay for the components  Ritt K. said: He wouldn't mind, especially if Hiskel pays for the components. The materials for it will cost 25gp. Thankfully, prices in Treefall are more normal than those in Waterwend, as the beautiful elven river city has much less commerce and trade. Hiskel decides to join Xankoris, Shiver, and Kraggan there to search for her truename while they conduct their own studies through the month of Wealsun, the last of low summer.

With Richfest over and the first day of Reaping heralding the start of high summer, Hamanap uses sending  to help Kraggan arrange a face-to-face meeting with Doran Starflower and the other guerillas. Kraggan flies south in eagle shape to coordinate plans for Bowhery's liberation, as Xankoris prepares to celebrate the Seven Festivals of the Kami. Xankoris, what are you doing to honor your gods?  Hiskel, do you head to Waterwend or the Stone River Waypoint?

Xankoris wouldn't do something too extravagant if it's about Fortunes or Tao, but it's about Lady Doji so it's one of the keys. How much would it take for a music and firework show in Waterwend?

Hiskel will go to the waypoint, maybe help Leo research his teleportation spell. or work on learning the power disable from the scroll.

Ritt K. said: Xankoris wouldn't do something too extravagant if it's about Fortunes or Tao, but it's about Lady Doji so it's one of the keys. How much would it take for a music and firework show in Waterwend? Alchemical fireworks are much less common in this part of the world, but you can hire some apprentice mages and minstrels to put on a show. The total cost will run between 200gp to 600gp depending on how impressive you want it to be. Josh said: Hiskel will go to the waypoint, maybe help Leo research his teleportation spell. or work on learning the power disable from the scroll. It doesn't take long to find a small merchant ship heading that way, since the Stone River Waypoint's been growing in popularity as a minor trading port lately. Passage will cost you 11gp (which covers upkeep during the voyage), and take about 4 and a half days.

When hiskel An eslen , she'll give him a brief tour.Kitchen there, Library here you'll be staying with the other servants. Limars collection of shrines, you might put one to Aasterinan there when you can. -what brought you to worship her by the way? most kobolds don't like traveling.

For maximum impressiveness, Xankoris will put 600gp into this show. He also asks Hamanap to use Sending to tell Silk to meet him at the Isora's shrine as well. In his plan, in the afternoon to evening, he will start by telling a story about Kami that focus mostly around Kami Doji. Next, it will be a music show that uses Rokugani instruments. Last, it'll end with a firework finale at night.

Ritt K. said: For maximum impressiveness, Xankoris will put 600gp into this show. He also asks Hamanap to use Sending to tell Silk to meet him at the Isora's shrine as well. In his plan, in the afternoon to evening, he will start by telling a story about Kami that focus mostly around Kami Doji. Next, it will be a music show that uses Rokugani instruments. Last, it'll end with a firework finale at night. You spend the last few days of Richfest planning, hiring performers, and spreading the word about your show. Roll a few Gather Information checks to find appropriate performers (you don't need to spend gold on these, it'll be covered as part of your overall costs). "When should I tell her to meet you in Waterwend? I thought you were going to research another spell here in Treefall after the Kami Festival," Hamanap asks.

"Tell her to meet me tomorrow at noon. I will fly back to Treefall after I finish the festival in Waterwend," said Xankoris. "Since the shrine is in Waterwend, I should do it in Waterwend too." I meant to do the festival in Waterwend, sorry for the misinformation.

Ritt K. said: "Tell her to meet me tomorrow at noon. I will fly back to Treefall after I finish the festival in Waterwend," said Xankoris. "Since the shrine is in Waterwend, I should do it in Waterwend too." I meant to do the festival in Waterwend, sorry for the misinformation. Oh! Well, it'll be tough to get together a celebration in a single day... but if you fly to Waterwend after handling the dead drop on Richfest 6th, you can spend the 7th looking for minstrels and mages. You can have had Hamanap send  to Silk a few days earlier as well, so she can meet you in Waterwend on Reaping 1st. Go ahead and roll those Gather Information checks.

Gather Information check: 17

Ritt K. said: Gather Information check: 17 After a day of hurried preparations, you arrange for some traditional Rokugani music (though most of it is improvised by musicians inexperienced with it, based on your coaching) and a magical lightshow simulating the alchemical fireworks of your homeland.  Leoavor arranged for Monty, Ben, and Rich to bring Silk to Waterwend on the Lady's Lace , and she meets you outside the Shrine of Isora and the Thousand Fortunes  at noon on Reaping 1st. When she spots you, she runs up laughing excitedly. "Xankoris! I heard you're planning a party for the Kami Festival, is that true?" Roll a Perform (oratory) check for your storytelling as well.

"That's true, It's a good opportunity for cultural exchange, isn't it?" said Xankoris in an ardent tone. "Anyway, It's a noon-to-night show, so I recommend you to find something to eat first and watch it later." Perform (oratory) check: 12

Ritt K. said: "That's true, It's a good opportunity for cultural exchange, isn't it?" said Xankoris in an ardent tone. "Anyway, It's a noon-to-night show, so I recommend you to find something to eat first and watch it later." Silk is practically bouncing with excitement, her dark face split with a beaming smile smile. "I can't wait, it's been ages since I last got to see fireworks! Oh, and your shrine! It's beautiful, you did such a good job with it." After the two of you have lunch together at Capsized Cathay  (which also gives you an opportunity for final checks with your minstrels, many of whom are regulars at the tavern renowned for its music), she shifts into her collie form and runs happily about the city streets, visiting many of the tallfellow halfling locals who were kind to her when she was homeless here. Ritt K. said: Perform (oratory) check: 12 In the afternoon, you gather a crowd of interested sailors and locals, including a few adventurers and even some guards, around the Shrine of Isora and the Thousand Fortunes . The locals you've converted to your faith also attend, as do some of Shifu Jeng's students. Your tale of the Kami and Lady Doji holds their interest, though it's not your best work.  The Rokugani music that follows is more popular, and people are soon dancing to the livelier songs. The day cools as the sun sets behind Lang Bridge, and your hired mages fill the darkening sky with colored lights and flames, imitating the wondrous fireworks of the southern continent.  As you watch the lightshow, Silk comes up beside you, again in her human form, to lean against you and rest her head on your shoulder. "Thank you, Xankoris..." she says softly, watching the fireworks with you. Her small pale hand finds yours and gives it a gentle squeeze.